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BLACK MOUNTAIN NEWS I* * A PROGRESSIVE AND GROWING NEWSPAPER IN A PROORKSSIVE AM) r-ROWIKr. rftMMHNTTV * * FuTNo- -lj_ :‘ibf County ■ ea gue Results ■ enable Takes Enka |H v Lumped Enka H Sun- Knka took a two to one first inning anti held ■TV..'.,- the fifth. But Venable H r ;, in the sixth and sent H‘ V| . :a*:ners zooming over the y counted once in the H;,'"-' and twice in the eighth ■„ game had already been HI %,aav. H. Brooks of Enka - liters for Enka. K. Davis |H r Vj : . were best for Venable. ■Weaverville Triumphs M \v,a-..sille scored four runs in inning to decision the Legion, 9 to 4. The it up in the seventh but v-uiricts grabbed the first ex- H, :: c affair of the season a four run rally. Inninu Wins ]\ tin third inning were that, enough to give the H. . Beacon club a 21 to 6 H :!;<■ Kockweil-Ballew ■ icui'-n team in a County ga:: < The feature of the a., the light hitting of the winners e<dlected Ha and the I >sers seven. 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Morgan’s boys scored four in the first, then coasted to vic tory. Golden for the winners scat tered eight hits over the route. Batting star was Lunsford, who punched out two hits for the win ners. Venable Trips Biltmore \ enable won the opening round of the 1948 season by defeating Biltmore, 10-7. Waycaster and E. Havis of Venable hit homers, but the feature of the game was the pitching of I. Ingle, who whiffed 18 batters. V. F. W. Victor A deluge of runs in the late innings enabled the V.F.W. to bump Flat Creek at Flat Creek Sunday. Hen Whitaker pounded out five straight hits for the win ners, one of which was a homer. Batteries were Andres and Arro uoml for Flat Creek and Redich and Chambers for V.F.W. Weaverville Wins The Weaverville team defeated Hominy Valley, 11-10, Saturday afternoon. Hominy Valley led un til the ninth when the winners shoved over two runs. Taylor had four out of five for Hominy \ alley, while P. Roberts had two for three for‘the losers. Taylor hit a home run. Rarnaidsville Defeated Hominy Valley jumped on three Thursday, April 22. HI IS Hlack Mountain N. C. Barnardsvilie pitchers Sunday to registei an 18 to 8 decision. Brooks hit safely three out of three and Maney two out of five. Fairview Beats Enka Fairview opened the season at home in impressive style Satur day by trouncing the Enka B. nine, 15 to 10. The winners iced the in the seventh run splurge. With The Leaders Venable, Fairview, and Weaver ville roared into first place in the County league over the week end by winning twice over league op ponents. As some managers did not report the standings are not complete. The Black Mountain Merchants feil before Valley Springs on Sat urday then returned home to take a lacing from the high flying Fairview team on Sunday. League standings: Leading Hitters Gentry, Rock. Ball, ~333 Brooks, H. Valley, .500 Whitaker, V.F.W. 1.000 Taylor, H. Valley, .500 Pitching records W L Roberts, Weaverville, 1 0 Lunsford, Weaverville, 1 0 Williams, H. Valley, 1 0 Henderson, Fairview, l 0 Redich, V.F.W., l 0 Carpenter, Black Mtn., 0 2 Jenkins, Barnardsvilie, 0 1 Atkins, Barnardsvilie, 0 1 Team standings W L Venable 2 0 Fairview 2 0 Weaverville 2 0 Flat Creek 11 Valley Springs 1 0 V. F. W. 1 0 Hominy Valley 1 l Beacon 1 0 Black Mountain 0 2 Enka 0 2 Barnardsvilie 0 2 Rock well-Bal lew 0 2 Biltmore 0 1 I Leicester No Report A- BOY SCOUT NEWS The following boys went from troop 25 to the patrol leaders camp that was held, April 18-19: Bobby Goode, C. L. Freeman, and Cecil Nanney. From Fred Ald ridge of Asheville they learned how to sharpen an axe, how to build a trench fire, how to make an expensive set of cooking utensils, and how to build a fire with flint and steel. After a very cold night but a good breakfast, we came back to town. Cecil Nanney, Scribe. • TRY A CI.ASSIFIED-They sell McCALL BROS. -GROCERY- Sutton Ave.— Opposite Depot BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. Phone 2141 We Close At 6:30 I*. M. On Saturday YWO Lika It* FLAVOR - FRESHNESS favorite grocer 2 Loaves 27c • Quality Merchandise • Courteous Service • Free Delivery 0 y i. | ! I Beacon \ XPCCTS | | By Kenny Mills -> riMittllllllllltltltlNMHlHMllllltllltlllilllllllllMHllllllMllMiHlllMlltlllllllltltT e MARION DROPS BEACON The Marion Mauders of the W. N. C. Class I) league out slugged the Beacon Mills nine of e Swannanoa, 15-1. ] Marion got off to an early lead _ in the second inning, scoring three 1 unearned runs. They picked up t one more in the third, three in the fifth, two in the sixth, one more s in the seventh and added six more _ in the eighth to ice the game. > Beacon scored their run off a single by Robertson and Hall in the ninth inning. Box Score Beacon ab r h Hughes rs 2 0 0 Waldrop cf 4 0 0 Bailey If 4 0 1 M. Fergurson ss 3 0 0 Gregg c 2 0 0 Talent c 10 0 Branks 2b 2 0 0 Thompson 2b 1 0 0 Harper lb 200 Shirlin 3b 4 0 1 Rhymer p 2 0 1 Eller p 10 0 Hardin p 0 0 0 Stewart x 10 0 Robertson xx 11 1 Hall xxx 1 () 1 Beacon 31 1 5 Marion ab r h Brown 3b 5 14 Yow cf 5 11 C. Fergurson b 5 2 1 Jones rs 2 2 0 Nobile If 5 11 Wiencek ss 5 12 Henny 2b 333 Cuthbertson c 5 2 1 Duncon p 2 11 Daniels p 2 11 1 Philips z 1 A o Marion 39 15 15 x—struck out for Talent in 9th. xx—singled for Thompson in 9th. xxx—singled for Harper in 9th. z—safe on fielder choice for Dun con in sth. Errors, Brown, Yow, M. Fergur son, two base hits, Brown 2, C. Fergurson, Nobile, Cuthburtson, Duncon, Home Run, Brown, Base on Balls of Rhymer 3, Eller 4, Hardin 1, Duncon 1, Daniels 1, Hits of Rhymer 6, Eller 9, Duncon 4, Daniels 2, Winning Pitcher Duncon, Loser Rhymer. SAYLES TOPS BEACON With W. Capps pitching seven hit hall and J. Capps slamming a pair of two-baggers, Sayles bested Beacon, 4-3. Waldrop led the loser at the plate with two for five. Box Score Beacon ab r h Waldrop cf 5 0 2 Thompson 2b 5 11 Hall rs 3 11 Fergurson ss 4 0 1 Bailey 3 11 Shirlin 3b 2 0 0 Nichols c 4 0 0 Hardin p 4 0 0 Rhymer p 10 0 Beacon , 35 3 7 Sayles ajb r h Fox x 2b 412 Capps lb 5 0 2- Clark ss 5 0 2 j Buckner c 4 0 1 King cf 4 0 1 Dotson 3b 4 0 2 Crayton rs 4 12 Morton If 4 10 W. Capps p 4 11 ! Sayles 38 4 13 * < Errors, Thompson, Fergurson, I Shirlin, Nichols, J. Foxx. Runs C I Merchants Lose I First Two Starts | Hampered by lack of players I and practice, Coach Carl Myers’ : Black Mountain Merchants got off to a slow start in Buncombe County League play last week end ~ by dropping games to Valley t Springs and Fairview. The Mer f chants expect to be strengthened within the next few days by the 1 addition of players from last > year’s squad. ) At Valley Springs Saturday as ; ternoon the locals played good s ball but lost to the home team, > 3-2. Marett starred at bat by banging out a triple. i Back home on Sunday the i Myersmen made out all right un til the fourth when a combination of errors and hits sent five runs pounding over the platter for Fairview. The final score gave the visitors 19 and Black Moun tain 8. Score by innings: R H E Fairview OiO 052057 019 13 7 131 k. Mtn. 0002 00060 811 13 P.-T. A, Urges Aid Bill Action “The recent war has brought home the realization that each section of our country is depend ent on the training and health of the boys and girls of the entire nation. Therefore, education be comes a national responsibility,’’ Roy A. Taylor told members of the Parent-Teachers’ association at the meeting Thursday after noon. He urged all members and friends to support Senate Bill 472, which sets up an equalization fund to help needy states, by writ ing Hon. Fred V. Hartley, Jr., M. C., Chairman of the Education committee, Washington, D. C., urging action on the bill. Unless advocates of the measure press the Committee on Education for ac tion, it is feared that the bill will die in the committee. It has al ready passed in the Senate. Mr. Taylor also suggested that interested persons and organiza tions write Hon. R. Gregg Cherry, urging that he call a special ses sion of the legislature, to help solve special problems of educa tion in North Carolina. The P.-T. A. voted to send let ters as suggested, and Mrs. Tyson, president, urged others to write or wire both Congressman Hart ley and Governor Cherry. With The Sick— Mrs. Charley Porter is able to be up about a half hour each day after being confined to the bed for several weeks. REENLISTS IN NAVY Cecil Fortune, son of Mr. and Mrs. VV. M. Fortune, has reenlisted in the the U. S. Navy and is in Charleston, S. C., awaiting orders to go to California. SCHOOL HEAD HERE E. B. Joyner, principal of Long Grade school of Concord visited his sister, Mrs. H. L. Wade the past week end. He came up to at tend the state teachers meeting in Asheville. RETURN TO GOLDSBORO Miss Penelope Claytor and her sister Bessie accompanied by Mrs. Moy of Goldsboro, N. C., have re turned to their home after visit ing Mrs. Annie Wallace. 1X PR ESS THAN KS Patients of W. N. C. Sanatorium wish to thank Bob Franklin and Roger Viverette for the service rendered in repairing radio facil ities at the sanatorium, batted in, Thompson, J. Foxx, J. Capps, Clark, Buckner. Two base hits, J. Capps 2, Buckner, Thomp son, Ferguson, Bailey. Pay only 5c
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