Here and There By Bobby Ttrrell Catamounts Split Two Games Series With Lenoir-Rhyne Cullowhee, Jan. 9. ? The Cata mounts of Western Carolina suf fered their first defeat of the cur rent season here tonight at the hands of the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears by a score of 42-38. It was a hard fought game from first to last with the Bears coming from behind to win in the closing minutes. Bob Tate, Western Carolina's high scoring forward , dropped in 10 points for the evening to run his season's total to 97 points for six games this season. Bob Mc' * Ginn, other Catamount forward, also bagged 10 to share the scoring honors witM Tate. The Catamounts jumped into an early lead and held it until half time when the Bears' Leo Kantor ski hit a field goal to tie the game at 20-all. The Cats forged ahead in the last half and held the lead until the Bears took it away and FG FT PF TP hed it until the final whistle Kan torski and Winstead scored eight point each to pace the Bears to victory. ITie lineups: WCTC Tate, f McGinn, f Pressley, f Rhodes, c White, c Pryor, c Lane, g Barnhofst, g 2 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 LENOIR-R. Kantorski, f Stafford, f Neighbors, f Winstead, f L. McCall, c F. McCall, c Wells, g 1 3 4 - 1 1 1 10 10 0 7 2 0 3 6 14 10 18 38 FG FT PF TP ^418 Financial Statement Jackson County SYLVA, NORTH CAROLINA Comparative Balance Sheets ? Curxent Funds ASSETS 6-30-46 6-30-47 Treasurer's cash balance $ 31,412.67 $ 22,063.37 Uncollected and undistributed current taxes levied 20,291.23 22,818.85 Uncollected land sales (1947: $72,728.04, less reserve for doubtful collection of $50, 106.11) . 52,288.49 22,621.93 Notes receivable ? Jackson ' county schools 74,268.99 74,268.99 Total Assets $178,261.38 $141,773.14 LIABILITIES, . Over distribution of land sales tax collections $ 14,365.34 $ 24,402*01 Due to school funds 8,960.43 8,960.43 Commitments and accounts payable 17,813.71 20,884.73 Total Liabilities $ 41,139.48 $ 54,247.17 Surplus :... 137,121.90 87,525.97 1 Net Totals ....... '. $178,261.38 $141,773.14 Outstanding Bonds $821,000.00 $789,000.00 Comparative Statement Of Fund Operations REVENUE Year Ended Year Ended 6-30-46 6-30-47 Current Tax Levy $114,601.44 $118,117.58 State and federal funds 13,059.10 12,079.30 Other revenue ? local sources.. 6,068.49 5,783.61 Totals ? revenue $133,729.03 $135,980.49 ' EXPENDITURES AND COMMITMENTS General purpose $ 19,475.02 $ 30,837.41 Special purpose 12,879.20 15,190.97 < Health , 4,225.47 6,808.26 Hospital fund 858.51 1,220.76 Court and jail 8,089.93 5,514.97 Public assistance ^..... 21,847.48 24,725.15 Debt service ? county-wide .... 69,659.67 67,756.71 Totals ? expense $137,035.31 $152,054.23 Operating deficit 3,306 16,073.74 Net Totals $133,729.03 $135,980.49 AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATE We have examined the accounts of Jackson county, North Carolina, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1947, and have submitted ,to the Jackson County Board of Commissioners an audit report at the date mentioned. * The foregoing balance sheets and statement of fund operations, in our opinion, present fairly the financial condition of the several funds at the dates captioned, and the result of operations during the years mentioned, sub f ject to specific comments contained in the audit reports now on file with the Finance Commissioner. RICHARD M. HUNTER Charlotte, North Carolina, Certified Public Accountant December 15, 1947. Charlotte, North Carolina By Richard M. Hunter, C. P. A. Western Carolina "B" String Wins Two Coach Jim Gudger's Western Carolina Junior Varsity, playing preliminary games to the W.C.T.C. Lenoir-Rhyne games last Friday and Saturd?y nights, came out with twof victories under their belts. Friday night they took Velt's of Sylva for a 31-28 ride and -Satur day night walloped the Cullowhee High boys 36-20. ? The Junior Varsity, loaded with prospective varsity material, prov ed they could play ball against the Miller, g 0 2 1.2 Acerra, g 11-03 Brown, g 0 0 A 1 ? 0 14 14 16 42 ? Score at halftime: Western Caro lina 20; Lenoir-Rhyne 20. Officials: Munday and Brickle meyer. Cullowhee, Jan. 10. ? The West ern Carolina Catamounts evened things up with the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears tonight by taking a thrilling 53-46 decision from them for the Cats' sixth win against one defeat. The Catamounts came frdfh be hind after trailing most of the game and gave the fans a thrill for their money by forging ahead with three minutes to go and staying out front to win. Clyde Pressley, for the second time in three home games, gave the fans a photo finish. With the game tied at 42-42 on the Catamounts' free throw by Veo Rhodes and three minutes to go, Pressley came into the game, broke the tie with a tree throw and proceeded to hit eight of the Cats' la?? 11 points and put the game on ice for his mates. The Bears started with a b$ng and rolled up an early 14-3 lead before Coach "Tuck" "McConnell's big guns opened up. Then the ead changed hands six times before the Cats broke ahead in the last and went on to win. The scoring honors went to Tate of Western Carolina with 12 points, while Pressley and Veo Rhodes of the Catamounts and Billy Wells of the Bears each dropped in 10. Wels, the former Bethel high star, played a remarkably steady game both offensively and defen sively. It could be that the turn ing point came in tonight's game when Wells fouled out with the Bears ahead 37-35 and about ten minutes to go. The lineups: WCTC FG FT TP Tate, f 6 0 12 McGinn, f 2 5 9 Pressley, f 2- 6 10 Rhodes, c 3 4 10 White, c 12 4 Pryor, c 0 0 0 Barnhorst. g_ 1 2 4 Lane, g 2 0 4 Carter, g .000 Gregory, g 0 0 0 Davis, g 0 0 0 17 19 53 LENOIR-R. Fq p-p rpp Kantorski, f 113 Winstead, f 2 0 4 L. McCall, I 0 2 2 Neighbors, f 0 0 0 tSafford, c 16 8 F. McCall, c 1 4 ? Wells, g 5 0 10 Acerra, g 3 ' 2 8 J""er, g 0 0 0 Brown. 8 135 14 18 ? 46 t> Score at halftime: Lenoir-Rhyne 26; Western Carolina 23. Officials: Chambers and Brifckle meyer. STALIN VOTES ON ?8TH BIRTHDAY o. CASTING HIS 1AI10T at an election, which coincided with his 68th birth-* day, Prime Minister Josef Stalin (left) Is shown at e Moscow polling place with Foreign Minister Molotov. It was the first post-war elec tion of Deputies to ftoeal Soviets in five of the republics. Stalin was, as injected, overwhelmingly elected. (international Radio-photo ) the crack Velt's quint, which was led by a former Catamount, Clyde I Rector, a member of the 1945-46 Catamounts. Max Collins and Joe Fountain of the Cats and Rec tor of Velt's bucketed nine points" i each in the game. Saturday night Joe Sexton drop ped in 14 points to lead his mates to victory against the high school. Collins, Carter and Davis played excellent floor games. * v . The lineups: WCTC (31) Velt's (28) F ? Davis Phillips 6 | F ? Collins 9 'Rector 8 C ? Carter 7 Bryson 6 G ? Robertson Akins 4 G ? White 1 Robertson 4 Subs.: WCTC ? Stewart, Tom berlin, Sexton 2, Underwood, 3, Fountain 9. WCTC (36 ? Cullowhee (20) F ? Davis Norton 8 F? Collins 6 ^ H. Wike 3 C ? Carter 2 Cagle 4 G ? Robertson 2 Tilley G? White 6 J. Wike Subs.: WCTC ? Stewart 4, Tom berlin, Sexton 14, Underwood 2, Fountain. Cullowhee ? Bryson 2, Simpson 1, Cole, Gunnels, Taylor, Hooper 2, Montieth. 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