Health Watch
Heart Attacks
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
?<Theb^ide is the dai?htar of
Mr. and Mrs. Garrell G. Clark
of Route ?, Marshall
Thomason is the son of Mr.
and Mrs William Thomason
of 'Lytle Cove Road, Swan
nanoa.
The bride was given in
marriage by ber father. Mrs.
Jeannette Shook of Marshall
was matron of honor.
Bridesmaids were Mrs.
Marsha Hutchins of Swan
nanoa. sister of the
bridegroom; Miss Tammy
Clark, sister of the bride; and
Miss Beverly Bruce, cousin of
Personal
Notes
Mr. and Mrs. H.E. White
and his aunt, Mrs. Clara
Fagan of Marshall returned
Sunday to their homes Sunday
from Winter Haven, Fla.,
where they visited the Whites'
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Rick White and
family; and the Whites' son
in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Ledford and family
in Lakeland, Fla While in
Florida they also took several
sightseeing trips to points of
interest.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown
left Tuesday morning for their
home in Swains boro, Ga. after
spending the week-end in
Marshall with Mrs. Brown's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. James Allen and
their daughter, Dana. While
here they also visited other
relatives of Mrs. Brawn.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Martin
returned to their home in
Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Friday
of last week after spending a
few days in Marshall with
Mrs. Martin's brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Guy
White. While here they also
visited relatives of Mr. Martin
in Barnardsville and Mrs.
Martin's sister, Mrs. May
Roberson, in Taylors ville.
David Clark, brother of the
bride, and flower girt was
Shelly Hutchim, niece of the
^QaflTshook of Marshall
was beat man, and uahara
were Tarry Worley and Bobby
Bradley, both of Marshall
Wedding music was presented
by Mrs. Barbara Bruce; Miss
Debbie Bradley kept the
bride's book; and Mrs. Shirley
Caldwell and Miss Lorraine
Bradley were hostesses at the
reception held in the
claaaroom of the church.
The bride is a 1978 graduate
Leslie Tweed
To Observe
67th Birthday
Lea lie Tweed of Marshall
will celebrate his 67th bir
thday this Friday.
Unusual about this birthday
is the fact that Leslie has "two
birthdays." This was caused
in 1943 when he crossed the
equator en route to the South
Pacific as a member of the
U.S. Navy, gaining a day.
"Actually my birthday is on
Oct. 13," Leslie commented.
of Madison High School. Ttfl
bridegroom is a 1976 gradual
of Owen High School and ?
employed by Drexel Henta M
Furnishings in BlaS
Mountain. The couple wiH M
inSwannanoa.
ENGAGEMENT - Mr.
Mrs. Charles Shook Jr.,
Mars Hill, announce
engagement of their dau
Joy Annette, to Ho
Charles Adams, son of
and Mrs. A.E. Adams, of 1
Hill. A December wedding !
planned.
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