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IN NATION'S HOSPITALS 'Rocking Bed 9 Invented By Denton Man Is Used Widely STOCK SHOT FOR THE FAMILY ALBUM Little. Billy Fitzgerald has gone and got his head in it, much to the amusement of sister Gene Marie. The site is th 18th Century pillory at the old Colonial jail in historic Williamsburg, Va. The pillory is a favorite prop for vacation photographers. Holding Billy up for the thrill is his mother, Mrs.

W. E. Fitzgerald of Roanoke, Va. Texans Will Vote Nov. 13 On Pension Boost, Special Session AUSTIN, Sept.

13 tffi Texans apparently will be voting on both an old age pension boost and a special session of the legislature Nov. 13. Gov. Shivers has indicated he would summon a special session early next year if the voters adopt an amendment that would permit spending of $42,000,900 a year of Uate money on welfare. The ceiling is now $35,000,000 a year.

Tiie Legislature ordered the amendment raising it submitted to a vote in November, along with Borne other amendments. Shivers said a vote favoring an amendment would be a very good sign that the people wanted immediate action by the lawmakers to put up the cash. The governor said a special session could at least bring a study of some plan to believe future Lions Carnival Courthouse Square FEED and SEED North Texas' Leading Dealer INSECTICIDES Crab Grass Killer Seed House East McKinney St. water shortages such as many Texas cities arc struggling with now, and that it could see if something else be done to cut down on the highway traffic toll. Shivers thought a special ses- ion might authorize counties to join in creation of water districts to build dams along larger creeks and rivers.

These could store flood- time waters against future drouths. It sucli a plan would require an amendment, a special session could not handle it. Amendments must spring from regular sessions. Shivers said he would call special elections for Nov. 13 to fill eleven vacancies in the house.

He announced resignations of three more house members: M. B. Etheredge of KnntsviUe; Hiram Staton of Waco; William A. Swindell of Commerce. The governor said he hoped for a big turnout in the November election and he thought legisla live elections might help stimulate interest.

LANZA'S 'FULL VOICE' MEANS FULL STOMACH WICHITA, Kas. Ml -Critics wrote of Mario Lanza's "fill voice" when the singer of operatic and movie fame appeared recently ill this southern Kansas city. "Un limited "enio Uonai color" were descriptive terms some of them added. At 3:30 p. before the con cert, reports hotel chef Joseph Lannas here's what Lanza ate Six ounces of soup.

One wholi onion. One whole grapefruit. Three pounds of trimmed The chef said Lanza ate 12 nel pounds of steak in four meals dur ing his stay at the (Lassen) hotel SPEED w. IS OTffi ATT ACTION- THAT AND PERFECT By EVELYN ALLEN Stiff Writer An embryo idea has grown info a full-sized profession for C. A.

Burns, 604 West Hickory. Enlivened by a casual comment by Dr. John R. Levan of UcClos- ky General Hospital in Temple, Burns set out in 1943 to make "rocking beds," needed by medical patients with circulatory defects, a reality. He had no idea that within eight years, results of his work and thought would be spread through United States hospitals.

Burns, leisurely touring through the Temple hospital, for which he was a construction engineer, listened carefully as Dr. Levan, cir- ulatory specialist, said, "If I just had something to circulate blood hrough the bodies of my patients, could save many lives." As the doctor spoke, he moved his hands a see-saw motion. "It was then hat I began to think," says Burns, who recalls the incident. Firit A Hobby 'At first my invention was just a time-filling hobby," the middle- aged Dcnlnn man explained, blue eyes set on a drawing of his hob- result. The "rocking" or oscillating bed resembles any ordinary hospital ed, except for a side lever, which moves forward and backward as a small motor underneath the itructure revolves.

The motor, a model, controls the gear case through means of a pulley belt attached to the end of the ever. "It's as simple as that," claims the short, stocky Burns, vho says that he doesn't like con- jested thoughts or machinery. 'Just plug it in and it rocks." The once amateur inventor first realized the importance of his discovery when Major John Brennen called him in 1948 from the Army- vy Hospital in Hot Springs, Ark. The major asked Burns, who was also an Army major in World War II, to make a bed for hospitalized boys who needed moderate exercise while under medical care. Wasn't Excited When queried as to his excitement over the call's importance, the Dentoniie brushed back his rumpled grey hair and said profoundly.

"I wasn't too excited. My motto is 'if you don't know something, ask somebody and Jie'H know'; so I wasn't too worried about the success of my rocking bed." The first bed, sent to tlie Hot Springs Hospital, was so successful that it was used 24 hoiirs a day, giving each patient four hours of artificial exercise. Since the time of the phone call from Major Brennen, approximately 100 Burns oscillating beds have been scattered throughout US hospitals, including seven now beinjf used in Dallas and six in Fort Worth. "I have been continusous- ly producing my product since reports the Dcnton man, commonly known as Major Burns. "But it has taken work up until this year to perfect my machine, which now moves at an angle of 25 degrees." The first bed oscillated only eight to 10 degrees.

Another improvement made recently concerns the ability of the machine to stop at any point between the 25 degree angle. Purpose of the Burns oscillating bed is to provide a form of relax- ation and, at the same time, to exercise body parts that deteriorate from lack of use while the patient is in an iron lung or bedridden. Many people with insomnia twist and turn all night in an effort to shift weight off a tired body. In the oscillating bed, weight is shifted automatically--requiring no effort or energy expended from the sleeper. in Houston "Production is in i infancy now," exclaims Burns.

However, the future holds a possibility of rapid and prolific production for the rocking bed, which was displayed and explained in Houston this week by Dr. W. A. Spencer, medical director of the Southwestern Infantile Paralysis Center in Houston. Burns was in Houston recently telling doctors and medical authorities of the uses for his invention.

He also traveled to Shreveport, where he personally presented a rocking bed to the polio center. Not only is the Denton man working on a rocking bed, but also a standing bed, which tilts horizontally 70 dejirees every five minutes. This form of exerciser has been approved by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. "In polio cases, it is best to let the patient 'rock' for seceral hours and then let him breathe for himself while the bed is motionless. This natural breathing heightens the patient's ability to grow stronger," stresses the originator of the instrument.

"When breathing grows difficult for the person who is under medical treatment, it is wise to turn the machine on again." No) New Idea The Burns machine, though new in style, is not new in idea. Dr. Eaves of London, used a ted across a rocking chair some 30 years ago for therapy with a diptheria case. Research goes further to prove that ancient women knew that by gently rocking a baby, it would go to sleep. Used mostly for people with heart ailments or polio, the oscillating bed can also be of help to men and women, who by reason of their profession, do not obtain proper relaxation and are advised not to take strenuous exercise.

"The thrill of building a big dam is nothing compared to the thrill of seeing helpless victims of sickness being aided by something you yourself provided for them," says the sympathetic inventor. "I know that God is on my side or I couldn't have gone through with my little idea." he added. Miss Nancy Gates Appears Monday On Radio Shoiv Miss Nancy Gates, a Hollywood actress who calls Denton home, will make 'an appearance as a supporting star on the Lux Radio Theater's Monday night presentation of "Sunset Boulevard." She will play the part of the Hollywood script writer in the CBS version of the movie which starred Academy Award winner, Gloria Swanson, and actor William Hoiden, curtain time is 8 p. m. Miss Gates, whose parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Virgil W. Gates, live at 2019 Bell, began her career as a singer with 'Fessor Floyd Graham's Aces while a student at North Texas State College several years ago. She has appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions. Special Events Offered Soldiers Iti Punch Bowl SECOND DIVISION, Ko Sept.

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