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By LESTER (L. COLEMAN, M.D. ■
f Hopeful News in Medicine |
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| j SAVING life is never a cas
: ual undertaking. Often doctors
put in amazing efforts in
pooling work and learning, in
the prayerful hope of sparing
a single life.
\ Such a situation arose in
the case of a patient who
seemed to be: dying of the
Dr. Coleman
relatively rare
condition my
asthenia gra
vis. This dis
ease, associa
ted with
marked weak
ness of the
muscles of the
body, has been
tackled, for
many yearn
with only
moderate sue
cess.
The single case that recov
ered from near fatality was
that of a young girl at Loyola
University Hospital in May
wood, 111. A team of chemists,
researcher^ and physicians
groped into deep recesses of
knowledge and, fighting
against time, came up with
a drug that saved her life.
Oxtriphylline was used after
411 other drugs had failed. Dr.
Robert Jacobs; a specialist in
drugs that affect nerves and
muscles, explored every chem
ical lead until he and his as
sociates came up with this
drug which seemed to be
startingly effective.
The patient was a 17-year
old who was barely able to
move her eyes or speak and
had lived in a respirator for
almost a year. She is alive,
able ho walk, and has hopes of
survival.
The gift to the doctors? A
life saved. 1 . • •
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Women’s Liberation may
greet with enthusiasm the fact
that contraception by pill will
soon be shared by men.
Dr. Dennis Lacy of: St. Bar*
tholomew’s Hospital Medical
School in London believes a
chemical and hormone com*
pound for men may soon be
available to prevent preg
nancy. The compound inhibits
the production of sperm.
A series of studies are to be
started soon based upon theor
etical aspects of Dr. Lacy’s
findings. If they prove suc
cessful, the effects will be
studied and restudied before
being accepted as a long
range program for birth con
trol.
* There yet may be hope for
converting to good sense those
young people still not convinc
ed that smoking marijuana is
harmful.
Scientific literature reveals
more and more evidence that
this "non-addictive” drug car-,
ries with it tremendous poten
tial harm. The severe neurotic
and the potential psychotic
who embarks on a regime of
smoking marijuana may be
doing inestimable harm to his
entire destiny.
Dr. Coleman welcomes let
ters from readers, and, while
he cannot undertake to answer
each one, he will use questions
in his column whenever pos
sible and when they are of
general interest. Address your
letters to Dr. Coleman in care
of this netospaper. _t
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At The Library
Four Musicians To Perform On
Children's Hour Saturday Morn
A string quartet will present
a children’s program, starting
promptly at 9:30 a. m. Satur
day morning, at the Transyl
vania County Library.
The program will feature se
lections of interest to children
which will demonstrate the use
of three of the major string in
struments of the orchestra,
The four artists appearing
from the Brevard Music Camp
are:
Robert Prokes, first violinist
Miss Cindy Mancenelli, sec
ond violinist
Miss Linda Hurd, viola
Rodney Farrar, cello
Friends of the Library Com
mittee are again indebted to
Mr. Hans Sehmitt.au, first cel
loist of the Brevard Symphony
Orchestra for making these ar
rangements.
The musicians will be at the
library 30 minutes before pro
gram time to talk to the chil
dren as to the playing of the
instruments.
Officials Of Winn-Dixie
Predict Increase In Sales
Rotarians Hear
Rev. Barnes
Brevard Rotarians heard Rev.
Ernest Barnes speak on behalf
of the Friends of the Library at
this week’s meeting in Gaither’s
Rhododendron room.
Rev. Barnes was presented by
President John I. Anderson,
who presided.
The speaker urged the Rotar
ians to see the scries of films
entitled “Civilisation” now be
ing shown each Wednesday by
the Friends, of the Library.
There are two showings: one
at 10 a.m. 5n the Fellowship
hall of the Presbyterian church
and the second each Wednesday
evening at 7:30 p.m. in the
Seminar room of the Brevard
College Library.
The public is most cordially
invited to see one or all of the
13 films.
During the business session
of the club. President Ander
son appointed the following'
committee chairmen:
Gil Coan — Attendance
John Smart — Classification
Harry Hadeler—Membership
Dr Robert A. Davis and Gor
don Sprott — Leadership Camp
Gene Baker — Rotary Infor
mation.
You can’t have boating fun
without boating safety, warns
Liberty Mutual Insurance Com
pany. Be sure to have proper
«afety and signalling equipment
on your boat. Otherwise, your
happv trip might come to a sad
conclusion.
When you thin* of prescrip
tions, think of VARNER’S, adv.
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Winn-Dixie Storca, Inc., op
erating 845 local-area and South
ern supermarkets, today report
ed record sales and earnings
during fiscal 1971 and forecast
that both will advance again in
fiscal 1972.
President Bert L. Thomas an
nounced that sales totaled
$1,609,264,604, an increase of
13.4 per cent over the previous
year. Earnings of $2.00 per
share, compared with $2.18 last
year, are indicated in prelimi
nary unaudited figures.
“We are pleased that our peo
ple produced these fine results,
especially during a year of eco
nomic uncertainty,” Mr. Thomas
said. “From present indications,
progress should continue during
fiscal 1972.”
Forty new stores were opened
during the fiscal year ended
June 26.
Directors of the company,
largest Southern-based retailer,
in early July increased the
monthly cash dividend rate on
common stock from 14 to 14%
cents per share, which is equiva
lent to an annual rate of $1.74
per share. It was the 28th con
secutive year that dividends
have been raised.
The number of shares of com
mon stock and accumulating
convertible Class B common
stock outstanding on June 26
was 12.623,262 compared with
12,641,362 shares outstanding
at the end of last year.
Cope Infant
Buried Saturday
Jamie Sue. Cope, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
R. Cone of Rosman. died in a
local hospital last Friday after
noon, August 6, 1971.
Surviving, in addition to the
parents, are: two sisters, Katie
and Shannon Cope, of the
home; the paternal grandpar
ants, Mr. and Mrs. Ode Cope of
■Sylva; and the maternal grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
tfackey of Innman, S. C.
Graveside services were held
»t 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the
lere Hill Baptist Church Ceme
ery in Sylva.
Frank Moody Funeral Home t
vas in charge of arrangements.
Construction is one of the u
argest employers of skilled ;
irorkers of any major industry
[roup, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reports. In 1970, about
out of every 4 skilled work
rs. was employed in construc
ion — approximately the same
iroportion as for all durable
loods manufacturing.
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Openings Available At The Presbyterian Kindergarten
Several openings for stud
ents are still available for the
coming term of the Weekday
Kindergarten of the Brevard
llavidson River Presbyterian
Church. Classes for five-year
old- children will be held each
week day morning from 9:00 to
12:00 noon following the same
schedule as the public schools.
Children of age five whose
fifth birthday falls prior to
October 15th may be enrolled.
Officials issue the following
statement:
“The Presbyterian Kinder
gr.rten has spacious rooms, ex
cellent classroom equipment
and a fenced-in outdoor play
ground equipped with safe, at
tractive equipment.
“A week-day kindergarten
helps children in many ways.
They develop mentally by learn
ing through expedience at their
own rate of speed in a happy,
homelike environment under
cheerful, well-trained guidance.
“They develop socially by
learning to live together
through play, to give and
take, to share their toys
and working materials, as well
as their first cooperative
thoughts, with each other. And,
it helps them develop emotion
ally by learning to accept
change gracefully in olir chang
ing world today, thus establish
ing stability at an early age.
“Also, in a church - sponsor
ed school, a Christian atmos
phere will prevail wherein the
child may develop spiritually
but without sectarian or de
nominational emphasis of any
sort. Children of all faiths are
welcome.”
Mrs. Glenn C. Winston,
(ualified teacher with pul lie
he
chool experience, will be
teacher. Additional information
may be obtained and regirt ra
tions may be made by cell ng
tier at 883-2696 or the chu: ch
since, 883-2488.
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