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I Suv It i t THUlfeDAY, MAY », 1940 »'.V" J^J^l'l-' /' • THI CUNTDN CHRONICLB, CUNTON, 8. C. PA6£ SETB^ mtw- THE SPORTS CHATTERBOX By TENCH OWENS , ' , L«it Saturday we aaw thrae great. remember, too, tbat track la not Mc> athletot pmfonn in tti* «tate trade meet on joukson Held. - There were other #[>od trackmen on the field, but fixe pd^ormances of Banks Me- Fadden, CSesMoo’a mighty athlete; Dick tittle^ CaroUna’s star; and Red Rawhk the pAle of KTs trade team, so Wmitdione the. othefs jthe^ ^lere was really no <xm Fadden’s roedalty by Don't forgd that he h all-America In football and basket- hfJ CANDIDATE OWENS DISCUSSES 'platform ise these things of which I am to mention, will mean a better and more more bbautiful ward one, and a completed at a minimum cost to the city. And such a project with its associated lines qf business would be FOR ALDERMAN^! ijreater and more prosperous City of'self liquidating in a very short tim Clinton. Prompted by the desire to see Clin it were Fennell's (Clemson) record bresMng pole vault). any means, happens to be In football balL Also, we are t(^ that he is an exceptional baseball player and a very good swimmer. 'We had better watch him—4m might turn up at the etate intercollegiate tennis tourna- “J^|2«^iinent'this wedc imd blast the PC net-| f*kj>n nfP tK* nniirtat - I if ' -- With the coming election slightly over a month away, I want to give the voters of ward one, in particular, and the city in general, my reasems ton reanzwisuch as I have mentioned above, and gpurred on by the belief There are three street extension and improvement projects that would greatly expedite the movement of that I am the man to sell the idea highway traffic, add safety to, and to the city couneflT i>^decided to en- for entering the race for alderman. • shorten the route of pedestrian tnrf- ter the race and make a stab at > Naturally my chief interests are tojfic, as well as open up a number of [Such. With the wholehearted support I be found in ward one, but beyond (beautiful building lots, that are at of my voters at the polls, and the its bounds' are quite a few things present isolated. There is one sani-(hacking of the whole populace cm the tation project that is most Impera- j floor of the council we can, and mu^ / I that will demand and get my atten- I tion and sui^rt; of these I will men- tive. Finally, there is one that stands I realize such poastbiUties. men off the courts! Dick Little, a star in his own right, •Bonnie Bank." ended the brillient jithletic record ever to be made hf a South Carolina . ki.m ki. ciq>ture first nn the 100 and mO- student ta a blaze of his c^tomacy;dashes. Kis smooth rythmici glory. Only this time he did some-i*?^. Kaw Mama SwTldC vOO mOT XUS OPPOfI* j «nte who MM to piwh him in th.! fore mid , two eprinto. tt muet tanvo bom dii-l ttion only one herein: that is that the {alone, a project that I am sure will' [voters and taxpayers of the city’meet the approval oi young and old) 'Should have a complete report of■ alike: a pul^ park, in which there, {each meeting of the council, so they Would be a playground and a munici-1 !covild see, at all times, just what | pal swimming pool. This Is a kng-j .those wdunn they had put in office* felt need of our city, and the fact that! I^ue doing or trying to do. |we are constantly growing laiger.j f. O. “HO" OWENS. Candidate for Alderman, Ward One. f And, , now of ward one, the within the boundaries makes a need smallest ward in important. of this nature most t the city, there exists the greatest * In ward one there is a natural j I possibilities and needs of the whole | setting for just Such a project, srj 1 of the Populace of the city. To real-1 place where such a project, could be i done • again. recNMpds in as mfby events! Alto gether, he scored eighteen pbtnts, with three firsts, a lap on the win ning relay team, and a place in the shot putUnf event. Most fellows are proud to make the tra^ team of tlMir coUiqie, de- couraginf (to say the least) to make a magnifleient leap to break the state record, only to see McFadden outdo him a moment later. But Little con tinued to ti7, Qm) in vain to con quer this long-legged master of all trades. The low hurdles saw Little run a great race, so.last that it took Alloe MiiMe, the Martrs Mmber venoui's tennis star, whe Is te nwpear en the Frsshyterlaa eeUege eenrts Meniay, May IS. She will pliur wlUi three mmm COUGHS, COLDS nhnosphene^ V.' Pleasant, Effective Vapor Treatment. Kettle Free See lighted to piece In one event at the^^rd-breaking time to beat'hlm. state, intet, and overwhebOed with joy if a first should come their way. Realizing this, one begins to glimpse the amazing ability of the man who -broke three state records atone meet, and entered six events. We must TYPEWRITERS Aatkorlsed Underwood Dealer. Cleanhic and repairing all niakea, reasenable chargse. a Kenneth N. Baker ‘ PImwM* Gray . Funwal Home Clinton, 8. C., FUNERAL DIRECh)RS EMBALMERS Asskalanee Scrrice Phonea 41 and MS-J L. RUSSELL GRAY and V. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. Mgra. Blue Stocking captain. Rod Rawls, did a remaikable feat in vrhming the three distance events, the half-mile, piUe, and two mile. As far as we know this has nevdr be«k dtme be fore at a state track meet It took iron itamina to run these gruelling events, but Red had it and won. Hats off to him. An all PC final'in singles and doublew is foreseen by many in the state tennis tournament beginning Women Tennis Stars Play Here Monday Alice Marble, World’s Sliifles Champion, Mod Other Net Aces To Give Exhibition On Col- lege Courts. Heading a galaxy of feminine rac quet stars who will perform before the woman tennis playw^ of colleges ^ , , , — „ sund universities of the South Atlantic ^ the Prwbyter^ i^ege courts ^ gather at PrmbyteHan col- U^y. Mwy^od matches are ex- Monday wiU be Miss Alice Mar- T***®?®*^ble. undWuted world’s singles cham- Hie Boykin-KerdarfM^ riv^ for tennis player. The exhibition stats supxema^ pro^ly-will be de-l^t^hes will be played on the col- cided, but with Billy Farmer and modem tennis courts beginning Whm Ordering Brakes... . . tell us H your wife or daughter drives your^car, for. knowing wheth must respond |o ..a man's mus cular Uinwt or a woman’s dainty piudi, enables us to sup-* ply an imfividual brake. OHdal Serriee Sowers Garage Phone 196 Walt Larson as unseeded dark horses there is no telling what may happen .... Our first chance to cemgratu- late John Mimaaugh and Rufus Sad ler, CHS tennis tandem, on winnnig [the state high school doubles crown, comes rather late to this column;.it *was a remarkable aebievemmt, both I boys being ,(mly in the ninth grade, I and we are' proud of them. . . . The 'Alice Marble tennis exhibition here Monday promises to attract as many or more spectators than did the mighty Budge .... Pierce Timber- i lake, long-striding freshman runner I for P. C., cautred first in both middle I distance events in the state meet and * led his team to victory in the mile relay. P. C. TENNIS CREW Presbyterian college closed the most successful tomis aeaspn in its loio^ wh«iUwr P-Trb, hSt won 25.matchc^ tied ‘ “ “““ Tulane, and yielded to the nationally ranking University of North Carolina team, 4-5. The Blue Stockings defeated Duke, 8-1 during tlM week. at 3 o’clock. The first match of the aftemoem’s engagements will be between Miss Marble, world’s number on tennis player, and Miss Mary Hardwick, British number two player. The bout will be best two out three sets. This will be folkmed by a two set singles match between Virginia Wol- fenden of California, number five womans player in the United States, and Nina Brown, leading Britidi player, nre players will then team up for an international doubles match of two sets. Miss Marble was winner of the Na tional Singles Championship in 1938, and winner again in 1938 and 1939. I9ie took the Wimbledcm Champion ship trophy—and world champion ship—^in 1939, and is the number one CLOSES 1940 SEASON 1 player on the Wightman cup team. Her’s is an essentially masculine game of tennis consisthig of hard hit drives, smashing overheads of a. s)|£p^ing accuracy. Hel«rt Btay. Ja- c^f whenn she defeated for m Na tional title twice says of her brand of tennis: “She is more difficult to play than Helen Moody, for she can run forever, and she is equally at h(Mne in the /orcourt or the back- court.. She is a finished player in a way that Helen Moody is not/ BOSRBIEIf TRIM WOFFORD The Presbyterian college baseball nine nosed out Wofford, 7 to 8, here Monday afternoon. RUBBER STAMPS All Sises — Qaick Service CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. UNCLE NATCHEL says: A reception for the wconan’s teams of the South Atlantic states will be held In the Y. M. C. A. building from 12:30 o’clock until 2:30, accord ing to an announcement made by Powell Fraser, president of the “Y.” The four internationally famous stars will attend and tea and sandwiches will be served. ^ • I Cure, roastin’ ears are nato* ^ ral food for hongiy folks... smd mij^ty good food, too. And Chilean Nitrate of. 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After the matches an informal re ception will be held in the Skme building, at which time the four stars with other dignitaries present wjU form's receiving line. “At this tinM, no autographs will be granted,” states Fraser, who is in charge of the re ception. “Autograph seCkers must obtain the coveteef signatures before the matches.” Miss Marble and her companion tennis players will* be the twelfth figureg of national and international) importance in the realm of tennis to appear in exhibitirm matches on the Pr^byterian college courts. Others who have played here have been: Wllmer Allison, Johnny Van’ Ryne, Midge Van Ryne, Bitsie Grant, Gard ner MuUey, Russell Bobbitt, Ernie Sutter, and DOnald Budge. ■ f ^ TRIBUTE OF RESPECT E. W. WADE We, the members of the Men’s Bible class. Broad Street Methodist Sunday school, in remembrance of) our beloved member, Rhada W. Wade, who passed from earth to his eternal home bn the 27th day of April, 1940, wish to offer the follow ing resolutions: WHEREAS, he was deeply inter ested in all the activities of the church, more specially in our Men’s Bible class; WHEREAS, he was an inspiration to the class by his loyalty, his pres ence, and support and by his Chris tian influence, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, (1) That we bow in humble submission to the Di vine Will; (2) That we cherish fai our hearts the memory of his lifa dedicated to faithful service in his church, his hmne end cmnmunity, and endeavor to emulate the exampU set before us; (3) That this token of appreciatim be inscribed in our records, a cq[>y of same sent to the bereaved fam ily, • ccHpy sent to the SouUtem Christian Advocate for publication and a copy to oyr local paper. Felder Smith, P.#B. AdalTi ,F. K. 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