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Thursday, D«c«mb«r 27, 1973 Pag» Six The Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon Malheur Senior Citizens Debate State Proposals NEW S FROM BIG BEND Ontario - The state’s pro posal to fund a program which isn't particularly sou ght by many senior citizens in Malheur County sparked a debate this week. Meeting in the first of ficial session of the Mal heur Senior Citizens Coun cil, about 30 seniors from Vale, Nyssa and Ontario se nior citizen centers enga ged in a discussion and de bate that chairman Ellis White termed "reasonably objective and progressive." He said, "The state is saying an information and re ferral service program is the only thing that will be funded for senior cititens in the county. "We feel we should be able to determine our own program and if that program is different than what the state wishes it should still BY GOLDIE ROBERTS the New Year with gh hopes for the promise each day brings. Thanks to all you wonderful people for your trust, support. Stout Appliance & T.V. The time has come to wish you and yours a most healthy, prosperous New Year and to express thanks for your loyalty. May the forthcoming year bring you all the happiness, and success possible! PAULUS JEWELRY BIG REND - Mr. and Mrs. Ted Avery were guests of honor at a family lun cheon last Sunday in honor of their Golden W edding An niversary at the Payette Ad ventist School. The occa sion was given by their chil dren. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Wal ker and Mr. and Mrs. Gor don Avery of Weiser. The Averys were married De cember 8, 1923 at Boise, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Rus sell Green of Richland, Ore gon returned home with them and were overnight guests. Mrs. Dyre Roberts ac companied Mrs. David Krause of Nyssa to Nampa last Sunday where they were luncheon guests of Mrs. Ma rie Douglas and Mrs. Flo rence Henderlider The Big Bend Home Ex tension Study Group met Tuesday, for a 12:30 'no host’ luncheon with Mrs. Ben Wittv The meal fea tured several dishes of the South Sea Islands. After a short business meeting, Mrs. Dyre Roberts gave a program for A.C.W.W. fea turing the South Sea Islands. Mrs. Ernest Sewell had fur nished the centerpiece for the table, a volcano. A gift exchange was held after the program. There were 17 members and three guests, Mrs. Charles Witty, Mrs. Stan Thomas and Mrs. Sonja Christenson of Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Ronny Bell and children of Kohlotus, W ashington and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bell of Hermiston came Friday evening to spend the Christmas Holi days with Mrs. Edythe Prosser. Mrs. Louise Bailey of Mur ray, Utah came Sunday eve ning to spend the Christmas Holidays with her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Don Roberts and family. Thursday, the Jolly Ja nes Club held their annual Christmas Party at the home of Mrs. Stan Thomas in Adrian. Mrs. Darrell English was hostess. There was a covered dish dinner at 1:00 o’clock followed by a business meeting. During the gift ex change each member Tound out the tdenty jf their secret pal for the year. There were nineteen members and four children. Guests were Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Sonja Chris tenson of Utah and Mrs. Myrtle Jones of Middleton, a former member. Mr. and Mrs. Ross English and Jay of Klamath Falls came Saturday to spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Darrell English and Mr. arid Mrs. Stan Thomas in Adrian. Mr. and Mrs. Delno Brock of Ontario visitedSunday with Mrs. Edythe Prosser and guests. Friends of Cyrus Bishop of Middleton will want to know he is a patient at the hos pital in Wheeler, Oregon where he is receiving treat ment for arthritis and is improving slowly. He is a former Big Bend resident. Mrs. Stan Thomas and To- shia of Adnan called on Mr. and Mrs. Tim Tailman and Mi chael and Mr. and Mrs. Dyre Roberts Saturday morning. Mrs. Winifred Bennett and Mrs. Bob Stubblefield of Parma went to Caidwell Tuesday where they took Leo nard Carter from the Cald well Convalescent Center out for a pre-Christmas luncheon. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Greene of Evanston, Wyo ming were Saturday night overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Avery. They were here for the Avery’s Anni versary. Little Shane York spent the weekend of the 7th at his grandparents, the Robert Cal lahans, while his mother was recuperating from the flu. Users Are Consuming Less Gas JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE 180 you, our friends and patrons, a bright New Year, with the hope that it will be rich in good health, "On the brighter side,” White said, "we have re ceived assurance from the State Transportation Agency in Salem of funding for a se nior citizen transportation system.” The funding includes $7,500 from tile state and $10,000 from the city of Ontario to provide a mini-bus with a hoist lift for wheelchair bound travelers and a driver ope rating five days a week over an 18-month period. White said the project is a pilot program selected for Ontario by the State Trans portation Agency. However, he said, one day a week will be allocated for bus service in Vale and Nyssa, although neither community has contributed to the funding. The bus la expected lo operate six to eight hours a day. White said, "We are hope, ful the bus service will start as soon as a mini-bus can t>e purchased. We are trying to purchase one through the State Purchasing Agency.” Additional funding from both the city of Ontario and the state has been indicated if the busing program it successful during the first 18-month period. White said. Ur'rr read) right nou uilh plani Io hrlp Ihr fulurr growth and proiperily of our lommumty. To onr and ail, our ibanhi And harr a Happy Nrw Y rar Parker Lumber & Hardware Oregon highway users are consuming about one million gallons leSj gasoline a month as a jesiit of the state’s newly imposed 55 mph high way speed limits. Nyssa Machine & Welding wishing centers to pay low income seniors to operate an infor mation and referral service at each senior citizen cen ter in the three communities.** Highway With the hope that our friendship continues through the years, we wish you a happy, successful New Year. We’re be funded." "We’re trying to resolve the internal dissension that has arisen over this," he said An effort, tie said, will tie made to visit with state officials at a higher level to "determine the facts." He said an information and referral service appears to be a duplication of similar services offered by social security, public assistance and other state agencies. Aging planner-coordinator Mrs. Mildred Whipple of On tario is planning a trip to Salem. White said, to get some answers from the Ore gon Division on Aging under the Department of Human Re sources. In addition, the chair man said, "Many senior ci tizens felt that the Southeast Oregon Council of Govern ments is attempting to take over the referral service and become the grantee of it and we’re not in favor of this." Funding of the state's pro posed program appears to be at the expense of other programs the county seniors feel are more important, he said. A list of their priorities more or less inorder, White said, includes a homemaker service, low income housing, nutrition program such as "meals on wheels or some thing of this nature,” a health program and a tele phone assurance program. "If money is not available for these programs in place of the referral service program the state has proposed to White said, "then fund," we want to determine if the funding could not be split equally between the three days ‘til graduation... then, what ? But the reduced fuel con sumption is also resulting in about $70,000 per month less income to the State Highway Division, creating a substantial budg'd crunch in the Division’s operations. Division engineers mea sured vehicle speeds at 13 sections of Oregon highways which hadpreviously been go verned by speeds in excess of 60 mph. Klaboe said that vehicle speeds have re duced substantially at all the checkpoints. For exam ple, the average speed on portions of 1-80N and 1-5, formerly posted for 70 mph. was reduced from 58.60 mph to 54.58 mph. Division statisticians mat ched those speed reductions with "composite” vehicle ftel consumptions in arriv ing at the one million gal lons per month savings in gasoline. The "composite” car is a 4,000 pound pas senger vehicle and averages, for example, 18.8 miles per gallon at 55 mph and 14.2 miles per gallon at 70 mph-- a 4.6 miles per gallon sa vings. 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