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TUESDAY. JANUARY 1. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Hie Medical Roundup ' ' Km.rltui Cm n..ulUnt in MmIWr Mau tunic Kmerltus Prufrnor of Mf)!;,r Mayo CHmc (funster and Tribune SynOn t. Ins:.) Oregon BRT To Fight Cut in Crews Hypoglycemia, or . Low Blood Sugar Some years ago, I saw a number of people who saii Uiey had several nervous symptoms it? a U s u a I could I m e d i ccmia. or low blood sugar. Usually, I tell im- lately j from their Alvarez story that they could not have hypoglycemia. Why? Because their spells ot nervousness did not at all re semble those which are pro duced by a great fall in the amount of sugar in the blood, such as occurs when a person takes an over-dose of insulin. In many of the cases I saw, it was obvious that what the nervous woman was getting were typical spells of migrane which could be blocked by the rinig usually given to patients with that disease. ! Another very Important point was that the person's at tacks did not come particular ly at a time when he or she had been fasting, and when the amount of sugar in the blood should have been at its lowest point. Sometimes the attacks came shortly after a meal of starchy foods when one would never pxpect to see symptoms due to hypogly cemia. I have Just read an article in which a physician who loves to diagnose hypogly cemia insists that a large num ber of nervous people sutler from a low blood-sugar. But then he went on to tell one of his patients who developed her symptoms whenever she look a good-sized helping 'of sugar. Obviously, this woman could hardly have had hypo glycemia; if she had anything, she was allergic-ally sensitive to sugar. Level Has To Go Down Another) tremendous objec tion to accepting the diag nosis of hypoglycemia tint had been made to explain the distresses of mnny a nervous woman is that in none of the cases did tho able laboratory sugar. Dr. Edward H. Ifynciir son of the clinic showed years ago that the blood sugar level has to go down from perhaps a normal low of 80 mg. to a low of 50 mg. or less, if the patient is to become dist ressed. The scores of people I used to see with a supposed low blood sugar had a reading which their "t perhaps 90 or 1UU mg. doctor thought Finally, 1 was sure that my wer due to i patients' symptoms were not a h y p o g 1 y- aue to a low blood sugar when my dosing them with much suvar did not give them any relief. Also significant often was the fact that the woman could get perfect relief from taking some aspirin or some sugarless black coffee. In a true case of low blood sugar, aspirin and black coffee could have had no effect. Dr. Rynearson wrote recent ly of some of those rare cases in which a person has attacks of real hypoglycemia due to a tumor arising in those cells of the pancreas which produce insulin. As a result, the per son gets , so much insulin in his body that his blood sunur drops spectacularly, and with this there appear very dist ressing symptoms. Some of the patients complain mainly of severe attacks of sweating. In 57 cases, the patients com plained of fainting and going into a very sleepy stale. In a few cases, the person wcnl in to convulsions. I can ' remember well the first man whose disease of this type Dr. Russell Wilder studied and reported from the Mayo Clinic. This man was a physician whose wife had to sit all night beside his bed in order to put sugar into his mouth every time he would start twitching. When the man was operated on, a tumor was found which was full of in sulin. Doctors Deceived Dr. Rynearson tells of a type of case in which a men ially, peculiar person produces violent Insulin reactions by secretly Injecting himself or herself with insulin. In one such case, the doctors were so deceived by the woman Unit they operated and explored her pancreas. When they found nothing ,lhcy searched her room and found, hidden in the hem of her dress, an am pule of insulin and a hypo dermic syringe. Because of porhmpa drelrn tor yin;wli.v or hospilallzallon she had been producing her symptoms by Injecting overdoses of in sulin. Later, she straightened Klamath Falls - IUPII - The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will fight any ef fort to reduce the size of I crews on trains in Oregon, I according to Jerry Rutlcdgc, ! state legislative representa tive for the union. The manager of the Oregon Railroad association, Luman C. Miller of Portland, said earlier his organization will ask the 106;) Legislature to repeal a requirement for a third brakeman on train crews. The requirement Is part of the state's minimum crew law. Hutledge said the need for the 1914 law is greater than ever. "Trains are longer now than they were then and they travel at speeds up to three times as fast." Rutlcdgc said. "The public safety demands a minimum number of men to properly operate and con trol a train, particularly in the terrain typical of the state of Oregon " Keeping Eggs Clean Is Poultry Problem College Station, Tex. - IUPII Not the least of marketing problems of poultrymen is keeping eggs clean when they are offered lo the consumer. the Texas A & M college ex tension service says. Poultry experts say produc ers get best quality by keep- ing the eggs from becoming soiled in the first place. But for the small percentage that may become dirty, equipment and solutions are available to clean Ihem. out mentally and got well. What I have lo say to the many persons who have been told that they suffer from a low blood sugar that I can not find is that there may be such a disease as simple hypo glyccinia, but in all my years of hunting for a case of it I have never found one. Also. I can easily prove to Hie patient before me who thinks he (or she) has hypoglycemia that he does not have any symptoms that suggest its presence. His sypmloms may even prove lo nie that he doesn't have it. Many persons will be helped to recognize spells of migrane by reading Dr. Al varez' booklet, "Migrane or Sick Headaches." You may get your copy by sending '25 cents and a self-addressed, stamped envelope wilh your request lor it to Dr. Walter C. Alvarez, The Register and Tribune Syndicate, Dept. MMT, Box 057, Des Moines 4, Iowa. Singular Efforts Oust Meters From Streets of Minot By KENNETH WATERMAN United Press International Bismarck, N.D. - m - In January, when the North Da- kota legislature convenes, the League of North Dakota Mu nicipalitics will try again to legalize parking meters in this stale. By February, as has hap pened every two years since 1948. the legislature will probably throw the bill into the reject pile, all because Howard Henry dared to fight city hall. Henry is a successful farm er and unsuccessful politician who parked his car 16 years ago on a city street in Minot. A little later, along came a city traffic officer and noticed the red flag on the meter next to Henry's ear. He began to write out a ticket for Henry, thus beginning what is surely one of the most unfortunate days in the history of North Dakota city treasuries. Henry argued but the of ficer wouldn't budge. Henry got mad; so mad he jumped in his car and roared off. Of course, he was caught and the ticket stuck and Henry got madder still. Swears Revenge On that day in 1946, How ard Henry swore he'd blast every parking meter out of the state Furthermore, he swore he would build his vil lage of Weslhopc, population 575, into a trading center so folks wouldn't have to go to Minot and pay the parking meters. By 1947. Henry had invest ed $250,000 in six new busi ness establishments in West hope. Other businessmen put up money for shops and store? and Henry was gaining sup port. In 1948, he won the Demo cratic nomination for gov ernor in the primary without opposition. In addition, he rounded up 20.000 signatures to place an initiated referen dum on the ballot to ban park ing meters on city streets. Henry whistle - stopped all over North Dakota, running on the only real platform he had - ban parking meters. People quickly tagged him as "the man to kill the mechani cal bandits." Henry was swamped in the governor s race and so was every other Democrat in North Dakota in 1948. But the voloj-s, by a 2,000-vote major ity, passed his referendum to ban the meters. Suit Filed Immediately, the League of Municipalities rallied and call-1 Secretary Found Strangled in Bed Boston - (IJPD - A 23-year-old secretary was found strangled with a nylon stocking Monday in her apartment and became the eighth victim of a mad killer who has terrorized the city for six months. The killer, who has strangled all his victims, struck less than a mile from the scene of a similar murccr Dec. 5 and a block away from his initial victim last June. The nude body of Miss Pat ricia Bissette, a former resi dent of Middlebury, Vt., was discovered in her bed by a janitor of an apartment house at 515 Park dr. In the City's Back Bay section. Miss Bissette, like six of the other seven victims, lived alone. As in the other crimes, there was no sign of forced entry into her apartment. Oregon Highway Department Awards S77 Million in Contracts During '62 Household Steel Use Is One-Third of Total New York - IUPII - One third of all steel made in America is used in and around the home, according to "Steel Facts," a publication of Amer ican Iron and Steel institute. This year ,the estimated fig ure will total about 258 pounds for every man, woman and child in the nation. Steel, in addition to being the major material for automobiles, also serves in the home for ap pliances, storage, service and recreation. Recently it has be come a major material for home furnishings and furnit ure, from the kitchen to the living room and outdoor patio. Salem - 1UPI1 - The Oregon State Highway Department reported that contracts total ing $77 million were awarded during 1962, up $22. i million over 1961. A total of 195 separate con tracts were awarded, compar ed to 182 the year before. Forrest Cooper, state high way engineer, said an estima ted $35 million in contracts will be let next year. Of the $77 million, about $13.8 million was for bond projecls, $3.4 million for con struction on the county road federal aid secondary system, $300,000 was for work on city streets off the stale highway system, $54.8 million in con nection with federal aid par ticipating projects, and ap proximately $4.9 million for state financed protects. Cooper said the :r.,iual vol ume of work handled by the commission topped the $100 million mark for the first time. In addition to construc tion, this included expendi tures for highway mainte nance, purchase of right of way, surveys, operations, state parks, administration, build ings nd equipment and bond retirement. Work included 144 miles of grading, 156 miles of rock base construction, 82 miles of oiled wearing surface, 116 miles of asphaltic concrete pavement, 17 miles of Port land cement pavement and 99 bridges and structures. Many major projects were completed or opened to traf fic during 1962. 36 Miles Opened On the Interstate 5 freeway, 36 miles were opened to four lane divided traffic during the year. On Interstate 80N 27 miles were opened to four lane divided traffic. Among the major projects finished or opened to traffic on Interstate 5 were the Grants Pass to Rogue River section, the Gold Hill to Med ford section, and the Rice Hill to North Oakland Junction section. On Interstate 80N, projects included the Cascade Locks section, the Deadman's Pass -Mcacham section, and the Baker-Pleasant Valley section. Also completed and opened to traffic during the year was the Clear Lake-Belknap Springs highway providing a year-round routs from the Eu gene area across the Cascade) mountains. Park Visitations Up The Oregon Stale Parks and Recreation division of tho Slate Highway department re ported 11.5 million park visi tations recorded during 1962, compared to last year's 11 mil lion. Tourists again flocked to Oregon vacationlands and more than 9 million visitors were reported by the travel information division. This is a gain of 2.1 million over tho previous record-high year o 1961. Approximately $217 mil lion was spent by out-of-stata visitors while in Oregon, tho commission said.' Spinach is said to be rich in vitamin A. ed the ban "an invasion of cily rights." The league filed a suit in district court. Back lo battle went How ard Henry, digging into his own pocket lo finance a state wide radio campaign against the league and against the chambers of commerce who had joined in the league's ef fort. But this tirne Henry wasn't alone. Supporters sent money and the state lined up with him. Henry lost the first round. District Judge John Pollock declared the ban unconstitu tional, thus throwing the case into the jurisdiction of the North Dakota supreme court. The high court overturned Judge Pollock's decision, sav ing the will of the majority shall rule. It was the end of (he park ing meter business in North Dakota, excent for a few neglected stumps that still I stand on parking lots off the city streets. Howard Henry i has had his revenge. ; Today, the new owners of the Groceteria will assume the operation of this long established Medfotd firm. Upon this occasion we wish to extend to the people of Med ford and the Rogue River Valley our deep and heart-felt appreciation for your friend ship and your patronage through the forly-two years of the Groceteria's service to this community. The new owners, Dean McKay, Claron Gove and Ray Norton, manager of the Groceteria, will, we ate sure, extend the same fine service in the true Groceteria tradi tion in the months and years ahead. Most of the staff whom you know so well, will con tinue to greet you when you visit the Groceteria. The same policy of business that built this store, the same friendly atmosphere, the consistently low prices for "brands you know," will continue to be featured at the Groceteria under the new ownership and management, We earnestly hope that the friendly support you have so generously extended to us will be passed on to Dean McKay, Claron Gove, Ray Norton and thoir organization. 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Reg. $299.50 : Sale ONE HIDE-A-BED SOFA. CI 00. AA Rc4 $219.00 Sale W I03.UU ONE HIDE-A-BED SOFA. CTJQ ft ft Reg. S299.00 Sale QtOOiUO $49.50 $149.00 $350.00 $229.00 $219.00 $239.50 i Solid Maole Plant Stand A4n fir "9. S29.95 sal. $19.95 I Maple Maqazine Racks am nP "'9- $12.95 s,,e $9.95 . $399.00 S piece cherry tet by Heywood Makefield. Reg. $549.00 S, 3 piece solid mapte colonial dresser set by Klinq. ftft Reg. $389.50 Sale MfclUiUU 3 piece solid maple, modern style by Kling. C04Q flti Sale VfclWiWW Reg. $369.00 Sa "teywood Wakefield colonial maple double dresser nirror, and bed. Reg. $379.00 Sa $4.95 $4.95 $6.95 BEIGE WOOL CARPET Per Square Yard GREEN WOOL CARPET Per Square Yard NYLON BEIGE TWEED CARPET Per Square Yard - T,,i WVUL AND NYLON RUGS CCEOA Eich $55.00 e;:;2' sisal rugs $35.00 27"18" THROW RUGS -Each 20"U4" NYLON FLUFF RUGS n . Req. S6 95 ... $3,99 24 ",34" NYLON FLUFF RUGS p , 11 Rf " 95 sai. $4.99 27",48" NYLON FLUFF RUGS CA Aft R'0 ". 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