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Nyssa Gate City Journal The Sugar City THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1966 Jiack Claims Prominenl ¿er; Chapel Rites Conducted nmunion services for Thomas G. (Tom) Jones dav evening at St. Paul’s Episcopal church.' ,ere conducted Monday morning, Oct. 10, 1966, ' chapel by members of Golden Rule Lodge AM, Nyssa. •ominent civic leader and former Nyssa mayor, y Friday morning at his home after suffering y Ta sudden heart attack. He was born Aug. 18, 1891, at Red Lodge, Mont., and on Dec. 23, 1918, in France he married his first wife, Augus ta Marie Jones, who succumb ed June 17, 1959. lust have at least bona fide elec- ital district and with Secretary ot less than 10 general election, Mr. Jones had worked for the Union Pacific Railroad company for 63 years. At time of his death he was railway freight agent, hav ing come to Nyssa 18 years ago from Council, Idaho. Throughout his lifetime, the deceased was active in many or ganizations. He was past patron of the Order of Eastern Star, Nyssa; past master of Golden Rule Lodge No. 147, AF & AM; and a member of the El Kader Shrine, Portland. The deceased was a graduate of the University of Utah, a mem ber of St. Paul’s Episcopal church, Nyssa Chamber of Commerce and the local Lions club. Served as Grange Master Just prior to his death, he served as master of Oregon Trail Grange and was Democratic chairman for Malheur county. He was a World War I veteran and served as a member of the county draft board. Mr. Jones was chairman for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and a member of the local American Field Service ex change student committee. In addition to his widow, Ellen T. Gardiner Jones, whom he mar ried Nov. 16, 1963, he is survived by a son, Robert C. Jones of Chi cago and three grandchildren. Also surviving are three broth ers, John A. of Tulsa, Fred W. of Los Angeles and Col. Robert J. Jones of Oceanside, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary E. Lerner of Los Angeles and Mrs. Gertrude B. Doyle of Rialto, Calif. Lienkaemper chapel was in charge of local arrangements, and burial was made in Forest Lawn Memorial park at Glendale, Calif. and times will for the general late. Students Entertain For Area Educators G. JONES at Age 75 Ready ¡nation lai Board titions for direc- Memorial Hospi- iow available at eral Dodson’s of- jhn Stam, Victor 'om Drydale will All have served Holdover mem- are Ted Morgan It IE" CHARGE OF PICKUP Herring, 33, of was fined $1'50 ■t Tuesday on a the scene of an 'ssa police chief, ckup driven by knocked down large overhead ning. way sign stood intersection of drian boulevard onounced guilty Sallee, Herring Nyssa jail where in lieu of fine. Two Adrian high school stu dents provided entertainment during a Tuesday evening meet ing of the Malheur County chap ter of the Oregon Education as sociation. According to Mrs. Mary Lou Denman, AHS music instructor, Sophomore Carolyn Ward gave a reading “How the Great Guest Came,” and also recited a humor ous poem entitled “R U There?” For her encore selection she pre sented “The Touch of the Mas ter’s Hand.” Earnie Lewis, an AHS junior, vocalized several selections in cluding “Getting to Know You,” “Autumn Leaves,” “I Believe” and “Make Believe Island,” with the latter being his encore num ber. George Patterson Replaces Mackrill As M & W Manager Lloyd Mackrill, manager of the Nyssa M & W grocery store for the past 13 years, resigned Satur day and was replaced by George Patterson of Vale. The popular manager came here in 1953 when the chain owners opened the store where Ray’s Food Fair is now located. Prior to that he was manager of Safe way’s store in Payette. He was not available at press time Wed nesday, but Mrs. Mackrill said he had no immediate plans other than to rest and do some hunting. Patterson has been employed by the M & W chain in Vale for the past 10 years, of which he had been manager the past 5% years. A native of Missouri, he grew up in his father’s grocery store and has been in this area since 1941. His family consists of his wife, two sons and a daughter. The oldest son is in college at La Grande, the other a senior in high school and the daughter in the seventh grade. They plan to move to Nyssa as soon as suitable housing can be located. Patterson says he anticipates no immediate change in store policy or personnel. Mackrill will be sorely missed in civic and commercial affairs, but the new manager comes high ly recommended by Vale friends and merchants who have known him for years. The new family will be intro duced pictorially by the Journal after their move to town. j V cit Grocery Personnel NUMBER 41 Malheur Memorial Hospital Board Applies for Federal Funds to Aid In Construction of Nursing Home No Tax Increase Anticipated for Retiring $321,000 Bond Issue If Approved by Voters A recent survey of the nursing home or long-term care facilities in Malheur county, conducted by Pheral Dodson, administrator of Malheur Memorial hospital in Nyssa, reveal ed a somewhat urgent need for additional beds for this pur pose in Malheur county. It was determined that of the 126 beds licensed for that purpose in the county, an av-* erage of approximately 120 patients was maintained, which represents approxi mately 95 percent occupancy. Reporter Ceases Based upon this and other in As Area Shopper formation compiled and based upon the severe need for addi Due to Finances tional nursing home beds in the GEORGE PATTERSON (on left) is new manager of the M & W Market in Nyssa. Pictured with him is Cliff Metcalf who assumed duties on Oct. 1 as the firm's produce manager. The latter came to Nyssa from Nampa where he was employed at Consumer's Mar ket. He and his wife, Marilyn, and their eight-year-old son, Mi chael, are now residents of Nyssa.—Journal Photo. Local Jaycees Report On Recent Activities Bicyclists Escape Serious Injuries; Six Nyssa Jaycees and their wives attended an Oct. 8 district Police Chief Urges Study of Rules meeting in Baker. Activities in cluded a luncheon, business ses sion, social hour and entertain ment by Tony Laughton, brother of Actor Charles Laughton. Those attending from Nyssa were Messrs, and Mmes. Alvin Allen, Monty Burbank, Richard Gustavson, Stu Haun, Dick Wal ters and John Marsh. The local Jaycees held their regular meeting Monday evening, Oct. 10, when guest speakers were Pat Butson, state vice president of John Day, and Larry Fuller, Baker Jaycee president. During the meeting, Butson in stalled Monty Burbank as first vice president and Alvin Allen as secretary, and an orientation program was held for new mem bers. Thunderegg Capital Two young Nyssans escaped serious injuries last Thurs day evening in separate bicycle-car collisions within the city limits, according to Police Chief Alvin Allen. At approxmately 5 p.m. Toby Arment, 7, went through a stop sign at the intersection of Park avenue and North Eighth street. His bicycle went into the path of an auto driven by ---- —------------------------------- ♦John Marsh of Nyssa. The lad stated that the . Don Somers Named drive-chain had come off of OT Grange Master his bike. No injury was re Don Somers was elected to ported. serve as master of Oregon Trail Grange during a regular meeting of the organization held Thurs day, Oct. 6. Other new officers include Loyd Adams, overseer; Lois Boenig, lecturer; Clara Price, chaplain; Clella Jamieson, treas urer. Lucielle Runcorn, secretary; Alva Goodell Jr„ gate keeper; Esther Stephen, Ceres; Marguerite Moss, Pomona; Violet Drydale, Flora; Audrey Duff, assistant Steward; and Evelyn Duff, lady assistant steward. Tom Drydale was named chair man of the hall board and execu tive committee members are Rus sell Gressley and Drydale. Refreshments were served at the close of the session by Mr. and Mrs. Audrey Duff. RAY TARTER, L. BAUMAN FILE FOR CITY POSITIONS Nominating petitions for city council positions were filed late last week by Ray Tarter and Lar ry Bauman. This brings to a total of six the number to be chosen by Nyssa electors for the four va cancies that will occur Jan. 1, 1967. Previously filed petitions are those of Ernie Metcalf, Charles MONTOYA FOUND GUILTY O. Zinn, Glade J. Chadwick and OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY Bill Fitzsimmons. Julian Montoya, arrested on a warrant out of Justice court, RECENT ALARMS SUMMON charging him with “assault and VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS battery while unarmed,” pleaded Nyssa volunteer firemen were not guilty Tuesday in Judge E. summoned Monday to extinguish Otis Smith’s JP court. a grass fire burning at the west end of Bower avenue. No damage According to Nyssa Police Chief Alvin Allen, $250 bail was post was reported. The local fire fighters were ed, Montoya was released and called Tuesday morning to the trial was set the following morn Buffington cabins on East Main ing. Appearing at the Wednesday street where a fire had ignited in one of the units. Considerable trial, Montoya was pronounced damage to the interior of the guilty and was sentenced to 75 days in the Malheur county jail. cabin was reported. Then at 6:15 p.m. Debbie Eden, 6, was riding her bicycle in the ! 500 block on North Seventh street. A car driven by Nyssan Mrs. Charles Quinowski started to pass the two-wheeler and the 1 youngster turned her bike into 1 the side of the auto. Debbie was 1 treated for head lacerations at Malheur Memorial hospital and released. Chief Urge* Obeying of Rule« Chief Allen again urges all children to obey bicycle regula tions, especially during the beet harvest season when heavily la den trucks are traveling daily through Nyssa. The police chief has furnished the Journal with a list of basic rules for cyclists and again re quests that parents see that their youngsters learn and obey the regulations. The following rules will be 1 among those on a list to be dis tributed to bicycle operators in the near future through the schools. Seven Don't« for Bike Riding Don't ride double. Don’t ride through traffic signals, against red lights. Don’t ride through boulevard stops, ALWAYS STOP. Don’t ride or park your bike on sidewalks in business sections. Don’t ride out of alleyways until you have slowed down and look ed both ways. Don’t try to race with a car across an intersection — as you may lose the race and maybe your life. Don’t ride your bike at night unless you have headlight and taillight reflectors which can be seen. And keep bike* in good repair. city of Nyssa, the board of direc tors of Malheur Memorial Hospi tal district is contemplating an addition to the nursing home wing of Malheur Memorial, Dod son said. Project Totals $450,116 Proposed construction would consist of 30 additional beds, kit chen and dining room facilities, storage and other ancillary ser vices. According to Dodson, total cost of the project is estimated at $450,116. Application for federal match ing money (Hill - Burton funds) has been made to the Hospital Planning and Construction divi sion of the Oregon State Board of Health and tentative approval of the need for 30 additional beds in Malheur county and tentative approval of the hospital’s appli- cation for these funds has been received. However, the advisory council on hospital and medical facility planning and construction will l meet in Portland Nov. 2 to con sider applications for Hill-Burton grants during the current year. The local administrator said he ■ plans to attend this meeting. Federal Funds, $129,000 If the advisory council should I view the hospital’s application favorably and if sufficient funds should be available on Nov. 2, Dodson reported, then the hospi tal would be officially notified of the approval of Hill - Burton funds and $129,000 of total cost of construction would be supplied from Hill-Burton funds. Then in this event, a bond elec- tion would need to be held in the hospital district for the purpose of authorizing general obligation bonds to furnish the additional cost of construction in the amount of $321,116. Dodson anticipated that no in crease in taxes will be necessary to retire the bonds. Since nursing home revenues and expenses can be more closely anticipated and regulated because of the consis tency of the patient load as op posed to the fluctuation of the patient load in a hospital, it is hoped that increased efficiencies can be realized to a degree to make both the hospital and nurs ing home self-supporting without the benefit of the present tax base, Dodson concluded. The Reporter, area shopper published in Ontario, ceased pub lication last week, according to announcement in the Oct. 6 is sue. It was started approximately two years ago with Stan Thomp- son as managing editor and fi- nanced largely by personnel of radio station KSRV, Ontario. Shortly afterward the Ontario Argus-Observer newspaper began publishing a shopper, The Remin der, and apparently the field was not large enough for competing shoppers. Their announcement reads as follows: “You may have recently heard ‘over the back fence’ that The Reporter was about to discontinue publication. The story was true. This is our final issue. “Indeed, this was not an easy decision to make, nor is it easy to make the announcement. We have sincerely enjoyed (and will long-remember) our weekly ef- forts to send a photo magazine in your direction which you would appreciate and enjoy. “And speaking of appreciation, we have something to say to each of you in that regard. We appre ciate our many loyal and faithful advertisers who gave their sup port during our 2-year operation . . . and we appreciate our many loyal and faithful readers who responded so well to us and to our advertisers. “Our endeavor has not been financially profitable, However, our profit has abundantly come in the form of thoughtful best wishes, compliments and remem brances from you, our readers.” PTA EXECUTIVE GROUP PLANS MEETING TONIGHT A meeting of the Nyssa PTA executive committee will be held at 7 o’clock this evening, Thurs day, Oct. 13, in Mrs. Mildred Ren- strom’s room in the junior high wing of the high school building. Among topics of business to be discussed is the recent Interna tional Smorgasbord dinner. ATTEND STUDENT MEETING Dan Cutler, Lois Seuell, Cecile Smith and Amy Hirai of Adrian high school were among area young people attending a student council workshop Monday in On tario. Local Merit Scholarship Winners Continue Studies to Earn Degrees Miss Barbara McPartland and’ Tom Sallee, NHS graduates of 1958, were the first local students to place as finalists in Merit Scholarship competition, accord ing to Charles Quinowski, NHS guidance counselor. Miss McPartland was graduat ed in 1962 from Willamette uni versity with a bachelor of science degree in sociology. She worked one year at the State Mental hos pital in Salem and one year at Henderson hospital in England. On April 30, 1965, she was Farmers who are hauling beets and have dirt to dispose granted a master’s degree in so of may still dump on school district property, Clerk Dirick cial work from the University Nedry said today. The schools can still use a great amount of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She County Farm Bureau of beet dirt and would appreciate any that is available. received a grant from the Nation Over the years, farmers have been most generous in dump Membership Drive al Institute of Mental Health and BARBARA McPARTLAND ing their beet dirt on the school grounds, and the lawns are | Headed by E. Child is now working in a group thera ♦ ♦ now completed behind the eie-* Edison Child, vice president of py program at the State Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich. Barbara is mentary schools; and just re- ; Adrian PTA Officers the Malheur County Farm Bur a daughter of School Superinten cently have been planted | Schedule Activities dent and Mrs. W. L. McPartland eau, will serve as chairman of the south and west of the junior Adrian PTA officers announce organization’s 1967 membership Tom received his bachelor of high school, Nedry said. science degree in 1962 from the that open house for the new ad drive, according to a Farm Bureau Now the area immediately ditions to the school plant will news release. California Institute of Technology Main goal of the Farm Bureau at Pasadena. He studied at the south of the primary school needs be held on Thursday, Nov. 20. University of California in Berke building up with beet dirt, and a Activities are scheduled to begin is a better way of life for farmers ley and In 1964 was granted his large area has been temporarily at 4 p.m. with the regular PTA everywhere and a major activity is working on legislation affect fenced off from the playground meeting planned for 8 o’clock. master’s degree In science. He received his doctor’s degree for dumping. Truckers may turn Following the business session, ing them. One service of special in by the B & M Equipment com a reception honoring all faculty interest to Nyssa - Adrian area In 1966 at the University of Wash ington in Seattle. At the present SIXTH GRADERS. Dolor»« Dafucnie* and Mik* pany and find the area about 100 members will be held in the grade farmers is theft and fire insur ance on bee boards provided by time he is assistant professor of school patrol honor« for the month of Sepfem- yards down the road on their school building. the bureau. mathematics at the University of th students in Mrs. Mary Hatt's classroom. Do- left George Schiemer, Adrian area California. It would be advantageous for FRIDAY MEETING SLATED r certificate of merit - safety award. She is a Tom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Manuel Dafuenies and was named later dumping if farmers would i Meiabers of the Senior Citizens alfalfa seed grower, has accepted will hold their regular a position on the Oregon Farm I George Sallee. month. Mike's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Bill start at the back and work toward group meeting at 10:30 Friday morning, Bureau Federation membership Pictures and information re also received a certificate after taking honors the front of the area, Nedry stat Oct. 14. in the Methodist church committee. He will assist in de garding other NHS Merit Scholar rol officer. The top students are selected by city ed, as this would remove the basement Those attending should veloping plans for a statewide ship finalists will appear in a sub officials and members of the elementary school necessity of hauling over pre take » sack lunch. I membership drive this fall. sequent issue of the Journal. TOM SALLEE viously dumped piles. Nyssa School Seeking More Beei Diri To Build Up Primary Area Grounds
