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eDnORINS&OPNOTK
In memory of Mrs. Cash
Let this be
a le$$on ...
To havo known Hn. L>m Roblnaon Caah
w«a to hnvo known a flno la<ty- She wao a
dovotod wUo, moUwr and an Inapliing Mend
to all who know hor.
ICn. Caah was a gardsner of distinction
snd hor flowsrs and plants won many blue
ribbons and much praise throughout the
■tato. Her east knowledge of flowers, plants,
trees and Mrds she shared wlUlngly with her
many friends.
She was a charter member and past
president of ths Open Oats Garden Club. She
gave so much of herself ^d asked so little In
return. She will be greatly missed.
Marie Rehder Oerdea wrote the official
collect for gardeners and I would like to
Includo It e^eclally for the late Mrs. Cash.
OFFICIAL OOLUBCT
"Our HesTenly Father, who dost feed the
knoweth and careth for every need of us, thy
children, so enlighten our mlndi to use
wisely all the gifts of they mighty hand, that
wo, being Imbued with thy Holy Spirit, may
work thy will that those who eocne after may
Heaven, we thank thee.
"For our famlUos, our friends, our tiee
and beautiful country. Father In Haavsn, we
thank thee.
"We beseech thee of they great goodness
and tender mercy to forgive our alna, and
grant that as we work together In fellowahlp
we may draw closer to thee. Almighty God,
In whose name we pray. Amen.”
MRS. JAMBS J. DICKBT
President,
Open Gate Garden Club
lOngs Mountain
inant with ths ooaamsM‘1st OMi be a liMfi
to you," AMI tt usually was.
lbs Usttod Itstos oouM do waR Is tohs
heed to that old-fasblaaod adirise.
Boonasalats prediet thsre wm be aaslhir nt
mllltaa people on earth In Just ftve yesiu.
WiMB today's sehool ehUtoran are aalddls
aged.» aeant yaars tooaa saw • dwernM
populatton win have Jusoped fteal 4 baton to
SooMbedy’s golag to have to food an IhMto
TDM MclhTVRC
How to
squelch
a wag
Praises for rescuers
feed to go
once anftored the dtorui
an eU toertage • theaufl
tlmos greater if we were sartoMly awt a
tood.
For a number of years, world toed
produottoa was aoore than beaptog up wttt
poptdatton growth. But bithe last aatenl
years, per eaptta tood praiaelltii has
dropped back to too tovel of twe^yeate
*^ios than ftve poroont of the Amoitoaa tmmedlately reootvod the Jeers
populatioalslsftaotonBsprodHOtogaBtha a has aubjeetod others to for yoara
tood and fiber we consume, Ths piedaetla ^
toe JelBt to hsar as he gutoaed Darren about
Said wag concluded by saying, "Whydant
"Tour naaoe has bean In ths paper for tour
enaooutlvo erotooi," Darren answered.
To the editor:
On June 37 I had the opportunity of ob
serving the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad In
action at an automobUe accident scene on
Unwood Dr. Theae men exhibited their
considerable skill and knowledge In their
speedy attentions to the Injured driver. In
Poets
Corner
Quean Anne's lace la showing
undsr foot and by the yard.
Unfolding'ora the hill side
Uka flowora on a greeting card.
Dewdrops Unger to tourbl*
stowing sequins on the lace.
When sunshine greets the morning
and sunbeams faU In space.
Edging along the country road
unwinding around a curve.
Waving In the wind
a delight to observe.
Madalliona of dainty florets
a pad for a bumble bee,
A rest stop for a butterfly
Where nectar la given free.
The warm braeae ripples through
to dry the morning dew.
Queen Anna’s lace grows wild
to be plekad by me and you.
VIVIAN 8. BILTCLIFFB
addition, the KM Rescue Squad members naouroas an ahrlnklag. to INO, than
showed commendable concern and com
passion for the victim as they rendered
medical assistance. Their use of technlqua
and equipment was exceUent.
I would like to praise the members of ths
lOngs Mountain Rescue Squad. They an a
credit to the community and because of their
volunteer service, other cltUmis can expect
the security of knowledgeable aaalstann la
time of need.
VAN BIRMINGHAM
1038 Unwood Dr.
Kings Mountain
Thank you
An Open Letter to Mayor John Henry Moss
and the Kings Mountain Community
Development Office Staff:
Words are Inadequate for me to thank you
for the Improvements you have noade In my
house and Ufa at 318 Fulton St. 1 can never
praise enough the city’s housing
rshablUtatlon program and I want to thank
each of you who had a part.
1 have Uvad at 318 Fulton St. for more than
80 yeara. Because I live on a low bieomo, I
am unable to do the repairs which have been
needed for such a long time on my residence.
For several winters now I have covered the
windows with plastic but this has not kept out
the cold. Thanks to you, this coming wtntor I
wlU not trseae and my hsatlag blU wUl bo
greatly reduced. My bacltocreh has bean
underpfnned, storm windows and doors have
been Installed and the antlra house has been
Insulated. There are new wlndoivs also In the
bedrooms and kitchen. My house has a new
look with the recent painting and flooring
completed about three weeks ago.
To aU vdio had a part In this renovatton-
Mayor Moss, board of commlsslonsrs,
Development Director Arnold Gordon-
Wright, Rag Alexander, BooU McDaniel,
and to contractor Clyde McDaniel and his
work crews, I thank you most sincerely.
LtoUwfoMiwti^ IbiB TTott intorms us the "moot thrtlltof
Mement" In hla Ufa was sitting on the aanM
there are «"«y 180,000. ~ platferm with Praaldont Franklin D.
ar««y acoBcmlste ate eoneeraod that we Iteeesvelt at toe "(Hean Paaturas Rally" In
maybeontheedgeofapermaneattowootlt ***■
milk shortage that could make ns “Imagina that Me, sitting on the same
dangerously dependent on forelfn plattonBwlthFDB,"Tamsald. "..Jleanda
producers. Iho oU erlaig Is a 1rf-iF^l hundred other peopto...Aad fifty of them
lemtaidsr of what toppem In tUa cenitnr **** decret Service aganta
whan we allow cureelvea to bicami “When It was over I started over to ^enk
on foreign pteduesis tor epr Preaidant," Tom eontlnuod, "but a
meda. Secret Servloe man threw a body bloek on
Wasn’t that laaoan enough for usT toe hope me. X could say I shook hands with FDR,
so. bnt. J’d bo teUing a Us."
Ben Moomaw’s got a story about FDR, too.
IMS one also took ptoee In 1888. The
ysikinff of ths Fourth of July, to be exact
BoBwasthanDlstiletRaagsrof Totktown %
Mktlaaal Park at the time. Torktown being
to VIrgliila. Near the park was a place called
Ckrter’a Grove, owned by the McRae
Family.
"toe got a message that FOR was going to
vltot tbs park on July 4th,” Ben said. “We
toought It eras Just a story, but erhon the
PrealdsBt’s right-hand man, Ool. Starilng,
f to say the same thing ere knew It
StarUng said FDR would arrive on m
Hm Sequoia and nootor to Carter's Grove to *
■and the night, than erould visit ths park
befers saUtng away again.”
tohm the Sequoia arrived, Ool. Starling
led ths way. stopping briefly to rebuke s
toltow on the dock, Bon said. “Seenu thli
toltow showed up ovorywhars The Prssldmt
during Oils visit according to Bon. Ihe third ^
tune was on the dock where the Sequoia was
at anchor In tbs York River.
»rve told you for ths last time," Ool.
f>«»««"g said to the foUow, than Uterally
plekad him iq> and dropped him oft the dock
Into 40 fset of water, according to Bon.
"To this day," Ben said, "no one rsaUy
knows what happened to that poor follow. No
one bothered to fish him out while we wore
there. But maybe he got lucky. UsuaUy the ■
rtvor at the point where he was dropped In to
Medicine may came harm
yen disease, cancer, diabetes, emphysema,
yen and hypertenalan. Others ate
such as seaimy. Many of thoM drugs are the
,» vm "Ptototgne^".^.
Older adults In Amertoa today mabs up
■pproMmatoly 10 pensnt of toe pspnlaMtB.
Tet thsy take more tana II perotnl of eB
The oMsr adult recelvM and average of 8.8
prsecrtptlens annually for psyohoaetive
*Ufs. More than 80 poroont of all aouto
BritoS reactions among other people rendt
from the mlauM of those drugs.
FRyohoaottve dnigs are mood changing
subetanoes such as tranqulUaors, an-
Udopressants, sodattvM and stlmulaats.
IWo out of three of the drugs most often
preeorlbed for older adults are psychoactive-
««iy M w-i tiTTi*if franqulUasrs, Vallum and Librium. The
expendltuiea. third Is ths pain kUlsr, Darvon.
Taking multiple medleliMS and mbring Drug overklU - prescribing mors drugs or
them with aloohoUe beveragM somsttmM stronger dooM than an ddsr adult can safely
can load to bad drug reaettono, sim aflMts motahottoe g to another problem,
and death. Madletna swapphig wfto frrtoads with growing ago, the body prooeasM slow
and rolatlvM^ not tolloering the suaot down, and the body retains drugs longer. The
Obwetldiia, and falllag to report to your ID year old has twice the chance of ax-
doctor aU modleatlona and other substaaeos psrioaolag a bad reaction as a 40 year old,
(suchasoafMaolnooitoe.toaaadoolalym when one additional drug to taken. MuUtoly
this chance Mveral times over and It to easy
to see that multiple drug use can be harmful,
and possibly Ufo-threatenlng.
Doctors and pharmacologists need to work
together to insure the sale and effectlva usj
of raedlcatlaiu. They should Insist that
patleats keep a list of aU modlelnM they are
taking and carefully review dlrectlans with
them for prescriptions.
But ths final responsibility for the proper
UM of medications rests with ths Individual.
Hsre to a rsmlndsr list to clip and savs:
-f Avoid mixing alcoholic beverages with
certain medications. Loam what they are
and how thsy effect you.
•fKsm a record of all drugs you are
sensttlvo or allergic to.
-t-Tsll your doctor about all medicines you
are taking, both proscribed and ones bought
-f Bo sure you understand all Instructions
bofOrs starting to um a drug. Take the
medicine until you have finished It.
-t-Whsn taking two or more medicines,
make a schedule ■ you will remember
-fOsll your doctor If you notice new
fir jn|M^Mfl||nT||M
I MlHOirfflllLD
TUBBDAT AND THURSDAY .
Folk medicine dying art
TOMMelNTYBB
OARYBTEtoART
SpertoEdUcr
DARRELL AUSTIN
NORTH CAROLINA
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By LUCY COLBOUBN
Special to Mirror-Herald
A good potential source of new drup to
bomg ovoriooked by modem medleino today,
■ys a North Carolina State University
sthnobotantot, Edward M. Croom Jr.
Ho refsrs to plants and herbs and the dying
art of folk medleino.
croom, a master’s candidate la botany
from Charlotte, recently completed a study
of ths "Medicinal Plants of the Lumbee
Indians’’ and to collecting Information from
other North Carolina cultures on ths home
use of plants tor medicinal purpooM.
Ho has bean invited to report on hto
research with the Lumbee Indiana before a
luitlonwldo meeting of the Society for
Economic Botany at N.C. State’s MoKlm-
mon Center Juno lO-lS.
croom undsrtot* the project with the
Lumboes beoauM he believes there may be
mveral plants with thar^eutle quallttos
which could supply now drugs, or In their
unique action on a particular dtoesM may
point to Increased knowledge of that dtoaam
ind suggMt a different approach to Its curs
or control.
Knowledge to Dylag
Part of the problem In dooumantliig
medicinal plants and their usm to that
knowleige of them to to some degrM dying
out.
"No one since the early natoraltots who
canto through ths stats in the HDD’s hM gSM
baok through Bastera North Chroitaa tad
ooUooted the plants to SM aetontUloally wfeht
"Ihero aro many unique uom of |
croom said titot moot of ths I
Tet, croom aays, he was anwied a
botanical knowledge of some of the
people. (Only two out of 18 hsrkaltata
soBM form of magle or splrttual pis
with their treatments.)
lofthspattantai
soaelee and to break a fever; possum haw
aads tato a toa for the control of dlabetas;
stadser mom made Into a poulttoe tor
■altag sorw! and ground oedar made Into a
igytUoe or an Infuskm for bathtag tor
croom said he also discovered the um by
ho LumbeM of oatiitp tea for babtos with
oUe and by the Catawba Indlaas to help
nhtaa rieep.
Oroom’a oxperlaaoo srtth ths LumbM
need panlmsna of the plants and verlfled their
flttft IdaatlflcaUon. He also soarohed other
Marature tor mentions of medloal UOM of ths
Mtta ptaata, an Invoatlgatlon wMeh turned up
later returned I
Some of the herbalists had many pooplo m
who rerdarly returned to thsm for cures-a
toot wMoh croom aays indlcatos some
dsgieo of moooM. HO thinks the evidence
wsiraato further reeearoh with oome of the
modllloatlon of knovm drugs. Thla way they
oaa know more about ths Interactions and
know sxaotly what everything to.
"Rfhm you start with a plant, you don't
knew how many chemical compounds you
have la there, nor which to the most
physlologloally aettve.
"Plant research to a mors costly form of
roeearoh," he admitted. "But It takM a
gsmblo somettaMs tor the Mg breakthrough.
It la Just amaalag with all ths talk of natural ||
drags and plants, how vary Uttle research f-
golag on with them today."
And, there are a lot of i
"I think tt yen talk to I
thoM are the thiags they i
ptaotopoatoiarrahMtt
Hdtom soMtaued um of ths ground cedar tor
diabetos, ar Ha atao found a high degrM of dupUcatlon
uandmanloo. of ttttormatlon from ths herbalists which ho
IlMtohoehfca aaystoaenMaxtoaotvertttoethslatormaato.
■ovoral ttasM, croom says, he tested hla
frf——>»- with varloua samptos of plaats
OMd In the Hold. Tbero wm ons man who
Imew the plants m well he polated out dtt-
iipadsh|taa >torenoM that were "below the spectos
What*8 your opinion?
..Woe
Interest to yea. Addiem
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