8 E A V E R T 0 N EN TERPRISE
Friday, May 26. 1950
Beoverton Arrival of 1871
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Published Friday of each week by The Pioneer Publishing Co., at
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R o b in so n a re Invited to w rite
the n e w sp a p e r. In this w ay , a
m o re com p lete historical se
ries w ill be possible.
A d d re s s letters to H erv e y S.
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(ConUnued from last week)
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More than 2,250,000 visiting vacationists
toured Oregon's scenic highways last year.
Incredible as it seems, these visitors out
numbered residents o f our state by one-
third. Such is the magnitude o f Oregon's
tourist industry.
Now, at the opening of another tourist
season, it seems fittin g that we who are
lucky enough to enjoy Oregon the year
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should take note o f our mutual
sponsibility to our visitors.
All of us have been vacationists at one
time or another. During our pleasure travels
wb were primarily in search of fun and re
laxation. How much more of these prime va
cation necessities we’ve found in place w here
we were made to feel welcome and “ at
home!” And how often we’ve lingered longer
where we found the type of hospitality that
is our western heritage!
Being a good tourist host is that simple.
It means treating our visitors the way we
like to be treated when we. ourselves, art»
the pleasure-seekers. A hearty handshake, a
bit of accurate and helpful information, a
suggested side-trip to a local point o f inter
est. will send the traveler on his way with a
warm and grateful feeling.
There is another sound reason for making
the little extra effort it takes to help some
one enjoy the beauties o f our cool, green
vacationland.
Last year the tourist industry was Ore
gon's thin! largest business. Into the pockets
o f Oregon* went approximately $110,000,000
o f tourist money. This is equivalent to more
thaiL $63 for every man. woman and child
in the state!
It’s good business for everyone in Oregon
to do his share in selling our state's attrac
tions to these "customers." Had each o f last
year’s tourists spent an extra half-day in
Oregon, our people would have been $8,000,-
000 richer and the whole state would have
benefited. This year our opportunity is just
as great, perhaps greater.
A real honest-to-goodness western wel
come to our tourists means the satisfaction
o f helping a stranger enjoy his visit with us,
and brings extra income to our state. Kve>
one in Oregon should lie a member o f the
welcoming committee. Everyone benefits.
CONQUER F E A R OF PO LIO
As it is now, we may depend upon the ™ight talk to aom<‘ one who aaw
forces o f medicine to cope with polio. It is 1 ‘ ' rr*on at *»* very beginning.
up to us to conquer the fear o f polio.
prise of AprU 14 lafit that George
W. Baker, now in his SSth year,
IN D E P E N D E N C E — T H R IF T
had * ° me to O v e r t o n
when he
was four years old. we hastened
Allen, ‘ was as rough as the rough- '
est sea and the old passenger car
at the end o f the mixed train used ;
to wobble back and forth like a 1
snake s tail."
When the first train arrived
after the track was laid the pupils
in the little schoolhouse were wild
with excitement and the teacher
dismissed school so that they could
go down and see the train come in. I
Shortly after the Hughsons were
settled at Beaverton and George
had started to school, another
married sister, Mrs. Mary Kline
arrived with her husband and set
tled on the Canyon Road, one mile
farther east. Six months later I
James Baker came and spent some
time looking for a location to his
liking He was offered a large
tract of Beaverdam land for $1800.
but he considered it worthless
swamp and declined the offer.
A fter exploring the country as far
as McMinnville without finding a
place that suited him. he returned
to Missouri, taking George with
him.
A fter returning to Missouri with
his father. George remained there
with his parents until 1886. when
the family moved to Santa Crus.
California. Then, being 24 years
old. he left the paternal roof and
came hack to Beaverton vicinity.
He worked at various occupations
for the next 13 years. For a good
part of that time he was employed
by John Henry on his horseradish
Elaborate preparations have gone into the to ,ook him up at his present place
current Independence Savings Bond drive. of residence
Portland.
Newspapers have been deluged with pro-
1 pon our in<iuirin*i what h* T*~
membered of Beaverton in 1866, he
fessionally written promotion materials and informed us that there was an
a great to-do attends an undisguised press- errot of seven
s In the account
ure campaign to have people invest in their as given m the papers; that he
government,
came in 1871. when he was nine
Whether or not to go “ all out’’ and clam- >'ear* old Tha* * a* two >ear*
ber excitedly on the bandwagon in this “ fter Joshua welch cave Joseph
parade is a decision which has confronted I Gaston Iand for 8 r'* ht of wa>'
! “ ■>' newspapermen o f the state and nation. “
£ £ £
i,oI7
Some, it proves
out, have joined the tub * ° d wlth the h#I of Georpe w
thumping. A few have shied away from the Betts. Charles Angel w p Wat-
proposition. one o f the most vociferous of son John Henry and othars. laid
whom seems to have been the Lakeview Ex- out the town marking out street*
aminer in Southeastern Oregon, which flatly and blocks.
rejects the idea o f pouring more honest dol-
The railroad company gave Betts farm
lars into a federal slush fund for spend- a half b,ock ln the n*w townsite Gn the Fourth of Ju)y 1892 he
happy bureaucrats.
upon his agreement to establish a
married to jjiss
Malvina
I’ erhaos there
is •» fa c t o r o f ju s t ific a tio n stor* upon Betts ere.ted a huild- Trayler, who came with her par
rem aps m ere
i. a iactor oi jusuiuauon ¡ng and sojd
to
n Grif- ent5 ,0 cia*sksni,- r>re,-^r
igs*
in drawing back from investing to further nth who Started a Store there in His e°d^ f son. Jesse
r e g o ^ n 1886
Silas was
the spendworthy inclinations o f those who i s t i . The store, according to \v born in 1893. on King's Lane, near
so readily appropriate and spent! and tax o. Hocken. was a log structure. Beaverton, in a house that is still
and spend and appropriate, in a revolving- which stood where The Erickson standing He went to school in a
door sort o f monotony. It cannot be gain- Kara* * was later bun* A road ran little one room schoolhouse where
said that a steady stream o f savings dollars P“ t the front of th* 5tore 8 m<<re the village of Progress now stands.
Joseph Baker, purchased city-
are going into the national treasury for sav- traiI rou*h and lin,ld ' ' i,h byush,
property at Santa Cruz. California
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m the vicinity, among them were and died there in 1893 his wife
in the conduct ot government.
Wm Hai‘
Hombuckk
survived him until 189?. In 1899.
Taxes are SO high, taking a toll through Thomas Denny and Augustus George settled upon a farm south
hidden and outright levy far beyond most Fanno John Henry came in 1869 west of Beaverton, which had pre
people’s realization, that it seems the nation- and Hocken in is t i Ai'hough cor viously coml into his possession
al debt must be an accountant’s wild pipe *truct‘on w»a begun in Portland in v
Where he lived for a number of
dream. Yet in an era o f deficit financing, Apnl
the ra" road dId not y ears He is now retired and living
when there is an utter lack o f interest in
L.‘ ch B«“av*rton un’ ;1 *he -a c" with his son Jesse Silas at h s w
making federal expenditures even theoret-
hollB_ MorrUon S tw t in PortUnd
icallv approximate the actual or implied rev-
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nient, might slow down the mounting na- " I f
m,!d! °c' r ‘iL*
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Gas does each job better! Modern Gas appli
ances actually cost less to own. They last
longer, for they have fewer delicate parts to
wear out or burn out. Only your Gas utility
offers free inspection and adjustment service.
And don't forget, Gas rates have been cut 4
tiihes in the last 15 months.
Vi'hen you buy and install an additional
Gas appliance (costing S25 or m ore) your
dealer w ill notify us and we ll send you,
free, a famous Cosco kitchen step-stool.
Retail value $10.95.
Replacement of present Gas equipment doesn't
qualify. Offer ends June 30, 1950.
California. \ lr" H e l t o n was s run
ning the store and taking care of
Mis- the freight depot, situated nearby
To suppose that the people as a whole, ap- *ouri with his *lit,er Mr* E’ ir* One day" he said Mr. Hamilton
praistHl of this Sjvendthrift habit o f govern- Hv‘Sh,on 8"S vher husband The called to me. as I was passing hi*
tin
n a l il,*lit
Ivv I refusing
* f i i ( i n s to
tr. buy
km - government 0,fic ra:,road to
F sncisio l
tional
debt by
an emigrant coach, thence over
bonds is to indulge in direct, though purely the railroad then under construe-
wishful thinking.
tion from San Francisco to Port-
Take the matter o f social security funds, land to th* end of track at the
as an example
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Oregon - California boundary line.
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George Baker came from
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th e n e w m o d e ls n o w a t y o u r D E A L E R 'S
or PORTLAN D G A S & C O K E C O .
^ P,ac* and -'aid that he had a pack-
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for
j wa, not expectmg
| anv , hipment and told him so.
vVhlle we were talking a stranger
came in and asked Have you any
thing for G W Baker“ ' Yes
said Hamilton Mr Baker is right
here'. "The other man proved to
be the one for whom the packag*
was intended.
"His name was the same as
mine." said George, "and we lived j
on the same route, which caused I
no end of confusion I asked him.
what the initials stood for and he
f at»,ir named me after
George Washington
When the idea of taxing w o rk e rs and ^
bosses, to provide security for workers who contemplated locating ,0 Oregon
jecome
able Ixx'ause o f age. was I and was glad of an opportunity to
first sponsored. ^mathematicians wore quick I »end one member o f hi» rather
to rC'.T.t C-t t*.«t t!ie money SO Accumulated, large iin-.iir in advance in tom-
if stored in government vaults, would take intent
an Unheard of amount OUt Of circulation.
Thi Hughsons secured a place
And, by the same token, this vast hacklog d0wn
the Beaverton di ch near
o f funds— if transferred to the government th* ^hoolhouse George
—
a serious
national obliga-
obliga- i ,hat
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TO
90 * °n up and down
dsd mi!»« ^piied Mr Raker
♦ i .. would amount to "■
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u d WM -ump
• To Be Continued'
turn which would require unusualb* heavy and „ WPuM :hak, and .rembi.
taxation at time o f )VLVing o ff on the social ?or a durance of several feet on
MXniritv setup.
every *M* Oe ce ata
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WHOLE
TiKia>*. there is a large, growing pile o f that ial1 and
there when the
Look upon «v tr y day u th*
construction gang composed of
l o t 's from the federal government
these funds which have l»een used in lieu of ChiniS* laborer» came to laa the whole of life, not merely &» a sec
tion: and enjoy and improve the
direct taxation. The propheev of a serious upon
ailrmd
track Bru‘ h T“
the swampy ¡rround. covered present without wishing through
national obligation is becoming an actuality with earth and ties and rails laid haste to rush on to another
— except that the money raised in social se upon it. "The track", said C W
,
Richter
curity tithes brings some measure o f taxa
tion relief for the present. That is. we are
paying taxes through money taken each
paycheck for our future security when the
burden o f years and whims o f employment
leave us in the cold. Somewhat confusing
isn’t it?
So it is with savings bonds.
CULVERT
• DRAIN
You exchange your money for a printed
SEWER
• IRRIGATION
certificate which in ten years will return
you $4 for even $S. You have a chum on
See Y our Bu d¡ng Mctenoi Deo'er
the government for your investment plus
your interest. The gvwemment uses the
money, owes you your savings and sells
more bonds to keep the mem -go-round in
merry operation.
There are some compensations in the plan,
to be sure.
In the first place. U. S. Savings Bond« are
as safe an investment as possible. Should
the government be forced to repudiate them,
the value ot its money will be shot. And
\ From where I s it...
J o e M arsh
*zhat£ ver the t*>rm5 o f devaluation which
the Future might impose, these bonds w ill
represent a constant proportion of worth.
Most im)x>rtant. however, whatever the
pohtieal implications, txnid Inivir.g cam-
jv u p s emphasise the habit o f thrift, an old-
fashioned N it still effective virtue which the
U m
pareats were calling
e-rye-i-wce
mU-~ « X x « e used
nation might well cultivate, individually and
V xw-e Jack-,-a on the phoae—aad
te piay a urti# seaai-prc bai. 1
m gw^ernment as we!!. Whether the end
resu.t m a backlog o f ect'm>rr.ic security in k«d* «e re Sort tag at kiw in the
That did it' Next day Mense pat
•Irret* V Secasse V . w f raced
terms o f gilt-edge bonds o f Uncle Sam or
»P a stile ever his feaee la retara,
better living through purchases made rxx«- ia his l e d near the depot, ahere the L d « prwattsed M te raws# aay
sible by systematic saving, thivse who par the kids like te play hall.
damage F rs a where I sit. whew
M.voe got sore the way ftsks
ticipate have onlj' to gain.
'• a try te aaderstaad the other fe l
aciesi— refuse»: te hiitgr Thea Ik e
le » « petal d ' v s —like ht» per-
Certainly we cannot endorse the w .ld orrv
»-
-rs to play ceater-
of sprndmg and living beyond our means fieid lu wee if pvaetuaea. decided te »— ■I preference fee beer ar redee
—aad thea take iato rv a ttderitma
which has become the federal pattern. It
"We# a little psychology."
the « d l ef the marcite why. thiags
can too easily become a natK'nal habit, lead
Over a fr-e- JJy glass of beer at
seem te gw better af! area ad.
ing to individual insolvency and 'am ilv
Andy's Gariea Tavern IV t says.
cha*>s.
"W e have nothing to fear but fear it s e lf’.
These words are accepted as typifying
at least part o f the philosophy of a man w ho
conquered infantile paralysis and l went from
that victory to the res ponsi bill tie S Of nation-
al leadership in the recent World W ar 11.
The determination o f Franklin I>. Roose
velt, which gave him courage to overcome a
dread disease, might well be an object les
son to us all. And even now. against that
.e affliction, the National Infantile Paral
ysis Foundation which he helped establish
is taking his philosophy to heart.
Polio has become a familiar terror in the
hearts o f parents, particularly, since the
national efforts to combat the disease have
brought it to attention. And as the incidence
o f the disease increases, an inclination to
wards hystena become« so important that
the national foundation is now undertaking
a program to still unreasoning fears by a
campaign o f education.
The facts o f a possible epidemic o f polio
in the state of Oregon this year cannot be
dismissed too lightly. Last year's incidence
o f the disease was high enough but already
the cases o f this year are running ahead of
those a year ago. Certainly for every victim
there is g n e f and anguish and the shadow
o f paralyzing fear— even more so on the
parts of parents than of children.
Nothing can minimize the fact that polio
is a scourge, an Afflict »on o f pain and tor
ture However, science and the con tribat ions
o f Americans into the Infantile Paralysis
Foundation have teamed to overcome any
reason for helplessness in case the disease
hits.
W e must conquer our fears o f the disease,
must recognize fully that giving away to
hysteria is more than futile— it is a definite
affliction in itself, hindering rather than ac
celerating recovery.
In the event o f polio outbreaks in our own
home or in those o f the area, we must move
uickly and surely for the relief o f pa:n and
ie assurance o f the victim. We must keep
our wits together, recognizing that a prac
tical. matter-of-fact beginning will do much
towards a more favorable response from
treatment.
Some who recognize the abjcctnes* that
the emphasis on infantile paralysis has gen
erated in the hearts o f aii o f us might think
it le tte r to soft-pedal the disease Or. like
An ostrich might supiws*. find a big mound
of sand into which to stick our heads
Without public awareness o f the disease
We 6o endx'rse the haNt o f th n ft. by anv
and most important— the fact that science
means. I f the current N o d drive » u i |lv'e
is «k»t totally helpless before it. there wouki
up to its expectatxms. perhaps it will be an
actual fears to plague and bedevil us.
influence o f independence through th n ft
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