The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, August 27, 1953, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVolume 33, Number 35 Children Prepare for School Bells on Monday APATHY IS FRIEHD OF GEORGIA ‘DRACULAS’ SAYS JOURNAL WRITER « - Margaret Shannon Discusses Brantley Hookworm Conditions < By Margaret Shannon ' In The Atlanta Journal "'* The trouble with hookw’orm, said Dr. J. E. McCroan of the State Health department, is that the peo a. pie who have it worst don’t care. The people of Brantley County have it worst — almost — in Geor gia. Do they care? Carl Broome says that when he quit preaching and started news papering here 15 years ago, 60 per cent of the people had hookworm. The State Health Department’s latest estimates show 55 per cent in fection. Only Decatur County, with 60 per cent, has a higher rate. Well, do they care? Not much. “They’ve had ’em so long they don’t think about ’em”, Mrs. Rebecca Griner, county health nurse, said. She used to feel as if she were crawling with hookworms when she first came to Brantley • County. Now she talks of them casually. They are the most gluttnous lit tle Draculas imaginable. They can eat 36 pints of a person’s blood a year. WHAT CONSEQUENCES? As a result, the person may be like the Brantley school bus driver. All the drivers were tested for hook worm recently, and two came up positive. One of the two was terribly anemic, though he insisted he felt fine. “Yes, he may think he feels all . right,’’ said the doctor who exam ined him, “but I bet if he started to run a hundred yards, he’d fall flat on his face.” Herschel Herrin, county school su perintendent, knows the feeling. He had hookworm as a boy, and it showed up again in his military phy sical examination. He and others here say that most Brantley Coun tians have had it at one time or another. “The best word I k}now to de scribe the feeling is ‘lifeless,’ ” he said. Mrs. Griner, the health nurse, used “dull, drowsy and pale”, to describe the effects of the disease. Both she and the county superin tendent are particularly concerned with the infection among children. A health department survey this fall will concentrate on children who show the symptoms at school — the listless, the sleepy-heads, the stragglers at study and play. They will be tested and treated. Mrs. Griner uses telrachlorethy- lene to treat the disease now, and in stubborn cases it may take seven Or eight injections to dear a person’s system. It’s a white man’s disease; Negroes don’t have it. GROWING THEORY There’s a growing suspicion, not yet scientifically proved, that hook worms are developing an immunity to tetrachlorethylene. At the same time, there’s a theory that the dis ease can be cured with proper diet and no medication. Meantime, the hookworms go merrily on their way. A person can’t just get rid of them and think he has an immunity for life. “Most of the adults in Brantley County think tlwy’re immune, but they’re not,” Mrs. Griner said. It used to be that when people got to the shoe-wearing age, they felt fairly safe. Hookworms are most commonly acquired from walking on unsanitary ground. This day and time, however, open-toed and sandal type shoes expose people more than ever, Mrs. Griner, said. Sanitary toilets are Hie main wea pon against hookworm in this low flat country, where rain, instead o( washing hookworms away, spreads them out and helps them travel. A pit privy, properly constructed, can be adequate, according to Tom Ireland, district health department sanitary engineer. They can be built reasonably. “You don’t even need any dressed lumber except for the seat,” he said. Nahunta. They’ve got to be niade right, though. Mr. Ireland recently check ed toilets of all types in Hoboken, a town in Brantley County, and only 30 met sanitation standards. That must make the hookworms happy. MAN AND CHILD KILLED IN TWO ACCIDENTS A 1946 model automobile crashed into the bridge seven miles west of Waycross Tuesday afternoon on U. S. 82 outside of Waresboro, plunging in the water below and immediately killing its driver, the State Patrol repprted. The driver was identified as James E. Hall, 46, a carpenter living at 805 “I” street in Brunswick. Trooper J. H. Cofer investigating the accident revealed that the ill-fated man was alone and the car struck the bridge “at an estimated speed of 55 m. p. h.” Apparently, there were no wit nesses present on the scene when death claimed its victim at about 3:50 p. m. The.car was traveling toward Waresboro. Funeral services for Jess Beaure gard Jr., 8, who was fatally in jured when struck by a car at Dixie- Union Saturday night, were held Tuesday afternoon at Rome Church near Dixie-Union, with the Rev. Henry Tyre officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. M. Holloway. If you want to post your land, get the signs from The Brantley Enterprise. Signs read as follows: “Posted, No Hunting or Trespassing Allowed”. Signs cost only five cents each. Wanting Enterprise 4-H Boy Shows Off Champion Pasture Gerald Strickland, second from right, is Georgia’s 4-H Club pas ture champion. Southeast Geor gia district winner last year with four and one-half acres of Coast al Bermuda grass, the 18-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Strickland of Daisy, in Evans County, continued his fertiliza tion program, sowed crimson clover on the Bermuda sod, and irrigated two times to boost the pasture to state-winning caliber. Shown w ith Gerald during the state-wide judging tour of top 4-H pastures are, from left: James Brannen, Evans County agent; Orieh Brooks, agronomist NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, Thursday, August 27, 1953 SWEEPING THE COUNTRY I WAS SLOWLY DYING OF HOOKWORM Margaret Shannon’s article in the Atlanta Journal about the prevalence of hookworm in Brantley-County reminds me of the time 17 years ago at Odum in Wayne County when I was slowly dying of hookworm infestation. My health had gradually run down until I was almost too w r eak to walk. Once I collapsed in the pulpit trying to preach. Another time 1 had to sit down on the sidewalk on the way to church. A number of doctors failed to discover what was wrong with me, although they did advise me to have my teeth out. I was following this advice and was having my teeth removed as fast as my weakened condition would permit, but still I steadily declined in strength. There was constantly the feeling of “fading away”, as if I were really dying, a sense of blankness from the loss of blood in my veins. In an interview with my doctor 1 told him 1 thought I had some kind of internal parasites, as 1 could think of nothing else that would cause such steady decline of strength. The doctors said, “We’ll look into that possibility sometime.” I decided to take action myself, and so 1 sent a bowel specimen to the state board of health. Back came a card saying, “Hookworm”, with indication that I had it bad. I carried the health board’s card and tossed it onto my physicians desk. “Good!” he said. “I can’t see much good about having hookworm,” I replied. “It is good to know what is wrong with you,” he re plied. He gave me treatment for hookworm. Then gradually I pulled out of my bad health. My strength began to re turn. From skin and bones I slowly picked up a little weight. It was almost like being another person. As my health returned, I went back to work, after about three months of sick idleness which set me back financially also. The moral to me is: If in ill health and hi doubt a bout the cause, have yourself examined for hookworm. A physician in Atlanta once told me that he had worked with the U. S. government’s hookworm eradica tion campaign years ago, and that he now made it a prac tice to examine all patients for hookworm the first thing he did. “You can’t do much otherwise for patients who are losing all their blood to hookworms,” he said. “The little parasites literally suck thousands of drops of blood each day,” he added. Yes, .my friends, you must get the little bloodsuckers out of your system if you wish to be strong and well and feel like a real human being should feel. at the Mountain Experiment Station, Blairsville; Earl De- Vane, agronomist at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tif ton; and Ralph Turner, farm representative for the Standard Oil Company of Kentucky, spon sor of the 4-H pasture program. Since the 1952-53 contest be gan last July, Gerald applied 2,600 pounds of 4-12-12 fertilizer and 891 pounds of nitrogen to his pasture. During tl^ contest year the Bermuda and clover furnished 4,227 animal unit days of ■ grazing. That’s the same as 4,227 cows grazing the pasture for a day. By Carl Broome Gerald will receive a $250 col lege scholarship and a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress this fall in Chicago. Another Evans County boy, John Hodges, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hodges of Route 1, Claxton, won second place in the pasture con test. This 4-H’er, who had five acres of Coastal Bermuda and crimson clover, will get a $l5O scholarship. Melvin Moon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willian^ Moon of Route 2, Marietta, won third place money of SBO with his ac»e of fescue, orchard grass and white Dutch clover. P ^WWW*A Health Officials Speak at School Pre-Planning Meet All of the teachers from Brantley County heard a program presented by personnel of the Brantley County Health Department and Regional Health Office of Wayci’oss on Aug. 25 during their pre-planning week. Taking part on the program were Dr. James L. Sawyer, Commissioner of Health, Mrs. Rebecca D. Griner, Public Health Nurse, Mrs. L. D. Pa cetti, Regional Consultant Nurse, Miss Frances Jenkins, Regional Nu tritionist, an<^ Tom E. Ireland, Sana tarian. Talks were given on the proposed school health program for this year in Brantley County. These include Vision and Hearing testing, Dental Clinics, Nutrition, and a selected Hookworm program. SHERIFF AND DEPUTY NAB LIQUOR CAR Two Men Fined $l5O Each by Judge Thomas A liquor car containing 30 gal lons of moonshine liquor was cap tured by Sheriff Friel Rhoden and deputy Dan Herrin, assisted by state revenue agent Burden, on Route 301 just outside of Nahunta Saturday, August 22. Two men giving the names of Loyd Branson and Gerald Griffis were captured along with the 1939 Chevrolet car. The two men pleaded guilty' of illegal transportation of liquor before Judge Walter Thomas and were fined $l5O each, it is re ported. LIQUOR STILLS CAPTURED IN SOUTH GEORGIA Two Manor men and a Nahunta man face liquor charges and three stills — one a oig proaucer — were put out of operation as the result of Federal btate revenue agents' activities during the past two weeks. Federal Alcohol Tax Unit Agent Bill Maine reported that in a day break raid on a neat, nearly new copper still located about three miles south of Manor Thursday, revenue agents arrested Huey Corbitt and Cecil Cox. Agent Maine said the two men had apparently just lighted off the still for only Six gallons of liquor had been run off when the outfit was raided by Federal Agents Maine and Hugh Eidson, U. S. Deputy Mar shall J. E. Luckie and State Agent Loftin Smith. Tuesday, Agents Maine, Eidson, Smith and State Agent Cleary Davis cut a 3,500 gallon capacity still in the Moniac area. The still includec two 50b-gallon still pots. The third man’s capture, Jame. Griner of Nahunta, occurred las; week, Agent Maine stated. Mr. Gri ner was apprehended about tw< miles from a big 6,000-gallon capac ity still which was located abou five miles north of Folkston. Age’ Maine said Griner was charged wit possessing illegal whiskey and h. .949 model automobile was confi. cated. Sheriff Jim Sikes assisted A tents Maine, Eidson, Smith, Clear; Davis and W. W. “Babe” Davis or the raid. The huge still included a 2,000 gallon capacity steel still pot anc vas equipped with a gasoline moto pump. Near where Mr. Griner wa: pprehended the officers found 22f gallons of illegal whiskey in the bushes. Mr. Corbitt and Mr. Cox wen taken before U. S. Commissione Alma Hardy and made SSOO bone each. It was also reported that a large liquor still was raided in Bacor County early Tuesday morning, but n 0 details of this raid were avail able at press time. OFFICIAL OR6AN REGISTRATION OF CHILDREN STARTS MONDAY Hours of School To Be From 8:15 A. M. to 3:00 P. M. The Nahunta School will begin on Monday, August 31, it is announced by Prof. Earl May. The students will register on Monday and receive their books. The hours for school during the first three months will be 8:15 to 3:00. The first day Os school will be a full day. Lunches will be served in the lunchrooms. The price of meals this year will be 20 cents. The kindergarten children hours will be from 9:00 o’clock to 12:00. All children entering the first grade for the first time are urged to enter school not later than the first week of school. DEATH RIDES HIGHWAYS WITH RECKLESS DRIVER 24 Funerals May Result from Labor Day Sprees Atlanta, Ga. — Twenty-four deaths by traffic accidents are predicted this coming Labor Day weekend, ac cording to the Accident Reporting Division of the Georgia State Pat rol. This figure was computed on the basis of previous experience. Georgia’s 1951 Labor Day week end traffic toll was 275 accidents, 210 persons injured and 20 persons killed. Georgia’s 1952 Labor Day weekend report topped the nation when 315 accidents occurred with 275 persons injured and 28 persons killed. The State Patrol’s Director, Col onel W. C. Dominy, has enlarged on this prediction, stating that we may expect a traffic death each three and one-half hours, a traffic injury every twenty-four minutes and an accident every fifteen minutes during this dangerous holiday period, should the prediction of 24 deaths hold true. Realizing that this is too great a price to pay for a holiday which begins at 5:00 p. m. on Friday, Sept. 4th, and ends at 7:00 a. m. on Tues day, September 8 th, Colonel Dominy is alerting and assigning every a vailable male member of the De partment to continual patrolling throughout the Labor Day period. Special attention will be paid to speeders, drinking drivers, the line straddler, the slow poke, those driv ers passing on hills and curves, and all drivers who will not obey the traffic rules, laws and signs. ROYAL Theatre Nahunta, Georgia Monday to Friday 8:00 P. M. Saturday 7:00 and 8:30 P. M. PROGRAM THURS., FRI., AUG. 27-28 “The Battle at Apache Pass” With JOHN LUND - JEFF CHANDLER and SUSAN CABOT _ SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 “Stage to Blue River” With WHIP WILSON