?ton, Bethel Open County Grid Season At Canton Saturday Night Blue Demons Have Strong Grid Squad History will be made at Canton J stadium Friday night when the ! Canton Black Bears and the Bethel ! Blue Demons meet on the grid- j iron for the first time in the his tory of the two schools. In basketball, however, the Hay wood institutions have been strong rivals for years and battled it out last "March for the county cage title, which was won by Canton. j For Coach C. C. Poindexter it \ will also be homecoming since the Pigeon mentor coached the Black ' Bears for 13 years, during which time he won 100 games. The game Saturdav night will be plaved as the opening event of Canton's big annual Labor Day celebration. The Labor Day Queen will be presented during the game. Generally, Canton packs heavier gridiron weapons than Bethel, but the Blue Demons have more than a slight chance to bop the bruins in their initial encounter. Coach Poindexter has the high est number of lettermen return ing in the county and unlike most mournful football coaches, he ad mits franklv that "we'll be better balanced, faster, and have more reserve serength." In the Blue Demon backfield Saturday night will be ace passer Charles Stamey, Troy Hargrove, Toby Capps, and Edwin Mann. Stamey and Capps both tip the scales at 180. The other two weigh in at around 160. The line will include: Worth Wells and Gerald Owen ; at end, Clyde Duckett and Roy Warren at tackle, Charles Cathev and L. M. West at guards, and Bob McFals at center. One of the most valuable per formers of the six lost by gradua fullback Charles Singleton, who gained a lot of real estate for the tion at Bethel was line-busting Blue and White last year. Another niche was left vacant in the back field by James Green. Dependable linemen lost weie Guy and Charles Mease, guards, and Bill Blalock and Bill Deit7 at guard although played at Canton, the same will be counted as i home game for Bethel Absent from Canton's lineup will be the familiar "17" marking potent performer "Chucking f'har lie"*Carpcnter, ace passer a.id dc ceptive runner, who was a con stant threat to Black Bear oppon ents for three years A number of other stellar per formers from last year's CIIS grid iron machine will also be conspie ous by their absence. However, Coach Boyd Allen has 10 letterinen back and is likely to come up with another tough team, j According to information seeping] from the Black Bears' Ben, the j bruins this year will be lighter fn both the line and baekfield. Considered for the starting line up are; Charles West, Dick Paten, Bruce ] Smathers. or Gerald Milner at ends: Charles Wilson and Dean Matthews at tackles; Frank Me-! Cracken, Neal Cody and Charles Roner at guards. Frank McCracken at center; Dewayne Milner. D Can non. B. Stamev, Mitchell F.arjy. j Wilev Carpenter, and .laekie Wor iey. backs. Michigan State, Illinois, Ohio State. Indiana and Northwestern contributed 9 college football stars to the Detroit Lions' 1954 squad. BLACK BEARS HUDDLE around coaches Boyd Allen and (iuido Srarton (with back to camera) as Canton |>uts in finishing touches for their first came of the l!)5f season with the Bethel Blur Demons at Canton Saturday night. Coach Allen lost 16 lettermen by graduation last fall and lias 12 returning for duty this season. (Mountaineer Photo). Mountaineer Grid Tickets Put On Sale Season tickets and game tickets, botli reserve seat and general ad mission. for Waynesville Moun taineer football games are now on sale, according to Coach C. F? Weatherby. The Mountaineers, who won the Blue Ridge Conference champion ship last year, will open their 1954 grid campaign against the Sylva Golden Hurricanes here next Thursday night. (The game is be ing played that night because of a game schedule at Canton on Fri day night.) Tickets will be available at the American Fruit Stand. Charlie's Place, and at the drug stores. Re serve season tickets are $7. general admission are $5. General admis sion game tickets are $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. ... . , ' ' ' ? " . When famed racing trainer Sun ns Jim Fitzsimmons celebrated his HOth birthday, his Bassanio scored | a Iongshot victory in the $50 000 Monmouth Handicap Blue Ridge Circuit Names Tate President Bob Tate, head coach at Hender sonville High School, was elected president of the Blue Ridge Con ference at a meeting Tuesday night, suceeding Don Hipps of Canton who resigned to accept a coaching job at Wake Forest. Other officers named were: D. G. Dail of Brevard, vice pres ident; C. C. Poindexter of Bethel, secretary-treasurer, and Dick Fays soux of Christ School, Bruce Jaynes of Waynesville and George Cathe.v of Sand Hill, executive board members. Newly consolidated Black Moun tain-Swannanoa was accepted as a loop member. Recognized officially as confer ence chaippions last season were: Waynesville in football; Waynes ville girls and Ilendersonville boys * in basketball; Canton in baseball and track; Ben Dipper in soccer, and Christ School in tennis. ?is Meet ? -Finals ? riday I ? , mi-final round of ^^Klle unnis lourna C1( [ at the St. John's will meet Ken ^R-,< while George ^Hduled against the win ^?matrh between Hank ^BaiKcd into the semi ^Hatims Robert Stretch first (>-2. 8-6. ^^Boark Simon Klosky in ^^Knals. 4-6, 6-3, and 6-2. tir-i-iound games, Stitt |Ch?ies Dean, 6-1, 6-2; JHt won b> default from Lce: pit heat Dick Hoyle, ^R Kenneth Underwood ^Bj(>i>h\ C'ompton, 6-2, Lpapr.'s semi-finals, Pam ^Bill mett Chris Baer ^Kictty Fender will op ^Rner oi the match be Ann Calhoun and Bet ^Rl and quarter-final wo ^Rs have been; ?s Baermann defeated ^R 6-1; Mrs. Blackwell Hy Jones. 6-0, and Mi s ^Bd Use Feichter, 6-1. ^Rrnainent trophies will ^R at 6 p.m. Saturday - H. Woody at the St. He Lists | L - Game Id Card | of nine games ? Iiibility of a tenth?was lis week at Clyde High oach Don McLeod of will play its first two !anton against Bethel and three more at ist Marshall, Walnut, . Games away will be ,n High, Bethel, Cher yon. wo games were sched nton because Clyde's d has been recently h McLeod explained, inal mentor said that larger than last year's ii4 out?but that many nd inexperienced, lirly well fixed in the fof guards, but only need backs ^pe return Rogers. who played season, will hold down post this year. David ken, a four-year man, tackle after being in e first game of 1953, l fullback for the Ma t schedule Is: ?Bethel?Canton. -Candler?Canton. >oen. ralnut?home. Swain?away. Boodfin?home. Sethel?away, ?herokee?away. Tryon?awav. * souad will elect its o Monday. BL ESTATE Brno AAlff H^n hnmf. tv<. aee# lot. nn?-1v fl^rArat V 7 milnc from Way- I nff Inn >than Creek B.SOOO. Owner will fl B, C teres netr Canton. I W> FlfW' hot Bw ?a sa?. ??> o#o fi |ui <10 nor month. ?">f 4 teres. Hy?tt? I Smalt ham and 1 Flerlric num"-1 BiOO financed at $341 B* home, 114 acres. I mnd G I Loan* on Hk*ted nmnrrty. Br?R RENT I W- one-acre lot. Long I Bar Dayton Rubber Co. I Bbhed house near Lakel B til per month. - Ejna mutual ?kance anp PL ESTATE PGENCY Pt- Dial GIj 6-54411 NEW MOUNTAINEER CO-CAPTAINS Joe Al dridge, end, and Tonunv Nichols, back, get a word of advice from Waynesville line coach Bruce Jaynes and head coach C. E. Weatherby as the Gold and Black gridmen prepare tor their first game against Sylva here next Thursday. Aidrldge and Nichols were recently elected co-captains by their teammates. (Mountaineer Photo). Clearwater, Champion Y Meet In Finals Df Southern Softball Tourney Tonight Greensboro, North Carolina state champions, put up a terrific strug gle for 16 innings before bowing to the defending titleholders, i Clearwater, Fla..?4-1, in the semi- j finals* of the Southern Regional : Softball Tournament at Canton j Wednesday. The host team. Champion y of ranton. racked ud its third straight "ictim of the tournament by wal 'noina the Wienaeker Cardinals of Mobile. Ala.. 7-2. Thus the two pre-tournev favor ites. Clearwater and Champion will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight in 'he winner's bracket finals. In af 'ernoon pairings in the loser's bracket, Sally's Girll of Tamua, j "la, was to nv et the Wienaeker] Cardinals at 2:30. and Turner's Sport Shoo of Miami was slated 'o meet Greensboro at 3:30. The Bombers from Clearwater "sed both their hurlers -? with Hurb Dudley on the mound for 10 frames, and John Hunter for the 'ast six. Between them they whif fed 31 Greensboro batters. Wade Garrett went all the way for the Tar Heels in the pitching box. Champion was never in trouble in winning its third game over the Alabama squad. In previous tilts the Canton softballers whipped Reynolds Alloy of Birmingham and Turner's Sports Shop of Miami. Eliminated yesterday were Thomas Sporting Goods of Birm ingham. Ala., in losing 3-1 to Sal ly's Grill of Tampa. Fla.. and the Atlanta EaPles in losing. 5-4 to Turner's Snorts Shop of Miami. In games Tuesday, the Clear water Bomhers beat Small Loans of Snartanhurg. 5-0: the Wienaek er Cardinals defeated Sally's Grill of Tamna. 3-0: Champion over power Turner's Snort Shon of Mi ami. 5-0- Western Auto of Greens boro turned hark Thomas Snort in? Coeds of Rirmin?bsm 3-2: Sallv'e Critl ptiirinstoH tho Tluriont t?v. 'ons of fb'tfononoa Tonn . 1-fb TSnm? gnpiSinff CI fltldpa Pomoldc Allns of CSoffipM Ala n.f- Tiirrar Cnnd? Rhnn ellmin. ' Mod Hunter Plaid of Eavannah ' Ca and the Atlanta Eagles SOnt Small Loans home. 7-2. and Gun Club at the organization's annual meeting at the Court House Wednesday nieht. Dr. Daniel suc ceeds Fred Farmer. Other officers named were H. A. Jeffries, vice president; Richard Bradley, treasurer and F. G. Rip petoe, secretary. Two bear hunts were planned for this season, and aoplieations are to be filed immediately. Mr. Rinpetoe and Dr. A R Brown were appointed to head the first hunt and Mr. Farmer and J. E, Taylor, | the second Members who wish to fake part have been asked to con tact the secretary before Saturday morning. Forty states competed for hon ors this season in the first annual national tennis tournament staged by the U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce, The New York Yankees have two farm hands with similar names One is Johnny Kucab, their Kansas City Blues' hurler The other is Tony Kubek a .388 hitter I for Owcnsboro Ky. ' ? foe F. Davis, Son Capture 15 Awards At Bench Show The father-anil-son combination of Joe F. Davis and son, Tom, of llazelwood copped top honors in the annual bench show held by the Havwood-Jackson Fox Hunters As sociation at the Farmers Federa tion last Saturday. The show was originally sched uled to be held on the grounds at East Waynesville, but was rained out, The Davis duo won 15 first places between them. Joe won four awards, while young Tom walked o(T with 11. Other leading winners at the show were: Rue Riddle of Canton. Rufus Reeves of Lake Junaluska. H. G. Smith of Arden, James Cure ton of Lowlands, Tenn.. Dr. R. It. Jeter of Waynesville. Albert Bur nette of Canton. Joe Davis' Hester Reeves was adjudged as the best hound in the ?how, while Tom Davis' Lochmon j was awarded the prize as the best opposite sex. Dr. Jeter's Jeters Dot was adjdged the best blue-ribbon puppy. G. R. Patterson of Alcoa. Tenn., served as judge, while Jim Kil lian of Waynesville was ringmas ter. Complete results were: Class 1 Puppies Under 6 mos. Either Sex Chief?owned by Albert Bur nettc, Canton. Class 2 Male Puppies 6 Mos. to 1 Year 1.?Queens Cohort ? owned by Tom Davis, llazelwood. 2.?Gregg G<*>dman?owned by Joe F. Davis, llazelwood. Class 3 Female Pnnntes 6 Mos. to 1 Year 1. ?Jeter? Dot?o?med by Dr. R R. Jeter Wavnesville. 2.?Oueens Consort?owned by Tom Davis llazelwood 3.?Dixie?owned by Thad Craw ford, Wavnesville. 4. ? Jeters Dinah?m?ned by Dr R. R. Jeter. Wavne?vtlle. 5.?Florence ? owned by Tom Davis TZi??e1wnnd. Ooo#tm?n?owned by Toe F. Davis vtaTctwood. Class 4 Dcrhv Does 1.?Lasher O.?owned by Tom Davis, Hazelwood. 2?Fred?owned by Ervin Wells ""?nton. 3 ?Thief ? owned by H. G ''mith, Arden. Clues 5 Derhv Hitches 1.?Hester Peeves ? owned by Toe F Davis. Hazelwood 2?locket?owned by Tom Da ??tc W-> rot wood. 3 ?MnltU peeves ? owned bv "nflio Proves. Lake .Tiinatnska. 4 ?Lnrkv ? owned by H. G Omtlh Ardep. R?svtnnip?owned by Rue Rid dle. Canton. B.?Toy Flower?owned by De voe McElroy. Iron Duff. 7.?Ruby?owned by Rue Riddle Canton. 8.?Sue?owned by H. G. Smith. Arden. , 8.?Cute?owned by Rue Riddle. Canton. 10.?Lillian?owned by Bob Gib ;on. Canton. Class 6 All - Age Dogs ' 1.?Lochmon ? owned by Tom Javis, Hazelwood. 2.?Rich Top Kilroy?owned by ?ranklin Messer, Clyde. 3.?.Terry?owned by James Cur ?ton. Lowlands, Tenn. 4.?John Reeves ? owned by Hack Hall. Sylva. 5.?Buck ? owned by Ervin Veils, Canton Class 7 All . Aee Bitches 1.?Dixie Davis?owned by Tom 5avis. Hazelw-ood. 2?Ladv Mela?owned by Tom 5avis, Hazelwood. 3.?Jennie?owned by James ^uretnn Lowland. Tenn. 4.?1TVixie ? owned by Floyd ""rink Canton 5?Motlv Repves ? owned by 'tifus Reeves. Lake Jun?lu?ka. 6.?Nancy?owned by Bob Gib on, Canton. Class 8 Best Pair 1.?Ladv Meta and Dixie Davis? iwned bv Tom Davis. Hazelwood. 2.?Skinpie and Ruby?owned by lue Riddle, Canton. Class 9 lest Stud llound and 3 of His Pups 1?Trigger Burnelte?owned by llbert Burnette. Canton. 2.?Smokey Teague ? owned by tue Riddle, Canton. Class 10 Natural Carriage 1.?Lochmon ? owned by Tom )avis Hazelwood. Has* 11 Best Blue Ribl?on Puppy 1.?Jeters Dot?owned by Dr. R. t. Jeter, Waynesville. Class 12 Best Hound In Show 1 ?Hester Reeves ? owned by oe F Dawis, Hazelwood. Best Opposite Sex Lyhmon? owned by Tom Davis, lazelwood. DR. HUGH S. DANIELS Daniel Elected Rod And Gun Club President Dr. Hugh S. Daniel was elect ?cl presidnt of the Waynesville Rod L O C A L 2 7 7 C. I. (). UNITED RUBBER WORKERS OF AMERICA WAYNESVILLE, N. C. ? On September 1st, 1954, We Celebrated Our 10th ANNIVERSARY And 10 Years of Believing That Those Who Toil Should Obtain the Full Reward of Their Labor - Enjoy To The Fullest Extent The Wealth Created By Their Labor ? Use Their Citizenship Intelli gently - Solidarity and Justice For All Mankind, Constant Endeavor For Higher Standards of Liv ing For The Toiling Masses ? and SECURITY! ' Best Wishes to All Our Members For An Enjoyable Labor Day