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Burning Battery Casings For Fuel Causes Death Of Child, 2 Narrowly Escape A warning has been issued by pediatricians at Duke hospital against the burning of battery casings as fuel for heat or cook ing. following the death of one child and the near death of two others from lead poisoning, brought about by fumes from the burning of casings." A six-year old white Golds boro child was admitted to Duke hospital recently in the last stages of severe convul sions. Despite every effort on the part of the hospital staff, he succumbed the same evening. TWo weeks later a five-year ola brother and a three-and-one half-year old sister were brought to Duke with indications of the same type of poisoning Careful questioning of the family brought out the following facts: The father of the children GOOD FOOD COURTEOUS SERVICE ? c I H. & B. RESTAURANT Remember your Friends and Relatives at Christmas with a PORTRAIT of Yourself There's nothing so personal as a photograph ? Or what about an attractive Christmas Card carrying your photograph? Crisp's Studio Phone 18i-J Franklin, N. C. Place your order NOW for POT PLANTS and CUT FLOWERS for Christmas and thus be sure of getting what you want. WEST'S FLORIST "Flowers for every Occasion" Phone 234 BETTER FEEDERS FEED CHESTERFIELD SOLD AND RECOMMENDED BY ROY F. CUNNINGHAM Many Losing Their Benefits From Social Security Many persons are losing their social security benefits, accord ing to D. W. Lambert, manager of the Ashevilie oitice 01 uu riocial becuruy administration. ?The trouble", he explained, "lies In the fact tnat nana teas of persons have not couieica u< come 10 one of our 4oo neia 01 fices and ask about their rights, either as a retired* worker at age 65, or as a survivor of a deceased wage earner". Payments under the old-age and survivors insurance law are never made until applied for. Applications must be made in person or by mail, and neces sary tonus must be completed. There is never any charge for advice or service, and there is no need to retain an attorney. "We cannot over-emphasize", Mr. Lambert, continued, "the vital importance cf every elig ible retired worker over 65 and every widow or other nearest of kin of a worker who has died immediately contacting our nearest office for advice and as sistance. This would also apply to survivors of World War 11 veterans who die within three years of the date of discharge." As a concrete example, the manager described the case of a wage earner's widow with a small son, who lost over $500 in survivors monthly beneiits was a part time truck driver who also did some work for a local exterminating company. Near the family home is locat ed a salvage company which reclaims the lead content irom old automobile batteries. The father had been collecting the discarded battery casings from the salvage depot and had been carrying them home for use as fuel. During the latter months of last winter the casings had provided heat for the family oi six. Last summer the casings provided fuel for cooking and in the last few weeks prior to the tragedy the casings had been burned in an open fireplace. Battery casings provide good heat but give off a great deal of smoke. It is this smoke which contains poisonous lead fumes. The eldest child, who had u habit of sticking by the fir#, was the first affected by me poison. Prior to coming to Duke he had fallen three times, lost and later regained the use of his right, side, suffered severe head aches and become nauseous several times. He had been seen by a local doctor who referred him to Duke, following a night of severe convulsions. The child had been too long exposed to the poisonous fumes and died the same day he was admitted to the Duke pediatric service. The other two children were admitted not long afterwards. They had suffered from occa sional vomiting, loss of appetite, were listless, lost weight and wouldn't play. The boy was un able to follow directions and seemed confused. When the father realized that these two were exhibiting some of the symptoms which he recalled the oldest boy had shown earlier in his illness, he brought them to Durham where they were imme diately admitted to Duke hos pital. The peculiarity of the case, which had involved three mem bers of the same immediate family, led the doctors to sus pect that there was some do mestic situation responsible lor the conditions. One of the first questions asked was "Do you burn battery casings in your home?" When this fact was af firmatively confirmed by X-rays indicating lead deposits at the growing end of the bones and the stippling of the red blood cells which showed up In lab oratory tests and the source of the damage realized, messages were immediately dispatched to health authorities in Goldsboro to avoid a recurrence of the condition among others who might be using the casings for fuel. Join Now! Protects the Wholl Family , Potts' Burial Ass'n. Phone 164 or 174 Buy the Best . . . "DOBRY'S BEST" OR "BEST OF THE WEST" FLOUR ... at your favorite Grocer's Dowdle Wholesale Co., Distributors because she neglected to apply (or them until a year and a iuur after her husband's dejith. Under the law', monthly bene fits can begin no moie uuii three months before the- month in which the application is filed. "Let every person who is cm ployed in jobs covered by so cial security", the manager con cluded, "remember this: There are two time for acuuu under social security, first, when u worker reaches 65, and seoend, when a worker dies. The action in both cases is to immediately contact the nearest social se curity administration oaice. "Persons who wish to discuss social security and cannot cunu to the field office should write us," Mr. Lambert said. "Wt have regular itinerate service in the counties of Western NorUi Carolina, and will be glad tu advise those who write on the next regular visit in their county. The local postmaster can also provide information in the future." Pine Forests In South A13 Staging Cc me- back A quarter century ago it wrs generally conceded that the Southern pine industry was headed for extinction. So strong was this belief that many lumber operators moved out of the South and migrated ; westward because they thought the supply would be exhausted within a few years. But nature ? and common sense planning ? have changed all that, according to the South ern Pine association, which represents manufacturers of pine in 12 Southern states. Today the production of lumb er, and particularly pine, is not only one of the South's leading industries, but through good forestry practices and pub lic education, it is rapidly be coming one of the most vital , factors in the economic well- I being of the South. k at? kd# .| 0 I i ' " V " i at home or abroad . . . Macon County people look forward to receiving ? I I. I The Franklin Press and The Highlands Maconian A subscription to The I'ress makes an ideal Christinas gift. Fifty-two times during the year it will remind the person receiving it that yon were- thoughtful enough t'o send it. 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