Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current, December 19, 1963, Page 4, Image 4

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The Sandy (Ore.) Post Thursday, Dee. 19, 19« (Sec. 1)
Growing Trees
“Raising Christmas treesfor of cultured Christmas trees are
fun and profit” sounds like the also leaders in the Clackamas
title of a book, but for many County Farm Forestry Assoc­
Clackamas County farmers this is iation. Clyde Ramsey, Victor Ems,
becoming a reality, says county Neil Beyer, and Ernie Zahar tn
agent Clayton Wills.
the Molalla area have all done
In the past 5 years this type of an outstanding job of raising trees.
farming has caught on and there In the Sandy area Clyde Upde-
have been at least 200 acres planted grave is getting into the business
to Christmas trees. Some of the on a large scale. One of the larg­
better growers compare this type est producers is the J. Hofert Co.
of farming with raising berries, with a large planting in the Clarks
which many formerly did. From area. It is an interesting fact that
the standpoint of culture there is this company has been commer­
also a similarity as to cultivation cially raising Christmas trees
and pruning.
since 1890.
The most popular tree is the
This business has many oppor­
Douglas fir, according to Wills. tunities. but it isn’t likely to be­
However, there are many plantings come overcrowded because of the
of Noble fir, Scotch pine,Concolor work and careful management re­
fir, and other species. The fact quired.
that Douglas fir is the most com­
Anyone Interested in this type of
mon tree in Oregon probably ac­ farming can get further informa­
counts for its popularity as a tion by calling county agent Clayton
Christmas tree.
Wills, 656-2641. Ext. 234.
Some of the leading producers
SANDY RIDGE EXTENSION UNIT
By MRS. JAMES F. COOK
By NELL HOWE
Hood-Land lieporter
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As Dorothy has been so gener­
So very sorry to hear of the
passing of Bessie Rogan last ous with her home, time and sew­
Saturday night. The funeral was ing, the members thought a gift
Wednesday. Our deepest sympa­ would be appropriate. They pre­
sented Dorothy with a 12-cup auto­
thy to her family.
Al Greenwait had a setback and matic coffee maker for her
didn’t get to come home as soon thoughtfulness.
as was expected. But we hope
They also tied two quilts and
all wll be well for him to come
sewed around the edge of one.
home this week.
Mrs. Beth Bradley came from
Grandma surprised us last Sat­
urday and showed up on our door­ Portland, and Mrs. Leannah Mor­
step to spend a few hours with ris came from Oregon City. Oth­
us. It was wonderful to see her ers present were Mrs. Meyer,
on the mountain again, and to have Mrs. William Drips, Mrs. A. Lion­
her back drying my breakfast dish­ berger, Mrs. Pat Kasch, Mrs.
es. A job she always showed up Jennie Welch, and Mrs. Richard
to do, when she lived next door. Owen. Members not present, but
Don’t seem to be able to train my missed, were Mrs. Nell Bistor-
daughter to do the same. Or may­ lous, Mrs. Harry Amacher and
be it is me that should be over Mrs. Gladys Farr. Everyone had
drying hers. Think I will just a wonderful time.
There were six tables of dupli­
leave it be.
Son George home for the week­ cate bridge Dec. 9 at Mt. Hood
-
end and we went out tree hunting. Country club bridge club.
Winners were first, Arthur Lee,
It was a successful mission. Al­
though we broke the hatchet, and Gresham; and Jerry Bechtold,
second, Jack
had to return for the axe, the tree Rhododendron;
fell before our superior strength. Strong, Brightwood, and Mrs
And a beauty, If I do say so. That Mary Woods, Portland; and
seems to be the most I have done third, Mrs. Jerry Bechtold and
towards Christmas so far, no doubt Mrs. Richard Owen, Welches.
Mrs. Jensen brought a birthday
the spirit will show up, I hope.
FROM
cake to honor her son’s birthday.
The Christmas spirit will pre­
THE STORE HE
Dropped in on Kathy Durr and
her new beauty shop. What a very vail at the bridge club on Dec.
WOULD CHOOSEI
charming place It Is. Makes you 23. Play starts at 7:30, and the
feel almost beautiful just to be public Is welcome.
In the shop. The shop Is adjoin­
Select from the
ing her home at Alder Creek,
on Alder Drive Road. Lovely
finest male gifts
orchid, white and gold decor. And
the
back is all glass slidingdoors,
any place— from
The Glen Millers of Sandy pull­
with a porch outside, with plug­
ins, so if it Is too warm in the ed their holiday table to full length
the largest
summer time, she can wheel her to seat the 22 guests that joined
dryers outside and you can sit on them for Thanksgiving dinner. The
selection for
the porch while your hair Is dry­ occasion was made additionally
many miles
ing. A lovely place, and we wish festive by the visit of Mrs. Mil­
Kathy the very best of good for­ ler’s brother and his family from
.. tn* gift <«t for HOMS and
around!
Winlock, Wash. Her brother, Mr.
tune in her new venture.
TRAVEL ALL-PURPOSE LOTION
Dottie Shoup has a catchy bit Ekstedt, Is with F.A.A. and has
In larg* eryaul bottle paired with
rettuabl« travel flask.
before been In Alaska
of writing out about her new Job, always
•0.00 pl»« taa
also. Is your correspondence pil­ or Hawaii at holiday time.
FREE GIFT WRAPPING
ALL-PURPOSE LOTION, Individually,
Other guests Included, Mrs.
ing up? Is your secretary over­
$9.00 00.00 M.00 pirn tai
loaded? Or, no secretary at all? Minnie Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Then call Dottie. Hoodland 124, Miller and three sons, all of Port­
or 402. Or you can leave word land; Mrs. Dorothy Jones, Mr. and
at the Mt. Hood Dental Bldg. In Mrs. Jack Miller and three sons,
Sandy. Or catch Dottie at Wood­ all of Gresham; and Mrs. Norma
ie Real Estate Office at Bright­ Triplett of Sandy.
wood.
Good luck to Dottie In her
Aylsworth & Popick's
new venture.
The Golden Rule Sewing Circle
met at the home of Dorothy Mey­
er on Dec. 11 for Its annual
Christmas party. Dorothy served
Chow Mein and the trimmings; SANDY FIRE DEPT. AND
Mrs. Drips brought fruit salad; AUXILIARY
and Mrs. Lionberger brought a
Gresham
MO 5-3895
20 N. Roberts
whipped-cream dessert.
Officers for 1964 were elected
by the Department and Auxiliary
during the past week.
Department Chief Lyle Seaman
and Assistant Chief Deane Wes-
sellnk hold appointive offices.
Newly elected were: Senior Cap­
tain, Kenny Burdick; Junior Cap­
tain, Bud Fischer; Sargeant at
Arms, Bill Cochran, and Secre­
tary-Treasurer, Gib Aldenkamp.
Imogene Fischer was elected
Chief of the Auxiliary. Serving
with her will be: Assistant Chief,
Billie McNutt; Senior Captain,
Juanita Conn; Junior Captain, Max­
ine Paul; Secretary-Treasurer,
Rita Oldenkamp, and Historian,
Ruth Kolllng.
A new baby girl has been wel-
corned to our group. Proud par-
>nts are Bob and Ellie Pursel.
Fire and ambulance calls:
12/6—Alvin Johnson of Route 3,
Gresham, was taken from Sandy
Oil Co. to Gresham General by
Bob Pursel and Kenny Burdick.
IMNNH MMM —T....... -...........
12/11--A fire truck was called on
two different flue fires. One call
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was to the John Ludi residence
on Sandy Ridge, and the other was
tei « w
to the Roger Stewart home on
Route 2, Sandy.
mou
12/12—Marian Spaller was trans­
mt
ported from her home in Sandy to
Maat W l wle
Providence Hospital, Portland, by
Juanita Conn, Norman Kolllng and
Billie McNutt.
12/12--Laura Caldo, Route 1,San­
dy, was taken from Ogden’s Vari­
ety ¿tore to Gresham General by
Juanita Conn, Norman Kolllng, and
CFITA
Billie McNutt.
12/15—Carl Anderson, Route 1,
*«««» ro » vy Tutit-
Boring, was taken from his home
HWC1T*«1 « HCMtMMt toon
"ua-snas
to Orchard Crest Rest Home by
»tu»
Harold Johns and Dave Anderson.
1V15--V. J. Cerlenko, Portland,
was taken by Harold Johns and
Machinery—Uted
Bob Pursel from Dodge Park to
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Gresham General.
Magatine Dealer* * Dittr*
12/16--Pearl Anderson, wife of
Carl Anderson, was taken to Or­
toil
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chard Crest Rest Home from her
residence by Maxine Paul, Nor-
■M Kolllng, and Billie McNutt.
Work is progressing on the new
fire hall, and “mopping-up” has
been completed In the old building
following the Rabies Clinic. At
least one member of the Auxiliary
should be adept at tree climbing,
as she spent part of the four hours
of the clinic scaling the daveno in
West Coast
one leap.
English
leather*
LAST
MINUTE
HINTS
tapers. The menu consisting ofhot
spiced punch, Polynesian Mingle,
Hawaiian Casserole, Portugese
Sweet Bread, Christmas Cookies
and coffee, was prepared and
served by Mrs. Maurice Seibert,
Mrs. Wilson Matheny, Mrs. Ru­
dolph Huserlck Mrs. Albert Maj­
ors, Mrs. Leslie Wallace and Mrs.
Wesley Kent.
Mrs. Seibert, Chairman, pre­
sided at a short business meeting
after vhich the ladies enjoyed
games and exchange of gifts.
Guests were: Mrs. Parker Hol­
loway, Mrs. EugeniaBoitano, Mrs.
Richard York and Trudy, Mrs.
Orville Bessant, Lida and Brenda.
The annual Christmas party of
the Sandy Ridge Extension Unit
was held in the home of Mrs. Les­
lie Wallace, Thursday, Dec. 12.
Mrs. Wesley Kent and Mrs. Wal­
lace decorated the Wallace home
in keeping with the “Hawaiian”
theme and a life size Santa Claus
appropriate for the holiday season.
Hawaiian record music was played
throughout the day.
The ladies were dressed in mu
mu’s and were given lei’s to com­
plete their costumes.
The centerpiece of the dinner
table was an attractively arranged
tray of fruits accented by lighted
FAINT & WALLPAPER STORE
WEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY
Sign
Poirtmg
Glow — Picture Framing
33 W
ly
MO 5 232
MANY OTHER VARIETIES
DIODEC
Dlr i Ed
evergreen
nursery
17310 N.E. Halsey
AL 4-3196
S & H Green Stamps
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
HOLIDAY CENTERPIECES
POINSETTIA PLANTS
SATIN BALLS
CORSAGES
PLANTER WITH LOG
REVOLVING TREE
STAND ..YULE
STOCKINGS
9 A.M. - 6 P.M
Sundays
MAKE
Gresham Rexall
Your Headquarters
FOR LATE SHOPPING!
DELICIOUS CANDIES
GREETINGS"
Chocolates
Heller's "Lucky Mix
Hard Candies
Raspberries, Starlites,
Two Layers of Assorted Milk
Chocolates, Caramels, Nougats, etc.
2-lb. Box
Sours, Sour Balls
t / k
95
CHRISTMAS STOCKING
Filled with wrapped hard
98
LADIES GIFT SETS
Cot/.
00
Emeraude
candies and children's
Max Factor $
22 pieces
toys
Fruit Royals, Lemon
4-lb. Box
98‘
95
Primitif
in all
Shop the
easy way
PANKRATZ
Noble Fir - Concolar - Pine
Douglas Fir --- Spruce (Colorado-Norway)
THRU SATURDAY
alls
Use the Yellow Pages of your
West Coast Telephone Directory
LIVE CHRISTMAS TREES
9 A.M. - 9 P.M. MONDAY
NOW ’TIL CHRISTMAS - OPEN
EVENINGS (Sat, too!) ’TIL 9 PAI
FIRE
Use a high-backed bench placed
at a strategic place along a gar­
den path to give accent to a large
yard or to provide an excuse for
a small cutting garden. If you use
western red cedar you need not
even stain the bench.
Mrs. Laura Ault of Sandy who
fell last week in a local store and
broke her hip, is recovering in
Gresham General Hospital. She
was taken to the hospital by the
Sandy Ambulance.
OPEN
Twenty Two Guests
At Miller Dinner
Man
Shop
ACCENT BENCH
Hip Broken in Fall
00
Cara Nome
JUST
Flower Drum
We Have
Stocking
Filler*,
Too!
Beauty Bath, Lotion, Powder, Cologne
Desert Flower
MEN'S TOILETRIES
OLD SPICE
STAG
Lotion, Talc
Pre-Shave
Lotion and
and
50
ARTIFICIAL TREES
R
Smooth Shave
$348
ROYAL STAG
STAG
Travelers
Cologne, Shave
Cologne
Cream, After
& After Shave
BROWNIE 8 MM.
Movie
Outfit
Luxuriant 6-Foot Beauties
Fireproof & Easy to Store!
CAMERA SPECIALS
BROWNIE
STARMASTER
Projector
«nd
Camera
Reg
$69 95
Candy by
Reg.
*29.95
35 mm
S aq
Camera & Case
>
$49
Cigars for Dad
Perfume lor Mom
95
PHOTO SUPPLIES
• Cameras
• Rogers
• Whitman
$10 95
Gresham Rexall
Brown & Haley
MAIN S POWELL
• Aplets - Cotlets
Gresham
• Flash Bulbs
• Films
• Albums
MO 5 Q1Q1
• Camera Bags