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Public Health Service considers link between asprin
-Keye Syndrome
Extension specialists give advice on
protecting children
lit H II U H N F It I M s
I’ K IH .K AM W H IS T %NT
M O H K O V t ( o I ilr m k H i V r t k r
It'a h a rd fo r p a rro ts to r r a liz r
they a r r b rin g in g up t h n r c h ild re n
in a w o rld v e ry d iffe re n t fro m the
one p a re n ts knew as c h ild re n
When p a re n ts w ere young, in both
r u r a l and u rb a n areas, c h ild re n
could p la y unsupervised in th e ir
neighborhood or run to the c o rn e r
g ro ce ry w ith lit t le fe a r o f h a rm
co m ing lo them T oday, c rim e s of
v io le n c e a g a in s t c h ild r e n h a v e
reached unprecedented n u m b e r*
An e s tim a te d 50 <»■> c h ild re n a re
abducted by stran g e rs each y e a r in
the t'n ite d S ta le *
W ith o u t in s t illin g u n n e c e s s a ry
a la rm in th e m , p arents can teach
c h ild re n safety p ra c tic e s th a t a re
useful in m an y s itu a tio n s , says
M a rc e lle S lra a lm a n O regon S late
I ’n iv e r s it y
K x te n s io n
S e rv ic e
hum an developm ent sp e cia list As
e a rly as possible c h ild re n should
le a rn lo p ro te c t them selves fro m
in d iv id u a ls who w ould p re y on them
S tru u lin a n advises lo teach yo u r
c h ild re n
(h e ir fu ll nam e, address, area
code, and phone m in i tier
how to m a k e long distance
phone c a lls by d ire c t d ia lin g and by
d ia lin g "O' fo r the o p e ra to r
how and when lo c a ll Ih r
e m e rg e n cy n u m b e r, u su a lly O il
nol to obey o rd e rs fro m stru n
gers o r to h e lp them look fo r a losl
k it t y o r o th e r o b je c t*
n e ve r to go near a c a r w ith
someone in it o r lo get in a c a r
w ith o u t you p e rm issio n
to te ll you if someone o ffe rs
Ihem g ifts , m oney or w ants to la ke
th e ir p ic tu re
nol 1» te ll anyone ove r the phone
they are hom e alone, o r a n sw e r the
door and to c a ll a n e ig h bo r o r p olice
if someone trie s to fo rce th e ir w ay
in to the house
not to go in to anyone's house
w ith o u t y o u r p e rm issio n
that no one has the rig h t lo
touch them or m ake them feel
u n c o m fo rta b le They have the rig h t
lo say. “ No ”
P a re n ts m ust tie c o n s ta n tly v ig il
a n l about the a c tiv itie s and the
a s s o c ia tio n s o f t h e ir c h ild r e n .
S lra a lm a n says C h ild m oleste rs
m ay liv e in yo u r neighborhood and
an a b d u c to r can q u ic k ly w h isk a
c h ild aw.iv on Ih r tr ip between hom e
and school
develop a plan w ith yo u r
c h ild re n o u llin in g what they should
do if they becom e se paraled fro m
you aw a y fro m home
help c h ild re n u n d ersta n d the
seriousness of the m issin g c h ild re n
pro b le m
f ro m S T f \ f 1 A M I’ H K I I
h tte n s io n Agent
Its the I N lle p l of
H e alth amt Human Services
I Isten anil T a lk W ith V our I h ild r r n
Perhaps the m ost c r itic a l c h ild
s e x u a l p re v e n tio n s tr a te g y fo r
p a re n ts is good c o m m u n ic a tio n w ith
y o u r c h ild re n
T his is not only
c h a lle n g in g to e v e ry p a re n t but also
can h r d iffic u lt, e s p e cia lly fo r w o rk
mg
p a re n ts
and
p a re n ts
of
adolescent*
T a lk (n y o u r c h ild e v e ry day and
m ake tim e lo re a lly lis le n and
observe la -a rn as m an y d e ta ils as
you can about y o u r c h ild 's a c tiv itie s
and fe e lin g s Kncourage h im o r her
lo share concerns and p ro b le m s w ith
you
T e ll yo u r c h ild th a t some ad u lts
m ay tr y (o h u rt c h ild re n and m ake
Ihem do th in g s the c h ild doesn I feel
c o m fo rta b le doing
O ften these
grow nups c a ll w hat they 're doing a
secret between them selves and the
ch ild
K x p la in th a t some a d u lts m ay
even th re a te n c h ild re n by sa ying
lh a l th e ir p a re n ts m a y be h u rt or
k ille d if the c h ild e ve r shares the
secret E m p h a s iz r th a t an a d u lt who
does som ething lik e th is is doing
so m e th in g th a t is w ro ng
T e ll y o u r c h ild th a t a d u lts whom
they know tru s t and lo ve o r some
one who m ig h t he in a position of
a u th o rity ■ like* a b a b y s itte r, an
uncle, a teacher o r even a police
m an > m ig h t tr y to do so m e th in g lik e
th is T ry not to scare yo u r ch ild re n
em phasize th a t the vast m a jo r ity of
g row nups never do th is and that
moat a d u lts are deeply concerned
a b o u t p r o te c tin g c h ild r e n fr o m
h a rm
( homing a Preschool or I hlld ( arr
(enter
Although th r vast m a jo r ity of this
n a tio n's preschools and c h ild ca re
re n te rs are p e rfe c tly safe places
recent re p o rts of c h ild abuse in these
s e llin g s a re a source of great
concern lo parents
Check lo m ake sure that the
p ro g ra m is re p u la h le S late o r local
lice n sin g agencies, c h ild ca re in
fo rm a tio n and re fe r ra l services and
o th e r c h ild
ra re
c o m m u n ity
agencies m ay lie h e lp fu l sources of
in fo rm a tio n K ind out w hether there
have been any past c o m p la in ts
Kind out as m uch as you can about
the teachers and c a re g iv e rs T a lk
w ith o th er p arents who have used
the p ro g ra m
la-arn about the school or ce n te r's
h irin g p o licies and p ra ctice s Ask
how the o rg a n iz a lio n re c ru ils and
selects s la ff K ind out w h e th er they
e x a m in e re fe re n c e s , b a c k g ro u n d
checks and p revious e m p lo ym e n t
h isto ry tie fo rr h irin g decisions are
made
Ask w h e th er and how p arents are
in vo lve d d u rin g the «lay
L e a rn
w hether the center o r school wel
comes and supports p a rtic ip a tio n
ite se n sitive lo the a ttitu d e and
degree o f openness about p a re n ta l
p a rtic ip a tio n
K nsure th a t you have the rig h t to
d ro p in and v is it the p ro g ra m at any
tim e
M ake sure you a re in fo rm e d a lsiu t
every planned o u tin g N ever give
the o rg a n iza tio n blanket p e rm issio n
to take yo u r c h ild o ff the prem ises
I ’ro h ib d in w ritin g the release of
yo u r c h ild lo anyone w ith o u t yo u r
e x p ilic it a u th o riza tio n M ake sure
that the p ro g ra m knows who w ill
p ick up yo u r c h ild on any given day
If A <>u Hunk A our ( hlld lU s Hrrn
Abused
Believe the ch ild C h ild re n ra re ly
lie about sexual abuse
C om m end the c h ild fo r te llin g you
atioul Ihe experience
Convey your support fo r the ch ild
A c h ild 's gre a le st fe a r is that he or
she is at fa u lt and responsible for the
incident A lle v ia tin g th is self tila m e
is of p a ra m o u n t im p o rta n ce
T e m p e r y o u r o w n r e a c tio n ,
reco g n izin g that yo u r persp e ctive
and acceptance a re c r itic a l signals
to the c h ild Y o u r g re a te st challenge
m ay lie lo not convey yo u r own
h o rro r aboul the abuse
Do not go to the school o r p ro g ra m
to ta lk about your concern Instead,
rep o rt the suspected m olesta tio n lo
a social services agency o r the
police
K ind a specialized agency lh a l
evaluates sexual abuse v ic tim s
a
h o sp ital o r a c h ild w e lfa re agency or
a co m m u n ity m en ta l h e a lth therapy
group Keep asking u n til vou fin d .i
group or an in d iv id u a l w ith ap
p ro p r ia tr e xp e rtise
Search fo r a p h ysicia n w ith th r
r x p r r ie n c r and tra in in g to detest
and r rc o g n iz r sexual ahu.se when
you seek a special m e d ic a l e xa m in a
lio n fo r yo u r c h ild
C o m m u n ity
sexual abuse tre a tm e n t p ro g ra m s
c h ild re n s ' h o spitals and m e d ica l
societies m ay la - sources fo r re fe r
ra ls
T a lk w ith o th e r p a re n ts to ascer
ta in w h e th er th e re a re unusual
b e h avior or p h ysica l sym p to m s in
th e ir c h ild re n
B e m e m h e r lh a l ta k in g a ctio n i '
c r itic a l because if n othing is done
other c h ild re n w ill co ntinue to t>c at
ris k C h ild sesual abuse is a com
m u n ily in te re st and co n ce rn
M ake sure that yo u r c h ild knows
that if someone does som ething
confusing to th e m , lik e to u ching or
ta kin g naked pictures
or g ivin g
Ihem g ills lh a l you want to la- told
about it K ra s s u re the c h ild and
e xp la in that he or she w ill nol la-
blam ed lo r w h a te ve r an a d u lt dia-s
w ith the c h ild
llb s e r v r P h v s ita l and B e h a vio ra l
sign*
C h ild re n who m ay la- too frig h te n
••«I lo ta lk a la iu t sexual m o le sta tio n
m ay e x h ib it a v a rie ty of jih y s ic a l
and b e h a vio ra l signals Anv of sev
e ra l of these signs may s ig n ific a n t
P arents should assume responsi
h ih ty fo r n o tic in g such sym pto m s
in c lu d in g
E x tre m e changes in hehav m r sue h
as loss of a p p e tite
B e cu rre n t n ig h tm a re s o r d is tu rb
ed sleep p a tte rn s and fe a r o f the
d a rk
Hegression to m ore in fa n tile la-
h a vio r such as b e d w e ttin g th u m b
sucking or excessive c ry in g
T orn o r sta in e d u n d e rclo th in g
V a g in a l o r re c ta l b leeding pain
itch in g sw ollen g e n itals and va g in a l
d ischarge
V a g in a l in fe ctio n s or venereal
disease
I nusual in te re st in n r know ledge
of sexual m a tte rs e xpressing affec
lio n in w ays in a p p ro p ria te lo r a
c h ild of th a t age
F ear of a person o r an intense
d is lik e al being le ft som ew here or
w ith someone
O ther b e h a v io ra l sig n a ls suc h as
aggressive or d is ru p tiv e tcehavior
w ith d ra w a l, ru n n in g aw ay or delm
quen! b e h a vio r, ta ilin g in school
fa ta l
It is c ru c ia l to ta ke a ctio n q u ic k ly
if Keye s s ym pto m s o ccu r w h e th er
or nol a s p irin or an a s p irin co n ta in
mg p ro d u ci has been used The fir s t
sign is g e n e ra lly pe rsiste n t v o m it
ing
The young person m ay be
sleepy and le th a rg ic , but s t ill r e ­
sponsive W ith in h a lf a day. he or
she can becom e d iso rien te d , com
D im e \ H o le n
M arch I IW i
PUBLIC NOTICE
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No F iv e
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No Three
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No 7
10 30
S plits c o n ve rte d B illie Ih ih e rtv
6 7 10 B ert Corbin 5 in C urt Bred
erne ter 4 5 7
High gam e A lv in a l ’ ad b erg 196
E lm e r lle a th 193
High Serie» A lv in a f ’ad b erg >39
t illlie D o h e rty .'>29 E lm e r lle a th >.vi
High team gam e No (Ine 791
H igh team senes No One 2294
30
K o f lr r Kup k r g lr r v
K e b ru ary 2*
The G u tte r D u sle rs
The P y tt*
i he l »: • |
The llo p c fu ls
M C G G No 2
No pie Hittei ■
The ih ilo s
b a tive and d e lirio u s
E n tre a te d , the teenager o r c h ild
ra n go in to a com a and die
Thus Keye is a m e d ic a l em ergen
cy
A c h ild w ith K eye syn d ro m e
sym pto m s m ust tie taken im m r d i
ately to a h o sp ital, w here blood and
body flu id s can he m o n ito re d and a
re s p ira to r used if b re a th in g fa ils
Surgery m ay he n e ttle d . in some
rases to re lie v e p re ssu re on Ihe
s w o lle n b r a in
T h e r e fo r e , a r t
p ro m p tly if you suspect K eye syn
drom e
W on I osi
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25
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T h e T h re e H o lers
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Con v e rte d
D cA nna
M el ata* l ili
Ih g h G am e L in d a Schultz
llig h Series Lin d a Schultz
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High team gam e The l'y t t s .'>24
H igh tra m senes The l ’ y tts 145.1
m u t . n s < IK l 1 IT 4 m HT
M i l t M< Ht Hi IVA I n i STA
r i t m i v i » d i r Alt 1 M f S I
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m í r It 1
NO TH i TO
I M I K» N || 1» IH Its*INs
In ih r M a tte r of
the E state of
MARY C O L L E E N < . H E L M l>
Deceased
N otice is hereby g ive n that the
undersigned has been a p pointed and
has q u a lifie d as Ihe p e rsonal re p re
s e n ta tiv e s o f said esta te A ll persons
h a vin g c la im s against said estate
are hereby re q u ire d to present Ihe
same, w ith p ro p e r vouchers, w ith in
4 m onths a fte r the d a te o f the firs t
p u b lic a tio n o f this N o tice , .is sta le d
I m *I ow . to Ihe personal representa
liv e at th r o ffice s of A b ra m s . Kuhn
and S picer. 260A N Alain S tre e t.
PO Box 42H H ep p n er. Oregon
97R36. o r they may In* b a rre d
A ll persons whose rig h ts m a y he
a ffe cte d by Ihe proceedings in this
estate may o b tain a d d itio n a l in fo r
m atio n fro m Ihe re co rd s o f the
C o u rt, the personal re p re s e n ta tiv e
or the a tto rn e y (o r the personal
re p re s e n ta tiv e
Dated and firs t p ublished M a rc h 8,
0 0
's> D onald E d w a rd G reenup
H l I. H eppner. O regon
Published M a rc h t> 13. 2U. 19H5
NOTICE TO WATER USERS
W in te r packing; m ay now be rem oved from
m eters. T h e y will be read this m o n th after
using m in iim im s th ro u g h o u t the v\ in te r. All
gallonagc used o ver the m in im u m w ill be
reflected on y o u r M a r c h b illin g . T h e r e fo r e ,
please expect an increase on y o u r next
s ta te m e n t.
Once again wc r e m in d city sewer users to
avoid p u ttin g r u b b e r and plastic items, oil,
grease, etc. into o u r sewer system. T h e se
items d o g the sewer lines causing sewage
to hack u p , perh a p s into you r h o m e.
Earl P a p i n e a u ,
City Crew Foreman
See Us For Your
Next Printing Job
Around About
B y Ju s t in e W ea th erfo rd
F e b ru a ry surely s ta rte d m o s tly cold and w h ile u n til its last week
A cco rd in g lo (he published s la h s tic s , 20 of its 2H days got tielow freezing in
ile p p n e r and on Ihe second and th ird Ihe te m p e ra tu re dropped to six below
zero It wus good that se ve ra l e x c itin g a c tiv itie s helped keep folks here
w a rm
The M orro w County d r a in G ro w e rs an n ua l C ustom er A p p re c ia lio n Day
drew a happy c ro w d lo L e xin g to n Sat . Keh 9 E ve ryo n e seems pleased lo
have Steve l.in d s tro m as new m an a g e r o f the f ’o rt of M orrow Steve is busy
e s ta b lis h in g good re la tio n sh ip s w ith m any county groups It is good to have
te m p o ra ry h o s p ita l a d m in is tra to r E H yron S m ith re tu rn to help Pioneer
M e m o ria l H o sp ita l a fte r the re s ig n a tio n of John Ochsner
The de sig n atio n of the co u n ty h ig h sch o o le r* who are th is y e a r's
sch o la rsh ip w in n e rs is a lw a ys e x c itin g and m osl pleasing The HO o r so
ranchers who g a thered at lo n e ’s W illo w s G runge fo r the wheat se m ina r
gained w o rth w h ile in fo rm a tio n on wheat in d u stry m a tte rs
It was in te re s tin g to see the p u b lic a tio n of th is y e a r's h u n tin g dates,
w hich are set by Ihe O regon State Kish and W ild life Com m ission published
so e a rly so th a t those w a n tin g to c o o rd in a te va ca tio n tim e s w ith h u nting
tim es can w o rk out good schedules
The m a tte r of loose dogs in Ile p p n e r is s till a d istre ssin g pro b le m Perhaps
a fte r fu rth e r ch e ckin g w ith th e s ta le co n ce rn in g the type of s tru c tu re w hich
m eets legal re q u ire m e n t* a se e lle lm e n t of th is s itu a tio n w ill com e about
It w ill tie a lm ost loo years b efore th is county has a n other ce n ten n ia l party-
on its hi c e n te n n ia l in 2iHI5 A ll those in vo lve d in p la n n in g and c a rry in g out
the evening gala of S a tu rd a y. F r b 16. d id such a fin e jo b in m a k in g th r liioth
b irth d a y p a rty a re a lly m e m o ra b le event T hat c e le b ra tio n was surely the
top ev r n t of last m onth AVe th in k P o rtla n d s M a y o r Hud ( la r k who ha* some
roots in M o rro w , m ay have in su re d h im s e lf of some county voles should he
m ove along in to sla te p o litic s Some of us w ere e sp e cia lly d e lig h te d w ith the
m u s ic a l p a rts of the evening '» p ro g ra m I hope everyone fe lt p rid e in ju n io r
high school studenl B a rn e y L in d s a y 's w in n in g essay " A n Im p o rta n t
Pioneer ”
As m ostly w h ite F e b ru a ry drew n e a r Its end. the county budget co m m itte e
announced the need fo r $2.‘•*1.(70 in a d d itio n a l funds Bob K a h l was elected
1965 pre sid e n t of the H eppner E co n o m ic D evelopm ent C o rpo ra tio n at this
e x c itin g tim e when funds fro m the soon to-be im p le m e n te d O regon lo tte ry
are expected to lie used fo r econom ic developm ent throughout the state
.So, now 1965 * th ird m onth has g otten o ff to a w h ite beginning It was very
nice to have the la st tw o days of F e b ru a ry fe a tu re sunshine and g ive a lew
a m b itio u s fo lk s the chance to get outside and m ake an e a rly s ta rt on ya rd
w ork
School Ivasketball has h e rn p ro v id in g m uch in te re st in county com
m u n itie s H eppner is so p ro u d of the K illie s and Ih e ir ou tstan d in g play in
q u a lify in g fo r re g io n a l and now s la te to u rn a m e n ' p la y AVe expect that as
m any reside n ts as possibly can w ill jo u rn e y lo Ihe Pendleton A rm o ry
to m o rro w i T h u rs d a y . M a rch 7, a l l 30 p m M o cheer our g irls in th e ir firs t
state to u rn a m e n t pla y
The re a lly b ig weekend o f th is m o n th is co m in g o ve r M a rch 16 and 17 when
a b ig g e r and b e tte r th a n-e ve r ce le b ra tio n o f SI P a tric k 's day is slated
E veryone m ust read (h r green and w h ile fly e rs w h ich a re posted around the
area d e ta ilin g a c tiv itie s scheduled fo r F rid a y evening a ll day Saturday and
on Sunday , the I7fh AVe s u re ly hope the sun w ill shine in th is Iris h c a p ita l of
O regon and fo lks here w ill e n jo y w e lc o m in g m an y guests that weekend
In the m id s t o f Ihe flu season
im p o rta n t new in fo rm a tio n has he
com e a v a ila b le about Ihe develop
m ent in teens and c h ild re n w ith
flu -of Keye s y n d ro m e , a ra re but
serious c o n d itio n th a t k ills 20 to 30
percent of its young v ic tim s and
leaves m any s u rv iv o rs b ra in d a m
aged
The- new in fo rm a tio n com es fro m
a 1 S P u b lic H e a lth Service pilo t
study o l a possible lin k seen in fo u r
e a rlie r s la te studies between the use
of a s p irin m tre a tin g flu o r ch icken
pox and an increased ris k of Keye
sy ndrom e
The In s titu te of M ed icine of Ihe
N a tio n a l Academ y o f Sciences has
review ed the p ilo t study and found
strong s u p p o rt" fo r the lin k
A lthough personnel fro m the Food
and D rug A d m in is tra tio n , the Na
tio n a l In s titu te s of H e a lth and the
Centers lo r Disease C o n tro l w ill
continue the study th ro u g h next
w in te r Ihe In s titu te of M edicine
advised that the fe d e ra l gove rn m e nt
not w a it to in fo rm and p ro te ct Ihe
pu b lic
As a re s u lt. H e a lth and H um an
Services S ecretary M a rg a re t At
H e ckle r has asked m a n u fa c tu re rs to
rem ove jn y reco m m en d e d use in
flu and ch icke n pox fro m a s p irin
co n taining p ro d u cts a im e d at c h ild
ren and to add a w a rn in g lo a ll
a s p irin c o n ta in in g p ro d u cts against
use fo r flu and c h ic k e n pox in
ch ild re n and teens
The p ilo t study looked at the
h isto rie s of d ru g tre a tm e n ts and
o th e r (a c to rs o f 29 young people w ho
got Keye syn d ro m e la st y e a r C s e o f
a s p irin lo r flu o r ch icke n pox sym p
tom s was the co m m o n th re a d shown
in 2H o f the 2« ' w hereas o rd in a rily
less th a n h a lf the young people w ith
flu o r ch icke n [x>x w ould he ex p is ted
lo ta ke a s p irin i
I S Surgeon G e n era l C E v e re tt
Kocp M D . has said that most
childhood illnesses a re sell lim itin g
and usually don I re q u ire any m edi
ca tio n at a ll D octors often suggest
that a c h ild w ith fe v e r sim p ly lie
m ade c o m fo rta b le w ith cool com
presses
i i f course p h y s ic ia n s c o n tin u e to
fin d a s p irin useful and safe fo r a d u ll.
teen and ch ild h o o d a r th r itis and
o ther co n ditions
K eye s yn d ro m e is a ra re condi
lio n a lew hundred cases a ye a r It
was nam ed in 1963 fo r an A u s tra lia n
pathologist who d e scrib e d It as a
sw e llin g of the b ra in , com bined w ith
liv e r m a lfu n c tio n and blood ch e m is
try d is o rd e rs le a d in g in m osl rases
to death
Im p ro v e d re c o g n itio n and e a rly
tre a tm e n t o f Ihe disease has helped
reduce the d e a th ra te , but s till about
one out of fo u r re p o rte d fu s e s are
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