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PAGE TWO «, THE IriANCEY RECORD ESTAI iIISHED JULY, 1936 Editor ——*•— -*< —.......... Mrs. C. R. Hamrick I BorHKs vi ■■ «* v PoU&hfed Every Thursday By YANCEY PUBLISHING CQ. f j * A Partnership Entered u aecond-clau matter November nth. 1988, at the Poet Office, at Burnsville, North Carolina, under the Act of March 8, 1879. HOW TO GUARD AGAINSTINFANTILE PARALYSIS Fortunately there are no cases of Infantile Paralysis in Yancey County, but it is raging in other sections of the state. Measures of prevention, based on latest know ledge of the nature of the disease, are summarized in the American Medical Association Journal as follows: Avoid use of water possibly contaminated by sewage either for drinking, swimming, or washing utensils • x.« i Avoid exhaustion from exertion or chilling; during the incubation period these factors tend to intensify the oncoming disease.. Avoid iniurv to mucous membranes of the nose and throat, such as s hat resulting from a tonsil operation. | Treat every minor illness as a possible case of infan tile paralysis, particularly if there is fever, headache and some spasm oi th° neck, spine and leg muscles. Strive for proper sanitary conditions and in particu lar destroy flies and their breeding places Avo’d unnecessary physical contacts with other peo ple, wash hands carefully before eating, and don’t put unclean objects in the mouth. Don’t prescribe or take drugs or chemicals that are intended to piotect against this disease. As yet we know of none that w : l! do this. . ' •• ■■ - - VICTORY DEPENDS ON THE HOME FRONT A blunt warning that the war is not yet won came re cently from the three top! military leaders of the Uni-; ted States following a fly ing visit to the Normandy battlefront. These chiefs of, staff stated, moreover, that' the speed with which our! boys march to Berlin will depend in large measure on the support they get on the Home Front. “The battles now in pro gress entail heavy losses in material which American industry must replace,” they said in a joint state ment, “and any slackening in the needed production will only delay ultimate victory.” Pulpwood is one of the most important of these materials of war upon which our fighting forces are depending. Production has been pretty good this year, but it still isn’t en ough to keep pace with war requirements. We cannot fail at. this crucial period without null ifying the sacrifices of the hundreds of American boys who died on the Normandy beaches We can speed the day of victory by cutting all the pulpwood needed to keep military supplies and equipment flowing in un broken convoys to the bat tlefields of France. AMERICAN HEROES'! BY LEIT I BUb,. ; , \i /* f* -| issl*- I: ' Ml A lv ■ Two New York Boys, oar from (hr lower East Side, one from the 1 Bronx, hove been awarded the Soldier*' Medal for saving eight crew mem- I ben of a burning bomber at Port Moreihy, Papua. Disregarding the ■ dangers of exploding bombs, ammunition, anJ gasoline, Cpl. Anthony J. I Lobrjtto, Manhattan, and Pfe. Irving Leibhaber, the Bronx, rushed to the 1 crashed bomber. IPs up to us to buy War Bonds and hold ’am. 1 U. S. Treasury Department - ! ! LESS BANG’S DISEASE IN NORTH CAROLINA * Raleigh, Dr. William Moore, head of the Veter inary division of the State | Department of Agriculture! has announced that less than one per cenCoFNiU cat-' tie in North Carolina - are now 7 affected with Bang’s Disease. He said that nearly 20 per cent of all counties in ‘ the United States have jbeen designated as “modi-, ■ fied accredited” areas. : “By systematic testing of cattle and elimination of those which are reactors,, ■ steady progress is being ; made in the fight to wipe ; out this disea’se”, declared ■ Dr. Moore. Last year, he said, more! , than 5,000,000 cattle were , tested for Bang’s Disease, , with three and eight-tenths ; per cent showing up as [I reactors * ! Use of the printed letter forms, which have been pre pared for writing to prison ers of war, is being urged! by the American Red Cross ! in order to speed delivery ; of mail to American prison ers in Europe. ■ More than 235 tons of: • medical, laboratory, and! i general hospital supplies were sent by air transport' into China by the American: Ret.: v ru.-s ui-nvOTTn Novem | ‘be.-, !!H;i, and May, 1944. I TO*N AND FARM Former Parmer Saves The Day A former Illinois farmer, a sergeant, solved a trans portation problem for his Marines buddies on Saipan, the Nrfvy department re ports. It was impossible to haul much-needed ammuni tion up the rugged, steep hills by truck and carry the wounded back. As the ser geant suggested, a detail of Marines, who as civilians had handled live stock, were sent out to catch stray ox en. Within two hours they had a regular service into the hills using hand made hative two wheel carts drawn by the oxen. “The only trouble so far has been the oxen don’t understand our language,” the sergeant ! said. “I’ll bet they only un derstand those pesky Nips.” Black Market* ‘rs Sent i To Jail > In the first fie Month of 1944, the Os fie - ' of Price Administration en f o rce ment program against the gasoline black market sent 28 car owners to jail, con victed 158 car owners of buying gasoline with coun-! ! terfeit or stolen coupons or without coupons, took* away rations from 775 car ; owners, suspended gasoline; selling rights of 1,538 sta tions, put 156 filling stat- ' ions out of business and gave jail sentences to 236 counterfeiters, peddlers and; 1 gasoline dealers. Round-Up OPA has removed new inner tubes from rationing, i thus helping conserve tires, inasmuch as good tubes properly inflated prolong : tire life .. . Producers, car riers and handlers of farm products have been author ized and urged to form committees to assist Office of Defense Transportation district managers in put ting to full use all motor -1 trucks available for trans porting farm products, ODT says. Three Out of Four Will Can Three out of four women expect to can fruit and ve getables at home this sea , son, according to a nation wide survey reported by i the Office of War Informa ! tion. Canned peas, toma toes, and asparagus were restored to rationing by OPA after supplies on hand had sold rapidly, making room for the new pack. - Civilian supplies of peas, tomatoes and asparagus are i expected to be 20 per cent ; smaller during the current i pack year .ban during the |pa?k year ended July 1. To help pack the currenUfruit and vegetable crop, 700,0001 full-time or 1,400,000 part time workers must be re cruited, the War Manpow er Commission says. Be cause of- the dependency of overseas sendee men on canned fruits and vegetab les it is imperative that these foods be made avail able to them. These Things Are Hard To Find Severe civilian shortages now exist in washtubs, alarm clocks, window scre ening and flashlights, WPB reports, with less severe shortages in flashlight bat teries, clothes pins, double boilers, egg beaters, pails, radio tubes and umbrellas. Mild shortage exists in wood and coal stoves, thermos bottles, baby carriages, mops, ropes, bedsprings and bobbie pins. , •. THE TANCET RECORD ~ - ■- * ■ STATE AND LOCAL VETERANS’ SERVICE COMMITTE ES ARE BRING FORMED: WILL ASSIST ALL RETURN INC SERVICE MEN Local Draft Boards and Employment Offices To Serve As A Committee Raleigh, July 12 A three-man Veterans’ Ser vice Committee for North Carolina, to organize and coordinate the services for returning veterans in local communities th r oughout the State, under the execu tive order setting up the Re-training and Re-employ ment Administration —was formed at a meeting in the office of Adj. Gen. J. Van B. Metts, State Selective Service director, last week. Members of the commit tee, representing the three federal agencies charged , with responsibilities in con nection with handling re (urning veterans, is com posed of R. A. Wadsworth, assistant state director of the War Manpower Com mission; Lt. Col. Thomas H. Upton, assistant direct or of the State Selective Service, and James S. Pitt man, manager of the Vete rans’ Administration, Fay etteville. Meeting with the mem bers and discussing the fun-; ctions of the committee and the agencies were General; Metts and E. B Page, Sel ective Service; Dr. J. S. Dorton, State director of the War Manpower Com mission; and R. C. Godwin, 1 Stale Veterans’ Employ ment Representative, who-j se service operates through! the U. S. Employment Ser vice of WMC Colonel Upton explained! the organization of Local! —————l 1 ... ——— “ "T - : " QUARANTINE ' '• fra, ..._ t Because of the danger of Infantile Paralysis Epidemic the County Health Board has passed the following: < f RULES- j '-• jt, *.„. ».„• - —. ' ' . ■'•—•■•••;';'■ >*>-r—-a-. . ■ ■-*■• 1. All children under 15 years of age must *tay on their own premises. 2. Theatres sjiall be closed to all children under 15 years of age. 2. All people coming into this County from infected areas must report to a local doctor or to the Health Department for examination within 24 hours after arrival. 4. All children under 15 years of age coming into this County from infected areas must remain under quarantine for three weeks. 5. All persons wilfully violating quarantine regulations will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. » : 6. ( hildren under 15 years of age shall drink from paper cups only, when away from home. 7. All persons should report any sickness to their doctor or to the Health De partment immediately. v / reß trKtjons will be in effect only through the emergency period and will be lifted as quickly as possible—after the danger is over. « • - —=- . RECOMM ENI )ATIONS 1. All crowded places should be avoided by every one. 2. General health should be kept up. Get plenty of re*t, well balanced meals, adequate water milk, fresh air, exercise, sunshine, and proper elimination. 3. Flies should be kept out of homes and away from all fo;id. 4. Swimming is to be discouraged by all children under 15 years of age. f 5. People from this County should not visit in other counties without permis sion from the Health Department. §J ; B. B. McGUIRE, m. D. . .r i i ' B * B ® ,lllllllllll>,lßl>lllllil * lßl ™ RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Cpl. Joseph C. Beaver, Burnsville, Nor th Carolina, son of Willard Beaver, lost his life in the Tyrrhenian Sea near Corsica, December 31, 1943, ithus making the supreme sacrifice for flag and coun try; and i WHEREAS, the Earl . Horton Post of the Ameri t can Legion, Number 122, [ and the Auxiliary wish to . express their sincere and [ heartfelt sympathy to Mr. Willard Beaver and family .in their great loss and , grief, and J WHEREAS, the Earl Horton Post of the Ameri can Legion and the Auxili-, ary desire to give public' expression to their highest esteem for Corporal Joseph C. Beaver’s devotion to duty, his willing sacrifice for America, his loyalty to the highest ideals of our 1 great country and for his contribution to our common, interest f now be it Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be furnished' to Mr. Willard Beaver; a copy be filed in the perman ent records of the Earl Horton Poit of the Ameri can Legion, Number 122, and the Auxiliary; and a copy be furnished the press for publication, r Done by order of the 1 Earl Horton Post of the! American Legion, Number 122, and the Auxiliary, this July 15, 1944. Dover R Fouts, Comman der; Mrs. W. W. Hennessee, President; James Hutchins, Committee. I Clearing-House Committe -1 es, now in process and com ; pleted in 20 communities,:' j of building local community . ‘ cooperation around the re < Continued on .pen four) ■HBHttMHNMMHMMMMHnaMiMnMRIIMWIMKVMffIV'SnMMMWM •>*• - * ELLIOTT RADIO SERVICE LLOYD ELLIOTT, Manager Burnsville, N. C. GENERAL RADIO REPAIRS ON THE SQUARE Next Door To Courthouse WE BUY USED RADIOS ——ii■•in»»»■»wn,i» a ai» * |■ 1 . . J . T _ One of the most dramatic stories of£ THE WAR IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONr « HEr JIB JAINERS, MADE OF PULPWOOD,THAT ARE ■ WATEB-PCOaf AND WEATHER-PROOF .THEY f jf! CARRY FOOD, MUNITIONS AND SUPPLIES B RATTLE ZONES AND CAN BE TOSSED W OVERBOARD, THEN PICKED UP AT WILL. ) $iA RAPCR?PRINTING PLATE . RBIiNS WIOSLY USEP FLASH LIGHTS, WAlKY yffflßnrnflß In TALKIES and batteries are OFPULPWOODF.BRE I MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF "'rOATMr PAPER MADE OF PULPWOOD ARE USED W THE ARMY AND NAVY FOR PRINTING PAMPHLETS,THE SOLDIERS' : HANOBOOK/EIC. ETC. j i THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1944 '•. ‘ * , ~. _ . .-I
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