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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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Thursday, November 19, 19S3
Doctors Say Quick
Penicillin Shot For
A Cold Is Dangerous
By ALTON L. BLAKESLEE '
AP Science Reporter
New York, Nov. 16—Getting a
quick shot of penicillin when you
have a cold, ’flu, or certain other
infections is being called medical
nonsense, and even dangerous.
The antibiotic usually does np
pood, the objecting medical experts
say. It is costly, and risks making
you allergic or sensitized to the
wonder drug so it cannot be used
later for something really serious.
The common cold — the season
is nearing — and ’flu are caused by
viruses. Antibiotics can knock out
germs, but no viruses.
Many doctors have bpen giving
penicillin or other antibiotics as a
routine part of treatment of respira
tory infections. Their reason looked
good—to prevent possibly serious
secondary infections or corpplica-
tions. • .
jBiit this theory is challenged' by
two recent medital reports.
One challenge comes from Dr.
Perrin H. Long, State University of
. New York College of Medicine,
NOTICE FOR PAYMENT OF |
1953 CITY TAXES
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H Notice is hereby given that Town Taxes for the Town
:j of Clinton are due and collectible from October 15th to
December 31st for the year 1953. The tax books are now
8 open at the office of the Town Clerk and Treasurer and
:: will remain open up to and through December 31.
j:j A penalty of ten (10%) shall be added if said taxes
8 are not paid on or before January 1, 1954.
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The levy for current fiscal year is 53 mills; 15 mills
:: for current operating expenses, and 38 mills fdr interest
:: and sinking funds on various bond issues outstanding.
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Savings Accounts
3%—DIVIDEND—3%
We invite savings accounts from the people of Clinton
and vicinity. You will like our friendly and efficient ser
vice, and you will receive your dividend promptly each
January 1st and July 1st. Any amount — from $1 up —
opens an account.
Each account is insured up to $10,000 by the Federal
Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. Two people may
have up to $30,000 fully insured.
Accounts by mail promptly acknowledged.
writing in the New York State Med
ical Journal. , 1
j “Probably the commonest and most
l serious abuse of antibiotics by physi-
?cians today” is using them as pre-
fvehtives or cures for mild respira
tory infections, he says,
i These drugs do help greatly againt
various t^pes of bacterial infections.
But they are effective against only
a few kinds of viral or rickettsial
I in lections—such' as non-typical or
virus pneumonia, parrot fever and
“Q”, fever.
They are notitheless used against
real or suspected virus conditions,
elf ten on the assumption df protect
ing" against secondary illnesses, Dr.
pong says, adding:
I '"By and large, this is not only
sheer nonsense from the medical
point of view, but also may even
be dangerous because of the known
risk of sensitizing patients to an an-
itibiotic by frequent administration.”
Dr. Long objects to their willy-
nilly use. There are often, sound rea
sons for using them, and the doc
tor is the best judge of these reasons.
Antibiotics are abused if used
against so-called ‘.‘food poisonings,”
certain types of. asthma, or cases of
“unknown disease,” Dr. Long adds.
“Only too frequently, when faced
with a patient who is ill and has on
the administration of an antibiotic
a fever, the physician relies first
biotic rather than be bothered with
going through the intellectual and
physical procedures which are need
ed to make a diagnosis.
“The old saw, which 1 first orig
inated in January, 1937, to the effect
‘that you give the patient sulfanila
mide and if he isn’t better in four
days do a physical examination,’ is
unfortunately only too true today.
“Man^ times a week, patients are
heard to say, T went to the doctor.
He gave me a shot of penicillin and
told me to come ba k in a couple of
days if I did’nt feel better. This is
not the way to practice medicine,
jand is again a reason why so many
! patients have become sensitized to
penicillin.
Jr., Mrs. J. A. Orr, and Mrs. A. J.
Merchant.
Junior G. A.’s—Mrs, J. C. Thom
as, Mrs. Hugh Ray and Mrs. Wil-
Ijam Davis. <
Junior R. A.’s—Mrs. Marvin De
Young and Miss Florence Adair.
Y. W. A.—Mrs. Carl Espieg and
Miss Mary Ruth Norman.
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Garden Clubs Have
Monthly Meetings
The Green Garden club will meet
Monday evening at 7:30 at the
home of Mrs. Ansel B. Godfrey,
with Mrs. Francis Blalock as co
hostess. Mrs. Niles Clark of Wat
erloo, will be the speaker.
The Yellow J,4smine^ Garden club
will meet MoAday afternoon, No
vember 23, at 3:30 at the home of
Mrs. T. C. Johnson, Sr. W. J. Park
’ of Greenwood, will speak o n
; “Landscaping For The Small
! Home.”
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The Carolina Wren Garden club,
will meet Monday at 3:30 at the
home of Mrs. J. B. Templeton at
308 Walnut street.
The Sun Bonnet Garden club
will meet Monday at 12:30 at thei
Atnerican Legion Memorial build- j
ing for a covered dish luncheon and i
workshop. The workshop will be*
led by Mrs. George Bellingrath and
Mrs. G. B. Goldsmith. A bazaar
will also be held.
Chortered and Supervised by the
United States Government
Laurens Federal Savings
& Loam Association
Telephone 22271
LAURENS’ LARGEST SAVINGS INSTITUTION
104 West Main Street
Laurens, S. C.
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SPECIAL PURCHASE
Presbyterian Women
Elect Officers, Hold
Memorial Service
The November meeting of the
Women-of-the-Church was held on
Monday afternoon at the church.
Mrs. Francis Blalock led the wor-
| ship service, using part of Christ’s
prayer for His disciples from Jahn
I 17.
Circle 5, Mrs. Kay Mills, chair
man, was recognied for having the
largest number of members present,
j Dr. W. R. Turner introduced Rev.
Ralph E. McCaskill, assistant to the
! president of Thornwell orphanage,
who spoke on “My Church As A
Part of the Whole.”
A memorial service was held for
two members, Miss Emma Adams
Mrs. Ray Anderson. : and Miss Martha Ramage, who pass-
The West circle won the attend- ed away during the year. Mrs. W. W.
an £? ■ ... ' Harris read the tribute to Miss Ad-
The following officers, elected to ams an d Miss Mary Ann Craig for!
serve .for the coming year, were in- Ramage, after which Mrs. John;
stalled in October and took office -p Young lighted two candles in!
at this meeting: _ TT _ their memory and one red candle)
Presiden J H. Darr. honoring the women of the church,
1st Vice-President — Miss Ruth [oday j
i ' A report was heard from the nom-
2nd Vice-President Mrs. R. W P romm with , hc (ollow J
Johnson. . ,
v~. „„ n i > rv * ■«» mg new officers elected:
Young Peoples Director—Mrs. G. ? r . .. ... t,. out
B Goldsmih Vice-president, Mrs. Thomas Bald-j
Secretary—Mrs. R. H. McGee. ,vi "' v* n- m •
Treasurer - Mrs. Guy Tumblin.l. Treasurer, Mrs. Tom Plaxico.
g r i Historian, Mrs. John Spratt.
Chairmen: j Chairmen—
Mission Study—Mrs. Jim Bass. | Spirif ua l Growth, Mrs. W. C. Bald- |
Stewardship—Mrs/ M. H. League. wi ?, . _ A . ,,
Community Missions—Mrs. Clark Church Extension, Mrs. Hugh S.,
Johnson. Jacobs.
Literature—Mrs. R. M. League. Education, Mrs. D. S. Templeton.
Social—Mrs. J. B. McCombs. ! Annuities and Relief, Mrs. Frdnk
Historian and Obituaries—Mrs. S.! M M er -
B. Loftis.
Circle Leaders:
Franks—Mrs. L. EL Cason.
Runyan—Mrs. R. A. Steer.
West—Mrs. Blanche Rasor.
Patterson—Mrs. Joe Leake.
Baldwin—Mrs. Jack Blakely.
Langston—Mrs. C. W. Hallman.
Business Women — Mrs. R. F.
Sumerel.
Young People’s Leaders:
Sunbeams—Mrs. George D. Ellis,
WATER SOFTENER
A handful of borax added to a
tub of washing water will make
hard water soft
rull Size -
5-Piece STERLING
TEA SERVICE
9-Cup Coffee Pot 4
8-Cup Tea Pot
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Sugar, Creamer and Waste
Special
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180
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Fed. Tax Inc.
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SEWING MACHINES
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Sorry No Moil Orders No C.O n
NO TERMS
A Credit to South Carolina
WRESTLING
SATURDAY
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DOUBLE
MAIN EVENT
Australian Tag Team Match
GEORGE AND BOBBY
BECKER
VS.
MR. X and MR. XX
...and...
MR. MOTO
vs.
STEVE GOB
Two Oat of Three Falls
60 Min. Time Limit
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SATURDAY
NOV. 21 — 8:00 P.M.
Spartanburg
Memorial Auditorium
Arena
Church Stewardship, Mrs. H. M.
j Young.
Spiritual Causes, Mrs. Reese H.
I Young.
Pastor’s Aid, Mrs. D. O. Rhame.
Dr. Turner closed the meeting
with prayer.
'Ladies Night'
Kiwanis Club
Held Monday
The annual “ladies nigiht” party
of the Clinton Kiwanis club was
given Monday evening at the
American Legion Hut with 140
members, their wives and invited
guests present.
J. C. Thomas, retiring president
of the club, was master of ceremon
ies and welcomed the ladies. Reese
Young, newly elected president,
and Mrs. Young, were recognized
at the head table. Also Hugh Ja
cobs, president of the Lions club,
and Mrs. Jacobs, and Shirley Tim
mons, president of the Exchange
club, and Mrs. Timmons, as guests
of the club.
Adorning the head tables were
chrysanthemums in shades of yel
low and colorful autumn leaves.
On the other tables similar smaller
arrangements were used. On the
mantel there was a horn of plenty
filled with chrysanthemums, fur
ther carrying put the fall theme.
Candy favors were presented the
ladies.
The entertainment was presented
by Bubbles Becker of New York
City, with music by his orchestra
during the dinner hour. The varie
ty “floor show” consisted of jug
gling, impersonations and acrobat
ic dancing.
Following an intermission at 9:30
orchestra music was furnished until
twelve for members of the club and
their gUests desiring to dance.
EASTERN STAR MEET
The James B. Parrott chapter, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will meet
Friday evening at 7:30 in the Ma
sonic hall.
One Second-Hand
NORGE RANGE
Can Be Bought Cheap
MORRISON'S
AZALEA SALE
Leading Varieties
2-3 Years Old — 20-27 Inches High
$1.75 each — 3 for $5.00
Good Healthy Bushes
FARMERS FEED & SEED S^ORE
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SAVE MONEY!
on the rappan
//// ///! GAS RANGE
C«ne in-see-the TAPMN Silver Nugget
with all its wonderful, modern features —
think of owning it at this modest price I
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TQPPJUI
SILVER NUGGET
$254.95
Only 4.00
per week
after usual down payment
• Chrome lined oven
• Chrome broiler pen
• Lift-off ovren door
• Prea-Toe broiler
• “See-through” oven door
o Clock and 3% hour
timer
o Burners guaranteed for
life of range
o Pyrocast burner plates
COME IN SOON-SUPPLY IS LIMITED ,
T. E. JONES & SONS
QUALITY MEATS
AT
FARM PRICES!
Brisket
LIVER
ib. 29c
Rib
STEW BEEF
.2 ibs. 35c
Chuck
BEEF ROAST
ib. 28c
Choice T-Bone, Round, Sirloin
STEAK
ib. 45c
Mixed
SAUSAGE
„ ib 35c
Home-Made
PORK SAUSAGE
ib. 50c
Fresh j *
GROUND BEEF ..
ib. 25c
Fresh Y
MULLETS
ib. 19c
Copeland’s Market
, Corner Musgrove and Enterprise Sts.