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PAGE FOUR THE IT' vr, nr-rnc- "ur . AttiteiSa Changing In Ilorth Carina . ted Those Who Are Mentally Sick Disease No Disgrace and With Hush-Hush Period Over, More Progress Being Made With Cases Brought Out Into the Open by William H. Richardson The public's attitude toward the mentally ill has been greatly modified since the word "insanity" has been thrown into discard and a more chari table and understanding attitude as sumed toward the inmates of our in stitutions for the mentally sick. The light of hope and reason seems to be breaking at last, now that men tal illness definitely had become an object of attack through preventive medicine and a recognized Public Health problem. Within the past few months, Governor Scott has designated the State Board of Health as the State agency in North Carolina which will administer Federal Funds made ,.n;iokia in nryvintr on our mental health program, together with avail able State Funds for that purpose. While the organization of a Mental Hygiene program has not been per fected, yet the ground work is. being laid lor an attacK to oe waged against mental illness as one of the present and future Public Health problems. Let U3 for a moment review the present mental health picture in North Carolina, as it is reflected in our institutions for the mentally ill. According to a recent fact sheet, there are now 9,550 persons hospitalized in thb State for mental defects, or ill ness. This, according to tne latest compilation, is just 125 short of the entire available bed capacity of all general hospitals in North Carolina m NO TICE! Privilege Taxes FOR THE TOWN OF HERTFORD. Were due June 1, 1949. Individuals and busi ness houses that have not paid this tax are re quested to make payment immediately. The" Auditor, who recently audited the Town's books, singled out these delinquent taxes for immediate collection. Your cooperation and prompt settlement of your privilege taxes will be appreciated. W. G. NEWBY Tax Collector For Town of Hertford f win ii 7 m Now Froodom from ((itch on Sink Slavery I Here'i the answer to your dish washing problems the amaz ing new G-E Portable Dish washer! Washes all your dishes, glasses, silver, pots, and pans for you. Tested proved j Priced lower than you dreamed pos- I sible. See it today- Portable not a per manent house fix ture. No institution no extras any- kind. Portable DISHWASHER $17.50 down $1.95 week 0m. fj? 10-DAY TRIAL IN YOUR OWN HOMI CEMERAlO ELECTRIC DISHWASHER MORGAN FURiIITURE COMPANY ' . HERTFORD, N. C. May, 1948. Among those in our State institutions ; are ; 1,288 feeble minded ami 671 epileptics. ' There were 180 patients who received the first ad missions to State hospitals lor tne mentally ill in February, 1949, alone. BETTER CARE PROVIDED North Carolina is now providing more hospital care for its mentally ill than in the nast Its average pat ient population in 1946 was 7,568 as compared with 8,652 in 1947-48. rue thermore, better care is being given the State's .mentally ill This ahown by the fact that there were 6.9 per employee in 1946 and only 5.4 pat ients per employee in 1947-48. The cost of care, largely reflecting tne higher cost 'of living, increased from ?393 per patient in 1946 to $584 per natient in 1947-48. Physical improve ment of State hospital buildings also is being accomplished. Approximately $14,000,000, including Federal Funds, was made available bv the 1947 Gen eral Assembly. Purchase of the Camp Butner site and buildings under con struction already account for $4,000, 000 of this. The above reflects investments for care and treatment and not prevent ion, but it is encouraging to note mat more money is being put into this hu manitarian service, which naturaljy means better care of the mentally ill and happier surroundings for them. Hospital care, however, is nothing new That has been going on in hu mane states and countries for many decades. North Carolina has not al ways kept pace with progress in this respect. Hospital care is not enough for the mentally ill. any more than it would constitute a panacea for any other preventable sickness. As was stated earlier. Governor Scott has designated the State Board of Health as the atrencv to be responsible in North Carolina for the execution of the State's Dart in the nation-wide Mental Health Program now in prog ress and for which North Carolina is receiving its proportionate share of Federal Funds, more available for the numose. While the Board of Health's Mental Hygiene work has not been fullv organized, a lonsr range program is being formulated, looking toward attacking mental sickness from a preventive standpoint. CLINICS IN OPERATION It is heartening to note that pre ventive work now is being done through one school social worker and eight mental health clinics partially supported by State and Federal Funds. These are located in two med icai schools two at Duke and one at Bowman Gray and in Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Wilmington, and Raleigh. 'Assistance in financing mental health programs has been giv en by the National Mental Health Act. On a matching basis, North Carolina receives $100,000 of Federal Funds for training professional work ers, and for educational and clinical work. A partial progress report happily can be made at this time. During the ' past six months, 1,171 patients have received help through the limes above referred to. In many instances each patient represents two, three, or four others, who, as parents, teachers and employees, gained a better un derstanding of themselves and of oth er children and adults, as the clinic helped them deal with the problems and needs of this one patient. An additional 511 patients are under treatment at this time. Prevention is said to be compara tively inexpensive. If two-thirds of those admitted to State hospitals in February, alone, remain in hospital care one vear as a conservative esti mate of time it will cost North Caro lina $70,080. This 3um would meet the cost of two almost ideal, full time mental health clinics. PREVENTION PICTURE BRIGHTER Up until recently, mental illness had not received the attention it 6hould have received. There was about it a feeline of futility. But, with the advancement of socialogical and other studies affecting human be- hnvinr the nnviffni that mental lll- ness. at least, could be placed in the category of preventable diseases has grown, in otner woras, we now are, at least, beginning to make a try at it. Uam aMk ata 4t 4-hinlr otinnt fe Mental illness is no tticrma. neither 'Via ii a .1iao-rcia Ttia hlleh-hlioh neriod of talking in whispers belongs to tne past as it does in connection with such things as venereal diseases which were never juccessfullv attacked un til they ; were brought out into the open. The time has come when mental illness should be everybody's business because, it affects the entire communl W in one way or another, lust-like any other illness, in lact, it is more. far reaching than any of the simple aiBCBueB can ever oe. i If any reader has a problem con corning mental illness, he or she Is in vited writ a card or latter. ad dressed to the State Board of Health in Raleigh, and the inquirer will re ceive information designed to give as sistance on any particular problem and producing high yields. . ' The circular, printed la two colors and illustrated with several photo graphs and drawings, gives detailed information concerning the perform ance and cnaractensucs . or tne new varieties. It was prepared by G. K. Middleton, professor of agronomy and T T. Herbert, research assistant path ologist, both of the Experiment Sta tion staff. . . - "The Atlas strains of wheat, 50 and 66 represent an important advance in wheat breeding in the Southeast," say the authow. "As the name 'At las' implies, these wheats are noted for their excellent, straw strength. They Possess other desirable charac teristics, however, including resistence to powdery mildew and to both leaf and stem runt. Because of their abili ty to resist lodging, they can be used to better advantage than any other locally adapted variety lor planting on Rnila of hlcrh fertilitv or where heavier-than-normal rate of fertiliza tion are to be. used. The circular lists the average yields of the new strains at seven locations in the State over the past two or three years. In all tests one or both of the Strains have ontvielHed all six of the other varieties tested, including uaraireo, iteanart, and uaraia. Copies of the publication, Special Circular No. 8. mav be obtained from county farm agents or by writing the Agricultural alitor, btate College Station, Raleigh. There is no charge. Life is simply a process of com bustion. M. J. Schleiden. 7- DOBSCORB i.'C.iiMvm.. Killed Oct. 18 through Oct.21- 8 Injured Oct 18 through Oct 21 62 Killed through Oct 21 this yea 647 Killed through Oct 21, 1948 653 Injured through Oct 21 this year 7,ioz Injured through Oct 21, 1948 5,811 November Supply Of Turkeys Plentiful November is turkey time. And, with the U. S. Department of Agri culture reporting about 29 per cent more turkeys raised this season than in 1948. heaw turkey marketings in November are expected to cause both wholesale and retail prices to drop below those of a year ago, Mrs. Nina B. White. Home Demonstration agent for the State College Extension- Service, said this week. What's more, she added, there's a better-than-average crop of cranber ries this year to team with turkeys as well as broilers, fryers, and stewing hens. All are listed by USDA as plentiful foods for November menus. Pork also appears on the plentnuis list for the first time dn several years, Mrs. White said. 1 Last season's large ccrn crop and heavy spring pig farrowing were given as reasons lor the increasing supply of pork Frntl am wpll represented on the November plentiful list, with -apples, grapes, and winter pears sharing the limelight with- raisins . and dried prunes. Plentiful vegetables include fresh sweet ' potatoes, greens, cauli flower, canned corn and canned pump kin. ;.y.y-: -::y.:y r;,rr ":;:' 'v'-.:..;.,; ' Hirers are elated 'for an increase in annnlv in November. USDA savS.' and bountiful supplies of . manufactured dairy products and dried beans and peas offer other sources of protein for fall meals. K'il Tree nuts -pecans, walnuts, al monds, and filberts cooking fats, honey, sugarcane syrup, and molasses are other plentifuls on Southern man kets Aw. WhiUikens! "That fellow was an impudent fraud. How did he manage to wheedle money out of you ?" "Oh he told me such a sad, pitiful tale about his" poor-wife who is a wiJow with six children." v mi Enfer tiOO.000 CAR-SAFETY CONTEST m get thb aWCliv l reflector mirauaj nui j t t'rirnrnnnnrr PHONE a 62 1 New Circular Issued On Atlas Wheats The North Carolina1 . JUrrfonlfiirsl Experiment Station announce publi cation, of new eight-page circular which tells the story of the new Atlas wheats how thev were develoned and (what they wOl do in resisting disease OUR BEST WISHES AND CONGRA TULA TIONS to HowardPittandJulianPowell ON THE OPENING OF Pitt Farib Equipment Store IN HERTFORD 7 , OCT. 29th ON SATURDAY The undersigned merchants and business houses wel come this new store to our community and wish it every success. ' S and M Pharmacy towe-Webb Motor Go. Hertford Banking Company Darden Bros. 7. M. Morgan Furniture Company Nixon's Western Auto Store Hertford C to Hertford Furnrture Company Major-LpomisCo. Hertford Oil Company Simons - v Hertford llartee & Supply Col v.
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