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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-30
Steel Demands
Cut Inventory
Rebuilding

CLEVELAND, Mar. 80 (AP)
The heavy requirements of
current operations are keeping
steel consumers from building
up inventories as rapidly as
expected, Steel magazine said
yesterday.
Inventories accumulated by
July /, which could be the date
for start of a Nationwide steel
strike, are going to be Sub
stantially less than consumers
planned" the national metal
working weekly predicted.
Most sheet mills are booked
solid for the first half" the
magazine reported and cited
one producers refusal of more
than $4,000 tons of flat-rolled
business in the last few weeks
But the handling of orders is
proceeding with little friction.
in spite of the heavy rush VOL
ume, Steel said.
Last week steelmakers re-
gained the half-point slip of
the previous week, returning to
production at SO per cent Of
capacity, That meant a weekly
record high output of 1858, 900
net tons for ingots and
castings.
Only two smaller districts
among the IL producing dis
tricts were under a 81 per cent
of capacity rate last week.
Birmingham was up a half
point to 89.5 per cent, and st.
Louis up four points to 98.5.
Cleveland showed the big gain
for the week, jumping rs points
to 101 per cent of capacity.
The weak scrap market
dropped 1924 from the pre-
ceding week to 1898 a gross
ton for Steel's composite on
No. l heavy melting scrap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-30
Stocks Retain
Mixed Trend;
Trading Slack

NEW YORK, Mar. 80 (AP)
"A cautious mood continued
in the stock market early this
afternoon as prices moved un-
evenly in slack trading.
Gains and losses Of fractions
to about a point prevailed
among key stocks.
Airlines and motors were &C
tive and higher at the start.
Airlines remained ahead but
motors turned irregular. Elec-
tronics were spotty. Oils showed
a lower trend. Other groups
were irregular.
The economic background in
cluded word of expanding steel
shipments and increses in store
sales, construction contracts
and retail auto sales.
Grammar rose more than a
point on news of q $l0l, zoo. 900
attack plane contract from the
Navy.
American Motors opened on
a substantial block and rose a
fraction but shed the gain and
showed a fractional net loss in
later dealings. The decline fol-
lowed publication by Dow Jones
Of a statement that rumors
American Motors would go on
a So cash dividend basis found
no confirmation in Detroit.
The start Of trading in H. L.
Green common was delayed by
the New York Stock Exchange
after weekend news of an zap
parent deficiency" of about So
million in the company's Glen
division.
Corporate bonds were higher.
Government bonds were I'M
changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-30
Green Deals
Are Delayed

NEW YORK. Mar. 80 (AP).-
The New York Stock Exchange
today delayed the start of trad
ing in H. L. Green Co. common
stock.
The exchange said it was
studying reports of a SO million
shortage in the variety store
chains accounts.
Disclosure of the shortage
came during the week end after
Maurice Glen, 35 = year old
president and director of the
company. resigned his $40, 800
a-year post.
Three directors of the firm
said auditors had told the COM
pany their investigation of its
Glen Division showed IAN APP
parent deficiency approaching
SO million in the net assets of
such division" The shortage
Stemmed from "an overstate-
ment of merchandise inven-
tories and a failure to record
accounts payable" the direc-
tors said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-30
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Mar. 80 (AP) UsDA -
Hogs, $500; slow early, later trade
moderately active, but closed slow;
butchers steady to 25 higher; most
advance on weights over 230 pounds;
sows uneven. steady to rs higher;
all local interests in trade early, but
grade .1-3 mostly 2-3, 10000 pounds
comprise bulk; ID mostly 2-3, 190-
$40 pound butchers, l7.00-17 .35; sew
eral lots mixed 1-2 10000 pounds,
l7,25-17 40, and a few lots 1-2 sorted
s nso d75S SO S5-hsa ,a,d lot is 21o
$50 pounds, 16.5e-17 90; a few lots,
1-2, 220-250 pounds, 1700-17.25;
mixed 2-3, 20O-310 pounds, 1900
1850; few lots mostly IS UP to 800
pounds as low as 1850: mixed grade,
most 45O-5S0 pounds i3. 66-i4. 90. WV
Cattle $4,000: calves 100: slaughter
steers slow, steady to so lower than
last weeks high choice; heifers steady
to weak: other classes mostly steady;
high choice and prime 1,175-1. $50 ID
steers 32-50-3600; bulk choice steers
26.50-2S.75; standard steers 1880
$500; q load of cutter and utility
300 Id Holstein steers $3.50: one OF
two small lots mixed choice and prime
heifers 1850; several loads choice
heifers $3.50; bulk good and choice
20.S0-25,00 utility and commercial
cows 19.0O-21 90: Gamers and cutters
l70O-1900; utility and commercial
bulls 23.50-25 30: vealers 34.00 down
a few light culls as low as "A 90; sew
rral loads mixed good and choice 500
900 ID FEEDING steers 27.2b-2S. 90: q
few medium $50 stockers $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-30
N. Y. PRODUCE

Butter offerings fully ample for cur
rent trade needs.
Receipts e days. $4,000.
Wholesale prices on bulk cartons
u Creamery, 90 score (AA) 59-59K
cents 92 score tA) 5ss4-59, 90 score
~ cheese steady. Receipts e days.
"a 900. Wholesale sales. American
cheese whole milk. Single daisies
fresh 37-4O cents. Single daisies aged
49-5l Flats aged 1850. Processed
American pasteurized pounds 80 y =
37h. Domestic Swiss (wheels) grade
"a 42-46. Grade b 40-45, Grade
wholesale egg offerings liberal. Re-
ceipts q days. 24,300. New York spot
Quotations follow: Midwestern--Mixed
co,ors-Extras $3.50 pounds, % u :
3OI5: extras medium. 27-2S; standards
large. 1929 checks, 1927. Whites:
Fxtras-4S-5O pounds. 1881; extras
medium, 1929. Browns: Extras
I4S-50 pounds. 30-3l.
Nearby: Whites-Top quality as
30 pounds), 31-34 n: mediums. 30-3l ;
smaljs. 242-25h Browns: Top quail
ity t4s-5O pounds, 301z -3lla; me-
diums, 30-31; smalls, 24.25.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-30
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Construction Contracts over
the Nation in February totaled
S2,3O7,OS7,0 900. up 1870 from a
year ago.. w. Dodge Corp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-30
N. Y. COTTON

NEW YORK. Mar. 80 (AP).-Prices
/ Eained uD 20 rs cents a bale during
the late morning on further spot house
and commission house buying.
The final report by the Department
/ OF Agriculture over the week end. con-
firming the small participation by cot
ton farmers in the option to overplant
basic acreage allotments, vas q steady
ing influence. Firmness in the cotton
textile markets also produced some
buying in futures
Memphis reports to q leading spot
firm said that mill interest in spot cot
the two previous weeks but some
volume was moved. principally for
shipment April through June
Noon prices we're As to rs cents q
bale hisher than the previous close
3217.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-30
POTOMAC ELECTRIC
POWER COMPANY
.Notice of ConvertibilitY,

Notice of Convertibility
31<ec Convertible Debentures
due May /, 1878
Under the terms of the In
denture dated May /, 1858 of
Potomac Electric Power Conn
pany (the' Company the
3A%o Convertible Debentures
due May /. 1878 (the 'Deben-
tures'' of the Company will be
convertible into Common Stock
of the Company at any time on
or after April /, 1859 at the
Office of
Chemical Corn Exchange Bank
Corporate Trust Department
30 Broad Street
New York Is, N. Y.
or
National Savings & Trust Co.
18th St. and N. Y. Ave-, N. w.
Washington 5, ID. c.
conversion agents, at the con-
version price in effect at the
time of conversion. The CONVEX
sion price (which is subject to
adjustment in certain instances
as set forth in the Indenture)
presently in effect is $25 per
share of Common Stock.
Upon conversion of Deben-
lures, no adjustment will be
made for interest accrued on the
Debentures converted or for
dividends on the Common Stock
issuable upon conversion. Inter
est is payable on the Debentures
on May l and November OF
each year. In recent years, the
Company has normally paid the
second and fourth quarterly
dividends on its Common Stock
late in June and December, re-
spectively, to stockholders Of
record on dates early in those
months. Thus a holder who
surrenders a Debenture for con
version shortly after May l oil
November / and prior to thu
next. dividend record date viii
normally receive both the Interest
payable on the Debenture on tbs
MAY 1 or November l imme
diately preceding such surrender
and such dividend, if any, al
may be payable in the June O.
December next succeeding sucl
May or November /, as thu
case may be. However, no as
surance is given that any sucl
dividend will be declared.
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER c0MPGN'
March 80, 1863
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-30

1aleNIow Ia 500 3O3e 5OIe- II
Yng Shat 5 9125lz l25IA l25Iz+ u
Zenith Rad 3 2261 26o $50 = y
Hourly Sales on the Exchanse
HOO am. 7lo 900 Noon / 400 ooc
100 pm. $50 600 400 pm. 600 ooo
unit OF trading 10 shares OF sales IN
tlll Rates Of dividends In the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi-annuaI decla.
ration Unless otherwise noted. special
or extra dividends are not included
a Also extra OF extras b Annual rate
plus stock dividend d Declared OF paid
in 1859 plus stock dividend e Paid last
year Payable N stock during 1859,
estimated cash value on ex-diYdend or
redistribution date. Declared or paid
50 far this wear Declared OF paid after
stock dividend OF splitup Declared or
paid his wear an accumClatiye issue
with dividends In arrears PAID this
year dividend omitted, deferred OF 10
action taken at last dividsnd meeting
: Declared OF paid IN 1858 plus stock dlvi
dend PAYABLE IN stock during 1858
estimated cash value On ea-dividend or
redistribution date y LiquidatinR divi-
dend. cid Called Tex dividend. KIDS
e distribution TEX rights XIV With:
out warrants. WV With warrants. wd
When distributed vi When issued cd
Next day delivery. q In bankruptcy or
receivership or being reor ganized under
the Bankruptcy Act. or securities assumed
BY such companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-30
ODD-LOT TRADING

NEW YORK, Mar. 80 (AP) The
New York Stock Exchange reported
today these odd-lot transactions BY
principal dealers for March 20: Pur-
chases Of 300,471 shares: sales of
27S.025 shares. including 1,723 shares
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06
Rise Expected
In Job Total
BY GARNETT d. HoRNER
star star Writer

The White House disclosed
today that unemployment fig-
ures to be released tomorrow
will show a pretty good" gain
in employment last month.
President Eisenhower believes
the figures will be gratifying
and OF great interest to all
Americans" White House Press
Secretary James c. Hagerty
said.
Mr.. Hagerty told newsmen
that Secretary of Labor Mitch
ell gave the President this
morning a personal report on
employment figures as of the
middle of March.
Joint Release Set
The figures will be released
jointly tomorrow by the Labor
and Commerce Departments.
While the March employment
statistics are gratifying. MIR
Hagerty said that "the Presi-
dent Of course is continually
concerned about the involun-
tary unemployment of any
American, not just statistical
reports.
Asked if the mid-March sta
tiStics showed substantial i'm
provement over February'S
unemployment of AZ million,
Mr.. Hagerty smiled and said,
They are pretty good"
AFL-CIO President George
Meany had requested an early
release of the March figures so
that the labor federation's I'M
employment conference here
could discuss them. The con-
ference begins Wednesday.
The Government last month
reported 62.722,000 employed
persons and 4,479,0 900 unem-
ployed persons. The adjusted
ratio of unemployment to the
total work force was reported
as 81 per cent.
Continuing high unemploy-
ment during the last few
months while other statistics
indicated rapid business recov-
cry from last years recession
has been matter of concern
to the administration and
economists.
With unemployment running
close to 5 million through the
winter, some foes of the PreSi-
dents program to hold down
Government expenditures have
argued for more Federal spend
ing to stimulate employment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06
Churchill Rore Sight
SMOKING Cigarette

NICE, France. April 6 (AP)
Sir Winston Churchill was
a rare sight at the Nice Airport
this afternoon. He was smok-
ing a cigarette.
He went back to London after
mentioning on the Riviera
since March 8. The 84-year-
old former Prime Minister
walked up the ramp to the
plane unaided and appeared to
be in good health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06
Check These Values!

These prices effective until close
Of business Wednesday. April 3,
1859, in Washington. d. c.
MARYLAND: HillereSt HeightS
TakOma Park, indian Head
BladensbarE. Coral Hills. Capi-
tol HEIGHTS, Marlboro. Bethesda,
Silver Spring. Rockville, Gal.
thersburE laurel VIRGINIA
Alexandria. Arlington. Fairfax.
Falls Church. Mclean. AMMAN
dale, Herndon. LeesburE. Pur-
cellville. Manassas. Vienna. MID
dlebuIE. WE RESERVE THE
RIGHT TO LIMIT QUAINT
TIES. Produce prices subject d
daily market changes.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-11
LEGAL NOTICE

VIRGINIA.:
In the Circuit Court Of POwhatan
county
JOHN W. BELL. JR.
Complainant
VS..
CARLEASE GREEN BELL, IA
Warren Street. Newark, New Jer-
Sey
Defendant
Order of Publication
The subject of the above styled
suit is to obtain a divorce from the
bond Of matrimony from the de-
PENDANT on the grounds of desertion
and abandonment And it appear
ing by affidavit filed according to
law that Carlease Green Bell, the
above named defendant. is not a
resident Of this state it is there
fore ordered that the said Carlease
Green Bell do appear within ten
flO) days after due publication Of
this order at the Clerks office Of
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our said Circuit Court and do what
is necessary to protect her interest
in this suit. It is further ordered
that this order be published once
week for four successive weeks
in the Farmville Herald. a news
paper Of general circulation in Pow
hatan County, Virginia.
A Copy-Teste:
w. E. MAXEY, JR., Clerk
WILLIAM r. BLANDFORD. p. q.
PoWhatan, Virginia
8-4-4ttN
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FOR SALE


EVENING POST. go
weeks for $4.79, III weeks for $lO.l7,
new, renewals, and gifts. H. v.
Lancaster, Jr.. 408 High St., Farm
vile. phone 1887. 8-4-2Otp
SEE US for your Bee Supplies. phone
3O2, Motley Hardware Co. 5-22-n
HOUSE-three bedrooms. ~ miles
east Farmville. Call Farmville 264.
6-2-tf
MARBLE for patios, Is and Csc per
it. R. P. Poag, Cumberland, Va.
8-7-2t
ADDING MACHINES & Typewrit-
ers. Southside Business Machines.
Corner Of Main and High Streets
Farmville. 8-8-tf
STARTED PULLETS for sale: Buck
ingham Farm Supply Co.. Dillwyn.
Va, phone YU 3-2551. 6-23-tf
GLOBE FLY SPRAY with tabutrex
will kill and repel all flys including
horse flys. S295 gallon j. H. Whit
field Co., phone AZ. Farmville, Va.
8-l1-l2t
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Not If They're Good 'Uns
you've been convicted fourteen
times of this offense aren't you
ashamed to own to that?"
No, your worship l don't think
one ought to be ashamed Of his
convictions"
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FOR RENT


APARTMENT = For single occu-
pancy. newly decorated. man pre-
ferred. immediate possession. Call
474 M. 8-11-4tp
SERVICE STATION & Grocery
Store. Jack Nunnally, Green Bay
Road, Phone 2O36 w, Farmville.
8-114p
HOUSE, rooms and bath, pos
session Sept. l. Mrs. Fred Putney
8-7-2tp
-~~~~~~>>~>>
COMPLETELY FURNISHED apart
ment with air conditioner. washing
machine, vacuum cleaner. etc.
Phone 694. Couple only. 7-24-tf
LARGE second floor area. VIII rent
entire floor. or split into offices. On
Third Street within block Of Main
Street 4. w. Bloomfield. s-3O-t.
APARTMENT - second floor, bed
room, living room kitchen, bath.
$4,000 month. 3O4 Pine St. Phone 1886
or 1865. 7-1C-tf
APARTMENT INV 5 rooms, bath, Sec
ond floor. Nancy Watkins, 3l2 First
Ave Phone 247. 7-31-4t
APARTMENT -- five rooms and
bath, unfinished. Heat, lights and
water furnished. All Buffalo Street.
Phone 507 or 1877. 7-31-4p
HOUSE - three bedrooms, oil heat,
basement. Available Immediately.
Waverly Putney, Farmville, phone
1873 or 603 8-4-tf
OFFICE-Large, modern office, ad-
Joining Cumberland County Bank.
Cumberland, Va, available Septem-
Der \. See Mr.. Harlan at Bank.
8-7-4t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-11

PUBLIC ~ Please take notice on
the 21st day Of August. 1859. the
undersigned will apply to the Vir-
ginia Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board for license to sell beer at
Reds Place. Route IS. miles
north Farmville, Virginia Said beer
TO be consumed on and off Premises.
w. A and Welton Reid, 7-ll-ltp
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FOR SALE

-
GOODWIN HEIGHTS = The first
new home has been completed. S
rooms. 2 baths. central heating sys-
tenn. Another home Of the same type
is being completed now. These new
homes will be priced from SIG. 400 to
SIG 800. Located miles east Of Pow
hatan Court House on Route 60.
Open for your inspection at all times.
Financing can be arranged. R.. c.
Goodwin l. Sons. Inc, Phone Lyric
8-4422, POwhatan, Virginia. 7-21-tf
REDUCED PRICES on sport shirts,
trousers and beach wear. VerSer's.
7-28-6p
BALER TWINE - Best grade. 40
Id. bale. S675 bale Larger quaint
ties, Sc 50 bale. j. H. Whitfield, Co.,
phone 43. Farmville, Va. 8-ll-2t
)R RENT AN Wheel chairs. hospital
,eds. crutches. canes. or sick room
needs. Gray's Drug Store, Farm
vile. 6-20n
M. H. 80 - For tobacco sucker con-
troll. See us for your needs. j. H..
Whitfield Co. Phone 43, Farmville.
va 8-l12t
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FOR SALE

ONE SET Toleco store scales. Best
grade. Special price. Farmers
Supply Co.. Phone 2l3, Farmville,
Va 8-7-2t
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READERS DIGEST, new only. II
months for $500. months for 81 90.
New and renewals. yr. $500, 2 yr.
81 90. 3 yrs. $500. For all your sub
scription needs, write or call H. v.
Lancaster. Jr.. 4O8 High St., Farm
Vile, Phone 1897. 7-17-8p
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NOTICE

LOT OWNERS
LOOK to LE-WooD
tor your
Custom Built "SheII" Home
Many Models to Choose From
NO MONEY DOWN
Low as $3o.4o Per Month
THE BEST VALUE BY FAR!
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Kiln Dried Western Fir
Guaranteed Construction
BY Our On Skilled Carpenters
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LOW IN PRICE
ExompIe:
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$4,000
VISIT S MODELS ON DISPLAY
1901 w. Brood St.
Richmond. Va.
MAIL COUPON FOR FREE
16-PAGE BOOKLET
LIZ WOOD FABRICATORS. INC.
1901 w. Broad ST.. Richmond. va
- q
Name Observation-Disclosures.
Address Observation-Disclosures.
ivy
0 / OWN MY LOT
m PLAN TO BUY A LOT
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TRACTOR - 1916 model $50 Ford
mechanically perfect $500 90. T. N.
Dillon. Darlington Heights. Va.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-11

DEBTS This is to serve notice
that ! will not be responsible for
any debts save those made by me
in person. Thomas Robert Seay.
Buckingham County. RI, P. o.
Gladstone, Va 8-7-2t
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CLASSIFIEDS
FOR SALE

WILLIAMSBURG ALFALFA SEED:
ont yield other varieties, more re-
siStance to disease and last longer.
Supply limited j. H. Whitfield Co..
Farmville. Va. 3-11-2t
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DWELLING. rooms, bath, base
ment, large lot on East Second St.,
only 5000, with $3.50 down. $45 90
month. Landon Atkins, Realtor. Mu-
nicipal Bldg. Farmville. Va. Phi.
39O-M or 1888. 5-8-tf
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LARGE LOT 100 400 feet. three
miles out Cumberland Highway As,
or right see sign W. c. Canada
Agent, III West Third Street.
8-ll-1p
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SINGER S brand new Deluxe can't
ster vacuum cleaner with attach
ments. reduced $1,000 down to
$50 While they last! Singer
Sewing Center, Phone ga. 224 N
Main Street. Farmville. Virginia.
8-1l-2t
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TRUCK - l949 Dodge truck. ~
ton. Mrs. w. C. Elan. Prospect. Va.
8-11-2tp
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This space Is offered without
charge BY The Herald to anyone
who wishes to give something
away "Free". 2-1-u
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APARTMENT For single occu-
pancy. newly decorated. man pre-
ferred. immediate possession. Call
474 M. 8-11-4tp
Evening star., 1959-11-29

i. eW&
bIame gJami
z. suffers
he hast lost Ubandb husband LO
Evening star., 1959-11-29
Bernord Newmon

:. Road to recovery; "Mrs. X" nOW
persuaded to accept psychiGtric clinic
care, IeaUes hospital after first in
series Of visits arranged BY PITTS.
Most people faced ~ih a mental
problem IN the family don't knOW
Where to turn for help, and fear
labelling anyone in the family men,
tally III unless there has been extreme
behavior. Family doctors often share
the hesitation. PITTS helps sOlVe the
dilemma by on-the-spOt eUdluGtiOn
and program of action. Often this
includes chiLd-care help and house
keeping Which enables MRS. X"
to get treatment and "Mr. ~ to
go to UOrk or to find another job.
Evening star., 1959-11-29

psychiatrist and social worker - to calm the
agitated person who has threatened others, or the
depressed one who has tried suicide, or the per-
son who has become uncomfortable.
But the team doesn't stop there.
Mental illness, never simple, affects family as
well as patient II is often rooted in the home
and family relationships, and in financial, job and
other factors. On the scene, the team sizes up
the whole situation. Then it goes to work.
Our photos on these pages graphically reveal
how it works. The pictures were specially posed
for our photographer to simulate exactly what
happens in typical case handled by the psyche
rescue squad:
young mother, depressed by financial wor-
ries and illnesses in the home, has made suicide
gesture The family physician, not feeling able to
cope with the whole problem, has called for help.
Within an hour, the team is on the scene.
But a mental crisis need not involve violence
for PITTS to function. 1t regards an emergency
any serious mental illness in which there is con-
fusion about what to do. And such confusion
seems to be more the rule than the exception.
A free service, PITTS was set up in February,
1858, as an experiment sponsored by the National
Institute of Mental Health and Boston University
School of Medicine Hospital 1t has been limited
to serving the Dorchester section of Boston, an
Evening star., 1959-11-29

area with a population of 10000. The service
receives calls from other sections of Boston and
often can help, even if only by telephone.
Based on its experience thus far, PITTS believes
it can greatly reduce the need for disqualification
by providing early treatment, and fighting mental
illness as it starts.
How TO face psYehi0irie emergency
What should you do if you have psychiatric
problem in your family? Here's advice from
DR.. Tobias Friedman, Director of Boston Psychi-
atric Home Treatment Service:
. Don't try to "gO it" alone - call for help!
If you have a family doctor, tell him the prob
lem.
. If possible, have your doctor arrange for a
psychiatric consultation. This is a step of great
importance, because psychiatrist can offer an
expert opinion on what is wrong, and what can be
done about it. Such consultation can provide
direction for proper management - and avoid
many troubles later.
In an emergency, call the city health depart
ment or the nearest mental hospital to find out
what community facilities available.
Above all, don't be defeatist. Something can
be done to ease the most complicated problems.
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