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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1957
Former Lyerly Teacher
Discovers New Dog Serum
(Editor's Note: Dr. 11. Grady
Young, who has discovered a
new vaccine for dogs, as
pointed out in the accompany
ing story, was a teacher at
Lyerly in 1935. He married
Mardeline Hogg, Lyerly.
A Thomasville veterinarian can
soon point with pride to a new
vaccine which should gladden
hearts throughout the dog king
dom as much as Salk polio shots
did among U.S. teen-agers.
The vaccine, which will in
oculate dogs against “distem
per-hepatitis,” is expected to be
in commercial use sometimes
during 1957.
But it was only five years ago
that Dr. H. Grady Young, a
practicing veterinarian in Thom
asville for 16 years, first diag
nosed the disease while treating
a kennel of fine hunting dogs.
The disease was widespread in
England, but was not known to
be prevalent in the U. S. Now
here it was in Georgia—already
in the epidemic stage!
Dr. Young’s diagnosis led
wealthy plantation owners in the
Thomasville area to fear the loss
of fine, pure-bred dogs by the
possible spread of the disease.
Walter C. Teagle, a proud dog
owner as well as a proud
alumnus of Cornell University,
put in a call to Dr. James A.
Baker at Cornell and chartered a
plane to have him flown to
Thomasville.
“AS PROMISED”
Dr. Baker, generally considered
the top virologists in animal
diseases in the U.S., confirmed
Dr. Young’s diagnosis. Moreover,
he told plantation owners that
he could find a preventive
measure for the disease if pro
vided sufficient money to con
duct a research program. He
found willing benefactors the
minute he finished talking!
Today, partly because of Dr.
Young’s painstaking diagnosis,
a handsome, million-dollar lab
oratory now stands on the
campus of Cornell University,
with Dr. Baker as its director.
The laboratory conducts con
tinual research in diseases of
dogs — with distemper-hepatitis
heading the important list. And
Dr. Young, as would be expected,
is one of the five practicting
veterinarians in the United
States serving as a consultant for
the Veterinary Virus Research
Institute.
Although the research program
began with an initial fund of
SIOO,OOO subscribed mainly by
plantation owners, it now has an
endowment fund of more than
$500,000. Interest from this en
dowment finances the research
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FINAL TESTS
As a result of it all, Dr. Baker
and his staff have a vaccine
that’s about ready for commer
cial use. Final “modifications”
will be made upon completion of
field tests, which are being con
ducted this week in the Thomas
ville area.
Dr. Baker - and his associate,
Dr. Ben E. Sheffy, a nutrition
ist, are working closely with Dr.
Young in the fields to make an
“appraisal” of their efforts dur
ing the past five years of ex
periments.
Dr. Young pointed out that
more than 1,600 dogs in the
Thomasville plantation kennels
have been inoculated during the
five-year period. “We are proud
to report,” he said, “that the
disease has not occurred in any
of the animals which have been
vaccinated, except in some cases
where they were inoculated be
fore they were 10 weeks old.”
And, noting that the disease is
highly infectious, he added:
“Our records also show that
we are receiving, at the hos
pital, less than one-fourth of
the number of dogs originally
brought in for treatment.” He
attributed this decrease to the
obvious fact that the disease's
contagion has been minimized.
Experiments with the vaccine
has indicated that puppies
vaccinated between the tenth
week to three months after birth,
will receive lifetime immunity,
the scientists declared.. Prior to
the tenth week, they said, the
puppies receive immunity from
the colostrum (mother’s milk) —
assuming, of course, that the
mother has been inoculated.
SINGLE GOAL
What does all this mean to
dog owners? Exactly this:
Distemper-hepatitis in a dog
is comparable, roughly, to in
fluenza in a human. But the
comparison ends there, the doc
tors emphasize, because a person
can and usually does recover
from influenza—while a dog re
mains afflicted for the remainder
of his life.
Distemper affects the dog’s
brain. Hepatitis, as in a human
being, is a disease of the liver
and kidney. Dr. Baker em
phatically stated, however, that
hepatitis in a dog, as compared
with that in a person, “are not
even remotely alike.” And he
added that no evidence “has
ever substantiated” a claim that
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and Marcelle Bridges. (Photo by Emmett Nunn)
MENLO NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Ransom,
of Summerville, visited the J. R.
i Wyatts Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Dean were
| dinner guests Sunday of the
। George Deans in Summerville, it
, being little Allen’s birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martin, of
Gadsden, and Mrs. Mildred
Butram, of Piedmont, Ala., were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. N.
Martin Sunda.y
Mr. and Mrs. Seaborn Baker
and son, Benny, of Trion, were
dinner guests Sunday of the Jim
I Bakers.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Griffith
moved into Joe King’s new cot
tage near R. R., Saturday.
Mrs. Herman White has been
at her mother’s in Henagar the
past few days. Mrs. Anderson’s
I very ill with pneumonia. Mr.
White reports she’s holding her
own Sunday, but still very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hartline,
i Charles Chislom and Mrs. Bobby
I Chappelear visited relatives near
Collbran, Ala. Sunday. Mrs. Alma
Butler returned with them for a
few days’ visit.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Jackson
and Dee were ! n Chattanooga
' the disease in the dog can be
transmitted to a person.
If the vaccine is used widely
enough after being put into com
. mercial use, distemper-hepatitis
. will become a "thing of the
; past,” Dr. Baker opined. Then
no longer will a fine hunting dog
—which could be worth SSOO or
more—become ill and useless be
cause of the "devastating” dis
ease.
“That,” Dr. Baker declared, “is
1 the goal to which we at the In
stitute are dedicated."
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton
[ and son, Harvey, of Folkson,
Ala., spent the week-end with
i their daughter, Mrs. J. W. Par
rish, and family.
Deed Cleckler and Martin
Cleckler, of Chattanooga, visited
, Mrs. Lula Cleckler Saturday.
Henderson Jones and Mike, of
Atlanta, spent the week-end with
i Mrs. Pax Smith and Mrs. Welch.
Others for dinner Sunday, were
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jones and
daughters, of Atlanta: Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Welch and Miss Nancy
Welch.
Miss Lou Peppers, of Summer
ville route, was guest of the
Claude Barrys last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Townsend. Mrs.
Raymond Townsend, Stoney
Townsend and Buddy Durham, of
Wildwood, Ga., visited the Joe
; W. Murphys Saturday afternoon.
I Mrs. Elizabeth Townsend re
mained with her brother, Mr.
Murphy, who is recuperating at
their home.
Mrs. Ruth Gilreath and Lavon
Pettyjohn, of Teloga, were din
i ner guests Sunday of the C. J.
Fords. Others in the afternoon
were Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Cargle,
of Trion .
1 Misses Lillian Rosser and Isa
Stancell and a friend, of Trion,
! were in Menlo Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben D. Crain vis
ited relatives in LaFayette Sun
day.
Mrs. Vera Blue, of Bessemer,
Ala., is spending the week with
the H. G. Cavins.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Alex
ander and daughter, of Atlanta,
were guests of his parents, the
Roy Alexanders, the week-end.
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Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Espy and !
girls, of Atlanta, and the Clyde
Baker family were dinner guests
Sunday of the Tom Bakers. In
the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Staton, of Rome; Mr. and Mrs.
F. Staton, Mr. and Mrs. Red Wat- I
kins, of Armuchee.
Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas, of |
Rome, visited among friends in i
Menlo Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Barry and j
father, S. S. Barry, visited Mrs.
Emma Smith in Chickamauga ;
। Sunday afternoon, (she is very |
I ill). "
Mesdames W. R. Partlow and
Lois Pierce returned to their
| home near Fort Payne, Friday I
! after an extended visit with the
John Websters. Little Dawn
Alexander, who has been very ill»
at Floyd County Hospital, and
I her mother are with Mr. and
Mrs. Webster, Mr. Alexander
I having returned to his work in
Greenville. S. C. Mrs. Bob Bell I
. and daughters, Ann, Betty Lou i
and Ellen, of Gaylesville, spent ‘
Wednesday and Thursday with
her parents, (Mrs. Bell was with
Mrs. Alexander and Dawn at the
Hospital) Dawn is much im
proved. Their guests Sunday were ;
the Bob Bells, of Gaylesville: Mr
and Mrs. Earl Alexander, Stan
Perkins, of Summerville: Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Alexander and
Tommy, of Lyerly: Mr. and Mrs
Sell McWhorter. Misses Nelle
' Hamby and Gladys Ann Lyons.
Prof, and Mrs. W. M. Harrison
and daughter, of Ider. Ala.; Mr.
' and Mrs. H. J. Harrison, of Fort
Payne, and Mrs. Jo Harrison, of
Chattanooga, visited Mr. and
I Mrs. Jerry M. Murphy Sunday
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Linda Martin, who gave the devotional, and Frank Elliott, who gave the invocation. Standing, same
order: Billy Denson, Rebecca Parker, Don Hammond, master of ceremony; Bamby Robb, and
Mary Frances Barron.
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry McWhorter,
of Summerville, visited Miss
Olene Watson Sundaj' afternoon.
Mrs. Oscar Barksdale, son and
I daughter, of Fort Payne, Ala.,
i visited Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Mose
i ley Wednesday.
Lee Hogg and nephew, Buddy
i Hogg, of Lamesa, Tex., are visit
| ing his brother, D. A. Hogg, and
I family.
Vance Story is ill at this writ
a^ncT'M?.^ James Fuller
) or ; Teddy were in Centre, Ala. S
lose day.
|) —' Mrs. Joe Reed honored
! — husband Thursday with a bii
re- day dinner Friends enjoying
be occasion with the family v
t -o
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Majors
spent Sunday with their daugh
ter, Mrs. Tom Evans, and family
in Rome.
OAK HILL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hawkins
visited little Terry Hawkins at
. Chattooga County Hospital Sat
urday.
Mrs. Robert Baggett visited
Mrs. Ella Ward Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Morrison
visited Mr. and Mrs. Grady Win
ters, Ronnie and Oarol Ann Sat
urday night.
Mrs. Maude Tallent visited
Mrs. Ralph Hawkins and Mrs.
Ella Ward Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Mitchell visited Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Morrison Wednes
| day.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bullard and
Mrs. H. C. Jones visited Mrs.
j Pluma Gardner in Summerville !
,! Hospital Sunday.
’ i Mr. and Mrs. John Ray, of
i Chapel Hill, visited Mr. and Mrs.
i C. W. Morrison and Mr. and Mrs.
, । E. L. Harrison Friday.
Mrs. Felt Dempsey and Mr. and
! Mrs. Luther Anderson visited Mr.
': and Mrs. Fred Mitchell Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gladston Demp
- 1; sey and girls, Mr. and Mrs. O. L.
Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Yar
• ' brough and Mrs. Fred Mitchell
^visited Mrs. Ethridge Yarbrough
3,-and family Sunday.
Mrs. Idell Howell and Gail vis
hted Mrs. Fred Mitchell Satur
irtday.
5Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Morrison
WP visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gardner
; and family who were ill Thurs
’ day. They also visited Mrs.
, George Reece, who is ill.
Mr and Mrs. Fred Mosley vis
| ited Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Dempsey
Friday night.
Mrs. W. E. Boatman and son,
Willard, of Chattanooga, visited
: Mr and Mrs. Doyle Yarbrough
L and family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Yarbrough
and Brenda visited Mr. and Mrs.
1 Fred Mitchell Friday night.
Janice Yarbrough spent Satur
i day night with Linda Hawkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mosley vis
- ited Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Yar
rough and family Sunday night.
i Mrs. Myrtle Miller and chil
;. dren were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Purser and Edna
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Isbell
and Mrs. James Morris, of Rome.
I were week-end guests of Mr.
. and Mrs. J. E. Purser and Edna.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Baggett
visited Mrs. Baggett’s mother,
Mrs. Lon Teague, at Battey
State, also visited Mr. Baggett’s
brother, John Baggett, in Mc-
Call Hospital Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reece, of
Lyerly, visited Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Baggett Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jones and
girls, of LaFayette, were dinner
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Vernon.
Mrs. Robert Baggett, Mrs.
Grady Winters and Carol Ann
visited Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Baggett and Mrs. Dye and Dickie
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Winters,
Ronnie, Carol Ann and Robert
Baggett visited John Baggett at
McCall Hospital Friday, who is
recovering from an operation
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Dempsey,
Mr. and Msr. Joe Reed and chil
dren, Mrs. Ella Ward and Mrs.
Grady Winters and Carol Ann
visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Baggett last week
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hawkins, Jr.,
and family, of Chattanooga, vis
ited Mrs. J. E. Hawkins and
Linda Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hermon Harrison
and Greg. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Clark were supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Bryant Ward Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Brooks. Mr.
and Mrs. Billie Brooks and
Jimmy W’ayne were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Brooks and Pearl
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gardner
and David attended Mrs. Ray
Gardner’s birthday dinner Sun
day in Lyerly.
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