MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE.
WEDNESDAY, FEBKUAHl' 8, 1301
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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.
Brown said hunting and
fishing would be permitted,
but no sanitary facilities or
other Improvements would be
allowed. He pointed out that
the area is tributary to Med
ford, but lies entirely within
Klamath county boundaries.
Haworth reported that
plans are being made for Wil
low Creek reservoir so 150
cars can be accommodated at
opening of fishing season.
This is twice as many as last
f i missioner John Leyen for con
fV struction of an airstrip along
! the Rogue river.. It would be
year. No definite plans have i about 250 feet wide and 3.600
been made, he added. j feet long. The proposal must
The commission gave its j be approved by the state high
blessing to a Rogue River j way commission and federal
proposal presented by Com- government.
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