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Peopfe Tli _Know Nurse, Needle Pioneer TB Tests By Kathleen Leary Woman's Editor It doesn’t hurt a bit—this tu berculin skin testing. Especially with so pretty a nurse as Evelyn Mohn wielding the needle. Blue-eyed, .brunette Evelyn is the Christmas Seal Tuberculin Testing Nurse for the Montgom ery County Tuberculosis and Heart Association. Her job takes her into: • County schools, where more than 20,000 boys and girls will be tested this year. • Mobile x-ray trucks where 60 per cent of the adults elect to have the skin test, as well as the chest x-ray. • Meeting places, such as the chambers of the Montgomery County Council, where the Councilmen rolled-up their sleeves to join in the fight against the nation's No. 15 kill er. The mother of two sons. Mrs. Mohn has a calm reassuring manner with adults as well as children. This, together with an impressive background in the field of nursing, has contributed to the tuberculin skin testing program, pioneered, and now a major service of the TB Associa tion, in Montgomery County. Set-up School Program In 1957 Evelyn Mohn was called upon, with the approval of the Board of Education and the Health Department, to set up the school tuberculin testing project. That year testing was confined to the kindergarten set, with 8000 youngsters being test ed. Since then the program has been expanded to include 4th, Bth and 12th graders, and revised to test Ist grade pupils rather than the kindergarten group. “The chest-x-ray program was reevaluted,” Evelyn explains, “and it was decided skin test ing is more efficient and eco nomical. First we screen with the skin test. If the reaction is positive, then we x-ray.” What does a positive reaction mean? “At some time.” according to Mrs. Mohn, “this person has been exposed to active tuber culin germs and breathed them into his body. They are still there, dormant perhaps, but he may be the potential TB case of tomorrow.” 1 In 5 Adults is ‘Positive’ “For protection.” she adds, "we suggest periodic chest x rays. One of every five adults is known to have tuberculosis germs in his body, usually in tiny walled-off infections in the lungs. It is reliably estimated that 70 per cent of our future cases will come from these “tu berculin positive’ people.” due to lowered immunity or weak ened body resistance.” Parents give permission for all school tuberculin testing. Positive reactors are seldom found in the lower grades, but when they are it means the youngster has been exposed to an active case of tuberculosis. Then every member of the fam ily under 18 receives the skin test, and the adults are x-rayed. The Montgomery County Health Department operates a free chest clinic to which patients may be referred by their doctor, or they may go to their own physician. Montgomeiy County’s Christ mas Seal Tuberculin Testing Nurse is a graduate of Lank enau Hospital. Philadelphia. She in Xpnjs atßnpßjS jsod pip If m ; ' ;>Vfk,‘ ■ " , ji g * J y* t'l* *t * F > / BH|^H f <r 1 I J^ 1 ■<■;■■'.#*.■}%*.•. “FOB YOU " smiles Mrs. Janice M. Lewis (center), as she gives the president’s gavel of the Manor Park Women’s Republican Club, to her newly elected successor, Mrs. Robert R. Mullen. Newton Steers, candidate for the Republican nomination for Maryland CongressmanatLarge, looks on during the luncheon at which he .was principal speaker. Other new officers are Mrs. Robert Maniuoi* ¥ bK, . \ - jH I i Ml \S } . >s- \ I / ral Jr mUR : wl TUBERCULIN SKIN TESTING, available in all Montgomery County schools, is adminis tered by the Christmas Seal Tuberculin Testing Nurse, Mrs. Kermit Mohn of Rock ville, to members of the Montgomery Coun ty Council. Mrs. Stella Werner gets the needle amidst smiles of approval from (left j garet Hague Maternity Hospi tal in Jersey City, N. J. and i worked two years while attend ing clases the University of Pennsylvania prior to her mar riage. Kermit Mohn, her hus band. is in charge of manpower and supplies in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Their sons are Stephen. 21. a senior in accounting and busi j ness at Duke University, and j Eric, 16, a junior at Richard | Montgomery High School, ! whose talents lie in art. The family lives at 201 Upton st., Rockville. I i Believes Nurse Shortage Mrs. Mohn continued her edu cation taking courses at the ; Catholic University and Amer ican University after she went back to work part time in 1951 to help relieve the nurse short age. She did private duty for the Health Department, served three years as school nurse at Leland Junior High School, a number of years as interviewers for the Health Department chest clinic and as school nurse at Garver High School. Associated with 77 public health nurses on the school pro gram, she has for the past three years, gone Into the schools during all testing. Now the Wheaton Club Plans Party, Collects Gifts The Wheaton Business and Professional Women's Club will j hold its second annual Christ mas party at the home of Mrs. Beße Bailey, 13314 Nordon dr., at 9 p.m. on December 16. Meanwhile members are con tributing gifts to their health and welfare committee for de- I livery to the Wheaton Nursing ' Home for Christmas distribu tion. A group gathered Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Sadie B. Woodward, committee chairman, to make holiday tray items for another nursing home in West Hyattsville, as well as | for children’s hospital trays. Ist vice president; Mrs. Lawrence Martin, 2nd vice president: Mrs. Richard Evans, recording secretary; Mrs. Frank Blanchard, corresponding secretary and Mrs. Freedrick Brown, treasurer. Club members voted to allocate $l5O from their treasury for the Republican State Central Committee. —Ed Mervia Photo to right), David L. Cahoon, Joe M. Kyle, Stanley B. Frosh and Grover K. Walker. Sponsored jointly by the County Health De partment, Medical Society and TB Associa tion, the school testing program is supported by P-TAs and other interested groups. —Leet-Meibrook Photo school nurse, trained through observation and participation, work as teams to carry-on the program. Evelyn Mohn supervises the compiling of the test results, the follow-up for positive re actors, the distribution of equip ment. She goes into the secon dary schools “on call.” and once a week each month accom panies the mobile x-ray and skin test mobile unit throughout the county. 20,000 X-rays, 844 Findings Last year the Christmas Seal mobile-xray unit x-rayed over 20,000 adults, reporting 844 find ings: • 187 possible tuberculosis. • 286 suspected other chest conditions. • 367 heart conditions. • 4 suspected cancer. In Montgomery County last year: • 13 deaths resulted from TB • 94 NEW active cases were recorded. Emerson P. Slacum, president of the Montgomery County Tu berculosis and Heart Associ ation and principal of North Bethesda Junior High School, has said “We sinceley hope that parents will encourage their children to have the tuberculin test when it is offered in their schools. It’s good health insur ance for the entire family.” Meanwhile, everyone can help fend-off the new dangers of an old-time killer. BUY TB CHRISTMAS SEALS! K. of C. Women To Hold Dance The Maryknights Auxiliary, Rosensteel Council, Knights of Columbus, Silver Spring, will hold its annual Christmas party December 16 at the newly re modeled K of C Hall in Forest Glen. The ladies will invite their sponsoring knights for dancing at 9 p.m., and a buffet at mid night. Mrs. Frank Francella, chair man of the Charity Committee, will receive donations and food supplies for needy families. Mrs. John Draheim is chair man. Shoulder Chops *. 39‘ I Safeway Superb Lamb Srgy*r shoulder roast Loin Chops tlb 99‘ square C Lamb Shanks , k 29' Lamb Breasts b 10‘ CUT lb. SAFEWAY _ _ jjßfejW; Superb PORK ROAST RIB END LOIN END FULL 6 RIBS Up to 3 lbs. ib. ib. Frozen Food Values! I Pork Roast h.V 39‘ | i( _ BELA* p ork Roasf U,. „49 POT PIES VEGETABLES P( . r i. 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M £ 49* Juice Drink Pinaapple-Grapefruit 3 4 can, Z 85 C SENTINEL COUNTr^Mof Thundty, Due. 14, 1941 Mary Kehoe, Robert Snure Are Married Two well-known Silver Spring residents were united in mar riage on Saturday when Miss Mary Dexter Kehoe became the bride of Robert T. Snure. The Rev. Herbert Lamb per formed the 2 o’clock wedding ceremony in the chapel of Grace Episcopal Church. The bride, given in marriage by her uncle, Franklin G. Wil liams, was attended by Mrs. Mildred S. McCann, her cousin. After a wedding trip to New York City, Mr. and Mrs. Snure will make their home at 10009 Markham st„ Silver Spring. The former Miss Kehoe, an active volunteer for the Demo cratic Party, is a past president of the Silver Spring Women’s Democratic Club and a former vice-chairman of Precinct 13-19. Her husband, long an area civic leader, served as a mem ber of the Montgomery County Council from 1954 to 1958 and is a past president of the Allied Civic Group of Silver Spring, and the Silver Spring Hospital Association. He is employed with the National Coal Associa tion. Best Dieters Lose Weight, Win Prizes Prizes were awarded to the best “losers” when the Rockville Recreation Department’s Slim nastics class completed their 10 week course. Through supervised exercise and diet the class dropped a total of 53 pounds, accounting for the77l4 1 a inches lost. The winning loser was Mrs. Eva Steeger who weighed-out 16 pounds and 10’i inches smaller than her weighing-in measur ment. A close second, Mrs. Fran Flavin reduced by 7 pounds and 10 inches. A ‘lO pounds loss gave Mrs. Louise Mobley third place. Most of the class decided to re-register for the next Sllm nastics course scheduled to be gin in January. 7 DAR Member Donates Tree Mrs. J. Dunbar Stone, his torian of the Janet Montgom ery DAR Chapter, has donated a white pine tree to the grounds of the Robert Peary High School, Rockville, it was report ed during a recent chapter meet ing at Brook Farms Restaurant. The chapter regent. Mrs. Charles S. Mitchell, officially welcomed a new member during the meeting, Mrs. John Saari, DAR Gives Flag To Brownie Girls A 50-star United States flag was presented by the Margaret Whetten DAR Chapter during a special meeting of Brownie Troop 853 at the home of Mrs. Robert Holland, 8807 Ridge rd„ Bethesda. The presentation was made by Mrs. Annie C. Hlltner, vice regent, following a talk about the flag and its use by Mrs. Le- Roy Newkirt, state chairman of the flag committee, who dis tributed flag codes to each Brownie. The troop gave their flag cer emony to complete the program. Chapter regent, Miss Evelyn O. Kefauver, and Miss Edna M. Stevens, state chairman of pub lic relations, were among guests introduced by Mrs. Samuel Keavy, who together with Mrs. George Barritt, co-leader, super vised the serving of refresh ments. who transferred her member ship from a New York chapter. Mrs. Hewitt G. Robertson, past regent, called upon mem bers to donate worthwhile ob jects relating to American his tory to the National DAR Mu seum in Washington, where gifts are inscribed with the name and chapter of the donor. The budget presented by Miss Laura Gilliland, treasurer, was addopted. Local Girls Raise SSO for Rescue Unit A group of 9 and 10-year-old Wheaton girls did their Christ mas giving early this year. Inspired by a visit to the Wheaton Rescue Squad, the youngsters decided on a fruit cake selling project to raise funds for the Squad. Because they had no money to purchase supplies In advance, the girls took orders for the cakes, sight unseen, and col lected payment on the spot. They sold 110 two-pound fruit cakes with a profit of $75. since turned-over to the Rescue Squad. Participating in the project were Joselyn Clark, Sharon Huffman. Cheryl Hutchens, Peggy Jackson, Susan Meryo witz. Carol Newman, Sandra Rohrbaugh, Karen Statland, Angelina Verdone and Verna Wefald. The girls, all Blue Birds, par ticipated in the project under the guidance of their leader, Mrs, Helen M. Hutchens. 3909 Minden rd. The fund raising ac tivity was not a part of their Blue Bird program, however. Children's Party Santa Claus will be host to pre-teen members of the Lake wood Country Club from 3 to 5 p.m. on December 17 at the Rockville Civic Center Mansion.