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Thumb Sucldng Bad On Teeth A lot of children suck their thumbs and it is not a good habit for a child to get into to say the least. ^ Dentists are unanimous in their ^iew that if the habit is continued into the school years it may affect the position of the incoming teeth and the shape of the jawbone. Why do adolescents suck their thumbs? Some dentists say it gives them pleasure -- a kind of security. Of course, all parents know first hand that the natural tendency of a child is to put things into its mouth. ? So thumb sucking could be considered sort of a reflex action, especially when a child is tired. Hardly anybody can deny that a toddler tucked in its crib with his favorite blanket or teddy bear in hand -- gingerly mouthing his thumb -- is an angelic sight. It's only natural to assume that sooner or later the habit will become tiresome, and usually it does. But when the practice is carried past 9the ages of two or three, then it's time for concern. One thing, according to Dr. Ted Oldenburg, head of the Pediatric Dentistry Department of the UNC School of Dentistry, parents should not magnify the issue of thumb sucking to their children. He said if you are too aggressive in trying to get a child to stop, it can become an ^attention-getter. Dr. Oldenburg is ^not too keen on appliances to cover the thumb or fingers. His choice is a fixed orthodontic appliance if a device is, indeed, called for. The frustration of a cover over the thumb or fingers could accelerate an emotional pro blem a child might have. One way to attempt to handle the problem of thumb sucking is to try to motivate the child to stop the habit by 0naking a game of it -? with accompanying rewards. Rather than helping to eliminate the habit, scolding and punishing may create anxiety and increase dependence on thumb sucking as a pacifier. If you are worried about your child's thumb sucking, see your dentist. He can advise you concerning ways to help a young ster overcome this pattern. How to Take Medicine Taking medicine prescribed for you is important and should be taken exactly as your physician prescribed. Since some prescription medicines can be dangerous if taken improperly. Dr. Donald Moore, a Coats family physician, offers these suggestions as regards taking medicine: ?First, store medicine in a cabinet away from children. Keep only those medicines that you are currently using. ?Destroy old prescriptions be cause many drugs lose their po tency or become chemically changed over a period of time. ?Never take medicine in the dark; it's too easy to make a mistake. ?Keep medicine in the original container to avoid confusing it with other medicines. And keep medi cines away from the bedside table. Make it necessary to get up and walk across the room to get it. It's too easy to overdose accidentally by repeating it during the night when you are sleepy. ?Some foods interact with drugs to cause uncomfortable, even life threatening reactions. For in stance, nibbling cheese with a dose of tranquilizers can cause de pression, convulsion and coma. ?When you are taking drugs for depression or high blood pressure, avoid aged and fermented foods like beer, salami, wine and pickled herring. ?Each time you receive a new prescription, ask your physician about the drug's side effects and interactions. ?If you have more than one container of pills or capsules to take, make sure one is closed before taking the other. ?When pouring from the bottle, keep the label facing up so that if anything drips down the side of the bottle it will not discolor the label and make it hard to read. ?Avoid using medicine for chil dren that is disguised as candy. The child may like it so much that he will find the medicine and take the whole bottle. (A service of the North Carolina Assembly of Family Physicians.) Upchurch Alumni Hear History, Have Banquet The Upchurch High School Alumni Reunion held September ^4-5 got started with a picnic on the ^playgrounds of the former high school, now Upchurch Junior High School. The alumni enjoyed one another with laughter, hugs, kisses, along with hot dogs, chips, ice cream and cookies. There were hundreds of people, from "babes" to "senior citizens." The historical program was ^greatly enjoyed by everyone in the auditorium. They were entertained with singing by the alumni choral group, all former Upchurch High students. Musicians were Dr. Willie McNeill and Mrs. Arthur B. Kemp. The speaker was Henry McKoy, and the history was given by Mrs. Alberta Holt McPhatter. Tlie closing song was "Upchurch Alma Mater." Then the former students traveled to the gym and 0iaw a basketball game between alumni of Upchurch and of Anne Chestnutt High of Fayetteville. Upchurch won. Sunday morning, Upchurch alumni representatives attended Silver Grove and Rockfish Grove churches, presenting each church with a Certificate of Appreciation. The alumni also exended thanks again to the Rev. Mitchell and Bishop Douglas. Sunday evening at Bordeaux Convention Center, the former Upchurch students held their ban quet. The speaker was Rev. O'Neil McLaughlin. The memorial tribute was given by Mrs. Annie Gadson Burns, a former Upchurch High teacher. The menu was "a real nitty gritty soul food buffet style," and it was enjoyed by all. Again, there was some of that "how has it been" fellowshipping. The alumni were entertained by the alumni choral group singing during the dining. Representatives of every class from 1934 to 1%8 attended the reunion. The members of the Alumni Committee were presented with red roses by the other alumni. The presentations were made by Mrs. Dorine Malloy Adams. Everyone was presented a certifi cate of attendance. Door prizes were awarded, donations of Hoke County merchants, and the alumni thanked the donors. The next reunion is planned for 1985. A copy of the history of the school may be obtained by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Mrs. McPhatter, 1717 Cockman Mill Rd.. Raeford, 28376. SUIT SALE CONTINUING Main St. Raeford, N.C. NOW ANNOUNCING September Special ALL SPORT COATS 2 5 ?7o OFF Includes Mew Fail and Winter Styles Sec You At Our Sidewalk Salt Sat Sept. 18 W. Curtis Fitzgerald Religion Seminar To Be Held Here "RELIGION IN AMERICAN LIFE" will be the topic of a Humanities Seminar to be held in Hoke County on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. beginning September 28 and continuing each Tuesday evening for a total of four weekly sessions. The seminar will be led by Professor W. Curtis Fitzgerald of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at North Carolina State University. Two topics will be discussed in the seminar: civil religion and recent religious movements and cults. In contrast to a particular religion usually identified with churchs, synagogues, and the like, there exists in America a more generalized religion which is identi fied by such terms as democratic faith, "the American way," and the religion of the republic. The seminar will examine the historical development and the current extent of civil religion and discuss the issues raised by its relation to a particular religious faith. In the second part of the seminar, some of the variety ol recent religious movements in America will be considered. These include the pentecostal-sharismatic movement, adventism. the Jesus people, the Unification Church of Rev. Sun Myung Moon, and the People's Temple. Social factors which contribute to the success of such groups and the. relation & these groups to "mainline" ctture. and religion will be discussed. Professor Fitzgerald will conduct the first and fourth sessions per sonally but will withdraw from the seminar during the middle two weeks in order to encourage dis cussion of the topic by the in dividuals themselves. These two sessions will begin with the presentation of a pro fessionally produced videotape teaturing Professor Fitzgerald. The tapes are designed to spot light key issues and trigger the discussion period which follows. This Humanities Seminar is being sponsored by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the North Carolina Agricul tural Extension Service. Any person desiring to partici pate in the seminar should call Ellen Willis at the Hoke County Agricultural Extension Service 875 3461. Deadline for registration is September 24. There is no charge to the public. Any individual desiring a Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit for attending the seminar is required to pay a S5 registration and transcript fee at the first session. Teachers desiring credit should contact their local school coordi nator to determine if the seminar has been approved for teacher recertification. HELPING PEOPLE TO LIVE WITH Elkn Willis Home Economics Extension Agent Schedule Tuesday, September 21, 1982, 12:10 p.m. - Business Girls Ex tension Homemakers Club Meet ing. Tuesday, September 21, 1982, 2:30 p.m. - Raedeen Extension Home makers Club Meeting. Tuesday, September 21, 1982, 7:30 p.m. - Philippi Extension Home makers Club Meeting. Thursday, September 23, 1982, 5:00 p.m. - North Raeford Ex tension Homemakers Club Meet ing. Hint: Scrape dishes before loading them into the dishwasher so you won't have to rinse them. If they need rinsing, use cold water. CHECK REFRIGERATOR TEMPERATURE When you take the time to put your food in the refrigerator, you'll want to be sure your fridge is cold enough to slow the growth of food-poisoning bacteria. And these bacteria do grow very slowly if the temperature is 40 degrees Fahrenheit or below. There is usually little variation throughout the refrigerator's food compartment, although the space directly under the freezing unit is slightly colder. If milk kept in your refrigerator is "ice cold" this probably means your refrigerator has a temperature that's cold enough to slow bacterial growth. But a fluctation of just a few degrees can have a dramatic effect on the eating quality of food. Only a one or two degree rise in temperature can cut the storage School News Seniors Have Chance At Governor's Seat High school students from Hoke County and from throughout the state have the opportunity to try their hand at running state govern ment for a day. They can "become" governor, lieutenant governor, state attorney general or any one of a number of state officials and work alongside their counterparts during annual Youth Involvement Day activities in Raleigh, Nov. 2-3. School Officials Hear State Rep. At District Meet State Rep. Lura Tally told, area school leaders about the problems and priorities which the next General Assembly will face when it convenes in Raleigh in January I98J. The occasion was the South Central Regional District Meeting of the North Carolina Association of School Administrators in Pem broke on Wednesday. September 15. The drive-in meeting was. at 4:30 p.m., at Pembroke Senior High School and the agenda included a discussion of membership services and benefits and an opportunity for Association members to participate in the development of the or ganization's 1983 Legislative Plat form . Among those attending from Hoke County will be: Don Steed. Dr Simpson. Jack Burgess. Mari lyn Semones, Clara Pope. Harold Livingston. Emma Mims. Mary A. McNeill, John McAllister. Earl Oxendinp, Harold Gillis. and Raz Autry, Willie Horsley. Linwood Huffman and Cohilida Lyons. The North Carolina Association of School Administrators is a statewide professional association for principals and assistant princi pals, for supervisors, and for superintendents and assistant superintendents. The organization has a member ship of approximately 2,000 public school leaders. ELECT CHARLOTTE KELLY HOKE COUNTY BOARD of EDUCATION November 2,1982 "An Effective Voice For The People" Ad PiM by Wall'* C Ha pal United Mathodlat Church "This experience gives our young people a closer look at the executive processes of state government." said Gov. Jim Hunt, who tradi tionally participates in the activity. "It is also an excellent opportunity for state officials to hear the concerns and recommendations of our youth." The theme for the two-day program will be New Federalism and how it will affect the programs in our state. A workshop will be held Tuesday afternoon followed bv a banquet and a costume dance that evening. Wednesday will begin with a breakfast where the youths will meet their government counter parts. Cost per student is S30. which covers the banquet, enter tainment. lodging and breakfast. For registration and infor mation. contact Sarah Harris at 919-733-5966. or write to Youth Involvement Office. 121 W. Jones St., Raleigh. N.C. 27611. Deadline for registration is Sept. 29. Youth Involvement Day is spon sored by the State Youth Council in the N.C. Department of Adminis tration's Youth Involvement Of fice. The office works to develop opportunities for youth involve ment in state government and community affairs. time of some foods in half. By the same token, if your refrigerator temperature is lower than 40 degrees you can extend storage time. If you want to double check the exact temperature of your refrig erator. place a thermometer on one of the shelves. CHANGING A WILL It may become costly to change a will just for the sake of change -* but there are many times when changing a will may become neces sary. For example, your family situation might change. There may be new family mem bers whom you would like to share in your estate -- or some of the heirs named in your will may die before you do. So in the case of marriage, divorce or death of a spouse, a will should be updated. In addition your financial situation may change. If the types and amount of property you owned when your will was written have changed, you may want to change the plan for distribution. Or your ideas may change and you may want to distribute your property differently for personal reasons. One more thought -- if you happen to move to another state, your old will may not be in compliance with state laws of your new home. CLEANING CHROMIUM Plumbing fixtures, appliances and even some furniture are chromium plated. And they need gentle care, because chromium is easily scratched by abrasive house hold cleaners and metal polishes. Fortunately, a rub with a damp cloth, followed by polishing with a dry. soft cloth is usually the only cleaning that chromium requires. Even sticky chromium responds to a wash with detergent and water. A liquid household cleaner or baking soda on a cloth should remove gummy build-up. For real stubborn stains, make a paste of whiting and household ammonia. Apply the paste with a soft cloth and rub. If whiting is not familiar to you. you can buy it at art. paint and hardware stores. To sum up when you clean chromium, do keep in mind what I said earlier. Beware of abrasions. They will scratch. WAGON WHEEL RESTAURANT THURSDAY b FRIDAY SHRIMP BASKET (about 20 shrimpl with FF. Slaw & Hushpuppies $3.99 T?h? Out Ordf? C?il 87S-67S2 SEPTEMBER 18th ^^ * "L4*'- ? we approach the High Holiday Season, we would like to extend our best wishes for a Happy New Year to all'of our Jewish friends. We appreciate your patronage and hope that we may continue to serve you throughout the coming years. In Observance Of This Holiday WE WILL BE CLOSED Sept. 18th 112 Harris Avenue RAEFORD. N C
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