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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, January 24, 195S Terrible, Burning -Pain Successfully Treated by Drug Berkeley, Calif. (li.R) A ter rible, burning pain so distress ing it frequently drives patients to suicide has been successfully treated by two University of California physicians with a drug widely used in mental cases. The physicians, Dr. Lester H. Margolis and Alfred Gianascol, said they have used the drug chlorpromazine successfluly in alleviating a condition known as thalamic pain syndrome a burning pain throughout the side of the body which sometimes ac companies a stroke. Damage to Thalamus The thalamic syndrone, a rela tively rare condition, is caused by damage to the thalamus or its connections with other parts of the brain resulting from the stroke. Occasionaly the pain ends spontaneously, but in many cases it continues throughout the life time of the patient. The patient the physicians treated successfully was a 41 year-old housewife who had at tempted suicide four times and begged for a lobotomy a bram operation which dull3 reaction (-Jo the pain but may cause un desirable personality changes. After three weeks of treat ment with other drugs, the pa tient was statred on chlorpro mazine. The physicians said they got a "good response" with the dosage of 200 milligrams per day, but that a daily dosage of 400 milligrams gave the best results. 0 Marked relief from the severe pain has been maintained for 17 months, the doctors said. The pain is still present to a mod erate degee, but does not inter fere with the patient's daily routine. KVT 'W l4- f&y FETID FENTON I Someone Will Get a Gift Fetid fent on I Will Be Offered On MOD Auction After many weeks of inten sive searching, the Crater Lions club has located what they consider to be probably the most important item to be sold on the March of Dimes auction on Station KBES-TV tomorrow night, starting at 9:30. The club has been assured that Fetid Fenton I, the think ing goat, definitely will be on the auction block. Over 100 years ago the Tog genburg goat of Switzerland, which was famous for its alarm clock characteristic of "sounding off" every four hours, was transported to the Island of Malta where it cross ed with the Maltese goat. The cross-breed became famous in the Arabic section of the Medi terranean as a camp watchdog A Nichol's Worth of... Comment On This and That By HARMAN W. NICHOLS United Piati Future Writer Washington (U.P.) The bed makers are waking up to the fact that man is growing taller. Longer beds are the result. Take the case of a six foot, eight inch basketball .cen ter. That poor lug, coiling himself into a Pullman berth, looks as awk ward as a slide trombone play- Harmon Nichols er in a tele phone booth. I can't tell you what the train folks are doing about the grow ing man. But I can report that the biggest side-of-the road hos telry in the world, the Marriott Motor Hotel, will have king size beds. The snore pads in the 370 iiit development, which hopes Oto open this spring in the Wash ington area, will be 80 inches long, instead of the standard 74 inches. The motel builders did con siderable research on the growth of man. About 70 per cent more men in America now top six feel, as compared to 1918. We Americans have been inch ing up in height for a long time since the Resolution, in fact. For example, there were twice as many soldiers over six feet tall in World War I as there were in the war between the states. And insurance companies, calling on the government for help in their research, say that the average height of American males increased a full inch in the 23 years between the two world wars. And listen to. this: There are 70 per cent more six footers today than there were at the end of World War I and 45 per cent more men over five feet 10. The National Bureau of Stand ards has done some measuring and bouncing about on longer beds and concludes that every one, including short people, sleeps better on a sack that is too big for their pajamas. Nine By Nine Biggest bed I, ever saw was hand-made for Primo Camera, the onetime heavyweight box ing champion and later a profes sional wrestler. The man couldn't sleep in regular beds, so he had somebody build him one nine feet by nine feet. Cost a pretty, too. A cartoonist on a Washing ton paper got so tired and sore of falling out of bed that he built himself a huge bed. Trouble was he built it in the basement. PICTURE TUBES REJUVENATED Is your picture tube dull and weak? Most picture tubes can be restored to original brightness at only a fraction of the cost of replacement. For further information CALL Electronic Service 18 N. GRAPE PH. 3-1971 And like the man who built his own boat downstairs, this fel low couldn't get his sleeping gear out of his work room. So he dismantled it, and fin ally made it up. He was so tired that he decided to take a little nap. First thing he knew, he was sitting on the seat of his PJ's on the floor again. But he has learned to roll and toss now and wouldn't trade his home-made pad for money, chalk or marbles. If you're big and ever fell out of bed, you know what I mean. Aliens Reminded of Address Requirement Aliens in Oregon and Idaho have only one more week ' in which to comply with the fed eral law requiring that they re port their address to the govern ment during January of each year. An estimated 14,000 aliens have already complied with the address report requirement com pared to 21,000 who filed reports last year. Wilful failure to comply car ries penalties ranging from fines to deportation, immigration and naturalization service officials have announced. Parents or guardians may file the report for aliens under 14 years of age or for those incom petent or under custodial care. Immigration officials urge all aliens who have not yet com piled to go as soon as possible to the nearest post office or im migration office to'file the report. Salem Police Looking For Burglar oi Safe Salem U.R) Salem police today were looking for a safe cracker who sometime over the week end broke into the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph office and made off with $3,400 in cash and checks. . The robbery was accomplished sometime between 4:30 p.m. Sat urday and 7:50 a.m. Monday when the theft was discovered. Police reported that the bur glars took $1216 in cash and $2156 in endorsed checks. for nomadic tribes and for its peculiar smell; . Fetid F e n t o n's ancestors were brought to the United States during the California Gold Rush of 1849 and it was believed they would make ex cellent camp guardians in the wild west. It is not known if the theory was ever tested but many an old timer will testify that Fetid Fenton's an cestors were the peskiest, nastiest, smelliest and meanest of all four-footed animals. Fetid Fenton, with all the characteristics of his ances tors, will be delivered at the direction of the highest bidder and club members suggested he might make an excellent gift for someone whose friend ship isn't considered too valu able. And Fetid Fenton's entire purchase price will go to the March of Dimes for the fight against polio, as will receipts of all other items sold at the auction, Lions members reminded. HE'LL SCARE 'EM Detroit cops will take on this fear-: some aspect when the new armored coat becomes avail able at all precincts. Designed for use in combating riot crowds and barricaded gun men, the "coats" will be made of armor plate weigh ing 65 pounds. Spotlight and gun portholes are covered with bullet proof glass. Portland Traction Line Gets Temporary Permit Portland (U.R) Portland Bus patrons were assured today they would have service at least until April 10. The City council yesterday granted a permit to Rose City Transit Company, subsidiary of the Portland Traction Company, to operate the city's transit sys tem for an additional 60 days after the present Portland Trac tion Company franchise expires on Feb. 10. 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There are other reasons for seeking a change, the principal one being the contrast in living conditions here and at Camp White. As one member express ed it, there is just too much of everything here. For this reason it is necessary for the VA management at LA to institute an elaborate system, not only in hospitalization but in th. routine of existence. It is the factory and mass produc tion method versus the outdoor living and the rugged existence of the woods and fields. There are great "open spaces" in both directions, but at Camp White they are green and fresh whereas in this section it is all a city of automobiles and mov ing people as well as moving pictures. The writer has gone through the mill here at Sawtelle after an absence of five years. There has been very little change in that time, although disabilities have altered materially. There is less need for atten tion to psycho-neurotic patients, although a special hospital is maintained for those cases in the center itself. Mental hygiene is included now in the clinical practice of domiciliary doctors. Alcoholism is less of a disturb ing element than it was before the Korean engagement There is no question concern ing the efficiency of this brand of veteran medicine. It is almost too efficient, however effective, with the human equation sub ordinated in the actual therapy and treatment. Social Service is depended on here, as at Camp White, for the review and consideration of per sonal problems. At no other hos pital in the U.S. can be found such a complete complement of medical practitioners and spe cialists. The medical program includes such 'supplemental activities as recreation, arts and crafts and physical medicine and rehabili tation, but they are incorporated in the overall plan of operation. The special feature inaugur ated by Dr. C. K. Todd of foUow up in physical medicine through personal contact is given less attention since the hospital re quirements are of major concern here. Dan Hartman, who worked in the domiciliary office at Camp White, is still on the job in the admission office here. He wishes to send greetings to all of his friends "if any" at Camp White. "I checked into the VA here June 15, 1955 and started to work at once in the admission office," he reports, "since that time," he says, "I have admitted quite a number of Camp Whit ers" Among those who have enter ed the domiciliary recently are William Brooks, who was on the guard force at one time, and Frank Barnes, who has been as signed to a section after hospit alization at Wadsworth. Mem bers will recall Barnes as cap- Dz. Huxlock As We Live Husband Will Resent His Begging In-Laws When one member of the fam ily is well off, other members often expect financial help from him. This can can lead to trouble. (Q) "Last September, my younger daugh ter was mar ried io a man 12 years older than she. This man has laTien over his fa ther's business and is very well off. He gives my daughter beau tiful jewelry, clothes, and a lib eral amount for spending. They have two cars, a big house, and entertain a lot. "Now my problem is my older daughter. We have managed to keep her in college and she will graduate this year. She is very anxious io go on and do one year of graduate work as this will help her lo get a better job. However, we feel we can not afford this as my husband will be retiring soon and we will have to count pennies then. My older daughter feels that her younger sister should help pay her bills as she has married a rich man and has plenty of money to spend. Should we ask her to pay her sister's expenses in college for next' year?" (A) No. The money she has is not really hers to do with as she pleases, it is her husband's money, given to her for clothes, entertainment, and other ex penses he feels necessary for their position in the business and social worlds. By ELIZABETH HURLOCK, PH.D. If your older daughter is a good enough student to justify her working for a higher de gree, she should apply for a scholarship. There are plenty of scholarships available for gradu ate study today and they cover most of the student's expenses. During the summer or dur ing .vacation periods, your older daughter can work to earn spending money to supplement what she receives from a schol arship. Most graduate students do this and make out very well. Your son-in-law might be will ing to lend your older daughter tain for a long time in Company A. William Mitchel, of the en gineering division here, is await ing travel orders to proceed to Camp White to succeed Assistant Engineering Officer Duane. He has just received notice of his ' appointment to this post. The Shady Valley district of Johnson county, Tennessee, has produced manganeseoby mining operations since 1883. 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