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Two day search finds climbers Oregon's Thermal Engergy may be a while On Monday rescuers found two P o rtlan d m ountaineers snuggled into an icy snowcave at the 8,000 loot level above Timberline Lodge. The discovery ended a two day search for the missing men, Floyd Whiting. 34. and Henry Bergquist, 32 The two. both experienced climbers left the lodgeatfia m Saturday to clim b the Wy'east route on the southeast side of the mountain Lee Irw in , Publisher Jo Espersen, Advertising Manager Paul Keller, Editor Entered at the Post Office at Sandy, Clackamas County, Oregon, as second class matter under the Act of Congress of March, 1879. Member of Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and National Editorial Association Published every Thursday by Outlook Publishing Co„ P.O. B oh M , Sandy, Oregon 97QSS SUBSCRIPTION RATES In M ultnom ah and Clackamas counties, per y e a r ..................... $5 .00 668 5548 In Northw est and Pacific Coast States outside Oregon, per y e a r ..................$ 7 .0 0 Clackamas County deputies said more than a foot of snow fell in the area late Saturday and early Sunday. Dog licenses A deputy dog control officer w ill be at city hall Wednesday, Feb 26, from 12 Io 4 p m issuing dog licenses Dog owners are encouraged Io purchase a license for their canines Servicemen, any address......... $ 5 .0 0 In Oregon, outstide M ultnom ah and Clackamas counties, per year $ 6 .0 0 Outside Northw est and Pacific Coast $ 9 .0 0 States, per y e a r ......................... SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1975 A Look at the Straub Administration It’s far too early to make a real appraisal of the performance of Bob Straub as Oregon’s 31st governor. But we see some hopeful signs. Straub is showing an ability to listen, to think before he leaps. His approach seems to be one of moderation in most things. The difference between his ad ministration and that of Tom McCall is considerable. For one thing, it is more of a team operation, much less a one-man show. McCall was im pulsive, did things in a hurry; his influence was pervasive everywhere in state government. We don’t think Straub will be any less effective for his studied ap- proach. Other than an early hassle with the Oregon State Employes Assn, over salary matters, he hasn’t run into any major problems. The honeymoon obviously won’t last forever but we think Straub is laying a solid base from which to push his programs. Nor do we buy the oft-made suggestion .that his is merely a care taker government, getting things ready for another run four years hence by McCall. We think, on balance, Bob Straub is going to be a good governor and we see no reason now to hang a lame-duck label on his administration. A Trojan Horse Complex? Many school districts, small cities, etc., are wary of accepting federal funds because of the fine print. Fine print which may totally change the picture once the feds get their foot in the door. We were in Salem recently when a state agency was discussing use of federal funds for construction of a park site. The money quite probably would have been available but in return for helping out on three of four acres, the government most likely would have sought control over the remaining 160. And if federal money were made available, the government then could decide how the site would be used. There even were indications that federal functionaries would decide on what sort of reservation system would be used for cam pers and trailers. In other words, once the federal government gets into the pantry, it takes what it likes. Rather than submit to that kind of control, the funds probably will stay in Washington, D.C., uninvited. A Word To Our Congressman If we were writing our Congressman, we'd encapsulate it thusly: The natives are restless. We’ve talkeo to more and more people lately who are extremely bitter over government spending, government bureaucracy, govern ment waste. Something like one person out of every 10 is on food stamps, something like one out of five works for the government. Put it on a calendar basis and most of us work until May or June each year just to pay our federal taxes. Congressmen are very eager to vote a cut in taxes. Great. Only what about a similar cut in spending? Unless less money is spent, the tax cut will just have to be offset somewhere else. We’re just taking money out of one pocket and putting it into another. It’s not too fanciful to say that the way things are going, half of us soon will be working just to support the other half who’ll work for Uncle Sam. Congressmen say it’s difficult to cut spending because no one wants his own ox gored; always the other guy. But we think the mood may have changed. Most people desperately are looking for some real evidence of economy in government. We think they’ll accept most anything which will cut their tax bill. It might even start us up out of the recession. Revised mobile home ordinance studied The C lackam as County P lanning Commission is scheduled to meet with representatives of citizens groups tonight (Feb. 20) to discuss a revised version of the county’s proposed mobile home or dinance at 7 p.m. at theCounty Courthouse in Oregon City Last Friday the Planning Commission and Planning Department went over the revised ordinance in a joint work session. Planning Commission Chairman Jerry Rothenfluch, qualified tonight’s meeting as a “ work session" and not a public hearing. Public hearings were held throughout the county a few months back by the Planning Department to gain input on the controversial mobile home plan from a * broad range of the citizenry After a return to the drawing boards, the planning staff has compiled a revised m obile home ordinance called the “ February d ra ft.” The revision allows trailers only on land that is currently unzoned 3 However, the draft dees allow mobile homes inside of zoned areas, but only in tra ile r parks Applications for both individual and tra ile r park lots would be made through a hearings o ffic e r as outlined in the proposed ordinance. Chamber awaits Salem trip All those who want to board the bus and join the Sandy Chamber of Commerce in their trip to Salem to visit the state le g is la tu re Tuesday should make arrangements this week Reservations for the trip should be made with Jim Patrick at668^184 Buses w ill depart from the Sandy High School low e r p arkin g area near the athletic field shortly after 8 a m Tuesday and return to Sandy between 4:30 and 6 p.m. Prospector: ’ll MIGHT bo worth something caged Rumor« are always fly ing, but it is no rumor that we have the best banking facility in town for yours needs. We have been in this community 64 years and we are proud of our reputation. We don't mislead you in any way. Try usl or bottled, - but FIRST, I gotta 'OWN' It.' LETTERS ToThe EDITOR To the Editor: Why do those of us who don't want to own dogs have to put up w ith these dogs, as large as small horses, who dump over our garbage cans and leave th e ir s m a ll “ horse p ile s ” around for everyone to step in. Isn’t there a law for them to be kept in the owners premises? How can we as property owners get rid of them? B irdie T Grambo ZigZag Cabins Rhodendron. Ore Editor's note: Mrs. Grambo included a poem with her letter relaying her dog dilemma in verse. However, a long stand ing policy at the Post prohibits publication of any poetry. Sorry. To the Editor: It was a surprise to me to learn this past week, that one of the Sandy area’s leading en- terpreneurs, Ron I>ong. was putting in a motorcycle track near our home. We live on Rude Road, which is about four miles southeast of Sandy. It is a very- quiet area w ith most of the people owning at least a few acres There has been a motorcycle track near Dover, which is about two miles from our place. On Sundays when the races were held, the noise was very annoying even at this great a distance. The people of our area were relieved when they heard that the Dover track had been closed down because of neighborhood action against it. That was the reason it was such a shock to fin d that another track was planned for our area If this was to be a legitim ate business venture, it seems really strange that the owner didn’t make some sort of an area survey to see what his neighbors thought of the idea Sunday, Feb. 16 was to be the opening race, but we were blessed with a few inches of snow, which kept a ll but the most hardy souls from making the trip to our quiet secluded area. I ’m not against motorcycles per se Some of our neighbors have motorcycles and having one or two of them rid in g around in the area doesn't create much of a nuisance But having a large concentration of poorly muffled two-stroke cycle racing bikes in the area would make the noise almost un bearable The crowds associated w ith such a gathering would also cause an unw anted nuisance in our neighborhood. I ’ m not alone in my opinion, and the neighbors have already banded together to prevent this in tru s io n I would stron gly suggest the relocation of this tra c k somewhere between Bend and Burns Sincerely, Dave Hooley Rt. 2 Box 1567 To the Editor: The Portland Metro Boun dary Commission is conducting a s ta tis tic a l survey among Hoodland residents and property owners. The postcard inquiry requests the respondent to select one of four choices: 1. Expansion of Mt Hood Loop Water D istrict as proposed by the d is tric t's engineering study. 2. A lim ited expansion as shown in an accompanying illustration. 3 No expansion 4 Undecided It is not the purpose of this letter to attempt to'influence selection of one of the above, but ra th e r to evaluate by comparison, the firs t two op tions. 1. 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