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Page 4 Register-Guard, Eugene, Orc.Thurs., Aug. 21, 1952 ' L GETS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE COLD FLOOR PROBLEM Exclusive Patented built-in Two-ln-Ona Heatmaker . Heavy cast iron Inner construction and cooking lop Genuine Porcelain matches your gas or electric range REGISTER-GUARD WANT ADS BRING RESULTS Bond Election Due; Negro Teacher Fired Genealogists Searching for Oregon Man . t,.. c v, would be about BOltered in Oregon because BREMERTON, Wash. (Id The Kitsap County School Board has fired a Negro school teacher be fore he put in a day's work with one member expaining: "There's our school bond issue election to think of." The dismissed teacher, Ester Wilfong, 22, of La Grande, Ore., was not present at the meeting which reversed a week old de cision to hire him. He was to teach the 6th grade in the Central Kitsap Junior High School at Sil verdale near this Navy Yard city. INTENDS TO TEACH He says he still intends to teach there, too, and wiil show up at the appoinlcd time because "I have a valid contract and I in tend to hold the school board to It." The board wrangled eve-ral hours Tuesday night before vot ing unanimously to rescind the contract despite the protests of the county school superintendent, Carl F. Jenne. The closed board session fol lowed a meeting with 37 persons who had been invited by tele phone to attend. Mrs. Inez Solie, a junior high school teacher, spoke . in behalf of Wilfong. She said only seven of the 37 present spoke against the hiring. "When the meeting adjourned," she said, "I thought the board had decided to retain Mr. Wilfong, but I learned Wednesday they made their decision after everyone else was gone." Ole Svenson, a board member, said a majority of those attending the meeting seemed to favor the dismissal, "We want to have as much har mony as possible because we have a bond issue coming up," he said. Superintendent Jenne said he recommended "that the board stick to its original decision to hire the man on the basis of his credentials and qualifications. The fact that he is colored should not enter the picture." CONTRACT QUESTION Wilfong said at La Grande that he "didn't know there was any opposition. I thought when I re ceived my contract and signed it and mailed it back that every thing was all right." Frank C. Whitaker, president of the school board, said that since Wilfong doesn't now have the contract in his possession "he can't consider himself hired." The contract was mailed in by Wilfong with his signature, as is the practice when teachers are hired. ONLY HALF SHAVED EAST HAMPTON, Conn. U.R This is the case of the half-shaved customer. Paul P. O'Connell, barber, had the man partially shaved when a brush fire broke out. O'Connell, the local fire mar shal, left hurriedly for the fire. rntrir.n What hannened to Heinrlch (or Henri) Baumert? It's a $13,000 question and Wal ter C. Cox, probate genealogist, 208 South LaSalle Street, Chica go, is searching Oregon for the answer. Years ago Baumert left $13,000 in the custody of others who have not heard from him since. years old in the event he is still living. If he is not, then his heirs would be entitled to claim the monev if they can bo located. "Tho little that is known about Baumert," Mr. Cox said, "indicates that he was of German origin, probably born in Alsace-Lorraine. "Search for him is being cen- in Oregon becai IKP Via I. known to have lived and worked at an unidentified localitv In n, ' bhoula he be dead, his child ren or flranrlchlldren. if would have first claim to the money, with brothers and sisters or nieces or nephews next in lino." 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