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> • 0 • • • PaO •-imUOB-HEBALD- . Jwtj 1$, un > ..BABE BUTH ACTION—Roy Mkthls, top, to akawa pitching n alz-liltter and Leard Keetor, bottom, roonda third and heads tor home In Kings Mountain’s 15-8 win over East Oaston In Sunday’s opening round of the district Babe Bath tournament at Lancaster Field. Action conthmes tonight and Wednesday at • p.m. Wtamers In both the 18 and 14-15 year old divisions ad vance to die area tourney at Hickory. ILARK TIREiSX SPECIALS Coupon Must Be Presented Before Purchase BCOUPONs fWITpiipNGEANDLIIBEi oCars & ugnt Trucks, ^ nrBinino rtf V 88 p« By ^ppolntment. l\^lidTu^& Weds. July ' Full chassis lubrication. COUPON OUTON Front'End Alignment 88 FAppointment • Protect tire mileage and improve vehicle control • Inspect suspension and steering components • Precise alignment — adjust camber, caster, toe- in, road test car • Excludes front wheel drive cars • Parts extra il needed .Excludes Trucks s Tues. & Weds. Only Through July COUPON CLARK TIRE & AUTO Tim Taylor, Mgr. ,^07 S. Battleground Phone 739-6456 District Babe Ruth Action KM All-Stars Win One, Lose One By GARY STEWABT Sports Editor Kings Mountain all-stars came out on the winning and losing sides In opening round action in the dlstrlet Babe Ruth tournaments Sunday afternoon at Lancaster Field. The 14-16 year old all- staxs scored an Impressive 16-3 victory over East Gaston but the 18-year-olds saw Gastonia score five runs In the eighth Inning tor a 6-0 victory. The 16 year olds were scheduled to play Gastonia, which drew an opening round bye. In a 6 o'clock game last night. The 13 year olds will play at 6 o'clock tonight against the loser of last night’s East Gaston-Gastonla game. Complete draining of 3 old oil , ~ Refill with new oil c ..SAFBATTHlRD-OarvtaPottysMeatotolhMwMh the dtototet Babe Rath I s stolen baae la tasday’a game agataatBaatOaatoa to KM won 16-8. The 14-18 year old tournament could end tonight If a team goes imbeaten. However, If the loser’s bracket team wins, the UUe game wUl be Wednesday at 6. The 18 year old tourney Is scheduled to end Wed nesday at e but If the loser’s bracket team wins, a second game would be necessary. Legion And VFW To Play Softball Game Members of the local American Legion and VFW posts wUl play a benefit slowpltch softbaU game July 18 at 7 p.m. at aty Stadium. All proceeds will go to the Kings Mountain Op timist Club to purchase equipment for Its football teams. Some of the local sluggers participating wUl be Butch Broome, Bill Van Dyke, Ed Jones, Johnny Connor, Charlie Mash- bum, Randel Elgin, Gerald Hlppe, George Bowen, Gene Stone, Wayne Russell, Lynn Valentine, Jimmy Littlejohn, Jeff Yarbro, Lefty Mots, David Fisher, Jim McGinnis.. Reid Hamrick, Paul Reynolds, Boyce Wells, Steve Lee, Daryl Honeycutt, Jerry Ross, Larry Owens, Tommy Day, Paul WheUtlne, Steve Thrift, Jeff Bell, Robbie Goforth, Harold Ledford, Gary Smart, Wayne Walker, Gene (Toad) Layton, Jackie Dean White and Phil Russ. Ctoaches are C. Roes Baumgardner and Lefty Moss. Post 155 Tourney Is Slated The eight annual Otle D. Green Poet 166 American Legion golf tournament will be played Sat., Aug. 4 at Kings Mountain Country aub. Tee off time Is 0 a.m. Entry fee Is $86, Including green fees, cart and a dinner dance. Refresh ments will be served on the course. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., after which awards wlU be presented. The dance will begin tollowlng the awards- presentatlon. Door prises will also be given. Entry deadline la Mon., July 16. Entry forms may be obtained at the KMOC pro shop or from Charles Hampton or other legion members. Kings Mountain's 14-16 year olds brought out some big bate and played superb defense In outclassing East Gaston In Sunday’s 3 p.m. opener. Etoat Gaston jumped out ^ a 1-0 lead In the first taming on a single by Johnny Adams and a triple to deep right-center by Jeff %>argo. But KM used two excellent defensive plays to prevent any further damage. KM’S bats cama to Uto bi the second off RoAiey Cbleman, who was to leave the game trailing?-! In the tourth. The local nine put together three-run ralllea tai the second and third and got another off Coleman In the t(q> of the fourth. A seven-run sixth wrapped the game iq>. Taay Boyce finished with three doubles and Oarvln Petty two slnglee to lead the lO-hlt KM attack. Petty Blnitod home the tying run In the top of the second and Jeff Most ttngled home what turned out to be the winning run. Kevin Jones’ double to the left-eenterfleld fence 9PORT9 ■■■■> at I lawaator FtolC Photos by Oary Stewart Riarked the third taming rally and Boyce doubled and scored on an Infield out to make It T-l In the tourth. In the seven-run sixth, Boyce and pitcher Roy Mathis both had doubles and Terry Bullock and Laard Keeter added Mngtos. Boyce got his third double and scored on a sacrillce fly by Moss for the final run In the seventh. Mathis want tbs route on the mound, scattering six hlto. KM’S 18 year olds feU victims of a homs-hlttar by Oastonla’s Todd Brooms, but It still took the Oastonlana sight tamings to get to righthander Skeeter Foster, who pit ched weU tor the KM torcee. Foster hurled thrae-hlt ball until the eighth, when he walked two straight batters. Osstonls than explossd for four hits. Including a two-nm single by Broome, who went 3- tor-4. Brad Reynolds had the only hit tor KM, a single In the sixth Inning. Kevin EchoU then hit a long fly ball to left field but the (3aatonla leftflalder made a good running catch to end the Inning. Broome finished with 13 strikeouts. Where \5ur Earnings Are lop Rate. This Week’s New Rate: a867% On Money Market Certificates Good Through July 11,1979 • S10.()(X) minimum deposit • Rate based on (>-nx)nth Treasun’ Bill issues • Certificates mature in 6 months • Federal rej^ulations prohibit compounding of interest during term of deposit Now Paying On Regular Savings • New regulations permit incrt'ased rate on Regular Savings • 5 interest computc-d daily, compounded and paid monthly • Effective annual yield 5.397. • No deposit or maturity requirements • S100 minimum balaiKC in savings tied to your checking entitles you to no-service-charge checking and single monthly statement showing activity in accounts This Month’s Rate: On 4 Year Investment Certificates Effective Annual Yield 7.895% • Interest rate determined each month by Trt-asury Department • Rate 1 l47o under average 4-\var yield of Treasurv sexuritit-s • S500 minimum deposit Savings Plan Effective Yield Time Requirement Minimum Deposit 5 '/2% Bonus Savings 5.617. Calendar quarter S500 67o Certificate of Deposit 6.277. 1 vear $5(K) 6'/2% Certificate of Dc^xtsit 6.727. 3 years S5(X) 7 Wo Certificate of Deposit 7.527. 4 years $5(X) 7 '/aW. Certificate of Deposit 7.797. 6 ytxtrs $5(X) 73/47o Certificate of Deposit 8.067. 8 years $5(X) Federal law and rej^ulation prohibit the pa\ ment of a time deposit prior to the maturity unless 6 months of interest is forfeited if maturitv of the certificate is (jreafer than 1 year, or 3 montte of interest is forfeited if maturitv of the certificate is I ve.ir or li-cs. Depositors are insured to a maximum of S40.000 by the Federal Deposit lasurance (iorporation. INIDB=*BSIDENCE NRTICMNiRLBf^ Member FDIC PROFESSIONAL BANKERS YOU CAN DEPEND ON In other local tour nament action, the dtotrlet Dixie Youth Minor League Tournament wae scheduled to get underway late Monday afternoon at Grover. Action continue! there throughout the week. The Kings Mountain and Grover all-stars were scheduled to open the event yesterday at 4 p.m. and both of those teams will be In action today, at 6 and 8 p.m. Independence.
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