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As we eaUf Uw new year at l?ui, led UU time out to Jooa bacc tad review the tint toll year at opeimuon ot Ue bo one Ooif Club. It wi i good year tnat ww the club emerge u an important tactor in Uu economy 01 the Boone, Watauga county area. E If we had to pick a tingle at traction in our area that draws people to us. on its own merits alone, it would have to be the local golf course. Many people come to Boone to play our course and nothing else. Tnere are peo ple that wouldn't otherwise come to us, regardless of the many oth er fine attractions we have to otter, and this ot course magnifies the importance of the club to the local economy. This proves Itself out more and more with each passing day of operation of the club and people in our area realize this more and more with each passing month. This past year saw the local club emerge into full bloom from what was once pasture and wood land, into one second to none in this State and second to very few in this part of the country. Open ing date was delayed somewhat because of the accumulation of snow that lingered longer than usual, but on April 20, our first full year got underway. It was a year that saw many people from far and near come to play, enjoy and praise the local course snd plan to return again and again. The month of May brought the ladles of the Foothill League for a two-day tournament. From all reports, it was one of the best they ever had. Late in the month a one-day Carolina Golf Association tourna ment was held and 257 player* from two states swarmed over the course in one of the largest turnouts of this kind on record, and by far the largest crowd of the year for the CGA. Officials of the CGA praised the handling of the crowd as one of the best ever. In June the thought of having the 1901 Carolines Open at the local course came to mind and the necessary steps were taken. The money was raised and the DAVID N. SPAINHOLR TIMES CHANGE! Has your UFE INSURANCE kept pace? We'd like to brinq yours up to date. No obligation. Boone Insurance Agency INCORPORATED DIAL AM 4-8732 BOONE, N. G bid put in and accepted by the PGA Tournament committee be fore auy people knew what waa going in. A great deal of ex citement waa created by the an nouncement that thia event would be held here. The reception to it ha* been tremendous and golf ers all over the two atatee are planning to attend. It will be the finest event held in this area and will get the aeason off to an early start. I July and August are the bread and butter months and the local club settled down to the job of taking care of the great number of golfers that flooded it during this period. It was during this period that a new course record was set, a round of M by Pre Pete Webb of Shelby, and some of the finest players in the game toured the course. Billy Joe Pat ton, Charlie Smith and Dale Morey to name a few played and praised it. Morey and Smith have indi cated that the plan to play in the Open and It Is hoped I hat Patton will also. September brought the end to the active pert of the season but quite a number of players con tinued to use the course, especially on the week ends. The Blue Ridge Pro- Am was held early in the month and as the Associated Press said, a new hazard had been added to the game. Fog rolled In during the first day of this 36 hole event and after most of the field had teed off the first round had to be called because of the dense fog. The tournament was played the next day, however, after being cut to 18 holes and was won by Pro Joe Cheves of Morganton with a fine score of 67. A field of 148 players took part, one of the larg est of the year throughout the Carolinas PGA Section. The finals of the Club Champ ionship were held in September, and was as expected. Ernest Hayes won, his closest match be ing a 2 up victory over Boyd Stout of North Wilkesboro. Much of the excitement, however, was created in the higher flights where | the 00 and 100 shooters battled it out in many close and very ex citing matches, a good number of them going wttra holes, one going on for 29 before the outcome was decided. Interest in the upper flights was terrific and was the one big reason for the event beu| the greet success it nt. Later on the award* banquet m held and ? liner event I ve' never attended and many people agreed on uus. irns was aue in a giiMt part to tae great Humor ot umiuy (jrady Farthing, a gentie man uut can take it and diah it out won the be*. Then cm the annual ftockhold et?' Meting at wntcn time a re poat 01 uut ya ari business and activities wa> presented. The re po. t w?s well received and the same oiticers were elected to head the organisation alter a rising vote of conndence on a motion by O. K. Kichardson for the coming year. The stockholders voted to put on sale a new Issue of stock In order to retire the debts of the corpor ation. This was carried without opposition and the sale started at' that time and has been going well since. The local course was finally closed to play on December 1, and although there were about four or five good playing days after that, as it turned out, it wasn't any too soon since the ground has been wet with snow and rain most of the time since. We start the New Year with eagerness and confidence and look forward to next April 1st, when the course can open again. We have a lot of work to do and a big job ahead but after coming this fsr in such good shape, there are no fears about the fu ture. The Boone Golf Club and my self sincerely wish that each of you have the Happiest New Year ever. Howard Cottrell and his two golfing boys went to Pinehurst last week to play in the Annual Don ald J. Roes Memorial Tournament with H. J. playing some good golf, shooting s 73 using his handicap. Jimmy did equally as well turn ing in a 74 with his handicap. H. J. missed a tie for first place in his flight by only one shot and might still win some thing. Howard got in a round while the boys were playing and shot a fine 79 and as he said, "Made expenses," off three gentle men from up North. Brother Raleigh has had a good round or two recently, shooting in the upper 70's. The Cottrells aren't letting any grass grow un der their feet waiting for spring to comc. They will be ready. Yanks buy McDevltt to bolster pitching. Finley acquires control of Ath letics club. DON KING . .. One of the reasons Appalachian is in the win-column. App Basketeers To Meet Lenoir Rhyne t Coach Bob Light's Appalachian Mountaineers, unbeaten in three conference games this season, will meet the Lenoir Rhyne Bears at the local gymnasium this Saturday night The game will be the third home game for the Mountaineers and their sccond outing after the holidays. The Apps met Guilford on the local court Wednesday night. The Bears will bring a four game winning streak to Boone. Their overall record is eight wins and two defeats. Like the Moun taineers, the Bears already have a tournament championship under their belts. They won the Spindale Holiday Tournament over a four team field last weekend. Stars for Lenoir Rhyne are Jerry Wells, Emil Dixon, and Jim Wiles. Wells is the only letterman of the squad, but the others have come along fast. Also- impressive on the Bear roster are two junior collegc transfers, Chuck Fearn and Jack Connolly. Guard Don King and forward Rick Howe sparked the Mountain eers to a 6-1 pre-holiday record, including the championship of the Carson - Newman Invitational Tournament at Jefferson City, Tennessee. Howe has a 10.0 game average over the entire seven games while King has a 14.3 aver age over six games. King missed the game lost to East Tennessee State. Appalachian currently it In the middle of a red-hot battle for first place in the North State Confer ence standings. The Mountaineers have three wins and no defeats while High Point has four wins and no defeats. Atlantic Christian has two wins and no losses. Laborites quarrel among selves over Polaris base. i !. ..viu U. S. scientists find Soviet hope ful on arms talks. The more you drive this solid beauty, the more you'll appreciate its solid build! 'Most any brand new car hums a sweet tune. But after awhile the new-car aroma fades and you're on your second or third set of tires. And that's when you'll be glad you bought a Plymouth. Its solid, one-piece Unibody is welded 6400 times to withstand the miles. And its unique anti-corrosion treatment holds off the ravages of slush, salt and sun. Plymouth: good looking, low cost, built to be proud of for a long, long time. PLYMOUTH . . . SOLID BEAUTY A CHRYSLER-ENGINEERED PRODUCT HIGHLANDER MOTOR U. S. HIGHWAY 421 Dealer Ucanse No. 1628 COMPANY ~ BOONE, N. C. . , i i i Plans Nearly Complete For High School Football Banquet Plant are nearly complete for the footbaU banquet, honoring the Appalachian High School Blue Devils, according to Major J. H. Thomas, in charge of the event The ?upper will be held at Ap palachian Elementary School cafe teria Saturday evening at 6:30 o'clock. Football players and their coaches and managers will be the honored guests. Parents, friends and the Blue Devils Booster Club will be host. The Blue Devils, for the second straight year District 7 2A cham piom, will ba awarded team fad individual trophiea, Major Tho ma* laid. J las Duncan, bead loot ball coach at Appalachian State Teacher*JC?B?aa, will be apeaker for the occaaioa. Major Thoaua urged all tboae who plan to attend who have not aecured their tieketa to do ao at once. He aad other Booater Club memberi have them, he aaid, and will be glad to get them to tboae deairing them if they will con tact him. Comment On Sports By PETE FRITCHIE Washington, D. C. ? The National Football League championship is now wrapped u- pand safely in the possession of the Philadelphia, Eagles. The championship game was a thriller, between two determ ined ball clubs in the best tradi tion of NfL title games. 9 The Green Bay Packers have n /\4 it i H rt Ia ku B?kinmAi4 a! nn/l tn UUU11II( IV UC SMUIUICU VI auu, IU fact, they won all the statistics bat tle*. At the end of the firit halt and at the end of the game they were down on the goal line and threatening. The difference between the two clubs was the sudden scoring punch of the Eagles, Norman Van Broklin had a deadly long-passing arm and the Eagles struck like lightening in the fourth period when they had to. Yet the passing of Bart Starr, the Packers' quarterback, was al most as impressive as anything else about the game. They were short ones but they were pulling the game out for the Packers in the final minute, when time ran out. And already they had put the Packers ahead in the fourth quarter ? a lead which was taken away later in the same quarter by the Eagles. Chuck Bednarik and Maxie Vaughn did excellent defensive work for the Eagles. The work of the latter, who wai in for many of the key stop*, was overlooked by many in the rush to heap praise on Bednarfk, who was, also, great himself. The win of the Eagles was good stuff, in a way, for it marked a comeback for the year 1960. The App Gridder Wins Honor Bob White, Miliar 205-lb. guard oa the Appalachian State Teacher* College I960 football team, waa named to the NA1A Ail-American second team, IHfeitadhf ? to word received by Jim Jones, college aport* publicist. White was the only North Carolina player named to the mythical second team. Lee Farmer and Dick Lace, L*noir Rhyne standouts, were placed oa the first team, Jones said. Our greatest asset is the land. Poor land makes poor people. Pro ductive land makes prosperous peo ple. Pirates did it in baseball, after some drubbings from the Yankees in the World Series. Like thq Pirates, the Eagles won the foot ball title but lost the statistics battle. So in football, as well as base ball, the story was somewhat sim ilar. And as Buck Shaw steps down as Eagle coach he can look back on a last year which waa great in every way. NOW OPEN * RADIO - TV - HI-FI SERVICE INSTALLATION & REPAIR A11 Work Done by Expert Z Years Schooling 7 Years Experience ? Speedy Response On Calls ? Service 2- Way Citizen Band ? TV Antenna Installation TARHEEL RADIO & TV SERVICE 9 ' 205 S. DEPOT ST. PHONE 264-2231 Evenings 'l January Clearance Of Men's and Boys' Wear All Men's & Boys' SUITS Reduced 20?jo TOP COATS REDUCED 25% All Men's & Boys' Sport Coats ? Reduced 10 to 30% One Table Boy*' FLANNEL SHIRTS and others 79c 2 FOR $1.49 One Table Men's Kn?t SHIRTS $1.98 Values $2.98 & $3.98 Men's High Quality DRESS & SPORT SHIRTS REDUCED One Lot Men's & Boys' PANTS Half Pricc All Men's & Boys' CAR COATS ' and Jackets Rcduccd 25% ? 0 All Other Men's, Boys' PANTS Reduced 10% One Table Men's & Boys' SHOES reduced as much as 50% All Men's & Boys' Leather Shoes & Boots 10% Off No Charge* ? No Refunds No Lay A ways TJ i CHURCH'S, Inc. W. king St. "Where Your Dollar Ha* More Cent* " Boone, N. C. ' I " t t ' f ? ? '/*? : * ' ? 4 ' ?ii m* j
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