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Sf IRION IIRIDGKS
THURSDAY, MARCH 21.
I'age 4
Edited By Marion T. Bridges
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Soini' three weeks ago a new or
ganization among the young people
uf the county was- created, The Chris
tian Youth Council. So fur this youth
organisation has grown beyond any
cpei'tatioii.s.'
One of their fu t endeavors to come
com,, to light is their stand on the
question of a recreational center for
the young people of this community.
It has Incn mentioned in this col
umn on .several occasions, the dire
need for sonic place for the young
boys and girls to spend their spare
time. It isc not at all impossible for
such a place as a Y. M. C. A. or its
equivalent, to be built in Waynesville.
Not lone ago I talked with a mem
ber and active worker in the Y. M. C.
A. in Canton. As the subject of
clean recreation was brought up I
asked him what effect the "Y" had
on tht, morale of the youth of that
city. His answer was one that was
wholly expected when he said: "If it
were not for the Champion 'Y' I am
sure Canton would be one of the most
corrupt towns in North Carolina." If
a clean recreational center can do so
much for one community, it can do
the same for another.
Elsewhere on this page will be found
the stand that is taken by the Youth
Council, and which should have the
.support of every civic minded citizen
of this community.
The first of the week was the l;e
pinniiiK of spring, which brings force
fully to the minds of sport fans the
loved game of baseball.
The Industrial League will soon
have their schedule completed
anil action will soon start.
Youth Council
Presents Plans
To Groups Here
Leaders In Movement Seek Place
For Wholesome Ilecreation
And Enlertainment
Promising Crop of Rookies Now
Making Bid for Place in Majors
Manager Uischoft' still has in mind
two teams for the Manufacturers
that is if two teams can be financed.
The idea is to train some young play
ers to take the place of older ones
as they dt. p out.
Last ye.ir,- at practically all the
Sanies played on the home town dia
mond, a record crowd was on hand.
Now the .Hazelwood club (loos not
believe in putting a fence around their
playing field anil they want everyone
that can possibly do so to attend the
panics and give their support to their
team. At each game last year, a hat
was passed around to get ' money to
help finance the team.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Thc. follow ins ''subscriptions' have
been received since last week.
R. G. Miller, Inglewood, Calif.
Aliss Helen Coffey, Jefferson City,
Tennessee. ,
Wiley Franklin, Route 1.
J. V. Leatheiwood, Cove Creek.
Mrs. Hugh Abel, City.
C. C. Walker, Route
Norman Grant, Route 1.
Swan Hendricks, Route 1.
6. P. Grasty, Maggie.
M, H. Howies, City.
C. B. Allen, Clyde, Route 1.
T. H. Wells, Canton, Route "12.
J. M. Tate, Canton.
Chester A. Cogburn, Canton.
Mrs. Thos. Reeves, Canton.
C. E. Williams, Canton.
Marvin Rhinehart, Lake Junaluska.
T. L. Jamison, Canton.
Miss Edith Robinson, Canton.
Jas. E. Henderson, Canton, Route 1-
Geo. C. Haynes, Canton, Route 1.
John H. Smathers, Clyde.
Miss Ada Young, Clyde.
Willis Kirkpatrick, Canton;
J. F. Mehaffey, Route 2.
Mrs. Bessie Evans, Route 2.
J. C. Hannah, Cove Creek.
McLain Rogers, Route 1.
Geo. H. Boring, Hazelwood.
J. E. Bryson, Route 1.
T. L. Bhilock, Hazelwood.
T. J. Fincher, Route 2.
Dewey Cook, Gray Court, S. C.
Mrs, Florence Queen, Lake Juna
luska.. Mrs. Annie Francis, Route 1.
Floyd McClure, Route 2.
F. IX Messer, Route 2.
L. Z. Messer, Clyde, Route 1.
H. C. Haynes, Clyde.
T. R. Moore, Route 1.
Noah Harrison, Route I.
L. L. Alien, Canton.
Vessie Parton, Route 2.
S. J. Liner, City.
T. Henry Caddy, City.
WITH liK OTHER
MAW 6F BEER.
Wbetkejuoce..
tnomusTEDm
The Youth Council was organ-,
ized here some three weeks ago.
The members have rolled up their .
sleeves, and with a grin of de-,
termination on their faces, are going
after a recreational center for this
community.
Through their leaders tentative
plans are that a center to correspond ;
to a combination Y. M. C. A. and a!
Y. W. C. A. be made available here ,
for the young people, in order that
they may enjoy wholesome entertain-:
ment and recreation under the supel -vision
of a highly trained and re
sponsibly person. i
The plans call for a committee
from representative churches to su
pervise the recreational center.
The churches, civic clubs and pa
triotic groups of the community have
been visited, and the matter presented
All are enthusiastic, and the leader 1
in the movement -"are sure little or
no trouble will be experienced in gel-,
ing the project through. ..
The sole purpose of the organiza-,
tion is to help the young' people ol ,
the community in their problems.
Other projects now being worked
mi by the council include a back-to-ehurch
movement. Some social ac-'
tivities ur0 also being arranged for
an early date.
Last. -Thursday afternoon, the fid
lowing talk, along with further ex
planations of the project to get a;
recreational center for Waynesville,.
was presentid at the meeting of the
Woman's. Club.. Tht, club was re
sponsive and voted to help the Youth
Council in every way possible to com
plete this project. The project has
been a dream of many public spirited
citizens of Waynesville for many
years.
Most of the directors of the Rotary
Club have been approached on the
subject and it is certain that this
club will vote an acceptance of the
project plans and will back the
Council in all possible ways.
"The young people are going to the
devil. I don't know what will be
come of this generation of young
fools. Why they go Hying down the
highways at breakneck speed. Jt
surely' is a wonder they haven't all
been killed. And the way they
'park' around on these side roads is
a disgrace. Why it's got to the place
a decent 'taxpayer' can't even use the
roads he pays for. Only the Lord
knows what is going to become of
them. Why I told my Jane-." Such
a conversation may be heard many
times every day.
"There must be some solution to
this situation. We admit many of
our younger class do these things,
but we don't admit that We are all
going to the devil. Not all of us
even do the things we are accused of
but we know as well as you that
many things are happening tnat
should not. Let us stop and think
this thing through a few minutes.
There are many things back of this
bad situation. The key to the whole
situation is that . these youngsters
have much time on their hands and
have nothing to do with it. A news
paper reporter looking at the situa
tion said: 'I'm sure there is a close
relationship between too much leis
ure time and too much nonsense and
crime. With time on their hands
people resort to booze, dope, gambling,
anything for a thrill. The reason
the rich and 'Four Hundred' seem to
set the pace for fast living is not
because they are basically more
wicked than anyone else, but because
they have too much spare time on
their hands."
"In an eastern state a large young
people's conference representing a
wide range of youth organizations,
frankly listed five chief criticisms of
the older generations. One of these
statements was: 'Young people to;
day have not been taught a proper
use of their leisure time
"Formerly people had little leis
ure. Boys and girls had work to
do on the farm or in the homes. To-
day machinery has lessened the work
and working hours until the young
don t know what to do with it. You
adults have clubs, civic and
church organizations and can take
care of yourselves and your time.
The young people take care of them
selves, too but in the wrong way
many times. We feel that the adults
owe it to the young of our communi
ty to give the correct kind of enter
tainment and places
Baseball Managers Are Testing Yea rlings Hoping to
Another Joe Di Maggio Among Candidates
Find
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Sammy BauglT j7 (iorilon MijrKls,"'l
By JAC K ( HO! TON
Interniitinniil IIIiinI rnlorl Newn ntei
ST. FKTKRS131JRG, VUi. Is
there another Joe DiMaggio in the
house? Or, if not, is there a Lou
Kette, a Bob Feller, a Jim Turner?
Major league managers are
asking that as they send their
squads through calisthenics, bat
ting practice and inler-squau
games in the various southern and
coastal training camps.
And all are looking tor one tning
a prize rookie.
It's tne time of year for the
makings, or perhaps breakings of
the young ball player. If he makes
the grade he may turn into another
DiMaggio, rapidly taking Babe
Ruth's place as a crowd pleaser,
gate magnet and ball player with
the Yanks. And then again, he
may turn out to be a Fette or
Turner, or Feller, the prize rookies
of 1937.
Fette came to the Boston Bees
from St. Paul of the American
association. He had Deen in the
pro game since 102S He tunuM
in 20 wins against 10 defeats tor
the Bees last season. That was
something for a rook.
I'urner s case was even more
surprising.. He began nis ball
career in 1925 and at the age ot
Jl was attempting to break into
the majors He came through with
'JO wins against 11 defeats.
New Rookies l'romising
But major league managers
don't find a DiMaggio, a Turner, a
Fette every year, although one or
two generally stand out among the
crowd of first-year men when the
season begins to age near October.
No less than 150 young and old
rookies are attempting to make
the grade right now. Very few
will come through this year. Some
have been up before and are try
ing again.
Included among the group are
college men and color men. Prob
ably the outstanding example of
the new trend is Slingin' Sam
Baugh, the football passer de luxe
from the campus of Texas Chris
tian university ami i nini the pro
lields ot the Washington Redskins.
Sam has been signed by the St
Louis Cardinals
In the American league, t! .
most promising rookies at i
moment appear to be Joe Goru
from Newark, Yank infieldt
Spurgeon Chandler, recalled froii:
Newark. ank pitcher; George
Dickey, from Minneapolis, with
Boston Red Sox; Oscar Grimes,
from New Orleans, with the
Indians; Harry Eisenstat. from
Louisville, with the Tigers,, and
Stan Sperry, from Oklahoma City,
with the Athletics.
Turning to the National loop,
the class seems to be among
Johnny Riddle, from Columbus and
Indianapolis, with Boston; Steve
Mesner, from Los Angeles, with
Chicago; Willard Hershberger,
from Newark, with Cincinnati; Bill
Lohrmann and Hy Vandenberg,
both from Baltimore, and with the
Giants; Johnny Rizzo, from Kansas
City, and up with Pittsburgh;
Enos Slaughter, from Columbus,
who is with the Cardinals.
this community be satisfied with this
or will you help us have a place of
clean, moral, uplifting entertainment?
"What Waynesville : and the sur
rounding community needs is a recre
ation house in the form of a Y. M. C
A., building or . something of the same
type, with a trained, responsible per
son in charge of it, where the young
as well as the old may go and enjoy
clean, moral, -'uplifting,- beneficial en
tertainment and exercise. Basket
ball courts, tennis cours, swimming
pools, skating rinks, good games of
all kinds would be furnished in such
a place, just as the Y. M. C. A.'a
furnish in other places. A respon
sible person in charge of the house
would see that standards of conduct
would be so high that you would not
be afraid for your sons and daugh
ters and friends to go there.
"Many people in Waynesville have
realized this need for years but have
not been able to create enough inter
est in it to get anything done. We
plead for your assistance in creating
enough interest in such a project and
bear On the proper authorities as to
help us to bring enough pressure to
make such a thing possible.
"I would like for you to tell Mr,
Taxpayer that the way to clear his
roads and prevent his sons and
daughters dashing off to Cantoh,
AsheVille, or Sylva for entertainment
with the possibility of breaking their
necks, is to Entertain them at Home,
in Waynesville.'"
"This talk presents the young peo
ple's viewpoint of the problem. If
you are enterested in young people
of entertain- and their problems, help us create
ment. The forces of evil in our com- enough public interest in this cam
munity have prepared beer joints, paign to enable us to get it this is
pool rooms, and such to entertain the plea of the Christian Youth
them. Will you citizens and people of Council."
Tourists To Have
Many Youngsters
On 1938 Team
Peppy Players, With Speed And
Punch,' Predicted For Ashe
ville Tourists
The advance information being sent
out about the Asheville Tourists, re
veals that the club will be built
around I young men. These players,
while young in age, are reported to
be good throwers, good fielders and
runners. Little is said of their bat
ting in this week's dops sheet from
McCormick Field.
The bosses of the Tourists, expect
great things from Eddie Nowak and
Hank Gornicki, both having pitching
qualities that now are causing smiles
to wreath the faces of Manager An
derson, Gornicki is said to be the
fastest of the two, although Nowak
has a knuckle ball that is hard to
liitj und gives catchers trouble in
holding.
. DaVe Bartosch, a former St. Louis
sandlot star, together with Manager
Anderson and Bill Shewey right now
compose the outfield of the ,1938
Tourist combination.
The Tourists open their season
with an exhibition game with Philadel
phia on April 11.
Now or Never
Hub -I can't eat this stuff.
Young Bride Never mind, dear, I
have some lovely recipes for making
up left-overs.
Hub In that case Til eat it.
Manufacturers
Hold Initial
Practice
30 Candidates Expected To R,
port Within I ew l)aVs x0
Manager liischoff
The Mannfactur.!- ,
. ouu It'll CM,
ticing last week for the Ha w
ball season. The Hazelwood u.
: ,1 it. r ,
la a iiiciiiuci ui ue industrial Leap
of Western North Carolina
When the full squad is asemV
Uf-.- - r;.,l.ap WJi
iTianaKci uutiiuu exjiecis between "'
and 30 players. Due to the bad wn
er iasi, weeK oniy 10 players w.
hand.
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ine itianuiacuurers lost two of ifc.
nrst string players last mhishii, fj,.
and Ewing. This year Frank I
inson will again be hack uuh the B,
aeiwoou nine io cover the tirst
position. itoDinson has be n stlec:-
by some ol the leading Lasebull ft
oi tnis section to be one of the
nrst sackers to play in ih(, irjj,,
trial League. He did. J : . -i play i
year.
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kju tut tut- ntjuiiu only luis i'js'
to hll the pitchers mound, u:th
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null's incii, M'vurai iiu-ners fan .
developed. Putnam, a snuthpaw,
a veteran on the mound, having str
ed the local high school and then &
era! years on the Hazelwood teat
The officials of the Industrial La?
have not made out the stindulei
the season.
The sale of season ticket? to:
games played on the Ikuelwiiod i.
Diond are expected to on sale the L
of this week. The tickets will beg
for at least half of the g;,mw
Manufacturers schedule whidi t
probably be around ten.
Fines Creek Boys
Win F.F.A.Journej
The Fines Creek chapter of Ft
Farmers of America won the am.
basketball tournament sponsored :
the Smoky Mountains Federation
Future Farmers of American. I:
tournament was held on the Cy.
court last Saturday.
Teams from Bryson City, Franl
Waynesville, Bethel, Fines Creek, d
Clyde took part i ntht tourpame
The Fines Creek team came out
top by defeating Bryson City, Bei
and Clyde.
The Fines Creek team was preset:
a basketball trophy after the tour.
ment, and this makes the second 0;
secutive year that they have wor.'ij
honor.
Water rower m I
"Crying," says a beauty W
"brightens the eyes and freshens cj
complexion." We have also
a few tears to give a woman a sffl'
appearance sartoncally.
Rejuvenation
1 vniinir man took his eil'l 'of
automobile ride and the car br-
down. While waitinc for ..help
young man began to make love:
said: "My kisses will put nc -into
you." , ,
"Then, for goodness sake, Re
sponded, "kiss the car ana
get home."
He Knew Her
Hobbs (visiting) I see by this pa
per that the doctors have discovered
a new disease.
Dobs For the love of Pete, throw
the paper away before my wife tecs
it.- - '
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