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Blind Humorist Gives Advice
On Possible Ways to Keep Sight
Editor'! note: In the following
dispatch, blind humorist James
Thurber tells how he lost his sight
and how you can keep yours.
Thurber, whose "The Secret of
Life of Walter Mitty" is already
considered an American classic,
came to his native Columbus, Ohio,
this week for the premiere of his
Broadway-bound play, "A Thur
ber Carnival." Gov. Michael V. Di
Salle proclaimed a "James Thur
ber Week." and the 65-year-old
writer decided to take the oppor
tunity to make a public plea for
better eye care and support of
eye research.
By JAMES THURBER
Written for UPI
I lost my left eye as a result
of an accident when I was
seven, and 35 years later I
began developing a cataract
in the other eye..
The removal of the average
cataract is simple for a skill
ed surgeon. One of the great
est of them told me, "it is as
easy for us as clipping a fin
gernail or tying a shoelace."
The operation is successful
more than 99 per cent of the
time.
In the New York hospital
where my cataract was re
moved in 1940, only three pa
tients out of 2,500 failed to
recover the vision they had
had.
I was one of the three be
cause my cataract had formed
in an eye that had taken a
terrible beating in 1902 from
a dread infection called sym
pathetic ophthalmia.
Neglect of eye injuries or
eye troubles of any kind is
perhaps the major cause of
blindness today. If my own
left eye had been removed in
time it is likely that I would
have normal vision . in the
other eye today.
The first rule is this: If any
thing at all happens to your
eye, you should see a reputa
ble doctor at once. One of the
commonest accidents is to cut
the cornea, or transparent
covering of the eyeball, with
HILTS
Neighborhood Meet Held
By MRS. M. F. CAVIN
Hilts - A monthly neighbor
hood meeting, the purpose of
which is to discuss the prob
lems of Scout work, was held
at the Scout hall here recent
ly. The meetings will be held
on the fourth Wednesday of
each, month. Neighborhood
chairman is Mrs. William
Wiley.
Mrs. Doug Whittaker and
son David entertained a group
of young people from Yreka
at a party here Dec. 22. Nine
persons attended.
Recent guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Art. Blanch
ard included their son Art
Jr., a Navy cadet undergoing
jet pilot training at Pensa
cola, Fla., and Mrs. and Mrs.
Phil Hemsted and family of
Redding.
son and family, Montague.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Powers
and son David returned homt
this week after visiting rela
tives in Pasadena.
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Van de
Weghe and family had as their
guests recently Mr. and Mrs.
Herb Stickney and family,
San Mateo and Mr. and Mrs.
Leland Stickney and daugh
ter, Medford.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Simmen
and children Marsha and Da
vid visited in San Ramon re
cently at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. D. Simmen.
Dinner guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Osie Bern
heisel recently were Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Bernheisel and
family, Montague and Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Goodwin and
daughter.
Guests recently at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shuck
and son Tommy were Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Earle, Dunsmuir;
Mrs. Winifred Earle, Grants
Pass, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Chase and children Lester Jr.,
Ronald and Gloria.
Hornbrook residents Mr.
and Mrs. Donivan Ward and
Gayel and Mr. and Mrs. Ern
est Elmore and son Johnny
were recent guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Elmore.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernheisel
recently had as their guests
Mr: and Mrs. Frank Bern
heisel, Medford and Mrs.
Bethel Cook and two children,
Los Angeles.
Dinner guests recently at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Roush were Mr. and Mrs.
Art Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Free
meyer and daughter Cindy re
cently visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bonner
and son in Red Bluff.
Mr. and Mrs. David Wissen
bach and daughter Bonnie and
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Royce,
Ashland, recently visited Mrs.
LaVene Dixon, Alturas.
Recent visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graves
were Mr. and Mrs. Philip
York and family. Redding;
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jorgen
son and family. Willows and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert De Avilla
and family, Yreka.
Guests recently at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Killings
worth and family were his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley
Killingsworth, Horn brook;
Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas
and family, Yreka and Mrs.
Naomi Owens, also Yreka.
Mrs. Owens is Mrs. Pat Kil
lingsworth's mother.
Candace and Jan Smith
spent part of their recent va
cation with their uncle. and
aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Rich
man. Scott Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brannon
and family visited recently
with Brannon's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W A. Brannan,
Wren. Ore.
Mr; and Mrs. Homer Wat
son nd family recently visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wat-
Dinner guests recently at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Fry and family were
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Daven
port, daughter Lynn and Cur
tis Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Cedros Sr.,
Gazelle, were dinner guests
recently at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert (Pat) Cedros
and family. Also calling at
the Cedros home was Henry
Cedros, Corvallls. Mr. and
Mrs. Cedros and family later
visited the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Cedros and fam
ily, Weed.
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith
and family visited recently at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam McGee, Central Point.
Other guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Caster and Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Bates, all of Phoenix.
Mr. and Mrs. Italo Marin
and family visited recently at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. L.
D. BoothCentral Point. Mr.
and Mrs. Marin hosted a fam
ily dinner for Mr. and Mrs.
Schinier Marin and family,
Mr. and Mrs Tony Marin and
family and Mr. and Mrs. John
Marin.
Mrs. Clinton Gano and son
Clinton, Corning, visited re
cently at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Adams
spent a recent week end with
relatives in Redding.
the edge of a handkerchief or
even the edge of a facial tis
sue. The pain is sharp but
usually goes away in a matter
of seconds. Nevertheless it
would be wise to let an eye
doctor look at the eye.
Danger To Community
Anybody who thinks eye
drops of any kind will cure
cataract is a danger to himself
and to the community. Thou
sands of people have spread
the false news that cataract
can be cured by ordinary cit
ric acid.
Deluded people all over the
world have written me about
fake "cures" for cataract and
for all other eye conditions. I
have not only been told to use
orange juice, but to rub my
spine with a billiard ball; to
put a hot fli.tiron against my
temple; to watch jumping
beans; to swallow the scrap
ings of church bells, and even
to become emotionally in
volved with an Apache prin
cess. Ey Not Fragil
The normal human eye is
not fragile but one of the
strongest organs of the body.
Now and then a beating, or
fall, or other accident may
cause a detachment of the
retina, or segment of the
retina. This is a condition
that cannot and must not be
neglected.
Although the five operations
I underwent were performed
just 20 years ago, a distin
guished eye doctor told me,
"compared to recent, or post
war, improvement in knowl
edge and technique of eye
operations,, you were practic
ally operated on in the dark
ages.
Many people are terrified
of eye operations, but they
should not be. First of all, do
not DELAY and then consult
your physician and obtain the
name of a reputable eye surgeon.
Imported Moth
Used on Coast
To Control Weed
Washington -(Science Service)-
An imported insect -the
cinnabar moth has been
released along the West coast
in an attempt to control a
weed currently threatening
horses and cattle.
The moth feeds on tansy
ragwort in Europe and Great
Britain, U.S. Department of
Agriculture researcher James
K. Holloway reported. Insect
larvae were released in Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washing
ton where there are heavy in
festations of the weed. It is
hoped the moth will emerge in
the spring at the time tansy
ragwort plants are starting to
form flower buds.
Weed Spreading
The toxic weed competes
with valuable range grasses
and is spreading over more
land each year. Chemical con
trol is often not economical
ly feasible, the USDA here re
ported. Tests conducted by ento
mologist Harry Parker at the
department's Parasite Intro
duction laboratory, Paris,
France, showed the cinnabar
moth "has no liking for any
useful plants." The moth lar
vae also will not feed on saf
flower, a relative of tansy rag
wort that is grown as a com
mercial oilseed crop.
Feed on Foliage
Adult moths emerge "in ear
ly spring and the females lay
their eggs on the underside of
the weed's leaves. Larvae
feed on the foliage and young
buds.
Although the cinnabar moth
is not expected to eliminate
tansy ragwort completely, it
should keep it controlled to
the point where the weed no
longer causes economic stress.
Motion Picture Museum May Be a Reality in '60
By VERNON SCOTT
UPI Hollywood Correspondent
Hollywood -UPD Looks as if
1960 will be the year the long
awaited Motion Picture and
Television museum is estab
lished. If plans work out, the multi-million-dollar
monument to
the film industry will become
another Southern California
tourist attraction equal to
Disneyland and Marineland.
Producer Sol Lesser, chair
man of the Museum commit
tee, said the museum commis
sion has voted to appropriate
land near the famed Holly
wood Bowl as the site of the
project. Failing in that, the
busy corner of Sunset blvd.
and Vine st. may be selected.
No Question of Start
"There is no question the
museum will be started this
year," Lesser said. "But it will
be much more than a museum.
"The first thing tourists to
this area want to see is a
movie being made. Under
present conditions it is not
possible for them to do so un
less they know someone in
the studios.
"A major part of the mu
seum will be a huge sound
stage where movies will be
filmed. Spectators some 2,
000 at a time - will be seated
behind a one-way glass parti
tion to watch the entire pro
cess unfold. Everything will
$40 Returned
After Seven Years
Albany, N.Y. - An Albany
man's faith in human nature
has been renewed.
In October 1952, Charles
Belgorod, service manager of
a garage here, lost his wallet
containing $40 in the rest
room of the garage. The next
day the wallet turned up on
the parts counter - minus the
money.
Recently, seven years after
the incident, Belgorod receiv
ed a registered and signed let
ter bearing a New York City
return address. Enclosed were
$40 in cash and this note:
"This is your money; keep
t. Many thanks."
be explained, including the
preparationo for actual film
ing, which takes up 90 per
cent of the time.
"Nothing will be faked."
Lesser said the museum is
non-profit, and an integral
part of the Los Angeles coun
ty program of parks and mu
seums. Movie companies,
however, will not lose money
by filming at the museum site.
Facilities Offered Free
"Producers and studios will
use our facilities without
charge, and would be schedul
ed far enough in advance for
proper preparation," he ex
plained. "In addition to the working
sets, historical records will be
displayed, along with famous
props,' costumes, scripts and
other documents. We will cap
ture the great events of film
history over the past 65 years,
providing a research center
for movie-makers and the cin
ematography departments of
local universities. There also
will be a theater for signifi
cant pictures."
Produced 130 Movies
Lesser, who has produced
more than 130 movies himself,
said television would be well
represented too.
"We will create a real stud
io atmosphere," he concluded.
"When tourists return home
they can tell their friends
they've been to a studio and
seen a movie in the making.
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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or.
B Thursday, Jan. 7, 1960
"The idea will be good for
movies, too."
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