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HEPPNER CAZETTE-TINES. A Salem Scene rrohably in no other phase of opreation of our state are there to be found more sacred cows than in public education. Every procedure, standard, method, proposal, requirement, expenditure and budget comes under public scrutiny, and each seemingly has its defenders as well as critics. Tublic interest is understandable and commen dable, because Oregon's exem plary school system takes the lion's share of all state and lo cal tax dollars. And everyone pays, whether or not he has children in school at the mo ' ment. Currently wrestling with com plexities of the state's educa tional system here are Standing Committees on Education in both the Senate and House. They are chaired by veteran legislators and education ex perts. Senate Majority Leader Al Flegel (D-Roseburg) and Rep. Carrol B. Howe (R Klam ath Falls), . and they work within a framework imposed by such limiting forces as Oregon's tax structure, state money avail able to local districts, legal re quirements for teacher certifi cation and trying to preserve concepts of local administration. Interviewed this week, both chairmen spoke optimistically about the future of Oregon's ed ucaetional opportunities. Their views on many issues reflect accord between the Senate and House, but they are not with out their differences. Money Greatest Problem The greatest problem facing our schools, in Sen. Flegel's mind ,is a lack of money. He looks for legislation to come out of this session to change the formula for allocating state basic school support funds to local districts, and would sup port legislation to eliminate distribution equalization on either state or county level. Rep. Howe believes money problems can be solved, and that a shortage of good teach ers and administrators is "Ore gon education's most severe headache." Our own higher ed ucation system supplies only half our teacher needs, he notes, and cites statistics showing that only 1.261 of Oregon's 2.442 new elementary and secon d a r y 'Sound Footing' Is Requirement For Young Bulls By GAIL L. McCAHTY Morrow County Agent Whoever said "no foot, no horse" might just as well have said "no foot, no bull" and thrown in legs for good meas ure. Sound feet and legs on your "Tattle become especially critical or. steep or rocky ground where cattle need to travel long dis tances. While very few cattle are unsound enough to starve to death in such country, a good many are unsound enough to cut gains, milk production or breeding efficiency. Studies have shown that bulls spent much less time grazing and traveled twice as far as cows each day. This means the ability of a bull to travel is especially critical if he is to maintain himself and tend to business. He might have blue ribbon conformation and more famous ancestors than the Queen of England, but if he can't cover your country and your cows, he sure won't put many calves on the ground. Be especially critical of legs in buying young bulls. Age and added weight tend to compound problems. Careful inspection be fore turning bulls out may call for trimming hooves to help cor rect minor faults and overgrown toes. When excess trimming is required, it should be done in steps over a period of time to prevent quicking and lameness. Animals accidentally cut into the quick might benefit from a tetanus shot. Remember to try' and kee-. your cattle business on a "sound footing". Wool Pool There will be a meeting for all persons interested in the for mation of a Morrow County Wool Pool next Tuesday, March 14, starting at 8:00 p.m., in the County Agent's Conf e r e n c e room. All wool producers are in vited to attend and express their views. Mobile Home Living MODERN MOBILE HOMES From 10 ft to 24 ft Wide UP TO FOUR BEDROOMS k DELIVERED 4 SET UP C&R Mobile Homes OPEN 7 DAYS EACH WEEK LOCATED BACK OF Albertson's, Pendleton Phone 276-7385 Thunder. March 9. 1967 by Evtrttt L Cutttr toachers in 1SH3-66 graduated in Oregon. While he opposes current bills to remove teacher certification responsibility from the State Board of Education, he does blame overely -stringent certifi cation requirements as the main teacher shortage cause. In 1961, says Rep. Howe, the legislature "loaned over backward to satis fy critics, setting, educational requirements too high far be yond the level of the average teacher then teaching. "These tight restrictions dis courage young people from en tering teaching. As a result, we have to issue emergency cert if icates. and we get lower qual ity educators." Sen. Flegel sees no real teach er shortage generally; in some subjects there are shortages and in others there are surplus es. School districts do not con tact him regarding shortages, he ; ays, and thev always seem to have enough teachers when school starts. He further main tains that a shortage would be "healthy as far as salary sched ules are concerned." Merit System Eyed Concerning salaries, the chair men agree on the value of a new bill which proposes to base teachers' pay on a merit rating system. Sen. Fleegel questions the feasibility of having one teacher judge another "judg ing the merit is. the crux of the situation." But where the sys tern is used, in Parkrose. Rep. Howe points out. it is very' ex pensive but rewarding to good teachers. With one man rating them, all teachers reach the top of their salary schedules and merit rating takes "0 per cent cent of them bevond. he savs. Both Sen. Flegel and Rep. Howe are enthusiastic in their support of Oregon's now-burgeoning community college sys tern, chiefly because less-expensive education is offered youths in their home towns. The state pays two-thirds of operational expenses and 85 ner cent of 'building costs, the senator notes. "but running them is also a lot cheaper than other colleges. The student pays one-third as much, and avoids prohibitive commut ing costs." Rep. Howe sees great poten tiol in technological fields for f-.V! m , n 1 1 - .w, 1 I n .... . "T-U.. ...:tl ! play an important part in our economy by supplying Oregon industry with the types of skills needed." Sacred cow considera t i o n comes to the fore in discussing possible cutbacks in curriculum to relieve education costs, and both men are quick to challenge a critic for a definition of "frills." Sen. Flegel says flatlv: "Talk j of frills is an excuse for criti cizing a system to make inroads in it, politically." "Frills are different things to different people." the House committee leader agrees, "but any cutting back will have to be done on the district level. He sees more waste and drain on teachers and administrators in "grantsmanship," educators working on federal research grants. "We are wasting personnel and money on paperwork to cook up schemes to get more federal money," Rep. Howe charges. "Why not just return one per cent of the federal in come tax and distribute it the same as the other? That's aid to education. "Federal money now comes to us with the restriction that we can't use it for things we con sider important enough to al ready be paying for ourselves. That's 'add' to education." Hold Posture Study The Ruralettes 4-H club had a meeting on February 14 at Christine McCabe's home. We discussed posture and different ways of imphoving our own. For roll call we gave the different fashions for this year. Mrs. Mc Cabe served refreshments. The club will meet next on March 13 at the Roland Bergstrom home. Carley Bergstrom, reporter Gazette-Times ads pay More Fun, Always... At the TWO in SALEM 112 Rooms 745-785 Cowerciil S.E. Pkoni: (503) 363-2451 MOTH IMS HAVI RESTAURANTS Irrigon Church Hosts Meeting By DONNA EPFENBACH IRRIGON The Umatilla Bap tist Association held its March meeting at the Irrigon Commu nity Baptist church Sunday, March 5. Registration began at 1:45 in the A. C. Houghton School Cafetorium. First meeting began at 2:13 with a short worship service and a welcome bv the hast pas tor, the Rev. Herbert Vaughan. Dinner was served at the caf etorium and the evening serv ice was held at the church sanctuary at 7:30 p.m. Party Honors Mrs. Vaughan A group of friends surprised Mrs. Marv Vaughan Saturday evening at their trailer home, with a come as you are birth day party. Cake, punch and cof fee were served and she receiv ed many nice gifts. Those attending were Mrs. Sylvia Morgan, Mrs. Mary Ad ams, Mrs. Eva Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Pave Graybeal, Mr. and Mrs. Al Kppenbach. Mrs. Naomi Marlow, Mr. and Mrs. orman Kppenbach and Mark, Mrs. Kenneth Epponhaugh, Cin dy. Terry and Cheryl, Mr. Herb Vaughan and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Epponbach. Mrs. Elnora Paxson left Fri day with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Paxson for a visit in Vancouver, Wash. Coming with Mr. and Mrs. Paxson were Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hamilton of Vancouver. Visitors last week at the home of Rev. and Mrs. John Kenney were his brother-in-law, Mark Buchanan and son. Dan Bu chanan of Edmonds, Wash. Guest speaker at the Sunday evening service at the Irrigon Assembly of God church was Rev. Morris Devin Missionary to Indonesia. He showed color slides and spoke on the coun try. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. McGinnes and family of Vernonia were week-end guests of their son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Don Gollyhorn. Mr. and Mrs. James Forney of Hermiston are the parents of a 9 lb., 8 oz. boy, Thomas William, born on February 27. at the Hermiston hospital. Ma ternal grandparents are: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sanders. Irrigon, and paternal grandparent is Mrs. Bertha Forney, St. Helens. Maternal great-grandmother is Mrs. Einora Paxon of Irrigon. Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Al Partlow and Sheryl were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Keller and son of Granger, Wash. Menus for the A. C. Houghton school for the week of March 20-25 are as follows Monday Barbecued beef, fluffed potatoes, buttered car rots, peaches; Tuesday Chili beans, corn bread, green salad, p-une wrap; Wednesday Tur key and noodles, buttered broc coli, applesauce, cinnamon rolls; Thursday Spanish rice, pear gelatin salad, Harvard beets, cherry crunch; Friday Cream ed tuna over hot rolls, green beans, berry cobbler. Milk, bread and butter are served with all meals. 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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Colley were recent callers at the home of Mr. and Mi's. Schafer of Her miston. Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Wagen hlast enjoyed a visit from about 47 friends" ami relatives at their home the evening of the Hepp ner Sherman game. These guests were Sherman county cit izens, and while the group en joyed refreshments a gixul deal of getting acquainted and visit ing was enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones were Baker countv callers on Wednes day where Mr. Jones visited at the Glenn Pavlon home at Kent Ing and Mrs. Jones conducted an HEC conference at Haines. Mrs. Eidson of Richland, Ore., was hostess to the affair. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Palmer had as their guests on Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ma jeske and Mr and Mrs. Cecil Jones. Olive Reade and son Kenneth of Spray were visitors In Lexing ton on Friday, having dinner at the Charles Colley home. Lt. Gary Miller and Mrs. Mill er and three children were din ner guests of the C. C. Jones family last Thursday, where they visited his brother Earl Miller. The family was on its way to Stuttgart. Germany, where he will be stationed for four years. They were also ci ers at the Charles Doherty he also call- ome in lone. Anita Davidson who has been a patient in St. Anthony hospi tal is now at her home. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davidson. Mrs. Emma Breshears was ta ken to the hospital In Heppner last Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Leyva were visitors at the home of her par ents on Friday. Mellnda Leyva, who has been with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steagall. returned to her home in La Grande. Dennis remained for a further visit at the Jerry Dougherty home. 9 s M - - - - - w .f ,.,,. 1f . jpv . if u 1 ! )yfs ' At-.. x tlx A if , '9 VA'I?? (Aft SK T' We're helping to develop a national resource (with names like Sam, Russ, Steve) We met these young men on one of our student refinery tours last (all. 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Wn.. on Sun day where they visited their son I .eo. Croup Enjoy Trip Pictures A coffee hour was enjoyed Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Joel Kngleman In lone. The morning was spent in visiting and watching the slides of the recent trip enjoyed by the En Klemaim to the Hawaiian Is lands. Those present wer Mrs. A. K. Majeske, Mrs. Florence McMillan, Mrs. C. C. Jones, Mrs. Johnnie Edwards. Mrs. Joe Yo com and Mrs. Kenneth Marsh all. A good will offering was taken and the prtx-eeds will go to the building fund of the lie bekah hall. A card party will be enjoyed at the Lexington HH)K Hall on Saturday night. The prweeds for this will also go to the build ing fund for the dining room. Cards will start at 8 p.m. Re freshments and prizes will fol low. Mr. and Mrs, Al Fetsch were recent Portland visitors. Their son Bobby Fetsch who has re cently returned home from a tour of duty In Germany, Is again at the home of his par ents. He had been In Portland and returned home with his par ents. Alvin Wagenhlast went to Corvallis last week to attend Father's Week end activities at OSU with their son. John. See Shearing Slides The Rhea Creek Llvestick club met at the Darrel Harris home on February' 19. We dis cussed the things we would be doing at The Dalles Wheat League Show. Bob Harris show ed slides on how to shear sheep and there was a discussion af terward. John Harris gave a talk on one of the main diseases In this area. Brucellosis. After the meeting Mrs. Harris served re freshments. There were six ; guests present. Our next mi-et- j ing will be March 19 at the I Ron Haguewood home. Dean Wright, reporter Serviceman Moves To New Vietnam Post S174 Richard L. Clark has moved recently to a new loen tlon In Vietnam nnd will xn be duo for a rest and recreation leave of five days In Hawaii. Clark lias been on active duty In Vietnam for seven months. 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