THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2», 1968
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON
PAGE SIX
of Succor Creek visited Feb.
25 with Mr. and Mrs. Lotse
Boren at IXirkee.
Mr. and Mrs. larry Culbert
son were Feb. 23 guests tn th«»
Charles Glenn home.
The following summary of the
Mr. and Mrs. W llbur Chapin 1967 Amendments to the social
Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Pratt returned Feb 19 from a six- security law was prepared by
By Freda Astoreca
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Homer week trip to the South with the the Social Security District
SUNSET VALLEY - Mrs. Brewer, Mary and Louise. Mr. National Soil and Water Con Office at la Grande as a ser
vice to the iiate City Journal
Georgia Pendarvis spent a re and Mrs. E. J. Hobson, Mr. servationists.
Upon
returning
home,
Mrs.
readers.
It is not intended to be
and
Mrs.
Keith
Langley
and
cent day with her sister, Mrs.
Marge Mitchell; not Mrs. Todd. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hob Chapin received word that her complete or detailed. For more
brother-in-law, Oliver Walcott detailed explanation of the re
Harold Snyder as was pre son and Joe Jr. of Ontario.
viously reported tn thiscolumn.
Mr. and Mrs. Elver Nielsen had succumbed in Nebraska. cent changes, ask for pamphlet
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Alexan 1967-1 at the Ontario Resident
were
Feb. 18 visitors in theCliff
Mr. and Mrs. Elver Nielsen,
der
gave a Feb. 25 birthday Station or write to Social Secur
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Moncurand Nielsen home. While they were
party for their daughter, Linda ity Administration, District
there,
Mrs.
Cliff
Nielsen
re
Curtis were Feb. 16 dinner
on tier tenth anniversary. Office, P. O. Box 1027, la
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill ceived a phone call telling her
Guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Grande, Oregon 97850.
Nielsen at Homedale where they that her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Grottveit,
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin
I. Most benefit checks due
celebrated Matt Nielsen’s first Douglas Benton of Baker, who
the first week in March will
has been in a Portland hospital, Fogleman and family.
birthday anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Elver Nielsen be increased 13‘i. Those who
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Langley was much worse. Mrs. Nielsen
attended a Feb. 25 golden wed retired at age 65 who are now
Mr. and Mrs. Magnus Ekanger left immediately for Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Astoreca ding anniversary celebration receiving $44.00 will be in
were recent visitors in the
and girls, Mrs. Duane Smith, for Mr. and Mrs. Bert Heikes creased to $55.00 per month.
Elver Nielsen home.
in Boise.
Those people over age 72 who
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glenn Mr. and Mrs. Don Hatch visited
Ira Price recently underwent are receiving the special$35.00
were recent visitors at the home Feb. 21 with Duane Smith in
surgery at Caldwell Memorial a month will be increased to
of Dr. and Mrs. Jim Reilly Caldwell Memorial hospital.
hospital
Mrs. Price remained $40.00. The increase is auto
Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Astoreca
in Apple Valley.
in Caldwell, staying with Mr. matic. You do not tiave to apply
Feb. 11 dinner guests of Mr. and girls; Mrs. C. P. Belveal,
and Mrs. Kenneth Price, Mr. for it.
and Mrs. Charles Glenn were Penny and Judy of Nyssa, Mrs.
and Mrs. Orville Groves. She
2. The amount a beneficiary
Mr. and Mrs. LarryCuibertson Junior Matthews and Becky and
also
visited Mr. and Mrs. Earl under age 72 can earn and
Betty Jo Wenke were Feb. 19
and family.
Province while there.
still draw all his benefits has
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Lovelace guests of Mr. and Mrs. Don
Mr. and Mrs. George Folk been increased from $1500 to
Hatch
and
family.
Cake
and
and family of Wilder visited
man returned last week from a $1680 yearly, starting with
Feb. 18 with Mr. and Mrs. ice cream were served in ob
three-week visit with Mr. and 1968. Those who work full time
servance
of
Kellye
’
s
seventh
Charles Glenn.
Mrs. John Taylor at Lynnwood, part of the year and earn well
Gabe Astoreca and Julien birthday anniversary.
Calif. The Folkmans fished at over $1680 can receive bene
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Jack
Wood,
Mendiola attended a Feb. 17
Lake Mead both enroute and re fits any month they do not earn
bull sale in Gooding. Later Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Robb and
over $140 in wages or render
that day they went to Jackpot, family, Mr. and Mrs. Gabe turning home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Folk substantial services in self-
Astoreca and girls were among
Nev.
Mrs. Gabe Astoreca and those from Sunset Valley man recently visited with Mr. employment.
3. Widows age ¿0 and over,
girls, Mrs. Al Meier and De- attending the P.T.A. Smorgas and Mrs. Claude Day at Adrian,
wayne were Feb. 17 visitors of bord in Adrian Feb. 24. Later Mr. and Mrs. Frank Byers. who are totally disabled, may
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Simpon be eligible (starting in Feb
Mrs. Don Hatch and children. the Robb family and Astorecas
Mrs. Al Meier and Dewavne visited Mr. and Mrs. Don Hatch. visited Feb. 22 with the George ruary) for reduced benefits on
Wayne Robb, Gabe Astoreca, Folkmans. Mr. and Mrs. Robert their former husbands account.
spent a recent weekend with the
James Phelps and Ken Lorensen Ritchie and family were Feb. 25 The total disability must begin
Gabe Astorecas.
A farewell party was held in attended a Father-Daughter visitors in the Folkman home. within 7 years of the death of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holub the husband or with-in 7 years
the Jim Langley home Feb. 18 banquet served Feb. 23 by the
were
Feb. 25 dinner guests of of the time the youngest eligible
Pioneer
girls
of
Owyhee
Com
for Eugene Pratt, who left re
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Price.
child reached age 18. In some
cently for Germany. Guests in munity church.
Feb. 25 callers at the Magnus cases totally disabled dependent
Feb. 23 visitors in the Gabe
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Astoreca home were Mr. and Ekanger home were Mr. and widowers and divorced wives
Mrs. Wayne Robband Mike, Mr. Mrs. Byrd Walters. Mr. and may also be eligible. The pay
LOSE WEIGHT
and Mrs. Phil Breshears of Mrs John Cleaver, Larry Ray ment to widows applying under
mond andchildren. Mr. and Mrs. this new provision of the law
Roswell.
Set amazing results when you
Mrs. Lois Counsil attended Jerrv Gordon of Marsing. The will be less than the full w idows
ake our product called SLIM- a Feb. 25 dinner party at the Gordon children spent the day benefits at age 62.
JDEX. No prescription needed, home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert with their grandparents while
4. Young disabled workers,
fou must lose ugly fat or your C. Smith. Other guests were the their parents went to La Grande. under age 31, no longer need
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Snyder, five years of work under social
noney back. SLIMODEX is a Chester Counsils of New Ply
ablet and easily swallowed. No mouth, Clara Connell, the Tracy Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. security to qualify for pay
starving, no special exercise, Charles Moores of Ontario.
Ed Price spent a recent week ments. Those totally disabled
io harmful drugs. SI.IMODEX
Mrs. Harley W ilson recently end visiting in Mallola, Corn before age 24 need only I 1/2
•osts $3.00 and is sold on this returned from a two-week visit elius and Portland.
years work out of the three
GUARANTEE: if not satisfied with her sister, Mrs. George
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Wilson years before tiecoming dis
Or any reason, just return the Johnson at Reno, Nev.
and family were Feb. 25 dinner abled. Those disabled between
mused portion to the makers
Mr. and Mrs. CharlesChapin guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold the age 24 and 31 will need
»nd get your full money back. visited Feb. 25 with Mr. and Snyder. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford work credits for half of the time
SLIMODEX is sold by--
Mrs. Alvin Hall at Ontario. Cates of Caldwell visited Feb. between age 2 land the time they
NYSSA PHARMACY - Nyssa
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glenn, 25 with her sister, Mr. and Mrs. become disabled.
Mail Orders FiUnd____
5. It is now easier for some
and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Shenk Harold Snyder.
SS BENEFIT CHANGES
IN 1967 SUMMARIZED
•SUNSET VALLEY
; ACTIVITIES
dependents of women workers
to qualify for monthly benefits.
Previously a mother needed
112 years of work in the three
years before her de a th, dis
ability or retirement, in order
for her children to be entitled
on her account. Beginning with
March, children may receive
payments if their mother had
worked long enough at any time
to be ‘fully insured’. This
change could also affect the
rights of some dependent wid
owers and husbands.
Benefits under this provision
may be paid in March 1968,
but they may be based on death
or disability that occured some
time in the past.
6. People now over age 65
who did not enroll in the med
ical insurance (doctor bill pay
ment) part of medicare during
the original enrollment period
or who have dropped out may
now sign up. The current en
rollment period will end March
31, 1968. After that,enrollment
periods wall run January
through March each year but a
person must enrol! within 3
years after the first opportunity
to enroll. This current period
wall be the last chance to sign
up for most people who were
age 65 when medicare started
in July 1966. Those who wish
to cancel their enrollment may
also make this change during the
current period.
7. People reaching age 65
this year will need at least 3
quarters of covered work under
social security to qualify for
hospital insurance unless they
can qualify as the dependent of
an insured worker eligible to
receive monthly benefits.
8 Medicare coverage has
been extended in many areas.
A lifetime reserve of 60 days
of hospital coverage has be< n
added to the 90 days that are
available for each ’spell of
illness’. Medicare pays all but
$20 a day of hospital expenses
when these days .ire used. An
itemized statement of sei vices
is ail that is needed now when
submitting a claim for medical
insurance (doctor bills etc).
Out-patient hospital costs has
been taken out of the hospital
insurance and is now covered
under tin medical insurance and
the special dedu< table that did
apply to out-patient treatment
has been dropped and Is now
yicludei) in the regular $50
Grazing Fees On I lu nd ¡capped. Retarded Child
Group Reports Recent Progress
BLM Lands
The Treasure Valley Asso Care program. She reported,
ciation for Handicap|ied and Re "Eighteen children vara pre
Not Changed
tarded Children held it’s sent Satui day, Feb. 10when they
Grazing fees on Bureau of
Land Management rangeland In
eastern Oregon and Washington
during 1968 will be the same as
last year. Again this year the
fee will be 33 cents per animal
unit per month (AUM), BLM
state director Archie I). Craft
announced Tuesday.
Grazing fees per AUM for
Bl M rang< lands are one and
one-half times the average
price per pound received by
livestock growers the previous
year. Livestock prices did not
fluctuate enough to result III
a change of grazing fees, he
said.
An interagency study of graz
ing fees on public lands is re
ceiving careful consideration by
livestock operators, BLM ad
visory boards, and other
groups, but conclusions have not
been reached.
Grazing fees for BUM lands
in western Oregon have not yet
been set for 1968. Last year
they were 60 cents per AUM.
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PERSONALS
Mr. and Mr s. Lloyd (Theresa)
Burton and Gerry Lyn of Salt
Lake City, arrived Feb. 22
to visit her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. G. Tanner. Mrs. Brent
Hartley and Mrs. Carolyn
Cooper, school friends of
Theresa, were Saturday after
noon visitors. Audrey Tanner
and Shaytie, Barbar i Tanner and
friend Don Dumas, all of Salt
Lake City, arrived Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Tanner
and family and Mrs. Alta Pek
kala of Ontario were Saturday
evening dinner guests. Hie Salt
Lake City guests returned home
Sunday afternoon. Rollo Tanner
was a Sunday evening visitor of
his parents.
deductable under medical in
surance. Some other minor
changes were also made.
Further information will be
come available as soon as new
pamphlets can be printed.
The Resident Station in On
tario is located at 514 S.W. 4th
Street. It is open from 8.30
AM to 4.30 PM on Mondays
and Tuesday* only.
monthly meeting Feb. 13 al tin1
Moore hotel in Ontario, with
President Mrs. Joe Mollaluin
presiding. Among visitors pre
sent were Mrs. Genevieve Mer
rill, retardation Coordinator of
the Idaho Health Department
from Boise and Mrs. !*etty
Gill from the Office of Eco
nomic Opportunity in Emmett.
Mrs. Merrill commented
briefly on cur rent pi «grams and
pi o|ects lor th«' llielll.lllv |.
tarded ill the State of Idaho.
Mrs. tall expressed interest of
her office in working with the
association.
Mrs. Lamar Cowan, teacher
of the trainable class, gave an
informative report atxnit a re
cently established program for
t r a i n a bl e retarded children.
The class now in It’s second
week of op* •i at ion convenes In
the basement of th* ■ Methodist
church In Ontario, There is a
present enrollment of 5, I from
Nyssa and 4 from the Ontario
area. ”All games and activites
are planned with an ultimate
goal in view," according to
Mrs. Cowan. She stated lliat
she is interested in helping
the children develop in three
specific phases.
"Socially - To help the child
ren learn to live in our society,
I’hysically - To develop co
ordination of large and small
muscles through use’ of exer
cises, rhythms and games,
Mentally ■ To help them de
velop basic concepts concerning
personal safety."
Th«- trainable instruction is
available to any child within
commuting distance. Those de
siring more information about
the class may contact Mrs.Co
wan at 889-9140 in Ontario.
Current project of th*- asso
ciation is to obtain an auto
matic three-speed record
player for Mrs. Cowan to use.
Any person desiring to help with
this project may do so by mail
ing either partially or com
pletely filled Gold Strike Stamp
books to Mrs. A W. Gue r rant,
Route 3, Weiser, Idaho, 83672.
Stamps may also be turned
over to Mrs. Cowan or at the
Day Care Class-Church of
Christ in Ontario each Satur
day between the hours of I and
I l‘ M
Mrs. Rudolf Broderson of
Payette, reported on the Day
went bowling in Ontario." Vari
ous other projects are in pro
gress, such as cross-stitch
dishtowels, woodworking and
other craft Hems.
Mi s. Bill Strum, ways and
means committee chairman,
reported a total of $132 from (h<
benefit square dance field dur
ing January in New Plymouth.
It was also reported that a
place in Payette is available for
a rummage sale. Tentative date
for the -..lie is May 17 IK
AH clean and presaod used
clothing. In good condition, will
be accepted for the sale as
well as dishes and cooking uten
sils.
NYSSA 4-H CLUB
Second meeting of the Nyssa
4-H Club was called to ordei
by Vice President Fred Child,
in tin' absence of President
Ron Moffis, on February 20,
1968 at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Hud Sappe.
The national and 4-H pledge
were led by Carolyn Sells.
Jam* Joyce called roll am!
read minutes of the last
meeting.
We discussed a name for the
club and decided that we would
all take a name for suggestion
at the next meeting.
We al so decided to lake $1
to the next meeting to txiy
4-H insurance.
After that our leader Don
Bowers showed how to make
halter ropes.
Refreshments were servedby
Mrs. Robert Holmes. The rea
son she took refreshments wa
because this meeting was to
tx- a birthday party for her son,
Robert Holme-. Jr. Her plans
back-fired when Bob had to go
to a basketball tournament.
Meeting was then adjourned. -
Fred Child, reporter.
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