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Thursday, May 8, 1947
Vets Getting Dental
Work at Expense of
Vet Administration
Georgia veterans of World War
II are spending a lot of time in
the dental chair these days and
what’s more, thousands of them
are getting their teeth treated
by their own dentists at the ex
pense of the Veterans Adminis
tration.
Under a new VA program, 400
private dentists in Georgia are
co-operating with the Veterans
Administration by serving as
“participating dentists” in the
medical program for veterans. A
former serviceman who is eligi
ble for dental care by the Gov
ernment may select any partici
pating dentist he wishes to care
for his teeth if no regular VA
dental clinic is convenient.
Already, since the first of the
year, VA has processed more
than 4,000 applications for den
tal care for Georgia veterans.
More than 80 per cent of them
are getting the work done by
their home town dentists, ac
cording to Dr. Robert F. Wells,
chief of dental service at VA’s
Georgia regional office.
Most of all, Dr. Wells says, vet
erans want to get their teeth
filled. The second biggest de
mand is for dental prosthesis to
care for teeth removed during
the war.
With the co-operation of par
ticipating dentists the Rental
needs of most veterans afe be
ing adequately met, Dr. Wells be
lieves. More participating den
tists are still needed in isolated
rural areas and are being added
as rapidly as possible with the
assistance of the Georgia State
Dental Association.
More serious dental work in
volving hospitalization is usually
done in VA clinics at VA hos
pitals. In addition to its own full
time dentists at these clinics, VA
has retained the service of many
of the state’s most eminent den
tal specialists as dental consult
ants to handle difficult cases.
In Atlanta, VA maintains den
tal clinics at its hospital on
Peachtree Road, at Lawson Hos
pital at Chamblee and in the
Grand Theatre Building. Plans
are also under consideration for
an enlarged downtown clinic in
the regional office in the Belle
Isle Building. In addition, a
large number of the city’s prac
ticing dentists have been ap
pointed “participating dentists.”
The system is working well, Dr.
Wells reports, but he urges vet
erans to remember that they
can’t just walk into a dental of
fice, get treated, and have the
bill sent to the Government.
All dental care must be au
thorized in advance by the re
gional office, Dr. Wells explains.
Under the law, the Govern
ment can provide treatment only
for dental conditions which de
veloped as a result of a veteran’s
service in the army or navy. A
determination of the amount of
treatment which may be au
thorized is made by the regional
office on the basis of service
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President’s Statement
Regarding Naval
Reserve Week
- From May 18 to May 25, our
nation observes Naval Reserve
Week. It is a period of particu
lar significance for all Ameri
cans. It focuses attention on one
of the peacetime reserve organi
zations upon which we largely
depend for the strength to help
maintain our pledge of peace to
the world.
This country is justly proud of
the distinguished record of its
navy throughout 172 years of
service. We are especially proud
of the fact that in the two most
recent wars in our history this
navy maintained its magnificent
standards when predominantly
composed of men and women
who learned their naval duties
under the stress of an emergen-*
cy already existing. It is these
men and women, now returned
to civilian pursuits, who form the
nucleus of the Naval Reserve.
To the ranks of those trained
Americans we must add others
in order that our peacetime Na
val Reserve may be maintained
at high efficiency and adequate
strength. To this end, Naval Re
serve Week this year will be the
occasion of a special enrollment
effort. Naval establishments will
welcome visitors that they may
become better acquainted with
the mission and the work of the
navy.
I commend to eligible citizens
serious consideration of enlist
ment in the Naval Reserve. Not
only will enlistment of an ade
quate number make more secure
the peace of our nation and the
world; but enlistment will offer
to the individual an opportunity
to gain education of great value
in his civilian career.
I commend to all citizens un
derstanding of and interest in
the aims and purposes of the
new Naval Reserve; and I wish it
every success in its mission
which is so vital to the future of
this nation. #
The Right Answer
One day, while playing in the
park, little Johnny made friends
with a genial old gentleman sit
ting on one of the benches.
“Tell me,” said Johnny’s new
friend, seeking to draw the
youngster out with a little good
natured teasing, “what are little
boys good for, anyhow?”
Johnny considered the ques
tion thoughtfully, then sagely re
plied, “Well, we’re good to make
men of.”
Almost Plenty
“Boy,” said the busy business
man, “can you change a dollar
bill?”
• “Well, yes sir, in away, sort
of,” replied the frank lad. “I
can change it into about 87
cents, sir.”
medical records.
Veterans interested in Govern
ment dental care may obtain full
information about the program
at your local VA office at Rome.
SUCCESSFUL
PARENTHOOD
By CATHERINE C. EDWARDS
TRAINING HABITS STILL
IMPORTANT WITH CHILDREN
Toilet training methods are
far less rigid than they were a
few years ago when mothers
thought they were failures if
they didn’t anticipate all of a
child’s toilet needs in time to
prevent accidents. This strictness
resulted in so many reversions
to lack of bladder control after
the child had once gained it, that
doctors began to advise less
stress on early training. The
muscles involved in bladder con
trol are not sufficiently mature
until the child is 3 to expect suc
cess. Consequently attempts to
exact behavior of which the child
isn’t at all times capable lead to
unhappiness for both child and
parent. Even after 3, excitement
or an emotional upset will weak
en control. Such accidents are
perfectly normal and need cause
no concern.
However, if a child 5 or 6 re
verts to bed-wetting you should
investigate the reasons. First, he
should be given a thorough med
ical examination to determine
if there is a physical cause for
this lapse. If everything is all
right physically, look into the
worries or irritations or lack of
appreciation in your child’s life.
Has he heard rumors that his
father may be called out on a
strike? Has he heard so much
talk about high prices that he is
worried about the family bills?
Has an attractive child moved
into the neighborhood who has
threatened his popularity? Have
you neglected to make over him
as much as you used to? There
are, fortunately, hundreds of lit
tle sorrows which beset children
and if they grow too heavy a
child unconsciously seeks ways of
being a baby again. Relaxing
bladder control is one way.
The muscles involved in bowel
control mature earlier than those
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governing the retention of li-
I quid in the bladder. Also, regu
lar habits are more easily achiev
j ed so that the child doesn’t have
to be watched so closely. As
soon, then, as he can sit on his
toilet seat, encourage him to co
operate by praising him for suc
! cess. But don’t make an issue of
failure, for this is likely to lead
to resistance. The whole learn
ing process is thus blocked. More
over, it is highly undesirable for
the child to learn this way of
showing defiance for it may be
the cause of lifelong irregularity
of elimination.
The small child’s interest in
the products of elimination is a
normal one» Do not shame him,
but let him satisfy his curiosity
iand then divert his attention to
less infantile play. In this way
.he will outgrow it. Good play
substitutes are sand and water,
finger paints or modeling clay.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the many
friends and neighbors for their
. kindness and sympathy shown
us during the sickness and
death of our dear husband and
father and grandfather, J. F.
Millican, especially do we thank
those that were so faithful night
after night to set up and help
us. We also thank those who
gave flowers, furnished cars or
helped in any way. We also
thank Brother Floyd Higgins for
his words of comfort, and Hill-
Weems Funeral directors for
their services. May each and ev
ery one of you find such help in
sadness and God’s richest bless
ings rest upon each of you is
our humble prayers.—Mrs. J. F.
Millican and Children.
Quite Natural
i Wife: "If you took less interest
in horse racing we should be bet
ter off today. You’ve had horses
on the brain all your life?
Husband: “Yus. Quite right.
That’s why I happened to marry
a nag, I suppose.”
Came the “Brush-Off”
A prominent Washington jur
ist was asked by a noted news
j paper editor how he managed to |
i rid himself of importunate visi
' tors whom he could not refuse
to see—those who lingered to
-glean bits of legal advice.
“I really have no difficulty,”:
explained the jurist, “my wife is i
quite familiar with the type and
when some bore overstays his
j welcome she manages to call me
out of the room on some pretext
or other.”
He had scarcely finished talk
ing when the lady of the house
appeared at the door, “Dear,”
she said, “we were due at Sen.
Fruppingham’s half an hour
ago.”
The White House canceled its
egg-rolling because many are
hungry.
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Afraid
Returning from a visit to the '
countfy, George admitted that
he had been dreadfully afraid of
the two great oxen he had en-,
countered there. I,
“I didn’t dare go back of them
and I didn’t dare go in front of j
them,” the youngster explained. |
“Well, how did you get around ■
them?” he was asked.
“Why,” replied George, “there
was only one thing I could do, 11
just got down and crawled under
them.”
It’s Spring Again!
i First Shopper: “That’s a smart
hat you’re wearing. May I ask
how much it cost you?”
Second Shopper: “One hun-
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PAGE THREE
I dred and twenty-five dollars.
Twenty-five for the hat and one
hundred for the suit to match.”
Aftermath
The closet’s full of dresses
My wife of shopping thrills,
The store was full of brand new
styles,
My pockets full of bills.
T. J. Espy, Jr.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Summerville, Ga.
Office Over McGinnis
Drug Co.