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Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins Man's Best Friend May Turn Out To Be Alligator It seems logical to suppose there is in all alligators a certain immunity-factor that some day possiblly may help to save the lives of human beings. These sluggish reptiles seem to be immune to all forms of bacterial infection, or perhaps tie sluggish circulation of their blood is slow enough to accomplish what appears to be an immunity. Anyway alligators certainly do not die from infection. It doesn't even look as if they ever die. of disease. At some future day, some .scientist may look at one of these creatures with a gleam in his eye and an idea in his brain. Later he and other re searchers may discover that mysterious "something" that makes these animals immune to infection. Yet this animal lives in an environment of mud, slime, ooze and often dirty, contam inated water, the direct oppo site of a sterile condition. Bac teria of a thousand kinds en velope him like a dirty blank et from the time he hatches from an egg until he is killed. He Fights All his life he fights with his fellows. Often he is sever- ly wounded. He never licks bis wounds like a dog or a cat. He never has them treated or dressed. A raw, open wound or maybe even a sever ed leg seems less painful to him than does a mosquito bite to us and not half as dangerous. An alligator I know of had a large hole blown completely through the upper part of his jaw by a rifle bullet. The hole was so large we could look into it. When the mouth was open the sun showed through and onto the lower jaw. The animal was kept under obser vation but no medication was attempted. He was allowed to lie in the mud, in the water or on the bank of the pool as he preferred. Yet in 36 days the wound was complete ly healed, hardly leaving a discernible scar. This was not an unusual or exceptional case as other alli gators i have been observed with legs torn entirely from the body; others with gaping holes in the back with eyes gouged out, with a large sec tion of the tail ripped away. All these wounds healed in a very short time. Icsulating Substance? The reason for this strange immunity must lie somewhere within the bodies or the blood streams of these large rep tiles. It would seem there may be some chemical, hormone or substance of ' some kind that insulates the system against.poisons or bacteria. It may become possible some day to isolate that elu sive "something," whatever it proves to be, and inject it into the blood stream of a human body, thereby giving that person an immunity against infection. It would be ironic indeed, if someday the lowly alliga tor would prove to be one of , mankind's greatest bene factor's. (Released by the Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1959) DOESN'T PLAN REPEAT " Glendale, Calif MDPD- Mrs. Eileen, Cross, 22, gave birth to her second daughter Sun day, on Mother's Day. Mrs. Cross' first child was born last Mother's Day. "Next Mother's Day, I'm go ing to be home taking care of my two daughters," Mrs. Cross said firmly. Who's 'Y Hoarding the Cherry Fudge Ice Cream? We're down on all four knees simply begging you not to buy more Cherry-Fudge Ice Cream than you can eat in a week. (In most cases, this is about fifteen gallons). There just isn't enough to go around so our Cherry-Fudge is become a collector's item. Even if it means settling for some other flavor once in a while, please deprive yourself of Cherry-Fudge Ice Cream so that others may enjoy this super goopy stuff. A Snider Cow Theyll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo Afieq the FAMILY TAKES TURNS SMAPPING EACH OTHER THEy ASK A PASSEQSy TO SNAP A PICTURE OP THEM ALL TOGETHER UT HOW DOES rr come out? DON'T ask GIVE A I rss vi r IE J r rv . t ha y RarnjOH4TTip "to MONTY HUCKLE, trj. r I f i r- lI rsrt MIU-DKAtj i rrryz s r earners. 1mm . ( p4?'P.vooS Ly-h mm us Tob y rirA Residents Form Local Pilots Group Some 45 Medford area residents-including non-commercial pilots and their families have signed up for a local chapter of Sportsmen Pilots of Oregon, according to Brian Douglass of Rogue .Flying service. The statewide organization serves primarily social and recreational purposes but also .represents the interests of pri vate flyers and plane owners, Douglass explained. An organizational meeting was held last Friday night, he said. Officials of the state or ganization, Robert Dunn, as sistant director of the state board of aeronautics, and a 36-man delegation from the Klamath Falls chapter were guests at the meeting. Some 25 local residents joined on About one-third of all the timber removed from forests of the United States has been used by man. The rest has been destroyed by fire or tree insects and diseases. - that occasion, Douglass said, while others have joined since. Dick Alley, 124 Greenway circle, was named president pro tern. MAIL TRIBUNE, M.dforJ, Or. Monday, May 11, 1959 5 The Azores are about 2,400 miles from New York. COS 3 Tim Psetar di;. - - ------ nviici i Cwtiled laboratory Ustj prove 8ELL-ANS tak Ms Mutralizc3 tract as much stomach acidity la ant minute as nany leading digest in tablets. MLL-ANS today for the fastest knowa relief. 35 at druggists. Send postal to BELL AMS. Oranteburi, N. Y. for liberal free sample. Western Powers Deeply Divi On Negotiations Geneva -(CPU- The Western powers faced the foreign min isters' conference today still deeply divided on the merits and . pitfalls of negotiating with the Soviets. ' 1 Their differences stemmed from conflicting assessments of the Kremlin's intentions and of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's personal ambi tions. U.S. Highly Skeptical Britain, which helped pro mote the Geneva meeting, felt Khrushchev wanted serious negotiations with the West for a variety of compelling rea sons and that he would make some concessions. West Germany and France saw no change in Russia's aims and long-term ambitions. The United States remained highly skeptical of any change of heart in Moscow. The Geneva talks could give a guide to Moscow's real intentions and Khrushchev's position in the struggle for supreme power in the Krem lin. Experts say the final an swer on Soviet intentions can come only from Khrushchev at the conference table. Believed Committed Britain's appraisal of the situation was based on the be lief Khrushchev has commit ted himself at home to the claim the West will negotiate with him and that this will enhance his position and re move any potential challenge to his leadership. To achieve this goal he might be prepared to go a lit tle way to' meet the West. Brit ish Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was said to have become convinced of this dur ing his trip to Moscow this spring. Would Cut Spending Khrushchev is aware of the glaring disparity between Rus sia's economy and Hying standards and those of the free Western world, particularly the United States. To improve these living conditions he would like to cut down on de fense spending. This would necessitate a prolonged period of relaxation of tension. 4-H Club Hews Livestock Club The Sams Valley Livestock club met Tuesday, May 5. During the meeting each member gave a report on the progress of his-project. Marilee Smith gave report on the procedures that are carried on at the 4-H Fair in August. The meeting was adjourned and refreshments were serv ed by Linda Birkheimer and Linda Baine. Connie McDonough, Reporter. Busy Beavers The meeting of the Mead ows Busy Beavers 4-H club was called to order by the president, Patrick Neal. Under new business the club decided to set certain goals for which the club will work toward. Two demonstrations were given. One was by Cynthia Pleasant on camp cookery and the other was given by Patrick Neal on panning gold. A motion was made and passed to make a sign to let people know about the Mead ows community. The meeting was adjourn ed to refreshments and games. Bob McAllister, Reporter. The Egyptians grew grapes and made wine as long as 6,000 years ago. We Give d&l GREEN STAMPS CENTRAL REXALL DRUG - Main and Central Jiffy Crochet 7001 Thrifty beauty! Use odds 'n' ends of wool-all colors for this flower-garden afghan. Have fun, watch TV, chat with friends while you whip up this jiffy-crochet afghan. Pattern 7001: directions for 6 inch medallion in knitting worsted. Send THIRTY-FIVE cents (coins) for this pattern-add 5 cents for each pattern for 1st class mailing. Send to Med ford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P.O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PATTERN NUM BER. Our 1959 ALICE BROOKS Needlecraft Catalog has many lovely designs to order: cro cheting, knitting, embroidery, quilts,' dolls, weaving. A spe gift in the catolog to keep a child happily occupied-a cut out dolls and clothes to color. Send 25 cents for your copy of the book. House Committee Eyes Lunik Report Washington-flJPD- The House Space Committee opened an investigation today to find out if Russia told "big Red lie" when it claimed its "Lunik" rocket soared, past the moon and into an orbit around the sun. " . . The first witness was writer Lloyd Mallan who sparked the inquiry when he labeled "Lun ik" a gigantic hoax in a True magazine article. He called Moscow's claims a "big Red lie." Top U.S. space experts were ready to tell the committee they think Millan is all wet. They said they had scientific data authenticating the Soviet feat. ' . Grange News... Upper Rogue Upper Rogue Grange met May 7 with Worthy Master Eda Torrance presiding. Mrs. Caroline Harding told of her recent trip to Hawaii and Mr. and Mrs. William Miller show ed slides v they had" taken when they visited Hawaii. There will be a work day for all Home Economic mem bers Wednesday, May 13, at 10:30 a.m. at the Grange hall. Husbands are also encourag ed to attend and assist with the outside work. 'A potluck luncheon ' will be served at noon. , ' ' Thursday, May 14, the Home Economics club will hold a picnic in Casey's Park at 12:30 p.m. All members are invited to attend the event as it will be the last meeting of the club until Sep tember. Persons attending are to take food and their own table service, coffee will be furnished. At the last meeting of the Grange the serving commit tee included Mrs. Hazel Ul rich and Mrs. Mary Boothby. Mrs. Ranald AxtelL Reporter. A thin sheet of gold is translucent and transmits a greenish light. 1 MONEY ON THE MOVE... THE : INSURED SAVINGS AND LOAN WAY What happens to the money put into savings accounts at FSLIC-Insured Savings and Loan Associations like ours is the dramatic story of money on the move. - This money, totaling more than f 45 billion, is part of the life blood of business. Insured Savings and Loan Associations finance over one third of all homo eonttrue tion in America. This money provides jobs for carpenters, - bricklayers, electricians, plumbers, plasterers and all other workers in construction the nation's biggest industry. . But that's only the beginning! The materials for these homes come from hundreds of other industries $670 '. million in wiring annually, $70 million in cement, over 11 billion board-feet of lumber, plus steel, glass, plaster and all other materials it takes to build homes. The pro duction of these materials keeps hundreds of businesses humming and provides millions of people with income, some of which is returned to these Associations as savings. Here is the cycle of money circulation on which pros i perity depends. Money in savings accounts in Insured Savings and Loan Associations is money working for all i business. Today more than 22 million Americans save at Insured Savings and Loans . . . and directly or indirectly ' nearly everyone in our country benefits from their thrift Last year alone Insured Savings and Loans paid out more than $1.4 billion in earnings to savers. Why not see ' us about this safe, profitable way to invest trust, pension, endowment, corporate and personal funds? WHERE YOU SAVE DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE! FIRST FEDERAL Savings & Loan Assn. of Medford 29 North Ivy . Street Robert F. Kyle, Manager tors mi Wonderful Savings on . Hew Spring and Summer Shoes and Dresses... Right Out off Regular Stock. So You Know the Values Will Be Outstanding. Shop Early for Best Selections "Dresses" Terrific values in new dresses ... every one from a ni- tiona'lly adv. line . . . Jun iors . . Misses and Sub- Teen sizes. Values to 1 2.98. "Puinps" Patents ... Red ... Beige . . Blacks and some colors In Fiancees and Johansens. Risque and others ... V - Values to 18.95 vv ,ix tcotrs ."Dresses" J Another big group of love ly dresses .. . . fabrics . . . colors and styles too num erous to mention . . Values to 19.95. (o)S9 (5) "COATS" Price "Casuals" Flats . . . wedgies and ties colors in these groups ... mostly 21 N. Central
