The Winona Republican-Herald from Winona, Minnesota • Page 3

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1952 THE WINONA REPUBLICAN-HERALD. WINONA. MINNESOTA Mental, Emotional Ills Complicate Physical Ailments, Conference Told U.N. Won't Yield On Return of War Prisoners By FRED LEIGHTQN Staff Writer One-third of all patients appearing in a physician's office have serious mental problems affecting their physical well being, and another one-third have emotional problems which further complicate the picture, Dr. Reynold A.

Jensen, associate professor of child psychiatry and pediatrics at the University of Minnesota, warned Wednesday night. Headline speaker at a day-long regional community teams conference on mental health at the YMCA, Dr. Jensen closed the day with a har'd-hitting speech at a public meeting at Central Junior High School auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Ninety persons from Winona and eight area counties, both lay and professional, attended the concluding session. "We as a nation the highest degree of physical health ever known on the face of the earth," Or.

Jensen said, "but our other goal, mental health, we have not yet achieved. Despite wonderful technological advancement in all the sciences we as people continue to have dissatisfactions, discords and discontents. More hospital beds are occupied by mentally unhealthy persons in this country than by all persons afflicted with physical disorders taken together." The psychiatrist turned to a review of the mental condition of "any 100 school children taken at random." Between one and two of those children are mentally deficient, he said, another three to four are sufficiently mentally disturbed to require hospital care, another two or three are delinquent and require handling by a public agency. Summarizing the picture of the typical 100 students, Dr. Jensen said, "Between 10 and 12 of them are headed for special difficulties requiring special handling, and the remainder nearly 50 per cen will never realize the satisfactions of a full, productive, well-orderec life.

More than half of every 100 children are emotionally and mentally Mental Health Problems and how to meet them on a community-wide basis was the subject of this panel of professional people at a regional mental health conference Wednesday at the YMCA. Left to right: Lewis H. Schoening, faculty member at Winor.a Senior High School; the Rev. A. T.

Perrizo, Eyota; Miss Mary Lyons, nurse in the Winona public health nursing service; the Rev. Harold P. Rekstad, minister of the First Congregational Church; Miss Rhoda Langeberg, school social worker at Austin, and Dr. B. A.

Flesche, Lake City. Republican-Herald photos What is the reason? the psychiatrist asked. "The simplest explanation is: Today man stands in tragic relationship to life in that he knows more about the world in which he lives than he knows about himself." Dr. Jensen traced the history of the study of man's mind, explaining early efforts at classifying the varieties of delusions in mentally ill-equipped persons. "Real progress started, though," he said, "when we began to ask, "There's a great ferment go- Ing on today in this field of mental health.

We should be interested in why we do thus and so. I do not mean necessarily that we should be introspective, but at least we should be interested in ourselves and Why we think and act as we do, what is our relationship to other humans." The psychiatrist warned: "Today we are still carrying over so many errors of yesterday. We've got the atomic bomb today, but we just don't know how to use it. "We must recognize this prob- i lem for what it is," Dr. Jensen pleaded.

"We must realize that there are gradations of behavior-that mental health is a relative thing. We must acknowledge that every person who lives and breathes is defensive about something, that every person has a facade behind which he hides. It is no crime to be defensive in one's but it is a crime to acquire inadequate defenses against life and one's relationship to it. It is a crime to conduct one's life by blaming others for one's troubles. "What can we do about it?" the psychiatrist asked.

"We must cour- and hope that there can be prevention. Human behavior phenomena are intricate and complex, but we are working on them. As we come to better understands of these things we can act mor quickly and earlier against them "More attention must be given to those early years of life, for it is then that vhe basic patterns of personality are definitely formed and shaped. We must work with our children to develop in them wholesome feelings about themselves and others and a sense of confidence and adequacy such as we don't find very often these days. We must mothers and fathers help their children to find more pleasures and satisfactions than is currently possible." Dr.

Jensen asked for "particular attention to children having troubles in school. Lots and lots of kids in our schools are being mistreated because tljey don't have the capacity to keep up. The techniques of teaching also are impor- We ought to analyze our methods when we are dealing with failures. We have many areas to investigate." The psychiatrist closed his talk by listing three points of action or his audience: "Think about it! lupport it! Develop a program!" Dr. Jensen's speech followed the showing of a March of Time film, 'Search for Happiness," and was he concluding feature in a day which b.ad been launched with a discussion of "The Real Meaning if Behavior" for professional men and women by the psychiatrist at a.m.

A film "Feeling of Hostility" was shown at 11:15. Mental Health Is the full-time concern of this trio of experts from the Minnesota Department of Health and the University of Minnesota who participated in the regional conference on mental health. Left to right: Francis C. Gamelin, acting director of the division' of preventive mental health in the Minnesota Department of Health; Dr. Reynold A.

Jensen, associate professor of child psychiatry and pediatrics at the University of Minnesota medical school, and William Ferguson, mental health education consultant for the Department of Health. Mayor Urging Use of LMC in Labor Dispute Mayor Loyde E. Pfeiffer this morning launched a personal campaign to effect "some sort of settlement" in wage disputes between the city's building trades and contractors as a city-wide strike went into its fourth day. Members of four unions, totaling 230 men, are on strike. Another estimated 250 men are affected by their refusal to cross picket lines.

All major construction in the city is shut down. These developments came this morning as the mayor initiated his seach for a strike settlement: After Pfeiffer conferred with members of the Winona Contract- ng Employers Association, a spokesman of the association revealed the contractors will hold a special meeting at 4 p. m. to dis- whether the contractors should 'ormally invite the city's Labor- Vfanagement-Citizens Committee to inter the strike picture. A union leader is understood to be willing to talk with Paul F.

Koprowski, chairman of the LMC committee, concerning the possibility of unions inviting the committee to enter discussions. Pfeiffer emphasized the union spokesman expressed view." Pfeiffer revealed, "It is my impression the unions will prefer to discuss the situation one by one rather than as a group, and that the man with whom I have talked is not authorized to make a move until he has conferred with members of the union. The unions will not do anything until they have had a chance first to talk with Koprowski. After that, maybe something formal could develop." Koprowski is out of the city today. Pfeiffer said he understood Koprowski and the union representative will confer as soon as the LMC head returns at 5 p.m.

today. Needs Two Requests The LMC committee cannot ac i Lions Club Names New Officer Slate Henry Langenberg Henry Langenberg is the new iresident of the Lions Club, suc- Irving' Gepner. Also elected Monday evening at the Hotel Winona were Ace Roier, first vice president; Lee Wigins, second vice president; Staney S. Hammer, third vice resident; Kenneth McQueen, Lion amer, and Allen Kjos, assistant ail twister. Marion Bickford was re-elected ecretary and George Cutler, tail svister.

New directors are John 'a co-operative point of Stenehjem and Joseph Ozlowske Langenberg is proprietor of Langenberg's the Hub clothing store. in any dispute officially until 3as a written request from both parties to the dispute, Koprowski emphasized this morning before he for La Crosse. the mayor has contacted the unions and the contractors," Kop rowski said when told of the mayor's action, "I think that is ery fine. He realizes our LMC committee is in existence anc mows we are at the service o. abor and management at any apacity for meeting these grow- problems.

"It strikes me that as profcs- onal people each of us is effec- ve to the extent that we understand the behavior of others and get to know the limits of our own understanding. We ought to make an in-service training program the big number one on our list." Gamelin cited the need for "wide public understanding of the nature and scope of the mental health Luncheon at the YMCA at 12: problem. There's no stigma in 5 was followed at 1:30 p.m. by mental illness. Everyone should ageously, confidently and humbly join forces.

We must recognize and move to deal effectively with problems already in existence. We must do that first. "One of our most heartrending problems, for example, is dealing with mothers and fathers whose children require special handling. We must help dissipate fear of this thing and help our fellowmen be realistic." More effort, Dr. Jensen said, must be taken in the field of preventive mental health.

"We professional people have a great faith speech, "Mobilizing the Commu- dty for Mental Health," by Franis Gamelin, acting director of lie division of preventive mental ealth services of the Minnesota Department of Health; a series of earn conferences on the subject "Getting Down to Cases" at 2 p.m. and a panel discussion at 3:15 on "What Can We Do?" Gameline asked his audience to take what he described as the "positive approach." He said, "What we can do FOR mental health among people in our own communities, not AGAINST mental illness is the problem we are facing today. "We are interested in helping people to face things as they are, not as they might or ought to be," he said. "The growing tendency is to turn our mental health problems over to clinics and then wash our understand that, and parents in particular. Parents are more important than any of us professionals will ever be.

We can't change 2 Crashes Occur At Intersection The intersection of Fifth and Center streets was the site of two traffic accidents Wednesday afternoon. Involved in the crash which occurred at 3:45 p.m. were a car driven north on "Center Street by Byron Klebig, 423 W. Mark and a truck, traveling west on Fifth Street, driven by Jerome Ebertowski, 257 E. 3rd St.

Klebig estimated damage to his parents, but we can help to give car at $78, but no estimate of dam- them insights into problems hands of those problems. That's no solution. There aren't enough clinics, and if there were that solution would be no solution at all. "I am impressed," he said, "by instances in which professional people have sharpened their knowledge by taking the point of view of other sections of the community. It is the 'community teams' idea in which we all get together and bring together all these points of view.

Each member of the team grows in his breadth of understanding and in his same location at 5:50 p.m. were cars driven by Ervin Neumann 203 Grand and LeRoy Pelowski, 524 W. 4th St. Neumann reported S300 damage In Respect to the Memory of H. B.

Kline We Will Be Closed All Day Friday and Saturday, May 9th and 10th KLINE ELECTRIC SHOP Air Observers Training Meeting Set for City Hall A training meeting for new air observers in the Ground Observer Corps will be held at 7:30 p.m. today at the community room of the City Hall. All persons interested in volunteering for service in the Corps the Winona public health nursing! should be present, according to service, was general chairman of Allen T. Kjos, supervisor. Those to his car, and damage to the Winona cab driven by Pelowski amounted to S75.

pre-I age to the truck has been filed at sented by their children." police headquarters, A team conference by the Wi-. Damaged in a collision at the nona group represented an effort by local professional persons--social caseworkers, lawyers, physicians, nurses, educators, the clergy--to find means for tackling the problem at the local level. Dr. Jensen was moderator of the panel. The newly-formed Winona Council of Social Agencies was cited as the agency best-equipped to launch a vigorous mental health effort in the city.

"There must be a process of mutual acceptance by a large share of the community thaV such a program is needed and wanted," the psychiatrist cautioned the panel of 30 persons, "And failure will spring from a lack of Success in dc-, fining properly the steps to be taken." Miss June Triplett, supervisor of "We are a voluntary agency," he chairman said, "and in order to have co-operation from both sides we of course would want to have requests from both sides voluntarily. We don't want to be put in the position of forcing anyone to sit down and talk. Our orga nization is a community-wide one. We are formed for the good of Winona and all its people." Meanwhile, Harry L. Hanson, head of the Minnesota Division of Conciliation, said this morning a conciliator from his office was to arrive in Winona early this after- the program.

Victor T. Gislason, athletic director of Winona public schools, presided at all sessions. Other members of the committee which planned tine event were William P. Werner, executive secretary of the Winona County welfare department; Miss Evelyn Taraldson, supervisor of casework in the county welfare department; Jesse B. Jestus, county superintendent of schools; the Rev.

Harold Dittman, Catholic parochial schools; Miss Loretta Kiley, county nurse; S. D. J. Bruski, representing the legal profession; the Rev. George H.

Goodreid, repre- I senting the Winona Ministerial As- Isociation, and Dr. R. H. Wilson, city health officer. I Registering for the conference were more than 75 persons from Winona, Mower, Dodge, Houston, Fillmore, Wabasha, Olmsted and Goodhue counties.

Members of the panel on "What Can WE Do?" were the Rev. Harold Hekstad, Miss Mary Lyons, Louis Schoening, the Rev, A. T. Perrizo, Eyota; Mi'5 Rhoda Langeberg, school social worker at Austin and for mer case worker in the Winona County welfare department, and Dr. B.

A. Flesche, Lake City. attending will receive an hour's instruction. More volunteers for the Corps are needed immediately in order to carry on a 24-hour observation under the new Operation Sky- watch, which begins May 17, Kjos stated. Those attending tonight may sign up for a shift.

Watchers are stationed on the City Hall roof. which causes the green color of plants, is found in a brown color in certain algae. Minneapolis Choir Appears at College A concert by the 60-voice mixed chorus of Central High School, Minneapolis, was presented at 11 a. m. today at Winona State Teachers College.

TJie group is directed by a former Winonan, Harwd Miles. The chorus was to present a second concert at 3 p. m. today at Winona Senior High School. Miles is the son of Mrs.

Minnie Miles, 511 Wilson and a graduate of the Winona college. The hour's program included "Salvation Created" by Tschesnok- off; "Praise Be to Thee" by Palestrina, "Our Father" by Gretchan- inoff, "Advent Motet" by Schreck, including an incidental quartet solo; "Allelulia Amen" by Handel, selections from "Faust" by Lois Dahlman and Robert Spang and "The Battle Hymn of the with solo by Wayne Edmund. noon "to look into this thing and to see what can be done." "We have been so swamped with work throughout the state," Hanson said, "that we simply have not been able to get to Winona. There is trouble throughout the state. Duluth and Rochester have big problems just like Winona's.

We intend to get into Winona's pic- ture further if we can just find time to do it. We can't let a situation like that go on. "1 can't understand where all this trouble is coming from," Hanson said. "It is very un- a We are absolutely swamped and I've never seen anything like it." Hanson revealed he himself would be in Winona early next week "unless some sort of settlement is achieved before that time. I would come earlier if I possibly could." Hanson said every available conciliator is "in the field today, and we are still completely snowed under." Expected to arrive this afternoon was Assistant State Conciliator Donald C.

Casseday. Striking workmen are members of Carpenters Local 307, Building and Construction Laborers Local 1316, Painters Local 540 and Sheet Metal Workers Local 86, all affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. Members of the association have offered three of the unions a wage increase of 10 -cents per hour. The fourth union, the sheet metal workers, have been offered cents per hour. The men- are understood to be asking wage increases of from 15 to 26W cents per hour.

Contracts between the unions and city contractors expired in April, and 10-day strike notices expired Friday after unsuccessful efforts by state labor conciliators to help reach settlements. Two Buffalo County Men to Institutions ALMA, Wis. (Special)--Two Buf- 'alo gounty men, sentenced by Judge G. L. Pattison last week on theft charges, have been taken to penal institutions.

Gordon Denuison, 31, was taken to Waupun State Prison Wednesday by Buffalo County Sheriff Venora Rhyner, while Laverne Grotjahn, 23, was transferred to Green Bay today. Both were sentenced by the county judge to not less than one nor more than two years in prison. Dennison admitted stealing $500 worth of tools from a sawmill March 9. Grotjahn admitted taking property from the county in Montana Township June 26, 1951. Ex-Winonans Meet in Los Angeles Three former Winonans held an unexpected reunion May 2 at Los Angeles International Airport.

Max Conrad, at that time preparing to embark on his record- breaking nonstop light plane flight; John Thrune, former pilot for the J. R. Watkins Company and now Oakland district manager, and Judd Van Pelt, Wilmington, Girls Caught Stealing Food Two girls, 19 and 20 years old, were arrested by police early today after they had been found removing packages of cheese and butter from a truck parked at a service station near the intersection of Highways 14 and 61. Mrs. Wilbur Blaschka, Gilmore Avenue, was awakened at 4:57 a.m.

today when she heard the girls prowling in the truck near the station. Police were called and took the girls into custody for questioning. They admitted during questioning by Detective George R. Meyers that they took the food from the truck. Blaschka, however, informed authorities that he would not' press any charges against the girls.

The 19-year-old is from Chatfield, and the 20-year- old from McHenry, 111, Ray Anthony Slated For Dance Tuesday By Caledonia Post CALEDONIA, Minn. (Special)-The nation's number one band, as voted by disc jockeys in 1951, is coming to this community next Ray Anthony will bring his orchestra here Tuesday for a one- night stand at the Caledonia Auditorium. His appearance will be sponsored fay the Caledonia Veterans of Foreign Wars post, currently engaged in a program of booking top name bands for public dances here. Playing to capacity crowds at the auditorium previously have been Ellington, Claude Thornhill and Tiny Hill. Last year Anthony was voted America's No.

1 dance band by Class A ballroom operators, in ad dition to the top rating given him by the disc jockeys in Billboard's agent for Watkins products, comprised the trio. Van Pelt was waiting at the airport for the Watkins plane to bring annual poll. During his first year with a prominent recording firm in 1950 Anthony chalked up sales figures of more than 2 million records. Featured vocalist with the bane is Tommy Mercer, former singing in Thrune and company officials. Jst mercer.

lormer The two had erown ur together star with Charlie Spivak and Ed- The two had grown up together here. While waiting for Thrune's plane, Van Pelt heard Conrad's name announced over the public address system. Conrad taught Van Pelt to fly in 1935. Also, Thrune, an Air Force pilot during World War II, had returned from service to work for Conrad at the airport here. Thrune and Van Pelt saw Conrad off in his nonstop flight.

Illinois Driver Loses $25 Deposit in Court James Maher, 43, Chicago, forfeited a $25 deposit when be 'ailed to appear in municipal court this morning to answer a charge of careless driving. He was arrested by police at 2:06 a. m. today. die Duchin.

A vocal quintet, the Skyliners, is also featured. Novelty and comedy numbers are provided by trombonist Kenny Trinble. Patrol Boys Tour Twin Cities The eight members of the Winona School Patrol who receivec five-year service awards from Gov. C. Elmer Anderson at the state capitol building Tuesday also enjoyed tours in the Twin Cities that day.

After a 6:45 a.m. breakfast at the Winona Hotel, the group, ac- lompanied by Walter Haeussinger, superintendent of the patrol, and Carlus Walter, drove to the 'ities. Following the ceremony at the capitol the boys were taken on Badger Pupils Take Tour of Winona County 260 See Efforts To Conserve Soil In Two Galleys One of the largest soil, conservation tours in the history of the Winona SCS office was in progress today. Approximately 260 seventh and eighth grade students from schools in Trempealeau County, riding in nine chartered buses, were view- ng man's battle against erosion in Winona County. At noon another bus load joined the tour, including eighth grade students from Phelps School and conservation group from Winona itate Teachers CoEege tinder guidance of Melvin WeduL Too Cool Outside Lunch was eaten inside because the cool weather instead of at lie federal nursery hsre as originally planned.

The Winona Association of Commerce, co-operating with Trem- ealeau County School and SCS officials, served ice cream, cookies nd milk to the students. Because of the large number on the tour, two were utiliz- at noon--the YMCA and the ommunity room of the City Hall, Today's tour is one of three for Trempealeau County eventh and eighth grade students, part of an extensive soil con- ervation course offered in their chools. Miss Tillie Sylfest, county super- tendent, was in charge of ar- angements, working with Fred tone, whitehari, SCS farm planner, and Ray Shanklin and Peter Bieri, Whitehall, of the county extension office. Schools included on the tour to Winona County were: Gale-Ettrick, Arcadia, North Creek, Oakdale, Cortland, Lewis Valley, American Valley, Decorah Prairie, Caledonia, Grant, Bortle, Hoi- comb Coulee, Latsch Valley, White, Maplewood and Trempealeau. Two Other First trip was to La Crosse Wednesday by another group of schools and the third one will be to Fair- Mid Friday.

William Sillman, Winona County SCS farm planner, and two assistants from the local office--Alex Siebanaler and Herman Rahn-were helping explain the conservation story in Whitewater and Gilmore Valleys today. Members of the "ag" committee went along on the tour, in addition to serving the ice cream at noon. Planning committee was composed of William Gurney, Lester Peterson and Al Olson. tours of Wold-Chamberlain Field and a radio and television studio. They attended a movie in Minneapolis that evening before returning home.

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