8 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thurtdcrf. May 1967
R-l School Board Covers
Wide Range of Business
Morrow county's school dir
ectors covered a wide range of
business in another four hour
session at the regular meeting
Monday night In Lexington.
Thev heard a report from
Supt. David rotter that the
State Department of Education
has approved the six-six plan
for lone, stating that it appear
ed to be a sound and well-considered
program.
A letter from the department
suggested, however, that some
plans for the curriculum for the
7th and 8th grades could be
strengthened, and that the de
partment would work with the
schools on this matter.
Grandstand Talked
Members of the fair board
were present to ask the direct
ors what plans they would like
incorporated in a new grand
stand at the rodeo grounds if
such a facility were built.
Flovd Jones, chairman, said
they "would like to know if
dressing and shower rooms
would need to be built under
the stands. Tentative plans are
to build the new stand at
ground level, thus saving ex
pense, but in that case, no rooms
could be provided underneath.
Director Jack bumner propos
ed separate frame structures for
dressing rooms, and this seem
ed to be a popular suggestion.
The fair board was advised that
so far as the school district is
concerned, they should go ahead
with their plans for the ground
level stands.
"We have enough funds to
build a grandstand without any
thing underneath it" Jones said.
The matter caused Principal
Dick Carpenter of Heppner High
and the board to consider the
future of athletic fields serving
Heppner High. Carpenter said
that he did not think it feasible
to consider lighting the new
field at the high school. Foot
ball requires only four or five
games per year, but in the
spring, with track and baseball
season at the same time, and
students of all levels needing
facilities, it is necessary to find
space for as many as 150 in the
programs, he said.
It was agreed that Carpenter
and Sumner would continue to
work with the fair board on
plans, with the assistance of
coaches if needed.
Fence Talked
Another matter relating to the
fair and rodeo grounds came up
In regard to fencing the school
property where bus sheds are
located, from the rodeo grounds.
Tad Miller of the rodeo board
said that 375 feet of fencing
would be needed and that gates
cost $190 each.
One suggestion was that pres
ent woven fencing around the
Lexington school grounds be
taken down and be moved to
the rodeo grounds location. Supt.
Potter said that it could be mov
ed at a cost of about $1 per foot
as compared with a cost for new
fencing of $2.25 per foot. Elden
Padberg entered a mild protest
on behalf of the City of Lexing
ton, stating that the city want
ed the fence left in Lexington
as it is.
It was finally agreed to in
stall new fence between the
school property and rodeo
grounds.
Field Discussed
The talk of fences led to a
discussion on the school play
ground at Lexington. The dis
trict has sought to get the city
to provide water for the grounds
while the district made the
property available for recreation
to tne city.
Padberg asked that the prop
erty be deeded to the city, af
ter which the city would sup
ply the water and maintenance.
The matter was tabled until
the June meeting when it will
be considered further.
Nine Teachers Needed
There are currently openings
for nine teachers in the county
system. Potter said. Openings
include these: Heppner High
commercial subiects ana speecn
(one position). Riverside High
commercial and girls physical
education (one position), social
studies and basketball coach
(one position). A. C. Houghton
Third grade teacher (one po
sition): fifth and sixth grade
teacher and nhvsical education I
(one position). lone High School
English teacher, librarian,
and one teacher for reading and
commercial. In addition, there
is need for a special education
teacher for Heppner High school.
The board approved contracts
for: Arnim Freeman for Hepp
ner Elementary on a 9 months
program. He will work on the
special education program there
and will help with the guid
ance program. He is of Milwau
kie where he has taught in the
grade school, is married, and
has several children.
Miss Alice Riley for Heppner
High school as language teach
er. She has been teaching in
Utah for a number of years.
The board also approved ex
tending contract for three weeks
for Kirk Horn at Heppner High
to do work necessary in setting
up a new course in field biol
ogy. Educational TV Planned
Educational TV plans for the
school system are rapidly tak
ing form, and it is expected that
it will be in use by next fall,
Supt. Potter said. Both Umatil
la and Morrow counties expect
to have it for teaching.
To this end, a workshop is
planned for Hermiston on Mon
day, May 22, with local teach
ers attending. School will be
dismissed earlier than usual
here that day in order thatsion was granted,
teachers may attend the work
shop. Teacher Resigns
Mrs. Marilyn Murray, teacher
at A. C. Houghton school, ten
dered her resignation to the
board, and it was accepted with
a motion for a letter of com
mendation to be sent for her
work.
Cooks' Salary Changed
The board approved salary
recommendations for cooks after
a study made by Ron Daniels.
Riverside High principal, and
Alioe Vance, clerk. It was rec
ommended that the board grant
regular increments plus $10 per
month to all cooks for the liHw
SS vear. This would keep the
total expenditure at $24,093,
within the budgeted item.
Effective for the 1908 69 year,
a now schedule will take effect.
A cook with no experience in
the svstem will start at $2160
and go to $2430 with three years'
experience. Assist ant cooks
would start at $1980 and go to
$2250.
Votes Canrassed
Vote of the May 1 election
was canvassed and certified
with Jack Sumner reelected and
Beverly Gunderson elected as
directors.
Tie vote between Dr. Wallace
Wolff and Mrs. Edda Mae Lov
gren for the one-year term on
the Heppner-Lexington advisory
committee was resolved by flip
of a coin. Dr. Wolff won."
Mrs. Phil Mahoney, who had
been elected to a 3-year term
on the committee, advised the
clerk that she did not wish to
serve. The board named Jerry
Sweeney to this place. He was
one of those who received sev
eral writein votes for the po
sition. (Sweeney said Wednesday
that he had declined appoint
ment to the advisory committee
because of other commitments).
House Bids Planned
Principal Harold Beggs of
lone said that lot had been pur
chased and all is ready to call
for bids on a teacherage at
lone. He urged the board to act
promptly on the call for bids
because of the housing shortage
for teachers in lone. Although
six teachers leit tne system
there are only three houses left
vacant because of circumstanc
es, he said. In one case (Arnie
Hedman) the teacher leaving
already lived in Heppner. In
another, two unmarried women
teachers shared a house.
He said that he hopes the
house will be ready by August
15. It will be occupied by the
principal and his family.
Bus Bids Planned
The board agreed to call for
bids on a 30-passenger bus and
an 8-or 9-passenger panel. The
bus will be used to replace a
small bus in lone, which will
go on a Cecil run. Three older
vehicles will be traded in on
the deal.
It was also recommended that
the Huber-Campbell bus run be
bid, and that the Balm Fork
Willow Creek run be bid as two
separate runs because of ad
ditional children. These recom
mendations were approved.
Field Trips Talked
Field trips came in for con
siderable discussion at the
meeting. Jim Jacobs, student
body president of Heppner High,
requested a field trip for HHS
seniors to Oregon Museum of
Science and Industry Monday,
May 22. He said this is not to
be considered a senior sneak
and outlined plans for visiting
OMSI and the Portland zoo, ex
pecting to be back home by 8
or 9 in the evening. He said
that the trip would be under
the supervision of Principal Car
penter and that students would
pay all expenses except for
transportation.
This request received some
protest from members because
it was made so near to the end
of the school year and because
it might set a precedent in lieu
of a senior sneak. Supt. Potter
reiterated a firm posit io n
against senior sneaks but said
he felt this trip would be edu
cational and would be well
chaperoned. It was approved
with one dissenting vote, two
in favor and two abstaining.
Three other .field trips were
approved: From lone, fourth
grade class of Mrs. Ely and
third grade of Mrs. Martin to
the Whitman Mission; 6th, 7th
and 8th grade field trip to Pen
dleton by bus to visit the air
port and weather station; first
andTsecond graders of Mrs. Wal
lace and Mrs. Hynd to go by
train from Hinkle to Pendleton
and visit the airport.
Zone Change Eyed
Some consideration was given
to changing Heppner city zones
for school directorships so that
the area would be expanded in
to the surrounding rural area
in order to expedite getting can
didates for the board. The mat
ter was turned over to Attorney
Bob Abrams for further study
and recommendation.
The board granted the Cath
olic church use of the Heppner
Elementary school for summer
school again.
Text Fund Expanded
Supt. Potter pointed out the
concern of teachers that money
set aside in the coming budget
for textbooks was inadequate
and asked permission to over
expend the fund up to $4,000.
In the budget for the coming
year is $6140 as compared with
$8500 in the 1967-68 budget. The
added money will come out of
another fund in the budget Af
ter some discussion the permis-
if -. ,j
DINGY condition of the dressing rooms in the bath house at the Heppner municipal swimming
pool is noted by Mayor Clarence Rose wall in this photo. Pool and bath house have been con
demned by the State Board of Health. The building was converted to a bath house after serving
as Heppner's first power house. Partitions (note in background) are thin and were designed so
that they could be moved to use structure lor recreation center at times when pool was not in
use. (G-T Photo).
Bond Issue Vote Gives Swim Pool Short Reprieve
(Continued from page 1)
gress towards a new pool has
been quite encouraging, we are
modifying our earlier position.
Wt recognize that some time is
required to complete the prepar
ations necessary for bringing the
existing pool up to an accepta
ble state Therefore, we will no
lcnger require that the bonds be
approved before the 1967 oper
ating license is Issued."
Smythe said that the state
board would require that minor
improvements be carried out to
render the existing pool "marg
inally acceptable" for the 1967
season.
"We sincerely hope that by
this time next year you will be
ready to open the new pool,"
he concluded.
Meanwhile, all plans are mov
ing forward for tne election on
May 31 when the vote on the
$110,000 bond issue will be held
in the old city library with
.oils to be open from 8 a.m. un
til 5 p.m.
20 -Tear Ir-sue
As proposed by the city, the
bond issue would be for a per
iod of 21- years, with $5500 in
bonds to be retired each year.
Clark and Groff, engineers
who made a study of costs and
requirements for rebuilding or
replacing the pool, estimated
that $104,000 would be necessary
for the job. An additional $6000
ir the proposed bond issue is
ellowed for possibility of in
creasing costs since the time of
the study and contingencies.
The engineers estimated that
it would cost $144,000 to build
an entirely new pool.
In the cost estimates for the
rebuilding lob are these items
Gunite pool walls and floor,
Siy,00; mechanical work, 520,
000; new concrete decks, $8,700;
lighting and pool equipment,
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St.000; fencing. $800; bonds,
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$28,300; engineering and con
Urgencies 'i 20'r, $17,100.
It is to be noted that the bath
house would be new under the
lebuilding plan.
Cost on a mlllage basis to
taxpayers Is difficult to ascer
tain accurately because it is not
known how much interest would
be required on the bond issue
until the bonds are sold; be
cause assessed valuation is not
exactly known at this time; and
other factors.
However, using the city's 1967-
63 assessed valuation of $1,727.
000 and assuming an Interest
rate on the bonds of 4 per cent
(which may be low), the first
year's taxes to cover the bond
retiiemont and Interest for th tt
year w.iuM he close to six mills
The principal payment would lie
$.Vx), and Interest on $U0.(XX)
at I per cent would be $4100,
making a total of $!X0() to lie
paid. One mill on the above
assessed valuation would raise
$1,727, thereby requiring ne.irly
six mills for first year's pay
i lent and Interest.
In succeeding years, the mill
nge levy would decrease as
l.onds were retired and interest
dropped
Next week, the paper plans to
publish a sketch drawn by
Clark and Groff of the rebuilt
pool, together with a layout of
the bath house and other infor
mation.
Tour of District Slated Monday
Annual adult conservation
tour of the Heppner Soil and
Water Conservation district Is
schedulon for Monday, May 22,
and the public U Invited, ac
cording to Kogcr Palmer, who U
working on arrangement for
the tour on behalf of the district.
A bus will leave from the
county fairgrounds at S);:t() a.m.
mid all Interested both men
anil women are Invited, tt Is
.suggested that women wear
slacks. All should bring sack
luin'he
Visit at the ranch of Louis
Carlson, 1W7 Conservation Man
of the Year, will highlight the
tour. It Is planned to arrive there
at 11:30 a in. and have lunch
at the ranch.
Stubble mulching will be
I'leu'int nil I lie Carlson lilaiv.
and after lunch, Kalph Itlchnrd,
conservationist of the district,
will give a demonstration on
soil structures. Spring develop
ments, sod waterway and in
version ditches will be ahown
ami discussed.
White In the area they will
note (iimpitrlson In grass near
the Valby church,
After leuvlng the fairground at
the Htnrt of the tour, tho group
wilt go first to the Don Kvuim
place where channel work and
new alfalfa needing will bo ob
served. Second visit will be at
the Paul Hrown ranch where
they will discus wind break
nod view strip cropping on the
Hrown and Al Hunch place. At
the linger CamptH'll place they
will nee. Ktulihle mulching.
A stop I Hcheduled uliout
t0::i() In the Ithea Creek urea at
the Jim West place where they
will sie drop Mructurc connect
ed with Irrigation, Before reach
lug 1 orisons, they will nee tree
planting at the Walter Jepsen
place, new diversions and nod
waterway at Hob Jepsen', and
diversion and gran seeding at
the Herb and Robert IVIcrwina',
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