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Keeping Posted THE OPPORTUNIST Barbers hoppers meet Tuesday Lee Irwin, Publisher Sue L a fk y , E d ito r Caroline Duff, Advertising Manager Published weekly Thursdays by The Outlook Publishing Co.. Box 68 Sandy Oregon 97055. Second class postage paid at Sandy Oi egon THURSDAY, NOV. 18 Oregon T rail Coffee Hour w ill begin at 9:30 a m. ooo The Welches PTA w ill meet tonight at 7:30 p.m at the school. Don Shuld, a counselor for the juvenile court, w ill be guest speaker. ooo The Sandy Union High School production of "Once Upon a Mattress" w ill run tonight through Saturday at 8 p.m. in the school commons. Tickets may be purchased at the door. ooo FRIDAY, NOV. 1» "Once Upon a Mattress” w ill continue at the high school ooo The Sandy Lions Club w ill meet at the Veterans of Foreign W ars(VFW ) Hall at 7 p.m. ooo The Sandy C hristian Women's Club w ill hold a noon luncheon at Oral Hull Park. ooo SATURDAY. NOV. 2« This w ill be the last night for the "Once Upon a Mattress" in the Sandy Union High School commons ooo MONDAY. NOV. 22 The Sandy City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers ooo 668 5548 SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Multnomah and Clackamas Counties per y e a r............................‘ 5 00 In Northwest and Pocific Coast States outside Oregon per y e a r ................‘7 00 Servicemen any address................ ‘ 5.00 Outside Northwest and Pacific Coast states per y e a r ................................ *9.00 In Oregon, outside Multnomoh and Clackamas Counties per y e a r. . . *6 00 Oregon Newspaper Represented N otio nally by U S. SUBURBAN PRESS INC Publishers Association Association ■ Founuad 1885 Thurs., Nov. 18. 1976 Sandy Post, Sandy, Oregon 97055 M o re D ependence on A ra b O il Wall Street has been skittering downward the last couple of weeks, largely because of a projected 15 to 20 per cent increase in the price of Arab oil. A couple of years ago when we were well-nigh strangled by the oil em bargo, at least 15 per cent of our domestic supply cam e from overseas sources. Now the figure is reaching 40 per cent and 50 per cent is likely by 1980. All of which puts us very much at the mercy of the Arab oil states and this is causing Wall Street acute jitters. Pres. Nixon announced a “ Project Independence’’ a couple of years ago but it has been a total failure. Instead we became more and more dependent on foreign sources. Other countries have been more fortunate. Britian, for instance, ex pects North Sea discoveries not only to make her independent but also to provide enough for substantial sales to Western Europeans. Our domestic production has declined since 1970. The government does have plans for stockpiling reserves and oil from Alaska’s north shore will start flowing south in a year or so. Even so, we are expected to become increasingly dependent upon Arab sources, opening the possibility of continual p rice in c re a s e s and threatened embargoes. People just aren’t convinced that there is a shortage of oil. Unfor tunately, the oil-producing nations realize this and continue to push prices upward. We hope that early on the C arter adm inistration something can be done to cut consumption. Otherwise, a decade hence we may be in a very critical situation. Ketchum: "an* liquidate everything else and Tax Revolt D raw s A tte n tio n The taxpayer revolt which is closing some Oregon schools is draw ing nationwide attention. The Christian Science Monitor recently sent a staff correspondent from Los Angeles to report on the situation at Eagle Point, near Med ford, where voters repeatedly have refused to approve the 1976-77 budget. Another election cannot be held until January and Gov. Straub has refused to call a special legislative session. Most recently, an effort to use unemployment funds has been ruled illegal. As a result, the schools are closed. The problem at Eagle Point—as at ev ery o th er school d is tric t in O regon—is the risin g cost of education. Voters must choose be- tween support for ever-spiralling costs of education by voting ‘Yes’ or opting for lower taxes by voting ‘No’. In Eagle Point, LaGrande, South Lane and North Bend, the m ajority has said ‘No.’ They are willing to shut down their schools to get their message across. To a greater or lesser degree, the sam e situation is occurring nation wide. Schools are one of the few remaining places where the taxpayer can protest, where his votes does count You can’t vote against a million- dollar federal grant for a study of the mating habits of the tsetse fly in Botswana, but you can vote against the salary for an extra secretary in the village school. Religion an A n sw e r to D rug Use You read all sorts of reports about teen-age use of drugs and alcohol, how the number of users continues to grow. But seldom, if ever, do you read anything about those who do not use drugs. And why not. Such a survey recently was taken in suburban St. Louis and it demon strated conclusively (by nearly a 2-1 margin) that those who abstain have strong religious feelings and have used their religion in meeting problems. Similarly, they are less tempted to drugs and alcohol; 80 per cent of their close friends also abstain. They participate in more extra-curricular activities at school and enjoy music, hobbies and clubs more than users. Finally, they get more help and un derstanding from their families. The survey was taken in suburban St. Louis county, among public high school students in a predominantly w hite, m id d le-class a re a . The relationship between strong religious values and abstention from drugs was said to be “ simply inescapable’’ by one of the project directors. Unfortunately, there is no way the federal government can use these valuable findings in drug-prevention campaigns because of the con stitu tio n al re q u ire m e n t for separation of church and state. Any attem pt to extol the values of religion could be in conflict with the doctrine of separation. Unfortunately. Auto accident sends woman to hospital A one-car accident early last Thursday morning hospitalized a Brightwood woman. The driver, Judy Frasier, was injured in the accident at 4:30 a.m. in which the vehicle rolled over on Highway 26 near Wemme. She was taken to Gresham Com m unity H ospital w ith facial lacerations and a severe concussion. An official at the hospital Tuesday said Frasier was pronounced in good con dition. She was admitted to the intensive care unit u ith head injuries new DEQ director letters to the editor To the Editor: As proceedings of the Mt. Hood C om m unity College A c tiv itie s and A thletics Commission progress, many interesting and controversial issues concerning students come into focus. Rick Gustafson, college board chairman, opened the door with his presentation to the commisfion concerning tuition waivers and the purpose of intercollegiate sports at Mt. Hood. This w riter cannot believe Gustafson is absolutely against the above areas of conern, but instead used his presentation to draw a light upon the total picture that is facing the commission. Someone had to bring this into focus and Gustafson should be com mended for his courage. On the other hand, many board members feel it was an inopportune Urne for Gustaf son. who doubles as board chairm an and a state legislator, to direct his personal feelings to a commission he and his peers appointed to in vestigate the case in point. Saving the cake and eating it too is an impossible task, in deed. It is hard to believe a total phase out of intercollegiate athletics is the answer to the tax dollar woe With only two cents out of every local tax dollar going to the athletic fund, how can one say this is too much to pay for the success MHCC has enjoyed in this area? Organized athletics helped put this institution on the map. Why destroy this program and others like it to save a few cents? If the athletic portion of this college is whittled away, where does this decomposition end? The next step may be in the educational value to the programming What really may be at stake is the com prehensiveness of this college. This institution now offers more than most colleges in the Northwest. Students m ust involve themselves, for the sake of their tuition dollars, and state their opinions in possibly the biggest financial rearrange ment in the history of the college. Face it or nor, something w ill be done, with or without the student voice. Robin J. Gabel Editor, MHCC "Advocate” Kindness show n To the Editor: We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to our friends and neighbors, the Sandy C o m m u n ity Presbyterian Church and the Sandy Com m unity Action Center for the many kindnesses and gifts because of our place burning down Oct. 18 M r and Mrs Terry Burroughs Rt 1, Box 215 Eagle Creek G ood show ing To the Editor: Please relay my thanks to the thousands of supporters who gave me over 49 per cent of their vote in my first race for statewide office. I was very encouraged by the strength of my showing and feel sure that this race w ill not be my last. I have relayed my con gratulations to Sec of State Clay Myers and know that he w ill give his best efforts to serving the state well as Oregon’s next state treasurer Jewel Lansing. CPA Multnomah County Auditor Center seeks goods The Sandy Senior Center, in cooperation w ith the Clackamas Association for Retarded Citizens, is collecting goods a nd services for a benefit auction Dec. 12. The auction w ill be held at the O'Gallarie Auction at 537 SE Ash in Portland from 1 to 5 p.m. The Senior Center has requested help in collecting items for sale. There w ill not be a lim it toauctionable items. Suggestions for saleable items include certificates for a year of lube jobs, hair cuts, mini-storage or season tickets to sports events, the symphony, opera or Dlavs. Other auctionable item s would include new or old fu r niture, used bathroom fixtures, clocks, auto parts, pianos, sheet music, wood stoves, a cord of wood, bric-a-brac, architectural plans or laces. For pick-up, udeas or more information, call Gretchen Casey at the Sandy Senior Center 668 5569 State unemployment down, Oregon’s unem ploym ent rem ained w ell above the national level despite a .3 per cent drop in the state rate. The statewide unemployment rate dropped to 9.3 per cenL-in October from 9.6 per cent in September, equaling the year’s previous low rate reported for February, according to Ross Morgan, Employment Division administrator. The current Oregon unem ployment rate compares with October rates of 11.3 per cent in 1975 and 8.3 per cent in 1974. In contrast to Oregon, the U.S. jobless rate edged up to 7.9 per cent in October from 7.8 per cent in September. Oregon’s unemployed total edged up by 400 to 84,500 in October from 84,100 in Sep^ tember while marking a 12,200 reduction from a year earlier. The increase was much less than normal for October and reflected favorable October weather conditions for outside activity. Declines in insured unem ploym ent were ex perienced in food products, lumber and wood products and the finance-real estate in Sandy, Oregon • Phone: 568-5501 HOODLAOT BIIA5CH Wemme, Oregon * 622-3181 Consideration of an ap pointment of a new director and a public forum on en vironmental problems w ill highlight the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) meeting Nov. 19 The meeting is 9 a m ill room 602 of the Multnomah County Court house, 1021 SW Fourth, Port land Gov. Bob Straub has recommended the commission appoint form er Beaverton Mayor William H. Young as director of the Department of E n vironm ental Q u ality to replace Loren Kramer, who was promoted to the position of Executive Assistant to the Governor In addition to establishing the rules for the operation of the DEQ. the five-member citizens commission also is charged with the authority to ajipoint the DEQ's director At 9 a m is a public forum where any citizen wishing to express views on en vironmental concerns may address the commission briefly either orally or in writing. At 10 a m the commission w ill consider a staff recom mendation to adjust fees that are charged for air con taminant discharge , permits. These permits are required of anyone discharging significant amounts of pollution to the air. They are the m ajor air quality régula tory tool of the DEQ Cross-country skiing can be tried at OMSI Cross-country skiing w ill he the subject of a special four day exhibit at the Oregon Museum of Science and In du stry (OMSI) Nov. 18through21. Sponsored by the Portland chapter of the Oregon Nordic Club, the show w ill focus on the "ten essentials of cross-country skiing," as well as the history of the sport, equipment for beginners, waxing techniques, basic instruction, safety and survival, and protection of the environment. The public may don skis and try out a carpet track, which will be laid across the floor of OMSI’s Hall of the Northwest to dem onstrate the basic techniques of the sport. The three types of cross country skiing—touring, racing and mountaineering w ill he covered in the OMSI show A list of ski touring trails in the Mount Hood area, rated by difficulty, w ill be available for visitors, and there w ill also be information available on where to go to learn how to ski The Oregon Nordic Club, organized about 10 years ago, has a chapter in Portland COAT OF ARTS A reproduction of the Japanese image of the Bud dhist Deity of Compassion is the coat of arms for the Friends of the University of Oregon Art Museum. Friends is a statewide organization of persons who help the Museum w ith acquisitions and exhibitions " The right q u estion s are the key to professional life insurance planning. The right answers are the rewards. equals previous low Let’s talk. Professionally. dustries. O ctober’s m onthly em ployment decline of 2,500 in manufacturing was less than normal and this loss was nearly offset by employment gains in nonmanufacturing. The large food processing, wood products, construction, trade and services sectors all reported significant job gains on a seasonally-adjusted basis. Government education em ployment increased seasonally by 9,200 but fell short of the year-ago level. Clackamas County Bank MEMBER E.l).l.< Commission to appoint put it all into futures in the peanut market!’* MHCC A th le tic s A public hearing concerning a proposed 5.7 acres com m ercial development for the Wemme area w ill be held by the Clackamas County Plan ning Commission at 7 p.m at the county courthouse ooo TUESDAY, NOV. 23 The Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce w ill hold a noon meeting at Foothills Inn Sandy City Manager Paul Helton w ill be the speaker o oo Male singers who enjoy singing harmony are invited to attend a 7:30 p.m. meeting of a barbershop group in the Sandv City Council Chambers The Mt Hood chapter of Bar- bershoppers w ill be at the meeting. ooo The Sandy Union High School instrumental department w ill present its annual fall concert a t8 p m at the school ooo W EDNESDAY. NOV. 24 The Sandy Area Merchants w ill meet at 6:30a.m. at Griff's. ooo There w ill be a 9:30 a m. meeting of the Taking Off Pounds Sensibly group (TOPS) at the home of Barbara Boswell. Her address is 21421 SE Firwood Road Chuck Cravens 14905 3luff Road Office 223 5144 Home 668-5304 S o u t h w e s t e r n L ife 48 Month New Car Financing Available Call l or Details S3
