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t I r- 1 - Monday Afternoon, March 13, liliQ -1 O PI'- i i . t n l " is . i J ,n i nil f'Hi . , . v TKiOr. .T3f fh T I TITO i CH I TVTv T T! TIT S YTTTT1 Uf ' !i TMlli T.--. ' , . Edgo Nantahala, 35-3Q, In Finals Saturday Night A few hours before the Fines Creek girls went into the finals of the Asheville Tournament of Champions Saturday night, one of the teachers at the school declared: "We'll win this one. Nantahala plays the same kind of ball we do. It will be a tough one, but we'll win it. "Valley Springs would have been tougher. They ' play a different kind of basketball." That was the morning after Nan tahala had upset the Buncombe County champion Valley Springs girls, who were favored to take the tournament crown; and after' the Fines Creek girls had squeezed by tough Mars Hill, v On Saturday night, the smooth passing Haywood County ladies made the teacher's forecast correct. They brought home their second ond championship of the season, exactly seven nights after they had picked up the Mars Hill High School Tournament trophy. As teacher said, winning the Asheville event was a tough job; the final Fines Creek 35, Nanta hala 30. The hard-playing Nantahala girls held Edith Rathbone to 11 points; about a half dozen under her sea son's average. But Regina Ferguson scored 17, Betty Joa Russell a half dozen to provide the rest of the scoring punch. Regina's total gave her individ ual honors for the championship game. '. The two teams through the en tire game gave the fans an idea of the soft of basketball they play in the Smokies. For the first four minutes of the ball game, they were in and out of i deadlock. Then Fines Creek gained a IVaynosvOk. Girls' Mend Mantle three-point lead, and that is about the way it went the rest of the con test.- . A minute before intermission the Nantahala girls pulled up to 15-14 But then Fines Creek widened the gap again to hold a 29-14 advantage when the horn blew ending the first half. ! After intermission , the girls picked up right whene they left off and started matching points again. Nantahala closed it to 33-30 three' minutes from the end, but then Merrill Ferguson and Miss Rathbone iced it with a pair of perfect charity tosses. Fundamentally, rhe FMKw Creek girls had no stars. From the stand point of individual scoring, it was Regina. But if it hadn't been her it would have been someone else. Merrill played her customary role of chief reserve forward with her customary fiinesse, and Fines Creek's starting guard trio Chris tine and Frona Ledford, and Cenie Ferguson played virtually a flaw less game. After breezing through their first game of the tournament, Mrs. Mar garet Carpenter's girls had to earn their second trophy the hard way ' The Mars Hill girls succumbed to the Fines Creek efficiency only after four full quarters and an overtime period, 46-42. As a matter of fact, only a quick basket by Regina less than 30 sec onds from the end of the regula tion period saved the Haywood County girls for greater things. It was tied uo at 38-38 with that 80 seconds to go when Mars Hill's Evelyn Fender sank! a field, goal, j But'then Jlegina ' came through Just in time to tie it un ,at 40-40 and, Send the game into-the title saving, extra session., ; ' ' 1 - - Card!': Fonder put Mars "Hill ahead again with a field goal right after the overtime ended. But then Edith Rathbone tied it up with one shot from the floor and then put the Fines Creek girls ahead to stay with another seconds after that. Regina clinched it with a good Locals To Meet Flat Creek In First Test Tuesday Waynesville's girls will open de fense of their Enka Invitational basketball title Tuesday afternoon at the Enka gym, The lady Mountaineers, who ve so Tar successiuiiy oeieuueu iwu of the three championships they won last year, will play their first round game against the Flat Creek girls,- The contest is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m., opening the second day of play. The Waynesville girls and the Canton boys are seeded first in their respective divisions. The Black Bears, winners of the Canton Gold Medal Tournament and runnersup for the Blue Ridge Conference crown, will play Crab tree at 4:30 p.m. Monday, the open ing day of the Enka event. The Waynesville boys will make their first bid for the Enka title Tuesday afternoon against Edney- ville at 4:30 o'clock. The strong Clyde girls and the Barnardsville "sextet will open, the tournament In their contest at 1:30 p.m. Monday. The powerful Mars Hill boys face Clyde's quintet in the second game."-'::' ." After that, the Flat Rock Girls meet the Mars Hill sextet, Black Mountain and Biltmore tangle in another girls' game, the Candler boys play ; Valley Springs, the Sand Hill girls meet Crabtree, and the Black Mountain boys play Grace, in that order. The Black Mountain - Blitmore game will be the first of the Mon day evening contests. Other first-round games set for IJcrih Carolinians With Rod Sox one ten seconds from the end of the three-minute extra session. That marked -only the 'second time the crack Mars Hill girls had failed to win a game all season. Their first defeat came In the finals of the Mars Hill Tournament the week before when Fines Creek won the championship. In Friday night's battle. Mars Hill accumulated an 18-13 lead early in the second period, but that margin was thq largest (either team enjoyed all througlrthif game Standing out in that contest was the superb guarding performance turned in by Fines Creek's Frona Ledford. Bepaetedly she slipped in to break up Mars Hill's pet scoring plays and turn the Fines Creek defensive into an offensive. Her ball handling left nothing to be desired, and her ball-hawking was just a little short of perfect. In the space .of less than two quarters, she intercepted seven Mars Hill passes to turn the tide away from the Fines Creek basket, The lineups: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Fines Creek (35) Nantahala (30) FE. Rathbone (11) E. Morgan (15) F R. Ferguson (17) .. Owenby (10) FB.- Russell (6) . Haney G F. Ledford ..-:$.,:,...... Trammel G- C. Ledford .....L... May (4) GCL Ferguson Bateman Fines Creek sub: M. Ferguson Nantahala subs: Moses 1, Doughit. Officials:. Tweed, Clark. , . Junior 4-H Tourney To Open Today Haywood County's . Junior 4-H Clubbers will start competing this afternoon in their 1950 basketball tournament. The Waynesville Junior 4-H girls will meet the Canton Junior sextet at 2 P. M. to open the event which will be staged in the gym of the Champion YMC A. The Fines Creek girls and the North Canton boys will be the de fending champions. But neither will have any resem blance to the 1949 teams that took the title. Like the rest of the teams In the event, virtually every first stringer will be a newcomer, since the boys and girls who played the 1949 event have gone Into their school's senior clubs. t The Junior Clubbers are made up of elementary grade students. The boys" competition will open at 3 P. M. Monday in tlfe contest between the Waynesville md Can ton quintets. The quarterfinals are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, with the semifinals set for Saturday night. The championship contests will be reeled off on Monday afternoon, starting at 3 o'clock. The pairings, announced by As sistant County Agent Joe Cllne, county 4-H Club work leader, are as follows: MONDAY 2 P. M. Waynesville vs Canton (girls) 3 P. M. Waynesville vs Canton (boys) 4 P. M. East Waynesville vs Morning Star (girls). 5 P. M. East Weynesvllle vs Morning Star (boys) TUESDAY 2 P. M. and 3 P, M. Lake Juna- luska vs Cruso, girls' game first, boys' next 4 P. M. and 3 P. M.-Patton vs Fines Creek (girls first) WEDNESDAY 2 P. M. and 3 P. M. Penn Ave. vs Clyde (girls first) J P, M. and 5 P. M3 Bethel Vs North Canton (girls first) THURSDAY 2 P. M. and 3 P. M. Beaverdam vs Crabtree (girls first) 4 P. M. Quarterfinals; winner Waynesville-Canton girls vs win ner E. Waynesvllle-Morning Star. 5 P. M. Quarterfinals Boys' winners from same groups. FRIDAY 2 P. M. Quarterfinals win ner Junaluska-Cruso girls vs win ner Patton-Fines Creek girls. 3 P. M. winners boys' in same groups. 4 P. M. winner Penn, Ave. Clyde girls vs winner Bethel N. Canton. ' 5 P. M.-rboys' winners in same groups. SATURDAY Semifinals games at 2, 3, 4, and 5 P. M. Monday, March 20 Finals, ; 2 P. M. and 3 P. M. J L v ' - ' . liMMiMuiaiwiiMftiiiirfiiiMiii iniinwniinii iMii.iiWiif'iiiKyiiiatU finoiriniTintrii'(ii'fi iTii-wwiinHiiifr'ni manwiiiwffliwm' The. lineups: , , (Semi Finals) t ', ,i Tines Creek (46) Mars Hill (42) F E. Rathbone (15) C. Ponder (11) F R. Ferguson (26) J. Ponder (15) FB. Russell (5) Fender (16) G F. Ledford Whitt GC. Ledford ... ............... Shelton G C. Ferguson Briggs Fines Creek subs: Messer, Evans. Mars Hill sub: Fox. Tom Wright (left), an outfielder, and Bob Gillespie, a pitcher, both Boston Red Sox rookies, watch teammates practice in spring camp at Sarasota, Fla. Wright, who lives in Shelby, had a .368 batting average last season with the Louisville Colonels and won the bat ting title In the American Association, GlUesple lives in Winston Salem. 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HURST BURG1N (Mountaineer Correspondent) Lake Junaluska's Community Development cagers polished then preparations for the county-wide tournament by sweeping both ends of a doubleheader from the South Clyde boys and girls Friday night. The contests drew a large crowd to the Clyde gym. Willie McCracken led the visit ing girls to a 34-15 triumph in the opener. ; Then Forwards Carl Presnell and Wallace Carswell, and Center Gene Yarborough paced the Juna luska boys to the 43-28 verdict that made it a perfect evening for the guests. r -. Miss Justice was the big gnn in the South Clyde Sextet's efforts as she sanks nine points. However, the ladies of the Lake guarded too closely for her fellow forwards to give her adequate sup port. , In the boys' game. Hardin led the South Clyde cagers with 14 points, while Presnefl's 17 for Junaluska took individual honors. 600 Trout Put In Streams As Stocking Job Starts Game officials and members of the Haywood County Wildlife Club yesterday morning quietly started preparing for the opening of the trout season April 15. Seven clubmen, with County Game and Fish Protector C. W. Or mand and Deputy Warden Williams of Canton, put 300 new. trout rang ing from seven to 12 inches in Hay wood's streams. TJftts morning,, ,300 more (sjrte ming In galvanized iron barrels left Tom Campbell's Gulf Service Station on their way to the streams. : , " . w By the'end of the day, 500 oth ers will have joined them. Ormand said the fish which will be put out today and those sent out yesterday will be "evenly dis tributed through all of the coun ty's streams." By the time the trout season opens, the streams will be stocked with up to 3,000 trout. The game officials, assisted Nby the club members, will re-stock the streams again In July, which will be roughly the half-way mark of the season. Threatening .weather prevented the start of this, re-stocking job from being greater. . The 300 rainbow, brook, and brown, trout were, the first of sev eral thousand from the Stale Hat chery at Balsam that eventually will go into the county's fishing waters. The officials and sportsmen started work early yesterday morn ing; after receiving the fish from Robert Gillett of the Hatchery. On the Job with the game offi cials were Hub Burnette, Jr., Ern est Duvall, Lloyd Blanton, Junior Ensley, Ralph Calhoun, and Bill Hollingsworth. , - Campbell, president of the Hay wood County Wildlife Club; his father, Tom Campbell, Sr., Ormand Gillett, H. J. Jenkins, Dan Carver, and Ernest Duvall continued the work this morning. m M FooiUUTea Considered 'sEamdi Tuesday after the Waynesvllle- Flat Creek tussle: 2:30 p.m. West Buncombe boys vs Etowah; 3:30 p.m. EdneyvlIIe girls vs Red Oak; 4:30 Waynes ville boys vs Edneyville; 7 p.m. Leicester girls vs Bethel; 8 p.m. Sand Hill boys vs Barn ardsville; 9 p.m. Candler girls vs Valley Springs; and 10 p.m. Bilt more vs Weaverville. ITa aloantataeei Vf uti Lit Ladies Loop Leaders Stay Undefeated The Independents won three games from the Southern Bell team while the Wellco No. 2 team won two games and dropped one to the Wellco No, 1 team. ' Jean Sparks (Wellco No. lj had the high individual gthne for the evening with a neat 174. Mohela Medford had second high game with 148, while Porothy Phillips (Wellco No. 2) was close behind with a 144. Mohela Medford (Ind had the high three games series with games of 140-136-148 for a to tal" of 424 , pihsl Jean Sparks had: second high series with games of 106rl74127 for a total of 407 pins. The Independents had the high team series of 726-750-713 for a total of 2189, just 12 pins short of the season's record set by Wellco No. 2 two weeks ago. Wellco No. 2 had second high series with 708-691-727 for a total of 2126 pins, and Wellco No. 1 had a total of 2102 pins. The standings: W L Independents 6 0 Wellco No. 2 4-2 Wellco No. 1 1 5 Southern Bell ... ... 1 5 Schedule Monday, Mar. 13th Southern Bell vs Wellco No. 1. Independents vs Wellco No. 2. Pet. i.oooi .667 .166 .166 The lineups: ' 1. i' u-.c;: GIRLS L. Junaluska (34) S. Clyde (15) F H. Drake (12) .. ......... Harding F W. McCracken (20V .; Justice (9) FV; Medford; (2) "ZTI Stamey G J. Stamey Medford G-H. McCracken -............ Allen G J. A. McCracken .. ....I Osborne : L. Junaluska sub: v Bennle Loti Walker; Clyde subs: Rhodarmer 2, Justice 2, Jackson 2, Ltndsey. BOYS L. Junaluska (43) S. Clyde (28). F C. Pressnell (17) ...... Green (7) F W. Carswell (14) .. Hardin (14) C G. Yarborough (11) Jackson (3) G Noland (1) Allen G Burgin (1) .....i-..-. Medford Junaluska subs: Ward, Moody, Bob Presnell, Clyde subs: Shook 4, Moody. Henry (Red) Sanders, UCLA head football coach, wilt start his Bruin grldders through their spring training paces on March 15. Cumberland Gap is at the junc ture of the Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia boundaries. Cage Loop Event Set For Canton The boys of the Haywood County Basketball League wind up their regular schedule this week but the tournament that draws the curtain on the Independents' season is still ahead. .- ' Play will open Tuesday night at the Champion YMCA gym, and the Canton VFW will meet Dayton in the curtain-raiser at 6:30 p.m. Underwood's of Waynesville and the Clyde boys will take the floor at 7:30 In the second game. After that Buchanan's, current second-half season leader, will meet Candler at 8:30 p.m. in the nightcap. Crabtree, the first-half leaders. went all the way into the semi finals en a.- byei They'll meet the winner of the Clyde-Underwood's contest, and the winner, of the Buchanan's' Candler tnssel win play the win her of the VFW-Dayton scrap in the Wednesday night semi-finals Mass Meeting To Be Held Soon For Discussion Of Plans BY JANICE CORZINE Clyde High School Student If plans now being considered are put Into effect, Clyde. Hign School may have a football team next fall. ' Heretofore, Clyde has never had a woman team ana wutwnr c has one next year will be deter mined largely by the support gW- en by local citizens. Here in a nutshell are the" plans. A mass meeting of students, facul ty, parents, and other interested friends will be held at a very early date to discuss weys and means to equip a team. Approximately $1,500 will be needed to equip the team. Since there are no funds available in the school budget this money will have to be raised locally. From all appearances the move ment is gaining momentum. Many Individuals have expressed them selves favorably, and it is also un derstood that several civic organi zations are willing to lend their support. - No date has been set for the nfass meeting to discuss" the matter, but it is hoped that H will be soon so that preparations can then be made toward equipping the play ers, obtaining a coach, and getting practice sessions started. Mrs. Levi Morgan, who is the president of the Clyde PTA, thinks that "football will be a grand drawing card for our school in regard to new students and in keeping the ones we already have. "It will build school and com munity spirit and will create more pride in our school. Football will Improve our community," There are hopes also that after a football team Is firmly establish ed a band might be financed. Of course this is still a dream in the minds of those who are interested. What does the student body think of the Idea of a football team?'. They are for It one hundred per cent. This sport would boost the school spirit and would create a- mong the students a sense of loyak ty to their school. Good material for the team is available. The boys want it very much, and most of them would go out for it. Grover Haynes, postmaster and prominent Clyde citizen, says that "football Is a he-man's game and develops a boy physically. It will be a good thing for the school and community." Will the citizens of Clyde be willing to give their financial sup port? Are they for football all the way?...... .. .. . Yes, for the most part, they will do anything that they can to sup port the cause of football. Vanar Haynes, mayor of Clyde, states that he is "in favor of foot' ball one hundred percent." Before basketball season begins, the "younger set" of Clyde find little entertainment in their own home town. During this time, foot ball would offer good, wholesome entertainment for them. According to Roy McKinnish, a merchant of Clyde, "football will help build a better school and a better community." I Of course this entire Idea of an up-and-coming football team for Clyde is still just a dream; yet, with all of Clyde's citizens behind the movement with their whole hearted supoprt, there is little doubt that some day soon the ob jective will ba attained. With the student body, the facul ty, the parents, and other friends giving their support and co-operation to the football movement, it is entirely possible that Clyde High school will have a first rate team by next fall. VJolipack loted Fifth li Final W landings ' North Carolina State's Wolf pack wound up in fifth place in the final national basketball stand ings of the Associated Press". Coach Everett Case's Hoosier Hotshots Jumped from eighth place which Jhey held last week to fifth as they won their fourth straight Southern Conference champion ship.- ' The West Raleigh boys, who will be the District 3 representatives in the NCAA Tournament in New Vork. compiled a record of 24 victories against only five defeats in their regular-season campaign, theh took the Conference title with, of course, four straight victories. In the season's final poll con ducted by the press association, State was named for first place on seven ballots. Bradley was first, Ohio State sec ond, Kentucky third and Holy Cross fourth ahead of State. Rounding out the nation's top ten teams, lrt the following order, are Duquesne, UCLA, Western Kentucky, St. John's, and LaSalle of Philadelphia. In the second ten are Villanova, San Francisco, Long Island, Kan sas State, Arizona, Wisconsin, San Jose State, Washington State, Kan sas, and Indiana. Of these teams, the Wolf pack licked St. John's, LaSalle, San Francisco, and Long Island. Their losses were to Villanova (by a single point in an overtime contest), Michigan, William and Mary, and Duke. With State in the lineup for the NCAA Tournament so far are Holy Cross, Ohio State, Baylor, and Brlgham Young of Utah. Villanova Will be selected if it complies with the NCAA sanity code ruels. Another berth will be filled by the winner of the playoff between Bradley and the Big Seven cham pion which will be determined in a tournament opening' March 20 at Kansas City. The lineup will be completed by J MilnerTet Hazelwood Club Of b Team py The members of the nj Boosters Club last ThurS? offered their tacit cooper J the efforts to organb. baseball team. After Bill Milner, chJ me nazeiwood Legion fts naii committee, told th. , the plans for the team n benefits that it would br both the boys and the m rresiaent Kalph Carswell him to the club's standi ball committee. Milner, former Duke All-i ca now earns his keep playj lor tne unicago Bears, cited report showing crime is m crease and declared that tl American Legion Junior U teams have been organized! He delinquency has dropped? He declared that the otl tion of a Haywood County trf only would benefit the i players physically, and at but also develop in their responsibility to their com County Legion nrnunc Tn Hen- On Baseball K Members of the baseM mlttecs of Haywood M three American Le clot will meet jointly Wttf night to muke reports if rangements for a county ll Junior baseball team, ! The reports will be mm at the regular seml-monthl sion of Waynesville's ra Post 47. The thee trig is scheduled Ik at 7:30 P. M. in the Urn room on the second Hw old Citizens Bank BuilM the winner of the playoff bi UCLA and Washington Sal If Villanova drops out, W tion probably will be made! a group including Princeli quesne, LaSalle, Niagara John's, and City College ol York. The championship match is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Fri day. Rupture Shield Ekpett Here Again E. J. MEINflARDI, widely knwn Rapture (Hernia) Shield expert f Chicago and Micklgan, will be at the George Vander bilt Hotel, Asheville, Friday, March 17th. Office Honrs 11 a. m. to 5 P. M. only. (Positively no evening office hoars.) He has been earning here for 2D successful years. Thousands recom mend him. Ask your neighbors. The Melnhardl Shield positively prevents the Rapture or Hernia from protruding In 10 days on the average therby guarding against dangerous strangulation. (No surgery, ne medicines or injections, and no time lost) The smallest or largest and most difficult eases are all Invited. There Is ne charge for private consultation or demonstration during above specific 4 days and office hours. (This visit la for men only.) id Among our best citizens Ynnr r;;neli vnnr ufandina at 1 H of worth and respect in your commm of your homeor whether or not you down a "white collar" job. You, as a good citizen, support youn And vnhr'danAndontB. You meet yoUl lisrations. You keep your self respect M are able-as the saying goes-to v man in the face. ' These are the standards by which vA ijudges your value to your commumtj. 'It ia o lust aiinli imse of dutyaodl leibility-of respect for the rights of M f n( Mmmnnifv oiHMmnhiD-that the M! industry is dedicated in North CaroH Beer-the beveraae of temperance '-.-J.u U.. . .1,. in vOUtCOB1111 -nity. tThe industrySs working diligently to serve that place in your commwwj ! feels that its vital sense of citae responsibility is evident in its VoW ) ling cooperation with the Malt Bev ', 3 . l.,l? I .. .. .. , .j ,.inAicCfk and in its tnoroucm auu y - .. t t . i. ,j..l-l:.,o1.-itOBellW'l ups oi au inaiviaucua w North Carolina Division UNITED STATE3.BRIWER3 FPy1'0-