•Sandy Post
V» GATEWAY
TO THE MT. HOOD PLAYGROUND
Walter C. Tayter, L h Irwin, Ca-Publlshars
Elitabath Hartman, Editor
Entered at the Post Office at Sandy. Clackamas County. Oregon as second
class matter under the Act of Congress of March. 1879
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Jenuary 5, 1967
Diti the College Pay loo Much?
Ml. Hood Community College is
Making for approval of a $6 H million
bond issue al a Jan. 20 special elec­
lion. And it seems to ns that none
of the previous College elections
all passed handily
have stirred up
so much discussion.
Why’’
Apparently there are two reasons:
(I) The $5GS.75u the college paid for
its new 175-acre campus site at Kane
and Stark roads and (2) A feeling
among some of the voters that the
college is "moving too fast."
We don’t agree with either argu­
ment but it’s incumbent u | mhi us to
examine them.
Most of t h e discussion centers
around the Colleges purchase at
$3.25n per acre of the Stark - Kane
tract. Some people say this is "way
K mi much." that the College could
and should have obtained land at a
much lesser price.
But let’s look at the facts.
College personnel examined about
loo possible locations; prices ran
all the way from $1.500 to $12.000
per acre. A number of real estate
men in the area were involved in the
search. Here are a few sample com­
ments from them:
"1 think the College was very, very
fortunate to get the property at that
price. Acreage that cheap usually is
snap|»ed up overnight. 1 don’t think
the price is at all out of line."
"I think the College got a good buy.
especially considering all the road
frontages."
"That’s not a bad price at all; it
is a good location and w ith sewer and
water available, the property could
be worth even more. The College al-
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leady has done a lot for out area
and it’ll do more in the future
One realtor, and one only, didn’t
agree. He said.
"Prices for acreage are inflated all
over East County and I think the
College paid an inflated price
The College already has gained one
unexpected bonus from the property
. a gravel vein worth from $75.000
to $l<m.tnm. This, in itself, will drop
price of the property to somewhere
between $2.5oo and $3.000 per acre.
There are other plus factors: Size
of the campus makes unnecessary
construction of costly buildings for
parking, (he college will be centrally
located and easily serviced, soil con­
ditions are such that costly footings
for buildings will not be necessary
etc.
As we’ve said before, we think the
College got a good buy. It’s a site
of which we ll all be proud some day
The second objection—that the col­
li ge is “moving too fast" isn’t sup­
portable either. There are many rea­
sons why the college has to move
federal and state giants, the neces­
sity to find a permanent home, but
most of all. students.
Fall quarter. Mt. Hood had about
100 more students than originally-
predicted. Figures aren’t available, of
course, for winter quarter but no one
expects any decline. The history of
all community colleges is one of
growth; the same thing inevitably is
going to happen here.
We’re not at all concerned that
the college is "moving too fast." We
think we can afford the extra $5 per
year the bond issue will cost. It fig­
ures out. you see. to slightly more
than 1c per day. Not a bad bargain.
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¡ News from Eagle Creek
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By SALLY SEYMOUR
Well here we are in a new
year again! HELP!! Did you
ever feel like they keep going
faster and faster all the time
and nobody bothers to put the
brake on? I guess it’s a sign
of age coming on when all the
old cliche’s come to mind, such
as “How time flies’’, etc. I
guess it’s all for the best though,
live a little learn a little. Happy
New Year everybody!
I hear the Robt. Mills had a
big race up at their place! A
herd of black angus versus one
little filly. The filly won by
default when some of the cows
cheated and cut the course by
going through a fence. One cow
tried the water jump but ended
up in the stream, just too
fat to fly I guess! All ended
well as the Hills called the
race by rounding up the wander­
ing herd and corralling the
guilty party. Never a dull day
on the farm!
Montana has seen a lot of
the Ed White family lately, and
vice versa. Mrs. White and
daughter Mikki went to Living­
ston, Montana to visit her father
there, over the Thanksgiving
holiday, for ten days. It gave
them time to visit her two
sisters also. She said it was
a typical Montana winter, snowy
and very cold. They enjoyed
the visit very much but Oregon
sure looked good to them after
all that cold. Mrs. White’s
father was 86 years young,
Christmas day. To top it off,
their son Ron got an unexpected
11 -day leave from the Air Force
and arrived home on a Wed­
nesday night just as his father
had to leave the next morning
for Polson, Montana to settle
his Aunt in a new home after
the
death of her husband.
Luckily Ed will get home in time
to spend a few days with his
son, before his return to the
base.
George and Mabel Baker went
to big New Years Eve. dance at
Springer’s. She said the hall
was really packed and every-
boyd was really celebrating the
New Year! TTiey went to Flora
Kent’s home in Vancouver,
Wash, for their New Year’s Day
dinner. Linda had a good time
over the holidays. A friend
from school came down to help
them celebrate Christmas, and
her sister Donna, from Seattle,
came down to help celebrate
the new year.
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1 wish my husband would give
me a Christmas present some­
time, like Dickie Woodcock gave
Shirleen this year! A pretty
house on die Clackamas River,
with a swimming pool yet! No
wonder she has been seen walk­
ing around on Cloud Nine!
Patty Thronsen celebrated
her 14th birthday, Dec. 31st.
She has a brand new year for
her new age. Have fun Patty!
Mrs. Blewett is out of the
hospital! It was so good to talk
with her again, even if we were
interrrupted by the antics of a
nervous horse. She is stayii<
witti friends until she is strong
enough to be home alone, but
she is feeling better and is as
happy to be back among us as
we are to have her. Welcome
home!
Charlotte Woodcock is home
from the hospital now . She went
in last Thursday to Providence
for an operation and returned
Monday. She said the hospital
was crowded but the nursing
care was so good that, if she
had felt better, she would have
enjoyed her stay. I’ll bet it was
that raise they just received!
It certainly has been fun
learning English riding. It’s
great for the muscle tone and
sense of balance. Not having
either of these is my main
trouble. Linda McKay is a good
teacher and has lots of patience,
thank heaven! We all have a lot
of fun in the class, and I
challenge any doubting Thomas
that laughs at proper English
riding, to come out and try it
sometime! He who laughs last,
K! I’m sure that anyone in­
terested in English riding would
get a lot out of our class. Come
out to Woodcock’s Arena on
Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. arxl
join us. See you there!
Don’t forget Home Extension
at the Grange Hal! Today!
CARROLL HOSPITALIZED
Bill Carroll of Carroll’s
Funeral Home is still hospi­
talized at Gresham General
Hospital after being stricken
last week. He can, however,
receive visitors.
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The Anglo-Saxons called Jan­
uary “Wolfmonth,” according
to World Book Encyclopedia,
because during that month
wolves came into the villages
in search of food.
Boys Scouts
h“”* to
KI* ants Club
deliver basket
Y families in atea. Klwartfa
Club project receivxl support from many organila.
Uons aril people In community.
When Kiwanis distributed Christmas baskets Christmas Eve Frank Marcy check
Christmas basket to make sure children in family receive right toys for their ages.
Letters to the Editor
Readers are Invited to make use of this column to express
their opinions on issues of the day or any other matters that
may be of interest. Letters should be clearly written or typed
and signed with full name and address of the sender. We will
withhold names upon request but the letters must be signed.
Although we do not Insist letters be limited to a certain length,
please keep them as concise as possible. Letters should be
sent to the Editor, Sandy Post, Box 68, Sandy, Oregon 97055,
To the Editor:
This is a letter to the editor
in reply to her postscript at­
tached to my letter which ap­
peared in the Sandy Post on
December 29. Now let’s look
at that first paragraph of the
Editor’s comments where she
says:
“Ed’s note: Cynic Shields
should be aware that most cf
us like to indulge in a bit of
nostalgia at this time of the
year” this being in reference
to that article Mr. Skoko wrote
refering to his little red school
house days tn East Clackamas.
Yes, I too believe Mr. Skoko
is entitled to his whimsies and
I enjoyed your calling it to our
attention as a whimsey or a
“bit of nostalgia at this time cf
year,” as I could not see where
it could be honestly be called a
“report from our County Com­
missioner.”
You have given me the title of
“CYNIC’’ Shields, doyou really
believe this is what you really
meant to call me? Webster de­
fines a cynic as one who is
“motivated by self interest”.
I guarantee you I am not. Web-
ITIZENS
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OLLEGE
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ORUM
BY JEREMIAH J. O’BRIEN
DIRECTOR
COLLEGE-COMMUNITY
RELATIONS
Marine Private Carl W. Stein,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Stein cf
Rt. 2, Boring, was graduated
from eight weeks of recruit
training at the Marine Corps
Recruit Depot at San Diego,
Calif.
Electrician’s Mate
First
Class George R. Munger, USN,
son at Mrs. Ida J. Munger of
Rt. 2, Boring, went to the as­
sistance
of a Panamanian
freighter afire in the South
China Sea, as a crewmember
aboard the Seventh Fleet anti­
submarine warfare attack air­
craft carrier Bennington.
• * •
Marine Private Lester W.
Richardson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry L. Richardson cf Route
2, Boring, was graduated from
eight weeks of recruit training
at the Marine Corps Recruit
Depot here.
Obituary
S. AMUNDSEN
Funeral
sservices for S.
Amundsen of Rt. 1, Box 960
Sandy, who died Sunday, will
be held in the Bateman Funeral
Chapel today (Thursday) at
10:30 a.m.
Amundsen was born Dec. 31,
1895, in Portland. As a young
man he homesteaded at Cherry­
ville and in the early 1920’s,
operated the planer for the
Dixson and Howitt Lumber Co.
He owned and operated the
Cherryville Shingle Mill and
produced Shamrock shingles.
He was married to Catherine
Thayer on Jan. 23, 1946. He
was a member of the Gresham
1st Church of Christ, Scientist,
for the past 20 years. He re­
tired in 1960.
He is survived by his wife,
and two sisters, Mrs, Margaret
Calvin, Gresham, and Mrs.
Lillian Stokes, Phoenix, Ariz.
Interment will be in Forest
Lawn Cemetery.
COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT
At least 40 new community
colleges opened this fall and
190 more may open by 1970,
according to the American As­
sociation cf Junior Colleges.
That would bring the total two-
year colleges to nearly 1,000.
The association said that nearly
40 states are now preparing
plans for public community
colleges.
Canada, Japan, and many
other nations are rapidly de­
veloping community colleges.
Leaders in business, labor, and
industry have been among the
first to recognize the import­
ance cf this unique institution.
According to Dr. Earl Klap-
stein, college president, it may
soon be economic suicide for a
state to be without community
colleges. It would be similar
to being without high schools
in a state.
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Beginning Jan. 9, Mt. Hood
Community College is offering
a course in medical terminolo­
gy. It is primarily designed for
those persons who are current­
ly employed in offices of physi­
cians, dentists, and other medi­
cal professionals.
REGISTRATION
Registration
for
college
transfer, vocational-technical,
and adult enrichment courses
continues through Friday, Jan.
13. Further information about
registration or information
about courses may be obtained
by calling the college at 665-
1131.
ART EXHIBIT
An exhibition of 19 oils is
currently being shown in the
student center on Mt. Hood
Community College’s tempor­
ary campus at the Multnomah
County Fairgrounds. The ex­
hibit is provided through the
Friends of the Museum of Art
at the University of Oregon.
ster also says a cynic is “a
snarler, a misanthrope, a vio-
lent critic of social customs.
A hater of mankind.” How can
you apply this definition or def­
initions to me whom you only
know after reading one letter of
mine? You have never met me
that I am aware of, while your
boss knows me personally and
if you care to check with him
I am sure he will tell you to
take another reading uf Web­
ster.
I would hate to believe that
you think this of me because I
differ with you about the quality
of the article written by our
Commissioner. What other rea­
son can there be unless pos­
sibly you are against the stand
I have taken regarding the ac­
tion of The Board of Commis­
sioners in regard to zoning.
Why don’t you say so then in­
stead of calling me a cynic.
If you will take another read­
ing of my letter you will note
that I started off by saying:
Mr. Skoki/s articles were ci
“particular interest to those
of us who are taking a critical
(not cynical) a critical look at
the past and present conduct
of our Board of Commission-
ers”--end quote.
Now again referring to Web­
ster who says that a critic Is
one who expresses a reasoned
opinion on a matter, involving
judgment ut its value, truth
and righteousness or an ap­
preciation at its beauty and
technique. Would you not say
that this would be a more ap­
propriate title for me than
cynic? Do you still say I am
entitled to your metaphor?
Winding up your remarks,
cynical or critical, you refer
the readers to “For further
comments see editorial on this
page.”
An editorial, I believe, re-
fleets the thinking of those
persons in charge of a news­
paper, or in other words the
editor. Honestly, now do you
expect us to believe that you
as Editor of the Sandy Post
believe that ZAMO has held
secret meetings? Also you say
“No effort has been made by
this
group to inform the
press of their meetings or ac­
tions.” You say you have heard
“rumors of other secret meet­
ings” and “why do they sheild
these
meetings from
the
press.” Those are your words
not mine.
Mine are just this. A good
alert press in a community is
an informed press. If you had
heard RUMORS why didn’t you
track them down? Why didn’t
you try to find out if they were
truth or falsehoods? If in no
other way you could have
picked up the phone and called
the Enterprise Courier in Ore­
gon City or any of the officers
cf ZAMO and there is no secret
as to who they are. Instead of
making insinuating innuendos
why could you not have gone to
the trouble of assertaining the
facts and then impartially re­
porting them.
Of ewirse you, as an editor,
are entitled to your beliefs are!
I as a citizen am entitled to
mine but you are not entitled
to such public statements as
“no effort has been made by
this group (ZAMO) to inform
the press (The Oregonian and
the Journal as well as Oregon
City Enterprise Courier seem
to have been notified a«l were
present at the meetirgs and I
believe they are also consider­
ed “the press,”) Where were
you?
And when you in print as an
editor say “we do not mean to
Imply special interest griaips
might use the valid protests
of worthwhile citizens to for­
ward their private
aims”.
What the heck do you mean
then?
And you ask that ZAMOcome
to you and hand to you full re­
ports on all meetings, suivly
you with names and addresses
of all ZAMO representatives
and an address for ZAMO. If
you would keep yourself alert
and posted you would not have
to ask someone from ZAMO
to do your work for you but
would rather thru good re­
porting, researching and ability
procure such information for
yourself. There is nothing se­
cret about ZAMO. No secret
meetings, no secret list at
members, officers or support­
ers. All this information has
been in the press tor many,
many weeks. I suggest you do
a little research on your own
and if you cannot get the infor­
mation you seek then write or
call Mrs. Pete Mabin, Rt. 1,
Box 42, Mulino, Clackamas
County, Oregon, and she as
President of ZAMO win be
most happy to bring you up to
date. Alsc you might contact
Mr. John Aniker, Oregon City,
who is the attorney for ZAMO,
or Mr. Dewey Wheat, ZAMO
Publicity Chairman and first
vice president, Rt. 1, Box 513,
Mulino, Clackamas County,
Oregon.
In corcluslon will you tell
us why you placed the Question
Mark after the heading to your
editorial of December 29tti?
ZAMO?
And a Happy New Year to
You?
Matt Shields
Rt. 2, Box 315
Boring
Church Wants Old
Christmas Cards
Don’t throw out this year’*
Christmas cards!
Pastor Georg» W, Chambers
of Sandy Seventh-day Adventist
church wants to send them to
Korea and Indonesia, where they
will be used to brighten u| (he
lives of youngsters attending
Vacation Bible Schools, “Pov­
erty Is so rampant In Korea
that even something simple like
a picture on a used Christmas
card helps to brighten the day
for a child,” Chambers ex­
plained,
“We Can’t help thinking,” the
minister continue!, “of the
millions aril millions of Christ­
mas Cards that will be pur­
chased, sent, briefly glanced
at, then burnxi. All these curls
can be put to a go>«l use in
Korea aid Indonesia.”
Persons wishing tucontribute
their cards to the project are
asked to leave them in a box
at the Grokett Jewelry, or at
Connell’s Sioe Shop, 204 Loop
Highway. Persons wanting their
cards picked up should call
668-4990.
After being sorted aril
packed, the cards will be mallx!
to the two East Asian countries
for use next summer. The
church will pay the shipping
costs.
Adventist churches through­
out Oregon are participating in
the project. Pastor Chambers
explained that excess cards will
be used to entertain children
SANDY SAW SHOP
Personalized
Flowers for All
Occasions
WEDDINGS
HOSPITALS
FUNERALS
CORSAGES
WIRE SERVICE
Van Kirk's Florist
12550 S t Division
761 2662
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Airman Christine A. Hawk­
ins, daughter cf Mr. .ini Mrs.
Edwin B. Hawkins of Rt. 3,
Boring, has iss-n selected for
training at Keesler AFB,Miss.,
as an Air Force radar optra-
■
The airman, a 1966 graduate
of Satily high school, recently
completed basic training at
Lacklawl AFB, Tex.
Auto thefts In the United
States nearly doubled In the 10
years from 1956 to 1965, ac­
cording to the Insurance Infor­
mation Institute. The number <f
cars stolen rose from 253,900
in 1956 to more than 486,000
in 1965.
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STARTING RIGHT!
Dear Sirs:
Please change the address
on my Sandy Post from 2212
Ranchita Court to 3366 Polaris |
Dr., Sacramento, Calif. 95827.
I really do enjoy your paper
and reading about my many old
friends in Sandy. My sister,
Mrs. Pat Perry renews my
subscription each April for my
birthday. This is one paper 1
haven’t minded paying the 5$
postage due since I’ve moved
for I wouldn’t miss even a one
week’s edition.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Helen Wennberg
4-H Club News
in hospitals aril or|41anage-> In
both Korea and Indonesia. Mo«i,
though, will tie us«l In the
VacatbSi Bible Schools, where
they are often Used as rewards
for learning memory verses or
perfect attendance.
A Happier
Future in
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the Making!
purity and peace
cannot begin too
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ORIENT BEEF AND DAIRY
Orient Beef and Dairy 4-H
club elected new officers at
their December meeting. Larry
Dutton is their new president.
Other officers are Patti Mil­
ler, vice president, Maureen
Wheeler, secretary, Carol Dut­
ton, sergeant-at-arms and Mi-
chael Dostert, reporter.
The next meeting will be
Tuesday, Jan. 10. Reports on
how to groom a beef or dairy
animal will be given by Oarold
Wheeler and Michael Dostert.
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