HEFFNER GAZETTE -TIMES. Thundor. Sop'tnbT 5. 19SS
Sodium Chlorate
Warning Issued
By Health Officer
Luck of safety precaution
while handling a weed killer
lino dcfollunt known as sodium
dilorate has resulted In a num
ber of persons receiving serious
burn inlunea when their cioin
Inn limited after contuet with
the chemical. Dr. L. 1). Tibbie,
Morrow county health officer,
Mild.
Sodium chlorate Is widely us
ed us a defoliant on cotton
fields and also as a soil titer
Hunt. In some ureas of the coun
ty, where Johnson grass is a
liioblem. It Is used to kill the
weed. It may also be used to
eliminate weeds along road
fides, ditches or nny non-crop
land. In these Instances, It Is
often used in pellet form and
as such resembles crushed stone,
hxtrome caution must be used
t- avoid any confusion between
the two.
Sodium chlorate Is a colorless,
odorless crystal with a slightly
saline taste. While moderately
toxic, its main danger Is that
of combustion. It is a strong
oxidizing agent that starts to
release oxygen when heated.
The oxygen released provides
Swimmers Complete
Session of Lessons,
Certificates Given
The third session of Red Cross
swimming lessons was complet
ed at the Ileppner Municipal
pool August , with 80 persons
participating, ana M) receiving
certificates, according to an
nouncement by Stuart Dick, life
guard. Beginner swimmers who com
pleted the session were Iva Lou
McDanlel, Barbara Devlne, Mich
elle Kellogg, Joycelyn Thorpe,
Carla Tliorp Kosanna Marlutt,
and Davis Worden.
Advanced beginner swimmers
completing the session were
Kathy Schwarzln, Mike Orwkk,
Jeff Cutsforth, Loralno Llebe.
Sandv Bennett. Mary Huson
Kraig Cutsforth Lynn Oochnauer
and Connie Kollenshee.
Intermediates who recei v e d
certificates are Laurie Chally,
Susan Healy, Kim Cutsforth
Kathy Cutsforth and Judy Bennett.
Chris Evans completed require
ments lor her swimmers certifi
cate.
Junior lifesavers who com
pleted the course were John
llealy. Jim Van Winkle, Iton
Sherman, Bobbette Jones, Liz
Abrams, Mary Abrams, Duane
Steers and Jamie Smith.
Adult participants In swim
oxygen rich atmosphere in ming lessons during the third
session were Mrs. oeorge Mill
man, Mrs. AI Lovgren, Mrs. Mike
Gray, Mrs. Vesta Cutsforth, Mrs.
Ralph Marlatt, Mrs. Harold Cur
mitt and Mrs. Barbara Devine.
Those taking the adult Instruc
tion did not receive swimming
certificates as part of the Red
Cross program.
the area of the chemical and
thus greatly Increases the in
tensity of any flame and al
lows materials to burn more
readily.
fnsilv lanited
Onlv a minimal amount of
heat Is needed to cause ignit
ion when sodium chlorate Is In
contact with any combustible
material. Friction Is sufficient
and some reports indicate that
the heat of the sun on a hot
day may cause Ignition. It was
reported in one instance that a
child unknowingly placed so
dium chlorate pellets In his
pocket where the friction pro
duced by rubbing the pellets
against items carried In the
pocket created a sufficient
amount of heat to cause ignit
ion of the child's clothing.
Sodium chlorate Is highly sol
uble In water and may be ap
plied in the form of a spray.
It is often combined with r bro
atf solution which is a l're re
tardant and as such reduces
the fire danger.
Care should be exercised so
that soduim chlorate will not
come In contact with ciotning
or other items of wearing ap
parel. It Is recommended that
rubber boots and a rubber coat
be worn while spraying. Cloth
ing that comes in contact with
the spray should be removed
as soon as possible and laun
dered. Since sodium chlorate Is
readily soluble in water, laun
dering removes the hazard as
sociated with clothing.
Since oxygen is released by
the chemical as It decomposes
when heated, the use of a fire
blanket or trying to smother a
clothing fire by rolling on the
ground is of little value and
may intensify the burns by
trapping heat next to the body.
The best method to extinguish
the fire is to douse it with wa
ter. , ,
Any dry vegetation sprayed
with sodium chlorate or vege
tation that becomes dry aftar
spraying should be fenced off
untii atfer a raln. This is to
minimize the chance for acci
dental ignition and the injury
hazards associated with a fast
moving fire. A rain shower will
redissolve the crystals and car
ry them into the soil.
Sodium chlorate should never
be mixed with or stored near
organic compounds, oils, sulfur,
sullide, powderede metals, am
monium salts or phosphorous. If
mixed with these compounds,
sodium chlorate may produce
ignition, an explosion or toxic
gases depending on the combi
nation of the materials.
Sodium chlorate should never
be confused with sodium chlor
ide, common table salt. They
are distinctly different compounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rugqles
attended an alumni meeting of
former Moro High school stu
dents in Moro on. Sunday, Aug
ust 18. Over 100 people attend
ed the day's activities, which
were held in the city park. Mrs.
Randall Martin, former Heppner
resident attended, and also Mrs.
Alvin Wagenblast, Lexington.
Good English Student
Is Disturbed Critic
Of College Teachers
"Good English seems to run
In the family," according to
Frank Turner who, in supplying
a news clipping written by his
granddaughter, is pretty good
proof.
The granddaughter, now Mrs.
M. R. McKenzie of Green Acres,
Wn., absorbed good English hab
its from her mother, Mrs. Ray
mond Huddleston, who was an
English teacher, and others in
the family who were well drill
ed in good grammar. It was
nuite natural, then, with the
pood background to react very
critically to some of her college
professors, and even to parents.
Although written some time
ago, her criticisms still would
seem applicable, and her "let
ter to the editor" is quoted in
part as follows:
"There have been Innumer
able articles condemning the
college student for his insuffer
able English and grammar. It
is time the student intervened
and expressed his own disgust
for the situation.
'The problem is not entirely
In the classrooms. How many
of these self-appointed 'experts'
have taken time to examine be
hind the scenes
"A student attends three hours
of English class a week in an
attempt to ameliorate his Eng
lish abilities. During this time
his English instructor tries to
drill the student adequately and
usually does an excellent lob.
However, the average student
has an average of 12 more hours
of class a week. How can he
learn to apply the rules of Eng
lish when many of his other
professors flagrantly violate
them?
"Students are constantly hor
rified by the gross grammatical
errors made by supposedly
learned people. For hours a
week he is forced to consume
such collector's items as 'Does
everyone have their books?' and
other comparable errors.
"There have been many adults
who have seemed to be exceed
ingly disturbed by their child
ren's despicable English. How
ever, a child whose family uses
excellent English consistently,
rarely uses poor English him
self. "I admonish our dear profes
sors and parents to examine
their own English first, then
either become more conscien
tious themselves, or if their own
English is as impeccable as
their intentions, and of the
highest caliber, let them holler,
the louder the better; we can
all stand improvement."
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"WHAT IS HOME?" is the theme of this booth at the recent Morrow county fair of the Church ot
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The booth won firs t place for church exhibits. (G-T Photo)
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Teacher Resigns,
Three are Hired
To Complete Staff
One teacher resigned and
three were hired at the August
19 meeting of the Morrow coun
ty school board.
Mrs. Leona Winters sunmuteci
her resignation as home econom
ics teacher at Heppner High
i school, stating that her hus
band, Eugene Winters, has ten
tatively accepted a position in
Jordan.
Mrs. Mary Ann Hilderbrand
was hired for the position. She
had been teaching here part
time.
Mrs. Betty Rietmann of lone
was hired to teach first grade
at lone. She has taught for a
year in Pendleton. Curtis B.
Achslger was hired to teach so
cial studies at Riverside. He is
from Tacoma, Wash., and is a
graduate of Western Washing
ton State College.
Non-certified personnel hired
includes Mrs. Jerry Daggett, sec
retary at Heppner High school;
Sue Jones, librarian aide, Hepp
ner High; Fred Frederickson,
bus driver, A. C. Houghton
school; Harry Green, bus driver,
Willow Creek-Balm Fork; and
Lorine Ledbetter, bus driver,
Biackhorse-Sandhollow.
dozer's Bill Withheld
Bill of Architect Howard Gla
zer for $1,564.16 on the River
side school project was with
held from payment, and the at
torney was Instructed to Inform
him that the district is holdinp
the bill pending balancing of
the Riverside school budget.
The board has been faced
with an item of several thous
and dollars for adjusting the
mechanical system (heating
and air conditioning) at the
school. It has felt that Glazer
should have included this item
in the budget of costs for the
school and that his failure to
do so may result in the budget
being overexpended, thereby
leaving them wth insufficient
funds to pay all costs. Conse
quently, the architect's bill has
been deferred.
Superintendent Reports
In his monthly superintend
ent's report, Ron Daniels told
of the problems of placing spe
cial education students since
the special education teaching
position was dropped this year
at Heppner Elementary because
of the tight budget.
An attempt will be .made to
work in the pupils in regular
classes as much as possible and
rounding their schedules with
music, art, physical education
and library, he said.
Leonard Toll attended a bus
workshop in Eugene and con
ducted a workshop here on
August 29, using manuals pro
vided and information that he
learned at the 3-day session in
Eugene.
Heppner Elementary remodel
ing project is completed, the
superintendent repor ted. All
work has been included that
was expected, and in addition
some work has been done in
the girls' shower room.
The directors did not approve
a plan to use the Heppner mu
nicipal swimming pool for 14
days for physical education at
a cost of $600, including in
structors furnished by the city.
There are no funds budgeted
for the purpose.
A policy for emergency leaves
for teachers and unexcused ab
sences for teachers was approv
ed for the school policy hand
book. A maximum of three days
emegencv non accumulative
leave per year on regular pay
will be allowed for emergencies
necessitating an employee's ab
sence. This is separate from
sick leave allowed.
Teachers whose absences are
not excused or are in excess of
the granted or accumulative
sick leave, shall have a full
aay's pay deducted for such un
excused absence.
Visiting recently at the ranch
home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rhea
and family were her cousins,
Mrs. Hazel Purdy of Ithaca. N.
Y.: also John Cline and children,
Joan and Ron Franklin, of Den
ver, Colo. Guests of the Rheas
on Labor Day were their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Harrv Kellev and small ,
son, Harry Carl, of Albany.
lone Girl Named
Junior Rodeo Champ
Marianne Pettyjohn, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Petty
john, lone, was announced as
champion for the year of West
ern States Junior Rotlco Assoc
iation after competing in The
Dalles the past weekend. She
won first in senior barrel facing,
placed second in steer dobbing.
and placed In calr tying and
break-away calf roping events in
The Dalles. She was also a prin
cess for the rodeo.
Championship was awarded to
Marianne for winning the high
est number of total points for
pvents entered in junior rodeos
this year at Halfway, Hermis-
ton, Lakeview and The Dalles.
Relief Clothing
Drive Underway
Church World Service, a relief
arm for many Protestant church
es, has invited this area to
again participate in the used
clothing drive for the destitute
persons in foreign countries and
in the United States.
The Heppner United Metho
dist church will again be used
as the depot for the collection.
A World Service truck will pick
up the clothing on October 14,
so it is necessary that all cloth
ing must be at the Methodist
church no later than October
12, in clean condition, packag
ed well in cartons, and labeled
with the name of the contribut
ing church. Ten cents per pound
is asked of each participating
church in order to defray pro
cessing costs. Several trucking
firms and steamship lines de
liver the eoods without charge.
It is requested that there is
srjecial need now for blanket
materials, pajamas, shirts,
trousers, socks, children's and
babv's clothing. No shoes or
heavv overcoats will be accep
ted in this collection, as there
is an oversupply now of these
articles.
The Rev. Melvin Dixon, min
isterial association president.
urges the community to respond
through the churches in helping
meet this desperate need.
Sec. Clay Myers
Makes Flying Trip
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for confusion of voters' names
at the primary election which
resulted in many Democratic
voters' pamphlets not being dis
tiibuted in Morrow county.
Mrs. Parrish presided at the
meeting, and County Judge
Paul Jones and Mayor W. C.
Rosewall also acted as hosts.
A number of questions were
asked from members of elec
tion boards and registrars. Sec.
Myers said, in answer to ques
tions, that a person may vote
even if he reaches the age of
21 after the October 5 registra
tion deadline, as long as he is
21 prior to November 5.
Special forms are available
for servicemen on duty else
where to register when they be
come 21 years of age.
The traveling state officials
had visited four counties Tues
day and headed for another
when they left here. Myers said
he particularly enjoyed the trip
back to Morrow county because
his great grandfather, Henry
Clay Myers, once served as Uma
tilla county commissioner when
Morrow was a part of Umatilla
county. For Thompson, however,
this was his first trip here.
Some 25 persons were at the
meeting which ended with visit
ing while coffee and cookies
were served.
Judge Jones and Mrs. Parrish
met the travelers at Lexington,
and brought them here. On the
trip back to Lexington, Mrs.
Herman Winter, Morrow county
Republican chairman, joined
Myers to talk about the election
campaign.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Patients admitted to Pioneer
Memorial hospital during the
past week, and still receiving
medical rare, are the following:
Oliver Munger, Fossil; Imo
pne Mooney, lone; Walter
Fleming, Fossil; Glen Jolllss,
Condon; Clara Klneald, lone,
and Pete Gllman, Heppner.
Those dismissed, after recelv
Ing medical care, are the fol
lowing: Judy Wright, Heppner;
Ed Hunt. Lexington; Tom Cur
rin. Heppner. and Hannah An
derson, Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gregg,
Heppner, became parents of a
5 lb.. 6'i oz. son on Sunday,
September 1, He has been nam
ed Kevin E.. and Joins a brother,
Ronald B. Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Bill llaney and Mrs.
WUma Gregg, all of Riverside.
Calif.; great grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. William llaney,
Modesto, Calif., and Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Bosworth, San Ardo,
Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Leonntg
and family moved early last
week to McMinnville, where
they will make their home. The
couple's new address Is 921
Ninth and Yamhill, McMinn
ville, and they would be inter
ested in hearing from friends
In this area. The Leonnlgs lived
here for about nine years while
operating the Wagon Wheel
Cafe and Lounge, which has re
cently been sold to Mr. and Mrs.
Ron Palmer.
Bill Shermon Leaves
For Massachusetts
Bill Sherman, son of Mr. ami
Mrs. Wes Sherman, left earlv
Thursday morning for Wenham.
uss., where he will enter Gor
don Divinity School at the stait
of the fall term.
A graduate of the University
of Oregon In the spring of this
year with malor In sociology,
Bill exnec-ts to attend the divin
ity school for two years to Ret
a masters degree before going
Into the vouth ministry. During
he summer he has been a coun
sellor for Youth Adventures with
headquarters near Oregon City.
The young man Is making the
trip to Massachusetts by auto.
He graduated from lleppivr
High school with the class of
Mrs. Adella Martin of Portland
and her daughter, Suzanne, and
nieces Lisa and Shelly Parent of
Oregon City, have returned to
their homes after visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ervln
Anderson, parents of Mrs. Mar
tin. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jones and
Mary Abrams enjoyed a week
end camping trip to the Mt. Ad
ams area, where thev spent time
picking huckleberries. The
weather was foggy and rainy,
but thev noted that huckle
berries this year are large and
in plentiful supply.
CHOOSE A THEME
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For The 1969
RODEO PARADE
WIN Two Tickets To Two
VY I M performances of the Rodeo
Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce needs
ycur help in choosing a theme for the 1969 Rodeo Pa
rade which it sponsors. Requests have been made that
the theme be chosen early in order to allow more time
to plan entries.
If your idea is judged best, you will win the prize two
tickets to the Saturday and Sunday afternoon perform
ances of the rodeo in August, 1969.
Make your theme idea general enough so that it can
apply to a wide variety of floats and entries.
Anyone may enter this contest just fill in the blank
below and bring or send it to the Gazette-Times, Hepp
ner, Friday, September 27.
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Mrs. Cecilia Healy, Portland,
visited at the home of her mo
ther, Mrs. Annie Healy, and
other relatives in Heppner Fri-
rlav throiie-h Sundav during ro
deo weekend. Mrs. Healy had
just returned from a ten day va
cation trip to the Hawaiian Is
lands, where she went accom
Danied bv Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Palmateer, lone.
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