The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-09-18


buaa msElions e ships planes
trucks ganN ard 0fhss inaple
msnfx Ct W6E 4 as did NOT ksVe
healthy uaen 81 eeaaFeEe - op4
ate ffsems What EAS aoad D.
70 uS 10 wn the W8f II etsef i
the nlahfisy - etif pne were
crippled - diseases ans weakened
irrNpar4oly bs various paxS5Ca.
ard u1susaI Ills 70 Wn tae ersF.
ard Also the peace. tfae entire
medical profession - uhteh the
health department i a part Is "a
deavuf4ne Cd fna8Ftsin the heatth
Ct both the fighting and civilian
population Gooa health. ii large
measure. wli detegFaine whether
we win Ct l0se The war The enc
ms tries 10 overcome car resist
ance ty = series q shocks "a car
bodies minds ard emotions We
nsass - strong en0agh 10 with
stand them
VIII Not BE Short War
II would appesr that tbs vii
not D. > short aar More and
more al uag yoafig alen ate gong
into military service Abeat hair
Of the yos1ng men called 70 tina
Colurx have been turned down be
cause Of ome physical on mental
defect This shuaid not be in
terpreted entirely 10 mean that
thss@ has been q shortage ut med
zeal care. bat rather. II means that
parents and the men themselves
have mol awaited themselves Of
the medical facilities available
Il Is every persons duty, during
both var and peace. to himself
and his country. = be IS healthy
a. possible.
The medical profession. includ
ING the health department IS ex
aiming young ne for the selec
tive service system For this work
there IS no monetary remunera
ton. Furthermore. efforts are
being made e rehahlIlate as
many Of those turned down Is
posisble 50 that they may yet
enter the armed services
The Jackson County Health De
parrmens d contributing to the
War Effort in 3 number Ct ways II
addition to direct service fet So
IecteeS II general. these ether
ways serve to improve and main
tain the health Of defense work
ers and others Of the civilian
population. In total war. every
one Is q participant
A campaign 10 control and erad
icate the veneral diseases Is being
carried On. Prostitution IS being
suppressed fairly well. bat not
entirely The army is erecting
of Limits signs IN front Of 3
number Of questionable places II
this county. Civilian Is well ~
military personnel should sv0id
such places
Numerous x rays are being TAX
en- monthly 81 ille health depart
ment. Several newly found eases
Of tuberculosis were admitted 70
the kanatorium this month Jack
son County now has five times as
many patients II the sanat0rium
IS there were beds originally siio
Gated 10 the county on the basis
Of population The health DE-
psrtnenf IS the only place noN'
locally where patients may r.
ceive artificial pneumofhorax
treatment, the physicians previ
ously doing thus work having
gone . TIE army.
Cases Of hookNorm disease are
being found and treated IRE fed
orally sponsored project q PRIV
building IN and around defense
areas stu awaits final Washing
ION approval
New Sewerage System
a neW and enlarged sewerage
system aud treatment plant foE
Pascag0uia Is virtually assured
The plans are stu IN Washington
awaiting approval
The 7 S Pubic Health Serv
lce hes Just released he result
q It's archaeological survey u
the Poseagouia beaches and river.
Both E found 20 BE- polluted
and IN recommendation was
made that swimming BE- nh per
miitad there Il and When the
sewage tneutment DlEnf Is com.
paeied ard plaeed in operation
fhle pollution vii - stopped and
swimming once Hnore made safe
The sater supply d Paseagoals
Is being entirely and adequately
ehi0rlaafed nov and oHee mnff
the water supply IS baetefEeloglc
ally ssfe The ammontasgn have
not sci eone Onesn spFlngs q
shout - receive an improves
aatrr supply buf IS waiting for
pnofialez eertifcale 20 bag 3 nes
water pump end motor
For sasae months many niles q
dliehe u Paseaseaia have beer
CLEANED. orainea. End oiled a4 !
mslars esnsHal project o. -
Arst q August ~ maiafza pro.
5seis along ne Mississippi Coast
other fhaH fnass sz9fird - - ~