TUESDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1955
PAGE FOUF
HERALD AND NEWS. KM MATH FALLS. OREGON
MARKETS AND FINANCE
STOCKS
WALL STREET
NEW YORK I Trie stack
market developed lower tendency
in the late afternoon Tuesday after
a higher start.
Thoroughly mixed prices spread
over a range running from around
2 points lower to a point higher
with a few stocks pushing upward
a bit more.
Trading was subdued at an esti
mated S. 100,000 shares. That com
pares with 2.090,000 shares traded
In Friday's mixed market.
NEW YOKK STOCKS
By THE ASSOCIATED PRKSS
Allied Chemical 114 'j
Allis Chalmcra 68 i
Aluminum Co. America 83 'i
American Airllr.es 24
American Motors 8 i
American Tel. ti Tel. 10 W
American Tobacco 80 3
Anaconda Copper 70 '
Atchison Railroad 148 ft
Bethlehem Steel 162 Vi
Boeing Airplane Co. 18 v
Borg Warner ' 41 Vt
Burroughs Adding Mach. 30 B
California Packing 43 s
Canadian Pacific 33 4
Caterpillar Tractor 69
Oelanese Corporation 21 'A
Chrysler Corporation 81 H
Cities 8ervlce 67 'i
Consolidated Edlbon 47 '
Crown Zellerbach 67 ft
Curtif Wright 29
Douglas Aircraft 90 Vi
du Pont de Nemours 22 J
Eastman Kodak 81 y
Emerson Radio 12
General Electric 66 '.
General Foods 96
General Motors 4
Georgia Pac Plywood 40 4
Ooodyear Tire 63 3.
Homestake Mining Co. 36
International Harvester 36 V'
International Paper 113 -
Johns Manvllle 90
Kaiser Aluminum 40
Ker.necolt Copper 116
Ubby. McNeill 16
Lockheed Aircraft 63
Lowe's Incorporated 19
Long Bell A 37 V,
Montgomery Ward i 94
New York Central 46
Northern Pacific . 16
Pacific American Fish 10 yt
Pacific Oas It Electric 49
Pacific Tel. & Tel. ' 133
Penney (J.C.) Co. 98
Pennsylvania R. R. 26
Pepsi cilB Co. 21 ;,
Phllco Radio 34'
Puget Sound P k ,L 23 !
Radio Corporation , 48
Hayomer Incorp. 37
Rayonler Incorp. Pfd
Republic Seei 48 i
Reynolds Metals 62
Richfield Oil
Xafewav Stores Inc. 66 H
Scott Paper Co. 10 aB
Bears Roebuck it Co. 36 V,
Sulci lr Oil 67
Soeosy 64 4
Southern Pncllia 66
Standard Oil Calif 89 v
Standard Oil N.J. ' 162 ,
Studebaker Packard 10 Vi
Sunshine Mining 9
Swift 4 Compnny 47 4
Transamerica lorp. , 42 "j
Twentieth Century Fox 24 i
Union Oil Company 61
Union Pacific 180 Vi
United Airlines 39
United Aircraft 72
United Corpornticn ' 6 7g
United Slates plywood 40
United States Steel , 57
Warner Pictures ' 19 i.
Western Union Tel 21 a4
Westlnghousc Air Brake 30 Ij,
Westlnghouse Electric 58 3
Woolworth Company ' 47 ",
POTATOES
CHICAGO POTATOES
CHICAGO 1 Potatoes' Arri
vals 266; on track 323; total U.S.
shipments Friday 625, Saturday
972, Sunday 8 and Monday 4: sup
plies moderate, demand good and
market slightly stronger for Rus
et, firm for Reds. Carlot track
sales: Idaho Russets $3.00-4.00:
13,80 unwashed. Utilities $2.60-265:
Mlnnesola-Norlh Dakota Ponllacs
12.75-3.85 washed and waxed.
WOOL MARKET
NEW YORK t UP i Wool top
futures on the New York Cotton
Exchange today opened 2 to 25
points lower.
Opening prices follow: March
157 5 bid; July 187.0 bid; Oct.
157.0 bid: Dec. U9i6l 158 0 hid-
March (19571 157.0 bid; May 156.0 i
bid.
Wool futures opened unchangcf
to 26 points lowor; March 130.0
bid; May 130.1 bid: July 128.0 bid:
Oct. 12B7 bid: Dec. 128 6 bid:
March U957 127.5 bid; May 126.5
bid.
Potato Shipments
SEASON'S 54-55 66-56
Daily Trui k Ore.
BailyKalf Orc
9
"13"
Dally Truck ( llf.
Dally Rail Calif.
Sally Total
ORE. a CALIF.
Monthly Total
Season's Touf"
755
2117""
761
'237!
WHH COLDS MM HIM
Glve Your Baby
Relief that
DOES MORE
THAN WORK
ON CHEST!
v
Wen a che.it cold strikes, use
Virks VapoRuh - the proved
medication that acts two
linj.t at once.
When you rub It on, Vapo
Riib quickly rcllcvej muscu
lar soreness. At the same
time, VapoRub's medicated
vapors bring relief with every
breath. Soothing vapor medi
cation travelsdcepintoBabv's
nose, throat and large bronch
LIVESTOCK
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
PORTLAND W (UBDAl Qnttle
salable 1,700; fed steers, heifers
rather slow, generally steady;
cows fully 30 cents higher; but clos
ing slow; load choice around 1.160
lb fed steers 19.35: lev load:;
mixed good-choice steers under
1.100 lbs 19.00-50; other good steers
mostly 17.60-18.50; utill'.y-low com
mercial steers 10.00-16.00; few lots
good fed heifers 16.50; part load
heavy heifers 15.00; some heifers
unsold; utility grades 9.00-11.00
canner-culter cows 1.50-9 50; shells
downward t 6 00; utility - cows
mostly 10.50-12.00; young cominer
clal grades up to 13.00-50: utility
commercial bulls 12.50-13.60; light
cutters io.oo-ii.60.
Calves salable 100: market ac
live, strong with some sales 50
cents under; good-choice vcalcrs
19.00-23.00; odd head 24.00: few
good-choice 374 lb calves 18.00;
cnlves 18.00; cull-utility grades
7.50-13.00.
Hogs salable 1.800; market un
even; sorted lots No. 1 and 2
butchers 180-235 lb steady at 13.00
50; No. 3 lots slow, weak to 23
cents lower at mostly 12.00-25; few
320-500 lb sows 10.00-11.00; one lot
150 lb feeder pigs 11.60.
Sheep salable 350; market ac
tive, strong with early lop 25 cents
higher; several lots choice with
lome prime fed wooled lambs
!8. 60-75; good-choice lots 16.50
18.00; oood-clioice feeder lambs
15.00-16.00; medium grades down
to 12.50; eocd - choice slaughter
ewes salable 4.50-5.50 or above.
SAN FRANCISCO Wl (USDAl
Cattle salable 350; early supply
mainly in slaughter classes, cows
predominating; opening moderate
ly active; slaughter steers about
ateady; cows strong to 50 cents or
more higher; other classes not
fully established: couple loads
choice 1.090 lb fed steers 20 00;
most utility cows 10.00-11.50: can-ners-cutters
8.00-50 few shelly can
ners 7.00; individual commercial
bulls 15.00.
Calves salable 45: earlv snnnlv
Insufficient to test market; last
week choice vealers 21.00-23.00;
commercial-good slaughter calves
16.00-18.00.
Hogs salable 350: 'early supply
mainly butchers; opening moder
ately active: butchers steady with
last Wednesday: other classes not
established; mixed lots No. 1-3 180
240 lb butchers 12.50.
Sheep salable 60; early supply
insufficient to test market; last
week choice wooled . slaughter
lambs 19.50; comparable grade
shorn lambs with No. 1 and fall
shorn pelts 19.25.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO fi Most hogs sold
steady Tuesday although a few
early sales of butchers were made
at 25 cents lower (uo,atlons. Re
ceipts were quite large at 21.000
head bui met a good demand.
Most 180 to 220 pound butchers
sold ot $11.25 to $11.75. Sows
moved at $8.25 to $.9.50.
Cattle receipts totaled 25.000
head. Steers and hcilcis sold
steady to 50 cents down in a slow
trade. Early top on prime steers
was $23.60. ....
Most choice and prime steer,'
sold at $19.00 to $23.00. ' Choice
hellers wcic taken at $10 00 to
$21.00 and good to low choice at
$15.00 to $18.50. Cows sold stendv
to 25 cents higher, lopping ai
$12.00. and bulls steady to strong,
lopping at $16.50.
Salnble sheep receipts totaled
6.000. Lambs sold stendv to strong
while sheep held steaay. Most
sales of good to prime wooled
lambs were made at $17.50 to
$19.00. A big double deck, mainly
prime, reached $19.50.
GRAINS
CHICAGO l.f Most grains
Inched a little higher In quirt deal
ings on the Board of Trade Tues
day. ..
Largest gains were scored by
rye. which was ahead around 2
cents at limes. Wheat restricted its
gains to fractions.
Soybenns were ahead on a
steady lone In the soybean meal
market. Feed grains iiigurd, par
ticularly corn. Fenrs of increased
marketings in 1956 discouraged de
mand. Wheat closed ',-a4 higher. March
2.0BV2.09: com unchanged to a.
lower. March 1 38'n-1.29: opt- mi.
changed to
lower, March
rye l-l-i, higher. March l mi
'; soybeans I to 1", higher. Jan
uary 2 40-2.40', and lard un
changed to 10 cents a hundred
pounds lower. January 11.00
WHEAT '
Open Itish l.nw (lose
2.08 2.09 ' 2.08 2.08
2.04 2 04 2 (14 2 04 i
I 94 1 94 1 93 2 94 ,
1 96 1 .96 ' 1.96 1.96 ,
Mar
May
Jly
Sep
PORTLAND CHAIN
PORTLAND Ui Coai.se grain.
15-dty nhipnirnt. bulk, roust deliv
ery: Ollls No. 2. 38 lb while 51 50.
Bniiey No. 2. 45 lb I). v. 46 5i
Corn No. 2. t;. Y. .shinmrnl 63 00
Wheat (birii to arrive niuiitcl.
basis No. 1 bulk, delivered coast:
Sod Wliile 2 19; Sod While iex
eluding He.i 3.19: Wliile Club 3 19.
Car reeeipls: Wheat 129: b;ii!ey
: (lour 21; corn 44; oals 6: mill
teed 25.
Cfi-
ial tubes, t-r.jie.st ion start
breaking up Couphmc eases.
Warming relief comes, lasts
for hours.
So when colds strike, de
pend on-
CKS
VAPORU6
Put & Miif...Bnath ijs Bclitf
42 Believed Dead
(Continued from page J)
100 already there to protect lives
and property. Lt. Col. Robert Mab
butt of the California National
Guard said the fresh troops would
come from Willows. Nevada City,
Oroville and Sacramento.
The flood workers faced another
tusk as residents returned to de
serted. Yuba City. The water up.
ply has become contaminated wl'h
the sludge of the floods and mear
cal atithorities preoared to innoc-
iilftle for typhoid. All water had to
be boiled or purified by chemicals.
The muddy waters beian rising
at the rate of three Inches an
hour during the night, Finally they
overflowed the gap 'at Gumtree.
broken during last Satnrdav s
flood when 10,000 persons fled for
their lives.
The waters filled half of the
stricken town before they began
to. recede. In the southeast section,
they rose to nearly three feet.
Flood officials expected them to
go no higher.
Actually, there was Utile further
harm the flood waters could do.
Where they were deepest was al
ready an area of destruction, with
some houses crumbled Inlo pieces
and debris piled mtalnst trees and
crooked street signs.
One house, for example, was
perched at a crazy angle on a rail
road track and another sat square
ly In the middle of the street.
'The worst effect of the new
flooding was the delay it csuscd
In the grim work of searching
through the ruined houses and the
debris for those who failed to es
cape Inst Saturday's wall of wa
ter. There may be as many as
100 victims, officials said.
It also kept the city's residents
from returning to salvage what
they could from the ooze that cov
ered what once was their homes.
Armed guards patrolled the
streets, imposing a dusk to dawn
curfew to prevent looting. Anyone
In the city had to show a pass.
Hie Army Engineer's office at
Marysvllle. across the river from
Yuba City, reported to Stanley
Plerson, state director of civil
defense, that the new crest "will
no doubt cover most of the ter
ritory that was covered in the last
breakthrough."
"The depth of the water has not
been determined, but no doubt it
will be adequate to undo any good
that the people might be doing In
cleaning up now," the engineers
office reported.
Repair. crews foiled throughout
Hie night In an attempt to repair
t lie yawning gap in the 33-foot levee
but the Army Engineers admitted
Ihey had "no hope" of fixing lt bo
fore daybreak.
Services Set For
C. Brandenberg
Clyde Brandenberg. 84. brother
of Mrs. A. A. Pogue. Salem, uncle
of Mrs. W. B. Hcscock, Fort Klam
ath and Ed Brandenberg. Redding.
California, died December 23 at
Klamath Valley Hospital.
Mr. Brandenberg was injured De
cember 14 when he was struck by
a passing cur as ne crossed the
street near the Klamath Temple.
He v-as a native of Salem, Ore
gon, born June 5. 1871. He lived
for many years at Klamath Agen
cy where he farmed before rellr
uig. He was a member of Klam
ath Lodge. Mo. 77. A.F. & A.M.
snd hnd received his 60 year mem
bership pin. He was also an hon
orary member ot the Wood River
Pioneers and Oldtimcrs. Mr. Bran
uenberg came to Klamath County
in 1885.
Funeral servlces'wlll be held at
2 p.m. Wednesday, December 28
from O'Hair s Memorial Chapel. i
Final rites and interment will
be in Klamath Memorial Park.
Firemen Report
Minor Blazes
Four flue fires, a trash fire and
a flooded oil stove occurring since
5 p.m. Saturday were reported at
11 n.m. Tuesday by the Klamath
Falls Fire Department.
There was no damage from any
of them. ,
Reporting flue fires were Wllllaiti
Simon. 521 Jefferson Street, at 5:17
p.m. Monday: Edward J. Thmas,
1060 Hank Street, at 9:30 f.m.
Sunday, and George Dye, 2065 La
vey Street, at 9:1(1 p.m. Sunday.
The stove was reported at 1:50
p.m. Sunday by the Bap
list Church. 1530 Lookout Street,
and the trash fire was 2:25 a m.
Monday in back of the Tower The
ater. Tiie department also answered a
call to nid in releasing a man
trapped m an auto accident at 3:40
a.m. Monday at South Sixth and
;st
mam streets, out tne man
hnd been freed before firemen ar-j ries throne h Wednesday. Highs 30
nvpd. I 35. Lows Tuesday night 10-15.
8th ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S
DANCE
Exhibit Bldg. - Fairgrounds
SATURDAY -DEC. 31
Dancing 9 to 1 Admission $1 per person
HATS - NOISEMAKERS
THE STARUGHTERS
Sponsored by the
Suburban Volunteer fire Department
-jl
IT - C -f in minor
& . . U va . o-,
ONE OF THE BIGGEST dirt and rock moving jobi in recent
yeart on the Southern Pacific railroad was described by Ray
Hartwell, Klamath Falls, assistant foreman for Morrison-Knud-sen
Construction Company. M-K took the job of cleaning up a
mammoth landslide 125 miles
train service was halted. Hartwell arrived here Sunday with
part of the crew that worked 72 hours on the project. Most of
the workers returned to the M-K headquarters in Boise, Idaho.
Weather Table
By UNITED PRESS
Temperatures and rainfall for 24
hours ending at 4:30 n.m
- High Low Rain
Albuquerque 59 28
Atlanta ". 58 47
Bakersfleld ; 68 50 .55
Boston - 30 " 13
Brownsville ' 81 64
Chicago . 37 27 s
Denver 62 39
Detroit . . V 30 17
El Centro 75 69
Fairbanks ' 3 -8 .90
Fresno 63 48 .45
Helena " 48 33 .05
Kansas Cily 47 29
Los Angeles ' 63 57 .07
Miami - 77 61
Minneapolis 30 19
New Orleans , 73 -
New York - , 36 18
Oakland 58 41 .69
Oklahoma City 52
Phoenix 77 ,. 45
Pittsburgh. H - 34 14
Red Blulf 59 40
Salt Lake City 57 48
San Francisco 60 47 .47.
Seattle . . ' . , 44 32 .79 1
Stockton 63 40 .34 1
Thermal 78 55
Tucson 78 45
Washington 40 21
Yuma 79 56
By THE ASSOCIATED I'llESS
24 hours to 4:30 a. m. Tuesday
5l.ix. Min. rn p.
Baker ' 45 30 .13
Boise 54 33 .04
Eugene 46 35 .99
Klamath Falls 34 22 .04
Lakevlew 40 27 .42
Mediord 54 33 .17
Newport ' ; 43 38 .81
North Bond . 45 .39 1.35
Portland Airport" 41 37 .73!
Roseburg 49 '36 .88
Kalem 40 35 .77
Spokane 4!) 30 .24:
Oregon Weather
Western Ou gon Partly cloudy
with scattered showers through
Tuesday nittiit. Wednesday partly
cloudy with lew widely scattered
showers persisting in tne ncrth.
Colder in interior sections Tues
day night, limits 42-48. Lows Tues.
day night 28-38. Coastal wind
westerly to nortlnvesierly Tucsda;
nisht and Wednesday.
Kastcin Oregon Partly cloud
with scattered snow lltirne.-'
through Wednesday. Hichs 28-36.
Lows Tuesday nigh'. 12-25.
Grams Piss ami Vicinity
Partly cloudy Tuesday night and
Wednesday. Highs 38-44. Low
Tuesday nisht 2-30.
Baker and Vicmitv Parti;
rUmriv uith pntrcvrri r.nw fhn--
north of Klamath palls after
California Weather
By UNITED PRESS
San Francisco Bay Region; Few
showers today becoming fair to
night and Wednesday; cooler to
day high today San Francisco,
Oakland. San Mateo and San Ra
fael near 55: low tonight 38-45;
northwest Winds 8-18 mph.
Northern California: Scattered
showers today becoming fair to
nieht and Wednesday:, snow level
3000 to 4000 feet: cooler today and
tonight: northwest winds 12-24
moh near coast.
Sacramento Valley; Few scat
tered showers today becoming fair
tonight -afi Wednesday; slightly
colder today and tonight; high
both days 48-55; low tonight 28-38:
gentle variable winds.
Santa Clara Valley: Few scat
tered showers today becoming fair
tonight and Wednesday; slightly
colder today and tonight; high
both days 64-49: low tonight 30-50;
northwest winds 8-14 mph.
Northwestern California: Scat
tered showers today becoming fail
tonight and Wednesday: little
change Id temperature; high today
and low. tonight Uklah 52-32, Santa
Rosa 65-30. Napa 55-30: northwest
winds 12-24 mph near coast.
Sledding Guards
Posted On Street
Slecidinfc guards are posted on
Manzpnitn Street today, reported i
Bob Bonney, ctty recreation direc- j
lor. This is the only public sled
ding area open in Klamath Falls (
at Ui is time, said Bonney. i
Booncy also reported that the '
Conger Hill sledding area Is not
open because the slide has a mud
base which is not frozen; Use of
this area for sliding at this time
would make ruts in the runs and
cause a dangerous condition when
the area does freeze. Bonney
warned. He asked that anyone us
ing the Conger area to please not j
slide anywhere near the sled tow.
Housework
Easy Without
Nagging Backache
Nccinc buckuchf. headichr. or muscular
irhrA nd pains may enmettn ith oerr r
. ion.otni'Inxin ut)rtorlay ttiriay -trnd
it mm. Anl f.ilk whnrat and th ink unwisely
Kumrlimfd -.iifTrr mild blmliler irritation
...with that retlrns. urtcnmfnrUW frelinc.
If you ar minyrablp and worn out brcautc
of lhre itiirtimfm tn, Uoan'a Pills often Itclp
iiy tlirirpain rrlirvfnjr action, by their toot ft
inn 4'lTret to t'i'C bladder irritation, and by
tlirir mi Id diu rrtir action thruuirh th kidney
tc-ndinff to incrmsf the output of the 15
riiW of kidney tuticn.
So if nuKirinf backache mtVrs you ferl
liasKfil-out, mi ruble, with veitlri, drop
!" mshn. don't w ait. try I loan's l'ilN. Rft thf
nainr hnnpy relief million have enjoyed for
over f0 ycaiK, Ak for new. laiui. economy
ixe anil save money. Get Doan'a Fill today I
Local Band
Gets Shrine
Game Honor
The Klamath Union High School
Band, which will make Its second
appearance at the Shrine East-West
Game in San Francisco this com
ing Saturday, has received nn ad
ditional honor by being chosen as
one of the two bands who will
play during the game for the time
outs. This assignment Is consid
ered fine recognition for the KUHS
band as approximately 60 bands
are in attendance at this game.
The band will of course do their
maneuvers and routines in the pre
game pageantry as well as in the
halftime band show.
Eighty band members will leave
by school bus at 6 a.m. Thursday
morning accompanied by LaMar
Jensen, director of the band, and
the following chaperons Mr. and
Mrs. Rex Hunsaker, Kristian Gip
po. Ruby Alloway and Mrs. Helen
Hoffman. Andrew Loncy Jr., di
rector of music education In the
public schools, will also be in San
Francisco. The band will return
from San Francisco Sunday morn
ing, January 1.
Friday wfll be occupied bv the
band in visiting points of historical
interest in and around San Fran
cisco. A Masonic hall has been
rented in San Francisco for a New
Years party for all band members
on Saturday evening.
The band has been in constant re-
llHrcal t Inra thai ImritatlA a at
tend the trame was nnrenrert nnri
in spite of the bad weather which
has made outside marching prac
tices limited they have an out
standing show to prevent the crowd
at tne game.
Andrew Loney advises this morn
ing that the funds to finance the
trip are within approximately $200
of the necessary $2,600 goal. All
expenses Of band members will be
paid out of this fund as well as
those of chaperons, bus drivers
and directors. The community re
sponse has been most gratifying.
Loney said. The Board of Educa
tion of District No. 2 are furnishing
tne Duses lor tne trip.
Kilgore Services
Conducted Today
Funeral services were held
today from the First Presbyterian
Church in Redmond for Mrs. Har
old H. Kilgore who died Decem
ber 23. Mrs. Kilgore was the for
mer Eula Rankin, member of a
well known Langell Valley family.
She was the mother of Mrs. Sam
Ritchey. Klamath Falls, and of Ed
ward and Dan Kilgore in Redmond
where she had made her home
foi some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Ritchey are in
Redmond to attend the funeral
services.
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Invasion Of Polio Virus
Explained By Salk Expert
(Editor's note: This is the first
of a series of five articles on what
parent should know about the Salk
polio vaccine. Under Dr. Van Rlp
er's direction the National Foun
dation sponsored the research de
velopment of the vaccine and he is
in charge of the foundation's pro
gram for vaccinating children in
the first and second grades of
school. The March of Dimes Drive
in Klamath County kicks off on
January 3.)
You have had polio.
Unless you are one of those ex
ceedingly rare adults who are sus
ceptible to polio paralysis but who,
purely bv chance, have gone
through childhood without being in
fectedyou certainly have had po
lio. The virus has invaded your
system but was out-maneuvered
before it caused any lasting dam
age. Chances are. moreover, that you
have had polio more than once.
Your doctor hopes so, at least. He
also hopes that the same thing has
happened to your children.
Shocked? You shouldn't be. If
you are like the great majority of
people, what you had was non
paralytic polio: and if the virus
was introduced to you without the
accompaniment of major aches and
pains, you had the form of non
paralytic polio known as a "silent
infection."
When the doctor hopes your chil
dren have been safely through a
series of silent infections real po
lio, mind you, but without illness
and without paralysis he is wish
ing all the best for them, for this
means they are protected natural
ly against the paralyzing power of
at least one of the three types of
polio virus and possibly against all.
A polio infection is not some
thing that happens only to a few
thousand Individuals each year,
leaving them paralyzed. It happens
to almost all of us, leaving in most
cases no disability whatever, and
usually without even making us ill
an infection that sooner or later
reaches nearly as many people as
the common cold.
This for the parent seeking a bet
ter understanding of the vaccine
developed by Dr. Jonas E. Salk
with March of Dimes support, is
Vital Fact Number One. It is im
portant to remember that in time
of polio epidemic for every per
son who comes down with the dis
ease there may be a hundred or
more In the same community whe
are carrying the virus.
What does "getting polio" is the
sense used here, mean? Why, if
almost everybody gets it, doesn't
everybody come down with symp
toms, even go to the hospital end
possibly come out crippled?
When the polio virus entered your
system, to establish even tempor
ary residence It had to find a cell
in which It could live and repro
duce. But en route, it had to travel,
very briefly, in your blood stream.
Had lt not been successfully chal-
UJ
A NT
IFF
if
lensed in your blood, within a mat
ter of hours It would have found
Its way to a nerve center with Its
paralyzing power intact.
But what happened was this:
Small particles in your blood,
known as antibodies, met the polio
virus in your blood stream, "ran
interference" for you and destroyed
the power of the virus to paralyze.
Most human beings have antibod
ies and also are able to produce
more of them when necessary.
More are needed when there is a
virus Invasion of your body. Thus
the presence of virus triggers the
making of antibodies.
Non-paralytic polio does this,
whether lt makes you sick enough
to go to the hospital as occasion
ally happens or remains a silent
Infection. If the system does not
"trigger" that Is, If it lacks the
ability to create antibodies rapid
ly enough, paralytic polio may re
sult. The Salk vaccination is not an
infection. It introduces nothing Into
the human body that can do it
any harm. What it does accom
plish Is to provide for those who
need It extra help In creating anti
bodies. How lt does this will be the sub
iect of tomorrow's article.
Groups Set
Water Probe
An all-phase examination of Cali
fornia's water situation will be
made by legislators, farm, busi
ness, chambers ot commerce, ir
rigation district representatives
and federal, state and local au
thorities, during the California
State Chamber of Commerce's
Statewide Water Conference, Feb
ruary 23 in Los Angeles.
The meeting announced by Carl
F. Wente, San Francisco, presi
dent of the California State Cham
ber of Commerce, will be held at
the Hotel Statler.
Governor Goodwin J. Knight is
scheduled to address the luncheon
session of the all-day meeting. Rob
ert L. Minckler. Los Angeles, presi
dent of General Petroleum Corpor
ation and chairman of the State
Chamber's Statewide Water Re
sources Committee will preside as
conference chairman.
In addition to the governor,
scores ef atate water authorities,
legal experts, engineers and legis
lators will address the sessions. The
meeting will examine all pertinent
aspects of the California water
situation. Chief among these are: (1
creation of a State Water Depart
ment; (2) the "areas or origin"
(counties of origin) problem; and
(31 the Colorado-River controversy.
Wente said that all groups In
terested in the future water devel
opment of California would be in
vited to the sessions.
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