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April 3, 1975     Shelton Mason County Journal
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Editorial opinion It is certain that from 15 to 20 of the 46 teachers at North Mason schools will be laid off if the special school levy fails next Tuesday. There will be cuts in supplies, materials used for instruction, books, custodial and secretarial help, teacher aides, library staff, extra-curricular activities and in a host of other areas, but nothing is • going to foul up the education offered local children as much as having only 26 to 31 teachers to instruct slightly over 1,000 students. On paper this doesn't look too bad. Divide 25 or 30 into 1,000 and it comes out 33 to 40 students per.class. Not the best class size to allow for individual attention, but maybe the flu will hit hard all next year and ten or 12 kids per class will be home sick every day. The trouble is, dividing the total number of students by the total number of teachers isn't the way class sizes are determined. The classes have to be divided into grade levels in the elementary schools and these can be evenly divided in half if only two teachers are available or all grouped together if only one teacher remains, so the number of children in that particular grade, divided by the number of teachers, will determine the class size. But in the high school not all students take the same subjects. There may I~e only ten who wish to take the second year of a foreign language in a school district this size. There may be even fewer who desire advanced math or some other subject needed by a college-bound student. Will such small classes be cut, making it impossible for some of next year's graduates to take courses required for entrance to college? Or will these subjects still be offered, giving those students who plan to go on to college an opportunity most other students in the state have, to meet college requirements? For each class containing less than the average number of students, somewhere will be another classroom filled to overflowing with more than the "average" of 33 to 40. There are few, if any, classrooms in local schools big enough to hold even 40 students. Many persons believe a teacher cannot do a good job, giving a little individual attention when needed, catching Johnny reading a comic book when he should be reading his history book or noticing that Janie is scribbling a note to her best friend instead of filling in the blanks on her English assignment, if there are more than 28 or so in the room. Which are two reasons for double-shifting next year if the levy fails, as has been recommended by the superintendent of the school district. Class sizes can be kept down; perhaps one or two of the classes important to only a few high school students can be retained, such as art, wood shop, music or advanced courses, if that teacher is still around. It won t be the most ideal situation, especially for families with children going to both morning and afternoon sessions or for working parents who have to worry about what their offspring are doing with all that free time if they are too old for babysitters. Or how they'll pay the babysitter for the extra hours if they're not too old to require such care. Students will spend less time in school. Those who have parents able or willing to spend a little extra time helping make up for the" duties normally performed by librarians or teacher aides will come out better off than those whose parents can't or won't help. Children who depend on the free lunch program for their one hot meal of the day will get a little thinner; those who depend on the after-school sports programs to keep off that extra weight will get a little fatter. Youth groups that meet after school will suffer; some will disappear. Some of the newly-unemployed personnel will leave the area searching for jobs elsewhere. Some families who can move without jeopardizing the breadwinner's income, will join the exodus in search of better schools for their children. Some will form carpools to take children out of the district and close friends will drift apart as their interests and activities separate. Grapeview students will switch to Shelton High School and more friends will lose contact. New families !move in to live in the empty homes. Some wilJ be shocked to find o at the schools are like and, If possible, leave lhers not care about the type of education their children receive add stay. Life will go on if the levy fails. Taxpayers will not have to pay as much for property taxes next year as they did this year. Those who leave the area will find new friends; some may find new jobs. School won't be much fun for those remaining and meal schedules in some homes will resemble a short order cafe but everyone will survive. A larger number of students will drop out of school, which will help to lower the class sizes a little. It doesn't seem possible that voters would create so many problems for the children of the area and their families just because they don't want to pay an extra $1.42 per thousand dollar evaluation over this year's property tax.., but it could happen here next Tuesday. No matter that poorly educated and dropout students are more likely to join the ranks of welfare recipients within a year or two or end up in an institution for stealing things they are unable to earn, resulting in another raise in taxes as we pay many times more per year each year to support the ex-student, maybe for the rest of his life, than it would have cost to give him a decent education in the first place. Children are our most valuable natural resource if developed to their greatest potential, but can be a burden to the taxpayers for years and years if not prepared to support themselves. We aren't given an opportunity to veto those tax costs; welfare and law enforcement costs increase, taxes go up and we pay. Automatically Even though the state is returning less of our school tax money to this district than ever before, the $8.50 per $1,000 evaluation levy being requested to maintain the present level of education is still lower than levies in many parts of the state. Some districts, year after year, ask for and pass levies two times as high to keep their good schools. For every four people who vote "no," six must vote "yes" to pass the levy. I hope those who vote "no" understand what they are doing. BEST BOAT BUYS 16' cabin boat, 40 h.p. & E-Z loader .......... $1,495.00 1T Reinell, z65 h.p ....................... 2,695.00 16' Duracraft 65 h.p. & trailer ................ 895.00 16' Magnolia ............................ 175.00 New 16' Gla Ply, E-Z loader, used 40 b.p ....... 1,995.00 14' aluminum boat & trailer ................ 225.00 21' Reinell, 188 h.p. & E-Z loader ............ 8,500.00 We specianzo in MerCruiSer and Mercury outboard repair SOME USED BOATS IN STOCK SANDE'S at Belfair Bank Terms 275-2297 ~~~lIB~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~u~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~w~~~~u~~~u~~u~~~~~~~~~~j~M~~~~~ Post Office Box 587, Belfair, Washington 98528 Telephone CR 5-6680 Belfair office open 9-5 - Wed., Thurs., Fri. I LOU DONNELL ............................. Editor CAROL WENTLANDT ...... Advertising Manager, Phone: Office Telephone CR5-6680 Eves. CR5-6259 A section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal serving as the voice of Belfair, Allyn, Grapeview, Tahuya, Mason Lake, South Shore and North Shore. ~~M~u~I~u~u~~g~~ P IT \ F'IRST GRADE STUDENTS from Belfair Elementary who won honors in local judging of posters to be submitted to the county contest of Keep Washington Green posters were front, left to right, Nick Lane (also holding on left a winning poster by Jamie Erickson who was absent), and Chris Miller. In rear are Greg Joyce, Margie Chilton and Cami Saling. Leffer to Editor: Editor, Huckleberry Herald: In reading the Mar. 20 edition I noticed two third place winners in the Science Fair. I couldn't tell if it was a mistake or not. (Editor's note: there were several tied entries.) 1 always look at the pictures and read their captions to see if they are of anyone 1 know. That's how I happened to notice that there were two third place winners. We enjoy getting the paper every week but I find so little news about people we knew while living in Belfair. I can hardly believe we made such a few frineds while living there. My hip that I• broke December, 1973, is getting better and now 1 have physical therapy at the hospital twice a week. Mr. Schwartz and 1 are planning a trip to Washington in May and we will be visiting at our daughter's and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Sanders. l've never been to your office but maybe we can call there while we are at Belfair. I'd like very much to meet you. I already know Carol Wentlandt and consider her a goo~l fflen~6f ours. We'll be spending Easter in Santa Rosa with our granddaughter, a sister of Nikki Wolfe, who lived at the Sanders' home for several years while growing up. I wish you all a very happy Easter. Mrs. H. F. Schwartz Vallejo, Calif. in Wyoming Funeral services for Sheri (Mrs. Tom) Mukai, 22, of Belfair were held Saturday at the Belfair Community Baptist Church. She died Mar. 24 in Rawlins, Wyoming, of multiple sclerosis. She was born Aug. 25, 1952, in Oregon. She had lived in the Belfair area since 1955 and was graduated from North Mason High School in 1970. She is survived by her husband, Tom, and one son, Todd, both of the family home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Barber, Belfair; one brother, Michael Barber, Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane; four sisters, Mrs. Monty (Rosemary) Archer, Tacoma, Mrs. Bill (Vicki) Timm, Shelton, Mrs. Ran (Carol) Manwiller, Tahuya, and Mrs. Frank (Diana) Bolbecker, Missouri; grandmother, Mrs. lva M. Hammond, Hillsboro, Ore.; grandmother, Mrs. Cecil McDaniel, Seattle; and seven nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements were made by Lewis Funeral Chapel with burial at Twin Firs Cemetery in Belfair. TAPE DECK FOUND A tape deck was found in Allyn Mar. 28. reported WINNERS IN THE LOCAL CONTEST of Keep Washington Green posters among second graders were, front, left to right, Tina Bennett, (also holding the poster on left made by absent Errol Olson), and Steven Anderson. In rear are Nicole Berger, Shirlene Boad and Lisa Worms. L~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~•~" -~ ~.~ ~ "~ ~ ~ ~ tlllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllillllllllllllllllllllllllllll re By Leo & Margaret Livingston -- CR 5-6421 County is maintained by Mac and Mary Gearhart, (;rapeview. So they believe. They inadvertently acquired their mooch mollusk when it hitchhiked on a plant they brought home during a long holiday visit with their daughter in Las Vegas. Since they were reluctant Io turn their snail loose on their acreage for fear of introducing a possible new species of pest in this county, they set up this snail aquarium. The reason why this is a North Shore story is that they found here a copy of a recent issue of "Scientific American" which tells how to make a home for a snail. You can use a clear plastic hat box or small glass aquarium. Place a thin layers of fallen leaves, a lettuce leaf, bits of carrot and some twigs on the bottom. A very shallow container of water and a small pot of good By TERR! HARMON and TRACY JOHNSON Myrna Jones' high school (?amp Fire Horizon Club, composed of Crystal Byerly, Carol Johnson, Susan Sch'auer, Vonna VanParys, Kathy Washburn, Dana Petrick and Jim Jones, is making macrame pot hangers. To go with them they are making ceramic pots. Later they plan on going on a two-day horseback riding trip. It will be on the first weekend in May. They Bear Creek Mini Mart OLD BELFAIR HIWAY 275-6222 Hours: I 0 a.m. to 8 p.m. - 7 Days A week MISSION MACARONI & CHEESE 3 for ...... 89c MRS. SMITH'S CHERRY & APPLE PIES ...... 99c ea. PRINGLE'S POTATO CHIPS pk .......... 59c ea. TOTINO'S PIZZA ........................ 99c ea. MILK [ Homo . .. gal.$1.40 2% ..... 9al. $1.35 1% skim.., gal. $1.23 I I I ARCO GAS Rag ....... gal. 53.8' 'Supreme .. gal. 57.8' Keep no more than three snails in one snail house. A shell or old bone provides the large amount of calcium snails require. You'll have to clean up after the snails twice a week by washing and rinsing out their habitat. The Gearharts report their snail sleeps a lot, so they call him "Snorry." At her home in the Dewatto valley, Agnes Waltenburg entertained a group of friends on Easter Sunday. Guests included Dick and Diane Finseth from Miller Bay and his three daughters, Chris, Nancy and Mary, Seattle; Mr. Finseth's mother, Edith Bryant; Mr. Finseth's sister and husband, Tom and Delores Moore and children, Patti and Mike, Seattle. A guest who promised to bring some shrimp was Art O. Ross of Dewatto, famous fisherman. plan on sleeping out along the trail. Lea Harmon's junior high Camp Fire Discovery Club, with Terry Gifford, Terri ttarmon, Mona Hodge, Linda Wilkins, Jody Fowler and Tracy Johnson, is making the stage and puppets, for their puppet show. Mary Cady's third grade Blue Birds, Meg Hannan, Timi Kemp, Jenny Lincoln, Karen Smith, Karen Vail and Carol Wilkins, are making baby bibs. This is because Mary Cady is going to have a baby. Next week they plan to have one of the mothers come and teach them how to decorate a cake. Lately they have been going on hikes and they went roller skating. By INGA MARIE ST. CLAIR IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII~IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII#IllUU Our summer neighbors must be getting anxious for the good spring weather to get here so they can relax and have a chance to get away from the hassles of the big cities. This past weekend we were happy to have visits from the Frank Hammonds of Bellevue, the Roy Kleivens of Seattle, Darrel Adams and son of Yakima, Don Cation of Auburn, and the Carl Schuler family of Tacoma. I'm sure there were many more out to enjoy one of our better weekends. Bea Schnettler of Benson Lake called to say that she had filled her hummingbird feeders as she had seen three of the beautiful feathered birds around. These "little friends are trying to make sure we don't forget to get our feeders out and filled. Sure wish the price of sugar would go down. I guess we shouldn't complain too much about our weather when we hear about the disastrous weather some of the other states are having this time of the year. I've noticed several boats trying out their sails and motors. In fact, some brave souls have been out in their boats every month this winter. The weather was favorable for all the children who enjoyed spring vacation last week. Robert and 1 enjoyed a visit last week With one of our granddaughters, Terri Way of Auburn. PERMIT REQUESTED A request has been received by the Army Corps of Engineers from Robert Smading of Hoquiam to construct a bulkhead and fill in Hood Canal on South Shore property east of Twanoh State Park. Comments from interested persons must be received by the Corps by Apr. 28 to be considered before a decision is made. Safety training given by local Red Cross New highs in safety training were set in 1974 by the Kitsap-North Mason Chapter of the American Red Cross including 95 first aid certificates issued and 195 water safety classes held with 1871 certificates earned for swimming, lifesaving or other water skills. Adoption by National Red Cross of the cardio-puhnonary resuscitation (CPR) technique for emergency aid to heart attack victims is expected to save many lives. Continuation of these programs depends on the annual membership drive conducted by the Red Cross during March. More information is available by calling 377-3761 or dropping by the Bremerton office at 605 W~shington Avenue. ~~.~ MEMBER OF NORTHWEST Sl • CR5-3345 Hours: Wed. thru Sunday, 9 a.m. BAIT- REELS -- NETS -- FR For our anniversary sale during the ionth of April, 10% off on all items $5.00 or over, CR5-2201 OHunting & Fishing License • Fishing Tackle • Frozen Herring • Ammunition Open everyday 8 a.m. to II or later!! 5 Minutes from Belfair in Allyn Bayview Mobile Homes The Largest Selection of Mobile Homes in the Northwest Quality Rex-Bilt Single and Double Wide$ on Display. Consult with Jim Yoest, AI Logan. Open daily except Sunday 9 to 6 377-4461 Snyder & SonS No job too small or too large Slabs, sidewalks, foundations curb & gutter Chevron For Chevron Heating Fuels-- Modern Heating Equipment- Complete Housewarming ServiCe' "Just Call" SERVICE FUEL CO., 479-2772 Our accounts payable at Puget Sound National 1318 Park Ave. Bremerton, Tires, Minor Repairs' Open Mond thru to 7 BUCK'S ToWllld BELFAIR T Buck and Minda Chutcll ¢R 5.:1071 • Repair • Remodel • New call • Service in the area since HILL'S State Certification A3195 I[llilll llilllKIID~lllmfllll !1 Page 2 - Huckleberry Herald section of Shelton-Mason County Journal - April 3, 1975