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State-Owned Vehicles and Drivers
Fleet Safety Program Is Successful
THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
TED M. BRAMMER. Bdiier and Publuhar
I
THURSDAY. J&LY 13. 1961
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL NYSSA. OREGON
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A fleet safety program for state-eFinance department, but many
owned vehicles and drivers has employees were slow to take ad
SUBSCRIPTION RATBS
paid off for the state of Oregon, vantage of them The commission
ta<^- niwimhi
resulting in a saving of more than then launched a program to con
Single Copies-------- 10c
PUHIIHIIS
$49,000
in insurance premiums for vince employees that they should
In Malheur County, Oregon,
use the belts and, among other
ASSOCIATION
the 1961-02 fiscal year.
and Payette and Canyon
The saving, reported by the Fi things, provided dashboard stick
Counties, Idaho:
nance and Administration depart ers for vehicles admonishing driv
$3 50
1 Year... .....
ment,
is due to a sharp drop in ers and passengers not to be
$2.50
6 Months__
loss total, down from 84 percent “caught dead sitting on your seat
Elsewhere in the USA:
to 40 percent during the last fis belt.”
Per Year
_ $4.00
While education helped, state
cal
year, and much of the reduc
6 Months ..... — $2 50
tion is credited by officials to the officials are convinced the best
state’s relatively new fleet safe advertising for seat belts has been
Published every Thursday at Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon.
the word-of-mouth selling job ac
ty program.
complished
by employees who
The
state
’
s
concern
over
the
Entered at the postoffice at Nyssa, Oregon, for transmission
safety record of its fleet started have had accidents but received
through the United Slates Mails, as a second class matter under
in earnest in 1958 with the Ore no injuries, thanks to use of belts
the act of March 3, 1879.
gon Traffic Safety commission’s Driving Records Checked
study of accidents involving state-
Second step in the program for
owned vehicles.
the 2539-vehicle state fleet was
surprised their mother, Mrs Mary Seat Belts Installed
a recommendation to check the
Brumbach and Ezra with a picnic
As a result of the study, the prior driving record of anyone
, dinner on the Fourth of July.
1 commission recommended instal
Mrs. Mary Brumbach attended lation of seat belts in state ve being considered for a job which
book club Saturday at the home hicles as the first step in making involved driving.
“This means departments don’t
of Mrs. Jack Elliott at Owyhee. I vehicles safer and drivers more
take a chance by hiring someone
By Helen Hatch
Mrs. Chet Smith, Mrs. Pearle safety conscious.
for a Job of this type if his prior
BIG BEND—Eighty-one friends Abbott and family met Mr and
The belts were installed by the record, maintained by the De
and relatives attended a recep Mrs. Kenneth Smith and family
of Motor Vehicles, in
tion Friday evening for Mr and of Boise at Givens hot springs for Davis, 1 spent Saturday evening partment
dicates he’s a poor driving risk,”
Mrs. Wayne Roberts at the home a picnic July 4. In the evening visiting in the Charles
m >— Witty
’”*'‘7 saj(j Freeman Holmer, director of
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs Dyre they drove to Caldwell to view home.
the Finance and Administration
¡Roberts. Mrs. Horace Chaney the fireworks.
Jim Carroll of Idaho Falls agency.
Rickie
Abbott
is
spending
a
made the wedding cake for the
spent the weekend with his fam
Cooperation of all departments
table centerpiece. Serving were j week with his cousins, Gary and ily in the Dyre Roberts home.
has been excellent in this regard,
Mmes. Floyd Wood, Donald Ham ! Sandy Smith at Boise.
Leonard Abbott spent last week he said.
[ Miss Florence Miller, Mr. and
ilton and Orville Groves.
with his aunt, Mrs. Ricks Gale
Third and newest phase of the
I
Mrs.
Harry
Sassaman
of
Boise
Others assisting were Mmes.
| and girls at Boise.
program involved establishment
|
and
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Dick
Knapp
Harvey Bennett, Darrell English.
Messrs, and Mmes. Dyre Rob last November of a course of stu
Luther Houtman, Rolan Riggs, spent July 4 with Mr. and Mrs. erts, Wayne Roberts, Leo Davis, dy for state drivers.
Phil
Clucas
and
family,
Verl Bishop, Delmo Brock and
David Krause and Mrs. Jim Car
Boyce Van DeWater. Out-of-town Cartwrights Host Picnic
roll and girls attended a picnic Various Tests Employed
The course involves testing of
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Carl
A family picnic was held Sun supper Sunday evening at the
Roasch of Boise and Mr. and Mrs. day at the Raymond Cartwright Wilbur Roberts home in Roswell. vision and reaction time, rules of
Keith Carpenter of Ontario.
home. Those present were the
Mr. and Mrs Wallace Averys the road and over-the-road driv
Messrs, and Mmes. William and family of New York City ing demonstration, films and oth
A. L. Hardman of Independence, Search, Jr., and family of Los recently visited his brother, Mr. er training devices topped by a
Ore., was a recent overnight guest Angeles, Bert Search and boys of and Mrs. Ted Averys and family. written examination.
Students are selected by depart-
of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Homedale, Guy Jones and sons, They are moving to Los Angeles.
i ment heads or recommended for
Mrs Joe King. Hardman had Vernon Search and boys of Ridge
Picnic Held at Chaney Home
attendance by the Finance de
been back east and was piloting a view and William Search, Sr.
A family picnic was held July 4 partment as a result of violations
new plane for a company. He had
Mr. and Mrs Dyre Roberts and
to stop in Caldwell for the night. their house guests, Mr. and Mrs. at the Horace Chaney home. At ' or two avoidable accidents in
tending were Messrs, and Mmes.
Mrs. Oscar Haney and son, Leo Davis, Mr. and Mrs Wayne Albert Gifford of Nyssa, Bill Gif state cars within any 24-month
Dwane of Pendleton, visited Sun Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. David ford of Parma, the Trouthon fam period.
The course, developed by a
day with Mr. and Mrs. Joe King Krause, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Carroll ily of California. Dallas Chaney
Mrs. Larraine Amimon and and girls attended a family picnic and family, Mrs. Anna Brown and fleet safety advisory committee
family of Adrian are spending a Sunday at the Delbert Douglas son of Ontario and Mrs. Anna of the commission, is given quar
terly or as often as needed. In
week with her sister, Mrs. Dale home in Nampa.
structors and equipment are pro
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith of Chaney of Nyssa.
Teeter and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Price vided by the State Police and Mo
Mr. and Mrs. Joe King took Caldwell spent Friday with his
their nephew, A. L. Hardman, to brother, Mr. and Mrs. Chet Smith recently attended the Kingman tor Vehicle departments.
Kolony Pollyanna club picnic at
“The entire program,” Holmer
the Caldwell air field Tuesday. and family.
Helen Hatch accompanied her the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles said, “has proved to be a very
They stopped enroute home at
practical demonstration that safe
Greenleaf to attend a Fourth of sister, Mrs Tom Ferguson, to Bowers.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Price and ty does pay. It has resulted not
Vancouver, Wash., Friday to visit
July program.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brumbach of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ramey and family of Ontario were July 4 only in substantial premium sav
dinner guests of his parents, Mr. ings but has increased the num
Payette, Mr. and Mrs. John Bi- family,
ber of insurance companies in
~
2__
i Johnny and 1
Mr.
shop,
Ira, Renie __
and
I* and Mrs. Wayne Roberts and Mrs. Raymond Price.
Mr. and Mrs Leon Price and terested in bidding for state ve
Miss Mary Beth Horton of Nampa and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L«o
boys and her sister, Mr. and Mrs. hicle insurance business.”
«*****♦*****♦**♦♦******* ★ * ★ *♦♦♦**♦ ★ *♦♦♦*♦*♦******* M. E Chronister and family of j
Fort Smith, Ark., i
evening dinner guests of Mr. and Methodists Attend
Mrs. Raymond Price.
Wallowa Camp
Mr. and Mrs. James McGinnis
Members of the junior high
and Stevie Davis spent the week class of Nyssa Methodist church
end at Joseph, Ore. They visited I left Monday morning for camp
Messrs, and Mmes. Henry Hatch at Wallowa lake. Karen Main,
and boys, Paul Hatch and Dwain Lucinda Bratton, Judy Laurance.
Hatch and family.
Karen Smith, Eileen and Charles
Mr. and Mrs. Don Newbill and McConnel are students attending.
boys of Boise called Sunday eve
The Rev. Robert McNeil of Vale
ning on Mr. and Mrs. Dick Davis is camp director. Mrs. Raymond
and Stevie.
Sager and Karen Ellis accompa
Doglas — Trua Western Style.
Karen, Carol and Lawrence nied the Nyssa group as coun
Clucas and Kenny Hopkins left selors.
Sizes 6 to 12..........................
Monday morning for Warm lake
Members of the senior high
to attend church camp.
group will attend camp next
The Rev. and Mrs. G. D. Phipps, week. Janet Coleman, Kathleen
NOW
MEN S REG. $2.98—WESTERN
Jim and Terry of Red Bluff, McPartland, Lois Spitze and Pa
Calif., visited recently with Mr. mela Alexander are registered
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and Mrs. Varner Hopkins and from the Nyssa church. The Rev.
Kenny. Several friends called Paul Ludlow will accompany this
SOFT. PLASTIC
LADIES'
Monday and Tuesday to visit group as counselor and the Rev.
them. Their son, Jim, is attending Willis Ludlow will be camp di-
church camp at Warm lake.
I rector.
Congregations Honor
Pastor John Briehl
HIGH COST OF FUN
The Rev. John Briehl, pastor of
Faith Lutheran church, was guest
of honor Sunday at a potlucg
dinner at Nyssa south park. Con
gregation members from Grace
Lutheran church in Vale and the
local church joined to honor him
on his 10th anniversary in this
community.
A specially decorated cake with
miniature church on top, made
by Mrs. James Nichols and Mrs.
Bob Fangen, was served.
The Rev. Briehl, who was in
stalled as pastor of the Nyssa
church on July 1, 1951, will be
presented a gift from the two
congregations.
The Briehl family returned
Saturday morning from a two-
week trip to Wisconsin where
they visited their parents. The
Rev. Briehl conducted services in
his home church, St. Peter Luth
eran in Fennimore, and baptized
an infant nephew.
He also attended a national,
meeting of the research and social
action commission of The Ameri
can Lutheran church at Wartburg
Theological seminary in Dubuque,
Iowa.
Friday Evening
Reception Honors
Roberts Couple
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