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3 The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Nov. 28, 1968—PAGE 8 Cure Toothaches Before They Start In bygone days, some people believed that kissing a donkey would cure a toothache. Others believed that a sprig of parsley hung around the neck would pre vent a toothache. While modern dentistry has dispelled odd super stitions, there are still misconcep tions about dental health. During the week of Feb. 4 through 10, the nation will ob serve the 20th anniversary of Na tional Children’s Dental Health Week. Its purpose is to provide sound dental health information to children and parents, and to remove misconceptions about den tal health. Today, people don’t go around kissing donkeys, but some still be lieve that dental caries (decay) — the cause of a toothache—can be cured. It can't. Dental decay can be removed from a tooth and the tooth filled. And, with proper care —by cleaning the teeth after meals and by cutting down on sweets— the decay possibly won’t recur. Decay can be prevented—not by parsley, but by fluoridation. Countless studies of children in fluoridated communities have proved that fluoride in the water prevents decay by about 65 per cent. And, if fluoride is not in the water, the dentist can either paint a child's teeth with a fluoride sub stance, or he can prescribe dietary fluorides. The American Dental Association says some fluoride toothpastes are recognized as effec tive in decay prevention. Here are some important facts about dental health: —Baby (primary) teeth are important. 1 hey save the proper eruption space for permanent teeth and are necessary for chew ing, speech and appearance. —Milk does not prevent de cay, it helps the teeth form pro- perly. —Sweets are a causative factor in decay and their consumption should be limited, probably to meal times. —A great proportion of chil dren have some type of gum dis ease. If untreated, the disorders will become more serious as the child grows. Gum disease is the greatest cause of adult tooth loss. —Destroyed tooth enamel can not be repaired. If a tooth stops aching, this means the pulp has been infected—an indication of real trouble. Very few people are "im mune” to dental decay. Approxi mately 98 per cent of the popula tion suffers from caries. But regular toothbrushing, fluorida tion and routine dental care will greatly reduce decay. R. A. Cromer succumbs Robert Arthur Cromer, 75, died early Wednesday morning at the Newberry County Memor ial Hospital. A life-long resident of New- % WBTV3 cHARtorre Highlights THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 | | Mike Douglas, 1:30 p.m. Cliff Robertson is co-host for the week. Color. NFL Football, 6 p.m. Washington Redskins vs. Dal las Cowboys. Color. Thursday Movie, 9 p.m. "Marco Polo the Magnifi cent,” with Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Orson Welles. Color. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Mike Douglas, 1:30 p.m. Singer-actress Ann Margret is special guest. Color. Wild, Wild West, 7:30 p.m. Comedian Pat Pander, guests as a bumbling secret service agent. Color. Friday Movie, 9 p.m. "North by Northwest,” with Cary Grant, James Mason, Eva Marie Saint. Color. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 My Three Sons, 8:30 p.m. Robbie decides to quit school in order to work full time. Color. Miss Teenage America Pageant, 10 p.m. Trini Lopez is special guest, Dean Jones is master of cere monies, Michele Lee is hostess. Color. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 NFL Football, 1 p.m. New York at Cleveland; Green Bay at San Francisco. Color. Ed Sullivan, 8 p.m. Guests include Dick Van Dyke, Jack Carter. Color. Ann-Margict Show, 9 p.m. Special guests include Boh Hope, Jack Ben- n y, Danny Thomas. Color Special. MONDAY, DEC’ TBER 2 \L Bob Hope Douglas, 1:30 p.m. Garr\ Moore is co-host for the week. Color. Best of Hollywood, 7 p.m. "David and Bathsheba,” with Gregory Peck. Color. Family Affair, 9:30 p.m. The twins are fascinated by a shy little girl who beats French at chess. Color. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 National Geographic Society Special, 7:30 p.m. "Reptiles and Amphibians” explores pre-historic-like crea tures that have survived. Color. Red Skelton Hour, 8:30 p.m. Jane Powell guests. Color. CBS News Special, 10 p.m. Correspondents Eric Sevareid and Martin Agronsky interview Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. Color. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 Theatre Three, 7 p.m. "The Lone Hand,” with Joel McCrea. Color. CBS Playhouse, 9:30 p.m. “Saturday Adoption,” a drairu by Ron Co wen dealing with race relations. Color. berry County, he was a son of the late George Henry and Cor- rie Graham Cromer. Mr. Cromer was a retired farmer and a member of Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church. Surviving are three sons, George Hagood, Thomas Virgil, and Otto Cromer, all of Poma- ria; a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Rowls, Pomaria; three sisters, Mrs. Marie Haskins of Rion, Mrs. Daisy Lee Graham, and Miss Beulah Cromer, both of Pomaria; two brothers, Bennie and Gilbert Cromer, both of Po maria; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday from Mt. Pleas ant Methodist Church with Rev. George Riser, Rev. John Grif fith, and Rev. Albert Cox con ducting the service. Burial was in the church cemetery. 1968 CIKI8TMAS ° GftEETDKS 1968 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO USE CHRISTMAS SEALS Fight tuberculosis, emphysema; air pollution. '£ COR* £ One Day, We Had This Idea • • Why not direct an advertisement to the women to save money and for the time being forget the men. The reason for this is due to a recent survey which shows that women spend 85% of the family income. So, dear ladies, pay yourself first, don’t spend it all on the family. For instance, if you can’t save but 5% do that each pay day and you’ll be surprised what it will amount to with our compounded dividends. Then when your savings get large enough transfer them to “Savings Certificates” and earn as high as 5Vi% per annum. Why not try it for six months, and then tell us how happy you are that you saved it. AVI MGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION SAVINGS INSTITUT FOUNDED DIRECTORS John F. Clarkson J. K. Willingham E. B. Purcell W. C. Huffman A. E. Morehead P. M. DeLoache, Saluda, S. C. Robert M. Owen, Batesburg, S. C.