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P©R Edited By John L Anderson ... Rambling With The Sports Editor 4. i WINS AGAIN . . . Biltmore Dairy’s own Rube Coman, is fast proving that he is one of Western North Carolina’s top bowlers. Last Friday night he received three trophies at the annual Asheville league banquet, which was attended by some 120 persons. He had a scratch set of 705; an individual game of 289, and be placed sixth in the Big 10. All during the Brevard bowling season, Rube led his Biltmore team with sets better than 500 practically every week. Quite a bowler, this Rube Coman. ENTER BLIND BOGEYS . . . Here is a plea directed at all golf ers. Be sure to enter the blind bogey golf tournaments beginning at the country club this week end. You might win one or more handsome trophies, and at the same time you can see the many improvements that have been made on the local links. Plans are also moving right along for the formation of a golf league here, which can stimulate a lot of golfing enthusiasm, fun and fellowship. PRAISES STAMEY . . . There’s an article in the most recent issue of Spoiling News, which praises the fine ball playing of Harold “Hoss” Stamey with the Columbia Reds. In three recent games he hemered in each, driving in several runs. He also garnered six hits out of 12 trips to the plate. Golfers Will Begin Blind Bogey Tourney This Week, Local League Also Planned Chairman Perkins Urges All To Enter. Three Prizes Of fered Each Week Weekly blind bogey tournaments will be started this week end at the Brevard country club, George Perkins, Jr., chairman of the tour nament committee, announces. Mr. Perkins says that all golfers will be permitted to enter the tour neys. A small entry fee will be charged and prizes in three cate gories will be awarded. Golfers will select their own han dicaps, and Mr. Perkins asks that score cards be turned in so the club can give handicap scores to its members at a later date. The first prize will be awarded to the golfer having the selected score between 70 and 80, and then prizes will be awarded for the close ball on No. 6, and the longest drive on No. 7. In urging all golfers to enter the tournaments, Mr. Perkins says the condition of the course is being rapidly improved, and the tempo rary greens putt very well. “Mr. Fraser is to be commend ed on the fine work he is doing on the course,” the tourney chair man declared. Three out of four traffic acci dents involve passenger cars. When you think of prescrip tions, think of VARNER’S. — adv. Pres. Roland Says Course Is Vastly Improved. Greens Reseeded With Bent Efforts are underway to organ ize a golf league here in Brevard with teams from civic clubs and other groups entered, Dr. E. 0. Ro land, president of the Brevard country club, announces. The club president says the local links should be in top-top shape by the opening of the summer, and it is hoped that league play can be gjn by that time. E. Fraser, club manager, has finished completely rebuilding and reseeding each green with bent grass, and they should be ready for play by the middle of June. At the present time the tempo rary greens are in excellent condi tion, and the club manager has also rebuilt many of the tees. The fair ways are reported to be in the best condition ever. The Brevard Rotary club voted at its regular meeting this week to have a team in the league, and teams are also being planned in the cellophane division and in the pa per division of Ecusta. Other in terested groups and individuals are urged to contact President Roland. A meeting of all golfers will be held in the near future and league plans will be officially drawn up at that time. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Mark Your Ballot For [3PAUL FISHER In voting for Sheriff on May 29th, remember Paul Fisher’s qualifica tions. 1. PAUL FISHER HAS THE COURAGE FOR THE JOB. As a veteran of 22 months as a sol dier, he earned the combat infantry badge, pur ple heart and bronze star for valor in danger. 2. PAUL FISHER WILL HONESTLY AND IM PARTIALLY ENFORCE THE LAW. As a dep uty sheriff and jailer for the past 3i/£> years, he has made an outstanding record for catching criminals and for treating them humanely. He believes in the laws he is sworn to enforce. He knows how to enforce the law. 3. If elected, we believe he will appoint honest, courageous deputies and assistants wrho will act in the county’s best interests. FRIENDS OF PAUL FISHER (Paid Political Adv.) Bridges Receives Trophy From Coach MACK A. BRIDGES, star Tornado player on the 1953-’54 squad, is pictured at the right receiving a handsome basketball trophy at a recent banquet of the Brevard College Monogram club from COACH JAMES N. FITZPATRICK. Bridges Receives Trophy At Banquet; Coach Is Praised Presentation Is Made At An nual Affair Of College Monogram Club Mack A. Bridges of Catawba, was presented with a basketball tro phy at a banquet ox the Monogram club which was held in the Rhodo dendron room recently. The pre sentation was made by Coach James N. Fitzpatrick who pointed out that Mr. Bridges had been an invaluable basketball player at Bre vard college for the past two years. Coach Fitzpatrick continued by say ing that “Brevard college students who have watched Mack on the court will always think of basket ball and Bridges as synonymous terms.” Mr. Bridges was selected on the 1954 All-State basketball team. He ranks 32nd in scoring among the junior college basketball players of the nation. His average for confer ence games was 20.1 for the sea son. At the present time he has concluded a successful season as center fielder with the Tornado baseball team. NURSING COURSE IS SET AT QUEBEC Mrs. Baxter Morris Will Teach. Will Begin On May 26th A Red Cross home nursing course, which is under the direc tion of the Transylvania chapter of the American Red Cross, will be held at the Quebec school for the women of the Quebec Community club, beginning May 26. Mrs. Bax ter Morris, RN, of Brevard, will be the instructor. There will be seven lessons with the sessions beginning at 7:30 p. m. and continuing until 9:30 p. m. Mrs. William Huffman, of Bre vard, is chairman of the home ser vice of the American Red Cross. Serving on the local committee in charge of arrangements are: Mrs. Paul Fisher, chairman, Mrs. Helen Middleton and Mrs. J. H. Smith. The course is a cooperative pro gram between the Transylvania county chapter of the American Red Cross and the vocational home making department of Rosman high school. Mrs. S. C. Clapp, home economics instructor at Rosman high school, is in charge of the general arrange ments. Rotarians Take Political Quiz Brevard Rotarians were given a political quiz on election rules and regulations at the last regular meeting in Gaither’s Rhododendron room, and the club passed the true false test by a big majority. Mrs. William Alexander and Mrs. Cleves Johnson, of the local Provisional League of Women Vot ers, were in charge of the program, and they explained that they were taking the program into as many meetings as possible in an effort to make the community more politi cally minded. Mrs. Alexander pointed out that the League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization, estab lished in 1920 to encourage citizen participation in government. “The President Stamey Reviews Work Of Fitzpatrick While Head Of Athletics Here Coach James N. Fitzpatrick, whose resignation as coach and dean of men at Brevard college v/as recently announced, was com mended by President Robert H. Stamey for his services to the stu dents and college during the past two years. During his first year Mr. Fitz patrick took an almost completely new basketball squad and by the end of the season had welded it into a formidable team that fin ished third in the basketball tour nament for the Western North Carolina Junior College conference. This year with several members of the 1953 squad returning, his team, though suffering some heartbreak ing losses, nevertheless completed another successful season. It rank ed 33rd in points scored among the more than 600 junior college bas ketball teams of the nation. One of his outstanding achieve ments as coach at Brevard college s seen in the improvements to the baseball diamond. Because of his planning and supervision, Brevard college now has one of the best junior college baseball fields in the state. In addition to his duties as coach and director of men’s athletics, Mr. Fitzpatrick has taught hygiene at the college and has served as dean jf men. In this .capacity he has been active in helping to revise the constitution of the student body and especially valuable in suggest ing revisions for the duties of the dormitory council. Coach Fitzpatrick came to Bre vard college as a student in 1946, following his discharge from the United States Air Force where he lad flown 67 missions in the Euro pean Theater of World War II. As a student his good scholastic rec ord was augmented by his interest in baseball, dramatics, and the In ternational Relations club. After his graduation in 1948, he contin ued his work at the University of Florida. In 1950 he graduated from this institution with the Bachelor of Arts degree. He accepted a posi tion in the Clemmons, N. C., school and taught there for two years be fore returning to Brevard college as a member of the faculty. In 1953 Mr. Fitzpatrick was mar ried to Miss Betty Jo Beeson, of High Point. She is teaching in the Brevard high school this year. They have a host of friends in Brevard and Transylvania county who wish them God-speed in their new field of endeavor. Sfc. Sims Is Home Following Surgery Sfc. Eck L. Sims, who recently underwent another operation in the Great Lakes Naval hospital, is home on leave. Sgt. Sims served overseas in both World War I and II, and he has been overseas on five different oc casions. Sgt. Sims asks that he be remem bered to all his friends in Tran sylvania. league does not tell you how to vote, but urges you to be sure and vote,” Mrs. Alexander declared. President Dan Hawkins presided over the meeting. ECUSTA TO PLAY EMU SATURDAY Game With Martel Last Week End Was Called Because Of Rain Ecusta will travel to Enka on Saturday for a regular WNC Indufr trial league game. Last Saturday Ecusta’s game with Martel Mills was rained out, and a doubleheader will be played at a later date. A large delegation of local base ball fans is expected to make the trip to Enka this Saturday and see the locals in action. Ecusta won its first two games ot the season, defeating Hazelwood and Beacon. DR. Mils NOW VACCINATING DOGS Officials Stress Importance Of Having Animals Pro tected Against Rabies Officials of the health depart ment announce today that Dr Verne Hill, who has been recovef ing from a recent accident, is novA well enough to continue the do| vaccination work at his animal clin ic on the Island Ford road beyonc the Brevard country club. Health officials believe thai many persons were unable to brim their dogs to the various clinic; held throughout the county recent ly because of bad weather, etc., anc they urge all dog owners whose animals have not been vaccinatec to take them to Dr. Hill as soor as possible. They stress the importance oi having dogs vaccinated for rabies and remind the owners to take their dogs to Dr. Hill during the day. TRY TIMES WANT ADS! EXECUTIVE BODY AT DUNN’S ROCK HOLDS MEETING Much Pogress Is Reported On Community Center. Plans Outlined At an executive committee meet ing at Dunn’s Rock community center on Monday night future ac tivities and other important mat ters were discussed at length. Fine progress was reported on the interior renovations by Her man Hogsed, chairman of the building and grounds committee. The stage will be built by the next meeting and will be ready for use for theatricals, entertainments and other amusements. Plans were im mediately put under way to hold a “Talent Night” program in the near future to bring out the hid den artists of the community. Louis Gravely and others have : been busy preparing for the paint ing of the interior and it is expect ed that the meeting room will soon be as fresh and clean as a model kitchen. Fred Hogsed’s softball teams were said to be rounding up into winning form and the horseshoe pitchers are feeling their oats and looking for competition. A lively summer at Dunn’s Rock community is anticipated. : Pfc« Bentley Now Home On Leave ' Pfc. Russell W. Bentley, Jr., who recently completed combat training i at Camp Lejeune, is home on a 10-day leave, before reporting to ■ Quantico, Virginia, i Young Bentley is visiting his pa ' rents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Muil. 1 He joined the Western North Carolina Mountaineer platoon in January of this year and took his basic at Parris Island, S. C. Sat. 22 FREE Family Night All people in each car are free except driver of car. Driver pays 40c. This is Good Sat. Only Star Drive-In THEATRE Start 7:30 or Dusk Friday - Sat. May 21-22 “Valley of Head Hunters’* Second Feature “WAR OF WILDCATS" John Wayne, M. Scott Of Any 21" or 24” Console Model Sylvania Television With Halo Light ★ OFFER GOOD FOR A A LIMITED TIME ONLY X THIS MEANS A SAVING Of $50-00 TO YOU! Bryant Electric Co. 341 King Street Phone 3-3031
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