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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1954 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE FIVC Experts On Polio Plan Gamma Use By FRANK CAfcEY Associated Press Science Reporter WASHINGTON (fl The reac tion of the medien! nmfoQeinn ' pariicularly state and local kczlti officers to a somewhat incon clusive report on the use of gam ma globulin against polio may de termine the extent to which it is tised this year. Health officinls indicated they would await such reaction before determining the extent to which gamma globulin is used in 1054 and how, A group of 17 polio experts ap pointed by the U.S. Public Health Service reported Monday night that: 1. It had found no evidence 'that gamma globulin, a blood deriva tive, prevented or mitigated para lytic polio when given in mass inoculation programs to all chil dren in the 23 areas in 13 slates Which had epidemics last summer. 2. It had lound no evidence that gamma globulin was effective when given to family contacts of persons stricken. However, the committee quali fied its statement about the mass inoculation program by saying that observations did not provide enough information to permit it tp conclude whether or not gamma globulin bad an effect in prevent ing nr alleviating the disease when used in this way. The National Foundation for In lantlle Paralysis had announced that it would make available for use this Rummer three million doses of gamma globulin, worth 18 million dollars. It reaffirmed those plans in commenting ' on the committee's report. Foundation President Basil O'Connor said the finding in the case of family contacts "was to be expected" and that the founda tion, foreseeing that, had urged Unsuccessfully last year that "by far the lesser amount of gg be Used that way." O'Connor said the report on the use of the product in mass inocula tion programs does not rule out the possibility that it may be used effectively in such programs. Portland Coffee Prices Reported PORTLAND Ufi Some brands of canned coffee cost $1.03 a pound in Portland grocery stores Tues day. The increase reflected higher wholesale prices paid by retailers some time ago, but the retail price still is belnw wholesale of $1.05 to 11.08 a pound. Some distributors predicted that the retail price may go as high ns $1.50 a pound because of reduced supplies available. Pioneer Woman Dies In California' f " V NEVADA CITY, Calif. Wl Funeral services were set here for Tuesday for Mrs. Olive Ann Keal. 82. who aided the pioneering of Northern California and Oregon. Born at Yreka, Calif., Mrs. Keal married Tom A. Bagley in 1879 and moved to Oregon. After Bagley's death in 1902, his widow became postmistress at Takilma, Josephine County, Ore., serving for eight years. Mrs. Keal and her second hus hand, John H. Keal, traversed the , Old Oregon Trail eastwaVd by cov ered wagon in 1951, driving their team as far as Kansas. She had lived in nearby Grass Valley since 1939. HE ASKED FOR IT Jeweler Leonard Tranlc of Lot Angeles didn't reckon with potentialities when he refused a payment from a customer who presented a check in the amount of $168.69. Told to 90 to the bank and get cash, the un-named customer did just that and here we find Trank with a trunk full of pennies 16,869 io be exact. Henley High To Present Plays The newly organized Henlev High School Playmakers Club will pre sent its first dramatic performance Friday, Marcn a, at 8 p.m. in the Henley High School auditorium with the performance of two one act plays, "Antic Spring" and "Boy Friend." Following modern trends, "Antic Spring" is produced without prop erties, thus placing emphasis on pantomine and character portray al, six chairs are used to repre sent an open touring car. In the car are young people of high school age going on a picnic. There is Ginger, earnest and overbearingly sunny, played by Rosemary O'Kee fe; Robert, the sensitive one, im pressed only by poetry, played by Jim Robinette; Blossom, the per petually exuberant and Idiotic teen ager, portrayed by Karen March; Sam and Gwendolyn, the lovers who live in thirty minutes a life of adolescent violence, ranging from rage to young soulfulness. played by Dale Searcy and Jeanette Thornton. Elbert, the little brother, who looks with nlsy criticism on their actions and suffers their com pany only for the food likely to be served, is played by Jeff Lee. Ttte relations of these oddly assort ed six result in situations of great merriment. "Boy Friend" is a coy and fast moving bit of adventure. It centers around Maizie Everett who moves Into a , new town and is left out of all Important school doings. She has three girl friends who try to help her, but only get her into deeper trouble. All the girls are going to a school dance with tneir boy friends while Maizie is to go stag. While Maizie and her girl friend are talking, u uanK robber comes In and holds them up, then binds and gags them. The hero is upstairs during the excitement, but finally comes through, with, the police. The cast of characters are: "Maizie." played by Nancy Atte- berry: Maine's girl friends, Isa bel Crilly," Sharleen Kirkpatrick; "Harriet Black," Patty Buck; "Phyllis Sommers. " Ginger Witte. The boy friends are "Fred Arnold," Gayle Gucck; "Lucius Case," Hollis Kigei". and "Jerry carpen ter," Tom Wright.' The maid, a very bossy person. is "Amanda Humphrey," played by Ida Mae Sohrakoff. Last but not least is the bank robber, "Steve Dickenson," played by David O'Donahue. The radio voice is por trayed by Les Hriczlscse. The production staff includes Kay O'Donahue and Nancy Pruitt as prompters: Sandra Abell, Ruth George, Jean Howard, Nancy Mc pherson, Beryl Montgomery and Alice Turner on the make-up com mittee: on the property committee are Eddie Rae, Dean Weston and Francis Roberts; curtain, Ralph wise; the publicity and ticket com mittees incluas Jean Howard, Alice Turner and Edith Wallln: special sound effects, Les Hriczlscse Proceeds irom the plays will be used to help build a dramatic de partment at Henley High School Remember the date, Friday, March 5, at 8 p.m. in the Henley auditor lum. Admission price for the two plays Is fifty cents for adults and thirty-live - cents., S: lor. students. Tickets may be purchased at the door before the performance, or they are available from any mem ber of the dramatics club. VISITOR BRUSSELS. Belgium 1 Ex- King Leopold of Belgium is leav ing by plane Friday for a , two- month trip to Latin America. Planning a Backyard Living Room? We will help you plan it. Malin Nursery Phone 5302. Klamath Foils Sno-tnH mailt Imobl in th mountain. High in the snow country of the Pacific West" winter blizzards are fierce and frequent. Here motorized Sno-Cata help telephone . ' rou out fast to stop trouble before it can interrupt service. The powerful "Cats" carry fi (o 8 men comfortably, cruise over the snow and ice at speeds up to 25 miles an hour. Using f hr- vehicles instead of skis or snowshoes, our mountain crews patrol vast areas faster. They ran snot such potential troublemakers as leaning poles, broken branches, wires buried in tow erine snow drifts. By saving valuable time and helping prevent trouble, the Sno-Cat helps ft out costs hold down the price of telephone service to you. Pacific Telephone work to make your telephone a bigger value every day. 1 Ike Adviser Gives Views On Business WASHINGTON W Dr. Arthur F. Burns, chairman of president Elsenhower's Council of Economic Advisers, said Tuesday he consid ers It Important to stimulate, both individual and business spending but that he believes spurring busi ness expansion is a way to do both. And. he said m an interview, he is still confident of the business Papers Desp Read ite TV PHILADELPHIA OB Daily newspaper circulation in America reached an all-time high In 1953 despite the bugaboo of television. N. W. Ayer and Son announced Monday. - The Philadelphia advertising agency, in its 86U1 annual directory of newspapers and periodicals, also said there was a slight drop in the number of dally newspapers; : But this was matched, it said, by an almost equal rls? in the number of Sunday papers. The authoritative directory said combined circulation of English- language dailies by the end of 1953 was 54.048,953. marking the first time that circulation - has topped 54 million. ,' , The Increase proves 'the con tinuing healthy growth of news papers in spite of greater competi tion from other news media, in cluding television," the agency said. . ' outlook, in large part because "there is no sign of any decline In business investment spending, 1 al though consumer spending is lag ging a bit." , : - ' ' If business outlay for new plant and equipment ' should fall - off. Burns said, "we might really be in trouble." . The President's chief economic adviser said the current business alp has gone no deeper than he bad anticipated. . Burns declared that the debate between some economists and poli ticians wnethcr it is better to fight the business decline by tax policies that would give Increased spend ing power to business or to con sumers Via unsatisfactory to me." Sen. George D-Oa sharpened the debate last week by proposing that the business downturn be bat tled by putting increased spending power in the pockets of Individuals from 600 to $800 this year, and to (1.000 next year, It was estimated that the first Increase would cost the government 4 i.S billion dollars in revenue yearly. - President Elsenhower has pro posed a 25-polnt tax revision pro gram, ntiuch of which has since been approved by the House Ways vnwey 4, Duncan Hounds "Hunt no longer for the best dog food in town. Bonnie is divine dining wher ever it's served." DOG FOOd and Means Committee, combining lurthcr tax benefits for both' busi ness and individuals. Many Demo crats.' have assailed it as weighted in favor of business. Burns' said the - Administration's aim was to give relief "partly to individuals and partly to business, and' t-o man Is wise enough to say just where to draw the line be tween the two. 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