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PAGE TEN Health Department Again Emphasizes I Safe Food Handling *2 Communicable Dis ! eases Transmitted Through Food ’The United States Public Health Service lists 62 communicable and re portable diseases, 40 % of which may be transmitted through foodhandling establishments. i'None of the foodhandlers would willingly serve disease germs to the customers in food which would cause sickness, yet it is being done every where every day in the United States, either because the foodhandlers do not know how to do the right job, or be cause they are careless and indifferent apd do not understand the importance connected with their job. It is the job of each foodhandler to not only serve food free of germs but also in dishes and glasses which are free form harmful contaminations. First what are some of the causes of communicable diseases? They don’t just happen. There are savages in some parts of the world who think di seases are caused by evil spirits—we in civilized countries today know that communicable diseases are not caused by evil spirits but by germs. In order to better understand how to prevent the spread of communicable disease, it is necessary to understand the nature of the germs which cause the disease. Bacteria or germs are so small they can be seen only through a micro scope, which magnifies them about 1,000 times. It would take thousands of- average size bacteria laid side by side to equal one inch. 'Because they are so small, sometimes we fail to rea lize their importance. Many think they are not present because we can’t see them. They are on our hands, under our finger-nails, in our hair, deep inside our bodies —they are ev erywhere. Each of us has more bac teria on or in our bodies than there are people in the world. Keep in mind that these little germs are alive. They must have food, moisture and a favorable temperature in order to live. Most favorable tem perature for growth is 98.6 of body temperature. They cannot survive if the temperature is too hot. For this reason we sterilize eating and drink ing utensils in water 170 degrees. Bacteria cannot reproduce if the temperature is too low; however, re frigeration or freezing does not kill bacteria. It retards the growth of the germs. Be sure to refrigerate perish able foods at 50 degrees or less. By communicable disease we mean those diseases that can be and are transmitted from one person to anoth er. How does this take place? In order for any disease to be transmit ted we must have a source, a chan nel of infection, and a susceptible person. By source we mean the place from which the germs come. By channel of infection we mean the method by which these germs get HggH| STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY 2- NATIONAL DISTILLERS PROD. COUP* NEW YORK, N. Y. W AN T ED BOWL GUM, POPLAR MO SWEET GUM VENEER LOGS 10 Inches and Larger In Diameter LARGE AND SMALL QUANTITIES Bring us good quality Veneer Logs and you will get more money than you can get anywhere else. Hervey Foundation, Inc. HARVEY POINT HERTFORD, N. C. from one individual to another. They can’t walk around as we do —so they have to hitch hike a ride, and in many cases they hitch hike this ride through food and eating utensils. Susceptible persons—by this we mean an individual that may get the C disease if the germs enter his system. ' As food handlers you can do much I about the source. The Health Depart ment tries to control this by a certain ■ degree by quarantine and isolation. The food handler can do much to block the channel of infection. You can’t do much about the susceptible person—but here again the Health De j partment tries to control certain di seases by immunization, vaccination r and X-rays. r ! Automobile Horn Is 5 ; Very Much Abused ‘Motor Manners’ Theme Os Traffic Safety Program “No part of an automobile is more abused than the horn—an accessory that precedes the mechanism it’s at tached to b yseveral thousand years,” Jeff. B. Wilson, Director of the High way Safety Division of the North Carolina Department of Motor Ve hicles says in connection with the De partment’s March program of traffic safety education “The first historical evidence we have of such a warning device being actually required by law, though,” Wilson said, “is an excerpt from a Roayl Ordinance dating back to the days of King Alfred in 700 A. M., which reads: ‘lf a far coming man or a stranger, journing through a wood or highway neither shouts nor blows his horn, he is to 'be held a thief and either slain or redeemed’.” The purpose of the automobile horn is largely the same as the horn King Alfred had in mind, Wilson said. “In both cases it was designed to warn other walkers and riders of possible danger. Today, though, too many 1 drivers consider their horn a substi tute for both their brakes and good manners.” Wilson added that “Motor Manners” —theme of the Department’s traffic safety program for March —is aimed at such driver discourtesies as mis use o fthe horn, ignoring the right of way, driving on the wrong side of the road; passing improperly, disregard ing traffic officer or signs, speeding, and driving while drinking. “As drivers and walkers we must get rid of the idea that discouurtesies are merely annoyances. They are acts of selfishness in its deadliest form. Show me a motorist who relies on his horn instead of his brakes and caution and I’ll show you a motorist who has considerablly more than 50- 50 chance of being responsible for an accident one of these days,” Wilson said. Economist Advises Good Farm Records To turn a profit during this period of" declining prices, North Carolina farmers must adopt more efficient fHi. CHOWAN HERALD EDENTON, N C.. THURSDAY. MARKER 16,4966. r operations and business-like methods, r T. K.-Jones, farm management analyst r for the State College Extension Ser i vice said this week. Jones heads his list of “fawning > musts” with the item “a good set of * fawn records.” No business can be operated on a sound basis without a 1 complete set of records, he says. Bed sides simplifying the income tax head -1 ache, a good record serves as a basis for planning future farming opera -1 tions. With a good set of records, the 1 farmers should be able to answer cer tain questions at the end of the year. First of all, the records will show whether the farm has made a profit or a loss. They should also show the return on the investment, and indicate just how much each enterprise is con tributing. ißecords should also show the ex penses incurred during the year. With this record the farmer can trim all unnecessary expenses. Several types of record books are available free at the county agent’s office. Jones recommends that all farmers start now to record the facts about their farm business. Everywhere Louise —The screen shows bathing girls on the beaches, in swings, on porches, in restaurants and on the streets. Josephine—Yes, they show them everywhere except in bathing. UP IN THE AIR (Continued From Page 3) of actual combat and behavior of planes in “dog-fights” high over the battlefields of France. The whiite-hot anvil of combat, in both World Wars One and Two, literally forged modern aviation. One of the greatest single advance ments in aviation has been the re velopment of commercial airlines. Be ginning from small “barnstorming” outfits, operated by men who literally flew by “the seat of their .pants”, they have grown to be big business. In 1949 they carried over 16,500,000 passengers, and flew 8,800,000,000 revenue miles. The United States has 30000 miles of airways, equipped with beacons and radar, and with every means of navigational aid /to make flying about as safe as possible. In spite of the terrible acidents of last year, 1949 was the safest year in 'the airline’s history, only one person in every 100,000,000 passenger miles be s "" WISDOM OF THE AGES > “Os all faiths a man’s faith in his own destiny is the most important.” The traditions are respected in rites conducted by us and the ceremony is one of beauty and dignity. * WILLIFORD _ f I tyuMinal J/crmi <Pko+LL 231 EDENTON, N.C. ~24HOUaAMBULANCE SERVICE r , ing killed. Private flying 'ha* also tafcen’a trev ■ mendous forward spurt, due undoubt edly to the last war. Thousands of f young men were given flight training, ’ and pilots, after the war, were almost s a drug on the markers. Everybody i could fly—almost. It was thjs fact that caused the manufacturers of lightplanes, who tiiought they saw a i boom in private flying in the offing, to oversell flying, contending that flying was as easy to learn as driv ! ing a car, and that a .plane could be maintained as cheaply as the family jalopy. But definitely that was not the case; flying an airplane is not ' as easy as driving, and a plane is still an expensive item for the aver age man. But despite its slow take-off, pri vate flying is on the up-grade. Ade quate landing fields and markers are fast being provided, and as planes become safer and easier to operate, flying will really come into its own. Notwithstanding it s commercial problems, flyjng still presents a chal lenge unequalled for thrills. Flying a plane, although not as easy as it ooks, is not too difficult to learn, and with a little diligent effort a mart j can become, though not a Lindbergh at least a first-rate safe pilot. The' CAA says that the safest age so? learning is between 45 and 55. A per son at 'that age is old enough to have shed the recklessness of youth and young enough to still have within him the spirit of adventure. The oldest private pilot when granted a license was 83 years old. 1 hold a Student’s Pilot License and wvwvwvvw* WE AIM TO PLEASE “INVISIBLE”/Jr If the joint where the new half-sole joins the old sole is not noticeable, that's "Invisible* soling. No telltale ridge that says "I'm a repaired shoe". For best results we use reliable "STEERHEAD CEMENTA" Soleather. W. M. RHOADES SHOE REPAIR SHOP EDENTON, N. C. _129 S. Broad St. Phone 378 TRUCKER’S DELIGHT I 6-8-6 HEAVY FRUITER SUPERIOR MIXTURE 4-10-6 5-10 -10 Farmers Tobacco Special 3-9-6 ■ :' . • 'S.. PREMIUM FEEDS We are also manufacturers of a complete line of PREMIUM and PIONEER FEEDS for Livestock and Poultry, well balanced in Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fat, Vitamins and Minerals. High est Quality at Lowest Cost is our aim. We are Dealers in: Poultry Remedies—including latest Sul fa Drugs for Coccidiosis, Pullorum and Fowl Cholera; Feeders and Fountains, Disinfectants, Insecticides including Poisons for fighting various insects; and T. W. Wood and other famous lines of Quality Seeds of all kinds. These are just a few of the many grades of WOOD’S FER TILIZERS. They contain all the major plant foods derived from Mineral and Organic sources of outstanding quality. They also con tain Magnesium, Calcium and Sulphur. WOOD’S FERTILIZERS are non-acid forming and are well cured. Your careful consideration of WOOD’S FERTILIZERS for your season’s requirements will be very much appreciated. Manufactured By v Home Feed & Fertilizer C ompany, Inc. WEST CARTERET STREET PHONE (ft * EDENTON, N. C. have logged 16% hours of official flying time. ’l’ll never be a “hot” pil ot, but I discovered, somewhat to i surprise, that learning to fly is not altogether the mystery most people think it to be. It is not too difficult and with a good instructor, a person can soon learn to handle a lightplane Aviation has grown to be, from thr military standpoint, one of the most important defensive and offensive branches of our armed forces. * will be the weapon with which future wars will be fought. iWith the invention of jet planes and roketsc, and the development of su personic speeds and stratosphere fly ing, the world now stands on the verge of an era of fantasy come true. Before the turn of another century man .wil be rocketing to the moon, to Mars, and other plants in outer 3pace. It is a challenge that man will accept Motor Elixir ... There’s no such thing as a motor elixir to give your engine perma nent life. Average driving means parts will wear out or become poorly adjusted. Your car will ride better, last longer if you let us dean, adjust or replace worn parts. ❖ B. B. H. MOTOR CO., Iric. "YOUR FRIENDLY CHEVROLET DEALER" North Broad and Oakum Sts. Edenton, N. C. a soon' as he is 'technically and me chanically ready; the courage, the daring, and the pioneer spirit neces sary for such a venture, is ever present i in die spirit and heart and soul of man. Space travel and interplane tary communication, already within the range of theoretical possibilities, is the next great milestone to be chalked up by aviation. TtHL ET E ’ 8 FOOT No Alcohol —■ No Add No Sting For quick relief and good results et the famous VICTORY OINT IENT. Developed for the boys* in , he Army, now for the home —l**- Jet VICTORY —Get Results. Also or First Aid and Itching. Safe to se on any par* -»f the body. Sold in Edenton by Leggett « )avis, Mitcheneris Pharmacy, or your ome town druggist.
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