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PAGE TPP^E THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 195Ö Hospital Result 5 Years Of Effort •5*—•{• (C ontinued from P ace I) Annie Stradley was president of the Arcadia Sunshine club. By the end of February, $13,000 had been raised, according to Olean Wells, treasurer of the drive. To assist in the fund raising, the chamber of commerce announced that It had purchased a $1200 WUlys civilian Jeep to be given away in May. A month later. Dr. J r . cun- dall announcea tnat he would con tribute a Zimmer outboard boat to be given at the May entertainment. At that time, the hospital com mittee learned that $25.000 w as being given to counties for war memorial* A committee was sent to the county court requesting that such a sum be given for the local memorial hospital. By the middle of March. $14,000 had been raised, with contributions of $106 from the Oregon Trail Home Economics club and $218.83 from the Owyhe* Worthwhile club auction sale. The Oregon Trail grange had a "silver march" at meetings which brought in an ad ditional $50 Plans were made by the Lions club with the chamber of commerce for a carnival and dance to swell the funds that had grown to $17,000 in After studying various plans to com plete the necessary funds for the building of the hospital, the group secured the services of Louis D. Barr. financial succeeding ient funds and began adviser. Through two financial drives, suffic were secured to complete operation of the hospital. CONGRATULATIONS Í To the residents of Nyssa and surround Congratulations To Our Community ing areas on the completion of such a modern hospital On The Completion 01 Malheur Memorial Hospital - It is a monument to this community that 5 8 - - will serve well, for a long time to com e W e are proud to live in a community in which the co-operation of its people can result in such a fine hospital as w e now have. NYSSA INSURANCE AGENCY This is your Phone 53 105 Main St. hospital, built for you, with funds donated by you. Everyone should feel proud of this fine addition to the Nyssa area. Be sure to attend the opening. — 8— § — THE FOOD MART A. C. and G. M. Sallee 11 No. Third WE TAKE OFF OUR HATS to the FOUNDERS SERVICE ORGANIZATION and the WOMEN'S AUXILIARY for the splendid work they have done in helping to prepare the hospital for the GRAND OPENING Much time-consuming work has been done by the two organizations following the successful / & The Malheur Memorial Hospital auxiliary has been active for many months in preparing for the open- ing of the hospital. The officers ap pearing here are (left to right) Mrs. Dennis Patch, treasurer; Mrs. Wes- ley Browne, president, and Mrs. t'arlos Buchner, vice president. The secretary, Mrs. Grant Rinehart was not present when Tom Evans took the picture. April. It was also m April, 1946, that Portland architects arrived in Nyssa to I ook over a proposed site for the hospital. Early in May the Nyssa Boat club held a water carnival which net ted $400 for the hospital fund. The May fund raising event brought in $5000. It was attended by 660 people who had purchased tickets at $1 each. In August, 1946. articles of incor "S' poration were filed with the state corporation commissioner by the Malheur Memorial Hospital associ ation. The incorporators named were Frank Morgan, Robert Mc Curdy and Orin Sumner. The association was to issue mem berships rather than stock, and would be authorized to transact any business in connection with the op eration of the hospital. The association, which up to this time had been under the direction of the Lion's club, now completed the purchase of a site of land south- west of Nyssa from H. R. Sherwood. Later in August, all contributors to the hospital fund were notified that a meeting would be held on Sep tember 6. At this meeting, the as sociation was completed and on Sep tember 12 a committee of 10 was appointed to name a board of direct ors. The directors named were Frank Morgan, Glea Billings, Mrs. Ed Frost, Mrs. Maurice Judd, Rich ard Maw. Bert Lienkaemper and Jacob Fischer. Frank Morgan was elected president, Qlea Billings, secretary and Olean Wells, treas urer. Twenty-five thousand dollars had been raised by October and the architects, Roald. Schmeer and Her rington of Portland were asked to draw up plans. Again the campaign for funds was renewed over this entire territory. The association began soliciting again in November and hoped that enough funds would be secured so that federal aid might be secured. Tentative plans for a 32-room hospital had been received from the architects. By January. 1947 eight individuals and firms had contributed $1000 each, bringing the total to $33,000 The following m o n t h , George Scheimer and Carl Hill collected $884 in the Adrian community. The total had grown to $35,000 by May and the drawing of the hospital was put on display where for the first time the public could view the pro posed plan. The following fall, the hospital association felt that the people of this area were definitely united in backing the hospital movement. w The Nyssa Community can be justly proud of the isolation ward that has been established in the Malheur Memorial Hospital r;4. Opening of the MALHEUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL marks the culmination of years of e f fort on the part of residents of Nyssa and community. Such worthwhile projects have a tendency to knit the groups and individuals closer together TAYLOR’S FOOD MARKET ss» Let’s Shake Hands With Ourselves For A Job Well Done •>—+ + —+ A memorial such as this will long speak of ihe thoughtfulness of our people and the pro conclusion of the financial campaign. We know its gressive spirit of this community. Our money and efforts have not been in vain. The community will continue to look to these use will be It is with genuine rejoicing that we join in two organizations for help in maintaining the highly the opening of this fine building, as we know beneficial hospital. Roberts-Nyssa, Inc. Second and Good avenue Nyssa, Oregon the value it has added to our city. The Nyssa Pharmacy "Your Comer Rexall Drug Store" ^ Bob Thompson 104 MAIN PHONE 97
