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Health Department Plays Important Role In The Prevention Of Diseases Breakdown Of Work During Past Year Given. Educa tion Is Also Primary By STAFF WRITER While the hospital is concerned chiefly with curative medicine, an other health unit in Transylvania county is concerned primarily with prevention and control of disease. Although there is no direct con nection between the Transylvania €ounty Public Health department and the local hospital, the health office is playing an important role in the protection of citizens. A number of figures derived from the health office’s annual re ports being completed this week will show the citizens what a vast amount of work is being done by this agency. Immunizations, especially among boys and girls, play a vital part in the health of any community. Dur ing the past five years, including 1953, 1,921 children were given diphtheria shots; 2,247 received smallpox vaccinations; 1,653 had immunization for whooping cough; 1,343 completed immunizations for typhoid and 761 tetanus shots were given. The results of this widespread disease control can be seen by these figures: In the past five years, seven diphtheria cases, one death; three typhoid cases, one death; one whooping cough case, one death; and no smallpox. The cases of poliomyelitis in Transylvania county show an out standing record and one of which the health department is quite proud. Only 19 cases of polio have been reported during the past five years, only one during the entire past year. These 19 cases have re sulted in only one death. X-rays have played a highly im portant part in the discovery and control of tuberculosis and other chest diseases. In the past a num ber of people have been sick and died from this disease without ever knowing what had stricken them. Even now some cases go undetect ed. During the past five years 28 cases have been reported to the health department, most of which came from the mass chest X-ray clinics. These are only two phases of the constant work which is being done Jaycees To Name "Man Of The Year" At Banquet January 27 DSA Chairman ROBERT T. GASH, who was i named “Man of the Year” in Transylvania for ’52, is chairman of the Jaycee project for the past year, and the announcement of the person who will receive the DSA for outstanding work dur- j ing 1953 will be made at the an nual banquet on January 27th in Gaither’s Rhododendron room. at the Transylvania County Health office by Dr. James H. Sanders, Jr., part-time officer; Miss Martha Choate, RN, public health nurse; Walter F. Hart, senior sanitarian; and Mrs. Spalding McIntosh, Jr., secretary. Health education is one of the most important jobs of the public health service. This program is car ried on throughout the year before all type of organizations by the use of personal messages, films and free printed material. Infant and pre-school health are highly important phases of the work of the local department. Dur ing 1953 there were 374 live births in the county, 290 in the hospital, 82 in the home by physicians and only two deliveries reported by And Be Secure In Your Right To Drive! Holders of policies in the Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance company do not pay for the losses inflicted by what are called “chronic offenders.” They are carefully screened out. Other reasons our clients save up to 25% are: Farm Bureau is the second largest insurer of autos in the U. S. The company is owned and op erated for the benefit of policyholders and econ omies are passed on in the form of lower premi ums. New Law Is Strict! Ample warning has been given all motorists about the risk they take when they drive if they are not adequately insured or cannot settle claims amounting to as much as $11,000. The penalty is loss of the right to drive and probably suits that might prove annoying and expensive. The new law is now in effect. If you have not ar ranged to comply with its requirements, see us today. Carl W. Stephens Agent Office in Waltermire Lobby Phone 2-1561 Asheville’s Roy Taylor Will Be Principal Speaker. Oth er Awards Offered The annual Jaycee banquet and presentation of the Young Man of the Year Award has been set for January 27th at 7 p. m. in Gaith er’s Rhododendron room. Robert T. Gash, chairman of the awards committee of the Brevard Jaycees, announced at the last regu lar meeting of the club, that in ad dition to the Distinguished Service Award to Brevard’s outstanding young man of 1953, awards would also be presented to key men in the club itself, and certificates of appreciation would be presented to certain local business organizations whose cooperation has aided the club in its projects for 1953. The Hon. Roy Taylor, Asheville attorney, and member of the gen eral assembly of North Carolina, will speak at the ladies’ night ban quet on the subject of the challenge of community service. Various members of the Jaycees reported on the progress in dif ferent phases of the March of Dimes drive now underway in Transylvania county. Transylvania county farm agent, Julian Glazener, presented to the club plans for the Community De velopment program, and competi tion in that program in the county and state. Mr. Glazener pointed out that in competing for prizes, the various communities brought about better living and better communi ty spirit through cooperation. The Brevard Jaycees agreed to help sponsor this farm project, furnish ing one member for the agricul tural workers council, and also furnishing a prize for county com petition. Chairman Gash pointed out that this year the banquet will be open to the public, especially to those interested in knowing more about the Jaycees. The only requirement will be that reservations must be made by contacting the chairman. Rev. Childers To Preach In Revival At Church Of God Rev. A. V. Childers, visiting evangelist from West Asheville, will conduct a revival at the Church of God in Brevard begin ning Monday night, January 25th, at 7:30. According to the pastor, Rev. Childers is a preacher of wide ex perience and he invites everyone in the community to attend. Services will continue each eve ning at 7:30. AGREEABLE The largest building in the vil lage, a feed mill, had just burned to the ground. Several people stood on the main corner discussing the fire. One man said he believed it must have been incendiary. “Incendiary, nothin’!” exclaimed another. “It’s a cinch that some body set it on fire.” mid-wives. The estimated pre-school popu lation at the end of 1953 was 2,036. Last year 614 children entered the first grade. Of the ,3914 school chil dren enrolled in this county, 1,258 last year received medical examina tions. Complete health records are kept in the department on every school child in the county. A number of defects among the school children were discovered and corrected last year. According to the annual report they are as fol lows: tonsils and adenoids 62, teeth 1,028, ears 29, hernia 1, eyes 275 and nutrition 48. There are 74 crippled children in the county who receive the benefits of free clinics twice monthly at the Asheville Or thopedic home. Last year 519 chil dren had their hearing tested with an audiometer. Still other important health con trols come under the jurisdiction of the public health office. To briefly mention them, they are sanitation, cancer detection, vene real disease tests, maternal health and mental hygiene. The county also had a dog warden six months of last year when 37 clinics were held and 847 dogs vaccinated. The health department does its best in all these ways to keep peo j pie from getting sick. Those who become seriously ill or in need of an operation go to the hospital. Be tween the two important institu tions, the health of the people of Transylvania county is maintained. When you think of prescrip tions, think of VARNTR’S.—adv. (^SNAPSHOT GUILD Snow makes a fine setting for gay color pictures of your favorite people. There's Color in the Snow WHEN the view from your win dow looks like a winter won derland, with the snow-covered landscape sparkling under a clear, blue sky—that’s your cue to get out with your camera and be sure that you have color film in it. Whether you encounter such scenes regularly on home ground, or see them when vacationing in colder climes, they offer wonder ful picture-taking opportunities. Why the emphasis on color, when snow is so white? For the very good reason that it offers such a very fine background for the peo ple and things you’ll be picturing. Can’t you just see a group of children playing with their sleds on a snow-covered hill? They’ll be wearing snowsuits of brilliant reds, blues, greens, yellows that’ll be so outstanding against the glis tening white of the snow. They’ll make a really pretty picture, of the kind you’ll want to keep for a long time and look at again and again. This glistening surface offers you another advantage in addition to being a good background. It re - flects the light from the sun, so that your subject is well lighted from all directions. This will do away with the shadows that you’d get if the ground were bare. However, speaking of the re flected light brings me to warning you about an effect that the light may have on your picture. It is quite likely that your snow will have a blue cast, especially if you are making color snapshots with a simple camera. It is easy to see why this happens. We just talked about the reflected light. Well, the light from the bright blue sky that is illuminating the snow is blue. And that is the color of the light, which bouncing off the snow, reaches the film in your camera. 1 This bluishness often adds charm to the picture because the blue ness of the sky in the same pic ture explains it. And the presence of other strong colors, like the red of the snowsuits we mentioned j earlier, takes attention away from j any blueness in the snow. Be sure to do your snow shoot- J ing—either in black-and-white or color when the sun is bright. On grey days the snow looks drab and dull. Of course, if you’re striving for mood pictures, that’s all right. But for everyday picture taking, we’re sure most of you will prefer the bright-day snow scenes when j everything is sparkling and lively. —John Van Guilder E. P. Galloway, 82, Died Tuesday At Travelers Rest E. P. Galloway, 82, of Travelers Rest, S. C., and for many years a resident of Transylvania county, died early Tuesday morning at his home. Funeral services were conducted at the Nine Forks Baptist church near Dacusville, S. C., Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Galloway is survived by the following: four sons, J. E. Gallo way of Brevard; Marion Galloway, of Enoree, S. C., Ralph Galloway, Easley, S. C., and Troy Galloway, Travelers Rest, S. C.; four daugh ters, Mrs. Tom McKinnev, Mrs. Henry Garren and Mrs. Robert Garren, all of Brevard, and Mrs. B. H. Rinehart, Canton. MUTUAL DISREGARD Doctor: ‘‘Your examination shows that you have high blood pressure, but I wouldn’t worry about it.” Patient: “Humph! If you had high blood pressure I wouldn’t worry about it, either.” PENALTY Added To County - City Taxes on and after Feb. 2 Office open each morn ing at 7:30 rest of this month for your conven ience. C. M. DOUGLAS Tax Collector OTHER FELLOW’S FAULT A woman was filling out an acci dent report. She had dented the fender of a parked car while trying to park her own. One question on the report was, “What could the operator of the other vehicle have done to avoid the accident?” she wrote: “He could have parked somewhere else.” Best Wishes On Your Expansion Program We Are Happy To Supply You With Much Of Your Food WE SERVE INSTITUTIONS AND INDUSTRIES Institution Wholesale Co. 155 Lyman Street Asheville, N. C. < ■ n ■ — - M — HD CLUB NEWS —.... - ■ ■ M ■ ,.4 TRAINING SCHOOL A training school for program leaders will be held at 10 a. m. this Thursday morning at Gaith er’s. All clubs are urged to send their leaders. The remainder of the Home Dem onstration schedule, according to Anne Benson Priest, is as follows: Penrose club Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the school. Executive board of the county HD council at 2 p. m. Friday with Miss Priest in her apartment. The Blantyre club meeting will be held Monday afternoon with Mrs. J. M. Knight. Mrs. Ed Sentelle will be hostess to the Lamb’s Creek club next Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. Holly Springs club will be enter tained Wednesday by Mrs. Weaver Cordell at 2 p. m. The quarterly meeting of the county council is slated for next Thursday, January 28th at 2 p. m. in Gaither’s. Pretty Nurse: Every time I take the patient’s pulse it gets faster. What shall I do? Doctor: Blindfold him. Aboard USS Dixie RICHARD R. LAMBERT, GMSN, U. S. Navy, has returned to his ship, the USS Dixie, in San Francisco, Calif., after spending a. leave here. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh N. Lambert, of Brevard. Young Lambert has served 41 months in -the navy, 17 of which have been in overseas duty. Prior to entering service he attended Brevard college. When you think of prescrip* tions, think of VARNER’S.—adv. POLITE . ATTENTION YOU'LL RECEIVE. WHEN VOU COME IN AND WHEN VOU LEAVE > WELC.OWE. WWMJmtMSJmMMMs' e LOCAL TRADEMARKS. I~ Swift’s Western Branded Beef Chuck Roast, bone in_lb. 35c Cubed Steak_lb. 59c Fresh Ground Beef_lb. 35c Tender Sliced Beef Liver_lb. 25c Fresh Spare Ribs_lb. 45c Swift’s Premium Franks_lb. 43c Fresh Flounder, whole_lb. 45c Fresh Spanish Mackerel, whole_ lb. 35c 49 W.MAIN**vSs«u£TURNER 2-3241 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA
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