Alcoholics Gradually Slip into State
Of Uncontrolled Drinking, Medics Say
BY LOUIS CASSELS
Unittd Prest Corrpondnt
Washington up Alcoholism
creeps up on you.
Medical history records a few
cases in which
people seemed
to necome al
c o h o 1 ics as
soon as they
t SVlV r-fl'i scried orinK
t itjJFr -J- I '"? Their sus
ceptibility was
w . Jfc. i tn crrrtat that
WjJ&KfX a ' 0 'on
I CjTCl came virtual
V 'irffrifil y with their
Louis Cauels . ...
first drink.
But the overwhelming maj
ority of alcoholics slip gradually
into the stage of uncontrolled
habituation, usually after years
of what they regard as "social"
or "moderate" drinking. They
deny, even to themselves, that
they are becoming ale oholics.
they buttress their denials with
many peoplar mile oncentions
about the nature and symptoms
of alcoholism.
The best hope of arresting the
spread of alcoholism, authorities
say, lies in persuading its poten
tial victims to recognize the dan
ger signals and to seek com
petent help now.
Dangr Signals Listed
And what are the danger sig
nals? "The first sign of abnormal
drinking" says Dr. Paul H. Ste
venson, alcoholism expert of the
National Insti'ute of Mental
Health, "is apt to be a change in
the person's drinking pattern."
Mrs. Marty Mann, a recovered
alcoholic who is now executive
director of the National Council
on Ale oholism, listed several
other "early symptoms" of al
coholism: "Making promises about drink
ing." "Gulping" drinks.
Taking a drink before going
to a party or appointment where
wri?.r'V-,'.'J,h!" u "", thJrS ,n drinks undoubtedly will be ser-
m sni or aupitthri on alroholltm. i . J
It r-porti on the tmptoini of thu'Ved.
"Drorretilve dt. - m . . .... i r- . i
for ,,. wn. r,,7;, hV ,,-,iJ reeng me necessny 10 nave
m war 10 oreoming one of iu five drinks at certain regular times,
million Tlrttmi. I anrf ,;,h - cnofial event
Feeling that you "must" have
drinks for weariness, nerves, de
pression or to maintain a "pleas
ant" disposition "for the sake of
others."
There is, moreover, one test
which you can use to determine
whether your dependence on al
cohol has reached the stage of an
illness from which you require
outside help to recover.
How To Tell
'The test is this: Set yourself
a daily ration of drinks, not less
than one and not more than
three. If you're not a daily
drinker 'and some alcoholics
confine their drinking to week
ends) then the ration should be
for those days on which you do
customarily drink.
Decide that you will stick to
this ration for a fixed period, at
least three months, beginning
now. You must not exceed the
ration under any circumstances
whatever weddings, funerals,
sudden death of a friend, inherit
ance or promotion. No "special
occasions" or you have flunked
the test.
Any normal drinker, even one
used to drinking regularly and
fairly heavily, should be able
to pass the test. But the chances
are a hundred to one against a
true alcoholic passing it or
even being willing to try it sin
cerely. Tomorrow: Latest d t Jpp
ments in the treatment of alco
I holism.
Chile May Authorize
Copper Output Cut
Santiago, Chile (IP A high
official source said Monday the
Chilean government may auth
orize American copper compan
ies in Chile to cut scheduled
1957 production by 10 per cent
in view of the recent drop in
world prices.
The decline in the world price
of copper has been attributed "
surplus stocks of the metal.
The official said the possible
cutback in production of American-owned
mines in Chile is rc-
DELUXE LUXURY
New York W The 45,000
ton luxury liner He de France
arrived here Tuesday with some
800 crewmen and three passen
gers. The passengers, only ones
to be booked aboard the ship in
its sudden departure from Le
Havre where it had been strike
bound, complained of too much
service.
ceiving careful consideration
from the government.
The' Anaconda Corporation
and the Kennecott Copper Corp.
have estimated their 1957 Chil
ean production at 460 metric
tons.
Flu Epidemic
Studied in Iowa
Grinnell, Iowa IP. Iowa
health officials are studying the
possibility that Asiatic flu was
responsible for an epidemic of
influenza that struck 200 youths
attending an international reli
gious conference.
The outbreak prompted offi
cials of the state Health Depart
ment and of the Westminster
Fellowship's national assembly
to disband the conference im
mediately Monday and send some
1,800 teenagers home.
Several cases of Asiatic flu,
which has stricken thousands in
Oriental countries, have been re
ported along the coastal areas in
the United States. However, this
would be the first major out
break of that type of flu in the
Midwest.
Officials said only "a small
percentage" of the 200 stricken
youths, about 30 of them, would
remain behind under doctors'
care.
The epidemic was described as
"very mid" with the duration of
illness only about two days. .
Wednesday. July 3. 19S7
MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN
Red China Holding
Britain Responsible
Tokyo (IP Communist China
is holding Great Britain respon- j
sible for the return of 35 Chi-1
nese who took advantage of a ;
mutiny aboard a junk to seek j
refuge on Formosa, according to J
Radio Peiping.
The radio said the Peiping re- j
gime lodged a "serious protest"
with the British Charge D' Af
faires in Peiping Monday over j
the Paktang incident. i
The Paktang, a motorized
junk, was en route to Red-held
Tongkawan near Hong Kong
June 12 when seized by what the
Red Chinese described as "ruf
fians" and forced to fail to Hong
Kong.
Albany Timber Carnival
Slated To Open Tonight
Albany HP The 13th annual
Albany Timber Carnival opens
tonight with selection of a
queen to rule over the three day
celebration.
Beginning Wednesdayloggers
from the Paciiic Northwest,
New England and Canada will
compete for prizes and world
championships in bucking, top
ping, speed climbing, log roll
ing, chopping and axe throwing.
Finals will be held Thursday.
NOTICE!'
In order to allow our
employees to enjoy the
4th of July,
We will be closed July 4th.
Watch the July 5 paper for
our one day stupendous sale
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Head-on Auto Crash
Claims Eight Lives
Rock Springs, Wyo. (IP
Two late model automobiles col- i
lided straight-on near here late
Monday night killing eight per
sons, including a newly married
couple, in Wyoming's worst high
way accident on record. j
Two other persons were taken 1
to Sweetwater Memorial hospit
al in very critical condition.
Five of six soldiers from Fort
Lewis, Wash., riding in a con
vertible, were killed and the
other was injured. Killed in the
other vehicle were three young
residents of Green River, Wyo..
including the newlyweds. An
other passenger in that car was
injured.
The accident occurred about
one mile west of Rock Springs
on U. S. Highway 30, the major
east route through Wyoming. It
is a heavily- traveled tourist
route at this time of year. "
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Grange News
Upper Applegai Grange
A patriotic program jointly
honoring Flag day, June 14, and
Independence day, July 4, was
presented by Sister Marguerite
Black when Upper Applegate
Grange met in regular session
in its hall on Friday evening.
Tracing the use of flags in the
history of mankind from their
earliest appearances as emblems
of families, clans, or tribes
which were carried into battle
at the head of each group of
contending warriors, the speaker
briefly described the science of
heraldry which involved the
transferring to fabric of designs
emblazoned on shields, pointing
out that the names of various
parts of the flag, such as the
heading, the hoist, and the can
ton, or field, have all been de
rived from it. The flag code and
various aspects of flag etiquette
were also discussed.
The American flag was offi
cially adopted by Congress June
14, 1777, this being the origin of
Flag day, the speaker stated. At
first it was inteded to include
not only an additional star but
also an extra stripe for each
new state. However, this soon
proved impractical so it was de
cided just o add an extra star
as each new state was admitted.
Begining with the star in the
upper left corner of the flag as
now constituted, each of the
stars is named for a state in
chronological order of its admis
sion, wjth Oregon having star
number 38.
Sister Black ;oncluded her
presentation with the reading of
a poem, and a vocal solo, accom
panied on the piano by Sister
Mildred Redhead.
Preceding the program,
worthy master Menno Bach
mann gave his report on the
State Grange convention at
Bend, which he attended as of
ficial delegate from Upper
Applegate subordinate Grange..
Continuing disappearance of
small farms from the American
agricultural scen poses a real
problem for the Grange organi
zation as a whole, he said, in
order to maintain its member
ship. Oregon State Grange has
authorized a special study of
the problem with the purpose
of devising ways to increase its
membership in spite of this
trend.
Himself one of the eight mem
bers of the State Grange edu
cation committee. Brotl r Bach
mann described the spirited de
bates which took place during
committee sessions with regard
to the school re-organization
bill, passed by the Oregon
State Legislature, concerning
which, the convention voted to
seek a referendum. Humorous
highlights pertaining to well
known grange personalities, and
incidents occurring during con
vention sessions enlivened the
report.
Two applications for member
ship were received during the
business session and a commit
tee was named, composed of
Brothers Omar Culy and George
Redhead, and Sister Grace
Buck, to interview the candi
dates and bring a report.
Legislative Chairman Anna
Scott was authorized to inter
view Senator Philip Lowry and
Representative Duncan before
the next grange meeting and se
cure their opinions regarding
the school re-organization bill.
A resolution empowering the
executive committee to sell the
site of the old grange hall at Mc
Kee bridge was given its second
reading and passed with no dis
senting votes.
Noel Dunlap was reported ill
in Sacred Heart hospital in Med
ford, where he was being treated
for a nerve injury in his leg.
An additional contribution to
the chair fund was received, and
members were asked to bring
old sheets or sheet-blankets to
protect chairs and piano from
dust during completion of work
on the interior of the building.
The display table had as its
theme "south of the border," fea
turing a wide variety of items
representing handcrafts of Mex
ico, Guatemala, Bolivia, and
Brazil, which were exhibited by
the members.
Sisters Kathleen Scovell and
Grace Buck and Brother Hugh
Scovell served generous portions
of strawberry shortcake with
whipped cream and coffee fol
lowing the meeting.
Attention is called to the fact
that since Upper Applegate
Grange will hold only one ses
sion during the month of July,
the next regular meeting will j
not occur until Friday, July 26. 1
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97th SEMI-ANNUAL
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
June 30, 1957
ASSETS
First Mortgage Loans
Loans on Savings Accounts
Other Loans
Properties Sold on Contract
Real Estate Owned and in Judgment .
Investments and Securities
United States Government Bonds
Cash on Hand and in Banks
Office Building and Equipment
Deferred Charges and Other Assets
LIABILITIES
Savings Accounts .
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
Loans in Process
Other Liabilities
Specific Reserves
General Reserves
Undivided Profits
.$10,395,562.78
117,485.41
19,441.15
13,459.66
10,409.90
1 86,700.00
931,521.50
334,505.00
59,630.26
82,924.24
$12,151,639.90
.$10,339,234.91
100,000.00
306,362.06
171,291.01
16,291.95
986,349.11
232,110.86
$12,151,639.90
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