Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-15

The Salk vaccine works. This
week saw the nationwide an
nouncement that it was up to 80
per cent effective in preventing
paralytic polio.
The man who developed the vac
cine has become a national hero.
He's DR.. Jonas Salk of Pittsburgh.
In the Flathead, plans have been
completed for inoculating all first
and second graders, whose par
ents give written permission. In
school district 6 about 80 per cent
of the children received written
permission from parents and as a
result will be vaccinated.
The National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis is providing the
/! vaccine; local physicians and
nurses are donating their services.
DR.. Virgil Ferree, county health
officer, told the Hungry Horse
News that the Monday through
Thursday schedule setup for the
county was tentative. If the vac
cine-not yet shipped from New
York City didn't arrive in time
for Monday inoculations, they
would commence on the day, or
day after, the vaccine arrives.
The Hungry Horse News tele-
phoned DR.. Paul R. Ensign, Hell
ena, acting executive officer for
the State Board of Health, Thurs
day noon. He said nothing was
enroute from New York to Helena
yet" DR.. Ensign added that once
the vaccine is received in Helena
it can be repackaged and on its
way to the Flathead and other
points even in the matter OF an
hour.
In the Flathead, DR.. Ferree, the
other physicians, nurses and edu-
Gators are watching time factor.
The Salk vaccine last year was
given in five week period. The
first two shots week apart, and
then the third shot at the end OF
five weeks. Six weeks from now
District will see the last week of
school.
A new factor is DR.. Salk, the
much respected discoverer of the
: vaccine strongly recommending
that children be given two inocu-
lations now, and the third seven
: months later. He feels this provides
more effective immunity. Further
: more it will help spread the sup
: : ply of the newly developed vaccine
: to protect more children.
DR.. Ferree in Kalispell comment
= ed that since the National Founda-
> ton for Infantile Paralysis was
!, buying and providing the vaccine
y for local first and second graders
decision on whether to follow DR.
. Salk's advice must come from The
Foundation.
oil Next weeks schedule is as fol,
f lows: (KGEZ, daily papers an<
q school authorities will make an.
e nounceraents of time changes.
N There is somewhere near 50-5l
d chance that the program will ge
underway Monday, if not it will b.
% Tuesday or even Wednesday for
m start.
j. MONDAY
IS 8 a.m.-Kalispell first graders
up to 268 in number, at Elrot
t. school; 100 p.m.-Kalispen sec
es ond graders, up to 270 also at Ell
SO rod.
I'd TUESDAY
G. 9 a.m.-At Elrod with ST. Mat
r thew's Parochial, the Seventh Da
IS, Adventist, Bigfork, Somers an
Evergreen schools first and secon
OF graders, for a possible total of 3d.
4 100 pm. all rural schools M
llr scheduled elsewhere, for a tot;
m of up to 209.
WEDNESDAY
ey 10 am. Columbia Falls grad
ng school multi-purpose room wit
n NEGOTIATIONS to be given in tn
20 kitchen.
ms Supt. Dulane Fulton advises tn;
w the seven Essex first graders wi
IL be picked up by bus at West Gls
y cier at $40 am. along with Apga
West Glacier and then Coram fir
~. and second graders.
he These children will receive il
-or oculations at 10 am. and sta
on back by bus to Coram and We
to Glacier-Apgar within half hou
ey Another bus will pick up Ma
h tin City and Hungry Horse fir
nd and second graders with the
he teachers at 10 am.
ter Canyon View, Half Moon al
Deer Park teachers are advis
tho that their first and second grade
OK. should come in at l pm.
ex, Principal Phil Nelson repol
tn that So of the 81 first graders a
M 96 of the 1O6 second graders
Columbia Falls have had writ
: permission from parents for t
IL three shots.
- THURSDAY
~ 10 a.m.-Whitefish school wi
= Olney and Bissell coming
the Whitefish for total of up to q
ded DR.. w. F. Bennett and DR.. A
nal thony M. Opisso will give the va
for cinations in Columbia Falls. b
are physicians are much impress
lere with the Salk reports, and belle
gle, it will mean much less polio
the future.
coin Mrs. Violet Rasmussen, Kal
Try, pell, heads the county volun
the (Please turn to page ~
6 WEATHER forecast: Clo1
Y of with snow over mountains and
for casional periods of snow or !
arts; in the valley Thursday aftern