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"3v irY, rrr.Tixrj), n. c, Friday, September 23, 1949. HEALTH IS WHEflE YGU LIVE By K. J. Ever. Sanitarian K Where is public health and by whom is it administered? To whom are its - benefits available? Public .Health is right where you are and it : is administered by yoar local health officer and his staff. Its benefits are available to you and to the, mem . hers of your family, whether you are a white roan, a Negro, an Indian, or a memoer 01 some otner race. Tnese benefits are yours, regardless of your educational qualifications, or how t mucn money you nave or are capable of earning, or what your religious af filiations hannen to be. or what boat your ancestors came to America on. You are a part of public health, anu, as such, you are entitled to all . that it has to offer. The only ques tion is: Are you acquainted with these fcenefits, and are you willing to ac cept them, for your own protection and the mass protection of the com munity in which you live? Let us consider, briefly, the services to you that you have a right to ex pect of your local health department: Your local health department is rTiJtrireH ' urit.h tha reannTiaffltiKfif nf communicable disease control, includ ing epidemiological and immuniza tion service, for your protection against preventable illnesses, includ ing diphtheria, smallpox, whooping cough and other maladies for which preventives have been developed. In this important undertaking, however, it is necessary that your health de partment 'have your support, to make its program of prevention successful. Another duty of your local health department is to exercise veneral disease control, by proper investiga tions and the promotion of serological tests. X-ray service is available and cer tainly should not be overlooked. You hear much these days about vital statistics, including the regis tration of births and deaths. Respon sibility for the thoroughness of this service to the people rests with your local health department, plus your cooperation. Sanitation is another important public health function, and this in cludes, among many other things, adequate inspection and grading of public eating places that you patro nize. It also includes the inspection of milk, which is the most important M I -J 1 1 noou coivsumcq py me iiumna race, from the cradle to the grave. The local health department which is a part of you and your community set up is charged with many other responsibilities, including protection and promotion of health of school children, maternal and child hygiene, ' oral hygiene and other services, to which you are entitled health educa tion and general health promotion. Where is public health? You ask. Is it in Washington? Is- it in Ra leigh? Yes, in a measure, because it ties in very vitally with the United States Public Health Service and the State Board of Health. In North Caro linaas in other States the State Health Department is the reserve tenter for ideas, financial support, educational and technical informa tion, but its ultimate application is in the county, the neighborhood, in which you live and work Traffic Violators Major Factor ' In Highway Deaths ' Traffic violations were involved in 217 and 311 fatal accidents which oc curred in North Carolina during the first half of 1949, the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles has reported. Speeding, as usual, topped the list. A fatal nf SfiK neranna were IctlleH during the period as compared with 306 during the first six months of 1948 An lncreane nf 19 nercent. In juries numbered 4,157 in comparison with 3,312 in 1948. Accidents were on the increase, with 8,855 reported for the first six months of this year and 7,154 last year, i'edeetnan deaths took a four percent downward turn, with 76 fatalities reported this year and 79 iast year. f!n11ianr. between motor vehicles accounted for 127 deaths as corn- Dared with 99 in the six-month period last year, a 28 per cent increase. Six teen persons were killed in train motor vehicle accidents, a 129 per cent increase over the seven killed last year. Animal-drawn-motor ve--hide collisions accounted for no fa talities this year but seven were kill ed last year. Bicycle deaths remained the same 16 during the first six months of each year. Driver in violation of the law numbered 8,324 and 10,873 violations were indicated. Speeders totaled 2, 143, with 127 in violation in fatal crashes, with 104 exceeding the speed limit and 23 exceeding a safe speed. A total of 1,720 were charged with driving on the wrong side of the road, not in passing. These drivers caused 74 fatal accidents. Drivers who did not have the right of way numbered 1,662 and were responsible lor fatal accidents. A total of 653 drivers were charged with driving intoxicat ed and caused 31 fatal accmems. nf tho State's total accidents, 3,- 494 occured in cities and towns, with 69 persons killed and 917 injured, as .nn,nawH with 2.897 accidents with 60 persons killed and 822 injured for the samu period in AwjHents in rural areas numbered 6,361 with 296 persons killed and 3, 240 injured, as compared with 4,257 accidents with 248 persons killed and o ion inimwl. Wake County still was leading all other counties in fatalities with 17 for the first six montns oi the year. Robeson was next with 16; Guilford had 14, Sampson, 13, Meck lenburg and Brunswick, 12, and Dur ham 11. We Was Judee-Who was driving when you hit that car? Marine (triumphantly, about three sheets in the wind) None of us, iudtre. We was all sitting in the back seat! Ii1C6jT3 PSJiOtS In North Carolina On Increase In 1943 Income payments to individuals in 1948 were of record dollar volume in nearly every state of the Union, ac cording to a release of the office of Business Economies of the U. S. De partment. North Carolina's income navments in 1948 amounted to $3,531,000,000 as compared to 3,314,000,000 in 1947 SHOP AND SAVE AT v- . SandM Pharmacy! During Nationally Advertised Brands Week ! LYSOL $1.00 size.. -89c Bayer Aspirin, 75c size ... 59c llfgjff i : Jergens Lotion, $1 size. . -89c IILQSPS j : : ; Ammident Amoniated Tooth Paste 53c : : i : Wildroot Hair Tonic, 60c, size. - -. -53c j ; ; ; Vicks Vapor B, 45c size-..... - - -A : I Rett's Emulsion. 75c size -----! 1 Ben Gay, 75c size. 69c f 1 St. Joseph Aspirin for children (flavored) S5c X Fever Thermomstcrs Get One For Your Home - $155 to $135 ii S and M Pharmacy jj Phone 8081 ' "On Tke Corner". , ' "Yon Prescription Store" Hertford, N. C PAGE THREE and 13,037,000,000 in 1946 The 1948 figure for North Carolina indicated an increase of 7 per cent ,f ' North Carolina's per capita income for 1948 was $930, as compared with $896 for 1947. On a nation-wide basis, incomes re ceived by individuals increased 9 per cent from 1947 to 1948, reaching a total of $206 billion, according to an article in the August issue of the "Survey of Current Business." Per capita income payments, at $1,410 in 1948. were 7 per cent above the 1947 average of $1,319. Income payments represent the cur rent income received by individuals from all sources and comprise wages and salaries, the net income of unin corporated businesses including farms uiviaenaa, interest, nee rents, ana sucn other items as social insurance bene fits, relief, and veterans' nensionn and benefits. Vets' Question Box O Mav I borrow monv from .a bank or lending agency and use my Government insurance policy as se curity ? A No. Q My brother is in a VA hospital. In case of his death, will Veterans Administration arrange to have re ligious services performed according tonisiaitnT A Yes. if contract burial service are furnished. Q May the loan nrivileee be ex ercised on converted National Ser vice Life Insurance while the insur ance is in a premium waiver status? A Yes. Q What effect has a bad conduct discharge on burial allowance of my husband? A There is no allawance in his case, since the leeal reauirement for the type of separation from service is not met. m'i upi TBi CS Eioosfer Welcomes Thrifty Shoppers Wften you shop at your thrifty Colonial Store You pay rock-bottom prices and not one cent more. With prices marked plain, you don't Have to guess, And your total food shopping will cost you much less. Anyone inTeresteb! In saving a penny Or a Hollar sfiould follow a typical Colonial Stores' customer as she checks off her shopping list. Does she have a canny eye out for advertised, low-price specials? Of course, snc does. She likes Colonial's "bonus specials" in which we pass on to our customers the lower prices made possible by advantageous purchases and lower market conditions. So don't be surprised if the shopper next to you at Colonial Stores is wearing a kilt. Budget-conscious homemakers are always welcome, and we are proud that they invaria bly become our most enthusiastic friends. for consistent savtngs every 'day, Shop the CS Rooster way. COLONIAL STORES
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