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The Kings Mountain hit serial I
Aw in dufeated ' Uutherfordlou for
rta* second time last Friday by the
" *cc>r? ' U> :i to win their sixth
< Western Conference game. 'The
I a me was a tiii? and tuck alfati tin
I the eighth Inning when tii
AMWtsiuners went on * battti^j,
..ree 'the Mountaineers obtained 1
. fcnrto runs In the first inning with]
single by Gibson. Ware, Cobb,and ]
? home run by liallard. Kuther- (
tordton scoieil throe tuns in the .
ecoud li tie the seore which r?. j
itiaineU '? all until the eighth tn J
O'Ug; wlien Ware led off with ' a !
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a- tnougnt, Ware home, and Kur-I
?)r"? single pushed linguist. I .and V i
d.'obli across the plate. In the 'lust I
yittiug Gibson. Stuil.lt. and George
eutiu-lcd third I.as. to taller 'I more.
The taeding hitlers for Kulhor- .
thodtoii were May nor with 't for A:
green getting ;! for 4. Ware. lobb,
Mtd George obtained three hits
?acli. while Smith and Itullurd go
1 ea< U for the Mountaineers to lead
the atiuek j'
Ku'hf lonlton I*. S ' i ;
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* RaUeries: George. HaHurtl. und !
bdVi It Mkuii and -Sam l.tgon.
Two base hits: Warn. f'nbh, Geoau.U
Greene.
Three base lilts: Ballard,
tlome runs: Ilallani and ldgoti.
Winntin; pitcher'.- Ballard.
Bat*- on halls l>y: Ucorgp 3. Idg*ti
2: uallurd l.
feu tick'out by George 3 in six
. mfngs; lAgon r> in !? innings: llalitaitl
6 in, &? iunjngs.
MOUNTAINEERS DEFEAT
TRJ-HIGH TWICE
The Kings Mountain High School
Slasobutl team continued on thoir
March Saturday: at Caroleeti \,y
feallng -Trl-High b.v the score of >
Jo 2 and .last Tuesday at home torn'
M the trick again on their local
field by'tlie score, of 11 to 5.
In the firfir'game played at OaroA-eti
tiie Mountaineers launched a
drafting attack in the first inning
Uor three runs when Willie ted oft
with a hit. Smith walked and VVure
triple .brought in Willis and Smith.
Chert Cobb's single to bring Ware
, ri<mas the plate.
Trl-High scored in the third and
fixth to pull up with in one run of
Wie Mountaineers and threatened I
So pass them. but a Mountaineer
xpree In the sixth and seventh inmi
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..ing accounted for 3. more runs.
Foley. Cobb gelt* credit for bis
tlrst win or tlie season with uo loss-t?.
He pitched excellent ball allow
tug only two hits in six innings.
Myers led the hitting for Trl-High
with Barley and Ware proving best
for Kings Mountain.
FridflKh ...... TTTiTT" 2 ."> 1
Killga Mountain 6 7.
Cobb, Mallard and Eailejr;
I.rad and Ureenway.
Three base lilts: Ware.
The second game proved lo be a
more exeUiiiK a It air in which the
Mountaineers and visitors collected
l:;# hits and 10 hits respectively.
it>era gave up 12 hits while Oeortfe
fcaaiiirf 4f lit
Mo yd Smith hit his first home
run oi. the season with two men on
[situs* lit liftiil fits. ailo..lf lL'n..? />?! !.
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,init Woinui'k trot two each. Arro*
wood. lUce. unit ttyers collected two
each for th?? visitors. One of Atrnwood's
hits was a long fly over
left field feme ill the ftrsl lulling
Foley Cobb relieved George til the
eighth to strike' out two men with
tiie liases loaded to retire the side.
Tri-tlligh o It) b
Kings Mountain 11 I'll 2
Hatteries: George, t'olib. and Kar,
ley and Koper.
Two base, hits; Ware.
Home runs: Smith
CHERRYVILLE HERE FRIDAY
Kings Mountain plays Coach ihek
Riser's strong nine Friday . afternoon
in Hie local hall park. Highway
Accidents
Increase
North Carolina streets and highways.
run red with blood of trattle
accident victims last mouth, as the
death toll showed an SI per cent
iiHTCu.se over that of last Murh, the
Highway Safety Division reported
this week.
Records of the division list !>B
Muffle deaths last month, against
t>3 for March. 11)40. This is the
greatest increase on record In this
state. The traffic toll for the first
tlireo .mouths of this year w?b 275
persons killed, against 188 killed in
the same period last year, an increase
of 40 per cent.
Fifty of the 100 counties, including
Cleveland County, showed increases
over the first quarter of
last year. 23 counties, were not char
god with a traffic death during the
entire three-months period.
The worst counties included Columbus,
which had 11 traffic deaths
the first quarter of this year. against
notio for-the same period
ihst year'; Wake County, with a
death, loll of 18 tills year, against
three last year; Rockingham. . with
six this year against one last year
and Mecklenburg, with 15 this year
against 12 Inst "year.-"
'Tlitoe shocking figures challenge
every citizen of bur slate aud
every agency haviug anything to do
with accident prevention to devote
more time, more thought aud more
hard work to the uccident problem
than ever before," declared Ronald
Hocutt, director of the Highway
Safety (Division.
Truffle deaths in the 20-24 age
group showed an even 100 percent
increase, from 22 the first quarter
of last year to 44 the first quarter
ot this year. Fatalities among children
under ten years of age. also
were up nearly 100 percent, from
ten last year to 19 this year. Of the
275 persons killed, 211 were males.
Large increases were noted lnthe
numbers ot persons killed in railroad
crossing crashes, bicycle accidents,
pedestrian accidents, and
in cars that struck fixed objectc or
ran off the roadway. The first quar
ter toll waa as follows: Pedestrians
84 this year, 54 last year; railroad
train. 24" tills yeaf. 15 last year; blbycte.
11 this year, 4 last year; fixed
objects. 22 tbis year, 6 last year;
overturned in' roadway. Hi this year
17 last year; other non-collision ac
cldeuts. 7 this year, 5 last year.
wmy 11 in inn .\iarcn laianues occurred
in cities of over 10,000 popu
la lion. For the first- quarter, only
26 persons were killed in the 28
cities, ayalnst 27 tor ihe first quarter
of .1040,
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National Cotton Week
May 16-24
The United States can liquidate
its recuring cotton problem by liquidating
the cotton surplus. 'National
Cotton Week, which this
year will be observed May -16-24. in|
elusive, is the greatest single met'
I chaudlslhg mechanism and, us such
can prove ot inestimable value in
increasing domestic cotton consumption'
' In order to liquidate the
cottou surplus, consumption nthnmo
must be substantially t increased, ev
en over present record figures.National
Cotton Week tills year
promises to win the participation of
150,000 retailers, as well as thousands
of wholesalers, inills, converters.
cutters-up. knitters and members
of allied industries. All told,
-they will spend upwards of $".000,
000- to make it the most powerful
merchandising event ever staged in
behalf of a single commodity. Yon
can assure its success.
'The press of tin- nation will find
very ^handsome advertising appropriations
allocated by some of. their
I advertisers, both local and national
i to copy of which National Cotton
Week is a part. The advertising mat
services have serviced their Ihobsamis
of clients with outstanding
cotton advertising layouts and pages
Naturally, the idea behind National
Cotton Week is to sell cotton
I hence, the retail store is the spearhead
of the entire effort. Store mer
chandise managers already have
receive Retail Information, a store
bulletin published by The Cotton
Textile Institute, jointly, with the
National Cdttom Council. The bulletin
contains specific merchandising
suggestions, ideas for comraunl
ty wide observance of Nutlonal Cotton
Week and a report of editorial
support.by outstanding publications.
The Cotton-Textile Institute,,
which represents the textile mills,
and the National Cotton Council
which represents the cotton growers,
are engaged in a Joint promotional
effort to Ullng domestic cotton
consumption to 10,000.000 bales
n year. In 1040 it was 8 million bales?a
record; during the 1940-41
crop year, it apparently will exceed
9.360,000 bales! Doth organizations
believe they serve the public inter
est because 14.000.000 American
men, women and childre\ depend on
cotton tor their livelihood and because
the national welfare is affect
ed by the welfare of cotton.
North ~ Carolina's largest wheat
production was in 1000 when 6,800.'
000 bushels were produced, report#
the^Dtate Department of Agriculture
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Farm Questions
Q. What are the essentials of a
desirable grazing crop for poultry? ,
A. -Such a crop, nay* .Roy Dearstyne,
head of the State College
Poultry department, should be tender,
succulent, low in fiber, easily
digested, and relished by the birds.
It must, supply abuudant. grazing
and remain tender over the- greatest
period pf time, and tho cost
of production must be relatively
low. Extension Circular No. 239.
"Grazing Crops for Poultry," may
be secured free- frOtn the Agricultural
Editor, State College, HalelgbQ.?What
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