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%’ ' i \ U ? I Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, May 17, 1951 Midget Season Opened Monday (By D. ^S. Templeton) The Midget baseball league, con sisting of boys 13, 14 and 15 y^ars of age. opened up in excellent style. Thornwell defeated Acade my 3-2 in twelve innings of a most exciting game. Wallace Shaw r , Thornwell’s ace lef-hander, struck out a total of twenty opposing bat ters and gave up five hits while Bobby Pearson, the lasing pitcher, struck out fifteen and gave up only four hits. The Academy Midgets defeated Joanna Midgets Tuesday at Joanna 910 Wallenzine almost entered the hall of fame as he gave up only one hit during the game. This came in* the sixth inning. Florida Street Midgets opened up at Thornwell Wednesday. Academy Little Leaguers Lead Take Academy Street Little Leaguers showing more power each time they play, have taken over first place in Little League play. These boys under the fine coaching of Truman Owens, have not lost a game this season and break out with hits like the Yankees. The pitching of Freddie Samples and Gerry Hancock has been outstand ing. Academy has plenty of power at the bat including the following players: Lambert, Quinn, Hancock, Samples, Thomas and Kidd. The following boys on the other teams are looking gopd at this time: Floyd of Joanna, Timmons, Hanna and W. Archie of Thom- well, Austin of Lydia. Smith and Sease of Florida Street. The following men have been helping call Midget and Little League games: Shorty Horne, Win fred Norris, J. R. Hamrick, J. C. Cannon. George Frady. Harry Net tles, Bobby Dowdle, Jim Puryear Clark Meadors, Arthdr Howard and Arthur Davis. This help is greatly appreciated. We play ten games each week and it takes sev eral umpires to do the job. If you can help work games at 4 p.m., or 5,30 p m., please call 343-M or 185- J during school hours. Part of the fence to the Little League park has been completed. Grass seed has been sown and w'ith plenty of rain or water the Little Leaguers should be in their new park by June 15 or a little later. Weekly schedule for Little League and Midgets: May 17—Academy at Lydia. May 18—Lydia at Joanna. May 21—Florida at Academy. May 22—Thornwell at Joanna. May 23—Lydia at Florida. Stewart Cottage To Be Dedicated May 22 The recently completed Stewart cottage on the Thornwell orphan age campus will be dedicated on May 22 at 8 p.m. The public and friends of the instituiton are invit ed to attend the dedicatory exer cises for the lovely building which i adjoins the baby cottage and faces' on South Broad street. Presbyterian Men To Meet Tonight SC Produces 405,000 Cotton Bales In 1950 South Garolina produced 405,000 hales of cotton last year and 165,- 000 tons of cottonseed, the small est since 1879. AN IDEAL GIFT FOR GRADUATES BULOVA and ELGIN Watches For Boys and Girls SPECIAL OFFER - 10f o DISCOUNT TO GRADUATES JOHN R. HOLLAND GROCERY Musgrove St — Clinton A Otew mokm^L Oheatne Box Office Opens 2:45 Saturday 12:45 Shows Run Continuous Thursday and Friday, May 17-18 Warner Bros' BRICHT UCMTS musical' **010 J ^ brOADWA oooooror^oocxvj n DORIS 1 DAY 4CENE ELS0N i Mil BIllT 01 WOLFE GIAOTS GEORGE ■ DAVID BUTIEI • r:=r ^ ' ! — Saturday, May 19 Monday and Tuesday, May 21-22 Pirtmount presents ALAN LADD at his fighting best! starring * \ AlAN LADD * PHYLLIS CALVERT PAIR iLENARI • IAN SIEJUIIK - Ixl Writ *»0«K»d * 0u«M b, R0BUT FELLOWS . LEWIS ALLEN WEDNESDAY, MAY 2*-4>iie Day Only NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR With Janies Whitmore and Nancy Davis ******* Z MOWBJB BETTER g£yVHl! The Men-of-the-Church of the First Presbyterian church will hold their May meeting this evening at the church at 7:30. It is announced that it will be a father-son dinner meeting with the Rev. Tom Cook, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Laurens, as the guest speaker. * Jury Terms Death As 'Unavoidable' The coroner’s jury returned a verdict of “unavoidable accident” at an inquest held here last week in the death of William Hampton, 55, Negro of Joanna. Hampton died Saturday night in a local hospital after being hit by an automobile driven by Melvin B. Welchel of Joanna. The acci dent occurred about one mile north of Joanna on highway 76. Sheriff Wier an£ Deputy B. F. Pitts conducted the investigation. LEGION BASEBALL TEAM PLANNED ditorium. The school painted the halls and installed new light fix tures on the stage and the audito rium. The club believes that more at tractive surroundings will be con- dusive to batter learning. The teachers of the school are members of the club and have contributed towards the purchase of the cur tain. A number of former pupils have made donations. The Rev. J. W. Spillers gave the devotional. He spoke on the good work that is expected of us by God in building an ideal community. Supt. W. R. Anderson spoke of the educational outlook in South Caro-j Una and also expressed apprecia-' tion to the club for the interest in the school and the good work it is doing. Principal D. S. Templeton also expressed thanks to the club. The club was honored to have 3 groups of Campfire girls and three guardians attend this meeting. The program was turned over to the teachers and pupils of the school. Mrs. Ellis’ second grade present ed a most impressive health play let in which a family was shown the importance of a child getting enough sleep and eating a nourish ing breakfast. Part of the first grades gave two musical numbers, “Did You Ever See A Lassie," and “Three Little Kittens.” Verrioh Ivester of Miss Kate Milam’s fifth grade, gave a reading, “A Fisherman’s t Luck.” Two of Mrs. J. H. Donnan’#-third grade pupils gave the origin of Mother’s Day. Mrs. Gus Blakely’s 6th grade gave a playlet, “Patty Patch’s Strike.” At the conclusion of the pro gram all were invited into the lunch room where cookies and punch were served by the club. A The Clinton American Legion baseball club, after a three-year (lapse, is planning to reorganize un der the coaching of a former Clinton Cavalier player, Charles Burnett. J Returning from last year are six lo- j , cal boys, who plan to see much ac tion, Jimmy Barswell, Rudolpn Hamrick, Charles Oxner, Kenneth Boyce, Glenn McGee and Bobby Joe Galloway. To wind up the rest of the team will be players from sur rounding areas of the county. All who are interested in Legion base ball are welcome to try out. Woman's Club Has Beautification Project At Academy St. School (Written for The Chronicle) The Woman’s club of Clinton Mills had their monthly meeting at Academy Street school Friday evening at 7:30. All of the parents were invited j to this meeting. Mrs. J. V. Lowe, | president, welcomed the visiters j and told of the work being done by i the club. The club's project for the year | was the beautification of Acade- ' my street school auditorium. After the club bought a curtain for the stage this created an interest by the mill company and the school. The mill company painted the au- THE CASINO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. May 16 and 17 RHYTHM INN (Comedy and Music). With JANE FRAZEE and KIR BY GRANT. Feature: 3:09, 7:00, 9:18. ...Also... GUN RANGER (Action Western) With BOB STEELE Feature: 4^22 and 8:22. 9c and 35c FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, May 18 and 19 STOP THAT CAB (Action) With TOM NEAL, MARJORIE LORD and SID MELTON. Feature: Friday: 3:25, 7:00, 9:32. Saturday: 1:30, 4:02, 6:34, 9:06. ..Also... RIO GRANDE PATROL (New Western) With TIM HOfLT and JANE NIGH. Feature: Friday 4:25 and 8:25.* Saturday: 2:30, 5:02, 7:34, 10:06. 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