U* o f O. L ib ra ry
Eugene, Oregon
VOLUME 23,
Nutrì ber
27
BEAVERTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON
“Oregon Leads In Civil
Council Sets Hearing For
Revised Beaverton Budget
ASSESSOR LISTS BASIC VALUATION; TOTAL
EXPECTED TO EXCEED LAST YEAR'S FIGURE
W E ST SLOPE —A three weeks
trip comprising a number of var
ied activities was concluded by the
F. B. Messings Sunday night upon
their return to West Slope.
Dr. and Mrs. Messings left late
in June by plane for Cleveland
where he attended a convention
as delegate from the First Congre
gational church in Portland.
Following the convention they
took part in a large family reunion
at North Tonawanda, New York, J
also visited th doctor’s former
school, Hiram college.
Some time was spent with Mrs.
Julia Riley, the doctor’s sister,
who spent last winter here, later
returning to her work at West- 1
minster hospital In New York
where she has been instructor of
occupational therapy to former
T.B. patients who are returning
to private lives.
They also enjoyed visits with
Dr. Messing’s five brothers who
Mve ln and near N pw York
At
Pontiac they picked up a new car,
Contract Let
To Establish
Monument
SU BSCRIPTION
IN
ADVANCE <2.00 PETTI T E A K
SINGLE COPY F IV E CENTO
Defense Preparation”
Married July 9
Couple Concludes
C0UNTY D0G MAN
_
REMAINS ON JOB
Wilson-McLain
Wide Travels On
Dogs are herein alerted that
the old ’’roundup master” , D. F.
Reside In Aloha
Trip of 3 Weeks
Kanneman is still on the job
Hearing on the revised budget
for the city of Beaverton will be
held in the council chambers at
8 p. m., Friday, July 28, according
to H. H. Jeffries, mayor. Taxpay
ers are invited to be present. Spec
ial election on the budget will be
held August 1, from 8 a. m. to
8 p. m., Pacific standard time,
at the city hall.
On July 7, a total of 187 voters ,
NEARBY TERRITORY
turned out to repudiate the first
budget estimate by a margin of
ASKS SERVICE OF
97 “ no” votes to 90 “yes.’’ There
are 1288 voters listed as eligible
WOLF CRK. WATER
to take part in the election.
The first estimate, so flatly re- I
jected by a minority vote of citi
A special election by residents
zens, called for *28,500 in excess of witihn the W olf Creek Highway
the 6% limitation. New figure, to water district is scheduled for
be voted August 1, calls for $17.- August 22 8 a m to 8 p m gtand.
188.80 in excess of the 6%, limita aid time, at the Barnes school
tion, about $500 more than the |
on Walker road, to decide on an-
total o f last year.
Basic valuation for Beaverton, ^ A c T o r ^ n g '0^ " w ^ A
Tunner ViSHing Ypllowstonp Park
exclusive
ACC clerk, the
1
W
' A which
' Tuppel’
points of interest on their
exclusive of
oi utilities
utilities, has
nas hern
been county
area
asks other home
listed by J. E. Carpenter, county lnclusion in the service range of
^
assessor at $1,221,640, showing an the water district has already ap- . .
_
.
increase from last year’s *1,179,450 proved the reqUe8t for annexation. M T S * F a i H i y J C T S G y
valuation of $42,190. Last year,
Included in the territory seeking
utilities valuation, o f railroads, to join the district is property
Funeral services for Mrs. Fanny
telephones, electric
power, gas, along Walker road, south past Ber- J,eiseY of route
Aloha, were held
etc., amounted to $202,745.70 and nard Acres on Cedar street to^Cen- a* tke
Chapel, Beaverton on
a higher valuation is expected for ter street west and'north to pres- j Monday, July 24 at 1:30 p. m. The
the current fiscal year.
ent boundaries of the water d is-! Rev. Erling Monnes of the Aloha
By these figures, a decrease in trict.
Baptist church officiated. Inter
millage rate may be anticipated,
Authority for the election is ment was in Crescent Grove ceme
despite the slight bulge in estimate Oregon law, which enables com tery.
figures.
Mrs. Jersey was born on Novem-
munities Incorporated as munici-
Largest item which resulted in pal corporations for the purpose her 2®1 *378, at Ashley, Illinois
the lower figure was dropping of of supplying inhabitants with wa-
Parsed away after a long ¡li
$6,000 for employment of a city ter for domestic purposes to annex ! ness ° n Monday, July 20
manager. The council voted to call territory on its borders. Territory
She was married at Easby, North
a special election in conjunction so annexed, by law, shall be sub Dakota to John Jersey, Sr. in
with the November general elec ject to the indebtedness of the 1903. They moved to Marshall
tion. to give the people a chance original corporation.
town, Iowa where they resided for
to express themselves as to wheth
The district gets its water from several years and while there she
became a member of the Church
er or not a city manager for the Portland’s Bull Run system.
of Christ, In 1942 they moved to
city should be hired.
Aloha.
Jeffries points out that some
She is survived by her husband,
comment is received in favor of
I John Jersey, Sr., of Aloha; one
the idea but others oppose it.
son, Harold Skillman of Burlin-
Rather than trying to make a de
[ game, Calif.; two grandsons; one
cision on the basis of such com
: brother, Frank Skillman of Ashley,
ment, the council feels it should
Illinois; and five’ stepsons: William
be properly advised by the general
and Joseph Jersey of Los Angeles,
taxpayer as to whether or not
Calif., Harry Jersey of Perry, la..
such expenditure is justified or
Charles Jersey of Portland, Ore.,
advantageous.
and Frank Jersey of Aloha, Ore.
MEMORIAL GLASS
| There are 15 step-grandchildren
and 19 great grandchildren.
IN CHURCH HONORS
District To
Vote Aug. 22
On Annexing
FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1950
as county dog control officer.
Kanneman reports that some
confusion of this fact has been
occasioned through his resig
nation as dog catcher for the
city of Beaverton As he puts
it, relinquishing his city ser
vice connection gives him all
the more time to concentrate
on canine miscieants beyond
the city limits.
In fact, he is now free of all
entangling alliances with any
city and the four-footed delin
quents
among
man’s
best
friends will have to toe the
qiark even more than in the
past.
The dog man is still in charge
of license collection and in this
direction is making his usual
rounds. He may be reached,
in case of crisis or emergency,
by phoning Hillsboro 3086 any
time, or by way of the county
sheriff's office in the county
seat.
Married July 9. in St. Cecilia's
church of Beaverton, weie Janet
A. McLain, daughter of Mr. and
Tualatin Valley Rates As
Primary Evacuation Center
GOVERNOR McKAY DECLARES FUND HANDICAP
PARTIALLY OVERCOME BY EMERGENCY BOARD
The state of Oregon is far, far
advanced in planning for civil de
fense over other states on tbo
West Coast, in the opinion of Gov
ernor Douglas McKay, following
a regional defense meeting laat
week in Seattle. Accompanying the
governor were Louis E. Starr, state
director of civil defense, and other
key state appointees.
Starr, reporting further on th*;
W. COAST T E L CO.
Seattle meeting, declared that ex-
| cept tor ground observation post».
EMPLOYEES VOTE
, Oregon has gone ahead fastest in
setting up a defense organization,
THREAT SANCTION
which many Of the other state»
have not developed far from the
By n three - state majority of “ paper stage."
While other states have had
about 956}, Oregon, Washington
and Northern California employees heavy appropriations to implement
of the West ('oast Telephone com- defense planning, Starr adds, Ore-
pany approved the arming of Its gon has been handicapped by hav-
contract - negotiations c o m m itte e *n£ no money to spend, until the
with the threat of strike action If j Korean crisis.
required in bargaining, according i Called together in special sea~
to F. S. Hansen, Aloha, who rep- | »ion June 25 by the governor the
resents the Brotherhood of Elec- | Emergency Board at that tim e
trlcal Workers (A F L ) Portland voted $25,000 for state defense,
D ..a »a a *
local 125.
partially overcoming a great hand-
® U S in © S S U t t l C ©
On the heels of a practically . leap,
Mr. and Mrs. Itruce J. Wilson
Newly assuming the position of
unanimous vote by company work
State plans, which will eventu-
office manager at the William A
ers in Everett, Washington, the ally be sent to all mayors of some
(B ill) Snyder Realty, in Aloha, is Mrs. Arthur J. McLain, Aloha, and Coos Bay local approved the strike 240 incorporated cities are leav-
Ted Horner, of Ann Arbor, Michi Bruce J Wilson, of Beaverton.
call by 91%; Forest Grove voted . mg details of organization up t »
Elizabeth McLain, twin sister of
gan. He has had many year of ex
92% in favor and in the La Grande : mayors. Counties, likewise, w ill
perience in the real estate busi the bride, was maid of honor and section, 94% approval.
each have a director, probably
Linda Ann the flower girl. Roger
ness.
I Labor and management, Hansen ; the sheriff, who will coordinate
Mr. and Mrs. Horner, with their Mcl-ain seived as best man.
reports, will go into negotiations activities of incorporated and utv-
two sons, are at home on Brinley j A reception at the home of the jn Everett at 10 a. m. July 27. incorporated areas.
road, near the St. Mary’s school.
bride’s parents followed the cere- ^ There will be five Oregon and five ‘ The Tualatin Valley, Starr con-
Bill Snyder is reportedly much m o n y '
j Washington
employee-delegates in tinues, is listed as a primary evao-
The newiyweds drove to Vancou addition to the union negotiations nation receiving center, due to it »
improved in health, after a change
ver, B. C 1« turning by way of committee The latter group will ! closeness to the state’s m ajor
in medical treatment.
conduct the routine negotiations probable target, Portland. Under
His place of business, also has Seattle
The groom works for Meier and while the former group will be direction of James E. Singleton,
been brightened with installation
Flank and they will live in Aloha. empowered to vote on recommen I6u I cm, chief of the state evacua
of a new neon sign
tion division, plans will be readied
dations offered.
The union seeks an average j for organization of reception cert-
wage increase of 15 cents per hour *erB *or ioo<*’ »belter and care o f
land other contract benefits.
thoBe evacuated from Portland.
A company representative who
Cities should not wait for the
tell them what to do
would agree to a quote could not 1 *****
j in organizing local defense, Starr
be found up to press-time.
points out- First step recommended
'
is the setting up by the mayor
Workers O.K.
Strike In 3
State Ballot
Bill Snyder Has
New Manager Of
Heavy Die-Casting Season
Tapers Off At DeMoude Co.
PEAK LOCAL EMPLOYMENT REACHED ELEVEN;
and council of an ordinance which
authorizes them to proceed with
the establishment of a defense
program.
With completion of its current duction and expects to finish out
A city director of defense should
contract on small irrigation syn- the year with custom casting and
be appointed to set the local plan
tern parts about the first of the manufacture of small novel
In operation and coordinate such
August, the A J. DeMoude Die ties. At the height of its employ
| activities as are required.
Casting company, 691 S. W. Erick ment, the firm hired eleven local
The overall organization is set
EMMA ARMITAGE
son, Beaverton, tapers o ff its pro- shop workers.
forth in the state general plan.
REPRESENTATIVES
About 90% of the firm ’s busi
.Starr reports. But as each city
W E ST SLO PE—The
contract j James Franklin Kurtz passed
ness is irrigation parts, which re
and community has Its own par
OF
SCHOOL
DISTS.
was let Friday night, July 21, for away on Thursday, July 20th at
quires a season from January to
Rev. Washington Beecher McAl- construction of the Emma Arml-
ticular problems, the state blue
I August. Also produced are elec-
, , . .
. . . . . .
Hoskins, Oregon. He was a former
pin, a brother-in-law of George tage memorial
print must be adapted to existing:
STUDY
FUND
SETUP
wmdow in the Val- rpgjdent of BpavPrton
I trical offset fittings for conduit
Fairchild of the Beaverton Phar ley Community United Presbyter-
agencies
of the community, such
Servlcea were heId t the p
I boxes, on supplier contract with
macy, passed away suddenly
suaaemy at jan church in Wpgt SlopP and thp
an fire, police or other services'.
a manufacturer in Portland.
From one to three represents- ThP atatp clvJ, defen.„, act 0f
the Fairchild home in West Slope
Q k n thp memorial will be
heein
*ape ’ Beaverton, on Monday.
gir
- - 21st.
vvolk on lhe m em orM l w m h f ^ n July 24th at 1«» a. m. w ith thr
DeoMude company supplies Ir lives of each county will meet 1949 empowers cities to act in civil
on Friday morning, July
firm
at once by the
Portland
rigation fittings and small parts August 5, in the state library bulid defense organization,
Walter Smith Mortuary of Inde-
Rev. and Mrs. Fairchild had which secured the contract.
| throughout
the
entire
Pacific ing at Salem, starting at 10 a. m.,
pendence, Ore., conducting. The
Ybe state has made remarkable
come up from Santa Paula. Cal
Cost of the window is *1.000 Rpv
WilkPrgon of Rhprldan
!
Northwest
area.
Included
In the in a laymen s discussion of state progress in defense organization,
ifornia to visit the Fairchilds about
BLOODMOBILE
SETS
J distribution area are the following school standards as they pertain to starr says, because it has u»ed
Uh.^he_ “ from
0ney interested
,b*.ing [ e! el? friends
' d_sy Ore., officiated. Interment was in
a month ago. He became ill and ?
d0nati0n8
manufacturers: Glendale Fountry, the administration of basic school existing state, county and city
Crescent
Grove
Cemetery.
was not able to return to Califor- and mpmber8 Gf the church.
THIRD VISIT AUG. 1
J Los Angeles, Calif.; Shur-Rane support funds, according to an in- agencies and manpower as recrult-
Mr. Kurtz was born at Runnellg.
n*a-
! This is the third of the series Iowa on February 15th, 1870. He
Irrigation company, Azusa, Calif.; vjtatlon sent out by Rex I’ utnain. |ng field for its manpower. Help
Rev McAlpin was pastor of the q(
window
memoriais in the
BEAVERTON SCHOOL
j Anderson-Miller, in Spokane, Wn.; superintendent of public instruc- ( haa f*.,,,, volunteered, too, from all
Church of the Nazarene at Santa cburcb; tbe first two bearing the moved to Hood River, Ore., in
Irrigation Equipment Co., Eugene; tion of the state department of organizations and levels through-
1900; to Portland about 1911 where
Paula for the past two years and name of A. H. Klug,
former he worked for the Portland Trac-
The fact that blood donations Stout and Wyss, Multnomah Iron education.
out the state.
prior to that was In the Los member of the church.
now contribute to a needed supply Works and Armco Drainage, all
tion Company for about 20 years
No professional public school ed-
Starr stresses that white all In-
Angeles area.
The window will be completed
He moved to Hoskins about two | for the emergencies of civilian de of Portland. Some small parts ucators will be present aside from rorporated cities will be clrculaA-
His remains were immediately jnd ln8talled around November
»_ ,
An„ P|P. where services i
ypars ago and {or a pPrjod of fense is brought to attention as are also shipped to the Hawaiian two or three from the staff of the i Ized In time and receive a copy d f
sent to iX)s Angeies w ner* sei>iccs j
d dedjcatory services will be
. .
..
tn^i, -si«-«.
.
.. . .
about 12 or 14 years prior to that the Red Cross bloodmobile pre- Islands,
and . _________
interment _ took
place. m
He . wa«
was held in the church
at that time. move, he had lived at Beaverton pares for its third visit to Beaver- | The shop is well equipped with state department who will sit In j the state plan, mayors and city
as consultants to furnish technical councils should proceed at o n c «v
born on March 25, 1880 in Missouri. M. G. Stroup has been head of
in the Cedar Mill area. His wife, ton, August 1, from 2:30 p. m. to two lathes, three dle-casting ma- information as requested.
with local organizing.
Pegg’s Mortuary, Beaverton, was the committee on donations.
Mabel Kurtz passed away In 1941. 5:45 p. m., under sponsorship of chines and other equipment suf-
in charge of arrangements here.
The state department, Putnam
He is survived by one son, W ill the Business and Prefeasional Wo- ficient for large scale production.
He is survived by his wife. Pearl
declares, is unable to pay travel
C
Kurtz and one sister, Mrs. Lydia men’s club. Headquarters for the DeMoude has been in the die cast-
E. McAlpin and nine children: W.
ing expenses of the county repre
McGrath both of Star, Idaho. There collection will be at the Merle ing business for over 14 years and
W „ R. L „ R. B„ and O. O. McAlpin.
sentatives, although the hope I s .
are 5 grandchildren and 8 great Davies school.
built much of hla oWn equipment.
Mrs. Thelma M. Glenn. Mrs Doris _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
„ „ „ „ „
N O T lO n O l
Appointments for prospective do-
He has been in the present lo- expressed that each county might ! ^ ^ T C n O
McDowell, Mrs. Norma Lee Reif, T O S T I C Q T A Q Q B Q
grandchildren.
find funds available from s*
nors may be made by calling Edith cation, which was originally built
Mrs. Barbara Hughey, and H.
Cady, chairman of the local pro- as a movie studio and remained 1 source
Phyllis McAlpin
There are 11
ffram, at Beaverton 4559 or 4141. Idle for a number of year«, alnce j Particularly desired are people
grandchildren and 1 great grand-
__ _
days, and 3311 evening«
1946
During the previous two 'vho arp Interested in school stand-
Seven members or the Beaverton
Lino
Arata
of
714
S.
E.
9th
St..
child. Also three brothers; Ed
COOPER MOL. T A IN
During
Blood donations, It Is pointed out years, he has operated a shop In *rds who will be able to make Business and Professional Wo-
Marshall and Lloyd McAlpin and the _1949-50 jr e a r J u r f concluded, Beaverton, passed away on Sunday
the Cooper Mountain Sewing club. July 23rd. Requiem mass was
of- by the committee, ia a community northeast Portland, his beginning contributions during discussion of men’s club attended the national
one sister Mrs. J. W Matson
with 17 members, made significant ferdd at St. Cecelia’s Catholic project and the blood Is for emer- In business for himself
needed revisions In standards are convention in San Francfaco.
contribution to the life of the Church in Beaverton on Wednes- gencies In the area. The probable
With his shop equipment
and now a,lopled and in use. It is
Those attending were L*la Rlcke-
communlty, according to a report day, July 26th at 9 30 a. m. Reclta-
need of blood for military forces L experience, DeMoude is equipped supposed that first, second ot py_ Anna Berthold, Evang«Hn»*
filed by the secretary.
tion of the rosary was at the Pcgg arising as a definite requisite and to handle any small casting con-
r l«*s school districts might Moshofsky, Jenny Cline, Claris
Funds were raised from a travel- Chapel, Reaverton on Tuesday eve- for the safeguarding of the ns tract, In aluminum and zinc die-
nfl|e to furnish the necessary > Clearwater,
Hilda
Hlghbe an*J
ing basket, plant sale and the nlng at 8 o’clock. Interment was In tion’s health and reinforcing Its casting metals or of rubber molds
niprrit),'rs of the panel
Marjorie Hoholm. Hilda Hlgtrtx*
club's regular penny march. A Mount Calvary Cemetery.
security, a strong reserve of blood He has. in fact, made a variety
For Washington county, superln- was the club’s delegate.
Mr
Arata
was
born
on
July
10,
and
blood
products
is
being
sought
of
castings
in
the
past
and
hi»
tendent
Austin Sorafford Invited
Mrs. Boholm, the new president,
W EST SLO PE -D r R K Miner donation of $55 was sent to help
new partner In the office of fight polio. Social highlights were 1890 in Italy He came to the The program chairman reports "Woody the Woodpecker*' tooth Interested persons to contact him was alternate.
Dr. R. I. Oldroyd, West Slope the annual Christmas party and L’ nited States about 1911 directly that during the last month, thirty-I pick dispenser Is quite widely dis- sod help him select the group to —— —
attend the Salem conference
to Portland He had lived in Bea- eight pints of Red Cross blood ! tiibuted in this area
dentist in the drug store building, the yearly picnic
JA PA N E S E P A R T Y
verton for the past 36 years. He have been used at Jones hospital.
Ed Vain Is foreman of the -hop
Roswell,
who
has
The
club
*P«.n-oie.l
<
gul
replacing Dr
was
employed
by
Mount
Calvary
In
Hillsboro.
and
workihg
with
him
are
Don
Last Sunday evening, July 73,
camp.
left to take up private practice sending her to summer
The Washingtoa county blood Hendrickson, Mrs Anna Wagoner, MARRIAGE LICENSES
Members made and tied a double Cemetery as a stone mason and
Captain and Mrs. Robert Sheptieni
in Ogden. Utah.
collection program has been en- John iVIhtford. Harry J. Malr, Don
and Mr«. Frank E Shepherd enter
Dr Miner is a graduate of Uun- quilt: made sixteen pairs of two- concrete worker.
July 19, license granted to Diane
He
Is
survived
by
two
sisters
dorsed by the county medical so- Gvamllng and Charles Vala As-
versity of Oregon Dental School psnts pajamas for the Boys and
Evelyn Williams, 960 S W. Main tained a group o f ten couple« at m
Mr* F O. Arata of Portland and clety, county health department
\ slsting Mr. DeMoude. as secretary
Japanese party at the home o f
and is Instructor in the Dental Girls Society.
street, Beaverton, and William H.
|
Mrs.
Mary
Brfchetto
of
Portland
and
Jones
hospital.
and
treasurer a« well as office
Mrs. Frank E. Shepherd on Hen-
College in Portland He assists in
Two members. Alice Davis, pres-
Sternberg, 614# H W. Shattuck
also nine nieces and -----
manager. Is his wife All help N
nesaey Ave., with Captain and Mrs
the West Slope office afternoons dent, and Pansy Merx had records | There
KANSAN STATE PICNIC
sides locally
road, Portland.
Robert Shepherd a» host and host
and Saturdays and specializes in of perfect attendance during the | nephews: Henri. Arthur. Frank Jr
July 11, married at Sherwood, ess
Nellie and Gertrude Arata and i Th# Kansa> State Society of Ore- j I,ater this summer, DeMoude in
prosthetics. His home is ln Port- year
New officers for 1950-51 ate Mr* P^iil Brtchetto of Portland; Mrs gon , will hold It* annual picnic teods to gravel the front of the Francis J. Haas and Ida F Rosin.
Japanese food wa« served and
land.
Scheer. president, and Carl Cargni. Mrs. Frank Centoni at Jantzen Beach Park. Portland property, plant lawn and shrubs by Reverend J. J. Musslnger. W it- Capt
Shepherd showed moving
Dr Oldroyd and his wife are on Vonleah
Dora C KraaMl u d pictures which he had taken while
to Mr« Met® Garvin, secretary- treas of Portland and Mrs Nate Rush- Oregon, Sunday, August 6 Come and paint the outside of the build nesses '
a two weeks' vacation trip
Kenneth A Kramer.
| in Japan.
urpr
| mg of Beaverton.
I early and bring picnic lunch.
Ing.
California.
Minister Passes
While Visiting;
Remains Sent On
Lay Meeting
Makes Check
On Standards
James F. Kurtz
Blood Donors
Build Supply
For Defense
Sewing Club In
Past Y ear Added
To Community
Lino A ra ta
Dentist Has New
Partner; Leaves
For 2-Week Trip
CUSTOM WORK AND NOVELTIES FINISH YEAR
Club Delegates
BPW Convention