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M o o se Lodge AFTER HOURS By Lae Irwin L m Irwin, Publisher H ow ard Scott, Editor C aro lin e Duff, A dvertising M an ag er Publishad semi waakly Monday» and Thursdays by The Outlook Publishing Co.. Box 68 Sandy Oregon 97055 Second d o » postage paid ot Sondy Oregon 668 5548 In Multnom ah and (Jachamos Counties per y e a r ................. SUBSCRIPTION RATES •8 00 In N orth w est ond Pocific Coast States outside Oregon per yeor •10 00 Servicemen any a d d re s s .............. *8.00 In Oregon outside Multnom ah and Clockomos Counties pei year*9.00 O utside Northw est and Pacific Coast sia te* per yeor ‘ 1 Z 0 0 oge No. 17 M on., A pril 21, 1975 It's Twice a Week for The Outlook and Post Today’s issue marks the beginning of twice-weekly publication for The Gresham Outlook and The Sandy Post. This is something we’ve con templated for some time and something we haven't undertaken lightly. Shortages and the recession have caused us to take this step most gingerly. However, the continued growth of our area and the resulting need for greater news and advertising coverage convinced us now was the time. The Monday paper obviously will give us twice the opportunity to serve the community. And that’s what we’re here for. We’re sure it will take a few weeks to work out all the bugs and kinks in the new paper. But given some time, we’re sure the Monday paper will very soon become a much-anticipated equal of our Thursday edition. Meanwhile, our most sincere thanks to all our readers and ad vertisers who have made the Monday paper possible. Without you, we obviously wouldn’t be here. How To Finance Tri-Met Tri-Met currently is holding a series of hearings (one is scheduled here next Thursday) to discuss its money problems. Tri-Met has projected tremendous deficits and wants to cut service or raise taxes. The hearings are designed to bring out public sen timent relative the various alter natives. One of the alternatives certainly will be to increase the payroll tax. By • law, Tri-Met can go to .5 per cent of gross payrolls in the metropolitan area and since the figure is at .4 now, it’s a pretty sure bet they’ll stick it to employers again. But Tri-Met can’t solve all its money woes, real or imagined, with the payroll tax. It has to seek other sources. By law, it can enact a sales tax or an income tax, but both of these are pretty difficult politically. A more likely answer is a gasoline tax which Tri-Met tentatively tried and then backed away from last winter. Whatever the ultim ate solution, Tri-Met’s paw is going to be in your pocket somehow. However, we’re not alone in mass transit woes. Taxpayers in Washington state had better be prepared for some bad news from Olympia where the transit lobby is pulling out all the stops. Legislation there doesn’t give transportation districts any taxing power at all, at least compared to Tri- Met. But changes are in the wind. The legislature is studying proposals that “public transportation benefit’’ areas be formed in which sales taxes, or a household tax, could be levied. Also being considered is an increase in the motor vehicle excise tax. The High Cost of Living The next time you sit down to work out the family budget, you should start with the big items like food and housing. Right? Wrong! If you want to start with the really big items, start with taxes. The Tax Foundation Inc., says that taxes are by far the largest single item in the average family budget. If you’re a typical American, you spend two hours and 35 minutes of every working day toiling for the government. One hour and 38 minutes goes for federal taxes; another 57 minutes goes into state and local taxes. This is more than the working time required for food, housing, clothing, medical care, any other necessity you can name. Only when we demand that our representatives cut spending, only when we quit demanding more and more from the government, will the tax bite be reversed. Unless, of course, you like working for Big Brother. Lessons Learned in Viet- Nam Historians probably will record that the Truman Doctrine ended in the spring of 1975 when the Communists over-ran South Viet-Nam. The Truman Doctrine dates from March of 1947 when then-Pres. Truman asked Congress for funds with which to aid Greece and Turkey. It worked well for 20 years .. .in Greece and Turkey, in Korea, in Lebanon and to a degree, in the Dominican Republic. Basically, it was a commitment to help anyone asking for help against a Communist take-over. The Truman Doctrine started to unravel when Pres. Kennedy and especially Pres. Johnson committed us in Viet-Nam. The latter decided, early in 1965, that a massive infusion of American troops and supplies were needed. This brought on the longest, bit terest and most divisive war in U.S. history. We bought a few years of tenuous freedom for the Vietnamese but only at a terrible cost in money and manpower, U.S. and Asian. In the end we were ignominiously defeated. Pres. Nixon started tentatively to pull back from the outer fringes of our commitments but his altogether praiseworthy efforts in foreign affairs fell apart with Watergate. Now, a full- scale retreat has been forced on Pres. Ford. The lesson from Viet-Nam is one of overcommitment. Compare what we gambled and gave away with what the Russians or Chinese invested in Viet-Nam. And they came out the victors. This is not to urge a new isolationism in our foreign policy. But it is to hope that future U.S. com m itm ents are weighed more carefully, a whole lot more carefully. EXTRA GUEST 1912, a Portland councilman, How would you like to come Clyde by name, rhapsodized home from a hard day at the about the glories of con office and find an elephant in solidation He felt Portland your living room'* police could "handle the county That’s precisely what hap easily", and the mayor's duties pened recently to Dr Dale King ‘ ‘would not be greatly in < 1245 N E 153rd (inly it creased Moreover, dozens of wasn’t a real elephant, it was a employees “ could be big papier mache job which eliminated ” really does fill up half the T im es—including fantasy King's living room. flights by politicians just Mrs King, you see, is in haven't changed charge of decorations for the all-night party scheduled May 30-31 for graduating seniors at Reynolds high There just wasn't any other place in the King household big enough for the elephant. ooo ALL IN TH E F A M IL Y The new Foothills Inn (nee The Father-Daughter dinner the Dew Drop Inn) will open sponsored by the Centennial Boosters Club will run from this week in Sandy and you m ight say The Outlook is 6:30 to 9 p m Wednesday, April somewhat involved 30, in theTown and Gown Room at M t. Hood Community Owners are Joe and Cheryl D arr and Reg and Suzanne College Tickets are on sale at Cen Ashmun Suzanne, of course, is tennial. Outlook “ People's editor." The Dance team members will be logo for the new restaurant was honored guests at the dinner developed by Roy Bunting, head of our co m m ercial Centennial's C-Notes will be printing department entertaining at the banquet A Roy, along with Velma Lown style show, with boys and girls (pasteup) and Vince U hlig from Centennial as models, will be featured at the banquet (press), provided the menus Gresham Moose Lodge No. 2265 was burglarized sometime during the night of April 11 and beer, snacks, cigarettes, decanters uixl a television were taken, according to Gresham Police reports Loss was estimated at $365 g^pRgngRgR ' W W W W W W WN MT. HOOD BAPTIST CHURCH A ftlllatad So Baptist Convention 875 N.E. Division Grange Hall Gresham 666 6294 8:46 a m Sunday School Centennial banquet “ You Say You’ ve Been L a id O ff U n til N ext Easter?” j&feM M e Fdifob To the Editor: The attached is a copy of a letter I have sent to D r Cherry and Senator Ed Fadeley, Chairmen of the Legislative Committees on Education. 1 feel it is time that people of the district need to understand the position in which the school board was placed. Curtis R. Close 555 NW Riverview Pl. Gresham 1 am writing to urge your support for revision of the Teacher Tenure Law I am on the Board of the Gresham Elementary District I do not necessarily speak for that Board, but as an in dividual. Last Monday night (April 7) our Board, at the request of Mrs. Pat Miller, a probationary teacher in our district, held an informal hearing regarding our action not to renew her con tract, which would have given her tenure. The hearing lasted from 6:30 p.m. to n early 3 a m. the following morning. The questions involved in the hearing related to Mrs M iller’s ability to get along with her fellow staff members and participation in professional activities relating to her job. < At no time was there any question about her ability to function in the classroom, or to relate to the parents of her children. There was widely based support for her from the parents who had children in her class and felt she was doing an outstanding job. There was likewise sub stantial testimony from her co workers to the effect that they could not get along with her, and in fact, went out of their way to avoid having any dealings with her. If the Board had the option of extending her probationary period (perhaps w ith her consent) it may have been possible to resolve the problems, and she could have been retained. The tragic consequences of that hearing were predictable: an effective classroom teacher was not retained, and her c a re e r very seriously jeopardized, teachers were pitted against teachers, parents were understandably irate, the school and district were thrown into a turmoil, but most importantly the children in her school suffered because they did not understand and teacher effectiveness lost. 1 strongly urge your serious consideration of the suggested modification, whereby Boards may have an opportunity to try and find solutions to a problem without the extreme measures now mandated by the Tenure Law. To the Editor: The F a ir Dismissal Law was not designed to guarantee a job scheduled for a lifetime or keep inef fective teachers on the job. It only guarantees that no teacher can lose his livelihood without due process. I strongly take exception to the editorial “ Tenure Law is the Problem ;” this is “ passing the buck.” If the teacher in Gresham Grade had had the Ralph F uccillo , our sales opportunity to due process as director, handled the a d defined under the F a ir vertising. Outlook Sandy Post Dismissal Law, an unbiased classifieds were used to hire the decision would have resulted help and to dispose of old fix tures based on evidence presented And finally, Betty Sword, Causes for dismissal of permanent teachers number receptionist at The Outlook and more than criminal activity or an amateur artist, provided paintings for the inside proven immorality. They are: ooo inefficiency; insubordination; neglect of duty; physical of GARDEN NOTES Poking around in the woods, mental incapacity; inadequate performance; failure to comply we've observed a truly ex with such reasonable ceptional crop of trilliums this requirements as the board may year. Only please don't pick them prescribe to show norm al improvement and evidence of If you pick the blossom and professional trzining and take off the leaves at the same growth; any cause for time, you'll kill the plant. It revocation of teaching cer won't come back again . The flower itself has a short tificate; reduction in teacher stem so most people pick the staff from failures of levies This is true that a ll the blossom, leaves and all. This is evidence was not brought forth fatal. Trilliums are, of course, a because the school board limited questions to witnesses part of the lily fam ily and can that kept the real reason behind ba, spread either by seed or bulb. But they shouldn't be closed doors. Under the F a ir Dismissal disturbed; don't spade around procedure for perm anent them. But most ot all. don't pick the teachers there is a definite due process — simple, inexpensive, flowers! ooo with a short timeline — which presents all evidence openly, CURTAIN CALL Reynolds high students saw permitting an im partial ap peals board to make a fair one of their teachers. Bernard decision for either party The Leopold, on television Thur sday night. procedure is: He is an actor on the side and 1 The superintendent shall give w ritte n notice to the had a bit role in an episode teacher of his recommendation from "Movin' on", a weekly TV show Leopold, who is a pretty for dism issal, indicating statutory grounds and friendly guy in real life, played statement of facts, and limiting the part of a heartless field evidence to allegations sup boss ooo ported by personnel file statements as of notification DOUBLE F E A T U R E Someone in the Hood theater date. has a sense of humor 2 If the board approves, Their weekend double-bill, teacher shall be notified. advertised in Thursday's Teacher can appeal to the F a ir Dismissal Board composed of Outlook included: “ Blazing Saddles" people outside the school plus district. “Where Does It Hurt’ " 3. F a ir D ism issal Board ooo hearing allows representation, R EP E A T P ER FO R M A NC E witnesses and right to cross- We just didn’t realize how examine Is it that difficult to remove a persistent Portland folk have been in pursuit of city-county teacher from his job? consolidation. Teachers ARE accountable, In an Outlook from July 9, but they ask due process guaranteed any citizen under the Constitution. Pat Wohlers OEA consultant 6900 SW Haines Rd. Tigard To the Editor: My husband and I would like to express our appreciation to everyone who supported me through the recent non-renewal of my teaching contract, and the subsequent hearins before (Continued on page 3) Reward offered all agas 1 1 :0 0 a.m . Worship Service 7 :0 0 p.m. Worship Sarvie. N U R S E R Y P R O V ID E D C O R D IA L W E L C O M E Pastor Truman Herring â l a a A A A A A A TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH - L.C.A. Sunday Worship 8:30 a.m. 11a.m . Church School 9:40 a.m, YOU ARE WELCOME Pastor Jerald N . Furguraon 507 W. Powell Blvd. Phone 665 3197 - The Bud Metzger family of Gresham is offering a 1100 reward for five German steins taken during a recent burglary of their home The steins have been in the family for many years and have a great sentimental value, the fam ily explains Persons with information on the steins are asked to call 665 4701 There will be no questions asked and the police are not involved Tried our Sorvioo? Coll the Bost All Types of TV and Electronic Service for East County residents Eastmont TV RCA Salas 761-8442 15801 8.E. 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Foreign nations, also developing their own versions of the supersonic jet, didn’t have the advantage of Proxmire’s b u rg larized wisdom and thus proceeded un concerned. Now, little by little, Proxmire’s arguments are being demolished and despite the presence of foreign ver sions of the SST. the sky hasn’t begun to fall. In fact, Russell Train, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, has given his blessing to the landing of foreign supersonic transports in and out of New York and Washington, DC. “The noise im pact” , Train says, “ is not distinguishable from current big US aircraft.” In short, were we stampeded into a monumentally unwise decision which we re going to regret in the years ahead? We think we were. Regular •7.70 G al. Now$5.95 G al. Pricei good thru April 30 - With Coupon Only - STANDARD COLORS - - WALL COVERINGS - DRAPERIIS - CARPETING - Gresham Decor Center iter charnel ¿¿J 1465 East Burnside at Division 666-3648 «
