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MAIL TRIBUNE, Mcdfonf, Oregon, Friday, April 17, 1959 3 leukemia Most Frequent EUller of Children; No Longer Swiftly Fatal Editor'! note: This Is the last of five dispatches in which a leading cancer expert tells Ameriancs what they can and should do to guard themselves and their families against the killing; disease. Br DR. EUGENE P. PENDERGRASS President of the American Cancer , Society (Written for UPI) Nobody can observe a child cancer patient without emo tional involvement. It is life's most harrowing experience for the parents. And one of deep concern for those who try to help the child; of pain ful frustration when they cannot save a life just begin ning. So wnat I have" to tell you about the cancers of child hood will be disturbing. But it should not be alarming. Know, for your immediate Double-Barrel Technique Treats Breast Cancer Hot Springs, Va. -(Science Serviced A double - barrel surgical - radiation technique has been developed for treat ing breast cancer. Drs. Richard D. Brasfield and Ulrich K. Henschke, both of New York City, reported at the American Radium Society meeting here today. After a radical mastectomy (surgical removal of the breast), an incision is made between two ribs exposing one of the major arteries leading to the breast. The artery is tied off, a slit is cut into it, and a small nylon tube is in serted. The open end of the tube is brought out through the skin. When the patient is back in her room, a wire made of a radio-active isotope (iridium 192 or cobalt-60) is slipped into the tube and left there until the required radiation dose is reached. The radiation kills cancers that have spread to the lymph nodes along the arteries. Registrations Open For YMCA Day Camp Registrations for 1959 YMCA Day Camp have start ed for boys 7, 8, 9 and 10. YMCA Day Camp is an ad venture program. Boys will leave the YMCA at 9 ajn. and return at 5 p.m. The Day Camp site is on the Apple gate river near McKee bridge. This year's Day Camp will operate for a two-week period. Period 1 is set for June 15 to June 20. Period 2 is June 22 to June 27. A trained leader is pro vided for every eight boys in Day Camp. Swimming, arch ery, riflery, boating, camp craft, handicraft, sports . and special events are featured. Campfires one evening each period feature programs for the entire family with skits, stunts and songs. Registrations can be made at the YMCA. comfort, that cancer strikes only one in 7,000 children. But now, too, that it kills more children between the ages of 1 and '15 than any other disease. Half of the 4,000 yearly child cancer deaths are caused by leukemia, cancer of the blood-forming system. Leu kemia is no longer as swiftly fatal as it used to be; and many scientists believe this currently "hopeless" cancer may be the most hopeful area for the long awaited "break through" to the control of many cancers. Highly Malignant In the rare event of cancer striking your child, what do you need to know to ensure the best chance of cure? First, that the cancers of childhood are highly malig nant. It is generally true that the younger the patient the more rapid the tumor growth. So delay in diagnosis and treatment, always dangerous in cancer, is even more peri lous for the young. Nine out of ten cancers found in children arise in the supporting tissues; we call them sarcomas. In adults, the common cancers occur in the covering and lining tissues; they are called carcinomas. Sarcoma of the bone oc curs most often between the ages of 5 and 25. The prefer red sites are: just above or below the knee joint, the thigh bone, the upper half of the arm, and the pelvis bone. Pain is an early symptom, more troublesome at night. It can be relieved by exercise, or so aggravated that the pa tient favors an arm or leg. Confirmation of Biopsy Diagnosis of a bone tumor is usually made by x-ray pic tures. But the drastic treat ment required to save life from such a cancer is never undertaken without the con firmation of a biopsy. The treatment is amputa tion. Let us say it bluntly, for there is no way around it. It is a bitter decisionvfor parents to make. But when the alter native is a limb or life, is there room for hesitation? We come now to retinal gli oma, an eye-tumor that has a high potentiality of cure. It rarely occurs after, the age of four, and only occasionally involves both eyes. A widen ing of the pupil or a squint may be the first sign, pos- Dr. Stevenson Listed As Liaison Officer Ashland-Oregon's state liai son representative to the Am erican Association of Colleges r rrt l T-i l ; "I ."a ior xeacner raui;auun, is list ed in the organization's spring bulletin as Dr. Elmo N. Stev enson, ' Southern Oregon col lege president. - For Washington, the bulle tin lists Zeno B. Katterle, school of education, State Col lege of WashingtonPullman The other coastal state repre sentative is John T. Wahl- quist, president of San Jose state college, California. Dr. Stevenson's term will expire Dec.' 31 this year, it was said. Lininger's RENTAL .EQUIPMENT For Your Construction Heeds! Backhoes Shovels Draglines Motor Cranes D4, D6, 07, D8 Cat. Dozers Air Compressors Turnapulls Water Wagons Rollers Motor Graders LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF RENTAL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT IN SOUTHERN OREGON READY MIX CONCRETE... GRAVEL CRUSHED ROCK. ..SAND lininger's Phones SP 2-5336, SP 2-5897, MU 5-8121 sibly followed by a pearly glint or what is called "cat's eye." Early diagnosis can save not only life but sight. The tumor is usually treated with x-rays, and care is taken not to pass the rays through the lens of the eye, in order to avoid blinding. If not detected early enough, the eye may be removed and still achieve a cure. Symptoms of a brain tumor vary, depending on distance from vital nerve centers. In a general way any disturbance of vision motion, the diges tive tract or the personality, calls for a precautionary visit to your physician. Blurred vi sion or "seeing double" may simply mean a need for glas ses. A tendency to stagger or drop things may be totally unrelated to brain tumor, but let the doctor decide. Then there is "Wilms's Tu mor," named for the doctor who first described this can cer of the kidney which rare ly occurs after the age of seven. An early sign is a swelling in the abdomen or flank; or a mother bathing her child may feel a firm mass before the tumor be comes visible; or the child may complain of patn or be come colicky. Chances Good Children with Wilms's Tu mor are treated with surgery combined with x-rays, and chances of recovery are very good indeed. I wish we could be as hope ful of leukemia. But the pic ture is not without hope for the parents of a leukemic child. just a dozen years ago the disease was fatal in a few weeks or months. And then Dr. Sidney Farber, eminent Boston scientist dedicated to the defeat of cancer in chil dren, heard of a drug that had been used effectively on mouse leukemia. It was called aminopterin and Dr. Farber used it on one of the children in his clinic. The child's life was prolonged by several months. One small patient lived for eight years, a normal happy life without clinical symp toms of disease till the leu kemia resisted therapy with drugs, and they stopped working. One day drugs will be found that won't stop work ing. The children with leu kemia will live to grow up. And that day may come at any time.. I ask the parents of every child with leukemia to hold that thought in their hearts, Company Honored By Humane Society The Southern Oregon Hu mane Society, 2902 Table Rock rd.f has joined with similar organizations through out the United States in hon oring the Hormel company of Austin, Minn., as the first packinghouse with nationwide distribution to receive the American Humane associa tion's seal of approval for humane processing of all ma jor food animals. The American Humane as sociation is a federation of 507 humane groups including the Southern Oregon Humane society. Its seal of approval is awarded to packers that meet rigid standards in handling, stunning and slaughtering of livestock. Hormel processes 4,000,000 head of livestock each year. The term "blackball" stems from ancient Greece, where white or black balls were dropped into an urn, in voting for or against. Populaires Plan Entertainment Ashland-" An Evening With The Populaires," the second annual evening of entertain ment by the Southern Oregon college Populaires singing group, will be presented in Churchill hall auditorium, April 27 and 28, at 8:15 p.m. According to Louis O. Clay- son, director, the show will include various musical num bers correlated with lighting and choreography to enhance the program, Special lighting effects are handled by Peter Lungreen, with Pat Leek and David Deller assisting with the choreography. Built around the 14 voices of the Populaires and spiced by numbers from the male quartet, male ensemble, girls ensemble, soloists, and top- flight musical accompani ments, the program will in clude a Broadway revue, a Minstrel show, and scenes de picting opera and folk music, The program is a benefit, Clayson auuounced, with pro ceeds being used for the pur chase of the: new mens' dress coats for the coming Popu laires' tour during which the organization will visit many Oregon high schools. Tickets may be purchased from members of the Popu laires; The Mart, Ashland; the Student Affairs office at SOC; and Puruckers, Med-ford. Barbara Ann Burns Siaris Jail Term Entire communities in the southern provinces of Spain live in natural caves under the ground. Their homes will range from single rooms to as many as 20 chambers with tiled floors and whitewashed walls. MILK Gallon . 80 MY HIDEAWAY DAIRY TA 6-4633 V ITJH IV. I jlL. 1JU M REASONS why boating is more fun than ever! 50 hp. Starflife V-4 Dazzling V-4 power sound-sealed from top to prop. Brilliant Golden Jubilee styling. Outboard boatings' most advanced features. $881 ($81 down See them nowf The 1959 Qofderb TJSB&r EVINRUDES The finest Evinrudes in 50 years are now on display! They're loaded with features to bring more convenience, more safety, more performance to your favorite kind of boating. Come in! See Evinrude's new Golden Jubilee line. Pick the motor that's best for your family. Time pay ments. Generous trade-in allowances. 35 hp. Lark America's favorite "35" for looks, luxury performance. Noise is "bot tled" inside a sound-tight nacelle. One ride and-you'll know the mean ing of "happy as a Lark owner." 1 SS48 (68 down) 10 hp. Spertwin Planes husky fishing boats. Can ski a youngster. Great trolling perform ance and aalet at any speed. A standout value! 9321 (S31 down) 35 hp. Big Twin New features! New Value! Top per former at its price. Newly engineer ed with "seal of silence." Com manding power for family cruisers, hefty runabouts. S54 (54 down) 5V4 hp. Fisherman Smallest Evinrude with full range of "big motor" features. Se quiet if s uncanny. Compact size makes it favorite "take along" motor. S23 ($23 down) 50 hp. Four-Fifty V-4 Seagoing power house budget priced. Sound-sealed V-4 power, quiet and smooth at every speed. Manual starting is amazingly easy. $779 ($79 down) 18 hp. Fasfwin Versatile power for skiing, fishing family boating. New thermostatic control. Eas-A-Matic manual start ing. Add electric starting, easily, anytime. $40g ($40 down) 3 hp. Lightwin Lighfwefght champ stows any where, goes anywhere. "Fisherman Drive" takes you over rocks, dead heads, through weeds. Never worry. - lies ($16 down) PRICES ,We have a few '58 model Evinrudes in the SV2, 7A and 10 h.p. sizes that we bought at year's end. It's your one chance to get Evinrude qual ity and savel CONVENIENT TERMS Jlli E3ST0 112 S. RIVERSIDE STORES Los Angeles - (LTD - Barbara Ann Burns, 21, daughter of the late comedian Bob (Ba zooka) Burns, began a 90-day jail term Thursday on nar cotics addicition, four months late. Miss Burns was convicted, last June of the misdemeanor count and ordered to begin her jail term last Dec. 5. "I was to scared to come back," she said in Muncipal court Thursday after she sur rendered. "But I'm tired of running and I want to clear up this trouble." The lanky brunette said she fled to New York and return ed here about three weeks ago. She was arrested Jan. 8, 1958, in a Hollywood apart ment and told officers she was addicted to heroin. Fly-Tying Classes Each Friday at YMCA For those who like to make their own fly rod tasty bugs for fishing, Jack Crump, a lo cal professional fly-tying ex pert, is teaching a class each Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA Craft room. Boys over 12 and their dads who are interested may still sign up or attend tonight's session. There is a small charge for ASKS BOOK CHANGES New York -ITD- Publishers of textbooks were asked Wed nesday by New York City's Board of Superintendents to include non-whites in book illustrations to insure authen ticity in representations of the contemporary social scene in view of the city's large jnd varied student population. materials vises and mater ials needed will be on hand. .'':r i ' " HflS - Sillily Viiifia miHiiitfrrtrcMio n tr -- More people are buying EDorsett. in Mledford and in all the West! There's just no need of your getting Iacc lisn a lAcf In a knaf ai iff if iiiuii iiiv mvji lit tswu wwiiiie We invite you to our store to look at a Dorsett America's most beautiful and the West's best selling boat. Choose from the biggest stock and selection of boats ever displayed in Southern Oregon. You'll approve of the Dorsett as soon as you see it. There are two seating arrangements and 8 rLi3 colors to choose from. It's smart to match your carand with a Dorsett it's easy. It's the ideal boat for fishing or waterskiing because it's so easy to clean. Ifs made of Isoglas, the super-strong fibreglass resin material that requires a minimum of care. You'll be proud of your. Dorsett all the time at home, on the road, in th water. Don't buy a boat until you have seen the Dorsett for '59. Our prices are most competitive, too! You get quiet, smooth, sound-sealed IS power when you get an--- . . . plus "blue water" safety features like Seatight power heads that won't drown out in rough water . . . sea-going magnetos and fuel systems that don't depend on battery power . . . standby manual start ing on electric-starting models, ready for instant use . . . thermostat temperature control that keeps engine running at peak efficiency under all conditions, trolls better, saves fuel and extends your cruising range. Whether trolling for hours, or flashing along with water skiers astern, there's nothing like the feel of Evinrude's solid reserve power. Evinrude is another good reason to buy your boat outfit from John ston Stores! ' Ijr THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL GET GOOD SERVICE FOR THE YEARS AHEAD! Good service, whenever you need it, is what makes a good deal even better! When you buy your boat outfit from us you're assured of the best of service throughout the years. Our expert mechanics are factory trained to assure you of a proper assembly of your outfit and to keep it in safe operating condition for years to come. Our service departments are conveniently located, just drive right in! 112 South Riverside o Convenient terms to suit you
