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m Dne ot made Direct which ,950’s. igh in West i-ator.s figure :y can. It rate to fi le rate ties Is >ments Intend figure ‘Fiscal by tlie ation,” a dlr- sbank. aw iiw g gov essagi^ I more tan in fonitor Thursday, June 18, 1970 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. Page 3 HERALD SPORTS RALEIGH — The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commi.ssion has approved the 1970-71 hunting and trap ping regulations. The statewide rabbit season was shortened by two weeks as a result of widespread suggestions at the public hearings held in May. At the hearings, many hunters re- iiuested that the rabbit season be cut short because preg nant rabbits were occasionally being taken late in the season. The new .season for rabbits will he November 14 to February 13. "This is a good example of how hunters can help the Wildlife Commission and also get regulations passed that they feel arc warranted,” said Frank Barick, Chief of the Division ol Game. “The widespread reports from the hunt ers that rabbits with young were occasionally being killed aids our biologists in recommending season dates. As a result of the hunters’ concern, we have changed the sea son dates.” Comments from hunters at the public hearings favor ing a shorter rabbit season ran roughly 7-1 in support of a shorter season. Regulations concerning bear also generated much heat at the public hearings, with hunters expressing both opinion.'-' for longer and shorter seasons. The boar is in danger in much of the state, and the Commission voted tor the split shorter seasons of October 12 to November 21 and December 25 to January 2 with some counties being clo.sed entirely. In the east. Dare County was added to six other counties closed to bear hunting becau.se of reduced populations. They are Chowan, Gales, Hortlord, Pasquotank, Perquimans and Tyrrell. In other action, the Commission approved the pro-j posal to allow hunting when snow covers the ground tori all species except the wild turkey. The program for spring gobbler hunts—in effect for the second year—was also upheld, and even expanded slightly as three counties,; Vance, Franklin, and Warren, were deleted from the win-, ter season in the Piedmont counties (December 19 to Feb- ! ruary 13) and added to the spring season (April 12 to May ! 1) in the eastern counties. There is no wild turkey season; in the west. The Commission deciined ,a proposal to shorten the quail season by a week in order to have several small game seasons opening on the same Saturday before 'Thanksgiving. Therefore, the quail season will be from November 14 to February 27. Likewise, the squirrei season wiil remain the same as last season, opening October 12 and ciosing January 2, with local exceptions. The raccoon and grouse seasons will open October 12 and last until February 27 with local exceptions. The delayed starting time (noon) on the first two days of the either sex doer seasons was dropped because the regulations entrapped hunters who did not intend to vio late. "Basically, the delayed starling time W'as designed to prevent kiiling too many does, and aiso to promote safe ty,” said Barick, “but it was unpopular, so we dropped it.” On game iarids and management area.s, the proposals to drop irritating or ineffective regulations were upheld, except that the regulations regarding the handling and discharge of firearms were retained because hunters at the pubiic hearings asked that these restrictions remain In effect. The new- regulations will be published in detail in the familiar booklet form on July 15th, and these regulations wili be available where you buy your license. In reiated action, the Commission voted to let the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service know that it would like an increase this season in the limit on geese from one to two per day. Also, Turner Battle, Executive Director of the N. C. Wildlife Federation, appeared before the Commission and told of the spread of Eurasian water miifoil from Currituck Sound into Albemarle Sound, East Like, and the Alligator River. The Commission will hear a report on milfoil from the Division of Inland Fisheries at the next monthly meet ing. Harry Cornell, Chief of the Division of Inland Fish eries, indicated that treatment to rid the area of milfoil was difficult, very expensive, and also ineffective for more than two to three years. Commissioner Orvilie Woodhouse questioned the wis dom of even attempting to fight milfoil, particularly in Currituck Sound. “We’ve had more ducks and better fish ing since the weed took over,” said Woodhouse. Juniors On Verge Of Win When Rains Came Donnie Allison Enters Saturday Hickory Race TWO HITS — Catcher David Bolin secured two of Kings Moun tain's three hits off Forest City Tuesday night. The second place Forest City Juniors handed Post 155 its eighth straight loss, 5-0. Top-Name Drivers In Hickory Race Hickory, N. C. •— Donnie Alli- oii, winner of the World GUO and rookie of the year in the lotlian- ap.oli.s 500, ha.s filed his entry for the Hickory “276” at Hickory ipeedway Saturday night. Allison’s entry with the B.injo Matthews Ford figures to steal -hunder from the formidable Jlirysler teaim ot Bobby Isaac, ilichard Petty and Bobby Alli,s.on Usually re.served for sufier speedway race.s, llie Ford entry vas attracted by the large i>ur.st or the 276-lap Urand National aee and the fact that .411i.son will e in the state for some personal ippearances. Allison will join fellow Ford drivers James Hylton and Bennie Parsons in an effort to spook tht strong field of Dodge.s and Ply- mouths. Three drivers in tlie field, bro thers Donnie and Bobby Allison ind Potty, ha\e super speedway- wins this season. Donnie won the W’orld 600. the endurance rave for stork cars at Charl.'tle in May. and then six dav.s later finl-hed fourth in the Indy 500. The first NASCAR driv er to ever finish at the famed trickyar;'. Allison was voted the coveted rookie (»f tlie year award. He banked nearly S70,000 for the two speed classic.':. Bobby .\Ui.son won the .-Mlanta .500 this spring. Petty won the 300-miler at Rockingham and the lOO-milc Sunday on tlie road course at Riverside. California. The Allison brothers have fin ished one two on a number of occasions in their colorful careers in Sportsman, Modified and Grand National races. Away Thmsday And Satuiday, Home Tuesday Kings .Mountain’s Juniors were on the verge of capturing their first victory of the .season last Thursday night at City Stadium when rain.s came in the fourth Inning and vva.shed out their area F'our Western Division contest with Mill Springs! Post 1,55, a 5-1 lo.scr earlier to the Polk Coiintj ciub, was lead- ng by a -l-l margin in the top H the fourtli when umpires halted the eonte.st. Tlie two teams wore .'?chcduled to make the game up last night icre. l.miglit. Coach Bo Goforth takes his club to Shelby and Sat- urd.iy niglit Past 15,5 travels to Hickory to take on tlie Western Division leaders. Post 155 returns home ne.vt I'licsday niglit to host Cherryville In its final home game of the 'irst round. Kings Mountain closes ut fir^t round action ne.xt Thurs- lay at Henrietta. Playoffs begin lu following Saturday. Pest 135 is currently 0-8, hav- ng dtoftped tilts to Hickory (10- 1), Morgatilon (10-11 and Fore.st , 'ity (5 01 during the pa.st week. Lack of liilting and poor field- ng continue to hurt the locals. 5nd unlcs.s they win a couple of their remaining games, Goforth’s 'ads will be lacing one of the 'oop’s touglier team.s in tire first tage of tlie jilayoffs. iiicko.-y (S-lj is currently a -ame ahead of Forest City (8-2t' n the West wliile Charlotte Po.stj 5 (T-1) is a gan;e ahead of Gas- 1 mnia Post 2.5 (6-2> in the Eastern ' Division. AREA FOUR STANDINGS (Western Division) Ladies Soitball The richest owned and driven by Bobby Al- i (lailieS A UdaV raM f-V* AA1-fin rti t nr Vi vnof o?v t-vM-vMF-Ko I * OUTFIELDERS — Tim Echols, left, and Bobby Ethridge moke up two-thirds of the Post 155 outfield. Ethridge was moved to cen- terfield recently when Danny Hartsoe sprained his ankle. Echols ploys left. Hickory, N. C. race for the distance on theGrand; lison. Although just six months National schedule this year will out of the Hobby division of rac- be run at Hickory Speedway on ; ing, the 28-year-old leads the Saturday, June 20. I Sportsman standings at both 1 Hickory and Asheville raceways j and is high among the state lead- Sunday, June 21. SCOGGINS' GULF mss (Plus Tax & Trade-In) TIRE SALE Polyester Belted - Red Lines F-70-14 F-70-8-14 IN THESE SIZES G-70-14 G-70-8-14 H-70-14 H-70-8-14 MULTI MILE qnd FALLS Also Gulf & Goodyeor Tires Available Awards ot more than $13,000, included a $2200 first place purse,; has been posted by track manager ; r .u Ned Jairett, who expects to open at five for the tract drivers who usually pass up' ^76 , followed by time the 100-mile events. To be limited to a \tarting field of 22, the drivers will have to turn an additional 26 laps this year since a survey showed that the high-banked asphalt track Ls .363 around instead of 4/lOths. "The Hickory 276 will have the bigge.-st purse for a race at the .speedway in its 19 years of Grand National races," says Jarrett, "and the interest is at an all-tiime high.” . Richard Petty will be making his first start in the South since hi.s spectacular wreck in the Rebel 100 at Darlington, and he has mastererl the race course by win ning four times, having set the record of three straights. Grand National point leader Bobby Isaac, a home county pro duct, will be coming to town with a firm grip on the GN standings and the opportunity of making it three consecutive victories be fore the liome folks. Isaac won both of the races in 1969 by con vincing margins after a lifetime of frustration on the track w'here his career began. While much of the fanfare will he reserved for such heralded drivers as Bobby Allison, James Hylton, Isaac, Petty and a host of other veteran.s on the circuit, one of the favorites with local racing fans wdll be a rookie. Morgan Sheplierd of Hickory, driving his first year in the Sportsman class, will start a 1969 Chevelle wliich was formerly At Davidson Three ladies softball games are [ scheduled for Friday night at Davidson Park. Action gets under way at 6:30. An all-.star team from tiie Kings Mountain Ladies League trials at 7 and the green Hag at - will play Kin.g’s Business College; 8:30 p.m. In the event of a rain-1 of Charlotte in the ofX'ner and in | Tryon Team Number Two holds out, the 100-mile chase will be' the second game the Jets of Kings; down first place in the Kings run at 3 the following afternoon,, .Mountain will tangle with Min-1 Mountain Little League standings Tryon Leads League With 6 1 2 1 0 Teams Hickory Fore.st City ■Shelby .Morganton Cherryville Henrietta Mill Springs Kings Mountain (Eastern Division) Charlotte Post 9 7 Gastonia 23 6 Charlotte 380 6 Paw Creek 6 Newell 6 Bi'Imont 3 Bessemer City 1 Gastonia 198 D L 1 2 3 4 5 8 6 8 1 2 3 4 4 6 0 8 1 ette Mills of Grover. Hold, Parker Hurl Unbeaten VFW Team To Two More Babe Rnth Wins VFW has all but wrapped up on, wliicli had eiglit hits to six the 1970 Kings Mountain Babe for Southwell. Rick Falls started Ruth League championship, for Southwell. David Carroll was thanks to the stout pitching of, the losing pitcher. Ricky Hord and Keith Parker. | 1 In action Friday night, VFW VFW captured two more ,’ictor-' scored a 6-2 victory to send South ies during the past week to run well on its downward plunge, its undefeated record to 5-0. Here- VF'W lashed out a 10-hit attack tofore second place Southw’ell while Parker held Soutlvvvell to Ford dropped a pair of games and . only tliree. is now 2-3 and tied w’ith Mauney. Textiles for second place, three; Parker struck out 14 Southwell full games behind the leaders. batters. Carroll went the distance I for the losers, fanning 11. Hold hurled his st'cond no-hit-| Rjck Hord had three hits, in ter in three outings Monday night; during two doubles, to pace VFW as VFW whipped Mauney 3-1. Hc; gj. plate. Parker added a dou- struck out 16 batters and walked, pi^ g,,,, g single a„(, Hgyeg fiv*e. Hord has now allowed only i apair of sin^^lcs two hits in 21 innings and has riday’s other game, Mauney fanned 44 batters. j edged Tiyon 7-6 despite being VFW managed only two hits g^thit by 13-4 off Mauney’s Frankie Stokes, who | Ropbie Moore, w ho didn't walk walked five and struck out 14.; g batter, w'as the winning pitch- Randy Blanton got both hits. Four Tryon pik-hers walked In Monday’s other contest, last- g total of 17 Mauney batters, place Tryon defeated Soutliwell | Two games are on tap for to- 3-2 in 15 innings. The game last-; night atCity Stadium. In the ed three hours and 35 minutes. | opener at 6 o’clock, VFW tangles Cable, who pitched the last five with a perfect 6-0 record. The Tryon team won Little 6-0 Mark fi"* Trophy At G-W Basketball Camp I three run homer in Tryon's victory over Chilticr'.s Heating. David Green pit!'h('.i a no-hit game again.st Kiwanis as C & C Metal captured a 3-1 victory, games during the past week, get.| . year • old catcher Timmy ting strong pitching from -Jlmrny; jiomeretl for the win- Parker and Harlen Haynes dur- ners. ing the process. Parker hurled a one-hitter as Tryon whipped Optimist 12-U, while Haynes was the leading; Tryon Two 12. Optimist 0; Try- hitter. i Childers 0; Rotary 2 ! Complete rc.':ults of last week’s play: Jimmy Jolly, a six-foot-five ris- I ing sophomore at Kings Moun- I tain High School, won the out- i standing jtlayer trophy at the ! Gardner-Webb College b.nsketball I camp last week. I Jolly was declared the winner ! after one-and-one competition a- mong tlie 61 players wlio attend- Park Grace won tw o games: Childers 1; Tryon two 9, Kiwanis | ed the camp, headed by G-W durin<' the week to hold"* onto :^- Tryon One 9. Jaycees 5; Ro-; basketball coach Eddie Holbrook, second place with a 5-1 record. ''i."y 7. Police 3; Park Grace 17,' Jolly w'as the top rebounder and Park Grace defeated KiwanLs 17-1' iviwanis 1; Tryon Two 7, Childers; scorer on last year’s KMHS fresh- with a 16 run rally in Die fourth Oltinii.-it 9. Jaycees 1,- Tryon' man team and will step up to the inning and bombed Childers by ROai'y 0: CC Metal 3, varsity unit next season. ; Kiwanis 1; Tryon \ 1, Police Jimmy is the .son of Mr. and 1: Park Grace 15. Cliilder.-' 2. : Mrs. Clinton Jollv. innings in relief of Ramseur, was the winning pitcher for Try- Seven-Run Ninth Gives Hickory 10-2 Victory Over Local Juniors For eight innings Wednesday l ing by 2-1. night at City Stadium, Kings Kings Mountain managed only Mountain’s Juniors played their j four singles off Hickory soutlipaw best baseball of the season, but i Jeff Abernathy. Abernathy, a col- i In the ninth Post 155’s defense j lege freshman, struck out 17 and 1 I with Tryon and at o’clock Mau- j iiey takes on Soutliwell. I STANDINGS Teams W VFW 5 1 Mauney 2 I Sou-thwell 2 I Tryon 1 L Pet. 0 1.000 3 .400 3 .400 4 .200 a 15-2 score. Johnny .Anderson pitched a two liittcr in the victory over Ki wanis w hile Mark Tiioniburg' hurled a three-hitter in the vie-, tory over Cliilders Heating. j Monte Falls and Jack Wray were the loading hitters for Park Grace in the two contests. j Tryon won on the strong pitch-] ing and hitting of Frank Hovis I and Joel Burgess. Hovis fired a ; one-hitter and cracked a three- Kings Mountain's Freddie Smith Drives Ford To Win At Concord Mid-Season Race Set Saturday At Shelby Track Tliosc who were planning for it but for some reason missed it, there’s a second chance CONCORD, N. C. — It's not oft en that Ralph Earnimrdt goes an entire weekend witli.out a stock car racing victory, but that is ex actly what ha'ilpened la.-:t Friday driver.s. ' At Speedworld last Friday Earn hardt finished behind another Kannapolis resident, Haywood Plyler, who captured the main and Saturday to the Kannapolis event in a 1967 Ford Fairlane. veteran. Billy Scott of Union. S. C., was _ , third in a 1965 Chevelle and John- Eainhardt, who drives a 1969 , Camaro in the American Racing .-\ss<X’iation events at Speedworld in Cliarlotte and at Concord Speedway here, didn’t nii.ss by muclt but he nevertheless drew a blank in the two programs. He folded and Hickory score." seven runs for a 10-2 victory. Going into the last frame, the .Vestern Division leaders held only a slim 3-2 edge over the winless Post 155 lads, but the ex perienced Hickory nine turned sev eral Post 155 miscues into a runa way victory. Post 1.55 spotted Hickory a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning but battled back to tie the score with singletons in the fourth and sev enth frames. Hickoiy broke the tie off relief pitcher Gerald Put nam with a singleton in the eightii, then rallied for seven runs in the ninth off Putnam and Bobby EJthrldgc. Rightjiander Chuck Carpenter started lor Post 155 and t^tched wen. Wit wag relieved in the top of the sixth with Hickory lead picked throe runners off first base. While Post 155’s bats were be ing silenced by Abernathy, the Hickory boys were cracking out 15 hits against the three KM pitchers. Rick Spencer, who had two hits in the seven-run ninth. RVD. Craitspun Share Lead In Softball Loop BVD and Crattspun, both sport ing 2-0 records, share the early lead in the Kings Mountain slovv- pitch Softball League. Results of last week’s games wore BVD 4, Fiber 3; K Mills 7, equalled the entire KM's team ! Oak Grove 0. forfeit; Craftspun 22, production with four hits in six \ First Baptist 2; BVD 12, K .Mills trips while Chuck Munday, David 10; Fiber Control 12, First Bap- Williams and Robbie VVilliam.s i tist 8; and Craftspun 9, Ook added two hits apiece. i Grove 8. For Kings Mountain, Carpcn-| Games arc played each Monday ter, Tim Echols, Jack King and I and Friday night at the Deal Ethridge had a hit apiece. ' Street Park. Score by innings: R H E, CARD OF THANKS Hickory 000 200 017 10 15 3 Mr.s. Harvey Ramsey and fam- Kings Mtn. 000 100 100 2 4 3 ily wish to tliank the nurses and Abernathy and D. wlllams. j doctors at Kings Mountain Hos- - Carpwte, Pui^^n (6), Qthridat. pital for their kindness during | (9)' aria Min.' the Illness and death of Mr. Har- W^Abernathy^^^^WanL the' second each night at the two .Mid-Season Championship race,: ''ali-rntle track.s, sanctioned by the Hobby Racing' Ralph gets two more cliances Association, was rained out Sat- this weekend, with six-event urday night at the Shelby Speed- cards on tap Friday night at way. The race is re-.set for this Speedworld on the Metrolina coming Saturd;iy night al 8:15 Fairgrounds and Saturday night ami ail rain checks will be hon- at Concord. Throe events, two ored. General admission for tho.se' heat races and a 4n-L'ip feature, not liolding rain clieeks is $4. Rac ing will pick up where it left off last Satui'.iay—the Rookies com pleted their race and will be al lowed to run again. Rains came just after the Hob bies began their main event — they will start over on last Sat urday's qualifying as will the Late Mtxiol Sport.smen. The lat ter will eng.ige in a 100-lap main event that pays $1,000 to the lak er of tile Checkered Flag. A Iiiglily successful program was launched at the Rutherford are scheduled for Earnhardt and his fellow cornpetitors in the SuiJersports division. Similar race.s are slated for the rookie Charger ny Miller, also from Kannapolis, was fourth in a 1969 Camaro. Saturday niglit the racers mov. ed to Concord, and this time Fred die Smith of Kings .Mountain pushed his 1967 Ford to a win over Earnliardt. Vic George of High Point was third in a 1970 Mustang and Miller was fourth. “No one expects Ralph to go without a win very long,” said Plyler. who has run against the old pro countless times. “So that means it’s going to be even tough er tor the rest of us tliis week end. ” The Speedworld jtrogram opens Friday with practice at 6 pin. an;l racing getting underway at 8. Numerous Activities Underway At City's Reaeation Center By ARCH KERN RECREATION DIRECTOR TENNIS ANYONE? An i qui ry has been made to tiic Recrt'a- tion Department for tennis les- County Speedway in which Spar- sons. If response is forthcoming tanburg’s Bill Ruppe took the from enoegh interested persons, Rookie main Ix-.slie McKinney of an instructor wdll be hired and Mityo (S. C.l claimed tlie Hobby lessons will be sponsored during the off-so.ison. As a result of the discussions the Ellison Practice Field will be condition- led for use. ' SOFT BALL TOURNAMENT PLAY is slated for June 25, 26, 27, and 28. Ten teams have been invited and are expected to par- ' ticipate. feature, and Shelby’s Preston; LITTLE LEAGUE COACHE.8 SWIAfMING I.FitSONS for the Humphries was the Sportsman' were in attendance for a chicken kiddies are in full swing. It is winner. Humpliries waa backed dinner in the Community Center l^lanned to repeat this popular e- up by tlie other top four driwM) Dan 'Warlick of Belwood, Don on June 10. Ideas were exchan- ] vent at the completion ol the cur" ged and discussed. It is planned jpeait jtlass. If you iire interested It class. If you a: Pose Ski
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