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LUAHWA! IH ANU ALL MlU PlNtllAb Bansemer' eight-story mural on the Spy-Glass Motel it rapidly becoming a Clearwater Beach landmark. AS 'Idon'tcontldirlfrtittlc, but I don't think vmtything wti do to bo profound. It can $om0thing vhumUy onjoyblo lot with mo Rogar Bantamac 1 i I VI A great balloon rises from the jumble of Clearwater Beach WW CHRISTINA K. COSOON (Iwmw lam Staff M'HM balloonist eiplained. "That sir balloon couldn't lift a man." Ill artist said he was severely criticized by some of hit artist -colleague for painting Ih mural, which they don't consider to I serious art.

They said be compromised hit talents. BUT 1MNSEM F.R said he enjoyed th project. "If. fun to get out and do something different every now and then," he said. "It was a little bit of a challenge because it ia to big.

It' nict to think that there are people who havt enough confidence in mt to do a work that Urge beraus I really could havt mad a mesa! "I don't consider it artistic, but I don't think everything an artist doe has to he profound. It can be something visually enjoyable, and I consider the mural something fun to look at A kit of artist disagree with mt." l.indgren involved the community in the project by offering a free weekend at th motel and a balloon ride lo th person who guessed when the artist would complete th mural. "It only took til day to paint," Bansemer taid. "I finished it Nov. 14." Ingrid Lanier of lrgo won the contest.

PLANNING THE MURAL look at much time as painting it. "It had to be planned out extremely well because you can't see one you get up on thai scaffold." Bansemer said. The mural has only on straight line the center line of the balloon. All the other line are elliptical. "That wat the biggest problem," the artist taid, "figuring how to paint fourteen 40 foot ellipse." Before the artist began flying hot-air balloons he wat afraid of heighta.

He taid if l.indgren asked him to paint the mural before he became a balloon enthusiast he never would have agreed to dangle on a scaffold that took him eight ttoriet above ground level. To paint hit tignatur on the finished work, Bansemer had to hang over a ledge of the 10th story becaus he couldn't get the scaffold up that high. "My mother wat watching and the wat petrified," Bansemer taid, laughing! And what doe l.indgren think of the mural? "ile't gone for the day but I can tell you he's delighted with it," taid Leo Tyler, the hotel front desk manager. "He's covered what he always felt was an ugly wall with a beautiful, outstanding pier of artwork." CLEARWATER Soaring high above distant ocean on wing of the wind. a bearded captain of the air currents tiirvryi hi position with Ih aid of a sextant.

A landing anchor dangle merrily beneath Iht crib like basket of hit billowing balloon. Curious tea gulls hover near the captain's brilliantly colored flying machine, inwcting this (tanl intruder (if Ih air lanes. Far below, a sailboat complete what i a cheerful, tranquil scene. Thi whimsical pirtur i just that ITCOVERSANeight storywallofthe Spy Glass Mo-tfl on Clearwater Reach and already hat become a landmark. Many per in driving or walking wnt acroa the Memorial Causeway havt commented that they are pleased by the eight of the great balloon ruing from a jumble of undistinguished apart menu and motel.

I never bothered to look in thai dirertion before. There wa nothing worth looking at." Mid Mrs. B. I- Shoemaker of I-argo. "Now whenever I go arrow the causeway, I always glance at the mural.

It give me a nice feeling." In (larding contrast to its aurrounding structure, the mural ia an eye-darrling blaze of color. Gilbert l.indgren, owner of the Spy-Glass, initiated the project and Roger Bansemer, well known local artist and balloon enthusiast designed and painted the mural. "He fLindgren) uw me a year ago painting a mural downtown," Bansemer explained. "He aaid he wanted a mural painted on hi motel. I gave him my card and told him to give me a call when he wa interested.

I never expected to hear from him." LIN DC REN DIDN'T forget. "He called me a few week ago and said, 'J understand you fly Bans-emer recalled. "He taid, 'I'd like to gel that mural painted now. How about putting a balloon up Bansemer made a (ketch, l.indgren approved it and the project began. "It fascinated me to be able to paint a balloon on the aide of a building," Bamtemer aaid.

But the balloon i smaller than life-size and the man in the balloon ia larger than life-sue! "People don't realize how big balloons are," the artist- i- i .7 1 I 1 I I IV. I III Wit III JV. TA aiaiiftiaaiia Bd4, iafa ClMrwMW Tinws OAVf PUSSOS) Lake Seminole Hospital excited about new intensive care unit Townend said that today no hospital is allowed to add a major expense without obtaining a certificate of need. The Medfield which owns I Seminole Hospital, I'alms of Pasadena Hospital and Medfield (psychiatric! Center locally, tries to share major hospital equipment Both I'almsof Pasadena and Lake Seminole have intensive care units of this magnitude. The recently opened Seven Rivers Community Hospital in Crystal River also has such a facility.

"We are concerned with providing good medical facilities by efficiently operating our facilities," Townend said. "Hut we still need to provide those things which patients need, such as the intensive care unit." own heating and cooling controls and a central nurses' station." THE UNIT has provisions to serve cardiac patient, respiratory patient and surgical patients. Every patient can be monitored simultaneously on a central system at the nurses' station. "Each patient's room is also equipped with a monitor so that the nurses can watch heart rates and vital signs," Bartlett taid. "And every room can be seen from the nurses' station, allowing our staff to visually monitor patients," Rooms are cheery, with colorful drapes and thin, slat blinds decorating the windows.

Fran Wilson, head nurse of the unit, taid that patients respond better to the rheerful atmosphere and that it boosts morale. "WE HAVE HAD patients who had left our old unit and then came bark to the new unit several weeks later and felt the change." Mrs. Wilson said. "They were surprised when they came bark and found that they could get more rest while in intensive care." Bartlett said that before the opening of the unit, patients could be disrupted during the night when new patients were brought in. Since patients are now in separate rooms, the problem hat been eliminated.

The hospital has four registered nurses on earh shift All nurse are specially trained to work with intensive care patients. There are no aides or licensed practical nurses working within the unit The basic room rate for the intensive care unit is Sl'Jft a day. ROBERT TOWN END. community relations manager, said the unit was built because of the growing need for medical care in the Seminole area. Townend said the census over the previous year showed there was an additional :16 percent population increase in the area.

"We applied to the state for approval to erect the facility," Townend said. "We received a certificate of need and since we opened we have had a 90 percent occupanry." By KAREN JOHNSON latyo twwol Ttmat Cofraspondaftt SKMIN0I.E Administrators and hospital officials at Ike Seminole Hospital are excited about their newest addition. Karly in October the hospital saw a dream become reality when the facility opened its intensive rare unit The old intensive care unit was not adequately serving the needs of patient, according to John Bartlett, hospital administrator. "We initially had 1.000 square feet of spare," Bartlett taid. "The area consisted of one large room with a nurses' station and four beds.

Now, we have 3,200 square feet of space with eight individual rooms, each having their Turning 1,00: The fuss isn't quite so bad as George McDougall has you believe largo seminole tim-s DIGEST By JOHN KARVPCP largo Smmo4a Jim Staff WrHr Ninth in series of classes on diabetes begins Wednesday Claarwatar Ttmaa Staff Writer enduring traditions of the McDougall family. In all, 14 McDougalls have played in Salvation Army bands in Michigan. The other tradition is working for General Motors four generations of McDougalls have been employed by the giant automaker. McDougall started as a toolmaker for General Motors in 1906. He worked on parts for the original Buick and for early Chevrolet.

And he kept on working for General Motors until 1952, when he retired at the age of 74. "The greatest company I ever saw," he says. General Motors has sent McDougall a letter of congratulations in honor of his 100th birthday. The company said he is the fourth oldest of 187,000 retired General Motors employees and the oldest retiree from the Chevrolet division. Sea 100, Pag 3 In the afternoons, passersby find him perched on a golf cart in the sunshine.

Almost invariably, they call out his name. McDougall has spent only a fraction of his long life in Largo. Two and a half years ago he sought out the Florida aunshine after a lifetime of teeth-rattling winters in Canada, Michigan and upstate New York. But his memories of those years are warm ones. McDougall speaks most fondly of his participation in the Salvation Army.

He has been a member since 1881. For 75 years he played in a Salvation Army band. He was versatile as a musician, but says the cornet was his favorite instrument. McDOUGALL STILL attends church at the Salvation Army every Sunday. His 70-year-old son Cliff, a Holiday resident, drives down to take his dad.

The Salvation Army is one of two 1 .7 DUN EDI The ninth in a series of 10 general classes on diaMes will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the cafeteria at Mease Hospital. The topic is "Teaching nurse review." The class is free to all persons. Dr. Sanford N.

Plevin is in charge. Park Boulevard to be closed for work on railroad crossing Largo Samlnola TimaaStaff Writar SEMINOLE Seventy-Eighth Avenue (Park Boulevard) will be closed between 118th Street and 125th Street Monday through Friday because of work on a railroad crossing. County employees will be smoothing a bumpy incline at the railroad crossing. Westbound motorists will be directed north on Ridge Road, west on 86th Avenue and south on 125th Street. East bound traffic will be directed in reverse.

LARGO If you listen to tome people, the hardest part of living to be 100 it hearing everybody talk about it. Strangers, getting wind of the grand occasion, are always pestering with questions: "Are you the man who' going to be 100 years old?" "What does it feel like to be 100 years old?" They make such a fuss that one hardly knows if it is worth the trouble. GEORGE McDOUGALL knows about these things, you understand. He is about to turn 100 himself. Wednesday is his birthday.

But when he tells you how irritated he it with all the fanfare or how it is not such a big deal after all, don't listen. McDougall ia excited. He can't wait. On Wednesday George McDougall will start his second century a happy man. At an age when most are weary or ailing, he is enjoying life.

And why not? The man is surrounded by friend in hi comfortable retirement community and i healthier than moat men 25 years younger. There are good reasons why George McDougall laughs to often. "I've had quite a life, you know," he said. "I'm happy. I'm always happy.

I never feel sad. I try to keep up, you know." THOSE WHO KNOW him say McDougall keeps up with everybody, and everybody keeps up with him. Every morning he rises early and camps by the window of his one-bedroom apartment. From there he shouts greetings to just about everyone who passes neighbors, the postman, staff members at the nearby nursing home. About 10 a.m.

he calls the women in the Oak Manor office to make sure that they are okay. the weather Today's forecast Mild and mostly aunny. High around 80. Low in 50a. Northwest and north winds 10-15 mph.

SATURDAY Pree. Clearwater 75 68 .50 Largo 82 64 VSasT ''FMFc ai' mm McDougall says the secret to his longevity is simple: 'I've always lived a good life. I went to church all my life. I've been trusting in God all the time. I never wanted for anything.

Correction Bill Wasel was among the musician who played at the Harvest Moon Cafe at last Sunday's Dunedin Art Harvest. An incorrect name was given in a story Tuesday. fori. a laigo Sammola Timaa STEVt HASH McDougall drinks a chocolate milk shake..