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Family Council Editor'i Note: The ramuy Coiin ell consists of a Judge, a psychia trist, three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and twt wrlteri. Each article is a summary of an actual case history The Council reports on problems that have been dealt with by responsible agencies and counselors. Mrs. U. H.-It's not good for him to sit around the house io much. Darby H. - People are so itupid about mental illness, and I can't change them. Mrs. U. H.-My son is 20 and has recovered completely from a break-down he suffer ed more than two years ago, in his disappointment at be ing turned down by the Navy because of a congenital de fect. Now, however, he has been helped o accept this and to recognize and rejoice over his blessings. He has an excellent Job in a brokerage house, and is also studying evenings to wards a degree in business and banking. But I feel he's working too hard, and doesn't get out among young folks enough for recreation and relaxation. Of course, most of his pals are away. But he can make new friends through his work, or at school. Instead, he spends all his spare time with us at home, or alone in a li brary or museum. Darby H.-Can you imagine how it feels when people who know what happened to me ask, "Are you all right now?" Or when people who don't know, ask me innocently, "What have you been doing the last few years?" I guess when I learn a few easy-form answers, I'll feel better prepared to venture among people, socially. At present, I'll stick to my classes and tire' people in the office who talk about business trends and never get personal. It would be different, I guess, if people understood that mental illness surrounds them all the time-except that some people get treated for it and others manage, or think they manage, without professional help. The Council: Mental "ill ness" may not be around us "all the time," Darby, but mental and emotional diffi culties are, and the difference between those who must un dergo treatment and those who can "muddle through" by themselves lies in the bal ancing of strengths versus pressures. What makes it hard for Darby is that his handicap was mainly invisible, and there are no healed wounds to point to. So the direct plunge into life among the "well" feels like a dive into hostile, unwelcoming waves. Usually, the ex-mental pa tient is eased through the transition by one of the new rehabilitation centers. Possi bly, Darby resisted this "lead' or brushed it aside as super fluous. He may have felt strong enough to return to the "fray" alone, although many ex-patients avail them selves of this continuing sup port. Instead of urging Darby to "go places and do things," Mrs. H. might bend her efforts-reinforced by Darby's doctor-to get him to Join one of the in-between groups whose warm hand of welcome is extended not only to ex patients, but to do-it-your-self-ers who may be grappling with psychoneurotic prob lems. Some of these, like Foun tain House in New York (412 West 47th st.) are under the aegis of trained social-workers and volunteers, while oth ers, like the 400 groups of Recovery, Inc. (Hdqtrs., 116 South Michigan ave., Chicago 3) rely upon a peppy self help program. Here, in the course of his participation in current events debates, dances, plays, or whatever titillates his bash ful fancy, Darby will find further steel for his backbone in two forms: new acquaint ances who "understand," and those short-form answers he seeks for people who don't David Foofe Wins $300 Scholarship David Foote, Crater high school Future Farmers of America chapter member, will receive a S300 scholar ship from Standard Oil com pany, H. R. Edwards, district sales manager, announced Sat urday. Foote will receive one of the oil company's FFA schol arship awards for his out standing leadership, scholar ship and other accomplish ments, Edwards said. The Crater FFA member and vo cational agriculture student is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Foote. route 1, box 557, Central Point. The award Is one of 42 men presentations made to outstanding students In the leven western states as part of standard's over -all pro gram of "aids to education." 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WANTED SCRAP IRON CAST IRON COPPER BRASS Aluminum Batteries 442 North Fir Phone SP 3-5473 & JWmMIIIIiI (jSZ 7237 The Medical by Snoring Many persons have asked me to tell more about what to do about the snoring which greatly inter feres with the sleep and rest of a spouse, and sometimes even threatens the break-up of the mar riage. Now I find an article by my good friend, Dr. Noah D. Fabricant, an able nose and throat specialist. He has written the best discussion of the subject that I have found. He says, the sounds are due to vibrations in the'soft palate and other soft struc tures around the throat: vibra tions due to the inflowing and outflowing air. The position of the tongue influences the vibration. Usually one snores when one breathes through one's mouth. Naturally, mouth-breathing is most likely to take place when the nose is more or less blocked, perhaps by deformi ties. Sometimes the person needs a so-called septum straightening operation. The septum is the partition be tween the two cavities in the nose. Often it is crooked. Sometimes the nose is blocked by an allergic swelling of the membranes or by the presence of little jelly-like tumors call ed polyps. They should be re moved. Often, much can be done by a good nose man. He can prescribe decongestant drugs. Too much smoking may be harmful. Also, it is bad to get too fat. As a person grows older he is more likely to snore. No Faith in Removal Dr. Fabricant has no faith in the removal of a large uvu la, the bit of tissue which hangs down from the soft pal ate. Because many persons snore only when lying on their backs, many physicians have advocated fastening perhaps hard little pillow to the pa jamas in such a way that the person cannot comfortably lie on his back. Some physicians have advised using a metal collar like that which is used for a broken neck. This might relieve snoring by extending the neck, but it is unpleasant to wear at night and may in lerfere with sleep. Dr. Fabricant advises the use of a small pillow under the nape of the neck, which causes the head to fall back wards, thus opening up the breathing passages. The fact that more than 300 supposed snore-curtailing devices have been patented shows how diffi cult it has been to solve this problem. Among the patented devices are a number of chin straps designed to keep the mouth closed. Perhaps the keeping of the mouth closed would help solve the problem. Dr. Fabricant suggests that the male of a snorer use ear JrWL fc v ill MAw m iff y i nk -Mm 1- MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Roundup Emeritus Consultant In Medicine Mavo Clinic Emeritus Professor or Medicine Mayo t'ltntc (Register and Tribune Syndicate. I960 plugs to shut out the noise. Theonly trouble with this idea is that, while traveling on trains, I have tried out all the forms of ear plugs that I have read of, and have never found them very helpful in shutting out the sounds of the night. Family Suffering from Narcolepsy Narcolepsy is the name for strange tendency some peo ple have to go to sleep during the day when they don't want to. I have known business men who were much embarrassed because, every so often, they went sound asleep at staff con ferences. A wliile ago Drs. Da vid D. Daley and Robert E. Yoss, of the Mayo Clinic, re ported their study of the mem bers of four generations of a large family in which there were 12 persons suffering from narcolepsy, and three with what probably was this disease. In these cases teach ers complained that the child would often go to sleep in class. One young man of 20 said that he regularly fell asleep while playing cards, or while eating, or even while serving as an altar boy in church. His fiancee was dis turbed because he would fall asleep while with her, some times more than once in an evening. He lost his job be cause he went to sleep at work, and he had two bad au tomobile accidents because he went sound asleep at the wheel. His symptoms have been controlled by an amphe tamine type of drug which tencis to keep him more awake. In the Mayo Clinic series of 241 narcoleptic persons, 67 suffered also from cataplexy, wiucn is a tendency to go weak and perhaps fall down when the person laughs heartily, or is surprised. If you have "hunger pains" or awaken in the middle of the night with a pain in the pit of the stomach, you may be harboring an ulcer. You should see your doctor right away. And to know the symp toms of and treatments for an ulcer, read "Ulcers of the Stomach and Duodenum" by Dr. Alvarez. It may be obtain ed by sending 25 cents and a large, stamped, self-addressed envelope with your request to Dr. Walter C. Alvarez, Dept. MMT, The Register and Trib une Syndicate, Box 957, Des Moines 4, Iowa. Sen. Morse Of Federal By YVONNE FRANKLIN Mail Tribune Washington Bureau Washington -(Special)- The rising controversy between Catholic and Protestant lead ers over fed eral aid to ed it c a t i o n has caught Sen. Wayne Morse right in the middle. Morse fa vors loans to private and parochial Franklin schools, but in a bill separate from the one his committee is considering. He is against the strategy of the Roman Catholic hierarchy which wants a loan provision written into the $2.3 billion education bill. Spokesmen for the Catholic church have in statements, as well as in testimony before the subcommittee on educa tion, said that if the Congress does not include an amend ment granting such loans, they will oppose the bill to aid public schools. Morse, in an interview, and to witnesses before his committee has told them their position is wrong. He said to a reporter: Do Have a Chance "Loans to parochial and private schools have a chance if it is considered as a sepa rate bill. I think it would have a much belter chance if the Catholic hierarchy would change its strategy and cooperate with the President and give its support to the President's bill. It is making two very serious mistakes: "1. It is putting itself in a position where it will be sub ject to criticism on the part of many, because it is willing to block public school aid if it cannot have its way with respect to private school edu cation. "I think this is an unwise political position for the hier archy to take, and I am hope ful it will modify its position; UUL 11 11 UUL'S UUl, IMUU 11 Will face certain defeat. 2. The position it lakes - assuming for the moment that as a result no federal aid bill passed - would injure its own Catholic taxpaying con stituents. This is true because the federal aid bill will bring some financial relief to those local school districts which are in most need of assistance. "To the extent that the pub lic school districts In those areas in which Catholic par ents reside receive financial assistance, the Catholic tax payers as well as all other taxpayers in the district are benefited. Caught in Middle School Aid Hassle "If the bill is defeated because of the opposition of the Catholic hierarchy, then not only will the hierarchy get the blame for the defeat. but at the same time it will perform a disservice to its own constituents." Morse feels that his Catho- Panel To Discuss Practical Nursing The Southern Oregon School of Practical Nursing will be discussed on "Ad ventures in Medicine" this afternoon al 1 :30 o'clock over station KBES-TV. Because of the shortage of nurses all over the country, including Southern Oregon, several institutions and indi viduals in this area have co operated to establish the school, now training its sec ond group of student nurses. Affiliating institutions are Rogue Valley Memorial hos pital, Jackson County Farm home and the Medford Public schools district through its adult and vocational educa tion department. Many women who have lacked the opportunity to be come registered nurses can, through the practical nurses training program, become gainfully employed upon com pleting the course and being licensed by the Oregon State Board of Nursing. The panel will discuss such opportuni ties, as well as entrance re quirements, pi'e-clinicnl in struction and actual clinical experience during the course. Appearing on the panel will be Dr. David C. Boals, chief of medical staff. Rogue Val ley Memorial hospital; Charles Gustafson, administrator of the hospital; Mrs. Bertha Mor rill, registered nurse, instruc tor of the course, and Mrs. Lcpha Evernden, licensed practical nurse and graduate of the course. TREATY RATIFIED Washington lUPIt The Sen ate Thursday ratified a treaty with Canada for the Joint de velopment of water resources in the Columbia River Basin. MONEY-MAKER MONEY-MAKER EARN UP TO $1000 PER MONTH OPERATE 'YOUR OWN BUSINESS We offer you i wo II res pec fed service business that sells like wildfire. We are opening exclusive dealerships in your area and need men (no aqe limit) to own and run their own shop. Part time, to start, if necessary. No product to sell. No experience needed we will train you. All equipment, merchandishing and advertising material furnished. If you want: 1 above average income 2 bright and secure future J community respect 4 pride of ownership . then you'll want to answer this ad today. 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He feels that the bill will pass Congress. i Morse has written to the Democratic leaders of both Houses, urging that a task force study the separate loans measure, and give assurances that the bill will come before Congress this session. He feels that this will still the fears of the Catholic church that should the principle of feder al aid to public schools be es tablished without giving loans to parochial schools their cause is lost. He wrote: Forms Impression "I have formed Ihe impres sion from the hearings that . . . one of the mnin reasons that the private school advo cates arc pressing so hard for an amendment to S. 1021 is their fear that if they do not urge that such an amendment be added . . . they will have lost their chance in this ses sion of Congress. . . "Such action (of the lead ers) would give the necessary assurances to the interested parties that they h a v e no cause to fear that any proposal calling for federal loans to private schools will be side tracked or pigeonholed in this session of Congress," he con tinued in his letter. On the subject of loans for private schools, Morse said to a reporter: "I think a separate bill on' this subject might best serve I the long-term legitimate in terests of the supporters of the private schools, because separate bill is the best ve hicle for gelling the issue be fore the Supreme Court for a final determination on its constitutionality. Owe It io Cause "In my judgment, the pri vate school advocates of the country owe it to the cause of education, both public and! private, to make use of the : best legislative vehicle for ai quick determinalion on this constitutional issue." Replying to a question about the possibility of a tax deduction to Catholic parents the New and Used car the Medford Mail Tribune! SUNDAY. MARCH 19. for the amount contributed to their schools, as has been put forward as a compromise in order to let the aid to public schools bill pass without amendment, Morse scoffed: "This is a clever but con cealed grant to the religious schools, and discriminates against all the rest of us. I am opposed to it. What is equitable about it? This is a ""iT TV'Sy lir uilders! For New Builders Rates BE SURE TO GET YOUR TITLE REPORTS FROM THE . . . YOUR LOCALLY OWNED TITLE COMPANY 121 East Sixth Street Phone SP 3-4551 TITLE INSURANCE ESCROWS Jackson County's Oldest and Most Reliable Title Company I Pjl H Established 1885 NO SPARKS! NO SMOKE! NO FLOOR DRAFTS! LOWERS FUEL BILLS! Uniform heat from floor Burn wood, presto-logs or briquets. You ' control firo. Your home and family will be safer. Send firoplace width and height, receive Colorful Booklet free or phone SP 2-7166. Smith-Dynge Lmbr. Co. Corner of 8th and Fir DAY D straight grant. There is no reason why a Catholic parent should not be supporting pub lic schools. Our public policy is public schools. If he doesn't want to conform to public policy, then he should not have a tax exemption support ed by the federal government. . This argument makes for good discussion, but it doesn't have a chance." -til, i n i ins i17i u T to ceiling. EASY TERMS Phone SP 2-7166 1961 II ""J'Ba -f
