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Hoodland Residents, Campers Report Hearing 'Low Jet (Ed*, not. Th. Sandy-Hood force of gravity in a crash, land aree wai in th. h.adlin.t arai the hottest temperatures nationwide over th. weekend of any fire that the crash could when a Wo*t Coed jet crath.d produce. near W.lch.*, killing IE poo At present, the investigating pl.. Peto Wingla, district forest •earn Is operating out of Bow rengor at Zigiag, was among man’s Mt. Hood Golf Course, th. first on th. scan.. Hero is where helicopters, some leased from Columbia and some pro vided by the U. S, Army, are furnishing transportation to the site. The Army helicopters are the Jet turbine type, called "Heueys,” which have been so successful Inevacuating wound ed in Viet Nam. Helicopters provide the only practical ac cess to the area, which is under constant guard by the Pinker ton Iietectlve Agency during the periol of the Investigation. According to reports, the CAB has not yet decided how much of the aircraft to remove. Much will depend upon their firillngs during the remainder of the week. It has been decid ed, however, that they will re move the engines for more de tailed study. Late Saturday evening sever al hunters, campers, and Hood- lard residents reported hearing low flying jet aircraft in the area of Salmon River and Zig Zag. There was a great deal of speculation, however, as to whether or not these reports Mountain Rescue Council mountaineer volunteers removing a victim from the crash aril the plane that crashed coin- site, using si*clal wlieeled back country rescue equipment. The Mountain Rescue cide. The Civil Aeronautics team was driven near the area In Timberlake Job Corp buses. Although they walked Board (CAB) reported there to tlx’ site, all othei transportation has been provided by helicopters. was a great deal of search traffic shortly after the re- (Forest Service Photo) ported West Coast DC-9 jet plane crashed. Seattle-Tacoma aircraft control had an excep tionally accurate "fix’* on the plane when it disappeared. Although tlie plane was re ported near &|ua* Mountain, it actually crashed In a side A trail had to be constructed between the crash site arai the helisooL MORESCO drainage <rf die South Fork of volunteers performed this task before evacuation was possible. (Forest Service Photo) Salmon River, which drains Into the Sandy River. The air craft charts show Squaw Moun tain as the nearest local land mark, and this was the reason for the confusion. The wreckage of the new jet plane was spotted by a West Coast Airline from a helicop- ter owned by Columbia Heli copters of Portland. The air craft burned on impact, but GREAT WAY fortunately the forest was wet with several inches of rain, and the forest fire did not spread outside of the immedi Vol 28 fourteen pages SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1968 single copy l#e No. 40 ate crash site area. The Mountain Rescue Coun cil of Oregon, (MORESCO), and Forest Service evacuated txdtgs of victims tothehelispot on Salmon Mountain, where they were later removed to Port land. The CAB Investigators Three nominations to the city reported although all 18 vic council and one for the position tims had been thrown clear of of mayor were made when the the wreckage and all but a few council convened in an emerg bodies had been burned bey oral ency session last Thursday recognition, all have been re night, just hours before the covered and accounted for. filing deadline Friday. MORESCO, Is an organised The sudden caucus meeting mountain rescue unit, composed was necessitated by the with The plane sheared off a large number erf trees and finally came to rest within about of volunteers from climbing, drawal of the sole candidate for 2QO feet. Severe fire and impact consumed most erf the plane, leavlr« only wing portions, scouting, and other groups from Mayor of Sandy, Dean Wesse- the engines, and tail fairings recognizable. (Forest fcrvl<je all over Oregon. Whenever llnk. Wessellnk told the group search and rescue problems that his present physical condi develop, this group works as a tion was such that his doctor single unit, without anyindivid- had advised him not to continue ual club recognition, In order in his candidacy. to get the job done. The investigating team is presently searching for the flight Instrument recording de vice which was located at the rear of the nose wheel. Earlier, The Sandy Post subscription three days in an effort to finish payment to the Sandy Post aril the crew voice recorder was campaign comes to an official EVERYBODY’S HAPPY about the Hood-Land Phone Company’s new dial system signify which of the workers located. This device, using close at 6 p.m. this Saturday, among the leaders. Since it is XitTu h h T?6"30“ S“1*!? morn*nK - including these representatives from the they wish to credit. Full credit magnetic tape, was designed possible for them to forget some October 8, with 24 boys and girls PubHc Utilities Commission, Sunnyside Phone Co. and Hood-Land Phone Co., making will be given on subscriptions to withstand loop time< the of the people who have promised on the finish line competing for 3 fina* ci the new dial office building last Friday. From left: Jerry Bra- them, the campaign manager turn in at the office or sent by the TV, bicycle and cash prizes. mail. The office will be open - h engineer; Al Wickert, PUC communications supervisor; Charlie Augustine, urges all persons who wish to The sealed ballot box was Hood-l^nd Phone Co. president; Lambert Miller, SUnnyside Phone Co. president and subscribe from one of the all day Saturday to receive placed in the Post window today, Larry Brow n, corporation secretary for Sunnyside Phone Co. (Post Photo) payments, until the six p.m. workers to contact their sale and in it rests the fate of the deadline. kid now or send or bring their super sales-kids. Cottrell Community club, the The final 3 days* collections HAROLD EDES parents’ association of Cottrell will be placed in the secret The caucus nominated Har school, will have its monthly ballot box thus assuring that NAMES & PHONE NUMBERS OF POST SALES-KIDS meeting on Thursday, Oct. 6, old Edes for Mayor and James only the workers know how many Edwin Perren and at 7:30 p.m. in the school gym. Martin, DISTRICT ONE (SANDY CITY) orders they have until the close. Guest speaker will be George Rohweder for Council- Receipts in the box will be Donna Allison - MU 7-4881 Cheryl Koehler - MU 7-4723 Theresa Allman, county health men. Gene Coition - MU 7-2781 tallied and added to all totals With the latter nominations Cheryl Pullen - MU 7-4904 . nurse, who will speak on” Your Virgil Oahrens - MU 7-4393 Ricki Richardson - MU 7-4703 earned through Wednesday of there Is now slate of six child’s health and dental this week. hygiene” specialist from the candidates vying for the three Grand prize of $169.95 por Mountain residents and tel test operations of the new Hood- area should be completed by mental health department will coming vacancies on the city table TV or $110 in cash will DISTRICT TWO (OUTSIDE SANDY) also be on the program. There council. The other council can ephone users started dialing Land exchange last Friday. Mil January 1967, according to Mil go to the overall high vote will be a question and answer didates, two of whom were nom new seven digit numbers ler said that Hood-Land phone ler. At that time, the maxi Virginia Annis - Brightwood - Hdl 801 inated earlier by the council and through their new $400,000 tele crews would begin working on getter. $ 56.95 bikes plus $25 period after each speaker. one, who filed by petition, are phone system at 12:02 a.m.last back orders for new phone ser mum number of users on one Ruth Bowman - Dodge Park, Bull Run - MO 3-4610 in cash or $75 cash will go to Everyone In the community line will be 4 parties. Dennis Burg - Bluff Road - MU 7-3439 high district salesmen with two Is invited to the meeting and Frank Marcy, Warren Decker Sunday. vice this week. The exchange and Kenneth Burdick. Dorothea Cool - Sandy Ridge - MU 7-3518 other bikes or cash awards to all members are urged to at- has a capacity for 700 phones. The exchange capacity for the next two high in either Kevin Hawkins. - Kelso, Boring - MU 7-3889 The new Hood-Land exchange Incumbent candidates for the tend. Refreshments will be All present Hood-Land Tel simultaneous phone calls with Scott Hergert - Brightwood - Hdl 326 district. two other elective positions in and office building, located near ephone users have new direc in the Hood-Land area has been served after the program. Herbert Homsley - Marmot - MU 7-2781 Awards will be announced at the city are Eugenia Alt, treas the Welches School on Highway tories which were distributed increased 600% while the num the Sard y Post as soon as the Kenny Hovda - Dover - Rt. 2, Box 1690 - MU 7-6647 WCATHKR REPORT urer, and Ruth Loundree, city 26, now provides modern, auto last week. The new directory ber of long distance calls that Conrad Hower - Zig Zag - Hdl 382 final count is completed, pro H L matic dial phone service for 426 gives complete instructions for Pr. recorder. can be handled has been doubled, Sept. 29 81 Patty Jakes - Bull Run - MU 7-3176 49 .00 bably around 8 p.m. Saturday. users, includlngdlrect tolldial use of emergency phone num Miller said. Sept. 30 81 53 Margie Kalama - Zig Zag - MU 7-2781 .00 ing to Sandy, Gresham, Port bers, direct distance toll dial The TV prize will be delivered BRIDGE CLOSED Oct. 1 81 42 .00 Paul Kersting - Langesand Rd. - MU 7-2781 land and all other areas. Saturday night, and the other The Hood-Land Telephone ing as well as telephone busi The Clackamas County Road Oct. 2 72 48 .14 Cheryl Peterson - Rhododendron - Hdl 183 prizes will be delivered Mon business office is open Monday Department yesterday an Lambert D, Miller,SUnnyside ness office and repair service Oct. 3 68 41 .02 Karen Prock - Langesand Rd. - MU 7-3593 day. Commission checks will be through Friday from 8:30 a.m. numbers. nounced closure of the Barton Oct. 4 Telephone Co. president Al 68 58 .00 Gena Radford - Cottrell - MU 7-2781 in the mail not later than Tues to 5 p.m. for orders for new bridge across the Clackamas Wickert, Telephone Utility Su Oct. S Telephone rate reductions for 79 44 .00 Barbara Smith - Dodge Park, Cottrell - MU 7-3201 day of next week. phone service and other tele River. Authorities said the pervisor and Jerry Braden, Hood-Land phone users went in The Troutdale station Kathy Thomas - Gunderson Rd. - MU 7-2781 The super sales-kids are phone business, Miller an bridge will be closed for about Utility Engineer from Oregon to effect last July. weather reading* are made Brad Tuttle - Cherryville - MU 7-2781 busier than ever these last nounced. The Hood-Land Tel one year pending construction Public Utility Commissioner by 0:30 <i.m. Installation and connection of ephone business number is 622- of a new bridge. Jonel Hill’s office previewed all new cable in the Hood-Land 3161. THE Sandy Post TO THE MT. HOOD PLAYGROUND Council Tops Edes Sub Campaign Closes Winners to Be Named Cottrell School Meeting Tonight Hood Phone Co. 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