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SIX MEDfOHB (OREOOM) MAIL TRIBUNE Chaplain Board Representative Praises Center Camp Whlet, May 1J Pralae for Camp White'! admlnltratlon and for the chaplaincy program in particular, wan voiced today by the ev. ian n. nn, -lngton, D. C, a representative of the general commisiion of chap lains and the National Lutheran council. The Rev. Mr. Plack completed a dav and a half tour of the Camp White veterans' center yesterday, visiting all departments and vis iting personally with some two thirds of the members. "May all of us appreciate the contributions made in the total program of the jtation, not only in its contributions to the per sonal lives of the members, but also in the total life of the na tion," Chaplain Plack said to dev. In response to a question, the chaplain said that despite public opinion In some places, "alcohol is not a problem that can't be handled. Hospital managements and chaplains are coming more and more to recognize the fine results of the Alcoholics Anony mous groups, and they are help ing to solve this often-exaggerated problem," he said. Mrs. Black and their five-year-old daughter accompanied the chaplain, who is on a tour of VA hosoitals and armyi navy and marine posts. He is making most of the trip to 148 installations by air. He left today for the VA hospital at Roseburg. Probe Ordered in Death of Well Digger New York, May 12 U.R The district attorney investigated the torturous death of a well digKer today to determine whether "cul pable negligence" of rescue workers had been responsible. District Attorney Milei F. Mc Donald ordered the inquiry after an autopsy revealed that second and third degree burns, not 27 hours of pressure from rocks and dirt of a well cave-in, killed Dominlck Atteo. McDonald said Atteo suffered no severe In juries as a result of the cave-in which buried him chest-high at the bottom of an 18-foot shaft. Assistant Medical Examiner Francis P. Melomo found that flames from a flash explosion seared Atteo's head, chest, arms and hands and were breathed into his respiratory tract. Police "weren't looking" when one of his sons lowered a lighted cigaret to him in a bucket. The cigarel exploded oxygen that had been pumped into the hole. AFL Committee To Air Merger With CIO Philadelphia. May 12 U.R) A three-man American Federa tion of Labor committee was giv en "wide open" authority today to discuss with the CIO a merger into one giant union of 14 million members. Three AFL union leaders were appointed by the 13-member AFL executive committee yesterday to meet with a similar CIO group on a proposal to combine the two labor unions. They are Dan iel Tobin of the Teamsters' un ion. Charlea McGowan of the Boilermakers and Daniel W. Gra cey of the Electrical Workers. CIO President Phillip Murray announced meanwhile in Atlan tic City that the CIO would take action on or before June 15 about appointing ita committee. Vessel in Distress East of Philippines San Francisco. May 12 (U.R) A distress signal from the Nor wegian freiuhter M. S. Talisman, located east of the Philippines, has been overheard here, radio marine reported todav. The station said the 6.700-ton vessel radioed that a serious fire has broken out In the en gineroom She gave her position as latitude 34.15 north, longitude 137 45 east. Radio marine said the U. S. navy tanker Shawneetrail and the Japanese SS Toatisan Maru are proceeding to the stricken vessel's aid. ATTENTION Egg Producers We Are Interested in Handling Your Egg Production The Brentwood Egg Company, an Affiliate of Safeway Stores, Inc., hat established for your convenience an egg receiving station in Medford. Following prices ire being paid on a grade-out basis: Lir9 AA 35C per d0n Lerge A 34e per dozen Medium A 32c per doien Sm" A 30c per doien L'9 30c per doten Medium B 28e per doien Checks, Dirti, end C-grade 24c per doten Price, ere F..O.B. Medford subject to change without notice. Deliveries will be accepted by: Medford Feed fir Seed Company 224 NORTH FIR MEDFORD, ORE. BRENTWOOD EGG CO., 1216 S.E. Water, Portland, Ore. Polio Weather Here; Precautions Listed Jackson county's fourth polio case In 1930 was reported by tne county healtn department yes- ini-riav. and with the warm months of normally high polio Inrlrience aDDrouchinK. Dr: A Erin Merkel, county health of ficer, todav announcea wnai me medical profession considers "common sense'1 precautions that might help kei-p infantile paralysis statistics lower than usual. Last year by this time there were five cases. Children should be given Mrs. Cornetf Finds GOP Interest High Klamath Falls, Ore., May 12 U.R) Mrs. Marshall E. Cornett, national republican committee- woman for Oregon, was buck at her Klamath Falls home today from a trip throughout the mid west during the past month. During her trip, she found in- j terest keen among GOP organi-! zatlon workers and volunteer croups. The committeewoinan said that interest should center; on "victory in '50" in the com- j ing months. ! She said taxes, oeiicit speim- ing. industry, ana iBDor appear ed to be primary voter concerns Mrs. Cornett said she thought I midwest political thinking com pared with that of the Pacific coast in that "many people, al- though registered as democrats, j admitted they are feeling a strong moral obligation for re-1 publican candidates because thev are not pleased with the present trend under the demo cratic administration." Chinese Communists Attack Chusan Isle Taipei, Formosa, May 12 iU.Ri Chinese communist forces pour ed heavy artillery fire into the Tinghai area of the Chusan is land today. A private, reliable source said fighting for the islands already was underway. But the nation alist defense ministry said no "large scale" offensive had started. Some sources believed the communists would launch simul taneous invasions of Tinghai. Quemov and Wanshan islands, the only remaining nationalist held islands outside of Formosa. Meier & Frank Okays Union Activities Portland, Ore., Mav 12 (U.R) Meier & Frank has published in Its daily bulletin a statement that it will not interfere with the right of Its employees to join la bor organizations or to bargain collectively and engage in other union activities. The statement conformed with a recent decision by the national labor relations board. The department store also is sued a new order banning solic itation of workers by the union on the selling floors. The board's decision held that such solicita tion was illegal. The board's decision was hand ed down after an examiner's hearing on a complaint by the AFL Clerks' union. Anfihistaminic Drugs Claimed Ineffective Boston, May 12 (U R) Six Cleveland physicians reported in the New England Journal of Medicine today that antihista mine drugs were Ineffective in treatment of the common cold. The doctors, attached to West ern Reserve University School of Medicine and university hos pitals, disclosed their findings after studies that included both a piactlral usage test on natural ly occurring infections and in oculation of volunteers They found "that the nnliliis taminic drugs had no effect on the occurrence, severity or symptomatology of common colds developing under condi tions that might reasonably be expected to reveal a marked ef fect if these agents were specific remedies." Friday. May 12, 1950 proper rest, especially during the summer season: the flv haz ard inouio oe Kept to a mini mum: milk and water supplies should be checked for any pos sible source of contamination. Flies, milk and water have all been found to be potential sources of the polio virus, Dr. Merkel said. Authority Speaks The "provocative factors" pre sent In most polio sieges were listed at the last meeting of the Southern Oregon Medical as sociation by Dr. Carl F. Mvers. He Is an international authority on virus diseases, the director of work on communicable diseases for the world health organiza tion of the United Nations, a member of the national virus commission, and head of the Hooper research foundation in San Francisco. Dr. Mvers told local nhvirlune Tuesday that, though the mode and spread of polio is not, of course, definitely settled, there are provocative factors that "de- mutely - have a bearing on the Incidence of the dread crippler. He particularly stressed the Im portance of avoiding prolonged chilling such as that occasioned by swimming in cold water for too long. He said, any child who stays in the water long enough io get tne snivers and to turn bluish is open to the attack of the uolio virus. Other things to avoid are ex haustion, large summer-time crowds, and any throat bruises suc as those caused by tonsil lectomies. Many physicians now refuse to remove children's ton sils during the summer months because of the correlation be tween tonsillectomies and polio attacks. Orders for Mobile Radio Sets Now 28 Orders for mobile radio sets, under the proposed communica tion system of the Southern Ore gon Conservation and Tree Farm association, have increased to 28, It was reported at a meeting of the association's radio mem bers this week, A new radio committee was named at the meeting, with Ed Pease of the Trail Creek Lumber company as temporary chairman. A permanent chairman will be named at I committee meeting May 23. Other members include Rob ert Banning. Tractor Sales and Service company: Ross Bowles, Medco; Leroy Bailey, Savage Creek Lumber company: Wil liam Mattson Jr., Red Blanket Lumber company; Herbert Hild, Fir Milling and Planing com pany, and Arthur Davies, log ging contractor. Sam Taylor of Elk Lumber company and A. A. Lausman of Kogap will remain on the group as advisors. Isolation Won't Avert Third War Bound Brook, N. J.. Mav 12 URj Ambassador Warren R. Austin said today the United! States could not help avert a third World war by following a "spirit of isolation." I It would be the same mistake I that made the United States in-1 effective in preventing World war II, Austin, chief United Slates delegate to the United Nations said. Austin argued against a pro posal by former President Her bert Hoover to reorganize the UN in order to cxclud Russia and olher communist states. He addressed the Sumerset county community forum. EH ONIY SWIIPSTAKtS WINNER, GRAND CANYON ICONOMY RUN MEDFORD Singer Gets Brushoff in Attempt To Interview President Truman Seattle, Wash., May 12 (U.R) Hollywood Vocalist Frances Langford said today that Presi dent iruman "was abrupt and gave her only 10 seconds as she sought to interview him on ques tions of paralyzed veterans' hos pitals. Miss Langford said she had sent a "friendly and urgent" telegram to the president while he was en route to Coulee City, Wash., to dedicate Grand Coulee dam yesterday, She said she wanted to ask him questions "I knew my many veteran friends in Birmingham (Cal.) hospital would have liked to have asked, Telegram Acknowledged "1 asked him if he had seen my telegram," she said. "His face seemed to grow tense. He said: " 'Yes. I know what you mean." Miss Langford said the presi dent then "brusquely" interrupt ed her and said: "The whole thing is a pressure proposition and I won't go for it." The blonde singer then said Mr. Truman, still holding her hand, edged her over to one side of the train platform, turned slightly, and began shaking nands with other officials. Gave 10 Seconds In a story written for the Se attle Post-Intelligencer, Miss Langford said she asked the president in the telegram for five minutes' time to discuss a pro oosal to move the Birmingham Paraplegic hospital tb Long Beach, Cal. "Five minutes?" she said. "He gave me 10 seconds. "Of course he was busy many officials and others were there to shake his hand and try to talk to him inside the car later. "I had, indeed, at lot of trou MOTORS ble getting up to the platform where he was. despite my friend ly and urgent telegram. After being admitted with difficulty to the platform, because the secret se'rvice men were checking ev eryone, I finally went up the steps. Introductions Unnecessary "I was encouraged when the president beamed at me and shook my hand cordially," the paper quoted her as saying. "I had been a White House visitor, so introductions were not neces say." It was not Immediately known whether Miss Langford returned to Hollywood or had decided to attempt to see the president again at a later stop on his 14 state tour. Dead Una on Claiiincd Ads: 5-30 p.m for rollowini day: 10 s m Monday for Monday: noon Saturday , for Sunday a.m BEDFORD BEAUTY SCHOOL IS Shouting for Students Many Good Jobs Open ENROLL AT ONCE In Our June Class -Phone Portia Henderson 2-6536 A husky 3600-pound Mercury is not exactly of a size to wear on your spring chapeau. But we have an idea that your hat size may swell a little when you begin driving this big, impressive style leader. Every, body recognizes it as the Sweepstakes Champion in the Grand Canyon Economy Run at 26.5 miles to the gallon. 'Speed track' enthusiasts are cheering its "Hi -power Compression' engine to victory in flashing per formance contests everywhere. 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