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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1956)
TIGHT MEDFOF.D (OREGON) MAT1. THIBUKS W4ndiy, Julr 18. 1958 More Supplies Rushed To Battle Chicago Epidemic of Polio Chicago - Medical au-i Bundesen said more than 1- thonties todav 'o&V.k-d the city's 801 expectant mothers and chil mnnntinff r-nlio outbreak with i dren ranging in aze up to 19 an additional 14.126 hypodermic syringes and nwai"?. The ex'ra equ;p:rrt was ruhrd to the Chicago Board of Health by the National Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis and the Illinois department "f health to bolyr a dwindling supply at free inoculation centers. Dr. Herman N. B'lndrsen. president of the board of health, reported 25 new polio cases in a 24-hour period to raise the year's total to 134. Four persons have died from the disease this year compared with two deaths last year when .'S5 cases occurred during the same period. ml eLJ ears have streamed into the in oculation centers since they were opened. They received free Salk polio vaccine because they were unable to afford doctors. Most of the new cases contin ued to appear on the city's West Side where the early polio up surge has been concentrated. Highest Polio Rat The Chicago area has been hit with the highest polio rate in the nation, according to Dr. Brian T. Shornev, regional med- j ical director for the Polio Foun- dation. j The foundation reported Elea l nor E. McGuire, director of j nursing services, was on her ; way from New York to discuss the possible need of more nurses to care for paralyzed polio vic tims. The foundation provides free care for polio patients in need of it. Bundesen said nurses also were urgently needed to help administer inoculations. "We've simnly got to have more nurses to aid in the free vaccination procram." he said. ' ' Back Stairs: President Misses Reunion x. . NUTRIAS Applegate Residents Among Those Raising Fur-Bearing Nutrias BY DONALD J. GONZALES United Press Correspondent Gettysburg, Pa. U.R Back stairs at the Eisenhower farm: President Eisenhower passed up a chance last week end to talk over old times with fellow veterans of the tank corps. Mr. Eisenhower, as a captain and a major back in World War I days, commanded Camp Colt, the tank corps encampment on the Gettysburg battlefield. Dur ing a reunion here, members of the World Wars Tank Corps As sociation included on their agenda a parade to the site of his one-time headquarters which they marked two years ago with a memorial tree. With the site only a mile or so from the President's farm, some veterans were hopeful of a brief visit from the former commander. But the President decided to conserve his energy for his return to the White House. So smooth it leaves you breathless mlmoff Tit Trrref- vtm VO0KA FIREMEN NONCHALANT Wabash. Ind. !U.R; Local firefighters kept right on play ing checkers Tuesday despite a report a fire was raging on Riverside drive. There is no such address in town. Seems the tele phone operator mistakingly re layed a call intended for the Wabash ave. Fire Station in La fayette. Ind., about 65 miles away. SI Prnof. Oit. rn"l ffrain St Pierre Smirrtn'f f .J. iDl. of Heublelnj. Hartford. Conn., U.S.A. -'----ifTir j WHY BE CHICKEN? Memphis. Tenn. (U.P: New- lyweds Walter Johnson and Bertha Mae Whipple said they hatched their marriage plans when they discovered they both owned poultry ranches. BY HELGA MITCHELL Applegate-Jacksonviile A small creature named "coypu." but more familiarly known as "nutria." arrived in the Rogue valley for the first time about seven or eight years ago. A few people here started raising them. But they have been arriving ! in increasing numbers within the j past year, and more and more people are hearing about them. Many people, when they hear a "nutria" mentioned, respond with, "A what?" The nutria is a South Amer ican fur-bearing aquatic rodent with webbed hind feet, which many farmers believe, may develop into a profitable invest ment. This friendly animal is a vegetarian. It has teeth like a beaver's front paws like a mon key's hand, hind feet like a duck's, and a tail resembling the muskrat's. Commercially, there is hardly any waste to this creature at all. The nutria's teeth are a source of red ivory which is used for jewelry, his whiskers make fine brushes, men's hats are made from the guard hair on his body, his meat is claimed to be a del icacy, and. most important, his pelt is destired for women's warm yet light winter coals. All that remains is his skelton, which someone may yet discover to be for some good use. Every 18 weeks the female of the species produces a litter of 9. 11, or even 12 nutrias. They i are born fully furred, eyes open, j and within 24 hours after birth j they can go swimming. When jthcy are a year old. they weigh 1 from 20 to 30 pounds, j Nutrias requires little work, since they are clean animals i which adapt themselves to al most any climate, thus avoiding temperature controls,- aircondi tioning. and close supervision. 'They are also free from obnox : ious odors from bo'dy, nest-boxes or pens. In the Applegate area, there are several families that have embarked on this nutria raising ; venture. They include Mr. and I Mrs. Milton Houston of Little ; Applegate, together with their ' son and his wife. Mr. and Mrs. ; William Houston of Medforri. ; Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Hukill of : Littie Applegate. Mr. and Mrs. Fred West of Ruch. and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Pursel of Ruch. all members of the recently formed Oregon Purebred Nutria Association. This j Extras! choice steaks, roosts all Swift Premium quality with purchase of 15 cu. ft. TRU-COLD Chest Freezer Beat the high cost of liv ing withWardf Tru-Coldl Save on food bills, time, labor, trips to the store. 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In ad dition to buying some costume jewelry and thumb tacks in a dime store last week, she also picked up some berry dishes, a beef tongue, two cans of hominy and several bags of potato chips. college i rival, the White House press sec retary decided last Thursday not to hold a late afternoon news conference. There wag ta las mediate rush to the Gettysburg Country Club for golf and swim ming. Hagerty led the way to the golf course. When Mr. Eisenhower passed the word in his temporary office that he is still a candidate, he gave quite a plug to Gettysburg College. The President seems to have a soft spot in his heart for the tree-shaded campus. This probably dates back to his days at Camp Colt. As a young mar ried couple, the Eisenhower lived just across the street from the college. Their former rented home has been dressed up with white columns. It's now the White House staff members have been slipping down an al ley in Gettysburg to a telephone company warehouse. The reason antique telephones. Dewey Long, White House communications and transportation chief, dis covered that linemen were bring ing the old hand-crankers from nearby mountain homes. Business got so good that the price went from S5 to S8 for telephones with chromium bells and speakers. The old-timers are destined to finish their days as real "conversation" pieces in recreation rooms. Buster Brown SHOE STORE WILL BE By chance or design, Jim Hag erty kept pace last Thursday with a time-honored Gettysburg custom. Storekeepers on Thurs day afternoons lock their doors and take time off. For the first time since the President's ar- all day Thursday. July 19th SPECTACULAR! You'd Better Plan To Get Down Ther Friday at 9 a.m. Is youz pE I unci gulps hot dogs but leaves bread alone Make hot dogs a triple treat Serve 'em on Holsum Bread It's a snap! Give her a juicy hot dog between two big fresh Holsum slices. She won't make her meal on hot dogs alone fresh delicious Holsum will see to that. 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