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o o 53rd Year Pages 1 to 6 Arteries Studied To Find Key Of Nature for Longer Lives By DELOS SMITH UPI Science Editor New York UPD Seek ing nature secrets which could ijve people longer lives, four v.' tm,. a I scientists worked direct ly with a key part, and no others. They were working with 941 main heart arteries which had been removed from as many bodies. Delos Smith The first question to be an swerqgl was which arteries among the 941 were the most extensively "hardened," since "burdened arteries" are one of the chief reasons why peo ple don't live longer than they doO To get that answer was lately a matter of sort ing arteries. But comparing the most hardened with the least hard ened arteries gave no clues to wfTy one set should be more "hardfneS" than the other St. This second question was Top Rodeo Hands Expected for f merjld Roundup Eugene A purse of $8000 9ni t special all-around cow boy award of $500 is expected to attract many of the coun-, try's top rodeo cowboys to Jligene Aug. 1-5 for the four performances of the Emerald ImgJre roundup. The $500 prize is new this year, andooffered by the Ore gon Golden Triangle associa tion to the top cowboys com peting in roundup's in Klam ath Stills, Eugene and Prine ville. Cowboys must compete in all three rodeos in order to qualify. Bigger this year than ever before the Emerald Empire, roundup will offer four ro deos instead of three Fri day and Saturday nights and Saturday and Sunday after noons. There will be two buck aroo breakfasts, from 6 a.m. to nooi, on Saturday and Sun day. The giant roundup parade, which ast year drew 40,000 spectators, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, and the roundup danVe will be at 9 pjn. Sat: urday. All events except the pjrade will be at Lane county ffcirgupTinds. Gest star for the roundup thig year will be Rusty, Rin-Hh-Tin, and Lt. Rip Masters. Also on hand will be Slim Pickens, star of movies and television; Mel Lambert, an outstanding rodeo announcer; Mack Barry, rodeo clown; the winner of a "Queen for a Day" show in Hollywood; and other ro'deo personalities. Stock will be furnished by Christensen brothers, and will feature "Warpaint", recently voted the world's top bucking horse. Navy Night Set At Local Theater The Lithia drive-in theater will hold a "Navy Night" Wednesday, July 30, accord ing to Navy reserve officials here. Anyone wearing a Navy uniform will be admitted free 0o the opening performance of "Enemy Below" starring Jobert Mitchum. The com panion feature is "Island in the Sun." tiring the four-day run of th? iiovie of U. S. Navy sub marines in action represen tatives of the local Navy re sve division will keep an information booth i n the snack bar to answer questions of all interested persons. SHOP AND A V o c a a. a o ir!l s a. T"- " f 1 - iBlpk rests! MEDFORD, the payoff one and the scien tists, of course, would have liked for the arteries them selves to provide the answer. Not getting it there, they did the next best thing. They checked comparatively o n where the arteries had come from. The most "hardened" had come from the bodies of persons who had lived in New Orleans. The least hardened ones belonged to Guatemalan Indians. Now, there's a riddle for you, or is it? " , The scientists didn't think so. The New Orleans arteries, in common with most Ameri can arteries, had been sub jected in life to diets with an approximate 40 per cent fat content. Guatamalan Indians have comparatively little fat in their diet. The scientists felt this add ed another item to the circum stantial case that relatively high fat" diets keep the choles terol and other fat levels of the blood high, which "hard ens" arteries, and in the end shortens lives. This case is accepted as proved by some scientists but still is regarded with suspicion by others. Clinch Case The detached arteries in vestigation was a unique one in the efforts of science to find the real reasons for "hardened arteries," what ever they are, and so get new knowledge with which to pro long life. They were detached from the bodies of persons who died in general hospitals in New Orlean, Guatamala The Family Council Editor's note: The Family Council consists of Judge, a psychiatrist, three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers. Each article s a summary ot an actual report The Family Council does not give advice; it merely reports on problems that have been dealt with by responsible agencies and counselor t Clive F. If we join any-, much dishonesty and insensi- thing, it should be Maureen's church. ' Maureen F. Why not join the group that will be most U.UM'V. - ' ' helpful? to uV? Clive F. My wife and I have been married ten years and have three children. We are of different faiths and neither of us is particularly interested in religion. , We moved to a new com munity recently and I am setting up a professional prac tice here. My wife feels we should join my church be cause it would be beneficial from a social and business point of view. Also she says the children should belong to something. , I don't like joining any church for such a reason. It just goes against the grain. I have pretty much repudiat ed my religion and I don't want to come back as a beg gar needing a handout. If we join anything I would rather it be her church. Maureen F. My church is a minority group in this com munity. Besides, it is a mi nority that I don't particular ly care to associate with or to have my children involved with. I don't see why life should be made difficult for them because of any connec tion with a religion they don't really belong to. Clive doesn't realize that the majority of people who attend church do it for social and business reasons anyway. We would not be the only ones. We are certainly not hurting anyone by doing this. I want to be both honest and sensible about this thing. All religions are essentially the same in their ethical teachings. Why not join the group that will be most help ful to us? The Council We would al so like to be honest and sensi ble about this, but find it a little difficult in the face of so SAVE AT OUR OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1958 City, and San Jose, Costa Rica, at all ages from one to over 80. Obviously there are more differences between New Or leans whites and Guatamalan Indian than just the states of arteries and the kinds of diets. Among them are distinct ra cial differences, and racial an cestry has something to do with the staying elasticity of arteries. But the Costa Rican arter ies seemed to clinch the case against a high fat diet. They came from whites with much the same European racial an cestry as the New Orleans whites, -and similar diets. These Costa Rican arteries were less "hardened" than the New Orleans arteries, but much more "hardened" than the Indian arteries. Interestingly, arteries from children under 10 showed some degree of "hardening" in all three groups. Arteries from persons under 30 when they died had "hardened" at the same rate in all three. But after 30 the New Orleans ar teries had "hardened" at a staggering rate compared to those of the other two groups. The investigation was that of Drs. Carlos Tejada, Ira Gore, Jack P. Strong, and Henry C. McGill Jr., of the Institute of Nutrition of Cen tral America and Panama, Harvard School of Public Health and Louisiana State University Medical School. They reported their finds to the American Heart Associ ations. bility. Clive and Maureen are ba sically dishonest about facing the fact that their disowning of their religions is not rpoted in any sound or valid under standing of what they have renounced. It appears from both state ments that they are both es sentially interested in turn ing their backs upon their own kind, their own families, their own heritage. Very like ly, this was a prime motive in their crossing religious lines in their marriage. Deprived of their spiritual heritage, Clive and Maureen have become frank material ists and make a fetish and God-substitute out of their hatred for their own kind. We don't blame Clive for being ashamed to come to his church as a beggar needing a handout. Unfortunately, he doesn't realize how big a handout he really needs. As for Maureen, we think she is in no position to judge the motives of others in join ing a church. She can under stand nothing of the thoughts and feelings of individuals who are less wholeheartedly and crudely materialistic than she. ' We can only answer this question with more questions. Are Clive and Maureen really satisfied with themselves as human beings now they have achieved a measure of free dom from the'values that nur tured them? Are they content to pass on to their children their own spiritual starvation and rest less craving to use their fel low creatures only for their own advantage? Do they feel they have a right to deprive their children of knowledge of the spiritual values that are ihe oldest and deepest herit age we have? (Copyright 1958, General Feautret Corp.) NEW STORE 3 Price Tribune KNOCKED OUT A collapsing fireman stumbles out of the burning Smith and Lang Building in Stockton, Calii Eight firemen were overcome by smoke and hospitalized; at least 30 other persons were treated at the scene. Scientist Believes Man May Some Day Philadelphia (UPI) Most people are familiar with speeds that crack the sound barrier. But what about cracking the time barrier? There's a scientific theory that man may some day travel fast enough in space to "get ahead of time." Another way of saying it is that Rip Van Winkle had spent his 20 years snoozing in a trip through space aboard a hypersonic rocket ship, he might have come back younger than he started out. It's not as silly as it sounds. Albert Einstein, in enunci ating his theory of relativity a half-century ago, explained to the handful who could un derstand him that time almost stands . still . for ,, .something I that's moving fast enough. Proof at Hand Today. Dr. I. M. Levitt, Di rector of the Franklin Insti tute's Fels Planetarium here, says the actual proof is at hand as we heave satellites into orbit to radio back the story. Levitt, who designed the world's first "space clock" to record interplanetary time variations between the earth and Mars, has developed a new series of clocks to dem onstrate how "time slows down for a body as it approaches the speed of light. For example, if a space ship can be accelerated unui it attains a speed of 167,700 10 Cents 2n.J SEaiON Crack Time Barrier miles a second about 90 per cent of the speed of light Levitt said the traveler would age but 10 years on a trip during which the stay-at-homes on earth were aging 23 years. Levitt explained that the closer we come to limiting speed of light 186,000 miles a second the more time is slowed down, until at the speed of light, if such were attainable, time would stop. The slow down or time dilation is normally imper ceptible, but sensitive instru ments can show the effect at hypersonic speeds. Would Gain One Second . "I hope to see. in the next few years,", said, Levitt, "a sat- Vandalism Fouls Up School Construction Vandalism two nights last week plagued construction work on the new addition to Medford Senior High school, 815 South Oakdale ave., ac cording to city police. Alfred Oliver Loud, fore man for the Vermiculite Con struction company of Seattle, reportedly told police that $100 of vermiculite compound was ruined Thursday night and 30 feet of waterproofing, Friday night. Oceans cover about 70 per cent of the globe. The Encyclopaedia Britaniiica tells why... Migrant Farm Workers Confined In Most Camps, Writer Learns Editor's note: This is the second of four articles about America's migrant farm workers. In the first article Louis Cassels said the average family will make about $1,000 in a good year. By LOUIS CASSELS United Press International The Somerset Labor Camp, on route 13 near Princess Anne, Md., is listed by govern ment officials as a place where relatively "good" housing is available to migrant farm workers. It is a group of ancient wooden barracks, built in 1934 by the Civilian Conser vation Corps and used during World War II, to house Ger man prisoners of war. Since the war it has been operated by the Somerset County Truck Growers Association. The Somerset Camp stands empty for about seven months of the year. It starts to fill up in June when migrant fam ilies begin their annual trek northward from Florida to harvest the beans, tomatoes and other vegetable crops which ripen during the sum mer, on the rich farmlands of the eastern shore of Maryland and Virginia. From June through Octo ber, Somerset Camp is home to 650 adult mirgrants and an uncounted horde of chil dren. The adults pay rent of $1 per person per week. No rent is charged for children, so no one bothers to enumer ate them. The barracks are divided ellite carrying a precise clock which will record this dila tion or slowing down of time in a human body, circling the earth at a speed of five miles per second." This is relatively slow, but it will be enough to figure accurately that in a life span of 100 years, the inhabitants of the space station would gain one second over those re maining on earth, he said. In the distant future, how ever, on jaunts to the outer reaches of the solar system, the significance would be much greater, he said, and the time gain might make space travel a sort of "elixir of life." Body Much Like Clock -Levitt explained that the body is much like a clock with the heart taking the place of the balance wheel. As the rocket's speed in creases, he said, the heart will function more slowly, and if the body's speed increases enough, the heart will beat 70 times a minute. There's no one beating a path to the space ship reser vation desk to book passage for the fountain of youth," however. The issue is not without controversy. Medical men, while not dis puting the validity of the time dilation theory, take issue with those who claim the hu man body can be slowed down to this point and still live. K in Europe, such as Burton-on-Trent, Munich, Pilsen, Dortmund and others, have enjoyed the reputation for producing beer of such distinctive character that it could not be duplicated elsewhere. The unusual composition of their brewing water was found to be the secret. The naturally perfect water from Olympia's own artesian wells has the same rare character so essential to perfection in the art of brewing... so necessary for a beer of unchanging quality and flavor. Vint on are always welcome to "One of America's Exceptional Breweries," Olympia Brewing Company, Olympia, Washington, U.S.A., S.-00 to 4:30 every day. Oly Ml! into rooms each about 15 by 16 feet, with a single screened window and an electric light bulb hanging from the ceiling. The rule is one family to a room, although families of more than six people some times get an additional room. Six iron cots pretty well fill a 15 by 16 room. The space left over is used for a kitchen corner, which usually includes a two-burner kerosene stove, a galvanized iron water buck et, a few pots and pans. Water is hauled from an outdoor spigot between the rows of barracks. Each group of barracks has a communal wash room which includes separate shower and toilet facilities for men ,and women, and a place to do laundry. There are a few a very few migrant camps better than Somerset. The model camps operated by Seabrook Farms in New Jersey and by the H. P. Cannon & Sons can nery at Bridgeville, Del., are examples. Outdoor Privvies There are thousands of mi grant camps that make Somer set look luxurious by com parison. In a tour of three states Maryland, Virginia and Dela ware where migrant labor plays an indispensable role in agriculture, I saw 50 camps with outdoor- privvies for everyone with flush toilets. I saw many i families living, eight or 10 to the room, in unscreened vermin - infested shanties where the stench was enough to gag a maggot. In general, the larger camps which are operated by grow ers cooperatives are the best. You find the worst conditions in what migrants call "private housing" the converted barns and tenant shacks made available to migrants by some (not all) individual growers. Growers point out that they are not soley responsible for the conditions that exist in migrant camps. Many mir grant families have known nothing but filth and poverty all their lives, and they do mm nn fD p. a suae EMM ms mmm HKii f I tJie Water explains not make model tenants. They put shoes down the flush toilets. They tear up screens so it will be easier to pitch dishwater out the window. They carve holes in the floor to avoid a trip to the privvy. Hard lo Persuade It is very difficult to per suade a grower, who is having his own troubles with farm prices, that he should spend a lot of money improving housing that will be occupied by such tenants. But the growers who have invested in decent housing find that it pays off. H. P. y HU i .,,! i, .I, Ll-"-W-w.iytyl.i.tii.w,M,t,yJMymTO CAUTION ABOUT DIETING There is only one safe way to reduce your low-calorie foods must be nutritious and healthful Millions of beauty-conscious women in clude Hollywood Bread in their daily menus. An 18 gram slice has only about 46 calories yet this delicious loaf is highly nutritious. 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