By SEN. HEINZ
Most of us have
seen the pleas in the
media for a liver
donor to save a child.
Why are families
forced to relay on
such desperate mea-
sures? The fact is
that a serious short-
age of donated organs
and tissues prevents
thousands of Ameri-
cans every year from
getting critical trans-
plant operations
because a pancreas,
heart or other vital
organ cannot be
found.
On way you can
help is to consider
being an organ donor.
The organs used in
transplant operations
are provided as vol-
untary gifts from
individuals who have
chosen to donate their
ortans and tissues
upon their death. In
17 states, hospitals
are required to
approach relatives or
guardians about the
possibility of organ
donation when a
death occurs. While
more organs and tis-
sues are made availa-
ble through these
efforts each year, the
need for organs far
surpasses the number
donated.
Current medical
technology enables
the transplantation of
the kidney, heart,
liver, skin, cornea,
heart-lung, lung, pan-
creas, bone an d bone
marrow. While most
Americans = know
about organ tran-
splatns, fewer than
one in five has chosen
to be an organ donor.
Why the hesitation?
For many, they just
don’t know what’s
involved.
Anyone, regardless
of age or medical his-
tory, can sign a donor
card or express
wishes to family
members to donate in
the event of death.
You can choose to
donate all or only spe-
cific organs and tis-
sues. At the time of
donation, all donors
are routinely checked
for evidence of viral
hepatitis, acquired
immune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS) and
other transmissible
diseases.
Many mispercep-
tions prevail about
the organ donation.
What you should
remember is:
— There’s no cost
involved in donating
organs.
— Donation doesn’t
interfere with funeral
arrangements.
— The donor is
legally dead before
any donation takes
place.
— Most religions
support organ dona-
tion.
— It is illegal to sell
human organs.
If you're interested
in becoming an organ
donor, discuss this
decision with family
and friends. If you
wish to be a donor,
you will need to fill
out an organ donor
card specifying your
wish to donate organs
or tissues upon your
death. Many states
provide donor cards
on the back of
driver’s licenses.
Wallet-sized donor
cards are also availa-
ble vrom a number of
non-profit organiza-
tions interested in
organ donation.
But even if you
have signed a donor
card, the decision to
donate rests with
your family. This
highlights the import-
ance of telling others
about your decision,
especially immediate
family and your phys-
ician.
For further infor-
mation; donor cards,
and referral to local
agencies, you can
write to:
— American Coun-
cil on Transplantation
at P.O. Box 9999,
Washington, D.C.
20016.
— Office of Organ
Transplantation,
Health Resources and
Services Administra-
tion, Department of
Health and Human
Services, Rockville,
MD 20857.
(Sen. John Heinz is
chairman of the
United States Sente
Special Committee on
Aging.)
Houseplants, like
kids, eventually get
cramped for space.
Kids show it by get-
ting irritable. Plants,
being a bit easier on
your sanity, just turn
yellow and drop their
leaves.
To give your root-
bound houseplants a
boost, repot them in a
new home of fresh
soil and a larger
planter.
Generally, house-
plants need to be
repotted once a year.
Spring and early
summer are the best
seasons to do this
simple task since
you're likely to move
your houseplants out-
doors in the summer.
And summer is when
plant growth really
takes off.
BERTHA
HELP WANTED
WORK WANTED
FREE
HUFFY BIKES, 16" boys,
and 20” convertible. Both
in exc. cond. $20 ea.; Big
Wheel $6; Inch Worm $4;
Scooter, $5; Tonka
Loader $5. 696-1974 after
3 p.m. 25-4-P
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT Various
types $50. takes all. Call
696-3410. 25-4-P
BLENDER & CAN OPENER
Both in mint cond. $20.
696-3410. 25-4-P
QUEEN SIZE SOFA BED,
beige, blue & brown,
good cond.; Corono Ker-
osene heater, exc. cond.
675-4386. 25-4-P
ELECTRIC HOT WATER
HEATER, 20 gal., 1 yr.
old. Exc. cond. $40. 675-
8119. 25-4-P
MATERNITY. CLOTHES.
Summer & fall. Sies 8
thru 12. Exc. cond. $2.
ea. Call 822-5988. 26-4-P
FISHER PRICE circus train
$5; Fisher Price "The
Farmer Says” $4; Marx
sliding board $10; Stand-
Up chalk board $8. 288-
0727 after 8:30 p.m. 26-
4-P
CRAIG TURNTABLE $40;
Turner microphone for
CB $25. Call 822-2525.
26-4-P
CENTURY SUPERBABY
SWING. Exc. cond. used
only 2 months. Paid $35
will sell for $20 firm.
675-6142. 26-4-P
26" LADIES 3 SPEED BIKE.
Good cond. $25; St.
Tropez Moto Cross, good
cond. $35; Call anytime
639-1082. 26-4-P
CHILD'S GLIDER SWING
Seats 4, great cond. Call
822-5988. 26-4-P
FISHER PRICE Giant screen
music box TV $4; Fisher
Price Explorer $10; Big
Bird's 3-D Camera $3;
Fisher Price musicbox
record player $8. 288-
0727 after 8:30 p.m. 26-
4-P
BMX 26" racing bike. $45.
639-5678. 27-4-P
SOFT PADDED LIVING-
ROOM ARM CHAIR, light
gold color. Good cond.
Suitable for cottage or
family roo. $15. 696-1927
anytime. 27-4-P
SWAG DRAPE VALANCE,
119” wide. Mounted on
wooden frame. Green,
$20. Call 288-8933. 20-
tfn-P
SHRINERS JEWELED FEZ,
size 7; rain hat and car-
rying case. $40. 675-
3809. 27-4-P
BOYS SCHWINN BIKE, 5
spd. with lock and
basket. $50. Call 868-
6310 27-4-P
1 PR. LADDER JACKS, $25.
Call 868-6310. 27-4-P
FLOOR LAMP with built in
serving tray. Very good
cond. $25. Call 696-1927.
27-4-P
ARTIFICIAL SCOTCH PINE
Xmas tree. 6% ft. Exc.
cond. $20. Call 333-5955.
HELP WANTED
EXCELLENT INCOME for
part time home assembly
work. For information,
call 312-741-8400, ext.
783.
TYPISTS - $500 weekly at
home! Write: P.O. Box
975, Elizabeth, NJ 07207
A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
- Join FRIENDLY HOME
TOY PARTIES, the leader
for 31 years. Openings
for managers and deal-
ers. We have the largest
and best line in party
plan. No cash ‘invest-
ment, no delivering or
collecting. Earn big
foney plus bonuses and
travel incentives. Call
now, toll free to Carol
Day at 1-800-227-1510.
AMERICA'S NEWEST
PARTY PLAN needs dem-
onstrators. Generous
commission, no financial
investment. Free sample
kit. Free training & sup-
plies. Earn bonus points
for merchandise’ & trips.
For interview call 654-
8697. 25-4-P
GOVERNMENT JOBS $16,-
040 - $59,230 yr. Now
hiring. Call 805-687-6000
Ext. R-6026 for current
federal list. 26-10-P
NEED SOMEONE of high
school age to do yard
work. 2 afternoons per
week for 4 hours. $4 per
hour. Call 675-0693.
REAL ESTATE
GOVERNMENT HOUSING
from $1,00, you repair.
Also, delinquent tax
properties and foreclo-
sure properties. For
info., call (refundable) 1-
315-736-1610, Ext. 674.
28-3-P
MIDWAY MANOR, Sale by
owner. 8 rm. 1% bath,
liv. rm., eat in cust. kit.,
Hickory Pannel Family
Rm., with free standing
fire place, Sun porch, rec
rm., hardwood floors, 1
car garage, in ground
heated pool, many
extras, low 90s. NO
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
696-1485. 28-3-P
LOST & FOUND
FOUND: Ladies golf
shoes, Endicott Johnson,
size 82. Seen falling off
car roof in vicinity of
42nd St. Dallas. Call 675-
5211. 27-4-P
LOST! Three tri-colored
Basset Hounds. Lost in
Shavertown area. HAND-
SOME REWARD! Call
696-2304 or 696-1304.
ANIMALS
Stables
Board horses your way at
T & G Stables. Harris Hill
Rd., Trucksville. Call 696-
4943 or 283-1179. 38-tfn-
P
REG. QUARTER HORSE
GELDING, 6 years old,
15.2%, black. SKIP BRICK
bloodlines, mother pro-
ducer of many champi-
ons. Good to work
around. Rides Western
will go English. Needs
work and aggressive
rider. Can be a good
Gymkana or Reining
prospect. EXPERIENCED
riders only! Call 639-
5678. 15-tfn-P
16 HAND THOROUGH-
BRED MARE. Exc. plea-
sure horse, coggins neg-
ative. All shots to date,
sound. Regretfully must
sell. Asking $700. Call
after 1 p.m., 824-1597 or
824-4663. 25-4-P
IRISH SETTER male, 4 yrs.
old. Free to good home.
House broken, well
behaved, gentle, good
with kids. Call 696-1958
after 5 p.m. 26-4-P
RARE PURE WHITE
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUP-
PIES. AKC Reg. shots,
wormed, exc. disposi-
tions. Great with chil-
dren. Sire & Dam on
premises. $200. 696-
4643. 27-2-P
NORWEGIAN ELK HOUND
PUPPIES. Born 6-8-86.
Pure bred, beautiful $65.
each plus one 7 mo.
male $50. 868-5129.,27-4-
P
2 MALE KITTENS - free to
a good home. One is
orange and white, the
other is white with black
ears, nose, tail and feet.
Seven weeks old, litter
box trained, indoors or
outdoors. Must be taken
together. Call 287-1465.
WORK WANTED, painting,
minor repairs, odd jobs.
Reasonable rates. Call
477-3633. 18-8-P
CARPENTERS for hire
.Small jobs, big jobs, 25
years experience. Call
477-3424.
| WILL CARE FOR YOUR
CHILD IN MY Harveys
Lake home, beginning
August. Weekdays or
evenings. Meals & refer-
ences provided. Call 639-
FOR RENT
WILKES-BARRE, Parsons,
first floor, four rooms
and bath with shower,
stove, refrigerator, wall-
to-wall carpeting.
Garage. Available
August 1. Heat and hot
water included. $325 per
month. Call 288-8933.
TWO OR THREE small bed-
room apartment for rent,
insulated well, no pets,
security, Sweet Valley
area. $225 per month.
Call 477-3635.
SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL TYPING--
Term papers, reports,
thesis. 48 Hour service in
most cases (some
quicker). $2.00 per page.
$.25 per page extra
copies. Resume service
also available. Resume
and cover letter pre-
pared, $15.00. Copies,
$.25 per page. Call 288-
8933. 12-ttn-P
WANTED
WANTED TO BUY, small
back hoe in good cond.,
reasonable. Write: 580
Chase Rd. Shavertown,
Pa. 18708. 26-4-P
ORIENTAL RUG and a Par-
sons bench with storage
in the seat. Call 868-6279
or 735-0224.
STAINED GLASS WINDOW
for a bathroom. Call 868-
6279 or 735-0224.
PERSONAL
FREE Pure bred Beagle
puppies, male & female.
Call 675-1579. 25-4-P
RECREATIONAL
Sailing
Sailboat Sunfish, new
cond. $1000. Call 639-
1364 or 696-4196 after 6
p.m. 23-6-P
GARAGE SALE
GARAGE SALE at 115
Huntsville Road, Dallas,
Friday, July 25, 10 a.m.
MULTI FAMILY SALE - 3133
Dorchester Drive,
Orchard View Terrace,
July 24, 25 and 26. 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Children’s
and adult's clothing;
toys, household and
baby items.
GARAGE SALE- Must sell
end tables, books, house
hold, tricycle, clothing,
bedding, much more. Rt.
29, Jackson Twp. July 25
& 26. Follow signs. 28-1-
P.
MULTI-FAMILY SALE —
326 W. Eighth St., West
Wyoming. Friday and
Saturday, July 25 and 26,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Linens,
household items, bath-
room accessories, lamps,
children’s items, books,
jewelry, etc.
TRUCKS
1978 CHEVY PICKUP %
ton 4x4, p.s., p.b., trans-
fer case rear end, trans-
mission good, new fuel
pum & alternator.
Needs body work. $1500.
Call 675-0648 before 8
a.m. or after 6 p.m. 27-
2-P
79 MERCEDES
1979 Mercedes Benz
truck. Model 1116, 25,-
500 G V W. 20 ft. alumi-
num box, roll up door,
power lift gate, plug in
engine heater. $6,500.
Call 675-1413. 27-4-P
ATTRACTIVE 5'7" single
white female, 34, with
easy going nature hopes
to meet an intellectually
mature single white
male with same qualities
for long term relation-
ship. Please send letter
& phone number to:
R:S.R..\ P.O. Box i123,
Duryea Pa. 18642. 28-1-
P:
INSTRUCTION
TAP DANCE
Now forming tap dance
classes in Back .Moun-
tain. Private or group.
Beginners, ages 7
through 11. Call 675-
3818, ask for Kris. 27-4-P
GIVE YOUR CHILD THE
GIFT of music this
summer. Now accepting
new students for piano
instruction. Call 696-2400
before 12:00 a.m. or
after 6:00 p.m. 28-4-P.
FREE
FREE Irish Setter, male, 4
rs. old. Free to a good
ome, house broken,
well behaved, gentle,
good with kids. Call 696-
1958 after 5 p.m. 26-4-P
FREE to a good home.
Five year old female
chocolate Labrador
Retriever, AKC regis-
tered, loves to run,
needs space. Call 675-
4705 after 5 p.m.
CAST IRON BATHTUB and
toilet. Call 675-0661 after
5 p.m.
GLASS bottles and jars.
Call 824-3098 from 9
a.m. to Noon.
MOTORCYCLES
1983 YAMAHA black,
50cc, special $550. Call
675-3713. 18-tfn-P
1978 HONDA GOLDWING
1000. Superb cond. Sam-
sonite saddle bags,
canvas cover, low mile-
age, garage kept, $2500.
neg. Call 693-0562. 25-4-
[2
1980 HONDA CM 400 G.
Excellent condition.
Helmet included. $800.
Call 287-7831 after 4
p.m. .
1985 KTM 500 MX- Very
little hours. Bought new
in July 85. Must sell. 675-
2650. 28-4-P.
AUTO
S————————
1978 BUICK REGAL. Exc.
cond. Sun roof, air, p.s.,
p.b. & power windows.
Driver side has power
seat. Cruise, and tilt
wheel. Sony sound
system, 60,000 miles.
Asking $2900. 824-8505
after 3 p.m. 26-4-P
‘77 BUICK REGAL, V-8 350,
little rust, air, cruise
control, p.s., p.b., runs
good, 76,000 miles.
Asking $2500, negotia-
ble. Landau top. 287-
8666 before 5 p.m. 26-4-
P
1978 FORD PINTO, 4 cyl,
auto., 67,000 miles.
Asking $1300. Call 824-
§798 before 5 p.m. 27-4-
76 CHEVY CAMARO, V-8,
auto., p.s., p.b., Good
running condition.
Asking $1200. Call 675-
0091 or after 5:00 call
675-8854. 28-4-P
Allan Earl
Atzrott has been
appointed new
president and chief
operating officer
of Wikes-Barre
General Hospital,
according to Atty.
Michael Hudacek,
chairman of the
hospital’s Board of
Directors. Atzrott,
who was the
board’s unanimous
choice for the pos-
tion, will assume
his responsibilities
in August.
Thomas P.
Saxton, president
tive officer of
Wilkes-Barre Gen-
eral since 1968,
will relinquish the
title of president,
as well as the
direct day-to-day
responsibilities of
the hospital. He
will, however,
retain the position
of chief executive
officer for the hos-
pital’s parent com-
pany, the Wilkes-
Barre General
Health Corpora-
tion, and all its
subsidiaries.
Atzrott’s distin-
guished career in
health care man-
agement has made
him eminently
qualified for the
presidency of the
prestigious 444-bed
Wilkes-Barre Gen-
eral Hospital. A
member of the
American College
of Hospital Admin-
istrators, Atzrott
holds a master’s
degree in health
care administra-
tion from George
Washington Uni-
versity, Washing-
ton, D.C. and is
active in a variety
of professional
organizations and
community
projects.
He is currently
administrator of
the 397-bed City
Division of the
Atlantic City Medi-
cal Center in New
Jersey and pre-
vious held posi-
tions as assistant
administrator of
Divine Providence
Hospital in Wil-
liamsport, assist-
ant vice president
of Medical Center
at Princeton in
Princeton, N.J.,
assistant adminis-
trator at Runnells
Hospital in Berke-
ley Heights, N.J.,
and health planner
for northern New
Jersey. He ans his
wife, Cathy, are
the parents of two
daughters.
The appointment
of a chief operat-
ing officer was in
large measure due
to Wilkes-Barre
General’s evolu-
tion from an acute
care hospital into
a diverse health
care system. The
health corporation
currently includes
the following sub-
sidiaries: Wilkes-
Barre General
Hospital, Heritage
House, Diversifed
Medical Systems,
DMS Development
Corporation and
the Wilkes-Barre
General Realty
Corporation.
Saxton will now
devote the major
portion of his time
to providing the
leadership for the
policy-making and
strategic planning
functions of the
corporation.
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