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Newport High Signs Bob King as Cage Pilot County League 1 Playoffs Enter Second Round Beaufort and Atlantic will be seeking to enter the County Base ball League playoff finals Aug. 22 when they meet Salter Path and Smyrna-Harkers Island in a twin bill this Sunday, starting at 1:30 i p.m. ? Games will be seven-inning af fairs with Beaufort and Smyrna HI as hosts. If Beaufort or At lantic wins the first game the sec ond game will not be played. At lantic topped Smyrna-HI last Sun ' day 4-1 and Beaufort downed Sal ter Path 9-2 in the first round of the semi-finals. However, if Salter Path or Smyr na-HI take the first game of Sun day's scheduled doubleheader, the second will be played to determine the winner. ?emi-final winners will enter the final three out of five game series that starts next Sunday. Winner of this series will be declared league champion. Atlantic is defending champion, having woo the crown last year, defeating Newport. Tar Heels Announce ' Labor Day Cruise Tar Heels Afloat will go on a Labor Day cruise to Washington, ? N. C., Sept. 4 through 6, announces Joe D. McCotter, commodore. The boating organization, dedi j cated to the development of state inland waters, has set 5 p.m. Sat , urday, Sept. 4, at Washington as the rendezvous date and place. That night a dinner dance will take place at the Washington j Yacht and Country Club. The cruise will get under way Sunday, Sept. 5. The cruise will be completed 9 ? Monday when members return to home ports. Reservation blanks will be sent out in a few days, Commodore McCotter said. T? 1 ' ? Byron Nelson won eight straight golf tournaments in 1945. Harold (Jug) McSpaden was second in three of the tournaments. ' Robert E. King, 25, Beaufort, has been signed to coach Newport High's, girls' and boys' basketball squads for the 1954-55 season, announces E. B. Comer, Newport High principal. King replaces Amieul Casey, who resigned to seek a principal's job. Casey piloted Newport cage squads to sue cessful season last year, the boys' winning 16 and losing 4 games. One team member, Sid Manning, was selected for the schoolboy East West All-Star game. King has recently returned from a two-year hitch in the Army. Prior to entering service, King coached the girls' and boys' cage squads at Aurora during the 1951-52 season. While there the boys' team won the county championship, having a 21-2 season record. The new coach studied two years at Mars Hill Junior College and j graduated from University of North Carolina. He also took post ' graduate work at Chapel Hill, i Mr. Comer stated that King was ' highly recommended and had a good season while at Aurora. King will also teach academic subjects in addition to his coaching chores. I . ? Eagle Grid Pilot To Arrive Here Norman L. Clark, Morehead City High football coach, is ex pected to arrive in Morehead City over the weekend to assume his coaching duties, announces G. T Winded, school principal. Clark, a native of LaGrange, was signed as head football coach this spring replacing Charles Hester, who resigned. Clark, former assistant football coach at East Carolina College, Greenville, is cutTently attending the football clinic being held at Greensboro. John Hamilton Slugs Ball At .481 Clip for Atlantic Cardinals Rout Indians 26-14 The Cardinals romped to a 26-14 win over the Indians Wednesday in a run-happy, slug-fest Junior League game at Morehead City ball park. The Cardinals, victims of many a rout in the recently organized league for small fry, had a field day, scoring in every inning. Indian Coach Frank Cassiano made like Casey Stengel in shift ing his infield and pitching staff in an attempt to stop the onrush ing Cards, but to no avail. His team also scored in every inning, but k not often enough. The Cards had reason to be hap py. They were victims of a 23-8 pummeling administered by the leagle-leif0ijpGiaiit9 Tuesday: Last night the Giants and the Red Sox were scheduled to meet in a battle of the league's two top clubs. ? John Hamilton slugged the ball at a 481 clip during the County Base ball league season, just one of the reasons why Atlantic took the pennant. He was followed by Bud dy Willis with a .404, and Johnnie Willis with .377, according to fig ures released by Atlantic Manager Grover Willis. Others hitting over 300 were Don Willis, .365; Gary Morris, .314; and Joe Willis, .311. In fashioning his stellar aver age Hamilton hit safely 25 times in 52 appearances at the plate. He drove in 11 runs and scored 16. Buddy Willis connected 23 times in 57 trips for his .404 and leads in the RBI department with 32. He shares runs scored honors with Johnnie Willis, each with 17. Individual batting averages for the season follow: AB R II RBI PfT J Hamilton 52 16 25 19 .481 B. Willis 57 17 23 32 . 404 John Willis 61 17 23 14 .377 Don Willi* 52 12 19 9 .365 (iary Morris 51 12 16 H .314 J(to Willis 45 6 14 H ..ill Jack Raw? 64 12 16 11 .Kf Hwry Gerocfc 44 13 10 10 .22? Braxton Taylor ....32 5 7 2 .219 Rodney T.vlor 23 7 5 4 .217 Thomas Salter 23 8 4 7 .174 Pull-TypePicker iSaves More Corn Low-sloping gathering snouts follow the ground, note under leaning stalks and scoop up low-hanging eara. That'a the Allia-Chalfnera way to crib more corn. You'U like the simplicity of the Allia-Chalmera One Row Com Harvaater. It'a engineered down-to-earth, with (ewer working partj to wear, and lower upkeep all the way. Rubber husking rolls and apring-ateel pega handle ears gently ? leave the kernels on the coba. All oper ating parts are encloaed or shielded (or safety. Here's a picker priced for home ownerahlp. When your crop reaches the just-right stage (or picking, aave more corn by being ready to go with your own Allia Chalmera Corn Harvaater. NEWPORT Tractor & Equipment Co. C. T. CANNON, OWNER SALES - SERVICE Willys Cars ? Trucks ? Joops Allis-Chalmors Tractors Fertilizers, Smith-Doug bs-V-C Tobacco Curort, Any Mako NEWPORT, N. C GOOD USEt> CARS Phone 237-7 'Snoball' Gaskill Paces Smyma-HI wifh .333 C. (Snoball) Gaskil! paced Smyr na-Harkers Island, county baseball league entry, with a .333 batting average for the season recently completed, according to figures re leased by Manager Wilson Davis. Gaskill is followed by Mack Pigott, .243; Bruce Babbitt. 242; snd Curvis Hamilton, .226. Others in the 200 division are Crawford Pigott, .216; and Wilson Davis, .209. In compiling his average, Gas kill collected 17 hits in 31 trips to the plate. He also leads in num ber of runs scored, 12, and doubles, four. Babbit leads Smyrna-Hl in RBls, driving in 11 runs over the season, says Davis. Hamilton, Davis, and Norris Hill each have one triple to their credit. No home runs were hit this year by the Smyrna-Hl club. Davis leads in the pitching de partment with a 7 5 tab. He is fol lowed by Red Davis with a 3 2 rec ord. Crawford and Mack Pigott and Hill each have 0-1 logs, according to Manager Davis's figures. Individual ftettla* AH K II ItRI POT C. Cask 111 51 12 17 9 333 M. Pigott 37 8 9 6 .243 B. Babbitt 33 5 8 11 242 C Hamilton 31 4 7 2 . 22* C. Pigott ...51 7 11 3 216 YV. Davis 43 11 9 8 . 209 H. DavtS 38 2 7 2 194 J. D. Lewis 57 8 11 5 .193 N. Hill 47 8 9 3 .191 J Guthrie -38 6 7 3 .184 J. Page - 46 6 8 6 .174 A. Chadwlck - 6 1 1 I) .166 A. Wolfe 13 2 1 2 .076 Sox, Indians Battle to Draw The Red Sox and Indians bat tied to a 10-10 deadlock Monday in a Junior League game at the Morehead City ball park. The game will be played off later, according to Managers Frank Cassiano and Bob Cantelli. At (tie completion of the first frame the Indians had a 4-2 lead. Both teams had a scoring spree in the second; the Indians holding a one-run lead, 7-6 when the dust settled. The Red Sox took over the lead in the third inning, scoring three runs, and stood by as the Indians tied the torrid contest at 9-9 in the fifth. Both scored in the sixth and final frame for the 10-10 deadlock. Lonnie Boyd homered for the Indians. The Red Sox used three hurlers in quest of victory. Jerry Garner started with Jimmy Lawrence and Dan Wac^e coming on in that order. The Indians started with Bobby Claypool and ended with Jerry Stephens on the hill. All-Start, Lions Grid Clash Set for Tonight Local gridiron fans will have an opportunity to hear or watch the College All - Stars ? Detroit Lions football game tonight. At 8:30 p.m. the game will be broadcast and televised nationally. Experts are giving the All-Stars the nod on their youth and speed. Play will follow collegiate rules. Recreation Director Will Continue Teen-Age Club The daytime program of the Morehead City Summer Recreation Program ended at noon Wednes day, but the Wednesday and Fri day Teen-Agers Club will continue until achool starts next month, Fred Lewis, recreation director, said. The Teen- Age Club meets at the Recreation Center Wednesday and Friday nights from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. After school starts, the winter program of Saturday night only from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. will be fol lowed. The 183-yard fourth hole is the shortest for the National Open at Baltusrol in Springfield, N. J. SEE US FOR ASBtSTOS ROOFING AND SIDING AFRIT LUMBER COMPANY Lennoxville Road ? Beaufort ? Phone 2-4561 Re-Sale of Moyock Track Sets New Price at $20,000 West Topples East it to 59 The West, pre-game favorites, came through with a 68-59 win over the East in the sixth annual all star basketball game Tuesday in Qreensboro. The victors, behind in the first frame, shot out into a 35-26 half time lead, then coasted on to vic tory. Bobby Joe Harris was tops with IS points, Jerry Bosquet added 14, and Roy Searcy connected for 12. Leading the East was Dave Barnes with 14. Julian Adams and Char lie Adams had 10 each. Tonight at 8 o'clock the all-star football game will get under way with the West again a pre-game favorite. The game will be played in the Greensboro Stadium. Stengel Likes Rookie Camps New York (AP) ? Manager Casey Stengel of the New York Yankees was talking about the rookie camp be supervised in Flori da this spring. "Our preliminary camps havi been so successful because com petent specialists Instruct in def inite fields," says the only pilot to lead a team to five straight Ameri can League pennants. "Do yon know what appeals to moat boys? Being shown how to avoid being sockered by the vet erans. I showed the kids hi our advance camp 24 ways to stop be ing suckers. What are the 24? I refuse to give put this information. It's very valuable. Practicing Golfer ???? 'Birdi*' with S?v?n-lron Omaha ? (AP) ? Credit Odell Hanson, Omaha newspaperman, with one of the aeason's oddest "birdie*." Hanson was standing la his back yard, 7-lron in hand, preparing to take a few practice swings. Around the comer whined a pair it low flying robins One struck the elub head and fell to the ground, t wasn't even swinging," arid ? Currituck ? The sccond bidding at the auction of the Moyock dog track property stopped at $20,000 Monday with John Masoni, repre sentative for the Ranger Invest ment Corporation, Inc., again the highest bidder. The Carolina - Virginia Racing Association and Cavalier Kennel Club property, 62.9 acres on which the dog track was located and 13.5 acres across the highway wag first sold on July 9, by court order, to satisfy a tax debt owed to the State of North Carolina. The buyer was Masoni, one of the prinicpal stockholders in the dog track. Sale price was $8,000. Thirty minutes before the ex piration of the lOKlay period al lowed for increase bids. Frank B. Aycock Jr., Currituck attorney, the man who eliminated parjmutuel betting at the track, raised the bid to $8,4R0, making it necessary to have a re-sale. E. R. Woodard, Coirijock attor ney, raised the bid to $8,550, and it was at this figure the bidding opened. Masoni was the only bidder in the sale until M. A. Stevens, re ported to be a tractor distributor of Fuqusy Springs, telephoned from Elizabeth City asking that the sale be delayed 15 minutes. Sheriff L. L Dailer held up the sale for 20 minutes. When Stevens had not arrived at that time, he opened the sale for bids. Masoni had the property under a bid for $9,000 when Stevens ar rived. After several minutes of spirited bidding, Stevens dropped out after his final $10,000 bid was raised to $20,000 by Masoni. Un der the law tbia bid will stay open for 10 dajn, and If it is not raiaed by Auf. IT, the property, goes to Masoni. M. J. Laronge, attorney repre senting the Ranger Investment Cor poration and John Dawson, Kin ston lawyer, who appeared In the court proceeding for Racing Com mission, also attended the sale. On July 20, at Richmond, the Federal Court of Appeala for the Fourth Circuit blocked a move by the racing aaaoclation to open the track. The Appellate Court apheld a North Carolina State Court In junction restraining the track frotq operating. LaSalle, 01. (AP) ? Two d?gs gp to school here. "Pal," the pet of Eddie Richardson, hasn't missed a day at school for the last three yaaw. "Poochie," owned by Louis Ds v Is, hag a record almost ss food. CLOSE-OUT SUMMER MERCHANDISE SANDALS Were NOW $4.95 - - - $3.30 $2.00 - - - $1.33 $2.95 - - - $2.00 $3.25 - - - $2.17 $1.50 - - - $1.00 $3.95 - - - $2.65 $3.75 - - - $2.50 Children's SWIM SUIT SETS were $3.95 NOW $2.95 CHILDREN'S SHIRTS were 97c NOW 63c CHILDREN'S TRUNKS were 97c - - NOW 63c BEACH BALLS were 97c NOW 63c SWIM GOGGLES were 79c NOW 53c Children's SUN SUIT SETS were $2.95 NOW $1.33 BEACH TOWELS were $2.29 NOW $1.53 MOCCASINS were $3.50 NOW $ 2.50 SWIM VESTS were $4.95 NOW $ 3.30 BEACH RAFTS were $17.25 NOW $11.50 ELECTRIC IRONS were $2.64 NOW $ 1.79 BATH POWDER was $2.00 NOW $ 1.00 HAIR BRUSHES were $1.00 NOW 59c ELECTRIC Were $22.95 - $19.95 - $19.50 - $12.50 - $ 5.95 - FANS NOW $15.30 $13.30 $13.00 $ 8.34 $ 3.97 SWIM TRUNKS SjS $1.97 WALKING SHORTS were 3.25 ? NOW $2.17 were 4.95 ? NOW $3.30 SCUFFS were 1.00 - - NOW 66c were 2.95 - NOW $1.97 were 69c - - - NOW 46c CAPS were 89c - - NOW 60c were 1.00 - ? NOW 66c were 1.95 ? . NOW $1.30 JANTZEN TRUNKS were 2.25 - - - - NOW $1.97 were 3.50 ... NOW $2.44 were 3.95 .... NOW $2.65 were 4.95 .... NOW $3.30 were 5.95 .... NOW $3.97 THERMOS JUGS were 1.98 . - - NOW $1.32 were 3.69 .... NOW $2.46 were 5.69 .... NOW $3.80 were 3.19 .... NOW $2.13 were 9.95 .... NOW $6.64 SHELL EARRINGS were 1.00 ... ? NOW 89c were 75c NOW 69c JAPANESE BAMBOO ? TRAYS S?t was $19.95 NOW $13.30 Individual Trays w?r? 2.95 - ? NOW $1.96 w*r? 3.95 . . NOW $2.63 were 4.95 ? ? NOW $3.30 war* 6.95 ? - NOW $4.63 ? COOLIE HATS ware $2.49 ? - ? ? NOW $1.66 ? BASKETS were $3.95 .... NOW $2.63 JAPANESE SOUVENIRS V3 off Elizabeth Ardcn SOAP Was $2.00 3 Bar Box $1.50 Writley Lanolin SOAP Wat $1.29 NOW 79c SWIM CAPS Were $1.25 Now 84c Were $1.50 Now $1.00 Were 97c - Now 63c Nationally Advertised HEARING AIDS Special Croup Were $75.00 Now *49* All SALES FINAL ... NO EXCHANGES ... NO REFUNDS Morehead City Drug Co. A GOOD DRUG STORE
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