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Only two years <
the Portland
Trailblazers were bi
criticized by
Portland fans for n
players Well now it itppears as if the
Btaaers have finally seen the light. First
of all they traded an all star forward.
Sidney Wicks, and the Portland fan's
beloved all star guard. Geoff Petrie. It
was o b v » * that both players had to go
for the Blazer*. to have any chance for a
The! lasers had suffered the inept ball
handling of W icks, and tbe inconsistent
shooting of Petrie, but wbo would have
hebeved both of them would be traded?
Of course it was conceivable that W icks
would be traded.
Wicks bad been
badgered by the Portland fans since his
second year with the Blazers, when he
didn't produce an instant winner. But
W icks certainiy was not unjustly critieii
ed by tbe fans. Tbe sloppy ball handling
was not entirely his fault, since he was
thrust, a 6 V . into a small forward spot
usually occupied by 6'6" and S T for
wards such as Bob Gross. I'm not saying
Wicks deserved all of tbe criticism he got.
but he did deserv e enough to be justifiab
ly traded.
Tbe Blazers also got rid of Petrie,
which marks the character of a true
championship team. Petrie's defensive
ability was already sub-par, compared to
other starting guards in the NBA. and
Petrie would never have been able to
play the pressure defense that the Blaz
ers rode to the championship. But P ein e
was an original Trailblazer and an over
whelming favorite with the Portland
fans. At the end of last season P etne just
did not appear as a likely candidate to be
traded.
Tbe Blazers obviously realised that
being sympathetic can stand in the way of
being winners when they traded Petrie.
Now that tbe Blazers are World
Champions it’s apparent that they plan to
remain champs. Their latest maneuver
was to trade center. Robin Jones to
Houston for what they believe » a better
center.
Coming from the European
league and making the Biaaer dub as a
free agent. Robin Jones won tbe hearts of
many Portland fans.
A lot M fans w en
Robin Jones was traded, and rightly so. I
a hack up center, hut the B
ment felt that Jones-had not progressed
enough over the course of the season to
be a back up center to Bill Walton And
Portland truety needs an adequate back
up for Bill Walton, if they are going to
continue to be a winner, when one
considers the various ailments Walton
The temperature reached over 100
degrees for three days in a row. unbe
lievable. right? Well, that's not the only
unbelievable thing characteristic of Ore
gon. One of the state's most highly
recruited football players did not start in
last weekends Shrine All Star game.
Robert Pickle" Lewis, the swift All
State receiver from Grant High was
relegated to third receiver behind Scott
Tiesing of Sunset and Tack Paola of
Sandy.
According to North's coach. Jeff Dur
ham of Forest Grove, the play of Lewis
and Paola was extrem ely close during the
practices. And. of course, what usually
happens when a Black atheiete in Oregon
plays with the same ability as white
players happened. Paola got the starting
nod over Lewis.
This kind of discrimination doesn’t
happen only in All-Star games, it happens
everyday, in every sport. So next time
you're watching a high school atl.eletie
event and notice that the Black partici
pants ability far exceeds the white
player* abihty, you*11 know. If it didn't
you would see a white player out there
not a Black player.
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Bulletin explores heat loss
formula to help home
owners figure the approximate cost of
their home heat lots is now available from
the Oregon State University Extension
Service.
The formula, in the new “Save Home
Heating Dollars" bulletin, will help home-
owners make decisions about different
ways to stop beat loss while getting an
idea about bow long it will take to recover
the initial investment through reduced
Far example, leas expensive forms of
storm windows may pay for themselves
in two years, while fiberglass insulation
under the floor over an unheated crawl
NAACP meets
The NAACP. Portland Branch meeting
will be held on Sunday. August 21st at
4.-00 p.m. at First AME Zion Church. N.
Vancouver and Skidmore. Tbe topic will
be a report on tbe National Convention.
Reverend John H. Jackson, President,
invites the public to attend.
APPROXIMATELY
spnee may be repaid by one year's beat
savings.
Tbe actual dollars saved depend on the
climate and other factors that can be
included in tbe master formula given in
the new bulletin, say Dorothv F. Brown
and Walter E. Matson
Ona saving that will help is tbe state
income tax credit available to anyone wbo
after October 4. 1977. Tbe law specifies
that 25 percent of the actual cost of
materials and labor up to a maximum
expenditure of $500 can be taken as
income tax credit.
Weatherization work eligible for tbe
credit includes insulation, storm window*
and door*, caulking, weatherstripping
and other infiltration preventative ma
tenais, vapor barrier materials, timed
thermostat«, insulation of heating ducts,
hot water pipes and water heaters in
unheated spaces, and dehumidifier*.
Oregon residents may obtain copies of
the “Save Home Heating Dollars“ bulle
tin and details about the income tax
credit legislation from county offices of
the OSU Extension Service.
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