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V i: Hiec .11) statesman, Saem, Ore., Fri, Dec. 30, 1955 Volunteers Eat DDT feTo Determine Safety : Factor in Daily Diet r. tT? ' By FRANK CAREY "there li I large ssfoty factor as- Asavciatrd Press'Scieace sociatcd with DDT as it now c- OPEN FRIDAY 9:30 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. -',. 7 Reporter curs in the general diet," even ATLANTA ( Human volun- though it U true that aome ol .Um have eaten big doses of the DDT we eat remain in our i eaiiiiasisisiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisaasisaaaa -show that food from insecticide- Science Session prayed fieldi in tale, team of Dr. Wayland J. Hayes Jr., Dr. .scientists said Thursday. . i William F. Durham, snd chemist v snme nf th. vniuntrm A Cipriano Cueto Jr., of the U. & day ate 200 timea. more DDT than Plic Health Service toxicology the small traces that are known W'00 ln Savannah, Ca, de tn nBar in almost evf-rvnn'. scribed the experiment to a ses- 1 daily diet, the scientists said, but io the American Association the .hnwprt no ivmobnii or lor the Advancement of Science "any sign of illness'- related to (AAAS). .'the. Insecticide. I The scientists were concerned : : The study concluded that because "traces of DDT" occur in , "nearly all prepared meals" and because recent studies showed that very small amounts of DDT were stored in almost everyone's body. Some doctors feared this stored-up DDT might act like a slow poison. 'Daily Doses' In the new study, 44 men took daily oral doses of DDT tor a month and 14 for a full year. I Some of the volunteers ate meals ' WASHINGTON ( The census with the ordinary amount of DDT Iwreau said Thursday that ttie left in food by insecticide spray- -mimber of working wives reached some ate 20 times as much a new high of ll.soo.ooo in 1955.. i DDT and some ate 200 times as V "This was a whopping increase much. of 00.90t over the previous year. I The results show that DDT The census bureau aid the prin- storage in the body stops after cipal factor seemed to be a sharp about a year, even though we 'increase In the proportion of mar- continue to eat it ln food, the rita women assisting in the sup- study sa:d. jertj of the family. In another report to the AAAS, The report said the number of a physician estimated that at married women in the population least 988,000 persons a year are Working Wife KurabersHit New Record .has 'been rising steadily but this did iot teem to be the reason for the Increase - in the number ' of married women working. poisoned some fatally bv sub stances in their own homes. Other Da ma g era Dr. Irtn Kerlan, associate usefulness." Meanwhile, the. report said, the medical director, U. S. Food Ind number of single women in the, Drug Administration. Washing labor force declined to some 8.-1 ion, D. C, said drugs, disinfect 000,600 in 195S. a drop of 300.000 ants, cosmetics, cleansers and from the year before and of 1,100.- even toys, inks and hobby sup- 00 from the average number of:P" could be potential poisons single women in the labor lbrr nen improperly used. ltf the early oostwar years. The answer, he suggested, is ..This trend, the census bureau 'prevention through better label aiL reflects both the lareer num-:1" "nd Packaging, better edu tor of tiiurle women now soine to "tion. and perhaps "restricting Vn... ,k. ,, i irom the home substsnces hoie Mkrriaee. have reduced the num. ! hu?f?oul tur outweigh thea ter of single women in the popu lation. , The number of single men In - ths labor force rose slightly in the last two years some 45,000 to a level of about 1.300.000 in 1955. The census bureau said on re sult of mora married women work ing was that unemployment of the head of the family was less likely aow to deprive the family of all its earned income. In this connection- the census bureau said that In April of this year about 1.300, 000 heads of families wea unem ployed but that in about 40 per cent of these families one or more other persons, usually the wife, was employed. Kim Novak f Groomed9 for Rita's Place Wood Workers At Hood River Reject Proposal - HOOD RIVER, Ore. Ufi - The International Woodworkers local at the Oregon Lumber Co. mill here voted Wednesday night against' a S to U cent wage in crease proposal, business agent Kenneth See said Thursday. '. The offer is similar to that ac cepted by a number of Lumber and Sawmill Workers locals. The pay increase. is reported to aver- ag44 cents an hour. r iL. y 1 .:M J I ommittee to confer at Portland I J UrV IllCllCtS Mail tiatmg committee of the IWA whose officers have spoken against the S-U offer. Contracts generally expire next April l. The 5-1$ offer was worked ut by employers and the Lumber and -Sawmill Workers Union. LOS ANGELES W-A Colum- bis Pictures executive Thursday confirmed in federal court what Hollywood long has suspected that actress Kim Novak is taking Kin Haywortn i .apot on toe Jot B. B. Kahane. studio rice presi dent, testified in earshot of Miss Hayworth that the blonde Chi cago girl an unknown two years ago has been cast for Rita's role in the movie "Joseph and his Brethren." That is the movie which in spired Miss Hayworth's $150,000 breach of contract suit against her former employers. Basic Is sue. Is whether Columbia in starr ing Miss Hayworth's $12,500-a- weex saury on last March 7 was legally carrying out its end of the contract . , , j Miss Hayworth contends the contract called for the starting of principal photography on that date. She refused to appear in the, picture after the actual pro duction was delayed a month. Iii Wife's Death FOSSIL, Ore. UK A grand jury indicted Charles W. Iremonger; 53, Thursday on a charge of man slaughter in connection with the death of his wife, Alva. Dec. 18. Dist. Atty. Robert Abrams said he would be arraigned before Cir cuit Judge Ed Howell at a date still to be set. Iremonger told authorities he had been taking a nap and awak ened to find his wife lying dead on the kitchen floor of their home PARTI-ANTI in Tn fr0nn here. labor leaders becan a series of I An "uloPT showed Mors. Ire- meetings Thursday to bring Ore-' "wwr died of a blood clot on the goa unions into the framewofi of.Dra'B- the recent AFLCIO merger.. Iremonger. a mechanic, has Taking part were Jess Bell " U J president of the State Industrial ' wa-avaa WUIIVU, w SSI I SCSI &S. J J I lVIl' M m T) m aid. president of the State Feder-! Hrother Ol rortland Oregon Labor LeaderS'Meet N To Weld Unions atkm of Labor: James T. Marr, secretary of the state federation, and George Brown, state CIO sec rtary. .. Welfare Department j Grant Report Made X'lCUTVrTMJ ... am.. a. Z, wmZL L7. SZ H the place of Capt. Wil- ral funds fr.nted in the first 11 JSSl months of this year for vocational mlJ!ik "i,unn Police Giief Named PORTLAND UK tTbe top Jobs in the Portland police department became a brother act Thursday. Chief of Police Jim Purcell Jr., named his younger brother, Lt. Bard PurcelL 42, as acting chief of detectives. rehabilitation went to private. Bon-profit groups. The department has announced "of the total of $1.05.7W. . .grant ed. , . tS6J.17l went to ' private groups located la communities in 42 different states or territories, the remainder to stage agencies." ? SURGICAL - SUPPORTS TO! All Kinds. Tratiea, Ahdesniaal Supports. , . FUstic Hosiery Kisert - rittero Private fitting Keens.' - J. Ashlfeai lecte C:;!::l tr:j SUri 40$ ftote I tree Oraer of Liberty : Oraea ftUsape , Get Up Nights? ' Backacht? Lumbago, ' Ltg Cramps? FuffJyti? SCHAEFER'S Diuretic Tonic Sold at Schsefer! Drag Only . SCHAEFER'S DRUGSTORE Opea Dally 1 M a. am, to p.ss. : liadays, t a. an. to S f. am. 119 N. 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