The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 16, 1982 Page: 2 of 14
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PAGE TWO-THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16.1982
Diseases On Way Out
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Approximately 4.5 million boys and girls
began classes this month in schools across
our nation, according to information from
Dr. Everett Koop, Surgeon General of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser-
vices.
Koop says they carry with them an en-
viable record — for they are a part of a
generation of youngsters who have been so
well immunized that they are seeing
historically low numbers of vaccine-
preventable diseases in their classmates.
In 1981, fewer cases of measles, rubella
(German measles), mumps, tetanus, and
polio were recorded than ever before in our
Nation's history. Reported ' cases of
diphtheria and pertussis were near record
lows. In 1982, these disease totals are ex-
pected to decrease even more.
This happy state was achieved only
through the expenditure of great time and
effort by numerous people involved in the
immunization of our young people, Koop
says. He says educators, medical prac-
tioners, public health staffs and parents are
working together to provide our youths with
this advantage.
These efforts have won the initial skir-
mishes in the war against childhood
diseases, he says. "We have developed
strategies, improved technology and
worked through cooperation. We have been
successful, but further challenge is ahead of
us," he reports.
Koop cites the most serious of the vac-
cine-preventable childhood diseases is
measles, also known as rubeola, red
measles and 10-day measles.
Serious complications of measles, such
as pneumonia, blindness, deafness and en-
cephalitis, may occur as often as once in
every 1,000 cases reported to the Public
Health Service.
More than 57,000 cases of measles were
reported in 1977. Last year only 3,000 cases
were reported. The national childhood im-
munization campaign is succeeding and
medical experts predict that in 1982,
measles may be eliminated as a home-
grown disease.
Health officials are concentrating on
protecting the very young children — those
under age five. Although reminders are
issued for immunization of school age
children, parents sometimes let im-
munization for this young group slide until
their children enter kindergarten. During
the months or even years, when these
preschoolers remain unimmunized, the
disease causing organisms continue to cir-
culate, Koop says.
National immunization levels for children
entering school are now the highest they
have ever been, most levels average 95 per-
cent. "When we reach these same high
levels of protection in children ages 2,3 or 4
years old, we will be able to say the
childhood diseases will be on permanent
summer vacation from school. I urge you to
be sure your children are properly im-
munized," he says.
Lions Den
Infatuation is a disease usually
cured by marriage. Some things go
without saying, but gossip is not one of
them. Wouldn't it be something if we
would choose to laugh rather than
cry?
We had as guests last Thursday Mr.
Chuck Darrow and Mr. Bill Bone.
Lion President Orville Johnson
passed around very small stickers to
place on your watch with the number
3 on them. This is to remind us each
time we look at our watch that we
need three new Lion Club members
this year. Then Lion President Orville
gave Lion Ike Daniel a big button
saying "Keep Em" to wear, meaning
to keep our Lions after we get them to
join our Club. To Lion Rev. Robert
Colley a button with "Get Em" -
meaning to get those new Lions. If
they do not wear their buttons at all
times then it is fine time with the Lion
Tail Twister doing the honors. Lion
Bill Robinson was program chairman
last week but he was so ashamed to
present Lion George Dodd that he did
not show up and Lion President Or-
ville had to do the introduction.
We do take all of that back because
Lion George is one of our finest Lions.
The Train Ride for the Lions will be
the 18th of September with a picnic at
6 p.m. and the Train Ride at 7 p.m.
This is for the Lions of all of Cherokee
County and we understand every seat
is full for the car.
Lion Dodd spoke to us on drugs and
what it is doing to our youth. He
recently attended a meeting in Austin,
Texas and the Lions are going all out
to present the facts to parents and
youths concerning this awful thing
called drugs. We were told that just
because we live in a small city does
not mean that we do not have the
problem right here in Rusk. We do
and there is no use trying to say we
don't.
Did you know that the illegal drug
industry ranks in size with Mobile Oil
as our second largest business — only
Exxon is larger. In 1979 they - the drug
dealers - took in some two billion
dollars on their sales. Only three
billion was spent on the education of
our children. Those that sell do not
care what happens to your child, they
are just interested in any money that
they can get.
Lions International is going all out
to inform the public about this terrible
curse. Lion Dodd spoke in Henderson
to the Lions there a few days ago and
plans to take the message all over this
Zone. Other Lions will be doing the
same thing. This year, among
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Letters to the Editor...
t\ie
Singletary
Memorial Library
We live in a fascinating com-
munity. If you are a newcomer to
the area, you must read "The Hills
of Cherokee," by Hattie Joplin
Roach. This book provides you
with historical sketches of life in
Cherokee County in generations
past. You will be amazed at the
events that have occurred in our
own county.
Are you aware that reference
books include more than just en-
cyclopedias? You might find some
of the following useful. "A
Treasury of Christmas Songs"
edited by Henry W. Simon, con-
tains musical arrangements for
piano, voice and guitar. It will be
Christmas before you know it!
"The Complete Puppy and Dog
Book" by Norman H. Johnson
D.V.M. is a must for dog lovers. In
it you will find information on the
various breeds, puppy care,
nutrition, training and showing.
We have the 42nd edition (1982-
1983) of "Who's Who in America."
"Who's Who" contains the life and
career information of ap-
proximately 75,000 individuals of
note in Canada, Mexico, and the
United States.
W>o
Remember - reference books are
to be used in the library so bring
pen and paper with you for notes.
Are you interested in raising
animals for natural nourishment
for your famly? "Keeping A
Family Cow," by JoAnn Graham,
is a complete guide to raising cows
and producing dairy products.
If goats are more your style, we
have "Goat Husbandry" by Daniel
Mackenzie. Comprehensive
coverage of all phases of produc-
tive goat care can be found in this
book.
Young people - the library is
yours too! Have you heard about
those intelligent rats from NIMH?
"Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of
NIMH" by Robert O'Brien, tells
the story of rats, who are able to
read and write. They even create
their own civilized community.
Mrs. Frisby seeks their help in
solving a problem. A movie is out
right now based on this Newberry
Award book.
The library has something for
everyone. We would like to see you
there!
It's yours - come use it.
Peggy Mc Arthur
<1 R usk Memorial Hospital i
Community Health News
Information and Material furnished
by Dr. R.A. Meharry
By WANDA BROOKS, L.V.N.
Meningitis
Meningitis is an infection and in-
flammation of the meninges.
Meninges are the membranes en-
closing the brain and spinal cord.
Therefore, meningitis is an infec-
tion and inflammation of the
membranes that enclose the brain
and spinal cord.
When only the spinal cord is in-
volved, the condition is called
spinal meningitis and when both
the cord and the brain are in-
volved, the disease is called
cerebrospinal meningitis.
The disease is caused by bac-
teria, or it may occur in certain
viral infections such as influenza.
The organism may reach the
meninges by way of the blood-
stream.
Meningitis may occur after a
sore throat or otitis media (ab-
scess of the middle ear), paranasal
sinusitis (infection of the sinuses),
or mastoiditis (inflamation of the
mastoid process) in which the bac-
teria may reach the brain through
bones near the base of the skull.
The disease may have a sudden
oiwet and may progress rapidly to
a fatal termination. In less severe
forms the disease may have a sud-
den onset or may develop
gradually. The patient la usually
extremely ill. The greatest in-
cidence is found in children.
Symptoms: Severe and per-
sistent headache, fever, nausea
and vomiting are generally the
initial signs. The temperature may
begin at 100 degrees to 102 degrees
but only may be as high as 105
degrees ferenheit as the disease
progresses. Stiffness of the neck
and drawing back of the head with
bowing of the back may be present.
Disturbances of respiration,
urinary retention, and constipation
are generally present. Disorien-
tation, delirium and convulsions
may occur quickly.
The disgnosis is confirmed by
spinal fluid findings, and the
organism may be isolated on
culture or smear examination. The
patient is treated with large doses
of penicillin, which may be ad-
ministered initially by the in-
travenous route, after which oral
administration is continued for
about todays.
The outcome cannot always be
predicted and if the patient
recovers, there may be residual
damage such as blindness, deaf-
ness, mental retardation or
paralysis.
Undernourishment, unsanitary
conditions and untreated,
prolongedillness contribute to the
causes of meninges,
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'Not Completed'
Editor:
When I read the Jacksonville Daily
Progress Wednesday evening the
quote I made about the school board
not knowing what they wanted? In the
paper this sentence was not com-
pleted. I think this was a well
organized meeting and for 50 or more
people to be present was well conduc-
ted. I think we have the best school
board that any school system could
have.
They have put lots of time and many
long hours on the study of what the
needs of our school system are. I
would like to thank each school board
member for keeping our tax dollar as
low as they have over the past years.
But now the time has come for us to
build a middle school which is way
past due and the board has asked 40
citizens of the school district to con-
vey this need on to the public through
personal contact rather than through
the news media.
I would like to say again that I
believe our school board is working
very hard for you and I, and I am very
proud of each and everyone of them.
Ike Daniel
Rusk, Texas
'Education...'
To The Editor:
John Dewey, a philospher of
education, said, "Education begins at
birth and ceases at death."
The day a baby is born, by instinct it
has a built-in defense for survival. It
will cry for nourishing and caressing,
in as much as an infant has needs for
physical growth. How much more
should an adult make provisions to
broaden his horizon academically for
intellectual growth?
There are emotional drives in every
normal person, as to whether they
lead to achievement or destruction
will depend on an individual to master
them, or be mastered by them.
If you are a high school drop-out and
wish to complete this area in learning,
why not put your best foot forward,
and enroll in GED—and get your high
school diploma.
To any age, adult including senior
citizens, basic needs exist. It could be
literate, or a social function or a
specific subject of academic training
which you feel a need for im-
provement. Our administrator, Mr.
Billy Watson, and teaching staff will
help you to develop your highest
potential.
I would like to admonish the young
adults to put forth every effort to im-
prove your quality of life, not only for
personal reasons but for your born
and unborn children.
There was a period in history which
was called "The Industrial
Revolution." During this time a great
percentage of unskilled laborer's jobs
were replaced by machinery. Accor-
ding to the report of the news media in
the next decade, computers will
replace a great percentage of skilled
and unskilled laborers' (in the work
force) vocations.
We hear on the news every day that
our government is in a recession, but
those ten million plus unemployed
people may find themselves in a
depression.
So if you can, our staff wants to in-
vite you to attend a center nearest
your geographical location.
Dora Griffith
'Delighted...9
To The Editor:
My wife and I are considering
moving our home to Rusk and would
like to subscribe to your paper as one
way of getting acquainted with the
city. My brother-in-law, Bill Braswell
(my wife's brother) said that the rate
is $8. Please start our subscription
immediately. Our check is enclosed
for that amount.
We recently visited Rusk briefly
and will visit again within the next six
weeks. We were delighted with the
lack of pollution, the rolling tree-
covered hills, and the absence of
bumper to bumper like traffic found
in the Houston area.
C.D. (Cap) Landolt
255 Landolt Street
Webster, Tx 77598
'Why Was...'
To The Editor:
Saturday afternoon two boys were
picked up in Oakland with a wrecked
pickup. I understand that both boys,
17 years old, were intoxicated. One of
them, my son, was fined $162 for
public intoxication and littering,
which was right. He did admit it. We
weren't called until 10 a.m. Sunday.
The other boy, the son of an ex-
policeman, was released to his father
vwith no charges filed and he never
saw the judge.
We would like to know how this can
happen. The arresting officer says the
boy was only drinking, not drunk, and
people who saw the wreck say both
boys were drunk.
Why was the second boy not
charged?
James Collins
Rt. 2, Box 282
Rusk, Texas
Ph. 683-6149
Coudliutlotil Ikck
by E.B. Musick, Jr.
American high school seniors, one in
14 is a daily user of marijuana. And do
not let anybody tell you that
marijuana will not hurt you • it has
been proven beyond a reasonable
doubt that it will. It accumulates in
your body and does damage to the
brain and lungs. Three to five joints a
week is equal to over 100 cigarettes.
Children age eight are now ex-
perimenting with dope. Please don't
close your eyes. Study how to know
when your child is trying it out and
then what to do about it.
The youngsters in our Rusk Schools
will tell you that they can get dope any
time they want it right here at home.
Our appreciation to Lion Dodd for
this fine presentation and the work he
is doing on it. The Rusk parents and
youth need to wake up to the dangers
involved.
"Doc" Blakely writes in his Han-
dbook of Wit and Pungent Humor:
Small boy said to his mother,
"Mom?"
"What is it, son?"
"Mom, how do lions kiss?"
"I don't know, son; your father's a
Rotarían."
See You Thursday Noon New
Southern Motor Hotel.
Kissin'
Kuzzins
Carolyn Ericson
1614 Redbud Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
If you have ancestors or relatives
who died in Galveston you will be in-
terested in a book called RECORD OF
INTERMENTS OF THE CITY OF
GALVESTON, 1859-1872, copied by
Peggy H. Gregory. This volume con-
tains 242 pages, off-set printing, spiral
binding. The data included is name of
deceased, date died, date buried, age,
sex, color, cause of death, place of
residence, nativity, cemetery where
buried and the name of physician or
remarks. This book contains a wealth
of information which pre-dates the
time of death certificates.
A full name index makes this book
an easy reference. Cost is $12,50 plus
$1.50 postage and handling. Order
your copy from Ericson Books, 1614
Redbud Street, Nacogdoches, Tx
75961.
A few years ago several of us who
were in service in 1942 and stationed
at Goodfellow Field at the Station
Hospital—Medical Department—got
together and had a reunion. Since then
we have met at San Angelo, Texas
every two years: '75, '77, '79 and 1981.
There are several who were stationed
there that we have not been able to
locate. If you know of anyone who was
stationed at Goodfellow Field during
World War II, please have them con-
tact me preparatory to a reunion in
1983. Anyone who was stationed there
from 1942 until 1946 is invited to at-
tend. Any help will be appreciated.
Contact Herbert "Spotty" Leopard,
Rt. 5, Box 304, Henderson, Texas
75652—phone 214/889-2126.
Trying to trace the LEAKE family
of Texas and not having much luck.
Would like to correspond with anyone
having information on this family.
Janet Leake, N2890 Hill Road, An-
tigo, Wi. 54409
The Stranger
by Park Watson
'Bout the only way you can make
both ends meet (meat) these days is
to buy beef tongue and ox tail soup!
And I'm not too sure that would do
either.
In-flation is the talk of the nation.
Seems like each of us has a complaint
about it...but no one wants to guess at
a solution. Deficit spending. Gover-
nment term meaning...spend more
than you have...seems to work for
them. But deficit spending for us is
endsville.
Federal problems? Well, where to
go to get more money? Where to cut to
spend less? What programs can we
shelve to save a bit? Who can we tax
* that will holler the least? And all this,
and more, is blasted out to us in the
papers, the radio and TV.
I don't have an answer either.
But I am reminded of the story my
Grandad used to tell about a conduc-
tor on the old Lake Shore Line of the
New York Central Railroad.
Seems he was breaking in a new
man on the line. As the train ap-
proached each town the old timer
would call out the name in one end of
the car and the young feller would
repeat it at the other end.
Everything went well until they
came to the small town of Wasee-eppi.
The old conductor hollered it out...but
the new man couldn't handle the
pronunciation so he loudly
declared..."The same at this end,
Folks, the same at this end."
I'd like to get that message to our
"man" in Washington.
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The
Starting
Point
LINDA BEAR
EXTENSION AGENT (HE)
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Sometimes people feel insecure and
as a result are defensive. Sometimes
people feel their ideas are not given
serious consideration and that they
are being pushed into decisions that
have already been made for them.
Sometimes the simplist differences in
understanding of the meanings of
words cause great problems or
perhaps people have received dif-
ferent information. And sometimes
people are more influenced by
opinions than facts.
FOCUS ON ULTIMATE GOAL
Look for the desired outcome and
then head in that direction. Try to
keep the goal clearly in mind and
recognize that people are likely to
agree on the goal—how to get there is
more frequently the source of the con-
flict.
BE AWARE OF
P08SI BLE SOLUTIONS
Consider the widest range of alter-
natives and their consequences. See if
compromise is possible.
Change the inability to cope with
conflict into the ability to find
agreement. Apply the nature
theory—"If you want to gather
honey—don't kick the hive."
Handling Conflict—-Turn
Negative Feelingt Into
Poaitive Reaulta
Conflict—disagreement among
people, occurs when people are in-
volved, concerned, interested or at
least have feelings about an issue.
Therefore conflict always involves a
certain amount of emotional energy,
the task is really directing this
emotional energy into something
productive for those involved. It's
conducting energy that is opposing
each other into forces that focus on
solving the problem.
People can be 'agents of change.'.
They can convert negative emotional
energy into positive results. A star-
ting point is to recognize conditions
that are conducive to effective
negotiation when there is conflict.
DEVELOP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
Our culture assumes that people are
different and that many of the produc-
tive things which happen are due to
the strength and richness of diversity.
Differences help people Identify and
explore alternatives.
LOOK FOR AND TRY TO
UNDERSTAND'UNDERLYING
CAUSES' OF CONFLICT
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