Hunter Neisler Wins Championship
In Annual Handicap Golf Touiney
Hunter Neisior won t lie cham
pionship of the annuaj Country
Club spring handicap golf tour
nament Sunday with a 1-up 18
hole victory over Tolly Shuford.
Jacob Cooper defeated John
Smathers 1-up on 18 for third
place honors.
Mr. Neisler disposed of David
Neill, %. A. Hoke, Bob Allen and
Charles Neisler on the way fo the
finals and Runner-up Shuford
defeated W. L. Plonk, H- E- Page,
Geoiige W. Mauney and J- C. Mc
Kinney to gain the other berth.
In the consolation division, lo
sers of first round matches bat
tled for third and fourth place
honors.
Mr. Cooper defeated G. C. Kel
, ly? Coman Falls and Jay Patter
son to gain the consolation fi
nals and Mr. Smathefs elimina
ted John McGill, Henry Neisler,
and J. E. Neisler to gain the oth
er spot.
Handicaps of the four finalists
were: Hunt Neisler 9, Shuford 16,
Cooper 9, and Smathers 20. Mr.
Neisler gave Mr. Shuford 7 stro
kes and Mr. Cooper gave Mr.
Smathers 11.
Dan Finger, the champ last
year, did not enter the 1954 e
yent. ?:
Hartsoe Pitching
In Germany Now
Gus Hartsoe, Jr.,' son of Mr
and Mrs. Gus Hartsoe, is now
tossing his knuckle ball for the
Western Area Command Rhinos
In Germany.
On April 27, according to the
"W A Com Courier," Hartsoe
handcuffed the Landstuhl AFB j
Raiders 2-0 on a three-hitter.
According to the paper, Hart
soe pitched steady ball over the 1
nine inning route, walking six
and striking out eight.
Before entering service. Hart- j
soe was the property of the New
York Giants and played one sea
son in the Wisconsin State lea
gue
Driver's License
Report Is Given
Drivers license examinations in
Kings Mountain for renewals, or
iginal driver's license, and learn
er's permits average about the
same each Thursday, according
to W. C. Willis, of the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles office in
* Shelby. ; ?<
Mr. Willis said applications lor
renewals of driver's licenses each
week runs around 20 to 30. Only
five to ten percent of the appli
cants ' fldl to pass the examina
tion.
Approxlipately 30 examinations
are given each week, Mr. Willis
said, for original driver's lictense
and learners permits, with 30 per
cent failures.
Mr. Willis also noted that mo
torists may have their licenses re
newed 60 days in advance of the
expiration date, and that a mo
. tortst may use his. lictense 30 days
after expiration.
Drivers are now being examin
ed by appointment, Mr. Willis
stated, and anyone desiring an
appointment may apply at their
local examination board.
Feed costs make up between 35
and 60 per cent of the cost of
operating a dairy herd in North
Carolina. ' ?
BPSHi;
HOLB IN-ONE ? John Smath- '
ers, above, joined the ranks .of
the "Hole-in-One Club" at the
Country Club Sunday with an
ace on Number S. (Carlisle Pho
to.)
Smatheis Fixes
Ace On No. S
John Smathers, Kings Moun
tain textile executive 'became
the fourth member of the "Hole
in-One. Clui>" at Kings Mountain
Country Club Sunday with an
ace on Na. 5, the lake hole.
Smathers was playing in the
finals match of the consolation
division of the annual spring
handicap tournament at the club
when he fired his big shot, first
in his three years of 'golfing. He
used an "8" iron, on the par
three,. 110-yard hole.
He was defeated, however, lor
the consolation championship
title, by Jake. Cooper, first mem
ber of the exclusive club, by .a
score of 1-up on 18 holes.
Also in the fivesome were A
mos Dean, G. C. Kelly and Ertle
Powers.
Cooper shot his ace in 1&48 on
the old sand greens. Coman Falls
became the next member, fol
lowed by Joe Neisler. All the
aces were shot on No. 5.
Topping the list of "near miss
es" Is Paul McGinnis, whose ace
on Nc. 5 came oh his second shot
from the teet
Girl Softball ;
Players Sought
The recreation commission is
(endeavoring to form a ladies soft
ball team in Kings Mountain, to
compete in a Gaston County lea
gue.
Deadline for entering the lea
gue is May 31.
Girls Interested in Joining the
team are being, urged to contact
Rachatel Jolly, Ellis King or Red
La^ton.
G. C. Kelly, qt Craftspun Yarns,
Inc., has offejed the team use of
his firms uniforms.
Several prospective players
have already shown an Interest
in the formation of the team.
on all ^Automatic Shot Guns in stock
$ 5 Off to Any mih la *tqck
ciA nn ?? air Ne* and ?Md
|NWJ . WH . Power Lawn Kowers
Juniors Begin Daily
Drills On Monday
Daily drills for candidates for
the Kings Mountain American
. legion junior baseball team
will begin on Monday At 5:30
P. m.
Coach Jamfcs Byers made the
announcement and said that a
drill session would also be held
Saturday at 12:30 p. m.
Boys borp in 1937 or there
after are eligible to participate
in the nation-wide - program
this season.
Neisler Defeats
Optimists 4 to 3
Neisler Mills Softball team edg
ed the Optimist Club nine -V3
Tuesday in Mens Softball loop
action.
Pink Ware was the winning pit
cher, allowing three hits. Bar
nette was the loser, although he
gave up only two hits. Wildness
proved his downfall.
Tommy Broome and H. P.
Smith got the Neisler hits, with
Smith, Ross, arid Miller getting
the Optimist knocks.
Tlit lineups:
??. AB * H Optlml?? AS R K
3t> 2 10 Hul lender, u 4 0 0
Gujton, s? 4 0 0 Smith, 3b 4 0 1
Broom, lb 10 1 Ro?*. c 4 11
Ware, p 2 -1 0 Hope, lb 1 l o
Reynolds, c 1 1 o Barnctte. p 3 0 0
H. Smith, If 4 0 1 Wilson, 2b 2 O 0
P. Smith, 2t> 1 t 0 Miller. if ? 3 O 1
CTonlngcr, cf 2 0 0 Ru?hlOR. cf 3 0 0
~tau ; i'Kvvj ; s
Tigers To Face
New Orleans Gal
The Kings ? Mountain "Tigers"
are scheduled to face a Jackson
ville, Fla professional team
featuring a New Orleans Negro
girl at. first base on Friday night
at City Stadium.
Game time is 8 p. m. with a
"shadow ball game" to precede
the main bout at 7:30 p.
Manager William Orr has an- !
nounced that the "Tigers" will
be bolstered for the big game
with Charlotte. Gastonla, and
Belmont players, in addition to
the regular lineup.
The classy 'Gator first sackei
is Marian Parks.
Tickets for the game are now
on sale at McCurdy Cleaners and
at John Mltchem's Grill.
Yield Important
In Producing Yams
This year's North Carolina
sweet potato acrteage is expected
to be about the same as last year.
Prices received by farmers at har
vest will remain about the same
also, say s Henry Covington, hor
ticulture specialist for the State
Coltege Extension Service.
Covington says that for farm
ers to make "a reasonable profit"
they must pay particular atten
tion to farming practices so they
will produce high yields of U. S.
No. 1 potatoes, or better. ,
"It costs almost as much to pro
duce and market an acre with a
low yield as one with a high
yield", says Covington. "Rectent
field records show that it costs
$1.25 per" bushel to produce and
deliver sweet potatoes to the mar
ket If the yield was 180 bushels
per acre.* At the samb time it
costs $1.86 per bushel if the yield
was only 100 bushels per acre
(state average)."
Covington recommends thfe fol
lowing: 1. Use highly productive
well-drained, sandy loam soils
Avoid coarsfe sandy or dark, hea
yy . poorly drained soils. 2. Rota
tion is also Important ? the best
crops to follow are cotton and
corn. Avoid following spring
planted truck crops such as Irish
potatoes and also legumes such
f? 'f?fK?d_eza'r ?oybeans, peas, and
alfalfa. 3. Use rows 3 1-2 feet
wide or as near that as mechani
cal ?qulpmfent will permit 4
Have your sol] tested ? if you
must guess, use 1.200 pounds of
r \ ? ' (
EMPLOYED ? John Charles, a
bove, Kings Mountain high
school coach, has again been
employed by the recreation com
mission to assist in the summer
program.
Charles Named
.
Gym Supervisor
.I."'., . - - ? i
John Charles, memWer of the ]
high school coaching staff, will
agatn be in charge of the gymna- 1
sium recreation program this i
summer, with boys and girls soft
ball leagues being added to the (
program.
Mr. Charles was employed by j
the parks and recreation commis
sion at a meeting on May 8.
The gymnasium will be open
all day Mondays through Fridays,
he announced, with the grammar
grade boys and girls leagues to
be operated from 9:30 to noon
each morning.
Two games will be played each
morning on the following sche
dule :
Mondays and Wednesdays ?
boys league.
Tuesday and Thursdays ? girls
league.
Fridays ? makeup games.
Mr. Charles said that he will
also assist with the men's soft
ball league, Serving as statistic!- j
an.
EARLY IN TOKYO
TOKYO. ? Talmage E. Early.
22, son of Mr. and Mrs. William
G. Early, Kings Mountain, N,. C.,
recently was promoted to cor
poral while serving at headquar
ters of the Army Security Agen
cy in Tokyo.
Corporal Early entered the Ar
my in February 1952 apd arriv
ed overseas 21 months later from
Arlington (Va.) Hall.
3-9-9 fertiliser per acre (in eas
tern North Carolina) in the row
and mix it thoroughly with the
soil before ridging. 5. Make rid
ges high (12-14 inches) and broad.
One secret in sweet potato grow
ing is high ridges. Many farmers
make the mistake of starting po
tatoes on a low ridge and during
cultivation gradually develop a
high ridge.
Spacing plants In the row is
also very important if high yields
are to be obtained. For a fall har
vested crop, it should vary be
tween eight and 12 inches depend
ing upon planting date. Average
recommendations are, if planted
May 15 or earlier, eight inch spac
ing; if May 15 to' June 1, eight
10 inches; and from June 10 to
June 30, 12 inches. It is not recom
mended that potatoes bte planted
after July 1. 7. Use healthy, vigo
rous plants ? discard the small
weak, slender - stemmed ones. To
reduce scurf and black rot, and
also improve shafte of the pota* .
toes produced from fearlj set
plants, cut the stems of the plants
above ground rather than pulling
them. With or without roots, use
plenty of water when setting in
the field.
?
'The cost of producing milk in
North Carolina can be greatly rte
duced by feeding more roughage
and less grain. '
DOLLAR DAYS
Pearson Makes
All-State Club
?
Harold Pearson, son of Mr. j
and Mrs. Olland Pearson, has '
been chosen on the North Car- I
oliria Junior College all-state ?
baseball t*a?.
A righthanded pitcher. Pear,
son.won (ive games against j
one defeat for Gardner-Webb i
College this season, his first
in college ball.
Pearson has an earned- run '
average of 4.2 for the season
and struck out 27. He had four
hits in 18 trips for an average
of .222 at the plate.
He is a graduate pf Kings
Mountain high school, where
he was a member of the base
ball team.
Book Fund Gifts
Reach SI, 635.35
Contributions to the book fundi
of Jacob S, Mauney Memorial li
brary reached $1,635.35 at Wed
nesday noon.
,??rs- Davirt Hamriek, along
with a statement of appreciation
f to donors and campaign s6licitors
urged all persons who have not'
been solicited directly for Rifts
to forward donations to Mrs. He- i
len R. Blanton at First National
Bank.
To the Editor of the Herald:
k' V*half of the Woman's
t.lub library committee members
i,hWfnt \? lhank you for >'??r
V hearted support toward
the Library drive. You gave gen
erously of your time, energy, and
means and we are deeply grate- j
"As you know, the Library !
drive -parried with it a four fold 1
purpose. First, to emphasize the!
fact that books were needed, and ?
needed badly; second, to ask onlv
$1.00 per person of the individual's
that could be served by the Li
brary; third, to inspire more in
terest in the library than has
been exhibited before in the his
tory of Kings Mountain; and four,
th. to ask ,*or increased financial
support both from the Countv and
City, thus placing the library on
a more self-supporting basis. If
we therefore -had, succeeded in
the first two goals, the third goal
would have taken care of itself.
"To our knowledge this was the
first all-out cultural drive ever
conducted in the history of Kings
Mountain, and the first when
evtery dollar contributed remain
ed in Kings Mountain to benefit
local citizens. So we contend that
u Person could serve as
the most reasonable insurance
ttiat could be obtained against
Communism and all of the other
isms of our day, and that thfcse
things can best be fought by edu<
Pf?PIe twh? throughout life
avail themselves of clean whole
some literature.
"Through your widely read pa
1 also w,8h to thank John
Greten of WKMT, the Ministerial
Association, the public school
principals and teachers, the presi
dents of all clubs in Kings Moun
tain and surrounding area, the
Woman s Club members whq, ser
ved as chairmen of the different
phases of work, the library com
mitted, members, Haywood E
Lynch, Mrs. E. W. Griffin, Mrs.
|W. R- Craig, Mrs. W. T. Weir,
iwm'? L. Mauney, and Rev.
William Pressly. the Library
Board members. W. K. Mauney,
sr., J.K. Davis, representing the
school board, and Jay Patterson
representing the City Council,'
Mrs. Don Blanton, who served as
treasurer, Mrs. Charles Diillne.
librarian, and yourself* Mr. Edi
tor.
"The whole ? hearted support
of these individuals was truly
more wonderful and inspiring
than anything this Committee has
ever experienced. At the kickoff
meeting last month, it was obvi
ous that this group had long he
I ore caught the vision of just
what it wag we Were trying to !
accomplish. So the verification of
this fact .strengthens our belief
that complete understanding of
peoples is absolutely essential be.
fore we can properly exercise the
word cooperation.
And last but certainly not
lekst, we are grateful for those
club members who did cooperate,
and for the citizens who gave so
generously of their means. Al
though We are sure they want no
thanks other than the feeling of
deep satisfaction and peace of
mind tl.-t are the Juat rewards
of a Job well done. And we there
to f!and flrrn ln our opinion
that the spiritual valufe derived
from this Job- does overshadow
any disappointment that migh?
nave been that fie go&J of 000
was not retchcJ. After a careful
analysis of this proj-et, w? would
not, if given a choice, have it
otherwlae."
Mr*. E. H. McSwafn Is again
temporarily in charge of the Bus
Terminal hMt. p- 'S'. I
Mr and Mm. R, A. Rldplln, of
Beaaemer City, after a. two-week
ap*raty>n, r^iinquisn^n tnc termi*
jnal Monday to th* owner*, Queen
City Coach Company.
I Both the terminal and Weatern
Union hi the terminal will to op
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