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store Hours: daily, 10 am. to 6 pm.
Seven Corners evening shOppingi Monday,
Thursday and Friday until $3.50 PM
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ocRAcoKE PERSONALS

OCRACOKE, May 25-The June
meeting of Circle 1 of the Wom-
ans Society of Christian Service,
will be held at the Methodist
Church recreation hall on Tuesday
night, June End. All members are
urged to attend since plans will
be made for the annual July 18th
picnic dinner.
Ocracoke school children have
enjoyed their annual picnics this
past week: the pupils Of the pri-
mary room, Mrs. Janice Clarke,
teacher, had a delightful picnic in
the area near the community cem-
etery where there was plenty of
flat land for games; the pupils of
Miss Marie Hodges room, pic
nicked down at the National Park
campsite. The high school pupils
and seventh and eighth graders
are planning a picnic at Styron's
Hills tomorrow, Tuesday, weather
permitting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Rond-
thaler have had as their guests
his brother, Edward Rondthaler,
and their son David of Croton-on-
Hudson, New York. They are
spending two weeks at the Rond-
thaler cottage. Their son, David, a
student at Haverford College was
here for one week.
Mrs. Daisey Balance and Walter
Austin of Newcastle, Delaware,
has been visiting his sisters, Mrs.
Wilma Williams and Mrs. Ruby
Garrish.
Friends here regretted to learn
of the disqualification of J. N.
Edwards of Belhaven, father of
Mrs. R. S. Wahab.
Miss Susan Barksdale of Green's
boro is spending several days at
her summer home here.
Mr.. Ward Garrish and Ikey
O'Neal are visiting friends and
relatives in Wilmington, Del.
Recent visitors in Norfolk, Va.
were Mrs. Lola Williams, Mrs.
LAME Wynn and Mr.. Calvin
O'Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Garrish and
daughter, Susan, visited Mr.. Gar:
rish's mother, Mrs. Thruston Gas
kill over the week end.
Mrs. Margaret Threlfall of Chi
cago Heights is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Hilda McWilliams.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gallop are
visiting Mrs. Mary E. Parsons.
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WOMAN'S CLUB ENTERTAINS
PROSPECTIVE NEW MEMBERS

A social hour was given by the
Manteo Woman's Club to prospec-
tive members on May 25 at 8 pm.
at the Carolinian Hotel. On the
refreshment table was a display of
the clubs Roanoke Island Cook
Book" Punch, cheese straws, nuts
and cookies We're served. Mrs. Sara
Everett, president, welcomed the
guests after which all guests in
troduced themselves. Mrs. Jack
Cahoon played the piano and the
group sang songs.
Those present, other than the
regular members, were: Mesdames
Jerry Cahoon, Ronnie Meekins, An
ME Sapone, Bobby Sadler, H. A.
Greet, Jr., Rae Ehlen, Maynard
Mangum, Grizzele Fearing, Jim
Raymondjack, Pat Bayne, Orville
Baum, June Snead and Miss Annie
Etheridge.
The final meeting until Septem-
Der will be held at Mrs. H. A.
Glynn's home on June 9th. At this
meeting the new members will be
welcomed,
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NOTICE OF SALE
Of VALUABLE PROPERTY

Under and by virtue of that
certain resolution adopted by the
Dare County Board of Education
at a duly assembled meeting there
of held on the End day of Deem
Der 1858, and pursuant to the pro-
visions of Section 115-126 of the
General Statutes of North Caro-
lima, and amendments thereto, the
Schoolhouse and Schoolhouse Site,
hereinafter described, being in the
opinion of the said Board unnec-
essary and undesirable for public
school purposes, and pursuant to
that certain Order of Resale en-
tered by the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Dare County, North Car
DINA, on the 21st day of May,
1859, the undersigned will, on
Monday, the 9th day of June
1859, at 1900 o'clock Noon at the
Courthouse door in Manteo, Dare
County, North Carolina, offer for
sale at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash, upon an OPEN
ing bid of $2,sS7.5O, the buildings
and site hereinafter described:
All that certain tract of land,
together with the buildings and
improvements thereon, lying
and being in the Village of
Manns HarbOr i'm Cr0atan Town
ship, Dare County, North Caro-
lima, adjoining the lands Of
C. L. Midget, Wallace Taylor
and others and bounded as fol-
lows:
Beginning at an iron pipe
situated in and on the West
margin or right of way of U. S.
Highway No. GA and 264, in the
mouth of an old ditch, said be-
ginning point being in and
marking the Southeast corner
of the C. l.. Midget property
OH the West side or right of
way of said highway, running
thence from the beginning point
along the C. L. Midget South
line South 63 deg. Is min. West
76O feet to an iron pipe situated
l foot South of an old Cedar;
thence South 10 deg. Is min.
East 1876 feet along an old ditch
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WANCHESE CLUB HAS MAY
MEET WITH MRS. ETHERIDGE

The May meeting of the Wan
cheese Home Demonstration Club
was held at the home of Mrs.
Willie Etheridge, Jr. Mrs. J. T..
Daniels led the devotion and the
group sang "Down in the Valley"
New tips on meal planning were
given by Mrs. Fran Cullis in her
talk on Variety With Vegetables. I"
Mrs. Early Gallop read poem
by Mrs. John Wallace of Lake
Drummond, the context telling the
story of where Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs are and what they do.
Present were Mrs. Harry Baum,
Mrs. R. H. Vanderslice, Mrs. J. T.
Daniels, Mrs. Erbe Gallop, Mrs.
Chesley Midgette, Jr., Mrs. Ernest
Walker, Mrs. Nellie Hazen. Mrs.
Early Gallop, Mrs. Dennis Clarke,
Mrs. Virginia Davis and her sister,
Mrs. John T. Hamilton of Noun
tain Home AFB, Idaho; the hostess
and the home agent, Mrs. Cults.
The final meeting of the season
will be on June II, when the club
will gather at Coquina Beach at
ten o'clock in the morning for a
picnic.
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to an iron pipe in the Wallace
Taylor line, formerly the ]. v.
Mann property; thence along the
Taylor North line North So deg.
Is min. East IT'S feet to an iron
pipe situated in and ON the West
margin of said highway; thence
along the West margin or right
OF way of said highway North
% deg. Is min. West 1856 feet
to the point of beginning, con-
tanning 3.5 acres.
Same being the former Manns
HarbOr School Lot and proper
ty at Manns HarbOr, North Car
DINA. Same also being the lands
conveyed to the Board of Edu-
cation of Dare County by J.
Vernon Mann ct ux by deed
dated July 30, 1884, and duly
recorded in Book Is, page 425,
in the office of the Register of
Deeds of Dare County, N. G.
See also map or plat of said
lands and property made by Da-
vid Cox, Jr., Surveyor, June %,
1854, and duly recorded in Map
Book 2, page IL, Dare County
Registry.
The bidding at said sale will
commence at the price of $2,937.50,
the sum offered by w. r. Pearce
and wife, Nellie D. Pearce.
The successful bidder at said
sale will be required to make a
cash deposit of ten (10) percent
of the amount bid as evidence of
good faith.
The Dare County Board of Ed
ucation hereby reserves the right
to reject any and all bids made at
the above sale because of the in
adequacy thereof or for any other
reason. The said sale and the price
offered is likewise subject to the
and confirmation of the
Dare County Board of Education
and the Court.
This the 21st day of May 1859.
DARE COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION
BY: Mary L. Evans. Secretary
T-5-29-2tc
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BEDDING PLANTS now ready:
Petunias, Scarlet Sage, Snap
dragons, $1.5O doz.; Dble. Petun-
las, Ageratum, Coleus, $500 doz.;
Carnations, Lantana, Verbena, Pri-
mula Veris, Candytuft, Sultana,
Csc each; Sweet William, English
Daisies, $1.00 doz.; Foxglove, Sto-
kesia, Shasta Daisies, 35c each;
Geraniums, Begonias, SOC up, etc.
Roanoke Island Gardens, Route
264, mile north of Manteo, N. G.
T-4-10-tfc
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FOR SALE: 1 left. new bateau
type boat with 51s hip. Sea
King motor; 1 1851 WHY'S Jeep
with deluxe cab in good condition;
/ 1914 Ford Jeep, l gas-fired deep
fat fryer for restaurant use; l
set Toledo Plaskon scales. See
Wilson H. Wright, Delray Beach
Cottages, or phone Kill Devil Hills
2746. T-5-1-5tc
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SALESMAN WANTED: Man
wanted for established Rawleigh
Business nearby. Big Insecticide
season just ahead. Good time to
start. No capital required. See
Rawleigh Dealer, c. B. Parker,
Manteo Phone 78-J, or write
Rawleigh's, Dept. NCE-5O0-554-C,
Richmond, Va. T-5-S-4tp
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-29

OFFICE SUPPLIES, PRINTING
orders for printing of all kinds
filled promptly. We print forms,
blanks, letterheads, statements, en-
velopes. Order from your Pilot and
Herald Agent, or Times Printing
Co., Manteo, N. C. We carry book
keeping supplies, and some office
furniture.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-29

LAND for sale - Located in the
village of Buxton on Cape Hat
teras. 80 feet on highway, 1900
feet deep to Pamlico Sound. For
information call Norfolk UL-
3-742S or write Edgar C. Gaskins,
1891 Larkin Street, Norfolk, Vir-
ginia. T-2-13-tfc
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SALESMAN wanted: Man wanted
to supply Rawleigh Products to
consumers in Beaufort County.
Big insecticide season just ahead.
Good time to start. No capital re-
quired. Write Rawleigh's, Dept.
NCE-460-553B, Richmond, Va.
PH-5-7-4tp
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HELP WANTED-Man wanted to
service customers with Nation
ally Advertised Watkins Products
in Pamlico County. Earnings
should exceed 500. weekly. Re-
quirements good character, own
car. If interested write P. o. Box
No. 113, Goldsboro, N. c.
PH-5-14-3tc
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HELP WANTED-Man over Is to
sell Nationally Advertised Wat
kinds Products in Tyrrell and
Hyde counties. Earnings of our
dealers exceed 500 weekly. Re
quirements are excellent reputa-
ton and own car. If interested
write The J. R. Watkins Company,
p. o. Box No. 1892, Goldsboro,
N. C. PH-5-21-3tc
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CARD OF THANKS

I wish to take this means of
thanking my friends for the many
cards and flowers sent while was
a patient in Norfolk General Hos
pital.
MRS. JOE w. DAVENPORT
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FOR liability, automobile, fire,
windstorm, bonds, workmen's
compensation, disqualification in
suranee, call Manteo AZ - Outer
Banks Insurance Agency. T-5-1-tfc
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WANTED TO BUY: Semi-secluded
bay or ocean front land, prefer
ably on Hatteras Island. Not in
terested in highly-developed resi-
dental areas. Answer, stating
price before June 18th. Mrs. Fran
ces M. Greene, 2347 Huron Circle,
Durham, N. c.. T-5-28-1tp
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-29

ARTIFICIAL BREEDING of your
COWS to purebred, proven stocks
IL both profitable and economical.
This service available to family
cow owners, beef producers, dairy
herds. All dairy and beef breeds
available. Call H. E. Clayton, Bel
haven VII 3-3206. P-10-4-tfc
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-29

SCIENTIFIC piano tuning by
graduate tuner. Use of Electron-
ic Strobotuner assures accurate
tuning. For free estimate tuning,
repairs, or moth proofing your
piano write TUNING, P. o. Box
36A, Engelhard, N. C. PH-5-7-tfc
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-29

THE OUTER BANKS of North
Carolina, by David Stick. A
splendid book for your home Ii
brary, for gifts, etc. Sc, Times
Printing Co., Manteo. Add Is
cents for mail orders.
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Pleasure

Pleasure is compounded of
many things. AS applied to a
soft drink like DR. Pepper, it
means the comfort of thirst
quenching refreshment; the
enjoyment of renewed energy;
and the memorable discovery
of its truly unique taste. This
is how DR. Pepper adds up to
pleasure with every frosty
cold bottle. Have a DR. Pepper
today.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-29

FOR SALE: One 22' cabin cruiser
with practically new Chrysler
Ace marine engine. Will sacrifice
for quick sale. See G. G. Bonner,
Manteo. T-2-20-tfc
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NEED competent leverman for 8"
Diesel Electric Suction dredge
"Santee" for permanent work,
Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Must
be capable, sober, Industrious.
Phone or write C. R. Wulbern,
Secty-Treas., Santee Dredging
Company at Raymond 2-4038, 169
King Street, P. o. Box SAT,
Charleston, S. C. PH-5-21-2tc
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WANTED: Man for night hotel
work. Write Box look, CO
Coastland Times, Manteo.
T-5-1-tfc
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THE HATTERASMAN, By Ben
Dixon MacNeill, SIS. Add Is
cents on mail orders. Times Print
ing Co., Manteo, N. C.
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FOR RENT: Building on water
front. Suitable for wholesale or
retail fish market or warehouse.
See G. G. Bonner, Manteo.
T-2-20-tfc
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ALL TYPES BOATS built. Prices
reasonable. Quality work. Roscoe
Gallop, phone 2S1-W4, Wanchese,
N, C. T-11-14-tfc
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your lawn moved? Call
Paul Mayo. Tel. Manteo 73-J.
T-5-S-4tc
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For your insurance needs see
w. II. SPEARCE, Manteo, N. G.
All kinds Of insurance
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-29

LAWNMOWER REPAIRING =
REPAIRS to all makes power
lawn mowers and air-cooled en-
gines. Parts available. Alexis Re-
pair Shop, phone Wanchese 248-J2.
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THE OLD SEA CAPTAIN AND
DRUMMER Book 81, postpaid.
Get this racy book of dialogue
from Cape Hatteras and the N. c.
Coastland. Send it to your friends,
6 copies S. postpaid. Times Print
ing Co.. Inc, Manteo, N. C.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-29

REFRIGERATOR for sale. Low
price, new unit. D. V. Meekins,
Manteo, N. G.
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SALESMAN wanted. Man wanted
to supply Rawleigh Products to
consumers in Hyde and. Tyrrell
counties. Big insecticide season
just ahead. Good time to start.
No capital required. Write Raw
leigh's, Dept. NCE-480-557B, Rich
mond, Va. PH-5-7-4tp
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-29

FOR SALE-Frisco on Hatteras
Island-Small home completely
furnished, all modern conveniences,
$4,000. Further information write
Taylor Dudley, Enterprise ST.,
Duxbury, Mass. T-5-15-4tc
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Visit ANDERSON'S SUPER
MARKET-BEACH STORE at
two mile post. Vacation headquar-
tiers. Open year round. Write
BILL ANDERSON'S RENTAL
AGENCY, Realtors, Kitty Hawk,
reservations, oceanfront house
keeping cottages. T-4-S-tfc
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HELP WANTED, MALE -

HELP WANTED, MALE - Men
wanted to service customers with
Nationally Advertised Watkins
Products in Tyrrell and Hyde
Counties. Earnings should exceed
500 weekly. Requirements, good
character, own car. If interested
write P. o. Box No. 113, Colds
boro. N. C.. PH-5-21-3tc
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HELP WANTED-Man wanted to
service customers with Nation
ally Advertised Watkins Products
in Dare County. Earnings should
exceed 500. weekly. Requirements
good character, own car. If inter-
ested write p. o. Box No. 113,
.0ydsboro. N. C.. T-5-15-3tc
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FOR SALE: 1866 Harley-D Davidson
motorcycle. Excellent condition.
Contact A. L. Hines, Kitty Hawk.
T-4-29-2tp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity - Fair
tonight: low about 10. Fair
ana continued hot tomorrow.
Maryland - Fair tonight;
low, 65-74 in the east and So
IS in the west. Some cloudi-
ness and continued hot tomor-
row; high, 1888 in the coastal
and mountain sections and So
o6 elsewhere.
Virginia - Fair in the east
and north tonight and tomor-
row; some cloudiness and O
chance Of showers in the south
west. Low tonight 55-65 In
the west and $50 in the east.
Quite warm tomorrow.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Variable winds Of
10 miles per hour or less to-
night and tomorrow. Fair
weather. Visibility 8 miles. ex-
cept 3-6 miles In haze early
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09

to be shared by the Government
and It's employees. the Senate
groups revised bill would cost
the Government $i52 million 9
year. compared 10 the $12l mil
lion 1t would cost II under the
original administration plan
The $3l million difference could
probably be resolved by splitting
the difference.
The administration. however
also made the point that the
Senate groups cost estimatt
does not include the cost oil
maintaining present employees
and their families under health
insurance program when en-
ployes retire In the future. This
would raise the cost Of the bill
20 per cent and should be in.
cluded In the cost estimates
administration ofncials declare.
Also the administration OBJ
jects to the fact that the Sem
ate groups bill would provide
q service type health Insurance.
only to Government workers
The administration wants the
employe TO have q choice be-
tween a service-type health In
surance or an indemnity type
insurance where they would be
paid cash for specific medical
expenses.
Summing 1t up. q top ad-
ministration ofieial said that
the area Of disagreement on the
Senate subcommittee's revised
draft Of the bill IL not too
great, but that specific differ
ences viii have to be settled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09
Cure for Worst Pain
Reported Its Water

facial paralysis which left
chewing ability and speech i'm
paired and gave the paralyzed
side Of the face an immobile,
dead" look. Also. mortality
rates we're high.
Some doctors have used al-
cohol injections. killing the
nerve cells chemically. While
this had some advantages over
surgery. 1t had disadvantages.
too. One was that alcohol in
lection sometimes spilled over
into areas Of the brain causing
effects that were in some ways
worse than what was being
cured.
DR.. Jaeger developed q hot
water cure" for the tic dou-
loureux about six years ago.
Up TO now he has used it on
about 800 patients with excel
lent results. he said. There
have been no deaths and no
facial paralysis as a result Of
the Jaeger procedure. the sur
geon added.
To do the Job. the surgeon
places his patient on a special
operating table with an x-ray
attachment. He anesthetizes
the patient lightly so he is
just barely unconscious-with
twilight Sleep" Then the doc
tor takes the kind Of needle
that Is used for q spinal punc-
ture and pushes 1t into the
ganglion area.
An. X-ray picture is made
to ascertain the exact location
Of the needle point. When 1t
is positioned with absolute ac-
curacy. very hot water-about
ITS degrees fahrenheit - Is
injected through the needle
into the gasserian ganglion.
The effect is. literally. TO
cook" the nerves that carry
the pain sensations from the
face to the brain.
The effect is instantaneous,
DR.. Jaeger said. Because the
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before accord can be reached.
II should be pointed out that
the Senate subcommittee's
drafted bill Is by no means It's
final one and that II Is willing
TO make further changes to
make II more palatable to the
administration. although at
which point 1t will draw the
line has not been decided.
EXECUTIVE ORDER Adj
ministration ofiicials say that
the White House now has un-
der consideration a proposed
executive order that would give
Government employees the day
OF on Friday, July 3. Prospects
are beginning to look good that
such an executive order will be
issued II Congress fails to act
on the holiday legislation with
In the next two weeks.
And it's beginning TO look as
II the holiday bill will be held
up by the House Rules Com
mittee. which repeatedly split
5 to S on the move to approve
the bill In q vote taken last
week.
APATHY?--Are Government
workers apathetic to the point
of endangering their chances
this year Of receiving health
insurance extra days Of when
holidays fall on Saturdays.
more liberal life insurance and
other benefits. etc.
The AFL-CIO National Fed
Grafton Of Post once Clerks
says that the general apathy
among Government workers
this year has hurt their
chances OF getting greater
dement's. Most Congressmen
and Senators report they have
had few II any. letters from
their constituents In favor Of
Federal employe legislation. :"
the NFPOC noted. "As long as
this condition continues. the
situation win not be improved"
the union warned in urging its
members to write to their Sen
ators and Representatives in
support Of the health insurance
and other beneficial Federal
employe bills.
Federal employe leaders con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09
BY WILLIAM HINES
star Science Writer

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June
"a safe way to stop "the
worst pain in the world" was
described to physicians by a
Philadelphia neurosurgeon to-
day.
Or. Rudolph Jaeger, a pro-
lessor at the jefferson Medical
College. told doctors attending
the American Medical Associa-
ton meeting here that his
curative agent was the simplest
substance Of all: Water.
The disease. by contrast. is
one Of the most complex and
little understood of mans ills.
Its medical name is ''tic dou-
loureux" = French for painful
witch. Its common name Is
facial neuralgia.
Persons who suffer from it
say tic douloureux Is the most
maddening. merciless pain there
is. Doctors who have tic suffer-
ers among their patients agree.
No one knows what causes
the disease. But those who
attempt to treat it know that
once it starts 1t never goes
away. The sharp, lightning like
pains may stop for days. weeks.
months or even q year. But
eventually they return. always
fiefcely. always without warn
ing:
Tic douloureux seems to CEN
ter in Q central knot of facial
nerves deep inside the head.
This knot. called the "gasserian
gauglion." is headquarters for
the, nerves Of sensation that
serve the eye, the upper Jaw
and the lower jaw. One gang
lion is for the right side Of
the, face, the other for the left.
For many years. the COM
monest way Of relieving tic
douloureux was to 60 into the
face surgically and cut or re-
move part or all Of the eanglion.
But this did not always do the
trick, and it often caused q
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patient is so lightly anesthe-
tized, the death Of the nerve
cells can be checked immedi-
ately by pin-pricking areas
Of the face. II an unconscious
witch is noticed. the opera
ton proceeds a little further,
II there is no response, the
operation Is over.
The whole job takes about 20
minutes. and patients In normal
physical condition can 90 home
the next day. according 70 the
surgeon.
The ANA meeting continues
through Friday. A nigh point
comes tonight. when " .sldent
Eisenhower addresses the as
ISOLATION at the Inauguration Of
ANA President Louis M. Orr.