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
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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