North Carolina Newspapers

Bowling Highlights Co* hNNM Jr. '--|r BenuM a: Poliey Haiders 2, To M bOM ?, Dividends 1, Full CwaMgo 1; Premiums 2, Fire bugs 0. Scoring Premiums? Ted Greene and t*vid Williams 114. FiiVtag* ? Bnndy Houser 122, Rabert Sherwin 113. Full 0>v?rage ? Wayne Cn derwood 142, Maclde Mast 132. Dividual Randy Marsh IBS, J?y Jacobs 190. Total Loss ? Jimmy Marsh 1<1, Larry Ford 120. Policy Holders ? M. J. Cot trell 139, Allan MoreU 130. 8fartsman League Results: M and R Furniture 3%, Kingpins H; Furniture %%rt 3, Coca Cola 1; Winklers Guilf 3, Burgess Furniture 1. Storing Winklers Gulf ? Benny Aus tin 911 set and David Isaacs ltB game. Burgess Furniture ? Dean E?rp 082 set and 206 game. Coca C6la ? Hugh Cook 924 set and 17# game. Furniture Mart ? Sammy Ctitchar 979 set and 214 game. M ahd R Furniture ? Ray Farthing 568 set and Clarence Cole 210 game. Kingpins ? Dickie Winkler 9|3 set and 211 Came. Merchants League Results: Varsity Shop 3, Toms Toasted 1; Farmers Hardware 3, Blowing Rock 1; Wilcox Travel Agency 3, College Book Store 1; Andrews Chevrolet 2, Wagners Real Estate 2. Storing Wagners Real Estate ? Jerry Austin 964 set and 201 game. Andrews Chevrolet ? Don Denny 497 set and Williard THvett 170 game. College Book Store ? Roger Ttiomas 430 set and 163 game. Wilcox Travel ? Boyd Atwood 469 set and 173 game. Farmers Hardware ? Dale Adams 548 set and 198 game. Blowing Rock ? Larry Moody SC7 set and 184 game. Varsity Shop ? Jake Jacobs 5ll set and Bob Danner 214 ?me. Boone Ten Pin League Coe Insurance and Realty t#am copied first half honors it the Boone Ten Pin League #ith a 11 point margin over rtanner-up Antique Auto. The results in the final nigMa matches of the first half were. Townhouse 4, Poindexter Ins Q( Walker Tractor 4, Antique Auto 0; Shadowline 3, SAI 1; Goe Insurance 4, Combs Con struction 0. Storing Combs Construction ? N. Combs 444 set and 168 game. Coe Insurance ? Marvin Deal 904 set and Truman Critcher 2D0 game. Shadowline ? John Broyhill *1 set and 193 game. 8A1 ? Bob ShcrriU 505 set and 176 game. Antique Attto ? Don Lyons 518 set and 180 game. Walker Tractor? Kay Ward | 973 set and 206 game. Town House? Billy Billings 551 set and 211 game. PolndexUr Insurance ? Clyde Greane 512 set and 197 gam* Ckareh League Results: First Methodist 4, First Baptist 0; First Presby terian 2, Perkinsville Baptist 2; Rumple Ramblers 4, Rumple Racers 0. Scoring Rumple Racers ? Herritt Ford 432 set and Dick Young 171 game. Rumple Ramblers ? Glenn Coffey 406 sat and Sonny Klutti 184 game. Perkinsville Baptist ? Frank Triplett 538 set and 100 game. First Presbyterian ? George Arney 472 set and 172 game. First Methodist ? Marvin Deal 582 set and 106 game. First Baptist ? Jack Gragg 528 set and 170 game. i^lyt Leifut Results: Shadowline 3, Moun tain Lumber 1; College Girls 4, Boone Drug 0; Northwestern Bank 3, Watauga Savings 1. Scoring Watauga Savings ? Martha Gould 103, Leota Triplett 158. Northwestern Bank ? Rubye Smith 188, Jean Cook 148. Boone Drug ? Jane Greene 161, Donnie Gabriel 157. College Girls ? Joyce Powell 180, Henri BuUock 168. Shadowline ? Lou Lyons 154, Mildred Stephenson 153. Mountain Lumber ? Georgia Lehner 161, Gilma Brown 176. AHS, Jayvees Best C. Creek By JOHNNIE COE On Saturday afternoon, Janu ary 12, the Appalachian High freshman and JV teams defeat ed Cove Creek in a doublehead er at the Appalachian High gymnasium. The freshman team chalked up another win to the score of 44-38. The AHS team gained a lead in the first feV mtnutes and managed to stay ' out in front of the Red Raiders for tfte : flUratibn of the game. High scorer for Appalachian was Mike Sink with 130 points. The JV team won by the score of 30-27. The AHS play ers displayed accurate shooting and a good defense which forced the Cove Creek players to shoot from outside. Forward John Winkler led the scoring for Ap palachian, scoring 12 points in the first half. The excellent ball handling displayed by Jackie Roten was also an asset to the local team. Comment On Sports By PETE FRITCHIE Washington, D. C. ? Another chapter has come to a close in tie book of football for this sltason. At this time of year, after t(ie bowl games, there is a. comparative lull in the -sports World. This is not to say that the great sport of basketball is dull ty any means or that it is not tie biggest spectator sport in tie country. For it is a great .American tradition and sport However, it is early in its sea sen and the intensity of compe tition has not built up that has j*st been experienced i> the competitive bowl bids and the gtmes themselves. Basketball will increase in interest and competition as the weeks pass. TMt I* a good time for remin iscence. There were the four major bowl games played on New Years Day. This covered tike top eight collegiate powers of 1962 and feature five All Americans. In the Orange Bowl at Miami, Florida, football fans saw Ala bam* stomp Oklahoma in a 17-0 Xller. Victory came for the bama small team, which was so fast, it beat the Sooners off tie mark and was not matched bf Oklahoma's eleven. Those whtching this game on televi sion had a chance to see hat lafcs President Kennedy view ing from the Sooner side. Another bowl contest pitted tlte Texas Longhorns against LAuifiasa State. This was a sad dfty for the Longhorns In the Cfcttoll Bowl at Dallas LRU rolled Mr the Texas Lonf h*rn> to ? 13-0 victory. The Ltnghoras nevar get closer than tlte Louisiana State 29-yard lite MHt teat their chance of a ?<S>re when shoeless kicker Tony Cfosby missed a field goal frtrni the Tiger 32. In New OrhMDt, the So gar BOwl hosted Ola Kiss and Ark Mm>. Statistics were much more lopsided than the score in this contest. Ole Hiss landed on top with a 17-13 score. Ole Miss totaled 22 first downs, while Arkansas was limited to 7. The Rebels chalked 180 yards rushing and 260 iD the air, while the Porkers gained only 4T on the ground and 123 in the ate. The highest score of the day came when the Trojans- of Southern California built up a 42-37 victory over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Early in the fourth quarter with the score reading 4M4 it seemed the Badgers were hopelessly beaten. The thousands of fans were, amazed when Badger's quarterback, Ron VanderKelen, brought Wis consin back with three touch downs, a safety and a tot*! of 29 points in a thrill packed fin al minutes of the game. This, incidentally, is the highest scor ing of a game in Rose Bowl history. Next year will tell a different story, perhaps, but the thrill ahd chills of these games all played in Indian Summer-like weather will remain topics of conversation long after the last football is laid aside for this action-packed season. NMIO INCOME inn Despite a "spectacular rise" in the income of Negroes in the last ten years, a government re port claims very few of them have homes equal to those of wkite persons with similar in comes. The Housing and Home Fin ance Agency report said there has been a narrowing of imi edu cational gap between wkite persons and non- whites and there is evidence that improv ed economic situation it re flected id increased hoitte own ership and irripro^tt living standards by Negroes. IN WASHINGTON .--OoBgwsBman and -Mr*. James T. Br?y hill of North Carolina's Ninth District are shown on the steps of the United State Cartel Bu4MI?g with the Urg? Tar Heel delegation which travelled to Washington to see Broyhill, North Carolina's new Republican Congreaaman, assume office. Also shown are Mr. and Mrs. J. ?. Broyhill of Ltnoir, parents of Congressman Broyhill. Backers In Washington For Congressman Broyhill's Day Congressman James T. Broy hillj the new Congressman from North Carolina's 9th District, was host to more than 100 en thusiastic friends arid support ers who travelled at their own expense to Washington on Jan uary 9 to see him assume office. Converging on the Nation's Capital in several groups by bus, train, add private ears, the Tar Heel contingent spent two busy days o t sightseeing and enter tainment. Broyhill, North Carolina's newest Republican Congress man, was on -hand -at Washing ton's Union Station to welcome the firat group when it arrived by train at 8:86 a. m. on Janu ary 6. Alter a short breakfast, the group embarked upon a con centrated round of sightseeing arranged by Congressman Broy hill. Special guided tours of the White House, Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Capitol Building, Library of Congress,. Embassy Row, Arlington Ceme tery, the Voice of America stu dios, and the National Cathedral presented a graph'lc view of ma-, jor point* of interest in and around Washington. Yosef Saved By The Bell ? Fire Alarm, That Is By DALE GADDY 'Twas the night of the Le noir Rhyne game, and all through the house, Not a crea ture was stirring, except three or four manly "mice." ?* '?* *< * j* ? i * ? i * Hurriedly they swarmed around the bronzed statue of Yosef, Appalachian State's of ficial mascot which stands ? or stood ? in the lobby Of the new gymnasium* They heaved and hoo'd, twisted and turned, and after several minutes managed to wrangle the 1200 pound Mountaineer to the front door of the gym. The problem then was to get the tall, lanky fellow through the not-as-tall door. With more than their share at grunts and groans and, no doubt, with ample words of an unprintable nature, the threesom# or four some forced the statue part way through the door. v Suddenly, with the intensity of unimaginable volume, there came a scream from the far end of the Boone valley. The would-be purloiners hesitated in a moment of bewilderment, then fled through the half opened, half-blocked door. They ran as fast as their shaky Jegs would carry them, jumped into their pick-up truck which had been parked behind the college power plant, and sped away in the direction of Blowing Rock ... or Hickory . . .'or wherever they may have been seeking ? den of refnge. And the statue of Yosef i e mained suspended between the frame of this glass gymnasium door. The black night draped a Cloak of suspense around the figure as he and kit trusty old hog rifle awaited help. It was about 2:18 a m Sun day. Only hours before had the Bears of Lenoir Rhyne humili ated the Mountaineers with a blistering win over the host basketball team A gymnasium which was packed to more than capacity only a short time be fore, now stood empty and kit ent. The only audible sound wai that of a firi engine siren which had just begun winding its way through the narrow town canyon, heading west. ? ? ? ? At 2:30 the campus security officer drove by the dark gym. As his patrol car etcked past the building, he did | double take. The officer stopped, roll ed down his window to be sure he was seeing what he thought he saw, then drove to the near est phone. Minute* later, the officer was joined by Bob Breitensteln, Dean of Men at the college and football coach. Sure enough, it A Disguised Yowl ... And A Dismayed Supervisor I was the statue of Yosef lean ing haphazardly out the door. Impossible! Yet, there it was. The two men recruited help from Newland Hall. After dis engaging the statue from its stoae base (which weighed "mar* than 1,000 pounds), quartet of Mountaineers took the somewhat tattered Yosef through the gym door. It was then that the rescurers realized that the thieves, should they re turn, would have no problem in carrying off the relatively light, unbased statue. After some deliberation they decided to hide the proud figure in the power plant, ad jacent to the gymnasium. This done, it was decided that Yosef should have a guard at, least until daybreak. Sometime dur ing the wahllig hours of the moraing, Yosef was jokingly disguisiied (by whom, it has not been determined). A coat was wrapped around the thin shoulder* of Yosef. A pair of discarded boots were wrapped around the tan legs of the figure. A pack of Win ston* was stuffed in the pocket which' earlier had held a corn cob pipe. And sun glasses were placed over the blushing face ftf the mascot. Sunday passed. And the thiev es did not return. But came Monday and plant supervisor S. M. Ayers (who had not yet learned of the at- 1 tempted theft), the quiet still hess ended. The diminative man, well known for his cheer ful laugh and warm hand clasp, approached the front door of the building, fumbled for his keys, opened the door . . . "Well, that was the shock of my life, I'll tell you," Ayers told the Democrat. "There that thing (Yoeef) stood with those glasses on! Boy was that some thing." The white-haired man beamed a broad grin as he spoke. "But I'll tell you one thing," Ayers continued. "I betcha I wasn't half as seared Monday morning as those fellows were When they heard that noise from up town!** INTRUDER SWAPS GOODS Redwood City, Calif. ? An in truder has been swapping Worthless goods for valuables taken from the home of Mrs. Rosa de Beneditti. Mrs. Beneditti told police that she had loat about M.6O0 Worth of good* during the last ? months. The intnrfdr had taken sheer lingerie and left coarse under wear in its ptace On another occasion he took valuable sil ver' xriii 1 1? ft cheap flatware. However, when he took 300 Cding stamp* he did *4 le?ve rthing in their place. I V And what about that noise? A burglar alarm? The police? Ney, ney, forsooth! "Twaa only a fire aUrm, which any Moun taineer would have recognized. Mat men Continue In Tradition Of Family By DALE CADDY With oWer brothers having wrestled before them, both Ronnie Smith and Alton John son are finding their new sea son on the mats at Appalachian High Schol a continuation of a growing family tradition. "My brother, Carl, wa? a (N.C.) state champion for three years," Smith said last week. Two of Johnson's three older brothers wrestled for the Blue Devils. "Last year Thurman placed second in the state," young Johnson said. "And one year D. H. placed in the dis trict tournament, but had ap pendicitis Just b?fofe the state tournament." Smith and Johnson are hold ing down first string middle weight positions on the Steve Gabriel-coached team this year. Smith wrestles at the 145 pound class; Johnson competes in the 138 pound division. SMITH The son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith of Boone's 110 Blanwood Drive, Smith is a 8' 10" aenior at AHS this year. He is in his fourth seaaon with the Blue Devils Last year he wrestled at the 138 weight class and won all his matches except one. Over all, he has lost but two matches during the preceeding regular season encounters. The seventeen year old, blonde headed student hopes to attend Ohio State next year. I'd like to major in engineer ing," he remarked during the recent afternoon pause from practice. At the local school, Smith is president of the "A" Club, vice president of the senior class, president of the band, and is a member of Student Council. Last September he was elected "Boy of the Month" by his fel low classmates. "Burlington will probably be our most difficult team to beat SMITH AND JOHNSON this year," Smith ventured, if* yMr brother (Thurman) was beaten by his opponent from Burlington iB the state tournament. Thurnun finished second in the state, next to the boy /rora Burl i ni ton. *>< ? good team. Well have to set our minds to it if we're going to beat them." JOHNSON Johnson, at 8-11", is an inch taller than Smith. He is six teen years old and weighs 140 pounds Moving up to the 138 pound class this year after an 113 season last year in the 127 bracket, Johnson predicts that ers Park will be "a real close match ? perhaps our hardest (match) to win." A junior, Johnson placed third in the state last year. Of his forthcoming matches. John son says, "Hensley of Marion High School most likely will be the best wrestler I II face this year. Also the boy from Golds boro who wrestles at 138 pounds will be hard to beat." Optimistic, the high school football veteran of three years predicts another undefeated season for the Appalachian team. "One thing which has helped the high school wrest ling teams at Appalachian in years past is the fact that we've had at least one state champion returning to the squad practic ally every year. They come back and teach the rest of the wrestlers more about the sport." He later said, "Coach Gabriel has done much for the sport not only at Appalachian but throughout the state as well." Johnson is a member of the high school Beta Club, "A" Club, is secretary of the Stu dent Council and lay-out editor of the school yearbook. Main taining an above-flO acedemic average, Johnson plans to at tend ASTC or N.C. State. He is interested in math. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Johnson of the Old Blow ing Rock Road. ? ? ? ? "Wt* pretty much follow ing wrestling as a tradition," voiced Smith and Johnson at the early January practice. Recalled Smith, "I began working out with my older bro ther when I was in the seventh grade. He was a member of the high school wrestling team and taught me a lot about wrest ling." Johnson related, "Wrestling was a new sport to me and my brothers when our family mov ed from Morganton to Boone. We all more or less learned from each other." He confided that he had never beaten his brother Thurman In a match "But occasionally I would beat D. H.," he laughed. Traditionally, AHS has cop ped all regular season wrest ling crowns fpr iWore than a decade. During part of that time, the Johnson and rfmith boys have established a tradi tion of their own? wrestling for the Blue and Gray of Appalach ian High. I A penalty of 1% will be added to 1962 taxes on February 2, as provided by law. Prompt payment will save yon money. Thanking you for yonr cooperation. /"