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Warning To Young Women And Men Of Great Killer' By Carl V. Reynold., M. D. North Carolina State Health Officer R ale igih? Mothers ? read, in order that you may safeguard your children. % Fathers ? read, in order that you may warn your sons. Woung women ? read in order that you may avoid the pitfalls of others. Everybody ? read, for knowledge is helpfuL It is through fa(se modesty and a lack of knowledge that the "Great Killier" is so extensive. Upon public activity and the dis semination of knowledge, the suc cess, or future, of the fight against di*eas?9 resulting from vice de pends. Far be it from me to be a moralist or a preacher of moraJs. Neither is this message intend ed to imply that I have found a definite solution, but after placing the truth plainly and concisely be fore you, it is hoped that you will awaken to realize that there ihas eexisted a dense veil before tl\e eyes of millions of parents, and tliat, as you read, the most will fade away and you wilt see clearly that the cloud was produced by a false conception of the protec tion of ahrldhood. v Mothers, are you throwing about your daughters, during adolescence and young womanhood, that pro tection to whioh they, as God-given assets and as the future mothers of the land, are entitled? Let us be very definite about this matter. Do you know, personally, the young men with whom your daughters are keeping company? And do you know their whereabouts when they are not under your roof Thesfe are soul- stirring questions, whioh are as fundamentally sound as, "Am I my brother's keeper? If you ARE your brother's keeper ? and the in ference is that you are, when it comes to protecting him against the pitfalls of life ? to what greater extent are you your daughter's keeper? Can't Shirk Responsibility I And father ? are you doing 'your full duty by that son of yours, by keeping him fully advised as to the fundamentals of life, according to your best lights? Have you ful filled the duty you owe him, as the one who bears your name, and upon whose ihealth and conduct the mora! and physical safety of your descendents will depend? Have you been a square shooter with hiin and advised him how he can safeguard himself against dis eases that result from vice ? how he can best protect the health and well-being of his prospective ?wife and children? Do you realize that this is your sole responsibility and cannot be deligated? Young women ? have you profited by Che counsel given you by your mothers? And have you determin ed, from what you already have seen and heard of life as it iexists today, that you will avoid the pit falls into which others have fallen ? Public health today is feverishly engaged in a program for the erad ication of syphilis and gonorrhea ? to forestall the terminal results of these, which bring permanent mis ery and death. What parent is there among you who, if he 9hou1d see a burning bridge on a railroad Hne over which a son or daughter was shortly to pass, would nof ~fkag down the approaching passenger train? How much more important is it that you help to protect the moral highways over which your sons and daughters are passing ? highways Over which you, yourselves, had to travel? Remember, one wreck will surely bring disaster, perhaps death ! The Red Light Menace The closing of segregated, or red light, districts, which action is absolutely necessary to public health ? to say nothing of public morals ? has b<y?n followed by bene ficial results, a denial of which is absolutely ridiculous. To one town, in whioh there was a red light district last y?>r, more than 500 cases of veneral disease among members of the araued forces were traced. To a nearby town of the same size, in which there was no red light district, and near which one of the largest camps in North Carolina is located, fewer than SO cases were traced. Moreover, a tiown with a red light district acts as a magnet drawing both professional and am ateur prostitutes, who promote the spread of veneral diseases. The closing of red light districts has thrown the spotlight on anoth ' er source of infection, that it clan destine prostitution? ?nd this af feeti even our 'teen-age firis. I am indebted to Di Hubert B. Hay wood of Raleifh, a member of the North Carotin* State Board or Hualrti, for a ftipnin* Win* the (lute-line of a efty In i* adjoining State, in which it is revealed by the Health Department of that State that the non-professional pick-up was blamed foir 65 per cent of the veneral diseases cases among soldiers of that particular com mand ; further, that a Naval study of 5(X> cases in that area showed the higher percentage of 73.2 for instances of infection through so called amateurs ? not women class ed as proCessionals, but who en gaged in clandestine prostitution. These combined studies were based on 5,000 veneral cases among Army men and sailors. Machinery In Motion North Carolina is doing an out standing piece of work in its war on veneral diseases. Public heaUh is furnishing free treatment in its more than 300 clinics, scattered throughout the State, as well as free treatment and free hospitali zation at the Charlotte Rapid Treatment Center, with another such center to be opened soon at Durham. Our law enforcement offi cers have closed many red light districts; but it remains for the home, the Church and other bul warks of spiritual betterment and moral suasion to use the facilities at their command for the further reduction of veneral infection, through the processes of construc tive education. The Rapid Treatment Center in Charlotte, wher,e free treatment and free hospitalization will be provid ed sufferers from all sections of North Carolina, has been opened and already has begun its great humanitarian work. Women of both races are being admitted to this Center. Preference will be given to women who are prosti tutes, transients, uncooperative, or who, for other reasons, aannot be treated satisfactorily in local clin ics. Syphilitic patiens sent to Char lotte will be giv,en the 5-day treat ment, unless other treatment sched ule is indicated, patients wiith gon orrhea alone will be admitted un less it has been proven to be treatment resistant. In closing, let me again empha size three important points to re member : First, that treatment and hospitalization are absolutely free; second, that the facilities of the hospital are available to women throughout the State; and, third, that applications for admission must be made to local ? that is, cot^nty, city or district? heaJth of ficers, through whom admissions will be channeled. LEGAL ADVERTISING ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE Having qualified as administra tor of Emily Sheffield, deceased, late of Macon county, N. C., this is to notify aH persons having claims against the estate of sand deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of August, 1944, or this notice will be plead in bar oft their re covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement. This 30th day of August, 1943. R-. C. RICKMAN, Administrator. S2 ? 6tp ? 07 ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE Having qualified as administra trix of Tom Dills, deceased, laite of Macon county, N. C, this is to notify all persons halving claims against ithe estate of said deceased to exhibit them to tl\e undersigned on or before the 7dh day of Sep tember, 1944, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. AH persons indebted to said estaite will please make immediate settle ment. This 7th day of September, 1943. ALrCE DILLS, Administratrix. S9? 6tp? 014 EXECUTOR NOTICE Having qualified as executor of Henry W. Cabe, Jr., deceased, late of Macon county, N. C., this is to nStify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersign ed on or before the 13th day of August, 1944, or this notice will be plead in bar of recovery. AH per sons indebted to said estate wRl please make immediate settlement. This 13th day of August, 1943. Henry W. Gabe, Sr., Executor. A26-6tp-S30 ' NOTICE OF SUMMONS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT North Carolina, Mason County. ROBERT LEE McDOWELL " MATTIE McDOWELL The defendant, M?ttie McDowell, will take notice that an action en titled at above ha? been comment* da in the S?rerk>r Court of Ma con County, North Carol int, for the purpone of obtaining til ilivj lute divorce by the plaintiff Iran 90MDS OVER AMERICA * * * 1 On the fringe of Wen Virginia'* Bethany College ia an old white frame house, the home of Alexander Campbell a century ago. Son of a Presbyterian, he founded the Dis ciples of Christ. Home of Alex Qampbell Back the Attack With War Bonds H. Trotter, chief Nazi labor recruiter in Bel gium haa just aaid : "The church in its proteat againat labor deporta tiona ia taking a politi cal action which haa nothing in common with religion." the defendant; and The defendant will further take notice that she is required to ap pear at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County, in the courthouse in Franklin, North (jarolwia, on the 10th day of October, 1943 and answer or demurr to the complaint of the plaintiff or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demand ed. in said complaint. This the 27th day of September, 1943. A. R. HIGDON' Clerk Superior Court. S9 ? 4tc? S30 EXECUTOR NOTICE Having qualified as executor of J. H. Patterson, deceased, late of Macon county, N. C., this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersign ed on or before the 18th day of August, 1944, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. AB persons indebted Id said estate wtH please make immediate settlement. This 18th day of August, 1943. A. C. PATTERSON, Executor. A 19 ? 6tp ? S23 LAND .EXCHANGE NOTICE M. L. Dowdle has applied for exchange under Act of March 3, 1925, (43 Stat. 1215) offering 541 acres in Macon County, North Carolina, on the waters of Gold Pit Branch, Nantahala Township, being bounded by lands of the United States and fully described in deed from Ellen Barnard, widow, to M. L Dowdle, dated July 5, 1943 and recorded July 13, 1943 In Deed Book 1-5, page 219, and In deed from Jud Tallent and Minnie Tallent, his wife, and Fred Tal lent to M. L. Dowdle, dated July 10, 1^43 and recorded July 13, 1943 In Deed Book 1-5, page 220, Deed Records of Macon County, in exchange for $4,328 worth of stumpage on portion of U. S. tract No. 20, No. 1, within the Slier Bald-Bryson Branch drainage, Macon County, North" Carolina. Persons claim ing said properties or having bona fide objections to such ap plication must file their protests with the Regional Forester, Olenn Building, Atlanta, Geor gia, before October 18th, 1943. S16 ? 4tc ? 07 | ? "TELL THEM WI1 *ft's been my /^JTANdBy 4Vf\\ for m: y?"*' BLUE RIDGE COFFEE " TOPS IN TASTE" We Are Glad To Have You FISH and OYSTERS SERVED DAILY CAGLE'S CAFE 'H ADVERTISING" ? <3flaVe a^JatA <WM<U4 LEARN: About funeral quality ? Price s ? Values A V OID: Perplexity ? Misgivings > . Escapable Anxiety DECIDE: Funeral matter, in ad-\ vance for peace of mind. 0 c*V 0 WORE 1? rfu* u'/ra# Womi [/yt Bf i\ W' ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE Having qualified as adminis trator of Jim Norton, deceased, late of Macon county, N. 0., this is to notify all persons hav ing claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of September, 1944, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All per sons Indebted to said estate will please make immediate settle ment. This 17th day of September, IMS. JOHN M. NORTON, Administrator. S2S ? 6tp? 028 JOIN Bryant Mutual Burial Association OUul Mid Strongest ^ ?n tb? County From where I sit J>y Joe Marsli "Well," eays Judge Cunning ham. "I tea they've got It!" "Got whatT" I says. "Look." beams the Judge. And he pulls out an article about a special kind o' lie detector? an "alcoholometer" they call it When a fellow gets haled Into court for doing mischief, and blame* It all on a "couple of beers," this scientific machine pi-ores whether Just a "couple of beers" Is really the true answer. And o' coarse it lent. Because a oonple of beers, eajoyed with friends, U a way people keep rat of trouble, not get Into Ul From where 1 sit, I certainly agree with the Judge. The fellow with the alibi about a "couple of beer*" la reflecting on good citizens everywhere who enjoy a quiet glasa of beer with their meals? slttln' with their friends or Just relaxing after a day's work. Moderate folks like that are entitled to consideration. c> IMS. MCWINO INDUSTRY FOUNDATION. Nortk Carolkw ConmHIw (door H. lain. Sw> Mractor. 606-607 l.i.n.n IWg.. taMfk. N. C 1 Am American I am an American. A little of every race and every nation went into the melting-pot that poured me. Europe is there, and a fragment of Africa, and some of Asia. I airj all races and all tongues, all colors and all creeds. But I am an American because I have dreamt the dream of the founders of this democracy, and because I have a share in every act of faith that made their drearr come true. Lincoln at Gettysburg spoke for me. Valley Forge was my Winter too. I knew Tom Paine and the Raleigh Tavern and the village green at Lexington. Old Hickory talked my language. Ethan Allen thundered in my name. Jefferson writing his statute for re ligious liberty wanted me to have a chance to worship God in my own way. The Pilgrim Fathers gave ire a stubborn hope. Appomattox taught me charity. Boone showed me the West ern trails. The pioneers who climbed the hills and crossed the great valleys found a country broad enough for men of every race to live in self-respect and friendship with their neighbors. It is not race or creed or color that makes an American. It is a decent regard for the rights of man and a healthy love of freedom. * I am an American. My home is a continent between two seas. On this continent I have helped to build the only way of life which I believe to be worth living. It is a friendly way of life, with room for the opinions of the man across the street. It is an honorable way of life, asking no compromise with convictions. It is an eager way of life, forever pressing on to new experiments, new trials, new errors, another start and fresh achievement. It is a successful way of life, with the-highest standard of mater ial well-being and the broadest basis of popular education that the world has ever known. It is an alert way of life, on guard day and night against impairment of the rights that a free people cherish ; the right to think for themselves and to vote as they please, to choose their own church, to read a free press, to name their own leaders in a free election ; the right to discuss, to disagree, to try new roads, to make mistakes and to correct them; tihe right to be secure against the exercise of arbitrary power; the right to live tfieir lives in their own way. I am att American. ? New York Times Editoral. THm Editorial w Reprinted in Behalf of the 3rd WAR LOAM by _ Sanders' Store
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