2-VM4OY (O f«) ROST Thur» O t, 21. 1902 ($•<■ t)
The S^ntfy Post
Editorial & Opinion
Von Braschler Publisher
Caroline Duff, Office Manoger
Don Dillon Editor
Scott Newton News Editor
SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1982
Smooth transition demands Ruth
Sandy’s race for mayor offers
two equally attractive, qualified
candidates in Mayor Ruth Loun
dree and veteran Councilman Jim
Duff.
A smooth transition with a new
city manager coming to Sandy
and new c o u n c il m em b ers,
however, recommends support
for incumbent Mayor Loundree
The tw o -te rm m a y o r and
retired city hall mainstay adds
stability to a sm all town govern
ment, where faces of people w ill
ing to work change all too often.
M ayor Loundree isn’t afraid to
work. Adm inistration of the city is
her main job. She’s one of the few
members of the Council frequent
ly w illin g or able to take tim e to
physically pace property under
Council consideration.
H er goodw ill leadership in
spearheading Sandy’s Economic
D e v e lo p m e n t
C o m m is s io n
already is paying dividends in a
three-city effort to m arket for
economic d iv e rs ific a tio n and
more quality jobs here.
No unkind words ever are heard
about Sandy’s grandm otherly
mayor, because she knows what
she’s doing and cares enough to
spend time. Someone calls a
meeting to discuss something off
the wall like neighborly support of
human services cut by the federal
government, and Ruth is there to
help.
L e t’s make sure she’s around to
help Sandy this year, when two or
three faces change on the Council
with races that w ill put green
volunteers in charge of the city.
Let’s make sure she’s around as
m ajor to assist the incoming city
manager for a smooth transition
in adm inistration. (VB)
State budget woes need caretaker
We see the race for governor
coming down to a contrast in
basic philosophies.
If you think the state can prim e
economic pumps w ith bold new
programs that buy Oregon’s way
out of recession, bet on the comer
in swaggering Ted Kulongoski.
However, if you think the state
sliould hold its cards close to the
vest, bet on Gov. Vic Atiyeh—an
adm itted fiscal conservative.
We see Atiyeh as a caretaker
governor, who w ill keep a trust
w ith ta x -re b e llio u s c itize n s.
Atiyeh was an Tarty proponent of
some sort of tax lim ita tio n ,
although he disavows any support
to the current rash Measure 3.
Whether this in itiatve passes or
fails, he says he got the message
that people want tax relief and
government cuts.
State Sen. Ted Kulongoski
(D-Junction C ity,, however, pro
poses to fight economic red tides
w ith government buildup In fact,
he’s proposed a new program for
alm ost every m ajor problem The
programs sound good, but add up
to more government expense at a
tim e the state can ill afford it.
H e’s suggested e xtention of
emergency sunset taxes and cor
porate taxes, but overlooks a new
state revenue shortfall of $500
m illio n
th a t w i ll tro u b le
legislative budgeters next year.
Surely the governor’s Economic
Recovery Program has shortcom
ings, especially in its tourism pro
motion that generated few dollars
in a weak season. Also, the gover
nor’s office has failed tim e and
again to accurately forecast
revenue shortfall, with special
sessions and re-budgeting the
result.
Kulongoski’s bold approach,
however, offers undeveloped,
untested and underfinanced new
programs
We think the tim e calls for a
caretaker adm inistration by a
fiscally conservative governor
Hence, we recommend a vote for
Gov. Vic Atiyeh (VB)
Personally speaking:
It takes drive to earn ‘freebies’
It really pay* to have a woman around
the house
Judging from the m ail and telephone
call* that have been pouring into my happy
home lately. I don't know why I never
through about having one around before
Almoat weekly, M r* Dillon get* a letter
guaranteeing exotic Caribbean vacation*,
new luxury automobile* or, al the very
lea*t. a toa» ter-oven from some Great
Fandango I .and Office with a couple of
condominiums to sell
"You are already a w inner,'' their cam
paign literature promise* <Why, thank
you, I think to myself >
"Rut only If you and the Mrs take us up
on thia fabulous, never-to be repeated of
fer Don't delay, call today Your reserva
Ilona are waiting It's a goingoutof
business fire sale All happy, hide away
bungalows must go "
Then the literature carefully explains
that to collect this fabulous gift, me and
(he M r* Just have to hop in our little fami
ly wagon and bop on over to lake a tour of
the happy, hide away bungalows No pur
chase necessary.
Only drawback to the whole operation is
that I don't have a M r* The campaign
lite ra tu re makes it perfectly clear,
"Bachelor type* need not apply "
Well, the ranks of junk mail are being
joined by Junk telephone calls Earnest
sounding young adult* are constantly call
•ng for the M r* . w a n tin g to know her
mildest w him * about everything from
radio »la Hom to dishwashing detergent»
Nene of the telephone pollster* have of
fe re d any alluring come on* like free trip*
to Tahiti, so I n Rut when they do. I'll be
ready
Some day an earnest sounding young
will call, asking for the woman of
i to particípete in a survey
He’D be working hta way through a mail
order taaidermy course ithey ve always
an angle to play up the sympathy vota
and k e ep you on the phone! He’ll want to
the ins and out cd domeatu
| her with a free gift far
0*
Well I II espiato the little lady s to the
s h is' w e r right new Can I help yea*
" It realty ought to ba your wife sir."
haTthadps
tatti me (he rruaf intímete
I a l bar day I tiplead with vaiane of
ad atortrtr shae buffers danr
by DAN DILLON
mg through the halls in my head
Oh, come on, I'll coax flow are you go
mg to get past Introduction to Trout
Shellacking' if you don't ask the question*
I know you guys work on the quota system
I know I'll get him with that ploy
An acquaintance of mine once spent the
better part of a summer taking door to
door poll* of houae wive* He was paid on
the quota system
He gave his shoe leather a reprieve,
though when he found he got more colorful
response* in the bleachers at Portland s
Civic Stadium during Reaver baseball
game* He also had a better lime surpass
mg his daily quotas
Anyway, the pollster will ask me wifey *
question*
Never mind what kind of
creature hr thinks I'm married to, I'll
have his free gift in the mail
Dealing with the radio pollsters seem*
much easier than driving to who knows
to look at bungalow* just to be
my toaster-oven They'd just tell
me I should have had my wife do the dnv
mg because, lik e the p ro m o tio n al
lit e r a t u r e sa ys , “ No w o m a n , no
wampum
Ah yea I should have had the Mrs do the
driving
As Philip Marlowe opined in Playback.'
When a woman is a really good driver she
■ just •bout perfect ’’
That may be R ut w h en it cornea to
• ashing in on freebie* i f * not who is in the
driver s seat It * whether not you get
taken for a nde
Mountain land flap figure responds
Bias cited
Michael P Jones is an
expert
Unfortunately, his exper
tise is lim ite d to the
defamation of character of
a num ber of mountain
residents that consistently
bear the brunt of his
newspaper articles
Over the months I have
been accused of wanting to
build high rise buildings in
the Welches area, dumping
sewage into the Salmon
R iv e r, m isrep re se n tin g
tim e share sales to buyers,
failing to tell homesite
buyers that there would be
a sewer assessment in the
future and now the reader
b e lie v e s th a t I h ave
violated real estate laws at
our recent auction at Rippl
ing River
In truth. I have gone to
great lengths to explain to
Mike Jone that there has
never been any intention to
change any zoning, should
the Welches area ever be
incorporated I had nothng
to do with the small amount
of sewage that overflowed
from the Hoodland Sewer
District's lift station into
the Salmon River a number
of months ago I even ac
compamed him to the site
and explained the problem
w hich was co m p letely
u n re la te d to R ip p lin g
River, but to no avail After
making the front page of
your paper for three weeks
consecutively. I am sure
the community felt that we
had to be guilty
I was not the marketing
company accused of time-
share misrepresentation
Owner of each homesite
that ha* twen sold was in
form ed in the earnest
money agreem ent that
there would be a Hoodland
Sewer District assessment
at some time in the future
M o re r e c e n t ly , las t
week s front page article
lead* the reader to believe
that we again have taken
advantage of the public and
fostered an illegal auction
on the people His article
state* that
M artin
the
r e a l e s ta te d iv is io n 's
representative) who did
not attend the auction is
looking into advertising
violations and violations
committed by developer
Carl Bright '
The real facts are that
Paul M artin was consulted
several tim e* prior to the
auction, did attend the sue
bon and found nothing out
of line with it* operation
There was only one com
plaint to the real estate
division from a buyer that
refused lo acknowledge the
auction arules, even though
he admitted having read
them in our brochure prior
to the auction There have
been some 35 buyers with
190 attendant* at the sue
bon . and there have been
no rescissions or com
plaints from anyone else
Rut the fact remains that
the damage has been done
by this front page article,
and Mike Jones has won
again in his successful a t
tempt to defame myself
and American Guaranty
Life Insurance Company
American Guaranty has
a reputation of being one of
the most ethical operating
corporations in the state
and nation However, they
have repeatedly been forc
ed to defend themselves
against inuendos in your
paper which leads the
rader to believe there must
be .something bad going on.
if they warrant such bad
publicity They also are the
largest employer on the
mountain and consistently
have tri d to enhance the
community's environment
with worthwhile develop
ment They also are the
largest contributors to pro
perty taxes which supports
the school system, even
th o u g h th e re a r e no
c h ild re n liv in g in the
resort
Not once can I remember
M ik e Jones h avin g a
positive article in your
paper regarding Rippling
River that might cast a
positive light on their ac
tivities
I have not responded to
any of the previous publici
ty. because the damage is
usually done with the first
article, and any response
probably would receive
another slanted front page
blast th at only would
worsen the situation
I am getting weary of
your expertise Michael P
Jones
Carl A Bright
Welches
Dump LCDC
Oregonian* can expect
an avalanche of LCDC
mandated downzoning of
rural property after the
Nov 2 election, unless
Oregonians vote 'Yes' on
Measure 6
L C D C m a n d a te d
downzoning makes land
less valuable by piling on
use restrictions
L C D C m a n d a te d
downzoning places addi
tionai coats on all of u*.
because the person whose
land is downzoned loses
value More and more tax
burden is shifted to other
landowners, both rural and
urban
Ye*, return to local con
trol over people s activities
on land and return to local
control over land and land
taa es
V o te 'Y e s ’ on
Measure 6
Anita B Hale
Cooa Bay
Vote Smith
In recent weeks, Mrs
M cFarland and a number
of letter writers have made
various, vicious charges
against Congressman Den
ny Smith's voting record A
number of those charges
are either false or, at best,
misleading It's time to set
the record straight
First, his opponent. Mrs
M cFarland, has stated that
Denny Smith voted against
the housing assistance
legislation sponsored by
Congressmen AuCoin and
others In fact, he voted for
the bill, voted to fund the
bill and voted to override
President's Reagan's veto
of the p ro g ram
M rs
M cFarland is simply not
telling the truth on Con
gressman Smith's votes n
the housing legislation
Second, the charge has
been m ade th a t Con
gressman Smith voted for
the $19,(MX) tax break for
m em bers of Congress
Again, Mrs M cFarland is
not telling the truth, when
she makes that charge
On Dec, 16, 1982, Con
gressman Smith was one of
only 47 members of the
U S House of Represen
tatives to vote against a
measure containing that
special tax break Further,
be was the only member of
the Oregon delegation to
vote against the measure
W hy
th e n
is
M rs .
McFarland claiming that
Denny Smith was the only
member to vote for it?
Frankly, she has either not
done her homework, or
knows his record and has
chosen to ignore the truth
In either case, she I*
misleading the public
Third, a number of re
cent letters have claimed
that Denny Smith voted to
elim inate the m inim um
benefit paid to a special
class of Social Security
recipient* While that is
true, it is only half true
Yes. he did vote to remove
the automatic payment of
$122 a month, but he did so
in an attempt to make sure
enough money was left in
the trust fund* to pay for
those who truly need the
assistance Because of the
complicated nature of the
law. some older Americana
who depend on the benefits
would have been cut off a*
a result of the change Con
gress quickly drafted cor
recting legislation, and
Congressman Smith voted
to restore the benefit.
Neither M r*. M cFarland
nor her organization of
letter-to-the-editor writers,
mentions that fact
Such disception in a m a
jor campaign in Oregon is
not
n ew .
but
it
is
disheartening Next time
Mrs McFarland or one of
her
w o r k e r 's
m akes
another charge against
Denny Smith, remember
they 've ignored the facts in
two major instances and
mislead voters on a third
Is this the type of person
you want representing you
in Congress? I may not
always agree with Denny
Smith's philosophy, but at
least I know he is honest
about where he stands and
what he says.
Jimm ie C Taylor
Albany
Vote Duncan
I have been in education
for more than thirty years
as a teacher and as an ad
ministrator. and I support
V erne Duncan fo r re-
e le c tio n
as
s ta te
superintendent of schools
Dr
Duncan has con
sis te n tly prom oted the
educational w e lfa re of
children as his highest
priority During the time I
have known him, I have
had many personal con
tacts with D r Duncan con
cerning the education of
children in Oregon, not on
ly in the City of Sandy, but
also in Coos Bay From
that contact I have found
him to be a person who
sincerely cares and is
always available to listen
to concerns about our
educational system He is a
th o u g h tfu l person who
carefully studies issues
before rendering a deci
sion
It is this kind of per
sonality that I feel is essen
tia l to our educational
system for our children
Therefore, please support
Verne Duncan when you go
to the polls to vote on
November 2nd
Jack Peters
Sandy
Vote Starkovich
I am writing concerning
Steve Starkovich for state
senator. Steve is a local
person and has been very
involved in county politics
I feel he will be able to
spend the time needed to do
the office justice
Steve is a native of
C lackam as County and
works as a warehouseman
I strongly urge that you
consider Steve Starkovich.
when you vole Nov 2.
Jam « R
Estacada
Dump Smith
You might wonder why
Denny Smith choose to
change districts His sup
porter* hare in Hood River
Along with otiMr
political considerations, an
obvious possible reason is
that we in D istrict Two
know M r Smith all too
well We know who he is
and whose interests he has
served in the past two
years
Perhaps he has hopes
that the people in District
Five w ill be more suscepti
ble to a slick advertising
campaign, hitting big on
promises and sliding fast
and easy over problems
I hope that is not so. I am
taking the tim e to w rite this
le tte r , because Denny
Smith changed my life
Seriously Two years ago, I
was a bumed-out accoun
tant, but Reagonomics and
its local proponent, Denny
Smith, changed all that
1 attended three town
meetings in 1981 In those
meetings, Smith never a t
tempted to get to the facts
at-hanU, when he was
challenged on his statistics
The information that he
presented was often taken
out of context. For in
s ta n c e . a t th e A p r il
meeting, he passed out a
flier to assure his audience
that the president s pro
gram was working for
them, and that they should
assist the President by
writing to "Congressional
leaders who oppose the
P r e s id e n t ” ( w it h a p
propriate names and ad
dresses *
Unfortunately, this han
dout did not address the
fact that 50 percent of the
benefits of the “ Economic
Recovery Program " would
be going to a fifth of the
p o p u la tio n —th e ric h e s t
one-fifth
At a town meeting in
August, he was questioned
as to why he was one of 20
(o u t o f 424 v o tin g )
representatives who voted
fo r
e lim in a t in g
th e
minim um Social Security
Benefit He answered that
he didn't have to explain or
justify yes votes
Denny Smith has proved
to many of us in the Second
District that the in te r« !*
of big business and the
wealthy are not the in-
teresto of the poor, the
elderly, the working class
or indeed the future of our
I believe the facto
Smith * record «rill
for itoeif I hope that you of
the Fifth District w ill take
the time to look into this
record for yo u rse lv« and
not base your votae on an
advertising campaign
Taka a good look a t Dan
ny Smith's record, and it
w ill be d e a r to you w h o «
In te r e s ts
be
ha*
for the peat
Wayne A. Purrott
Hood River