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Th Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, April 13, 1955
PRICE 5c
No. 17
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; "Peace hath her victories
No less renowned than war."
So wrote th r poet John Milton
in a sonnet U the warrior Crom
well. The truth has fresh endorse
ment in news of the success of
the Salk vaccine against poliomy
elitis. All th preliminary signs
pointed to this f act, so the an
nouncement on Tuesday, timed
appropriately to coincide with the
anniversary of the death of Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, occasioned no
surprise. But it did lift a load of
fear from the minds of millions
of parents and point a way of
escape from the paralysis which
often attended polio infection.
The hero is Dr. Jonas E. Salk,
scientist at the University of
Pittsburgh, who has been work
ing to perfect a preventive
vaccine for the past six years on
'a grant from the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis
(March of Dimes). He appropria
tely acknowledges debt to the ef
forts ,of other investigators who
have been conducting research in
this field for a much longer pe-
. riod. The first task was to isolate
the virus it was found there are
three types of polio, one of which
was responsible for the crippling
paralysis which has made polio a
dread disease. Then the job was
to locate a serum that would pre
vent or cure the polio types with
out injury to the human system.
In an article in the April Sci
entific American Dr. Salk discus
ses his approach to the problem
of preparing a safe and sure vac
cine against polio. There have
been two schools of thought in
(Continued on editorial page, 4.)
Power Outlook
roving m
Northwest
i PORTLAND .( ' The power
outlook is improving for the Pacific
Northwest with heavy rains along
the coast and some snow-melt
flowing into the inland power
reservoirs.
! The Bonneville 'Administration
said Tuesday that the "flow into
the reservoir behind Grand Coulee
Dam has gone up from 45,000 cubic
feet per second to 77,000 within the
past week.
A spokesman for Bonneville said
the inflow at Albeni Falls Dam is
being passed on to Grand Coulee,
water is spilling at McNary Dam,
insuring maximum generation at
Bonneville Dam, and conditions
are favorable at Hungry Horse
Dam.
The only blot in the picture Is
the receding flow on Snake River
tributaries because of cold weather
there. .
L The spokesman said it may soon
be possible to restore the inter.
ruptible power cut off from several
industries last month. At that time
75 per cent of the interruptible
load, was cut off.
Stock Market
Pushes Through
To Record High
; NEW YORK (fl The stock
market pushed through to a record
high Tuesday. ,
Strength in the chemicals, rails
and steels enabled The Associated
Press average of 60 stocks to ad
vance $1.30 to $163.30. That was
well above the previous record
high of $162.60 touched oa March 4.
Gains of $2 to $3 a share were
posted by Monsanto Chemical,
Union Pacific, American Gas k
Electric, Bethlehem Steel and
Goodyear. Up between $1 and $2
were such stocks as International
Paper; Allied Chemical Du Pont
and Southern Railway. -
Producers of the new polio vac
cine advanced early in the session
but were subjected to profit-tak
ing later on. The aircrafts lost
ground, with Douglas down $2 and
Boeing down $1. I-
Volume for the session totaled
2,770,000 shares.
ANIMAL CRACKERS
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A heavy storm swept Oregon
Tuesday, causing some-wind dam
age in many places and dumping
more than 1-inch of rain onto
Salem and continuous snowfall on
Santiam Pass.!
A measure of relief is seen for
the Salem, area by McNary Field
weathermen, who predict partial
cloudiness and scattered showers
today, tonight and Thursday.
The temperature today may get
around 54, in contrast with Tues-day's-43.
The night will be cooler
near freezing, however.
High Winds
High winds, according to Asso
ciated Press aanounts, inflicted
damage along the? coast Gust
velocity of 60 miles an hour was
attained at Newport where station
KNPT's 205-foot transmitting tow
er was toppled. Another tower kept
the station on the air. '
The wind also smashed a big
Window and tore off part of a
Supper club building roof there.
Trees and television antennas be
came storm casualties elsewhere.
Passes Eastward
The storm passed . eastward
over Portland and the Willam
ette Valley about noon. More
than an inch of rain was reported
at Newport, Portland and Salem,
which got 1.64 inches.
Snow fell all day in Santiam
Pass but melted as it fell in the
lower altitudes like Detroit.' High
way Supervisor Glenn Davidson
at Detroit said plows were not
called out. However, a small
slide, that partially blocked the
road above Detroit Dam, required
clearing away.
Maximum wind velocity attain
ed in Salem was 35 miles an hour.
.Sustained velocity was 24.
. A rash of minor accidents was
reported t on slippery Lancaster
Drive between Center Street and
Silverton Road where one resi
dent observed four wrecks during
the day.
Astoria reported gusts up to 63
miles an hour and Portland re
corded 55. , , !. ; -
As a result of rain storms, rivers
in the valley art due for moderate
rises during the next two days. At
Salem, the Willamette measured
6.2 feet Tuesday morning and 7.9
feet by midnight.
Dam Power
Failure Laid to
Faulty Circuit
PORTLAND m McNary Dam
power was interrupted again
Tuesday, but engineers said they
thought they had located the
trouble that caused .the brief
interruptions for two successive
days. .
They said a faulty relay circuit
had been located at the Santiam
sua station in the Willamette
Valley. One of McNary's two main
lines runs there. The faulty circuit
apparently set up line instability
that activated automatic switches
at the McNary end. cutting off all
power generated at the dam.
There was a half-hour1 inter
ruption Monday. There were inter
ruptions of 11 and eight minutes
Tuesday rnorning. Aluminum com
pany potlines were cut off from
service briefly until power could
be restored. Clocks also ran slow
in the period, because of lowered
frequency, hut the frequency was
stepped up later to correct them.
Searchers for
Airman Plod
-II .
Through Snow
GOLDENDALE, Wash, Ifl
Ground parties plodded through
snowstorm in the Simcoe Moun
tains Tuesday1, in the search for
20-year-old Henry Baker of The
Dalles, Ore., plane crash survivor
missing since Sunday.
As darkness approached Tues
day the Klickitat County sheriffs
office said no trace of Baker had
been reported.
Baker and Jack LaRocque, 40,
of The Dalles survived the crash
of LaRocque's light plane Satur
day. LaRocque, injured severely,
was rescued by an Air Force heli
copter crew a few hours after
Baker left the crash scene to seek
help. ,
A heavy snowstorm, in the Sim
coe range northeast of here pre
vented air search Tuesday.
High Snowdrifts in Two
States Block Traffic
. .
High winds 'whipped up moun
tainous drifts of. snow that nearly
stopped all traffic from Southeast
Wyoming along the Rocky Moun
tains into Southern Colorado Tues
day as a blinding, blizzard swept
across the two-state area, the As
sociated press said.
Solon Vote Takes State lotoi4
Bureau Control From Newbry
By ROBERT E. GANGWARE ployes now under the secretary
City Editor, The Statesman of state will become part of a
rThe House passed the bill to separate motor vehicle depart
put the state motor vehiclede- J ment. headed by an administrator
partment under thegovernor he appointed by the governor.
Taesday and the Senate passed
a ; bill to raise unemployment
benefits. .,
Both issues have rated among
the top controversies of the Ore
gon legislative session ever since
it began 13 weeks ago.
The House action, by a 39 to 19
vote, means that some 600 em-
Gty Teachers
eels
To Pay Plan
Salem Classroom Teachers As
sociation, headed by its spokesman-president.
Dale Merrill, told
Salem School board members
Tuesday night that the association
is dissatisfied with the board's
proposed method of . moving into
the new pay schedule next year.
Eighty per cent of the associa
tion's membership signed the pe
tition expressing dissatisfaction.
The group requested the board to
reconsider its proposal. Teachers
want a double raise of $360 next
fall rather than the board proposal
Of $180.
'We are here," Merrill said,
"because we had been led to be
lieve this would be ; a year for
majopreadjustment of teacher
salaries." The board's proposal
does not reflect this adjustment
and, as a result, teacher morale
has deteriorated, he added.
Merrill was answered sharply
by board member Gardner Knapp
who said Salem's schedule is
above average in the state and
that teacher, salaries here under
the new schedule compare favor
ably with salaries in other fields
with comparable educational back
grounds. !
Xnapp said the board had tak
en a "publicity beating" over the
teacher salary matter when U In
his opinion, is not i Only above
average but fair to teachers.
The board took no action on the
matter, but individual members
expressed opinions that the school
budget "simply wouldn't take" the
additional millage the teacher re
quest would require.
The teacher proposal would add
about $79,000 or about 1 mills
t the budget
(Additional details on page 2,
sec 1).
Medal for
"WASHINGTON m j -Rep. De-
rounian (R-NY) Tuesday proposed
that Congress award a medal . to
Dr. Jonas E. Salk who developed
the anti-polio vaccine.
Derouman said it would be a
"fitting expression of the tre
mendous gratitude of the people
. . to this great doctor and hu
manitarian for his : brilliant
achievement" " .:
Jle added in a : statement that
he would formally offer in the
House Wednesday a bill to award
the medal.
:'Dr. Salk's contribution to man
kind, through the successful de
velopment of his polio vaccine, is
one of the greatest in modern his
tory and I feel that I am voicing
the gratitude of all America in
presenting this bill," Derounian
said. . r ! t .
East State Cattle
Ranches 'In Worst
Shape on Record'
PORTLAND to-Eastern Oregon
livestock ranges are in the Worst
shape on record, the federal
Department of Agriculture said
Tuesday.
Cold weather has held back grass
growth, and : .not nearly , enough
rain and snow . fell during, the
winter to assure a long grazing
period in spring and summer, the
April report on range conditions
said. j
Prospects are especially poor in
the central and southeastern part
of the state. !
Max. j
Min.
,44
45
25
. 38
46
45
44
51 "
Predp.
1 (4
1-77
sa i
1.42
, .45
.00
.15
.55
jOO 1
Salem
Portland
Baker
47
60
53
54
61
78
50
Medford
North Bead
Roseburf
San Francisco
Chicafo
New York
44
55 -
Los Anjrelei
83
Winamette River T. feet. - t
FORECAST (from U. S. Weather
Bureau McNary Field, Salem):
Partly cloudy With scattered show
ert today, tonight and Thursday.
Hiirh today near 54. cooler tonicht
with near 32 low. Temperature at
la.i) I mm. today was 43. .
1 . " SALEM PEtaPtTATlOX
Sine Start of Weata Tear Sept 1
I Year Last Year Normal
I 3JM 40.B0 S4J8
Group Obj
Salk Proposed
eiiecuve Juiy x. laoo.
The Senate action approved
the compromise Senate bill lift
ing the ceiling of unemployment
payments from $25 to $35 a week.
Only senators voting against the j
plan were Sens. Lee Ohmart (R),
Salem, and Walter Leth (R),
Monmouth. The bill now goes to
the House for consideration.
Debate Headed Off i
Voting and full-scale debate on
yet another controversial subject
were headed off when the House
decided by 33 to 25 vote to send
back to committee the measure
that would have each county
elect one senator.. The House
elections committee in turn
agreed to hold a public hearing
on this bill at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Passage of the new motor ve
hicle department plan came in
both the House and, earlier, in
the Senate over the objections
WEDNESDAY'S EVENTS
10 a.m. House to take action
on billboard regulation bill,
HB 606. f
1 p.ml Hearing on bill in
creasing bar pilots' rates, Room
401, before Senate commerce
committee. , -:
10 a.m. Senate to. act on
bill putting utilities and build
ing rental firms under corpo
rate excise tax and on bill to
redefine true cash value for
taxing purposes.
voiced by several lawmakers that
this was a political maneuver,
would bring about a more effi
cient operation, would center too
much power in the governor.
Step in Consolidation
Rep. W. W. Bradeen (R),
Burns, said the bill represented
first step in an eventual consoli
dation of state motor vehicle
regulating functions, since the
affected department, like the
State Highway Department and
public utilities office, would be
supervised by appointees of the
governor.' " " '
, The bill was backed in the
House by Rep. Maurine Neu-
berger (D)r Portland, and Rep.
George Layman (R), NewTerg,
who served on the interim com
mittee which recommended the
legislation for a separate motor
vehicle department Gov. Paul
Patterson jlso recommended it
No Argument
At the Senate side of the Capi
tol Tuesday, there was no argu
ment over the unemployment bill
which had been written by the'
Senate labor and industry com
mittee to substitute '--for six sepa
rate bills on the subject '
Debate had come Saturday
when the Senate decided to side
in .with the committee minority
in favor of a $35 weekly top
benefit instead of $32.
This' bill, as it now drops In
Atom Reactor
DueatHanford
SPOKANE The General
Electric Co. will build a puclear
reactor, for production of electric
power, at ( Hanford, Wash., Sen.
Magnuson (D-Wash), said Tuesday-night
"We are going to have a re
actor at Hanford,' Magnuson said.
"It will create electric power
and ' will substitute for steam
plants in the Pacific Northwest.
"Funds for the project are in
the Atomic Energy Commission's
budget and General Electric 'will
not have to worry about financing."
INVESTIGATION PLANNED.
' WASHINGTON ( Sen. Lan
ger (R-ND) announced Tuesday
night that, a Senate judiciary sub
committee he heads will "conduct
a full and complete" investigation
into Edward J. Corsi's charges
that the refugee law was being
"sabotaged."
Salem Mother Fights to Save
Daughter From Deportation
A hearing win open Thursday
in Portland to determine whether
two young daughters of a Salem
mother will be taken from her
and sent to Mexico. , ,
The woman is Mrs. Sarah Vene
gas, 27, the fanner Sarah Caro
line Morse, 1674 Court St She is
a junior at Willamette University.
The daughters to be involved
in the deportation action in fed
eral court are Sarah Lucia, 8, and
Maria Elena, 6, both born in
Mexico. A third daughter, born in
this country, is not involved. '
According .to the Associated
Press account, Sarah Morse mar
ried Rafael Venegas, i a Mexican
farm worker and went to Mexico
with him in 1945. There the two
girls were born. Since the mother
iuau jh uj vwunixy Dciorw aiie
was U, her daughters were not
the House, would raise employer
taxes an average of 50 per cent
to keep the unemployment trust
fund from further dwindling at
present rate, would . disqualify
many seasonal workers from ben
efits and would' reduce benefits
by half for the claimants who
had quit jobs without cause, been
fired ct had refused to accept
jobs offered them. ;
(Additional legislative news on
Page 9, Sec. 1.) ' .
Russ Premier,
Bohlen Trade
Austria Toasts
MOSCOW Vfi Soviet Premier
Nikolai .Bulganin and U.S. Am
bassador Charles E. Bohlen ex
changed toasts Tuesday night to
ward early restoration of Aus
tria's iulependence. Both indicated
belief an Austrian settlement would
be a step in the direction of world
peace. , .t
The toasts came at a reception
given by Foreign Minister V.M.
Molotov at Spiridonovka Palace
for Austrian Chancellor Julius
Raab and his ton I advisers who
arrived Monday at the Soviets' in
vitation for talks on a treaty.
For 10 years the Western Big
Three and Russia have been un
able to agree on terms for an Aus
trian treaty ending their occupa
tion of the country. :
Prior to the reception, Raab and
his advisers held their first for
mal talks with Molotov. They last
ed for 90 minutes but there was
no comment from the Austrians
or Russians on what was said.
The reception ' was a gay and
amiable affair. Bohlen talked with
Bulganin for an hour around a
buffet table.
Swaps
Accusations
With ExAide
WASHINGTON J Secretary
of State Dulles swapped hot ac
cusations Tuesday ' with Edward
J. Corsi, his one-time friend whom
he fired as his immigration expert.
Dulles told a near-record news
conference Corsi was guilty of
reckless charges in denouncing the
department s handling of a pro
gram to admit refugees to - the
United States.
Corsi indignantly fired back that
Dulles lied when he claimed Cor
si's ouster Sunday. was in no way
influenced by frequent attacks ,on
him by Rep. Walter (D Pa).
"It's a . whole string of false
hoods," Corsi retorted. "I am ter
ribly shocked and astounded that
a man like Dulles for whom .1
had such respect could stoop so
low to defend himself and the in
competent administration of Scott
McLeod." . ' '
McLeo4 is the State Department
security chief who operates the
refugee law. In turning down Dul
les offer of a new job Monday
Corsi also struck out at McLeod,
saying McLeod wanted him to
serve as "stooge" to alibi what
he called failures in the refugee
program, i
U.S. Hoping This
Taxpayer Can't Sleep
IHICAUU uii An anonymous
letter arrived at the income tax of
fice Tuesday. It was clipped to
four $100 bills and read:
f 'Enclosed find $400 for my in
come tax. My conscience bothers
me and I can't sleep. If I still
can't s1md I will spnrf vnn ths
(balance., i .. .
U. S. citizens. '
She left her husband, returning
to Salem in 1949. A third daughter,
Marie Del Carmen Venegas now
5, was born after the return, and
is a UJS. citizen. The other two
daughters, however, had ' to come
to this country on visitors permits.
The government says the girls
have overstayed their permits.
Mrs. Venegas says she cannot get
passports for' the two, because
their father will not authorize
them. : .' ' .
Mrs. - venegas was granted a
divorce in Salem last year. The
court gave custody of the daughters
to her. .
A bill to allow the two girls to
remain in this country has been
introduced in Congress by Sens.
Morse (D-Ort) and Neuberger
(D-Orc).
By ALTON L. BLAKESLEE
Associated Press Science Reporter
ANN ARBOR, Mich. UB A po
tent new 1955-model Salk polio vac
cine began rolling Tuesday nfght
to doctors' offices' to end polio's
long reign of terror. 1
The vaccine was officially li
censed for public use by the Na
tional Institutes of Health only
hours after it had been found safe.
effective and powerful in prevent
ing paralytic polio. j
The vaccine in mass tests last
year proved its ability to prevent
up to 90 per cent of cases of para
lytic polio.
But officials said ,tbat : straight
mathematical ratios do not apply
because of variants in different
test areas which must be taken
into account. .
Since last summer the! vaccine
has been improved, and this new
1955 model vaccine is the one
which the public will begin to get
very soon, perhaps within a few
days time. j
This vaccine is far better than
the vaccine tested last year, and
it can theoretically prevent paraly
tic polio 100 per cent, declared
Dr. Jonas Salk, brilliant youngl
Pittsburgh scientist who developed
it. j
Children would' get only two
shots' of this newer vaccine
spaced two to four weeks apart
if Dr. Salk's recommendations are
followed. They would get' a third
shot no earlier than seven months
after that.
Billions of Antibodies '
Dr. Salk finds this spacing, best
nulls the trigger of the body's gun
mechanism, flooding billions of
protective antibodies into the blood
stream. It is these antibodies
which build a wall between chil
dren and paralytic polio.;
The soaring, historic news that
the Salk vaccine works was an
nounced, after iong months of se
cret research, by Dr. Thomas
Francis Jr., University of Michi
gan epidemiologist, who headed
the task of determining Its effec
tiveness. Children, kept living and well,
tell the full import of his story:
Onlv 71 children were paralyzed
by polio last summer, out of the
440,000 vaccinated.
But 445 ehildren were paralyzed
among the 1,400,000 surveyed who
didn't receive vaccine; -:
IIS Youngsters -
A total of only 113 youngsters
was striCKen Dy poiio paraiyut
and non-paralytic types -f- among
all those vaccinated. .
But a total of 750 was felled
by polio among the non-vaccinated.
No dead were among the cnu
dren who took the full series of
shots.
But there were 15 dead among
those not vaccinated.
Brothers and sisters were spared
when polio virus insidiously struck
down one member of a family.
Onlyi one of 233 vaccinated chil
dren developed polio from contact
within the family. But eight out
of 244 getting the dummy shots.
picked up the nerve destroying vi
rus this way.
The vaccine reportedly is in
credibly safe and amazingly free
from the kick of reactions which
always affect some pople no mat
ter what the drug is. '
Slight Reactions
These items in the report bore
that out:
Just 931 slight reactions among
the vaccinated children.
Only 939 slight reactions among
some 210,000 who received the
dummy shots of a completely in
ert watery material which was
harmless.
Just nine major reactions
"not clearly attributed to the in
oculations" among the vacci
nated ones.
But . 13 major reactions among
those getting the dummy shots.
Absolutely no evidence that the
vaccine itself caused any infec
tion. Prevents Paralysis
The most striking protection
came against bulbar type polio,
one of the very worst f
Definite evidence was found that
the vaccination often made the di
sease less severe, with less resi
dual or remaining ' paralysis.
And evidence also was found
that antibodies created by the vac
cine persisted for at least four to
five months after the three shots
had .been given. The vaccinated
children might still 1 be immune.
On this' point. Dr. Salk believes
that the longer spacing between
shots will extend the immunity in
definitely, perhaps for' years.
Dr. Salk also recommended that
children vaccinated in the 1954
tests get another shot as a "boost
er" to shoot up their protection.
Only time will tell how long the
immunity actually lasti.
Sons Vaccinated
The quiet-mannered, j self-possessed,
young scientist j whose
three sons were among the first
children ever to get the vaccine
was accorded a standing ova
tion by 500 distinguished scientists
and physicians, gathered in the
floodlighted auditorium of a Uni
versity of Michigan building.
Enough vaccine is expected for
30 million children this year.
-The National Foundation will
supply, free of charge, enough to
give a three shot series to nine
million first and second grade
school youngsters, plus I some in
the third grade who participated
in the tests last year. .
Doctors will probably have
enough for 21 'million children and
for pregnant women who are es
pecially susceptible to polio.
(Additional details on pages 2jJ
iv, sec i; pages a, a, sec z.
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Mass polio vaccination of the first four grades in Marion County
schools with the newly proven Salk vaccine which will begin April
18 will involve thousands of kids and needles. Shown preparing
some of the needles is Mrs. Fred Detering, public health nurse in
charge of polio vaccination supplies for the Marion County Health
Department. (Statesman Photo)
County May
S V . .. .
Two-Dose System
Six thousand Marion County youngsters eligible to receive Salk
polio inoculations may get it in two doses instead of three, and 2,000
others who tested the serum last year may get a booster shot. Health
Officer Dr. Willard Stone announced Tuesday night
. Dr. Stone made the report after a meeting of the state polio
advisory committee in Portland at which results of findings were
.- , 4 ' j announced by the National Fouh-
T fC fC I -K I
Breakdown of
Rolio Tests
In State Given
ANN ARBOR. Mich. UB Fol
lowing is a breakdown of study
cases by diagnostic classification,
vaccination status, and by field
trial areas in Oregon in which the
Salk vaccine was given to second-
grade children, but not to first and
third-grade children:
(Key)
Study population: A total. B
Second graders who were vacci
nated. C First and third graders
who were not, vaccinated. D Sec
ond graders who were not vacci
nated E Second graders who re
ceived partial injections.
Paralytic cases: F Total. H
First and third graders who were
not vaccinated. J Second graders
who were not inoculated.
Non-paralytic cases: None in
Oregon.
Cases thought to be polio but
which turned out to be other ail
ments: R TotaL S Second grad
ers who were vaccinated. T First
and third graders who were not
vaccinated.
Lane County: A 9,027. B 1,776.
C 6,103. D 1,089. E 59. R 2.
S 1. T 1.
Marion County: A 6.031. B
1,290. C 4,148. D 543. E 50. F
3. H-2. .J-l. R-l. S-l.
Multnomah (excluding Portland) :
A 5,544. B 1,166. C 3,700. D 636.
E 132. F 4. G 2. J 1.
R 1. S 1.
Truman 'Wants to
Run With Adlai'
NEW YORK T The New York
Daily News said Tuesday night
former President Harry S. Tru
man wants to run for vice presi
dent next year with Adlai E. Stev
enson as the Democratic presi
derttial candidate.
At the Truman home in Inde
pendence, Mo., Tuesday night Mrs
Truman laughed and declined to
call her husband to the telephone
when asked about the Daily News
story. I V v
"The story is ridiculous. Mrs.
Truman said. "I know it isn't true,
and there's no use wasting his
time and your time talking about
it"
FAMILY WIPED OUT
SARATOGA SPREES, N. Y. (I
A family of seven and a 10-year-old
Easter, visitor were burned to
death Tuesday' in a pre-dawn fire
that raged through a rickety apart
men and business building here.
WINDY AT VICKSBURG
VICKSBURG. Miss. W Winds
reaching 35-miles an hour in gusts
struck Vicksburg Tuesday, caus
ing thousands of dollars in dam
age. No injuries were reported.
.k'Vs
Use
datiori for Infantile Paralysis.
Health officials began immedia
tely revising' schedules for ad
ministering the inoculations on
the new basis. Under the two-shot
plan a third shot would not be
given until next falL
Starts Mcntiav
Inoculations of youngsters . of
the .first four grades are schedul
ed to begin Monday at centers
established at St Vincent's school
and Hoover School in Salem, and
at St Paul High School and Aum
sville Schookin the county. First
shot dates forthT'rest of an esti
mated. 6,000 youngsters eligible
would follow through Friday on
the previously announced sched
ule.
Still in doubt along with the
type of series was the interval
between the shots. It appeared
likely on the basis of recommen
dations that the second shot might
be administered two, three or
even four weeks after the first
one. Originally the schedule had
been set up to give three shots
at one-week intervals.
The 2,000 who may be schedul
ed for boosted shots are those
county second graders who sub
mitted to join in a nationwide
test of the serum a year ago.
They will probably receive ino
culations at the timeof the sec
ond series in May. 1
Moving Ahead
Meanwhile, machinery for com
pleting the first round of inocula
tions was going ahead in the
county. Shipment of the Salk vac
cine to the state was awaited
momentarily with Marion County
scheduled to pick Up its supply
in Portland, probably Saturday.
Hundreds of needles and sy
ringes were being readied and
sterilized at the Marion County
health Office in preparation for
Monday's inoculation start It will
he necessary.to sterilize the
equipment each night in prepara
tion for the following day's ino
culations This will be done at
Salem Memorial Hospital.
-Druggists in Salem were ex
pecting to receive their ship
ments of the vaccine at about the
same time it is made available
CHURCH LEADER, DIES
J0LIET, 111. (J) Dr. Walter
H. MacPherson, 77, who was presi
dent of the Universalist Church of
America from 1935-39, died Tuesday.-
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