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Wednesday, January 8, 1969 - BESSEMER CITY RECORD - Page 5 Blood from March of Dimes Center Proves Lifesaver for 5- Year-Old Girl ASTRONAUTS TO COMPUTERS: "FLY US TO THE MOON!” When most five-year-olds have an “off” day, as all children do time, adults it on a need But when eyed Angela from time to tend to blame for more rest, pretty, brown- Mi. of Augusta, Ga., gets cranky, they’re apt to think she needs a blood trans fusion. Angela has an hereditary birth defect of the blood called “thalassemia major” or Cooley’s anemia. By the age of four, she had received a total of 60 pints of blood, and still requires a transfusion about every two to three weeks. “Transfusions are such a ‘way of life’ for Angela that people tend to feel sorry for her and excuse perfectly nor- trial misbehavior,” Dorothy Hahn, says Dr chief clinic smist’s Dream: 0 MAKE AN NBREAKABLE WORLD ttsfield, Mass. — A world in h all man-made objects are eakable — that’s the dream ig shape in chemical mate- laboratories here today, tibreakabie windows, street is, air conditioners, coffee : tops, baby bottles, furniture, fish bowls — even meteorite- f lunar observatories — are well within the grasp of ern technology. ime of the amazing products ilready on the market, includ- windows made of Lexan carbonate sheet, a material as • as glass and tough as metal, ts, baseball bats and even ;e hammers just bounce off •ugged glazing material. rst installed in schools and ing projects in high vandal- areas, the new product de ped by General Electric may day completely replace the of glass in factory and store lows as well. study on vandalism in schools 6 major cities showed win replacement to be approxi- :ly 50% of the total vandal- expense figure, which in- es fire and theft. The figure 1 as high as 70% in some bled areas. Last year, in New c City alone, an estimated 218 windows were shattered ing taxpayers with a phenom- replacement bill of $1,026,- n average of $5.00 is spent splace a broken window with i. If Lexan was to be sub ted for a glass window the would be $20 plus installa- The figure might seem high with Lexan there is no such thing as replacement. The win dow has an indefinite life span, and within a short period of time the fantastic strength pays for itself. Shatterproof street lamp globes molded of Lexan have been uti lized in New York City’s public parks. Because they are weather- proof and virtually indestructible, they have already saved New York tax-payers thousands of dollars per year in replacement costs. Secret of the new product’s versatility is the fact that it can be cut by nearly any kind of saw and machined or drilled on most kinds of equipment without chip ping, splitting or breaking. The new product, 50 times as strong as common glass and with five times more impact resistance than any other transparent plas tic, has been fabricated in the form of face shields and safety goggles for workers in hazardous industries, offering protection from metal fragments and molten weld spatter. Helicopter glare shields, panels for vending machines, outdoor signs, greenhouses, skylights and windows for police cars and air planes have also been made from Lexan. Because of its exceptional burn/ flame resistance, the lighter than aluminum material has also been fashioned into food warmers for airplanes. . But it is primarily as a glazing compound that the new product promises to revolutionize civiliza tion, according to the chemists peering into their “crystal” ball. physician of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Center at the Medical College of Georgia where Angela is a patient. “Instead of the mild disci pline needed at school or else where, she often gets misplaced sympathy. Like all bright, ob servant children she quickly learns to take advantage of this with adults outside her home.” Angela’s young parents, East Indians who came to Augusta from New Delhi, cope very well with her condition and upbringing. Her father, an Ox ford-trained biochemist on the faculty of the Medical College, and her attractive, sari-clad mother, treat their youngest child as firmly as they do her brother and sister—despite the seriousness of Angela’s condi tion. Good behavior is imparti ally expected of each member of the family. Victims of thalassemia major tend to die in their first or sec ond decade. Their red blood cells last only one-third to one- half of the normal length of time. Frequent transfusions help, but children with the disease are vulnerable to infec tions and even a mild cold can develop into fatal pneumonia. An estimated 25,000 children and young adults in the United States are believed to have thalassemia. Angela is too young to understand the words ‘sur vival’ and ‘transfusions’ in the sense adults do. But she does understand that she is different from normal children and ALTHOUGH SHE’S SERIOUSLY ILL and knows it, Angela M. of Augusta, Ga., thoroughly enjoys coloring books and kindergarten. A patient at a March of Dimes Birth Defects Center, the pretty East Indian child needs frequent blood transfusions to treat a severe form of anemia called "thalassemia major." knows that something may happen to her. A caller at her family’s pleasant suburban home quick ly realizes, however, how much Angela’s parents have helped her to learn to live with her condition. While the little girl played beyond hearing, her mother spoke frankly to a visi tor about Angela’s sometimes disturbing questions. “Last year, Angela asked her father, ‘Am I going to live or die?’ My husband answered, ‘Child if you want to live, you will live.’ I think that was a beautiful . answer, full of wisdom. Angela told her father she very much wished to live.” At the March of Dimes Cen ter, Dr. Hahn and colleagues are doing everything they can to enable Angela to live nor mally. They have helped her overcome a natural fear of needles, bottles of blood and bandages. “She’s a brave child,” says Dr. Hahn. “She is no longer afraid of our white coats and equipment. She has learned to accept frequent transfusions and has come along to the point where she even ‘super vises’ us and gives transfusions to her dolls.” Research in thalassemia is proceeding in several direc tions. Today some patients can be helped to live into their thirties. This was not possible a few years ago. Some investi gators theorize that it may soon be possible to transplant hemo- globin-producing bone mar row or to use other techniques to fight the disease. If Angela is to be granted her wish for life, researchers working on the problem have no time to lose. “DISCOVER AMERICA THIS YEAR )68 Was Eventful Year (Continued from page 1) idice Chronister, Theresa es, Sandra Spencer, Karen very and Tim Farris. .lfred Best won the Phar- cy Senate Best Speaker ird in the University of North olina School of Pharmacy, lobby McDonald was selected attend the Advancement ool conducted during the imer months id Winston- 3m. e: essemer City Jaycees spon- 3d two local girls in state ipetition in two beauty con- : events. Sylvia Kincaid as s Bessemer City 1968 par- pated in the North Carolina uty Pageant held in Char- e. Annette Smith, MissBes- ler City 1967, participated the Rhododendron Festival I in Bakersville. oth events were held during same week with Mrs. James iham serving as Sylvia’s peron and Mrs. Jessie Put- i as Annette’s chaperon. free BCHS band students scholarships to a state I clinic held at St. Andrews byterian College in Laurin- ;, Lester Harmon, PatHar- and Steve. Kindschi. ar its summer recreation [ram, Bessemer City Area ed Fund, Inc. purchased ed bus. rs. Margaret Hook Mitchell the annual Week-at-the eh contest conducted by semer City Jaycees. Her her Tommy Hook won a auto in a contest con- ed in Gastonia. ncoln High School Future ners Quartet won the State est for the FFA quartet petition. 1st: 3ws events for August were included with top five news gories. ember: znthia Lutz won the title Jiss Bessemer City 1969 le third annual Miss Besse- City Pageant sponsored the Jaycees. Beverly Har- i was first-runner up and ady Boone, second runner- tt Faulkner won Miss Con- ality. _ he United Fund center was cated to the memory of the Rev. Mr. W. H. Pruitt, rs. Janet Guffey Devenqy hit in her car by a train the Lithium Crossing and rived. irs. James B. Randolph was hit by a train while in a car at a crossing in Gastonia and was killed instantly. October: Four persons were killed, including James Robinson of this city, when their car was struck by a train at a crossing near St. James Baptist Church. After six auto accidents in a three-week period, the state highway put four-way stop signs at the intersection of Maine and 12 th Street, Maine is a connecting road between Gastonia and Cherry ville roads and North 12th lead ing to the high school. The United Fund topped its set goal of $12,753.95. Five members of the Issac Cavender family were injured in an auto accident that occurred in Corbin, Ky., when the driver hit the corner of a residence. BCHS Homecoming was held versus Cramerton and Phyllis Queen was named Homecoming Queen. November: Al Froneberger was named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Becky Bowlin won the title of Miss Tryonota 1968. Marshall Rauch and George Lewis were named directors of First Union National Bank of Gastonia. For Who’s Who at BCHS, list ed were Ronnie Riddle, Pat Harmon, Vickie Stinnett, Mott Reta, Donna Albright, Wanda Young, Penee Grant, Melva Whitesides, Sharon Mauney and Debbie Millwood. Melva Whitesides won Miss Golden Hours with Donna Davis first runner-up, Linda Scarbo rough, second runner-up; and Debbie Payne, third runner-up. Debbie Millwood won the first Miss Congeniality title to be given for the contest. Mott Reta served as the 1968 Carrousel Princess for Besse mer City High School. December: Ted Williams was named Leader of the Year for theCar- ver District in Boy Scouting. Building permits reached the amount of $565,550 without in cluding permits for the month of December. Lola Adams was selected as “Miss Lincoln High.” The Rev. George W. Shuford was elected editor of the North Carolina Lutheran published by the North Carolina Synod Lu theran Church in America. The Seven Sisters Butte in Fort Robinson, Neb., a natural wonder To be or not to be Europe-bound this year is the question vexing millions of Americans who have travel dollars to spend this year. Chances are, most families will elect to vacation in the United States, according to spokesmen for Discover America, a non-profit organization which encourages Americans to count their blessings by traveling their native land. Researching the sayings of sages of old, Discover America historians have advanced persuasive reasons for touring America the Beautiful. In the days of ancient Rome, philosopher Seneca observed, “When a person spends—time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances but no friends.” A similar comment appears in FROM ROCK HILL Mrs. Alice Carpenter of Rock Hill, S.C,, spent several days visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Jim Schofield and family. the Old Testament, for it is writ ten in the Book of Exodus, “I have been a stranger in a strange land.” English essayist Hazlitt re marked, in typically sly fashion, “I should like to spend the whole of my life traveling abroad, if I could anywhere borrow another life to spend afterwards at home.” FROM FLORIDA Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Scho field and family of Cape Kenne dy, Fla., visited with Mrs. Scho field’s mother, Mrs. Robert McCluney, and with Mr. Scho field’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Schofield. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Bo wen )' Route 1 this city an nounce the birth of a daughter on Friday, December 20. BIRTH ANNOUN JEMSNT Mr. and Mrs. Clint Day of Ohio Avenue announce the birth of a daughter on Saturday, De cember 21. M. D. FORD Painting and Decorating - AND TEXTURED CEILINGS - As Professional Painters We Claim To Be The Best” ... At Prices That Are Sure 'To Fit Your Budget Phone 922-4080 DALLAS, NORTH CAROLINA As the Apollo astronauts hurtle toward the moon, seen close-up at right, five UNIVAC 1108 computer systems developed by Sperry Rand Corp., will provide data on their fuel loads, oxygen consumption and psychological condition. The computer systems capable of performing one million calculations per second are seen, at left, in NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Tex. HOUSTON, TEX.—The world’s most efficient communications sys tem— including a globe-girdling network of super-high speed com puters—will make Apollo astro nauts the best informed, least lonely explorers in history as they fly to, and explore, the moon. The astronauts will be in far closer touch with earth than are pilots on commercial airplane flights. Almost every second of their journeys, a torrent of data will be transmitted from the spacecraft to tracking station computers for instantaneous flashing to the Mis sion Control Center in Houston. Like an invisible umbilical cord, messages and vital signals from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo sup port facilities also flow through the computers to the spacecraft. The tracking station computers — UNIVAC 1230’s from Sperry Rand Corporation’s Univac Divi sion—can process up to 288,000 separate bits (pieces of informa- tion) per second! Super high speed UNIV AC 494 computers in the global communications network route the telemetry and command data flowing to and from the 1230’s allowing most messages between moon and earth to reach their destination in five seconds at most. During the 11 days Apollo 7 flight, the computer-aided global network conveyed over two bil lion bits of high speed data information! U. S. Savings Bonds, The U.S. Government does not pay for this advertisement. It is presented as a public service in cooperation with the Treasury Department and The Advertising Council. IN HOSPITAL Mrs. John Rollins has been a patient at the Shelby Hospi tal where she underwent treat ment for pneumonia. MILLWOOD VISITS Tommy Millwood who has been attending quarter master school for the U.S. Army at Ft. Campbell, Ky., spent a furlough with his mother, Mrs. Jack Millwood. Speaking on a practical prob lem, the language gap, Francis Bacon noted, “He that traveleth into a country before he hath some entrance into the language goeth to school and not to travel.” Sayings aside, Discover America officials point out that there is a minimum of 50 reasons for seeing America first, for our 50 states boast, in the aggregate, more breathtaking scenic attractions than all of the countries of Europe combined. Visitors from abroad tell us our museums are the most beau tiful of any in the world. Why? Because our museum directors pay such painstaking attention to the lighting and display of the great masterpieces. Not by way of comparison but for sheer drama and matchless scenic glory, we also learn from these 1.5 million visitors, that our natural wonders are so unique, they are found only in this coun try. Nowhere else can you see the grandeur of the Grand Can yon, the stark drama of a Monu ment Valley, the sweep of the Petrified Forest, the excitement of a Navajo Rodeo. Soaring cities or paddle boats, the wide open spaces, or a cathe dral of giant sequoias, mountains, lakes and rivers—ail yours to ex plore by car, on foot or by plane. PUT TO WORKJORTOU DOTTIE’S DAY NURSERY- On East Iowa Avenue with fenced-in play yard. 1st and 2nd shift hours by the day, week or hours. For informa tion, Call Mrs. Buckner at 629- 3681. Dec. 25, Jan. 1-8 FOR SALE - Modern five-room residence. Choice location. Rea sonable. Can finance. Servis Realty. CaU 629-3326. IJ Daddy, how do people get big cars! Tell him the answer that everyone should know. The wise car buyer uses a bank auto loan for these reasons: He can borrow at lower cost, can include the insurance premium when he borrows, and can build up his credit while enjoying his car. If you have any questions about a bank auto loan, come in soon for the money-saving answers. Jan. 8,15 Jan. 8 REPOSSESSED NEED MONEY to help your fam ily budget? AVON needs you to serve customers. Write P. O. Box 12336 or caU 865-2331. Charlotte. Clearly, this year’s super-bet for United States tourists, is to Dis cover America. Singer Sewing Machine. Button- holer, Zig Zagger, Darns, Mends, Etc., Someone to pay off Com plete Balance of $24.17 Cash. For Details Call: Gastonia 865 -4859. Nov. 13, 20, 27, Dec. 5, 13, 20 DISCOVER AMERICA BUILD YOUR HOME BY THE BOOK -A PASSBOOK SAVINGS BOOK! Thousands of families have learned that sav ing for a downpayment isn’t such an uphill road when you do it the passbook way! Regular saving quickly adds up to a big sum. We’ll help, too, by adding generous returns to speed along the day when you’re ready to own! TIT ZA A /T T7 savings and I 1V71V1XJ LOAN ASSOC. Bessemer City Phone 629-2921 4’/2% Current Dividend Per Annum First Union National FDIC. ATTEND CHURCH REGULARLY Select the church of your choice and make a habit of attending regularly. You need the church and the church needs you. - THIS MESSAGE SPONSORED BY - AMERICAN LEGION POST 243 BESSEMER CITY, NORTH CAROLINA
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