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Evening star., 1961-11-12
Washington
Teenagers Learn
about CANCER

ITO Smoke or Not to Smoke is question
being widely discussed among Washington teen
ayers and their parents.
Much of the interest in this subject has been
strip which is being used in schools and among
youth groups here.
In some schools the film strip and accompany
ing leaflet are used in biology, family living and
science classes In others it has been the subject
of special assembly program At Kelly Miller
Junior High School last year the students partici
pated in special project making their own posters
and charts to illustrate the problem.
number of teenagerS have used material
on smoking and lung cancer as basis for science
fair entries or term papers. For example Gordon
Junior High School students Carolyn Gichner, 3405
WoOdley Road NV, and Athena Kaliejas 3135 18th
Street NV, did survey on smoking as Science
Fair project last spring. The girls distributed
queStionnaires to 300 teenagers-ranging in age
ported that they smoke. Many Of them smoke as
much as pack day. More than half of those who
smoke started doing so between the ages of seven
and a. Only so of the $50 girls questioned said that
they smoke, but some of the girls, too, started as
early as age seven.
Why do teenagers smoke? Is there any way to
convince them that this might endanger their
health?
These and other related questions will be con-
sidered at Teenage Conference on Smoking and
Lung Cancer to be sponsored by the American
Cancer Society for the Washington Metropolitan
Area in early January At that time some IS secon-
dairy school students from Washington, Alexandria,
and Arlington Fairfax Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties will gather at Williamsburg, Va,
to give their opinions on how young people might
be influence not to start smoking to stop before
smoking becomes habit.
Meanwhile in Washington the American
Cancer Society and the tuberculosis Association
smoking in relation to lung cancer and other chest
diseases. The film strip leaf1et, teachers guides
and other materials are available to all schools
and young groups and to adult groups as well.
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changes are also seen in the lungs of
heavy smokers who die of causes other
than lung cancer
f. Deaths from lung cancer are
about 10 times more frequent among
men who smoke in any form cigarettes,
pipe or cigaD than among non-smokers.
S. Deaths from lung cancer are go
times more frequent among men who
smoke over 3 packs of cigarettes per day
than among nOn-smokers.
g. The younger one starts smoking,
the greater the risk of developing lung
cancer.
z. The risk is reduced among men
who have stopped smoking, although it
does not return to the low frequency
among nOn-SmOkerS.
8. The strong association between
lung cancer and cigarette smoking
is probably due to customary deep in
halation of the bland cigarette smoke.
Air pollution control is a matter
of community action. The problem of
cision. The available facts indicate
IndI InS IOuOWIHS Is SOuHu mSulCdI du-
vice to be considered in arriving at
the decision:
l. If you are not smoker, do not
start; if you are smoker, stop.
2. If you must smoke, smoke pipe
or cigars rather than cigarettes.
g. If you must smoke cigarettes,
smoke as few as possible certainly un-
der a pack day., inhale as little as pos
sible, and discard each cigarette as
soon as possible.
Evening star., 1961-11-12
Lung Cancer
and smoking g
by Michael B. Shimkin, Md.

Associate Directoefor Field Studies, Nation
Health, Public Health Service, Department
Our lungs are one of our main
contacts with the outside world.
Every minute we breathe about 20
times, inhaling and exhaling a pint of
air with each breath.
When the air we breathe contains
impurities, the lungs ordinarily have
ways of getting rid of them. This is done
by coughing or by more complicated
processes within the Innings of the bron-
chial tubes or the lung tissues.
Excessive exposure to impurities
that are inhaled brings about changes
in the bronchial Innings and the lungs
that eventually result in disability and
illness. If the impurities contain can
reproducing chemicals, prolonged ex-
posure can lead to cancer.
Lung cancer caused over $4,000
deaths in the United States last year,
and has become one of the leading
killers of men over 40. If present trends
continue, about 1000 900 persons who
are now school children will die eventu-
ally of lung cancer
Scientific studies directed toward
understanding the cause and impact of
lung cancer, showed that there were
two major possible sources Of cancer
producing chemicals in the air we
breathe. One is air pollution caused
by industry, automobile exhauSts and
households. The other major source is
the smoke from burning tobacco, espe-
cially cigarettes
About 10 years ago scientists found
that lung cancer was much more fire.
quent among cigarette smokers than
among people who did not smoke. With
this clue in hand, research began to
accumulate the following series of facts
that now firmly establish smoking as an
important cause of lung cancer.
l. Tobacco smoke ''tars" produce
cancers of the skin of mice and other
laboratory animals when painted on
the skin for long periods. Chemists
have isolated and identified at least 8
cancer-producing chemicals from tars.
q The membranes lining the lungs
absorb cancer-producing chemicals from
tobacco smoke. The protective mechan-
iSms by which the lungs rid themselves
of impurities are paralyzed by the to-
bacco smoke.
3. Prolonged exposure of the lungs
of animals to tobacco smoke produces
changes in cells that resemble early
gWN-
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Health Public Health Heath Education Welfare
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ment sponsored by the firms listed on The back coVer
, 1961-02-21


on the Ball Field.
You will find that the place where refreshments are
served-they don't sell alcohol on the feld-sodas, beers,
food or sandwiches that people generally would require
during such eVents-is built with concrete blocks but it
is not quite completed yet, This understand was donated
by Chico's Bar and Restaurant and guess many other
volunteer workers-Felix Gonzalez and others. Conarnu-
nity-spirited people were forced to get together to provide
certain facilities needed on this ball park. You will find,
Mr.. Chairman, that the wire which has been used as
fencing had to be cut in tWoto enable it to get completely
around the ballpark.
I think, Mr.. Chairman, when we talk about a seven
million-dollar budget, when we are bringing in all these
specialists from the States and we are paying them.
Eghtyfive Hundred and Ten Thousand and Eleven Thou
sand Dollars all going to one family, Mr.. Chairman, /
think we ought to distribute some OF this money around IN
helping the youths to be physically fit; to mold their minds
that they might be loyal and good citizens in the COM
munity.
The uniform that these kids were using had to come
from private citizens and organizations. Mr.. Chairman, |
think that if the Senators would take ome.initiative-not
only the Senators from Saint Croix but also those from
ST. Thomas-to make periodic check whether through the
Department Of Education, or during discussions with the
governor, to draw the attention OF the governor to these
things, think we will be able to get help for these people.
That is something, Mr.. Chairman, that does not go into
any one mans pocket or any private club. It benefits all,
even the people who merely go there and sit and enjoy a
game. The sport is entertainment to some.
Mr.. Chairman, with all the games that have been
played not one cent as entrance fee was charged Not even
a donation was asked. A hat was never passed around to
help the High School kids taking part in this program.
NH. LAWAETZ: Mr.. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Senator Lawaetz.
MR.. LAWAETZ: Nh. President, I am very happy to
hear the remarks made by Senator Reese because / have
been fighting this situation for a long time with the De
partment Of Education. Up to this morning / had a discus
sc;on ~ fhic matter with the Director OF the Bureau OF Re-
creation, MI. Scott.
In discussing this matter with Mr.. Scott ! told him
that the kids in our school in Saint Croix were being
shamefullys treated, and that if something wasn't done to,
correct this situation, that ! would insist, the next time
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the budget came before this body, that we separate the
funds for the Department of Education as was done in the
OF Public Works is the only department, that | know Of,
from which a senator can get balance sheet showing the
status Of the funds appropriated to that department.
cannot 60 into the Department Of Education and in
|quire what is being done in Saint Croix. I don't believe the
department can give me the answer. We have on our
books now, for the last five years, insurance for ballplayers
in organized sports under the auspice Of the Department Of
Education. And, up to now the Department of Education
has not been able to figure out a method for payment of
compensation; the premiums that players will be required
to pay or what will be paid to an injured player.
We made it compulsory, in the Baseball league in
Frederiksted that the player must be insured in order to
participate. And, when / took the matter up with the
authorities was informed that as yet such a program had
not been set up and that if a player got injured at this
time, they would not know what compensation opay him.
think that such q thing is ridiculous when we have
on the books a law, passed five years ago Gf my memory
serves me right covering this matter, and, as yet the De
partment OF Education is unable to put it into full force
and effect.
/ think there is recommendation for $4,000 for
Education for the Department Of Education, and
] am looking with much interest to see how the depart
ment spends this money when it is made available to
them.
/ am sure that after listening to the experience Of
Senator Reese, which he has presented here today, we all
will see to it that a physical director is provided for the
schools in Saint Croix. In my estimation there is nothing
more vital than to have on the curriculum a program Of
physical education. Every Prep School in the
States has such a program, and you will find that the
coach is a man to whom the children GO to for advice. His
position is similar to that Of a chaplain in the Army. I
know one case where a Virgin Islander now attending
school on the mainland, invitedhis. coach to Saint Croix to
spend two weeks. The coach accepted and while in Saint
Croix he visited the ball fields, saw the kids performed.
talked with them and did whatever he could. / had a talk
with him and asked him if he swould be interested in COM
ing to the Virgin Islands, and he told me that he would be
happy to come. He said that the kids here have q great in
terest but that they run around like wild sheep without
proper supervision.
TO be continued
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-01
Mt Tabor Homecoming Rated Successful

NEW CANTON. Aug. % Sun
day was Homecoming at Mt.
Tabor Baptist Church. The Rev.
Charles Stevens, the pastor
preached the morning sermon.
Special music was rendered by
Miss Delmarine Lipe. daughter
of Mrs. Merrill Nicholas Lipe, a
former member of the church,
now living in Glen Allen. A trio
was given by the Misses Ber-
nice Agee, Bella and Linda Bah
er. of Centenary Methodist
Church. accompanied by Mrs.
L. c. Bransford.
After a nice dinner on the
grounds and meeting old friends
they assembled back in church
for an afternoon of singing and
talks by visitors.
The Rev. Robert Spencer, of
Scottsville, gave the devotional.
The Rev. and Mrs. r, l.. JON
es and family. of Brunswick, the
Rev. and Mrs. John Mclean and
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the Rev. w. C.. Hughes. Of Ar
vonia. were visiting pastors. Mr..
Stevens made the remark that
he, Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Hughes
were all born In Halifax county.
Special music in the after
noon was rendered by Mrs. r..
L. Bryant and Mrs. Leroy Jones
from Mt. Zion Baptist Church
and former members Of Mt. Ia
Dor, members of the Rocky
Mount Methodist choir near Dill
wyn and Mrs. John Gunther.
The Rev. John Adams, pastor
of the First Baptist Church of
Dillwyn, will assist Mr.. Stevens
in the revival during the week.
Butler Guests
Saturday evening Mrs. Lucy
Leedy and Mrs. Minnie Arnold,
of Richmond. were dinner guests
of the E. A. Buffers. They were
joined later by Mr.. and Mrs.
H. K. Anderson. Mrs. Verge
Anderson. Bernice Anderson,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-01

Church Sunday and enjoyed the
services and meeting with so
many old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Adam
and daughter, Dtanne. with their
aunt. Mrs. Blanche MAhon,
spent several days at the Mahon
home last week. They called on
the j. R. Phillipses Monday
evening and were guests on
Sunday of the w. T. Putneys.
Mrs. L. B. Bagby was with
them on Sunday.
Mrs. Clarice H. Christian and
son, Tommy, spent last week
in Norfolk with her mother-in-
law. Mrs. Laura Amos.
To Alexandria
Mrs. Eddie Balty has returned
to her home in Alexandria, after
spending a while with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. AGREE Child
ress. Mrs. Childress has been
quite sick with asthma.
Mrs. James Smith and two
sons are spending this week in
Clifton Forge with relatives. Mr..
Smith, who is preparing him
self for the ministry. has a
church near Buckingham which
he breaches at once a month.
Mrs. F.. B. Gilbert and Mrs.
Josie Astin visited Mrs. Blanche
Snoddy. Mrs. Jack Harris and
Mrs. Tom Meadow Sunday after
noon. All three are now back
home from the hospital and do
ing very well.
Other callers to see Mrs.
Meadow were Mr.. and Mrs. S.
T. Ransom, of Bremo Bluff, Mrs.
Eleanor Jeffrey and Mr.. and
Mrs. AGREE Childress and little
grandson, Bobby Baltz, OF
Alexandria.
Mrs. A. L. Jamerson and
Mrs. Claude Roberts represented
the Mt. Zion WINS at the group
study class.
Titles Entertain
Mr.. and Mrs. George Little
entertained at dinner Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Motley
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-01

June and Archie Nixon, Peggy
June Childress, Mrs. Wealthia
Childress, Mr.. and Mrs. M. K.
Davis. Mrs. Ernest Anderson.
II. c. Mann. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Little and Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
Anderson and son, Andy, Of Mer-
llins. S. c.
They had a very pleasant
evening chatting. singing and
eating refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Baldwin
are on a vacation this week
in New York. Her sister. Mrs.
Ed Davidson, of Farmville, is
staying in their home while they
are away and looking after Mr..
and Mrs. Rom Baldwin, who
live next door.
Mrs. Davidson attended home
coming at Mt. Tabor and will
attend the revival services dur
ing this week..
M. X. Davis attended home
coming at jenkins Baptist
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-01

and Mr.. Southa1l. Of Farmville,
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Butler.
They later played games in the
lawn Of the Buffers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Deane
Jr.. and family, Of Richmond.
stopped over for the week end
with his parents. on his way
back from Covington, where they
had been on a visit to her re-
latives. Col. Jesse M. Johnson
and Mrs. johnson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Deane and family. of
Richmond. were dinner guests
of the Deans Sunday Col
Johnson attended services at Mt.
Zion Baptist Church. Mrs. John
son was suffering from a tooth
ailment and did not attend
church. They reported having
wonderful trip to Canada and
other places.
Mrs. Donald Pendleton and
two children spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Davidson and was an overnight
guests of her sister. Mrs. Oral
Bickford, and Mr.. Bickford.
she had received a letter from
her husband who is stationed in
the Pacific saying "all were
well" Her sister and husband
are also there.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Phillips
attended the GA coroation SER
vice at Buckingham Baptist
Church on Friday evening. It
was a beautiful service.
Mrs. w. E. Akers, associa-
tional director, presided, with
Miss Jean Reynolds at the piano
and Miss Joan Davidson gave
the devotional. Both girls are
queen regents. Mrs. John Putney
gave the charge and Mrs. w. b.
Davidson directed the entering
Of each group.
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in Paintsville, Ky.

in PaintSvflle. Ky.
Otis Nelson. DR., Of Richmond.
spent the week end with his par
ents here. TIE other Nelson chill
dren and their families visited
here on Sunday.
Mrs. Maria Ferguson visited
her aunt, Mrs. j. T. Layne, Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Joe Vaughn is better In
the home Of her daughter. Mrs.
Kathryn Scott. after being quite
sick for several days. Another
daughter, Mrs. May Zimmerman.
of Roanoke. spent several days
last week with her.
Miss Anne Hobgood spent the
week end with her aunt, Miss
Allie Armistead, near Farmville,
while her companion and house
keeper. Mrs. Jones. visited rela-
tives In Blackstone.
Mrs. A. D. Hobgood, ST., and
her daughter. Mrs. Sophia Clay
ton. have returned to their homes
in Kinston. N. c., after visiting
Mrs. Hobgood's S sister, Miss
Arniistedd. near Farmville and
her son. A.. D., >Jr.. and his
family here.
Mrs. Ralph Hines will join the
teaching staff Of Randolph-Henry
High School at Charlotte c. H.
this fall.
The older member Of Mt.
Pleasant we're grieved to learn
OF TIE death Of the Rev. J. S.
Ma3ey. 80, in Franklin on August
20. He was a former pastor Of
tie Prince Edward charge Of
churches during the early sos
and he, Mrs. Maxey and their
only daughter who died a few
years later, were loved very
much by everyone.
Friends of Mrs. F.. o. Priddy.
Of Meherrin, formerly Of this
community, will want to visit her
in the Maple Lawn Nursing Home
in Blackstone. She suffered a
stroke on July II and although
she was released from the South
side Community Hospital about
ten days later and returned to
her home, she has never recov-
cred the use of her left side.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-01
With All The Rain
Farmers And Housewives
Have Few Dull Moments

]. A. Hines and daughter. Miss
jeanne, accompanied his sisters,
Mrs. Florence Epberson and
Mrs. Kate Hendricks. both q
Halifax. to 4 Hines family re
union held in the home 81 Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Hines. Of Jeters-
vile, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcellus Wad-
dill and sons. Of Pittsburgh. ar
rived August % for a two week
visit with his parents, Mfr. and
Mrs. Charles w. Waddin. Mi.
and Mrs. Thomas A. Waddill and
son returned to their home IN
Wake Forest on Thursday after
being here for a week. Mr.. Wad-
dill had to report to Pope Air
Force Base for the week end.
They will return here this week,
and all will be joined by Mr.. and
Mrs. King Waddill, Of Norfolk.
for the Labor Day week end.
While here this summer, Thorn
as A. Waddill preached at Ash
Camp Baptist Church in Keys
vile and at the Baptist church
in Brookneal. He will be a senior
at the Southeastern Baptist Semi
nary at Wake Forest, N. c., this
fall.
Mrs. Margaret Hewlett is visit
ing friends at Rice.
We are sorry to learn that
John H. Allen, Of Felden. is con-
fined to his bed with a bad case
of flu.
Mrs. James Layne is a fire.
quent visitor to her mother,
Mrs. EVE Haley, who is a pa
tent in the Southside Community
Hospital.
Ike Jeans and three children,
of Orange, visited in the George
E. Jones home Sunday before
last.
Mrs. Ruby Redd is visiting her
son, Dupuy Redd. and his family
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-01
With All The Rain

MT. PLEASANT. Aug. 3l-The
nice rains Of the past week have
been very good, although they
caused some loss of hay already
cut. but they really have the to-
bacco farmers hopping" suck
ers to pull. tobacco rushing to
the ripening stage, etc. There is
nary a dull moment" now on
tobacco farm. Flue tobacco has
to be pulled. even if it has to be
done in the rain.
The ladies have made frequent
visits to the peach orchards the
past two weeks, and most freez-
ers and pantries are about stock
ed with them in their various
preserved conditions.
The Rev. Hobert Wolfe preach
ed a very inspiring sermon at
Mt. Pleasant last Sunday morn
ing and urged everybody to at
tend the revival services each
night this week. Special music
and programs for children are
scheduled for each service. The
members of the board of evange-
ism spent a busy week trying to
visit each home in the COM
munity and urging them to come
to the revival.
Oscar Nicer was out Sunday
visiting the sick and the "shut-
ms"
We were glad to have the
Thomas Dowler and Joe Redd
families out at Sunday School
and preaching at Mt. Pleasant
Sunday after an absence Of sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Hammock
and family, Of Arlington, spent
last week end with her mother.
Mrs. Maria Ferguson. They at
tended a family reunion on Sun
day in the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hammock,
near Keysville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-01
SKIN ITCH
DON'T SCRATCH 1T!

Scratching spreads Infection causing
MORE pain. Make this test. Apply
ITCH-ME-NOT. Itching quiets down in
minutes and antiseptic action helps
speed healing. Use instant-drying ITCH
ME-NOT for eczema. insect bites. toe
itch. other surface rashes. If not pleas
ed. your 4Sc back at any drug store.
TODAY at Gray's Drug Store. Inc.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-01

LEG0ETT'S DEPT. STORE
Farmville. Va.
Take Someone to Church
With You Sunday = You'll
Both Feel Richer for It"
Arizona tribune., 1961-05-19
RCSENZWEIG
AWARD GIVEN

Allan Starr, Phoenix Photo
grapher, was named winner of the
Ros osenzweig Distinguished Ser
vice Award by the Phoenix Jay
Gees last night at the organiza-
tional annual installation and
awards banquet at Jaycee head
quarters. ABB N. Seventh St.
The Ros enZweig award is pre-
sented each year to the outstand-
ing Jaycee of the year. During
the past year Starr has served
as second vice-president of the
Jaycees. He also was secretary
of this years Rodeo of Rodeos.
Michael Kennedy, Thomas
Mans on. Les Barton, Julian
Blum, and Andy Anders on we're
named runners up and awarded
silver keys for their service
to the community.
Arizona tribune., 1961-05-19
COUNTY HOSPITAL
IS INADEQUATE

On May %, $23 million bond
issue will be pres ented to the
voters of Maricopa County. In
cluded in the amount will be
provisions for new Maricopa
County Hospital.
Doctors and nurses, as well
as health officials. view this
as the most urgent matter on
the ballot. They are unanimous
in condemning the existing in
stitution as completely outmoded,
in constant danger from epidemic
and fire, and hopelessly made
quate to give the public proper
medical attention.
Over $4,000 patients are
treated each year in the present
Maricopa County Hospital, which
is located in "a separate suild-
ings, many Of them surplus Army
barracks, spread over Is acres
of land. There are 473 beds in
all; but only l35 of them are
rated adequate by the minimum
standards of the State Health
DeDartment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-05
From The
Pastors Study
LET NO MAN DECEIVE YOU

you can read the scripture with understanding and
you need not have PRIESTLY Interpretation The Apostle
Peer SAID mo prophecy of the Scripture is of anv private
Interpretation For the prophecy came not in old time bv
the VIII OF man: but holy God spake as thew were
moved by the Holy Ghost"
Peter and John following stay prison. were called
before the Council to "by power or by what
name they were preaching doing mighty works They
immediately testified of Christ offered salvation TO all
Nov when they (Counci the holiness of Peter and
john and perceived they unearned ignorant men
they marveed and took knowledge of them that they had
been with Jesus"
Jesus when praying to His Father said Il thank thee
Father because thou has hid these things from the wise
and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes"
The noble Berean's commended because "they
received the word and searched the Scriptures daily
You may be unlearned or ignorant but you can read
and understand the Word The of the Holy Spirit
is to reveal Gods Word to babes Let deceive YOU
For spiritual counsel write call
Pastors Study
CO Mennonite Church
Gaithersburg, Md
WA. 604s1