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Show Hi , T ' W V . ' ? WrfiS AJX Mention : j J" dln " port 0f -Ml l CANCER CLINIC: Mrs. Wes Bolton, in Minersville. The Clinic will be open and Mrs. J. R. Lang, County Chairman particularly to women from 20 years of of the Cancer Crusade look over a sign age and up, and especially those who which tells the women of Beaver Coun- have not had a recent physical check- ty about the Cancer Clinic to be held up, including a pap smear- The clinic is Saturday, March 11 from 9:30 to 3 p.m. part of the Virginia Whitney Project School Board Studies Teacher Hiring Problem Hiring and replacing teachers was paramount at the meeting of the Beaver County School Board last Wednesday, March 1, when the board met in regular reg-ular session in Beaver. Supt. Bliss reported on teachers teach-ers not returning and possible vacancies. Several Milford residents arrived ar-rived and discussed the coaching coach-ing situation, wonderng why Beaver could have six teachers with coaching certificates and Milford only one. Supt. Bliss reported that it was Very difficult to hire teachers teach-ers for Milford, because they didn't want to come to Milford. Karl Truman asked the Supt. about a teacher who had contacted con-tacted several of the Board members requesting an opportunity oppor-tunity to teach in the system. The teacher had reported back that they had been told at the District office there were no vacancies. Truman and Bliss exchanged some words, with both threatening threat-ening to resign. Nothing was they sell the 1968 GMC Diesel Bus to Nebow for $4,000 and to make GMC pay recent bill on the bus, 2nd by Sullivan. The Board authorized bids for a new bus. Karl Smith and Gary Sullivan Sulli-van will attend the U.E.A. meeting in Salt Lake City. A discussion was held on a Beaver boy who had been dismissed dis-missed from school. They talked to the parent and Principal Rowley and then upheld the dismissal with only Yardley dissenting. A Preventive Maintenance Project was passed. It allots $4-$500 for Milford High and $7-$800 for Milford and Minersville Miners-ville grade schools. The Board reaffirmed its decision de-cision to look at Steel Stran building as gym structures. The Supt was instructed to handle the pop machine at Milford Mil-ford High. He was also authorized to attend at-tend the convention in San Francisco. settled. When asked by one guest, if an athletic program was so important, im-portant, Mr. Truman said ,'An athletic program is No. 1. It makes the whole school better when there is a good athletic program." Lack of community support was discussed in Milford. Bliss said, "He saved Mil-ford's Mil-ford's hide in their athletic association at the Region Board meeting because they wanted to put Milford out." Three teachers will not return re-turn in Milford and three in Beaver it was reported. Mr. Jensen asked to be relieved as assistant football coach next year. One teacher has to be released re-leased from Belknap School due to a loss of one unit of funding. Norman Lamb, Milford Board member requested that applications appli-cations on all teachers be brought to the board by the Supt. before being hired so the board will know the person per-son before hiring. It was noted that in order to meet reapportionment, all board members would have to stand for reelection. The board approved Washington's Washing-ton's birthday as a school holiday holi-day and will take one day of the Christmas vacation to make up for it. A motion by Yardley that |
