Columbia River
Towns May Expect
Floods This Spring
Wenatchee, Wash., Apr. 27
Towns along the banks of the
Columbia river are in for a flood
this spring, but not as serious as
the disasterous one of 1948, Col
umbia river flood forecaster El
mer Fisher predicted today.
Fisher, weather bureau flood
forecaster at Portland, Ore., said
the Columbia would crest at
feet at the measuring
gauge at Trinidad, Wash., just
below here. He said that would
be 21 feet higher than the river
is today, but eight and one-half
feet short of the 1948 crest.
Rita Seen Gradual
The increase in flow was not
expected for a few days and it
was predicted the rise would be
gradual for some time.
Fisher forecast the Columbia
to be only six feet below the
1948 peak at Portland, and a cer
tain amount of trouble was to be
expected all along the river.
It was thought 11 big gates at
Grand Coulee dam could be rais
ed to peel off the crest of the
flood.
The present flow of water
over the dam is 105,000 cubic
feet per second. At Wenatchee
the flow is 120,000 cubic feet per
second due to additional flow
from the Entiat, Methow and
Wenatchee rivers, engineers
said.
Siskiyou Meat Dealer
Will Get New Trial
Sacramento, Apr. 27 (U.R)
The Third district court of ap
peals ordered a new trial today
for A. Katcher, Siskiyou county
meat dealer, convicted of de
frauding a Dixon, Cal., cattle
auctioneer.
Katcher, president of Katcher
Meat Co., Inc., was charged with
giving a worthless check for
$10,050 to Brahs Bros., Dixon,
for cattle bought at auction Oct.
30, 1948. He was acquitted on a
charge of "issuing a fictitious
check" but convicted of "obtain
ing property under false pre
tenses.
The appellate court held that
a new trial was in order because
the trial judge failed to instruct
the jury that the law requires
specific proof that the fraud was
intended. Katcher testified at the
trial that the check had been
issued with the understanding
that Brahs Bros, would wait un
til he had raised the money by
butchering and re-selling the
cattle.
Medford
Tribune
Second Section
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1950
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she Is engaged to Charles Black, son of a utilities executive, with
whom she Is shown at the Bachelors' Ball, held In San Francisco.
Bhirley refused to say If she would marry Black when her divorce
becomes final.
'Kalhy Fiscus' Law
Results in Penalty
Marshall, Mich., Apr. 27 U.R)
The first person believed con
victed under Michigan's "Kathy
Fiscus" law paid a $31.90 fine
today for failing to cover an
open well.
Farmer Starr Wallbeck paid
the fine rather than serve 30
days in jail.
Michigan's legislature passed
a law requiring old wells to be
covered after the tragic death of
three-year-old Kathy Fiscus in
California more than a year ago.
Wallbeck's neighbors com
plained the open well was dan
gerous for children living in the
area.
Dance Instructor To
Preside at Institute
Ashland, Apr. 27 First in
struction of a four session folk
dance institute will be given
Friday, April 28, at 8 p.m. at
Southern Oregon College Mem
orial court.
Henry "Buzz" Glass, founder
of the California Folk Dance
federation will be instructor.
Other sessions are scheduled
Saturday at 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and
8 p.m. There will be a small
tuition charge. Many of the
dances will be based on the
schottische, waltz and polka of
the couple round dances and
circle progressive variety.
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Two New Blood Tests to
Detect Active Tuberculosis
By Paul F. Ellis
United Press Science Editor
Washineton. ADr. 27 U.R)
Two new blood tests to detect
active tuberculosis and which
may serve as a barometer on
progress of the disease were an
nounced today at the annual
meeting of the national tubercu
losis association.
One test, reported by Dr.
Gardner Middlebrook of New
York's Rockfeller Institute for
Medical Research, may prove to
be to tuberculosis what the Was
serman test is to syphilis.
Elements Checked
It uses two elements in a pa
tient's blood that can be checked
against one another to determine
whether tuberculosis germs are
at their deadly work in the
human body.
The father test, reported by
Dr. Bruno Gerstle of the Veter-
s hosDital. Oakland. ai.,
measures the blood's gamma glo
bulin that carries antibodies, or
riisease fichters. It has been
found that the gamma globulin
content appears to rise with an
increase ot disease ano iau wiui
improvement in the patient's
condition.
The new test reported by Mid
dlebrook is an improvement
over a technique he previously
announced in conjunction with
Dr. Rene J. Dubos, also of the
Rockefeller institute.
Earlier Tetl Successful
The earlier test, requiring the
use of red blood cells from sneep.
has been reDorted as successful
in determining the presence of
active tuberculosis.
The sheep cells were made
sensitive to tuberculosis by
treating them with an extract
made from the disease germs. As
a result, a SDecific antigen a
substance that stimulates the
production of antibodies adher
ed to the cells, which then were
mixed in a test tube with serum
from a patient's blood. If the
person had tuberculosis, anti
bodies in the serum caused the
sensitized cells to clump to
gether.
Middlebrook said he has per
formed the test with the pa
tient's own red blood cells. The
new technique, he said, has the
advantage of convenience since
it is not always easy to obtain
sheep's blood.
Medford's Oldest
Laundry Purchased
The sale of Medford's oldest
laundry and dry cleaning estab
lishment, the Domestic, was
announced today by Glenn
Fabrick, vice-president of the
corporation. The new owner, A.
A. Dumas, Portland, has pur
chased a home here and will
tHke over operation of the plant
on May 1.
The Domestic has been in the
Fabrick family since 1907, and
at its present location, 30 North
Riverside avenue, since 1922.
Glenn Fabrick became the active
manager after the death of his
father in 1932. He is vice
president of the corporation and
his mother, Mrs. Ma r g a r e t
Fabrick, is president.
To Toketee
Fabrick has accepted a posi
tion as commissary steward at
the California Oregon Power
company hydroelectric develop
ment at Toketee falls. He is
employed by the Flint and
Shaw commissary contractors of
Sacramento.
The new owner was formerly
manager of the National Laun
dry company at Portland. He
was associated with that firm
for 25 years. A son. Murrey, a
senior at Oregon State college,
will join his father in the new
business here in June.
Real Estate Bank
Loans Set Record
Washington, Apr. 27 (U.R)
Bank loans on real estate rose
1 million in the week ending
April 19 to a new record high of
$4,502,000,000, the regular week
ly condition statement of report
ing federal reserve member
banks showed today.
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