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Herald & Lantern 9 November 'B3

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by Dr Robert C. Beitman

From time to time it becomes apparent that people share each other’s medicines. There are great risks in doing this! 1. The total number of pills you take can make a difference! You’ve been on antibiotics, and the doctor has told you to take all the pills in the bottle. Since all your symptoms have gone, you stop taking the pills, figuring you’re all better. Or, perhaps the medicine you’re on is helping you greatly and your daughter develops the same symptoms. You figure that since there are so many pills in the bottle you will share then! with her ... right choice? Wrong! Just because your symptoms stop does not mean that you are cured. You may still have the bacteria which made you sick circulating in your system in small quantities. By not finishing the pills you may allow remaining bacteria to start growing again and experience a relapse. THE NEXT time medication is needed to treat the bacterial infection, it is likely that your doctor will have to put you on a more potent antibiotic, as the bacteria often become res is tent to the first drug. The more potent drugs often have added side effects.

Annual Appeal Nearing ED. NOTE-This is one in a series of articles by First Call for Help, adivision of the United Way of Cape May County, explaining human service agencies. First Call, at 729-2255, can refer persons to the appropriate agency. During the next six weeks, you will be aware of the United way of Cape May County campaign for the year 1964. Our 12 agencies have already completed their applications for funding through this campaign, and the Budget and Allocations Committee is making appointments to meet with and review the budget and performance of each agency. THE BUDGET and Allocations Committee is made up of United Way volunteers who are willing to spend a few hours participating in these reviews. Once an agency is accepted into the United Way campaign, it must continue to show excellent financial management and performance to its clients. This accountability is necessary on behalf of the contributors to the United Way as the United Way is, in turn, accountable to them. When you are approach ed, either individually or through your office payroll deduction plan, remember that 90 cents out of every dollar you pledge goes directly from the United Way to its agencies. Fair Share? The pay you earn for one hour a mon-th-three minutes a day. It does so much for so many.

Let’s talk about your daughter, who may be sharing the medication. She is first faced with the possibility that your drug was not suitable in either its chemical composition or in its dosage for her. Secondly, she most likely will not have enough medication to be fully cured. 2. You can cover up symptoms of serious medical problems! Your neighbor has been taking a pill for his indigestion and burning stomach which works wonders. This was selected after appropriate tests were ordered by his doctor. You figure that since you have similar symptoms, why not try some of his njjbdicine? You do use some of his, you feel better and are on the road to recovery. Right choice? Wrong. You do feel better, but you may be healing over an felcer. Unfortunately 15 percent of stomach ulcers are cancerous. Thus, by having avoided diagnostic tests you may heal your ulcer over the cancer and leave it buried to grow in your system. 3. YOU CAN risk your life! A neighbor runs low and borrows some of your heart medicine. You’ve been feeling fine and figure you can cut back on it anyway. Right choice? Absolutely not! The effectiveness of medicines often depends on their continued concentration in your blood stream. You can put a dangerous strain on your body by lowering dosages. Blood pressure patient often try to self regulate their medicines. Sadly, a number end up in the hospital with strokes or heart attacks after not realizing that the number and exact type of pill they take is critical to their survival. If you feel that your medications should be altered, the doses raised or lowered, always discuss this with your physician first; it could save your life.

Holiday Cards RIO GRANDE - The American Cancer Society, 15 Delsea Dr., will be taking orders for this year’s Holiday Season Greeting cards. This year there is a selection of 12 to choose from. The cards are on display in the Unit Office. For further information call 886-1154.

For Health Information

Cape May County residents may obtain information on cancer prevention, smoking cessation and detection/referral services at the offices of the county unit of the American Cancer Society, 15 Delsea Dr., Rio Grande, 06242, telephone 886-1154. Information on the New Jersey Alcohol Education and Prevention Project may be obtained from the South Jersey Council on Alcoholism, 207 Delsea Dr., R.D. 4, Box 209, Sewell, 08080, telephone 609-228-7447.

Some Friendships Just Last Longer

By ED HARNETT RIO GRANDE - There is an old vaudeville ditty which, if memory serves, winds up ‘‘When other friendships have been forgot, ours will still be hot.” ' The lyricist might have been thinking of Jean Nissen of Rio Grande and her friend Rita Stone of Massachusetts, who,' despite changing times and circumstances, have kept in touch since- childhood and have seen each other at least once a year for 51 years. Mrs. Nissen, then Jean Dunkerley, and Mrs. Stone, then Rita Bolger, started school together in 1929 in Montgomery County, Pa., in what is now Chestnut Hill. They #fere born and raised in what was then countryside, about a mile from each other.

AFTER HIGH school came World War II. Rita joined the Waves and Jean moved to Philadelphia. In 1942 Jean married Arthur “Bud” Nissen, whom both knew from the 6th grade. The Nissens will be mar :

ried 41 years in December. They moved to Cape May County in 1947, and have a daughter, Sandra Sheldon, of Villas. In 1943 ftita married a Marine from Massachusetts and moved

November Activities

This week's menu ot meals served by the Cape May County Nutritional Project For the EWerty

AVALON - A series of events, including recreational activities and a dance, have been scheduled for the borough in November. Scheduled for the month are: Nov. 9, <8 p.m.), Ladies Fire Auxiliary; Nov. 11, Senior Citizen Org.; Nov. 12, (10a.m.), Avalon Home & Landowners, Borough Hall; Nov. 14, (1 p.m. - 3 p.m.), Square Dancing, and 3:30 p.m., Ballet, Nov. 5, Avalon Women’s Republican Club; Nov. 16, (8 p.m.). Upper Cape Deborah Hospital Auxiliary, and (7:30 - 9:30), Square Dancing.

Next week’s menu: Nov. 14: Tomato juice, barbecued chicken, buttered rice, green beans, apple, raisin cookie. Nov. 15: Spaghetti/tomato sauce, meat balls, Parmesan cheese, mixed salad w/creamy Italian dressing, pineapple tidbits. Nov. 16: Cod fish cakes, tartar sauce, Spanish rice, peas, lemon crumb pie. Nov. 17: Manhattan clam chowder, baked macaroni and cheese, Harvard beets, brownie. Nov. 18: Chicken chow mein, Chinese noodles, buttered carrots, cupcake w/strawberry icing. All meals are served with bread, margarine and beverage. Snacks, for the homebound who receive mobile meals, are: Nov. 14: Peanut butter/jelly sandwich, orange. Nov. 15: Sliced turkey sandwich, Bartlett pear. Nov. 16: Egg salad sand- ’ wich, banana. Ham and cheese sandwich, fruit cocktail. Nov. 18: Liverwurst sandwich, mustard, raisin cookie. Each snack meal is accompanied by milk.

Childbirth Conference

N. CAPE MAY - A birth conference organized by Renaissance will be held Saturday at St. John of God Church Hall, Town Bank' Rd., with Diony Young, educator^ consultant, and advocate in maternal and child health, as keynote speaker. Panel discussions will be held on “Childbirth Styles: What Do Parents Want?” and “The Future of Childbirth in Cape May County.” Participants and moderators will be obstetricians Robert Block, John Hoevler and Bruce Noll: pediatrician Robert Burke, midwife Ruth Wilf, childbirth educator Judy Smith, Nursing Director Linda Sampson, Attorney Ed Tetelman, Hospital Administrator William Waldron, Mary Rura Rucci, Kathy White and Steve White. For further informatior. call 886-7630 or 886-8167.

Nov. 17, Avalon Chamber of Commerce; Nov. 19, (9 - midnight). Harvest Ball with Russ Patrick Orchestra at Community Hall; Noy. 21, (10 a.m.), Garden Club; Nov. 23, (8 p.m.), Ladies Fire Auxiliary; Nov. 28 - (12:30 p.m.), Women’s Civic Club. On Dec. 3 at 8 p.m., the Performing Arts Committee will offer a Christmas Program by the Ankelus Chorus at the Avalon Community Hall.

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there. She had two boys, was divorced after 20 years, has been remarried for 16 years, and is still living in Massachusetts. THROUGH ALL this, Jean and Rita have written and called each other regularly and visited each other at least once a year except during the war years. Bud and Jean plan to cany on the tradition with a visit to the Stones in Massachusetts around Thanksgiving. Rita and her husbaiyl visited the . Nissens'earlier this year. . And whwnot? As Jean says, “We nave a friendship that has weathered some bad times. We have seen a lot together over the years and given each other support when needed." That’s what friendship is all about.

Library

by Kathleon Duffy

What is a Young Adult? Besides being an age when your child gives you grey hair before time, it is an age between childhood and the mature adult where the individual is uncomfortable in either category. For the distribution of library service, we define the young adult as those betweeen the 7th grade and junior college — which covers a large range of reading levels and maturity. What does the library provide for young adults? Personal recreational reading selected and sometimes written specifically for this age group, although some adult novels are included. Stories X on the problems of g adults — peer pressure, coming of age, insecurities, decisionmaking, family relationships and even science fiction, horror stories and a good mystery. Music is more important to young adults than to just about any other age group and so rock, country and popular music stars are included in our collection. AND THEN there are those things for which you must use a libary (most often against one’s will) — the Dreaded Term Paper. The Cape May County Library offers Term Paper Counseling to help young adults through the trauma of a research paper. This does not mean that I write their papers for them but

that I guide the studenti to the materials needed /or their particular topic without wading through miles of necessary paper. This is how it works: First, the student calls the library and leaves his ^r her name, phone number, term paper topic, and grade level for the young adult librarian. Within 48 hours I call the student and arrange an interview. Prior to the student's arrival, I pull one or two books on the topic (usuallyopposing viewpoints) and ch^ck various indexes for subject headings During the interview periods, I help the students narrow the topic, make sure they understand how to use the index, give them a list of subject headings they should be looking under, which magazines would be the most helpful and how to trace a citation from the bibliography found in the back of most books. Term paper counseling eliminates the hours of frustration and-aggrava-tion of assembling information and allows the student to use that time to digest, compare and evaluate the information prior to writing. For those having difficul ty with their parents' divorce, depression, or even health problems, there is a selection of non fiction counseling books written just for teens and their problems.

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