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»« O r , „ n SANDY. OREGON, THURSDAY. MAY .’1. 1953 VOLUME 15 Women Prove Real Competition In Trout Derby No S tr a w b e r r y F e s tiv a l This Y ea r In S a n d y Single Copy 10c Child Of Former Sandyites Drowns In Canyon ( reek There will definitely be no Funeral services for Toni Strawbery festival in Sandy this i Lynn Henning, 4'a year old son year, and unless some extremely of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dewain unforseen action takes place. : Peve, will be held tomorrow, there will be no berry festivals j Friday. May 22, at the Sandy Baptist Chapel at 2 p.m. Rev. in the coming years. Members of the Sandy Chamb Arthur Skogan will conduct the er of Commerce, after sending service. Chapman Funeral Home out cards to farmers in the area of Estacada is in charge of fun Interment and conducting an informal poil eral arrangements. among other citizens of this I will be at Sandy cemetery. The child was drowned in Can area, reached the conclusion that yon Creek at Canyonville, Ore the festivals were no longer serv ing the purpose for which they gon last Sunday, May 17, about 7:15 p.m. He had been playing were originally intended. near the stream, which runs be Began In 1949 The strawberry festivals be-1 hind the house where the fam gan in June of 1949 and were, ily Is living, when he presumably held for four successive sea-1 slipped and fell down the em bankment onto the rocks be sons. One of the complicating low and was swept down the factors in holding the festivals The body .was recovered was that they would come at a creek. time when pickers were inusi, about 9-15 p.m. that evening. Hugh Peve, the child’s step needed in the fields. And since father, was employed in Sandy one of the reasons for having for a number years by Mur the festivals was to publicize the ray & Scales of Lumber, Bright berry industry here and attract Logging, and Alvin Eri more pickers, the result was a wood to leaving the area last paradoxical situation which can prior celled out one of the original fall. Mr. and Mrs. Peve plan to move back to Sandy in the motives for the annual event. near future. Grandparents of the child are Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Seigal of Sandy, and Mrs. Winnie Maude Henning of Troutdale. Sandy Pilot Safe I.t. la m es W. (h illu n Sandy Jet Pilot Escapes Death In Tangle Of Planes First Lt. James W. Chilton from Sandy, pilot of a jet F-8-1, suffered slight facial burns in a triple air crash which claimed seven lives in Germany. The crash occured over flat farm country, 40 miles south trout 12 inches or over. Ester Lymp, also of Excellent fishing on the Salmon river west of Frankfurt during a for (Mt. Hood) was enjoyed by Martha Krebs Wemme, caught a 15 and 10/16 incher. Both mation flight exercise, when a of Wemme, as evidenced by this catch of the larger fish were entered in the Mt. Hood group of about 18 C-119 Flying Rainbows taken recently. Sizes ranged from Lions Club Trout Derby. Boxcar transports lumbered into 7', inches to 15’« inches, with five of the Photo by Walt B’.aisdell. the path of 16 speedy F-84 (News of service men from Thunder jets. Sandy and the .Mountain area Lt. Chilton and three crew will be printed in "Sound Off” ! Dedication Sunday For members of the cargo plane each week. Relatives or friends Rhododendron Gardens of servicemen are urged to ] bailed out but all suffered In juries. send, phone, or bring to the J At The Ranger Station office of The Sandy Post any I The young pilot is the son of By Mrs. A. B. Bradley information concerning local Mr. and Mrs. Guy Chilton, The much-heralded dedication men and women who are now Mrs. Edith S. Green will be of the Wy’east Garden club’s Services were conducted Tues Sandy. He is a graduate of The annua! Poppy day in com a member of Uncle Sam’s commencement speaker for the new rhododendron garden will day, May 19, at 1:30 p.m. for Sandy high school, where he was memoration of war dead will fighting forces at home or Mrs. Henrietta Catherine Bitt a basketball and baseball player. 1953 graduating class of the take place on next Sunday. May be held this Saturday, May 23. abroad.) Sandy grade school. ner who passed away Friday He spent a year at Oregon State 24, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Twenty-five million poppies A 3C Robert W. Thompson of morning, May 15, at a Portland college before going into the air Mrs. Green attended the Wil Place, the Zigzag Ranger station will be ready for this sale, Mr«. Rt. 2, Box 294, Sandy, has re. hospital, after a long illness. lamette University and received grounds. The forest service and force five years ago. her degrees from the University | the Garden club are co-operating Minnie Reed, chairman of the cently been assigned to the Hq Mrs. Bittner was born April A short visit was made with of Oregon. Graduate work was jin this project; the forest service local auxiliary, estimates. Dis 28th Air Base Group at Rapid 16, 1902 in Antwerp, Holland his parents in October of 1952 abled veterans who make the City AFB in Weaver, South Da and had lived in Sandy for many enroute from Korea to his base taken at Stanford University. gives the grounds and a good memorial flowers from crepe He is a member of th e 1 years, where her husband. with the 49th fighter air bomb i deal of the help in landscaping paper have been working for kota. Strategic Air Command. Rapid , Frank, operated the Bittner Plug group in Germany. • i and so forth; the Garden Club is months to complete the huge City AFB is the home of the A telegram from their son was 1 providing the money, work, and supply ordered by Auxiliary giant RB-36 Reconnaissance Bom Mill until two years ago, when 1 many of the plants themselves— units for Poppy day distribution. ber and is under the command they sold their interests and received by Chilton’s parents in ¡Sandy confirming the fact that moved to Waldport. I about 165 blooming size actually The poppies will be on sale Colonel Ariel W- Nielsen. The She is survived by her hus I Ills injuries were not serious in the garden, and many more locally Friday and Saturday of of is located near the famous band, Frank, one daughter, Mrs. I and promising a letter this week still in the nursery across the this week by members of the base Mount Rushmore memorial in Clark (Elinor) Howard, Port i with more details. highway. Still others have been Legion Auxiliary. Hie he.ut of the Black Hills of land; a step-son, Arnold F. Bitt promised, but no more planting South Dakota. ner and one step-daughter, Mrs. can be done until fall. Many of Memorial Services . . . * • • Dorothy F. Warson, both of Se the plants are now blooming. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Bob Keck, BM3e USN, arrived attle, Washington; one brother, Everyone invited will hold memorial services at home Thursday of last week to Henry C. Swerver, Coos Bay, All mountain organizations the Sandy cemetery on Memorial a 30 day leave with his formerly of Molalla and Oregon have been asked to the dedica- Day at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30. spend By Mrs. A. B. Bradley parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack City; a sister, Mrs. Otto (Marie) , tion ceremonies; also the gen George Beckwith of Bright Keck of Rt. 1, Eagle Creek. Motejl, Sandy and one grandson, eral public, other garden clubs, wood won first prize for the Bob has completed a 2‘s year Sandy Hijih Graduate i Dennis Howard, Portland. and flower-lovers everywhere. tour of duty in Korean w aters! Holman-Hankins-Rilance fun week ending last Sunday, in the The complete program for the Elected To Honorary aboard the aircraft carrier Ba eral home in Oregon City were Lions Club Derby. His prizewin Twenty-two University stud formal dedication as announced taan. At of his leave he in charge of arrangements and ner was a 20 inch rainbow trout, by the Wy'east Garden club pres- ents have been elected to the will report the to end Kodiak, Alaska for burial was in the Mountain View weighing 2 pounds 814 ounces. highest scholastic honorary ■ ident. Jo Drips, is as follows: It was caught in Clear Creek cemetery. which the University gives, Phi duty . Program • • • with eggs. The prize was an Invocation—Rev. Thyra Strand Betta Kappa, this week. They She was a teacher in the Salem automatic reel. PACIFIC FLEET IFHTNO — will be initiated May 20. Antique Shop Opening and Portland public schools and , of the Chapel of the Hills. Second prize went to Dean Taking part in “Operation Sea- No members of the senior Song - -The Sweetest Story— a former legislative chairman Warren of Portland, for a 17% jump,” a large scale amphibious! Set For This Saturday for the Oregon Congress of I Chapel choir, led by Roberta class were considered for mem training exercise off the coast Jennie Welch is opening her inch fish weighing 1 pound 15 Parent Teachers. She is now ' Gadwood and acompanied by bership who had an accumulative j of Southern California, is Alan new Antique shop on Welches ounces. It was caught in the grade point of below a 3.38. Dorothy Hansen. doing public relations work for on Saturday, May 23. It is Sandy with eggs. The prize was Among those students selected L. Gunderson, seaman, USN, a road the Oregon Education Associa Speech of Dedication—Jose beautiful little building, with a plastic fly box. son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gun for membership in the honorary phine Drips. tion. a fireplace, filled with antiques— Walt Blaisdell says that he derson of Sandy, Ore., serving Acceptance by the Forest Ser was William S. Harris, son of aboard the radar picket destroy glass, copper, brass, some furn saw two fish caught that were Graduation exercises for the Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harris, 61 students will be held Wed vice—James Langdon. iture and rugs—which she has bigger than the second prize er USS Ernest G. Small. nesday evening, May 27, at 8 p. Talk—Lloyd R. Olson, Super route 2, box 40, Sandy. been collecting for a long time. winner, but the fishermen ne The climax of the exercise visor of the Mt. Hood National He is a senior in chemistry at will be full scale land assault Shelves everywhere are full of glected to register for them. m. at the Sandy grade school. the University and is a gradu Forest. by amphibious forces supported beautiful things. She is also There weren’t many fish turned Bids Due This Week On Talk—Mrs. L. W. Franks, of ate of the Sandy Union high by air units and helicopters showing modern gifts, for birth in this week, and that is too bad, Redmond, president of the Ore school. Snag Removal Project landing attack forces, against an days or anniversaries, for those as the prizes are worth while gon Federation of Garden clubs. "enemy" entrenched at Camp who do not care for antiques. and every fair-sized fish has a North Of Brightwood Talk— C. I. Sersanous of Port Pendleton, Oceanside, California. The lot on which the shop is chance to win. A snag felling project, affect land, president of the American Scout Court Of Honor Will Be Held Sunday Guilt is nicely graded, with some Lucky McKenny of Govern ing some 50 acres of burned-over Rhododendron society. flowers in front. Landscaping ment Camp wasn’t so lucky forest lands north of Bright Introductions May 21, At Dodge Park of various will be done soon. Next month though, this week. He had a wood, has been announced by friends of the Rhododendron A Boy Scout court of honoi Mrs. Welch expects to begin her fish 17 5-8 inches long which the Bureau of Land Manage Garden, by Jo Drips. will be held Sunday afternoon new house, which will adjoin missed getting the second prize ment. Final date for the receipt May 24, at Dodge Park in con Musical Benediction, Bless this the shop. Later on, she will by Just 1-8 inch. of bids will be 2 p.m., PST. May Ground—Chapel junction with the Scout Camp- Choir. probably give lessons in rug Only two more weeks to go. 22. At a meeting held recently at making at which she is an ex so everybody get busy and win Benediction—Father William oree of the Thunderbird district. Prospective bidders met with Delplanche Sandy scouts who will receive the city hall, the Mt. Hood soft of St. John’s Church. one of those prizes. Everett Meier, forester for the ' Wemme. second class badges will be Bob ball league elected the following pert. Bureau, at the Brightwood post Community Song—God Bless Berglund. Jack Weitman, Ace officers: Butch Pullen, president; office at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. America—Chapel Choir and as Koch, Billy Bigelow and Danny A. C. Baumback. vice president; May 20. for a field trip to the sembled guests- -Led Otto Schneewind, secret ary-t reas- by Dotn McLean. snag area in order to familiarize George Sponsler, teacher at urer. On the board of directors Ruffatto, principal of Welches interested parties with the loca the Sandy grade school, is Scout are A. Calkins. Fred Emil and I tion of the area and conditions ' school. master for this ¿?roup. A1 Can Roy Allen. that will have to be met. non of Cannon Hardware, is Teams will be sponsored b y ' Open House Held This affiliated troop chairman and Brightwood Logging. Sandy j Saturday By New Case Ralph Richardson of Richardson Super Service, Allens. Erickson Chevrolet, is advancement chair-1 Machinery and Supply, dealer, Dealer West of Sandv for Massey-Harris. Summit Lum The new Case dealership in man. ber Co. and a group of Sandy Baccalaureate services for the this area will be Faubion & Sons, Merchants. high school graduating class will located just east of the Clack Self-Service Laundry A jamboree will be held Mon be held this Sunday evening. amas County line on the Loop Opening This Week Is day evening, June 1. League play May 24 at 8 p.m.. at the high highway in Orient. The Nelson A “First” For Sandy will start Tuesday June 2 with Farm Machinery company, school auditorium. Rev. Clare Bishop will have owned by A1 Jensen and Clar Sandy's first self-service laun each team to play three innings. the opening prayer; Rev. Arlan ence Siefer, formerly the Case dry opened this week in the lo Berglund will give the sermon; dealers at Sandy, sold their in cation across from Meinig’s Oregon Postmasters To Rev. Forrest Forbes Will have terests to Faubion & Sons. formerly occupied by Mt. Hood Convene May 22 and 23 Open house will be held at the Cleaners. the scripture reading, and the The annual state convention of benediction will be given by Rev. new dealership this Saturday. Owner and manager of the the Oregon branch of the na May 23rd. with free picture new business, named the Sandy tional league of the district Arthur Skogan. Selections by the Sandy high shows and refreshments. The Selfservice Laundry, is Ray postmasters is to be held In school choir will make up the latest in Case tractors will be Boone who also has the self- Bend on Thursday and Friday, The fourteen students who received straight “l ’s” for this on display balance of the program. service laundry at 12 Mile Corn- May 21 and 22, with headquart six weeks |ierliid are, (from left to right) In row 1: freshmen, Commencement exercises will Faubion & Sons will sell and er. ers at the Pilot Butte Inn. be held next Thursday. May 28th service Case machinery in this Boone has had several years Many advance reservations are David Winchester, Tom Gamble, Bill ( amlell, Marion Marsh at 8 p m. at the high school. For be the experien« ?e In the self-service in and all Indications are th a t1 and Jenean Mills; second row: Florence Krebs and Gary Gaulke, a full page of pictures of the and "LA” laundry field. "I’m looking for- a very large number of Oregon sophomores and Ken Meyers, Clifford Sander and Doug Kam- 1953 graduates of Sandv High. hydraulic ward." 1 he said, "to being in Postmasters will be in attend low, juniors; third row: Lotus Darnell, Rita I pdegrave. Bar bara ( lark and Beverly Johnson, seniors. Byron Edmonds Photo in Sandy.” ance. SOUND OFF Eighth Grade To Hear Edith Green At Commencement Mrs. F. Bittner Rites Conducted At Oregon City Legion Auxiliary To Sell Poppies Friday, Saturday George Beckwith Winner Of Week Soft Ball League Schedules Games Starting June 2 They Made Highest Honors Baccalaureate To Be This Sunday NUMBER 21 Banquet Date Set M ay 29th For Farmers Invitations went out this week io farmers in the Sandy area io attend a "banquet and social evening” as the guests of the business and professional men of the City of Sandy. Date for the occasion is Fri day, May 29th at 7 p.m., in the Sandy grade school, auditorium. Top caliber entertainment has been promised for the evening and literally "no expense has been spared” to assure the finest of dinners. Food preparation will lie done by ladies of the Eastern Star. This Is Important In order that preparations •‘•ay be mau«- tor the proper number, those who receive in- , in w ill! the invitation which states •hey will or will not be able to attend the bampiet. Hue to arrangements that must la- made, reservations will be held only for those Kuests who mail the cards say. ¡ng they will be present. Mail '•'K <>f the cards by return mail Mill be greatly appreciated by Ihe committees in «barge of preparations for the banquet. Sponsors Next Week A list of the sponsors of the dinner will be published In The Sandy Post next week. The com pleted list was not available by press time yesterday. Between 30 and 40 sponsors are expected to participate in the event. Pow-Wowers Plan Costume Party At Zigzag Inn ’ — - —•••-j vuatui Jt ans, ginghams or any d will be acceptable. Fifty c out of each ticket will gO ward the resusitator fund ' is something that has I needed in the mountain area »ave lives. The mac Mill be stationed at the Rai Station in Zigzag, for the us any who may require it at time. An urgent invitation tc to accept a pleasant evet Mith a fine smorgasbord tc served at 11 p.m. and at same time assist in a r worthwhile project. Tickets be available from Ross Fanri Larry Pendergrass, Sr., i Zimmerman, C. A. Wyman Ed Marckx in Gresham. Sandy you may purchase tic from Robert Medley, Ivan B er. Jess Hite, Robert Smith Vic Bowman. Mrs. David Howe is In charge of al. tickets from Brightwood to, and including Rhododendron, fo r Timber line and Government Camp, A. L. Greenwalt will have tickets available. Larry Pendergrass will be the Master of Ceremonies for the evening and stunts, games, danc ing and a general good time will be enjoyed. Please help out this worthy cause and at the same time have a glorious time with the Pow-Wowers. Erickson Machinery & Supply Open On 82nd The new location of Erickson Machinery & Supply was an nounced this month on S. E. 82nd street at Sunnyside roaiL one mile north of Clackamas Partners at the new location are Norman Erickson and Ronald Krebs. Erickson has long been a Massey-Harris farm machinery dealer and is well known in this area, having had a dealership just east of Sandy and another in Gresham. Krebs Is in the lumber hauling and logging business at Sandy, and is a former member of the city council here. Lutheran School Holds Graduation On May 25 Graduation exercises for the Lutheran school Is scheduled for the 25th of May at 8 p.m. at the Woman’s Club hall. Rev. Schuldheiz of Shefflin. Oregon, who is also a member of the district board of education, will be the speaker. The nine graduates In the class this year are Lulu Clark, Sharon Gehrts, Curtis Isakson, Barbara Neumann, Dick Huhmann. J o anne Richter, Lawrence Logan, Ernest Schwartz, and Jack Weatherby.
