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A TRUCK OVERTURNED near Marshall on Highway 25/70 just south of Hensley's store at ap proximately 10 a.m. on Dec. 6. Miraculously the driver, Ray Seay of Spartanburg, S.C., managed to crawl out of the cab with only a few bruises. Seay was hauling 15 tons of fertilizer to Hal Edmonds' store in Petersburg when the accident occurred. Seay told State Patrolman Johnny Robinson that he swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle in his lane. Robinson said that the truck has ' slowed to a low velocity by the time it toppled into the soft bank, located 1.6 miles south of the Mar shall city limit. Saving A Baby's Life (Continued From Page 1) She was screaming 'Oh, the baby!' over and over. I said, calm down, your screaming is not going to help you or the baby either one. She said there's no heartbeat; he's dead. I said hold his nose and blow in his mouth, gently. She said: Nothing. Then I said push his chest, gently. Still nothing. "All the while she was holding the phone and holding the child, both at the same time. I told her to blow in his mouth a couple more times, and while she was doing that I heard this gurgling sound. I said, is that the child? She said, yes, he's coming around. I said, well keep doing it, and she wanted to know where the ambulance was. Whe said it was taking forever. Really, it got there in only four or five minutes, but to her it seemed like forever. "The hard part then was to keep her doing the resuscita tion, because they tend to drop that as soon as someone breathes again. I told her, you just keep working ? she was hearing the ambulance out side at that point ? and they'll find their way in. I said to be sure to tell them what you've done, and they'll take over from there. Once you start CPR you have to keep it going or it doesn't work. "And she did ? she kept at it for the whole five minutes, and then they did some more when they got there, and then called the hospital, who told them to put the boy on 100 per cent oxygen. They were con cerned that the oxygen level in the blood would be dangerous ly low. But as far as anyone can tell, there hasn't been any permanent damage." For his quick thinking and quick action, Ken Metcalf was awarded a certificate of recognition by the Buncombe County Board of Commis sioners. but he was just as quick to say that he could have done nothing by himself. "I'm getting all the credit," he said, "but Daphne Harper did the work. She saved the child's life." Fortunately, Daphne had taken a six-week lifesav ing course from the Bed Cross, where she had learned to do both mouth-to-mouth and cardiopulmonary resuscita tion. Ken graduated from Mars Hill High School in 1965 and, following a bad fire at his house, moved to Asheville to take a job as a dispatcher with the State Highway Patrol. He recently shifted to a job weighing trucks for the N.C. License and Theft section of the Department of Motor Vehicles. He and his wife live in Maple Drive in Asheville, and they were both shaken by the ex perience. "I've got two kids of my own," said Ken, "and it really shakes me up when there's a kid involved in an emergency. After it was over I was so shook up I didn't know whether I was coming or go ing." Ken is like many former Madison County residents who mvoed away with great reluc tance. His parents, Ina and Irene Metcalf, live in Mars Hill, and he still hopes to return. "One of these days I hope to move back there," he said. "I've still got my land there, and I wouldn't take anything for it." Tips For Choosing Safe Toys A 32-page publication outlin ing consumer services offered by the North Carolina Depart ment of Agriculture has been printed and is ready for distribution upon request, North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham has announced. The booklet, entitled '/Consumer Services: The Bear Facts", included infor mation about weights and measures, gas and oil, food quality, safety, labeling, and inspection, buying tips, and grading information as well as other consumer services of fered by the department of agriculture. "We feel this publication will be very valuable in letting the public know some of the services offered by the agriculture department," Graham said. "But the services outlines in this new publication are in no way all the services offered by the department of agriculture," Graham said, citing wide number x>f agricultural services offered by the department. The booklet also contains in Madison Medical Society Meets The Madison County Medical Society met Dec. 4 at f p.m. in the President s Din ing Room at Mars HUl Col formation on lawn and gardening supplies, soil testing, termite and structural pest inspection. Farmer's Markets and also a form for consumer complaints. "We have only a limited quanity of these booklets so we are only giving them out to people who request them." Graham said. The new publications can be requested by writing: Office of the Commissioner; N.C. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 27647, Raleigh, N.C. 27611; or by calling (919) 733-7125. "Just ask for "The Bear Facts", Graham said. Going Out Of Business SALE Final Reductions!! SELECT FROM: OVER 300 GOLD CHAINS * DIAMOND SOLITAIRES LADIES' DIAMOND CLUSTER RINGS * WATCHES GENTS' DIAMOND CLUSTER RINGS 1000 SETS 14 KT. GOLD EARRINGS WITH GENUINE STONES MKT. GOLD ADO-A-BEAD* DIAMOND EARRINGS 350 LADIES' FASHION RINGS SET WITH DIAMONDS, EMERALDS, RUBIES, OPALS, PEARLS, TOPAZ, BLACK ONYX, JADE, TIGER'S EYE ALL ITEMS Vi OFF PICK UP LAY AWAYS A FEW OF OUR FAMOUS BRAND NAMES ARE: STAR OF AFRICA, BULOVA, ONEIDA, ZIPPO, SEVILLE, AMITY, SPEIDEL, SETH THOMAS, SWEET, ANSON, PATRICIAN OPEN 10 TO 8, MON. THRU SAT. Alpine Jewelers OOLO DOME BUILDING ACROSS PROM MmOONALCS 738 MERRIMON AVE W flttlPMOMi 2U-07M 1*. ? Training In Harpsichord Making Recruitment is now under way for persons who are in terested in a Skills Training Improvement Program (STIP) which will offer an in troduction to the basic skills involved in making harp sichord cases. The seven months program offering classroom and on-the-job training will begin Jan. 2 in Marshall The program is being co sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Labor and Richard Kingston Harp sichords in Marshall. Interviews for the program will be held on Dec. 6 and Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Job Service, Employement Security Com mission to the Marshall Public Library. To be eligible an applicant must be at least 18 years of age and be a member of a family whose total income during the 12 months prior to application does not exceed poverty level. Also the appli cant must have been unemployed for 15 or more of the last 20 weeks, or be a veteran who has not obtained permanent full-time unaub sidized employment. Members of families receiv ing AFDC as well as other CETA participants who have been enrolled IS or more weeks are also eligible. Richard Kingston Harp sichords is an equal opportuni ? Christmas Pageant Cancelled The Marhall Christmas Pageant Committee has decided that the Christmas pageant will not be held this year. The committee cited several problems in connection with the cancellation. For one, the star that is used each year has deteriorated so much that repairs are necessary. Hie estimated cost is $300 to $400. In addition, the committee was unable to locate a spotlight of sufficient power to shine from the star to the Mar shall bridge and the cour thouse area. Plans for future productions of the pageant are uncertain. I ty employer. Women, veterans, and minorities are especially encouraged to coo *?der this career option All trainees will receive wages and health care in surance, aa well aa uae of training materials and equip ment. The program also has a provision for child car* and transportation allowances Cut Heating Cost Rebel Stove Automatic combustion air for high fuel ef ficiency. Dual shaded pole blowers, for quiet operation. FREE STANDING MODEL WHOLESALE PRICE *450?? CALL 649-2383
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