•Sandy Post
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Eliiabeth Hartman, Editor
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December 22, 1966
A Way Out in Viet Nam
It is heartening to note that the
United States seems to be moving to
ward the United Nations in efforts
to solve the Viet-Nam impasse.
It hasn't always been thus.
In fact, it is well documented that
twice—in 1964 and again in 1965—
we turned down U.N.-arranged efforts
to bring together the warring fac
tions. The decision of U.N. Secre
tary-Genera) U Thant not to serve
another term (later reconsidered)
was primarily due, insiders say, to
our reluctance to accept U.N. media
tion.
Now, however, it is obvious that
we must go along with U.N. peace
efforts. There just isn’t any other
way.
The official U.S. position long has
been that U.N. efforts would be fruit
less because of the Russian veto pow
er in the Security Council. True, but
as Sen.-elect Mark Hatfield and oth
ers have pointed out, we always could
go through the General Assembly
where the Soviets have no veto.
The plain fact is that both sides —
the U.S. and the Communists—have
adopted such an unyielding h^rd line
on Viet-Nam that no compromise is
possible. But an outside agency, such
as the U.N., might allow both a face
saving means to solve the impasse.
It is increasingly clear that a mili
tary solution is impossible to either
side. The Communists, without mas
sive help from Red China and Russia,
are not going to drive us out of
Southeast Asia. And despite our mas
sive fire power, it would take gen
erations for us to win the type of
guerilla warfare which the Viet-Na-
mese are capable of fighting.
We've always thought, of course,
that our involvement in Viet-Nam is
a massive mistake. But we just can't
pull out and leave a vacuum into
which Communists would pour.
Thus, it’s extremely heartening
news that concrete efforts for a U.N.
solution of some sort seem to be
starting. This is the only way we’ll
ever get out.
Tax Increase Not as Likely Now
Oregonians currently involved in tax increase by Dec. 10. That date
discussions about a 1*2 per cent tax came and went and nothing was said.
limitation etc., would do well to keep Now, reports leaked from the admin
one ear cocked on Congress.
istration indicate that no decision
Early next year. Congress may or has been made even yet.
may not be asked to increase income
Government economists are said to
taxes. If a tax increase does come, be divided on the advisability of a
it would make our local tax problems tax increase. Some feel it would halt
seem pretty petty, indeed.
the runaway inflation of the past
The vast bite that the federal gov couple of years. Others feel that it
ernment takes out of everyone’s pay might have a depressing effect on
check is pretty well concealed by the the economy, depressing enough to
withholding feature. We really don’t push us over the cliff into a full-scale
realize what’s being taken because recession.
we never have it in the first place.
Congress, of course will have to
However, there are increasing decide in January and the new Con
signs that the administration may gress obviously is going to be no
not seek a tax boost after all. The rubber-stamp. LBJ will have to sell
economy in November showed defin his goods this time; no longer will
ite signs of softening and the prime he be able to wiggle his little finger
reason the administration was said and have the troops fall in line.
to be thinking of a tax increase, was
In view of the admitted indecision
to hold down inflation.
even among economic experts, we
Originally, Pres. Johnson was to doubt that much of a tax increase, if
have made an announcement on a any, is in store.
To Tighten Up the Traffic Laws
The recent Governor’s Conference
on Traffic Safety passed some inter
esting resolutions, several of which
are sure to be implemented by the
coming legislature.
We’d like to comment on several.
1. The Conference recommended
that driver education be offered at
all Oregon high schools. We fully con
cur; in our own family we’ve seen
its value.
2. All students be included in driv
er training. Even in schools where
driver training is offered, not all stu
dents take the course. They should.
3. All drivers be re-examined every
four years and those over 65 every
two years. We think periodic re
examination is a good idea but we
think those over 65 should get spe
cial allowances consistent, of course,
with safe driving. Oldsters shouldn’t
be unnecessarily harrassed by traffic
authorities as they are in some states.
4. All vehicles should be inspected
yearly. We agree again, but the cost
would be very great. We don’t think
the state could afford it.
5. Adequate financing and man
power should be provided for inves
tigation of traffic fatalities with the
intent to use such information in
preventing future fatalities. Too many
accident investigations today quickly
become nothing more than street
cleaning efforts to get traffic rolling
again. Thorough investigation might
help immeasurably in preventing oth
er accidents.
There are a number of other pro
posals, most of them eminently
worthwhile. We hope the legislature
gives serious consideration to all of
them.
ITIZENS
F.
OLLEGE
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News and V*wi About
Ml Hood Community Collofe
BY JEREMIAH J. O’BRIEN
LAPIDARY
Chuck Reinmuth, Director at
MHCC’s Evening College, re
ports that he has received many
requests for the college to offer
a Lapidary curriculum through
the Adult Education Services
program of the college.
Because at the large number
at inquiries both Reinmuth and
Arnie Heuchert, college voca
tional director, have received
from “Rock Hounds” and per
sons interested in Jewelry De
sign, advisory committees will
soon need to be formed to de
termine
whether
a
full
Lapidary program should be
considered in the development
at the new college plant. Plans
are to organze an advisory
committee during the spring
of this year. Persons inter
ested in assisting the college
in determining the needs of
the area for Lapidary offer
ings should contact Reinmuth.
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
More than 40 persons were
on MHCC’s temporary campus
at the Multnomah County Fair
grounds to participate in ad
visory committee meetings last
Wednesday. The committees
study specific areas such as
vocational technical education,
the college transfer program,
college financing, and advise
the board of education of neces
sary development. The approxi
mately 150 lay citizens cur
rently hold appointments on the
various committees. Additional
committees are to be formed
in the future.
HANNIBAL
The Citizen Committee for
Mt. Hood Community College
met in the college’s student
center last Tuesday. One of
the featured guests was a large
St. Bernard named Hannibal.
Although as college mascot he
was a spotlight attraction, we
are certainly happy that he
was on loan from Norman
Alexander and that the college
does not need to budget for
his food supply.
Church Offering
To Aid Hospitql
A Brazilian hospital for vic
tims of the dread savage fire
disease (pemphigus) will bene
fit from a special offering given
this Saturday by Sandy Seventh
day Adventists. This is their
Christmas present to these far
away sufferers.
"The appearance of the vic
tims of savage fire,” explains
Pastor George W. Chambers,
“is repugnant. His face is
swollen, and his scaly skin
burns and itches from head to
toe. It falls in shreds when
he touches IL Affected men
wear loose trousers and women
wear large sackline dresses
to avoid Irritating the painful,
open sores, which oftenbecome
ulcerated.”
Pastor Chambers says the
victims, if fortunate, hear about
the Adventists’ Penflgo Hospital
in the state of Mato Grosso.
There they are treated without
charge with a cream with a pitch
base. All the sheets in the
hospital,
though clean, are
permanently stained gray from
the black cream.
After treatment with the
coal-tar base cream and Cor
tisone, many patients complete
ly recover. Two of the nurses
at the hospital were them
selves formerly victims. The
death rate once was 40 per
cent. It is now about four per
cent.
«..and a real live puny." "V’ th‘*
° hr nn*"’*'
Kivintc Suita hie order after free show at tendy Theater
in Shady last Saturday.
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Service Lines
One of the major projects compieteti by the Oregon State Highway Dept, this year was
the new ML Hood Loop Highway. Shown here is the new section looking westerly from
Sindy. Old highway angles off to Kelso on the right. The 8.25 miles of the new road was
completed in July at a cost of $2,190,925.
(Oregon State Highway Dept, phot»''
★ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ★
To the Editor
this ordinance remove per sone I
rights, were there enough public
When my last letter to you hearings, to determine that this
was published I was quite sur was the will of the people. And
prised to read in that issue in this day and age Mr. Skoko
that the irate citizens had al it does my heart good to hear
ready been heard, and it is a few flag waving statements.
interesting to note now, how Some of our commissioners
the will of people can so annoy should think along this line.
some of our “leaders.”
3. Quote “A landowner has
Regarding some of the state freedom to contribute to the
ments made by Stan Skoko, welfare of his neighborhood, but
in the Dec. 15 issue of the this freedom should not permit
Post I would like to comment him to infringe on his neighbors
on the following; 1 Quote “The rights,” end quote.
commissioners found it neces
Do the commissioners intend
sary to enact an interim zoning to regulate all human relations,
ordinance to Insure the pur forgetting completely that it is
poses and objectives of
a the right of that neighbor to
master plan for the orderly determine whether or not he
development and growth of our has been offended, and it is
county” end quote.
not the duty of our
com
Have not the commissioners missioners to tell us what is
taken intoconsiderationthatwe, offensive to us, we should be
as citizens and residents of the the judge, Mr. Skoko.
county are equally interested iff
4. Quote “The building and
growth and development of our plumbing codes have
come
county.
under unfair attack accusation.
We to enjoy the natural beauty It is these erroneous and some
of our clear streams, our beau times malicious statements
tiful mountains and the peaceful made by certain individualsand
existence of our rural life. groups that have incited many
These are just some of the rural area residents to demon
reasons we are residents of this strate against planning and zon
community.
ing,” end quote.
Why is the zoning necessary,
It is really so unfair, Mr.
and how did our commissioners Skoko tor the lowly citizen, who
ever climb
so high on the still believes in democracy, to
political ladder, and understand raise his voice when he sees
so little of the American way. another tenacle of an anarchy
Have they no faith in judicial raise its dirty head.
system.
Are the statements so erron
We have laws governing eous and malicious. I think not,
sewage disposal, electrical in these people also have rights,
stallation, and mandatory re or don’t you agree, are we
quirements for all plumbing. in a minority or a majority. We
We have courts toadminister have the right to know.
justice and issue decrees.
5, Quote “Your writer be
We have a sheriff to enforce lieves that proper planning and
the decisions and decrees of zoning are a must.”
that same court.
And because of this, Mr.
And then we have a prison, Skoko is it right just because
for the person who has beer, you believe it. Perhaps you still
found guilty in the courL
believe the world to be flaL
The laws differ from state
You still want to say we
to state, and from county to will do as you say, as much
county, but nothing should ever as you say, the direction you
depart from the basic principal, say, in as much detail as you
that each person may determine say, we will work in ignorance,
for himself what he feels is best and without question, and later
for himself. The smoke, the we can determine your judge
fumes,
the abnoxious gases ment, by the result.
mentioned by Mr. Skoko are
The voice of the people Is
exceptions,
and we should now ringing Mr. Skoko, will it
prosecute each violation under fall on deaf ears, or is it the
existing laws with existing answer to a politicians prayers.
courts. We should not force Let us never forget, that rev
the entire population to submit olutions are never made, they
to zoning, in order that the are caused.
Earl Smith
present officers of the court
Rt. 1, Box 880,
and the community might be
Sandy, Ore.
able to force their will on the
people without due process. We
as citizens
accept and ap To the Editor
preciate good government and
fully realize it is necessary
In regards to Clackamas
for the welfare of the com county zoning.
munity, and the people in the
This does not seem to be a
community.
matter that Mr. Skoko, Mr.
It is true, that there are ob Jones and Mr. Ely can force
noxious fumes smoke, cluttered the people to abide by.
areas that distract from the
If this is something the people
beauty of our county, and we want, why were they notallowed
are naturally opposed to them, to vote on it?
but I am positive that the many
By the way are we the public
many benefits far outweigh the paying for Mr. Skoko’s
big
existing evils.
spread in the paper or is he?
Under the existing laws we
Let the tax payers know what
have the right to petition the this planning commission is
court, for an order to cease costing the tax payers, besides
and desist In any at the above the money collected
tor
that might be offensive to us. permits.
The plumbing code of the state
2. Quote “Objections have if enforced takes care at this
been raised by individuals who area, why pay double tor this.
claim abuse of freedom, loss of
Many retiring people have
personnel rights, and make the desire to buy a small tract
other flag waving statements,” of land and a trailer home,
end quote.
which by the way is comfortable
Does not the enforcement at and very ample. Why can’t they?
I’m not one who wants a
trailer home, but I do think
those who do, should have that
choice.
I have attended the com
mission’s meeting and I’m not
just a chronic squawker. If this
thing is right, my sense of right
and wrong is very sick.
When this Is brought to a
vote of the unincorporated area
l>eople I’m sure it will godown
or in fact would have never
existed.
1 say let’s have a vote county
wide excluding Incorporated
areas.
Sincerely yours,
E. P. Richardson
Rt. 1 Box 1108
Sandy, Ore.
Ed’s Note: The articles Mr.
Skoko was kind enough to write
. for us are printed because the
’ Post feels they are newsworthy.
The charge for this Ls the
same as
for printing your
letter — nothing.
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Address
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Personalized
Marine Private First Class
Richard F. Nichola, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. F, Nichols of Rt.
2, Borina, is serving as a
member of Headquarters uni
Service Company, Second Bat
talion, Fifth Marine Ret.lment,
Third Marine Division In the
Dung Ha area of Vietnam. Mem
bers of the unit participât«- in
day and night patrols, ambush*
es and extended search and de
stroy operations against die
enemy.
Flowers for All
Occasions
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As long as we are lucky we
attribute it to our smartness;
our bad luck we give die guls
credit for.--Josh Billings.
Von Kirk's Florist
I2SSO S I Division
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SEASON'S
GREETINGS
Time Io put on our
Santa tuil, and ex
tend to you, from our
heart, every joy al
Ihi* Yuletide teaton.
STAN SKOKO
Clackamas County Commissioner
Make Christmas calls early
Your long distance holiday calls will
go through faster and easier if you
make them early this year.
msr msr mmnH m .- x
Alfred J. Urbano, District
Director, ci the Immigration
and Naturalization Service ad
vised today that the annual alien
address report program is
again under way.
According to Mr. Urbano,
22,420 aliens reported their
addresses last year in the State
of Oregon. The number this year
is expected to be slighty larger.
Mr. Urbano attributes this an
ticipated increase to the recent
amendment to the Immigration
Laws.
The
Immigration official
pointed out that the address
reports are required by law
and willful failure to comply
with these requirements may
lead to serious consequences.
Forms with which to make
the reports are available at all
Post Offices and Immigration
and Naturalization Service Of
fices. It Is an easy matter to
fill out one of the cards and
return It to the same office.
X-RAY UNIT
The Mobile chest X-ray unit
will pay four visits to the Gresh
am area next month. Included
will be Jan. 3 at the First Na
tional Bank, Jan. 25-26 at
the Reynolds Metals plant in
Troutdale, and Jan. 26 at The
Village Retirementhome,
... it's a pleasure to take this
opportunity to greet our many pat
rons ... and to wish each and every
one the brightest of holiday seasons!
rafean
COUNTY BANK
S andy , ore
mutual 7 2271
Member Federal Depoiit Inturance Corporation
OPEN FRIDAYS TH 6 PM.