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June 14, I960
Big Brother Changes His Mind
The utter, utter futility of waiting
However, it seems that the real
on the federal government for the cause of the gigantic bumble was
good things of life has been amply inter-agency jealousies in Washing­
demonstrated.
ton. D.C. There have been abundant
We’re talking, of course, about the hints that General Services Adminis­
11th hour decision by the government tration. which ultimately decides on
to withhold use of surplus F.C.C. prop­ disposition cf surplus property, was
erty at 148th and Halsey for educa­ miffed because HEW jumped the gun
tional purposes.
with its announcement.
It long had been assumed that the
Ami as a result, there followed an
1 (>(i-odd acres would be divided up agonizing delay followed by the in­
amongst the Mt. Hood Community evitable disclosure that the govern­
College, the Parkrose Water District, ment had changed its mind. Appar­
and Concordia College.
ently. someone in Washington. D.C.,
But now. after interminable delays, thinks we need parking more than
we learn that the government pro­ education.
poses instead to trade the property
Actually, there may be a silver lin­
for land adjacent the Interior Dept,
ing to the whole shabby situation,
building near Lloyd Center. The gov­
after all.
ernment. it seems, needs more park­
Many people long have felt that
ing
the
148th and Halsey site wasn't ideal
No one outside the bungling beau-
for
the College. It was really too
acracy in Washington. D.C., really
small,
it lacked easy access, public
knows what hapjiened. The Dept, of
transportation
from all parts of the
Health, Education and Welfare last
district
wasn
’
t
available,
and it wasn't
winter announced that the property,
declared surplus, would be divided centrally located. But you don’t look
among the two colleges and the water a 75-acre gift horse in the mouth.
Now. however, the College can pro­
district.
Award of some of the land (25 ceed to pick what may ultimately be
acres) to Concordia brought howls a far better location.
The only fly in the ointment, how­
from the American Civil Liberties
Union and eventually a court suit. ever. is the fact that the ultimate
The separation of church and state site now must be paid for with tax
dollars, rather than with surplus gov­
was said to be invoved.
In addition. some nearby residents ernment land.
protested award of the property for
All hail the bungling beauracracy
any college use. public or private.
in Washington, D.C!
The Build-Up in I iet-Nam Continues
Practically the worst thing that
can happen in Viet-Nam is for Sec.
cf Defense Robert McNamara to say
that things are getting better.
Every time he waxes enthusiastic,
our troop commitment shoots higher.
It happened again over the week­
end. Sec. McNamara said military suc­
cesses in Viet-Nam had “exceeded our
expectations” in the first quarter of
the year.
And in the same breath, he disclosed
that 18.000 more U.S. troops were
being sent in. This would bring to
285,000 our commitment there with
400,000 expected by year's end.
We hate to think what would hap­
pen if McNamara ever admitted
things were going badly. He’d prob­
ably order over the entire standing
army.
Obviously no one needs to be told
that the war in Viet-Nam isn’t going
well. Despite the massive U.S. build-
up. more and more Communist troops
are filtering in from the north; the
Saigon government controls less and
less of the countryside.
And the opposition of Buddhist
leaders to our intervention hardly
needs repetition. Our “image”, which
figured so largely in the Democratic
camjraign of IHliO, isn’t worth much
overseas today.
Viet-Nam obviously is going to be
a major issue in the coming political
campaign. Polls indicate LBJ’s popu­
larity is sagging to an all-time low;
Republican candidates couldn’t be
happier.
But at the same time, they must
offer some solutions. Merely oppos­
ing the LBJ-McNamara escalation in
Viet-Nam accomplishes no more than
the vacuous “me-tooism” of most
Democratic candidates.
Gov. Hatfield has the opportunity
to lead; we hope he takes it up.
Berries Are Big Business
If anyone ever doubted that ber­
ries are big business in the Gresham
area, he should take a drive out into
the nearby farmlands.
Everywhere, strawberry pickers are
at work and the raspberry crop isn’t
far off. Thus far, this has been an ex­
cellent year for strawberries although
the shortage of moisture has some
growers worried.
Raspberries also should be good
this year although they, too, could
use more rainfall. Crops in the Wil­
lamette Valley depend more heavily
upon irrigation than those locally and
thus may come through the current
dry spell in better shape.
In short, we need more rain.
We were at the Coast last week
and met the wife of a .Newport busi­
nessman in a restaurant. Her first
question:
“How are the strawberries in
this year?”
Seems she was raised in Portland
and had spent many an hour in the
berry fields. Gresham and berries still
are synonymous.
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New* and View« About
Your comments tn the June
2nd issue of Off the Record,
Mt. Hood Community College
relative
to the Clackamas
county voting machines, used
This week the final deter- Un, said that she and her staff
for the first time tn the re- minathm will be made: Ihecol- will be able to use the high
cent May primary election, are lege board will vote whether to school room for the processing
certainly most apropos and to accept the county commission­ of books as they arrive thia
the point.
Books will be un­
er's offer to use the county summer.
Certainly If we were all ac- fairgrounds in Gresham for a packed, labled, and readied for
The citycrewpaintedthecurb brochure published by
the
dualnted with
the operation temporary campus for Mt. Hood the shelves. In the present col­
in front of the post office Tues­ Oregon State Highway Depart­
methods of the voting machine Community College. The col­ lege office facilities, there is
day afternoon. The color is ment, Travel Information Di­
there would not have been any lege board will meet Thursday, not enough space for such a
yellow. Normally,
when
a vision, Dule complained that
need for any long lines to ex­ June 16. If terms are agreeable, large project. Because of thia
motorist sees a yellow curb, Clackamas county got very little
ist at the close of the polls a full explanation of i^iace and kindness on the part of 'Diomp.
he knows it means no parking. mention, and then only vaguely.
on election day.
building utilization will lie of­ son and the school Uiard, Mt.
Not so in front of the Sandy Timberline Lodge, one of the
Let's hope that those people fered in this column next week. Hood’s library will be ready to
post office. People park right state’s greatest tourist attrac­
who did not vote during the May The preliminary investigatiixis move into this year’s operating
at the door, walk in, get their tions, is pictured in the broch­
primary, and who have not yet and discussion look ¡»osltive; site and be ready for use when
mail, chat with friends, read ure. Dule thinks that Timber­
had the opportunity to manipu­ the staff of the college are mod­ classes open in September.
a letter, and finally buzz off. line Lxxige is supported by
late the levers on these ma­ ifying plans and making prep­
You really should not park in county money. Come, now man,
chines, will do so prior to the arations for moving unto the A
COLLEGE
FIRST
a yellow zone, you know.
you know that’s federal pro­
General election in November. Fairgrounds if that is to be the
Monday, June 13, the college
perty. Dule asks, "Just how
Certainly then there should tie campus for next year's college.
Of course, there Is a lot does the great lodge and its
planning staff met with Mt.
no cause for a long line up
SITE SUPPORT CONTINUES
of unmarked curbing across the ski lifts help Clackamas county
Hood's advisory committee to
and delay in voting on election
Last week Dr. Earl Klap- discuss the proposed licensed
street from the PO, but very economy?»’ You could ask the
day.
Sincerely,
steln, Mt. Hood president, re­ practical nurse* training pro­
few Sandy Ites are agile enough Clackamas county residents
Stan Skoko
ceived a telephone call from the gram. The LPN advisory com­
to make the crossing intheface who work at the lodge, or who
Commissioner
office of Gov. Hatfield pledging mittee is made up of hospital
of the 40-mph traffic coming up have businesses at Government
assistance in securing the 148th administrators Ben Doerksen
Mam. I use the figure "40-mph" Camp, Rhododendron, Zig Zag,
because that is a conservative Welches, Wemme, Brightwood,
LXie to the untimely death of and Halsey St. site. PeteSuklac, of Gresham General and Eugene
estimate on the speed of the Alder Creek, or Sandy.
our faithful co-worker and administrative assistant to the Brim of Woodland Park hospit­
average car or truck, passing
By golly, Dule, what you need friend, Hal. J. White, wetheex- governor, said that Hatfield Is al; physicians Dean Macy of
through Sandy.
is a tour of this end of Clacka­ ecutive committee oftheClack- Interested in Mt. Hood's prob­ Gresham and Estill Deitz of
In fact, I helped judge a speed mas county. (And this is still amas County Democratic cen­ lem and will assist the col
Portland; nurses Pauline Kra­
contest between
two empty Clackamas
county territory
tral committee bow our heads lege in trying to get an immed­ mer of Gresham and Billie
iate decision from General Ser- Miller of Woodland Park; Ore­
Peterbllt log trucks Monday though John Mills and I are in prayer.
Administration.
Ad­ gon State Board of Nursing
afternoon, that raced side by thinking of starting a move­
we extend the hand of help­ vice*
side up Mam street. The drivers ment to form a new county, fulness and hope to his widow ditional support has come from members are Mrs. Estelle
got a big kick out of thecontest. encompassing BLM and O4C Mrs. Jessie White and the fam­
U. 8, Representative Wendell Singleton and Miss Virginia Hil­
They should have got a big timber lands in this area.)
Wyatt. In a letter to the Mult- debrand; Multnomah Ccunty Di­
ily.
kick in the rear. (The trucks
Dale suggests "Some of the
Be it resolved, the committee County Commissioners, Wyatt vision ut Public Health repre­
said, "I note that you have sentative Mrs. Stella Meagher;
belong to that
outfit
that money down the
drain
for go in mourning for the bal­
paints them a beautiful red Timberline and appurtenances ance of this month, and to show been advised that G.S.A. Is hold­ and lay advisory citizens Mrs.
ing up the whole matter much to Gloria Glasscock and Rev. Wil­
and black, Chief.) Next time could be better spent on county our good faith, that as a com­
the
dismay of the Community liam Hoffblnes. This committee
I’ll get their numbers for you, parks on the Clackamas
and mittee omit any meeting this
Willamette.” Now Dule, are month, and recommend to the College and concerned citizens will establish criteria, assist
John
Inskeep, Clackamas you suggesting federal grants whole central committee the of Multnomah county, (certain­ in curriculum planning, and
ly appreciate your calling this provide suggestions and advice
county state senator, will be for county parks? Actually, same.
matter to my attention and I to the college In its efforts
present for the Hoodland Cham­ Timerline is under the Juris­
immediately contacted to develop a licensed practical
ber
of Commerce meeting diction of the Forest Service,
s/s Mrs. Richard Long have
Commissioner
Greenberg in nurse framing program.
Thursday, June 16, at the Lions and federal money is available
Secretary pro-tern
every effort to get prompt and
hall
at
Wemme.
Under for spending on U.S. land only.
helpful action...”
discussion at that meeting will
If there were citizen awards
As a gesture of good will on
be the Mt. Hood Loop highway, the part of us Clackamas county
to pass out tn this area, Mt.
SUPT.
OFFERS
SPACE
or Hwy. 26, or whatever you residents out here tn the boon­
Hood Community College would
Mt. Hood Community College nominate Roas Morgan and Hen
wish to call it. Alsopresent will docks, Dile, I hereby Invite
wishes to thank Harry Thomp­ Doerksen for the public’s ap­
be an engineer from the state you to be my guest on a tour.
highway commission, I think, I’ll get Pete Wlngle, Zig Zag
son. superintendent ut Gresham plause. Although time and space
and perhaps
some
county district forest ranger, to help
The Goodwill Industries pick­
high school, and the Gresham do not permit us to report
officials.
board of directors fur their con­ the valuable assistance wehave
out, maybe even Commissioner up truck will be in Gresham
Chamber President Roy Car- Jones would like to be along. Wednesday, JUne 22, to gather
tinued cooperation with thecol- received recently from these
others says he would like to see We’ll visit some of the tourist materials used In Goodwill's
lege. They have made available men, the future will reflect their
the hall filled to capacity for attractions up here, including program of rehabilitation. If
over the summer a large room significant contributions. We
this regular Chamber of Com­ that beautiful golf course at householders have clothing or
in the high school building for trust that our citizenry Is In­
merce meeting. If you live in Welches,
the use of the library staff. Mrs. terested In knowing about people
called
simply home furnishings they wish to
the area, especially from Alder "Bowman’s.”
discard, they should call Good­
Eleanor Pruitt, college librar- who offer service to society.
Creek to Rhododendron, per­
I know Oregon City and sur­ will Industries direct at 234-
haps you should be present to rounding areas offer quite a few 0321. They will arrange for the
hear what’s going on concern­ tourist attractions, but when I truck to pick up the goods at
The practice of urging an expensive
ing the highway you drive so visit the town, I get the un­ home or store.
funeral upon a family unable to af-
much. As Roy is so prompt, comfortable feeling that some­
Contributed household dis­
you’d better be there at 8 p.m., one is committing grave social cards are repaired and ren­
ford it is, we feel, unethical and
otherwise you might miss some errors, and in my car yet. ovated by handicapped people
harmful to the profession.
of the goodies.
Then I realize that
Crown for resale in Goodwill stores.
SERVICE WITH DIGNITY AND TASTE
Zelerbach
and Publishers’ Money from sales pays the
Saturday evening, the Jokers Paper mills contribute im­ wages of the workers, that now
will provide the music for the mensely to the OC economy, number more than 500persons.
dance sponsored by the fire­ and should be allowed this bit Your donations will be greatly
men. I’m happy to see that the of byproduct, smell or no smell. appreciated.
firemen take the lead in such So who goes someplaceto smell
community get-togethers, and something?
they don’t need a "cause" to
SANDY SAW SHOP
Now here on the fringes of
Q nm IH) HM? u«*rh
have a dance. Have fun with Hoodland, there is only fresh
Repair
and Sharpen Saws,
the Jokers this Saturday even­ Cascade air, and that beauti­
Chain Sow*. Kntvat and
ing, JUne 18.
ful mountain the natives call
Goodwill Truck
Visit Listed
AIWATS
ON CAIL
:ss-40"
Scissors. We Moke Keys.
Lloyd Holt is one of a group
gathering information on form­
ing a new water district. The
area under consideration
is
between Bluff Road and Boring,
and that’s quite an area, that
includes Kelso, and Cottrell.
Aim of the group at present is
to get signatures of people in­
terested in forming a district
that will provide Bull Run water
in unlimited amounts. You can
get further information
by
stopping to see Lloyd at Holt
Shopping Center, or the Little
Toot at Kelso. You may also
call Mrs. Cap Malar, MU 7-
3007.
There’s a nice letter on this
page
from
County
Com­
missioner Stan Skoko. He is
patting me on the back
for
defending the county's action
in using voting machines. In
any new movement, and I use
the term "new" rather loosely,
for voting machines of this
type have been in use for de­
cades, there is bound to be
opposition.
This opposition sterns mainly
from politicians seeking office,
and others in the nut fringe.
Cost of the machines has been
given as a reason for not using
them. Of course cost is a factor,
but consider the cost of printed
ballots for example, and thecost
of an election board. County
Clerk Robert Schumacher said
election boards cost the county
$32,000 last year. The machines
will cost $345,000, spread over
a 10-year period; that amounts
to $34,500 a year. This year
election boards will cost the
county about $5000, so already
the machines are saving some
$27,000 a year.
While I’m in this frame of
mind, I’ll tackle Dale Plumb,
editor of the Enterprise-Cour­
ier at Oregon City. Dale writes
the "Plumbline” in Clackamas
county’s only daily newspaper.
Wednesday, June 8, 1966, Dale’s
Plumbline was on tilt!
In writing
about the new
"the hill;”
and of course,
Timberline Lodge.
• • • •
Sandy is not widely known
for its paper mills, nor water
falls, nor salmon hog-line, but
it has a distinguished citizen,
known throughout the west. He
is that octegenarian, Robert
S. Smith, who continues to mop
up the
opposition and win
trophies shooting skeet. Last
weekend at Bend, he entered
the "over 70" age group, and
broke 191 out a possible 200
clay pigeons. He took first place
in this division, and with that
score beat just about all the
shooters half his age. He is
the state singles champion in
the veterans group. Since there
were some 260 entrants Ln the
Bend shoot, you can see why
Bob Smith has made a name
for himself,
in skeet, and
Sandy.
Khone Ml 7-S«e*
•y MIU T. Hen4| »n H»). ts
you can
LEAN ON US
The district director of the
Internal
Revenue
Service,
(that's income taxmen for the
poverty-stricken), has issued
some directives on what forms
to use when filing for occu­
pational tax stamps. So If you
Intend to run a gaming device,
use form 11-B, If you intend
to be a bookie; wagering, use
form 11-C; If you plan on a
narcotics or marijuana busi­
ness, use form 678.
Should you wish to deal in
distilled spirits, wines, beers,
and stills, use form 11. Last
on the list is firearms, use form
11. You might as well use the
firearm on yourself if you get
caught engaging In any of the
above businesses, too.
During prohibition days. My
Drinking Uncle was known far
and
wide
for
his
good
"spirits.” His theme song went,
"the moon shines east and the
moon shines west, but my little
still makes the moon shine
best.”. . .J.C.C.
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