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HOW HEALTHY ARE YOU?
By LYTLE HULL
HELP TO RUSSIA
A periodic health examination
may add years to your life.
Through the recognition of physi
cal changes at the earliest possi
ble moment the progress of
menacing degeneration and
iniccuo. Tuv rtopp
and a suitable plan of
living devised to maintain con
tinuous health. That invaluable
advice is given in a recent edito
rial in Hygeia.
Too many of us never go near
the doctor unless we suffer defi
nite illness. Well go on feeling
“poorly” for weeks and months
and even years. During those
weeks and months and years
disease may progress to the point
where even modern medical
science can’t check it.
Medical authorities recommend
that complete physical examina
tions be taken every year, and
twice each year after we pass
middle age. Those examinations
should cover the entire physical
system—lungs, heart, blood, the
intestinal tract, teeth, feet, etc.
In addition to the physical tests,
the doctor will inquire into habits
of sleep, rest, outdoor exercise,
' diet, and so forth. When that is
done, the doctor will be able to
writ' 5 a health prescription. That
pr e -.. ption may not involve the
tak' of medicines. It may, in-
stf ‘ deal exclusively with such
mr Ms rest, work, social ad-.
Jw '*ts and recreation. In
any -vent, it will probably
life—and make it
appier, fuller.
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ODAY
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'MORROW
DON ROBINSON
Y . . . . doubts
Washington never chop-
i his father’s cherry tree
did tell lies', Abraham
'ever could have written
Dttysburg speech “while
a Gettysburg, on a piece
i paper”; Fulton didn’t
’-e steamboat and Betsy
jbably had nothing to do
aking the first American
s what the gray-bearded
ch historians of today would
e to have us believe, for they
a, special delight in upset-
the traditional tales which
school child has accepted as
gospel fact.
But in spite of the evidence
they may uncover, most of us will
not give up these favorite bits
of history—the parts we remem
ber best—without a struggle.
FLAG .' . . . Betsy Ross
Flag day itself, which we cele
brate on June 14, is not the an
niversary of the completing of the
flag by Betsy Ross but is the an
niversary of its authorization as
our national emblem.
The story is that the flag was
made by Betsy Ross from a
sketch supplied by George Wash
ington and that she completed
the first flag in June 1776—a
year before it was adopted.
Doubt has been cast on the au
thenticity of this story because
several localities now claim that
the first flag originated with
them. And it is true that the
Betsy Ross story wasn’t given any
recognition until 94 years after
the flag was supposed to have
i made.
In 1870, William Canby, grand-
of Betsy Ross, got the story
our history books by reading
'per before the Historical
v of Pennsylvania in which
id that his grandmother,
she was 84 and he was 11,
the story of George
»'ton’s visit to her flag-
establishment and of the
is There seems to be a lot of
confusion in some people’s minds
over the fact that the United
States on the one hand is exert
ing every effort to help the
Russian cause in the war in Eu
rope, and on the other hand is
fighting Communism on the home
front.
The difference is that Com-
munism in Russia is Russia’s
business, and Communism in the
United States is our business.
We don’t attempt to dictate to
Stalin how he shall run his
country, and if the people of
Russia like their particular form
of government—it is “O. K. with
us” even though we consider then-
judgment poor. If we are fight-
ng a hard close war with a third
party—we don’t care what the
.econd party’s local politics are
is long as he is a good fighter
and can help us out.
The pigmies of Africa, worship
strange gods. They fight with
poisoned arrows. They seldom
bathe and never brush their
teeth; and while we will move
heaven and earth to keep them
jut of our nice white-tiled bath
rooms. we would welcome them
as allies against a herd of angry
rhinocerae.
There is a pernicious beast
called the elm beetle which
thrives on the lush vegetation of
the Dutch East Indies. We have
never contemplated war with
Holland on that account, but over
here we spend millions fighting
this imported pest to the death.
We are fighting “hand in
glove” with China against the
“fresh Alec” Japs; but we won’t
allow Chinese laborers to enter
this country.
There arc a number of English
men who are unwelcome in ihis
country—and vice versa- and
there are some British ideas
which we don’t allow over here;
but we are certainly friendly with*
Britain.
The same thing applies in the
Russian situation. We hate Com
munism. We will fight it over
here until we drop dead or until
its advocates are successful in
their beloved outdoor sport of
shooting us against a wall or of
doing away with us, as they did
in France a hundred and fifty
years ago, with a then new type
of safety razor called the Guillo
tine. But what Russians do about
politics in their own country is
none of our business, and we
would indeed be fools if we threw
away our chance of winning this
dangerous war because we
couldn’t “reform” them.
Over here we like our own
democratic system which gives
every man with brains and ener
gy a chance to become President
of the United States, or at least
a millionaire. So when dreary
Communists come over preaching
slavery for the masses—we throw
them out (or try to); and. when
our local “long haired boys” ad
vocate destruction to us and
power and glory to themselves—
we sometimes lock them up. In
Russia they handle internal ene
mies likewise—“and then some.”
But Russia didn’t turn up its nose
when we joined their side in this
fight, just because they don’t
like the form of government we
have chosen for ourselves.
A group of allies—including
the United States and Russia—are
fighting a bloody war against a
common foe. Americans—includ
ing all who put the interest of
their country before their own
personal ambitions—are fighting
a thus far bloodless war against
those who would destroy us from
within. The two issues are un
related.
The Communist party in this
country is composed of people of
every nationality on earth—but
mostly of American citizens. Com
munism is a disease which re
quires extensive and exhaustive
treatment: the Axis is gangrene
to us and must be operated upon
at once if we hope to “get well.”
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ensuing result.
Maybe he had the facts right
and maybe he didn’t, but if Betsy
Ross didn’t make the first flag
nobody knows who did—so we
might as well keep on giving
Betsy the credit.
STARS law
Although the first standard
flag, with 13 stripes and 13 stars
was authorized on June 14, 1777,
it was not until 1795 that con
gress passed a law officially
making the stars and stripes our
national emblem. That was six
years after the Constitution was
written and George Washington
had been made President. The
act, as finally adopted by Con
gress, included stars for 15 in
stead of the original 13 states,
and read:
“That from and after May 1,
1795, the flag of the United States
be 15 stripes, alterriate red and
white; and that the Union be 'I.S
stars, white in a blue field.” i
Evidently congress thought that j
with the admission of the states j
of Kentucky and Vermont the!
Union was completely formed, j
but as other states applied for j
admission the members realized,
that there would still be many j
additions before the Union took
permanent shape. Therefore, in
1818 a new, and more elastic law.
was passed which read: ,
“That from and after the fourth j
day of July next, the flag of the |
United States be 13 horizontal
stripes, alternate red and white; 1
that the Union have 20 stars, |
white in a blue field. That on i
the admission of every new state j
into the Union, one star be added j
to the Union of the flag; and
that such addition shall take ef
fect on the Fourth of July next
succeeding such admission.”
EAGLE .... victory
Although the Stars and Stripes,
constitute our official national
emblem, the symbol of the Ameri
can eagle has almost as much
historical significance. The eagle
^ appeared on one of our coins in
the same year that. Betsy Ross
r.-.ade the first flag and, at the
battle of Yorktown, in 1777, it
was on the field of blue as part
of our nation’s flag.
Describing the symbolic impor
tance of both the flag and the
eagle, Senator Bailey of North
Carolina recently said:
“We have two symbols—one
the flag which represents the
whole country, its might and its
power and its character, its ser
vice and its destiny. We have
the other symbol, the symbol of
the eagle; and the eagle speaks
to us now as the eagle spoke to
us in the beginning—not just of
victory, but of faith in ourselves,
of our confidence in our own
cause, in our own power. The
eagle is serene in storm and con
fident in the presence of any or
all of his enemies.”
With aviation now playing such
a major part in war, the symbol of
,he eagle seems to speak more
than ever for the strength of our
aation.
But it is the flag, with its 48
stars, which symbolizes our unity.
The eagle represents our power
and our confidence in victory—
but it is the flag, and all it
stands for, for which we are
fighting this war.
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good seasonal conditions or may
fail under poor or unfavorable con
ditions, and adds:
“Good seed will do better under
either of the conditions. To be
good, seed must have vitality and
vigor and the capacity to pro
duce. Such seed will make better
use of the fertilizer, the lime,
and the seedbed preparation that
has been done prior to sowing
the seed.
Winter legume and small grain
seed can be saved for seeding this
fall. Objectionable weeds should
be taken out of the part of the
field to be saved for seed. These
areas from which seed are to be
saved should be allowed to ma
ture thoroughly before being
harvested.
“The habit of producing good
quality seed that is needed on
the farm will pay good dividends
in decreased 1 operating costs, in
creased yields, and cash income
from surplus good seed sold.
“A plentiful supply of good seed
grown on the farm insures that
a good cropping system may be
maintained on the farm.”
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Many Youth
Go To NYA
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Resident Centers
TRICK TIRES RECAPPED
We have all sizes rubber. Send us your tires and
rationing certificates, or see John Warren.
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811 Ellis Street. Augusta, Ga.
Tractor Tires Repaired.
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Saving Seed Is Vital
In Crop Production
“Many a farmer cheats himself
on one of the few factors in
cron oroduction that he can con
trol—the seed he sows,” says
County Agent G. W. Bonnette.
“He plows and harrows, limes
and fertilizes, and then when he
•Is ready to plant, he rushes the
good wife off to town to get
whatever seed is available. It’s
too late to do anything but take
what’s there. Since that is the
case, germination, variety. a-
daptability, and purity cannot be
considered. It’s just seed.”
Reminding that the weather
may be good or bad for crop
production this season, the county
agent declares that the seed
used may make a fair crop under
Many McCormick County youth
are leaving daily for the NYA
Resident Centers throughout the
State. These youth will be train
ed in power sewing, machine shop
work, auto mechanics, radio and
shipfitting.
All youth who are interested
in defense training for a defense
job may confer with Mrs. Vanie
L. Wise at the McCormick County
Draft Board Office on Friday of
each week.
On account of the fact that
the NYA training at defense cen
ters leads to quick placement on
defense jobs all training centers
are being filled to capacity now
since there is a great need for
defense workers in the ship
yards and airplane plants. The
garment making industry is also
calling for many girls to help fill
defense orders, according to Mrs.
Mamie S. Summer who is Youth
Personnel Director of this Area.
On June 1st thirty girls were
placed in the NYA Machine shop
located in the City of Columbia.
These girls will be trained in
machine shop work, auto
mechanics and welding. When
the course is completed the girls
will take their place in war in
dustry in ship yards and airplane
plants.
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The Brooklyn Dodgers were the
first National league club in 30
years to lead the league on Memori
al day-by as bigaAnarginas 5 1-2
games . . Cuban baseball players in
this country are listed as “entjpr-
tainers” by immigration depart
ment officials. They have visi
tors’ privileges up to one year .
. . Headquarters of the Na
tional league professional football
discloses that 33 of its gridders
are in the army, 56 in the navy
and nine in the marines . . •
Maurice (The Angel) Tillet. wrest
ler and ex-submarine petty of
ficer in the French navy, has of
fered his services to the U. S.
government.
Iowa scored eight victories in
nine contests with Chicago in
dual sports events during the re
cent school year . . . Jack
Dempsey has resigned his com
mission in the New York State
guard and is waiting for word
from the coast guard, which was
to have taken him some time
ago . . Brig. Gen. Jimmy Doo
little formerly was amateur light
weight boxing champion of the
Pacific coast.
When Ted Williams took the
navy eye test, his vision was re
corded as 20-15—so good that on
ly 7 people in 100,000 possess it
. . . Best record for 250 or
more innings of pitching belongs
to Babe Adams, old Pittsburg star,
who walked only 18 men in 263
innings in 1920 . . . Two for
mer National Amateur golf cham
pions are in the navy at Nor
folk, Va. They are Willie Tur-
nesa, winner in 1938, and Johnny
Fischer, 1936 title winer.
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