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Theyll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo When a better job was open, bigdome by-passed tremblechim for a young squirt But who REALiy does the job wupn -n-it vnUNrt.viSOPOUS GUV IS OUTSICK.WHICH IS MOST OF THE TIME? f HEMRy I KNOWyfefJ ) f HENf2y WETEARS I HAVETHENECESSAy 7 IS SICK AGAIN .' HE EXPERIENCE BUT "" -I NEVER DID 6ET OVER L-sS " f FRANKLYTWE JOB I THAT LAST BREAK- P" jrrH calls for a younger sJ down .'youii. have s 1 MAN -A MAN OF VIGOR 7 1 ZJtTtK TO FILL IN FOR HIM s WHO WONT CRACK Hi I T1LL HES WELL AGAlM- ffi,,?- P-WcTTE!). J UNDER THE STRAIN- hH-ii-l BUT DONT NE6LECT I Nearly 3 Million Americans Estimated to Have Diabetes Editor' note: Diabetes afflicts nearly three million American nearly ball of whom don't know they have it. What are the symp toms of this disease? What has medical science done to control It? What sort of life can a diabetic ex umI tn live? (This Is the first of three dis patches In which a leading clinician answers those questions.' The au thor, who Is on the. staff of New York University's College of Meal cine as well as Bellevue and Uni versity Hospitals, is also president or the New Yora uiaoeies .-associa tion and a member 01 tne American Diabetes Association's Committee on Employment.) By HAROLD BRANDALEONE. M.D. President. New York Diabexet Association (Written for UPI) For 3,500 years, science has sought a cure for the baffling disease that is diabetes. Certainly, there is new hope for the 2,900,000 Amer icans who the U.5. - public Health Service estimates are victims of diabetes, but the fact that about 1,400,000 of these are believed to be un detected cases is a major problem Diabetes is a metabolic di sease which results when the body fails to convert properly the food consumed, especially sugars and starches, into en ergy. Excess sugar then spills into the blood and urine. Medical science's contribution at this time is to control this metabolic disturbance. Outright Cure Is Goal The goal - an outright cure - has not yet been reached, but thanks to tremendous gains in keeping the disease under control, hundreds of thousands of diabetics now lead nearly i normal lives. Medical - research promises still greater things for the future. These things stand out in the overall picture: ; 1. Early detection is essen tial. . - ! " 2. Finding thousands of "hidden" or undetected cases of diabetes -is a year-round task. - . , . : 3. The dramatic advent of trie first successful oral drug, Cfrinase, less than three years ago touched off a vast wave of research in which scien tists, are pursuing exciting new leads. The effort to discover "hid den' cases was stepped up during Diabetes Detection Week, Nov. 1 5-2 T Local di abetes associations, medical societies, and lay groups spearheaded drives in which all residents of their commu nities were urged to have tests and to seek proper treat ment at once if the disease is present. - Early Discovery Important The public must be made to understand that the sooner diabetes is discovered the bet ter the chance for successful treatment. It should also know that tests to determine whether the disease is present are simple, quick, painless. - Ideally, every man, woman and child would have such a test once a year. Obese per sons and those with a family history of diabetes need more frequent tests, possibly once every six months. The simple urine test required can be made at a clinic, by a physi cian, or by the "patient" him self. Taken now, these tests may prevent much future misery. Early detection sets the stage for proper treatment, and early treatment controls the disease and prevents compli cations. Treatment of Diabetes The treatment of diabetes consists of diet, diet and in sulin and, in recent years, diet and oral medication such as Orinase, Diabinese and DBL. In addition to the valu able practical assistance these oral drugs have given to so many diabetics, . their blood sugar lowering effects have opened new areas of research that we hope will lead to a greater understanding of the disease. - - Gains made during the past 40 year In management of diabetes are tremendously significant. A generation ago, a severe diabetic could ' not be expected to live very long. The introduction of insulin in 1922 enabled thousands of diabetics for the first time to bring their disease under con troL Now, the oral drugs per mit about 80 per cent of all diabetics over age 40 - those with milder cases - to achieve control with a simple tablet that can be taken just like any other pill. Insulin re mains a potent life-saver for most "juvenile" diabetics and adults with more severe forms of the disease. Statistics ' show that an overweight person .is more likely to be diabetic than -one of normal weight. Most Victims Women Two out of every three dia betics are women. However, the greater sus ceptibility among women seem to apply only to mar ried women. Clearly, diabetes can be passed on from one genera tion to the next, but it is not contagious. Many cases, both known and undetected cases, have none of the outward symp toms. It is possible, however, to point out persons most likely to be diabetic. They include those 40 years of age or over, overweights, and persons with a family history of diabetes. If any of these classifica tions fits you, you should lose no time in taking a test and repeating . the performance regularly, even when the first result is completely neg ative. Diet, insulin, oral drugs and various combinations of these measures enables hun dreds of thousands of diabet ics to live happy and useful lives. With early detection and proper therapy by a phy sician, many more can join their ranks in fighting dia betes to a standstill. (Next: Symptoms and treat ment.) The Family Council Editor's Note: The Family Council consists of a Judge, a psychiatrist, three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers. Each article is a summary of an actual case history. The Council reports on prooiems mat nave neen aeait win oy responsible agencies ana counselors. Evelyn S. I hate to quit now. - Frank S. - Age will catch up with her too. - Evelyn S. - My husband andT are in .our 60s, in good health and have four married children. Our problem may seem funny for people at our stage of life, but it is serious to us. It is my career. - About ten years ago,' when our youngest son left for col lege, I took a job to keep my self busy. I found that I loved to work and I was quickly ad vanced by my company. I took courses to fill out my background and got an even better job.' Now I am in a supervisory position, making good money and enjoying life to the hilt. The problem is that my hus band has been steadily slow ing down over the past few years and he wants me to quit work so that we can take it easy together. I hate to quit at the peak of my success. Frank S. - I think it's a lot better to quit at the peak of success than to wait until you start going downhilL Evelyn could retire now with the full satisfaction of knowing that she has really made it, if she was out to prove her ability in the"business world. What gets me is that she always used to beg me to take it easier so that we could en joy more time together. Now that I am able to retire she argues against it, ppinting out that most men "fall to pieces' after they retire. Evelyn seems to get a kiak out of the fact that she is going places" while I have difficulty keeping up with the things I have been doing for the past ten years. But she's onlv two years younger than I am. Age will catch up with her too. . The Council: We sympathize with Frank in his desire for more of his wife's time and at tention in ' these late years when they are able to enjoy one another's company with out all the responsibilities of parenthood. Yet we suspect that more than this is involved in some of his complaints. While Evelyn has come into a new sense of her power dur ing the past ten years, Frank apparently feels only a wan ing of his powers. He appears to be rather bitter and jealous about this and his real argu ment to his wife might well be, "Stop being so young and energetic. You're supposed to grow old along with me." On the other hand, Evelyn has apparently been so intoxi cated with her own achieve ments that she has had little inclination to concern herself with her husband's feelings. She might have enjoyed her success and avoided wounding him had she been a little more sensitive to his feelings. In short, we think both partners in this case are being a bit selfish. Frank seems to demand that Evelyn sacrifice the fruits ot her worK over the past decade as proof of love for him. Evelyn asks only to be allowed to go on as she has been without consid eration for any wifely re sponsibilities. ' Frank needs something to give him a new interest in life. It might be the explora tion of a new aspect of his work or a hobby. In either case,' he will probably find a resurgence of energy. Evelyn on the other hand, should ac cept the fact that her work slow-down will come sooner or later and that her relation ship with her husband has the possibility- of growing richer and fuller with the years if it gets the proper nourishment. (Copyright 1959, -General Features Corp.) New Recruiter Here for Marines Master Sgt. William (Bill) Rayner Jr. has been named to succeed First Sgt. Elzy Kees as noncommissioned officer in charge of the Medford Marine Corps recruiting station, it was announced Monday. Sergeant Kees has been transferred to Camp Pendle ton, Calif. Rayner, a native of Mer idian, Miss, attended high school and junior college there and has completed train ing at several service schools, the most recent being a 6 week recruiter school at Par ris Island, S.C. The new Marine recruiter's most recent duty station was Camp. Lejeune,- N.C., where he was first sergeant of head quarters company, Second Marine division. During his 15 years in the Marines, Rayner has been sta tioned at posts throughout the U.S. He served with the First Marine division during the Korean conflict. Sergeant Rayner lives with his wife, Janie, and two chil dren,. John and Mary, at 3653 South Pacific highway. POPE HAS COLD - Vatican City- (UPD - Vatican sources said Monday Pope John XXIII has a cold but is going on with "business as usuaL" GOLD HILL Group Elects Gold Hill - Bill Stanton was electel president and Tom Huntington vice president at a recent meeting of the new ly organized Gold Hill Com munity Methodist church Youth Fellowship group. Other officers chosen were Jenny Lou Thompson, secre tary, Leslie Meister, treas urer and Marie Jones, re porter. The group is super vised by Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Griggs. Leon Myers, fifth grade teacher and coach at Hanby Elementary school, has been busy the past 10 days visit ing homes of all pupils in his classroom. Ernie Cooper went to Ahena Nov. 21 where he saw the football game between St. Mary's High school and McEwen. The Crusaders won. Ricky Cooper, a sophomore at the University of Portland, and several of his college friends accompanied Ernie from Portland to Athena to see the game. The recent PTA coffee hon oring parents of Patrick and Hanby schools of district 6C given at the home of Mrs. Paul Molloy was a financial success. Assisting Mrs. Molloy with the serving during the day were Mrs. Jerry Herring ton, ways and means chair man, Mrs. Charles McKibben, Mrs. Floyd Taylor, Mrs. Ver non Czmowskie, Mrs. Arthur Boye, Mrs. Kenneth Fluck, and Mrs. Clyde KelL The district .6C's Mothers' Singers group will meet Tues day, Dec. l at 9:30 at the home of Mrs. Harvey Fields, Seven Oaks rd. All mothers in this area who like to sing are invited. - Amethyst Rebekah lodge is sponsoring a pot luck lun cheon and card party at the IOOF hall Wednesday, Dec. 2 beginning at 12 noon, Mrs. Clarence Parsley, ways and means chairman as announced. A surprize party was given for Carl Clover and Len Sowers in observance of their 80th and 69th birthday anni versaries, respectively, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ro Robert Jacks, Nov. 15. Co hosts for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Ross. Others . attending were the Ross' two children, Ronnie and Gail; Mrs. Allen HUkey and daughters, Linda,. Joan, and Lana; Charlotte Volmert; Mr. and Mrs. Bonner Bird song, and daughters, Carolyn and Betty; Mr. and Mrs. Har ry Foley and daughters, Har riett and Shannon Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Romine; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Estremado and children, Danny, Linda, and Juanita; Mrs. Stanley Foley and children, Kenneth, Mike and Romona; Mr. and Mrs. D. Estremado; Jim Estrema do; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Beck; Dale Graham; Mrs. Len Sow eds; Mrs. Carl Clover, all of Gold Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Poe and Richard Pe of Medford. Mrs. Poe decorated a three tiered cake for the occasion. Officers has reported the sale of 130 acres, of her property near the Dardenelle dinner house to Mr. and Mrs. John Jaksch, owners of the Three J's Dairy ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Porter of Everett, Wash, visited his relatives in various places in Oregon en route to Californ ia. He is a former resident of this area, the son. of Mrs. Ann Potter, who was a sister of the late Jack and Jim Smith, early settlers. The pur pose of his visit, the first in 20 years, was to take pictures of all his relatives. He plans to have a hobby ofvthe Potters. Prior to their arrival here they stopped in Springfield to visit Mr. and Mrs. Morris Berg. In the Gold Hill area the Potters were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Smith, Mr. and Mrs. George Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Burnett, and in Medford at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith and Mr. and Mrs. John E. Smith. The Potters stopped in Jackson ville for a visit with Harold Smith. Members of the senior Methodist Youth Fellowship groupe went to Grants Pass Nov. 22 to attend a sub-district meeting. The young people were" accompanied by their leaders, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Griggs. Mrs. Agnes Hall returned to her home in Gold Beach Nov. 25 after visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Ferguson. She also called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Force. Mrs. C. Norman Gail, dir ector of the Gold Hill Com munity ; Methodist church choir has reported that Mrs. Sam Jones' donated her time to sew six choir robes. The cost of the material was paid for anonymously. An other cash donation was re ceived recently In memory of a particular person for a new choir hymnal. About 20 new ones are needed at this MAIL TRIBUNE, Meiford, Or. 19 Tuesday, Dec 1, 75 AJ time. The cost of each hymnal is $2.75. - im traditional J 1 'an Kentuckys the bourbon more people buy for themselves than any other It is Americas preferred bourbon $025 $coo O f. W Qf. THE OLD CROW DISTILLERY CO, FRANKFORT. KY. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY 86 PROOF i.w.-.-i- : -.1 .-I- F m$ Wnsm J. i i i i t - - frt.i.. wt"ii S V.JE . j Mr. and Mrs. Leo B. Logan left Nov. 19 for their home in El Sobrante, Calif., after a visit here at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Cogswell. The Logans also visited at the home of his niece and her family, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Abbott and children Debbie, Julie and Dickie on Lampman rd. Mrs. J. E. Mayer of Port land . was a recent guest of her mother, Mrs. W. E. Thompson, old South Pacific Highway 99.' Delmar Smith, Crater Fu ture Farmer of America re porter, said that Miss Leslie Meister, a junior at Crater High school has been help ing the FFA chapter by do ing secretarial and - general office work. " Mrs. Edna Schmidt of Troutdale was a guest sev eral davs at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lily McKay. While here she and Mrs. Mc Kav were dinner guests at the home of their nephew. Kendal Dufur and his family Nov. 21. Mrs. Ruby Quakenbush Arsenic in Coffee Seen Poison Attempt Seattle, Wash. - (UPD -Chief Detective Vic Kramer said that arsenic found mixed in coffee in an employees' lunch room at County-City Building here was a "cold-blooded at tempt at mass poisoning." The arsenic was found after eight staff members of the city planning commission be came ill last Monday. The re sults of police laboratory tests reported Friday, revealed they had drunk coffee mixed with the poison. . 1 tL'rT , , J- ' 1 " . 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