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01NELLO, WASHiTOI
THE OTHELLO OUTLOOK
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1974
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By ROBERT
CUMMINGS
High Rate of Duplicate Signatures
Killed Initiative on Liquor Ta Cut
OLYMPIA - Duplicate ~ig-
natures played a prominent
role in the failure of Initiative
299 to qualify for the 1974
general election ballot.
Normally duplications
aren't numerous in a signature
campaign. The bulk of the
mortalities usually is caused
by faulty signatures, such as
unregistered signers, etc. But
whenever a duplication oc-
curs, it strikes a double blow.
The measure loses two sig-
natures instead of just one. the
large number of duplications is
attributed to the fact that a
total of 18 initiative measures
Little Hope Ahead
It never will be known how
the people would have voted
on the proposal to cut the
liquor tax if it had made the
ballot.
But it is reasonably safe to
predict that the Legislature
won't do anything about it
now. Once an issue fails to get
enough signatures to qualify,
the Legislature usually is
inclined to shy away from it
completely.
A good example is the
proposal for a constitutional
convention. A constitutional
convention call received the
were filed this year, and most required two-thirds majority
of themwere being circulated, vote in the House of Rep-
PeopLe apparently had dif- resentativeson two occasions,
ficulty remembering which 1965 and 1967, only to die in a
they had signed. Senate committee. But the
More Time Needed following year, former At-
But observers believe the torney General John J.
measure still would have made O'Connell tried to put a
it if sponsors had filed it convention call on the ballot as
earlier, to allow themselves an initiative, only to have it fail
more time. for lack of signatures.
The measure wasn't filed A resolution for a con-
until May 13, allowing less stitutional convention hasn't
than two months in which to been introduced in the Leg-
gather the necessary sig- islature since.
natures. A larger volume of Contracts Eyed
signatures would have left a The Senate Local Govern-
sufficient cushion to abosorb ment Committee is drafting
another public notice when the
contract is awarded.
The committee also is
working on provisions which
could call for wider dis-
tribution of contracts in areas
where more than one person
or firm of equal qualifications
is available.
Committee members have
noted, for instance, that some
school districts appear to have
"formed a habit" of retaining
the same architect firm year
after year over a period of 10
years or more.
The Senate State Govern-
ment Committee is working on
similar legislation pointed at
the state level of government.
Ounce of Prevention?
The House Agriculture and
Labor Committees jointed
have reached the concensus
that legislation may be needed
to prevent an "agricultural
war" such as occurred in the
lettuce fields and grape fields
of California.
As agricultural labor is
exempted from the National
Labor Relations Act, some
type of state labor relations
act for farm workers is being
considered. But it is a sticky
subject. The Teamsters' Union
the mortality rate. legislation designed to tighten and Cesar Chavez' Farm
The mortality rate was 14.9 up laws relating to personal Workers have divergent ideas
! per cent, which isn texcessive, service contracts fiegotia~ed as to "(,'hat this legislation
should be.
The question of hiring halls
by various levels of local
government.
Tentative plans call for a
stronger provision requiring
public notice when a contract
is to be negotiated; also
Four inititative measures filed
during the past 16 years
qualified with higher mor-
tality rates. One made the
ballot with a mortality rate as
high as 20 per cent.
Bindin,
John R. Pettit, assistant
attorney general, Educational
Division, was asked for an
opinion as to whether the
board of directors of a school
district has the authority to
agree to binding arbitration on
matters which are negotiable
under RCW 28A.72. In the
AAG's opinion, the answer
must be no for the reason that
agreeing to be bound by the
decision of an arbitrator would
amount to an invalid dele-
gation of the board's leg-
islative authority.
which is the "legislative" body.
By statue the board of
directors is directed to:
"Employ for not more than
one year, and for sufficient
cause discharge all certificated
and noncertificated employ-
ees, and fix, alter, allow and
order paid thier salaries and
compensation..." RCW 28A.
58.100(1). (Emphasis added.)
Based on the Johnson case,
then, the conclusion is that any
attempted delegation of the
board's legislative authority to
an arbitrator would be invalid.
In addition, there is case law
indicating that the board of
directors has no authority to
delegate various discretionary
duties imposed upon it by
statue. Thus, in Noe v.
Edmonds School District in
1973, the court held that the
state legislature "has given
school boards exclusive power
to discharge, place on pro-
bation or otherwise adversely
affect a teacher in his or her
contract status."
For that reason, any pur-
ported delegation of these
powers by the board would be
invalid, whether attempted
through direct board action or
through negotionations with a
professional organization.
In the case of State ex- rel.
Everett, etc., v. Johnson in
1955, the Washington
Supreme Court was faced with
the question of whether a
municipal corporation could
agree to binding arbitration
over the establishment of
wages, pensions and working
conditions for municipal fire-
men. The court held that the
city could not agree to such an
arrangement on the rationale
that the fixing of wages of
municipal employees is a leg-
islative function, and as such
• could not be delegated by the
: municipal legislative body.
As regards school districts,
it is the board of directors
HER NAME IS
BUTCH & THE KID
ARE BACK!
Just ~rthe fun of it!
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Child:;~en$~75iscount Othello Showho:::e"';:~
|s especially controversial, and
employers are adamantly
opposed to any laws in this
area; prefer to do their own
hiring.
Secondary boycotts com-
prise another area of sharp
disagreement. There is reason
to believe agreement is too far
away for any legislation on this
subject to have much chance of
passage in the 1975 session.
Answers Elusive
Some changes are expected
in the public disclosure law
next session, but there won't
be anything drastic. Most
members of the House Com-
mittee on constitution and
Elections, headed by Dick
King, Everett, believe the law
could stand some simpli-
fication, but doing this without
weakening it isn't easy.
Committee members have
been especially concerned
with the effects of the law on
officers of financial insti-
tutions. More than 60 ex-
emptions have been granted in
this category to date.
After having staff members
observe numberous hearings
before the Public Disclosure
Commission, the lawmakers
have come to the conclusion
that the number of exemptions
indicates the commissioners
consider the provisions cover-
ing officers of financial in-
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TEN YEARS AGO
August 27,1964
The re-opening of an Othello
commercial facility was set
this week with the announce-
ment that Western Farmers
xssociation has completed the
purchase of the Interstate
Livestock Feeders, Inc., mill
at Othello.
The new operation will
feature the use of local grains
and hay in manufacturing
WFA dairy, beef and swine
ration, in blending special
mixes and making alfalfa hay
pellets.
The mill was originally built
for hay pelleting to serve
livestock producers in the
Basin. It has not been in
operation for the past two
seasons. It is located on North
Broadway in Othello.
Livestockmen and farmers,
who have been without a live-
stock sales yard in the Othello
area for the last several
months, received some wel-
come news this week with the
announcement that "Slim"
Eldridge, well-known area
livestock auction specialist,
along with Co-owner Ray
Wager of Moses Lake are re-
opening the sales yard at
Bruce.
Plans for seeding of at least
the first nine holes of the
Othello-Warden Golf Course
by mid-September were an-
nounced this week by Dr
Joseph Cumming, president of
the Warden Area Recreation
Association. Dr. Cumming
announced the opening of bids
for sprinkler installation last
week and reported that work
on the course is coming along
according to schedule.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August 27, 1959
City fathers instructed the
Othello City Attorney to draw
up an ordinance and make
other arrangements necessary
to have a special bond election
on a swimming pool for
Othello. This action took place
at the Monday evening council
meeting and the election was
tentatively planned for some-
time in November.
A swimming pool program
for Othello was brought 'to the
attention of the council by the
Othello Lions club over a
month ago at which time the
club was asked to submit a
report to the council on the
stitutions too strict.
What Now?
But modification isn't the
answer.
This was tried last session.
A measure modifying the
provisions relating to officers
of financial institutions passed
the Senate with more than the
two-thirds majority vote re-
quired to amend an initiative
during its first two years, but
the measure died on the floor
of the House.
It developed that if the
modifications were adopted,
the exemptions from the law
would be eliminated, and
without the present exemp-
tions, officers of financial
institutions would be unable to
continue in public office.
cost of an adequate pool for
Othello.
Cold weather, wind and
disease may cost Basin farm-
ers. thousands of dollars with
this year's bean crop estim-
ated to be one third loss. Some
farmers in the immediate
Othello area are plowing their
crops under, suffering a total
loss. There is still some hope
for other farmers as their third
and fourth sets of beans are
still growing and may mature
before the frost.
Of the 257,000 acres in the
Columbia Basin Project, 55,
600 acres are in beans this
year, according to the June
land use survey. This is 10,000
acres less than last year's crop,
making the total loss of
investment lower, but the bad
crop may still prove disaster-
ous to many in the area. In the
East District there are 23,000
acres in beans, out of a total
100,000 acres.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August 27,1954
The Othello Chamber of
Commerce announced this
week that they are sponsoring
a tri-county fair to be held in
Othello Sept: 11 in the
downtown area. The original
plan was to hold the fair in
conjunction with the annual
Othelllo Rodeo Sept. 25 and 26,
but those are also the dates of
the Washington State Fair in
Yakima, blue ribbon winners
of the tri-county fair would
then not be able to take their
entries to the state com-
petition. Plans are underway
to combine the two next year.
Plans are shaping up on the
forthcoming Othello rodeo as
finishing touches are being put
on the laying out of the new
arena being built southwest of ....
Othello. According to the
rodeo association, the new
grounds and race track will be
in shape for the Sept. 25 and 26
shows.
A record crowd is expected
for the two-day event in
Othello this year. The Othello
show is the last amateur rodeo
event of the season to be held
in the state.
As ftrrthe~ proof = that
Othello is making its way up in
the world, came the an-
nouncement .this week that
daily bus service in and out of
Othello would be inaugurated
next month.
The company has been
started by three North Bend
businessmen who announced
this week that the South Basin
Lines would set up head-
quarters in Othello "in the
near future". The three men,
William Waugaman, Brent
Saterbo and Bob Clapp, are
starting here and will have
two daily trips to Moses Lake
and one round-trip to Pasco.
OTHELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT
August 27, 1974
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS
Bids are being asked on selected
items of audlo-visual teaching
equipment.
Details are available at the Office
of Superintendent 800 South Tenth
Avenue, Othello.
Bids are due not later than
September 6, 1974.
9-5-2"1'
There have been at least
nine separate schools in the
Othello area before final
consolidation, either taken out
of the original Cunningham
district or established as
additional districts. {Photos
and descriptions of these will
appear in subsequent issues.)
The first-named Othello
School District was the third
to be subtracted from
Cunningham, as the pop-
ulation in the western pan-
handle of Adams County
steadily increased. In order to
qualify as a school for state
funding a "trail term" had to
be taught for a minimum of one
month. The first Othello
schoolroom thus was taught
by Miss Laura Linden, home-
steader's daughter, in the J.P.
Price homestead shack one
mile north and east of town. It
was then moved into a brand-
new schoolhouse on land
donated by Harry Gregg in the
area presently between the
bowling alley and the Cim-
arron Motel, on Main street.
Top photo shows the first
real Othello school, built with
volunteer labor and lumber,
which held 14 pupils in 1904,
and whose first teachers
included Miss Boyto, Miss
Grace Grantham and Miss
Mary Tice, who was to later
marry homesteader Billy May.
The first brick building,
center, was erected in 1908 for
$7,000 and was planned for
expansion. The section shown
became the
quarter as more
front and a gym
built in two later
Bottom photo
Othello school
pletion in 1924.
still marked b,
on right, which re
the athletic field
street today.
housed all 12
when it made wa
at the time
of our district's
ings, was occu
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