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f THE T H U R S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 21, 1951 SANDY POST Page 3 conditions and even some h e a r R. R.. now the S outhern Pa- j one o f Capt. C ochran on E llio tt say. eific, was halted at Roseburg. P rarie. First White Men They w ere good dependable ' " A m ethod o f b rin g in g in to " I t is possible the fir s t w h ite p ro d u ctio n land covered w ith w o rke rs, w e ll behaved and made men to view th is lo c a lity w ere second g ro w th th ic k e ts was to Hudson Bay trappers th o u g h th is m any frie n d s am ong the C au slash it in late M ay o r e a rly is not sustained by any kn o w n casians. T hey were especially June and then b u rn the d e b ris in Dr. H. A. Schneider record. The records o f the Gen fond o f ch ild re n and bought the fa ll. S om etim es q u ite a co m D E N T IS T eral Land O ffice at P o rtla n d m ore candy fo r them th a n was plete b u rn was accom plished b u t By John .1. Inskeep, County A genl BRENTON V E IIIIEK shows the names o f these p e r good fo r ch ild ish teeth. u su a lly there w ere a g re a t n u m — Phones — sons as. having been those w ho And Associate Office 3561 . Res. 3402 "T h e re has been co n je ctu re in ber o f blackened poles th a t had o rig in a lly file d in the section recent years as to w h y the to be gathered up. Som e to o k SANDY, OREGON where Needy is located and in e a rly JO H N R. M ETSGER se ttle rs chose such a them home fo r wood. A n d h o w each o f the fo u r sections ad h e a vily tim bered area w here the the w om en did hate black poles! o f th is sm ooth stra in W hence the name o f some o f jo in in g it. trees had n o th in g but a negative Stove wood fro m th e m had no \Valter A. Noehren, M. L>. IN S U R A N C E N O T A R Y P U B L IC the b e tte r k n o w n g ra in and fo r ^ n d . since we started to d e lve ’ B u rn in g Tree« value. One e xp lanation is that equal in s o ilin g w ood box, hands, age crop va rie tie s g ro w n in in to the o rig in o f a few crop T ax R eports • Bookkeeping In the 1850’s and even to the these people came fro m treeless face, clo th in g , e v e ry th in g the P H Y S IC IA N A nd SURG EO N C lackam as C o u n ty, and w h a t is and v a rie ty names, we wondered 30’s the Needy area was la rg e ly sections o f the U nited States and sticks m ig h t touch. the o rig in o f these plants? A re M ain S treet Sandy, Oregon how some o f the early settlers one alm ost unbroken forest. w anted a ll the tim b e r they could (T o be C o ntinued) quested le tte r fro m D. D. H ill, If no answ er Phone 2S73 Sandy Phone 3102 head o f the fa rm crops d e p a rt live d and w h a t species and crop It was said that the o nly way- use and did not know how m uch Box 51, Sandy, Oregon m ent. O regon S tate College, va rie tie s th e y grew . So we w rote to see d a ylig h t was to look was too m uch. H ow ever, there th ro w s some in te re s tin g lig h t on to S h irle y B uck, veteran granger. s tI;ligh ’ UP- » ’ he se ttle rs were was at least one m an in the these in te re s tin g q u e s t i o n s and one o f the e a rly settlers in to survive the forest must be dr Needy g ro u p w ho did not choose Those o f Scandinavian o rig in the Needy area, fo r a littie in st roved. One method o f de a tim bered claim . He chose one am ong us w ill be p roud to learn fo rm a tio n on th is subject S h ir stro yin g the m any and huge o f the few praires (and the Public Accountant th a t tw o o f o u r most im p o rta n t ley was k in d enough to w rite a trees was to burn them down. largest in C lackam as C o u n ty) g ra in crops came fro m Sweden. v e ry nice le tte r in reply, and T h is was accomplished by b o r w h ich s till bears his name - Incom e T a x • Bookkeeping A ll T ypes P lu m b in g Phone Sandy 2501 W hen we th in k o f the m any fin e a fa s c in a tin g account o f fa rm ing tw o holes in the tru n k s near E llio tt P a ririe . W a lra d Ins. Bldg. & S upplies people w ho came to us fro m life as it occurred in the two the ground, one hole a n g lin g “ In the e a rly 80’s a fa rm w ise Pilone Sandy 2861 Phone 3971 Res. 3881 Sweden and these tw o excellent decades p rio r to the tu rn of down and the o ther a n g lin g up w om an spent a w hole sum m er E le c tric Pipe T h a w e r M A IN ST. — S A N D Y g ra in crops—‘b u t w e are o ff the the c e n tu ry .: We are sure that u n til they met. H ardw ood coals lo o kin g fo r a location. She was On L oop H w y A t s u b jje c t. H e re is Don H ill's a ll o f o u r readers w ill be grate were then pushed down the up h ard to please and did not buy. per hole to w here it met the D. ALEX Beehler T he B u ild e r le tte r. I fu l to h im fo r his e ffo rts and we As she was about to leave she Licensed Public Accountant ELTON D. LEAVITT, M. D. I suggest th a t the local tiistorians low er hole and the la tte r was said there was o n ly one fa rm Phone Sandy 2611 Grey W inter Oats fanned u n til a sm all blaze was in Clackam as C ounty th a t was B ookkeeping Physl« ian and Surgeon "G re y w in te r oats have been I o f the Oregon H istorical So- sta rte d . A ft e r one to three w o rth h a vin g and th .it was t h e i 1 P a y ro ll & P.U.C. R eports O ffic e H o u rs: g ro w n along the A tla n tic Sea ' c ie ty ta ke due notice, P. O. Box 229 days depending upon how large 10 A. M. to 5 P. M. board fo r m any years and are ' H ere is w hat S hirley had to Phone Sandy 3522 D a ily E xcept Sunday the tree was, the am ount of k n o w n there as w in te r tu r f. I ‘ say in his le tte r. It is followed heartw ood and pitch in it and Sandy, Oregon Phones: O ffice 2611, Res. 2461 have no record as to w hen th e y by his in te re s tin g na rra tio n, If no answer Phone 2373 Sandy the ve lo city o f w ind, the tree w ere in tro d u ce d here, but it was E a rly Recollections 'Iain Street Sandy, Oregon w ould usually fa ll. The b o rin g tim e I have been and b u rn in g process was then re SANDY R E ST HAVEN m any years ago. The S u p p o rt , | “ . F . o . r some . ‘A Hom e fo r In va lid », Convales ! oaJs is » s e le c tio n o f g re y w in te r m ak j ng some notes of my e a rly peated at in te rva ls on the log re co lle ctio n s in the Need) area u n til the parts were sm a ll and Bonded C arriers Serving Mt. Hood Loop Dr. A lbert J. Lamke _ ---------- o ^iicrnriv m nru w in rp r n a rn v :inri and h e re w ith enclose them fo r lig h t enough to be pulled to N u rs in g Care. D E N T IS T such use as you can make of gether and d ry enough fo r f u r W ith respect to the s tiffn e s s o f them . I ’d lik e to have them back th e r b u rn in g . s tra w , how ever, th a t is p u re ly w ith in a m o n th to add a page or Telephone 3361 “ The next step was to get rid re la tiv e as both v a rie tie s w ill tw o on the personal side o f sev Koch B u ild in g Sandy, Ore. lodge badly on ric h soil. A c tu a lly e ra l o f the e a rly settlers a fte r o f the stum ps w hich was a m ore the tw o va rie tie s are in d is tin g w h ich I in te n d to m im eograph d iffic u lt jo b than disposing o f uishable, and o u r y ie ld tria ls them fo r some o f m y acquaint the trees. T here was no b la st W . J. G A R D N E R , M. D. ing powder, no stu m p pullers, show lit tle consistent d iffe re n c e ances. no bulldozers. The g ru b b in g had P hysician and Surgeon in yield. " I th in k yo u asked me once to be done w ith axe, shovel and Victory Oats Insurance Agents 807 E. P ow ell Blvd., Gresham about va rie tie s o f g ra in raised in grubhoe. It was slow, hard w o rk " V ic to ry oats. T h is v a rie ty e a rly days in the Needy area. and m any o f the e a rly settlers Phone G resham 3040 D is trib u to r o f was produced in S valof, Sweden, M y m e m o ry fa ils on that except became p re m a tu re ly in fir m and S T A M I\KO FUEL DIO*—AKOEN FARMS H E CREAM P o rtla n d L in c o ln 3717 at the E x p e rim e n t S ta tio n there th a t th e re was a red wheat w o rn out s tru g g lin g w ith these WHOLESALE BEVERAGES som etim e d u rin g the e a rly p a rt w h ich m ay have been called red m ig h ty stum ps. o f the tw e n tie th ce n tu ry . w in te r: a n o th e r was foise, p ro Chinese la b o rers GRAVEL W OOD SAND “ H annchen b a rle y is "a lso a nounced fol-sey; there also was Charles Il.Carlstrom .D.O. Telephone 2271 “ In the 80’s there were a few p ro d u ct o f the S va lo f S ta tio n . It a w in te r wheat. I know less has been g ro w n in 'Oregon fo r about the oats but I th in k we se ttle rs w ho scraped together SANDY, OREGON Osteopath th ir t y to th irty -fiv e years. Cas had g re y oats then as now and enough m oney to h ire sm all groups o f Chinese to do heavy Phone Sandy 3391 cade b a rle y is a selection I a w h ite w in te r v a rie ty ." g ru b b in g at fro m $15 to $20 made fro m a lot o f b u lk h y b rid Physician & Surgeon Phone Wemme Station—Rhododendron 162 “ T h is is n o t intended to a per acre. These Chinese w ere b a rle y obtained fro m the U nited laborers w h o w ere out o f w o rk h is to ry in the usual sense -ju s t States D e p a rtm e n t o f A g r ic u lt ure. The o rig in a l selection was a w r itin g dow n o f events, names. when the Oregon & C a lifo rn ia n PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY BUSINESS SERVICES M U T TUI FARM - - - Origin of Various Hay Crops Told; Veteran Granger Recalls History Ralph & H azel Failor SANDY PLUMBING Thomas W. Allen Chiropractic Physicians GREENWOOD TRUCK LINE, Inc. Scheduled Freight Service from T im b c rlin e L w lg e a n d W a v P oints D u k e X P ro c to r W ALRAD Insurance Agency Koch Building Sandy, Oregon Sandy and Gresham, Oregon Phone Sandv 3851 Phone Sandy 2861 Phone Gresham 747 DR. P E R C Y A. PO W ERS Direct Portland Line KE 3114 Gresham Veterinary Clinic For L a rge and S m a ll A n im a l Surger-y see and Disease C o n tro l A r tific ia l Insurance In s e m in a tio n —C a ttle J. WOODLE 520 N. W . D iv is io n Phone 291 Gresham, Oregon Real Estate General Insurance IJK. JO E M . ONCIII O P T O M E T R IS T Open 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. Evenings by A p p o in tm e n t O ffice at Salmon R iver Bridge — Phone Rhododendron 430 — Brightwood, Ore. Phone 3414 503 E. Pow ell I Rlock East of flood Theater Gresham Resiti, -nee Phone 9165 O rchard Crest Home I f yo u are in need o f a home w here o lder fo lk s are loved and given the best o f care, you w ill be h a p p y at o u r home. HORACE W. W IIILON Doctor of Optometry Phone Sandy 2041 fo rm e rly associated w ith D r. R aym ond Roy P o rtla n d , Oregon M em ber o f Oregon O p to m e tric A ssociation M r. and M rs. A lfre d Bloom I Here’s A Good Buy 223 E. Powell Blvd., Swan Bldg. Gresham, Ore. Phone 287 Old Newspapers 10d A Bundle The Sandy Post Loop Highway Sandy Call 2861 Plumbing, Heating, Sheet Metal Work • Pipe, Valves and Fittings Oil Burners - Pumps - Furnaces • Peterson Plumbing And Heating Company Phone ìó l 117 E. Powell to P o rtla n d made in 1934 and the was reselected in 1936. v a rie ty W hite Holland Wheat 'W h ite H o lla n d w heat was in troduced fro m H olland, a p p a r e n tly as Queen W ilh e lm in a . As th is was p re tty m uch o f a I m o u th fu l, people began re fe rrin g ' to it as " th a t w h ite H o lla n d , w h e a t.” I t fin a lly has become ! k n o w n e n tire ly by • th a t name. W h ite w in te r w heat, on the o th e r hand, a p p a re n tly was b ro u g h t to O regon w ith • the e a rly se ttle rs as we have no recc d o f its in tro d u c tio n here. Z im m e rm a n w heat was selected by a fa rm e r, Ed Z im m e rm a n o f Scio. I believe it occured in a fie ld o f w h ite w in te r w heat, but I am not sure on th a t point. Grimm A lfalfa “ G rim m a lfa lfa was discovered ! on the fa rm o f W endelin G rim m in M innesota. A p p a re n tly th is v a rie ty had been g ro w n in the same area since about 1860. T h is p a rtic u la r fie ld served as the fo u n d a tio n o f the G rim m v a rie ty fo r m a n y years. I th in k G rim m was the fir s t a lfa lfa seed cer tifie d in the U n ite d States. "K e n la n d red clo ve r developed as a i-esult o f a elover breeding p ro g ra m c a rrie d on co o p e ra tive ly by the U. S. D. A. and the E x p e rim e n t S ta tio n s in K e n tu c k y and Tennessee. T h is is w h a t is kn o w n as s y n th e tic v a rie ty in w h ic h a n u m b e r o f lines are p u t to g e th e r to establish the v a rie ty . C e rta in o f the lines provide v ig o r, oth e rs p ro vid e disease re sistance, and etc. Crim son Clover “ C rim s o n c lo v e r is an old type o f annual clover. M ore re c e n tly tw o v a rie tie s, D ix ie and A uta u g a , have been developed in the S outh because th e y con ' ta in appreciable a m ounts of i hard seed. T h is helps to m a in ta in i stand over a lo n g e r period. "C o m m o n vetch was in tro duced in to the U n ite d States fro m E u ro p e and has been g ro w n in the W illa m e tte V a lle y fo r m any years. T h e W illa m e tte 1 s tra in is a selection made here 1 a t the E x p e rim e n t S t a t i o n ' and d is trib u te d along about 1940 I t is som ew hat m ore w in te r h a rd y .han the com m on s tra in , and I th in k m ost o f the com mon vetch now in the W illa m e tte V a lle y is o f th is v a rie ty . Hariy Training and skill make the headrig sawyer an im portant man in any sawmill. W ith levers and push buttons in his own control pit and with signals to the man on the fast-moving carriage, the sawyer shifts the log between trips through the saw fo r the best possible lumber yield. The sawyer is a key man on the industrial team that supplies the lumber needs of 156 million Americans. W OOD CHOPS FROM INDUSTRY-SPONSORED TREE EARMS MEAN JOBS FOR TWO MILLION AMERICANS Vetch “ H a iry vetch was Introduced fro m E urope, b u t I have no exact record o f the tim e. T h e re have been some a tte m p ts to produce va rie tie s, b u t there are no v a rie ta l d is tin c tio n s . F o r e x am ple, the h a iry vetch we g ro w here today is la rg e ly w h a t Is kn o w n as the sm ooth type. A selection o f th is vetch was made in O regon some tw e n ty years ago and d is trib u te d as sm ooth vetch. The name, how ever, never did s tic k as it seems som ew hat in co n gru o u s to speak o f sm ooth h a iry vetch. N o a tte m p t has been made to keep th is v a rie ty pure, but I th in k th a t most o f the h a iry vetch g ro w n here now ’ s Mountain View Lumber Company Bakke Lumber Company Koch Lumber Company Tupper Lumber Company Oja Lumber Company (This is one of a series of message* being sponsored by the above firms.) The Sandy Sportsmen’s Dinner is Friday, Feb. 5
