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CENTEB OF ACCLAIM AMD CRITICISM, Dr. Alfred C. Klnsey greets photographer with mem
bert of family In Institute for Sex Besearch, UniVerslty of Indiana a bis new book, "Sexual
Behavior In the Human Female" Is reported In press. From left: Mrs. Joan Reid, daughter
(seated); son, Bruce; Dr. Kaiser's wife, Clara; son-in-law. Warren Corning; Dr. Klnsey;
daughter, Mrs. Anne Coming and son-in-law. Dr. Robert Reld. (InUrnatmi Somdpht).
Do Mosquitoes Create
Real Health Menace
In Jackson
By ERIC ALLEN JR.
. Mosquitoes, which have been
thriving in Jackson county this
year, constitute an itchy, painful
and disturbing nuisance. On that
resident are agreed.
But do they constitute a ser
ious health hazard? The answer
appears to be no.
Dr. A. Erin Merkel. county
health officer, informs The Mail
Tribune how mosquitoes fit into
tiie health pattern of the county,
and why his office 1s powerless
to do very much to combat them.
ThrM Diseases
There are three principal mosquito-borne
diseases, encephali
tis (also known as sleeping sick
ness), yellow fever and malaria.
Of the three, only the first is
causing any worry to public
health authorities of the Pacific
Northwest. This disease, which
Is a "brain fever" type of illness,
has caused a number of deaths
in California in recent years, and
few cases have been reported
In southern Oregon.
Encephalitis is carried by a
mosquito of the culex variety,
and by that variety only. This
type of insect breeds largely in
stagnant water, such as mill
ponds and larger sloughs. And it
is the culex which is the tar
get of the limited funds avail
able for mosquito control
through the local county health
department.
This year many of the county's
mill ponds have been sprayed
With a DDT solution in an oil
base as a measure against the
culex mosquitoes, and Dr. Erin
Merkel believes the effects have
been good.
In answer to questions about
yellow fever and malaria, how
ever, Dr. Merkel is confident
there is no reason to' be appre
hensive. This is why:
As To Malaria
Malaria is carried by an ano
pholene type mosquito (of which
there are some in Jackson
county), but the disease cannot
develop in the mosquitoes if the
temperature ever gets below
about 70 degrees. This is why
the illness is primarily found in i
the tropics, or during the sum-
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temperatures here are almost al
ways below 70.
In addition, the health officer
explained, before the disease can
be transmitted, there must be
someone suffering from malaria
for the insect to bite to pick up
the "bugs" which cause the dis
ease. As recently as 10 years ago,
quiescent cases of malaria were
not infrequent, but recent re
search has developed drugs
which completely eradicate ma
laria in humans with one dose,
not Just keep it dormant As a
result there is now no "reser
voir" of malarial individuals, and
the anophelene mosquitoes are
no more of a threat than the oth
er "nuisance" varieties.
Yellow Fever
Yellow fever Is another trop
ical disease, carried by the aedes
aegypti mosquito. There are
some aedes-type mosquitoes here.
But this is another case where
there is no "reservoir" of in
fected' humans the Insects can
bite to pick up the infection.
Yellow fever is a tropical dis
ease, and is classed as "non-ex-istant"
in the United States.
Even if someone infected came
to this county (perhaps a Mexi
can worker, although this is un
likely for Mexico is nearly as
free from the diseases as is this
country) the mosquito must bite
him during the acute stage of the
illness before it can be trans
mitted to another. While this
event is so unlikely as to be al
most impossible, still, if it did,
not more than one or two other
persons could be infected.
Dr. Merkel also explained why
considerable sums have been
spent on mosquito control in oth
er nations from U.S.A. and U.N.
funds, while none is available
here. It is because in those other
areas the mosquitoes are causing
deaths and illness, while here
they are not. If (and it is an "if
Dr. Merkel does not regard ser
iously) some sort of mosquito
borne disease broke out here.
federal funds, through the U. S.
Public Health Service, would be
available. Meanwhile, the only
such funds the local public
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REVEALING MIRROR
New Haven, Conn (U.fD
While Epatey Dura was shaving
he looked in the bathroom mir
ror and saw smoke and flames
puring out of the next door
building. He notified the fire
department, which extinguished
a $4,000 novelty store blaze.
NOTHING SURE
Concord, N. H. (U.B There
are no specific formulas to in
sure the safety of a home during
electrical storms, state electrical
experts say. They suggest that
pulling the main switch in the
house will help, provided the
switch is properly grounded.
health office has are those to
fight the culex mosquitoes.
Mainly Nuisance Value
The health officer agreed with
residents of the county's mos
quito-plagued areas that the in
sects are a nuisance of consider
able magnitude. But since they
do not constitute a threat to pub
lic health, there is little, he can
do about it
It would take a county-wide
movement in which all residents
participate to .wipe out the mos
quito plague, for the fresh water,
early-spring hatchers, which
cause most of the trouble, breed
practically anywhere- in tin
cans, in garbage dumps, in pud
dles, streams and marshes. A
united effort toward eliminating
the breeding places is the best
way to combat them. Dr. Merkel
explained. Spraying, which is
extremely expensive, is a tem
porary solution at best.
Oil sprays on water and the
elimination of other breeding
spots by draining or filling, offer
the best chance of permanent
control, he said.
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Lone Pine School
Registration Set
Tuesday, Sept. 1
Registration of all pupils at
Lone. Pino school will be on
Tuesday, Sept 1, it was an
nounced Saturday. Classes will
be dismissed in time for children
to be homo by lunch. Regular
classes will begin Wednesday.
School buses will follow the
same routes and schedules as
last year. Lunch tickets will be
on sale Tuesday and Wednesday
for f 3 monthly, and payable
thereafter the first school day
of each month.
Classes will begin at 8:99 a.m.
for all grades. First and second
grades will be dismissed at 3
I run.; third graders at 3:30 p.m.,
auu Mic uyycu ,uli mh ll.vv
p.m.
The staff for next year in
cludes Mrs. Mabel Hundley, first
grade; Mrs. Lola Work, second
grade; Mrs. Beatrice Lindsay,
third grade; Mrs. Grade Brown,
fourth ' grade; Richard Schu
chard, fifth grade; William
Walkenshaw, sixth grade; Rob
ert Work, seventh grade; Mrs.
Enid Maurer, remedial reading,
girl's PE, - and eighth grade;
Charlea Bird, instrumental and
vocal music, and eighth grade;
Harvey Crocker, custodian; Mrs.
Pauline Crocker and Mrs. Fanny
Thames, cooks; Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Hart, bus drivers; and
Henry Kammann, principal and
eighth grade.
The Grange
Upper Rogue Grange
Upper Rogue Grange met
Thursday, Aug. 20, at 8:30 p.m.
with Carl Richardson, master,
presiding. -
Herb Carlton conferred 3rd
and 4th degrees on Mr. and Mrs.
Nick Freidt, Prospect
Carlton also reported on the
4-H Fair, reminding everyone
that the auction will be Friday
night and he urged everyone to
attend.
Plans were discussed for
Booster night Sept 19.
Refreshments were served by
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Grieves and
Hazel Ulrich.
Shady Cove Grange
Shady Cove Grange will meet
Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 8:30 p.m.
Lecturer Edgar Vanderlip has
promised a good program. Mem
bers should try to be present.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Clark are
the serving committee.
DANCES CANCELLED
Camp White No dances will
be held at the domiciliary on
Monday evenings during the
next two weeks, it has been an
nounced. A summer recess was
called and announcement will be
made by Special Services of
the date when the dances will
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TRAFFIC BOUNCE
Des Moines, la. - U.R) A
municipal court clerk has com
plained to the police department
that his office is having trouble
with persons paying traffic fines
with "rubber" checks. Walter
Priebe said an average of one
check a day is being returned
from banks to his office marked
"insufficient funds." Checks
range from $1 to as high as
$16.
be resumed. No bus will be sent
to Medford Monday, Aug. 24,
for the usual patrons.
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McLeod House guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Richardson arc
Mr. and Mrs. Don Taylor of
Salem and Mr. and Mrs. George
Roscoe of Klamath Falls.
. Raymond Mullin is the now
principal at Shady Cove School.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harding
Sr. were dinner guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Vaughn Thursday evening, Aug.
20.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bean of
Hoquiam, . Wash., are house
guests of .Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Anderton Bill Mooney of Yuba
City, Calif., is staying at his
cabin in Prospect for a few
weeks. ,
Mrs. Dean Wilson and chil
dren and Mrs. B. Wilson of Cen
tral Point and Mrs. Lewis Du
senberry and twin sons and Mrs.
Arthur Hume and twin daugh
ters held a picnic and swimming
party at "Harding's Paradise
Tuesday, Aug. 11.
House guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Herb Carlton are Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Booth of Fresno, Calif.,
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Anderson of
San. Jose, Calif., Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Bain and their family of
Los Angeles, and Mr. and Mrs.
Bennie Ash of Myrtle Point
Ore.
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Paradise on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ro-
bello of Castro Valley, Calif.
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