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M acon Sp?rts Rounds By J. P. BRADY What a rip-snorter that one "was ? we refer, of course, to Fri <lay night's cleat clash here be tween our beloved Panthers and the powerful Waynesville Mountaineers. It was, if you'll pardon the expression, a lulu! When it comes to down-to earth, hard football, this col umn thinks it was the best per formance turned in by the Pawin' Panthers this year, and that includes the Bryson City game too. In the Bryson tilt, the lads TO-OAV'S MST ems AUTOMOBILES 1950 Plymouth Fardor 1949 Ford Tudor 1948 Ford Fardor 1947 Ford Fardor 1947 Ford Tudor 1948 Pontiac Tudor TRUCKS 1947 Chevrolet T wo- ton 1950 Ford Pickup 1948 Willys Jeep DUNCAN MOTOR CO. Phone 69 FRANKLIN, N. C. figured they had a good chance to win ? which they did ? but the Waynesville game, a non-con ference one, was doped as "sheer maddness" by a lot of Panther fans and the lads were pulled into the downhill col umn before the visiting team even arrived here. But, that wasn't the case, for, the Panthers knocked down a little of the old rock 'em-sock 'em and toed the line with the Mountaineers right up the last four minutes of the game when the Waynesville crew flared up and pushed over two TD's fast er than a three-year-old can sip a bottle of pop. For a while it looked as If the Panthers would hold out and keep the, ball game in the goose-egg ranks. But, when "Steady George" Brown went out of the game, and eventually out of the stadium still flat of his back, the tide started turn ing. I Now It isn't that we feel the game would have turned out differently if Brown hadn't been hurt, its just that the Panthers are so shallow in strength that Brown's guard slot was a hard one for Coach McConnell to plug up on the spur of the moment. George usually is one of those 48-mln ute men and his position to one of the boys on the bench is like a new shoe. As this column jokingly (al most) told a visiting newspaper man, who inquired as to the Panther reserve power, "We've got a 40-foot bench on the field and when the team is playing 38 feet of It is used for blank ets and equipment." We admit that the situation might not be as bad as all that, but it is pretty close to it. That's one reason why we think the Panthers turned in their best performance of the year ? they faced overwhelming odds straight in the eye and still emerged as the heroes of the game. As the Waynesville announcer, who was broadcasting the game from the new public address booth, told his radio audience, "This is one of the best high school games I've seen all year." That, we second ? and third, if necessary. STILL MORE Well, tomorrow (Friday) night closes out the 1952-53 football season far Coach .McConnell and his Panthers, but there is a possibility that a couple of the lads will carry their ball playing talents to the annual Smoky Mountain Bowl in Bry son City on Thanksgaving Day. At the present time, bowl of ficials are shaping plans for the classic and by next week we should have the full details onl the game,' including the names of the players and coaches. This much we do know. This year the bowl game will be for seniors in the whole Smoky Mountain conference, kind of an east-west affair like the an nual Optimist Bowl in Asheville. And since the subject of the Optimist bowl has been broach ed, we might as well warn you fans who plan- to attend it and the Smoky Mountain Bowl: YOU CAN'T TAKE IN BOTH THIS YEAR. Both games are slated for Thanksgiving Day, so you'll have to take your pick. For our money we'll take in the Smoky deal since it hits closer to home and will star (we hope) a couple of our Franklin lads. Of course, the Optimist Bowl, In all probabil ity, will want a couple .of Franklin players as In past years, so maybe the whole Panther pack will eventually wind up playing In one of the two bowl games. SCOREBOARD Dr. Furman Angel, who gen erally Is the first to arrive and the last to leave any sporting event in the county, briefed this scribe via the telephone on the progress of raising enough of that long green stuff to pur chase an electric football score board at the Franklin stadium. To date, Dr. Angel, who is heading up the campaign, said $205 has been given to the fund. A scoreboard, completely install ed, will cost $1,267. So, the drive so far is still in the infant stages. But, we have a good start on the board for the 1953-54 sea son and our guess is the board will be up and blinking with the opening game next season. How about you good folks with money looking for a worthy cause, chipping in on this deal and making the Franklin stadium something of which to be proud. The new public address booth (and our hat is still off to the Lions club for getting the bull by the horns and putting that project over the huAp in toot sweet time) is a big step to ward bringing the stadium up to-date and the electric score board will be one more hop in the right direction. Contributors to the board in clude, Dr. Angel, Lake Shope, Miss Kate McGee, John M. Archer, Jr., E. W. Renshaw, Harley Stewart, Parker Norton, Marie Rogers, Dr. Ben P. Grant, Grace White Allan, Norman Blaine, and W. N. Sloan. Let's make this list grow! Mitchell, Native Of Haywood, Dies Here On Saturday J. Ic. Mitchell, a native of Haywood county and Macon resident for the past 14 years, died here Saturday at the age of 92. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at 3 p. m. at the Dillard (Ga.) Methodist church and burial was in the Rabun Gap cemetery. Born in Haywood on .March 17, 1860, Mr. Mitchell lived in j Rabun County, Ga., prior to j moving here in 1938. He is survived by his wife j an? a number of nieces and nephews. Bryant Funeral home was in charge of arrangements here. Interdenominational Thanksgiving Service Planned In Highlands A Thanksgiving service is planned at the Highlands Epis copal Church of the Incarnation on Thanksgiving Day, November 27. The service to be interde nominational. Preaching the service, which will begin at 10 a. in., will be the Rev. Robert M. Hart, pas tor of the Highlands Presbyter- | ian church. He will use as his theme, "It Is a Good Thing to Give Thanks Unto The Lord." Otto School Carnival Brings Gross Of $516 Otto school's annual Hallo ween carnival on October 31 grossed $516, according to E. G. ? Crawiord, principal. Expenses, he said, will reduce the total amount about $150. j Selected as king and queen MO VING We are Moving this week from our present location I In the old Moore-Benbow. Building I (Now the property of Mrs. A. L. Leach) I* 2 Doors down the street * 1 1 to the ANGEL BUILDING 7 A* ? *o < k.i. -? ?Formerly Occupied by Macon Furniture Co. id . hM i irtvi mo* i.i 1 V/e hope to be set up in our new, roomier location soon. Rttties Hardware Co. .Pbanft lU; * Franklin, N. C. were George Dowdle and Mar garet Howard. They were crown ed by the prince and princess, Jackie Carpenter and Joan Hol den. More than 500 attended the carnival. ? Ellijay ? Lloyd Taylor, of Sedro Wool ley, Wash., is visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Taylor, of Mountain Grove. The Rev. and Mrs. Hobart Rogers and family, of Gastonla, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Rogers, Sunday. 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