TIGERS LACK STICK POWER ; Despite their five-star pitching < staff, the Detroit 7:jcrs seem to I be lacking enougn hitting wer and t.cki.rg be capable to give titr.er New \\ rk oi^J} ton a good race for the Amcr.can league flag. Although they fini shed second in 1947. they may not be powerful! enough to beat out Cleveland cr Ph.ladelphia for a first division berth this summer. One of the best pitching staffs in the majors is dres>ed out in Tiger uniform and includes Hal Newhouser, one of the finest southpaws in the bu.?ine>s, Dizzy Trout, an oldt:mer with plenty of zip who is due for a good year, Virgil Trucks, the firebalier, and Freddie Hutchinson and Art Houtteman, two capable hurlers. Two kid southpaws, Ted Gray and Bill Pierce, are up Irom Buf falo and ready to go. Stubby Over mire is still around to do >pot duty and the veteran A1 Benton and Hal White will be in the bullpen. Both Trout and Trucks are in top shape and eager to make up for their poor showing la>t year. The big question seems to be who is going to get the runs to frack up the pitching? Little power has been added to the lineup. Manager Steve O'Neill plans to use George Vico, a .307 hitter from Portland, at first to replace Roy Cullenbine who is new with the Phillies. Eddie Mayo is staging a good comeback at second and George Kell is at third. Shortstop remains a problem. Eddie Lake, a .211 hitter last year, reported late and found two young sters, Neil Berry and Johnny Li pon, alternating at short. Bob Swift and Hal Wagner will split the catching chores. Dick Wakefield in left, Hoot MEAD PREPARES TO PROCESS BLACK LIQUOR The above picture shows several of the large steel tanks recently installed at The Mead Corporation plant here for the purpose of evaporating the black liquor as it comes from the digesters in the pulp mill in an effort to reclaim much of the waste now flowing into the Tuckaseigee river. A commercial use has been developed for this material. This process, however, will not take all the waste material from the river nor will it elimi nate the colorJn the water. President Sidney Ferguson, of New York, is shown viewing the structure while on a recent visit to Sylva, with him are Joe Deitz and Charlie Smitho_department heads of the local plant. Evers in center and Vic Wertz in For The Best In Men's Wear BE READY For Spring One of these mornings you're going to find the sun shining with a special brightness ? robins singing ? leaf buds unfold ing on the lilac bushes. "Just the day for my new spring suit," you will say and ? naturally ? it will be a Curlee Suit. Come and see ? A Curlee Spring Suit that you won't be able to resist. It has those smart, masculine lines Which just natural ly make a man set his shoulders a little squarer, hold his head a bit higher and add an inch Qr so to his stride ? because he knows he is looking his best. And that is a mighty pleasant feel ing. These Curlee Spring Suits are skillfully tailored from select ed quality fabrics in the season's newest patterns. Good looks ? comfort ? lasting wear ? all at a moderate price. Come in and let us show you the new Curlee Suits for Spring. We know you will agree they are the outstanding buy of the season. Schulman's Dept. Store "For Better Values" Main Street Sylva, N. C. right probably will get the nod for1 starting duty in the outfield. Wake field is in no way up to his 1944 form and Evers is a hard luck player who is always plagued with injuries. Wertz gained his job by hitting .288 for the Tigers in 102 games last year. Doc Cramer, Ed die Mierkowicz and Pat Mullin will be the reserve outfielders with Jimmy Outlaw filling in at third and in the outfield. BRIEFS-IN DETAIL (By Bobby Terr?ll) Jim Gudger's Catamount mound staff seems to be doing fine. Al though they have lost three "of five starts, each pitcher has gone the route with no one needed for bull pen chores thus far. With a bit of tighter fielding which may de velop, the Cats would be hard to bei\t. Billy DeMars, Asheville's 1947 shortstop, is sticking with the Philadelphia A's as a utility in fielder . . . Walter Johnson nevef pitched a world series game until 1924 when he was 37 years old . . . The Detroit Tigers is the only major league club that has never finished in last place in the sea son's standings. With Bill Bevens out of action indefinitely with arm trouble, Man ager Bucky Harris of the New York Yankees needs another start ing pitcher. Vic Raschi seems to be the leading candidate for the assignment. Prices for 1948 crop peanuts will be supported by the Commod ity Credit Corporation at 90 cents cf parity as of July 15, 1948. ELEMENTARY STUDENTS OF TRAINING SCHOOL TO PRESENT MUSICAL PROGRAM A musical play, "A Spring Fan tasy", in one act will be present ed by the children from the ele mentary grades of the Training school of Western Carolina Teach ers college on Friday, April 23, at 2 p. m. The play, written by Mrs. Charles G. Gulley, director of mus ic of the school, is an outgrowth of the music work of the student, cor related with other subjects taught in these grades. Over three hun dred students will take part in the play. Mrs. Gulley is being assist ed by Miss Camp, director of the Training school, C. A. Hoyle, prin cipal, and the supervising teach ers of the elementary 'grades. The program will consist of the following principal parts: Seventh grade poem, "Queen Flora's Open ing Day"; fifth grade, "Longing For Spring"; solo, "Trees"; second grade, "The Bird's Nest"; sixth grade poem, "Fifty Acres" and song, "Turkey in the Straw"; full chorus, "May is Here"; first grade, "The Field Daisy" and "Baby Leaves"; third grade, "Sing With Spring"; fourth grade, Song and dance "Partner" and "Dancing in Holland"; third and second grades, I "We Are Butterflies"; full chorus, | "Hail To Our Loyal Queen" and "Happy Days". Mrs. Gulley will direct the pro gram and Miss Virginia Kilpatrick , will accompany the songs. Principal characters in the order of their appearance on the program are: 1 Nature ? Cosette Blake; First ' Tree?Frank Allen Hunter; King ; Winter?Floyd Houston; First Gar dener?George Adams; Queen ar ENJOYS LIFE MORE NOW; GRATEFUL FOR RETOKGA "I Didn't Feel Like Doing A Day's Work," says Mr. V. R. Cox. Suffered From Acid Indigestion; Felt Weaken ed and Run-Down. Says Retonga Brought Relief. When a man gets as much pleas ure out of life &s Mr. V. R. Cox, RFD No. 7, Greensboro, N. C., he doesn't want sour stomach, rest lessness, and other distresses to upset things. Mr. Cox does light truck farming and also trades in livestock. He gratefully states: "I was afraid to eat any more' than I just had to, because after meals excess gas in my stomach made me feel bloated and miser able and at times particles of un digested food would ccme back up in my throat, and I slent so poorly I'd get up feeling like I hadn't been to bed. I had to use strong pur gatives to relieve my sluggish1 bowels, and every muscle in my body seemed to ache. "The relief Retonga brought me was wonderful and nothing less. I can now enjoy a square meal such as my wife really knows how to prepare. I sleep soundly, get up rested and ready for a full day's work. My constipation and those muscular aches and pains have been relieved. I am grateful for the splendid relief Retona gave me, making it possible to carry on my work and to enjoy life in every way." Retonga is intended to relieve distress due to insufficient flow of digestive juices in the stomach, loss of appetite, borderline Vitamin B-l deficiency, and constipation. The activc ingredients of Retonga are purely herbal, combined with Vitamin P-l. You can get Retonga at Sylva Pharmacy.?'Adv. Spring?Katherine Ashe; Other Trees?Eddie Ingram, Earlene Woodard, Anna Mae Fox, Pearl Moore, Clyde Bryson, and 5th grade ^tudents. Robins?Mary Carolyn Simpson, Harold Ensley, Judy Claxton, and Sammy Caldwell; Bluebirds ? Delma Jo Bryson, Thelma Jean Bishop, Harry Lee Coggins, Betty Bishop, and sec ond grade students. Gardeners?u Bobby Ray Wilson, Carl Shelton, ?Lowell Monteith, Dean Hopkins, Thomas Pressley, Joan Parker, Jane Adams, Hilda Crawford, and I sixth grade students; Violets?all | first grade students; Daisies? Charles Burrell, Ernest Taylor, Joe Buchanan, and James Monteith. Pinks?Quincy Stewart, Linda Hughes, Phyllis Adams, Virginia Adams, and the third grade stu dents; Tulips and Dutch Dancers? Nestus Gurley, Jimmy Norton, R. V. Ammons, Jimmy Adams, Bar ara Jean Shelton, Eucella Hamil ton, Melba Parker, Johnny Clark, Donald Lee Bryson, David Taylor, Kenneth Adams, Morris Monteith, and fourth grade students; Butter flies?Opal Haskett, Ruby Haskett, Shirley Hopkins, Lillie Mae Tay lor, Carrie Mae Frady, Christine Coggins, Alice Ammons, and Mrs. Snipes' students; Bees?Bryson Colville and Tommy Norton. The public is cordially invited to attend. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD t Life Insurance Society | Fraternity Protection Service BRITTON M. MOORS Sylva Representative ?viva, H. C. We Buy Junk Good Prices Paid For Scrap Iron and All Metals Old Batteries and Radiators WE ALSO BUY GINSENG AND OLD GOLD Also at my place for sale: 1 dozen cafe stool seats; one crane lavatory; long pieces of slat iron, pulleys, etc. ? Jackson Junk Company 1 mile above Dilleboro on Tuckaaeigee River by , Uncle Jim Wella Mack-B. Gosnell, Owner 1. Collars "Manhattanized99 or anjile stay collars. The stays, set at the proper anjzle to the collar point?, keep them in perfect shape. They never wrinkle C>r purl. 3. Patterns A Wonderful variety of clever, up to-the-minute patterns that blend ideally with your suits. White, striped and solid colors . . . always a good choice. TT 2. Shaped fit Manhattan Shrrts have sloped shoulders, tapered sleeves and waists. Therf is no bunching! 4. l&csidual shrinkage of fabric is 1% or less for perfect sizing. And the buttons are seum on for the life of the shirt. Attention to details like these makes Manhattan the finest shirt you can wear. Come in and see the latest styles today. SCHULMAN'S DEPARTMENT STORE For the Best in Men's Wear PHONE 151 SVLVA, N. C

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