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I I Officers Elected by Mental Health Association in County The Rev. Frederick Rosa Evans, pastor of the First Christian church, Medford, was elected president of the Jackson County Mental Health association at the an null meeting recently at Rogue Valley hospital. Other officers elected arc Mrs. Elvin Pesentl, vice pres ident; Mrs. Robert Minear, secretary; and Mrs. Chester Guches, treasurer. New board members elected Include L. E. MacEachron, Mrs. Henry Padgham, Mrs. Steven Nye, Ted Thompson, Dr. Thomas Rutter and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Parlicr. Other board members are Dr. Martin Elle, Tom Glnn, The Rev. John Ilg, DnnsH MacClarrin, Dr. John McLaughlin, Dewey Wilson, Lindsay Vinsel, Mrs. Walter Inch, Mrs. Herb Gil ford and Eugene Thomas. A capacity audience of near ly 100 people heard a panel discussion on the new con cepts of care for those with mental and emotional illness, explanation of the decentral ization plan and what is ex pected of the community in helping with the recovery of mentally ill patients. Heading the panel was Dr. John Rennebohm, psychiatrist and director of Unit 6 at Ore- gon State hospital. Others on the panel included Dr. George sakurai, psycniatrisi, Mrs. Peggy Howe, social service worker with Unit 6, and Mrs. Noll, director of nurses at the hospital. Dewey Wilson, pres ident of the association, was moderator. Dr. Rennebohm traced the history of psychiatry with the concept that people who have a mental illness are sick the same as those with a physi cal disability. He stated that 1959 was the peak year at Or egon State hospital when there were 3,600 people. With new methods of treatment, he stated, patients are to be re leased sooner and now the hos- Man and Space Writer's Experience In Weightlessness Found Pleasant By ALV1N B. WEBB JR. Cape Canaveral, Fla.-IUPD-The sleek, silvery F100F Jet airplane streaked toward space almost with the speed of sound. Suddenly, in a graceful bow, its nose dipped back toward the fleecy white clouds. In that moment, I recalled a scene from an old science fiction movie and reached in side my jacket. A slight bit of misjudgment on the first try sent my right hand against the oxygen mask covering my face. Better luck the second time, and I pulled a ball-point pen from my sweater. Carefully, I held the pen up - and let go. The slender, black object limply hung there. A flick of the finger sent It tumbling slowly to the left aide of the cabin. I tapped it with the left hand, and the pen waltzed to the right in a fascinating little dance against the sky's blue back ground. Up front, Capt. Ronald E. Catton, solo pilot on the Air Force's tamed Thunderbird precision flying team, was adroitly maneuvering us on a brief trip through that eerie domain of astronauts-weight lessness. Find It Pleasant Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. described weightlessness- or "zero-G, as the profes sionals call It - "a pleasant experience." Teammats M. ScotV Carpenter said he was "somewhat distracted Initial ly" by it. Spaceman Alan B. Shepard Jr. described it as most analogous to floating.' To a novice, all three de scriptions come home true, doubled and redoubled. A taste of "zero-G" - the one symptom of spaceflight that cannot be duplicated on the ground-was what we had in mind when Catton and 1 roared away from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., and flashed over the Atlantic Ocean atop BEWARE or IMITATIONS IOOK roit THI fMPPr umi doo TOPS IN QUALITY! LOW IN PRICE WPPT THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1963 nital has a population of 2,320 He stated that as an economic measure budgets have been cut at the hospital and there is a shortage of 70 plus em ployees Including 42 aides, 5 nurses and 2 doctors. "However, we are still pro viding an adequate level of care," he stated in answer to a question regarding recent charges by a member of the legislature that a cut-back in funds had resulted in alarm ing conditions. Getting Good Care "Though we are having a harder time, we feel patients are getting good care," he con tinued. He pointed out that with more help, the hospital would be able to spot those who are able to be returned home sooner and that the greatest majority of those who have been returned have been successful. Under the decentralization plan in which patients from Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Coos and Curry counties are cared for in a group, he stated it is possible to have better communication with the com munity and to insure better discharge planning. There are about 45 people per month who enter this unit, he stated, with approximately 12 to 15 per month from Jack son county. To maintain the status quo at the hospital, which is necessary under the present budget, this means at least this number must be dis charged each month. He point ed out that recent studies show former patients of men tal hospitals get into trouble with law enforcement agen cies only l12th as much as docs the general public. Happens To Patient Dr. Sakurai explained wliat happens to a patient when he goes to the hospital. He stated that about 90 per cent are taken care of in the admission unit with an average length of stay of six weeks. the 18,000 pound -thrust "Thunderbird-6." First come the breath- crushing "G-forccs" as the jet pulled out of its dive and began climbing. My normal weight, 130 pounds, soared for a few seconds to around 450 pounds, or approximately three "G's." Astronauts have taken nine "G's" or better on their rocket flights into space and down again. A 150-pound man fac ing nine "G's" would appear to weigh about 1,350 pounds. We tipped over the invisi ble hump and nosed down ward. Cation's calm voice came over the Intercom: "You now weigh exactly nothing." To someone who has never weighed exactly nothing be fore, it sound a bit unworld ly - or other-worldly. My legs, virtually riveted to the floor by the "G's of a few moments before, now dangled in mid-air. My arms and the pen I toyed with float ed as on an invisible bed of feathers. The heaviness of the helmet lifted and tugged gent ly at the straps under the chin. Everything goes lax. The body presses lightly against the parachute harness, and there is a fleeting temptation to loosen the annoying straps and go floating merrily around the cockpit. Suddenly, in about seven seconds, the reality of gravity tugs at the scat of the trous ers. The dive is over. We ran through it again, for a combined total of about 13 seconds in weightlessness. It seemed like minutes - and one is left wishing it could be hours. Children's Hospital Canter Makes Study Boston-dirn - Approximate ly, 17 million American chil dren between the ages of 1 and 21 will be Injured, malm ed or killed In accidents in 1963. The Children's Hospital Medical center made this es timate after a year-long study of accidents involving chil dren. The Center also found: That about 13 million of these accidents are avoidable. That accidents, the No. 5 cause of death in children In 1900, are now the No. 1 cause. That accidents will hap pen more often when children are hungry or tired, when mother Is 111 or pregnant, when a child's environment suddenly changes, and when children are in the care of people other than their par ents. TO CHARGE FEES Washington -HW- The Fed eral Communications commis sion will begin charging from M to 1100 to anyone applying for a license to operate a ra dio or television station. About half the patients are court committed, Dr. Sakurai said, about one-third of the admissions are psychotic to a marked degree, Including the depressive and suicidal, about one-third are the elderly se nile mostly from nursing homes and one-third are what are classified as problem chil dren with behavior problems, such as the alcoholic, the frus trated, and even some with severe marriage problems. He stated that treatment consists of a team approach through group meetings and attempts to help the patient understand himself. 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Mrs. Howe stated that her Job is to set up the communi cation lines between commun ity facilities and the hospital. She pointed out that the hos Pan Ready Buy You 49 C lb rQc Gizzards 3Qc Livers J lb. & Hearts Jlb. Pkg. of 10 Thin Skinned MLDFOBD MAIL TfUBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON pital is no longer seen as a place where people who have problems can be left, but Is viewed as a rehabilitation cen ter. Jackson county has been a pioneer in setting up dis charge procedures with the Jackson County Health de partment as the clearing house, Mrs. Howe noted. Public health nurses pro vide contact with the families. Other members of the local team include the Guidance Clinic, the welfare depart ment, the Juvenile office, vo cational rehabilitation depart ment and the Mental Health association. the Pieces Like Most 10 c lb 35cib Backs and ' Necks 3 l-1.00 FRESH PICKED JUMBO FRESH BERRIES 4 cups 59s MEDFORD-Westgate Center MEDFORD-13th and Central ASHLAND-Gateway Shop. Center She pointed out that much effort is made at Unit 6 to pro vide vocational and personal training so the patient's recov- ery may be hastened and hejwi,jcn Ernest Hinkle is cub- may be able to remain within his own community. Dr. Rennebohm added that Oregon Slate hospital is only one link in the chain of treat ment and each community and the family provides the addi tional links. Wilson called attention to a new program of the Mental Health association locally to assist patients who are re turned to the community from the state hospital. ARMOUR STAR "A" GRADE FRYERS 2'2 to 3 Lb. Average fresh Plump Whole Drawn Beauties SAVE 100 ON 2 LBS. MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE 100 ON I DOZ. YOUR FAVORITE EGGS with coupons from specially marked packages of Thin Sliced g DA PALM B If MJ I t I Bll butcher bring horn. k . ii Scout News Pack 8 Awards were made and prizes presented at a icccnt meeting of Cub Scout Pack 8 of the Jackson school, for master. 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