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MEDFORD MAIL. TRIBUNE, MEDFOBD. OCT.
THERE IB HOPE
We ere tho problem drink
JiiK pnllnnts or the Oregon
Kliliu i lOKpltn I ul Huli'ni. Ura
gon. Somollmei, we lira called
"AIlmIii)1Ic"; oiu'o wo wi'ro.
Wo lire here to lieciimo fine
of the problem (if (Irlnltlnii.
We wunt to nuvor ugiiln kiiuw
tlmt cloudy, diioil, fuzy
tnl nd iind nick body Ihul nl
cnluil cronies mid the troulilita
Jt brlnui. We wnnt to know
good lienllh iiK'iln, to return
to our families iiiui friends
am) to acquire new friends
mid a wider Inloresl In life.
To restore un us we once were
li our object mid tho object
at tho Stuff of tho Hospital.
, KniiwledKu of propensities
of iileuhul unci of our own
personal prulilum Is tho first
l IK atop wo linvo to tnko. To
tlili end wo huvo mootliiKi,
lectures, forunm und confer
ence! with stuff py clilut rlKlit.
The apnntiineous ennversii
lions between pntlenls mid
tho rending uf book! mid nr
tlclca contribute u ureal dent
to our knowledo of alcohol
mid of ourselves. Yot, nil thin
would be lost If we did not
linvo hope Unit wo con be
cured of tho prolilom of
drinkliiK.
Alcoholism li alckneaa. It
li as real na measles, inuiiipa,
tiiberctiloala, lienrt trouble or
Jaundice. It hns been call
united that there ar between
Jour million mid four million
flvo hundred thousand per
sona iiifferiuii from thla sick
neaa in the United Stolen nnd
mure nod more Join the rank
end) year ua the popiilntliin
Increnaea nnd na Indulgence
In ulcoliol aprenda. We lire
not nlono. However, we do
livo In the ahndowi of those
who liuve none before ua nnd
of those who nro coming to
Join ua. The former, nt lenal,
)i li v e contributed to our
knowledge of this slcknesa.
For more thnn four thou
nnd years of reeordod time
and until compnrntlvely re
cently nleoliollam wna retard
ed na n practically hopeless
Ickness. It was hopeless be
cause tho only treatment the
alcoholic ltt wna being scorn
ed by more fortunnto people,
belnn culled a "drunken aot"
and un "alcoholic bum." Ho
wna shunned by aoetety and
rrKiilnrlly tossed into Jail. He
wna shamed and brought
shiimo upon his family. No
one understood or offered a
helping hand. The hopeless
alcoholic sunk deeper into the
pit of hopelessness.
We are fortunate Hint wc
Jive In these limes. Beginning
with the lOlli century addic
tion to alcohol gradually ho
enmo to be regnrded us n slck
nesa thul could bo beaten.
Many, ninny tliouaauds of
those Buffering from it hnve
bent It and returned to the
lionlth and hnpplnesa which
the alckness deprived them
and Ihen ruined their lives.
t cannot bo "cured" In the
manner of olhor aiekneasea;
no splint will hen! Us pongs.
There l no vaccination
against U. There la no anti
dote for alcohol except more
alcohol. There arc no mnitlc
words, pllll or simple vows
that will beat it for ua. These
nro basic truths. It Is n basic
truth, too, that tho alckness
enn be beaten.
The alcoholic who hns been
restored to society enn never
attain drink alcohol. It hns be
come to him, a poison-alow,
lure, effective. It Is not n
merciful poison; there la no
quick end. Ilowovor, an al
coholic can lenrn that ho dooa
not need alcohol, lie can come
not to wnnt It. With knowl
edge he can reach a point
where he never niinln will
drink alcohol. Many, mnny
thousand! have'.
, Alcoholism can be beaten,
perhaps even prevented, only
by knowing the complete
fuels about this ruinous, In
.tfiin,,a alfUness and bow to
ovorcomo It. It is for this pur
pose we hnve conic to me
Oregon Stale Hospllal.-"On
Center," publication by, for
and about alcoholics, publish
ed at tho Oregon Stale Hos
pital, Snlcm.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
This Is an election yenr
nd we'vo got to expect sumo
nonsense. A little nonsenso Is
all right In an election your
Jf the people who dish It out
and those to whom it Is fed
recognize thai it's strictly
nonsonsn.
Some of strongest doses of
non-sense nro administered
by parly officials. Thus, II
was tho Oregon stnto chair
man of tho Republican Party
who Insisted It wns wrong for
the late Sen. Rlchnrd Nou
berger to wrlto for mngn
silnos and newspapers In his
ipure time.
And now comes the nation
al Republican commllteewo
man for Oregon, Mrs. Collls
Moore, with tho charge that
"foreigners" are trying to
"buy" the oloctton of a Unit
ed Slates Senator. Mrs. Moore
la speaking of financial glfti
which Muurlnii Nouburgor hns
rncolvod from oulsldo Oregon
to further liar campaign for
tho aeul her husbnnd held.
Hun, Nouberger win a prom
inent mnn who hud promi
nent frlcndi throughout the
country. It la tlioso friends
who nro trying to naalat Mrs.
Nouberger In hor campaign
by giving her o little cash,
of which alio hns almost nono.
Friendship la Involved here
und so Is tho fuel that those
people huvo reason to believe
Mrs. Nouberger would fur
ther programs her husband
begun, programs they atoutly
support,
Mra. Moore knowa, of
course, that there's nothing
wrong with this. Funds come
Into this state every election
yenr fur candidates for na
tional offleea. When they
come in tills yenr from some
big corporations for Mra. Neu
berger's opponent, Elmo
Smith, will Mrs. Mooro hi
atal that they be returned?
Whnt do you think?-Pondlt-Ion
East Oragonlan.
IT DID HAPPEN HERE
One would any, It enn't
happen In Oregon. Hut It did.
A Negro family la building
a new house In a Portland
suburb. The bourd of Rich
land Wnter District suddenly
discovered It needed tho lot
they had purchased und start
ed to condemn it. Federal
Judge William East blocked
this move. Sunday night ar
sonists set fire to the luilf
comploted home. Undaunted
by tills, the owner, Rowan M.
Wiley, anld he would rebuild
right awny. Fortunntcly for
him the loss wus covered by
Insurance.
When wc rend of bombs
thrown nt dwelllnga of Ne
groes or swastika slgna made
on Jewish synagogues usually
such Incidents are at dlstnnt
plncea. We nrc sure Oregon
people nre more tolerant,
more mature In their think
ing, F.vldently thla confidence
la excessive, as the Wiley case
attests.
Why, ono may nsk, dues
Wiley persist In trying to lo
cate in a district where he
nnd Ills family are not want
ed? It la the desperate effort
of the colored race to break
out of tho ghetto or "pale."
Some families hnve to endure
the scorn and the hurt to
establish themselves as cltl
icns free to reside where
their Instes prefer and their
puraca permit. -Thla breakout
Is necessary If the Negro race
Is to enjoy equality of oppor
tunity and have a chance to
rise in the social and eco
nomic Bcnlc. Oregonlana of
the Caucasian race must learn
lo accept na equals and as
neighbors pcraona of different
color, Juat as Americana arc
learning to end discrimination
on grounds of religion.
A group In the Richland
Wnter District hns organized
lo defend the Wileys In their
rights nnd lo welcome them
ns neighbors when they move
Into their house. This atti
tude is not only more in ac
cord with the principle of
human brotherhood, but is far
more realistic for the ago In
which we now are llvlng.
Oregon Statosman, Salem.
WHY PLAYGROUNDS?
Some oldllmers complain
thnt "wo didn't need expen
sive fenced-off parks to play
In when wo were klds-nor
paid city employes lo tell us
how lo play, cither"
These critics seem to forget
that today's youngsters have
few empty fields, old burns
or tree-houses at their dis
posal. They fail lo consider
handicaps put on kid s play
opportunities by whizzing
auto traffic, pollution of
streams and ponds and other
adult depredations.
Actually, It's queatlonublc
whether enough can bo done
lo compuuauto our youngsters
tor tho fun-robbing conse
quences of what adults cull
"progrcaa." City purks and
playgrounds lire pallid substi
tutes for prlmovul glena, mys
terious thicket! nnd adven
turofllled groves. Concrete
swimming pool! aro safer, but
muddy - bottomed iwimmlng
holes wero never so crowded.
As the cartoon on this pngu
loduy Indicates, Eugeiio'a
neighborhood park! uro num
erous. And youngster! are
iwnrming lo them dully. But
there aro aoveral populoua
lector! where the city hain't
yet been nble to develop suit
able playgrounds. Those who
scoff at the wiidom of further
expanding tho neighborhood
playgrounds system should go
now to see whut rich rcturna
the taxpayers nro getting
from previous Investments In
Ibis system. Let them meas
ure these dividends In terms
of youthful laughter, scamp
ering und obvious dollght.
Lol them then consider wheth
er or not they feel the city
tins gone far enough in pro
viding Bultublo substitutes for
pleasures of youth they knew
themselves - und which their
own generntlon despoiled.
And, let them reflect upon
why they didn't need expen
sive fenced-off pnrka and
playground supervisors. And
why toduy'a youngsters need
them in every neighborhood.
-Eugene Register-Guard,
Portland Sanitary
Hearing Sought
Portlnnd -flJPB- Harold F.
Wendel, chairman of the State
Snnltitry Authority, snld Wed
nesday the authority will seek
"nn Immediate hearing" In its
wnter pollution suit against
the city of Portlnnd.
The statement by Wendel
followed a Tuesday meeting
In Snlem with Gov. Mnrk Hat
field and Curtiss M. Everts
Jr., itulo annllary engineer
and authority secretary,
Tho suit asks a court order
which would require Portlnnd
to halt the dumping of raw or
Inadequately treated sewage
Into the Columbia nnd Will
amette rivers.
The suit alao aaka that Port
lnnd be compelled to under
take construction of proper
sewage collection and treat
merit facilities.
Opinion Directs
Court to Pay Fee
A legal opinion from the
district attorney'! office Fri
day directed the county court
to pay the contractor for part
of the construction of the
new 4-H nnd FFA fair build
ing. Through nn oversight, the
county court neglected to car
ry over into the new fiscal
yenr $20,000 in the capital
Improvements fund. This mon
ey will he used to pay pnrt
of the $72,000 totnl estimated
cost of the now fnlr building,
County Commissioner Ralph
James said.
Tho building had been
scheduled for completion by
July 1, beginning of the new
fiscal year, but construction
wns delnycd, James explained.
Porllnnd - lUPD - Mrs. Mnu
rlno Neuberger, Democratic
nominee for U.S. Senator from
Oregon, will lenve by plane
Sunday night for Los Angeles
and tho Democratic National
Convention. She will take
pnrt In the Women's Day ac
tivities there on opening day
Monday,
Try and Stop Me
-By BENNETT CERF-
A T ONE OF THOSE lavish, cost-bo-damncd parties in
Hollywood, relates Cynthia Lindsay, the host courted
disaster when ho hung cages of white doves overhead in tha
ballroom for decoration.
The warmth of the lights
confused tho birds into
thinking it was morning,
nnd they started to lay
eggs on tho guests,
The stingiest man In Lone
Island had nightly, violent
flgliU witli his wife that
Intrigued tho whole nolglw
korhood, Ona evening ho
niada a now aorlos of accu
sations whllo standing In
front of tho big plotura
window In tholr living room,
Wlfoy suddenly tolled an
Iron pokor and prepared to throw It at him. The tightwad
blanched, threw a proteotlve arm aorosa the window and Im
plored, "Susan I For heaven's aaka don't miss met"
Back from South Korea, a traveler confides thnt Synginnn
Rheo had a most influential post to the end, He wns the park
commissioner.
C I960, by Bennett Ctrl, DlitrlbuUi ay ping Voatuns Syndicate
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