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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, April 2, 1964 Chats With Your Home Agent Merits of Soaps, Detergents Eyed By ESTHER KIRMIS The Morrow county advisory committee (Extension Service) mot at thp home of Mrs. Weldon Witherrite March 25 and became involved with the merits of soaps vs. detergents, as they planned for a countywide laundry clinic in April. Ever since the end of World War II, consumers have been blessed with a great array of "miracle" fabrics and laundry aids to clean them. But those creators of suds con sumers love soap and detergent manufacturers have found these aids are mixed blessings. Deter gent foam has been criticized as a pollutant in streams and septic systems, and consumers have been skeptical when con fronted by cleaning aids in dozens of package sizes and forms on store shelves. However, solutions to both these problems are in sight, re ports Bernice Strawn, Oregon State University extension home manacement specialist, who re turned recently from New York City where she represented U. S. consumers at the annual meet ing of the Soap and Detergent association. As the result of manufacturers' action, consumers will probably get what they asked for weights printed in larger, easier to read type, says Miss Strawn. She told the association that consumers generally praise syn thetic detergents which now out number soaps 10 to 1 at the market. Many of their problems stem more from not knowing which type detergent to use to clean any one of 70 odd textiles, .fibers and finishes now available rather than from any fault of the cleaning aid, Miss Strawn adds. Laundry Today Not Simple Matter Laundry today is not a simple matter. There are easily 28 de cisions regarding selection of products, water temperatures and fabrics a woman must make be fore she can really do a good job in doing the family wash. Although detergent foam has not yet become critical as a pol lutant in most of Oregon's streams it is a serious problem elsewhere in the U. S. The crux of the detergent problem lies with the basic substance in de tergents aikyl-benezene-sulf- onate. Unlike tat-based soaps, present synthetic suds don't break down. Miss Strawn returned to Ore gon with news that by the end of 1965 soap and detergent man ufacturers expect to have de veloped a satisfactory synthetic detergent that will break down after it gets into septic systems and public waterways, and will not leave foam. Miss Strawn traveled to New York at the expense of the Soap and Detergent association, in rec ognition for work she has done for the OSU Extension Service in consumer education in laun dering. Miss Strawn is the author of "Today's Soaps and Detergents," and several booklets on buying other laundry aids. A countywide laundry clinic, "Suds and Hi-fashion," is being planned for this county on April 23 at 1:30 p.m. at the River side School gym in Boardman. This will be a good opportun ity to hear Miss Strawn discuss new laundry products on the market and problems we find the modern laundry. Johnny Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson, was honored on his eleventh birth day with a buffet dinner given by his parents. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Moore, Sally, Kathy and Debbie. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson Gail Hoskins and Martha Peter son were in Portland Thursday ana triaay on business. Week-end visitors at the Frank Hamlin home were Mr. Hamlin's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Van Bonnick of Gresham. MONUMENT Several of the teachers here attended OEA meetings in Port land during spring vacation. Miss Sherry Neal who attends business school in Portland has been visiting her folks, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Neal. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Harpham spent spring vacation in Kamiah, Ida., visiting relatives. Miss Patty Noland accompanied them on the trip. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams and two children left Tuesday for San Jose, Calif., where they plan to make their home. Mrs. Clara Schmidt and daugh ters Kathy and Gretchen from Salem visited in the Mead Gil man home during spring va cation. Clara is a niece of Mrs. Gilman, and was known here as Clara Foss before her marriage. Jerry Cupper and sister, Shar on Batty and her two children spent spring vacation and Easter with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cupper. They returned to La Grande Sunday evening. Miss Brenda Gienger spent a week at the home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Gienger of Dale. Survey Precedes Construction, Set To Commence Soon (Held over from last week) By MARY LEE MARLOW BOARDMAN The Boardman Planning Commission and the City Council met last week with the business people of the town to plan a final layout for the new town. They took blank de signs and lot numbers of the city and planned where to put the various business establishments. Wayne Harris, civil engineer of Pendleton, and his staff started the survey work March 12. He is working with Hayes, Cornell, Howell and Mei-ryfield of Cor vallis, consulting engineers. He will complete the survey to coin cide with the schedule so that construction will start by the end of May. Bill Weatherford of Heppner, Democrat candidate for Morrow county judge, was present with Gene Majeske and Irvin Rauch of Lexington. Weatherford spoke briefly on conditions in the coun ty, and his plans to reunite the county, which he said "seems to be actually four in one right now." Another combined meeting of the commission and council with business people was to be held March 17, with Holly Cornell of Seattle, Wn. to be present. The Morrow County Port Com mission held two meetings here last Thursday, one in the after noon with Earl Glidewell of Hermiston and Wayne Cordes, port attorney, of Portland to work out the budget. The budget meet ing was announced for March The evening meeting was with B. C. Christiansen, planning and development, and Allen Bairn, real estate, both from the dis trict office of the U. S. Corps of Engineers at Walla Walla, in regard to acquisition of property east of Boardman, adjoining it, that now belongs to the Port of Morrow, and to work out the needs of various agencies, in cluding waterfowl management, Corps of Engineers, Port of Mor row and the state game department. 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