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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
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85th Year
Number 48
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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.
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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