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I ■I ■/x Thursday, December 30, 1948 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Seven Fatal Accidents Take 99,000 U. S. Lives In 1948 Doctors To Form Heart Association In This State OFFICE SlIPrLIES All the Little Items Needed for the Office CHRONICLE Pt’BLISHING CO. NUMBER ONE MILLION! — The one millionth rural telephone to be added by the Bell system since World War II was placed In service December 16 on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Pace in Alamance County, N. C. Mr. Pace is shown at center receiving the instrument from Ray F. Hewitt, Southern Bell installer, as Mrs. Pace smiles approval. South Clinton News For the Week . . . MRS. MART SATTERFIELD, Correspondent and Representative during the holidays were Miss Gay- nell Davis of near Clinton and Mr. year’s record was a decline in the number of deaths from occupational j.. and Mrs. Richard Moore of West j accidents, despite a very high level I Clinton. . {of employment. Accidents in public I Friends of John Huey, father of' places, exclusive of mishaps in which H James Huey will be glad to know j a motor vehicle was involved, hke- j.j | he is improving and has returned took fewer lives than the pre- 'home after a hospital stay. j ceding year, the statisticians note. 18 i Tir i Travel on scheduled airlines Guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Wil- sa f er year than last.” tr r i , , liams during the holidays were Mrs. Mr. and Mrs G H. Jackson had j Gray , Mr. and Mrs. Dewey as lhe,r gues s Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Gran( an ^ famll M r. and Mrs. Bud- i ,^n S a ' Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Tomm.e Mrs. Lola Eller and Mrs. Jessie Rob- ^ miams and fami , and Mr and erts of Union, Mr. and Mrs. (Curtis Mrg Earl w all Jackson of Laurens and Mr. and Mrs. Mr '- an ^ Mrs . Arthur Williams and. Mi ton King and children of Green-1 fami , y of Chester also were their] Laure n S . Dec. 29.-C. K X1 e ' ' guests. . superintendent of the Laurens city tt Mr. and Mrs. Casey Abercrombie an( j j q. anc j schools, was elected president of the J"{ had as their guests Christmas, Mr. „ hi | dl '. on were p Uests Friday of Mr Laurens Chamber of Commerce re- :•{ and Mrs. Jim Barley and Mr. and a „ d M, s .j H. Holmes in Cross An- cently. and W, R. McCuen. Jr., was 8 : of it will be used for research and I educational work. The remaining 70 ^ ! per cent wiU stay in South Carolina New York, Dec. 29. — Fatal acci- Columbia, Dec. 29. — (Special to and will be used unde; the direction dents in the United States during The Chronicle).—AM doctors in Lau- of the South Carolina Heart associ- 1948 took a total of about 99,000 tens county have been asked to at- ation. lives, the statisticians of the Metro- tend an organizational meeting of politan Life Insurance company es- the South Carolina Heart associa- timate. This compares with 99,600 tion, to be held in Columbia on Jan- for 1947, and may mark a halt in the ua ry 30. The association will be upward trend in accidental deaths .formed as a part of the American which began in 1945 and continued Heart association, and will have units through 1947. : in every county of the state, accord- The 1948 improvement is account- mg to A. L. M. Wiggins, state chair ed for largely by a sharp drop in the man for. the 1949 national campaign, nymber. of persons killed in .catastro- A Laurens county unit will be estab- phes — those accidents which claim lished ' in the near future, he-an- five or more lives. nounced, although Laurens is not one Of the fatal accidents in 1948, the of the 17 counties in which organiza- largest number were those which oc- I ‘ ons a:e be set up prior to the curred in and about the home, to- camnaign for tunds to be held dur- taling upward of 34,000. The number ,n " February. , of motor vehicle fatalities was about Chairman Wiggins pointed out that the same as tne 32,700 recorded in this is the first time that any or- the previous year. ganized effort has been made in “An encouraging feature of the Carolina to combat heart dis ease. Of the funds raised in the Feb- CREDITORS’ NOTICE ruary campaign, 30 per cent will go All persons having claims against ^ I the estate of John H. W. Boyd, de ceased, are hereby notified to ffie the same duly verified, with the un dersigned, and those indebted to said estate will please make payment likewise. WM. E. BOYD, Administrator. Dec. 20, 1948 —6-3cw. SI HSCRIBE TO Tut. CHRONICL* Good Forming Requires Good Equipment. Try Us for Your Machinery Needs. John Deere Equipment, Repairs and Service. ~ ' J. R. CRAWFORD Telephone No. 10 Laurens Commercial Body Employs was ♦> # % Mrs. Earl Wrey all of Anderson.| Full-Time Secretary ♦ • • <* ♦ ♦ ♦> u Wright, :: and Ezzie Mrs. David Satterfield Miller. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Crawford vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Allen Craft in Simpsonville during the week-end. Mrs. Ray Gilliham of Knoxville, Iowa visited Mr. and Mrs. Mart Sat terfield during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. K. T. Johns had as their guests Sunday Lt. and Mrs. Billy Jenkins and son of Fort Ben- ning, Ga., -Mr. and Mrs. Walker Jones and family of Union and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jenkins also of Un ion. Guests of Mr. and Mrs chor. Mrs. J. xi. iiui.nta ... , . , j »> elected vice-president. }{ ,, , ,, T t I The officers were elected by the ft Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mahaffey a board of directors as provided in the H children of Greer visited Mr. ar | c * by-laws. Mr. Wright is not a member Mrs. A. T. Crawford and family 0 j board but is active in civic 8 Sunday. affairs. . ' ;§ Mr. and Mrs. Willie Stone of| T. Crawford and family board but is active affairs. ' It was also learned that George W. ! il Wattsville spent Christmas day with Attix, now secretary of the Chamber Mr. and Mrs. James Huey and fam- 0 f Commerce at Fort Payne, Ala., 8 ily. was elected secretary at a later meet- g Bobbie Webb spent the holidays i n g. , 8 in Mt. Vernon, Ga. with relatives.: Mr. Attix is expected to arrive in j-t Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Walker were | the city early in the new year. He guests of relatives in Honea Path will be the first full-time paid s£ere- h Christmas day. i t ar y that t he chamber has had.* He i Mrs." B. E. Eskin of Columbia ’ is a native of Tennessee and is mar- \\ Gran g e 'spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. ried and has two children. Churnbly during the holidays were, c R Kuykendall . j oan Kuykendall Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rice and Mrs. |ac anied her home t(5 spend a Mary Madden and Mr. Hoyt Jordan j ew davs a' 1 ' of Fountain Inn. Mr. and Mrs., Mr and Mrs Rando i ph Gentry J. M. Jones and Mr. and Mrs^ J- A., t the holl<iays ^ ith Mr. and Ciawley of Macon, Ga^ and Mrs.f^ Woodrow Grouch in j oan na. Myrtice McPeters of Experiment,; and Mrs John Ga ii ma n and; New Year — QUOTES ♦> ♦ f ♦ 4 ♦ ♦ i 'What an era is every New Year’s Ga. spent the holidays with Mr. and L fnsey ^Gan'man visited"rela-1 Da y if weU considered! Another | Mrs. Jesse Edmonds ! tiv k in Sharon and Winnsboro dur-! *'*** ™ our journey a shifting of g Mrs. Manly Hughes had as her t the Christmas holidays. the scene without interrupting the iH guests during the holidays Mr. and M d M w c carter and continuity of the piece ... the wind- ; 8 Mrs. Lester Hughes of Altomonte visitors in N C during ing up of our watch that it may tell ♦; Springs, Fla. and Mr. and Mrs,Cur- us the time tomorrow; a fresh page | Hs Hughes and ch.ldeen of Sa„ford. ; ‘ Mr a J Mr , Sa Porl o( ; jj- Boo', of Exis^tawMch { | Mrs. Paul Pa.nler and family of. ° ree c nV, “ a e rt a e r r e V1S ' t,ne ' and ^| ^ | Gaffney, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pear- j ■ Hallman accomoanied bv « son of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mr. | M ^ Mrs John G allman, visited! '" N 1 0 . 0ne ever regarded the first | and Mrs. Earl Smith of Converse * r r , allman who is a Da .' of January with indifference. It is |« spent the Christmas holidays with MrS ' ‘ iu ♦ i the nativity of our common Adam.” fi spem ine ennsunas nouaays wnn (tient m the Genera i Hospital, Green-, Charles Lamh Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Pearsons family. | vi j le Sunday —cnaries i-amo. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Banks spent; M ;. and ^ w A p arris h spent “ „ Christmas day in Newberry with' . hnl ; dav; . in Winston Salem N i Every man naturally persuades Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Shealy. Mr. and | a " d Mrs E. K Robin 1 himself that he can kee P his resolu * Mrs. Banks had as their guests Sun- > day Mrs. Mabel Tucker and Miss Loree Tucker of Laurens, and Mr. and Mrs. Odell Lamberth of West Clinton. Myrtis Livingston spent the week end in Newberry with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Shealy. Mr. and Mrs. James Culbertson of Laurens spent Christmas with Mrs. Pearl Culbertson. ■ - Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Richey were guests Christmas day of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Shockly. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Motte Program Laurens Drive-In % Theatre Children Under 12 Free First Show Starts 6:30 J.ast Complete Show at 10 Fri.-Sat. Dec. 31-Jan. 1 ' BLONDIE'S HOLIDAY PENNY SINGLETON ARTHUR LAKE Cartoons: Back Alley Uproar Magician Mon.-Tues. Jan. 3-4 CANYON PASSAGE DANA ANDREWS SUSAN HATWARD Cartoons: Knock, Knqg)i Seeing Ghosts _ lAlaska, is spending a leave wun, Mrs. Bernett. They visited his par-, ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bernett, in Laurens, Sunday. C-c James Satterfield returned Wednesday by plane to San Diego. Calif., after spending the holidays with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Mart Satterfield. He has re-enlisted for 3 years with the Navy and will sail for China on Jan. 3. Mrs. Jessie Mills and children vis ited relatives in Nihety Six during the holidays. - -j Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Sanders, vis-1 ited in Union during the week-end.; p Mr and Mrs. Garel Satterfield and daughter spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Satterfield and family. Wed.-Thur. Jan. 5-6 SUNBONNET SUE GALE STORM PHIL REGAN Cartoons: * The Bear and the Hare At the Circus son. :: *♦ :: it tions, nor is he convinced of his im- , o. . , , „ becility but by length of time-vand MrSp Black Stewait and daughter frequency of experiment. They « and Mrs. Janie Millet spent e o - whom frequent failures have made 8 idays in Greenwood with Mi. anc despe rate, cease to form resolu- j - : Mrs. H. G. Jenkins. j tj onS( and they who are become cun- \U S-c Roy Waldrop and Mrs. Wal- do not t e i] them.”—Samuel iR drop of Key West, Fla. spent the j 0 hnson. holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Perry Summells. . ,, , “There is too much said at New Mr. and Mrs.. J. B. Shields an .year’s about turning over a new children and Mrs. Hugh Ballai \is- j ea f A re the old leaves all so badly ited Miss Peggy Ballard in Colum- wr itten that we must hasten to for get them? Is the blank whiteness of the untouched page more pleasant to the eye or more fortifying to the will than those closely written, un- bia Thursday. Marian Ballard spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ballard. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. O'Shields and children spent Sunday in Ware; der ii ned untidy, but familiar pages Shoals with Mr. and Mrs. Arlie El- which make up the story of one’s lison. life?”—Bliss Perry. Sgt. Claud Bernett, stationed in 1 - — - - - with Samuel a if ♦ ♦ 1 1i I REMOVAL ANNOUNCEMENT DR. MARION E. LAWSON Dentist announces his new loca tion : 200 South Broad St (Across the street from Casino Theatre) Birthdays And Anniversaries I' Mi s- K- T. John^‘ celebrated her | birthday on Christmas day. Mrs. Paul Painter' celebrated her birthday December 25. . Mr. and Mrs. Grange Churnbly celebrated their 3rd wedding anni versary December 25. Little Louis Meeks will be 4,years oldJ)ecember 29. Birth Announcemants MAYNOR ^ Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs Maynor of Gaffney announce the birth of a daughter on Monday December 27. Mrs. Maynor was -formerly Miss Georgia Pearson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Pearson of this city. ABERCROMBIE Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Abercrom bie announce the birth of a daughter at Blalock Clinic on December 26. Mrs. Abercrombia will be* remem bered as Miss Cleo Campbell. Your STATE EARM INSURANCE OFFICE Will Be Located at 103 N. BROAD ST. AFTER JANUARY 1 Building: formerly occupied by Hamilton’s ’ it MclNTOSH'S SHOE SHOP Send Your Shoes To Us for Best Materials and - 11 Workmanship. RESOLVE TO SAVE THE A & P WAY s x 8 X I H Saving money is a New Year’s resolution that’s dif ficult to keep these days.. Difficult, but not impos- tible . if you do all your food shopping at your thrifty A&P. 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