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*3*isler Softballers Wlaf Hete Thursday JAeinier Mills soft ball team is sche ' ifikied to owe* the A. B. Carter Co. j t-jiue tier* at Margrace Field next 7 *">i?*sday at 5:30 p. m. In a Gaston iv knxinr game. ? Th* team, coached by Carl Wll - ??*. is slated to journey to Gas i Tuesday for a game with GSs Athletic Club and on We<Jnes- 1 v M?y a/?- scheduled to be in McAden- I Kcisler Eliminated From Gastonia Play Noisier Mills softball team fac- . . tng the strong Firestone home- town- ; ?..*!?* toy the luck of the draw, were ; < -Timinared from further play In the Mamnnia softhail tournament Wed- ? ->e-s?lay afternoon, as Firestone rwpt Jo an 8-0 victory. Ho;. Pearson hurled i - hit b??Il for Tici&hft bur errors afield helped the' vlj?sf*>nia outfit pile up the lead;. garnered only one hit off , the oJferings ol Bo Davis, a bingle i ?y H>j li.wd Black. - I ___________ Almost 'three- foilrths of all accl involve one or more unsafe vcts'On the part of the victims. PLONK CLAN WE-LL-REPHESENTED AT PLONK SCHOOL ? Shown above ar? members ol the Plonk family who are associated with the Plonk School of Creative Arts, of Aaheville. this ium mer. They are, left to right Miss Laura Plonk, director of the ?ehoL Mist Clara Plonk, Kings Mountain and New York, a member oi the faculty. Miss Martha Plonk. Kings Mountain, student: Mrs. J. C. Plonk. Hickory, student; Miss Virginia Plonk, Kings Mountain, house manager; and Miss Nancy Plonk,. Kings Mountain, student. First Tones of Fashion for Fall <?3 W Don't wait another day to enjoy a stimulating "first" in Fall fashion . . . hurry in to See our new Larkwood Volu-Metric "Translation Tones". . . beautiful cos tume colors translated into sheer wisps of flattering nylon. And, of course, all knit-to-fit through the special Larkwood "volume content" knitting process . . more comfort, more wear, more flattery for all leg types. (UM SMAU. MEDIUM. TMl Sim. C*Un, Dmm, frU.) Plonk Brothers Your Merchant For 5Q Years Subscribe To The Herald-$2 Per Year i? ? i? ? ? i Plonk Clan Is Well-Repxesented At Plonk School Summer Session By Lillian MacRae The Plonk clan is well represent ed in the summer session of Ashe- ! vilie's Plonk School of Creative Arts. I There are six members of the Plonk ! generation teaching and working j together in the school, engaged in the various duties of directing, tea ching, acting, and managing, as well as attending classes. Miss Laura Plonk, a native of Kings Mountain and a daughter of the late William La Fayette Plonk, 1 is directing' the summer session. She is a graduate of Lenoir-'Rhyne Col lege, Hickory, and also of the Curry j School of Expression, Boston, Mass., and was recently awarded, along ! with her sister, Miss Lillian Plonk, I the honorary degree of Doctor of Art of Oratory by the Staley College of the Spoken Word, Brookline, Mass. Miss Laura Plonk has been j director of the Plonk School for the past 25 years. Another mem?er of the Plonk clan who is doing outstanding work at ' the school this summer Is MLss Clara ! Plonk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Plonk of Kings Mountain, , who is teaching diction, harmonic ' training, and public speaking. She is also taking the lead in "Enter Ma dame," the comedy success which the school 1s reviving. Her role Is that of Madame 'Delia Robbia, a temperamental prima donna who bursts lrtto operatic numbers throu ghout the play. Miss Plonlt is a graduate of Lenoir-'Rhyne College, and of the Plonk School of Creative Arts. During the past two winters shfe has been studying Italian and opera with Maestro Duval of the Metropolitan Opera House Studios in New York and expects to resume her studies there in the fall. I MLss Virginia Plonk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Plonk, Kings Mountain, N. C., is hostess of the new student residence, at 44 Sunset Parkway. She is a graduate of Wo man's College of the University of North Carolina, at Greensboro. She is also teaching at the Plonk School this summer, and Is studying reme I dial reading. jr > i Her sister, Miss Martha Plonk, is a regular student and also has a part In the revival of "Enter Ma dame," being presented August 4 LEE Super Deluxe t I 15-Month Warranty ) Top Driving Comfort ) Available White Sidewalk or Black See as before you bay! Low Prices # Liberal Trade-In Bide on LECS CENTER SERVICE Everything For The Cor Phone 62 S> ?' and 5. She has the role of secretary to Madame Delia Robbia. In the fall, she will teach home economics at the University of West Virginia, Marganton. W. Va. " . j 'Another sister, Miss Nancy Plonk, is a regular student who will, re ceive her diploma next spring from the Plonk School. She presented in recital "Victoria Regina" by (Lau rence Housman. July 29. 'The sixth Plonk, by marriage, is Mrs. Maude Plonk of Hickory, who is also a regular student and who is doing excellent work. She might. Twin BUT Slated Here Saturday ! I Rained out in last Saturday night's double bill, the' Craftspun i boys baseball and girls soft ball teams are scheduled to swing into action Saturday night at Chy Sta dium against the same pair of ? | foes. The boys Are. slated to meet the i front -running nine from High ? Shoals In a Gaston Textiles loop con | test at 8 p. nr. The girts are set to lead off against Clover, S. C-. at 1 p. in. in the opener. Manager piland Pearson announ | ced last week that Carol Ledford, | Beh-Ware and American legion ju nior pitcher, would take over * hill . ; ? ? .... . : ? ? ? . ? .. i ' best be described as the house mo 1 ther or just as "Aunt Maude," for she makes herself a part of the oth ers, working for the good of the I -whole. duties against High Shoals and he Is s^ili expected to get the call. John Stamey*will probably hurl for the t loop leaders. * 1 A targe crowd is expected to be j on hand for the nrst twln-bilWiere this summer. . Probable starting lineups: , Girls Betty Foster, c. Pearl Ford, p. ' Hazel Floyd, lb. , Peggy Jackson, 2b. Evelyn Roberts, s$. Mary Lou Barnette, 3b. Elsie Dixon, rf. l.fb Fisher,, cf. Clara Flowers or Pauline Huff1 i steler, If. Boys Horace Xiser.'c. Carol L^dford, p ! Houston Black, lb. Lonzo Goforth, 2b Rocky Ford, ss. , Goose Roper, 3b. ' Tom Ross, If, Pride Ratterree, cf. vi$Un Cobb, rf. , . jtiiuft Cotton Oil Co ? Your Ice and Coal Dealer For 40 Yeiars ? Phone 124 ?*fvi
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