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uc r L THE ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER OF MADISON COUNTY VOL.34 8 Page MARSHALL; N. C, THURSDAY, SEP TEMBER 5, 1935 PRICE $1.00 A YEAR RADIO TALK BY HEALTIT OFFICIAL GIVES ACTUAL FACTS ON PARALYSIS A Discussion of th? Nature, Extent, Prevention, Treat ment of the Disease By J. P. LEAKE, U. S. Public Health Service Editor's Notej The following ar ticle is f'm an address delivered on the N. B. C. Network on June 11 at the American Medical Association masting, and is published here at the suggestion of Dr. H. B. Ditmore of Marshall.) ' The disease commonly-called iman tile paralysis, as gnou probably know, is neither infantile nor paralysis, in many cases. Though younger peopie are much more apt to, have it than older, it can occur at the age of seven ty. In a typical case of the disease there is very definite weakness, but an affected muscle is not usually para lysed completely. We prefer to call . the disease poliomyelitis, from polio meaning gray, and myelitis, inflam mation of the spinal cord, that is, an inflammation of the 'gray matter, where the nerve cells are, in the mar low of the backbone. But poliomye litis is rather a mouthful, so we say polio for short. It has become one 01 me wuisi. feared of all our epidemic diseases. The two largest epidemics in the his tory of the world have occurred in the United States within the last 20 years, spreading from ur most thickly populated area. Yet even in the center of the worst of these epi demics, only one person in about five hundred had the disease or one child out of about seventy children under five years of age. In more remote places, where several years pass be- tween visitations 01 tne disease, larger percentage are affected. Thus ' 'on Pleasant Island far out on the Pa cific Ocean on the equator, about 2,000 miles from Australia and 3,000 miles from the Philippines, an epi demic occurred in January, 1910, which the German colonial doctor said could not be infantile iparalysis because it affected the grown-up aa ; tive men and women, as much or I , more than the infants. There were ! " 470 cases among the 1260 natives, or "more than ona case for every three i people, while the Chinese-and' lUmR ; -.peans on the island, who had had eon s' tact with the outside world, were ai- V Minot onmnlaAlti. iiursH '. This and ' similar htppenings have shown ua that we gain protection from the dis ease by not living too shut-in a life. The chief reason whv the young are so susceptible to the infection is that they have had no expenence with it before. ' We have polio with us in all parts of the United States and at every season of the year, yet none of our common diseases show such great differences in numbers from year to year, and from season to season, as does poli. No one can predict the outlook this Biear; however, there are some signs tending to indicate that this may be a heavi year, for the disease. Polio may ocur in ' outbreaks in the dead n' winter, but that is not customary. There seems to be something about the human mechanism that makes the nerve cells of those who no through a regularly winter particu larly susceptible to the disease when warm weather comes on. That is, it is a disease which does occur in the tropics and among Esquimeaux, but which hits heaviest in the cooler parts .of the temperate zone, and in such a climate in summer and" early fall. For the northern part of the United States we should expect in a city of a hundred thousand inhabitants in an ordinary year, about one case dur ing the months from December to June, and then about nine cases dur ing July, Autoist. September, Octo ber and November. Polio is ordinarily spread by human contact and the virus is taken in, by tne nose or mouth, but from what cure the disease, and better still, how to prevent it. To most people, that means a srum or a vaccine, Such methods seem definite, and to the point. Able scientists have worked on both these problems of cure and of prevention, and are entitled to our gratitude and support, yet frank ly, in rrtyi opinion, there is no valid reason for believing that serum ia of definite value in the treatment of the disease, and tliere never has been. The prospect is hopeful rather than definite. The same may be said for specific preventatives. The reason for stating this opinion frankly ia two-fold. We need more clear-cut knowledge about the pos sible value of these measures, that is, more neople who are willing to with hold the serum or specific preventive from their children for comparative purposes. From the present outlook, this would be just as good treatment as givinlg them the serum or vaccine. In the second place, there seems to be a danger that too much reliance may be put on the injections, to the neglect of moe important measures, such as protecting the weakened muscles against stretching. This takes careful skilled medical atten tion, prolonged over a much greater time than in the treatment ot most other infectious diseases. Super vised exercises are as important as rest. It is not as simple a prescrip tion as a serum, but it pays abundant ly in restoration of power. And as to prevention, we have more than a hint that fatigue and strain are very bad for a child who has been exposed to. poliOj, These important matters have more than once been neglected in the enthusiasm for ser um. I should be happy if my child were one of a group in which serum or vaccine were tried out, but I should be just as glad if he were selected for that part of the group to whom the serum or vaccine was not given. It goes without saying that all such trails are made only following ade quate checks for safety, and with reasonable expectation, based on ani mal tests, that the product ,may do some good. Is it worth while to spray and gar gle with antiseptics to try to prevent infection? Cleanliness and mouth hygiene are advisable at all times, after a series of years of .vigorous treatment louowing evsrv epiaemis, to prevent bringing polio into my own family, I found that the result was a raw nose and throat, perhaps more dangerous than no treatment at all. Naturlly, during epidemic preva lence of the disease, we keep our i children from unnecessary exposure to others, sick or well, and especially awav from children with feverish di- gestive disturbances. We do not for get that we grown-ups may bring the infection home and we put all reason able barriers of cleanliness between ourselves and those who are of the particularly susceptible ages. The more crowded and cosmopolitan the community where the child grows up. thesooner. apparently, he acquires protection against the disease, though he may get a frank attack in obtain in c such nrotection. In 1916 in the crowded boroughs of New York City less than ten per cent of the cases were over five years of age, while in more thinlv settled Staten Island, over seventeen ner cent were older than five. The epidemics come when school is out, and bv the time the fall ses sion starts, the period of infection is prectically over; even if this were not so, in general children are better controlled and safer from indiscrim inate exchange of secretions in school than on the streets. We have evi dence, too that swimming, if not too strenuous, is a relatively' harmless pastime so far as infection is con cerned. To be brief, the important things to do during an epidemic to prevent the disastrous results of oolio are. to protect children against undue fa tigue "Pr strain: to avoid unnecessary"; ease and to improve its control; to secure medical assistance promptly if suspicious symptoms such as fever, with vomiting, constipation, drowsi ness, irritability, or headache appear; especially if there is any stiffness of the head or back, tenderness, or weakness; and meanwhile to keep the child in as quiet and natural a posi tion as possible. This careful hand ling and protection of muscles is par ticularly important in the" very earli est stages. It would be folly to deny that some cases are hopeles from the very start, vvt skillful rotecthm be fore wrong positions are assumed and weakened muscles are overused or stretched has meant to some the dif ference between a series of operations with considerable disability in spite of them, and restitution to a nearly normal life. HOT SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY WITH A BANG Town's Water Supply Hardly calls attention to this shortage and Adequate The public school at Hot Springs opened Monday under favorable cir cumstances. In fact two members of he faculty reported to this newspaper that if started off "with a bang". Principal H. W. Cook was in charge of the opening exercises and made suitable announcements. Ths devo tional exercises were in charge of the Rev Moir Edwards, former pastor of the Methodist Church. The en rollment was about as usual with the number increasing from day to day. A numb:r of the town people were present and were appreciatively rec ognized by the school's principal. Other members of the faculty present were: Miss Selwyn McDevitt, Mrs,. J. Bewley Tweed, Mrs. Lita Brooks Steppe; M5T3 Lula Chandler, Mrs. Harriett Runnion, Miss Mae Boone, Miss Alma Phoenix, Mrs. Hattie Hen derson, Miss Hazel Sprinkle( and Mrs. Minnie Ponder Ebbs. Water Shortage Threatened The water supply for the town of Hot Springs is proving itself to be inadequate for its present demands, especially due to the drought of the Hot Springs section during the last few months. A notice posted on the Clerk's office by Mayor C. G. Paris urges the people of Hot Springs to be as economical as possible in the use of water. A report that the town's water supply was going to waste on account of a leaking sys tem was denied by the town clerk, Mr. A. C. Gentry, who says that the system is working perfectly but that the shortage is due to the dry weath er and to the unusual demands that have been made upon it by the CCC Camp and others. It is hoped that the water situation will soon be re lieved. PERSONALS Other items picked up in the un usually well laid out mountain town were as follows: Mr. J. A. Brooks has been seriously ill the past week with heart trouble. His son, Mr. O. S. Brooks was called from Knoxvill?, Tenn., Sunday night. Misses Martha, Charlie and Helen Harmon spent last Friday in Knox ville. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Izlar, Jr., and small daughter, who had spent two weeits' vacation here with home folks have returned to their home. Mrs. Knuckles and daughter Mrs. Cartright and small son of Bristol, have beeta guests of Mm O. W. Grubbs and family. The Ladies' Missionary Society met ALL GRADES OF MARSHALL SCHOOL TO BE ON ISLAND Tuesdav afternoon at the home of Mrs. Edwards. After the business hour a social hour was enjoyed by all (present, and refreshments were ser ved by Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Sue Weathers. Miss Ellen Brooks will leave Fri day for Berea, Ky., to enter college She will pursue her course of home economics. She has made a recora in this county along that line. FOR GOVERNOR PASTOR 0LIVE0FMRS IHLL RESIGNS TO; RETURN TO CHINA Will Leave About Middle Of November has been said one can infer that a . S ?" Tw""? child can be ex-posed to polie without I "f?fb3ln n mmd tha vj; .- if i . ' ul . .rua s spread from nose and throat The Rev. L. Bunn Olive tendered his resignation as pastor of th;- Mars Hill Baptist Church at the morning service Sunday, the resignation to take effect in November when he and Mrte. Olive will return to Chinking, China, where they spent eight y;ars as missionaries. The reappointment of the Olives came as a result of conferences that have been held within the past two weeks with Dr. Charles E. Maddry, executive secretary of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Bap tist Convention. Returning a little more than thr?e years ago fromChina on account of Mrs. Olive's health, Mr. Olive became pastor of the church at Mars Hill in September, 1932. During these three years hs has been active in the work of the French Broad Baptist Associa tion, holding the vice-moderatorship of that organization at this time. He has been in demand as a speaker, particularly on missionary subjects, at the associations held in the west ern part o'f the state.- Besides the Mara Hill Church he is pastor of the Pleasant Valley church. Chinking, the city to which the Olives are going, is capital of the Kingsu province and has a popu lation of about a quarter of a million. Mr. Olive will do city evangelistic work there. The school with which he was connected in his earlier work has been suspended. According to the present plan of the Olives and the arrangements of the board, they will sail from San Francisco about the middle of No vember, going by Honolulu to Shang hai. Howard Olive, th; oldest child, will remain in Shanghai to attend the Shanghai-American school, a school attended bv the children of missionaries and other Americans in China. The other two children. Emily and Bruce, will continue to Chinking with their parents. It will be s?ven years before a fur lough is scheduled for the Olives to come back to America. V 36b ii Large Numljer Of People Attend Opening Monday pb. baifh w. Mcdonald DR. MCDONALD FOR GOVERNOR MARS HILL COLLEGE TO OPEN FALL TERM NEXT WEEh Registration For New Students Begins Next Saturday coming in close contact with a per son sick with the disease. Polio is one of those diseases in which there are many carriers of the germs dur ing epidemic times, and only compara tively few who are so susceptible that the virus takes root and produces a case of the disease. It is unusual to have more than one definite case iii the family. One can catch the dis ease from an apparently health ad roit as well as from a sick child. There are probably not as many of these healtrry carriers, however, i as we formerly thought, but there re more mild illnesses due to the , same infection, without paralysis. Such cases should receive medical attention for there is no telling which ones are due to become paralysed, ; and careful handling may be the de ciding point, or at least may enable paralytic case to recover quickly and completely, v -. ?v..; , 1 Naturally we want to know how to to nose and throat; to keeip all chil dren who are even slightly ill or fev erish, isolated and quiet; to obey all quarantine rules; to support the scien tific eni?avors which are being made to study the fundamentals of the dis- S. S. CONVENTION 14 CHURCHES PRESENT DELINQUENT TAX LIST NEXT WEEK . The delinquent tax list for Incor porated towns in the state is to be published next' week and thereafter for four weeks before the sals Oct. 7. The monthly Sunday School Con v,;ntion met at Hopewell Baptist Church Sunday, September 1, at 2 :00 p. m. The meetinar was called to order by -the Superintendent, Fred Jems. An interesting program had been prepared and was well given. The Devotional was conducted bv W. B Robinson. The Bible clan of Giving was discussed. Why Give NVH. Griffin. How Give Bryant Wallin. How Much Should we Give Wm. ' Worley. ' ---' : ' An interestinsr and insnirine Sun day School address was riven bv Ira fflemmons. -r,.--:-.t -km, , . - Onlv 14 churches were rcofesented. but we hope there will ba more at our next meeting. s . . FRANCES FISHER -v.-. Associate Secretary Registration of all new students of Mars Hill College will begin next Mondav. SeDtember 9. and it is hop:d the registration will be complete by Tuesday evening. Class work of the new session will begin Wednesday morning, Septemb.r 11. At 11 o' clock the first chapel message of the year ia scheduled to be given by Dr. J. Powell Tucker, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Raleigh, N. C. New students are to assemble in the audi torium Tuesday morninsr at 9 o'clock fqr a period of instruction and fellow ship with the purpose of becoming better acquainted with one another and with the problems and possibili ties of college life. Only by th; spec ial permission of the Executive Com mittee mav students brinir automo- biles, radios, guns or dogs. The col- lege Quarterly says, "It will take a good deal of will power for some to leave behind their tobacco and play ing cards but it will pay, pay in self respect, in the respect of others, and in your own ability to achieve." Ten nis, srym exercia s swimming, moun tain climbing, athletics, and such oth er exercises as will create tough muscles, red blood and healthy morals are encouraged. Register Next Saturday 9 to 12 Since the above was in type we have been asked by Dean I. N. Can to sav that local students may regis ter Saturday September 7, from 9 to 12 o'clock. This is done to take care of a crowded registration Mon dav and Tuesday. Local students would include any from Madison County and possibly Buncombe. SUPERINTENDENT WELLS MAKES STATEMENT ABOUT SCHOOL BOOKS The shipment of text books for Madison County schools has arrived at the office" of the Superintendent. These books may be either bought or rented. Those who desire to buy the books may get thejn at the office of the superintendent any dav. until September 12. After thai date the books will be sold only on Tuesdays and Saturday mornings. Thoas pupils who wish to rent the books for tfcs year may tet them from the teachers for one-third the retail price. Books rented must b returned in good condition at the nd Of the year. Tea. chers are not allowed to sell books hut thev will rent them. The superin tendent cannot rent them but will sell All books are available except Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, of Winston-Salem, leader of the anti-sales bloc and champion of the schools in the 1935 General Assembly), this week announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination, for Governor of North Carolina. In his brief announcement Dr. Mc Denald calls for a definite choice be tween "machine government for the benefit of the few" and "genuine democratic government f orthe benefit of all." "The problems which North Caro lina face center around taxation, gov ernment organization, education, and the social-economic wellare of the people of the State. My willingness to become a candidate for governor is based simplv on the fact that my entire life has been devoted to a study of these problems. I propose to make a clean, open, and fair campaign, goinsr direct to the people in every section of the State. "For the men whom I oppose I have only the friendliest of regards and the kindest of feelings. When, the Campaign is over I shall feel the same way toward them as now. "I am unalterably opposed, how ever, to the forces which all recog nize as backing the two major announced-candidates for governor. - I oppose the type of government for which they are obliged to stand be cause of their backing. "The basic interest of the people of North Carolina in recent years have been tragicallv sacrificed in the service of a few powerful interests which have been dominating the State and its politics. Government should serve all the people, not just a privi leged few. "North Carolina has reached n point in her development when a definite choice must be made between machine government for the benefit of the few and genuine government for the eneflt of -Jl. ' In the recent session of the Gen eral Assembly McDonald became known throughput the State for his unrelenting opposition to the sales tax, his ardent support of the public schools, and his ability to smile in the face of the most bitter attacks. A vigorous critic of the Ehringhaus ad ministration, McDonald also led the fight for reduction of the automobile license tax. 'He sided with all meas ures' for social and humanitarian ad vancement was a friend of labor, and joined the farm group in supporting Roosevelt's farm program against the attacks from mill sources. He is a personal and Dolitical dry, believing, however, that the liquor question "should be submitted in a clear cut way to the vote of the people, and whatever wines or liquors are sold should be taxed." Dr. McDonald stated that he is un concerned over reports that an un limited amount of money would be spent in an effort to defeat him. "I have had that experience before." Mc Donald said. "Tha dav when a North Carolina election could be bought is gone forever." Dr. McDonald is of erie-mal North Carolina ane:strv. of the Scotch stock for which the Cape Fear section is parents moved when he was a few was reared in Arkansas, where his noted.. Born in Illinois, McDonald months old. He came back to North Carolina twelve years ago at ths age of twenty-one. As a teacher in the schools of Cumberland County, in An unusually large number of th patrons of the Marshall school at' tended the opening Monday. The new principal, Professor Guy V. Rhodes, was well pleased at seeing so many parents and other friends of the school. Seated on the rost rum were the Methodist and Presby terian ministers, former principal O. S. Dillard, while the school committee was represented by Mrs. F. E. Free man. The exercises began with the singing of "America". The scrip ture reading was bv the Rev. J. R. Duncan, pastor of the Marshall Meth odist Church, who read "Remember thv Creator in the days of thy youth. wnne me evil flays come not when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them." Following the scrinturp read ing and remarks by the minister, the teachers were introduced. Then the citizens were asked to stnnH ami the new Presbyt rian minister, the Rev. P. P. Thrower, made some fitting remarks. The former DiinciDal. Prof. Dillard, also spoke. A splendid open ing address wa delivered bv the new principal. P,ofessor Rhod s. Mrs. Ella Redmon. president nf th Mar shall Parent Teachers' Association, made a .suitable talk in behalf of the organization which ahe representa; urging the people to attend the meet ings of the association. It was voted unanimously that all the grades would be cared for in tha building on the Island, the extra rooms bein? provide in the base ment of the present building. This chani3 was thought wise on account of the impossible condition of the old school building where two teach ers have in past years been meeting: some of the lower grades. State. In addition to his activities in the educational field, Dr. McDonald has been engaged in banking, land title bstracting and newspaper work. Act ive in church and civic affairs ha has served as Sunday School Super intendent and teacher of a men's Bi ble class in thevMethodist Church of which he is a member. In his first venture into politics. McDonald attracted State-wide at tention bv his decision to resign from the faculty of Salem College rather than withdraw from the race for the General Assembly. Havinsr entered the race with the blessing of the Col lege authorities, McDonald chose to give up his Job rather than withdraw when wealthy Winston-Salem persons sought to force his withdrawal by threats of withholding large contri utions from the Colleg-s. Continuing; in the race. McDonald was nominated bv the most impressive landslide in the history of the County. Mrs. McDonald iv the former Ath leer Taylor, re'at ad to the famous fighters, Bob anl Alf Talor, govern ors of Tennessee. Their only child is a daughter, eight years of age. TEN YEArTaGoI IN MARSHALL j From the NEWS-RECORD Files i Mr. J. N. White and Mr. F. Shel- ton, both of Marshall, were painfully nurt yesterday (.Sept. 3. 1925) when the Ford coup in which they were re turning from a funeral was side- swiped off the road by a passing truck. and turned end-over-end down an embankment for 50 or 100 feet. The car was totally wrecked. Little Gertrude Angel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Angel of near Tennelina, was instantly killed Mon dav evening when she was struck by lightning. The little girl was read ing the funny paper when the bolt struck. wK - - V ' Dr. George Wharton died at his--' home in Mars Hill at 5:50 Saturday morning, after a long and useful life as a prominent figure in BaDtist affairs in the South. Professor Canoy, principal of the Marshall high school, nresided at the opening of th? school Monday. The Kev. ti. U tmith conducted the de votional exercises and Superintend ent O. S. Dillard made an important talk to the students. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ramsey was bitten by a mad dog this week and is taking treat ments from Dr. Roberts. them. hio-h school language and math books. I These may ba obtained through tne j Duke university and ia Salem Col regular book store that serves your lege. Dr. McDonald has built np a school. . . ' v , wide circle af friends throughout the Mr. A. B. Silver and Mr. Jeter Ram sey made a business trip to Chats worth, Ga., early this week. MILLER SUCCEEDS EARLE BRINTNALL George W. Miller., of Bridge water. Va,, was elected Monday to the offioe - of farm agent of Madison County to succeed Earle Brintnall of Newton. former county agent here. He will come to Marshall September 14 te assume ths duties of the office. a !