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THE TWO E's in the Industrial League Enka and Ecus
nave started a hot narp urhxt ,itv, f,,.. ,t..:u.
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Ferhapi we shouldn't be intoxicated with last week's Hazel
wood decision over Beacon, but we still consider Jack Smith's
young-uns the best in the circuit, and as soon as that pitch
ing situation is settled, feel they will prove it. Having seen
the boys go down to Enka and Ecusta by only one run after
a brief spasm of misfortune, we doubt if either of the present
leaders will be too full of confidence the next time thev meet
the boys wearing the H on their caps.
AFTER ALL, Hazefwood has its two H's that are
hard to beat in any league Hitting and Hustle. The
team is unusual in the circuit in that it does not have
an industrial sponsor. The main tie that binds them to
gether is somewhat stronger . . . they like to play base
ball. They like to play good, winning ball, and have
been fortunate in finding the right kind of managers who
can bring out the best in the players. Maybe they won't
win the championship again this year, but it will take
more proof than we've seen yet to consider any other
team in the league u better one.
OVER IN ASI 1EVILLE it appears that Clay Bryant has
a young, hustling team that will absorb a lot of punishment
before they succumb to anything else in the league. With
the league scarcely a month old they are perched on the peak
of the standings with a load of three or four games. Coming
up with tan lv consistent pitching and hitters who deliver in
the clutch, the Tuiiiists seem to be tire class of the Tn-State
loop.
WITH THE PREAKNESS coming up this coining
Saturday at historic I'imlico in Baltimore, it looks as if
the only entries other than Calumet's Citation will be
going along just for the ride. Of course second, third
and fourth money in a hundred thousand dollar race is
not hay and the owners of some of the also-ran horses
will he looking forward to capturing a sort of consolation
by having their horses in.
THE! PREAKNESS distance is a sixteenth of a mile
shorter ih.m the Derby distance and it may be that they will
let Coaltwwn go again at Citation over the shorter route in
order to make it a horse race. However, after the Derby
triumph nt Citation over Coaltown it appears to be futile to
stop the Comet.
It WON'T BE long before the 500-mile auto race at
Indianapolis .Memorial Day, May 30, when the fastest
cars in the world will be pitted against each other. We
read recently that a steam car is to be entered and it w ill
he interesting, indeed, to see just what it can do.
THERE WERE droves of fishermen who beat the bushes
up on Big East Fork when the gates were opened Saturday
morning, and a
usual the early
while many of the late arrivals were standing in line to buy
permits. Wednesday a similar rush will occur on the West
Fork oT Pigeon. One of the limit takers last week estimated
that there must have been 500
A good share wound up empty
YOU'RE TELLING ME!
By WILLIAM tin
Centrat Press Writer
ZADOK DUMKOPF reports
his cousin-in-law, Seidel J.
Stein, has taken the week off
to celebrate a great annivers
ary. Beer came back to a
parched United States 15 years
ago this month.
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Seidel, who is quite a beerot
cgist and has made a deep study
ci the bubbling brew, says tkat
teen 't to veater, is the
world's eldest drinking Buid.
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At soon as th caveman in
vtnUd br, according to S. J. $.,
civilization got underway.
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The Egyptian wr great
beer brewers and drinkers.
There's nothing a Pharoah en
loved more than to sit of an
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Mr. Edwards Will
Dischiss His Platform
TUNE TO 1400 V
Paid adrertisement
With
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SPEARS
birds got their limit catches
hopeful anglers in the vicinity. ;
handed.
evening with his foaming mug
and the blueprint plans for his
next pyramid.
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The Greeks were suds wor
shipers, too. The philosopher
Diogenes made him home in an
empty beer barret. A fragrant
idea.
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, Wkm inclont Romans in
v'ocUd IrifBin thoy brought hSeir
btar abttg. Jo celebrate their
victory, naturally.
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Great writers such as Hero
dotus, Tacitus, Pliny and Xeno
phon have paid tribute to beer
in words of matchless prose but
to Seidel J. Stein the most
beautiful line Is one on the sign
of bis favorite pub: "3ock Beer
On Tap Today."
Hear
Charles
Edwards
CANDIDATE FOR
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aoiioaii weet is tailed
Tonight To Settle Plans
For Approaching Season
A n.eeting will be held t-right (Tuesday) at 7:30 o'clock
in the Building and Loan office here to complete arrange
ments for The opening of the softball season. It is essential
that all teams that will play in the Waynesville-Hazelwood
league be represented.
Blues Take
Top Honors
In Circuit
Track Meet
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Waynesvillc High, En
tered on Small Scale,
Is Fourth Ranking
Team
Asheville School monupul i.cil
the minimi Blue KiclRc coiilVrt'iiie
liiick and lield meet at their home
Hi'iuiiuU Friday altei noun, claim- .
uiR !)2 Jiiiiils to exceed the com
bined scores u Hie remaining lour
teams. '
Canton hili, last year's chain- '
pious, placed second with 'M points. ;
with Christ School makiiiK a close;
third at 34' a. Waynesville was
fourth wllh nine points .and Hen !
I.ippcn claimed to wind up
in last place. j
Kainiiu! points for Waynesvillc
were 1'iuk Kraneis, third place in i
the shot put; Hugh Caldwell, fourth !
in the Kill yard dash, and fourth in1
low hurdle-:; Winston Kirley.
thud in hasihall throw; and Hill
Sutton, thud in lh,. football punt I
The Moiintaiiirer H:i(l-ard rela '
team pi.ici-d too 1 1 li.
New conference records were
posted m two oi the lti events
Sinitli. Aheville School, reached
U distance of 4,MVt:t, l:l i inches--addiiiH
, inch to the old record
Menkiii al..o of Aslieville School,
kicked the ioothiill for 186 feet, 3I2
inches to heller the old 175 feet, 2
inch record, A heavy wind swept
ocr the lield that kept times down
in l he i acini; ev ents.
Clyde Miller of Canton was
among thf biggest point makers Of
the day The Black Bear thinclads
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luu d (Ll.;n ,10 7 6eCona,;, S(.c.
ond in football punt, fourth In 220
yard dash, fourth in pole vault;
M.k ke 1 econd in high jump, sec
ond in 120-vnrit liiph hurdles-
Smatheis -econd in shot put, sec-
ond in baseball throw; Williams
i third in high jump; Stevens third
j in 44u-yard dash; Pless third in
mile run: Matthews fourth in
I milei Hipp-; third in 220 lo vvhur
dle:. In the HH0 relay, Canton plac
I ed tbird.
MVF.RWt RST DOES IT
ST. PALL i UP) William F.
Piters, on a fishing trip, watched
his companions haul in fish all day
hnl he got no bites In despera
tion, he fixed a piece of liverwurst
with bubble gum and landed a fish
in a few seconds.
Use Want Ads lor quick results. 1
HE FACES THAT
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AN UNTRIED ROOKIB ONE YEAR AGO
'S now the &ants mound mainstay-
AS A FRESHMAN ME WON 21 AND LOSfS
FOR THE MAJORS BIST J9t7 AVSRAGE
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Doubt about the final make-up of
the league has made It necessary
to postpone making the schedule,
which originally was planned to
: open Monday, May 17. However,
j there are seven paid-up members.
and two others rounted as in tRV
fold, which assures as many teams
as played last summer,
j Six ot the entries are class "A"
and three class "B." League offi
cers are seeking to fiind an organ
izer for a fourth class "B" team in
order to fit into the schedule
plans.
A report from C. C. Poindexter,
secretary of the Smoky Mountain
league, is expected today, answer
ing the question of whether there
will be a .sectional league this
summer or not.
One item of business will be the
election of a W-H League presi
dent to replace Ed Spears, who is
leaving Waynesvillc. Season tick
ets will hi- distributed, doubt
about certain league rules cleared
up, and a first week schedule be
worked out if it is decided to fol
low original plans and open the
season Monday.
Latest Small Car
To Sell For $545
BUFFALO, N V. UJI'iOne of
the best features of a new entrant
in the small-car field, developed
by the Knuilson Manufacturing
and Design Co., Inc. is a claim that
it will travel CO to HO miles on a
gallon of gas.
To go in reverse the driver does
not have to use any gas. Instead,
he raises a floor board and pushes
with his foot on the pavement to
move the 63f-pound vehicle back
ward. The two-passenger automobile is
a roadster type with a canvas top,
much along the lines of the mili
tary jeep but much smaller. Hav
ing an over-all length of 90 inches,
width of 45 inches and powered by
a one-cylinderv four-hoBepowr
motor, the car has but one door
on the right side.
The automobile, with the motor
mounted over the rear axle, has
conventional steering gear and
lights. A brake and an accelerator
are its only pedal controls. Moving
along on 4.00x16 puncture-proof
tires, the machine is said to be
capable of reaching 40 miles an
hour speed.
Plans have been made to market
the machine for $545, f ob. Buf
falo. STl'DEXT VETERANS WARNED
NEW YORK (UPi David P.
Page, deputy veterans administra
tor for New York and Puerto
Itico, warned veterans attending
technical schools under the GI bill
of rights that they should be sure
their schools are of high standing.
He said some veterans found they
were unable to get jobs in their
chosen fields after spending one or
two years in poor schools
SOPHOMORE JINX
I Homers Are
Hit By Four
In Slugfest
Last Week
Locals Taste Victory
In League Play By
Keeping Jinx Over
Beaconites
Haiehvood tasted the first piece
of industrial league victory cake
Saturday in the team's fourth start,
slamming a steady barrage of base
hits through Beacon's defenses to
ring the bell, 12 and 4.
Jack. Amnions, who kept things
under control until the ninth and
earned the pitching win, was given
some high grade support. Right
fielder Jack Case, although kept
hitless at the plate, more than
earned his new red cap by hand
ling five flies in his direction
the last one being a one-handed
jump on pinch-hitter Hall's ninth
drive to quell Beacon's final rally,
for which Case could be convicted
of robbery in any baseball court.
Short drives to the outfield were
taking queer hops to give the bat
ters on both teams extra bases.
But Hazelwood's vaunted batting
power would have given anybody
trouble Saturday afternoon . . .
tbe smell of victofy was in the air.
and they were not to be denied.
Their 16 hits included three hom
ers. Heacon started scoring in the
first, when Manager Chick Hipps
lammed a drive to right center that
brought home Waldrop.
To give the home folks some
thing to shout about. Shook led off
for Hazelwood with a clean single,
and Ken Troutman uncorked the
first four bagger of the day into
center field.
Shook started another spree in
the third by a bingle. Troutman,
Smith and Milner followed in or
der with doubles, running the lead
to five and one. Oliver Yount sent
a hard driven homer tn the loft
irnie wim ivmner aooard in
the sixth, which was enough lo
send Beacon's starting pitcher,
Rhymer, to the sideline, and bring
Hardin in for the last two stanzas.
Mark Ferguson was next on the
home-run roster by getting one
past Yount in left field when he
led off the seventh.
This raised Hazelwood's dander,
and the seventh was turned into
their big Inning. Smith tripled to
start things off. Yount brought him
home With r single. Dudley hit
safely, and he and Yount scored
on Powers' double. Case was struck
out, but got on base as the catcher
missed the third strike. He and
Powers made it home on a two
sacker by Ammons.
Although behind 12 to 2, Bea
con showed some life in the ninth,
and used three singles to score
two men and bring Steamer Harris
in to relieve Ammons. Their rally
was broken, however, when Case
threw his glove around Hall s fast
traveling fly into the right pasture,
and the next two batters were
handled with ease to leave two run-
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ners on base.
Beacon an r h
Waldrop, cf ri 1 2
Thompson, 2b :, 0 II
Hipps. if 4 i) i
Ferguson, ss 4 11
Robinson. If :j i o
Harper, lb 4 12
Sherlin, ,Tb 4 0 2
Nichols, c 4 0 1
Rhymer, p 2 0 0
Hardin, p 0 0 0
Hughes (phi 1 0 0
Hall, (ph) 10 0
Totals 37 4 10
Hazelwood ab r h
Shook, ss 4 2 2
Troutman, 3b 5 2 2
Smith, c 5 2 3
Milner, cf 5 13
Yount, If "5 2 2
Dudley. 2b 5 11
Powers, lb 4 12
Cae, rf 4 10
Ammons, p 4 0 1
Harris, p 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 16
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Keep It Out of Court,
Judge Tells Battlers
ST. LOUIS (UP) Judge Ver
non C. Oetting has tired of bat
tling couples who kiss and make
up before they get to court.
Judge Oetting ruled that here
after a $3 court fee will be
charged husbands or wives who get
their mates arrested at night and
decline to prosecute the next
morning.
"It probably won't stop any
fights," the judge said, "but at
least the battles that get all the
way to court will be good ones."
NOTHING FOB SOMETHING
CHEYENNE, Wyo, AP
Here's a statistical picture of dis
appointment. The state game and fish depart
ment estimates that of more than
20,355 hunter who sought big
game in Wyoming last year, about
12,000 were disenchanted.
These 12,000 unfortunate hunt
ers spent an average of S.5 days in
the field, a total of 42,000 days.
12
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WEIGHING HIS
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WHILE IRVING BRIDCERS, JR., 23, who has been named "Mr. Washington,
1948" prepares to take part in the 8th annual weight lifting champion
ship tn Washington, D. C, he has an admiring audience of one. She is
three-year-old Darlene Smith, daughter of another famous weight
lifter, Lt. Dick Smith, and hence has a critical eye. (International)
STKKAMLINFI) SKI 10', FAST1CR
LONDON - i A I ' i A new stream
lined ski designed in Britain and
put through rij'.orous tests during
the Olympic (James ;l St. Moritz is
claimed to be lighter .nut 11):;
faster than any other.
Invented by Donald (Soiiime,
leclinicnl adviser to I he Ski Club
of Great Britain, it is n combina
tion of steel, plastic and wood.
Kinundying the latest methods of
shaping wood and metal, the n-.-w
ski is made with u oiuipletc high
leusils steel shoe will, an overshoe
made from Knglish hwood.
After use by British Ol.mpic
athlete1 down Swiss (, lacier.;, t lv
ski is to be manufactured tor e
port.
Use of the ro;e ornament on a
shield was a privilege granted lo
their greatest warriors by the
'Roman emperors.
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TITLE CHANCES
Won Lost Pet.
Knka
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I Sayles
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Hazelwood
j Deacon
i Clearwater
The now extinct dodo was a bird,
related to pigeons, which was
somewhat larger than a turkey. II
formerly lived on the island of
Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
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YES, Reddy Kilowatt, who
typifies your electric service, is a PPU"
character with the youngsters
good reason.
Electricity does a lot
children as well as grown ups. It projw
their food in refrigerators and storage io
ers and preserves its goodness by moo i
electrical cooking. Good lighting prote cif
young eyes that must do homework.
more importance, in the all-electric no
everybody is more comfortable . . 'hef i
better from day to day. Mother is relies
of old fashioned household drudgery o
has more time with the children .
she is not too tired to play vrfth them.
The youngsters understand
most of these things ... so they lov ea
Kilowatt.
POWER & LIGHT CQMpjjl
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On Til
Waynesvili, y
whose sflii..
' r'day of ih,. ".1
their reford wa ,
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Powerful or alll
Added nperie,,,.1
nrsi encounter hoJ
nl the baiting J
Weatherbys nine J
.mum 01 playing
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game yet. the chj
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Mllloi) th,,
turn games mhi, ct
Brevard, both o ?
j'om nome.
EnkaAnd?
Still Undeii
In Baseball
Knka and Ecusta
leated in W. y r.U
Dall play by taking
wins Saturday and
week of meeting
nines before the J
horns on May 22
Ecusta laid Martel
count of 7 to 4 dJ
week-end at the Uttej
Orover Smiles mi
onltes had a harder
eley, I.oren Williams
relieve Cooper on tl
Knka won 6 to 5.
Hazelwood broke
goose egg in the n
beating Beacon 12 to
left Clearwater deep
by winning 10 lo
Hazelwood will
watpr this week. Berl
con, Martel at Enka
Erusla.
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