Alcoholism: A Family, Community, State Problem
(Tint In A Sarin)
Today tat the United Statn over
aeventy million adults fifteen
yean o t age and older on alco
holic beverages in some (arm and
degree. Out of this seventy mu
lion. over five million have lost
control over their drinking to the
extent that it interfen with Job
.and family living.
For each one of these five mil
lion alcoholic? approximately fire
other family members, relatives
and Mends are affected either di
rectly or indirectly. That’s a to *1
of fifteen mifflini people in our
country alone whose lives are dis
rupted to some degree by the ex
cessive use of alcohol.
Alcoholism is a family problem,
a community problem, a state
problem and a national problem.
The approach to the solution of
this tremendous problem is a mat
ter of education of the layman as
well as the professional. We can
all do something to help by chang
ing our own attitudes through ac
quiring more information and un
derstanding of alcoholism as an
illness. We must accept the alco
holic as a side person who Is wor
thy of help.
18 ALCOHOL A STIMULANT?
No. Alcohol Is a depressant like
ether. In fact. It was used by phy
sicians as an anesthetic before
ether was discovered. Alcohol de
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IS ALCOHOLISM A UREASE?
According to the (best adenti <c
judgment of today, aooholism is
a serious, but treatable, illness
that may result in death or insan
ity nnWs checked.
In 1956 the American Medical
Association identified aloohollm
as a complex illness.
The National Council on Alco
holism also defines alcoholism as
a complex Illness having physio
logies, psychological and socio
logical implications.
The public is slowly beginnt'ig
to become aware of the fact tint
alcoholism is a disease, yet there
is still much to be learned and at
titudes to be changed before we
can begin to find a solution to
this tremendous problem.
IS ALCOHOLISM CURABLE?
Unfortunately, there is no cure
for alcoholism. Howevei, like dia
betes and tuberculosis, the illness
can be arrested. The alcoholic can
recover and live a comfortable
and happy life as long as he re-
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y\ IS ALCOHOL AiTIMULfINT ;
A DISEASE ?
■ Ig ALCOHOLISM CURABLE
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maintain his sobriety, be needs
most of all sincere help, under
standing and encouragement from
family, friends and associates.
WHO IS AN ALCOHOLIC? I
Dr. Mays Addresses Over
1,200 Teachers At FSC
FAYETTEVILLE One thou
sand, two hundred and twenty per
sons registered for the Twenty
eighth Annual Meeting of the
Southeastern District of tee North
Caroline Teachers Association,
which convened at Fayetteville
Stkte College, November 30. The
general theme was “Education for
World Responsibility.’’
The first general session in Sea
brook Auditorium Included depart
ment meetings of Classroom Teach
ors; and a lunchroom workers sec
tion. The theme: “I Teach A Child”
was brought out In the discussion
of Association Rresponsibllity and
Mrs. A. M. Pridgen, Central High
School, Wbiteville is District Di
rector.
The theme: “Edneatton far
World Responsibility" as re
lated to Administrators sad Su
pervisors, was stressed In a
scholarly massage by Dr. Frank
B. Weaver, Supervisor Ele
mentary Schools, Stale Depart
ment of Public Instruction, Ra
leigh. Highlight* of tee Lunch
ream Workers Section Included
a baking denies*stratisn.
Mias Thelms L. Cumbo, Guidance
Consultant, State Department of
Public Instruction, Raleigh spoke
on the topic, 'Guidance for the
Culturally Disadvantaged.” Miss
Cumbo geared her remarks to con
cern over dropouts which primari
ly come from the underprivileged
group*. "Counselors,” she stated,
“must realize that students who
drop out of the tenth and eleventh
grades, were potential drop-outs In
the third *nd fourth grades due to
poor reading habits and being at
least one or two grades behind
their class.’’
Other features of the First Gen
eral Session included the theme:
“Music Education for World Re
sponsibility," and “Driver Educa
tion—The Science of Staying
Alive.” Presiding over the business
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I The alcoholic is a parson, who.
when be takes a drink, feels a
need to continue drinking- Ha is
often referred to as a compulsive,
uncontrolled drinker. He drinks to
I the extent that his drinking in-
session was Mr. Bruce Hargrove,
vice-president of BED.
The high paint e< the Base—
General Bawl so wee the a—tmb
by Ih* dynamic Dr. Benjamin
Maya, president. Meraheme
College. Dr. Mays said. -The
war IF* future to in tee hearts
and hands of tee yeang. Teach
ers shape the Uvea as the yeang
mere than any prefeeriensl
group. Teacher* meal be dedi
cated far world reaeeeelMHtv
ulUilT rebuilt, understanding
of and appreciation far people
of ether lands—their languages,
habits, easterns and tradMlens;
ala* their suoeeeees and tail
urea. Nobody to prepared for
world responsibility who thinks
that he and kb country are
bettor than tee vast majority
of ether countries There who
have a world view must reoeg
tae tee fact that there to n* es
sential difference between man.
-Children rimuld be taught right
attitudes early. Much of the preju
dice," Mays stated, -to due to what
was taught in history hooks or
what was taught at home. In the
past, nothtof good was written
about tee Negro; but the bad was
always on the front page. “How
could anybody develop a world
view with geography and history
taught that way,.’’ he argued. Dr.
Mays declared, “that it has token
tfac South 100 yean to develop a
man big enough to be President of
the United States. The South has
produced brilliant men, but they
were restricted in their world view
and blinded with prejudice. Presi
dent Lyndon Johnson, a southerner,
has grown to the point of world
view.”
MABY, MOTHER OF CHRIST
The Virgin Mary's name waa act
ually Mirya, from the Scriptures,
and meant Beloved of God, the
Catholic Digest claims.
I terfers with his feraonal, social
and eoonomie Ufa. Many agree
that the alcoholic la cm who has
never boon able to make satisfac
tory adjustments in Ilfs so he uses
I aloohol as a “crutch" to lean on
CORE Aids In
Prosecution On
Job Jim Crow
NEW YORK - What is believed
to be the nation's first criminal
prosecution tor employment dis
crimination, announced November
34 by the New York District At
torney's office, was largely the re
sult of CORE research coupled with
pressure to get city officials to in
voke existing laws.
Tbs ease involved. Mud as
Haywood Janes, was ana as
referred to the DMriet Attor
ney* office following the 19SS
■traction altos la which hun
dreds as CORK member* wore
arrested for prriarttng fob die
crimination bat aa contractor
or anion official waa arrested
for practicing Job dteertmiae
tien.
Jones, a Negro laborer, had been
hired In the fall of 1963 by Jayoo
Air Conditioning Corp* a contract
ing sub-contractor, and than fired
at the behest of Jules Bchurkman.
oompany attorney, under pressure
from Thomas MeUaskay, who ter
trict Attorney's announcement dis
closed that both the attorney and
the union official have been indict
ed by a grand jury under sections
of the penal law calling for up to
90 days in Jail and 1600 fine*. Local
638 had no Negroes among Hs 4.000
members until last August when its
officials learned that the present
case was being prepared.
Scout Tunnell
Calls Taylor
Best Since Ollie
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PITTSBURGH OfPI) Em
Tunnell, scout of the Now York
Olants, has tabbed Charley Tay
lor, former Arisons State star, as
the beat rookie to play In the Na
tional Football League since Ollie
Matson and Hugh McElbenney
He also tabbed Taylor a player
-who baa everything."
Tunncii lauded Taylor during an
interview here recently and after
Taylor had boosted his total of
fense yardage rushing to 1091
Tunnell, a farmer am defen
sive back who played 14 yuan
tat the league with the Otanto
and the Green Bay Packers
before basiling a cm oh. said
ha waa sepecUUy tmproceed by
Taylor's versatility. Ha said:
-Taylor to the beat rookie to
oome into this league since Ollie
Matson and Hugh Mcßhennry.
He has everything natural in
stinct, mead, all the moves, and
hits. And he would be as good as
any dsfensivo back in the league
if Omy played him tJwrs.-
Aaked If ha wen us* exag-
Cytar*tanaE*
that be has been ebeerring the
*T saw Taylor play at Arisons
Mato,- Tunnell replied. “I spent
four days with him there. I knew
than he was going to boa great
one. Ask anybody.
Dr. Gragg New
Veep Os Carver
Perk In D C.
WASHINGTON. D. C—Dr. Kom
L. Gragg, preridsn-smertto of tbs
Notional Association of Colored
Women** Club, has bean named
vim proridaot-direetor of Carver
Memorial Park, a 317-acre burial
rite and Ihrine located on U. S. Ru
1 midway between Washington. D.
C. and Baltimore. Md.
Dr. Gragg's spy Hutment was
■uusuuml today by Wring H.
Glaarir. prsriisut aad founder
of the park, which h am of
several of Hi kind la tee East
owned and eparafad by tee EM
Carpamriea of New York CMy.
Dr. Grs« wU^sreumeber^dutass
George Wiley
Named CORE’S
Associate Dir.
NEW YORE George Wiley, as
stotant professor of chemistry at
Syracuse University and a founder
of the CORE chapter in that up-'
state Now York city, has been nam
ed Asmctate National Director of
CORK. He succeeds Richard Haley,
who now bends CORE’S southern
etftoe in New Orleans and directs
the staff throughout tee south.
"At Syracuse University. George
Wiley has become known as the
militant man on campus,' ” mid the
New York Times in a special bio
graphy following the announcement
of his appointment "He was a
founder and leader of tee Syracuse
chapter of OGRE. His vigorous ac
tivities in Mm civil rights move
ment led to his appointment as As
sociate National Director of CORE,
making him the 'Number Two man
to James Farmer, the National Di
rector.’’
ton office. In her new capacity, she
will coordinate the work of the
firm's, planning, miss, and promo
tion staffit according to Mr. Glassir.
Regarding Dr. Gragg, a resident
of Detroit Mic. and one of the na
tion's most prominent woman Ired
are, Mr. Glssrir said. “Carver Mem
orial Park is extremely fortunate In
obtaining her services. Dr. Gragg
not only share* wKh us the con
cept of what the perk should be.
but she has tee creativeneas to help
develop it.”
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