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Waynesville, Canton Win Baseball Games; Clyde And Bethel Nines Lose Carver Hits 2nd Homer For WTHS In high school- baseball games played Monday and Tuesday, Waynesville and Canton won by overwhelming scores, while Clyde and Bethel were defeated. At Arden, the Mountaineers scor ed in every inning In clobbering the Christ School Greenies 21-7, while the Black Bears were at home pulverizing Ben Lippen, 20-2. Playing their first high school baseball game in the school's his tory the Clyde Cardinals performed well, but lost out in a close tilt to Fletcher, 7-5. At Hendersonville. the Bethel Blue Demons had to face Sammy Gunter, who twirled a no-hitter last week, and went down before the Bearcats. 12-2. For Waynesville, James Carver was again the big gun with a bases loaded homer in the third inning, when nine Mountaineer runners crossed the plate. Last week in the opener against Bethel, Carver hit a round-tripper with two mates aboard. Carver, Bobby Ballance, Tony Davis, and Bobby Hill each got two hits against the Greenies. Jin Martin, Christ School pitcher who> was blasted from the box in the third inning, hit a home run in the seventh innjng with one man on. Both teams had a poor day in the field, Christ School being charged with nine errors, Waynesville with five. The Mountaineers scored five runs in the first inning as Ezell was hit by a pitched ball. Davis. Hill, and Mitchell doubled, and Holder's hit got away from the Ipft'fiolHof ? * WTHS added another in the sec- , and on an error, two stolen bases by Davis, and a passed bail. ' In a big third inning, the Gold and Black put nine runs across the plate on a home run by Carver, doubles by Ballance and Hill, a single by Carver, walks by Mitchell, Wright, Davis, and Ezell, and er rors by Christ School players. One more run was scored by 1 Waynesville in the fourth inning ' is Gibson walked. Davis was hit by 1 i pitched ball, and Ballance singled. In the fifth Inning, another run' < was added on a walk by Mitchell 1 ind a single by Scruggs. In the sixth, Gibson walked and ' hen scored on Lane's long triple. Lane also crossed the plate after 1 in infield out. In the seveth inning. Waynesville allied two more runs on a single ' >y Arrington, an error which left ( icruggs safe at first, a walk by Lane, and a single by Ballange. 1 Dewayne Milner, three-sport star ? or Canton, pitched all the way or the Black Bears over the Little 1 "Jeacons. with excellent support rom his mates who scored eight uns in the first two innings and 1 von going away. ' Billy Stamey led the Canton bit ers with 3 for 5. Two home runs led to the down- ' all of Clyde at Fletcher ? hath oming In the sixth Inning after 1 he Cardinals took an early lead if 5-1 in the fourth inning. Bob McCracken, Clyde pitcher, ' ed the Cardinals with 2 for 3. For the coaches, the game wks a ' tattle of brothers. Brown Griffin i..ots Clvde. while Odell Griffin ' [uides Fletcher. . Coach Griffin of Clyde said after he game: "Our defense was a llt le ragged in the early innings, but he boys settled down and played a ;ood ball game." "I am well pleased with the showing the boys made with this being their first game, and I be lieve they will develop into a good ball team before the season ends," he added. Hendersonville batters got 13 hits off two Bethel pitchers, while the Blue Demons could touch Gun ter for only two safeties. The Bearcats got seven runs in the first inning?including a two run homer by Bob Elliott. IVaynesville 519 112 2?21 19 5 Christ School 000 202 2? 7 6 9 Mitchel. Gibson (4) and Hill; Martin, Harvey (3) and Robinson. IV?Gibson. L?Martin. Home runs; Waynesville, Carver 3rd, 3 on); Christ School, Martin 7th. 1 on). Sen Lippen __ 100 000 1? 2 ? 2 Canton 621 470 x?20 12 2 Mathews, Fhunbaum (5), Beal (5) and Baker; Mllner and Rhine hart. Cole (7). L?Mathews. Hyde 110 300 0?5 6 2 Fletcher 100 024 x?7 11 4 B. McCraeken and Caldwell; M. Moore, Toungblood (5) and Mathies. W?Younxhlood. Home runs: Fletcher, Bagwell (6th, 2 on), Yonngblood (6th. 0 on). Bethel 002 000 0? 2 2 4 Hendersonville 702 003 x?12 13 3 Capps, Rogers (1) and Burris: Gunter and Lindqnist. L,?Capps. Home' run?Hendersonville. EF Itott. Owens, Widenhouse Clash In A-W Opener On Sunday Cotton Owen* of Spartanburg, a C, and Bill (Slab) Widenhouse of Midlands are co-favored to win the season-opening modified and sportsman division stock car rac ing program at Asheville-Weaver ville Speedway Sunday afternoon. Top billing Is a familiar role for both of these stock jockeys who bottled it out all lest season for the lead in the A-W track point standings. Owens won the Ashe ville-Weaverville title last season while Widenhouse went on to win NASCAR's national championship for modified division drivers. Owens, who pilots a Chrysler powered Plymouth tudor, holds the edge thus far this season with three consecutive wins on the Charlotte track. Widenhouse will be making his bid to get back into the first-place money in a speedy Cadillac-pow ered Chevrolet. Promoter Gene Sluder has ar ranged a 65-lap program starting with time trials at 2 p.m.%Two 10 lap heat races, a 15-lap consola tion and a 30-lap main event are scheduled. Drivers will be com peting for a $2,000 purse. Another Cadillac-powered Chev rolet and two Lincaln-powered Fords are considered the dark horse cars of the expected 25-car field. The Cadillac-Chevrolet will be driven by Joe Lee Johnson of Chattanooga, Tenn. Leonard Tippett of Greenville, S. C., will enter one of the Lin coln-Fords and Joyner's Speed Shop and Jones Garage of Ashe vllle will enter the other. Either Doug Cox of Greenville, S. C? or Speedy Thompson of Monroe will pilot the Jones-Joyner entry. Pvt. Gerald Owens ?' 'Assigned To Ft. Eustis Pvt. Gerald W. Owens, 22. has been assigned to the 398th Trans portation Battalion at Fort Eustis, Va. Private Owens, a stevedore In the battalion's Headquarters Detach ment, entered the Army in Decem ber, 1954, and completed basic training at Fort Gordon. Ga. He is a 1954 graduate of Bethel High School. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Owens, live on Route 2, Canton. Pvt. Max Snyder Graduates From Supply Course Pvt. Max A. Snyder, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milburn R. Snyder. Clyde, recently was graduated from the nine-week supply specialist course at The Engineer School, Fort Belvoir, Va. Snyder entered the Army last October and completed basic train ing at Fort Jackson, S. C. He was a routeman for the Asheville Linen Service before entering the Army. South Clyde CDP Discusses Buying Power Mower By MRS. KYLB L1NDSEY Community Reporter The South Clyde CDP meeting was held at the community house Monday night with vice-chairman Loyde Justice in charge. The de votional program was given by Mrs. Walter Rhodarmer. The busi ness meeting was conducted by the vice chairman. A report was made on the progress of getting money for the new mower for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The committee has collected part of what it will take but more donations are needed, and the 26th of this month is the date set to turn in all donations. Loyde Justice and Van Deaver have been appointed to check on prices of the lawn mower and to be in charge of buying it. The picnic tables will be taken out soon and the men are making some more. Bob Tippett was a special visitor and made a brief talk about the meeting held at Waynesville in connection with plans to work on the garbage disposal in our county. \' After the meeting Mrs. Rhodarmer j directed games. Miss Kate Robinson will have the program at the next meeting, which will bfe the 26th. , ? j The WSCS of the Louisa Chapel Church will meet at the home of Mrs. Hugh Rhinehart for an all- ' day meeting next Wednesday. All ' members are urged to attend. t i A revival will begin at the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Clyde April 12 at 7:30 p.m. and ? will continue through April 22. The visiting preacher will be J. W. Phillips and song leader, H. E. Smith. Everyone is invited to these serv ices Mrs. Troy Rhinehart underwent surgery Monday at the Haywood County Hospital. / Robert Deaver has a broken ankle due to an accident which hap pened at Cullouhee College last week. Mr. and Mrs. Billy'Jenkins of At lanta, Ga? and Miss Gay Robin son of Chicago, 111., were In South Clyde this weekend, and attended f the funeral of Mrs. Jesse Robinson, who died at the nursing home in Clyde last week. Robert Lindsey is on our sick list this week. J. V. Allen of the U. S. Air Force, stationed in South Carolina, visit el his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. V. N. Allen, this past weekend. ? Mr. and Mrs. Ben Killian and family have started their new home in our community and plan to move before long. | CHAMP AGAIN &y Alan Mow +/u/v/vr/y SAX TO^ y^LrBPtvB/sHr CHAMP/Ofi fop we j ?iPT/ME? A ON TWO. k pectsioN^ & TNAT LEFT m. MOFB H THAN ? THE MS 5o CENT ) CARMeH BA&L/O W* THE 2HP WHO TO LO*E H/G CROHH OH TV H/TH/H A WEEK-R/CHARDM HA* PETHFLOHEP A \FEHPAV* EARLIER I PUT IF THE CHICAGO r OFFICIAL* HAP BE EH WORK/HO THAT OHE TOO, RlCHARP fjiij WOULP GTILL BE M", IA/ BUGJHSGG. JP| $400 Spent Far Uniforms For New Hazelwood Nine Transactions In REAL ESTATE Waynesvllle Township William N. Thomas et ux. to John E. Thomas et ux. C. A. George et ux to Vance Muse et al. Swan Hendrix and wife to Wil mer J. Jones and wife. C. A. George et ux. to Town of Wayncsville. Frank Price ^t ux to O. O. Bur gin et ux. et als. Clyde Township Matt Caldwell et ux. to Jack, Haney et ux. i * Pigeon Township Thomas L. Mi thai to D. B. Singleton and wife. Shot From Floor MORGANTOWN. W. Va. (API West Virginia's basketball star, Rod Hundley, once made a basket while on his knees from 10 feet out. ? Baseball uniforms and equipment costing 9400 have been jrdered foe Hazelwood's team in Uie Western North Carolina Junior Industrial League, according to Gene Wyatt, a member of the Hazeljwool Liens Club committee in charge of or ganization and supervision of the team. Mr. Wyatt said thi.t league sched ules have not yet been drawn up because the loop is still open for entries. Teams which have already announced their intention1 to par ticipate this season, in uUUtion to ltazelwood. are: Canton, Ehia, Mar tell, Beacon, and Asheville Salva tion Army. Play Is scheduled to start June 4 ? with playoffs slated the first part of August. Tentative plans call for each team to play a 14-game schedule at the rate of two games a week. Mr. Wyatt explained that squads in the junior industrial league can have two boys aged 16. four aged 15, four aged 14, Ave aged 13, and five aged 12. He added that the date for try outs for the Hazelwood team will be announced later. PAINTING GUIDE For furniture, walls, (tilings, every where you want a distinctive low-lustre finish, use Moore's Satin Impervo En amel. New dacorator colors and non yellowing white Benjamin Ak $2.10 Moore ? Quart JLVIUVJIW paints HOWELL HARDWARE 3 Joe Howell, Owner fiL Main Street Waynesville /// BIDCT choice in gas and oil... ^H In keeping with this reputation for quality, Esso Research created Uniflo Motor Oil. It addls power, adds to engine ll^e and gives outstanding gas and oil mileage. For the best power team you can buy, get Uniflo and Esso Extra Gasoline. > I ACT word in dealer service... ? 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