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NELL HOWE
Hood-Land Repxxter
By
Rodger Eddy, General Manager
Published E very Thursday by Outlook Publishing Co.
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Sandy Post, Sandy, Oregon
; ¿¿nior College Potential Is Here
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I f aayona doubta the ability of the East-
TTOnt area to support a junior college, they
should study the criteria established by the
State of Washington for such institutions.
Washington is embarking on ambitious
jaycee program and sets up the following
iMMtreneota:
(1) A 26-mile commoting area within an
hour or less, (2 ) A minimum of 8,700 pupils
in Grades 1-12, (3) A high-school population
capable of producing 460 graduates annu
ally, and (4) A minimum potential of 300
full-tim e junior college students within a
year after the school opens.
The Eastmont area meets a ll of these
requirements easily.
The commuting provision is no problem
since good roads fan out in all directions
from Gresham.
— School census figures last fa ll indicated
7.000 students In grades 1-12 in the area
served by the Gresham Union High District
alone. Add to these Reynolds, David Doug
las. Parkrose, Sandy, Corbett etc., and the
figure soars far beyond the minimum re
quirement of 8,700.
As to high-school graduates, Gresham and
Centennial total about 400, Reynolds an
other 100, David Douglas 400, Parkrose 200
etc. Here again, the final figure is far in
excess of the suggested minimum of 460.
And finally, the potential of 300 full-tim e
students after a year’s operation is no prob
lem at all. This past year, extension classes
arranged by the State Board of Education
have been under way at Gresham high and
attendance has averaged about 240. And
these were strictly night classes.
So rapid has been the growth of the E x
tension Center here that Gresham already
is the fourth largest in the state, trailing
only Portland, Salem and Eugene.
The potential is here and probabilities
are that the state legislature next time will
authorize a junior college (or a “commun
ity college,” in the latter-day vernacular)
if the Eastmont ares really wants one.
We vote “yes.”
Guest Editorial
We read with interest the'editorials con
cerning united way campaigns published in
The Gresham Outlook and The Sandy Post
of April 6, 1961. and we feel challenged by
the questions vou posed in your remarks.
We feel that we can answer these ques
tions, and we hope that this letter w ill at
least modify some of the Impressions that
comments by Richard Carter, author of
“The Gentle Legions,” established either
by inferenoe or direct statement.
First we think it essential that we stress
the fact that the United Good Neighbor
“fam ily” of 71 health, welfare, recreation
and rehabilitation agencies exists for the
cit Isens of Multnomah, Clackamas and
Washington Counties. They are locally
centered aud locally administered, and the
bulk of the money raised is spent locally.
Certainly a part of the funds raised for
the American Heart Association and other
services of national scope go outside of the
trl-county area— but only briefly. The re
search and improvements In diagnosis and
treatment that these funds support come
back to the people of this area in multiplied
lieneflts. Undoubtedly thiB would ba true
if t M H eart AaBM BftolM Itrtied on a sep
arate campaign in the tri-county area, but
It would be less efficient and inevitably
would cost more.
We are pleased that most of the major
national appeals— Red Cross, Heart, Mental
Health, Arthritis and Rheumatism, Cerebral
PalBy, and many more, are participants in
the one United Good Neighbors appeal.
These agencies have active service pro
grams right here In the tri-county area.
The goal sought by UGN each year is
based not upon “what the traffic will
bear,” but upon the minimum needs of
t|je agencies in terms of services to peo-
wte. Representative volunteer citizen com-
iSnlttees— Including leaders In the profes
sions as well as business and industry—
spend a great deal of time studying the
needs of the agencies and carefully evalu
ating their budget requests. Ai^l even the ,
decisions of these panels apeyfu^ject t£ th e »
final test of the UGN board of directors.
The UGN is a givei^’ movement, governed
by the givers.
There is no fat, ng buffer wtsie for em
ergencies. in this goal. And, we must Im
press. the goal represents a minimum fig
ure, not the "go for broke” amounts often
sought by Independent campaigns.
•"T h e UGN receives no national control in
Gw sense of answering to a national office
which sets arbitrary quotas with which in-
TfTVidual communities must
“sink or
swim.” There is a national association,
true, but United Community Funds and
Cbuncils of America has no administrative
authority in the operation of a local united
way organization. Mr. Carter points this
odt in his book.
" T h e one annual UGN campaign for 71
separate agencies costs only 4.7 cents of
each contributor’s dollar. Contrast this with
the “good old days" when costs of multiple
campaigns ranged from 15 to 25 cents and
higher.
The American Association of Fund-Rais
ing Counsel reports, for example, that the
fund raising costs for the American Cancer
Society’s drive in the United States last
year were 11 cents on the dollar. The As
sociation report also shows that Crusade
contributions showed a decrease of 6.6 per
cent from the previous year
-M r. Carter Implies that mujor health
agencies are pleased with their “g o - i t -
alone“ policies, but latest figures available
on campaign results since the book was
published show that many of the major
independent campaigns raised lt*bs than the
year before, while United Campaigns, gen
erally, raised more. A report published re-
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cently in the Medical Tribune cays:
a»“Public giving to American voluntary
• h la lth and welfare agencies fell off last
J year while the fund drives of local united
» funds and community chests showed an
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School, Water Elections Due;
N o t e s I Grange Meeting Set Saturday
By MSB. LOUISE M A Y E R
Entered at the Post Office at Sandy, Clackamas County, Oregon, as second class matter under
the Apt of Congress of March 187«.
¡P a g e t
<„,«■ Z5 to 20%
upswing, the National Information Bureau
reported in a ‘rough* tabulation of cam
paign contributllons’.”
The report goes on to point out that while
some national groups increased their cam
paign receipts in 1900 over 1959, the over
all figure given by the Bureau for such
campaigns shows a drop of $1,416,900 In
1960 from 1959 results. In contrast, giving
to local United Funds and Community
Chests for 1960 was tip by $30,990,000 over
the previous year.
You mentioned the “ lack of services” to
communities outside the "core area.” We
believe that you will be interested to know
that there are more than 6,349 persons be
ing served by youth agencies in East M ult
nomah County, which Includes your circular
tion area. These include the Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and many
others.
Fam ily service agencies such as the Fam
ily Counseling Service, Volunteers of Am
erica, Red Cross Home Service, and others,
served 1,208 families In the East Multno
mah area. Health services—the Portland
Center for Hearing and Speech, Commun
ity Child- GtHRatrCb’^CIInlc, W o rn D h Con
valescent Home and Rehabilitation Institute
— listed 138 patients. And child care serv
ices, such as Villa St. Rose, Providence
Nursery, Albertina Kerr Homes, Boys and
Girls Aid Society, and many more, serv
ed 399 children.
These are figures based on reports for
1959, and when the final tabulation are com
pleted on 1960, they are expected to show
a marked increase in service to East M ult
nomah County citizens.
It should be remembered that citizens of
your area also benefit from the wide-range
programs of our major national agencies.
It is important to know that UGN agen
cies are not exclusively for “charity”
cases. They are for all levels of community
life. Each agency has a fee scale based on
“ability to pay,” but even those who pay
the fu^l but moderate Zees receive services
which would cost f a r more, or might not
even be available, were It not for UGN
support. No legitimately needy person is
turned away because he cannot pay.
In the*fh»al analysis, the effectiveness of
the united way is based upon the w illing
ness of our cltisens to accept the respon
sibility of supporting—both financially and
physically— the UGN organization which
they themselves demanded and created as
the common sense answer to meeting vital
community needs. It is with pride that we
say that the UGN today provides 90 per
cent of the funds raised for voluntary health,
welfare, recreation and rehabilitation serv
ices in Multnomah, Clackamas and Wash
ington Counties.
Among considerations which prompted
the citixens of the tri-county area to create
the UGN were the savings in manpower
and the efficiency in terms of cost— only
4.7 cents on the dollar— of the single ap
peal approach. The people were tired of be
ing called upon to work and give in many
separate drives. They appreciated the fact
that only a very small amount goes to pay
campaign costs in the united effort.
If our UGN falls by the wayside the 71
participating agencies w ill not go out of
business, but the tri-county area— your com
munities— w ill be plagued by an additional
71 fund appeals. The result: Chaos and the
eventual breakdown of our voluntary sys
tem of “caring for our own.”
Please be assured that we appreciate the
interest indicated by your editorial. We feel,
however, that we should clarify some of
the misconceptions that Mr. Carter may
have caused through his general comments.
Please accept our thanks for this opportun
ity to present for your information the case
for the united way.
Sincerely,
Donald V. McCallum
President
Mine one and only and I fin fo r this area. Our ¿vcpestsym-
ally realized a ten year long pathy to his family.
The Frankie Christensens took
ing on Sunday. We have been
planning to go to the Tim ber off tor a vacation in California
Carnival these past many years and just got word that they are
but have never made It for one extending their visit. What do
reason or another Sunday we you suppose California has that
just picked up and went. It was Is keeping them there overtime?
one of the most enjoyable days
Don't think I don't know any
we have ever spent. It is the thing about California because
first carnival deal we have ever I used to live there, and that’s
attended where they weren’t out why I wonder what’s keeping
trying to see how much money them. Now I suppose all Cali-
they can make you spend.
fornans will hate me.
I ae* Pat Rogan putting a new
Entry fee is only a dollar, pro
grams are only 25 cents, and a rooi oti Ms house At least for
book in color is the program. once tile weather Is cooperating
( I paid $1 for one like it at the With h i* i. Must be because the
Rose Festival.) At the lake area Catholic! church is also putting
where all the action takes place, on a new roof, and the Man up
there are only local organiza stairs is keeping the weather
tions with stands — hamburgers, right for) Father Jacksot). More
pop and stuff like that. All other ower to both of them.
David IE. Parker, Mrs. Edith
concessions are in the carnival
area with the rides and what, Richmon d son-in-law, will be the
new Principal at Welches school
have you.
If any member of the Tim ber This sumryier he is attending Col
Carnival board should happen orado StaCe University, working
to read this, we would like them on his dochorate. His wife is at
to know how very much we en tending University of Oregon.
joyed their show, and* how ex Where she will receive her mas
ter's degree in August. She is a
tremely well run it was.
Chris and Roy Boppre and specialist ip remedial reading in
family have moved to Seaside. Oregon City.
Their soil. David Lee Parker,
Don’t know whether this is a
permanent deal or not, but I bet is spending! the summer with
they will miss the mountains. Mrs. Richmond in Brightwood
You always do when you try to He will be a freshman in high
get away. Anyhow, the best to school this fall. Mrs. Rchmond
them in their move and will miss and David Lee spent three days
seeing Chris buzzfhg up and in Bend. W.tiile there they took
the Century Drive tour out of
down the highway.
So very very sorry to hear, Bend
of the passing of Ted Brunner I The Mert Wheelers have mov-
■ of th e R ' ed into their new home in Wel-
He is a long time resident
Mountains, and a real booster | ches. It is one of the new A-
frame houses, and it is amazing
amount of room there is in
a house of this type. We want
to wish them the very best of
luck in their new location, and
how happy we are to have them
join our community.
Right now they can't decide
whether all the people came to
see the house or the weaving.
A supply of entry blanks for Both are worth the visit. Visi
the County Fair have been sent tors are welcome, and if you are
to all 4-H leaders. Members will interested in art work and weav
not be receiving one in the mail ing and just nice people, drop
as they have in years past. They in for a visit.
Lloyd Logan Keller, of Rain
must obtain one from their lead
er. Entry blanks are due Aug. ier, Oregon, suffered a heart
attack on June 10, and was treat
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Individual members not enroll ed at St. Helens hospital, where
ed in a club .will receive their he passed away on June 19. Fun
eral services were on June 22.
entry blanks by mail.
The premium books have also M r Keller was the uncle of H a r
been sent to all 4-H leaders. The old Keller of Wemme. There is a
dates for the Clackamas Coun daughter. Mrs. Lester Shafer, in
Sandy, and a son, Owen Keller,
ty Fair are Aug. 16-20.
A Junior Leadership Workshop of Estacada.
has been scheduled for July 7-9
at the Clackamas County , fa ir
grounds.
Forestry club members and
leaders are invited to participate
in the district 4-H forestry camp
to be held at Camp Wilkerson,
July 17-19. Club members from
most of the counties in northwest
ern Oregon participate in the'
camp which is located in Colum
bia County.
Those planning to attend must
register with the County 4-H of
fice by July 10.
DAMASCUS — Two important
elections are in the offing for
Damaseus-area residents.
This Friday, July 7, school dis
trict voters will ballot on next
year's budget. The budget twice
has been voted down this spring.
Voting will be In the school house
from 2-8 p.m.
The other election will be on
the Damascus Water District
budget This voting will be from
8 a m -8 p.m. Monday, July 10,
At Aims—
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Sunday School
Picnic Planned
WALRÄD
INSURANCE AGENCY
105 W. R O B E R T S - G R E S H A M
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Phone MC 7 2X61
also in the school house.
Frank Rohrer is having a won
derful time in Switzerland ac
cording to all reports. He is
visiting cousins in Zurich, and
also went to Lucerne where he
found many changes since work- i
ing there as a young man.
He sent home pictures and tex- '
tile samples and says it's hard I
to convince people there that
America also has snow capped |
mountains.
The Damascus Grange business
meeting will be held Saturday j
at 8 p.m. in the hall Discussions
are planned on the county F air |
booth and the annual grange pic- I
nic.
Bill Sahli left Portland Friday '
for Sandpoint and thence for a 1
two-week cruise to New Orleans.
Flowers
Telegraphed
Anywhere . .
Gresham and
Portland
Deliveries
221 East Powell
MO 5-5212 DAY or NIGHT
By MBS. 4. A. HAGGSTROM
FB 5-41X1
Plan to attend the Multnomah Get Your Office Supplies
A I MS-BULL RUN — Aims has
been having growing pains. County Fair in Gresham Aug. 3-
At The Sandy Post
Mrs. Rdbert Pursel, daughter of 112.
Mrs. Henry George, had a 9 lb.,
1% oz., baby girl, Kimberly,
June 26.
Lying is a certain mark
Michael Blackwell, grandson of
of cowardice . . .
the Morris Anderson's joined the
Navy last week He left for San
—Thomas Southern
Diego via Jet Friday Michael is
the first Aims boy to join the ser
vices in 10 years.
The PFC held their annual
picnic June 24 at Hillsboro.
DAY AND N IG H T SER VIC E
Most of the local group attended.
We Endorse the Oregon Funeral Insurance Plan
The annual Aims Sunday school
picnic will be held July 23 at the
217 S. Roberts
Gresham
MO 5-3794
Glen M iller home.
(L a rro fl ^ u n e r a t
io m e
"You Can W h ip Our C ream , but
You C an't B eat Our M ilk ! "
4-H News
FAIRVIEW
FARMS
Leaders Have
Entry Blanks
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Foresters Train
To Fight Fires
The annual Guard Training
school was held last week by the
Mt. Hood National Forest.
Over 100 Mt. Hood National
Forest employees were instruut-
ed in such subjects as map
reading, smokechasing, small fire
suppression, etc. Most of these
men will be manning the fire
lookout ranger districts of Mt.
Hood, according to Paul E. Neff,
Forest Supervisor.
The trainess and their instruc
tors will form the nucleus of the
M t. Hood's Forest Fire Protec
tion Forces said supervisor Neff
Red Raspberry
Field Day Planned
At Sturm Farm
Growers, processors and the
general public are invited to the
Red Raspberry Field Day Satur
day. July 8. between 10 a m. and
12 noon.
The test plot is located on the
Elm er Sturm farm on Strebin
r d , east of Troutdale road and
one mile south of Stark.
This is an opportunity to view
new raspberry varieties and se
lections being grown in the red
raspberry variety test planting
Included in the test plots are
19 varieties and new unnamed
selections developed " b y Dr.
George Waldo. USDA plant breed
er at Oregon State University.
For further details contact J
Fremont Sprowls. county exten
sion agent 611 E. Powell, phone
MO 5-3181.
Spray Apple, Pear Trees
To Prevent Mildew
In order to prevent contamin
ation ol mildew or scab on ap
ple and pear trees spreading
from bad leaves to the good ones.
owners are urged to continue the
spray or dust program started
earlier in the season, according
to county agents
Application of fungicides and
insecticides .»bout every t w o
weeks normally will cope with
the problem.
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