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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1955)
o Q Girl Scout Troops In Medford Area AidedbyUMCFunds (Editor's note: This is an othtr i a series of brief arti cles about agencies benefitted from the United Medford Cru sade fund drire now under war. Information is prorided by the agencies themselves.) The Girl Scouts axe ever en larging their scope of usefulness to this community. They have helped with the of fice work of various drives, in cluding the United Medford Crusade. They are always anx ious to be of service and a parade in Medford is not complete with out the" green 'and brown uni forms. Last year they took part in the Memorial Day parade, the Pear Blossom parade and pa rades on July 4 and Nov. 11. They took care of children for PTA meetings and at voting ses sions. " Girl Scouts have given their ovg radio and TV programs, made needed articles and fa vors for Camp White an other institutions. They wrapped band- sjCages for and acted as aides in hospitals and were anxious and eager to be of service whenever called upon. As Medford grows, so grow the troops, and the adult help must grow too. The United Med- for Crusade is doing its part in aiding the financial program and more adult help must be ob tained to assist the ever enlarg ing enrollment. Helping the United Medford Crusade is helping the Girl Scouts. . ' DINNER SCHEDULED Gold Hill The annual Gold Hill Grange Harvest dinner of baked ham with all harvest food trimmings will be served begin ning at 12:30 p.m. at the Grange hall Sunday, Oct. 30. Instead of planning dinner at home Sunday, the Grange suggests a good after noon out for families of Gold Hill and neighboring communi ties where they will find the sur- rgundings of the hall the finest in tne vaney. Snr TO Economical MEALS with Medford United Pti Full Leased Wire Tribune United Press Full' Leased Wire Third Section MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1955 Pages 1-6 Method Found To Inject Viruses Through Mouths of Insect Larvae By DELOS SMITH United Press Science Editor New York (U.R) Science may move faster toward acquiring the ability to set off devastating disease epidemics among insects, now that a technique has been devised for getting insect viruses through the mouths of insect larvae. Unless you've looked at insect larvae through a high-power mi croscope you have no idea how very small their mouths can be. The larva of the larch bud moth, which was the "guinea pig" for this new triumph in technology, is less than a third of an inch from stem to stern. Can Inject Directly The diameter of the critter's mouth is about one thousandth of that. Nevertheless it is now pos sible to get a needle into it and inject viruses directly. The tri umph belongs to Maru E. Mar tignoni, a Swiss, who is spread ing his happy skill among scient ists everywhere. He took an ordinary. glass hy podermic injection needle of the smallest size, softened it in the flame of a bunsen burner, drew it out until it was thin or thin ner than a hair. He broke off a usable length, smoothed the new end on fire, being careful not to block its now very tiny channel. The Process This "stump" he attached with sealing wax to a micro-injector which he made fast to a stand so that the "stump" projected into the "field" of the micro scope. Then he put a larch bud moth larva to sleep with a whiff of ether and shoved it into the "field." Now, under highpower mag nification, its body parts were plain to see. With fine forceps, he picked it up just behind the head -capsule, and lifted it up to the needle's point with its mouth foremost. A little pres sure, and the mouth dropped open. In went the needle and through it went viruses. Martignoni pointed out, in a technical publication of the American Association for the j ' A - f i . j.1 4 Advancement oi science, mat heretofore scientists have been EHRICHEPf 1 IftOW MACARONI large Wbow Macaroni IflAGIC UNUTE MACARONI SofatfeHes Circms Rings LA5AGNC TUfOU Alphabets RjpATONI Repentant Thief Returns Pay Check After 45 Years Calais, Me. (U.R) Sam Mc Knight always wondered what happened to his pay envelope on one occasion when he worked at a cotton textile mill back in 1910. The answer has come to him in the mails 45 years late. An envelope containing $50 in cash arrived with this accompanying note: "This is the pay you lost up at the cotton mill 45 years ago Flease forgive." It was signed only "an old backboy" a term used to desig nate a type of job at the mill. McKnight said he has no idea of the' identity of the repentapt thief. injecting viruses into insects by puncturing their bodies wth needles. Either that, or they have been starving insects and then letting them drink liquid containing viruses. But those ways aren't exact enough. In nature, insects ac quire their sickening and killing viruses through their, mouths. Starving insects "introduces an unnatural factor of unknown value into the experiment." The Goal . What science needs to know is how much of what virus kills which insects. Martignoni was engaged in the tedious research of, finding out how much of a virus that specializes on the larch bud moth will kill all moths in their larval stage every time. The next step will be to find out how to get the viruses into most if not all larvae as they develop. Science has had some notable successes in controlling larger pestilential animals such as the rabbit hordes of Australia- by infecting them with viruses which kill them but do not kill other animals. There are some dangers in the method. . But it has been said that insect viruses are, potentially, the' perfect in secticides. As an example, it is believed that an insect virus which might sicken and kill the highly destructive Japanese bee tle could be harmless to the very useful honey bee. But there's much to be learned about Legislators Disagree Over Method of Combatting State Problems of Mental Health Salt Lake City Oregon legis lators seem agreed solving the state's mental health problems constitute one of the state's most pressing needs, but are far from agreed on the most efficient methods. Their views on mental health are being surveyed as part of a cooperative project conducted by the Western Interstate Commis sion for Higher Education in 11 western states, Alasfta and Hawaii. Views Told Questionnaires so far returned by members of the Oregon Leg islature to the survey office here show some hold out high hopes new "wonder drugs" will re place or improve present' meth ods of treatment; indicate other legislators feel a need for in creasing present hospital facil ities; and find others urging in creased efforts to educate the public in "attitudes" as regards mental health. One legislator holds a new at tack "on problems of retarded children" is primary in correct ing present lacks in mental health care, while another feels problems posed by aged and senile persons should be spotlighted. Responses to survey question naires thus far returned indicate agreement on the need for more trained personnel, with more at tractive salaries suggested to en list them. Education Said Need - They are also in wide agree ment on a need to educate the public in all aspects of the men tal health question. In-a typical response, a legislator terms his constituents "not too aware or conscious of the -problem, which makes proper' legislation or ob taining funds difficut. Another response urged "educating the public that mental illness is a disease, not - a : social - stigma," while another called for "a pro gram to impress on the public the prevalence ot curable mental ills, to make known the human resources lost through lack of treatment, and impress the pub lic that treatment leading to re covery is less costly than confinement." Legislators feel they, as well as the public, should have more facts concerning comparative costs of treatment versus con finement, the survey shows. Ac cording to one Oregon responsee, "there should be a determination from county, health officers, phy sicians and others, of the per centage of people who need or would be helped by out-patient clinics or consultation, and the probabilities of reducing the load in mental hospitals. We need comparative costs of out-patient clinics as against residence costs, estimates of personnel needs and costs, and studies on how best to reduce the patient load. Other legislators want data regarding "conditions in the state relative to schooling and training of mental health spec ialists," and also see the need for studies in the costs of medi cal care, education of aides and the costs of added hospital space. County OEA Group Slates Fail Meet The Jackson county chapter of the Oregon Education associa tion will hold Jts fall meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, ai the new Hedrick Junior High school cafeteria in Medford. In addition to a short business meeting, there will be an open house of the school, William E. Ruck, president of the county chapter, said. There are about 600 members in the Jackson county chapter, which is composed of certificat ed personnel working in connec tion with .schools. 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REGULAR SIZS and BATH SIZE, feel Benson Cancels Trip To Europe Next Month Washington U.R) Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson yesterday canceled a trip to Eu rope next month in order to di rect plans for improving the na tion's farm situation. Benson's decision was an nounced after a visit to the White House. It was understood that Vice-President Richard M. Nixon had been there at the same time Benson visited. The cancellation was an nounced amid signs of growing discontent among farmers and congressmen about sagging farm income and low prices for farm produce. . Benson said in a statement he would remain here "to direct the continuing preparation of recom mendations to Congress designed to strengthen, improve, and re fine the present agricultural program." Gloria Vanderb.lt Gets Western Role Hollywood Cl.R) Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski Will play the "romantic lead" in a' west ern movie opposite ' Frank, Sina tra, the crooner announced yes terday. It will be Mrs. Stokow ski's debut in pictures. Sinatra said he signed the es tranged wife of conductor Leo ppld Stokowski "because she is perfect for the romantic lead." The singer said he will pro duce and also star in the picture, "Johnny Concho," expected to go into production next month. . Sinatra was a frequent" escort of the socialite during recent stays in New York.' .. New Water Fountain Installed at Park Medford water commission crews have completed installa tion of a water fountain near the East Main st. entrance of Haw thorne park. i The fountain has been dedi cated to community residents who initiated using Big Butte Springs water as a municipal water supply for Medford and vicinity. Treat 9 em right with ' . . . . .- ' - ' ' ' . - - .. .. For a party for a ' treats e there's nothing like A Coke! It's pure, wholesome refreshment 'with a taste' that's bright, 'bracing! be- witching. Almost everyone appreciates the best --4 so have 'plentyl '.- . 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