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VOLUME 17
SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1955
City Paving
Crews Busy
During Week
oungster Quaffs
Cooling Beverage
At Minimum Cost
SANDY—This kid will get a
] long in the world all right!
During the real hot weather
A m b ition s Street
a few afternoons ago he walked
Program E xp ected
leisurely into Ivan Barker’s drug
I o Be F in ish ed S h ortly store and plunked himself down
on a stool at the fountain.
SANDY — Sandy’s ambitious “May I liave a glass of water?”
street paving program for this he asked. “And put it in the
year was well on the way to largest glass you have in the
completion this week under the store,” he pleaded.
supervision ui Jack Mainy, su­
With a smile, Barker com­
perintendent of streets.
plied.
Preliminary grading work was
Then the youngster pulled a [
started last Friday when the
Northwest Warren company of package of kool aid out of his ¡
Portland moved its heavy equip­ pocket He poured the contents
ment here, and the actual pav­ into the glass of water and helped
ing of the streets got under way himself to copious amounts of
early Tuesday morning. The sugar . . . Then, grabbing a
initial paving work was on Beers couple of straws to obtain the
street between the Loop high­ need<*d thirst-quenching suction,
way and Pleasant avenue. Later he quaffed his drink in leisurely-
the same day the paving crews fashion.
were busy on Beers street be­ With a couple of paper nap­
tween Hood street and Park ave­ kins he wiped the purple stain
from his lips and amhlisl con­
nue.
Next in order came the paving fidently out into die heat of die ZiU ZAU — Deputy sheriffs and state police
of Bruns street between old Main afternoon sun.
NUMBER 29
Scenic Road
By I o Pass
.W e s Horde
ZIG ZAG Although the pio-1 of Hood River, the secretary and
neers never had it so good, most manager of the Hood River
of the riders in the 1700 auto­ Chamber of Commerce, and oth­
mobiles felt like they were going er dignitaries.
into fresh new country as they
Chairman of the event was
pushed over a winding, dusty Vic Bowman. Gresham auto
road, through Lolo pass and on dealer.
to Hood River—all on the west
side of Mt. Hood last Sunday.
The caravan of qars, organized
by the Mt. Hood Pow Wowers
with the help of chambers of I
commerce in Sandy, Estacada,
Oregon City, and Portland, w as1
larger than expected, and after I
the slow 3 Mi hour parade pulled
into downtown Hood River, a |
steady stream of cars some two miies in luncheon was held for officials I
SANDY’- Aiieiie William», re­
had their hands full Sunday morning as they
length proceeded at snail's pace along the of the caravan at a Hood River puted ringleader in a rr-ss
street and the Loop highway, and
hotel.
directed tra ffic for the more than 1700 cars
then between the Loop highway
Loop highway as the caravan was diverted
escape from the Hillcrest cor­
and Pleasant avenue.
The excursion was organized rection home for girls in Salem
which converged on this forest service com­
at this point to Truman road and thence to as a demonstration of public in­
On Wednesday morqlng the
last Wednesday, was captured in
munity for the start of the trip over Lolo
the Lolo pass roadway.
paving crew was pouring black­
terest in a west-side passage over Sandy late that night by Sandy
top on Shelley avenue between
the mountain. The demonstra­ Police Officer Jack Mainy. She
pass along the west side of M t. Hood. A
old Main street and the Loop
tion was a success, according to was the last of 11 girls who tun­
highway, and this busy thorough­
Portland Commissioner William neled their way out of the cor­
Bowes.
fare in front of the city hall
rectional school to be recaptured.
’ The pass over Lolo has been
was barricaded for a part of the
Mainy had questioned the girl
day.
kept closed for years because earlier
BRIGHTWOOD—After skidding
In the day at which time
The remaining part of the pav­ for more than 50 yards at high SANDY— Plans for streamlining and face-
Portlanaers felt public travel she gave her name as Darlene
have
their
papers
Thursday.
ing program included the paving S *
over the pass would endanger Leonard. The police officer later
The
”e.e
Arrangements have been made to index the water shed creating the received
of Cherry street betyveen the
additional word from Sa­
Loop highway and Pleasant ave­ C. Hammer, 32, of Seattle, ( Wednesday by the management of The Post,
the pictures and negatives running in The Bull Run — Portland's water lem, convincing him she was the
source.
nue; First avenue between the crashed into a power pole, tear-1
Included in the program is enlarging of
escapee ringleader, and captured
Post so enlargements of pictures w ill be
Loop highway and Pleasant ave­ ing down the Brightwood tavern
“Public opinion will open the her at an ice cream stand on
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nue.
sign, and causing slight injuries the paper ,nto 0 tw°se ction paper, introduc­
available.
Lolo Pass road,” Bowes said. He the Loop highway shortly before
If street department funds will to Hammer and the two other hon of new head and type designs, more pic-
promised the help of the Port­ midnight. She then admitted her
A
corps
of
correspondences
have
been
em­
permit, the city hopes to black­ occupants of his car, Mr. and I tures, community pages for some of the out-
land city commission in opening identity. She was with her
ployed by The Post to step up presentation the pass to public travel.
top from the east line of the
mother and sister at the time
| lying areas, and departmentalizing the news
high school • property and tie in tie.
of community news.
The forest service, which put of her second arrest.
Park avenue with Strauss ave-
Hammer ran from the scene and feature matter in the paper.
The prisoner was taken that
A new machine will produce a new head­ the locks on the gates near Lolo
nue iiiiu Huoti street.
pass was represented by Lloyd night to the county jail at Ore-
of the crash upon the arrival of
The redesigning o f The Post has been
line
system
for
The
Post
and
individual
pages
Olson, Nil. iimxi iCuliujial forest g u n v i i y <m u latei was returned
Deputy Sheriff Paul Lowery, and three months in the making.
have txjpn redesigned for a more modern supervisor, who was the principal to the Salem institution.
it was a half hour later before
luncheon speaker.
One of the biggest changes planned for
Lowery found him lying on the
format'.
Olson said negotiations had
damp ground in the nearby the next week includes the moving of news
Other changes planned are a more complete been opened with the Portland
woods, apparently feigning sleep.
and advertising deadlines up to Wednesday
departmenfilizing of the news and feature city council to often the road,
The Seattle man was taken
but ultimately, it would probably
to the county jail at Oregon City night to give a more complete picture of the
matter, womens, feature, farm, business lake an act of congress to clarl
SANDY A fit?1. apparently set in defatilt of $200 bail on a area The papers w ill be distributed one day
sports, society, Classified, editoria1 and f> Ihe law Olson said an am<-nd
by burglars in the W. M. Ross charge of reckless driving.
later. Newstqnds win be filled Thursday a f­
ment to Ihe act which created*
church pages are planned.
home, route 2, box 270, Sandy,
Hamiper's two passengers were
the Bull Run reserve would open
was extinguished by the Sandy asleep in the rear seat at the ternoon and most boxholders in Sandy will
the road for public use- in ad­
volunteer fire department late time of the crash and were only
dition
to public camping and
Wednesday afternoon on last slightly injured.
SANDY A tidy sum toward
fishing.
.
week with damage estimated at
the purchase of a new ambu­
Lowery estimated the damage
Swimming
Glass
Master
of
ceremonies
during
about $350,
to the tavern property at about
the luncheon was Pow Wow Big lance for the Sandy volunteer
The fire alarm was sounded $500. while Hammer’s ear su­
Chief,
A1 Grcenwalt, Government fire department is expected to
Starts
August
19
by neighbors, who noticed smoke stained at least $900 damages
Camp.
Also speaking bripfly at be realized tonight from the
pouring from the windows. Mr. in the wreck.
the
luncheon
were the mayor benefit wrestling card being
WEMME
—
The
swimming
and Mrs. Ross were away on a
staged under the promotion of
classes to be held at Cook’s Mo­
trip at the time.
Harry Elliott, Portland match­
tel will begin August 8 and last j
maker.
Investigation by Deputy Sher­
iff Paul Lowery disclosed that Swim m ing Classes
The three-bout card will be
Lions Floyd Griffin and Del word at these stations and the through 19, it was announced by
burglars had broken a rear win­ I o Start August
held In the old Bowman-Hoff­
Howard, auction chairmen, have Lions club will call for the arti­ Lion Harry Gaumon, in charge |
1
dow of the house earlier in the
man garage building on Main
set August 14th as the date for cles. Although the club has some of the event this year. Previous­
day and had ransacked the place
street, and will start at 8 PM.
this year’s Mt. Hood Lions club auction material on hand, the ly scheduled to begin next week,
SANDY
Through
inadvertance
before leaving. It was believed the dale for starting the Red public auction. The event will chairmen state that much more
Elliott has brought his wrestling
lack of an instructor forced post­ ,, SANDY — r,
Favorable weather ring, bleacher seats and other
that a lighted cigarette tossed Cross
be held on the grounds of the is needed and urges everyone to ponement.
swimming
class
for
chil­
during the past 10 days has paraphernalia from the Portland
on a bed was the cause of the dren of the Sandy area at Blue Wemme Community hall.
search his home and contact
brought about the re-opening of j armory.
Through
the
assistance
of
blaze. The bed and mattres
Lake park was published last
This is the top fund raising friends and neighbors for sale­ Mrs. Pat Rogan, local represent­ more roads and mountain trails I Headlining the card will be Eric
were almost totally destroyed be­ week
August 13. It should event for the club and has been able goods.
ative of the Clackamas County in the Mt. Hood area, it is shown I Von Poppenheim and Gory Guer­
fore firemen reached the scene have as
read Monday, August 1, well supported by the community
of the blaze.
Red Cros, the services of a qual in a forest service report re- ' rero, both widely known in Pa-
which is the day on which the in the past. All items to be auc-1 i ,
t ,
ified instructor have been ob­ celved here this week.
cific coast wrestling circles The
classes will get under way and tioned are donated to the club , ^ U I llI llC I * C o t t U g C f
tained
for
these
dates.
Registra­
Due
to
unseasonable
late
spring
I
other half of the double main
for two weeks.
for that purpose and all profit
tion will begin at 9 AM August and early summer snows, many event will feature Doug Dono-
Youthful Vandals continue
Children who desire to take from the event goes to finance Taken To Hospital 8th.
trails and roads were several van and Bill Fletcher, Luigi Ma-
Red Cross course in swim­ community betterment projects
weeks later than usual in be­ cera and Jon Arjon wlll open
Confess Dam aging this
ming and first aid can register such as the present work being
WEMME—Marvin E. Ekblad,
ing opened up for travel. Tim­ the card.
their names at the office of the done on the community hall. At 4312 N. E. 68th Street, Portland,
berline trail will not be open un­
Mt. Ilood 11 oines
Sandy Post. More than a dozen past auctions items sold included was ritehed to Providence hos­ Seek Transients
til about August 15, while the
youngsters have already signed stoves, refrigerators, all kinds of pital in Portland Saturday by
Wahtum lake trail should he Driver Arrested
RHODODENDRON—Three boys up for the instruction.
furniture, tools, tractors, building the Sandy volunteer ambulance As Auto Thieves
ready for hikers by about Aug
were caught last Friday in the
supplies, sporting goods, and after he had become stricken
ust 1, the forest service reported.
act of vandalizing the Sammons
hundreds of other items. Most with a sudden illness at his sum­ SANDY—Two men he picked The Badger lake road by way of InAiito (Collision
home on Henry creek by Harry Annual Kiwanis
up
in
Portland
to
work
in
the
articles sell at bargain prices. mer home near Arrah Wanna.
Pass is still closed, due
Gaumon of the Clackamas coun­
fields near Sandy are be­ Bennett
SANDY—An automobile col­
to a washed out bridge at Bar-
Committees have been ap­ Word from Portland later was berry
ty mountain patrol, who turned Picnic Planned
lieved to be by Bob Gibson low guard station.
lision on the highway about a
pointed
in
both
the
Lions
club
that
his
condition
was
not
criti­
the youngsters over to the state
the pair who stole his 1941 De-
mile west of Sandy last Thurs
and the Ladies auxiliary to be­ cal.
police.
Solo last Thursday night, he re­
day night brought about the ar
SANDY—At
their
regular
din­
gin
work
at
once.
Food,
coffee,
The boys had cut down three
ported to county police. Gibson
rest of Marvin A. Gallagher, 42,
meeting tonight members sf and cold drinks will be served on
shade trees, had damaged the ner
reported the car was taken at Women In Charge of Sandy, on a charge of being
the
Sandy
Kiwanis
club
will
the
grounds.
In
charge
of
this
Sammons playhouse and let the make final plans for their an­ department is Lion Chuck Brit­ Dukes To Rem odel about 7 PM. a few hours after j j kf I?z w w l ^ z . - . J z . z i
drunk on a public highway. He
he had brought the strangers
F O<MI ,a< i \ l < (
fuel oil out of the barrels before nual picnic to be held Sunday ton of Brightwood.
was taken to the county Jail
inn
Di
ning
Room
Gaumon reached the scene and afternoon at Eagle Fern park.
a farm near Sandy.*
under $50 bond by Deputy Sher­
Information stations have been
Al Wrestling Card iff
took them into custody.
Clifton Priest.
Wives
and
children
will
be
designated
as
Del
Howard’s
bar­
After their detention the three guests of the club members.
SANDY—Al Dukes announced
A car driven by Gallagher re­
ber
shop
and
Blaisdell’s
store.
SANDY Members of the Wom­ portedly collided with one oper­
juveniles admitted having been
The picnic is scheduled to get Persons having articles to do this week that he is planning Board To Discuss
en’s Aux^ary of the Sandy Vol- ated by Vernon G. Lower of
the trio who broke into the L. H. under
way at 4 PM.
a
complete
new
dining
room
for
nate to the auction should leave
unteer fire department will have Eatonville, California, Both cars
Hansen home, adjoining the Sam­
his Dew Drop Inn, and the work New School Plans
charge of the food service at were slightly damaged but the
mons property, about a month
ago. at which time they did con­ First Aid Car And Arnica T o Feature
of remodeling and redecorating SANDY Architects Stokes and the wrestling match tonight, It occupants were uninjured. Gal­
siderable damage.
the room will get under way Allyn will attend a special meet­ was announced this week by of­ lagher has been working in local
of the organization.
berry fields.
Ball Game Next Week When Sandy Dads shortly. Dukes just recently com­ ing of the Sandy union high ficers
The women will sell pop porn,
I rT^
pleted the redecoration of the
school board tonight to go over candy, nuts and soft drinks, with
Rummage Profits
la k e (hi High School Kids In Contest Rough Rider room.
the net proceeds being used to
Portland Angler
nearly completed plans of the swell the new ambulance fund.
Dukes
promises
that
when
the
Go T o Amlmlam •e
new high school addition with
SANDY—Get out the arnica. Friday evening July 22, to net
new work is completed he will board members. I' is possible
Fractures Ri lis
bottle, mom; dad's got an idea in trim for the youngsters.
SANDY— The two-day rum­ he's a kid again 1
have one of the most attractive that riinor changes will be nec­ New High School
The moms and
have
mage and bake sale, sponsored
It may or may not be a mas-
— wives
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essary Io comply with the wishes
Al Rhododendron
by the Sandy Rebekah lodge, sacre. but the Sandy dads have indicated they will ask Lyle Sea- dining rooms this side of Port­ of the schoolhouse planning di­
held Friday and Saturday at the an idea they can still play base , man to have both the ambulance land.
SANDY R. W Price. 950 S. W.
vision of the state board of edu­ I earlier Em ployed
IOOF hall, was reported highly ball, and they have challenged I _ and first aid car at the ball park
cation.
c a m t w
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121sr avenue, Portland, was taken
successful by Chairman Mrs. Roy the Sandy Giants, coached by for the night of the game, and
SANDY - Ifarvey C. Hansen. to Good Samaritan hospital last
The board also will discuss Its
Colson.
Dean Gray, to a game.
to make certain the respirator Auto Damaged
fire insurance program for the who has been teaching biology > Friday evening by the Sandy
Mrs. Colson reports that more
The contest will be held at the on the first aid car is function­
coming year and determine speci­ and physics at Stanfield, Oregon, volunteer ambulance for treat-
than one hundred dollars will be high school field on Friday eve­ ing properly.
WELCHES Bob Mansfield of fications for the bus garage high school for the past tw o! ment of injuries suffered In a
turned over to the Sandy Vol­ ning, July 29. at 7 PM.
The high school kids, who com­ Welches escaped without injury which will be built on property years, was given a contract as fishing accident near Rhododen-
unteer Fire department to be
The dads are being recruited prise the Sandy* Giant ball team, but his car was badly damaged acquired by the board at Rhodo­ teacher In the Sandy union high dron.
school at the school hoard meeting
added to the ambulance fund by Spike Emerson, who announc­ have long cherished the belief
Price is reported to have slip
dendron.
drive.
ped and fallen on some rocks,
ed at the Chamber of Com­ they’re smarter than their dads, when he lost control of the ve­ The question of the date of last Thursday.
Prior to going to Stanfield, fracturing several ribs. He was
MemDers of the fire department merce luncheon Tuesday that the and come Friday evening of hicle and it crashed Into a guard
auxiliary assisted Rebekah mem­ old boys would hold a practice next week they’re all set to rail of the Salmon river bridge issuance of bonds voted to build Hansen taught for four years given first aid treatment by a
the new school addition also will In the high school at Beresford, Sandy physician before being re­
bers in the two-day sale.
session at the high school this prove it.
near Brightwood Saturday night. be considered.
North Dakota.
moved to Portland.
Skidding Car
Injures Trio
In Smash-Up
Local Police
Capture Girl
Escapee Here
Changes Told For New Sandy Post
Burglars Set
Fire To Home
Benefit Card
To Be Staged
Here Tonight
Mt. Hood Lions Planning
For Their Annual Auction
To Be Held On August 14
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