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Engineer District Rejects Riverside High
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School Board
To Consider
Alternatives
83rd Yea.
Number 42
Bids
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Heppncr, Oregon, 97836, Thursday, December
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CONTRACT FOB THE NEW RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL building,
ahown In thli orthltoct I klch. wot not awarded Wtdnotday ai
planned bcau tht Walla Walla dUtrlct U. S. Army Corpi of
EnglnMra. r)cted th bidt. Th itructur will lac touthweit
(ontranc Dai upper riqht ol picture) and wtll b located In
. the northeast part of tne new town of Boardjnan. Athletic
fieldi would be at left (out el the picture). The gym U at the
far left ot the aketch with dmaing room adjoining. Mechan
ical department would come next (to the right) with student
Teachers Propose
Higher Salary Scale
A new mi I nry
would fix salnrli's of bojilnnlnK
trarhors with burhrlor di'tfriM-s
at pr yi-ar In Morrow
county School District IM as
compiircHl with tho present
Sol!(K) wan proposed to the dis
trict board of directors Monday
nlfiht nt a meeting. In A C
Houghton school at Irrlgon.
Mrs. VI Lanhnm, who was
Heeled some time ago as the
chairman of the professional ne
gotiations committee In the dis
trict, presented the schedule,
which was worked out by the
committee following consulta
tions with teachers In the dis
trict. Salaries, under the new sched
ule would be advanced by the
Index figure of .04 for each
additional year of experience
and by tho same figure (.01) for
each step of educational train
ing, Including those of BA or
HS, BA or BS plus 30 hours of
additional college credit, MA or
MS (or BA or BS plus (i( hours),
and MA or MS plus 30 hours.
Would Add Four Tears
The salary schedule now In
effect tn the district goes only
through the 11th year of exper
ience and up to tho MA or MS
degree In training. The new
scale would eventually reach 15
years of experience with the .04
Index Increment provided for
each successive step in the col
umn of MA or MS plus 30 hours.
The experience levels 12, 13
nnd 14 would be added to the
schedule at the rate of one per
year beginning with the 17
liS school year. Thus level 12
would be effective for 19(57-68,
level 13 for 19(!8-69, level 14 for
19(19-70, and level 15 for 1970
71. Maximum salary under the
current salary schedule is $7900
for a teacher with a master's
degree and 11 years of experi
ence. Under the proposed sched
ule this teacher would receive
$9120. It would be possible for
a teacher (one with a master's
ilegree and 30 additional hours
together with 15 years experi
ence) to earn a maximum of
$10,320 per year.
Increments Would be $240
The index figure of .04 Inter
preted in dollars, means that
increases for each year of ex
perience, or for each advance
ment in the educational train
ing column, would be $240.
Teachers with bachelor degrees
would Increase from the start
ing figure of $0000 with no ex
perience as follows: 1-year ex
perience, $0240; 2 years, $6480;
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3 years, $0720; 1 years, $0900;
5 years, $720); 0 years, $7410;
7 years, $7tN0; and 8 years.
$7920. This Is the highest a
teacher with only a bachelor
degree could go on the scale.
The teacher with a bachelor
degree plus 30 hours would
(Continued on page 8)
Cover of 'Life'
Features Marine
Known in Morrow
Cover of Life magazine of
the October 28 Issue featured
Dennis Stelgman, a Marine
who spent a year In Morrow
county In 1903-64, according
to Herb llynd, who employed
Stelgman on the llynd Bros,
ranch at Cecil.
The cover showed Stelgman
giving aid to a wounded fel
low Marine south of the de
militarized zone In Vietnam.
The lead story in the maga
zine, "Marines Blunt the In
vasion from the North," also
Included a picture of Stelg
man. Although not Identified by
name, Hynd said that he and
others who were close to the
youth when he was here are
positive that he Is the man
in the picture.
Stelgman, who came here
from the state of Washington,
worked on the Hynd ranch
during a summer and lived
with Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Schaf
fer of Cecil during the winter
of 1963-64. He attended high
school at lone and was a
member of the junior class at
that time.
Hynd recalled that Stelg
man had made a good record
in the sport of wrestling in
high school before coming to
Morrow county, but the sport
was not on the high school
schedule here so he could not
continue in It.
After leaving the county,
Stelgman joined the Marines
and has been In action in
Vietnam for some time. He
has been wounded twice and
has received the purple heart
each time.
The article in the October '
28 issue of Life pictures the
men as being involved in "one
of the meanest, most import
ant battles of the war." They
were Contesting for ground
Just south of the supposedly
demilitarized zone which div
ides North and South Vietnam.
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commons adjoining. Drama, music and auditorium would be
at the top (left of center) with vocational science and shop
at top center. Library, academic section and .classrooms would
be in upper right Houe economics and art rooms would be
located roughly In lower center -of the building as' sketched
here. The school could ocremmodate 250 students. Present en
rollment tn the high schooL grades 9 to 12. is 90 students. The
new structure will houoc grades 7 through 12 with a starting
enrollment of about ISO expected.
'Call Santa', Kids!
He'll Be Waiting
On Monday Evening
Hey. kids, wain to talk to
Santa? He w ill be on the tele
phone line, ready to answer all
the wants and desires of the
little folk Monday evening,
Dewmber 19.
Just dial 676-9163 anytime
between 7 and 9 p.m. and old
Santa Claus will be at the
other end of the line ready to
listen to all the wishes, and
perhaps talk on any other
matters that may be on little
minds before Christmas.
Jaycees of the community
have arranged for the genial
old gentleman to take the
calls, a repeat of the same ser
vice which was so well receiv
ed two years ago.
STRETCHING every muscle are these basketball players going up for a rebound in the Heppner
High-DeSales game here Friday night which the Mustangs won, 75 to 57. In the center of
action is John McCormlck (43) of the Irish with Randy Stillman (20) and Mac Hoskins (22) of
the Mustangs trying to get their hands on the balL In the background Is Nelson Ouderkirk
(23) and at right (partially visible) is Jim Volt (21). both of DeSales.
(G-T Photo by Spike Pardee).
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Elks Lodge Slates
Memorial Service
Memorial service of Heppner
Lodge No. 358, B.P.O.K.. for de
parted members will be Thurs
day night, December 15, in the
Elks Temple, starting at 7:45
p.m., Exalted Ruler Jerry Dag
gett announces. Regular lodge
will follow at 8:15.
Address will be by Al Boschee,
pastor of the Christian church.
Musical selections will be pre
sented by the Methodist church
choir. Marshall Lovgren, chap
lain of the lodge, will give the
invocation.
Roll call of departed members
of the lodge will include L. E.
McBee, H. E. Warner, Max Bus
chke, Joe Aiken, L. L. Gilliam
Walla Walla district, U. S. Ar
my Corps of Engineers, reject
ed r.lds on const uctlon of the
new Riverside High school,
Boardman, at a meeting with
members of the Morrow county
School District Rl directors
Tuesday, Supt David R. Potter
ald Tuesday night.
The announcement came from
Col. Frank McElwee, district en
gineer, after the Corps had re
viewed the bids. Too much
spread between the bids and
original estimates was given as
tile reason.
Rejection of the bids by the
Army Corps district does not
mean that the bids are also re
jected by the county school dis
trict. However contract may be
awarded by the school district
only after review and approval
by the Engineers, and this ap
proval in necessary before the
contract can be let because the
federal government pays all
but H'.'c of the cost of the con
struction. The rejection was the most
rinent disappointment in a long
history of setbacks, reverses and
controversy which have marked
the planning for a new north
end high school since it was
known that it would be neces
sary to abandon the present
school with the rising of the
John Day dam reservoir.
Schedule called for the award
ing of the contract on the school
on December 14. This cannot be
met in view of the Corps' ac
tion Tuesday.
Supt. Potter said that the
hool district board will con
sider possible alternatives which
might reduce the cost of the
school construction. Bids sub
mitted by the firms last week
are effective for 90 days.
1-ow bidder on the project was
The Timber Company of Herm
iston at a cost of $i,799,5O0 on
the basic bid, including land
scaping of grounds.
G-T Office Moves
Two Doors East;
Machine Installed
If you are one of those who
have come to the old Gazette
Times office, only to find the
door locked and the office
dark, you already know: The
Gazette-Times office has mov
ed. If you haven't had this ex
perience, this is to advise you
that the new office is located
two doors east of the old one
on West Willow, The bright
new quarters are in the office
formerly occupied by the late
Jos. J. Nys, attorney.
While work is not fully com
pleted, the staff is enjoying
the new facilities. The old of
fice, according to present plans,
will be used for a bindery and
stock rooom, relieving pressure
for space on the shop.
When adjustments are all
finally made, it is hoped to
hold an open house for the
public. (See Chaff and Chatter,
page 2).
The week also marked instal
lation of the new Fairchild Ca
det photo-engraver, and pic
tures in this edition, for the
first time, were produced en
tirely in the local plant with
out the necessity of sending
away for "cuts."
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FIRE CHIEF CHARLES F'JGGLES huffed and puffed as he at
tempted to blow out 16 candles on a cake presented him at a
dinner given in his honor by members of the Heppner Fire
Department Friday night Some ot the candles wouldn't blow
out Mrs. Ruggles (left) got a hearty chuckle from her hus
band's efforts.
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IN DESPERATION, the chief, who will retire on January 1 alter
16 years in the department did what every good fireman should
do doused the candles in water to extinguish, them. Rumor
has it that the firemen had special non-extinguishable candles -prepared
for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Stan Phillips, special
guests, watched proceedings in the background. Phillips is a
deputy state fire marshaL (G-T Photo by Spike Pardee)
Governor Protests
Cutting Projects,
Including Willow
Governor Mark O. Hatfield
has protested President John
son's recent decision to cut
back or delay Corps of Engi
neers projects in Oregon, in
cluding the Willow Creek proj
ect in Morrow county, accord
ing to a news release from the
governor's office.
He has asked Charles L.
Schultze, director of the federal
budget, to restore the funds
when the budget is sub
mitted to Congress next month.
Gov. Hatfield told Schultze by
letter that starts on top prior
itv flood control and water con
servation projects approved bv
Congress, such as the Lower
Grande Ronde and Catherine
Creek projects in Union county
and Willow Creek in Morrow
county have already been de
layed by their omission from
last year's budget.
Hatfield reminded Schultze
that the federal administration
has avowed support of water
control projects to reduce flood
ing that in the past two years
has taken 20 lives and caused
property damage of more than
$250 million.
". . . the national administra
tion's policy last year of 'no
new' starts in construction of
major water resources projects,
coupled with the new 'stretch
out' program seems inconsistent
with administration programs
discussed last year for the ac
celerating of water storage proj
ects," the governor said. "These
delaying actions are also caus
ing serious concern in the con
struction industry which has de
clined steadily the past seven
months. We are completely in
accord with reductions in Fed
eral spending and a balanced
Federal budget; however, we do
not believe that cutting back
and delaying capital invest
ments in essential water resour
ce development works in Ore
gon is a sound or proper ap
proach to either objective."
His letter was accompanied
by a list of 34 Oregon projects,
planned, underway or under
study by the Corps of Engin
eers. The projects affect almost
every part of the state.
The President on November
29 announced that civil works
projects now in the works
would be stretched out over a
longer period of time or axed
entirely in the interest of economy.
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Firemen Pay Tribute
To Retiring Chief
At Surprise Dinner
Heppner's Volunteer Firemen
honored their retiring fire chief
of 16 years, Charles Ruggles,
with a surprise dinner on Fri
day, December 9, at the Hepp
ner Hotel Grill.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Farra, Mrs.
Charles Ruggles and Deputy
rire iviarsnai aian rniuips ana
Mrs. Phillips of John Day join
ed forces to arrange the sur
prise and Ruggles declared him
self completely "taken in."
Much hilarity resulted from
the sneaky surprise, and from
old fire department stories and
jokes brought up by those at
tending. Decorations of toy fire
equipment and red candles add
ed to the spirit of the dinner.
Mr. Phillips, speaking of the
years of association between
himself and Ruggles, paid trib
ute to the Heppner fire chief
who, he said, always has giv
en him full cooperation. He al
so went on to say that Heppner
is now in a favorable situation
as far as equipment and water
supply are concerned, compar
ed to many of the communities
of comparable size in his dis
trict. Mayor Clarence Rosewall also
complimented Ruggles saying
he and the council "never had
to worry' 'about the Fire Depart
ment as long as he was fire
chief.
In recognition of his 16th
year of service as fire chief,
Ruggles was presented a cake
decorated with 16 candles and
the problem of putting out the
blaze. Specially treated candles
kept burning after repeatedly
being blown out and finally
were successfully doused in a
glass of water.
Assistant Fire Chief Forrie
Burkenbine presented a retire
ment gift of deluxe rod, reel
and fishing tackle box, along
with many good wishes from the
firemen, and Mrs. Farra present
ed a lovely potted plant to Mrs.
Ruggles.
Attending the dinner, in ad
dition to the Ruggles, Farras
and Phillips, were Mayor and
Mrs. Rosewall, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Green, Mr. and Mrs.
Forrie Burkenbine, Mrs. Ola
Ruggles, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Allstott, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ab
rams, Charlie Walker and Nate
McBride.
WEATHER
December 7-13
Hi Low Free.
Wednesday 42 33 .06
Thursday 40 28 tr.
Friday 39 27 .08
Saturday 53 27 .10
Sunday 55 27
Monday .61 35 .05
Tuesday 55 43 .07