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•FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS—WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, IH4
Food stamp
benefits
to increase
Nine oat of 10 Georgia households
receiving food stamps will get an
increase in their benefits Oct 1,
according to the Georgia Department
of Homan Resources.
While federal changes will increase
benefits generally, some 15,008 house
holds will have their benefits de
creased, remain the same or their
cases dosed due to changes in house
hold circumstances.
Based on federally-mandated
changes, revisions in tables used to
determine how much a household will
receive in food stamps have been
changed to take into account higher
food prices.
Other factors used when determin
ing eligibility and benefit levels are
also affected by the revised federal
guidelines. The Standard Deduction
given to all households, which re
flects the amount of monthly living
expenses a household must pay, has
been increased to $96. Also, the maxi
mum deduction for housing and de
pendent care costs has been
increased to $134.
A computerized review of over 156,-
000 food stamp households has been
completed by DHR’s Division of
Family and Children Services.
Changes in their benefits will be
made automatically and will go out
with the October allotment.
Flu season approaching
causes, effects of virus
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This health
information column to provided as a
community service of Forsyth
County Hospital.)
What is fin and how is H canoed?
Influenza is a contagious respira
tory disease caused by a virus. When
someone who turn the flu sneezes,
coughs, or even talks, the flu virus is
expelled into the air and may be
inhaled by anyone close by. Even
someone who is just coming down
with the flu, and doesn’t yet feel sick,
can pass it along in this way.
What happens when you get the flu?
When flu strikes, the lining of the
respiratory tract is affected The
tissues become swollen and inflamed,
sometimes actually damaged. Fortu
nately, the damage is rarely perma
nent and the tissues usually heal
within two weeks.
Influenza is called a respiratory
disease, but the whole body suffers
from it. The victim usually becomes
acutely ill with fever, chills, weak
ness, loss of appetite, and aching of
the head, back, arms and legs. The
flu sufferer may also have a sore
throat and a dry cough, nausea and
burning eyes.
The fever mounts quickly tem
perature may rise to 104 but after
two or three days, it usually subsides.
The patient is often left exhausted for
days afterwards.
Is flu considered serious?
Uncomplicated influenza is a mod
erately severe illness for most peo
ple. They are usually back on their
feet within a week. Sometimes, how
ever, complications set In.
Most complications are bacterial
infections, since the body can be so
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ends training
Second Lt. Thomas L. Patterson,
son of June Briggs of Kansas City,
Mo., and Gordon Patterson of Route
9, Gumming, has completed the U.S.
Air Force military indoctrination for
medical service officers at Sheppard
Air Force Base, Texas.
The course acquaints newly com
missioned medical personnel with
professional and administrative re
sponsibilities as Air Force officers.
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Blue ribbon winner
The Chattahoochee Homemakers Council was the blue ribbon
winner in the Falling Leaves Festival held recently. Shown here
with booth advertisement of the handmade quill is Gladys Porter,
who is president of the three-club council.
weakened by influenza that its de
fenses against bacteria are low. Bac
terial pneumonia is the most common
complication. But the sinuses, bron
chi (lung tubes) or inner ears may
also become inflamed and painful.
There are also less common devel
opments that can be very serious.
One is viral pneumonia. Another is
encephalitis, or inflammation of the
brain. Still others are acute kidney
failure and any of various nervous
system disorders. All these non-bac
terial diseases are rare, but any of
than may be fatal.
Who gets the flu?
Anyone can get the flu especially
when it is widespread in the commu
nity. In a flu epidemic year, from 20
to 30 percent of the population con
tracts influenza. But some people are
particularly susceptible to the com
plications that can follow. These peo
ple, known as “high risk” include:
any adult or child with a heart dis
ease; any with chronic kidney dis
ease; any with a chronic lung
disease; any adult or child with dia
betes or other chronic metabolic dis
order; and anyone over 65 years of
age.
How are flu and compUcattoos
treated?
For simple flu, your doctor will
probably tell you to stay in bed at
home as long as the sickness is severe
and perhaps for about two days
after the fever is gone. A drug called
amantadine is useful in some cases,
either as treatment or as a preventa
tive.
The treatment of non-bacterial
complications varies with the illness.
If you should develop a bacterial
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complication, however, your doctor
can give you an antibiotic. In fact,
people with chronic lung disease are
often given antibiotics the moment
flu is diagnosed.
Can you have the flu more than
once?
Influenza is caused by three differ
ent flu virus families so you can come
down with the flu again, one which is
caused by a different virus.
Can fin be prevented?
Most influenza can be prevented by
vaccination. Vaccines are made up
yearly from the major viral strains
that are expected to cause illness that
year. A yearly vaccination has been
found to be 70 to 90 percent effective
in preventing flu. High risk people
should be vaccinated each year.
Most people have little or no reac
tion to the vaccine. One in four might
have a swollen, red, tender area
where the vaccination was given. A
much smaller number, probably
more children than grownups, might
also develop a slight fever within 24
hours. They may have chills or a
headache, or feel a little sick. People
who already have a respiratory dis
ease may find their symptoms wors
ened. Usually none of these reactions
lasts for more than a couple of days.
There is also a possible, but very
rare, severe reaction. The Guillam-
Barre syndrome, one erf the nervous
system disorders that can follow the
flu itself, may affect a relatively
small number— about one in 100,000
of those vaccinated. Most recover
with no lasting effects.
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Morning Worship .11 a m.
Sunday Even. Svc.. .7 p.m.
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Awana Club Mon. 7-9 p.m.
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887-6982
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B.V. (Butch) Franklin.. Pastor
Ken Hill Minister of Music
Donald Wise Minister of
Ed./Youth
Sunday School .9:45 A.M.
Worship Service U:00 A.M.
Evening Service 7:00 P.M.
Wed. Prayer Service. 6:45 P.M.
Choirs Wed. Evenings
Nursery Provided
We can make a difference
The Book of Habakkuk is a book on
the prophecy of doom and judgment
bat also of the Lord’s love and stead
fastness.
In the first chapter, verses 2-4, the
prophet makes a cry that could easily
describe our society today, “How
long, O Lord, will I call for help, and
Thou wilt not hear; I cry to Thee
‘violence!’
Yet thou dost not save. Why dost
Thou make me see iniquity, and
cause me to look on wickedness? Yes,
destruction and violence are before
me; strife exists and contention
arises. Therefore, the law is ignored
and justice is never upheld; for the
wicked surround the righteous;
therefore, justice comes out per
verted.”
That’s the way it seems, doesn’t it
Those who break the law seem to
know all the ways around it and those
who truly want to do right and live
right seem to be surrounded.
There’s a humorous story about a
mother who had been sick in bed for
several days, and so her daughter
Taormina on
director’s list
Cindy Taormina, daughter of Sarah
Talley and Tony Sheriff, of Gumming,
has been named to the fall quarter
director’s list at Lanier Area Techni
cal and Vocational School in Gaines
ville.
Cindy, a 1983 graduate of Forsyth
County High School, is majoring in
License Practical Nursing.
In order to be on the director’s list,
one must maintain a 93 average.
Cindy's was 96.
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Shady Grove Road Off 369
Sunday School
9:45AM
Worship Service
11:00 AM
Nursery Care Provided
887-6801
Minister - Philip Makari
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decided to make her some hot tea that
might cause her mother to feel better.
The six-year-old daughter brought
the tea into the room and then waited
as her mother drank it, so that she
could be properly congratulated for
her good deed.
Her mother drank the tea, and then
asked the little girl bow she wait
about making it “Just like you do
mommy,” replied the girl. “First I
took the tea leaves and boiled them,
then I strained than,” she went on.
“What did you use to strain them?”
her mother asked.
“Oh,” replied the girl, “I couldn’t
find the strainer, so I used the fly
swatter.”
Sensing that she had said some
thing wrong, the daughter tried to put
ha mind at ease and said, “Oh, not
the new fly swatter; I used the old
one!”
The sick feeling the mother no
doubt had after hearing that is a lot
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Church School 9:30 o.m.
Worship...B o.m. & 10:30a.m.
Rev. Bruce Birdsey
Pilgrim Mill Rd.
887-8190 or 887-8589
CUMMING CHURCH
OF CHRIST
DAWSONVILLE HWY
CUMMING
(across from the water works)
SUNDAY SERVICES:
Bible Study 10 A.M.
Warship 11A.M.
Sunday Evening Worship
Jim Binkley A Tony Robinson.
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like the way we feel when it seems the
powers of the devil are winning in this
world. Yet, as Christians we have
hope and victory in our Lad who will
in the aid be victorious. And knowing
that as well as the fact that we can
make a difference in this old world is
enough to help us face all the sin that
surrounds us.
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Lutheran Mission
Services are held at 9:00
a.m. in the Chapel at In
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210 Ingram Ave., Cumming
889-0406 or 889-2065
FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Hwy. 306 Connector
Near Mountainside Estate
Cumming, Ga. 30130
Gary Armes, Minister
Rob Raynor, Associate Minister
SUNDAY
SERVICES
Bible School 9-.30 a.m.
Worship 10:30 a.m.
Youth Groups... 6:00 p.m.
Evening Worship .7:00 p.m.
Wed. Evening....7:oo p.m.
Graded worship and nursery provided
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Deaf Ministry during Morning Worship