THE NEWS>JOURNAL» KAEFOBD, N. C.
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The current high rate of rejections
of selectees at the induction station
I'is disturbing to the public mind. This
is understandable since the public is
so vitally interested in every phase of
Selective Service. There is a satis
factory^ explanation for it and the
public is entitled to that explanation.
Prior to January 1, 1942, complete
ffiysical examinations were given the
(Electees by local board examining
physicians. After a few months of
experience, th^e physicians were
passing men who very closely met
the Army’s requirements. Rejections
at the induction station at that time
were almost entirely of men with
borderline conditions, men who had
contra^cted diseases between the time
of theiV local examinations and the
time of their delivery for induction,
and men rejected as a result of the
chest X-rays which were never a
part of the local examination.
Under the regulations now in force,
the local examining physicians do
not make a comprehensive examina
tion. In fact, they make only a cas
ual, “screening” examination and are
guided by a list of defects, one part
of which sets forth non-remediable
physical conditions which manifestly
disqualify the selectees for all mili
tary service, and the second part of
which sets forth those non-remedi
able physical conditions which mani
festly dtequalify for general military
servicrf^4)ut qualify for limited ser
vice. The local exarnining physician
has no alternative but to follow this
list specifically. With these limita
tions, the examining phyisician can
rejfect little more than the obviously
unfit. ^
Another reason for the large num
ber of rejections is that local boards
no longer have the authority to dis
qualify registrants who are below
the minimum literacy standards for
military service. Prior to January 1,
1942, they had such authority and
did not send to the induction sta
tion registrants who were below such
standards. Regulations now provide
that all such men, otherwise quali
fied for military service, must be
sent to the induction station for final
check and rejection by the Army.
It can readily be appreciated by
those who understand the regulations
in force that a higher percentage of
the men forwarded for induction may
be expected to be rejected for the
reasons above given and local boards
and examining physicians should not
be criticized for a condition over
which they have no control. They
have no choice but to send the men
to th^ induction station even if they
have reason to believe that ’a large
number will be rejected on account
of their physical condition or lack pf
educational qualifications.
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Sugar rationing, has caused large
imbers of Wake county farm fam
ilies to turn toward bee-keeping and
sorghum-growing, reports J. D.
Thompson, assistant farm agent.
Plans for the issuance of the new
permanent gasoline rationing cards
were completed this week by the ’ocal
board in connection with K A. Mac
Donald, county superintendent of ed
ucation, who will have charge of the
district administrators and registrars.
Mr. MacDonald has appointed a
group of registrars for each of seven
centrally located points in the county
where persons may secure their per
manent cards. The registration sites
will be as follows: Antioch white
school; Ashemont white school; Beth
el community house; Little River
community house at Lobelia; Mildou-
son white school; Raeford white
graded school; Rockfish white school.
The new rationing books will be
issued at the above named places
from 2 p. m. until 8:30 p. m. on the
9th, 10th, and 11th of July.
There will be a rationing school to
explain the rationing plan to regis
trars on the evening of July 7th. The
school will begin promptly at 8:30
p. m., and will last about one hour.
(Chairman Ryan r McBryde states
that the date for applications for
supplementary ration books and for
truck and bus books will be announc
ed in the next issue of the News-
Journal. These will all be issued at
the office of the ration board.)
The rationing board and Mr. Mac
Donald have requested thq following
persons to serve as school site ad
ministrators and registrars:
W. J. Coates, Mrs. W. P. Baker,
Miss Irene Downer, Miss Sarah Lytch,
Miss Agnes Mae Johnson, Mrs. Jewel
Snead Klouse, Mrs. R. A. Matheson,
Miss Carolyn McBryde, Miss Eloise
McBryde, Miss Josephine McLauch-
lin, Hugh McLauchlin, Mrs. Clyde
Upchurch, Jr., Mrs. Bill Upchurch,
Miss Betty . Jo Wood.
W. C. Hodgin, Knox Watson, Miss
Archie McPhaul, Walter Gibson, Miss
Ruria Biggs, Miss Lucille McLeod,
Mrs. Sarah McDonald, Miss Harriet
Hodgin, Miss Janet McLauchlin.
Will McBryde, Miss Clara Mae
Gibson, Mrs. Archie Howard, Miss
Mary McPhaul, Miss Christine Mc
Phaul, Mrs. Donald Yates, Mrs. B. P.
McGregor, J. M. McGougan.
Belton Beasley, Miss Geraldine
Maxwell, Miss Grace Maxnvell, Miss
Vivian Meinnis, J. W. Dowd.
Miss Edna Alexander, Miss Patsy
Blue, Miss Mayme McKeithan, Miss
Mary Helen Gatlin.
R. A. Smoak, Mrs. Thomas Mc
Lauchlin, Mrs. R. A. Smoak, Mrs
Margie Townsend, Miss Nannie
Thornberg, R. D. Huff, Jr., Miss Ad-
die McFadyen, Miss Imogene Sin
clair, Miss Marjorie .Johnson.
Z. G.' Ray, Mrs. Z. G. Ray, Miss'
Walta Townsend, Mrs. Mary A. Gil-
lis. Miss Christine Parker, Miss Jane
Lindsey, Mrs. A. W. Wood, Mrs. M.
L. Wood, Miss Mary Falls Peele.
W. A. MacDonald, Mi$s Mollie
Cameron, Miss Mildred Sanders, Miss
Sallie Alexander, Miss Florence Anita
Lester.
J. D. Blickle, Extension farm ma
chinery specialist of N. C. State Col
lege, is making these timely sugges
tions tp;farmers: “Take care of your
mower, and it will take care of your
hay by finishing the job without a
breakdown.”
Interruptions in the midst of har
vesting hay, he points out, are waste
ful of time and labor. To avoid such
waste, especially at this critical per
iod for farmers and to sidestep the
chance of damage to the crop while
the mower is being fixed, advance
checkups and repairs are recommend
ed.
Before haying or other work, the
mower wheels should be jacked up
and tried out by hand. If everything
seems to be operating properly, a
small part of the crop should be cut
as a test. If the mower does not run
freely, an immediate examfination
should be made. The heating of any
part is definite indication that lub
rication or adjustment is necessary.
Blickle also offered the following
advice: See that the knife cuts clean
and even without choking and that
the grass stick is adjusted to leave a
clean path.
By far the greater part of mower
trouble is with the cutter-bar as
sembly which should be inspected fre
quently. Keep all parts securely fas-
Be akeeter$ told dair pizenoua MR*
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When lightin on yo’ epiderm
Dew nockerlates you irid er gem.
T his masterpiece of foolery 1*
of a long rhyme written by Dr.
H. M. Branham, a surgeon of Georgia.
For many ygars he was a member of
A little figuring showed a better and
much cheaper way.
the Glynn County Board of Health,
which operates in one of the worst
malaria areas of the U. S.
Dr. Branham realized years ago that
malaria in Georgia was their most
serious local trouble. And in fact the
whole state Is pretty badly infected,
while 37 counties are among those
having the highest death rate from
malaria in the whole epuntry.
Georgia for many years has been
trying to follow the suggestion of Dr.
Branham who advises getting rid of
mosquitoes. Many millions of dollars
have been spent in attempting to rl4
Georgia of malarial mosquitoes, bst
the disease still takes a heavy toll. Far
too many are 111 with it each summer.
The ineffective drainage program
has cost millions and some authorities
have suggested that Georgia health
officers spend a little time with paper
and pencil, especially upon the arith
metic of malaria. The state has a pop
ulation of something over three mil
lion. Malaria is largely a rural dis
ease and if only one-third live in such
places that makes about a million po
tential sufferers. Fortunately only a
fraction of these live in the most seri
ously malarial counties, perhaps no
more than two hundred thousand. As
suming that half of these are likely
to get malaria in any one year, what
would he the cost of curing them com
pared to the cost of drainage?
It costs about 36* to cure the aver
age malaria case by following the dos
age recommended by the U. S. Public
Health Service, who state that 20
grains of quinine for 5-7 days is suffl
cient. For one hundred thousand cases
that makes only $36,000, which is a
minute fraction of the money spent in
trying to get rid of mosquitoes. .Arith
metic such as this is worth a lot of
study by not only Georgia but every
malarial state in the country.
rication should be done wHti dnn*
tion, it at all, because ot fhe abrasfee
action of sand. S
After runnins info tutfocfl xwdtai
and stumps, always stop imibediat^y'
Replace any broken knife aeetkms;,
strai^ten out the bent guards, lesmt
and knife clip'that fails to hold
knife^lgljtljr-in the guard, and
store theo^ginal lift to any bent
guard lip to prevent clogging of
cutter-bar.
ORGANIZATION
The Transylvania county salvage
organization pk;m^es to reach out
to even the rerribstest parts in the
gathering' of vital scrap materials,
says Farm Agent J. A. Glazener.
tened, as a loose guard, for example,
would bind the knife and probably
cause serious breakage and delay.
Moving parts should be lubricated
little and often, except when operat
ing on sandy soil. In such case, lub-
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It takes an "X" cord to secure unlimited quantities of
gasoline but, fortunately, there is ample electricity in
this territory so, figuratively speaking, you hove an
cord allonring unrestricted use of electricity according
to your needs!
Today, water conditions ore good, and we have ample
electric generator capacity for all of your uses. Elec
tricity cannot be stored or saved like sugor, tires or
oo&ee ~ it must be used when generated.
This company is adequately supplying the req^re-
ments of homes, farms, businesses, factories, military
centers and war production industries within its terri
tory. Large quantities of electric power ore being fur
nished navy and marine bases, shipyards, aluminum
plants, chemical works and other essential users else
where.
And there still remains surplus kilowatt-hours of energy
ready to meet your needs!
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If a shortage of electricity should become imminent in
this territory, we will ask our customers to conserve;
but that is not necessary now!
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