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EIGHT MTDFORD (OREGON! The Medical Roundup The Meeting of the American Medical Association At the recent meeting of 19,469 doctors in New York City, I was much interested in the hundreds of instructive exhibits that filled the four floors of the huge Col seum. There I was able to study the many wonder ful new ad- v a n c e s in Dr Alvara medicine and surgery. Many physicians and groups of physicians produce beautiful exhibits with models of organs, charts, diagrams, color photographs, movies and tele vised operations. Many a doctor is helped much in keeping up-to-date by studying all week among these exhibits. He can learn about the many new drugs and medical appliances: he can look over the new books that have just come out, and with the help of models, photographs, and movies he can learn much about the new operations that have been devised. During the meeting of the American Medical Association, Drs. E. Cuyler Hammond 'and Daniel Horn, of the American Cancer Society, reported on their four-year study of the smoking habits of 188,000 American men between the ages of 50 and 70, and what happened to the 11.870 who died during the interval. Because the report has been well publicized, I won't go into details 'here. Suffice it to say, I don't see how anyone can now laugh off the significance of the re markable figures obtained. More such impressive data can be found in the excellant summary published in Science (June 7) by "The Study Group on Smoking and Health," of the American Cancer Society. The American Heart Association, The National Cancer Institute and the Nation mi Heart Institute. To me. there is nothing in credible about all there figures because in 1938 my old friend, Professor Raymond Pearl, show ed that the mortality of cigarette smokers from all causes in the leter years of life was perhaps teice that of non-smokers. Ac cording to the recent report, the death rates from all causes com bined were 68 per cent higher for smokers than for non-smokers. What struck many visitors to the American Medical Associa tion convention was an exhibit of much enlarged microscopic sections of the wind pipes (by Drs. Oscar Auerbach, J. B. Gere, H. J. Smolin, J. B. Forman, G. E. Muehsam, J. M. Pawlowski and A. P. Stout, of East Orange, N.J.) showing what was to be expect ed, namely that for years, before the heavy smoker gets a cancer in h's bronchi (air tubes), the membrane lining these tubes gets more and more damaged and prepared for the coming of a cancer. After looking at these sections, I doubt if anyone will want to deny that great injury is being wrought every day to the bron chia tubes of heavy smokers by inhaled tobacco smoke. I can well understand now why many heavy smokers cough, and I can see why the more cigarettes a man smokes the more damage he must be doing to his lungs. After looking at this exhibit, many of my doctor friends went right out and bought themselves a pipe, so as to keep smoking without inhaling. It is the in haling that obviously causes the trouble. For pipe-smokers, the mortality rate is up only 12 per cent; for cigar-smokers, it is up 22 per cent, for moderate cigarette-smokers, it is up 34 per cent. A new product of ever 100 round the home. SaMO-Sorb absorbs grease, Moisture and odors. Keep your home SAFE ... avoid accidents . . . Use Sano-Sorb. ill SAM pn Dittos MAIL TRIBUNE Emarltus Consultant In Mediein, Mayo Clinic Emarltnt Professor of Madictna. Mayo Foundation and for heavy cigarette-smokers it is up 123 per cent. The danger of lung cancer (microscopically confirmed) is 64 times as great for heavy cigarette smokers as for non-smokers. How anyone with an open mind can explain that away, I cannot see. Of all the men examined in this study, only four non-smokers had lung cancer. What interested me much was the proof that cigarette-smoking greatly increases the cancer rate in organs far from the mouth in organs such as the stomach kidneys, pancreas, prostate gland liver and gallbladder, and urin ary bladder. In heavy smokers one finds much higher death rates for cirrhosis of the liver, stomach ulcers, and diseases of the arteries and heart. Some day we must get death rates for chewers of tobacco so as to see how much damage these men suffer. The many takers of snuff must also be studied. Few peopl even doctors realize how much snuff is still used in this country. Does it help a man to quit smoking? The researchers say, Yes." It can help decidedly Is air pollution an extra cause of trouble? Very probably, be cause the death rate for cancer of the bronchi is somewhat high er in cities than in the country Also, there must be some causes of bronchial cancer other than cigarette smoke, because a few non-smokers get the disease. Dr. Eugene P. Pendergrass, of the University of Pennsylvania recently described the case of a man in whom cancer of the lym phatic system was apparently cured in 1922. The man remained well for 22 years or until 1944. Then, what with grief over the accidental death of his son, the old disease flared up and caused death within six weeks! Dr. Alvarez hopes his readers will understand that it would be impossible for him to answer re quests for information or at tempt to diagnose by mail. Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1957) Pioneer Airmen Schedule Flight The Pioneer Airmen's club OX5 of , Oregon will hold a Round Robin flight Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14 The trip will start about 7 a.m. Saturday at Portland and the route is planned to include Salem, Springfield, Roseburg, Grants Pass, Medford, Klamath Falls, Lakeview, Burns, Boise Baker, La Grande, Pendleton, The Dalles and back to Portland. Civil Aeronautics association flight plan protection is being provided and frequent "nose counts" will be made, accord ing to Donn Vollmer, Portland president of the club. The group will be in Medford about mid-morning Saturday for refueling and discussion for the Klamath Falls leg of the trip. The club expects to stay over night in the Boise area. Vollmer advises those planning to par ticipate in the Round Robin flight to bring sleeping bags. De tails of the flight can be obtain ed from Vollmer, whose address is 6247 Southeast Ogden St., Portland. Declares Bankruptcy Portland 0f Raymond F. Clark, 34, convicted last May of violating the federal wiretap law, Friday was judged bank rupt. Clark, an associate of rack eteer James B. Elkins, petitioned late Wednesday to be declared bankrupt. He listed total debts of $6,454 and assets of $100. modern absorbent for home use OVER . 100 MiS PRODUCT Sunday, July 7, 1957 Garden Notes Br C. B. CORDY County Extension Agent for Horticulture Blue Hydrangeas Most hydrangea flowers in this area are pink. This pink color is due to the presence of con siderable lime in the soil, which results in a sweet or non-acid condition of the soil. Blue color in hydrangeas has been associ ated with a slightly acid soil and the pink color with a soil high in lime. Attempts to turn pink hydrangeas blue by the use of acid fertilizeres have been only partially successful. This year one of our home gardeners sprayed parts of a hy drangea bush with iron chelate, The flowers on the parts spray ed developed with a very deep blue color. Along with this deep blue color, there was some dwarfing of the flowers and veg etative growth. This may have been because the spray was a little strong. The solution used in this case was one level tea spoon of iron chelate in two quarts of water. This was sprayed on about June 1, when the small blossom clusters were about l'.-i inches in diameter. Anyone wishing to try this should restrict it to one bush or a part of a bush until further experience indicates con tinued success. By spraying parts of a bush which was producing deep pink flowers, the same bush could be caused to produce both deep pink and deep blue flowers. Pear Blight The most pear blight in 15 years is causing a lot of trouble and expense to pear growers. It is also showing that theire is a shortage of blight cutters in the valley. In cutting blight, it should be recognized that the blight bacteria work well in ad vance of any visible discolora tion. In cutting off d i s e ased branches, in is necessary to cut at least six inches beyond any discoloration, and if the cankers are active a foot more of ap parently healthy tissue should be removed. All cuts and cutting tools should be treated with the stand ard blight solution as soon as the cut is made. Where diseased suckers or spurs are attached to limb an inch and a half or more in diameter and if the dis ease gets into the wood at the base of the spur, an oval shaped patch of bark should be removed to be sure the disease is elimin ated from the branch. For branches less than 1V4 inches in diameter, as a matter of econ omics it would generally be bet ter to cut off the limb. New Infections In some cases, new infections are occurring in the new shoots, especially on the main branch es. In these cases the orchards should be sprayed using Vz pound of neutral copper per 100 gal. Spraying would be futile if new infections are not occurring. Where blight is prevalent in an orchard, irrigation water should be withheld until the trees approach the wilting point in order to check the blight and keep it from moving into larger wood. As blight is readily carried from tree to tree by insects, home owners having one or a few trees are urged to look them over carefully and remove any blighted twigs or branches. The most evident indication of blight is a dead twig with the leaves hanging on. Twigs which die and shed their leaves are killed from other causes. Portland Man Files Suif in Court Here A Portland man, J. E. Bartlett, has filed a $9,000 suit in circuit court here against Ralph Pickell, doing business as Pick's Apparel in Medford. The suit is the result of an accident in which Bartlett's wife, Rose W. Bartlett, allegedly suf fered injuries in a fall July 16, 1955, at Pickell's store. The plaintiff claims his wife suffered knee, arm and eye in- uries, including permanent, dis abling injuries to her left knee, kneecap and ankle. He seeks the money to compensate for al leged loss of his wife's compan ionship, assistance and other i phases of their married life which he attributes to her in juries. Bartlett charges Pickell with negligence in maintaining a de- I gree of polish on the floor which created a dangerous condition and in failing to warn his wife of the dangerous condition. He is represented by the Portland aw form of Weiser, Bowles and Young. Greenhouse, Barn Are Destroyed in Fire Portland (IP A large green house and barn half-filled with hay owned by Charles Bar ron, Portland, was destroyed by fire late Friday. Firemen kept the blaze from spreading to two other large greenhouses nearby, however, also belonging to Barron. Defective wiring was believed to have caused the blaze. No farm equipment was lost, and HORNBROOK Scout To Attend Jamboree By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN Hornbrook Eagl Scout Mike Barnum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Barnum, was one of the group of Boy Scouts in the Cra ter Lake Area council who left Klamath Falls July 3 to attend the fourth national Jamboree to be held at Valley Forge, Pa., July 12-18. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Haworth returned July 1 from Bakersfield, Calif., where they were called a week earlier by the sudden death of his brother-in-law. Miss Barbara Burns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ardon Burns, has been visiting the past two weeks with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Paulsen, in San Leandro, Calif. Her fiance, Pfc. "Butch" Pickard, son of Mrs. Norma Pickard, arrived in San Fran cisco from Boston, Mass., and was scheduled to leave June 27 for his assignment in Korea with the Army. Mrs. Bernice Hamilton, execu tive director of the Girl Scouts in Chico and Durham, Calif., spent last week-end here with her father, Gordon Jacobs, who observed his birthdav June 30. Other visitors in town last weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Chaunccy Anderson Wheelcss, who lived near Wilmington, Del. The couple called on Mrs. Flor ence Greive and son Charles. Wheeless' grandfather, T. K. An derson, for many years owned and operated a gild mine iM miles up Empire creek, and it was while his mother was out here visiting her father that Wheeless and his twin were born at Mrs. Greive's home. Wheeless is now employed by the Dupont industries in Dela ware, and while he and his wife were here on their vacation. they made a trip to the site of his grandfather's old mining operations. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Walsh and daughter, Sharee. returned Sun day evening from a 17-day trip, during which they visited rela tives and friends in Oregon, Cal gary, Canada, Montana, and Idaho. Miss Sally Smith of Burns, Ore., returned home with them for a vacation. Sally and Sharee have been friends since their grammar school days in Riddle, Ore., and both of them graduated in June from their re spective high schools. On July 4, the Walshes and Sally were part of a group of friends who attend ed the parade in Ashland, then had a picnic in Lithia Park. Others in the party were Mr. and Mrs. Lauran Paine and sons. Mr. and Mrs. Al Gregory and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Williams and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bennett and three children from Yreka, and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene French and daughter, also from Yreka. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Cummins and children, Loren Howard and Jennifer, returned June 29 from Seattle, Wash., where they visit ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Howard. Mrs. Cummins and the children went up by plans from Medford earlier in the month and Cummins drove up last week to bring his family home. Mrs. L. Everett Jeter returned f ,.44 ss3 July 1 from a three weeks' visit in the middle west. In Chicago she visited with a friend of her school days, and in Arcadia, Kas., with her parents and brothers and sisters. Mrs. Jeter said they were fortunate in that part of Kansas was not being hit by any of the tornadoes that struck the state during the month of June. She also stated that be cause of the heavy rain the farm ers were finding it impossible to harvest their what crop, and many were plowing it under. the Jeters son. Bill, who is employed this summer by the forest Service as a timber cruiser, is spending his days off this week with friends at Clear Lake, Calif. A3c Oliver Fick, who has been stationed at Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois, will ar rive in Medford Saturday morn ing on a 30-day leave before re porting at Travis Air Force Base. He and his wife plan to spend part of his leave with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. "Harry Chap man. Recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bear were Mr. and Mrs. Charles LeBrun and three children of Portland, Ore. Postmaster Quits Job at Hornbrook After 33 Years Hornbrook H. H. Chapman, postmaster of the town of Horn brook, Calif., retired June 30, exactly 33 years from the time he took the appointment in 1924, succeeding D. C. Earhart. Mrs. Wayne J. Cummins, who has been clerk in the Hornbrook post office for the last seven years, will serve as acting post master until a permanent ap pointment is made. War Veteran Previous to becoming post master, Chapman, a veteran of World War I, was employed with the U. S. Bureau of Fisher ies, and was in charge of the building of the first fish racks on the Klamath river at Horn brook. He also worked on the McCloud river at Baird, which is now covered by the waters of Shasta lake. Chapman plans to manage his seven-acre ranch, on which he and his family have lived for the past 34 years, and will con tinue to operate the Hornbrook Water company, which he has owned for the past 25 years. Relatives Here A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Herb Dungey and her family, live in Medford. A son and his family, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Chapman live in Lodi, Calif., and another daugh ter and her family, MSgt. and f rs. E. R. Burtner, make their home at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. THREE BECOME TWO. Chicago (IP) Mrs. Rose Laux knows what she is talking about when she says three of her children are" two. Her girl triplets. Dale, Daryl and Diane celebrate their second birthday Friday. T reslxi xi g; Is That So? Of reptiles now living many more existed in times past the largest in the world as far as weight is concerned is the crocodile of southeast Asia which may attain a length of 30 feet. For obvious reasons, few of the really large ones have -t-! been weighed. Strictly meat eaters, they will devour any thing they can overcome. How ever, they have been known to live in tidal waters and have been sighted far out at sea. During the 160,000,000 years in which reptiles dominated the world, these leftovers of ancient animals would be pygmies in deed. Then, some 80,000,000 years ago, reptiles went into a rapid decline. Perhaps there were violent climatic changes which were unfavorable for these bulky creatures which were dependent upon outside sources for their body heat .in cluding the dinosaurs. Or it may have been due to the arrival of mammals with their more ad vanced methods of caring for their young and their ability to remain active in nearly all kinds of weather. , The largest member of this ancient reptilian tribe now liv ing in the U.S. is the Mississippi alligator found in the southeast ern states. Prior to the coming of the white man, they were ex tremely abundant in the south east. Early explorers described places, such as the St. Johns river of Florida, as being so full of alligators that it might have been possible to walk across, using the 'gators' bodies as Grange Notes Shady Cove Grange The regular monthlv hnsiness meeting of the Shady Cove urange 831 will be held Wed nesday evenine. Julv in in the music room of the Shady Cove school. The Jackson county Grange council will meet at the Shariv Cove Grange Saturday evenine. July 13, at 8 p.m. The HEC of Shady Cove Grange and the HEC of Upper Rogue Grange will meet at Casey's park for a noon picnic July 9. Portland (IP) "Bloody July 5" was commemorated here Fri day by 600 longshoremen. Don't Say "Hello" Say "FILTER-FLO" As RICH. ENERGY-BUILDING Yes, the whole family enjoys a cold, nourishing glass of MILK before or after playtime ... it tastes so good and really gives you that EXTRA pep when you feel let down. Drink milk between meals and at mealtime ... at outdoor picnics or a casual snack ... it's relaxing and refreshing as a cool dip in the surf. Drink at Least 3 Glasses of Milk a By EUGENE BURNS Ranger-Naturalist stepping stones, had it not been for the aggressive natures of these "sidewalks." Python Now Longest During the early part of the 20th century, it was still possible to find 'gators up to 20 feet long; mostly those seen today say in roadsides pools in Flori da are seldom more than five feet long. The longest reptile living and after writing this, I am going to duck is the rich yel low, brown and black reticulated python. Specimens 28 feet long that weighed 200 pounds have been well authenticated, and 33 feet has been suggested as the possible maximum. This snake is found in southeastern Asia, the Malaya Peninsula and the adjacent islands, including the Philippines. Much of the argument about the length of snakes comes from the measurement of skins and it is easy to stretch a 20-foot anaconda to 28 feet! As for the boa constrictor, although com monly believed to be the long est South American snake it is exceeded by the anaconda and that as we have seen, by the python. Perhaps the largest liv ing boa measured was 18Vi feel. 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