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Phone rate hearings New Look at City Hall ■fi Hearings on General Telephone's request for rates increases are now being studied by the state public utility commissioner's office. CHARTER C/T> J r WW s’ U W«H»r C. Tayte •, Lee Irwin, Ce • PubliaMr* Republicans slate dinner Thom«» c. Taylor. Editor Entered at the Port Office at Sandy. Clackamas County. Oregon, as second class matter under 'he Act of Congress of March 1879 Member of Oregon Newspaper Publishers Assoc.ation and National Editorial Association The traditional Lincoln Day Dinner, sponsored by the Clackamas County Republican Central Committee, will be held on Friday, Feb 9, at the West Linn Inn, with Mrs. George (Shirley) Lyons, County vice- chairm an, and Mrs. John Beirwagen as co-chairmen of the event. A social hour from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. will precede the dinner Don Lindsay will be the master of ceremonies and the Kin Chords, a quartet from Canby, will provide a short program of barbershop type harmony. The principal speaker at the dinner will be Alan Green, Jr., more fam ilia rly known as “Punch” . This name dates back to college days and characterizes the tremendous drive he has brought to his Puhhrtwd .v a ry Thursday by Outlook Publishing C o , P.O. B o. 68. Sandy, O r^ o n 47055 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Annual Subscription in Clackamas and Multnomah Counties $4 00 I„ United States „ Elsewhere in Oregon $4 50 Servicemen and Women s iv hatfiud ,v CITY.ADMINISTRATOR $5 00 $4 00 SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1973 [ETTERS ToThe EDITOR A NEW M EM BER Joins the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce as the local group starts its 100 membership drive during the Centennial and Barlow Road Days in the Sandy area. Dr. William Lord. 29. left, will open his chiropractic office on Feb. 5 at 115 NW Proctor Ave. in Sandy. Helping him get acquainted in the community is Jim Patrick of Sandy Truck Lines chairman of the membership campaign. The mem bership drive will start Tuesday with a breakfast at 7:30 a m. at TJ’s. During the week, members of the chamber will be out soliciting new members. The goal is 100 members. < Post photo) Chamber Seeks Members The Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce w ill be starting on a new campaign to enlist members starting on Tuesday. The campaign goal during the Sandy Centennial and Barlow Road Days year is 100 members. This past year the membership of the Chamber was 60 members. The membership committee has come up with a list of over 160 possible members who w ill be contacted during the next few weeks. The Chamber is important to promote business in the Sandy area and to w ork for the ove rall improvement of the total community. Each year the Chamber has proven to be a stronger voice as its mem bership has increased and now during the Centennial ear the leadership of the Chamber is needed more than ever. If you’re interested in helping the Chamber gain new members, we’ll see you at the breakfast slated for Tuesday at 7:30 a m. at TJ’s. Your business needs the Chamber, and the Chamber needs your support. Back at the Same Old Stand R ather re lu c ta n tly , M t. Hood Community College a year ago sought to expand into Wasco and Hood River counties. It wasn’t Mt. Hood's idea, ra th e r the State Board of Education’s. Subsequently, voters in the two counties voted soundly against the suggestion. That was that, most people thought. Not so, however. The State Board now has come up with a plan to place all areas of the state in community college districts. Exact details are not yet available but enabling legislation w ill be sought to include non-college areas in attendance districts. Part of Hood River county already is in the Mt. Hood district and a small part of Wasco in the Central Oregon district. Legislative enactment w ill not, we’re sure, cause these areas to feel any more kinship with Mt. Hood. It seems they much prefer fa; no college, (bi their own college or (c) a college worked out in some way with adjoining areas of Washington State. Forcing the Mid-Columbia area into M t. Hood could create another tempest. Zig Zag man drowns in pond Shelby L. Davis, 79, Zigzag was found dead in a pond early Monday morning after apparently drowning The police report indicated Davis was attempting to leave his partially submerged vehicle Clackamas County authorities said Davis apparently inadvertently backed into the pond and then tried to crawl to shore over a thin sheet of ice. A trail of broken ice from his car door to where the body was floating was discovered at about 1 am . Residents at the Gordon Hiltbruner home, where the pond is located, said Davis had come by Sunday evening to pick up clothes for cleaning. Two accept planning positions Two persons were appointed to the Clackamas County Planning Commission by the county commissioners last week. Appointed were Leighton Perkins, Car.by, and Kirk W Braun, Oregon City. They will replace Commissioners Walter Nutting and Ed Seagraves, whose terms expire tomorrow. Perkins is a member of the county planning advisory group and is employed by the Federal Land Bank in Oregon City. Braun is a tree farmer near Oregon City. Both Nutting and Seagraves declined to seek reappointment to the planning commission. Three other persons were appointed to the county planning advisory group. They were George Lyons, Canby; Frank Fern, Milwaukie; and Charles Mendenhall, Lake Oswego. The next appointments to the planning commission are contemplated in January 1974 when two vacancies will occur. AFS week at Sandy The public is invited to attend two plays presented by AFS members, which will be performed Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 8 p m. in the Sandy high cafetorium. Mrs Sandra Bowie is the faculty director. . 2 ? e plf ys’ ,wo rnel«lramas, highlight AFS week, which is from Feb. 5 through 10. It will climax with the annual AFS dinner, to be held Saturday, Feb 10 at Sandy High. To the Editor: Voters in Oregon will reject Gov. McCall’s property tax re lie f measure for school support if it ever passes the Legislature Oregonians, with a bellyful of inflation, are not going to ac cept a program that can have no other result than the raising of rents, and the cost of ser vices and commodities We are not so naive as to believe the added tax on business is going to be absorbed by shareholders—that the tax on income-producing property is going to be borne by the farmer and the landlord. The urgency of property tax re lie f stems first from rebellious taxpayers, but also from the C alifornia court decision that school support by property tax results in unequal funding among the districts, thus giving richer districts better educalion^in theory, anyway. Gov. McCall’s plan will still allow the districts to tax themselves up to $2 00 per $1000 to augment the state portion Legislators should be quick to recognize that the richer districts would easily pass the $2.00 millage while the poorer districts would reject it. This brings about the same unconstitutional result of unequal funding which would certainly be successfully challenged should it ever become law Oregon voters should urge their representatives to devise some constitutionally-limited, substituted tax, either on sales or income, which will equitably distribute the education bur den, and will give property or rent relief to every person in the State of Oregon. Very truly yours, Milton M. Fox Box 75 Brightwood, Oregon Driver cited in fatality George J. Appel, 80, Rt 3 Box 1341, Boring, was cited Friday for failure to yield the right of way in connection with a fatal two car accident Jan 19 on Highway 26 four miles east of Gresham, according to sheriff’s reports. Appel was eastbound on the highway when he attempted to turn onto Stone Rd , colliding with a westbound car driven by Gregg Witteman, 29, 21900 SE Alder Dr., the report states Witteman was killed in the accident and his daughter Shawn, 5, was injured. Appel was not hospitalized. Pancake feed set at Boring The Boring 4-H Clubs are having their Annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday Feb. 11. The breakfast will be held from 8 a m. to 2 p m at the Boring Grade School Cafeteria. The menu consists of ham, eggs, pancakes, juice, coffee, milk. There will also be a Bake Sale of homemade cakes, cookies, candies and other good things during the breakfast. The proceeds from the Breakfast and Bake Sale go for Camp Colton and Summer School scholarships Last year Boring sent 10 4-H members to Camp Colton and 5 4-H mem bers to Summer School at Corvallis. To the Editor: In a recent interview with Verne Buhler, principal at Firwood School, I was made to understand that because of the length of my hair I could not be used as a voluntary teachers’ aide. To me it is unreasonable to refuse the help of a respectable man who pays upwards of $700 a year in property taxes, works in the community, and sends his children to school here, because of an absurd notion that ones hair should be only so long It is too bad that those involved in the process of educating our children do not concern themselves more with virtue and less with trifles. M r. Buhler justified his decision on the basis of the dress code which maes no mention of volunteers from the community. The dress code itself brings up some serious question., «w » Why should there be a dress code? Did a coalition of con cerned citizens bring the proposal to the school ad ministration? Was it really a community idea9 I think not The administration said, "Let there be a dress code. Let us tell the community there will be a dress code. Let us allow them to participate in its formation so that later we can say: ‘You can’t work for us.', or ‘Your child can’t determine his own style of dress and grooming You were, we are only repressing you as an in dividual because it is the desire of the community.’ ” Our schools should be places of enlightenment where our children can hope to learn tolerance and respect for differences Instead they learn conformity and suspicion. Is this really the desire of the community? David Park Rt 2 Box 1627 Sandy Local bank observes growth The Clackamas County Bank “ enjoyed a real healthy growth” during 1972, according to Howard W .. Berger, executive vice-president. The bank, which has its main office in Sandy, and a Hoodland branch at Wemme, reported increases in both deposits and loans, both over one million. “We wish to express our thanks to the people of the Sandy-Hoodland area for their continued confidence and support,” stated Berger. He feels that the bank’s growth indicates a like growth in the economy of the area Berger also reported several changes in staff, which were made at the January board meeting. At the Sandy office, Fred Proctor was promoted from vice-president to senior vice- president and cashier. Garlan McCulloch advanced from assistant vice-president to vice- president. Wayne Bosin moved to assistant vice-president from the post of assistant cashier. M ary M itch ell, now holds Bosin’s former position. At the Hoodland branch, Ron Johns was promoted from assistant vice-president and manager to vice-president and manager. Mrs. Eugenia Alt retains the position of president, and Berger as executive vice- president. The company has asked for a rate increase of an average of about 10 per cent. Tom Kent, manager of the Gresham General Telephone Division, said it could be as long as I wo months before an answer will be filed. In the meantime the com pany is expanding its facilities in Gresham with a 400,000 building Also a new $2 million, plus electronic dialing system is expected to be in operation within two years W EATH ER II j I fcy Appointment 668-5366 evenings Puppies — Stud Service By Ace It short teemi lik e I ’m nearer to giftin o trontfuticn than this critter is a blood test! Transfusions are expensive. Are you prepared for unexpected illness in your family. Non-smokers safer drivers Are non-smokers better drivers than smokers’ At least one company thinks so and is offering non-smoking drivers over age 21 lower insurance rates, according to Ed Steubs agent for Farmers Insurance Group in Wemme. He said that this re v o lu tio n a ry in suran ce concept was developed following a study by the research department of the Farm ers Insurance Group which showed that non- smokers have significantly lower accident frequency rates than smokers Start a savings Account with us. r county bank ^ !N P £ P £ M C > £ N T fö n Z SANDY OREGON» 668 4141 HOOD LAND BRANCH WEMME 672 3131 Mem ber Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation OPEN FRIDAYS TIL 6 P M 1 0 D A Y S P E C IA L S ta r tin g Feb. 1 th ru Feb. 1C 2 0 % off on Household Goods Drapes, Covers, Pillows, Blankets, Slip Covers and Sleeping Bags. FREE PICKUP & DELIVERY C a ll 6 6 8 - 4 1 8 1 M T . H O O D C LE A N E R S and LA U N D R Y 302 Loop Hiwa' Pr. Poodle Grooming i , present position as vice- president of the Port of Port land The proceeds from the dinner To the Editor: We are sitting here will provide the start of a fund tonight, w a rm —all ap to help the Clackamas County pliances working, lights Republican candidates in the glowing warmly and depen next election dably, our house functioning n o rm a lly - counting our COW POKES blessings at still having a house and filled with gratitude toward the PGE men who came to our rescue in our time of stress So quickly and with such courage in the face of 90 mile an hour winds—striving to restore conveniences that our forefathers probably never dreamed would exist We wish to extend our deepest gratitude to the courageous, dedicated men who leave their families and warm hearths to help us folks who have been struck by the vicissitudes of nature We appreciate the pre dawn lights on their trucks probing the darkness looking for probing yellow lights reflecting off the snow—knowing that help has arrived and goon warmth and light will be restored The courkge and dedication of the PGE men means a great deal to us who live here. And we want to thank them for all they’ve done for us and our area Gus & Nancy Turner Star Route, Box 166 Welches, Oregon L Jan. 23 49 37 .17 Jan. 26 50 34 .02 Jan. 27 47 ZS Jan. 28 44 .17 JanA29 44 3« (Ml Jan. 30 47 37 M Jan. 31 44 34 10 The T ro u td ale station weather readings are made by 5:30 p.m. Sandy. Or. •
