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16 Pcjs it i ,. ..... -j This Vc KCNAKSVIIXE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1955. ' SUBSCRIPTION RATESi 9M per lev Js DapUn ud 4inbic ConOe; MOO nWli thto are la N. C4 f&M miteld M. C v PRICE TEN CENTS 1 o Christmas TrcgeUy In c:::risyillels Avoided By Pair Of Turning Eyes' A Chrlatmat tracedv wan avoided In - KenanavUle' Saturday morning bra pair of "burning eye." . . "thily because of "burninf eyes" 1 caused by carbon monoxide fumes ; were' the lives of three Kenansvllle : citizens saved. , j1; " ' , Thomas Johes, Negro employee at v. Balph Brown's Oarage, "passed out" . ' twice Saturday morning after inhal . . Ing carbon monoxide fumes from the Kenansvllle fire truck. ' :. " The Incident , occurred . Saturday morning in - Brown's .garage while : Donald and James Murphey, white, ' - n,4. joneav were working in the ga. ,r.'"rage while the motor of . the fire . - truck was running. ." ; - Harry Murphey, member of the fire department and brother of the ; two Murphey . brothers, ' said the i fire truckle'' put in the garage at . Brown's' during . cold winter nights. . This is. done to keep the fire bose nd nozzles from: freezing. , Too, each morning the tire truck's ' J. motor is started in .order to make , sure the battery1 is strong and to ; also charge the battery,' "It would be bad if we did not have the bat' tery .charged when we were called . . on to go to a fire," Harry advised. ' , y This is the reason the motor was ' running in the closed garage. Cold weather had forced v tiie three to Christmas In Switzerland Celebrated Twice; No! As Cbininna U. S. ' ' -EDITOR'S NOTE: Bflas Davis .front the Moas Hill section Jiaa , recently returned front Switzer land, where she stayed for four months aa a t-H Club Exchange , ' Student ' We . requested her to write aa aoeount of what Christ. ' mas would be like In Switzerland. . The following la a short story on ; , 'Christmas in Switzerland." . Paal Berwick., . . 4 BT MISS SUZANNE DAVIS :r". If I had been in Switzerland the .night of December 6. I wonder if '.the spirit of "Saint Nicolas (Santa r Claus) would have left me a ginger - ibreadman or switches. . ' V ...; For' Saint Nicolas' comes on Dec . ,j: nber 8, to, visit all the children in .f that Alpine , country. -To the good little girls and boys he brings , Is gengerbread and for the bad ones he .j-ftjeavei switches. im ot sure tf aH wwiynw 'Stockings for Saint Nicolas to leave !his jifts in or not, '"cause I forgot to ask the "English speaking Swiss rtpSh ho -was explaining Swiss Chris t- to me. . .... Saint Nicolas, as I understand it doesn't make a spectacular entrance into every Swiss town, but quietly comes over the snow to visit. The tester lption of 'Swiss Christmas did siot sound neatly as -commercialized eia-our American Christmas seasons ' sue beginning ito' Ik:. If 2 -were in Switzerland now I wutfia -probably be etting my pres- erru reaay lor -my family and .. friends, for we would exchange pre- avsrts just 'like any American family est December '28. IFor my Daddy 1 might have a icarved blotter holder ' or cow 'bells, while tor Mother I ..weuM embroider -a 'lampshade, or tablecloth. 1 anight even knit a pair of socks or a sweater for my bro , ther H I wems Jin Switzerland). , There - would "toe 'Christmas -trees just like American ones, complete with decorations and Sights. For Christmas caroling the tra ditional carols are sung wtth the aingers using German, -French or maybe Italian versions depending -upon- which aeetVm eT Swrtzefiand -they were from. .The northern pari Of this- small eotmtrf epoaks -Ger-. man while Italhm and Wrench are spoken tai the two aowthern parts. I . wont be in Swltserland for a Swiss . Christmas beeanse my four months -.' iiiiii tf.i , The Magnolia Baptist Church or dained Bruce Wilson, son of Mr. and ' Mrs. B. B. Wilson, Magnolia, N. C. to the gospel ministry, Sunday eve ning, November 27th. Thf pastor, " Bev. Joe D. Everett, preached the ordination aermon. The candidates' father, a deacon, led the ordination - prayer, followed by the laying on of hands. - The gift was presented by I. If. Smith. A charge to the can didate was given by A. Lanier and a. charge to the church was giv : on by Stacy Evans Rev. Bruce Wil son, pronounced the benediction. 1 The following week, Bruce and his . wife, native of Kentucky, left for Brownstown, Virginia, when ha hat accepted field of 3 churches. . keen the door to .the garage dosed and wUh ttie motor running carbon monoxide fume built up in the ga. rage. . v The first: indication of the pois onous fumes being in the building was whan the eyes of James Mur- nher bczan "burn In He men over, turned off the mo tor to. the fire truck, end opened the door to the garage.: As soon as the fresh alt Was inhaled by Jones, be dropped the floor. About one minute' later ho was revived and wd.. thoaent w t' au rignt." He left the station and went across the stref to the. B and M Esso and asked tot ttib keys V- the restrbom. Harry Was gone and had carried the keys With him. As ionei lett the ser vice station, he fell in the' street. He was rushed t) puplin General Hospital where he was revivea Dy giving him oxygen. Pr.ltobeit .r. WU1U kept him in the hospital until after lunch. In the afternoon; Donald Murphey had a very bad headache and had to go to the hospital where' he was also giv en oxygen. v,v ' Yes, had it not been for the "burn: tng eyea"-of. James Murphey,' three of Kenaneville's citizens miRht, ni probably-'. 'Would be, dead ; this Chri: visit thero ended the last of October but I 'was able to learn something about ' their celebraion of Christ's Birthdayv"''' : -. . AS a member of, the International Farm Youth Exchange, I realized the importance of friendships a cross. the; barriers of 'nationalities and .languages. 1 . Season's greetings from the Swiss-r-Frohe Welhnach ten, or. Merry Christmas! , 1 ""' ' "' ' '' V.v.Ginning Report Census ' report shows that Ml bales of -cotton were ginned in Du plin County, from the crop of 1955 prior to December 1, 1955 as com pared, with 8471 bales ginned for the crop of 1954. . . -lW:'M ' 'i ' ' BirtilW Duplin :ifospiiai From Thursday, "-- December 15 through' 18th the following births were recorded at Duplin General hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mercer, Beu taville, a girl, December' 15. Mr. and Mrs. Soloman Rhodle, Wallace, a boy, December 18. Mr. and Mrs. James Carlton, Mag. nolia, a boy, December 18. Union Service Here The 4th Sunday morning preach ing services In Kenansvllle win be a community wide service Sunday momma;. December 25th., at the local Baptist Church at eleven o'clock. Bev. 8. Snlvely, pastor of the local Presbyterian chorea will do the preaching. The choir will render special Christ mas mnate. Everyone Is Invit d to attend this union service. 35.69 Miles Road Improvements In Third Highway Division In. November Jtaleigh During November the State Highway Commission . com pleted 35.89 miles of road improve ments in the Third Highway Divis ion, Commissioner Heide Trask ported today. The Third with division headquart ers In Wilmington is composed of Brunswick, New -Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Btuplin and Sampson coun ties. C. E. Brown is division en gineer; R. V. Biberatein is assistant division engineer; R. A. Ashworth is district engineer in charge of road maintenance an Brunswick, New Hanover, Onslow and Pender while B, TThiteside is district engineer at Clinton in charge of road -maintenance in Duplin and Sampson coun ties. .:.:-. .: ,-.:' - In Onslow,' state highway forces graded and widened to 36 feet the Ottaway Road from a point on-JVC 53 running north to a point on .a county dirt road.' The road ira-i provement is 4 2 miles leaf. . I In Duplin County, State forces graded and drained the 24-foot wide Charley Brown Road for 2.3 miles. The following 24 foot wide county roads were, soil-surfaced, by high way forces: the Colored School Road, south of Magnolia, running north for 1.8 miles along the rail road; the Sutton. Cross Road and C U t Kilioatrlck. .t miles; the Copper Mill Road which was also reconditioned, 8.3 miles; .and- the rod from Jackson Store yto Halls ville( it was reconditioned too), 3 milei. In Magnolia, State forces pav ed Carroll Street between McRea snd Peterson; and Peterson between Carroll and Main, a total length of ni The newly1 surfaced streets era' 18 feet wide. In Wiranw. -P' forces paved Front StreeV. -which is 18 feet wide, between NC 24 and George Street for 0.17 mile: and HIU street, which was widened for seven feet on each side, between Pine and Gum Street for 0.17 mile. ; In Beuhrville State forces paved the Hallsville Road between Bickett Street and Railroad Street;-1 and Railroad Street uetween South and Qulnn Street, a total of 048 mile. Both newlyruirfeecd streets aire 18 ""' 1 I!" , MM iiii.i II i -Li I '.-TO HIAl'AND PRAY FPR-'VT-.-'fT- ' . AJ, j&i Eycit Casting peace . t f , ' .'i I f , j , The Staff arid Management of The Duplin Times wish for each of readers a Merry Christmas Exam Slated For Albertsbn P. 0. The' United. 'States Civil Service Commission has announced an ex amination to fill the position of fourth - class postmaster for -the post office at Albertson, north Caro lina. The annual salary for this posi tion Is $2514. Applicants must ac tually reside within the territory supplied by the above-mentioned post office and all applicants ex cept those entitled to veteran pre ference must be at least 21 years of age. There is no maxaxxum age li mit. Full information and application forms may be obtained at the above mentioned post office or from the Commission's Washington office. Applications must be ded -with the U. S. Civil ServWe Commission, Washington 25, D. C'aod must be received or postmarked not later than January if, 1956. feet wide. Baker Road was graded 20 feet , wide, .anddralned Cor 1.4 miles by highway, forces. By ton tract, the -Charity-School. Driveway was paved with hot' asphalt. . -In Sampson, State .forces graded to 22 feet and drained the McCullen Road from a U - artoerf road for OS mile to US. TOlv in 'Rostaawa, State forces paved old NC 242 tor 1.07 mile; it is IB feet wide. Tn P lemburg, State forces paved the IS foot wide Jackson Street Road for C.S3 mile. Other Roseboro work in cluded the paving of South Street between Church and West Ballroad, a distance of 0.13 mile. By contract, the Clinton High School driveway was paved with hot asphalt. State forces also paved the Garland High School driveway. The Sampson Electrical County Road Was soil, surfaced, 30 feet wide, for 0.15 mile by highway forces. By contract, the road which runs from Clement north for. 8 8 miles Falron anil Diinn Road was paved 18 feet wide. In-. Clinton, by contract curb and gutters -were built and hot asphalt surfacing., was completed on Bea man between College juid Wood row Streets; - Beaman is . now 85 feet wide. College -Street between Court Street and Truck Lane was improv ed by construction of curb and gut ters,, and sWewalks.,. College was also paved with hot asphalt. 40 feet wide, for 8.8 mile. Contract forces, under supervision f State highway engineers, resurfaced a total ; of 1.17 miles oh the fol'owing rtreets in Clinton! .Lisbon Str-et between Courthouse and Bizzell Street; Klizabeth Street between, Court "wu an Kerr Street; Main Street between Courthouse and Chestnut) Street;-.and ' McCoy Sreet between Courthouse and Johnson Street. The r-i-face4 - streets - have : variable width.. State forces oiwpd the Tay lors Bridge and Ingold School drive, way and the;County Home Drive way.': .v;'Vi....i'.M'; - ...:'.,..:'.-' ! Traak' ' commended the highway and "contract forces on the vast amount of work completed In Nov-, ember, , t . Winter Arrives. Today; Thermometer Registers Today, Thursday, Is the sshoctest day in the year and the first day of winter. As we write on Wednesday winter has a good start on the ca lendar. Streams and ponds have been frozen for the past several days. We've only had one temperate day. Last Friday night, December 16th, thermometers in Duplin re gistered anywhere from 6 degrees above zero to 14 and 18 degrees. The Times has a Taylor thermome ter, supposed to be accurate, and .it was placed where it got the force of the north winds and on that night it registered a low of 6 degrees. This thermometer can be set so it will register for later readings of the lowest point reached during the Grady Cub Pack Brings Cheer To Elderly Folks Cubs .of the B. F. Grady Cub Scout Pack 40 paid a visit to the elderly folks at the Whaley Board ing Some .in Kenansvllle on Mon day night December 19th. They put am jtnfl decorated a beautiful Christmas Tree which had been given by Kir. and Mrs. Rob Wil liams of Kenansvllle. The boys had made annex ff the decorations. Each of ihe .two Dens put on a Christmas program which was greatly enjoyed by the guests snd the cubs. Each tub had brought a gift of candy, drinks, etc. and plac ed under toe tee to be used by the guests during the Christmas holi days. Den 1 had put together a man ger scene which they gave to the guests and Dm ne .had made a small: white sleigh which they had tilled , with greenery and candles and presented to the guests tor dec oration during the Jioiiflay season. Cub Master N. A. Morrison pre. sided over the activities. Cubs Douglas Powell, Harry James Gra dy, Dean Powell, Clark Lane. Char lea Miles, Johnny Turner, Angus Morrison Glenn Williams and Guy Williams participated. Den Chief Melvin Williams served aa pianist Mes dames Frances Powell, 'Edna Joyce Grady and . Christine Wll- lams. Den Mothers assisted. .... - i ( . , Cedar ForkMan ' Charles Hunter, age 21, jf Ceda.' Fork, was rushed to the local hos pital 'last '. Friday afternoon suf fering from -i a - serious gun shot wound In his right shoulder. . Char les was out in the woods bunting With P.. L. Southerland. Ha slip ped from a log about 4 o'clock p.m. and the gun went off, the. entire load of the single barrel shot gun entering his shoulder. As we writs on Friday, morning be is ; getting along ag well as could bo expected. its night. In the same spot it register. ed a low of 16 degrees on Tuesday night of this week, last Saturday afternoon it went up in the low 50s. The general weather report says weather in this section will be a. round six degrees below normal for the next several days. Weather. men say we will not have a white Christmas. Negro Farmers Hear Specialists The Annual Tobacco meeting for Negro farmers was held in the audi torium of the Agricultural Building. R. K.iBennett, Tobacco Specialist for the N. C. Extension Service discuss. ed .the variety situation, plant pro duction, sucker control, fertiliza. tion and other phases of tobacco production. Dr. Scott, Entomologist for the North Carolina Extension Service pointed out the changes that are being made in the insect recommendations for 1956. .Bennett stressed that any year too much of any one variety is planted were apt to have trouble. adding that no one variety will meet ell of the market demands. Ben- aiett -was -referring to the high per centage of growers that planted their .entire crops to 139 last season. The assembled farmers showed high interest in the new variety D. B. 244. Bennett 'then cautioned farm ers against going to the extreme hi planting 244, and suggested those that could grow non-resistant va rieties to do so. The meeting was held in the Agricultural Building in Keatansville. Basket Ball In County Listed is the Basketball standings of all schools in Duplin County. This includes all games that will be played before January 1, l5fl. Coun ty play was concluded Tuesday night the 20 of December. anxs W LT 4 0 1 Pet .950 B. F. Grady Beulaville Rose HIU 1 .800 .BOO J867 .900 .490 J00 .200 ,000 i V. ' Pet 1000 .800 . .600 .600 '.400 .400 .187 .000 1 2 Kenansvllle North Duplin Magnolia 2 1 3 4" 4 Chinquapin Wallace . . Warsaw '' .' 8 BOTH W L 5 0 4-1 J 8 a 3 2 3 2 2 3 J 3 1 8 0 5 Rose Hill Beulaville . ' B. F. Grady . Chinquapin ', North Duplin ? Magnolia r; " Warsaw , Kenansvllle ' Wallace IWSpiCarssness, Loss W CmoiVp Duplin s VJeeh 'Pale1 Arid Slick' Tobaccos Discounted Iri USDA 1956 Flue The: U. S. Department of Agri culture announced today that in its price support program for 1958 crop flue-cured tobacco it plans to discount any "pale and slick" tobac cos that may be offered for loan. The proposed action is being an nounced at this time, in sdvance of announcement of tne 1956 price support program for flue-cured to bacco, in order to forewarn grow ers who will soon be purchasing seed, planting seed beds, signing te nant agreements and making other preparations for their 1956 crop. The discount proposed for "pale and slick" tobaccos under the 1956 price support program for flue cured tobacco would be such as to set the loan rate for tobaccos with these characteristics at a level re flecting their relative value in the market. Currently, the market va lue of "pale and slick" flue-cured tobacco is 20 per cent or more be low that for similar qualities free of these undesirable characteristics, Department officials stated that the need for the proposed action a rises from the fact that the quantity of "pale and slick" tobacco enter ing the flue-cured market rose sig nificantly with the 1955 crop. Prior to this 'year the quantity entering the market was not appreciable, and the quantiy enerlng CCC loan stocks was not sufficient to war rant segregation from other stocks. Loss Of Tobacco Acreage If Card Not; Returned ' Tobacco and peanut farmers are required by law to return their marketing- cards to the local ABC office at the close of the market ing season. 'VI. KiV-k. V . ii H. D. Godfrey, administrative officer for the ABC State Com mittee, says that fanners who neg lect to return their marketing cards wIM have their 1955 allot ments reducedj Last year, ac cording to Godfrey, 295 producers In the State had their 1955 allot ments reduced for failure to re turn marketing cards and other -violations. These negligent farmers com pared with the 163,679 tobacco and peanut farmers in the state are "just a drop In the bucket," he said. However, failure to return these cards definitely hurts the farmers whose allotments are re duced and it also slowg up the work in the county A8C office considerably. 'Godfrey -says that regulations provide that the producer must return to the county ASC office each tobacco or peanut marketing card Issued for the farm within 30 daya after the close of the mar--ks t,he general locality. Many -faraaersi he said, are still putting off returning the tobacco and pea nut marketing rards. Tlaje-eured tobacco farmers, with 5 per cent acreage cut last year, and another cut in acreage next year, ahould not take a ehaoce on losing more acreage for mere eareleasnesa. Births Recorded At Dr. Hawes Clinic From December 10 through Dec ember 18, the following births were I recoraea at ur. u r Hawes Clinic in Sose Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie West of Rose Hill, a son, December 10. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hodges of Wallace, a son, December 17. J Mr. "and Mrs. Edward Phillips of wtnace, a daughter, December 18. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hall of War saw, a daughter, December 18. Mr. and Mrs. George Franklin Rogers of Rose Hill, a daughter, December 21. ' MS --: ..Ja-'ii" it ;! WW ' ' mm If"1 .,., -...HMllli. ii I mil Cured Support With the rapid increase this year in the quantity of "pale and slick" tobacco offered, the Department plans to designate tobacco with these characteristics by an appro priate grade symbol in 1956, thus making the loan discount practica ble. The Department makes price sup ports available through loans to the Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooper ative Stabilization Corporation, Ra leigh, N. C, operating under -contractual-arrangements with CCC. Brieh BT J. R. GSADT Court HOuse Holidays All county offices, including the court uouse, health center, ag ricultural building, Welfare, etc, with the exception of the Jail, will be closed Saturday, Decem ber 24, Monday, December 28 and Tuesday, December 27. Please take note. The jail has decided to remain open for the conven ience of the general public. Post Office Hours A. C. Holland, local Post Master, announces, that windows of the lo cal post office will be open Satur day until 4:00 p.m. and Sunday morning froin 8:00 til 10:00 for de livery only. The post office will be closed all day Monday and there will be no rural route deliveries that Special Christmas Services Theit; WiH be a union Christmas service in the local -Baptist Church here. '.Sunday morning at 11:00 o'clock. Rev. Strad Snively of the local Presbyterian Church will de liver the message. Supt. Sunday School At the, annual election of officers in Grove Presbyterian Sunday School '.here last Sunday Sam Hod ges was elected superintendent and, Harry Wens Miifpliy was named as sistant superintendent. Page Diogenes A few days ago ' a customer, stranger to Geoerge Best, entered his place of business in Warsaw, The Coffee Shop, and called for food. In his quick and polite man ner George served him. When the customer went to pay he handed George a bill. George gave him change from a $10 bill. The cus tomer insisted he only gave him a dollar bill. George checked the cash register and insisted the man gave nim a $10 bill. After some argument friendly of course, the customer took the change from the $10 bill and went on his way. New P.TA To Meet The Parent-Teachers Association of the North Duplin High School and the Calypso elementary school will meet in the Calypso school auditorium Monday evening at 7:30 when a Christmas program is planned. Draft Board Office The local Selective Service office will be closed for the holidays Dec ember 23rd (Friday) throueh Dee- ember 28' (Wednesday). Kenansvllle School The Kenansvllle school Christ mas holidays began Wednesday, December 21. On that' day Rev. Strad Snively,' local Presbyterian minister,, spoke to the student body ax o.ov a.m. r oiiowmg the services all grades held their Christmas tree and parties. Faculty members, bus drivers and lunch room workers will have an unpaid vacation until Monday, January 2nd, when school reconvenes. ocnool onicials say "Merry Christmas to all". In Hospital Mr. Rom Blackmore of Warsaw was admitted to the Duplin General Hospital Tuesday for a check, up and treatment. The three victims of the Bulck in the Teachey wreck last week who were hospitalized here have been released. Mr. C. C. Brinkley who was driving the Chevrolet left the hospital yesterday, Billie Jones, who suffered severe injuries in a Warsaw wreck last week is recuperating, but slowly, in the hospital here, according to re ports. Charles Hunter, who suffered a rhonlder injury when his gun ac- -:dr 'v wont off while hunting f Fork, is improving in the local ''spital, nicely, he says. Was Told Friday We folks went to -bed Thursday night of last week somewhat thaw ed out from the cold wave of the earlier part of the week , onlv to awake Friday morning with a ah art) north wind bearing down on us and e thermometer hovering around O to 24 degrees. A bright sun "arm Wj up soma- -during the day. Most of the youngsters are hoping for a white Christmas and if the weather' keeps up its capers, wa mignt get one. , , - RALEIGH Current license plat ( Continued On Back) - Eha VJredis Two llearoes Are injured, 1 Jailed In Sat. Wreck Two Negroes are in Duplin Coun ty General Hospital and another in jail as the result of a wreck Satur day morning, around 7 o'clock, near Dobson's Chapel on the . Chinqua pin highway out of Kenansville. James Fields, driver of the 1941 Chevrolet, owned by Thomas Co lumbus Jones, is charged with care less and wreckless driving and for operating a mototr vehicle without driver's license. Field was unin jured. Jones, also an occupant of the car, had his nose almost cut off in the accident in addition to Other facial lacerations. He is charged with al- lowing a non-licensed, person to op- crate his automobile. He is still, in the hospital. , Also' in the r wreck was Ernest Farrior, who was hospitalized with three broken ribs. J' ' C. C, Hester, Justice of the Peace, in Kenansville, said neither of the three occupants of the car had op erator's license. Investigating the accident was Highway Patrolman B. D. Bulge, stationed in Beulaville. Beginning a long week end. Thursday of last week, shortly af ter 9:30 a.m. automobiles driven by Mrs E. B. Lashley and Morris B. Bell, both of Warsaw, collided at the intersection of North and Gum streets damaging both cars ap proximately $400 each. .'Bell has been charged with , failure to yield right of way. Sunday afternoon, on a dirt road between Potters Hill and Beulaville, John Barleycorn was credited with a wreck which hospitalized one. According to an occupant of the car Jesse James Edwards was driv ing a new blue Studebakar. In the car with him were Miss' Onell Wilson, her brother, Melvin Wilson and another boy (name not learn ed). The driver, who was drinking according- to a witness In the car, ' was driving at a high rate of speed and lost control of the ear. It overturned, injuring: a hand,knee and back of Miss Wilson, who was brought to the Duplin General Hos pital. The driver suffered an in jured arm. The car was reported to be a total loss. Early Sunday night a refrigerated meat truck driven by Larry E. Goodman of Deep Run overturned at the intersection of Gum and Col lege streets in Warsaw after being hit by an automobile driven by O. R. Davis of Chinquapin. Goodman was admitted to a Kin ston hospital for a checkup, police say, but was later discharged. Both the truck and the 1951 automobile were totally destroyed. Davis has been charged with failure to stop at a stop sign. Parrotf, Parakeet Fever Spreading In North Carolina Psittacosis, or parrot fever, la- natural disease of birds that is" transmissable to man. Health offic ials in this state are becoming in creasingly alarmed by the contin ued spread of the disease since the end of restrictions of interstate bird traffic about five years ago. i-arrott and parakeet fever is a vU rus infection that has svmntoma; in man of headache, chilis, fever, backache, nestlessness, cough and other respiratory envolvement Infection can result from inhala tion of dust contaminated with In fective particles from dried fecal droppings, urine, feathers and drop lets from the nasar accretions . of the Infected bird. More human psifc. tacosls occurs during the Winer months when members of a house- -hold are exposed in closed houses ' to Infected parakeets kept in cages ' The disease is extremely difficult to control since many birds are car riers of the disease but not having any of the symptoms. Birds that f are sick may, however appear sleepy, motionless, have ruffled fea thers, shiver with closed eyes, and1 may have diarrhea. The best control of the disease is that the public be educated to the dangers of keeping parrots or parakeets in their homes. It U hoped that eventually, bird dealers and breeders will combine to effect a system of certification that wll insure the public of re ceiving only birds that are disease free. But' there has been an in crease of birds brought into this country illegally and which nave undoubtedly been responsible for ' the infection of many humans as ' wen as the birds in clean avariei. "It shall be the duty of every per- ' son having custody or care of sny birds of the psittaclne (parrot) fa- mily to notify the N. Q. State Board Ol Health .. Immediately regarding any unusual illness or death among such birds." .;... :- For any further Information about this disease, you may contact vr local health department Or the N. C, State Board of Health.;
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