Baxter Bulletin from Mountain Home, Arkansas • 1

Cotter school Bid awarded MH firm the needs of the community for a long time to come," White said. The structure will be built on the district's 29-acre site Just west of the Amanda Gist Elementary School. On May 16 the board approved the selling of $190,000 in revenue bonds to the T.J. Raney and Son firm of Little Rock at 5.73 percent Interest to finance the actual construction costs. The difference, approximately $39,321, will be made up through insurance on the old three-story building which was gutted by fire in May, 1973.

The district had planned to construct a new school facility in 1976 through the accumulation of funds on a 12 mill increase passed by the voters in 1971 for the specific purpose of building a new facility, but the fire forced the district to go to a bond issue. The Cotter District was also faced with getting a new facility by to help them meet a state law requiring all schools to be rated or consolidate. Cotter is presently a rated school by the state Education Department. Junior and senior high students attended class last year in the district's vocational building which has been divided into temporary classrooms. The students have also been using some of the facilities at the nearby elementary school, White said the same type arrangement would continue until the new school is completed.

Moore of North Little Rock, decided to readvertise. Cotter voters approved the transfer of 12 mills from their capital outlay to a bond issue in the annual school election March 12 to help finance the structure. White said under the contract arrangement the firm has 180 calendar days to complete construction and he expected to work to start within the next two weeks. "We're hoping to be able to move into the structure at mid-term (January, 1974)," White stated. "The basic differences in getting the cost down will be superficial in didn't lose any classrooms or footage," White stated.

Plans call for a steel and cement block building consisting of approximately 16,500 square feet. It will include nine classrooms, library, restrooms, and office space. Plans for a new gymnasium were dropped before the first bidding due to the cost, but White said the district hoped to have a new gym facility constructed in the next few years. The present gym was not damaged in the fire, but is outdated, according to White. The school building is designed to accommodate 400 students (seventh through the twelth grades) and the present enrollment in those grades this school year was around 200, according to White.

"We feel this facility will be able to serve By JIM BODENHAMER Of The Bulletin Staff The Construction of Mountain Home was awarded the contract Wednesday of last week by the Cotter School Board to construct a new Junior and senior high school building at Cotter to replace the one destroyed by fire last year, according to Henry Lee White, superindendent of the Cotter District. The firm was the second lowest bidder on the base bid, but on an advertised alternate bid which included carpeting and air conditioning the firm submitted the lowest bid of $229,321. The Cooper and Ross Construction also of Midway submitted the lowest base bid of $218,000 (compared to $223,000 for but their other bid on the additions totaled $238,048. Other bids were received from the Sulco Construction of North Little Rock with a base bid of $240,260 and the Shaddox Construction Co. of Harrison with a base bid of $246,441, according to White.

Bids on the projects were first opened on March 14, but the lowest bid then was approximately $100,000 more than school officials expected. The firm was the low bidder then, but after negotiating in an attempt to get the price down the district, upon the recommendation of their architect Kip "1 1 the Mr rv PRICE 15c Member of Associated Press MOUNTAIN HOME, ARK. THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1974 VOL; 73 NO. 28 2 -Sections 40 -Pages I two v. 1 r.v -yam I it r.

I Changes made af ciiy pool i 4 I 4 1 -w -J Bulletin Devlin Three legs all swimmers must leave the pool. If they wish to re-enter for the day's second swimming session, they will pay another admission price, Carr explained. If the person possesses a season pass and wishes to swim for more than one session one day, he must pay the regular admission charge for the extra swimming session. Passes will be on sale at the pool beginning today, according to Mrs. Stoddard, and information about lifesaving courses to be offered will be available at the pool beginning Monday.

"Schools out" and year-end activities at schools In the area included the Field Day contests for sixth graders, held Wednesday of last week at Nelson-Wilks Elementary School. Competing In the three-legged race are Gay Lynn Parrett, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bucky Parrett, and Kathy Mllllkan, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Ronald Langerman. (See related article on Page ll-A.) Penny problem apparent I tT working days. If just 15 million pennies could be lured out of hiding, the Mint at current production levels, wouldn't have to make pennies for almost two years." Keeping pennies out of circulation could be inflationary. Mrs. Brooks pointed out, "Should merchants start to round off sales to the next nickel due to the lack of pennies to make change." Robert Lawyer, president of the First National Bank and Trust Co.

here said yesterday the bank is "Getting by, but we're being slighty restrictive with merchants, asking if they can work with a few pennies less than usual." Lawyer said that some persons have brought in pennies that they cleaned out of their cupboards or jars at home recently to try to help ease the penny squeeze. Larry Nelson, assistant cashier at the Peoples Bank and Trust Co. said that bank is also having some difficulty obtaining pennies and is trying to make some adjustments. "For instance, the parking meters money is coming in now once-a-week, at our request, instead of twice-a-month." Lawyer said First National is not receiving as many pennies as it orders, and is operating on an allocation basis. If the penny is phased out, Lawyer said, "it won't be easy to make adjustments with the tax structure the way it is now.

But we all thought we'd be lost without the half dollar when it became scarce. Now, most of us would probably rather have two quarters than a half-dollar." This nation is not short on pennies, the pennies are just in the wrong places, according to the director of the United States Mint, Mrs. Mary Brooks. Mrs. Brooks has callei 'or Americans to make a special effort June to dig out their pennies from cowtie jars, bureau drawers and piggy banks and get the pennies back into circulation.

She reports that the recent rise in the market value of copper has caused, "speculation and hoarding of pennies, but." she said, "the price of copper has retreated, closing at $1.15 per pound May 20. There will be no aluminum penny. The 62 million pennies produced during the past 15 years have no numismatic value and because of the huge mintage they will never attain great value." In a statement dated May 21, Mrs. Brooks said "I'm calling on every American to get the penny back into circulation and keep it there. I'm calling on the banking industry to welcome the return of pennies during the month of June.

I'm urging schools, churches and charities to examine ways to involve their members in colecting pennies for deposit." An announcement of the penny drive in the Coin World, a weekly publication of the numismatic field, quoted Mrs. Brooks as follows: "One billion pennies returned to circulation will save the taxpayers $10 million. This year alone, the Mint expects to use 33,000 tons of copper in cent production, making about 35 million pennies each Bulletin Bodenhamer They're ready There'll be some changes this summer at the city swimming pool as a result of city council action taken Monday night. Beginning today, the pool will be open in two sessions daily-from 12:30 p.m. until 3 :30 p.m.

and from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Admission may be purchased for only one session at a time, and the passes that are traditionally sold for the entire summer season will be good for one session per day. The cost of passes will be raised, also, from $6.18 to $10.30, although the general admission to the pool will remain the same: 25 cents for persons 12 and under, and 50 cents for persons 12 and over. City Engineer Bill Carr told the city council that due to a State Health Department regulation, only 200 persons could legally be admitted to the pool at one time, and the city recreation manager Roberta Stoddard said that last year, many persons had to be turned away from the pool.

The division of the pool hours into two sessions is an attempt to give more persons the opportunity to use the pool, Carr said. This year, the city sandblasted the pool and had it newly-painted. Tests were to be run yesterday, and if no problems arose, the pool was to open today at 12:30 p.m. Carr said the division of the day into two sessions would also allow the pool employes to run necessary tests of equipment, and would give them a "break away from the kids." The pool will be closed between 3:30 and 4 p.m. and Bill Clinton here Friday Bill Clinton of Fayetteville, a Democratic candidate for the Third Congressional seat in Tuesday's primary will be in Mountain Home Friday afternoon, according to his county campaign coordinator, Mrs.

Cindy Cunningham. Clinton plans to arrive late Friday afternoon and will be at the Wal-Mart parking lot to meet county residents from 5 until 6:30 p.m. The candidate will make stops in Flippin and Bull Shoals before arriving at Mountain Home. Clinton said Wednesday that the charge that he would support repeal of Section 14 (b) of the Taft-Hartley Act was untrue. "There's no truth to it," Clinton said.

The repeal of this section would, if enacted by Congress, in effect, nullify the "right to work" laws on the books in 18 stales, including Arkansas. Clinton said, "I'm against repeal of 14 (b), I've said so on television, I've said so repeatedly." pool before it was filled later that day. They are, standing left to right, Becky Preyer, Charlie Callahan, and Teresa Bowling. (See related article on this page.) The Mountain Home municipal swimming pool opens today (Thursday) and Tuesday head lifeguard, Duane Grigg, at center, and his lifeguards made a final Inspection of the Clinton, Rainwater in run-off on Market Street. Ward II-Baptists Youth Center behind First Baptist Church.

Ward m-Legion Hut on Sixth Street. Ward IV East Side Baptist Church on State Highway 5 South. County Clerk Arnold Knight said absentee ballots were now available in his office for those unable to vote Tuesday. Election officials for the run-off are: Amos, Lakeview voting at Lakeview Community Building: judges, James Kent, Adolph Rasmussen, Lawrence Doyle; clerks, Irene Bowen, Edith Berndtson; marshal, Hubert Clark; Gamaliel voting at Gamaliel Community Center: judges, Marvin Russell, Edna Brauer, Owen Gates; clerks, Ann Presley, Ilene Stinnett; marshal Bill Pauls; Norfork, Lone Rock, Advance, Salesville, Rodney, Culp, Arkana voting at Norfork School Home Economics judges, Richard Baker, Chet Harris, Floyd Helms; clerks, Nora Johnson, Lottie Henson; marshal, Lee Skidmore; only four percent of the district vote. County Democratic chairman Leo Pitchford said Monday he expected a light turnout and that the Democratic Central Committee had voted to consolidate some of the polling places for the runoff.

The polling places for the runoff are: Amos-Community Center at Lakeview. Independence and Three Brothers-Midway Elementary School. Lone Rock, Advance, Arkana, Salesville, Rodney, Culp, and Norfork-the Nor-fork School Home Economics Building. Big Fla -Big Flat City Hall. Big Pond, Pigeon, Shady Grove and Mountain Home Rural-Mountain Home School District School Administration Building.

Buford and Gassvilie-Gassville Community Center. Cotter-Cotter City Hall. Cumi, East Union, Henderson-Henderson Presbyterian Church. Gamaliel-Gamaliel Community Center. Ward I-Church of Nazarene Gassville, Buford voting at Gassville Community Building: judges, Bernice Bolding, Desmond Mrs.

Clyde Lance; clerks, Velma House, Eileen Lonon; marshal, Andrew Houser; Three Brothers, Independence voting at Midway Elementary School: judges, Janet Strobel, R.M. Wearden, Lola Wearden; clerks, Jim Turnbo, Helen Bazar; marshal, John Bazar; Henderson, Cumi, East Union voting at Henderson Presbyterian Church: judges, Mrs. Hugh Perryman, Clifford Johnson, Ellen Johnson; clerks, Mrs. Velma Vawter, Mrs. Betty Dinnerville; marshal, Gerald Lunney; Mountain Home Ward I voting at Nazarene Church on Market Street: judges, J.E.

Smith, Floris Hensley, Irma Baker; clerks, Elizabeth Engeler, Lois Platte; marshal, Frank Russell; Mountain Home Ward 2 voting at Baptist Youth Center: judges, Clyde Bryant, Opie Hargrave, Ray Shields; clerks, Mrs. Tony Bacherl, Helen Conner; marshall, Bill Fogg; (Continued on Page 3-A.) Bill Clinton, a former law professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and W.E. Rainwater, a state senator from Greenwood, will be the only names on Tuesday's runoff ballot in Baxter County as the two vie for the Democratic nomination for Third District U.S Representative. The polls will open at 8 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.

The winner will face incumbent Republican Rep. John Paul Hammer schmidt in the November General Election. Clinton polled 44 percent of the vote in the district in the May 28th Preferential Primary, and Rainwater narrowly edged Danville attorney David Stewart by about 1,000 votes (28 percent to 25 percent) to gain the runoff with Ginton. Stewart last week gave his support to Rainwater in the runoff. In the county results Clinton edged Stewart by 254 votes (2,400 to 2,146) with Rainwater a distant third with 1,235.

The fourth candidate in the race, Greenland Mayor James Scanlon, polled only 370 votes in the county and received Earle Johnson, at right, responded to the Director of the Mint's call for getting the penny back In circulation this week by exchanging $25 worth of pennies he had accumulated at his home for the same amount of currency. Larry Nelson, assistant cashier of the Peoples Bank and Trust Co. here said Johnson's name would be forwarded to the Mint to receive a certificate of recognition for "patriotically responding to the United State Mint's June appeal." Bylittin Mm.