The Srindy Post
Editorial & Opinion
Von Braschler, Publisher
Caroline Du»» O»»ice Monager
Don Dillon, Editor
Scott Newton, News Editor
SANDY. OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE 10 1982
No rainbow gold for area jobless
W ith un e m p lo ym e n t rates struction hasn’t even started.
estimated 10-20 percent in Sandy, Plans for the big project there
20-25 percent in Estacada and haven’t even been finalized, and
30-40 percent in Molalla, jobless recruitment is premature.
Oregonians have become easy
Unemployed workers lured by
marks for phoney out-of-state job promise of outside jobs should
offers.
check firms who make wild pro
The state Consumer Protection mises with the state Bureau of
and Services Division, reminds Labor before packing up
hungry Oregonians there’s no
Other states have enough
gold at the end of any rainbow unemployment problems on their
with bogus advertisements. Re own.
cent ads and leaflets here boast of
Maybe the tim e’s come for
job opportunities in Alaska, Col
Oregonians to dig in and fight
orado and other energy rich
together to whip this recession at
states.
home. We need to work together
Misled job seekers are fleeced
to attract new industry, put on our
of th e ir precious re m a in in g
best smile for tourists and bend a
dollars to pay for names and ad
little to restart home building. It
dresses of potential employers or
may mean cuts in pay and other
to attend seminars on job open
personal sacrifice to get things
ings.
red hot and rolling here again.
Unfortunately, the new “ boom”
There are no easy answers nor
hasn’t been heard in Alaska yet.
Fact is, Alaska gas pipeline con- easy exits.
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1 judges not prompt, but g 533
Some 1433 lawyers who practice
in Oregon recently evaluated
state District Court judges, and
citizens here may delight that
local judges were judged highly.
The
scores
v a rie d
on
characteristics from integrity to
im p a rtia lity and p u n ctua lity.
Highest overall score was 58.4 in
the “ near exceptional” range,
while lowest overall score was
44.3—a rating s till considered
“ good” performance.
The Oregon State Bar commis
sioned the survey answered by 81
percent of all qualified attorneys
to inform the general public and
assist the judiciary.
Clackamas County judges Ray
mond Bagley, Robert Burns and
Robert M ills scored in the middle
of the survey field with an
average of 50.2 considered good.
Judge B agley . jo re d 52.7
overall, while M ills averaged 49.7
and Burns 48.1.
Bagley received his highest
mark of 59 3 for integrity and
lowest mark of 50.1 for open-
mindedness.
M ills received his highest mark
of 56.5 also for integrity and his
lowest mark of 44.9 for punctuali
ty and promptness
Judge Burns also received his
highest mark for integrity at 55.3,
while his lowest mark of 41.8 was
awarded for punctuality and pro
mptness
I t ’s refreshing to see our
judiciary w illing to evaluate itself
in public for public scrutiny. I t ’s
also reassuring to see judges get
ting clean, close shaves from
other legal sharpies, even if
they’re slow to their chairs.
Classified pages, deadline handier
Regular Post readers might
have noticed a change for the bet
ter in our classified ads section.
We’ve packaged the weekly
want-ads with a colorful cover all
their own and wrapped them in a
handy magazine format. The
ta b lo id -s iz e d in s e rt to the
newspaper is half the size of the
main news pages and can be lifted
out for reference
This means mom can read
what’s going on in Sandy, while
pop browses for a car or mom
can browse, while dad checks the
sports scores
We’ve also attempted to make
our deadline for placing ads in the
classifieds section a bit easier
The deadline has been extended to
5 p.m. on Monday.
Want ads phoned into our
Gresham hotline at 667-6633 w ill
receive a whopping circulation in
som e
14,500 area
homes
throughout lloodland, Sandy and
G re sh a m
A d v e rtis e rs
automatically receive the extra
Gresham circulation in addition
to Sandy Post distribution.
Please let us know what you
think of the new classified ads
program .
Letters to_ the editor:
School creationism theory criticized
People who push for
teaching divine creation in
p u b lic
schools
a re
spreading some ideas that
are incorrect First, there
is the idea that those who
accept evolution are not
Christian or don’t accept
the Bible This certainly
isn’t the case Many scien
tist* are both Christian and
attend church regularly
Just because one accepts
evolution doesn't mean he
or she is an atheist
This leads to another
false idea The acceptance
of evolution doesn't mean
one believes God didn't
create the universe Many
accept evolution as the
method God used to bring
about an orderly creation
The
c r e a tio n is t
philosophy isn't the ac
cepted Christian view of
creation in the first place
This doctrine is derived
from a very literal inter
pretation of the Bible One
may accept the Bible either
literally or allegorically
One of the accepted tenants
of
th e
c re a tio n is t
philosophy is that the earth
is only 10,000 year* old If
you took a poll of cliristians
in this country, you'd find
few who believe such a
prepteterous idea Ask peo
pie if they think divine
creation should be taught
in schools, and they'd pro
bably go along with the
idea. Then ask them how
old the world is Whether
they know it or not, most
people accept the Bible
(especially the Old Testa
menti allegorically If they
didn't, they'd be living a
life similar to Jews 3,000
years ago
Creationists also state
that the great majority of
scientific evidence sup
ports creation and refutes
evolution All you have to
do is read leading scientific
journals to se this is ab
solutely false
The final untruth I want
to mention is that crea
tionists often consider
evolution and Darwinism
the same thing
Many
scientist* who study evolu
tion believe Darwin laid ,»ie
foundation, but his theory
doesn't explain the whole
subject These scientists
criticize his theory not
because they don't believe
in evolution, but because
they feel his theory doesn’t
explain everything
A person can be a good
Christian, believe in divine
creation and accept evolu
tion One would have a dif
ficult time, however, ac
cepting the more fun
dam entalist version of
creation and accepting
evolution People in this
country have a right to
either accept or reject
evolution or creationism,
as they wish People don’t
have a right to force their
religious views on others
Teaching creation in the
classroom would force
views of one group on
another A federal judge in
Arkansas ruled against
teaching creation in the
classroom for that reason
Classroom teaching of
science shouldn't ever sec
tarian theories of any
religious group To do so
would endanger religious
freedom in this country
Harold Hayward
Sandy
Keep pool local
I just spent the best part
of a morning standing in
line waiting for my turn to
sign my kids up for the an
nual swim lessons. My
complaint is why must we
compete for a spot with out-
of district kids
1 feel that our taxes and
community monies went to
build these fine facilities,
so why shouldn’t we get
first choice’’ What's left,
give to the out-of district
ones
The Sandy Swim Center
should take this into con-
sideratin next year, when
sign up comes around
Each year there are more
and more interested in our
own district and not enough
room.
Mrs. C.S Rathjen
Sandy
Carnival success
The 1*TA of Boring grade
and upper grade school
would like to thank the
many people from the com
munity for their contribu
tion in our very successful
carnival that was held last
month
We made a net profit of
about $2,300 The PTA
board still is gathering re
quests from school staff
and has not yet decided
what the money will go for
The board worked very
hard this year on many
projects under direction of
P re s id e n t
Connie
Reynolds, with Ida Cannon
and Jan Grenier heading
the carnival team
Thank you, those who
donated so much time and
e s p e c ia lly those who
donated gifts and gift cer
tificates for our very large
bingo game, which brought
in $737
C o n g ra tu la tio n s
to
businesses of Boring, San
d y,
D a m a scu s
and
Gresham whose contribu
tions made our bingo fan
tastic
Most of all thank you.
parents and kids who
brought carnival tickets
We think parent participa
tion in Boring is one of our
district’s biggest assets
Camille Schwab
PTA publicity
Play enjoyable
We really enjoyed the
play “ Harvey” presented
by our own Sandy Com
munity Players. We truly
can be proud of our local
talent.
SCP has come come a
long way in its nearly five
years. A fte r seeing a
previous SCP production, a
friend remarked that it was
as good as the same play
h e'd seen on one of
London's leading stages or
even better, because the
actors were our friend* and
neighbors.
“ Harvey’’ is a delightful
comedy about an invisible
rabbit that will keep you
laughing throughout the
play. Yet underneath it all
is a subtle message: To ac
cept and yet appreciate
others as they really are
You w ill le a v e the
theatre with a warm feel
ing, because you have been
uplifted with clean fam ily
entertainment
We thank you, SCP, for a
fun-filled evening.
Dick and Marie Walters
Personally speaking:
A sk the superintendent:
Romance
ends
when
he
stops
watching
‘Celebration’ in rain eyed
by OK JO HN P E TE K M
Sandy High Superintendent
QUESTION What la a OPAT
ANSWER: GPA stand* for “ grade pul nt
averag e ” It deacrlhea a student’s
academic standing and a Ida in comparing
the student* efforta with ttwine of his or her
ciassmutea Admiaalona officer» use the
GPA to help judge how well the student
will do in college M ilitary recruiter* uae
the GPA In determining how succenaful the
candidate will be in the service Com
puting a GPA involve* assigning a com
man number to each grade received (A
equal* 4, B equals 3, ( equate 3,1» equate I,
r equals 0» Add the number* and divide
by the total grades a student is a"
Thus tf a student earned three . . . -----
three B's, the pumt sum wouh.
Dividing 31 by t equate a GPA of 3 a
QUESTION Why did you hold the gradua
lion ceremony In the rain'*
ANSWER Nature ta never easy tu predict
Par the past four years we have held our
graduation eserctsea outdoors because of
the large number of people < usually In ag-
caaa of 3,eoa> who wteh to attend The
weather failed ua only this year We
always keep two atlas in mind far the eser
e ls e * our large gym and Kannow
Stadium If by 1 p m on the day of com
menrement iwttech la the last passible
tim e we ran start preparations for the
gym *, the weather looks promising we
begin setting up at the field and hope lor
the ties, We called the weatherman, and
he did not predict rain for the evening
There waa only a minor shower during the
afternoon, and it waa sunny moat of the
day Therefore, we decided to hold gradua
tion outdoor* Too many people would be
disappointed. if they could not get into the
gym I speak for our entire board of direc
tor* and administrative staff when I
sincerely compliment our seniors They
were magnificent in spite of the rain and
cold
(NO TE: Readers may address qsesUssn
far Dr Peters la aaswer in ibis weekly ce*-
ama la care *< The Peat. P O Bai SB. Aaa-
dy. ok v r m . i
You know the romance is over,
when he »top* noticing your
curve*
That * jus, a* true of an
automobile, aa with a boy girl af
fair
I remember my firs, love my
beat love- with a car It mostly
took place in a dark secluded
garage where rendezvous with
shut in* must be
My love waa a cherry '44 Chev
with wood paneling What a
beaut I 1 knew her every curve
from hour* of washing, polishing
and tinkering She wasn't even
my car "he belonged to my beat
friend s ¿amity who’d inherited
her from hi* grandfather
After she d served her time as
family carnage, the admiring
clan lovingly put her on display in
the basement On weekends I'd
help push her down the alley to
re a c tiv a te her for weekend
amusement
I didn't mind tinkering with
other old c a n then, either, when
the grease grime and gnm
maces of garage gymnastics
became more personal Sure, ly
ing on your bock and twisting
your neck and arms in hour long
probe* for holt* and fittings
grow* tiresome 1 didn't care
than, because I loved my old car.
Each morning I patiently pat-
by VON BRASC HLEK
ched w ith candle wax the
radiato r in my anniversary
model '53 Ford, so I could pick up
Susie five minutes late for flrat-
period art That high school
didn’t understand old Fords
My '54 Buick Special caught
fire down a cemetery road. ‘ pac
ing" a '54 Super somewhere
around 90 mph After that, the
trick for the owner became how
to atari the car without the motor
catching fire again
Later a lovely black Renault
Dauphine captured my hear, and
also my soul, when it caught fire
merely trying to scale a long hill
A Caravelle engine transplant
gave the Renault new life, but it
adopted a strange new personal!
ty, too It got a whopping 45 mpg.
but I ’d have to stop every 20 miles
for water and oil
A Rambler Classic stole my
heart and bulk oil can soon after
that The Classic made weekend»
grand with it* comfortable fold-
back seat* that resembled beds
But it guzzled oil like a drunkard,
and also needed a drink of water
every 10 minutes on my trek to
classes each day
1 traded her in on “Goliath,’’ a
gutsy little Hillman Minx that ran
great until I needed her for a
date Then the windshield wiper*
would malfunction, she'd growl
and eventually atop Everything
could be fixed quickly, however,
and I knew how The beauty of
m y love a f f a ir w ith the
troublesome Minx is that I didn’t
mind tinkering with her phony lit
tle maladies
So when did our love affair with
old Junker cart end?
Friend Don Bates, a Sandy sta
tio n m e c h a n ic , even can
calculate the date.
He figures America's romance
with the automobile ended when
the high price of gasoline soured
the glamour of riding around. He
says the romance still lives in a
few young hearts, but very few
Not mine.
D rive by the Sandy Post
sometime and count the number
of derelict cars my friends and I
have abandoned One car suffers
only frm a flat tire, while another
lacks a starter Other car* are
missing totally from the lot,
because they live in local car
hospitals with reoccuring symp
toms and disappointing. tempts
at cures
People d on 't get e x cited
anymore, either, when new car*
are unveiled in Septem ber.
Remember what chatter that
once generated? Tt«u way new
car* looked seemed to define the
way we'd look at ourselves and
the world in the coming year. If
the fins pointed up. we felt daring
like Buck Rogers If the grill
smiled happily, we felt things
would go well that year.
Not any more. Nowadays few
people even care to keep up on
how cart look, so they can
distinguish a 73 Buick from a 75
Buick or spot an ’• ! Ford coming
down the road.
It’a just not fun anymore. At
least, until I gat my little green
sports car cutting up the road
again.