Minette Fourth |
In Softball Loop |
Like file Yankee*, Minette
Mills defending state softball
champions are off to a slow start
this season.
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The Minette-men are In fourth
place in the fast South Atlantic
Softball League this summer
with a record of four wins and
six losses in league competition.
Champion Y paces the circuit
with a 5 1 record, followed by
Atlanta, Ga., with a 5-3 mark,
and McLean-Whifcney of Winston
Salem, 3-3. Minette's 4-6 leads
the second division, trailed by
Knoxville, Term., 3-5, and Hen
dersonville 2-4.
Gene Turner, Minefte’s all
state outfielder last season is In
fifth place in the league’s bat
ting race with a .324 nark.
Holcomb of Champ on Y leads
the league with a .5(9 bat mark,
followed by Colage akis with
.450, and a pair of Atlanta play
ers, Muse (.400) jm<\ Barnette
(333). Two other Minette play
ers are among th«? top ten hitters
in the loop, D/dson (.300) and
Hickey (.288).
Wade Garrett of Champion Y
and Brown of Atlanta lead the
pitchers with three straight wins
each.
Averages for the league are
supplied by loop secretary, Nazi
Miile/.
Richard Pack Hurls
One-Hit Victory
Richard Pack of Burmil hurled
a one-hitter in pacing his team
to a 5-1 win over Raiders in a
Little League game last week.
Barrett singled for the lone Raid- j
ei hit.
North scored seven runs in the
first inning and held-on to de-!
tea* Pa-kgrace, 7-6, In another
game. Allen hit a homer for the
winners and Mullinax cracked a
round-tripper for Parkgrace.
Lineacores:
Burmil 120 020—5-3-3
Redden 000 100-1-1-1
Pack and Hord.
Pearson and White.
Parkgrace 040 011-6-12-3
North 700 OOx—7- 7-2
Medlin and Mullinax.
Alien, Leftwich and Leftwich,
Bennett.
Pool Hours Set
For This Weekend
Weather permitting, the Deal
Street swimming pool will be
gin operating on a full-time ba
sis next Tuesday.
Pool and Recreation Director
Jake Early said that the pool will
be open new Tuesday from 9:3C
to 12:30 In the morning, and from
1:30 to 9 p. m. The pool will be
open those same hours on week
days for the remainder of the
summer.
The pool will remain on a part
time basis this week end and
Monday. Port hours Saturday,
Sunday and Monday will be from
1:30 to 6 p. m. The early closing
on Monday is due to the grad
uation exercises at Kings Moun
tain High School on that night.
Universal Gun Club
Defeats Guardsmen
T. W. Bryant of Kings Moun
tain fired a perfect score of 10C
as the Universal Gun Club de
feated the Kings Mountain Na
tional Guard in a 22-calibre rif
le match. NRA, 50 foot indoor
course last Wednesday night.
The Club posted a score of 48S
and average of 98, compared to
a 475 score and 95 average few
the Guard.
Trailing Bryant on the Gun
Club scoring were. Fain Ham
bright 99, Kern Beam 98, Dean
Champion 96, and F. T. Green
96.
M/Sgt William Clack and M/
Sgt. Preston Holt led the Guard
with 98 scores, followed by Cpl.
Jerry Tucker 97, Cpl. Bobby Mab
ry 92. and M/Sgt Houston Crum
pier 90.
Tigers Play Red Sox
In Pair Of Contests
The Kings Mountain Tigers
will play a unique double-header
with the Statesville Red Sox on
Saturday, playing there at 1 o’
clock in the afternoon and re
turning here for an 8 o'clock
night game at City Stadium.
The scheduled game between
the two clubs here last Saturday
night was rained out.
Detroit Jones will hurl for the
Tigers in the ait: game here, fac
ing the Red Sox’ 45-year old
“junk man’’, according to an an
nouncement by Tiger Manager
William Orr.
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Win TWO TEAR SAFETY AWARDS — Pictured
are Foote Mineral employee* who recently re
ceived two year safety pins representing no
lost time accidents during the past two years.
Front row. left to right, are Hillard Black.
Stonewall Hannon. Lewis Hovis. Frank Holli.
field. Clarence Hammett Gerald Eaker. Marion
Johnson, and Louie Dettmar. Second row, left
to right, are Clyde Seism. Verlin Connor, Tho
mas Adams. Jame^ N. Bardin, Taft Clark, and
Timmons Goforth. Not present when picture
was taken were: Campbell Lockridge. James
McKee, John O. Ware, and Paul Bennett.
WIN FIVE YEAH SAFETY AWARDS — Pictured
are employees of Foote Mineral Company who
were recently presented five year safety award
pins for "no lost time*' accidents. Front row,
left to right. Newell Thornburg, Boyce Sanders,
Don Day, Gresham Thornburg, Jack Collins,
Converse Hutchins, Fred Thornburg, Larry Day,
Henry Gilliland, and Dennis Goforth. Second
row, left to right Boyd Riley, James Pressley,
Gerald Lee. William McDowell. John Peterson.
Fred Hancock. Tommy Bryant George Gordon,
and Glenn Oates. Third row. left to right Den
nis McDanieL James Yarbro. Robert Berry,
Johnny Jones, Gene Whitworth. Ernest Maples,
Tom Berry, Jack Eaker. and Billy Ramsey. Not
Present when pictures were taken: Bill Turner.
Dathia Sanders. Oliver Armstrong, and Gene
Bumgardner.
Allen Memorial Community News
by Blanche Allen
The Aden Memorial church had
a large group Sunday for all day
services. #
Mr. and Mrs. Rid Hames 'and
fiamUy from Forrtest City visited
Mrs. Clifford Fortenberry and
EJdward Sunday.
Mr. Tommie Dover of near
Kings Mountain visited Mrs. Pin
Ide Hardin Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mire. Darvin Allen will
open^ thdir fishing lake for the
pubic. Everyone is welcome. See
Mrs. Alien or Linda before fish
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ing.
Mr. and (Mrs. Ooyd Uee of
Kannapolis were weekend guests
of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Bridges.
They all were Saturday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Randle of
near Kings Mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. PWaris Green,
and Chrts, of Forest City, Miss
Garlene Allen, were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Har
lan Green and family.
Those attending the baccalau
reate sermon Thursday night
were Mrs. Clifford Fortenberry
and Edward, Mr. and Mins. Dar
vin Allen and Linda, Mr. and Mrs
Paul Bess and Kay, Ken, am
Larry, Mr. and Mrs. Stough Wr
glut and Arlene, Miss Linda Whii
worth, Mr. and Mrs. Harlai
Grteen, Mary Helen and C. E
Green, Miss Carlene Alien, Mire
Ruth Queen, Mr. Kenneth Farter
berry.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cabanis
and David of Rock HSU, S. C
werle weekend guests of Mr. am
Mrs. Paul Bess and family. The;
came to attend the baccalaureatl
sermon. Mrs. Oatoainess’ sistsei
Kay Bess graduated Thursda;
night.
Mi*. and Mrs. Brady I Jail visfite.
Mr. and Mrs. George Carr ani
family in SheJby Sunday aftei
noon
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Herndon of
Shelby visited Rev. and Mrs.
Wray Barrett Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Gladden
of CherryviRe visited Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. Gladden and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Garrett and family
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kiser. Di
ane, and Danny, from Kings
Mountain were Sunday guests of
Mr. and !Mrs. Henry Barnes and
Lionel.
Mr. Dever Green and mother
from Elizabeth community visited
Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Bridges Wed
nesday afternoon.
Sunday gubsts of Mr. and Mrs.
P. F. Bridges were Mr. and Mrs.
James Hagler and Teresa, Miss
Betty Bridges. Mr. Bobby Rhine
haadt from Mt Pleasant, Miss
FVy and Ray Alien of Peasant
H31 community
Mrs. Patti Whitworth, Cindy
and Tommy of Patterson Spring
visited Mr. and Mrs. E. Z. Whit
worth Saturday afternoon. Miss
Linda Whitworth, and Mrs. Paul
Whitworth visted Mrs. Preston
Holt and new baby in the Kings
Mountain Hospital Saturday af
ternoon.
Mrs. David Burton of Kings! i
Mountain visted Mr. and Mrs. I
Ralph Spake and Woodrow Kim
brefl Monday afternoon. Mr. and '
Mrs. Frank Rippy of Kings Moun- <
tain were also guests of Mr. and .
Mrs. Spake Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fate Johnson of 1
Rutherfordton, N. C. were Sun
day guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. A.
Wright, and Ear}.
Mrs. Margie Warloup of An-j,
drews. S. C. spent last week with
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Spake.
Mrs. Roy Allison, and family
attended Memorial day service at
Camp Creek Baptist Church near .
Gaffney, S. C.
Miss Cariene Alien spent last
Tuesday night with Miss Fonda
Bridges in Grover.
Those graduating from Allen
Memorial community TTiureday
night in Grover, were Miss Linda
Allen, Miss Kay Bess, Mr. Edward
Fortenberry and Miss Qstine Alli
son, from Bethware School.
Miss Viola and Edith Whit
worth of Charlotte were weekend
guests with friends and relatives
in this community.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jenkins and
Beverly and Mr. Ambrose Moss
of Blacksburg, S. C. were Sunday
nipper guests of Mr. and Mrs. El.
jert Allen.
Visiting Mrs. Ben Allen Sunday
vere Mr. and Mrs. Julian Byers,
rf Shelby, N. C., Mr. and Mrs.
fake Anthony, near Shelby, and
dr and Mrs. John Kendrick of
iiacksburg, S. C.
Bomb depots ‘in space from
vhieh atomic weapons could be
1 rapped on an enemy are anti
cipated by military planners, ac
cording to a Pentagon source,
lussians, too, are said to be con
sidering the concept
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