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CLINTON - LYDIA MILLS Vol. 10. No. 8 August. 1961 Clinton. S. C. (giy?nr?? VOL. 10. NO. 8 PUBL S. C. HIGHWAY DATDAI kA Ckl rM I IXULfVlLM TO SPEAK AT SEPTEMBER SUPERVISORS SAFETY MEETING Mr. Jesse A. Rut ledge. Director of Public Relations Z and Safety Education for the i S. C. Highway Department and Clinton-Lvdia Superintendents. C?. M. Hugulev, D. 11. Roberts have arranged for Sergeants B. E. Ballew and R. W. Smith to present a "Rules of the Road" safety I program to the Plant Super- [ visors during the second S week of September. Sergeant Ballew, a native of Gaston, South Carolina will speak to the Clinton Supervisors, Monday, September 11, at 2:00 P. M. Sergeant R. W. Smith, will be Lydia's speaker Wednesday. This is a part of a statewide highway safety edu- ; cation program, spearheaded by Governor Hollings, to gain the firm and full hearted s u p p o r t of citizens throughout the state, to effect a program that will produce meaningful results :..?<un ? ,.< in luuuLiu^; i uc* iiLiinue'i t#i injuries and deaths resulting > from accidents on our high- < ways. 1 Good ! Sportsmanship Recognized Vice President J. B. Tom- | pleton presented new baseballs personally autographed u\ 111111un :> ?n wit/ ut'Umi Timers and Chicago White 1 Sox to Little Boys League , Players Terry Crawford, ( Lydia and Billv Butler, , Clinton at the first Clinton- ( Berkley Western Carolina League play-off in the Cava- | liers Park last week. Terry and Billy were selected to receive these highly coveted balls for the excellent sportsmanship they displayed throughout the l!Hil twenty games Little Boys League Schedule. Terrv is the 12 year old son of Major and Juanita Crawford, both Lvdia emnh ivnoc 1VT !? w n* Ie n T\*.l n .... "' ",l"1 " .? "1 Machine Operator, Juanita a Cloth deader. Terry was an outstanding player for Coach Kllis Huffstotler's "Kxchange Club" team. lie hit ..'100 and played well afield. "Billy is a i^ood leader and ( (Continued on page f>> i do ISHED BY AND FOR THE 1 ii a u v u a nn fti hii i n m r r ^B ^^B m ~ a A " ' - V- ' r? ' '.. ' " ' /v v.. . Back to school! That's A'hat Edna B i r c h m o r e, :lauchter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie E. Brichmore, Lydia, ind hundreds of Clinton uea young people are delighted about. Like scores of >ther children, Edna loves school and looks forward to ach new day. She is one of >ver 600,000 students returning to schools across the state .... the biggest "infant-ry" army in South Carolina is on the move. These roungsters are thinking about a lot of things, new iiMiiit'is . . . new Classes . . . new friends. With so much >n their minds, they are often overly active and unpredictably careless in traffic. DRIVE SAFELY always, but take extra care in school HI ^^^^11 GOOD SPC Terry Crawford (Exchange) ar with jov last week when Vice Pre them with new personally autograj Teams. Coaches Ellis Huttstetler (Moose) took part in the pre-ga Carolina League Play off game. Tom! EMPLOYEES OF CLINTON-L^ Y RETURNS | ? m CROSSING, ' ; v __ 1 jMaP ? . | jpSSS*^^^ . ? *H.~ '-:- -S--. -. .. V^';v:Vr-c :- Vzones so that every boy and girl can c n j o v "MANY HAPPY RETURNS". /// .'/ifr Ratrs (,o Into Kj Changes in Changes in the Social Sec ly affect many persons aged b*. first time or increasing benefits a jj' 000- 00 - 0000 jV?|P r .\/^ >n m jjwt* j >RTS ALL id Billy Butler (Moose) beamed sident J. B. Templeton presented jhed balls from American League (Exchanqe) and Truman Owens me Cavaliers ? Berkley Western tHR "DIA MILLS. CLINTON. S. or 4 and 5 year oIds lommunity Baptist to Spon Calvary and Lvdia Baptist Churches will begin new veekday kindergartens Sepember 5. Classes for 4 and 5 ear olds will be conducted n the churches from 8:.'10 A. d. until 11:30 A. M. Monday hrough Friday. The kindergarten will observe the same lolidavs as the public chools. The Churches voted n conference to sponsor the cindergartens as an exteniion of services to the conjugations and to the comnunities in which they are ocated. Church officers underitandably recognized the jverly crowded conditions of he Company-sponsor^ kind?rgarten. Ever increasing enrollment created a condition in which one teacher could not develop and carry out the type programs five vear aids need for maximum physical. social, emotional and intellectual development. Enrollment of 5 year olds greatly exceeded the number of children per teacher rnorxn-tmonrlnrl ln'.irlorc i n the field of childhood education. The kindergarten could pot accept any 4 year olds due to the already overly crowded conditions. Four tfi'ct January. 1962 the Social 2 urity Law signed by Presider 1 or older, giving them Sock already payable to them. To help finance the chan along with the Company wil security taxes January 1. 1962. each pay an additional one-eigl up to $4800 a year?making eighth percent each for the er Further increases in tax i when the total tax on your p paid by you and half by voui Under the new law the s rate are as follows: I .ilm-lar } <?r t.tyit.U U igr. l 1082 S4.800 3 1-8'; 1983-65 4.800 3-5-8'; 1066-67 4.800 4 1-8', 1068 & thereafter 4.800 ' 5-8', PRINCIPAL CHANGES nnr, lim r.u The new law makes these changes: 1. Men now have an option of retiring at age 62 with lower benefits or of waiting until age 6f? and collecting higher benefits. 2. Widows' benefits are increased by about 10 percent. 2. Minimum benefits are raised. 4. The amount of work under social security needed to get benefits is lowered. BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S. C. Permit N. 59 C. AUGUST, 1961 Churches sor Kindergartens Babies to Breadwinners Over 200 Polio Shots Given by Nurses Some 225 members of the Clinton-Lydia family received polio shots in the Clinics last month. It was the first shot received for over half of the group. Babies to Breadwinners took advantage of the program made available by the Company on a voluntary, no cost basis. Mrs. Nell Haggart, R. N., Clinton gave 175 shots. Miss Peggy Dunaway. Lydia, gave ou. Polio shots are safe and give a high degree of protection against the dread disease. The State Healt' Department last week repotted only 8 cases of polio in the state as compared to 73 cases during the same period last year. The five-year average for South Carolina for the period is 43 cases. Have you Taken Yours Yet? year olds comprise approximately 40'. of kindergarten in the Clinton area. Registration for the 196162 year was conducted last week. Security Law it Kennedy on June 30 directil Security benefits for the ges. Clinton-Lydia employees. 11 begin paying higher social Employees and employers will hth of one percent on earnings the new rate three and onenployee and the Comparn rates are scheduled until 1968. ay will be 9 1-4 percent?half employer. icheduled increases in the tax tr \t'i\imum h.mploxrr Rate Maximum $150 3 1-8', $150 174 3 5-8', 174 198 4 1-8'; 198 222 4 5-8'; 222 5. People who receive only part of their benefits for a year i ecause they earn over *s1500 m n 1 1 r> t amount deducted. 6. Social security taxes go up slightlv beginning January 1. 1962. Under the new provision, men can begin collecting benefits at age 62 if they choose, just as women have been able to do since 1956. But workers who decide to (Continued on page 2>