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'' 's, Supplement to the Green Valley News,Oro Valley Voice, Nogales International,Sierra Vista Daily Herald-Dispatch, Bisbee Daily Review
artworks EASY LIVING The Cover:
Following a tour of Bisbee's Copper Queen Mine,
FEATURING THE WORKS OF visitors come back into the real world aboard one of
TUCSON ARTISTS the trains used to transport miners in the mine's
Fe- bruary1978 heyday in the early 1900s. At the controls is John
SCULPTURE DRAWINGS ETCHINGS ry, Palomino,a miner in Bisbee for most of his life and one
WATERCOLORS of several miner-guides who helped get the Queen
431 N. 4th AVENUE,TUCSON 622-0408 Contents Page - back in shape for visitors.For a closer look,see Susan
• NOON TO 8 P.M.—TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY
Fincke's story and Joe Carders photos on page 10.
A (Coverphoto by Joe Carder)
handscreened designs by �� �0- „ a
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berta wright
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FASHIONS and GIFTS from the World over
Works of DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN '
from the Southwest � .•
Paolo Solea Bells & Sculptures � ' � ��' '
}� i CLASSY PRODUCTION
Designed or Selected by BERTA WRIGHT*1736 East Speedway•325-2591 : *::
.== .- : • .:' .': Editor, EASY LIVING:
Everybody's excited but Your review of our book(This Land;These Voices
"World Wide Sources" the bulls 4 by Abe and Mildred Chanin,reviewed in Book Fare in
January)was so intimate,hit the nail so closely to what
by Lee Webster we were attempting to do.
Mexico—i�per lb.ythest Lace . _- • . This was the first look I have had at EASY
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Idaho—Picture Jasper LIVING Magazine and from all my years in the field!
$5O0per lb. A nice plant with a n of the classier productions this
can tell you it is one
African—Botswana Agate nasty nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
sy5 per lb. state has seen.
Arizona—Native Copper Specimens by Lee Coe Again my thanks to you.
From Ray,Arizona Abe Chanin
$25O and up Tucson
Petrified Rainbow Agate Wood Pima County's two newest
Select$2O0 per lb.
15%off 10 or more pounds of one type supervisors 8 INFORMATIVE STORY
Dealers For. by Kit Mcllroy EDITOR, EASY LIVING:
Cortone.Highland Pack.Star Diamond.Scott-Murray.
Crystalite.Vigor.Federal Abrasive. My compliments on your feature story about middle
Supplies:Sterling Silver.Faceting Rough Mineral Specimens.Findings * ` : aged divorce (in January EASY LIVING).
DISCOUNT AGATE HOUSE �:i ^ � `�° This was one of the few times I felt accurately
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3401 N.Dodge•Tucson,Arizona a A ? ' ' quoted and I was impressed with the skill with which
793-0781•Mon.-Sat.9:30-5:30 is Ai '@ .. 1 4 Mr. Mcllroy wove his interviews into an informative
and interesting news story.
Y
r At some future date you might be interested in a
Z,
. a 4 3: x story about the volunteer organization I recently
'� -~ h started in Tucson—Widowed To Widowed.From my
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4: ,-\:;'i:7 own experience I knew there was a need for such a
Lady Ists __ ._ _ , , self-help groupbut I have been overwhelmed bythe
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} response to my first three meetings.Over 200 women
• - - - have attended,weather notwithstanding. Do feel free
Exploring the Stopes
to contact me if you wish more information.
Boutique
with a mocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Genevieve Ginsburg
by Susan Fincke Behavior Associates
Tucson
Save your Confederate STEAKHOUSE IS OPEN
money 13 Editor, EASY LIVING:
0 by Bob Murray In regards to an article in the January issue of EASY
ALIVING (The Appetizer), which mentioned the
FASHIONS _,_'•. NTraildust Steakhouse in Bisbee:
Departments: As the owner of the steakhouse and cocktail lounge,
(. � The Spectator 3 I feel the article is wrong in one way. Art Sutton has
v
I The Appetizer 14 been dead for three months, and the wording of the
la.11
QBook Fare 17 possible sale of the business does give doubt whether
U the steakhouse is open or not.
E I would appreciate it very much if I could have a
FINE GIFTS
S PUBLISHER: Theodore C. Turpin rerun,or better yet,invite you over to have a steak on
EDITOR: Carol Sowell
me,to prove it is open and also I'm sure you will have
Contributingeditors: Susan Fincke as good a dinner and cocktail as anywhere in the
-'� �ardrobe county .
Personalizedy
- Kit Mcllroy Mrs. DorothyRadonovich
Coordination ADVERTISING MANAGER: Glenn Stearns B•
Buying isbeeAdvertisingsales staff: Don Daily
y Editor's Note: The information published in EASY
Private Consultations on Mark DeConcini
Chuck Larson LIVING was obtained in a phone call in mid-
•
Wardrobe & Cosmetics Jim Schmitz December to the owner listed in the telephone book.
'r happyto know the steakhouse isopen,�and
DESIGN&PRODUCTION: Dave Cosgrove Wee
Owner - Consultant
Kevin Stoddard hope to take Mrs. Radonovich up on her offer soon.
Lara Robinson Unsolicited manuscripts
and article queries should EDITOR'S NOTE:
EASY LIVING is a be sent to Editor, EASY
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon. - Sat. publication of San- LIVING, P.O. Box 3003, EASY LIVING welcomes letters to the editor
LAz. cruval Corp., P.O. Tucson, AZ 85702. A commentingon its coverage of Southern Arizona.
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Box 3003, Tucson, envelope should b e Letters must be signed with the author's name,should
623'2790 AZ 85702 (602) 624- enclosed if sender wishes be brief and to theoint and are to editingfor
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3745 manuscript returned. reasons of length,and taste.
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to cost us more the county always is als two or
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three times the revenue.
By KIT McILROY does,there is very little money to do anything.And if going to have to build all highways and bridges within
Both Dave Yetman and Katie Dusenberry made there was, this is a conservative Board which is the area, and he's going to have to build his own
spectacular entries into Pima County politics. reluctant to make any changes other than cosmetic sewage treatment plant, which was something
Virtually unknown before his campaign, Yetman ones. unheard of a couple of years ago.
upset incumbent District 5 County Supervisor Joseph The former university, philosophy assistant "Then,"he continues,"the requirements that we're
Castillo in the September 1976 Democratic rima professor and church camp manager can accept the going to put on rezonings are going to be much greater
p p Supervisors'limited power,but finds their shortage of all the time. I would be surprised sailed unopposed into office in November. g if Rancho Vistoso
The same year Mrs. Dusenberry conquered a funds"frustrating." ever comes to be at all, just because the up-front
strong opponent for the Republican nomination for Inflation, increased population and loss of county capital costs are going to be really heavy."
District 1 Supervisor before defeating incumbent Ron income following the copper slump will dictate a This probably wouldn't upset Yetman, who
Asta, a nationally-recognized symbol of New Politics "huge"increase in the property tax rate,he reports— compares the uncontrolled growth characteristic of
and controlled growth, in a memorably close general at least 42 cents just to make up the missing revenue Pima County and other favorite Arizona Sun Belt
election. from the mines. spots to "cancer."
Other than in dramatic impact, however, the two Far from being able to initiate new services, he "The cost that new growth brings to the taxpayers
victories offered few parallels. expects the Board to cut back on existing ones in of all the county is always two or three times what the
Yetman, who demanded that growth be made to order to keep up with climbing costs. revenue is," he points out. "The average taxes on a
pay its own way, and stressed a need i for county "Roads and parks won't be maintained as well,"he home are between$400-500. The average home has
leadership in programs dealing with health care and states. There won't be as many roads paved. The 1.7 children.It costs$1,500 to put a kid through school
the elderly, had been branded an "Astacrat no- levels of law enforcement by the sheriff's department for a year.That's just education alone,and doesn't say
growther" and a "radical" by his opponents. won't be as high." anything about the sheriff, roads, parks, sewers,
Conversely, during her campaign Mrs.Dusenberry . Among the few accomplishments that do stand out libraries.
faced charges that her close ties to Tucson's business in the new Supervisor's mind are turning over "All this means that resources are taken away from
community would•make her a tool of conservative, existing areas that need it most. The rest of the
expansionist interests.She responded that hers would taxpayers in effect subsidize new growth,and pay the
be a moderate,mediating influence on the Board,and As far as making any social costs of boom-and-bust cycles,increased crime,
that her business(at City Van&Storage)and school difference in t pollution and congestion."
he lives of
board (Tucson District I) experience would help her A preferable use for county funds, in Yetman,s
attack waste and inefficiency ing overnment. people, the Board just opinion, would be for health care, especially for the
elderly. Establishin neighborhood clinics for both
After a year of coping with the realities of office,the doesn't have the statutory -- � g g
two newest Supervisors still describe themselves as urban and rural residents, and in-home treatment for
"verydifferent . . . worlds apart"on the larger issues authority. And where it does older patients, are cherished aims that he hasn't
p g t entirelyabandoned, despite cramped budgets.
such as growth and government organization. there is very little money top p
However, their strongly opposing philosophies are Yetman so far has shown little interest in internal
do anything• reform of the county. The dual shared
not as dichotomous as the apparent Asta-vs.-
everybody-elsejurisdictionby standoffs common to the previous city and county government in Pima causes some,for
board. instance Mrs. Dusenberry, to worry about waste and
Dusenberry and Yetman share one point of management of the county's troubled Kino Hospital to duplication of effort, and to suggest consolidation.
agreement one year into their four-year terms—that a"very good"private firm that has saved Pima"$4 or 5 Yetman doesn't "want any part of it."
1978 will be a tough time for all Pima residents, million already"; and instituting econometric analysis "If there could be a guarantee that in consolidating
bringing higher taxes and reduced services. of housing development plans to insure maximum government we would have a truly grassroots
And for non-urban-dwellers who complain of savings by the county. community organization," he says, "I would be very
county neglect, they hold out little hope that this will On the controversial question of growth, Yetman much in favor. But as a matter of fact history has
be the year of change. believes his policies, if not his principles, may be shown that inevitably it's the strongest economic
A REFLECTIVE ACTIVIST finding more acceptance with his colleagues. interests who control these kinds of governments.
"Besides there's
When asked to list achievements during his first
"The Supervisors suddenly realized that we can't e s a point in bureaucracies at which if
year ofpublic office personallyand bythe Board of put in more developments without making them pay," you double the size you quadruple the cost. There's
y ' he asserts. "We don't have the money for any capital no necessary correlation between efficiency and size."
Supervisors as a whole,Dave Yetman is blunt:"I don't Nor does District 5's Supervisor, who represents
think there was anything really big." programs at all. .
Westside Tucson, feel that domination of a county by
"As far as making any difference in the lives of "We've begun with Rancho Vistoso (a proposed one large city such as Tucson necessarily leads to
people," the 36-year-old Democrat says, "the Board development of some 40,000 people north of the slighting of the outlying areas.
just doesn't have the statutory authority.And where it Catalina Mountains), telling the developer that he's "I think the reverse is probably true,"he declares.
Page 8 EASY LIVING February, 1978
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By LEE COE Our own desert datura is very similar to the severe cases,convulsions, coma, often death.
«Vklhere the longhorn cattle feed on the lowly Jamestown weed of ill fame,although it often grows The ceremonial mixture brewed by Indians was
jimson weed . . ."So wailed Gene Autry and much larger,sometimes up to five feet high,spreading made from bruised leaves and roots mixed with water,
other sundry cowboys, happy to be "back in the out from the main stem in a globular shape as much as although occasionally they fermented bruised seeds in
saddle again." six or seven feet wide and looking like a giant bouquet, water,creating a particularly narcotic and intoxicating
While most of us know what longhorn cattle are, when conditions are right. The flowers are nearly as well as dangerous beverage.The liquor was drunk
even if they are mighty scarce these days,how many twice as large as the eastern variety,averaging seven to bring about hallucinations or"dreams,"which were
westerners can describe a "jimson weed?" or eight inches in length,with the flaring trumpet often interpreted to help guide the tribes in future actions.
In this desert land, a plant that grows lush and five or six inches across. HEALING POWERS?The sacred datura is also known as the devil's
green,putting forth giant trumpets of white that fill the Besides the religious uses for this plant,the Indians
air with a heavenly fragrance,should never be termed trumpet, Indian apple, thorny apple and spiny apple, smoked the leaves to relieve asthma. It was an
a weed.It is a strikingly handsome flower in the desert the last three because of its large,oval-shaped green effective remedy,but could be highly dangerous if care
garden and the more dignified name"sacred datura" fruit, which is covered with spines. These spines are urasn't taken to limit the quantity used. Poultices of
better reflects its appearance than"jimson weed."But fairly soft until the fruit has hardened, to avoid any mashed leaves or roots were placed on burns,bruises
its reputation as both an hallucinogen and a poison is passing animal whose fur might snag the spines and and wounds and had a soothing as well as healing
firmly based in fact. carry it away,and then they're more like thorns.Indian effect. Here againtoo much or ro.lon d use often
The sacred datura derives its name from its names in the southwest for. this showy plant are ' p h which resulted in absorption of enough poison into the body_
scientific designation, datura meteloides DC, tolache, aneglakya, hoh-eep, and moh-mope,p to cause dangerous symptoms.The Indians also made
combined with the fact that many southwestern Indian may possibly refer to the same properties as the an ointment of mashed seeds mixed with grease and
tribes brewed a narcotic "tea"from parts of the plant English names describe. used it on sores, boils, pimples and swellings.
to use in religious ceremonies. Actually, the name Modern-day drug experimenters,having heard that
jimson weed beton s to another, t�iou h closelyLOVELY TO LOOK AT
gg the sacred datura causes hallucinations, have
related datura, datura stramonium. i The datura is a perennial plant that grows in open ahem ted to use parts of the plant to obtain this effect,
` fields and along roads throughout the year when there p
Its leaves are nearlythree inches steeping the leaves in water and then drinking-the
IT'S NOT SPINACH is sufficient moisture. resulting brew. The aftermath has been nausea and
While that plant is considered to be a native of Asia, long with irregular notches and look superficially like even coma.
an oak leaf.They are a very dark green.The trumpet-
the English colonists who first settled the eastern shaped flowers are white,and occasionallystreaks of At one time,the eastern vanety of datura became a
coast of America at Jamestown, Virginia, found it respectable houseplant, being no more poisonous
growing wild there. Sight of.the lush green plant
purple rise from the stem end,though seldom coloring than many other such plants. The heavy sweetness
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reminded them of spinach, and some of the settlers given off by the lovely flowers freshened the air and the
gathered and cooked the leaves. The effect was But in spite of its outward beauty, the datura is a . dark green foliage was very attractive.The flowers and
anything but spinach-like. member of the deadly nightshade family, and the fruit,however,being large and conspicuous,attracted
The pilgrims became intoxicated and reportedly entire plant is poisonous. The poison is an alkaloid children who often became ill from sucking the nectar
had to be confined for their own safety until the effects similar to belladonna, the main ingredient of which is from the stem end of the blossom or attempting to eat
wore off. Some of the unhappy "spinach" eaters still atropine, used by eye specialists to dilate the pupil of the spine-covered fruit. As its dangers were
exhibited symptoms three days after the meal. with the eye before an examination. One symptom of recognized, it was suspected that even the datura's
such a history, the plant became known as that poisoning by this plant is the dilated(enlarged)pupils fragrance carried a miasma of poison. While this last
Jamestown weed, which in the English vernacular in the affected person's eyes.It is also an hallucinogen, was incorrect, the plant fell into disrepute and once
sounds more like "jimston" or "jimson" weed. causing excitation, delirium, incoherence and, in more became just "that Jamestown weed."
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Growth brings stability to a
community,broadens the tax
base, helps business.
"In terms of who pays the taxes I think county wanted to pay for." Tucson will be eligible for federal aid(usually involving
residents have it better. City residents pay not only Despite her enthusiasm for metro government, an 80-20 percent matchup of federal-local funds) in
city tax and sales tax, but for the sheriff, for county however, the Board's first woman Supervisor upgrading its secondary road systems.But in outlying
roads and county parks, often without getting direct acknowledges that formidable hurdles, most areas improvement through Pima's "dust control
benefits from these services." significantly the need for a state constitutional program" will be "a very slow process," she says.
When the possibility of providing emergency county amendment, may force her to realize her goal in a Echoing Yetman, Mrs. Dusenberry asserts that
paramedics is raised, Yetman — who says legal and gradual, piecemeal fashion, if at all. though unpaved roads in Catalina"may be perceived
economic barriers stand in the way anyhow — Meanwhile she keeps busy trying to reform county as county neglect in that people aren't receiving the
emphasizes that"one of the benefits of living out in the management in less drastic ways,and dealing with the service that urban areas got. They aren't paying the
sticks is that you don't have government messing problems of a constituency which includes a chunk of tax rate, either.
around with you.You can't have your cake and eat it, metropolitan Tucson, incorporated Oro Valley, and "Actually, most roads, even in the older part of
too." unincorporated�Cataha. -
Tucson, were paved by an improvement district,
Although Yetman has no strong feelings for or where residentsof together and put upthe
against incorporation of small communities in the g � money
equally.The people up there can do that,or they have
county,he supports their thorough involvement in the Unpaved roads In Catalina -the choice of changing where they live if they want to
planning process,saying that"For the county to go in •
be in a different kind of community."
and say what should be done is kind of elitist." . . . may be perceived as
One solace to Yetman,a self-proclaimed"idealist," No major problems exist with incorporated Oro
. county neglect in that people
is that if things get bad enough they may get better. Valley,however,Mrs.Dusenberry says,though in the
"County government takes action not through aren't receiving the services past she's questioned whether a town unable to offer
exercising leadership, but in response to crisis after that urban areas get. They "employment to its people.. .a cultural center...and
crisis.Which,"he reflects "is the wayall overnments total services" should incorporate at
g , p e all.
tend to operate, anyway." aren't paying the tax rate,
Oro Valley is easy to administer, «she states. The
AN EFFICIENT BOOSTER either.
people provide for their own needs,without calling on
Every week in Tucson an intergovernmental the county for much assistance.
committee meets to discuss the jointly-operated Pima "I
County-City of Tucson sewers. An attempt to combine the.-county's e= "Incorporation ofa small community
county's more than 30is an
"This involves our two staffs," elaborates Katie departments under four large headings failed-last advantage to us, provided they can handle it. It's not
Dusenberry, "the" County Manager, the City April,with Mrs.Dusenberry theonlyproponent in a 4- an inexpensive thing to do,and if the residents expect
Manager,the head of our Sanitation Department,the 1 vote. to be provid d -with very good service overnight
head of their Sanitation Department, and so on, But a reclassification of county employees and a they re going to be disappointed. But it does make
spending up to three hours a week in conference. "better job of zero-based budgeting"are the kinds of them more independent.
That's a pretty high-powered,expensive conference." streamlining measures that she believes will give the One certainty Mrs. Dusenberry sees for Pima
It's also typical of the duplication of agencies that taxpayer more efficient government for his tax dollar. County is continued growth. Passage of the Tortolita
Mrs. Dusenberry, 53, says would end with The board's "close scrutiny" of programs and Area Plan up toward the Pinal County line opens up
consolidated government (also known as unigov or positions involved in zero-based budgeting has that region to extensive urban-density development.
metro government). resulted in a reduction of the county work force by 192 A review of the Tucson Mountain Plan this year will
The consolidated Pima County that Mrs. in the past year, with a goal of 250, probably result in "more density farther west," she
Dusenberry envisions would be run by one governing Unfortunately, the county's tight financial situation says.
body of perhaps 15 members elected from individual means that"any savings only help the Board hold the "Growth brings stabilityto a communit broadens
districts,and served by one law enforcement agency, line, rather than translating into lower taxes or y'
improved services, Mrs. Dusenberryre the tax base, helps business. And a strong business
one public works department, one budget, etc. reports. foundation supports your cultural arts, your United
With city limits dissolved, the level of services In fact, she expects, along with Yetman, that the Way, and your volunteer communityservice
delivered and paid for would be decided by small county will cut back on some programs. Dusenberry
neighborhood groups, who would vote on such sees the cutbacks coming in the hiring of outside systems."
options as garbage collection,fire protection and road agencies such as CODAC, which fights drug abuse, To Katie Dusenberry the first year on the job has
maintenance. Their property tax rates would vary and Project PPEP, which promotes rural self-help. been "a fascinating challenge. You get a feeling of
accordingly. Further bad news for the rural sector is that importance knowing that the decisions you make are
"This would result in greater local self- highway development, as much as it's affordable,will laying the groundwork for things that are going to
determination,"she claims."Rural areas could remain probably be concentrated in metropolitan Tucson, come many years down the pike." 3
rural.Urban areas could get all the urban services they for the near future. Supervisor Dusenberry hopes
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