The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, October 15, 1958, Page 7, Image 7
OCTOBER. 1958
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Most of us have pet superstitions
of some sort. They
have been a part of our background
since childhood. It is
amusing to learn of some of
the superstitions of employees
and how they began.
One man. whose name we
withhold, was fined for exceeding
the speed limit. As
he walked into the police station
to pay his fine, he
grabbed his rabbit's foot to
put up over the door for luck.
There wasn't anv room as
many such good luck pieces
were already there.
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WOFFORD KELLEY. Clinton,
savs he alwavs knnrk< on
wood for luck. This is one of
the most popular superstitions.
Some even knock three
times to be sure that Lady
Luck hears them.
Some Coarse . . . Some Fine . .
Newsboy: "Extra! Extra!
Rend about tln-> t>tr*~.
swindled."
Passer-by: "Here boy. I'll
take one. Say, there isn't anything
in here about two men
being swindled!"
Newsboy: "Extra! Extra!
Three men swindled."
The Sunday School teacher
was lecturing her young class
about keeping their minds as
clean as their bodies. To emphasize
the point, she held up
a bar of soap.
"Oh-oh," said one little listener.
"here comes the Commercial."
First you carry the bride
over the threshold?then shr
puts her foot down.
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"But the parkage clearlv savs.
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MRS. MEDA WILLIAMS.
Lydia, is one among many
employees who shivers when
a black cat crosses her path.
This belief goes back to the
Middle Ages when it was
thought that a black cat was
the mascot of a group of
witches and that after several
wtiis cnangea mio a witch.
It's the black cat's link with
witches that makes it a popular
symbol at Hallowe'en.
. Some with a Different Twist
Paratroop Trainee: ''But
what if the parachute doesn't
open?"
Instructor: "That's what is
called jumping to a conclusion."
l,.wl
uwmi.1 iiuvi iitLiiMtui m reprimand
his wife. ''I think,
dear." he said soothingly,
"that you fib a little occasionally."
"Well. I think it's a wife's
duty," was her response, "to
speak well of her husband
occasionally."
"And furthermore." the female
battleaxe told her lawyer.
"you might warn my husband
that if he misses a single
alimony payment. I'll repossess
him."
People will believe anything.
if you whisper it
A working pirl is one who
quit her job to qet married.
Phvchiatrist: "Do you have
trouble m akin ^ up your
mind?"
Patient: "Well, yes and no."
Mother: "Be sure you wash
your arms before you put on
a clean shirt."
Junior: "For long or short
sleeves?"
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Snfterstitions of
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MRS KDIMF. HARRIS I v.
dia. has a horror of breaking
a mirror. Break a mirror and
you'll have seven years of
bad luek is a superstition told
bv millions of people. There
was a practical reason why
breaking mirrors aroused fear
in the early days. They were
very expensive and it might
easily take seven years of savings
to replace one.
The young man was practicing
his saxophone in the
small hours of the morning
when the landlord came in.
"Do you know there's a little
old lady sick upstairs?" asked
the landlord.
"No," answered the musician.
"Hum a little of it."
Father looked up from his
racing sheet and noticed the
baby in the buggy. Turning
to his wife he said:
"Baby's nose is running
again."
His wife snorted and
snapped: " Don't you ever
think of anything except
horse racing?"
Take a real interest in the
future ? that's where you're
going to spend the rest of
your life.
A neighborhood lady who
had given herself a fancy new
permanent was under discussion
by two of her friends.
"What do you think of
Mary's new hairdo?" inquired
one of the other.
"Well, frankly." said the
other, "to me it looks like
her parole came through .just
as the warden pulled the
switch."
"Would you mind repeating
what you just said?" the psychiatrist
asked his new patient.
"1 said," boomed the man.
"for some reason nobody
seems to like me. Why don't
you pay attention, you fathead?"
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MARIE WEIR. Clinton. s
doesn't enjoy walking under c
a ladder. Ladders have been \
a popular symbol in the s
myths of many countries, s
They signify both good and 1
evil. This is really a sensible i
superstition, for the ladder t
could fall and hit one on the
head.
JACK WHITE. Lydia, tears
the corner off of any twodollar
bill that he might receive.
This superstition was
started years ago by gamblers.
Since the two spot was the
lowest card in the deck, it was
called a deuce, which means
bad luck. Thus the two-dollar
bill came to be scorned as
such. In spite of this superstition,
the U. S. Treasury
continues to print these bills.
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Thirty-eight Clinton Campfire and
train trip on Thursday. October 23rd.
at 4 P.M. and returned to Clinton oi
panied by leaders, Mrs. Ruby Lydia. ]
Watt and Mrs. Violet King.
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CLINTON
Hollis Butler?Carding
Alexander Houston?Carding
Jerry Baker?Spinning
Kenneth Thomas?Spinning
Yancy Burton?Weaving
Ralph McAlisi
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Nancy White?Spinning
Blanche Covan?Weaving
Joyce Elliott?Weaving
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MRS. MYRTLE WALLEN^INE.
Clinton, keeps a horse;hoe
hanging over her front
loor as a good luck charm. It
s thought that the first horse;hoes
were made in the fourth
entury. Their crescent shape
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vim nie aevtrn iiciiis DCt'ame
;ymbols of good luck. For
;afety's sake, be sure your
lorseshoe is nailed tightly for
f it falls on someone's head,
hat's bad luck.
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John D. Dunaway- Weaving
Lewis Howard?Weaving
Betty J. Price?Weaving
James Pruett?Weaving
Bee F. Shockley?Cloth
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Frank Stevens, Jr.?Weaving
Enoch Tyner?Weaving
Rachel West?Weaving