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52nd Year TVfA IT MEDFORD&M Price 10c Tribune United Press Full Leaved Wire United Press Full Leased Wim Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1957 Pages 1 to 6 Army's Explosive Ordnance Squad Continues Active Metuchen, N. J. (U.R) The Army's 72nd Explosive Ord nance Disposal squad at Raritan Arsenal can breath a sigh of re lief now that the "mad bomber of Manhattan" has been caught. But it wjll be only a short sigh for the EOD unit's routine work goes on as before. The unit just won't get the public attention it received during the wave of phony bomb threats preceding solution of New York's famous case. Law officers in five central New Jersey counties relied heavily on the EOD squad dur ing the rash of bomb scares re sulting from the Manhattan af fair. The ordnance men exam ined all suspect articles found in schools, offices and public buildings: None of the "bombs" contained even a trace of ex plosive powder. Most of the phony bombs were made of plumbing parts, I sparkplugs, or flashlight bat teries. Electric wiring . usually was found inside. The EOD men, however, had one scare. They were ordered to disarm what looked like the real thing. It was a car raditor hose wrapped in black tape. A black string hung from one end of the hose. Old Explosives But a check showed the hose was stuffer only with harmless asphalt. The EOD unit was transferred here from Fort Dix, N. J., in August, 1956. It was assigned to protect Middlesex, Mon mouth, Ocean, Mercer and Bur lington counties in New Jersey The unit Is usually busy mop ping up dangerous missiles in the five-county area. Some are war souvenirs; others are land mines left over from the May 19, 1950 South Amboy (N.J.) munitions explosion. Still more projectiles occas ionally crop up in nearby Mor gan where a munitions plant blew up during World War-1. The EOD men are thorough ly schooled in their dangerous profession. They attend six months of school, studying phys ics, electronics, tools and mech anics. Their training continues on the job. a ft i iy ' ri ' L , fm 111 sr --...-.,..- -' -i.mLrtP . I ir s.) i I'll tr- vi r On The Side By E. V. Durling (Distributed by King Future Syndicate, Inc.) WINNING TOP HONOR as actress of year in annual Academy Awards, Ingrid Bergman is in happy mood as she is surrounded by twin daughters, Ingrid and Isabela and son, Robertino, in Paris apartment. Yul Brynner stands with his Oscar after winning best performance by an actor award at Hollywood event (International Soundphoto) Barely a tipple of Alarm Shown on Polio Vaccine Lack Editor's note: A strange situation has developed in the Salk vaccine pic ture. There li a shortage of the vac cine, yet a large portion of the public is apathetic about getting shots. Rob ert E. Jackson, United Press cor respondent, polled communities across the nation and. has prepared a series of three articles on the vaccine pic ture, the first of which follows. By ROBERT E. JACKSON United Press Correspondent' New York (U.R) A shortage of Salk vaccine has developed in the United States on the eve of a new polio, season. Are frightened parents tear ing hair to get their Johnny first into line? Are congressmen shouting for heads to roll? There is barely a ripple of alarm. Parents whose children have received Dr. Jonas Salk's cherry- colored creation feel secure. Mil lions of others who have not had shots for themselves or their children walk around blissfully and mistakenly thinking that polio no longer is a menace. Of ficials, embarrassed that the shortage cropped up during their nation-wide vaccine drive, give assurances that the shortage is only temporary."1 Apathy and confusion still blur the Salk picture two years after the April 12, 1955, an nouncement: "The vaccine is safe They're Sale ... with Modern Oil Heat! ... v . ' 1 vv- v V Your precious possessions are safe with modern oil heat. No other automatic fuel equals oil for safety, for economy or for comfort. You'll have luxurious warmth in every room, in any weather even the coldest, without cold spots, clamminess of the skin, disagreeable odors or worries about pilot light failures. WARMTH THAT'S MORE THAN SKIN DEEP.., BE SURE . . . buy your heating oi! from th progressive dealers listed below. They are independent businessmen pledged to give you low prices, unexcelled service and the very finest in Modern Oil Heat comfort. FABER FUEL CO. MEDFORD FUEL CO. VALLEY FUEL CO. WESTERN OIL & BURNER CO. WHITTLE OIL CO. and effective." It has proved 90 per cent ef fective for - persons taking the full course of three shots. Doc tors say it "undoubtedly" con tributed to the decline in polio last year. In proper dosage it ap pears to offer protection for years. Among the 11 million per sons who have had three shots, only one has died of polio. , Cooperation Needed But Salk vaccine has not wiped out the disease, and, doc tors say it probably never will As Salk himself has warned, "Your neighbor's shot does not protect you." Such old-hand polio fighters as Basil O'Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infan tile Paralysis, says the current shortage is actually cause for "Rejoicing." The U. S. Public Health Service, admitting the situation is momentarily "se rious," adds, "We are pleased that available supplies are being used so rapidly." What they mean is not so strange as it sounds. The short age is proof to officials that at long last th.e vaccine is moving out of the lab, where it is use less, and into the arms of chil dren, teen-agers and adults. With five-sixths of the men and women between the ages of 20 and 40, and three-fourths of high school students willing to receive even one shot not to mention 23 million children and Many Small Firms Exclude Research Chicago '(U.R An expert on small business says too many small firms "close the door" on research. Joseph K. Wexman, director of the Management Seminar for Smaller Business at the Uni versity of Chicago, said $6 bil lion was spent on research in 1956 by the federal government, private industry and universi ties. In a study on "How to Stunt Your Growth by Avoiding Re search," Wexman said some small businesses ignore research so completely it would seem they are trying to keep from growing, yet are astonished when progress passes them by. He aaid they disregard the fact that large companies often seek smaller manufacturing out lets for government and other contracts. Wexman said the federal gov ernment advances the bulk of its defense research dollars to well-established companies. Now and then, out of this research, an incidental civilian product is developed. Often the larger firms cannot manufacture such a product profitably because of small vol ume. Wexman said, and are ready and willing to farm out their "baby" on a royalty basis. Frequently this could be the means of making a small com pany larger, he added. Largest libraries in the United States are the Library of Con gress, Harvard university li brary, and the New York public library. Daily's U Drive Medford Airport pregnant women there is a long way to go. Surgeon General LeRoy E, Burney told congressional inves tigators the shortage was "diffi cult if not impossible to fore cast." Suddenly, he said, the big publicity campaign paid off. The public has been told, "Step up and get your shot" only to find that there wasn't at this moment, enough vaccine in some places to go around. The announcement had gone out, Salk vaccine is safe, effective and available." Once Unwanted Last summer and fall the vac cine, which must be used within six months after manufacture, piled up on dusty shelves un wanted. In January and Feb ruary the entire backlog of 26 million .shots, plus 10.5 million shots produced this year, was gobbled up. Although a Park Avenue phy sician who charged $6 a shot said he and his associates knew of no shortage, reports from Public Health officials in such scatter ed cities as New York, Raleigh, Nashville, Houston, Boston and Chicago showed supplies were running low. While health officials refused to resort to rationing, they soft- pedaled the requests to adults to get into line and ordered first priority for children under 20 and pregnant women. Crisis To Be Over soon The question is being asked how could such a ruassive pub licity barrage be laid down with out insuring that the six com panies licensed to make the vac cine had enough ready for mar ket? Some editorials have charged a "lack of coordina tion." But Surgeon-General Burney says the "crisis" will be over in two or three weeks, and polio foundation president O'Connor says that by July 1 everyone who wants a shot will have been able to get one. What worries Burney and O'Connor and the American Medical Association is the vast number of "foolhardy" citizens who do not,want one. Tomorrow: Doctors are shock ed by the complacency of the American public toward the dan gers of polio. IS"XTJR. HETfeEMENT THE ONE THAT GOTAW? ... ec en yon sore of Ending ktsore years of independence sod contentment? Call me today and Jet me tell yoo about SUN LIFE inmnrm god peosioo plans. SUN LIFE ASSOKANCI COMPANY OF CANADA Charles E. Jones S3- L,l Agent lXLtf X' PHONE I Oh, the fickle state of lovers! A heart perplexed with hopes and fears To-day a world of joy discovers. And to-morrow is drowned in tears. In a lover'f. breast doth dwell, Very heaven, or very tell. Qaarlei. "My Fair Lady," based on G. B. Shaw's "Pygmalion," may turn out to be the most profit able musical show of all time. That "Pygmalion" could be the basis of a successful musical was first suggested in this column. That was about seven years ago. If the claim is questioned, I will call Lisa Kirk as my star wit ness. Lisa agreed with the sug gestion quite enthusiastically and dropped me a note to say so. I only refer to this to inspire the clientele to honor the sug gestions made here' with their careful consideration. You may find one you can do something with. Horses and Women To what extent, if any, do women find it displeasing to be kisseds by a man with a beard or mustache? Our Horses and Women experts have been try ing to check on that vital ques tion for some time with no ap preciable degree of success. However, we note one authority on female beauty says being kissed repeatedly by a man with a beard is very bad for the com plexion. She does not comment on the effect of such osculation on feminine feelings. Another commentator freely confesses she enjoys being kissed by a man with a mustache, adding that it has "a little tickle that can be pleasing." Passing By . Clyde . Tolson. The Missouri Hawkshaw. Right hand man of J. Edgar Hoover of the F.B.I. In addition to his talent as an in vestigator Clyde is possessed of unusual inventive ability. He re cently invented a bottle cap for the patent rights of which he has been offered a million dol lars. . Ridiculous Ratings Badly informed scribes com tinue to give out with ridiculous ratings. As for example I note Swaps referred to as "the great est horse that ever lived." Why, sir, you don't even have to go back from the present to name a better horse than Swaps. That is Ribot, the Italian thorough bred. Even" more ridiculous is the reference to Liberace as "the world's greatest pianist." He isn't even as good as Oscar Le vant. Then there is the repeated reference to Marlene Dietrich as "the world's most glamorous grandma." I know dozens of grandmas who are more glamo rous than Marlene. You probab ly can say the same. Right Man As for waiting or trying again and again for the "right man" matrimonially, consider the cat of a California woman who mar ried five times. Her first four marriages were childless. In her fifth marriage she achieved hap piness and complete . content ment and became the mother of five children! What's In a Name Are you an expectant parent? Have you chosen the name for the child? Two names that han dicap a male youngster in after life are Cecil nd CyrlL So I note it said. As for Cecil, how about Cecil Rhodes? 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