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THE
T H U R S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 21, 1951
SANDY
POST
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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