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All-Western Horse Show Set For Two Performances Here On Saturday Over 100 Horses To Be Shown An All-Western horse show fea turing North Carolina horse*? the first sueh event ever held In this r< gion ? will be staged at the Whyncsville Recreation Center (founds Saturday by the newly or gsrtlzed Smoky Mountain Trail Riders Club. Two performances will be held ? one at 1 p.m. and another at 7 p.in. Preceding the show, a parade v ill lie held down Main St. In Waynesvllle at II a m Saturday. One hundred horses and ponies will be entered in the 20 classes of the show, to be ridden hv riders of all different ages- Both cash prizes and ribbons will be awarded to winning rider*, while 20 prizes of merchandise will be presented to spectators at the show. Special events at the show v. ill be trick riding and a mule race. Horses entered in the show will be froqi Haywood. Buncombe. Hen derson. Madison and Jackson counties. The admission price will he 50 cents for each performance Serving as show officials will br- George Evans, general man ager; Jim lleatherly of Cruso. ring master; Mrs F.van*. secreinry. and Barnyard Barney of Canton, mas ter of ceremonies. Tickets for the event are now __ on sale at a number o. places In the Waynesvllle area 2nd Turkey Shoot Slated Saturday On Asheville Road Thl- second 4-M Club turkey shoot of the year will be hetd on county properly adjacent to the Welch Farm place. between Wa.vnesvillc and Lake Junalu'ka (mm 12 noon until 5 nm Satur day. according to Cevll Brown, as sistant eminty agent To be offered will he trae shout Ina at clay pigeons and rifle and shotgun targets. Shooters must bring their own weapons, hut can get ammunition on the grounds All Profits from the shoot will be used to finance county 4-H Club protects. Top winners in the flr>t shoot last week were: Doyle Sutton. Route 4. Wavnesvltle and Hardy S'innette of Waynesvtlle with rifle; Virgil Holloway of Haielwodd tn trao shooting, and Sam Brown of Lake .lunaluska and Ravmond Caldwell of Iron Duff with shotgun Awarded as prizes in the 4-H Club turkev shoots are dressed tur keys from the Farmers Federation. Waynesville Frosh Lose To Hendersonville The Hentlersonville Freshman football tran defeated lb-* W.tvne* ville Frosh. 24-13. .for their fourth vein without a loss at Jlenderson ville Wednesday Sight. Steve Orr scored for the Little Bearcats on a one vard phinRe in the first quarter after a 42 yard run b\ W.ide Britt In the second quarter llendor sonviUe scored twice Jimmy llar berson went 45 yards on a mint return and Orr passed to Britt on a olav which covered 41 yards. Britt seated attain on the first plav of the fourth period on a Statue of Liberty from the 15 Waynesville tallied twice in the fourth quarter with Skecto- Robin son getting both TD's. Tlv> first came on a 40 yard run and the second on a two vard plunec Bruce Moody added the extra point. Waynesville 0 0 0 13?13 Hendersonville 6 12 0 6?24 ? ? ?? ? ?" ? Here And Yonder \ The Sportscope By BOB CONWAY Then.- arc quite a lew people In the Waynesville area who apparently think of a midget football team ax a handy device to keep a few youngster* out of trouble for a rouple of months in the fa|l. Although there has been a midget football squad here for the Last several years, the team has gotten very Utile support from the public, and has never had enough money for uniforms and equip ment. Despite the Indifference of the fans In a community which claims to be a football town, the midgets have forged ahead steadily. Last season $000 was spent to equip lite Midget Mountaineers, and another $300 worth of equipment lias been ordered this year. At present three teams bave been outfitted Additional money is needed to buy practice uniforms ithe team now b> forced to practice in their game uniforms< and to purchase insurance (costing $00 for the entire teami in the event any of the boys ate hurt. In contrast to Waynesville, where the midgets are treated like red-headed orphans, are Canton and Hendetsonyille. where the program has the enthusiastic backing of the public * In Canton, the Gra-Y Bears midget team was organized in 1948 iCharllo Carpenter was the squad's first quart' rback and has I grown to he one of the outstanding player aggregations in the efl | tire country. The Beam have been state champions in three out of the last four years, and last season they were national YMCA champions as the result of whipping Bessemer. Ala in the Chick Bowl at Vlneland, N J. Members of this year's Canton High varsll\ who were form erly fin the midget team are Billy Stanley (who played the leading role in his teams 45-6 slaughter of Waynesvillei. Wiley Carpenter. Bobby Pace, Don and Tom Price, Doug Price. Michael dark Fred Cable, Jimmy Matins. Dale Branson Jack Ami)-. Pat Powell and Skipper Haynes All lit nil. about BO per rem <if the present Canton varsity squad learned their football fundamentals on the Gru-\ Heat squad. Coached by Nazi Miller and George Price, the Canton midgets now have KIGI1TY-KIVE boys in uniform - organized into six teams i ..i and a number of "spares "* Although they are coached bv paid employees of the Champion YMCA recreation staff, the Gra-Y Bears earn all of their money by sidling Christmas trees and cards In the Winter and mowing lawns j iu the summer. As usual, the Gra-Y Beats are undefeated this season having scored two wins over Waynesville and single victories over Ashe vllle and Hendei sonville. At HendersonvIHe, Charlie "Choo-Choo" Justice, North Caro- . Una's All American, organized a midget football team in the Hen derson County metropolis for the first time tins fall However, the future Bearcats were run forced to Iwg for support Instead Hcnder j sonville fans pitched in and bought enough uniforms and equip j ment at the outset to equip FIVE full teams One of these days VVnynesyillc fans are going to wake up and discover that boys have to start early to learn the type of football played today ?a game that places a premium on speed, deception, and alertness ? all of which can't he achieved overnight And one of these days Waynesville fails are going to get fed up with the sight of Cunton players reeling off long runs against a confused WTHS team, and decide the time has eonte to build for the future by backing the midgets It's up to the fans to decide Shall it be: Waynesville IS a football town, or: Waynesville WAS a football town? Notre Dame Goes To A Back For Leader NOTRE DAME Ind <AP>?Jim Morse, a senior halfback with two monograms. is the first hack to lead the Notre Dame football team since 1W4S when quarterback F^ank Dance wicz held tin- honor. Morse last season caught 17 passes for 424 yards and two touchdowns Use the Want Ads for reftulU MOCNTA INKER MIDGETS, after an 18-7 win over Ashevllle last Monday nhht, will take on t'oarh Charlie Justice's llendersonville squad hrrr nrxt Mondav night at 7 p.m. at WTHS. Thr squad this year includes (front row. from left) Mike Sutton, Bobby Walker. Jackie Snyder, Da vid Krookshire. Ken Stokel.v, Robert McBride, Gerald Kelly, Steve McCarroll, Mike KHIiail, Chip Killian. Randy Scruggs. and Max Marcus: (second row) Ralph llenry, Bobby Ensley, Dan nv Hill, Eugene Ferguson, Steve Milner, Roger Smith, Ra.v Edwards, John Frady, Troy Ininan, . ? '?f Jimmy Cochran. David Hendrix, and Gary Til Icy; (third row) Hobby Cutshaw. Joe Lemmon, Tommy Smith. Chester LaFountaine, Chuck Bor der. Jack Pievost. Bruce Bowman. Rowr Leather wood. Bonnie Scruees, Joe Jones, and Larry llollc.wav. Behind the squad are coaches Scratch Inman (left) Rock Powers (head coach). Absent when this picture was made was another roach. Biil'us PanneII. and a player who suffered a brok en le.c in a traffic accident?Jimmy Browning. (Mountaineer Photo) Clyde Announces Chanqes In Bethel, Glen-Alpine Tilts Changes in the dates and places of two Clyde High football games Itave been announced bv Coach H. B Griffin. The Clyde-Bethel game, originally scheduled at Clyde the after noon of Friday, October 2(1. has been moved to Canton Memorial ; Stadium, where it will be plaved at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. October 2S Also to be played at Canton will be the Chde-Glcn Alhine game., which has been rescheduled for 7 30 p.m. Saturday. November 3. This tilt was originally set at Clvde Friday. November 2. The Clyde Cardinals are currently leading the Skyline-A Confer ence with a reeord of seven straight wins and no defeats. The Ma I roon and Gold gridders go against Tryon this Friday night at Tryon. WTHS-Canton Jayvee Game Reset; Brevard Falls, 34-0 | ?; The Canton- Waynesville junior | varsity football Kami-: originally scheduled to be plated here to night will be rescheduled because id the change in the Waynesville Hrevard -varsity came this week, ac cording to Jayvee mentor Gone I .eonard lie added that the new date will be anhouneed later. Coach I 'onard's charges kept I I their record of wins intact at ' Flrevard last week by thumping the Little Devils. 34-0. .lohnny Carswell started the scor ing for VVT1IS at Brevard by pick ing up a Waynesvilte fumble and running 55 yards. He also added ! ' th > extra point. Later in the first quarter. Jerry Webb climaxed a Waynesvllle drive by crossing the goal line from; eight yards out Quarterback Wayne Pruett passed to end Bobby Trull for ttv< extra point. In the third quarter. Carswell scored again from the 10-yard line and once more plunged for the ex tra point In 'he early part of the final period. Webb got loose around -and and went 65 yards for the touch-1 down. Trull caught another pass for the extra point. Kenny Gibson wound up the scoring for the Little Mountaineers ale in the game by crashing hrough from th.? five, climaxing mother Wayncsville march. The ry for extra point was no good. Diversified Hockey Schedule NEW YORK (API? In an effort to eater to the commuters who live outsirie New York City, the New York Rangers have set up a unique hockey schedule for the coming season. Sixteen games are set for a 7 o'clock Sunday night start. There will also be two Saturday afternoon games. The Rangers open the season Wednesday, Oct. 17 against the Boston Bruins in Madison Square Garden. Top Grid Games Are In Haywood This Week Brevard Tilt Here Tonight Is Postponed BULLETIN Just as Th- Mountaineer pre- ! pared to eo to press this after noon, C. F Weatherby, M'aynes ville High principal, telephoned to report that the WTIIS-Brev ard came, scheduled 'o be play ed here tonteht has been post poned until 8 p.m. Monday. ' ? ' ? " ? ? " II Tht- Blue Ridge Conference foot- ! bull spotlight w ill shine brightly | on Haywood County this week when four of the five top teams in the conference will be in auction Brevard and Waynesvllle will ; open the pigskin fireworks at 8 p.m. tonight at the WT11S stadium in a gam* w]iich may decide the No. 3 spot in the conference ? 1 depending on what Owen High ; i does the remainder of the season. Friday night at' Canton, the Black Bears will play host to the defending champion Hendersonville | Bearcats in a game that will?for ! all practical purposes?decide who 1 rules the Blue Ridge roost for 1956. The Bearcats, who won the title in 1954 and 1955 will be out for their third straight crown, but the powerful Black Bears have an ex- j , eellent chance of downing the I champions. Hendersonville has a big. ex perienced line and a 205-pound fullback in Bob Elliott, but its reg ular quarterback?Yogi Poteet?is , ' out of action for the season, and its ' , halfback slots also are filled by i newcomers. By contrast, Canton's backfield has three seasoned performers in 1 Dewavne Milner, Billy Stamey. and Wiley Carpenter, and a talented fourth member in hard - running ' David Burch. who scored two , touchdowns against Waynesville without a hand hardly laid on him. The Bearcats have beaten Oweu. Brevard. Enka. Waynesville, Christ School, and Bethel, and have lost I to Greenville. S. C. The Black Bears have defeated Bethel. F.nka. i Brevard, Waynesville, Ashevilk.-, School, and Blue Ridec School At Waynesville tonight, both the ON TIIF. OTHER SIDE of the field tonight will be Bill Miliar, former Mountaineer great ai^Hfe AH-American at Duke, who^Eo guide the Brrvard Blue Devils as an assistant coach Before go ing to BUS, Mr. Milner uas a sanitarian with the llavwood County Health Department. (Mountaineer Photo). Blue Devils and the Mountaineers will be rut to salvage something from a season that has been large ly disappointing. Both teams show ed considerable promise in their first two games, but then both got howled over by the conference powerhouses. Canton and Kender snnville. By comparative scores. Brevard holds an edge in the Canton and Reynolds games, while Waynesville turned in the t-^st performance against Bethel and Hendersonville. The Mountaineers turned in their best of the season last week by pounding Enka 46-6. An adr''d feature of tonight's game will be the appearance of Bill Milner. Waynesville's Ail-Ameri can. who is now an assistant coach at Brevard. In other county games, the un defeated Clyde Cardinals will tx> favored to win their eighth straight without much trouble against Try on on the Polk Countians' field at 8 p.m. Friday. The Bethel Blue Demons also will he on the road this week? traveling to Arden Saturday after noon to fac>p the Christ School Greenies. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnrmt NOTICE! Beginning Sunday. October 2tst We Will Be CLOSED from 8 A.M. SUN. 'TIL 6:30 A.M. MON. Each Week During The Fall and Winter Months ? 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