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■ V , Community Concert Assn. Drive Successful With man than 800 season member ships for adults and approximately 600 students' tickets, the 1962-63 Clinton Com munity Concert Association get-s off to a most auspicious start. Under the chairmanship of Mrs. James Von Hollen, a successful membership drive was concluded last week. President R. H, Dawson is the new leader of the associa tion this year. Thanks are due to E. A. Parnell, now a resident of Sumter and for mer president of the local group, for coming back to Clinton to aid in putting across this year’s effort. The first concert in a series of four will take place on Nov. 16 when the popular At lanta Symphony Orchestra will return to Clinton. Last year, the orchestra, under the conductors hip of Henry Sopkin, in ad dition to its evening performance, appeared in an early afternoon engagement for school pupils from all over the county. The walls all but bulged with the packed au dience. And a like performance will be repeated this year. In mid-January Robert Hamilton pian ist, son of Clinton’s own Mr. and Mrs. Al exander R. Hamilton, will appear in con cert, to be followed on Feb. 4 by William Clauson, folk singer and guitarist; and on March 15 by the Columbus Boys Choir. These attractions should prove to be extremely popular and four delightful eve nings are anticipated by Clinton’s concert- goers. Administration junket ' have been actively federally controlled national grid ever they have been in office . r. I have stud ied the electric power supply situation in this country and I am completely satisfied that an industry which produces over 5,000 kilowatt hours per capita is far better for us than the Russian system which produces less than 1,400 kilowatt hours per capita. **1 think we would &H be better off if the Secretary of the Interior mid these oth- offirials would take some good advice Adam’s Apple and ‘tee America first’ rather thanking over to Russia to learn some new way to Federalize the world’s greatest and mori efficient electric supply system.” Vale, Ore., Enterprise: “If our old Uncle were s private citizen, it isn’t im probable that some of his nieces and neph ews would be —king that he be incompetent and a guardian appointed. Babaon Discusses Supermarkets Clinton Area Enters New Era With the opening last week of the Clin ton District’s magnificent new hospital this section of the county enters upon a new era in medical services and facilities. But while we and others are expressing our thankfulness for the new milestone let us not forget what has gone before. Three smaller private hospitals closed their doors when the new facility opened. It is to them and their owners that our thoughts are directed—Hays Hospital Bla lock Clink and the Joanna Hospital. Two of them were operated by Clinton physicians, Dr. D. O. Rhame, Dr. E. N. Sul livan, Dr. George R. Blalock, and Dr. R. M. Fuller. The Joanna Hospital was operat ed by the Joanna Foundation and the Jo anna Cotton Mills. They served this area to the best of their ability with their limited facilities and equipment—and they served well. Grateful patients can be found all over this section of the county. Too, they did an untold amount of char ity work, tenderly caring for those they knew could not pay for the services ren dered. We arc sure we express the sentiments of residents of this community when we extend thanks and gratitude for the faith ful service given throughout the years. Hie Adam's apple is a common name for the projecting thyroid cartilage in the throat. Everybody has this cartilage, but it is more noticeable in men than in women, and more noticeable in some men than in others. The Old Testamet tells the story of Adam’s earing the forbidden fruit popularly supposed to have been an apple Centuries ago the legend arose that a piece of the apple stuck in Adam’s throat, causing the projection in all men's throats. Through this legend the projecting thyroid cartilage ac quired the name “Adam’s Apple** (Copyright 1982, William S Penfie i) , Botesburg Student Wins $2,500 Award Sara Elizabeth Henry, ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. of Bateatarg, formerly of city, has this State Library Board Cor gradnate library training at Simmons Col- Miss Henry has daring the ifodor rngtoo 1961 gradnate of aid taught English in the ter public schools last year. Upon graduation from Sim mons, she will be wnpfoyod hi the Greenville County Library in Was This Trip Necessary? When Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall decided to lead a delegation of Federal power experts on a tour of Soviet electric power installations no doubt he ex pected all to applaud. After all isn’t every thing bigger and better in Russia? He came back and said we should learn about long distance transmission from them, hence the remark of Rep. John P. Saylor of Pennsylvania in the Congressional Record critical of this “junket” must have come as a rude shock to Mr. Udall. Mr. Saylor’s remarks tend to put the trip in a different perspective. They are also en couraging and enlightening—well worth re peating. Mr. Saylor said: “It seems to me that if the Secretary wants a better knowledge of the operation of a truly magnificent and efficient electrical power supply system he’d better look in his own back yard rather than spending the taxpayers’ money to go half way around the world. “It is not difficult to understand why this important spokesman for the Adminis tration on Federal power activities wants to study the Russian Government’s controfl- \ ed transmission system for he mid other Babaon Park, Mass.. October 11. Many news paper publishers have noticed recently that super markets are cutting down their advertising Naturally this is of interest to readers of this column who depend on supermarket advertising to check the prices of their products one with another. Let me discuss this week the possible reasons for this reduction in advertising by some of the supermarket chains. COST OF TRADING STAMPS When only a few stores used trading stamps <mostly S It HI, the distribution of stamps was reasonable. These stamps, used mostly hi limited amounts, then used very limited, but the stamps were often thrown away by buyers. Today the situation has changed greatly. Not only are most of the supermarkets and similar establishments us ing trading stamps, but they are competing with one another in the number of stamps they give for the purchase of certain items. Furthermore, many of the large chains are printing their own stamps and operating their own centers for redeeming the stamps. Altogether this is becoming quite expensive and I fear the cost is being charged to general advertising. The final result will depend on whether the owners of the supermarkets get more customers through trading stamps or through advertising. From studies I have made, it is evident to me that busi ness derived from trading stamps has about reached its maximum. I believe that the better supermarkets are returning to increased news paper advertising, and are curtailing so far as possible the competitive use of stamps. SUPERMARKET “OVERPRODUCTION” Many who invested earlier in the stocks of new supermarkets have made a great deal of money. A number of these stocks sell at several times their original cost. The rapid rise of super markets was due primarily to bulk purchasing and modern merchandising. It did not take long for them to wipe out the old grocery stores, meat markets, and similar competitors. Many of the small stores combined at first into cooperative arganiiathms to mast the uew competitkiii of these cooperatives have survived and others have been disbanded or bought by supermarkets The automobile has been a big help; the supermarkets saw at once the importance of pro viding sufficient parking space for their cus tomers. This caused many of them to leave the center of the city, but the customer did not object because practically all of them came in auto mobiles. The supermarkets also provided “Carts’ for the customers to push around and fill up and then provided boys to take the packages out of the carta to the customers’ automobiles! The policy of the supermarkets in purchasing big parking lots has made them large real estate owners. Furthermore, the locations secured by the early supermarket chains have become very valuable and, in a way, make them a monopoly in the industry. It is difficult for a market coming to a city to secure a decent loca tion. IMPORTANCE OF DISCOUNT HOUSES The fact that many supermarkets are awaken ing to the importance of “discount houses” makes me believe that the stock quotations for the supermarkets are erecting the buildings for these discount houses directely. adjoining their operations. While the growth of supermarkets has a very definite relation to population, it is possi ble that some of those located in areas of stag nant population might be able—at least for time—to offset this handicap by to themselves discount houses. Otherwise, super markets in stagnant populations wfll be licked! As one who believes in the “cycle theory,” ll am interested to note how every community start ed with its “general store” which included every thing from the cracker barrel to the post office! Then the general lines of industry became dis tributed amongst a large number of small local wmn eral store idea which was so common in wsry community one hundred years ago me again bullish on the stocks of chains. ClintM Native, New York Executive. Speaks at Winthrop A Clinton native was the guest speaker at a student assembly yesterday afternoon in Brynes Auditorium at Winthrop College. Hock Hill. Mrs. Robert Stewart, of North Tarrytown. N. Y., the former Ida Crawford, is a graduate of Win throp. She Is promotion and publicity driector for Estee Lander Cos metics of New York City. The Clinton native formerly held similar positions with Bris- j Hollingsworth’s grandfather, tol-Myers ompany and Coty. Before entering the business world. Mrs. Stewart taught in the Conway Public Schools, at Win throp, and at the University of Maryland, from which she holds the master’s degree. Mrs. Stewart is president of the New York City Chapter of the . Winthrop Alumnae Association, second vice-presideni of the Ad- M " R 8 S**"* vertising Women of New York, servance of their twenty-tilth wedding anniversary on the eve ning of October S. Mr .and Mrs. W. H. Wightman and Miss Eleanor Dial greeted the guests, along with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lea man Receiving Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth, B. G. Carroll, Mrs. Charlie Ray Jones, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hollingsworth. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Holing*worth. Rev. and Mrs. Roy Coker, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Williams, Miss Willie Jones, and; Rev. W. M. Ussery. Mrs. George Brown, Sr., and ( Mrs. George Brown, Jr., of! Greenwood, showed the guests; into the den where the gifts were displayed on a lovely hand-made solid walnut table, made by Mr. Mrs. E. P. Boatman showed the guests into the dining room. The serving table was laid with an heirloom lace table cloth over silver. Satin bows with nosegays of white asters highlighted the corners of the table. Crystal and silver appoint- John Adair served and Mrs. punch, and end . member of the America *5 Y<Xmt * er ” d C * tr and mints. Arrangements of gladioli and chrysanthemums, mixed with white flowers, and candelabra were used throughout the receiv ing rooms. SHOWER HONORS MRS. Association of University Women. She is listed in Who’s Who Among American Women. Crass HI Nmb OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY The ante-bellum home of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Y. 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