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k Something You Ate? Was it the flu or something you ate? According to the Public Health Service, millions of cases of flu are actually undiagnosed sal monella and staphylococcal poisonings. Specialists with the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service report that between 10 and 20 million people in the U. S. suffer from food-caused illnesses each year. What can you do to make sure the food your family eats is safe? The most important require ments for the safe handling of food include paying constant attention to the rules of personal hygiene, keeping your kitchen clean and keeping foods at the proper, safe temperatures. If you are sick, stay out of the kitchen. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and hot water before handling any foods. Keep everything in your kitchen clean. The can opener, meat grinder and the bread board are often overlooked when the kitchen gets a cleaning, according to extension special ists. The best and most efficient way to remove microorganisms from all three is with soap or detergent, water and a disinfect ant. Ordinary chlorine bleach is one of the most efficient and least expensive disinfectants avail able, they add. It can be used, diluted in water according to instructions, to disinfect and remove stains from sinks, cutting boards, woodwork, tile and appliances. It can't be used on metal. however. The easiest way to handle foods safely is to keep cold foods cold and hot foods hot Hot food should be kept at 150 degrees F. or above. Cold food should be kept at 40 degrees F. or below. After you finish a meal, store leftovers immediately. Some people believe hat putting hot food directly into a refrigerator will cause it “sour.” This isn’t ture, according ability to cool hot foods ^ v without the refrigerator temp erature increasing. Leaving th food out to cool can be da ^ r °^ however. It may give a the chance they need to grow. Extension Secretaries Meet in Rutherford Tryon The Southwestern District of the North Carolina Association of Agricultural Extension Secretar ies met Wednesday, April 30, in Rutherford County. Mrs. R. E. (Cleo) Geer, secretary from Polk County attended. The Southwestern District is comprised of Alexander, Burke, Carbarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lin coln, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Polk, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly and Union counties. Betty Greene, President from Union County, presided at the 9:30 a m. meeting. Other officers are: Vice President — Cleo Grose, Rutherford County; Secretary — Luba Smith, N. C. Health Watch By N. C. Medical Society “Leaves of three — let them be!” Most of us have heard tha old saying about poison ivy- Many of us remember it only after we have entangled oursel ves, or at least our arms and legs, within a vine of the itchy stuff. When coming 1 in contact with the leaves your skin may develop an allergic reaction to the oleoresin, an oil contained in the leaves and berries of the plant. Soon after contact the affected areas of your skin may show a rash of blisters. That’s when the itching begins. While you may not get poison ivy the first time you touch the plant, repeated contact with its oleoresin may lead to Caldwell County; Treasurer — Cleo Geer, Polk County. Mar garet Reynolds from Gaston County is the cyrrest First Vice President of the state associa tion. The Southwestern District Association meets twice yearly, and the State Association meets each year in September. The program was presented by Eugenia Ware, Home Economics Extension Agent, from Ruther ford County. Her slide-tape presentation .was entitled The Rutherford Heritage.” Two special guests were G. E. Biddix, County Extension- Chairman from Rutherford County, who welcomed the association to the county, and Dr. Dick Smith, Southwestern Dis trict Extension Chairman, from North Carolina State University, Raleigh. ... The next district meeting will be in Union County, August 20, _1980. ______ TRYON SCHOOL sensitization, or allergy. Once allergic to poison ivy you are also allergic to poison oak and poison sumac. This is known as cross sensitization. What can you do to prevent the uncomfortable and sometimes painful itching and blisters of poison ivy? Just learn to identify the plant and avoid it when possible. Poison ivy is relatively easy to spot. It has three leaves on the stem and the leaves are usually notched. Two of the leaves form a pair on one side of the stem with the third leaf on the opposite side. As a general rule you should wear protective clothing to keep the plant from touching your skin. Even if you haven’t been out running in the woods you can still contract poison ivy by touching something that has recently come in contact with fresh oleoresin such as pets or golf clubs. If you’ve taken all^ the precautions and still get poison ivy, there is some relief. Plain calamine lotion can be applied to relieve the itching and help dry LUNCH MENU Tuesday: Golden fried codfish, homemade tartar sauce, French fries w-catsup. creamy cole slaw, homemade rolls w-butter milk Wednesday: hamburger homemade bun. mustard, catsup and relish, buttered mash potatoes, fried breaded okra, neanut butter bar. milk P Thursday: chicken breast filet sandwich, buttered rice, chi led apple sauce, chocolate pudding. ml Friday: baked ham and cheese £=^^ fresh fruit du Jour, milk. MaV 6, I®®® Daily BuiU^ Wts " M Week Volun 2 with America’ What’s often expres- Europeans have ^ a of sc d amazement ^^ done Americans to » charac- thru ^"kefor■granted. . teristic we take more so n In ^ou America, people Asia a ^ ^ to sit back and wait »are inclined to sit for the S 076 " 1 ™ - . 0 f the most In Anier . lca ' a c C ompl ishm e nts ^^ achieved by volun ‘ 5=8=1 dotag you and y° ur neighb °^ either’ did it yourselves or it di f?s So Sent that all .the international service organic lions originated in the Unwed States, then spread around the world groups like the Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions Clubs. Now, this is National Volunteer Week. You’re not apt to hear much about it because there’s a tendency in our country these days to dwell only on what’s wrong. But the willingness to volunteer is a superb national trait, one we can all be proud of. It’s one more thing that’s right with America! - WRAP-TV Editorial Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Craw ford of Tryon hosted a Derby Day Party on May 3rd. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kershaw, Columbia, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Willard Lages Palos Park, Ill,; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Garrity, Palos Heights, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. James Gee Orland Park, Ill,; M r. arid Mrs. Clarence Heim. Oak Brook. Ill ■ Mrs. Elizabeth Hornsby, Miami* Pharie, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs Willis up the blisters. You may wish to-. Alguire, Mrs. Carl Petinson M avoid more exotic lotions as they and Mrs. Donald Jacobin \ n r may produce an allergic reaction Hendersonville. S ° n ’ a ° f of their own. While posion ivy is more uncomfortable than it is danger ous, any serious allergic reaction should be brought to your doctor’s attention. Still, the best medicine is to avoid it in the first place. The blue whale, largest animal, Hendersonville. Don’t Forget to Vote For HUBERT McENTYRE Today
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