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About The times of Willamina. (Willamina, Oregon) 1972-1974 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1973)
i » 8; fè o t e « 30 «T T “- Ih e lim e s of W illam ina-Sheridan WILLAMINA TIMES, Willamina, Oregon, Wednesday, April 25, 1973 VOLUME 60 NUMBER 40 Randy Payne tells of new police reserve Randy Payne of the Willamina Junior Police Reserve addressed the Willamina Area Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, April 17 at their luncheon meeting at Ted and Thelma’s Cafe. Randy outlined the duties of the Junior Reserve: Preventing trouble at games and on the street; Making emergency a r re sts and eventually, adm inis tration of first aid. Reserve members are currently taking first aid training so that they can be qualified to help in cases where first aid is needed. Randy pointed out that Junior r e serves usually do not make a r re sts themselves, but report v i olations to the regular police force. Only in case of em er gency do they actually make an a rre st, he stated. The Willamina Junior Reserve currently lists seven members. Randy said that a young person had to be between the ages of 15 and 21 to qualify. After the age of 21, mem bers join the regular adult reserve. Prospective mem b ers a re carefully screened in order to give Willamina the best possible force. Randy said that he felt that training received in the Junior Reserve is invaluable for later work as a regular patrolman. All police work is far from glamorous, as evidenced by the course work members are now taking; they are learning to type up reports and do the routine paper work which consumes much of a patrolman’s time. Immediate projects of reserve members is to install house num b ers and to clean up the cem e tery and other parts of town. He said that members of the reserve are working toward aq- uistion of: a panel truck with police radio and are looking fo r ward to getting their uniforms. They also plan to have a mascot, a large St. Bernard (complete with keg) to participate in Sher idan and Willamina parades. Members of the Junior Re serve work seven to eight hours per day on weekends without pay. The meeting was presided over by Jim Boyer, who filled in for Vance Welty due to illness. Gerald Paine receives "big" check from cast The G a rd e n S pot w a s th e sce n e o f fe v e ris h a c tiv ity S a tu rd a y as y o u n g s te rs s e a rc h e d fo r egg s. Measles outbreak sparks clinic A m easles immunization clin ic will be held Wednesday, April 25 at both Willamina schools. M rs. Nicely said that about 13 cases of m easles have been r e ported so far from this area. According to Kay Nicely of tb .j, She pointed out that even two cases is enough to be consid Yamhill County Health D epart ered a serious outbreak, and ment, the clinic is necessary due that there is no way of knowing to a large outbreak of m easles how many cases exist that have in Willamina. M arch of The annual March of Dimes Walkathon from Willamina to Mc Minnville and back, will sta rt at 8 a.m. at the Ellingsworth IGA parking lot on Saturday, April 28. Sponsored by the Willamina Un ion High .School Student Council, the Walkathon is held to help the March of Dimes fight birth de fects. Those participating will leave from the parking lot, cross the steel bridge, head for the high way, walk to McMinnville and, with any luck, walk back again. The entire route is 34 miles, round trip. Official vehicles will accompany the walkers, providing refre sh ments and rides home to. those who can’t complete the trip on foot. According to Lawrence New berg, committee chairman, the m em bers of the Walkathon raise money by obtaining pledges from sponsors. Sponsors can be friends, relatives or neighbors who want to pledge a certain amount of money for each mile a participant walks. Pledges can range anywhere from ten cents a mile on up. Newberg added that the March of Dimes needs the funds be cause “ one out of every 14 bab ies is born defective, one out of every ten American fam ilies has a birth defective member and be cause this nation ranks fifteenth among nations of the world in preventing infant mortality. ’ ’ Dimes not been reported. The form of m easles current ly hitting the Willamina area is the "long” variety -- usually lasting from one week to ten days. It is not rubella, the “ German” m easles. W alk- a Ready to walk. Forty-one students at last count are ready to make the 34-m ile round trip walk to McMinnville and back as part of the annual March of Dimes Walk-a-Thon. Each participant seeks sponsors who will pay so much a mile for the walk. This is not a race, but an attempt by each walker to rack up as many m iles, and as much money, as he or she can to help the March of Dimes fight birth defects. Most of the cases reported are among 12 through 18 year olds -- mainly those who had no immuni zation or those who had the old- style immunizations requiring boosters. -thon Gerald Paine cashes the “ biggest” check in Willamina’s history. The Fun Nite cast presented him with the check, which is made of plywood and m easures six feet two inches by two feet four inches, at the closing performance of 1973’s Fun Nite. planned fo r Saturday se participating will leave from the IGA parking lot, cro ss the ¡1 bridge and head for the highway. Along the route, ca rs will vide refreshm ents and rides back to those who tire out. According ommittee chairman Lawrence Newberg, adults as well as students join in the walk for the March of Dimes. The Walk-a-Thon will leld regardless of weather. The March of Dimes also sup ports patient aid and services in Willamina and the re st of Yam hill County; public education p ro gram s that will insure the health of future generations and r e search into causes of birth de fects. The Walkathon Committee, in cluding Kim Greb, Dorina Endi cott, Susan Lundmark and Law rence Newberg, urges the follow ing precautions to participating walkers: “ F or safety’s sake, wear light- colored clothing. Wear com fortable walking shoes or boots with a thick pair of socks. A- void new shoes. Tennis shoes, loafers and moccasins lead to misery. Powdered feet will p re vent chafing. After the first few miles, walk ing is warm business. Don’t overdress, but d ress according to the weather. The Walkathon will go on . . . RAIN OR SHINE! ! Stay on the sidewalks or shoul ders of the roads at all tim es. Where there are no sidewalks, stay on the left-hand side of the road. THIS is not a race. Walk at your own natural pace to con serve your energy. T ry to lim it re st stops to ten minutes. Remember to make arran g e ments to be picked up after the walk.” Last year, all walkers were students. This year, adults are joining in. j / -J
