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Drug Problem in Sandy Said Cause for Concern D ru g tr a ffic am ong teenagers and young adults in and around Sandy is a growing problem and a cause for real concern, Detective Lt. A1 Upham, head o f the Narcotics Division o f the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Department, said Tuesday. Speaking before Sandy Area C h a m b e r o f C om m erce members at TJ’s Restaurant. Upham said narcotics problems throughout the county had grown from very minor two to three years ago to a major and increasing menace today. The Detective reported that there are 185 cases presently u nd er in v e s t i g a t i o n in Clackamas County with over 200 arrests having been made on the adult and juvenile level. Most o f those arrested are between 15 and 22 years of age. He added that many in the 15-17 age group are heroin addicts. Saying that at the present time Oregon laws are not adequate to deal with the narcotics problem, Upham explained that the laws we do have are not tight enough or school this year. This resulted have too many loopholes. in several arrests and seizure of He p o in te d o u t that marijuana caches. authorities do not have enough personnel to handle the cases properly, and noted that while the county had increased funds to operate his division from $1500 to $2500 this year the amount was still far below that needed for effective operation. Complimenting Sandy on “its well informed and very g o o d p o lic e department." U pham rem ark ed th a t cooperation o f local police with county, state and federal narcotics officers had been excellent at all times. , He told chamber members that the rise in narcotics cases in Sandy had led to placing an undercover agent in the high The Lieutenant said the outlying rural areas o f the county are providing hangouts for more and more o f those THE who use and sell narcotics and rise in the area although sponsoring local programs on drugs as they are driven out o f marijuana is still the most used drug in form ation . “ D on’t the larger cities. and easily available. hesitate to become involved, if He said there is no national He ?ited cases o f drugs you know or hear o f illegal o r g a n iz a tio n b e h in d the b e in g m a n u fa c tu r e d in drug use, pass the information county’s drug traffic. Dealers basement laboratories and said on to the police....rumor or generally are local people who there is such a place on the not. purchase from out o f state mountain. “We know it is there “If you have to go to court - su p p lie r s. “ D o n ’t forget, and have been chasing it go. Demand better drug laws however,” he warned, “ that around for two years. While we and enforcement from your every drug user is a potential haven’t been able to make any e le c te d rep resentives,” he pusher - an addict will do arrests yet, w e’re getting closer concluded. anything to get the money to and the time will com e.” Speaker at next w eek’s feed his craving.” The detective said citizens chamber of commerce meeting Upham siad use o f hard could help combat the problem will be Mrs. Jan Rathe o f the drugs, such as heroin, is on the by informing themselves and Consumer Protection League. Sandy Post ✓ <r ^2^ I 'X , GREAT way TO THE M T. HOOD P L A Y G R O U N D 1 Voi. 12 TWELVE PAGES SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1969 No. » S in g le <'opy 10c ___A S City Council Opens Bids T IL T UP CONCRETE walls for high school Industrial Arts building have been cast in forms on site. When aging is complete in another week or two, when mortar is properly aged, walls will be raised and tied down to footings. (Post photo) Boring Adds P.0. Route A fourth postal route has been added to the Boring post office. Postmaster Wilbur Shutes announced this week that the new route went into o p era tio n last Saturday. Generally speaking, it covers the area adjacent to Boring itself and areas to the north and northeast o f town. Portions were taken off o f each o f the other routes to create the new route. G r o w th in th e area necessitated the additional route. Presently, Route 1 has 470 stops Route 2 has 438. Route 3 has 427 and the new Route 4 has 353. Post o ffic e b o x e s rem ain unchanged at 117. A PLEASED MAN is Charles Frasier head of Sandy high school Vo-Tech Dept., as he observes progress being made on construction of new buildings that will house shops and classrooms for his students. (Post photo) June June June June June June June WEATHER H L 12 78 58 13 73 57 14 82 58 84 IS 59 16 87 57 17 95 58 18 98 59 Pr. .00 00 00 Tr. .00 .00 .03 Members o f the Sandy public library board met with the city council and city hall architects Monday night to open bids on equipment and furnishings for the new' library. With a bid o f $ 4 ,762, Bro-Dart Co. was apparent low bidder on furnishings while a bid o f $1,511 submitted by T im m erm an Co. was the a p p a ren t lo w fo r metal shelving. The council authorized the architect to contact the low bidders to work out details and select colors. L ibrary board members present were Charles Frasier, ch a ir m a n ; A r le ig h H a ll, secreta ry -tr ea su re r; Lucille Odgen and Edwin Perren. Also authorized by the c o u n c il during the brief recessed session, was a letter to W a lla ce T e lfo r d o f the Clackamas County Housing Authority requesting a survey to determine if there is a need for a low income housing project in the city. Next regular meeting o f the city council will be at 8 p.m. Monday, July 7. (Post photo) A Sandy marine, Corporal Richard Steiner, 20, was wounded in action in Vietnam June 6. Corporal Steiner, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Steiner, Rt. 1, Sandy, received the wounds v’** serving with the 3rd 1... . . . e Division at Vandegrift Combat Base near the DMZ. He was evacuated to the hospital ship USS Repose where he underwent surgery for removal o f shrapnel. Later Steiner was transferred to the USAF hospital in the Philipines where he had further surgery on June 14. The marine is a 1967 graduate of Sandy high school. He had completed one year o f duty in Vietnam and returned there two months ago after volunteering for an additional six months o f combat duty. JU LY FOURTH FIREW ORKS celebration for city this year is a joint project of Sandy Lions, Kiwanis, Volunteer Firemen,Chamber of Commerce and Police. Sandy merchants are also helping to foot the bill for the huge fireworks display, which will take place on the high school athletic field. Meeting last week to make final plans for the big day were these representatives from the sponsoring groups. Seated are Jesse James, left and Don Blair. Standing, from left, are Gary Sandblast Larry Pridmore and George Morgan. Jon Sandstrom, OSU’s All America defensive guard, became the fifth and last top draftee o f the Atlanta Falcons when he signed with the Atlanta club last week. Sandstrom was drafted in the third round by the Atlantans. He joins signees George Kunz, Notre Dame; Paul Bipson, Houston; Mai Snider, Stanford, and Jim Mitchell, Prairie View A-M. The 235 pound Sandstrom graduated in June from Oregon State University where he was co-captain o f Dee Andros' Beaver grid squad. In addition to winning All America honors in 1967 he made a number of all star teams during his college football career. The son o f Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Sandstrom, Rt. 2, Sandy. Jon is a 1965 graduate o f Sandy high school. The Christ Ambassadors, young people’s group o f the Sandy Assembly o f God. will have a car wash on Saturday. June 21 at the St. Clair’s Richfield station Sandy. The money raised from this car wash and other fund raising projects will go to buy vehicles for missionaries on the foreign field. Last y ea r th e C .A . ’s raised $2,036, and this year they have increased their pledge to $2,500. The young people will be washing cars from 9 a m. until 3 p.m. The price o f $ 1 .0 0 in c lu d e s interior vacuuming. Damascus Impasse Continues (Post photo) Falcons Sign Jon Sandstrom Car Wash Dated By Youth Group POURED LAST WEEK were last footings for east wall of Sandy high school’s new Industrial Arts building now being constructed east side of high school campus Building is expected to be completed and ready for use by the time school opens this fall Enemy Fire Hospitalizes Sandy Marine MHCC Graduates Area Students More than 160 students, including ten from this area graduated from Mt. Hood Community College, as the college held its second annual c o m m e n c e m e n t e x e r c is e s Sunday, according to Wilfred Burgess, dean o f Student Picker Shortage Sandy Teen Awaiting Fifth Critical SONJA FRIBERG The local raspberry crop c i me on fast this week. A drastic shortage o f A personal visit from Rose pickers may cause some o f Festival princesses last week the crop to be lost because brightened another long stay in the hot weather Ls starting to burn some o f the berries that the hospital for 14-year-old have ripened fast on the Sonja Friberg o f Sandy. Six princesses o f the Senior weaker plants. Fred Baker who has 17 Court held an autograph session at Sonja’s bedside acres said Wednesday he has Wednesday, after attending a about 30 pickers and needs special program put on by 75. He is concerned about young patients in Shriners his berries burning. Hospital for Crippled Children. Much the same situation The daughter o f Mr. and exists in the entire area. Mrs. Jack Friberg, Sonja is in Reed Ellis at the Oregon the hospital awaiting bone Farm Labor said he had calls surgery for removal o f a benign for 150 raspberry pickers tumor on her left hip. This will that he cannot fill. The strawberry season is be the fifth in a series of operations to correct the more than half over but condition and Sonja will be t h e r e is still a picker confined to the hospital for at shortage. Some youngsters are quiting the strawberry least three weeks after surgery field to pick raspberries. It’a Four previous operations more comfortable. during the last two yean have Wemme Postmaster kept the cheerful youngster in Attends Convention casts and braces for a large part of the time but she did not let Postmaster Naomi Blaisdell this handicap prevent her from o f Wemme, attended the completing her school work O r e g o n P o stm a ste r s with Mr. Lane's eighth grade Convention at Bend on June class this year 10-12. Hip Operation affairs. Mt. Hood Alumni hosted th e r e c e p tio n a fter the c e r e m o n y in the college s t u d e n t c e n te r fo r th e graduates and their families. Graduating students from the local area were Vicki Dowell, Janet Emerson, Dave McKinnon, Richard Meyer and Darel Siebert, all of Sandy; Robert J. Hower, Jr.. ZigZag; C h r isti W o o d y , Wemme, Robert William Conrey and Linda K. Riedel both or Estacada, and Richard L. Ruth o f Boring. For the third time, Damascus Union Grade School District voters have rejected a proposed school budget $ 1 4 9 ,9 8 3 .over the 6 per cent limit. A fourth election will be held Tuesday, July 15, Roger Haas, Damascus principal, informed the Outlook. The budget lost by 12 votes, 165-153. Voting was Monday. Previously, voters turned down proposals by three votes (May 5) and one vote (May 26). Haas said the board of e d u c a tio n and budget committee met Monday night and decided cuts will be made. A public hearing on the budget i» set for June 24, Tuesday, time to be announced. Picked Daily With or Without Stem* ★ THE HOOD * Crossed with the Marshall—yet firm enough to become the leading strawberry for freezing, along with the Northwest iNorrn 1. $ SILETZ - $2»5 Boxes Crate Alto Available SHASTA — PUGET BEAUTY Raspberries 3 boxes $ I $3.80 Crate Janz Berryland Loop Highway Sandy
