Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 01, 1955, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextTEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Rheumatic Fever: Now a Preventable Disease Nurae take throat awab ... Rheumatic fever, of ten the fore- ' runner of rheumatic heart dis ease, affects some 1,000,000 Americans of all ages and is a leading enemy of childhood. Striking most frequently in the 5-to-19 age group, it is almost al ways preceded by a streptococcal infection, usually of the throat. -' Today, thanks to research ad vances by medical science, rheu matic fever has taken its place among the preventable diseases. Initial attacks of rheumatic fever can be prevented by knock ing out the "strep" infection with ' antibiotics like penicillin, while most recurrent attacks increas ing the danger of heart damage . Prospect1 Woman Expresses Thanks for Help Given to Family During Several months ago neigh bors of ths Ring family at Pros pect set up an "Encouragement Fund" for assistance to the fam ily during an emergency. Through efforts of the neighbors and other friends and stories in The Mail Tribune the Rings have received help from many sides. This week Mrs. Ring wrote to The Mail Tribune news room to express her appreciation. . Her letter said: "I waited to write until I had gone through everything that was given to us. Yesterday I finished. Every time I work a little too hard I am back in bed again. I have spent more time in bed than out since my operation. I have been trying very hard to gain strength o we can have the baby home : pl i i .:.. months now. We will be so glad k have her at home. -Clothing For Children "I'm sure you want to know just what was given io us. There was enough clothing for all the children. I have a sewing ma chine and I know how to use it. I am very happy to have the things to make over. . "The scraps make gfood quilts too. The clothing situation for the children is well taken care of for the rest of the school year. If I can stay well we will be able to help ourselves from then en." Mrs. Ring goes on to say, "Enough beds- for most of the family and an extra springs and mattress were given to us. As soon as possible we will get a second-hand bedstead and then we will have plenty for all. Sure seems wonderful. . , "I spent many hours on the couch we received. It made it possible for me to be in the front room by the fire and where I could see out of the window. Court Records POLICE COURT Donald Brinton Walker. Norbert .Richard Schieber and Anthony John Kanclier, violations of basic rule. $10 each. - Wallace W." Dinkens. failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrian. S10. Lisbeth L. Shields, no operator's license. $5. - Suzanne Clarke Sybouts. failure to display vehicle license tabs. S5. Victor Joseph David, failure to obey traffic signals. So. Glenna Lee Felkel and James Lloyd Sharp, failure to stop for red light. S3 each. Lois Mae Bradley and William Bur ton Kochly. failure to stop at stop sign. So. Elginn Kinkade. failure to stop for railroad crossing stop sign. S3. Mildred L. Rozell. failure to stop at stop sien. S5 Burnath Maurice Morgan, failure to . stop at stop sign, S3. John Clark Rawlings, violation of . Dasic ruie, io. ; DISTRICT COURT James E. Holt and Herman William J New land, violations of basic rule, $10 each. Leon R. McDoupall and Dominic i ater, lauure to stop at stop sign, $10 ; each. . John F. Rush, violation, of basic rule. $13. I Fred Bennett, inadequate muffler, S10. Robert O. Brown,, failure to dim headlights, se. - t William F. LaCourse and Leonard G. Christian, violations of basic rule, ! $20 each. - - , Willis W. Hodge, no operator's license. $10. I Gilbert E. Brown, improper motor vehicle license, se. Francis F. Miller, overlength load, $15. Nevin J. Applegate. overload. $53. Clovd L. Patterson, overload, S37. Vaughn W. Clark, passing with in sufficient clearance. $7.50. Mae Hammack, failure to stop at stop light, $10 . PTP r I'TT rOITRT Lawrence H. Pemberton v. Mary rLeien remuenun, uivurec tumpjeiuii, MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATION ' - George Edison Moore, 23. route 2. box 170, Central Point, and Phyllis Faunette Sutton. 18, of 807 Vi Bennet St. ' Ernest Richard Dolan. 18. of 103 : Oak st.. Phoenix, and Helen Irene Harris, 18. of 271 stage ra. Elmer Schermerhom, 47. Camp White, and Annie Bingham. 55, route 2, box 446B. Robert Owen Kimpton. 39.' of 330 Haven St., and Lila Alldridge. 34, of 316 Sixta U central i-ouu. ... which ia cultured in lab. ... can be prevented by consistent md long-term use of penicillin or j sulphonamide drugs. , At least three percent of un seated "strep" infections, accord 's to the American Heart Asso-: Nation's Council on Rheumatic1': sver and Congenital Heart Dis- j -se, are followed by rheumatic er. Those who have had an at ck are particularly susceptible a recurrence, with greatly in reased liability to serious heart amage. At the first sign of a possible itrep" infection, parents should , ive their children see a physi- I an, who will determine the ..ature of the infection, and, if t Emergency Georgene sleeps in the youth bed and Mary will be in the crib when we gel her home again. I have made crib bedding from some of the things given to us. "We received enough heavy quilts for the whole family. With the weather so cold now We received $16 in cash which we are surely thankful for it. we paid immediately to the hos pital. For everything we , were given we ' are thankful.. It has made it considerably easier for all of us. We still don't have water, in the house but my hus band is working again and soon we will manage it. I am able to be up most of everyday and oh, so thankful to everyone that has helped. "Also I received many lovely cards and letters of encourage ment. It really helps when a per son is down to know someone cares. Please accept our thanks to The Mail Tribune for the part they played in all the won derful things that were done for us.'- The letter was signed (Mrs.) Frances Ring. Repeal Asked in Chessman's Stay - San Francisco (U.R) The State Attorney General's office has asked the U. S. Ninth Cir cuit Court of Appeals to nullify rapist Caryl; Chessmans' ' fifth stay of execution. Chessman, author of the best selling "Celi 2455 Death Row," received his fifth reprieve early last month from Chief Justice William ' Denman of the circuit court. - ; Convicted, under the "Little Lindbergh" law, Chessman was sentenced to die for a 1 series of assaults, kidnapings and rapes in the Los Angeles area. -. Clarence Linn, assistant attor ney 4 general, said in filing the state's appeal yesterday that Denman's order granting the stay "confused due process with endless process." ". Chessman argued that he was denied due process of law under the Constitution because the transcript of his Los Angeles Superior Court trial was inac curate. State attorneys argued that Chessman's petition for the stay was '.'repetitious and without merit and interposed solely for the purpose of delay." The circuit court will hear oral arguments on the motion Feb. 14..:. CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT FOR RENT O Motor Cranes O Back Hoes O Motor Graders O Draglines : O Clamshells O Shovel Fronts Crawler Type Tractors with Dozers O 105 Air Compressor O 315 Air Compressor O Wagon Drill - Paving Breakers '-y-;.; O Jack Hammers O 5 & 7 Yard Dump Trucks ; , MILL PONDS CLEANED CONTACT n. c. LiniNGER & sons MEDFORD, OREGON - PHONE 2-5336 or 2-5897 Tuesday. February 1, 1955 "Strep" patient tees doctor. it is "strep", will take suitable steps to safeguard the child against rheumatic fever by ' promptly treating the infection, with an antibiotic drug. In some localities, school dis tricts conduct preventive pro grams. Key elements in a typical preventive program are illus trated in the three photographs shown above. At left, a throat swab is taken after the child com plains of a sore throat; center, the swab is cultured in a laboratory, and it is determined whether the culture is positive or negative for "strep"; right, a child now known o be suffering from a "strep" in action sees her doctor for treat ment, i Cancer Society Here Will Assist Chest X-Ray Plan Because a chest x-ray will de tect early lung cancer before other symptoms are noticed, and while a cure is still possible, the Jackson county chapter of the American Cancer society vot ted recently to assist at the out patient chest x-ray clinic held each Wednesday afternoon at the Community hospital from 3 to 6 p.m. The x-ray clinic is conducted by the hospital arid the Jackson County Public Health association using machinery purchased from Christmas seal funds. . Lung cancer has increased 144 per cent during the past 'few years, and if the present rate of increase is maintained until 1970 it is estimated about one man out of every five will develop lung cancer. "Fortunately- cancer is cur able, although the cure rate is not as high as it should be be cause of the delay in diagnosis," Dr. Allen , Ochsner, of the Tu lane university school of medi cine, a national cancer authori ty, said at a recent meeting of the National Tuberculosis and Health association. "In cases where the lung cancer is de tected before the patient has symptoms, the chance of its be ing removed is approximately 100 per cent and the chance of its being still localized to the lung is approximately 75 per cent," he said. Men past 40 years of age, and especially heavy smokers, are being urged to have a chest x ray at least once a year, ac cording to Mrs; Chester Guches, president of the local health association. No appointment is necessary for an x-ray on Wednesday aft ernoons and the charge is ndm inal, covering only the cost of operations. An but-patient clinic will also be operated at the Sacred Heart hospital,? time for which will be announced within a week or 'two. ' ROLLING LOG FATAL Roseburg (U.R) William H. Ledford of Glide was killed by a rolling log yesterday afternoon in the. Rock Creek area on the North Umpqua river. The vic tim was employed by Umpqua Plywood Corporation. - - SIGN NOT TRUE . Los Angeles (U.R) A burglar who took a - street sign too' literally was routed from a home when its owner, James Henigan, chased him and fired a gun at him. Henigan lives on Welcome Street. Appliances Used by Eland On Display This Week for Braille Tourney Reminder Annlianpps fnr tliA iisa of tho ! blind and those with visual hand icaps are being displayed in j Mann's window this week. The display is a reminder that the Braille tournament is being held this Saturday, Feb. 5, at 8 p.m. at Camp White. The proceeds of the tourna ment, sponsored by " the three duplicate bridge clubs of Jack son county, will go to the Grey Ladies of the - Red Cross, who, with Mrs. Chris Zink, adminis ter, the blind program of Jack son county. , Canes Shown Among the appliances which are being shown in Mann's win dow are folding canes, a fairly recent invention. The cane is easy to open, but folds up small enough to be carried over the arm' of the user, or put into a handbag when not in use. Their use is widely encouraged, as a warning to motorists to stop when they see a person carrying a white cane when crossing a street. The canes also have a sounding device on the bottom, so that the blind person can tell just how near they, are to a building or other large object. An ordinary cheese grater, which is enclosed as a box top, is a boon to the visually handi capped housewife, who finds gra ting and chopping among her most difficult chores. There is a one handled rolling pin, enabling the user to use the other hand for "seeing with the fingers." A Braille book is shown and to HI MMkL there is a talking book machine displayed, along with some talk ing book records which have been purchased with funds rais ed in former years by the Braille tournament. A hand loom, a hyp odermic needle for the use of the blind, sewing aids, a writing guide and a raised line drawing kit are among the other objects on display. . Those desiring to buy tickets for the tournament, which sell for $1, may call Mrs. Al Gilhaus en, 3-2825, or any, member -of the three sponsoring duplicate bridge clubs. Duplicate bridge, canasta, pinochle, gin-rummy or chess and checkers prizes and refreshments will be featured. Private Plane Given Transport Certificate Santa Monica, Calif. (U.R) A plane designed for private use that can fly from coast to coast non-stop has received Civil Aeronautics Administration cer tification as a transport, accord ing to Lear Aircraft. The- company announced yes terday that its new twin en gine Learstar, due for its first delivery this week, met trans port specifications during more than 160 hours of flying tests. In the tests, the plane equalled or bettered airline times be tween Los Angeles and the east coast as well as Los Angeles to Mexico City. as Wfe fO!i MH&? IS DEPnilDAOLGI There's plenty of oil for everyone. (Oil reserves are at an all time high.) With oil heat you have your own fuel supply on your own property where it is not subject to pressure drops, industrial loads and brown outs. You get plenty of heat when you need it with dependable oil heat. . OH. MHAT IS ments. No dirty fumes. Oil is ';9!t-.f!EAT IS SJIFESTI No exposed heating elements, fixtures and glass that can cause serious fires and burns. Its free from dangerous fumes. With safe oil heat you can relax, enjoy complete comfort and peace of mind. Your oil furnace is ' automatic. Set it and forget ic i ; - OIL HEAT IS rJiOGT G35Qti&3t!2AlLI Penny for penny, auto matic oil heat gives you more real heating comfort at lower cost than any other fuel. 1! Afore than seven times as Refrigeration and Service Engineers Presented Charier A charter for the newly-organized v Rogue Valley chapter of the Refrigeration and Service Engineers society was presented to the group Saturday at a din ner, meeting at the - Medford hotel. The charter was presented by Kell Dawson, Tacoma,' Wash-, an international director. ' ; Officers for 1955 ' were in stalled. They include Merv Evans, Medford, president; Rob ert Dale, Grants Pass, vice-president; Dom Issi, Ashland, secretary-treasurer; Sam Wade, Med ford, educational director; Dave Gould, M e d f o r L. sergeant-at-arms, and John Johnson, Eagle Point,' publicity chairman. Frame Presented Delegations from Eugene and Klamath Falls attended, and Paul Nuss, president of the Web foot chapter in Eugene present ed the new group with a frame for the charter, . and gave sug gestions and ideas for keeping up interest in the new chapter. Mr. and Mrs. Dawson invited members to attend . the RSES convention in the new chapter. Mr. and Mrs. Dawson invited members to attend the RSES convention in Tacoma on March 25, 26 and 27. The program in cluded several ' songs by four barbershop quartet singers. Next meeting of the group will be at Gilman's dairy; Mem bers are urged to bring a pros pective member. ' ' No dirt, no cleanest. X I- many Northwest families prefer Washington Studies 'Test Tuber Babies Olympia (U.R) A bill to make "test tube" babies legitimate was introduced, in the House to day, - ' .:' Rep. A.' E. Comfort said ...the measures would provide "pro tection" for children in the state conceived by artificial insemi nation..'.. ... i. . . The oill provides that consent of the husband must be filed in ssssw ssws sssaf ssjv mm bsps ami 5iSs 2mA im mm faos iiiii II S3 IT M only ifll3ljilIiilG m Co) other rates from Medford . Boston . . . . ... $2.00 . . Chicago . . . . . .V. .1.75 : Salt Lake City . . ... 1.05 : Seattle. . . . . . . . . .85 Station to station rates, not including tax, for 3 m'nutes after 6 p.m. weekdays and all day Sunday Save time call by number Pacific Telephone works to make your telephone a bigger value every day uL la LJ i L.J Patronize the dealer who displays th$ seal. He is a specialist in OIL HEAT! muss; no dirty, messy base- - oil heat over all other fuels superior court and that rights of inheritance shall go to the child. r Comfort said - he had been moved by recent stories of a case in Illinois in which a test tube bay had been declared il legitimate . and ineligible to in-, herit from the father. "This should provide a legal standard to go by should a similar case arise, here," he said. sum tbass pm mm $ wm& iteofeai xa&S M &il - sllii inwa febtfi fafii lZ Cl iL combined!