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75 1 Patients T reated For Fireworks Injuries In N. C. 751 Patients Treated For Hospital Care Association] Makes 1947 Report As I Public Service * . DURHAM - An indication of the number of injuries caused byi fireworks in North Carolina dur-l > ins the recent ChriStmas-New ! Year's season was revealed to-! day in a survey released by The Hospital Care Association, Inc. ! Signed reports were received from 261 North Carolina physi- 1 cians who stated they treated | 751 patients injured directly or Indirectly from firecrackers Rom an candles and? or fireworks during the 30 day period of Dec ember 10. 1946 to January 10. ' 1947. The Hospital Care Association is a non-profit Blue Cross or ganization which provides 150.000 North Carolinians with a volun- j 'tary plan of prepaying hospital and surgical bills. Executive Vice President E. M. Hernc'on said: "The survey was conducted as a service lo the 'public and to1 our members. Its findings are being released to the press, state j medical and hospital officials, and legislators. All physicians signed their reports in writing. Undoubtedly, there were addition al cases of firework injuries but the reports of the 261 replying, physicians gave indication as to the scope and nature of this type injury." Of the 751 patients reported treated. 74 were admitted to hos pitals. A total of 121 patients were reported as being "serious ly injured." Agiong the seriously injured were 37 classified as "eye in juries" including nine cases in volving the loss of an eye, six cases resulting in the loss of vision of one eye, two cases re sulting in questionable vision of one eye. two cases with corneal LINCOLN DAY CELEBRATION FEBRUARY 12th, 1847 ? 7:00 O'CLOCK P. M. SHALLOTTE VILLAGE Prominent Speakers MUSIC ... OYSTER ROAST Sponsored by REPUBLICAN CLUB. Brunswick County. D. R. JOHNSON, President L. C. BLAND, Secretary District Medic j Meeting Feb. 19 Dr. E. C. Hamblen To Be Guest Speaker At Meet-^ ing Of Third District Doctors On Wednesday evening Febru- j ary 19, the Third District of the ; North Carolina Medical society will hold its winter meeting at I the Cape Fear club. 2nd and Chestnut Streets, Wilmington. j The New Hanover Medical so ciety will be host at a cocktail party at 7:00 p. m. in honor of the visiting speakers and the J out-of-town physicians. Following the cocktail party, dinner will be 1 served, after which the papers ' will be presented. At this meeting, Dr. William j Coppridge, president of the N. C. j State Medical Society, will pay the district his of/Icial visit. He will speak on matters of interest ; to every practicing physician. | The other speakers of the even- j ing will be Dr. E. C. Hamblen, I professor of Endocrinology Duke university, \<-ho will speak on J "Some uses of Estrogen and Pro- ' gestin." Dr. David Young, gen- 1 eral superintendent of the N. C. j Psychiatric Hbspitals, will speak j on the subject of "Problems Cov- J (ring the State Hospitals." All members of the district so- ! ciety are urged to attend, and 1 any physicians who have recently! located in the district are cor- 1 dially invited." scar of one eye, and four cases of burns of eye. Among 50 reported arm in- j juries, were two cases of the loss j of hand, seven cases of partial j loss of hand, six cases of loss of | one finger, seven cases of loss of j two fingers, five eases of loss of | three fingers, and one case of i five firjgers. Other serious injuries and the number reported were severe j skin burns, 8; ruptured ear ! Irum, 4; chest injuries, 1: face! injuries, 3; leg injuries, 2: frac-j tured foot, 1: and abdomen in liirv. 1. JUST RECEIVED,,. Philco Radio Phonographs - Philco Portables Keep abreast with the latest developments in Radio and in . ? Radio-Combinations. This year, as in the past, PHILCO is leading- the way in providing' the maximum in service and satisfaction to listeners everywhere. CASH or TERMS LEGGETT'S SOUTHPORT, - - N. C. w ?. . y**. >? >""fy ENJOY The Most Comfortable Year-Round Beach On THE ATLANTIC Long Beach BEAUTIFUL LOTS ? Cottages for Rent or Sale ? LONG BEACH REALTY CO. Chas. M. Trott, Mgr. Southport, N. C. ? Phones? SOUTHPORT 3441 or 3296 Churches Supporting Mechanic's Prayer ? .<> j ? I > '~x</ef (A*? " ' y ? ?L r i-tr* i / >.a*i is*' fa UH-h U'lsut 1 ? ;. . ,../.] A< 'H-kUdt /:*/<**,; ? ? ; s r. . *<jji ?i"< i?>'- f ftf/c ?*s&u .)? ?' r *1*' ?' f u '. f* !/.*"?<? ' :'4 t< <.. A~"' ' lt)2. ? - -kIkU*;** NEW YORK -When Paul Antonia, tinsmith, slipped "the first vote" into the UNO ballot box which he had just made, it was a plea that echoed prayers of religious people everywhere. "May God be with every member of the United Nations Organization," the message read, "and through your nbble efforts bring lasting peace to us all -all over the world." Thousands of churches, regarding civic responsibility as a stewardship, are encouraging prayerful study of the United Nations program. The Methodist lay-activities leaders, as one part of the denomination's Crusade for Christ, are making this a mid-winter emphasis. Will Send Out News Of County State News Bureau Prepar ing Lengthy Release De tailing Attractions Of This Coitnty An interesting brochure on Brunswick county will shortly be distributed from the office of Bill Sharpe, head Of the North Carolina State News and Adver tising Bureau. For suggestions that would correct and improve the material Mr. Sharpe sent the work to W. B. Keziah this week. At the outset the story gives i Brunswick county an average mean temperature of 63.4. the highest in the state. Attention is given the various communities by,, name and their population in given areas. Much attention is also devoted to points such as Orton Gardens, Bald Head Island and some of the beaches. Sport and commercial fis'iing also re ceived flattering attention. Lumbering throughout the county, farming and the manu facturing industries around Le land and Navassa, where there are five big fertilizer plants, the Gulf States Creosoting Company, and other industries, were all prominently mentioned. Five full pages were necessary to carry the full article and the additions by the local man. Ash Youth Just Back From China Clyde B. Coleman, fireman, second class, son of Wade A. Coleman, of Ash, is serving aboard the cargo ship USS Rank in, which has returned to San Diege, Calif., from Chinwangtae, China. While in China, the Rankin participated in a joint Army and Navy mock invasion held on the beaches of Japan, and participat ed in target practice and emer gency messures cenducted by the 7th Fleet. The Rankin then went to Chinwangtae, China to trans port the 7th Regiment of the 1st PERMANENT WAVE k.t WITH NEW SALON-TYPE SOLUTION The new Charm-Kurl is the amazing home Cold Wave kit > you've been waiting Tot Contains ; the latest laboratory-tested cremt solution which is gentle, yet gives a long-lasting wave to any type or texture of hair Only Charm-Kurl has the re marKabJcncw"LOCK-TITE' curl er ? the indcstructible rubber covered aluminum curlcr that " Jocks" in place It's comfortable? can i slip. Perfect for full curls ; or end curls Exclusive with Charm-Kurl Marine Division to the United States. MR. BRAG A\V HERE John G. Bragaw, well-known Washington man, who has the distinction of having written a fuH page for Carl Goerch's State Magazine in every issue since it was first founded, spent the week end here with his sister-in-law, Mrg. Helen G. Bragaw. Widely known for his articles in The State, Mr. Bragaw is also ex tensively known in insurance circles. Farm Training j Deadline Set - - i Veterans Wishing To Take Advantage Of This Pro gram Must Be Enrolled With Vocational Agricul ture Teacher Before March Brunswick County veterans' of World War II. who desire to take co-operatiVe farm training under provisions of Public Law .'146 (the G. I. Bill), must be enrolled for instruction by a Vocational Teacher prior to March 1. In order to receive tuition and sub sistence allowance payments un der the Veterans Administration Training Program. Veterans not enrolled by the . end of February cannot enter the I farm training program until j 1948, as new procedures, require i all enrollment to be made during January and February of each 1 year in the future. This means! that farm training ? a co-opera tive program of organized in- 1 struction and actual on-the-farm f training ? will always start at the i beginning of the crop year. There are already some 8,000; veterans in the state taking farm ' training. They, and others enter- 1 ing before the new deadline, will | have their progress reviewed on j March 1, 1948, by their vocation-) al agricultural teacher and VA j agricultural training officer. Evi dence of satisfactory progress win be required to permit con tinuance of subsistence allow ances that time. ? ^ . BREAKS WHIST MiSs Sallie Pierce, highly esteemed Shallotte lady who is partially paralized in her left side and left arm, had the mis fortune to fall Friday night and break the larger bone in her left wrist. FATHER DIES James N. Clark, of Red Springs, father of Mrs. E. J. Prevatte, of Southport, died Mon day morning follbwing a heart attack. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon. I IN MASSACHtSETT* Mr. and Mrs. formerly of Bolivia, art J ing in Westford, Mass J ing his discharge from tfcj Mr. Cox went into Bolivia, selling out the r^l the year to his father, s p 1 BO ATS WF-ATHFRROVXti \ Southpovt's shrimping weatherbound every 1 week. Even the big gnVHJ dredge Hoffman had t0 y from its work on the ^ j come in, owing to % , southwest gales. Read The Want MORE MILES for YOUR Mol That's What You Get When You Are Using . . . -ESSO PEMBERTON'S ESSO STATION BRUNSWICK RIVER BRIDGE SHOPPING DIRECTIONS Take your market basket on your arm. get your small-change purse and drive out to the Sawdust Trail to the store with the GOOD GULF Emblem j>ut front. Come in and start picking out staple and fancy groceries at prices that will save you real money when you are buying for the needs of an average family. J. B. COCHRAN, General Merchandise SOUTHPORT, N. C; C^dll America, will welcome 'the NEWEST CHEVROLET! See it and you see BIG-CAR QUALITY AT LOWEST COST now made even bigger- looking, even better- looking even more beautiful and desirable in every way Today, we and all other Chevrolet dealers are displaying the newest creation of America's largest producer of automobiles? the new Chevrolet for 1947? offering you an even greater measure of BIG-CAR QUALITY AT LOWEST COST! See it and you will agree that it's the biggest-looking and best-looking Chev rolet ever built. It's more beautiful in every way, bbth inside and out. It's designed to out-style, out-valse, out-save all other cars in its field. 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