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The SANDY POST Section Tu» Four Pages No. 15 Al Accidenls Injure Two Aims Women A IM S T w o A im s residents w e re in ju re d in accidents e a rly th is w eek and one of them . M rs M ike S pring, s iili is hospitalized M rs S p rin g is at G resham G ên e ra i fo r tre a tm e n t of face, back and chest in ju rie s suffered Sun day evening when the c a r in i w hich she was rid in g o v e rtu rn ed ju st outside of Sandy on the ! B u ll Run road She was pitched through the ) Bids Received T o A lte r B rid g e Am ong bids received by the State H ig h w a y C om m ission in Salem this week was one fo r re m odeling and w id e n in g the W ild cat C reek ( B oulder C re e k ' bridge on the Mt. Hood h ig h w a y about 10 m ile s east of Sandy T h is w o rk w ill w iden the pres ent re in fo rce d con re.e b rid g e fro m a 19-foot ro a d w a y w id th to 34-feet. L iitle in te rfe re n ce w ill result to tr a ffic d u ri g this w ork, a cco rd in g io the Oregon State de p a rt m en:. The project is scheduled fo r co m p le tio n late th is sum m er. Mrs. Robert Osborn and instructor, Tom N el son, attach covered buttons to com plete the project of Mrs. Osborn at the w eekly iiplml- sfery cla ss held u( West l.reslia m grade school. Mrs. Robert Osborn is just beginning work on the chair she w ill upholster. (Post photo) to go w ith it. Each group b rin g s w ith it some I new challenge. Nelson finds. Just ' taking the pieces a p a rt is akin foam rubber cushions in seat i Io opening a su rp rise package. and back and for arm p ad • Q uarters, m a rb le s, crochet ding. Among the pieces the ! hooks, toys most a n yth in g is cla ss has done are a d aven ! apt to tu m b le out w hen you port, studio couch, barrel hack I take that old davenport a p a rt chairs, fluted hack chairs, plat The highest money yie ld in the form rockers, and sev era l present class was a c h a ir that unique pieces—one a ch ild 's i held 8it cents. chair, another a charm ing slip Sandy persons w ish in g Io lake per chair created out of an the upholstery class are advised arm ed dining chair. to contact M r. Nelson a t Roose Because of the size o f the p ro velt high school, P o rtla n d . je c ts and the fa c t th a t each d if fe re n t piece re q u ire s co n sid e r W EIXOM E SON able personal a tte n tio n fro m the M r. and M rs. J im C h ilto n of in s tru c to r the classes m ust be lim ite d Nelson fin d s the p re s bvaile. fo rm e rly of Sandy, be- i cam e p a te n ts o f a boy, P aul ent class o f 14 ju s t rig h t. A lie n horn A p ril 5. w e ig h in g 7 T h is is a c tu a lly the second . lbs , 3 oz. He jo in s a b ro th e r, class of the ye a r. The firs t was Bobby and an oM oi sister, Sus organized la st fa ll w hen M rs. an. G ra n d p a re n ts are G uy C hil- Jam es M etzger got a g roup to i Ion of Sandy and M rs C h ilto n of geth e r and called Nelson about P o rtla n d , and M rs. P. E. Van de G ra a ff of The H ague, N e th e r te aching them A t his sugges lands. tion the class w as organized thro u g h the school, w ith the state CLASSIFIED ADS PAY d e fra y in g h a lf the expense. The present class was o rg a n iz ed in the sam e w a y by M rs. E rnest P. L u n d b o m . Each w eek ly m e e tin g lasts fo r three hours fro m 6:45 to 9:45 p .m . T h e re is a b rie f b re a k fo r coffee a t 8:10, w ith some m e m b e r u s u a lly sup- Upholstery Classes Mend, Revive O ld Furniture By DOROTHY GILI.ARI) Some ladies cro ch e t a n tim a - cassers to hide the w o rn spots on d a ve n p o rt and c h a ir. Some la d ies k n it up an afg h a n to cover faded u p h o lste ry. M ost ladies face broken sagging sp rin g s w ith th a t a w fu l " th e r e 's n o th in g le ft now b u t the ru m m a g e sale, and w h a t a re w e going to sit on?’ ’ fe e lin g. F o r these T o m Nelson has a s a tis fy in g so lu tio n. H is Tuesday- evening u p h o lste ry class in a basem ent room at W est G resh am g ra d e school has been the scene of an a m a zin g m e ta m o r phosis fo r m a n y an old piece o f fu rn itu re . In fa c t it's h a rd to believe that the b e a u tifu l pieces of fu r n itu re the class m em bers are ta k in g hom e cam e fro m any- vVhere but the fin e s t o f custom u p h o lste ry shops. C e rta in ly th e y bear no resem blance to the old pieces th a t w e re b ro u g h t in a t the fir s t class. N elson, wlm has been teach ing adult upholstery c la sses in the G resham - Sandy area for 1» years, finds the work an absorbing avocation that fits in w ell with his full tim e profession of instructor of mechaniA»l and architectural drafting at R oosevelt high school, Portland. SNOW LINE MOTEL AND FAMILY COTTAGES In the Heart of Rhododendron F rie n d ly , Im m a cu la te A c co m o d a tio n s Reasonable Rates Phone Hoodland 423 fo r Reservations He becam e interested in u p h o ls te rin g a n u m b e r of years ago when he was te a ch in g in D ow ners G rove, a su b u rb of Chicago. Those w e re depression tim es, but the fa th e r of a s tu dent who had learned the u p h o ls te rin g tra d e at the K ro e h le r com pany s ta rte d a little base m ent business when he w as la id off. Soon he w as h irin g se ve ra l men and keeping his w ife busy sew ing cushions. N elson le a rn ed fro m th is m an and was soon ca lle d on to teach an u p h o lste ry class in the shop at D ow ners G ro ve high. P ro b a b ly because he fin d s th is business of "n e w c h a irs fo r o ld ” a fa s c in a tin g hobby h im s e lf, his classes a re m uch in dem and and often there a re long w a itin g lis ts of persons e a g e f to tr y th e ir hand a t ta k in g a d a ve n p o rt a p a rt, rig h t Town to the b a re wood fra m e . N elson shows them how to stre tc h w ebbing, tie springs, cover w ith b u rla p , put on pad din g (u s u a lly tow moss o r curl ed h a ir, i Then the student u p h o lste re rs a re re a d y to cover w ith m u s lin and put on the o u t side cover. In this G resham cla ss som e have ventured into the use of V e rn H am son, P ro p rie to r I plying goodies Farm ers Union Plans ( aid Part) Saturday The F a rm e rs U nion card p a rty w ill lie held S aturday evening. A p ril 15, at S p m. in the Wo m en's C lub h a ll in Sandy Both Pinochle and F ive H undred w ill he played The p u b lic is in vite d The re g u la r F a rm e rs U nion meeting w ill be T h u rsd a y. A p ril I JO. at 6 TO p m. at the W om en's Club h all A p otluck d in n e r fo l lowed by a business m eeting and a p ro g ra m is planned »I r ‘ J F M ^ Ä /V a L ? .. T b c CNe. zÆ o i > £ . b a $ e /H ¿ 6 / T 3-Uj) ï M O V M d . o n i¿ 3 -N j) i M ) h t I W 7 7 ^ W A O T h Ç .D o C F e R PH »_D _£X O l/R /V A i MARIE SEEMATTER INSURANCE Sandy r iu n ii T e R M l 7-SI.« Older Berry Ticket» At The Sandy Post trade-u save* and Instruction oil operating the heavy duty sew ing m achine r e quired for use in the Tuesday night upholstery cla sses at West G resham grade school, is given to Mrs. Donald l.an/, by Toni Nelson, cla ss instructor. (Sandy Post photo) roof of the car. M rs. E d w a rd Steele suffered tw o badly-burned fin g e rs M on day afternoon when a w a ll plug lite ra lly exploded as she was plugging in a lig h t cord She also was treated in G resham . 0 during PGEs extra money days I t ’s like finding a money tree! During this special sale PGE ha-, authonzed appliance dealers and plumbing and electrical contractors to give PGP customers an EXTRA $30 trade-up allowance on their flame-type water heaters or ranges (gas, oil or wood-tired) when they replace them with new electric appliances CHOOSE ANY M AKE OR M O DEL There arc no strings attached . . . nothing to do but visit your appliance outlet and select the exact electric range or water heater you want. Your dealer or contractor will work out his deal w ith you and then W ILL ADD TO 1 IIIS PGP’s extra $30 per appliance tradc-up allowance. That's all there is to it. You get your new appliances at bargain prices and PGE reimburses the dealer or contractor 1 cm tlit axtia tradc-up allowance. Offer expires M a/ 31, 1961. Sec any appliance dealer, plumbing or electrical contractor displaying these banners T R A D E -U P T O E L E C T R IC OR ' extra oo new electric RANDES» A ND SAVE PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY trade-up allowance Oregon's Pioneer Electric U tility I .. i w » '■>, f.. THIS MESSAGE IS DIRECTED TO... Pnrtirnod i-Tinnr S-Pnssenjer Station Wnpon — one of 31 people-pleating modelt at pour Chevrolet dealer's. 7 he dima te collidili he belici' (or buipng a neiv you who ship I you who travel Union Pacific has been serving shippers for almost Our Domeliner, the “ City of Portland” . . . and a century. There isn't a piece of equipment, a new there's nothing finer . . . provides thousands with freight facility, or an electronic device, (many of complete relaxation in their tras els between the which we pioneered) that hasn't been studied . . . Pacific Northwest and Denver and Chicago; or and placed in use if it met our needs and high through Denser to Kansas City and St. Louis. standards. All of which means that Union Pacific Indeed, as time passes so pleasantly aboard this sen ice is as up-to-date as today. Got anything smartly appointed train, many look upon their going our way? A Union Pacific Traffic Repre trips as happy vacation interludes. Next time you're sentative is no further away titan your phone. going our way, why not enjoy a Union Pacific Travel trea t ttr titN reho ( a n d I lad's I he car more people are b a ip ig i!) There's noting; [ike one of these .Jet-smooth Chevrolet« to fit into vour^ r i 3 k--.mmer travel plans. Thp.s’re built to take long trips in stride—from thfe special brand of git” they’ve got under the hood (choose from 26 engine-transmis sion hookups designed to please the most persnickety driving foot) to the cave-sized totin' area in the rear (the tailgate opening on that wagon measures nearly u feet across). And every genue riding Jut-smooth model brings you Body by Fisher features you won't find in any other car in Chevrolet's field—wide stroke parallel action windshield wipers, convenient crank-operated ventipanes, one key that fits all locks. No wonder more |*?ople are buying Chevrolets than any other make! And right now—with things brightening up all over the land— you couldn't pick a better time to drop In and check the b. autiful buys that a u Q O blossoming out at your dealer's. »* See all the nerr Chevrolet» at your local authorized Chevrolet dealer's One-Stop Shopping Center RICHARDSON CHEVROLET U N IO N P A C IF IC înt ua»r btrtMÀgij JET-SMOOTH 4 HEVR0LET eco e-tCfLt x*o ASCficcre. Loop H'wsy R Main St. SANDY, OREGON MUtual 7-2681
