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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. 1963 Mew Heart (Ediloi'i Note: A little girl in Denmark may have a heart that it literally choking itself - and pos sibly her with it - to death. In Moscow a Soviet medical scientist works against time to iind the way to give this tot a new heart, transplanted from another body. This is their story a story that may in time give millions oi peo ple added years of life with "borrowed" hearts.) By ROBERT MUSEL United Press International New hearts for old-in the laboratory of Dr. Vladimir Demikhov in Moscow this age-old dream of surgery is beginning to come true with animals. But will the technique be perfected in time to help Anita Jensen, a three-year-old Danish child who has a heart condition that may be in curable? All over the world scien tists are working on the fron tiers of medicine and surgery to win new advances against disease. All over the world there are patients whose existence depends on whether they can live long enough to reap the benefits of one of these new triumphs. But in few recent cases has the line been so sharply drawn as it is between the 46-year-old experimental sur geon in Russia and the sickly three-year-old in Denmark. "I fervently hope," said Dr. Demikhov, "that Anita will be alive when the time comes that we know enough to per form an operation to save her." Dog Is Used Three years ago, just about the time Anita was being born, Dr. Demikhov scored a remarkable surgical achieve ment by planting extra hearts into two dogs. This followed another milestone in experi mental surgery when he gave a dog a second canine head. Demikhov is the leader of a surgical unit which hopes one day to keep a bank of healthy organs-hearts among them - and transplant them as needed to patients who would otherwise die. Little Anita, wondering why she cannot run as fast as her playmates, is the kind of patient he thinks about as he pursues the painstakingly slow research which has oc cupied him for nearly 20 years - he never forgets he must someday deal in human life. Anita Waits Anita is at the very be ginning of her world. To give her a new heart, or a second heart, would be perfect. "But at the moment," Dem ikhov said regretfully, "we cannot consider such an op eration. I will give the little girl priority, however, when and if we can apply the oper ation to human beings." The surgeon said the first such operation on a human being would be of such tre mendous importance that it must have every chance of being a success. Hence he will not begin to think of peo ple in this connection until there are 10 living monkeys climbing trees with new hearts or second hearts. Monkey First ' On Nov. 22 Dr. Demikhov travelled to Sukhumi on the Black Sea and performed his first monkey heart transplant. He went to the warm south because he does not think monkeys can tolerate Mos cow's climate. The monkey died after ten days but this was due to a complication not connected with the heart, and the operation is regarded as "moderately successful." He has set no date for the second monkey heart opera tion since he and his group are still studying closely what went wrong with the first. Ten Years? When might Anita expect a new heart if she lives and needs one? Dr. Demikhov and his col leagues do not wish to set a time scale for surgery's great est advance. There may be un foreseen hazards - or there may be a spectacular break through. But ten years is a figure one hears in scientific circles as a minimum. It may take much longer -or come sooner. Anita suffers from a pro gressive thickening of the walls of the heart. It might not necessarily kill her. But the condition is incurable, of ten fatal in childhood. Yet some sufferers have managed to reach adult life. The little girl's parents, fearful that death might come quickly in her case, were des perate when doctors at Aar hus Hospital diagnosed the child's condition. They had read about Dr. Demikhov's work as head of the scien tific research laboratory for the transference of organs of the First Moscow Institute of Medicine. And they appealed to him to give her a new heart. Physical Advised The U.S.S.R. ministry of health has asked the Jensens to have their daughter under go another thorough physical examination and to submit the results to Demikhov. This is being arranged. Demikhov talks freely about his remarkable work. Not long ago, while perform ing another heart-transplant in a dog. he said an operation on a human mignt be easier in one respect since it would not be necessary to open up the chest cavity completely. In dog transplants the heart is sealed inside the chest cavity. But with hu mans Demikhov believes it would be possible to put the heart in from the side. A use less heart would have to be replaced. But a sick heart might require the transplant ing of a second heart which would be linked to the origi nal heart in "tandem", and they would then help each other in pumping blood through the patient's vascu lar system. Demikhov, who became world-famous in 1959 when he grafted the head of a puppy on the neck of a German Shepherd dog by joining the major arteries, said he. be lieves the problem of "resist ance" the rejection of the body of foreign organsor sub stance is not insoluble. He is working on this at the mo ment at his research clinic in the Sklifosofsky Accident hos pital. Heart Bank Demikhov says he hopes to build up his human heart bank with hearts from per sons who have died from oth er causes, such as in traffic accidents. If surgeons arrive in lime these hearts can be cut out of the body and pre served in solution for up to 24 hours. They could then be planted into a living human and made to beat again. Lungs, livers, kidneys and even limbs arc on Demikhov's list for his "spare parts bank" as eyes are already banked in the United Stat-s and other countries for the use of per sons suffering from cataracts. Brain Dies The question often asked Demikhov is why he cannot simply make the heart beat again in the body of the per son who has died? This can be done if doctors arrive at I the scene within five min- Transplant May Save Denmark Girl's A Life utcs for the brain dies if it is deprived of oxygen for that length of time and this death is final. When surgeons or doctors are present within the five minutes, the heart can often be revived. Russia's Nobel Prize winner Lev Landau was said to have "died" four times during his recovery from an auto accident but he was in a hospital and each time doctors managed to get his heart beating again with in minutes. I 1 mvtr- MM' - a m. v NEEDS SURGERY - In laboratory of Dr. Vladimir Demi khov in Moscow the age-old dream of new-hearts-for-old surgery is beginning to come true with animals. But will technique be perfected in time to help Anita Jensen, three-year-old Danish child who has heart condition that may be incurable? Anita is shown here with father, Willy Hcgulund Jensen, at their home in Jutland, Denmark. (UPI) Local and Personal im'm ir, i Vrn-i' t"ii ii tttf 11'i'inki'BTtk iifiiiiM "iinrtfii AGTI3!. ADVENTURES! :dhive-in ITS HO SHOW STARTS 7 P.M. TONITE! K3M ,1V WivWICB.ii4a!s M PHr- JOAN CRAWFORD &V f 1 T, Appointed Dale Hogan of Eugene, who was sales and service representative for American Marietta company in Medford for six years, has been appointed central Ore gon sales representative for Calaveras Cement company, a division of the Flintkote company. H i s headquarters will be at the company's ce ment distribution terminal in Springfield. ' Permits Issued The Med ford building department is sued permits Wednesday to Humble Oil company to erect a $1,000 sign at Sixth st, and Riversido ave., and to Dr. O. J. Halboth to erect an of fice building at 106 South Ivy st, at an estimated cost of $56,000. Four permits were issued to D. L. Pickell to erect at $9,900 residence at 1127 Stevens st., and residences valued at $9,400 at 2701, 2713 and 2725 Mcrriman rd. Travels South Mrs. Pren tice Petty, wife of Medford's assistant postmaster, left here Wednesday noon en route to Palo Alto, Calif., where her husband is a patient in Stan ford university hospital. She was accompanied as far as Redding, Calif., by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Allen. Petty was taken from Medford to Palo Alto by Mercy Flights, Inc.. plane last week. Former Resident - Mrs. Mary Reed Fox of Midvalc, Idaho, who formerly lived in the Table Rock district, has been visiting in the valley this week. She has friends in Ash land, Medford and the Table Rock district and plans to vis it most of them before return ing to Idaho. Teacher Need The U. S. Civil Service has announced that new examinations are open to fill a position as teach er. L. B. Nelson is the exam iner at the Medford post of fice. Anyone interested may obtain more Information from the post office or from the Seattle region. U. S. civil serv ice commission, federal office building, Seattle 4, Wash. OBITUARIES ERNEST LIND Ernest Lind. 81, of 141 Riddle rd., died yesterday in a local hospital. Funeral serv ices will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Conger - Morris downtown chapel. Committal will be in Hillcrcst Memorial park. DAVID L. WEBB O'Brien - David L. Webb, 93, died at his home in O'Brien Tuesday, Jan. 1. Graveside services were held in Granite Hill cemetery. Grants Pass, Saturday. The Rev. Wesley G. Turner of ficiated. Mr. Webb was born in Union Center, Wise, Sept. 23, 1869. He moved to Oregon in 1898, and homestcaded in Elk Valley where he lived until he died. In Mr. Webb's home here, the first post office of the present O'Brien area was lo cated. The post office was called Deering and Mr. Webb was its postmaster. Mr. Webb and his father, Clark Webb, built the first schoolhouse in O'Brien, and in District 42 after it was organized in 1900. Mr. Webb spent some time prospecting, and discovered the Webb Quicksilver Mine. Survivors include a daugh ter, Mrs. I. V. (Mae) Hearing, Rcdondo Beach, Calif.; two sons, George Webb of Cave Junction, and Henry G. Webb of Comptonville, Calif.; four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. HENRY P. DEVEREUX Henry P. Dcvereux, 70, a resident of the Veterans Ad ministration Domiciliary at White City, died early today. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Perl Funeral home. LILLIAN E. DAVIS Lillian E. Davis, 69, former ly of 51 North Oakdale ave., Medford, died in a local hos pital today. Funeral arrange ments will be announced by Perl Funeral home. Toasimasters Meeting-Jack son Toastmasters will meet at 6:30 a.m. Monday at Sambo's Restaurant. The topic will be "Current Events." Speakers will be Glenn Harrison, Ray Johnsen and Fred Morlan. Mrs. Kelly Home - Mrs. Ed ward C. Kelly returned to Medford Tuesday night from Portland where she attended the meeting of the O and C Advisory Board, of which she is a member, and visited her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sallveit, and son, Mark. Reads Visit - Recent guests in Medford were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Read and children JoAnne, Larry and Nola, of Elko, Nev. They visited Mrs. Read's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Dodge, 519 King st., then continued to Coos Bay to be guests of Read's mother. The Dodges also en tertained two of their grand children this month. Jimmy Dodge and his sister, Mon tello, of Santa Clara, Calif., visited here. Meeting Tonight - Pythian Sunshine Girls will meet at 7 o'clock tonight at the Py thian building, tilth and Grape sts., Medford. Daughter Born - Mr. and Mrs. William Tyson, Washing ton, D.C., are parents of a daughter born Jan. 8 there. Mrs. Tyson is the former Nanette Holmes Osgood, who lived in Medford as a girl. Her mother, Mrs. Muriel Holmes, formerly of Medford and now of San Francisco, is in Wash ington with the Tysons. Back from Conference -Harold Wagner, manager of J. W. Copcland yard, Med ford, has returned with his wife, Edith, after attending a three - day Copcland annual sales convention in Portland. The Copeland convention end ed last Saturday with a ban quet highlighted by a musical comedy stage show. Sixty seven managers attended the convention from cities in the coastal states and Idaho and Nevada. NORMAN NELSON Ashland - Norman Nelson, Phoenix, died in an Ashland hospital Jan. 8. Funeral serv ices will be announced by Lit wilier Funeral home. Mil. ID-Mil fG- . OUTLAW ON THE STS UUT. RAMPAGE! ?TVy NOW THRU SAT. Doors Open at 6:45 COMEDY vs. ADVENTURE tlEBRYS LOUDEST LAUGHIWQ HIT!'! I I ! k 'lis V CO-HIT j YULBRYNNER WrSALMINEOJACK WARDENMADLYN RHUE ALICE PALMER Ashland - Mrs. Alice M Palmer, 46, 820 Oak st., Ash land, died in Portland follow ing heart surgery Jan. 9. An employee of the First National bank in Ashland for the past 10 years, Mrs. Palmer is survived by her momer, Mrs. Abbie Shepherd, Ash land, and five brothers and sisters. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Litwillcr Funeral home. CLAUDE E. WILLIAMS Applcgatc Valley Funer al services for Claude E. Wil liams, 80, resident of the Ster ling community, were held at the Pacific Beach Mortuary in San Diego Tuesday, The Rev. Earl Best of the Ruch Community church went to San Diego to officiate. Burial was in Greenwood Memorial park, San Diego, Mr. Williams died Jan. 3 while inspecting a ranch site at Wellton, Ariz. Born in Louisville, Ky., Mr. Williams was retired aft er ranching in Arizona for 21 years. He had lived at Sterling since 1956. Besides his wife, Marian, he is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. Hester Maddox and Mrs. Frances Strcver, both of San Diego; a son and a broth er in Noble, 111., and 15 grandchildren. ' Jf ".... ."' " . ' f '. ' ii -"-" - T'T in nTiiiriiMsf "'1iihjl i.JJ r r - - m IM Births MARTIN - To Mr. and Mis. William L., 2620 Tennessee St., Medford, Jan. 7, 1963, a girl, 8'i! pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. Sale of Savings Bonds Shows Rise The total sale of Scries E and 11 Savings Bonds in Jack son county showed an in crease for the year, ending Dec. 31, although the sales in the county were down for the month of December. Sales were $855,253 for 1962 in Jackson county. They were slightly lower in 19B1, totalling $854,449. Sales for December in Jack son county were $77,873 in 1961. They dropped to $47, 385 in 1962. In the state,' sales were up for December, 1962, according to the Jackson County Savings Bond committee. The total was $2,376,000 compared to $2,372,000 in December, 1961. Over the nation, sales were lower in December, 1962, than in December, 1961. INSTALLATION Three of these men were installed and three served as installing of ficers at a Kiwanis club dinner and dance Saturday night at Rogue Valley Country club. E. Donald Rice, Medford, second from left, was installed as Pacific Northwest dis trict governor of Kiwanis international by past Governor Freeman Scrsanous, Portland, third from left. Dr. Merle Poland, Medford, at right, was seated as Division 15A lieu tenant governor, and Curtis Nesheim, left, as president of the Medford club. Foland was installed by Rice and Nesheim and other club officers by Foland. The Medford club has a rare honor this year with both the district governor and division lieutenant -governor from among its membership. A total of 211 persons attended the dinner, making it the largest installation function in the local club's history. Kiwanis official) came from as far away as Puyallup, Wash., and Walnut Creek, Calif. Rice's district in cludes Alaska, Oregon, Washington and clubs in northern California. Local Woman fs Found Guilty in Jury Trial Lee Marie LaTorra, 38, of a local hotel, was found guilty of forgery in a jury trial Wednesday afternoon in Jack son county circuit court. Sentencing is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. Friday before Judge James M. Main. The trial started Tuesday. The defendant was charged with forging a name to travel er's checks. WALCH - To Mr. and Mis. Joseph D., 816 West 10th St., Medford, Jan. 6, 1963, a girl, 8'4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. BROWN - To Dr. and Mrs. Stanley A., 2569 Old Stage rd., Central Point,- Jan. 8, 1963, a boy, 7:U pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. HAWKINS - To Mr. and Mrs. Edward, 801 Grant St., Medford, Jan. 9, 1963, a boy, 6V4 pounds, al Rogue Valley hospital. ROBINSON - To Mr. and Mrs. David Lee, 27 Newtown St., Medford, Jan. 7, 1963, a hoy, B'i pounds, at Rogue Val ley hospital. GRATSINGER-To Mr. and Mrs. Roger Paul, route 1, box 388, Eagle Point, Jan. 8, 1963, a boy, 7,4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. KEFFER - To Mr. and Mrs. Tim Monroe, 526 West 10th St., Medford, Jan. 9, 1963, a boy, 10 'a pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. YOUNG - To Mr. and Mrs. Howard, route 2. box 922, Trail, Jan. 9, 1903, a boy, 9 pounds, at Crater Osteopathic hospital. Weather Over-fhe-Coiinfer Western Stocks Dy United I'rcsi Iiitcrnalloml Batik of America . Cal Pnc Util Cyprus Mines Equitable S & L Jant7cn ixtii Morrison K mid sen Mult Kennels N.W. Natural Gas Oregon Metallurgical I'r'&t L, PGE U.S. National 1 United Utll West Coast Tel Mid Askrd 57 i liU'i 24 2(1 3', 14'j 23 24 , 32 34 .... 0', It4 24 2.r 2i 31 4 A .... 32 ' i 34 U I.... 1 1U 25 27 2li'4 271. .... fill1 4 72 324 34 20', 20'4 i 234 2(ITS Hlti:( ASTH Medford and vicinity: Fair lo night and Friday. Much colder, Low toniRht 10-13. High Friduy 35-40. Low Friday night near 10, Western Orrgnn: Fair tonight and Friday. Much eolder tonight. Windy in extreme north l.nw to night 18-28. High Friday 2U-36. Northern California: Fair to night and Friday. Colder and windy MM Al, DATA TEMPERATUHL; Mean yciler dav 37; normal Record high this rintc 'J 2 in HCI6, Record low tin ddte G in 1!J4!J. PRF.CIPITATION 24 hours to midnight, none- Midnight to 10 a.m . trace Total thii month , 08 Inch. .80 Inch below normal Total unce Scot. I, 18 18 Inches, 8.70 InhM above normal. HUMIDITY Lowe! veMerday 60', , htfhckt this a m 82' , inrn Investment Funds Nnun quutatluns on lelected ftnck: Kline! Hid Ask Bullock I.3 13.02 Chemical Fund 10.43 11 37 Colonial Energy . 11.711 12.111 Eaton Howard Slk . 1302 I40B Fidpiitv . M nil mi.". Fundamental Invent. U 17 10 0.1 Group Sec Ava-F.lec fi.01 7 . IB Group Sec Colli Slk 12 40 13. .'H Group Sec Polr .... 1 1 80 U 110 llamlllon u-3 l..;ti in.ini Kryalonc 13-4 H0 10 47 Keystone K-2 4.113 5 3B Keystone S-l 20 84 22.74 Kcyntone S-2 12.04 13 14 Kcvitonc S-3 '3 3il 14 llli KevBtoncS-4 4.01 4 3H Mars Inv Growtll .... IM 8 2S National Growth ... 7.87 8.00 Stocks 17.11.1 mill TV-Elec 7.18 7 83 United Accum 13.32 14 m United Canndn ..17 57 ID. 10 United Continental.. H..V2 7.13 United Income . .. ll.s.1 12 02 United Science S.'IO liB2 v.i,,. T.ii,. .1 i.i Art I Variable 0 23 0 1!3 I Welllnmon 13.1)11 1.1 23 Friends of Family Notified of Death Friends oi the R. W. Clancy Jtumily, long time residents u Medford now malting their home in Seattle, have received word of the death of their son-in-law, Harold Morehouse Dagg, 60, owner of the Dagg Equipment company. Dagg suffered a heart at tack at his office Dec. 20 and died in a Seattle hospital two days later. I He is survived by his wife, the former Winifred Clancy of Medford; two daughters, Mrs. Donna Godfrey, Seattle, and Mrs. Denise LaFountaine, of Tiller; and a son, Robert Dagg, who is returning lo Seattle from Alexandria, Vn., and 11 grandchildren. (I OSU Art Professor Honored by Italy Portland - (UPli - Dr. Gordon W. Gilkey, head of the Ore gon Stale University art de partment, got a medal lrom the Italian government here Wednesday. Dr. Gilkey was presented the "Star of Solidarity" medal by Italian Consul Dio Dcgra gario for his work in helping cultural relations between this country and Italy. Portland Produce Portland (UPII Dairy market: Erks To retailers: A A extra larRe 47-.13C; AA larcc 44-Sle; A large 43-40c: AA medium 42-40c; A medium 30-3fic: AA small 30- 37c: cartons l-3c hiKhcr. Uulter To retBtlcra: AA and A prints noc: cartoni lc higher; 8 prints 0.1c. Cheese (medium curedi To re tailers; 4i,i-47'je; processed American 5-10 lb. loaf, 43-43C. Portland i UPI I Dressed chick ens No. I Rradc dressed lo re tailers. Frvcrs. whole drawn 33 3llc lb . cut-up. 3B-43c Hi : hens. I is lit lype, whole drawn 2I-28C lb.; IlKb lype hens, cul-up 24-30C lb.; heavy whole 3n-3llc lb. CHARTER PRESENTED A ceremony of 40 years ago was , repeated here Saturday night when Charles Walker, Port- , land, left, presented a Kiwanis club charter lo William Warner, Medford, The new Medford club charter replaces one which was lost. Warner was president of the Medford club when it was chartered In 1923, and Walker was district governor. Saturday's presentation occurred during an in. stallation party at Rogue Valley Country club. Ex-Businessman's Wife Dies in California Mrs. Bernlce Bailey, wife of C. (Skip) Bailey, former Medford businessman, died Dec. 22 in Mountain View, Calif., where the family has been residing for the past five years. Mrs. Bailey was doing her Christmas shopping when she suffered a heart attack, ac cording to her mother, Mrs. Hester G. Carter of Ashland. In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by a daughter and two sons, all in California. Portland Livestock Portland (UPIiUSDA 50. No early test. Calves none. Hogs 21. No early test. Sheep 2.1. No early lest. -Cattfc Red Paint Sprayed On Cars in Medford Vandals sprayed red paint ' on two cars in Medford last night, according to city police ' reports. Thomas Hooper Ness, 7 Glen Oak dr., said his car was sprayed sometime between 6 and 9:30 p.m. while it was parked in front of his resi dence. Norman Leon Richardson told police his car was sprayed sometime late yesterday while it was parked on South Bart lctl st. between Main and Eighth sis.. ' CITY ester-day .m. nr. nw Prec. u ikii;i.iiW.i,tt"i:i( MATINEE SATURDAY DOORS OPEN 1:15 IBrooklmi in 38 ' Crater Lake 2" 0 01 1 Grams Pass 30 20 02 i Howard Prairie .. 31 20 T Klamalh Falls . .. 41 27 MEDFORD 411 34 T Portland 43 32 02 j Seattle . . 40 21 20 ! Spokane 30 .1 Vaklmav 7 IB I Fureka .VI 41 Red Blutl .18 33 Sacramento .12 38 San Francisco .. 54 40 Los Angeles 63 -18 OH Phoenix "7."."... C4 43 Denver 53 II "4 ChiCSEO 42 34 Miami Beach M 40 New York .41 37 i Washlnf ion. D C. 47 31 P Whan You Think of 7) V ' I ' ...Think of & V $ J TRAVIS & HARRY'S ; jffl r- r4 ' J it i f 1 V? ZZ-iJ There ire 20 itrei of pavino yV tt" " in end around Ihe Medlord pm w K-k'.r . Shoppina Center enough ) f J X V to park 2,000 cars; and , FA 3f i ",h' ,h mid" ' " w Y. jSl f I'emendoui paving it Xj v . I 0 STARTING TONIGHT! AN ENTERTAINMENT PACKED DOUBLE BILL! - WHAT CAN -g, a Nai. A GIRL -JK, I EXPECT OF A Z-' sfrW--e-WAR LOVER! , rJVlj,i i J 1 STEVE PIUS riorH A REAL 'COOL' CO-FEATURE 4WIED-UP MIXED-UP