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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Sunday, July 12, 1959 Tuberculin Tests Given 2,402 ' School Children The tuberculin testing pro gram in the Jackson county schools was completed this year with the. testing of 2,402 children, according to Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county health of ficer. Each year approximate ly one-third of the school chil dren are tested. One active case of tuber culosis was discovered by this method this year in a six year old child. The tuberculin test is a skin test given to determine the presence of tuberculosis germs in a person's body.' A negative test indicates the person is completely free from infeo tion. A positive test means that there are tuberculosis germs present which may, or may not, cause active tuber culosis. A, chest x-ray follow up tells whether or not there is active disease. A person with a positive test will always be positive and should be x-rayed each year to be sure no active ' tuberculosis develops. A per son with a negative test needs no x-ray as lone as his test remains negative. According to Dr. Ambrose S. Churchill, tuberculosis con trol officer of the state board of health, it is estimated that approximately one -fourth of the nation's population has a Dositive tuberculin test, in other words harbors tubercu losis germs, which may at any time develop into active cases of tuberculosis. Jackson county's tuberculin testing program, -under the di- rection of Dr. Merkel, is rec ognized as one of the best in the state, and serves safe guard to the school children and their families. School Survey Class In Medford Friday Dr. Keith Goldhammer, as sociate professor of education at the University of Oregon, and his class on school survey spent all day Friday in Med ford conferring with school officials. ' The class consists of school administrators and students in the college of education. Medford was the only school system visited by the class tlrs year, Dr. Leonard May field, district school superin tendent reported. 10 fruit growers let's talk insecticide economy ! ' Get more for your spray dollar with CONTROLS MOST MAJOR PESTS attacking apples,, pears, peaches, plums, prunes, apricots, and otter fruit crops. SIMPLIFIES SPRAY SCHEDULES Provides outstanding control of cod ling moths, aphids, scale crawlers, - pear psylla, cherry fruit flies, mites and other insects. GIVES LONGER PROTECTION Residual action provides longer crop ' protection. Can be applied relatively - close to harvest. CONTROLS RESISTANT STRAINS Controls even "problem" insects including straws resistant to chlo rinated insecticides. v , KEEPS MITES DOWN t A regular DIAZINON insecticide spray program keeps wites under control. OtAZtHOH insecBrides insecticides. Get more for your spray dollar. Order DIAZINON insecticides today from your supplier. WA r HEALTH PROGRAM - A girl at Griffin Creek school is tested for tuberculosis by Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county health officer, during the department's testing program. Each year approximately one-third of the school children are tested to see if tubercu District Dental Society Plans Medford Meeting More than 250 dentists and their wives from throughout the state are expected to at tend the third annual mid summer dental meeting, spon sored by the Southern Oregon District Dental society, at the Rogue Valley Country club Aug. 13-15. The district com prises the communities of Medford, Grants Pass and Ashland. In announcing plans for the conference, Dr. John Dickson, Medford, district society pres ident explained that the pur pose of the annual meeting is to bring in national dental authorities to discuss new de velopments and techniques in dentistry. i Keynote Speaker . - Dr. Henry M., Tanner Los Angeles, head of the depart ment of fixed prosthodontics of the University of Southern California, will be the featur ed speaker. He will speak on the uses and' features of some of the new high speed dental equipment which is vibration less. The dentist will also con duct a two day clinic using the equipment. . All sessions will be held in the country club. Delegates will register at 6 p.m. Aug. 13. A cocktail par ty will follow registration. The conference will also in nn are effective, rclatwriy fe phosphite OKtGINA TORS OF OOT WS5C TJCOCS GEIGY AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS Drrrsion of 6eigy Chemical Corporation Saw MW River Road, Ardsley, N.Y. clude a golf tournament, bridge, water skiing and tours. In the evening there will be a reception followed by the annual banquet and dance. Saturday morning wives of the dentists will play golf and then tour historic Jackson ville. Boat Trips V Guided boat trips down the Rogue river will be taken in the afternoon and in the eve ning the group will attend the Oregon Shakespearean Festi val production of "Measure for Measure." Committee chairmen in charge of the conference' from Medford include Drs. John Dickson and Ray McNair, planning; Gene Chamberlain, finances; Paul Walker, golf; Abner Clark, prizes; Gene Ray, housing; Jack Owens, registration; Lee Mellish, clin ics; Norm Capsey, water" ski ing; Dick Frederick, river boat trips; Ray McNair, Shakespearean Festival; and Jack Price, publicity. Mrs. Norman Capsey, Med ford, is in charge of banquets and women's entertainment andsDr. Don Engle, Ashland, district dental society president-elect is in charge of re ception. nn UVJLUJLJNJ INSECTICIDE losis germs are present In a person's body. Assisting the health officer is Mrs. Nina Vandewater (left), clinic nurse. Other stu dents wait in line at right. The county's testing program is recognized as one of the best in the state. (Ken Knackstedt photo.) White City Firm Bids High on Tract Oregon Veneer company, White City, was' the successful bidder for 3,561,000 board feet of timber offered at an oral auction sale by the Med ford district of the bureau of land management on July 9. In order top the six other bid ders, the company bid $44.50 per thousand board feet for the Douglas-fir, which was the major species. The total bid was $142,713.70. The tract is located near Grave Creek and consists pri marily of the timber reserved from a previous sale.. District manager's office records show comparisons of timber market conditions. The original logging in the area had been done under a con tract approved in September, 1943, at which time the Douglas-fir sold for $2.63 per thou sand board feet. At the prices bid for the earlier sale, the timber pur chased by Oregon Veneer company, would have been worth $9,674.94, and at the prices bid by Oregon Veneer company, the 7,575,000 board feet sold in 1943 would have cost $319,8975 rather than the $20,847.90 which was the original contract value. Aug. 13, the Medford dis trict of the bureau will offer two" tracts of timber for sale that contain an" estimated 11, 278,000 board feet appraised at $298,545.05. Both of these tracts are located in Douglas county, one on Whitehorse Creek near Azalea and the other on Elk Valley Creek in the West Fork Cow Creek drainage. The Sea of Galilee-where Jesus "rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was great calm" lies on the border be tween Syria and Israel. WARDS M O N T C O W A M O M C R V L i tV - i k .sillily all-purpose toter for clean-up work around house, lawn 54x 7 (O p 54" H fcl re9" six. U W 1-25 Makes grass cuttings, leaves, trash easy to pick ud end carry to debris pile. Heavy-duty burlap with a rope grip at each corner. Lightweight and easy to carry. Large S0x84-inch size, now 1.66 Council on Aging Schedules Film At Thursday Meet The Rogue Valley Council on Aging will hol4 its month ly meeting at the Red Cross building instead of the Senior Center on Thursday, July 16 at 3 p.m. A film titled "Such a Busy Day Tomorrow" starring Wal ter Hampden has been loaned by the San Francisco regional office of the department of health education and welfare and wijf be shown to the coun cil and guests after a short business meeting and commit tee reports. The film was written and produced for the NBC tele vision 'show "Robert Mont gomery Presents" and shows the ' Hodson Center in New York City for senior citizens with its varied activities. Public Invited The public is invited to at tend, especially those inter ested in .developing an ade quate senior activity center in this area. Senior Citizens may also attend and take friends with them. A second public showing has been planned for the west side of town Tuesday, July 21, at the Jackson county court house auditorium at 7 p.m. The film will only be avail able through the week of July 13 through 21. Any organiza tion desiring to show it may contact Frank Glonning at Camp White Veterans Domi ciliary, TAlbot 6-2111. The restrictions on the showing of the film according to Ed Jacobsen, Social Secur ity officer, are that no admit tance charge be made nor can it be used on television with out permission. During the business meet ing, a report on the meeting of the State Council on Aging July 11, in Salem will be made by Mrs. Fred Rankin. Speaker Dr. Bernard Kutner, social psychologist and professor of medicine at Albert' Einstein College of Medicine, New York, who' is conducting a seminar in the medical care of the aging at the Portland summer session, spoke at the morning session. The afternoon session in cluded reports on the training institute for the White House Conference on Aging held at Michigan university and C. F. Feike's report on - the first meeting of the National Ad visory Committee. Mrs. Helen Zollinger, chair man of the Oregon State con ference to be held in April 29-30, spoke on plans for the conference in which the local Rogue Valley Council has been asked to assist. HOLDS U.S. BILLIONS New York-IUPD-Swiss banks hold an estimated $11 billion in foreign-owned securities of which half are U.S.-owned, it is unofficially estimated. In ! addition it is believed that at i lease another $11 billion is on deposit in numbered accounts by depositors who wish to con ceal their identity. Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF AN EXPERIENCED MOTORIST named Harold Coffin gives his own interpretation of highway phenomena: 1. Lots of trucks parked at a drive-in restaurant: The food is terrible, the coffee worse, but there's a beautiful wait ress. 2. Car off the road with two punctured tires: the driver cancelled, his auto club membership yesterday. 3. Car persistently strad dling two lanes on a crowd ed thruway: the driver's wife can't make up her mind. 4. Beautiful scenery un- marred by billboards: you are on the wrong road! Overheard at Grossinger's: HUSBAND: What! Another new evening dress? Where do you think Tm going to find the money to pay for it? WIFE That's your affair. Z didn't marry you to give yoti finan ' eial advice! ' O 1959, by Bennett Cerf. Distributed by King features Syndicate Booklet Prinied on Salem - The state highwaj department has released a new illustrated brochure, "You and Your Right of Way," primarily for the infor mation of citizens involved in negotiation for the acquisi tion of their property for right of way purposes. The pamphlet "will also be used for the information of groups with special interest in highways and for the gen eral public. The booklet describes in brief form the main functions and procedures involved in Farmers. When ... HERE'S THE (ASH MARKET mn vniiR rda imi -s 104.000 BUSHEL CAPACITY ' Truck Hoist Premium ? i'i'V for Fast Unloading Price ; . pJJU For Your ,tj We Pay Premium f rMt CASH Grains . fO'D'!,;" ; , r O . Life-rr ; ; ' fff!f I! ! Delivery IMII CO-OP. SUPPLY ASSOCIftTIOBa- Properly Acquisition the acquisition of property, appraisal" methods and legal aspects, and discusses the property rights of the indi vidual. Included is a question and answer section based on the most common questions asked of right of way agents on a statewide basis. Copies of the booklet are available on request to the highway department in Salem. Australia has budgeted for a deficit equivalent to $247, 500,000 in 1958-59. Highway 99 Central Point Just Pick Up the Phone and Dial Our GRAIN BUYER 4 Sixteen Cases of Influenza Reported Forty-four cases of com municable diseases were, re ported to the Jackson County Health department for the week ending July 10, accord ing to Dr. A. Erin Merkel, public health physician. Medford reported 16 cases of influenza while Shady Cove had six cases during the week. German measles ac counted for six- cases in Med ford; two in Phoenix and one in Ashland. Medford also re ported four cases of chicken pox, two cases of measles, and one of whooping caugh. Ashland reported individu al cases of chicken pox, mumps, scarlet fever, pneu monia and measles. Butte Falls had one case of scalp ringworm. O Announcing . Effective NOW- GIER'S DRUG STORE 1 Phoenix, Oregon Will be open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Daily. Sundays & Holidays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. . After hour emergency Phone SP -3-2500 GfER'S DRUG STORE Phoenix. Ore. Joe Sayre, Registered Pharmacist, Mgr. 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