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Bone Marrow Transplant Operation A Victory Over Rare Birth Defect JOHN E. JUNGWIRTH LYONS—Jjhn Edward Jung wirth, 78, died Saturday atter- noon at his home here. He was born at P'‘kt'>n. S.D. and came to Oregon la 1900, settling in the Jordan area east of Scio. He i <• moved to Lyons where he had lived since. He was a Linn C unty road supervisor for 32 years and a member of St. Patrick’s Catho lic Church here. He was a member of Knights of Colum bus. Surviving are widow Martha; sons Clarence and Francis, both Stayton; brothers George (Doc) Jungwirth, Stayton, and Henry Jungwirth, Salem; 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Rosary was at 8 p. m. Sunday at Our Lady of Lords Catholic Church at Jordan, and again at 8 p.m. Monday at Weddle mortuary, Stayton. Mass was at 2 p. m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lords Catholic Church and interment in the church cemetery. Mrs. Quintine Baughman Funeral services were held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Rig don’s chapel in Salem for Mrs. Quintine Pearl Baughman of Salem who died January 7 in Hailey, Idaho while visiting there. Mrs. Baughman was 49 years of age and formerly lived southeast of the Cedar Lum her Company, but the family lived in Salem the past year. Surviving are the wid:wer, Cecil Baughman of Salem, one son, Timothy Lane Baughman of Salem, four sisters, Mrs. Shirley Baughman of Mill City Mrs. Diane Hampton, Scio; Mrs. Phyllis Boyer of Stayton, and Mrs. Marion Warner of Lebanon, step-father, Herman Hamisch of Mill City and 2 grandchildren, Lori and Mick ey Baughman of Salem. Jam ie Baughman of Mill City is a nephew. Interment was in Belcrest Memorial Park. JENNIE J. BURTON Funeral services were held at Weddle’s Mortuary Friday at 11 a. m. for Mrs. Jennie Julia Burton of Lebanon. Mrs. Burton, 74, suffered a heart attack at the home of her son, James Davis and was dead on arrival at the Lebanon Hospital Tuesday morning, January 6, the day following her husband’s funeral. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Rhoda Miller of Spo kane, Washington and Mrs. Mercedes Cox of Madras, one step daughter, Mrs. Willetta Pense of Portland and three sons, James Davis of Lebanon, Charles Davis of Chandler, Ari zona and Leslie Davis of Prineville. Eighteen grand children and eighteen great grandchildren also survive. Lowell Cree and Paul Cree Cree of Mill City are nephews and Mrs. Laurell Johnson of Gates is a niece. one brother. Daniel Olin. Two I brothers preceded him in death. I His father, Frederick Olin, i was manager of the Hammond | Lumber company here for a The Camp family knew J number of years and the fam about birth defects long be ily resided in the house now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Sig fore their son David was born. Although they had Jepsen. LYONS By Eva Hrewder Spending several days last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Roy were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Roy from Wheaton, Minn. Larry Bilyeu, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Bilyeu, who Is a student at OSU earned a grade point of 3.56 for the fall term. He is majoring in science. The Vesper Band will be at the United Methodist church in Lyons Sunday, January 18 at 4 p m. Everyone is Invited to attend, with a special in vitation to members of other churches. Jim Barnett, who is em ployed at Shelton, Wn„ spent the weekend with his family here. Alfred Beyel and George Basl have opened the former Free’s Garage and will be there part-time until spring. The business will be known as the B & B Repair, Inc. Members of the Wednesday afternoon card club held their party at the home of Mrs. Lau ra Neal. 500 was in play fol lowing a one-thirty dessert luncheon. High Score was held by Gladys Nygaard and low by Juanita Davis. Others at tending were Bertha Allen, Rose Bassett, June McPeeters Katie Sieg, Bea Hiatt, Alma Olmstead, Ruth Lyons, Eulalia Lyons, Katie Skillings, Zeta Prichard, Leota Worden, Mar garet Kunkle and Doris Roy. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spell- meyer returned home Tuesday night after a trip to Fort Knox Kentucky, where they were guests of their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Royce Longfellow. Mr. 'Longfellow Is attending school there with the U. S. Army. The Spellmey- ers reported a good trip, but on their return home they were held up 72 hours at St. Louis, Missouri due to plane reservations delay. Mrs. Estelle Spiva has re turned from Newhall, Califor nia, after spending three weeks at the home of her brother-in- law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Looney. The City Council meeting was postponed to a later date due to the absence of two members and the illness of an other. The Council regularly meets the first Wednesday night of each month. MEHAMA Mrs. John Teeter« Mrs. Arthur Anderson and Mrs. Grant Smith returned Saturday, January 10 from a trip to Calif., when they spent several days visiting Mrs. An dersons sister, Mrs. Lumar Svara at Suiaun City. They al so spent one day with a neph ew« family at Vallejo. They returned home by way of Re no, Nev. The ladies were ac companied by another sister, of Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Donald- MARY M. NELSON Graham of Klamath Falls. SCOTTS MILLS—Services Horace McCarley Jr. of Wil for Mrs. Mary M. Nelson, 55, sonville visited a short time who died Saturday night at an Monday, January 5 at the Oregon City hospital, were at home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. 2 p.m. Wednesday at Unger Cooper. Funeral Chapel, Silverton. Guests Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Nelson was bom at January 4 at the home of Mrs. Donald and lived at Woodburn. Lilly Wolfkiel were Mrs. Al Silverton and Scotts Mills fred Day, her son and two most of her life. grandsons of Berkeley, Calif. Survivors are the widower! Visitors Sunday morning, Russel; son Russell Jr., Buffalo January 11 at the home of Mrs. W. Va.; brothers Russell Mo Raymond Branch were her sis berg, Salem, Alvord Moberg, ter and brother-in-law, Mr. San Jose, Calif.; sisters Mrs. and Mrs. William Holzfuss of Louise Kellis, Scotts Mills, Portland. Mrs. Viona Oas, Lake City, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bass and Mrs. Viola Lewis, Santa and three sons of Fallbrook, Barbara, Calif. Calif., left January 2 after vis Veryl Moberg of Mill City iting during the holidays at is a nephew. the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wallen and CHARLES HERBERT OLIN with other relatives and friends Mill City friends have re here. ceived word of the death of Mr. and Mrs. Boyde Norton Charles Herbert Olin, 65, who who had spent several weeks died Friday, January 9 at Eu visiting with their daughters gene. family the Allen McDonalds He is a former longtime res at Ft. Devens, Mass, returned ident and member of a family home January 8. well-known in the entire area. Damon, the small son of Mr. He was bom in Portland, De and Mrs. Dick Bilyeu, under cember 16. 1904 and attended went a tonsilectomy at San- grade school here. He was tiam Memorial hospital on graduated from a Portland Thursday, January 8. high school and the Universi Mr and Mrs Harvey Kan off ty of Oregon. Mr. OUn drove left January 11 for their home a Shell oil truck in this area at Lakutat, .Alaska after a for many years and was as three weeks visit with rela sociated with an oil firm in tives and friends here. Eugene during recent years. Services were heki Tuesday from a Eugene Mortuary. Survivors include his wid ow. who resides at 986 Archie street in Eugene; one daugh ter Virginia (Sally) several step-children, step-grandchild ren and great-grandchildren; two sisters. Mrs. Vincent [ I •• P Ilf I (Frances) Gowan Mrs. Wil-1 KPA/j if FyprV WPPK Harn (Millicent) Manning and 11 TTvvI» Subscribe to The Mill Qty Enterprise $4.00 per Year four healthy daughters, the life of one of their nephews had been claimed by a he reditary disease seven years earlier. Every father wants a son, but Mr. Camp knew that his nephew's illness had been “sex-linked” — that is, girls carry the gene but boys get the illness—and that if his wife bore a son, he would run a 50-50 chance of being afflicted. When David was born on March 19, 1968 in Wallingford, HELPING HER BROTHER, David, Is a habit with Doraen Camp, Conn., his parents and doctor She was the donor for a bone marrow were on the alert. At first, rare immunological birth defect in the transplant that corrected a Connecticut lad. David seemed a fine, healthy looking 7 pound 10 ounce baby. But Dr. Jerome L’Heureux did ported by grants from the Na The ’ well-known " ‘_____ ______ process „ of not relax. He knew that if tional Foundation-March of blood typing, i.e., assuring that David was suffering from the Dimes. A professor of pediat a person with type A blood is same condition as his cousin, rics and microbiology at the not transfused with type B the signs might not show up University of Minnesota, he blood, is analagous to the has been a National Founda matching which must be done initially. , Three months later, the in tion grantee since 1960. before a transplant. But the He and his associates have marrow-grafting procedure is sidious illness was discovered in laboratory tests. As feared, been conducting a variety of much more difficult. the diagnosis was sex-linked research projects related to Miracle in Minneapolis lymphopenic immunologic de birth defects of the immunity system and bodily defenses. ficiency. This is where previous at The prognosis was not good. To correct such defects, Dr. tempts had failed and where Effects of this disease had al Good wanted to transplant Dr. Good and his associates ways destroyed its victims’ healthy bone marrow into pa succeeded. Eves before their first birthday. tients with such defects in By August 1968, the entire order to reconstitute their im Camp family had journeyed Years of Research munologic systems. to the March of Dimes Birth Other investigators had con Defects Research Center in Agammaglobulinemia (AGG) was first described in 1953. sidered this line of treatment, Mineapolis. David’s body lacked the nor but previous attempts at trans After extensive testing of mal defense system which plantation had failed because David’s four sisters, nine-year- of overwhelming, and ultimate helps us fight infections. Even old Doreen was chosen as the a mild childhood illness could ly fatal—graft-vs.-host reac donor. On August 24, the trans cause his death because of the tions. plant was performed. About Most people are familiar two ounces of marrow was deficiency in his ability to with the concept of the GVH withdrawn through a hollow produce antibodies. As far as Dr. L’Heureux reaction today because of the needle from Doreen’s hipbone knew, nothing effective could oublicity that heart transplants and injected into David’s ab be done for David. lave received. When foreign dominal cavity. But when he consulted with material enters the body, anti On September 2, Labor Day, his colleagues about the case, bodies tend to build up and David began to take a turn for one called his attention to the attack or reject this materia.. the worse. But after an initial AGG research work of Dr. This is the “rejection reaction” bout with the dreaded GVH Robert A. Good at the Uni —the body rejects the donor reaction, his symptoms sub material. versity of Minnesota. subsided and the donor cells The GVH reaction is essen seemed to take hold. A sec He contacted Dr. Good and initiated a string of events tially the opposite of the re ond transplant was required that led to the first successful jection reaction. The antibody in November and David began bone marrow transplant in his cells of the graft or donor to improve dramatically. tory—giving life to one little material attack the host body Christmas 1969 was a very boy, and giving hope to many into which it is transplanted. merry one for the Camp fam The reaction can be mini ily. David was home again— others afflicted with immuno mized only by matching the a healthy little boy. The doc logic deficiencies. material as closely as tors’ instructions: “Treat him Dr. Good is one of the many donor — researchers whose work is sup-1 possible to that of the patient. like a normal boy,” A Salem Scene I by Jack Zknmtrman 7—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Jan. 15, 1970 you ¿out have to SCRATCH for it when you use the The Mill City Enterprise Oregon’s traffic safety pro gram, OTSC Director Bellamy has this to say: “This state makes a $30 mil lion annual profit on liquor. We now know half of our traffic deaths involve drink ing drivers. On this basis we’re entitled to $15 million a year for traffic safety.” It’s unlikely any new or incumbent 1970 candidates will apply the same rationale with Bellamy. But in light of the facts—many observers believe traffic safety is due for revi val as a campaign issue this year. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO TRAFFIC SAFETY? drive with care has diminished Consumerism and environ months of the current bienium. mental quality appear likely No one claims information a- candidates for Oregon’s moth lone can create safe driving. erhood and apple pie award in But the traditional “Three E” 1970. traffic safety concept cannot Political issues have a ten be denied. Engineering, en dency to ebb and flow with forcement and education are the vicissitudes of public opin not mere words. They are ion’s tide. And it’s disconcert facts! ing to many observers that an As one newspaper editorial issue’s popularity often declin ized following the last legis es to the point of near-extinc- lative session: tion long before the particular “We can have the best en problem is solved. gineered highways in the Traffic safety is a case in world and the hardest nosed point. enforcement program going Although few campaign and still kill each other at a < > .. . J planks have yet been exposed prodigious rate without ‘ed Li Ha nt tarn Memorial Hospital by candidates seeking office ucation’.” (Stayton) this year, the issues receiving The rate at which we killed attention so far do not include each other on Oregon high McCOLLUM—To Mr. and much concern about the alarm ways in 1969 almost makes the Mrs. James F. McCollum, ing rise in deaths on Oregon editorial a prophecy came true Aumsville, a son, January 8, highways! You might say it’s From 1965 through '68, Ore- 1970. been four years—when Gov. gon traffic deaths declined Tom McCall first sought the from 679 deaths (6.4 per mll- state’s top executive post, lion miles travelled) to 649— since a statewide campaign about 5 4 per 100 million miles. platform Included a meaning During the same period auto ful traffic safety plank. mobile registrations rose from What’s happened to traffic 1,228,156 to 1,378,715. safety In the intervening But In 1969 Oregon highway years? Following his election, deaths soared to 703! Gov. McCall did launch a There is additional grist for strong program to make good any candidate’s campaign mill. his campaign promise. He ev Rising costs of repairs, medi en took the highly unusual cal care and motor vehicle in step of personally heading the surance—combined with infla Oregon Traffic Safety Commis tionary financial pressures, sion. In the tradition of Ore make it economically prohibi- gon's concern for traffic safe tive for any driver to suffer ty, the early years of the Mc an auto accident. Call administration bore fruit Although Oregon pioneered by virtue of a continuing de In the field of high school driv cline in both numbers of high er education, the state current way deaths and fatalities per ly ranks at the very bottom of million miles travelled by mo- the list when its comes to qual ET US KEEP TRACK of your fuel torists. pears at your home-well before ifications required for certify But the 55th Legislative As- ing driver-training instructors. J supply for you. you run low. No need to phone. No sembly—in the name of econ Joe Nelson, state driver train Everything to automatic. We com bother. We handle everything for omy, so reduced the OTSC bud ing specialist in the department pute your rate of fuel consumption you. get that the body virtually of Education, estimates the re based on the weather. Using the withdrew from its vital traffic imbursable fund for driver There to no charge tor thto ape- safety education function. Law training is only two-thirds the degree-day method, we can accu rial service. And yotrtl be getting makers were n of convinced necessary amount. rately predict how much heating dean-burning Shell Heating Oil tney were getting their traffic Oregon's withering traffic oil you will use and when you will safety dollar’s worth. The safety program is reflected on now specially riimatfsed tor thto OTSC budget was pared from a national level. In 1965, tl:e need more of it. area. Call us today for more details. $244,097 in the previous bien- year before passage of the When time comes, our truck ap- num to $135.000 (TTSC staff much-ballyhooed national ve was slashed from a 10-member hicle and traffic safety laws, body to three. Remaining staff there were a record-shattering headed by Gil Bellamy Is hard- 49,000 deaths and 1.8 million pressed to comply with pro disabling injuries. visions of the federal High Despite new federal safety way Safety Act, let alone at standards, lack of adequate tempt the important continu funding by Congress has creat Mill City Distributor ing job of educating the public. one Congressman as "scanda- Ph. 897-2442 It has been s4id OTSC’s ed a situation described by most important job is remind lous”. ing the people of things they The National Safety Council, already know. This is probably lists 1960 traffic fatalities at true. And OTSC through the near 56,000 and disabling in years had been doing a good juries over the two million job of this task and others mark' But reminding people to When it comes to funding ■nmuaK Subscribe to the Mill City Enterpri Shell Heating Oil dealer offers automatic delivery I H. L. ASHBY We Give S & H Green Stamps On Heating Oil I
