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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
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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
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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."
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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,
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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.
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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!
May 27, at tb3ome of Mrs. (
James Slack. JOiose present
were Mm. Charles Denny,
Mrs. Bill Betts, Nancy Aco
rey, Mrs. John SpOiceT, Mft.
John Hakkerup, Mrs. Ray
mand Artmire, Mrs. Vera
Smeader, Pat Goodman, Mrs.
Paul Struck, Mrs. Bob Krell.
Mrs. LaRoy Struck and a
friend from Hood River, Mrs.
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