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Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County
V o l u m e 11,
N u m b e r 23
E stacad a ,
GA3FIEL0 SUPERVISOR
L. J. Palmateer Of District No. 49
Accepts Appointment From Roots.
On Friday las\ County Road
Master, Thos. Roots and County
Judge, H. S. Anderson of Oregon
City passed through Estacada on
their return from Garfield, where
they obtained the consent of L.
J. Palmateer to act as road sup­
ervisor for that district during
the coming season.
Mr. Palmateer was not overly
desirous of the position, owing to
• the large amount 01 responsibility
connected with this year’s road
building campaign, which will
amount to the expenditure of
many thousands of dollars.
It is understood that Charles
Duncan, former supervisor of the
late Garfield district No. 10 was
slated for the job, but owing to
poor health refused to accept it.
Mr. Palmateer, who is not only
one o f trie pioneer residents of
that section, but a heavy taxpay­
er, has w o r k e d for n any yea-s on
the roads and is amply qualified
for the supervisorship.
Considerable comment is going
on amontr th“ taxpayers of that
district now, over the report that
that district is not to get its due
share of the general road tax,
during the years 1914 and 1915
from the 0. & C. Land Grant
taxes, amounting to over $2,000.
The district has lately been
credi ed with over $6,000. as its
share of the special road taxes
from that source during the de­
linquent years, but for some rea­
son the taxpayers fear the county
court will not credit them with
their general fund proportion.
Number 49 has a lot of road
building and repair to do this
season, due to the wear and tear
made by the heavy lumber trucks
during the
past winter.
As
the large sum of money now cred­
ited that district was derived
from the taxation of tinjber, it is
but right and proper that the
roads be kept in good condition
for the delivery of the milled
product.
As to whether the general fund
share is not going to be paid this
district is not known for a cer­
tainty and the News would be
pleased to print the answer of
the county court, either one way
or the other.
O regon ,
At 10 A. M. Sunday, February
21th, in the Park Hotel Bldg, in
Estacada. services will be held
by Rev. Father Hogan o f Port-
l.ygd.
F e b r u a r y 21, 1918
$1.50 P er Y ear
WAS SAVINGS SUM PS CCM ITTEES iP P H T E O
County Organization Fcr Sale O f W ar Securities
Now Perfected, With Committees In All Districts.
A. C. Howland of Oregon City, Secretary of the Clackamas
County campaign for the sale o f $750.000. worth o f War Savings
Stamps, Thrift Stamps and Baby Bonds during 1918, announces the
following committees appointed to serve in the various school dis­
tricts in this portion of the county:—
District
Community
Committee Members
24
Springwater
Currinsville
12 Garfield
14 Viola
17 Eagle Creek
50 Upper ”
57 George
68 L’ r. Garfield
88 Up. Garfield
89 Barton
78 Dodge
83 Dover
44 Boring
8
Logan
'4
L ’r. Logan
117 Up. Logan
108 Estacada
Frank Millard
Ed Closner
R. A. Weld
Mrs. R. Currin L. T. Hale
Mrs. W. Wade
Ed Shearer
E. T. Davis
P. Standish
L. S. Tunny
J. Hamilton, Jr Edw. Miller
H. C. Glover
A. I). Burnett M. L. Smith
F. Hotfmeister W. Douglass Mrs. V. Douglass
Fred Lins
J. Paulsen
Sarah Howard
L. Palmateer
Mrs. E. Tracy Annie Thomas
B. Rawlins Mrs. H. Anders Mrs. H. LaBarre
George Turner C. McMurray Mrs. H. F. Gibson
E.
B. Lacey J. W. Marrs I). Horner
H.
Schminky H. H. Udell
J. DeShazer
O. W. Boring L. Mallicrat
Mrs. J. Schultz
L. Fuok
S. C. Kirchem Mrs. C. Cromer
N. P. Kirchem Mrs. F. Hutchins Mrs. A. Felts
J. Schuttel
A. F. Sloper
Mrs. G. Sloper
R. M. Standish H. C. Stephens Walter Givens
It is up to Eastern Clackamas communities to make as creditable
a showing in the sale of these war securities as was made in other
national calls.
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If the committees in charge o f the various districts can keep
track of the total purchases from among their people and will ad­
vise the News, a space will be devotid to this cause, with each
district shown and also the amount o f its purchases up to the date
of that issue.
A little rivalry is a good thing in stimulating any work and while
certain districts naturally should lead in total sales, allowance will
be made for the thinner populated and less wealthy districts.
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Garfield Men to
Remain in California
Mrs. A. O. Whitcomb o f Gar­
field returned Wednesday after
an absence of several months,
having made her home at Menlo
Park, California, w h e r e Mr.
Whitcomb has b e e n identified
with the traffic department in the
building of the Camp Fremont
cantonments.
Mrs. Whitcomb expects to re­
main here but a short time, ar­
ranging for the conduct o f their
ranch during the coming season,
as neither she nor Mr. Whitcomb
expect to reside at home for an
indefinite period.
Mr. Whitcomb and his neigh­
bor, P. F. Standish, the latter
having been in charge of the
time-keeping on the cantonment
building, having both accepted
positions in the clerical work of
the (Quartermaster’s Department
a,t Camp Fremont.
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R. 2 W . S. S. About $1,0C0.
Catholic Service» Sunday
T h ursday ,
Among the cheerful reports
each day received fiom the Esta­
cada postoffice and other sources
as to the sale of Thrift Stamps,
it is reported that Rural Carrier,
Earl Day of Estacada Route 2,
has to date sold close to $1,000.
worth o f these securities to pa­
trons on his route.
This route comprises part o f
Springwater and all of the Dodge
country and if other sections keep
up to this record, Eastern Clack­
amas will “ go over the top again. ”
W erner Goes To California
R. J. Werner, Clackamas Coun­
A g ricu ltu ra list,
v\ ho l a s t
week resigned his position, left
I riday for Esparto, California,
where he has accepted a position
as Director o f Vocational Agri­
culture o f Yolo County.
It is strongly rumored that J.
H. Kadderly, Asst. State Leader
o f Counry Agents, will succeed
to Mr. Werner’s position.
ty's
Government (Lily To lountenarce
Roads Bunt For War Necessities.
The U. 8. Treasury Depart-
| ment this week announced that
road construction this year, un­
less o f direct aid in winning the
war. has been classed by the
government as non-essential and
bond issues for such unnecessary
I road construction will not be
countenanced by the government
until peace times.
This ruling will probably result
in the stoppage of much high­
way construction now being done
and planned for this year by the
State Highway Commission on
the Pacific Highway and other
routes, not essentialy of war im­
portance, especially as many of
the state’s promised new road«
are for tourist travel and of
scenic value primarily.
As to how this ruling will e f­
fect Clackamas County and its
1918 hard-surfaced road building
program is a question. It is very
doubtful if a continuance o f such
road building is a necessary ad­
junct to winning the war, aside
from offering smoother high wavs
for the transportation o f farm
crops and other food supplies.
In the current issue o f the Ore­
gon Voter an article appears by
a well known paving expert on
the subject of “ Municipal Pav­
ing” . While the general lone of
the article is fair, considerable
criticism o f Clackamas County’s
pavements is included and it is
possible that had the writer ex­
amined some of the hard-surfaced
paving which was laid between
Oregon City and Park Place a
couple o f years ago. more fault
would have been found.
As to the road building in this
rural portion of the county dur­
ing the coming year, such work
as is planned is necessary, for
without good roads, food stuffs
and crops cannot be moved, nor
can the immense amount o f lum­
ber now being sent out by the
nearby millH, be economically
brought to a shipping |x>int.
River Road Now Opened
Former Merchant Visit» Here
Harley G, Trowbridge, form­
erly manager o f the East Clack­
amas Supply Company o f Esta­
cada, now manager o f the Milk
Products Company of Snohomish,
Washington, spent Sunday in Es­
tacada. visiting among friends
and being entertained at the
Adix home, where an informal
party was held that afternoon
and evening.
Supervisor John C. Miller of
the Barton district is now at
work with a crew removing a
rock slide on the River Road at
Grim’s Bluff, on the north side
o f the Clackamas.
Road Master Roots hopes lo
secure a permanent road at this
place by blasting out hjgher on
the hillside, thereby avoiding a
recurrence of that slide.