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14 MAIL TRIBUNE, MtdforJ, Orgen, Tuesday, Jinuiry 27, 193 Pill Could Squelch Explosive Boost in World Population Brookline, Mass. - (Science Service) The explosive in crease in world - population could be squelched by a tiny pill. The tiny pill may be a con traceptive tablet described here in a conference on the population problem and the control of human fertility held by the American Acad emy of Arts and Sciences. The pill and related clinical evaluations were discussed by Drs. Hudson Hoagland and Gregory Pinkus, co-directors of the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, and Dr. John Rock, professor emeritus at Harvard Medical school. Daily Pill Needed The pill contains recently discovered compounds called JANUARY SPECIAL YARN EVENT! NYLO GERMANTOWN and BERNAT CUDDLESPUN .... 5050 NYLON-WOOL - Just the yarn for that all important . bulky sweater. An exciting range of colors: Pink, Coral, Turquoise, Red, Ca nary, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, White, Char coal, Brown, Navy, Mint and Black. Reg. 89c . . How 74 t FREE KNITTING INSTRUCTION EVERY TUESDAY 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Lower Floor June Milestone INSTRUCTOR f'-"- , V'V' BEDFORD ART NEEDLECRAFT DEPT. LOWER FLOOR 19 nor steroids. These steroids block ovulation successfully when the pill is taken by mouth daily, the meeting was told. Experiments in the West Indies and Puerto Rico indi cate that this contraceptive pill will prevent ovulation without causing serious harm- PROSPECT Hedgepaths Have Guests By GLADYS GOVENOR Prospect - Mr. and Mrs George Meyman, Jimmie and Billy Mae, Mr.Barr, Mr. Fitch and son, Bob, had Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Dee Hedgepath. The group spent the eve ning practicing music, Mr. Fitch and Bob went to Nampa, Idaho to get Mrs Fitch who has been helping her daughter there. Larry Knutson, a former Prospect boy, went to Port land, Tuesday to take his physical to enter the Marines, The YTC will meet at the home of Hope Hedgpath, January 29. Miss Sue Betts'was an over night guest of Miss Sandra Sanderson of Shady Cove re cently. Mr. and Mrs. George Gove nor, Marian Merle, and Mar lene, went to Woodland, Cal ifornia, Dec. 27 to attend the wedding of their son, Warren to Ladonna Gould. It was also Mr. and Mrs. George Governor's 37 wed ding anniversary. Ralph Goode broke his wrist and was unable to drive the school bus to the game in Days Creek Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Con ners moved to Medford where Conners' has employment. Mrs. Hazel Mather and Warren and Robert were in this vicinity Thursday. Mary Jane Robinson, and Mrs. Blunt went to Redding, Calif., to visit friends and relatives recently. Red Blanket Mill employ ees went back to work Jan. 21 after the winter shutdown, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Gove nor are parents of a boy, Rodney Glenn. Several cases of strep have been reported around Prospect. Suezette Holm's and Son dra Robinson visited Miss Robinson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eten Robinson recently. Mrs. Kenneth Vannice at tended the funeral of her uncle, C. H. Falk, at Halsey, Ore., Jan. 10. Jeanette Hooper was an overnight guest of Judy An derson, Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Robert son from Washington state, were visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis 'Robertson, over the week end. Kenneth Struck is now at tending . OTI in Klamath Falls. Robie Sharp has been on the sick list lately. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Gaub and sons of Redwood City, Calif., visited Mrs. Gaub's par ents Mr. and Mrs. Dee Hedge path recently. Randy Krell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krell, has been in the Sacred Heart hos pital for surgery recently. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Fowl er are perants of an 8Vi pound girl born Jan. 15th. ful effects. Some women have taken the pill for three years. Until the pill has been taken for a longer period, however, the exact long-range effects will remain uncertain, Dr. Hoagland said. Currently, the pill must be taken daily. Eventually, re searchers hope to be able to develop a pill with prolonged action so that fewer pills will do the job. Also, presently, the pill is relatively expen sive, he pointed out. The price could be reduced consider ably, he believes. Population "bombs" have created explosions in the num ber of people in the world. More Living Longer , The tremendous and danger ous increase in world popu lation is due primarily to ad vances in medicine and tech nology. More people are sim ply living longer than they did a few years ago. Antibiotics, increased inter est in public health measures, and agricultural expansion have added the effects of their benefits to a rapidly growing population. Each country will become increasingly depend ent on its resources to support larger numbers of people in the future, Dr. Hoagland pre dicted. Even now, over 50 per cent of the world population is undernourished. This is par ticularly true of the younger age groups in underdeveloped countries. Higher Teachers' Salaries Proposed Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lar sen are parents of a girl born Jan. 13th. CLUB -mi NEWS Phoenix Knit-Wils The Phoenix Knit-Wits met at the home of Mrs. Jeanette Grove on Fern Valley rd., Medford, Wednesday, Jan. 21. Refreshments were served by Marilyn Kantor. The next meeting will be on Wednesdays Feb. 4, at the home of Mrs. Grove. Marilyn Kantor, Reporter This letter is written to the woman who cares how young she looks! 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Hull (ret.) president of the Manufactur ing Chemists' Asso c i a t i o n, Inc., reported that corporation aid to education was esti mated to exceed $150 million in 1957. He proposed that school boards should study means of utilizing such aid for secondary education. 1 Alaska Governor Remains Critical Seattle, Wash. (UPD - Gov. William E. Egan of Alaska re mained on the critical list at Virginia Mason Hospital here today. Egan, 44, has shown slight improvement since an emer gency two-hour operation a week ago for the removal of an intestinal block. DOCTOR BRINGS STORK Chicago (UPD An eight pound boy was born to Mrs. Sheila Stork, 21, in Edge water Hospital Sunday night. A doctor brought it. NOT PLUM LOCO London -(UPD- Judge John Maude dispensed this advice in London's Old Bailey Court today: "Police are not just solid old plum puddings. They have some sense about them, you know." this' spring " important ffosiiion . 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