HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thunday, Jim 27. I9GS
We
Vote
ye3
ON THE
ii
ostroct budget
AT THE THIRD ELECTION AT THE SIX REGULAR POLLING PLACES
Monday, July I, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
WE, AS CITIZENS WHO ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
SYSTEM, BELIEVE THAT fT IS IMPERATIVE THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE VOTER CAST
A BALLOT IN THIS ELECTION. THE MATTER IS IN THE CRITICAL STAGE, AND
WE EARNESTLY ASK YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE BUDGET.
In the hope of creating a better understanding about the budget and the present school situation, we submit this information:
Budget Reduced
After the budget defeat on June 3, 1968,
the district budget committee reduced the
budget by $47,656 and increased receipts by
$2,400. This reduced the proposed tax levy
by $50,056.
Number of Teachers Cut
Major reduction was made in the area of
teachers' salaries by eliminating two teach
ing positions. In all, this makes a total re
duction of six teaching positions from this
year's staff. ;
Other Reductions Made
Other cuts were made at any place in the
budget where " it was felt the reductions
would do the least damage to the year's
educational program. ' '
Increase Now Only 4
These reductions eliminated more than half
the proposed increase in the budget over
that for 1967-68, so that the budget to be
voted on July 1 shows an increase in require
mens of $49,958. This amounts to an in
crease of 4 over the present budget and
parallels the 4 increase in the cost of liv
ing index.
Receipts Decline
Budget receipts from sources other than
property tax have declined in the amount
of $52,388. This decrease is due primarily
to a decline of state basic school support
revenue. Most of the decrease in receipts
is in the area over which the Budget Com
mittee and School Board have no control.
Retirement, Social Security
Responsible For Half of Increase
The largest single budget increase resulted
from changes made in the social security
law and the retirement law. The new rates
must be applied for the 1 968-69 school year,
without any choice by the school district,
and have resulted in an increase to the dis
trict of $25,000.
The increase for these two items constitutes
over half of the total budget increase. We
emphasize that this is fixed by law and is
a matter over which the Budget Committee
has no control.
Salaries Aim at Average
Salaries for non-teaching personnel were al
so increased to meet average state salaries
for similar positions.
Much of Budget
Below Year 1967-68
Overall the remainder of the budget total
is less than it was for the current year with
reductions actually shown in several areas,
such as in transportation, health services,
and capital outlay.
Committee Aims at Economy
We believe that the School Board and the
Budget Committee have endeavored to pre
sent the most economical budget possible
while meeting and attempting to correct a
deficit situation faced during the past two
years.
WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE
A FINE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN MORROW COUNTY FOR THE WELFARE
OF OUR CHILDRENWE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE SOUNDEST
INVESTMENTS THAT WE, AS CITIZENS, CAN MAKE.
WITH THE FEELING THAT YOU MAY SHARE THESE VIEWS, WE URGE YOUR YES VOTE JULY 1
Paid Advertisement By ""'
Committee To Maintain Better Education in Morrow County
Harry O'Donnell, Heppner; Elden Padberg, Lexington; Don Peterson, lone; W. C. Rosewall, Heppner, Co-Chairmen
ENDORSED BY-
IQNE;
ELBE AKERS
JAMES B. BAHNETT
DELORES BABNETT
ROLAND E. BERGSTROM
RUDY W. BERGSTROM
R. B. BISHOP
RAY BOYCE
LILLIAN BOYCE
DONALD BRISTOW
E. W. BRISTOW
PETE CANNON
' LAUREL CANNON
CHARLES CARLSON
LOUIS A. CARLSON
IONE LIONS CLUB
IRENE CRABTREE
LEO CRABTREE
MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR CRAWFORD
HOWARD CROWELL
JUNE CROWELL
RALPH CRUM
BEVERLY DOHERTY ,
ROBERT C DRAKE
CLEO DRAKE
JOHN R. EDWARDS
HERBERT EKSTROM. JR.
ROLAND EKSTROM
LARRY FETSCH
JOE HALVORSEN
LEWIS HALVORSEN
EVA AND ADON HAMLETT
LOREN HAMS
MR. AND MRS. WAYNE HAMS
MARY M. HOLTZ
I L. HOWTON
BOB HUBBARD
BETH HYND
DICK HYND
HAZEL HYND
JACK HYND. JR.
MB. AND MRS. BOB JEPSEN
MR. AND MRS. JOHN JEPSEN
BRYCE KEENE
LOUISE KEENE
LINDSAY KINCAID
RALPH E. KINCAID
MR. AND MRS. JOHN R. KREBS
MR. AND MRS. ROY A. LINDSTROM
MR. AND MRS. ROY W. LINDSTROM
STEPHEN LINDSTROM
WILLIAM H. LING
EVELYN MARICK
FLOSSIE MARICK
FREDRICK T. MARTIN
HELEN McCABE
CHAS. R. McELLIGOTT
DONALD McELLIGOTT
EUNICE M. McELLIGOTT
LOA G. McELLIGOTT
MR. AND MRS. LELAND McKINNEY
W. E. MELENA
MR. AND MRS. LLOYD MORGAN
MR. AND MRS. MILTON MORGAN
ALFRED NELSON, JR.
NORMAN NELSON
CHAS. AND JUNE O'CONNOR
MR. AND MRS. DARREL PADBERG
MR. AND MRS. TED PALMATEER
LEE PALMER
MARDINE PATTON
DON PETERSON
ESTHER PETERSON
OSCAR PETERSON
ROBERT PETERSON
HELEN PETTYJOHN
MR. AND MRS. JIM PETTYJOHN
MR. AND MRS. LEE PETTYJOHN
PAUL G. PETTYJOHN. JR.
BONNIE L. RICE
MR. AND MRS. BILL RIETMANN
MR. AND MRS. BOB RIETMANN
ELAINE O. RIETMANN
MR. AND MRS. GENE RIETMANN
LAURENCE O. RIETMANN
OMAR RIETMANN
VICTOR RIETMANN
VERA RIETMANN
HUGH SALTER
IDA SALTER
ANNIE SCHAFFER
E. R. SCHAFFER
KENNETH SMOUSE
GEORGE L. SNIDER
GLADYS SNIDER
MR. AND MRS. HAROLD SNIDER
A. C. SWANSON
MR. AND MRS. GARLAND SWANSON
MR. AND MRS. PAUL TEWS
HERSHAL TOWNSEND
VERNER TROEDSON
MR. AND MRS. GEORGE E. TUCKER
MARGARET WEAVER
GORDON WHITE
MR. AND MRS. RON UMBARGER
ALTON H. YARNELL
HEPPNER: r.
BOB ABRAMS
FRANK ANDERSON
EARL AYRES
JOE BALFE
KENNETH BATTY
C. J. D. BAUMAN
HERMAN BLETTELL
ZELMA BROWN
MARY BRYANT
FORREST BURKENBINE
RICHARD L. CARPENTER
WILLIAM C. COLLINS
O. W. CUTSFORTH
BETTIE A. DOHERTY
JERRY DAGGETT
L. E. DICK, JR.
MELVIN W. DIXON
D. ALFRED DRAKE
MILLIE EVANS
JAMES J. FARLEY
JAMES H. FOLLENSBEE
NORMA FRENCH
LeROY GARDNER
EDMOND GONTY
HERMAN GREEN
MARION GREEN
BELINDA GBEGG
LOWELL P. GRIBBLE
ELMA HARSHMAN
BILL HEALY
JAMES HEALY
WILLIAM JOHNSON
LOIS JOHNSTON
FLOYD JONES
PAUL JONES ,
RANDY LOTT
P. W. MAHONEY
RUTH MARLATT
ERNEST McCABE ' '
DAVID McLEOD
DR. ARCHIE D. McMURDO
C. E. McQUARRIE
MORROW COUNTY CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
RODERICK K. MURRAY
WILLARD O'HARRA
RANDALL E. PETERSON
GENE PIERCE
FLOY PRIVETT
LARRY PROCK
ARNOLD RAYMOND
REV. DIRK RINEHART '
CLARENCE ROSEWALL
CAL SHERMAN
HELEN SHERMAN . , . ,.
WES SHERMAN
GLENN SMITH
HUGH SMITH -
BETH L. SPAITLDING -
GENEVIEVE SPRINGER
GEORGE A. STEAGALL
JACK SUMNER
RITA SUMNER
ALICE VANCE
DR. L. D. TIBBLES
JACK VAN WINKLE
JOHN A. VENARD
HERMAN WINTER
DR. AND MRS. WALLACE WOLFF
ILENE WYMAN
HARLEY YOUNG
IRRIGON:
AUDRA L. ALLEN
DONALD L. ADAMS
IVIA JOAN ADAMS
ORVILLE J. BUCHANAN
BURREL L COOLEY
MARY ISABELLE JONES
MAXWELL C. JONES
MARGARET JORGENSEN
ALCY JANE LAMB
KENNETH W. LAMB
DELORES PUMMEL ;
PERRY PUMMEL
MARILYN STEWART
BOARDMAN:
HAROLD C. BAKEB
CARROLL DONOVAN
HENRY B. GANTENBEIN
PHOEBE HAYES
WALTER HAYES
ARNOLD HOFFMAN
E. T. KUHN
WAYNE D. KUHN ..
i EARL McQUAW
GERALD PECK
r- JOHN PHILLIPS
, HAROLD RASH -BARBARA
RUSSELL
VERNON RUSSELL
ROBERT G. SICARD
RALPH SKOUBO
. ' ; MYRA SKOUBO
DEWEY W. WEST. JR.
IRMA JEAN WEST
SHIRLEY ZIEUNSKI
LEXINGTON;
MARY ANN BARCLAY
MAX BARCLAY
D. O. NELSON
MR. AND MRS. LARRY LINDSAY
DONALD POINTER
IRVIN RAUCH