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THE RED CROSS LADY ■ / Miss Sadie North and her bicycle Ip^ ago became a legend in the mountains of/Western North Carolina. March is "Red Month,” and it is only fitting that we pay a®||te to Miss Sadie for her missions of mercy./ In 1917, when the fathers sons of Tran sylvania were marching off t^war, there was an urgent need for trained medibil^ personnel in the county. There was no hospital Sfd some of the Doctors were called to military sS^ice. Be cause of her earlier desire to be a nurs^.^Miss Sadie voluntered her services to the local chi^- ter of The American Red Cross. She was sooif ^ to become a familiar sight on the rugged roads and trails, trudging along with her ever present first aid supplies. All during World War I she administered to the sick and aged while theii "men folk” were fighting in France. She wa& ever welcome 10 the homes of the mountain ple; and they gave her the same of "Th^ Red Cross Lady,” a name by which she been remembered for 32. years. *After the war she had the desire to contiflue her training in'? first aid, that, she could be of greater service to families in remote areas. Alter studying many books and attending the Red Cro:» Aquatic School, she went back into the moun tains to'hold |irst*aid classes whenever she couM two or more people together. These classes weft a hit from the start. Families eagerly await* Miss, Sadie North and her famous bicycle have been a familiar sight on the mountain trails of Trt0sylvania County for many years. In thi bpx, on the back of her bicycle, she has carried food, clothing, books and first aid supplies to many families in remote areas. Although 72 yfars old, she is still riding, and she can show the youngsters a thing or two about riding a hike. 10
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