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» Page 10 Portland Observer, January 12. 1963 Washington Hot Line by Congressman Hon Wyden ernor saw the passage of legislation that set up the Department of Envi ronmental Quality and established land use planning in our slate. He also was one of the founders of One Thousand Friends of Oregon. Tom M cC all fought fo r strong environmental standards for O re gon, because he loved Oregon And Oregon loved him. He was one of those rare men who is a legend in his own tim e—a man whose opinions and ideas made waves in Washing ton, D .C ., as well as at home, a man who had the respect of people from all walks of life, all political persua sions and all philosophies. It was fittin g that Tom M cC all spent his last few months battling for the preservation o f one of his major legislative initiatives—land use planning. Tom M c C a ll was nothing if not a Tighter. He was will ing to give his all to any cause he be lieved in—and he believed in many. He never asked more of others than he was willing to give himself, never When former Oregon Governor Tom McCall died Saturday, he took a part of every Oregonian with him. In many way», Tom M cC all was Oregon— the epitome o f the inde pendent spirit, the forward thinking and the strong will that made Ore gon the great state that it is. He will be sorely—and forever— missed. To list all o f Tom M c C a ll’ s ac complishments would take more space than one column allows. He was a newspaperman— in Moscow, Idaho, In Bend and in Portland. He was a commentator for Portland television stations 2 and 8. He was a correspondent for the Navy during World War II. He was a Secretary o f Stale for two years and a governor for eight. But most of all, Tom McCall was a public servant for Oregon—and he served it well. Oregon enjoys a national reputa tion for its strong environmental standards—and Tom McCall was a big reason why. His tenure as Gov face us. After all Tom McCall was one of those kinds of people. He wouldn’t have known how to be any d iffe r ent. W e’ll miss him. Prince H a ll Shriners o f M ina Temple »68 re-elected James W. Calvin as III. Potentate for 1983. Other officers elected are Joseph Henderson,£?hief Rabban; William Haygood. asst. Rabban; Charles Sanders, High Priest and Prophet; Andrew Childs, O rie n ta l Guide; L .C . Ellison, Treasurer; and John Blow, Recorder. Im perial officers are Thomas Vickers. Deputy of the Desert; W illiam Odom , Deputy of the Oasis; Fredroe Johnson, Advi ser of the Desert and Eugene Bon ner, Organizer, M ina Court »142, Daughters of Isis, re-elected Frances Odom as III. Commandress. Other elected o ffi cers for the Court are Virgie Tins ley, 1st L t. Commandress; G loria Brown, 2nd L t. Commandress; Margaret Isaacs, Priestess; Ella Mae Roy, O rien tal G uide; Layola Brown, 1st Ceremonial Daughter; Bernice Noble. 2nd Cerem onial Daughter; Charles Person, Inside Spy; Pearlie Mae Joiner, Outside Dr. Francea Odum was ra elected llluatrioua Commandress ol Mina Court <2 and Jamaa W. Calvin aa llluatrioua Potentate for Mina Temple 68. AAONM S Spy; Vethel Hall, Recordress; Doro thy Vickers, Treasurer; Orene Rose mon. Directress o f Isiserettes. Im perial O fficers are V io la Bonner, Deputy o f the Oasis; D orothy Vickers, Deputy o f the Desert and Deputy Directress of Line Officer's Training; Clareece Shelby, Deputy Directress of Isiserettes. The Shriners and Daughters of Isis work in conjunction with Senior Citizens and Youth Projects, an an nual Christmas Party for children, donate and deliver Christmas food boxes to needy families in the com munity and give career education and scholastic scholarships. Mina Temple sponsors a wrestling team and other athletic activities for youth. Mina Court sponsors an Isis erettes Girls Club which is both re creational and service oriented. Brina this advertisement for additional 5% savings. One Inch Alum inum Blinds mor I A Mini Blinds I imm Dknds From the Boardroom 50% OFF by Gladys McCoy Multnomah County Commissioner Softlight Shades lar reduction. Other areas of interest and exper ience for M r. Biskar include Senior Citizens issues, youth and health care. He has expressed interest in participating in the Oregon Associa tion of Counties. There was some concern that the selection process was convoluted. Let me set the record straight. It was accelerated, but not convoluted. The rules called for five minute interviews before the board exclud ing Commissioner Dennis Buchan an, on two d ifferen t occasions. Once these werre completed, each board member was expected to share its list to determine common choices and then proceed through a nomination process that would ulti mately focus on one candidate. Having been through such a process in 1975, 1 was personally not inter ested in putting anyone else through similar pain and agony if it could be I l pleases me to introduce to my constituents in District 2, the newest Multnomah County Commissioner. M r. Arnold Biskar representing Dis trict I , form erly held by Dennis Buchanan M r. Biskar was unani mously nominated on December 22, which allowed him and the 30 other candidates to enjoy an "an xiety fre e " holiday. He could not be formally elected until the vacancy occurred, however, and was voted into the position on January 4, I9R3. M r. Biskar is a Certified Public Accountant, and his training will certainly be an asset in helping the County balance the budget. In 1982- 83 there is already $900,000 short fall due to a decline in the revenue projections in the fourth quarter of 1982. Without substantial revenue generation, the 1983-84 budget will require as much as a $14 million dol- growing. In November, the board of directors of the Ecumenical Minis tries of Oregon passed a resolution in support o f divestment o f certain South A frica related stale fund. During the same month State Treas urer Clay Myers announced at W il lamette University that he has with drawn certain deposits from C iti bank, which has been heavily in volved in loaning to South Africa. Myers claims he has re-deposited these funds in Oregon banks. The Portland City Council vote on the South African resolution has been delayed due to the South A fri can Consul (ieneral's visit, but is ex pected to come up soon. (Continued from page I col. 3) pension funds over a three-year period. The bill calls for reinvest ment of those funds in the Massa chusetts economy. A veto of the bill by the governor was overridden by the House 134-2 and by the Senate 23-5. In Michigan, the stale legislature passed a bill that will require with drawal of all state educational funds from companies that do business with South Africa. In Oregon, the number of groups endorsing withdrawal of state funds from banks and corporations is RENT THIS NEW VIDEO RECORDER BY PHONE 239-7451 ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIT HASSLE! ALL RENT APPUES TO PURCHASE! Leas ‘ 15®” off «rat month with this ad. Only ‘ 59°° first month! S A M E DA Y * 7 4 ° ° eta ssomth ______ DELIVERY UHF DELIVERY! (In m o ti f i M » l NO DEPO! REQUIRED! ---- AND SERVICE INCLUDED WE CARRY « •••••• OUR OWN ACCOUNTS! AND THAT'S NOT A U WE CARRY. . . Televisions Refrigerators avoided. Nor was I interested in a "d a rk horse" with so many quali fied candidates having come fo r ward. 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In the last months of his life, Tom McCall only asked one thing of Ore gonians—that they preserve the land use laws he fought so hard to gain. T hat the voters acquiesced is a tribute to Tom McCall’s great pow ers o f communication and persua sion. I f there was only one more thing Tom McCall could ask of Oregon ians, I think it would be to maintain and build on the Oregon spirit— to preserve our reputation as indepen dent thinkers, as creative, forward- looking individualists, as people who understand the importance of preserving our great natural re sources and of coming up with inno vative solutions to the problems that Prince Hall Sbrinerà elect officers (Continued from page I col. 3/ basement surrounded by four or five other people. T rin a looked te rrifie d . The people with Trina threatened him , even asking someone to gel a gun. When 911 was called, it took police almost a h a lf hour to respond," Herndon continued. 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