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THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER
Handicaps In
Hearing Should
Be Corrected
With school days just around the
comer educators of the nation are
once again face to face with the
problem of handicaps created by
physical defects which develop in
children of school age. The Im
portance of the problem is em
phasized by Joseph M. Wepman,
director of the Special Disabilities
Clinic of the Whiting, Indiana,
School System who said, "My work
brings me in contact with the
common ailments of our younger
generations. One of the most wide
spread, dangerous, least publicized,
least known and least provided for
of these ailments is that of loss
of hearing."
While the spotlight of construc
tive education bearing on deafness
has been pointed with increasing
brightness on this subject during
the past year or two there is yet
much to be done, both locally and
nationally before the problem can
be considered as being well in
hand. During the past year the
State of North Carolina made a
forward step with the purchase of
an audiometer and the inaugura
tion of tests in the public schools
of the state. These tests are de
signed to discover defective hear
ing among children of school age
and to make this discovery when
the hearing loss is in its earliest
stage providing the possibility of
medical treatment at a time when
recovery of relief is most likely to
result. Lack of funds and lack of
equipment is at present the great
est drawback along this line.
Another constructive plan in the
state 's 'he intention of authori
ties of the school for the deaf at
-Morganton to install acoustic
equipment to enable the students
of that institution with some de
gree of residual hearing to carry
on in a normal way with the as
. sistance of hearing aids. This will
be a marked advancement over
previous methods for that portion
of the student body with physical
facilities sufficient to be benefited
by hearing aids.
Director Wepman, previously
mentioned, pointed out in an ad
dress that with the development of
the audiometer, an instrument that
indicates the degree of hearing loss,
progressive educators and public
health oficials became cognizant
of the possible extent and serious
ness of the hearing problem. Re
ports of some 2,000,000 school chil
dren alread tested in 160 cities in
dicate that over 12 Der cnnt or
127,000 showed a loss of hearing
sufficient to require corrective as
sistance. It is estimated that there
are some 3,000,000 children in our
school systems that will eventu-
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Mary Lou Moody, Miss Avis Med-
ford, Miss Nell Campbell, Mrs.
Nell Howell, Miss Claudia Boyd,
Mrs. ' Estelle Allison, Miss Eddie
Walker.
Miss Mary RathboneMrs. James
Liner, Mrs. Evalie Fulbright,
Norval Rogers, Mrs. Edna Noland
Terrell, Miss Stepanie Moore, Rich
ard Queen, Miss Catherine Cal
houn, Mrs. Theda Y. Crawford,
Mrs. Ruth Moody Henry.
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teach
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Capt. A. C Person
?uu Pan-American Clipper ship which sank in flames be- i pilot of the plane, Capt. A. C. Person and Capt George B. Ki,
neatn the surface of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, harbor, killing 14 per- respectively, who were among the victims. The ship was attem
sons, including six Americans. Also pictured are the pilot and co- I ing to land in the harbor.
Shoes Should Be First Item
On The Back-To-School List
Takiner time out to watch the
feet of people walking ahead is all
the graphic illustration a mother
needs to convince her of the im
portance of seeing that before the
march back to school her child is
correctly outfitted with shoes de
signed to scientifically fit the
growing foot.
Turned ankles: the pigeon-toed
walk that result from crowding in
narrow shoes: heel humps; the
clumsiness of flat-footedness: th
wearied walk of those suffering
from fallen arches made even
wearier by the need to wear heavy
corrective arches; poor posture
makes a man look downtrodden,
ally be shown to have a hearing
loss.
This bring up the question of
what may be done to remedy this
trouble and to prevent an increase
in the number of school children
with faulty hearing. In the light
of this question an article appear
ing in "Hearing News'" a publica
tion of the American Societv for
the Hard of Hearinsr. entitled
"School Aid for the Hard of Hear
ing," brings forth some rather def
inite and helpful suggestions. It
says: "It is a well known fact,
medically, that ear difficulty is usu
ally Curable only in its very early
stages. So, it becomes apparent
that hearing defects must be dis
covered in the young while correc
tive work is possible."
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!We have Buster Brown sKoes"?
.lor Doys and girls. Our new
styles are the kind that please
s o m,tj . nuu rr uii t
smartness; youn? boys who I
-want shoes like dad's. Fall is a
great time to bring the child
ren in fnr npw shnoc H
and prevents a woman from looking
truly smart
These are the penalties the adult
pays for having worn badly fitting
shoes throughout childhood. They
are the distortions to be avoided
by preventative and corrective care
or feet during school years.
First on the list. then, for back
to-school shopping is the choice of
footwear which will do full jus
tice to each child's foot require
ments. However, mother need not en
gage in too deeD a studv of the
shoe problem, because all the study
ing has been done for her in the
research laboratories of science, in
design studios of children's foot
wear creators, and by the man
ufacturers who sell the shoes stores
in which the mothers of this city
will be buying school and dress-un
shoes for this term's boys and girls.
Particular now that Summer is
over, and with it the freedom of
feet in open sandals, must the
young foot be cautiouslv fitted
with ample room bevond the toes
from one-half of one inch, the top
of the shoe high enough to avoid
pressure on the toes the heel
close-fitting to avoid rotation the
underarch high to support the in
step and if the shoe is laced, the
lacings tied firmly enough to grip
Good Light Is
Necessary For
Schoolchildren
Does your child have vrouble
studying the lessons? Is "home
work" a constant Droblem? It is
well to investigate before you blame
him too severely. It may be your
own fault. Perhaps you oblige him
to study under improper light.
Thousands of school children to
day are trying to study home les
sons under conditions of artificial
lighting that are appallingly bad.
They are trying to study with too
little light, with the wrong kind
of light, or both.
According to leading members of
the medical Profession, eve strain
may lead to illness of several kinds.
It is obvious, then, that the crow
ing child should have the best Pos
sible lighting conditions if he is to '
ao nis nome studying to the best
advantage and avoid possible in
jury to his eyes and health.
If your children sit with shoul
ders hunched over, trying to get
more light on their books or to
keep the glare Tf an unshaded
lamp out of their eyes, if thev
frown "and squint as they read,
you may suspect improper light.
Nothing Mysterious
The growing child should studv
with light of at least fifteen-foot
candles of intensity
Large Enrollment
Seen In Schools i
For 1939-40 Terin
(Continued from Preceding page) ;
G. Stamey, Miss Bessie Boyd, Mrs. J
J. C. Patrick, Miss Hester Anne
Withers, Carl Ratcliff, John Dud
ley Moore, Miss Louise Edwards,
Owm Corwin, J. C. Brown and L.
1. .New, Jr.
Mrs. C. E. Weatherby, Mrs.
Frank Ferguson, Mrs. Tom Camp
bell, Frank Ferguson, Jr., Miss
Nancy Killian, Mrs. Inez Brooks,
Claud Rogers, Miss Debrayda
Fisher, Mrs. Grayden Ferguson,
Miss Frances Robeson, Miss Edna
Boyd, Miss Annie Dee Kirkpatrick,
Miss Lois Harrold.
White Mease, Miss Elizabeth
Henry, Miss Mildred Crawford,
Miss Eula Patterson, Mrs. Eva
the insteD Without Unripsirpfl t.ioM. ifA -nrpvonf V,
ness and the entire shoe should be rectly or through reflections. Yet
SUDple enOUch to nrlnnt ifsnlf I'n thnuaana nf V..n .1
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'I great time to bring the child-f
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suppie enough to adapt itself to
the many actions of the srhnnl
child s foot in walking and runninir
wnen relaxed, perfect foot bal
ance will be attained, if the shop
conforms to the foot so that it sets
on the floor with a straight inner
line.
This season's school shoe Rtvlea
are very attractive, offering inno
vations such as waterproof eH
rubber soles in ruen-ed suedes
which are so easv to hmah rlonn
before leaving for school, and Htti
girls will particularly like the two
cone snoes with fringed kiltie flops.
It must be keot in mind u)un
buying school shoes that thev nn
give and take considerable wear;
ana it tnereiore pays to get shoes
of excellent oUalitv which will hU
their last and well fitting shape.
Although the school child may
need new shoes every few months
it must be kept in mind that pay
ing a little additional money for
good shoes is actually an invest
ment in the child's foot health, sat
isfactory posture and therefore,
in general well being..
"Then't many a good tune played on an,
old Utfle."
AUGUST
20 Th totatoKj telephon"
dial was patented, 1896.
81 The famoui Charter Oak"
was blown down, 1856.
21 United States won the In
ternational Cup Race.
1361. ;
X Commodore Oliver Ha
ard Perry died. 1819.
24 The new United States
Capitol Buildina was
svmea utia. ;
2S-The dty of New Orleans
was founded, 17181
26 Severe earthquake
causes damage In Java,
una.
in thousands of homes everywhere
children are attempting to read
textbooks and prepare lessons for
the next day's recitations, with as
tittle as five or six-foot candles
of light.
There is nothinsr mvsterious
about this. Science, discovering
new and simple methods of meas
uring the intensity of light, has at
least been able to check ud on the
light in the home. What was gen
erally believed to be ample light
ing a generation ago is today
known to be far too meaner for
close visual tasks, whether bv
young or old.
In some homes, of course, chil
dren do their studying in their own
rooms, perhaps With a studv lamn
on the desk. In other homes chil
dren are expected to do their les
sons in the family living room,
where floor lamps may be the only
close lighting available. In other
homes the dining room table makes
the most comfortable place for the
children to work, and in this rase
the lighting comes usually from
an overhead lamp or lamps..
A'l light, Of Course, should he n
shaded that there is no direct glare
oh the printed pace or the rv.
nor harsh reflections from the top
oi tne desk or wall.
Best safeguard against this Is the
new scientifically designed lamp
approved by the Illuminating Trwi.
neering Society, which provides for
a amusing, translucent bowl below
the bulb, to diffuse the rav anA
direct them upward, and a conical
snade of a pale color inside to
direct the diffused light coming
through the diffusing bowl down
ward . Such lamps can be readily
identified by the certification tags
which all lamps made to the I. E. S.
specifications bear. They can usual
ly be obtained from your electric
light and power comnanv fm.
department and furniture stores.
if is simple enough to find, out
whether or not your home 1
ciently lighted, and whether your
children have correct litrht f-
study. Your electric lieht and
power company, or tnv rennfohi.
- r aT
appliance dealer will gladly send a
ugnt specialist to measure the
amount of lieht in erh
mediately whether more light is
required.
It pays substantial dividends in
your children's health to have such
a check made.
CAN YOU
STOP?
NOW THAT SCHOOL HAS STARTED, HLNDRj
OF CHILDREN ARE CROSSING HIGHWAYS
STREET TO AND FROM SCHOOL
Is Your Car In Good Driving r
o v
dition? Most Important of All
How Are Your BRAKES?
Drive In Tomorrow For A THOROUGH CMn.
Be Sure Your Car Is In PERFECT RUNNING 0RD
... Don't Take Any Unnecessary Chances.
Our Garage In Charge Of Compete
Mechanics.
Junaluska Supply Co.
JERRY LINER, Owner.
PHONE 263-J LAKE JUNALUS
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BACK TO SCHOOL
RVALUES
We're ready to get you and the school boys and
girls ready at a Saving. Come in now and see all the
summer needs here at Prices Lower than you would
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TOUGH TOGS
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r'-? Boys good tough school
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Only
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97c
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REGULAR 5 Cent
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and
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Complete line of new
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Others in Oxfords
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