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6 Brookings I tarbor Pilot superman. He stands about five feet-flve inches and constantly THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1953 weighs 122 pounds. The story of how th is man I ’O R T L A N D --A ccid cn ts arc the gained w orld-w ide prominence is one of the most d ra m a tic stories n a tio n ’s No. 1 crip p le r o f c h il of our tim e. In 1943, at the agt dren under 5 years of age, How ard of 71. he was forced by state law Feast, executive d ire c to r o f th( I to re tire from the U n iv e rs ity of Oregon Society fo r C rippled C h il Wisconsin, where he taught liota- dren and A dults, the E aster Seal P E A R L R IV E R , N Y . - - D r. ny. N o t content to sit in the Society, has reported in a w a rn B e n ja m in M inge D uggar, discov shade and hold his hands, D r. ing to parents to “ be more care e re r o f the “ w onder d ru g " aureo D uggar came to Lederle La bora fu l.” m ycin, says th a t his philosophy Feast pointed out th a t 48,000 tories and began searching fo r an fo r a long, s a tis fy in g life is : children in the U nited States arc a n tib io tic that w ould be more ef “ Keep active, m e n ta lly and physi perm anen tly crippled by accidents tective than penicillin. c a lly .” each year and th a t lV i m illio n Dr. D uggar w orked three years He w ill lx* 81 years old Septem ch ild re n are in ju re d seriously ber 1. w ith teams of chem ists b a c te ri enough to necessitate m edical a t D r. Ih tg g a r practices w hat he ologists, .pharm acologists and o th tention. preaches, A t an age when most er scientists, c u ltu rin g thousands The Easter Seal Society, Feast men w ould he content to sit in I of earth molds, before the “ gold explained, has joined forces w ith th e shade and rem inisce, this en w onder d ru g ” aureom ycin was the N a tio n a l S afety C ouncil and isolated and developed fo r com fam ed scientist s till carries on a m ercial production. The a n tib io tic the A m erican Academy o f Pedia fu ll- tim e research program . He also finds tim e to have a was put on the m a rke t in 1948, tric s in a ycar-around program aimed at reducing the ch ild acci s m a ll vegetable garden every when D r. D uggar was 76. dent to ll. sum m er — raising tomatoes, corn, But his scie n tific endeavors did I t is p a rtic u la rly im p o rta n t fo r o kra and le ttu ce and to play not stop here. He is s till wot King parents to keep close w atch on an occasional round of golf. He w ith the m ysterious molds w hich also fishes and in the w in te r he live in the earth, hoping to find th e ir youngsters d u rin g the sum m er m onths when the children gets in some bow ling. another a n tib io tic drug w hich w ill D r. D u ggar is not a physical be even more beneficial than are free a ll day and apt to take reckless chances in th e ir search fo r amusement, Feast asserted, adding th a t a great percentage of the c rip p lin g accidents occur in the home. Accidents Main Children Crippler Scientist Says Be Active, Stay Healthy IT'S HILLBILLYS FOR BOYS F o r school, fo r play, fo r cam ping, fo r p a tro llin g . I he all-around shoe fo r the year ’round. F u ll G rain Chocolate W a te rp ro o f elk. leather midsole, C ats Paw Sole, R ubber Heel. Sizes Youths iol/ 2-i Boys 3 to 6 Wide and narrow widths P H IL L IP S DAD and LAD ña.¡nn-nnnnannmmTOaánáiatn;nnníinnnirftnn:nRmir.3 \ 7 > Why Let Shopping Keep You Hopping? Shop Through the Classified Pages of A Your Telephone Directory “ The a la rm in g p a rt o f the whole p ictu re is that the accident to ll is steadily increasing,” he said. “ I t is appalling th a t 1,900 children under 15 years died of burns d u rin g the past y e a r and 500 m ore died in falls-dow nstairs, off porch ra ilin g s o r out o f w in dows in th e ir homes. A nother 500 children died o f poison.” The E aster Seal Society d ire c to r offered parents these tips to prevent accidents: (1) Keep p oi sons and disinfectants in locked cabinets; (2) Keep matches out of reach; (3) T u rn handles o f kitchen pots tow ard the back of the stove and aw ay from reach; <4» Keep guns unloaded and un der lock and key; (5) Show ch il dren how to c a rry scissors, kni\<s and glass containers when w a lk ing; (6) Fasten w indow screens securely and be sure the screening is nailed tig h tly to the fram e. “ I f parents w ill fo llo w these precautions, a great m any c rip p ling accidents can be avoided. ’ Feast stated. flM lT W T H E WANT ADS FOR SALE 1952 Ford V-8 Pick-up 17,000 o rig in a l miles. One owner. E xcellent condition. 5 4 2 5 down SEE LES DIMMICK i uminiiu uiuiumuumluniimmiii 11 ft i»umnjun iljííii mtuiti Funeral Arrangements aureom ycin. D r. D u ggar was born in 1872. at G allion, Ala., son of a country doctor. There were five boys. One b ro th e r is s till liv in g (79», and the others, tw o o f whom were older than the scientist, died in recent years. D r. D u g g a r’s fa th T H E WTNCHUCK er lived to 82 and his m other to 79. * PHONE 2568 Harbor, Oregon He recalls th a t he was rid in g a horse at the age o f four. He has » ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ • ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ • » ♦ ♦ • • » » » ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ » » » ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ » ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ a never been seriously ill, and even escaped m any of the usual ch ild hood diseases. Does he sm oke? Yes, a pipe. . but w ith m oderation. He also has an occasional brandy o r highball. “ I'he cleaner yon never have to em p ty” “M oderation is a w onderful th in g ," he advises. "W o rk and play w ith m oderation.” Does he ever plan to re tire ? He F a cto ry Representative says he does, but most of his as sociates take th is w ith a grain of salt, fo r D r. D uggar is a man w ith an insatiable c u rio s ity about or write Pilot Box 12 things scientific. W hat could keep a man w o rk ing at his age? D r. D uggar sin- e re ly hopes th a t he can make \ another substantia l co n trib u tio n to m edical science. “ Also, I love m y w o rk ,” he says, and th a t's very im p o rta n t. I get a great personal satisfac tion fro m scientific accomplish- i n ie n t.” i Dr. D uggar fe d s strongly that j , there is a w onderful fu tu re in the j i field o f scie n tific research f o r i young people who have the in- I terest and talent. In d u s tria l lab o ia to rie s, he says, are opening up vast new horizons that were un- , know n to the college researcher y en s ago. W e now have real te a m w o rk," he explains. “ The colleges and I unive rsitie s c o n stitu te o u r p r in cipal reservoir o f scie n tific ta le n t; I the in d u s tria l laboratories can 1 supply the development know - , I how. the money and the sales. 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