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Good, But Not Best
A recent editorial In the East Ort-gonlan dl
cussing teachers' salarle In Oregon placed Mor
row county'a teacher salary scale at the top of
the state schedule. This brought forth quite an
amount of argument from our school adminis
trators and school board members who say that
while our county scale Is above average In the
state, It Is not the highest The Morrow county
school office this week compiled figures on the
county teachers' salary scale which puts a some
what different light on the discussion. As far
as we can determine both were taken from the
same reiort, but In the EO figures all "extras",
such as coaching salary, cafeteria supervision,
etc, were included, which should not be consid
ered a part of a teacher's "base pay". Normally
such work Is done outside of regular teaching
requirements, and, as we understand It, is paid
for as an "extra." This practice Is usual In most,
If not all, Oregon school districts.
Here are the Morrow county figures complied
for us by Robert Van Houte, county school super
intendent: "According to figures released from the dis
trict superintendent's office In Heppner, based
on an O.E.A. report of teacher salaries In Oregon
for 1959-60:
"The average of all teachers In Oregon Is
$5334; the average of all elementary teachers Is
$5207 and the average of all senior high teachers
Is $5626.
"In Morrow county, the average of all ele
mentary teachers Is $5341 and of all high school
teachers $6210. The average of Morrow county
elementary' teachers places the district 25th In
the state while the average of high school teach
ers ranks the district 7th In the state.
"Studies also show that nearly 40 of Morrow
county high school teachers have masters de
grees. Almost one-fourth (24) of all the teach
ers are at the top of the salary schedule."
A new University of Oregon seem to be
emercing. This Is the word from the Eugene
cTmpu,fmm both faculty and students. The
"new" university Is more Inclined to the Intel
lectual than the old.
After the Influx of veterans following World
War II the university went Into an enrollment
decline', contrasted by Oregon State's constantly
climbing number of students. Low salaries cost
the university some outstanding pro essor. ho
left for better paid positions, mostly in Calif
ornia schools. .,h
This out-flow of brain power from the facu ty
was halted, at least temporarily, by the pay ra se
granted two years ago by the legislature. After
J !ow point In enrollment In 1955. the number
of students gained steadily every year
But. this year has seen an explosion. En
rollment Jumped to over 6.700 students (while
Oregon State dropped In numbers), causing a
housing shortage and also stimulating compe
tltion. Bright new faculty members have Joined
the ranks of old timers, causing a new exciting
Intellectual air.
BUI Wliai im - ,
the students are taking their university work
seriously. Study facilities are crowded every day
and evening. The good student haa Joined the
ranks of campus wheels.
Administration, faculty and students are all
excited by the new atmosphere and the promise
It holds. After standing still for a while, the
In nrotrressinff.
j Dwrnn Is loslne Its reputation
AI1U, - - -
"nlavbov" school, a name which It has
never really deserved. Any student can play
. i - ...t, oniioon if he wishes.
annual fv -"-'
aii M. is mnsf nleasant for the taxpayer
rwi - - ,
of the state to note. An average of 43 percent
of all high school graduates in me Mate ui
Oregon go on for some type of higher education
(a record which almost equais
Is one of the highest In the nation.) It's re
assuring to know that uregon is proviui..
., .inlinrdtv fnr It Students.
(Ontario Argus-Observer
THIRTY YEARS AGO
from the tile of the
Gaietta-Tlme
January 10. 1330
pnmriii(in iJ the Woman's
Literary club study program will
r,ir uhn that organiza
tion meets Saturdoy afternoon at
the American ugion nan,
Ing with a 1:13 o'clock luncheon.
Lambing has started on the
r.nrhn i,f It A Cuhn. Krebs
brothers. It A Thompson. John
Busclck and Clyde Wright.
Heppner and MorTow county
residents all seemed happy at
the change In weather from sub
zero temperatures to around
freezing and above, that began
late Tuesday.
Fnlovlni? the tobogganing
party at the farm home of Mr
and Mrs Ben O Anderson Sunday
ihn fnllnu'lnc? HcPDncr
people: Misses Aagodt Frlgaard.
Irene Rlecnei, Biancne nanwn,
Mr and Mrs Dick Sperry. Alfred
Bergstrom, Russell Pratt, Wil
liam Poulson and Jasper Craw-
ford.
Alice Keithlev. who has cloned
th school on Blackhorse be
cause of unfavorable weather
conditions Is visiting her bro
thers at Eight Mile.
From The
County Agent's Office
By N C ANDERSON
Interest In the soils short Purpose of the course la to edu
course which was announced to cate garden club members and
be held on February 4, 5, 11 the general public to know good
and 12 has been running far landscape practices and to serve
beyond the hopes of the steering as guardians and appraisers of
committee, which had first con- outdoor beauty in the USA.
sidered the event. By Tuesday Tns wm be the first in a series
evening of this week we had re- Lf four (hat will be conducted
ceived 48 registration cards. The during the next two years. Top-
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ICS to oe covercu iiinuui.
clples of lanscape design, plant
ing design, why design and a
multitude of others. Others who
mlPht he Interested can pick up
a brochure publicizing the course
and enrollment forms at mis
office.
A couple of weeks ago we re
ported some rainfall records and
asked for additional cooperators
lf there were farm people who
would like to provide us with
precipitation records from their
rain guage. Harry Proudfoot was
the first to volunteer. Since then
D O Nelson, of the North Lex
ington community and Raymond
Lundell from the Gooseberry
area has consented to keep us
posted on how wet or how dry
they are.
Each year about this time we
receive from the Oregon State
Colleee -horticulturist announce
ment on vegetable varieties for
the new year. Several years ago
imnn rwelot of the first list of
these varieties we felt that there
wouldn't be too much interest,
however, we did use some of the
most common grown vegetable
recommendations in this news
column. The response was unex
pected but pleasant Since rea
lizing that there must be more
Gardners than we anticipate, we
short course, with Howard Cush
man as discussion leader, will
be held at the fair pavilion an
nex from 10 to 12 a m on Feb
ruary 4 and 5. Since over half
of tlie registrants are from lone,
consideration is being given to
holding the February 11 and 12
sessions there. We will know
by the 5th if and where we will
meet In lone. Those who do not
attend the first two day sessions
had better check ahead of time
if they plan to come on the 11th
and 12th.
A lot of farm people will be
Interested In plans that the Mor
row County Farm Bureau Is
making for a special meeting to
be held on February 16. Post
poning their regular January
meeting to the 16th, a special
program will feature an author
ity on Social Security. From the
number of questions that people
are asking on Social Security,
I am sure that this will be of
Interest to many of our farm
people.
A study course In landscape
design will be held at Oregon
State College on May 5 through
7. It Is being sponsored by the
extension service and the depart
ment of landscape architecture
In cooperation with the Oregon
Federation of Garden Clubs.
STAR
THEATER
Thurs- Fri, SaU Jan. 28. 23.
30
Day Of The Outlaw
Robert Rvan, Burl Ives, Tina
Louise. David Nelson and
others. Filmed In Oregon.
PLUS
Holiday For Lovers
Jane Wyman. Clifton Webb.
Jill St. John, Carol Lynley.
Paul llenreid.
Sun-. Moil. Tum.. Jan. 31. Fb.
1. 2
The
Best Of Everything
Hope Lane, Stephen Boyd.
U7V Parker. Martha Hyer.
have tried to keep those who are
interested posted. The new list
u tost out. We will list a few
this week for the early garden
planner. We would suggest xnai
lf you have any questions or uc
not -t vour favorite variety list
ed that you might check to see
whether It has been removea
from the variety list or whether
we might have neglected actum
If to the eroUD.
.Turn are a few: Asparagus
Mary Washington California 500
(hoth well suited lor ireezingi
and Walthom Washington,
now variety. Beans, bush type
preen. Tender Crop, Top Crop,
Seminole, Tender green bush
tvDe. wax pure gold, eariiwax
no! tvoe. Ereen, FM-1, FM-lp,
FM.l K. ascrow 228, asgrow mi
especially recommended for
Eastern Oregon Is coiumma wre
aon Giant and Kentucky Won
dor. Bush lima, large seed, Ford
hook 212, concentrated ora
hnnit. small seed, early thoro
croon. Clark's bush. Beets, De
troit dark red, green top and
sonpca Detroit. Broccoli, vvai
tham 29. Northwest Waltham
purple head; brussel sprouts,
rntakill 1ade cross, a new
variety. Cabbage In order of
maturity. SOTine planting
early Jersey Wakefield, Elite
crnlHon acre, bonanza, Mar
ion market, Danish ballhead,
ch left lan savoy, cabbage Chin
ese, Michihll, Wong Bob. We will
continue this list In next week's
column.
Tuesday evening of this week,
4-H members and some adults
received a load of Tillamook
dairv heifers. The butterfat pro
ductlon record and quality of
these calves were the best oi any
broucht up In recent years.
Those who got calves from the
load were 4-H members; Pat Mc
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Ellieott. Nonda Clark, Maureen
and Martha Dohcrty, Danny
Tfardwell, Barbara Bloodsworth
Douglas Anderson, Judy Jones,
Mike and Jim Partlow. Sue Ellen
Greenup. Others picking up
calves were Howard Cleveland
and Walter Jepsen. Walter Jep
sen also received a Guernsey
bull which he will use on his
small dairy herd.
LEGISLATORS' SALARIES
It's not easv to raise your sal
ary when the boss Is looking,
particularly embarrassing when
there are 1,521,522 of them (1959
census) giving you the eye and
each with a vote and mad a-
bout high taxes in Oregon.
Mpmhers of the 1959 Legis
lature who voted to raise their
salaries and those of future leg
islatures, from $G0O a year to
$2,100, are in this empasse.
The Oreeon Supreme court
has Just declared unconstitut
ional the first of double barrel
. trv Mt iarv boosting. The
high court also has held that
the people, and noi in iki
Mure, should decide what legis
lator should be paid. A suit wm
brought when Secretary of State
Howell Appling Jr.. reruu-a iq
fill V i.etlat(-d salary Increases
to the solons. as he believed the
act unconstitutional.
In unanimous decision the
high court has ruled that the
JiioO salary provldea in me con
stitution is limit, not nectar
lly starting figure.
In the other barrel of their
muskatoon the legislators have
their masterpiece, Senate Joint
Resolution No 23, which in effect
puts the salary question up to
a vote of the people In a pro
posed constitutional amendment
at the May election.
There are many controversial
points in the salary proposal.
however, most solid thinkers
who have made an effort to ob
serve the extraordinary amount
of nerve testing work, long hour
and expense, conclude a raise
Is not only due the legislator
hut Is a trood taxpayer Invest
ment that will attract able men
who cannot sacrifice the time
and cost of serving the state.
DEFENSE CHIEF HERE
f)rirron's potential In defense
development will be discussed
hv Secretary of Defense Thomas
Gates and Gov Mark Hatfield In
Portland this week meeting with
the governor's planning and de
velopment committee.
"Oregon has much to offer
the Department of Defense as a
location for facilities," Gov Hat-
feld said Wednesday.
The advisory committee has
prepared graphs Illustrating the
local roles Oregon could play
In the defense department's pro
gram to decentralize ana dis
perse defense operations.
MAUTZ WILL NOT RUN
Early this week Republican
State Chairman Peter M Gunnar
revealed that GOP national com
mitteeman Robert T Mautz, had
authorized him to announce that
the Portland lawyer "definitely
will not be a candidate for re
election at the May primary elec
tion."
Gunnar said. "While there are
no announced candidates at this
time former Governor Elmo
Smith has publicly stated Inter
est In the post lf Mautz did not
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KtrPNEH GAZrTTI TIMIS, TbutKtoy. ;agrr M. 10
run. Congreasroan Walter Nor
t.t.,4 .nrf iin nmrmin, Purt
.a uhn have been ronklderlng
the race hav decided not to
run."
BOURBONS IN TRAINING
Democrats I art wivk practiced
up' for their atate convention at
Salem. Jan 27-30. County conven
tion were held In three counties.
Douglas. Lane and Coos. Each
was a black tie affair with com
mittee, a banquet, keynote d
dreM and U. At all three the
Invited keynote speaker was the
same man Senator Monroe
Sweetland of Clackamas County,
publisher of the fast-growing
Milwaukle Review.
The three convention passed
resolution to be submitted to
the state wide convention. All
three came out for the Income
tax and against a sale tax.
REP. ATITEH BANQUETED
Victor Atiyeh. Republican rep
nxtontAtlv from Washington
County, wa the guest of honor
at a $7-50 testimonial umner ai
Portland's Sheraton Hotel on Jan
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AK our ireamny mv... v.-
and Bill Cox what ihrtr bu.lne
I i it tt uw.ro not for thtte
tributaries
The men anJ oihet hv
weathered the storm and dpre
fc!.n f.r 30 odd year with aid
from thce vast source.
The trlbutarle reach north,
south. eat and west, from Spray,
Klnzua to Arlington and from
Monument to Hermlstoii on
across the river Into Washington.
No ctninty. state or nation can
live within Itself any more.
The fine hospital, second to
none, for Its size, your clinic
and doctors, all have a good
drawing card for Heppner.
From the fchoe store to Farley'
and from the clinic to the hos
pital, all profit from other coun
ties. m add. don't kill the
Goose that lays the Golden egg.
(Silver $ S 5)
Thank you
Glenn Hammer
Condon, Ore.
TO THE
EDITOR
To The Editor:
To whom it may concern. Just
before New Years my wife, Irma
Hammer, was dismissed from the
irprmner Hospital Home or we
were asked to leave,. because the
hospital and the county court
do not want any more out-of-
county welfare patients.
Just what Is a county line in
thin dav and aee. with good
ronda. state highways and air
travel. Most of us do not realize
when we cross a county line.
Heooner. with its trade rriD-
utarles. with unknown boun
daries, has thousands of dollars
every month coming Into the
county.
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Notice of Candidacy
I hereby announce my candi
dacy to succeed myself for the
office of County Clerk of Mor
row County subject to the will
of the Democratic voters of Mor
row County at the Primary election.
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