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47th Issue
The
JOURNAL
Sugar City
Thursday, Mouoaber 24, 1977
Hospital Report Released
Affiliation
Recommended
Editor* Note: On Thursday
evening a meeting was held
at Malheur Memorial Hoe-
pliai Present al the meeting
were an advisory group of
local citizen«, member« of the
hospital board, hoapital ad­
ministration and two mem­
bers of the Auditing and
Consulting firm.
The report was dealt with
In great length and the fact
that was made the moat
obvious by the auditing and
consulting firm was that
Malheur Memorial Is operat­
ing at a losa each month and
that something must be done
rapidly to cut these losses
before they force closure of
the facility. It was their very
strong recommendation that
negotiations with the Medical
Center interested In affilia­
tion begin as soon as
possible.
The advisory group, head­
ed by Wllaon Jackson, began
Immediately to studv the
various options and will
report their finding to the
Malheur Memorial Hospital
and the interested medical
In 1975, Malheur Memo­ center. There was a great
deal of general enthusiasm,
rial Hospital officials focused
however, it was also clear
their attention on the occu­
pancy problem of the hospital. that there was not full
agreement about whether the
It was at this time that a
proposed center would be­
campaign was started to
come an additional service at
recruit more doctors for the
Nyssa or a replacement for
area in the hopes that with
the existing service.
more doctors the hospital's
At this time it was decided
volume would increase.
to bring in a consulting and
Literally dozens, in fact
planning Firm.
hundreds of doctors, were
After a detailed and
approached in various ways
lengthy study the Firm has
from letters to personal
recommended a plan for
interviews.
future development of Mal­
In the spring of 1977, it
heur Memorial Hospital. In
became obvious that the
their report they list six
recruitment program was not
options. The options are as
working. At this time at­
follows:
tempts were made to develop
1. Terminate Short-Term
a joint and cooperative
Services and Utilize the
planning project with one of
Entire Building for Long-
two local hospitals In July it
Term Care.
was again obvious that
2. Terminate Short-Term
neither of the two were ready
Services. Expand Long-Term
or willing to participate.
Service Capacity Sufficiently
The next step was to
to Accommodate Service
contact four medical centers
Area Demands, and Convert
in Idaho. All four considered
Remaining Space for Non­
the idea but only one
Medical Purposes.
expressed a willing desire to
3. Terminate Short-Term
cooperate.
Services. Maintain Long-
A meeting was held in late
Term Services at 46-Bed
July with members of both
board In the near future.
Capacity, and Begin the
Step-by-Step Development of
a new Diagnostic and Treat­
ment Center Program.
4. Take No Action. Con­
tinue all Present Services in
the hope That Physician Re­
cruitment will be Successful
Before Operational Losses
Cause Involuntary Closure.
5. Set a deadline Date.
Maintain All Existing Ser­
vices Until That Date, and
Use the Interim to Negotiate
for New Services with a
Neighboring Hospital.
6. Set a Deadline Date.
Maintain all Existing Ser­
vices Until Ths* Date, and
Use the Interim to Negotiate
a Sale. Lease or Management
Contract With a Neighboring
Hospital.
Of the options the project
team recommends number
six with number Five as a
fall-back option.
In their concluding state­
ments the consulting Firm set
a date for achievement that
is. in their own words,
perhaps unrealistic but as
they go on to explain, time is
very critical as are Malheur
Memorial's financial re­
sources.
Urges Rojoctioa of CM mr lo^Mot
For Dvty Free (Moa haperto
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Stunz
Elected -
Board
President
Gene Stunz, Nyssa attor­
ney and local school board
member was elected presi­
dent of the Oregon School
Board Association at the
association's annual meeting
held in Portland, November
16-18th. Prior to his election
as president, Stunz had
served as 2nd Vice President
and First Vice President.
Other Board members
attending the meeting with
Mr. and Mrs. Stunz were
School Superintendent Ken
Kramer, board member John
Messick and Mrs. Leota
Kriegh.
Adrian FFA
Wins Contest
Adrian’s Future Fanners
of America placed first in a
soils judging contest hosted
by the Ontario chapter
Wednesday for ’he Snake
River district.
Vale’s team came in
second. Baker was in third
place and Ontario finished
fourth among the seven
parti rip attog achoota. Nyssa.
Burnt liver and Crane
PARTS FLYING and a noise you wouldn’t
believe, were the results of Bill Fettig’s
demonstration to Idaho-Oregon law enforce
ment officers on explosives.
By Pat Savage
Seems winter has suddenly
arrived with lower tempera­
tures and snow. Not being a
lover of winter. I can't say as
I'm really turned on by all the
white stuff, but I guess there
is still enough of a kid in me
to anticipate the First snowfall
and to enjoy watching all the
little kids in the neighbor­
hood trying to ride sleds,
build snowmen and forts out
of an inch and a half of soft
snow. Anyway they sure had
fun. and it kept them out of
mom's hair all day Saturday.
Most important of course is
the fact that we do need all
the moisture we can get this
winter, so if you haven't dug
out your snow shovel, do so.
because hopefully you're
going to have to shovel a lot
of that white stuff during the
next few months. However. I
refuse to replace my broom
for a snowshovel, so told the
boss he can do the shoveling.
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ment request to asport
onions to the United States
on a duty-free basis
In testimony submitted at a
hearing on the issue. Church
noted that earlier this year,
the U.S. International Trade
Commission rejected a simi-
lar request to place both
onions and potatoes under
what is known as the
Generalized System of Pre­
ferences (GSP), which would
give those commodities duty­
free status.
"I believe it is unfair to ask
farmers to Fight this type of
request after a previous
hearing has already resolved
the issue,** Church said.
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Speaking of weather did
you know that by calling
372-3825 you can obtain the
temperature and the road
report? Don't know about you
but I like to know the daily
temperature and if you are
traveling it is always good to
know of area, state or other
road conditions. By the way
the above number is the
number of the Nyssa Police
Department whose dispat­
chers will welcome your calls
and try to be of service to
you. Also remember to drive
carefully on these slick roads.
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They say a word to the wise
is sufficient, so if you are
wise, and are guilty of
following the fire trucks to
Fire calls, take heed...Nyssa
Police are going to crack
down on people who congre­
gate at fires. Also firemen
have the same authority as
the policemen and can make
(»rests if sornfytttJiJMmper
mg them from doing their
job. It is almost impossible to
fight a fire, move hoses, etc.
(all of which must be done in
a hurry) If people won't let
the fireturcks or firemen
through or if they stand or
drive over the hoses. Let
these men do their iob, don't
hinder them. Stay away from
the fire scene.
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Our first National Thanks­
giving started November I,
1977, and this Thursday,
November 24, 1977 marks
the Bicentennial of our most
beloved tradition. Take time
to think about your families
and your blessings. May you
all have a moat happy and
beautiful 2OOth
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face low market prices,
increased operating costs and
"uncooperative"
weather.
Church said that "an invi­
tation for additional imports
by removing the duty on
onions can only add to the
economic burden presently
plaguing our farmers.**
But economic problems are
"not my only concern."
Church added. "This country
maintains stringent stand­
ards to assure consumers
unadulterated food and we
JANET TAKAMI, Nyssa, poses on the ladder of a wool bag
frame, and Debbie Fujikawa, Homedale, Oregon Side, were
winners in the District 12. Make It Yourself With Wool
contest in Ontario Sunday, November 13.
They won
expense-paid trips to the Oregon state contest in Portland in
December. Mrs. Dirk DeBoer of Nyssa and Mrs. Phillip
Rumpel, Vale, were co-chairmen of the event and decorated
the Weese building at TVCC for the public style revue.
Included in the “props" were the frame and sheepherder's
wagon from the Stringer Brothen sheep operation. A third
Nyssa area contestant was Joy Ballou who sewed and
modeled a plaid hooded jacket.
.(Story tells of Janet's part in program).
the health of our people?"
Church concluded by urg­
ing the Special Representa­
tive “to reject the petition by
the Chilean government to
give onions GSP status."
Amalgamated
Makes Initial
Payment
The Amalgamated Sugar
Company mailed checks ave­
raging $21.45 per ton to its
contracted growers in Idaho.
Oregon, and Utah as the
initial payment for 1977
sugar beets.
The initial payment of
November 15. covers all
beets harvested and received
through the end of October.
Checks for sugarbeets re­
ceived after November 1 will
be mailed to local growers in
early December, reports agri­
culture vice president Larry
Corry.
Here is the district-by-
district breakdown of the
company's initial 1977 beet
payment per ton. Ogden
district: 519.55. Cache dis­
trict: $21.S5. Mini-Cassia-
Twin Falls district: $23.25.
Nampa-Nyssa district: $19.85
Elwyhee district: $21.65.
Corry indicated that the
yield for the 1977 crop
appears to be slightly lower
than the company's current
Five-year average, although
the sugar content is above
that of a year ago. "The Final
tonnage and sugar content
Figures will not be deter­
mined until the harvest and
beet campaign are concluded
within the next six weeks."
he added
The company reports that
this year's initial payment is
considerably higher than that
of a year ago. mainly due to
congressional and admini­
strative action taken with
respect to sugar. Some recent
price strengthening has also
occurred in the market place
itself. It is anticipated that
sugar prices will become
somewhat stabilized at levels
higher than have prevailed
over the past year. Because
of the uncertainty and delay
that has surrounded the
implementation of the go­
vernment programs, the hi­
gher sugar prices will not
affect the entire settlement
year for the 1977 beet crop,
thus if the delay had not
occurred, a higher initial
payment would have been
made.
Bill HutcMnace. Ontario
chapter advisor, said soils
judging site selections were
made by the local Soil
Conservation Service and Bill
Murphy, TVCC ag depart­
ment head who also demon­
strated soils judging techni­
ques before the contest got
underway.
Burrell Lovell, former Soil
Conservation Service em­
ployee. was official judge for
the contest.
Janet Takami
Sets a First
Janet Takami, 24, an OSU
graduate in fabric design,
has been chosen as Malheur
County's first resident artist.
Janet is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Sony Takami of
Nyssa.
Takami was one of four
applicants for the art resi­
dency postion. which is
funded through federal Com­
prehensive Education and
Training Act (CETA) funds
and sponsored by the Eastern
Oregon Arts Council.
Angus Randolph of Salem,
a representative of the
Oregon Arts Commission,
conducted the Friday inter­
views. Takami will earn $750
per month in the six-month
residency and will be avail­
able to exhibit her talents and
conduct presentations before
schools and civic groups
throughout the county.
The Malheur County resi­
dency is the first for this area
and is one of seven such
positions established through
out eastern Oregon.
FORTY OFFICERS from Oregon and Idaho
attended the seminar to
knowledge of explosives.
further
their
Gov. Issues
Thanksgiving
Statement
The day of Thanksgiving
has roots that extend back to
the time when people paused
following the harvest to view
what they had accomplished
and offer thanks.
Today, most of us have
accomplishments that are not
related to harvests, accomp­
lishments that have little to
do with the seasons, accomp-
lisments that leave little time
for stepping back to see how
fine our lives really are and
how much we. as Oregonians
have to be thankful for.
In America the tradition
goes back over 300 years.
Our first National Thanks­
giving dates back to Novem­
ber I. 1777, by the Conti­
nental Congress, establish­
ing a national tradition that
every American has known
since infancy.
Thanksgiving 1977 marks
the Bicentennial of America's
most beloved tradition.
Therefore, as Governor of
Oregon. I extend an invita­
tion to all Oregonians to join
with me as we pause and
reflect on our lives, our
families and our many
blessings and celebrate this
200th National Thanksgiving,
/s/ Bob Straub
Governor of Oregon
PICTURED ABOVE is the boat dock that
recently has brought some controversy as to
whether or not it is authorized. Chy Manager
Henry Schneider pretty well summed up the
BILL F EILIG is pictured, showing law-enforcement
officers different types of explosives and explaining what they
can do.
Fettig Teaches Seminar to
Idaho - Oregon Officers
NOTICE
Anyone having a 75th
birthday (Nyssa area)
during 1978, please call
Gate City Journal prior
to December 20, 1977.
WEATHER
Date
Max.
Min.
Prec.
Nov. 16
55
29
Nov. 17
42
24
Nov. 18
19
38
Nov. 19
33
18
Nov. 20
30
14
Nov. 21
17
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Owyhee Reservoir Storage
11-14-77 183,430 Acre Feet
11-14-76 441.540 Acre Feet
situation in his statement earlier tMis week
If the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers makes
regular inspections of the Snake River, why
have they now declared the docks
unauthorized.”
Forty law-enforcement of­
ficers from Idaho and Oregon
watched as wooden posts and
a car were blown up
at Nyssa Thursday, Novem­
ber 17 at the old dump.
The officers observed the
force of selected explosives
during a seminar on explo­
sive devices sponsored by the
Idaho-Oregon Peace Officers
Association, Alvin Allen,
secretary said.
The seminar was con­
ducted by Bill Fettig. a
retired member of the Ore­
gon State Police Bomb
Squad. Fettig has dismantled
more than 950 bombs in his
career.
"The officers learned what
to do when they find
explosives and when to call in
an expert,” Allen said.
“They learned to beware that
little things the size of a
shoebox, or even a matchbox,
can kill."
The morning session of the
seminar was held at the
Nyssa library, where Fettig
displayed several explosive
devices and told of the
hundreds of possible ways to
blow up something.
Fettig. who teaches at the
FBI academy in Quantico,
Virginia, told the officers that
dynamite will be replaced by
plastic explosives and other
types of bombs that are
harmless until a detonator is
in place.
"Every man is of importance
to himself." —Samuel John­
son