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AS ANESTHETIC: SAYS SCIENTIST Portland, Ore., Nov. 29 U.B The man who takes one an art too many literally knocks him self out because alcohol, viewed scientifically, is more an anes thetic than a stimulant or sed ative. Dr. Howard W. Haggard, di rector of Yale University Lab oratory of Applied Physiology, gave the medical rather than the popular conception of alco hol's effect on the body during a conference here on alcoholic studies, In second-day sessions today. First of its kind on the Pacific coast, the five-day con ference Is sponsored by the Ore gon liquor control's educational advisory committee through co operation with Yale university. Hard ts Combat Painting a somewhat gloomy picture of possibilities of com bating alcoholism, because of complexity of the problem and dearth of facts to integrate them. Dr. Haggard attacked falacies in the popular concep tion. "When absorbed li the body It (alcohol) depresses and abol ishes the brain functions, ex actly as does ether," he said. 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The small man gets drunk faster be cause his body has less water in which the alcohol may "burn up." . Inhibitions Freed A snifter may appear to be a "brain food" in that it pro motes a little more mental ac tivity through release of inhibi tions, but don't ever try booze as a' muscle builder. While it serves as a quick food, it sus tains life only so long as it re mains in the body and its energy is not stored up as, say, is that fro ma beefsteak. But as a food it is deficient in B-l vitamins, so that physical consequences formerly attributed tj direct ac tion of alcohol actually result from vitamin deficiency. The conference is attended by educators, physicians, law en forcement officials and social civic workers from California, Oregon, Washington and Utah. BAD NEWS FOR BOOKIES Agua Caliente, Mex.Nov. 29 (U.R) The near-vanishing bookie took it on the chin again today with announcement by the Cal iente Jockey club that all. betting in the future will be made in the parimutual machines. Santa Claus Given Pointers By National Safety Council Chicago, Nov. 20 flJ.R) The National Safety Council gave Santa Claus a lesson in safety today. In a warning to parents, the council said a survey showed re cently that toys were involved in four per cent of home acci dents. Mom and pop can help prevent Yuletide tragedies, the Safety Council added, "by exer cising precaution In shopping for Junior's Christmas presents. First of all, the council said, toys should be selected with the age of the youngster in mind. It warned against giving a child a sharp knife, chemistry set, air rifle or a tool kit until he is old enough to realize and guard against the potential dangers. If he is old enough to use such gifts, the council-suggested, he should be given instruction and supervision as soon as the- tissue paper and ribbon is removed. "Don't run the risk of having Junior or father electrocuted by an electric train or other elec trically operated toys," the coun cil warned. "Be sure that the equipment, both toy and cord, is in good condition. There Is particular danger this year, the council said, in the ab sence of new electrical toys, be cause second - hand electrical playthings may have dangerous defects. Bows and arrows and dart games should be given only to older children, the council sug gested. One of the most common Yule tide tragedies, the council said, is suffocation of infants by small objects sucked into the lungs. To prevent this, the council ad vised careful Inspection of toys for removable parts. "Watch for whistles with re movable mouthpieces, stuffed animals with pin or button eyes, wheels and strings not securely fastened on pull toys," the coun cil said. PUSTIC SURGERY USED TO REBUILD MUTILATED VETS , WOULD HONOR DISTOMO San Diego. Cal., Nov. 29 (U.R) A plan to change the name of Linda Vista, largest federal pub lic housing authority project on the coast, to Distomo, in honor of a Greek village destroyed by gestapo, today gained momentum. THE AMERICAN WAY MAKES POSSIBLE lill JOBS FOR Tomorrow m, - ... itM'u..: i ' ' ftlSlf aaaaMWBawiawwMBMMiiwBsaMaWirtiiiafflyy.&fti!aw- ' By John Stewart United Press Correspondent Bushnell General Hospital, Brigham City, Utah U.R Not many weeks ago they were landing on the Normandy beach head, pushing forward on the road to Rome, driving Japanese off Salpan, bombing Berlin, fly ing P40's. Today, thousands of miles from the roar of any battle front, those same heroic soldiers are engaged in another struggle, a fight to enter civilian life as normal human beings rather than as ghastly spectacles re flecting the horrors of modern warfare. They are fighting for a chance to become socially inde pendent in the post-war world. In the plastic surgery ward at Bushnell hospital, as at Wal ter Reed, Valley Forge, O'Reilly and Letterman General hos pitals, hundreds of World War II veterans are having shattered and mutilated faces, burned and mangled' bodies repaired to look like new. Highly skilled doctors with the most modern medical equipment are the soldiers' al lies in this battle. As I followed the doctor Into the plastic surgery ward a cot was wheeled up the corridor to tne door of an operating room. On the cot lay a wounded soldier whose face was half shot awav. A bullet had pierced his chin, snattered his lower jaw, knock' ed out practically all his teeth, split" his tongue, blown out the roof of his mouth, and emerged through the top of his nose. His nostrils were destroyed, his mouth was a wide, irregular gap, scarred and bloody. Denture Made In the six weeks the patient had been at Bushnell much had already been done for him. An acrylic denture, transparent and molded, by one of the hospital's expert oral surgeons, formed the roof of his mouth and supplied mm with a set of upper teeth The denture, which also support ed what was left of his upper lip, was held in place by air suction through his nose. The two small pieces of sear ed flesh that were once his tongue had been cut loose from the bottom of his mouth where the raw tissue had grown to gether before he 'could be hos pitalized. Membrance was graft ed over the raw flesh to prevent a recurrence of the union. Speech Restored His slit tongue was to be sew ed together and, although he is unable to speak now, eventually the soldier will suffer little speech Impediment Bone from his hip will .. be used to rebuild his mandible, and rib cartilage will restore the contour of his nose.' Skin grafts from his abdomen will replace the scarred tissue on his face. Some day it will be diffi cult to detect that the soldier was ever wounded. In the first operating room we entered a soldier from the Pa cific theater who had lost his left eye a year ago was having an artificial eye inserted. Six weeks previously the eye socket had been relined with fresh skin from his right arm. The artific ial eye was ingeniously designed to hold open the eyelid, the muscles of which had been de stroyed. Soon it will be difficult to tell the artificial eye from the real one. SO Par Cent Return Nearly 90 per cent of the pa tients leaving the Bushnell plas tic surgery ward reenter active military duty. 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Guests at the Grlssom home Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. Tyrrell and Mrs. Dow, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wyant and Ralph Burrell. Thanksgiving dinner was enjoyed. Mrs. John Short spent a few days at home last week visiting her son, Carl, who Is spending his leave at home. Mrs. Law rence Worley returned home last week from Kansas where she visited relatives' and friends. Guests at the Haefft home on Thanksgiving were: Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Van Dorfy and Shar on, Mrs. Ted Caley, Jerry and Karen, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Russell, Darrell and Garry, Mrs. C. C. Cartwright and daughter Marlene, Miss June Hoefft. A new garage is being built at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Messall. ' Mr. Wyant's sister from Port land has been vlisting at the Wyant home. Burrell Wyant, Carl Short and Bill Nussbaum enjoyed an eve ning of ice skating last week. Several families attended the carnival at Eagle Point last Fri day night. Joan Damon of Lake Creek was chosen carnival queen. Mr. and Mrs. Canf ield of Trail were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George last week. A community dinner was Held Thanksgiving day at the Grange hall with about SO present. The new basement floor has been completed in the Grange hall Jack Chamberlain is visiting at tne home of Dwlght Burrell. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Davis and family called at the Geissom home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peck and family spent Thanksgiving at the home of Mrs. Rudolph Pech In Medford. Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 29 (U.R) An estimated total of 20,- 000 pheasant hunters from points as far away as southern Califor nia who jammed highways last Sunday were warned today by an OPA official that they face cancellation of their occupation, al gasoline rations if use for hunting trips can be proved. THE GRANGE - Roxy Ann Orange Roxy Ann Grange will meet In regular session Friday, De cember 1 at 8:18. This is the short meeting and will be fol lowed by a social hour. Mem bers are urged to attend. 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