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.
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Back Stairs: President Misses Reunion
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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
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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.
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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
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headquarters of
alumni association.
the
The first lady likes to shop in
downtown Gettysburg. She does
so with no fanfare, startling
clerks in the stores. What she
prefers about excursions in Get
tysburg is that she can shop
without attracting crowds, as
she does in Washington. 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.
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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.
And you'll see her little appetite grow because
Holsum tastes so delectably fresh. Every slice makes tots
want more Holsum flavor and goodness.
Better buy plenty of Holsum in the
protective orange red wrapper for picnics, snacks
and hot weather meals. -T'SP52S&
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MAKE IT TASTE BETTER
Serve ii with
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WHEAT BREAD -100 STONE GROUND
and SVENSKA LIMPKA