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fOtntTtnr -MTDrORD (OREGON) mail tribune
Sunday, December 29. 1957
The Medical Roundup
Rmvritns Consultant in Hedlelna,
Mayo Clinic
Emaritos Professor of M edicts.
Mayo Foundation
ttfcra Wb Ate Vt
Jl900tible For Thai
Child's Delinquenef
Mny people have written in
r.g9r, saying that my ipeaking
of th heredity of neurosei and
psychoses is terrible and thould
VM flopped. Some women laid,
"How could you be ao cruel as
a tatt away all hope from us
n our child?" Then I was dis
ire&l because X would never
Hiilirjly hurt ajayon. Unfor
'IwiStly, tfc woman had mis
tiPdera'ood me and had assumed
if tl X said several things
that I was very careful not to
S?t assumed that bicause ene
J;tt tk, insane mother, one must
ffi ititmnS. No; a child with such
9 pfntagS has many chances
of Escaping the inheritance. My
correspondent thought, also, that
I had said that if a disease is
hereditary it is bound to be se
vere and disabling. No; if it is in
herited at all, it can be mild.
She thought I had said that if a
disease is hereditary it is incur
able. Most certainly not. The
other day at a big medical con
vention in New York, two fine
looking physicians came up and
each reminded me that, many
years ago, I had seen him in a
depression. They each said they
had come out of it and had been
wonderfully well ever since.
Meant Nothing
One reason why I keep writ
ing on this subject is to bring
back peace of mind to hundreds
of fine people who have been
terribly hurt by accusations
leveled at them by someone
thoroughly indoctrinated with
the cruel ideas of one school of
psychiatry. On my desk is a
letter from a lovely woman who
has much insanity in her family.
When her boy became mentally
disturbed, the doctors refused to
listen to a word about the bad
family record; they said that this
meant nothing. No; the fault was
all hers. Without asking any
questions, the doctors were sure
that she had lavished too sexual
a type of love on the boy, and
had thereby injured him psy
chically. The woman was sure
she hadn't treated this boy any
differently from the other three
who are now nbrmal, but her
denials did her no good. As a
result, she was left broken
hearted and so full of guilt she
could no longer face her rela
tives and friends.
She writes, "Although my hus
band and I cannot see how we
j can be at fault in this matter,
we have been hurt so terribly
tfcit we have nearly gone out of
our naids. My poor mother
grieved so bitterly over this ac
cusation that I think it shortened
her life."
This letter is only one of
scopes telling me of the cruel ac
cusations of people who have
broken the mother's heart and
left her feeling entirely at fault
and disgraced because of her
supposed total responsibility for
the vicious behavior of a psycho
tic and delinquent child. In one
such case, when the mother
brought me the child, it was easy
for me to show her with the help
of an electroencephalogram (rec
ord of the electric currents form
ing in his brain) that he was an
epileptic without fits much
like one of his uncles. In another
case, studies by an expert neu
rologist whom I called in to help
me showed that the boy's brain
had been injured by a bad attack
of measles followed by encepha
litis (brain fever). In neither of
these cases could the mother
have had anything to do with
producing the illness it was as
definitely "organic" as a frac
tured skull or a meningitis.
Hospital Visit Urgued
One fine sensible mother with
a psychotic boy writes, "I pray
that you will keep writing on
this horrible illness with which
our boy has been stricken. Too
many persons prefer not to hear
about this painful subject. Un
less it happens to strike someone
close to them, they pay no atten
tion to it or its seriousness. I
wish that every person could or
would visit a mental hospital,
just once in his life, so that he
Grange
Shady Cove Grange
The Shady Cove Grange held
their Christmas party Saturday
evening, Dec. 21, in the cafe
teria of the Shady Cove school.
Mrs. Ed Houston, HEC chair
man, had the tables decorated
for the season. After the pot
luck supper cards were played
and finally the exchange of
gifts. There were several invited
guests.
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 22,
the following officers were in
stalled at the joint installation
ceremonies, held at the Eagle
Point Grange by Deputy Roscoe
Roberts arid his staff of assist
ants. Ed Houston, master; T.
M. Littlefield, overseer; Delia
A. Littlefield, - lecturer; Ray
Deister, assistar.t steward; Sadie
Vanderlip, chaplain; Anna Burl
Kee, secretary; Ola Houston,
Flora; Osa Deister, lady assist
ant steward; Ed Stothers, execu
tive committee.
could sympathize better with
these unhappy people who suffer
so terribly." She is perfectly
right.
Fortunately, at last, there has
appeared a group of psychiatrists
who are also experts in the study
of the functions of the brain and
in the use of drugs to modify
these functions. Also, there are
psychiatrists, like my friend Pro
fessor Franz Kallmann, of the
Department of Psychiatry of Co
lumbia University, who, by gath
ering thousands of observations,
showed that schizophrenia and
manic depressive psychosis are
almost always hereditary in na
ture. All those many good per
sons who may now feel impelled
to write me a strong letter tell
ing me how ignorant and misin
formed I must be should first
read books like Professor Kall
mann's, "Heredity in Health and
Mental Disorder' or "The In
heritance of Mental Disease," by
Dr. Abraham Myerson, another
great psychiatrist.
Dr. Alvarez hopes his readers
will understand that it would be
impossible for him to answer re
quests for information or to at
tempt to diagnose by mail.
(Released by The Register and
Tribune Syndicate, 1957
Is That So?
By EUGENE BURNS
Ranger-Naturalist
Seven years ago a calf was
born in Madison, Wis., which
never knew its real father and
mother. Not only was it a prod
uct of artificial insemination but
also the fertilized egg from
which it started had been trans
planted into a virgin foster moth
er. As a result of this revolution
ary new technique our world
food picture may suddenly
change. The possibilities of get
ting heavy milk-and-meat-yield-ers
within a generation from
scrub mothers are without limit.
Soon, it may be possible for
millions of undernourished peo
ple to get needed food.
By the nature of the preg
nancy, heretofore a cow was
pregnant for the better part of
a year, 280 to 285 days, so that
the number of calves she could
raise was strictly limited to per
haps a dozen in her lifetime.
Now there is no reason why a
superior cow should not bear a
family 20 times larger without
once suffering pregnancy and
giving birth to one of them. And
virtually worthless scrub cows
can be virgin foster mothers to
these 200 or more prized superior
calves who can convert a mini
mum amount of food into a
maximum amount of milk and
meat.
The reason why a cow can
mother such a host of 200 calves
is also a result of careful experi
mentation. Normally, when a
female animal is in season she
releases egg-cells from her ov
aries; a cow normally one, a rab
bit perhaps a dozen. The num
ber of young being limited to
the number of egg-cells liberated
by the ovaries.
Released by Gland
This liberation is controlled
by hormones which are released
into the blood stream by a tiny
gland near the base of the brain.
These glands can be obtained in
quantity from slaughterhouses
and if an extra supply is inject
ed into the female animal, she
is stimulated to liberate an extra
large supply of egg-cells, per
haps as many as 50. Then, after
the eggs have been fertilized,
they can be removed surgically
from the cow and transferred to
as many virgin foster mothers
as there are fertilized egg-cells.
In these foster mothers the eggs
continue to grow and eventually
become calves bearing none of
the traits of the foster mother
who bore them . but only the
traits of their high-grade real
parents.
In this way a herd of scrubs
can bear pedigreed calves within
a few years and at comparatively
little cost transform a miserable
herd into valuable milk- and
meat-yielders.
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ILLINOIS VALLEY
Fewer Trees Cut in Area
By HELEN BOTTEL
Cave Junction According to
state forest patrol warden, John
Moe, Christmas trees cut in the
Illnois valley this year were only
about one-fourth the volume last
year.
An estimated 43.450 trees
were hauled from the valley in
November and December this
year compared with some 220,
000 in 1956. Moe attributes the
decrease to the fact that haulers
were more waste-conscious this
year, and tried to cut only what
they could sell.
A three-room frame home be
longing to Cecil Arnold was
gutted by fire about 6 a.m. Tues
day while Arnold and his son,
Jerry, were in California for
the Christmas holidays.
The house, near O'Brien, was
formerly owned by Mae Hearing,
a longtime resident. Volunteer
firemen from O'Brien and Cave
Junction, with two Illinois Val
ley Rural Fire Protection dis
trict trucks were able to save
the deep freeze (full of meat),
the washer and dryer and seve
ral pieces of furniture.
A picture window displaying
a lighted tree, with Santa and
his reindeer flying overhead, and
evergreen bows intertwined with
lights making a frame won first
prize in the Illinois Valley Cham
ber of Commerce Christmas
decoration contest in the resi
dential division.
Shirley Peninger was honored
Friday, Dec. 20, at a bridal show
er given for her at the home of
Mrs. Doris Boyd. Cohostess was
Miss Judy Collman.
Refreshments of nut and mint
favors, cake, whipped cream and
coffee were served after Miss
Peninger opened her wide assort
ment of gifts. She became the
bride of Russell Berkner on
Christmas day.
The Illinois Valley Dairy 4-H
club will reorganize Jan. 2 ' at
1:30 p.m. at the home of leaders
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin.
Guests at the William How
land home for Christmas were
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gainer of
Waldport, Ore. Mrs. Gainer is
Howland's sister.
Home for the holidays from
Portland is Don Sherier who
spent Christmas with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Sher
ier in Cave Junction.
Pfc. Jim Deaton arrived home
from Ft. Lewis, Wash., Dec. 19,
and is staying at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Vivian Deaton.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moe and
daughter of Grants Pass were
Christmas guests at the home of
Moe's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Moe, on the Redwood highway
near Cave Junction.
Ronnie Green arrived Satur
day night from Modesto, Calif.,
to spend the holidays with his
family, Mr. and Mrs. Les Henry.
Guests who celebrated Bob
Breckenridge's birthday as well
as Christmas at a Dec. 25 dinner
at the Breckenridge home in
O'Brien were Dr. June Wilson
be Rick's friend, Mike Whiteley.
Costumed children from
Greene Garden school put on a
Christmas program Friday at
Immanuel Methodist church. A
"pop corn dance," a Santa Claus
skit with children dressed as
reindeer, and the Nativity scene
were among the songs, poems
and recitations presented by the
children.
Assisting Mrs. Marian Green
were Mesdames Jack Sowell,
Marie Breckenridge, Louise
Baldwin; and Mrs. Ralph Millard
as pianist. Santa Claus's helper
was Dan Hadley who officiated
at the gift exchange.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Spitz and
their son, Norman, spent Christ
mas day with friends Mr. and
Mrs. Wililam Aulick at Medford.
Husbands were guests at the
Zuelima Nile Club Christmas
party Friday night at the home
of Mr. and Rlrs. Arthur Kellert
in Kerby. Potluck snacks and
other refreshments were served
around the decorated Christmas
tree.
A turkey dinner and gift ex
change celebrated the Christmas
season at the Illinois Valley
Grange meeting last Thursday
evening. The Grange provided
the turkeys, while members
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brought potluck to finish outthe
banquet.
At the program which follow
ed, Oliver Wilson played two
violin solos, "White Christmas,"
and "Winter Wonderland," while
Jeanne Beem sang "White
Christmas," accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. M. C. Beem. A
duet "Silent Night," was present
ed by Clark England and Mari
lyn Mayfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gibbons
entertained at a Christmas eve
dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Shawhan of Santa Rosa, Calif.,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shawhan
and family of Cave Junction, and
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gibbons of
Pasadena, Calif. Mrs. Harry
Shawhan is Mrs. Gibbon's sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mellow and
family from Gualala, Calif., and
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pritchett of
Cave Junction were Christmas
dinner guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd N. Pritchett.
Celeste Lough of Hawthorne,
Calif., was a Christmas guest at
the home of her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Hamilton, and her parents, Mr.
Money, Food Items ;
Taken from Hall Here
A small amount of money and
a number of food items and mis
cellaneous articles were taken
by burglars who entered the
Moose hall, 11 South Newtown
st., sometime last week, city
police reported.
Burglars forced entry through
a main door and took S3.30 from
a coke machine, as well as ciga
rets, gum, candy, a wallet and
lighter and other items, they
said.
and Mrs. Frank Hamilton.
Another Christmas dinner guest
was Mrs. Maude Watkins of
Cave Junction.
Children of Kerby school en
tained their parents and friends
last Thursday with a program of
carols and skits depicting cus
toms in foreign lands.
Two Christmas dinners at the
Kerby cafeteria last week were
put on by Mrs. Thresia Marchant
and her assistants.
Rick Rauber will spend Christ
mas in San Diego with his broth
er and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Raubers. Also at the
Bill Raubers for Christmas will
be Rick's friends, Mike Whiteley.
There are about 800 species
of the orchid native to the Philip
pine islands.
Annual Inventory Starts of Safety Activities in City
The annual inventory of traf
fic safety activities for the city
of Medford is currently under
way, according to Aubrey Loper,
president of the Medford Safety
Council.
Special Hours Are
Listed for IRS
Special hours for the Medford
office of the Internal Revenue
service in the federal building,
Sixth st. and Riverside ave.,
were announced yesterday by
Ralph C. Granquist, district di
rector for Oregon.
The Medford office will be
open on Mondays beginning Jan.
6, 1958, through March 31, and
will remain open each weekday
from April 7 through Aprilll
and on Monday and Tuesday,
April 14 and 15. Offices through
out the state will be open for ex
tra hours to extend assistance to
taxpayers during the filing sea
son, Granquist said.
"Taxpayers are encouraged to
contact their local office by tele
phone wherever possible," he
added, "thereby saving them
selves possible unnecessary tra
vel expenses in securing answers
to their problems."
The annual inventory is com
piled by more than a thousand
cities in the United States and
when evaluated by the National
Safety Council, -will furnish in
formation which will be of real
help to officials of. the city and
the Medford Safety Council.
Capt. Clyde Fichtner of the
Medford police department,
treasurer of the Council, will
serve as city inventory coordina
tor and supervise the prepara
tion of the inventory, Loper said.
Assigned io Sections
City officials and safety men
assigned to compile various sec
tions of the comprehensive re
port for the Council are Med
ford Police Chief Charles Cham
plain, assisted by Lt. Rollie
Pean, death and injury records,
police traffic supervision and ac
cident records section; City At
torney Roy Bashaw, traffic ordi
nances; Public Works Director
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Vernon Thorpe, assisted by John
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Municipal Judge Noreen Kelly,
traffic court section; Assistant
Superintendent of Schools Elliot
Becken, assisted by the Rev.
John Ilq of St. Mary's parochial
school, school traffic safety edu
cation; Russ Jamison, publicity
chairman of the Council, public
traffic safety education and or
ganization for traffic safety im
provement sections.
Fichtner said the month of
January will be devoted to traf
fic safety inventory work with
the reports to be returned to his
office not later than Feb. 1.
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land acreage than any of the
other states.
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with his decorated window at the
Illinois Valley News. His artistic
arrangements have won several
prizes in past years.
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