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From Page 2-B simple suggestions which parents should teach their children if a Hug-A-Tree or Search and Rescue group cannot make the presentation in their area. 1). Each child should carry a for more hunters than children.” That, says Lilley, should be noted by adults. “The principles of this pro- gram are applicable to all ages,” she says. “We've become an ur- ban society which doesn’t have the respect for the wilderness Tips For Children now that it should, and people get into trouble. Anybody who gets lost should do these things, not just children. “We teach the children but the adults won’t listen much of the time. Well who’s taking these children to the mountains or parks. They don’t themselves.” Mrs. Squire says one way of reaching the parents is through the children. “If it makes enough of an im- pression on the child that he goes home and talks about it, most of go by Thursday, July 5, 1984-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 3B To Use When Lost the time the parent will be in- terested enough to find out more about it,” she says. “Parents are often invited when we talk to Scouting groups and you expect the kids to be amazed at a new idea, but many times the adults say, ‘That’s something I didn’t think of.” As Ms. Lilley says, thinking of the right things to do when you're lost is the most important thing you can do. “Your brain is your best weapon, whether you’re an adult or a child.” plastic trash bag, a whistle and a candy bar on a family outing. “By cutting a hole in the bag for the face to prevent suffocation the child can wear this to keep dry and warm,” says Lilley. “The 1 whistle should be used to alert ; searchers rather than yelling because it will carry further and calling out uses up twice as much energy.” 2). Hug a tree once you know you are lost. “Picking a ‘friendly’ tree, hugging it and even talking to it calms the child down,” says Taylor. “By staying in one place, the child is found far more quick- ly and can’t be injured in a fall.” “It’s better to remain still,” says Beth Squire of the Albu- querque unit, “because if you work up a sweat you are both ex- erting needed energy and mak- ing it more likely that hypother- mia will set in. And children will cover as much ground if not more than an adult while lost. “Also, one of the things children have asked is if you're in a rain storm with lightning, should you stay near a tree. We tell them they don’t have to hug a tree necessarily, but that the idea is to stay put. They could use a bush or a rock just as well.” 3). My parents won'’t be angry. “There have been instances where children actually hide from searchers because they’re afraid of what will happen when they’re found, or because they're embarrassed,” says Lilley. “If they know their parents will be happy to see them, they will try harder to be found.” 4). Make yourself BIG. To make themselves more visible from the air, children should pick their tree or location near a clearing if possible; wear bright clothes; lie down on their back and wave if a plane or helicopter flies over; and make signs in the dirt or with available objects. 5). There are no animals out there that can hurt you. “Again, _ if they hear a noise they should “blow the whistle,” says Squire. © “It will either drive the animal away or bring a rescuer.” USDA Choice Beef Lolo. SI TL These prices ood thru Saturday, July 7.1984. 98.. 4] Regular & Beef = Food Lion 3% | Franks 4% Beautiful Hanging Baskets Wf 3./99. Sweet yl Family Pack looking for you. “Children always think their parents are going to find them, which is good,” says Lilley, “but they should also know that there are { other people looking. They may be strangers, but the child should ! not hide from them.” 6). You have lots of friends California Red k 9 ¢, Gallon Refreshing Sealtest "Lemonade 7). Footprint your child. ¢ know of few searches that I’ve been on where the parents knew what type of shoe or foot print the child had,” says Lilley. “A lot of search hours are wasted look- ing for the wrong foot print. You ; should have the child step on a piece of aluminum foil to make a print of his shoe, or take the sole, cover it with a piece of paper and scratch a pencil lightly over it.” The members of the Albu- querque Rescue Dog Associa- tion have good reason to believe the program has been very suc- cessful. “Searches in our area have been reduced drastically and ] think this program has a lot to i do with it,” says Lilley. “It is a good tool for preventive Search and Rescue. And it’s easier to prevent a search than to go on one.” “The response has been good,” says Pappan. “The preventive | work has been going on all over | the state and our searches have been less and less. We're looking 7.5 02. - 2 Pack TT AL Sr ————— 2 Liter - Faygo Soft Drinks 69. Large Roll Scott Towels Win. or JHE? 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