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Notes From....
Your Health Department
Stevans Byars, M.D., District Director of Public Health
There is a philosophy in
’.’Health circles now called “Con
.. tinuous Health Supervision”.
’This is restating a very old
-• adage of, “eat an apple a day,
'see your dentist twice a year
and see your doctor each year”.
The only thing new about the
philosophy is the wording.
Despite the fact that the idea
has been battled around for
many years not too many of us
take advantage of it’s benefits.
Basically it means that each of
us should see our medical peo
ple according to a plan. The
doctor, dentist and other health
educators then add up our past
health habits and determine
what is still yet to be done.
This plan varies according to
age and community. The fol
lowing plan is followed some
what in this county by the local
physicians. The first visit of
the new bom to the attendant
physician is made at 6 weeks,
the second at 3 months, then
' 4. 5,6, 7, and 14 months of
age. Then a visit is made about
once a year thereafter, at least
until graduation from high
school.
This general plan was devel
oped when I was in medical
school and has not changed very
much since. Surveys have been
made to determine whether this
routine improves health, or if it
is just a gimmick to improve
the financial income of the
practicing physician. Among the
benefits appears the following:
(1) A child who is under con
tinuous health supervision costs
some 50 per cent less in medical
and allied fees than those who
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wait until the child becomes
ill before seeking medical at
tention.
(2) The health of the child is
improved.
(3) The child is taller and
stronger.
(4) In the school child there
is less loss of time from school.
(5) Grades in school are bet
ter.
(6) The child is more soci
ally adjusted.
A good many of the larger
industries of the United States
think enough of the idea to re
quire a yearly health inventory
of it’s administrative personnel.
The armed services adopted a
yearly physical examination for
it’s personnel many years ago.
How many of us are rearing
our children on such a routine?
How many of us adults are
following such a plan?
(personals
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Winn and
children, Mork and Carlton
were houseguests ot Mrs. Winn’s
mother, Mrs. C. O. Etheridge in
Milledgeville during the week
end.
• • • •
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Priest
and daughter, Carolyn Ann
were weekend guests of Mr.
Priest’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. B. Priest in Huntville, Ala.
• ♦ * *
A. B. Dennis. Jr. was the
Monday overnight guest of the
Belmont P mises; and Leo
Mallard. Jr. returned to Adel
with him for a brief holiday
visit.
The mental and emotional
state in which a member of the
family leaves home has much
to do with his ability to avoid
accidents, declares Miss Lucile
Higginbotham, health educa
: tion specialist. Agricultural Ex-
I tension Service.
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he and we would leave a more
I kindly impression in retrospect
if we could do just that. Here
we are fretting and criticizing
because he won’t take his leave;
the clover, pastures, and gar
dens, as well as the blossoms
and buds impatiently awaiting
his demise — but, who could
blame him for not wanting to
make his departure from the
sunny South, where warm
hearts and sympathetic under
standing even bring a glow to
his icey old heart?? Last Sun
day night Willie and Edna Bell
and their five children were
burned out —all of their belong
ings were lost in the fire with
the exception of three beds and
a few articles of clothing. We
passed the word along to a few
friends who might have articles
of clothing they could spare—
my! the response has been won
derful. Willie and Edna still
need clothing for a little two
year old girl, and a 10 year old
daughter, as well as cooking
utensils, bed clothing and cover,
pieces of furniture (stored in
the attic) Or anything useful in
starting housekeeping anew
with five children. If anyone
would like to lend a helping
hand with something not in use,
call 2519, and we shall be hap
py to see they get them.
On the other hand. Miss Sadie
Branham seems to have fallen
heir to a beautiful white cat,
with black ears, a patrician
black nose and a black tail:
which she wishes to find a good
home for. He is all there in
black and white, and yours for
the asking: that is if you are
fond of felines and love the
contented sound of purring by
your fireside — just call Miss
Sadie.
And, not to slight the “barks”
coming from up the Atlanta
Highway, we would mention
Mrs. Violet Edwards “Home for
stray dogs” which she declares
her farm home seems to have
become. For some reason, hard
for animal lovers to grasp, many
' seem to abandon dogs to the
mercy of the elements near Mrs.
1 Fdwards home. Consequently
i she has dogs—all colors, all
descriptions, some purebred,
others just “dogs”, but all with
eagerly wagging tails, good an
petites, and a deep longing to be
loved and given a good home.
So if you have room for one of
“man’s best friends” or. a pet
for your youngster, this is your
chance —just call Mrs. Edwards,
or drop her a note c/o Moonlit
Drive In Theatre, Conyers.
Easter Seals are as much a
prelude to spring as a robin —
and Don Ballard, under whose
capable direction the Easter
Seal Drive went over ‘the top
last year, is again heading
Newton County’s Drive this
year. As our thoughts merge to
ward the Easter Season, there
is no better way to exemplify
ing the spirit of Him who “made
the lame walk”, than by open
ing our hearts and oocketbooks
to help bring healing to the
thousands of Crippled Chil
dren and Adults for whom the
Seal Drive is sponsored. These
contributions should be in by
Marx* 29—so let’s help Don
Ballard and his corps of work
ers go “over the ton” in New
ton County again this year!
Football fans enjoyed a pre
view of gridiron events to come
in the Spring Practice game of
Newton High last Friday night;
and those husky players are cer
tainly more than “Shadows”
easting coming events! It prom
ises to be another good year of
footbail, which Newton fans
await with pleasure.
With the coming of spring
holidays there has been a de
cided step-up in the tempo of
activities as the house comes
alive and aglow again with the
laughter, gaiety, hazards, sor
rows and joys of our boys and
girls as they enrich the days
THE COVINGTON NEWS
By Erle T. Newsom, Jr.,
Chairman
Georgia Tree Farm Committee
Marketing Tree Farm prod
ucts is like selling livestock
products. A hog is all pork, but
it also produces ham, pork
chops, lard, sausage, and “chit
lings.”
A Tree Farm is all timber,
but it yields fence posts, fire
wood, pulpwood, saw timber,
utility poles and pilings, and
logs for veneer, plywood and
crossties.
Each item has a price tag,
and picking the best market
for your trees can make the
difference between a good in
come and the highest dollar.
The goal of tree farming is to
make the forest land yield the
most income possible in the
long run.
Os course, there are times
when we need extra money for
a hospital bill, or to pay off
debts in a bad crop year. But
when you think of selling your
timber, keep in mind that years
of good forestry and planning
can be thrown away by a sin
gle poor or destructive cutting.
Best results take planning,
and to do that, you must know
what you have. Go over your
woods — with a forester, if
possible — and determine the
condition of your stand. See
what needs to be taken out,
and what should be left to
grow.
Then, before you cut, deter
mine your own best markets.
Fortunately, Georgia has
enough wood-using industries
to provide cash markets in al
most every county. The indus
try folks you know, or your
county agent or state forestry
organization can help you, too.
See what the market condi
tions are. The law of supply
and demand governs the forest
industries, too, and there are
times when waiting a few
months can increase your in
come.
I The lumber and paper indus
tries offer the widest markets
for timber crops. The size, qual
ity, and quantity of the trees
you plan to cut will determine
your best market. Very likely,
you will have some of both.
Generally, saw mills pay
more for the larger, clear logs,
and the others bring more for
pulpwood. From some trees,
you will get both saw logs and
pulpwood.
Wood preservers offer an ex
cellent market for your best
trees, for poles and pilings. It
is a good idea to contact one of
these and let them select the
few trees that meet their stand
ards. Because of changing
markets, it may be several
weeks before they want those
trees but the money will be
good when you do sell.
Don’t overlook your hard
woods. On good sites, some
hardwood species grow as fast
with their plans, hopes, and
failures as well as successes.
Again there is the treasured
“one-ness” of family life; a rel
ishing of every treasured mom
ment against the time when the
springing footsteps, and pealing
laughter shall no longer break
the silence of undisturbed rou
tine — so tranquil and empty;
and the joy of seeing them de
velop into spirituaL as well as
physical and emotional matur
ity. Somehow, it brings us face
to face with the fact that the
“future” is NOW, that life is
given us in full measure day by
day, and the only way to know
its fulfillment, is to live it that
way.
However, the broom seems to
have no illusions about tomor
row; it is just content to let us
do today’s . . . “SWEEPIN’ UP”.
Tree
। Farm
I Tips
as pines and the prices might
be just as good or better. Ven
eer and plywood mills are al
ways in the market for the best
hardwoods, particularly the butt
sections of the logs. Some trees
will produce both veneer and
lumber logs, and maybe some
pulpwood. The use of hard
woods by the paper industry is
rapidly increasing.
When it comes to money, you
usually will do better to sell
on a lump sum based on your
tree scale, rather than on a per
unit basis. If more than one
buyer for a particular product
is available, get bids.
It is always advisable to have
sales contracts written. The
human mind is faulty, and
sometimes forgotten details can
lead to misunderstandings and
unnecessary hard feelings. This
need not be a fancy document,
just so the details are clear and
positive.
Finally, mark and estimate
the timber before you cut it.
Never clear-cut a tract unless
you plan to replant it immedi
ately, or to convert it to pas
ture or row-crops. What comes
back naturally may be worth
less scrub oak, for which no
known market exists.
Timber is a crop, and selling
it is just like selling your other
crops. Know what you have;
plan ahead; know what you are
selling and where you can sell
it for the best price; agree on
the terms of the sale and write
them down; and select care
fully.
Jehovah's Witness
Hold 3-Day
Circuit Assembly
The three-day Circuit Assem
bly of Jehovah’s Witnesses held
at the Gainesville Junior High
School Gymnasium closed Sun
day with 1,122 in attendance.
L. E. Reusch, of Brooklyn,
New York, delivered the fea
tured discourse, “A Paradise
Earth Through God’s King
dom.” “This paradise is to be
on this earth,” stated Reusch.
Small as this earth may be in
the vastness of the universe,
yet Jehovah, the Creator, has
dignified it by the creation of
intelligent man as a son made
in his own image with earth as
I his permanent home.
“Be A Teacher of the Good
News” was the theme of the
meeting which started last Fri
day evening. Delegates from
twenty-two congregations in
northern Georgia came for ad
vanced training in line with
the apostle’s counsel, “you
ought to be teachers in view of
the time.” Mr. Reusch impressed
on the minds of the assembled
ministers, “the heart of the
Christian’s responsibility is to
instruct those you teach so they
will be adequately qualified to
teach others.”
During these times of world
tension when ‘men’s hearts are
failing them for fear,” Mr.
Reusch pointed to God’s Word
to show that “Those who are
willing to turn away from the
pursuit of the wisdom of this
world to gain divine wisdom
can be taught the good news of
God’s Kingdom.” Various dele
gates shared the program to
demonstrate the value of such
seminars in training ministers
to be teachers of the good news.
Georgia was the first colony,
while under England’s rule, to
abolish slavery and outlaw the
sale of (rum.
The first sea-going vessel
made of iron, The John Ran
dolph, was built in Savannah
in 1834.
v^.-^day March 19. 195 J
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Milk Production In State
Shows Big Drop During Year
Georgia’s total milk produc
tion in 1958 showed a drop over
that of the previous year for
the first time since 1952. The
latest milk production report
of the U. S. Department of Ag
riculture shows that the 290,000
milk cows in Georgia produced
a total of 1,183,000,000 pounds
of milk in 1958 —- 58,000,000
less than the amount produced
in 1957.
Sid Diamond, dairyman for
the Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, University of Georgia Col
lege of Agriculture, said this
week that this decrease can be
attributed to both a drop in
milk cow numbers and drought
conditions during the late sum
mer and fall resulting in a loss
of grazing.
The 290,000 milk cows in 1958
was 9,000 milk cows fewer than
the 299,000 reported for 1957.
Georgia’s average milk pro
duction per cow also took a
drop in 1958. The record high
4,150 pounds of milk per cow
for 1957 fell to 4,080 pounds in
1958, a drop of 70 pounds of
milk per cow.
Diamond said that adverse
weather conditions such as
those occurring last year should
stimulate Georgia dairymen to
put up more silage and hay to
carry their herds through such
periods. He emphasized, how
ever, that improved feeding
practices is only one of eight
steps recommended in the State
Agricultural Extension Dairy
Program developed by H. K.
Welch, Jr., project leader, and
other Extension dairymen.
The eight steps in this “help
yourself” program for dairymen
are: (1) getting more milk per
cow, per man, per acre; (2)
producing high quality milk
from healthy herds; (3) im
proving herd and farm manage
ment: (4) improving feeding
practices — forage and grain;
(5) developing a sound breed
ing program: (6) keeping rec
ords; (7) establishing broader
markets, and (8) improving
selling and consumer relations.
Welch said that the projected
goal of this Extension dairy
program is to develon dairying
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