What ran 1 do in ke<-|> from having a heart attack? This is a question that almost all of us ask sometime*. I Iran disease is a broad term that i-ovcr* many different types of disorders. Heart and hlood vrs-' se| ailments are the leading muse of death in the United States Millions of people an* walking a-j round with some sort oi heart or circulatory problem. No one can tell you posithcly that a given pattern of life will prevent a heart attacks. Then* still are main- unknowns. Itut then* is e nough evidence on the causes of heart attacks to suggest a few fundamentals. Today's Health, live magazine of the Americr.ii Medical Aaaocia lion, offers some suggestions. Worry about "symptoms'' that may or may t.ot be heart disease Is futile. Clear away the doubt by consulting your physician. A reg ular i heckup w ill enable him to iliM-over building heat I problems r»ariy. •Regular, moderate exorcise lo keep physically fit is advised by most health expert*. However,! the term "moderate" is impor tant, and plenty of test to ease the work-load on the heart is equally vital. Keep your weight dowti. It, isn't loo diffieult to devise a diet that will provide proper nourish ment without adding surplus pounds. Ask your doctor what you should weigh and how to re duce if you'ie overweight 'Tensions ann anxieties often aien't easy to reduce or eliminate from your life, liut it's wise to try. Adequate vacations each year are imoortant. A relaxing I change of pace on week ends' helps. Kcft-atrh studies ha- e aiialy/. rxl the taissihl-- roles of tobacco, ilii-tary fats and other elements in la-art d.sordcts. Kxlensive stu rlies are still under way. If there ate doubts hi vour mind regard ing your personal habits, consult your doctor foi suggestions on new patterns. There aie some <-n< ouroging RI6HTAWAV mmr c*u 0,®<3Zt\Q> 17M*y! I **L«fJ * *e*t% C«rrt.AA IMA LAV FORMERLY _ LINCOLN LOAM COMFAMY 121 N. LAFAYETTE STREET Phone 482-2434 ! development*. \ln»t people who have heart atlark* recover ami ran j»ii hack to work. Ili-th hloml pressure usually can he controll ed. Recurrent attacks of rheu matic fever, ‘orertinner of rheu matic heart disease, can lie pre vented. Stroke* aren't necessarily hopeless ami invalidism can often In- reduced or prevented. Heart licf.-.-ts often can la- impaired and sections of diseased arteries often can lx* replace*; thtough surgery. Many patients with circulatory disorders affei tfrtg their legs and arm* are helped by treatment. President Lyndon Johnson and thi- Congress of the United Stall’s both have officially proclaimed February. 1961, as American Heart Month, with the President urging the |>eople of the United States to '•give heed to the na-j linin' ide problem of the heart amt iilo'si vessel diseases." You cannot I, certain of pro vcVilin" heart disease Hut you ran control or lessen some of the factors that often are associated with a tendency toward heart, troubles. Your itesl course is lo talk it over with your doctor and follow his counsel. Adams Is Named Soldier OF Month u. S. FORCES. GERMANY «A HTNCi Army Specialist Five Charles T. Adams. 33. whose wife Hetty, lives at Ilk Wilson St. Kings Mountain. N. C., was nam isl soldier of the month for the fth Transportation Battalion in Germany lat*» in January A parts specialist in the batta lion's 33d Transportation Com pany. Adams was selected for his soldierly appearance. knowledge and performance of duties and military courtesy. Specialist Adams entered the Army in May. 1931 and arrived overseas on this tour of duty in July 1963. i Adams, sou of J. Adams, -lls VYilsiCi St., Kings Mountain. .V C\. was graduated from Davidson i high school. K-ns* '1 mntain. in i 193d. His mother, Mrs. Willie M. Adams, lives :.t ?si Northern blvd . Gte.it Neck. N Y. France was the lirst country in the world to adopt the metric system of me.-suring. According to the Book of Knowledge, the i year was 1793. DON'T USE A FLAME for a fitmimT HH1HI fcll in I TH£ uf£ of /mmes a?CAmt£tfvt esmcHmM ciosers at ernes amt Bl/KH POMH YOURHtM£. NX?A KAOj-\ UGUT UMPYf GARDEN TIME m e gardner . o c slate college 1 have just read a report on the ippmeni effect of seaweed on he growth and flowering of iris. found results reported to he of sufficient interest to me to pass >n to my readt rs. Seawet>d is commonly referred 0 as kelp and include;, a large 1 uni her of the brown weeds. Chore has been considerable in terest in seaweed as a food and as a nutrient to supplement the fertilizer program. It has been used on both flowers, vegetables and fruits. Mrs. Jeanne Price of Blacks* burg. Va.. used the seaweed for mutation on her iris at the re quest of a Noiwegian company who manufactures the product ’64 JET-SMOOTH LUXURY CHEVROLET-Impala Sport Coup* ALL-NCW CHCVCLLC—Malibu Sport Coup* V *4 THRIFTY CHEVY II—Nava Sport Coup* *4 SPORTY, MORE POWERFUL CORVAIR-Mwua Club Coup* 1 ’MEXCmNQCOftVOTC-StMig Ray Start Coup* YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER HAS MORE TO OFFER: luxury cars, thrifty cars, sport cars, sporty cars, big cars, small cars, long cars, short cars, family cars, personal cars 45 DIFFERENT MODELS OF CARS Why one stop at yaw Chevrolet dealer’s is Ike having your own private auto show And if we had room here we could go on and list all the engines Chevrolet offers, ranging up to an extra-cost 426-hp V8 in the big Chevrolet. And all the different transmissions. And the umpteen different exterior and interior color choices. And the models with bucket seats and those without. And the hundreds of different accessories, including the new extra-cost AM-FM radio. But that’s best left to your Chevrolet dealer. That and exactly how reasonable the price can be for you to ha able to enjoy so much car. THE GREAT HIGHWAY PERFORMERS Chevrolet • Chorale • Chevy n • Corvair • Corvette _ _See them at your Chevrolet Showroom_ . VICTORY CHEVROLET CO. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Ml lit k The Veterans Cemex Here an* authoritative answers hy tho Veterans Administiaiion to questions from former sm'lcr mon ami thoir families; I Q I ha\o just lia<l a non aril a» a Not can Conflo t veteran with a 30 pcrceni «a*r\uv-i onm*. t c*d disability*, 1 lielicvc I'm now ! entitled to additional com pen sa tlett. I havo not yoi reported th< ; birth to tho VA. Will tho dato of my son's birth he tho effective' ’ dato of thoi nmioiii payment? A- Th“ plfwtivo dato will be tho day tho VA n*couoil the evi doni*o you will submit to establish your entitlement to tho additional, moroy. Q My son, dotorminod by tho VA to ho holploss. is being fui nished training uiidor tho Wat {Orphan* program This is the j first month ho has attondotl i school and wo havo received chocks both for tho schooling said tho regular S77 a month cotn|»on sat ion Shouldn't ono of those ch«*<*ks la* roturnod to tlio VA? A No. In Ihr* case of a helpless child both tho Dependency Indent nity Compensation and tho Wat Orphans Aet berofits an* paii I imultaneously. Q My husl-and is quite in| debt. I am afraid that 41 the event of his death hi** creditors j may sei/e his HI insuranee policy j which I am depending on. Can , they do this? —No. Proceeds of a fJI insu rance policy an exempted by law | from the claim* of creditors. The proceeds may not In* seized or attached t*> pav vnur husband’s) > debts j Incidentally. Mrs. Price is an ac credited exhibition judge and a I momtier of the American Iris So , riety. This la< t lends credence to, her report. Mrs. Price used 29 varieties and ‘four treatments no seaweed.) ‘granulated seaweed, extract sea -j weed, and the extract plus the j granulated form, in all rases the use of sea wood formulations made a difference in the general plant vigor, flower production, quality of the bloom, length ot blooming season, and cold resist ance. TTie difference that Mrs. Price' found in her treatments can in* ascribed to the large number 01 micro-nutrient elements found in seaweed. Leaf analyses were run. for copper, manganese, moly'bde 1 num and zinc. In all cases the leal content in parts jier million, was higher than you would ex pect from using a regular com ploto fertilizer such as an K iN’l -! S 1P1 . 8 tK> The pH <relative acidity or sweetness t of the soil was raised from 5.5 to a maxi-' mum of 7.2. This puts the pH in the neut*al zone or slightly on the sweet side. The leaf analyses show the ac cumulative power of the plants grown in seaweed without detri ment to the plant or the soil. The findings do not give all the nutri ent needs of the iris plant but they do gi\e ar. indication of the response of tin.*' plant t • what w«*; might call a balanced fertilizei j treatment Mrs. Price concludes: “My own, experience 'after one yean using' Norwegian tAscophyllum nodo-! suin' seaweed verifies that the trace <micro' elements derived 1 from this product are eminently) successful with iris." 4-H Peace Corps Projects Underway Mon and women «ill* (aim aiid l-il Club nperinut' I* year* cu j amr irr needed fm i II iv«n Corps projects. County Extension Agent. II. R,. Clapp, says these projects are a pail of tho regular I’i'hk1 Corpsi program. Volunteers in the 4-11 projects assist in building 4-FI typo rural youth education pro grams in othei counti ng. These; programs have spread to s«m<' 70 countries of the world, II R Clapp noted, and ait* ct edited; with makin • suhsi.diti.il corni luitions to the Improvemont of farm and horn* methods and to community 'levelopmcnt in :*e\\ and developin'* nations II. K. Clapo reports that I II Peace Corps service is for two years, including; the training peri od in the 1'nited States. The vo-| luutcers Ci Peace (,'orps work have tin* satisfaction of i mu dm ling to the education of needy. |H*op|e. as well as to world undet standing and peace. However. Peace Corps volunteers alsolearr. a foreign Ian mage, enjoy world travel, broaden then education I and extend 111*-ir career oppoitu nities. I;i addition !-• full expenses and medical care. IJ. |{ Clapp points mu that volunteers are provided a clothing all'.wanti* forty-five days leave with ST 'si a da> extra leave allowance, and leadjust mom allowance of STVun for each month of Peace Corps service payable at ihe termination of their expel ienct. Persons who are high - lio .l graduates with agricultural and' home economic training and ex perience. phi. l II. ITA or KIIA train fug. an* needed foi ihe 1 II Peace Corps projects, H. It Clapp stated. Anyone inten*st«*d should immediately write or con tact the County Agricultural Kx tension Office. B<>\ lion, Sheloy, N. C. Hamm Promoted At Hunter AFB HUNTKH Am. OA. Roy R. Hamm r>( King- Mountain, N. C ha* boon promoted to airman second class in tho United Staffs Air Force. Airman Hamm, an air police man, is tlies o i of Mr. and Mrs. John I.. If.irin of 110 York road. Kings Mountain. He is a former student at Central high -chool. Shoe si/,» re. koned by an old measure called the barleycorn although the term is no longer In general use.'ording to the Book of Knowledge. The barley corn is equal to a third of an inch. COMPARE and ytra’H bey the boU KlHlien.Ua t BUILT-IN DISHWASHER Ben T. Goforth HOURS: 8 • 5; Sot.: 8 • 12 Phone 739-4736 — York Rd. 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