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TV Listings Comics 30 Horoscope .30 Crossword 30 Page 29 LL- 1 Alcoholism Overtakes Cancer as 2 Disease The symptoms of alcoholism can be divided into at least three categories: mental, physical, and social. DISTURBANCES in sleep, periods of depression, irritability, and poorly-defined anxiety can Medical Message all be early mental symptoms of alcoholism especially if alcohol is being used to cope with these problems. Physical signs of alcoholism may be shakiness, facial puff i-ness and redness, rapid weight changes, stomach trouble, heart trouble, sexual impotency, and liver disease are generally late signs of more advanced alcoholism. The social signs of alcoholism begin first of all with the family. Marital problems will usually become manifest as drinking increases in frequency and volume.

Unless the alcoholic's employment lends itself to regular alco-. hoi drinking, the job is usually the last place where alcohol-related problems arise. When they do, the addiction is usually far advanced. The misconception that because a person has never been arrested for DUI or never even lost a day's work because of his drinking represents an obstacle to recognition and treatment of this disease. ANOTHER obstacle to the diagnosis of alcoholism is shame.

Neither an alcoholic nor his family is easily prepared to accept a diagnosis of alcoholism because the attitude of society in general is still clouded by the morality and deep conviction that alcoholism is a manifestation of moral weakness or weak "will-power." No alcoholic chooses to be the (Turn to page 32) WLPN Fundraiser Tops $60,000 Goal Staff photo by Nancy Warnecke Shana Hunter, left, Ashley Camp and Francis Bailey patiently awaited the final decision last Saturday during auditions for the, Nashville Symphony's annual performances of The Nutcracker. 100 local youngsters participated in try-outs for the Christmas-time classic which will feature the Atlanta Ballet, Dec. 17 through 19 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Tickets go on sale Nov. 8 at all TicketMaster outlets.

Low Blood Sugar Creates xThe Snarly Beast' Child MEDICAL MESSAGE is a weekly column on health education provided as a service by your county medical society, the Nashville Academy of Medicine. A special project of the Academy's Communications and Public Service Committee, MEDICAL MESSAGE each week is prepared by'a local physician who serves as a spokesman for the Academy. This week column is submitted by Dr. Thomas B. Miller, M.D., a Nashville area phy-.

sician specializing in Internal Medicine. By THOMAS B. MILLER, M.D. ALCOHOLISM has become the second most common illness, surpassing cancer, and exceeded only by heart disease. Yet, alcoholism is a controllable disease.

Why, then, is its incidence ever increasing? The greatest single obstacle to the treatment of this disease is basically a matter of attitude: the attitude of the patient himself to his disease or even the health professional to whom he may turn for The misconception persists that alcoholism is not really a disease but only a behaviour problem that is rooted in psychological, ethical, or moral weaknesses. IT IS difficult to remember that alcohol is a drug, and that alcoholism is a form of drug addiction. Alcohol is one of the oldest drugs known to man. It has long been used as a sedative, tranquilizer, anesthetic agent, and social lubricant. It is improtant to remember that alcohol in the form, of beer, or liquor is a potentially addictive drug, not merely a beverage.

For approximately 14 percent of the population whose bodies cannot successf ully handle alcohol, that drug can be-lethal. The diagnosis or. definition of alcoholism is the repeated, compulsive use of the drug in spite of social, legal, or medical resistance. Simply 'stated, when alcohol causes difficulty with family life, social affairs, or job responsibilities, then alcoholism may be a problem. merit at the donation that he is about to embark on a new.

video venture. Last Thursday, he en- tered into an agreement with Dick Wolff of Wise Guise Produc- "We call it quiet time. I fix their snacks, my husband fixes us drinks. They watch TV; we read the paper or talk for a little while. We don't hassle them; they are not allowed to interrupt us.

"It's true we don't deal with them right away, but we didn't before. We out-yelled each other. When half an hour has gone by, we're all calmer. The kids aren't as wound up and we aren't either," she added. "Now they have their baths before dinner, too.

That relaxes them and keeps them occupied while we fix supper. They have more time with us after dinner, with baths out of the way. (Turn to page 32) The drive began last Tuesday and continued through yesterday, highlighted by appearances by guest celebrity hosts from across Nashville. In a new format devised by development director Lyons, challenge grants from Nashville businesses and foundations allowed individuals to double their contributions to the classically-oriented radio station. FURTHER innovations included a "Lunch Hour" program, during which contributors received, in return for their donations, the opportunity to have lunch with a prominent Nashvillian.

The new sound of the fund-" raiser added up to the station's most successful fund drive ever, with yesterday setting a record with its one-day total exceeding $13,000 before noon. "The support of the community was all-important in this drive," Lyons said. "When many of our volunteers learned we were continuing the drive, they came in to help with very little notice." Trophies pert George Gruhn will also be involved in the series. JOHN HARTFORD began his professional music career in By JOHN BRIDGES WPLN-FM extended its fall fundraiser by a day and a half, but the extra hours paid off when the public radio station soared over its $60,000 goal shortly after noon yesterday. "Although the drive was scheduled to end on Saturday night," said Brenda Lane, public information officer, "we were short of our goal and the development staff, directed by Judy Lyons, made the decision to continue fundraising." The final total, when the drive wheeled to a close at 12:27 p.m., was nearing $61,000, a sum which elicited trumpet fanfares, shouts of delight, and a rendition of the "Hallelujah" Chorus; ACCORDING to Lane, the drive gained 558 new members for the station, which operates under the aegis of the Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County.

867 previous members renewed the memberships with the average contribution computed at $42.69. Up 'Gentle' tions to write, produce, and di- rect a one-hour musical variety television David Burns will be the executive producer of this show; and famed guitar ex- before I can get him fed," she said. "I'm tired, too. I've been on my feet all day waiting on customers. I need a minute to relax before my husband comes home and I have to fix supper.

But Billy is so demanding, I can't get it. "IF HE could come home after school, he wouldn't be so tired, so I feel guilty about working. And I also feel guilty because I dread the time when I have to pick him up and listen to the fighting." The woman seated next to her nodded sympathetically, then donated this suggestion: "My twins are at their absolute worst when I pick them up from the day-care center. It seems as if they save all their misery for me. "I couldn't get dinner on the table because they were either squabbling or fighting.

I used to want to go back to work five minutes after I came home. "I realized that giving them half my attention wasn't working, so I changed the routine. I gave them no attention. I gave them a snack instead. "HUNGER low blood sugarwas part of their problem.

Now I give them a bowl of raisins and peanuts, or celery stuffed with peanut butter, or fruit and 'cheese. I let them watch TV or play in their room, but I insist that they leave me alone for half an hour. By NIKI SCOTT LOUISVILLE, K.Y.-Your child leaves in the morning looking crisp and bright-eyed. First grade is wonderful. He Ife runs to you at the end of the day' looking small and' rumpled.

He lost his lunch box, he hates his teacher, the after-school sitter is for and all the kids pick on him. He does not want spaghetti for dinner, furthermore. He had it Working Woman. for lunch, and it was awful. He doesn't want you to touch him, but he doesn't want you out of his.

sight. Not for a minute. HJE IS miserable. You 'are exhausted. He would like to leave school forever.

You would like to "Jhe day is too long for him. I can1 afford a sitter in our home; he has to go to the after-school center. But by the time I pick at 6 p.m., he's been with other children since 7:30 a.m., I put him on the bus," said a ytiung mother whose husband travels during the week. "He's only 6 years old. It's too long a day.

He's so wound up at the end of it, he doesn't make Nothing seems to help; we have a blowup nearly every night John Hartford Gives Opryland Sets Record With Year's Attendance By ROBERT K. OERMANN GENTLE On My' Mind, BMI's most performed country song of all time, was presented to the Country Music Hall of Fame last week in its original manuscript form. The donation was made by the song's composer, John Hartford. The accomplished instrumental- isismgersongwnterenter-tainer also gave the museum several other items related to his ca-reer. Hartford is famous as a guitarist, fiddler, and banjo player.

He gave The Country Music tion, the operators of the famed attraction, a Baldwin banjo which museum curator Charlie Seemann termed, "an excellent instrument." ONE OF THE artist's most fa- mous on-stage routines involves dancing on a specially-constructed board that enables his feet to be used, as a percussion instrument while he is playing. This board, wired for lights and sound, will also become part of the museum collection. John didn't dance on it, but he did demonstrate some steps in the CMF lobby as he played the banjo and sang Gentle On My Mind to the delighted attendees. Along with the manuscript, banjo, and tap-board, John brought a costume that he wore when he was a regular on TV's The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour in: 1969. The jacket and boots are instantly-recognizable to anyone who watched the highly-rated CBS series during -its" heyday.

His Gentle On My Mind was the show's theme song. Hartford's charm and showmanship have made him a popular fixture on television. In addition to Glen Campbell's he was also $een regularly on The Smothers Brothers, Comedy Hour during the 1968 season. He made surprise announce? Missouri, working as both a musician and a radio, disc jockey there. He also worked as a deckhand on a Mississippi riverboat, where he developed a lifelong love and fascination for river lore.

He arrived in Nashville in the mid-1960s and quickly developed an enviable reputation as a session musician. Chet Atkins' admiration for his talents led to an RCA recording contract which resulted in eight LPs. On one of these, the Earthwords and Music album, was Hartford's now-famous Gentle On My Mind. Glen Campbell's version of this number in 1967 sold millions of records and won three Grammy Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). John's songs were subsequently recorded by Waylon Jennings, George Hamilton IV, Jack Greene, Patti Page, and dozens of other artists.

Following his network televi-son. success, Hartford became of the most popular and beloved solo concert acts in America. He is one of the few folk-based performers whose appeal cuts across musical lines. HIS 1976 Mark Twang album presented him in this folk mode; and it won him a Grammy Award as the best ethnictraditional recording of that year. Friday's ceremonies were attended by CMF executives, BMI's Harry Warner, members of the press, and CMF board of trustees president Frank Jones of Warner Brothers Records.

John's lovely and gracious wife Marie glowed happily throughout the festivities. The rather shy, soft-spoken Hartford was modest about his inclusion in country music's most esteemed' archive. His art speaks for him.i A Opryland, Nashville's musical theme park, broke former attendance records this year, logging 2,296,558 guests through the turnstiles, surpassing last year's figure of 2,249,992 by 46,566 people. The increased attendance was at least in part attributed to the addition of Friday operation in May, September and October, whereas last year, the park operated only on Saturdays and Sundays during those same months. Days of operation jumped from 140 to 151 during the 1982 season.

THE WORLD'S Fair in Knox-ville had a negligible effect on Opryland's attendance, with gains from somcareas, notably, the northeast, and lower attendance than normal from closer markets, including Chattanooga and Atlanta. Other factors in the record-setting attendance were the two concert series, tied to three-day weekends, which featured such performers as Ricky Skaggs, Conway Twitty, George Strait, Tammy Wynette and Juice Newton, and two music festivals-one gospel and one rock n' roll. The Opryland Rock 'N' Roll Revival starred Wolf man Jack, Little Anthony, the Shirelles, Danny and the Juniors, and the Platters. Over. 775 thousand people saw the 50-minute musical production, Hear America Singing.

The park keeps more than a dozen shows in simultaneous production. Opryland's newest ride, a white-water rafting adventure called the Grizzly River Rampage, completed its first full season of operation and more than 1.75 million riders, took advantage of this attraction. "THE FACT that Opryland could set an attendance record in spite of the World's Fair is a credit to our reputation for pro-; viding professional entertainment and the basic strength that Nashville has developed as a tourist destination," said Julio Pierpaoli, Opryland's general manager. "Nashville's popularity and accessibility are tremendous assets especially considering the nation's economic problems this year." Opryland, which opened in 1972 and boasts in excess of 21.6 million guests through its gates since then, is part of Opryland U.S.A., a facility that also contains the Grand Ole Opry House, Opryland Hotel and the Nashville Network. I ISl4- '4 si Country Music Foundation president Frank Jones (right) holds John Hartford's Baldwin banjo as the entertainer shows off the jacket he wore on the 1 969 TV series The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour.

On the tble are boots from the saie costume..