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Salk Anti-Polio Vaccine Program Stalled in About Half of Cities By UNITED PRESS The Salk anti-polio inocula tion program has slowed down so that only about half the na tion's communities have gone ahead with the second shots or plan to do so during the remain ins summer weeks. A shortage of vaccine, the scattering of children on their mmmer holiday, the vacation absence of doctors, nurses. 'teach ers and clerical help and a re luctance on the part of many parents to go ahead with the sec ond shot in the polio season are the reasons. The United Press polled its bureaus across the nation to find out what the countrywide situa tion is. It discovered that, in general, the Western states are tending more to go ahead with complet ing second shots than other sec tions of the country. In New England the situation is simply that the states have not received sufficient vaccine yet for second shots. In California, on the other hand, 31 of the 58 counties al ready have completed the sec ond shots. Los Angeles, how ever, has not yet decided wheth er it will finish the program. Second Shots in Texas Texas is going ahead with second shots. Fort V.'orth is the only big town there to hold out for fall inoculations. Houston had planned a mass vaccination in the city"s ball park but now has decided to distribute the vac cine to 24 clinics instead. Illinois has called off the en tire program until "after Nov. 1 or later' Chicago administered the first shot, then decided not to give the second because of polio incidence in summer. The stocks of vaccine have been put in storage. In the southeastern states, the majority of communities are go ing ahead with the program. Georgia reports, however, about 40 per cent absenteeism on sec ond shots. Inoculations in Lou isiana dropped from 87,919 the first time to 52,500, due mostly to the difficulty of getting chil dren together. Michigan will go ahead as Don't run., just reach put a phone in your living room And in every other room you use a lot, extension telephones save time and steps. Call our business office about it today. Pacific Telephone. Take lite easy . . . each extension phone cotto feu rhan a nickel a day I soon as it gets sufficient vaccine, i The state legislature voted S2, ' 000.000 to give all children free j shots. State Health Commission I er Dr. Albert Heustis said "we ! are not afraid of the vaccine end apparently Michigan parents are not afraid of it either." New York has not received enough vaccine to go ahead. In New Jersey many communities have postponed the program un til after the polio season. 'Wait and See' Attitude In Indiana most towns are adopting a "wait and see' policy. Of 30 counties offered vaccine for the second round, 10 turned it down because of children being on vacation. In Nebraska, Dr. Edwin Ly man, Omaha health director, is making no plans until more vac cine is received. "Residents are confused and disgusted with the way the vaccine situation has been handled," he said. In Iowa only two counties have completed second shots. Des Moines health groups recom mended postponement until fall. North and South Dakota are going ahead. Most communities in Pennsylvania will give second shots as soon as they get vaccine. But in Minnesota, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware and most of Ohio the program will not be resumed until schools reopen. St. Louis is another of the big cities which will wait until autumn. The Washington, D. C, Medi cal Advisory Committee recom mended against giving shots in the polio season. Also officials in the capital felt they could round up only about half the children. Tueiday. July 28. 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Russian Deserter Dies; Six Others Surrender Vienna, Austria (U.R) One Russian would-be deserter com mitted suicide to avoid capture Monday, but six others surren dered to a heavily-armed Soviet patrol in upper Austria. The seven Soviet soldiers disappear ed from their' control point at the Austro-Czech border Satur day and apparently were headed towards the American zone in Austria when caught. in o V - -ite ate ii : os.-16' Si . . . and apricots are just one of the inviting fresh fruits and vegetables featured this week in the JH -your Taaaey backed any item that cfcesrit please yoa M. M. HUGGINS Assume OSC Alumni Job M. Huggins Takes Over New Job as OSC Alumni Leader M. M. Huggins, Medford, re cently assumed his new duties as president of the Oregon State College Alumni association. Dr. A. L. Strand, president of OSC, has announced. Huggins was elected president of the association and its board of directors this spring, but did not take office until July. He comes to the top alumni post after serving as vice-president. He has been General Petro leum distributor for the past five years. Huggins graduated from OSC in 1938. He was active in the dedication program for Parker stadium, new OSC football field, last year. He attended Castle Rock, Wash., high school. After attend ing OSC he took graduate work in business at the University of Minnesota before going to the army. During World War II he served with the 32nd Infaotry division as a second lieutenant. Military decorations he received include the presidential citation and the distinguished service cross. H. F. Thomas of Valsetz Is new alumni vice-president, and A. H. Smith, Corvallis, treas urer. Serving with Huggins on the alumni board will be Mrs. Freida Blakely, Virgil Cavag naro and Robert Conklin, Port land; Joe Oliver, John Day; John Becharas, The Dalles; John Hackenbrook, Coos Bay, and Carle Abrams, Salem. Student members of the board are Johnnie Rice of Corvallis, OSC student body president, and Janet Skinner of McMinnville, president of Associated Women Students. Court Records POLICE COURT Robert A. Stewart, violation of basic rule. S10 bail. Shirley Jean Fiiher, violation of basic rule. $10 bail. John Eugene Chastain, failure to stop at red licht. $S bail. William Gibson Casebeer. failure to stop at stop sign, S3 bail. DISTRICT COURT Joseph William Rawhauser. viola tion of basic rule. $12.50. William B. Henderson Jr., violation of basic rule. $10. Albert Huvinen, overload. $53. C. L. Stoddard. Ashland, and C. R. Beck, Central Point, operating log ging trucks without proper fire fight ing equipment. $30 each. Owen h. Hardesty. overload. $280. Hubert D. Brown, operating motor vehicle while licenses suspended. $20. Glenn W. Bradley, failure to stop at stop sign, $10. Medlin W. Fjarli, overwidth load, $15. Perry D. Regan, failure to stop at stop sign. $10. Jack D. Pierson. no PUC permit. $5. DeWayne Keys, no emergency brake, $6. Robert J. Bohl, violation of basic rule. $15. Alvin E. Ahlers, failure to stop at red light, $10. Robert W. Kimbrell. overload, $38. Norman L. Upper, no operator's li cense. $25. Robert B. Flournoy, angling without license. $35. $15, $5 suspended. CIRCUIT COURT Anna Mae Haskins vs Lee Obra Has kins, divorce complaint. Stella June Fairfield vs. Robert Wallace Fairfield, divorce decree. Gladys Ida Margaret Pass vs. Carles AJvis Pass, divorce complaint. Betty Lou Morrison vs. Dwaine Dell Morrison, divorce complaint. Eunice Marie Chrisco vs. Wallen P. Chrisco, divorce complaint. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Charles Leo Bridget. 34. Las Vegas. Nev. and Dorothy Lucile Mitchell, 28, Ashland. LaMerle Hodges. 21. Hilt. 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