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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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other workers in construction the nation's biggest
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11 billion board-feet of lumber, plus steel, glass, plaster
and all other materials it takes to build homes. The pro
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some of which is returned to these Associations as savings.
Here is the cycle of money circulation on which pros
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