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Nyssa Gate City Journal
67th Year 46th Issue
The Sugar City
Nyssa, Oregon
Thursday, November 15, 197 3
Thunderegg Capital
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Area Nursing Homes
Praised By Ombudsman
The nursing homes in Oregon
ar«' much better than she had
been lead to believe and there
are not as many problems oi
"blatant neglect or abuse” as
she though she would find, Mrs.
Ruth Hocks said in Ontario
last week.
Mrs. Hocks is the recently
appointed
"Ombudsman for
Nursing Homes” inOregon Her
appointment was made by Gov.
Tom M-Call in September.
During the two days she spent
in MalheurCounty, Mrs. Hocks
visited three nursing home1
and also talked with "the man
on ttie street.”
MALHEUR COUNTRY HISTORICAL SO­
CIETY president-elect Dee Dickinson, left,
visits with Mr. and Mrs, Dick d’Easurn and
President Emory Skinner of Treasure Val­
ley Community College Thursday evening
after
the annual meeting and banquet at
the East Side Cafe.
d’Easurn was ttie principal speaker, tel­
ling about the early days of South Central
Idaho when Alturas County was the largest
in Idaho, later divided into several coun­
ties in 1895.
He
is a long time Idaho
history journalist and author, with regular
articles in the Idaho Statesman.
Solid Waste ( Committee
Studies Disposal Sites
Five alternatives for dispos­
ing Malheur County's solid
waste were discussed at the
November 8 meeting of the Mal-
heut C ounty Solid Ws-te Council.
The alternatives have been un­
der investigation by county of­
ficial* during the last month at
ttie request of a citizens group
from ttie Lincoln Heights area.
The alternatives included lo­
cating a central site in Hie Lin­
coln Heights area at an es­
timated cost to the county of
$69,500 per year.
A second
proposal listed a site appro­
ximately six miles south of
Vale at a cost of $80,000 per
year
urtoncfttoBLM
noted that If a National Historic
site was set up along (lie Ore­
gon Trail that this site would
probably not be available to the
county for use as a landfill.
Lincoln Heights residents sug­
gested two sites, one for On­
tario and one for Nyssa and
Vale,
--.n retwr ited <*ost of
$98,700. The fourth alternative
would maintain several sites at
less than sanitary landfill stan­
dards This proposal would cost
a minimum of $74,512 each
year. At tin. time it is doubt­
ful that the Oregon Environ­
mental
Quality Commission
would permit this proposal. The
last alternative lias received
only very brief study and fi-
figures to date
are extre­
mely preliminary. This sys­
tem involves installing an in­
cinerator to burn the combus­
tible portion of the refuse.
All systems have an initial
cost for development in ad­
dition to the yearly operating
costs above. It was noted that
ttie site near Ontario would
have the highest development
cost followed in order by the
Lincoln Heights and Vale sites.
The two-site proposal would
have both the Ontario and Vale
development costs.
Economic and other studies
ar* continuing on these alter­
natives and the search for other
alternatives is still underway.
The eouncll hopes • complete
these studies and make a re­
commendation to ttie county
court sometime in the near
future.
(Council Adopts
Bond Ord inunce
Ttie Nyssa City Council pas­
sed the third and final reading
of Ordinance No. 440 at their
regular meeting Tuesday eve­
ning. This ordinance provides
for the issuance and sale of
general
obligation
revenue
bonds in the sum of $425,000 for
the purpose of providing funds
for the construction of addi­
tional facilities for the water
distribution system.
Bid openings for the sale of
bendex andconstructionofthe.se
facilities will be at the regular
meeting on December 11.
District Attorney Frank Yra-
guen attended the meeting and
explained the new plan to handle
misdemeanor correction and
rehabilitation of juveniles. A
probation officer will tie hi­
red to handle all cases for Mal­
heur County in municipal and
justice courts.
The council attended to other
routine business, including the
adoption of the audit for last
yuar, and the payment «J bills.
Chamber Plans
Pancake Supper
The Nyssa Chamber of Com­
merce is making preparations
for the third annual community­
wide pancake supper to be held
Friday evening, November 30
in the school cafeteria. The
supper is planned to show appre -
elation to the residents of Nyssa
and the Nyssa chamber and
will be given free to the public.
Tickets will be given by all
Nyssa stores and businesses to
their customers, with families
encouraged to attend. Children
must be accompanied by their
parents.
W. L. Me Partland is chair­
man of the dinner, andchamber
members will again cook the
sausages, eggs and pancakes,
and will wait on tables. The
supper will be served between
the hours of 5:30 and 8 p.m.
This dinner will kick-off the
Nyssa Christmas season, and
Santa Claus will be present
to visit with the small children.
Chamber members agreed at
their last meetingWednesday to
go along with other valley towns
and not light their Christmas
lights, although Christmas de­
corations will be installed as
usual in the business district.
"1 am trying to get a grasp
on what is happening and where
to get help Our senior citi­
zens are the most neglected seg­
ment of our society and 1 want
to help them
"Our nursing homes have a
stigma - not too far removed
from the poor farm - and 1
want to change that and make
it so ttie patient or resident is
happy and his family does not
feel guilty for having placed
the elderly in a ‘home’.”
She said she was pleased w ith
all three nursing homes in the
county.
She said she was “so im­
pressed” with the attitude of
the workers (at ttie Vale home)
and with th“ county court and
itizens of the community for
helping make plans for the re­
modeling of the Malheur Nur­
sing home in Vale.
She said she also visited the
nursing aid class taught by
Jeannete Dyer in Fruitland High
School and at the nursing home
and "I was truly delighted with
their program.”
Eastern Oregon is so dif­
ferent from the other side of
the state, she said with "the
big open spaces and the op­
portunity for the home resi­
dents to look out and see some
sky, not just more concrete.
The ‘down home’ attitude here
is just really great,” she said.
She said she believed in the
concept of the patient having a
little (this or her own past with
them, something they can call
their own and care for.
There are now between 14,000
16,000 patients in nursing
homes in Oregon and 186 licen­
sed homes, she said. Many
others are cared for in smaller
but very acceptable homes.
EVELYN BAILEY, Nyssa, was presented
an award by Ron Mobley, County 4-H leader,
at the "Friends of 4-H Banquet” at the
Boulevard Grange Hall last Thursday. Evelyn
received national recognition for her ac­
tivities involving horse projects.
Seniors To Compete
For Citizenship Awards
Ny ssa Man Honored
For Long Service
The Soroptimist Club of On­ with a high degree of coope­
tario is again sponsoring a ration, courtesy, and considera­
Youth Citizenship Contest for tion for others.
any young man or woman who
DEPENDABILITY - Appli­
will be graduating from public cant must have executed res­
or private high school during ponsibilities with truthfulness,
the 1973-74 school year, but loyalty, and punctuality.
not later than June, 1974. The
LEADERSHIP - Applicant
competition is open to students must have demonstrated ability
of Malheur County. Application to lead with self-control, dig­
blanks may be obtainedfrom the nity, and responsibility.
high schools or from Mrs. Lau-
CLEAR SENSE OF PURPOSE-
rine Wrenn, 299 N.W. 10th Applicant must have pursued se­
St., Ontario, Oregon. The lo­ lected endeavors with sincerity
cal award for first place win­ and integrity.
ner will receive a $50.00 Sa­
There are no specific dates
Lee Dail, Nyssa Postmaster, vings Bond. The entry of the set, within which, the appli­
first
place
winner
will
be
for
­
said Tuesday that the Post Of­
cant must have met the above
fice Department will re-locate warded to the district compe­ qualifications in school, home,
the district winner’s and community.
the Drive-Up Mail Receptacles tition,
to the rear of the Post Office entry goes to ttie regional con­
Th- candidate must complete
A. Edison Child of Nyssa was
so that the public using the boxes test where $1,000.00 will be the official application for the one of three men honored by
awarded
the
winner.
The
win
­
Soroptimist Youth Citizenship Phillips Petroleum Company for
Dr. Bruce Noli, geologist may approach them from either
ner of ttie federal contest will Awards. Substantiating evi­
from Central Oregon Com­ direction. This will also clear
25 years of service at a com­
receive an additional $1,500.00, dence in the form of letters
munity College in Bend, will the area in front of the Post
pany meeting at the Rodeway Inn
making
a
total
of
$2,500.00
written by three adult individuals in Boise Tuesday.
visit the Treasure ValleyCom- Office for more parking.
Dail said that the outside drop which could be won by some not related to the candidate must
mumty College campus, Tues­
The other men honored are
Malheur County senior plus the accompany the application. The
day, November 13, to present boxes are getting more use as
Bob Nichols, Caldwell and Ray
The Grand Opening of the three slide lectures. Dr. Nolf, time goes by, and should be local award.
entry must be returned by Ja­ Pittman. Boise. The three were
To qualify for the awards, nuary 1, 1974.
Ontario Recruiting Station will who has his MA from California more convenient in their new
The winner given plaques and gold watches
which
are
judged
on
the
merit
be held at noon Tuesday, No­ Polytechnic Institute and his location.
The change will be
of the regional contest will be in recognition of their long ser­
of the applicant, a student must announced in April, 1974 and the
If you are interested in know­ heur Mental HealthC lime, Paula vember 20 in Ontario. A brief PhD from Princeton, has done made soon, so if they aren't
vice.
have fulfilled the following:
winner of the federal compe­
ing how juvenile delinquents are Becks, district director of the ceremony will be held at the research
under a National in front, they will be found in
Child has been in Nyssa since
-
Applicant
must
SERVICE
Drop of mail can still
tition will be announced by 1947 as local distributor, a total
handled, how run-aways appre­ Children’s Services Division, new location, 1147 S. W. 4th Science Foundation grant on back.
have
taken
an
active
part
in
May 15, 1974.
hended in the county ar" hand­ the dejartment concerned with Avenue.
the Gallapagos Islands and has be made in the lobby as usual.
of 27 years. Mr. and Mrs.Child
The new station will house traveled and studied the Wallowa
Dail also said that Christmas service in the home, in the
The Soroptimist Youth Ci­ have five boys and live in rural
led and where they are housed child welfare, John Biamont
mail should be posted earlier school, and in the community tizenship Awards are not scho­ Nyssa, where they farm 240
until they are picked up by the also of CSD and Norm Poole, a both the U. S. Army Recruiting Mountain area of Oregon.
larships but are “Awards of acres and raise cattle.
authorities from their home member of the county budget Station and the U. S Navy Re­
According to Treasure Valley than previously recommended
Merit.” Eachaward maybe used
area, how abandoned children bi a rd and chairman of the Mal­ cruiting Station.
Community College Science De­ due to the energy crisis. The
The two services are join­ partment Chairman, Wally John Postmaster General is recom­
at the discretion of the re­
are cared for, how abusedchll- heur Juvenile Council. Mrs.
cipient, in any way he may de­
dren are cared for in Malheur Mary Hoffman will moderate. ing in their efforts to sus­ son, Dr. Nolf is an excellent mending that Christmas Cards
These forum members will tain the all-volunteer Armed speaker and has fantastic slides and other first class mail should
cide
will best further his aims
County, then plan to attend the
William R. (Bob) Papworth
They emphasize the
forum on juvenile r'yhts. Spon­ answer questions about how Forces.
Dr. Nolf will discuss the geo­ be posted by December 8 for has been selected as assistant and purposes. The cash awards
sored by the Ontario branch their departments handle live fact that military service now is logy of the Wallowa Mountains delivery within the United manager of the Vale District, are paid in lump sums to the
of ttie American Association of various problems of the local an attractive alternative to ci­ at 9 00 a.m. and again at 2 00 States, and earlier to destina­ Bureau of Land Management, winning students. If a student
Over $600 worth of guns re­
University Women. The public juveniles and discuss coopera­ vilian employment, offeringex­ p.m. At 7 30 in the evening he tions outside the UnitedStates. and will rejxirt for duty Monday, is unable to accept a cash ported as stolen from a pick­
award in any state or country, up truck here Thursday night
forum will be held Tuesday, tion between the agencies. They panding opportunities in edu­ will treat the geology of the Airmail letters and parcels November 26.
November 20 at 8 p.m. in W-10 will also tie pointing out the cation and occupational training. Gallapogos Islands
All three should be posted not later than
District Manager George R. arrangements can be made to were recovered Friday, Police
of the Weese Building on (tie needs of the county in effec­
programs will take place in December 15 forChristmasde­ Gurr said Papworth comes to make payment in compliance Chief Alvin Allen reported.
with the law.
tive handling of juvenile pro­
TVCC campus.
rooms C-22 and C-23 of the Ad­ livery.
Chief Allen said that one ju­
the Vale District with 15 years
AAUW members became con­ blems. Audience participation
venile, a runaway from Caldwell,
ministration Building.
of experience in BLM, having
cerned about how juveniles were will be a part of ttie forum
All interested citizens are
is in custody and another ju­
started his career in Battle
The Journal will print a
A gift of $100,000 was offered invited to attend.
handled in MalheurCounty when
venile appears to be involved
Mountain, Nevada. He has also
day earlier next week so
Don
Anderson
on
to Parma and the surrounding
they beard a talk about juvenile
in the gun theft.
Filing of
served in the Elko, Nevada,
that everyone will receive
rights and toured the Malhuer EOSC Studant Senate communities by Mr. and Mrs.
theft charges against the youths
Canon City and Craig, Colo­
their paper before Thanks­
County jail
The public forum
Ernest Anderson last week to
is pending.
rado, and Burley, Idaho dis­
giving.
Don Anderson, a senior from
be used for construction of a
is a result of this interest.
Anyone who would like to ex­ tricts in positions ranging from
The guns were reportedly ta­
Advertisers, correspon­
Nyssa at Eastern Oregon State
Show
Friday
Night
new public library. Mr. An­
To appear on the forum will
plore the desert plateaus of administrative assistant, range
ken from a pickup truckandbe­
dents and persons wishing
College in La Grande, has been
derson practiced law in Parma
be Circuit Court Judge Jeff I).
southeastern Oregon’s Owyhee conservationist, area manager,
longed to David Hill of Nyssa.
news items must have their
elected to serve on the Student
for 58 years. He servedascity
Dorroh, who handles the ju­
One, a shotgun, was listed as
copy in not later than Mon­
The 7th Annual A.F.S. Va­ region now may obtain a road Chief of Operations and, as
Senate at the college
attorney for 25 years and held
venile court matters including
worth $300 and, the other, a
Division of Resource
day.
riety Show will be held tn the guide which explains the geo­ Chief,
The son of Mr. and Mrs.
a similar position for the city
Juvenile traffic offenses, John
rifle, had a value of $317,
Management.
Parma High School Gym at 8 logy of that area.
Henry Anderson, Nyssa, he is
of Wilder for 20 years.
Edwards. director of the Mai-
Ttie University of Oregon Mu­
Born in Idaho Falls in 1936,
p.m. this Friday, Novemler 16.
majoring in Business.
The show will be entirely made seum of Natural History has Papworth began school inChal-
up of student and faculty talent, issued the "Guide to the Geo­ lis, Idaho, graduated from high
with school principal Chink logy of the Owyhee Region" as school in Richmond, California
Kingston acting as Master of No. 21 in its series of Bulle­ and was graduated in 1959 from
Humboldt StateColiege, Arcata,
Ceremonies. Mr. Kingstonwill tins.
Laurence R. Klttleman, ac­ California, with a Bachelor of
The Kidney Association of
be joined by Mr. Dom laderosa
■'The number of patients we
degree in Wildlife Oregon has launched its fifth are treating,” he pointed out,
and Mr. Keith Kopp as "The ting director of the Museum, is Science
author
of
the
new
publi
­
the
Management.
annual statewide fund drive in "has almost doubled the past
New New Kingston Trio” in two
cation.
order to raise $200,000 in pub­ year, and we are admitting
comedy routines.
Shooting
Incident
lic contributions. The money new patients at an increasing
Other numbers will include
Kittleman details the geology
will be used during 1974 to rate.
th* Parma High Drill team, for three main excursions, plus Under Investigation
As a result,” he ex­
help provide 40 kidney failure plained, "our responsibility for
Swing Choir, and a Maori Dance five side-trips in the Owyhee
by the current AFS student, Ali­ Region.
Nyssa Police are continuing victims now on artificial kidney raising funds through public con­
son Grant, from New Zealand.
The excursion from Burns to their investigation into an inci­ machine treatment throughout tributions to help oare for these
For a n evening of enter­ Vale includes side-trips to dent which occurred Saturday the state with necessary equip­ Oregonians has increased.” He
tainment, and to help promote Drewsey, Harper Basin and evening in a local tavern and re­ ment and supplies they cannot emphasized that, “We do not re­
the AFS program for interna­ Westfall, andCottonwoodBasin. sulted in the hospitalization of afford, in order to keep them ceive financial support from
alive and productive. Funds also any United Fund organization in
tional understanding, come to The trip to Owyhee Reservoir a Payette man.
the Variety Show this Friday. features a side-trip to Tun­
According to Police
Sgt. will be used, KAO officials the state.”
nell Canyon and the Succor Pancho Rios, a call came from say, to add as many new pa­
"KAO,” he stated, "is for­
Creek Canyon excursion offers ttie tavern about 8 30p.m. thata tients as possible during 1974. tunate to have highly qualified
KAO president, Al Lemke, medical personnel at the train­
a side-trip to Leslie Gulch. man was shooting a gun there.
The bulletin features an intro­ By the time police arrived, how- Portland, said in announcing ing center at Good Samaritan
duction with general information ever, tliey found it difficult to the opening of the 1973-74 fund Hospital in Portland who train
about the Owyhee geology, m ad­ determine who was shooting. drive, "The Kidney Association and treat our patients. We have
One man attempted to make of Oregon continues to be dedi the medical know-how and there
DATE
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PREC. dition to th«' specific details
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trace about such sites as Stinking Wa­ a quick exit from the tavern and cated to provide artificial kid­ is no shortage of kidney ma­
Nov. 8
49
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29 ter Pass, Drinkwater Pass, and went through the glass of the ney machine treatment for any­ chines. AU we need is the con­
Nov. 9
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11 Bully Creek Formation. Both front door. Being treated for one in Oregon who qualifies for tinuing support of the people
Nov. 10 53
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11 black-and-white and color il­ cuts about the hands and back our life-saving program. We of Oregon to help pay for the
Nov. 11 56
42
.09 lustrations are included, along is Ricky Gomez, about 24, of are continuing to be success­ machines and medical supplies
ful in maintaining the lives of for these people.”
Payette.
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.04 with maps and charts
Sergeant Rios said as yet kidney failure victims with pub­
Copies of the road guide are
Contributions, which are tax
36
Nov. 13
52
Nov. 14 36
.02 available for $2.50 each from there have been no charges lic support and with the help deductible from Malheur County
lives at Brooks, and is shown with Aerie
EAGLES STATE PRESIDENT GEORGE
of the Oregon Division of Vo­ should be sent to the Kidney
the Museum of Natural History, filed.
Owyhee Reservoir Storage
President Larry Gardner
TRACY, right, made his annual visitation
Ajiparently no one was in­ cational Rehabilitation and Medi­ Association of Oregon, Post Of­
11/12/13 396,950 Acre feet University of Oregon, Eugene,
to the Nyssa Aerie Wednesday evening. Tracy
care.”
jured by tin1 shooting.
fice Box 151 in Ontario.
11/12/72 457,400 Acre li'.'t Oregon 97403.
Forum on Juvenile Kights
For Malheur County
B<* Relocated
Bend Geologist
To Viwl TVCC
New Recruiting
Station To Ojien
BLM Assistant
Manager Named
Stolen Guns
Recovered
Geology Guide
Features Area
Kidney Association
Launches Fund Drive
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