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WEDNESDAY. MAY 22. 1S63 A 3 Tom Swifties UEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD, OREGON People Almost Everywhere Playing Pun Game, West Says Explanatorily By DICK WESt Washington - OIPII - Almost everywhere you look nowa days you find people ex it a n g 1 n g "Tom Swift ies. For the 44i benefit of the fortunate few who have been kept in the dark about this thus i far. I shall isk 'riad now attempt we to e x p 1 a i n what "Tom Swifties" are. A "Tom Swiftie" is a type of pun. Its roots lie in the Tom Swift adventure books that boys used to read about four decades ago. If you recall these books, you may remember that Tom and his companions spoke in adverbs. Virtually everything tney said was said adverbally. A typical bit of dialogue might go something like this: "Don't worry, chaps, I'll find a way out," Tom said calmly. ' "We're with you, Tom," the others said trustingly. Now, if you make a quo tation of your own and apply iht adverb in tuch a way that it forms a pun, you've got a "Tom Swiftie." For example, my wife and I had a "Tom Swiftie" con versation at the breakfast table this morning. . . "What's the mutter with this coffee?" I asked bitterly. "You forgot to put sugar in it," she replied sweetly. "It still doesn't taste right," I said blackly. i y afj Distinctive... You'll welcome the deep, dark, distinctive Old World character of Blitz-Weinhard's Bavarian Dark Beer. It is specially brewed from more costly ingredients to be light and mild. Time-Perfected since 1856, Bavarian Dark Beer is the result of 107 years of brewing artistry and experience, Look for Bavarian Dark Beer wherever beer is sold. It's brewed by the West's oldest brewery, THE BLITZ-WEINHARD COMPANY, Portland, Oregon. BLITZ-WEINHARD BAVARIAN DARK BEER ill C BMi-Wthhlf Ca. 1963 'Try putting cream in it," she muttered thickly. "There's something else wrong," I said coldly. ' "Maybe you didn't plug in the percolator," she said heat edly. One of our local "Tom Swiftie" experts, Jerry Doo little of the Washington Post, recently compiled a list that included: "Where could that arrow have landed?" he remarked aimlessly. An experienced "T o m Swifties" player would im mediately respond to that with one of his own, like: "It's in my back," she screamed piercingly. Or: "It's in my fool," he said pointedly. Once you get the hang of it, you can make "Tom Swifties" fit almost ' any situation, such as this re cent piece of news: "I'm getting married again," Gov Rockefeller an nounced happily, ' "To whom?" asked Prince Rainier gracefully. Astronaut Gordon Cooper's recent flight opened up many avenues for "Tom Swifties" addicts. "Everything is A-OK," NA SA reported initially. President Kennedy's legisla tive program likewise offers a fertile field for "Tom Swifties." "Get busy on my tax bill," he told Congress cuttingly. "But medicare was one of my campaign promises," the President pleaded brokenly. If this fad follows the usu al pattern, the next step will be for someone to bring out a "Tom Swifties" coloring book. 14 Million Said Jobless Last Year Washington - OIPII - Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz told Congress Monday that one fifth of the nation's work force - 14 million persons -were hit by the unemploy ment problem last year. Wirtz testified before a Senate labor subcommittee, studying the U.S. manpower situation with special atten tion tn automation and its ef fect. He said monthly unem ployment figures average about 4 million, but he said these statistics don't tell the whole story. Wirtz said "reliable esti mates . . . indicate that ap proximately 14 million men and women were unemployed at some time during 1962." : A 0-r""? 1 " III CAREFREE YOUNGSTER You worry about a nuclear war or tile population explosion or next month's rent, but this young gentleman hasn't a care in the world. He's Anders Hedlund, 16 months old, who has found his Utopia in a swimming pool in Stockholm. (UPI) Mismanagement of Psychiatric Cases Said Disgraceful By DELOS SMITH UPI Science Editor New York -IUPIU It could be physical illness due to exces sive mental anxiety is increas ing. On the other hand, it could be that the ability of the average doctor to recog nize this cause of illness is in creasing. . Dr. A. E. Bennett, professor of psychiatry and expert on such illnesses, can't be sure which has happened. But he is sure too many physicians without specialized psychiat ric training still err. "The fundamental cause has been lack of proper psychiat ric education in medical schools," he said. "These er rors are probably not as fre quent today as they were but mismanagement of these pa- Z73Z7S7 7mri .i.'n.T II irur I 1 .!!!'!.' "U1!. rrrnTr; HUlL ! h 1 W m 1 i T HI" i I IT l I IS I 1 i I ::. 1 1 1 NEW KIT aiiTU am ai n nnrs j Don't guess be on hand this weekend to see the re vival of a proud name in the KIT Mobile Home line, The name will be familiar but the appointments in this mobile home are all new and exciting. So, plan to be on hand for this gala event and get ready for many pleasant surprises. o SEE IT THIS WEEKEND! FRIDAY-SATURDAY SUNDAY MAY 24 MAY 25 MAY 26 WALKER the WEEPER'S go i2to doutii Kiversme tienls is still a disgrace and one of medicine s great weak nesses." Bennett was talking about excessive anxiety which re bounds physically and sug gests symptoms of organic dis ease. Way back in 1936, he looked over 100 neurotic gen eral hospital patients, most with "anxiety state." Many Operations Unneeded Of the 100. 72 hnH hopn -rl. milted "with diagnoses of or ganic diseases, such as gastro intestinal disease. hvnrrlhv. roidism. carriiar nnrl pnrnh.sl disease and other systemic dis eases." These 100 had under gone 179 operations "and at least one-half were; unneces sary," Bennett added. In 1946, 10 years later he studied the medical histories 01 150 nsvchiatrir natinnfc anH found that over the years they had received "496 medical treatments for almost all or ganic diseases. 244 Hiiruiral procedure and 71 treatments, often prolonged, by cultists, quacks and others." And what was wrong with all of mem an along was excessive anxiety. He is a nrofessor nf nuvrM. atry at the University of Cal ifornia, Berkeley Campus, and was lecturing general medical practitioners on "the anxiety of the American Academy'of ocnerai practice. His begin ning was an effort to arrive at the degree of anxiety which is normal. "It is normal lo be con cerned, solicitous, worried and restless about our problems," he said. "Fearful anticipation of po tential unpleasantness is nor mal and warns us of trouble. This emotion is necessary lo motivate accomplishment. Us ually, our desire for accom plishment further increases the degree of normal anxiety, Emotions Driv Humans "These emotions gel us up at 7 a.m., keep us on the; job, make us meet our respon- i sibililics and drive us to do' our best. When we are ambi tious, we have considerable anxiety. We have feelings of insecurity and lack of self-assurance and confidence until we reach our goals. Worry and anxiety arc normal useful , emotions when we can control : them." But when anxiety becomes exuessive it is "like steam un- , dcr pressure, and when it ex- plodeg it may attach itself to any situation In the patient's life," and produce agitation i and tension which he converts ' into pathological fears "nf various diseases such as in sanity, heart trouble or can cer." That is what makes ex cessive anxiety a booby trap for an unwary doctor. Psychiatry has a good rec ord of successful Ircatmenl of anxiety states but the mild ones can be treated successful ly by the average non-psychl-atric doctor. "Any doctor who under stands and becomes a sympa thetic listener can establish a workable rapport," Bennett continued. "Common sense counseling and guidance can help most patients regain their self-control. The main problem is teaching the patient to become ; aware nf the emotional causes &AINIID O . Sfl OVERSOW Bedford Paint 229 West 6th at Holly, Medford FREE Starts Tomorrow PAINTS & Wallpaper . Register for FREE PRIZES! ; (Nothing to buy to win) 1. No. 400 SPRAYIT Electric Paint Sprayer ' 2. Paint by Number WALL MURAL KIT 3. .Mosette Tapestry Kit FREE Coffee 'N Do-Mils Balloons 'N 9'x12' Dropcloths M J Only 7. KOVER EEZ Excellent Interior Latex Wall Paint . . . 5 Colors Reg. $4.99 NOW S Gal. GOING TO BUY SOME PAINT? SAVE $130 Per Gal. IVERSON CHALLENGER Exterior House Paint WHITE Reg. 5.99 NOW Si 69 Gal. 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