Central "B" Boys Scrap Way Into
Semi-Finals Of Newton Toarnament
SINKMEN TAKE CLOSE
32-31 WIN SATURDAY;
DOWN LENOIR 42-37
Coach Jack Sink's "Bee" boys
basketball team gained a semi
finals berth in the second annual
Newton Lions club junior varsity
basketball tournament Saturday
afternoon with a thrilling - one
point edge (32-31) of Catawba
high school's "B" team.
Kings- Mountain dumped a
highly regarded' Lenoir "B" team
on Wednesday night (January
23) to climb out of first round
play. The Sinkmen eliminated the
pre-tourney favorites by 45 to 37.
The Mountaineers took a 21-13
lead at the halfway mark Satur
day, but allowed the Catawba
Valley Conference five to close
the' gap and take a short lead
with about three minutes to go.
With Bill Briggs pumping In five
points in the late stages, Kings
Mountain rode out a tense final
minute for the Victory.
High scorers were Gene Stone.
. Clyde Falls and Don McCarter
eaph with six points. Center Ron
nie Layton left the game via the
foul route early in the third per
iod and Guard Clyde Falls follow
ed a few minutes later/
A technical foul on Center
Boggs in the second period may
have decided the Issue. Falls
made One of two shots on a per
sonal foul called on Boggs and
then sank another free toss via
the technical.
In the first round victory, Don
McCarter paced the attack with
seven goals and three free tosses
' for 17 points. Richard George had'
8.
With the test tied. at the half.
the Mountaineers stormed bark
with 10 points In the third canto
and 15 in the finale for the victo
ry. * ?; . "
The box scores!
Saturday game
KINGS MOUNTAIN "B" (32)
tkrtfn rot. c ra T? ?r ftm
Hlfharil George. f 14 3 3 4
Gene Stone, f 3 0 6 3?
Sam McCartrr, f t) 1 1 2 0
Ronnie Layton, c 2 15 S 0
Bobby Llttlejohn. e 0 0 0 0" 0
Clyde Kajlu. K . 2 2 A S 4
Jnmr* Abernalhy. b 0 0 0 0 0
Don McCarter, R . 3 0 ? .2 . 1
BUI Bilgg*. K 2 15 1 1
; TOTALS 13 "? 32 10
CATAWBA *?" (31)
Players Pot. O FO TV PF PTM
SJgmon. t 3 2 8 4 0
Young. f 3 4 10 2 8
BokK?. c . 2 2 6 5 4
Roblnaon. g .1 2 4 3 4
Moore. ( ' 0 0 .0 0 0
Miller, g 0 1114
Matthew*, f 10 2 1 0
? TOTALS 10 II .31 IS 17
Score at halt: King* Mountain 21, Cataw
ba 13.
Technical fouls: Boggs.
Officials: Gomedcla Referee: Scorer Pete
Hlnton.. ? ?
Gome of January 23
KINGS MOUNTAIN "E" (45)
Player* Po?. c r G TP Pr HTM
Rlcheard George, f 4 0 8 1 3
Stone, f 2.1 3 " 4 4
Ronnie Layton. c u O 0 . 0 O
Clyde Fall*. g -I -J 10 2 5
Don McCartcr, g 7 3 17. 2 1
lllll UrlgK*. 2 15 4 2
. TOTALS 19 7 45 13 13
LENOIR "B" (37)
Picnr*r* Po*. a ra tp ?r rm
SeUer. f 4 4 1J 4 3
Water*, f 113 2 0
Baker, f 4 0 8 2 0
Martin.. <! 2 0 4 3 1
Binhart. e 2 3 7 10
Walker, k 113 3 1
Slpe?. g 0 0 0 2 I)
TOTALS IS 10 37 19 . S
. Score at half: King* Mountain 30. Lenoir
20. "
Official*: Gomedela Referee: Slicppard
t'mplre. . '
CAGERS SPARK-PLUG? Jimmy
Kimmell, above, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Kimmell ha* rounded
Into form quickly after joining
the King* Mountain high school
basketball team on January 10.
Football injuries kept htm from
reporting for drill* with the rest
of the team early in December.
Kimmell set the pace in victories
over Lenoir and Cliffslde.
Seaman fate Now
With Pacific Fleet
Henry G. Tate, Jr., seaman,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Tate of Waco road, is now serv
ing with Commander - in - Chief,
Pacific Fleet, Flag Allowance.
He was recently interviewed at
Peai . Harbor by men on the
Staff of the Commander-in-Chief
of the Pactflc Fleet, now based at
Pearl Harbor. A recording was
made of the interview and sent
to his parents.
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Split At Lenoir
With Jimmy Klmmell setting
the pace via a 17 point attack,
Kings Mountain high school's
boys varsity edged Lenior 52 to
46 at. Lenior last Friday night to
gain a split in a Western (AA)
loop bill. Lenior's girls swamped
the Mountaineerettes 62 to 37 In
the opener.
"That one tall girl", as Coach
Art Weiner describes the situa
tion, contributed 39 ppinls to the
Lenoir lassies attack. Jan Melton
was too much for the much short
er,' inexperienced Kings Moun
tain guards.
Shirley Falls paced the efforts
of the vastly Improved Kings
Mountain sextet, hitting for 15
points. Gedtle Jenkins hit the nets
for 12 markers.
The Mountaineers held a -one
point advantage at the end of the
first period in the nightcap, in
creased that margin by another
point at the half (24-22), spurted
Tor" 17 points in the third period
and held during the final eight
minutes for the six-point win.
Center Fred Tate had 13 points
and Johnny Kiser, who was
switched to a forward post for
the contest, had 10. Bobby Clark
hit for 25 points to pace the
losers.
In leading the Mountaineers at
tack, Klmmell took only 11 shots
from the floor, hitting on seven
for 63.6 percent accuracy. Team
average was 36.5, 19 hits In 52
shots.
The box scores:
V GIRLS
KINGS MOUNTAIN (39)
Hcrrsrs Po?. g fg tp pr ftm
Shirley Palls, f 5 5 15 1 6
Evelyn Cllne. f 3 0 6 1 2
Gertie Jenkins, f 5 2 13 1 1
Geradlne Harriett, ( 2 2 6 0 0
Pat Davis, g 4
Wllma Walker, g 3
Janell Medttn. g .2
Rachael Jolly, g 1
TOT* US is 9 13 13 g
LENOIR (65)
?."?on'r a09rf? r?
Ruby Bryant. f 4 4 ? 1 ?
Sue Link, f 4 i 9 n i
Blllte Smith, f J 1 5 ? ?
tee WrlKht. K 1 5 ? 1
Sybta Corrvll. v ,
Laxton. K ?
Reha Arlkln* g J,
TOTALS 29 7 85 3
34sior? ?l hair: King* Mountain 19., Lerrotr
A<jk?n?n'C" ,OU,S: c"?- VVrlisht. Laxlon,
Officials : Scorer. Ramsey.
BOYS :
KINOS MOUNTAIN (52)
Player. Po?. G FG TP Pr FTM
Charles Maune>. ( .'24s .i ??
Charles Pnlntci J O ' 2 *' ? 1 ' i
Johnny KUcr f 4 2 10 I t
FWmI Ta|e', e . i j. .2 ?
Bill Ruth, ? . I i) 2 S n
Jimmy Klmmell. jg 7 3 17 2 Ij
TOTALS 19 U 52 19 5
LENOIR /ig.
cSK'V GFG W PF FTM
yv? 1 1
Beek. c ?, V 7 ^ !!
KiiV/v'1 * " 0 " 0
r'w * ' . . ??Ill o.
S K . " " " <> ??
Simmons ? i ?, s ,ki
Carlton. K . . . 0 0 w 1 i? |
TOTALS 17 12 46 21 9
Scoreb^Pf'tod .1234 Total
Kind's Mountain liTTl TfTTT KI'
v'""1' ^ t t t? it;
Off trials; Scoror <vink.
Dairy Course Set
For Negro Farmers
The fourth annual Dairy- Pro
jduction Short Course for Negro
| farmers will he hold at A. and T
College, Greensboro. February S
S. according to R. L. VVynn, ex
' tension dairy specialist r ' a, tid.
A number of outstanding speak
,eis will ai>pe.Hr on the program
I W'ynn said.
j 'Dr. F. D. Bluford. president of
! the college, will welcome the!
group- Wednesday morning. W
L. Kennedy of the A. and t\
j. staff will speak on the effects of
a go,),. | feeding program on milk
, pniduetiiin. A panel discussion on
the relation of dairying to other
I livestock enterprises will be
| given by A. S. Totten, Taimadgo
Hrewer. and VV. R Alexander.
( all of A. and T.
On Thursday, R O. Lytle. man
ager of North Carolina Milk
I roducers Federation, will speak
on milk pro^t'oers' problems and
|J. Lloyd Langdon, extvuji've sec
retary of North Carolina Dairy
I I roducts Association, will discuss
problems of processors and dls
j tribufors. A talk on factors a f
, fecttng the quality and flavor of
milk will be given by M. L Soeck
I of State College.
I Other State College staff
! members M ill speak during the
afternoon. \y. Ray Murley will
! discuss feeding and growing out
(dairy calves. J. Clark Osborne
will talk on control of parasties
diseases, and J. ?. Legates will
discuss management and breed.
; ing for herd improvement
Dean James H. Hilton of State
Colleges School of Agriculture
..will , address the evening sess.bn.
S J. Hodges and J. b. Murphy
[FrlH?v , A and TV w,n Sf>rak
' rk,a> mormng on use and man
agement of pastures and forage
LuTa. A uroy of S,ate College
1 '1 discuss how thq cost of milk
production can be cut. R. E. Jones
Negro State extension agent, will
close the program with a talk
on 'A Challenge to Dairymen."
Setting out cedar seedlings for
, Christmas tree production has
proved profitable for Jimmy Pee
n. 4 H Club boy of Pine Level
community. Johnstbn County
plan,ed 500 ^"nas in
? Some 400 lived and last
month had grown to a height
of about five feet. Jimmy sold
many of them for $1.25 each.
Practically all the money was
clear profit.
AIRMAN COBB? Pic. Jam** W.
Cobb, abort, ton of Mr. and
Mrs. Foley P. Cobb, of Tork road;
1* now stationed at Indian
Springs Air Force Base in Ne
vada A graduate of Kings Moun
tain high school last June. Cobb
was a standout baseball and
football player. He enlisted in
the Air Force shortly after grad
uation.
Eggs Head List
Of Plentiiuls
More eggs are coming to the
market, and the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture this week
spotlighted eggs as a feature on
its' February - plentiful foods list
for the Southeast.
Egg production in February
is forecast at from 4 to 6. per
cent above February a year ago.
In addition, Mlss LaUna Brash
ears, county home demonstration
agent for the State College Ex
tension Service points out that
wholesale_egg prices usually de
cline in February. These two
facts? more eggs and declining
prices- are the reasons eggs are
a "first" on the plentiful list,
the home agent, explained.
Honey is another featured
plentiful food for this area.
Stocks are heavy from last seas
on's 249. million pound crop.
Dried prunes are third on the
February list. Production last
season was up nearly a fourth
over the previous year, and mark
ets are well stocked.
In addition to the three fopds
listed. February markets will
offer plentiful supplies of pork
and pork products, canned tuna,
nonfat dry milk,, cottage cheese,
buttermilk, dry beans, fresh
oranges, canned arid frozen or
ange juice, raisins.' rice, pecans,
and almonds.
Hens on U. S. farms made a
good record in 1951. They ave
raged 170 eggs each during the
year. The rate in 19">0 was 167.
an dthe a\'erage rate is 1">0.
T Maryland No. a meat-type
hog line developed by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, car
ries approximately 62 per cent
Landrace and 38 per cent Berk
Pork production in- the (Jnlted
States will be about the same In
1952 as in 1951. Prices for hogs
this year are expected to follow
the usual seasonal patterns and
be about the same in 1952.
I
Farmers in Lenoir County are
showing a great deal of interest
in the use of soil fum&ants for
control of root-knot in' tobacco
soils, says County Agent P. J. ,
Koonce, Jr.
NO. 4 TOWNSHIP. CLEVELAND COUNTY
IN THE COURTROOM AT CITY HALL
BOOKS CLOSE TODAY (JANUARY 31)
Late listers V/ill Be Penalized
All Property Owners Must List. Male
Persons Between The Ages Of 21 And
50 Are Required To List For Poll Tax. If
You Live On A Farm You Are Required
To Make Farm Report Also. Dogs Must
Be Listed.
See Mr. Ratterree At City Hall In Kings
Mountain Every Week Day From 8:30
A. M. To 5 P. M. Except The Following
Dates:
Mr. Ratterree Will Be At Herndon
Hardware, Grover On Monday, Jan.
14,21 and 28.
See B. D. Ratterree, Number 4 Township Tax Lister
AT ONCE AND AVOID THE LAST MINUTE RUSH
MAX HAMRICK
CLEVELAND COUNTY TAX SUPERVISOR
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