The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-07-07
ToEnfOrCe
~Insuniiory Food
Handling Pieces TO
Be Out OF Bounds

TIE enforcement Of sanitary
laws and Regulations regarding
food handlinE nstahsis hments i
under way IN jackson County
ard owners and operators Is such
establishments must eonform e.
TIE laws o. he designated out
# bounds" fa army ana navy
personnel. DR. Hangar + West
man Of the u s Public Health
Service and setting dIFecfor al The
County HEALTH Service said IN his
monthly report - tie board d
supervisors Monday
II i ahons time lhe feed estab
Iishmenls around here hat q good
hoasa1laanlnH. ~. WestmHn
said. and We propose 10 see thai
they Eat IL We are going 10 Ell
toree the sanitary laws ard rea
ulaisons We mean - ~ strict
but not unreasonable. II any
food establishment wants 10 con
TIME being dirty. and would
rather spend q lot m0re money
- block this heallh program ii
euafI. st him g. aheaa We love ,
rood fight
To MAke Inspaeucns
Tho government Is insisting
that 1hr n&alth department make
strict Inspection 81 fad handiing
establishments At shis sime. the
sepefG said The inspections will
y INSIDE ~ she eosinss health az
p~arlinAnE ard ii ofaer a. show
which establishments are safe fof
aflus and navy personnel piacards
viii h displayed "a thase con
l9Fniing q ti1a acquisitions Those
wlshaat the placagas wlli be Dc
cls9ed -out ~ bounds tha 4etMari
Mla.
Whsn ems thinks about * Ii
does not cost much Il b. clean
~ Wnslman said a little paint
aeoa scrubbing win soap and
aa1er. = little better ilaht-just
being careful really. they are
very cheap.
TIE report II full fnIlawss
Just why ssasue restaurants
ere content 70 Operate ii dirty
niaees IS hard 10 understand
Unless Il Is that places became
dirty 81 gradually they did not
nnliee Il Like yussf own face
changing with the Ysars-y0n DO
rot : the change because YOU
look It Il ~ often
II Is really funny how well
the appearance of = feed estab
IHhmens reflects the character q.
the man who runs Il When we
see The sloppy grocery on the
mnrky greasy spoon" We know
he man inside Is dlfty in his
habits The chances are he sells
poor grade food and does not care
nov he handles i. No one knows
how much sickness be IS really
responsible for. and most ui rs
ln~stluetlvely avoid such places
ard such men. Just drinking 4
glass Of water IN such q place
might pea . long costly illness
i tie man has mol alerlliRed tie
glass - he should
Gradual Change
OF course the regular custom
= It's not seen Ire gradual
change. either he continues 10
SIP his beer Or eat his sandwich
ii tie same old place. which has
na0 become 8 JOINT He May not
notice the stale odue 81 fried
grease that clngs a. his clothes.
but his friends do.
~0hzeFve the spruce British ~
American sailor who visits us On
board his floating heme every
thing IS clean and shipshape
When he gees down the street
locking for a place = eat he sees
first d all the gFiuy. u~ncleaned
uInaoms. the unpainted fronts
Ehe dim interiors 10 SIR. not for
hin. He finally enters q place
= lind the tables dirty. the 81
veTaare greasy. the feed unap
psiIzing. the apfous spotted. the
odof terrific. Tne chances are
TIE sailor viii back ouf &c find
3 better place H stays only #
- i tired looking Tor another
one.
Have you noticed that beer
parlonz and drug store fountains
often have a tang = eommon
After q while they st careless
ana forget 70 clean the counter
O. s1erilixe the glasses. and the
odoF gets terribly strong Both
really ought t. know better. L
TIE Duner u Snch ; place would
81 stop and loak around him.
= others do, he would see huN.
messy and n~zHzealIng + really Il.
Naturally. AID We eli have
found i true. E coed appearances
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