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Pills Control Fertility
(Editor's Note: This is one
in a series of articles about
your health which will ap
pear regularly in The Cov
ington News as a public ser
vice feature.)
By The Medical Association
of Georgia
Scientists have long been
starching for better methods
of controlling fertility in hu
mans. One of the latest methods
of contraception is the birth
control pill.
Taken by the woman, it
seems to work by blocking the
output of hormones from the
pituitary gland. These blocked 1
hormones are the ones that;
would cause the ovaries to |
produce an egg which might j
be fertilized. Without them, no]
egg is produced and pregnancy:
can’t occur.
The birth - control chemicals
are not just another contra
i alive. They are different
from other medically approved
methods aimed at preventing
male sperm from reaching the
female ovum or egg in that
they temporarily suppress the
reproductive process.
In women who have normal
menstruation cycles of 28 days,
the pill is given once a day be- j
ginning five days after men-1 <
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struation begins for 20 days.
Menstruation usually begins
two to five days after t h e
woman stops taking the daily
pill.
The main advantages of the
birth-control pill are that it
is easy to use, is effective, pro
duces menstrual regularity and
seems to reduces the amount
of menstrual flow in most
patients.
But it is expensive compared
to other methods of contra-
ception. One estimate is that it
costs about $3.50 a month. An
other disadvantage is that
some patients have reported
feeling nauseated or bloated
' when taking the pill. A few
patients have reported some |
spotting between perioos. In
most of these patients, ho v-'
ever, the symptoms are short j
lived or can be controlled. j
The Food and Drug Adminis
tration recently “approved”
the marketing of one of t h e
birth - control drugs after
tests indicated it was safe to
use when properly prescribed]
and taken as directed. The
drug is available, however,
only on prescription.
It should be remembered
that the pill has to be taken
regularly to be effective. It is
difficult for some patients to
remember to take the pill on
schedule — usually every day
for about 20 days out of the
month.
Meanwhile, scientists are
continuing their search for
better birth-control methods.
Some groups are studying com
pounds that prevent the ovum
from adhering to the wall of
the womb and developing.
| Other research seeks to sup
-1 press the production of sperm
in men.
Doc MAG Say’s:
Pills, taken by mouth by the
i woman, are the latest in birth
j control methods. But the pills
1 may be obtained only on pres
i cription and vour doctor’s in
structions on their use should
be carefully followed.
Tellis R. Austin
On Radar Picket
Destroyer Hanson
Tellis R. Austin, radarman
second class, USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tellis C. Austin of
Covington, Ga., while serving
aboard the radar picket des
troyer USS Hanson, partici-
pated in a large-scale Navy
and Marine Corps training
exercise observed by Admiral
George W. Anderson, chief of
naval operations, on Nov. 18,
off the coast of Southern Cali
fornia.
More than 40 Navy ships and
! a’rcraft squadrons, and ele
ments of First Marine Division
and Third Marine Aircraft
। Wing took part in the opera
| tion, which featured anti-sub
। marine warfare operations,
and an amphibious assault.
The admiral observed the at
s -a phase of the exercise from
the attack aircraft carried
USS Kitty Hawk and went
ashore by helicopter to watch
the amphibious landing in the
Camp Pendleton area near
Oceanside, • Calif. It was his
first opoortunity to see the
Pacific Fleet in action since
assuming the Navy’s top post
last August.
More than 5,500.000 broiler
chicks were placed with Geor
gia producers during the week
] ending November 4, according
, to the Georgia Crop Reporting
| Service.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Seventh Army Maintains Its Vigilance . . . .
Army
ARMY ARMOR—The U. 5. Army's M-60 Main Battle Tank (right)
and the Anny's M-48 A-1 tank of Co C, 37th Armor, 4th Armd
Div, Seventh Army, Europe. Men take the M-60 through the
tank proficiency course in Germany. The M-60 mounts a 105 mm
gun while the M-48 is armed with a 90mm gun. The 105 mm
gun on the M-60 can outrange any previous Army tank cannon.
Also armed with .30 and .50 cal. machine guns, the M-60 is
capable of climbing 60 per cent grades or three-foot walls.
Family Food
Questions
About Pecans
By Dr. Mary Gibbs
Consumer Marketing Specialist
University of Georgia
Cooperative Extension Service
* * • •
Q. Have you heard of a
chemical method for hulling
pecans and black walnuts?
A. As far as I can determine,
there is no chemical method
for removing the hulls from
pecans and black walnuts.
Q. Last year, I moistened
pecans to make them shell easi
er but the meats seemed to
mold easily. Wha't do you sug
gest?
A. Did you dry the pecan
meats immediatelv after shell-
ing? Pecan kernels from nuts
which have been moistened for
shelling are limp. On the other
hand, pecan meats which are
d-y have a crunchy feeling and
“rattle” when handled. Dr. J.
G. Woodroof recommends three
methods of drying these nuts:
(1) spread halves thinly on a
screen in the sun for one day;
(?) place the nuts on a rack in
a warm over (200 degrees F.)
with the door half open for
two hours, or (3) spread the
halves thinly in a dry, well
ventilated place for two days.
Be sure that moths, ants, ro
dents or birds do not contact
the pecan meats while they are
drying.
Q. I tried to make a pecan
tonping similar to the ones
used on ice cream sundaes and
it sugared. Since pecans are in
season now, I would like to
make the topping for the chil
dren to use on "home-made
sundaes.
A. Packing pecan meats as
pecan topping is also an ex- i
cellent method of preserving
nuts for year-round use. The i
topping is also useful for des- I
serfs, salads, pies, puddings, |
cakes and breads. For a simple )
home method of making pecan
topping. Dr. Woodrcof suggests I
the following: chop nuts in
plunger type home nut chop- j
per. Place in a small)
jar and cover withal
commercially prepared waffle .
syrup with a corn syrup base J
and a maple or vanilla flavor
ing. Seal and store in the freez- I
er to prevent molding.
Q. Please give some infor- >
mation on the method of soak- ■
ing pecans for hulling out s
halves easily.
A. In the leaflet, Storing |
Pecans for Home Use, Dr. J. I
G. Woodroof and E. K. Heaton I
of the Georgia Experiment :
Station, suggest the following)
methods for moistening pecans I
before shelling: “They should
be dampened or conditioned
immediately before cracking,
and dampening may be by
either of two methods, (a) The
damp towel method may be i
used. Double a tov el or clean
cloth sack, spread flat, cover
with pecans three layers deep, I
then spread towel over the nuts ;
and dampen thoroughly. Allow ■
to remain overnight and crack I
the next day. (b) The pressure |
—cooker method is faster. Place
c mugh water in a pressure |
cooker or sauce pan to cover
the rack in the bottom, fill with
pecans and steam under five ’
pounds pressure for ten minu- j
tes. During the moistening )
process, pecans gain about
four percent in weight, raising
the moisture content of the
kernels to about eight oercent
wnich renders them sufficient- j
ly limp to crack without crumb
ling. Well-filled, thin-shelled
pecans, as Schley and Curtis,
absorb moisture more quickly
than those with thickly than
those with thick shells. Poorly
filled nuts, as Mobile, Teche
and Frotcher take up more
moisture than those that are
better filled.”
SOUTHERN LUMBER
PRODUCTION
U. S. Forest Service officials
have predicted that by t h e
year 2000 more than half the
lumber required in the United
States will be manufactured in
the South. The present growth
of southern pine sawtimber so
dominates the natural picture
that it exceeds the growth of
all other softwood species com
bined, according to H. 0. Bax
ter. Extension forestry mar
keting specialist.
Caladium bulbs can be over
wintered without much dif
ficulty, but they can not stand
low temperatures and there
fore should be dug before
frost, advises Extension Horti
culturist Gerald Smith.
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ON A MISSION — The HU-1B
IROQUOIS helicopter, the U. 5.
Army's advanced type utility
transport in Stuttgart, Ger
many. The HU-1B is powered
by a gas turbine engine rated
at 950 horsepower. The latest
addition to Seventh Army's
Aviation Co., the IROQUOIS is
manufactured by the Bell Heli
copter Corp., Ft. Worth, Tex.
Washington St.
School P-TA
The WashJ ngt o n Street
School P.T.A. started its work
in a big way. The first graders
under the direction of Mrs. O.
L. Harden their teacher enter
tained the parents with a very
interesting program, “A Day
In School”. The band sup
plied the musical touch by
playing several numbers.
Mrs. Bernice Hardwick the
lunchroom cook' is to be com
mended for planning the entire
program, even sending out the
invitations which resulted in
the largest number of parents
in attendance at the P.T.A. in
its regular meeting in many
months.
The president Mrs. A. M.
Jefferson, Marvin Hammonds,
and Principal N. H. Mitchell
gave words of greetings to the
group. Plans for future action
were made, and committees
were appointed.
It is hoped that more par
ents will attend the regular
P.T.A. meetings every first
and fourth Thursday nights of
each month, and become in
formed as to how our school
PREPARED TO FIRE—U. S. Army HAWK missiles ore prepared
for simulated firing during an exercise in Germany. Check
ing the Army's HAWK are (left) Sps Irvin F. Herman (Yamhill,
Ore.) and Pfc Gariin Eads (Pulaski, Va.), The HAWK is de
ployed with Army units overseas.
s progressing. These meetings
are held with the interest of
the child in mind, concerning
mainly the parent, teacher,
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