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Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
Nyssa Gate City Journal
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Published Every Thursday at N»* m . Oregon 97913
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Our Hospital Needs Help
Our hosoital needs help.
Starting last week, and on through January 11. we are
publishing articles by Hospital Administrator Jim Mattes,
and others, telling of the need for this help.
Voters do not like to be faced with an ultimatum, and the
administrator and board are carefully trying not to give this
impression. The facts are. though, that certain things are
going to have to be done or we will not have a hospital. It’s
that simple.
We ask that you read the articles and information that will
be put out between now and January 11 very carefully, and
keep an open mind, because the decision that is made
January 11 will affect the medical care and nursing home care
of this community.
Malheur Memorial Hospital occupies a very special place in
the life of this area. It was built entirely through the efforts of
local citizens, who not only pledged large amounts of their
own finances, but worked almost endlessly for months to raise
the money. It helped this community survive a polio epidemic
shortly after it was finished, and for the past 25 years most
families here have been part of its existence through births,
deaths, illnesses or nursing home care of friends or loved
ones.
Memorials, volunteer work and professional service have
all contributed to its success and well-being, and the hospital
occupies a special niche in most of our lives.
Now the hospital faces a crisis. Where there were once
seven doctors, there are now only four, and two are reaching
retirement age. Federal requirements for up-dating and
changes, which have been postponed, are now required if we
are to retain certification.
Physician recruitment is a necessity, because hospital use
is determined by doctor admittance. This has been
determined a "Critical Physician Shortage” area, conse
quently we are eligible for the placement of young physicians
trained at government expense. The board needs the time
and money to seek and recruit these replacements.
The hospital to date has operated with income generated by
patients, with only a small tax on the patrons of the hospital
district. Last year this amounted to 83c per $1,000 valuation.
Now the board is asking for a one-year levy of $3.19 to help
subsidize the hospital's operating expenses, to recruit
physicians, and to correct building and equipment
deficiencies.
This seems to us a reasonable request, and ail of us should
study the problem in the month ahead. It would seem that a
sacrifice for one year is justified. We can’t let the hospital go
by the boards without at least making a real effort to keep a
strong medical capability for this area.
STATEMENTS OF INCOME—ENTERPRISE FUND
MALHEUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT
1975
Operating revenues:
Routine services to patients
Special services to patients
$ 446,385
296,141
$ 444,878
249.360
Deductions from revenues
742,526
44.296
694,238
43,548
Net revenues from
services to patients
Other revenues
698.230
7,171
650,690
11,492
705.401
662,182
NET OPERATING REVENUES
Operating expenses:
Professional care of patients
394.509
Medical records
12.417
Household and property
81.691
Dietary
91.697
Administration and general
180,312
Interest expense-including interest expense
of debt issue (1976-$10.738;
1975 $ 11.425)
14.584
23.711
Provision for depreciation
15,580
24.392
728,098
798.921
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
348,739
11,120
79,288
88,567
160,412
( 93,520)
( 65,916)
LETTER
TO EDITOR
Editor. The Journal:
1 look forward each week to
receiving the "Journal.” for
it keeps me in touch with the
old hometown and its good
people.
Sincerely.
Harry F. Leuck
41870 Chadbourne Drive.
Fremont. California. 94538
OBITUARIES
Bertha Greene
Services for Bertha Greene
87 of Nyssa, who died
Tuesday. November 30. 1976
in a Portland hospital, were
conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday
at the Lienkaemper Chapel.
Nyssa, by the Rev. Fred
Moxom. Owyhee Community
Church. Interment was in the
Owyhee Cemetery.
Bertha Theresa Greene
was the first bom child of
Gus A. and Margaret W.
Schweizer. She was born at
Rocky Bar. Idaho on March
19. 1888. She was preceded
in death by her three sisters
and two brothers.
She was married to Cliff
Crawford and to Fred Greene
and a longtime companion of
Joseph Timson. All of whom
preceded her in death.
She spent most of her life
at Ontario. Oregon and
Payette. Idaho but has for the
past ten months been living
at Portland. Oregon, where
she passed away November
30. 1976 at the Eastmoreland
General Hospital. Portland,
Oregon.
She is survived by nieces.
Ann Landreth, Portland,
Alice Brewer. Phoenix. Ari
zona. Caryl Utigard. Seattle,
and Helen Ekanger. Kenne
wick. Washington; nephews.
Dick and Ralph Hite and
John Glasscock and one
cousin. George Schweizer of
Ontario.
Edith M. Thomas
Services for Edith Maude
Thomas. 73, who died Sun
day. December 5. 1976 at the
Presbyterian Nursing Home,
were conducted Wednesday
at the Payette Shaffer-Jensen
Chapel by the Rev. Orville
Scantlin, Assembly of God
Church. Lake Fork. Inter
ment followed in Riverside
Cemetery, Payette.
She was bom June 22,
1903, at Brown County,
Nebraska, where she was
reared and educated. She
married John Fisher Thomas.
March 24. 1919, at Valentine,
Nebraska. They moved to
Payette in 1938 and to their
farm on the Oregon Slope in
1939. She worked at the
Ore-Ida Food Processing
Plant in Ontario until retiring
in 1970. Mrs. Thomas moved
to Payette, where she had
since resided. She was a
member of the Highway
Assembly of God Church.
Surviving are a son. John
Edward Thomas. Oregon
Slope; four brothers, Leon
Lovitt. Douglas, Wyoming,
Oscar Lovitt and Wynn
Lovitt. both of Spokane, and
Lee Lovitt. of Adrian. Oregon,
three grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, two sons, and two
grandchildren.
Jose Castillo
Church Directory
Thursday, December 9 -
Confirmation instructions.
6:30 p.m.
Adult Bible Study at the
parsonage. 8 p.m.
Saturday, December h -.
Christmas tree cutting party
at Unity.
Sunday, December 12 ■
Sunday School. 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service, steward
ship. Sunday, 11 a.m.
Luther League bowling
party. Sugar Bowl, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Decmeber 15
Men's breakfast. Brownies
Cafe. 6:30 a.m.
Choir rehearsal. 6:30 p.m.
ALCW Christmas party at
the parsonage. 7 p.m.
• • •
Adrian Church
The Adrian Presbyterian
Church will hold a dinner and
bazaar Saturday, December
11 at the church. The bazaar
will start at 11 a.m. and
dinner will be served from
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The menu will feature fried
chicken. Tickets are $2 for
adults and SI for children
from 6 to 12 years of age.
United Methodist
Church News
Methodist
The
United
Church and the Rev. Jim
Monroe welcome you to all
church activities.
Saturday, December 11 -
First Southern
Decorate the church for
( Christmas. Everybody in-
Baptist Church
vited to help.
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Sunday, December 12 •
"M" Night for the Boise
Prayer Service. 9 a.m.
Valley Association was held
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
at Calvary Baptist of Boise,
Worship Service. "Mary
Monday. December 6. This
Is Going To Do What?”!
was an exciting time of
Read Mathew 1: 18-25. 11
challenge to train the people
a.m.
of the First Southern Baptist
Wednesday, December 15
Church in Christian living.
Wesleyn Night Circle at the
Pastor Roy Kilby and several
church, 7:30 p.m.
members attended this meet
Thursday, December 16-
ing.
Nancy
White Circle. Erma
• • •
Sparks home. 2 p.m.
Marion Richey, Superin
Sunday, December 19 •
tendant of the Sunday School
Monroe's Christmas Dinner.
department presented year
R.SV.P. 6:30 p.m.
pens to those that had been
faithful in attendance during
the Sunday School hour,
December 5.
• • •
Prepare the Way of the
Lord.
Park Avenue
Baptist Church
A Christmas food basket is
being made up to help a local
family during the Christmas
season. The WMU encour
ages all the people at the
church to bring canned foods
for this box.
Mrs. Harold Christner,
director of WMU gave a talk
on Foreign Mission needs.
She told of the 3000 foreign
missionaries in their work in
80 countries.
In Memory
In memory of our mother.
Phyllis Young, who passed
away two years ago. De
cember 11. 1974.
Saturday, December 11 -
Church cleaning day. 10 a.m.
Sunday, December 12 •
Sunday School for all ages, 10
a.m.
Worship Service, in the
sanctuary with message by
Pastor Dale Mitchell, II a.m.
Choir practice and Christ
mas program rehearsal. 7
p.m.
Tuesday, December 14 ■
Youth Group for all young
people. Church basement, 7
p.m.
Business meeting. 7 p.m.
Conservative Baptist
Church News
Pictured from left are Roger Haney,
Barbara Haney. Sharon Dail. Annette Haney
and Bovd Haney.
The price of admission is $1.50 to be
Children of the Son. Ontario; and the
Waymark Singers of Nampa.
Come and join in on a wonderful evening of
your favorites in Gospel Music.
Nazarene
Church News
Sunday, December
Morning Prayer at
Church. 7 a.m.
Christian Education Clas
ses, 9:45 a.m.
Children's Church. 11 a.m.
Morning Worship
with
message by Pastor Russell.
11 a.m.
Choir practice. 6:30 p.m.
Evening service with the
Junior Choir presentation of
the musical. "It's Cool in the
Furnace.” 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December
Ladies Bible Study at
home of Dorthy Pattee, 9:30
a.m.
Wednesday, December IS,
Bible Study at the Nursing
Home, 4 p.m.
Midweek service for Cara
van children. Teen Bible
Study and Adult study, "The
Growing Congregation,"
7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 16,
Fellowship dinner and shar
ing with a guest pastor and
family, 7:30 p.m.
• • •
"Thou wilt keep him In
perfect peace, »how mind la
stayed on Thee.”
HAROLD WINES OF ONTARIO is the featured artist at the
Nyssa Public Library
during the month of December.
Attesting to his popularity, this is his third showing here.
Mr. and Mrs. Wines have lived in the Cairo Junction area
for about twelve years, having moved there from Oregon
Slope. Mr. Wines farmed until he was forced to retire because
of physical disabilities. However, the fact that he has
crippling arthiritis in his hands, has not deterred him from
painting.
Our artist has been painting about seven years-he has had
no formal lessons, and likes the callengc of water colors,
although he also paints with acrylics. He has had showings at
Boise Blue Print and also at the Weiser Fiddle Festival.
Some of his paintings are "Cassia County Home
stead”, "November Morning at Saddle Mountain,” and
"Wines’ Peak." Ruby Mountain Range, Ruby Valley,
Nevada. Also among his paintings is a group of Christmas
cards in water color.
These paintings may be seen during regular library hours.
THE WATCHER
She always leaned to watch
for us.
Anxious if we were late.
In winter by the window
In summer by the gate
Her thoughts were all so full
of us
She never could forget!
And so I think that where she
is
She must be watching yet,
Waiting till we come home to
her.
Anxious if we are late,
Watching from Heaven's
window.
Leaning from Heaven's gate
Sadly missed by her
husband. Ralph, and her
seven children. Joanne. Ca
rol, Richard, Cheryl, Mona,
Rex and Reed.
Christmas Seals
Fight Lung Disease
Services and interment for
Jose Castillo. 18. of Nyssa,
who died November 25, 1976
in an auto accident near
Parma, were conducted in
Mexico, with local arrange
ments under the direction of
Flahiff Chapel. Caldwell.
Idaho.
Sunday, December 12 ■
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Evening service, 7 p.m.
Hl/Time, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, December 14 •
Maranatha Circle meeting, 8
p.m.
Wednesday, December 15-
AWANA. 6:30 p.m.
Bible Study and Prayer 8
p.m.
1 DREAMED
I dreamed God came the
other night and Heaven's
gates swung wide.
With kindly grace,
Angel ushered me inside.
And there to my astonish
ment. stood folks I’d known
on earth-
Some I judged and labeled
as unfit and of little worth.
Angry words rose to my
lips but never were set free.
For every face showed
stunned surprise; “No one
expected me.” —
Author Unknown
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