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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.
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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.
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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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News and Notes
From Camp White
By SID HOLLINGSWORTH
Los Angeles It won't be long
now until a sizeable number of
Camp White veterans, sojourning
in the southland, will again be
seeking admission to the VA
domociliary station in the Agate
Desert
This is the sentiment of sev
eral men now who are waiting
until spring before actually mo
ving north to the old stamping
ground, where fishing and gar
dening as well as the compara
tive freedom of the Rogue Riv
er valley are the attractions.
With most of them, southern
California, sans sunshine, , is
more endurable because of asth
ma, rheumatism and other ail
ments which they find less pro
nounced during the winter
months in the warmer climate.
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-
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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.
Six pounds of coal are neces
sary for the manufacture of
every pound of smokeless powder.
some money to supplement what
she gets in a scholarship or from
working but make sure it is a
loan. If you don't you will make
him think he is in for beggings
from his wife's family and this
he will bitterly resent.
(Copyright 1956,
General Features Corp.)
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Of course, the reason the Ford V-8 is the
Just look at these official registration figures
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