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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1972)
2 - SANDY (Ora.) POST Thur*.. Dec. 21. 1972 (Sec 2) ™ Bait-Switch fra u d easily recognized Post Office handles mail increase The Christmas m ail rush at the Sandy Post Office has more than doubled the amount of mail being handled, according to local postmaster John Metsger "This is about the same amount of mail we handled last year." said Metsger, "we have added three routes to meet the needs of the rush giving us six routes ” The Sandy Post Office serves over 9.600 persons and this number is growing every year as more people move into the Sandy area, according to the postmaster During the height of the Christmas rush Spend Less Time Cooking and Cleaning Up Baking with a two year old clamoring to be near is an ordeal fa m ilia r to every mother Not only does the two year old want to be as close as possible, he wants to do everything It doesn’t m atter that he doesn’t know how. it just matters that he is a part of every bit of action. Sometimes it works to set him up with his own baking equipm ent, says R oberta F ra s ie r Anderson, Oregon State U n iv e rs ity E xtension fam ily life specialist A pan of cornmeal, a spoon, a cup. and a funnel can provide M ICRO W AVE O VE N Neil Riegelmann APPLIANCE 665 4158 295 NE 2nd Grasham j j r r r r r r r r --* * * * * ................ . Start the Centennial Year ... "The Story of Lige Colem an" for his own mixing experience If you don’t have a funnel, the top part of a detergent bottle makes a good one Be sure to include a cloth to wipe up spills A cooky sheet with a dab of shortening will also keep a small child busy smearing while mother cooks A flour sifter with a little flour and a cloth or sponge to wipe up the spills will keep a two or three year old happy and provide a v a rie ty of e x periences at the same time These activities provide good play situations at other times, too. says the specialist College honors Treanor by Victor H. White Donald Sterling calls this one "fabulous!" Oregon's all- tim e famous mountain man who climbed Mt. Hood 508 times, and saved more than two dozen lives from 1899 to 1950 . . hard cover $6 00 [plus $.50 postage and handling if mailed; "M iracle at the M ountain" by Margaret Watt Edwards A charming fictional tale based on a factual event in the Hoodland area, of the 1930's. A young boy grows to manhood the hard way and adults see the world through young eyes. Reviewed in the Oregonian Sunday edition . . hardcover David Treanor. son of Jeweh W Treanor, of Rt 1 Box 727, Boring, is among 80 Linfield College freshmen who have received honors at entrance from Linfield This recognition is given by Linfield to incoming freshmen who were in the upper 10 per cent of th e ir high school graduating classes This recognizes students for their past academic attainment and encourages them to con tinue high scholarship while in college CB ra d io stolen S3 95 Iplus $ .5 0 postage and handling if mailed! St. Paul« Press P.0 Box 1000 204T4 E. Proctor Sandy, Oregon 668-4119 M * * * * # * « « * * * * * * # * * * * * * * '* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * '* * * * * * * * * * * * * * ' R obert P a rk s . 1960 N E Ju nip er C ourt, reported to Gresham plice Dec 14 that a citizen band radio valued at $160 had been stolen from his c a r. E ntry was made through a wing window Tools, a brief case, wool coat and other items were also taken O v e r th e fie ld s a n d th ro u g h th e s n o w -c o v e re d c o u n tr y s id e g o o u r w a r m e s t C h r is tm a s w is h e s . In t h is tr a d itio n , we g re e t o u r fr ie n d s a n d c u s to m e rs , w ith h o p e s f o r y o u r h o lid a y h a p p in e s s , a n d w ith g e n u in e a p p re c ia tio n f o r y o u r g o o d w ill. . . . LEONA B. EXLEY and STAFF FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL PARK and INDOOR MAUSOLEUM 211 S.Main The bait and switch game is (*ie of the most common frauds committed against consumers The “ bait" is an advertised low-priced item , the "switch" occurs when you a re en couraged to buy something else more expensive M a rily n L un n er, Oregon State U n iv e rs ity extension agent, lists six sure signs a salesman is playing the bait and switch game L ittle h e lp e r needs p la n R a d a ra n g e jj the local Post Office will handle 12 or IS mail bags every morning, while during the normal months only three or four mail bags are handled every morning During the past week, lines have formed to buy stamps in order to mail letters and gifts before Christmas Metsger said, overall the Christmas rush this year has not caused too much trouble for the local Post Office. “The only real problem we have is the lack of space to stack the m ail before it goes out,” said Metsger (ratham 666-1117 PACKAGES HAVE been stacked to the ceiling in the Post Office at Sandy during the Christmas mail rush. The amount of buy a similar item at a higher price. Bait and switch tactics can occur an yw h ere, says the extension home economist The practices a re especially common in the sale of car prting. furniture, swimming pools, used cars, sides of beef, a u to m o b ile tr a n s m is s io i r e p a ir s , la w n m o w e r s , television sets, and all types of home im provem ents from roofing to furnaces The Oregon Consumer Protection Law says bait and switch is illegal, so when you see it, alert the Oregon At torney General. Salem, and help stop this fraud u len t practice For more information on deceptive selling practices, contact the County Extension Office in your area and ask for the free bulletin "Consumer Protection," EC BIS He refuses to show, dem onstrate, or sell the advertised merchandise, for one reason or another. Hr criticises or , f 1 downgrades the advertised product—and praises a i sim ilar, more expensive item. Hr is "out of Mack" for the advertised special, but has plenty of a more expensive product. Hr won't take orders lor the out-of-stock item at the Radio lifted advertised special price Hr implies that the ad A citizens band radio valued vertised m erchandise is at $180 was reported stolen defective or not practical for from the Dennis D Schelske vour purpose residence, 728 NE 173rd Ave , He accepts a deposit on the mail being handled daily by the local office Wednesday night, Dec 12, advertised m erchandise, is almost double the normal amount, ac according to sheriff's reports then tries to persuade you to cording to Postmaster John Metsger. « « ••••••a a a a a ta * « s * a (Post photo i AT SANDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL The p rim a ry and in termediate grades cooperated in collecting certain coupons, labels, and empty packages to provide money for U N IC E F to use for m ilk, vitamins, and medicines for children in other countries A total of 1,457 was sent Mrs Moore’s pupils were given a treat for saving the most D a n ie l M cAvoy Woods, weight 7 lb. 15 oz., arrived to live with M r and Mrs Wayne C. Woods on Friday, Nov 24. Mrs Woods is the 8th grade English teacher She has been replaced temporarily by Mrs. Adelaide Huff, but plans to return after the holidays o oo Miss Fast's third grade class at Sandy R idge has been decorating for Christmas by m aking C hristm as b alls, C hristm as presents, and snowflakes on the day it snowed We will be decorating our tree soon and drawing names for gift exchange Last week on Wednesday we had only half of our class present We are not sure if they did not want t< ge, their shots or if they thought there was no school that d;.y But most are back now except for two who have the mi mps o oo Dick Klein, who has been custodian nere for 164 years and hea' custodian for 134. was hr nored at a p a rty a fte r school y e s te r day, Lee 20. given by all school personnel A la rg e decorated cake was featured Dick, who is retiring this month, will be greatly missed for the many helpful things he cheerfully does, many beyond the call of duty. ooo The seventh and eighth grade concert for the holiday season was given Dec 19 in the upper grade gym The concert, of both tra d itio n a l and non- Christmas music, featured the stage band and concert band under the direction of Gerald Dickson, and the chorus and ensemble under the direction of Mrs Karen Brisbin The concert band played “ C a r ib b e a n F a n ta s y ,’ ’ "D iam o n ds A re F o r e v e r," " P a ra d e of the Wooden Soldiers,” and “ Old St Nick Takes a Rockin’ T rip .” The stage band played “Sweet Georgia Brown,” "The Lonely B u ll,” "Spinning Wheel,” and combined with the girls’ ensemble for the final num bers, " W in te r W on derland’ and "Sleigh Ride.” Other numbers by the girls ensemble were “ I ’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” and "Tiny K ing.” The ' ‘virus sang "E lijah Rock," “ I beneve,” and "Bom Today,” and combined with the concert band in "Gospel Rock Medley." The Patriots, a small in strum ental group, " W ic h ita Linem an,” and “ 25 or 6 to 4.” ooo Michelle Harmon moved to Parkrose last week from Mrs Smith's second grade We will miss her as she was always making nice things for someone else We are glad it warmed up The snow was fun, but we got too cold playing outside All of us are counting the days Til Christmas when all of our fondest wishes w ill hopefully come true Have a happy holiday season o oo Christmas trees were put up in the rooms on Monday. It was felt if they were up sooner they might be a fire hazard School w ill be out for Christmas vacation Friday at the usual time Frid ay af temoon Christmas parties will be held Santa is expected to visit the p rim a ry grades School will reconvene Jan. 2. o oo From Mrs Jensen’s first grade Holly Laager joined our class recently She moved to Sandy from Minnesota Christmas is an exciting time for us. We are using our newly learned reading words in stories about the season Paul Kline wants a truck and school clothes, S anta, and M a rle s e P rin g le would be happy if you brought that baby her fam ily has been waiting for so long M erry Christmas o oo M r and Mrs Cline sponsored a bus load of 60 7th and 8th grade girls, who went to Port land Sunday night to see the hockey game with Denver Portland won 5-3 To be eligible to go, the girls had to get either Palmblad stationed in Germany an A or B for their p e grade o oo Mr John Davies, Career education consultant from the State D e p a rtm e n t of Education, and D r Wallace from the County I.E .D office were guest speakers at a meeting of the upper grade faculty Dec 13 M r Davies and D r Wallace gave some guidelines for developing a curriculum in career education for grades 7 and 8 The upper grade faculty is working on a curriculum to allow students to explore the world of work Students w ill be doing research in career areas that interest them They will find out about job placement, job req u ire m e n ts , sala rie s etc Guest speakers will be brought in so students can have a better understanding of various oc cupât ions It is the feeling of the faculty that students need to be ex posed to the world of work at an earlier age Students are not asked to m ake d e fin ite decisions on what they would like to do, but will be looking at several areas of interest C u rric u lu m planning w ill also be carried on with the high school so students will have a continued program in their interest area It is felt students will make a better curriculum decision at the high school level if they have had ample time to explore various careers a few years earlier All classes will let out for the Christmas vacation after the completion of classes on Dec 22, and will resume again on regular schedule the morning of Jan 2. /* sincere \ ] RATINGS f t ’T is th e season to be jolly, and here's wishing all of our good friends th e jolliest of greetings . . . th e w arm est of thanks. FROM ALL OF US AT Gresham Office Supply 336 N. Main 665-4050 Spec 4 Fred Palm blad, son of 3 M r and M rs. LaVem P alm blad, Rt 3 Box 1280, Boring, is p resen tly stationed near Frankfurt, Germany, with the U.S. Army. Palm blad was trained as a m ilita r y policem an at F t. Gordon, Georgia, with special instruction in traffic control handling emergency situations. Palm blad was on duty when A rm y Chief of Staff General W illiam Aorams visited his base for inspection recently. In Septem ber P s lm b la d 's battery flew to Greece and C re te for m issile tra in in g exercises His enlistment is up in November, 1973, and he expects to be home for Christmas then T ire s s to le n Dennis Rice, 1404 NW Vic toria, reported to Gresham police that two snow tires valued at 660 had been stolen from s shed in his backyard M / W ' FROM ALL OF US! VI ay the Joy of the season live in your home at Christmas bringing you true contentment. Thanks for your loyal patronage. GRESHAM REALTY 720 EAST BURNSIDE 1 665-9121 »I
