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FOUR A NEW LOOK A DO WE HAVE I The Hayes-Taylor Branch o YMCA has a magnificent pro gram under way in the realm o recreation for all the family. In conjunction with the cur rent programs for adults an< youths, Hayes-Taylor offers i whole list of new program ao tivities. The Branch offers for pleas ure and profit lessons in Guitai Playing, Slimnastics for th< ladies on the heavy side, oi merely for those who wish t< maintain that school-girl-figure; Teen-Council for the Teenagers, Modern Dance lessons foi Girls on Saturdays; Wide Boys Glee Club; Kiddie Kollege, foi children between ages 3-6; Junioi Sports for those between ages 8-15, Inclusive; Book Nook foi the kids' reading needs; special: in family night. Church night instruction in Karate, and swim twaoca iui duuiu) am youths, two each which are already in progress in evening classes. Many Black Children Unprotected Against Polio, Pediatrician Reports Washington, D. C.?The number of black children who ar not protected against polio woul( not be so alarmingly high i their parents could remembe the days when this crippling di sease was a constant menace says Dr. Roland B. Scott, pro fessor and chairman of the department of pediatrics at Howar: University Medical School. Dr. Scott was responding t< government statistics whicl show that half the children ii maiiy inner-city areas are no fully immunized against polio In all, says the Center for Disease Control, a third of all chil dren in the one-to-four-year agi group have not received the ful series of polio vaccine doses. Dr. Scott and pediatriciai members of the National Medical Association arc urging parents to make sure that theii children are fully protecte< against polio. The Association with headquarters in Washington, D. C., is the nation's larges organization of black physicians "Those of us who were practicing in the days before th( vaccine remember what a terrible scourge polio was," Dr. Scot asserted. "Paralysis is a dreadful thing, particularly when i afflicts a young person. Anc there were deaths, too." "Then came the Salk and Sabin vaccines, which have almost eliminated polio. But I'n afraid the public is being lullet into a false sense of security.' '"Now that the disease seemi to have disappeared, we tent to take things for granted, ant occasionally we get lax." THE T HAYES-TAYLOR: i FALL FOR YOU! f | The Health Room is open foi . Steam baths, Solar Rays anc ( complete facilities for a mosl ideal physical fitness program James Woodard is Youth Dij rector, Mrs. Angie Wiley is tc j spear-head Teen Counciling anc . other teenage interests; Mrs Edna Taylor is to serve as Principal of Kiddie Kollege; Professor H. T. Pearsall will be in ^ charge of music. ^ The undergraduate Chapter ol } Alpha Kappa is sponsoring the Book Nook in conjunction with the Greensboro Jaycees' "Reading is Fundamental" theme and , theirs, Reading is Fun. t Hayes-Taylor Branch has covr ered a summer of tremendous , activities, Program Chairmar r M. D. Pitchford reported, but 5 then he says of the full prograrr in view, "Do we have a fall foi _ i vou." 1 The new look at Hayes-Tayloi considers in its fall planning ac{ tivities for all ages, for all th< family. Dr. Scott considers it "amazing" that any child should be unprotected, considering that thi - vaccine is readily available ant e can be given quickly and pain1 lessly. . . * "We have a vaccine that is exr tremely easy to give," he pointec " out. "It is taken by mouth, with* out the need for an injection ' and it is both safe and effective.' The Sabin vaccine in use todaj * can be given either from a pape: cup or from a Dispette, an ora 5 pipette that allows the doctor t< l flick the few drops of vaccin< l into the child's mouth. Eithei t way takes only seconds, i. "Every major city has healtl - stations, well-baby clinics, aic - familv r?linir?c r?ro +V?o .mnoint 5 | is available free," Dr. Scott said ' | "Transportation is not a factoi I in cities, as it is in many rura j 1 communities." Where many parents g( " wrong. Dr. Scott warned, is ir r j assuming that the dose of polit 1 vaccine given in the first yeai ? of life is enough. To help insurf " life-long protection, the Ameri1 can Academy of Pediatrics rec j ommends five doses of the vac cine, including a final dose sevi eral years after the first foui - doses are given. ' "In order to maintain immun" ity, it is necessary not only tc 1 get the primiary immunizatior 1 but also to get that final dose,' Dr. Scott stresses. Dr. Scott blames parent'! " neglect of polio immunization or 1 a "communications gap" ir ' some inner-city areas, when not enough people are told ol i the vital necessity of protectlor 1 against polio and other Infection 1 diseases. "Our real fear Is that the ne; .. 4 ?? FUTURE OUTL gleet of this essential protection could lead to an outbreak of 1 polio," Dr. Scott said. "If that | should happen, the children who i are not immunized could become statistics. We want to guard r against any child becoming a J statistic, with all our power." Subscribe to , THE FUTURE OUTLOOK SIGN UP TO DONATE ; ^ BLOOD TODAY i ^^X|1 rJT i ? r r I ) k J i qm t I Warning, Tlx Surgeon General , I That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangera KING, 19 mg OOK F Social Sect A person's full Social Security retirement benefit is payable at] age 65. If one decides to start his Social Security cnecks beIfore he is 65, he will get a permanently reduced amount. If the worker begins getting check at age 62, thb amount is 20 per cent lower than it would have been at age 65. However, the closer to age 65 the worker is when he retires, the closer his benefit will be to the full amount. For example, if the worker begins receiving his Social Security check at age 64, his benfit is reduced only 6-2/3 per cent instead of 20 percent. Many people think that a woman does not get a reduced Social Security benefit when she begins getting her checks at age 62. This is not true. If she receives benefits on her own record, her benefit is reduced when she starts her checks at age 62. This is true if she receives benefits as a wife of her husband's recui'u. Is it to anyone's advantage to take a smaller amount before las Determined I is to Your Health. I "tar*, 1.4 mj. nicotim. SUPCT WIG: 20 mg"l?M.5 im ? FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1972 irity News age 65 rather than wait unit! age 65 to get the larger amount? Even though his monthly check is a lower amount, the person who retires before age 65 can get more checks by starting them, earlier. Let's take an example: Mr. Smith decides to retire at age 62 instead of 65. His reduced Social Security check at age 62 is $80.00. If he waited until 65 to start his benefits, his full benefit would be $100.00. He will receive his checks for three years before age 65, for a total of $2,880.00. Although his check will always be $20.00 less per month, he will have received $2,880.00 to make up for the monthly difference. At the $100.00 per month rate he would have to reach age 77 before he would ever regain the $2,880.00. Most people who retire early An eta*.* -11 uu juii i?on?BOCOB Bicnrnj checks before age 65. The decision is up to the individual. The representatives at your Social Security office will be happy to talk to you about reduced retirement benefits. mMgggZ^L^ ';tWm i ^ :..v .,. "?B * ???>? fefcj I jfelt>\^ J&br' # |k^ r ? gy P ' !? i^BHf "
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