CAMP STRAUS COACHING SCHOOL OPENS JULY 14
WILL BE 5-WEEK SESSION
The sixth annual Boy’s Coaching School will
open its 1952 session at Camp Straus on Monday
morning, July 14, for boys between the ages of
7 and 14. The school will be in session five weeks
with classes being held each week on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday mornings, from 9:30 A. M.
until 12 noon. The Coaching School will end on
Friday, August 15th.
Classes will be set up according to age groups
with competitive games arranged between boys
of the same ages. The fundamentals of many
sports will be taught and special emphasis will be
placed on swimming and water safety.
Each boy attending the school is urged to wear,
or bring, a pair of swimming trunks, a "T”, or play
shirt, a pair of tennis shoes and towel.
GEORGE SEXTON WINS
HENDERSONVILLE GOLF TOURNAMENT
Friday the thirteenth proved to be a lucky day
for George Sexton of Cellophane Maintenance.
On June 13, George, who lives in Henderson
ville, won the first annual Hendersonville Coun
try Club Men s Invitation Golf Tournament by
defeating N. C. W. Gennett of Asheville 8 and 7
in the 36-hole championship finals.
ARCHERY INSTRUCTIONS
OFFERED AT CAMP STRAUS
STATE CONTEST TO BE HELD
THERE, JULY 19 AND 20
Archery is having its usual summer revival un
der the direction of O. K. Smathers. Each Wed
nesday afternoon at 5 P. M. all children, both ex
perts and novices, are invited to shoot or learn at
Camp Straus. O. K. Smathers, Bill Bangs, and
Harry Ballard will be on hand to give expert ad
vice. On Thursday afternoons at 5 P. M. all
adults with itchy fingers and the desire to flex
a bow are welcomed at the same location for
practice or advice.
Of further interest to all bowmen is the North
Carolina State Archery Tournament to be held at
Camp Straus on July 19 and 20, with some 75 to
100 archers entered in the contest. This tourna
ment is held every year under the auspices of a
local archery club affiliated with the National
Archery Association, and this year is sponsored
by the Sylvan Valley Archers, a newly organized
group of Transylvania enthusiasts. Anyone who
is a member of the organization may enter this
tournament, and anyone in the county who is in
terested in archery is cordially invited to join the
club and participate in the contest.
Spray Coat Golf Balls—Golfers can improve
their game by always playing with a gleaming,
white ball, and at a cost of only about 4 cents a
ball. A scientifically developed formulation has
been packaged in an aerosol dispenser. By simply
depressing a valve button, one can spray a new
coat on any golf ball and get a whiter-than-nev/
finish in a matter of seconds.