Four County Cage Teams Will Play This Weekend Smyrna, Beaufort to Meet In Only County Contest Four county hoop teams will swing back into action this weekend after the long holiday lay-off. Smyrna will in vade Beaufort and Morehead City will travel to Wallace Friday night. Newport will visit Swansboro Saturday, with the Beaufort and Swansboro jayvees playing the first game of a triple header. The Atlantic Pirates will see their first action Tuesday Illglll wilctl Beaufort's Seadogs.'" Most observers see the battle for the county championship a three or four-way fight this year Beau fort. Morehead City and New^r, l/nt /m h'gh righ' now with At horse 'he P'CtUre as a dark By tournament time the Smyrna Blue Devils may have developed year for'th*"'" Th'S 'S Snl>'rna's fh. ni 0? Coun,y tournament, so the Blue Devils will have the ad vantage of playing on their home Smyrna Girls Favored In the girls division, the Smyrna lassies seem to be the class of the county They have won seven straight games this season after winning the county championship team^the county***6 the county. Newport holds two vic tories over Atlantic and one at the expense of Beaufort. Morehead Uty has one victory over Atlantic Beaufort has played only one game Newport'1' COmpo,i,ion' lo5'"g to IJcweliyn Phillips, Morehead yity, is leading the county in scor ing average. He has racked up points in five games for an average of 22.4 points per game. Top Scorer Roger Harris of Atlantic is tops in the total points scored by a coun ty player, fie has hit for 137 points in seven games for an average of 19.6 points per game. Other players in the county aver aging 10 points a game or better foUow. Johnny Mason, Newport. 19; Butch llassell, Beaufort, 18 8 Mevie Mason, Atlantic, 16; Glenn Willis, Smyrna, 14; I.arry Wallace Newport, 13.8; Reuben Lilly, New l?rt. 13.2; Bobby Nelson, Atlantic, 13.1; Darden Eure. Morehead City. 11.8; and John Phillips, Morehead f Former Queen Street Pupil Makes Headlines William Henry George, former Queen Street High School student, made the headlines on the sports page of the Elizabeth Daily Jour nal, Elizabeth, N. J., recently. The first paragraph of the story fol lows: ' A spectacular 90-yard touch down run by William George on a pass interception in the third period proved the deciding factor as Jefferson High's football team conquered the favored Cranford High eleven, 20-13, yesterday be fore 5,000 sun-bathed fans at Wil liams field." Wins Shotgun Dalton Willis, Morehead City won the shotgun given away by the MraUw n J^CCes Christmas Eve. Mr. Willis became eligible for the drawing when he donated a dollar to the Jaycee Christmas fund. Winners?And A Loser Columbus, Ohio (AP) _ Vice squadmen who played the horses ?rh?rCk,'? 8et CVidcncc aga>nst a bookie did pretty well. Patrol men Francis T. Nolan and Robert Wolvcrton picked three winners However their winnings had to be^ turned in _ along with the Why Not Sell Eggs by Pound? If eggs were sold by the pound the producer and the purchaser would always get the same value ? quality being equal, according to Tom Morris, poultry specialist for the N. C. Agricultural Extension Service. The value of a pound of grade A eggs would be constant; size would mean nothing. Consumers could compare the various sizes and buy the size that gives them the best value for their money if eggs were sold by the pound. If the housewife compares the cost of a dozen eggs with a pound of other protein food, eggs may seem a little high. On the other hand, if eggs were sold by the pound, she would sec that they are the best buy on today's market. For example, take large eggs selling for 60 cents a dozen. If they were sold by weight, then she should see that large eggs were only 40 cents a pound. Large eggs weigh IV*. pounds per dozen. The weights for other sizes of eggs vary from about one pound to two pounds per dozen. During the summer and fall, a large number of pullets will be coming into production; and they will be laying small to medium eggs for about the first two months of lay. These small or medium eggs may be the best buy if they were to be sold on a pound basis. Small eggs may sell from five to 10 cents a pound under large eggs. For example, during the early summer this year, small eggs In some Uorea were retailing for 30 cents a dozen or 27 cents a pound; and large eggs for 53 cents a dozen or 35 cents a pound. This would be a saving of eight cents a pound in favor of the small eggs and would make them the best buy. If some eggs sold for 39 cents a dozen, the price per pound would be the same as for large eggs sell ing at 53 cents a dozen. Because of the compactness and thoroughness with which their food values are digested and nearly completely absorbed, and the low cost per pound, eggs are bargains in food value at any time of the year, says Mr. Morris. But small eggs are usually an extra good buy during the summer and fall. Jaycees Have Trouble Buying Back Grid Ducats The Morehcad City Jaycces may have more trouble buying back sea son football tickets than they had selling them. Anyone holding a sea son ticket can redeem it this week by going to Hill's or the Jerry J. Willis Agency. When THE NEWS TIMES went to press yesterday no one had taken advantage of the of fer. The Jaycees sold season tickets, good for six home games for J5. The More'head City Eagles played only three of their scheduled home games. The Jaycees are redeem ing the tickets for a maximum of $2.50 each. Doctor Explains Strokes, Effect, Their Treatment Chapel Hill, N. C.?Strokes do not always incapacitate a person, nor are they confined to older peo ple, according to Dr. John Hickam of Duke, president of the North Carolina Heart Association. "Prompt treatment hastens the recovery of a stroke victim of any age," said Dr. Hickam, "and of those seriously affected. 90 per cent can be taught to walk again and 30 per cent can be taught to do gainful work." Physicians refer to strokes as "cerebral vascular accidents". Dr. Hickam explained. Such accidents occur when an artery'to a portion of the brain ruptures or is closed suddenly. There are several ways in which this can happen: through hemorrhage: through the forma tion of a clot in an artery of the brain or through a clot formed elsewhere in the body being pumped to the brain and becoming lodged in an artery there; through pressure of swollen brain tissue; or through a spasm of one of the arteries in the brain. Among the causes of these acci dents are congenital defects of brain arteries, physical injury, in fections of the blood vessels or general infections, blood diseases, heart diseases, hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure. Strokes in young people are most frequently caused by rupture of a defective blood vessel which developed before birth. Also, young people who have had rheumatic heart disease or a bacterial infec tion of the lining of the heart may form small clots in their hearts, which arc pumped into a blood vessel in the brain, causing block age. Strokes Vary "Strokes may be mild or quite severe," Dr. Hickam pointed out. "Effects may range from slight paralysis and difficulty in speak ing to unconsciousness and death. When the damage is slight, symp toms can clear up rather quickly. In most cases, the patient docs not die, and if he survives the ini tial attack and has no recurrences, his life expectancy is often as great as that of persons of the same age who have not had strokes." In past years, there was little that doctors could do for patients who had strokes, but today there are several methods of treatment which can be used to help patients immediately after a stroke. Not the least important, according to Dr. Hickam, is an encouraging and hopeful attitude on the part of the physician and family. For the seriously stricken, good nursing care is necessary. If pos sible, the family should help with the patient's physical needs, al ways encouraging him to do as much as he comfortably can for himself. Where paralysis of an arm or leg has occurred, massage and assisted movements of the limb are a part of modern treatment. Speech Training Gradually, the patient is encour aged to sit up, then to stand, and finally to walk. Where speech is affected, the services of a speech therapist may be required to help retrain the patient and this is very important, for the patient who can not communicate with others is apt to feel particularly helpless and depressed about his condition "It is never too late to attempt rehabilitation," said Dr. Hickam. "Even patients who have been disabled for months or years as a result of strokes can often be helped?at least to get about and care for most of their physical needs. Some can even be taught to do gainful work. "Modern medicine is constantly developing new techniques to treat diseases of the heart and blood vessels as well as to help people get over the effects of these di seases. We still don't know what causes strokes and other cardio vascular disorders, but research is finding out more about these great killers, and we know that we re getting closer to the answers all the time." Dr. Hickam pointed out that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to heart and blood ves sel research through the Heart Fund, whose annual drive takes place in February. "The North Carolina Heart As sociation and its local chapters are making available to the public a pamphlet called Strokes', pub i Vi* U S frepsrtment of Health, Education and Welfare" said Dr. Hickam. "This pamphlet contains helpful information for families of stroke victims Single copies arc avail able free of charge from local w,k *"