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Pf >-MlRROR-HEaALD-TiiMdfty. Aagiut 1, IWt How to act on television? TOM McinTYRe lets "I MW you and your wUo on UlevlalonT" Dot and I have tward that commont Mvoral Umaa In tha paat coupla of waaka. And It la trua. My battar half and I wara among tha guaata Invltad to halp WBTV calabrata Ita 80th annlvaraary a coupla of waaka ago. The party waa held In tha Wilder Bulldllng, where It all began for channel three In 1M9. Tba talavlaad party waa a duka'a mixture of live, pre-recorded and Inatant replay. Whan we arrived In Charlotte (during a driving rain atorm) I became Inatant yokel hi tha big city. I couldn’t find my way around. But after traveling over tha aame atretch of atreet half a doaen tlmaa you become oriented. We parked In one of thoae hlgh-rlae garagea like the onea Jamea Oamer la alwaya roaring out of on "The Rockford Filea” and made our way to the Wilder ' Building. There were a couple of ' cameramen atandlng In the middle of the atreet taking light readlnga and Clyde McLean atood patiently on the aldewalk, hla microphone held at the rbady. Dot and I went Inalde and were promptly eacorted outalde. Bverycne wm herded outalde. They wanted to ahow ua entering the building aa the program began. Thla waa taped. Later, Inalde, we watched ourMlvea enter the building on the largo TV acreen, then a cameraman wound hla way through the crowd to pick up where the entrance left off. Thla waa live. The camera ended up on Clyde McLean again and I thought how many vlewera wore wondering how the dlckena he got Inalde eo faat. Ihen, for the reat of the hour, the program ahown waa pre-recorded. Had to be. They ahowed the early daya (and my how aome folka had changed) and the early programming. Tlte eecond part of the celebration wm a repeat of WBTV'a flrat telecaat movie - "A Star la Bom" with Frederick Idarch and Janet Oaynor. While the movie ran, the cameraman - Jim IringM - moved about taping varioua people at the party having fun. Theae blta were aandwlched In during the breaka In the film. It wM during theae blta that a lot of our frienda mw Dot and I chatting with Jim I^tteraon. We weren’t aware the camera waa pointed to ua at the time -- and that’a the reaaon I was being m demonatratlve m a ’TUrklah merchant trying to aell a rug. OtherwUe I would have looked at the camera and Hid aomethlng brilliant like - "HI, mom!" But I atm have a clumce to do that. Pat- teraon wh Inviting me to come chat with him on hla early morning TV ahow. We are scheduled to tape (there’s that word a^ialn) this Friday for later broadcMt. ’To a lot of people thla would be tenlfylng7 but with a host such h Jim Patterson guiding you. It’s like having converntlon In the kitchen. What’s scary la what happened to me In Atlanta a couple of weeks ago. It wh Sunday afternoon, the Uat CBS-’TV star Interview. I was summoned to the WBTV Suite, where they had been taping their Intervlewa. It wm all very quiet. I Immediately thbu^t tha worse. ’"There’s been a phone cadi from home. Something terrible’s happened.” In the suite I waa suddenly escorted over to Ty Boyd where a microphone was clipped to my collar. "We’re going to Interview you for ’Top ’O The Day’,’’ Ty announced. I have no Idea what we talked about during the two Interviews we did, but I’m sure my relatlVH, If they see them, wm think I have gone completely bauianas. Tou have weird thoughts In unexpected situations - "Is my fly open?” - "My, Qodl ’This Is all going on video tape! ’’ - "Where do I lookT At Ty or at the camera?" - "What do I do with my hands?" Well, I mt on my hands and talked to the carpet -1 think. Of course, the stuff they taped at the 80th blrtliday party was different. I didn’t have to talk and there was a roomful of people to take your mind off of It. And, too, I got a chance to see a lot of old friends from Channel three and catch up on whai ’s been happening In their Uvea. €DnORII^L9&OPII1IOn9 Presidential brickbats ’nie pace of life and events la at breakneck speed and we seem to be swept along in the slipstream without really asking questions. Obviously, America has problems. It always has an always will because of the freedoms we enjoy. ’Ihat freedom is costly to maintain. It causes one to get Involved. But Involvement is something Americans don’t seem to want any part of. For that reason we elect the guy with the beat speech to handle things for us. Americans also tend to cater to mob thinking at times. ’That la we allow someone with a loud mouth to point a finger at one particular person, then we fall In and point our fingers at the same person. Mainly, we point our fingers at ’The President and make clucking sounds. But, let’s ease out of the fast and furious slipstream for a moment and question the validity of those ac cusations. Sure, ’The President has been built up as the single most Important man In our lives. So, naturally, he la the one who catches It when something goes wrong. But, It occurs to us there are umpteen other guys sitting around Washington collecUng Increasing pay and piling up fantastic benefits. ’They are called Congressmen and Senators. ’Ihey have the power to take the proposals of America’s "single most Important man’’ and make confetti out of them by asking the questlois: Is this part good tor the Democratic Party? Is this part good for the Republican Pgriy?’’ And, usually, what becomes law benefits the majority of the people In this country about as much as a cinder In the eye. No, we take the easy way out. We blame one person. We Includes the national prem, which appears too busy continuing to make a martyr of Henry Kissinger and an Idol of Blanca Jagger. So, Just before we step back Into the slipstream you might give some thought to heaving some of those Presidential brickbats at Congress. Ot course you’ll have to wait until September when they come back from a month long vacation. TM County labor force increasing, data shows How are Cleveland CounUans faring In the civilian Job market? According to Franklin Ware, manager of the Employment Security Commission, the work force numbered 40,830 In mid-May, a gain of 170 over mid-March. Since May the civilian labor force, in the Shelby area, hH IncreMed by 1,130. Logically, the unemployment figures decreased during this time. Out of Job citizens number an estimated 1,730 In mid-May, ^riUch was down by 310 from the 3,080 estimate of mid-March - and 460 below the May 1978 total. Ware reports that non manufacturing employment rose 300 between mid-March and mid-May, with gains reported In five out of seven non-manufacturing groups. 'Die largest Increase was reported In construction, up 7.3 percent. Trade was up 3.5 percent, reflecting the 100 citizens who were employed. Service and government In creased employment rolls by 80 and 40. respectively. Manufacturing employed, however, shows a drop of 80 workers during the tabulation period. All of the losses occurred in nondurable goods Industries. Textile employment was down 60 and other nondurables, down 40. Bmpliuyment figures in durable goods manufacturing reflected no change during the two month period. Ware reports that the total In dustry employment by place of work ahowed a net gain of 1,830 over totals one year ago. Manufacturing em ployment was up by 610 and non- naufacturtng employe rolls In creased by 710. Ware said that since May 1978, total Joblessness In Cleveland County has declined by 460. ’The unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 percent In May, down from the 6.0 percent rate in March and the 6.6 percent from May 1978. ALIVKANDWBIX We’ve been told that Ood Is dead In thla enUghtened ago. But I’ve not seen His name On the obituary page. And It did not worry mo When I hnrd the news To believe that It Is true, I simply refuse. Makes no difference what they Hy The time will never be ’That we should send the angels A card of sympathy Tou and I can be so sure ’Til time shall be no more ’There’ll never be a wreath thars made ’To hang on Heaven’s door. If you’ll only look around Surely you can tell But what you see In nature God Is sUlve and well. Someday we shall see Him His face we shall adore Since He is alive and well He’ll live forever more. <3ALVIN WRIGHT Kings Mountain, N.C. CAUGHT BETWEEN SHOWERS Suddenly a shower Is upon us We find shelter under a tin roof. We know the raindrops are falling distinctly we hear the proof Then the sun comes beaming out to light sparklers on the rosM, And give the white Illy a sun bath before the day closes. A blue Jay lights on the blrdbath to take a look at his reflection, A shower bath wa's truly his latest recollection. A butterfly picks up the courage to rest on a tiger Illy, tMtlng the fresh nectar fluttering the wings made chilly. o 4 AsnaUlnhlsUtUesheU pope out a pretty hMd, Before the showers begin agsdn In silver sheets that sprnd. ’Thinking the shower Is over We venture out to bHk In the sun. Suddenly daric clouds billow up again a and here comes another one. ™ VIVIAN S. BILTCLIFFE Your diet can make you an emotional yo-yo mmPwm rUBLISHBDEAOB TUESDAY AflD THURSDAY . GARLAND ATKINS Publisher TOMMeINTYRB Editor BUZABEIH STEWART Woman’s Editor GABY STEWART Sports Editor DARRELL AUSTIN General Manager CLYDE HILL Advertising DIrectar MEMBBROF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION The BflrronHerald la published by General PnbHshlag Company, P. O. Drawer 768 Kings Monntain, N. C. 88666. .Business and editorial offices are looated at 481 N. Pledmant Ave. Phone 789.7496. Second Class postage paid at Kings Mountain, N. C. Single oopy IS cento. Sidlsortptlon ratee; 86.n yearly 11 In-state'. 84.8s s'lx months, 89.60 yearly 11 out-of-state. 98 six months; Student rate ^r nine months 86.84. ^ ByWESLEFLER Special to the Herald CHAPEL HILL — Johnny can’t read. He hates school. His dad Is a hMvy drinker. Johnny’s mother smokes like a fiend. Drinks a dozen cups of coffee a day. ’Tom, Johnny’s older brother, always hM been a problem child. He’s been In Jail and wrecked several cars. Everyone In the family la tense, tired and irritable because of poor diet. They mostly Mt pastrlM, snacks, quick foods, soft drinks, caffeine, alcohol and nicotine. They all are suffering from low blood sugar—hypoglycemia. Family diets like Jolhnny’s are on the IncreaM acroH the natloi, according to Dr. Emanuel Cheraskln, the famed Alabama nutritionist. Americans are Mtlng more and more of the things they should avoid completely— foods loaded with sugar and white flour. ’To this they often add a generous supply of alcohol, caffeine and nicotine, he said. Dr. Cheraskln spoke to some 800 dentists, their families and friends about the poor diet epidemic In America and explained how It can be brought under control. Dr. Cheraskln wh the principal scientific q)eaker at the University of North Carolina School of Denlstry’e 36th Anniversary Day. A physlclan-dentlst-nutrltlonlst. Dr. Cheraskln Is author of a dozen health and nutrition books; the latest in the best-Mller "Psychodletetlcs." Dr. Cheraskln Is also profMsor and chairman of the University of Alabama’s Department of Oral Medicine. Tt is a scientific fact that school grades go up .''.s nutrition among students Is Improved, he said. Improved diets also have made winning football teams of loMrs. Crime and misbehavior In Juvenile delinquents have been traced to low blood sugar—poor diet, he said. One study In dicates as many aa 90 percent of Juvenile delinquents were suffering from low blood sugar when tested. Other studies have shown that airline pilots and automobile drivers with low blood sugar are accident prone and demonstrate bad Judgment, he said. Alcoholics are notorious for their poor diets. He described an alcoholic h anyone who can’t face hla family at night without a "fix." And a fix doesn’t have to be alcohol. One can have a caffeine or nicotine fix. Marital problems, according to scientific studies, often sire related to poor diet and low blood sugar. These same studies have demonstrated that problems can be resolved and harmony restored by switching to a healthful and nutritious diet. Dr. Oieraskln said. Don’t worry about calories and cholesterol, he said. Help yourself to eggs, cheese, milk, meat, seafood, poultry, fresh fruits and vegetables, whole-grain bread and cereal, nuts, suid seeds. Go easy on fats, salt, tea and coffee. Avoid sugar and white flour products, hydrogenated fats, food preservatives such M nitrates and nitrites and many artificial flavoring and coloring agents. Dr. Ch^rHkln explained that low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) Is the exact opposite ot diabetes. In diabetes, too little uHble Insulin circulates in the blood stream. In gypolglycemla, there Is too much Insulin In the blood. An excess of this sugar-regulating hor- moiM (insulin), relened by the pancreM In iwaponse to a rapidly rising’ blood sugsu*, drives blood sugar levels below normal, triggering a craving for sweets along with a variety of physical or mental symptoms. An abnormal plunge In blood sugar levels Is perilous. Dr. CherHkln Mid, sending shock waves through every cell In the body and affecting the nervous system and brain most of all. An erratic mentsil state results with a list of symptoms a mile long. Just a fow common symptoms are: dizziness, drowsiness, headaches. Inability to con centrate, poor memory, shortness of breath, blurred vision and loss of sexual drive. A typical hypoglycemia victim la In fact, an emotional yo-yo, strung out on a chemical reaction he cannot control, with reactions so severe they frequently resemble Innnlty, Dr. Cheraskln said. Food preparation Is vital to a sound diet, he said. Many otherwise nutritious meals have been rendered almost totally useless by unwise cooking methods. Heat la the greatest single wrecker of food value. Even the best foods can be ruined by a combination of freezing, canning, cooking and warming over. Eating out is the ultimate hazard. Dr. Cheraskln said. After food Is allowed to warm and warm on a steam table, the pots they were cooked In have Just about h much food value as the foods. ’The same goes for fast-food and quick serve dining places. "Ice cream," he said. Is nothing more than a clever chemical feHt mHqueradlng h Ice cream. But there are some healthful "natural” brands on the market. Bread, even when enriched. Is nearly worthleH. Once the staff of life, plain white bread wh fed to rats for 90 days and the rats died. "Enriched bread and flour" fools most people. Dr. Cheraskln said. Some 30 dif ferent nutrients are removed In manufac- turlng,and only four are put back In their place. Most commercially baked goods are loaded with white sugar, white flour and hydrogenated fat...all of which should be avoided. Try not to be Influenced by television advertising. The prettier the package, the more suspect the contents. ’The box Is sometimes more nutritious than the con tents. Also dog food contains more nourish ment than most drive-ln hamburgers. Dr. Cheraskln said. "When WH the Ust time you mw a ’TV commercial for fresh fruits and garden a vegetables," he asked. "Usually, foods with the lent nutritional value are the subject of Madison Avenue’s most clever and ex pensive campaigns.” Most Americans eat badly and In consistently, and meal skipping Is on the rise. Dr. Cheraskln Mid. Coffee and doughnut brMkfHts (cafflene and empty calories) are more popular than ever. And ^ the wealthy are Just h guilty of poor eating » habits H the poor. Income level does not improve diet. The Mcret to good health. Dr. Cheraskln Mid, Is not In a "balanced diet.” Thera U no aich thing. The answer Is to eat all you want of thoM things that are good for you (the Optimal Diet) and to avoid thoM "foods" that are bad tor you. The Idea, Dr. CherHkln said. Is to Mt those foods that will Insure that "every body cell receives optimal amounts of every essentall nutrient.” WhaCs your opinion? . We want to hear your opMloa on things of Interest to yon. Address all oorreapondonoe for this page to Reader DIalogne. Mirror- Herald. P.O. 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