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i THE DAILY TIMES Page 13 Salisbury, Md. Wednesday, November 13, 1991 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 1 Good news will sell in bad times. And, it may even help people to be more optimistic. The Times should print some of the governor's accomplishments. Jeanne Webster Abbott Deal Island 7 Do we want oysters or tradition? Editor Of The Times: Oh happy day! The headline in The Times said "A Japanese solution?" Just as I thought we were finally headed for some level-headed management of our bay oyster, C.

virginica, it turned out the article was about the introduction of C. gi-gas. In one season of my 18 years of oyster production, 250 adult oysters produced 6 million spat. I can repeat that any time I have customers who want to buy them. So why don't we have oysters? We do not want oysters, we want "tradition." Little sympathy is expressed for the oyster.

Those of us who know how to produce it through private enterprise are ignored. It has been staff, as has been "suggested." I am willing to share my personal experience as an example. My (unemployment problem placed us in an intolerable situation. I followed all rules, regulations, guidelines, with the assistance of a well-known Baltimore lawyer. Eleven months passed with no action.

In desperation I contacted the governor 's office. With the assistance of a member of his staff, within one hour of our conversation, my situation was in a tolerable status. If the governor cuts his staff, do you think we as citizens will be afforded such individualized attention? Doesn't this say a lot about a governor that he would be concerned about an "individual?" It is possible that Schaefer, who has been in public service for his entire life, has deep-felt concerns for people. It is due to this intense concern that he becomes so emotional when "at tacked" by. the same people that he cares for.

My life is suffering just as many others, my husband is a commercial fisherman and the crisis within the watermen profession is almost hopeless. I have been employed for 25 years, the last 17 in state service. My unemployment has caused a great hardship. But I am not a "quitter." And, I do not cast the blame for the situation at Gov. Schaefer.

I remain to be proud of our governor. Tell Us What You BY FAX Now You Can Send Your Letters To The Editor Over The Fax Machine. FAX 543-8736 ATTN: Letters TMK 1ILY TIMFS lH Jack Dale Anderson VanAtta BIA lets Indian schools crumble WASHINGTON Today, as they do every weekday, 200 children of the Puyallup Tribe will crowd into the Chief Leschi School in Tacoma, Wash. a massive five-story building that the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been warned could collapse in an earthquake or even high winds. The 50-year-old school ignores a handful of building codes.

It is an unsound mishmash of concrete, rubble, clay tiles, plaster and bricks. Diagonal cracks from water and past earthquakes mark the corners of the building. Several walls are visibly bowed. In March, a consulting firm warned the tribe that "large sections of brick could fall off at any time." The tribe asked the BIA to put a fence around the building so children mingling around the school at least couldn't stand close enough to be injured by the falling debris. But nothing has been done.

Last month, another building consultant reported that the school does not meet minimum wind or earthquake standards. If an earthquake rattled Tacoma, the consultant said, Maryland which go to a select group of University of Maryland administrators and faculty, with one exception, only barely cracking the list; Schaefert salary at $120,000. Schaefer ranks 90th. The top salary is $215,000 and is made by an acting dean. That makes the governor's salary a pittance, especially for a man held responsible for the entire economic situation in Maryland.

The flagrant federal spending of both the past and present administrations has caused severe cuts in urograms and funding to all states, anyone considering the effects of the federal cuts to Maryland? The federal government has been operating with a budget deficit for the past 22 years. We are no longer shocked to hear of the federal deficit and have grown so alarmingly com- Slacent to the problem that is really estroying our country. The last year the federal government operated in the "black1 was 1969. Our federal deficit has grown from $78.9 billion in 1981 to $268.7 billion in 1991. Our federal government is overspending by nearly $1 billion daily.

But this flow of red ink will ultimately affect each of us. The states usually have to balance their budgets annually while Congress can always borrow. Unless some serious action takes place the federal government will be borrowing money to pay the interest on borrowed money well into the 21st century. Would any citizen try that in their own budgets? Let's view the whole picture to find the problem. Schaefer is a victim of a national economic crisis that he did not create.

Come on, let's enjoy life's good news. Just try to consider the accomplishments of our Maryland governor. Schaefer received national praise when he was mayor for Baltimore's renaissance, the transformation of the inner harbor from an area of decaying warehouses to a sparkling center of city life. He has also been noted for being an "untiring cheerleader" who restored a sense of pride among Baltimore residents about their city. Locally, Schaefer has improved roads, schools, tourism, businesses, major construction projects at Deer's Head Center and numerous other projects.

The improvements and major construction at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has resulted in that institution being a maior source of nride for our countv. Delmarva's Largest Newspaper the time predicted not a "wild catch" but rather private cultivation with an annual harvest" of 20 million bushels as a result of the bay survey. What we really need is the in- troduction of a new species called "management" At a recent conference concerning gigas vs. virginica, Peter Jensen of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources would not let me speak until he had heard from "industry." If private oyster production is not "industry" to his way of thinking and since he is calling the shots, then the annihilation of C. Virginica, and the stifling of private enterprise, comes as no surprise.

Under the same management system, never fear, C. gigas will suffer the same fate. "Tradition" must prevail C. virginica or not Max Chambers Westover Enjoyed Players' 'The King and Editor Of The Times: Magic was woven in Salisbury last weekend. The Community Players presention of The King and charmed me into believing that I somehow had been transported to the theatrical district of New York's Broadway.

From the moment the show's musical director, Charlie Smith, tapped the podium for silence until the crashing finale, it was the most stirring and professional accompaniment we could ever ask for. The actors, singers, and children were all a delight to watch and hear. The colors, costumes, sets, and sound all worked to perfection. Youngsters in costumes cartwheeled so rapidly one could not discern who was making such moves. The principals in the show, notably Jim Azar as the king and Mary Ann Dunn as Anna, were accomplished to the degree that their parts worked together so believably that they wove a spell that we seldom see in an amateur group.

I want to thank them all, especially director Anna Lee Trader, for such hard work and dedication for our pleasure. Paul W. Vineyard Salisbury Offers support for Maryland's governor Editor Of The Times: It is very disturbing that so many Maryland citizens appear to be suffering from tunnel vision when view-mgGov. William Donald Schaefer. The governor's salary is often subjected to severe criticism as a "top" oudget problem.

Please, let's apprise ourselves of the top 100 salaries of NIE Family Reading Tip Look at the weather forecast and ask children to select appropriate clothes for school or play. thus, in Maryland, tor oU years. Elsewhere private production of cultivated oysters is producing up to 1,000 bushels per acre. We can have oysters any time we want them. We cannot have "tradition" and "oysters." The Japanese solution to the bay would be the same solution held everywhere oysters are produced in quantity, "private production," not a change of species.

Management? Is an authorized catch of more than 1.5 million bushels of oysters on a resource which will be annihilated when only 400,000 bushels are caught good management? That is Maryland management For the last six years, at least, Virginia has permitted the decimation of its James River seed beds by permitting the catching of market oysters to ensure the survival of the "predator" for whom this is only a part-time job. They too, Virginia, have a management policy which results in annihilation. When disease and catching annihilated the natural catch areas, would the Japanese provide an answer? Yes, I am sure they would. The solution would not be C. gigas, but management of C.

virginica. Until the total citizenry of the state faces up to the fact (1) that the "Critical Area legislation," the 2020 legislation, and almost all similar legislation originally came about as a result of the annihilation of the animals that keep the bay, and (2) that we have probably (no figures on hand) spent more on those futile efforts, as a state, than we have made from "wild" ovster catches, consid Family Reading Tips are brought to you by The Daily Times Newspaper in Education Program. For All Your Copy Needs ararats wgwiainrii Many have expressed criticism of Open EVERY DAY till 9 p.m. ROUTE 13 SOUTH schaeter detense mecnanism. What would you suggest in its place? a suit of armor, ear plugs, and blinders? He is human.

Gov. Schaefer must not "cut" his the COpy Center AllenwShappljg Center ering the large subsidies to grow the Vila" oyster, and (3) unless there is expressed a desire for a change, nothing will change. How many millions of dollars must be spent in sacrifice to ensure "tradition continues? The addition of the Japanese oyster, C. gigas, to the bay "may" produce more offspring. It may or may not survive.

However, assuming it does survive and become the weed it has become in other parts of the world where it has been introduced and is now being killed to protect the native oyster, it would seem that its introduction to the bay can then be assumed to be because an animal must be introduced which has the genetic capability of reproducing faster than poor management decisions can ensure its demise. What is wrong with the best ovster in the world, C. virginica? If the answer is nothing, then why are we not concerned with ensuring its survival? In 1912 the leading biologist of GUIDELINES FOR LETTERS The Daily Times welcomes Letters To The Editor. Letters must be signed and include a telephone number where the writer can be reached during the day. The newspaper reserves the right to condense and edit all letters.

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gues that "for the last decade they have combined to sponsor the most gigantic spending and speculative binge in our country's history. By cutting taxes and increasing defense spending while simultaneously failing to slow down the growth of entitlements, they have nearly bankrupted the richest country in the world." This is fairly tough language, especially coming from a Wall Street type, but Rohatyn's analysis is, unfortunately, all too close to the mark. What makes it especially gloomy reading is the sense that any politician who dares talk in such terms will be resoundingly dismissed. "it is our opinion that major damage to the existing school would result." Still, nothing has been done. Sen.

Brock Adams, has asked the BIA to "take immediate steps" to move the children to another school. The BIA says it is doing its best to find another building, but its best is marginal. BIA officials appeared surprised when Adams told them late last month that the fence the tribe asked for "immediately" seven months ago has not been delivered. Obliviousness is standard operating procedure for the BIA. The agency rarely does anything "immediately," especially when it comes to repairing its wobbly schools.

As a BIA spokesman told us, "Too many of them are old and not built for schooling children." The Chief Leschi School began life in 1941 as a hospital. Then it was used as a facility for juvenile delinquents before it was converted to a high school middle school complex and tribal government offices for the Puyallups. The Interior Department's inspector general was tipped off to possible BIA deathtrap schools last spring and investigated the backlog of maintenance problems. The report, obtained by our associate Jim Lynch, concluded that despite the fact the BIA spends $70 million a year repairing its buildings, the agency has "failed to correct the life-threatening safety deficiencies, code violations and hazardous health conditions existing in Bureau schools, dormitories and other buildings." The report cited a pattern of buck-passing that shows little hope of reform. Examples of hazards include: The Teec Nos Pos School in Arizona, which is "imminently hazardous" because it has no fire doors, fire protection or working fire alarm system; The Many Farms High School in Arizona, where the inspectors found that the boys' dormitory roof leaked, windows were broken, light fixtures were dead and restrooms were unsanitary with corroded and broken toilets; The San Ildelfonso Day School in New Mexico where the main classrooms are in an adobe structure built in the 1920s.

One wall of the building was found to be cracked and in danger of collapsing into a classroom. The BlA spokesman conceded that repairs have been delayed in the past because of the "warped system we have on how repairs are done." But he blamed that system on red tape created by Congress and said the BIA was streamlining it to speed response time. MINI-EDITORIAL You can't always count on your friends in Washington. Rep. Harley Staggers, found that out when he threw in with the National Rifle Association.

Staggers has been a big NRA supporter and thought he could call in the favor when he needed help. The Washington Post recently reported that he thought wrong. The 1990 Census means a redrawing of congressional districts in West Virginia, and Staggers wanted the NRA to support him when he lobbied with state authorities to save his district from being carved up. Instead, the NRA went to bat for other West Virginia congressmen who had been equally gung-ho about gun issues. Next time Staggers should get something in writing because the gentlemen's agreement isn't what it used to be on Capitol Hill.

JACK ANDERSON and DALE VAN ATTA are investigative reporterscolumnists syndicated by United Feature Syndicate. In moments of wonder, I keep mentally returning to what President Bush used to say he doesn't say it much anymore about "the vision thing." This phrase, tossed off at a news conference, was his way of dealing with those impertinent critics who insisted he was not providing a vision for America's future. This little exchange has faded from view, and that's too bad; for "vision, broadly defined, is really the essence of leadership. You can't lead unless you have some idea where you're headed, and can clue your followers in on the secret. Articulated visions, in this sense, do not loom large among George Bush's gifts.

Most people seem to think he's still doing OK running the White House (although doubts on this score are rising), but you will not hear many folks assert claim that he is our newest philosopher-king, or anything of the sort. If he is in political trouble, it may be largely because he has not clarified his purposes for the nation, or even for himself, in believable terms. He has been busy helping Jim Baker run the world, and he saw to it that Norman Schwarzkopf and friends convincingly won their desert war. But he has managed to appear curiously detached from the simmering concerns on the homefront, and I suspect this is because he doesn't quite know what course he wants to chart. We elect presidents primarily to lead, and to me this has always meant blazing trails, defining and making choices, molding constituencies and communicating a sense of purpose.

Such leadership entails some crude sense, at least, of why it is important for the nation (on health care, say) to move from Point A to Point and how we should try to get there. Bush has not offered enough such leadership on domestic issues to convincing. In striking contrast, Felix Rohatyn, the veteran New York financial executive who helped, save New York City from bankruptcy some years ago, has just outlined his own concerns about the nation's predicament and its available choices for change. What is so striking about his essay, "The New Domestic Order," published in the Nov. 21 issue of the New York Review of Books, is that it brings a serious mind to bear on nagging national issues that most politicians prefer to ignore.

Rohatyn sees, correctly enough, that America is being gravely hurt by its years of slack habits: Deficit ing, enfeebled rates of savings and investment, sluggish growth in productivity and competitiveness. And, he warns, until one party or the other dares to tell the truth about this plight, the necessary course corrections just are not going to get made. He tags both the Republican administrations and the Congress for contributing to this bleak condition and ar OPINION Jimmy Carter dared to speak of a national "malaise" and got hooted down for his troubles. In the 1984 presidential campaign against Ronald Reagan, Walter Mon-dale had the temerity to suggest that American needed a tax increase, and bam! he won only 13 electoral votes. Bad news doesn't win votes.

But America simply has to face realities. Unless we honestly face up to our accumulated challenges and agree as a nation to forge serious responses, we are headed for real trouble. Rohatyn is unsparing on America's inability to keep pace with economic and technological advances elsewhere. Europe and Japan, he notes, are racing for the lead to produce high-definition television. France is expanding its successful (and safe) nuclear-energy network, investing heavily in high-speed trains and cooperating with Britain on the Channel tunnel.

And so on. How can the United States regain the mighty economic momentum that carried it so dazzlingly through the postwar decades? Rohatyn says straight-out that this "will require organizing and reallocating domestic resources, and this will require a determination and a willingness to experiment that have not been much' in evidence since the post-World War period." He calls, for example, for a "vast" new public investment program, financing largely by borrowing against the nearly $2 trillion currently in public and private pension funds. He urges a 5 percent tax surcharge to 1ay off the $150 billion of accumulated savings-and-loan osses in five years instead of, as currently planned, borrowing $500 billion over 30 years to pay the same bill. And ne urges shifting more federal resources to aid hard-pressed state and local governments. With a degree of understatement that is almost endearing, Rohatyn admits that his drastic remedies are "obviously controversial." So be it: Most great ideas usually are.

But he is forthright enough to say, with conviction, that "in our current situation we must seek different solutions or face disorder." To me, this is defining a challenge. This is leadership. This is dare we say it? a vision (and a pretty compelling one, at that) of the choices that America must inevitably face. Husband wanted, singles wanted, anyone who sews wanted. Due to massive overstock conditions, McCrory's is offering for sale to the public BRAND NEW 1992 HEAVY DUTY FREE ARM FULLY AUTOMATIC SEWING MACHINES FROM THE WHITE SEWING MACHINE CO.

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