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siDAY, 1>BC.^, 1^1 ip ah>t?a» mSS i X FwrTlie OfT.B. W9kes County from Diaease of the kTol. V., No. 3, Mar., 1939) the belief that tubercu- Im be controlled if eominn- |es will cooperate In Its erad if diagnosis Is early and atment is prompt and ade- ite, we have evolved a plan fich we believe will eventually the disease much less fre bnt. )ur plan consists of three pha- namely, (1) Community ed- Jon, (2) Early diagnosis, (3) luate treatment, he community education largely to our county health ;e. Every effffort is made to our people to realize that tu- eulosis is not a disgraceful oi ieful disease, but an unfor- I ,state which can be control- M prevented. Here, as in *fly all^ parts of the country, tfequentiy try to hide tlie fesence of tuberculosis in the jlmily, as they fear that if such towledge gets out they will t)p keligible for work in factories nd other public works. [Education is attempted by se • |al means. For those who want literature (published t)y the liited Slates Public Health Ser- be and by the state! is avail- lie. .\u effort is made to get litera'ure into the hands of U. S. Officers in Eskimo Regatta An army lieutenant (upper left) and a navy lieutenant (center) ar, here shown as they participated in an Eskimo kayak race durmg i visit of a navy patrol vc'sscl to Lake harbor, Baffin land. The officers are members of the Greenland patrol. families in which tuberculo exists and into the hands of | who come in contact with thi iease. newspaper articles in the i (^newspapers, we try to tell I CURB MARKET open fuesday, Dec. 23 'hristmas Greetings To All Our Friends and Patrons. our people what tuberculosis is, and how it can be diagno.scd and treated. The community is told of the early symptoms of tuber culosis and it is urged tha* peo ple in contact with the disease or people having some of the early signs go to their physician for diagnosis. Our people are as sured that wl'h early diagno.si.s much can be don'e to arrest the progress of the disease and every elTort is made to remove frotii the lay mind the gloomy prognos. I- that tuberculosis has formerl\ had. .As in the present puhlieity campaign again.st syphilis, we ar' trying to bring the disease out into the open daylight .\etliing, so far. has been dom in the way of giving leelures at pnblie meetings, hut miieh has been done by conversation with oiir p“ili*n'.^. These talks folio*' tl:e lines of the newspaper arti cles. .Again, our patients are loid there is no nec'd to be asliamed of having luberciibrsis, 1)U‘ tliat it is sliamefal to spri'ad it to in noceiit contacts. K irly diagim-is is allemp'p'd by three means. First, oiir prac lilamers of medicine are made ■■tuberculosis conficions". They are asked n> regard with suspi cion all i'Utien s who complain of In.s..! of weight, low grade fev er, easy fatiguability. or any of the otiier early signs of tubercu losis. The x-ray is being used much earlier when any symptoms are found. From sad experience we are learning that '■Early lu- not heard,’ as we have all been startled iiy x-ray plates showing extensive involvement when no physical signs were present. Our .second means of early di- ag'iosis is tlie use of 'he tuber culin test among school children. This work is done by our couipLy health officer and his assistants. It i.s done systematically in all tlie schools in the coun'y every year. No effort is made to test all the school children, as it is felt that this would be needless. Tlie heal'h officer makes a rou tine check-up of all children an nually to And gross physical de fects such as malnutrition, bad tonsil.s. deafness, poor vision, etc. (Tiildren who are found to be more than HI per cent under the s'.Tilda Id weight are tuberculin tested, if the parents will give ttieir eonsent. As in all communi ties. there are always a few par- eiils who are non-cooperative— usually from fear of piifing tlie “stigma" and ‘‘sliame’’ of luber- culosis Oil their children. As a whole little difficulty is encoun tered along tliese lines. A second gioiiii that i.s tested consists of known contacts. As tuberculoses is a reportable disease in this state. aU liilierciilous families ■ir" known to the eonnty health offieo. Members of these familie.- iittendiiig school are urged to have the tost whether they are under weight or not. When a child is found to have a positive tuberculin reaction bis family Is berciilosL-i should be seen and and they are notified ol the asked to have x-rayM WMl blwervcd bjr th* fam ily ii)>yirciaii. Tre»tK4Bt . lor those foun4 to be tabercnlotie will be gone into later. ^ X-ray.* are made by onr local'hospital, for'lull price when the patients are able to pay, and at actual cost when they are not. Neither the county nor the state has se' aside any funds for paying for these x-rays. Our third r.ieans of early dlag nosis consists of the fluoroscopic clinic held in our cc^nty seat each summer. Tfiils service Is ren dered by our s'ate sanatorium. One of the sanatorium's ' physi cians, skilled in fluoroscopic di agnosis, is sent to us with a port able fluroscope. He stays here from one to two weeks, the num ber of psAien's to be examined dictating the length of his stay. This clinic costs neither the coun ty nor the patient a cent, but is la part of our state’s effor' to bring tuberculosis under control. Prior to the coming of the flu- oroscopist, all the doctors in the county are notified of the date of the clinic and are urged to tell patien's whom they suspect of having the disease, all contacts, and all who have had tuberculo sis, to appear Further publicity is given by frequent newspaper announce ments of the dates. This publicity Is dasigned to catch those who have no regrlar family phy.sician. It is surprising how' many people will come in without being sent. All known contacts receive a le'ter from the county healtli officer urging them to come in for an annual check-up. In addi tion to these, all patients resident in our local tuberculosis hut are brought in for check-up Ail paMents, whom the fluor- o-icope shows to have either defi nite Or .suspicious lesions, are re ferred to our local hospital for chest plates. Here again, there is no financial provision for taking these pictures, so the pa'ieiii pays according to his ability llorderline cases found by fluor oscopy are given the tiiberciiliii test and, if cough and sputum are present, the spu’iim is exam ined for tubercle bacilli by the Slate Laboratory of Hygiene. So far, Ibis plan is exacUy that outlined by the state sana toriuin for the early diagoiisi.s of the disea.se. It is in treatment that we differ from mos’ of the rural coiiniies of North Carolina. At the 1937 fluoroscopic clinit the doctor from the Stale sana torium 'old me that of the active cases he diagnosed at the clinic, Tver half would be dead before the * could be admitted to the state .sanatorium. This was at- ‘Tll'iited to lack of proper treat ment and diet during the time they were on the waiting list for admission, and to the insufficient number of beds available at the state institution. As the treatment of tuberculo sis is more or less standardized, we determined that, as nearly as possible, we would duplicate that given by on’ state sanatorium. Our treatment consists of (1) Isolation of active cases. (2) Ab solute rest in bed, (3) Nourish ing diet, and (4) Compression therapy, either by pneumothorax or by phrenic nerve opera'ior^^ where indicated and where pos- fible. Isolation is accomplished where the patient will cooperate, having him admitted to a th«fr .liiTe b«en , _ Ita pf trMt Itedlcal 'illeoitlon ta' ' rei tbeaa^TatienU tRpr eonaty health officer, by hi» family phy- gfclan or by myself;—aa the pati ent chooses. Conclnaion i A plan for early diagnoeis and adequate treatment for baberen- losls patients in rural communi ties has been presented. We feel that this is an effective, Inexpen. sive plan and one that fit fol lowed) materially reduce incidence of tuberculosis. EXAMINATION FOR— Postmaster At Moravian Falls VAGABOND Plays on AC, DC or battery $19.95 batteries extra OLYMPIC 6 tubes, antenna Built-in loop $19.95 COMMENTATOR Ivory cabinet. .. 6-tube circuit. Built-in loop antenna $12.95 BICYCLES Super Cruiser, $29.95 up ROBES $2.98 $6t95 FIRESTONE BATTERIES $3.95 up Other Gift Suggestions — [Bicycle Spee- Idometer $2.98 Snving '.ghts $1.98 up grille tuards $1.19 up |ar leaters $7.45 up Seat Covers $2.69 up Auto Radios $29.95 up Flashlights .... 69c up Scooters .... $2.49 up Deluxe Thermos Bottle - $1.98 ELLER’S FntESTONE STORE »HONE 27 H. P. ELLER, Prop. WAFFLE BAKERS by TOASTERS (shown) $11.95 PWlp Electric Refrigerator $114.95 up small hospital (12 bed capacity) furnished by the coun'y and loca ted on the county farm. Thu.s the danger of spread of the infection is minimized. Rest is more easi ly possible in that the patient is not distracted by the usual home worries. The hospital itself is small, having only one floor. There is an entrance hall flanked by two large wards. Behind the entrance hall are the kitchen and living quaurters for the two women who attend the patients. Such a hos- is inexpensive to build and equip. As the hospital Is located on the county firm, food supplies available in abundance and at small cost. No attempt is made to force feeding, but the diet is general and nourishing. Extra vitamins are supplied in the form of tomato juice, orange juice, and cod liver oil. Pneumothorax is our method of choice in compression therapy. Equipment for this procedure is inexpensive and simple to oper ate. It is beyond the scope of this paper to go into the indica tions for the procedure or its Suffice it to say that or Buf- We are cooperating with the Gov ernment and no new tires or tubes will be sold until January 4^h. If your ti>'.;s are dangerously worn, we have Firestone New-Treads or we can put a New-Tread on your smooth tires. Firestone New-Treads, at low cost, give up to 80% of the mileage built into the original' tread! technique. any good medical man geon can learn the technique and indications by short visit to his stifto ituberculosis sanatorium. AA’here we are unable to get a collapse with pneumothorax, a phrenic nerve crush is done. Usually, these measure will greatly improve the patient in, a few months. At least, they will slow down the progress of the disease to such an extent that he does not die before he can be transferred to the state sanato rium. Several of our patlenta have been sent to the state sanatorium for more elaborate therapeutic procedures, such as pneumolyses and thoracoplasty operations and The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an examination, as a result of which it is expcBted to make ceFiflea- tion to fill a contemplated "acan- cy in the position of fourth class postmaster at 'Moravian Falls, N. Carolina, and other vacancies as they may occur at that office, un less it shall be decided in the in terest of the service to fill any vacancy by reinstatement.. The examination will be held at North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The compensation of the postmaster at the office was $834 for the last fiscal year. Applicants must have reached their twenty-first but not their sixty-fifth birthday on the da'e of the close of the receipt of applica tions. Applicants mufit reside within the territory supplied by the post office for which the examination is announced. Mary Sue White, R. N., repre sentative for the Save the Chil dren Fereratlon, met with the executive committee of the Wilkes unit of the Federation Friday in the office of C. B. El ler, county superintendent of schools. Work of the Save the Children Federation was discussed. All activities and business of the or ganization will be transacted through the teachers of the schools. In cooperation with the county superintendent of schools, the welfare department, the NYA and the WPA. P. M. Cardwell, 82, Claimed By Death The examination is open to M who Funeral service was held Tues day af'ernoon at Mount Pleasant church for P. M. Cardwell, 82 year-old citizen of that communi ty who died late Sunday night. The pastor, Rev. Grady Hamby, conducted the last rites. Surviving are his widow, Mrs E. M. Eller Cardwell, three daughters atid two sons: Mrs. Wesley Hamby and Mrs. Noah Hall, Purlear; Albert Cardwell, Durham; Cleve Cardwell, Mc- Comas, W. Va.; and Virginia Cardwell. Purlear. citizens of the United States can comply with the requirments. Application .blanks. From 9, and full information concerning the requirements of the examin ation can be secured from the postmaster at the place of vacan cy or from the United Sta'es Civ il Service Commission, Washing ton, D. C. Applications must be properly executed and on file with the Commission at Washington, D. C., prior to the hour of closing 'business on the date specified at the head of this announcement. Receipt of applications to close January 2, 1942. The da'e for assembling of com petitors will be stated in the ad mission cards which will be mail ed to applicants after the close of receipt of applications. Mrs. D. F. Coffey Rites Wednesday Funeral service was held Wed nesday afternoon at the resi dence in Rock Creek township for Mrs. Sarah Frances Coffey, wife of D. F. Coffey. She died Monday night at home. She is survived by her husband and two sons, J. F. and T. M. Coffey, of Hays. Triple A Office To Close 2 Days Wilkes county Triple A office in the Wilkes courthouse will be closed on Christmas Day, Decem ber 25, and Friday, December 26 according to announcement by Lawrence Miller, Triple A sec retary. CHRISTMAS CARDS Your Choice of Several Designs or AU One Design... 20 for $1 Also 2 for Sc Christmas Wrappings and Seals Caitdr-Hubbard Publishing Co. Nmrth Wilkesboro, N. C. BE SURE TO MEET ME . . AT . . . 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