.KINGS MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CAGERS ? Pictured above is the 19S4 edition of the girls
basketball team of Kings Mountain high school. Miss Elizabeth Collette is coaching the girls teams
this season, her first with the Mountaineerettes. Pictured are, front left to right, Mary Owens, Billie
Gibbons, Rachael Jolly, Nora Jane Deese, Pat Davis and Jane Ormand; second row, Butchie Houser,
Jackie Arnette, Shirley Ware, Jerrie McCarter, Nancy Bishop, Betty Prince, Gwendolyn Pearson and
DOrice Weir; and back, Joyce Dixon, Pat Freeman, Peggy Cline, Fern Barrett <jud Pat Owens, Donna
Cheatham and Jean Arthur, managers. (Photo by C arlisle Studio.)
CENTRAL SEXTET DRILLING HARD FOR OPENER
With the coming test only a
hall-dozen practice dates away,
, Coach Elizabeth Collette laces a
tough problem in working out
a combination ol lorwards lor
the girls varsity basketball team
but the guard positions appear
solid.
Four letter winning guards
Irom last year's squad are back
on the '54 edition, including Jane
Ormand and Pat Davis, seniors
and Rachael Jolly and Shirley
Ware, juniors.
Nora Jane Deese and Nancy
Bishop are the only returning
lorwards, Both are short in sta
ture but either could develop into
a scoring thrteat before many
games are played.
The six letter winners are in
cluded on the 18-player squad re
leased by Coach Collette last
week.
Other lorwards on the squad
arte Derice Weir, Jerrie McCar
ter and Billie Gibbons, sopho
mores, and Butchie Houser, Joyce
Dixon, Peggy Cllne and Fern Bar
rett, juniors.
Adding depth to the delensive
lorces are Senior Mary Owens,
Gwendolyn Pearson, Pat Free
man and Betty Prince, juniors,
and Sophomore Jackie Arnette.
Main scoring threats missing
Irom the '53 editjon are Shirley
Falls, the club's leading scorer
last season, and Gertife Jenkins.
Kings Mountain opens the sea
son here on December 18 wjth
Cool Springs high of Forest City
furnishing the opposition. The
twin bill is the only one slated in
loop play prior to the Christmas
holidays.
Alley Cats, Luckies
Post Keg Victories
The Alley Cats and the Luckies
posted wins in Kings Mountain
Bowling league action at Shelby |
Center Monday night.
Thte scores:
GAMES or DECEMBER 7
Allay Cots (10-4) Independent* (5-9
Howell 292 Carpenter 309 i
Ware 324Houser 274 I
Morrison '284 Logan 270
Hamrlck 274 Falls 266
Arrowood 251 Brackett 292
SCORE 1425 SCORE 1401 i
High Line ? War* 121 (Carpenter 111).
> High Set ? Ware 324. \
Luckies (?-?) Mountaineers (5-9)
Everhart 262 Kezzlah 253
Blser 249Tlftnor 246
Jonas 247 Clark 283
Kelly 264 Wright 270
Wilson 327 Gamble 284
SCORE 134* SCORE 1348
High Une ? Wilson 117. ?
High Set ? WUson 327.
Relatively little butter has been
sold to the federal government
under the price support program
this fall, but cheese and dry milk
sales have continued moderately
large.
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RECREATION
ROUND-UP
Organizational meeting of two
boys <baske;tball teams to foe
sponsored by the recreation com
mission are scheduled for Satur
day morning at the high school
gymnasium.
The "Midgets," boys under 110
pounds, are to meet at 9 a. m.
Saturday and the "Mis-Fits,"
boys too big for the former team
and 7th and 8th graders, are to
go at J0:30 o'clock.
Prospective players must have
tennis or basketball shoes . or
they will not be admitted to the
gym. Only 15 players will toe
carried on each team.
Another program is also being
arranged for outdoors court bas
ketball games, facilities being
inadequate for an indoor pro
gram, Director Red Lay ton said.
The recreation commission is
starting a*n odd jobs employment
bureau for youths in cooperation
with the police department.
Persons desiring help to per
form odd jobs around the house
and yard are urged to telephone
their request to the police desk.
KINGS MOUNTAIN
Hospital Log
VISITING HOURS
Daily, 10 to 11 a- m.
3 to A p. m. and 7 to 8 p. m.
PATIENT LIST AT NOON
WEDNESDAY:
Michael Howell, city, admitted
Tuesday,- November 17.
James Mark Howell, city, ad
mitted Tuesday, November 17.
George Runyans, 3 Poplar st.,
city, admitted Saturday, Novem
ber 28.
Margaret Turner, city, admitted
Saturday, November 28. ,
Rosa Braekett, 318 North Pied
mont ave., city, admitted Satur
day, November 28.
Evelyn Reynolds, Gantt St.,
city, admitted Wednesday, De
cember 2.
Marcus M. Falls, route 3, city,
admitted Wednesday, December
2.
M. L. Beam, route 2, admitted
Thursday.
Mrs, Annie Dellinger, route 3,
city, admitted Thursday.
Bailey Falls, route 3, city, ad
mitted Thursday.
C. D. Gladden, city, admitted
Thursday.
Mary Ellis, city, admitted Fri
day.
Fred Thomasson, Jr., route 1,
city admitted Sunday.
H. S. Clemmer, S. Pitedmont
ave., city, admitted Monday.
Yule Holidays
Most Dangerous
Period On Road
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Bethware Cagers
Hosts To Giover
Thursday Night
Grover* and Bethware are sfct
to tangle' at the Bethware gym
Thursday night in the firs^ of the
annual county cage series for the
Number 4 Township schools.
Game time is 7:15 p. m.
Coach Gene Turner's charges
enter the big clash fresh from a
pair of victories over Belwood
on the Grover hardwood Tuesday
night. , ?
With both teams scoring an
identical number of points, the
Grover girls won 56-55 and the
boys 56-53 in a night of nip-and
tuck cage action.
Sue Keeter, with 31 points, and
Betty VVatterson^ with 19, pacipd
the girls and Tommy Keeter had
25 and Donald Ellis 20 for the
boys. * ? /
Bethware. meantime had an
off night at Piedmont, the girls
losing by 58-31 and th? boys by
65-21. Laura Morris hit 20 for
Bethware but Janice Spangler
got 48 to pace the winners. Jake
Dixon's 7 was high for the Beth
ware boys.
On Tuesday, Bethware is schb
duled at Belwood and Fallston is
at Grover.
erally poor visibility. The two
long holiday weekends will again
Increase driving exposure this
year according to the Institute.
To be sure that you are not
counted among this year's crop
of Christmas fatalities. Don't,
1. ? drive any more than Is
necessary.
2. ? drive on long trips if a
train or bus or other transporta
tion is convenient.
3. ? drive home from parties
after drinking.
4. ? drive without lights when
visibility is poor.
5. drive without chains when
roads are iced or slippery.
6. ? allow youngfcr drivers to
use the family car unless you are
certain that they are responsible
and experienced enogh to meet
the season's increased hazards.
BOSTON ? You are 22 percent
more likely to be injured in an
aUto accident during thte ten-day
period from December 24 through
January 3 than at any other sea
son of the year. %
This figure is given by the A
merican Mutual Liability Insur
ance Company's Institute for
Safer Living, which predicts
more than 1160 fatalities result
ing from Christmas holiday sea
son driving. This Is 200 more au
to deaths than during the eight
day holiday period last year.
Principal factors responsible
for this seasonal increase will be
bad weather conditions in many
areas, increased holiday travel,
increased soical activity and gten
leaving their name, address and
type of work needed performed.
The recreation commission
will get the information, secure
a boy or boys and bring them to
the home. Satisfaction will be
guaranteed and the price will.be
set by the heme owner and the
recreation representative
"Start placing those calls, for
Christmas is coming and a lot of
these small fellows would like
to earn that extra dollar in order
to buy someone a gift," Director
Layton urged.
Free Booklet Tells
Need For Nitrogen
How important is nitrogen to
the efficient production of for
age crops? Evtery North Carolina
livestock farmer needs the ans
wer. ? ?
A complete explanation is giv
en in the latest publication of the
North Carolina Agricultural Ex
periment Station ? "Nitrogen in
Forage Production," Bulletin No.
383, by W. W. Woodhouse, Jr.,
and D. S. Chamblfce, professors
of agronomy at N. C. State Col
lege. . The 24 -page, illustrated
booklet introduces the farmer to
some basic facts about forage
crops, both legumes and grasses.
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