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LIIRARY v or o EUGENE. ORE 07403 School oard Rejects Teacher Salary Request please near rBIRTHf DEFECTS I Professional 84th Year Number 47 MOTHERS working with the March of Dimes have gone into training for the annual Mothers' March that will be Wednesday evening, January 24, throughout Morrow county. Soaking their feet in preparation for what they expect to be a long march are (from left) Mrs. Cherry Hermann, Lexington chairman; Mrs. Patty Kincaid, lone chairman; and Mrs. Donna Bergstrom, Hepp ner co-chairman. Mrs. Annie Schwarz olf Heppner (not pictured) is county March of Dimes chairman. Mrs. Ann Griffith (also not 1 details. XHG s1$w HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, January 18, 1968 Game Aarees to oar d Buy R eservoir 5ices Oregon State Game Commis sion Friday approved purchase of Penland and Kelly Prairie sites for development as fish Impoundments, County Judge Paul Jones said Wednesday morning. The action was taken in Port land with representatives of the county meeting with the com mission, and Judge Jones at tended another meeting with the commission in Portland Monday morning to continue working out pictured) is co-chairman for Heppner with Mrs. Bergstrom. County Mothers to March Wednesday in Dimes Effort Mothers will call from home to home throughout Morrow county Wednesday evening, Jan uary 24. as thev make their an nual Mother's March on behalf of the March of Dimes. The goal: To turn over a sub stantial contribution to the Nat ional Foundation to add to thousands of other donations from across the country to com- bat birth defects. Under the leadership of Mrs. Len Ray Schwarz, county chair man for the March of Dimes, the Mothers March is well or ganized. Every community in the county will participate, and con tacts in rual areas will be made prior to Wednesday. In Heppner the March will be under the leadership cr Mrs. Ann Griffith and Mrs. Donna Bergs trom. Lexington s chairman is Mrs. Cherry Hermann, and in lone, Mrs. Patty Kincaid will direct the March. In Boardman and Irrigon, members of the Riverside High school Honor Society will wear "Tonight I Am a Mother" but tons or badges as they call door-to-door in those communities. Some 30 or 35 mothers in the county will participate in mak ing the contacts, in addition to Wednesday tne nign scnooi students. Thursday in announcing tne jwarcn, Friday Mrs. Schwarz said, "On Janu- Saturday ary z tne iront aoor or your Sunday home will be the front line in Monday the fight against birth defects Tuesday for the volunteers enlisted in ( 1 inch snow) this January's traditional Moth ers' March for the March of Dimes. "In the past we conquered polio, and in the future we hope to contribute substantially to a reduction in the number of children born with defects. "Every year 250,000 American children are born with one or more birth defects. However, the risk of birth defects can be less ened by careful pre-natal care and intelligent, personal health habits. This includes a well balanced diet, good medical care, avoidance of heavy drug intake, extra caution of heavy smoking, and avoiding exposure to mtectious diseases during pregnancy. "The urgency of the situation is clear. A quarter of a millon new babies with birth defects every year is an awesome waste of human potential. Your con tribution on Wednesday, Janu ary 24, can help reduce this waste.' ' WEATHER January 10-16 Official weather report for the week as compiled by Don Gil liam, oDserver, is as lollows: A third meeting was scheduled for today (Thursday) at 9 a.m. with the game commission and Bureau of Outdoor Recreation of ficials to work out plans for fi nancing the purchase. The state hopes to obtain matching funds from the BOR on the projects. Cost to the agencies would be in the neighborhood of $45,000, the judge said The game com mission hopes to qualify so that the BOR would pay half the cost. BOR funds come from "Golden Eagle" fees paid by the public for using National Forest recreational sites. lone Lexington Reappraisal Set Hi Low Prec. 39 25 .15 39 26 4? 23 54' 22 .07 53 27 .07 53 34 .17 43 31 .08 Reappraisal of real property within the city limits of lone and Lexington will get under way next week, according to Bill Johnson, appraiser, working through the office of Rod Thomson, county assessor. Bill Townsend of La Grande, a State Tax Commission ap praiser, will come to assist with the work and will remain for the next several weeks. .Work of reappraising proper ty in Irrigon was completed last fall, and that in Boardman is now being completed, Johnson said. The reappraisal figures in the four cities will be used for the 1968-69 roll. Reappraisal in Heppner will be undertaken later this year, and the new figures will be used on the 1969-70 roll. Reappraisal of property is required every six years by state law, and work in progress complies with this law, Johnson said. Plan is for engineering and geological studies to be made on the sites this year, and if they prove feasible to start con struction of long-awaited fish impoundments in 1969. Kelly Prairie is located about 25 miles southeast of Heppner and about 30 miles northeast of Bull Prairie and only about five miles from Arbuckle Moun tain. The reservoir would con sist of about 490 surface acres. At Penland, ihe reservoir would be about 150 surface acres. It is located about three miles south of Kelly Prairie. Judge Jones, who with Orville Cutsforth of the county parks commission. Glen Ward, state game agent, County Commis sioners Jack VanWinkle and Walter Hayes, and others, has been working towards the fish impoundments for some time said, "I don't foresee anything that will change the picture now." It is expected that the addit ion of the fish impoundments will contribute greatly to the recreational development of the area and attract hundreds of persons here, just as Bull Prair ie has done. A problem on mineral rights In connection with Kelly Prair ie has been . worked out, the judge said. At one time, it was feared that these rights, held by private parties, might stall the project, but a trade has been effected. The Wilkinson-Rugg interests I own the sites, but other parties held the mineral riehts at Kel ly Prairie. Committee Remains Firm ii. is v"o -':, Vy" ' l - n 1 1; in?r MM. "., - ' . -. A 5 "THE SKY IS FALLING." said Chicken Little. This is the way the old elementary school reader story went But Heppner ele mentary children had a touch of realism brought to the primer tale. Plaster started falling off the celling ot tne auditorium gymnasium, and it had to be closed while workmen took all the plaster off. Principal Al Martin is shown in a pile of plaster rubble in the balcony while exposed lath in the ceiling are visible above. All ceiling plaster has now been removed. (G-T Photo). Riverside Moving Day 10 Weeks Away Moving date from the old Riv erside High school building at Boardman to the new structure, now under construction there, is less than 2V2 months away. Lawson Construction Co. is racing against time to get the new school ready for occupancy by the deadline of April 1, but it is almost a certainty that the job will not be completed by that time. However, Supt. Ron Daniels of the Morrow county school dis trict is hoping that classrooms will be far enough along to ac commodate the students of the northern end of the county. The school district's contract with the Army Corps of Engin eers calls for vacating the old buildings by April 1, in order that they may be razed by a salvage contractor before the John Day dam is closed and waters of the Umatilla reser voir rise. But Daniels has told both the school board and parents that a delay in the delivery of steel now makes it questionable whether the classroom portion of the new building will be finish ed on time. In any event, moving prom ises to be a close-coupled affair. If the new structure is enough completed by April 1 to accom odate the students, school will be dismissed on March 28 and 29, and the moving will start on March 28, continuing through the next week, which will be scheduled as spring vacation, even though it will be a differ ent vacation time than that of the rest of the district Volunteers will be called up on to assist with the moving. "We would appreciate assist ance from anyone who has some i f 1 - "rfrffriiriiariii1'Milirtiiiii'MiriiiMiii- i"m i rnmr" Politics Stirring Early; 4 Local Candidates File It's still early in this presi dential year, but some filings for local positions have already been made, and other candi dates on the state, national and judicial level have announced tehir intentions to run for non iation and election. Four candidates in Morrow county tossed their hats in the ring this week. They are Sher iff C. J. D. Bauman who will seek the Republican nomination in the May primary for sheriff, a position he has held for 36 years; Mrs. Sadie Parrisn, Dem IT LOOKS as if some mechanical spider monster wove a web of steel in this photo of the new Riverside school now in the pro cess of construction at Boardman. The picture, taken by Ron Daniels, superintendent of Morrow county schools, shows the area of the shop, which will be located in background of the picture, and auditorium in central portion. The gymnasium is to be foreground, right, extending out of the picture. spare time on March 28 and 29," Daniels wrote in a letter to parents. "A great deal of equip ment must be moved, and we will be short on trucks, pickups, ana manpower. If the classroom Dortion of the building is not readv bv April 1, two alternatives will be considered: 1. To have an ad ditional week of spring vacation with classes resuming on Aprl 15, but meaning that school could not be dismissed until June 7. 2. To negotiate with the salvage contractor to see if there is a possibility of occupy ing the present building past tne April 1 deadline. The present school year will be completed with the grade ar rangement as it now stands. Next year, however, all pupils in grades 1 through 6 will at tend school at A. C. Houghton in Irrigon and those in grades 7 through 12 will attend at the new Riverside school. ocrat, for nomination v county clerk, a position she has held since 1959 with another two years by appointment previous lyin 1954-55: Lowell Gribble, for justice of the peace in the Heppner district, (btnj, a posit ion to which he was appointed following the resignation of Earl Soward, former justice of the peace: and John Mollahan. who will seek the Democratic nomination for sheriff. Molla han is a police officer for the City of Heppner. Sheriff Bauman has served continuously since 1929 except for three years he served in the Navy during World War II ' Mrs. Sylvia McDaniel said Tuesday that she is in the pro cess of preparing petitions on her candidacy lor reelection to the position of county treasurer. She will run on tne Kepuoiican ticket in the primary election. Mrs. McDaniel was appointed to the treasurer's office in May, 1955, and has continued in the position since that time. Notice Being Given On Tax Foreclosures Notice is printed elsewhere in this issue of The Gazette-Times reminding those with delinq uent real property taxes that foreclosure proceedings are now being prepared through the tax collection office of C J. D. Bau man, Morrow county sheriff. Those with taxes unpaid for the year 1964-65 or prior are subject to foreclosure on the property where such taxes are unpaid. Payment of the delinquent taxes may be made by Febru ary 15 in order to avoid fore closure proceedings, according to Elvira Irby, tax deputy. Election to Be May 28 Primary election will be on Tuesday, May 28. Deadline for filing in order to be on the party ballots or non-partisan ballots is Tuesday, March 19, at 5 p.m. Last day to register to vote in the primary election for those who are not already registered is Saturday, April 27, at 8 p.m. Indications are that ballots in this presidential year will have considerable interest by voters. On the national level, besides the presidential position, the primary ballots will have can didates for one U. S. senator po sition from Oregon; candidates from each of the state's U. S. Congressional districts; those seeking to be delegates to the national Democratic and Repub lican conventions; and candi dates for national commiteemen and committee women. At the state level will be vot ing on the office of secretary of state, state treasurer, and attorney-general. More locally, the position of state senator, now held by Ben Musa of The Dalles, will be on the ballot, as will be that for state representative, now held by irvin Mann ot Stantield. The 18th senatorial district includes Gilliam, Hood River, Morrow, Sherman, Wasco, and Wheeler counties, and the 28th represen tative district includes Gilliam, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla and Wheeler counties. One circuit judgeship will be on the nonpartisan ballot here, that now held by Judge Henry Kaye of Pendleton by appoint ment of Gov. Tom McCall last year when a second circuit judge position for Morrow and Uma tilla counties was created. Judge William Wells, veteran circuit judge in district 6, has served since 1952 in the first position and his current 6-year Plaster Removed From Old Gym; Future Uncertain (Continued on page 8) Merchants Meeting To be Held Today Bill Hust, chairman of the Heppner merchants' committee, announces that a luncheon meeting of the merchants will be held at 1 p.m. today (Thurs day) in the Wagon Wheel Cafe. Plans will be discussed for late winter and spring merch ants' promotions. Representa tives of all business firms are invited to the meeting. All plaster has been removed from the ceiling of the Hepp ner elementary auditorium gymnasium, Alan Martin, prin cipal of the school, reported this week. The bare lath are now expos ed across the expanse of the ceiling, but what the future holds for the aging structure is still uncertain. The plaster was removed when chunks started falling sev eral weeks ago. In one part of the building a section gave way with 80 pounds of the loosened plaster falling to the floor. Fortunately no children were in the immediate vicinity ata the time. Then other smaller pieces fell in other parts of the auditorium. Principal Martin, afraid that a child might be injured, closed the auditorium section of the gym. The school board authorized the removal of the plaster from the ceiling, and by Monday, two workmen, Darreli Vinson and Archie Padberg, finished the two weeks' job. They found that it takes a lot of plaster to cover the ceiling of a building that big. Meanwhile, the school board is pondering what to do about the repairs. The ceiling may te covered with sheetrock and cel ing tile, or it might be covered with plywood. But either way will entail considerable expense, and this is a lean year for the school district budget. The newly-organized school planning committee last week toured the building and heard Principal Martin state that he felt the building should be re placed instead of repaired. This is one of the first problems that the committee is working on. Directors of Morrow county school district R-l rejected an Increase to 5200 per year as the base salary for Morrow county school teachers at the January meeting of the board n Lexington Monday night. If) (prt They also rejected a proposed I 10 I Inf'rnncn in h annual InrA. ment on the salary schedule to 5 from 4 and turned down three of four other points In the teachers' proposals. A list of five proposals had been submitted to the board for consideration at the December meeting by the professional consultation committee of the district with Mrs. Violet Lan ham as chairman. After the board rejected all but one of the asking points Monday, the professional com mittee held a short meeting at a late hour and reported to the board before the directors' ad journment that it, In turn, un animously rejected the board's action. Directors then decided to meet with the committee to further discuss the matter prior to a budget meeting on Tuesday, January 23. Present Base $5800 Present base salary for a starting teacher with a bach elor degree is $5800 in the coun ty. The teachers' proposal would mean an increase of $400 per year on the starting pay. Also reiected were these points: 1. That the school board purchase health insurance for each teacher in the district. 2. That the board reimburse teach ers for summer school work in the form of a cost-of-living ad justment at $2.50 per day tor 40 davs. 3. That the board adopt a policy of three-year continu ing contract for teachers. Only point approved was tne reauest that the board, when a teacher's contract comes up for review, take definite action on the contract. The complaint has been that on occasion the board fails either to hire or dismiss the teacher. In such an instance, the teacher in question may return automatically for a one-year period. The board had met in a worK session on January 11 to con sider the proposals. At that time a motion was made to offer the teachers a starting salary of $5900 per year with a 4 in crement (same increment as at present) but this motion was defeated by a vote of 3 to 2 with one dircetor abstaining. The motion Monday night to reject the salary proposal was made by Director Maxwell Jones of Irrigon who gave the follow ing reasons for his motion: 1. The declining ncome in the county. 2. The $600 raise given to teachers last year with great er increases at higher levels (teacher with more experience and training). 3. The large de crease in receipts, other than from taxes, in the district. Vote Margin Narrow Three directors voted for his motion, two voted no, and one abstained. Director L. D. Tibbies moved that points one, two and four of the teacher proposals (those relating to health insurance, pay for summer school, and continuing contracts) be reject ed. Four voted in favor of the motion,- one voted against and one abstained. Estimates are that the Insur ance would cost the district $100 per year per teacher and that the pay for summer school would cost $100 per teacher at tending school. If agreement is not reached at the January 23 meeting be tween the board and the teach ers, the matter may be left to arbitration. In another action, the board approved the purchase of a 54 passenger bus in the coming year to replace the 48-passenger bus on the Hardman run, and the purchase of a 30-passenger bus for the Ordnance run. Supt. (Continued on page 8) Highway Map Out The 1968 version of the offic ial Oregon Highway Map is now available free of charge through the Travel Information Division of the State Highway Depart ment in Salem or at the certi fied information centers operat ed by the various Chambers of Commerce throughout the state, it was announced today by For rest Cooper, state highway engineer. R-l Administrators Offered Contracts Five of the school adminis trators in Morrow county school district R-l, were offer ed new contracts by the board of directors at . its regular meeting Monday night. The sixth, Michael Tolar, principal of A. C. Houghton school is on a three-year contract which does not expire until next year. Superintendent Ron Daniels, who is serving his first year in that position, was offered a 2-year contract at a salary of $14,500 per year. This is an increase of $1,500 per year above his present salary. All school principals are on a salary schedule and their annual increments are auto matic. The four principals of fered new contracts, all for one year, include Dick Carpen ter, Heppner High; Alan Mar tin, Heppner elementary; Har old Beggs, lone schools; and Dan Daltoso, Riverside school. Under district policy none of the four has been serving long enough to be eligible for more than a one-year contract.
