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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1960)
Sun Jay, March IS, I960 A MAIL TRIBUNE, MadfW, Or. 3 Proposed SchooD Budget EeffDects Increased Costs (Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles reviewing the proposed $3. 914.846.99 general school budget for School District 549C for the 1960-61 fiscal year. An election on the budget will be held at seven polling places May 2. To day's article concerns a gen eral discussion on the budg et form, which is now this year, and the budget for ad ministration of the district.) ty, S550; census enumeration, 5300; legal service, $1,200; audit, $1,250; clerk's bond, S350; and other expenses, $3,985. The latter includes expense allowances, clerk board dues, conference and interviews, miscellaneous inventory, hous ing coordinator, in - service training, and staff and person nel service. The proposed M e d f o r d School district budget for 1960-61 reflects today's in creased operational costs of education. A general fund budget of $3,914,846.99 includes salary increases for administrators, teachers and non-certificated personnel as well as antici pated higher costs for plant operation and maintenance. The proposed budget is $486,776.39 more than the present year's expenditures, and about $85,339 less than was originally considered for 1960-61. The district's budget this year has been figured on a state-supplied form which seg gregates general fund expen ditures in 13 categories. The 13 categories are designated by a series number for quick er reference. Categories Listed The 13 categories are ad ministration, instruction, at tendance and health services, pupil transportation services, operation of plant, mainte nance of plant, fixed charges, food services and student b o d y activites, community services, capital outlay, debt service, payments to other school districts and emer gency. P. G. Humphreys, chair man of the budget committee, noted that the new form ap pefrs desirable, but compari son of next year's proposed buSjet to this year's is diffi cult since some changes are necessary in designation of funds. A comparison of the 1960 - 61 proposed expenditures to this year's is further compli cated because of the consoli dation of other districts to Medford last year. Salaries Increased Salaries for Superintend ent Leonard B. Mayfield and Assistant Superintendent El liott Becken and Russ Ache son svere increased a total of $3,500. excluding expense al lowances. The total estimated salary expenditure for administra tion is $39,775, which in cludes the office of business administration, school elec tion personnel, school census takers tnd t courier as well as superintendents. School Board Chairman W. A. (Bill) Barker said the dis trict couia "not afford to lose" its superintendent, and rec ommended to th fewAset com mittee salary inca. "Dr. Mayfield," Barkt td. "is a weft - qualified superintend ent" and noted tht ho is not only known thrsujivout Ore gon, but also i berammg a national figure in tog iI4 of education. District Fortunate "We have been fortwf," Barker said, "that Cm. May field has remained vitie too district, since I'm surt he a had more attractive diets elsewhere." Salaries of superintendent are prorated through the budget categories in the divi sions in which they have su pervision. For example, three fourths of Dr. Mayfield's sal ary is listed in the administra tion category, and one-fourth in instruction under supervi sors. A total of $12,280 is budg eted in the office of business administration, which in cludes the district clerk's sal ary, and salaries for his staff. School Elections Budget Some $475 is budgeted to school electi&is. and another $3,800 is listed for two clerks and 14 enumerators for the school census. Budgeted for one man, half-time, courier service is $1,950. Dr. Mayfield, in reviewing the budget with committee member, noted that the school census is taken aveTy two years. Other budgeted items in ad ministration include supplies, $6,170; elections and publici- Medford Colonel Retires After 33 Years in Army Army Lt. Col. Charles O. Reed, Medford, was retired Feb. 29 at San Francisco's Presidio after more than 33 years of military service, ac cording to Army officials. He entered the Oregon Na tional . Guard as an enlisted man with the 186th Infantry Oct. 12, 1926, and was com missioned a second lieutenant of the Oregon National Guard in December, 1934. He entered the Army in September, 1940, when his unit was called to federal service. Colonel Reed and his wife, Nellie, plan to visit their son, Douglas, in Wilmington, Calif., before returning to Medford. Their daughter, Bev erly, also lives in Medford. Prior to retirement, Colonel Reed was assigned to the per sonnel and administrative of fice, Sixth U. S. Army head quarters at the Presidio of San Francisco. He was hon ored at a retirement ceremony and retreat parade on the Pre sidio parade ground Feb. 26. During his military career, Colonel Reed served two over seas tours in Tdkyo, Japan. He is a ; member of the Knights of Pythias and DOOK lodges, Medford," the Ameri can Legion and Elks Lodge. Injunction Denied By Judge; School Work Continues . Ashland A circuit court judge Thursday denied a re quest for an injunction and any threat to halt construc tion work on the new Ashland Junior High school was stopped. Judge David Vandenberg, Klamath Falls, gave his opin ion in circuit court in Med ford in a dispute over furnish ing locks on the new building. The judge explained that an injunction is to grant relief to an injured person. In this case, he said, if the injunc tion was granted all of the people of Ashland would be injured. Not Delay Work If a damage suit is filed, such action would not delay construction, the judge added. The injunction request was filed by W. L. Reid, Portland, who claimed that that firm was not allowed to bid on furnishing locks and other hardware for the school. A specific lock was stated in the specifications. It was ex plained that the school district specified a particular lock so the entire district could event ually have a master key sys tem. Graff and James, Medford, are general contractors for the $842,000 building which will replace the present struc ture on Siskiyou blvd. Karen Carpenter Is Finalist in Program Karen Carpenter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar Car penter, route 3, box 124, Med ford, is one of four seniors at Verde Valley High school, Se dona. Ariz., named finalists in the 1959-60 competition of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation program. She has been awarded a certificate of merit. Finalists totaled about 10, 000 high school students throughout the country. 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