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Hysteria
One of the most remarkable
of human diseases is hysteria.
It can have such a profound
flf ' ,5tjf- elfect on a
person s nerv
ous system
that it can
a b o 1 ish the
sen sation of
pain, and it
can abo 1 i s h
the gag reflex
in the throat.
In other
Alvarez words, in the
case of a hysterical person a
doctor can stick the handle
of a spoon into the back of
the woman's throat and she
will not gag. She (usually the
patient is a woman - at least
in peace time) may develop
paralyses, or she may get to
whispering, or walking in
some peculiar way, or she
may bloat terribly, or may
suffer severe pains.
Often, as I used to say to
may assistants, when a wom
an came in with some sur
prising disease, "It must be
hysteria if only because it
cannot be anything else." I
remember a man who said he
could not feel anything from
the waist down. I knew it
must be hysteria because he
had no weakness of any mus
cles, and he had no trouble
emptying his bladder or his
bowel.
I remember seeing a hun
dred women whose abdomens
were so large they looked as
if they were seven months
pregnant, and yet an X-ray
examination showed that
there was no extra gas in
the abdomen. In each case the
woman forced her abdomen
forward by contracting mus
cles in her back.
Highly Nervous
In these conditions one usu
ally learns that the woman
has always been highly nerv
ous or a bit odd or eccentric;
and often one learns, perhaps
from the family, that she is
using her "disease" to punish
someone, or she is hoping to
get some accident insurance
money. Always, when I see a
woman with hysteria, I look
around to see who is being
inconvenienced or punished,
and often I find such a per
son. Usually, with a little per
suasion, I can get a hysterical
woman to start moving her
fupposedly paralyzed arm or
les, or I can get her to walk
normally, or to stand up
straight, or to stop whisper-
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ing, or if she was blind, I can
get her to see again. But what
is sad is that often next day
she is ill again, because she
is not willing yet to give up
her disease. She feels she
needs it.
Often, then, I have to sell
her the idea that her hysteri
cal illness is becoming more
of a nuisance than it is worth,
and so she had better give it
up. Many a time I have seen
a severe form of hysteria dis
appear with the death of an
unpleasant husband, or a
much-disliked mother-in-law.
In such case the woman no
longer needs her hysteria.
A peculiar feature about
hysteria is that while the pati
ent may be ruining the life
of the person she is punishing,
she will also be ruining her
own life; and as every wise
physician knows, while ruin
ing her own life she will
show no concern, and no
great desire to get well.
Time and again I have been
sure of hysteria when, after
I talked the woman out of
her paralysis, and showed her
that it was easily curable, she
went right back to it, and
then refused ever to come
near me again! That told me
all I needed to know about
her.
All physicians should know
that many a woman with a
hysterical paralysis or rigid
contraction of muscles, or
some serious "back trouble"
that came after a slight acci
dent, when she finally tires of
it, or no longer needs it, or
gets her compensation settle
ment, will be willing to part
with it.
Slight Operaiion
But then she cannot quit
it simply by having a doctor
talk her out of it. That would
cause her husband or her fam
ily - who perhaps have spent
a couple of thousand dollars
on X-ray studies and many
examinations and treatments
- to be very angry with her.
No; she has to be cured with
a slight operation, or best of
all, with some hocus-pocus
carried out by a quack. Then
no one can criticize her.
Thousands of purely hys
terical persons are today
getting large sums of money
out of insurance companies.
People ask, "But do they
know what they are doing?"
And I must say I have always
doubted it. I have a strong
hunch that there is a big dif
ference between a malingerer
and a hysterical person. The
hysterical woman seems to be
fooling herself, she is taken
in by her own illness.
And yet, while she will
never recover if she has a
damage suit pending, she is
very likely to recover soon
after she gets a lump settle
ment. She may then go to a
faith-healer, and have him
cure her by "laying on
hands."
If your nerves are creating
medical problems for you,
you'll find much help in Dr.
Alvarez' little booklet, "Tri
umph Over Nervousness."
Obtain it by sending 25 cents
and a self-addressed, stamped
envelope with your request
for it to Dr. Walter C. Alva
rez, Dept. MMT, The Register
and Tribune Syndicate, Box
957, Dos Moines 4, Iowa.
ApyiicbliunS
Portland - (DPI) - The Red
Cross reported Tuesday it has
received 518 applications for
disaster relief from the Oct.
12 storm in Oregon and
Washington.
Eldon Bush, coordinator of
disaster relief in the two
states, said many people ap
parently believe they must be
destitute to apply for Red
Cross assistance. He urged
anyone who cannot replace
storm-damaged property with
out hardship to himself to
apply to the Red Cross.
Applications will be accept
ed through Friday, he said.
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School Hews
Si". Mary's High School
By Mary Ann Carnegie, ed
itor; Susia Laiendresse, Anna
Depner. Sua Caperna, Mary
Carol Leavens and Michelle
Ely, reporters.
The senior class was to
present an Apologetics panel
today for the St. Mary's stu
dent body. Since the much
publicized Ecumenical coun
cil is now in session in
Rome, the seniors see how
important it is to be able to
defend the church and explain
its dogmas and truths.
Apologetics is the science
of presenting and proving
cases of the Catholic church,
whUe defending dogmas
against objection. Several
members of the senior class
will present the program of
seven theses, or truths, of the
Catholic faith; This program
will be opened to questions
from the audience. Mike Stin
son is the chairman of this
event.
Brother Gilbert Burke of
the Congregation of the Holy
Cross from Los Angeles, Cal
if., visited the high school
Monday, Oct. 22. He spoke
to the juniors and seniors on
religious vocations, strpssino-
vocations to the brotherhood,
during first and second pe
riods. Brother Gilbert spends six
months of the year touring
schools in seven of the west
ern states. He is one in a se
ries of speakers who will mept
with St. Mary's students to
discuss various vocations, as
part of the guidance program.
Members of t h e Student
council met Monday, Oct. 22,
to discuss changes in regula
tions and extended projects
as well as other business. The
dance admittance policy,
which has been to let any
St. Mary's student bring a
date into a school function
with his student body card,
has been changed to the more
Review of Shipley
Decision Requested
Salem - IUPII - The Oregon
Supreme Court was asked late
Tuesday to review its decision
which affirmed the first de
gree murder conviction and
death penalty of Larry West
Shipley, 21.
The petition for a rehear
ing was filed by Shipley's at
torney, Eugene Richardson,
Newport.
Shipley was convicted of
last year's slaying of Linda
Jean Stevens, 16, Willamina,
near Otis Junction on the Ore
gon coast. She was shot six
times.
If the high court rejects a
rehearing, Shipley, who is on
death row at the state peni
tentiary, will be returned to
Lincoln county where an
execution date will be set. The
last hope then is a commuta
tion by Gov. Mark Hatfield.
The world's largest printer
is the U.S. Government Print
ing Office in Washington,
which operates 160 presses on
322 acres of floor space.
Almost 45 per cent of the
nickel used by the free world
in 1961 - about 225 million
pounds - was consumed in the
United States.
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NAMED IN INDICTMENT- Frank Mancinelli, Gerald A.
Pcrna and Joseph Mattia, are shown at the Federal Build
ing in Newark, N. J., where they are among 13 defendants
named in a Federal indictment for an alleged conspiracy to
counterfeit between $2 and $3 million worth of 5 per cent
debenture bonds of General Motors Acceptance Corp. (UP1)
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widely used pass system. In
order to bring any out of
school student to a St. Mary's
dance an invitation must be
obtained for that person at
the office.
To promote a community
spirit among the students and
to thank the community for
its help in the past, the coun
cil has proposed that St.
Mary's undertake a commu
nity project. All members of
Student council are to be
alert to the needs of the area
in order to determine a def
inite project for the near future.
Senior pictures seem to be
a rather important topic
especially to the seniors. The
excitement is due mostly to
the fact that representatives
from three well known stu
dios in Medford have talked
to the graduating class about
their respective offers for do
ing senior portraits.
Mrs. Phil Brainard from
Brainard's studio, Carl Landis
from Landis studio, and
Dwaine Smith all reminded
the students that if pictures
are wanted before Christmas,
they must be taken soon. The
deadline for the annual proof
is January.
Student body cards were
passed to the students on
Tuesday, Oct. 23, during the
course of the school day. This
year the student body cards
were laminated. The process
was done on the new Thermo
Fax machine donated to the
school at the beginning of the
year by Charles Hill of Mod
ern Office Supply.
Friday, Oct. 20, was the last
chance for the junior class
to purchase the 1964 class
rings. Sister M. Elizabeth
Jean, junior class advisor, took
charge of the project. The
rings are due to arrive within
eight to ten weeks.
The regular unit meetings
of the Sodality of Our Lady
were held at noon Monday,
Oct. 22, in the class rooms.
The small unit or cell method
of discussion has been used
by the Sodality very success
fully for a number of years.
The recent survey in which
each member of the Sodality
was to participate, concerning
the number and types of re
ligious articles found in the
home was discussed. Sodalists
were instructed to continue
the survey through Oct. 29.
The National Honor society
inducted four new members
into its ranks at a school as
sembly held on Thursday.
Seniors Laura Batzer, J i m
Calhoun, Pete Naumes and
Mike Stinson were presented
with membership cards by
NHS President Charlotte So
kolowski for their achieve
ments in scholarship, leader
ship, character, and service
to the school.
Short speeches on each of
these important requirements
for membership were given
by NHS members Mike Laten
dresse, Mary Ann Carnegie,
Jerry Vakoc and Sarah Rob
inson. Edward Fitzpatrick, teacher
of speech and drama at South
ern Oregon college, was the
guest speaker for the induc
tion. He stressed the impor
tance of Christian leadership
In today's world and the duty
of the NHS to spread enthu
siasm for study among all the
students of St. Mary's.
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ELECT
RALPH A. JAMES
Democratic Candidate for
COUNTY JUDGE
Efficient Responsible
Minority Heard Majority Rule
Impartial
Pd. Pol. Adv. by James for County
Judqe Comm., Go. Loftin, cHmn.,
R, 2, Central Point, Ore.
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PRESIDENT INTERVIEWED James Mc- ently. The two youths, who are preparing to
Naughton Hester 38 (center), newly installed enter college, are Jon Robbins (left) and
president of New York university, was con-4 Diane Hamalian. (UPI)
fronted by two teen-agers at his office rec-
Young College President Is
Questioned By Teen-Agers
By GERALD S. SNYDER
United Press International
New York (UPI) A pert 16-year-old
girl, college-bound,
sat attentively in the office
of the college president.
"What about parents?" she
asked. "What can they do?"
Next to her sat a boy, 17,
also college-bound.
4-H NEWS
Central Point Spare Ribs
The Central Point Spare
Ribs 4-H club held its first
meeting in the home of Mrs.
Frink.
The club elected Judy Wil
son, president; Louise Herzog,
vice president; Judy Frink,
secretary; David Wilson, treas
urer; Donald Herzog, report
er;, Linda Wilson, sergeant-at-arms;
and Janet Barber, flag
salute leader.
Name selected for this half
of the Central Point Swine
club was Spare Ribs. Goals
for the year were selected.
Donald Herzog.
Reporter.
Kandy Kids
The organizational meeting
of the Kandy Kids 4-H club
was called to order by Carol
Foote, president. Under new
business a discusion was held
on the new program for the
year.
We also elected new offi
cers. They are Donna Baily,
president; Shirley Roach, vice
president; Darlene Thompson,
secretary, and Carol Foote,
reporter.
A meeting dale was set for
the second Wednesday of each
month. As there was no furth
er business the meeting was
adjourned.
Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Don Bradshaw.
Carol Foote,
Reporter
Spoon and Needles
The Spoon and Needles 4-H
club met Oct. 25 at the home
of Mrs. Harvey Humphrey.
The meeting was called to
order b y president Judy
Wieskamp. Demonstrations of
setting the table were given
by Lucie and Linda Norris. A
demonstration of measuring
liquids and dry ingredients
was given by Michele Para
dois and Rhonda Rothboeck.
The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Fred
Norris on Nov. 8.
Terri Woodcock,
Reporter.
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"What about the 'average'
student?" he asked.
Diane Hamalian of New
York's Washington Irving
High school and six-foot-two
Jon Robbins of Peter Stuyve
sant High were asking some
of the questions on the minds
of the 1,550,000 teen-agers
now preparing to enter the
nation's colleges.
The two students were con
fronting an ex-Marine named
James McNaughton Hester,
38, who Thursday was formal
ly inaugurated as president of
New York university. He is
the youngest man ever to
head this country's largest
(43,000 students) private in
stitution of higher learning.
Diane and Jon, seniors in
city high schools, accompa
nied a UPI reporter to Hes
ter's office for an interview
with the just installed presi
dent (who actually took over
10 months ago as the 11th
chief executive of 130-year-old
NYU).
Encouragement Needed
Addressing himself to Diane
and Jon, on the role of par
ents, Hester said:
"Encouragement it what
parents need to give most.
They can help their children
to 'select.' And that's the im
portant thing.
"Our society is institution
ally college educated today.
Employers, who may not have
college degrees themselves,
are becoming more and more
concerned with the kind of
school attended the honors at
tained and subjects taken.
"What's more, more profes
sional and business people are
requiring an advanced de
gree. The Bachelor's degree is
about what a high school cer
tificate was 30 or 40 years
ago."
In those days, Hester him
self delivered newspapers and
sold magazines as a youth at
Woodrow Wilson High school
in Long Beach, N.Y. "Father
believed that young men
should earn their own spend
ing money," he said. "One
year I did dish washing and
another I was a salesman in
a clothing store."
Whole Record
"As for the average stu
dent" he said, "We look at
the whole high school record
not just the math scores.
"I wonder if any really
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Mrs. Evelyn May testified that
she took her parents along on
her honeymoon. She was
granted a divorce Monday on
grounds of desertion.
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qualified student can't get
Into college today if he has
the desire and is not burdened
by enormous family expanses.
The opportunity rially exists.
Some students are so highly
motivated that they can even
accomplish more on a part-
time basis.
"The full impact of the
predicted emergency (d 0 u
bllng of the student popula
tion by 1970) is not being felt.
There are still many good col
leges which can take more
than are seeking admission."
Young Robbins, who said
later that he was "surprised"
at Hester's youth, asked about
the real value of a college
degree.
"A man walks into an of
fice," Robbins said. "I'm a
college graduate,' he says.
But the degree may not have
anything to do with the Job
he's applying for."
Mantal Discipline
Replied Hester: "The sub
stantial merit of a college
education is to give students
four years of mental disci
pllne to develop their pow
ers of reason and logic and
equip them In a general way
for all kinds of work."
Still a relatively small pro'
portion of the population has
a college decree and this dl
ploma's value as "a mark of
achievement," he maintained,
is as good as ever.
"Most people, Hester said,
"Suffer from the fallacy that
people go to college to learn
how to do a job. That's not
the primary reason why they
go. We are trying to produce
intellectual men and women
by exposing them to as much
information as possible.
He said colleges will have
to limit the number of elec
tives and formal requirements
to emphasize the trend to
earlier specialization "But
without doing away with all
the 'frills' as the Russians
have tried."
College is "not for every'
one and never will be" he
said, and he cautioned that
"the future of private col
leges and universities is in
jeopardy because of mount
ing costs and effects of tax
ation."
Hester Is not the youngest
man to head a major Amorl
can university. Robert Hutch'
ings was 30 when he became
president of the University of
Chicago; the Rev. Theodore
Hesburgh of Notre Dame
was 35.
"Youth Is a symptom of our
times," Hester explains, "You
might say I'm a recipient of
the climate.
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Pd. Pol. Adv. John Nuich, Chm.,
Dunlevy for Mjyor Comm.
231 E. Min, Medford, Ore.
Halloween Evenis
Listed For Area
Youths Tonight
A window painting contest,
a costume parade and a teen
age dance are the Halloween
activities planned for Med
ford youngsters today by the
Moose lodge and the city park
and recreation department.
The events are part of the
groups' annual "Youth Honor
day" program, which is de
signed to discourage juvenile
vandalism and mischievous
acts on Halloween.
Youngsters planning to
march in the parade should
gather in the library park in
costume at 4:30 o'clock this
afternoon, The parade route
will be east on Eighth st. to
Fir St., north on Fir st. to Main
St., and west on Main st. to
the park.
Prizes will be awarded for
the best costumes at the con
clusion of the parade.
Window Judging
Judging on the window
painting contest will take
place late this afternoon.
Some 42 Medford youngsters
registered for the event.
The teen-age dance is sched
uled from 7:30 to 10:30 o'clock
tonight at the Medford Ar
mory. There will be no ad
mittance charge, but students
attending will be asked to
sign the "Youth Honor day"
pledge card at the door.
The dance is for students
in the ninth grade through
senior high school. Music
will be provided by the "The
Fresco s. Free cider, donuts
and door prizes will be fur
nished by the Moose lodge.
Also scheduled tonight is a
junior high dance at the Med
ford YMCA from 7 to 10
o'clock. A mystery guest and
other attractions are included
in the evening's program. A
charge will be made.
House Republicans
To Caucus Nov. 10
Salem - (UPD - Republican
members of the Oregon house
will caucus here Saturday,
Nov. 10, four days after the
general election.
They will elect either a
house speaker or a minority
leader, depending upon
whether they win control of
the lower chamber at the elec
tion. The present minority leader
is Rep. F. F. Montgomery (R
Eugene). The Democrats controlled
the 1961 House 31-29.
You know where this man
stands! His name is
Carl Fisher; . .Candidate for
U. S. Congress ... and he
votes and acts the way he
talks. His record as an
outstanding state legislator
speaks for itself! Carl Fisher
is vitaily interested in the
State of Oregon's welfare.
He will work for new jobs
and payrolls, improvement
of the lumber industry,
economy in government
and a firm foreign policy.
He is the best man for
the job.
VOTE
CARL
FISHER
for
U. S. Congress
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Boy Injured in
Fail From Bicycle
A 15-year-old Medford boy
was taken to Rogue Valley
hospital with possible head
injuries after he took a spill
while riding his bicycle yes
terday afternoon, according to
Medford city police.
Hurt was Harold Earl Chris
tian, 1135 Lozier lane. Hos
pital officials today said his
condition was good.
The accident occurred about
2:13 p.m. on Mistletoe st. be
tween Main and Eighth sts.
The youth was thrown from
his bicycle, according to police)
reports, when another young
ster, 13, apparently inadvert
ently caused a garden rake to
become entangled in the)
spokes of the wheel as Chris
tian was riding past.
Gold Hill House
Fire Extinguished
Gold Hill - Volunteer fire
men extinguished a fire at tha
home of Mrs. Melba Boham,
804 Sixth ave., Monday night.
Firemen responded to a
10:05 p.m. alarm. Bedding and
a mattress on an upstairs bed
were damaged when an elec
tric blanket apparently
shorted.
The fire was believed to
have been smouldering for
some time before smoke was
discovered by Mrs. Boham.
Earlier in the evening her
two sons had turned on tha
blanket and had then left tha
room, she said.
Elect
AL DUMAS
(Republican)
State
Representative
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Ability
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"Do With Dumas"
Pd. Pol. Adv.
Wilson Smith
3135 Connell Ave.,
Medford
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