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PAGE TWOWarning To Young WomenAnd Men Of Great KillerCarl V. R*y»dlt;§*, MNorth Carolina Slat* Health OffiRaleigh—Mother*—read, in orderthat you may safeguard your children.Fathers—read, in order that you may warn yoursons.Woung women'—read m order that you may avoid the pitfalls of others. Everybody — read, for knowledge is helpful.It is through false modesty and a lack of knowledge that the “Great Kttfcv'* is so extensive. Upon public activity and the dissemination of knowledge, the sue-cess OT future, of the fight against disease* resulting from vice depends. Far be it from me to be a moralist or a preacher of moraJs.Neither is this message intended to imply that 1 have found a definite solution, but after placing the truth plainly and concisely brio rc you, it is hoped that you will awaken t«‘ Realize that there 3ias resisted a dense veil before il^e eyes of mid ions of parents, and liiat, as you read, the mist will fade away and you will see clearly that the cloud was produced by a false conception of the protection of childhood., Mothers, are you throwing about your daughters, during adolescence and young womanhood, that protection to which they, as God-given assets and as the future mothers of the land, are entitled? Let us be very definite about this matter. Do you know, personally, the young men with whom your daughters arc keeping company? And do you know their whereabouts w'hen they are not under your roof These arc soil 1-stirring questions, which are as fundamentally sound as, “Am 1 my brother's keeper? If you ARE your brother’s keeper—and the inference is that you are, when it comes to protecting him against the pitfalls of life—to what greater extent are you your daughter’s keeper?State, in which it is revealed by the Health Department of iliat State that the non-professional pick-up was blamed for 65 per cent of the veneral diseases cases amongsoldiers of that particular command; further, that a Naval study of 500 cases in that area showed the higher percentage of 732 for instances of infection through so-called amateurs—not women classed as professionals, but who engaged in clandestine prostitution These combined studies were based on 5,000 veneral cases among Armymen and sailors,M*chin«ry In MotionCan't Shirk ResponsibilityAnd father—arc you doing your II duty by that son of yours, by eping him fully advised as to the ndamcntals of life, according to ur best lights? Have you fulled the duty you owe him, as e one who bears your name, and on whose health and conduct c moral and physical safety of ur dependents will depend? ive you been a square shooter th him and advised him how he ii safeguard himself against dis-ses that result from vice—how can best protect the health d well-being of his prospective fc and children? Do you realize at this is your »le responsibility d cannot be deligated ?Young women—have you profited the counsel given you by your others? And have you tfetermin-' , from what you already have en and heard of life as it exists day, that you will avoid the prt-IIs into which others have fallen ? Public health today is feverishly gaged in a program for the erad-ition of syphilis and gonorrhea— forestall the terminal results of esc, which bring permanent nus-y and death.What parent is there among you 10, if he should see a burning idge on a railroad line over lich a son or daughter was ortly to pass, would not wn the approaching passengerNorth Carolina is doing an out-standing piece of work in its war on veneral diseases, Public healfJi is furnishing free treatment in its more than 300 clinics, scattered throughout the State, as well as free treatment and free hospitalization at the Charlotte RapidTreatment Center, with another such centner to be opened soon at Durham. Our law enforcement officers have closed many red light distracts; but it remains for the home, the Church and other bulwarks of spiritual betterment and moral suasion to use the facilities at Their command for the further reduction of veueraJ infection, through the processes of constructive education.The Rapid Treatment Center in Charlotte, where free treatment and free hospitalization will be provided sufferers from all sections of North Carolina, has been opened and already has begun its great humanitarian work. Women of both races are being admitted to this Center. Preference will begiven to women who are prostitutes, transients, uncooperative, or who, for other reasons, cannot be treated satisfactorily in local clinics. Syphilitic pattens sent to Charlotte will be given tihe 5-day treatment, unless other treatment schedule is indicated, patients with gonorrhea alone will be admitted unless it has been proven to he treatment resistant.In closing, let me again emphasize three important points to ren member: First, that treatment and hospitalization are absolutely free; second, that the facilities of the hospital are available to women throughout the State; and, third, that applications for admission must be made to local—that is, county, city or district—heaJth officers. through whom admissions will be channeled.tk ♦ I!Cd udv 0 eiw much more important is it you help to protect the moral ways over which your sons andditers arc passing—highwayswhich you, yourselves, hadravel? Remember, one wrreck surely bring disaster, perhapss£tonactr/\rTH* Red Light M«mmThe closing of segregated, or red light, districts, which action is absolutely necessary to public health—to say nothing of public morals—has brjen followed by beneficial results, a denial of which is absolutely ridiculous. To one town, in which there was a red light district last year, more than 500 cases of veneral disease among members of the armed forces were traced. To a nearby town of the same size, in which there was no red light district, and near which one of the largest camps in North Carolina is located, fewer than 50 cases were traced.Moreover, a town with a red light district acts as a magnet drawing both professional and amateur prostitutes, who promote the spread of veneral diseases.The closing of red light districts has thrown the spotlight on another source of infection, that it clandestine prostitution-*™! this affect* even our 'teen-lie firi*. T amindebted to D% Hubert B, Haywood of Rllelffc, ■ member of the North CiroWna Sttte Board of Health, for a eWpflittf hearing the date-line of a city in an adjoiningIcrQtCifsfiIstictfithnopethiinNlt;ofdcpistoed19-S9]J.MinoagtoedAtpepicA1ex3,54NcofTtlafuElIXre
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Franklin Press and Highlands Maconian
Franklin, North Carolina, US
Thu, Sep 23, 1943
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