Syphilis May Be Driven
From State In 15 Years
Stricter Legal Requirements Assist Health Officers in Their
Fight on Venereal Diseases—Approximately
25,00 Treated During Year
Raleigh, Sept. 2—The test tube
the law book have allied in
North Carolina for an apparently
successful battle against syphilis.
Anti-syphilis forces were mobiliz
ed about two years ago, when the
state board of health announced
that seven out of every 100 white
persons and 15 out of every 100
negroes in North Carolina were
suffering from the disease.
Now, so much progress has
been made that "there is a
chance syphilis can be virtually
wiped out in North Carolina
within the next 15 years," state
health officer Carl V. Reynolds
said today.
An unprecedented slate of an
ti-syphilis laws, indorsed by the
medical profession, are being ex
ecuted by more than 400 persons
employed in the syphilis control
work. It is through these laws
that North Carolina hopes to
show the rest of the country how
to conquer the "great imitator."
Thousands Treated
Approximately 25,000 persons
are being treated in public clin
ics. Last year, more than $500,-
000 was spent on the program
and 676,500 single treatments
were given in the 235 clinics
which operate under public
health auspices.
Dr. J. C. Knox, director of state
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division of epidemiology and head
of the venereal disease program.
Joined Dr. Reynolds in predicting
that syphilis could be wiped out.
"With the program going on as
it has started, in the course of a
few years we should begin to see
a very marked decrease in the
amount of syphilis among the
prople of the state," Dr. Knox
added.
Here are the laws and regula
tions under which North Caro
lina is attempting to outlaw the
disease:
Laws Listed
1. Any person in the state who
is known to have syphilis is re
quired to take treatments. If the
person refuses, he may be sent to
jail.
2. Any person desiring to mar
ry must take a serological test
before he can obtain a marriage
license.
3. All expectant mothers must
take such tests.
4. Any householder may require
his domestic servants to take
tests.
5. All persons serving or cook
ing foods in hotels or restaurants
must produce certificates show
ing they are free from syphilis.
6. Ail state prisoners must take
serological tests, and are treated
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if they are found to be suffering
from syphilis.
7. Barbers, beauticians and
cosmetologists must have certifi
cates showing they are free from
the disease.
In July, 1937, only 7,817 per
sons were treated for the disease
in public clinics. The number
last July has grown to 25,139.
Treatments in public clinics in
July, 1937, totaled 16,549. Last
June, 79,347 treatments were giv
en, and nearly a million treat
ments were made during the last
biennium.
The program was bolstered
considerably by a substantial
grant from the Reynolds fund,
established after the death of
Smith Reynolds, Winston-Salem
tobacco heir. The anti-syphilis
drive now is financed by these
annual allotments: Reynolds
funds, $160,000; state funds, $25,-
000; federal funds, $158,000;
county funds, $200,000.
Cancer
Archigenes, who lived in the
second century, was perhaps the
first surgeon who operated on a
patient with cancer and his de
scription of his observations in
this field are most interesting.
Hippocrates, uaien, Celsus and
other early medical writers rec
ognized this disease also and
learned then, as we doctors know
now, that if properly treated to
its initial stages, the possibilities
of saving the life of the patient
were very good. The early Arab
ian surgeons, borrowing pages
from Greek medicine, operated
regularly on cancer patients with
success, and perhaps made the
greatest advance of the time in
the treatment of this condition.
When tbe microscope was first
devised it was considered a scien
tific toy and medical men paid
slight attention to it in doing re
search work on it in studying dis
eases. Gradually, as it was per
fected, its great possibilities were
seen, particularly in studying the
smallest units of the living tissue
of the body, namely the cells; for
the human body is nothing but
an aggregation of cells.
Then eame Virchow who dis
covered, with the aid of -the mod
ern microscope, that disease was
merely the changed and disorder
ed cells of the living tissues. To
day no physician's equipment is
complete without a modern mic
roscope and it serves a thousand
purposes in making a diagnosis.
If you suspect you have a for
eign growth in any part of your
body do not for one minute have
anything to do with the quacks
who thrive on people thus trou
bled. These men know nothing
about cancer and the most re
markable thing about the leading
advertising quack who specialized
in cancer treatment is that he
died of this very disease recently.
The thing to do is to consult your
doctor and abide by what he ad
vises.
Last year the majority of per
sons who died of cancer in the
United States never went to a
registered physician for assist
ance. Instead they consulted
quacks, took their remedies and
died, when a great number of
them might easily have had their
lives prolonged or been complete
ly cured.
One quack for a large fee sold
each person a bit of blue glass
"which when the sun's rays shone
through it on the cancer, cured
the ill one"; a Chinese "herb doc
tor" sold perfumed joss sticks for
the cure of cancer and printed a
testimonial from a United States
Senator, in which he thanked
him for curing him.
Cancer is curable if properly
diagnosed to its early stages.
Twenty years ago I operated on
a doctor's wife for cancer and
she is today alive and well. Every
doctor can give similar testimony.
Deaths from cancer can be re
duced materially to this country
if doctors are consulted and
quacks ignored.
May Be Relative
Boogy—That old friend I was
telling you about claims to be a
relative of yours.
Woogy—That man's a fool.
Boogy That doesn't prove
anything. It may be just a co
incidence.
Fair Question
Speedmore How many miles
will your car go on a gallon of
gas?
Meeker—How many will your
car go?
Speedmore Oh, that's not
fair. I asked you first.
Is Reformer
Census Taker—Are you affiliat
ed with any reform organization?
Mrs. Bjones—Yes, I'm married
to a man who thinks he should
be allowed to make creation over.
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for you.
Joany—But Momsy, I don't eat
the ice; I just suck the juioe.
SURRY FOLKS
BENEFITTED
Through Operation of Ten
Divisions of the Social
Security Act
HAVE RECEIVED MUCH
By M. R. DUNN AG AN
Surry county residents and
communities have benefitted to
the extent of approximately
$319,110.00 through operation of
the ten divisions of the Social
Security Act, some parts of which
have been active for more than
three years, it is estimated by
Chairman Charles Q. Powell, of
the State Unemployment Com
pensation Commission.
Surry county is probably an
average North Carolina county,
in so far as industry and agricul
ture are concerned, and the re
sult is that a considerable part of
the total amount going to the
county, more than half of total
payments, has been in Unem
ployment Compensation. Figures
show that Surry residents have
received 21,060 checks for a total
of $149,382.78 in these jobless
benefits in the 18 months ending
June 30, Mr. Powell said.
With cooperation of Mr. Na
than L. Yelton, state director of
Public Assistance, and Dr. Roma
S. Cheek, executive secretary of
the State Commission for the
Blind, and with figures in the
Central UCC office in Raleigh
and from Washington, Mr. Pow
ell said he was able to get a fair
ly accurate picture of the bene
fits accruing to Surry county
from Social Security.
Old Age Assistance, help for
the needy persons who have
passed 65 years of age, amounted
to $81,979.50 in Surry county in
the two years of payments, end
ing June 30. An additional $4,-
533.00 was distributed in July to
475 aged needy persons, an av
erage for the month of $9.54
each. The state average for July
was $9.59.
Aid to dependent children, al
lotments for the support of chil
dren deprived of their natural
breadwinners, reached $30,050.50
in the same two-year period, and
an additional $1,423.00 was dis
tributed in July for the support
fo 258 such children. The av
erage for July was $5.52 each, as
compared with the state average
of $5.91.
Aid to the blind amounted to
$7,927.84 in the same two years
and $423.60 was sent in July to
28 needy blind persons, an av
erage of $15.13 each. The state
average was $15.67 in July.
Old Asssitance and Aid to the
Blind is provided, one-half by the
Federal government and one
fourth each by the State and
county, and Aid to Dependent
Children comes from one-third
each by Federal, State and coun
ty governments.
Old Age Benefits, or Insur
ance, is not available by counties,
but a proration from State fig
ures indicates that about 90 in
dividuals or families have receiv
ed probably $1,550.00 in two and
one-half years. These are only
small lump sum payments to in
dividuals who have worked in
covered employment after Jan
uary 1, 1937, and have since
reached 65 years of age, or to the
families of such workers who
have died since that date. The
importance of this program can
be more readily seen when
monthly payments start after
January 1, 1940, as provided by
amendment to the act by Con
gress at its recent session, Mr.
Powell said.
With this estimate and actual
figures in the other four divisions
mentioned, it is apparent that:
very close to $270,890.00 have
been distributed to Surry indivi
duals in the five major divisions.
In the other five, classed as ser
vices, a proration indicates that
probably $48,220.00 has been used
in Surry county, divided about as
follows: Maternal and Child
Health services, $8,620.00; Ser
vices for Crippled Children, $7,-
250.00; Child Welfare services,
$5,625.00; Vocational Rehabilita
tion, $3,725.00; and Public Health
work, $23,000.00.
Several factors enter into ar
riving at these figures, Mr. Pow
ell said. Surry county had 39,-1
749 population, or 1.25 per cent,
of the State's population, 19301
Census. Otherwise, the popula
tion and conditions are consider
ed as normal and average. The
amount of money received from
the Federal Government for
these activities is known and is
matched, almost dollar for dollar,
by the State. Also, the program
in these divisions has been in op
eration for more than three years.
These facts are considered in ar
riving at an estimate for Surry
county.
Central UCC office records
show that 70 resident employers
in Surry county are subject to
the State Unemployment Com
pensation Law, and that there
4,834 workers protected by the
law. The employers operating in
Surry pay a contribution, or pay
roll tax, to the Unemployment
Fund, and this. payment has
amounted to $190,013.57 In the
two years of 1937 and 1938 and
the first three months of 1939.
Unemployed workers in 18
months have received $149,382.78.
These records also show that
7,076 initial claims, probably
more than five for each claim
ant, and 62,103 'continued claims
—the weekly claims which follow
the initial claim —have been filed
by Surry unemployed workers in
the 18 months ending June 30.
The Employment Service Divi
sion reports 5,122 registrations
for work and 1,083 placements in
jobs in Surry county in the 12
months ending June 30.
Surry county is served by Mt.
Airy Employment Service office
which sends representatives on
regular scheduled days to Elkin.
Dobson and other points in the
county as occasion demands.
Onions and watermelons are
the oldest cultivated plants. They
were raised in garden 4000 years
ago.
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Thursday, September 7. 1939
Pleasant Ridge
A large crowd attended Pleas
ant Ridge Sunday school Sunday.
Mrs. Ann Eller of Wilkeaboro,
visited her brother for the past
week, T. J. Walsh.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Luffman
are planning to move to their
new home within the next week.
Mr. Herbert Collins of Elkin,
is spending this week with his
sister, Mrs. Lester Luffman.
The Pleasant Ridge Woman's
Missionary Union met with Mrs.
Luther Walsh Thursday evening
at 7:30, for its regular monthly
meeting. Mrs. Luther Walsh ren
dered the Bible study after which
Mrs. Walker Luffman offered
prayer. The topic of the program
was "The Great Commission in
Orient." Mrs. Etta Layell offered
the closing prayer, after which
refreshments were served.
The Bible contains 56 books,
1,189 chapters and 21,173 verses.