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Show July 21, 1956 Till: JOURNAL The Page Mental Illness Should Be Accepted IJest Point Item Clearfield Girls Dorothy White As Any Other Type of Illness Is Phone Clearfield Vie for Honors JOURNAL By 03 There are so many problems weekly newspaper published in (Editors Note: This is the secthe interests of the residents of ond in a series of eight articles on which arise when there is mental Davis County, at Layton, Utah. mental health to appear in The illness in the family how to get Weekly Reflex, sponsored by the the relative admitted to a hospital, second-class matter at Mental Health Committee of Lay-to- n how to take him there, how to visit Entered as under Act of the Utah, Layton, Kiwanis Club.) him there, and finally after he has March 8, 1879. By George S. Stevenson, M. I)., returned home how to help him to become readjusted to' the life of Medical Consultant Published By home and community. Association for Mental Health INLAND PRINTING CO. Almost every time mental ill To smooth the path for both relaPhone: Kaysville 10 ness strikes, there is unnecessary tive and patient, to provide the suffering for both relatives and pa- answers which relatives would find THE- F UTAH STATE ASSOCIATION tients. Most people are completely it difficult or even impossible to unprepared and Ixnvildered when find elsewhere, the National Assoone of their loved ones becomes ciation for Mental-Healthas pubNATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION mentally ill because there is still lished a small book called, Menso much shame connected with tal Illness, A Guide for the FamN'atl Advertising Representative mental illness, so much ignorance ily. You can obtain a copy for 75c Service. about its nature, and about the kind by Newspaper Advertising writing the Utah Association 333 N. Michigan Avenue of treatment available. for Mental Health, 141 East 2nd Chicago, I1L Relatives would save themselves South, Salt Lake City, Utah, or a great deal of heartache if they telephoning DAvis $3.50 Per Year, Payable in Advance could accept the fact that mental People sometimes forget that illness is an illness like any other, the psychiatrist is a physician LLOYD E. ANDERSON.... Managing Editor to which some individuals are sub- which indicates further the fact ject and to which modern medical that being sick requires medical THE STAFF science has found many of the attention and it does not matter whether the sickness is mental or News Editoi answers. CLAIR HALES I)r. C. H. or, often both. MARY BOWRING Society Edito Its hard to accept the fact that physical Hardin Branch. J. VERNON WOOLSEY. Advertising Mgr some one in ones own immediate ERNEST R. LITTLE Office Manager family is showing the signs of what Office Clerk DEBBIE KHOURY be a mental illness. Its so GEORGE F. BARKER Foreman may RICHARD S. WOOLSEY Compositor much easier to believe that the N. C. A. WILKINSON Compositor relative is just run down or high CREED WEIGHT Compositor strung, and to hope that with a JOHN E. BARKER, JR Linotype change of diet or a vacation, hell KENNETH KINNER Linotype soon be himself again. But it is DAVID SEAICII Compositor ROSE WORKMAN Proof Reader very unwise to postpone treatment CLIFF BALL Pressman on this basis. Generally speaking, Clearfield Members of the Pressman the sooner the WILLIAM WINTERS ill person North Davis stake Primary board mentally NED ROBEY Pressman medical treatment, the bet- have been assigned the month of receives JOLDIE BALL Bindery Supervisor ter his chances for recovery. ROBENA ENCE August to entertain youngsters at Bindery Dept. recommends the doctor When the Primary Childrens Hospital in Reporters it is painful for Salt Lake on Saturdays and to NORMA PREECE hospitalization, Kaysville Clearfield DOROTHY WHITE to agree to send serve as hostesses on Sunday to many families MARY B. BOWRING Layton Clinton JEAN BURSON their sick member to a mental hos- visitors. Mrs. Eva Christensen has KARLYNN HINMAN Farmington Svracuse....MRS. VIRGINIA S. BENNETT pital. They may have the assigned the days out to those who West Point DOROTHY WHITE of an notion insane asylum are able to do this and the proSunset JEAN BURSON a place where people are put grams will be planned by those in away. They do not know that the charge of each Saturday. modem hospital is a hospital like A fourth floor will be added to any other hospital, where people go the Primary hospital in the near fuso that they can receive skilled ture, according to an announcetreatment and special care. No fam- ment from Mrs. LaVern Parmley, ily, no matter how devoted, can general president of the Primary a patient the kind of care and board. No definite give been Debbie have Dy plans Khoury a mod- made at can he receive treatnfent for facilities on this top floor Phone Kaysville 10 ern mental hospital. which has up to now been only Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Woffinden, Wilma Woffinden and Mercedes partially covered and used as a play area. Wards in this area will be Jones spent Saturday and Sunday at Garden City, where they attendrequested to follow a program outlined for all wards to assist in the ed the Sims family reunion. Mrs. Cottrell fund raising for this new project. Mrs. Walter Cottrell returned Although the new hospital comMormon Trek home after spending several days pleted in 1952 has a capacity of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hickenloop-e- r in Salt Lake visiting the homes of 72 beds it has accommodated as and Mr. Aaron U. Merrill re- her children, Mr. and Mrs. K. B. many as 81 children at the hospital turned this week from a Cottrell, Mr. and Mrs. Dan L. at times. The first hospital was trek with the Mormon battalion Graham and Mr. and Mrs. John opened in If) 11 at 40 West North across the Mormon trail through Temple in Salt Lake City. It is Nevada into California. The object mainly a place for convalescense of the trek was the unveiling of a Glen Cundalls for children who are underpriviplacque at Ft. Moore in Los AnMr. and Mrs. Glen Cundall and leged and is open to all races and geles, Calfioria. children spent Sunday at the Swan creeds. Ship Assignment Ranch at Rozel. A t MEMBER-O- Davis Primary Assigned to Entertain Patients old-fashion- ed Layton Locals Kaysville Locals 10-d- ay Mc-Iver- Pvt. Monte R. McLane, U. S. Marine Corps, who has been attending sea school at San Diego, California, has been assigned to the USS Bremerton and will sail to Canada, Japan and Australia. He plans to be gone six months and is expected home about the 1st of next year. Pvt. McLane is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. McLane Colonial Ave., Layton. MAN for Ilawleigh business? which just became available in Davis Good opportunity for county. willing worker. Apply Rawleighs 0 OI), Denver, Dept. Colo., or see Ralph Butterfield, (.so E. 21st So., Salt Lake City. 7It. UTG-52-14- -i s. Jack Robins Mr. and Mrs. Jack Robins at- tended the play The King and I at the University of Utah Wednesday evening. Attend Meeting Mrs. Thornley K. Swan and Mrs. William Swan will attend the state officers meeting of the Wool Grow- ers auxiliary at the Hotel Utah Friday. Business Trip Mr. and Mrs. Hod Sanders left Tuesday for Boise, Idaho Falls, and Blackfoot, Idaho, on a business trip. They will be gone a week. Sunset Locals By Jean IJurson Phone Clearfield Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sunset Robinson of Sunset are recent proud parents of their fifth child a little girl born July 1. Although of course the youngest among her two sisters and two brothers she holds the distinction of having leen born with a lower front tooth. Visitors Sunset Visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Michiel Burson of Sunset are the parents of Mrs. Burson; Col. and Mrs. J. II. Gist of Tampa, Florida. 85 Missionary Visits West Point Kay Field was a special visitor here this past week on his return home from an LDS mission in the Eastern states. He spent a good deal of time in Hartford, Connecticut and also in New Hampshire where he said the winters are extremely long and cold. The weather often went 25 degrees below zero and the ice did not start break up until the middle of May. Spring had just started to return to that area when Ray left it a month ago. Ray is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vein Field who have moved to Nyssa, Oregon since Ray left for his mission from the West Point ward. Following a homecoming program at the West Point ward Ray and his parents left for their home. While they were here they were guests at the home of Bishop and Mrs. Orlin Oleson. A family reunion was held while they were on hand to attend as Mrs. Field is the former Leona Oleson. Tour Northwest West Point Among the out of towners from here lately were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dalton who made quite an extensive tour of the northwest taking in the sights and visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Nich-oll- s and Glen and Lorin Bingham and their families. These are sister and brothers of Mrs. Dalton. Among the sights seen on their travels was a lovely rock garden outside of Bend, Oregon which fascinated Mrs. Dalton with its unusual display. They also visited in Seattle, Washington and in Moses Lake, Portland, and came back through Twin Falls, Idaho. Elders Swim West Point The West Point Elders quorum recently feted their wives at a swimming party at Como Springs in Morgan. On Local Station Two Clearfield Clearfield young ladies vied for a place in this years Miss Utah contest on a local Television station last Saturday, but neither placed in the event, which chose one out of four contestants. They were Miss Norene Clark, wj1() was judged Miss West Point in reCent West Point Jubilee Days an(j Miss Marlynn Bennett who wore the crown of Miss Clearfield in the Fourth of July celebration of Clearfield Days. Both talented young ladies put on a fine performance, Miss Clark with a song and dance number and Miss Bennett with a reading and song number. They were judged in bathing suits, formals and personality, besides the talent contest. Charles Cook, queen chairman of Clearfield, spoke on behalf of the Clearfield Jaycces and Glen S. Singleton, president of West Point Jaycees, was the spokesman for West Point. Miss Clark is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clark, Clearfield, and Miss Bennett is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Bennett of Clearfield. Miss Bennett will ride the Clearfield float which will be entered in the Ogden Pioneer Days parade next week along with her attendants, Miss Joan Ilaacke and Miss Nancy Nelson. The float will be entitled, Only a Rose and will follow the theme of the winning float of the Clearfield Days celebration, which was designed and entered by the Alpha Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi there. The float is being revamped with a specially built base, under the direction of Bill Limb and Charles Cook of the Jaycees, but will follow sentially the same design. Show Films Mrs. Margene Clearfield West Point The Relief Society was recently released from had a special showing of films on the North Davis Relief Society LDS church welfare work in parts stake board. Mrs. Liljenquist with of this country and in Europe this Mrs. Helen Barber also recently past week. released from the board were special guests at a social given at the home of Mrs. Melvin G. Wood, stake Relief Society president. Lil-jenqu- David Cook Utah State Fair Family Reunion Held CENTENNIAL Bigger Than Ever SEPT. 11 Thru Syracuse The annual family reunion of the David Cook family met last Sunday afternoon at the Syracuse Park. Enjoying the afternoon were one hundred and six members. n family members who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Iler- shal Coles and family of Payson, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Briggs of Nampa, Idaho, and Mr. and Mrs. ElRoy Coles of Provo. A program and luncheon were enjoyed. ' Mrs. Christie Lund Coles read several of her original poems for the group. YEAR 23 Matinees Sept. 15, 16, 19, 22 & 23 Out-of-tow- MAILORDERS SOON For information write Box ADUING 2136, Salt Lake City. Those who purchased tickets by mail in past years are on our mailing list. Advise address HELPS YOU LIVE BETTER for LESS r change.,. ist |