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f o o o o O o oo o O Co o o 00.. IIOHT-MEDFOPD (OWGO!1 MA.lt. TRIBUNE Monday. December 24. 19SS The Medical Roundup c 0 by' Aw.jm. 1 1 ft Emeritut C' o 5:1 ContulUnt In Medicine, Mayo Clinic Emerltun -Professor of Medicine, Mavo foundation Preventing0 premature BIRTH O "Stoday the) commonest cause erf InfaSt death is premature birth. Drs. Claire Fol;ome. Theodore Harami, S If? Lvicte3. and G. M. Massel. of New York .City, now report Shat a hormone, dis covered in 1925 by Or. r. Hisaw. of Harvard. and recently modified V r AJVACZ h V Dr. R. L. Kroc and his associ ates, halted premature labor in 23 women. In .a control group of 50 women, joinj? int.o pre mature labor, and treated ithO)ld athods, only 7 were able to have live banies. It mayQD a while before the trejfcnent is available in all hos pitals. At preserrt the (TruR being med Is (jranre and very expen ds, o 00f late. Dr. Ro H.. Flocks, and hieassiaes a the University of Collesa of Medicine haveen-reating ri.en with, in eperab9 cancer J.f the prostate gai by0injectmg into the tissue sue radjp-active gold. In this way, tiie doctors apply a large dose of raation to the cancer cells. The resulo are hopeful. The hope Is not so much for a cure as f'9 the rebef of pin and other distressinBayir.fitoms. Help For the Hard-ofIearing I just read an etellcnt little book writt', by L. A. Watson (Maico Foundation. Minneapolis 1. Miss.. 91). It e.lains why ome persons who are hard-of-heang can &t great help from a hearing-aid while others will have difficulty using one. It ex plains also why some ?ersens can hear better in aQibisy place. The major part of the "book deals with auditory re-training and lip reading. The author tells ho a (gerson wii some knowl edge or lip-reading can learn more by watching the wouths of persons on television, with the oeech part turned way down. Watson gives a ohelpful list of the most common words used in the English langiyge the words which must first be recognized by the person who is going to learn to read lips. Dr. Alvarez hopes his read ers will understand that it would be impossible for him to answer requests for information or to attempt to diagnose by mail. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1956) Idpho Man Guilfy of Voluntary Manslaughter P?ette. IdO U.P1 & Pay ette county District Court j'ry( ;ycsterday found Luther Lyman Dubose, 5:, (j'.iilty ofvoluntary manslaughter in the axe slaying of Mrs. Ruth Pa9., 46. at an orchard workers' camp o near here Sept. 4. District Judge Gilbert C. N'or ris said he expected to pass sen tence on the convicted mn some time this week. ' The jury deliberated about six hours before reaching its verdict .about 2 a.m. Sunday. Dubose had 'been charaed with second degree murder, buj the jurors founrt him guilty of the lesser charge. il Deposit Boxes Entered in Portland Portland U.P. Thieves broke into 12 mail deposit boxes in Portland early Sunday in an apparent attempt to find money mailed as Christmas gifts. Postal inspectors said that from 400 to 1000 pieces of mail were taken from the boxes. Piles of rain-soaked letters and cards were found by postal Inspectors and police yesterday. Officials estimated that the deposit boxes were broken into some time between 2 and 6 a.m. vpstprrlav Thev said locks on the boxes had been pried open. Postal workers immediately ! began the job of drying out the i letters that were lett on tne streets. They said the job of try ing io match cards with the cor rect envelopes would then begin so that the mail could be speed ed on its way again. Stanly Smoot, postal inspec tor, said that several checks were recovered, indicating that the thieves wanted only cash. Portland Teen-Agers In Third Attack Portland U.R) A 43-year-old man told police last night a car load of teen-aged youths forced his ear off tha road and then punched him in the face several "time. It was the third time in three days thai a person was hospi talized here as a result of teen age action. Marvin P. Brocker said he was driving when the teen-agers' car collided with his. He said that he tried to protest but a six-foot youth began striking him. Brocker was treated for fa cial cuts. Meanwhile, authorities arrest ed a third boy in connection with an unprovoked attack on 14-year-old Barry Cort, a Jef ferson high school students, who was returning from a dance when he was beaten. Also on Friday night, Roy C. Derring, 27, was beaten with a tire chain and a lug wrench in a parking lot. Firemen Delayed; Flames Kill Five Meriden, Conn. OI.Ri A ten ement fire snuffed out the lives of five members of a family late Sunday night while firemen were delayed by a train. The general alarm blaze sent four other members of the fam ily to a hospital where one was listed in critical condition. Two hundred persons were evacuated from an adjoining theater. Dead were Mrs. Eulalia Rios, 39, and her children Gladys, 17. Eddie 3, Eddie Nelson 4, and Isabel!, 6. A medical examiner said all five suffocated. Hospitalized in poor condition was Edward, 5. The father, Luis, 41, another son Jose, 19, and a brother of Mrs. Rios. Alberto Moralis, 23. were listed in "fairly good" con dition. Assistant Fire Chief Walter Sadowski said firemen were de layed by a train. "It was less than a minute because it was a fast passenger train," he said, "but it could have been serious if it had been a freight." There are eight grade crossings in the heart of this city which is on a main New York-to-Boston line. Mid-Atlantic Sends Bulk of Tourist Trade Boston (UP.) Forty-three per cent of the tourists in New England come from the Middle Atlantic States, according to a survey made by the Federal Re serve Bank of Boston. The rest of the tourists come from throughout the world, with guest books sowing residents of Europe, Africa, India, South America and Asia. The bank said it surveyed 100,- 000 guests who visited New Eng land in August to determine '"point of origin." One interest ing statistic: thirty-nine per cent of the New England tourists are from New England itself. SPORTS . ; .... . v--c3 " i:- ' ' ONOUGH TO SCARE OUR ENEMIES AWAY This modified U. S. Air Force bomber Toeing used for high altitude testing of Boeing "Bomarc" supersonic interceptor missle components looks wicked enough to just scare an attacker away. The unique plane (LM-99) has a 17-foot long simulated Bomarc nose for the missile guidance system. Suc cessful firings of Bomarc test missiles, including missions against drone aircraft, have been accomplished at the USAF Missile Test Center in Florida. GRAN DVIEW-LONE PINE Holiday Visitors Arrive G By LILLIAN KNIGHT Grandview - Lone Pine Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Archibald and baby son, Max Randall, from Klamath Falls will spend Chrit mas with his parents" Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Archibald and fam ily Word was received from James Archibald that he and his family will spend Christmas day with his wife's family in Brook ings, Ore. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Thurs ton and family moved into their new house on Roberts road. They came here from Maine to settle in our community. rCookand Xlore jjomes. All,will 0 gather at the Gore home'fpr the Christinas dinner. O 0 o O Mr. Jack Newton, the eighths grade teacher.received a broken thumb last Suaday whim now motorcycle he and one of $.is friends were riding flopped and akidded across the hij&way while they were travniSig upe Siskiyous. They both received multiple cuts and bruises. Spending the holiday week with Mr. and Mrs. Eloyd Baker is Mr. Baker's mother, Mrs. Anne Sutherland, of Fresno, Calif. The two older. Baker girls, Susan and Sharon, are going with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Reter, to Disney land during their school holiday week. Hungarian Refugee, With Only SI In Pocket, Eyes Merry Christmas Editor's note: For three weeks United Press Correspondent Russel Jones was the only American reporter in battered Budapest. He was ordered out of Hungary on liec. 5 after 37 days nf reporting on the efforts of the Hungarian people to throw out Soviet troops and establish a free democratic government. Jones and his Hungarian born wife are now on a tour of the U. S. Carpenters' Secretary Dies in Indianapolis Inrtiananolis ;U.R Albert Fischer, 57, general secretary of the United Brotherhood of Car penters and Joiners since 1950, has died at his home following a lengthy illness. Ernie Durando, Defend. s Fight New York (U.P.i This being Christmas Eve, two slug ging middleweights Ernie Durando and Angelo TJefendis will hang socks on rival beezers tonight in a 10-rounder at St. Nicholas arena. It will be televised by Du Mont at 10:30 p.m. EST. Each is an unusually good puncher. Durando of Bayonne, N.J., knocked out 29 of his 68 opponents', but he is 30 years old and apparently fading. De- fendis of Brooklyn, 24, belted out nine of his 18 rivals exact ly one half. He is "coming" but he has had far less experience than Ernie. And he is attempt ing his first 10-rounder. Accordingly, the betting is at "even money." By RUSSELL JONES United Press Correspondent Camp Kilmer, N.J. U.R) Bela Szabo, late of Rakoczi ave., Budapest, and now of Barracks No. 2120 of this old Army camp, has one dollar in his pocket and he doesn't intend to spend it. But this will be the happiest Christmas he ever spent. "My Christmas presents came early this year," Szabo said. "They were the smiling faces of the young men who stand be hind the counter giving us food. "They were the boys laughing and joking in the kitchen and in the streets. They were the sol diers shouting as they unloaded the beds that went into our room. "It's been so long since I heard anyone laugh. Chat in Mess Hall Szabo talked to me as we sat in the mess hall where he. his pretty wie, Suzanne, and their daughter Martha, 2V2, were eat ing. Anna, their 4-month-old daughter, was sleeping in' the barracks. "I don't have any presents for the children or my wife," he said, "but I'm not going to spend the dollar I was given. It's the first one I've ever had, and I want to keep it as a token of the new and good life we will start here in this wonderful country of yours." Szabo arrived here on Dec. 21 after fleeing their shell wracked home on Nov. 30. A radio engi neer who was employed in Hun gary's only radar factory, he hopes to get similar work in this country. "I was one of the elite," he said. "With 2450 forints (about S220) a month, I got more than twice as much as most workers. "But, even so, we couldn't celebrate Christmas last year. Worked Last Christmas "The 'peace loans' took most of my salary, and the only thing we could afford to mark the day was a little cake for little Mar tha. Because our factory had a 'Socialist competition' 1 had to work anyway. "Last Christmas was like every other day gray, dismal and joyless." Today Szabo's eyes opened wide as he read' a translation of the Christmas menu roast tur key with dressing, shrimp cock tail, candied yams, peas, salad, mince and pumpkin pie, candies and nuts. "But even if it were just po tatoes and bread like we used to eat at home," he said, "it would be wonderful for us. Just to be here where we can talk as we want, do as we want, dream about a life for our girls that's the best Christmas we'll ever have." Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leever of Phoenix, Ariz., are spending Christmas with their son's fam ily, Mr. and Mr. William Lee ver. Mr. and Mrs. Richard, Lee ver of Phoenix also are here for the holidays to visit his brother. William, and family, and hi wife's family, Mr. and Mrs. Mar tin Heitkamp in Medfonl. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Greiner of Los Angeles are spending the Christmas holidays with their daughter and son-in-law and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fre'd Nor ris Jr. o . 'A o atfc -., ,m lfla-, INi3 SITTING in altitude chanv bjr at Baltimore, Md. lab oratery, Maj. A. I. Beck ascends to theoretical height f lOS.ftO feet, highest man ever reached, (ffyternatioml) Ullman Appoints Field Assistant Baker (U.R) Congressman elect Al Ullman yesterday an nounced the appointment of Ron Ahem, former Warm Springs merchant, as a field assistant. Ullman said Ahern's job will be to "make regular trips through the district" and give individual attention to district problems. - ' !" - .1 I- V'.o" .-.v . j , 9 . a I0O mtLLi .0 Christmas Eve DEC. 24 and .Christmas Night featuring ALVIS ALVADEAN SANDY COKER and the COKER Family Band Come out and Enjoy these . Dacca Recording . Artists BOTH NIGHTS! Rogue Valley . Ballroom HOCKEY NATIONAL LEAGUE By United Press Just when things were going right for the Boston Bruins they ran into what may turn out to be their jinx team in the Nation al Hockey league this season the Chicago Black Hawks. The Bruins, coasting along without star goalie, Terry Saw chuk, saw their first-place lead shaved by a point when the De troit Red Wings and the Mon treal Canadiens, tied for second place, battled to a 3-3 tie while they were dropping a 4-1 deci sion to the Hawks. In other action, the Toronto Maple Leafs moved to within two points of the fourth -place New York Rangers on the strength of two third period goals by Rudy Migay for a' 3-1 win over the New Yorkers. AMERICAN LEAGUE By United Press It s the day before Christmas and all through the American Hockey league a quiet calm fills the air. But listen hard. You'll hear them ask the question: "Are the Providence Reds mak ing their move?" Most people say "Yes!" And after the New York Ranger farm team's 3-2, come - from - behind overtime victory over Hershey Sunday it's hard to disagree. The Reds have won five straight. They've moved from fourth to a comfortable first, four points ahead of the Bears. Bronco Horvath's twin goals highlighted Rochester's 4-1 tri umph over Springfield and Lar ry Wilson notched three assists to spur Buffalo to a 4-2 win over Cleveland in other games. Mathematical Orderliness Of Stars Source of Comfort By FAY BENTLEY In times of stress or deep sor row many people find the awe inspiring beauty and mathemat ical orderliness of the starry hea vens to be a source of comfort. It was ven so with the early Christians during days of well nigh unbearable persecution. Es pecially during the yuletide sea son when thoughts are naturally centered on places, events, and objects connected with the nativ ity did they look to the skies for signs and symbols of com fort and assurance. Seen as Symbol To them the three stars in Orion's belt symbolized the wise men ever journeying from the east. A very apt comparison as this short line of stars first ap pears on the eastern horizon and nightly moves a little more to the west. These evenly spaced suns of equal brightness march across the heavens side by side, much as travelers might walk. By 8:30 p.m. the "Three Wise Men" are about half way up in the southeastern heavens. You can easily find the short, slant ed line of three glittering stars, which forms the belt of Orion. The Northern Cross, low in the northwest, is another group of stars to which the early Chris tian attached significance. That tiie Cross, emblem of the relig ion for which they had suffered and many died, should be shin-, ing in the heavens at the anni versary of their Saviour's birth day seemed to them an omen of greatest importance. Many people today feel it is especially fitting to see this beautiful asterism or star fig ure standing upright on the northwestern horizon during the yuletide season. Part of Constellation As mentioned above, the Northern Cross is a star figure or asterism; part of the constel lation, Cygnus the Swan. In mythology, Cygnus was a close friend of the lad, Phaethon, whose father was the sun-god, Apollo. On the day that Phae thon, tried to drive the shining chariot across the sky, Cygnus was watching the amazing spec tacle. Imagine his horror when Phaethon lost control of the horses and was finally thrown headlong from the chariot into the waters of the river Ediran us! Cygnus was deeply grieved and dived again and again into the river in a fruitless effort to recover the body of his friend. Turned Into Swan Finally, in compassion for his great sorrow, the gods turned him into a swan that he might forever watch the river. For further consolation a star group in the sky above him was named Cygnus the Swan. In this star picture, the head of the bird forms the foot of the cross and in the bird's outstretch ed wings the upper part of the cross is easily traced. During the Christmas season, about 8 p.m., a perfect cross may be seen standing upright on the extreme northwestern horizon; a very fitting emblem of the spirit of yuletide. Ogden Hard on Bad Check Artists Ogden, Utah (U.R) It's get ting so a bad check artist can't even make a fast buck in this city of 75,000. The Chamber of Commerce, cooperating with the city's de tective bureau and department stores has come up with this plan. When police learn a person suspected of passing bad checks is headed for. Ogden they call warnings to 10 downtown mer chants with store switchboards. Each switchboard operator then notifies 10 other stores, giving a description of the offender, his methods and other pertinent in formation. All data is passed on to employees. Clerks, in turn, notify police immediately if they suspect someone of attempting to cash a rubber check. The city, having tried the sys tem with success during past hol iday seasons, now is planning to use it all year. Norman Anda, chairman of the chamber's retail merchants di vision estimates the warning plan "can save Ogden area mer chants thousands of dollars per year." LEFT HOLDING THE SOCK Los Angeles (U.R) Colleen Kennedy was knitting frantical ly today to finish some Christmas work mdone by a thief. Police were holding one sock of Miss Kennedy's Christmas present to her fiance as evidence after seizing a man as he tried to make off with a knitting box from her car. Mrs. Dorothy G. Davis of Ta coma. Wash., is here to spend the holidays with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cook, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gore, in Med- lord. Miss Alice Holback of Cfios Bay, Ore., is also a visitor at th FOR EARLY VOTE Hartford, Conn. - ftj.R) A poll of Connecticut teana'gers , showed a majority favored low ering the voting age to 18. A 14-year-old youngster said, "Teen agers study about their govern ment in school and a,re better informed about elections than most grownups." CUSSING FINES PAY- OFF Huntsville, Ala. (U.R) Some 1,400 cuss words, uttered the past 10 weeks at the Army ballistic missile center, have in directly brought a bit of Christ mas cheer to a needy family, here. The S70 received under a five-cent per cuss word fine was given to the family Sunday. All tlirdudi I as 1 1 m 1 U1U llli 1. 1 Nothing: doeg it 'like Seven-Up! Bottled by The 7-Up Bottling Co. MEDFORD For A MERRY CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS NIGHT o TUESDAY, DEC. 25 At WALKER'S BREAMLAM Gifts For the Ladies Special ghristmas Music FUN FOR ALL! 0 It's Walker's 28th Christmas Dance Bring trig Fo9iilyl A bood Clean innstmas ratty!" Marts 7 P.M. o 0 vis FISHER IN GOOD feHAPE New York (U.R) Jimmy Fisher, young Philadelphia wel terweight who suffered a slight concussion in his losing battle against Rudy Gwin of Cleveland ' at Madison Square Garden last Friday, was reported in "good" condition at St. Clare's hospital today. Gwin was assisted from the ring after taking a severe beating for six rounds. ' X III The Candle Room In The MedforfJ Hotel WILL BE OPEN Christmas Day From 2 P.M. to 10 P.M. BOTH DINING ROOMS WILL BE CLOSED DEC. 26 & 27 Remodeling 1 ' i We want V1 Vj xlf V Va,ley "a ' health an OUR WARMEST o O GREETINGS! o o to rejoice with you this most blessed ofeaJonsoP. Yuletide be filled with happiness and cheee for eachg sighbors and triends throughout the Kogue RiveT , . and may the New Year bring o you allcjod i d good fortune! . q JULIE, ROLAND AND ALL OroUS AT Mori DEsnr , DINING INN o CENTRAt-POINT O ( We're closed Christmas Eve so that our staff may enjoy this truly family nigjit dt hom o Open Christmas Day At 3 P.M. With A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DINNER far tht Family, MAKE YOUR RESERVATJON .NOW FOfe 0 NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY AND SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S DAY DINNER, AT -! MON DESIR O Phone 30rWndy 4-i513 CO 4 0 C O O o o O O i 0 o o ow O O o o
