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THE SANDY (Or«.) POST Thur*., May 22, 196» (Sac. 1)
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JIM THORPE HONORED
The Jim Thorpe home in
Y a le ,
O k la ., has been
purchased by the Oklahoma
Historical Society. It will be
dedicated to the memory of
the famous Indian athlete and
Olympic champion.
By
George MacAlevy
With the first real warm
would be missing after Mike’s dropped down a few inches would be time enough to rejoin
days in mid spring, the
foray. Then Mike would move and moved under it. The odd a school o f Bluegills; and
mountain snows begin to melt
N O W IT'S
bug popped
and Alfie’s memory, being short
on,
looking just a little looking
rapidly. Gushing torrents pour paunchier than before.
gurgled again. Alfie could stand and more a series of learned
down the canyon from the
Tinmouth, the Crappie, felt it no longer. Slowly he rose reflexes than anything else,
snow-laden heights above and no need of the extra warmth beneath the again quiet bug would not even remember his
swell the great rivers in the big provided by the surface w Mer. and sucked it in. The watchful experience
until
he
saw
valleys. On the flood plains the He usually stayed about five youth raised his rod tip; and another one o f those queer
rivers run high, overflowing feet below and even deeper Alfie was hooked.
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bugs.
their banks and connecting up
He reacted violently, and ther
most of the day. The runoff
TO STAY
with
ponds
and
sloughs water penetrating the pond was rest of the school fled in panic.
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isolated from the river since murky and he could move Now Alfie turned sideways to
Com« In and Cat
NEW AND
the last time of flood water through these depths almost the pull on his jaw and began
Acquainted
RECONDITIONED
almost a year before
unseen. Occasionally, a Bluegill that series o f circular dashes
Many
of
the
river’s
fish
enter
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of small enough size would typical of a hooked Bluegill.
these sloughs and cut-off ponds come diving down frantically After several flurries in one
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to get away from the current when a passing bird had direction he executed a full
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and silt o f the melt-laden river, frightened
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him
from
the about face and started dashing
Fast, Efficient
while pond residents in turn surface. Tinmouth would be on the other direction. This made
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venture forth into the surging, the hapless young prey in a quite a hole in his jaw where
FOWLER
burgeoning river and, carried flash.
the hook went through his
GIBSON I bank A meficaro I
downstream for a while, enter
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All Crappie are fish eaters .upper lip. Finally tiring badly
different ponds and sloughs,
MAYTAG
first, last, and often, and he made one last effort,
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there to be cut o ff again when
NORGE ’
dashing toward the source of
Tinmouth was no exception.
the river subsides in summer.
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Even, the smaller member of the pull on his jaw. The tension ,
Thus are the fish mixed and
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the Sunfish Family which lived fell o ff as the line went slack
remixed, old bloodlines drawn
in the pond in goodly numbers, and the hook fell out o f the
MOTOROLA
off and new ones introduced;
the Green Sunfish, would now extended hole in his lip.
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one o f the ways in which
occasionally take a small fish
An again free, but fatigued,
hybrids are promoted, and the
And Models
o f any of the other species. Blugill was Alfie. He headed
LONG UPHILL JOB was the hauling of this 1968 pickup the sheer wall of bluff last
vigor of species renewed.
Perky,
the
Green
Sunfish,
had
towards the nearest grass cover
Tuesday the day after vehicle leaped guardrail on Bluff Rd. and tumbled 300 ft down
668-6813
The
pond
where
Alfie
a large mouth, somewhat like in the pond and slowly sank in
cliff killing driver, Alfred McBee of Boring, and critically injuring his wife, Ida, who was
Barker Plaza
resided is one such pond,
bottom
between
the
Tinmouth’s, and he could grab the
Sandy
reported still in serious condition at Gresham hospital yesterday afternoon. (Post photo)
annually rejoined to its parent
and swallow
a diminitive friendly stems. Here he would
river for a few weeks. As a
sunfish or bass up to two lay for the rest of the day,
two-year-old Bluegill, Alfie had inches long.
recouping his vigor. Tomorrow .
Eunice Barnum,
no desire to leave the familiar
Librarian
These finny hazards, the ]
surroundings o f his pond. More
young fish ingored, often
of his relatives than ever were
letting a larger Bass, or Green
continually passing him as
Sunfish swim in the school
fresh hordes o f all the various
REMINGTON is the choice of
with them until the school was
Located in the Sandy Women's
Sunfish family species came
the discriminating tire buyer,
attacked from within. Then
Club Hall. Open 2 • 6 p.m.
into the pond. The pond rose
designed for the needs of
perhaps they would be wary of
Thursday* and Fridays; 12 ■ 6
with the river as the latter
the daily commuter or the
p.m Saturday*.
other fish for a few minutes.
backed its waters into the
vacation traveler.
The Bluegills though, especially
pond. The little creek at the
the two year olds like Alfie,
COMPETITIVELY PRICED
head of the pond found itself
The Bookworm
never let their vigilance down
FULLY GUARANTEED
being pushed farther up its
Now that the cornerstone was laid last week for the new
when it came to birds. Those
channel by the rivers waters,
City Hall our new Sandy Public Library, long a dream in the
4 Ply Nylon with
were the predators they feared.
and
C u tth r o a t
t r o u t, Most o f the fish that survived
minds of our Library Board and Patrons, is taking concrete
1 4 /3 2 Tread Depth
imprisoned here since last
shape. The library will occupy the upper level of the east wing
to their second year had
LARGE DOUBLE M IX
No down payment
summer dashed for freedom
of the City Hall Building.
successfully taken to cover to
Extra Large Fully Double Blonms
and a route to the sea. Old escape a marauding Merganser
Some more new books recently purchased and being readied
when you use your
Slash, wan and thin from the
for our readers are as follows-
pursuing them underwater. A
Texaco Credit Card. Up to
V A L E N T IN E Brillant Double Red
meager winter diet furnished
heavy batch of weeds was the
SONATA-Finest Large Flowering White
12 months to pay.
by the tiny creek, was one of
best protection from them. An
BLUE DANUBE-Very Double Free Flowing
the first to regain the river.
alert dive slanting away into
NOCTURNE-Good Purple accent shade
SANDY the bookworm (con’t)
As the river rose still higher,
with Sonata
deep water, if executed fast
the pond spread out and
"YOUR TEXACO DEALER"
CAPRICE Beautiful Pink Double Fringe
enough would thwart the
Office Hours Day & N ig h t ............................Janet Travell M.D.
covered grassy low meadows
109
Proctor, Sandy, Oregon
668 4811
LYRIC-Very large rich pink blooms
diving Kingfisher.
The Land & People o f Sw itzerland................Lillian J. Bragdon
and mud flats alike. Alfie and
ALLEGRO-Huge extra double salmon
One peril Alfie had yet to
Jingle Bells & Pastry Shells......................... Alma Smith Payne
BONANZA MIXTURE-M ultiflora mixed doubles
his band of Bluegills nil sizes
D I E G O 'S
face was man. Man, who was
The Nature o f Anim als............................Lorus & Margery Milne
CARDINAL-Double red like miniature
roamed the edges of the grass
responsible for all the Sunfish
Joy of Looking....................................................... Irma Romauer
red carnations
and weed patches, for these
clan being in these areas could
Life on Tiger Mountain ............................................Irving Petite
SNOWBI RD - Masses of free flowering
were the easiest source o f food.
perhaps be looked on as a
pure white
Rosy Is My R elative..............................................Gerald Durrell
Many insects and minute water
benefactor for Alfie and all his
STRAWBERRY T A R T Red and White bi color
Shipwrecks
O
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Juan
de
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James
A.
Gibbs
Steps to the N EV
animals clung to the shelter of
very brilliant
relatives had thrived in this
C U L T U R A L aneli Steamboats In the T im b e r ..................................... Ruby El Hult
the submerged plants. These
PLUM DOUBLE free flowering wind &
new
environment
Yet
Man’s
‘
h
e
y
.........................
.......................................
Marya
A.
Mannes
C O N V E N T IO N
first warm days had brought
rain resistant
motives were selfish as it was
They Weep On My Doorstep ..............Ruth Barnett, as told to
CENTER
the entire food chain into
HONEY BUNCH new salmon double
his
angling
pleasure
he
was
................................................................................ Doug Baker
vigorous activity. Algae clung
CHERRY T A R T Spice & sparkle in
thinking of in those past years
I he S eekers................................................................ Jesse Steam
• Downtown - 10 minutas to Airport
carnation type blooms.
to the outer edges of the sedge
when he had introduced the
I he Sea T r o l l ......................................................... Suzanne Blanc
• Luxurious Rooms and Suites with
and weeds. Within the green
Bass, Crappie, Sunfish, and
Television and Radio
Pan Bread & J e r k y ................................................ Walter L. Scott
and brown masses o f algae, Bluegills
• Restaurants, G r ill ond Coffee Shof
into
these alien
Lost Wild A m e ric a ....................................... Robert M. McClung
uncounted millions of minute western waters.
• N ig h tly Entertainment in
Furniture Repair & Refinishing .......................Ralph P. Kinney
The Parisian Room
c reatu res
th riv e d
and
G R A N D IFLO R A M IX , Red Magic, White Magic,
Man in his youth sometimes
Ernest Hem ingw ay.....................................................Carlos Baker
• Banquet, Meeting and Convention
multiplied. It was a simple gets quite close to nature. In
Blue Magic, Pink Magic, Blue Lace
I he High King ................................................ Lloyd Alexander
Facilities — groups to 1500
thing for an uptilted Bluegill to some it takes the form of keen
Sunburst, Tango, Blue Jeans, Sky Magic,
• Garage — 24-hour service
Escape From Nowhere .....................................Jeanette Eyerly
Cavalier, Fandango, California Giants,
swim
beneath
the
algae observation
and
sporting
Jack & the Beanstalk ................................ Picrures by T. Tzawa
For Complete Information:
Pink Lace, La Paloma, Cherry Blossom,
and
pick
o
ff
the
tiny
organisms
pursuit o f the fish, frogs
U .S .G R A N T HOTEL
Eunice
Barnum,
Calypso,
Multiflora Hybrid Mix, Paleface,
as
they
scurried
about.
3rd, 4th & Broadway
animals and birds. In others,
Comance Imp, Sugar Plum, Satellite.
Librarian
San Diego, C alifornia
Yes for Alfie, living was the
role of despoiler is
good, living was easy, and
nurtured, and they go to
TRAILING PETUNIAS for Hanging Baskets
when his appetite was satisfied,
nature only to ruin it, to kill
he could satisfy his innate
Red Cascades, White cascade pink cascade
and lay waste with no thought
curiosity.
A dark shadow
Coral Cascade, Mixed cascade
of the future or of others.
flitted across the pond. A
MARIGO LDS, dwarf and tall Diantus, mixed
Two
youtlis
of
the
sudden ripping sound and a
Pansys Compact plants Dahlia Dwarf,
appreciative
first
mentioned
and Lincoln-Mercury fqw swirls marked the water
Deane R. Wesselink. service Ford
V ER B EN IA , Zinnias, 4 varieties to choose
manager at Gios Ford. Sandy, dealerships throughout the where an instant before Alfie's type haunted A lfie’s pond the
from, A G ERTU M , blue mist Salvia, tall
year around. They enjoyed
Med. small. Snapdragons, Tall med, small
has been named a bronze country.
school of Bluegills swam. It
watching the water birds and
Alyssum, pink white violet. Camationa
medaUion award winner in the
He is one of approximately was only a crow, not a
their comings and goings with
ASTER, 3 varieties to choose from. Portulaca
Autolite-Ford parts division 4 0 0
men throughout the fish- eating bird at all. But alfie
the
season.
They
caught
LOBELIA, trailing or upright
country
to
receive
the
award
program of recognition for
wasn’t taking any chances.
s y s js r d i e g o
a l if o r n ia
Bullfrogs and ate the legs in
parts and service managers in which is given annually for When a bird shadow fell on
summer, and fished for Bass,
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outstanding sales achievement him, he was long gone. Could
Crappie, Bluegill and Carp,
BUSY L IZ Z Y (impatients), red, white, pink
and demonstrated management have been a Merganser or a
killing only what they could
WAX BEGONIAS red white & pink COLEUS,
skills and accomplishments.
Kingfisher you know.
use. They named the place
new riffled edge very brilliant, also a
This snow melt water that “ Paradise.”
few perennials available.
When
not
in
had invaded their pond from school, they could be found
the river was cold. On sunny here more often than not.
TOMATOES
days, Alfie and his band would Some spring nights they would
spend all day just under the fish for Catfish in the pond
18 varieties including, Willamette, Burpees
surface, their dorsal fins often outlet.
Big Boy, Burpees Big Early, Valiant
Three of four men, charged
Fantastic, Bonnie Best, Morton Hybrid,
protruding out of the water as
Eventually
came
the
day
with defacing a building in the
Stokesdale, Ball extra early, Early Giant,
they moved around, for only when Alfie encountered one of
early morning explosion, May
Hybrid, Beefsteak, Cherry Yellow Pear,
on the surface did the warmth this pair on the wrong end of a
11, at the Fairview police
Yellow
Pear, Red Pear, Jubilee, Patio
o f the sun penetrate well. Too. fishing line. Bluegill was the
chief’s home, were arrested late
Green Bell peppers. Hot peppers. Cabbage
old Mike, the large mouth appointed quarry for the day.
Broccoli. Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Red
Monday and arraigned in a
Black Bass and his compatriots Knowing of Alfie’s clan and
Cabbage, Chives, Brussel Sprouts
preliminary hearing Tuesday.
liked to swim in the warm their appetite
for
insects
Fred M. Ayers 19. Steve P.
SEEDS — 3 rack» to choose from, also
surface, on the bright days. particularly, a cork popping
Danielson, 20 and Larry Bills,
The smaller Bluegills and the bug in a tiny size was the lure
bulk seed.
22, were served with warrants
few little bass that travelled choeen.
for their arrest Monday evening
with Alfie's school were prime
Alfie and school were lazing
and jailed in Rocky Butte in
food for Mike, so swimming at along a few inches beneath the
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lieu of $250 bail apiece. The
the surface level could pay him surface, heading up the center
remaining member o f the
two dividends, warmth and of the long, fairly narrow
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quartet, David L. Carow, 19 food.
pond. A bug hit the water in
Jamison's Bark Dust
59c sack
charged with the same offense,
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front of them and lay still. The
Sometimes Mike would hang
returned to military duty in
Jamison's Steer Manure
........ 69c sack
bluegills stopped and hung
Alaska before ar. arrest could n the surface water, absolutely
Peat
Moss,
4
cu.
ft.
$ 3.1 9 bale
motionless, all eyes riveted on
be made. Since the charge is a motionless, tight against a wall
this strange bug. Suddenly the
Rhododendrons - Shrubs • Potted Trees
misdemeanor, the Multnomah of sedge waiting for the
bug gave a short
sharp
school
of
County Sheriff's office says unsuspecting
movememt and made a slight
Ouegills to swim by. With a
Carow cannot be extradited.
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pop followed by a gurgling
The explosion, caused by a surprising bunt of speed he’d
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sound. Several o f the watching
Sandy, Oregon
grenade simulator o f the type dash into the school. Usually
flah
shifted
closer.
Alfie
one
of
the
smaller
members
I used in military field exerciees
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