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Specter Of Influenza Looms As Number Of Cases Large This Year County Health Officer Warns About Disease The specter of an epidemic ol influenza looms again as the re ports of the United States Public Health Service reveal that case: of this disease number almosl three times as many now as foi this same period last year, Dr Robert F. Young, county health officer, said today. With mass movements of peo ple taking place from one pari of the world to other sections re motely located, the situation be comes ideal for influenza. The history of this disease shows thal it returns in epidemic proportion: about four times each century, il uro a at-ntP-H “To condition ourselves for suet a possibility we need to use large doses of common sense in our ev eryday living”, Dr. Young said “We need to eat a balanced diet everyday, making certain that ii contains milk; vegetables, greer and yellow; fruits, especially citrus fruits; meat, including liver anc inexpensive cuts such as beef heari and kidneys (soy beans can be economically substituted for meat); butter, or oleomargarine with vita min A added; and eggs. Vitamins A and D should be added to oui diets during fall and wintei months. It isn’t necessary to talcs more than 10,000 U. S. F. Units oi vitamin A daily or more thar 100 U. S. P. units of vitamin E daily for prophylactic measures Be sure to ask for the vitamir strength of the. product you are buying in order not to buy un necessarily expensive vitamin pre parations. Your physician wil prescribe higher doses than those above when indicated. “Next we need plenty of resl in a room that is properly ventilat ed. Furthermore, exercise anc wholesome recreation out of doors are essential to good health. I/ass of sleep is one of the most effec tive means of reducing our resis tance to colds and influenza. “We should avoid unnecessary exposure to adverse weatner con ditions. When we speak of some one having “cold feet” we thinl of someone who has lost hi: nerve. We might well think o someone with cold feet, too, a: one who has lost his resistance,’ continued the health officer. Persons responsible for th< maintenance and care of building: where large numbers of peopli congregate should see to it tha the temperature of these rooms i: properly regulated and that then is proper ventilation. This applie: to theatre managers, school super intendents and ministers. Thesi men should instruct the janitor: or persons directly in charge t< see that these duties are carriec out to the letter. I personally have been in shows, churches, anc schools in this county recently where the rooms were dangerous ly stuffy; thus promoting th< spread of colds and other conta gious diseases. COMMON SENSE NEEDED “If we take good care of our selves we will be more apt to weather an influenza epidemic, should one occur. Just common sense will go a long way”, he said. “One final word of warning”, Dr. Young continued. "It isn’t the influenza that usually kills a per son. The complications write the death certificates; therefore, the safest thing to do should one de velop what seems to be influenza is to call the family physician and let him do the prescribing. "There is no "cure all” for head cold, "flu”, chest colds, chills, ma laria fever, and constipation, such as I recently saw advertised in this county. This is malicious ad vertising and should be investi gated according to the Pure Food and Drug Act. “The temporary ‘relief’ that one might get from such a concoction would afford only a sense of false security in the patient and thus induce him to be careless and possibly allow a complication such as pneumonia to set in. “WE ARE AT WAR! Sound bodies are needed now as never before in our history. A common cold reduces our efficiency and takes us out of our jobs where we are needed. Influenza would re duce our efficiency and would jeopardize the part that each one of us must take in our common fight for existence, even more than the common cold. I appeal to ev ery citizen of Halifax County, therefore, to be on the alert for bacilli as well as bullets, and to be ever mindful that a fifth column ist lurks behind the advertise ment of every ‘quack remedy.” Tickel - Holseher In a ceremony characterized by simplicity and dignity, Miss Susie Pauline Holseher became the bride of Mr. Nathan Vernon Tickel of Roanoke Rapids at nine o’clock on Sunday morning, December 7, at the Trinity Lutheran Church of Rocky Mount. The Reverend John W. Cobb, pastor of the church, of ficiated, using the ring ritual of the church. For the wedding the chancel of the church was banked with large ferns. Baskets of white gladioli and fern were used in the sanctu ary, and Cathedral candles burned In candelabra. Nuptial music was rendered by Miss Helen Minges, organist, who played McDowell’s “To A Wild Rose” prior to the ceremony. The traditional wedding marches were used, and during the service Miss Minges played Shuman’s “Trau mprpi" The bride and bridegroom were unattended and entered the church together. The bride wore a lovely model of Royal blue velvet fashion ed in the long torso style, with full skirt and bracelet length sleeves. Her hat was of black velvet with a short veil and other accessories were of black. Her only ornament was an antique diamond brooch which belonged to her paternal grandmother and was sent here from Bremen, Germany. At her shoulder she wore a delicate Cat tlela Trianae orchid. Acting as ushers were Mr. Mar shall Garris and Mr. James K. Hayes. For her daughter’s wedding Mrs. Holscher wore a dress of black crepe and a corsage of Talisman roses. Mrs. Effie Tickel, mother of the bridegroom, was gowned in black and her flowers were also Talisman roses. Miss Essie Hol scher, twin sister of the bride, wore pink roses with her black frock. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Tickel left by motor for Buffalo. New York, and Niagara Falls. Up on their return they will live in Roanoke Rapids. The bride is one of the attractive twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs, Paul Frederick Holscher of Rocky Mount. She was educated in the Rocky Mount schools and has a wide circle of friends in this sec tion of the state. Mr. Tickel is the son of Mrs. Effie Tickel and the late John Edward Tickel of Roanoke Rapids. He received his education in the Roanoke Rapids schools and is now a prominent young business man of this city. Attending the wedding from Roanoke Rapids were Mrs. Effie Tickel, Miss Pricilla Tickel, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Collier, and Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Westbrook. Funeral Services Mrs. Fannie Pugh Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Pugh, 78, were held from the Wil liams Funeral Home here Wednes day afternoon at 3 o’clock. The Rev. Paul H. Fields, pastor of the Rosemary Methodist Church, offi ciated. Interment was in the lo cal cemetery. Mrs. Pugh, a native of Beaufort County, died at the home of a daughter here Tuesday morning a bout 9 o’clock. Surviving are Mrs. Bennett Berry of Roanoke Rapids, and five grandchildren. | Ml and for a long S ■1 time to come with I I WATCHES, DIAMONDS | II AND JEWELRY I 1 and remember, it will be “NOTHING LESS fl | B THAN THE BEST” if it comes from-fl I LAND BROS. I I j IPO 9 ROANOKE AVE. | I AT ROSEMARY DRUG CO. Treasure Gift Kit II College girls will take this I beauty kit back to school.™ I Career women will keep I if in their desks . . . Busy | women will tuck it in ■ their car compartments. Gay, compact case of simulated alligator filled with Elizabeth Arden essentials to loveliness. Many colors, 5.00 THEY’RE HERE! Chocolates fresh from the makers! The world-famous SAMPLER! $1.50 to $7.5u. The FAIRHILL —outstand ing box at $1 a pound. Christ mas-wrapped. We’ll hold your choice or send anywhere. Six-16 Brownie Special The box camera at its finest. Spyglass-type finder. 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