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.
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We Are Interested in Handling Your Egg
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The Brentwood Egg Company, an Affiliate of Safeway
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receiving station in Medford.
Following prices ire being paid on a grade-out basis:
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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
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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.
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