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[I®** swimming are the many ways . CJJ** c*® keep in shape this summer. If you prefer •Mkutlag, roll along with Nikki. 7, a student at Dilworth iplpiqentary School (Post Photo by Lori Grier) Wheelchair Athletes Finally Receiving Deserved Recognition By Karen Parker • Post Staff Writer According to Joe Russel, wheelchair athletics are finally getting the recogni tion they deserve. • ; The paraplegic who has been disabled for seven years following a car ac ddent, stated he is pleased that he has been able to •pend the past four years participating in wheelchair competitions. Russel has gained as much acclaim as the sport itself. He is a former basketball player ; for the Carolina Tarwheels - and presently is playing for :4be Winston-Salem Triads basketball team. In 1961, Russel placed .Hbird in the featherweight ^■vision when he pushed pounds at the National Z'Wheelchair Games. On April 29 be set a record at Ihe Southern States Re : gional by pushing 280 ; pounds weighing in at 123 ■ .pounds. One of his latest ; ’achievements occurred at Tuscaloosa, AL, where he attended the Dixie Region al Featherweight Event. . Again Russel set another ; [rfecord. This time he • scratched a record of 265 ! pounds by pushing 275. ;! • The gold medals and - [plaques symbolize one of ' Russel’s greatest bonors [ to once again qualify for - the National Wheelchair Games. During June 15-19, l|e will spend time in Ho . nolulu, Hawaii, with nine 2 other Charlotte competi tors as they vie for va - ious titles against other =6 11 teams in the United States. Besides weightlifting, Rus sel will also participate in table tennis. He holds the record in this sport at the Dixie and Southern State Regions Is. Russel is confident his performance in the nation al competition will qualify him for the 1963 World dames. “Right now I work out at World’s Gym where Roger McWorter is my trainer,’’ Russel comment ed. He also trains at home on personal equipment and gets in some training while he is instructing otyeirdis abled people at Central Piedmont Community«3ol lege in physical fitness, Russel teaches assist^ice exercises at CPCC efery Tuesday and Thursday, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Russel describes himself as a “serious athlete.” fine of his objectives is to en courage more Blacks Jo become involved in wheel chair sports. “I’m the only black in the Charlotte Wheelchair Athletic Asso ciation, and it gets lonely sometimes,” he confessed. He also admitted “prejti diceness doesn’t stop be cause a person is in a wheelchair.” However, exemplifying a sense of confidence and determination, it’s ap parent Russel might even excel to become a member of the U.S. team in 1964 for the Paraolympics. If so, he will be fulfilling a dream to compete with athletes around the world. ^Poison Ivey’s Spreading I 8pecial To The Post Z' This native plant pest has / been spreading rampantly, '• much to the distress of 1' susceptible people; there are very few who are truly 2 immune '•> 'Poison ivy is not an ivy at. *• all, although it is capable of attaching itself to posts, ~ .walls and trees and climb •: ing to great heights. It -* belongs to the sumac fa > rally and like its cousins, 2 poison oak and poison 2 sumac, contains in all its - parts a sticky resin ca sof creating Irritation, irdeners frequently develop rashes from et with poison ivy foots not otherwise visible Smoke from burning of these plants can also be a ■arcs of very severe Irri' ] While some people claim to be so sensitive that they develop a rash and itch without ever ■ touching poison ivy, the likelihood Is (hat they have, in fact, fllade a secondary contact • i with pats, work clothes or mm that have touched the : and contain the toxic The resin remains months, and dead can produce lrrita i for a year or more. rhere are many re vise for the itching and of poiaon ivy includ vorne uncertain or ^B ones long honored We: smearing the Qowera, lea vat or Vwel weed on the tin, or the ap ttie sap from a I or more recently contain ing cortisone derivatives, are found in the drug stores. Those excessively sensitive may require im munization through in jections available from . their physicians. The most important as pect of poison ivy control is to prevent its establish ment in the garden or at the edges of driveways and roads. There are effective weed-killer sprays some times requiring two ap plications a week apart for vigorous plants. Care in application is necessary to avoid killing desirable plants nearby. Pulling up the poison ivy plants also is a good me thod but requires extreme care to avoid contact with any part of the plant by using heavy gloves and feng-sleeved garments Thorough washing with warm soapy water after such work is advisable. Many people have learned to recognize the poison ivy plant from its characteristic compound leaf containing three leaf lets and to differentiate It from the harmless Virginia creeper, which resembles it but contains five leaf lets. 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