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THE FISHERMEN'S GUIDE was still a wild otter. And he never had a name. It all came about when an otter moved into the mill pond by the sawmill where my father worked. I was seven or eight years old at the time. Having nothing better to do, I began catching fish and throwing them to him. The eyesight and hear ing of an otter may leave some thing to be desired, but his sense of smell is exceptional. Also, by having more than a natural amount of curiosity, the splash made when I threw the fish immediately drew his attention. It wasn't long before the sleek brown otter was eagerly looking forward to my arrival. (The way to this otter’s heart was through his stomach!) Eventually he came when I whistled and later, would even take food from my hand. Otters have, or can develop, quite varied tastes. Snails and cray fish were taken from me with relish. An otter has the shape of an over-grown weasel, with the addition of webbed feet. His stream-lined body can be pro pelled through the water with astonishing speed and maneu verability. One of my otter’s favorite games could be called “slide and fetch”. Beside the mill pond there was a “log dump”, a pile of logs sloping down to the water, used to roll other logs into the pond for mill use. The bark had been torn off these logs long ago. The otter would get the logs wet for his slide, then bring a stick and drop it a short distance from where I was sitting. He would then lope up to the top of the log dump and throw himself down on his slide. Surfacing in the pond, he’d swim around in cir cles looking for the stick, which I’d throw to him. The game would then start all over again. ABOUT OTTER by Mel Weseman In all the animal world, I don’t think there Is any ani mal that loves to have a good time, and that plays more, than the otter. This slim, sleek animal, sporting one of the most luxurious of all fur coats. Invents and plays his little games for sheer enjoyment. The young of other wild animalsplay too, usually in connection with learning some life-preserving feat, as hunting or attacking prey; but the young otter plays In his youth and as an adult too. I have had only one exper ience with otters, one of which became my first “pet”. I say “pet” advisedly, for though I fed him, and played his games, In all out time together I never touched him. No other person could come near without him diving deep in the water and disappearing from sight, for he ThiS if J^^GûO^ WOOD MM MW fajlM ar MARIE SEEMATTER INSURANCE Sandy MU 7-3102 MM SANDY BUSINESS DIRECTORY Johnny Sez FARM TRACTOR CO See Us for New Jacuzzi Pumps and Repairs on All Makes Of Pumps Loop Hwy. 4 Boring Road Gresham, Oregon Telephone: MO 5-4164 SP-tf - BUYING? — - SELLING? TRADING? - 24-Hour Phone Service when calling Johnny, MO 5-3491 with J. J. WALKER AT 8-5045 FOR JOB PRINTING STATIONERY SUPPLIES Call MU 7-2781 THE SANDY POST Portland 4950 NE Union SP-tf LAWN MOWER ROTARY TILLERS ROHDE & ROHDE SALES & SERVICE 107 So. Bluff, Sandy Phone MU 7-3503 FARM TRACTOR CO. Loop Highway & Boring Road MO 5-4164 SOL W. TUCKER Gresham Sandy Ready Mix, Inc. Pit Run Gravel • READYMIX CONCRETE • SAND and GRAVEL • MASON SAND Prompt Delivery Suitable for driveways $2.85 sq. yd. MU 7-4131 Delivered in Sondy Areo MU 7-3022 (PR 1-7522 Nites) Rt. 1, Box 1163, Sandy tf T-tf Otters can give the fisherman rough competition. They have a good appetite, and love fish. While my otter was in the mill pond, fishing in the river empty ing into it was ruined. A fellow here on the mountain told me of an unhappy experience he had with these happy - go - lucky creatures. After stocking a trout pond, with fifteen hundred edible-sized fish, three otters moved into this abundantly stocked larder. What wlthplay- ing and eating, the otters had a wonderful time, muchto fellow friend’s dismay. In a short time the trout were gone, and the otters, with their food supply exausted, left too. Their varying food supply, combined with an inborn rest lessness, probably account for the otter’s thin and scattered population. Even before the white settlers came to America otters were few in number. Trapping has reduced their pop ulation further, so they are now extinct in many parts of our country. When captured young, otters DIRECTORY TOWN & COUNTRY Dec. 8 SANDY REST HAVEN MU 7-4712 ORIENT NURSING HOME Phone MUtual 7-2781 CHARLES H. CARLSTROM Physician and Surgeon Home for invalids, convalescent patients and those needing nursing care. MU 7 3851 LOOP SANDY HIWAY Martha C. McGuire, R.N. Loving Care for the Aged & Convalescent ORCHARD CREST NURSING HOME 24 Hour Nursing Care for ambulating and bed patients. Physicians on call. One Mile South of Sandy MU 7-2041 on Bonstedt Road Physician THE SANDY POST Main St Excellent Low Cost Printing Optometrist DR. ROBERT D. SCHOUTEN ELTON D. LEAVITT, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Office Hours: 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Daily except Wed., Sun. Sot. 9-1 P.M. MEDICAL BLDG., SANDY MU 7 2631 Real Estate OPTOMETRIST Office Hour» 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Daily except Wed., Sun. Fri 1-5:30 p.m. MU 7-2676 Mt. Hood Dental Bldg Sandy 415 E. Pleasant Ave. MARX & CHASE J. WOODLE Registered Land Surveyor Real Estate - General Insurance Regiitered land Surveyor Surveying, Mapping, Subdivisions. Office located 3 miles east of Gresham on loop Hwy. Office at Salmon Rivet Bridge PHONE HOOD LAND 402 BRIGHTWOOD P.O. Box 431 Gresham Officers and men at the Gresham armory, Battery C, 2nd battalion, 218th artillery, Oregon National Guard, are awaiting clarification of the de fense secretary’s order consol idating the National Guard and army reserves. Sgt. John Fils ram saida move to shift equipment to the Port land air force base had been cancelled. Word Is there will be no personnel changes for the present. LEARN TO SKI! Operetta on Bill At Orient School The Christmas Wish, an op eretta in two acts, will be pre sented at Orient grade school, Monday Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. The doors of the East building will be opened at 7:15 p.m. There is no charge and no reserve seats. Students from the 3rd, 4th SANDY MIXED DOUBLES Dec. 14 Belangy’s Egg 37% 18% Ranch R. S. Smith Motors 32% 23% 29% 26% Meier's Dairy McKinnon Enter 27 2'3 prises 29 27 Fireside Pioneer Real Es- 31 25 tate 34 Dew Drop Inn Gov’t. Camp 21% 34% Towing High women’s series and game—Cleo Gagner 527; Bar- bara Langlois 186. High men’s series and game —Jim Martin, 530; Earl Meier TOWN & COUNTRY 232. Dec. 15 High team series and game 17 —Belangy Egg Ranch, 2320; 39 Bowman’s 21 M Janz Berry land 25 Meier Dairy, 792. 31 Sandy Readymix 25 31 Sportsman’s Club SAN RO ESTA LEAGUE M Dave Duncan Studios 30 Dec. 9 28 Jennie Welch’s 28 Log Lodge 38 18 Curt 4 Dell’s 29% 22% Antiques 43 13 Mt. Hood Cleaners 24 28 Washing Well High team 3 games — Bow- Timberline Lodge 28 24 man’s. Estacada Golf Bow- High team game 27% 24% Course man’s, 816. Forest Haven High Ind. 3 games — Stan 25% 26% Motel Esperson, 580. 28 24 Ken’s Chevron High Ind. game—Carl Sla- Gateway Store 28 24 ter, 207. 21% 30% Log Lodge High Ind. game — Scratch— EARLY BIRDS Ro Collier, 194. Dec. 15 High series—Scratch — Lu 22 30 Al’s Minit Mart Sarver, 481. 22 30 Gene's Market High Ind. game — Handi 29% 22% cap—Ro Collier, 209. Jaycettes No. 1 24 28 Lewis Hardware High series — Handicap — 26 Swails’ Plumbing 26 Lu Sarver, 508. 29 23 Jaycettes No. 2 31 Shaw’s Richfield 21 NITE OWLS 20% 31% Glos Ford Dec. 14 High Ind. series—Addie Per Ellen’s Klozet 36% 19% ry, 447. Grokett’s Jewelry 32% 23% High Ind. game—Addie Per Sandy Auto ry, 188. 29 27 Wreckers High team game — Shaw’s Duncan Studios 29 27 Richfield, 653. 30 Edwards' Richfield 26 High team series—Al’s Min Loundree's Paint 25% 30% it Mart, 1800. 31 Mt. Hood Lanes 24% 31% Glos Ford High team series — Mt. Hood Lanes, 1549. Ed High team game wards’ Richfield High Ind. series - Violet Markwell, 450. High Ind. game—Carol Cuts forth, 168. Office Hrs. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Daily ex. Sun. MO 5-3723 make playful and affectionate pets. In the book, “Ring of Bright Water” by Gavin Max well, the author tells of several different pets, of which two were otters. Adult otters, such as mine was, are too set In their ways to ever become very tame. They grow to three and a half to four and a half feet long, and weigh from ten to twenty-five pounds, pounds that are just chuck full of curiosity, energy, and devilment! 36 Bowmans 16 21 Sandy Readymix 31 31 21 Janz Berry land 22 Dave Duncan Studios 30 27 Sportsman's 25 27 Log Lodge 35 17 Curt & Dell’s 40 Mt. Hood Cleaners 12 High team 3 games — Bow- man's, 2278. High team game — Sports man's, 820. High Ind. 3 games — Stan Esperson, 538. High Ind. game—Herb San- dercock, 208. Osteopath Nursing Homes • ^“"¡t Waits Word BOWLING SCORES Classified Business Professional Directory For Your Card In This Thur»., Dec. 17, 1964 (Sec. 1) THE SANDY (Ore.) POST MT. HOODERS Dec. 10 22 Luther's Stop 4 Shop 34 24 32 Dew Drop Inn 28 Sandy Food Center 28 28 Brightwood Store Pioneer Real Estate 28 30 N Zig Zag Inn 30 26 Oja Lumber 34 22 Whistle Stop High game — Scratch—Bet- ty Chesnut, 213. High series — Scratch — Jo Lewis, 559. High team game — Scratch —Brightwood Store, 809. High team series — Scratch —Sandy Food Center, 2301. SANDY MEN'S LEAGUE Dec. 10 22 Sandy Truck Line 34 R. S. Smith Motors 31% 24% 25 31 Dea s In 4 Out Brewster’s Dept. 25 Store 31 27 Richardson's Chev. 29 Western Auto 28% 27% 30 Sandy Food Center 26 43 Sandy Rexall Drug 13 First high scratch team ser ies—Sandy Food Center, 2591. First high scratch team game—R S. Smith Motors, 860 First high scratch ind series —Harry Amacher, 559 First high scratch ind. game —Harry Amacher, 223 and 5th grades will have the featured spots in the operetta. The players Include Richard Presley, Ronald Crutcher, Becky Michel, Sherry Fresh- our, Marilyn Happold, Gall Paulsen, Mike Blake, Debby Anderson, Randy Alcorn and Toni Toland. Others in the play Include Lynn Kim, Steve Hadduck, Danny Belcher, Danny Thomp son, James Anderson, Darryl Broadsword, John Williams, John Pearson, Lisa Kang, Karen Tarpenning, Theresa Gaoute, Betty McKay, Robin Kamp, Kay Lynn Ogle, Elaine Henshaw, Gayle Moore, Gayle Jeffries and Debra Hornback. The advanced choir will per form following the operetta. The Velvetones, the special group selected from within the advanced choir, will sing dur ing the Intermission of the op eretta. The 6th grade choir also will sing. The advanced band under su pervision of Charles Allen will play prior to the operetta and between acts. The student council popcorn sale to raise money for CARE, netted $30.91 for distribution of packages in Korea. On Monday evening the ad vanced choir visited several of the rest homes in the Gresham area, as this group has done in past years. Christmas preparations for the school have been arranged by Marian Boettcher, music teacher at Orient schools. It's Your Law 5th ANNUAL OUTLOOK SKI SCHOOL STARTS JAN 2, 1965 AT SKI BOWL SELECT FROM THREE TYPES OF TICKETS- FROM 00 FOR 5 LESSONS ■ Suppose the mailman delivers to you a package containing a or a book, key necktie ring tags or a phonograph re cord—that you didn’t order. Either with it, or by later mall, Lessons Insurance Is a bill or request to remit Only the price. What are your obligations, assuming you don’t want the Lessons - Bus, merchandise? Must you return It? Can you use it and not pay Insurance for It? Must you keep it, or can you throw it away? Generally speaking, recipi Bus, ents of unordered merchandise are under no obligation (a) to Plus Test return it; (b) to acknowledge its receipt; (c) to pay for it unless used; (d) to give It any par- * This is a new ticket . . . for former students who ski ticular care; or (e) to keep it beyond a reasonable time. all 5 Saturdays and practice skiing. At the end of 5 weeks You are obligated to sur- render the merchandise If students take proficiency test. called for in person by the shipper Or his agent within a reasonable time. But you can Ski Patches awarded each student demand storage charges before surrendering the item. If you mall it back at your own ex pense, you very likely will stay on the sender's mailing list and will receive other shipments in the future. There are no postal re gulations governing unordered merchandise, except where fraud Is involved. However, if you kr»)W what Is in the envelope or package, you can write” RE FUSED” across the face of APPLICATION the piece of mall and hand it back unopened to the mailman. Please print No further explanation is re quired. You don't have to accept any class of mall. Further, your Name ----- Age---------- refusal probably will result In Address____________________________________________________________ the sender having to pay return postage. City Street Phone A ruling by the Federal Trade Commission holds it a violation NO REFUNDS of the Federal Trade Act for a sender of unordered merchan dise to claim that “the receiver Ti*«» No. is under obligation. . .to pay for a or return the merchandise.” Hence if you don't use the mer chandise, you are within your rights In refusing to pay for It. In summary, unless you want to use the item, In which case you should pay for it, you should EASTMONT keep it for a time and then may SERVING throw it away. World output of rice is up China’s population is 650- 32 per cent. milllon. $^| I 00 "A" Tickets.. $2g00 "B" Tickets.. JOO C" Tickets ;. Outlook-Post Ski School Entry Blank TLOOK MO 5-2181 Ask for Mrs. Taylor 5
