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V . 4^— *. Thursday, December 23, 1954 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pagt Hymn 3s Bum I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord The oldest surviving American hymn > Timothy Dwights, both clergy- Englanders, both Yale preai- There were two 1 men, both New _ dents. Hie hymn writer headed the institution tram 1799 to 1817. The second changed the col lege to a university and was its president ftoro 1886 to 1899. Just as Stonewall Jacksoc held prayer meet ings in his classrooms at Virginia Military In stitute, so did Timothy Dwight hold revivals in the chapel of Yale. And for good reason. It was an age when everybody was readng Tom Paine’s “Age of Reason” end interviews with students revealed only five professed Christians. So President Dwight took to the chapel pulpit and put the fear ot God Into his pupils. Like Benjamin Franklin, Timothy Dwight was one of those sturdy early Americans who could do almost anything. He was fanner, clergyman, editor, poet, legislator, orator, business man and teacher. As one of his pupils put It, he was interested In “everything” and his knowledge was “boundlem." But his chief love wss ad* I love Thy kingdom. Lord, ^ The home of Thine abode, The Church our Blest Redemmer saved With His own precious blood. I love Thy Church, O Godl Her walls before Thee stand. Dear as the apple of Thine eye, And graven on Thy hand. For her my tears shall fall; For her my prayers ascend; vandng learning and Christianity. An avid Federalist, his chief hate was ‘niomaa Jeffer son’s doctrine of democratic government. In a Fourth of July oration in 1800 he wailed that mankind was being driven back to a ravage state and the country was being run by “block heads." While teaching oratory, literature, theology, preaching to his students and running business affairs of Yale, Dwight took on the editing of a collection of Isaac Watts’ hymns, and, though his eyes were weak from smallpox and over work, he wrote 33 hymns of his own. Thirty- two have been forgotten, but one standi out as the only hymn written in America for the two centuries after the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock that is still in common use. Besides making Christians of s spiritually con fused student body, Timothy Dwight is best re membered for making three things, a leading institution of a college, hell for Jefferson ian Democrats and a hymn that promises to live as long as Yale or the party.... To her my cares and toils be given. Till toils and cares shall end. Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways. Her sweet communion, solemn vows. Her hymns of lave and praise. Sure as Thy truth shall last. To Zion shall be given The brighest gloriest earth can yield. And brighter bliss of heaven. Blocking Banquet Be Given Here Night January 14 Winners of the 1954 Jacobs Blocking trophies and the January 14 date of the annual blocking trophy banquet were announced yesterday by donors William and Hugh Jacobs, of this city. ( __ „ Three of the south’s top foot-, s«Q HN01 ball players will come here to re- 1 BEARING GIFTS By Deretky Bays KUUa CONSERVATION NOTES By J. B. O DELL Conservationist 69,750 bream fish went into 36 new farm ponds m Laurens coun- Chrti Jackson had climbed up" ty last Thursday said Brad Carr. ‘Tbs Simpsons! Ws’ve completely Buggy Makers Are Still Making A Small Number Of Buggies Buggy making, though not ex actly booming, still is a business in the United States. At least two companies main tain their listing as buggy manu facturers in far m equipment di rectories. Here and there work a few other lingering craftsmen— Roman Schrock of Wanlut Creek, Ohio, for example, who by law now has to put headlights, tail- lights and parking lihts on high way buggies he builds to order,. The biggest buggy factory— Standard Veihcle Co. of Law- renceburg, Indiana, makes about 800 passenger vehicles each year. Its catalogue lists nearly 50 dif- Tkrougk tkt ages, Otristmaa kea raeikd ike occasion lor tke expression of good will and tkanics. At tkia season, we want you to know of our appreciation, and sincerely wisk you a CLINTON CLEANERS E. Carolina Avenue ferent models, from surreys and phaetons to sulkies and horse- show pony carts. From it can be bought “Our Mail Route Buggy.” or the “Blue Grass Special.” For steady transportation, says the National Geographic Society, still buy buggies in any numbers: only two groups of Americans Amishmen, the devoted Amma- nite farmers whose somber garb and German idiom may be found from Pennsylvania to the Mid west, and French-speaking Aca- dians of Louisiana’s southern “Cajun country ceive the four trophies. They are: West Virginia’s all-conference guard, Gene Larnone, winner for the Southern conference; Missis sippi State fullback Charles Evans, winner for the Southeasterp con ference; and South Carolina full back Bill Wohrman, double win ner for the second straight year for both the Atlantic Coast con ference and the state of South Carolina trophies. Four different polls were con ducted among coaches and sports writers to determine the best blockers, and all four of the win ners earned their acclaim by de cisive margins. Wohrman shatter ed all precedent by becoming the first player ever to receive two trophies for two consecutive years. Arrangements are underway to have another prominent football leader deliver the principal ad dress at the banquet, and an nouncement of this selection will be made shortly. Dode Phillips, the Erskine all-time great, spoke last year, and South Carolina Ath letic Director Rex Enright deliv ered the address in 196(2. The three Clinton civic clubs— Exchange, Kiwanis and Lions— will assist the Jacobs brothers in sponsoring this colorful occasion which turns the spotlight on the unselfish role of the man who leads interference in football. All of the trophies are presented in memory o< their father, the late William P. Jacobs, who originated the awards in 1928. In addition to Wohrman, who won the same two trophies last year, the 1953 arwards went to Crawford Mims, All-America guard from the University of Mis sissippi, and West Virginia Full back Tommy Allman. forgotten tbs Simpsons I' Ht plopped himself Into tbs sasy chair, still holding the prscsrl- T HE TELEPHONE rang just ss i on the stool to put tbs silver star on the vary tip-top of tbs fragrant green fur tree. “It’s for you, Chris,” Karan said s moment later. Some strange man.” ‘They told mo here at tbs drug store.” a voles cams to him over oualy-balanced stack of gifts In his the wjre inhat you be able “Who?” asked his young wife. “The Simpsons. The couple that used to liv-> next door to Dad. You remember, last Christmas they gave us that candy dish and we . , . were so embarrassed because w# ... , , , , f. to fix up my car. Something's gone seriously wrong with the clutch, and my wife and I are on the way to Detroit for the holidays.” "I’m sorry. Sir. but ws don’t The fish are being furnished the Laurens district cooperators by the Fish and Wildlife Service and were grown in the Federal Fich hatch ery at Orangeburg. The bass for stocking the ponds will be furnish- jJ. H. Thomason, M. Y. Blakely, C. j H. Crenshaw, A. B. Jacks, Ora A. R. P church, Felton Roper, C. W. Copeland, J. L Bailey, L. L. Smith, Capers Knight. Cocmzy Jones, H- B Harlan and John P. Faris. 123,000 of the seedlings will be planted with the district’s new tree planter which was put into operation last week on the farm of George Comelson, Jr. Mr. Comelaon plans to carry out an approved factory program on his 293 acre tree farm located five miles east of Clinton. In addi- We're all locked up tor tbs night, and my assistant has gone out of town.” "Can’t you come down your- hadn’t bought anything for them. And now this year we did it again! ” Margie Carr scowled, her pert wlth little wrinkles of ^ pouted, child-like concern and attractive- <t«11 you what,” Chris fug- . geited. "There’s a train through ’^ouldnt hers at 10:00, and It’s only an ed next spring. The 36 new ponds contain a to- j -ion to planting the pine seedlings tal of 69.75 surface acres of water he plans to plant 3,000 yellow pop- The largest poAd contains 10.5 ular seedlings in the flats along acres and was built by the Cecil brothers, of Spartanburg, on their beef cattle farm six miles north of j use selective method of cut Clinton. ’ [ting of all trees harvested on the Local Soil Conservation Sender ! farm and other good'forestry man- personnel, assisting the district, agement practices aided these farmers in the neces- the streams He will construction one and three-fourth miles of fire “Oh dear!’ you just know it" She slumped on the arm of her husband's chair. “Whet will we do?” ‘Too late now to buy something hour's run to Detroit Why don’t you take it on in to the city end leave your ear bore. I’ll get at it first thing the morning aftor for them. Stores era closed. We’ll Christmas, end you can get some one to drive you down for It then.” ‘The hitch is,” the stranger re plied, “that we’ve got a new bi cycle end e lot of other unwrapped gifts for our grandchildren crammed into the beck Met In fact we’re playing Sente, end we’ve simply got to get that stuff under their tree tonight” Chris glanced into the living room end saw Karen holding the star, confidently welting for him to return to their trimming party He was about to say Into the BirHi Announcement- FOWLER Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Dean Fow- jler announce the birth of a son, j Jewel Freeman, on Dec. 19 at Hays Through the Amish valleys of ho ** ) * t *^' It's ttm« to wish to thoso wo know and sorvo In this community. TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO. Year OLDSMOBILE DMkr Pennsylvania, square canvas-top ped family buggies and open bachelor’s runabouts roll along behind clip-clopping horses as if automobiles had never been in vented. Although their numbers ire decreasing, Old Order Amish stick steadfastly to horse and buggy travel wherever it will do the job. Probably half the buggies built in the United States go to Lou isiana. New buggies are seetf as often as new cars •Aft some small bayou towns. Buggy dealers sup port showrooms, blacksmiths re pair iron-rimmed wooden wheels, and stores and doctors’ offices keep hitching posts outside. Long-maned Creole ponies pull high-wheeled family buggies in to town on roads that often would mire more modem con veyances. While plain buggies are still fairly common in some rural areas, the day of fancier carri ages seems dead. The victoria, brougham, barouche, rockaway, landau, cabriolet and sociable are among the vanishing models. What happened to all the countless old coaches and carri ages of a short half-century ago? Who has ever seen a buggy dump comparable to auto graveyards? A few stagecoaches stand in museums, a few buckboards bounce around estates and dude ranches. Recently, a refurbished Conestoga wagon rumbled into Wheeling, W. Va., following the path of the old National Road and commemorating the forerun ner of the covered wagon. One New York city stableman keeps several hundred old tally- hoes, gigs, coaches and otnei MASON Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Lavon Ma son, Jr., of Joanna, announce the arrival of a son, Michael Lavon, on Dec. 20 at Hays hospital. VAUGHN Mr. and Mrs. Dick Moorehead Vaughan, Jr., announce the birth of a daughter, Susan Sease, on Dec. 18 at Hays hospital. Mrs. Vaughn is the former Miss Jo Copeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Copeland. TUMBLIN Mr. and Mrs. Guy A. Tumblin announce the birth of a son, Guy Adair, Jr., on December 5, at the Spartanburg General hospital. Mrs. Tumblin was before marriage Miss Doris Heatherly. BOGLE Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bogle, Marietta, Ga., announce the birth of a daughter, Nancy Jane, re cently in Atlanta. Mrs. Bogle was before marriage Miss Ayliffe Ja cobs, daughter of Mrs. Ayliffe R. Jacobs, of this city. CROWSON Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Crow- son, of Gastonia, N. C., announce the birth of a son, William Henry on December 16. Mrs. Crowson was before marriage Miss Carolyn Henry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Henry. “Oh, dear!” she eald, “weeMa’t yee jest kaew HI” just have to give them something we already have here In the house," Brad said. “We can’t do that, Honey. 1 wouldn’t feel right about it” Margie pensively chewed at her lower lip. “Whet do we have?” Rising slowly from his chair, Brad walked around the small liv ing room. "Whatever it is. it should be on a par with that candy dish they gave us last year.” He tentatively examined several of j the articles that filled the bric-a- brac shelf. “How about this one?” ho asked. "Which one?” ^ "This green vase — the small one. It should equal a candy dish any day.” Margie crossed the room to where Brad was standing. "It’s very pretty, all right I guess maybe it would do. It doesn’t look damaged — no chips or anything.” "Why don't you wrap it Honey." Brad said. ‘Til pull the car out in front and load in the rest of the packages.” None Too Sees A few minutes later, as be was climbing out of the car, Brad noticed a pleasant middle - aged couple heading up the steps of his house. He gulped as he recognized them. That had been a close call! "Hello. Mr. Simpson!" he called. "Mrs. Simpson! Merry Christmas! sary engineering layout as well as furnishing information on farm pond management The following district coopera tors last week received a total of 211,000 loblolly pine seedlings for planting on their farms in the county: George H Comelson, Jr., E. F. Coggins and son Brock last week started the construction of a six acre farm pond. The dam will Ipe 23 feet high, 4C0 feet long and will contain approximately 10,- 000 cubic yards of earth. IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS “Maybe someday you’ll have a garage with all the latest and best,” Mr. Baxter said. phone, "I simply can’t make It” when a vision of those unknown children in Detroit crowded into his mind. When a little fellow la expecting to see a shiny new bi cycle under the tree . . . and then it Isn’t there— A Finished Task An hour and a half later he straightened up beside the gleam ing black Cadillac, wiped his greasy hands on an old rag and said, "Thers you are, Mr Baxter. You’ll get tMst bicycle delivered in plenty of time now.” "Yes. if I can pry my wife loose l from your house,” the portly gen tleman’s eyes twinkled. "When I left there a few minutes ago. she and your Karen were in the midst of the coziest coffee huddle you ever saw. It certainly was nice of you to send us up there to wait." ‘Oh, well, it was too cold In W. were just heading over your ^ farag(! tonight to have you horse-drawn vehicles for rent, adding spice to college parties and special promotion?. In Cen tral Park, a few hansom cabs maintain a nostalgic business. But in all New York, fewer than a hundred horses now pull wag ons, public carts, carriages or conveyances of any sort through the streets. The couple turned to greet him. In Mr. Simpson's hand was a small, neatly-wrapped package. "We were Just bringing your gift by." Mr. Simpson said. "Merry Christmas to you.” "Won’t you come in?" asked Brad. "Margie has your present inside." He crossed his fingers. He HOPED Margie had wrapped the green vase by now. As usual, Margie had taken care of her little task with wifely dis patch. The vase was wrapped and waiting on the living room table. people stand around for a couple of hours," Chris said diffidently. "Maybe some dsy you’ll have a 1 garage with all the latest and the best.” Mr. Baxter smiled. "Like warm waiting rooms and 34 hour service.” Chris sighed. "I’m just getting started, you know, and of course there's another older garage al ready established in the village." i “I know there is." Mr. Baxter looked grim. "As a matter of fact, I called them first, and they wouldn't open up tonight for love MAY W* STOP FOR A MINUTE OR TWO WITH YOU AND EXTEND OUR SINCERE GOOD WISHES . . . AND TO SAY, 'THANK YOU/ FOR YOUR FINE PATRONAGE CHARLIE’S GULF CENTER May We Serve You Often * In the New Year charue McDaniel Inw&rdly feeling a great surge of ’ ,or The own " w “ s a party or something and Just relief. Brad handed the package to the Simpsons. Truth Awakens When the thank-you’s had been exchanged and a few moments properly dedicated to small talk, the Simpsons excused themselves, stating that they had a number of calls yet to make. As Margie closed the door be hind them she burst into giggles. “Golly! That’s one time my hus band was on the Job. We would have felt just horrible to slight them again this year. They are sensitive. I’m glad you talked me into giving them the vase. 1 won der what they gave us?” "That’s easy to find out," said Brad. He tore eagerly at the wrapping on the Simpson's pres ent. "No. he said when it was opened. "Oh no!" He held up a candy dish. "They gave us the same thing as last year." "Margie looked thoughtful. "That’s funny," she mused. "I wonder why they did that.” “I don’t know," said Brad. "Un less ..." A grimace of pain crossed his brow. "Unless they . .’’ •They did!" cried Margie. "I just remember now, they did. It wasn’t the candy dish they gave us last year. It was the green vase." couldn't be bothered.” ’-‘Well, you know how it U,” Chris murmered. A Good Retura *T know how you are," the gen tleman said firmly. "And because of that I also know what I’m going to do. Here’s my card—” Chris looked at the white slip and let out a low whistle. "State Auto Club. Harold F. Baxter, 1st Vice President.” "We’ve been wondering about the advisability of designating an official garage for the Club in this vicinity, now that the new road goes through here.*' Mr. Baxter went on. "And after tonight. I know we need one.” Chris couldn't help gasping. "You mean—?” "Yes. I mean you." Mr. Baxter said. "It’s dependable people like you we want on our books And I'm certainly going to recommend vour company for the position " Chris grinned. "My company is just me and a part time assist ant right now. but with the ad vertising - your outfit will give. us. we ll really begin to grow up I just can’t tell you what this means to me—” "Let's get back to the women." Mr Baxter interrupted in friendly gruffness "I'd like another cup ot that coffee." 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