Tells Of Lyle Jones' Grid Career On One Of Early Tar Heel Teams (EDITORS NOTE: The follow- i ing article about the football ca- < reer of O. Lyle Jones, Franklin native, appeared in Mr. Storey's "Remember When" column on the sports page of The Asheville Times January 5.) By SKIP STOREY I Asheville Times Sports Writer) O. Lyle Jones, one of Western North Carolina's first gridiron stars, carved an outstanding; rec ord when football was Just begin ning to get a toe-hold In the South. Jones has passed away, but his endeavors remain firmly entrench ed in the memories of many moun tain sports fans. The mountain lad hailed from Franklin where he played only baseball since football had not at that time been intro duced in the high schools. Upon graduation, Jones decided For .. . GENERAL MACHINE SHOP WORK Welding and Crushed Stone Qpp tJCC J. L. Tippett Company On the Bryson City Road to enroll in the University of North Carolina in 1800. He did not attempt to make any team during hi# first year there. However, Jones went out for football in 1901 and played for three consecutive seasons. A modest individual, Jones quickly became recognized as one of the best tackles or guards in the South and held down either post with equal competency. Will Reynolds coached the 1901 edition of the Tar Heel eleven. He was succeeded the following year by H. B. fSlcock, a Tale man and a former All-American center. Olcock had the Tar Heels stepping high, wide and handsome in '02 and '03. Jones was selected as captain in 1903. As most Carolina sports fans know, one of the great ambitions of any Tar Heel team in the early days of football was to defeat Vir ginia. During Jones' first year on the squad, the Virginia eleven rolled to a 12-0 victory over Carolina. In 1902 the teams battled on even terms in a contest which ended in a 12-12 deadlock. With Jones as captain the fol ' lowing year, the Tar Heels realiz ed their ambition and crushed the Cavaliers, 16-0. Carolina's record during Jones' final year was 6-3. It is particularly interesting to SEE MALL CHAIN SAWS i 3-6 Horsepower and Weighs Only 26 Lbs. Tireless and Effortless to Operate Case Tractors and Farm Implements New Idea Farm Equipment Sales and Service on all Eqiupment Sold L E. ENGLISH Phone 60-J Franklin, N. C. Scene OrjJThe Beaten Path By MRS. ALLliN SILER My sympathy is with Mrs. Bill Sryson, whose poem about her en-year old son's New Year's Eve j arty appeared last week in 3rady's column, (or well do I j mow what prompted her to write t! Not only have I lived through nany parties such as she so clever y described, but have experienced several gatherings of teen-ager's is well. One of the latter was held at sur house on New Year's Eve. rhe youthful exuberance of the selebrants caused bedlam to de scend on our place from 9 until 1:30. .(Mrs. Bryson was lucky ? tier guests went home at mid- 1 night;!) It is impossible to de scribe the noise two dozen or more high-spirited boys and girls can make at a party. Many jokes were played during the evening, but the astonishing picture that sticks in my mind Is that of two chairs sitting up- 1 right, high atop our roof, early New Year's morning! We have a steep roof, too. However. I can't make much complaint about that (the damage to the roof is hardly worth mentioning), for some of note that the 1902 team was one of four which have played the most tie games. The team compil ed three tie games while winning five and losing one. Jones returned to Western North Carolina where he maintained an interest in sports and encouraged others to participate in athletic endeavors. SARGENT PAINTS Sossamon Furniture Co. the crowd came that day and re moved the chairs from the roof. They also cleaned up the place, but it's rather difficult to remove several pounds of confetti, not to mention numerous cookie crumbs, and other debris, In one afternoon. We are still sweeping the stuff from floor cracks ana from under furniture and rugs. There's nothing so exhilarating as having a bunch of youngsters around, especially when they are in a holiday mood ? if you can stand it! Seriously, I'd like to give these young folks a bouquet. Some of them spent an entire day getting ready for the party, and their imagination and ingenuity made our old house look as lovely as fairyland, a festive setting for their revelry. Even though this beauty lasted only a short while after the guests arrived, they at least had the pleasure and satis faction of planning and working together to create it. That was probably the best part of the cele bration. W. H. Keener Funeral Held Last Thursday Funeral services for William Howard Keener were held at the Walnut Creek Baptist Church at 2:30 o'clock lkst Thursday after noon, with the Rev. Fred Sorrells and the Rev. Jack Hyatt officiat ing. Mr. Keener, 46, i. native of this county, was fatally injured in a construction job dynamite blast at White Plains, N. Y., Monday of last week. The son of Mrs. W. A. Keener and the late Mr. Keener, of Gneiss, he had been working in White Plains for more than a year. Other construction work over the years had taken him throughout the United States and into Alaska. Mr. Keener spent the holidays here with his wife, the former Miss Alice Henry, and his mother Here's BIG NEWS VOll for yoi* Greatest thine? that ever happened to the Century I You've seen many improvements in wagons these past 5 years. But, to use a vivid expression, "You ain't seen nothing yet!" For now comes a new kind of wagon ? with Buick's Biviera hardtop styling and Buick's Century performance. 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The fabulous new Bujck Century C^aballero advanced Variable Pitch Dynaflow* so instant it practically eliminates your need for "Low." The new Caballero Estate Wagon comes at a price surprisingly easy to take. Or you can have" a similar body style in Buick's even lower-priced Special Series. Drop in and see us? today. *Netu Advanced Variable Pitch Dynaflow is the only Dynaflow Bu ick "builds today. It is standard on Roadmaster, Super and Century? optional at nxodest extra cost on the Special. _ ^ f SAFETY NEWS ^ SAFETY- MINDKRt ? o simple device that's a great boon to your sofety. Yow. merely preset the miles-per-hour you wont. When you reach that pace, a worn,, ing buzzer sounds. Drop below that poce and the buzzer stops. ? -WHIN MTTI* AUTOMOBILES AtK WIIT MHCK Will SUIIO TMIM teAO-wm. op^Xf ??ro co.f on o*., S.r<?. ? Macon Motor Company, Inc. Mmt iM, Wwt DmW 594 * Fr^nkHn. W. ?. and had gone back to White Plains only a Jortniaht ago. Surviving In addition to his mother and wife are two daugh ters, Misses Frances and Betty, of Norwalk, Conn.; four sons, Harold, in the U. S. Army at Ft. Lewis, Wash., L<ouis and Norman, of Franklin, Route 5. and William A. Keener, of Connecticut; a brother, Wendell P. Keener, of Franklin, Route 5; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers were Everett, BSnory, and James Mashbum and Joe Grady, and Charlie Henry. Arrangements were under the direction of Bryant Funeral Home. Leland Evitt Gets Promotion ? While In Japan Leland C. Evitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Evitt, of Highlands, Route 1, recently was promoted to specialist second class in Japan, where he is assigned to thfe 8030th Army Unit, the Army Home Town News Center announced this week. Specialist Evitt, chief warehouse foreman in the unit's headquarters I company, entered 'the army in 1 1953 and completed basic train ing at Fort Campbell, Ky. He was sent to the Far Bast in July, 1955. His wife, Bernice, is with him; in Japan. Card of Thanks We would like to express our deep appreciation for the sym pathy shown us at the time of the death of our husband, father, son, and brother, Howard Keener, and also for the beautiful flowers. We wish to thank Bryant Funeral Home for their many acts of kind ness. i The Keener Family. ? ? * TK? COOKING CORNER FavoriU Recipes Of MACON WOMEN CHICKEN SIPPER 1 large hen 2 bay leaves Cook hen slowly witlj bay leaves. Cool, remove chicken from bone. Cut into small pieces. 1 pkg. spaghetti Vt cup chicken fat or butter 2 or 3 small onions 1 button garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic salt 2 green peppers 2 cups canhed tomatoes 1 large can mushrooms or 2 cans mushroom soup % cup to 1 cup sharp cheese, grated Remove bay leaves from chicken broth. Cook spaghetti in the chicken broth. While spaghetti i.s cooking, make sauce as follows: Melt chicken fat, add onions, pepper, garlic, mushrooms and tomatoes. Cook slowly for 10 minutes. Add chopped chicken. Put spagehetti in large flat pan. 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