MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE.
FRIDAY. APRIL 7, 1961
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j. INCOME . TAX TROUBLES It's tax time, the. tax .desk, but has trouble understarid
!' and its no easy time for anyone, even ing. Bottom, from 'left, he resorts to a cat-'
three-year-old. Elvis, to figure his debi to culator before completely flipping his -lid.
i Uncle Sam. Elvis is a performer with the Any similarity to persons living or dead
Shrine Circus Top, from left, Elvis takes to . is purely, intentional. . (UPI Telephoto)
School News ,
Hedrick Junior High
"Edited by Sarah Madden, :
Steve Root. Pam Noff,
and Tom Ginn ,
jEaster services for Hedrick
students ywere held - Friday
afternoon ; in '! the Eastwood
Baptist church. Members of
the seventh grade chorus sang
for the service.. .
" In the show- ease next to
the office are designs of sym
metry 1 and solid structures
made by the seventh and
eighth grade students in Miss
Katherine Fonkin's art classes,
'' Nine-weelcs test; was sched-
POISON OAK BOTHER
YOUf WORRY NO
.. ' MORE ; . .
Uit I I H Poison Oak
' Lotion.' Satisfaction Guar
anteed, at your favorite'
drug store.1'
uled March 27 .to. 31,. which
completed the third quarter.
On Wednesday, April 5,' re
port cards were distributed.
'The combined Me df or d
public school bands presented
the Spring Band Festival re
cently y in the Hedrick ' audi
torium. The Hedrick : junior
varsity band, directed by
Steve Whipple, played - Oliva
doti's "Hall of . Fame March"
and "Fortuna" by McCaughey.
Played by the varsity band
were "His Honor March, by
Fillmore, ' and. . Beethoven's
"Egmont Overture."
. The California Oregon
Power- company made avail
able to Hedrick. colored post
ters on kite safety and a set
of safety rules relating to
various precautions that
should be taken by all kite-
flyers in the approaching kit
flying season. It was stressed
that kites be flown only in
open fields, and that Copco
be called Immediately in case
of a kite: becoming entangled
in a power line. 1
The Medical Roundup
by
Emerltui Comultant In Medicine
Myo Clinic
Kmerltui Profeior of Medic In t
Mayo Clinic
(KefUter and Tribune Syndicate.
1961)
Claude Haggard of Copco
gave an assembly recently on
closed heart massage. Hag
gard said that there were 117
different ways of giving arti
ficial respiration,, but that the
best was - mouth to mouth
breathing. ;..
Hedrick's . band will take
part in' the Pear Blossom Pa
rade Saturday, April ; 8.
Theme ;; of the parade this
year r is "Pears ih Fantasy
land." Units will assemble at
the Library park. Awards
will be announced by the
judges at Hawthorne park.
A bulletin last week urged
all those interested to get
their parade entries in as
soon as possible.
STEADIES NERVES
Calcium exerts a steadying
influence on the nerves.
CENTRAL POINT LIONS CLUB
BOY SCOUT
BENEFIT
BREAKFAST
ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO
THE BOY SCOUT FUNDS
7 A.M. to 12 NOON
Central' Point
LEGION HALL
Heres a wonderful benefit affair for a truly wonder
ful cause . . . delicious pancakes, ham, eggs, coffee,
fruit'juice, milk and admission is only $1.00 for j
adults and 50c for children. ALL proceeds will go to
the Boy Scout funds in Central Point. Si sure to cornel :
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
Should a Woman Have Her
Silent Gallbladder Removed?
So i many people write to
say that perhaps accidentally,
during an x-ray examination,
they were
found to have
a few gall
stones. Or,
they went to
a doctor be
cause occa
sionally they
vomited bile,
and stones
were found.
Aivam N o w, a sur
geon wants to operate right
away, while the old . family
doctor says he would rather
wait and see. Perhaps he has
pointed out that the stones
have never made any symp
toms or bothered the woman
in any way; or in the case
in which there is an occasion
al vomiting of bile, he is far
from sure this is due to the
gallstones. ,
When people, puzzled in
this way, write and ask me
to settle matters for them I
have to say that I cannot give
any advice because, without
being able to question the
woman for a while, I cannot
tell whether or not her vomit
ing of bile has anything to
do with her gallbladder. The
answers to a few questions
probably would convince me
that - all she has is migrane,
in which case, the operation
would do her no good. If she
has no symptoms, I would be
In no rush to remove the gallbladder.-
I never order an op
eration for a person with si
lent gallstones. I used to when
I was young, but not in the
last 30 years. '. .. , ; .
I recently saw a woman
who had perfect health and
digestion until a few months
ago when she let a' man op
erate and remove the gall
bladder which had never both
ered her. Now, she feels con
stantly bilious and miserable,
Usually, of course,' this isn't
the result of an operation, but
I., have - seen enough of such
unfortunate results so that
do not care to order a need
less operation. .,
Also, - we internists can
greatly distress a patient who
was perfectly well until a si
lent gallstone was discovered.
Then, we put the poor woman
on a rigid diet that she does
not need any more, than she
needs an extra thumb. Just
this week. I have seen two
women who, formerly always
well, are now utterly miserable-trying
to live on a fat
free diet-for which I can see
absolutely no reason.
Black Stools
Occasionally, I see a patient
who for years has had trouble
with a stomach ulcer, and
now he tells me that for a
few days he has black, tar
like stools, that perhaps were
somewhat loose. Perhaps dur-
l ing this time he has' felt weak
in the knees and a bit nauseat
ed. If he was having any pain
from his ulcer, the day he got
the black stool he promptly
lost that pain and was com
fortable. "' , .
What happened? He bled
from his stomach or duode
num, and the blood became
digested. That's why, by the
time it reached the rectum,
it was black. , '. "
In other cases,- in which
there is no history of an ulcer',
the cause for the black stools
may be a puzzle, and occa
sionally, no one ever knows
why they were blackish. Usu
ally the explanation is that
the person ate some food, such
as spinach or . beets which
darkened the stools. The other
day I read an article about
a doctor who went into a hos
pital with stools so black that
he felt sure he must have been
bleeding from his stomach or
duodenum; But when the labo
ratory people tested his stools
for what is called "occult
blood" and found none, they
knew there had been no bleed
ing. Then the doctor remem
bered that the day before, he
had gone a binge of drinking
grape juice. That was the
cause of his dark stools. Many
people get dark-looking stools
because they are taking a lot
of iron for an anemia.
Jacksonian Epilepsy
People ask what is Jack
sonian eplipsy. It is a variety
of the disease in which the
convulsive seizure starts in
one small part of the body,
such as the fingers of one
hand, or the lips. Then it
spreads to other parts. Some
times, at the start, the head
and eyes will turn to one side.
If I had this type of epilepsy,
I would want to see an able
neurologist and perhaps an
able brain surgeon to see if
they thought It would pay me
to have my skull opened and
the surface of the brain look
ed at. There would be the pos
sibility of finding a small area
of diseased brain which could
be removed. Then I might be
well.
What Happens When Doctors
Are Treated Shabbily?
When a government is. too
unfair to physicians, they be
come unhappy and lose heart;
many emigrate, and the medi
cal schools lack students be
cause too few young men care
to be doctors. They prefer to
become engineers or lawyers.
I read now that because in the
last two years 2054 much
needed physicians have fled
from East Germany, the Com
munists have now had to
promise to leave doctors alone
to do their work.
Sometimes early detection
and treatment can save a vic
tim of mental disease much
suffering and insure a quicker
recovery. To know about the
symptoms of and treatments
for mental diseases read the
booklet, "When Mental Ill
ness Strikes a Family," by Dr.
Alvarez. It may be obtained
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. -
STARTED DEATH FIRE
New York-UPD-A 6-year-old
boy's playing with matches
was blamed today for an
apartment fire which killed
his younger brother and sister
for whom he was baby sit
ting.. Police said Theodore
Gist admitted he was playing
with matches while he was
left alone with Ronald, 3, and
Annette, 2, as their parents
visited friends nearby Thurs
day night.- ,
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FACES TAX CLAIM - Ralph
"Bottles" Capone, 59, brother
of the late Al Capone, Chicago
prohibition era crime leader,
has been served with a sub
poena in a 33-year-old income
tax claim case. Internal Reve
nue agents ordered him to ap
pear on May 22 to show
whether he has properties that
can be used . to satisfy a gov
ernment claim for $217,716.75
in taxes, penalties and Interest
for 1926-28. (UPI Telephoto)
PLAN SINGAPORE HILTON
Singapore-dlPB-A Singapore
business men's group plans to
cooperate with the Hilton Ho
tel company to build a hotel
here. The group said the $2
million, 15-story hotel .would
be called the Singapore. Hil
ton. Plans call for 400 rooms,
a swimming pool, nightclub,
boating facilities and a bar
and restaurant on every floor.
The group said the project
would be financed entirely by
local capital.. j '
81 Institutions To
Take Part in Model
UN Session at UO
Eugene - Representatives
from 81 colleges and univer
sities throughout the western
states will be on the Univer
sity of Oregon campus April
12 to 15 to take part in one
of the largest student gather
ings to be held in Eugene -the
11th session of the Model
United Nations.
More than 1,000 students
are expected for the event
which will- feature as keynote
speaker the president of the
1961 General Assembly of the
United Nations, Frederick H.
Boland. ,
President Boland, Ireland's
representative to the United
Nations, will spend April 12
in Eugene. During the day he
will meet the press, radio and
television representa t i v e s,
have a student Interview,- and
at 8 p.m. Wednesday he will
address the MUN General As
sembly plenary session in Mc
Arthur Court. '
Oregon Senator Wayne L.
Morse also will be a special
guest for the MUN session.
Senator Morse, former Con
gressional . representative to
the United Nations, will intro
duce President Boland Wed
nesday night. '
On Tuesday, Senator Morse
will speak at an . all-campus
assembly at 1 p.m. in the Erb
Memorial Union, That eve
ning , he .- will address the
Alumni Banquet of the MUN.
The. 11th session of the
MUN opens on Wednesday
with registration, a reception
and dinner for delegates, and
the first plenary session. Cau
cus sessions are planned for
Wednesday night following
Boland's address.
On Thursday and Friday the
delegates meet in committees,
councils, and commission ses
sions. During these meetings
the business and resolutions
will be handled In preparation
for the' Saturday GA plenary
sessions, which will be held
from 9 a.m. to noon, and from
1:30 to 5 p.m. A banquet at
6:30 p.m. Saturday will con
clude the MUN.
Each of the delegations
from the several universities
and college's will represent a
UN member nntional. These
delegations will attempt to
base their activities on their
country's policies and actions
in the UN.
- Several hundred Oregon
students will be involved in
the MUN with some seven
committees and the security
council under leadership of
UO students.
. Paul Ward, Eugene, gradu
ate student in political science,
heads up the planning for the
MUN and will act as secretary
general during the sessions.
Mary Alden, sophomore in
sociology from Albany, is head
of the all conference services.
Assistant secretary-general is
Gary Sala, senior in journal
ism from Portland.: Eric Carl
son, junior in political science
from Eugene, will be physical
facilities supervisor.
G. L. Best, political science
instructor, and Herman Cohen,
associate professor of speech,
are faculty advisors. :
Swede Tells Need t
For Stronger UN
San Francisco - (UPD - Prime
Minister Tage Erlander ; of
Sweden Thursday night called
for a stronger United Nations.
We must do what we can
to strengthen the United N. a
tlons," he said. "I hope ithe
attacks (on the UN) will not
succeed, especially for the
sake of the small nations."
Erlander arrived in San
Francisco after a four-hour
stopover In Salt Lake City. '..
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for their big part in the
Savings Bond Program
From the very start 20 yean .
ago, the U.S. Savings Bond
Program has been lucky in .
having the dedicated support
of thousands of American
women, ':; i-'
. . . ,
Their wonderful cooperation
has ranged from the War Bond
tours of Hollywood's brightest
stars to helping to operate the
Savings Stamp Program for
the Nation's small fry.
The tpecial talent of
V.'. American women
Studies have shown that Amer
ican women tend to be con-'
servative with dollars. - Their
long look at future security la
apt to be pretty practical. So,
for them, Bonds and the Sav
ings Bond Program are a
natural. . ',
Thousands of husbands and -fathers
owe their Payroll Sav-
ings nest egg to the influence
of their wives. Many a boy and
girl wouldn't have a full Sav- -ings
Stamp book, but for mom. -And
many Bond would not
be sold, but for the army of
women volunteers who put .
, their strength behind the Sav
ings Bond Program.
Why U'$ worth llitenbtg to
: theladUg .
Every U. S. Savings Bond you
buy. is guaranteed to grow by ;
Uncle Sam. Right now the in
terest paid you is 3, if
Bonds are-held to Maturity. .
- Bonds: are a riskless invest
ment If they are stolen or de
stroyed you get new ones free. '
' And you can have yeur money
back anytime you need it with
interest. .
Buy and bold U.S. Savings
Bonds join the ladies in their
work for a stronger Nation in '
Peace.
A Menage from our First Lady:
During this Twentieth Anniversary
Year of the U.S. Savings Bond Pro
gram we salute the volunteer spirit of
the Women of America in bringing the
Savings Bond message of thrift into
our family lives. By buying bonds and
encouraging others to do so, we help
build amors secure future for ourselves
and for our country. Most important,
this self-discipline of regular savings
helps' build the spiritual strength so
essential to our continued growth as '
individual citizens and as a Nation.
Honorary Chairman, National WonMn'a Advisory
Committee tor Savinfa Bonda
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