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Nyssa Gate City Journal
69th Year, 43rd Issue
The Sugar City
Nyssa, Oregon
Thursday, October 23, J 975
Nyssa Police
Police Chief Alvin Allen
announced thia week that he
had received the resignation
of Joae Rodríguez, 29, former
police sergeant on the Nyssa
force.
Rodríguez* resignation, in
letter form, was delivered
laat Friday. The aergeant had
been auapended from duty on
the force this sumemr when
he was arrested on felony
charges; he later was ac
quitted of the charges in
Malheur County Circuit Co
urt.
Last week, the Nyssa city
council adopted a resolution
outlining the procedures to
be eaerciaed by a police dis
ciplinary committee.
Rodríguez joined the Nyssa
force in I96ÍI. Since the sus
pension of the officer. the
police staff has been ope
rating with one less than full
strength.
Chief Allen said he expects
to fill the vacancy imme
diately. There is no officer in
the ranks who has enough
experience lime to qualify
for the sergeant rating. Allen
said that there may be some
reorganization of the force,
perhaps with a revolving
detective designation rather
than the sergeant position
Bids were opened for con
struction of Phase II of the
school building program
Tuesday evening, with R. A.
Chambers and Associates of
Eugene the apparent low
bidder with a base bid of
$2.367.000 Phase II is for
construction of the gymna
sium. auditorium and music
rooms.
School board members
took the bids under advise
ment. and will meet again
next Monday evening at 8
p.m. to make a decision. The
architects' estimate for Phase
II was $1.890.000 The low
bidder was $477,000 above
this figure, but the bid on
Phase I was $160.000 under
the architects' estimate, .'.nd
interest earnings on the
invested insurance and bond
issue funds will further
reduce the gap. it was
pointed out.
Architect Robert Smith
told the School Board that he
will meet with contractor
Chambers this week to
negotiate areas where reduc
tions can be made, and they
will discuss areas where
change orders could be made
to further reduce the cost of
construction.
Police Arrest
3 On Tuesday
Voter Registration
Cards Available
Voter registration forms
for all elections are available
at the Nyssa banks. Post
Office. City Hall and Citv
Library according to County
Clerk Bob Morcom. They are
in post card form, and are
easily filled out for mailing
Morcom said that any
person is permanently regis
tered if his name or address
has not changed A voter
must re register if there is a
name or address change, or if
he or she wishes to change
political affiliation.
The Voter Registration
Card is provided by the State
of Oregon, and will be used
in every county for all
elections.
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GOVERNOR BOB STRAUB was a Nyssa visitor Tuesday
afternoon. He was escorted down Main Street by the Nyssa
High School Rand to Thunderegg Mall, where he visited with
townspeople, and then toured the sugar factory. He spoke to
Malheur County residents at a public meeting at Treasure
Valley Community College later that evening.
Governor Straub poses with Mike Franklin and Bertha
Mosqueda, standard bearers, with the band in the
background.
At left. Dick Tensen welcomes Governor Straub to Nyssa,
with County Judge Roy Hirai in background.
Lower right. Governor Straub shakes hands with Perri
Michael, as Kim Moore and band leader Ralph Werner look
on.
Planning Commission Works
on Zoning Changes
The Nyssa Planning Com
mission consisting of mem
bers: Judy Martin. Noah
Bass. Mas Brittingham.
Mike Bashor. Dan Rodríguez
and City Manager Henry
Schneider met Monday. Oc
tober 20.
They have formulated ba
sic new zoning ordinance
changes as are necessary
under the L.C.D.C. Program
These changes follow the
County Zoning Ordinance in
general and are: Definitions.
which adds an R-l Zone,
flood plain areas, further
clarifies trailers definitions
and adds modular home
definitions.
Will
provide
some changes in outright and
conditional uses in several
zones; will change the side
yard revision in R-2 and RM
Zone from 20* to 15’ on side
streets; will authorize the
Planning
Commission to
grant or deny conditional
uses after a public hearing;
grant authorization by the
Nyssa FF A Receives Awards
The Pacific International
Livestock Exposition was
held at Portland last week.
Livestock judging team
members that attended were:
Charles Sims. Bruce Goodell,
Ken Mosely and Carl Simp
son.
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School Board Opens Bids For
Phase II, All Above Estimate
Officer Resigns
Paul Tom Hopper, IS.
Nyssa waa arrested by Nyssa
Police
Officers Tuesday.
October 21, for criminal
activity in drugs and burglary.
Matthew Devin Ure. 18.
Nysaa. was also arrested
Tuesday for burglary
In connection with these
arrests a considerable a-
mount of property was
recovered from earlier repor
ted thefts.
Manuel Defuentes, 20.
Nyssa, was another Tuesday
arrest on the charge
of
criminal activity in drugs.
The three men were to be
arraigned before Judge E.
Otis Smith Wednesday after
noon (press time).
Thunderegg Capital
Nvsva received a banner
for placing 3rd in the swine
judging out of 112 teams
from Oregon. California.
Washington and Idaho.
Mike Parker. FFA member
received a plaque for outstan-
ding sportsmenship. Leslie
Lincgar showed some steers.
Deryl Leggett. FFA advi
sor said this was the largest
number of participants to
attend the Livestock Show.
Planning
Commission
to
grant or deny variances after
public hearing and without
hearing under certain cir
cumstances; City Council
designed to hear appeals at a
public hearing and
the
present subdivision ordi
nance will remain in effect as
it is.
was presented to the City
Council at their meeting.
Tuesday evening.
WEATHER
THE NYSSA FFA JUDGING TEAM won
3rd place in swine judging at the Pacific
International Livestock Exposition held in
Portland recently. Leslie Linegar. left, holds
the banner they won. Mike Parker is holding
a plaque he received for outstanding
sportsmanship.
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Respiratory
Therapy
VETERANS DAY
Veterans Day is being
observed on two dif
ferent dates this year,
with federal offices (in
cluding the post office)
observing the holiday on
Monday. October 27.
and the schools, banks,
city and state offices,
and others on the
traditional
Armistice
Das. November II.
Hearings Set For
Public Lands Taxes
Malheur County Judge
Roy Hirai announced a first
step in the campaign insti
gated by the Interstate Asso
ciation of Public Land Coun
ties to require the federal
government to make pay
ments in lieu of taxes for
public land.
Hearings arc scheduled on
House Bill 9719 in Salt Lake
City and Reno, Friday,
October 24 under Chairman
Rep. Frank Evans of Colo
rado. The bill proposes
payment of 75 cents per acre
to the counties in which the
public lands lie. Malheur
County has 4.97|.93S acres.
Alternate proposals sug
gested payment of $12 per
capita or on a land assess
ment basis. The bill limits
total payment for all of the U.
S. to $100 million.
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"Assessment would be too
cumbersome and costly."
Judge Hirai said this mor
ning "And most federal land
lies in sparsely populated
areas so that the per capita
payment is not realistic."
"Even a more realistic
figure of 50 cents per acre
would bring Malheur County
more than the per capita
apportionment." he said.
The bill, sponsored by 12
western representatives, in
cluding Weaver of Oregon
and Svmms of Idaho, was
introduced two years ago. but
this marks the first time a
hearing has been scheduled.
The Salt Lake hearing will
be at 9 a.m.-12 noon in the
Federal Building. Room 5430
The Reno hearing the same
day. will be from 3-7 p.m. in
the Pioneer Hotel Inn Judge
Hirai will attend both meet
ings.
Offered
Malheur Memorial Hos-
• pital announces the opening
of the department of res
piratory therapy.
Twenty-four hour services
include: IPPB. aerosol the
rapy. oxygen therapy, respi
ratory management, chest
physiotherapy, spirometry
and blood gas analysis.
Complete out-patient ser
vices are offered including a
comprehensive home main
tenance program.
Breck Nielson of Los
Angeles, who Is technical
director for Medical Re
habilitation Services. Inc., is
setting this program up at the
hospital. It is now in effect
and after it is in operation a
short while, a permanent
therapist who will live here,
will be in charge of the
operation.
The service will include for
in-patient care, ventilators
that are life supporting, and
patients will now no longer
have to be transferred to
hospitals that have these
units.
Nine Blds Received
Nine bids were received by
the School Board, and in
addition to the base bid the
contractors submitted bids on
eleven alternates. In addition
to the base bid of Chambers,
he submitted bids of $17.200
for gymnasium lockers;
$73.500 for gymnasium blea
chers; $25.000 for gymna
sium sound system; $31.000
for auditorium sound system;
$3.100 for auditorium pro
jection screen; $500 for
auditorium masking legs;
$1.600 for auditorium cyclo
ramas; $21.000 for audi
torium rigging vets; $4.500
for auditorium stage lighting;
$3.000 for glass backstops;
and $2,600 for broadcast
booth; for a total bid of
$2.550,000.
Other bids received, with
the total figure including
alternate bids, are as follows:
Valley inland Pacific Contrac
tors. Tualitan. $2.671.250;
Walter Opp Construction
Co.. Nampa. $2.600.925;
Riverman A Sons. Portland.
$2.714,325; Tekton. Inc.. Salt
Lake City. $2.724.200; Arvy
Construction. Caldwell, $2.-
680,177; Luekenga Construc
tion Co.. Nampa. $2.655.233;
The Timber Company. Her
miston. $2.579.350. and Ro
bert Brown Construction.
Boise. $2.722.837.
Archetect Smith said that if
reductions cannot be made to
accept the bid of Chambers,
the plans would have to be
redrawn and submitted for
bids, with a delay of three or
four months.
Senior Citizens
Visit City Council
The Nyssa City Council
met in adjourned regular
session on Tuesday. October
21. 1975.
In addition to routine
items deferred from the
previous agenda, the Nyssa
Senior Citizens and the
Golden Agers, senior citizen
groups were represented at
the meeting to discuss the
revenue sharing money of
$1.800.00 budgeted under
Item VII, Social Services for
Aged. After considerable
discussion Mayor Oldemeyer
appointed a committee of Pat
Savage and George Coffman
to study the problems and
report at the next Council
meeting.
A new zoning ordinance to
incorporate such changes as
are necessary under the L. C.
D. C. Program as formulated
by the Nyssa Planning
Commission was presented
to the Council. Council will
study this prior to the next
meeting at which time the
ordinance will be read for the
first time.
The second reading of
Ordinance #454 governing
garbage collection in the City
was passed by the Council.
Consideration was given to
ward broadening the fran
chise section so that anyone,
including the City, could
assume the function of
collection. Further discussion
was given toward considering
mandatory collection of pe
rishable garbage with op
tional pickup of trash. The
attorney was instructed to
make these additional chan
ges prior to the third and
final reading at the next
Council meeting.
Resolution #297 passed
unanimously an Affirmative
Action Statement which of
fers equal opportunity for all
employees.
Medicare Hospital
Deductible Increase
Beginning January 1, 1976
Medicare's hospital deduc
tible will be increased to
$104. The present deductible
of $92 will remain in effect for
Medicare hospital admis
sions during the rest of this
year.
The deductible is the part
of the hospital bill for which
the beneficiary is responsible
for the first 60 days of
hospital care in each benefit
period. Medicare pays the
rest of the costs of covered
services for the first 60 days
and for an additional 30 days
subject to a daily (»-in
surance.
In announcing the $104
deductible. James B. Card-
well. Commissioner of Social
Security, said the amount is
equivalent to the average
cost of one day of hospital
care. At the present time the
average hospital stay under
Medicare is about IJ' i days,
at a cost of $1.400.
Commissioner Cardwell
said the increase in the
deductible results from con
tinuing increases in hospital
costs. He pointed out that
hospital costs have been
increasing at rates 50 percent
faster than the overall cost-
of-living. These inflationary
increases in health care costs
are largely responsible for
the present $12 increase in
the inpatient hospital de
ductible. he said.
He noted that the law
requires an annual review of
hospital costs under Medi
care and an adjustment of the
portion of the bill for which a
Medicare beneficiary is re
sponsible. if these costs have
risen substantially. The law
provides a formula for
determining the amount of
any adjustment in the deduc
tible amount.
The hospital deductible
amount. Commissioner Card-
well explained, is like the
deductible amounts specified
in many auto insurance
policies, where the car owner
pays the first $50 or $100 on a
repair bill, and the insurance
policy covers the rest.
For more information con
tact vour local Social Security
office at 2024 SW 4th
Avenue, Ontario. Oregon.
The phone number to call is
889-3146
Job Placement
Service At TVCC
A student job placement
service for both part and
full-time positions is opera
ting through the Treasure
Valley Communitv College
Student Personnel Services
Office. Employers with work
suited to college age students
may solicit applicants thro
ugh this service by calling
889-6493 ext. M.
AN OLD NYSSA LANDMARK is being
torn down. Located on the Ted Morgan ranch
three miles north of Nyssa, this old house
dates back to the early 1900's. A copy of a
1906 issue of the Nyssa News, a forerunner of
the Gate City Journal, was found on the walls
of the center section of the house. The back
and front sections of the house were added at
a later date.