The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, June 11, 1959, Image 4
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THE CUNTltti
Polio Threatens
To Explode This Year
the hrarflin* that apprarrri in thr
nation> nfH'Kpaprrn eariy thia wrek.
It makr? one !»hu«kler juat to reail it. And j
it w*j» not put there juat to acare jieople.
After experiencing a declining iiKidence
of polio in the I’nited Statea from 1956
through 1957—from .'19.000 casea t<» 5.4&5—
the numl>er ah<)t up in 1958 to 6,061 eases.
Worse, reports say, there was a 44 per
cent increase over 1957 in the numlier of
paralytic cases. Hardest hit were children
under five years. ...
By May 16, this country* had 446 cases of
polio, against 309 ot the same time last year.
This included 301 paralytic cases.
"Polio could jump to double the amount
last year,” the National Foundation warns.
"There is danger especially in the soft spots
—the areas where many unvaccinated peo
ple are clustered.
Is Clinton a soft spot because of you ?
Head what the report said:
"l\>lio — down but still dangerous — has
paralyzed nearly twice as many children so
far this yepr than at this time in 1958.
"Despite Salk vaccine, it could claim 12,-
000 or more victims in 1959.
"That would be more than the annual toll
in each of 29 of. the 44 years since 1915. when
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parents first began dreading the approach
of summer with its cruel, crippling disease.
“Now there is a defense, the Salk vaccine.
It is 9o per cent effective.
"But 98 million Americans haven’t hail a
single shot. Nearly one-third of children un
der 5 have had no vaccine.
"It takes time for Salk vaccine to build
immunity.
The best defense is vaccination liefore the
summer gets hot and dangerous. Two shots
are gi\en *iuioed six weeks apart, a third at
least se\en months later.
“The vaccine is powerless unless used."
Destroying The Dollar
“The fiscal situation deteriorated faster
during the past year than tn any cum|Mra t 4r
pra<e-time period to my spoaiodgt."
That gr n statement came from uae of
the top i • •ngrymaai authorities on govern-
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and ’ a vat ejn—Senator Byrd
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Safety < <enm seem jenn’s out that
eration id a mrtor vehirle. each individual
driver is evrftts.ng a privilege granted by
the state. The difference between a g»**l
driver ami a highway micfit—.s often the
ihfferemr lietween a driver who appreciate*
his jKnvilege ami one who demamls a non
existent right
Those Good Old Days
Juat about all of us perimSmlly yearn for
the alleged “good old days" when, for exam
ple. you could buy a pound of meat for a men*
4<V. We look at present prices and shake our
heads somberly.
But the truth ia that these “good old days"
weren’t as rose-colored, financially speak
ing. as fallible memory would have it. It’s
true that the dollar-and-cents price of meat
is much higher than in past times. B^ when
you apply the most accurate measuring stick
—the amount of time we have to work to
earn enough money to buy something—it’s
actually far lower.
Here’s the simple statistical story*. The
average breadwinner of 40 years ago had to
work more than 51 minutes to make enough
money to buy a pound of pork. Now he has
to work only about one-third as long.
The same thing’s true of the most popular
meat, beef. Back in 1919, the average worker
toiled 42 1 -j minutes to buy a pound of it. Now
he can earn the necessary wherewithal in
less than 23 minutes.
Editor Ralph McGill of The Atlanta Con
stitution writes: "It is very difficult for a
senator to move from the Senate to the
White House. In all history, only one, War
ren Harding, has made it. Vice-presidents
have a difficult time, too. Only one has made
the direct transfer—Van Buren.
“Governors have the best chance. Es
pecially one who is out of the controversial
national issues.”
Court Tgrm Undtrwoy
tC«abM*d p**v *■•)
«ith ifitted to kit] end ramrtac
roortaWd «*«|
TV Laorcwi
rvcommended an additional terw
or terms of General Seaaions Court
be arhedoled here *ia view of the In.
create, of the number of serious
case* coming to the court .
and the atat*
the letter charge
The mbritor noted that from the
testimony It seemed that an argu
ment developed la a cafe on a back
street in Laurens on March 21, be
tween Rufus Williams and Rooaevalt
The jury, in Its presentment at W*"! over a girl. Bessy Ruth Ran
the opening of the current session of
General Sessions Court, noted that
the recommendation for additional
sessions was made by "the solici-
tor of the circuit, who has done an
excellent job under such circum
stances.”
The grand jury stated that it
would make no recommendations on
• permanent improvements” of coun
ty roads, the county jail, and the
court house until officials concerned
shall have an opportunity to use
funds already appropriated for those
purposes.
The jury also recommended that
the bailiff wear a badge and con
trol the congestion around the court
house doors during sessions of court.
It also recomended the improve
ment of petit jury room facilities.
FREED OF MURDER CHARGE
AT TUESDAY SESSION
Laurens—George Booker, Negro,
charged with murder in the shooting
of J. B. Calhoun, Negro, Tuesday
in General Sessions Court won a
directed verdict of not guilty of mur
der. but was found guilty of carrying
a concealed weapon following the
testimony of nine state witnesses.
Solicitor W. T. Jones toW the
court, ‘This is all the state has
been able to gather as evidence and
on the basis of this evidence the
ey. During the ensuing argument
and the knifing that followed, Booker
could have been acting in self de
fense since he did have a cut on his
face and arm. the sotititor said. Two
witnesses had testified that Calhoun
had a knife. Booker. 20, was sen
tenced to 30 days or $100.
During the morning, in the trial of
Robert Melvin Weathers, charged
with non-support, the jury brought
in a guilty verdict and the defend
ant was Sentenced to one year or
$1,500, suspended on payment of
$20.00 per week. He was placed on
probation until $1,500 is paid for the
support of four minor children.
Testimony was completed in the
trial of George Childers charged
with driving a motor vehicle while
under the influence of intoxicants,
second offense, when court recessed
until 10:00 a. m., Wednesday.
First witness to testify was Pa
trolman J. L. Collins, who said that
he and another patrolman, J. A.
Edens, were making a license check
on Highway 72 three miles south of
Clinton December 6, 1968. He testi
fied that Patrolman Edens was in
the middle of the road checking a
car and that he (Collins) was at the
side of the road when he saw a car
approaching at a high rate of speed
Patrolman Collins said that he yell-
Babson Discusses Canned,
Frozen, Synthetic Foods
Bab«on Park. Maas, June 11—Lest than 30 year<
ago practically all the rrtrus fruM shipped out of Flor
id* »a» whole fruit TV aeresaMy of discovering
-<*m« way to rut heavy market mg and transportation
cost* led to the formation of ruins cooperotivos Grow
er* pooled their resource* With the old of ehomuts
and representatives of the raosung indutary plus help
ful stale and federal togisiatiou they developed oseth.
ads of rsraweg apprising orange lesano grapofrwo
prune, grape, and other jmcoo Roouewtkoi later re
searrh has surreoded II prosidUig us with the qM**
did fruaeu juwe rwu loeroii i
•hoi the rdfus producer • hate aoev
•«r%«qg Mprther vtt the fcogp *f ft
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load *Og
of walor for everything
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BARGAINS GALORE
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' An Agriculture Deiusrtment aide t«<ul Con
gress the other day that 1969 wheat surplus
es were expected to boost the Government’s
price-support outlays for that crop to $3,-
500,000,000. ... If this huge sum, for wheat
alone, is averaged out among Americans fil
ing income tax returns, it equals almost $50
per breadwinner.
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for rtsoorch than arc r nuun AB prudurts will wia
even wider arr optancr aa tho result! nf research are
:raa»lat*d into more flasorful and
Also, frtnen fuods volume should
a resuk of the greater availability of mechanically re
frigerated railroad cars and trucks, retail display
cabinet MMce. and backroom refrigerated storage
spare.
CONTRACT* FARMING WILL INCREASE
Fanning is in the midst of a great change Grad
ually. agriculture is being remade into a more vital
part of our industrial economy Print and vegetable
production, canning, freezing, as well as marketing,
are becoming "big business” on a huge assembly line
basis under an advanced-contract basis. But, of all the
products to w atch, keep an eye on the purely synthet
ic foods for they may take the lead.
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hot CTilldon, tho driver of
the car, was under the infloror* of
intoxicants
Aaron Howell of Joanna, the only
passenger in the Childers car, was
called to the stand by Defense At
torney O L. Long Howell testified
that he went hunting with the de
fendant at 7:00 a. mm. and wa>
with Childers until the accident at
3:00 p. tn. Howell testified that dur
ing that time he did not see Chil
ders drink aything.T he 48-year-old
defendant said that he was returning
from the Lake Greenwood area
where he had hunted rabbits all
morning. He said that he was travel
ing on Highway 72 at an estimated
50 or 60 miles per hour when he
rounded the curve and saw the car
blocking the road where the check
was being made. He denied having
anything to drink before the acci
dent.
Willy Lee Foggie was sentenced
Monday to four months or $400 after
pleading guilty to leaving the scene
of an accident. He was sentenced
to 30 days or $100.
Other guilty pleas heard and sen
tences handed down were: Walter
E. Martin, non-support, one year or
$1,500, suspended upon payment of
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JOE D. HOLLAND
C. BRYAN HOLLAND
May 28. UN
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Take notice that oa the 0th day of
July. I960, we will render a final
account of our acts and doings as
Executors of the estate of Mattie
E. Holland 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 our trust as Executors.
Any person indebted to said estate
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
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