MOTORCYCLE RACES
TO RE LAOOR DAY
FEATURE AT FAIR
Close to 20 motocycle riders
have registered for the races to
be featured on Labor Day at the
Matanuska Valley Fair. Riders
will be coming to Palmer from
all over Alaska to participate in
this event. Trophies will be
awarded to winners in seven
races ranging from the 250
class to the 650 CC class and the
All-Alaska TT Championship.
Ken Edminston of Palmer who
has been taking a top share of
motorcycle events this past sea
son will be on hand to defend
his laurels.
Expert riders who have regis
tered to date include the fol
lowing: Edminston, Jess Harker,
Ted Harker, Larry Mikelson,
Johnny Smystalia, Jack Turin
sky, and Hugh Warner.
Registered in the amateur
class are the following riders:
Andy Busek, Andy Carlson.
Larry Connover, Dave Fridley,
Don Hamblin, Jim Johnson. Ken
LeTomeau, Jim Reed, Terry
Saljested, and Jim Struck.
Some of the riders have been
down to Palmer the past few
days trying out the track and
the races promise to be interest
ing ones for all attending. Keen
competition for the All-Alaska
title will provide many thrills
VETS’ MAH. BAG
VA STARTS NEW STUDY
ON MENTAL ILL TREATMENT
Twelve neuropsychiatric hos
pitals of Veterans Administra
tion will conduct medicine's first
extensive evaluation of mental
patient care to learn which treat
ments best promote the improve
ment or recovery of mentally
disturbed patients.
Dr. Jesse F. Casey, director
of VA’s psychiatry and neurology
service, said each of the 12 hos
pitals has appointed a coordin
ator for its phase of the project.
Known as the psychiatric eval
uation project (PEP), the pro
gram has three purposes:
1. To determine the relative
effectiveness of different treat
ment techniques, such as drugs,
electroshock, group psychother
apy, individual psychotherapy,
and the various activity thera
pies now in use in VA hospitals.
2. To determine the relative
effectiveness of different hos
pital designs, staffing patterns,
and program emphases in the
treatment of psychiatric pa
tients: and.
3. To permit valid estimates of
tho relative costs of the vari
ous elements in effective treat
ment programs.
The project director is Dr.
Richard L. Jenkins, a psychiat
rist with headquarters in YA's
Mt. Alto hospital in Washing
ton, D. C.
“When we complete the study
in four or five years," Dr. C-asey
said, "we expect to have fof tl}fe
first time the solid factual ihfq'r
mation we need to guide; us in
developing more effective treat
ment for the recovery or im
provement of our psychiatric pa
tients."
The result of the study will be
made available to the medica.
vyorld in general
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SCIENCE INI
YOUR LIFE ]
The Scratching Season
Summer is here, the vacation
season is beginning — and poison
ivy is growing in woods and back
yards all over the country. So is
poison oak and sumac.
Summer is the scratching season
for all too many vacationers, par
ticulariy cuy peo
ple who have
never been taught
—or haven’t both
ered to learn —
the characteristic
signs of the nui
sance plants. It
pays to be in
formed, however,
for poison ivy irritation can be
dangerous as well as unpleasant.
It is particularly unpleasant when
it covers a large area of the body,
and when over-enthusiastic scratch
ing transforms the irritation into
an outright infection.
Luckily, the affliction is easier
to treat than it used to be. If you
are so unfortunate as to blunder
up against a poison ivy vine, your
doctor may prescribe a soothing
ointment called Terra-Cortril. It
contains the hormone hydrocorti
! sone to reduce the inflammation,
i plus the antibiotic Terramycin to
r knock out any infection which may
develop.
Nevertheless, knowing how to
avoid the plants is an excellent
idea. Poison ivy, oak or sumac
are closely related and you need
not learn to tell them apart. Gen
erally, it is wise to steer clear of
any low-lying shrub or vine that
has leaves in groups of three,
especially if the leaves are dark
green in color and have a glossy
appearance.
If you are clearing a camping
area and find plants which you
suspect belong to this family, do
not under any circumstances
burn them. The irritating oil is
volatile, and rises with the smoke;
breathing it can have grave con
sequences. Poison ivy should be
buried, not burned. —
Question of the Week;
Q. If a Korea veteran suffered
a mental illness within two
years of his discharge from ser
vice, would he be admitted to a
VA hospital on the same basis as
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WE SALUTE THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY FAIR BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND OTHER WORKERS
AND WISH THEM A
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