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THURSDAY, APRIL 27. 1961
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Dr. Churchill Says
15,000 Residents
May React to Test
"There are estimated to be
15,000 residents of Jackson
: county who react positively
to the tuberculin sKm test,
and who should be watched
with annual chest x-rays," Dr,
'Ambrose Churchill, director
of the tuberculosis section of
; the Oregon state board of
health told the annual meet-
lng of the Jackson County Tu
berculosis and Health assocla
tion recently.
Dr. Churchill- said the op
portunity to wipe out tuber-
culosis-has never been so
-' nearly within reach as it is to
f day. He went on to say that
: there is a strain of. the tu
bercle bacilli which , is de-
developing resistance to. the
drugs used to treat the germ
and that there is an urgency
in pushing toward total enmi
: nation as quickly as possible.
' Practical Suaaesiion
"We have the tools for find?
lng tuberculosis early and for
treating it successfully, there
fore eradication is a practical
. suggestion," he said. "At pres
ent it is only by finding all
known infections to prevent
spread and make eradication
; possible. ' Compulsory screen
ing may be the answer, . he
stated. . .
He pointed out ; that ' the
'tools for finding it include
the chest x-ray and the tuber-
- culin skin - test. There are
estimated to be 40 million
people in the United States
who react to the skin test
showing previous infection,
and it is from this 40 million
that 75 per cent of the new'
cases will come.
Dr. Churchill said a con
ference of leaders in the pub-
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lie ' health and professional
field in Oregon was held last
October, and from this con
ference came recommenda
tions working toward eradi
cation
Some of these recommenda
tions Included more intensive
use of annual chest x-rays and
skin tests, more 1 vigorous
search of contacts of known
cases, a registry of positive
reactors, more careful check
ing of , children, alcoholics
who are known to have a high
rate of disease, diabetics and
teen-agers with positive re
actions, wider use of chemo
therapy in treatment and the
reporting .of every new case
by private physicians.
We cannot afford to be
complacent because the death
rate has dropped, he stated
Tuberculosis is a chronic, re
lapsing disease communicable
from man to man, animal to
man and man to animal, and
there is evidence of an in
crease of tuberculosis among
animals,
Cattle are still infected
and it is now estimated 10
per cent of the chicken flocks
may be infected with the
agrarian type. It is also found
among salmon and trout, al
though so far there Is no evi
dence that it is transmittable
to man. ' "
Oregon now has a fairly
low incidence rate but with
the expected heavy . influx
from states with a high rate,
health officials and residents
need to be alert. One of the
major problems, he said, is
that funds are not now avail
able to, do more than alert
the people. He pointed out
the high cost of tuberculosis,
both to the private Individu
als and the public.- .
Volunteer groups working
with the professional and of
ficial agencies is the only way
to get eradication done, and
the earliest possible date for
that could be 2004, he con
cluded. -
New Navy Recruiting ,
Officer Now on Duty
. Edward H. Hawkins, chief
machinist's mate, recently re
ported for duty with the Med
ford Navy Recruiting station
in the post office.: vi
He is a veteran of 10 years'
service in the Navy, and his
family home has been In the
Medford area since 1033.
His wife is the former
Irene McDonough, Ruch,
Chief and Mrs. Hawkins and
son are now making their
home in Ruch.
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MRS JACK KENNEDY
In Newcomers Service
Newcomers List
New Representative
Mrs. Jack Kennedy, 1417
Johnson st., is a new repre
sentative . with the Medford
Newcomers Service, accord
ing to Mrs. Olive Lowry,
owner.
Mrs. Kennedy, who was
born in Canada, is a Medford
High school graduate. She
was married in Alabama, and
later moved to Long Beach,
Calif., living there until 1950,
The couple have two daugh
ters, Carol 12, and Pat,, 17. '
Prior to. working, for New
comers, Mrs. Kennedy was
employed at La Pointe's, Elks
lodge and Harry Marshall
realtor. Her husband is with
Chore-Boy Western Inc.
Junior Dairy Day
Slated in Medford
The annual' Junior Dairy
Day sponsored by the Rogue
River Jersey Cattle club will
be held at the fairgrounds in
Medford May 20. Starting
time is 10 a.m.
The one-day show is open
to anyone under 21 years old.
Plans call for a dairy 081116
judging contest,, followed by
demonstrations and conclud
ing with a dairy showman
ship contest.
Cliff Moore, Eagle Point,
youth chairman of the Jersey
Cattle club, will be in charge
of the show. Additional in
formation on the show can
be obtained from . Moore,
route 1, box 624, Eagle Point,
or by contacting the county
extension office.
Gary Cooper's
Condition Said
To Be Worsening
. Hollywood - (1JPD - There
has been "a worsening" of the
condition of ailing Gary Coop
er, 50, his physician said Wed
nesday in confirming the star
was sufferisg from "advanced
cancer," : .-, ; ...
In a medical bulletin, Dr.
Rex Kennamer said:
"Gary Cooper is a victim of
advanced cancer, In 1060 he
underwent surgery for carci
noma of the colon.
"Several months ago, the
malignancy was discovered at
multiple sites throughout the
body. In the past week there
has been a worsening of his
general condition and there is
reason for grave concern.
Spirit Said Good
"With a full knowledge of
his condition in the . past
months,- Gary s spirit is good
and his courage is a source of
inspiration to bis family' and
friends,
"Aided by his family and
religious advisors,. Gary con
tinues to fight vigorously and
unafraid. He has been greatly
comforted by the interest,
good wishes and blessings of
his friends throughout the
world."
Dr. Kcnnamer's statement
was the first official an
nouncement that the actor is
suffering from cancer. Cooper
is being treated at his Bel-Air
mansion and the doctor said,
"Gary's present ' condition is
not such- that daily medical
bulletins will be issued.
one a child to the store?
How ii it you know you're taking no chance
when you let young ter take your shopping list?
Itn't it for the same reason that you buy 70
of your family's food without actually seeing it?
You know that
A food brand la your best guarantee
: ; . and that the name on the label is your best
r buying guide. You have learned to count on good
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back of them. You know they protect you.
The more good brands you get to know, the
fewer buying mistakes you'll make. Get ac
quainted with those brands in this newspaper.
You'll get more value for your shopping money
if you do. i .,..-"
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18 Measles Cases .
Reported in County
Eighteen cases of measles
were reported in JacKson
county last week, according
to the county health depart
ment. Eleven of the cases
were In Medford; three each
In Ashland and Central Point;
and one, Shady Cove.
Other communicable dis
eases reported were mumps,
3 in White City, 2 in Ashland,
4 each In Central Point and
Shady Cove, 6 Medford, 4
Eagle Point, and 1 Jackson
ville; chicken pox. 2 in Eagle
Point and 7 in Rogue River;
influenza, 13 in Medford
Ashland, 6 Shady Cove, and
1 in Eagle Point; and German
measles, 1 in Central Point
and 5 in Medford.
Two cases ' of whooping
cough were reported in Med
ford; two ringworm in Ash
land; 1 pneumonia, Central
Point; 2 gonorrhea, Medford,'
and 2 -Infectious mononucleo-
sis, Medford.