TEN 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.
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(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. .
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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 ; -
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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. ' '
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cleanest.
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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
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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.
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