Kings Mountain Legion Club Opens
Play Against Chenyville Champs
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Kings Mountain's 1954 Ameri-|
can Legion junior baseball team |
will open the season at City Sta- 1
dlum on Thursday, June 3, at 8 j
p. m. against Cherryville's juniors i
In a game sponsored by the Klwa
nis Club. .
Schedule of play was announc
ed yesterday by Area Four Com !
missioner J. K. ( Buddy) Lewis, of ;
Gastonia,
Kings Mountain will be at home j
to Charlotte on June 5 as nine
teams in the western area begin
firing in the annual battle to de .
termine the state's representative
in national eliminations.
Last summer Cherry ville took
the area's colors all the way to
the Little World Series at Miami,
Fla., winning the state crown as
well as regional and sectional ho
nora.
Coach Norman Harris' club
was one of the four teams re
maining in the program when it
reached Miami. Over 17,000
teams began the race in the na
tion last summer.
The Kiwanis club, which spon
sored a Tar Heel League profes j
slonal game last year as Its ma
jor project, expressed interest
several months ago In sponsoring
the Junior baseball opener this
year. Officials of the club felt'
that a contest featuring a Kings '
Mountain team Would have more
appeal to local baseball fans than
outside teams.
Area four has long been one of
the hotbeds of the junior baseball
program. Teams entered in the
program this summer are from
Gastonla (two teams, the
"Greens" and the "Blubs"), Shel
by, Henrietta, Hickory, and Mor
ganton in addition to Kings Moun
tain. Cherryvllle, and Charlotte.
The clubs will play a 12-game
first round schedule and will
meet in Gastonia on June 27 to
draw for second round positions.
F. R. McCurdy is athletic offi
cer of Otis D. Green Post 153. the
American Legion, which is spon
soring the team in the junior
baseball program.
James Dyers, a member of the
post and a former semi-pro play
er. is coaching the .Kings Moun
tain entry this year. Boys from
Kings Mountain, Bethware, Gro
ver, and Bessemer City who were
born in 1937 or after are eligible
for the club.
Tigers In Pair
Here Saturday
The Kings Mountain Tigers are
scheduled at City Stadium Satur- j
day in a day-night twin bill.
At 3:30 p. m., the Tigers will j
face Caroleen and at 8 o'clock .
the Kings Mountain club will go j
against the Shelby Raiders. \
William Orr, manager of the
team, announced the schedule.
The Kings Mountain club re
quited no outside help in defeat- [
ing the Florida Spartans of Jack- !
sonville, Fla., last Friday night, I
Burlington Edges
Foote Mineral 3*2
Burlington edged Foote Miner
al 3-2 in a well-played Men's Re
creation league Softball game last
Friday at the Burlington field.
Bridges of Foote got three hits
to pace the stlckwork and John
Charles led the winners with two
knocks. 1 ?
Pearson was the winning pit
cher, giving up seven hits, but
Fite was stinger, allowing only
five hits in a losing cause.
The lineups:
Foot* ab f h Burlington ab r h
i Stone. 3b 5 0 1 Medlln. 3b 5 0 0
! Brlil rc*. If 5 0 1 CharlM. 2b 5 J . 2
I Gordon. 2b S 0 3 Kindred, lb 4 O 0
I Conner, lb- 5 0 Opord, ** 4 0 1
I Kile. i> 4 0 0T. Bennett c 4 O 1
Herndon. cf 4 0 OL, Bennett, cf 4 1 1
Valentine. Ml I 1 Alexander. It 4 0 0
Hnbha. r I 4 0 0 Smith, rf 4 O 0
Oaten. c 4 11 Pearsgn. p 4 O 0
TOTALS 40 3 7 TOTALS 31 3 5
Qrr said. "We had extra players
from surrounding towns but we
didn't use them," he reported.
The Tigers defeated the Florida
nine by 12-5 with David Adams
picking up his third win of the
year against no defeats. The los
ers got seven hits and made six
errors afield.
Ted Byers led the stickwork
with a double and two singles in
the Tigers' 16-hit attack. Tiger
fielders made four miscues.
The New Orleans Negro girl
first baseman played several in
nings for tne Florida nine, getting
the first hit off Adams.
United States farm assets on
January I* 1954 were estimated
?t $158 billion, while farm debts
totaled $16.7 billion or about 10
per cent.
VOTE FOR
Edwin Gill
Your State
Hero is a message from Edwin Gill:
During the years that I have been privileged to serve the
people of North Carolina, it has been my purpose to be foir
and just and to bring sound business principles into State
affairs. I trust that my record merits your approval and that
my experience in public life qualifies me to serve you as
State Treasurer. I shall be deeply grateful for your vote and
support on May 29th.
SUBJECT TO DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, MAY 29
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\ AN ABLE PUBLIC SERVANT,
QUALIFIED BY EXPERIENCE
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Juniors To Play
Heie Thursday,
Friday Nights
Kings Mountain's Legion ju
niors will face Shfelby here on
Thursday night and Ft. Mill, S.
C., here on Friday night In a pair
of practice games after dropping
the opening drill contest at Cow
pens, S. C.t Monday night.
Thursday and Friday's games
will be played at City Stadium at
8 p. m.
Schedule of other practice
games for next week was tenta
tive on Wednesday.
Kings Mountain Jumped ahead
of Cowpens In Monday's battle
and led by 8-2 going Into the bot
tom of the fifth. Coach James
Byers substituted six players and
Cowpens came back to score 11
runs in the fifth and sixth to win
going away. "
Final score in the seven-Inning
game was 13 to 8, Cowpens.
Righthander Ralph Hord, ace
of last year's staff, limited the
winners to two hits and two runs
over his four-inning route. The
Bethware sharpster struck out !
seven and walked three.
Southpaw Ray Horn*, and Tho
mas Shope finished out he game
and allowed only three hits but
were overly generous with free
passes, walking nine men.
Charles Blanton paced thfe
Kings Mountain stickwork with
a double and a single.
The lineups:
Cewpaaa ab r h Kings Mm. ab r h
Moss, m 4 3 0 Wilson, rf 1 3 0
Under, lb 3 2 OW. White. 3b2 1 O
Banks. 3b 3 2 1C- Blanton. 3 0 2
B. Wells, cf 4 2 3 Peterson, 2b 0 0 0
McCraw, If 3 0 0 Webster, u 4 0 0
Hewitt, c 0 0 OYarboro, If. p3 0 0
Wells, c , 0 2 OD. Blanton 1- 0 0
Ellison, 2b 3 1 lHord. p 2 11
Jones, rf 2 1 OHorne. p 0 0 0
Rice, p 10 OPayne, cf 10 0
Fitch, p 2 1 OCook. lb 2 10
D. White, lb 1 0 0
Valentine, If 2 1 0
Schope. p 0 0 0
Anthony, c 2 1 0
TOTALS 25 IS 5 TOTALS 14 ? S
KINGS MTN. 130 ai6~~ V? * 3
COWPEHS 010 047 ?? H i
Falls, Morgan
For Booze Vote
Cleveland County's state leg
islative delegation favors a
state-wide liquor referendum,
opposes the so-called "gag" rule,
opposes legalized gambling, and
opposes non-county-wide ABC
stores.
Senator Robert Morgan and
Representative B. T. Palls, Jr.,
listed these positions In response
to An inquiry from the Citizens
Committee for liood Govern
ment, successor organkalion to
the Allied Church League, origi
nally formed to outlaw legalized
liquor in North Carolina.
The answers of the legislators
were reported Wednesday by J.
Ollle Harris, vice-president of
the Cleveland County branch of |
the organization*.
Directory Project
Said Well-Received
A ' representative of Southern
Directory Company, of Asheville,
was in Kings Mountain Monday
surveying possibilities with the
Optimist Club for publication of
a city directory.
J. Neal , Grissom, president,
said the indications are that much
enthusiasm for the project exists
and that the representative will
return here next week to con
tlnue work on the proposed di- [
rectory.
Plans call for listing names, ad
dresses, places of employment, l
and other Information on all citi
zens of Kings Mountain, plus
some adjacent areas.
TRANSFERRED ? A/3C Hay
Hunter Guinn, above, has been
transferred from Lackland AFB,
San Antonio. Texas, to Amarillo
AFB, Texas, as a student in the
Jet Medium Bomber Course. The
air base is a training center de
voted to the training of ]et fight
er and bomber mechanics. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. L H.
Guinn and is married to the for
mer Miss Betty Sue Wilson.
Rambling Sketches Of
Oak Grove News
By Mrs. William Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Philbeck
and family had as their Sunday
guests Mr. and Mrs. Bill Greert
and sons of Gaffney.
Mr. and Mrs. Leman Stroup
and baby of Gastonia spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. John Mc
Kinney and son.
Mr. and Mrs. Buford Ware and
son, Jimmie, were the Sunday
visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Davis of Gastonia.
Miss Arbradella Champion, Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Bell and son,
Dennis, were the Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Btell,
Bettle, Gail, and Giles.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Lovelace,
Miss Juanita and Kenneth were ,
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Lovelace and children of.
Athens, Ga.
Mrs. Eugene Bell and children,
Mickey, Nadine, and Jack, spent
Monday in the home of Mr*.
Frank Ledford and sons, Jerry
and Paul.
Mrs. Monroe Lovelace of the
Hord road is spending several
days with her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Ware and family. Guests
In the Ware home Sunday after
noon were Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Stone, Jr., and children of i*.i 3et
hel, Mr. and Mrs. Menzell Phi
fer and daughters of Kings Moun
tain, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ware
and daughters of Shelby, and Mr.
and Mrs. Buford Ware and son,
Jimmie. -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Green, Mari
lyn. and Emmett attended the fu
neral of Mr. Green's uncle, Mr.
fate Green held at the Metho
dist church in Belmont Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Georgia Rudlslll and chil
dren of Lincolnton spent the week
tend with her brother, Mr. Lester
Canipe and Mrs. Canipe.
St. Matthew's . Sets
Confirmation Rite
Seven youths will be received
into St. Matthew's Lutheran
church by the rite of Confirma
tion at the morrfing service on
Sunday at 1,1 o'clock.
The seven, who have been
studying doctrines and history of
the church for. the past two years
are Rebecca Blanton, Richard
Bollinger, Judy Cooper, Jackie
Dixon, Lloyd Green, Mary Long,
and Barbara Proctor.
The Confirmation rite, Dr. W.
P. Gerberdlng, the pastor explain
ed, is an ancient observance of
the church The catechumens go
to the altar, piake public profes
sion of faith in Chrisi and Hit
Church, and kneel as the Pastor
lays his hand upon the head of
each, the rite signifying the ap
proval of the Church and a pray
er or the gift of the Holy Spirit
The claaa will sine "My God
Accept My Heart This Day" and
the choir will sing an old Swedish
SUMMER IS DRIVING TIME....
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driving in a defective ear.
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hymn, "Children of the Heavenly
Father."
The class will receive Holy
Communion lor the first time on
Pentecostal Sunday, June 6.
Classes In home making will be
held for women during Farm and
Home Week at State College,
June 7-10.
Price supports will be a main
Issue ol discussion on Farm Po
licy Day during Farm and Home
Week at State College, June 7-10.
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