r Doctor Talk
By JOHN B. REMBERT, U D.
After computing the reading a
tUa column the reader will n<
doubt comment that "1 hava read
??veral similar article* by th?
aaroc writer during the past twe
months" This obaervatieo will b<
entirely correct, (or again this dis
euaaion will be on poliomyelitii
and the polio vaccine.
The technique of repetition hat
been uaed over and over in the
paat to itimulate people to activi
ty or to keep a subject before the
public enough until universal ac
ceptance is achieved. This is, the
real reason for this discussion
once again? it is hoped that most,
U not all, of the fifty million
Americans under forty years of
age who have not been triply vac
cinated will resolve now to com
mence the series of vaccinations.
The latest reports issued by the
National Office of Vital Statistics
disclose the polio picture nation
wide?and the report is alarming
? with paralytic cases Jumping an
other 12 per cent. During the lat
est reporting period 318 new cases
of paralytic poliomyelitis account
for this increase. TT?* grand total
of paralytic cases for the year now
stands at 2,440? this figure is more
than double that for the year 1998,
the total number last year being
1,004.
The 2,440 cases of paralytic polio
ao far reported for the year 1000
compares favorably, however, with
the 4,082 such cases reported in
1000? the year 1009 being the be
ginning of the Salk vaccine era.
The alarming thing about the
2,440 cases already reported this
year is thst perhaps as many as
three-fourths or more would pos
sibly have never contracted the di
sease in the first place if only they
had taken the time and effort to
obtain the vaccine. This fact has
been proven by the careful invest
igation of 1,448 paralytic cases re
ported this year, and of this num
ber investigated 1,211 or 83.7 per
cent of the cases were unvaccinat
ed or only partially vaccinated.
From these figures it is seen that
much human suffering and heart
ache. %t least during the year 1090,
could have been avoided except for
an alarming state of public apathy.
Pollomyelities should and can be
conquered? but only if all indi
viduals will cooperste by receiving
their vaccinations. Perhaps all
groups, such as churches, clubs,
schools, etc., should again renew
their efforts to rund-up all un
vaccinatcd children and adults un
der forty years of age and im
press upon theifl the importance
of this preventive measure.
The problem is i a tremendous
one involving fifty million unvac
cinated persons and the stakes
are hjgh ? human lives ? so action
should be started today, now, not
next month, or just later on.
Marriage Licenses
Lane Davidson Aldridge and
Pansy Viola Fox, both of Route 1,
Banner Elk; David G. Mumaw
and Bernice M. Buley, both of
Belville, 111.; Boyd Ray Lunsford
and Nancy Louise Moreti, both of
Boone; Mickey Foster Walker,
Cleveland, Ohio and Mary Ellen
DavU, Vilas; Dallas Ray Norris,
Bt# 2, Boone and Joan Scarlet
Lain, Route l', Kernersvillc; Gwyn
Church and Virginia Ann Love,
both of Deep Gap; James Grady
McNeil and Rita Joyce Beach,
both of Route 2, Boone; Franklin
Glenn Cole and Carrie Verlec An
derson, both of Vilas; James
Douglas Phillips and Shirley Faye
Watson, both of Deep Gap.
Farm Question*
And Answers
Question: When should I dig
my kweet potatoes?
Answer: Before the first killing
frost. Also, when the number ?f
No. 1's Is largest You have to
take a sample digging to deter
mine this. When you have at least
half, and preferably two-thirds,
No. l's (with the remainder small
er culls or Jumbos)? Out's the
time to dig.
Question: Where and how big
is the largest tree in North Caro
lina?
Answer: The state's largest
tree Is reputed -to be seven miles
up the Roanoke River from James
ville in Martin County. The bald
cypress measures 36 feet In cir
cumference five feet above the
ground and is more than 100 feet
tall. The tree's age is a mystery,
but it was surely a healthy speci
men when Columbus discovered
America. If the tree were sound
and equipment were available to
handle It, it would be worth more <
than f 1,000 at current stumpag? j
prices.
Question: Arc any new peach
varieties being developed (or
North Carolina theae days?
Answer: Yes. The N. C. Agricul
tural Experiment Station at State
College has recently released a
new variety ? the Marcus. It is a
very early, yellow-fleshed dings
stone peach that matures with an
attractive red color, with a yel
low ground color when fully ripe.
The trees are moderately vigorous
and productive. It has a showy
flower. Marcus Is not resistant to
bacterial spot, but is classed as
moderately susceptible. Get fur
ther information from N. C.
Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.,
Boa 8887, Raleigh.
QUESTION: Which is the best
lawn grass for me to plant?
ANSWER: That depends to a
great extent oa where you live.
If you live in the Coastal Plain, or
east of a line on a map drawn
through Warrenton, Raleigh and
Wsdaaboro, your best bet is to use
one of the warm aeason grasses
like Bermuda, Zoysia, Centipede,
or Carpet graaa; near the coast
you might want to use St. Augus
tine. West of this line you might
try ? cool season grass ? Tall Fes
cue, Red Fescue, or Blue Graaa.
Start these in September and Oc
tober. Start the warm season grass
es in the spring.
Adding ? fungicidal chemical to
asphalt varniah used in painting
tree wounda prevents growth of
fungi that cauae decay in ahade
trees.
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