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o o o Scientist Thinks Bacteria, Viruses Possess Chromosomes, Genes By DELOS SMITH United Press Science Writer New York U.PJ A scientist 3 whose dish is heredity believes 6 it can now be taken for a fact that such invisible creatures as bacteria and viruses have chro mosomes and genes in them, just as we do, and use those chromo somes and genes just as we do to pass their characteristics along to their children. Don't say, so what! Your life may depend some day on what science knows about the ability of those minute creatures to pass things along from generation to generation. What worries scien tists a great deal right now is that any of the so-called "won der drugs" which once killed disease-causing bacteria with slaughter-house efficiency, may be not even a minor annoyance to those bacteria's offspring. How They Do It How in the world do the bac teria and viruses do it? Dr. M. Demerec, who is director of the department of genetics of the Carnegie Institute and of the biological laboratory of the Long Island Biological Association, be lieves that science no longer I activities, but the result is that needs to be wishy-washy about the answer. They must do it just as we have done it without knowing it when we look at our grand children and see our eyes and noses in their faces. Dr. Demerec expounded his views at a recent meeting of the American Society for Pharma cology and Experimental Biolo gy. In greatly simplified form, they are as follows: Take a city like New York City. There are all kinds of people in it, with all kinds of characteristics. They may and do mate freely. As a result, the iew generation of New Yorkers have inherited all kinds of characteristics, in just about every conceivable combi nation. Now take a "city" of escher ichia coli which is a kind of bac teria that lives on very intimate terms with us since it is to be found in the intestinal tracts of all mammals. They're so tiny that billions could cluster on your thumbnail. We don't know enough about them to apply the word "mate" to their procreative On The Side (Distributed by King How well informed is your charming stenographer as to her activity? Does she know who the first stenographer was? How bout the famous Florodora Sex tette? Does she know that the young women in that group were portraying stenographers? In the play, Florodora was an island in the Philippines where British firm was manufactur ing perfume. The organization bad sent to England for stenog raphers, these were the girls of the sextette. Hence the line in the song: "Tell me, pretty maid en, are there any more at home like you?" Warning . No woman should, marry a man with 'whiskers or a mus tache until she has seen how he looks when clean shaven. Whiskers and mustaches often hide weak chins, cruel mouths and other revealing facial char acteristics. Such is the advice of fered by a character analyst. Keep this in mind, young wo man in case you're contem plating matrimony. Service Sign noted in window of es tablishment on the Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan: "Laun dry Called i For and Delivered Within Twenty Four Hours." Is that a speed record for pickup and delivery laundry service? Ratings Though Marciano has partici pated in 49 professional bouts and never lost one, innumerable sportscribes continue to say he is a clumsy fellow who has noth ing but brute strength and does net know how to box. However, Marciano is still not the most under-estimated boxer m ring history. Take the case of Gene Tunney. He beat Dempsey twice, yet in 1950 when sportscribes from all over the country were asked to rj'me "the best heavy Vtfight of the first 50 years of the twentieth century," Dempsey received 256 votes and Tunney only six! Qnf usion The writer on historical sub jects using the professional name of C. V. Wedgwood is a female. Women, of course, have as much plight to conceal the names they don't like with initials as men, but the result is confusing. When initials' only are used people always think it is a man. By the way, what became of K.T. Stev By E. V. Durling Features Syndicate. Inc.) Life Shoriener Overweight is a life short' ener. Fat men cannot hope to achieve a ripe old age. So say experts on the subject of health. That's probably true. Still there have been exceptions. Theodore L i e b 1 e r, celebrated theatrical producer, weighed over 300 pounds and lived to be 90 years of age. Sidelights Am asked in what year Dor othy Kilgallen did a "Nellie Bly," making a speedy trip around the world as a girl reporter. That was in 1936. Dorothy made the trip in 24 days. . . What became of that menu item described as "a smal steak?" Haven't seen it listed anywhere for some time. There are times when your ap petite is not up to a large thick steak. That's when the "small steak" order is welcome. High Ceilings Give me high ceilings for my house, apartment or hotel room. Too many recently constructed buildings have ceilings much too low. In New York City the min imum ceiling height is eight feet, six inches. Another thing I like to have generously proportioned is the bathroom. I like a long tub. And a high shower. In many hotels the bathtubs and shower baths seem to have been built for females measuring five feet or less. i Award To Postal Clerk For Service Budd W. Gail, clerk at the Medford post office, was award ed a citation in a ' breif cere mony Monday. "The award was given Gail for his suggestion to the department to expedite handling of post office funds, and is part of the national sug gestions program by the depart ment. The citation presented stated that recognition was an "official commendation anrl annrpriatinn ! r-i- for meritorius service." The cita tion was signed by Arthur E Summerfield, Postmaster Gen eral. - Gail has been employed ir the Medford post office since 1942, and has served in most clerical capacities, as well as carrier. Salem (U.R) The Oregon Association of Secondary School Principals opened' a two-day meeting here yesterday, attended by approximately 175 persons. Fly United to I e I 10'Ahrs. i : end AII the East" I ; s Daylight A ovrnight 1 of mating all kinds of combina tion. Develop Immunity Keep in mind that there are all kinds of escherichia coli in their "city." Some are just natur ally immune in one degree or another to penicillin or strep tomycin, and they have in their chromosomes the genes of their immunity. Now, a shot of peni cillin or streptomycin arrives. It slaughters the whole "city" ex cept the few individuals who are immune. Those individuals pass along their genes to their de cendants, and before you know it since bacteria multiply quite rapidly you have a new "city" made up of escherichia coli with nothing to fear from the "won der drugs." All this is inthe realm of "pure science." its practical ap plications, according tp Dr. De merec, is to understand perfect ly and precisely just how bac teria and viruses survive the drugs which should kill them, and then, perhaps, a stop can be put to it. Not with the present "wonder drugs," of course, as those bacteria which resist them are busily re-populating the bac terial world with their descend ants, but with the "wonder drugs" of the future. z IT WONT BE LONG Sandy Teboe isn't a reckless driver, she's just stopping long enough to let motorists traveling to and from the Redwood Empire know that the new Waldo Tunnel she is in will be handling northbound traf fic only about the end of December. Tunnel is now han dling two-way traffic while the old tunnel alongside is undergoing repairs. That's the Golden Gate Bridge loom ing in the background- - Tuesday, October 11, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE fTVX Around Hollywood y ALINE MOSBY United Pratt Corrasponetnt Hollywood (U.PJ At Judy Garland's TV debut, the "star" that drew the most applause rh2FrJ from the stu- was a new 30 second cartoon com mercial that ends, "It's a F-o-r-r-d!" . These ani mated com mercials have become one of Aline Mosby the biggest en tertainment hits on the home screens along with Davy Crock ett and Lassie. ' The TV ad has rake in as many fan letters as live perform ers get. George Gobel hollered, "It's a F-o-r-r-d!" ,on his TV show. Milton Berle, also with a different sponsor, got a laugh with the .line on his recent fall debut. Newspapers used the line in cartoons when the Ford wage strike was settled and when Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees starred on the mound. The commercials and many of the other whimsical cartoon pitches now flooding TV are made at a new company called Storyboard Inc. It's headed by John Hubley, who once helped create such movie cartoons as "Gerald McBoing Boing." Hubley quit movies to make i TV cartoon commercials and was j such a success he now has a staff of 35 and a flood of imitators. The Ford cartoon was born on a warm June night in 1954. A Hubley assistant, Bob Guidi, was lying awake at home when, "I got the idea of having the char acter spell out the brand name with his mouth, to stretch the word." Hubley drew the origi nal "story" line. In 16 months of business, Storyboard Inc., has collected 21 awards for its cartoon com mercials. The best known is the Ford cartoon showing a bird playing .a phonograph record with its beak. - . "Our commercials have the entertainment touch," explains the company's production man ager, Les Goldman. Another popular cartoon com mercial shows a TV announcer who cannot pronounce "Worces tershire" sauce. Storyboard "casts" its com mercials as if they were super colossal movies. Comedian Jim Backus and Hal March of "The $64,000 Question" are the voices of many characters. Famed pro gressive jazz musicians Andre Previn, Oscar Petersen, Shelly Manne and Shorty Rogers play the background music. Each 60-second commercial takes three months to make and costs $10,000. - . The Ford cartoons have reaped Six Americans Hurt In Yugoslav Crash Vienna (U.R) A Yugoslav airliner carrying 29 persons in cluding six Americans crashed in the Vienna Woods yesterday. The doomed pilot saved the lives of 23 persons by skillfully pancaking the craft to earth where it burst into flames and burned. The pilot was trying to make an instrument landing through thick rain and fog. He was one of six persons killed. , All six of the Americans who were reported on the plane escaped with only slight in juries. They were identified as Mer cer B. Barrows, New York City, an employee of the American Express Company and his wife; Lt. Col. John I. Rhea, an Army chaplain, stationed at Heidel berg, Germany; Sgt. Frank Al len and his wife, Melita, and James Ray Abshire, a Navy man. the most fans. Spike Jones has a musical satire called "It's a Fraud." And it's reported, says Goldman, that Norway, land of lakes and fjords, wants to buy a similar commercial to proclaim, "It's a . . . "You finish it, I can't. The Ford Thunderbird has set a new standard for fun and beauty in a car.Now all 18 new Ford models share the styling of the Thunderbird. How they stir your heart with their thrilling lines! Drive it today! - The Fairlane Victoria is one of Ford's 18 new Thunderbird-inspired models for '56. You can see Thunderbird beauty in its long, low lines and graceful silhouette. 0 ..with new 202-h.aThu nderbird Y8 i , with new Thunderbird Styling 'With new Lifeguard Design 4 NEW LIFEGUARD FEATURES-new deep-center steering wheel, new double-grip door locks, optional new padded instrument panel and sun visors, and optional new Ford seat belts. A glance tells you that the "56 Ford has the long, ' low .lines "of the fabulous Ford Thunderbird, America's favorite dream car. , . c But wait till you touch the gas pedal! Then youll know that Ford goes likejthe Thunderbird, too. With the new 202-h.p. Thunderbird Y-8 en gine, available in Fordomatic Fairlane and Station Wagon models, youH pass with new confidence, smile at hills. And yet, split-second "GO" is only part of the story, for this new Thunderbird engine is not merely aV-8... it's a Y-8. That means it has a rigid, extra-deep block which makei for smoother, quieter going. , And there's even bigger news! It is Lifeguard Design the first major contribution to driver and passenger safety in accidents. With the cooper ation of leading universities, medical associations and safety experts, Ford found that most serious accident injuries were caused by the driver being thrown against the steering post, occupants being thrown forward against hard surfaces, or from the car. So, Ford developed a new Lifeguard steering wheel with a deep-center structure to help protect you from the steering pest . . . Lifeguard double grip door locks to give added protection from doors springing open under shock . .... optional Lifeguard cushioning for instrument panel and sun visors, to help lessen injury from impact . . , optional seat belts that help keep occupants securely in their seats. V Come in soon! See the "56 Ford, test its power, and learn what Lifeguard Design meats for the greater safety of you and your family. Then youll :. know exactly why the '56 Ford is ... . the fine car at half the fine-car price ! Parklane, luxurious new 6 passenger "wagon" is one of six new Ford Station Wagons far '56. Custom line Tndor and its Fordor companion feature new, distinctively contoured body molding for 1938. : Mainline Fordor is a refreshingly clean-lined beauty as are its rumrini , mates'' the Tudor and Business Sedan. CRATER LAKE MOTORS MAIN AND FIR STREETS PHONE 3-4547 -GREAT TV, FORD THEATRE, KBES-TV, 9:30 P.M., THURSDAY-
