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7 March of Dimes Aids Legless Girl Learn English Now She Walks THOUCHTUSS ROAD RATS What doci learning lo pc k Hiigluh have lo do ith learn- Ini la walk I'urrid Mho born Juamla fena. flawlanJ, Ohio, cad (all yH in til!n4 fiili l cat) at brr la M Will nunuit Nfuta itinnln off lo knit her rlavmalct HErMEJ! GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Docetnber I, !M$ A tha Iuim lo ka. you kavt lo lot iliNrly lo tftirvt bar aiiifWi.l I h Itvtly Aral trader Kauely frwnthlfi lb thy. Snanuh apcaking child who family Nought br to lha ManB of Dintr Huth IVftctt ( cnit r at Clrvflan.1 Ktclrtpultlan General IIimpiuI two )tait ago Juanita wat Horn iib uieWu luN of tain and cardial iitcml tn( ta.twarl al riKhl anilci from her lnt Mia learned early In lilt lo "all" on her knee Mild tawt turned haikar4 lo fit over and rr4nt lha atuN. I'rdiaUkiant, Mihoprditft, fhy akal therapiitt and many other Mvlual tprcialitlt al lha Marib of Dtrtwt ( enter tiamined luanila lhey tleiided lo rcnuna tha turt urgically and fW her nh artifkial lover linih hkh trouM raiM her la normal bright for her ate and nabla her lo walk naturally. I anfuaf A Barrier "Bui it tocama rvidrnl very toon that th language barrier between lha I nglivh speaking tpetialittt and tha child who undcrttood only Kpanith wai mg to prevent any progrcta." tayt Dr. John I!. Allen, center medical director. "She wai thy and frightened and couldnl underttand that we were doing what we had to do lo help her be like normal children." fortunately, a ihrrarxtt on the center team tpoke fluent Spanith Untlcr her direction, Juaniia begin to karn I'ngliUi through play with familiar houtchold furnithingt in a dollhoute. "In no time." Dr. Allen tayt, "the wtt able to understand our eiplanationi and follow inttruc Mont, After the got her artificial legt and phytkal therapy wai at tried, we could literally ere her walking improve at her Fnglith Improved." While luanila wit living ht Puerto Rico, her parent! tough! help for her deformity but were dvited to wait until the wai old enough to deckle for hervelf whether the warned artificial legt - i f i! i I j r "V P i. i , " . ' ' i ' ' OIN WITMOUf IICS, Juonlto fano, 7, Clevelona, Ohln, learned fnglith threw! ploy with dellhete furnlthingt et Morch of Oimet aik n.f.i. r.ia laclliiK Mhi the lanouooo enabled her to wnderttand Inttritctient In hew to walk with artificial limbt. Such thinking hat become outmoded. " A , l,.t.l 0nrkttw hin In have definite Ideal of what hit body louki like and how to ue il at about three or four ycart of ige. Dr. Allen tayt. "If he ncedi an r1i(i il limh. and il mint lo team lo ute it tuccettlully, il ihould tie lilted at a very cany tge. "flivf a child hai learned to tet along without a Riming ettremity. it become i more dimcuit tor mm to accept an artificial one. Juanita ctme in jul under the wire for ucccttful adjuttmrnt to her legt." Fnlen ruhlk School After the became accuvtorncd lo her "new" legt, Juanita entered a special kindergarten. She did to well (hat ihc wai accepted thit fall into regular public achool. With her playmatet the now walk! the ten blockt to and from tcbool. "Ibat'i where the belong." Dr. Allen tayt. "She it no longer a cripple and doctn't think of bcrtclf ai a cripple." i .ttr: ' I .- W IH &m aetv-w. - aaWBBBBgfjBBBBBBgOeaPi f RCStDEIfT JEWSEII of Oregon 8taU Dnlroraity proaoaU OSO Charter Day crward to Joha H. Wetboe. oxocutlv vlco proeitWnt of the Oregon Wbocrt Crowora Laoquo. Tho farm oeflaniiatloo wan recently honored for Its "invaluable contributions to agri culture, rural Ufa. and dUionshlp leoderthlp", as well eujwyie rnoUog world wide food proerama. Principals Attend Vocational Meet Three? Morrow county achool nrlncloala attendt-d a vocational guidance mc-ctinjr for element' try and secondary admlnlxtrat or In Portland Monday and Tucnday. The thre are Michael Tolar, Irrlcon; Jack Crossnlckle. llrpp m.r oiomcntarv tirlncinal: and Clayton Norton. Ik-ppner High principal, rvlnrlnal Norton reriorted that the meeting was of aienlflcance as It dealt wiin manges taxing i.lnrai In vnrational euldance. Th rirM la oix-nlni? ud now In the grade school level, he aald. and the conierence aetii wun this development, among other matters. tered the hospital for treatment She was discharged last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Slim Rhoton went to The Dalles last Tues day for business nad shopping and medical care. Response Heeded For Christmas Aid Christmas at I s t a n c e to needy families In Morrow coun ty, as well as year around wel fare activities of the Salvation Army, will depend on the re tponse to the mall appeal now being conducted In the county, according to a newi release from the Salvation Army. Food, clothing and toys are the principal Items provided at Christmas time to brighten the holidays for the needy, and the Salvation Army requests that contributions be In the form of cash or checks since there are no facilities for collecting and handling gifts of goods. Also the money can be used to pur chase the Items best suited to the needs of Individual fami lies. ThoM? who have received mail appeals are Invited to respond. Money remaining after Christ mas season Is used for the con tinuing welfare program of th Salvation Army, which covers some 23 different services. A Road Rat ti Kgghtltti cfcaracttr. Ha dVTvo, a ear tile Ke utad to drlvt hie toy cart-Jrt eornpteta irgrcj f lha rights and privHagei of othtrt. (Ortgon Tf Safaty CommHwori and Ortgon Nawipepor PuWthart Association) Leaves Heppner Htm R A ThomDson. a resi dent of the Heppner area all of her life, moved recently to Walla Walla acrordlnr; to her grandson. Terry Thompson. She is reMdlne at wnuman Manor, 225 Woodland Ave.. Walla Wal la, and would enjoy hearing from friends at that address. NO KIDDING ON SKIDS Thp' no Iclridln? about skid ding. The Traffic Safety & Edu cation Division of the Oregon nnarment of Motor Vehicles gays: Here's how to get out of a dangerous skicl u uie rem end of your car skids left, steer left. II It skids rignt, sxeer ngnc Relative of Local People Dies in East Relatives here have received word of the death In Tulsa, Oklahoma, of Mrs. Ernest Stew art. sister of Mrs. Walter Edgcr. and an aunt of Paul Brown, both of Heppner. Services were held thla week for Mrs. Stew art who died Saturday, Decem ber 4, in Tulsa. Survivors Include her hus band, one daughter and six grandchildren. Also, a brother. Milton Spurlock of Pendleton: two sisters. Mrs. Roy Johnson of Pendleton, and Mrs. Edger of Heppner and several nieces and nephews. Parties Begin Holiday Season Br VIRGINIA KELSO KINZUA The repular meet ing of the Camp 5 Womens club and Christmas party waa held last Monday at the Camp 3 Community hall, lloatesses for thla party were Betty Murdock and joannla HowelL Helen Troxell presided over the business meeting In the ab senre of the president. Barbara Mortlmore. Twelve were present and they voted to donate $5.00 to the Trl communlty Christmas party. Marie Rhoton resigned as 19C6 vice-president and Betty Mur dock was elected to fill the of. flee. Jean Medlock and Linda Warner are to audit the books. Nancy Hawk won the door prize. 19G5 Secret Pal were revealed with the gift exchange and new ones were drawn. The Annual Christmas com munity enrd party was held Saturday night at the Camp 5 community hall.. Hostesses were Bcttv Murdock. Etta Fcrrel and Linda Warner. High wns won by Virginia Kelso and Kills Me Roberts, low by Bob Troxell and Bonnie Campbell, and floating bv Ellis MrKoberts and Marie Rhoton. Assorted plea and coffee were served by the hostess af ter which a gift exchange was held. Mrs. Kenneth Norrls and Mrs. Don Culver of Service Creek were business visitors to John Day Friday. Richard Mortlmore went to Portland Sunday to bring home Mrs. Mortlmore who had been hospitalized at Emanuel Hospital- Mr and Mrs. Vincent Allen and son Bob spent the week end at Mosea Lake, Wash., vis- Itlng Mr. Alien's parents, wr, and Mrs. C. V. Allen. Mn Iviula Loreneel and fam ily went to The Dalles Saturday to visit with Mr. Lorengel who u nntlent at The Dalles Gen eral hospital. Mr. and Mrs. w. u rreeman and family went to Heppner Sundav where thev visited with George Elder at the Pioneer Memorial hospital. Mrs. Robert Kelso and Mrs. Verne Edwards of Fassil were business visitors to The Dalles Thursdny. . .. ' Mr. and Mrs. wayiana nyau and daughter Theresa spent the week end in Portland visiting with relatives. Mrs. Ray Rector and on Jeff were In Condon Tuesday for medical care for Jeff. Also there that day were Mr. and Mrs. kod ert Kelso. Mr. and Mrs. John Meadows and daughter Belinda were bus iness visitors to Portland last Tuesday. They were accompa nied as far as The Dalles by Louis Lorengel. The Doubledcek card club was entertained last Wednesday evening at the home of Marga ret McConnell with Virginia Slt ton as hostess. High was won by VI Sllnkard. low by May Bell, and traveling by Rita Bow man and Elna Weems. Others present were Kathryn Flack, Virginia Kelso, Rita Conlee, Marge Asher, Helen Wright, and MarJ Boring. , Business visitors to The Dal les Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bailey and Jack Sltton. Al so there that day were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rector and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sllnkard. Mr. and Mrs. Frank DeMerrlt went to Heppner Monday of last week where Mrs. DeMerrlt en- . , , p. i, i, ii Wi iim 1 i 'ii ' """t.!(!l""l,l fnr v fT- i v V v. V t Whether you plqn a lpplervice or an elaborate ceremortv there is an Art Point wedding invitation or announcement styled for you. Let our society editor have all the details of your wedding plans and at the same time look over our complete selection of Art Point invitations, announcements and wedding accessories. THE GAZETTE-TIMES , i Freet with our compliments, Virginia A MODERN Business Operation Demands QUALITY n rHTrn iPn J UNJ U U IJXJ HOW IS YOUR STOCK OF . . . 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