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MRS. MARGARET COPE
Stork Beats Doctor To The O'Neals
But Mrs. Cope Arrives Just In Time
By MARLENE BENSON
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Mrs. Margaret Cope of Route 4, MocksviOe,
was awakened Friday morning around 2:30 a.m.
by the frantic screams oi her neighbor, Mr, Ray
O'Neal.
"I've got to have some help," he kept yetting,
"my wife's having a baby."
Mrs. Cope immediately -ran to his house, ar
riving shortly after the sferok. The baby was already
here and crying. She began working with the baby
to prevent its choking to death. By the time the
doctor arrived, the mother, baby, father and even
Mrs. Cope were just fine.
Mr. and Mrs. O'Neal have three other small
sons, whom they had awakened earlier, ftiwHng
it was time for the new arrival, and they headed
for the hospital After being examined at the
hospital, they were informed feat it was too early
tor#* bdby add they might sis well return home.
01* Mr. Slttt other Ideas.
Just as they arrived home they both knew
it was no false alarm.
Mr. O'Neal first ran to the borne of Mrs. Ekrise
Stavens, who oallod the doctor and teat Mm to
Come On, Dad, It's Not Flat All Over
When Milton "Red" Wetmore of Woodteaf, who
is a mechanic at Erwin Mills, and his brother
Charles were small toys, they went with their
parents, Mrs. Harold Wetmore wwi the Mr.
Wetmore, to visit their grandmother in Norfolk,
Va. ' '
The went by train from Salisbury, leaving their
car there wi ß relatives, W-hen ttoey returned and
started in fift into ctg t® drive to WaadfeMif
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call Mrs. Cope. Bin. Stevens was busy fairing
care of the little boys, while Mrs. Cope was helping
with the mother and baby.
While tatting with Mrs. Cope about her most
unusual experience, die commented, "Alter all
these years and even having children of my own,
that's the first tinw* I've ever held a brand new
baby in my hands.'*
"It all happend so fast," she explained, "that
I didnt have time to even get scared. But of
course the father was certainly scared enough for
both of us.*'
The baby was the O'Neal's first daughter and
has been named Wendy Kay.
Porker Is 3-2 At Portsmouth
John Parker, assigned to Portsmouth this year,
has won three games and lost two. He pitched
14 complete games while compiling a 17-3 record
at Spartanburg last season. He pitched Ml innings,
allowing 196 hits and only 45 runs, 32 of which were
earned. He struck out 127 while vraMqg 36.
Harold said, "Weil, we won't be going for a while,
I've fol ate tftre."
Mitten, who was tired of cky His and waated
to est back heme to his horse and dog and to
country hie hi moral, said, "Dad, let's go. It's
just flat on the bottom. We can get hems before
it gets flat all aver."
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