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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.
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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.
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News About
TO GRADUATE
Navy Ens. Robert S.
Schmidt, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence R. Schmidt, 250 Jan
ney lane, is scheduled to grad
uate March 1 from the Com
munications school of the
Naval Schools Command,
Newport, R.I.
ABOARD YORKTOWN
Marine Cpl. David D. Mans
field, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John L. Mansfield, 201 Cra
ter Lake ave., is serving
aboard the aircraft carrier
USS Yorktown now on tour
of the Orient. The ship recent
ly received the Navy's battle
efficiency pennant and cele
brated the twentieth anni
versary of her launching in
Newport News, Va.
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Gary Keith Bovd. son of
Mrs. Ruth H. Boyd. 723 West
Second St., who is stationed
at Moffett Air field. Calif.,
was a member of the Navy
drum and bugle corp which
marched in the Chinese New
Year parade in San Francisco
Dec. 9.
Boyd who attended Med
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member of the varsity band,
played a bugle in the parade.
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Franklin R. Marshall, son
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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
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the coast of southern California.
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millan ordered full steam
ahead on his plans for a new
wage policy, world commod
ity pacts and increased trade
with the United States, Eu
rope, and the Commonwealth.
The first step was talks
Wednesday with Walter
Scheel, the West German min
ister for economic coopera
tion. May Assist Bowlers
New York -OIFlU Exact dis
tance vision and accurate
depth perception mean the
difference between a strike or
a miss when a bowler rolls
the ball, the National Society
for the Prevention of Blind
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Pinball Machine Legislation Urged
Portland - (UPD - Multnomah
County Sheriff Donald Clark
said Wednesday the legisla
ture should do something
about pinball machine laws
which he described as "unenforceable."
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