Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 10, 1979 Page: 3 of 16
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Karen Biaker Ph.D.
No laughing matter
DEAR DR. BLAKJER -
All my friends are sure
something is wrong with me
because I am so supersti-
tious.
Not only do I avoid walk-
ing under ladders and get
upset when a black cat
crosses my path. I also be-
lieve I must never talk in
glowing terms about any-
thing I really want because
it will only be taken away.
That makes me always
sound very negative.
And I never violate the
sayings I learned as a child.
For example, my boy-
friend is leaving town this
week to spend a few months
with his ailing mother. Even
though he says he will write
and miss me, I was taught,
“Out of sight, out of mind.” I
know he will forget about
me.
As a result, I have com-
pletely turned him off. Why
should I stay involved when
I will only get hurt? My
friends think I am crazy to
throw away such a good
relationship for such a stu-
pid reason.
I was shocked when they
suggested I write to you for
advice. For years they have
been laughing at my silly
behavior. I was sure my
superstitious ways were
quite entertaining. Now I am
insecure and mixed up.
DEAR READER - Your
friends might have been ini-
tially entertained by your
superstitions or they might
have been laughing because
your behavior made them
uncomfortable.
Whatever the reason, they
now have made themselves
clear. They seem to feel it is
self-destructive for you to
live by superstitions and
meaningless sayings.
I agree. Sayings are
hardly definitive enough to
serve as a basis for life.
There is one for every side of
an issue.
Why, for example, did you
base your actions with your
boyfriend on the saying,
“Out of sight, out of mind”?
You could just as easily have
chosen, “Absence makes the
heart grows fonder.”
If you choose the saying to
fit each situation, we might
conclude that you make a
choice — in this case, with-
drawing from your boy-
friend — and then blame it
on a saying instead of taking
responsibility for your
action. You are making
choices but not acknowledg-
ing them to yourself.
Superstitions serve the
same purpose. They give
you something — other than
yourself — to blame or thank
when you have a streak of
bad or good “luck.”
I am glad your friends
were able to convince you
that your behavior is no
laughing matter. Now you
no longer have to keep up the
routine for them. You are
free to change.
If, as your letter leads me
to believe, you have been
using this behavior for a
number of years, you will
probably need professional
counseling to break with the
past.
But you will have to make
the first move because, as
the old saying goes, “You
can lead a horse to water but
you can’t make him drink.”
out & about
Jeromy Cox of Mount Ver-
non is a patient in McCuistion
Medical Center in Paris.
Freddie Renshaw of Sulphur
Springs is a patient in Bay-
lor Hospital in Dallas and is
reported to be in fair condi-
tion. He is m room 4753 of
the Coilins Building.
The Alcoholics Anonymous
will hold an open meeting
Thursday evening at 8 at 641
North Davis Street here.
( hospitals )
Admitted
Mrs. Mack Moore, Saltillo.
Master Lr-Royce Beard, 315
East Beckham.
Luther Perkins, 300 Mul-
berry.
Mrs. Gladys Neal, Dike.
Mrs. Azle Davis, Dike.
Mrs. Ruth Braziel, Emory.
Master Johnny Neill, Can-
ton.
Master Jeremy Caraven,
Mount Pleasant.
Mrs. Lizzie Vickers, 317
Texas.
MrS. Andrew Ward, Route
5
Master James Cockrell,
Dike.
Derril Prater, Cumby.
A|rs. Jerry Mobley, Pick-
ton.
Master Charlton Davis, Em-
ory.
Jimmy Jcnkms, 817 Blink-
er.
Mrs. Q. B. Maddox, Route
5
Mrs. Arthur Jones, Yantis.
Julius Routh, Sulphur
Springs.
Mrs. Mary Anders, 539
South Moore.
Dismissed
Mrs. Shela Day, Mount Ver-
non.
Mrs. Elmer Marshall,
1012% North Jackson.
Master Brandon Cox, 1367
Main.
Miss Luanne Coleman,
Route 1.
Avery Thomas, Route 5.
S. G. Rasure, Dike.
Mrs. Clyde Hamlin, Route
1.
Clyde Hamlin, Route 1.
Royce Wilemon, 123 Nickle-
son.
Mrs. Cora Sprigner, Winns-
boro.
John Hicks, 211 McCann.
Mrs. W. L. Legate, 511
Whitworth.
Miss Nicole Dun an, 309
Helm Lane.
Mrs. Jamas Crawford,
Route 3.
Miss Lori McPherson, 1010
North Jackson.
Mrs. Charles McKinney,
Legislature's opening
day like family reunion
THE NEWS-TELEGRAM, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 10,1979.—3.
eck out 'hot flashes'
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -
Opening day of the Texas Leg-
islature resembled several doz-
en family reunions taking place
on the same picnic grounds.
The 181 legislators brought
wives, husbands, children and
parents to their seats in the
House and Senate for the Tues-
day swearing-in ceremonies,
while several hundred other ad-
mirers packed Capitol gal-
leries.
“It’s kind of a madhouse,”
admitted Joe Wagner, head
doorkkeeper for the House of
Representatives. “It’s the big-
gest turnout I’ve seen in a long
time. I don’t know what’s
brought ’em out.”
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wesley
Beadle and Mr. and Mrs. Ar-
thur See and son, Calvin See
of Romeo, Mich., were recent
visitors in the home of his
brother and family. Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Beadle, 418
West Park St. The two broth-
ers visited after an absence
of 28 years. The Beadle and
See families will continue
their trip to Florida after a
short visit in Sulphur Springs.
The lighter side...
He'll Cover The Base ' I
BOSTON (AP) — One of the biggest prospective major
league baseball players in history — a 285-pound first base-
man burdened with “baby fat” — has been drafted by the
Boston Red Sox.
The American League team selected 6-foot-4 Kenneth Cox
Jr. of Cincinnati in the free agent draft of amateur baseball
talent Tuesday, saying the 20-year-old junior college player
is expected to shed some weight.
Cox was Boston’s fifth choice in the draft. Team officials
conceded they were taking a gamble.
“The scouts claim he has a lot of baby fat,” said Red Sox
spokesman Dick Bresciani. “But they also say he has good
power, agility and a quick bat.”
Watching Willie WatchTV
ATLANTA (AP) — Willie B. won’t have to go ape over the
loss of his television set. The Atlanta Zoo’s gorilla has some
Florida fans who don’t want him to miss football’s Super
Bowl Jan. 21.
When Willie’s color television was stolen from its platform/
in front of the gorilla’s cage, a Florida couple offered to do-
nate a spareset.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Adams of Stuart, Fla., even volunteered
to fly the set as far as Augusta, Ga., for zoo officials to pick
up.
“They’re just reaLeoncerned about Willie and don’t want
him to miss the Sujtjer Bowl,” Pat Dann, a zoo spokeswoman
said.
She said people often wonder why so much trouble would be
taken to get a television for a gorilla.
“If they lived there for 17 years with a tire, and now a
Frisbee ... they’d change their view,” said Mrs. Dann. “He
has a very limited existence, and that (television) has
brought a little extra into his life.”
Justa Decimal Point or Two ... or Three
FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — The teller didn’t pahic when
she discovered she was $6 million short, said Steve Irving,
assistant branch manager of the Metropolitan Savings Bank.
“She found the error herself and brought it to my atten-
tion,” he said. “Obviously she just slid the decimal point to
the wrong place.”
The wrong place was on the savings account passbook of
Kenneth Steier, a 20-year-old student who had just deposited
a $69.15 paycheck and ended up with $6,915.129.15 credited to
his account last Friday.
Irving said Steier would not have been able to take out the
money because any withdrawal over $1,000 must be approved
by bank officials. . ' r
Besides, said Irving, “We don’t have any accounts In 'ex*
cess of $1 million, so I would have noticed.”
They arrived early to claim
the best gallery seats.
“We knew to get up here early
when we saw all these (re-
served seat) signs,” said Mrs.
Joe Stacy of Garland, who came
with her husband. She works for
Rep. Anita Hill in the
legislator’s Garland office.
R.L. Kirby of Houston led 45
other Houston residents on a
chartered bus ride to see Rep.
El Franco Lee take his first
oath of office.
“We left Houston at 6:30 a.m.
and we have to have the bus
back by midnight,” Kirby said.
After ceremonies began,
House and Senate staff photog-
raphers darted around the
chambers as members posed
with their families.
Pre-school children in their
Sunday best sometimes slept,
cried or wandered through the
proceedings. Wives and moth-
ers of members wore corsages
and all legislators received a
yellow rose from parents of
mentally retarded children.
The first day frenzy caught
Billy Lux of Austin by surprise.
“I was just walking to class at
the University (of Texas),” he
said. “Is this the first day of the
session? I didn’t know that. I
just came in.”
The sophomore settled back
to enjoy the show.
“It looks like it’s going to be
good. Better than a matinee,”
he said.
After Secretary of State Steve
Oaks gaveled the House to or-
der, members*, recognized old
cronies and former peers.
Only one casualty was report-
ed after two hours of proceed-
ing. A young woman fainted on
the floor but revived quickly.
DEAHTDR. I*AMB - I
started having hot flashes 12
years ago in 1966. I was 53
then. I did take Estinyl for
about riine years which min-
imized the hot flashes during
the 21 days I took them.
Since I had two blood clots
in my left leg, a doctor told
me I had to quit hormones.
He said I would be uncom-
fortable for a couple of
months, but it has been over
16 years and I still have hot
flashes and they haven’t let
up yet. In fact, they are
preceded by pounding of the
heart and a chill.
I had to change doctors
because we don’t have many
doctors here and the one I
had moved away. We have
so few doctors that we have
to almost fight the reception-
ist to get to see one. We live
on a farm and there is so
PP health
| Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
The World Almanac’
1. Who was the oldest person
to be inaugurated as U.S.
president? (a) James Bu-
chanan (b) William H. Har-
rison (c) Dwight D. Eisen-
hower
2. John Adams and Thomas
Jefferson died on the same
day in the same year. True
or False
3. Which president obtained
Florida from Spain? (a)
James Madison (b) James
Buchanan (c) James Mon-
roe
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much work to do and I seem
more tired than I should be,
but since I have trouble
seeing a doctor I need to
know if I should expect the
hot flashes to quit or do they
go on forever? Does eating
starches or sweats have any
jeffect on having hot flashes?
DEAR READER - Hot
flashes are one of the things
that can definitely be caused
by the menopause. They also
can be relieved specifically
by providing estrogen hor-
mone replacement. A lot of
the other symptoms that are
ascribed to the menopause
can really be caused by
other things and it is some-
times doubtful whether they
are associated with the hor-
mone changes at all. In most
instances, hot flashes don’t
last more than about two
years, but there are excep-
tions.
I think any woman who is
having hot flashes should
see a physician even if they
are part of the normal occu-
rence of the menopause. He
might be able to give her
some assistance to help her
— as was done in your case.
If they persist for an inordi-
nately long time, it is impor-
tant to have a complete,
competent evaluation to see
what the real problem is.
Although hot flashes are
caused by the menopause, I
might point out that there
are other medical conditions
which cause similar symp-
toms. It is a rare person who
hasn’t awakened feeling hot
at night when the room is a
lot cooler than it was in the
day. Hot flashes are merely
a disorganized response of
your temperature regulat-
ing center in your brain.
Somehow it gets the wrong
signals and notifies your
body that it should get rid of
heat. It does this by dilating
the blood vessels in'*your
skin which warms the skin
and makes you feel hot, and
commonly induces sweat-
ing.
Starches and sweets won’t
cause hot flashes, but hot
spicy foods will.
Alhough it won’t correct a
hormone deficiency, if you
happen to be overweight,
eliminating excess pounds
may help. I notice from the
rest of the letter that you
have a problem with ele-
vated blood pressure any-
way, and any sensible
weight loss that you can
achieve might be beneficial.
Meanwhile, I am sending
you The Health Letter num-
ber 5-12, Menopause, to give
you more information on
this change of life. Other
readers who want this issue
can send 50 cents wih a long,
stamped, self-addressed en-
velope for it to me in care of
this newspaper, P.O. Box
1551, Radio City Station,
New York, NY 10019.
I realize that it is some-
times difficult to see a doc-
tor or to have a chance to
talk with him, conditions
being what they are today in
many busy offices or in
communities like yours
where there may be one or in
some instances no doctor.
But if at all possible, I would
like to encourage you to see
a physician to make sure
that your problems are not
related to something other
than the menopause.
(NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN.)
......./VA
JANUARY
Sulphur Springs Chapter
718, Order of Eastern Star
will have a stated meeting
Thursday, Jan. 11, at 7:30
p.m. at the lodge hall on Oak
Avenue. Jesise Johnson, W.M.,
Ivo Teer, secretary.
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Mrs. Bert Davis of Nelta
su s t ai n e d lacerations and
bruises about the face when
she fell while in Sulphur
Springs Tuesday. She re-
ceived treatment in the em-
ergency room at Memorial
Hospital.
Sftjne -Nruia-Sri pgr am
Clarke Keys Editor and Publisher .
F W Frailey President
Joe Woosley Executive Editor
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Keys, Clarke. Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 10, 1979, newspaper, January 10, 1979; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth824898/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.