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• LEDCEVILLE. GA.. MARCH 1, 1928
Mr. Greshman Torrance of Granite
Hill spent the week-end with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Torrance.
Miss Mary Knowls spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. F. Knowles.
Miss Eunice Barnes of Macon, i
spent the week-end with her mother.'
Mm Homer Barnes.
Miss Rubye Knowles of G. S. v
GEORGIA WAGES WAR | out anophfline ekht
ON DIPHTHERIA
Wonderful results Obtained
During the rn of September. !•••
■te board <•; li. ;.:m. with thsco-< s>
utton of the qi- dicsl profession, tb-
; arent-tearher.-' associations and
•men's clubs, pu: **u a campaign < ‘
:: e distribution of toxin antitoxic
ftiileh is th*' vjuTtne for immunizir.
hildren against diphtheria. Enough
\in-antitoxiu bad been procured *■
that each county could get enough t*
\ aicinste i•» children. The sacce*
• the campaign was very gratifyin
Ninety-seven counties applied for th-
vaccine before the campaign closed
Seven!.- six thousand one hundred and
eiehty dose* were distributed to the**
counties ’I!;, wss sufficient to rac
i mate 2£,"')o children. Aft* r the cam
puign closed a great many addition?,
requests w* r- received. but. since tl:*
free toxin at;';' >xin bud been used uj
these requi s' had t«> be turned down
The enthusiastic response to th;-
campaigu shows beyond question that
orgla are becoming
value of this kind
of public health work. The actual
number of children vaccinated is sr.ial
compared with the total population.
■. * . rnswr. but ^ f acl ,j,„t mnre than two-thirds
Rjth Knnis spent Saturday u f the counties of Georgia have par
night and Sunday with Miss Sue Bell ut-1 pa led in ibis work Ik very encour
Bass. aging Indeed.
Miss Mary Posey entertained four- * n addition to the free material dls
ten of hor school nurtos Snturdnv "-Ihaeod orcr 70.nro c. c. »•». .old to
with f.irthdny dinner. < ,,h ' ,lcl * M *■ JrtolwU, root price.
.. . , _. , A great many physicians buy toxln-
M V Uomvr Mt Thursday ^thoxln from th- manufacturers, and
fur sindersville. it Is Impossible to know Just how much
Miss Sue Bell Bass i ntertained a was actually used throughout the State
number of friends Saturday night IMphtheria is on* of the most dan
with a card party. e*-rous diseases of childhood When
The ''anopheline. or malaria■■ hairing
mosquito,** says the Atlanta Journal,
"takes its toll of human vitality - . Of
special Interest is a bulletin by the
Georgia State board • <( Health con
cerning tue brtealn- places of the
parasite, with p.-.r:.', r reference to
dies of wat‘-r im;- - •! d for b.dro-
•r. derela] :ch areas, if
cleared of vegetation, will not harbor
a- dangerous m- • ••:;•»:
and Mrs. G. F. Knowles.
Mr. Aiv.:. Minor. Mi.*s Reha Min
or and Mr. Horace Harrison of Ma
con. .-pent Saturday night with Mrs.
Horn* r Barnes.
MK-i Davie Robert.-; spent Sunday
with Misses Carolyne and Marie
Knnis.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Beall of Culver-
ton, spent the week-end with Mr-
Beall's parents, Mr. and Mr*. J. R.
Torrance.
Miss Lillian Stevenson upent Mon
day night with Mis* Carolyne Ennis.
Miss Ruth Babb of Sandersville,
came home Sunday to stay with her the people
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Babb, educated
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ivey wen- Sun
day afternoon gue.vt.s of Mr. and Mrs.
bec<
of
H- :
the
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Hodges and
son Hugh, spent Sunday with Mr.
nr.d Mrs. Walter Ennis.
We are very sorry to know that
Mr. Jack RoUrts, Jr., is sick, we
hope he will soon recover.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. lL rndon spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Knnis.
Mr. Moran Roberts was the Sat
urday night guest of Mr. Henery Al-
tnand.
Antitoxin was discovered it was pre
dicted that dlph’heria would be siamp-
• out in a few years. It was found,
however, that antitoxin was of prac
Meal ralue only for treating diphthe
ria It did not immunize against th-
diseaae and consequently we have a
most as much diphtheria nowadays as
w • had before antitoxin wav discover
‘•d. Of course th* d-ath rate is much
lower, due to the wonderful curative
value of antitoxin Nevertheless sev
• rul hundr* d children die in Georci;-
every year as a result of diphtheria
V*‘ cannot expect to improve much on
’!• •• situation until we have found
-me effective
■ hildren against
inunlze them <
• phoid fever
of Immunizing
fin Tuesday night Miss Mnmii
Torrance, president of Black Spring
B. Y. I*. U. had a business meet
ing for tbe officers at her home.
Remember that the B. Y. I*. U. ol
Black Spring's church meets every
Sunday night at 7:30.
There wlil be prcachin
Sornigs church Sunday
Every bedy is invited to
ere you will enjoy the s
Lev. Lawrence will offer
Mr. .and Mu I*. B. Chandler and havi
family .-pent .-'iinday afternoon with ties
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Knowles. 1 dren have been immunized. In the
Mr. ,md Mrs. J. W. Stevenson and aunties of Chatham, Bibb. Ware
daught r Lillian and Louise **pent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R.
its propagati
board of lie.-: - with th** fed-
- -a! public h* .* - • ice. appeals for
- -wiperation Jr. r- • dating these mat
ters. to the end tha* malaria may be
eradicated.
"There is. of course, no conflict
whatsoever between hydro-electric
development and u-alth conservation.
Rather, the two are workers together
far the comm good, electric power
promoting ind . rial and social prog
r* *s. and pubi. health providing an
a*im.sphere in which enterprise can
ive and move. That the South is now-
la th- midst of an unexampled in
crease In industri-e makes It the more
essential that health be safeguarded,
since there is an ever-growinc num
ber of people a* well as an ever-
mouming capital investment to pro
tect. None should know better than
employers of skilled labor how impor
tant it is that the health of workers be
conserved, and also that malaria Is
an arch foe to vigor and efficiency
Thus it Is largely in the interest of
industrial progress that present ap
peals are made for the prevention of
disease -carrying mosquitoes.
"There Is no doubt as to the duty
of every loyal and enlightened in
terest of the commonwealth to work
with the State b<*ard of Health and
oth*r constituted authorities for the
extirpation of the mosquito through
which this costly disease is trans
mitted and maintained.**
The State* Board of Health reuders
Ben ice to municipalities for eradica
tion of both the pestiferous mosquito
and the anopheline. especially the an-
opheltnc in sectons of high malaria
infect ion Engineering surveys and es
timates are made for drainage proj
ects affecting both urban and rural
communities. Regulations are being
enforced for malaria control measures
on hydro-electric impounded areas
The expansion of control operation:
since last year is chiefly on problem!
of impounded water. Clearing of pro
posed impounded areas and others
previously impounded and applicatb
Bids on tha following supplies will
he received by the Board of Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenues at
their *>fifce& in the Court House, the
first Tuesday in March.
15000 Lbs. Bacon. 30 to 35’h.
1 Bbls S. R. Flour.
25 Bu. Meal.
1U0 Lbs. Sugar.
•'15 Lbs. Grout d Coffee.
lit' Gal. Syrup.
1 Sack Salt.
1 Casa Octagon Soap.
Bids on Snapps" chewing and
Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco.
5 Tons Hay.
Bids on corn and sweet feed and
good grade gasoline and oils.
COMMISSIONERS ROADS AND
REVENUES. Baldwin Countv Ga.
’■OR SALE—Choice Ancono hen*,
for breeders, $1.25 each. J. C.
Bait on. Pi-,one 26 L.
The J. H. E. Brandi of Fertilizers I
satisfy. Ask those who have used j
them. Prices right. See
J. H. ENNIS
PRIMARY HELD IN WILKINSON
COUNTY
| County Officers Nominated Tuesday
In Our Neighboring Cnunty
The primary for the nomination of
Wilkinson County officers were held
Wednesday. There was much inter-
1 est shown in several of the races, in
which a warm contest was made.
Rev. J, L. Lawrence, who is well-
known in Baldwin County was elect*
1 ed School Commissioner.
The following i- th result as it
reached this city this morning.
Ordinary—J. E. Butler.
Clerk of Court—A. S. Boone.
Sheriff—Thurmand Saunders.
Tax Collector—R. A. Bell.
Tax Receiver—George T. Staple-
ton.
School Superintendent—J. L. Law
rence.
Commissioner of Roads and Reve
nues—C. T. Lord.
Coroner—C. C. Thompson.
■or—T. Z. Lord.
Fertilizer--If you are going to buy
the best at lowest prices, see
J. H. ENNIS
TO DARKEN HAIR
APPLYSAGE TEA
Look Young! Bring Bask i u
Natural Color, Gloss and
Attractiveness
Common garden sagr brewH. n tn *
heavy tea with sulphur added, win
gray, streaked and faded hair beaS?
fully dark and luxuriant, j u *t a tV*
applications will prove a revelation if
your hair is fading, streaked or r ra '.
Mixing the Sage Tea and Sulphuric
ipe at home, though, is troublesome
An easier way is to get a bo*iV
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur CompJ
at any drug store all ready for use
This is the old-time recipe improved by
the addition of other ingredients 1
While wispy, gray, faded hair is not
sinful, we all desire to retain our
youthful appearance and attractuenesv
By darkening your hair with Wyeth*,
bage and Sulphur Compound, no
can tell, because it docs u so naturally
so evenly. You just dampen a sponre
or soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time; by morning all gray
hairs have disappeared, and. after an-
other application or two, yoar hair be
comes beautifully dark, glossy, soft sad
luxuriant
tried out on s lar
at Black York Department
morninR. •' 5 " u “ *" ™
..... i ,,f ' t WJI " «r*>u*wd
Wherever It has
soul**, diphtheria
that
t«*xln antitoxin was
< scale by the New
■t lb alth. The re-
iiracing that Inter
over the country
•! :i used on n larg*-
s rapidly declined
ur own State, wonderful result
been obtained, .-sp* dally In « nun
oil
data
on same art* on standing. Control
artificial impound d
ing an-! oiling and elimination of
ural impound* u wot* r* by drain?
are out,.!atiding ivales of the Sta
Board <d Health.
A CSitilMTY FMCLEM
SPECIAL SALE
-OF-
I ONYX E»OINTEX WEEK VfARCH 5“to10 T
become
II*.
Little Francis and Florence Hooten vear about I
Sunday with their grand par- have occurred
DeKulb diphth*
rare In in Kalb county nearly ninety tlsis
per cent of the children received quat
toxin antitoxin in li*"? During this the
The tuberculosis work of the State-
Board of Health takes on new life
For the t
ey has been provided for
nance of the Tuberculosis
childr.
Mr. and Mm. R. Hooten. were not vaccinated. Not a single
There will be an oyster supper at ««® has l " 11 reported as occurring
Union Point School hotixe Friday 1,1 ,hos,> ,IlI,dn n who vncci -
night March 2nd. Every body is j nn ,V^. . , .
.. ' Plans are under way for a much more
cordiaHy invit.d, wv w,ll nsurv you n j eI1M1>lvt . cnmpnt,:,, ol Iroo loxln-»ml
good time; plenty of music and other; toxin In 1928 Parents should not
T**n. V* wait, however, until the new campaign in
’ diphtheria Sanatorium. The old and i
■l
announced. They should i
will be full and running
Many patients will lie d: appointed In
not getting in; it should be remem
bered that no State can take care of
her tubercular cases in satin tori unis
No State institution should receive a
case that is not incipient and that
cannot be arrested. For the first time
history we are to have
For eight'
years J. H. Ennis has family physicians at once and have old institution will be used exclusive-
manufactured Fertilisers. He usas ,hHr t '»>llclr*-n protected. Toxin-ant! ( i y t or them. Thlt will prove of great
it on hi. own farms. Good enough i° X ‘ n , wU * I ro,l * ct <-hildr**n who ralue in the fight against this dis-
..... ■ have already been exposed to dlphthe if wo mistake not much mnd
for any body. Saves you money and several weeks are rem.lrert for 1 . , I, . * n ‘ 1 nwtx ^° od
i r,a several wetss are required tor ran * done for the negroes; in fact,
make, bigger *=«*•- j the immunity to develop It is. there j WH fee, that the comeback with the
J. H. ENNIS fore, very important that children be j poorly fed and poorly sanitated condi-
vaccinated before the next diphtheria | t i„ n of the average negro will be dra-
The farmers have commenced season sets In. Write your State ; matlc in its results. Our physicians
buying their fertilizers. Hoard of Health to send you their bul • should get clearly in their minds that
kdln entitled "Protect Your Child, only the early case can be received:
their negroes in our State institution; the
several mornings
Drink Water
If Back or
Kidneys Hurt|:
Begin Tak.ng Salts *f You Feel jj
Backachy or Have Bladder
Weakness
Against Diphtheria.”
EARLY DIAGNOSIS
The National. State and Local Tu
berculosis Associations will put on i
nation wide campaign stressing th* i that
early dlagnoNls of tuberculosis in
March of 192S. It will be chiefly a
poster campaign Billboards are to
b<- extensively used and other posters
of various sizes for window and coun
ter display. The campaign has the
endorsement of the Aniericun Medica:
Association.
These posters wiil be distributed it;
that the Stute Sar.utorium is a place
to get well in and not to die from.
We said above that no State sana
torium can be exp?* ted to provide for
all of its tubercular. It is estimated
that we have 23,a>0 active cases In
Georgia. It lias been further estimated
have 68,000 potentially tuber
cular children under fifteen i
take car. of these each community
must do the work; each school should
bundle Ihe problem and each countv
should have its own tuberculosis hos
pital. where the potential cose could
be handled ann where the indlg* nt
incurable could be taken and kept
FOR THIS WEEK ONLY—THE
ORIGINAL POINTED HEEL STOCKING
AT MUCH LOWER PRICES
Not ordinary stocking—not irregulars—but genuine and new Onyx
Pointex Silk Stockings, made in Onyx Mills, with the Onyx Pointex
trade mark stamped upon every heel —offered in the complete
new Spring color range and at prices tar below the usual level!
_To° much rich food forms acidsjvhich Georgia through the associations
committees affiliated with the
excite and overwork the kidneys
their efforts Jo biter it from the «vstcm.
Flush the kidneys occasionally to re
lieve them like you relieve the bowels,
removing acids, waste and poison, else
you may (eel a dull misery in the k‘‘
ncy region, sharp pain, in the back >vi
•iclc headache,' diunm, the stomach j,J* «odlence»r and another reel foi
gla TubercuioKia Association. In ud
dition to the posters, a series of fold
ers and pamphlets are to be issued
the kid- uud also a moving picture reel, enti
Let Your Doctor Deride," for
It is a local problem. Especially I
potential case a (amity and commu
nity problem. Prevention is the key
word; prevention is a family, county
and school problem.
This is Onyx Pointex Week — a week
set aside by the manufacture, to intro
duce the original Pointed Heel Stock
ing to millions of new wearers to
demonstrate how the Pointed Heel adds
trimness, grace and charm to ankle lines.
Secure your supply of these stockings
now. Let the stockings themselves
suggest why so many smart women
throughout the country wear them
regularly.
Buy them by the pair or by the box.
rris c ss cd i “ d .'JinjS* ™ d icai
Decides.
entitled •’The Doctor
QUARANTINE THE SICK CHILD.
kept away fro.
weather i* bad you have rheumatic
twinges. The urine i« cloudy, full of
•Himcnt. the channels often get irri
tated, olitiging one to get up two or
three times during the night.
To help neutralize these irritating a child should .......
acids and flush off the bodys urinows olht . rBi together with his eating
waste, begin drinking water. Also get ... . ,, *
about four ounces of Jad Salts from “ tens,,B - aad handker
' e a table«poonful in chiefs, whenever he shows any sign
before breakfast for whatever of sickness, without wnitlm
If he has some contagious dls
It may be impracticable to d
this in some homes, but if you cat
do it you may save the life of a neigh
FREE TREATMENT.
Pernicious anemia is a disease ^
dition that has for all time given
physicians a great deal of trouble. Re- i
cently It has been studKd from the
standpoint of diet and this apparently i
is giving spleudid
diUon seems to be rc.ieved by the
eat.ng of liver. At the Steiner Clinic,
Atlanta, considerable work has been
done along this line, and they
anxious to get a few more ruses
under the u ew tnethi.d. Any
physician who has a case of real per-
Onyx Poin tex
Ziie ORIGINAL fbinted Heel Stocking
IF YCU WANT THE BEST
nicious anemia
be glad to turn it over
Clinic. The treatment
free of charge, and the
watched and attended
who are trying out tl
Address The Albert Steiner
Ward, corner Butler and Armstrong
•trills. Atlanta. Ga.
doubt, will
the Steiner
ill be given
ise carefully
by the men
E. E. Bell’s