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KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
Thursday, FeBruary 3, P
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jBVhy Auto Inspection? Questions ]
And Answers About New Program!
The Heart You Save
D.
By DANIEL T. YOUNG. M
President,
North Carolina Heart Association
North Carolina’s new safety in- ordinary maintenance doesn’t
spection program for autos be- provide. And if something else
comes effective February 16 R. is wrong with your car, other
B. Parker, an official of the'De-|than these specific items, it
partment of Motor Vehicles, ad- j won’t be turned down. | This article by Dr. Daniel T.
mlrii.5tei-s the program which ul- Q- How long will the inspec-j Young, of Chapel Hill, Univer-
timatcly will assure a clean me- tion take? ■ * j sity of North Carolina heart
cbanical bill of health for the A I would think about 1,5 to - specialist and North Carolina
State’s two and a quarter million
vehicles.
by a
jrfer.
Q—Mr. Parker, why is auto
inspectiori so ixportant? Most of
the w'recks I've seen involve late
incdel cars?
20^ minutes
<5-How about an example of
. « . "a disapproved vehicle?
^ly, Parker was question- a- Your windshield wiper isn’t
sti'ong enough to sweep off rain
or snow. That's a gdod case. Or
if there is more than three inches
of “free play” in your steering
wheel.
Headlight lenses half-masked
A - North Carolina has, and is by paint or shields will be turned
constantly improving, an effec- down. Tne.-so are a few of the de-
li\e prdgfam of accident preven- fcots that can cause trouble,
tion. Inspection is a essential part ’ Q—After Ftbruary 16 when do
of nny-, such program, according I take n:y car in for inspection?
to expAis who study tand analyze A It \i’ill depend on your li
the fac^s. It removes unsafe,^ve- cense tag—-if the last number on
hides ^’om the road, pcrscfatles your licimse is three, you go
owfloes^o keep their cars in good right away. By the end of March
Repair, turns up potentially dan- all such vehicles must be check-
gerous conditions, helfas prevent eel and approved. By the end of
tiie state from becoming a dump-'April, all cars with last number
ing ground for relics as many four must be inspected and so on
non-inspectio-n states da. thr-augh consecutive months un
til September 30 when the nines
Aren’t many people still op- ^e jll have been inspected. Last
Heart Association president, is
the third of a four-part series
on "The Hearts You S.ave,” dis
tributed by the North Carolina
Heart News Bureau. Earlier ar
ticles have been on g^.tid.ng
your husband’s heart and yoiic
diild’s heart.
CHAPEL HILL While coro
nary heart disease seems to ai
flict more men than women,
other forms, of card'.ov ascu'ac
disease affect botli sexes ahoi r
equally, or even in some iti-
stances, more women than men.
So, lest women lull themselves
into a false sense of security by
assuming that cardivoscular dis
ease will auto^tically pass
them by, now is^ good time to
sit up and take notice,-
Hypertensive _heart disease
a condition caused b\- high blood
pressure is more widely prev
alent among women tlian among
men. This form of heart cli.seose
i incidentally, is tjie one mest oft
en encountered among the adult
population of the United States;
jin 1962, a government survey es
timated'6.9 million more iiave
I high blood pr-essuro without
. without lieart disease.
Women are substantially in the
majority of those with hypert'^m-
sive heart disease, outnumbering
jthe men by nearly 2'-j million.
They.are on a 50-50 footing wiLh
men in two other categories:
I high blood pressqre and rhen-
; matic heart di.sease; in f.act, they
j have a slight edgb over me.; in
' both these categorit's.
greatest advances in just 'hesa
areas of cardiovascular disease,
with women getting the’ lioness'
share of thedivklonds.
! The death rate from hyper
tension and hypertensive heart
disease for middle-aged womcm
(.45-64) went dowm 56 percent be
tween 1950 and 1962; that for
men dropped 50 percent in the
same period.
I lions from the threat of crippling
[disease an dearly death. High
j blood pressure can be brought
I down to normal levels, and kept
[down, with' suitable
: (including d r u g s and diet),
j Prsmpt penicillin treatment of
I “shop” infection can prevent
I first attacks of rheumatic fever;
I long term phophylaxis with peni-
! cillin and sulfa drugs can bar
j repeat attacks for those who
I have had the disease.
sodation’s key message is: sec
your doctor regularly. Only your
doctor can tell, for ■'xumplc,
whether you have high blood
treatmentfpressifre, and prescribe treatment
to help keep it under control.
And for the men, there’s .u bo o
us: additional insurance again-t
heart att.acks if high blood pres
sure is detected and treatel cat'
ly-
The American Heart Associa
tion played a key role in research
leading to better understanding
of hy^rtension and in fqrmulat
Heart Facts
Q Is there anything which
individual tan do to protect hi
heart from disease?
NEXT: Gu.arding H e a r t
Everywhere)
The other side of the
brighter, hov^'ev/er.
Research advances of the
two decades have scon'd
coin IS
past
the
* Similarly, the death rate | ing strategy for the war on rheu-
from stroktM—sometimes lelatcd , matic fever. But knowledge is'
steadily over the past 20 years, | only half the battle. Making cer-
to hypertension — has declined i tain that knowledge is applied
with the greatest decrease occur- jon behalf of those who can bene
I ring among women in the 4.5-64 fit by it is the other half per-
age group. ; haps an even irr.ore vital half.
; * The decline In the death rate ’ why your Heart Associa-
from rheumatic heart disease has devotes so much effort to i
been most pronounced--85 per* ^^^ucational work among both:
cent- ai.T.ong children and young ^ public and the health profes-
adults, aged 5-24, over the past ' seeks to develop com-
20 years. munity programs so that what
has been learned through re
The discovery of new pharma- i search may be utilized as widely
ceutical weapons to keep these j as possible.
scourges at bay is liberating mil-1 The North Carolina HeaU As-
Inlaid stone work made , at
Agra, India, is considered of such
superb workmanship, a micro
scope is netded to find the joints.
I A—One noted medical authoi]
I ty put it tjjis way: To avoid
i heai't attack, keep your weigll
Slow, eat less fat - and oxereH
moderately and often. Your Hea|
' Association adds: your own dt
tor can advise you best on ho|
to protect your heart. Arran;,
for a periodic health and hea^
check-up.
THE DAMAGE OF FIRE IS
NOT IRBEPLACEABLE!
A good fire insurance policy will cover the entire
cost of your home, including furnishings ... at
present prices. Ours does!
THE ARTHUR HAY AGENCY
"ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE'
PHONE 739-4GW
Q
posed to it? •
r-
A—They really shouldn’t be.
not when you consider that
eventually every motorist whose
car passes may d;ive assured
that everyone else he meets will
be driving a safety-approved car
as well.
-How is the program
A—Inspections will be conduct
ed through more than 3(K)0 serv
ice stations, dealers and garages
officially licensed by the state
and supervised by officials of the
Department of Motor Veliicles.
Such facilities will display an of
ficial emblem, will inspect your
car anytime during normal busi
ness hours, will issue you an ap
proval sticker for the windshield
or tell you what’s wrong if your
car fails to pass.
Q—How much does it cost?
digit zero is next," meaning a j
check up ror tnose cars by Octo-1
ber 31, then the ones by Novem
her 30 and finally the twos by the •
end of the year. 1
Q—How about trailers—must
they be inspected, too? j
A- - Owners of trailers which |
I weigh le^s than 2500 pounds are |
set' not .affected by the inspection |
’ ikw.
Q—Can I get an iinspection be ;
fore the advertised perj^ for my |
car? j
A—Yes. "I
Q—In other words if you have i
two cars you can get them both !
inspected at the same time, i
Right?' - I’
A—^Yes, the main thing is to ;
remember the deadline and not j
; let it pass without having your i
I vehicles checked. , i
I Q—^What do you feel will cause '
! the most rejections? 1
j AVProbably headlights and I
ptaillights. These items nearly al- I
I'l ■
A—A standard fee of $1.50.' waj's bead the list of defective
And you won’t have to pay it a-! parts in auto inspection pro
gain if your car fails and. you grams ever\'where. Brakes, too
return to the same station for I are found in need of attention
■a “recheek within 90 days. Or you quite frequently,
can .make repairs yourself and]
have it checked at any approved
station you choose.
Q—WTiat items will be check
ed?
A—Lights, brakes, the horn,
steering, windshield wiper, direc
tional signals.^.,
Q—^IVill t h e inspectors
tough?
Ncizarene Prv.stors
Set Annual Retreat
Nazarene church pastors and
wives from this area are schedul
ed to attend the annual North
Carolina’" district Nazarene
te! Preachers’ conference at the
Church of the Nazarene in Gra-
A—Well, let’s say all these I o" Monday through Wednes
safety items must be in good op-1 14-16.
crating order. They are required ; Nearly all 48 Nazarene church
to meet certain performance cri
teria, of course, but nothing that
Heady SHnation
One of London’s famed
double-decker .buses lost its
top deck recently when the
driver took a wrong turn
leading under a low bridge.
A lone passenger on the top
deck ducked but, neverthe
less, had to receive medical
attention for a cut on the
head.
Needs Repair
A Lubbock, Tex., radio
sales firm received a transis
tor radio in the maiL There
was a letter enclosed.
“Sir, I stole this radio from
your compai^ about .1957 or
maybe later,’* the letter said.
“I am truly sorry, so I am
returning it and pray for your
forgiveness." x
Doc Griffith, owtfer of the
store, said he Rad reserva
tions about the sincerity of
the note. The $80 radio was
out of order.
es on the district will be repre-
I sented. These churches have a
i total of about 3,500 members and
' a combined Sunday School en-
I rollment of 6,500 persons,
j Guest speakers will be three.
I Nazarene leaders from Kansas
I City, Mo. They are; "Dr. J. T.
: Gassett, in charge of wills and
} annuities; Rev. Alpin Bow’es, of
jthe home missions department;
I and Dr. T, W. Willingham, head
' or The radiS broadcast progranr
for 20 years.
The program will be in"charge
of the district superintendent. Dr.
Lloyd C. Byron, Charlotte.
The Church of the Nazarene is
j the largest Protestant denomina
tion that stands for scriptural
■ holiness in the Wesleyan tradi-
i tion. It has a world membersh'D
I of 425,000 in more than 5,000
I churches.
It maintains about 600 mission
aries in 46 countries.
World offices and a publishing
house are in Kansas City, Mo.
The denominational radio pro
gram., “Showers of Bless'niy.”
broadcast oyer more than 7(]0
stations inc’”-''-- 205 in Latin
American countrtel. ’
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