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PAGE 10 THE YANCEY JOURNAL MAY 20. 1976 Dr. Fellerath Speaks At MHA Dinner Meetins vV''C&Sßsß'.unffc-wW-i'.'v *'w> Sr ‘ ' r 'l I W-".'-'V r - - "iT 1 ' ' lislfw > ’SC-: t V C by Dr. John T. Fellerath at the annual dinner meeting of the Yancey County Mental Health Association Friday at Burns ville Presbyterian Church. Dr. _ Fellerath is Director of the Crisis Intervention and Coun selling Service of Blue Ridge Mental Health Center, Ashe ville. He described in detail the tmmm MAY 24-28 Monday Chicken Pie/Biscuit Topping Cranberry Sauce Marshmallow Sweet Potatoes Green Beans Jello w/Fruit Milk Tuesday Hot Dog on Dun Mustard,Catsup, Mayonnaise Cole Slaw Baked Beans Cookie Milk Wednesday Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, and cheese Tossed Salad w/Dressing Orange Juice Roll Peanut Butter Cake w/PB Icing Milk ] Thursday Soup Beans w/chopped onion Mustard Greens Canned Tomatoes Apple Cobbler Cornbread, butter Milk Friday Barbecue Beef on Bun Baked Potato in jacket Cole Slaw Peanut Butter Cookie Milk 3farrfafJll||| EDNA McCURDY SMITH Mrs. Edna McCurdy Smith of Charlotte and a summer resident of the Rocky Springs Heights section of Burnsville died Thursday afternoon in a Charlotte hospital after an illness of three months. She was 88 years of age. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Smith, a Burnsville native who died in 1970. Surviving are two daugh ters. Mrs. Margaret Louise Smith and Mrs. Clarence Funderburk of Charlotte; five grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Dr. James S. Potter officiated and burial was in the Holcombe Ceme tery. * MAE GRIFFITH Mrs. Mae Griffith. 71, ol Burnsville died Friday morn ing in a Black Mountain Hospital following a short illness. She was a native of Tennessee and the wife of the late James M. Griffith who died in 1973. Surviving are one daugh ter, Miss Deborah Griffith of Asheville; one sister. Mildred Rhea of Johnson City, Ten nessee and one brother, Douglas Rhea of Jonesboro. Tenn. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Griffith Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church. Rev. Edward Griffith officiated and burial was in the Horton Cemetery. BESSIE MARSH HUGHES Mrs. Bessie Hughes, 87, of Micaville died Saturday morning in a Spruce Pine hospital following a long illness. She was the widow of B.G. Hughes who died in 1950. Surviving are three sons, John and Clarence Hughes of Micaville and Phillip Hughes of Burnsville; two sisters, Mrs. A.A. Hensley of Burns ville and Mrs. Guy Young of Micaville; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the the Micaville Presbyterian Church. Revs. John David jj Stewart and Bert Stylesl officiated and burial was ini the Holcombe Cemetery : nl Burnsville. I barbaric and cruel ..methods used to treat mentally and emotionally disturbed pa tients whose condition was attributed to demonic posses sion by evil spirits. For thousands of years, the belief in demonology prevailed. The speaker pointed out that "There were, however, some humane measures even in ancient times", when some mm |@rW ft liS&HWGfc BOLOGNA 99* PORK CHOPS It hffijS&L -An\ lutewHKS JJf-l If teSrARD hW foiksfc SHRIMP^!? 9 3AUSAGG übß9*l I mp 491 wggat |£l 7?J mßm| 1^9 Hra mjntfßP \ * THES&4 ITEMS LIMIT iwflH I lb § jSloaiHi F m e&cttiwauo 9* 3ifc,cAM SANDWICfSS9 iiMfbm Hill ftgewp'A SMP...K GwSam&lP 11 enlightened physicians and religious orders treated afflic ted persons with kindness and constructive measures. During the Middle Ages and until some 300 years ago, the belief in witchcraft was prevalent and, the speaker said, “led to one of the most tragic periods of human history, during which inno cent people were persecuted” Modern science and medi cine altered the whole attitude of society to the problem of treating the mentally ill. Dr. Fellerath especially cited Dr. Sigmund Freud’s contribution to modem psychiatry. He said that through "talk” sessions with a psychiatrist and speci fic prescribed drugs, a patient can find the path back to good mental health. For those who must be hospitalized, some institu tions sometimes are “open quarters”, where kindness and gentleness are the rule. Mr. JV alter Anderson, Director of the Adult Day Activities Program (ADAP(, described its growing success and requested the referral of additional Yancey clients. Articles made by ADAP clients were on display and elicited the admiration of all who viewed them. Marjorie Carr, President, reviewed briefly the work of the Association and she announced that election of new officers woufd be held at a summer session. A good crowd attended the meeting, with Ruby Smith in charge of dinner,, arrange ments. Stained § 7 miles South of Micaville, Hwy. 80S. ■j| g 7 miles from Blue Ridge Pkwy, Buck Creek Exit.
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