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Personals
2nd Lt. William Trammell left
Wednesday for Warner Robins
AFB, after a leave with his mot
her, Mrs. Godfrey Trammell,
here. Lt. Trammell has been
assigned to duty with the U. S.
Army Signal Corps in Vietnam,
where he will be stationed for
the next year.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jot Webb re
turned Sunday from a scenic ic'tr
of the Smoky Mountains and Ash
eville, N. C., where they spent
two weeks prior to their return.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Arnold
and Mr. and Mrs. George Fol
son of Atlanta formed a congenial
foursome motoring to Savannah
Wednesday, where they attended a
directors’ meeting of the Atlanta
Gas Light Company. They re
turned Sunday from the Savannah
Inn and Country Club, where the
meeting was held.
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Mrs. John Bob Weaver was the
Educational TV Offers
Life-Saving Medical Series
Television, whicx traditionally
offers amusement, escape and in
formation will (beginning Nov. 1)
offer viewers a chance to save
lives when a 15-part series on
Medical Self-Help Training be
gins across Georgia on the state’s
educational television network.
The series, consisting of 15
half-hour programs, will run on
all educational channels on con
secutive Fridays at 3;00 p. m.,
except for Nov. 29, Dec. 27 and
Jan. 3 which are school holidays.
The programs, prepared by the
State Health Department’s Emer-
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Mrs. Horace Lunsford returned
on Friday from the Newton Co
unty Hospital and is recuperating
at her home on North Broad
way.
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Friends of Mrs. Nellie King
Sisk are happy that she is re
cuperating satisfactorily from
recent surgery at the DeKalb
General Hospital and will return
to her home this week.
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Sincere sympathy is extended
to the family of Bobby Miller
who passed away on Sunday, Nov
ember 3, following a brief ill
ness.
** * *
Add O’Bryant is continually
remembered by many friends
while he is ill at the Crawford
Long Hospital.
** * *
TTiomas Stevens is a patient
at the DeKalb General Hospital
after undergoing surgery last
week. He is wished an early
return home.
** * *
Mrs. Jewel Skelton is recov
ering at her home following re
cent surgery at the Newton Co
unty Hospital.
** * *
Friends of Miss Sierrlll Cro
well, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
B. C. Crowell, were gratified
to learn that she was elected
to Who’s Who In American Uni
versities and Colleges. Sie is
a senior at Georgia College,
Milledgeville, Georgia, serving
this year as president of the
Christian Association at the coll
ege.
Co ngratu lations
TO
THE WINNERS
, OF
FIRST CITIZENS BANK’S
OPEN HOUSE FESTIVITIES
DRAWING, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1968:
COLOR TELEVISION - Mattie L. Weaver
$25.00 Savings Account - Stephen Helton
$25.00 Savings Account - Dewey Wommack
$25.00 Savings Account - Warren R. Quade
$25.00 Savings Account - Mrs. Sid Konkle
LOCAL ART SHOW
Ist Place - $25.00“ Mrs. Helen Ballenger
2nd Place - $15.00 Miss Nancy Parker
3rd Place - SIO.OO Mrs. Bonnie Thompson
(Best Coverage: News, Pictures, and Features)
overnight guest of her mother,
Mrs. W. A. Lane, on Tuesday,
In Monticello.
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Among Georgia fans attending
the Georgia - Houston game at
Sanford Stadium in Athens Satur
day were : Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Wood, and Gail, who were joined
for lunch by Elaine, her room
mate and parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Hex Yates, of Chipley; the Ja
mes Hutchins, Thomas Jays and
Scott; James Andersons, E. G.
Lassiters, Leo Mallards, Guy
Evans and children, Vince, Linda
and guests, Iris Dial and Hamp
Vining; Walter Partees, Kathy
and guest, Margaret Adams, who
were joined by Jimmy Ruth, U.
of Ga. student; Tom Skinners;
James Bell, Bob Greer, Luke
Lassiters, J. W. Richardsons,
Bud Dennisons, Leo S. Mallards,
Randolph Harrises; A. E. Hays,
Jr. and David; and the Carl
Smiths.
gency Health Service and produc
ed by the Georgia Educational Te
levision Network, offer practical,
easily understood instruction on
medical self-help subjects rang
ing from artificial respiration to
nursing care of the sick and In
jured.
According to Emergency
Health Service director Lyndon
Beall, one session - on Infant
and child care - prepared an ex
pectant father, who had taken the
complete course, to assist In the
birth of his own baby during an
emergency delivery.
Beall suggests that schools
and businesses could profitably
set aside 30 minutes weekly for
group viewing of the series. "Our
files are full of cases where li
ves were saved by people who had
taken the course,’’ Beall added.
Participants in the programs -
In addition to Beall - include
Gov. Lester Maddox, state health
director Dr. John H. Venable and
University of Georgia coach Vin
ce Dooley.
Hie full program schedule,
with all sessions beginning at 3:00
p. m., and taught by doctors, nu
rses and self-help experts, Is:
Nov. 1- "If Disaster Strikes’’
Nov. 8 - "Radioactive Fallout
and Shelter”
Nov. 15 - "Radioactive Fallout
and Shelter”
Nov. 22 - "Healthful Living In
Emergencies”
YOUTH REVIVAL
(From Society Front)
lonary to Central America.
There will be special music
presented Friday night by the
Shady Grove Baptist Youth Choir
of Stone Mountain, Saturday night,
by the Marietta Baptist Taber
nacle Youth -Choir, and Sunday
night by the Victory Quarted from
Glenhaven Baptist Church with
special singing at the Youth Rally.
The Walnut Grove Baptist Ch
urch is located in the Old Wal
nut Grove School Building, on
Highway 81, in Walnut Grove.
The Pastor, Rev. James West,
Jr., extends to all both young and
old, a cordial Invitation to attend
these services.
A Nursery will be provided.
The Veterans Administration
has established special medical
teams to seek out and examine
veterans with impaired vision so
it can provide all necessary med
ical assistance and counseling.
Miss Grove Gets Stewardess Wings
MISS DANELLE GROVE of Ox
ford has “won her wings” and is
now a stewardess with Delta Air
Lines. Daughter of Mrs. W. L.
Ballenger, 11 Wesley St., Ox
ford, she completed the four
week training course at Delta’s
Stewardess School at the Atlanta
Airport and is now proudly
wearing the chic uniform and cap
of the nation’s fifth largest air
line. From her base station of
Houston, she will fly to many of
the 60 cities served by Delta
in 22 states, the District of
Columbia, and the Caribbean.
Miss Grove graduated this year
from Emory University.
Surface Bonding More
Efficient Than Mortar
Research engineers at the Uni
versity of Georgia College of
Agriculture Experiment Stations
have found that surface bonding of
concrete blocks Is more efficient
than the conventional method us
ing mortar joints, according to
Joe W. Simons, a research as
sociate in agricultural engineer
ing with the College Experiment
Station.
Materials used in surface bon
ding are:
(1) Type in hlgh-early-stren
gth portland cement for the pri
mary bonding agent.
(2) Calcium chloride for re
ducing the time required for In
itial set of the surface bond
mix.
(3) Hydrated lime to impro
ve the plasticity of the surface
bond mix and to produce a more
workable plaster.
(4) Calcium stearate to im
prove waterproofing qualities of
the bonding mix.
(5) Glass fiber to act as ten
sile reinforcement.
Youth Vs Age
By DR. ZACHARY TAYLOR JR.
Economics Department,
LaGrange College
A great deceit Is Increasingly
being propounded today. We hear
from all sides that youth are
taking over the world. Accord
ing to a current saying, the young
are not to trust anyone over 30.
Population statistics show that
most persons in the world are
under 25.
But, in the vernacular, the
question comes to our mind, “so
what else is new?” There is no
way to know, but probably If one
were to look at all the people
who have lived since man ap
peared on this earth, it would
be discovered that most died
before age 20. Perhaps we sh
ould change the saying to "don’t
trust anyone over 20.” Not only
among mankind, but In all living
things, only a minority reach
maturity.
Many great things have come
from young people. Jesus was a
JAMES CASON
(From Society Front)
well card, signed by the RA
boys and leaders was given to
him with the Bible.
Mr. Cason has worked with the
RA organization at the Porter
dale Church since Its beginning
and was serving as Director of
the group until September when
this post was assumed by Billy
Skinner, who had been a former
leader. Mr. Cason has been a
patient at the hospital for the
past several months, being re
leased for short periods of time.
He has many friends through
out this area that are extending
him best wishes for steady and
continued improvement.
Strength comparisons of mor
tar joints and surface bonded
joints Indicate that the surface
bonded joints are considerably
stronger than the mortar joints.
Also, surface bonding provides
excellent waterproofing.
The cost, Mr. Simons said,
is much less when using the sur
face bonding method. The cost
of material for both sides of a
free standing block wall of 100
square feet is about $1.50 using
surface bonding compared with
$5.50 using the mortar method.
Another advantage is that with
some experience a relatively un
skilled laborer can erect a con
crete block wall using surface
bonding as fast as a mason can
erect one using mortar joints.
Details comparing the two met
hods are available in Research
Report No. 30, June 1968. For
this report and further informat
ion contact your county agent or
the department of agricultural
engineering in Athens.
young man when he began his
public ministry. The discip
les that he chose were all young
men. And the movement they
began has endured for two thou
sand years. Many of the guiding
lights of Christianity have, in
their youth, made their contri
butions to the movement. For
example, Luther, Calvin, and We
sley were all in their twenties
when they began to make their
significant contributions.
Alexander the Great conquered
much of the known world of his
day. He died at a young age
bemoaning the fact that he had no
new worlds to conquer.
While the contributions that
youth can make are recognized,
this does not mean that the con
tributions of older people are
less valuable. In looking at our
own history we can see that old
age Is not necessary for great
accomplishments.
During colonial times, the life
expectancy was below 30. Many
youngsters "moved west”, cl
eared land, fought the Indians,
raised families, and built a na
tion.
We properly revere the me
mory of such "youngsters” as
Monroe, Madison, and Hamilton
in launching the new nation. But
it should be pointed out, however,
that the Constitution was temp
ered with the judgment of such
"grayheads” as Washington and
Franklin.
History is replete with the con
tributions of the young. Much of
the world’s best music, poetry,
literature, and discoveries has
been the result of the work of
young people.
Closer to today, many of us
remember World War II and the
jokes about the 19-year-old ge
nerals In the Air Force who
had the problem of not being
permitted to enter the officers’
club.
Why then the current emphasis
on youth, and in such a manner
that it appears as new? And
why have most people apparently
accepted it as new?
There is no one definite or
positive answer. Perhaps the
proclivity of an advanced, tech
nological society toward rapid
change requires adaptability on
the part of the Individual. Young
people seem to be more flexible
and capable of adapting to change
with greater ease. Could it be
that because they have not lived
as long they are less likely to
apply old solutions to new pro
blems?
Those, who espouse the view
that youth should lead, seem to
claim only one reason for their
right to leadership—youth. They
forget that while much has been
done by young people, not all
young people are intelligent, ma
ture and wise.
Many lack the discipline re
quired for real contribution and
consequently act on emotional
Impulse.
Also, not all old people are
foolish. England, and the worldj
are better off today for Churc
hill’s leadership during World
War 11. The world still has
need of a Churchill, or a Frank
lin, or of others who made great
contributions In their old age.
Educator To Visit
Cousins PTA
The R. L. Cousins Elemen
tary and High School Parents
and Teachers Association plans
a special meeting to hear edu
cator, Dr. Horace E. Tate, Ex
ecutive Secretary of the Georgia
Teachers and Education Asso
ciation speak.
Nelson Kelly, president, would
like to invite all teachers, par
ents, and interested citizens to
the R. L. Cousins School, on
Tuesday, November 12, 1968,
8:00 p. m., for this occasion.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
During recent years, the manu
facture of forest products in the
South has Increased substantial
ly.
So has the volume of timber
standing in the region’s forests.
Both the number and size of
trees has improved in many
areas. In fact, the volume of
standing Southern Pine saw tim
ber—trees of sufficient maturity
and quality for lumber—rose by
one - fourth over a ten - year
period.
At first glance, these two de
velopments seem irreconcilable.
How can you step up the flow of
products from a natural resource
without diminishing the resource
itself?
The answer, in one word, is
conservation—a process that has
been a long time in the making.
It all goes back to the days,
nearly sixty years ago, when a
group of far-sighted lumbermen
Introduced the practice of for
estry to the South. This was the
first concept of the permanent
forest—everlastingly prolific In
the supply of products and self
replinishing.
While casual observers were
scornful of such notions at the
time, the idea took root. Major
advances in fire protection oc
curred durlngthe 1920 sand 1930 s
and in the early 19405, lumber
manufacturers initiated the tree
farms movement in the region
through the Southern Pine As
sociation. This made it possible
for farmers and other non-indus
trial owners of timberland to sh
are the lumberman’s knowledge
of forestry. From that point
on, forest management began to
move forward on a broad scale.
Today, the South has 47 mil
lion acres of tree farms—64%
of the nation’s total—as once
nebulous dreams of permanent
forests have materialized.
It is a stimulating experience
Stamp Days On
School Days
The ringing of school bells
this fall not only signals the op
ening of classrooms throughout
the country but heralds the 26th
year of the Treasury’s School
Savings Program.
This activity, which operates
in many of our schools, encour
ages young people to buy U. S.
Savings Stamps on a given day
each week. When enough stamps
have been accumulated, they may
be converted into U. S. Savings
Bonds. Savings Stamps--avail
able in denominations from 10
cents to $5 — are also sold at
post offices.
Last spring, the President ann
ounced rate changes for Savings
Bonds and Freedom Shares —
making them more attractive in
vestments. Each youngster who
buys enough Savings Stamps to
exchange for a Bond will, there
fore, get a higher rate of return
than ever before. That’s nice
to know — especially when the
young people is building a nest
egg for a new bike, clothes, per
haps college.
But there’s a lot more to the
program than merely realizing
a good return on their invest
ment. These youngsters learn
the habit of thrift. They learn
something about the priveledges
and responsibilities of citizen
ship. They really share in
America.
Auto Traveling
Sets New Record
On State Roads
ATLANT A—(GPS) Many,
many thousands more cars trave
led more than a billion more mi
les in Georgia during the first
eight months of 1968 than a year
ago. Yet, Georgia’s traffic death
rate, based on the number of per
sons killed to each 100-milllon
miles traveled, dropped slightly,
from 6.3 to 6.2.
This was one of only two bright
spots in the Georgia Department
of Public Safety’s current con
solidated statistics released by
Col. R. H. Burson, director. The
other bright spot dealt with ped
estrian fatalities which dropped
by six, or four per cent.
Motor vehicle registrations in
Georgia during the 8-month per
iod totaled 2,174,051, an Increase
of 158,282, or 8 per cent. These
cars and trucks traveled a total
of 17,808,349,794 miles, an in
crease of 1,364,252,282 miles,
or 8 per cent over last year.
Still Georgia’s total traffic
death toll for the 8-month period
was well ahead of the same period
last year, up seven per cent. But
In view of the Increased number
of cars that travel more miles,
this Is regarded by State Pat
rol officials as a good job of
traffic enforcement at the state
level by an understaffed organ
ization. Many more state patro
lmen are needed to adequately
police Georgia’s highways, they
say.
"We are proud of our men
in the State Patrol,” said Col.
Burson. "They are well trai
ned law enforcement officers
dedicated to their duty. I* dri
vers of cars—each and every
one of them—would become eq
ually dedicated in carrying out
their responsibility of obeying
our traffic laws, and driving
carefully and sensibly at all ti
mes, these needles killings on
our roads could be greatly re
duced. Once again we strong
ly appeal to the driving public
to help maintain safety on
Georgia’s highways.”
Conservation And The Permanent Forest
to see conservation at work on
the disciplined tree farm. Trees
are so numerous and so far su
perior In quality to those of an
unmanaged forest that it seems
incredible that the tree farm
provides periodic crops of saw
timber for lumber and plywood,
pulpwood for newsprint, rayon
clothing, food and beverage con
tainers, paper napkins and to
wels, and poletimber for poles.
It does so in thrifty fashion.
Pulpwood is largely derived from
periodic thinnings which involve
the removal of small or defect
ive trees to give sawtimber suf
ficient room for straight, healthy
growth. Sawtimber harvests are
more than replaced by oncoming
growth with each successive crop
bigger and better than the last.
The benefits are more than
economic. Many tree farms are
like giant scenic parks with a
plethora of lakes and streams,
wildlife, access roads and recr
eational facilities. Hunting, fis
hing, boating and other forms
of outdoor recreation are per
mitted on most tree farms.
Conservation is practiced in
the mill as well as the forest.
Most modern Southern lumber
companies are equipped with de
barkers and chippers which per
mit conversion of slabs, edgings
and other leavings of the saws
to pulp chips for paper mills.
About 20% of the South’s total
material for pulpwood product
ion comes from the leftovers of
Wood Tables Ideal
Long benches built of Douglas
fir 2x4s are a smart way to pro
vide permanent seating space on
the patio, and they’re even bet
ter at party-time when portable
snack tables are added to them.
To make the tables, nail Ix -
inch boards flat over a pair of
2xßs set edge up. Make them two
feet long or more and as wide
as the bench. Then just set them
right on the benches. One table
will serve two people.
Cut Flowers Market
News Report Expands
ATLANTA—Experimental re
porting of market information co
vering production area sales of
cut flowers is being continued un
der the Federal-State market
news program with additional
funds provided by the floricul
ture industry.
The U.S. Department of Ag
riculture’s Consumer and Ma
rketing Service, the agency wh
ich administers the Federal-
State market news program,
says cut flower reporting co
verage is being expanded .o
Florida and southern Californ
ia.
Reports are already being
issued covering the San Fran
cisco wholesale cut flower ma
rket, and also sales in produc
tion areas of central Califor
nia’s coastal area.
Daily reports are provided
under the market news program
on prices and market conditions
for the five major crops of the
cut flower industry—roses, car
nations, standard chrysanthe
mums, pompons and gladoli. C &
MS officials say the reports
help growers and marketers of
cut flowers make effective ma
rketing decisions.
The USDA agency has receiv
ed requests for the report from
firms in all 50 states, as well
as 25 foreign countries.
The Federal-State market
news program is administered
by the Consumer and Market
ing Service in cooperation with
state departments of agricul
ture. The experimental mar
ket news service on cut flow
ers Is operated in cooperation
with the California and Florida
Departments of Agriculture.
(Our Advertisers Are Assured of Best Results)
When you say you
“can’t afford to advertise”
YOU ARE REALLY SAYING
You can’t afford to increase your sales.
You can’t afford to reduce costs.
You can’t afford to save money.
You can’t afford to reduce your prices.
You can’t afford to expand your trade area.
You can’t afford to increase your profits.
ALL OF WHICH MEAN:
You can’t afford to stay in business or succeed in
competition.
More businesses depend on the Covington News
to reach more prospective customers in the News
area than any other news or advertising media!
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Southern Pine lumbering.
Sawdust may also be used for
pulpwood or for wood flour—a
prominent ingredient In the pro
duction of plastics and explosi
ves. Bark may be utilized for
soil conditioners; planer mill sh
avings for particleboard.
Tree farming has given tan
gible meaning to the theory of a
permanent forest. It has proven
that with proper management, a
forest can actually grow in vo
lume while continuing to serve
material and recreational needs.
Conceivably, the South’s tree
More Os Georgia’s Needy
Get USDA Food Program Aid
ATLANTA, Ga.-U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture food
programs aided 212,297 needy
persons in Georgia during Aug
ust, 13,558 persons more than
the number receiving food aid
during July.
August’s Increased participat
ion is attributed to the entrance
of 13 counties into the food
stamp program and 1 county into
the commodity distribution pro
gram.
Officials of the USDA’s Con
sumer and Marketing Service
said 160,427 persons In 81 count
ies took part In the commodity
distribution program, and 51,870
persons in 74 counties took part
In the food stamp program. All
but one of Georgia’s counties is
either operating a food assistance
program or has plans to begin
one of the programs.
In Georgia, the commodity dis
tribution program is admin
istered by the Georgia Depart
ment of Family and Children
walk anil Be Heaiini|
INDUSTRIAL FOOT HEALTH CUTS COSTS
Foot fatigue and disorders
are a leading cause of industri
al accidents, employee absen
teeism. and lowered morale.
In addition to the obvious
personal discomfort to the em
ployee, foot ailments are esti
mated to cost American busi
ness approximately $125 mil
lion a year in clerical errors,
delayed deliveries, cancelled
orders and lost production.
In one plant, for example,
a worker’s elbow was caught
in a whirling machine and a
costly industrial insurance
claim plus the loss of a skilled
worker resulted. The real cul
prit in this accident, however,
was a painful bunion which
the employee had neglected.
In order to shift his weight
from the aching foot, he sup
ported himself by resting his
elbow on the edge of the
machine. A sudden slip forced
the elbow into the mechanism.
Studies made of industrial
workers show that the average
employee moves his weight
from foot to foot approxi
mately 39,600 times a day. In
walking one mile, he forces
181 tons of his own weight
down on his feet. Retail store
clerks multiply this pressure
by seven to eight times during
a normal working day.
No wonder, then, that the
U.S. Department of Labor re
ports that 26% of all industri
al accidents occur to the feet
and legs. It’s difficult to keep
your mind on your work when
you’re in pain and even stand
ing becomes an effort.
To reduce this human and
financial toll, many businesses
are instituting foot clinics,
under the direction of a podi
atrist, as part of their medical
departments. Depending on
the need for his services, the
podiatrist may visit the plant
or store for a few hours a day
or spend one or more full days
there. Industries providing
Thursday, November 7, 1968
farm acreage may actually double
in the remaining years of the 20th
century. That is presumed to be a
goal of the Southern Forest Re
source Analysis —a major re
search project now in its final
stages.
Project sponsors are Forest
Farmers, Southern Hardwood
Lumber Manufacturers, Ameri
can Plywood and Southern Pine
Associations. Their objective
is to develop a long-range plan
for timber resource development
that best serves the needs of all
users of the forests.
Services, both in cooperation with
the Consumer and Marketing Ser
vice.
Donated foods distributed
during August to needy Georgia
families had an estimated retail
value of $1.4 million. These
foods included juice, canned veg
etables, dry beans, butter or
margarine, cheese, corn meal,
scrambled egg mix, flour, can
ned fowl, lard or shortening,
chopped meat, evaporated milk,
nonfat dry milk, instant mashed
potatoes, rolled oats, peanut but
ter, raisins, dried prunes, rice,
rolled wheat and grits.
Low-income families taking
part in the food stamp program
during August exchanged
$444,675 of their own money for
$793,667 worth of USD food stamp
coupons. This means the families
received $348,992 worth of free
bonus coupons to increase their
buying power at local grocery
stores.
such care for employees find
that safety records improve,
production increases and em
ployee morale soars.
Insurance companies approve
introduction of this service,
viewing it as a means of re
ducing sick and accident com
pensation payments. Industri
al foot health clinics have been
endorsed by the Department of
Labor, U.S. Public Health
Service, Veterans Administra
tion and AFL-CIO.
Where such clinics do not
exist, employees can avoid
many of the consequences of
poor foot health by following
some general rules recom
mended by the American Podi
atry Association.
1. Keep your feet clean. Use
warm water and a mild soap.
2. Dry feet thoroughly. Blot,
do not rub hard with the
towel. Use a foot powder.
3. Do not wear tight garters.
4. Avoid cutting corns, cal
luses or ingrown nails. Corns
and calluses are nature’s angry
defense against a continued
pressure. Seek professional
care.
5. If you suffer foot injuries
such as bruises, burns, cuts,
cracks, or frostbite, or if an
ulcer or sore appears on the
foot, see your podiatrist or
medical doctor promptly.
6. Be careful of exposing
feet to cold and dampness.
Always change your hose and
shoes promptly if your feet
get wet.
7. Wear the type of shoe that
will give you the maximum
comfort and protection for the
work you are doing. Remem
ber that run-down heels and
worn soles can be the direct
cause of falls.
For additional information,
write The American Podiatry
Association, 3301 Sixteenth St.,
N. W., Washington, D.C. 20010