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Thuradoy. Sapitambw 3. 1981-EINaS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Pag* 9B
New Guidelines Allow More To Give Blood
If you have been disappointed
in the past by being deferred as a
Red Cross blood donor, then
there is good news for you. New
medical guidelines are now in ef
fect and will allow more persons
Donate
To New
Building
The following area businesses
and individuals have contributed
to the Cleveland County Red
Cross building fund;
Dover Foundation, Coca-Cola
Bottling, Cleveland Mills, Fasco,
Bost Bakery, Clyde A. Short Co.,
Plonk Brothers, J.E. Herndon
Co., Patterson Oil Co., D.M AE.
Corp., Mauney Hosiery, Sadie
Mills, J.C. Penney, Porter
Brothers, Shelby Daily Star,
Grover Industries, O. Max
Gardner Foundation, First
Citizens Bank (Kings Mountain
and Shelby), B.F.' Maner Agen
cy, Kennedy-Church-Young-
Paskoy Attorneys;
Also, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Mauney, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Mauney, Rob Deaton, John
Plonk, Glenn Cornwell, Ruth
Wilson, Libbie McKnight, W.A.
Russell, Willard B. Patterson,
Dr. Joseph Lee, George Houser,
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Barnett,
Thelma McVea, Mr. and Mrs.
Carlos Young, Addie Grier, Ina
V. Couser, Hazel Gill, Herbert
and Leatta Gidney, Alma Alex
ander, Lou McKinney, Bobbie
Bridges, Martha H. Scruggs and
Horace Ledford.
Commercial
Shearing
Sales Up
Commercial Shearing, Inc. to
day announced sales of
$59,007,000 in the third quarter
which 6.3 percent higher than
those for the comparable quarter
in 1980. Net earnings were
$4,035,000, or $.44 per share,
and represented a 22.2 percent
( increase over earnings for this
quarter a year.ago which weri
$3C3(j3,000, or $.37 a share.
Nine-month sales totaled
$170,926,000 which were 2.6
percent below those for the cor
responding period last year. Net
income was $8,669,000, or $.95
a share, compared with
$10,668,000, or $1.17 per share,
in 1980. While some 18.7 per
cent below last year’s earnings
for nine months, results in the
third quarter marked a tur
naround from the trend that
began with the downturn in the
domestic capital goods market
more than a year ago.
Third quarter results were aid
ed by the avoidance of sizable
losses in foreign currency
translations such as experienced
in previous two quarters of this
year. Although the major cur
rencies of Europe continued to
fall against the U.S., dollar dur
ing the third quarter, actions
taken to reduce exposure effec
tively eliminated any impace on
earnings for the quarter. Net in
come at the end of nine months,
excluding currency gains and
losses, was 2.5 piercent higher
than similarly adjusted profits
for the comparable period a year
ago.
Per-share earnings have been
adjusted to reflect the 10 percent
share dividend issued in January.
Country
Show Set
Saturday
A Country and Western Jam
boree for the benefit of the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home
of North Carolina will be held at
the Crossroads Music Park
Saturday, from 6 p.m. until mid
night.
The show will include Ameri-
country recording artists Jerry
Van Tassel and “Jada” and the
Carolina Band. Other artists
scheduled to appear on the pro
gram include The Brushy Creek
Band, The Wagon Wheelers and
The Leonard McSjwn Band.
A best dress ^wboy and
Cowgirl l^ntest NfUI also be
held. PriKs' will be awarded.
Hamburg«iijl^,y|Ul dogs, sand
wiches and snacks will be
available. Blankets and lawn
chairs are welcomed. Tickets will
be three dollars at the door.
to be considered as prospective
blood donors. Diabetics, persons
with high blood pressure and
persons taking certain medica
tions are now potential blood
donor candidates.
Before someone can donate
blood, they must complete a
medical history exam, at which
time a nurse evaluates each in
dividual to determine if they are
eligible to donate blood.
Previously, persons taking cer
tain medications could not be ac
cepted. Now, the nurse will con
sider the reason an individual is
taking the medication, not the
medication itself.
Another are highlighted in the
guidelines pertain to diabetics.
Previously, only persons with
diabetes controlled by died and
oral medication could donate
blood. Now, those treated with
insulin may also give.
Some of the restrictions have
also been lifted for those with
high blood pressure. Persons tak
ing medications for high blood
pressure might now be accepted
if their blood pressure is within
Red Cross limits on the day of
donation. Low blood pressure
guidelines, however, remain the
same.
The American Red Cross
blood donor guidelines are based
on periodic reviews conducted
by the National Medical Ad
visory Committee. The objective
of the guidelines is to insure the
complete safety of the donor and
the recipient of the blood. The
limits are subject to change ac
cording to research by the com
mittee. If you are not sure
whether you are an eligible
blood donor, call the Red Cross
or stop by the closest Dlood-
mobile or blood center and ask
the charge nurse.
Now that the new guidel'ines
are in effect, the Red Cross
hopes that more people will be
donating blood. The need for
blood increases constantly. Ni:w
medical technology demands tihe
use of whole bloixl and blood
components for treating i 1-
Inesses.
In the Caro'linas Blood Servici;
Region, which is comprised of 57'
counties in North Carolina and
South Carolina, close to IJJOO
units of blood a day are needed
to meet the demand of
hospitalized patients in the 104
hospitals served.
^cause of the magnitude of
people living in the geographical
area served by the Red Cross
Carolinas Blood Service pro
gram, every individual donation
is important. Approximately 4'/2
million people live in this region.
They are insured of a blood sup
ply because of volunteer blood
donors who care. If you are eligi
ble to donate blood, call the Red
Cross and make an appointment.
I I
The new All-Savers Certificate is a result
of the President’s Tax Bill. It will allow
you to exclude from your Federal Income
Tax up to $2,000 interest on a joint
return and $1,000 interest on an individ
ual return, subject to IRS regulations.
The new certificates will not be avail
able until October 1, but you don’t have
to wait until then to earn a high return.
Right now. First Union is offering you a
Retail Repurchase Agreement* paying
22% interest on money you plan to use
for your All-Savers Certificate. And the
minimum investment is only $500.
You’ll earn that rate until October 1
when your funds will automatically be
transferred to a one-year All-Savers C.D.
_ ^ou never had t>vq better reasons to
“save. So stop by your First Union office
and get a head start on your All-Savers
Certificate now.
The All-Savers Certificate, with a term of one year, is insured up to
$100,000 by the Federal Deposi t Insurance Corporation and tlie
interest rate will be 70% of the a verage investment yield for the
most recent auction of 52-week U.S. Treasury Bills. There willl be a
substantial penalty for early witlidrawal. The following chart illus
trates approximate tax-equi valer it yields of the All-Savers Certi ficate
at various interest rates for differ ent income tax brackets;
Marginal
Income Tax
Bracket
All Savers C.D. Yield
10%
11%
12%
30%
14.29%
15.71%
17.14%
40%
16.67%
18.33%
20.00%
50%
20.00%
22.00%
24.00%
Only First Union will
pay you 22% interest
to reserve your All-Savers
Certincate now
Member FDIC.
*This investment is a Retail Repurchase Agreement, backed by U.S. Government or U.S. Government Agei icy securities, and is not
a savings account, ft is not a deposit and is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The mark ’.et value of the underlying
securities wffl not be less than the principal amount of your investment on the date of purchase. Investors m ay become unsecured
creditors to the extent that the market value of the underlying securities falls below the principal amount invert ed during the term of the
Retail Repurchase Agreement. Interest earned on the Retail Repurchase Ameement is not tax-free. The Retail Repurchase Agreement
matures on October 1,1981. Rate and availability are subject to change without notice. Detailed information or > the Retail Repurchase
Agreement is available at all First Union Offices.