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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.
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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.
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