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THE SANDY (Or«.? POST T h u r t, F«b 6, 1969 ($«c 1) Witnesses Schedule Training Program f II i ■ A W IN ADDITION to heading one of the 20 departments at the forthcoming circuit assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses, Lawrence Leest, Bible study minister of the Sandy congregation, is making final preparations to assist others from the 16 congregations in the circuit to become full-tim e ministers. L eo M ahan, circu it supervisor of Jehovah’s Witnesses, disclosed this week that Lawrence Leest, an associate minister from the Sandy congregation, has received an assignment in the threeday training program scheduled for February 14-16 at Fremont Junior High School, Portland. “The objective o f the program,” Mahan said, “is to equip everyone of the preaching fellowship of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the practical use of the Bible as a help in fortifying the spiritual morale o f people in our community.” Mahan said that Jehovah’s Witnesses are enrolled in ministerial training o f at least five classes weekly. “We maintain,” he emphasized, “that if a religion is worth believing, it is worth putting into practice.” Leest, local Bible study minister, will be among those attending from the Sandy congregation. He has also received an assignment for the Friday evening program. Mahan said the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, sponsors o f the three-day program, have set the theme o f the assembly as, “Make Wise Use o f the Remaining Time.” The public is welcome to all sessions. TREE FARMING TAKES T IM E ... WE'LL W AIT! F in an cin g the purchase or im provem ent of w ood- lo t s and tim b er la n d s is another useful purpose of a Land Bank loan. W e ’r e t h e f a r m e r - o w n e d so u r c e o f lo n g term credit for more than 26,000 rural fam ilies here in the N orthw est. You’d expect us to un derstand. We do. A bill providing relief from the state inventory tax was introduced in Salem today by House Minority Leader Jason Boe, D. Reedsport, and Senate Majority Leader Al Flegel. D. - Roseburg. The measure would eliminate a fixed percentage of inventory from the property tax rolls each year according to the two Off Oregon City 2 1 0 Ninth Street (Downtown) M ien « 6 5 6 -5 1 2 7 HOOD THEATER "YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD THEATER" Gresham 6 65-0604 $ BIG DAYS — WED THRU SUNDAY Thursday Night Adult Admission Price $1.00 — Both Film* Recommended for G«n«rql Avdience* MGM MMMUIt DAVID NIVEN v* — ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IN W' tiWÔSSÎBlf ZX C O S I AMNtNt. YEARS' AM' LOLA ALBRIGHT-CHAO M ---- i l « NELSON CRISTINA 1 1RRARI a»Mrmocaon panavision * out earlier to sign up for the protection. For those who were bom Oct. 1, 1901, or earlier, and those who were enrolled but dropped out before Jan. 1, 1967 it will be ¿he last chance to enroll. Older people who delay in enrolling pay a premium that is 10 per cent higher for each full year they could have had the medical insurance protection but were not enrolled. And those who wait three years past their First chance to sign up will not be able to get the coverage at all. If they do not receive a form, they may receive assistance from the Portland East Social Security Office located at 16145 E. Burnside St., Portland. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Friday, and on Mondays the office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Legislature Works Despite Bad Weather Despite inclement weather the Legislature has been moving ahead with the business at hand. The 55th Legislative Session was organized with Senator “Debs” Potts as President o f the Senate and Representative Robert Smith as Speaker o f the House. This year there are 19 fresmen legislators, eleven R e p u b lic a n s and eight Democrats. Although two of these members have served in prior sessions, they have not been present for some years hence, the title o f freshman is bestowed upon them as well. R e p r e s e n ta tiv e L eo Thornton reports that the County of Clackamas has excellent representation on the various committees o f the legislature. Senator John Inskeep is Chairman o f Fish and Game, Vice Chairman of Agriculture, and a member of State and Federal Affairs. Senator George Eivers is Vice Chairman of Judiciary, a member o f Planning and Development and also Ways and Means. Representative Groener is a member o f the Education, Public Health and Taxation Committees. Representative Martin is Chairman o f State and Federal Affairs, a member of Taxation and Labor and Management. Representative Thornton is Chairman of Public Welfare, Vice Chairman of Public Health and a member o f the Education Committee. The Clackamas County Historical Society will meet Monday, Feb. 10, at eight P.M. at Mertie Stevens’ Guest House, 607 Washington Street Oregon City. The public is cordially invited. Slides and pictures from the Society’s collection will be shown. These will include their quilt show, Oregon City rose festival floats, and the Howard Furniture Store fire. ! (f “ ' .r V / / “If you see soneone without a smile, give him one o f yours.” PIONEER HOMESTEAD WINERY , Feetuing: Rad Raspberry Wine Sales Room Now Open Weekdays: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sat A Sun: 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Bornstedt Road Rt. 2, Box 1610, Sandy 668-6376 zr A IHUUUHI rUK IHt WttR by KEN BATEMAN WEE SCOTCH PINES seem almost animated as they wave th riftily snow clad arms below towering firs and hemlocks. (Post photo) Work Smarter IT’S NOT THE LOAD THAT BREAKS YOU DOWN, but the way you carry it. Some women are tired at the end of the day and can’t figure out why. We’re not making a diagnosis. However, a 15-year study at a Wisconsin clinic concluded that 90 per cent of tiredness is emotionally p rod uced by d is lik e , Not Harder frustration, boredom. irritation, and Check up on yourself. Do you try to do too many things at one time? Why not do jobs you dislike first and have them out of the way. Try a new cleaning method, a new menu, and consider the best time to do each job to avoid interruption. libraries are filled with historical data and anecdotes on the Immortal Lincoln. We think It Is signficant that he Is honored in history, not for his link with cannon and blood, but for his greatness as a man; a humble man indeed. Many of his quotes could be shown to illustrate his greatness. Here Is one of our favorites, taken from one of his early unsuccessful campaigns for public office. "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can soy for one that I have no other so great as that o f being truly esteemed by my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying that ambition is yet to be developed. I om young and unknown to many of you. I have no wealthy or popular relatives to recommend me. My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters of this country, and if elected, they will have conferred a favor on me, for which I shall be unremitting in my labors to compensate. But if the good people in their wis dom shall see fit to keep me in the background, I have been too familiar with disappointments to be very much chagrined." His own words are a clear portrait of the humble man whose birthday we commemorate on Feb. 12th. BATEMAN FUNERAL CHAPEL, 520 W. Powell Blvd. Gresham Hang a phone on the wall when you don’t want it on the floor. B ill Seeks Relief O f Inventory Tax LA'NDBA'NK 401 E. Powell Medicare Premium Payments To Remain at Present Level The monthly premium older people in the Gresham area pay for the voluntary medical insurance part o f Medicare will remain at the present $4 for the period July 1969 through June 1970. Arthur Lobingier, social security district manager announced. The premium covers half the cost o f protection that helps pay doctors’ and surgeons’ bills and a variety o f other health care expenses. The other half is paid out o f Federal general revenues. Of the local population 65 and over, 95 per cent are now enrolled in the supplementary medical insurance program, up from the 91 per cent enrolled when the Medicare program began on July 1 ,1 9 6 6 . A new enrollment period opened Jan. 1, Lobingier said, and will provide another chance for people who missed Historical Society To Meet Next Monday ■N PIUS ¡SINGING SWINGING DOING THEIR OWN THING' L A ti.N s u ÍM V w m o N .. ..H E R M A N S H E R M IT S PANAV1SK 'N a ~ tM ( TWv > Opona. Wed., Thura., Fri. et 6:45 Saturday end Sunday 12:45 — 1113trujar8 legislators. ‘A law was passed in 1965 granting 10 per cent relief annually from inventory taxes, but revenues were not available to implement it,” Senator Flegel said. “As a result, only 13 per cent relief has been achieved at the present time.” Representative Boe declared that the present inventory tax is confiscatory and tends to make an otherwise ethical and law abiding merchant or industrial citizen o f Oregon a law evader at the very least “The tax also tends to cause seasonal unemployment and discriminates against those businesses and industries which, by their very nature, have to maintain high inventories.” The bill as introduced by both men would eliminate 15 per cent o f all inventories from the property tax rolls during the first year and 5 per cent more o f the tax each year afterwards. Annual elimination would remain subject to legislative review. Boe and Flegel stated that they felt “this proposal would provide great tax relief for the ‘main street' merchant and will allow him to become more competitive.” • • a Self destroying beer bottles, said to be strong enough to withstand gas pressure and rough handling, are being developed. They burn quickly to lig h t ash, or simply d isin te g r a te when thrown away. You can choose from three distinctively designed wallphones. Call our business office and avoid the rush. General Telephone
