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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1971
Page
3
A South Carolina health official warned that dozens of children may end up in hospital ERs this Christmas unless parents supervise purchases. Dr Hilla Sheriff urged avoiding light cords decorations and sharp edged toys and cautioned that broken candle bulbs can leak poisonous fluids if ingested.
Public Health Service pamphlet urges avoidance of others to escape colds. Even polite individuals spread infections. the article notes many will not choose voluntary solitude during the common cold season, which lasts through April, and offers recommendations to limit transmission.
South Carolina traffic deaths through December 16, 1971 reached 972, two fewer than the 974 toll at the same point in 1970. State Highway Patrol notes a decline since mid September and hopes 1971 ends safer than 1970.
11 051 low income Aiken County residents received food stamps in October up from 10 419 in September per Russell H James southeast regional administrator Food and Nutrition Service USDA South Carolina leads the Southeast in state run food assistance officials urge caution on final days of the year for all road users.
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