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S an d y Post
Check Burn
Barrels Now
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Walter C. Tayler, L m Irwin. Co • Fubliatwr*
Elliabeth Hartman. Editor
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August I, 1868
A Hidden Facet of the l \ Per Cent Idea
Generally overlooked in conversa
tion about the 1-1/2 per cent property
tax limitation is a requirement as
to how many people must vote.
The measure, which definitely will
be on the ballot this fall, provides
that 1-1/2 per cent of true cash
value of property is the highest irate
of increase that could be levied
without a vote of the people.
But if a taxing body finds this
inadequate and goes to the people, it
could get 99 per cent of the votes
and still go down to defeat! This is
because of a requirement that to ex
ceed the limitation, 20 per cent of
the registered voters in the district
would have to vote.
The idea, of course, is that many
budgets and special levies these days
are passed by miniscule voter turn
outs. And this most assuredly is true.
But the 1-1/2 per cent people want
to put the shoe on the other foot and
let those opposed to levies “ vote”
by staying at home. No one who is
aga Inst a tax levy ever need come
out and vote; he can say his piece
just as effectively by staying at home.
No need, obviously, to help the pro
faction reach their 20 per cent.
Fantastic? Not on your life.
Washington state has a sim ilar p er
centage requirement (40 per cent
plus 60 per cent approval of those
voting) and it has been demonstrated
over and over again that people vote
"N o” by staying home. We have been
through numerous school elections up
there where the "No” vote openly
advertised, telling people to stay away
from the polls.
Don’t think it won’t happen here.
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VIFO-SIOIIÏ
Alsu , squares of 1 /4 -Inch
mesh, heavy duty haidware
cloth, or something with 1/4-
Inch weave to keep burning ma
te rial from flouting out of the
barrel is necessary. It is a
good idea not to let tall grass
grow near the barrel area, be
cause Hanies have a chance
to get away In it.
Chief Shields recommends
postponing burning on an east-
windy day. It's a bail timet
Permits are required for burn
ing year-round in the open,
but not at present for burning
barrels.
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residents that thia ta a good
time to check that burning bar
re l, He says be sure It hasn't
rusted out on the bottom be
cause that makes it hazardous
for use.
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Gov. McCall and Viet-Nam
Super-hawk Tom McCall laid it
on the line Saturday at Gearhart, de
livering a “ stinging” indictment of
Viet-Nam war critics, especially
Sens. Mark Hatfield and Wayne Morse.
The burden of his remarks is that
we must support our fighting men in
Viet-Nam and "stand behind them
until the war is over.”
The next day, cooled down some
what, the governor conceded that the
war cannot be won in the conventional
sense. We wonder, then, just how far
and where he wants us to stand?
We long have disagreed with Gov.
McCall on Viet-Nam. We think we
are doing his son -- and my son,
who has just enlisted in the Navy --
the greatest disservice possible to
send them to fight in a war that
cannot be won. As Sen. Hatfield point
ed out recently, since the farcical
peace talks began in Paris, over 3,000
American men have died senselessly
in a senseless war.
The Corbett Recall Vote
We think Corbett voters made an
enormous mistake when they defeated
the school budget for the third time
several weeks ago. We think they
would only be compounding that e rro r
if they were to recall Mrs. Geneva
Kellogg in the special election next
Friday.
A recall is a device to be used
when there has been a gross dere
liction of duty. This is not the case,
it seems to us, with Mrs. Kellogg.
Hers has been a different philos
ophy from those people who seek to
As long as we still talk of a mili
tary victory -- and Gov. McCall says
we must fight with both hands, m ili
tarily and diplomatically -- there
can be no meaningful peace talks.
Our preoccupation with a military
decision is, as Sen. Hatfield so elo
quently argues, destroying our own
moral values . . . as well as Viet-
Nam.
A general who changes strategy
when, in the course of battle, he
sees his original plan going wrong,
is only doing what is wise and proper.
Our strategy, our whole involvement,
in Viet-Nam has been so wrong for
so long that the country is crying out
for a leader who can chart a new
course.
We do not think Gov. McCall is
adding anything by excoriating two
of the men who are risking their
political careers, and perhaps even
m ore, to get us out.
recall her, but it has been an honest
difference. Some of her ideas, in fact,
may be just what the district needs.
Her fellow school beard members
have unanimously passed a resolution
commending her efforts on the board.
She has been honored by teacher
groups. This does not seem to us
the kind of person who should be
summarily booted out of office.
Corbett's problems are manifold,
but they will not be solved by more
acrimony, more bitterness such as
a successful recall will engender.
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LETTER BOX
Editor
The Sandy Post
For the past several weeks
the Bonneville Power Admin
istration has been Hying heli
copters over the Sandy area.
Their engineers are repotedly
attempting to find the best route
for a high-powered
trans
mission line.
Although this transmission
line would not supply Sandy,
it would feed some power back
to the Sandy area.
Among the several routes
available to the surveyors is
one that would go right through
the Sandy Bluff Rd. area.
This 500,000 volt line would
cut a path 170 ft. wide right
through some of thecity’s prime
residential section.
During damp and rainy days
electricity has a tendency to
jump around Insulators on the
transmission
towers.
Each
jump sets up a wave. The wave
can be so strong the people In
the vicinity literally turn off
their T .V . sets because of the
interference and distortion.
Occasionally in our demon-
cratio society, the government
allows its organization to act
as both judge and jury in con
trolling man's affairs. It ap
pears this has happened in the
Bonneville
Power Admin
istration's decision to force its
transmission
line
through
Sandy.
To halt this type of auto
cracy, the voter’ s firs t step
is to sign a petition stating
disapproval of the decision. If
this does not alter the govern
ment's course, the next step
is to ask for a hearing which
would force Bonneville forces
to produce facts that justify
their position.
1 am now asking area res
idents, particularly those living
in the vicinity affected, to voice
their disapproval of carrying
the proposed transmission line
through Sandy by signing the
petitions now being circulated
to this effect.
Sincerely,
Stanley Bowman
Rt. 1, Box 362
Sandy, Oregon
Woodworking
Champs Tapped
MISS GRESHAM, Linda Harp, takes time on tour of Multnomah County
Fairgrounds to engage in seme "horse play” with Valentine Pat, one of
the 265 throughbreds stabled on the grounds, and “ Pat’s ” stablemate
Nanny. Valentine Pat will be seen in action during the nine-day horse race
meeting during the Fair. It began July 25 through Aug. 3. Racing will be
held week nights at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday afternoons at l;30. There will
be no racing on Sunday.
Sandy, Oregon
The 4-H ’ers in the wood
working project displayed their
skill with a hammer and saw
at the 1968 Multnomah County
F a ir.
Championship honors in the
4-H handyman project went to
Mark Cectliani. He exhibited »
napkin holder made of light
wood. Danny Higgins win re
serve champion in the handy
man project on his cleaning
caddy.
In the junior woodworking
division, the champion ribbon
went to Gary McM urry. For his
exhibit, Gary constructed
a
picnic table. A shoeshine kit,
made by Douglas Jacques r e
ceived Reserved Champion in
this project area.
Rickie McMurry was the
champion winner in the in ter
mediate division. Rickie con
structed a padded bar for a
party room for his exhibit.
The reserve champion rib
bon was won by Michael C ecil
iani. Mike constructed a lamp
that was designed like an old
hanl pump. His lamp had a
workable pump handle that turn
ed his lamp on and off.
The senior division of the
Woodworking project, Michael
Kane received champion on
his gun rack and bow.
Blue ribbon awards In the
woodworking project went to:
Jennifer Higgins, Junior; Mark
Kosse, junior; Sharon Larkins,
junior. In the handyman project
Timothy Moore received a red
award.
Name Brand Paints, Brushes,
CORRECTION
Hardware, etc. will be sold
during our close-out . . .
A typographical error in
last weak'* paper that tub-
diluted the word "do" for
"new" changed the mean
ing of a sentence and goof
ed up almost a whole story.
The error was in the first
paragraph of t h e articla
about Fire Chief Lyle Sea
man and read, " — but Fire
Chief Lyle Seaman is not
to DO his job."
The sentence should have
read, "— but Fire Chief Lyle
Seaman is not NEW to his
job."
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All sales will be final.
No refunds.
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