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The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-10-31
The New Surgery

1t seemed to many surgeons Of
my apprenticeship days that there
was nothing left for them to learn.
But there was and the new sur.
gerry is learning it and advancing
to build more safeguards around
the surgical patient.
TIE watchword Of the new sur.
gerry is physiology. The old sur
gerry was anatomical structural.
1t had learned to rip open and nail
together again a human being
very much as if he were q frame
house. And indeed ! am inclined TO
think that many of the surgeons /
knew in my youth so regarded him.
The modern surgeon mas found he
is living, quiyering organism of
infinite complexity of chemical
composition and though he may
come out Of surgical operation
without bleeding to death, with
out pain and without infection. he
may go haywire and collapse just
because some too rude fingers nave
been stirring up his chemical solu-
tloRs and twanglng his nervous
ganglia too much. AS Lord Moyni-
ham, one of the greatest of the old
surgeons, said, surgery is at last
being made safe foI the patient.
These procedures of the new
surgery concern largely pre-
operative preparation and post
operative care. They include such
measures as safeguarding against
embolism (blood clots), by the
judicious use Of heparin and dicu-
moral and alteration of the posi-
tion Of the patient. Also the pre-
vention and treatment of shock by
TRANSMISSION, the promotion Of
fluid exchange, replacement Of
protein and use Of chemotherapy.
Advance of Anaesthesis
Anaesthesia as a branch of sur.
gerry has also reached out to con-
slider physiological methods. There
are now so many kinds of anaes-
thesia that the exact type needed
by any particular patient can be
fitted to him with the nicely Of an
engineers calculations.
DR.. Harvey Cushing, one of the
morning stars Of the new surgery,
wrote once:
~These detailed methods have
spread into all clinics-at least
into those clinics where you and |
would wish TO entrust ourselves
for operation. The spectators no
longer expect to be thrilled by
surgical operation. These are now
quiet, rather tedious, procedures
which few beyond the operator and
his assistants can profitably see.
The patient on the table, like
passenger in a car, runs greater
risks if he has a loquacious driver
or one who takes close corner"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-10-31

WASHINGTON-INS-- Officials
in Washington now feel that Rus
sia's refusal to attend the interna-
tional aviation conference in Chlca.
co next Wednesday may make II
necessary TO arrange further
meeting TO include the Soviet and
lay before her any agreements
reached in an attempt to bring that
country into postwar civil aviation
plans.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-10-31

coMDR. JOHN BUlKElEY, New
York naval hero who first gained
fame when he took Gen. Douglas
Macarthur from the Philippines
in his PIT boat In 1912, is pic
tured above with "K-9 Captain
Penny" who was with the COM
mander on his latest exploit.
Bulkeley tells how his destroyer,
the Endicott, with crippled guns,
rushed TO the rescue Of two Brit
ish gunboats of the southern
coast Of France on Aug. II and
sank two German corvettes In a
close range battle. Captain Pen
NY mascoted the entire engage
ment, sitting on the bridge
for the battle.
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one-Mlnute Test Answer,

One-Mlnute lest Answers
l. Thomas Jonathan (Stone-
wall) Jackson; Andrew (Old Hick-
ory) Jackson.
2. Sam Houston.
3. Connecticut, meaning Long
River. and Massachusetts,. mean
ing Great-Hill-Small-Pla Place.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-10-31
Fifty Years Ago

Death Mrs Emma Crane e. Charles Crane grocer
Capt P. Allen is putting in the stump TO- the
Republican ticket lie spoke last evening Chelsea
people.
George II. Hammond tiny toy terrier that four
months old and weighs only four lively
fair to live.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-10-31

Your Health
Physiology Main
Background For
New Surgery
THE GOLDEN age" of sur.
gerry has been said to be tn period
after surgical anaesthesia was dis
covered, roughly about one hum
dred years ago, when TO that tri-
DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only. and then only through
his column.
umph was added the discovery Of
how to prevent germ infections in
surgical lincisions-asepsis-which
was roughly about fifty years ago.
The three great problems Of sur
gerry were once said 10 be haemorr-
hage, anaesthesia and asepsis. The
control Of hemorrhage was solved
long ago by doughty old Amboise
Pare in the middle Of the sixteenth
century, by the use Of the ligature.
With that discovered and an
aesthesia and asepsis added, the
surgeon could explore any part Of
the human anatomy without caus-
ing the patient any excruciating
immediate pain and without hav-
ing him bleed to death and with
out leaving him infected with
germs to suppurate to death.
Then began the golden age Of
surgery-about 1890. 1t lasted
about thirty years. 1t was the age
of development Of great mechan-
ical dexterity. All the classical
operative procedures were devel-
oped during that time-how to re-
move the appendix, how to drain
the gallbladder, how to remove
parts of the stomach and intes-
tines-how even to enter the chest
and take out part of the lung with
out its eollapsing and to sew up a
wounded heart without stopping
its beating, TO expose the very
brain itself, to remove organs
which were making trouble, such
as the thyroid gland, and the
spleen, to remove tumours and in
fected organs anywhere. All this
was standardized so it could be
done with the greatest economy
and the maximum of safety and
minimum of damage to tissues. 1t
was indeed the golden age.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-10-31

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-10-31

THE GOLDEN age" of sur.
gerry has been said to be tn period
after surgical anaesthesia was dis
covered, roughly about one hum
dred years ago, when to that tri-
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-10-31

umph was added the discovery Of
how TO prevent germ infections in
surgical neutrality-suspicious.
l.. - & g..
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-05
SURPLUS GOODS:
Consult Business

10 prevent a disruption of ordi-
nary business channels, u. S. agen-
cleS entrusted with the disposal of
surplus wal goods for civilian use
nave been instructed to confer with
the War Production boards $50 in
dustry advisory committees on dis
trloutlon of material through estab-
lished outlets.
Although most members of the
INDUSTRY advisory committees are
manufacturers, some wholesalers
and retailers have been included in
the groups, and it will be their task
10 help determine normal outlets for
certain goods, the amount of ma
terlal to be released, and whether
distributors should bid for the mer-
chandlse, negotiate for its purchase
or buy it at auction.
While the new procedure was an
nounced, Rep. Wright Patman TEX
as pressed for enactment of a bill
under which retailers would be given
equal voice in the disposal of surplus
war goods along with the bigger
manufacturers and wholesalers.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-05
Typical Marine Ingenuity
Overcomes Oil Shortage

NANUMEA, ELLICE ISLANDS,
There are shortages out here, just
as there are at home, and they are
somewhat more critical than a scar
city of steaks or bobby pins. One
Of them came up during the occu-
patton of this strategic island, but
it was met with typical marine in
genuity by Sergt. Matthew D. Menu
ish.
Sergeant Nemish was in an ad-
vance party of marines which land
ed before the main occupation force.
Exposed to the threat of Jap counter
measures, the marines were not
comforted by the discovery that
there was a shortage Of machine
gun oil in the stores they had
brought with them.
That was when Sergeant Nemish
demonstrated that there is more
than one way to grease the skids
for the Japs. The lubricant he used
on the gun parts was oil extracted
from cocoanuts. When Jap planes
came over, the marine weapons
were working very nicely.
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GERMANY:
Production Efficiency

Striving to stretch their human
and material resources to maxi
mum, Germany's production cars
have reached into industrial and do
mestic activity alike.
In industry, the Nazis have spared
men and metal by reducing locomo-
tive models from 119 to Is, and they
have economical on shipping space
by extensive dehydration of foods.
More efficient methods repeatedly
increased steel, copper and alumni
mum output while decreasing man
hours.
To keep working women from per-
forming l0use tasks at home, the
Nazis have organized groups to
mend their stockings and attend to
other domestic functions. Persons
from IS to 70 have been enlisted to
assist service men at railway de-
pots.
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Farm Prices

Increases in returns on meat ami
mails, feed grains, hay and oil bear
ing and fruit crops resulted in a one
point advance in the general level
of farm prices from mid-February
to mid-March, the agriculture de-
partment reported.
Boosts in the above commodities
more than offset declines in food
grains, truck crops, and milk and
egg prices, and brought the general
income level to 1876 of the 1909-'14
plane. A rise of one point brought
prices paid by farmers to 176 of
the 1909-'14 standard.
Prices received by farmers aver
aged lis of parity, with only wheat,
rye, f1axseed, cotton, hay, peanuts,
cotton, lemon and oranges below the
fair exchange value established by
congress.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-05

Announce Changes

More gas, freer use of fuel oil and
food coupons and ration changes in
vegetables, fruits, meats and oils
were announced by OPA.
To maintain the distribution bust
ness, it was announced drivers hold
ing "B" cards will be allowed an
additional 100 miles a month, while
expiration dates for fuel oil coupons
will be eliminated before the fall
season of heavy consumption gets
underway.
Because many shoppers cashed in
their red and blue food coupons for
tokens at expiration dates, OPA took
off all time limits on the stamps.
While all frozen fruits and vege-
tables were taken off rationing, beef
flank meat, pork liver, lamb and
mutton hearts, liver, s~weetbreads
and tongue, beef tongue, cooked and
barbecued pork spareribs and pork
tongue we're cut l point. Shortening,
salad and cooking oil were slashed
l point. Points on canned carrots
and tomato juice also were reduced.
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DRAFT:
Eve 4-Fs

To fill up the industrial and agri-
cultural ranks left vacant by the
drafting of all men except key work
ers under 26, the government called
for the induction of all ATS not en-
gagged in essential occupations and
a congressional committee moved
to shape special legislation for such
a program.
At the same time, it was revealed
Selective Service was scrapping its
unit system of deferring agricultural
workers, only giving consideration
to a mans regular employment on a
farm and the problem of replacing
him.
Under the governments proposal,
4-Fs doing nonessential work would
be enlisted as reserves and directed
to essential occupations at regular
civilian pay, or they would be en-
rolled in labor battalions for en-
ployment at army pay if they re-
fused to accept the assignments.
Of the nations $500, 900 4-Fs it was
estimated that about 1000, 900 we're
engaged in non-essential work.
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emy's sea base of Palau, 460 miles
from the Philippines, but the Nips
once more withdrew. On New
Guinea, New Britain and Bougain-
vile, Allied ground forces continued
to press the Japs, as U. S. airmen
impeded reinforcement of their bat
tered troops by shooting up shipping
and bases.
Seeking to capitalize on their sur
prise of the Allies in India when
they burst from the Burmese jun
gle from three points to converge
on Imphal, the Japs maintained
heavy pressure in the face of stiffen-
ing British resistance. Beyond I'm
phal lay the Bengal-Assam railroad,
supplying Lieut.. Gen. Joseph Still
wells U. S. and Chinese troops push
ing the Japs down the Mogaung val
ley in far northern Burma.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-05
Churchill Willed $50, 600
Oh Bankers S9.S1S.OOO

LONDON. - Henry Strakosch.
banker = economist and a British
knight, who died last October, be-
queathed Prime Minister Churchill
$50, 900 as ga token of friendship and
gratitude for his and his wife's great
kindness and hospitality" it was dis
closed. The estate, valued at about
$9,818 ,0O0, was one of the largest
disclosed by recent death records.
Jan Christian SHUTS, prime min
lister of South Africa, was left $4O,-
600, and Minister of Information
Brendan Bracken was bequeathed
S10,0
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Occupation Plans

From London last week came re-
ports indicating Allied plans for
postwar Europe shaped by the U. S.,
Russia and Britain.
With the reich's collapse, the au-
thoritative London Sunday Observer
said plans called for British occupa-
ton of western and north central
Germany, U. S. control of the south
ern and south-central parts, and
Russia of the eastern section. Sym
Dol Of Germany, Berlin would be &C.
cupied by all three powers.
Before establishment of stable gov
eminent, the Big Three would also
occupy Austria, and any movement
for that country's union with Ger
many would be discouraged, with
closer economic ties with the Bal
kans suggested.
Looking toward eastern Europe,
information leaking from sources
consulted on perfecting details Of
the Teheran agreements indicate
Moscow will annex the Baltic states
and eastern Poland and Balkan ter
ritory considered additionally Rus
sian, and exercise influence over
Bulgaria, Rumania and Hungary.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-05

Food Subsidies

To peg consumer costs, War Food
Administrator Marvin Jones ordered
the So, 000, 900, 900 Commodity Credit
corporation to use its powers and
funds for substituting food prices.
In addition, the CCC was ordered
to purchase, sell, store and trans
port food and farm products involved
in the WAS price-support and lend
lease programs.
Strongly bucked by the farm bloc
in congressional debate but upheld
by administration forces, the food
subsidy program will cost the CCC
between $3.50, OOO, 900 and $500, 900, 900,
it was estimated.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-05
EUROPE:
In Balkans

While their lines held in northern
Russia, German troops fell back to
the Carpathian mountains in the
south, where they we're looked upon
to make a stand with Hungarian
and Rumanian forces recently in
corporated into the Nazi armies.
AS the Germans drew back in the
east, Allied bombers headed over
western Europe to drop their ex-
plosives over the expected invasion
routes and hammer at Nazi produc-
ton centers. In Italy, both sides
traded punches at Anzio below
Rome, while action tapered at Cas-
sine, where Germans chung to their
defensive posts.
In pushing the Germans back to
the Carpathians, the Russians ad-
vanced to within 80 miles from the
old Czecho-Slovak border, while far
Their to the southeast, they crossed
the Prut river to lunge into Ru-
mania.
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Taken to st. Petersburg, Fla, by
his master and then given to a resi-
dent there, an Irish setter, Duke, so
longed for his old home that he trav-
eled 1000 miles back to it at Roam,
Ind, where an old friend, Rev. Rob-
ert Collins, found him blOody-footed
and exhausted.
Informed of Dukes plight, his
master wired Rev. Collins funds to
care for the dog until he should re-
turn.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-05

SAVINGS: In the first two years
OF war, savings of the American peo-
pie have increased by more than so
per cent, represented by war bonds,
bank deposits and life insurance. The
total of these three items on Janu-
airy l OF this year was 81 billion
dollars. About IL per cent of in
dividual income goes into these
forms OF savings, according to the
Institute Of Life Insurance.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-05

India, Adm. Louis
Mountbatten rallied
Allied forces to a
stand to hold this
key to land commu-
nications all along
the 600 = mile Bur-
e front.
In the Southwest
Pacific area, strong
U. S. naval forces
again challenged the
Japanese fleet to
come out and fight
by the en-
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-05

DAIRY SUBSIDIES: Charles Hol-
man, secretary of the National Co
operative Milk Producers federation,
told a senate committee that SUBJ
sides on dairy products would have
to be increased by 5000, 000, 900 a year
to give farmers a fair return. This
would raise the total paid to milk
producers from $3.50, 600, 900 to $780,
600, 900. Holman is opposed to the
whole dairy subsidy program.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-05
%.wututn,g.NInH,mtr.tIlt.r|ny|ul@
Feeddnd
Succeed
BY JACK MAYNARD
Observation-Disclosures
SUGAR BETS AND LOW COST
FEEDING OPERATIONS
BY JACK MAYNARD

Right now, with farmers making
final plans for the relative acreages
of crops they will plant this spring,
fat stock selling at central markets
is telling a convincing story of the
Ivalue of sugar beet b~y-products in
helping to produce low cost gains.
| Cattle that were fattened this year
with full use of these ~by-products
to offset the steadily increasing
costs of concentrates, are showing
a good profit, while others, due to
excessive grain costs, have eaten
their profits away.
A clear picture of the high value
of beet tops in providing the bulk
of protein and f~attening nutrients
at low cost is brought out by the
record of a carlot of cattle fatten-
ed on a beet farm at Crook, Colo,
and recently marketed at Denver.
These cattle, sold at the Denver
Union Stock Yards on March 13
for S15.25 per cwt. weighed 1,122
pounds per head and showed an
average daily net market gain of
2.O4 pounds her head for the 80
days that they were fed in dry lot.
The most significant point
brought out by the careful records
kept on this particular feeding
operation is the fact that these cat
tie were fed a maximum allowance
of tops with a limited amount of
grain and hay and that consequent
w they were fattened at a daily
feed cost of only 2214c per head
per day. producing net gains at a
cost of only II cents per pound.
The average daily ration fed
these steers consisted of So pounds
of ground snapped corn, 80 pounds
of ground ear corn, 3 pounds OF
dried pulp, 2.5 pounds of alfalfa and
all the tops they would eat. In ad-
dition they were fed salt and bone
meal. While the feed cost reckon
ing includes a daily allowance per
steer of tops from ~ tons of
beets, feeding standards indicate
that the steers probably actually
consumed only about 500 of this
amount.
Figuring the cost of the entire
allowance of tops, however, but as
Stunning that only 500 of this
amount was eaten by the steers,
beet tops provided over 1911 of
the high quality protein needed in
this ration and in addition replaced
approximately 10 pounds of corn
fattening value per day in the
ration.
Briefly, the tops fed in a well
balanced ration with the other
feeds were chiefly responsible for
low feeding costs that in this in
stance produced a good gain and
finish and resulted in a high net
labor return of S36.S4 per steer.
This is only one of scores of ex-
.mples that are being brought to
light these days as records become
available of feeding operations con-
iucted on beet farms throughout
his entire area. With the present
for continued scarcity of
concentrates during the coming
year, due to increased demands for
God and for industrial purposes,
.ecords of this sort indicate that a
rood acreage of sugar beets can
10 more than any other crop to :
a potential supply of low
,ost grain substitutes during the
year to help insure con-
inued profitable feeding operations
nd a normal production of fertility
or the farm.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-05
Jap Flashlight Bulbs
Keep Britons in Dark

acknowledgements Brit
ons who purchased flashlights to
find every bulb a dud, got an
explanation recently.
The bulbs were part of a pre-
war consignment of lights made
in Japan which the Japs used to
dump in Britain at the rate of
40, 000, 1000 a year.
About 80 per cent of the bulbs
were said to be bad.
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CERTIFICATE OF PARTNERSHIP
TRANSACTING BUSINESS UN-
DER FICTITIOUS NAME

We, the undersigned, do hereby
certify that we are partners tran
sacting business under the firm
name and style of BALLANTINE
MERCANTILE CO.; that the prin-
cipal place of business of said part
nership is Ballantine, Montana; that
the m in full of all members of
said partnership are Glen P. johann
mes of B~allantine, Montana, and E.
Bateman of Pompey's Pillar, Mon
tana.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we
have hereunto set our hands this
22nd day of March. 1914.
E. BATEMAN
GLEN P. JOHANNES
Acknowledgment
STATE OF MONTANA,
County of Yellowstone.
On this 22nd day of March, 1914,
before me, Melvin N. Holiness, u
Notary Public for the State of Mon
tana, personally appeared Glen P.
Johannes and E. Bateman, known to
me to be the persons whose names
are subscribed to the within and
foregoing instrument, and acknow-
lodged to me that they executed the
same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my notarial seal the day and year
first above written.
(Seal) MELVIN N. HOLINESS,
Notary Public for the State of Mont.
Residing at Billings, Montana.
My commission expires Feb. II, 1947.
date First Pub. March 20, 1944-4t)
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
water stock of the Italian Ditch
Company, Certificate No. 43, be-
longing to John d. Bennett of Lau-
rel, Mont, is delinquent and will be
sold to the highest bidder on Satur-
day, April s., 1914, at 1 o'clock p.
m. at the office of the Company.
ITALIAN DITCH COMPANY,
John Harding, Secretary.
If
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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Isaac Platz, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned Executor of the Estate
of Isaac Platz, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four mnoths after
the first publication of this notice,
to the said Executor at mis- home
in Billings in the County of yell
lowstone, State of Montana.
Dated at Billings, Montana,
March II, 1914.
THOMAS S. PLATZ,
Executor of the Estate of Isaac
Platz, Deceased.
B. l.. Price,
Laurel, Montana,
Attorney for Executor.
(Date First Pub. March %, 1944-4t)
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Trailer Construction

No trailers have been built since
early in 1912. The year previous,
d $4,000 trailers were built for com
mercial purposes.
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FOR SALE-3-bedroOm house, bath,
furnace heat. 2-car garage, close
in. Reasonable terms. immediate
possession. Phone 5087, Billings.
Mrs. Fenton D. Wilcox, Securities
Building. 3-29-2tp
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-05
Alaska Transferred in 1867

Formal transfer of Alaska to the
United States after its purchase
from Russia for $1,000, 900 was &C
complished in 1867.
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PACIFIC:
Threaten India

AS bold Japanese forces thrust to.
ward the highway hub of Imphal ir
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Wanted to Rent at once-Modern
house or desirable apartment for
man and wife. Inquire at roo
20, Yellowstone Hotel. 1tp
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WITHOUT COUNTRY

A bill has been passed by the
house which would make men who
fled the United States to avoid the
draft "men without a country"
These expatriates would be forever
barred from reentering the United
States. The bill was sent to the
senate for action.
The house immigration committee
reported that many men have gone
into Mexico to avoid induction. In
the vicinity of FL Paso, Texas, alone,
more than 300 evaders are known to
have crossed the border.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-05

EDITORS NOTE: When opinions are depressed in these columns; they rst those Of
Released by Western Newspaper Union -
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FOR SALE-1937 Chev. Master De
Luxe Sedan, good condition. Tele-
phone 4S2-M. 1tp
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FOR SALE-TwO milk COWS. B. L.
Price. 3-22-tf
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FOR SALE-5-acre tract, good i'm
provements. Mrs. Laura Carter.
4-5-2tp
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FOR ~SALE-Wyandotte and Barred
Rock ROSTERS and hens; roosters
for breeding purposes. Phone
O312-J-3. 3-29-tf
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WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

Increased Activity in Pacific Sector
Marked by u. S. Blows on Jap Bases
And Heavy Fighting in Burma, India;
4-Fs Get Study in Manpower Crisis