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' 4 successful 1950 March of Dimes drive weald mean new hope for the future for polio victim like 11-year-old
Robert Fletcher of YVoodburn who Is receiving physio-therapy from Buena Stewart at Sa
lem Memorial hospital. He U one of Marion county's SO polio victims of 1949. The drive officially opens
Monday with a pre-eampalm rally, first of Its kind ever held here, scheduled at 11 o'clock Saturday
morning on the Marion county courthouse lawn.
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13 Superstitions
NEW YORK, Jan. 12 The Na
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis will join forces tomor
row Friday the 13th with
the "National Committee of 13
Against Superstition and Fear" in
launching a nationwide education
Campaign to debunk the 13 most
prevalent superstitions, myths
and misconceptions about infan
tile paralysis.
"This Friday the 13th is a very
appropriate day for the double
barreled offensive," said Hick
Matsoukas, founder and execu
tive of the National Committee of
13, "because it. falls on the eve
of the most critical March! of
Dimes campaign in the existence
of ' the National Foundation 1 for
Infantile Paralysis, January 16
31, as that organization starts its
13th year." j
Matsoukas pointed out that the
nation had suffered its worst po
lio epidemics during the past year
and that "if the National Found
ation is to continue its threefold
attack on polio by providing pa
tient care, and financing research
and education, funds must be pro
vided immediately." -
Matsoukas and his committee
urge every American to send 13
dimes to his local National Found
ation chapter one dime to de
bunk each of the following 13 po
lio superstitions: ":'..:
L That polio occurs only la
gammer,
It Is true that In the United
States the majority of cases oc
cur in late summer and early fall, ,
but a considerable number of cas
es occur on every day of the year.
Outbreaks of the disease have oc
curred in this country during the
winter months, and a severe epi
demic, ran from last, December
through February among the Es
kimos in northern Canada.
2. That if yon have had polio
nee yea can't get tt again.
There have been well authen
ticated instances of two successive
attacks of polio in the same indi
vidual. Such cases are probably
due to an attack by one of the po
lio viruses different from the one
that caused the disease in the -first
Instance. We know now that at
least three different viruses can
ause human polio.
X. That polio can't be so con
tagious, because many people
come Into contact with known
cases without getting It
The error here is in the as
sumption that if you don't have
paralytic polio you haven't been
infected.- Nearly everyone be
comes infected with the virus at
some time during life, but most
Infected persons develop no symp
toms that can be recognized as
polio. The infection Itself is as
common as measles.
4. That if either of your par
ents had polio before you were
born, then you are immune.
Not true. There are numerous
Instances of polio attacking suc
cessive generations in the same
family. If the mother has a mea
sure of resistance to the virus, a
newborn child will temporarily
have this same amount of resist
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ance which Is lost during the first
six months to two years of life.
There is no evidence that a his
tory of polio in the father has
any bearing whatever on the sus
ceptibility of a child.
5. That If either of your par
ents had polio before you were
born, then you are especially sus
ceptible. As already stated, there are nu
merous instances of 'polio recur
ring in the same family. There
have been enough of these to sug
gest some slight influence of he
redity, but not enough to estab
lish as a fact On present evidence
no one would be warranted in
considering this as a serious
threat to his own health or in
letting it Influence his matrimon
ial plans. Your doctor can very
easily put your mind at rest
I. That you can prevent polio
by spraying the community with
DDT.
This idea seems to be based on
the known facts that poliomye
litis virus has been found in flies
and that flies may be killed with
DDT. But there is no evidence
whatever that flies are a major
factor in spreading the disease.
Outbreaks of polio have occurred
at times and places where flies
could not have been active. In)
tterun, in ivti, mere was 1 Hea
vy epidemic. It affected not only
the Russian zone, where no DDT
had been used, but also the west
ern zone which has been heavily
and repeatedly sprayed.
All attempts to stop an epidem
ic of polio by spraying the com
munity with DDT or other insec
ticides have been total failures.
7. That nobody has Identified
the germ of polio, because it has
n't been seen under the micro
cope., f
Polio is one of a large, group of
diseases caused by viruses.! The
group includes rabies, yellow fe
ver, mumps, measles, smallpox
and several others. The different
viruses responsible for those are
all particles too small to be seen
clearly through the microscope.
Some of them have been seen nu
der the electron microscope, but
all of them have been Identified
by other means. Particles which
may have been poliomyelitis virus
have been seen under the electron
microscope, but visualization is
not necessary for demonstrating
the presence of the virus. The pre
sence of virus can be positively
shown by functional tests that do
not depend upon seeing the virus
particle.
ft. That all victims of polio are
left permanently crippled if they
survive at alL
Actually, the infection is usu
ally so mild that it is not recog
nized as polio. Even when! there
is illness severe enough to be di
agnosed as polio, more than half
of all cases recover with no after
effects that can be detected. The
overall fatality rate is less; than
ten per cent of diagnosed cases.
Approximately 20 per cent! sur
vive with more or less serious
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paralysis persisting. Discuss this
question with your doctor.
9. That polio did not appear un
til recent times.
The disease was not distinguish
ed from others causing .paralysis
until about 1833. From earlier re
cords, however, it seems clear
that it existed in ancient times.
Sir Walter Scott, born in 1771,
was lame from childhood. From
the account in his- biography of
his early illness, it seems obvious
ly to have been polio.
10. That polio can be prevented
by improving sanitation.
This idea is based on the fact
that the virus is excreted by in
fected persons and that it has
been found in sewage, for exam
ple. Therefore infection from such
sources is theoretically possible.
Actually, however, there is no ev
idence that improved sanitation
in any country has led to reduc
tion in the incidence of polio. Epi
demics are most frequent and se
vere in those countries where
standards of sanitation are high
est. 11. That polio Is caused by eat
ing or not eating some particular
kind of food.
There is no evidence that the
diet is of any importance in deter
mining individual resistance or
susceptibility. In animal .experi
ments, diets deficient in vitamin
Bl andor calories have been cor
related with some increased re
sistance to the experimental dis
ease. However, the resistance not
ed is very slight and becomes ev
ident only after the animal has
become seriously ill from partak
ing of the abnormal diet.
12. That polio1 Is due to some
kind of chemical poison, taken In
food or water.
There are very few poisons
known that will produce symp
toms characteristic of polio and a
similar pattern of damage in the
brain and spinal cord. Moreover,
poliomyelitis can be transmitted
by innoculatlon from an infected
human to an animal, and there
after to other animals in series
by innaculation from one to the
next. This means that the respon
sible agent multiplies in each in
fected individual. Chemical poi
sons do not behave in this manner.
13. That only the poor can get
financial help from the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly
sis. False. Each case is decided up
on individual medical and finan
cial needs. Assistance is given re
gardless of age, race, creed or
color. The help is a gift not a
loan. Families that can aford to
are expected to share in the cost,
but no one family is expected to
impoverish itself to meet medical
expenses for polio. More than
150,000 polio patients have been
assisted in whole or in part by
the National Foundation since its
establishment in 1938.
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AUMSVILLE Mr. and Mrs.
Jack La Ron t and Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Gunther spent the ' week
end in Seattle visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Don Gentzler and Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde. Johnson, former
Aumsville residents.
Mrs. Guy Shields was hostess to
the Aumsville Women's club at her
home. Guests' were Mrs. Elmer
Klein, Mrs. Roy Hough, Mrs. Ed
Holmquest, Miss Minnie Peterson
of Aumsville and Mrs. James Mil
ler of Salem. Mrs. John Smith
was a guest and renewed her
membership. Mrs. Mac Lamb of
Salem will be hostess January 20.
Illness detained Mrs. Ivan Put
nam, Mrs. Bland Speer, Mrs. Era
Towle, Mrs. Mac Lamb and Mrs.
Mary Hein from attending this
meeting.
Irvin Holmquist and Bonnie,
Glenn Klein have returned to their
college studies after spending the
Christmas vacation at their homes.
Harold Youngsberg of Carlton was
a New Years guest at the Elmer
Klein home.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wright re
turned home from a trip to Cali
fornia. Legion, Auxiliary
Induct Members
In Aumsville; Meet
DUtttnui Ntwf Service '
AUMSVILLE The Aumsville
Turner Legion met at the Turner
fire hall, Wednesday, the auxiliary
met at the Archie Rankin home.
The auxiliary inducted Mrs.
Loupie
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Mrs. Archie Rankin as members,
which filled the quota. Present
also were Mesdames Bob Ball,
Mrs. William Ball, and Hugh
Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mick
ey, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sphoon, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Per low Jr, Mr.
and Mrs. Myron Nicholson, Mrs.
Robert Valencourt, Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Killinger and Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Roberts. The groups will
meet at the Aumsville city hall
February 1.
Lincoln Area Residents
Confined in Hospitals
Statesman Newt Service
LINCOLN Several residents of
Lincoln, Zena and Spring Valley
have been hospitalized recently.
Mrs. Chris Yungen, Mrs. Tracy
Walling and Jeannie Smith are :
still in hospitals. Mrs. J. P. Smart j
of Zena and Mrs. Frank Windsor j
of Spring Valley have returned ;
home following operations. Mrs.
Henry J. Neiger of Lincoln was
taken to the hospital after break
ing her hip in a fall a week ago.
J. S. MischeL owner and opera
tor of the old Alderman Farm at
Spring Valley was taken to the
hospital for observation. Confin
ed in bed with a heart ailment
is Roy W. Hammer of Lincoln.
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ing date for the arts and crafts
clasi to be conducted for those
interested. John Medcalf, art in
structor in the local high school,
will teach. Block printing will be
the', first subject taken up. Com
plete plans were announced at the
Tuesday night meeting of the Sil
verton Recreation association,
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