SIX MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
The Medical Roundup
Thursday, October 25, 1956
Emerttu ConaIUJit in MtdiclB.
Mayo Clinic
Emeritus Protestor uf Madlilna.
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What To Do About
Mental Disease Problem
I have just read a remarkable
book which ought to be studied
by evrrv intelligent person in
the United
States. It is
called, "Every
Other Bed"
and is by Mike
Gorman, ex
ecutive direc
tor o the Na
tional Mental
Health Com-
mittee. Com
Alvarez monly. when
I write a column about the ter
rible problems of mental disease
a number of people write an
grily to say, "What are you talk
ing about that for? You don't
know anything about it. You
had better keep your mouth
shut." These people, of course,
don't know that I have spent
most of my life studying neu
roses and mild psychoses, and
that I have written three big
books on the subject. But that is
just by the way. What delights
me is that here is a man who
writes authoritatively about
"America's number one health
problem." No one can tell him
that he doesn't know what he is
talking about. Anyone who will
read his book, filled as it is with
thousands of facts, will see that
he knows very well what the
problem is.
Gorman was trained in psy
chiatry; he has attended the
meetings of one legislative com
mittee after another; he has read
widely, he has worked with
leading psychiatrists; and he has
gathered a tremendous amount
of important information. He
quotes Dr. Robert H. Felix, Di
rector of the National Institute
of Mental Health, who when he
was testifying before a Con
gressional committee, said, "To
day there are 9.000,000 people in
the United States suffering from
some form of mental illness se
vere enough to warrant treat
ment. Few get good treatment.
If there were 9,000,000 people
suffering from typhoid fever
or merely 900,000 we would
mass all our public health pre
ventive efforts into a gigantic
effort to smash so crippling an
epidemic."
Significant Factors
"No one denies that mental
illness and other personality dis
turbances are usually significant
factors in producing criminal be
havior, juvenile delinquency,
suicide, alcoholism, drug addic
tion, and the breaking up of mar
riages. How can we overestimate
the seriousness of the problem?"
Just one of our states spent
last year $160,000,000 for the
care of its mentally ill. This was
about 38 per cent of the entire
state-purposes budget. And to do
right by the insane, the state
should have spent much more. In
the year 1955 the Veteran's Ad
ministration spent $632,000,000
on the care of mentally disturb
ed veterans! The cost of mental
disease to the nation must now
run about $2,500,000,000 a year.
Worse yet, this expense is becom
ing greater all the time.
There are some clinics for the
psychiatric help of patients, but
I read that even in New York
City, where there are more clin
ics per persons than anywhere
else, a mentally disturbed person
has to wait from six months to
a year before he can get an ap
pointment! I like Gorman's feeling of dis
gust with the way things have
been going in the field of psy
chiatry. As he said, "If there is
an angry note of impatience in
this book, it is long accumulated
and difficult to restrain. Eleven
years ago, when as a newspaper
man I started waving the reek
and stench of our state mental
hospitals under the public's nos
trils, I thought American know
how would make short work of
deficiencies in the system." But,
as he says, there was little chance
of breaking down "the powerful
resistance of the self-appointed
guardians of the past."
Since then, Gorman has writ
ten and lectured and taken an
active part in mental health re
form movements in a number of
states. Gradually he has come to
see that little can be ac
complished by sporadic efforts.
The people of America, as a
whole, will have to wake up
some day and face the terrible
situation. As he says, "We have
made a small beginning, but the
typical state mental hospital of
today is an anachronism." "It is
still incredibly isolated from the
main stream of American med
icine. It's sad to say it, but med
icine has largely .turned its back
on this terrible problem.
For a while Gorman felt like
writing from the heart and let
ting "the hot adjectives fall
where they might," but he de
cided that this might not help
I sympathize deeply with him
because often it is all I can do
to keep from lashing out at
some of the quacks and quack
ery in psychiatry. Gorman and
I take our hats off to Dr. Will
Menninger, "who- spends 100
days out of every year traveling
about, pleading with industrial
tycoons. Rotarians, Kiwanians,
Lions, Elks, Eagles and sundry
others to support psychiatric re
search.
I will write more about Gor
man s book another time.
Dr. Alvarez hopes his readers
will understand that it would
be impossible for him to answer
requests for information or to
attempt to diagnose by mail.
(Released by The Register and
Tribune Syndicate, 1956)
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Five Minor Crashes
Reported to Police
Five minor accidents were re
ported in Medford Tuesday, ac
cording to Medford police.
Vehicles operated by David
Bruce Nelson, 1720 Prune St.,
Medford, and Fredrick Tillman
Grow, 528 Boardman st., Med
ford, were involved in an acci
dent at West Main and Grape
sts., police reported.
A collision occurred on Sixth
st. between Grape and Holly
sts. involving cars operated by
Wilbur Allen Cross, 1314 Lo
cust st., Medford, and Stephen
Haskell Shorey, address un
known, police said.
Bruce Edward Thompson, 841
South Riverside ave., Medford,
was cited for having no registra
tion in his car after the vehicle
he was operating was involved
in an accident with one operated
by Zelma Tillie Foote, box 1012,
Central Point, at 1117 East Main
St., according to police.
A parked car registered to
George Rex Victor Bolster, 203
North Oakdale ave., Medford
was struck by cars operated by
Grace Daisy Walker, 1765 Stew
art ave., Medford, and Samuel
Lawrence Gilbert, 2510 Lyman
st., Medford, in front of his resi
dence officers said.
Holger Dan Christensen, 53
Meyer's Court, Medford, re
ported to city police his car was
struck by an unidentified car
while it was parked in front of
his residence, police reported.
Oregoncms Reminded
Salem (U.R) Oregon residents
were reminded today by the De
partment of Motor Vehicles that
letters and remittances pertain
ing to driver licenses or motor
vehicle registrations should be
sent to the department of motor
vehicles, not to the secretary of
state.
Addressing motor vehicle cor
respondence to thi secretary of
state causes delay j officials said.
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In Ike and Stevenson Campaign
Editnr'i noU: Merriman Smith Is
covering his fifth presidential cam
paign. As In several other years, he
has travelled with both candidates.
He has just returned from a two-week-tour
with Adlai F. Stevenson and
again Is covering Presldrnt Eisenhow
er. The fnlowlng presents his observa
tions on their varying campaign techniques.
By MERRIMAN SMITH
United Press White House
Writer
Washington (U.R) There is
marked contrast between the
campaigns of President Eisen
hower and Adlai E. Stevenson,
due partly to the difference be
t w e e n seasoned professionals
and ardent amateurs.
Essentially the contrast is be
tween contender and incumbent.
A President in office normally
has far greater campaign re
sources in technical help and ex
perienced planning than an out-
of-office challenger.
For example, Mr. Eisenhower
has the services of the White
House transportation and com
munications office, staffed by
expert technicians, many of
whom have served in their jobs
since the Franklin D. Roosevelt
administration.
Stevenson had to start from
scratch in putting together
c a m p a ig n organization. Al
though he ran for President in
1952, he could not hold together
staff of political and technical
experts through the following
four years.
The Stevenson campaign or
ganization is sincere and ener
getic, but lacking in certain re
finements of planning. Steven
son insists on rewriting his
speeches right into the last min
utes before delivery.
Costly Delay
This frequently costs him the
presentation of his case in mil
lions of newspaper first edi
tions. Newspapers cannot print
what the Democratic candidate
says until they have a copy of
ins speech or until reporters
have heard the actual delivery
In Cincinnati last Friday
night, Stevenson scheduled what
turned out to be one of the most
important speeches of his cam
paign in wmch he blasted the
President and Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles for poor con
duct of foreign policy annd mis
representing the international
situation to the American people.
Two television newsreel crews
raveling with the candidate
were not told that the speech
was important and did not set
up their sound equipment.
His Cincinnati text also was
not available to reporters until
Stevenson completed his speech,
due largely to his last-minute
rewriting, plus the fact that his
staff misplaced their mimeo
graph machine temporarily en
route from the airport to the
hotel.
While many of his speeches
ccme out well ahead of time, he
still holds back on his more im
portant addresses until the last
possible moment. And frequent
ly, when he releases an advance
text,- he may abandon much of
it in the subsequent delivery
and substitute new wordage.
Well in Advance
Mr. Eisenhower, on the other
hand, completes his speeches
relatively well in advance and
sticks largely to his prepared
text. His interpolations of sub
stance are so rare that they in
variably attract much attention
when they occur. When the
chief executive holds a speech
until shortly before delivery,
the chances are that he has
something in it which he wants
to keep away from the opposi
tion as long as possible.
Mr. Eisenhower accepts the
applause of a roaring crowd in
stride. In fact, he can keep the
applause going in most crowds
simply by waving both arms
over his head.
Applause Surprises Stevenson
Bursting applause . seems fre
quently to surprise Stevenson.
He acknowledges applause by
waving his right hand and smil
ing, but if the roar of the crowd
is prolonged, particularly at the
start of a speech, the smile on
the Democratic candidate's face
appears to become obviously
fixed. At times he seems gen
uinely embarrassed.
Stevenson has learned from
applause, however. Although he
was convinced of the Tightness
of his H-bomb proposals, he
questioned their value as a cam
paign issue until he recently
beard audience after audience
on the Pacific Coast applaud
every mention of his plan to stop
testing these powerful nuclear
devices.
Public Response
Thus encouraged, Stevenson
decided to offer his plan to the
nation via television. Again the
public response reassured him
that he was on what he felt
was the right track, although
seme of his advisers remain
dubious about the vote-getting
qualities of the H.-bomb issue.
Most of the . men who plan
Mr. Eisenhower's travels are
seasoned professionals. Of ne
cessity, much of Stevenson's
campaign travel staff is ama
teur. Being President Mr. Eisen
hower is surrounded by a wall
Air Squadron Mascot
Grounded by Protests
Munich, Germany (U.R)
Rex, the chihuahua mascot of
the U. S. 5th Aerial Port Squad
ron, has been grounded because
animal protection societies think
it cruel to permit him to make
parachute jumps.
Staff Sgt. Charles L. Jones of
Columbus, Ga., said he put the
dog's parachute in storage when
British and German newspapers
complained of cruelty to ani
mals. . ,
Hatteras Lighthouse on Cape
Hatteras is the tallest (191 feet)
in North America.
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of security wherever he goes.
When Stevenson runs into a
big crowd, however, there is
little in the way of manpower
to prevent keyed-up spectators
from over-running his car.
Cars Lifted Out of Way
. In Oakland, Calif., a bus in
which Stevenson was riding got
stuck in a narrow driveway be
hind some carelessly parked
cars. Police had to lift and
shove the cars out of the way
to prevent him from missing a
broadcast.
Stevenson usually travels with
a considerably larger staff than
Mr. Eisenhower, excluding the
Secret Service, but many of
these staff members are volun
teers serving without pay. Yet,
with this large staff, the Stev
enson people make no copies of
their candidate's off-the-cuff
speeches for publication. In fact,
they have no copies themselves
just a tape recording as a
matter of record.
With the chief executive, how
ever, every word he utters is
transcribed and put in the hands
of reporters within a matter of
minutes. 1
Door Left Open
For Aid To Poland
Washington (U.R) President
Eisenhower last night held out
the possibility of U. S. aid for
Poland if the Poles want it and
succeed in their drive for inde
pendence from Moscow.
In an address offering encour
agement to Poland and other
restive Communist satellites, Mr.
Eisenhower said that the United
States stands ready to help
"freedom-loving peoples who
need and want and can profit
ably use our aid."
The Polish situation also drew
the attention of Democratic pres
idential candidate Adlai E. Stev
enson. Speaking in New York,
Stevenson called not only for
U. S. economic assistance, but
for U. S. action to take Poland's
case before the United Nations
if "Soviet pressure continues"
against the new Polish regime.
Stevenson said the U.N. m6ve
should be made only if Poland
requested it.
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thing made from fired earth, in
cluding glass windowpanes.
bathroom fixtures, wall and pipe
tile, enamel on copper, china
dinnerware and porcelain.
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"OREGON NEEDS A COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT, COMBINING
3 EXISTING STATE GROUPS"
"As a means to realizing our
state's best potential for growth
in alt iu areas I would recom
mend a State Department of
Commerce. This department
would combine activities now
under the Stale Highway De
partment, the Secretary of
State's office in Salem and the
State Development Commis
sion. It is my belief that such
a department, working with pri
vate concerns and Chambers of
Commerce can perform a real
service for Oregon and it one
small way of increasing effi
ciency of our state government.''
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The Ontario Argus Obfervw
(Nov. 21, 1955) said:
"Hatfield has progressive, forward
looking ideas, with professional train
ing in political science and what at
much more important, the practical
"know-how." . . . People like him and
the policies he espouses.'
N. Al HatfirM few Srm-tart -f Slate OMnmlttM
Waiiara E. WaUh, Chairman. 418 OrrpM B14a. SsIm. OfPa.
Why 9 out of
' every 10 Oregon newspapers
ml m I
urge ine election Of
DOUG McKAY
McKay Helped Formulate and
Supports the Plan that Brought
World Puce
Doug McKay was an important
member of the Eisenhower team
which worked for PEACE. No
political double-talk can dim the
record that this administration
tnded the war in Korea, and pre
vented aggression in the Far East
and Formosa. Oregon people
want a man who supports these
policies that have brought us
peace.
McKay Works to Cut GererMM
Spending and Lower Tasat
As Governor and Secretary of
the Interior McKay saved tax
payers millions of dollars. Lower
taxes mean more take-home pay
for Oregon families, and the
curbing of inflation means your
dollars buy more.
McKay is a Mae of Hcbea
McKay is interested in doing
what needs to be done instead
of filling the air with fancy and
ineffective speeches. He will be a
"working" senator the kind
Oregon people want.
THURSDAY KYJC 8:00 P.M.
Paid Mr. McKay for Senator Commitlre. W. L fBilll Pltillirt. r-:
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