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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Nov. 21, 1968—PAGJ2 7 The County Agents Column P. K. Fuller, left, city recreation direct or, and City Manager Ken Riebe, right, talk with Warren Giese about an Adult Fitness class for men which will begin the first of the year. The program will be in itiated shortly after January first, and will deal with the prevention of coronary disease. Giese is head of the Physical Ed ucation Department at the University of South Carolina. (Sunphoto by Steve Armfield) PROSPERITY SQUAD NAMES OFFICERS The Prosperity Community Rescue Squad elected new of- The Rev. J. Hilton Roof is Harper Street. Chaplain. Mr. and Mrs. Junior Mathis - have moved to 2612 Main St. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Balles are ficers and directors at their NEW ADDRESSES now making their home at 923 monthly meeting on Nov. 19. Officers for 1969 are: Bruce Connelly, president; L. J. Long, vice president; Melvin Domin ick, secretary; and Tommy Bow ers, treasurer. Elected to the Board of Di rectors were: Woodrow Beden- baugh, J. Pinckney Hawkins, W. H. Hightower Jr.- Bruce Connelly, James Wicker, and Bruce Garner. Jessica Ave. Hay and Sliage School Dairy and Beef Farmers who grow and feed Hay and Silage will want to attend the Hay and Silage School to be held in Newberry on November 26. This meeting will be held at the American Legion Hut at Newberry Fair grounds. A Hay and Silage judging contest, with prizes to the winners will be a big feature of this meeting. In addition, noted speakers will be on hand to tell how to grow better qual ity forage for top milk and beef production. This meetting will begin at 9:30 a.m. on November 26. Be sure to let us know if you want to enter hay or silage samples from your farm. A dutch lunch eon will be served. Graded Feeder Sales Tom Bryson, Greenwood County Aeent, renorts good I prices received at the graded feeder sale on November 7th. Prices for steers ranged from $16 to $28.50. Heifer prices were from $20 to $24.25. A total of 386 head sold for $4- 216.85. We must continue to support our graded livestock sales, both beef and swine. The next graded feeder pig sale is scheduled to be held in Saluda on December 2. Please let us know if you will have pigs for this sale. Mr. Weatherman, What Next? 1968 will no doubt go into the record books and will be long remembered as a most unusual year for its extremes of weather. From an extended wet spell in June and early Ju ly to a crippling drought during late summer and throughout the fall. August gave us some of the hottest days most of us had ever seen or felt. An early killing frost in October and now we’ve had snow before mid-November. These few high- ’iehts of our unusual weather this year prompts us to sort of wonder what tricks we may expect from the weatherman before the year ends. Fire Blight of Apple And Pear Trees Last summer we had several calls regarding dead limbs in apple and pear trees. The cause of this condition is a disease known as fire blight. Now is the time to prune out those f wies. limbs and shoots which di^d from this disease. When pruning out blight- killed shoots, make cuts 8 to 12 inches below the dead part. To cut off only the dead part will leave a source of infec tion for new growth next sea son. Dip pruning shears into a solution of household bleach after each cut to disinfect the shears and keep from spreading the disease. One part bleach to nine parts water makes a suit able disinfectant solution. Mrs. Myra Morris has mov ed to her new home, 1403 Kin- ard St. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Taylor are now residing at 1229 Jones St. Mr. and Mrs. Mickey John son have moved to 1603 John stone St. to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Co- ley Jr. are now residing at 2210 TB: STILL A MAJOR PROBLEM? Lung Specialist Answers Questions on Tuberculosis By Gordon M. Meade, M.D. Director of Medical Education National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association Holiday Notice Q. Is tuberculosis an important health problem today? A. Yes. In spite of diminished case rates, there are still more than 45,000 new active cases reported annually in the U.S. In addition, about 10,000 former patients re lapse each year. Q. Aside from new cases, are many people affected j)y TB in this country? A. About 560,000 are directly affected. They include about 90,000 known to have active disease; 230,000 who have recently had it and might relapse; and 240,000 who have had recent contact with an active, probably conta gious, case. In addition, there are many other TB cases unknown to medical authorities. Q. How do people “catch” TB? A. Through infection with the tubercle bacillus, or TB germ, by contact with some one who has active TB. Q. Does infection always result in disease? A. No. In most cases the body’s protective mechanism walls up the germ and permanent ly prevents it from doing harm. When defenses are inadequate the germ breaks through and starts damag ing the lung. In this stage the disease is called “active.” Q. Who can transmit TB to others? A. Only those who have active disease which has not been rendered noncontagious by modern drug treatment. Iso- niazid, sometimes given in combination with other drugs, usually renders TB noncontagious in a very short time. Persons who have TB infection but not active disease cannot trans mit it to others. Q. How is the presence of TB infection determined? A. P rsons with TB infection 1 e a positive reaction to the tuberculin test. To es tablish the presence of active disease, a chest X-ray and usually a sputum test are necessary. Q. Can tuberculosis be pre vented? A. Yes. Preventive treatment with drugs (chemoprophy laxis) is now being widely used with good results. Per sons with TB infection are given isoniazid, which pre vents breakdown into active disease in about 60-80 per cent of cases provided the medicine is taken as pre scribed. BCG vaccine, which has a much more limited effectiveness, is mainly use ful in areas of heavy TB incidence. Q. For those who do get ac tive TB, what are the chances of recovery? A. Modern drug treatment, un less delayed too long, gives patients an excellent chance of recovery. Today’s TB treatment consists almost entirely of medication. While many cases still require a brief term of hospitalization, treatment is now adminis tered largely through an out patient clinic. Patients are mostly at home; many are up and around. The TB san atorium is rapidly becoming obsolete. NOVEMBER 28, 1968 Thanksgiving Day BEING A LEGAL HOLIDAY The institutions listed below will not be open for business. The public is urged to take notice of this and ar range all business accordingly. The Bank of Commerce PROSPERITY, S. C. CHAPIN, S. C. The South Carolina National Bank The State Bank and Trust Company Standard Savings & Loan Association Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Assn.