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The SANDY POST Or» Section Two Four Page« Ne. M SA N D Y . O R EG O N . T H U R SD A Y , JU L Y tí, 19tíl V ol. 23 CORSAGES SPRAYS P O T T E D P LA N T« Garden Tools Insecticides Bedding Plant» C e ra m ic P la n te r» Sandy Rates High On "Berry Pickers' Duncan Hines ” List A iin N F l o w e r & G a r d e n S u p p lie s 111 M a la Sandy M U 7 »80S By K1KSTI NICHOLAS Sandy Pont Jiewx Editor Friday, Saturday, Sun. July 7-8-9 “ T h is is th e b est ca m p I’ve e v e r w orked a t, an d 1 ve w ork ed in q u ite a few . I’ll te ll you, h ere is about a s n ice Three Features I THE NAKED JUNGLE S ta rrin g C h a rle to n Heston, w ho won the O scar A w a rd fo r his ro le in Hen H u r . . . h o u sin g a s you can g e t w o r k in g in th e berry fie ld s .” .T h is was Mrs. E thel J a rn a g in , m other of six, from C hick a sh a, Okla., ta lk in g w ith the Post rep o rter about the B D k F m igrant cam p just southw est of Sandy recently. These were good words to hear. T he w riter, who has been som ething of a "student of m igran t labor conditions, p a rticu larly in Oregon. T exas and C a lifo rn ia , has ru n across m any u n pleasant s itu a iio n s e x is tin g in fa rm la b o r cam ps H e re now is at least some evidence th a t the b lig h t of poor w o rk in g co nditions fo r m ig ra n ts does not m a r Sandy. C onditions a re so good a l (he B D and F cam p, owned by Dave H ell M ile s D ru m and Ken E la th , that tt has d ra w n a tte n tio n <>t re p o rte rs fro m L ife and L ib e rty m agazines and The R e p o rte r new spaper in P o rtla n d , a cco rd in g to ca m p boss Bob B ra d le y And. o f course, the ca m p has a clean b ill o f health fro m t h e fa im bureau of labor. A few w o rke rs, how ever, c la im the i abins com pare less fa v o r a b ly w ith o th e r ckm p s. H ow ever, fa c ilitie s they te rm e d " a little b e tte r” w ere not p rovided fre e o f charge as a t B D & F cam p. Each liv in g unit has th re e m attresses and bunks, a wood stove, lig h ts w a te r wood and " th e se rvice s o f one w e a ry old m a n .' ac c o rd in g to B ra d le y , w ho added th a t he Is the " o ld m an " Showers and la u n d ry fa c ilitie s a re also pro vid e d . The cam p, in its second ye a r, houses about 130 persons in 40 u n its. N u m b e r of occupants v a rie s fro m week to w eek as m any w o rk e rs move on a fte r a fe w days' w o rk. O thers, how ever, w ill sta y th roughout the s tra w b e rry and ra s p b e rry season. B ra d le y said A m ong these a re some p ic k e rs hack fro m last ye a r M any have been here since m id -M a y to hoe Ihe b e rry fields O th e rs'h a ve been a rr iv in g d a ily since p ic k in g began M ig ra n ts h a il fro m a lm o st e v e ry w estern and southw estern state in c lu d in g A r i zona. Texas, M ontana, N evada, O kla h o m a . Idaho, W ashington. C a lifo rn ia . A rka n sa s and, o f course, O regon. M ost of the cabins house fa m ily u n its w ith an average o f about fo u r ch ild re n per couple O th e r fa m ilie s , such as the Jam es Reek- fo rd s of A rizo n a , n u m b e r as m a n y as eight. And th e re a re elans such as the Soliz fa m ily w ith three brothers, th e ir w ives, c h ild re n and m o th e r. T h e re are so m any-S olizes that th e y cam e equipped w ith a tru c k and th e ir own w a sh in g m a c h in e ’ "T o g e th e rn e ss” ch a ra c te riz e s these fa m ilie s . E v e ry b o d y m om , dad, kids, g ra n d m a , g randpa, o r w hoever a ll p itch in to p ic k b e r rie s T oddlers get in the act to h elp f ill a h a llo c k o r tw o o r to f ill th e ir tu m m ie s T he " r e a l wee ones" sta y hom e w ith o ld e r b ro th e rs o r sisters w ho a lte rn a te p ic k in g days to b a b y-sit. ;*■ Tr-nve-hog wnh se ve ra l c h ild re n is n 't m u ch o i a p ro U a m . say p a re n ts The biggest Trouble com es when le a v in g place. We have to m ake a c a re fu l in v e n to ry to see we have 'em a ll w ith us,' says one parent. Most fa m ilie s m ove fro m ca m p to ca m p as lit tle as possible. H a rve stin g crops in o th e r states doesn’t a lw a y s h u rt the c h il d re n ’s schooling. Jam es S eckford. whose fa m ily includes fiv e school-age c h ild re n , said his youngsters attended the fu ll session o f school aided by the fa c t th a t m a n y A riz o n a schools closed M a y 5. C am p life is co m p lic a te d by cooking on a wood stove. Said one m an, " B y the tim e , you get the stove hot enough to cook on, you d o n 't have to put the brpad in the oven ju s t set it down in the m id d le of the flo o r and close the d o o r—I t 'l l b a ke .” He a d m itte d th a t it re a lly w a s n 't soo bad but th a t the c u rre n t heat w a ve m ade i t seem w orse. F irs t-tim e rs in a b e rry ca m p a re n 't as en th u sia stic. One young m an. o rig in a lly fro m P o rtla n d , allo w e d th a t it w as p ro b a b ly a p re tty good cam p, but added he " ju s t d id n ’t lik e th a t w a y of life " B ut he had m ade m any frie n d s at the ca m p and agreed w ith " " B — ca m p Boss ra d le y 's op in ion th a t the m ig ra n ts a re a p re tty frie n d ly , agreeable bunch Im p ro v e m e n ts at the cam p are slated fo r the fu tu re , a cco rd in g to M rs. D ru m , w ife of the m a in sto c k h o ld e r o f B D & F. The b u ild ings, planned by Ken F la th . w ill he painted th is s u m m e r i f possi ble. Trees w ill be p lanted a fte r adequate top so il is p ro vid e d . A cem ent dance flo o r is also in the fu tu re book. The ca m p w ill p ic k about 40 acres each of s tra w b e rrie s and ra s p b e rrie s th is y e a r and next. “ We t r y to have ju s t enough ber- vies to keep the ca m p b u sy,” said M rs. D ru m . "B e fo re we pla n t m ore b e rrie s, we w a n t to im p ro v e the cam p. Wc operate on the th e o ry th a t 11 you have a good c a m p , y o u 'll g e t a b e tte r g rade o l p ic k e rs .” said M rs . D ru m . V -, — Also — QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE Mt In C olor R e stin g u n der one o f the few tre e s around the R D Si F ca m p a fte r a h a rd d a y of w o rk are T exans of the K a ym u n d o Sollx fa m ily . — Also— THE WAR OF THE SATELLITES —Cartoon- C a m p ow ner» say they w a n t to p la n t m ore tree», but a re hindered by la c k ol good to p so il now . < Sandy Post photo I Matinee» Sat. & Sun. I l 11 * 1' < a m p boss Holt B ra d le y. »hown In fro n t of hi» q u a r te rs. has w orked w ith D ru m fa m ily fo r a y e a r. “ C h ie f le n d e r ” B ra d le y loan» ca m p people e v e ry th in g fro m onions to h a m m er». He added w ith a shake of his head th a t he d id n ’ t often g e t paid hack. In ihe background 1» a pop dispensing m achine fo r w o rke rs. (Sandy Post photo) SUNSET THEATER Loop Highway Sandy Hood Foresi Man Takes New Posi Al Porlland Offici M y rtle ttcllyfe 1». ami B arb ara Seckford, 14. W csM M r nUflUhaa- laandrv tub», w ater and lines are provided free to m igrant» at the B D » F camp. (Sandy Post photo I pitches in to help take down the E v e eryhody r m i _________ Ute Unes twpwrtiWy H a photogra w axh Ir ____ . . . p h e r 1» a ro u n d . “ H e lp e rs” a re fro m le ft to rig h t Sandy H e lly r, 8 ; Rebecka S eckford. I» : H a ro ld A. D ahl, lim b e r s ta fl o ffic e r of the M t. Hood N a tio n al F o re st, has tra n s fe rre d to the D iv is io n of T im b e r M anagem ent in the R egional O ffice , P o rtla n d , a cco rd in g to J. H e rb e rt Stone, R egional F o re ste r, U.S. Forest S ervice. D a h l's p rin c ip a l d u ty as a fo r j est p la n tin g and seeding spec ia lis t w ill be Io assist N a tio n a l F o re st su p e rviso rs in the P a c ific N o rth w e st in p ro m p t re fo re sta - tiom M hbrw st arres. WHEN YOU are looking for banking services — come directly to Clackamas County Bank. You’ll find modem facili ties, trained personnel, along with the desire to be helpful i> n ,«»♦>• - s » “ A 1937 g ra d ú a le of Oregon S tate U n iv e rs ity . D a h l has w o r t- ed on the U m pqua. Deschutes. F re m o n t, W h itm a n , G iffo rd Pin- ehot. and M t. Hoad N a tio n a l F o r ests. He was ra n g e r on the M t. A d a m s d is tric t o f the G iffo rd L e n n ie P aola. .'18, Rt. 3, Box P in ch o t forest p rio r to tra n s fe r 1334, B o rin g , m a ile d his $15 b a il to the M t. Hood su p e rviso r's s ta ff m oney to the C la cka m a s ju s tic e in 1959. He h I so served as ra n g co u rt, and fo rfe ite d it as his fine the M u ltn o m a h C ounty and O re e r on the Union d is tric t o f ihe A re co rd y e a r seems in the w hen he fa ile d to appear fo r a W h itm a n fo re st fro m 1946 to 1956. I gon State F a irs. h e a rin g June 30 on the charge of o ffin g fo r the M u ltn o m a h K e n nel c lu b w ith opening o f the 1961 fa ilin g to d riv e to the r ig h t' of greyhound season set fo r J u ly 10. the y e llo w line. Schooling races a re being held A ik your dealer about a real cool extra-coat option—Chevrolet air conditioning. P aola was a rre ste d by Sandy C h ie f o f P olice Jam es B arden n ig h tly and a sizable cro w d g a ri a fte r Barden had to ta ke to the th e rs each eve n ing to w a tch the shoulder of h ig h w a y 212 near dogs in action. Im p re ssive ^tim e s R ock C reek about 1:10 a m . S a t posted in the p re lim in a ry tr ia ls u rd a y . June 24, in o rd e r to avoid in d ic a te re co rd s a re due to Mm - i hie when the season begins. a head-on co llis io n . No less than 75 greyhounds B arden was ta k in g a ru n a w a y g ir l to the Oregon C ity ju v e n ile have m ade the 5 /lH th -m iIe test dete n tio n home when the Paola ru n in less than 32 seconds. M u rra y K em p. M K C president, v e h ic le cam e rig h t at the p a tro l c a r on the w ro n g side o f the h ig h says se ve ra l im p ro v e m e n ts have w a y a I a h ig h ra te of speed. been made at the tra c k includ B arden tu rn e d around and m a n Ing e le c tric ra d ia n t heat In the aged to stop Paola at Rock creek. stands and a flo ra l in fie ld The ra c in g season w ill run Paola said he had not had any sleep fo r tw o fla y s and a p p a re n tly fro m J u ly 10 th ro u g h O ct. 7 w ith a p a ir o f in-betw een breaks fo r fe ll asleep a t the wheel. Boring Man Forfeits Bail On Traffic Citation Kennel Club Eyeing Successful Season u rn t a lllA Y R T IL I p.x. Classified Business Professional Directory Osteofiath Optom etrist DR. JOE M. ONCHI MO 5-5415 33 N.E. Kelly Gresham, Ore. R EG 1STE K E D O P TO M E T K IH T Open 9 A M to 6 P M E ve n in g s by A p p o in tm e n t ! ’ .• blocks N o rth & East of flo o d T h e a tre J. WOODLE Hood-Land 402 P H Y S IC IA N and S U R G E O N O ffic e H ours 9 A M to 5:30 P .M . D a ily except .S undays SANDY REST HAVEN MU 7-4712 Brightwood Oregon A home Jor In v a lid s . c o n v a ie U c rn t p a tie n ts and those needing n u rs in g c a re '' Operated by a Registered Nurse Real Estate — General Insurance O llite at Silm on River Bridge DUKE & PROCTOR ¿4 H O U R N U R S IN G C A R E R egistered N urse in attendance Owned and op e ra te d bv M r and M i A lfre d Bloom Phone M t ' 7 2041 Open fo r inspection at any tim e INSURANCE AGENTS Sandy, Oregon FRED RESEBURG B ookkeeping and A ccounting ; Service Sandy MU 7-2891 DORIS K. ALEX A ccountant Moved to 14525 E. Burmide Portland, Or«. Phon«»: MU 7-3522 - A t 4-5920 MU 7-2271 THE SANDY POST Main Street MU 7-2781 Sandy, Oregon EXCELLENT LOW COST PRINTING It'll pay you plenty to pad over to your Chevrolet dealer’s One-Stop Shopping Center and get in on ^11 the excitement thej;e. Because Jet-smooth Chevrolets are outselling evgry other make o i car. he’s able to tu m on the savings like nobody else in town. Have him fit you w ith an elegant Impala, a popuhtr Bel A ir or a budget-wise Biscayne. Or maybe With one of those six sweet-going, cargo-craving Chevy wagon». Just bring along your desire to own a lot of car at an easy-to-own price. Chevy and your j ■ ^-»4 f a K ■ r*R ZY’l ’ Y’ ZY I /"Y 4 « A t -»« ä P H Y S IC IA N and S U R G E O N O ffic e H o u rs 10 A M to 5 P M D a ily except Sundays Surveyor DIRECTORY Phon« MUtual 7-2781 Save-i-bnndle buys on Corvairi, too! Th» ebmat» couldn’t ELTON D. LEAVITT, M D. MU 7-2631 Medical Bldg , Sandy For Your Card In This Printing Summertime-and the savin’ is easy! Physician ORCHARD CREST Rt. 2, BOX 359 NURSING HOME Sandy, Ore. In su ra n ce Im p a la C oncartibla CHARLES H. CARLSTROM MU7-3851 loop Hiwey Sandy Nursing Home H ea l E s ta te Accounting MARX BROS. P.O. Box 431 MO 5-2453, AL 4-2007 Gresham R egistered Land S u rve yo r S urveying. M apping. S u b d ivisio n s. O ffic e located 3 m ile » east of G re sh a m on Loop Hwy. Chety Corvair Monza Club Coupe i be better for getting into one of these. Yessirree, juicy July buy» on the Monzas with their family-etyle »porta-car spirit . . . on the nimble, nickel-nursing Corvair 500’» and 700’a . . . on the 6-Paasenger Lakewood Wagon» . . . and on those Greenbriar Sports Wagon» with up ts twice the »pace of angular wagons. Need more be «aid? Your Chevrolet dealer is the man to talk to. See the new Chevrolet« at your local authorized Chevrolet dealer's _ RICHARDSON CHEVROLET Loop H iw .y * Main S t SANOY, OREGON ____ MUtual 7-2681
