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EIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. October 3. 1956 'Combustion Zone' of Cigarette Said 1,202 Degrees Fahrenheit By DELOS SMITH United Press Science Editor New York :u.R: Bringing its technically minded readers up-to-date on the connection if any between cigaret smoking and lung cancer, the world fam ous medical journal. The Lan cet, was struck by the agreement among investigating scientists as to what is the temperature in "the combustion zone" of a puff ed cigarette. American investigators have established a temperature range from 897 degrees to 1.493 de grees F., with an average of 1, 202 degrees. British investiga tors have placed the temperature range maintained in "normal quiet cigarette puffing" between 1.077 and 1.202 degrees F. "At su:h temperatures," said The Lancet, "carcinogenic (cancer-causing) hydrocarbons are formed from organic matter, and in fact several workers have de tected benzpyrene in the tar. Some of this compound may be destroyed under the same condi tions. Arienic Found "Other suspected substances include phenols, which have been found carcinogenic to mouse skin, certain chemicals existing as free radicals, and arsenic which has increased by 300 per cent in American tobacco cigar ettes between 1932 and 1951 as a result of the use of arsenic in the control of pests." On the other hand. The Lancet found that efforts to isolate known carcinogens from tobacco tar and to test the carcinogenic properties of the crude tar on animals, had all reached an im passe. "It is not now adequate," it said, "to describe an agent as a carcinogen without saying to what, to whom, and in what amount. Benzpyrene is not car cinogenic to all tissues of all ani mals." But putting the lung cancer cigarette smoking question to one side. The Lancet saw "evi dence of other harmful actions of cigaret tar." It cited "an im mediate visible effect" when the toxic substances are in suf ficiently high concentration." That effect is to stop the rhyth mic action of cavity-lining cells such as those of the throat and lungs by which they pass their essential fluids over their surfac es. Toxics Absorbed The result is that the "toxic substances are then dissolved and absorbed into the mucous mem brane, and they include carcino gens for animals." The Lancet continued. It had asked this question: "If cigarette smoking is a cause of lung cancer, as the statistical evi dence indicates, what is the sub stance i n cigarette smoking which makes it dangerous?" That substance would have to be in the tars and particles produced by smoking, it said. Granting that scientific efforts to pin-point the substance have so far been inclusive, it added that "we are a long way from de ciding for being hesitant in put ting the known facts before the public and in dissuading young people from starting to smoke." News About Books From the Library National Newspaper Week is being observed between Oct. 1 and 8 this year, not only by the daily and weekly newspapers of the nation, but by its libraries as well. , The library and the press work in a common cause pro moting reading interest and dis seminating information and both guard constantly the Amer ican citizen's right to the free dom to read and to know. Much of the fun and the frus trations of the newspaper busi ness are described with warmth and humor in one of the popular new books in the Medford Pub lic library. Charlotte Paul, m "Minding Our .Own Business" relates how she and her husband gave up their jobs with Chicago dailies and became the independ ent owners of a small weekly newspaper in Snoqualmie, Wash. Newspaper Anecdotes Another book rich in newspa per anecdotes tells how the edi tor of a famous country weekly looks at his job of reporting the doings of an American commu nity. "Once More the Thunder er" is by H. B. Hough: the libra ry also has his "Country Editor." A rather different aspect of Around Hollywood Br ALINE MOSBY United Press Correspondent tmt in li -- Hollywood (U.P.I Movies are longer than ever and even tel evision is following suit with an hour-and-a-h a 1 f 1 i v e drama if the viewers will stay fascinated in their a r m chair. Once upon a time movie n a '- e r s weren't sure Aline Motor an audi ence would sit still for longer than a 10-minute reel. But movie studios made pictures this year that are feats of endurance to customers of the popcorn places. J The Ten Commandments." all 10 of them, is the champion. The picture runs three hours and 39 minutes, plus a 10-minute in termission, meaning viewers will be nearly four hours older by the time they waik. muscles stretching, out of that one. Lengthy Film Trimmed "Giant," the Rock Hudson Elizabeth Taylor - Jimmy Dean film, stretches to three hours and 17 minutes. Director George Stevens originally had a five hour movie, but cut more than an hour because of the unwritten laws about working movie patrons overtime. "War and Peace" lasts three hours and 23 minutes before the theater goers can retreat from Moscow. "The Spirit of St. Louis" goes on for two hours and 45 minutes; "Friendly Per suasion" lasts nearly that long. Television is taking up the idea and lengthening its pro grams. An hour show was con sidered daring until NBC in itiated the "spectacular" idea 90 minute musicals two sea sons ago. Now CBS-TV is serv ing up 90-minute live drama on a new show, "Playhouse 90" beginning Thursday. Budget Staggers TV Tlie program has a budget of $150,000. staggering for TV. The first play, "Forbidden Area." boasts six stars, includ ing Charleston Hcston, a veteran of the longest movie extant, "The Ten Commandments." "I think the 90-minute dramat ic show is the answer to an act tor's prayer." enthused Hcston between rehearsals at CBS. "We get 15 days of rehearsal, com pared with eight for an hour show. And there are rrfore good actors in the show." Hcston thinks the end is not in sight. He predicts TV's next step will be two-hour programs. Too Many Wives For This Bus Driver Durham. N. C. U.R) Earl Clinton Williford, who operates a bus between Durham and Dunn, N.C., today awaited sen tencing on a charge that he kept wives at both ends of the line. Williford pleaded guilty in Superior court Monday to a charge of bigamous cohabitation. Mrs. Frances Williford charged he married her two years ago while he still had a vife . in Dunn. Williford claimed he separat ed from his first wife four years ago but admitted she has since borne him two children and is expecting another. Williford's Durham wife has two children. newspaper publishing is describ ed in the story of Hearst, pub lisher of 20 papers, "The Life and Good Times of William Ran dolph Hearst," by J. W. Terbel. Young people considering journalism will find helpful in formation in Neil MacNeil's "How To Be a Newspaperman." "News Editing and Display," by Charles Henry Brown, is a basic textbook in journalism which gives the reader a sense of news value and some insight into the legal and ethical policies and problems involved. Another practical book on the subject is G. C. Bastian's "Edit ing the Day's News," an intro duction to newspaper copyread ing, headline writing, illustra tion, make-up and general news methods. Readers who enjoyed the Mail Tribune's recent series of articles concerning the vari ous departments of the newspa per will find Bastian's book good supplementary reading. Development of Press No one can rod O. G. Vil lard's record of the development of the American press, "The dis appearing Daily," without feel ing a new interest in newspapers and their makers. The excite ment of the news is conveyed to the reader by Frank Luther Mott in "The News in America," a lively explanation of the proc ess by which the American news distribution grew up. In "The Columnists" Charles Fisher pre sents articles on some of the leading newspaper columnists written "with some malice and only a little favoritism." The Medford Public library subscribes to eight newspapers. It also has available for consul tation the annual "Directory of Newspaper and Periodicals," published by N. W. Ayer and Sons. Caferpiliar Idled By Wildcat Strike Peoria, 111. .U.R) Production at the Caterpillar Tractor Co. stopped today when the entire midnight shift failed to show up for work in protest of an al leged speedup. About 22,000 employees were idled by the walkout which the company termed a wildcat strike. The work stoppage began Tuesday when a foreman threat ened to reduce a welder to i sweeper unless he worked fast er, according to a company spokesman. Youth Arrested for Breaking, Entering A 15-year-old Medford boy was turned over to juvenile authori ties yesterday after breaking i window and entering the Lone Pine school sometime Monday night, state police reported. According to officers, the youth was believed searching for money. Nothing was reported taken from the building. Consult JIM METZ 1310 Ridgeway Medford, Oregon Phone: 2-4294 yovr Equitabl representative This lrao offers vou a rare comr.inar.iofl. First, he'll show roo a salines plan that s fmrd its worth. But he also will show too a record for aairt-r that's emir neique. Since Equitable Smn ji and Loan was founded in 13W it has w-rer .ton on notice, never reorjamred, and ne'er closed its doors on a business dar. 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Porter cited estimates made by U. S. News and World Report magazine which reported on in come gains made by all the states from 1952 to this year and showed that the average income nationally went up 10.9 per cent but in Oregon it climbed only 4.4 per cent. Cites Rules Action "Where Ellsworth used his po sition on the House Rules com mittee to block the 135,000 unit bill passed by the Senate this year, thereby slicing off 100,000 housing units and an additional 10,000 which were ear-marked for elderly citizens, I would have strongly supported this bill to ward improvement of my dis trict's economy and the welfare of the nation as a whole," Porter declared. "This is but one "example of how Ellsworth has failed the 4th district and Oregonians at large through his negative voting rec ord," Porter said. He said he would have voted "for REA ap propriations, not against them as my opponent did; for public pow er programs, not oppose them as Ellsworth has done, and for low ering interest rates on loans, in contrast to Ellsworth negative vote." California boasts a "vintage year" for wine every year un like other parts of the world where grapes reach full matur ity only during exceptional years because of a long grow ing season. Joe Smiths Would Lead Stevenson To Victory Portland (UP.) If the No Tember election were up to the Joe Smiths of Multnomah county, it appears Adlai Ste venson would be a shoo-in. Registration records show three Joe Smiths, two of them Democrats, and 22 Joseph Smiths, IB of them Democrats. Amnesia Victim Anxious for Return Boston U.R) An amnesia victim given up for dead 12 days ago after he disappeared on a fishing trip arrived here today from Phoenix with his wife, "anxious to get back home to see his children. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sandman imiTiediately planned to, go to their home in Pawtucket, R.I. Sandman, 35, said that the last thing he remembered was get ting dressed in his fishing clothes two weeks ago while on a fishing trip near his home. He turned up in Phoenix Tuesday some 2,700 miles from his home. Andrea Doria Captain To Tell Crash Version New York U.R) Investiga tors hoped to call the captain of the Andrea Doria, the last man to leave the Italian liner before it sank, to give his version today of the night-time collision be tween his ship and the liner Stockholm July 25. Capt. Piero Calamai, 58, was expected to begin testifying in the pre-trial hearings late this afternoon. The Andrea Doria, pride of the Italian lines and the Stock holm, Swedish - American line ship, crashed off Nantucket lighthouse in a disaster that took 50 lives. , MEDFORD Penney's WEDNESDAY NITE 5 to 9 SPECIALS! It Pays! Shop Penney's! For 2 PIECE SLEEPERS! 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Rynning said the men have paved a total of 25 miles at various points in the county. Most recent paving project has been at Dead Indian rd. 'Oil Mat' Laid Crews have also laid about eight miles of "oil mat" (asphalt ic oil and rock) throughout the county. They are now working on East Main si., outside the Ashland city limits, to improve grades and resurface the road. Rynning said striping of many county roads will begin in a few days. Stripes will be painted white this year since the county already has the supply of white paint. However, he said, all county road striping next year will be w-ith yellow paint. The engineer explained that yellow paint shows better and lasts long er, though it is slightly more expensive. SAWDUST Phone 2-8277 McGinty Fuel Go. Use Tribune Want Ad Easy, Just Dial 2-6I4I Mr. Richard K. Walsh Illustrator and Designer will be doing charcoal sketches exclusively in this area for the next few weeks. 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