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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, January 21, 1971 Five soloists of the Newberry College Singers will lead the 70-voice choral group in their mid-winter tour of 16 high schools and Lutheran churches in five states. The South Carolina musicians will leave Newberry Saturday, Jan. 30, and return on Monday, Feb. 8. Soloists are, from left, back row: Susan Little, Cayce, S. C., soprano; John Drafts, Batesburg, S. C., baritone; Marjorie Fritz, Colum bia, S. C., contralto. Front row: Shelby Fulmer, Newber ry, S. C., soprano; and Deborah Bentley, Huntsville, Ala bama, soprano. No tax payment no car license On February 1, the South Carolina Highway Department will begin implementing a re cently enacted law which states that the Department cannot is sue vehicle license plates to any motor vehicle owner until the owner presents a statement from the treasurer of the county in which he resides certifying that all vehicle taxes owed by him have been paid. The law, aimed at assisting county treasurers in collecting personal property taxes due from all citizens of the indi vidual counties, places the re sponsibility on the vehicle own er to furnish proof that he is not delinquent in tax payment before he can be issued vehi cle licenses. The Department regularly is sues between 25 and 30,000 ve hicle licenses monthly, except during the license renewal pe riod beginning in September. Emphasizing that the law pro vides for no exceptions, E. R. Austin, Jr., Director of the De partment’s Motor Vehicle Di vision said, ‘‘no license plate can be issued by the Highway Department unless the applica tion for registration is support ed by a statement signed by the county treasurer on the ap proved form that there are no vehicle property taxes outstand ing in the name as shown on the vehicle registration applica tion from the county in which the applicant certifies as being his or her bona fide county of residence.” YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY “My New Year’s resolution is to help people in Newberry County become more aware of their protection under Social Se curity”, said Mr. H. M. Spiller, Field Representative of the Greenwood Social Security Of fice. He added. “It is very impor tant for people to know how much work they need under social security to qualify for re tirement or disability benefits, how much they can receive each month, and which members of their family are eligible for cash benefits if the bread win ner retires, becomes disabled or dies.” Pamphlets entitled, “Your So cial Security” are available at the Greenwood Office. The a- bove questions and many other timely questions are answered in this attractive and easy to read 47-page pamphlet. Mr. Spiller has secured an adequate supply of these pamphlets and would like each family in New berry County to have one. The pamphlets are free. Social Security benefits in the amount of $429,800.00 monthly are being paid to 5,310 residents of Newberry County. These fi gures were released today by J. C. Bagwell, District Mana ger, Greenwood, S. C. Social Security Office. They represent the situation as of June 30, 1970, Bagwell stated. This is an increase of 58 persons, and an increase of $31,900.00 a month over that of early last year. Of the Social Security bene ficiaries living in Newberry County, 3,130 are retired work ers and their dependents. A- nother 1,172 are getting bene fits as survivors of workers who died, and 672 are getting bene fits as disabled workers or de pendents of disabled workers. In addition to those drawing monthly benefits, there are 336 persons in the County past age 65 who are not eligible for monthly benefits but are quali fied for Medicare. DRUNK DRIVER CONVICTIONS DOUBLED Convictions for driving under the influence of intoxicants dur ing the last 11 months of 1970 rose 108 per cent over the same period for 1969, according to the South Carolina Highway De partment. The big increase, attributed by traffic law enforcement of ficials, in large, to the state’s Implied Consent law, is based on cases made by state high way patrolmen. The patrol re ports 7,688 convictions from February 1, when the implied consent law became effective, through December 31. For the identical 11-month period in 1969 the total was 3,691. The Implied Consent law, in essence, says that when any one obtains a South Carolina driver’s license he “implies con sent” to take a chemical test for intoxication when called upon by a proper authority to do so. Traffic law enforcement offi cials have hailed the “implied consent” law as the most effec tive tool, to date, in curbing the drinking driver. Heart Attack in 1968; In 1971, a Champion! r-HEALTH & SAFETY Mainly for Mothers ly Carol Hart SHOOTING ONE for the Heart Fund is Dave Stall- - worth, a star of the world- champion New York Knick erbockers and an outstanding example of personal triumph over the challenge of heart disease. He asks your sup port of the Heart Fund Cam paign, conducted nationally throughout February. SALESMAN To solicit discounts and accounts receivables. Nat’l. organization. Leads furnished. Age no ob ject. Must be good closer. Good earnings. Write Local Box No. 438. 39-3tp CONTROLLING OUR ENVIRONMENT It seems that almost every day new products appear on the super market shelves to clean drains better, relieve headaches more effec tively, polish furniture brighter, bleach clothes whiter or kill more household bugs. These and many other new products will necessarily have some effect on our constantly changing environment. It is up to the “men in white jackets” — scientists, engineers and environmental control offi cials — to determine that new products can be used by the pub lic without damaging the air we breathe, the water we drink or the land we enjoy. But it is up to every housewife who brings these products home from the supermarket to protect the fam ily’s health by treating them with intelligence and handling them with care. No small child can be expected to observe a warning printed on the label of a medicine bottle or can of cleanser. Even adults jeopardize the safety of their home environment by ignoring instructions, and so accidental poisonings are a major problem. The Council On Family Health, sponsored by the manufacturers of medicines as a public service, has these suggestions for keeping the home safe: —Always keep potentially hazar dous substances out of the sight and reach of children. —Always read labels on contain ers, especially before taking or administering medicines. —Never tell a child that medicine is “like candy.” The lesson may come back to haunt you. —Keep a safe, neat medicine cabinet with clean, easy-to-read labels and discard out-of-date medicines before they become a hazard. A family had no direct control over the air or water that enters the home. But it can control the way in which products are used and stored around the house. Pro tect your family by guarding against accidents in the home environment. 'Handicaps ’ Can Be Conquered Says Golf Champ Arnold Palmer By ARNOLD PALMER Honorary National Chairman The National Foundation- March of Dimes Wouldn’t it be great if medical science could be as successful in wiping out . birth defects as it was witkr polio! I have joined forces with the March of Dimes in the campaign to do this because I know of the good these people have done and the worthiness of their pro grams to help children born with defects. I have seen my father, who was afflicted with polio at a very young age, live a com pletely normal life without encountering any real setbacks. He is still hard at work, though in his mid-60s, and still plays a pretty good game of golf. A lot of children born with defects can overcome their handicaps and lead something close to a normal life if given the proper help. That is cer tainly one goal. But the mental part of being healthy is as im portant as the physical part, and it was that part that im pressed me about Marty Mim Mack, the national poster child for the March of Dimes. . Living With Handicaps Marty and I met when we worked together shooting a DETERMINATION is what it takes vent birth defects, says golf great Chairman for the March of Dimes. Marty seems to have ac cepted with very little diffi culty the fact that he is crip pled and will be handicapped for the rest of his life. The first thing for a person with a to overcome handicaps and pre- Arnold Palmer, Honorary National film for the 1971 March of l 1 v f r ! c ^) ca P ^ 0 ,^° U 1S . rec °gnize Dimes campaign drive. There ^ ac | an< ^ goes with it is quite a bit of difference be- make the very best of it. tween my father and Marty. Marty has done this totally. Marty’s handicap is far more viakine Those Putts serious. He was born without taking those Putts arms and with a hip defect In fact, he seems to recog- that made his left leg three nize and accept his situation inches shorter than his right. much better than people who In my father’s case, polio become handicapped later in left him with a limp but no life. One thing that is involved other severe physical handicap, is the way people react to He reacted normally, I think, someone who is handicapped, to the fact that he would have Adverse reactions could easily to live with his handicap and get a youngster like Marty decided to make every effort, down a bit and perhaps lead physically and mentally, to him to put up a barrier be- overcome it. He has done so tween himself and others. I and I feel that taking this at titude at the start made it a lot easier for him. don’t believe Marty has done this. When we worked together This will be a lot harder making the film, I saw in for Marty, particularly as he Marty a determination to do grows older. So far, in the all that he was asked to do. He short time that I have known was determined to make those him, he seems to be able to putts. It’s something a good handle his problems pretty golfer must have—determina- well, which is a good sign for tion to play to the very best of the future. his ability. You can’t take a half-hearted, disinterested at titude onto a golf course and play up to your ability. I think that those of us who are trying to help Marty and other children handicapped by birth defects must anticipate that these young people are bound to have some difficulties in adjusting to their prede termined roles in life. Yet, at the same time. I don’t think that these people want pity. They want to build up con fidence that they can help themselves to some degree, as much as is physically possible. It is the same with a golfer. You show me a golfer who is a winner and I’ll show you a person who feels in his mind that he can make the difficult shots, cope with the pressures of the competition and defeat the course or the opponent. That’s how we have to feel about birth defects. Everybody in America and the world should be concerned with and support the efforts of the March of Dimes and its thou sands of volunteer workers. You never know when the dis eases and other causes of birth defects might strike home.