Team Ma; Play Pltoppeis ^ Here Wednesday Coaoh (Shu Carlton's Moun taineers are scheduled to play at Lincolnton Friday and to return to City Stadium Tuesday" aft jr.* noon at 3:30 tor a clash with Cilffeide. A oontest with Ttutherfordton Spindale scheduled for April 15 will be played at City Stadium on Wednesday, April H ? greeable with the Rutherford County club. Word had not been received yesterday on the switch of dates. The (Mountaineers have played three games to date, losing to SheNjy and Cherryville while going 12 innings to tie Caroleen. Meantime, Coach Carlton was able to wortt his club on the in field for the first time this sea son yesterday. The team has been uno&ie to use the infield to any advantage prior to Tues day's homeopener here, with Cherryville. It mpnked the four th straight baseball season that the high school team has begun play before the home field was ready. Coaches -Carlton, Don Parker and John Charles stressed hit ting a?d pitching weaknesses in drills yesterday. The ckfb has been getting U's share of base hits Jtrut has been una?ble to bun ch them effectively. Wildness has ibacn haunting the mouad corps In the three games to date*. North Carolina ranks third a mong thfc states In U?2 production of veneers. FUST ROUND MATCHES IN ANNUAL SPRING GOLF TOURNAMENT LISTED < The annual Kings Mountain Country Club spring handicap golf tournament is scheduled to get underway this week, with 32 golfers to -play initial 18-hole matches .prior to April 19. Amos Dean captured the low est qualifying figure, based on six cards, and was given the lowest handicap, a six. ^ First round matches, with qualifying score and handicap listed in order after player's names, are scheduled as follows: First Flight Amos Dean 83-6 vs. G. C. Kelly 83-7. Pat Hovis 82-7 vs. Jacob Cooper 85-9., Ooman Falls 82-7 vs. Charles Nelsler 83-7. Ertl^ Powers 82-7 vs. W.. J. Kulkerson 85-9. Second Flight Hunter Nelsler 86-9 vs. David Nelll 89- 11. Jack Arnette 87-10 vs. L. A. Pony Leaguers Face Gastonia Here The Kings Mountain Pony lea gue team is scheduled to play a practice game against the Gas tonia Police department at City Stadium Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The club, a member of the Na tional Pony League under the Gaston County Recreation de partment, is to open the 1954 sea son on April 27 as hosts to Besse mer City. Other teams in- the loop include Firestone and Gastonia Optimist. About one billion board feet of lumber per year is made from trees grown in North Carolina. ADM.: 9?30 DIXIE ADM.: 9?30 FRIDAY - SATURDAY ?Double Feature? Battle oi The WHIPS! After you see the Show you will have a chance to vote for the one you think is best with a Whip. The winner will be announced in this space next week. BATTLE NO. 1 BATTLE NO. 2 ?g| , ?' *!!! ****** ?DI WHIP WILSON ~ A HONOtUa AMOV CtypE Sou PLUS: Last Chap. Serial ? Cartoon Monday - Tuesday HSRBERT J. YATES pr???ts *1 Wed. - Thursday NEXT WEEF 'LOST WOMEir ? starring ? Jackie Coogan Mary Hill Hoke. 91-13. Jay Patterson 86-9 vs. Bob Al len 91-13 . Bus Oates 8811 vs. BUI Craig | 92-13. Third Flight George W. Mauney 92-13 vs. Luther Joy 97-17. W. P. Gerberding 96-16 vs. J. E. Neisler 99-18. . H. El Page 94-15 vs. George | Houser 99- 18. - Tolly Shuford 96 ,16 vs. W. L.' Plonk 99-18. Fourth Flight C. E. Flowers 100-19 vs. John Smathers 102-20. J,. C. McKinney 102-20 vs. John MoGlU 107-23. Sam Stallings 100-19 vs. Drace Peeler 105-22. Henry Neisler 102-20 vs. Don Blanton 112-27. j Semi-final matches are to toe played before April 26, with the finals to be reeled off before May 3. Schools Expect $301,000 Share Kings Mountain school-district is expecting $301,000 from a di vision of county and state funds for school construction, provided the June 12,spteclal bond election is approved. Breakdown of the tentative es timates of the $1,959,492.38 expect, ed if the bonds carry was released this w?v;K. ... . Tentative estimates for other area schools are: Bethware $70, 000; Park Grace $34,000; Grover $84,000; and Compact $204,000. The revenue is expected from: the proposed county bond Issue, I $1,675,000; county bonds already sold, $43,566.55; and state con struction and improvement fund, $240,925.83. The Kings Mountain school board met last Saturday morning and formulated the following breakdown of its expected reve nues: $285,000 for new buildings; $6,000 for renovation and repairs; and $10,000 for new sites. Board Chairman A. W. Klncaid and Superintendent B. N. Barnes appeared before a state board of education building planning panel on March 31 and received approv al of use of $51,000 in state funds for the East school project. OASTOHIA-mWS M0MMTAM HI? H WAY it! FFli, - GAT. 3 BIG HITS Crossing ^ NNE CRAIN MICHAEL RENNIE 2nd HIT 20 MINUTES OF COLOR CARTOON3 3rd HIT "JAMAICA INN All Star Cost SUN. - MON. . TUES. 2 Features 2nd FEATURE *IIELT. BPEA^S LOOSE' WED. . TJiURD. Double Feature ?3 BBSaorCa Seteiasiisa PAMILY THEATRE HOW SHOWING THRU WEDNESDAY. APRIL 14 msmsm mm ? . Nc Increase in Admission MAIN FLOOR 50c BALCONY ....... 40c CHILDREN 03c Shows 1-3-5-7 Thoatro Gastonio r Iionmen Spoil Home Opener By 13 to 2 Kings Mountain High's Mouiu taineers fought Trl-High to a 7 ali deadlock at Caroleen last Fri day afternoon and lost the sea son's home opener to Cherryville here Tuesday 13-2 In South Group, Western AA Conference action during the past week. Cherryville's powerful bats proved too much for the Moun taineers Tuesday as the visitors pounded out 15 hits, including five doubles and a triple, to win going away. After leading most of the way at Carolfeen, the Kings Mountain club slipped to let the Tri-Hlgh nine catch up in the bottom of the eighth and the two teams battled without a run uiitll darkness over took the field. The game will not be completed unless it has a blearing on the con ference standings, Coach Shu Carlton said yesterday. Caroleen would not agree to complete the contest when the two teams meet hcHe on April 23, he said. Righthander Earl Marlowe started against Cherryville and gave up a first- inning run on a walk and two singles. The visitors touched him for three runs on two hits in the third and Jerry Ross took over at the top of the fourth. Ross ran into trouble quickly,, allowing five runs and five hits in his first frame. Lefty Ray Hbrne pitched the last two fram es. Ken Roberts paced Kings Moun tain's six-hit attack with a paii of singles in four trips. Ronald Whitaker, who started jn the mound for Cherryville, got two doubles and a single, Ro nald Turner got a single, double, and triple, and Dick Mauney, a double and two singles to top the visitor's assault. In last Friday's marathon, Ross started and went five innings, al lowing four runs on four hits. Marlowe tossed the last . seven frames, giving up three runs on four hits. Five double plays were ripped off In the contest, two by Kings | Mountain. One came In the eighth 'to stop a rally in which Caroleen tied the score and another came In the 11th to save the day. Franklin Plott and Ken Ro berts each got two hits to pace the 9-hit Kings Mountain effort. The box scores: CUKBBTVIUX A* Ronald Turner. If 5 Ronald Whltaker, p.ss4 Jim I Jill. 2b 4 ' Bob Turner, ss. p s Dick Mauney. 3b 6 Larry Thornburg. lb 5 Bob Delllngcr, c 2 KUby, c 1 Ralph Sclim. rf 4 xxx? Daggerhart, rf 0 Darrell Lall. cf 4 xx ? McNeely. of 2 TOTALS 42 KINGS MTN. AB Don MeCarter, cf 4 George Harris, ?s 4 Milton Hope, lb 4 James Abetnathy, If 4 Ken Roberts. 2b 4 Franklin Ptott. rf 3 Carl Barnett. c 4 Charles Smith. 3b 3 rz ? Charles B1 anion 1 , Earl Marlowe, p 0 z Bob Wilson 1 Jerry Ross, p 1 Ray Home, p 0 0 zzz ? Mearl Valentine 1 0 TOTALS 34 1 X ? HBP for Del linger In 7th xx ? Singled for D. Latl In 8th. xxx ? BOB for Seism In 9th < ? Grounded out for Marlowe In 3rd. %t ? Struck out for Smith In 9th. ? zzz -Struck out for Home In 9th. 7T5=I5 ? a 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 11 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 o 0 0 0 H. 3 3 1 1 3 I. 0 0 0 0 2 1 IS H 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? PO 3 . 1 6 2 0 5 4 5 1 0 o 0 27 PO 4 2 7 2 8 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 O 0 37 A 9* 3 1 4 0 , p 0 0 0 0 0 B A 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 o o 0 0 0 0 o 7 CHEKHTVILLK KINGS MOUNTAIN Whltaker. J K 81 : K 103 000 "sao~ 020 000-^ 3 .. Lall. Thorn burg, Hop* Turner 2. Whltaker 2, B. Turner 1 Mauney 4. Thornburg .1. Lall 3, Mc Carter 2; 2BH: R. Turner. Whltaker 2. Mauney. Thornburg: 3BH: R. Turner; SB: R. Tur ner. J. Lall; LOB: Cherryvllle 14, Kings Mtn 7; BOB: Off Whltaker 1. Marlowe 4. Ross 6, Home I; SO: Whltaker 4? B. Tur ner 5, Home 1: Hits off Whltaker 6 for 2 runs In 6 Innings; B. Turner 0 tor 0 In 3; Marlowe 4 for 4 In 3: Ross 9 for 8 In 4; Home 2 for l In 3; Hit by pitcher, by: Roas (Delllnger), Whltaker ; WP: Marlowe. Whltaker; PB: Barnett. WP: Whltaker: LP: Marlowe; Umpires: Heavner and Layton; Scorer: Gil bert; TUne 3:30. KINGS MTN. Don MeCarter. cf . George Harris, ss James Abernathy. Milton Hope, lb Carl Barnette. c Franklin Plolt. rf K?a Roberts. 3b Charles Smith. 3b Jerry Ross, p Bart Marlowe, p TOTALS CABOLEKN ?ay. ef James. 3b Scruggs. If Bland, lb Wyatt, 3b Mc Daniel, rf mil. rf Splawn. st Chiwtay. 3b Bridges, p Hill, p Moor*, p TOTALS AB a , 4 If 4 S 4 s s 4 3 S. 43 AB 4 4 j B 5 1 3 ' I 4 0 0 4 41 a i 0 1 0 1 1 1 a 0 0 t a 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 r ?X 1 1 0 a 2 3 I 0 1 ? a ? 0 1 3 5 i 1 9 i i PO - 4 1 3 U 13 1 a 3 0 0 30 PO T " 3 J f. - 3 0 a s 10 l . 0 A 3 4 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 It A f a o * a o 2 A 0 ? 0 ? CABOIXKN * C; Q. "Harris. Sptawn'3? G. Harris, Bland 2. Wyatt 3; MA: .. .... . . . . irii' Hi,,., atl II jl 1 . . - G Harris. Abernathy, Smith, wyatt X HBl, Crawley S; Harria-Hape 3; Ray-Wyatt Scruggs-Wy Mtn. IX Camleen 12, S. Marlowe A Bridges 4. a; SO: Boa* t. Mario** 4. ? _ ? are 7; Hits off: Rom '4 for 4 runs i a S taslaca: Mgrtrii i 4 for 3 runs xstjsrt3i.yxs\ ?HI ' it ? ? i> i.i... Thrrc an> over half acres of woodland for every man. woman, and child in North Carolina.. '' ? ?:> Jaycees To Again Assist With Derby Kings Mountain Jaycees voted to again assist in the Charlotte Soap Box Derby race and Gus Entas was welcomed, as a new raembe* at the regular meeting hcid at Masonic Hall dining room Tuesday night. President Paul Walker presid ed over the lengthy business ses sion and members of the Jaycee Little Leaguer basketball team and Coach Red Layton were guests for dinner. , The group voted to again as sist in securing sponsors for Kings Mountain boys wishing to enter the race, which is schedul ed on June 30. Winner of the Charlotte race is to represent the city at the international Soap Box Derby race In Akron, Ohio, this summer. The club also agreed to plans to conduct a warm-up trial run in Kings Mountain preceding the Charlotte race. Date was set as June 16. Charles Dixon, who ser ved as chairman last year, will again head the propect. He said that several boys have already signed up for the race, that sponsors are needed and ' that many boys have already been attending clinics In Charlotte on Saturdays to learn how tv> build racers. Jack White welcomed Mr. En tas, a resident of Belmont who, recently opened a shoe store on W. Mountain street, into the club. President' Walker announced appointment of Sam Mltchem as chairman of the state directory committee. The club must se cure $90 in order that names of members be entered In the di rectory, which goes to press in May, he said. Other memfbers of the commit tee are Hubert Mltchem, William Herndon, Charlie McCarter and, Bill Endon. It was announced that the A pril 20 meeting has been cancel led, with the club to attend, in a ibody, the second district meet ing in Shelby on April 19. Mr. White is a candidate for th dis trict vice-presidency. Annual ladies night banquet of the club, at which new offi cers are to be installed, is to be held at Masonic Hall dining KINGS MOUNTAIN^ Hospital Log VISOTHG HOOR5 DoUf, 10 to 11 ? a. 3 to 4 p. m. and 7 to 8 p. aV < PATIENT LIST AT HOOK WEDNESDAY! ..>