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"IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY, that better be a S(qlool Muit: ])epartnent's production of "Oklahonla,"
proposal of marriage," Pa Carnes, left, I)mrayed by Phil which will be presenled at S p.m. Thursday, Friday and
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as Ado Annie Carnes, l)ortrayed by Karen Burgess, hears of the Fores( [,'estiva] activities.
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School Board,
On Teacher
• "rho Sheit(m Seh(Jl llrd
;m(l the Shelton Education Ass(-
li+m egoli;Jling te;un passed on(,
hurdh, Tuesday night when they
avye,'(] on a proposed salary sehe-
duh, with a starting salary of
$(;,400 and a lop of $10,752.
Agreement came after breaks
for corlsui;Hion.u by one group on
propos;ds I>y the other.
The NEA nel,otiating committee
t,t(,d they could recommend
the sahn'y s,.hedule which was
;a:('cl)le(i to their members for
ratification.
The i)rop(al agreed ulx)n was
a compromise which used the
slartin salary proposed by the
S,.h(,l Bmrd in its prolxmal and
the index fl)r adwmcement on the
s('heduh ) IWOix)sed hy the SEA.
1),oard Chairman Dr. tlerbert
ergert opened the discussion of
kalarle by stating the board
had .lt(ti('d an ;lt(,r'nah, ln'Ol)OSal
SEA Agree
lary Schedule
submitted by the SEA committee
last week, and, in checking the
finances of the district, had de-
termined that it was impossible to
go much higher than the ori-
ginal board pr,.posal and the
board was re-suhmitling its ori-
ginal proposal.
Itergert stated that the board
proposal would rest the district
about $169,502. which with anti-
cilmted int'reases in ;,dministra-
tire non-certified salaries would
amount to about $212,000.
lie stated that this would be
taxing the district's financial re-
sources to the maximum and
that it was all that could be af-
forded without a special levy.
The recem session of the State
Legislature, he said, had set a
re.,ulation that any special levy
had to be passed fore .the .
adoption of the lInal tmdRet in
order for the money to be use(|
Harstine School Board
Asks For Consolidation
dents from the island are attend-
ing Pioneer this year, although
they are picked up by the Har-
stine district's bus and taken to
Pioneer school on the mainland.
The completion of the bridge
to the ishmd, scheduled for next
month, will solve the transporta-
tion problem which has made
the one-room school on the island
necessary,
• County Schtx)] Sul)erintendent
J W. (](:s)dlmsler said this week
he has received a letter from the
members of lhe Harstin,, School
l)istrict commending the dis-
trict he consolJd[ited with the
lioneer District as of July 1.
The loller was signed by Char-
les Bridges, Hugo (;laser and
S. M. lmnsgard.
The three elementaz'y stu-
in the budget. This would mean,
he said, that any levy for money
for the 19670 school year would
have to be l>ossed I)efre Sept.
15.
llerg(;rt said reports which
the board had received indicated
that the salary schedule it had
proposed would bring the Shelton
dstrict more in line with other
districts in the state lhan it had
been in the past.
lie also stated that since the
last meeting, the board was able
to determine what additional
funds he state would provide, and,
that it would be far less than
enough to meet he additional
cost ,)f the proposed salary sche-
dule.
Itergert stated that the state
would provide the same per ppil
payment as this year, and 7, per
cent' of the present salary sche-
dule of the district.
The SFA team after consulting
among themselves, told the board
they would recommend the $6,400
base to their membership and
suggested that the index for in-
creases on the schedule which he
SEA had proposed be accepted.
This would cost they said, about
an additional $10 000.
After a consultation among
themselves, the board agreed to
the SEA suggestion.
After this agreement, the two
groups came up against the issue
which could have to go to court
for a decision - whether or not
the SEA has the right to nego-
tiate for administrative salaries
whether the administrators want
them to or not.
The SEA team read a part of
a legal opinion from an attorney
whi,.h stated tha t the board had
to negotiate administrator's sal-
aries with the SEA.
The board stated that before
they take any further action, hey
would have to get an opinion
from their own attorney.
Paul Gillie, chief negotiator for
the SEA team asked three times
if the board was refusing to ne-
gotiate administrative salaries
with the SEA committee.
The board's reply was that at
the lime they were, until they
were advised by their attorney
they had to negotiate on this
point.
Before the start of the discus-
sion on salaries, the board had
presented counter proposals to
several of the other items which
were on the list of tlinga sug-
gested by the SEA for negoti-
tions.
Dr. Hergert said the board was
proposing that several of the
items pertaining to additional per-
sonnel and special education be
turned over to the expanded citi-
zen's advisory committee which
is going to be established.
This group could then study
these ideas in detail and make
recommendations to the board
on whether or not they were
needed and how they would be
financed.
The board and the SEA team
set the next negoiations session
for 9 p.m. next Tuesday follow-
ing the district's preliminary
budget hearing.
School Financial Status Oscar Levin Honored For
Explanation Is Given
probably end the year with cash
on hand including reserves in-
vested of about $100,000. This
amount, he said, will be includ-
ed in the preparation of the bud-
get for the coming year.
The preliminary budget is be-
• The Shelton School District,
as of March 31, had $67,000 cash
on hand with the /vlason County
Treasurer and $117,900,20 in a
general fund investment reserve,
Supt. Luis Grinnell said this
week.
The March 31 statement, he
said, is the last one which the
district had received from the
County Treasurer.
Since the district receives its
revenue at varying times during
the year, Grinnell said, there
are times when there is more
cash on hand than is needed to
meet current financial obliga-
tions.
When it appears part of the
money will not be needed until
later, he said, it is invested in
90-day government securities
which presently are drawing a
little more than 6 per cent inter-
est for the district.
This is what the $117,900.20
which was invested as of March
31 was, Grinnell said.
The two primary sources of
revenue to the district are from
state allocations and from pro-
perty taxes, the superintendent
said
Under the formula of state pay.
ments, he said, the district re-
ceives 10 per cent of its state al-
location each in January and
February, 3.5 per cent in June
and 8.5 each month during each
of the other months.
Porperty tax payments are
heaviest Jn April and October,
the two months just before tax
payment deadlines, Grinnell said.
If the district did not retain
some of the funds at the time
when larger state payments or
higher tax receipts come in, it
School Closing
Dates Are Told
• School Iistricts in Mason Coun-
ty have scheduled clasing dates
ranging from June 11 to June 13,
County Superintendent J. W.
Goodpaster said this week.
North Mason will be out the
earliest, with classes dismissed
June 11.
Southside, Kamilche and Hood
Cared will be out June 12.
June :]3 is the closing date for
Shelton. Grapeview. Mary M.
Knight and Pioneer.
would end up on interest bear-
ing warrants in trees when re-
ceipts were down.
Salaries and other payments
which the district must make con-
tinue throughout the summer,
Grinnelll said. In fact, in some
areas expenses will be up since
the district does a. considerable
amount of maintemmce work dur-
ing the summer when there are
no students in the buildings.
The district, Grinnell said, will
ing prepared now, and, the school
board has set May 27 for its pre-
liminary budget hearing.
The district is presently on a
sound financial basis, the super-
intendent said, but, with a teach-
er salary schedule proposed by
the board which grants increases
well above the amount of money
which was provided from the
state by the session of the legis-
lature which just concluded, any
cash balance and reserve invest-
ed whi,.h the district might have
this year will be gone next year.
Prosecutor
00ivesOpinion
To Treasurer
• Prosecuting Attorney John C.
Ragan said this week he had
written a letter to County Trea-
surer John Cole advising him
that he did not believe it was
necessary for the treasurer's of-
fice to comply with requests from
persons wanting to know the fin-
ancial satus of junior taxing
districts.
Ragan's letter to Cole stated
that by law, the treasurer is re-
quired to furnish a monthly fin-
ancial report to the governing
hodies of the various taxing dis-
tricts which his office serves.
Once this report is submitted, the
letter said, information concern-
ing it shouhi come from the
taxing district involved.
The letter stated that under
unusual circumstances, the treas-
urer could issue a report in
case of emergency,
Cole had requested the opinion
from the prosecutor after receiv-
ing several requests from persons
about the financial status of the
Shelton School District.
THE ELEPHANT'S BRAIN is ex-
ceedingly small in comparison
to his body, yet he is among
the most intelligent of wild
beasts..
Fire Prevention Activities
• Oscar Levin, retired Simpson
Timber Co. forester, was one
of five men presented with Stew-
art H. Holbrook awards at the
Keep Washington Green Banquet
in Olympia May 9.
The awards are made to those
who have been active in fire pre-
vention efforts.
Levin joined Simpson in 1943
and at the time of his retirement
in 1963, was manager of the com-
pany's South Olympic Tree Farm,
a position he had held for a num-
ber of years.
He was one of the leaders in
the Mason County Forest Festi-
val and headed the poster con-
test for school youngsters in its
formative years.
He also initiated the Sixth
grade conservation tours f o r
students in county schools, a pro-
ject which continu
During the 20
ed the South
fire losses were
He served as
Keep Washington
man for many year.
Shelton High
Band Wins
Oscar
First Place ?
• The Shclton High School band Three
placed first in its division in the
Armed Forces Day Parade in ',
Bremerton Saturday.
The band has entered in sev- Rest
eral parades in recent weeks,
al)pearances in Wenatchee and
Victoria B.C. before their Brem-
erton appearance.
They will be in the Forest Fes-
tival Parade Saturday.
The band consists of 60 stu-
dents with 24 girls in the drill
team.
Drum majors are Mike Timpani
and Janna Kriebs.
The uniforms for the drill team
were made by Mrs. Henry War-
nes.
Missing Car Is
Found In Seattle
• The ear, which was reported
stolen by Walter Eash, Jr., Shel-
ton, was recovered in Seattle,
he Mason County Sheriff's Of-
rice reported.
Eash returned to Shelton May
10 after being missing for about
10 days.
The Sheriff's Office is checking
the story, he told them in which
he stated he had been abducted
by two men and held on a boat
for several days before he escap-
ed.
From
• Three
were rescued
on Hood Canal
Eugene Pratt
67, and Addle
rented a boat a
and gone
oyster
When they
the high
motor on
they broke an
row.
A larger boat,
Kneeland,
noticed their
aboard and t
tow.
In the
the resort
rented the
cerned about
ed the
Officers
search when
Kneeland boat
boat in tow.
Officers said
suffering from
other than the'
in ood sha-
For the time of their liveS
invite your out-of.town friends
ZSth Annual
MASON
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FOREST FESTI¥00:
WED., THURS., FRI., SAT., MAY ZI
SHELTON, WASHINGTON
Clip this ad and send the entire P = #
your friends and relatives so they $" r
now to attend!
OFFICIAL PROG IIA00i
•
Wednesday, May 21st
QUEEN'S BANQUET AND oC
7 P.M. MT. VIEW SC HOOI"
MUSICAL OPERETTA "C
Thursday, Friday and Saturday t $:00 P#'
In the Junior High School AuditorlU
Presented by the 8helton High
Saturday, May 24fh -"
10:00 a.m., Junior Parade
10:30 a.m., Paul Bunyan Parade
2:00 p.m., Logging Sports
Loop Field. See Speed
Bucking, Tree Topping,
Felling and many other t
feats.
8:00 p.m., Amateur Boxing, Li
CHARLES FRIEND, a fourth grader in Mrs. Helen Ander- part of the class project in Social Studies. After a study
son's class at Evergreen School checks the diorama of a of this part of the state, the members of the class each
lumber mill in Western Washington which he made as made a diorama of something found in the area.
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Complimmts of
81mimon Timber O)mpany and ITT IY °nlr