Moss Attends Winter Baseball
Meet, Seeking Aid For New Loop
John Moss will report to the
National Association of Baseball
in its annual winter meeting in
St. 'Petersburg. Fla., next week
that the new Western Carolinas
diamond league is ready to go
for the 1960 season provided ma
jor league help in form of work
ing agreements is available.
The Kings Mountain man who
is president of the proposed Class
D circuit will notify the Associa
tion that the league has seven
clubs with entry fees posted and
an eighth club ready to enter.
Moss said that he will present
these prospects to the Associa
tion and report that if major lea
gue assistance is forthcoming in
form of working agreements that
the new league will be all set to
go for the ’60 campaign.
Major league clubs have shown
interest in the league and have
been awaiting definite word whe
ther the clUbs would operate.
The seven clubs definitely in
the circuit are Shelby. Hickory,
Newton, Statesville, Rutherford
County, Lexington, and Rock Hill,
S. C
Moss said the eighth club would
probably be either Salisbury or
High Point-Thomasville.
Fite And Bolin
Boll Top Scores
Betty Fife and Lib Bolin roll
ed high scores of ithe week in the
ladies duckpin bowling league
Tuesday night.
Betty’s 113 line was high of
the evening, leading the loop
leading Jenny Oates club to
three wins over the Lib Bolin
club. Jenny had the high set for
her dub (302) and Lib topped
the losers with a 106'line and 305
series.
Irene Allen paced the Ora Ben
nett outfit to two wins over Di
ane Gamble’s team, rolling a 105
line and 281 set Lib. Stewart’s 99
game and Diane’s 258 set paced
the losers.
Teem W L Pet.
Jenny Oates 25 14 .641
Ora Bennett 23 16 .590
Lib Bolin 20 19 .513
Diane Gamble 10 29 .256
Pack Safety
In Santa Sadi
Says Council
CHICAGO — Toys, toys, toys.
Peeking from beneath Christ
mas trees across the nation Dec.
25 will toe all sorts of playthings
—round toys, hard toys, soft, cud
dly toys, noisy toys. But little if
any thought will be given to how
safe they are.
This, the National Safety Coun
cil points out, just isn’t smart.
•‘Fortunately,” it sdid, “most
toy manufacturers have done
their best to make their products
safe'for youngsters. But a toy
perfectly safe for an 8-year-old
may be quite unsuitable for a
toddler.
The Council made these recom
mendations about buying toys
this Christmas:
1. Teach children how to use
the toys.
2. Keep an eye out for possible
wear or damage — broken edges
or splinters, for example.
3. Perhaps most important, buy
toys that suit the child’s age.
The Council gave these sugges
tions on what toys to buy:
For children up to 2 years. Buy
sturdy rattles, washable squeak
toys, stuffed animals and dolls,
blocks with round comers, push
or pull toys, and large colored
balls.
Beware of small toys that can
be swallowed, flammable toys,
and toys with poisonous paint,
sharp edges, button eyes that
can pull loose, removable parts.
Age 2 to 3. Tops for tots in
this, the exploring age — sand
box toys, large peg boards, tri
cycles, low rocking horses, bright
picture books, large crayons.
Beware, again, of sharp, rough
edges on toys, small removable
parts, flammable toys, lead-based
paint, objects that can be swal
lowed.
Age 3 to 4. Excellent are toy
telephones, doll buggies and fur
niture, miniature garden tools,
building blocks.
Stay away from toys that break
or splinter, those too heavy for
the child’s strength, sharp or
cutting toys. .
“Help pack safety in Santa’s
sack,” the Council said. "Be sure
children get safe toys for Christ
mas.”
In 1776 U. S. sailors aboard the
captured brig Lexington over
powered the British prize crew
off the West Indies and sailed
their vessel safely to port.
“Prospects for tlhe league look
good,” said Mbss. “And we hope
to get major league assistance at
the meeting in St, Petersburg
next week.”
Moss added that if the expect
ed working agreements material
ize that the league will foe ready
to toss out the first ball on the
diamond season next spring and
return Class D basefoall to the
Ole North State.
Shelby loins
Hickory's Long
List Of Victims
Shelby’s honor of representing
the Southwest Conference in Wes
tern playoffs was short-lived.
Hickory’s undefeated jugger
naut rolled to a 38-7 victory over
the (Lions in the playoff game
between the representatives of
the north and south divisions of
the Conference. The victory sends
Hickory into the WNCHSAA
championship playoff finals for
the second straight year, meeting
Albemarle at Kannapolis Friday
night Albemarle beat Childrens’
Home, 6-0, for the Piedmont title.
Shelby, as result of the loss,
returns to its own Conference for
further playoff activity, playing
host to R. S. Central Wednesday
night in the second game of the
Southwest loop playoff between
the three teams which finished
in a tie for the title. Central beat
Kings Mt 26-0, Thursday night
to gain the playoff finals.
Hickory’s touchdown twins,
Richard Jackson and Larry Ru
disill, scored two touchdowns
each on long scampers. Jackson
returned a jhint 55 yards and ran
66 from scrimmage. Rudisill also
had a 55-yard punt return and
was on the receiving end of a 59
yard pass from Roy Hoke. Jim
Sweezy ran back an intercepted
pass for 37 yards and the other
Hickory TD, witH Marion Kirby
booting a 15-yard field goal and
kicking five extra points.
(Shelby’s lone cheering note was
a 54-yard scoring drive in the
third quarter, with Johnny Ken
nedy running the final five for
the TD.
The Lions loss was the second
of the year for a Southwest Con
ference team! to the (Hickory po
werhouse, which earlier wrecked
Belmont 60-7. Coach Frank (Bar
ger’s aggregation, thus, has roll
ed up 98 points and allowed 14 in
two games with its southern di
vision neighbors.
This, also, is the second strai
ght year that Hickory has beaten
Shelby in the playoffs, Winning
14-6 last year. Hickory lost to
Ashefboro for the Association
crown in 1958.
Negro News
By Connie Gordon Brown
107 Carpenter Street
Mrs. Ella Ruth Starr has been
elected chairman for the 1960
March of Dimes for Gaston coun
ty. She attended the March of
Dimes in Tuskeegee, Alabama,
Nov. 20 - 21. Mrs. Starr left on
the former date by air plane.
Mrs. Starr is the wife of Quincy
Starr, Route 1.
Bobby Feemster, son of Mrs.
Ethel Feemster has been honor
ably discharged from the army
after serving 17% months.
There will be a supper Satur
day evening ait the bourje of Mr.
and Mrs. Rufuis Davis on Parker
Street. The supper will begin at
5 p. m. and is for the benefit of
SL Paul’s Methodist church. The
public is cordially invited.
There will be a fish fry Satur
day night ait the home of Mr.
Raeford Barnes, sponsored by
May Barnes for the Benefit of
Lincoln High School.
There will be plenty of good
food served at the Davidson high
school Saturday afternoon, be
ginning at 1 o’clock. Hot dogs,
chicken stew, chilttlings and oth
er refreshments will be sold. The
public is cordially invited. This
is being given by Mrs. Sarah
Clark and Mrs. Mary L. Roberts
for the benefit of St. Paul’s Met
hodist church.
Rev. Diggs of Gastonia, N. C.
will be guest speaker at Shady
! Grove Baptist church the 1st
Sunday night in December, 7:30,
i sponsored by Mr. Tom White.
! There will be a Thanksgiving
Dinner at ML Zion Baptist chur
ch Thursday evening.
More than one of every six
families owning automobiles has
| two or more cars, reports the N.
C. State Motor Club. Ten years
ago the ratio was less than one
in 20.
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SCHOOL A NO YOUR CHILD
BY JOHN COREY
Appalachian
State Teachers College
(Editor’s Note: Because of the
tremendous public demand for
authorialtiivc information in the
field of education, SCHOOL AND
YOUR CHILD will be a regular
weekly column in this newspa
per. Those having questions con
cerning any aspect of education
are invited ito send inquiries to
SCHOOL AND YOUR CHILD, Ap
palachian State Teachers Coll
ege, Boone, N. C.)
From the time a youngster en
ters school until the day he grad
uates, there’s opportunity for
him to join or participate in at
least a 100 or more various clubs
and activities aside frolm his re
gular classroom work.
Schools sponsor most of these
extra-curricular activities which
include band, competitive sports,
student council, student newspa
per, drama, camera and social
clubs.
Supplementing these are num
erous community-sponsored one3,
through the Girl and Boy Scouts,
4-H Clubs music groups, garden
cluhs, nature clubs and churches.
The rich and varied offerings
pose a continuous problem to an
alert youngster Who craves to do
many things and move many
paers. And, it seems, he comes by
the tendency naturally. The A
merican has been described as
Che “deingeal and joinest” spe
cie:; on earth.
Still a child can spread him
self too thinly. So can h ,s par
ents with the numerous civic,
fraternal, social and church ac
tivities available (to them.
What is the cut-off point?
There’s no clear-cut answer—
much depends on the individaul,
his desires, needs, abilities, mo
tivation. But a general and seerrj
ingly sound philosphy comes
from Dr. Ben H. Horton, head of
the education department at Ap
palachian State Teachers Coll
ege, Boone, N. C.
Activities offer the student a
'tremendous educational value,
says Dr. Horton. (A youth should
not only be permitted but en
couraged to enter into as many
as his interests and abilities dic
tate.
At the same time, however, re
quired academic work and other
responsibilities at school and
home must be done well on par
with hilts ability!!
If he neglects basic obliga
tions, his activities should be re
duced for better balance, Dr. Hor
ton sualifies. The adjustment
should be made jointly between
the child, parents and teachers.
In efforts to widen activity par
ticipaition among students, some
schools enforce rules 1 iterating
each pupil to a certain number
of offices, clubs or activities.
For instance, a member of the
student council (a major activi
ty) would be permitted to parti
cipate in only two other minor
activities such as the dramatic^
club or radio club. This opens
doors for others with lesser abili
ties.
In no case would Dr. Horton
suggest a reduction of'the over
all curricular activities program
offered by a school or communi
ty. The more the better, he says
providing they’re constructive.
The multiplicity of activities
doesn’t mean each student is to
participate in all of them. It
merely widens the range from
which he may select. And the se
lection should be made in con
junction with teachers and par
ents. who should keep in mind
the proper balance between qua
lity and quantity.
Memo to motorists: (Be especi
ally watchful on Saturdays for
bike riders. That’s the day most
bike accidents occur, according
to the National Safety Council.
Boy Scout News
Scoutmaster Otis Falls and as
sistant Scoutmaster Charles Ram
sey met with 24 Scout members
at the Troop’s regular meeting
last Monday night. Mr. Ramsey
with six other boys cleaned the
room in which the troop meets. A
new member, Sandy (Mauney,
joined the troop Monday night.
Little court will be held next
Monday night.
Asst. Scribe, Clip Bridges.
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