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Howard Scott, Editor Keeping Posted Caroline Duff, Advertising Manager Published weekly Thursdays by The Outlook Publishing Co Box 68 Sandy Oregon 97055 Second class postage poid at Sandy Oregon 668 5548 THURSDAY, NOV. 13 SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Multnomah and Clackamas Counties per y e a r........................... *5.00 Servicemen any address In Northwest and Pacific Coast States outside Oregon per y e a r................‘ 7.00 *5.00 Outside Northwest and Pacific Coast »totes per year .......................‘9 00 In Oregon outside Multnomoh and Clackamas Counties per vear ‘6 00 Page 2 At 9:30 a m. the weekly businessmen’s coffee hour starts at the Oregon Trail of fice. ooo The Clackam as County Library Board meets at 4 p.m on the Marylhurst College Campus in Marylhurst. ooo Sandy area bikers will have an opportunity to provide suggestions on bike routes and operation of safe bicycle facilities at a meeting of the State Advisory Committee on Bicycles The meeting will start at 7:30 p m in the Gresham City H a ll. A spokesman for the committee has urged Sandy and Hoodland area bikers to take part in the meeting. ooo Sandy Post. Sandy, Oregon 97055 No. 51 Thurs., Nov. 13, 1975 A "Phony" Idea It long has been obvious that certain p olitica l leaders in Portland are try in g to strong-arm people out of th e ir automobiles and into mass transit. What do people who are experts in the fie ld think of this approach? W illia m T. Coleman, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, has this to say (Nov. 17 issue of U.S. News and W orld R e p o rt): " I think any public policy directed tow ard elim inating the automobile is a phony, and the politician who suggests it is not acting in good fa ith .” Coleman says the “ automobile is by fa r the p rim a ry method of trans portation and it w ill continue to be. We have to recognize that it gave us the great m obility we have in this country. We also have to recognize that it creates about 10 per cent of our job opportunities.” Coleman says that once a good mass tra n sit system is developed he would then urge mayors to have the political courage to see that it is used. The problem in Portland, of course, is that the politicians are try in g to elim inate the automobile w hile the mass tra n sit system is s till fa r from adequate. F urther, by try in g to strong-arm people out of th e ir cars by m aking d riv in g a “ livin g h e ll” (the words of a Portland politician recently), they are creating an ex plosive p o litica l situation. People can be induced into a good mass tra n s it system. But they can’t be strong-arm ed by id iotic ex p e rim e n ts lik e th a t c u r re n tly squeezing down the Banfield freeway. ”Why Not Secede From The Union And Then We Could Get Foreign Aid.” jQtíéM MeFctitot Vox Popull “ The public is damned m ad.” Thus read the lead on an election story coming out of Washington state last week. Voters in Washington’s off- year election were in an “ angry, negative mood” when they went to the polls. They showed th e ir unhappiness by turning out a number of incumbents, by voting in overwhelm ing numbers to restore the death penalty, and by generally roughing up proposed changes in governmental structure. The vote on the death penalty d e m o n stra te d c o n c lu s iv e ly th a t people a re tir e d of “ co d d lin g crim in a ls.” The vote on incumbents showed people are not at a ll satisfied w ith present office-holders while their reluctance to adopt constitutional changes showed they are tire d of governm ental tinkering. A coalition of teachers and labor leaders who sought approval of a corporate income tax fo r school financing was badly beaten. The people turned that idea down by a 2-1 m argin, indicating there is slight support fo r fu rth e r escalating teacher W ill this type of mood be general in 1976? We expect it w ill. People are unhappy, they’re mad and they blame the politicians—perhaps u n fa irly —fo r mo6t of th e ir woes. Most people vote against, rath er than for, a given candidate and the man elected president next fa ll m ay be the one whom the fewest people vote against. Which, we m ight add, is a lousy way to run a railroad. M ore Pay, Poorer Service M ail rates are scheduled to in crease by 30 per cent rig h t after Christmas. This wouldn’t bother us so much if there were a commensurate im provem ent in service. But there won’t be. I f anything, m a il service w ill continue to deteriorate. We have a lot of m ail back and forth between here and Newport on the Oregon coast. What used to be an overnight trip , now takes a fu ll two days. Letters to or from Seattle also used to a rriv e the next day; now it ’s usually the th ird day. U nited Parcel Service already has taken away much of the package business fo rm e rly handled by the Postal Service, very sim ply because it ’s quicker and cheaper. Now, measures have been in- troduced in Congress to allow p rivate ca rrie rs to bid on first-class m a il service. Unless service im proves d ra stica lly and ra pid ly, Congress undoubtedly soon w ill grant this permission. Why are costs going up so much? L a rg e ly because o f c o n tra c ts negotiated w ith Postal Unions e a rlie r this year which w ill increase labor costs as much as $2 b illio n per year by 1978. L e tte r carriers, by mid-1977, w ill receive $15,000 per year plus cost-of- livin g adjustments which over the past two years amounted to $1,310. Once again, no one would begrudge these salary increases if only they were accompanied by better service. But so far, a ll we’ve gotten is a 13 cent stamp. No Time To Get Out Although we deplore the United Nations vote equating Zionism w ith racism , we certainly do not think this is the tim e for the U.S. to bail out. We need the U.N., probably as much as the U.N. needs us. There have been abundant times since W orld W ar II when the presence of the U.N. has helped defuse serious crises. We long have fe lt that the U.S. was paying a disproportionate share of U.N. costs, however. It would be entirely proper at this tim e to review the amounts of money we’re giving the U.N. We should provide no more than our fa ir share. Once again, however, the Arab- Comm unist victory in the Zionism m otion shouldn’t cause us to pick up our m arbles and go home. We’re not going to win every debate and even though the Zionism resolution is to ta lly wrong, there’ll be another day. The prom pt and vigorous response of Pres. Ford and both Senate and House should make our position e n tire ly clear. Collapse of the League of Nations was one of the contributing factors of W orld W ar II. We don’t want to see the U.N. go down the same way. Tit for Tat In elections last week, San F ran cisco voters strongly rebuffed public employees . approving motions that outlawed strikes by police and firem en, provided a package for sm aller pay raises in the future, and » repealed a fat pay form ula fo r public cra fts unions So what happened? So the next day, police issued three tim es the number of tra ffic tickets as would have been norm al for that day. To the Editor: Despite three letters to the mayor and city manager of Sandy since Aug. 21, I have been unable to learn what are the prospects that Sandy might some day want to use water from the Little Sandy River. I think it is important for citizens of Sandy to know this, because if Sandy ever hopes to use this water source, it would behoove its citizens to inform themselves soon about the plans for this area that are now being proposed by the Bull Run Planning Unit, and that will be submitted very soon for public comment as part of a draft e n v ir o n m e n t a l im p a c t statement If the public is to be admitted to this presently closed area, even on a permit only basis, for Christmas tree cutting; or if logging is going to continue there, it would make a dif ference to any community that might use the water. There is a file of little- publicized information con cerning these types of impacts on water quality, as well as other sides of B ull Run questions, in the main public library in Portland. This file has been developed by the Bull Run Interest Group which is open to anyone to participate in. Anyone can contribute material for inclusion in this file. It is an experiment in promoting an open exchange of information on an important issue by interested citizens. Joseph L. Miller Jr.. 52815 E Marmot Rd., Sandy To the Editor: I don’t enjoy speaking out in public, but I feel compelled to respond to E arl Covey’s plea (Oct. 30 Post) for people to register th e ir convictions publicly. First, I want to express the opinion (which I often voiced) that when Earl first came to Welches, he was an excellent administrator I didn’t always agree with him. but he seemed to really careabout people and he gave a lot of himself He listened patiently and responded constructively. He did many fine things at Welches and many of us will remember them However, I saw a change and that change came toa head last year I wish to register my opinion again that there were many major problems with the administration A few were very serious They were not all just intangible trivial matters I won’t go over the specific incidents and the general at titudes. Some of us kept hoping that Earl would respond to the many complaints, suggestions, pleas and demands, but he didn't seem to listen with an open mind any more. Public employes must listen to their public. Of course students, parents and teachers have created some problems as well as the administrator But when misbehavior, even almost violent misbehavior, is ap p arently tolerated; when people's trust, respect and confidence in th eir ad ministrator has been lost; when the morale of the teaching staff has been destroyed and when the school budget has been voted down three times, it is tim e to replace th at ad ministrator. It was a painful experience for some of us, too, when E a rl’s resignation was called for. and the many reasons for it were brought out in the open Many specific incidents w e re n 't mentioned. However, even though it hurt, weagreed that it' had become necessary. The damage could no longer be repaired by the present ad ministrator. Since we agreed, we remained silent. To voice our agreement would only add to his hurt. To voice our sorrow would imply that we disagreed Some of us do still care though, and we are deeply sorry that such an extreme action finally became necessary. Doris Peterson 59160 E. Marmot Road Sandy To the Editor: Have you questioned the agencies CRAG (Columbia Region Association of G overnm ents) and LCDC (L an d Conservation and Development Commission) and the rules and regulations they have set up concerning your land? Have you felt that your concerns have not been heard because you have not been able to vote for these agencies, their administrators and the land control laws they have established? These agencies were set up through our legislature and have the power to make any Law concerning your land that they feel follows the broad goals set up by our legislature. Most, if not all of us, are for preservation of our farm and forest lands The questions arise mainly concerning the methods and rules when they eliminate private ownership rights. I became concerned about these agencies' leadership when I heard at a meeting at Sandy City Hall from a CRAG representative, "We should stop thinking of land as a p riv a te commodity to be owned, bought and sold; but rather as a natural resource owned by everyone.” I have an initiative petition which would put on a ballot election two measures which would let you vote for or against LCDC and CRAG and the laws they’ve established These petitions do not eliminate local zoning and health con trols. I for one do not like an agency making laws that is not responsible to me as a citizen because I did not elect them Even if you do not agree with me you should be able to sign these petitions if you feel people should have the vote for choosing how they will be governed. I have 18 petitions which can hold 40 signatures each To get these measures on the ballot we need 65.000 signatures by Uec 10. 1 need help with the petitions Call me if you can help or if you would like to know where a petition is located so you can sign i t Please make sure you follow directions when signing Ginny Brewster 668-6286 53205 E Marmot Rd Sandy To the Editor: I would like to take this op portunity to publicly react to the proposed expansion of facilities at Timberline Lodge and the “ Environm ental Impact S tatem ent” As a college student, I spent a month studying the draft statement and the proposed plans. As for the impact statement it was my feeling that too little attention was dedicated to /p«g»7 Health group to moot The Clackam as County C o m p r e h e n s iv e H e a lt h Planning Council will elect officers at a 5:30 * 7 p m meeting Wednesday, Nov. 1», at the Clackamas County H e a lt h D e p a rtm e n t auditorium, 1425 S Kaen R d , Oregon City. r i Because of parent-teacher conferences being held in classrooms tonight, the November meeting of the Cottrell School Board will be held in the West School gym beginning at 8 o'clock ooo At 7:30 p m . F irw o od ’s Neighbors Inc. w ill host members of the board and administration of Sandy Union High School for a discussion of school budgets at Firwood School ooo SATURDAY. NOV. I I The Eagle Creek Ladies Aid will hold their bazaar and baked food sale from 11 a m. to 4 pm a t E agle Creek Presbyterian church. ooo MONDAY. NOV. 17 The Clackam as County Board of Adjustment meets at Campaign closes United Way's 20,000 volun teers ended the 1975 Campaign Monday, N o v .7 10, with $8,077,171, a $293,000 increase over 1974 Total goal for the campaign was $8.3 million United Way’s Neighborhoods D ivision, one of u divisions, raised a final total of $344 in the Sandy area That's 63.9 per cent of Sandy's $538 goal for the campaign, said Karlyn Campbell. Total contributions reached 90.3 per cent with $24,663 of a $27,298 goal for the Neigh borhoods Division's Clackamas County section, chaired by Mrs. Campbell. Campaign Chairman Ken- neth W. Self, president, F re ig h tlin e r Corporation, congratulated his volunteers for raising the funds — which United Way allocates to90 local agencies — in what he described as "a tough year for fund raisers ” 7:30 p.m in the county court house in Oregon City. ooo TUESDAY, NOV. 18 Meeting of the Sandy Natural Food Co-op starts at 7:30 pm . in the com m unity school trailer. ooo A coffee klatch sponsored by the Touch of Beauty Ministry starts at 7:30 p.m. in SL Michaels Hall. ooo WEDNESDAY. NOV, 19 A pot-luck dinner to honor Chuck Frasier, retired Sandy Union High School teacher, starts at 7:30 p.m in the school cafeteria. CSS F orum Newt end Views About M t. Hood Community College by Rut Frank Public Information SpooiiHot Over the past several weeks information concerning the beech tree, located on campus at the corner of Stark Street and Troutdale Road, has been sought. A second meeting of a com m ittee comprised of student government repre sentatives and college staff members is set for Tuesday at 7:30 p m in the board room on campus M r and Mrs Bill Baker of Troutdale (Baker's grandfather planted the tree) have said they will attend The college plans to dedicate the tree and erect a historical marker during Charter Week ceremonies in April Anyone having an Interest in, or In formation about the tree, is invited to attend the meeting ooo No ''daredevils" from the Sandy area have come forward to back a rider in the Second Annual T ric y c le Jum ping Championships at MHCC Friday. Nov 21, at noon The local chapter of the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) is again building the ramp ( which leads directly to the edge of 'the campus lake) and will attempt to break their last year's record jump of 30 feet three inches. Any proceeds from the event will be used by the club for various activities throughout the year, in addition to a por tion of the monies going into a scholarship fund ooo Several hundred people volved in child care and training from the immediate area and around the state are expected to gather in the college theater Saturday morning at 9 for an Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children conference. Bob Dematteis, MHCC's Early Childhood Education coor dinator, explained that helping children with special education needs is the primary topic for the conference The event is open to the public and there will be a registration fee
