Cstacatta’ö Clackamas Countp J^etos In Its Fifty-fourth Year of Publication Volume No. 1 Number 84 Springwater Grange Passes important Resolutions; To Improve Grange Hall By Anne Justice new chairs displayed those they a hod selected; a captain’s chair fo r Springwater Grange had large group present fo r their the Master’s station and five meeting Jan. 10 including one Baumretter chairs fo r the Grac- visitor who is Ceres of Clackamas es, sec. and treas. County Pomona Grange. Letters from Elm er McClure, Theda Tucker o f the Legisla Wm. Lewis, Marie Alison and tive Committee quoted from L illy Ruppert were read.McClure Pres. Eisenhower's state of the urged that Oregon Granges clean union message and told of the up their property and paint their growth of industry in Red China. halls if they need it as part of The Home Ec. Club w ill meet their participation in the Cen- Jan. 21 at the Gant home with tennial celebration. A plan for Doris M iller giving the program, providing paint at a discount and Y ear books should be completed Master Richard Guttridge ap- soon and will have a great deal pointed the executive committee o f information fo r all members, to estimate the amount wheih Three birthday cakes were sent would be needed fo r Springwater to the McLaren Home for boys Grange. fo r their first birthday party on ! Lena Millard was selected to Feb. 6. .be Grange Mother fo r 1959 and Rules fo r the National Grange Fred Horner as Grange Father, sewing contest have been receiv- A motion was made to send a ed and those wishing to enter resoluttion to the Pomona may have this information. Grange urging the return of the Charles Stiter discussed an ar- form er plan o f each grange o the tid e from Succesful Farming on county to act alone to host Pom - super highways, telling of the ona meetings in turn instead of cost in money and material and the system now used where sev the large amount of land requir ers granges act together as hosts. ed or one mile o f such roads Vote was unanimous. through the countryside and the Plans are being made to have greater acreage taken for each P hillip Gentemann and George clover leaf. An accident on the Suter of the F F A tell of their re Cary road, 211 cutoff intersec- 1 cent trip to Kansas City at the tion was reported. Social meeting of the Grange Jan. The special committee to buy 23. Estacada, Oregon, Friday, Jan. 23, 1959 YO U TH F E L L O W S H IP OBSERVE YO U T H W E E K The Youth Fellowship of the Es tacada Church of God w ill be ob serving National Christian Youth Movement, the week of Jan. 25 through le b . 1 . Sunday mroning Jan. 25 the Youth Fellowship will have com plete charge of the morning wor . . _ , , ship. Several of the young people wUl speak on ‘D a r e W e L iv e in th™THo^s1 e,ho d t- 9 on T t e foUownng Sunday * t 2:30 PM the Youth Fellowship w ill toe host to the congregations of the Church f God in Wodburn, 1 Oregn City and Kelso. The pastor o f the Woodburn congregation Rev. Hall w ill speak. The presi dent o f the Youth Fellowship,Ka ren C aliff has announced that all ages are invited to participate in the Youth W eek activities. March of Dimes Dinner Sunday The public is invited to the March of Dimes Dinner at the Legion hall Sunday, Jan. 25 from 1 to 4 PM sponsored by the Am erican Legion Auxiliary. This is a pot luck dinner with rolls, cof- f ^ buWer furnshed by the Auxlliary A eha,.ge of 50c for adults and 25c fo r children w ill be made Proceeds go t0 March of 1 _________________ MEMO r l \ l TO C LAC K AM AS E q u n T Y W A R DEAD PROPOSED B Y V E T GROUPS A suitably landscaped site has been found in Mountain View Ce m etery in Oregon City and Stuart Mockford, architect, has designed the proposed memorial. The de sign calls fo r a huge platform with a giant flagpole at the West end, surrounded by iifetim e ben ches. A live fountain is planned fo r the center of the platform. Funds fo r the project w ill be raised by public subscription with priority going to those families that lost loved ones in the four wars. Estimated cost to families A form er local man died on fo r benches and inscription plat Monday noon as a result of gas es w ill be $100 fo r space in the line burns covering his entire bo platform area $25. Overal con dy, incurred approximately 12 struction is estimated at $5000 to hours earlier. W alter Edward $6000. Olmstead, 31, o f 6610 S. E. Hol- For the past several years,vari gate, was found at 1:45 AM. lying ous veterans and military organiz in front o f his car at 72nd and ations have been interested in Flavel Sts., in S. E Portland, construction of a suitable mem- Evidence showed he had been orial to the county’s war dead.At E A G LE CREEK M AN working on the motor o f his stall- this ___ __________________ time there is no ___________ identifiable C A LLE D B Y D E ATH ed car with tools and a can of gas- place in the county where suitable Patrick Joseph Byrne, Eagle 1 »lin e when he was enveloped in a ceremonies may be held or where Creek route one, died at the San- flash fire. T h e car was not bum- j relatives may visit to honor the dy Rest Haven nursing home on e<b memory o their veteran dead. The 1959 Mothers’ March of ^an 13- He was b<>rn Gee. 2,1878 A* 1° I’ M on Sunday night he Harold Lamb, commander of Dimes Drive w ill be on Thursday Ln Ireland. He was a resident of had le ft the home o f his parents, I the Veterans o f Foreign Wars in evening, Jan. 29, according to Eagle Creek for the past 13 yrs. , i r - anii Mrs. Sam Olmstead, in Oregon City appointed a commit Mrs. Guy Keller, chairman and *s survived by a daughter Mrs Eagle Creek, ofter^returning his tee consisting of Rich Thompson, Eagle (r e e k ; son Danny, 8, who has been living j chairman, Hayes Rutledge, Mel Mrs. Marshall Lauglhilin, co- Mary Workman of chairman. It w ill begin at 7 PM t!lrci; grandchildren: 1wo sisters, with the elder Olmsteads and at- Paulsen and Ken W alker to plan The youngster such a memorial, and all folks please have their N ellie Burns and Katie Ryan of tending school. porch lights on. Minneapolis, Minn, and one brot- recalled that his daddy had been | Also interested in the project having car troubles on the trip to and lending their eforts is the __________________ iber, John Byrne o f Ireland.The body w-as shipped to Finnegan’s Eavle Creek from Portland. Federated Veterans Council of Besides his parents and son,Ed Clackmas County, an Funeral Home in Anaconda, organiza Mont. The funeral was Jan. 15 ward Olmstead is also survived by tion composed of members from daugh 21 military posts of various organ with interment at the Mt. Car his wife, Betty, and two ters, Diane, 10, and Teresa 9, all izations. This includes the Grand mel Cemetery. o f Portland. He also leaves four Arm y of the Republic Gold Star brothers, Orrin, Leon, Donald Families; United Spanish War and Sammy. He was an alumnus Veterans; Meade R elief Corps, Dr. On January 9 the Public U til Claude Parvin returned home ity Commissioner of the State of Wednesday from Fort Ord where of Estacada Union High School. John McLoughlin W orld War Bar Funeral services w ill be held racks and its auxiliary, Disabled Oregon approved the Estacada he has been for the past 6 months next Monday, Jan. 26, 1 PM at the American Veterans, N avy mothers Telephone & Telegraph Company Jacobson Fam ily Chapel at 87th of America, Boy Scouts of Am eri rate increase, which w ill make and Foster in S. E. Portland. ca and other patriotic and frater effective January 23, 1959 the A baby girl was born to Mr.and nal organizations. follow ing rates: Mrs. Robert Marchbank on Jan. Ralph Guynes, chairman o f the Bus-1 party 8.50; 2 party 7.00; 4 20 in the Good Samaritan hospi Centennial Committee, looks fo r party 5.25; multi partp 5.25. tal at Corvallis. She weighed 7 lb. ward to a dedication ceremony Res. 1 party 5.40; 2 party 4.35; 14 oz. and has been named Teresa May 30, Memorial day, with pre 4 party $3.50; multi party 3.50. Ann. Grandparents are Mr. and haps nationally known igures pre This rate increase is due prima Mrs. Glenn Marchbank of Esta sent for the rites. rily t o the iscrease costs such as cada and Mr. and Mrs. A . J. Zak- Orval Karnes lias been selected labo.r postage, material,, etc.,and rzewski of Eagle Creek Sunday evening, Jan. 11 Mr. the insreased investment in the and Mrs. Donald Graham, return treasurer or the memorial fund. dial system. ed from Portland around 6 PM His office is in the Am erican L e where they had been visiting rel gion Building at 12th and Wash atives fo r the day to find their ington Sts. Both the United States R E P R E S E N T A T IE S W A N T E D home had been entered and rob National Bank and the First N a First Na FROM LO C AL CHURCHES bed. The refrigerator door was tional Bank and the I would like to have a repre open presumably fo r the entrud- tional Bank of Oregon City w ill be sentative woman from each ers to see and the back door was depositories or the fund. church iin this area meet with open. A 8MM camera, a number Bethel No. 54 of the Interna me on Friday morning Jan. 23 at of movie film s and a rifle were 10 o'clock in the basement room tional Order o f Job’s daughters missing. In general their home of the Methodist Church to help held their regular m eeting Jan. had been ransacked and things make plans fo r our patrieipation 19 with the new Honored Queen throw nbout. On Monday the rifle in the W orld Day of P ra yer Feb. Bonnie How ell presiding. Ann Joy Godsey was iniatioted was found out by the garage and N ow playing at the Broadway 13th. the film was found in the garden, into the order. Theatre Elvis Presley in his last W e are doing this as part at but the movie camera is still N ew committees appointed big picture before entering the the United Church Women, N a missing. Mrs. Graham believes This tional Council o f the Churches o f were: Auditing— Jo Anne March- they may have scared the intru A rm y — K IN G CREOLE most exciting singing star is Ctorist in the U S A I bank’ Judy Smith> » “ d Eva s P ick‘ ders way by th eir arrival. ___ . _____ , . . .. lne shown in a stirring dramatic per- Margaret Shibley,' T elep h on ^ -M ary and Eliza- ... film was dam agedbut they were formanceJSupporting stars include Continuing Chairman fo r W orld “ “ Comm happy to find it because it show- Caro)yll j w*lter Matthau, ittee- Karen Potter. Day o f Prayer. It was decided to have a food l P'^ !r J rUS° n s birthday Dolores Hart and Dean Jaggei Mrs. Graham’s by hit----- clavton Moore sale at the News office Jan. 31 and a sister o f with Mary York, Marge Hopkins who has Passed waay since; pic- as TH E LO N E R AN G ER and the G O O D W ILL IN D U S TR IE S TO ^ Jay sil. and Donnverna Barry to make lures that could never be replac- l ^ city M A K E C O LLEC TIO N HERE ed. posters. verheels as Tonto. A real thril- Rev. Milton Nelson announces It was decided to have a rum ler. the Goodwill Industries truck w ill mage sale later in th f season and j Starts Sunday through Tues be in Estacada to collect your the girls will start collecting rum- day— An A lfred Hitchcock mas discarded donations on Friday, mage now and store it at Marge terpiece o f suspense 'VERTIG O Jan. 30. TTiey can use any repair- Hopkins home. with James Stewart and Kim No- able item s o f clothing, furniture, A friendship m eeting is plann-1 I a n n u a P / l c l r a t h n l ! vak.Suffering from a fear o f great hats, shoes, electric appliances ed fo r the February 16 m eeting! U C D l f J K C f U U I I heights after seeing his friend and other household goods. with Gresham N o 19, M olall* No. killed in a fall from a roof leaves T o contribute call Mr. Nelson 46, Sunnyside No. 3, Oregon City Second round action in church- Stewart almost helpless in his who w ill moke arrangements fo r No. 23, Palestine Bethel No. 2 league hsakethall ended with work. He saves a girl from drown- the truck to stop at your home or and Gladstone No. 57 being in v it-; three teams sporting perfect rec ing only to fall in love with her. plaee at business without delay, ed to attend. This will be Estaca- ords and three teams as two- Th eir lives are a strange pattern; Mr. Nelson’s phone number is da Bethel No. 54's 4th birthday, time losers. Barton won handily ! she with a strange delusion she CRIL3375. N ext regular m eeting w ill be from Church o f God, 46-34 to must die; asd he with his fear. Feb. 2 with Janice Barry, Cheryl gain its second min and give its When she dreams o f a rendevous W agner and Lrtitia K irk on the opponents th eir second loss. The at a mission he takes her «here Mrs. C. E. W eeterberg and her refreshments committee, other action saw Redand outpoin- only to see her die before his sister Mrs. Morrison returned The new members Ann Godsey ting Garfield 30-24 and Viola 1 frightened eyes. Suspense action early Tuesday AM from Phoenix, mtroduced her mother M rsLaw winning a close one from Dodge, from start to finish in Irue Arizona where they had gone to renie Godsey, her grandparents, 25-22. Hitchcock fashion. visit their uncle who was ill in Mr and Mrs. Fred Bartholomew Action this week was to see on- Next week ‘Country Music Hoi- the hoapitial. Their uncle was In and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Victor ty two games in the Tuesday day’ featuring Drifting Johnny a coma when they arrived and Bowman. Past Guardians o f Bet- night league, Redland playing M iller who is locally known plus passed away early Sunday AM. hel No. 23 o f Oregon City. Church o f God and undefeated The Tin Star’ with Anthony ---------------------- Refreshments were served by Barton meeting likewise viator- Perkins. Bonnie Howell, Judy Smith and ious Viola. The Free Kiddie matinee this Mr and Mrs Larry Meade vis- Karen Potter. ------ - ----------- ek will have a wonderful com- Red W illiam Giles in the O r e g o n ------------------------- Warren S. Adams will speak at By TH E SCOUTM ASTER with City hospital Sunday afternoon. Lets all go to the March at Eagle Creek School Jan. 28 at 8 Clifton Webb. Boy Scouts and Mr Giles is Mrs. Meades borther- Dimes Dinenr at the Legion hall PM on the reorganization o f the Cub Scouts will especially enjoy in-law. Sunday. Its pot luck. school districts. A ll invited. I this one. Local Man Dies from Gasoline Burns Monday Mothers to March Here Jan. 29. Phone Rate Raise Effective Jan. 23. Viola Residence Is Burglarized Job's Daughters Hold Initiation Elvis Presley on Broadway Bili Results of Church X N IT A G A N T G IV E N S IG N A L EASTE R N S TAR HONOR Mrs. Del Gant was given a sig nal honor at the meeting of Mountain Chapter No. 108, Ord er of the Eastern Star, Estacada, last Tuesday evening, when the Worthy Grand Matron appointed her as the Grand Worthy Repre sentative fo r the state of New Mexico. Mrs. Gant w ill serve in this capacity fo r a three year per iod. Mountain Chapter O.E.S. of Es tacada now has two members of their Chapter who are Grand Representatives Mrs. Don Day who is Grand Representative for the state of Mississippi and Mrs. Del Gant for the state of New Mexico. 10c Per Copy $3.¡00 Per Yea/ Portland Genera! Electric Plans to Spend $ ¡3 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 in Improvements The year-end roundup for Port-eight Clackamas County Parks, land General Electric Co. shows j which have been built in conjunc- 1958 s one o f the utility’s all time tion with hydroelectric develop- busiest years— two dams were i ments. completed and another big one I Pointing to the overall picture planned, plus the completion of of PG E ’s operations in 1958,Curts hundreds o f smaller construe-'Called attenion to a statement is- tion jobs. sued by the utility's chief execu- In Clackamas county, according Itive o fficer Thoms W. Delzell. to division manager Don Curts, I It revealed that the company In PGE spent some $1,708,000 on the past year placed 198,000 killo- maintenance and new construct-1 watts o f new electricity on line— ion not counting completion of the marking a construction invest- North Fork- Faraday hydroelec- ment o f some $49,000,000— and trie project on the Clackamas ri- fo r the future announced its in- ver. The utility spent $9,000,000 tentions to build the largest dam in the county on completion o f | ever consructed within the con- new power plants, and an addit-'fines o f Oregon, ional $141,000 went toward com- Delzell had reference to the pleting Promontory Park along- proposed $71,000,000 Round side North Fork reservoir. Butte project on the Deschutes Of the $1,706,000 normal cons- river in central Oregon, which truction figure fo r 1958, close to he calls ‘a symbol o f our com- a half million dollars went fo r pany’s faith in Oregon’s future’ As standards of PG E ’s recent The Estacada Parent Teachers new high voltage lines and ovei- I progress, Delzell pointed to the Association met in the Grade head distribution lines. Major expenditure fo r the year Pelton and North Fork-Faraday School last Thursday night. Mr. Cody announced that Hy went on the new McLouglin dls- hydroelectric projects completed Approxi- in 1958. Jackson, Civil Defense Director tribution substation. ‘ PGE' Delzell said, ‘shares the or Clackamas County, Mrs. D. E. mately $700,00 went toward com- is faith which all Oregon utilities Elkins, P T A Civil Defense Chirm, pletion of this project which on hvc in the future growth and de- and Mrs. A llyn Price, will meet located east of Oregon City velpoment of our state. This con- with him Jan. 21 at 1 P.M. to Maple Lane and Waldo Ave. Another $138,000 was used for fidence is exem plified by the pan evacuation of the schools. the Clackamas tremendous construction prog- This is the first o f many meet construction of have ings which will be necessary to substation near the town of Clack- ram wheih these utilities set up the practice evacuation amas. This station, Curts said, undertaken.” will meet the growing demands Delzell’s statement said that in wheih is now required by law. Mt. Pleas- addition to hydro projects al- A N N U A L V A U D E V IL L E APR . 3 for electricity in the ready completed or underway, Tile P T A will have their annual and Jennings Lodge areas. Eagle Creek substation received PGE and other Oregon utility vaudeville April 3. Joe Barr con- companies have contracted for was appointed chairman o f this. nearly $100,000 of the 1958 Mrs. Wm. Tucker made a mo struction budget and $13,860 went large blocks of power from pro- tion that the money spent for for improvements to the Jennings jects such as Priest Rapids dam and Ricky Reach dam,being built gifts for the Past Presidents be Lodge substation. Curts indicated that the balance | in Washington by local public put in the Scholarship Fund in of PG E’s cash outlay in the coun- agencies. stead. additions a n d , PGE’s chief executive also An announcement was made of ty went fo r line so-called the meeting of the East Council general improvements. Payroll to- pointed out that the | recession in Oregon did not have in the Grade SchooL library Feb. taled $374,141. PG E ’s division chief added that a noticeably serious e ffect on the 4 fro 10 A. M. until noon:Anyone another million or more dollars utility business. Pow er use re- is welcome to attend. to The next meeting of the P T A probably w ill be spent in Clacka- mained high and was four five per cent greater than in w ill be the annual Founders Day mas county during 1959. be ] 1957. meeting, Feb. 19 at the high | ‘-More than $250,000 w ill spent on new transmission lines,” J “ W e believe it is sound” Del- school. The Jr. High and High School Curts said, “ with another q u a rter! zell said, -to predict continued in- County Council w ill meet Feb. 11 m iillion going toward substation creases in electric energy con- in at 9:30 AM at Dale Ickes Jr. high construction and a like amount to sumption by all customers we I pe spent on improvement and 1959. W ith that in mind, school. The business meeting was ad maintenance of hydro plants in w ill spend some $13,000,000 on expansion and addition to our journed. F or the program Mrs. the county.” distribution Approxim ately $10,000 w ill be transmission and Allyn Price, Health Chmn. intro duced M r’ Callahan, 8th Grade j spent on improvements to PG E’s system during the coming year.” teacher, who showed films on the care of the eyes and ears. | LAB O R PIC TU R E B RIG H TER .... 3550 unemployed in the county Refreshments of cookies, cof IN C LA C K A M A S C O U NTY last January with counly 2700 fee and tea were served by the I unefployed as the new year gets Springwater women, Mrs. Everett The employment picture in underway. Shibley, Chmn., Mrs. Bob Gill ■ Clackamas county looks much “ Another indication o f the ette, Mrs. Homer N ew ell and Mrs. j brighter as the new year gets un higher employment is the fact W ilbur Howell. der way. Such is the conclusion of that Clackamas county with Ted Huff, manager of the state 110,000 population, is now in 4th I employment office for the county. place in population of Oregon W ith un In a report received here this counties” H uff said. F IR ST B A P T IS T CHURCH OF week H uff revcaeled that employ employment down from last year E STA C A D A H A V IN G ment showed a steady climb in the percentage o f jobless is less M IS SIO N A R Y CONFERENCE com- December, and that with men be than indicated by direct The First Baptist Church of ing called back to work A par- in the j parison o f the figures. Estacada is having a missionary woods and other branches of the I ticularly bright note is the sta- conference during its regular Ssn- lumber industry, January primises I b ility of the new industries day and Wednesday services dur marked improvement over Jan which have come up in the coun ing the next tw o weeks. Sunday uary of lase year. There were ty.” services meet in the C ity Hall at 11 A M and 7:30 PM. Wednesday services meet in homes o f church members at 8 P.M. The following missonary speakers w ill be par ticipating in the conference: Sunday, Jan. 25 at 11 AM Rev. and Mrs. Tom my Skipper, miss ionaries to Honduras; Sunday, How to spend the business tax? That’s a popular Jan. 25 at 7:30 PM. Dr. E. P. Fos- 1 or unpopular question, depending on how respect mark, Missionary Director for ive sentiments run. A certain percent of the tax ha* the Conservative Baptist Associ ation of Oregon; Wednesday, Jan. been allotted to street lighting - -and a good cause. 29 at 8 PM, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ha There will be a yearly balance to be dispersed. How ley, missionaries to Australia; Sunday, Februray 1 at 11 AM., should it be spent? Estacada has so many places Rev. Carl Blackler, missionary for its tax revenue it is hard to know where to start. to Japan; and Sunday, Feb. 1 at Most business people downtown would prefer the 7:30 PM. Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Yand, medical misionaries to long-range planning for more free parking facilities Thailand. Everyone is cordially and those uptown have other ideas. Fundamentaly, invited to worship with the church at these times and hear we have one objective which is to make Estacada these missionaries. ! a town in which it is a pleasure to do business - and Estacada P.T.A . Plans Vaudeville Business Tax Money Dispersal Should Be Earmarked for Municipal Parking? free parking is one of the few things we have to offer an incentive for tranding in Estacada, is free municipal parking. Woman Marine 2nd Lt. Dolores Quoting from Jan. 9, Gresham Shopper, “ I come A. Schleichert, daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Schleichert of to Gresham because it is so easy to park.” They say Estacada is serving with the that remark is typical of the comments heard daily Thrid Marine A ircraft W ing at El Toro Marine Corpa A ir Station i in Gresham, and especially that parking is FR E E ! at Santa Ana, Calif. Oregon City is presently experiencing parking pains and through a concerted effort on the part o f REP. N O RB LAD IS W E STERN its Pmterprise Courier is lauding the free convenient G. O. P. W H IP IN HOUSE parking offered by Oregon Ci’ y. Reprsentative W alter Norblad, Neither Gresham or Oregon City are asleep. The iR-Ore) has again been chosen Western Republican Whip by his business people are aware of the value of free park party collegues in the House of ing to their customers. If we are to profit by then- Representatives. He will also continue to serve experience we should look to Estacada’* future and on the Armed Services Committee make provision for free parking both uptown and and the Committee on Commit downtown, for we shall live to :-ee the day when it tees. will be the same - and no parking meters - we hope! L T . DOLORES SCH LEICH ERT W IT H 3RD M A R IN E A IR C R A F T