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Wayncsville's Mountaineers and
Canton's Black Bears will clash in
their 43rd football meeting
Thanksgiving Day at Canton.
And the situation will be the
reverse of what it was a year ago
that day.
On Thanksgiving Day, 1949, the
Mountaineers entered the game
with a record unstained by a loss.
The only smirch was a 6-6 tie
with Sylva that had opened the
season.
'Among the eight other oppon
ents that the Mouotaineers had
overpowered was Canton, by only
a 6-0 score.
The Mountaineers had a Paper
Bowl bid all wrapped up, and the
fans were afraid that the Bears
would spoil the record.
But the Mountaineers ruined a
7-0 Canton lead and won the
game by a comfortable three touch
downs.
Next Thursday's situation will
be about the same In reverse.
Canton has won ten straight,
hasn't lost any.
One of the Bear victories was
the 6-0 verdict they collected in
the first game with Waynesville
the night of October 6.
Waynesville has lost two games,
and won seven.
The other loss on the record,
besides the one to Canton, was
by an even narrower margin.
Lenoir was responsible for that,
but only by 14-13.
The Mountaineers, incidentally,
claim the distinction of being the
only team Canton has met so far
to hold the Bears to less than a
tour-touchdown winning margin.
Both teams have been hit by in
juries since their last meeting, and
may not be up to full strength on
Thanksgiving Day.
.Canton sustained the worst blow,
losing starting Wingback Jimmy
Abbott with a fractured leg in the
Marion game about two weeks ago.
The Mountaineers have been
hit by less serious but at the same
time crippling injuries In the line.
However, the main performers
are expected to be ready to go.
These include Joe Hipps, fiery
160-pound Mountaineer guard;
centers Jerry Evans and Tommy
Bjyd, and End Wade Francis.
Among the regular starters,
Htm and Frincia missed the Mar
ion game entirely, and Boyd saw
very little action.
However, both teams have im
proved at lpast n
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their last meeting.
The Mountaineer offensive, in
ept in the first Canton game, un
derwent revision.
The results have proven satis
fying in the last five games, though
the offensive did look spotty in the
Marion game last Friday night.
Greatest single improvement in
the Waynesville operations was in
the blocking, both in the line and
the backfield.
Coach Carleton Weatherby has
been drilling his boys heavily on
thia fundamental ever since that
sad October weekend.
This also has aided In giving the
attack much more diversity that
early season performances showed.
The power-driving J. C. De
Wee was the big gun and, some
said, the only gun in the Waynes-'
viHe offensive in the Mountain
.eett first few games.
However, a few changes here
awl there have greatly improved
tfl efficiency of the other running
backs, though DeWeese is still a
heavy gainer.
Last weekend, for instance, Perk
rugate, the starting quarterback,
was the Mountaineers' greatest
ground gainer. Carroll Swanger
and James Moss also figured heav
ily in the running attack.
The power department at the
same time doubled its punch.
This has come about through
the development of Sophomore
Gerald Ross Into a first-rate line
smasher and blocker.
vine las-pound sophomore has
waynesville's longest touchdown
run of the season to his credit. His
731-yard return of an Ashevllle
School kickoff was accomplished
through sheer power and speed.
The Improvement in the running
01 the Waynesville wingbacks, cou
pled" with the improvement in
blocking has compensated to a
great extent for the lack of speed
i the backfield." :
' Canton's Bears Still rate the
edge in speed, even with the loss
of Abbott.
'"The Canton passing attack also
has grown more dangerous, and
Whether the Waynesville pass de
fense has kept pace with it remains
, to be seen.
Considering past performances,
a Canton victory would come
through the air, as it did in the
first game, and a Waynesville vic
tory on the ground. .
, -, So far, the Waynesville line has
; given 'up only three touchdowns
iltf nine games.
, The winning tallies scored by
Lenoir, a recognized ground pow
er, and Canton came on passes.
Ashevllle School scored the other
on a long dash. . '
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given up an average of about 78
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North Carolina back Dick Bunting, fumbles after being tackled following his interception of a South
Carolina pass in game at Columbia Saturday. The ball was recovered by his teammate, Chalmers
Port (34) and set up the decisive touchdown for the Tar Heels. North Carolina won, 14-7. (AP Photo).
1950 Records
WAYNESVILLE
WTHS Opp.
42 Sylva 0
13 Lenoir 14
14 Elizabethton 0
0 Canton 6
26 Hcndcrsonville 6
20 Christ School 7
41 Brevard 0
40 Asheville School 21
28 Marion 0
College, Pro Gridders Are
Blocking, Tackling Again
CANTON
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27 , Rutherfordton 6
34 Sand Hill 0
6 Waynesville 0
26 Asheville School 6
20 Morganton 7
45 Hendersonville 19
34 Christ School 7
39 Marion 0
38 Brevard 7
Bennet Is New
Ping-Pong Champ
CULLOWHE E (Special)
Hard hitting Jimbo Bennett is
the new campus ping-pong cham
pion. In the final match he defeat
ed smooth-working Val White
three games to one to emerge vic
torious in the tournament. Bennett,
prior to the final match, defeated
Pete Litaker in a very good con
test three games to one, and White
beat Ned Strachla in straight
games to enter the final round.
Other players to go as far as
the Quarter-final round were Artiss
Carter, Dacus, Crawford and O. V.
Pardue. There were twenty-one
entrants in the tournament, and
Bennett by winning succeeds
"Squirt" Williamson of Rocky
Mount as the Ping-Pong champion
of WCTC.
yards per game.
But past performances . usually
mean little in a family feud like
this one,
There will be plenty of color for
the entertainment of the fans, too.
Both Waynesville and Canton
High School bands will march and
play between the halves.
A capacity crowd, of course, is
expected.
By JIM BECKER
NEW YORK (AP) Blocking
and tackling are back, And foot
ball fans are glad to see them.
After four seasons when too
many coaches, college and pro,
seemed to concentrate on brush
blocking, trickery and forward
nassing, the. gridders this season
m to be returning to the days
hen blockers knocked a man flat,
and tacklcrs came in low and hard.
Some of the early season col
lege games have been savagely
played. North Carolina, for ex
ample, showed Notre Dame one
of the hardest hitting teams the
Irish have seen for a long time.
And Coach Frank Leahy's Irish
banged right back. The blocking
was of the old smashing school
type and the tackling on both
sides was deadly. It was a pleas
ure to watch.
The renewed accent on funda
mentals may stem from the suc
cess of many coaches who con
tinued to stress these aspects even
when they were considered "old
fashioned" by some,
In the Pacific Coast Confer
ence, the slamming single wing
style of . attack Instituted by
Harold (Red) Sanders at UCLA
opened the eyes of many who had
forgotten all about the hard
hitting ground game.
Even the pros are getting the
point. In a field where blocking
and tackling had reached propor
tions of near-perfection before the
war, these same fundamentals were
being sadly neglected of late as
the accent was on the aerial game.
Teams actually were throwing more
passes than they were using run
ning plays.
Those real rock-'em tackles of
old were no more. It seemed to be
the idea to bump the ball-carrier
out of bounds with a shoulder or
try to tear his head off.
The tip-off on the current pay
campaign came when the New
York Giants pulled their almost
unbelievable upset of the mighty
Cleveland Browns. The Browns,
top team In football for five
years, have been relying more
and more each season on the
passing of Otto Graham. As a
Nebraska's Ace
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Coach Uses
Heavy Metal
Cleats To A
Good
Advantage
Coach Elmer Smith of Magnolia A&M College takes metal (cleats
from a mold in his garage workshop. Smith's" players wear the
heavy cleats on their shoes in practice. When they switch to repud
iation cleats for a game, their feet feel lighterhe says, - 41 -
Bob Reynolds, Nebraska's red
hot halfback, is a leading candid
ate for All-America. He turned
in a run of at least 40 yards or
better in his first five games,
scored all his team's points in
four of them. In a game he called
his "worst" his running gained
156 yards against Kansas
though the Kansas boys were
tackling . him on every play
whether he had the ball or not.
SATUBBM'S GAM
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By FRANK ECK
AP Newsfeatures Sports Editor
EAST
(PREDICITIONS FOR GAMES ON THANKSGIVING DAY, NOV. 23)
ARKANSAS to. take TULSA . ,.. . ... ...... (Figures close)
COLUMBIA over BROWN (Lions have slight edge)
MISSOURI to halt KANSAS (Could go either way)
UTAH to trounce UTAH STATE (Utes lead series, 32-12) .
.VMI to edge VPI ......... (Keysets In close battle)
WASHINGTON & LEE to rout RICHMOND .... (Generals stronger)
WYOMING to crush DENVER (It was 25-6 last year)
(PREDICTIONS FOR GAMES OF SATURDAY, NOV. 25)
FORDHAM to trample NYU (Rams hold 19-6 series edge)
GEORGETOWN to rout GEO. WASHINGTON (Hoyas lead 14-2)
HOLY CROSS over TEMPLE (Figures either way)
PENN to crush CORNELL (Big Red on downgrade)
PITT to edge PENN STATE (Could go either way)
PRINCETON to take DARTMOUTH (Tigers have Kazmaier)
RUTGERS over COLGATE (Hopes to even series)
YALE to trim HARVARD (Ells' lead 38-22)
MIDWEST
ILLINOIS over NORTHWESTERN (Illini stouter defense)
Guiana 10 lane I'UKDUE (Hoosiers due here)
KANSAS STATE to upset OKLAHOMA AGGIES .... (Leads series 6-4)
OHIO STATE to nip MICHIGAN (Buckeyes prolific scorers)
OKLAHOMA over NEBRASKA (Figures to be a thriller)
WISCONSIN to edge MINNESOTA (A tight defensive battle)
SOUTH
CLEMSON to rout AUBURN (Tigers by at least 4 TDs)
DUKE over NORTH CAROLINA (Blue Devils in thriller)
FLORIDA to edge ALABAMA (Gators hope for upset)
UfcUKCiA to rout FURMAN (Bulldogs hold 20-2 edge)
GEORGIA TECH to trim DAVIDSON (Wildcats lost all nine)
KENTUCKY to clip TENNESSEE (A real powerhouse)
NO. CAROLINA STATE over WM. & MARY (Figures very close)
v ainuIiHBILT over TULANE (Edge to Commodores)
WAKE FOREST over SOUTH CAROLINA .... (On defensive strencth)
SOUTHWEST
RICE to nip TCU (Owls in a thriller)
SMU to beat BAYLOR , Bears might make it close)
TEXAS TECH to route NEW MEXICO (Red Raiders lead 12-1)
"Wt-bT VIRGINIA over TEXAS WESTERN (13-13 tie last year)
Night game.
FAR WEST
CALIFORNIA over STANFORD (Indians had tough season)
COLORADO to; beat COLORADO AGGIES .... (Buffaloes lead 36-12)
IOWA STATEto nip ARIZONA (Can go either way)
OREGON to edge OREGON STATE (Webfoots have edge)
vv over auuiMEKN CALIFORNIA (Has better record)
WASHINGTON.to: beat' WASHINGTON STATE .... (Huskies lead 25-11)
V.. Night game.
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MORE ABOUT
CofC
(Continued from Page P
Tuesday night's meeting.
During the session also the or
ganization decided that the Cham
ber of Commerce office would be
closed from December 16 through
January 15.
Correspondence, of course, will
oe handled during that period.
The nominating committee will
meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Mr. Kil
patrick's Main Street office to draw
up ballots.
The ballots will be sent to Cham
ber members, who will vote on the
candidates by mail.
The votes are to be returned in
time to be tabulated for the de
termination of officers prior to the
next regular meeting December 18
On that date, the new and old
directors will meet.
MORE ABOUT
Teachers
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holding graduate certificates and
having 12 years' experience.
The size of the individual checks
will vary from that top to the mini
mum.
But principals of the "big" ete
mentary schools won t get these
extra checks, even if they have
been teaching.
These include the principals at
Waynesville, Hazelwood Elemen
tary. Bethel, Fines Creek and
Clyde.
result, their running game- has
suffered. The Giants, with Steve
Owen teaching old-time football,
threw a team at the Browns that
wanted to hit and hit hard, and
they shut-out the monsters from
Cleveland.
If this trend continues, football
games will look less like basket
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Here's How It Is Done
Coach Don Thames shows Bobby Halihurton
while wrestling team looks on.
the way it's loot,
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Neighbors
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the stricken family.
Mrs. Parham today renewed the
plea for donations of household
articles, clothing, furniture, or
anything else that would helo the
family.
The blaze, which one of the chil
dren said was started when the
stove pipe fell down and ignited
the walls, roared through the neat,
lour-room irame house so quickly
Waynesville firemen found it be
yond control when they arrived.
Some of the volunteer firemen
and people attracted, by the blaze
managed to snatch some of the
things from the burning house just
before it collapsed.
But bedding, clothing, and all
but a few pieces of furniture were
lost In the flames.
Mr. Prevost said the house was
covered, by insurance, but Mr; West
had no Insurance protectioa per
sonally against the destruction.
The Wests have three boys, nine,
ten and eleven years of age, and
four girls, four, five, fourteen and
sixteen years oli. - -
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Festival
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The selection of the court of the
Festival queen. - '
During the evening events, Otis
Thmpson's Gospeleers from Bun
combe county and Canton, and
the Friendly ..Five v of Haywood
county. .; v. ' .
Annfhthi full hmtfram ( IImbI nn
for Saturday' the closing day or
the Festival. . V
At 1:30 p.m.f a parade will start
from the First Baptist Church of
Waynesville. v
After that, Jack Lynn, assistant
director of the American Farm
Bureau Federation,' will speak at
the Court House. ;
The selection and coronation of
the 1950 Festival queen will high-
Many Visitors At
Champion Plant In
Past Fifty Days
Although this is normally an off
season for industrial sight-seeing,
Mr. and Mrs. Public appear to be
taking an lncerasingly avid inter
est in the operation of heavy in
dustry. This has been manifested
here by the fact that 420 persons
have toured the huge Canton plant
of the Champion Paper and Fibre
Company within the past 50 days.
A total of fifteen states and the
District of Columbia have been
represented by these visitors.
One remarkable aspect of the
so-called mill tour is the place
that it is taking as an educational
function. There have been two ex
cellent examples of this in the
past week.
A group of 40 chemical engineer
ing students from the Georgia
School of Technology spent half a
day jn the Champion plant, ob
serving the practical application of
the technical knowledge they were
absorbing In the class room, with
the result that their professor com
mented "This will save me thous
ands of words in future lectures."
'A class of the West Buncombe
high school found the Champion
Plant an advantageous place to
watch the actual performance of
the principles of economics they
were studying.
Next Friday, November 24th' ap
proximately half a hundred news
Paper men and women of the
light the closing, of the Festival
Saturday night at the Waynesville
Armory.
1949 Queen Jennl.
Thickety will reign over the Festiv-
ai to ner successor is chosen.
-The nights closing festivities
SrinJ fSatUre square dance and
string band contests, with some of
Western North Carolina's finest
luuiiuiiminn computing for
titles... ,
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Alabama Civic
Leader To Speak
Here Tonight
The address of Mrs. Dorothy
Vredenburgh of Birmingham, out
standing Alabama civic leader, will
headline tonight's program in the
Haywood County Tobacco Harvest
Festival.
Mrs. Vredenburgh will be intro
duced by Miss Mary Cornwell, Hay
wood County home demonstration
agent.
Her address will follow the mu
sic concert which will open the
program at 7 p.m. at the Waynes
ville Armory.
Prior to her appearance there,
Mrs. Vredenburgh will be received
at an informal dinner at the Towne
House here at 6 p.m.
Haywood County's women's or
ganizations' leaders will attend.
Mrs. Vredenburgh is scheduled
to arrive by plane at the Asheville
Hendrsonville airport this afternoon.
Invited to the dinner are Miss
Edna Summerrow, president of
Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Waynes
ville chapter; Mrs. Harry Lee Lin
er, Jr., vice-president of Beta
Sigma Phi; Mrs. Doyle Alley, pres
ident of the Waynesville Business
and Professional Women's Club
Mrs. J. R. McCracken, vice-president
of the club; Miss Mary Med
ford .president of the Waynesville
chapter, National Secretaries, As
sociation; Mrs. Rufus Siler, presi
dent of the Waynesville Garden
Club;
Mrs. Charles E. Ray, Jr., of
Waynesville, member of the board
of trustees, Western Carolina
Teachers' College; Mrs. T. L
Gwyn, Waynesville, member of the
State Library Board; Miss Margaret
Johnston, librarian of the Haywood
county Public Library- and Mrs
Gordon Schenck, secretary to the
Waynesville Chamber of Commerce.
Wrestling Team
Of WCTC Ready!
Open Their Seaso;
' CUT. LOW II EE-iSptcW'
Catamount wrestlers with a
of hard work already behind the:
aro getting smoothed out for
Knoxville "Y" match Dccrabtr
Coach Don Thames hasbeetn
pleased with the workouts thit'
being held every night. Some
the freshman hoys are
alone cxeeolionallv fast, as
Thames.
We have a rouqh schedule
year, said Thames, but wc te
some returning lettermer oa
squad to offset the schedule.
Six seasoned veterans strenjttri
the mat team this year. Lastyitj
the team had an 8-2-1 records
wins.
Returninc lettermen arc:
Rnhhv llornadav. 136 lbs. W
win-lose.
Bob Halihurton, 145 lbs, &
win-lose.
Don LofiRins. 155 lbs 5-4
lose.
Don Thames, 155 lbs. 4-1 m
lose.
Bozo Burleson. 175 lbs. 9-2
pt..j D,..rt.,rrtr Heavy, fc'l
ViUC JJUIMtll III!
David Raymore, a freshman.
making a strong bid for the 18
class. He has been looking
good in workout?.
ntw i9s: u hn have twn fir
ing for a berth, are Davis
sides and Bill Ervin
is still wide open.
Phil Walker has been
in h, in ueiL'ht rlas'
Jarrett. a transfer from Gh"
Webb, has been making a
play for the lfi5 lb. riivw.
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24 Communities
To Be Represented
Wednesday Night
Girls representing v24 communi
ties will take part in the "March
Of Times" feature that will be dne
of the highlights Wednesday night
in the Haywood County Tobacco
Harvest Festival.
The girls, all candidates for the
title of queen of the Festival, will
W.N.C. . Press Association will be
guests of Champion for a, mill tour. L
in addition to gaining a first-hand
knowledge, of modern pulp and
paper making methods, this group
will take a keen interest in obtain
ing a closer grasp of the relation
of industry to agriculture in West
ern North Carolina, as exemplified
by Champion's promotion of the
reforestation of waste lands with
fast growing Southern pine to pro
duce a money-crop of pulpwood.
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