Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Voice Of Clinton J Mrs. Doris Tumblin has In addition to ueen receptionist at Clinton calls, Mrs. Tumbl Mills for fourteen years. She hundreds of ques handles hundreds of calls week as to the pre each day and connects them for visitors, cust< to the more than 60 salesmen to pers extensions on her communi- The receptionL cations system. ried to Guy A. Ti ? Recen NAME PLANT 10 YEA1 5 YEARS iviarcus n. uoDDins No. 1 Fred L. Franks J. Mitchell Moore No. 1 Claudia Richard Flonnie O. McWaters No. 2 Shirley A. Shealy Douglas Pitts Lydia Erskine L. Knigh Willie G. Robertson Lydia John H. Carter James W. Toland No. 1 Ellis H. Dickert Mildred B. Rhodes No. 2 Jo A. Japart Fred Carlisle Outside Nathaniel Cook Debbie W. Owen Lydia Constance D. WiL Larry C. Cauble No. 1 David E. Hughes ' Your It On thp cKoltrnp un. subiTw ui cvciy cuinci grocery store, there are dozens of patent medicines. If taken in moderation, they do not harm, and in some instances, they do a lot of good. The common aspirin tablet is a good example. Most of us take one or two from time to time and are thankful for the relief they bring from headaches and other minor pains. We appreciate the good points of this drug but tend to forget one important point: a huge overdose can be fatal. In addition to these relatively safe patent medicines, the shelves of home medicine cabinets are often filled with many prescription drugs. They are usually necessary for the care of specific illnesses and can be extremely dangerous if not taken according to the instructions on the prescription. Both abuse and misuse of medicines are problems that should be taken rare nf adults. There are patients who - as soon as they feel better - stop taking the drug or who decide to save some for the next time they become ill. This leads up to the real danger. Danger that exists for children in the family medicine cabinet. A few years ago, the drug industry developed the so-called "child proof" medicine bottle. However, the "child proof" bottle hasn't been completely successful. Some of these "child proof" bottles also seem to be "adult proof". What happens is that the bottles are left Vlills I connecting is a rural letter carrier. The lin answers Tumblins have two child >uons each ren: Guy, a junior at >per person Clemson University and Lee, >mers, and who is in the eleventh grade onally see. at Clinton High School. The st is mar- family is active in Calvary IHmP imblin who Baptist Church. XxXwXWWXw BBi t Service Anniver RS 15 YEARS 25 ^ J.B. Hanly No. 2 James T. Ri No 2 Earline M. Ficklin No. 2 James C. Kc Lydia ueraia Satterfield Maint. Lillie D. Wei Lydia James Cathc t Bailey 20 YEARS Ronnie Pace No. 2 Josephine Campbell No. 1 Robert J Di Personnel William R. Roach No. 2 No. 2 Edna Osborne No. 2 30 ^ No. 2 Clara B. Gilstrap Lydia Bob W. Nels son No. 2 Hazel S. Griffin No. 2 Ethel S. Wal Lydia Hall O. King Lydia Ruth Lancas Medicine Cab Safe For The k m m V I1HH i J I jfl I Ji- jflj spj MRS. DORIS TUMBLIN saries ? ('EARS Augustus Nelson No. 2 chey Lydia James G. Barnett No. 2 ;rnells No. 2 3b No* 2 35 YEARS :art Maint. J.C. Estes Lydia Lydia Louis W. Butler Jr. No. 2 inaway Lydia 40 YEARS 'EARS Melvin Seay No. 2 on No. 1 W.B. Iittleton No. 2 lenzine No. 2 Clinton C. West Lydia ter No. 1 Rosa Patterson Lydia /net; *1 C ids? I open, or the contents are transferred to regular containers that offer no resistance to the curious child. Doctors at the Children's Memorial Hospital in Omaha looked into the problem of drug misuse among children some time ago. They found that in the first four months of 1975 they had received 757 calls or visits because of the ingestion of harmful substances by children. Of these, 96 calls involved medicines that had originally been in safety containers. In 43 of the calls, the misuse of fKn -? -* * u>c tuuuiiiicr was aone Dy adults or youths over 15 years of age. The child victim, in 17 cases, had been able to open the bottle by himself. In the remaining cases, it is believed that the "child proof" bottles had been left open, and hence offered no resistance to the child. Compared to the misuse and abuse of drugs and alcohol by adults and teenagers, the problem of a child getting an overdose of mpHipinp hopnni-n 11 ui tunosiiy appears relatively small. It can be a very personal tragedy in homes where families would never consider having pot, heroin, alcohol and the many other substances that are reported daily in the press. What we're talking about is a case of drug misuse that can be prevented if we - as adults - remember that children are curious. To a toddler, a pill is just something else to eat. Keep all drugs and medicines out of the reach of children.