PUBLISHED)-&Y IHTSTUDENi BODY OF
PRFSRYTER'iA\N JR. COLLEGE^MAX..
Vol; I Issue 2 Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1947
P. ‘J. C. GETS AIR base; FACILITIES
SCOTTES DEADLOCK V;iTH FAVORED
GARDKE1-’'JEB3
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In a game featured by a wet ball
and a muddy field, the Scottics dead
locked v/ith a favored Gardner-’Yebb
Eleven 13-13; before a small crowd of
chilled.fans at Llitchell Field in Shelby
Saturday afternoon.
Early in the first period the Scots
found themselves on the short end of a
7-0 acore, after Smith's aerial to Sher
rill carried for 62 yards to the Scots
8 yard line. On the next running play
Arnvt found a hole in the Scots forward
wall and pushed into pay territory''.
Sherril converted to give G-W a 7-0
lead.
After a brief exchange of punts,
Knox, in the most spectacular play of
the game, gathered in Black's punt on
his ovm 15 and raced 85 yards down
the field for a tally. Hodges‘'kicked
the point and the half ended 7-7.
In the third quarter, with Frevatte
and Knox leading the way, PJC hit pay dirt
again. Knox climaxed a 54 yara sus
tained* drive when he lugged the leather
over from the one. Hodges kick missed
and til* Scots lead 13-7.
In the fourth quarter, after PJC
had drawn successive holding penalties
G-YJ" had the ball deep in PJC territory.
Raines on a reverse picked up 25 yards
and Austell bucked over to knot the
count. Sherrill's attempt was blocked
by Ornesby and the score remained 15-13.
Jones, Ornesby, Vance, "silliams,
and Bizzel were outstanding in the Scots
fonvard Virall, and Powell, Horace and
Robert Prevatte, Knox and Nickles wore
outstanding in the backfield. The high
light of the game was the sideshov/ put
on by Baker, Harrison, Siceloff (the
Russian) and Yates at half time.
A cold driving rain started in the
morning but little rain fell during the
game despite the cold and foggy weather
v/hich enshrouded IJitchell Stadium.
The statistics tell the story.
PJC rolled up 16 first downs to the
Bull Dogs 5. PJC lost 95 yards by
penalties and G*W lost 25.
G’[ had the breaks and the Scotties
didnH. It was the third tie for PJC
and they closed the season with 3 ties,
4 wins, and one defeat.
COLLEGE GIVEN Tf.A.A. PROPERTY , ,
J.I. Yates
The War Assets Administration
approved the transfer of the Laur-
inburg-I!h.xton Air Base to Presby
terian Junior College on Kov. 13,
1947.
Senator Clyde B. Hoey and
Representative J. Bayord Clark of
the Seventh District were advised
by the Army Department that the
property would be transferred to
the college. Included in the
property which will go to the
college.are 342 acres of land and
a number of buildings.
Negotations began on Jan. 18,
1947, bji- Dr. Louis C. LaMotte, Pres
ident of P.J.C., and State Senator
Edvjin Pate, Chairman of the. Board of
Trustees, Senator Pate represented
the college before the War Assets Ad
ministration,
Under the contract setting forth
the -transfer of the property, the
buildings and the property cannot be
sold or conveyed for other than educa-*
tional purposes for 25 years.
In an interview. Dr. LaMotte
stated, "We are glad that this decis
ion has been reached. This will en»-
able us to make more favorable use of
the base facilities for married
students and faculty. Furthermore,
we will now be able to further develope
the Flying and A & E School".
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