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GOOD BURLEY CROP.? Tobacco experts in spect a good crop of Burley Tobacco. Left to right: an unidentified extension worker; Madison county Agricultural Extension Agent Harry Silver; Luther Shaw of the Mountain Experiment Station and Dr. K. R. Keller, director of tobacco research at N. C. State College. KNOW YOUR HOSPITAL ? : ' \ J \ Accreditation Procedure ij'l ? V',-' ? For Hospital Is Explained By BOB BUMBAUGH Some time ago I mentioned in one of my article* that our hos pital was accredited a safe and up-to-date hospital by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. Now, this is a real mouth full of words, but Just what does it mean? The Joint Commission is an organization, managed and set up by the medical profession to protect the public against un safe and dangerous conditions in all types of hospitals. They act as "guards" to police our hospitals, and the ratings they give are the only authoritative and sure way that lay persons ? you and I ? have of knowing whether * hospital is safe to go to. Hospitals are almost a law unto themselves. They are subject to local health and sani tary authorities, but in many places these are inadflwate. or lax or controlled by" political appointees. The Commission is under the direct control and supervision of the American Medical As sociation, the American College of Physicians, the American Col lege of Surgeons, and the Ameri can Hospital Association. This program is strictly voluntary on the part of the hospitals. Al most 4,000 of the 7,000 hospitals in the United States are ac credited. The others are either not eligible, or they have been refused accreditation, or they just don't apply because they could not meet the strict sanita tion, safety and medical care standards set up by the Com mission. x Every three years, or more often if necessary, the Joint Commission sends out an in- ( spector to our hospital. This man is a qualified physician with special training, to check us out from top to bottom and go over the extensive statistical data required by the commis sion. The hospital must fill out an 11-page questionnaire item izing every facility, the qualifi cations of the medical staff, the annual death rate, final diag nosis, postoperative infection rate, percentage of caesareans, still-births, etc. He check* medical records to see that every order for treat ment is either signed or counter signed by the attending phy i sician. This is to protect the people from mistakes in medica ) tion or treatment which may be harmful or even fatal to the patient. He makes sure that every operation in which tissue i is removed the tissue has been checked by a pathology and surgical committee to see if the operation was necessary. A sur geon with a record of any opera j tions without compelling reason is in for trouble and cannot ' operate in an accredited hos pital. The inspector must make sure that every major operation is performed by a competent surgeon with another physician At any major operation, your family doctor must be there be side the surgeon, assisting him in giving you the best possible care. The inspector makes ? ?t ful study of the staff minutes to see If the doctors are policing themselves. The staff must discipline themselves ? . they must review all deaths and un improved cases, and check each other on diagnosis to insure the best and most up-to-date treatment.- ? This inspection goes on and i on ? our last insepction took about 10 hour*. After alf has been gone over, the inspector presents his findings and recom mendations to the staff add the board Of trustees. He goes into detail and answers questions and leaves nothing to chance which might be harmful to a patient. The hospital may be put on pro bation, or denied accreditation or accredited for a short time. Full accreditation is for three years. Last year Dr. McGill from the Joint Commission inspected Wa tauga Hospital. He commended Mrs. Groce and our staff of doctors for an excellent job, Well done in a very safe and sanitary hospital, and issued a three-year certifjcate of accreditation. He did point out that our building was old and we need a new one, and that we should begin plan ning as soon as possible to build. When inspection time - comes around they will want to know what progress we have made. I hope we can say that all the people in this county are willing to pitch in and build a 100-bed hospital ? and we can; IF we all really want to. . Zionville News Items Mrs. Minnie Miller is a pati ent at Watauga Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Thomas of Rockville, Maryland spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Thomas here and Mr. and Mrs. Odell Perry at Trade, Tennessee. Jbmes Car son, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. BJaine Thomas died November 27 In a Rockville Hospital. Mrs. Alice Greer spent last week with friends and relatives here. Rev. and Mrs. Herbert McCoy, Len and Debbie were dinner guests Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wallace. Miss Sarah MeLeod of Char lotte spent the weekend with Miss Dora Deape Miller. Miss Miller had spent the previous weekend. with Miss MeLeod and and Miss Jane Reece in Char lotte and Miss Carolyn Drake in Locust and attended the wed ding on Sunday of Miss Drake and Mr. Tinker Hinson at the Philadelphia Baptist Church in Locust. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Wilson of Mocksville spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Joe ^il son. Week end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Clint Winebarger were Mr. and Mrs. Vance Vines, Cindy and Denice of Burlington, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Mains o? Char lotte, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Farth ing and Gail of Wytheville, Vir ginia and Mrs. Minnie Hackedy of Damascus, Virginia. Recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Clay Reece were Mrs. Jam es Harper and Mrs. Orville Par due of Shouns, Tennessee and Mrs. Alice Greer of Thomasville Mrs. Fannie Yokley and Mr. Bill Rime of Winston-Salem spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Warren. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Sherwood spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Eggers at Grassy Creek. Rev. R C. Eggers was dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner at Shouns, Tennessee. Mrs. Ed Miller was hostess Friday night to a number of ladies honoring Mrs. Dare Roche with a stork shower. Mrs. Roche received many nice gifts. Re freshments were served by the hostess, Mrs. Jeanette Miller, Mrs. Edna Pardue and Miss Glenda Pardue. Mr. Bobbie Miller of Greens boro spent the week end with Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Howard Taylor and Mrs. A. A. Greene of Deep Gap spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Triplett. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cole of Before The Sale ? After The Sale - Anytime . . . Decision On What Crop Variety To Plant Made Easier By Tests By GUY L. JONES Professor in Charge of Variety Evaluation, N. C. State College Almost as soon as a crop Is harvested, the big question in the mind of North Carolina farmers is, "What variety shall I plant next year?" The North Carolina Agricul tural Experiment Station at tempts to assist 'farmers in answering this question by con ducting official crop perform ance trials and publishing the results annually. Included in the tests are to bacco, cotton, corn, milo, wheat, oats, barley and silage crops. These tests are designed to com pare varieties and breeding fines for performance under known conditions so as to provide agri culture workers and growers with reliable information on which to base their planting decisions. Some 57 variety tests are be ing conducted throughout North Carolina in this program during 1962. County agricultural agents and farmers are cooperating to make these tests possible. Varieties and hybrids from private as well as public agen cies are being compared under uniform conditions. Most of the major seed companies have ac tive breeding programs and en tries come from certified seed growers in this state as well as those as far away as California. Not only will these varieties be compared for yield, which is of most importance to the grow er, but they will, be compared for quality factors and disease. Quality factors differ for dif ferent crops. Tobacco, for ex ample, must possess desirable smoking constituents. Cotton needs good fibre strength and spinning qualities. Wheat should have desirable milling and baking properties. When choosing a variety to plant, be sure to study all avail able data. Compare all leading varieties; then choose the one that will make the greatest net return for your investment, and one that will aid in building and maintaining a good market. The highest yielding variety is not always the best one to plant, Corn is an example. When choosing a corn hybrid that is Finds Way To Control Powder Post Beetles Trenton ? Mrs. H. P. Sutton of Jones county has found an easy way fo control powder post beetles in furniture, as well as a new use for plastic plant bed covers. The beetles had been doing considerable damage to Mrs. Sutton's bedroom suite. She re moved the furniture from her house, sealed it under a tobacco bed plastic cover and fumigated it with menthyl bromide. A few days later, she removed the fur niture and hasn't found any beetles since. "Apparently, the treatment didn't do any damage to the finish of the furniture," report ed Assistant Agricultural Agent E. W. Barnes. Roaring River were dinner guests Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Harve Brown. to be mechanically harvested, it must have a good yi?jld. But at the same time it must have gdod stalk strength and low ear place ment to that it can be harvested satisfactorily mechanically, it isn't the amount that the hybrid will produce, but the amount that can be harvested from it that is important to the grower. ,JT. Likewise, in choosing a to bacco variety, not only is it de sirable to have a high yielding one. but it should also possess resistance to the prevalent soil borne diseases and have quality that makes It desirable by the trade. Variety evaluation is import ant to the grower because It provides him with information from a reliable source to aid in evaluating new and old varieties. It i* important to the agricul tural worker at a reference on performance of varieties. Like wise, the breeder benefits by having his varieties compared and evaluated in unbiased tests throughout the production area of the state. BAD HABIT Miami ? Once a thief always a thief seems to be the fate of Charles Young. Young was discharged from jail after serving a sentence for automobile theft and was back in jail in fifteen minutes. His ne<w charge was stealing Policeman Ben Newton's car, | which was parked near the jail. I Proper Fertilization Aids Tobacco Crop It is the small things and the day-by-day practices that add up to the high dollar for an acre of tobacco. This is the philosophy of Wake county tobacco grower Ralph House of Knightdale. A sample of House's philosophy is illus trated by his placement of fertilizer. House Applies only 900 lbs. of 3-9-0 at planting time. Later, of course, he comes back with topdressing. He has found the ypllt application reduces ferti lizer damage. "If we could get every farmer to adopt the attitude of Mr. House, we would go a long way in increasing income in Wake county," commented Assistant Agricultural Agent Paul E. Dew. Knited burlap is new fabric for fashion. Letter To Editor Dear Mr. Rivers: May I formally express our appreciation to the Watauga Democrat for helping us make the people of Watauga County conscious of their opportunity and responsibility to the United Fund. Your co-operation has helped a great deal to make the campaign a success. I sincerely thank you. ~ Cordially yours, Stanley A. Harris Campaign Director November 14, 1962 Scientists expected to serve as space fliers. Raymond Burr leaving "Perrjt Mason" for a month. The New Shape of Quality ALL NEW! ALL BEAUTIFUL! ALL RAMBLER! RAMBLER COME SEE THEM! The most beauti ful, the most exciting Ramblers ever built ? the '63 Rambler Classic Six and r Rambler V-8. NEW! All-new Advan ced Unit Construction, a years-ahead breakthrough in car building ? foun dation of the., New Shape of Quality. Welcome Tobacco Growers WATSON'S GARAGE ROUTE 421 ? DEEP GAP, N. C License No. 2100 Welcome Tobacco Growers , Warehousemen , Buyers! Enjoy Food At Its Best at the Town House Visit Our STEAK HOUSE Char-Broiled Steaks lown House Restaurant ^LOWING ROCK ROAD Frank and Frost Norris I^OO^i^, N. C.
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