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HOOD-LAND HAPPENINGS
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IT SEEMS STRANGE to sit
here with a pile o f notes about
fun things that have occurred
lately, nice items about various
Hoodlanders and a list o f silly
predictions for the new year,
when 1 know there is only one
thing 1 can possibly write
about! So with your kind
understanding, 1 w ill save
everything else for a later
column and w ill utilize my
space this week to tell you the
story o f a man recently put to
rest.
Dr. Roy John Carothers was
born 49 years ago and he lived
every single day as i f it might
be his last! He lived more, in
his 49 years, than most men do
in a lifetim e!
He was raised on farms and
learned to work hard at an
early age. His parents were
devout Seventh Day Adventists
so he went to Church schools.
He earned the money for his
clothes and tuition by picking
pears, milking cows at the
school and doing dishes in the
cafeteria.
Throughout his high-school
and college years he did every
kind o f hard manual labor
under the sun. He was proud of
earning his own way and he set
great value on this. He
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measured men by their ability
to work and to produce.
He would - and did - tackle
anything that needed doing.
When he didn’t know how to
do so m e th in g , he read
e v e ry th in g available that
pertained to it. Then he asked
questions o f an expert on the
subject - and dived in! It
d e lig h t e d
h im
to add
.something new to his list o f
accomplishments and he took
special pride in doing things
well.
He majored in Theology and
studied for the ministry at
Southern Oregon and Walla
Walla Colleges. Just before he
was to graduate, he changed his
mind and decided to start all
over. He decided to go into
dentistry and graduated from
the University o f Oregon
Dentai School in 1946.
After majoring in Theology
for so long, he had become
confused about his beliefs. He
had delved into every known
re lig io u s sect and was
completely versed in all beliefs.
He then pared down his vast
religious knowledge to the bare
essentials and lived his entire
life by these principles. He was
never again part o f one
particular sect or another as he
felt participation in a formal
religion was not required to be
a man o f God.
He knew the Bible from
beginning to end and could
quote almost any verse from
any chapter. His was a simple
formula - he lived by the
Golden Rule - and for him - it
worked!
A “ Man’s Man” in every
way, who loved the outdoors,
loved braving the elements,
who has a “ pioneer” spirit that
wouldn’t quit - he was just the
same a “ Woman’s Man” .
G e n t le ,
lo v in g
and
affectionate! He loved people -
but best o f all - he was never
afraid to show it!
A good natured person from
the time he opened his eyes in
the morning til he closed them
at night and Arm in the belief
that laughter was the best
medicine for everything!
A close friend o f his had this
to say, “ Be careful not to put
wings on him ” . I ’m trying to
keep this in mind while writing
because I know he wouldn’t
want this either, still, I keep
thinking o f things like: when
the Hoodland Women’s Club
needed a color T.V. set to raise
funds for the new recreation
building in Hoodland Park, he
bought one and donated it to
them anonymously! He bought
it on time and it took a year to
pay for - then he went out and
bought a color T.V. for his
family!
His community was a very
important part o f his life. He
envisioned great things for
Hoodland. He dreamed o f a
planned community where
there could be room for all
w ithout spoiling the natural
beauty o f the area. He liked
the idea o f condominiums
tucked away in the woods, so a
lot o f people could live here
and still leave spaces o f
wilderness.
He loved the people o f
Hoodland and was eager to
w o rk
fo r the future o f
Hoodland. His last community
project was the Mt. Hood
Lions Pavilion Theater and he
planned to spend many more
hours working on it. He
wanted it to be completed. For
th is reason, his fa m ily
requested funds for the Lions
building fund, rather than
flowers, because the Finished
pavilion would mean more to
him than anything else.
Death came swiftly and
suddenly, just one day before
the new year was to begin! The
shock w o u ld have been
unbearable if his presence in
life had not been such a
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tremendouous impact on those
he loved. Because he had made
his family and friends strong
with love, it was possible to
think o f his death in a different
light; that there was no better
way for him to leave this
world! Certainly, he was not an
ordinary man and a mundane
type o f departure would have
been most unsuitable fo r him.
Roy Carothers cherished his
family, his friends, his home
and his community in a
manner that only a vital,
passionate man could and he
left tham rich beyond words -
with wonderful memories and
a legacy o f love that w ill never
end.
I f in writing this I somehow
added those “ w ings” I
mentioned earlier, I hope you
w ill forgive me, because just
now, I can’t seem to remember
a single, solitary flaw in the
man! (O f course he had them -
don’t we all?) And if I did
make him sound just too, too,
angelic - I know he’ll forgive
me under the circumstances •
because he was my very dearest
frie n d . He was also my
husband.
P.S.
My children asked me if I
planned to continue the
column and in case you are
wondering too, I w ill give you
the same answer I gave them:
Everything I ever did was a
“ space-filler” . Just something
to do until Roy came home.
Now I have nothing but
“ open” spaces and the more 1
have to do - the better!
Continuing the column will
keep me in touch with many
friends and although I might
need the next few weeks to
gather my “ forces,” I w ill get
back to the Post as soon as
possible.
A cutter would have been
mighty welcome during our
cold snowy weather. I was a
guest o f the Ptetchmys o f
Corvallis Christmas week and
my hostess and her mother,
Mrs. Bauer, were talking about
the c u tte r they had in
Montana. It was a most
gorgeous affair, lined with red
plush and there was a luscious,
furry lap robe to snuggle in.
Pulled by two lively horses,
jingling with sleigh bells, two
or three time6 a week it was
driven to Granite to pick up
passengers who came from
Drummor on the little local
train. Mr. Bauer had a livery
stable so the cutter was also
rented out to anyone who
wanted to take a fast ride over
the rivers and through the hills.
It was especially popular with
young fellows who wanted to
show their sweethearts a good
time.
There was plenty o f snow
and cold weather in Illinois
where I was brought up, so
cutters were around a good
part o f the winter, The more
agile and daring youngsters
used to dart out and hitch a
ride on the runners. I tried it
once but being slow and
awkward, I fell flat when I
stepped off. The drivers o f the
cutters didn’t appreciate having
hitch hikers and used to try to
use their whips on the ride
stealer. We also had bob sleds.
On a frosty night a sled filled
with straw made a quite
comfortable carriage to ride to
a classmate’s country home.
The standard refreshments
were oyster stew, tiny round
c ra c k e rs
and
p ic k le s .
Afterwards we played such
games as “ Wink” and maybe if
we felt quite daring a discreet
form o f “ Post Office.” A ll the
girls secretly wished for a letter
but wouldn’t have admitted it
for the world. Then there was
Sandy River
At Flood Level
The U.S. River Service
reported that the lower Sandy
is in no danger o f flooding as a
result o f this week’s thaw o f
heavy snows.
Many residents had feared a
repetition o f the 1964 floods
when a number had to be
evacuated from their homes.
They expressed the opinion
th a t heavy debris lodged
against the Interstate 80 N
bridge during the 1964 flood
had made conditions worse for
th e homes im m e d ia te ly
upriver.
S ta te
H ighw ay crews
checked the bridge Tuesday
morning and no pileup o f
debris was reported.
The
r iv e r
re a c h e d
approximately 18 feet over the
weekend with a 3.9 foot raise
i over a 24-hour period between
Saturday and Sunday morning.
, Twenty feet is considered
flood level.
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LIVERY STABLE OPERATOR, Mr. Bauer, of Granite, Montana, shown beside cutter
mentioned by Lillian Ten Eyck in her Pioneer Days column. Old photo loaned by Hazel
Pletchmy, Corvallis.
ice skating on puddles in the The only recourse was to rub the marvelous shoe and foot
fields outside o f town. These the itching hoofs discreetly protection on the market now.
froze over early and usually together under desks.
For a number o f winters
stayed frozen for months. Two
OVER 80
ponds a mile west o f the town after coming to Oregon I had a
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ice ponds and ice was cut from bite doesn’t belong in Western
them and packed in sawdust in O reg onoranyotherplacew ith
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boxes. What clumsy containers
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they were w ith their pans in
meeting Jan. 2. There w ill be
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the bottom to catch the drip
no meeting this month.
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but they did help in those days
The next meeting w ill be
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before electric refrigerators.
Thursday, Feb. 6. Featured on
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Cold weather was fun but it
the program w ill be Sandy’s
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especially-chillblains, or frosted
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