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Winter Returns
Wyoming summers get shorter
and shorter.
After a week of spring weather
in which temperatures soared to
the 70 mark, winter returned to
@
r Sundance and Crook county Tues-
da~'he mercury hit 70 Sunday and
Frank Barrett said today] locate the station at the WarrenI The delay in obtaining the sur- Monday before the rains came
Force authorities have ad- I peak site north of Sundance it will I vey has brought the entire program Monday night. Light snow fell
.m that they are "still ex-I be necessary for the Air Force to lto a halt, Barrett said. Tuesday and approximately four
interested- in the location[make a complete topographic sur-I After the survey is completed, inches fell Tuesday night. Tern-
station at Sundance. I vey of the area. I the Air Force will proceed with its peratures also took a plunge.
ing senator said thatI Barrett said the Air Force pre-Idesigns including a metes and The readings-
unforseen difficulties lfers the Sundance site because of lbounds engineering report. Both Max. Min. Prec.
condition of the[the blanketing mountains to the l reports must be completed before March 20 .......... 55 31 0
site that he was quite[west but that the topographic sur- the Air Force can determine the March 21 ........... 49 25 0
tat the Air Force will[vey must be completed in order [exact land that must be acquired March 22 ............ 60 30 0
locate a radar station[ to preclude the possibility of a I for the site. March 23 ............ 59 32 0
lance and that construe. [ geological fault or some other sub- I Barrett said it is anticipated that March 24 ............ 68 35 0
Commence this summer. [ surface factor that would interfere I the Air Force will send out a crew March 25 ............ 70 38 0
:said that before a definite[with the operation~il requirements]around the middle of May to pro-I March 26 ............ 70 38 0
faLlen can be made to]of the Air Force. _ . I ceed with the surveys. J -~---- --- --~------ ---
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. o Dr,vers Get . . Bear Lodge FFA
raffic Tickets 1[ I Gets Safety Award
Violations • At State Meeting
paid traffic fines
being given tickets Possibilities of forming a com-o
Vic Melanson. munity recreation council and pro-
Schlattman of Moorcroft viding community recreation were
$2.00 for failing to go explored at a meeting Tuesday
to make a turn. which Was held by the Sundance
Ken Killinsworth, address. PTA committee, Which w~gset up
. Paid a $10 fine for l to provide a more adequate recrea-
s. [tion program for the city.
Fifteen adults and two highI
school students, representing vat. [ Supt. Blanche Byrd this week re-
ious Sundance organziations, at-[vealed new information about
tended the session. J teachers' certificates.
Out of the meeting came the de-J She said anyone holding extra
cision to ask every organization in[credit hours from a college or uni-
Sundance to elect one member tel versity who was interested in ob-
serve on a board of directors as a J raining a certificate for teaching in
community council. J Wyoming should contact Warren
Fr . • 'M. Brown, Commissioner of Edu-
om the beard, five members! .
wiU be selected to act as an execu. ] catzon, Cheyenne.
tive committee and perform the l The county superintendent also
major business of the council.I said that persons holding a life
The board of directors is sche-]certificate from the state in place
duled to hold its first meeting I of ace, rtificate which represents a
April 24 to discuss the procedure]master s degree should also contact
of developing a community cotm-[ the state Department of Education.
cll
". [ Supt. Byrd said she would like
The directors will also start ac-J to bring all material up to date
fContinued On Last Page, Sac. 1)]this spring.
The Bear Iodge FF9 chapter won
the Farm Safety award at the FFA
convention held last week in Lan.
New Classrooms,
Facilities Sought
Crook county voters will decide
Monday the fate of a proposal to
issue $200,000 in high school bonds
to be used for additional facilities
at the county's high schools in Sun-
dance, Moorcroft and Hulett.
The Crook County High School
board has said the $200,000 could
be supplemented with other funds
to provide each of the high schools
with $70,000 for construction of
additional classrooms and other
facilities.
Briefly, here are the ways in
which the funds would be used:
At Moorcroft: Construction of a
new gymnasium with a regulation
floor, adequate seating and a larg-
er stage.
At Hulett: Construction of four
new classrooms, remodeling of the
farm shop and locker rooms, seal-
ing of the gym walls and installa-
tion of seats on the south side of
the gym floor.
At Sundance: Construction of a
central heating plant, construction
of two new classrooms, alteration
of the old furnace rooms, remodel-
ing of present classrooms to pro-
vide asphalt tile floors for the
der. It was the second time the lrooms and hallways in the high
chapter has won the award. I school building and the purchase
The chapter was presented with [ of additional equipment in the
$10Q ~nd a ce~cate for winrdngjshop and science laboratory.
tee award: i Guy" i~Jwler~ was~pre= [ "":;" :: " ' .......... "~ ........ ~ .....
sented the award by Percy Kirk,
state advisor.
i Jerry Crago of the Bear Lodge
chapter won five dollars on his'
guitar playing and singing. The
top three entertainers at the con-
vention were each given five dol-
lars.
T chers
Apply by April 15
Schol
ttleI h.°-r ation on scholarshi for
Qe ps
was revealed. his week by
~Yrd. ~ Superintendent Blanche
Byrd said that persons in-
Wyoming state scholar-
^,,. zeachers should contact
v,Zlee.
She Said
~Olars1,:_ .all applications for
~z the :~.~ps had to be in the office
~z0~ not~ Department of Educa-
"--,..~Jater than April 15.
Local Schools to
Close GoodFriday
Supt. Was Huckins said Wed-
nesday that the Sundance schools
would be clo~ed this Friday, which
is Good Friday.
He said the vacation would make
the school term 173 days long as
compared to the 172 days required
by the foundation program.
Bids for the construction of aP-
proximately 450 miles of line on
the Tri-County Electric Assocla.
tion'snew E section will be opened
at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Manager Law.
rence Lorenzen said tiffs week.
He said that a large substation
west of Osage would be contracted
for separately later on.
~h~,'000 Bond Issue Goes To Jury.
~g t~,~tA~ the headline on this week's lead sto concern
Ut~l on~,o00 high school bond issue which will be
Th 'nOnday by voters in the county.
,a.~Ir~tec°u~ty voters are the jury. Arguments for and
~ow _ me Proposed issue have been going on for weeks.
dec'.~ou. ~ }~Onday, the county~ voters will make the final"
the Af~r studyin~ the e f ts wei m
~ee~- - -. argum nts and the ac , gh" g
~a'~i:~ oz the three county high schools and trying to
~ me financial impact of the i~sue on the county,
.. to this conclusion:
e.that Crook county voters should support
t~ Nz~-~--Itiga school bond issue Monday,
• qe i~'~'e~raflY, there has to be a reason why we support
t county, a state, a nation remain progressive
as its citizens contribute creative thinking
pay off in successful planning.
and planning do not come easily if they
Only ~ell-educated people can direct the
- whether it be the city, the state or
the voters must decide whether or
issuing of $200,000 in bonds to further
schools in the county.
high schools all have pressing needs.
needs additional classroom space to
mushrooming enrollment.
gymnasium is completely inadequate.
faced with the problem of handling the
expected hen the radar station is
Barring any unforseen difficulties, the Air Force
radar staUon will be erected here.
That means the children of construction workers, who
will be here for a year, and of Air Force personnel will
constitute an increased demand for classroom space.
Classroom space at Sundance would be swamped by
any increase in enrollment. The radar station will have
an impact upon the economic life of Sundance. LogicaLly,
it will have an impact upon the Sundance school system.
Sundance must be prepared to handle the problem.
There has been criticism of the new gymnasium pro-
posed for Moorcroft. There has been comment that ath-
letic programs are overemphasized in the schools. Others
go so far to say that sports are not important or essential
to anyone's education.
This is true in a sense. One does not have to be an
athlete to get an education.
But an athletic program is important to the students
and the schools. Sports are interesting, many millions
find them so. Activity in sports gives a student confidence
in himself. He has a chance to think and a chance to
develop leadership qualities which he will find useful in
later years.
A good athletic program holds the school and the
students together. A sharper interest is developed in
the school by parents, students and teachers.
The financial aspects of the issue also must be ex-
amined.
The high school board has promised no higher taxes
to pay the bond issue. A conversion from fuel oil heating
to coal will save an estimated $3,000 per year. This off-
sets more than half of the interest each year on the bond
issue.
However, the majority of the county voters are farm.
ers and ranchers. They are concerned about the prices
they are receiving. Congress battles to solve the thorny
problem.
Thus, the farmer and the rancher are interested in
whether the bond issue will raise taxes.
Crook county's valuation has climbed steadily over
the past years. There appears to be no reason why the
valuation should suddenly decline.
Indeed, there is every reason to believe that it will
continue to increase. There is a great shift to the West
with its tremendous natural resources and its ample room.
The Butte pipeline has already gone through the
county, oil is becoming increasingly important at Moor-
croft, Sundance eyes the radar station, which in itself will
not increase the valuation, but will in other ways, and a
possible sawmill.
No one can say the valuation will decline or increase
or remain the same.' We make no such prediction. How.
ever, we must have faith in Crook county and its people.
We feel county and its people are progressive and
will continue to be.
A house divided against itself cannot stand. Crook
county now has one high school district. It used to have
three. It was only natural that differences should arise.
There is but one district now. We ca,mot afford to
harbor differences. Instead the entire district must be
supported by everyone. Differences must be forgotten,
This bend issue is a further attempt to erase inequalities
among the three schools, thus making them as near equal
as possible.
The question of the bond issue is vitatl
Whatever your decision may be, we urge
the matter Monday. It's important that ,i ,voCe.
