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r l Page Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE r Thucsday, May 16, 1957 Clinton Wins 2nd jSame Melvin Bailey, a fourteen-year- old eighth grader, pitched two-hit ball this afternoon as the CUnton High Rod Devils defeated Byrne's High 2-0 to even their best of three game sehes at orte • each. Cranford led Clinton at the plate with two doubles in three times at the plate. - Eubanks ■ started for Byrnes High and pitched fine ball irt giv ing up only four hits and striking out ten. but the youthful Bailey just couldn’t be topped. Bailey gave Byrnes a scratch single in the first inning and then | blanked them until Dill singled ; to left to start the Seventh inning. Bailey walked only one man and allowed no one to get past second base. „ ‘ The third game of this series for the Up-State championship 1 will be played Thursday after- ; noon at 3:30 at Joanna Mills park. Clinton—2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error Byrnes—O runs, 2 hits, 3,errors £) (Hyk Wirdmbe For Vacation, Leisure Hours and Business! ' Select from all the popu lar materials, including cotton cords, cotton wash ’n wear, dacron and ray* on. dacron and wool, da cron and cotton. Priced from— S3.95 to S10.95 Choose from vast range of colors and styles. New I vy colors. / L. B. DILLARD Clinton Students Get Scholarships. At Presbyterian > Two Clinton students are among the eight high school seniors who have boon selected for the coveted Founder’s Scholarship awards at Presbyterian College for next year. Jimmy "Eason, who" will be grad uated from Thorn well High soon, will receive one of the two top scholarships totaling $1,000 each— $400 annually for the four years of study Miss Mary Keith Adair, Clinton High senior, was among the leaders for the other six Foun der’s awards. Also chosen for the scholarships, j given on the basis of leadership, character and academic achieve ment, were: Britt Spann, of Mc Rae, Ga.; Miss Brenda Gay Mad dox, of Spartanburg; Robert N. Jeanes, of Easley; Paul O. Ard. of Atlanta; James G. Monroe, of Lat- ta, and Wayne Donald Kay, of Anderson. A decision on the recipients | came after a select group of 19 fi* nalists were brought to the PC campus from a large field of can didates. Eason served as a class officer, a member of the football .team and as a Key Club member, in addi tion to his exceptionally hig^i aca demic record at Thornwell. Miss Adair won the D. A. R. aw’ard at Clinton High this year, has been engaged in work with the year book and newspaper, served as a class officer and is a member of the Beta Club. Latin ( Club and Tri-Hi-Y. SOUTH CAROLINA PINES GROW FAST Planted pines grow fast in South Carolina. This eleven year old loblolly pine plantation in Cnion County is typical of many estabtished on old fields and idle land throughout the state. The Conservation Reserve section of the Soil Bank program provides federal funds for sharing the cost of planting trees on certain types of land, and also provides an annual rental payment on such lands. Many South Carolina farmers will be planting trees under the Soil Bank program this winter. Farmers must sign up with their local ASC office before April 15 to be eligible to par ticipate in the 1957 program. . James L. Collins Is New Patrolman* 1 For Clinton Area Patrolman James L. Collins,, a native of Well ford, who has re cently completed the highway pa trol school, has been assigned to the Clinton area. Mrj and Mrs. Collins and their small son, Jimmy, have moved here from Lyman and are occupy ing a residence on Florida Street. J. B. Edens, who has been sta tioned here for some time, will continue to sefve the area. Since the transfer of Cpl. J. C. Pace to Aiken, the Clinton area has had only one patrolman. Friends of Mr. Pace will be interested to know he is now located in Ander son. W. J. Prather Dies At Columbia William Jacobs Prather, 62, re tired salesman, died at the Colum bia Hospital last Wednesday aft ernoon. Mr. Prather was a native of Clin ton, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Rufus L. Prather. He had lived in Columbia for the past 35 years. He was a mem ber of the First Presbyterian church at Clinton, and a veteran of World War I. Surviving ar$ his widow, Mat- ij,e Estill Prather; two sons, Wil- Tiam J. Prather, Jr., and Harry R. Prather, both of Columbia; three grandchildren; three brothers, G.< Holmes Prather and Sam_W. Prath- er, both of Kissamee, Fla., and J. Platte Prather of this city; three sisters, Mrs. Joe L. Beaudrot, Sr., and Mrs. R. R. McGee, both of* Greenwood, and Mrs. E. P. Pratt, of Columbia, and a number of nieces and nephew?. Funeral services were conduct ed Friday afternoon from the Dunbar Funeral Home fowthe Re\r. James C. Holden. Interment was in Orescent Hill Memorial Park. Block P Banquet Scheduled For Tuesday Presbyterian College lettermen will assemble for their annual Block P banquet in the college dining hall next Tuesday night. They will hear a main address by Warren Geise, head football coach at the University of South Carolina. IF YOU DONT READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DONT GET THE NEWS Phone 74 National Cotton Week May 20 - 25 We Recognize the Fact That: t he production of cotton and cottonseed .products is essential to the economy .of our nation, our state and community. ' _ ^ Cotton, the fiber that has served mankind for over 50 centuries, remains an inte gral part of our dailv Hves'and provides a livelihood for more than 12 million of our citizens. The multi-billion-dollar American Cotton Industry has climbed to a position of pre eminence in the world with respect to fiber production as well as in terms of machin ery. capital and scientific development. WE SALUTE “KING COTTON .’5 . Interest 1’aid Semi-Annually On Savings Accounts ». s. mm & m.su* fSTASlISHED IN 1886 |'TUH / yiud '(fim 'CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $625 000 MEMBER - FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Clintonian Wins Places In Rose Show Mrs. Ansel B. Godfrey of this city was awarded a number of places in the third annual Caro- linas Rose Show held on Thurs day and Friday in Columbia. Mrs. Godfrey exhibited roses in a number of classifications and among prizes and ribbons she re ceived was a sterling silver dish for an Else Poulsen specimen. She was awarded six first plac es, four second places and four third places in the various sec tions. Little Boys Baseball ment will be announced later. Anyone who will help umpire during the present season and during the tournament please get in touch with Dr. Fred Hol combe or D. S. Templeton, direc tor. South Carolina has seventy-six leagues with about 380 teams this season. The state has eight dis tricts and each winner will meet in Columbia around August 1 to play in the state tournament. Joanna Leads Little Boys Joanna Little Boys are off to a fast start "this seakm, posting a three won-one lost record. The league is better balanced this year and many close and excit ing games are expected before the summer is gone. Th best game during this short season was Monday afternoon be tween the Moose Club and Lions club, which the Lions won 2-1. Going into the last half of the last inning with the score tied 1-1, and two out, Jimmie Sloan, Lions pitcher, poled the -first home run over the fence this y^ar to win his own ball game. • Leading Pitchers Through May 14 Strikeouts:-Gash (Kiwanis—21; Sloan (Lions)—18; D. Watts (Moose)—14. Home Runs; Sloan (Lions)—1 Standings Through May 14 Team W L Joanna i 3 1 Exchange \ 2 1 Lions V 3 2 Moose X 3 Kiwanis Top Batters 1 3 AB H Ave.l Id. Watts (M) 13 9 .692 Cash (K) rr* i 4 .571 rEmory (Ex) 7 3 .429 1 Fuller (Ex) 7 3 .429 B. Watts (K) 10 4 .400 ! Bates (J) .. . 10 4 .400 Roquemore (L) 10 4 .400 Lewis iJ) 13 5 .385 Copeland (L) 13 5 .385 Goss (Ex) 8 3 .375 i Sloan (L) 11 4 .364 Koon (J) 14 5 .357 Glenn (L) 20 7 .350 Pony League Opens PC Student Dies From Injuries In Game On Campus Richard Johnson, Presbyterian College senior from Thomasville, Ga., died early Wednesday morn- Thg at Greenville GerfeUit Hos pital following an operation for internal injuries suffered in a campus softball game. Just a week ago, this star ath lete was being acclaimed as the new South Carolina pole vault champion. He had won the event and almost established a new state record in the annual state track and field meet. Johnson was injured while play ing first base in a pickup softball game last Thursday afternoon. He collided with a player running to first base. An operation became necessary Sunday afternoon, and during the operation his heart suddenly became adversely affect ed. He lapsed into.a critical con dition from which he never recov ered. Deal,)! came at 1 a. m. Wed nesday. Johnson had spent the past four years as a student at PC and was to have been graduated this June. He was 22 and the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Johnson, of Thomas ville. • The Pony League officially got ! underway Monday as Florida St. j defeated Academy St. in the bot tom half of the last inning 4-3. j Whitman for Academy and Mike Pace for Florida hooked up into ! a pitching duel for the first game | of the season. Joanna and Thornwell started their Pony game Tuesday, but completed only three innings of play before darkness. This game will be completed at a later date. Little Boys Tournament Here. Clinton Little Boys will enter tain the District Two tournament the latter part of July. Ten teams will take part in the tournament. The teams are as follows: Lau rens (two teams, Newberry, Rock Hill (two teams), Chapin, Union, Winnsboro, Lancaster and Clin ton. The pairings for the tourna- Boptists To Have Bible School The First Baptist church will have Daily Vacation Bible School from June 10-14. Classes from nursery through intermediates will be held each day from 9:00 to 11:30. it has been announced by the pastor, Rev. J. H. Darr. Wasson & Wasson, Inc. Hickory Tavern, S. C. Well Drilling and Well Boring Water Guaranteed—and all work guaranteed. 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