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HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Oregon Wednesday. June 12, 196.1 PAGE 1 C ; J. ' v. i. --?- . . -j.v. "f s ; .f ft )U ':rvJ.. I;. Many Seek Last Refuge In 'Gamblers Anonymous1 Groups By HARRY FERGUSON WASHINGTON' (UPH Tele- directories in many big "Just call me Ed W" said the man silting next to me in tlie parked car. "I know I'm cured American cities i.ave a listing o.!now and ' wouldn't hurt me per- FAMILY TRADITION Keeping up a tradition of raiting and showing champions, the Baird family of Alturas is shown with the champion stock they exhibited at the Junior Livestock Show in Alturas. From the left are Bill, FFA member, and his grand champion purebred bull; Beth, 4-H member, and her grand champion purebred heifer; and Althea, 4-H member, with her grand champion fat steer. Prices High At Show Sale ALTURAS In spite of a down pour oi rain tnat moved more than 300 spectators from the bleachers to the barns, FFA and 4-H showmen gained top dollar for their fat . stock at the final day of the 15th Annual Junior Livestock Show. Thirty five steers, 53 fat lambsl and 18 fat hogs were sold by auc- t i o n e e r Aaron Stockton. The grand champion steer, shown by 4-H member Althea Baird of Al turas, received a high bid of 46 cents per pound. The grand cham pion was purchased by the War ner Hotel and John Kelley Meat Packing Company. . Western Stores of Alturas bought the reserve champion steer, shown by Andy Olson of Madeline, for 41 cents per pound. The average steer price was 30 cents per pound. The grand ch a m p i o n hog, shown by 4-H member Paul Sav age of Alturas, brought a top 55 . cents a pound and was bought by Dr. Mel Horning. The reserve champion, owned by FFA mem ber Bill Baird of Alturas, was purchased for 40 cents a pound by the Loveness Lumber Company of Canby, Calif. The hogs sold for an average of 30 cents per pound. David Starr, showing his cham pion fat lamb, gained 60 cents a pound from Don Flournoy and sons of Likely, Calif. The Modoc Co-Op of Alturas purchased the reserve champion from John Pi cotte of the Alturas FKA for 43 cents per pound. The sale aver age on the sheep was 35 cents per pound. i - - r; ... my f- -J Gamblers Anonymous." This or- ganization is the last refuge of the compulsive gambler, the man in whom the urge to gamble has become so strong that he is a psychiatric case. The other day I looked up Gamblers Anonymous in the Wash ington telephone bonk and dialed Regent 7-6800. Ninety minutes la ter I was sitting in a parked car talking to a compulsive gambler who found his own salvation while poised on the dark brink of suicide. The "anonymous" in gamblers anonymous means what it says. No member of the organization is allowed to reveal his identity or that of any other member in a newspaper story, a magazine ar ticle or a television broadcast. (They're trying to make new lives for themselves, many of them hold good jobs and they don't want anybody to rake up the past and use it against them. sonauy to be identified, but it's the rule of our organization. Still Paying Debts "I'm retired now and have small income. But I'm still pav ing off my gambling debts so I've taken a part-time selling job. 1 might as well.be frank about it, T wa a compulsive gambler for 30 years. Any kind of gambling. Horses, craps, cards, roulette, but mostly at the horse tracks. I don't think I missed a track in the United States, and I figured out the other day that I must have lost between 175.000 and $100,000. "Anyway, a couple of years ago I owed about $10,000. I had done everything. Sold my war bonds, borrowed from the banks, put my life insurance in hock. "Sometimes you win. but most of the time you lose. Once I had a big day at tlie Pimlico track and won $6,000. I owed money all over tlie place, but it never occurred to me to settle up with my creditors. I was saving that $6,000 to gamble some more and eventually my bookie got all of it. I lost it all in four days. "That was my last stop. 1 be gan to develop suicidal tenden cies. There wasn't much commu nication between me and my wife. 1 went to a clergyman and a doc tor, but they didn't seem to help much, men one day my wife was reading in a magazine, something about gambling called "A Tiger On His Back." and it told about Gamblers Anonymous. . Cured On The Spot "She called them up and took me to a meeting. 1 listened to those men tell about their trou bles. Don't ask me to explain how- it happened but right there in that meeting I got cured. 1 haven't touched a card or been to a race track since. I'm still in debt for about $5,000 this car isn't even fully paid for but I'm cutting down tlie debt all the time. And. brother, do I feel like a new man I'm really living now for the first time. As long as I live I'll never forget April 6. 1!KB. That's tlie day my w ife took me to Gamblers Anonymous.' Psychiatrists know compulsive I'RGKS BAN ON TESTS LONDON (UPD - Anglican Canon John Collins, head of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarma ment (CNDI, called on France and tlie Soviet Union Tuesday night to match President Kenne dy's announced suspension of at mospheric nuclear tests. In a cable to Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev, Collins said "We are pressing our own government and the government of France to make a similar dec laration." gamblers are sick men and they have all sorts of fancy names and explanations for the ailment. Ed W., doesn't know about those things, and his explanation is sim ple: "You just don't give a damn about anything except gambling. Day and night it's the only thing on your mind and nothing else mailers." National headquarters for Gam blers Anonvmotis is in los An- Wind-driven sand scours the bodies of the veiled Tauregs of the Sahara, who never bathe. gcles (Address: P.O. Box 171731, and it was founded in 1957 by Jim W., who previously had been a member of Alcoholics Anony mous. There arc no dues and the organization exists entirely on vol untary donations. A financial statement for last February showed expenses of $747.67, which left tlie headquarters $300.42 in the red for tlie month. (Tomorrow: The fixers and (lie odds against the player.) DOWNTOWN OFFICE SPACE Inquire At GUN STORE 714 Main DON'T BUY A NEW TV PIC TUBE Until You Check With Billy Golden TV Phone 2-1259 Mrrrllt, Malln. Thur. Ilonim Every other Tu. JUST A PERFECT FRIENDSHIP The picture of to getherness is exemplified by Kenneth Hallmark of Look out, Calif., and his show hog, Kenneth solved the bed problem at the three-day Junior Livestock Show in Alturas by crawling into his sleeping bag end bedding partner each evening. down on the straw beside his Woman Killed SALEM (UPD - Mrs. Pearl l'ates, 66, Gervais, was killed when her car collided with a truck-trailer about 10 miles north of here Tuesday. The accident occurred near the intersection of U.S. Highway 90E ana Hopmere Road near Brooks Lyle Fulgham of Portland, the driver of the truck, nor injuries. suffered mi- Paisley School Holds Annual Commencement DKDICATES SCHOOL ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (UPD Emperor Haile Selassie dedicat ed a Soviet-built technical school for 1,000 students Tuesday at Bahr Dar. He said the school would help Ethiopia attain self-sufficiency. PAISLEY Commencement exercises were held June 4 for nine Paisley High School seniors and nine eighth graders in the school auditorium, - with Linda Penington delivering the saluta tory and Terry Ann Foster, the valedictory. Mrs. James Foster played the traditional processional and re cessional, and Mrs. Jack Butler was accompanist for Mrs. Ellen Jones who sang "Moments to Re member" and "Graouation Day." Guest speaker for the evening was Robert C. DcRosicr of the OTI English department. A tui tion and fee scholarship to Ore gon Stale university was pre sented to Terry Ann Foster by Principal Harold Crocker. Rich ard Bradhurv pesented the sen- gift which was accepted by Scott LaFranchi. Seniors receiving diplomas from H. C. Harris, local school board member, were Richard Ed ward Bradbury, Dell Lyle Swear ingen, Dclorcs Alma Young, Ter ry Ann Foster, Alanna Joy Em ery, Steven Paul Wirch, Carolyn Ruth Forga, Linda Ann Penington and Robert Bruce Roscbrook. Eighth grade graduates were Lambert Charles McDaniel, Sher ry Ann Larranclii, Dee r.arl Swearingcn. Jordan Ernest Green. Joyce Elaine Foster, Mark R. Weaver, Ariel Brattain, Cathy Dooley and Rick DeLarm. Dell Swearingcn read the in vocation and Steve Wirch gave the benediction. ' Ask about daily "Buiineei Card" SPOT ADS TU 4-8111 We Work In Dirt! Foundations Back Hoe Ditch Cleaning Loader Work Harold Simmers EXCAVATION 2144 Pottarton TU 2-6003 Next Season Officers Set PAISLEY The student body officers for next year at Paisley High School, who were announced at recent elections, are Dan Thompson, president; Bob Bar ricks, vice president; Velma Ro per, secretary, and Janice Fos ter, treasurer. Honor students announced by the principal. Harold Crocker, for the final six-week period were Dan Thompson. Robert Barricks. Theresa Murphy, Linda Pening ton, Elaine Morris, Terry Ann Foster, David Brattain and Jan ice Foster, all receiving a grade point average of 3.5 or better. 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