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t > 0 9 ' i-i 4 f* Thursday, August 7, 1952 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Three NOTICE OF ELECTION State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, Town of Clinton. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held in the Town • of Clinton, S. C., on Tuesday, Aug ust 12, 1952, for the purpose of elect ing a Mayor and 6ix Aldermen, one from each of the six wards in the Town of Clinton, each of whorh shall *#V#V#V#V*Ve«W#%WHf#V**VV» ♦♦ ♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦* for the Week . . . LYDIA MILLS NEWS MRS. HORACE C. SMITH, Correspondent and Representative Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Parr ALCOHOLISM- EVERYBODY’S PROBLEM increase as it has during the past twenty, or more years after the ten years, the terrible drain on our | first drink. But whether a person human resources can national economy. wreck our becomes an alcoholic with the first drink, or after years of social be elected at large by a direct vote children of Spartanburg spent the of the qualified elector? of said Town weekend with the latter’s patents, of Clinton to succeed the present Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Fennell, members of the Town Council uponj Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Alexander' th ‘“ e (Prepared by slaff of Fairview, and| Inc., home for rehabilitating al coholics. First of series to appear in The Chronicle). or alter years Although it constitutes a major j drinki once jt h 5oth are state and national health problem ; suffering fr(>m (he same afTlicti ( almost nohing is being done about | Just as two patients who have alcoholism. This is due in part to pneumonia suffer the same afflic- the fact that for thousands of years tion thou ^ h ono be 18 s old I alcoholism has been considered a and the other ao i moral problem only. It is due in . ., , . , part also to the fact that no one' hatever this phychic-chemical- know’S what alcoholism is. Most P er> ° i n aht> change may be-, it lasts In 1940 it was estimated that definitions are inadeq uato or life. Alcoholism is incurable were 15,000 1 ’ ” 1 1 ""* u * u - “ J ’ ’ the expiration of their respective j and^hildrenenjoyed a trip to Riv-| ^ carolto^'and aK;r75b.po5, ,b"3£cu*'re of "IhelSture eO<W available. There is no drug. terms of office. alcoholics in “worse, are words strung together "hh the present medical knowl- about 750,000 ♦/> obscure ienor •‘ u — edge available. There is nn rfruu ... , e * t, - er tallS Sunday in the United States. In December Q f t, be affliction The polling place for Clinton Pre-1 Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Pearson and'1951 the estimate for South Caro- Th h . ■ cinct in said election shall be at the, children had a picnic at Yarbor-jlina was 78,000 and for the United ~ rhe p . hys . lca . 1 . and Psychological City Hall on North Broad Street, and oqgh’s Mill Sunday and later in the States 5,850,000. *1® j ! sifternoon visited their parents in; ever y person living in Colum Woodruff. . j bia, Charleston, and Greenville stands ' why ne a rly 4 C of our pop-’ Mrs. Sue Parris of Union visited w - ere evacuated today, the cities u i a tj on undergo some psycho-chem- and no treatment, psychiatric Of otherwise, v/hich can make an al- ; cohohc a “normal" drinker who can | take one drink and stop. Cases are on record, where alcoholics stopped for ten years or more, then took one beer and could not stop until ■ they had run the course of the {same old drinking cycle. Permanent and total abstinence is the only possible course for the alcoholic. In succeeding articles we will attempt to tell why this is so, and to outline such facts as are known about this tragic problem— > which is everybody’s problem. Mills Precinct in said election shall be at the corner of West Pitts Street and Bailey Streets, kpown as “Greasy Corner,” in the said Town of Clinton. The polls will be opened at eight o’clock A.M., and will be closed at six o’clock P.M. on the same day. T. H. South, J. F. Norris, and J. J. better understood today than ever before, but as yet no one under- Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Waldrep Sun day. could be fillbd to overflowing with ical - personality change which the alcoholics of our state and their makes them compulsion drinkers, 1 Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Jones and immediate relatives. No other ill- so that, if they take so much as children, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hawk-, ness is so great a threat to our hu-, one beer, they are powerless to ( ins and children of Greenville man resources. As you read this, s t 0 p drinking until they have run Clark have been appointed as man-! were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. : more |^ple are either away from the course of the drinking cycle, a°e.\3 of said election for Clinton Coker. ! their jobs or are performing then p ecu i iar to the individual. In some Bill Fennell and work with^ lowered efficiency be- individuals, perhaps as high Precinct, and Marvin Whitmire, J. F. Wier and Mrs. Fay Wilson have been appointed as managers of said election for Clinton Cotton Mills Pre cinct. (Signed) JOE P. TERRY, Mayor. July 19, 1952. A7-3co AN ORDINANCE State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, Town of Clinton. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND SIX Mr. and Mrs. Steve spent the weekend at Cam den with the latter’s parents, 1 Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Shumate, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bullard of Georgia visited Mr and Mrs. R. R. Wyatt. Cnl. James Wyatt has been! transferred to Pinecastle, Fla. Mrs. F. L. Thornburg has return-, ed home after visiting a month in' Shannon, Ga., with her daughter,: Mrs. Elbert Boswell, who has re- j covered from an operation. Rev. and Mrs. R. D. Gregg, Mr.! I and Mrs. J. B. Abercrombie vis- i j ited in Greenville Sunday. \ ALDERMEN ^ Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Trammell THE PRESENT 1 and Russell visited Mr. and Mrs. cause of alcoholism, than for any other reason. Should alcoholism continue to as 10'r, this change takes place be fore the first drink of alcohol is taken. In others, it takes place ten. PULPWOOD WANTED We will start buying pulpwood at the yard at Brand Station Tuesday, August 5, and pay off every Friday. Anything from one load up. Pine wood only. i H. M. HENTZ & SON Pulpwood Dealers — Newberry, S. C. TO SUCCEED TOWN COUNCIL. WHEREAS, the terms of the pres ent Town Council of the Town of Clinton, in Laurens County, State of South Carolina, composed of: Joe P. Terry, Mayor; . Hugh C. Ray, Aider- man from Ward No. 1; S. A. Pitts, Alderman from Ward No. 2; W. M.! and Mrs. J. T. Bray Royce Smith near Ware Shoals | Sunday. Kenneth returned home| with them after spending the week: with Carey Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harbin and' children are spending the week in Greenville with her parents, Mr. McMillan, Alderman from Ward No. 3; W. M. Walker, Alderman from Ward No. 4; Woodrow L. Wilson, Al derman from Ward No. 5; and James C. Crain, Alderman from Ward No. 6; all expire on August 31, 1952; AND WHEREAS, it is necessary that an election be held for the pur pose of electing a Mayor and six Al dermen to succeed the present Town Council at the expiration of their terms of office; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of ‘ Clinton in regular council assembled: Section 1. That an election be held in the said Town of Clinton on Tues day, August 12th, 1952, for the pur- nose of fleeting a Mayor and. six_ A1 - . Mrs. Howard Rooch and child ren are visiting relatives in Seneca. Mrs. ^Lois Webb and children spent the week end in Joanna with Mrs. Betty Webb. Mrs. J. W. Fuller spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bud Fuller near Clinton. Mrs. Annie Mae Roper and children were weekend visitors of Mrs. Jim Coleman. Mrs. Alma Harvey with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Turner of Greenwood spent several days in Orlando, Fla., with relatives. Mr. Cullen Medlock of Whitmire is visiting Mrs. Alma Harvey and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harvey. Jim. Smith cf_ Jqanrta visiting dermen, one from each of the sixTMiss Mauti Harvey and Mrs. Mirv-j wards in the Town of Clinton, each nie ilarvey. of whom shall be elected at large by Mr. and Mrs. Grange Chumley j a direct vote of the qualified electors and children, Mrs. Clara Smith, of said Town of Clinton, to succeed the present Town Council upon ex piration of their respective terms of office; and that the said election be held according to and pursuant to authority of law, authorizing and regulating municipal elections in the State of South Carolina. Section 2. That T. H. South, J. F. Norris, and J. Ji Clark, three quali fied electors of the said Town of Clinton for Clinton Precinct, and that Marvin Whitmire, J. F. Wier and Mrs. Fay Wilson, three qualified electors of the Town oP Clinton, are hereby appointed as managers of said election for Clinton Cotton Mills Precinct, but in the event any of the said parties hereby appointed as managers of election are unable to serve or decline to serve as such, the Mayor is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint .some other qualified elector or electors as man ager or managers in the place and stead of the rqanager or managers herein appointed who may be unable to serve or may decline to serve. Section 3. That the polling place for Clinton Precinct In said election shall be at the City Hall on North Broad Street in said Town of Clinton; and the polling place for Clinton Cotton Mills Precinct in said election shall be at the corner of West Pitts Street and Bailey Street known as “Greasy Corner” in the said Town of Clinton. Section 4. That the polls shall be opened at eight o’clock A.M. and shall be closed at six o'clock P.M. on the same day. Section 5. That notice of said elec tion shall be published in The Clin ton Chronicle, a newspaper publish-, ed in the Town of Clinton, at least ten days before the election herein provided for. Section 6. That at said election there shall be one box at each poll ing place and the electors shall de posit their ballots in the box for their respective precincts. On the ballots shall be printed the name or names, of the candidate or candidates for Mayor and the name or names of the candidate or candidates for Alderman for their respective wards and the Mayor and one Alderman from each ward shall be elected at large by a direct vote of the quali fied electors of said Town of Clinton. DONE AND RATIFIED by the Town Council of the Town of Clin ton, S. C., in Council Assembled this the eighth day of July, A. D., 1952. (Signed) JOE P. TERRY, Attested by: Mayor. (Signed) W. B. OWENS, Town Clerk. (TOWN SEAL) A7-3co Dr. W. W. Adams VETERINARIAN 614 Musgrove Street Clinton, S. C. Phones: Office 958 Residence 991-W Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Gentry and daughter, visited in Cross Anchor Sunday.with Mr. and Mrs. Harper Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Prince and Brenda of Marietta, Ga., spent the weekend w'ith their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Greer, .and Mrs. Ida Prince. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph South were weekend visitors in Anderson with the latter’s mother, Mrs. J. E. Rhodes, her sister, Joyce returned home with* them for a visit. Charles Patterson, who lives w'ith the J. D. Hairston's visited his mother, Mrs. Mary Patterson in Spartanburg over the weekend. Franceen Smith spent the week end in Clinton with Mr. and Mrs. James Smith. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Bailey and -family were weekend visitors in Eastover, Ga., with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cumbie. With The Sick The many friends of Mr. Claud Parrish will be glad to know he is improving after being ill and is still a patient at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood. Little Jimmy Neal is seriously ill at his home on Cypress street. Frank Walker has gone back to work after being ill and a patient Pfc. Billy Motte has been trans- at the local hospital.| ferred to the Veterans hospital in Augusta. Mrs. Jewel Fuller has returned to work after an illness. Birthdays and Annivarsarias Mrs. Alma Harvey enjoyed a birthday July 2Tth. Also Mrs. W. L. Motte, her grandson, Barry Wyatt celebrated a birthday July 24th, her son, Larry Motte, August 2nd. Earnest Blackwell enjoyed a birthday August 6th. Russell Trammell will celebrate a birthday August 31st. Jimmy Hairston of the Navy will have a birthday August 10. He is the son of Mr. «nd Mrs. J. D. Hair ston. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Smith will celebrate their 11th wedding an niversary August 14th. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 2nd day of September, 1952, I will render a final account of my acts and do ings as Executor of the estate of Dr. D. J. Brimm in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a.m., and on the same.day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Execu tor. Any person indebted to said es tate is notified and required to make payment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. HENRY M. BRIMM, % Probate Court, Laurens, S. C. August 2, 1952. 28-4cw AP values are big sayings are many Iona Sweet Peas Our Own—Packed In Plastic Freez-Tainer Tea Bags Ann Page Prepared Spaghetti - - —Ann Poge - Mayonnaise - - No. 303 I Qc TW-Oz. 41A Jar ■ Uncle Ben's Converted Riee 48-Ct. C ■ Pkg. 7c 14-Oz. Pkg. 19c p£ 35c Spra-KHI ■Jl5 3 /4-Oz. Cans 5c Pt. •Bot. 49c £ 79c p — Old butch - Q r 5 * O CM Cleanser Can 19C White House Evap. Milk - -3 c™ 40c Sunnyfield Corn Flakes - A&P Fancy Tuna Iona Bartlett Pears - - - - 12 Oz. Pkg Mi-Size Can No. 2 Can 23c t_ 33c 25c Mild & Mellow Save an Extra 6c Buy the 3-Lb. Bag $2.25 Red Bliss Potatoes F'-esh Crisp—4-Doz Size 2 Lb3 - 2 Sc Lettuce 2 - 29c Firm Crisp Carrots 1 Oc California Bartlett Pears 2 l »* 23c California Red Cardinal Grapes - - — - - - * i9c California 27 Size Cantaloupes each 27 c Ann Paige Salad Dressing, qt 45c Tomato Juice, 6 oz. can 5c Our Own Tea, Vz lb 39c A&P No. 303 Can Grapefruit Sections 15c Golden Yellow Bananas, 2 lbs 25c Songstress Frozen Lima Beans 10 Oz. Pkg. Pts Doz Sire Jed pS: 13c Fruit Jars 81c S" 97c Fruit Jar Rings 2 f 15c Jelly Glasses 59c Va-Pts. Doz. Russo Frozen 12 Oz. Pkg. Strawberries 35c Fresh, Tender Florida Corn, 4 ears 27c These Prices Effective Thru Sat., Aug. 9th Swift's Canned Meats For Babies 22° Can Peter Pan Peanul BuHer 37c 12 0*. Jar Peter Pan Salted Peanuts Ivory Soap 2 27c Ivory Soap 3 2oc Ivory Sroyj Ijge. Pkg 0 Lge Fkg Gxydol 28c C.iant Pkg 75c Aero Wax 30c 53c pt Bot. 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