Pag* Eight
Thursday, January 11, 1973
Th* Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
Pipes from Texas
Go to Alaskan City
State Highway Division
Names Rights Coordinator
James L. Butler, a career grams.
Recruitment for the position
engineer with the State High
way Division, has been named was on a statewide basis with
that agency’s first civil rigtits a special interview board of
coordinator, it was announced Highway personnel, assisted by
today by George M. Baldwin, George Whitney, EEO repre
sentative for the Department
administrator of highways.
Butler is a native of Port of Employment, interviewing
land and attended Multnomah more than 40 qualified candi
College, Portland Community dates.
Butler has been active in the
College, and Portland State.
He started as a rear chain National Association for the
mail in 1951, was promoted Advancement of Colored Peo
He has been active in
to head chainman, then to ple.
draftsman, and eventually to his founding and operating the Port
present position of office en land Friendship House and the
Blanchet House. For the past
gineer at Troutdale.
Baldwin said that the new four years, he has served as
position was created in the a special training officer head
Highway Division because of the ing the successful Highway
importance and stress placed on Work-Study Program for min
civil rights and equal employ ority seniors at Jefferson High
ment opportunity in the Division. School.
Butler will begin his new
In his new position, Butler will
develop and implement an equal duties at the first of the vear.
opportunity program for the
Highway Division.
He will establish a review
program to regulate employ
ment practices and provide for
training
apprenticeship and
skill improvement programs.
He will also provide advice and
guidance to management super
visory personnel on employ
ment practices, requirements,
"Diplomacy it thinking
training needs or related pro- i ice before »eying nothing."
ihe Old 1i/me/c
Th.* installation of storm
drains to improve a highway
in the state of Alaska was an
engineering challenge which
was solved by a Texas prod
uct.
Located 150 miles south-
west of Anchorage, the town
of Soldotna serves as an im
portant junction on the high
way serving Alaska's scenic,
historic and commercially im
portant Kenai peninsula.
Soldotna is located on rela
tively flat ground and engi
neers decided this flat grade
required pipe with smoother
flow characteristics than the
corrugated metal pipe used on
the rest of the job.
Reinforced plastic mortar
pipe was selected by Green
Construction of Anchorage,
contractor on the job. and
shipped 4,000 miles from a
Johns-Manville plant located
in Denison. Texas
The 1970 census showed
that the 10 richest counties
in the U.S. based on median
family income were: Mont
gomery. Md $16.71'' Fair
fax. Va. $15.707; Nassau.
N.Y $14.632; DuPage. II.
$14.458; Marin, Ca $13.395;
Oakland. Mi. $13.826; West
chester. N.Y. $13.784 ; Rock
land. N.Y. $13,753. Arling
ton. Va. $13.743. and Bergen,
N.J $13,597.
Special Legislative Advisory
Committee Oil Aging Persons
One out of every four per
sons over the age of 65 in
Oregon lives below the poverty
level.
The majority of these
poverty-stricken
elderly in
Oregon live alone. And manv
of them have the added bur
den of jiaving rent, as oppo
sed to the economic benefits
of living in a home that has
been paid for.
These and many other fi
gures on the condition of Ore
gon’s elderlv population ar«
included in Older Oregonians
1972,’’ a report prepared for
members of the 1973 legisla
ture by the Special Legisla
tive Advisory Committee on
Aguig.
Organized this fall
through a grant to the Oregor.
legislature from the
De
partment of Health. Education
and Welfare, the Committee on
Aging '»ill provide legislators
with background material and
practical
information about
Oregon’s elderly,
and offer
proposals for action at the
state level," according tocom
mittee chairman Senator Betty
Roberts. kD-Port.)
The Committee on Aging is
unique, not only in Oregon, but
in the nation. It is one of a
mere handful of state legislative
committees
funded by the
federal government. And it in-
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SERVICEMEN
NEWELL HEIGHTS ITEMS
■ ■ ■ BY DALE WITT ■ • ■ RHONE 372-2163 ■ ■ ■
NFWFl.l HEIGHTS-
Mi.
c ludes voting lay members
and Mrs. Eugene Pratt, Sr.
drawn from state agencies con
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
cerned with the elderly, uni
Eugene Pratt, Jr. spent New
versity professors special**
Years day at th«' Homer Brewer
ung in aging, and represen
home.
tatives of the public.
Selma and Alene Simpson and
"What we have done,” Se
Scott Gillette of Ontario were
nator Roberts said, "is draw
New Years dinner guests 111
together into one committee
the Alfred Simpson home.
political,
bureaucratic, aca
Mr. and Mrs. Rav Simpson
demic and public represent
w«*re Weteiesday evening visi
atives interested m the elderly,
tors In the Alfred Simpson
and stru th confin d our study
home.
area to the elderly. Evidence
Mr. and Mis. R. D. McKin
has been surfacing through the
ley left Friday, December 22
census, from senior citizen or
and went to La Grande where
ganizations. the White House
they spent Christina* with their
Conference on Aging and >ther
daughter, Mr. and Mr*. Jack
sources that action for the el
Earnest
and family. After
derly is overdue
CXir job Gilbert Gonzalez
Christmas, they went to Albany
will t* to identify some of
SAN D1H.O - Mai in. Pvt. where they spent New Years
the major problem areas for
Gilbert G. Gonzalez, of Parma, with their son. Mr. and Mis.
the legislature, and advise them
graduated from basic training at James McKinley They went on
in the best routes to follow.”
the Mann«' Corps Recruit Dr
to Salem and visited Raleigh’*
In the short period the com
(xit in San Diego.
sister, Mr. and Mrs. David Be
mittee has been functioning,
Hi* is a former student of hm. After visiting there, they
three problems have already
Sunnyside High School in Sun went to Seattle to visit ano
been isolated and are being re
nyside. California
searched bv committee staff--
ther daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
transportation, alternatives to
Hugh Eddy and family. They
institutional care, and health is faster than the growth of our came tiack through la Grand«'
service costs.
Bv th«' time total population."
and stopped at the Jack t amest
The Committee on Aging, Se horn«- for a short visit, return
the legislature meets tn Ja
nuary or shortly thereafter, nator Roberts said, "must put ing home Friday evening.
a number of bills m each area the spotlight on the needs of
Cherrylee Chamberlain and
will tie ready to tie jilaced in this growing elderly population. Jed, and Mi. and Mrs. Clint
Unless
we
act,
the
problem'
of
the hopper.
Chamberlain »ent to the New
“For most of us.” Senator our elderly will multiply. That Years eve breakfast at theOsy-
Roberts said,
transportation is something they don't deserve, t>. • LDBWard
is something we give little and something we, as a legis
Miss Ida Hokom had lunch
thought to. But for the elderly, lature and as a people, have a with Mrs. Leon Chamberlain
the lack of it can be an in duty to prevent.
Tuesday. She is with the Sal
surmountable barrier to a full
vation Army in San Francisco
active life.’’
C altfornia.
"Mass transportation in the
Mr. and Mr*. Bill Webb at
urban areas of Oregon, that is
tended the Open House at th«'
many blocks away from where
Bill l.ooney home in Adrian
elderly people live, might as
New Years eve for Teresa De
well not exist for all the good
l.a Tora and Domingos Hastixi.
it does them. For the elderly
They
are Exchange Students
The Office of Naval Research,
in rural Oregon, there is no
which funded Oregon State Uni here from Brazil.
mass transit,*’ Senator Ro
Mr. and Mr*. Johnnie Eason
versity’s first research vessel,
berts said.
and
Jon Jon of B"i*«' were New
and th«- National Science Foun
‘•And we have to see the pro
dation, which provided funds for Years eve and overnight guests
blem through the eyes of the
two ships now used, have aw ar of tier parents. Mr. and Mrs.
elderly. Even in urban areas,
ded grants totaling $1,500.000 Ray Simpson. They had been to
the aged must cope with ve
Coer d' Alene where they at
I HM
• • .Hi
hicles designed for younger
grapliy for vessel operations tended their daughters wedding.
people, with high steps and
Mr. and Mrs Chuck Brady of
and research in 1973.
narrow doors, and inflexible
Boise spent the weekend with
Th« I MB grant is for | "
routes that may leave an aged
392. the NSF one, $521,600. her parent*. Mr and Mrs. Irvin
rider half a mile from his
Research is aimed at under Topliff
destination. Our job, through
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Topliff
standing the oceans and the
the Committee on Aging, is to
attended a New Years eve party
seafloor beneath them.
offer legislative remedies.”
About 91 percent of the $4.6 at th«' home of M'-rildean Rob
In the area of transportation,
million O6U oceanography bud bins in Nyssa.
the committee is studying le
Terri Hill visited Mrs. Dale
get this year will come from
gislation that would allow sch'iol
federal sources and only 9per Witt on Saturday.
districts to use their buses for
Mrs Dale Witt was a New
cent from state funds, accord
personalized, front door to des
ing to Dean of Oceanography Years dinner guest of her sis
tination transportation. "Why
ter, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Van
John V. Byrne.
not have these vehicles in use
Som- 60 p« rcent of the studies DeWater in Big Bend.
when they are not carrying chil
Mrs. Gertye Jones of Adrian
carried out, however, are
dren”’ Senator Roberts asked.
oriented to the ocean off Ore was a Tuesday luncheon guest
"The cost might be low, while
of Mrs. Mar» Moore
gon, he said.
the benefit to the community
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Kirsch
•'The ocean off Oregon, in
would be high.”
fact, is among the most in were Thursday evening dinner
The Committee on Aging and
tensively studied and be st known guests of Mrs Marie Moore.
its staff is currently spending
Vern Hlrsch Jr. of Juneau,
in the world today.” Byrne
a great deal of energy on identi
Atebka, came to spend Christ
noted.
fying alternatives to the admis
Since the 06 U Department mas with hl* parents, Mr. and
sion to nursing homes of el
of Oceanography was estab Mrs. Vernon Hlrsch, Sr. He
derly Oregonians who can’t
lished in 1959 (it became a spent a week With them, then
quite make it on their own
School in March 1372), the Of left for Mexico for a vacation.
anymore, but who don't have any
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hlrsch
fice of Naval Research has
other choices.
awarded the university about Sr. spent a week in San Lo
Staff research has revealed
$8.5 million, NSF has provi renzo, California, visiting his
that in some states as high as
ded about $8 million, and the brothers and sisters, returning
15 per cent of nursing home ad
Atomic Energy Commission home test Sunday.
missions came as a result of a
Cherryl»*e Chamlx-rlam left
more than $2 million for a
lark of less costly and more ap
wide range of research pro for Provo, Utah Tuesday after
propriate alternatives. In a jects. These agencies have pro spending the Holidays with her
preliminary effort to find <iut
vided an additional $4 million parents, Mr. and Mr*. Leon
what the situation is in Oregon,
for the construction of build Chamberlain and family.
the staff has devis-d a question ings and vessels used by the
Terrilyn Chamberlain and
naire survey, and sent it to all
Paul Butler went to a New
School of Oceanography.
welfare caseworkers in the
As one of the nation’s first Years eve party at the home of
state.
four Sea Grant Colleges, OSU Mr. and Mrs. Bob Butler ui
‘What we need is a continum
received $1,793,700 this fall Vai*-.
of alternative services,” Se
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Barnes
from the National Oceanic and
nator
Roberts said, ” which
Atmospheric Administration of went to Hermiston and spent the
offers a rising level of care.
with the Finch and
th» U. S. Commerce Depart Holidays
At the threshhrild should come
ment. Oceanography shares in Wattenbert families.
ass is ta rve m th- home--tele
Mrs. Carl Fenn was a New
that grant along with the Schools
phone assurance programs, de
of Agriculture, Engineering, Years day dinner guest of tier
livered mr-als, home health care
daughter, Mr and Mrs. We ley
Pharmacy and Science
and itomemaking-housekeeping
Walker, Jr. and family in Nyssa.
assistarc e. In the intermediate
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wes
range are daycare centers,
ley Walker, Sr. of Adrian were
which allow for daytime assis
also dinner guests.
tance in a group setting. At the
Mrs. Rollo Fenn and Mrs.
next level would be group fos
Mary McConnell of Nyssa were
ter homes and adult foster
New Years eve guests of Mr.
homes
Institutional care is
and Mrs. Eddie Carl in the
an
important alternative, of
Elsmore Fenn home in Home
”If vou'd low a troublexom«'
course, but it should be for
dale.
realtor,
lend
him
money
”
those who need it.”
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Church
lB«'njamin Franklin)
The committee is studying the
hill and familyof Vale wer«' New
availability and cost of alter
native services, and I'm sure
recommendations will tie made
to the legislature We are rob
bing the community of some of
our most valuable members by
having nursing home admission
come too soon for some pa
Precte/on Built Flnt
tients.”
Quality
Bondad Lining»
By the tim° the 57th. legis
lature adjourns next spring, ac
• Complete • Installation
tion will have been taken in
by O K
Brake
these and other areas. And if
Remote that
Service
System
the Committee on Aging’s re
Specieliet* new car ode with
Check
long leeltng
port is an indicator, the need
qualify gtiocka
is great.
With rare excep
tions, Oregon’s elderly live on
fixed incom-s,” the report
MOKI
CARS
says. "Although benefit* have
been increased, 47 percent of
the elderly in Oregon now re
ceive less than $150 a month,
and 36 percent receive less than
$100 a month from Social Se
curity.”
The report states that "the
number of older persons living
in Oregon is growing, and will
NYSSA, OREGON
continue to grow, at a rate that
OSU Receives
Federal Grant
For Ocean Study
BRAKE
RELINE
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Year* dinner guest* of his mo
ther, Mrs. Rollo Fenn.
Thursday. Mrs. Rollo Fen®
went to Homedale and visited
her former slater-in-law, Mrs.
Tom Churchhill.
New Years eve guest* in the
Gerrit Timmerman home were
Mr and Mr*. John Timmerman,
Caldwell, Boyd Ravburn. Cald
well, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mil.
ler and family, Big Bend. Mrs.
Clara Holly and Mrs. Ted Hol
ly of Adrian.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Tim*
merman t<x>k their daughter
Joan back to College at La
Grande. New Years Dav,
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Brady
were guests at a New Year I
eve party at the home of Mr.
and Mr*. Jerrv Brewer in Big
Bend
Mr. and Mrs. John Koopman
of Ontario were Sunday after
noon visitors of her sister,
Mr. and Mi *. Luet Siam.
Mr. and Mrs. Klaas Slam
were New
Year* eve guest*
in the L.uit Siam home.
Mr. and Mrs. Brent Schul-
thies were Christmas dinner
guests of his parent*. Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Schulthle* and af
ternoon visitor* of tier parents,
Mr and Mrs. Loren Munn
Lisa Sykes, who attend* Col
lege at lua Grande, spent th»-
Christmas holidays with het
par«*nts. Mr. and Mrs. Ciiarles
Sykes. Their daughter. Mr, and
Mrs. Jack Shell of John Day
and Mrs. Sykes' mother, Mrs.
Geneva Mi Kiel sen of ( alctwell
were New Years day guests in
ttw Ciiarles Sykes home.
Mr. and Mr*. Bill Conant and
family spent New Year* eve al
the home of Mr*. Lester Stacy
and family
in Apple Valley.
ADRIAN
ADRIAN - Mrs. K I Peter-*
son and Mt*. EctnaCowlingcal-
led on Mr* Pearl Brown, Wed
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Defies
had New Year* dinner with'
her parents, Mr. and Mrs Iiar-
ryl Williams of the owvbee
Area.
New Years dinner guest*
in the v«-rn Parker horn«- were,
his mother. Mrs. Myrtle Par
ker and Mrs. Vern Parker’s
sister, Mr- Mary Hatt
Mrs. Bill Looney and Mrs.
Dori Case had an open House
at the Bill Looney home New
Year* Eve for Teresa De 14i
Tora,
th«- Exchange Student
from Brazil who is staying in Die
Bill Looney home, and also for
Domingos Baston, the Exc hange
Stuck-nt from Brazil who is stay
ing witli Mt and Mrs DonCase
in Big Bend. Thirty guest* at
tended and lunch was served by
the hostesses.
Mr. and Mrs. Chat let Morris
and Kathy were New Year* eve
guests of Mr and Mr*. Oscar
Schafer.
Mrs. H G. Neer and girls
of Salem spent from Tuesday
until Satuichv with her parents,
Mt .Itul Mr
K I Peterson.
Mrs. Mari« M'xn e was a Sun
day luix I m nn guest of Mr. and
Mrs. K I. Peterson, l»ter in
th«' afternoon, they went into the
nursing home in Nyssa for the
choir program.
-
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bowers
were New Years dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Scha
fer.
Mrs. Mal>|e Piercy was <►'.
guest at tie New Years family,
dinne r at tin Thermon Pier> jC
home in Nyssa.
Mr. and Mr*. G. F, Mac kejr'
were New Years dinner guest»7
of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mac-
key in Nyssa.
Other guest»
were Mt and Mr*. Jim King,
Ontario and E. M. Mackey..
December 23, Mr. and Mrs£
G. E. Ma' key’s evening caller^
were Mt and Mr*. Frank Hun-,
ter of Reedsport.
January 2, Mr. and Mrs. G>
E. Ma> key visited Mr. andMts«
Rk hard Holl) aed B n it get ntaj
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hunter <>t
Reedsport acid Mt. and Mrs*.
Rex Smith of the Owyh«*»' Area.*.
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