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----- on the bench with Bob Hoffman GAZETTE BANQUET — Kings Mountain and Mt. Hol ly high schools dominated the trophy receiving honors at the fourth annual Gastonia Gazette Football Benquet Wednesday night. Coach Shu Carlton received a trophy for his outstand ing coaching job during the past season, while Coach Vernon Morrison of Mt. Holly was picked as the area s most outstanding coach. Ken Baity, Kings Mountain’s star halfback this past season, received a handsome trophy as the outstanding back and high slcorer in AA competition. Linemen honors for the A A group went to Belmont’s Joe Lewis. Tommy Wilson and Robert Jenkins, both of Mt. Holly, won awards as the best back and lineman in the Little Six loop. Clyde Biggers, Catawba College football mentor, was the guest speaker, and he gave a very enlightening talk on football in general. “This country’s leaders of the future are being groom ed on the gridirons* of today,” Coach Biggers said. He added, “Football is the best character building sport in the world today.” Coach Willie Clouse of Dallas and Dick Thompson of Stanley ate at the table that I did, and we enjoyed a gen eral bull-session about football, basketball and baseball. Coach Clouse was well impressled with the running of Ken Baity and John McGinnis against his Yellowjackets last season. He said the absence of End Calvin Beam hurt his team very much during the Mountaineer battle. The banquet was a well-organized affair, and was en joyed by the players, coaches and sports writers attend ing. Ralph Johnson, Firestone Textile recreation direc tor, M. Ced the event. BITS FROM HERE AND THERE — Coach Pat Preston Said during the Lion’s football banquet that George Harris is going to be one of the best quarterbacks ever to come out of North Carolina. He added that he expects Carolina to see a lot of George in the coming years. Coach Shu Carlton and Preston got together after the banquet to compare notes on various high school grid ders in the Western part of the State as Shu is preparing to choose a Western North Carolina squad for the annual East-West tilt in Greensboro next August. The Kings Mountain coaches received gifts from the Lion’s Club and a little check as a token of the fan’s ap preciation during the banquet. Shu Carlton received a handsome suit, while the other coaches got pajamas. Don Parker will be the best dressed floor-pacer in town during basketball season. Mason Rodden, Belmont sports scribe, reported that Belmont will definetly field a Legion baseball team this coming season. He was also asking about Kings Moun tain’s plans in the Legion wars. Several of the writers were asking various boys where they planned to attend school next season, but no posi tive answers were heard. Doug Mauldin, ex-Belmont star, is said to be recover ing from an injury he received during football at a Vir ginia prep school. Doug is slated to go to Wake Forest to continue hist grid career. Vic Bubas seemed to have pulled a bobboo in the Jackie Moreland case. At least he is the boy getting most of the blame for State being banned from NCAA competi tion for the next four years. The strange thing in this case is that Moreland’s girl friend, who was supposed to have received a seven-year medical scholarship, is not speaking to the .cage sensation. Seems she wanted him to attend school nearer home — and nearer her. Doug Rathbone’s quitting school has changed next year’s football outlook a little. Rathbone would proba bly been used at halfback again with Don Fisher taking over the quarterbacking duties. Fisher, Don Gladden and Jimmy Blanton may be the new faces in the back field for next year. John McGinnis, three letter sports star, confesses that he likes baseball better than the other two sports. With a little better hitting eye, McGinnis could be one of the best second-basemen in the state. The opinion of some of the coaches at the Gazette fete is that the Shrine Bowl is becoming more and more of a “political pull” affair. One coach was very bitter about treatment received by one of his boys in 1955. Gasltonia fans are buzzing in anticipation of the nam ing of a Legion coach for 1957. Most of them seem to hope that Russ Bergman will take the job. Since Gaither Cline has been named head baseball coach at Ashley High, he could be the man in line for this spot. Franz Holsher’s resignation brings the total to a pair of top-notch coaches that have left Asihley High in the past year. Crash Davis vacated the baseball spot, which is considered one of the better diamond jobs in the state. CAGE COMMENTS — The Southwestern basketball race may be a hot one. Belmont, a pre-season favorite, was) rocked in a pair of defeats Tuesday night, and Shel by, another favorite in the predictions, has dropped a couple of warm-up games. Lincolnton’s girls’ team will win the loop bunting go ing away for the umpteenth year. These lasses know what the game is about. Kings Mountain looked poor in shooting against Cher ryville Tuesday night. Shooting percentages fell way be low normal for the Mountaineers. Rebound work was good with Bridges and Layton doing a fine job under the boards. The Mountaineers are handicapped in basketball when the football team has play-off games. No chance for warm-up games. Cherryville had played three previous tilts before engaging the locals. Seems foolish to play two loop games before Christmas holidays. Why not play warm-up games until after the holidays and then swing into conference play? Grover-Bethwaie Split Two Games Grover and Bethware split a pair of County basketball games at Grover Tuesday night. The Grover girls took a 60-47 win from the visitors, while the boys were dropped 44-30 by a strong Bethware club. Carroll led the attack for the Grover lasses with 50 points, while Pat Hamrick paced the Bethware club with 23 markers. Jesse Putnam, ace Bethware eager, was held to eight points, but Bob Canipe took up the slack with 15 to pace the win. Russell Pinkeltoxi led the home team with 10 points. Bethware enjoyed a healthy 26-13 lead at halftime and made this margain hold up through the second half. GIRLS Grover—60 Carroll 50 Ponder 6 Smith 4 Gold Herndon Allen Bethware—47 N. Hamrick 7 P, Hamrick 23 Gamble 8 Falls R. Hamrick Crawford SUBS: Grover — Robinson and West: Bethware — Yarbro 9. Halftime score: Grover 22— Bethware 18 BOYS Grover 30 Appling 1 Greene 6 ! Peterson 7 Leigh 4 Pinkelton 10 Watterson 2 Huffstetler 0 Crocker 0 Halftime Grover 13. Bethware — 44 Canipe 1: Ross C Putnam f Barrett 11 Blanton f Seism d Dover ( Bethware 2f score: Boys Edged 43-40 In Late Surge; Gills Lose 83-53 To Big Sqnad Central High School’s basket ball teams lost their second Southwestern AA Conference game of the year as they bowed 43-40 and 83-53 to strong Forest City squads Friday night. The boys’ contest was a wild, rough, poorly • officiated affair, which saw the Tornados come from behind to win in the last two minutes. Kings Mountain had a five point lead with two minutes to go, and throup'- oversights by the officials fed three points be hind at the final gun. The Forest City gym, a small "crackerbox” with an overhang ing balcony, made it hard for the Mountaineers to get the ball in play. The officials chose to ig nore the rule that specifies a de fensive player must be at least three - feet away from a player putting a ball in play from out of-bounds. Play under the baskets was es pecially rough, and Forest City, using a full - court press throu ghout the game, had only nine fouls called against them. Curt George led the local in scoring with 13 points, he was followed closely by Charles Brid ges, who dropped in 11 markers. Callison paced the Forest City attack with 22 points. Officials for the contest were Kanupp and Whitt. The contest was close from the opening gun. Kings Mountain trailed 11-10 at the end of the first period, but led 25-24 at half time. The score at the end of the third period was 35-31 in favor of the Mountaineers. Kings Mountain’s girls found the going rough against the hei ghts of the Forest City players. Alexander, the Tornado scoring ace, hit 55 points to pace the home - town girls to their 83-53 victory. Barbara Smith hit 23 points to lead the Kings Mounain scoring, and Pratt Falls dropped in 20 for second place honors. This was the last game until after the Christmas holidays. Wake Forest Has 25 Hankins Scholarships WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest College officials are urg ing North Carolina high school seniors to consider the George Foster Hankins Scholarship Pro gram at the College. A minimum of 25 scholarships will be available under a pro gram set up last year through income of over one million dol lars left the College by Col. George Foster Hankins of Lex ington. The scholarships range in four-year value from $1,200 to $3,600. Basic factors considered in awarding the scholarships are need and ability, with preference being given students from David son County as Colonel Hankins stipulated in his will. To be eligible an applicant must be a resident of North Car olina or the child of a Wake Forest alumnus living else where. He also must graduate from. his high school in the spring of 1957. Both men and women are eligible. James B. Cook Jr., secretary of the scholarship committee, said inquiries from all applicants should reacu him no later than Dec. 1. A screening test will be given Jan. 23. The 60 finalists will be brought to the College March 23 for a series of tests and interviews Finalists not re ceiving Hankins Scholarships will be offered College Scholar ships, the exact amount to be determined later. The scholar ships will be renewed annually on condition that the holder meet certain scholastic' require ments, subject to review of his financial status each year. Information and application blanks may be obtained by writing Cook at Box 7201, Rey nolda Branch, Winston-Salem. Tremendous losses of timtoei from wind over the years have spurred foresters to study wind thrown trees and find ways ol reducing damage. Not only does wind topple trees in inaccessible areas wheret hey cannot be sal vaged, but these fallen trees are the gathering place for insects which multiply and spread tc live growing trees. Also, wher these trees fall, they break or up root smaller ones nearby, or lane on young seedlings, reducing the potential timber growth" for the future. MARCHING FORWARD ... The Christmas Seal children carry the Double-Barred Cross into the future...when the word “tuberculosis” will be found only in history books. You help bring that time closer when you ... BUT AND use CHRISTMAS SEALS I BOYS KINGS MOUNTAIN PLAYER Layton Baity Bridges McGinnis George Totals forest crrr Calllson Hall Haynes Graham Nanney Champion Butler Totals FG 3 1 5 3 5 17 FT PF 0- 2 3 2- 5 4 1- 3 3 O-l 2 3- 4 1 0-15 13 TP 1 6 4 11 6 13 40, 1 1 3 O 5 0 0 17 ICORE BY QUARTERS: 6-10 1-3 1-5 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 9-20 22 3 7 3 11 0 0 43 KM FC 10 11 15 13 10 7 5—40 12—43 KINGS MOUNTAIN GIRLS PLATES Falls Smith Cansler Lawrence Beam Dean forest crrr Alexander Hoyle Rhymer Sook McAfee Godfrey rg 9 11 1 0 0 0 FT 2-3 1-7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 nr 3 1 0 1 0 0 TP 20 23 3 0 0 0 28 3 3 0 0 0 3-6 2 1-4 2 1-3 0 0-0 3 0-0 1 0-0 0 55 6 7 0 0 0 KM FC 15 24 15 25 12 11—53 25 9-33 SUBS: Kings Mountain — Gilbert, 7; Medlln, Edwards, Scruggs, reason; For ?*t City — Harrill, 6; Morron, 4; John ston, 4; Matheny, Hudlow, Paberry, Green. Seal Sales Total US,107 To Date Bill Eldon, Kings Mountain TB Seal Sale chairman, reports that $5,107.65 of a $10,000 goal has been raised in Cleveland County to date. "Please urge everyone who has not mailed in their contributions to do so at once in order that a final report can be compiled,” Mr. Eldon said. Proceeds frpm the sale of of these Christmas Seals is used in a nation-wide fight against tuberculosis. Letters containing seals were mailed to many citi zens and business firms of the county several weeks ago. SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD Vi. “Big’' Bill Ward, popular WBTV sports commentator, was the principal speaker Thursday night at the Kings Mountain Kiwanis Club meeting. This meeting was in honor of the 1956 Kings Mountain footjball squad and its coaches. Mr. Ward’s speech hinged around the meaning of good sportsmanship, and was very timely and well put. “It’s hard to toe a good sport, but it’s worth the extra effort it takes. The best place I know of to be a good sport is in your church. Don’t let anyone tell you that you are a sissy if you attend Sunday School and church." Mr. Ward told his audience. He reported that he had re ceived good reports on the type of football played in Kings Mountain, and said one man told him the Mountaineers were the best sports he had seen in a long time. Mr. Ward .pointed out that this report would he one that he re membered far after the others had been forgotten. The speaker also related sev eral humorous stories concerning his own high school days in Vir ginia, and his football career as a 350-pound tackle. Mr. Ward was introduced by Bob Hoffman, who gave a short summary of his personal ana pro fessional background. Vice-president Harold Coggins presided over the business por tion of the meeting in the ab sence of President B. S. Peeler, Jr. Fresh frozen cranberries are being tried out in various sec tions of the country. SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD' FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY • Toys • Tree Decorations • Gift Wrappings # Gifts for Men # Gifts for Ladles # Gifts for Children § 1 Rack of Ladies Coats Reduced! • All Ladies Winter Dresses and Suits Reduced! Amos & Son Phone 136-R 413 N. Piedmont Ave. LOW-PRICED Come to Belk's folks, to fill your last-minute toy needs! Our selections are broad and the offerings will please everyone. We recommend particularly child record players which really play and are guaran teed, tricycles for the active youngsters in your family, and doctor - nurse kits for indoor play. And particularly do we men tion dolls. We at Belk’s have all kinds and styles. See them! Then there are autos of all ' descriptions, interest ing games, buses, trucks, and many, many more to de light the children on Christ mas morning. Horn* of Better Value* GOOD SELECTIONS!
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