Solution said simple
Toll-free service would cost
Damascus gets phone facts
to mailing delays
Ever think your Christmas
gifts were sent on a slow boat to
China?
Have you received thank-you
cards for Easter gifts from
Aunt Mavis in Australia—gifts
intended for Christman?
The solution is fairly simple,
says Sandy Postmaster John
Metsger: Mail early for all
those overseas Christmas gifts.
Although “ anticipation is
sometimes better than the
g ift,” Metsger asks people to
check with the post office to
make sure gifts intended for
Christmas are received on
time.
“ We w orry
about the
packages we see still in the
o ffice
on
C hristm as
day,“ Metsger notes.
Metsger also adds the post
office is still receiving mail
with out-dated route and box
numbers
According to the Sandy
postmaster, the route numbers
haven’t been in effect since 1975
although the post office is still
getting material with these
addresses. This has even
caused problems with income
tax returns.
He suggests that persons
notify friends and associates of
the five-digit street numbers
and names.
Following is a chart with
appropriate dates for overseas
mailing.
Mailing Dates for Christmas
1 o as*urr the timely arrival of international civil and overseas military mail
for Christmas delivery, all mail should be deposited at loral post offices before
the follow ing dates
Military Mail
Parcel
Airlift
Damascus area can nave toll-free service
to Gresham right now—if they’re w illing to
pay for it.
Damascus
Community
Association
members were told Thursday that toll-free
dialing to Gresham would co6t an ad
ditional $5.35 a month beyond the base
rate.
Vem Chesbro, president of Continental
Telephone of the Northwest, said extended
area service for the Sunnyside exchange
( inc luding Damascus) is being studied.
“ We are capable and willing to provide
extended area service to Sunnyside,”
Chesbro said. “ The problem is how to pay
for it.
“ It doesn’t make any difference to us if it
is installed or not. The question we ask is,
‘ Is it fa ir? ” ’
Chesbro said a recent survey showed
that 23 per cent of Sunnyside’s 3,000
customers never called Gresham during
the test month. He said 2,051 customers
called Gresham an average of less than
nine times a month.
“ Eight calls could cost about $2. But the
cost of extended area service would far
exceed that,” Chesbro pointed out
Chesbro came from Continental’s
Seattle office to speak with area residents
on phone service, an issue that has bubbled
controversially for several years.
He and his entourage of 11, including
customer service managers, employe
representatives, district engineers, design
managers and public relations specialists,
nearly outnumbered residents and ran into
a hostile crowd.
‘‘We get hit with the highest costs and
the most rotten service of any place I ’ve
been in the United States,” one resident
harangued.
“ The problem is, you’re dinky. If Ma
Bell came in here, the rate would drop.”
He urged residents to go to the state public
u tility commissioner and have Continental
removed.
Chesbro told the man that in the past the
Bell system has not been interested in
rural service because it was unprofitable.
“ We have less than one customer per
mile throughout our system and that is the
problem. The number of customers is not
important—it ’s the cost of service that
affects the b ill.”
Chesbro also told the man Continental
was not dinky and said the man would not
do anyone any good by trying to em
barrass its president.
He said telephone companies cannot add
an indefinite number of hookups to
existing lines like the power companies do
He also said the $5 35 additional cost for
extended area service would be affected
very little by an increase in customers.
“ And no one could do this any cheaper,”
he said.
Chesbro also said that Gresham
(meaning General Telephone Co.) isn’t
interested in extended area service to
Sunnyside.
“ The demand just, isn’t there so we
would not have a reciprocal agreement.
The result would be that we would have to
make up their lost revenues from handling
ou r calls ” He said other costs would come
from the equipment required and its
maintenance.
But, he added. Continental is looking at
the problem and “ we’ll keep you posted on
our progress. If we can do it, we’ll find an
economic way to provide the service.”
Complaints from the audience, when
specific, focused on disconnections, faulty
sound systems and dialing problems.
Chesbro said the company was aware of
the complaints and said help was in sight.
A new switching system w ill be installed in
Sunnyside in 1979 which w ill offer all
services available at that time
“ This w ill speed up touch tone dialing
and should solve most of the mechanical
problems,” Chesbro said “ The new office
should be the final answer in problems of
this kind.”
Chesbro told DCA members that phone
companies are moving toward usage
sensitive pricing, where billing would be
proportional to usage
“ It would be a metered system where
even local calls would be billed per call.
The users would pay and would also be
able to control their bill. Thus, those who
use the phones the most would pay the
most and those who don’t would not pay so
much.
“ Public utility commissioners all over
are saying charge the people that use the
service. This is the trend the industry is
taking and it looks like something we’ll
have to do down the road,” Chesbro said.
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Dix reelected
Eleanor Dix was reelected chairwoman
of the Damascus Community Association
Thursday night.
Elected as DCA council members were
Kathy Kelley, Tom Tyner and Vic
Thompson.
All four were elected by acclamation
and w ill serve two-year terms.
Poor light
Too Late to Classify
can cause
problems
More indoor plant problems
are caused by poor light than
any other aspect of en
vironment, according to Gray
Thompson, Clackamas County
Extension agent, home-urban
horticulture.
Now that the sun is tracing a
lower angle in the sky and the
days are getting shorter, a
check of light levels on indoor
plants is advisable, Thompson
says.
The ideal position for most
plants, especially flowering
ones, is a large window with a
southern exposure.
Foliage
plants generally need less light
than flowering varieties and
most of them can be grown well
in all exposures. Window light
can also be supplemented with
a rtificial light.
“ If you are unsure of a
plant's light requirements,
inquire at an indoor plant store
or nursery.” Thompson adds.
High indoor temperatures in
the fall and winter may also
cause plant problems, it was
noted. House plants respond
best to temperatures from 60 to
74 degrees F. They also need a
definite change in temperature,
just as occurs in nature. This
means a five to ten degree drop
at night so that plants can build
up new tissues from the food
supply
they
manufactured
during the day.
“ When the room is too hot,
plants tend to become spindly
and less resistant to disease
and insect attact. They also
produce poor quality flowers,”
Thompson explained.
W atering and fe rtiliz e r
requirements are decreased
also with shorter days.
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must go, including custom built
coffee and end tables, Saturday
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N .E . Richey Rd., Boring. 663
6155.
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DEWALT
10” Radial
ArmSaw
Z B E D R O O M (extra large), 290 NE
Cleveland, all appliances, carpet,
extra
storage,
no children.
»162 50. 666 2967.
G 45m
>R R E N T $65, small 1 bdrm .,
carpet, suitable tor senior citizen,
no dogs. East of Kinney Shotes,
Rockwood Ct., 19050 E. Burnside.
TLTC-g 44t
C O M P LE T E
254 9847
CONCRETE
197S ASTR E wide track hatchback.
Low m iles, $1800 or offer. 665 7042
evenings.
C 45 tp d
• *7 7 4 5
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Walnut Stained
Mahogany Mahogany
Shelving
Shelving
• Rich walnut stain finish
• Adds storage spoco
Owens-Corning
Electric Ì
T u b /S h o w e r U nits
• L ig h tw e ig h t, easy te
handle
• M e ld e d •in seo p -te iie try
shelves
• leak-proof construction
• Strong and rigid
S m ooth , s lip -R e s is ta n t
surface
4-p ie c e censtructien fits
thru any door
6 0 " tub w ith 3-m eld ed
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AS H E A T E R , propane or natural
gas, apartm ent or trailerslze,
65,000 B T Us . S225. 667 3693
P45m
Y E A R L IN G COLT. Gentle, halter
broken $100 622 3713.
F 44 Tpd
*O 1 W fl ’ 4 1 (10 ’ k
Seg «99 95
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20%
OFF
Regular
Price
M OUNTED
SNOW
tir e s
on
Plymouth wheels, F 78 14, ex
cellent condition. $30. 2S4 SS72.
L 45m
BEDROOM
duplex, garage,
fireplace, appliances, carpet and
drapes. W D hookup. $250 month
646-1744.
S 44m
2 B EDR O O M duplex, fenced yard,
fireplace, $255
647 3914.
C 441
POLAR K IN O R E S T A U R A N T
Cook, evening shift, 2:30 10 p.m.
Must have experience
A pply in person
Ready fe Finish
• Cosh Vetue 1 30*h e» f • V e M thru Mev
6. 1977
Storage Bench
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20%
R ag. * 2 4 .9 9
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•105”
OFF
Regular
1030 E Powell, Gresham
P 44m
72 CONESTOOA 20 foot m ini m otor,
sleeps 4, 360 Dodge. 14.000 miles,
excellent condition $9500 663
3709
R 45 m
1974 C H B V E L L B Malibu. 2 door H T,
350 autom atic. PS, RAM, mags,
low miles, excellent condition.
$1575 6A5 4022
L 45t
• 52 pellon gio», bned
lOfll
• 2 high recovery
Seg «99 9$
'69 FO R D pickup,
ton, autom atic,
LW B, 11050 *72 Toyota, 4 door,
$1050. r cabover cam per, $750,
Franklin stove with pipes, $125
663 4415or 622 3270
B 46m
F IR EWOOD FOR sale. Pine and fir.
$55cord 668 7383 or 668 6438
K 4 4 tp d
Water
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