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HowoTdlioM.'Editor Keeping Posted Coroline DuH Advertising Monoger Published weekly Thursdays by The Outlook Publishing Co Box 68 Sandy Oregon «7055 Second doss postage paid at Sandy Oregon 668 5548 SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Northwest ond Poetic Coast States outside Oregon per year '7 00 Outside Northwest ond Pocitic Coast states, per y e o r .................................‘9 00 Who'll Help New York? We have seen the terrible financial mess New York City is in, and we’ve seen attempts being made to restore its fiscal integrity. Of course it’s a complex issue, but from where we stand, we think at least three com ments are in order. The first is: With all the debts owed by New York City across the nation, we would hate to see the city default and cause what could be a serious financial problem for all cities and towns—and taxing districts— throughout the country. It would be nice to see some help come from somewhere to bail them out. But from where? The New York City banking com munity has urged the government to step in and help out. This is a natural thing to expect. Why use (or risk) your own money when good old Uncle Sam can pay the bill? Charity begins at home, and we would appreciate it if the New Yord City banks—the largest in the country—would take that to heart. Why shouldn’t they be among the first to help? The second comment is that we aren’t in favor of the federal govern ment taking over New York City’s financial problems for at least two reasons. One is that over the years they have shown a perfectly poor record in money management. They’ve overspent their earning ability for so many years without regard to the future to a degree which we would call reckless. The second reason is that even now, when Mayor Beame is trying to cut back some city jobs and services, New York citizens aren’t willing to make the sacrifices. Why should all the taxpayers in the United States help out New York when they won’t help themselves? There is a serious conflict with the idea of withholding government aid, however. And that is, two precedents were already made when the federal government bailed out Penn Central Railroad and Lockeed Aircraft Corp. Penn Central, too, fell to its knees as the result of corruption and fiscal mismanagement, and Unde Sam took care of them. Lockeed got new life when they took their crying towel to Washington, D.C. We believe that a failure of New York’s city government would create more national problems than Penn Central or Lockeed going bankrupt. So how do we rationalize helping out two large business firms and not a city government? That is our third comment. It would have been much easier if Uncle Sam and this country’s banking system had come to different terms with the railroad and the airplane builder. It would have been much easier if New York City had something like Oregon’s six per cent limitation on annual tax increases. Maybe they wouldn’t be in the mess they are. It’s time a lesson was learned from the New York crisis. They should not be let off the hook easily. They should be an example of what can happen when taxpayers let their elected officials push their budgets out of reach. But the solution is beyond the writer of this I editor__ editorial. One _ thing is for certain; he’ll never live in a city like New York, San Francisco, Berkeley, Calif., and a few others with fiscal irresponsibility. Not All Enterprise Is Free We believe the free enterprise system, where competition keeps people on their toes and prices of goods and services downward, is still the only way to go. But in the past couple years, it appears that some snags have been fouling up the system. And the problems are not simple enough to quickly single out for blame. For example, the competitive spirit in the world petroleum industry is about non-existent. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is arbitrarily setting oil prices regardless of what production costs are. And American petroleum producing companies, because of this foreign influence, can reap some of the benefits of the new higher priced fuels at our expense. Another case in point is the questionable sugar shortage a while back which saw prices of this com modity skyrocket for a fairly lengthy period, then settle back down to a lower level, but higher than previous prices. Competition among sugar producers appeared to be absent during this situation, too. Maybe it is possible that one American company cannot produce enough jar lids for all the women who do home canning. It seems as though the critical shortage of this particular item would spur some quick action by a free enterprise oriented business firm and a quick solution would be at hand. At any rate, it looks as though somebody or some group of somebodies has been throwing a wrench in the gears of our productive society, because we are not as competitive as we used to be in some industries. Obviously, there are other areas where competition is much greater, so we haven’t totally lost our sense of direction. This nation has laws to prohibit price fixing, anti-trust laws, and many other legal devices to protect consumers already, but they didn’t seem to work with the sugar producers. And it’s not making much of a dent in the U.S. petroleum in dustry, either. It is stuff like this which gives more ammunition to Ralph Nader and other consumer protection lobbyists. The American people deserve better treatment than they have been receiving in some of these instances. general timber. ooo MONDAY. OCT. 27 The C lackam as County Commissioners will hold a hearing on proposed zone changes in the Bull Hun area at 10 a m. in the county court house in Oregon City. The proposed zones for the area would be transitional and The Welches Community band strikes up the music at 7 p m in the school TUESDAY. OCT. 28 At noon the Sandy Chamber of Commerce will hear a presentation by a Barlow High School quartet at the Amber Lantern. ooo THURSDAY. OCT. 23 Businessmen's coffee hour opens at 9:30 a m. in the Oregon T rail office o oo Sun spot spotted during star confab A sun spot as large as the earth was observed Saturday m orning from Mt Hood Community College's solar observatory during a two-day astronomy conference. The P a c ific Northwest Association of College Physics (P N A C P ) sponsored con- jQtt&iA fttteFdä&b To the Editor: 1 remember Sugar Ray Robinson's re m a rk a fte r having lost his crown and suffering a bad defeat at the hands of Fulmer, he was asked: “ How does it feel?” He responded. “ It hurts.” Speaking as a man who has been hurt, and one who has had a little time to assess where it hurts, I ’d like to differentiate that hurt for what its worth. I t hurts to have beun responsible for putting together what most people identify as a good educational program and then to have people m ajor on small trivial matters and equate these intangibles to a call for dismissal. To have people call you friend, praise you for your past contributions, your good work with students and then have those lips say depart, hurts. Having charges w ithout foundation hur s. Having a staff that you have You're Worth More The co6t of doing business—a factor which gets a lot of blame for high prices these days—has one ingredient which maybe a lot of us do not fully appreciate. And that is the cost of employment, which is substantially more than just the paycheck we take home We were interested in an Associated Press story the other day which showed how much it costs to hire somebody in the automobile manufacturing industry. At General Motors, a person on an hourly wage—a regular 40-hour work week—is earning $6.67 an hour. On an annual basis, that is about $13,400. THURSDAY. OCT. 3« The Cottrell Grade School board meets at 8 p.m. in the East Building to open bids on a proposed kitchen addition. ooo At 9:30 a m there will be a businessmen's coffee hour at the Oregon T rail office. ooo However, that is only two-thirds of the total cost of his employment to the company. Actually, the employe gets close to $20,000 per year in wages and benefits. His paycheck may show an annual salary of $13,400, but the company must add an additional $4,500 for social security, insurance payments, unemployment insurance and pension funds. So the next time you bring home your paycheck, look at the “before deductions’* figure and add another one-third. The total you arrive at is what your employer figures you’re worth to have around. IT1ZINS C OUCOC E I ORUM Mt. Heed Community C sMsgs by Jbn Huldan ro « CaWsgs Saturday night is the “ social event” of the year, according to Bob Murray, MHCC District Foundation president. The Autumn Ball committee of Mrs. Garrett (Gloria) Romaine; Jim Cartier; Robert Allegre Sr.; Mrs. Richard (M a ry ) Deich; and Mrs. Burton (Laverne) Walrad are expecting to see some 110 plus couple attending the annual affair. Murray said that tickets, from which half the monies go to scholarships and the like, are still available through P h il R eifen rath , Foundation coordinator, at the college. ooo Charles Abshire, director of the library resource center on campus, announced last week that the college recently received more black history material from Connie Fisher of Portland. Abshire related that she has presented the library with old periodicals and other materials over the past 18 months ooo John K lem , associated student body president for MHCC, was recently elected to the State Board of Education as a non-voting student member Klem is the only community college student representative on the board demonstrated that you care about, speak with great in sensitivity, hurts; especially, when you still care. But perhaps the cruelest cut of all is the deafening quietness of the many who you know disagree with the action of onslaught and the down-with cries. One wonders as to the quietness, the failing to register convictions Many have told us in p riv a te of th e ir disagreement with the anti voices that were heard — but never publicly. Every person is buoyed up by the voices of those who are supportive, but when about the only supportive voice you hear in public is your own echo, it hurts. E a rl L. Covey Wemme Tansy sprayers should check test results The filed tests were con “ Anyone c o n s id e r in g ducted to determine the in spraying for control of tansy fluence of timing of application ragwort this fall should first and spraying half in the fall examine the results of our field followed by the second half in tests," said Dennis Isaacson, the spring He said the fall-only weed control supervisor of the spraying was relatively inef Oregon D epartm en t of fective when compared to the Agriculture. Two formulations of the spring-only application. He explained that the time to herbicide, 2,4-D. were tested on achieve maximum control is field plots of tansy ragwort in when the plant is in its most five Western Oregon locales vigorous growth. This occurs since last fall. The low volatile ester form of 2,4-D traditionally when the right balance of heat and moisture occur. In Western has been recognized as the most satisfactory chemical Oregon this balance rarely happens in the fall, but is control of the poisonous weed. Isaacson said tests proved common in the spring. The herbicide contains satisfactory results also can be grow th hormones which achieved w ith the w ater soluable amine formulation of overstimulate plant growth to the point that it kills it This is 2,4-D when used with a why 2,4-D is most effective spreader-sticker, an agent when natural growth is at its which improves the chemical's peak, Isaacson said contact with the plant. To the Editor: I would like to thank all the people that bought the Sandy Post from me and everyone that helped and wished me luck Jesse Lantz 23535 SE McCabe Rd Sandy Telephone Information The gathering was solely devoted to the subjects of astronomy and astro-physics and is part of the continuing PNACP effort to keep its members current with new developments. Featured topics and speakers during the two-day conference were “ Solar Physics,” Dr. Richard Fisher, Sacramento Peak O b s e rv a to ry , "Astronomy Education," Dr. Ralph Robbins, University of Texas. “ Pulsars,'' D r John Cocke. University of Arizona; ••S te lla r E v o lu tio n ," D r. Raymond White, University of A r iz o n a ; “ P la n e ta r y Astronomy," Dr Reta Beebe, New Mexico State University; and "Gravitation and Black Holes," Dr. Clifford Wills, Stanford University. Pageant entrants sought The Miss East Clackamas County Scholarship Pageant is looking for entries for their pageant Nov. 22. The pageant date was changed from Oct. 25 to allow more time for entrants to prepare their talent routines. Entry deadline will be Oct. 26. Girls 17 to 27 are eligible Each girl competes in a talent routine not to exceed 2 minutes, 50 seconds. This can be singing, dancing, twirling, dramatic reading, playing a musical instrument, displaying art display or dress designing Each girl also competes in on-stage personality in evening gown, and swimsuit and judges interview. The winner will receive a trophy, sash and $100 scholarship. She gets a full expense paid trip to Seaside to compete in the Miss Oregon Pageant. For more information call Vicki Gunderson, 665-8530 r still free General Telephone Co. of the Northwest is not charging for directory assistance requests, J.E. Sherar, vice-president and general manager announced last week “ At the present time, G TE is not charging for directory assistance requests for either local or long distance numbers in Oregon. This includes both calls to the local directory assistance number and to the 1- 555-1212 number for statewide numbers “ We know that the vast majority of our customers use their telephone directories provided by the company And we hope that they will continue to do so,” Sherar said GTE serves most of the East County area High school landscaping started Oct. 10 began the initial landscaping at the entrance of the Sandy Union High School. The work is being done under the auspicies of the Sandy Garden Club. Ned Dyal is chairman of the project and has Elderly and handicapped drawn up all the plans and persons will not be affected by specifications for planting. Assisting the first day were the five-cent rate increase scheduled by TrirMet for July 1, Marge Jacoby, Phillip Miller, Shaun M iller, Shirley Dyal and 1976 Adult fares will increaseto40 Ned Dyal. Planted were 12 cents; elementary fares to 20 Japanese maples, seven yews, cents; and high school fares to ten mugho pines, 24 Oregon grape, one big Pacific dogwood 30 cents and Japanese lacey leaf maples Elderly and handicapped surrounded by azaleas. rates w ill remain at 10 cents. Elderly rates remain same ference was attended by more than 400 astronomy and physics instructors from throughout the Northwest MHCC is the first two-year college to host a PNACP conference in its 10 year history. “ In addition to the sun spot, we were very fortunate to tie able to observe from our solar observatory, a solar prominence six times the size of earth and the solar spec truin,” said Bob Anderson. MHCC instructor and plunetarium manager. SCHOOL COTTRELLSCHOOL LUNCH M EN U MONDAY, Oct. 27 Hot beef sandwich Mashed Potatoes w-gravy Buttered Mixed vegetables Dixie cup Cookies Milk TUESDAY, OCT. 28 Macaroni and cheese Buttered green beans Hot rolls w-butter-jelly Celery sticks Fruited jello Milk W EDN ESD AY, OCT. 29 Hot dogs on bun French fries w-catsup Cole slaw Peaches Cake Milk THUR8DAY, OCT. 30 Hamburgers on bun Lettuce leaves D ill rings Potato chips Buttered peas and carrots Applesauce Milk F R ID A Y . OCT. 31 Pizza Tossed green salad Carrot sticks Oranges Cookies Choice of Milk T R I AAKT <2> SERVICE WE GIVE! IN S U R A N C E W E SELL . . . The personal insurance counsel and advice of a local agent Is Im por tan t to you in plan ning a compléta Insur ance program. Qsorgs Morgan Lossi Rsprsssntotlvs WALRAD Sandy, Oregon INSURANCE AGENCY 66S-4421
