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SECTION D MEDFORDsJgTRIBUNE MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1963 The Common Cold II Avoiding Drafts No Guard Against Gold, Researchers Believe Editor's noli - For centur ies, the sniffles and shakes of the common cold have been blamed on drifts, wet ieet and the like. Scientists seeking to defeat the cold virus now be lieve none of thesi may be to blame. The causes of a cold an examined in this, the sec ond of a three-part series on science's battle against the cold. By BARNEY SEIBERT Chicago - (UPD - Discoveries about what causes the com mon cold have come so rapid ly that even physicians are confused. A medical pamphlet titled "Old King Cold," published in 1959, advised that the chances of catching colds could be lessened with plenty of rest, avoiding drafts, safe guarding against chills and overheating, protection against wet feet, dressing or undressing in cold rooms, and contact with persons who have colds. Many researchers now be lieve the best advice contain ed in that section of the pam phlet is the last avoiding contact with persons who have colds. Volunteers Exposed Research at the University of Illinois and at Britain's resort-like Harvard hospital included exposing volunteers to: Drafts, water drenching in cold air, up to 58 hours of sleeplessness, and hours of exposure to chilling temper atures while clad only in light underclothing. Colds were no more fre quent among those who un derwent the ordeals than among test groups which did not. Dr. Justin M. Andrews, di rector of the National Insti tute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said: "Unless you are at the same time exposed to a person who has a cold, I don't think that just chilling your feet or anything of that sort is going to start a cold. It is commonly believed that you are more susceptible to colds if you get your feet wet. Yet, when you put this to a test, it is shown not to be the case." Caused by Virus Since those unpleasant but otherwise harmless ordeals by volunteers in Salisbury, Eng land, and Chicago, research ers have found that colds are caused by any of some 120 or more virus strains and the so-called "Eaton Agent," a micro-organism which is neither virus nor germ. Although a multitude of vi rus strains may cause the com mon cold, most are caused by a dozen or so varieties. Among children 10.000 of whom die annually from respiratory infections which often begin as colds the res piratory syncytial (RS) virus is responsible for about 20 per cent of common colds and other respiratory illness. The common cold has been found to die out in closed communities such as Norway's Island of Spirtzbergen, or the recently evacuated island of Tristan da Sunha. But colds recur when the community is visited by a ship even though those aboard may not have colds. This suggested to the British researchers that some persons are "cold ear ners. The British also found a relationship between lowering Man Demands Talk With FBI Director Washington - HiPI) - A man demanding that President Kennedy and his Cabinet be partment Wednesday and lay beneath it for nearly two hours before police forced a surrender by firing tear gas shells at him. The mn, identifying him-: self as Nathan Wiskowsky, told police he had a bomb wired to the automobile and : would not move until he could talk to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Police closed off Pennsyl vania ave. in front of the Justice Department and wait ed. Then they fired tear gas shells underneath the car. Wiskowsky emerged and im mediately was taken into cus tody and whisked away in a police wagon. ADDITION PLANNED Washington-'IPD-Sen. Mau rine Neuberger (D-Ore.) said W e d n e sday construction is planned to start in 1963 on the proposed 505-bcd addition to the Portland Veterans Ad ministration Hospital. tiL&lT PAGES 1 to 4 of humidity in homes and the onset of colds. More in Winter Since chills, wet feet and exposure to drafts probably are not factors in contracting colds, why are there more colds in winter? Dr. Harry Dowline of the University of Illinois theor ized that it may be because people crowd together in clos ed rooms when the weather's cold. A drop in the incidence of colds during the Christmas holidays, when children are out of school, and a rise in the incidence when classes re sume appears to support this theory. Andrews said, "The great est reason is that more people stay indoors with windows closed and this creates the opportunity for greater spi ead of infection. Next - What can you do about a cold? Ballon Flights Planned To Give Us View of Mars By ALEX ADWAN Palestine, Tex. - (UPD - De spite the development of rocket - powered spacecraft, man probably will get his clearest view, to date, of the planet Mars from and old fashioned balloon to be launched near this east Texas town. The project, Stratoscope II, may produce the first clear evidence of whether there is life on Mars. Under the direction of Dr. Robert Danielson of Prince ton university, preperations are being made for a test flight of the 500 - foot plastic balloon that will carry in struments on the edge of the earth's atmosphere. Floating above most of the earth's dust and vapor the instruments, and later a 36 inch telescope, will scan the surface-of the nearest planet to earth. The first flight for the rec ord will be this month. The balloon will carry infra-red measuring instruments which will search for water vapor on Mars. In a later flight, possibly during October or November, 1963, the balloon will carry the powerful, remote - con trolled telescope for a visual look at the neighboring planet. The second flight, accord ing to Alan Wissinger, project engineer for the experiment, should produce the clearest views and photographs of Mars ever seen. From Palestine The project will be run from Palestine airport. The big balloon, carrying a payload of 6.300 pounds, will be carried aloft by a smaller balloon before it is inflated. This is necessary to get the ponderous gasbag clear of sur face obstructions before its surface is exposed to winds. The balloon should reach an altitude of 80,000 feet, where it would travel about 300 miles during a night-time flight. Winds at that altitude would carry it eastward in winter and westward in sum mer. The project, backed by the National Science foundation, the Office of Naval Research and National Aeronautics and Space administration, grdw out of Stratoscope I. That was a 12-inch instrument that pic tured the sun unblurred by earth's dust and vapor. Danielson said balloon-car ried instruments will contin ue to make profitable studies of planets for years, along with the expanding explora tion by rocket - borne instrU' ments. NEWu SCHOOL HEWS Prospect High At the end of the third six- week period at Prospect High school, six students made the honor roll. They are Renelda Griffith, senior; Beth Biden, Barbara Beck and Bill Hunt, juniors; Ray Downing, soph omore; and James Rogers, freshman. The Pepsters will sponsor a Sno-Ball dance Saturday, Feb. 16, in the Prospect High gym. Four candidates, one from each class, are compet ing for queen, Senior Donna Reed, Junior La Quita Barnes, Sophomore Sandy Garrett, Freshman Sherri DeRosier. The queen will be selected on the basis of money collected by the respective classes. Butte Falls students wprp guests at a dance held by Prospect High in the gym after a recent baskethall game. The Nightlighters pro vided live music. A fnllr nn Tnlia in,, n-a. sented Jan. 14 V William Wil- lett, who displayed numerous items from that countrv. He displayed a tiger skin and skull and an elephant's tooth which he obtained in the jun gles of India. Willett put a sari and some Indian jewelry on La Quita Barnes, who acted as a model. tone Pine School Mrs. Ooal Guetzlaff. first grade teacher, and Mrs. Ra chael Scheel, third grade teacher, have completed an art workshop sponsored by the Binny and Smith Art com pany. They attended evening classes at Medford Hi eh school. Jack Brown, sixth srarie teacher, is attending Masses at McLoughlin Junior high for a school mathematics study group. Purpose of the class is to keen abreast and intro duce newer methods of teach ing math in elementary and junior high schools. The fifth and sixth grade boys and girls are competing in an all-student volleyball tournament. They play each day from 12:30 to 12:45 p.m. They will compete until the champion ship team is decided. The junior varsity basket ball team will go to est Side Friday for a game. Other games are Feb. 14 Lincoln school varsity at Lone Pine: Feb. 15, the junior varsity at Lincoln; and Feb. 21, Lone Pine at Ruch. Sams Valley School Bible classes during releas ed school time are held each Friday afternoon for Sams Valley Elementary school chil dren who have written per mission of their parents to attend. Seventy-one children are enrolled and attending classes which are held in the base ment of the Sams Valley Grange hall, through the cour tesy of the Sams Valley Grange. A class for fourth, fifth and sixth graders begins at 1:20 p.m. A class for the first, sec ond and third graders is at 2:30 p.m. Anyone interested in the classes is invited to visit. The Bible classes began in November and are sponsored by the Child Evangelism fel lowship, an interdenomina tional group which is also international. The classes are taught by Mrs. Lawrence Ad ams assisted by Mrs. Cecil Heard, both of Medford. The two women donate their time and transportation to the class. Mrs. Adams teaches Bible stories and truths of visual methods, demonstrating with the help of the flannelgraph, stories from the Bible. Mrs. Heard leads in teaching songs and chorus and with memory work on Bible verses. Wood that is used for heat ing the basement for the class es so far this season has been donated by Mr. and Mrs. Har old DeVoss of Sams Valley and delivered by members and friends of the Sams Val ley Community church. Town & Country Market Eagle Point LARGE DENOMINATION GOLD BOND STAMPS aeiiEi us 1 GOLDEN TEN EQUALS 10 SINGLE STAMPS (jtr te to Check -Owt Ttmt to hsBm Tkm. teeter I rtfar now MORE THAN EVER ITS EASIER TO SAVE fOft FfttC COLO BONO GIFTS For your txmvtvuenr. yna viQ neat both (intnVn Ttnw and wmtM Gold Bond Sunpa with your purthmmm. Keeh Goldea Tn qua to 10 md lUmpt. Yon wifl rvi an Golden Tm with ec& II .00 purr-hem jm mike end continue t netirtt one unfl Gold Bond Sump wiUi mch lOf purrhMc And yotj can aavt both roMn Ten and euifli lUmpt in the Mm "Twin" aavera book. LOOK FOR COUPONS FOR FREE . . . GOLD BONO STAMPS ON PAGE 4D BACK PAGE OF THIS SECTION News About TO GRADUATE Navy Ens. 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REG. 17.95 88 Macmillan Tackles Lagging Economy London -WD- Prime Min ister Harold Macmillan moved quickly from a fresh parlia mentary vote of confidence Wednesday into new efforts to spur Britain's lagging economy. Backed by the best display of party unity since the Com- ABOARD DESTROYER Robert C. Young Jr., elec tronics technician third class, USN. son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Young, 727 Alder St., is serving aboard the de stroyer USS John A. Bole, which was part of the com bined force of 20 ships en gaged in Exercise Saddle Blanket early in February off the coast of southern California. 1111! TWO DAYS ONLY! FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BE SURE TO COME IN EARLY AND SAVE! In many of our previous Money-Saver events we have sold out the first tJerf en some of the items. We cannot always get big quantities of values like these. Come in early and be sure to get what you wantl COMPARE THESE SALE PRICES ANYWHERES Compare these 1 1 Money-Savers anywhere in town. 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