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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, February 22. 1950 Science at Work Sector) Watching Cancer Merer Killing Trial With Interne Interest Many Admit They Have Done It Bv Paul F. Ellis I United Press Science Editor New York, Feb. 23 (U.R) Docton in the small towns, spe cialists in the big cities and even he vnuna interne in the hospital accident wards have their pro fessional eye turnea towara Manchester. N. H. In that picturesque New Eng land town, one of their profes sion is going on trial for murder because he deliberately put to death a woman who was already dying of cancer. Discussions with doctors have shown there Is a tremendous amount of interest in the fate of Dr. Herman Sander, the doctor who injected 40 centimeters of air into the veins of his patient, causing her death. B.li.ve Bander Broke Oath While there is a great deal of sympathy for Dr. Sander, the belief is rather general that he broke his Hlppocratic oath. Such an oath Is laKen Dy every qoc tnr as he receives his decree. It pledges him to do his best for the patient at an limes, ana to orotect the privacy of patient- doctor relationship, and places him under a high code of ethics. The oath goes back to Hip pocrates, known as the father of medicine. In recent years the oath was rewritten somewhat to pledge doctors against inhuman treatment of patients, such as the nazi doctors gave anti-Hitler Germans before and during the last war. However, many cancer doc tors have admitted privately that they have given overdoses of morpnine or otner pain Kill ing drugs to patients who had but a few hours to live. Cancer Sure Killer The doctors point out that can cer, once it Is In the last stages, is a sure killer and few if any coses have been reported where in a patient made a death-bed stand against the disease and then recover. As a result, the patient is put into a coma deliberately, the doctors say, and it is in a coma from which they know the pa tient will not recover. Some medical men sBy there Isn't much difference between giving a person an overdose of morphine, and giving him a le thal dose effect, but morphine is regarded as a therapeutic agent, while air is not. Air Injections Used Research men have used In jections of air to kill laboratory animals. The smallest amount in some cases will kill a mouse, they point out. An injection of air causes air bubbles in the blood stream and they reach the heart in a matter of a few seconds. Such is called an air embolus, and it damages the heart, causing it to draw up. The blood In the heart, the doctors say, takes on a pinkish color, and an autopsy would ahow immediately whether a Army Men To Prepare For Atom Bomb Test Washington, Feb. 22 (U.R) An army detachment will leave loon for Eniwctok atoll in the Pacific to help prepare for the forthcoming atomic bomb test. The detachment will build communications facilities, quar ters, mess halls, utilities and air base facilities on the atoll. The army construction force will compriso the 7th engineer brigade headquarters of the 70th engineer construction battalion and supporting quartermaster, medical, signal, transportation and finance units. The atomic energy commission previously announced a contract with Holmes & Narvar, Los An goles engineering firm, for work on technical facilities on Eniwetok. person was killed by air injec tion. The Sander trial may not de cide the issue whether mercy deaths should be permitted. Some doctors who believe in the principle of mercy deaths still would refrain from making them legal in the fear that the legalized mercy killing would be abused. Shady Cove -Trail Shady Cove-Trail, Feb, 22 Dale Coodman of Trail has left for Anchorage, Alaska, where he will be employed. His broth er, Don Goodman is in Anchor age now. Mr. and Mrs. John Jesinghaus, former owners of the Shady Cove Locker Plant In Shady Cove, are reported to be very busy on their dairy farrri at Mur phy near Grants Pass. They are milking about 10 cows. Mrs. Jesinghaus is the sister of Mrs. Holder of Shady Cove. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Grow of Trail together with their son and his wife and small daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Grow of Eagle Point left last week on a trip to Los Angeles to visit friends and relatives. Mrs. Jessie Hews, sister of Ray Prichard of Butte Creek, Trail has left on a 2Vi months tour of South America. She will visit In particular Rio dc Jaincro and then go to Argentina returning by way of tne west coast. Mrs. Winnie Pinncy made a trip to Portland and brought back with her her daughter, Barbara Pinney who has been In the Shriners hospital since before Christmas. Barbara, who underwent two operations of skin grafting on her arm re ports that the skin grafts were successful. On February 14 Girl Scout Troop No. 82 under leadership of Mrs. Kay Vogel held an invi tational valentine tea after the play rehearsal at the school house. The girls agreed to form a permanent dancing club for lessons in both ballroom danc ing and square dancing. Mem bers of Rotary club and Steel head Post No. 68B1 V.F.W. will give Instructions in both forms of dancing. Girl Scout Troop No. 82 wish to express their appre ciation for the cooperation the Shady Cove Rotary and V.F.W. have extended to them. The condition of W. E. Cross. of the Palo Alto Mfg. Co. of Shadv Cove, who is confined to bed at his home with heart trou ble Is much the same. A general dress inspection of the Boy Scouts and Cubs was held February l!i at the school house with John Patton of Med ford, district commander for the Shady Cove-Trail area in attend ance. Also present were Johnny Walker, Red Wilson and Leo Tuttle as representatives of Steelhead Post No. 6881 V.F.W., the group sponsoring the Boy Scouts in this area. Cubs and Scouts both attaining a high rating In appearance and dress. 1 his, or course, was very gratify ing to the community and espec ially to those who have given so much of their time and effort to their work. Five Cubs receiv ed Bobcat pins: Carl Rone, Ker ry Cochran, Robert Peel, Martial Andre and Douglas Chamber lain. Three Cubs left the pack advancing Into the Scouls: Stan ley Honk, Eugene llcnshaw and Jimmy McClevc. Opal Lanham of Rogue River opened her beauty shop next to the Mountain View cafe In Shady Cove on February 21. Mrs. Lanham who has another shop in Rogue River will call her shop Opal's Beauty Shop and nas the latest in modern equip ment. Elk Creek Social club will M nelly don m SI says J f le f ; I rii in jersey Morning, noon and night . . . You arc always ready in one of the new Nelly Don Jerseys. Shop Nelly Don Department (or new styles and materials. VFW Auxiliary Announces New Essay Contest The auxiliary of Crater Lake post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, today announced details of the annual essay contest for senior high school students, which it is again sponsoring this year. Sub ject of the contest this year will be "Peace with Honor for America," according to Mrs. Fred Lawrence, chairman of the contest committee. Cash prizes will be awarded to local students winning the first three prizes, Mrs. Lawrence said, with $25, $15 and $10 be ing offered. She added that the contest will "assist the students in their achievement of educa tion, and to promote civic reali ties in their relationship." Only Seniors Only senior class students at Mcdford and St. Mary's high schools will be eligible to com pete this year. Marilyn Malonc, Medford. won first prize last year and later placed second in the state competition. There are also national prizes for which local winners can compete, Mrs. Lawrence pointed out. State prizes are $50, $15 and $5, while national contest awards are $1, 000, $500, $250, $100 and 20 honorable mentions. The contest will close March 24, Mrs. Lawrence said, and students are being informed of details through the schools. The essays must be the work of the students themselves. Judges of the essays will be Mrs. Stephen G. Nye, Dick House and Eric Allen Jr. Judging will be based on literary style, interpretation of the student's views, and patri otic inspiration. They are to be no longer than 1,000 words each hold a box social dance Satur day evening, February 25 at the hull. Proceeds from auctioning of boxes will be used for redec orating the club house kitchen. Mrs. Mae Jones and family of Shady Cove are leaving this coming week-end to join her hus band at his logging cHmp, Jump Off Joe near Giants Pass. They will camp up there temporarily. Steelhead Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxil iary will hold their next regular meeting on Wednesday, March 1, at 8 p.m. at Rogue River lodge. Members are urged to turn out as nominations for of ficers for the ensuing year will be made. Elections will be held at the second meeting in March and installation in April. The Mountain View cafe across from the Shell Service station in Shady Cove which opened for business in Novem ber under ownership of Mr. and Mrs. John Harris is now serving short orders. They expect to open a fountain service and serve dinners soon. A successful card party was held February 18 by Upper Rogue Grange with eight tables in piny. Little Eda Larson, daughter of Mrs. Marie Larson of Elk Creek, is reported to have suffered an attack of appendicitus. Shady Cove school board will hold the budget meeting today at 8 p.m. in the schoolhouse. At this time the school budget will be presented and discussed for the ensuing year and all in the community are urged to attend In order that the work of the school board way be better understood, and closer coopera tion between community mem bers and board attained. Elk Creek Social club held the monthly birthday potluck dinner at the club house Febru ary 17 honoring Geneva McKin zie, Marie Larson, Frances Por ehcr Jack Hughes and Jim Van dcrlip. The birthday cake was baked and decorHted by Ken neth Laccy. Canasta was plnyed after the dinner and a pleasant social evening enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. LeRov Wehde of Trail are parents of a daugh ter, born February 18 in Med ford. The baby who weighed B1? lbs., arrived at the Community j hospital. Shady Cove P.-T.A. held reg-1 ular meeting February 17 at 8 p.m. at the schoolhouse with a j special program in observance of ; the SUrd National Founders day. ' Mrs. Lois Hicks, vice president ; gave a short reading telling of j Ihe founding and work of the P.-T.A. as a national organiza tion. Mrs. Agnes Brown, chair-j man of the program committee, introduced the speaker of the evening, John Richards, county i juvenile officer, who gave a short talk on the work of the juvenile court in Jackson coun ty and of some of the problems with which the workers are fae d daily. A motion was made, mt the Shady Cove P.-T.A. go on rpcord In favor of a detention 1 home being made available for the children instead of housing them in the jail. Next meeting date lias been changed and it will be hed lthe afterinoon of March 31. A film and speaker on the rehabilitation center In Eugene will be presented under auspices of the Oregon Society for Crippled Children and AtUilts , In order that the work of this organization may be better un derstood. Invitations have been extended to Prospect and Elk Creek Trail P.-T.A.'s to attend and Buy one interested In the community is cordially invited Mis. Charles Braughton of Shady Cove underwent an opera-, tion February 20 at Sacred Heart hospital. Slip is expected to be home in a few days. pa -f THREE BIG SHOPPING DAYS .... THRIFTY THURSDAY and RED TAG DAYS FRIDAY and SATURDAY . . REMEMBER SMART SHOPPERS SHOP LEONS ALWAYS 5 2 X C & aW J . m! aS JrO 3? :j , ' ? THRIFTY THURSDAY and RED TAG DAY 'BLOUSES' 190 Blouset for you to elect from . . . Several styles . . , and sizes 32 to 38 . . . Lots of White . . . Values to 4.95 . . . Thrifty Thursday and Red Tag Days 1.47 THRIFTY THURSDAY and RED TAG DAY 'SHOES' 200 Pair of all kinds and styles ... Hi Heel Sandals . . . 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