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RED GROSS OBSERVES
NURSING ANNIVERSARY
1537 Marks 25th Year Of Public
Her'th Nursing In Rural
Areas
'Trior to Inauguration of the Red
Cross Town and Country nursing ser
vice In 1912, no national effort was
niad" l to bring nursing skill to the rural
sickbed," James L. Flnser, vice chair
man in chargo of domestic operations
for the American Red Cross, said today
in commenting on the silver anniver
sary of Red Cross public health nurs
ing.
In a plea for an Increased member
ship during the coming Red Cross an
nual Roll Call held from November 11
to the 25th Mr. Fieser pointed out that
Red Cross rural nursing rounds out 25
years of continuous service this year.
“It is essential activities such as this
which the American people support
through membership,’’ he said.
In 1910 Lillian Wald, then head resi
dent of tho Henry Street Settlement
in New York City, proposed that the
American Red Cross pioneer In the field
of rural nurs’ng. Public health nurses
were active in urban districts but no
similar provision bad been made to
guard the health of the rural dweller.
Miss Wald felt that the Red Cross was
best qualified for the undertaking
through its long experience in convert
ing humanitarian ideals into practical
accomplishment.
Two years later the first Red Cro33
rural nurse set forth upon her rounds
in a county In Massachusetts. Jacob
Scliiff, member of the Red Cross Hoard
of Incorporators, and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid each contributed funds to start
the project. Special courses of training
for nurses resulted in young women
who thoroughly knew the mechanics of
this new job.
By 101S there were 100 rural nursing
senices conducted by Red Cross chap
ters; and 18 months later the number
of services had skyrocketed to 2,000,
as the signing of the Armistice released
a flood of War nurses for peace-tima
duty.
“Reorganization and consolidation
eventually cut the number of public
health nurses serving under the Red
Cross flag,’’ Mr. Fieser stated. “But as
a group their efficiency Increased.”
Mr. Fieser called attention to a study
of Red Cross public health nursing ac
complishments since the service was
begun. “Statistics show that in all
nearly 3,000 services were established
by the Red Cross,” he said. “During the
past 15 years 6,800 public health nurses
were assigned to chapters, and a total
of 18,000,000 visits were made to or in
behalf of patients.
"Each year during the past 11, more
than 440,000 rural school children have
been found to have physical defects.
Each year 189,000 of these children
were )v. ped through treatment.”
At the present time there are 663
Red Cross public health nurses en
gaged In health work in rural com
munities, and last year more than
1,000,000 visits were made on behalf of
the sick.
“It has been our purpose from tho
first," Mr. Fieser emphasized, “to
demonstrate that rural nursing was
needed and could be organized. In many
instances we have turned established
community nursing services over to lo
cal health authorities. When th’3 was
done, we turned our effort toward open
ing up additional virgin territory.”
Other Red Cross services supported
by Roll Call memberships are life sav
ing: first aid; disaster relief and the
woik of organized Red Cross volun
teers.
Many Red Cross chapters carry on
extensive civilian relief work. During
the past year 120,000 needy families re
ceived this type of Red Cross help.
COUNTY PLANS EXPERIMENT
IN TOBACCO CROP
In an effort to demonstrate wheth
er tobacco culture is practical in
Walton county, the County Com
missioners are planning to devote
six or seven acres to that crop at the
county farm next year.
Realizing the fact that Walton
farmers are %iced with the necessity
of raising another cash crop, and
thinking perhaps that tobacco may
be the solution, Commissioner Bris
coe feels that the county would be
rendering a service in demonstrating
its possibilities.
Commissioner Briscoe plans a trip
to the tobacco centers of South
Georgia at an early date to obtain
necessary information concerning to
bacco culture.
There are those who confidently
believe that the Piedmont section of
Georgia can produce as fine quality
of tobacco as is raised anywhere in
the stat- . and therefore the result
of the county’s experiment will be
awn Red with considerable interest.—
The Walton News.
Damp or wet cotton should be al
lowed to dry before picking, or else
it is advisable at least to sun-dry the
morning dew-ladened pickings.
The Quality of Mercy..
Drawn lor the American lied Croea by Lawrence Wilbur
IN THE WAKE OF FLOOD
This scene was enacted many times In refugee centers established by the Rea
Cross during the Ohio-Mississippl Valley flood. Inevitably floods bring the danger
of disease as drinking sources become contaminated and large groups of people
are thrown together. The medical-health service of the Red Cross serves thou
sands each year, and is maintained by membership funds contributed to the
organization at the time of its annual Roll Call from Armistice Day to Thanks
giving.
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HERE
Good Steer: One Save* Swamp-Lo*t
Hunter
Bay St. Louis, Miss. Frank
Hobbs, 25, hopelessly lost while
hunting in Honey Island swamp and
tormented by mosquitos, owed his
rescue after 24 hours to a cow bell.
He staggered toward the sound to
find a steer, drove it before him for
two hours and emerged in a clearing
where one of 20 searchers was rest
ing.
THE JACKSON HERALD. JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
NOT SO SERIOUS
Neck, Please
Johnny: “They say a camel can
go two weeks without any water.”
“Father: “Yes, a little water goes
a long way with a giraffe, too.”
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Fair Warning
Son: “Father, I’ve decided to be
come an artist. Have you any ob
jection?”
Father: ‘No, my boy, provided you
don’t draw on me.” ,
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An Exerpt: Do not feel offended
toward the man who “pushes you”
to collect what you owe him. He
may be trying to raise money to pay
the man who owes you!
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Magnolia: “When Mandy went and
got married, us girls done give her
a shower.”
Pansy: “Dat sho’ was nice. Ah’ll
bet her husband was glad to get
’er all nice and clean.”
X t Z
The young lady walked boldly up
to a woman whom she took to be
the matron of the hospital.
“May I see Lt. Barker, please?”
she asked.
“May I ask who you are?”
“Certainly', I’m his sister.”
“Well, well. I’m glad to meet
you; I’m his mother.”
FOR SALE
Hasting’s 100 to 1 and Coker’s
Smut Reristant Seed Oats. See G.
H. Martin, at Jefferson Motor Cos.
There are scores of buyers all
over the country who are wait
ing for your advertisement to
appear in The Herald. They
may not know they are wait
ing; you may not know it
But put your ad in and
see what happens
It’s Easy To Be Mistaken About
STOMACH TROUBLE
Stomach sufferers should learn the
truth about ULCERS, GAS, ACID,
INDIGESTION, belching, heartburn,
constipation, etc., due to excess acid.
FREE (JDGA Booklet contains facts
of interest. The9th edition, justoff the
press, may prove your first step to hap
py stomach comfort! Clip this to remind
you to ask for the UDGA Booklet at
R. O. HARRISON, Jefferson, Ga.
FARMERS USE BASIC SLAG
Open Hearth Basic Slag is rapidly
growing in favor with farmers all
over the state, and those who have
used it on grain and winter cover
crops especially speak highly in its
praise.
This material contains both phos
phorous and calcium in such form
that the elements are readily avail
able to the crops, and at the same
time do not readily leach out as is
the case with water soluble phos
phates. Basic Slag is the only com
bination of phosphorous and calcium
in general use that neutralizes soil
acidity. In this respect it is quite
unlike untreated phosphate rock,
which according to reports of tests
made by the National Fertilizer As
sociation, proved absolutely worth
less as a neutralizing agent.
The Government in recognition of
the value of Basic Slag uses large
quantities in their soil conservation
work, and also pay farmers 35% per
100 lbs. for using it in accordance
with their soil conservation program.
You can get information regarding
the use of Basic Slag and the pay
ment for its use from your county
agent or the Extension Service at
Athens.
Numerous reports received the
past season where Basic Slag was
used on grains show that it unques
tionably helped to hold the rust in
check. A high agricultural authority
stated that the Basic Slag probably
did this by furnishing some element
to the soil that made the plant so
healthy it was able to throw off the
rust, which is a plant disease, just as
a strong man will throw off disease
while a weak man may not.
Basic Slag for agricultural pur
poses is produced only by the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com
pany, of Birmingham, and in buying
farmers should be sure they are get
ting the genuine article. (Adv.)
Some articles crowded out of this
issue will appear next week-
Single Row Of Corn Ranges Over 6
Acres
Lorain, Ohio.—A resident of Lo
rain visited a member of his family,
Jess Kennedy, who lives in Lost
Creek, W. Va., and brought back a
story of a six-acre row of corn..
The relative states that Kennedy
has a row of corn that starts at the
base of a large hill and spirals
around it coming to an end at the
very top. The story says also that
the row of corn usually yields around
500 bushels.
hie REASON
HEADACHESm
RELIEVED so fast
THE REASON BAYER
ASPIRIN WORKS SO FAST
Drop a Bayer Atpirin tablet Into a
tumbler of water.
By the time it hit* the bottom of the
glau it I* disintegrating.
This speed of disintegration enables
genuine BAYER Aspirin tablets to start
“taking hold” of headache and simi
lar pain a few minutes after taking.
All people who suffer occasionally
from headaches ought to know
this way to quick refief.
At the first sign of such pain,
take two Bayer Aspirin tablets
with a half glass of water. Some
times if the pain is more severe,
another dose is necessary later,
according to directions.
If headaches keep coming back
we advise you to see your own
physician. He will look for the
cause in order to correct it.
The price now is only for
twelve tablets or two full dozen
for 25 cents virtually, only a
cent apiece.
ill TABLETS
Virtually 1 cent a tablet
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Rags Fire Hazards, Chief Warns
Atlanta.—Oily rags and mops are
dangerous fire hazards.
This warning was sounded Thurs
day by Fire Chief O. J. Parker
he studied the report of a fire which
caused damage estimated at sl,b0 |)
at the Atlas Outdoor Advertising
Company.
“This blaze,” Chief Parker de
clared, “was caused by spontaneou
combustion of oily rags.”