The News Tribune from Tacoma, Washington • 11

The Nows Tribunt Towns Wid Fib 12 1975 B-11 Business briefs Compiled from Associated Press Council told library chief may cost more from various groups has been set up to screen director candidates THE LIBRARY board is advertising in a national trade magazine to find candidates and so far has eight applicants "Have you had any from Arizona?" Johnston asked taking a humorous dig at City Manager William Donaldson who came here from Scottsdale Ariz Councilwoman Mrs Catherine Egan suggested expanding the screening committee to include members of the general public a valid point and we will consider Girolami responded Board member Susan Peterson said the board is considering adding citizens but that they should be library users Dr Arnold Herrmann deputy mayor interjected: "This seems to be weightier than the selection of a director "I THINK the selection of a director is entirely a board responsibility The council took on the responsibility of selecting our city manager" added Herrmann looking at Donaldson "I know maybe we goofed" Donaldson got the last laugh however When acting library Director Gary Reece pointed out a portrait of a bearded former Tacoma mayor Donaldson who also wears a beard quipped: certainly had better-looking mayors in those By JERRY PUGNEIT1 TNT City Hall Writer The Tacoma Library Board put the City Council on notice Monday that it may need more money to replace Mary Frances Borden the library director who retired Jan 1 "For the library this size the board may have a problem finding a qualified director on the pay scale established" board chairman Frank Girolami told the council remark came at an informal study session between the bodies called by the library board to share ideas and promote cooperation between the two "NOW WE know the real purpose of the study session" quipped Mayor Gordon Johnston referring to the possible request for more money The council has no control over the Tacoma Public library but does approve the library budget each year That means any increase in the salary would require council approval "We are just as hopeful as you are in getting the finest director Johnson said you need an adjustment maybe we can do that The salary range offered by the board is between 321000 and 326000 Board member Ronald Magden told council members a 12-member committee made up of representatives Inflation drop reported PARIS Inflation in industrialized countries fell below 1 per cent in December indicating forecasts for 1974 may have been overly pessimistic the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reported It was the first time the rate fell below 1 per cent in five months The average annual rate for 1974 was 142 per cent compared to 79 per cent in 1973 the report said' The report said easing of industrial raw materials prices and stabilization of world market food prices were the main reasons for the easing of inflation at the end of 1974 Evans loss may hit $45 million PORTLAND Ore Evans Products net loss for 1974 could go as high as 345 million but the future looks brighter according to the chief executive of the Portland-based firm Monford A Orloff company president based the loss estimate on preliminary unaudited data Final results will not be available for several weeks He attributed a large share of the expected deficit to "anticipated losses associated with the permanent closure of seven home manufacturing plants two prefinished paneling plants together with related distribution facilities writedown of the investment in a marginal facility and charges reflecting the valuation of inventories at the lower-of-cost -or-market Potato crop 1 7 per cent higher SEATTLE Washington the second-largest potato producing state after Idaho grew 412 million hundredweight of the food in 1974 the state-federal Crop and livestock Reporting Service says A spokesman said the output was 17 per cent above the previous record year 1973 and 31 per cent higher than 1972 Harvested acreage was up to 98000 or 16000 acres more than 1973 but average yields were dqwn 10 hundredweight per acre to 420 hundredweight Oil tanker sales to decline LONDON Oil tanker sales will decline further in the next few months on continuation of the current shipping rates depression Eggar Forrester Ltd London ship brokers said Recent over-to imaging in charter markets continuing growth of laid-up vessel numbers and remaining ships trading at levels hardly above running costs make many owners eager to find buyers Forrester said But the buyers are scarce and prefer to await still lower prices On the other hand many vessels were originally contracted at low prices so that reported losses merely show failure to sell at the height of the market last year Forrester said Ford pledges tax aid for farmers TOPEKA Kan (AP) -President Ford told the Kansas Legislature Tuesday he will propose an energy-related tax rebate to help farmers and pledged "I will not let Auwican agriculture run out of gas" In an address before a Joint session In the state capitol Ford said "As long as I am President the American farmer will receive the fuel he needs to do his Job" Continuing Ms cross-country travels on behalf of the embattled energy program Ford uld he had ordered the drafting of "a rebate program to compensate the farmer for Increased energy costs caused by our conservation program" He Mid details would be announced wltMn a few weeks but "I wanted you to know now that this problem Is at the top of my list of concerns as well as yours" FW to try again on levy April 8 FEDERAL WAY The previous levy request to an Federal Way School Board eight-member committee voted unanimously Monday that will recommend an to resubmit a special-levy amount for the second try proposition to voters April 8 John Pancratz chairman The board also appointed of the Save Our Homes Com-a leading opponent of the mittee which opposed the unsuccessful request of Feb 4 agreed to serve on the I committee The committee IvlflPKPf is expected to present its rec- vlVil lv I ommendation to the board next week Cl sm uti Other members indude summary Pat Dunham and Joyce nsND or staple prims Messer representing the new vork (An Th AwodoM Federal Way Education As-prmwMM pric mm godation Tom Kornell and pnvioM aw K77i wk aw sun Matt Maury members of the Monm wf awi campaign for the levy Robert Stead a former (mi avorooa aauait mi Federal Way district judge and board members John -o is Hickman and Vera Fredrick- tad RoHs URL Stack Prov Day HE7 1410 US MS Bon- WMk Aao ms mis no mi Manta am mi Ukl ns 871 Yaar am 4111 ini M71 1M1 S'm mOlSHIah 4517 1777 ml Ml i'll nltAA I 17075 Low mi mi oj7 mo I KflilHlI mNWl 5317 1147 1411 VIA OV1IUV1 mi Law ok ms ns ms ONO AVCRAORS CoawBod hy The Aaaoclatad Praai ililMlAf AH director Prov Day 41S 741 111 Nil 710 WMk AM 411 717 144 Mil 711 Manta Am 471 71S US Wl 717 MAniAMfl Year am sit iu no no rPSlvflS mo7s him 511 ii i mu mi 1 VOlfcllO W707S Law 471 Oil ml Wl 01S 1ST- HIM ns K4 n- no mi Law sio no Mrs Beverly Lorvin re- signed from the Clover Park fYimmnHltv School Board Monday to VpVI I ll I IVUII 7 take a position with Pennsyl- vania State University tUtUreS The board set a March 1 Pm deadline for applications to fill the seat for Director District 4 which indudes Tilli-cum Woodbrook and most of Ft Lewis and McChord Air Force Base The board also approved final dans for remodeling the original 191D building at Lake City Elementary School The 5120000 project will create a new instructional materials center classroom space and library Board President Hal Mulholland Mid the board would take several weeks to dedde whether to resubmit the 38 million bond issue that failed in last election 071 -11 104 -111115 DIM no 115 imt' 147 14414 144 144 144 ITT 11144 17014 11144 111 117 1111115 ion 117V OATS (MM kal Mar UK 1411 15444 141 10044 May ISM 157 ISM 15444 157 Jul 151 15144 1501 ISM 151V Sop 14M 14114 DOC 151V ISO IS1V ISO ISH4 SOYOIANS (4 Mika) Mar 547 4001 441 May 405 41 4 Jul 410 414 400 Aug 411 417 404 Sop 4M4 407 401 Nov 445 400 44 Jan 4M 407 40M 407 Mar 411 410 411 410 SOYBEAN OIL MIN tall 30X NOS 1440 NOS N5S Puyallup to weigji levy stand The Puyal- lup School Board may decide Feb 25 whether to resubmit the $39-miIlion bond issue that faUed last week Asst Supt Sam Peach told the board Monday administrators will study election results and see what changes might be made to improve chances of passage The Feb 25 meeting will be held at 7:30 pm in the district boardroom Administrators also said state officials have approved an 318000 grant to help Puyallup and six other districts to plan a vocational-skills cooperative The cooperative involves the Bethel Fife Orting Eatonville Sumner and White River districts in addition to Puyallup Tacoman on game board OLYMPIA Mn Howarth Meadowcroft of Tacoma was appointed to the State Game Commission Tuesday The Northwest Trek Foundation member wife of a prominent Tacoman and herself active in civic life will serve On the commission until 1981 Mrs Meadowcroft and Archie Mills retired assistant supervisor of Wenatchee National Forest were appointed by Gov Dan Evans They replace Elmer Gerk-en of Quincey and James Agen of Burlington on the State Game policy-making board Mrs Meadowcroft has served on the board of Charles Wright Academy and the Junioi League among other civic activities She is a graduate of Northwestern University Special grant may go to Fife FIFE A federal grant to 1 provide special educational assistance to Indian students may be available to the Fife School District Supt Carl Stegman told the Fife School Board Monday night Board members approved request to submit an application for the grant available under the Minority Education Act Stegman -said he did not know the specific amounts of aid available In other action the board appointed member Dr Gera rad Gustafson to a joint committee to study the fea-sability of joint operation of a vocational-skills cepter by seven northeast Pierce County districts CARMiCHAEL Region would benefit if CP buys Channel 13 cuss the cost of acquiring KTVW but they emphasize that there are ample funds at KPEC to cover the cost without dipping into the building fund Because of subsidies from the numerous rural school No oil price relief Senate approves curb on boards OLYMPIA Sen A attempt to trim down state government passed the Senate today by a slim margin On a 25-23 vote senators adopted a bill that bans the founding of any new state boards commissions or agencies without legislative approval The bill now goes to the House for its action If it is adopted by the legislature the measure will be submitted to a state-wide referendum vote in the fall "This problem (of government proliferation) has concerned all of us and getting Rasmussen said Northwest! stocks SAN FRANCISCO The chairman of Standard Oil of California says world oil prices will stay high until the power 1 of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries can be broken Haynes 49-year-old boss of the fifth' largest petroleum firm said in a wide-ranging interview that current circumstances do not suggest oil prices will drop Canada jobless at 67 per cent OTTAWA seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 67 per cent in January from 6 per cent a month earlier Statistics Canada said The seasonally adjusted total of unemployed persons in January increased to 660000 from 590000 in December as the number employed declined to 9227000 from 9265000 The labor force itself increased slightly to 9887000 from 93550001 Composite tape by summer NEW YORK A securities industry technical committee reportedly has set midspring as the new target date for starting the composite stock tape for the nation's stock exchanges A more definite date in May or June is expected to be announced shortly according to sources quoted by the Wall Street Journal in edition Technical problems forced abandonment of the original Feb 21 starting date for the tape which eventually will list all the prices and volumes of every trade in stocks listed on the New York American and regional stock exchanges Cutback seen in cotton WASHINGTON Reduced demand for cotton is having an effect on 1975-76 production estimates in other countries as well as in the United States according to Agriculture Department analysts A recent survey of major foreign cotton producing countries indicates there will be a substantial cutback in cotton plantings the department said in a new review of the cotton situation "Increasing food needs higher prices for competitive crops and rising cotton producton costs are major factors behind a probable decline of about 8 per cent in cotton acrage in these countries" the report said By KERRY WEBSTER TNT Staff Writer Youngsters in Brush Prairie Bucoda and Kosmos may get their first dear look at Big Bird and the Cookie Monster if the Clover Park School District is successful in its bid to buy ailing KTVW-TV A powerful 250000- watt signal on Channel 13 would beam Sesame Street Masterpiece Theatre and other popular educational programs into Southwest Washington homes never before accessible by public tele-visioa Schools in many rural areas south of Tacoma are already served by Clover KPEC-TV (Channel 56) but they depend on an elaborate system of antennas and special repeaters to snag the weak UHF signal If Clover Park can switch its programming to Channel 13 said Supt Robert Chisholm the district "will be able to provide instructional programming to many school districts that cannot receive the UHF 56 signal at all i "IN ADDITION" he said "a dearer picture will be broadcast to many schools which have had difficulty obtaining an adequate UHF signal" The switch would allow reception with ordinary antennas Since most of the state south of Tacoma is beyond the range of KCTS-TV (Channel 9) the new Channel 13 would bring education television into many homes that have never seen it before KPEC Station Manager Al Brevik said broadcasts would continue to originate from Cover Park Vocational-Technical School "We would simply microwave the signal to the Channel 13 transmitter and it would be rebroadcst from he said Sources at KPEC-TV said the dunce to buy the bankrupt channel 13 came just in time The station's aging UHF transmitter is on its last legs they said Replacement would have been costly and the station would still have been stuck on UHF CLOVER PARK offidals have been reluctant to dis Burglars vandals strike 5 schools districts it serves KPEC-TV is one of the few educational stations in the country that lose money In fact a' station source said it actually makes a small annual profit The Tacoma Democrat admitted however that the legislature is probably as guilty as the office in creating new state boards and commissions The number has doubled in less than 10 years Although most senators said they agree with idea they argued over points in the bill they said made the measure too broad is a situation that calls for a rifle and using a said Sen George Clarke (R-Seattle): The bill much much too added Sen John Murray another Seattle Republican Hardest hit was Foss High School 2112 Mason Ave where stereo equipment valued at 33500 was taken Police said thieves pried open a side door to gain entry Taken were guitars amplifiers loudspeakers a tape recorder and turntable Burglaries at Mcllvaigh Junior High School 1801 56th St and Iincoln High School 701 37th St netted only a few dollars in change from several vending machines officers reported Windows were pried open at both schools to gain entry Vandals entered classrooms at Boze Elementary School 1140 65th St causing some 3580 damage there Police said 16 windows were broken a valuable musical instrument mangled and contents of a fire extinguisher sprayed on floors Mining not hit by recession KELLOGG Idaho (AP) Any effects of the national recession are not reflected in mining industry employment in Shoshone County spokesmen for six major companies say "Payrolls are constant at both properties and we look forward to a good stable year" a Heda Mining Co official said of the Star Mine the firm operates at Burke and the Lucky Friday Mine at Mullan "We continue to advertise for good contract miners but otherwise we have a full complement of employes' the Heda spokesman sail Burglars and vandals struck- at 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