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Mysterious Inherited Birth Defect Diagnosed at March of Dimes Center Mrs. Elliott Bishop Jr. of Hanover, Mass., is certain that her daughter, Mary, is a miracle child. V 3—The Mill City’ Enterprise, Thursday, April 10, 1969 n Salem Scene 1 you don't have to 1 HOWL by Everett E. Cutter y NEW LEGISLATORS RELISH EXPERIENCE even with a special session. Sen. Dement serves on five The excitement of challenge, devotion to constituents and standing committees: the the Every mother thinks her child is special in some way, but Mrs. Bishop may have more reason than most. Mary came into the world with a rare hereditary birth defect— so rare that it was four years before her parents found some one able to diagnose it. The condition is Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, and Mary suffers from its major effects, dwarfism and congenital heart disease. At birth, doctors doubted she would live more than six weeks. "We were told that if she survived she would have to be placed in an institution. She would never be able to lead a normal life," Mrs. Bishop says. That was seven years ago. Today, Mary attends a public school in Hanover where she is a class leader, gets good grades and, despite her short stature, is very active at play. “She even helps with chores around the house," Mrs. Bish op says. "She’s a miracle child. She fooled the doctors.” Much of the credit for Mary’s progress must go to the medi cal team at the March of Dimes- financed Birth Defects Center at Boston Floating Hospital for Infants and Children. This team diagnosed Mary’s condition and now supervises her care. She had undergone successful heart surgery at the same hospital before the center was estab lished. Mrs. Bishop is very proud of her daughter’s progress, but she can also tell a parallel story of tragedy in her family. "When Mary was born in October 1961 it was a great shock to us,” Mrs. Bishop re calls. "My pregnancy was nor mal; our first child, Dominica, who was bom in 1958, has al ways been normal and healthy. There had never been any health problems in my family or my husband’s. “When Mary came and we thought she wouldn't live we almost despaired. At that time the doctors did not know what Mary had. They told me there was only a slight chance that we would have another baby with the same problems. They thought perhaps it would be good for my morale to have another baby. respect for the quality of legis greater number of House mem- lators in general are just three bers allows Rep. Ripper to di 1 x>ints forming a common bond vide his time among only three. between two new lawmakers Both find their biggest chal lenge in the intensive, educa here. Sen. Sam Dement, 48, repre tional work of committee hear sents Coos and Curry Counties ings and debate. An almost equal challenge, in the upper chamber. Rep. Jack Ripper, 48, represents they observe, is keeping up Coos County in the with bills not in their own House. Sen Dement is a Re committees. They become in publican and Rep. Ripper is a formed on these by talking Democrat, so they can be ex with other lawmakers or gov pected to have their differences ernment officials, by consult ing lobbyists on both sides of a of opinion. question, or by personally re Their first-term impressions are similar on many counts, searching current laws or oth however, and perhaps reflect er reference sources. “We have the top people to aspirations and frustrations of explain everything, and this is all freshman legislators. One of those frustrations, ac an education in itself," says cording to Rep. Ripper, is the Rep. Ripper, who returned to newcomer’s handicap of not college in 1961 after 17 years aways knowing every implica in the restaurant business. “It is a fascinating experi tion of bills before him. He ad ence —the first time I can re mits to a lot of night study. "Old-timers recognize the member where I want to get same old bills, introduced ses up extra early and chop down sion after session,” he says. here to work. MARY BISHOP, 7, Hanover, Mau., open* wide for Dr. Murray Fein* “Often they act on them with gold, director of the March of Dimes-financed Birth Defects Center out the extensive debate you at Boston Floating Hospital for Infants and Children. Mary woe might expect—this is some born with Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, which caused heart defect* times startling.’’ By Laren Oliver and dwarfism, as well as dental defects. If the veteran lawmakers Club meetings were held sometimes move too swiftly for Friday, April 4 during activity "Kathleen, our third daugh usually one in four that an off newcomers, they are also able period. Pep Club met to choose ter, was born January 22, 1963. spring will inherit character allies in showing them the a uniform for next year. Many She was like Mary. On April istics of the syndrome. This ropes. Both Sen. Dement and patterns and ideas were pre 1st of that year, Kathleen died condition is particularly com Rep. Ripper have made a point sented but nothing definite of heart failure.” mon among the Amish; but., In 1965 the Bishops went to as in the Bishop family, it is of getting acquainted, in fol was decided. The Pep Club lowing certain bills through awards were also discussed. the March of Dimes Birth De not confined to that group. fects Center where they were “When Mary was born, little the legislative process, with Honor Society also held a told that Mary had the Ellis-van was known about the syn salons in their opposite chamb meeting at this time. They Creveld syndrome. Once doc drome,” says Mrs. Bishop. "I ers. planned the induction which tors had recognized the condi think there were only 32 re Both, for example, are spon will be held on Monday, April tion, they were able to advise ported cases in the country. the young couple about their Now, of course, more is known soring specific bills in the in 7. chances of having another and more cases are being re terest of their districts. Team F. H. A. sponsored an Easter baby with similar disorders. ported. ing up with others from their party for children under sev "The risk for us was very "The information came a lit area, they introduced legisla en on Thursday, April 3rd. An high, and we decided then not tle late to help us in planning to have any more children,” our family, but I hope others tion to allow government ne Easter egg hunt and other Mrs. Bishop says. will be able to get proper diag gotiation with the state forester games were enjoyed by the Dr. Murray Feingold, direc nosis and genetic counseling so for Industrial and domestic children. tor of the Birth Defects Cen they can avoid the kind of water supply development in Eight members of IRH at ter, points out that chances are tragedy we experienced.” the Elliott Forest area. tended the convention in Eu “I feel I am fortunate in get gene on Friday and Saturday. streams and 23 lakes and im ting to know many House The theme of the conference poundments are on the stock members of both parties, who was “Revolution in the World” ing schedule. Stream stocking are cooperating to give this Those attending were: Esther in this area will follow the Senate-passed bill their con Freeman, Greg Davis, Rick spring runoff, since the thaw sideration,” says Sen. Dement. Harlan, Jim Story, Dan Rich usually puts most rivers out Similarly, Rep. Ripper feels ardson, Allen Severs, Rick When the general trout sea of shape for good angling dur he is doing well on four bills Posekany, Linda Hampton and son opens April 19, anglers in fished northwest region. More ing the early part of the sea for his area, passed by the Twyla Fultz. all areas of the state should than 1,306,000 trout, mostly son. About 229,000 good-sized House and now following the Art club also took a field make fine catches, the result rainbows, will be released into rainbows will go into the wa route through Senate commit trip on Friday, this time to the tee. of heavy plants of catchable waters of the north coast and ters of northeastern Oregon. Art Center in Portland. Those High in their list of “fresh going were: Sherry LaMun- trout set to be made in most Willamette basin. Almost all In the dry, southeast region stream systems and many streams big enough to wet a of the state, 14 streams and 6 man impressions” is their re yan, Martha Pennington, Lar lakes and impoundments. fishing line will receive some lakes and reservoirs are sched gard for co-workers. Sen. De ry Moberg, Dan Winis, Hope During the spring and sum plants of trout, with heavy uled to be stocked. Plants in ment is pleased “to find them Wilson, Becky Wilson, Sandy mer more than 2*6 million plants made in popular fishing these waters total 113,000, all of higher quaity than I antici Snodgrass, Dianne Morrison, rainbows. Most impoundments I pated;” Rep. Ripper terms Frances Blumenstein, Connie good-sized trout will be stock waters. ed, with large numbers releas- ! In the northwest region a and lakes in the high plateau their educationa level as “cer Sarf, Barbara Etzel, and Bar ed in most waters just prior to total of 87 streams and 49 lakes country are stocked heavily tainly a cut above the average, bara Hutchinson. the opening. The number pro and impoundments will be with fingerling trout (instead of and it hasn’t always been that duced for the coming season stocked with catchable trout. legals), which come into the way.” Both men receive many let If the number following is an increase from the past Most of the coast streams will sport fishery as good-sized fish several years and brings the be planted with cutthroats, al late in the season and the fol ters from home. Rep. Ripper recently mailed out 1,200 ques total allocations to the high though some will receive both lowing summer. your name on The En The plantings include only tionnaires on the “hot” Issues level of 1964. cutthroats and rainbows. Lakes — sales tax, sex education, Rainbow trout make up the and inland streams will be the trout reared to catchable label reads bulk of large trout on the pro stocked mainly with rainbows. size. Fingerling trout produc abortion, 18-year-old vote— terprise and says he is getting better tion will total another 20 mil duction schedule, a 11 h ough Catchable trout allocations 4-69 it's time to send good numbers of cutthroats for Region II, which includes lion, almost all of which are than 50 per cent response. The best thing, he says, is will also be available to fisher the Rogue and Umpqua basins stocked in lakes and impound the fact that "one of every 10 a check for renewal men. Most of the trout run and other waters in southwest ments. respondents writes me a letter, over 8 inches in length and Oregon, total about 403,000. telling me how pleased he is to some will exceed the 10 to 12-. _ Again, coastal streams will be asked It brings people a inch mark. ** Coastal"streams will not be1 stocked primarily with cut- lot closer to a feeling of par ticipation in the governmental stocked until just prior to May i throats, while other waters process ” 24 because of the delayed op will be planted with rainbows. 26 streams and Sen. Dement, a Myrtle Point ening on these streams. Some In this region, - cattle and sheep rancher of streams in eastern Oregon will lakes will receive the bulk pioneer descent, agrees that also be stocked later because of these fish. correspondence from the peo Central Oregon anglers will of the spring snow runoff ple he represents carries which usually puts these have about 432,000 catchable weight in the decisions he streams out of shape for ang- trout on which to test their A number of residents in must make. ling. Lowland lakes along the fishing skill. These trout will “A lot of form letters come coast will receive good plants be stocked in lakes and streams this area will be visited >>y for the April 19 opening, as from the Columbia area south- ( Bureau of the Census inter in, especially on emotional is will most streams in the Wil ward to the Klamath basin. A viewers during the week of sues such as fluoridation, 18- rt of lhe month. year-old voting and sex educa lamette Valley, central Oregon, total of 28 popular fishing A „ „ tion,” he says. "It’s obvious and numerous waters in both streams and 13 lakes and im- , on employment and that the signer didn’t really northeastern and southeastern pjundments will be planted through the summer, with unemplojonent conducted in write them, and we take them Oregon. As usual, the largest plants large plants scheduled for the cooperation with the U. S. De with a grain of salt. On the partment of Labor, according other hand, a thoughtful per of legal-sized trout are sched-| opening weekend. uled for waters in the heavily-1 In northeastern Oregon, 23 to Director John E. Tharaldson sonal letter prompts me to give — I of the Bureau’s regional office an issue more consideration. »» [ in Seattle. And to emphasize the value I Local households to be vis of legislative correspondence: "On one bill, I knew certain ited are part of a scientifically selected sample of all U. S. people wore against it. but that households. In addition to some others from my area questions about employment were for it. I also knew that Call Us Any Day For there will be some questions the latter had been encouraged about work experience to contact me, but they didn’t No Mileage Charge on Route Calle Between and so I couldn’t be sure what i throughout 1968. Stayton and Gates. thought. Additional supplementary’ they “ Their inaction indicated ON OR OFF THE CABLE questions will be asked in a they didn’t care, and I voted small number of households to RCA VICTOR against the bill. complete two surveys started Both the Republican senator last month—one to determine and The Best TV for Cable or Fringe Areas. 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Third Ave. Stayton Ph. 769-2154 Patricia H Baker, 911 Huron I “we have at least done more »Court. S. E. Salem. Ore. 97302.1 than the last two legislatures | X for it when ■gou use the WMDS Santiam Ripples Catchable Trout Set for Planting In Preparation for Opening April 19th Here's an Electrical Tune-up Special you can't afford to pass up. Here's Our Spring Electrical Tune-up Special Check Compression * « Set the Timing * Check Potata Set the Dwell Road Teat Check Plugs Chevrolet 6 Cylinder Reg. Price $13.60 Special Chevrolet 8 Cylinder Reg. Price $20.00 $g80 Special $1120 JUL •Plus Parts OREGON STAYTON Survey of Area Being Planned I For Next Week TV, Radio & Appliance Service V PERSONAL STATIONERY LETTERHEADS ENVELOPES ENCLOSURES BUSINESS CARDS BOOKLETS ACCOUNTING FORMS RULED FORMS INVOICES A J J r The Mill City Enterprise Mill City, Oregon