10.The Journal, Thursday, April 14, 1977
The most dangerous thing
JUST A LINE MORE
(From Page 1}
cost of doing business. Mass
production and industrial-
ization was made possible by
the medium of advertising to
create volume sales, to cre-
ate competition that drives
the price down.
However, some of our law
makers and consumer advo-
cates unwittingly declare
that there is no competition
in electricity and natural gas
and telephone service, so
there is no need to allow ad-
vertising or communicating
with utility users as a cost of
doing business. If the utility
company wants to advertise,
then the stockholders should
pay for it from their side of
the business.
Our Country is made
strong by large stockholder
owned corporations. None of
them are required to put the
advertising costs on the
stockholders side. It is an ac-
cepted fact that any business
must have some source to
communicate and sell their
commodity to the consumer.
0000iill GIVE
about this movement to stop
utility advertising is that it is
government infringement
upon private enterprise. It
can easily spread to regula-
tion of the oil business. Since
the car industry is a detri-
ment to the environment and
so vast in nature, perhaps it
should be ordered to stop
advertising? Then spread
this to the essential food
business. Everyone must
eat, and if the food industry
was forced to stop all adver-
tising, maybe prices would
be cheaper? Clothing the
same way .... it is a necessity,
so maybe the government
regulators should deny that
industry the right to adver-
tise their wares. Anyone that
has studied economics knows
that competition and adver-
tising is what has kept
American prices low, and
mass production possible.
The paradox of the whole
thing is that while the Fed-
eral Trade Commission is
breathing down the neck of
professions such as lawyers,
doctors and optometrists to
force them to advertise their
services so that more people
can know about the services
and keep the price of these
essential services cheaper
through competition--our
state government is trying to
eliminate competition and
advertising, communication
with the consumer, by out-
lawing advertising of utility
and energy private enter-
prise.
The fact is that if you own
a business today, whether
it is banking, clothing, care,
or what have you, you can
deduct your advertising ex-
penses as a cost of doing
business. Why shouldn't
OG&E or Oklahoma Natural
Gas, or Southwestern Bell
Telephone, all private, stock-
holder owned businesses?
Another fact is that OG&E
spent only something like
50¢ per customer in 1972,
the last year of unprotested
advertising, to promote their
business and communicate
with their consumers. Up tc
this point, by promoting
mass use of electricity, the
price was kept down. The
problem of excessive cost of
electricity did not result from
N
lnllll
more use and advertising,
but from the environmental-
ists who forced the genera-
tion plants to convert from
coal to natural gas, which in
turn depleted the natural gas
supplies and indirectly
caused the energy crisis and
upped the cost of imported
oil. Now the move is to force
the utility companies to
spend billions of dollars to
convert back to coal[ You can
be assured the cost of elec-
tricity will go up, not because
of advertising, but because
of lack of a national energy
policy and the unrestricted
application of unreasonable
environmental laws that
were hashed up in a fit of
national hysteria and dump-
ed upon the pocketbooks of
the American consumer
without regard for consider-
ation of the impact it would
make upon the economy[
You say, "Oh, yes, you are
in the newspaper business
that depends upon adver-
tising, so sure you will yell
to high heaven." Not so. I'm
yelling to high heaven b-
cause there is a movement
here that can spread and
destroy our entire private
enterprise system. There is
consumer mood that is anti-
business, and is being help-
ed along by state legislators,
the most of which have never
been able to run a success-
ful retail business or corpor-
ation, but migrate to the
state capitol from the pro-
fessions with very little prac-
tical experience in private
enterprise.
The State Supreme Court
ruled that the Corporation
Conimission had no jurisdic-
tion over utility company ad-
vertising. However, the util-
ities have been pressured in
other ways until utility ad-
vertising is considered anti-
American, while it should be
just the opposite.
The utility companies have
enough business sense to
know that in this time of
shortage and high prices
they should devote their ad-
vertising dollar to conserva-
tion of energy. They can be
very instrumental in promot-
ing insulation and weatheri-
zation of homes and business
buildings. They can tell the
message about how to cut
CARROTS
TEXAS RUBY RED
m GRAPEFRUIT
SHURFINE
19 CV=w 00oo: 69,
VE'gi00TAaLEg "
ALL PURPOSE RUSSET
1200OR$1. °°
SHURFINE
BRUSSELS
TS
SHURFINE NON-DAIRY
20 LB. 3 16 OZ. €
i= POTATOES BAG Sl" CREAMER CARTON 29
JmJllJl PETER PIPER SLICED | DELMONTE " :l .i
"l[l i [ | 1'' ' lit lid HEINZ II I ' 13gil I CAN 59
D LL " TOMATO
PICKLES n,, 46 ?Z. -,
' 16 OZ. € BUSH S BEST
.._1- "- 49'11 CATSUP [00s000000iTav d 303 "o'l
U 32 oz, € nmmra, • V CANS[ l m
u Ig .RQ . -, ,, ,
i A GRIFFINS SHURFINE
00oz. o;o,] WAFFLE J SWEET 22 OZ., OO¢
mffi n GLASS V O, I von ir ! mbliln P'L' JAR €1
2..=- = I |SHURFRESH '' -I 0 1 KUr 2 oz. nn¢ ! rllLIg
mRI lOLl:O,, LB.,Xg¢ AR 7" I ; ,, ,, ,,, "
J. I. , _ , - uu, ,,,, ] ZESTEE IMITATION .
_.. II.SALAD DRESSING 59
i
r,m 00]INSTANT COFFEE ,ooz $4..,
VIENNA 3CAN' WHOLE O30379€
SAUSAGES 1. TOMATOES .,cA00S
down on the use of natural
gas and electricity. They can
spread the word about new
sources of energy and what
we can expect in the future.
They can lend courage and
intelligence to a serious
problem that does exist.
They have a right to com-
municate with the consumer
as a cost of doing business.
This is the first Private En-
terprise Week in Oklahoma,
an idea of an independent
bunch of good American
young people at Oklahoma
Christian College. However,
if this movement towards
government "nationaliza-
tion" or regulation of pri-
vate corporations continues
this may be the last Private
Enterprise Week.
Where do you stand?
-O-
Sound Off!
(From Page 1)
about doubled since we were
first married. Of course,
wages have increased too,
but prices are in excess of
the wage increase. For
instance, I made $34.00 per
week, and groceries ran
about $20 per week and rent
$30 to $35. a month. Now the
average wage is around
$100. a week, groceries from
$60 per week, and rent $200
to $300 a month. I think the
government spends too
much, like the salary
increase lately for our
elected officials. They don't
give the tax payer equal
privileges. I think they ought
to put the welfare people on
the government pay roll. The
same family shouldn't have
more than one member in
the family on the govern-
ment pay roll either. And I
don't think a $50 rebate is
going to help much, as it will
cost us any way we go. I
think the electric company
that is giving a rebate to the
welfare should have given it
to the stockholders who
helped to build their own
company for a legitimate
rebate instead of to welfare.
HEARING HELD FOR
EDDIE BUNCH
from Page 1)
July 1, 1975 through Dec. or
Jan. had disappeared. Mr.
Wyatt did not recall the exact
dates.
The next witness was the
P-T Principal, Ditz Mcllvain,
who is also Driver's Ed.
Instructor, football and track
coach. Mcllvain said he had
spoken to Bunch on several
occasions in regard to noise
in his classroom and missing
classes. Bunch teaches Okla-
homa History, Civics and
Problems in Democracy.
The school principal con-
firmed Wyatt's report of the
conversation related to the
board's decision. He re-
peated that Bunch was told
"he would go without the
board's blessing" if he took
more than the maximum
lbj , wtrniaS the
official that this would
legal decision and
"province of the
being invaded." The
"tribunal has no
ask this question be
by the board. West
he "needed a clear
!standing" of what
stitnted willful ne
duty according to the
It was established
board had acted in
agreement on the
West cited other
in which a definition
Phage,
duty," was made in 78
Then withdrew his
The December 7
i Ration which included
McIlvain and Bunch
next\\;matter of
Bunch. His story in
was that the board
discussed it for
sometime after wMch
asked them "to come
decision as it was
quite late." The
decision
witness who
asking for their
The attorney asked
Bunch if he were
that you didn't know
"blessing meant?"
said he thought
were something you got
God." He admitted he
it meant they wouldn't
it.
In summation,
ton reminded everyone
is one of those
times" for the board
important to the P-T
System which was their
responsibility as well
• the Bunch family. If
has "been absent,
monished, and not doing
,job" then the decision
board has reached
If in fact he is fulfilling
class room duties or is
unduly away, there is
tcause for not renewing i
contract. ' '
The attorney
the board to very
,weigh the matter of
mony to see if the
decision was correct
mistaken. I am not
prosecutor,"
stated but helping to
true facts. The '
decision is up to the
Think well on the
heard. The duties of
board of education
this of you."
West's summation
much agreed with
attorney's with the
that he felt the
definitely hinged on
definition of the
Again, West referred to
fact that 62 out of the
similiar charges went
appeal before the St
Board of Education.
OEA representative
Bunch said there were
parts to the charge
to the P.P.C. and
Board.
These were
leaving kids unit1
warned and then
doing the same thin
Willful is after
three days. Mcllvain agreed being told," he said f,
SHURFINE FRENCH SIILE SHURFINE VEGETABLE " that he felt the "conversa- "Obviously," West
.::*:%i 303 SHORTENING LB tion was clear and concise these warnings were
GREEN a CANS -g CAN 1 lilg[ c°ncerning the three days" given to Bunch or that
Hy_..[iii DP A Lie i I € '- "'- ' __ , . , in his estimation, had their express di
!i ilq[li IP I • u.s. cHOIcE At this time evidence was proval. If he doesn't k
" - R:)UNDSTEAK 98 ........... i given thatBunchhadn°t how can he be guilty
B g;E;gg.. ( " LB , been told his contract would willful neglect of duty S
• not be renewed. In January. teacher? It was not wtl
rUKrLC ,/ u.s CHOICE .: : Bunch was given an oppor- and it was not neglect ff
tunity to resign, however, no classes were covered in
PLUMSA 45 ¢ R[ /P t RQ¢ I distinction was made by absence." t
"blessing" or discharge, but The conclusion was
'" ' U S CHOICE llllll merely that if the teacher
iilli'J' --- n usvllwlm UkVW-IVB LB. VJ mtmm
-" Ex00r, I plKU:g PI:AK went for more than the thesesions. Thewere backgroundWeighty d'
::: . approved days he was ould be considered
t.e r._ u u r._...' i--"'--- ---" "'" _ .-! :i going againsttheapprovalof
€ renewing the teacher's ¢
muma ' (rgr broon II lll X bl LB. ' I i the board."
On further questioning, tract.
The school board r#
mwt _gtomn wich i lriiO - : Mcllvain answered, "Yes, bers, except Dale Jarvis
...... r ........ in NCH &RAFIFRESH LIVER 5-- EMV¢I 1 going into the classroom 07as absent, adjourned
/iUi = when problems or distur-discussion. Upon returnt
bances are encountered is a verbal vote was takefl
LB. a part of my job as which each member
:-,, BACON 2 $2."
g: SL I principal'" in answer t° matively upheld his f°r
West's questions. decision, thus making i
y SIZe) pLB.. Hollis Ward, 4th year school board's deciSl
- _ . i , :!i school board member, was unanimous in their charg e
_- ...... - / - - A - -- -;-- * *'4'* 1 ' the only member sworn in as willful neglect of duty.
I Food Stamps I h .i ii °rices [f|,rtive ' 1 m awitness. West resumed his
t¢''ZO/ kA k K Fri., SI. € ,on. / 'J toeff°rtSthe board'st° get a definitioninterpretation as
/ J tiVOli i I t pa| |S, ]6, |2 S ] of"willful neglect of duty."
rr ,R T .:i !i!! This witness also refused to .
HONE 8ubso, tbe to. vp
