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' « t Orici i N e Thursday, February 20, 1969 __________________________ -ost Office Box s 97465 Port Orford, Oregon PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY ootid class m ail privileges authorized at Port Orford, Ore. Louis L. Felsheim ...................................... Editor and Publisher Paul L Peterson ............................................. Managing Editor Subscription In Curry County (per year in advance) .......................... $3. 00 Outside Curry C o u n ty ............... .. ...................... $3 SO Single Copy............... ....................................................... Cents Announcements, Notices, News and Advertising Must be in the Office by &00 p. m. Tuesdays ------MEMBER-------------- N E W S PA PER U B L IS H E R S A S S O C IA T IO N NMA ^PER Association - Founded 1885 Unity In Will And Unity In Effort By GOV. TOM McCALL When Colonel Frank Borman arrived aboard the c a rrie r Yorktown, shortly after scoring man’ s most spectacular space achievement, he significantly spoke firs t of the team effort. '•Thousands of people made this possible,” he said to the ship’ s crew, "and we are just part of the group.” This is not only gracious humility, by a courageous man; it Is also statistical fact. For the Apollo 8 splashdown alone, 9,000 persons participated. Directly and indirectly involved in the entire moon project are 300,000 people. And, at the baseboard of the operation, every American’ s taxes pay the b ill. We have significant frontiers other than space—frontiers in human health, for example, with the attendant medical re search explorations toward the defeat of disease. Here, too, great cooperative progress has already been made. Diseases of the heart are, by fa r, the nation’ s number one k ille r. Each year In Oregon they cause Over 7,000 deaths—which Is close to 38% of the total. And no one Is immune. Approximately 150,000 persons in Oregon suffer from heart and circulatory diseases—Including 7,500 children. Two m illion work days are lost annually because of this menace. February Is national Heart Month—an observance which Oregon enthusiastically supports. Now that there has been a breakthrough ■ In progress, new ideas and new methods are vigorously on the move. If we merge our efforts now, a rem ark able new era In heart health may well be near. 'the theme fo r today and tomorrow is unity In w ill and unity In effort. That Is how we w ill forge frontiers in space, and that is how we w ill conquer disease. Your contribution to the Heart Fund w ill help realize another rnUestone victory In man’ s aspira tions. Salem Scene by Everett E. Cutter II Third House Polices Itself How can legislators, whose private careers run from med icine to ranching and from teaching to retailing, possibly be fa m ilia r with arguments on the thousands of varied Issues upon which they must vote. Part of the answer Is ex tensive homework; another part Is found In the practice of lobbying. There probably Is no better way to a ir all facts and arguments on a controversial issue than to hear opposing lobbyists plead their cases. Lobbying, a practice which got Its name from the marble lobbies in which legislators frequently were briefed, often Is maligned by persons who misunderstand tlie legislative process. It Is, In fact, the essence of the right of petition guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution. And Its most Important results show up In the informed votes of lawmakers, who regularly use technical background supplied by lobbyists of many ideolog ical persuasions. Individual legislators or committees frequently call upon specialists for facts, statistics o r opinions favoring o r oppos ing specific b ills . Senators and representatives here often re fe r to the lobby as the “ The Third House” of the legislature. Backgrounds of lobbyists may vary as widely as those of legislators. Many but certainly not a ll, are attorneys. Some at e hired by one or more clients to represent them only during the legislative session; some others are professionals who work year-round for associa tions representing Interests of many segments of society. Groups represented here by the more than 200 professional lobbyists registered with leg islative counsel Include teach ers, seed growers, cities, counties, labor, management, banks, media, government agencies, doctors, charitable organizations, u tilitie s and dozens more. Often overlooked Is the Im portance of the Individual lob byist. He Is that a ll-to o -ra re citizen who takes advantage of Oregon’ s open committee meet ings to come and state Ills case. ills significance was exemp lifie d last week when an over flow crowd attended a legis lative hearing on a b ill to re duce the minimum voting age was presented by htgh school students. Perhaps surprisingly, most legislators regard sincere le t ters from their constituents as a major aid in their decision making responsibilities. This too, In essence, Is a form of lobbylng. the stereotype of the steal thy lobbyist “ trickin g ” legis lators or “ buying votes” seems to persist In many minds. Those responsible flis t to their elect orate are quick to refute such notions. obi y activity, in fact, Is c lc ety regulated by law anl » a rules of both houses. In addition Oregon’ s lobby polices itse lf within a s tric t code of ethics, and an untruthful persuader would destroy his effectiveness In the eyes of legislators and fellow lobbyists alike. One government official has noted “ they would divulge facts Injurious to their own cause before they would run the ris k of issuing falsehoods.” Helping to keep the Oregon legislative process “ clean" In tlie main concern of the Capi tol Club, a voluntary organ ization to which many lobbyists belong. Current president Is Ests (Pete)Snedecor,Jr., Port-, land General E lectric Co. Tlie Capitol Club In stills In Its members a higher degree of pride In their profession than In most other states, a study has shown. It also brings lobbyists together within tills s e n s e of “ T h ir d House” common participation, and be lievers In opposing causes are respectful and often friendly. Most Important, though, are tlie self-policing aspects of die fra te rn ity. One bad apple could tend to taint the entire lobby practice, of course, and mem bers of any organization would not relish such betrayal, Even stranger, however, Capitol Clubbers recognize that effectiveness depends directly upon honesty, re lia b ility and reputation. And as advisors to our elected representatives, they know that they, too, have a very real responsibility to Oregon citizens. to the Edilor Thanks Paper TO THE EDITOR As my last few days in Viet nam draw to a dose I think it is only fitting that I write you and your staff a lew lines in ap preciation of the fact that you have been so good in seeing that 1 receive a weekly copy of P. O. News. By getting the paper I hive been able to keep up with the growth of my home town during my tour in RVN. Through your pictures and a rtid c sl have been aide to witness many changes and as I will be arriving home in a lew short days 1 believe I will be ahle to find my way horn e. From my wife Carol and my self 1 extend my deepest appre ciation in your sending me a weekly part of home during the past year. Jim Forty Thanks Donors like to delay discussion on tlie alternatives and report Instead on the actions of the House Taxation and Education Com mittees and the fu ll House it self as regards the Governor’ s proposed tax package. On Friday, Feb. 7, the House Taxation Committee voted on the Governor’ s 3% general sales tax b ill. A ll of the Democrats on the committee voiced strong opposition to the measure and voted against It—all of the Re publicans supported i t and tt was passed to the House fo r a vote. Tlie m inority opposed the sales tax b ill fo r one basic reason: they believed that, as w ritten, it Is one of the most unfair revenue measures ever to come before tlie legislature. Its adherents claim that it Is designed to relieve property taxes and It does—up to 25% depending on the area of the state. But everybody who does not own large amounts of pro perty w ill end up paying fa r more In total taxes than he now does, because of the sales tax bite. What good Is property tax re lie f If a person ends up paying more In overall taxes? On the same day, the House Education Committee voted on a b ill also included In the Governor’ s tax package. It con tained provisions fo r establish- - lng a new distribution formula fo r basic school support funds. The Democrats on the com mittee objected to the great speed In which this proposal was presented and voted on. No one knew what effect this measure) would have—in fact, many amendments to the b ill were not even printed up when tt came to a vote. Again, the vote s p lit along party lines. The Republicans were so anxious to get this b ill out of committee and on to the floor that they sacrificed a potentially ef fective measure on the altar of haste. When these measures came before the House on Monday, Feb. 10, I, as M inority Leader, attempted to convince those of the opposition that they were making a grave mistake in underestimating the Intellig ence of tlie people of Oregon by offering them such a rid i culous package. I demonstrated, in argument against the 3% sales tax measure, practically no one In the state would come out ahead unless he owned over $50,000 in property and earned more than $20,000 a year. Rent ers would get no property tax re lie f, but would be paying money out In sales taxes. In fact, the ones who would gain are Just those who are In the least need of property tax re lie f-c o m m e rc ia l and in dustrial properties. They would pay only 1/3 of the cost of tlie sales tax and yet get 2/3 of the property tax relief. Neither I nor my fellow Dem ocrats think that this Is fa ir. Although we tried to change the inlnds of tlie majority by explaining to them the effect of these measures on the people of Oregon, they w eredeterm ln- ed to pass tlie sales tax. I’ m very proud of the Democratic m inority In tlie House of Re presentatives who, to a man, voted against this measure, and we w ill continue to point out in die weeks to come how this vicious Republican sales tax w ill pick die pockets of Oregon ians to die tune of $80 m illion a year. The people of Oregon must also now take up the fight. Union high school, to see who could r a i s e the most money (per capita) for the March of Dimes.lt is not yet known which school \son the trophy, but 1 am proud to announce that we rais ed $406. 61, or $1.71' per stu dent. Over half of the Pacific high money was ra ised by the students when they went house-to-house asking for donations. I would like to thank the people of Port Oford and Langlois for giving so generously to the March of Dimes and for enabling us to raise over lour hunsired dollars. Je.innine James Pacific High Instructor W S W 'r ’S Thursday Luth. Ch. Women, 7:30 p. m. Port C om niissiim , 8 p. n». Friday W restling, S tate, C orvallis Saturday Washington's Birthday Wrestling, State, Corvallis TO THE EDITOR Monday The student! of Pacific high Cham, of C o m .,7:30 p,m . Galley Cafe school recently |<articipated in Tuesday a i intest w idi Brookings-Harbor high school, and Cold Beach Rotary, 12:10 ('.in. W eil.. . whadya know.. . there IS a sun up there after all. For a while Iwas beginning to wan der. .. then out it cam e .. . and with it the first signs of spring. Not the flowers however.. . the fever. Noticed lots of the good folks about town out in their yards with rakes and hoes and spades and things.. . beginning the post-storm clean-up. Even saw everal bonfires blazing a- way Tuesday.. . which is a sure sign spring is on the way. ('Tis for sure that we've had enough winter.) It won't be long, either, before ground is turned for gar dens. The main thing I enjoy about sunshine after weeks of storm is that it seems to cause a com p l e t e change of dispositions; makes smiles b lo s s o m a n d prompts a welcome cheeriness in previously grumpy voices. Let us hope ol' Sol continues to shine his ever-lovin' light upon us. -P — Wordfrom Pacific high school today is that the school play, The Gazebo, scheduled for Fri day and Saturday nights, has been cancelled. -P - Postmaster Norm Baker, the fastest canceler in the west, has passed the ward that the Post Office Dept. has suspended the acceptance of applications for the positions of substitute clerk and substitute carrier with all post offices from Coos Bay south to the California line, including Coquille and Myrtle Point, un t i l further notice, beginning February 25. -P - Do you know there is a move ment in the local area to pro vide you with about 17 hours of TV viewing per day,from either of two channels,at a cost of less than three cents per day? Or, to give you about 6, 205 hours of viewingperyear for a $10 bill? W ell.. . it's a fact. The move ment, of course, is to get you to sign up with North Curry Recre ation, Inc., the group that op erates the translator system. Now hold an Charlie Brown.. . I know what you're gonna say: "If they'd guarantee me unin terrupted viewing of a good pic ture, why I'd sign up in a min ute!" W e ll...ta in 't possible in a fringe area like ours. And be sides, there are just too many things that can go haywire with anything connected with com plicated electronics.. . which includes TV sets. Besides dam age from storms and the ele ments, there is also the fact that age takes its toll of equipment. The way to look at it, hon estly, is not what North Curry can do for your TV, but what you can do for North Curry. And the answer is sim ple. . . send 'em your $10...s o they can continue to operate the trans lator. Remember what it was 1 ike the time the translator was off? The Co-op, Coos-Curry that is, has erected a new antenna pole,NCR said,so repairs should be forthcoming. NCR said they were mighty appreciative for the Co-op's m a n y efforts... donated. . . to help the transla tor operation. A public service they want the whole commun ity to know about. And don't forget the NCR meeting n e x t Friday night, 8 o'clock, at city hall. -P - If you are interested in judg ing clothing or knitting at coun ty lairs, there will be a judge's training school at Corvallis on April 2 or 3.If you would like to attend, contact Jane Shearer at the County Extension Office be fore March 1. —P - Ran into Rep. Rod McKenzie, Bob Earle and B-H Pilot pub- lisher Dick Keusink seated to gether Friday night i n Gold Beach. At first I couldn't figure out what was goin' on. McKenzie was a floppin1 both arms about in a most curious manner, you ee, and kinda leanin' in the directicn of Keusink's bald head. I eased over by their tahle and asked Rod if all the arm flappin'm eant that he was try ing to catch butterflies. "No, " said he, "I'm only trying to get Keusink to shut up long enough so I can get a word in edgewise. " Maybe ail the strength it used to take to grow Dick's hair has now shifted to working his jaw. (That is not a statement of fact . . . j ust a point of wonderment.) -P - The education of parents and adults was considered to be the first tep in teaching the prob lems of alcohol and drugs to youngsters, it was decided by the panel at Tuesday night's PTO meeting at Battle Rock school. The panel was headed by Mrs Jinn e Basker, Grants Pass, Regional Director, Alcohol and Drug S e c tio n , State Mental HealthBoardJXssistingher were Larry Hoover, P a c i f i c high school counselor; Leo Phillips, druggist; Rev.Dcn Parson, Luth eran Church; Sheriff Allen Boice; and John Mayea, school board chairman. Grade school princi pal Don Tate moderated the program. Not necessarily because adults are not already aware of drug and alcohol problems, but be cause adults need to realize the importance of teaching young sters the problems and conse quences of drugs and alcohol before they have an opportunity to become involved with them. Adults should also be aide to recognize signs of a drug user. (The signs and smell of intox ication are pretty universal but different drugs have different effects.) Adults should also be made aware of the need to assist law enforcement agencies in control of drug use without hav ing a feeling of "ratting" on someone. (If you know or sus pect that drugs are available and being used by youngsters, le t the law know.. . they'll even keep your identity secret.) In an attempt to help the ed ucational program along, the News, for the next 11 weeks will publish cue article per week cn v a r i o u s drugs.. . their slang names, how they're taken, how to spot them and their dangers. If you'll clip each one you'll have a ready reference guide. —P - Advance Warning: Spring Va cation will be one week long this year, from March 15 to 21. HCME EXTENSION MEETING The Home Extension meeting will be held in the home of Mrs. Harvey Meyers, Elk River road, Friday, Feb. 21, at 10:30 a. m. The program will be "Creative Baking W ith Mixes" demon strated by Mrs. Meyers and Mrs. Lester HUI. All ladies are wel come. Those needing a babysitter call Mrs. Bobby Worrell, 332- 4855. S M A R IJ U A N A s SLANG NAMES: Pot, Grass, Tea, Weed, Acapulco Gol , Joints, Sticks, Reefers, Roaches, Mary Jane, Muggles, Mooters, Gage, Indian Hay, Loco Weed, Mu, Giggle- Smoke, Mohasky, Hashish. 5 WHAT IT IS: Marijuana is the dried flowermgcr fruiting top of the hemp plant. Cannabis sativa. It looks and smells like dried oregano. The plant grows wfldm many parts of the United States and is easily cultivated by persons who want to maintain their own source ol supply. HOW TAKEN: Almost always smoked in cigarettes or pipes. However, occasionally it is made into candy anil chewed, sniffed in powder farm, mixed with honey tor Hr inking and e v e n mixed with butter and spread on bread. Cigarettes are hand rolled, thinner than com m ercial cigarettes and twisted on both ends. Tip-off to pipe used for marijuana: a fine screen, stuck half-way down the bowl. I I s self-employment. Under this provision, a fa rm e r with annual gross Income from farming of $600 can declare his net earn ings from farm self-em ploy, ment to be $400, o r two-thirds of his gross Income, to get Social Security credit fo r that year. “ Farm” as used In the Fed eral tax law relating to Social Security and self-employment taxes, Includes stock, dairy, poultry, fish, fru it, fur-bearing animals, and truck farm s, and also plantations, ranches, nurseries, ranges, greenhouses or sim ila r structures, and orchards. “ Farm er’ s Tax Guide,” IRS Publication 225, furnishes more detailed Information on this subject. The booklet Is avail able without charge upon re quest from your county agents j r from your IRS D is tric t D ir ector by dropping him a post card. WEATHER Max Min Rain Date 32 . 12 Feb. 5 47 No Report Feb. 6 No Report Feb. 7 54 23 1.18 Feb. 8 52 42 . 18 Feb. 9 57 49 .40 Feb. 10 58 44 .73 Feb. 11 No Report F eb.12 No Report Feb. 13 No Report Feb. 14 Feb. IS No Report Feb. 16 64 30 1.55 58 26 .02 F eb .17 PRIMARY EFFECT: Users report a wide variety of re actions. Some became "high" after only a small dose. Others become depressed and withdrawn. Still others will feel virtually no effects. The most common reac tions are a feeling of elation, exaggerated sensory per ceptions and a distortion of the ability to measure time and space. HOW SPOTTED: Users may appear mildly intoxicated, stare off into space and look ¿assy-eyed. They some times pass into semi-consciousness or drift into sleep. DANGERS: Because of the exhilaration which results from the use of marijuana, users may lose restraint and act in a m anner dangerous to themselves and/or to others. The distortion of the ability to measure time and space—viz., a rapidly approaching car seems to be moving slowly—increases the dangers of accidents. Al though marijuana is not physically addictive, it can produce a psychological dependence cn the part of the user. Not the least of its dangers, of course, is that it appears to serve as a "gateway" to far more serious drugs. It has been estimated (this statement is stead fastly disputed by most social or "weekend" marijuana smokers) that mere than 90 per cent of all heroin ad dicts "graduated" from marijuana, (Reprinted with permission from Alcohol and Drug Section, Mental Health Division. ) I Farmers Affected By Self-Employment Tax Most Oregon farm ers must pay the Social Security self- employment tax fo r 1968, A. G. Erickson, D is tric t D irector of Internal Revenue Service fo r Oregon, advised today. The rate of self-employment tax Is 6.4 percent, o r a max imum of $499.20, and Is In addition to Income tax. A self-employed person Is one who operates his own business o r farm . A farm em ployer Is also considered se lf- employed if he employs others to operate or work the farm even though he does not live on It himself. A farm er must fUe a Fed eral Income tax return and pay the self-employment tax due If his net earnings from self- employment are $400 or more, even if his gross Income Is less than $600 and he owes no Income tax. The self-employment tax applies to a maximum of $7800. But this figure Is reduced by any wages from which Social Security taxes were withheld. A special optional provision In the law enables farmers to acquire Social Security credits even If they ha,ve a loss. It works like this: (1) If a farmer’ s gross in come from farming is no more than $2,400, he may count two- thlrds of such gross Income as his net earnings from farm self-employ ment. (2) If gross Income from farming exceeds $2,400 and actual net earnings from self- employment are less tharf $1,600, he may use $1,600 as his net earnings from farm Our Starlite phone glows in the dark. So you won’t answer the cat. 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