Contest Set
The annual speech contest of
the Gateway Toastmistress club
will be held at the Community
Church annex in Sandy, Tues
day, February 26 at 7:00 PM.
The meeting is open anc. the
public is invited, according to
the publicity chairman for the
club, Mrs. Harry Wright.
VOLUME
19
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1957, SANDY, OREGON
Busload O f Kids Hits
Only Two Youngsters
A Sandy Grade School bus, vehicle back on the road.
power but it would not be in
Three high school students use until full extent of damages observance of safety rules by
loaded with 38 passengers, went
most of the student passengers,
out of control Monday afternoon and one grade school pupil were coulc. be determined- An adjuster since most of them were sitting
bruised
in
the
accident.
Injured
was due at the school Wednesday.
( about 3:30 pjn , a quarter of a
were Patricia May, 11; Pat Sutherland said, to estimate cost I down with none poking heads
or arms through open windows.
1 mile east of Sancy near the in Snocgrass, 16: Sherilene Hunter, of
restoring the bus to action. I The bus was equipped with
tersection of the Loop highway 14,; and Wesley Hunter, 19. Windows and doors were broken ■ safety
glass.
and Langersand road. Only four Sutherland said Tuesday that all in the vehicle and there was a
The
school leader adder, that
medical
bills
would
be
paid
since
youngsters required a physician’s
large dent in the right front1 the incident would prove a dra
attention and these were treated they were covered by school side of the cab.
matic object lesson in the rules
for bruises in the Sandy office insurance.
Superintendent Sutherlanc.,
Driver Ludi was able to return believed the fact that so few! of proper conduct for all children
of Dr. E. D. Leavitt and returned
ride the school district
the bus to school under its own were Injured was due to the' who
home.
busses.
The subdued youngsters of a
group which includec seven San
| dy high school students and five
pupils from the Sandy SDA
Proudest performehs in the stor-studded in the highschool auditorium, the show was school, learned the hard way
that bus safety rules were not
cast at the Sandy Volunteer fire departments termed the most successful undertaking from “made for somebody else,” grade
Superintendent Clyde
were these youngsters and their grown.up the financial standpoint ever undertaken by school
assistants. These are the boys and girls of the firemen. Left to right, Jeffrey Sshneider, Sutherlanc said.
According to the bus driver,
the Tiny Tot popularity contest. Only part of Lesley Schmitz, King Douglas Eliason, Queen
John Ludi, Route 2, Sandy, the
the Laff-O-Rama staged for a two day stand Linda Kreiger and Debra Gunderson.
accident occured when a first
grade girl tried to climb up into
a window from her seat. As Ludi
attempted to pull the child back
to her seat, a wheel slic off the
roadway. Within seconds, as he
attempted to right the bus, both
rear wheels sid off, slewing the
bus over onto its side in the
ditch.
Complete and authentic in as a committee to perfect a new
Ludi reported that he drove
formation concerning the re set of by-laws and constitution was appointed district ranger at the bus in the ditch an unde
location of highway 26 between and have these in readiness by the Zig Zag ranger station, re termined number of feet after
Sandy and Rhodocendron will be March 8 in order that the group placing Jim Langdon, has just it first went off the road in an
revealed to members of the Mt. might take steps to have the recently taken over his new effort to find a shallow spot
Hood Pow Wowers at a dinner Pow Wowers incorporated as a assignment and was introduced where he could get the huge
meeting to be held at the Ski- non-profit organization.
at the meeting .
Way at Government Camp on
John Trotter who recently
At the suggestion of Big Chief
Friday, March 8.
Drips, the meeting adopted a
At a luncheon meeting of the
resolution commending Lieuten
War Council of the Pow Wowers
ant Paul Lowery of the sheriff’s
at Alder Creek Cafe Wednesday
force for the splendid manner in
This topsy turvey position is the way the boys or girls were hurt. The driver of the bus
noon. Big Chief Bill Drips re
which he has been protecting
ported that Gene Huntly of the
boys and girls from the Sandy grade school, said he rolled over when the bus hit the
summer homes in the area from
Curious patrons of rural mail
state highway commission will
prowlers during the winter delivery service in the Cherry Sand hi hgsehool and the Seventh Day Adven ditch along the Loop highway.
be the chief speaker anc will
reveal complete and detailed
Proceeds of $16.70 from the months. They also voted to have ville area will have to wait at fist school crawled out Monday. Nene of the
plans regarding the new right of card party held February 16 Drips write to the Clackamas least another week before results
way.
He ..............
also will ......
faring
one of were donated to the Sandy Vol- county court asking that Lowery were announced on the mail bal
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the highway engineers directly unteer Ambulance by the Sandy be given additional help in his lots they marked last week. The
work.
secretary for Postal Inspector
connected with the project to Grange, according to Mrs. Free law enforcement
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DeSpain stated that her em
the meeting to assist in a ques Decker. The Sandy Grange an
ployer had been out of town
tion and answer period.
nually donates the proceeds from
since the ballots were mailed and
Tickets for the March 8 din a social night to the ambulance
would remain away until at
ner meeting will be available in fund.
ESTACADA — Ceremonies j attend as the division commander
least next Wednesday.
Gresham, Sandy and other areas
scheduled for next Sunday after due to his retirement on the
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Amstad
by early next week. It is expec and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Decker
Ballots were sent out last noon in Estacada at 3:00 pm. 28th of February.
ted that more than 100 persons were
week to postal patrons giving will mark the official activation
committee
members
for
Colonel Eugene G. Cushing,
A worried father continued a
will attenc. The dinner meeting the card party , helc in the
OREGON CITY — Dee Wes them a chance to vote on whether
Clark County, Washington Su six-cay search in the Sandy-
of
Company
“D”,
413th
Infantry
will be open to the general Grange Hall.
cott, Damascus custom car or not they wanted rural mail
perior Court Judge and present Estacada area Tuesday, hunting
public.
builder and officer of the Mult celivery extended out of the Regiment (USAR) in the Union commander of the 413th Infan- word of his son, Robert Kelley,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Joe
Beck
trans
Edgar Martin, Ivan Barker ferred membership to the Sandy nomah Timing Association, was Sandy postoffice or to continue High School Auditorium
------- there,
------, try Regiment who has been 29, Estacada, who apparently
and A1 Greenwalt were named Grange
at the regular m ating featured speaker at the Wednes receiving delivery from the Captain Howard C. Sanders, unit named as the new 104th Infantry disappeared after his 1948 model
last Saturday night. Featufec in day noon meeting of the Ore Cherryville postoffice. In the commander, announced tocay.
f P*vls*on Commander will also car was found shortly after
the program was Sgt. Floyd gon City Lion’s club. Wescott event a majority voted for ex
midnight last Friday crumpled
The activation ceremonies!
J?™*"1
tended
mail
service
from
Sandy,
Kerschner of the U. S. Army spoke on the behalf of the
against a tree on the river bank
will
be
Col-
B.
Reserve and R. B. Poppino of combined Clackamas county Hot the need for the post office at will follow a parade from the [ one, Willarc _Carlock,
Chief
on
the Clackamas River highway.
the Grange Insurance group. A Rod clubs who are pressing for Cherryville would be negative City Hall to the High School and of the Oregon Military District;
Ralph M. Kelley, Squaw
a
drag
strip
in
the
county
for
A storm of protest came from will end a month long drive to Colonel John H. Meyer, Regular Mountain,
good turnout was reported.
anxiously canvassed
hot roc enthusiasts.
Cherryville patrons last year interest Clackamas County men Army Senior Division Advisor; Sancy doctors’
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Drums beat for a War Council
offices Tuesday
of the Mt. Hood Pow Wowers
Wescott presented plans for when it was proposed to abolish in the Army Reserve program. ™
Mayor . Ruben
Hoffman
after he heard a rumor that an
m
n
h
?
w of San-
¿
the
post
office
there.
Others
in
held Wednescay noon, February
financing a n d insuring the
a . „/
„____ and Mayor Robert We.nnch,
unidentified injured man had
20, at the Alder Creek cafe.
hoped-for drag strip and out dicated they felt service would As of today approximately 60 Estacada.
been picked up near Eagle Creek
Big Chief Bill Drips, Welches,
lined needed equipment- Oregon be speecier out of the Sandy youths have enlisted in the new
Following the ceremony in and brought to Sandy for treat
called for reports on the re
City real estate broker, William office-
unit. This is the first and only the Union High School the pub ment. None of the four doctors
writing of the organization's by
DeSpain’s secretary did say Army Reserve unit in Clacka lic is invited to visit the new here had received a call on
Sancy high school will send Roly, has been in charge of in
laws and constitution and a re four wrestlers to the state tourn vestigating possible locations for she believed not all of the ballots mas County.
Army Reserve Training Center such a case.
port on the recent successful ament at Oregon State College the drag strip.
had yet come In from postal
Leading the parade will be in the Community House for
For a short time late Friday,
meeting with the Public Utilities in Corvallis this Friday and
County hot-rodeers estimate patrons and that no work had the 104th Infantry Division Banc refreshments and to inspect the it was believec a Sandy couple
commissioners on the co-opera Saturday. They are Lanny Hall- $80,000 will be needed for the begun evaluating the vote.
training
facilities.
f r o m Vancouver, Washington
was involved in the accident.
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tive protest of the suspension of gren and Charles Sidebottom, construction of the strip and the
followed by the new “minute-
New enlistees from the Sandy Registration papers in t h e
Pacific Trailways time schedule both at 136 pounds; Jack Fitz equipment needed. They report
men-soldiers” of Company “D” area this week included: Daniel wrecked car, whose headlights
No. 64.
gerald at 141 pounds, and Bob a possibility of a finance plan
and other marching units from Predmore, Robert N. Boring, were still burning on discovery,
Plans were made in further Konsella at 148 pounds.
with the Automobile Timing
Estacada and Sandy. Veterans in Lyle R. Brune, Maurice H. Mil showed it was owned by J. C.
detail for the “highway dinner,”
This quartet of grapplers Association of America, Inc. as
Was your paper late this the area desiring to participate ler, Norman A. Bishop, Richard and Ruth Anderson, Route 2,
tentatively planned for the week reached the finals in the District well as possible sale of stock in week? Sure, it was.
were invited to wear uniforms J. Clark, Glenn W. Bennett, Wil Box 624, Boring Deputies Tom
of March 4 at the Welches No. 4 tournament held last the strip.
and
report to the Community liam A. Sancstrom, Gary D. Cutsforth and Ken Shoup con
Almost
everybody
who
got
School.
weekend at Canby.
Local hot rod clubs have his copy of The Sandy Poat in Center by 2:20 p.m.
Lane, Richard D. Steffi, Gary S. tacted the couple who informed
Big Chief —
Drips
reported
The
Molalla Indians won presented two well attended pro the mail this week, found it
. - also
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Among those present will be McVey, John D. Rutledge, Frank them the car hac been traded to
that funds were neeced to con-1 honors by qualifying 11 wrest - grams in recent' months to ac there on Saturday instead of Major
! J. Christensen, and Ernest C. the Oregon City Motor company
General Lamar Tooze, JJ
tinue the Pow Wowers 1957 [ lers for the state meet. Sandy quaint parents and public on the usual Friday.
Portland
attorney,
who
has
Schwartz,
two weeks previously.
activities. In 1956 they donated! and Canby tied for second spot the neec for an organized, con
it seems, while the Post staff commandée the 104th Infantry
$100.00 to the Sandy Volunteer I by qualifying four fqr the state trolled drag strip. Sandy hot-
took no vacation this week, em Division since 1946. By coinci
Ambulance and $50.00 to the j meet. West Linn qualified three, roaaers
rodders are
are orgamzed
organized as
as the
the ployees of the V. S. Post Office dence this will be the last mili
Brightwood Volunteer Fire De- and Estacada will sene two to Piston Poppers under leadership had to. Friday, February twenty tary ceremony the General will
partment.
I Corvallis .
| of Dick Steffi.
second, is Washington's birthday.
Mt. H ood P ow Mowers Plan
Biff H ighw ay M eet In March
P.O. Mum On
Cherryville
Party Profit
Is Due SVFD
Sunday Ceremonies W ill
Activate USAR Unit Here
Lions Hear
Strip Plans
Missing Man
Sought Here
After Wreck
W ar Council Held
By Pow-Wowers
Sandy Wrestlers
Win Second Spot
Paper Late?
Pioneers Face Estacada Friday
A fter Winning Last Two Games
Sandy Physician
Gets Lions Kudos
The Sandy high school Pion-lcada Rangr<* on the local floor
eers strengthened their hole on Friday evening, anc hope to
third place spot in the Wiliam- reverse the victory the Rangers
ette Valley Basketball League won at - - Estacada
.
a couple of
The Mt. Hood Lions Club by defeating Canby, 67 to 44. on weeks ago.
entertained the Lions Auxiliary the local floor Tuesday night.
Scores for the last two games
Final steps in the liquidation ing 1947. 1948 and 1949. The di- .
If members decide to dis- the members are unable to attend with a special dinner meeting This victory, coupled with a 61 were;
of the assets of the Sandy Elec- rectors several weeks ago started tribute the surplus on the basis
to
54
win
over
Central
at
Mon
at| the
61 Sandy
Central 54
the meeting in person-. At least I Wednesday evening
trie Co-op will be taken at a , mailing out these patronage of the amount of electricity used 50
mouth last Friday evening, gives ! F 11 Aschoff............. Travis 7
Alder Creek Cafe.
members
must
be
present
to
general membership meeting checks to members, until one of j they then must decide whether
High spot of the evening was the Pioneers a four won and ! F 8 Calkins . . . . Lovelace 1
a quorum.
scheduled for the Grange Hall the members questioned the val- this allocation is to be made on constitute
C 10 Johnson----Peterson 15
I a testimonial and presentation three loss record in league play. ¡C
It
was
not
until
February
12
in Kelso at 8 p.m. next Tuesday j idity of this action after checks ¡the amount of electricity used
In
the
Tuesday
night
game
G
made
to
Dr.
Walter
Noehren
G
4 Henselman---- Brandt 15
of this yesy- that all legal mat-
G 26 McVey ............ King 14
_
in ’he amount of $3700 had al-| on a one-year basis or on a five- I ters in connection <with*the "sale I Sandy Physician for his work in Sandy got off to a flying start j G
against the Canby Cougars and
This meeting, callee by Carl i ready
e a r basis. If the
th e members
m em her« v vote
nio were
____
____ .
th e m
o u n tain area
leady been mailed- Before th
the e I y year
comoleted
and it~ was I the
mountain
Substitutes: Sandy — Hoff
th* «"e-year basis, the j ^ a . T t e thaï P o X r 2 cZn-
Ecgar L. Martin, Lions Club were in front all the way, with man 2. Central — Hodges 2.
J. Sandstrom. Co-op president, ! members^must
20
to
11
margin
at
the
enc
of
will be asked to determine the 'o n th<* nnrt f
Half time: Sandy 29, Central
h
«C ,O i ioi*Un
^)etween «My !• eral Eleceric company released president, presented the doctor
method of distributing an esti
pairt iof the directors.
1955 and May 15, 1956 would $42,056 38 which had been held with a copper plaque mounted the first quarter; 32 to 24 at the 23.
mated surplus of approximately i .
JV's: Sandy 39, Central 33.
j e
main questions to e ermine the allocation of funds in bank escrow pending final on shining mahogany and a cer- half time, 48 to 33 at the three-
quarter mark, to close out the
$38,000 which will remain a f t e r _________
44 Canby
Sandy 67
decided by a vote of the i „ to _______
members. „ If .. it „ is v.c«uuuucu
determined j action on the sale which was tificate of honorary membership game
at
07
to
44
all liquidation expenses have, members Tuesday is the method j to figure the usage on a five- authorized by the Co-op mem- m the Lions Club It was the
9 D. D arling---- Aschoff 14
Aschoff led the Pion
been paid.
j by which the remaining esti- J year basis, it would be figured bers on April 25 of last year.
11 Zachow ......... Calkins 13
first such honorary membership eers Dallas
in scoring with 14 markers.
In addition to this surplus, mated $38,000 surplus is to be on the basis of electricity used
2 Hatton ......... Johnson 8
When the final distribution given by the young organization. Calkins connected for 13 and Me
the members will be askec to distributed to members. They from July 1, 1951 to May 15, is made in accordance with the
9 Martin . . . . Henselman 10
The
plaque
read
“
Dr.
Walter
Vey
for
12
.
authorize the completion of pay- | must determine whether this 1956
1 Anderson . . . . McVey 12
method voted by the member- I A. Noehren. In sincere appreci-
At Central Friday night Gary
Substitutes: Canby _ C.
ments of patronage credits I surplus is to be diviced on a
Sandstrom sent out ballots ship Tuesday, night, an addition- I ation and recognition of the dis- McVey played the leading role Darling
10, Dawes 2. Sandy —
amounting to $10,086.78, which share and share alike basis or to all members last week and al sum of $4730 in membership tinguished service, loyalty and in the Pioneers’ 61 to 54 victory,
represented the net profits from on the basis of the amount of asked that they be marked and fees will also be mailed to» the | devotion to the objects anc fur- with 26 points bucketed by the Hoffman 5, Bjork 3, Wills 2.
Half time: Sancy 32, Canby
members. The membership fees! therance of Lionism. Mt. Hood fleet Sandy forward.
the Co-op's electric system dur- electricity used.
24.
mailed before February 26 if amount to $5 for each member. | Lions Club, January 1957.”
The Pioneers meet the Esta-
JV's: Sandy 61, Canby 45.
Final M eet of Co-op Called