Show e na t tr r By Jock Jack Wallis Three Important events that we must comment on this week are Halloween Daylight Savings Time and Election Day Halloween this year is one that we should take some extra precautions to insure that our children are safe Deaths from laced cyanide Extra Strength Tylenol and other product poi poi- have everyone on edge Because of the notoriety of the murders copycat copy pranks are very possible Parents need to be selective about where they send their children for Hallo Hallo- Halloween Halloween goodies and inspect the treats they receive Accept treats from only those homes you know There Is no need to spoil the tun roo of Halloween Hallo Hallo- Halloween this year but special precautions should be taken to insure against anything suspicious Halloween is on Sunday this year but most everyone will be out Saturday even even- evening evenIng ing making their rounds for treats After the last trick or has ex- ex exhausted exhausted hausted the treat supply take the time Saturday evening to make the rounds and turn all the clocks off Daylight Sav- Sav Savings Savings ings Time This time you turn them back one hour and get back the hour lost in the spring when the clocks were all turned ahead one hour The next thing we must all remember is to vote on Tuesday Election Day This year the election issues are a little more complex We have a third party running on a local platform Also we have several write write-in candidates We ha have ve no intention of telling anyone who they should vote for But some kind of criteria should be used to decide who you will vote for before entering the election elec- elec election tion booth Vote for the person who you think will represent you best and do the things you think need to be done Vote for forthe forthe the person who has the experience time and willingness to do a good job Also we should add qualifications to this list of things a candidate needs to have to be a winner Well so much for the Individuals Each voter will have to make up his own mind Another problem this year is voting on four changes to the State Constitution Four propositions appear on ever ballot with a box after a for and an against Each voter must decide whether proposition he is for or against each tion Usually if youre you're not for something youre you're against it it Well that's not exact exact- exactly exactly ly the case with the four propositions When it comes to changing our laws things can get pretty tricky It Is downright hard to tell exactly what is meant Propositions 1 seems to be tb the toughest to decide It is called a revenue and tax tax- taxation taxation article revision and it is aimed at helping the homeowner with his proper proper- ty property tax The business sector seems to be against Proposition 1 because they sa says it will increase property taxes on businesses Proposition 1 would also increase the source of revenue to the Uniform School Fund It would also allow taxation of government owned utilities outside their boundaries It would also allow sharing of funds between counties cities and other local units of government A lot of time and money has gone into giving the public a vote on the four pro pro- propositions propositions positions appearing on the ballot On Pro Pro- Proposition Proposition position 1 the House voted 8 57 and the Senate 3 24 in favor of this change in the Constitution After considering all the issues we would recommend that one vote for all four propositions Also Tuesday the annual general season deer hunt comes to a close This year to date the weather has been ex- ex excellent excellent Its It's worth a trip to the mountain just to see the country As far as we can tell this years year's hunt has been very successful A lot of hunters got their buck the first day Contrary to what some have said there have been a alot alot lot of deer running around this year A Alot Alot lot of small bucks have been taken and there are a lot of does left So we guess the deer herds did well last ast winter in this part of the state |