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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. WEDNESDAY, FEBKUAHl' 8, 1301 : lxJ NEW GUN SHOOTS WORDS This new "ray gun" shoots words, silently, invisibly and harmlessly. Being demonstrated here by Fletcher Henseler, it was developed by Minneapolis-Honeywell to communicate by transmitting voice signals on infrared beams. Words spoken into the gun are elec tronically converted into infrared radiation and transmitted to a similar gun-receiver that converts the message back to sound. The technique, Honeywell says, is effective up to 20 miles. Called MAXSECOM, (Maxi mum Security Communications) the system is immune to jamming, interference or de tection. (UPI Telepholo) Prisoners Pledge Blood for Youngsters With Rare Disease Huntsville, Tex. - IUPD - The two freckled-faced kids need ed help. And the men behind bars many of them without hope, with little or nothing to live for asked one question. "How much?" Vicki Erler, 13, a pretty little girl with soft brown hair, and her brother, Vaughn Charles, two years younger, were the first children ever to visit the maximum security unit at Huntsville State pris on. Vaughn, they call him Bub ba, wore a sweater with a big "W" on it. He's quarterback for his school's pee-wee foot ball team. He looked the pic ture of health. So did his sis ter. Have Rare Disease - But the kids, children of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Charles Er ler of Mesquite, Tex, need blood transfusions every week or two because of a rare dis ease called Mediterranean ane mia. Bubba has' had more than 250 transfusions. Vicki has had more than 300. The dis ease is characterized by an inability of the .victim to re produce red blood cells. ' Chaplain v J. N. Foreman asked the 450 prisoners pres ent if they would donate blood for the kids when Wadley Research Institute's bloodmo bile visits the prison this com ing Thursday. Cheers rang out. A multi tude of hands, both white and colored, shot up. Erler, who works for the Texas Employ ment commission, choked with emotion as he thanked the prisoners for their overwhelm ing response. He said if no other illness causes an increase in their needs, the 150 to 200 pints of blood expected to be donated would last for more than a year. Youngsters Surrounded The prisoners swarmed around the youngsters, shak ing hands and clapping them on the back. Some talked of children back home. They asked Vicki and Bubba to write to the prison newspaper and tell them about their prog ress. One of the men said: "I'm an old man, but I still have a long time to do. And I'd like for us to sort of 'adopt' Vicki and Bubba - we could make this a yearly thing and keep them in blood for ever." , .-. .i A An inmate leader overheard him, mused for a moment, then added: "Listen, it's just according to how many you want. I could spread the word to farms and other units and get more. "How many do you want a thousand?" New Charge Aimed At Welfare Group Salem -IUPH- Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney (D-Portland) Tues day leveled a new charge at the Oregon Welfare Commis sion involving the federal sur plus food program. He said the commission pur posely chose Marion and Polk counties for a pilot study be cause they are "two of the toughest counties in the state in which to make this work." "They don't want it to work," he declared. Jeanne Jewett of Portland, state . welfare administrator, said this is not so. Marion and Polk counties were chosen be cause "there was interest on the part of the county courts," she said.. Request for DockAt Howard PrairieLake Is Approve The Jackson county parks and recreation commission has approved a request from the Rogue Aqua Ski club to put a dock at Howard Prairie lake. The commission con sidered the request at its meeting Monday night. . The dock would be used by about 40 family members, and the public, the club noted in its letter. The dock would be about 40 by 60 feet with steel pontoons and a wood deck covered with carpet and surrounded by a guard rail. In its letter signed by Abb Cresset, 702 West Main st., Medford, the club offered to construct sanitary facilities and other improvements and comply with the county park and recreation committee regulations. The commission approved these recommendations for Howard Prairie by its sub committee: (1) Produce an overall de velopment plan, (2) approve funds from the present budget to construct a dock facility which might be expanded and improved in future years, (3) call for proposals from con cessionaires interested In oper ating the limited facilities. Suggest Bid Opening If the county court approves the recommendation to call for concessionaires' proposals, the committee suggested a bid opening date of Friday, March 3. The commission's choice of concessionaires should be ap proved March 15. City-County Parks and Rec reation Director Bob Haworth said he has not heard from the county court yet on the recommended minimum fee schedule considered for How ard Prairie. County Judge Earl Miller said the county court is working on the recommendation. Carroll Brown, Rogue River National forest supervisor, told the commission the Sky Lakes limited area would be reserved as a wild area. Its 75,000 acres extend 22 airline miles from the south boundary of the Crater Lake National park south to Four Mile lake. The U.S. forest service head quarters here is continuing- its study of possible boundaries for the area so it can recom mend the exact area to the federal government. No Vehicles Allowed When Sky Lakes is classi fied as a wild area, the forest service will be permitted only to bring a power saw into it. No motor vehicles will be al lowed although there is con siderable public pressure to permit a motor scooter en trance. 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