Health Watch Heart Attacks Show Decrease Heart disease is the number one killer in the country today. One in every 100 American men will have a newly recognized ischemic heart event (first heart attack, onset of chest pain, or sudden death without warning) this year. That's the bad news. The good news is that over the last few years there has been a decrease in the number of heart attacks. Also, due to improved technology, the survival rate for those who suffer heart attacks has im proved. The victim who reaches the hospital alive has a better chance than ever of surviving and returning to an active life. Reaching the hospital quickly is critical for survival since many complications occur within the first few minutes and hours after an attack. The North Carolina Medical Society stresses the importance of recognizing a heart attack when it happens. Many people may walk around with chest pain for days or weeks before their attack simply because they think they are suffering from indigestion. Usually angina pectoris (heart cramp) shows up days or weeks before an attack and becomes more and more frequent with less and less exertion. Finally a severe episode of pain that lasts from 30 to 80 minutes or longer signals a heart attack. The sensation of pain may feel like a crushing or squeezing under the breast bone, radiating into the arms and neck. Also accompanying this is a shortness of breath, sweating, weakness, nausea, dizziness and fainting. Some people are at greater " risk than others because of conditions they cannot con trol. Heredity may place certain people at greater risks. Women have a lower death rate than men from heart attacks although it sharply increases after menopause, and blacks are nearly twice as likely to have high Mood pressure, a con I43S Merrimen Ave. AafceviQe, N.C. REGULAR MEALS SHORT ORDERS SANDWICHES HOMEMADE PIES [AIR conditioned! Ope* I u. ? M p.m. ditkm which significantly contributes to heart attack risk There are important (actors that people can control. Among them are weight, diet, exercise and smoking. A middle-aged man, 20 percent over his normal weight, has a two to three times greater risk of a fatal heart attack. But counting calories isn't enough. It is also necessary to watch cholesterol, a fatty material which may cause deposits on artery walls which interfere with blood flow. Avoid foods like pastries, butter, whole milk, liver, kidney, fatty meats and egg yolks. Exercise is also important to keep the heart muscle strong. Also, smokers have a SO to 100 percent greater risk of heart attacks than non smokers. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day to keep about eight pints of blood circulating through your body. If you take care of it, it will last you a long time. Baby Shower Mrs. Dedrick Franklin entertained at a baby shower at her home on Little Laurel on Sept. 24, honoring Raynee Tweed, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tweed. Thirty-six relatives and friends attended. Rummage Sale Rummage sales are being held every Saturday at the Upper Laurel Community Center beginning at 10 a.m. The sales are being spon sored by the ladies of the Upper Laurel community. Hospital News Mrs. Carl Stuart of Marshall is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital where she is un dergoing tests. Births To Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Swainey, Hot Springs, a daughter, Oct. 2, in Memorial Mission Hospital. To Mr. and Mrs. Bernard C. Franklin, Marshall, a son, Oct 4, in Memorial Mission Hospita). To Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy E. Johnson, Mars Hill, a son, Oct. S, in Memorial Mission Hospital. The snow-covered fields of Valley Forge were the setting for George Washington's 46th birthday. DODSON'S GROCERY CHOICE MEATS, VEGETABLES, GROCERIES GROUND BEEF . . GROUND CHUCK . . j i* STEW BEEF ia.^1^ CUBE STEM . . Jl7' IN STEM & PORTERHOUSE ? ? ? ? MRS. JAMES DE WAYNE THOMASON ...Pamela Annette Clark (Terry Anderson Photograph) Mental Health Bellringers Named Mrs. Bruce Briggs of Mars Hill and the Rev. Jimmy Buckner of Walnut have been named mental health bellringers for their respec tive towns for the October campaign, announced Ludie R White, president of the Mental Health Association in North Carolina. "The Mental Health Association is the largest citizens' voluntary advocacy organization in the United States fighting mental illness and promoting mental health." said Mrs. White. Since the organization is non-profit and non governmental, its entire support must come from contributions such as those to be collected in October. The original and continuing purposes of the association are to: ?Improve attitudes toward mental illness and the men ially ill through public education; ?Improve services for the , mentally ill; and ?Wort for the prevention of mental and emotional illness Mars Hill Receives Music Scholarship A $1,000 scholarship has been awarded Mars Hill College by Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Alexander Jr., of Statesville, according to college president Dr. Fred B. Bentley. The scholarship, i which will be called the ! Alexander Music S tolarship, | may go to one student or may | be divided between two i students who are rising sophomores or juniors with proven excellence in musical performance and an academic average of 3.4. For 1978-79 the recipients are Michael Randy Sitton, a native of Horseshoe, and a junior piano performance major. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford M. Sitton. Edith Amelia Slattery is the other recipient and is a sophomore music education major from Great Falls, S.C. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Jan T. Slattery. In announcing the gift and its recipients, Dr. Bentley noted that "It is because of the enthusiastic support of leaders such as the Alexan ders that Mars Hill College is succeeding." It will be possible for the students receiving the Alexander Music Scholarships to renew the award each year provided they maintain a high level of performance and a 3.4 academic average. Students receiving federal assistance cannot qualify for the award. New recipients, chosen by the Mars Hill Music faculty, will be announced at the school's Honors Day program in May. IVY Steak & Fish DAILY LUNCH? SALAO ?AR SUNDAY BUFFET Friday Night ' Special ALL YOU CAN EAT \Seafood y^HRIMP. OYSTERS, / CATFISH. PERCH aw tAeA "LOUNDCR $C50 SCALLOPS U LETUSPtAN NOW BOOKING \Y 19/23 N. AT INTERSECTION and the promotion of mental health. Through the social action and public education programs the association helps to assure that ap propriate funds are available to support public mental health services in North Carolina, and that laws are passed to protect the rights of the mentally ill person to humane and dignified treatment. Clark-Thomason Vows Exchanged Saturday Pamela Annette Out and were married aM p.m. Oct 7 In Grapevine Baptist Church The Rev. Joe G Rice can ducted the double-ring ? U with paicn DOCK0TS. Den loopa. flaraa Sizea28-3? Kanuinp Qanuirwauad* uoiNJiirc uppars in sand Suede oSor. acnnny coiisr, turtle and V-nack stytes Ottwr styles, tool Prints and ?oJids. SUM 8-18