Th Nawi-Raview, Rosebura, Or -Wad., Aug. J, 1949
Decrease In Crippling Only
Progress Made By Science In
War On Infantile Paralysis
IEDITOR'1 NOTI: Thll U the flnt
of thrM article by AP Ifrlcnre
Idltor Howard W. Blakealee.
Dlalnirut what li known about In
fantlle paralyala, how you can take
precaution! acatnat catrninff trie
dlaaaae. and what to do if it atrlkaa
your family. i
By HOWARD W. BLAKSLEE
Aaeoclated Praea Science Editor
NEW YORK, Auk. 3. OPV
Children have haa polio intan
tile paralysis since ancient
tlmee Tndnv a hlpher nronor-
tion recover without crippling.
This if the only gain, and all
In the present century. The
gain comes irom neuer nursing
and not any thing else.
Almost everyone has had polio,
but only a few ever become sick.
How the disease works In most
of us who don't get ill is entirely
unknown.
But what happens In the sick Is
well known. It is In your spinal
cord. This cord is the came carry
Ing nerves from the brain to
branch out, like switchboard
wires, to all parts of vour body,
One set of nerves in this cord
eoverns muscles. Polio chooses,
ior some mysterious reason, to
attack these particular nerves
and no others. These nerves are
made of horn-shaped cells.
Polio damages or destroys horn
cells. Among all nerves, these
horn cells are unable to regener
ate themselves. Once gone, they
break the muscle-nerve cable for
life.
Without these nerves in the
spine, muscles shrink. No other
part of your body is damaged.
Polio can strike at any point
along the spinal cable. If it hits
high up. it paralyzes arms and
hands. If in the mid-spine, polio
hits the muscles of breathing.
It low down, it paralyzes leg
muscles.
Most Lsthal Point
There is an additional point of
attack. In the "bulb," a rounded
thing, half the size of a thumb,
at the top of your spine. This
location of polio brings most of
the deaths.
The cause of polio lc a virus,
a very tiny particle made of
protein. How this particle docs
its destruction is unknown.
Two kinds of polio virus are
known. More are suspected. You
can nave polio more tnan once,
one attack for each kind of vi
rus. In epidemics, those who recov
er without any bad effects, range
from 40 to 70 per cent. Some
times there will be 70 per cent
complete recoveries without any
medical care whatever. Some
times the death rates and crip
pling are high, despite care.
This contradltion Is due to the
virus being different from year
to year, sometimes virulent ana
sometimes mild.
In epidemics, hardly more than
one child in 300 gets visible polio.
The highest susceptibility is from
ages four to nine. But polio can
hit adults, and recently in tne
United States the adult victims
have been Increasing.
Good Nursing Only Aid
Nursing care, to help tne oony
fight its own battle, is all that
can be done In polio. There are
two special aids. One is heat. The
other, movement of stricken
muscles. Both are Sister Eliza
beth Kenny's contributions and
have done more than anything
else to reduce crippling. Others
than Sister Kenny knew the mer
its of these two treatmnts, but
she was the person who did most
to convince doctors. Both treat
the paralyzed muscles and not
the horn cells. Nothing now
known does any good for the
stricken cells In spinal cords.
Early diagnosis detecting the
disease is the most important
single tning to ne done. And
the most difficult. The only scien
tific proof is to use spinal cord
iiuid to make a monkey sick
This test takes weeks and nun
'. . . mammJ' '
DRIVING HOME A POINT For years teachers have been
pounding facts into their students' heads, but here the process is
reversed. Edna Ellyson, of Cowen, W. Va., a science fellow at
Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, O., pounds on the head
of her physics professor, Dr. Richard Sutton. The wood block
into which Edna drives the nail rests on a SO-pound chunk of iron
atop the prof's head. The inertia of the ires serves as a cushion
which protects Sutton from feeling the blows of the hammer.
Warning To Slain Radio Crusader Is Disclosed
K Where there is a high regard for"
? luxurious living... J
AOAMS V & ' a.' 7 .
S la.i. - :.'Ai:t--
ALICE. Tex., Aug. 2 OP)
"The word has been passed to
me that I better shut up, or
else!" W. H. (Bill) Mason said
in his last broadcast.
The text of the final program
was released Monday by the son
of the slain radio commentator.
Burt Mason, 22, gave the docu
ment over to the Associated
Press following his father's fu
neral Sunday.
Bill Mason was shot to death
here Friday and Sam Smithwick,
60- year -old deputy sheriff, is
charged with murdering him.
The last broadcast, delivered
Thursday, was a stinging broad-
dreds of dollars. A recent French
test promises to do something
similar with mice in two weeks.
Both are too slow to help your
child.
Keen doctors and nurses have
to make the decision with the
eyes of experience,
mm JJ IMI'T (OW-CSIOIIt SiHDWICHtt Wit
rMmwood 'BREAD
' UMmmi wd bM I w mm, amt wtf h tAt m not Uf-n ot. hi mt Mtmm, fat
WILLIAMS BAKERY
Ttuggtd and
Deptndabl
BRAKE BLOCKS-LININGS
FRICTION BLOCKS
MeUeel 4
Mxiaeted tS
la hdi S" X
ortkvlof Um.
CHAMPION FRICTION CO.
. avotNt. oatooN
side Jit the sheriff's department.
Burt Mason also revealed that
his family received a warning
Friday, two hours before his fath
er was fatally shot.
"A woman telephoned my
mother," Mason said, "and told
her 'I Just overheard a conver
sation your husband is in dan
ger.' "
According to the text of the fi
nal broadcast, Mason was sharp
ly critical of Sheriff Sain and ac
cused Smithwick of being the
owner of property at the edge of
town where a night club was sit
uated. Mason declared that pros
titution was being practiced at
the night spot.
Friday niRht raiders armed
with shotguns fired eight shots
at the darkened and deserted es- j
tabllshment. "I am going to take i
the gloves off today In the pros- j
titution situation and start swing-1
ing," Mason said in the last
broadcast. ,
wo)' in
K ...' J""" 1TSJ1 J
Here's your light and lively refreshment
in a new convenient package! Now you
can enjoy Blitz Weinhard in cans as well
as hollies. ..whichever you prefer. Buy it
by the case or home, picnics and outinos
v 4 n Tit
, If i,
I
mm
IIITZ WtlNHAlO COMPANY, POPTLANO, OIECON
Distributed by Dougloi Distributing Co.
f
fl , ft )
QUICK WHISKEY
WASHINGTON P) Reports
that a Japanese citizen claims
he can "age" whiskey 15 years
in 12 minutes are nothing new in
the U.S. patent office. The office
has 239 regislered schemes to do
the same trick.
The 239 patents were issued be
tween 1857 and 1942. Some of the
processes were used by distillers
shortly after repeal of prohibi
tion in the United States. They
were abandoned, however, as ba
sically unsatisfactory when na
turally aged whiskies became
available.
British Commonwealth Creation Began With Newfoundland Take-Over
MEAL 2,600 YEARS OLD
MOSCOW W Excavations In
Armenia have unearthed an un
finished meal 2.600 years old.
The digging has been taking
place at what is known as the
Karmir Blure. the site of an an
cient Urart fortress.
The unfinished meal preserv
ed along with grain 2.600 years
old, some balls of woolen thread
and wooden utensils were found
In the palace section of the fortress.
EX-TOILER BUYS MANOR
LOUTH. England UV "I
used to think how I'd like to own
it." said 64-year-old John Homes.
So he plunked down close to $400,
000 for 30-bedroom Grishy Man
or and part of the nearhv village
of Burgh on Bain population
1611.
Now a wealthy timber mer
chant. Holmes used to work at
the manor for nothing but his
keep when he was a carpenter's
apprentice in his teens 50 years
ago.
MILK PRICE DROPS
CORVALI.IS, Aug. 3. i.V ) The
price of milk went down a half
cent a quart here Monday, fol
lowing a similar decline in other
Oregon cities. The new price is
rja cents.
Talking
About a Home?
So many people do noth
ing but talk obout it! But
if you really wont to own
your home, consult me
now. Personal ottention.
Economical terms.
RALPH L RUSSELL
Loons ond Insurance
Loan Represenativt
Equitable Savings A
Loan Assn.
By HERMAN R. ALLEN
WASHINGTON Much is heard
these davi of the British Com'
monwealth, especially of how
Great Britain has called on other
members of the Commonwealth
to help it out of its financial difi
cullies. Does "British Common
wealth" mean the same as "Bri
tish Empire?" Generally speak
ing, it does. However, the Ency
clopedia Britannica points out
that many of the colonies and
protectorates, while parts of the
empire, participate in the affairs
of the commonweuth only theo
retically. The empire (or com
monwealth) consists of:
1. The United Kingdom
England, Wales, Scotland, North
ern Ireland, the Isle of Man and
the Channel Islands. The first
three alone are properly known
as Great Britain, or Just Britain,
but that term is commonly used
to mean the entire United King
dom, or "U.K."
2. The dominions Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, South
Africa, India, Pakistan and Cey
lon.
3. Two self-governing colo
nies, Malta and Southern Rhode
sia. There is a movement to
make the latter a dominion.
4. Colonies "not possessing re
sponsible government," common
ly called crown colonies. Some
of them are North Borneo, Ba
sutols.id in Africa, Bermuda,
Hong Kong and Cyprus.
5. Protectorates. These are
practically the same as colonies,
but they are not "annexed" to
the British crown and their in
habitants are not British sub
jects. They include mostly such
African spots as Uganda and
Northern Rhodesia.
6. Protected states. These are
native states like Sarawak and
Zanzibar. They have been taken
over but more on less allowed
to run themselves. !
The U. K. holds Joint rule with i
Egypt over the Anglo-Egyptian I
Sudan and with France over the I
New Hebrides Islands in the Pa-!
rifle. Britain, Australia and New
Zealand are "protecting powers"
under the United Nations of cer
tain islands in the Pacific and ar
eas in Africa. These are all for
mer German and Japanese ter
ritories. Neither the "condomin
iums" nor the UN protectorates
are considered aa parts of the
British Empire. .
Began 366 Years A90
The British began to stretch
their lines of empire overseas in
1583, when Sir Humphrey Gilbert
took possession of Newfoundland.
In succeeding centuries, right up
to 1909, when bits of India were
taken in, the empire expanded
by small pices and large pieces
the world over.
Some of these pieces develop
ed apace and eventually began
to make their own weight felt.
One of them (guess Which?) got
so chesty it broke away entirely
In 1776. Several of the larger
were self sufficient enough to
gain what is called dominion stat
us. The first of these was Canada
in 1867. New Zealand became a
dominion In 1870, Australia In
1900 and South Africa in 1909.
The United Kingdom and the
dominions are defined In the 1931
Statute of Westminster as "au
tonomoui communities within
the British Empire, equal in stat
us, in no way subordinate one to
another In any aspect of their
domestic or external affairs,
though united by a common al
legiance to the Crown and freely
associated as members of the
British Commonwealth of Na
tions." The dominions, in other words,
are not constitutionally obliged j
to come 10 tne am 01 ureal Bri
tain in its financial crisis but it
is almost unthinkable that they
would not.
With all the other elements of
the empire, the British Informa
tion Service says, it would be as
unlikely but the underlying sit
uation is different. If it should be
necessary, the colonies and pro
tectorates cobld be compelled, al
most with exception, to take such
economic steps as London direct
ed. A possible exception, the Bri
tish Information Service says, Is
Southern Rhodesia, which might
balk and balk successfully.
City Too Artractivt
For Visiting Skunks
KEYSER, W. Va. UP) This
little city would like to know Just
what it has that attracts skunks
and then get rid of It.
Coming on the heels of a sim
ilar Invasion, a squadron of five
sightseeing skunks pushed Into
the downtown area the other
night There was consternation,
and a call went out to Police
Chief Claude Martin.
Armed with a .22 caliber rifle
and a flashlight, the Chief nim
bly bagged three of the critters,
routed the others. Unfortunately,
long after the smoke of the bat
tle cleared, the odor lingered.
Protect Your Family
with the B. M. A.
Polio plan.
Call
Mr. Lincoln, 938-J-4
o drop card to
Box 108 Melrose Route.
CARS RECENTLY
WRECKED
If you need parts for your
car, see us first.
1947 Chevrolet Sedan
1 94 1 Chevrolet Coupe
194) Dodge Sedan
1 940 Dodge Sedan
1 942 DeSoto Sedan
1940 Oldsmobile 68 Coupe
1941 Chrysler New Yorker
Convertible
1 940 Ford Sedan
1940 Packard Coupe
1942 Dodge Army Recon car
Many more older model ears
DOYLE'S SALES
AND SERVICE
Highway 99 at Garden Valley
Phone 61 1
COEN SUPPLY COMPANY
Everything for the Builder at reasonable
prices means just that.
Whether you are remodeling or building a home, or any type of
structure, here you can secure any and all materials required. We
buy in large quantities, have all the equipment necessary for econ
omical handling and pass the savings along to you. You are invited
to inspect our displays, our stocks, our facilities to serve you, and
secure an estimate on any materials needed. Budget plan if desired.
COEN SUPPLY COMPANY
Flocd and Mill Sts.
Phone 121
112 W. Csss
Phone (13
LESS WORK . . . MORE LEISURE WITH
WITH THE BRILLIANT NEW CONTROL PANEL!
ITere's the most exciting range you've ever seen! No
other range has ever been so complete . ; ; so amazingly
engineered with advance features!
Look! that new "Top-O'-The-Hange" control
panel! Works like a dream recessed and set on an
angle for easy reading ... signals light when units are '
in use! Just set the "Automatic Cook" take the after-
Here's tlx "feral.
The "Automatic
Cook1 tnrna current
on. time the cooking,
turns current off
evrn though you're
miloa away
Newf "Up-Down"
vnrf. Down, tt'i a
Scotrh krtlle. I n.
it's 4th aiirfaro
unit! Pmwura conk
er available, too, for
dccp-wcU.
noon off come home to a piping hot dinner! The
"Automatic Cook" controls Scotch Kettle, too and
the handy appliance outlet! New "Up-Down" unit
converts from Scotch Kettle to a 4th surface unit in a
jiffy. And all units give seven accurate heats ... from
simmer to extra-fas'.! See this miracle "range with a
brain" 1 , today!
Your brvakiuSt coffee perirs
whUm you snoonf Thia handy
appliance outlet's civi "Auto
matic Cook" controlled! Tere'e
a aecond one, Minute-Timer con-trolled!
New Clctrk-Fat Sur
face lnihi . . . tilt up,
atari up, for eaay
cleaning.
Hum Broiler Oven
holna2S-ib.turkeT
with eaae . . . hroifs
with radiant heat
like charcoal!
DsMrfe be (ore? Don't
deapair! tiere'a your
handy warmer drawer!
Liberal
Trade-ins on
your old
range
1 i
1 3
IX XI I I J I I T
xi-i D0WN
1 Full prict 309.95
Prift thown am frw d
hwrv in Tnof kitrha. la
M 111 hot,, if mt, nrj
ml (oral tai ntra. Prir
and prn.WfMWM auhtt
U dung without Dotica.
222 W. Oak
Phone 348
fix