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Fuel crisis cuffing
Shortage in gasoline and
fuel oil are creating increas
ingly serious problems for
school districts. Supt. Ron
Daniels told the Morrow
County School Board Monday
night.
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Currently Morrow County
Schools' have been notified
that in December they will
receive only 90 per cent of the
amount of gasoline purchased
in December of 1972. The
allocation for future months is
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schools'
uncertain, but indication is
that there will be additional
reductions in the school dis
trict allocation. This 10 per
cent reduction in gasoline
presents a serious problem in
school bus operation. Morrow
County transports over 65 per
cent of its students with bus
routes each day totaling 1.691
miles. The daily consumption
of gasoline is approximately
330 gallons. If the 10 per cent
reduction is enforced it would
mean that closing schools
approximately two days each
month.
"To reduce fuel use by 10
per cent we would need to
reduce travel by 3,400 miles
each month. If the school
district chose to eliminate all
athletic programs, field trips,
and other extra-curricular
activities we still could not
realize the 10 per cent
reduction some months,"
Daniels reported.
The heating oil situation is
better in terms of allocation.
Sufficient heating oil is in
tanks to last until late Febru
ary or early March. Suppliers
say they have sufficient oil to
make deliveries through the
balance of the school year.
Availability of gasoline and
heating fuel is only part of the
problem. Equally as serious
in terms of school budgets is
Rogers creation
Carlita Marquardt
operations
the rising cost of these two
products. In 197373 the district
used approximately 65,000
gallons of gasoline and paid
approximately .225 per gallon
for a total cost of $14,625. The
latest billing received on
gasoline was .285 per gallon,
or an increase of 6 cent per
gallon. This increase would
cost the district an additional
$3,900. The price of gasoline
continues to rise and will
undoubtedly be much higher
before the end of the school
year.
Last year the bid for heating
oil was $5.89 per barrel. The
bid this year was $5.84 per
barrel with the stipulation that
any price increase to the
jobber would be passed on to
the school district. "On Dec. 6,
I received a letter informing
me that the price of heating
fuel had increased to $10.25
per barrel. This is an increase
of $4 41 per barrel. The school
district uses approximately
2,500 barrels, so the net cost
increase would be $11,025,"
Daniel said.
"It is too early in the year to
determine whether or not we
will be able to reduce expendi
tures in other areas sufficient
to cover the cost increase in
these two categories."
Certainly continued rising
costs for these two products
will have a substantial affect
on next year's budget.
In addition, there are also
indications that PS 300 fuel oil
may not be manufactured
after September 1974.
"If this proves to be true, we
will be faced with converting
our furnaces to utilization of
an alternate fuel," the super
intendent warned.
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The board is considering
two questions. Can it obtain
sufficient fuel oil and gasoline
. to continue normal school
operations; and, if not, do we
reduce extra-curricular activ
it ies or do we have less days of
school? The second question
in, if we are able to purchase
gasoline and fuel oil to meet
our needs, will we have
sufficient funds to operate
within the total budget
amount?
Daniels suggested there are
too many uncertainties at this
time for either question to be
answered with any degree of
certainty.
Items to be considered for
possible reductions are as
follows:
1. Field trips. Eliminate all
or selective reductions (total
8,500 miles).
2. Reduce administrator
and staff travel. Already in
effect?
3. Ski bus gas. They will fill
at local stations (230 gallons).
4 Driver education pro
grams (1.164 gallons).
5. Combine bus stops where
possible?
6. IrriRon kindergarten bus.
3.400 miles, paid from 4-C
Kindergarten money.
7. Athletics. Non-league
games, 4,246; freshman
schedule, 1,162; spectator bus,
all sports, 3,057; girls sports,
3.862; JV and varsity league
schedules. 6.608; activity bus
to Lexington and Irrigon
(6.600 miles, 1,320 gallons);
junior high sports, 2.466 miles.
Joe Hay, former Morrow
County extension agent, has
adopted a 5-month-old baby
girl. The Hays now live in
Salem where joe works for the
State Highway Department.
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Church crowded for
All Saints Church was filled
for the Christmas program
held there Sunday evening at
a cooperative venture with Its
neighboring United Methodist
Church.
A large group of children in
a combined choir and an
inspirational program was
presented.
The congregation sang "O
Come All Ye Faithful" during
the processional. Rev. Black
alter gave a brief welcome.
Rev. Cutting said the opening
prayer.
The pageant directed, by
Mrs. John Maatta, was built
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round the lights on large
tree at the front of the
sanctuary. Verses were read
by the pastors and by children
telling about the lighting of the
tree and how, perhaps, in this)
excitement many could forget
the true meaning of Christ
mas. The adult choir, accom
panied by Mrs. Allen Hughes,
presented "Oh, Come, Oh,
Come Emmanuel" and "An
gels We Have Heard on High."
The junior choir sang "Silent
Night" and the nursery sang
"Away in a Manger."
As the pageant drew toward
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ita close most of the lights on
the large tree were extln- .,
gulshed, leaving only a lighted !
cross. The entire assembly
sang "In The Cross" and
"Hark The Herald Angels
Sing" as the program ended.
After a Joint benediction by -the
two pastors the reces-
sional hymn, "Joy To The
World," made the rafters
ring.
Mrs. Rob Lowe and Mrs. Ida '
Farra were In charge of a
coffee, punch and cookie hour
that followed in Fellowship '
Hall.
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