Dennis Day
to Headline
Stage Show
Walter C. Taylor, Loo Irwin, Co-Publishert
Dennis Day’s great tenor
voice will sound over the fair
grounds tn Gresham next month
when Jack Benny's favorite
•Inger headlines free stage
shows at the Multnomah County
Fair July 28 through Aug. fl.
With opening of the 60th an
nual fair leas than a month
away, preparations for all fair
activities, Including the twice
dally free stage show, arenear-
ing completion.
lAiy’s singing and comedy
will top a hill that will include
one of the nation’s outstanding
trained dog acta, the Arwoods;
the Lyons family of pint-sited
junior acrobats, and a combo of
grandmothers -- "The Friv
olous Five” -- that is one ot
the funniest musical surprises
of all time.
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June 30, 19M
A Little Light on the Draft
Hearings on Selective Service cur
rently under way in Washington. D.C.,
hopefully may shed a little light on
a confused situation.
The unpopular war in Viet-Nam
has resulted in an attack on Selec
tive Service by everyone from Con
gressmen on down to parents of those
youngsters who have been drafted.
For a variety of reasons—relatively
high physical and mental standards,
dependency deferments, educational
deferments, occupational deferments
etc.—only a relatively small percen
tage of young men are being tapped
by the draft.
There are many suggestions—a uni
versal draft at, say age 19; elimina
tion of educational deferments; es
tablishment of a lottery plan etc. None
of these would do anything more than
add more inequities, more problems.
We can think of nothing more de
structively wasteful, for instance,
than to turn all the nation’s 19-year-
olds over to the government. Obvious
ly, only a small percentage of them
would serve in the military. What in
the world would the government do
with the remainder?
College deferments also are being
roundly attacked. Why. the critics
ask, should money be the determinant
of who gets shot at in Viet-Nam?
The inference, of course, is that only
the rich go to college.
Ignoring the obvious fallacies in
such an argument, one need only
ponder figures presented by Lt. Gen.
Lewis B. Hershey. Selective Service
director:
Some 56 per cent of all college
males eventually serve in the armed
forces, only 43 per cent of non-college
men. Critics of educational defer
ments just can’t seem to distinguish
between exemption and deferment.
College doesn’t mean exemption from
the draft, merely deferment.
We suspect there will be mount
ing pressure for changes in the draft
as long as the senseless war continues
in Viet-Nam. We only hope whatever
changes are made, make sense.
The "three M’s," Moon Mullen, Merrill Bartruft ano
Merle Hill are joined by Gene Collier m front nt sign
erected to draw attention to the Mt. Hood Lions annual
holiday weekend Chuck Wagon breakfast at the Lions
Hall pavilion at Weinme.
coln County Historical Society got
wind of its impending demise.
These things happen all too often
nowadays. Interesting old homes,
buildings, trees, landmarks, etc. go
down before the bulldozer as the mark
of "progress.” We seem to have scant
regard for the historical or even the
aesthetic value of things around us.
Thus, we applaud the efforts of
Portland architect Lewis Crutcher
and others who fight, often almost
alone, to save some of our historic
heritage, to eliminate some of the
commercial blight (signboards, pow
er poles etc.) which we see every
where.
Some other things often are as im
portant as “progress.”
The Stadium Plot Thickens
The split over just what the Port
land Metropolitan area should do—if
anything—about a multi-purpose ath
letic stadium expanded this week.
One group, headed by Mayor Bud
Kyle of Tigard, seeks a tri-county sta
dium somewhere south of Portland
near the Baldock freeway.
County Commissioner Mel Gordon
would like to build a stadium in the
North Portland area, specifically in
conjunction with a refurbished Paci
fic International building.
And the other two county commis
sioners, Dave Eccles and Mike Glea
son, would like to purchase Multno
mah Stadium as a stop-gap measure,
then seek enabling legislation for a
tri-county approach. They feel there
are grave doubts about its legality
otherwise.
It seems to us that the Eccles-
Gleason approach is the sound one.
We doubt if the voters are going to
approve any stadium idea very soon
and unless Multnomah can be ac
quired. Portland will have no place
for baseball, pro and college football
etc.
If, after use of Multnomah as an
interim facility for a time, a tri-coun
ty stadium is approved, nothing will
have been lost. Multnomah still could
be sold at a profit.
We don’t think the time is quite
ripe for an all-out stadium drive. But
at the same time, Portland simply
cannot afford to have no stadium at
all.
Thus the short-term acquisition of
Multnomah stadium makes sense. We
hope the city and/or county can do
so.
The Surplus Disappears
Nature may have taken a decisive
hand in the argument over “surplus”
water from the Pacific Northwest.
The Southwest, of course, eyes our
water resources most covetously and
some sort of diversion from the Co
lumbia and/or Snake rivers seems
likely, political realities being what
they are.
However, this spring the Pacific
Northwest is experiencing its worst
water shortage in 30 years. Cattle in
the highlands of Eastern Oregon and
Washington have been forced into
high-mountain pastures. The ranges
have dried up.
Non-irrigated crops may be facing
a severe loss; some areas may see a
hay crop less than half of normal. In
land Empire wheatlands are having
their most severe water problems
since the 1930s.
All this, of course, could well blunt
the drive of water-conscious South
westerners. It could be mighty diffi
cult to divert water from an area
which has drought conditions of its
own.
Actually, however, the water prob
lems here probably will be of brief
duration. Next year likely will be
back to normal. But even so, the cur
rent shortage gives considerable am
munition to those fending off water-
hungry Californians.
Chinks in the Poverty Program
You hear a lot of grumbling about would have ruled out any applicants
the administration’s poverty program anyhow. To qualify for Youth Project
and we had reason last week to see employment, a youngster must come
from a home where the Income level
why, right here on the local level.
Reynolds high school was given is not above $3,000 per year.
The actual figure varies with the
a $7,000 federal grant for a summer
number
of children In the family,
work program for 15 students.
but the $3,000 figure was about right
However, government approval of in the Reynolds project. None of the
the program was delayed so long that potential workers could qualify.
by the time It arrived, all potential
Thus, it’s difficult to see how the
participants already had jobs. They program could do much for us lo
couldn’t wait around all summer.
cally. And, unfortunately, that has
And in addition, the unrealistic re been exactly the same story from a
quirements the government imposes lot of other places.
I
The average man's judg
ment Is so poor, he runs a
risk every time he uses It,
— E. W. Howe.
a popular misconception of
law has it that everyone who is
injured on another’s property
is entitled to recover all dam
ages he may suffer from the
owner of that property.
Property owners themselves
often believe this erroneous
principle, and it is not uncom
mon for a home owner, dis
cussing an Injury at his home,
to remark, reluctantly, "Well,
I guess I'm liable--the acci
dent happened on my proper
ty."
This is NOT the law. The
concept of "fault" is still es
sential to a recovery for dam
ages in all but a few specialized
fields at law and mere owner
ship of private property does
not
produce the necessary
"fault" for recovery.
In most cases of accidents
on his residence property, a
home owner will not be liable
for the resulting injuries. This
is because most visitors at his
home and on his residence
property will be social guests.
Towards his guests a home
owner owes the duty only at
refraining from willful and
wanton
misconduct, and at
warning them of any hidden
traps. He is under no obliga
tion to use any active care for
.their safety, and, if they are
injured, he has no obligation
to make good their damages.
This rule is derived from
the nature of the relationship
between host and his guests--
the host receiving no benefit
from the visit except thepleas-
ure of his guests* company; it
would be unjust to place upon
him the burden of protecting
his guests from all injury.
As it was put by one judge,
the visitor in a home takes
his host as he is and for the
purpose of lability becomes a
member of the host’s family.
A different rule applies to
persons who come on one’s
property for the purpose of a
business In which the owner
’ Is engaged. Towards these per
sons the owner owes the duty
of "reasonable care" for their
safety.
Thus one who operates a
store is liable to his custom -
ers for injuries they sustain
as a result ot his negligence.
He must do what a reasonable
man would do under the same
circumstances to provide for
the care and safety of these so
Gene Collier, Merrill Bartruft and Jack Jancan,
President of the Mt. Hood Lions, are trying out the
new “green" behind the Lions Hall at Wemme. A
Hole-In-One contest will be a new feature of the Chuck
Wagon Breakfast this year. The annual Turkey Shoot will
also be included at the July 2 and 3 affair. The Food and
Fun start at 7 a.m.
ITIZENS
OLLEGE
F orum
News and Views About
Mt. Hood Community College
By ALAN GOODELL
FUNDS APPROVED
A college application for
funds to improve Instruction in
commercial and business edu
cation has been approved by the
Department of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare. The college
is slated to receive $13,952
for the purchase of typewrit
ers, calculators, and
other
business machines. Courses to
be offered this year Include
typing, shorthand, office mach
ines, office practices, and an
introduction to business.
CLASSROOMS
ORDERED
At a special meeting of the
college board Thursday, June
23, bids were awarded to Holi
day Mobile Building Sales of
Portland for four mobile class
rooms. The college will set
up these classrooms on the
Multnomah County Fairgrounds
for this year. These trailers
will be used for general pur
pose classrooms, with one unit
to be a specially designed busi
ness education room fortyping,
shorthand, and office machines.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Students attending Mt. Hood
Community College are re
quired to meet the same physi
cal education requirements as
those attending a senior insti
tution: five credits in physical
education activities and
two
credits in health education. A
variety of courses will be of
fered -- bowling, skiing, swim
ming, skating etc. A student
who is physically unable to
participate In physical educa
tion activities must present,
at the time of registration, a
signed statement by a physician
attesting to his inability.
RADIO REMINDER
Each Sunday evening at 7:30,
Mt. Hood Community College
presents Community College
Radio Forum on Station KRDR,
Gresham. Many citizens, of
ficials, and college personnel
are interviewed on this pro
gram so that the public will be
Informed about what Is hap
pening at the college.
Administrative Assistant
COLLEGE GETS EQUIPMENT
At a meeting of the college
board on June 16, 1966, bids
were awarded for furniture
and equipment for the college
classrooms.
Typewriters,
tablet-arm chairs, and other
pieces
of
equipment were
secured through several bid
ding suppliers.
Portable classroom build
ings are being ordered this
week. As soon as the class
rooms arrive and as soofi as
the Multnomah County Fair
has ended, the college will be
gin setting up classrooms and
equipment for opening the Fall
Quarter in September.
Estacada Gets
Extended-Area
Phone Service
Is the time ripe for another
try by Sandy-area residents
for extended-area (toll free)
telephone service with Port
land and Gresham?
Pacific Northwest Bell dis
closed this week that it soon
would spend $174,000 as its
part in bringing extended-area
service to Estacada.
The Estacada area will get
toll-free service to Portland
and Milwaukie, effective Aug.
15, 1967. An order by the State
Public
Service Commission
several months ago set that
effective date.
Sandy residents balloted sev
eral years ago on toll-free
service but the results were
not conclusive In the opinion of
the Public Service Commis-
slon.
Sandy and Gresham areas,
of course, are served by Gen
eral
Telephone
(nee West
Coast Telephone). Estacada is
served by an independent com
pany, Estacada Telephone.
The memtiers of the bandy
Area Chamber of Commerce
wish to take this means << ex
pressing our gratitude and ad-
miration of the skill and co
operation sh own by our volun-
teer fire department and the
members of the Boring, Es-
tacada, and Gresham Dist. *10
fire departments in fighting and
contaUdng the fire of Juno 27th
at our new (under c exist ruction)
grade school.
Our deepest thanks and ap
preciation for a job well done!
Sincerely,
called "Invitees."
(Oregon lawyers offer this
column as a public service. No
person should apply or interpret
any law without the aid of an
attorney who is completely ad
vised of the facts involved.
Even a slight variance in fact
many change the application of
the law.)
SANDY AREA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
Fair Parking
People Sought
A call has been Issued by
Ross Cohen, who Is in charge
of parking cars at the county
fair In Gresham, for workers
from the local area who are
over 18 years of age and are
Interested in working during
the fair, July 28 through Aug. 6.
Cohen said It has been his
policy for several years to use
local people for this work and
he Is continuing this policy
again this year. Those inler-
ested should call Cohen at 223-
2135, or Mike Fisher at 665-
4877.
Fireworks Display
Set for Golf Club
The annual Fourth of July
dlsplay of fireworks at Bow
man’s Mt. Hood Golf Club will
be spixisored as usual by the
Hood-Land Chamber of Com
merce. Although the display Is
held off til dusk, it is ad-
visable to come early as this
event annually draws crowds
to Welches Road area.
Ned E. Dyal, Secretary
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
As an unsuccessful candidate
for the Democratic nomination
to the Oregon House of Rep
resentatives, I would like to
thank all those people whohelp-
ed me in my recent campaign.
I would especially like to thank
the late Hal White, past Chair
man of the Democratic Party
in Clackamas County, for the
advice which he tendered me. I
would also like to express my
appreciation to State Senator
Thomas Monoghan, for it was
he, more than anyone else, who
sparked an mtereat in public
service tn me, while we talked
over coffee In the Commons
last summer at the University
of Portland.
Lastly, and most Important
ly, I would like to express my
deep gratitude to those who
voted tor me. Although I came
in second in a field of four, I
feel that I gained a minor vic
tory, which will be very useful
• in coming years.
Members of the Post staff
will enjoy the Fourth of July
holiday on Monday along with
the rest of the city, state and
nation and the Sandy Post office
will be closed on that day.
TTiere has been no change
in deadlines for the Sandy Post
the week of July 4, but early
copy on Thursday and Friday
of
this
week
would
be
appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Frank W. Amato
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO RECEIVE
"EXTRA" MONEY ON
JUNE 30, BECAUSE THEY
SAVED REGULARLY
BIG IMPROVEMENT
Tried the new Sandy-Gresh
am road yet?
We have, the very first after
noon,
In
fact, and it's a
tremendous improvement.
We figure it saves about 10
minutes on the Sandy tun from
Gresham although Dale Bergh,
who should know, says some
times it’ll be as much as 15
minutes. To say nothing of the
safety factor.
We drove to Sandy often and
never could get over the feeling
of uneasiness. It was one of the
most hazardous stretches of
road in the state.
The first vehicle, incident
ally, to drive -- officially --
over the new stretch was a
delivery truck from Mt. Hood
Cleaners in Sandy.
Closed Monday
To the Editor!
I would like to express my
appreciation tor the fine co
operation you and y<ur staff
have extended to the Social
Security Administration.
The impact of the 1985 Medi
care legislation has greatly in
creased our publicity re<iulre-
ments.
Your cooperation in
assisting us to bring to the
attention of the fmbllc informa
tion about changes in the Social
Security laws has benefited
many people by helping make
them aware of their rights and
obligations under the new pro
gram.
Thank you for your assist
ance. Without your help our
task of enrolling the aged would
have been more difficult.
Sincerely yours,
/•/ Paul F. Johnson
June 28, 1900
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Sandy Rural Fire District
Sandy, Oregon
Gentlemen:
IT'S YOUR LA W
Prog ress Isn’t Everything
Here in America, we rationalize
all sorts of behavior with the ex
planation, "But that’s progress!”
Lincoln county had a fine example
of “progress” last week when a 110-
year-old cypress tree was chopped
down to make way for a new coin-
operated car wash.
The tree marked the spot where
Lt. Phil Sheridan built a blockhouse
in 1856 during Indian troubles. For
many years the tree had been known
as the “Sheridan tree” and a sign
commemorating its historical signif
icance placed on the trunk.
However, all this came down at
the altar of "progress.” In fact, the
tree was down even before the Lin-
Letters
to the Editor
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