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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1938)
4 THE KIDDIES KORNER ► P O S T Chamber Installs the sandy New Officers ders. She did not remove the shoes A STORY OF that were full of sand as she THE ENCHANTED VALLEY thought it best tohasten away be By ELLA LAWSON fore she was discovered. There I “Two Pair of Shoes” was a narrow path leading across Entered at the past office territory No one in the Enchanted Valley a grassy field toward the woods Monthly Dinner Meeting was happier than Rachel the day where the Wicked Old Woman that her mother took her to the lived, but to avoid making foot Well Attended PAUL A. DILLON, Editor I shoemaker’s shop and bought her prints, she walked in the tall grass two pair of new shoes. Now, these beside the path. A large percentage of the delegation to the State Highway The Sandy Chamber of Commerce two pair were exactly alike, but The satin slippers were tucked met in regular monthly session in Co,„mission hearing on the Foothill Boulevard Thursday came the Masonic hall, Thursday night that didn’t trouble her in the least. into one of her larg pockts and “You may wear one pair on away with the thought that they had taken a n d e -a n d had with a large crowd enjoying a good week days, but the other you must as sh \yalkd along, sh was think ing how cleverly she had managed, feed and a fine program. The prin save for Sundays and special oc but all the while the white sand been taken for a ride. cipal business of the session con casions.” said her mother. You see, was spilling out of the shoes direct sisted of an outline of the 1938 she wanted Rachel to look nice ly in the path. winter sports carnival by Sam Slo (lazing at the newly-sketched head of the Post, we wonder cum, of Portland, who is chairman when she attended services or The next morning when the shoes went visitiny. if the idea of a similar arch over the highwaywouldnot be^a of the affair. Mr. Slocum present Just as they were ready to leave The next morning when the shoe ed Miss Billie Simpson, of Gresham, maker discovered the theft, he was goo,I oneJtpays to advertise and with logs to he had in who is the candidate of the district the shop, Rachel caught sight of terribly upset. He wondered what the most wonderful pair of white mantity, it would remain only to organize a strong aim for queen of the big carnival. In satin slippers she had ever seen. the rich lady would say when she urging the local citizens to get be came to get her slippers. She ar crew to do the work. Perhaps something will come ol this. hind the candidate, Mr. Slocum They were decorated with solid gold rived early and when she heard pointed out that the queen and her buckles and hundreds of tiny gold his story, she offered a handsome court would again represent the beads. reward to anyone who should re All editors appreciate communications from the reading northwest on a good will tour, in "How beutiful,” she exclaimed. cover the slippers before sunset. The shoe maker being rather She knew the shoemaker was not honorary visits to the San- public on matters of civic concern. The Post offers its.columns cluding Francisco world’s fair, a trip thru proud of his skill, told her all about to be blamed for the loss. lo those who may have something '» '“ “ “ X 'n r in t them Hollywood as a special guest of a very rich lady who had ordered print. Make them short and tothepoint. We II print thei Eddie Cantor, goggle eyed comed the slippers and would come for After the confusion in the little shop had died away, several of ian of film and radio, and an ex them next morning. even if they do put the editor on the "spot.” the villagers offered to go with tended trip to the annual Mardi On the way home, Rachel’s the shoemaker to help him find the Gras at New Orleans. thoughts kept returning to the thief. It was a m atter of only a This year’s schedule of events in satin slippers, and the wonder of few moments until they were fol clude the usual list of functions possessing two pair ot good sturdy lowing the footprints leading from with the added feature of the Olym shoes at the same time was al the broken window. “THEY SAY THAT THE FOOD AT SCHMITZ pic Ski tryouts. Buttons are on most forgotten. When Rachel awoke in the morn sale for twenty-five cents that are Neither the shoe maker nor ing finding a shoe missing from good for a total of $1.85 in ad Rachel’s mother had seen the CAFE IS FI TTING MOTHER OCT OF BUSI each of the'tw o pair, she did not missions to the various functions. Wiicked Old Woman of the Hollow know what to do. She was wear Postmaster Swift, from Gresham. as she listened at the open window ing the two right shoes and looked NESS.’’—SERIOUSLY, YOU WILLCOME BACK ¡poke in behalf of the President’s of lyS ' hen was L,e‘ very unhappy whijUAh« men ardf- Birthday Ball for the benefit of the ing fitted. She too, had caught «ved.. .... . infantile paralysis foundation and ,|imp8e of the expensive, satin “Did your shoe» make these Bob Smith was appointed chairman dippers. : rr!' '' for the district to give at*ti\i aid ..j,]] jjave i^osp1 slippers Ijefore tracks?” they asked. They knew to the project, ^ a r r a n g e m e n t s , . ^ , bufc no one one shall know the’7 tracks were too short to be but no have been made for the appropria- j took thenl„ ghe boasted a8 the mother’s so they did not ques tion of the funds this year. Î hW -n the p,um thicket «n l tion her. “1 was barefooted yesterday, and Ivan Barker, newly elected presi- wajt here untU after dark.” SCHMITZ CAFE AND CONFECTIONERY I have been at home since then. | dent of the chamber appointed Du- geveral hours later when Rachel J did not make the tracks,” she ane Knapp, vice-president, to con- a||d beJ. mother were asleep in duct the meeting next month. It tbeir beds> wbat did the Wicked said. However, she agreed to plac was hinted that the meeting might Woman do hut steal cautious ing her foot in one of the tracks. be entertained by the domestic ,y up to Racbe]>s window and look The impression in the mud was science class at the high school at in. A dim light was burning in not quite the same shape as the that time. the room, and she could see the shoe she was wearing. The men VITAMINS ARE VITAL TO YOUR HEALTH Principal G. D. Orr, of the Sandy two pair of shoes on a chair near were satisfied that the tracks had High school conducted the installa the bed where Rachel had placed not been made by Rachel, even tiro tion of the newly-elected OUR VITAMIN DEPARTMENT IS COMPLETE ----- , -------- officers, ---------- , them so that she might see them they ended at her door. It was then that Rachel saw the presenting a garland of roses to j ^be f¡vst thing when she woke up. President Ivan Barker as a token j ghe reached in and took the two sand scattered in the yard and in of the chamber’s appreciation for shoes nearest her thinking, of the path leading across the field. services as “head man” for the sec course, that it was one right shoe “Let’s follow this line of sand. It ond year. Ruby Loundree was also and one left. She didn’t know that was not here yesterday,” she said. presented with a gift of esteem at she had taken both the left shoes. So they all followed the little the time of her installation as sec She chuckled as she began fasten girl down the path and through retary. Vice-presidents installed ing the shoes to the bottoms of some woods. They came upon a were Dr. Jack Goldman, Ace Irvine, a pair of stilts. However, she had cabin almost hidden in the dense SANDY DRUG. IVAN BARKER PHARMACIST Cecil Bates, Marion Dooley, John a little trougle in making the growth and looking in a t the door Roberts and Duane Knapp. shoes stay in place, but by filling who should they see but the Following the dinner and busi- the toes with white sand and cut Wicked Old Woman of the Hollow 010907000001050102010200532348534848484823532348535323485353535323485353235348484848534848532348 --------------- I ness meeting the crowd adjourned ting holes in the new leather, she asleep in her bed. “There, on the table, is the pair (i^odOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC to the upstairs where they enjoyed finally succeeded in making every —“—— ’ dancing for the rest of the evening. thing secure with her straps and of satin slipper,” cried the shoe string. maker. Sheriff’s Office Swamped “These will be Rachel’s tracks, “There are my two missing shoes not mine,” she said as she strode tied to the end of those stilts,” With License Applications away on her stilts towards the i exclaimed Rachel. Auto drivers swooped down on shop. “And there lies the thief,” said Sheriff E. T. Mass office this week The shoemaker had locked the one of the men. j more than 2000 strong with money The confusion awoke the old in their hands to purchase 1938 door and closed and fastened the windows, but that didn t stop the woman who never stopped to dress materials and for plans and license plates. Deputies in charge There is no lietter time to do Wicked Old Wbman from break but ran away and hid in the woods, suggestions on alterations. We °f this work report much satisfac the interior of your home over ing a window pane, reach in and The shoemaker was so pleased can assist you in hiring good li°n that this work is completed, make away with the satin slippers. at being able to serve his best than now. Mechanics are at lib men to do the work. too. W a h er M a,.k a ,.( Who is as clever as I? she asked paying customer again that he erty and the weather conditions Liberal finance terms may be herselt as she started back to promised to make two new are iwrfect. Now is the time to provided for rebuilding and ren On the Mend Rachel’s home. “ Rachel’s shoes shoes for Rachel to replace the consult us regarding the proper ovating. Reports from the Walter Mark made the tracks to and from the ones that had been ruined, wart home show Mr. Markwart’s shop so naturally she stole the All the people agreed that the I. O 0 P L U M B E R C O M P A N Y condition as improving following a slippers. Ho, ho, ho! she laughed reward offered by the great lady badly sprained ankle last week near wickedly. Sunnily wag Rachel’s, as it was she who Oregon his home. Mr. Markwart is still Arriving at the door of the girl’s led the others in the search that confined, however, and “navigates” house, she got down from the stilts ended successfully in the cabin in with the aid of crutches. and ulaced them acro ss her «hmN il.„ Ì. ... e.
