Luci Baines Johnson Will Head
March of Dimes Teen Program
7lt! ttrkttl. Tj.t,K.t..at A 1 ... . ft .
will bo honorary chairman -f tho March i.f iJmVs
Tccn Aro l'rosram analntl l.irth defect. I.ud, ulm hat
tnmo very strong opinions fcboul yi-un -..lo ami their
jdaco In KMrlcly, Is leading a task force of thousand .f
yountf jx-oplo In tho flj;ht ainst birth l-fWti.
Useful things w rm do right
now withmit waiting to tuin
31, th isys.
Her opinion U confirmed
tr Mardi of Dime tkri
man. "lern-afa voluiilrrii ti
anions; our mmt rirdustt-d
workrr. Their IntrteM. their
contribution -f time, tlrnt ami
enrrgy has lrt Itiiptrtsivt
Their ran ! no doubt that
Ihry havo played a signifr ant
tola In tho conquest of xhn
VUrt Nrw llopa
The victory over p.i tnvr
Ui hrart and hoi that aiuwru
can I found In an Infinitely
rnnia romtiirx (titrate arm
tilth defmt. It la a problem
In tthich youn x-opla have a
special stake nut only Ix-rauir
C'f the Urea prrrrntaKv of
t.ahlra liorn to mothers under
20 but IxM-aua of the relation
hip of tha health of teeria'ei
to that of thrir future chil
dren," Lnl points out.
Mora than a quarter of a
million tetioutly defective In
fanta are born in this round y
rath year one every other
minute 700 m dav. The piob
lent of birth defect It far
greater than polio ever ai.
Yourijt people who have
Joined the Tern Aco I'rf'fram
of the VMi March or Dimes
fight against birth defect will
shoulder many reonMbilitiei
Many are helping to cany
out the public education pto
yram against bltth ilefi-t-t.
Others are assigned, to help in
vari(iu way with the Moth
er' March for the Mann of
Dime. Some help out at one
f the mure than 3.000 lna
chapters of Tho National Koun-datum-Man
h of I)ime.
The purpose of the Teen
Ai;e Program (TAP) of the
March of Dime- to arrjuitint
teenager with the problem of
bir'h defect a major health
problem which affects them,
their families and their corn
inunitie In which they live.
TAP alio give young -i,e
the oppoittinity to help ai.lve
lheo probletm throoeli year
rourid liiograriii of education,
service and fund raiting.
Most TAP volunterri work
through ti hoot or tlub group,
teaming up to woik on planned
projecti or to initiate pru
Cram of their own.
Help riaa Program
March of Ihme eluc tiiii..
program pn.M.lo mateuul fur
tlub and orcarurtiori meet
Hu") ilm. pudlu ation an I
eshilut on the ul lett of birth
defect are availuble for mrrt
Ine. lxal chapter can help
plan a program and aupply a
tpeaker to ducu the prob
lem of birth defect, new
treatment technique and ic-
learrh breakthrouth.
Through a program of
Health Career Awanli. many
chanter of The National 'min-
dation OfTer Match id Dime
acholanhip toattrnrt Mudenti
to the heulth flelil. Kanciru;
from $100 ti liuu per year.
the-e award are "Mailer in
centive'' to help itudrnt le-
cm their ltrt year of profe.
atonal tudy in the feblt of
meliral h ial work, meilinne,
physical therapy, occupational
tlieiaoy and nurMnu.
TAP aervice project ranee
from brlpinc to diitribute lit
erature to teinaj of n rviie to
patient and to helping raise
fundi for leirarrh and patient
care.
Dance, flame Help
Teenager have raided money
for the March of Dime by
putting on dance, basketball
I'jmrt, content of all nort
ami tales of everything from
balloon to garden seed. Much
of thi morey ha Rone Into
the establishment of 50 March
of Dime birth defects centers
throughout tho country.
The birth defect center
make diagnosis, evaluation
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LUCI IAINIS JOHNSON, the fr
idant't Jrfgf daughter, at htt
data in I ha White Mowa, h
began her dwtie at Itenerary
I chairmen el the Tn Age fra
gram ef the !$ Morth of Ointet.
at.d treatment available to
their cornmunitie. So great is
the birth defect problem, how
ever, that the nation need
triple that numlier of renter,
according to Dr. Daniel Iterr.
ma, niediral director of The
National Foundation-March of
Dimes.
A energetic members of
Tlie March of Dime Teen Age
Program, young people have
proved that they are capable
and etger to take greater rc-
omihility in public service.
marriage and a family
in their futurr, teenagers have
a great personal interest in
solving the problem of birth
defects these "accidents of
nature" which add up to the
bigk'est child health problem
in this country today.
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HCrrrC CAZimX-TIMtS. Tkrdrf. IT 7. IMS
Research Urged On Conservation
Ken Turner, a uj-ervlf of
th l!eppm-r JV..II t'ortnrrvatlon
dutriit, ur'rd a "rfah rer an h
program" on t4l ronarfvathn In
a talk to th Hrjipner Miftw
Cwnty ttiariibrr w Cummrrrt
lrc-mrer JH.
lln said that damage of the
rererd fl tu tho .Sfwthwent
ana northern California tll h
more than l billion, not Includ
Inj; ai damage.
'e'ro killing tho goo h
a the golden eg;." ho said
ant! declared, "w have to rl'
ranks and radically change tho
typ of tillage wo do."
Saying that accelerated eroadon
U ctjiitinulnff de-pite ctmaerva
tion efforts. Turner said that
chemical fallow tutlr.j chem
ical to control weed ar.d grata,
and aeeding In ttubblo v ithout
plowing! la cjcio paulbilitr and
planting of rraa Is another.
Steps will b propod follow-,
Ing meeting with Ralph Mc
l.wrn of tho lregon Whet Corn
miatton. ho said,
"Wo hopo Governor Hatfield
will ln us. Wo may havo the
or txat unity to aee isrerrtaxy of
Agriculture Orvlllo Freeman
when ho speaks at tho national
Wheat Asaortatlon meeting In
Portland." Turner concluded.
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Court Appoints
Board Members
Four appointments to three
boards were made by the county
court at Its meeting Wednesday,
Judge Paul Jones said.
W. C. Rosewall was reappoint
ed to the pioneer Memorial hos
pital board for a 5 year term
that will expire In 1970.
Faul Hlslcr was named to the
county fair board for a 5-year
term, succeeding AI Fetsrh, and
Maxwell Jones of Irrlgon was re
appointed to the board. Just re
cently Orville Cutsforth resigned
from the fair board and Klovd
Jones was appointed to fill the
unexpired term which ends in
I".;. Other members on the
board are Bernard Doherty and
Mrs. Jane Rawlins, both of
whose terms expire In lli7.
Marion Green was appointed
to the county budget committee
for a 3 year term. Other citizen
members are Paul Slaughter of
Irnr.on, whose term expires In
VM'tii, and Japer Myers, whose
term expires in 19G7. Members
of the county court complete the
budget committee.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Patients admitted to Pioneer
Memorial hospital during the
pasd week, and still receiving j
medical care. Include the follow-1
Ir.g: Nellie Mahon, lleppner;
Hazel Hulett, Kinzua; Robert
Dobbs, lleppner, and Edward
Larch. Condon.
Those who were admitted for
care, then dismissed. Include the
following: Peggy Sue Kennedy.
Mawllle; Laurie Chllders. lone;
and Curt Sager, Lexington.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Asher,
Spray, are receiving congratu
lations on the birth of a New
Year's baby. Born Friday. Janu
ary 1. and weighing 8 pounds,
t ounces He has been named
Todd James, and Joins two sis
ters and one brother at the Ash
er home.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Way of
Lexintrton became parents of a
second child, a bov. born Mon
day. January 4. He has been
named Bruce Allan and weigh
ed 8 pounds. 2 ounces at birth,
lie Joins one sister, Lou Ann, at
home.
A son Craig Wayne, was born
Tuesday. January 5. to Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Bunten of lone. The
baby weighed In at 7 pounds, 15
ounces.
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