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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1919)
» OUR SLOGAN: Community Cooperation X lútaímt Qllarkamaa K E E P Y OUR EY E ON ESTACADA! Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County V olume 12, N umber 34 KEN BARTLETT AI IM E AGAIN The family of E. W. Bartlett is a happy one, as their son Ken has returned home with his honor able discharge, after nearly a year’s service overseas in France. His many friends also are re joiced to welcome him back safe and sound, and looking so well after his dangerous and strenuous experiences. Now that they are all things of the past, no doubt both he and his parents are glad as well as proud, that he willing ly went to serve his country, and help settle a most grave and im portant question for the whole of humanity, which was: whether brute strength or right and justice should be supreme? In after years when the benefits arising from this conflict being decided in favor of right and justice, are more clearly perceived and mani fested, those who risked their lives will feel that the end has crowned the work, and that it was well worth the cost. We who remained at home, will do well to welcome and show our appre ciation of the returning soldiers, but nothing we can do can measure up to the honor they have already received from being active combatants in the battle for right and justice. The distinguished service medal may be given to him who merits it, but it is the distinguished service and not the medal which has value. In after years these boys may acquire wealth and dis tinction, but nothing which they may further obtain will transcend the service they have already rendered. The last meeting of the Pris cilla club of Curiinsville, was held at the home of Mrs. Boyer. A delicious chicken dinner was served at noon, to which every one did ample justice. The af ternoon was occupied with sew ing and fancy work. The next place of meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Roy Alspaugh. E s t a c a d a , O r e g o n , T h u r s d a y , M ay 15, 1919 Margaret Craig Curran Spoke at the High School Margaret Craig Curran, head of the rural department of the Oregon State Normal at Mon mouth, visited the High School and spoke before the students and teachers, Monday afternoon. Her talk was one of the most helpful that has been brought to us this year. Special emphasis was laid upon the improved standing of the teaching profes sion, the increase in salaries, the extreme shortage of teachers and the advantages of attending the Oregon Normal. Mrs. Cur ran is well fitted to advise young people in this vocation, having been a teacher and county super intendent in Washington, one of the faculty of Jefferson High for four years and now at the Norm al. Chautauqua Committe will M eet Monday, May 19th Chautauqua dates are set for June 3. 4, 5. Three days of ex cellent entertainment—fourteen numbers—season tickets will be $2. High school pupils and children under fifteen $1. Think of it, less than 15 cents per number if you buy a season ticket. Single admissions will be 50c and 25c for children. There will be a meeting of the Committee which is composed of all the signers of the contract at the high school Monday evening May 19th, at 8 o’clock, to com plete the plans for the meeting. Born to Mr. and Mrs. William Jibb of Viola, May 3rd, a daught er. Dr. McCall broke the record in making the twelve mile trip to get there in time. Silver medals for the best of the county’s essays on “Victory: What Price?” written in the con test recently conducted in the schools, have been awarded to seven Clackamas county students, among whom is Miss Doris Finch of the 9th grade, Estacada school. As she won a similar medal for an essay of the fourth loan she is gaining much distinction in this line. Tapping the Loop The proposal to tap the Mount Hood loop road by constructing a highway from the vicinity of Fir- wood, through the George and Es tacada districts and down Eagle Creek and the Clackamas river to connect with the Pacific Highway at Oregon City is worthy of com mendation. This project is one that should have tlie backing of Oregon City road enthusiasts and business men to the limit. Such a road offers not only wonderful pcenic advantages, but would be a real market road, and would bring to Oregon City thousands of dollars in business that now is diverted into Portland by rea son of the superior roads in that di rection. Let us approach this project in a sane spirit, and remember that this is no piker’s idea, for the cost, of construction will run into big fig ures. It is the fond hope of the pro moters that aid may be obtained from the government, through post road funds, from the state, from the county and from the road districts through which the highway will pass. The Mt. Hood loop road proper will be financed by federal government, the state highway commission, and possibly the counties of Hood River and Clackamas, through which the loop highway will run, and by Mult nomah county, which was authorized by the 1919 session of the legislature to expend some of its money on highways situated in counties ad jacent and contiguous to it. Eastern Clackamas people and residents of Oregon City have formed an organization for the pur pose of securing this Clackamas riv er highway, and if the difference of opinion that may arise over the ex act location of the road does not spoil the project at its inception, we may reasonably foresee the com pletion, within a few years, of a main artery east and west through Clackamas county. Oregon City should bend all its energies to bring its country neigh bors closer to the county seat, and should embrace an opportunity to as sist a movement the success of which will probably kill the county division bogey.— Oregon City Enterprise. $1.50 P er Y ear E. H. S. WINS OVER MILWAUKIE R. S. With a score of 9 to 2, Estaca- cada gained its fourth straight victory and annexed more laurels by winning against Milwaukie, Monday. Good sportsmanship, absence of argument and snappy playing featured the game, alt ho the final score does not indicate the poor condition of the dia mond. By striking out 22 men, allow ing one hit and connecting for two circuit drives, Walter Smith the local pitcher, earned the right to be classed among the best of tne High School pitchers in this part of the state. All the boys played a good game, star honors going to Smith, Server, Lovelace and Hanna. The suc cess of the team this season is an eloquent testimony to the ability of their coach, Dr. R. G. McCall. The remainder of the schedule calls for a game with Gresham Friday, May 16th at Estacada. This will be a return game, Esta cada having won at Gresham 2 to 0; Molalla at that place, May 21; Lincoln at Estacada, May 23rd. Victory Loan Estacada district’s quota was $17,750 and its subscription amounted to $30,500. Virgil Yonee was a member of the Oregon City high school track team, which went to Eugene, May 8th. While there he was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Melton. His mother Mrs. W. M. Yonce has suffered from poor health ever since an attack of the flu last January. Pvt. C. J. Rolison late of Battery C., 6th F. A., is visiting his aunt, Mrs. C. F. Howe. He The base ball game scheduled called at the N e w s office Mon last week between Hill Military day and we noticed he wore the Academy and the E. H. S. failed three gold chevron badge denot to come off, owing to a break ing 18 months service overseas. down in the transportation ser He had one most disagreeable «x- vice of the Hill Military Academy. perience, that of a dose of must As this was by automobile, it ard gas. While in New York on cannot be laid to government his return, he had three oper management of the railroads. ations on his throat for abcessest.