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The Lexington advertiser., 1944-09-14
SELECTIVE SERVICE
VITALLY INTERESTED
In HEALTH PROGRAM

Col. Lawrence w. Long, direc-
tor of Selective Service in Mis-
sissippi, viewing the military pro-
gram from public health stand
point, makes the following state
ment:
"Venereal disease has been the
field in which we have been able
to accomplish the largest recovery
of men. Twenty-eight per cent
of our negro and three per cent
Of our white males were found
to have venereal disease two and
one-half years ago.
with the wonderful coopera-
ton of DIR. Felix J. Underwood,
state health officer, his state and
local staffs and the United States
Public Health Service, we affect
ed plan through which most of
these were admitted to treatment
in clinics and by private physi-
clans and of accomplishment of
treatment of many thousands of
these men SO that they have been
rendered non-infectious as well
as useful citizens and fighting
men.
More than 10000 registrants
with venereal diseases have been
placed under treatment in clinics
and by private physicians, while
the State Board of Health through
the local health departments is
treating thousands more who are
not in this group. Between ten
and twelve thousand of these
treated or cured men with syph-
Ills have been placed in the SER
vice of their country and are do
ing grand job of defending our
The Lexington advertiser., 1944-09-14
PHYSICIANS ROLE
in PROGRAM HELD
HIGHLY IMPORTANT

The greatest assistant to pub
lie health authorities in fighting
venereal diseases is the private
physician.
Before war demands drew so
many of the states physicians in
to the service, there were 300
private practitioners giving part
time assistance in venereal disease
clinics. Many still take time from
their very busy private practices
to assist in the clinics when their
physical strength demands rest.
''We cannot over estimate the
valuable assistance given the
venereal disease program by pri-
vate physicians" the State Board
Of Health states. "They have not
only cured thousands of cases Of
syphilis and gonorrhea, in their
private offices, but they have
helped public health authorities
dig into the source of these dis
eases, rendered valuable service
in health department clinics, and
driven home necessary public
health education.
by doing SO, they have en-
abled us to stage an intelligent
and effective fight against ven-
ereal disease. This cooperation
deserves public commendation,
and the state needs more Of it."
No control program will suc-
ceed without the sympathetic un-
derstanding and active participa-
tion of the family doctor. See him
about your blood test and other
examinations, especially when
you suspect you might have
venereal disease. Ask him to tell
you what you want to know about
syphilis and gonorrhea.
The Lexington advertiser., 1944-09-14
History Disagrees
Continued from page three)

by contact with natives of the New
World, and carried the Great
Pox." as it was afterward called,
back to Spain with them. At any
rate. shortly after Columbus re-
turn from one of his voyages, an
explosive epidemic of the new dis
ease broke out in Southeastern
Europe and soon spread over the
continent.
For four centuries syphilis
spread over the earth and took
its annual toll of health and life.
with medical science practically
helpless to check its ravages. Fin
ally, during the first years of the
present century. epoch-making
discoveries were made.
In 1905, the germ that causes
syphilis was identified: in 1907
blood-tests were perfected that
would reveal its presence in the
human body: and ia 1910. re-
markable remedy for the disease
was discovered that had been used
successfully in its treatment for
the past 80 years. Within the past
few years, several new treatments
have been studied. and some have
shown even more promising re-
suits.
Whatever the origin and true
history of syphilis. it is fact that
today it is being fought openly for
the first time, and medical author
tiles and public health workers
predict a time when the disease
will be practically unknown in
civilized sections of the world.
The Lexington advertiser., 1944-09-14
SEX DELINQUENCY
CONTRIBUTES TO
DISEASE SPREAD

Urging strict enforcement of
laws to curb sex delinquency,
public health officials state that
approximately SO per cent of ven-
ereal diseases are spread through
promiscuity and prostitution. ac-
cording to case histories.
UNLESS law enforcement joins
in the venereal disease fight, sex
delinquency can create new infec-
tions as fast as old cases are cured.
Studies show that road-houses,
cabins, camps, hotels and taxi OPP
orators often facilitate sex delin-
quency through their lax business
methods or for monetary gain.
"By such actions, these places
and people become a menace to
public health. Only through law
enforcement can these facilitators
be controlled and the spread of
disease prevented.
Mississippi has strong laws on
this subject Vagrancy has been
especially defined as being i'm
moral, profligate' to allow the use
of this law against the promis-
cious. The legislature in 1912
passed law against prostitution.
"In addition to public health
and quarantine laws. it is legal to
paddock places known to be
spreading venereal disease. Alert
public officials have used this
power in many instances to pro-
tect their community from dis
ease.
Contrary to much popular be-
lief, there is no medically safe
prostitution. An individual may
be infected for six weeks before
physician can detect the first
signs of the disease. Obviously.
hundreds could be infected in the
meantime. Besides being moral
cancer in the heart of the COM
munity, the commercialized house
is a disease spreading trap blind
ing men with a false sense of Sc
curity.
"Promiscuity control is also vi
tai because the possibility of dis
ease spread increases with the
frequency of exposure. Investiga-
tions show that the 'tavern-to-taxi-
to-cabin' pattern of sex delin-
quency grows quickly to alarm
ing proportions.
Amateurs, soldier-struck ".vic-
tory girls and common youth all
too easily fall into this pattern.
The Lexington advertiser., 1944-09-14

bringing about a rapid spread of
the diseases.
Total war against venereal
disease means that physicians, edu-
Gators and enforcement officers
must stand together, if the fight
is to be won. Parents, churches,
schools. service clubs and citizen
committees must stand Behind
these public officials also, since
IN many cases the violators are
deeply entrenched.
Strict law enforcement pre-
vents costly medical care, broken
homes, divorces, and medical de-
pendency.
1T pays financially, medically
and socially to fight venereal dis
cases."
The Lexington advertiser., 1944-09-14

country and its allies against our
enemies.
This is a wonderful work!
You must assist in every way so
that you and the other citizens
of the state can benefit from it."
You can assist, not only the
military effort, but also yourself,
your family, your community,
county, state and nation if you
cooperate fully with the health
authorities and physicians in
their drive to stamp out venereal
diseases.
The Lexington advertiser., 1944-09-14
STANDARD METHODS OF TREATMENT
FOR GONORRHEA, SYPHILIS TOLD

One of the greatest handicaps
faced by health officials in fight
ing venereal diseases in Mississip-
pi is "Quack Cures" given by in
competent and illegal doctors"
and prescribing" druggists.
Many spend thousands of dol
lars on such 'sure cures" without
being helped in the least; instead,
the patient is usually worse at the
end of the 'quack" treatment
than he was when he started and
has false sense of security about
his condition.
Within the past few years a
flood of information has reached
the public on various quick cures
for syphilis and gonorrhea. Some
of this information has been cor
rect. while some has been mis-
leading.
The public must not be mis-
led about cures of veneral dis
cases." the Board of Health be-
lives. Certainly, the sick person
must beware of 'quacks' and fax
es'."
Today. it is true, a new era in
the treatment of these venereal
diseases is dawning. The more eff
fective and quicker treatment
methods will no doubt be found
but until they are proven, the
| patient is only safe when sticking
| by tried and approved methods
in the hands of official clinics OF
private physicians.
In regard to syphilis, the STAN
dard methods of treatment, which
are the ones now widely avail
able, give excellent results. Treat
ment consists of weekly or twice
weekly injections of an arsenical
compound and of heavy metal
for at least a year and often
longer. 1t cures and arrests most
cases of syphilis and renders prac-
ticaly all of them non-infectious
Its disadvantage is that it is slow
| and many do not have the per-
istence and patience to see il
through. Many, too, think they are
cured when the case has only
been carried through the non-in.
fectious stage; therefore, they stor
taking the treatment, later find
ing they have developed a case Of
late syphilis affecting the vital or.
gans of the body such as the
brain, heart, spinal cord, liver
eyes. etc.
Newer methods, such as "five
day treatment" are still more o.
less in the experimental stage
The "five-day treatment" con
sists essentially in giving a larg,
amount of an arsenical drug il
high dilution, allowing it to FLOW
slowly into the blood stream dur
ing 3 hours of each of the five
days. About 30 per cent of tn.
patients with early syphilis treat
ed by this method are apparentl,
cured. This treatment can onl,
be given in a hospital.
| Peniclllin, the new substanc,
which is successful on man,
| types of diseases, is being usec
experimentally and successful,
in the treatment of syphilis, an,
also gonorrhea. The outcome 0
these tests is not yet definite, al
though medical authorities d.
deem it worthy of careful stud,
and further trial"
| In regard to gonorrhea, NOR
definite advances have been mad
The Lexington advertiser., 1944-09-14

The State Board of Health practices what breaches
public health employee being take boodtest
Dr. Felix j. Underwood
Health is exception He shown above with Dr. A. L.
Director of the Preventabe Disease Control Division
the blood specimen Public health workers. constantly
diseases witnessing
month"; take precauton protect their health thereby
setting good example for the average citizen.
The Lexington advertiser., 1944-09-14

According to the most accurate
estimates, more than $4,000 people
will get syphilis in Mississippi
next year. If this many people
were to be stricken with smallpox
or scarlet fever, it would be called
dangerous epidemic. Syphilis is
worse than either.
The Lexington advertiser., 1944-09-14

Every woman should receive
the blood test for syphilis as soon
as she finds she is to become a
mother.
The Lexington advertiser., 1944-09-14

Ten times out of eleven the
syphilitic mother will bear a heal
thy child if treatment is adequate
and is begun before the fifth
month of pregnancy.
The Lexington advertiser., 1944-09-14

Governor Thomas l.. Bailey,
wholeheartedly backing the State
Board of Health's Venereal Dis
ease Control program, terms both
syphilis and gonorrhea as ''insid-
ious enemies" Calling for all-out
cooperation to stamp out the dis
eases. the states chief executive
said ''blood-tests taken at regular
intervals are wise precautions"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Prize J
Only lazy Spank

Only lazy people spank. says
John Woodbury. Of Oneida, n. Y.
ANY fool, strong enough, can
spank yOungster unable TO
defend himself. 1t takes time,
energy and brains to make chill
dren see their mistakes and to
correct them for reasons which
they understand.
Kids gain moth hing from
spanking except fear-and all
early lesson I'm deception To
avoid pain. The American In
dianS looked with horror on the
early white settlers who beat
their children. The sO-called
savage redmen never struck
their children and were unable
TO understand how an adult
could strike "A helpless child.
There Is lot C. maiarkey
flying about-ab0ut- saving the
site and spelling the child.
PeODle forget that sticks have
spoiled more children than they
have ever corrected. In my Opin-
Ion, striking "A child makes the
parent delinquent. II Is an open
confession of failure as parent,
~ reasoning and reasonable
adult, and a. a civilized human
being!"
JOHN A. WOODBURY.. Age %
X. ID. 3, Middle Rd.. Oneida, NY.
$50 Price
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Tried Both Methods

Mrs. Dorothy Tagart has tried
both methods. Let's hear what
she learned.
DEAR MISS ROBINSON:
almost since my babyhoOd
we spanked our son frequently
tn try to make him behave.
When he reache the age Of 4
we had stubborn, sullen, un-
happy little boy who seldom
smiled and when rePFi#aHded
would say. You don't love me
or want me-
Ellis attitude worried me 50
I took him to child psychOlO-
giSt who said had a normal
little hoy who thought he was
spanked out of unkindness be-
cause he wasn't wanted.
II have now hanged my tao
ticS-I have convinced him that
we 'oVe him and are proud Of
him and have won his con-
fidence. He II now n happy,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

Spanking may not he
absolutely necessary but used
correctly il can certainly be
effective. Some psychologists
advise .FeasoRiRg, with the
child but as few parents are
trained psychologists my 0bser-
walton has been that misguided
spankings are less damaging TO
the chiId's personality than
misguided psychology.
Don't spank in anger merely
M an outlet for your own eN-
aspe ra ton. And don't OVerdO IL.
Try TO fit the punishment TO
the crime, applying less drastic
punishment for minor INSIDE
meanOrs and resOrting to severe
Spankings only when other pun
ishment falls.
VERY young children cannot
be reasoned with and so you
have to resort to that which
they understandable admins
tration Of physical pain. The
end result, respectful, Obedi-
ent child Is the important thing
and we owe it 10 or children
tn Use the method which will
bring IL about"
MARJORIE Mrs. CHARLES
G. BIDWELL, Age 26
1910 Fisher. Superior, Wis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Should She Tell
Him Now or Later?

THAT'S Bob'S diamond Ann
Il is wearing. He put it
there more than a year ago,
iuSt before hc took off for
England. Day in and day
out since then. behind all the
nightmare activity of war,
there has always been the
image of sweet little Ann
back there at home, waiting
for the big day when he'd
return.
But what has Ann been
doing? Well, she stuck TO
1er Job and she wrote every
day and she had little time
for anything else. Until she
met Johnny. Johnny fell
hard and before long Ann
knew that he was THE man
for her.
how and when shaN she tell
Bob? Should she Myite jhhn
now and tell him eveXytHinsr
or Will it be easier fdS him
to find out when the @ars
over? Maybe by that true
=Frc ff=fcri=d iffcrcutty-aboJt
Ter, too.
-Ahat.s-YOUR- advice to.
Ann? Put it in 200 words
or less, sign your full name,
give your age mot over 800
and correct address and send
il to Elsie Robinson in care
of this paper. Prizes for all
answers published. Contest
closes one week from today
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
NlfdtuzQZ.z.n9;l1iea
NlNESls191aIEEIAAl!!
Problems of Spanking Children
Stirs Controversy in Writers

NAUGHTY little boys and girls have been spanked
~ since anybody remember and the whole people
good for them They had the ornerness
when they young and consequently
they grew be good tempered and well behaved
and
Marjorie Bidwel of Superior upholds the spanking
system of discipline but cautions AGAINST ovedong it.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Twas Without Love-
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 16.

HOLLY WOOD, DEC. 10.
M-G-Ms Without Love" is
certainly well titled. First Spen-
Ger Tracy didn't see eye-to-eye
with director Harold Buoquet
and recently keenan, Wynn took
a poke at assistant director
Earl McAvoy.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
Peoples
Daily Doiings
ny ISAAC JONES

EDITORS NOrE:--The oplnlon. =,
pressed by the writer OF this col.,'.
ho not necessarily represent the No..
or the policy OF this paper.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
RaIlronds Hire Colorcd FIrcmrn

Railroads Hire Colored fircmen
Well Il seems that Pres snt
Roo,esclts demand 10 tho -
roads ~ he nation 70 siog s.
limitation aeainst colorca o-
re has brought q little a r.
rafi,ularly from some ~ ne
railroads II the south Seu
eMfa fsrcmon have heen
lv some " the southern on, ei
iu'~ Woll that's good news N
W. a'l hope TO see moro f-
SAL 10 oar race employed ic
po,fians ~ The railroad
paNes n is sa foolish fof he
railroads any other ore
non a. continue 20 operate A.
So iace ~ help which So
tlaenis nhth BIAS taken go
~ haHlrels ~ American
Intidrriait Won are aware se
faet 'hai most OF fhc people
"a in iao series ~ freakish
ws-e Nerr Whi'e folks W.
tAc saWt it ;tcs wcr
pffhaps ~ aermn, of prf
4 i.esni matter 10 yours "
Whelhrr Z saves d. lives o' :.
orcl dr. White as ~ "a mr.
ink az 'hcse losses frou a.
'anifna' az ihe color se
$3.50 fnicrlcan HIVES shou -
saved heeause All ~ the A. 2
ar proplr nre needed 20 d. .r
fal' io12rl me war efforts
bore wat iho railroads thu ~
oT' fhf ea'ire United States
follte lho example Of ihc
mentioned rnads. and hire r.
cN ihNir ability not color
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
JACKSON NEWS

rs. I'll.
A daughter. Andra Lee. was
born TO Pvt, and Mrs. Wills Ded-
mon OF 1913 Deyo, Dec. 25.
The Rev. p W. Walls, pastor
% the Community AME church
Is recovering from few weeks
illness.
Gilbert Hardman OF 4O5 Wilson
street. has returned home. follow
ing an operation At Foote hos
pitai
Mrs Mary Ann Crosse. willow
Of the late Peter D. Grose. died
at her home, 52i Woodruff Place
last Monday afternoon.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
BY NARYY SMITH

Miss Barbara Cotton OF 1906
Deyo, Was honored with a BIRTH
DAY party given by her uncle aud
aunt Mr and Mrs Lawrence Case
on Jan .. at their home 500
Asrain avenue A large red and
white birthday cake conferred the
table
Miss Ruth Moore. OF sos South
Milwaukee. returned home. after
spending four months IN Pine
Rluff. Ark. with relatives.
pfc tlmor Oiom. who was
spending the holidays with hls
wife. Frances Odom of Coz South
Highly. has returned 10 Camp FL
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
\ Few Hard.To-BclIeve
Incidents

a Woman passenger was st2fd-
Ing on crowded bus IN PES
Noines Iowa last week when sN,.
noticed man sitting near hef
had an oil expression on h'
face ard his eyes was CLOSES
she decided that he must BE ~
and asked him did ne want hcr =
have the driver stop the Nns
nope" replied the man. I'm
quite comfortable Just can't stare
20 sec lady standing"
4 ten-year-old colored girl gave
hrih 10 an eight pound baby 2
Texas last week. The father
the baby IS thirty six years g
are
Down IN Tallahassee Florida
ll2.ycar-old man stood ~ ne
altar With his second wife She
was young lady ~ 81 re lived
with his first wife sixty years
ard has sixteen children.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
Church OF God

The Rev r n. McGhee spoke
on the theme Leaving Jcsrs
Behind " Four persons were add
ed 20 he church roll
The public Is invited 70 attend
The services At The Church y
Cd located AZ Gratiot and f0'
camnau avenues.
Miss jamie Bond r. church r.,
porter
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22

CAMP LEJEUNE Nex River.
y g. fA>pl The first Ne7ro cn-
''Hee IN ib' marine oofrs cpl
Howard J. Perry e eiio North
o'ia street pofol' Nici row IS
on assistant c-oh f.r Negro ma
rines here.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
Walter White Becomes 4
correspondent

Dc hig news This week Is N
Waiter tNNACr9 white Is M ri
tnaland AZ correspondent 'r
The New York Post. a white
r'wsnap"r ~ that city llc ~
report fhc doirss OF coiore
oiefs 50 Doubt Mr. White vi 10
criticized hv me for not fs
las 2 representative Of the ce ~
press hi ne daily papers N,i
~ earfy more stories about q f
'he olpged hoys are doing Wy
'ol hear over The radio and n
r. yarr daily papers abol' ''e
.l'ip'c artion of even the dog n
war zones llt how often do tl
rent IN those same papers a'n'
o1rcelorcd boys' The writer vi
more white papers would ~
as Tho Now York Post he's tsr'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
SERGEANT RETTRFs

FORT SILL. Okla. amp The
new year has brought retirement
to lst SGT J. v. Carter. Ssrh
Quartermaster Truck company
after 20 years service IN tas
Army.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-22
colored War Plant EstaOn.h,a

Coiored War Plant EstabhsheA
Fort Worth. Texas has mo
or Of being the first city IN ,s,.
country whore an all-cslof.s
small part plant owned ana M
Grated by our race has boon
tablished The organizatloo /.
known as Carver Industries +,
manned entirely by woman rn,r.
cr excluding the director. ana is0
plant IS now doing sub-cof,re,
work on precious metal parts ~
the Us. Navy.
This certainly is step ~ ,bs
riehi direction. and the ar
hopes that other cities viii nix
low the example OF Fort Wor,h +
have often said that some 4, M
places Of amusemcnts owned ana
operated by our group herr
poirol, should be conyeriel "a
small plants. to give empl,,a|sn,
10 members Of the race. W. "a
moro producers II seems Ia
those among our group Nha Nl,e
money prefer to put :, Into som.
Kind of business that doesn't rgan
anything rs far rs race alAante.
mcni e concerned We have turn.
% a dear car 70 the hnsHess
world long enough LET'S eke
up sct Into the manufac as
fields Let's produce some 10
things HAT We consume and ne.
rare ourselves FOR the pss aar
rll ~ tomorrow
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-05
Gospodiniski kofic *

Obtrgaj grozde in operi jago-
de. Ma vsaka diva kvarta jagod
prilij pol skodelice vode in .po-
stavi kotlicek z jagodami ma O.
genj. Pusti, da pocasi vre cd O.
sem do deset minut. Med tenn
casom mesaj in tlaci jagode, da
Sc ne prismode. Deni vse sku-
paj v vrecico in pusti, da Sc
sadni sok lepo odcedi. &c zelis,
da bo sadni sir cist, tedaj mic
ne stiskaj, pac pa lahko sem in
tia vrecico malo potreses, da
DO sok hitreje tekel. Potem zme-
ri sok in ma vsako skodelico te-
kocine deni emo skodelico slad-
korJa. Pocasi zagrej in G m
pricne vreti poizkusi, &c je re
dovolj gosto "a sir. cim Sc dr.
zita dive kaplji skupaj, je sir ali
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-05
cash je res tezko dobiti peri

cash je res tezko dobiti peri
co.
Koncno mai sc zahvalim vsem
drugin, XII ste me obiskale in mi
poslale to1iko lepih kart. -.
Krozek st. 1,s katerega sem
elanica, mi je pa postal krasen
sopek evetlic, nasa predsednica,
Ancka Zajc me je pa eelo prisla
obiskat v bolnisnico.
Tsko vidite, da res nj napac-
no biti pri organizaciji, kot so
ma primer "Progresivne Sloven-
ke." Taksnih zena je bolj malo,
da bi Sc tako lepo zavedale, da
smo 81 res sestre v veselih in ia
lostnih urah. Torej Sc enkrat
vsem skupaj najlepsa hvala! Oh
priliki vam povrnem samo, &c
bo mogoce.
E,1yo Gee