jCloninger,
Paii To Attend
Football Banquet
! In Gastonla
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, GASTpNlA- -Two Kings MoUu
tain High School players ami
ij their coach, Dhu Carlton, will bo
> emong those honored nt the s??e
?J. ond annual Gazette fool-ball
]| banquet Thursday night at 7
- o'clock at the Ragles Club here.
The Mountnlneers arc Tackle
Ken Clonlnger and HalNmck
Mearl Valentine, tooth singled
out toy The Gazette during the
regular season for sterling work
on the gridiron.
Coach Tom Younft of Western
| Carolina Teachers College will
.]? toe guest speaker. Young. one of
the most popular and respected
??oachea In the North State Con
ference, labels gastonla ns one
/; of hts 'homes" since he attende?l
the third grade here.
A graduate of University of
North Carolina, Coach Young has
' j toeen connected with athletics for
'A the past 25 years. Ho eoftchod nt
l^exlngtnn High School for eight
years and long will be remein
toereil for his excellent teama In
the South Piedmont Conference,
Ills teams won the champlonsMp
: five of the eight season he was
head coach at Lexington
j ' He Waa also head coacb at
University of North Carolina for
Valentine
<fin Carolina football coach, will
b? ii:? (talund apoakor at th?
second annual Oaiotto football
banquet at tho Oantonta Eagltn
club Thut?dat night.
Oil#' yrnr, 1943 Hit Tar HmU
that full won six gamps, Includ
ing a win over highly-regarded
Pennsylvania, lie's been coach
at VVesfern- Carolina for the pant
seven years and his UM9 Cata
mounts Won the North State tl
Up.
fcaoh wrek during (he regular
football season, The Gazette'*
*t>orts dopartment picked out
what h thought to he the out
standing haok and lineman. A
ntong Gaston prrps and Included
Kings Mountain and Llnoolnton
SPORT SHIRTS
"When in doubt, give shirts" is a good rule
for giftinq men. Because shuts are what most
mpn need mostl Out shirt collection include*
all ot the most popular collar style*. color*.
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patterns . . . with plenty of attention to the '
man who's dreaming of a White (Shirt)
Christmasl
51.98 to $338
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To Be Honored
Lowell; Leo Foxx, ? Cramerton;
Joe Woolen, ' IX* llrts; and Bob
Rowland, 8 tan Icy,
LIN EM K.N Ken Cloninger,
Kln^n Mountain; Porry Pearson.
Hay Whltaker and Jack Spady,
Gnatonla; Eddie Thrower, Bel
mont; Randall Anderson, LLn
colnton; Bob Delllnger, Cherry
vllle; Ray Loft In, Ml, Holly; Lar
ry Hnrrlnger, Bessemer City; and
I Heggte Sarrett, Crainorton.
High Quint 60-40 For First Win
for the first time thin fall.
ThMe will bo the youngsters n
attendance Thursday night:
BACKS ? Menrl Valentine.
Klnga Mountain; Scoop Tino and
Doug Hoffman, Gastonla; Doug
Mauldln, J. C. O'Danlel and C.?ry
Cannon, Belmont; Ronald Turn
er, Cherryvllle; Claude Savage.
. Coach Don Parker'* Kings ,
Mountain high school Mountain- j
eers bounced hack against the I
Hfelmnnt Abbey high Bamblem at
Centtf) gymnasium last Friday
night, drawing a split In the prae- j
tire series by taking the second
of the set by 60 40.
Belmont Abbey's Jayveos took
the opener of the twin bill Friday
night by 47-25.
The Hamhlers took thb flrtt
game of the series at Belmont on
December 7 by a score of 3S-30 as
the Mountaineers failed to get
rolling until late In the game, ?,
taking a frad in the ftnal chapter ]
and losing after knotting the ;
count at 30-all with two minutes ;
left.
Friday night, the Mountaineers
were a different team. Starting
slowly. Coach Parker's quint pull
ed to within two points on Mearl
Valentine's goal In the closing se
conds of thb first quarter and j
went ahead to stay on two quick
buckets by Ihe big guard opening
the .second canto.
Kings Mountain widened the
gap in the second with a tight
defense that allowed the visitors
only three points. Thfr Mountain
eers led at the half by IS and
doubled the count In the, thlni pe
riod 1 14-71 to increase the mar
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gin. With substitutes In the line
up In the final chapter. Kings
Mountain outscored the losers 20
15 to win going away.
Center Bobby Littlejohn finish
ed with 14 points te top the
Mountaineers. Valentine had 13
points and Forward George Har
ris hit for li
Center Mike Dowllng had 17
for the losers.
In the preliminary scrap,
Coach Shu Carlton's JV's could
manage only seven field goals
and missed 21 of .16 free shots.
Center J. L. Stewart had 9 points
but John Ward won game high
scoring honors, getting 14 for the
winners.
Coach Parket, minus his entire
starting five of last season, went
most of the way Friday night
with Eddie Goforth and Harris
at forwards, Littlejohn at center,
and Valentine and Jerry McCar
ter at the guards. The Mountain
eers were sharp but made numer
ous bad passes. The losers, accu- ,
rate with their tosses in thb open- 1
Ing canto, began missing badly,
later on and in the final quarter
made only five of 15 free shots.
Bethware Sextet!
Downs Fallston
Bethware and Fallston split a
county loop twin bill at Beth
ware's gymnasium Friday night
before a large turnout of fans, >
Coach Jeff Wells' girls taking the j
opener 58-38 and the boys drop
ping the nightcap 59-34.
Laura Lane Morris paefcd the
Bethware giris with SO points as
the winners took a 30-14 halftime
lead and were never in danger. ;
Lots Gamble had 12 points and
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FOB CHRISTMAS GIVING
El-Bethel-Bethware
New$
(Mrs. Leonard Gamble)
EL , BETHEL - BETHWARE.
Dec. 14, 1954 ? The Women's
Home Demonstration club of El
Bethel will meet Friday afternoon
at 2:00 p. m. at thie Bethlehem
clubhouse lor their Christmas
party. Members will exchange
gifts. Everyone Is urged to come.
Saturday night at 7:00 p. m.
the Golden Link Sunday School
class of El-Bethel held ai social
at the clubhouse. Games were
played, and names were drawn
for Christmas, after which the
group enjoyed a pound party With
coffee. I
Friday night at 7:00 p. m. at |
the El-Bethel clubhouse, Mrs. Roy
Swofford was honored at a mis
cellaneous shower by her mother
and sister. The clubhouse was |
beautifully decorated for the oc
easslon with Christmas decora
tions. ' |
Sunday night at 7:00 p, m. the j
MYF of El-Bethel will present a
Christmas play. This will take
the place of the evening stervlce. ,
Mrs. Gerald Eaker Is directing |
the play. The little folks are prac
ticing a play to be given Christ
mas Eve during the Christmas
program.
The Women's Society of Chris
tian Service met Saturday after
nooh at 3:30 p. m, at the home of |
Mrs. Hass Greene. A good pro
gram was presented, after which
they enjoyed, a covered dish sup
per.
Thursday night at 7:30 mem
Lib Bolln 10 as the Bethware girls i
posted their third win in five loop j
starts.
Jfesse Putnam, center and for
ward, posted 10 points to pace
Coach Wells' boys and Jack Bar
ret and Bobby Canipe .each had
8. Starting Center Ken Yarboro
is out of action with a broken
finger.
bers of the* Bethwart* Glee club
will present a Christmas program
In the school auditorium. Every
one Is invited. Mrs. Nancy White
Is the director.
Friday night there will be a
chicken pie supper at the Beth
ware lunch room. Proceeds will
go to the activity bus fund. The
bus has already been purchased
by the FTA.
Saturday night at 6:30 the Ju
niors of El-Bethel will hold a so
clal at the clubhouse. All mem
bers are urged to come.
Sunday at the IV o'clock ser
vice, Rev. Jack Klrby of Gastonia
will baptise some babies and a,f
terwards hold the first quarterly
conference of the year. '
Mrs. Love Thrift has been real
sick for several weeks.
J. F. Gamble, Lois and Barbara
Gamble visited Rohe Hamrick
Sunday. He is a patient in the
Shelby hospital where he under
went an operation. ,
Henry Wise has been sick for
two weeks. Sunday his children
came and helped him celebrate
his birthday anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs, J. V. Bolirt, who
were recently, married, were hon
oured Saturday night with a show
er at the home of Mrs. J. L. Sum
mitt.
**?ry Hm|
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