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O Inability of Doctors To Recognize Bite of Black Widow Feared Br DELOS SMITH United Press Science Editor New York (U.R) Medical men are afraid Black Widow spiders may be increasing, and there is a reason for fear: If you're an M.D. where there have been no Black Widows around are you going to recognize the results of a Black Widow bite ' when you see them? Looked at-Results Dr. Richard R. Grayson, a Mis souri country doctor, has reas sured all other doctors. He looked at the results, and he knew what caused them. Had to be the Black Widow; nothing else could have. In Perryville, where he practices, a Black Wid ow bite had been a rarity. But all of a sudden last summer, five persons were bitten. For Black Widows to show up in sufficient numbers to bite enough human beings to merit a formal medical report was re garded by epidemiologists as "significant." If it happened last ' summer, what will happen this summer when Black Widows are even better established In new surroundings, they asked. Dr. Grayson's first case was a young workman. When he was brought to the doctor's office, he "was barely able to stagger" "he was moaning and groaning and twisting about." Rigid Abdomen Somehow the doctor got him onto a table for an examination. "The entire abdomen was rigid," Beatfy Circus Due; Yets Will Sponsor The Clyde Beatty circus will be In Medford June 16, it was announced Saturday. Its appear ance will be sponsored for the first time by three local veterans organizations, who announced the plan to make It possible for very local youngster who wants to to attend. The sponsoring group are Am erican Legion Post 15, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1833, and Disabled American ' Veterans Chapter 8. The joint committee handling arrangements has start ed formation of a "kid brigade," to bo sponsored by merchants and veterans, to. see that every youngster can see the circus. Only children's tickets will be en sal in advance of the per formance. Proceeds from the project will go for programs of child welfare, veterans rehabilitation and wel fare of veterans' dependents conducted by the sponsoring or ganizations. The 1955 production of the Clyd Beatty Wild Animal circus and aerial show has been aug mented by new acts, the commit too reported. 117 So. Control v.-y urn-;-; vriVlj V , Sale Book-' jj v f a fii1 4n ' if - ;. iai-.:.: f SHOP AT HOME BY said the doctor. "There was no question of localized tenderness or rebound tenderness inasmuch as the abdominal wall could not be depressed at any point." His thought was of the chance of a hernia. But the patient said he had been "bitten by some thing," and it clicked in Gray son's mind the Black Widow. To check that, he injected 10 cubic centimeters of 10 per cent calcium gluconate, and "the pa tient exclaimed that the pain was gone. He smiled ' happily, arose immediately, and stated he wished to go home." "Not so fast," said the doctor, and. persuaded him to go to the hospital, where "it was noted that even though the pain im mediately subsided after the cal cium, the rigidity of the abdom inal muscles was undiminished until many hours later." 'Missouri Medicine' Report In his report to "Missouri Medicine," Dr. Grayson pointed out that in not one of the five patients "was the history of spid er bite available when the pa tient needed treatment the most. In other words in most cases, apparently, the diagnosis of Black Widow spider bite will have to be made on clinical grounds and the physician will have to be thoroughly aware of the disease in order to make the diagnosis." . . But any doctor who has seen one case will recognize the next one "The best bet," he continued, "apparently is the intravenous injection of calcium gluconate. In no other disease, perhaps, is such instantaneous relief grant ed from such agonizing misery as here. One could almost say that this test is specific for the disease." Free Water Request Referred to Medford Jacksonville The Southern Oregon Historical society this week requested the city of Jack sonville to furnish water with out cost to the Jacksonville museum. The city council, on recommendation of the water committee, suggested the society submit its request to the Med ford city council. The city of Jacksonville pur chases water from Medford, and the council did not feel it should furnish water for the museum with city funds. Miss Claire Hanley, president of the society, submitted the re quest to the city council. Art Davis is chairman of the water committee. The council also sot 8 p.m. Tuesday night for a meeting of the Jacksonville budget commit tee. The meeting will be in the city hall. January is normally the big gest coal consuming month. FOR BIG SUMMER SAVINGS . Shop Wards New Sale Book :'"eMh :. iCwikk.: x iMav.y 9. w PHONE HST To Celebrate Birthday Dedication Ceremonies for BY WARD COLWELL United Press Correspondent .. Kansas City, Mo. U.R) When former President Truman turns the first spadeful of earth for the Harry S. Truman Library today his 71st birthday he will be thinking of yet another job in his already busy schedule. He said he intends to be one of the guides to direct tours through the $1,750,000 structure when it is completed in about 14 months. The library ground-breaking at Slover Park in Mr. Truman's home town of Independence, Mo., will be the first part in an elaborate observance of the for mer chief executive's birthday anniversary. In the evening, at the Hotel Muehlebach, a dinner will be held in his honor. Tables were sold at a rate of $80 each, the money to go to the library fund. Horseshoe Shaped The library itself will be an expansive, fully air-conditioned, horseshoe affair nestling in the elm shade center of the city donated park at the north edge of Independence. The stone structure will be of simple, modern design. It will contain stack areas for Mr. Tru man's private papers accumu lated during his eight years in the White House. There will be reading and study rooms for re searchers and the former presi dent himself will maintain an Class in Geology To Begin Tuesday; Chrome Stockpile Report Given A course in geology will open in Medford Tuesday, May 10, at the Medford High school, it was announced here last week. Arrangements for the course were made through the efforts of the Northwestern Mining Council in cooperation with the state system of . higher educa tion and the state department of geology and mineral indus tries. Max Shafer, geologist in the Grants Pass office of the de partment, will be the instructor. Great Interest Bruce Manley, attorney for the council who made arrange ments for the course, told a council meeting Thursday eve ning that much greater interest in the course than anticipated has been shown. He said that the class will have to be limited to 30 persons, but that it maybe possible to arrange for a second section. He added that every effort will be made to accomodate all who have expressed interest and that another series of classes may be held in the fall. The cur rent series do not carry college credit, but it may be possible to arrange for credit in a fall series. Some 150 persons attended the Thursday meeting. Stockpile Report Mad A report on th chrome stock pile program in Grants Pass was given, indicating that the office Casual sumwr fashions k cool, eosy-to-care-for fabrics or outstanding features of Wards new Midsummer Sal look. 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Al though Mr. Truman is deluged with invitations to speak to var ious groups, the ones he accepts most frequently are from high schools, colleges and universi ties: Country's Destiny "These are the young students who will take over the destiny of our country," he often has said. "They should' understand what this republic stands for and should be prepared to fight for it both physically and spirit ually. I hope the library will pro vide a source of information and inspiration to carry this out." - It was his hope, too that fu ture presidents will join former Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt and himself in making their private papers available to the government and the people. Although the guest list for to day's birthday observance is made up largely of national gov ernmental, education and politi cal leaders, the active partici pants will be from a regional level. Dr.. Elmer Ellis, president of the University of Missouri, will deliver the principal address at the library ground-breaking. At for Council of defense minerals has post poned renewal of the present program with two years still to go. This has caused a consid erable drop in interest by capi tal investors, it was reported, because of the lack of sufficient time for recovery of investments Current production and stock piling are far below consump tion, council members were told, and it was recommended that immediate action " be taken to prevent a breakdown in the de velopment of local deposits. The council authorized a reso lution to be drawn and for warded to, the Senate committee interested, urging immediate ac tion toward a 10-year extension of the program. It also urged all those interested to write com mittee members, including the chairman, Sen. James E. Murry, and the members, including Senators Knowland, Neuberger, Magnuson and Anderson. Plan Exhibit " The council decided to place an exhibit of local ore speci mens in the rock show to be held June 16 and 17 in the. Medford Junior High school by the Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral club. A color motion picture show ing the formation of the Grand Canyon was shown at the meet ing, through the courtesy of the Mobil oil company and local Mobil dealers. Phono 2-8075 2-4546 Today With New Library the evening banquet, Dr. Frank lin P. Murphy, chancellor of Kansas University, will speak along with Mr. Truman. The ground-breaking cere mony starts at 5:30 p.m. (EDT)., the birthday dinner at 8 p.m. (EDT). Sun-Wardrobe! Pfg9331 1414-24 HALF SIZERS! This wonder ful sun-wardrobe is just for you designed to flatter, fit the shorter, fuller figure perfectly! Sun-top, classic shorts, wrap-skirt and bolero mix-match for many smart fashion changes all sum mer! Pattern 9331: Half Sizes 14H, lti'i, 18V. 20Vi, 22Vi, 24V. Size 16V4 sun-top, V yard 35 inch, skirt, 3 yards; bolero, IVi yards. 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The winds at Temple collapsed a 30-by 260-foot masonry build ing, killing Mrs. Mamie Bennett, 40. A worker in the building was critically injured and part of a Temple theater roof caved in. The 15 patrons were uninjured. The winds also damaged the Academy School gymnasium eight miles south of Temple, and hit the Taylor, Tex., area, caus ing heavy damage to the John Jansky farm. Elsewhere in Texas, a rain slicked road was partially blam ed for a bus-truck crash near Farmersville in which 17 persons were injured. The Iowa twister hit the ground at Harlan, bounced up, and touched down again near Kirkman, nine miles away. The roof of a large building was torn off at Harlan and far mers reported widespread dam age. Winds of 60 miles an hour whipped Des Moines v and What Cheer, Iowa, and an inch of hail was measured at Fredericksburg and Ossian. Cool air meanwhile swept "across the Northern Plains, drop ping temperatures five to 15 de grees. But the temperature climbed to the East and a spring heat wave had pushed deep into the South. Thomson Sentencing Delayed Second Time Newport, Ore. (U.R) Sen tencing of Richard Thomson for assault with a dangerous wea pon was held up again Friday because Lincoln County Circuit Judge Fred McHenry was pre siding at a trial in Corvallis. . Thomson was convicted April 29 of attacking his former busi ness partner, James Mueller, in September, 1953. He was origi nally scheduled to be sentenced Thursday. The county clerk said the sen tence would probably be read here Monday. Carpenters Elect Portland Resident La Grande, Ore. (U.R) Ore gon State Council of Carpenters Saturday concluded their three day convention here and named Eugene as site for the 1958 meet ing. E. B. Weber, Portland, was re elected president and Ivor T. Jones, Salem, was reelected ex ecutive secretary. New officers included Walter Dage, Roseburg, first vice-president, and Leo M. Neal, Portland, second vice-president. Salem's Crime Rate 'Remarkably Low' Salem (U.R) Salem averaged less than two crimes a day in 1954, the FBI said Saturday, adding that the figures were "remarkably low" for a city of its size. No murder was recorded and only two armed robberies. The FBI figures, based on Salem po lice records, showed that the city had 145 burglaries, 75 cases of larceny involving $50 or more and 451 larcenies under $50. Auto thefts totaled 38. The FBI report said "few American cities of the size boast a better showing for law-abiding citizenship than Salem." Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 1 a. m. Monday for Monday: other daya 5:30 previous day Watch for This Ad Each Samson's Money-Saving I Ml SAMSON'S FEED PRICES This Week's Special Kill Dandelions the Easy Way ej m Q 2-4-D t APPLICATOR lelO (will treat the average site lawn) Wheat ' " Hen Scratch, top quality Ground Barley Rolled Barley . Ground Oats & Barley Triangle Chick Sta. 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