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If SS Benefits Average $442,000 Per Month Social security benefits paid to residents of Laurens County totaled $442,000 a month as 1969 ended, J. C. Bagwell, Greenwood Social Security Dis trict Manager, reported today. A benefit increase, signed into law by President Nixon on December 30, 1969 has since raised the monthly rate of pay ment by 15 percent for the 6114 social security beneficiaries in Laurens County to $508,300, Bagwell noted. Of the social security bene ficiaries living in this area (Laurens County), 3194 are re- Hammett Is Elected By PRSA Men from Columbia, Fuft Mill and Clinton have been elected to lead the South Caro lina Chapter of the Public Re lations Society of America dur ing the coming year, it was an nounced today. They are: president -- Frank L. Barton, vice president of the Federal Land Bank of Columbia; vice-president -- Marshall Doswell, Jr., public relations director of Springs Mills Inc., Fort Mill; secretary-treasurer - Ben Hay Hammet, director of alumni and public relations of Presbyterian College, and as sembly delegate - A. Courte nay Carson, partner f Withers and Carson of Columbia. These officers and Paul L. Barrett f Greenville, public relations direct t f J. P. Ste vens Inc. who serves as chapter eligibility chairman, f rm the chapter board f direct rs. The Public Relati ns Society of America is a nati nal or ganization f 6,000 executives responsible f r enforcing a c >de of professional standards, pub lic relati -ns teaching and re search services. * * * M Te than half the drowning victims in pools are under the age of 10. Children should lie watched very carefully when in th« water. It only takes a few seconds Ft a child tote in ver his head. tired workers and their depend ents. Another 1920 are receiv ing benefits as the survivors of workers who have died, and 1,000 are getting benefits as dis abled workers or the depend ents of disabled workers. Bagwell pointed out that al though the majority of social se curity beneficiaries are older people, about one out of every four is under age 60. In the Stateof South Carolina, 106,348 people under age CO are collecting social security pay ments each month. The 59,950 who are under 18 are receiving payments because a working fa ther or mother has died or is getting social security disabili ty or retirement benefits. Of the 8378 who are 18 through 21 years of age, most are get ting students benefits under a provision which permits the continuation of a child's bene fits past his or her 18th birth day, and up to age 2? if he or she is attending schoi J full time. But in this 18 to 23 age group, Bagwell said, are some other types of beneficiaries, illu strating the broad familypro- tection that is provided working po pie >! all ages under the so cial security program. A number are the children of retired, disabled, or deceased workers who liecame disabled bef re they reached 18 and who will probably never lie able to go t ' work andl>ec' me self sup porting. The benefits of these young people, severely handi- capjied by physical >r mental disabilities, will continue m- 'iefmitely and benefits are also payable to their m dhers if the disabled son ' t daughter is in the rm dlier's care. Local Students Elected At Coker Mary (Sister) Wham of M untville has been named to ttie Interdormitory Council at C ker College in Hartsville for the 1970-71 school year. Miss Wham, a rising junior, is the Granms Hall Representative. Sara Jackson of Clinton has been named tuthe 1970-71 Honor Council. Site is a jfo'iag soplio- rm re and a representative of Central and New Central Halls. Prater Guest Of Congressman On D.C. Tour MRS. McCARRELL Mrs. McCorrell Receives M.A. At Fla. State Mrs. Harriet Wilson McCar- rell, daughter of Mrs. Clinton E. White of Clinton, recently received a master's degree from Florida State University. The degree, in elementaryedu- cation, was awarded in Talla hassee, Florida on June 13,1970. In August, Mrs. McCarrell will l-egin work in the Harnett County, N. C. School System. She has been trained as a read ing specialist. Her husband, La mar K. McCarrell, will be a member of the music depart ment faculty of Campbell Col lege at Buie's Creek, N. C. * * * Area Students Oh Dean's List At Presbyterian A record of no students were named t the Dean's List at Presbyterian College duringthe Spring semester. This figure represents almost 17C of the student body at the College. Loyd Dale Melton of Laurens compiled a 4.00 average for the second semester. Other area students making the Dean’s List include Robert Christopher A- dair, Edna M irtin Ellison, Grady AJnz Fallaw, Paul Ro bert Fallaw, Jane Macfarline Glover, Sara Agatha Hiers, Gregory Clark McCarthy, Pamela M rn >w Stogner, Judy Jane Widmer, Sophie Sullivan Y ung, and Juan Andres Amaya all of Clinton. In order to make the Dean’s List, a student must compile a grade point ratio of 3.30 out of a possible 4.00 in his academic work. Timothy G. Prater of Joanna represented Clinton High School in the second annual Fourth Dis trict trip to Washington, spon sored by Cong. James R. Mann for students from Laurens, Greenville, and Spartanburg Counties. Prater, a rising senior at Clinton High, is the president elect of the student body and was sponsored by the Clinton Lions Club. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy L. Prater of 207 Lau rens Street in Joanna. The group left on Sunday, June 21 and returned on Wednesday, June 24. Prater and 12 other outstand ing students from the Fourth Congressional District ob served the function of all facets of government in Washington. The trip included a tour of the State Department, the Smithsonian Institute, Mount Vernon and the Arlington Nat ional Cemetery. Thev also met THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., June 26, 1970—1-C Dear Sally BY SALLY SHAW DEAR SALLY: My husband is in the advertising business, and we are frequently called on to entertain some of his clients and associates at cocktail part ies in our home. Since our home isn’t very large, we always try to limit our guest list -- but despite this quite often some of our guests bring friends a- long with them, and this makes things even more crowded and uncomfortable. Is there any so lution to this vexing little prob lem? OVER-GUESTED. DEAR OVER-GUESTED: There is, of course, nothing you can do about the uninvited extra guests after they’ve ar rived. But you and your hus band can certainly help to avoid this situation when extending your invitations by making clear the fact that you must keep your guest list down to a com fortable number due to your limited space. DEAR SALLY: I’m a girl of 16 with a “parental problem.” My parents insist on looking over every boy first before I am per mitted to go out with him. It’s dreadfully embarrassing when I have to tell a boy of this rule before I can accept a date. Don’t you think I'm being much too over-protected? MIDGE. DEAR MIDGE: No. Your par ents do this because they love you and are concerned for your well-being, and no really worth while boy will resent it. . . in fact, he’ll appreciate you more. You don’t have to make a big thing out of it when a boy asks you for a date. Just tell him casually and smilingly that your parents always like to meet the fellows with whom you go out. DEAR SALLY: I’m a man of 27 and have been dating regu larly for over eight months with a lovely girl of 24. Today I almost passed out when some one informed me that this girl was previously married and was divorced a year ago. It isn’t so much the fact that she was married before that bothers me -- it’s her failure to tell me about it. She has been giving me every indication that she’s as much attracted to me as I am to her. So, what do you think I should do now -- ask her out right about this, or say nothing and hope that in time she will confide in me? BEAT. DEAR BEAT: Bring it out into the open. There is the possi bility that your informant was wrong. If, however, the girl confirms it, then it’s up to you to decide whether her reason for concealing this important bit of information from you for over eight months is worthwhile e- nough for you to continue the re lationship. Your buddy is your best friend, especially when you need assistance in the water. When the subject is swimming safety, always think in terms of two’s, says Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies. TIM PRATER with Senators Strom Thurmond and Ernest F. Rollings of South Carolina, and had lunch with Congressman Mann and Carl Albert of Oklahoma, the Ma jority Leader of the House and a proable replacement for John McCormack as Speaker of the House. Also on the schedule was a special tour of the Capitol, including House andSenate ses sions, a special tour of the White House, a tour of the Nat ional Gallery of Art, andabase- ball game between the Washing ton Senators and the Detroit Tigers at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. 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