6- SANDY (O»* ) POST Thur»
March 12. 1981 (S»c 2)
Oregon vehicle sales
plummet during 1980
Statistics released by the
Oregon Motor Vehicle D iv i
sion last week confirm that
198o was not a good year for
vehicle sales in the state
O re g o n ’s 1980 v e h icle
registrations dropped more
than three percent from
1979's 2.5 m illion mark
A total of 2 44 m illion
ve h icle s c a rrie d Oregon
license plates in 1980
There was a drop of nearly
20 percent in the number of
new vehicle titles issued in
1980 DMV issued 185,208
new titles
New to Oregon titles, a
reflection of new residents
and out of state vehicles
coming to Oregon, also drop
ped, from 112,893 to 105,813
Passenger cars and travel
trailers appear hardest hit
by the drop in new titles
Passenger cars accounted
for more than 1 9 m illion
registrations, down four per
cent from 1979 Camper
registration also dropped
Registrations which show
ed an increase in 1980 were
buses, trucks, farm vehicles,
light a id heavy trailers, for
rent trailers, motor homes
and motorcycles
O n ly th re e c o u n tie s ,
Deschutes, Jefferson and
Morrow, showed increases
in vehicle re g is tra tio n s
Oregon’s other 33 counties
were down
Although total registration
was dow n in O re g o n ,
registration revenue totaled
more than $42 m illion, an in
crease of 53 percent from
1979.
The revenue came from
fees collected on 1.7 m illion
new and renewed re g istra
tions Since Oregon's two
year registration took effect
in 1974, even num bered
years such as 1980 produced
more money in renewal fees
than odd-numbered years.
The
b re a k d o w n
fo r
Clackamas County vehicles
is as follows:
P a s s e n g e r, 177,483;
buses, 66; trucks, 4,976,
farm vehicles, 2,017, heavy
trailers, 2,636, light trailers,
5,306; for rent vehicles, 65;
motorcycles, 7,641; travel
tra ile rs , 7,821; cam pers,
4,579; motor homes, 2,669,
snowmobiles, 325; exempt
(vehicles owned by local
government agencies and
other political subdivisions
excluding the state), 1,941;
total, 217,525.
Clackamas County ranks
th ird in Oregon behind
Multnomah and Lane Coun
ties in total registration
But only she can see hint
M is c h ie v io u s le p r e c h a u n in h a b it s th e g a r a g e
Shamus O'Toole is a leprechaun and he lives in my
garage
Odd. you say’’ A bit touched in the head’’ Those are
thoughts others have had when I tell them my tale but,
nevertheless. Shamus is for real
My great-grandmother came from the old sod roughly
150 years ago, with all her w orldly possessions tucked
neatly into a steamer trunk The trunk was never
refinished to its original luster like so many have been
In fact, i, hadn't even been opened for more than 50
years,
The trunk had been Wedged under the eaves of the at
tic in my parent ’s home collecting dus, for 40 years, then
it was transported to our garage and buried under card
board and saddles for another II years
Bu, las, year I became interested in tracing down a
few roots from the Irish side and the trunk came to
mind
avoided
The IRS also advises ta x
payers no, to sign a blank
return, one which is p a rtia lly
completed or on«* prepared
in pencil These could lie
altered by the preparer
Preparers should be asked
to sign the return in the tax
payer’s presence, and give
his or her id e n tificatio n
number, as required by law
The taxpayer must be given
a copy of the completed
return
Another thing to look for in
a tax preparer, IRS advises,
is year round a va ila b ility In
a d d itio n ,
re s pons i hie
preparers w ill return the
taxpayer's records upon re
quest To avoid future sur
prises, it is also a good idea
for the taxpayer to get a
rough estimate of the fee
The choice of a preparer is
p a r, ic u la r ly im p o r ta n t
because the taxpayer, no,
the preparer, is responsible
for the accuracy of the
return If items of income,
deductions, or credits are
m is re p re s e n te d on the
return, causing an increase
m tax, it is Ih«* taxpayer who
is liable for the tax plus any
interest and penalties that
might lie due
31.
The college s current levy,
at a $1 60 rate, expires June
30 Voters have already
defeated two proposed three
year levies Feb 17 for both
operations and construction
which amounted to a com
bmed rate of $1 49 The CCC
The water in ,he toil«*, bowl turned green overnight, a
sure sign that Shamus is up to his tricks All the con
diments in my kitchen that were white are now green to
m«* The sugar, flour, sal, and soda are all green
p ie c e s
My fa m ily thinks I m a little strange most ol the time,
so I don’, talk about Shamus much
I knew right away that nobody was going to believe me
when I told this story I figured I had nothing more to
lose, I had obviously already lost it I opened ,h«* box
There he sat, a pixie of a man in fores, green togs and
matching lam He sa, cross legged on a cushion of old
lace handkerchiefs clutching a gnarled walking stick in
one hand He shook the stick a, me. sneezed again, then
The g irls had mis sorted the laundry again, putting a
green shir, in with the whites, but I thought Shamus had
tinted the laundry green I was surprised when my hus
band picked up an item and said, Don I tell me, this in
Ireland would be an E rin (io Br.igh "
I guess there's a little Shamus in everybody.
T H R IF T W A Y . . . FAMILY OWNED STORES
FR ESH FR YER S
OLD-FASHIONED
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WHOLE-BODIED
Strays, on the other hand,
a re handled by co u n ty
animal control agencies.
Kor inform ation on how to
obtain low cost spay or
neuter operations for cats
and dogs, call the Animal
Health Services at 667-6963
or the Oregon Humane
Society at 285 0641,
board has decided to retain
the original operations levy
amount of $1 14 and forego
any request for construction
funding until a later date
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" I f we do not pass an
operations levy by May 19,
the college w ill be forced to
close its summ er school,”
said CCC president John
Hakanson ” We face a very
c ritic a l situation since the
college w ill be without a
local funding base after June
30 ”
Beach home highlighted the
occasion
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& LEAN!
LIMIT
T he h u m a n e s o c ie ty
received more than 9,200
dogs in 1980 and found homes
for 71 percent of them It
received nearly 11.600 cats
and found homes for 38 per
cent. The animals were tu rn
ed in by owners who no
longer desired them
Local couple celebrates 35th
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The last item I picked out of the trunk was a cigar box.
its label half torn off 1, had metal corners and a tiny
metal hasp that locked over a staple, much like a
jew elry box The hasp was held tig h tly in place by a
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D«NTY MOORE
Mr and Mrs Leo Burgess
of Brightwfjod were honored
recently by their family on
the couple's 35th wedding an
ni versa ry,
champagne dinner at
their daughter's Cannon
cursed someone or something in Gaelic
When he was more composed, he introduced himself
as Shamus O’Toole, Leprechaun, Esq He was 347 years
old and it had been his misfortune Io be a par, of my
mother's fam ily for over half his life
It seems that he was tricked into the box around the
turn of the 17th century Only during the month ol March
could he be seen and released The box had been opened
before, bu, since the tim ing was wrong, the contents ap
peared to be no more than some old, rotten hankies
Shamus only surfaces during the firs, half o, March to
celebrate St P atrick's Day. like any good Irishman,
then retires for the rem ainder ol the year to his cigar
box He doesn't le, moss grow under his feet when he’s
awake, though Every day he pulls a new shenanigan on
me.
Jus, me, nolxidy else can see him Talk about the luck
of the Irish, I guess I have it
and birth control is now
more easily attainable for
fie, owners
CCC tries levy again
C lackam as C o m m u n ity
College w ill ask d is tric t
voters to approve a levy rate
of $1 14 per $1,000 true cash
value for a three-year opera
tions levy
The election w ill be March
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I wen, through the trunk carefully, not expecting to
find any big treasure, but hoping childishly for some lit
tie surprise
Group names March
planned pethood month
T he O regon H u m a n e
S o cie ty has d e sig n a te d
March as Planned Pethood
Month
The so cie ty is tr y in g
decrease the number of un
wanted animals turned in to
local shelters
M a rc h
w as
chosen
because cats tend to con
ceive in the early spring and
give birth to their litters in
the summer,
‘There hve been times in
the summer when more than
100 kittens have been receiv
ed in one day alone," noted
humane society d ire c to r
Gene R Burgess
However, several low cost
spayneuter c lin ic s have
re c e n tly opened in the
Portland metropolitan area
W c w g fu c t
The l«xk had rusted shut over the years and the hinges
moaned agonizingly when the dome lid fin a lly separated
from the lower half The contents didn’t excite me at
first glance There were mostly old clothes, picture
frames, a moth eaten blanket and some books
I ax preparers should
be selected carefully
The choice of a paid tax
preparer for federal and
state tax returns is an impor
tant one. and should I h * done
carefully and wisely, accor
ding to the Internal Revenue
Service
Oregon law makes the job
a little «‘aster than it would
be in other states, however,
due to its licensing and
regulatory authority where
tax preparers are concern
ed
Every tax preparer who is
|»aid lo r his services must be
licensed in the state of
Oregon The requirements
fo r
lic e n s in g
in c lu d e
m inim um educational re
quirements and the suc
cessful completion of a stall
dard examination Persons
who accept money for the
preparation of tax returns,
whether they are in husiness
or one's next door neighbor,
m u st m eet th e se r e
quirements.
According to IRS, most tax
preparers are hones, and do
no, deliberately attempt to
prepare fraudulent returns
However, a few misuse the
re s p o n s ib ility . P re p a re rs
who promise a refund, claim
a special relationship will
IRS, or boas, ol ways to beat
the tax system should be
small horseshoe nail I shook the box, listening for some
sort of a rattle, bu, all I heard was an unmistakeable
sneeze
Then, from within the musty old box, came a gruff, lit
tle voice demanding that I either open the box or pu, it
back in the trunk The voice also threatened me saying
that if I wanted two noses where my ears were now, I
should shake the box one more time
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