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Letters to the Editor Walt Taylor, Loe Irwin, Co-Publishers Rodger Ed<ly, finara! Manager Published Every Thursday by Outlook Publishing C i-. Entered at the Post Office at Sandy. Clackamas County, Oregon, as second class matter under the Act of Congress of March 1879. , ___________ _________________________________ i Sandy Post, Sandy, Oregon Page 2 Jnly It, IN I The Plot Thickens on Rail Merger The argument, however, is not so simple ’ .The Gresham Chamber of Commerce, hlong with a number of other Oregon as between monopoly vs. competition. SP says “numerous economies and consolida Chamber*, voted recently to support the tions in the Western railroad system” Southern Pacific In Its efforts to gain con would result should it gain control of West trol of the Western Pacific line. ern Pacific. That action now seems to have been rath Santa Fe, obviously, disagrees. Their re er hasty. presentatives at the Monday meeting of the Six Western states — Including Oregon Gresham Chamber argued that only by and Washington—have agreed to oppose maintaining the two separate lines will not only Southern Pacific but also Santa Fe healthy competit ion be assured. The battle , In their efforts to gain control of Western lines are drawn for ICC hearings which Pacific. But if the Interstate Commerce begin next week, in San Francisco. Commission is disposed to grant control to The hearings- later will be resumed in ope line or the other, all will vote for Santa Portland and Seattle. Our area is involv Fe. ed not only because of shipments to and Which means that the Gresham Chamber from California, but also because the pro didn’t exactly pick the popular side. posed acquisition of Portland Traction prop The whole issue has boiled down to just erties by SP and UP could put the former this: how many railroad» should serve directly into Grestham. Western Pacific, incidentally, has come the area between Central California and Oregon, and between Central California and out strongly In favor of Santa Fe. We, too, iUtah? If the SP prevails, they will have see no persuasive reasons to eliminate the > complete monopoly. If the Santa Fe wins, competitive factor between here and Cali ^competition between the two lines will be fornia. and doubt that the hearings will prove otherwise. continued. •Berlin Crisis May Strike Home Indications are growing that the Com- unity on the Berlin situation is the only anunist-contrived Berlin crisis soon may thing they wjll understand. The Londori Times last week reported >ttike home In backyards all across the Pres. Kennedy was unwilling to go to war ¡nation, including Gresham. Pres. Kennedy is said to be weighing wis over either a Soviet-East German treaty dom of at least a partial mobilization to or elimination of Western rights in Berlin. This we doubt. •underscore our determination to maintain With his keen sense of history. Pres. rights in Berlin. This would mean calling up some Reservists and National Guards Kennedy surely understands that to retreat men. Our community certainly would be on Berlin would be to undermine the West ern position everywhere. If we don't hold affected. Most Gresham Guardsmen and Reservists firm In Berlin, the long line of retreat recently concluded summer training pro will never stop. The Moscow-motivated crisis is likely to grams and other units currently are on maneuvers. Their recall to active duty come to a head In late October. Perilous times certainly are coming between now would affect many homes in our area. There are those who maintain that any and then. Everyone, regardless of his po mobilization would hardly impress the litical persuasion, must unite solidly behind Russians, that real Western diplomatic the leadership of the President. How Will They Learn? i Our national government says it Is con cerned with the growing number of unem ployed in our late-teen age group. As almost any employer knows, the main and almost sole — reason these young folks can’t get Jobs is they lack working •experience. -Now, as we said, our federal government tStls us this unemployment problem among young folks is becoming critical. That’s on one hand. Then on the other hand, along comes a federal agency and closes a door for many young folks. For example: The Wage-Hour division of the Department of Labor has recently en tered a ruling which prohibits persons un der 18 cleaning or even sweeping around presses, even when the presses aren’t in operation. Persons under 18 are also pro hibited from even cleaning up the presses wh<jg th«^ are not 'jn use! This is in the printing business; our guess is similar rules obtain in other industries. We presume these orders are for the "safety” of the youngsters concerned. It might provide some "safety” in an indirect fashion. If the kids can’t work, they can’t afford a hot-rod or a cut-down car. Actually, no one has any argument with child-labor legislation aimed at protecting youngsters learning "dangerous’ occupa tions. But It appears to us. this latest order approaches the level of being plain ridicu lous. Hooray for This Judge! A W a s h in g to n Rtf^e Jwdg<* G eorge i or $5.Q0O car lor a fivo-cent parking meter H. Freese of Ritzville, h-fts issued a mo violation would be unconstitutional.” In other words, policemen don’t have the mentous ruling for long-harassed motorists. , right to haul a car away every time some He has ruled that t^e- City of Spokane Is penny-aiftw-parking regulation is ignored. liable for the cost of a car towed away for No one defends the chronic ticket-gatherer, a flve-cent parking violation. He observed but the judge has struck a blow for free that "a law permitting seizure of a $4,000 dom! Order Your Berry Tickets at The Sandy Post r BBSA HIHHHHHHBSA VE SUMMER TIME B A R G A IN S ! AT THE Men'» Boys’ Sport Shirts Scatter Rugs Hanging Baskets FanTreiiis Picket Fence 4 "» 88c ¡"Shredded Foam Rubber 88c Men’s Short Sleeved Non Skid :< Dangers Involved In Oven Canning Editor’s note: The letter from the U.S. Civil Service Commission referred to above is the one described on the front page of this Issue of the Post. The clippings mentioned are those concerning the ap pointment of Hal Dudley as postmaster at Rhododendron in the June 15 and 22 Posts. The portions encircled dealt with (11 the unannounced re sults of the competitive exami nation this examination has apparently never taken place); (2) Dudley's understanding that the resident requirement was waived because of his vet eran standing: (S) Residents' speculation that Dudley wan the only Democrat available for the'bost. To The Editor: The editorial th Jjude 29th is sue pf San<ty;Post attempting to saddle the Standard Time ad vocates with responsibility for our present confused time easily tops all the fuzzy thinkng. un substantiated arguments on the subject that I've read or heard to date. Facts are the Standard Tme advocates were for state wide uniform time in the election last fall when they voted for state wide standard time. It was the All roads on the Mt Hood N a Daylight time advocates, deter tional Forest are now open, ac cording to the last Forest office mined to have fast time in spite of the election — by hook or weekly report for 1961. crook — and their lobbying re Roads listed in poor condition presentatives who high pressured are Skyline Road from Olallie the state legislature with the 1-akc to Breitenbush Lake, Bad ; double cross that permitted the ger Lake via Hgh Prairie Road five rebel counties to disregard and Razler Forks from High established Standard time and Rock Passage is described as switch to Daylight time that sad difficult. The road to Badger dled Oregonians with a mixture Lake has a small snow block. of both fast and slow time and Most of the trails are also this resultant confusion. passable. However portions of In the editorial, the implica» Timberline Trail are still closed tion that the Standard time ad by snow. vocates are responsible for this " Van Buren Motor & Supply prizes, and in the past has fared satisfactorily against his more experienced competition. The complete list of rules and prizes may be obtained by w rit ing to Oregon State Fair, P.O. Box 1507, Salem. Track, Tractor, F arm Equip ment Repairs A Small Mot ors. Acetylene and Electric Welding . . . 17400 N.E. Halsey A L 4-6119 Woman Reports • Keil Ertele Setnttj (Continued from Page 1) six feet tall and weighed around hair and dark eyes. He wore a red and blue V-necked shirt and sun tan pants. The second suspect was described as being about 5'9", weighing 155 pounds, and miss ing one tooth. He has grey hair and dark eyes. He wore a blue- grey sport coat and jeans. He carried a cigarette lighter with a nude woman portrayed. He had the habit ot crushing out his cigarettes in the cuff of his trous ers. vUMriwik • Ve lenice «Recti« > Il 4edre4 IF rrfe o r phona RfMTY SERVICE «VESTMEMT WC. 1929) M . Di ITTI AT 11U1 3U u fo u s ! S im p ly ^ c d u f o u i! Colonel Sanders1 K«ntu«kij fried ¿JkickeH“ > 4 «'»"«ngur-BcWn’ good" trawt yourself and your family to soma today 1 r/ 9 Private Lines to Pin Your Take Homo Orders the SPECK Restaurant A N D TAKE HOME ALpine 3-7535 12329 N.E. G litan the SPECK drive - in A N D TAKE HOME 5005 S.E. Foster Rd. PRotpect 5-8611 Take Home the SPECK Department 11 th & E. Burnside BEImont 5-8366 — —- DONALD E. MARX Announces Tlje Chapge of Nam^of L j JAMES CHASE "M a rx Bros., Land Surveyors 'X TO THAT OF M A R X and CHASE -« a Registered Land Surveyors 24" x 56” BEFORE YOU BUY, SHOP HERE FIRST Open 9 to 6 • Fridays 9 to 9 C & G VARIETY 0 E. Powell Blvd. - A five-piece carving set and a time confusion because they did dozen steak knives will be await An Open Letter to the n't *H immediately forget the ing the exhibitor of the finest To The Sandy Post election, disregards already es malting barley in the Oregon Last week. I received a „ from Friends on the Mountain, tablished Standard time and State F a ir’s grain show, Sept. enclosed were these clippings switch to Daylight time along 1-9 with the rebels is just too p re from the Sandy Post. Great Western Malting Com I was a little disappointed, a l posterous for comment. pany of Vancouver, Wash., has As correctly stated in the edi made the award for many years, so disgusted after r e a d i n g through their clippings as I also torial it la "all much ado about and competition for it has be had sent ip my application for nothing.’’ Which of the two oppos come the highlight of the land the Postmasters Examination, ing times we finally end up with products division. , la not of too much importance. for Rhododendron. Warren Burnett, Jr, of Salem I have n o t h i n g personal Since the majority voted for is serving as superintendent of against Hal Dudley, as we have Standard time that should have been neighbors for years, and in settled the queaton for the next first time, and he has added an probability would not be w rit two years. So Standard time many new classes and instituted ing this letter to you now if I should rightfully be in effect at additional special awards for had not received the enclosed present. What really matters is the finest specimens of varous letter from the UJS. Civil Serv how we go about settling on one products from the family gard or the other. If trickery and en and the large farm ice Commission. The exhibitors of the tallest Now, before 1 write more, here legislative action are to decide are a few personal notes, about the issue in Oregon, why have cornstalk and the largest sun myself. I would like you to elections. Why bother to vote flower will both receive $25 know I am a Veteran, with an Just what has become of Gov awards of merchandise from honorable discharge, from World ernment by, of and for the peo Meier and Frank's of Salem. Smaller cash awards are given War U, I was discharged with ple in the state of Oregon? The recent legislative skull for the largest mangel or sugar the rank of first sergeant. I am 42 years old, have been a regis duggery made a farce of Ore beet, heaviest pumpkin, heaviest tered democrat for 21 years and gon elections and donkeys of squash and tallest sunflower. Potato growers will be compet I am also a disabled Veteran, Oregon voters. Ja m e s L. M iner ing for a handsome silver tray drawing a disability pension. to be awarded by the Oregon Rt. 1, Box 984 I also want you to know, that Boring. Oregon Potato Commission for the best I knew, at the time, I filled out single exhibit of ten white-flesh the application, and mailed it in, potatoes. that I was not in the proper dis To the Editor: One of the la rg e s t divisions trict, as I receive my mail at The people don’t recognize the the Brightwood Post office. speed lim it on Hi-way 26 I was , of the land products show is But I also knew that two or traveling 35 M PH in a 35 mile they honey and bees d e p a rt more from below me toward San zone, when people tried to blow m ent, T he d isp lay a re a fo r dy had filed. me off the road with their horns. these tw o products has been second On the clippings, enclosed. I I blowed back at them to let expanded fo r t h e have circled several paragraphs. them know you’re supposed to s tra ig h t y e a r, and 17 d iffe re n t I want you to notice and read recognize the speed lim it. They classificatio ns plus a sweep, again, then read my letter receiv aren’t supposed to do 50 in a 35 stakes a w a rd a re expected to a t t r a i t a reco rd n u m b e r of ed from the Civil Service Com mile zone. en tries. mission. Where I learned, the law was ’ There will be 12 classes for Unless I have read it wrong, to recognize the law if not the it seems to me, that no examin car. In a month’s traveling time arrangements which utilize pro ations will even be held, as it this is the worst I ever saw. You duce. with "Pride of Autumn” states that new qualifications, must recognize the cars on the the selected theme for the div- have now been mailed in and I j Hl-ways and you’ll save many- sion Four classes will be on ex hibit the full nine days of the already have been ruled out. lives. Fair, with the remainder to "be I have been told quite often Signed exhibited either four or five days. and just recently heard that , Henry Nolan Burnett points out that a per politics are often involved in son need not be a farm er to en matters, such as this, but I ter the competition. The back don't like to believe that's the yard gardener is eligible for 11 case. Because although as I stated before, 1 am a democrat, K n ifin g Suspect Sought that is discriminating and in Each year questions come to A fter Attacking Man any government position, a per the county extension offices as- An unidentified Negro is the son should be hired, because of ing for time tables for oven can object of a search by state po their capabilities, not their poli ning of foods. Oven canning is lice and sheriff's deputies after tics. religion and etc. not safe and should never be he slashed the left hand of a I would also like to state, and considered. The temperature in Boring man Saturday night in you can quote me, although I voted for Maurine Neuberger the interior of the ja r is not front of the Boring General high enough to destroy all the store. last election, if this is her policy organisms that cause food spoil Lewis Cecil Freeland. 21, Box of fair play, my vote in the fu age or poisioning. says Mrs H el 11, Boring, told state police of ture will be cast differently. en McDowall, Clackamas Coun ficer Donald R. Bergin and Not only for myself, am I up ty Home Extension Agent. sheriff's deputies he was knifed arms over this, but for any In addition, steam may- build when he approached the man one else, outside that mailing district that filed an application. up in the Jars and cause a ser who was involved in a fight in He had Should have had a fair chance, ious explosion. Many cases of front of the store. at the position as long, as they near misses are reported where earlier seen him buying wine were going to go outside the home makers have escaped the there, he said. flying glass. Others have been district to fill the position. Mrs. W. I.. VolbrCcht of Wem- severely cut. Sincerely, trip to Europe. Oven canning just isn't worth me is taking Ralph M. Muldoon the chances involved, according She is a former teacher of Wel Box 119 ches. to Mrs. McDowall. Brightwood, Ore. Most Routes Open ¡In Hood Forest VE ■ ■ ■ ■ > Swim 8 Trunks 8 ( STORE List of Classes, Awards Expanding In State Fair Land Products Show Nothing Over 8 8 e McCulloch Chain Saws THE NEW FIRM WILL BE W ith All Attachments LOCATED AT THE SAME ADDRESS New and Used Sales * Service MILLS BROS. RIGGING SHOP Loop Highway Sandy M U 7-3636 HIGHEST TRADE-INS Absolutely the LOWEST Power Mower Prices Anywhere In Oregon P.O. Box 431 DONALD E. MARX Gresham (Loop Highway East of Gresham) M 0 5 -2 4 5 3 rr
