The Sandy Post
Editorial & Opinion
Vor, Braschler P ublisher
C a ro lin e D uff O ffic e M anager
SANDY OREGON
Dan D illo n Editor
Scott N e w to n N e w s E d ito r
THURSDAY OCTOBER 29
1981
Warm hearts greet mountain yule
Area residents have a chance to
show how warm Christmas on the
mountain can seem by sharing
baskets of food and toys for those
less fortunate this yuletide.
Gifts of love for needy neighbors
are being collected for Christian
sharing by Kiwanis clubs in Boring
and Sandy. Fam ilies in Cottrell,
Bull Run, Sandy and mountain
communities w ill benefit.
Contributions are needed now.
The economy leaves many homes
here cold and colorless. A toy under
the tree and Christmas dinner on
the table would help.
Boys and girls in local schools
are asked to collect canned and
packaged foods, while organiza
tions could help by b rin g in g
suitable gifts marked “ boy” or
“ g i r l’ ’ w ith suggested age to
December meetings
Cash helps fill those Christmas
baskets, too. Donations may be
sent in Sandy to Kiwanis secretary
Don Deming at Pioneer Real
Estate,P O. Box 306, Sandy 97055.
The w a itin g lis t o f needy
neighbors is expected to include 150
homes when Sandy Action Center
and Salvation A rm y Christmas
Basket Clearing Bureau begin tak
ing names Dec. 1. And th a t’s just in
the Sandy area. Boring Kiwanians
w ill assist many more.
L e t’s dig deep into our hearts this
w inter and spread a little mountain
warmth.
Postal cooperation saves city core
Hats off to the US. Postal Ser
vice for listening to the city of San
dy’s request for location of a new,
la rg e r post o ffice w ith in the
downtown sector.
Locating the planned la rg e r
fa cility between Langensand Road
and University Avenue on either
Proctor or Pioneer Boulevard,
after all, would strenghten the
commercial core that is the heart
of the city.
Anything less would weaken the
town, where most services and
goods c u rre n tly are a vaila ble
within easy walking distance. And
a compact city is a hub and richer
for it.
Postal cooperation also would
keep the c ity ’s comprehensive plan
intact. Any hole in the long-range
map for Sandy of tomorrow invites
more holes.
As the regional postmaster ap
parently acknowledges, suitable
sites exist in town for construction
of a new fa cility of 5,000 square feet
on a lot of 32,000 square feet for 22
employees and off-street parking
for 17 customers.
The Postal Service and city coun
c il representatives Don B la ir.
Calvin Jones, Jim Duff and Ruth
L o u n d re e
have
c o n d u c te d
themselves diplom atically to reach
this amicable agreement in p rin ci
ple.
Now le t’s hope the Postal Service
lives up to its word in securing a
suitable site w ithin town.
Execs fly high despite times ^ e a § an s
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NEW Y O R K —Tim es m ay be tough for
m any A m ericans, but not fo r recipients of
the latest executive frin g e benefit:
C orporate m em b ersh ip in a p riv a te
helicopter club
S tartin g next m onth, favored top e x
ecutives w ill have access to extra-cushy
p riv a te helicopters fo r tra v e lin g q u ic k ly and
c o m fo rta b ly to a irp o rts, m eetings and
rem ote plant site s—high above the tra ffic
and congestion that most of us have to put
up w ith
I t s one m ore reaction to the im p act of
a irlin e deregulation and the a ir tr a ffic con
tro lle rs strik e , both of w hich have served to
reduce scheduled short range a irlin e ser
vice a ll over the country
And the w illingness of cost-conscious c o r
porations to shell out fo r th is fly in g
lim ousine service, w hich seems sure to be
a t t a c k e d by u n io n s a n d d is s id e n t
stockholdes as one m ore lu x u ry item for
pam pered executives, is a com m ent too on
the price the A m e rica n econom y pays for
clogged and inadequate highw ays around
m a jo r cities
That price, m easured m e re ly in the
wasted tim e of top-incom e executives, is
what makes some com panies fin d it p ra c
tic a l to pay a $10,000 corporate in itia tio n fee
and $50,000 annual dues—plus incidental
operating c o s ts - fo r 100 hours of annual f ly
ing tim e Not only is that not cheap, it a c
tu a lly w orks out to about tw ice the cost of
existing he lico pter c h a rte r services, which
average $350 to $400 an hour
Are these com panies c ra z y ’’ Not accor
ding to the men behind C o rpA ir. the lu x u ry
p riva te helicopter service that w ill begin
operations in N ovem ber in New York.
Houston and Los Angeles, w ith three other
citie s (Chicago. A tla n ta and D enver) to be
added e a rly in 1982 and m ore planned la te r
Indeed, they were notably aggressive in
th e ir p ric in g at a tim e when m a jo r U S
scheduled a irlin e s are going precisely the
other w a y—staging a rate-cu tting w a r to a t
tra c t passengers
Ron Dubin, the experienced entrepreneur
Support reporter
M y com p lim e nts on your
e d ito ria l and stand on the
boycott threa ts due to a r
ticle s w ritte n by one of your
re p o rte rs
A num ber of us here on the
m o u n t a in
have
h e a rd
ru m o rs that such action was
b e in g ta k e n a n d w e re
w a itin g fo r the reaction of
you r paper
Had you m oved against
th e r e p o r te r , th is le tte r
w o u ld h a v e r e q u e s te d
cancellation of m y subscrip
tion
B o th m y w ife an d I
t h o r o u g h ly e n jo y y o u r
*
Producer
P roducer Cecil
Cecil B B de
de Messe
Messe has
has
finished film in g another d ra m a tic
s e g m e n t o f th a t m o n u m e n ta l
H ollyw ood epic, " M r Reagan Goes
to W ashington "
bv I^ouis Rukeyser
who found O ffice Canteens in 1962 and b u ilt
it in to a m u ltim illio n - d o lla r c o rp o ra te
foodservice oganization before m erg ing it
w ith In te rn a tio n a l Eoodservie Systems six
years la te r, is actin g this tim e on studies
that he says show a need to speed the
transport of executives over re la tiv e ly short
distances not p ra c tic a l fo r je t service
Others who have invested th e ir own money
in D ubin's he lico pter-club concept include
Steven J Ross, ch a irm a n of W arner Com
m um cations. Seym our and Paul M ilste in,
cha irm an and president of U nited Brands,
and Andrew J F ra n ke l, c h a irm a n of N a
tional Kinney Corp
Even if these savvy businssmen are rig h t
about the fu tu re of p riv a te he lico pter use by
corporations, why should firm s pay u ltra -
top-dollar to C o rp A ir’’
Dubin s answ er "M a n y com panies shy
away fro m chaters because the q u a lity of
service and equipm ent can be uneven and
unpredictable Another option, the tim e
sharing arra n g e m e n t, does not pro vid e s e r
vice beyond the home location, and schedul
ing cn flic ts are com m on
The other a lte rn a tiv e is fo r a co rp ora tion
to operate its own he lico pter and that re
quires an u p fro n t exp enditure of $300,000 up
to $1 5 m illio n ju st to purchase the a irc ra ft
Then the com pany has to h ire a pilot, a c
quire hangar space and assume other
responsibilities such as m aintenance, in
surance, scheduling and supervision A fte r
doing a ll that, the com pany s till has service
only in one location and m ay not have a
costefficient operation ’ ’
pu blicatio n and the excellent
coverage of events on the
m ountain Keep up the good
w o rk '
A rth u r G Bock
Rhododendron
1 hank you
We would like to give a
personal and special thanks
to the Hood land F ire Depart
m ent fo r a ll they did to help
tr y and save our father.
Charles Hickey It's nice to
know they re here when we
need them
The Hickey Family
Brightwood
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This one dem onstrates the Yankee
in g e n u it y
and
dow n hom e
understanding of com plex problem s
d is p la y e d by o u r s im p le , u n
sophisticated hero, Ronald Reagan
ip la ye d by Ronald Reagan) The
scene opens w ith Ronnie and The
B ea utiful Rich G irl Who Loves Hirn
(played by Nancy D a vis) having a
quiet w h ite tie b re akfast in the
G rand B allroo m
N a n c y : I hate to say this, dear, but
I
fe a r
t r o u b le 's
b r e w in g
E v e ry b o d y 's unhappy and com
p la in in g
T h e p a p e r s f u ll of
c ritic is m of your M iddle East P olicy
and m y China P olicy
Ronnie A ll 220 place se ttin g s0
Nancy Yes, and everyone's so
Party, as economy crumbles
h> X R T H O P P F
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■ «iiiibiï ; ,ai
moody Do you know that when he
la id out m y w ardrobe this m orning,
he d id n ’t even say, "H a v e a nice
day?"
Ronnie: The b utler’’
Nancy No, Adolfo Then in the
darkness last night, I could hear the
en viro nm en ta l e xtrem ists d ru m m
ing on the W hite House fence and
chanting. "W a tts 's for D in n e r!”
Ronnie It's quiet now
Nancy Too quiet You must do
som ething, dear O ur people are
__________ ____
grow ing restless
Ronnie Y ou 're rig h t, Nancy It's
tim e fo r dra stic measures I know '
I 'l l declare a recession'
Nancy What good w ill that do°
Ronnie (s m ilin g ): Y o u 'll see
Fade to a young man reading a
banner headline RECESSION ON!
He leaps to his feet triu m p h a n tly
Noting Mar. H u rrah, a recession!
And here I thought the reason I lost
m y job, m y house, m y fa m ily and
m y pet gila m onster was te llta le
d a n d ru ff'
Cut to m u g g e r ir r it a b ly
m onishing a stru g g lin g tourist
M ugger
Hey, Mac. don't
know there's a recession on?
ad
you
D erelict People used to look down
on me as a lazy bum But now I am
an innocent v ic tim of econom ic
de term in ism
Pan the gloom y Stock Exchange
where little S hirley Tem ple is coni
fo rtin g Daddy W arbucks
S hirley
Leaping lizards. Daddy
D o n't you see" You don’t have to fe
bad any m ore about selling short a
those widows and orphans
IT
president says W all Street was rig l
a il along'
Daddy (hopefully) And I'm n<
stingy for in mg thoe 23,642 workers
S hirley
Shucks, no! We gott
figh t this recession together 'Cu
w e’re a ll in the same boat!
S h irle y leads a parade of stocl
b r o k e r s , d e r e l ic t s , m u g g e r s
w o rk e rs , w idow s
orp h a n s an<
young men up P ark Avenue — al
happ ily singing. " I 'v e Got P lenty o
Nothing.
B rother, Can You Spar«
a D im e " and "Y e s, We Have N(
Bananas
Ronnie and Nancy bearr
down on them from the W aldorf pen
thouse where they are having w hite
tie room service
Nancy (em bracing h im i Oh. Ron
m e' And they said you d id n 't unders
tand economics!
Personally speaking:
No taking cockiness out of cowgirl
D ating this c o w g irl has caused me
a lot of problem s
She s a nice person, don't get me
wrong, but you know how cocky
these cow girls can he
A n y w a y . I ’ d be en b u g g in g
Pocahontas fo r some tim e to take
me horseback rid in g , and d u rin g the
spell of nice w eather she fin a lly
worked it out
I^ast Saturday m orning we loaded
up a tr a ile r w ith tw o fine looking
m ares and headed fo r the moun
tains
Pocahontas rode her own A rabian,
its be au tifu l grey coat shining in the
sun I was also on an A rab ia n, a
horse of s im ila r stock, but ge ntle r
W’e rode fo r an hour or so. enjoying
the sum m e ry weather and the view
of M t Jefferson
Anyw ay, from m y hear tra in in g
days. I developed kind of a sixth
sense w ith anim als You know, to
where you can te ll when th e y 're
ready to re a lly get it on
W ell. I could feel that in ol Juice
She wanted to race
Pocahontas laughed at the sugges
tion that we race back She couldn t
im agine that someone that does n t
wear cowboy boots could possibly
tra v e l at any speed faster than a
slow gait
But it s fa irly easy to get cow girls
rile d , and before long she was ready
to race
W ell, I think I was rig h t about
Juice because when we took off that
horse did some fancy running, ju m p
ing stream s, veering wide of low
hanging branches and speeding
ticip a tio n of the race or from love I
w asn't sure which
by SCOTT NEWTON
down steep tra ils
My strategy was to wear Pocahon
tas and her m are out So I went for
broke, rig h t from the sta rt, and
Juice loved it I was scared to death
W'e had b u ilt up a p re tty good lead,
so I slowed Juice to a nice, easy pace
on a stretch of meadow I wanted her
to get her breath back
The sun was w a rm , and I was kind
of lu lle d in to a daydream
I was w e arin g silks at 1^ Mesa
T ra ck in Ruidoso. N M The grand
stands were fu ll, and it was obvious
ly a big race
I fe ll in s ta n tly in love w ith a
b e au tifu l young woman in a lacy
dress I was ju st getting ready to
load m y horse into the s ta rtin g gate
when she w alked up to me M y heart
was pounding, e ith er from the an
"P lease run a good on e," she said
gazing into m y eyes " I need the
money to pay o ff , he m ortgage on
m y ranch "
"D o n 't w o rry a bit. m a 'a m ," I
said
The gates flew open and the an
nouncer let out w ith a stream of
chatter, but I d id n 't hear a word of
it I was bearing down on the lead
horse The sound of hooves pounding
the track was deafening and d irt
was fly in g everyw here, but I could
feel the strength of the thoroughbred
below me. and I knew she had some
kick left
As we rounded the last curve I let
her go F ly. Baby, f ly , " I said
She did. and we thundered past the
lead horse at the finish line The
ow ner of the horse was hanging a ll
over me
H e ll, you know how a person kind
of bounces around in th e ir dream s
A nyw ay, the next thing I knew I was
at a p a rty in Sleepy Hollow w ith this
woman, and some guy was ta lkin g
about the headless horseman
When it cam e tim e for me to rid e
home that Halloween night on m y
broken down old nag, I was feeling
kind of spooked
I got out on that road away from
Sleepy Hollow and I heard a fa in t
c lip p ity -c lo p As it got closer and
lo ud er. I got m ore and m ore
frightened
"C om e on M o lly ," I said, "o l
Ichascott Newton is ge tting scared "
I woke up ju st as that headless
horsem an took a sw ing at m y heai
w ith his sword I looked up and cam
to the rea liza tion that Pocahonta
was passing me
Juice had a lot of energy left, bu
as the two horses roared through thi
meadow, I could see that I d blowi
it She was going to beat me in th«
kick
And then, just too feet from th<
horse tra ile r, when I thought I'd los
it. Pocahontas got knocked off hei
horse by a low branch She hung mo
tionless in the a ir for just a moment
at the same tim e that I was going by
1 can s till see it c le a rly in m y m ind
She s ju st hanging there in the a ir
and I m going by starin g, m y mouth
open
H e ll, | rode the last 100 feet to the
tra ile r slapped it w ith a loud hang,
and then headed back up the tr a il
I m a mean guv. a re n 't I? Hey, I just
don't lik e to lose
Pocahontus was a ll rig h t, ju st
sore H e loaded up the horses and
headed hack to the co rra l
H e had to shovel m anure out of a
couple of stalls when we got back,
and finished up just about sunset
" I I s nice to find that yo u 're good
at som ething.
Pocahontas said,
w atching me as I leaned on the
shovel, w atching the red sun sink in
to the h ills
I don t m ind shoveling a little
m a n u re ." I said "B u t I thin k I've
alrea dy found m y ca llin g "
"No you h a v e n 't." she laughed
I'v e read your stu ff ”
It just goes to show there's no tak
ing the cockiness out of a co w g irl.
I