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o oo O o o o o Q o Q O G o 10 MAIL TRIBUNE, MedforJ, Oregon, Tuhy, June 3, TS8 Radium on Luminous Dials Viewed an Threat by Scientists T T T" T ?Sriw f" m x -."j r t V v TTPI Science Editor New Ywrjc (UPI) The present htaihum scientific at titude' toward the luminous clock dial as a poten t i a 1 threat to fu ture gener tions of peo ple is not jus tif ied.Q be- i cause the question has e J not been fin- Tftat is the opinion of a Qentist who speciafifces in 'what radiation from X-rays, radium, n X u Ya 1 "back ground" radiation from cos mic rays, and, of course, from the "faVout" of atomic and hydrogen bombs do to human.fi bodies, especially their re productive chemistry. Dials shine in the dark be cause they are touched up witl radium.QThe scientific question is: Does such a tiny amount of radium radiate Q of one microcurie to one and two-tenths microcurlfes. ihould Be seduced The low official JJyitish figure "may be substantially correct," he said in a report to the technical journal, "Na-( ture," but "there exist watches containing at least i& times this average amount of radium." SincQ one-fifth of a microcurie or even les will make a dial shine in the dark, Delos S ml Ui then why should wtch-mak-ers usqany more? he asked. In itself even thfe larfest amoQnt wuld cause no sci entific concern if this were not the atomic age. But it is, and so all gamma radiation which reaches the reproduc tive glands of people of the reproductive ages, no matter the source, should be reduced 1 the absolute minimum, he said. Quotes from the Hews o By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL enough gamma (fays to mess up the reproductive chemis try of the person wearingDthe Finds Tiny Amount ine luminous dial auestion was dealt with b)Dr.W. F. Libby, member of W!e U. S Atomic Energy QSmmissiW, and by the British Medical ReseQh Council. Libby's in vestigation found that tS continuous ganftna radiation of a watch increased the na tural "backgriind" radiation to which the wearer jia.s sub jected anyway by only five per cenfe'The British investi gator put the amount fjffuch lower at about one per cent. Libby suggested that the radium a watch dial was one mierocurie, which is an extremely tiny amount, but he doubted that the average watch dial had even that much. The British investiga tors figured that the average dial had only one-fifth of a microcurie. q The question now has been reopened by Dr. J. L. Bay bittle of the Radiotherapeuiic Center of Cambridge, Eng land. He measured, more from curiosity than for any ,cher reason, ne gamniays emitted by a "modern shock proof, sf - winding watch," aad found they added up to Thereupon measured the" r y . . . . gamwe rays ijeam ine waicnes of eight other Scientists in his laboratories and found the amounts of radium on their diaQ-j range from one-tenth n Paris General Charles De Gaue, threatening to quit unless the balky National Assembly quickly approve his con stitutional reform plan: 'If the National Assembly ... opens a leng drawn-out discussion on the constitution, this government would have no point incexisting and another would have to tike over from it and rarrycpn this debate." 0 0 Cfeapel Hill, N.C. Editor Norman Cousins of the Satur daylteview, opining thafthe nation's "cultural ambassadors" are doing a better job than its political ambassadors in creat ing good will abroad: "In the struggle to uphold the good name and reputation of the American people throughout the world, our cultural ambassadors have now become our most important and effec tive frontline forces." 0 Winston-Salem, N.C. Educator Kenneth I. Brown, con tendingOthat our educational system is too soft, and that the superior student goes through school unchallenged and ig noredo "Our boosted education for 11 may be in part the cause of juvenile delinquency." Memphis, Tenn. Q- Elvis Presley, explaining why he doesn't plan to make any records during his present 14-day iurlough from the army: we had a long sewsion before I was inducted. That should hold ft for while." O - Aciress Charges Sfudio in Lawsuit Hollywood (UPI) Ac tress Gloria Grahame accus ed 20th Century Fox of try ing to make her play a bit role today in a S100.000- dam age suit on file in Superior Court. The academy-award win ning performer was sued for S12.330 last November by her studio which claimed she had agreed to take a part in a picture, accepted money for it and then changed her mind. Miss Grahame answered in a cross-complaint, filed Mon day, that the part offered her was Suzanne in the film, "A Many Splendored Thing." She said the part was so small it wpuld have hurt her professional standing. The actress also charged the studio had agreed to alter the script, making her part arger, but then had refused to do it. fister Says JAA Is Working To Relax Trade Barriers Pi Raymond R. Reter. presi dent ofthe International &d- JJe Association, told members of iie Medford Rotary club yesterday that the association jfed the Fruit Export Coun cil are working for relaxation of artificial trade barriers be tween this country and other nations. Reter, president of Reter ruit company, Medford,0 de ribed the IAA as the Sldest trade organization in the fruit 2.2 micocuries oq (gftdiuii industry and noted that its membership represents 22 dif ferent countries. He explained that the function of the organ ization was to work on mar keting, traffic and tariff prob lems of mutual concern to the PROSPECT o o Last PTA Meeting Held By MICKIE LARSON Prospect ospect Parent- Teacher association held its last meeting of the year May 27 in the High school home economic room. Installation of officers for the coming year was held. They are president, Mrs. C. Hedgpath; vice presi dent, Mrs. W. Andresen; sec retary, Mrs. C. P. Wilson, and treasure Mrs. E. Burrill. Out-going officers weg presi dent, Mrs. Darwin Bevens; vice president, Ilph Young; secretary, Lola Chapman,- and trearer, Mabel Hedgpath. Commenc0ient for grade and high school were bothOheld Wednesday evening in the High school gymnasium. TXegrade school students returned to their rooms Thsday mornifJg for report cards,- before being dismissed for the summer. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mallard were-visitors in Portland re cently.0 O OrMrs. Raymond Artmire and Qiaughty Frances, moved to Medforcr last week end. Mrs. Artmire will receive medical treatment while there. Mr. and Mrs. Vexnie Mat thiern of Ontario, Ore., were overnicht euests recently at auehter-injaw, Mr. and Mrs VBruce Matraesen. Veren went with Jier grandparents to spendpart of her vacation with her great grandparents who livej Fortuna, Mr. and Mrs. John Matthiesen. O and Mrs. Moore. Willems, Mrs. D. Prospect Gun cub had a fboot Sunday June 1 a? the Jamboree ground. Attend ance was not too good because of rain. The town baseball team which had a game scheduled here with Camp White Jurfe 1 was called &lVz innings due to rain. Another game is scheduled with Camp White for Friday evening at Camp White. Fishing at Diamond lake and the surrounding creeks and rivers was reported good last week. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Krell left Thursday for Hillsboro to visfc Mrs. Krells' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher. They re sumed SundayeJune 1. "Vicki Larson celelffated her first birthday May 28. A telephone call from her grandpareOts, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McGuine, from Ho quiam, Wash., was the high light of the day. Several friends called at her home and brought gifts. Vicki is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Larson. Sorldg fruit producer. The IAA president said that prior to Vorld War II the ex port market consumed 45 per cent of the winter pear pro duction and 28 per cent of the apple crop. With the collapse of this outlet. American grow ers were spurred to develop domestic markets. Promotional Activities o Reter described the promo tional activities of the IAA, the Oregon-Washington - Cal ifornia Pear Bureau and sim ilar trade organizations in in creasingfruit consumption in the United States. A short film on the growing, packing and use of pears was shown. Some success in re-establishing the world markets for pears has been evidenced in the last year, and a total of 1,200,000 boxes of last year's crop were exported Biggest grime obstacle in the path of reviving export markets is the lack of free dollars in the world markets and resistance of "green fcfront" foreign m-odurtinn groups to imports" from the U.S. Every problem faced by the IAA has a direct effect on the economy of business in the producing districts, Reter said, and encouraged the Rotarians to acquaint themselves with these problems. The success 0r failure of growers and shipper's can have a real im pact on the merchant on Main street, Reter said. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Ring are the home of their son an(U parents of a son born May 28 in a Aieqjord Hospital, lie is their first child, o o - Miss Pat Sanderson, who PINT sized Jacques Duclos, leader of French riots against General de Gaulle marches in Paris. - - Portland Loan Firm Loses Cash To Thief Portland (UPI ) A gunman who wore an Ivy league style sport car cap es caped with a "considerable" amount of money .from the Hollywood branch of the Lo cal Loan Co., here late Mon day, police reported. Amount of money taken was not disclosed. The holdup man entered the office shortly before closing time and handed the clerk, Jean Houseman, a note say ing it was a holdup and ask ing for cash. She said the man pulled back his sport coat, showing a pistol in a shoulder holster. . The man grabbed the money and dashed out of the office on foot. Police said they believed he had an accomp lice waiting in a car. HA7X TIACHIK DIES f New York (UPI)-, Aaron Freilich, former chairman of the mathematics department 8t Lafayette High" school, in Brooklyn, died on Sunday' at liberty, N.Y. Freilich, 65, wrote many mathematics text books and was a mathe matics lecturer at. Brooklyn college. graduated .this yer, is work ing as secretary at the Red Blanket mill. Mr. and Mrs. Id Town and children moved to Brookings over Memorial week end. They will operate a trailer court there. Cub scout pack meeting to be held Wednesday, June 4, at the community hall. How to Get E30BE from your Airline ticket to EUROPE F or full details, call or visit George Lewis ROGUE TRAUEL SERUICE We Rtserre am4 Ml Airline mi Stoaanfci Tickets .PHONI SF2-4779 LeUy Hetel Jacks Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mat thiesen arid son, Denny, left May 28 for Portland and On tario, where Denny will spend part of his sumnftr vacation visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Matthiesen. A Stanley party was held! 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