1962-04-25

6 1 Hh OKEGON MIRKOR weanesaay, Apnl 25 1962 EXCUTIVE SKILL AHD VIGOR ,ARE RARE QUALITIES. THESE ARE SADLY LACKING. CLIFF CURRY FOR COUHTY COMMISSIONER (Democrat) CWf Curry an accountant and local businessman has filed for the Democratic nomination for county commis· sioner. He slated his filing was precipitated by the gross inefficiency and expressed unwillingness of the pres· enl commissioners lo cooperate with the City of Portland. Curry. age 44. was assistant Budget& Fiscal Ollicer. Army Ground Forces. World War D. Presently he holds the rank as Captain Finance Dept•• U.S. Army Reserve. He has had a wide experience in government. munici· pal. and public accounlmg. His government experience has included both budgetary accounting and disburs· ing of public funds. He practiced_ public accounting in Portland from 19481o 1958. Presently he is with the Mo· bil Oil Co. as a dealer. His methods of administrative operation are frequently employed in the instructing ol new company personneL Clifl advocates the introduction of three principal changes in Oregon law. (1) Permit joint ownership of a City-County stadium large enough to accommodate professional sports with adequate public parking and adequate egress. That is to say, the stadium must be built where it can be reached by two freeways. Further, that a re-manufacture of an existing fa– cility will not be satisfactory, nor the use of public funds for the purchase of real estate. (2) Amendment of the Liquor law to provide that those monies now returned to incorporated communities be specifically earmarked for sponsor$hip of a constructive rehabilitation program for the derelict. He believes such a program will reduce; law enforcement, welfare costs, juve– nile delinquency, and return the individual which is now a social problem to a useful place in society. (3) Amendment of the Motor Vehicle Code to require mandatory state wide motor vehicle in– spection once a year. The program would be self·financed, acomplished under the supervision of the Secretary of State, Department of Motor Vehicles. Mandatory re-inspection would be required after any accident now reportable to that agency. .The request for this type of legislation is based upon the improved highway safety now enjoyed by 18 states that employ the program. Curry is a past president of Kiwanis ol Parkrose. past Secretary ol Parkrose Chamber ol Commerce. pa s I president of the Oregon Gasoline Dealers Association. and currently senior vice president ol lhe Hawthorne Boosters. He is a member of Parkrose Lodge No. 179 A.F. IE A.M. and ollhe Oregon Consistory. He is an active member ollhe First Presbyterian Church of Portland. CWI was born in Richmond. Indiana September 2. 1917. where he received his basic education. Subseqaenllf allending night schools. the most recent. lv1ullnomah College in 1946-7 studying Commercial Law and Advanced Accounting. He is married and owns his home. Paid PoHtlcal Adnrtllllnq.