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I i Pag» 4 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. State-Wide Dentistry Program Bill Launched By Senator Bauch RiA'LEIGH — A statewide pre ventive dentistry program among boith adults and youngsters would be launched under bills inlro- iluced in the N. C. Senate. • Sen. Marshall A. Rauch of bastonia Introduced the two mea- ^Tes in ibehalf of the joint Com- !■/KINGS MOUNTAiN^X ;■< aflrf _ >} >5 BESSEMER CITY IBrr™™" BOX OFTICE OPENS AT G:00 SHOW STARTS AT 7:00 Always S1.S0 A CarloadI Thuis. Fri, * Double Feature NO. 1 "EASY RIDER" In Color NO. 2 "DAY OF ANGER" In Color Sat. Only * Triple Feature NO. 1 "KING KONG ESCAPES" In Color NO. 2 "EASY RIDER" In Color NO. 3 "DAY OF ANGER" In Color Sun. thru Wed. * Double Bill NO. 1 A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN In Color NO. 2 THE McMASTERS In Color Wed. Movies In Reverse Order mittee on D. ntal Education, of I which he is chairman. The hills would implement ma- ! jor recommendations evolving ' fmm the (xrmmittee’s 18-month 'Muily of North Carolina’s dental j h altli klcficiencies. One of Rauch's bills seeks $.■>■10,000 for a statewide cam- pji.gn to prevent dental ills through plaque control, a new j method of attacking tooth decay I and gum problems, j The other measure would pro- I vi'U' $77,706 for water system 1 fluoridation assistance to 40 rur- ai s. hools. The idea here is to I teach rural youngsters presently unexpos il to the advantages of fluoridat,ed water during the crit- ■ ical teeth-forming years of adol- e.scence and early teens. Seven of the state's 1,100 rural schools al ready have Siirch programs. In support of his bills, Rauch ' notes that 'North Carolina now : has only about one half as many dentists p. r unit of population as the nation as large. Additionally, I he says, a mail listribution of a- I vailable dentists means that in I some areas of the state the per- I c ntage of persons treated for dental ills is as low as 14 to 15 per cent of the population. "‘It should be noted, too," the senator says, "that increasing the number of graduating dentists by rourhly 50 per y. ar would re quire a capital expenditure of between $6 an'l $10 million, plus another $2 million per year in op erating costs. ‘'While we must make finan cial arrangements to train and gradiLate more dentists to im prove our present ratio of one dentist to levery 3,600 North Car olinians, it scorns obvious to me and to the Joint Committee on Dental Education that we must also make a determined and lees ex-pensive st^ towatid prevent ing tooth and g|um diseases that are clearly preventable.’’ Rauch says studies have con vinced hbn 'that a, vigorous pro gram of preventive dentistry in North Carolina should reduce the amount Of dentai disease in the coming generation of young people as much as 30 to SO per cent. "So iwhflt we're Mioing,” he ex plains, "is asking for funds e- nough to enable the State Board of Health to set North Carolina on the road toward licking Its dental irrobkims through preven tion in miuch the same way that polio was licked by preventive action." Salaries, equipment and sup plies for a cadre of 20 dental hygienists to implement major innovations in the preventive 'dental program would cost 5600,- 050. The- same bill asks for $45,000 to provide special training for private-practitliiir'aehttsts in pla que control, .techniques and to-jt, initiate plaque' control programs for the public. ., , ■ tlffeotively' bh^emented pla que 'contTxn'om pffeweht up to 90 p T cent of all dental ills* 'Rauch maintalhs, -Thia kind of preventive poten tial Hakes 'pii Vfynamle dimen- sionii,;’ he sjis,'. fwhen one con siders that ad’esthnoted 5^4,000 No^'CslroHWanrs' already, Wimfliu' • repaS and'oreatpiiatton at the ex pense of preventive eSfort has ereatoji a reservoir of dental neglect so vast that Medicaid during this bknntum alone will ^pend the staggering sum of $8.5 piillion on dental care for the (nedica-lly indigent.” ; The, $77,706 sought for the ru- tal school program would pro vide for “the purchase of n c- essary equipment, supplies art! tnatmials to fluoridate approxi- -pnately 40 rural school water systems" and to provide salarks lor two engineering technicians. , Fluoridated drinking water presently is dispensed in 99 North Carolina municipalities. An cs- llmated 440,000 urban young sters are growing .vp on fluorUa- ted water. '.State and national studies have established a 63 p r cent reduction in the tooth decay rate among children who have been exposed to fluoridated water from infancy into their teens. Rauch says, "That fantastic bene'it has been routinely den ied youni->sters living in rural a- rcas. This bill merely seeks to feradicate that denial by expand- Jn'g a very promising p.ogram al- ^ady in effect at seven rural schools.” ij- S- Public ’Health Service studied cited in a report of the Joint Committee on Dental Ed- Itcation show the promise of a one-thini decrease in cavities a- mong youngsters provided with 'fluoridated wat.r during school hours only. "Now, one-third is a long way Bloody Holiday Easter Weekend^ RADEIGH — “Let's turn back the tide." HThis was the admoniticn to day from Motor V hides Com missioner Joe 'Garrett as North Carolina approached one (If its traditionally bloody weekends — the Easter holklay. 'Garrett’s ref. rence Is to the; t.ict that, after two consecutive j years of reduced highway fatal-' ities, the death rate on our streets and highways is currently running ah.ad of the 1970 fig ure. The commissioner pointed out that there were 1425 highway crashes during the four-day 1970 Easter holiday perici.i- Five hun dred and sixty-eight p.ople were injured and 23 died. "In well over 1,000 of those accidents,” Garrett sai'.l, "viola tions of the motor vehicle laws were clearly indicat d. Speed ing, failing to yield the right- of- way and driving to the left of the center line accounted for ov er halt nt the violations and, of course, wo know f>x>m exper ience that 'driving under the in fluence was b factor In at least half of the crashes resulting in fatalities. Adding to the threat is, the fact that, alnady in 1971, we have added more than 1-10,- OOO new motor vehicles to our last year’s total.’’ Garrett said I ho .Sl-ate High ■way Patrol will 'he on I he roads “in maximum force” throughout th weekend, giving special at tention fo spee 'ers and drinking drivers, but he added Ihiit "the | driver hims.'lf will delcrmim’ whether we enter the spring and , summer vacation perioJ on a happy or tragic note.’’ The com'missionor concluded; "Don’t think It can't happen to you. It can. And exp. ricnce tells us there will he at least 1,000 ac cidents on our streets and high-1 ways this weekend. Don’t be one | of them.’’ TKursHay, April 8. 1971 Increased payments averaging^. between 9 and HO perc nt lor l.c I million vets and survivors onl VA pension rolls are provided ini a bill signed last D.cember by j the President. VA announced recently that a record $275 million in divKIends will b' paid this year to more Ilian 4.1 million veterans holding WW I and WIW II insurance pol- ieios. from the 65 per cent decrease doc.’mcntcd among chil’ren who drink such water around the clock. But ,wc must begin ex tending even that much advan tage to our rural youngsters. And $77,706 is a small ennu.gh price to pay for that beginning,” Rauch concludes. ALL SEATS ALL SHOWS SOc SHOWS DAILY 3-5-7-9 SAT. THUn. FRI. SAT. ADULT ONLY LATE SHOW FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY 10:30 P.M. "ELEANA" RATED (X) ALL SEATS SI.00 1-3-5 7-9 SUN. 1-3" ■'•‘to 9:00 SUN. -rrao WEOi | VP I “CREATMOVIEMAhiln. -/V. /. T//U£S DOWNTOWN KINGS MOUNTAIN diary of a mad housewife a Iranh perry t.lm ^ ® We WUl Be Closed All Day Monday ojwqxtxin© poqxtq ... IN PARTY WHITE AND PASTEL TINTS. Dreamy voiles and cotton dresses with ribbons, lace and flowery flocking .. • float thru commencements and parties on the prettiest girls in town. Shown here, four from our collection. A. Cotton seersucker with contrast color ribbon lacing front and belt. White, pink, blue. Sizes 3 to IIP. $9 B. Dacron^/nyion/cotton, white-flocked with empire waist, Victorian sleeves. Lime or blue. Sizes3 to UP $12 C. Cotton pique coat dress with scalloped lace trim. White only. Sizes 10 to 18 $9 D. Dacron*/nylon/cotton 'i daisy flocked swiss dot with peplum. \White, mint, lilac. Sizes 3 to UP. $12 That's The Theme Of Hie Beautification Campaign Undeiway In Kings Mountain This Month And Culminating With CLEAN-UP nX-UP FOCUS APRIL 19-30 Is There a Clean-Up Problem In The Area You Live? AreTherelunkCarsYouWantRemoved, at No Cost To You? Is There Debris and Litter? Call Any One of These Ward Chairmen. WARD I-nM DOWNEY WARD n-MRS. HUMES HOUSTON WARD V-IOmi MITCHELL WARD III-OTIS FALLS, IR. WARD IV-MRS. lACKIE BARRETT WABDVI-MRS. CHARLES NEISLER Call the City Garage for Removal of Trash, Garbage, etc. Call lohn Knox McGill, Woodrow Laughter or Any Member of Scout Troop 92 for Removal of Junk Cars, at No Ex pense to Property Ovimers. Let's Get to Work NOW! This Message Spensoied By The Following Business and Indnstiial Firms Utilities Department CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN Kings Mountain Herald YOUR HOME NEWSPAPER Belh's Department Store $*»"« Company » irTiwr«e wottmtatn. r. YOUR HOME OF BETTER VALUES Griffin Drug Co. YOUR PRESCRIPTION STORE KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. KINGS MOUNTAIN Natural Gas Department KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. Dixon Chevrolet Company THE WALKING MAN'S FRIEND Radio Station WKHT 1220 ON YOUR DIAL Harris Funeral Home KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
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