TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Tuesdey. April 4. 1950
Anri-Hisramine Drugs Can
Kill, Allergy Expert Says
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AH allergy expert warned today
that "anti-histamlne drugs can
kill" and there i "as yet no good
evidence" of their effectiveness
in treating the common cow.
Dr. Samuel M. Koinberg, head
of Northwestern university's al-
lemv research laboratory, said
there was considerable danger
from the drugs because of their
sale without doctor's prescrip
tions.
Deaths Reported
Feinberg, speaking before the
American Association oi nan
way Surgeons, said:
"Deaths in British children
who have eaten anti-hislamines
as sweets are reported by Lancet
(British medical publication) and
accounts of similar deaths have
been reported in the Journal of
the American wicaicai hjsiicih-
Table Rock
Table Rock, Apr. 4 The pow
er company has been doing some
tree trimming along the high
line through this district which
resulted in the weening willow
tree at the Fred Smith place
looking like some one that naa
gone to the barber shop for a
hair cut and having the barber
quit before he was through.
Smudging crews were in read
iness here Wednesday morning
when temperatures went down
to 24 plus but rose so quickly
that pots were not lighted.
John Boardman who has spent
the winter in Los Angeles with
his son stopped off here Friday
, and spent the day with his niece,
Mrs. Hay Doran before returning
to his home in Tacoma, Wash.
W. W. Eddington, old time
farmer of Sams Valley, now liv
ing In Central Point is visiting
this week at the Frank Myers
home.
M. A- Blackwood, local paint
er, is brightening up the Fred
Smith dwelling with a new coat
of paint.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Richardson
left Saturday for Portland to
spend a few days vacationing at
the home of their son Donald
and family.
Henry Maury of Central Point
and sister Mrs. Sally Cowgill and
daughter Mrs. Gene Soule, of
San Carlos, Cal., were dinner
guests here Friday at the R- E.
' Nealon home.
Fortune hunters on Upper Ta
ble Rock must have hit the jack
pot or become discouraged as no
dynamite explosions have been
heard here for the past two
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hover and
family of Central Point were
visitors at the Ray Doran home
here recently.
Table Rock farmers attending
the soil conservation meeting at
Sams Valley Thursday night
were Edwin Taylor, Bill Bishop,
E. E. Robison, Abe Hnlfhlll, R.
E. Nealon and Walter Leverettc.
With the weather warming up
and many water holes around
everyone should bo on the look
out for newly hatched mosquitoes-Several
from this district at
tended the hobby show at Camp
White last Sunday.
The Teen Agers held their reg
ular meeting at the school house
last Thursday night.
The county dog catcher was
Hon, in New York medicine and
in notes from the pharmacy com
mittee of the division of phar
macology of the Albany Medical
college.
"There are a number of sim
ilar deaths in children and adults
which have not yet been pub
lished but are under legal and
scientific analysis.
He estimated that Americans
will spend $100,000,000 this year
for antihistamine preparations.
Haiard Greater
"It Is evident that this hazard
to children and grownups has
suddenly become considerably
creator because of the pormis
sion for unrestricted over-the-counter
sale of the drugs," he
said.
"The public will pay this bill
for the doubtful Drivilcge of
self-medication with drugs for
which there is at yet no good
evidence of effectiveness in colds
and which have already killed a
number of people."
He said that under the super
vision of a physician, "the drugs
have their legitimate use ana
are quite safe.
No Evidence
"But it cannot be expected
that all of the 150 millions of
people who arc 'privileged to
medicate themselves with such
potent compounds will have the
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thoughtfulness to have respect
for the toxicity of such drugs
which are obtained from the
drug clerk merely for the ask
ing," he said.
Feinberg said that the council
of pharmacy and chemistry of
the American Medical associa
tion recently said there was not
sufficient evidence to Justify
claims that anti-hlstamines were
effective as cures for the com
mon cold.
out here Friday. He wanted our
old bobbed tailed torn cat.
Said he had quantities of rats
and some of them so big that It
would take a huge cat to handle
them.
Old Tom has been here so long
we have become somewhat at
tached to him, so didn't let him
go.
The Table Hock community
club meeting Friday night,
March 24, was attended by a
large crowd which seemed to
thoroughly enjoy the fine uro
gram of vocal and instrumental
selections, magic tricks and a
blackface comedy. A chorus 01
ladies accompanied by Mrs. Elmo
Stallings on the piano rendered
some very nleaslug numbers and
John Bigham and Ernest Smith
proved to be good magicians
while Silas Goodlin did some
good work with the guitar and
harmonica at the same time.
A cast of six, consisting of
Francis Vondcrpool, I,van Myers,
Lucile Smith,) Thalia Doty, Bob
Vanderpool, and Bert Pierce,
coached by Ruth Brown, made
the black face comedy one of the
highlight features of the pro
gram. At the next meeting of the
club Friday, April 28, Jimmie
Allen will be chairman of the
program committee assisted by
Mrs. R. E. Nealon.
Mrs. Dan Sage is staying at the
Bob Sage home during her hus
band's absence.
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IN SENATORIAL RACE-Senator
Sheridan Downey (D., Cal.) an
nounced that "upon the urgent
advice of my physicians" he has
been forced to withdraw ni: candi
dacy for re-election to the Senate
and urged his supporters to back
Manchester Boddy (above), pub
lisher and editor-in-chief of The
Los Angeles Dally News. Boddy
will file for the Senate on both the
Democratic and Republican tickets.
With discovery of the Corn
stock Lode, in Nevada, the pop
ulation of approximately 1000
zoomed to more than 30,000.
Ashland Council Sets
Regular Meeting
Ashland, Apr. 4 Three Hems
of business which have been
consistently presented to the
Ashland city council for consid
eration at most council meetings
for the past few months, will
probably be up tor consideration
again at a regular meeting at
7:30 p.m. today.
They include presentation ot
a proposed new water rate sched
ule lor residential, agricultural
and commercial users; discussion
of an ordinance which would
require sawmills to control Hy
ing sawdust and ashes, and a
resolution to place on the May
luth election ballot a charter
amendment which would permit
the city to eflect the sale of tim
ber property in Ashland canyon.
Reports on progress in pre
paring the 1950-51 budget may
also be heard by councilmen.
RESERVISTS TO MEET
Medford's naval reserve com
posite unit 13-11 will meet at 8
p.m. Wednesday in the federal
office building, 33 North River
side avenue, according to Lt. R.
William Clark, commanding of
ficer. The meeting will be open
to all ex-members of the naval
services. Training in the activa
tion of the "moth-ball" fleet will
be given.
Work was begun on the Gol
den Gate bridge at San Francisco
Jan. S, 1933, and it was com
pleted May 27, 1937.
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