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L I MARY u or o EUGENE, OnE. f- 7 4 0 Board, Teachers Fail to Agree On School Salary Proposals Morrow county school district directors and teachers of the district were at n impasse Monday night after the teach era' negotiation committor re ported that the board's counter proposal to requests for italary Increases and other benefit ha been rejected by the teachers. Another attempt will be made to reach an agreement at a meeting Monday night, Janu ary 27. at the Kchool district of lice in Lexington. If agreement cannot be reached at that time, it may be necessary to select a 3 man arbitration committee in the hope of reaching a set tlement, as provided by state law. In this case, the board would name one person, the teachers another person, and the persons would select a thiid as a neutral party. Adrian Cook, spokesman for the teacher committee, said thai h poll of all teachers in the district late last week showed them strongly against accepting the board's offer to pay $10 per monin per teacher towards health and medical insurance plan and providing for no sal ary increase. The committee originally had asked that base salary in the district for a teacher with bach elor's degree and no experience De $tiuu, an increase from the present SC000. The district last year raised the starting salary irom josuu to soouu. Also in the original proDosnl, the teachers asked that annual salary increments be increased from 4 to 5, that the district participate in paying for the teachers' health and medical in surance plan, and that admin istrators be placed on the ad ministrative index for 11 months instead of the present 9', months. After the 9 '.'4 months, administrators now receive on ly the same salary as teachers for the balance of the year. Beard Rejects Salary Hike In ensuing meetings, the board rejected any salary in creases for the teachers. How ever, at a meeting on January 1J, the directors voted to pay $10 per month for each employ ee that works more than three fourths time, with this sum go ing to the insurance plan. When Cook reported Mondav evening, he said that in the poll presented last week to the teachers only four voted to ac cept the board's offer. Sixty-five voted to reject it. Thirty-five voted in favor of the district paying $13 per month for the insurance plan ($13 is the full monthly , charge for a single teacher). Seventy-four voted In full power to negotiate the sal ary schedule without further ballot from the teachers. The committee Monday night then proposed the following: 1. $13 per month per teacher for the insurance plan. 2. A starting salary for a ttacher with bachelor degree and no experience of $6300. 3. Continuing the same annu al salary increments as at pres ent 4 'Jr. Cook said the committee feels this would still be below state average and pointed to the fol lowing agreements arrived at in other nearby districts: Helix, $t350 per year; Mllton-Freewa- ter. JMOO per year with 3li7e Increment: Echo, StiJOO per year with 4 Increment; Iine Eagle, $(i550 per year with annual In crements ranting from $250 to $275. Cook quoted from Information released through the Oregon Ed ucation Association which rec ommend that no district ac cept a salary proposal for less than JMiM) uh a base and that the committee should impass rather than accept a lower agreement. The matter was discussed no further Monday night than to hear the committee report, but Chairman Don McElligott set next Mondav night as a time to discuss the matter further with the committee. This will be done following a meeting previously scheduled with con tractors on the Riverside school to consider the possibility of imposing penalties on the con tractors for alleged failure to meet some of their contracted deadlines. The contractor meet (Continued on page 8) 85th Year Number 48 the yf -mm HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, January 23, 1969 Price 10 Cents LATE BULLETIN Willow Dam Project Listed for $27,000 Press wire service reports from Washington, D. C, last week. following presentation of the President's budget, Indicated that the Willow Creek project at Heppner is listed for $27,000 The budget was proposed by President Lyndon Johnson be fore he left office. There was no indication as to what phase of the project the sum is In tended. The budget is subject to approval by Congress before any money can be appropriated. County Judge Paul Jones said Tuesday night that he had no Information on the matter but expected to look into it right away. Snow Plow Hits Bus No one was hurt and damage was light when a county snow plow hit a school bus of the Morrow county district on the Brenner Canyon road Mondav evening. Mrs. Ernest Christoph- erson was driving the bus and a few lone school students were on it as she was taking them home. Both the bus and county truck were traveling slowly, and the truck with the plow moved to the bank side to make way for the bus. In doing so, the plow hit the bank and bounced the front of the vehicle partially into the path of the bus, causing the minor collis ion, according to a report receiv ed by Ron Daniels, county school superintendent. The bus was not disabled, although damage was done to a fender. It continued favor of giving the committee in operation Tuesday. Anderson Chosen Federal Reserve Board Chairman Frank Anderson of Heppner has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the Portland branch of the Federal Reserve Bank, effective January 1, it has been announced. He is one of five members of the board and served as a dir ector through the past year. Meetings are held monthly, and during the course of the year, directors also go to meetings in San Francisco and other points on business in connection with the Federal Reserve. Serving wtih Anderson as dir ectors this year are E. W. First enburg, chairman of the board of the First Independent Bank, Vancouver, Wash., and presi dent of the bank; Robert F. Dwyer, lumberman, Portland: Charles F. Adams, president of The Oregon Bank, Portland; and Ralph J. Voss, president of the First National Bank of Oregon, Portland. I Anderson, Heppner rancher, was appointed for a two-year term on the board beginning January 1, 1968, succeeding Gra ham J. Barbey, president of the Barbey Packing Co., Astoria. Appointment is made by the Board of Governors of the Fed- eral Reserve System. Dwyer served as chairman of the directors during 1968. It Is the practice to elect non-bank ing members of the board as chairmen. Farm Chemicals Exercises Options Farm Chemicals, Inc. of Athena confirmed report to. day that it is exercising its options to purchase approxi mately 12,000 acres oi land In Morrow county between Boardman and Hermiston near Highway I-80N. No purchase price was dis closed. E. C Mi ley. president of the firm, laid that purch ase are beinq made to study the feasibility of reclaiming normally arid land, using new fanning techniques, including modern irrigation systems. Farm Chemicals. Inc., is a distributor of lertiliieri and other farm supplies and equipment and operates in Eastern Oregon and Washington. County Snow Plows Keep Roads Open; Drifting Feared THEY GO IN SNOW . . . AND PAY THE TOW! All county snow plows were in operation Tuesday following the latest onslaught of snow fall, County Judge Paul Jones said Tuesday. As of mid -day Tuesday, all roads were open, and the coun ty workmen were widening the Dlowcd portion of various roads. "We're deathlv afraid of the wind," the judge said. "If we get a wind, every road in the county may be blocked with drifts." Widening of the plowed sur face is being done, he said, "to give the drifting snow a place to go." ' Sandina 1 1., mutinr all In action Tuesday, too, to lessen the hazard of the icy roads. Ron Daniels, county school superintendent, said that two school busses became stuck in making the morning runs Tuos day. one driven by Elden Pad berg and one driven by Clint Agee. The superintendent also was worried about the possibility of wind and drifting of the dry snow. 'We plan to continue school throughout the county unless winds cause too much drifting," he said. Judge Jones said that county workmen late last week had just completed reopening the last road that had been closed by storm conditions several weeks ago. He said that damage to the roads will probably run as high as the estimate of $25,000 he made when fast runoff melted the first big snow and caused flooding conditions in some ar eas. While all roads have been re opened, there is still consider able damage to shoulders and oil surface to be repaired. The possibility of a chinook taking off the present snow cover Is something that Harold (Doc) Sherer, road supervisor, and the county court hate to consider. ' , i.'j -". ', , " " ' -. ' ' "V' i; ' IqY I A I IF i f r MAYOR BILL COLLINS signs proclamation here recognizing Nat ional Jaycee Week while Reggie Pascal, Jaycee Week chairman for the Morrow county chapter, looks on. (G-T Photo). OH, THERE'S FUN ON THE HILL at Arbuckle Mountain, as this Heppner High school photo shows. The snow is good and deep, the scenery is bea utif uL and the air is fresh and brisk. Rope tow is in operation for skiers on Saturdays and Sundays. Work Continues On Road Waysides Two highway waysides, one near the Bill Doherty place on the highway to Hermiston and another on the Willow Creek highway near Cecil, can be de veloped for $150 each, Orville Cutsforth, parks com m i 1 1 e e chairman, reported to the Hepp-ner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce Monday. His committee will undertake no new projects this year but seeks to complete those already started, he said. The State will not develop the waysides, Cuts forth said, because the car count is not high enough. However the county will take them over. Litter barrels and turnoffs will be provided at the start, and the committee is working on a plan for toilet facilities. The Dohertys have donated the land for the one wayside and an attempt is now being made to reopen an old well there to provide water. Cutsforth said he is exploring with the Hynds brothers a location for a wayside near Cecil. Innertube Sliding Results in Injuries Sliding in the snow on inner tubes has proved hazardous for local children, with three acci dents having been reported. Kristi Haguewood, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Haguewood, was hospitalized here Sunday af ter she slid into a diversion ditch and landed on ice. She suf fered an injury to her tail bone and has been unable to sit or stand. X-rays were taken to de termine extent of the injury, and she returned home where she has been confined to bed. Jimmy Raymond, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Raymond, suff ered a fractured left elbow Sun day while sliding on an inner tube on a hill behind his home. Another child jumped on the tube to ride with him, striking the elbow and breaking it. Previously Keith Curnutt, a Heppner High school student, suffered a concussion when he hit his head on a post while sliding on an innertuoe on a city street. He was confined tc bed for about a week. Ski Run Operates With Good Snow There's plenty of good snow at Arbuckle Mountain, and ski ers can now enjoy their sport at the course there, Ed Dick of the Arbuckle Mountain Corpor ation states. Morrow County Jaycees are now operating the rope tow on Sundays and 4-H ski clubs and leaders operate, it on Saturdays. Report was Monday that there is 48 inches of snow on the mountain. The road was in good shape last week-end, with the rotary plow of the county being used to clear it. The State Highway Department reimburses the county for this service. The Ski Patrol is in opera tion to safeguard the skiers, and indications are that there is a good season ahead. Last weekend was the first full weekend of operation, since for a while, it was a little too difficult to get there. But now, all skiers far and near are invited to come and eniov the fun! Heppner Measures Three More Inches Heppner's snowfall measured three more inches on Tuesday of this week, according to the of ficial report of Don Gilliam. This brings the winter total to 28.95 inches. The snow that started falling Monday threatened to close schools but buses made it around their routes Tuesday with some difficulty. Several were late, however, and school attendance was reported down. Because the snow continued through the day, both Heppner High and Heppner Elementary dismissed at 2 p.m. The temperature never climb ed above 40 degrees for the week, and so the bulk of the snow from January 11 remains on the ground, impacted as ice on some streets and in other places. Complete report from Gilliam is as follows: Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday ('three' inches of snow). John Cole Unhurt On USS Enterprise An accident that happened to John F. Cole, formerly of Heppner and now serving with the Navy aboard the carrier USS Enterprise, may have spared him from more serious injury in the fire and explos ions that badly damaged the carrier last week. He sent a postcard to The Gazette-Times saying that he escaped the major mishap be cause he suffered a concus sion in an accident the day before (Monday, January 13). Otherwise, he would have been a foam nozzleman on a flight deck fire party. Three men of the fire party were among those injured after a bomb dropped from a plane and triggered the fire and ex plosions. Cole is a graduate of Hepp ner High school. Hi Low Free. 35 19 35 25 40 28 .02 31 16 .02 28 19 .03 26 17 23 15 .23 Examiner Coming A drivers license examiner will be on duty in Heppner Tuesday, January 28, 1969, at the courthouse between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m PLU Band Coming For Concert Here 'Music for Listening" will be presented to the public here when Pacific Lutheran Univer sity's 70-piece concert band ap pears here Sunday evening, January 26. Directed by Professor Gordon O. Gilbertson, the band will pre sent the concert in the Heppner Junior High auditorium at 8 p. m. under the auspices of Hope and Valby Lutheran churches. Under Gilbertson's direction, the PLU band has come to be recognized as one of the top col legiate bands in the Pacific Northwest. He has conducted the band for 14 years and has had wide experience as teacher and performer as well as director. Prof. Gilbertson was a mem ber of the Casper, Wyo., Civic Symphony where he was often featured as a viola soloist. He was also violist with the Fargo, N. D., Symphony, the North western University orchestra and the Concordia College or chestra. He has studied under world famous conductors and played in orchestras at the Berk shire, Mass., and Aspen, Colo., summer music festivals. The two local churches some time ago sponsered an appear ance of the Pacific Lutheran choir here, and a large crowd attended and enjoyed their mu sic. Admission is nominal, $1 for adults and 50c for students. Members of the Luther League of the churches have tickets on sale, or they may be purchased at the door. Skull Fractured Barney Marshall, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Marshall, sus tained a skull fracture Saturday night when he slipped on steps and fell in the Heppner High gym during the Heppner-Burns game. He struck his head above the temple. Barney is expected to be confined home for two weeks folk.wing his release from Pioneer Memorial hospital. He is a freshman at the high school. Jaycees Observe National Week January 19 to 25 (See Page 5) Morrow County Jaycees this week join thousands of others in the organization across the country in observing National Jaycee Week, which is January 19-25, Reggie Pascal, local chair man for Jaycee week, announces. In earlier planning it had been hoped to hold the first annual distinguished citizen awards banquet in connection with this week, but because of lack of time and poor weather conditions, the banquet will be postponed until a later date. It is tentatively scheduled for sometime in February or Murch, according to Al Osmin, who will be chairman of the event. To observe the national week, Jaycees and their wives will hold a social and skating party at the Morrow county Roll er Rink Saturday night. The local organization was formed in 1964 with Harley Sa ger as its first president. Other presidents have been Wayne Lamb, John Pankey, Wayne Harsin, Charles McKinnon, Clyde Allstott, and the current president, Jerry Hollomon. During the less than five years the club has been in ex istence here, it has carried on a very active program and has successfully completed dozens of projects. Some of the proj ects for the past year are listed on page five of this paper. Currently the club has 27 members and regular meetings are held each Wednesday even ing at 8 o'clock in the building between Gardner's Men's Wear and Turner, Van Marter and Bryant. Young men between the ages of 21 and 35 in the com munity are invited to present applications for membership. Lease is Signed For Variety Store In Case Building Lease was signed last week that paves the way for the K. L. Knox Company, which has variety stores In John Day, Burns and Hermiston, to open a variety store here in the form er Case Furniture Co. building. Henry Gohring, representing the company, was here to sign the lease with the Bank of t'astern Oregon which has ac quired the building; from Mrs. Gene Case, now of Portland and who formerly operated the fur niture company with her hus band, Allen Case. Gene Pierce, president of the bank, said that considerable remodeling will be done to the building. The stairway in the center of the main floor will be removed and the lower ceiling will be sealed. A stairway will be installed at the rear or the building to provide access to the second floor. A new furnace will be install ed and repairs will be made to the roof of the building, he said. Gohring said that plans are to open the variety store here by May 1 or sooner. The Knox company is planning to close out the store in John Day but will retain ownership of the Burns and Hermiston stores. Gohring expects to reside in Her miston, and after the local store is In operation it is planned to employ someone to operate it for the company. COMING BASKETBALL Friday. January 24 Hepp ner at Enterp rise (non league); lone at Umapine. Saturday, January 25 Hep pner at DeSales, Walla Walla (non-league); Umatilla at lone. Steps Underway To Assure Center Steps are being completed to assure continuance of the Neighborhood Center here un dere the Office of Economic Op portunity after the San Fran cisco office of the OEC had threatened suspension of the Umatilla Morrow prog ram, County Judge Paul Jones said Tuesday. The suspension threat came when it was alleged that the Blue Mountain Economic Devel opment Council, Inc., under which the Neighborhood Cen ters operate, had not complied with certain provisions of the act authorizing the centers. One of this required an audit be completed, another required submission of certain reports, and a third had to do with the organization of the board of dir ectors, Judge Jones said. As a result of the charges, Lorin C. O'Gara, director for the Blue Mountaain Council, resign ed. The judge said that a requir ed public hearing was held Tuesday morning to determine whether there was any opposit ion to the Blue Mountain Coun cil. No one appeared to oppose the council but several appear ed to speak In favor, he said. The hearing was not adver tised nor publicized here be cause of lack of time, the judge said. A small notice on the hearing was inserted in the East Oregonian. At the request of Judge Jones, a special meeting of the Hepp ner city council was held in or der that the city formally au thorize the Blue Mountain Coun cil to represent it. Board of the council has been reorganized to comply with the provision that various groups be represented. Mrs. E. E. Gonty has been named to represent the city, Judge Jones represents the county, and Barbara Jessmer is another member of the board from this community, R-l School Budget Message Meet Set Ron Daniels, budget officer for Morrow County School Dis trict R-l, will present the bud get message for 1969 at a meet ing of the budget committee of the district on Tuesday, January 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the school district office at Lexington. Any person in the district may discuss programs with the committee at that time, and all are invited to attend. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the civic bodies and service organizations of our community and the departments of the local govern ment recognize the great service rendered to this community by the Morrow County Jaycees. and WHEREAS, The United States Jaycees and Its affiliated state and local organizations have set aside the week of January 19-25, 1969, to observe the founding of the Jaycees and to commemorate such founding, and WHEREAS, this organization of young men has con tributed materially to the betterment of this community throughout the year, THEREFORE. I, William C Collins, Mayor of the City of Heppner, do hereby proclaim the week of January 19-25. 1S69. as JAYCEE WEEK and urge all citizens of our com munity to give full consideration to the future services of the Jaycees. Signed: WILLIAM C. COLLINS. Mayor