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Cataratta s Clacfeamaô Count? i?eto? In Its Fifty-fourth Year of Publication Volume No. 54, Number 1U Timber Sales Planned for Benefit of Smaller Logging Operators Locally Earl M Karlinger, District Ranger o i the Mt. Hood Na-- tional Forest District announces the following program for tim ber sales on the Estacada dist rict: Approximately 72 million board feet of timber is planned to be sold on the Estacada Dis trict o f the Mt. llood Natoinai Forest during the 1958 calen dar year. To be sold before July 1,1958: Rotten Bridge Springs 20 Mill ion board feet Wanderer’s Creek 17 million board feet South Fork Ridge 9 million board feet Lookout Springs 3,500.000 board feet Misc. small sales 600,000 board feet A total of 50,100,000 board ft. j To be sold between July 1,' 1958 and Sept 30, 1958: Fish Creek Forks 18,000,000 board feet Starts Saturday C ivil War Drama Saturday, April 19 is the date o f the beginning o f the Estacada District G olf Tourney and any one wishing to participate must be registered by that date. The tourney is open to any man living in this area and the entrants can play on any course c f their choosing. It will consist of thirty-six holes of golf.Scores will be figured on a handicap basis with the winner being the entrant with the lowest net score. A nominal $2.50 entry fee is being charged; said entry fee be ing used solely for trophies and prizes Those interested in joining the fun— no great golfing abil- iy necessary— see Verne Sutton at the bank; Bob Cooke at the City Hall or Lem Jenkins at the Union Oil plant. Now playing at the Broadway Theatre, an action packed dra ma of Civil War days “ DRAN- GO” starring Jeff Chandler,Ju lie London and Joanne Dru.Cap- tain Drango has been set by the Army to plunder a small Geor gia town during Sherman’s march to the sea. Afterward he was assigned to govern the town v/hich he tried to do with no blood shed Trouble develops as the crowds call him the 'blood mad killer’ who looted and plundered their town.Sec ond feature the untold story in the life of Btllv the Kid is brought to the screen in “The Parson and ‘.he Outlaw.” An thony Dexter plays the Kid with Budy Rogers as the parson ably assisted by Sony Tufts aid Marie Windser. Filmed in tech nicolor and replete with thrills. Sunday. Monday and Tues day— a fabulous technicolor picture film, d in the Sahara de sert “ Legend of the Lost” with John Wayne, Sophia Loren and Rossano Brazzi. A stranger Is sent to Wayr.e to be guided across the desert. As they pre pare to start on the hazardous journey a native girl takes a fancy to Brazzi. but he does not want to take her with him since they are going to search for treasure at a lost city in the de sert- The girl goes along and they fight their way through blinding sand storms, blistering heat and fight o ff mauraudlng nomad tribes. They locate the treasure as the stranger goes mad. A frightening and exciting story from beginnnig to end. Next week Robert Mitchum in ‘Bandido’ and ‘Rockabilly Baby’ The Estacada Army Reserve Unit, Company D, Heavy Wea pons, traveled to Camp Bonne ville April 12 fire the 30 cali ber machine guns and the 81 mm. mortars. It was a 75 mile trip to Camp Bonneville.V/hen the unit got there it was raining, but they fired the ma-hme guns anyway. To their dismay there was no mortar range available to use. So the mortar company just practiced setting up their mot- ars in the rain. six They got back at abont o ’clock in the evening. None of them left the headquarters in Estacada until all the equipment was cleaned and put away. This took until 7:30. Fred Bartholomew has indi cated he will send back a lot of post cards to his friends in Esta cada. Bet the local P.O will be busy 10c Per Copy $3. .00 Per Year Schoolboard Association of Zone 5 Popular Barton Bridge Back in Service Berry Growers Meeting A p ril 23. Ie '!s Plans for Junior High School The Northwest Berry Grow- ers’ Association will hold a mee- ting at the Garfield Grange liall on Wednesday, April 23rd 8 P.M. All berry growers and farm ers of this area are urged to at tend this important meeting. Misc. small sales 2,500,000 bd. fast Total 20,500,00 bd. feet To be sold between Oct. 1,1958 and Dec. 31, 1958: Misc. small sales 1,500,000 bd feet Grand total for 1958- is 72,100,00 beard feet Small Sales Program: The Estacada District has a planned program which should enable the small operator to ar range his jobs in advance and allow him to bid on small sales as they come up. Notice o f these small sales will be sent to piospective buy ers and notices will be placed in the window of the Estacada Ranger’s office and Estacada , iff ice. The sale auctions j will be conducted by the Dis trict Ranger in the ranger’s m- fice in Estacada at the time and date specified in the notice. Local Golf Tourney Broadway Feature Company D on Firing Range Estacada, Oregon, Friday, April 18, 1958 The publicity committee for oral trend, however, is a rapid the Schoolboard Assn , Zone 5,is increase in population in the continuing their work on the Northwest. The large corpora- proposal for the establishment tions and utliities are gearing of a new Junior Hi for the Esta their operations for a 100 per cada High Srhool district.There cent increase within the next 10 has been a great deal o f plan years. ning and forethought given to The Association of School the estabishment o f a Junior Hi Boards within the Estacada Hi vs. adding on to the present School District recommended building. the new unit be built on proper It is obvious the most ccon- ty now owned by the Grade omical use of the tax dollars School District 108 just a block would be utilized in building north of the present Hi School. new High School Unit and con This area contains 24.37 acres Thirty nine t eople were pres verting the present High School more or less, and can be obtain ent for the 5th Civil Defense to a Junior Hi By adding ad ed for the amount paid by the Home Preparedness Workshop ditional class rooms to the pre Grade School District for that sent high school, the preset-.' property. The proximity of this on Monday evening. , present Hi In addition the Estacada shop and Ag. facilities would be property to the Fire department members were overloaded and would require School, with its auditorium amt present to hear Cle Pcdur- addition» construction. In this athletic griunds, made it seem baugh, Clackamas County Fire agricultural area in which we more feasible economically by Defense Chief and Chief o f the are situated, these two facili- using the present facilities and Oak Ridge Fire District talk on tics cannot be over stressed. In reducing transportation costs to the a more distant location. Other (fire prevention. Two films order to properly balance | were shown by the assistant additions thr * would have to be considerations are the water and made to the high school, the ul- | sewerage fac’ lities, etc county chief Mr. Zinner. The committee is planning to The next meeting will be timate cost would approximate held at the Legion hal on Mon 50 percent of the cost of a com- meet in the various districts and be will have available information day, April 21 at 7:30. The plete new unit and would subject will be Home Light filled beyond capacity by 1962, brochures for the public which school will explain in detail the need Rescue and a team will be pre as our census of grade youngsters shows, and there for additional school facilities, sent to demonstrate- would bean additional increase All parents are urged to attend of 100 students by 1964 The j these meetings and express their school census figures include desires and opinions, these mee- ! only the students that are now tings will be held in conjunction enrolled in the elementary dis- with PTA, Community, or Moth- ’ tricts and do not take into con- ers Clubs, depending on which sideration any who might move 'organization represents the in- The Estacada Grade School into the district or out. The gen- dividual schools. d High School budget elect- ins on Monday rcsslted in r lir turnout. The High School udget was approved 169 ti 02. The Grade School wa.- pproved 142 to 33. It is hop- By Leila Gordon John Parvin said since Con d that more folks will show Garfield Grange met on the gress was on Easter vacation iterest is the very important at lections to be held in the near r egular date April 12 and as the there wasn’t any legislature Grange is now 56 years old Re- present to report except the de future. Parents of high school stud | rra Davis, a charter member had valuation of the dollar; it gets Ken ents will be interested to learn the honor of opening and clos less as the years go by. She has held Palmatcer mentioned an old law that high school class rooms an- ing the Grange. she o f 1830 still in effect that the being left open for the use of nearly every office since Des students who wish to eat their rccame a member. Our chaplain Indians may fish on the Sadie Anders is also a charter chutes and Pelton Dam on lunches indoors. member their side of the river H. E. Letitia Kirk and Bill Ray Norma Lee gave a report on the were given the 1st and 2nd de H. E. meeting and said the next gree. Bro. ard Sister Beutler meeting will be at Grace Jans of Oswego were visitors and sens May 6. More flowers will Sister Beutler, Pomona H. E. made for the wheelchair parade chrnn. gave us rules and dates oi and we also have a date in July the State and National Sewing to send home made cookies to mpetition. the Roseburg Veterans hospital. | Standing committees: Ray The H. E. gave $4 to the Spence The Estacada Volunteer Fire Gordon mentioned that fed memorial scholarship fund. Lei men were invited to attend a . steers had reached a three year la Gordon reported on the chest meeting of the civil defense of high of $28 75 Pete Ballou had mobile, tw t grange members th commuuity held in the Amer attended the FHA banquet and ;md two Home Ext. members ican Legion nail Monday eve. was amazed at all they have ac- served on it Pete Ballu said Chief Puderpaugh of Oak Grove complished, especially the build- that grange members are recei- spoke to the group on causes ing of farm, horse and cattle ving funds on 1952 car insur- and safeguards about fires. trailers and surplus jeep the ;ince Following the meeting the boys had bought with their earn firemen held their own business ings. He said it would be worth The grange will send n letter County meeting. Chief Sagner gave the j time to visit the Ag. class as vi- and representative to Officers' Report and was follow- sitors are welcome. Ray Gordon Court to protest closing of roads ed by swearing in a new mem- then told of seeing the trailers by Publishers.Dates to remem Pomona at Warner April ber, Carl Prokop. at the Co. fa r and that he had ber: E. R- (Red) Anderson o f the ■ later made one to haul hay and 26. Open house at Oswego Apr Eagle Creek Dranch or the Bor machinery. ■ 25. Its their 84th anniversary ing Fire Dept, was a guest of the department and spoke a few words to the group. Fifteen men were present and after the mee ting refreshments were furnish- 1 ed and served by Glen Hartwig. The Estacada RangijreN Estacada Local 5-40, CIO—A. tore the Parkrosc Bronc ' M n part F.L. Branch unanimously voted April 11 Th' * A ge ev- at their meeting this week in match t> n a\ c fin ì th opposition to any closing o f pub- pub ery V , . / V w ,he ‘“’ason fdr the lic roads in the Clackamas Co *hut out Rangers. This is the Dert record re area. Thomas O. Montgomery, late _______ | the Estacada t oys’ oys' tennis t team of Estacada Route one, died on has ever had this early in the April 9th in an Oregon City season hospital after being ill several The Rangers who have won months. all their nTatchcs arc Terry Hol Born April 3,1880 in Browns liday. first singles; Richard ville, Oregon, he lived in Esta K eeth^ccon 1 sirgles; Don Has cada since 1952. He had been Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bartholo te and Richard D 'hrens, first retired the past few years but mew will leave by plane Mon had worked as a faller in log day morning for New York; go doubles. Roy Gaylord and Eddie White, second doubles. None of ging industry many yenrs ing from there to Naples, Italy. Survivors are one son, L. K. They will make a tour of eight these boys have been beaten so Montgomery o f Montgomery, different countries in Europe far this season and hope to con Alabama and four daughters: as before sailing for home from tinue their v/irning streak Mrs. Florence Hayden, Estaca- luck against Southhampton, England, on thep try their la; Mrs. Hazel Buck, Lynwood, Parkrosc here again April 18 Calif; Mrs. M. J. Reese. Albany, June 24th. Local C ivil Defense Group Activities The Barton-Boring road has been reopened with the completion o f the new state highway bridge on I Deep Creek at Barton. Residents and users of this j bridge certainly appreciate its reactivation. Thurs. Hite Grade Tractor Burns at School Open House Forman Place The community is treated to a very fine double barrel enter tainment program tonight when the Estacada PTA will hold their monthly meeting m the grade school cafeteria- The meeting will begin at 7:30 and after the mooting the fourtn througn the eighth grade rooms wil be open for the parents to visit. In the classrooms the teachers v/ill have many interesting ex hibits to show the parents on the projects the students have been working on the past yeat. This will be a chance to meet the teachers and talk over any problems the parents see fit to discuss. Remember Grade School Op en House cafeteria at 7:30 and the visitations following the meeting. The Boring Fire Dept. was called out when a tractor was reported by a log truck driver and others to be burning on the ranch o f Mrs Minnie Forman at Barton The quick response of the fire department saved other machinery and an old barn from being destroyed. The tractor tank was full of gasoline and did not explode.lt had been used the evening be fore and toox fire at 11 o’clock from some unknown reason. Mrs.-Forman wishes to thank al lwho helped save other buildings as she was alone at home at the time The old barn was built in 1890 and timbers are put together with wood pegs and square nails The ranch was homesteaded in 1850. Spring Festival l/Yell Attended RUMMAGE SALE AT LEGION HALL FRIDAY & SATURDAY The local American Legion Garfield Home Ext. Spring Auxiliary wil have a Rummage Festival had a lovey day for the Sale at the Legion hall in Esta event. There were 73 present, cada this Friday and Saturday, representing 9 units— Garfield April 18 and 19. ' 16, Viola 17, Dodge 8, Highland 5, Redland 14. Dover 5; Dickie Prairie 4, Springwater 1 and FORMER ESTACADA Damascus 1. Also present was RESIDENT IS DEAD Agent Helen McDowall; County Blanche Norris, sister of Ray committee women Polly Knight, Keeth of Estacada, who was a Mrs. David Lind and Zoe Durst. former resident o f Estacada, The displays were very good died last Monday. and the slides and movies ot Funeral services will be held Hawaii were well received Esth at Finley’s in Portland on Fri er Weston commented on the day afternoon at 2 30. pictures and trip and the Haw aiian dresses were modeled by the Viola unit Cake walks col Jim Anderson attended fun lected over $13 for the Eleanor eral of Ben Miller in Woodbum Trindel fund and a plant sale Wednesday was held for the 4H camp. Local Men and County Court Cover Are a Involved in Road Closure Request chool Budgets Joter Approved Garfield Grange Celebrates 56th Year with Review of Past Accomplishments lagle Creek Fire Chief Visits Local Fire Dept. Meet Union Opposes Road Closure Rangers Tame Parkrose Broncs Last Rites for Thos. Montgomery F. Bartholomews Europe Bound Wisconsin; Mrs Jack Smith, Cuttcn, Calif; a brother, Robert F. Montgomery, Medford, Ore, 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Services Thursday at 2 PM at Clayville Chapel Estacada. In terment wi be in the Odd Fel lows cemetery the Rev. Violet Bolliger officiating. Lester Colson has started the •instruction o f his new house on his ranch on the Duus road. A three car cavalcade escorted the Clackamas Publisher's Paper Co. seeks to close. Left to right: Surley Mills, Com. Stan Kly, Oscar Forseth, L. who was the victim of Sinclair’s wanting to shoot The Court felt after the survey o f the roads in County Court on a tour of the area roads that t!; Bill Sinclair, Howard Smith, Com. Darrell Jones. W . Fortner, Judge Ld Latourette and Jim Anderson a picture - to prove we still have Moose in the area. question they would be able to make a fair decision. NOTICE: Ooi deadline lo r news and advertising is Tues day night. 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