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COOL ASSETS
v Whole-house air condition-!
ing provides bonus benefits
that, often are overlooked,
says an air conditioning ex
. pert. .' . ;-.(
"Beyond the primary func
tion ; of cooling the entire
home," said John' P. Farrell"
of York Heating and Air
Conditioning, "it also helps
filter out dust, pollen and'
smoke." '
SAT.',' JULY7. 1979'
THE CAROLINA TIMES -3
"This can be' a great boon
for asthma and hayfever suf- '
ferers,"Te said. Filtering the
air also reduces cleaning costs
for carpets and draperies and
cuts down on house cleaning
time.
"There are other bonuses,"
Farrell said. Many people
dont realize that financial
institutions consider whole
house air . conditioning a
home improvement. Its instal
lation generally increases the
salability and resale value of a
home.
Standard Postal
Sizo Effective
July 15th
. J
"Use up your small and
undersized envelopes and
cards before July 15'
Postmaster Frank
Copeland reminds
customers. That is the
date when the Postal Ser
vice's new size standard
becomes effective.
After July IS, envelopes
and cards measuring less
than 312 inches high or
inches long will be return
ed to the sender if mailed.
Postmaster Copeland
said that because the
envelope and greeting card
industries have" had more
than three years to prepare
for the new standards few
retailers should still be
selling undersized pieces.
"Many consumers,
however, are likely to still
have smaller envelopes
and cards, in their supply
ol'mmku' the
-Durham postmaster said.
The regulations also
prohibit flimsy cards. In
the future they must be at
least seven-thousandths
(.007) of an inch thick, An
official postal card, for in
stance, has a thickness of
nine thousandths of an
inch.
Undersized pieces and
"flimsy cards are being
banned because they can
become trapped in other
mail, tear and jam mail
. processing machinery. As
a result, the letters of
others can also be damag
ed. The standards also af
fect oversized and odd
shaped pieces of mail,
Copeland said. For first-
iiaaa man rrtigiuiig mis
ounce or less, there will be
a surcharge of 7 cents for
pieces more than' 61 8th
inches high or 1112 in
ches long.
EJ.C. Clioson o Provido lousing
for Donf ally III
RALEIGH North
Carolina has become one
of 27 states choseato par
ticipate in a federal fun
ding project designed to
provide housing for the
chronically mentally ill.
N.C. ' Department of
Human' Resources
Secretary Dr. Sarah T.
Morrow said that $25
million will be available to
programs v in the states
selected by the U.S.
Department of Housing
and Urban Development
(HUD). The money will
be loaned to private, non
profit groups to construct
or rehabilitate appropriate
housing. An additional
five milliorrdollars will be
available tb provide .rental
assistance to the mentally
ill persons living in the
homes. North Carolina's
exact, share of the money
depends on the applica
tions from interested
groups.. Formal applica
tions for fund reservations
must be made through the
state Division of Mental
HealthMental Retarda
tion Services by August
10, 1979.
"In selecting North
Carolina to be part of this '
program," said Dr; Mor
row. "HUD official had
to be convinced that we
have put serious effort in
to the deinstitutionaliza
tion of the chronically ill.
These new funds will,
greatly enhance our ex-'
isting efforts."
Four pilot projects in
the state were used as ex
amples of North
. Carolina's commitment to
providing community sup
port programs for mental
ly ill persons leaving the
hospital: Unity House in,
Smithfield, Mountain,
House in Asheville, Sun
shine House in North
Wilkesboro and Piedmont
Pioneer House in
Gastonia. The programs
provide treatment,
socialization, employment
and housing opportunities
to help patients readjust to
life outside of an institu
tion. A fifth example of
the state's deinstitu
tionalization effort is Pro
ject Re-Entry, a program
developed by Broughton
Hospital and Foothills
Mental Health Center, .
both in Morganton, and '
the Morganton Vocational
Rehabilitation Depart-..
, men. Behavior therapy,
educational training and
t psychiatric- help . are
available to the patients
while they are in the
hospital. They then move
; into a group home where
training and transitional
counseling are continued,
and, when ready, into the
community. Because of
the joint sponsorship by
the hospital, community,
mental health center and
vocational rehabilitation
department, the program
is probably the only one of
its kind in the country, ac
cording to state mental
health officials. -
Techinical . assistance
needed to submit formal
application for HUD
money will be offered in a
workshop to be held on
July 9. For further infor
mation, contact Dr. Bill
Thomas, 325 N. Salisbury
Street,' -Raleigh, N.C.
27611
Black Americans Aro fbo Greatest
Victims of Can cor
By Alfreds Madison ,
The House of Represen
tatives Sub-Committee on
Health and Environment
held hearings on the high
cancer rate among
American blacks.
In 1950, 25 per cent of
the cancer patients surviv
ed, but by 1970, the sur
vival rate had only risen to
33 per cent. These survival
periods are five years, ten
years or twenty years. To
day, around forty per cent
of the cancer patients are
saved. However, cancer
strikes with more force
and tragedy on blacks. A
survey for 1950 shows that
out of 100,000 blacks, 327
had cancer; , for whites,
307 had cancer out of
100.000. During the
One out of every six
black Americans who dies
during the year will die of
cancer.
Twelve black
Americans die daily of
cancer.
One black American
dies of cancer ever twelve
minutes, 44,000 black
Americans will die of
cancer in 1979.
Cancer death among
black men is three times
higher than it was forty
years ago .while among
black women it is only
slightly higher.
In 1979, cancer will
take the lives of 400 black
children under the age of
fifteen.
The five year survival
rate for black Americans
from 1947-1 9694 loii6;f!inost types of
for 100,000 whites, caricer? cancer? than jfT s to
rosetoi329 amtfor black'ST
the rise was to 358. Lung
cancer among black
women increased ten per
cent annually while the in
crease for white women
was eight per cent, and for
black men the increase
was four per cent and only
two per cent for white
males.
In 1970, black males
had the highest cancer
mortality rate of either
white males or women of
both races. The study gave
as a cause for this black
male cancer death rate,
poor screening and educa
tional prdgrams, diagnosis
of cancer at more advanc
ed stages, less timely or
delayed treatment . and
higher environmental risk.
The American Cancer
Society report issued
February, 1979 gave the
following facts:
Scientists Ponder
Process of Aging
. What happens, to us as we
grow older and why individuals
age it different rate! are
questions which have puzzled
scientists for many years.
Several theories about aging
and mortality have been pro
posed by researchers, accord
ing to Isabella Buckley, aging
apeclalistr with the North
Carolina Agricultural Exten
sion Service.
Clear evidence exists that
heredity is involved in the
length of life. It is also
suggested that man's thinking
capacities may be a primary
factor in the evolution of his
long life span.
, One suggested theory is that
of Programmed Aging. Like
a biological clock, life is pro
grammed like a satellite in orbit
and can also be compared to a
watch unwinding.
Another theory is that of
Wear and Tear. This is a com
mon sense theory, but there
is no evidence that work or
increased stress alone are re
sponsible for shortening an
individual's life span. Any
effects of hard work and stress
seem to be removed by a period
of rest. i
TheHomeostatic Imbalance
Theory suggests that the mech
blood and ability to maintain
body temperature during ex
posure to heat and cold, is
central to the process of
aging. .
As the body ages, this mech
anism seems to decrease in
efficiency.
A'fourth theory points to
the frequency with which the
immune system of animals
rejects their own tissues
through the production of
immune antibodies as the body
ages. This immune system is
involved in several diseases
that increase with age, such
as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer,
diabetes, vascular diseases and
hypertension. , , y '
This Autoimmunity Theory
suggests that control of bio
logical aging may be in the
cellular process of aging rather ';
than in the prevention of dis
ease itself.
According to Miss Buckley,
the technique for extending'
healthy life may be developed
before we completely under
stand the causes of aging. , The
extension of life also poses
profound social issues, such
as overpopulation and who will
support the increased numbers
of older people. x
But most importantly, she
whites.
, The highest rate of
cancer among males exists
in Washington, D.C.
It was revealed in these
hearings that the reasons
for cancer being more
rampant among American
blacks than whites are
many. Since prevention is
the key, blacks seemingly
have not had access to in
formation on cancer
prevention; those among
whom cancer occurs
most low income
blacks cannot afford
costly medical check-ups;
early detection and treat
ment require annual
checkups, and the Presi
dent's medical care expan
sion does not provide
medicare and medicaid
coverage for needed
preventive health care;
high urban cancer among
blacks is due to exposure
to chemicals and
pollutants, because most
often black,
neighborhoods are located
near factories and plants
that emit cancer causing
chemicals; blacks hold
jobs that most likely ex-'
pose ' them ' to cancer
related agents the hardest
and dirtiest. The United
Steel Workers has been
shift from the present em
phasis which discourages
periodic check-ups and
health reviews; encourages
longer term hospitaliza
tion; over-emphasis on
hospital-based specialty
care which results in
higher medical bills, to a
program to develop family
support services targeted
to and indigenous to com
munities served, whose
role is prevention of
cancer.
The black community
must have the same access
to information about the
importance ofJ physical
check-ups, the danger of
smoking and all available
health information that is
provided whites. The
black community cannot
be reached through tradi
tional soufces, so it is in
cumbent upon the
American Cancer Society
to institute an outreach
program, which should be
linked to community in
stitutions. The black
church has an excellent
opportunity to provide
and emphasize this infor
mation service.
To aid blacks in preven
tion of cancer the follow
ing suggestions were
made:
American Cancer
Society should reassess all
white or all black units to
determine if they can
function better as an in
tegrated unit.
Public education
publications and materials
are needed to reach all
levels of the minority com
munity. Special mechanisms
for involving black media
should be developed.
There must be in
creased participation of
black American medical
professionals in the
American Cancer Society,
profesisonal education
and training programs.
There is a booklet which
has a wealth of informa
tion that provides preven
tive, cancer measures and
warning cancer signs. The
Black
charged with relegtfng title is What macK
to the coke vunericens anouia n.now
black workers
oven plants, called "the
killer arena", while whites
are given cleaner, and
higher paying jobs.
The government com
prehensive program must
About Cancer, It can bp
obtained by writing to:
Cancer Communication,
National Cancer Institute,
Bethesda, Maryland
20205.
WONDERS OF JVATURE
aniam that maintains the vital ' says, this will involve not only :
physiologic balances In the adding years to life, but adding
body, such as pH balance in life to years,
kidneys, sugar levels in the
Carbon
Colorless, odorless and
tasteless, carbon dioxide
(CO2) nevertheless plays an
inportant part in our lives.
This ' naturally occurring
chemical compound makes
up about one percent of our
atmosphere and is also the
secret ingredient in natural
bubbling mineral waters,
'such as those fourfd at
Yellowstone Park.
Plants use CO 2 photo
synthesis, and people use it
to extinguish fires, inflate
life rafts, make bread rise,
and keep coffee fresh.
One of the most popular
uses of OO2 is to provide
the fizz in soda pop. And
now, it is also being used to
make new kinds of candies
Pop Rocks and Cosmic
Candy crackle and sizzle
m hmv mU 1 mouth
Dioxide
Trapped under mild pres
sure in particles- of a lolly- ,
pop-like candy, the carbon
dioxide bubbles escape as
the candy melts.. Simple
enough, but the surprising
bubbling, action of carbona
tion in a candy has proved
so popular to kids and
adults that over half a bil
. lion packs have already been
' sold around the world.
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Sale 3.57 bath
Reg. 4.20. Suede-soft cottonpoly towels;
Sale 2.55 Reg 3.00 Hand towel
Sale 1.31 Reg. 1.55 Washcloth
Sale 5.10
Reg. $6. Bold stripes
decorate soft, colorful
cottonpoly towels.
Sale 3.40 Reg. $4
Hand towel
Sale 1.70 Reg. $2
Washcloth
Sale 11.05 Reg. $13
Bath sheet
bath
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Sale 3.10 bath
Reg. 3.65. Flowered jacquard borders
cottonpoly velour towels.
Sale 2.25 Reg. 2.65 Hand towel
Sale 1.31 Reg. 1.55 Washcloth
Sale prices effective through
Saturday, July 28th.
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Sale 12.80
Reg. $16". Our best loom-woven
acrylic blanket is heavyweight,
warm and machine washable.
Nylon satin binding:
Sale $16 Reg. $20 Full
Sale 5.60 standard
Reg. $7. Cushiony pillow for a soft
down-'ike feel. Dacron fiberfill II
polyester with cottonpolyester
ticking. Fluffs full after machine
washing and drying.
Sale 7.20 Reg. $9 Queen
Sale 8.80 Reg. $11 King
twin
Sale $12
Reg. $15. Handsome acrylic -blanket
has striped nylon satin
binding; comes in a vinyl zip- -bag.
Machine washable.
Sale 15.20 Reg. $19 Full
Sale 17.60 Reg. $22 Queen
Sale 20.80 Reg. $26 King
Save on the total fashion
Sale 2 for $5 twin sheet
Reg. 3.49 each. An all-over mini-floral
pattern In multicolor pastels on no-Iron
cottonpoly muslin.
Sale 2 for 7.50 Reg. 4:49 each Full
Sale $7 Reg. 7.99 Queen
Sale 8.50 Reg. 9.99 King
Pillowcases by the pair.
Sale 2.88 Reg. 3.49 Standard
Sale 3.49 Reg. 3.99 Queen
Sale 3.99 Reg. 4.49 King
Matching comforter of cottonpoly;
polyester fill; reverses to white.
Machine washable.
Sale 17.85 Reg. $21 Twin
Sale 22.10 Reg. $26 Full
Sale 38.25 Reg. $45 Queen
Sale 12.75 Reg. $15 Ruffled sham
look
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rauenney
South Square Mall, Durham.