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NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. JULY 28, 1948
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Battle Against Infantile Paralysis
Resembles Hunt for Unknown Killer;
Death Toll Mounts With Hot Weather
By RICHARD KLEINER
I NEA StafI Correspondent
! CLEVELAND. O. Authorities here have thrown a tight cordon
around a ilum area where one of the most vidoui killeri In history
; ii holed up.
t In his latest onslaught, the
! fiend attacked two families living
around the corner from each
! other. In one humble home, he
turned on six of eight children,
! killing one and sending the other
'live to the hospital. In the other,
t three of seven children were vie
, tims, winding up in hospital cots.
J The area Is one of tumble
down shacks and vacant lots,
"overgrown with weeds and In
fested with rats. Usually, the
killer had preferred to do his evil
work in better-class sections.
Killer Works Fast
As soon as the first victim,
five-year-old Tommy Ray, was
admitted to the hospital, auth
orities immediately began the
usual routine Investigation. The
attacker was quickly identified,
since he had left unmistakable
evidence of his Dresence.
Within the next few hours, five
of Tommy's brothers and listers
were taken to tne nospuai. ine
authorities quickly ordered a full-
scale investigation, surrounaeu
the area, set to work.
Thev searched for clues every
where in the house itself, In the
vacant lot next door, In the whole
section. They probed the little
stores ana nomes, asxing me
same questions over and over
again, trying to find out how the
killer had gotten in.
Then the killer attacked the
Zimmerman home. An hour after
14-year-old Lois Ray died in City
Hospital, the first of the three
Zimmerman children was
brought in.
Plaved Toaethsr
The authorities had a new road
to investigate. Had the two fam
ilies know each other? Yes, they
had. The children had often
played together In the same playground.
The questioners rushed to the
playground. Perhaps here was
the clue they sought. They
turned the place upside-down,
looking always for the elusive
little murderer.
Little? Yes, they know he is
little. He's so small that he can
sneak ud without arousing suspt
cion. In fact, even science's most
powerful microscopes can't ex
pose a trace of him. The killer
is a virus.
It Is the virus of infantile pa
ralvsis. alias Dollomyelltis.
What Cleveland's Investigators
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(IS N. Jaokson
and Investigators all over the
U. S. are searching for is the
answer to a question that still
baffles science "What transmits
the polio virus?" Health authori
ties throughout the nation are
interested In the outcome of this
intensive combing of the killer's
hideout. Seldom has the killer
polio struck down so many peo
ple in such a concentrated area
in such a short time.
When Tommy Ray first came
to the attention of the Health
Department, a routine investiga
tion was ordered. The movements
of each member of the lamuy
were traced back three weeks.
Had thev been swimming? Had
they been on a picnic? What had
they eaten? Where had they
hnnirht II?
When the other Rays and the
Zimmerman caught the disease,
a systematic survey of the area
began. They checked sanitation
and refrigeration In the homes.
They checked the rat population,
found plenty in the lot next to
the Ray home and In the Zim
merman's basement.
At the playground, they took
the precautions of disconnecting
the drlnklne fountain and remov
ing the sandbox. They made
teals on the Dlaveround's toilets.
They checked and double-checked
nearby movies, oeacnea ana
narks.
As often happens in major
crime mysteries, local authorities
have called on outside experts.
Dr. Thomas Francis. Jr., univer
sity of Michigan authority on
virus diseases, has been asked
by Cleveland Health Commission
er Harold J. Knapp to Join a polio
posse consisting; of the president
of the Cleveland Academy of
Medicine: the chairman of the
Academy's public health commit
tee; representatives of the Na-
Toastmasters
Hear Talks On
Various Topics
' Carl Felker. Sam Reed, Phil
Harth and John Patton were
speakers at the weekly Toast
masters Club meeting Tuesday
night in the Umpqua Hotel, with
Jim Turk serving as toaitmaster.
Felker, local attorney, In a bio
graphical sketch, described his
early life as the son of a Regular
Army officer. As a boy he saw
New Mexico, Colorado, Idaho,
Oregon and other states. After
his Da rents settled at Estacada,
he enrolled at Willamette Univer
sity and later completed nis eau
ration in law at Portland.
"Dangerous Ground" was
Reed's topic, in which he stated
reference to unions, politics or
religion places a person on dan
gerous eround. He spoke favor
ably 01 sincere union memoers
and stated that persons who
blame unions in general are vic
tims of antiunion propaganda.
He pointed out that, while some
unions have been the scene of
Communistic activity, the great
maloritv of union members are
sincere, hard-working folks who:
have the interest 'of their com
munities at heart.
Methods of transportation and
cultivation of the ancient Aztecs.
the looting of their culture anil
their eventual extinction were
described by Phil Harth. speak-1
ng on the suoject, "xacnimiico, ;
in area of Mexico. He described
The Floating Gardens." a natu
ral phenomena, as well as other
wondrous sights In that country.
The Flving Squad, a term
used to describe a specialized
crew of the Marina shipyards In
San Francisco, was Fatton s suo
ject. Patton superintendent of
the crew, aescrioea smpouuaing
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forest reserves were brought out.
Bill Tipton was topicmaster. Dick
Herschleg was the evaluator.
A vote of thanks was extended
President Wayne Crooch for his
supervision of the charter ban
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Assignments for the meeting
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Code Revision Need
Discussed af Bar
Association Meet .
Code revision was the principal
Item of discussion at the Douglas
County Bar Association meeting
at Club 99 Monday night Ken
neth J. OConnell, professor at
the University of Oregon School
of Law and chairman of the code
revision committee of the Oregon
State Bar, was present and dis
cussed proposed changes.
The group votea unanimously a
resolution to Joseph A. McKeown,
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miuee lor ine vregun oihic Dai
convention Sept. 29, 30 and Oct. 1 1
and 2 at Coos Bay, that Robert
K. Cullen, Kentucky, be invited to
the convention to speak on code
revision. Cullen is in charge of
code revision in that state.
It was generally recognized by
the members that the Oregon
code needs revision, reported Har
old Wayman, vice-president who
presided in the absence of Presi
dent Harrison Winston. Changes
especially in indexing are recom
mended, he said.
Committee appointments an
nounced by Wayman in behalf of
the president include: library.
George Luoma, chairman, Carl
Felker, Ed Murphy and Judge
Carl E. Wimberly; minimum fees
committee, J. V. Long, chairman,
Kay B. compton, fcpencer rates
and Fred Bernau; unauthorized
practice of law, Avery Thompson,
chairman, William D. Green and
R. L. Whipple; establishing a dis
trict court, A. NT Orcutt, chair
man. Paul Geddes and D. R. Dim-
ick. George Luoma was appointed
In charge of the program for the
next meeting.
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