Yankees Sure Bet To - Repeat In American League (EDITORS NOTE ? This is one of the first of a series of ar ticles which will be printed week ly, in which.we will attempt to give our readers our opinion as to how the major leagues are stack ed up for the coming season.) Baseball experts are saying that the high rolling New York Yankees are a sure bet to win the American league flag again this year due to off season trades in which they strenghtened their championship pitching staff by the addition of Southpaw Ed Lopat and righthander Red Embree. Lo pat came from the Chicago White Sox and Embree from the Cleave land Indians. Through these trades, the Yan kees obtained the one thing they mgiht have needed?pitching? without giving up anything that would injure their pennant chances. Embree was brought from Cleveland in exchange for EYES EXAMINED Glasses Fitted DR. ALDEN C. DOWN8 will examine eyes and fit glasses in Sylva at the Carolina Hotel Friday, April 9, from 9 o'clock to 4 o'clock. If you have eye trouble or can't eee wed yeu ehould con sult Dr. Dewrve on above date. outfielder A1 Clark, and Lopat, who is considered the best south paw in the majors outside of Joe Page of the Yankees and Hal New houser of the Detroit Tigers, cost them catcher Aaron Robinson and pitchers Fred Bradley and Bill Wight, both of whom hurled for Kansas City last year. Lopat and Embree, placed along side Frank Shea, Allie Reynolds, Floyd Bevens, Vic Raschi and the aging and ailing Spud Chandler, rounds out what is probably the best array of starting pitchers in the majors. If help is needed there is Karl Drews, Randy Gumpert, Don Johnson, Dick Starr, Frank Hiller, Tommy Byrne, and one of the best reliefers in the business in lefty Joe Page. As for backing the pitchers couldn't ask for more. In the out field, Joltin' Joe Dimaggio is sound for the first time since he returned from the army. King Kong Keller believes* that the removal of the disc on his spine has restored his devastating power. Then Tommy Henrich and Big Johnny Lindell and a couple of distance hitters, Cliff Mapes and Ed ?Stewart, who banged the ball around for Kansas City last season, round out an ex cellent outfield. The Yankees' crack champion ship infield is back completely intact. Old George McQuinn in sists that he still has one good season left in him. Snuffy Stirn weiss at second, Phil Rizzuto at short and Billy Johnson at third is as much as any one could ask for and get. Young Bobby Brown is working at first where he will be able to fill in for McQuinn if need be. He also can fill in for any of the other HARBERT WINS CHARLOTTE OPEN 24 Finish under Par Twenty-four golfers finished under par as- Melvin (Chick) Har bert, Detroit pro, won the $10,000 Charlotte Open golf tournament Sunday with 273, 15 under par. He was one stroke ahead of Cary Middlecoff, defending champion from Memphis, Tenn. Harbert had rounds of 66-66*-' 70-71 over the 6,4-10-par 72, Myers Park club course. Middle coff, after shooting 67-67-68 rounds, fell off to par 72 in the last time around. Harbert clinched the $2,000 top money when Middlecoff's bid for a birdie and a tie just missed. Middlecoff putted from 15 feet out on the short final hole and the ball stopped two inches away from the cup. Lloyd Mangrum, the nation's leading money winner so far this season, finished seventh with 279, nine under par. Farmers in nine western North Carolina counties took advantage of recently held Workstock Clinics in their communities by having 930 animals treated. inf.'elders. In the catching department, Bucky Harris has a number of good receivers in Yogi Berra, last year's first string backstop, Gus Niarhos, who batted. 321 for Kan sas City last year, and Sherman Lollar and Ralph Houk, who are fighting for the third berth. 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Sossamon Furniture Company Phone 57 Main Street Sylva, N. C. Services at The Churches Sylva Methodist (The Rev. W. Q. GNyg, Pastor) Sonckiy school will meet at 10 a. m.( Gudger Crawforu, superin tendent. 11 a.m. Morning worship, the pastor using "The Second Coming of Christ" for his sermon subject.) ? 6:30 p. m., -fouth Fellowship. Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Choir Re hearsal. ? Sylva Presbyterian (The Rev. W. h. Wakefield, Pastor) Services held in Episcopal church. 10:00 a. m. Sunday School. Mr. M. C. Cunningham. Supt. 11:05 a. m. Morning worship by the pastor using for his sermon subject, "There They Made Him A Supper;" Observance of the Lord's Supper. I 7:30 p. m. Evening worship in charge of the pastor. Sermon sub ject, "The Good Samaratain." The movie of the ground-breaking for our new church will be shown. ? Cullowhee Baptist (The Rev. Mark R. Osborne, Jr. . Pastor) 9:50 a. m. Sunday School 11 a. m. Morning worship. 4 p. m. Intermediate B.T.U. 6 p. m. Young People's B.T.U. and Fellowship Hour. Wednesday?7:30 p. m. Sunday school lesson pre-view. Friday, 7:00 p. m. Choir Rehear sal. ? Cullowhee Methodist (The Rev. R. T. Houts, Jr., Pastor) 10 a. m. Church school. 11 a. m. Morning worship. 6:30 p. m. Youth Fellowship. | 7:30 p. m. Wesley Foundation.* ? Cashiers Baptist (Rev. Edgar Willlx, Pattor) Sunday School esch Sunday at 10 a. m. Worship service each 1st and 3rd Sundays at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. ? St. John's Catholic Church Schedule of Mass Sylva, 4th Sunday 8:00 a. m. Sylva Baptist (The Rev. C. M. Warren, Pastor) Sunday school at 10 a. m., Mr. Carl Corbin, Supt. 11a. m. Morn.ng Worship. B. T. U. at 6:30 p. m., Miss Hat tie Hilda Sutton, Director. 7:30 p. m. ? Evening Worship. Tuesday, 7:30 p. m. Prayer meet ing. Thursday, 7:00 p. m. Youth choir practice at the church. All between 13 and 20 years of age are urged to be present. Fri., 7:30 p. m. Choir rehearsal. Each Monday at 10:30 a. m. th should be stronger on the flanks. The Catamounts stand four deep in blocking backs with Jack Ar lington heading the list and Ralph Clark. Lawrence Arney and Max Clayton coming beh.nd. At tail back A1 C\ perilla. Hugh (Pee Wee) Hamilton, Harry Duke and Char lie West should be sufficient. Five wingbacks, Dewey Whitak er. Wade Bryant. Jim and Paul Monroe, and Fred King are all looking good and showing im provement. With Buffalo Humphries. Dan Robinson. Harry Jaynes and Em mit Fiemster around there is no danger- of Young coming up short / for tackles and Hugh Constance and Vaughn Lemmond are still at center. Taking - all-in-all, the Cata mounts of Western Carolina are gunning for a bigger and better season next year than they have ever had, and from all outward ap pearances there is, no reason why I they shouldn't. I GLENN FUNERAL HOME AMBULANCE 8ERVICE Phone 65 Sylva, N. C 8:28tf Watch this paper regularly for our Specials This Week's Items indued .... * LADIES' RAINCOATS, Special ... 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