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About The times of Willamina. (Willamina, Oregon) 1972-1974 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1973)
D.A. W f ö Yocom Box 38 Willamina,' Oregon 97396^ I W illa m in a teachers file suit a ga in st M itc h e ll Jaycees As you may have noticed, you are receiving your copy of the Times a day early this week. You will probably notice that it's a little sm aller than usual. No, w e're not changing our publication date o r going out of business o r anything like that. For some odd reason, our printers would like to have Thanksgiving Day off, which means publishing the paper a day early. We at the Times plan to celebrate Thanksgiving, too, so we're distributing the paper a day early and cutting back on its size this week. We'll be back with our usual-size newspaper next week along with the Times Shopping Bag. Until then, have a happy Thanksgiving Holiday. ■ Oregon Education Association: Nov. 16,1973 The Willamina Education Association (WEA) filed an unfair labor practice suit Thursday against Donald Mitchell, super intendent of schools. The suit, filed with the Public Employees Relations Board, charges Mitchell with interfering, intimi dating and coercing employees in the excercise of their rights guaranteed by law. The WEA, which is the official repre sentative for teachers in negotiations on economic and professional m atters with the school board, cites the right of teachers to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining. This right became law on October 5 when HB 2263, the public em ployees collective bargaining bill, went into effect. According to the teachers' group, Mit chell spoke at a meeting of local teachers and openly discouraged them from en gaging in collective bargaining. The WEA also contends Mitchell opposed putting agreements between teachers and the board in writing. The law specifically states that all such agreements or con tracts must be in writing. In a public statement, Emily Jenne, WEA president, said, "Whenever an em ployer strongly suggests that an employee refrain from doing something that is his right, you have intimidation. F orteachers, the right to bargain collectively means the right to meet with the school board and discuss in a reasonable and orderly manner mutual concerns." "The law sets up specific steps to help both parties reach agreement, binds both parties to bargain in good faith, and provides controls against illegal strikes. It doesn't make sense fo rflthe superin tendent to * discourage this kind of open and orderly communication with teachers. We looked forward to bargaining with the board in a sp irit of cooperation. The superintendent has set up an atmosphere of intimidation and hostility," the WEA leader added. . WEA is affiliated with the Oregon Edu cation Association and the National’Edu cation Association. W aters recede a fte r n e a r-flo o d conditions Sheridan council gets o ff to slow sta rt It took the Sheridan city council half an hour to approve the min Res of the Oct ober 9th meeting when they met on Nov ember 13. The problem seemed to be whether the October meeting had been adjourned o r recessed. They were finally approved as presented by a 5 to 1 vote. It was explained that the October 29th meeting with M rs. Cora Wilbur to sign the lease option agreement on the late D r. Wilbur office building was a continuation of a recessed meeting. Arthur Reid was sworn into office as the newest councilman by city recorder Ardelle Spencer. This fills the vacancy left by the resignation of Steve Firestone. A lengthy discussion was held on Sher idan water problems and the recent .water bond vote. The council moved to accept a bid of $2,273 from Vanco Recreation Co. of Seattle for a metal shelter in the city park. Placed on a cement foundation, the total cost will be about $3,000. In other action the council approved to send letters of commendation to PGE, the city crew s, and city police officers Paul Leinenbach and Richard Gould for th eir promptness in answering a call on November 11th, when f'a tree fell on G ar- dinei* Street and power lines, creating a hazard. They approved a resolution to adopt the lease ootion agreement between the city of Sheridan and M rs. Cora Wilbur. Passed an ordinance to hold a public hearing on December 11, 7:30 p.m. to annex the Liberty Homes property from the ru ral fire district to the city. Moved to give turkeys to all city em ployees for Thanksgiving o r Christmas. Decided to hold an executive session in the near future "to wash out their own clothes." Under committee reports, city manager Bob Hendricks stated that the city owned Flowers house has been repaired to a liveable condition, and is for sale o r rent. He and city engineer Mel Avery are going to check all city streets and compile a list of,those which do not,meet city standards. Storm sewer trunk lines will be inspected for breaks o r disconnected joints. seek new m em bers At the November 15 meeting of the Willamina-Sheridan Jaycees, club presi dent Bob Eddy expressed his appreciation for all the time and money donated by parents, teachers and other members of the community toward the recent Hallo ween party held at the Willamina Grade School. He also emphasized that the Jaycees are badly in need of young men, age 18-35, as present membership "Ju st isn't large enough to carry on all the commun ity-oriented activities that the club is involved in ." "Joining the Jaycees is a great way for young men to learn how to help their community and improve themselves at the same tim e." Activities- conducted by the Jaycees in clude the Willamina-Sheridan boat race, helping with the Fourth of July parade,, putting on the Halloween party and con ducting the "Hello Santa" telephone pro gram each Christmas tim e. The Willamina-Sheridan Jaycees meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 8 pun. at the old Rock Creek School. New books New books being offered at the Willamina Library are: "The Stepford Wives" by Ii*a Leven, "The,,Blue Knight" by Joseph Waurbaugh, and " t h e Word" by Irving Wallace. Club meets at Hop Sing's Nobody we know of actually started building arks, but it looked like floods were here last Thursday after five days of rain. Above, South Bridge Street in Sheridan sits under water, looking like an Oregon version of Venice. Water covered parts of Highway 18 and overran its banks on Willamina Creek and the Yamhill River in several places before the sun came out and the rain stopped on Friday. The weatherman is predicting more of the same this week. Surprise, surprise. M a rist e lim in a te s Banks > The football season ended for Banks last Friday in Eugene's Autzen Stadium. The Yawama League Co-Champs fell to M arist of Eugene 28-8 in a state AA sem i-final playoff game. Banks' lone touchdown came in the second period following a short punt by M arist. Brave fullback Kevin Herincix dashed 31 yards on a draw play and "C am " Crop added the two-points on a run with 7¿3 remaining before halftime. M arist scored first in the opening period on a Ray Paiement pass to Dick Seven from 22 yards out. Quarterback Paiement threw to John T eller for the two-point conversion. The game was tied 8-8 at halftime. The Spartans from M arist completely dominated the second half as they held Banks to only 33 total yards. Marist broke the tie in the third period as foil- back Bob Saraceno ran the ball in from Banks' one yard line. Saraceno scored again in the fourth period on a 4 yard run, followed a short time later by P aie- m ent's keeper from 2 yards out for the Spartans* final tally. Banks finished the season with a 9-2 record, while undefeated M arist advanced into the state championship game this Friday at Portland's Civic Stadium against once-beaten Scappoose. Scappoose, the Cowapa titlist, romped to a 43-0 victory over Mac-Hi in the other AA sem i-final match played Saturday at M ilton-Freewater. In class AAA semi-final action last week, Hillsboro scored 20 points in the third period to survive against Pendle ton 41-32, and Medford walloped Marshall of Portland 42-0. Once-beaten Hillsboro and undefeated Medford will clash for the state chamlonship this Friday at Eugene's Autzen Stadium. In state single A sem i-finals, Regis of Stayton upset previously undefeated Con cordia Lutheran (Portland) 26-0, and Pine Eagle of Halfway topped St. M ary's of Medford 10-6. Regis and Pine Eagle will meet for the state title this Saturday at Halfway, in eastern Oregon. A no host dinner at Hop Sing's preceded the business meeting of the Sheridan FL Club on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the home of Mary Newton. Special guests for the evening were Thelma Hoover from Laurelwood, state president of FL Clubs in Oregon; Shirly H arter, Albany, state vice-president; Sharon Magden, McMinnville, state secre tary -treasu rer; and four past state presi dents, Helen McClure, Salem who is also secretary of IOOF Home Board in Port land; Donna Mae Hembree, McMinnville, Loisel Bride and Louise Thompson. Other local members present were De- lores Kosack, Depoe Bay, Toni Rose, Phyllis Cook, Gertie Reid, Kay P ratt, Dorothy Hawk, and the hostess Mary Newton. Yatze was enjoyed by the group, with prizes going to M rs. Hembree, M rs. Cook and M rs. Rose. M rs. Hoover was awarded the door prize. The local club also pre sented Mrs., Hoover with an evening bag. The next meeting and Christmas party will be held on December 19 at the home of Mary Ogden In Amity. "MILLION D o lla r'' to w e l Brian Kilgore and Lori McGill proudly display a "million dollar" beach towel— they each won one for garnering the most points in their respective groups, the Joymakers and Peacem akers, during a weeklong membership drive of the children of the Willamina Assembly of God Church. Brian collected 97 points and Lori had 169 points. Second place Joymakers went to Sherri Moehlman; second place Peace makers was awarded to Brian Glass. Peeking over the towel is Helena Hinckley, missionary, who has been showing the children slides from foreign countries as part of the Crusade program la st week. SPORTS Cue Corner Bear Facts . . . . The Sun Bear is the sm allest of the bears; some f o u r ’feet long, it weighs about one hundred pounds. Its short close hair is glossy black with splashes of white o r orange on the chest, and the muzzle is a grayish tan. This bandy-legged tree-clim bing little bear lives in southeastern Asia—the Ma lay Peninsula, Sumatra, Burma, and Bo neo. It dines on almost anything edible. At home in the dense, damp jungles, the sun bear spends most of the day/ in the tops of tall trees, feeding on fruits and hunting birds' nests. The creature's mobile lips and the long, extenible tongue are well suited for picking up term ites and grubs. Like all bears, it is, fond of honey—hence the nickname "honey bear" is often applied to it. The animal pays no attention to the swarm of bees buzzing about its head; its close for is sufficient protection against their stings. A sun bear is easily tamed and makes an amusing household pet. However, with age it is likely to grow bad tempered and become dangerous. The peculiar name of this strange little animal seems to have come from the yellow crescent on its b reast—it is supposed to rep resent the rising sun* W om en's V o lle yb a ll Littlejohn's volleyball team remained unbeaten on the season, as the Willamina gals defeated the Rocket team from Mc Minnville 15-8, 15-6, and 15-14 in league play. The matches were held at the gr ade school gym in Willamina early last week® For the second week in a row, Mesa Johnson lead Littlejohn's scoring with 12 points for the three matches. Kathy Cob- lentz and Norma Blackwell scored 11 and 8 points respectively. MENS POOL from VIC'S The mens pool team of Vic's didn't fare to well this past week when they played the Bar X of Sheridan. They were defeated by the score of 12 to 3. This week they play Scrooges of Sheridan. Members on the mens team are,Keith Branson,Vic Branson,Bob McDaniels, Bill Brown,Roscoe Sheets, Harold Pox, Bobby Long,^>aurrie Fox, and Tom Freeman. The womens pool team from Vic's in Willamina had a lot of fon this last week, but they came out on the short end of the cue. They lost in their series with the team from My House of Dayton. ¡The score being 6 to 3. Team members are, Shirley Flansberg, Peggy Sabey, June Kilgore,Charlene Free man, Ruth Tayman, and Linda Tisdale. On July 8, 1889, John L Sullivan won the Heavyweight Championship, beating Jake Kilrain in 73 rounds in the last bare knuckle championship bout. Dan Barnes Idaho frosh Dan Barnes, form er Willamina High bas ketball ace, is making his presence felt in pre-season cage d rills at College of Idaho. After the first week of practice at the Caldwell, Idaho school, head coach Dick Carrow has been pleasantly surprised by freshman Barnes rapid adjustment to the collegiate game. Barnes, an outstanding 5-8 guard while performing for the local high school, "has adjusted well to the Coyotes off ensive patterns and has an excellent chance of making the varsity his first year o u t", according to coach Carrow. The Idaho eager's spent the entire week working on fundamentals, team offense and the fast break.
