Sandy post., July 05, 1973, Image 2

Fill up before trip
Watergate West
If your planning any trips by
car. you had better fill up
before you leave Sandy, if you
can
The Sandy a re a is e x ­
periencing the gasoline shor­
tage as is everywhere else This
past Sunday was a good
example, as most stations in
Sandy were closed and those
who were open were operating
with a small excess of gas
awaiting their July supply from
dealers
This same story is true
C. Tarter. La* Irw in. Cn-
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A corrected motion on a 90-
day building moratorium in
Troutdale will be considered by
the city council Tuesday, July
10, at 7:30 p m.
The moratorium, declared
June 19. will be altered to
prohibit new water connections
until September according to
city officials The council took
the measure to allow time to
connect a new source to the
city's water system
SANDY. OREGON. THURSDAY. JULY 5. 1973
Vote Needed on Port Expansion
We applaud the effort by the three
signatures,
the
Port
w ill
who w ill lead the fight in getting the
Port of Portland expansion question
before the people.
Sen.
R ichard
Groener.
D-
M ilw aukie, and Reps., Ralph
Groener, D-Oregon City and Ed
Lindquist, D -M ilw aukie filed a
preliminary referendum petition with
the secretary of state.
The sponsors must now collect
26.656 signatures within 90 days after
the end of the legislative session to
place the measure on the ballot in the
general election of 1974.
If they fail to get the necessary
signatures, the Port w ill auto-
a tic a lly expand its tax base
into Clackamas and Washington
Counties without a vote of the people
as approved by the legislature this
session.
The Post has been against this tax.
sim ilar to the Tri-Met tax, ever since
it was proposed in the legislature. We
stand ready to help the three county
legislators gain the necessary
signatures and we are sure the
residents of the Sandy area w ill
support the effort to get this issue
referred to a vote of the people
maybe the old spirit is coming
"alive .”
Let’s hope this is just the beginning
of a new community spirit and these
activities are not just Centennial year
events, but become regular summer
events.
The Sandy-Hoodland area is noted
for its volunteer community activities
and let’s keep them going.
facing in recent years.
The voters in this area have now
passed three school and the city of
Sandy’s budgets on the first try and
gave approval to two other school
budgets on the second try.
It is hoped, the voters w ill also look
favorably on the Sandy Rural Fire
district the second time around. This
vote is slated for Aug. 1.
Filling the Vacuum
We certainly don’t know whom to
believe in the Watergate situation but
of one thing we’re sure, Pres. Nixon
has to speak out.
When he retreats behind executive
privilege and fails to comment on the
various charges, he tends to generate
credibility for his detractors.
Most people, we think, genuinely
want to believe that the President
knew nothing about Watergate or the
ensuing coverup. After all, he was re­
elected by a tremendous majority.
But when they hear only one side of
the story, i t ’s inevitable that’s what
they w ill believe. You should hear
both sides to a question before you
make up your mind.
Pres. Nixon has an obligation to
speak out. Even if the truth hurts, we
think that would be better than the
present inconclusive mish-mash of
charges and counter charges.
A Money-Eating Monster
In a state where everyone seems to
be talking about property taxes, very
little is said about federal taxes
. . . the real villain.
And those people who do complain
about the federal budget usually
complain only about the Defense
Dept. “ If only” , they say, "we could
cut reckless m ilitary spending, there
would be plenty for everyone.”
Would there?
For fiscal 1973, the Dept. of Health,
Education and Welfare w ill outspend
the Pentagon Massive increases in
Social Security next year mean HEW
w ill even fu rth e r outstrip the
m ilitary.
During the period 1969-72, m ilitary
spending actually declined 4 per cent.
Yet funds expended on income
security programs went up 71 per
cent, for pollution control 188 per
cent, for housing 115 per cent and
manpower training 94 per cent.
An estimated 40 per cent of the
people employed in the U.S. today
work for some form of government.
Taxes already eat up one-third of the
gross national product and soon w ill
reach 40 per cent.
A free enterprise economy cannot
survive, experts say, if taxes eat up 40
per cent of the GNP
The remedy? Obviously spending
must be slashed. But how? Through
pressure on our elected represen­
tatives.
Elect only candidates who know the
value of a dollar, who w ill shepherd
the taxpayers' money, who w ill try to
stop profligate government spending.
Anything less means government
some day soon may swallow us all.
Jobs, Not Welfare
Rep. Edith Green’s statement that
the government should guarantee
jobs, not income, certainly makes
sense.
She says there are perhaps 5 million
unfilled jobs in the country. These are
not just leaf-raking chores but instead
jobs that need to be filled.
Mrs. Green points out that many of
these jobs are beyond the financial
capabilities of local government and
thus need federal funding.
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"Be c a re fu l w h a t you say,
o u r lin e has b e e n b u g g e d .”
Only One Budget Left
All area schools now have a budget
for 1973-1974 thanks to the voters.
Cottrell was the last district to get
voter approval on Friday.
Just as important as the budget
election at Cottrell was the building
bond issue which also was approved.
This building bond w ill enable the
district to catch up with some of the
rapid growth problems it has been
Tried our Service?
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T w e rp :
The 'Oldtime' Spirit
Is the Centennial year bringing
back the old spirit in the Sandy area?
Many oldtimers keep talking about
how the area used to be "jumping
with life” during the summer months,
but recently this " life ” has seemed to
die down.
Looking at the activities planned
for the month of July and the early
part of August, makes one think
COW POKES
throughout the state, and in
eastern Oregon many of the
stations are closing down by
noon.
The Sandy a re a service
stations are trying to meet the
needs of the local people first
and this is the same for the rest
of the state So before you leave
on your car trip, fill up
Help is needed countless places—in
the post office, in the woods and other
federal lands, in hospitals, in
agriculture—where the jobless well
might fit.
It just makes sense—economically
as well as socially—for a person to
work for a living rather than to be
handed a dole.
We hope Mrs. Green’s suggestion
gets widespread support.
City planners slate
two July 5 hearings
The next meeting of the Sandy Planning
Commission has been set for July 5
(Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. at the city hall
This is a change in meeting nights because
the regular meeting night, Wednesday, is
the July 4 holiday.
Slated for the meeting are two public
bearings, two requests and one appeal.
T h e commission w ill continue the
hearing of a request for a Conditional Use
Perm it to construct a woodworking and
machine shop on property zone C-2 at the
northwest comor of Proctor Ave. and
Beers St. The request has been submitted
by Gottfried Umaut
A public hearing on a Conditional Use
Perm it to construct duplexes is also
slated. The request by Dale Brookens and
Les Hardy seeks a perm it on a portion of
the "Miles Heights" subdivision located on
the south side of Sandy Heights Rd bet­
ween S. Bluff Rd. and M arket Rd This
property is within the Sandy Heights
annexation area which is in the process of
being re-zoned from county residential to
city residential
In concurrence with the Conditional Use
Perm it request, is the review of a revised
preliminary plat for the subdivision. In
their June meeting, the planners had
rejected a revised prelim inary plat for the
subdivision terming it “ unworkable.”
Charles F Hayes w ill seek an extension
of a temporary living quarters application
originally approved on Aug 6, 1969 A 35
foot tra ile r is being used by the 76-year-old
mother of the applicant and it is located at
307 Beers St between Pleasant St and
Hood St.
A temporary building request has been
made by the St Michael s Church for a
social center on property adjoining the
church at the comer of Strause St and
Park Ave
The appeal case involves the denial of a
sign for Janz Berry land Bob Pullen is
appealing the b uilding d e p a rtm e n t's
denial of the permit to construct a sign
which does not conform to the C-2 size
limitation
"M y mistin' cow is motley faced brindled with a
touch of Bramer, a crumpled horn, swaller fork in
the left ear, crop off the right, triangle brand
on the hip, figure 5 on the shoulder and
a spoiled left udder!"
V a lu a b le s can bo
lost, strayed or
sto len . D o n ’t let
this hap pen to
you. A safety
d ep o s it box at
our bank w ill
k e e p th em safe.
LETTERS ToThe EDITOR
To the Editor
There is no better vote of
confidence for a school than to
have the district voters ap­
prove the proposed budget for
the coming year, 1973-74, as
well as a bond issue to build
a d d itio n a l
n e c e s s a ry
classrooms, a gym, offices, and
storage rooms! This is what
happened last F rid ay at Cot­
trell School! After approving
the Sandy High budget on
Tuesday, our voters came back
on Friday, passed the budget
by an 80 to 24 vote and the bond
issue by a 73 to 31 count. In
addition to this, last year, 1972,
Cottrell's voters passed a 6-
year serial levy of $5,000 yearly
for the purpose of purchasing
additional property, building,
improving, or constructing of
buildings This serial levy will
be used to purchase needed
land for a construction site for
the proposed building. Nothing
can speak louder of the interest
and concern of Cottrell's voters
in supplying the needs of
children's education than the
passing of these measures to
furnish »he money needed for
a d d itio n a l
fa c ilitie s
and
teachers.
As p rin c ip a l of C o ttre ll
School, I should like to thank all
the interested persons who
cam e to the in fo rm a tio n a l
meeting held on the bond issue
last Monday night, June 25, as
well as all the voters who came
and voted last Friday I am
most grateful for your approval
on the ad dition al building
which is so badly needed to
a lle v ia te the crowded con­
ditions now existing By your
vote, we now can and shall do
all that we can do to provide the
best instruction in all learning
areas, academic, social, and
physical, that is passible to
provide each child enrolled in
this school. M y sincerest thank-
you for your approval and
confidence
Jean Lundy
Rt. 1, Box 580
Gunman
gets cash
Boy admits
arson fires
An armed gunman made off
with an undetermined amount
of cash in a holdup of the Happy
Landing Tavern, 530 SE 148th,
early Sunday morning, July 1,
according to sheriffs reports.
A gunman wearing a ski
mask entered the tavern just
after the owner was closing, the
report states. He ordered the
victim to remove all the money
from the safe and turn it over.
Tbs gunman than tied up the
A 12-yesr-old boy was taken
into custody early this week
after admitting he set nine
arson fires in East Multnomah
County that caused $30,000
damage.
Arson fires were set at a
s e rvice statio n, upholstery
shop, two vacant buildings, two
occupied dwellings, a lumber
company, a motel and a glass
door industry, according to
F ire District 10 officials
Three of the fires were within
the city of Portland and the
in East County.
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ENTER NOW:
ALL ENTRANTS MUST BE GIRLS 5 to 12 YEARS
OF AGE, LIVING IN THE SANDY AREA.
The city of Sandy n celebrating its Centennial on Aug. 10, 11 and 12th
and we'd like to have a 'Little Mist Oregon Trail Savings' representing us
during the celebration . . . and the big parade1
The Queen and her 4 princesses will be chosen Saturday, Aug. 4th at 2 p.m.
in the Sandy High School cafetorium . . . to you mutt enter now . . . or
before July 16th by depositing coupon below at our Oregon Trail Sandy
Branch, Corner Cherry and Proctor.
Judging will be on the basis of the most original Centennial Costume, and
judging will be final.
. . . SO ENTER NOW AND HAVE FUN AT THE FESTIVITIES AND RIDING
THE OREGON TR AIL SAVINGS FLOAT.
JUST FILL OUT THE ATTACHED COUFOH AHD BRING TO
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THAR JULY IS , 1973