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Clackamas County Bank First to Act in 'Clean-up, Fix-up' Judge Dismisses H. Baker Trial; Others Pending Any further action on the ar son charges pending against Mr. and Mrs. Howard Baker depends upon finding additional evidence. Donald Bowerman, assistant district attorney for Clackamas county, told The Post Wednes day that evidence in the case will be re-examined and "If we can come up with anything new, we will continue with the prosecution.’’ Mr. and Mrs. Baker each had been charged with two counts in connection with the Dec. 29 fire which destroyed the Sandy General Store. The first degree arson trial of Baker ended abrutly last week when Judge Ralph Hol man dismissed the case. He ruled that evidence presented by the state had not shown be yond a reasonable doubt that the fire was of incendiary ori gin and that there was incon clusive evidence linking the de fendant with the case. Still pending is the first de gree arson charge against Mrs. Baker, who chose to stand trial separately. Both the Bakers are also charged with burning and destroying property with the intent to defraud an insurance company. No date has been set for these trials, according to Bowerman. During the two days of Bak er’s trial the state presented 22 witnesses in an effort to prove arson and link Baker with it. Testimony showed there was $70,000 insurance including $30,000 on buildings, $7,000 on household goods. $23,000 on stock in the store, $8,000 on furniture and fixtures and $2,000 c;. ¿tock stored elsewhere than in the store. Judge Holman told the jury that the fact that some of the furntiure or fixtures may have been removed shortly before the fire was not conclusive evi dence of any intent, as the Bak ers might have moved it in anticipation of the foreclosure proceedings scheduled for the day on which the store burned. andy Vol. 25 TWELVE PAGES No. 24 8,n«'e Copy lOc Susan Gantenbein Packs For Summer in Istanbul "Though I fly to Istanbul . . .’’ sang the poet, Poe. And In a modern version, Susan Gantenbein, who quite sudden ly found herself Istanbul-bound, said, “I'm way up in the clouds —we all are. But my family is is higher up than I amT” Certainly Susan and her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Ganten bein, have a reason to be "fly ing high.” For it was Monday, June 10, that the message ar rived from American Field Service telling Susan she had a second set of narents In Istan bul who were expecting her for the summer, departure date June 20. So Susan is "flying” in order to be ready to board the train at the appointed hour. She will go by rail from Portland to Chicago where she will change trains and head for Washington, D.C. There she will be given a day’s tour of the nation’s capi- tol, then on to New York. An other tour awaits her in New York where she will see the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State building, Rockefeller Cen ter and the United Nations. From New York she embarks on the S.S. Seven Seas, which will carry all the American Field Service young people who will spend the summer in Eu rope—about 750. During the IO day trip across the Atlantic there will be intensive study of the language and customs of the countries to which the young emmissaries are bound. When the ship docks at Rot-, terdam she will be met by Mr. Yalcin Yusufoglu, secretary! general of the American Field Service of Turkey, who will es cort those who are spending the summer in his country. Susan has not been told whether this last leg of her trip will "be made by rail or by air. Among the things that Susan must do in the few days left to prepare for her trip is get ting "shot”—she must be In- noculated for typhoid, paraty phoid, tetanus and small pox— getting a pasport, a generally lengthy and involved process which is being expedited with much more speed than usual, especially for Susan. What to Take! And then there is packing. What does a girl take to Tur key? In the case of an “Ameri can Abroad,” she is told she should take “typically Ameri can” gifts to her Turkish fam ily of four, American maga and take them to Gresham By CARL BRIDGMON zines and at least one good General. Mr. Sites was in a book of facts—something in the We regret to report there state of shock while Mrs. Sites almanac line. This is to supply were several serious accidents suffered facial lacerations. answers to the innumerable this past week. They were re On the other hand all was questions she will be expected corded as follows: pretty quiet on the fire front. to answer about her country. June 4 - 5:30 p.m. Theo. B. Hope this is not a lull before These are the "musfs”—after Shaw 3574 N.E. Webster, Port the storm. they are packed she can take land was involved in a car NE W MEETING PLACE Chief Lyle Seaman informs clothes, but only up to 40 pounds accident at Compton's Corner me there was a good turn out The Sandy area Chamber of total weight. and was taken to Gresham at the First-Aid Class last Already sister Judy is plan General. Tom Paul and Chuck Thursday evening — about 17 Commerce will hold its next Rolling attending. attending. This first Aid Class luncheon meeting at the Trail ning on a double wardrobe for June 6. 8:40 a.m. Jean Pe is open to the public and is Cafe on Proctor avenue, ac the summer, as Susan reluct ters. Rt. 3. Rhoda was trans held weekly at Sandy grade cording to Vice President Jerry antly sets aside all the pretties ported from Dr. Noehren's of school. Anyone interested in Swails. The group has been she’d like to take but can’t fice to Providence Hospital this course (believe me it is meeting at Ann’s Coffee Shop, possibly. The family Susan will join is with a head injury. Chuck Rol time well spent» can get more but will meet at the Trail Cafe Mr. and Mrs. Ramil H. Rap- ling. Billie McNutt and Jean details by contacting the in from now on. Fischer attendants. On return structors, Lyle Seaman, or ing to Sandy the same attend Ruth Davenport. It’s free, but ants were called to Govern remember, enroll now so you ment Camp to pick up Mr. will be able to cover the full and Mrs. Eldon Sites, 1035 S.E. course. 113th ave. who had been in Safety Thought: Remember, volved in an auto accident safety is no accident! Accidents Hit Area SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1963 tanoglu, 14/4 Dibekci Ramil Sok. Spor Cad, Istanbul, Besik- tas, Turkey. Father is a medi cal doctor and a retired army colonel. Mama says she is a housewife and just takes care of her family. Handsome, dark haired big brother is a medical doctor and the new sister, who neglected to send her name and age, but appears in the photo graph to be about the same age as Susan, says she is a student of mathematics and physics. Time to Write Susan wrote to her new fam ily the same day she received the news that she would visit them, and if the mails work smoothly, there’s time for a reply before she leaves. Susan is fortunate in having a returned Turkish visitor, Car olyn Zimmerman, in the area. She hopes to spend some time with Carolyn and perhaps bor row a book on the language, for while she was sent lists of books and records, there is not time enough to get them. Susan said she had "given up hope” of being selected for the AFS summer program. She ap plied last October and heard in February that she was a semi-finalist from Sandy high. This means that she had been accepted to go if a home could be found for her abroad, but many, many more American youths are able to go than there are European homes to host them. She heard no more and, understandably, decided at this late date it was time to forget the whole thing. Then came the word. Susan will return to Sandy Sept. 13. She will miss two weeks of her senior year at school, but all concerned feel she will learn much more than enough to make up for this. Al Gantenbein residence, as the sparkle in these two pair of pretty eyes indicates. Susan, on left, had just received word from tile Am erican Field Service that she had Iwen select ed as one of a group win* will spend summer in Europe, specifically for her—Istanbul, Tur. key. Her sister, Judy, who returned from Bob Ilian two weeks ago, shares her sister's an ticipation of a wonderful summer, but teases that no sooner did she come home than Susan planned to leave. When Susan returns next fall, It will be time for Judy to go back to the uiversity for her senior year. (Sandy Post photo»
