Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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6 Employee Hunters BRING Y< BA< \ i f %* \ 1 ^XT' #?* tOii The crack of twigs beneath burnt leaves, a clear cool bli Laurens Count} and you'll be o You stop suddenly. In the brush something is stirring. You raise your gun ? you're sure you've sighted game. A human cry is heard, and suddenly you realize what you're aiming at; a fellow hunter. You hold your fire. Scene scare you? Well, though this one turned out with a happy ending, at least two hunderd hunters are killed every year in hunting accidents. Behind every hunting accident is one cause: carelessness. Somewhere along the line someone has forgotten one or more of the basic rules of hunting safely. The most fundamental rule is that of treating a gun with the proper respect due it. The careful hunter always carries a loaded gun so that he controls the direction of the muzzle even if he should stumble. When he raises his gun to fire, he is sure of his target. Before he pulls the trigger, he knows what he's firing at. ti r.. i i ? ? _ i i iic ?_cueiui iiumtrr always keeps the barrel and action clear of all obstructions to )URSELF :K ALIVE i your feet, the crisp smell of ae skv above?it's autumn in ut hunting come Thanksgiving. prevent the chance of his gun backfiring on him. He never crosses over or through a fence or climbs a tree with a loaded gun. He unloads it first, opens the action and gets where he has to go before reloading. When he breaks and unloads his gun, he does it only when he has stopped moving. The hunter who knows his business never shoots at a flat, hard surface or even the surface of water. He knows just how deadly a richochet can be. He never points his gun at anything unless he wants to shoot at it. He is not mo Kinci 10 jokc around, rtuniing is fun to him, but it is still basically serious business. He never leaves a gun lying around unattended without first unloading it. He never drinks while hunting ? there is no more dangerous combination than gunpowder and alcohol. The importance of observing this safety rule, urging hunters to observe the unwritten law of the outdoors LlfcV. THE CLOTHMAKER Clinton News... (Continued from page 3) express their heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Lawson (Sybil) and his son, Joe. May God bless and comfort you at this time. Mr. Claude Culbertson, Mr. Leroy Culbertson, Mrs. Clarence Culbertson, Mr. and Mrs. John Stansell and daughter, Cindy, and Mrs. Lila Willis were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Bramlett recently. Mr. Joe Lynch and Mr. George Price went on a deer hunt to Sumter and Santee Swamps recently. SPINNING NO. 1 3RD SHIFT By William L. Burden We, the Spinning Department. would like to welcome Mrs. Gracie Lawson to the 3rd Shift. We would like to welcome Mrs. Andrew McCall back to work after being a patient at Hays Hospital. Mrs. Ruth Boyette celebrated a birthday November 13. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mr Call announce the marriage of their daughter, Shirley Ann McCall, to Paul Hawkins of Lockhart. The wedding took place October 22. They are making their home in Lockhart. SPINNING NO. 2 3RD SHIFT Pauline Stevenson spent the week end with her mother, Bessie Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Samples and Mrs. Alice Brewer attended the funeral of Mrs. Samples' uncle in Elbcrton, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Davilman and son. Brian, of Tampa. Florida visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ballew. SPOOLING 3RD SHIFT By Bill Lowery Miss Shirley McCall became the bride of Paul Hawkins of Lockhart on Sunday. October 22. Danny Webb, son of Carothat says, "Whiskey and gunpowder don't mix." Why isn't every hunter careful? Some of them just haven't ever been taught the rules. Others know all the safety tips but forget. They forget the dangers always inherent in using any kind of lethal weapon. They forget to use common sense. Only some of the rules for hunting safety have been given here. Others, of course, depend on the characteristics of the particular case ? time, place, kind of game, etc. This season sixteen million Americans will again take to the fields and forests. Let's hope every Nimrod follows the rules and no human game ; _ i . ? i IS UclggCCI. The Hounds all join in glorious cry, The huntsman winds his horn. And a-hunting we will go. Let's all come back this season, too?alive and in one piece. Happy hunting! lyn Webb, has been ill recently. Bill Lowery celebrated a birthday on November 9. His son Durrand celebrated his 7th birthday on November 14. Tommy Lowery celebrated a birthday on November 18. Delmar Hardman of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base celebrated a birthday November 11. CLOTH ROOM By Dorsey Turner Mr. Leroy Dunaway and sons, Deedie and Steve, and ( Terry Simmons attended the 1 Clemson - Tulane Football j game at Clemson Saturday. i Mrs. H. C. English. Mrs. Dot 1 Garret and daughter, Kathy, \ visited their sister and aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Osborne, in Niekl- ^ son, Georgia recently. < A 2C Franklin Williams stationed at Biggs Air Base in El Paso. Texas spent an 18 day ( leave at home with his par- ( ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wil- * liams. * Myra Snelgrove, second year student at Winthrop Col- ( lege. Rock Hill, spent the week ] end with her family, the Bill i Snel groves. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Strange and sons of Greenwood were 1 recent supper guests of the i Bill Snelgroves. 1 Mrs. J. P. Wilder and Miss 1 Marion Mitchell were guests < of Mrs. Fannie Parrish and < Miss Norma Parrish recently. < Mr. and Mrs. Ma r v i n George and children were ' visitors in Ashcville, North Carolina recently. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wal- 2 lenzine and children of North Augusta spent the week end here with their parents, The E. W. Mitchells at Lydia and ! the Claude Wallenzines of Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis King of ; Anderson spent Sunday with ' Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Lowe. Mr. and Mrs. Allen White i and children, Richard White and RanHv Tumor U'oi-n \rici_ i I tors in Chimney Rock re- I cently. i Birthdays ] Norma Parrish?Nov. 1. Dorothy Davis?Nov. 3. Boyd Wilkes?Nov. 1. < Clarence Elledge?Nov. 5. i Bill Snelgrove?Nov. 4. , Maxie Davis?18 years old : ?Nov. 6. Nellie Wilkes?Nov. 25. Phyllis Ann Yarborough? i 13 years old?Nov. 2fi. Bobbv Yarborough?5 years old?Nov. 30. \IF- J J ; m weaaing anniversaries Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Yarborouqh?20th?Nov. 7. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin McAboe?28th?Nov. 7. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Davis? 30th?Nov. 14. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Yarboroutih?14th?Nov. 21. Mr. and Mrs. Dorsev Turner ?16th?Doc. 22. Birth Announcement On October 14 at Havs Hospital a boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Billv Pace named William Allen. Mrs. Pace is the former Miss Woodie Campboll of Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Pace also are the parents of a lovely in months old girl. Donna Doniece. If You'll Never Let Up On Safety. It Will Never Let You Down. NOVEMBER. 1961 fecial Security AND ANSWERS QUESTION: [ have just bought the butcher :Jinn urViprn T iico.l )n urnrl/ >jc lJ ",,V,V * >V V" *V in employee. As I want to <eep under social security, alease tell me what to do. \NSWER: [f your net profits are at least >400 yearly, you will file a social security report as part >f your personal Federal in:ome tax return. For each /ear that you net at least $400 /ou will be credited with four quarters yearly. QUESTION: [ am a dentist and have no intention of retiring. I will be 72 years old in December 1901. One of my colleagues told me recently that I could receive social security benefits starting December. Would this be true since I have paid social security taxes only since 1956 when dentists became subject to the law? ANSWER: Prom the facts you have given rou will be entitled to benefits starting with December 1961. but you must apply for them. As your date of birth was 1889 rou need only six quarters of coverage to be eligible. You bave already earned that many if your net profit from sour practice has been at least >400 yearly two or more years since 1956. QUESTION: f n ? >"% o /\T v* ??? 1 Ulll U UUV LV1 UI I1ICU1V. II1C III private practice. While I know that I am not presently under social security, I was a plant physician for a Pennsylvania steel firm from 1946 until 1958. Would I be able to obtain a copy of my social security record for these years, and would that statement show the number of credits T have? k XTCtirrn nil o w Ln: The Social Security Administration will be glad to send you a statement of your earnings account a? d the number of quarters of coverage you have, upon request. Simply complete Form OAR-7004, which may be secured from any social security office. It is advisable for every person to check his social security account at least once every three years. It isn't the right way if it isn't the safe way. Accidents Cost Dollars And Cents; Safetv, Only Common c kiciiac> There can be no neutrals in the war on accidents. Either you help with the solution or you become part of the problem. Don't Be A Weak Link! A Safe Employee Will Think.