TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Tuesday, April 19, 1955
Polio Conference Expected To Recommend
5 To 9 Age Group Get Priority on Shots
Washington (U.R) The White
House polio conference opening
here Friday is expected to rec
ommend that children between
five and nine years old be given
top priority on Salk vaccine
shots.
Information being assembled
for the meeting by federal
health officials shows the chil
dren in this age group face the
greatest danger and therefore
need the most protection
The next highest priority is
Ike Proposes
Salk Be Named
National Hero
Augusta, Ga. (U.R) President
Eisenhower today proposed Dr,
Jonas Salk as a new national
hero for his discovery of the po
lio vaccine.
If Mr. Eisenhower has his way,
Congress will rush through leg
islation which will make it pos
sible for the chief executive to
confer a new award for "distin
guished civilian achievement" on
the scientist-doctor next Friday.
On Friday at 2 p.m. the Chief
Executive will receive Salk and
Basil O'Connor, president o the
National Foundation for Infan
tile Paralysis, to thank them for
their contribution to the unend
ins battle aeainst one of the
world's most cruel and crippling
diseases.
To Rec.iv Thanks
Salk and O'Connor were in
vited to the White House Friday
afternoon to receive the Presi
dent's personal thanks and con
gratulations for the success of the
Salk vaccine in combating infan
tile parlysis. . .
According to the White House,
legislation will be introduced in
Congress this week setting up a
new award for civilian achieve
ment and Mr. Eisenhower would
be pleased if the bill whipped
through Congress in time to
make the first award to Salk
Friday afternoon.
Domiciliary Lists
150 Cases of 'Flu
One hundred fifty cases of in
fluenza at the Camp White Vet
erans Administration domiciliary
center were reported to the coun
ty health department last week.
: The number of cases has neces
sitated a "quarantine" of the
station until the outbreak sub
sides. Other influenza cases were
reported from Ashland, Medford
and Jacksonville.
Total number of disease cases
reported was 212, including 18
of chickenpox, 22 of measles,
1 of infectious mononucleosis,
and 2 each of German measles,
scarlet fever, strep throat and
pneumonia.
The influenza outbreak
brought the total number of dis
ease cases to the highest point
in about two years. !
expected to be assigned to chil
dren who are less than five. Fol
lowing that would be young
sters between 10 and 14 and
then those between 15 and 19.
Fair Distribution Wanted
President Eisenhower person
ally called for the conference to
make sure the great new weapon
against infantile paralysis is dis
tributed fairly throughout the
country,
Taking part will be represen
tatives of the medical profession,
the drug industry, local public
health groups and the Depart
ment of Health. Education and
Welfare under Mrs. Oveta Culp
Hobby.
Mrs. Hobby is known to be
WHO SEZ IT DOESN'T HURT Most of the several hun
dred children receiving Salk vaccine at the first clinic in
Bristol. Tenn., took the needle without flinching but not
Peggy Sue Jlevins, 7, who let go with a loud shriek as Dr.
Hugh Griffin pierced her arm.
Scientists To Study
Dr. Einstein's Brain
Oakland Incident
Cost Man Six Years
Roseburg (U.R) James Dar
rell Fanty, 28-year-old . Indio,
Calif., man who held his wife
at gunpoint for 23 hours last
month, has been sentenced to
six years in the Oregon state
penitentiary.
Fanty told Judge Carl E. Wim
berly he had been trying to get
custody of three children from
his wife following their separa
tion. She refused and he ac
costed her with a gun at her
Oakland, Ore., home.
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Princeton, N. J. (U.R) . Sci
entists today began a study of
the great brain of Dr. Albert Einstein.
The shy physicist who died in
his sleep early Monday had asked
that fellow scientists study his
brain and other vital organs and
they were removed shortly be
fore his body was cremated Mon
day afternoon.
"His brain looks like every
body else's," a pathologist re
marked after a brief examina
tion. But scientists planned to
study the gray mass carefully for
any physical manifestation of its j
extraordinary capacities. ; (
Disposition of the ashes of the
humble man whose name was
known throughout most of the
world was not expected to be
ordered for some time. Ein
stein's stepdaughter, Margot,
with whom he lived, has been
confined to the Princeton Hos
pital where the scientist died but
was expected to be released soon.
An autopsy disclosed that Ein
stein died of a rupture of the
aorta, the main artery of the
body. He was quietly admitted
to the Princeton Hospital Friday
after he was seized with severe
nausea.
No funeral services were held
for the scientist although he was
not an atheist. He once said he
believed in God as a "superior
reasoning power, which is re
vealed in the incomprehensible
universe."
He also said, "I cannot believe
that God plays dice with the uni
verse. God is subtle but He is
not malicious."
The flag flew at half mast
Monday at the Princeton Insti
tute for Advanced Study where
Einstein was a staff member and
passing employees gazed rever
ently into the cluttered office
where Einstein worked on his
c o m pi e x mathematical equa
tions. Memorial services were
planned for Friday on the
Princeton campus. Rabbi Irving
M. Levy of the Hillel Foundation
at Princeton said the services
would be held at 5 p.m. (PST)
Friday.
hopeful that the conference will
agree quickly possibly in a
day on a voluntary control
plan assuring every child that
needs vaccine an equal oppor
tunity to get it.
Annual Payment Eyed
A bill ' was introduced Mon
day by Sen. Pat McNamara (D
Mich.) to pay $10,000 annually
to Salk, who received no profit
or special monetary award for
his labors.
The heart of the government
recommended distribution
plan is expected to be a priority
system geared to serve the needs
of the children who appear, sta
tistically, to be in the greatest
danger.
The five to nine group ranks
highest on this score because it
accounts for more than 27 per
cent of all polio cases. The chil
dren under five are a close sec
ond, accounting for more than
24 per cent. The 10 to 14 group
stands at 15 per cent, and the
15 to 19 at 8 per cent.
B47 Disappears
On Alaska Flight
Fairbanks, Alaska (U.R) The
disappearance of a strategic Air
Command B47 on a flight from
Eielson AFB to the Aleutian
chain was reported here yester
day by the Air Force.
The men were aboard the
plane which was attached to the
Strategic Air Command's 26th
Reconnaissance Wing, Lock
burne, O., and was temporarily
in Alaska as part .of the SAC
overseas rotation plan, said Maj.
John K. Orr.
The plane, which was on a
routine training and familiari
zation flight, left here Sunday
morning, estimating its return
in one hour. The big 600 mph
jet bomber was last heard from
five hours after takeoff when it
gave its position as 100 miles
southwest of Attu at the tip of
the Aleutian chain.
A search was under way for
the missing plane. At Columbus,
O., A Lockburne Air Force Base
spokesman said three captains
were aboard the plane.
lne men were identified as
Capt. Lacie C. Neighbors, Miami,
Okla., Capt. Richard E. Watkins
Jr., Washington, D.C., and Capt.
Robert N. Brooks, University
City, Mo.
Devotee of Preservation
Afraid Pet Project Doomed
Silsbee, Tex. (U.R) A retired
railroad conductor who is dedi
cating most of his time to pres
ervation of a thicket is afraid his
efforts are doomed.
Actually he is beating the
drums for no ordinary thicket
This one covers 3,300,000 acres
in southeastern Texas.
The retired railroad con
ductor, R. E. Jackson, president
of the Big Thicket Association,
says botanists and scientists have
told him there are more rare
species of plant life in the huge
thicket than can be found in the
same area any place else in the
world,
The area centers In Hardin
and southern Polk and Tyler
Counties. It has a dense growth
of hardwoods, including cypress,
tupelo, black gum, willow, water
oak and magnolia. Palmetto,
water lily, hyacinth and rare
orchids are also found in the in
terior.
In places, the untamed jungle
like area has such dense growth
that men have been known to
become lost and never be seen
again
On the edge of the Big Thicket,
as Texans call the area, is the
state's only Indian reservation
The Alabama and Coushatta
tribes live there, but only about
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Not Much Hope
Jackson, as president of the
association he set up 28 years
ago, has spent much of his own
money and time making trips to
Washington and to Austin to
plead with legislators for acts
preserving the thicket for pos
terity.
He has made little or no prog
ress. He said he was told no
funds are available for such
projects.
His fight, he believes, has al
ready been partially lost. Road'
ways have been cut into the
heart of the thicket. Timber is
being cut down ruthlessly. Oil
exploration teams have invaded
the area, cutting down and de
stroying rare plants and trees.
Jackson fears the area will be
ruined before he can win his
fight to have it declared a na
tional or state park.
Key To Preservation
Some Houston nature-lovers
may be the key to preservation
of many of the rare plants, "hey
have formed what they call
the "Little Thicket Association"
and are digging up some of the
plants on acreage they purchased
on the fringe of the thicket.
Some of the plants are being
transplanted for cultivation.
Jackson, too, is doing his best
to preserve a few rare species.
He has explored the area thor
oughly and now has some of the
rarest of the plants transplanted
in his back yard.
He feels the forest is lost. Now
he's just trying to save a few of
the trees.
Families Welcome at
Library Department
The weekly "family night"
open house of the junior depart
ment of the Medford Public li
brary will be this evening, when
tne department is open until
8:30 p.m. Library patrons are in
vited, according to Mrs. Nora
Jane McKay, junior librarian.
She reported that some 50
new Boy Scout merit badge
pamphlets have arrived and are
ready for circulation. More are
on order.
A number of new books have
been added to the "mothers'
story hour" collection, including
"Songs to Grown on," "Bible
Children," "Wish on the Moon,"
Off to Bed," "Hurry, Skurry
and Flurry," and "Horton Hears
Who!"
"The American Indian," an
illustrated book, has been added
to the reference collection.
Legislative Group
Reaffirms Support
Of Broad Tax Base
The legislative committee of
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce yesterday morning re
affirmed its support of a fiscal
plan which would widen the tax
base in Oregon.
The action was taken after
reports from the state legislature
indicated that both a sales tax
and an increased income tax may
be submitted to the voters of the
state at the next general elec
tion. The committee endorsed
the proposal that both tax plans
appear on the balolt, and allow
the voters a choice as to the best
means of meeting the state's de
ficit. Opposes Tax Ban
The committee also voted to
oppose passage of Senate Bill
266, which, would reserve to the
state the right to levy an in
come tax, and barring cities
from this tax. (The measure pass
ed the house yesterday by a 31 to
29 vote, and now goes to the
senate for consideration.)
The committee took the view
that the state should not limit
the taxing power of cities, many
of which are facing problems
which require sources of reve
nue other than those now being
used. Portland recently passed
an income tax measure, and it
was this action which caused the
legislature to consider the mat
ter. The group voted to oppose
House Bill 476, which would im
pose stricter regulations on the
operation of day nurseries and
kindergartens in Oregon.
Motor Vehicle Bill
Siged by Governor
Salem (U.R) Gov. Paul L.
Patterson said today he has
signed into law Senate bill 85
transferring the motor vehicle
division from the secretary . of
state's office to a separate de
partment under the appointive
power of the governor.
The measure will go into ef
fect July 1, 1956.
The Senate yesterday passed
several House-approved budgets
for state agencies and institu
tions, including those for Fair
view home, MacLaren boys
school, Civil Service Commis
sion, Public Utilities Commis
sion, Bureau of Labor, Depart
ment of Finance and Adminis
tration, State Board of Forestry
and Oregon Liquor Control
Commission.
Chest X-Rays Slated Wednesday, Thursday
Chest x-rays will be given at
the county's two .chest x-ray cen
ters during out-patient hours
again this week, according to the
Jackson County Public Health
association.
The Sacred Heart center is
open Thursdays from 2 to 5 p.m.
and Community on Wednesday
from 3 to 6 p.m. A charge of
$1.75 is made for each x-ray to
cover the cost of the film. No
appointment is necessary.
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