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THE FftANkLlN PRE$S AN& tH HIGHLANDS MACON IAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1941
N. C. Death Toll
From Accidents And
Vital Statistics
The August toll of 145 deaths
from preventable accidents in North
Carolina brought the total for the
year so far .Uj 1,144. as compared
with 810 (luring the corresponding
period of 1940, reports compiled by
the State Board of Health's Divi-
si on of Vital Statistics show. The
increase for the . month was 25.
While a substantial majority of
these deaths resulted from auto
mobile accidents, August, with its
: torrid weather, was markejd by 30.
'drownings 'in North Carolina, com
pared with 23 in August 1940. But
the State so far this year has
been free from .deaths) from airplane
; accidents.
The rising birth rate that has
characterized 1941 has been ac
companied by an increase in infant
" mortalityi There were 4-?l such
deaths reported in; August, as com
pared with 385 in August last year,
while births last mqnth 'totaled
7,370 against 7,173 in August, 1940.
Maternal Deaths Decrease
iaternal deaths, however, show
ed a continued decline, with 35
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reported last month, s compared
with 40 the corresponding month
last year. Deaths resulting from
diarrhea and enteritis have shown
an increase this 'summer. There
were 141 last month. The total for
August, last year, was only 97.
August births brought the year's
total is North Carolina so far to
56,623, an increas of 3,294 aver
the first eight months of 1940, dur
ing which time infant deaths total
ed 3,520, an increase of 403 over
the corresponding period in 1940,
while maternal death's, showed a
decline of 45.
No Polio ' Death In August
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as the results of polomyelists, com
monly known as infantile paralysis,
but there were four deaths from
tetanus, or lockjaw. Typhoid fever
claimed one victim, compared with
six in August, 1940, while there
was one death from uhdulatut fever.
None occurred in August last year.
But there was . a sharp upturn in
deaths from whooping-cough, the
August, 1941, total having been. 21,
as compared with six a year ago.
Malaria fatalities numbered 3. In
August last year they numbered 11.
Information Concerning
Enlistment In U. S. Navy
What would happen if I enlisted
in the U. S. Navy and became
sick
You would receive the finest
I medical care from trained Navy
doctors and . surgeons absolutely
free.
When do I get my first leave
after I have enlisted?
Iln a few weeks after you have
completed your IRecruit training
period. :
Who pays . for my meals and
carfare when I am first semt to
a U. S. Navy Training Station ?
The Navy furnishes you all trans
portation and meals.
If I attend a Navy Trade School,
how many hours a week of school
work will I have?
Navy men in Trade Schools are
given thirty-two house of school
work a week and about three
hour of night watches.
Does a bluejacket have to pay
for his own food and board : out
of his Navy pay?
No. The Government gives you
excellent food and board, free.
Must my parents .consent to my
enlistment if I am under 21
Yes. All' applicants must be at
least 17 years of age and if under
21 years of aire thev -need the
consent of their parents or guardi
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Birth Registrars
Listed and Laws for Vital
Statistics Cited
The Macon County Health, De
partment publishes below the names
of registrars of births in the town
ships of . the county, officially ap
pointed by the county commission
ers, according to law.
Franklin, Roy Qunningham
Burnangtown, Mrs. RolJert Parrish,
Route 3; Cartoogechayi, Mrs. Ber
gie Brookshiret Route' 1 ; Cowee,
E. O. Rickman, Leatherman ; Elli
jay, Mrs. Sallie Moore; Flats, Mrs.
J. D. Burnette, Scaly; Mill Shoals,
Mrs. Lydia Adams, Ellijay; Smith's
Bridge, Miss Nell Cabe, Dillard,
Ga., Route 1; Sugar Fork, Mrs. T.
T. Henderson, Cullasaja.
Dr. George B. Lynch, county
health, officer, calls, attention to
the fact hat Highlands and Nan
tahala at present have no registrar,
but that these will be supplied at
an early date. He called attention
to the importance of birth registra
tion, both from a : legal and the
human standpoint.
The Bureau of Vital Statistics
of the State Board of Health of
Raleigh in its notice to doctors
and midwiVes, gives this informa
tion: , .
Notice To Doctors and Midwivet
- Birth registration seems unimpor
tarot to some physiciansXHowever,
past, experience has proved that it
is anything but unimportant to the
children whose births are not re
corded; Frequently, in legal mat
ters, much depends upon the birth
record. There are cases, when the
absence of the record meant heavy
financial loss.
Physiciane who fail to report
births are guilty of inexcusable neg
lect. The law requires that the re
ports be made. Thus there is a
duty under the law. However, the
moral obligation far outweighs any
legal obligation that has been im
posed. The physician who is not
sufficiently interested in the fam
ilies he attends to register births
in those families is not deserving
of his patiemts.
Birth registration is made ex
tremely easy. It can be done by
mail to the proper registrar named
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The rain Thursday night reliev
ed the farmers by softening the
ground so they could begin their
fall plowing.
Mm. Wade McKinraey and Mrs.
Ayler Chastine of Highlands were
visiting friends in Union Wednes
day. Mrs. Tim Wood was visiting her
mother, Mrs. S. P. Penland who
has been confined to her bed for
the past several months, Friday.
Earl Drymarif of Scaly passed
through Union, en route to Frank
lin, Tuesday, to attend jthe Farm
ers', Meeting at the Agriculture
Building. '
Mrs. J. C, Swaim and Mrs. E.
N. Evans went to Clayton, Ga.,
Monday and spent the evening with
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Justus of the
Clayton Hotel.
Ransom Ledford who is work
ing for the Farmers' Federation
in Franklin, is taking his vacation
this week at home.
George Sprinkle and Miss Beulah
Cheeks' were married at Clayton
Ga., last Saturday, returning to
their home in the Hickory Knoll
section Monday. '
Clyde Hopper is building a new
house on the Will Cheeks lot which
he purchased some few days ago.
This is another home added 'to
our little village. Our population is
growing steadily. Franklin had bet
ter ' InnU nut for wfr will nntstrin'
it yet. ; : '
Mr and Mrs. Clay Compton
motored to Aquon Saturday to at
tend the funeral of Mr. John Jones,
who, died Friday at his home. He
had been .sick . for several months.
He has been a citizen of the Nan
tahala section for fifty yeans and
every ' one thought well of him.
J. W. Addington, accompanied by
Miss Helen Henderson, went to
Brevard Friday to visit his son,
isrowniow Aldington, aiso jjick
Hend-er$on who are attending col
lege at that place. They returned
Friday evening.
Mr. and . Mrs. J. R. Gribble of
Young Harris, Ga., were visiting
home folks in Union Saturday and
Sunday. Mr. Gribble is working for
the TVA on the dam which is be
ing constructed near Haysville.. .
Rev. J. C. Swaim, pastor of the
Methodist church, here is attending
District Conference this week. He
has just closed a very successful
year on the Macon Circuit and we
trust that he will come again for
the next year. ' 1
R. Mc. C. Jones of Lenoir, who
has been visiting Cherokee Indian
Fair, was stopping at Bryson Hotel
Saturday.
representing the Royal Order of
Moose, has been in town for the
past week. "
Saturday and Sunday ushered in
the cool days of autumn, and Jack
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