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Page Four THE SLATER NEWS July 18, 1946

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ROCK OF AGES

Some years ago the following
exquisite verses appeared in
Public Opinion, London. They
surely have in them power to
gently touch every heart and
to soothe the weary. It is but
one of the many beautiful
forms of the story of a life lived
according to faith in God.

"Rock of Ages cleft for me—"
Thoughtlessly the maiden sung;
Fell the words unconsciously
From the girlish, guileless
tongue;
Sung as little children sing,
Sung as sing the birds in June;
Fell the words as light leaves
down
On the current of the tune—
"Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee."

"Rock of Ages, cleft for me—"
Felt her soul no need to hide,
Sweet the song as song could
be,
And she had no thought beside;
All the words unheedingly
Fell from lips untouched by
care,
Dreamed not than that each
night be
On some other lips a prayer—
"Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee."

"Rock of Ages, cleft for me—"
'Twas a woman sung them now;
Sung them slow and wearily—
Wan hand on her aching brow.
Rode the song as storm-tossed
bird
Beats with weary wing the air;
Every note with sorrow stirred,
Every syllable a prayer—
"Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee."

"Rock of Ages, cleft for me—"
Lips grown aged sung the
hymn
Trusting and tenderly;
Voices grown weak and eyes
grown dim—
"Let me hide myself in Thee,"
Trembling though the voice
and low,
Ran the sweet strain peacefully,
Like a river in its flow;
Sung as only they can,
Who life's thorny paths have
pressed;
Sure as only they can sing,
Who behold the promised
rest—
"Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee."

"Rock of Ages, cleft for me—"
Sung above a coffin lid;
Underneath all restfully,
All life's joys and sorrows hid,
Could the sightless, sunken
eys,
Closed beneath the soft white
hair;
Could the mute and stiffened
lips
Move again in pleading prayer,
Still, aye still, the words would
be—
Let me hide myself in Thee."
—Copied from "Ware
Shoals Life"
___________________
"A man is only half himself;
his friends are the other half."
—Joseph Fort Newton, River
of Years.
_________________
"A man is getting older
when he is going to feel just as
well as he ever did in a day or
two."—Banking.
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"Love is like war, you begin
when you like and leave off
when you can."— Swanson
Newsette.

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[National Safety Council Cartoon, spans columns 2-4, top section]
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
[series of sketches]
[man carrying too many boxes]
[man running with ladder]
[2 men running with a board in between them]
[man picking up box incorrectly]
[man pouring large container of Nitric Acid into little jar]
[man wheeling a full wheelbarrow up precariously balanced plank]
[man working uncarefully with chain]
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL
WALT DITZEN

Coconut Growers
Use Entire Tree

Meatpackers boast that they
make use of every part of a
pig except the squeal. But the
coconut growers of Middle
America can top that claim.
Everything connected with a
palm tree is useful—with no
exceptions. Statisticians count
at least 1,000 ways in which
this graceful tree benefits hu-
manity.

The leaves and trunk of the
coconut-bearing palm tree are
used for houses and furniture.
The shell of the nut furnishes
a fiber, called coir. Coconut
milk offers cool refreshment
even when the tropical sun
beats down on the tree. When
fresh, the meat of the nut is
used for food and candies.
When dried, it is known as
copra—an important source of
oil. Coconut oil enters our
daily life in the form of soap,
shampoos, cosmetics, shaving
cream, candies, cooking fats,
candles, special lubricants, pol-
ishes, dental creams, oleomar-
garine, and hundreds of other
necessities.

When war broke out in the
Far East, the United States was
cut off from its chief source of
coconuts. Quick action in
nearby Middle America saved
the day. Several coconut plan-
tations were speedily developed
by agronomists of the United
Fruit Company and others with
an eye out for new crops that
could be grown successfully by
Middle American citizen-farm-
ers. Today nuts and copra are
being exported from Mexico,
Nicaragua, Honduras, Cuba
and Panama.

Middle America's production
of coconut oil, together with
other sources, supplies one-
quarter of the world's fats and
oils, adding new luster to the
coconut palm's honored title of
"Man's most useful tree."
_________________________
Sewing Circle: A group that
darns more husbands than
socks.—Des Moines Register.

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HELP WORKERS
FIGHT CANCER

The Field Army mem-
ber of the American Can-
cer Society is a volunteer
service in the fight against
cancer. When she knocks
at your door she will seek
to help you. To do this
she will need your help in
return.

SHE WILL HELP YOU:

—To learn the symptoms
of early cancer.

—To get over your fear
of cancer.

—By telling you where to
go and what to do if
you not suspicious
symptoms.

—To prevent being mis-
guided by fake
"cures" and old wives'
tales.

—To teach your family
this vital cancer in-
formation so they too
may benefit.

SHE WILL ASK YOUR
HELP:

—By interesting yourself
in the work of the
Field Army.

—To volunteer some of
your time for the Ser-
vice Program which
includes nursing aid,
bandage making,
clerical aid and trans-
portation of indigent
patients.

—Above all, to do what
you can toward re-
ducing cancer suffering
and deaths.

—Help yourself by aiding
the Field Army of

AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY, INC.

350 Fifth Avenue
New York, 1, N. Y.

Baseball Team
Wins Three More
In a well-played game closing the first half of the Piedmont Textile Baseball Leauge's schedule, the Slater team defeated Brandon, the winner of the first half, by the score of 3 to 2 behind the brilliant pitching of Bliss McCall, veteran right hander, who limited the Brandon Braves to 6 hits. Morgan, the Braves pitcher, also pitched a good game, allowing only 8 hits to the Cashionites.
Manger E. P. Cashion of the Slater team entered the line-up and caught the entire game for Slater. "The old man of the squad" caught a good game and managed his team well during the game. He secured one of the 8 hits given up by Morgan.
Dee Wilson, left fielder for the Slater nine, was the slugging star of this game with 2 hits out of 3 times at bat.
Both teams played good ball afield, Brandon having 3 errors to their credit with one for Slater.
The box score for this game follows:

Brandon AB R H E
McAbee, ss--------4 0 0 1
Reid, rfs------------3 0 1 0
Wynn, 2b-----------4 1 1 0
Morgan, p----------3 1 1 0
Foster, cf------------4 0 1 0
Limbaugh, c-------3 0 1 0
Anders, lf-----------4 0 0 2
Rollins, 3b----------3 0 0 0
Byrd, 1b-------------3 0 1 0
- - - -
Totals---- ------31 2 6 3

Slater AB R H E
P. Ledford, ss-----4 1 1 0
Wilson, lf----------3 0 2 1
W. Cashion, rf----4 0 1 0
Taylor, 1b----------4 1 1 0
E. Cashion, c-----4 0 1 0
McMakin, 3b-----3 0 0 0
A. Ledford, 2b---4 0 1 0
Rampey, cf--------3 0 0 0
McCall, p----------3 1 1 0
- - - -
Totals---- ------32 3 8 1

Brandon ----------000 200 000-2
Slater---------------000 120 00--3

Opening the second half of the Piedmont Textile Baseball League's schedule, Slater defeated Camperdown at Camperdown on June 29, 1946, by the score of 14 to 9.
Bliss McCall, Slater hurler, gave up 10 hits in this encounter but kept them fairly well scattered. Erwin, Camperdown pitcher, was touched for a total of 20 hits, many of them being of the extra base variety.
Leading the batting parade for Slater was Bud McMakin with 4 hits out of 6 times at bat, one of them being a mighty home run. Perry Rampsy, center fielder, also had 4 hits out of 6 times at bat, while Bliss McCall aided his cause with 3 hits out of 4 times at bat, one of them being a two bagger. Aubrey Led ford collected 3 hits out of 6 times at bat, with all of his being triples.
The game was slow and marked by rain which threatened to interrupt the game; however, the rain stopped and the game continued. Wet baseballs and grounds contributed to the slowness of the game.
The box score is as follows:
Slater AB R H E
P. Ledford, ss------5 2 1 2
Rampsey, cf--------6 3 4 0
A. Ledford, 2b-----6 2 3 1
Taylor, 1b-----------6 0 0 0
McMakin, 3b------6 2 4 0
W. Cashion, c-----6 1 2 1
Wilson, lf----------4 1 2 1
Ellenburg, rf------1 0 0 0
Toby, rf-------------4 1 1 0
McCall, p----------4 2 3 0
- - - -
Totals---- ------48 14 20 5

Camperdown AB R H E
McDowll, ss--------5 1 2 0
Dill, cf---------------4 2 1 0
J. Whitaker, rf-----5 1 1 0
Brezeal, 1b---------5 1 1 0
Burnett, 3b--------4 1 2 1
D. Whitaker, 2b--5 2 1 0
Burrell, 1f---------4 1 0 1
Davis, c------------5 0 1 0
Erwin, p-----------5 0 2 0
- - - -
Totals---- ------42 9 10 2

Slater-----------000 030 553--14
Camperdown000 322 002---9

The game sheduled between Union Bleachery and Slater at Slater, originally scheduled for July 6, was played on July 9 at Slater, with Union Bleachery winning by the score of 1 to 0.
This game was a pitchers' duel between R. Brooks of Union Bleachery and Bliss McCall of Slater, with honors being about equally divided. Both pitchers gave up 4 hits. McCall issued one base on ball and struck out 5, while Brooks walked none and struck out 7. The run scored by Union Bleachery was unearned and came in the third inning through an error. The game was well-played and interesting to the spectators. Batting honors went to Aubrey Ledford, of the Slater teram, with 2 hits out of 3 times a bat.
The box score is as follows:

Union Bleachery AB R H E
Heaton, rf-----------4 1 1 0
Turner, 3b-----------4 0 1 0
Miller, lf-------------4 0 0 0
Bishop, 2b----------3 0 1 0
Bell, 1b--------------4 0 0 0
Patterson, cf-------3 0 0 0
C. Brooks, c--------3 0 1 0
Belcher, ss----------3 0 0 0
R. Brooks, p--------3 0 0 0

- - - -
Totals---- ------31 1 4 0
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