The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, October 15, 1970, Image 9
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Measles Immunization
Campaign Opens Here
Unless precautions are ta
ken, a German measles (ru
bella) epidemic is expected
late this year or early in
1971. To help prevent the epi
demic, an immunization cam
paign opens today, October 15,
in the elementary schools in
School District 56. Clinics also
are planned lor pre-school
children in the district
Shots will be given at all
elementary schools for stu
dents through ten years of age.
Laurens County Health Officer
Dr. Von A. Long urgesparents
to return the permission slips
to school.
Special clinics for pre
schools from ages one through
five will be conducted at 8:30
a.m. today at Joanna Ele
mentary School and at 10:30
a.m. at Mercer Silas Bailey
School and Florida Street
School.
Shots will be given Friday,
October 16, In School Dis
trict 55 elementary schools:
8:45 a.m., Laurens Primary
and Laurens Grammar School;
10 a.m. Laurens Baptist Kind
ergarten; 10:45 a.m., Ford in
Wattsville; 11 a.m.. Pleasant
This Space in Memory of
LAURENS COUNTY
SENATE SEAT
Departed this life April 26. 1967
at the hands of Lt. Gov. John West
I On that date Sen. Bill Dobbins Introduced an amend
ment to the Reapportionment Bill which would have
given Laurens County a resident Senator, rather than
| sharing 1 two senators with three counties. The vote
i a tie . .. 21 to 21. John West then cast the de-
ciding vote, which killed the amendment. (Pages 998-
[ 999 Journal of the Senate April 26, 1967).
This space paid for by Laurens County friends of
Albert Watson
View in Gray Court; noon,
Gray Court-Owlngs and Hic
kory Tavern; 12:45 p.m., Gar-
lington Street Elementary in
Laurens.
“Every child in the county
through ten years old should
get a German measles shot,”
said Dr. Long. “We immunize
the children so that they will
not be able to transmit the
disease to women of child
bearing age."
German measles’ greatest
danger is to unborn babies,
especially during their mo
thers’ first three months of
I pregnancy. If contracted then,
lit can cause mental retarda
tion, blindness, deafness and
/ or heartdisease. Many babies
1 are born dead.
The last epidemic to sweep
[the country was in 1964. As a
result, some 20,000 to 30,000
infants were born with birth
defects. The vaccine was not
| available then.
“But we do have the vaccine
I now,’ Dr. Long said, “and we
can prevent a lot of suffering
| and grief and save millions of
dollars by putting the vaccine
| to good use.”
Since the immunization has
(been available for only a few
| months, few have received it
| And if a parent is unsure
I whether or not the child has
had the disease, it would be
| better for the youngster to get
the shot. Only one is needed
for full protection.
THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C, Oct. 15, 1970—1-B
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
In spite of all, overwhelming victory is ours through him who loved us.
RICHARD GANTT
Gantt Named
To Head New
Furman Service
Richard A. Gantt, a Clinton
resident during the two years
he was associated with Pres
byterian College as its direc
tor of estate planning, has been
named by The Furman Co. of
Greenville and Columbia to
head a new personal financial
planning service without pre
cedent in South Carolina.
Gantt, who was at Presby
terian from 1967 to 1969, con
tinues to serve the college in
an advisory capacity. He also
serves the Presbyterian
Churches of South Carolina as
chairman of their committee
on wiUs.
According toAlester G. Fur
man IH, president of The Fur
man Co., the new counseling
service is intended to provide
professional men, corporate
officers, key executives and
other individuals of means with
recommendations that con
serve and increase financial
assets. It is offered on a fee
basis, independent of other
Furman Co. services, and can
be provided to top executives as
a company-paid fringe benefit,
tax deductible to their em
ployer.
In his role as chief finan
cial counselor, Gantt will call
on the resources of other Fur
man Co. staff members, and
will work closely with his
client’s attorney, trust officer
and tax consultant.
BY NAN DDCON
OCTOBER 17, 1940
Following a custom of long
standing, the fourth Sunday in
October, the 27th, will be ob
served at Duncan’s Creek
Presbyterian Church near here
as homecoming day.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs.
J. Lee Young entertained the
Friendly Dozen club at the home
of her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Leland Young.
Miss Virginia Dillard, a stu
dent at Coker College, Harts-
ville, spent the week-end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. G.
DiUard.
Mrs. J. J. Cornwell and Mrs.
Dick Vaughan of Kinard, visited
relatives and friends in
Florence during the past week.
I
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Galloway
and daughter Miss Marcia Gal
loway, spent Sunday in Colum
bia with Mrs. Galloway's par
ent’s, Mr. and Mrs. George T.
Barnes.
S. A. Pitts spent the week
end in Atlanta with his bro
thers, Davis V, and Caroll
Pitts.
Mrs. Goyne Simpson has re
turned from Charleston where
she spent the past two weeks
with her sister, Mrs. George
Hesse.
Miss Violet Browning spent
Sunday in Newberry with re
latives.
The many friends of Mrs.
Walter Johnson will be glad
to know she has returned home
after being a patient in the local
hospital for the past ten days.
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