TKHNi HEALTH
Health and Safety Tipe
from
The American Medical
Antnoiotion
• ancer is a frightening word
■'irnung American* today. It's a
frightening disease. Millions at
American families have had ex
INTivnoe with cancer. Millions of
words have been written about
cancer in the public press. Must
of us know something about can
cer. But how man\ of us really
know what cancer is?
During the process of cell di- j
' islon the basis ol normal body
growth and repair -cells become
diifeientiated into the specific
kinds nced«*d for each organ or
liody function, says a new pam
phlet of the American Medical
Association.
Kach kind of cell divides into
its own kind, equipfted to do the
i«»b it was designed to do Under
certain ronditions not yet com
IHletely understood, some cells do
not differentiate in this way.
'I'hey multiply in irregular and
disorderly fashion and compete
with normal cells for nutrition
and space. These cell masses are
callel tumors.
Tuinor> tliat remain localized
ate benign and may not I** trou
blesome unl<*ss they mechanical
^^interfere with some body func
W Tumor* tfiat grow rapidly
and spread or destroy tissue are
known as malignant tumors.
Collectively, these are called
cancers.
Unrestrained growth of can
cer cells will infiltrate vital or
gans and destroy the individual
if not checked Slow growing
cancers may take months to
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MARK KANE,
Manager
Athlene G. Smith
Registered
Representative
ltSMta.
I
Ersldne Fmd
Campaign Set
DUE WEST. S. C. The
Kings Mountain and Gastonia.
N. C Chapters of the Erskine
College Alumni Association will
open their general solicitation
for the 1961 6*. Erskine Living
Endowment Campaign Tuesday,
September 29. at 1 p.m. in Hon
ey’s Restaurant in Gastonia.
Chapter general solicitation
'•hairnten are Everette Carson.
Gastonia, and Mrs. Jake Kay,
Kings Mountain. Speaker at the
dinner meeting will be J. W. C.
McKay. College Park, Ga.. chair
man of the entire 1961-65 Living
Endowment. Jim Parkinson.
Charlotte, is North Carolina
state chairman.
Kings Mountain Chapter town
spread beyond control More ma
lignant types spread so rapidly
that they become incurable in a
few weeks.
Surgical removal of the can
<Tr and destruction of the tumor
with some form of radiation are
the primary methods of treat
ment. A few types of malignan
cy. particularly leukemia, react
quite well to newly discovered
drugs and chemicals. Drug treat
tn<*nt holds much hope, hut treat
ments. possibly supplemented by
carefully selected drugs.
If treated promptly and pro
perly, some cancers air highly
curable. One-third of all cancers
in the United States are being
cured today and more than one
million Americans alive today
have been cured of cancers. How
ever. almost 300.000 Americans
w-ill die of cancer this year. Of
this total, almost 100,000 might
have been saved through earlv
detection and treatment
The cause of cancer in man Is
not known. Some cancers may
follow some form of physical ir
ritation, aucli as friction, heat,
sunlight, x-rays and other forms
of radiation. Chemical irritants
may include infections, tars, cer
tain of the heavy metals, hor
mones and certain dyes. There is
no evidence that heredity is a
factor.
Know and heed the American
Cancer Society's Seven Danger
Signals:
1. Unusual bleeding or dis
charge.
2. A lump or thickening in the
breast or elsewhere.
3 A sore that does not heal.
•1. Change in bowel or bladder
habits.
5. Hoarseness or cough.
6. Indigestion or difficulty in
swallowing.
7. Change in a wart or mole.
If any one of these symptoms
persists for longer than two
weeks, see .your doctor. These
symptoms do not necessarily
mean you have cancer, but they
are a warning sign that it might
be fatal to ignore.
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f. B. HOUCK
A TIMF FOR CAUTION. With the opening of
school there are hundreds of school children
(some lor the first time) crossing and walking
our streets and roads. Some of them will be care
less and unmindtul of the dangers ((om cars.
Some of the younger ones arc* so thrilled over
their new experience of attending school they will
forget the safety rules they have b$en taught. ..
So it is up to us drivers to do the looking and
watching lor school children.
THESE DAYS WHEN INTERNATIONAL COM
MUNICATIONS ARE SO IMPORTANT. BeO System
people work with representatives of other nations and
other communications systems. For instance, even though
Park, Geneva, Brussels. Rome, and Moscow arc apt at
the Beil System, Bell engineers and technicians work in
all of them to study and help solve die problems of inter
national communications. One of the latest examples of
this international cooperation is the deep-sea cable to be
placed next year between St. Thomas in thg Vir
lands, and Venezuela. Another cable between St
and Florida will be in service by the end of this year.
Together, the two cables will provide "ag cable" circuits
between the U. S. mainland and Venezuela. The 9l
Thomas-Venezuela cable will transmit voices in both di
rections. and will form part of a growing network of cnblc
and radio relay systems in tne South American and
Caribbean area. . * .
HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO THINK ABOUT
THE WAY OUR COUNTRY'S GREAT EDUCA
TIONAL SYSTEM STARTED BACK IN THE DAYS
OF THE ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE? There were
benches for older children alone three walla, and in the
^ the younger students. In cold weather there was
a eon*— fire m the Mack, pot-bellied stove and a boy
sat nearby with a bucket of water ready *
sparks. One teacher taught all grades, and i
had the «amr textbooks. Students made I
books and wrote in them with quOlpeas_
in coBenes, net some part of f
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chairmen expected to attend the
meeting include Mrs. Kay, 107 N.
Piedmont Avc in Gastonia, who
is town chairman as well as
chapter chairman for Kings
Mountain; and David White.
Shelby, N. C., town chairman for
Shelby-Boiling Springs.
Town chairmen for the Gas
tonia Chapter include Miss Re
becca Oaths. Rt. 2. Bessemer City.
! chairman for Bessemer City
; Cherryville; Dr. T. E. Leslie. 506
Tutchman Ave., Mount Holly,
chairman for Belmont. Cramer
ton, and Mount Holly; W M.
Spencer. fH Main St. in McAden
ville, chairman for Lincoln! on.
lamcn. .ncftnonvnic, onri l’alias:
and Mr. Carson, 626 Carolina
Avo. in Gastonia, who is Gas
tonia city , hairman as well as
chapter chairman.
Group leaders for Gastonia,
working under Mr. Carson and
over 25 campaign workers in the
city, include J. V. Todd. mu
Woodland Drive; Mine T. Dick
son, Sr., 1526 Westbrook Circle:
Mis Charles W. 1 “ear son. 1316
Park Lane; Dr. Harris Blair. 205
N. Myrtle School K'>ad: and Mrs.
Kenneth Lut/. Pisgah Church Kd.
For the 1964-65 Fixing Kndoxx ■
mem, each of Krskine's tl alum
nt chapters has hern challenged
to earn Hi* per cent participation,
and oa< h an earn Its |»art of a
$10,000 challenge gift by so do
ing
For >oth the Kings Mountain
and (iaitonia Chapters, the chal
lenge i' only to sustain the ex
cel i* tit support of last year,
when h th were among the 12
Ktskine alumni chapters to ex
cis'd 90 jicr cent participation. In
the IHti't til campaign Gastonia
had an ama/ing W per cent par
ticipation and Kings Mountain
an outstanding H2 |>er cent parti
cipation In the Gastonia chap
ter. 141 ot 1 I t alumm made con
trihut ions, ond in tho King
Mountain Chapter. Ifi of *4 sup
ported th(» campaign.
Theso figures show up pai ti<u
' larl> well when compared to the
national average >f 22 per rent
alumni .uppmi Ki 'kiin-s Living
Endowment. which provides cur
rent operating fund- lot South
Carolina's oldest four year do
nominalional college. has won
i four straight national awards
ami last year received fi9 pet
<ent alumni participation
Beatty Enrollinq
At Pharmacy School
CIIAPKL HILL Dennis <k»ld
>f Kin/> Mountain. N. C.
has registered for his first year
at the I’nivcrsitj of North Caro
lina School of Pharmacy.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Therman C, Beatty of Route 2.
Box li:.. Kings Mountain.
Beatty is a graduate of Kings
Mountain High School and re
ceived his pre-pharma. college
education at Cniversity t*f North
Carolina.
The I NC School .f Pharmacx
rxvupMM n now builds,g. complet
ed in containing complete
facilities for pharmaceutical cdu
cation and research at the under
graduate and graduate levels.
Students for the Bachelor of Sci
ence in Pharmacy degrtv arc re
gistered m the UN’C General Col
lege or in other colleges for tin*
first year of study «pre-pharma
ovl, followed by four years in
the professional curriculum hc,».
A stroke might tie described as
a ‘ heart attack in the brain.”
says tin* North Carolina Heart
Association.
now? the beautiful shapes for ’<85
Cheanlet Impala Sport Snlun
Chevrolet
Impale fc?
Il'« longer, lower, wider—with interior comforts that'll
have man> an expensive ear wondering why it didn't think
of them first. More shoulder room, more leg room up fronu
Curved side windows, rirh new faLrica and an in.-truiuent
panel iIkii'* a cum cr^tinn piece all by itself (in (be Im/adat
it ha* thr look of li.ind-ruhhcd walnut). In fact. ju*t about
every tiling's new ri«hl down t« the road. And even that'll
•rent newer because t lie Jet-Miiootb ride is smoother than ever.
XS Qwlf Maliha Super Sport Coupe
ChereUe
MatUni K3
iVow s(\ le. now ride—and plenty of VS rtiifT. Here's sill
that made (Ju-vrUr Vmeriea's nm-t popular new-sucd car—
plus some surprises (hat promise tu make it come on e\cn
stronger. Like (hose cleaner, bolder lines. Like the silky
way its now ride skim- mcr the choppiest roads. I.iko V8
power that'll make you think we stole some of Conrtte'a
stuff—which we All told, five engines are available
from a quieter six to a V# that cornea on 300 hordes strong
VS Clay II Nam 1-Door Sedan
ChevuEM
jibew'GZ
ll may very well he Hie ex|»en'ive-e8t looking thrift ear
you've laid eyes on. lint thrifty it is. The big differenee
being that Cfcerv //*» marvelous mechanical efficiency now
wears a deUinair new liMtk. \nd offers a new range of engines.
including a new 300-lip VO. If >ou go by all lUr fine new
features, you could get the idea that saving you money wa»
about the last thing we had in mind. And in a wav it was.
Right up until we pasted on the price sticker.
JVae top-of-tho-linc (mi air Cur mi Sport Coupe
Cormir
llo* * llit- for HKiri uiili an international flair? The longer,
wider design sixes all closed model-. a hardtop roof, accented
by framrless curved side windows. It also allows more
shoulder an<l entraitor room. And to go with the raeier
look, there's up to IKO hp available in the new Corui nrrim.
up to 110 hp in the Monza end >00 series. Alao a flatter
ridiug hub|Hmk-nt suspension -\>iem. bigger self-adjust in*
brakes, uion- e steering and a whirr road stance.
See S beanHM nha/tee fur H5-4Serralet. 1 Servile. I'hery 0. t'orrmir Ik <bmde-al
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