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Active Older People Enjoy Better Health, Intensive Medical Research Discloses
Editor' nntr: Following i th
last of thre dispatches on prob
lems of the aed. Today's In
stallment, written by United
Presm Correspondent Louis Cas
sels. points up the need for
elderly people to keep active.
'By LOUIS CASSELS
United Press Correspondent
Washington HP): Inten
sive medical research on. the
aging process has been under
way only a few years. But it
has already yielded one lm
Dortant discovery:
Old people who' keep
active, in spite of their infir
mities, enjoy much better
health than those who give up
the strucgle and "take life
easy."
Well - meaning relatives
often assume that an ailing
oldster should be put to bed
and spared exertion and re
sponsibility. But medical stud
ies show this about the worst
possible thing. Unduly pro
longed bed rest saps an old
person's strength, leads to loss
of mobility and even to loss
of kidney and bowel control,
In time he becomes a help
less invalid simply from
staying in bed.
Inactivity is as catastrophic
for the mental health of the
aged as it is for their physical
health.
Retain Interests ,
Dr. Robert H. Felix, dir
ector of the National Institute
of Mental Health, says peo
ple who "retain a place in life,
who have interests, activities
and responsibilities," tend to
show relatively few signs of
senility as they grow old.
But those "who step aside
or are pushed aside, who lose
their place in affairs," tend
to become senile quickly.
Keeping active is a simple
enough prescription for the
old person whose disability is
heart trouble, high blood pre
sure or a touch of arthritis.
But what about the aged pat
ient who has been paralyzed
by a stroke, or who has
broken a hip in a fall?
Leading geriatric hospitals,
like the Home for Aged and
Infirm Hebrews in New York,
have demonstrated in the past
few years that "active ther-
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helplessness of such patients.
Even those who are badly
crippled can be rehabilitated
at least to the point where
they can get around in wheel
chairs, dress, bathe and feed
themselves. Each action
which they are enabled to
perform without help how-
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Lajes, Air Force Base, Azores Brig. Gen. William E.
Eubank Jr., who landed his Air Force Stratotanker here
"Tuesday after a record non-stop flight from Tokyo on which
he had hoped to reach Madrid: -
"We might hare Juit made it to the Portuguese coast
if we had carried on flying, but it was loo marginal."
Cranford, N. J. Joseph Welch, whose 15-year-old son
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bears the authentic signature of George Washington:
"The letter was in such good shape that I didn't think it
was more than 10 or IS years old."
ever trivial it may seem
gives an enormous lift to their
morale.
When an old person re
quires a great deal of care,
isn't he better off in a nurs
ing home?
This question inevitably
arises in family discussions
when an elderly relative be
comes feeble.
The nursing home is a re
latively new phenomenon in
American life. Within . the
past decade, their number has
grown from virtually none to
more than 25,000. They have
a total capacity of 450,000
beds. Most are filled and have
long waiting lists. New ones
are springing up daily.
Geared to Invalidism
Perhaps the greatest short
coming of the average nurs
ing home, according to Sur
geon General Leroy H. Bur
ney, is that it is geared to in
validism rather than rehabili
tation. "The conscientious nursing
home staff often waits on pat
ients hand and foot, antici
pates every need, and dis
courages every attempt by
their patients at self-care,"
Burney said.
With the active encourage
ment of the U. S. Public
Health Service, some of the
better nursing homes lately
have begun to offer rehabilita
tion services. They are learn
ing, Burney says, that "many
of the techniques are remark
able and can be applied with
inexpensive materials by
properly trained nursing aides
and orderlies." -
Despite this and other ef
forts to life standards, the
Public Health Service reports
that nursing homes offering
good care at moderate cost
are still "few and far between."
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HILTS
Girl Scouts Have Party
By MRS. M. T. CAVIN
Girl Scout Troop 224 cele
brated their first anniversary
of the Rogue Valley Council
on April 4
A party was held at the
Scout hall in the Community
Center building. A hat contest
was held for the best self
designed hat. Jan Smith won
first prize and Gayel Ward
second.
Refreshments of birthday
cake, ice cream and punch
were served to Mrs. Frank
Benson, leader; Mrs. Don
Ward, assistant leader, and
Scouts, Jan Smith, Gayel
Ward, Janet Benson, Karen
Bryan, Judith Rife, Pat Fox,
Pamela Mendes, and Marsha
Simmens.
Mrs. Rodney Eastman and
Mrs. R. M. Cavin attended
the Easter bonnet tea given
by the Women's Society of the
Methodist church in Horn
brook, Thursday, March 27.
Marcia Cavin and Janet Ben
son played accordion selec
tions and Paula Eastman play
ed a piano solo during the
program. All are students of
Mrs. Paul Green of Horn-
brook.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mc-
Ferrin of Redding were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Spannous. Their son,
Terry, had been a guest of
his grandparents for the week
previous to the Easter week
end.
Guests at the Victor Vande
Weghe home Sunday were Mr.
and Mrs. Leland Stickney of
Medford and Mr. and Mrs,
Florin Vande Weghe and Mrs.
Agnes Hill and son of Horn-
brook.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Sief
drove to Mt. Shasta recently,
where Mrs. Sief attended the
Merchants fashion show. Her
granddaughter, Linda Lind
ner, modeled a dress from
Pat's Apparel, a dress shop
owned by her mother, Mrs.
J. Lindner.
Mr. and Mrs.JfcA. McCul
lough and Mrs. Robert De Voe
and sons of Medford, visited
Saturday at the Don Ward
home.
Mr. and Mrs. James Cain
and family and Mr. and.Mrs.
Vic Vande Weghe and family
took a complete dinner and
birthday cake to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Oakley
on Scenic drive in Ashland
on Sunday, March 30. The oc
casion was to celebrate the
birthdays of Mr. and Mrs.
Oakley.
Home for Easter vacation
were Robert Black from Ore
gon State college and Cheryl
Smith and Johnny Fogiato
from Chico State college.
Mike Numes, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Numes, left
by bus Wednesday from Med
ford for Ft. Carson, Colo.,
where he will be stationed
with the Army.
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Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dett-
mor returned Friday from a
two weeks' ' vacation visiting
in Reno and Carson City,
Nev., and towns in Califor
nia. Guests at their home re
cently were their son and his
wife, Mr. and Mrs. William
Covert of Burney..
Attending the training ses
sion at the Girl Scout head
quarters in Medford for "day
camp" March 27 were Mrs.
Frank Benson and Mrs. Wil
liam Wiley.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Brooks
and son, Gregory, of Vallejo
were week end guests of
Jerry's grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. M. Sief. This is the
first time the Sief's have met
their great grandson.
Other guests were Mr. and
Mrs.. Kelly Brooks of Med
ford, Jerry's father and step
mother,' and Mr. and Mrs.
Jake Lindner of Mt. Shasta,
Jerry's mother and step father.
On Sunday Mrs. Sief suf
fered a fall at her home while
removing dishes from a cup
board. She received a badly
sprained ankle and some
cracked ribs.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wil
liams and Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Williams were business vis
itors in Yreka Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Gano
and son of Corning visited
Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Don Ward and fam
ily. Mrs. Gano and Mrs. Ward
are sisters.
A dinner honoring the
birthday of Mrs. Vern Burns
was given recently by Mrs.
J. R. Burns and Mrs. Harry
Burns at the home of L.
Burns.
Yellow daffodils and lav
ender candles decorated the
table. Guests were Mr. and
Mrs. F. L. Burns, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Burns and daughter,
Kathy, and Mr. and Mrs. Vern
Burns and children, Danny
and Donna.
The regular meeting of the
Hilts Community Canasta
club was held Thursday,
March 27, at the club room in
the Community Center build
ing. The Easter motif was car
ried out in a molded salad.
napkins and score cards by J
hostess Mrs. Frank Ayris.
Prizes were won by Mrs. Joe
Caston, who had high for
tables of four, and Mrs. Fred
Haynes, who had high for
tables of three and Mrs. Art
Blanchard low.
Others present were ' Mrs.
Don Ward, Mrs. Gilbert Lu
per, Mrs. Orval Rife, Mrs.
Frank Graves, Mrs. Art Hart-
man, Mrs. M. G. King and
Mrs. Ozzie Bjernheisel.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ray-
bould, Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Hootenpyle and daughter, Na
omi, of Cloverdale, visited
several days at the home of
Mrs. William Fraley. They re
turned to their home Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graves
drove to Redding to attend
the baptismal services at the
Methodist church held on
Palm Sunday, at which time
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Jorgensen of Willows and the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Philip York were baptised.
Mrs. H. G. Thompson and
daughter, Marilyn, visited
several days in Medford re
cently.
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searching for him. He said the
radio gave out on the Piper
Apache he was flying from
Gander, Newfoundland, to
Shannon.
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