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The Sandy Post Von B raschler. P ublisher C a ro lin e D uff O ffic e M a n a g e r Editorial & Op SANDY OREGON Dan D illo n . Editor Scott N e w to n . N ew s E ditor THURSDAY AUGUST 13 1981 t obacco subsidy cut short-sighted It’s hard to legislate morality ef fectively, but some solons continue to try—whatever the cost. Oregon’s Republican Senator Mark Hatfield, a religious man who tilts tirelessly at increased defense spending, now has added the tobac co industry to his list of immoral opponents. He proposes cuts in heavy federal subsidies to dom estic tobacco growers, with the justifica tion that the nation is plowing millions of dollars back into a drug crop that the nation also is trying to convince the public to avoid. Indeed, new public warnings on cigarette packages are expected to carry even harsher warnings about health hazards of smoking, based on continuing evidence from the U S. Surgeon General. The federal w a rn in g s —m a n d a te d by th e fe d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t — w ill discourage smoking, due to cancer, heart, birth defect and respiratory problems. But like the old “cold turkey” way to stop drinking, the subsidy cut-off to tobacco growers may be drastic and ineffective. The patient may live, but the doctor may die. The American tobacco industry is too large a part of the national economy, and stifling the smoke too suddenly may choke us all economically. Of course, there may be other supporters of a subsidy squeeze plot with less moralistic reasons. Tobacco as an industry long has been aligned with regional and p ar ty politics. Tobacco money is s o u th e r n an d h is to r ic a lly Democrat. Viewed as a squeeze play politically, tobacco resembles cot ton at a time when the industrial north tried another squeeze on the a g ric u ltu ra l south. Then the justification also was morality concern for slaves. Wouldn’t it lx* nice, if public representatives could see the rip pie effect—before they throw some of us in the tub for cleaning? Let’s hope saner heads prevail. Sect morality in a democracy shouldn’t stifle a strong, free marketplace, a strong national defense, regard for borders or any other concern of the body as a whole. (VB) fell public all news that fits here The Sandy High School Board Monday clarified its position on use of Portland newspaper advertise ment of public notices. Sometimes those legal notices about expenditures, meetings and elections will appear in the com munity newspaper and sometimes th e y w o n ’t —d e p e n d in g on deadlines and urgency. 1’he board amended their recent motion that named a Portland m or n in g n e w s p a p e r as o ffic ia l newspaper for school district legal advertisements. They said that measure included an oversight of the local newspaper, which they planned to utilize whenever possi ble for publication of public notices. We commend the local board for atempting to publish public notices locally whenever possible, and sug gest the public is best served if they could work around meeting times and deadlines to publish locally all the time. That way, a greater number of district taxpayers can read how their school is being run (VB) Marathon session ends Not with whimper, ■annual report card NEW YORK II the first half of 1981 left you neither dismayed or ecstatic, join the crowd formance m the first half of 1981 was how remarkably little it performed The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved no more than 93 points from closing high to closing low ; it ended a yawn inducing 13 points from where it began Even in the era of p<‘t rocks, this one might have had trouble finding someone to adore if Eor the financial landscape of the last six months provided scant com fort for extreme optimists or ex treme pessimists It was a vaguely puzzling terrain containing a rock, a plateau and a mirage The rock was the stink market Some told us around New Year’s that it was about to In* I lung high into heavens never previously explored by hum an beings or even stockbrokers Others were equally certain that it was alxiut to plunge deep into the well of financial despair They were all wrong the rock just sa, there, extraordinarily still Indeed, the most remarkable thing about the stock market’s per The plateau in 1981s financial landscape was in interest rates, and a dauntingly high plateau it was, too After reaching a record 21 1/2 per cent in late 1980, the prime rate charged by major banks sank only slightly before rising back to the 20 1/2 percent altitude. The interes rate plateau, like the stock-marki rock, left v irtu a lly everybod dissatisfied. The mirage, meanwhile, was ,h much predicted big, long recessio now a, least two years late, accoi ding to who's counting Whether the market is ye, ready , burgeon from a rock to a mountain i arguable, many technicians believi that a further washout is necessary before tha, In any event, some change o scene is surely overdue; look for i more variegated financial land scape ahead Letters to the editor: by JACK Z IM M E R M A N Associated Oregon Industries When the 61st Oregon Legislative Assembly convened in regular biennial ses sion Jan 12. new Senate Pres Fred Heard made two predictions In view of then-questionable revenue pro jections, Heard invoked the adage about the f>est government being that which governs leas, and opined subsequent legislative ac tivity would produce the ties, government Oregon ever had He predicted an orderly session that would adjourned in the full light of day Revenue projections steadily worsened, as the session in Salem continued and lawmakers ultimately approved a budget even leaner than tha, proposed by Gov Vic Atiyeh Eor the most part, there will be less government during the next biennium But some particularly the governor are wor ried about its quality Although the Senate president’s other prediction came true (adjournment did oc- t ui during daylight), it was the grey light of dawn at 6 30 a m , Aug 2, concluding a 21-hour continuous floor session that started the morning before Despite criticism for lack of productivity during the session's firs, five months, law m akers u ltim a te ly passed more measures than ever before a total of 998. compared with the previous high of 978 in 1977, The total represents 39 percent of the 2.333 introduced and continues the trend of the last few sessions enacting larger percen tages of measures under consideration But the factor tha, will haunt the 61s, Assembly for years to come was its inter minable length I, lasted 203 davs-alm ost three weeks longer than the previous longest 180 day session in 1973 That it would be a long session was fairly predictable almost from the onset A skidding economy that had provoked a budget-cutting special session last August failed to improve and estimates of revenue from existing taxes continued far short of spending Gov Atiyeh asked for nearly $230 million in tax increases to balance his budget lawmakers postponed making final de< isions until additional projections in June When those forecasts remained gloomy, it still took another six weeks of soul- searching before the final revenue package was forged in the session's dying hours Although it took further budget cuts to balance spending with reduced revenue, the session managed to accomplish much of wha, it faced in the way of decision making last January Noteworthy was the fact boundaries were redrawn for both legislative and congres sional districts Although legislative reap p ortion m e nt faces a court test in Wall Street report. Reader blasts mountain development Fight developers Legislative Report from the State Capital E X C L U S I VE to Oregon's Weekly Newspa pers from Associated Oregon Industries Multnomah County, it marked the firs, time in recent history that lawmakers had agreed to agree on this touchy political task The Legislature also produced laws governing land use decisions during the post acknowledgement period, after cities and counties achieve approval of comprehen sive plans from the Land Conservation and Development Commission Although greatly amended Gov Atiyeh’s Workers’ Compensation Taks Force bill achieved passage. Unemployment Compen sation law was changed to the satisfaction of both business and labor Atiyeh also saw passage of his energy con servation and clean drinking water pro posals lawmakers agreed to refer a $60 million package of corrections legislation to voters next May The governor expressed displeasure with budge, reductions for Human Resources and Higher Education, but witnessed ap proval of his proposals to nearly match las, biennium's basic school support and fully fund property tax relief The revenue package finally adopted con sists of three major components They in volve delaying for two years an increase in the state’s personal income tax exemption, a seven cent increase in cigarette taxes and quarterly payments of corporate and per sonal income taxes not subject to w ithholding In addition to the overriding revenue pro blem. the session also was dogged by in vestigations probing lawmakers’ ethics and spent much time hearing special interes, proposals that ultimately were abandoned Unlike four previous sessions when Democrats held significant majorities in both chambers and a moderate Senate generally charted the course, the 61st Assembly saw emergence of a strong House Republican minority Together with a half dozen moderate House Democrats, tha, coalition often was the final arbiter Also unlike recent previous sessions, it ’s a foregone conclusion record long delibera tions of the 61st Assembly ended before finishing the most important task Further cuts in federal spending and continuing recession almost guarantee a special ses sion early next year to once more adjust ex penditures and taxes Wha, is even more upset ting than the prop ed developments planned for the Brightwood area e , Sweitzer’s hydroelectric pro ject, the Alderwood "trailer court subdivision." Tillicum Woods. Brightwood Glen and etc.) is the apathy expresi ed by many residents who f *t*l they can do nothing to stop this urbanization of th< M, Hood area So wha, can they do'’ The exact same things we are d< ing Eight' We residents, sportspeo pie, and concerned recrea tional users of the area have banded together personally and financially to combat the destruction of one of the most beautiful areas in the Northwest We call ourselves the Mountain Area Corridor Citizens" (MACC), whose purpose is to inform the peo pl<‘ of u n s u ita b le devlopm ents which w ill s e rio u s ly im p a c t the wildlife, the fisheries, the aesthetics, the serenity and quality of life we now enjoy on the mountain And what about the impact on our pocketbooks? I don’t care where you live, these developments af fee, you I don’t care if you hunt, fish or jus, sit in your cabin These developments are going to hi, you right where it hurts Financially! These ’ ’u nacceptable" developments will increase everyone’s taxes in the form of new sewage and water systems tha, w ill be needed, upgrading of our fire and police protection, impact to our schools, increased traf fic on our highways and roads that will make them even more expensive to maintain, no, to mention the increased traffic hazards we w ill have to contend with How much will it really cost us? The developers claim their projects will help the area 's economy Bu, who w ill it really help’’ Only the select few who will profit from the rape and violation of our mountain and ita natural resources Thi res, of us will be burdened with the increased service costs and taxes Now is the time for work ing people, people on fixed incomes, property owners and countless others w ho use and love this area to join MACC in our struggle to save the mountain If we work together, we will , and can win Stop the ravaging ol our mountain and save it, so that ,u,ure generations can enjoy it, as we have in the past Gordon Cabral Brightwood Tourney success 1 banks to all participants, coaches and Sandy mer chants who contributed to our firs, Sandy women's softball tournament D espite 103 degree weather, we feel it was a big success Special thanks to our recreation d irector, B ill K n ig h t- Weiler (all-rou n d handyman) for scoring, lim ing and umpire Special thanks also to o ffic ia l scorekeeper Diane Gedde and umpires Digby Morrow and Kevin Olsen The league also ap predates and thanks Jerr Swails for preparing ,h fields, Marie Rusisill for pro viding the concession stan< and Mayor Ruth Ioundrei for presenting the trophies Barb Johnsor League representative L E T T E R S P O LIC Y : The Post asks that all letters to the editor be typed, double-spaced and signed. Deadline is noon, Tuesday. Letters should be ac c u ra te , fre e of libelous remarks and in Rood tas te. This newspaper attempts to publish all letters it receives and may edit m aterial lightly to con form to guidelines. M axim um length is 200 words. I he Innocent Bystander: Enjoy golden years with your SSAN I was shoveling out the junk mail when an attractive booklet caught my eye I, was titled. -Your Golden Years You Excerpts follow So you're thinking of retiring*’ Good for you' You've worked long and hard all your life and you cer tainly deserve to idle away your golden years in leisurely pursuits far from the madding throng Now you may be saving ,o ment. Mr. K. has already con yourself. "Bu, what will | do with structed an eight-foot high scale myself all day after I retire’’ " Don't model of the Eiffel tower ou, of Pop give it a second though, Keep in side sticks and is now working on a mind tha, many, many people are replica of Mt Satchagoomie carved happy in retirement The secret, of out of a single block of Styrofoam course, is to keep busy as a bee Many senior citizens remain Eor example. l/o n a rd R of politically active An excellent case Astoria. Ore . devotes every waking in point is Morton P of Smckley. hour to watching "the crazy goings Ohio, who writes a letter to 47 on' in the an, farm he has placed on newspapers throughout the United the end table next to his chair in the States demanding repeal of the family rumpus room Smoot Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 If you're more goal oriented, you Several have been printed might take a leaf out of George K s Retirement w ill also give you time book After only 18 months of retire to read all those great books you've always wanted to read (»rover S of Denver immediately began Marcel Proust's "Remembrance of Things Past" when he retired three years ago and is already up to Page .38 " I can’t wait until Proust gets ou, of bed, he says eagerly Like Mr S . you, too, should have somethign to look forward to Of course, you can no longer look for ward to your coffee break, lunch break, five o'clock whistle, Friday, vacation or retirement Bu, Kenneth W of Fresno has solved this pro blem On arising, he sits on the liv ing room couch and looks forward all day toSp m when his wife pours him the firs, of his two martinis Needless to say, there are dangers you should watch out for One is togetherness, which m arital experts have found to be the leading cause of divorce. Eor .30 years, I pu, up with him absentmmdedly humming. There'll Be Bluebirds Over the White C liff’ el Dover after dinner." Gertrude G told the court "But 16 hours a day•»" Her husband. Alfred, countered that he'd tried to ge, ou, of the house but was sick and tired of coming in the door each evening ,o hear her in quire. What's new in the back yard?” Physicians also warn that the lack of stress can cause an adrenalin deficiency which may lead to bucolic s e n ility, verbal atrophy, and heaven forbid, tertiary coreopsis So whatever you do in retirement try to stay tense at all times Otherwise, we re sure you II en joy your golden years And if you have any further questions about that retirement you have been plan nmg to take soon, such as how to prepare kibble, please write the publishers of this free brochure - The United States Social Security Administration
