The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, May 21, 1959, Image 7
Thursday. May 21, 1959
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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Read Galatians 5:13-26
If any one purifies himself from what is ignoble, then he
» will be a vessel for noble use, consecrated and useful to the
master of the house, ready for any good work. (11 Timothy
2:21)
Most of us have taken the wrapper off a tin can and noticed the shiny
brightness. When the can is placed out of doors in the weather for a few
days, the shiny exterior becomes dull. Soon spots of rust appear. After a
few months of exposure a hole can be put in the side of the can with the
pressure of one’s finger. Rust has so eaten away the can that little is left
of what was formerly a bright, shiny, and useful container.
A person’s life is much the same. Exposure to the weather of life can
corrupt and destroy a person unless care is taken to protect one’s honor
and usefulness. A person who lives a careless life, risking all for sinful
enjoyments, usually finds himself later with nothing but a useless shell
of a life.
Jesus said, “Lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither
moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.’’
FARMS AND
FOLKS
BrJ.ll.BMMr
BOYS ARE THAT WAY
I remember the stove man who
came through the Stone Hills in the
Dutch Fork every year or so when I
was growing up there
We all had the old black, cast Iron
stoves to cook on. Some of these
were far used, and handed down
from one family to the ndxt. They
had been mended by our handy
blacksmith at the foot of the hill
time and again. They smoked some,
and the flame showed through their
cracks. But awfully good foods were
cooked on them.
But the itinerant stove man intro
duced us to a finer stove. Just about
every housewife wanted one of his
shiny new ones, with water tank
on its side, but few could afford one..
He was a glib talker, this stove
man was. He drove two good horses
to a shiny vehicle, with hand brakes
on it, and a closed body back of the
seat like a pick-up of today has.
His stoves had enamel parts in
color. That really attracted the
women, and brightened up the kitch
en, that had been made dull by
smoke from leaky and patched-up
stoves.
And with those stoves came “un
breakable” pots, pans, and kettles.
He would demonstrate this by
throwing them against the chimney
or a nearby rock. I think he was
skilled in just how to throw them
for a glancing lick, for he never
broke nor dented one. And his dem
onstration was impressive.
The most wonderful thing about
those stoves was the copper tank of
about ten galloas for hot water on
the side there by the firebox That
was really a luxury! Of course, we
had to draw several buckets of wa
ter and fill it every day or so, or
put some in every day, for it would
burn out if it got empty. But in a
home that had never known hot
water except the sparse amount
furished by the old black kettle, that
hot water was really a treat. There
„was so much of it, it stayed warm
a long time, and had a warming ef
fect on the kitchen.
We kids always wanted our folks
to get one of these stoves. But they
never quite had the money at the
right time. And, anyway, I’m sure
it couldn’t have cooked things any
better than our old Mack, patched-
up one did
C. B. Nelson
Martin of Laurens; Mr*. Came Ann
West and Miss Julia Nelson, both of
Greenville: and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Sat
urday at 11:00 a m by the Rev.
Alvir^ B O'Shields and the Rev.
Billy B Nelson. Burial was in the
church ceiqetery.
■ Laurens — Clifton Burts Nelson,
63, of 105 Cummings street, died late
Thursday afternoon at his home fol
lowing several years of declining
health.
A native of Laurens County, he
was the son of the late John K and
Edna Fuller Nelson Most of his life
time he worked as a farmer and
textile employee. He was a veteran
of World War I and a member of
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lou-
lee Nelson: one son, Fred C. Nelson,
of Laurens; three brothers, Homer
Nelson of Laurens; Ernest Nelson
of Pelzer; and Arthur Nelson of
Greenwood ;five sisters*'Mrs Edna
Scott and Mrs Carlisle Culbertson,
both of Greenwood; Mrs John C. !
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Dr. Felder Smith
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largest yield of Soybeans for harvest on one acre of land.
The contest will be judged by the County Agent and his assistants, and
their decision will he final. Any farmer may enter the contest by signing
up with the County Agent's office, OR with any Agricultural Teacher in
the county.
You do not have to use C-W-S Cuano to enter the contest. However, our
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PRAYER
O Lord, help us to live useful lives, guided by the example
and- spirit of Jesus, our Saviour. Help us to see beyond the
present moment and focus upon values of eternal worth. Ulus
may we live in Thy strength and to Thy glory. In the Master’s
name. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Our lives can be either useful vessels, or empty and rusting.
Donald StilweU (Indiana)
World-Wide Bible Reading—John 6:1-21
LITTLE BOYS
LEAGUE
Whitmire and Joanna are setting
a fast pace in the Little Boys base
ball race. These teams are tied for
first place through last week’s
t games TTiey played each other last
week and Whitmire won. Both of
these ball clubs have lost only one
game each.
The Lions and the Moose are still
' tied for third place, while the Ex
change and Kiwanis are tied for
last place.
Home runs are almost a dime a
dozen. More have been hit So far
this season of three weeks than any
other time. A total of fifteen have
been hit. Johnny Rushton of the
Moose Club leads with three to his
credit. Strand and Koon of Joanna,
Morse of the Lions and Foster of the
Moose have hit two each.
Leading pitchers in strikeouts so
far are Strand of Joanna, and T.
4 Alexander of Whitmire, with twenty
seven each. Templeton of the Lions
has eighteen and Rushton of the
Moose, and Koon of Joanna, have
seventeen each.
BATTING AVERAGE
(Through May 15)
Player—Team
AB
H
Avg.
Strand (J)
17
9
528
Senn (J) .
18 -
9
500
Templeton (L)
15
7
487
Whitsel (J)
13
6
487
Wisher (K)
11
5
456
Foster (M)
18
8
444
Wingard (L)
14
6
429
Graham (W)
21
8
421
Koon (J)
17
7
412
Ramsey (W) ...
26
8
400
Rushton (M >
18
7
389
D. Rhodes (L)
13
5
385
T Alexander (W)
21
8
381
Rushton (J)
19
7
368
Morse (L)
14
5
357
Estes (E)
14
5
357
Norris (L)
17
6
353
Walker (W) ....
19
6
316
Laney (M>
16
5
.313
LITTLE BOYS
STANDINGS
Team
W
L
Whitmire
5
1
Joanna
5
1
Lions
• 3
3
Moose
3
3
Kiwanis
1
5
Exchange
1
5
IJTTLK BOYS HOME RUNS
Rushton (M)—3
Strand (J)—2
Koon (J)—$
Morse (L)—2
Foster (M)—2
o Cockrell (K)—J
T. Lawson (E>—1
Walker (W>—1
Graham (W)—1
LEADING PITCHERS—LB
Team SO
Strand (J) 27
T. Alexader (W) 27
Templeton (L) 18
Koon (J) 17
Rushton (M ) 17
Dean (E) 14
PONY LEAGUE OPENS
The Pony League started Thurs
day of last week. Hampton Avenue
defeated Whitmire in the opening
game. Friday Thornwell defeated
Joanna and Lydia defeated Bailey.
Batting averages for the Pony
League will be published next
week.
We will be delighted to have
Coach Towards work with our young
boys each morning at 10:00 a. m. as
soon as school is out. So, if you
didn’t make the Small Fry team
or Little Boys team we will expect
you out.
Saturday morning about twenty
boys met at the Little Boys park to
organize another team The boys,
11 and 12 years old, will play a
Whitmire team twice a week. The
younger boys will play a younger
group from Joanna in the mornings
after school is out. The first group
will play Whitmire in the afternoon.
The Small Fry schedule will .start
on Monday morning, May 25, which
is next Monday. %
The girls' softball teams are hav
ing practice each day on the dia
mond behind the armory A new
backstop has been put up for the
girls and Mrs. Marian Ramage is
getting the girls into good shape for
their league which opens up right
after school is out. Our girts will
have two different age groups
These groups will be in leagues
with Laurens, Watts, and Joanna.
Russell Cooper, president of the
Recreation Commission, and D. S.
Templeton, summer director, at
tended a Little Boys Baseball and
Pony League meeting in Columbia
Friday. The state Little Boys Base
ball tournament will be in North
Charleston this summer in August.
Clinton is in district two again this
year with twelve teams in the dis
trict. A meeting wil be held in Clin
ton the first of June to determine
where and when our district tour
nament will be held. Templeton was
appointed Little Boys baseball chair
man of district two at the Columbia
meeting
The Recreation Commission wants
to thank Dr. M A. Macdonald, pres
ident of Thornwell Orphanage, for
the bleachers he loaned so that the
spectators will have a place to sit at
the Pony and Little Boys’ games.
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