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Vol. 79, No. 138
Eugene, Oregon 97403
Friday, April 21, 1978
Krugerrands
Dealers say opposition doesn’t hurt
even after three months of protest
By KEVIN HARDEN
Of the Emerald
A demonstration to protest the continued sale of
the South African Krugerrand in the Eugene area
may be calling attention to the poltical issue facing
that country, but it isn’t hurting local sales, two
Oregon coin dealers say.
The protest, sponsored by the People for
Southern African Freedom (PSAF), is scheduled for
Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., outside the
Oakway Mall. The focus of the protest will be the
mall’s Eugene Coin Gallery, which has been selling
Krugerrands for several months.
According to Gary Thomas, owner of the shop,
Krugerrand sales have stayed steady through the
months of nation-wide protests against the South
African government’s apartheid policy. Local pro
tests haven't turned many potential customers away,
Thomas says. They may have even increased sup
port for his shop and the coin.
During the protests, Thomas says, support from
passerbys are encouraging.
‘The only affect I see in all of these protests is
that a lot of people stop by and give me the ’thumbs
up’ sign to tell me to hang in there and keep selling
the coin," Thomas says. "It’s like they're saying it’s a
free country and let’s keep it that way.
A similar protest by the PSAF last month brought
more support for Thomas and his shop than ever
before, he says.
"The last time they picketed here, the next Mon
day I didn't knowj had so many friends," he says.
“People called and told me to keep selling the coin. It
was really encouraging.”
Although the protests seem to have little effect
on Krugerrand sales in Eugene, demonstrations in
Portland may be scaring both dealers and customers
away, says Ted Slanker, owner of the T.E. Slanker
Co.
Slanker, whose company sells Kruggerrands
along with stocks and bonds, says protests outside
his company’s Portland office have caused him to
fear for his life.
"I’ve been told by both the FBI and the city police
that these people are nothing to mess with,” Slanker
says.
Because of the protests, Slanker has an unlisted
telephone number, doesn’t have mail delivered to his
home and says he fears his family’s safety may be in
jeopardy.
The protestors. Slanker says, have a “warped
view” of the real situation in South Africa, as do the
city councils of Portland and Eugene, which both
passed ordinances opposing the sale of Krugerrands
in their cities.
"These protestors really have no comprehen
sion of what is going on in Southern Africa," he says.
"They're just out there protesting because they think
they're doing something good for the black man.
"And the city councils, by just going along with
these people, have put our lives in jeopardy."
Sales of the coin through Slanker’s firm are boom
ing, he says, because the dollar is declining on the
European money market.
While Slanker thinks the protestors are backed
by "the Russians" in order to topple the anti
communist South African regime, the demonstrators
are to show people they are contributing to the apar
theid system when they buy the Krugerrand, says
Marion Barnes, spokesperson for the PSAF.
Slanker, she says, is “full of baloney. Sure the
Communists are against the regime in South Africa.
But so are the Methodists and the Congregationalists
and the World Council of Churches."
The demonstrations may not be as effective as
members of the PSAF would like, but they will con
tinue, she says.
"I don’t know how long it will take to affect his
sales, but we want people to know what they are
doing when they buy the Krugerrand," Barnes says.
Bribe?
‘Political ploy’ causes candidate
to enter battlefield in election race
By MARY BETH ALLEN
Of the Emerald
Education, not politics, is Ruth McFarland's
weapon in her fight for post of state superintendent of
public instruction, but circumstances have forced her
onto the political battlefield.
Tuesday's Portland Oregonian reports that
McFarland has filed a complaint with the Secretary of
State s office, in which she alleges a member of her
opponent’s campaign staff offered her a job in the
Oregon Department of Education if she would with
draw from the primary race.
‘The reason I filed a complaint is because it
happened," says McFarland. ‘‘I have exercised my
responsibility as a citizen” regarding the alleged job
offer, which could constitute an infraction of an
Oregon election law prohibiting use of "undue influ
ence" to induce a candidate to withdraw.
"I think the offer was a political ploy — on their
part," quipped McFarland in response to her oppo
nent, State Rep. Fred Heard. D-Klamath Falls, who
claims the complaint is a "political ploy" by McFar
land.
The job offer was supposedly made by State
Rep. Glen Otto, D-Troutdale.
"It was he (Otto) who called the house." says
McFarland. "I didn't seek him out. If I don't blow the
whistle on these things, who does?"
McFarland says of the occurence. “I do think it
clouds some of the issues." But she feels "this points
out some of the differences” between she and
Heard.
Explaining these differences, "I'm a teacher and
I’m concerned with education." she says. "He
(Heard) says his chief qualification is his political
expertise."
McFarland, who currently teaches at Mt. Hood
Community College, has taught at the elementary,
junior high and high school level. She also holds a
PhD degree in genetics from the University as well as
a University Master's degree in biology.
Education is "where the action is — between the
teacher and the student," McFarland says. Although
she has had administrative experience, she feels her
experience as a teacher makes her especially sensi
tive to the state's educational problems and issues.
"There are some things happening right now
that need immediate attention." she says, citing the
state high school competency tests as one neglected
area. She feels competency tests should begin in the
earliest grades and continue through secondary
school to catch reading and computation problems
as soon as possible.
Most of these basic competencies should have
been learned by the time they get to high school.
(Continued on Page 3)
Todd/
Nuclear power op
ponent John Bartels and
members of a Northwest
Energy Panel have some
differences of opinion over
what course planning future
energy policy should take.
Two stories on Pages 6 and
7 fill in the details.
Library experts and of
ficials have chosen Eugene
as the setting for debate on
problems of library storage
systems and facilities. Sev
eral dignitaries speak on the
space problems besetting
this and other universities
on Pages 8 and 9.
Oregon’s men’s track
team faces another tough
opponent this weekend as
San Jose invades Satur
day. Meanwhile, the women
head for several Northwest
meets and the Duck
baseball team faces OSU
— rain permitting. See
Pages 16 and 17.
Life had always
been somewhat predictable
for Kinzua, Oregon citizens.
Residents of this small
Wheeler County town in
Northeastern Oregon pretty
much knew what to expect
from each day — then the
mill closed. Patrick Sullivan
examines drastic changes
that have taken place in
Kinzua with a series of arti
cles and photos on Pages
10 and 11.