Health Officer
Answers Questions
On Poliomyelitis
7. rai ealth office is be- ,
in. - d many questions about
T;; : paralysis, or poliomyeli
?;s. ot .? ' ?? of the epidemic in the
ate N'o eases have been re
ported locally. Dr. M. P. Which- j
mi. ?alth officer, discusses the!
aib.n? below, giving a summary,
c? u'.ia known as causes and
of prevention:
Acuu anterior poliomyelitis is
an acute generalized infection due
io a filtrable virus, occuring both
i epidemics and sporadically.
Ti.t us attacks the nervous sys
tem causing a paralysis of some
er. ;.p of muscles and in rare in
stances of many groups of mus
ties dej>ending on the amount of
inv vt ment of the nervous sys
tem The disease is contageous.
though slightly so.
The first stage comes on abrupt -
.> accompanied by fever, often
na .-ea and vomiting, irritability
and stiffnes of the neck. Tins
stage Lists a few days usually
t.j?v or foui. when the paralysis
<.ppea:> Not infrequently the
pa:\i i - i.s the f List symptom.
T t ncubation period was as
sumed short, one to three to four
tec v Rosenau states tiiat
:u ? niiks : lie average incubation
jx d is two weeks.
Ep. demies and Prevalence:
R ? .iu stares epidemics have
been more severe and the case
:a'? .'..IT in small towns tr.an
... ? ? more densely populated
.i:id further \ vX.cs that
evi : . ,.;t> the disease does not
- trike the densely popu
I ? >. ? :? ? .<1 crowded districts.
mntries having marked
st.. variation in temperature
ha been most affected.
In: i.: ;ie paralysis is slated as
a ; weather diseas and com
pa. . i ' ? ly few cases have been
rei ? from the tropics. On
the c e hand it has a world
w;d v. nbution and occurs in
?.veil as warm countries.
T:. u.-i .si lows an increase in
Ju. August or early Septem
ber . d declines rapidly with the
fcppr? ii of cold weather.
'I ? disease is not influenced
t - or econmic conditions.
It - \ ails in good and bad sani
ta: t nations, sparing not the
r poor, clean nor dirty, wise
no : 'iisii. strong nor weak. I
i> . . d there is a glandular type
cf :dual more susceptible to
the Infantile paralysis is
a ni mint disease, the case
lata;. about 20 percent and
be more fatal in cold
than aim months. In 1921 the
ta.se atality rate for March was
86 }m . cnt and in August 20 per
cent.
Infantile Paralysis usually does
no cad in families and usual
ly when multiple cases do occur
in u same they usually come
down together or within a short
limt ' one another, and this
would signify infection at the
same ime from a common cause.
1 nature of the vims itself is
unknown. It is known, however,
thai the virus is filtrable through
the pores of the finest chamber
lain candles.
1 < virus is easily killed by
l^ea: 9o-i00 degrees F., 1 percent
wemiu). 5 percent acid and 1 per
cent iiyrogen proxide.
On< attack of infantile paraly
sis confers a hig'.i degree of im
munity Second attacks are al
most unknown.
Modes of transmission: Contact
theory, based on the assumption
that the virus is discharged from
the mouth and nose and enters
through the same channels. There
evidence that the disease is
directly transmissable from person
t? person, and there is a suspicion
that healthy carriers play an im
portant. role in spreading the di
sease. it is known that the mu
cous membrance of the nose and l
throat contain the virus. If j
healthy carriers continue to i
spread the infection months after j
the attack, it increases the diffi- 1
^ty of suppressing the disease. ;
and further renders doubtful the j
ffficiency of strict isolation and ,
^rfnytacttc measure* difrecteti
only to persons in the acute staff e
?f the disease <Rosenau>.
There are epilemiological fea
tures of infantile paralysis thai
cannot tv explained on the theory
cf contact infection. sue as sea
sonal prevalence, rural incidence,
lack of tendency to spread in
families, and the disinlination to
attack congested centers or to
spread in hospitals, schools, in
stitutions and crowded places.
Insects borne theory : Infantile
Paralysis has a seasonal preval
ence corresponding to that of in
sect-borne diseases and opposed to
the seasonal prevalence of disease
spread by contact through secre
tions of the mough and nose.
Epidemiological features suggest
ilia: of an insect vector possibly
the stable fly. T. e common house
fly another possible source. Has
occasionally been transmitted by
insects biting monkeys in a cage
Milk Bome Infections: In 1916
Dingman reported a group of
eight cases which were the only
cnes to develop at the time in and
about Spring Valley. N Y . all
of which had their onset between
July 20: h and 22nd. All these
cases used raw milk from t ;?
. ame two c ow dairy. Three other
families who used the same milk '
but boiled it escaped.
Other theories: It has been
suggested the virus may be air
borne that is carried in the dust.
It is suspected but not proven that
some ealthy animals act a.s a
reservoir for the virus. Richardson
believes the infection conn - from
rats.
From our meager knowledge of
the disease it seems that infantile
paralysis is spread in more ways
than one. This < onclusion is
based on experim :ial evidence
Prevention: No definite or ef
fective system of prevention can
be formulated until we are sure
of the mode of transmission.
Roseneau states that Health Au
thorities are ju>:ified in requir
ing the disease to be reported, iso
lated and preventative measure.
sue i as screening, disinfecting,
allowing unnecessary dust, the
pasteurization of milk. etc. Visit
those sick with the disease should
be prohibited. Rosenau states
gargles and sprays are useless and
should be discouraged.
All towels, bed linens, and other
utensils used by patient should
be boiled.
In the presence of an epidemic,
street and house dust should be
kept down by sprinkling. Dur
ing epidemics children should be
kep: away from public gatherings
and prevented from using public
drinking cups.
Gerald Wilson
Is In England
Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Wilson of '
Peachtree have received word |
that their son. Sgt. Gerald J. Wil
son. arrived safely in England.
The Wilsons have four sons in ser- j
vice. Cpl. Johnny H. Wilson serv
ing in the Pacific area, Pvt. Her
bert H. Wilson of Camp Reynolds,
Pa.. Woodrow W. Wilson of the
Untied States Navy, and Vincent
V. Wilson of the United States
Navy listed as missing.
Revival To Be
Held Next Week
At Calvary
A series of revival services will
begin at Calvary Church in North
Murphy July 30 at 8 p. m. Ser
vices will be conducted by the
pastor. Rev. C. A Voyles. assisit
ed by Rev. M L. Burns of Young
Cane. Georgia. Services will be
gin each evening at 8 p. m. The
public is cordially invited.
YOl'TH NIGHT IS CANCELLED
The weekly gathering at the
h igh school gym of the youth of
Murphy has been cancelled for
the next few weeks, as a safety
precaution in view of the increas
ing prevalence of polio through
out North Carolina.
One Shoe, Helmet, and Shorts
? owl
Reading was never like this in the living room back home.
It's understandable why the well-dressed Navy man in the
South Pacific might wear only a helmet and shorts, hut what
a shoe on the wrong hand has to the picture is some
else again.
Superior Court To
Convene August 7
Following is the list of jurors
drawn by the county commission
er for t. e August term of Chero
k( county superior court which
will convene August 7. with Judge
Zcb V. Nettles of Asheville pro
siding:
First week Parker Derreberry,
Andrews: W. A. Pueit Marble. R.
1. D : W J. Sned. Murphy, R. F.
D No. 2; W. H. 8ud< irth Mur
phy. R. F. D. No. 1 ; Harley Gold
en. Culberson. R. F D.: J. S.
Timpson Tomotla: Victor Raxter,
Marble. R. F. D.; J. M Luther.
Andrews: A. M. Howell. Murphy:
J. A. Richardson. Murphy; H.
E. Wallace. Culberson: Samuel
D. Robinson Patrick: Lester N.
Colt . Culberson; R. D. Chandler.
Murphy; R. H. King. Murp y. R.
F. D. No. 2; Reagan Ramsey.
Murphy: E. E. Jenkins. Culber
son. R. F. D. No. 2: James Bry
son. Jr.. Marble: W B. Clonts.
Leiitia: W. A. Thompson. Unaka:
K. C. Wright. Murphy; Clyde Car
ver. Andrews; S. S. Akin, Ranger:
H. L. Stalcup. Murphy. R F D
No. 2: John A .Rogers. Tome :1a:
i U H. Fox. Letitia; William J.
Martin. Brasstown: J. W. McRay.
Murphy, R. F. D. No. 3; Paul
Sudderth. Murphy. R F. D No.
1: L. V. Carringer. Murphy; Char
lie McDonald. Murphy. R F. D
No. 3: M. J. Parmer. Grandview;
C. C. Fair. Topton: H N. Wells.
Murp y; John Lovingood. Murphy.
R. F. D. No. 3: R. H Brown An
drews: Charlie Woods. Suit: S.
M. Hughes. Murphj R. F. D.
No. 2; Ba s MostelUn. Andrews
Lawrence B. Anderson. Andrews:
W. T Raper. Culberson. R F. D.
No. 1 : Everett Hall. Tomotla.
Second week -E A. Howard. Mur
phj. R. F. D. No. 1: O. P. Taylor.
Suit: W. J. Morgan. Culberson:
Floyd Rogers. Marble: B B. Corn
1 well. Murphy: F. W. Craig.
Marble: B. B. Lunsford. Andrews:
J. W. Stover Andrews: J. W.
Puett. Andrews T. J. King.
Ranger: A. V West. Andrews:
, Fred Arrowood. Murphy. R. F.
I D. No. 1: C. S Mull. Murphy. R.
| F. D. No. 2: Ernt >' Cook. Marble:
A. G. Morrow. Patrick; E.^ Wald
loup. Brasstown. R. F. D.: W. G
I /ail. Andrews: Homer O'Dell.
Murphy. R. F D. No. 3: Lawrence
Docker. . Unaka: W M. Hatchett.
Murphy. R. F D. No. 2; F. L.
Davis. Andrews W. S. Dickey.
Murphy; J. C. English. Murphy; J.
T. Dobson. Andrews.
Lions Committees
For Year Announced
Murphy Lions club met Tues
day evening at the Henry House,
and the principal business trans
acted was the announcement of
committees for the year, by Presi
det H. A. Mattox. The committee
chairmen and members were urg
ed to meet regularly and do well
the work to wnich they arc as
i signed.
John Davidson of the U. S.
Army and O. G. Dellinger of
Eryson City were special guests.
The three-months attendance con
test ended, with Loren Davis"
group winning over E. J-. Shields'.
New captains appointed by At
tendance Chairman J. R. Bell
are J. B. Gray and J. D. Elrod.
W. M. Fain made a report on
trying to secure a carnival for a
lair ihis fall. The matter was re
ferred to the directors.
It was voted to have picnic
meetings once a month for the
i next three months.
New committees are as follows:
Attendance. James R. Bell.
Chairman; W. A. Hoover, L. T.
Russell. Constitution and By
Laws, J. B. Gray. Chairman: Jim
H. Gibbs, Lloyd W. Hendrix. W
W. Gudger. Convention. Prank
Ellis, Chairman; C. E. Weir. H. G.
Elkins. Finance. R. W. Easley.
Chairman: E. I Shields. T. W.
Kindley. Lions Education. Ralph
Taylor. Chairman; W. M. Fain.
Alfred Smith. Membership. H.
Bueck. Chairman Frank Forsyth.
H. G. Elkins. Program and En
tertainment. K. C Wright. Chair
man: Dale Lee. Addie Mae Cooke.
li. Bueck. Publicity, Frank For
syth. Chairman: Addie Mae
Cooke, K. C. Wright. Boys and
Girls Work. Harry Webster. Chair
man: Doyle Burch. Roger Am
nions. Citizenship and Patriot
ism. A. Q. Ketner. Chairman;
Chas. R. Worthen. Joe Hamilton.
Civic Improvement. Robt. W
Weaver. Chairman; Wade Massey.
E. H. Brumby Community Bet
terment. W. M. Fain. Chairman:
R. S. Bault, Doyle Burch. Edu
j ration. J. D El rod. Chairman:
F. G. Ivie. W. A Sherrill. Health
and Welfare. H E. Bishop. Chair
j man: J. R. Bell. P. J. Henn. Safe
ty. Loren Davis. Chairman: L. T
Russell. V. M Johnson. Sight
j Conversation and Bilnd. W. A
Hoover. Chairman; P. G. Ivie,
Frank Forsyth. Military Plans
H. G. Elkins. Chairman; Frank
Ellis. Loren Davis. Oreeter Com
mittee. Dale Lee. Chairman: C
E. Weir. Ralph Taylor.
Pvt. Carl Brooks
Wounded May 27
In Action, Italy
Pv:. Carl Brooks. 28. son 01
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Brooks of
Gastonia. was reported wounded
in. action in Italy. May 27. he re
i reived the purple heart which i-.e {
sent to his wife. Mrs. Jewel Sneed
Brooks. Murphy RFD No. 1.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred |
, Sneed.
He entered service October 14. :
1942. and wen: over .s??as in No- j
vember. 1943. He rece'ved train-)
ing at Port Bragg and Camp Shel
! by. Miss. He lived on a farm
near Murphy, and was working for
| the TV A at Fontana Dam when
he was called into service
He lias been discharged from
the infantry on account of a stiff
hand and put into Compl Co.
He has two brothers in service
1st Sgt. Clint Brooks who is on
hi? way overseas, and Pvt. Ray
Brooks, an M. P. at Camp Ellis.
111.. Earl and Troy of Gastonia.
lour sisters. Mrs. Raymond Duck
worth of Canton. Ohio. Libby.
F hoebe. and Eloise Brook all of
Gastonia.
Operators Warned
To Take Care Of
Their Equipment
Operators of commeicial motor
vehicles were warned by Robert (
G. Carter. Manager of District ;
Office of Defense Transportation |
yesterday that the manner in j
which they operate and maintain .
their vehicles in conformity with j
^ood maintenance pra< ices may
be a fator in determine whether
cr not they are entitled to new
equipment.
There continues to be evidence!
that many motor trucks and |
motor truck tires are being abused l
and prematurely worn out by j
seme truck operators even though
the great majority of the opera- 1
tors are doing a very good job in
conserving their equipment. Mr.
Carter ODT District Manager at
Asheville, N. C. said.
Men Awarded
Combat Infantry
Badges, France
With the Ninth Division in
F ran t Doughboys of the Ninth
Infantry Division, fighting on the
Cherbourg Peninsula, have been
awarded the newly created Com
bat Infantryman Badge by Major
General Manten S. Eddy. Di\ ision
Commander.
The awards were made in Eng
: land shortly before operations 011
J the Continent began. The Ninth 1
j Division, uvich landed on the
beaches with early elements of the
invasion, was one of the first to
enter Cherbourg.
This Division, with its now
lamous red. white and blue ros
ette shoulder flash, was original
ly organized in July. 1918. but
did not see overseas service in
World War 1. It made up for this
deficiency, i owever. in World
War II. landing in North Africa
and fighting its way through Ma
i Knassey. and was the first in
fantry unit to enter Bizerte
Later the Ninth fought 111 Sicily
as part of Lieutenant General
George S. Pat ton's Seventh Army
Elements landed at Palermo on
August 2. 1943. and fought
through the center of the island.
1 helping the First Division capture
Troina. and later to defeat Ger
! man positions at Randazzo.
Among the members of the di
vision who received the Combat
Infantrymen Badge are the fol
lowing: Pvt. Gordon L. Smith,
df Andrews.
Dr. Whitfield's
Father Dies
M". B. Whitfield, father of Dr.
1 B. W. Whitfield, died suddenly
; at his home in Demopolis. Ala
I bam a last week. Dr. and Mrs.
Whitfield and Mrs. O. K. Erhart
attended the funeral in Demopo
j lis Saturday.
School Opening Is
Set For August 28
IN NEW GUINEA ? Pfc. Rol
lan V. Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs
R. V. Wells of Brasstown. who is
now stationed in New Guinea. A
member of the Army Medical
Corps, e was stationed in Hawaii ;
for three year.-, and was there at
the time of the attack on Pear!
Harbor. Pf< Wells enlisted in
the Army in 1940 .and took his
basic training in South Carolina
From there he was sent to Hawaii.
.;nd wa then transferred to New
Guine a.
Cannery Operates
Every Other Day;
2,338 Cases Of
Beans Canned
Work has been under way at
i i? Mountain Valk\ Mutual can
j nery here for t. < past two weeks.
J. B. Shields, managg- or in.- can
nery stated Wednesday that 2.338
I rases of beans have b en canneci.
I Their contract v:. t govein
meir calls of 2.944 v-ases. All
? (,v.'r this amount . be distribut
ed to various wholesale dealers in
the territory. Dr.. \v< at. er has
damaged the bean >p in Chero
kee county. Mr. s.i ids .said.
Beans have been procured from
Clay county and T/.vns and Un
ion counties. Ga. Nothing but
beans will be canned this yea:*.
The cannery is n operation
t very other day. From 20 to 25
workers are employed.
H. Bueck Heads
Tri-County Club
State Alumni
Eight aiumni ??: North Caro
; lina Sate College met at the
| Henry House at 7 . lock Friday
' evening to organic a Cherokee
; Clay-Graham State College club
i Officers elected I. . ie year "are
i#H. Bueck. presides. R. G. Vick
I \ ice-president: D \v Bennett
! secretary-treasurer, and H. S
! Webster .reporter
The object of t! lub is to co
l ordinate the work of the lccal
i schools with the u ik.of the Stat?
I I niwrsity and p. vularly the
I guidance of youn men toward
' \ocational And tec mical training
The next meeting : tentatively
-tt for early in November.
At ;i joint meeting Monday of
t lie C .erokee county board of
education, the board of trustees
of tin Murphy city ? 100I unit
and : ? nealth department,
Augus was .set ;us a tentative
da: ? for tli opening ol the Chero
kee count:*. and Murp y city unit
. h : The faculty of Murphy
i : t y lacks two teachers be
ing comple ? . a Latin an J a com
mercial < ic..:*: Supt H. Bueck,
announced Tuesday.
It was originally planned to
open schools earlier out the date
mentioned above was tentatively
set because of the polio epidemic.
Late News
Bulletins
President Franklin I). Roose
velt was nominated last week for
president oli the United States
for a fourth term with Senator
IIarr> Truman of .Missouri as
vice-president.
Mrs. Frank I). Roosevelt on
Tuesda\ and Wednesdav was a
guest of the department ot'
Christian social relations of the
Southeastern Jurisdictional Wom
en's Soeiet> of Christian Service
of the Methodist church, at Lake
Junaluvka. She spoke on social
relations and post-war planning.
She spoke to the patients at
Moore Cieneral hospital while iu
Ashe vi lie.
Four big hotels in Asheville,
the Battery Park, George Vander
bilt. Grove Park Inn and Ashe
Biltmore. have heen leased b> the
army lor >?!(!ic. reuLiri but ion
center.
Ameriean tanks and infantry
men smashed through the German
first and seeond defense lines and
into rear artillery positions west
of St. Lo Wednesday. >coring gains
up to five milts deep through a
four-mile-wide breach in the
Nazi positions.
Cossacks anil Soviet motorized
units have capturtd Deblin. 56
miles from Warsaw The Eston
ian citadel of Narva has fallen to
the Red arm>
Marines have captured strate
gic Mt. Lasso on Tinian Island:
Tokyo says powerful allied task
forces have smashed at S a bang
harbor off Sumatra and Palau.
500 miles east of the Philippines.
Fight li arm> troops have ad
vanced from three to five miles
towards Florence: fighting in Pisa
< ontinues.
500 C. S. Bombers have attack
ed Vienna: Berlin has been bomb
ed for the third consecutive night
by the RAF
PICNIC*
Members of the First Baptist
W M S. and Sunday School will
have a picnic at the home of the
Rev and Mrs. A. B. Cash tonight
i i Thursday) at 7:00.
Pvt. Bill Stiles
Killed In France
POSTELL Word was receiver,
here July 22 from the war de
partment by Mr. and Mrs. G I)
Stiles that their son. Private Bill
Ptiles. 23 years old was killed in
1 France on June 12
Private Stiles entered the ser
1 vice in October. 1942. He had
, served overseas since January.
| 1943. His parents had never heard
trom him since he sailed, when
i hey received only the message
that he landed safely. They had
heard several times through the
Red Cross. Private Stiles was a
member of the Swan son Baptist
church.
Laborers Needed
In Portsmouth,
Norfolk Area
Frederick Sheet/ recruiter for
! government projects, will be in
Murphy at the employment office
\ on Thursday, Friday and Satur
; day of this week to interview
workers for Portsmouth and Nor
1 folk work. Laborers, helpers and
| skilled workmen are needed.
Typists, clerks, and stenographers
also are needed in Washington.