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The Skyland post., 1947-04-24
County To Have
Sheep Shearing
Schools Soon
Will Be Held May 1922;
Shearing Contests Also
To BE Conducted

Sheep shearing schools. will be
held in Ashe, Allegheny and Wa
tauga counties from May 10 to
%, Ophus M. Fulcher, assistant
county agent, announced this
week. Ed Warner, of the Sun,
beam corporation will be in the
three counties at this time, it was
pointed out, to conduct these
schools.
Shearing contests will also be
held in connection with the
schools, Mr.. Fulcher stated and
asked that all boys in the county
who are interested in attending
these schools or entering the con-
tests contact the county agents
office before May 19 in order
that they might get full details.
Custom shearing should prove
to be means by which several
All club boys in the county
might earn considerable money
tnlS summer, MT. + ulCner pointed
out, since there is a shortage Of
men qualified to shear sheep.
In an article in the Post last
week, written by Mr.. Fulcher,
about the proper care of sheep,
through a typographical error, it
was stated that if Phenothiazine
salt mixture is kept before the
sheep, three or four treatments
during each grazing season are
necessary to be thoroughly ef-
fective. Mr.. Fulcher stated that
if Phenothiazine is not kept be-
fore sheep then three or four
treatments are necessary.
The Skyland post., 1947-04-24
]. T. Brooks Is
County Winner
In Spelling g Bee
To Represent AShe County In
JOurnal-Sentinel Con-
test On May 3

]. T. Brooks, eighth grade stu
dent of Lansing high school, was
the county winner in the prelim-
mary spelling contest held at
Jefferson on Tuesday to select a
speller to enter the Winston
Salem Journal-Sentinel contest.
At Winston-Salem he will COM
pete with others for the various
counties in this district. The win
ner in this contest will be given
a free trip to Washington to en-
ter the national contest, it was
explained.
Runner up in the county con-
test was Marie Atwood, of JEFF
ferson. Not all of the schools in
the county sent entries in for
this contest.
The Skyland post., 1947-04-24
Jefferson Dramatics Club
Students Make Good Records

TO- There the group received
honorable mention for their per-
formance with thirty five other
productions. Those taking part
in the play were: Wanda Bower,
Ivan Rash, Annabel Coward and
Paula Lee Badger.
Seventy-two pupils have been
enrolled in the dramatics club
during the year and all have TAX
en- part in a Christmas pageant,
the Womanless Wedding, the de-
batting, oratorical contest, and
five One-act plays have been Civ
en- during the year.
Mrs. Gertrude Vaught is di-
rector of the club.
The Skyland post., 1947-04-24
Carolina Briar
Buys Property

This week, Rocco Cutri. Of the
Carolina Briar Corporation pur-
chased 8 business lots in the
Graybeal development on Boone
Road as a possible site for fac
tory, it was learned. The amount
of the transaction was not re-
vealed. According to reports the
deal involved slightly more than
$4,000. The lots were purchased
from MI. and Mrs. Otto Parsons.
The Skyland post., 1947-04-24
SERVICES WILL BE
HELD AT BEAR CREEK

Communion service will be held
at the Bear Creek Primitive Bap-
tist church on Saturday, May 3
and Sunday, May 4, it was an
nounced this week. Elder Dewey
Rotten, pastor, and Elders c. R.
Dancy and Charlie Hall are ex-
pected to be there.
Dinner will be served on the
church grounds and the ladies
are asked to bring a picnic bas-
The Skyland post., 1947-04-24
Active In Debating A nd
Presentation Of Plays;
Enter Contests

The Jefferson DramatlCS CLUB
entered the annual debating con-
test sponsored by the University
of North Carolina, and made an
outstanding record.
In the first contest both affirm
ative and negative teams won
over Lansing affirmative and
Boone negative so both teams en-
tered the district contest held 1T
Appalachian college in Boone,
April Is.
These teams were composed OF
Ann Francis, Billie Oliver, Ruth
Dixon and Sarah Neal with Mary
10 Little and Dean c. Jones as
substitutes. These same teams
entered the county debating con-
test with Lansing and the affirm
atlve team was chosen to enter
the finals before the Rotary club,
April "a Judges for the affair
were students and teachers from
Appalachian college.
The one-act play, Pink and
Patches, was entered in the dis
trict one-act play tournament
held in ASheVille, March 20, and
then was taken to Chapel Hill
for the annual Carolina ORA
mates Festival held at the Uni
versity Of North Carolina April
ket. Other pastors are expected
to attend and will preach also.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
The Skyland post., 1947-04-24
Cancer Control Fund Drive Opens Today
Todd Gentry And
Miss Ruth Tugrnan
Are CO-Chairmen
16 People In Ashe County
Died With Dreaded Dis
ease, Last Year

Ashe county's drive for funds
for the control of cancer opens
this morning and the county's
quota is set at $400. 1t was an
nounced by Todd Gentry, county
chairman, and Miss Ruth Tug
man, county commander, who
will serve as co-chairman for the
drive.
An unofficial survey in the
cause of deaths placed Ashe
county's total from some form
of cancer at Is last year. Totals
in the State and nation also fig
ured high and it is pointed out
that many of these lives might
have been saved had the victims
had proper attention in time.
It was stated that it would be
impossible to contact everyone
and those who are not called upon
are asked to send in contrlbu-
tions to either Miss Tugman or
Nr. Gentry.
The list of contributors will be
published in this paper.
Fac5d with a rising death rate
from cancer throughout the ma
ton, the American Cancer So
ciety is appealing for funds to
continue its three-pronged at
tack on cancer through research,
education and service.
Nationally the cancer death
rate has shown a continued IN
crease ever since figures were
first compiled. The national toll
of cancer in 1916 will not be
known for some months because
of the work involved in compll-
ing figures from all 48 states.
However, according to an estl-
mate made by the statistics de-
partment of the American Can
Ger Society and accepted as &C
curate N professional circles, can
Ger killed approximately 18l,OUo
persons in the United States last
year.
In 1887, according to the same
estimate, cancer will take the
lives CT $4,000 Americans. This
will include approximately 95,-
900 women and $4,000 men. About
1900 children under the age OF
Is Will die of cancer this year.
Because cancer is not report
able disease in many states, 1t is
impossible to determine the num-
Der OF people VINO are suffering
from cancer at this time, a state
ment from the American Cancer
Society declared. However, ma
tional health authorities are
agreed on a method of eStimat-
ing the number of cancer cases.
Roughly the figure is four times
the number of deaths. This
would mean that in the United
States today, there are about
656,000 cases of cancer.
Sixty per cent of the funds col
lected here will be retained by
the state organization and used
locally for service and education.
Forty per cent of the funds will
go to the national organization of
the American Cancer Society for
administration and the research
work.
The Skyland post., 1947-04-24
Roland KOOntz,
Game Protector

Roland Koontz, Ashe county
man, was this week officially ap-
pointed as a game protector in
this area.
The game protectors take the
place Of the former county game
wardens and serve areas includ
ing several counties, when need
ed. Koontz will make his head
quarters in Ashe for the present,
it was announced.
The Skyland post., 1947-04-24
Ashe Men Make
Phi Beta Kappa

Wake Forest-TWo Ashe coun-
ty men were among the Is seniors
at Wake Forest to be elected to
Phi Beta Kappa, highest national
scholastic fraternity and they
will be formally inducted in ini-
tiation ceremonies, Saturday
May II.
Thomas S. Johnston, of Jeffer-
son, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira T.
Johnston, and Wade E. Vannoy,
Jr., son Of Wade E. Vannoy, Sr.,
also of jefferson, were the Ashe
county men chosen to member
ship in this honor fraternity.
The Skyland post., 1947-04-24
Cure Rate Good
Among Women
Cancer Patients
Dreaded Disease Must Be
Detected In Time; Figures
On Cases Given

The Importance of early dag
nosis and treatment of cancer is
evident in the following table,
compiled by the American Can
GER Society, officials of the So
ciety pointed out today. The ta-
BILE illustrates what the five-year
cure rate for these types of can
Ger may be under the conditions
of early moderately advanced,
and late treatment.
The Skyland post., 1947-04-24
TAKE PRISONER TO
RALEIGH THIS WEEK

Sheriff w. B. Todd and State
Highway Patrolman Dave Hous-
ton went to Raleigh on Tuesday
to take Herbert Seymour, who
was sentenced in court last week,
charged with robbery with fire
arms
The Skyland post., 1947-04-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Leverne Johnson
of Pulaski, Tenn, spent a few
days this week visiting their
daughter. Miss Vivian Johnson
and friends, here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10

second baseman Johnny Berar-
dino from St. Louis to Cleveland
for outfielder George Metkovich
and cash, estimated at $50, 900.
This was the result Of the cam
collation. of an original st. Louis
Washington trade of Sc n d
baseman Berardino for Gerry
Priddy. When Berardino baked
and said he planned to retire to
work in the movies, the deal
was cancelled by the Commits
sioner.
Washington sold Priddy to St.
Louis yesterday in straight
cash transaction and now Ber-
ardino moves to Cleveland. Bill
Veeck, president of the Indians,
has been assured by the Browns
that Berardino will play base
ball. He said he expects to keep
the eX-Brownie as infield insur-
ance but it may be the forerun-
ner of business with Washington
involving third baseman Ken
Keltner and the Senator'S CEN
terfielder Stan Spence.
Berardino hit PSI in 80 games
for St. Louis and Metkovich,
formerly with the Boston Red
Sox, batted .254 in l26 games
for Cleveland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
WALC0TT'S TERMS
FOR RETURN BOUT

Philadelphia, Dec. 9. - (P
- It is going to cost the Twen.
tieth Century Sporting club sc
per cent of the gate to get Joe
Walcott into the ring again with
heavyweight champion ] o e
Louis.
"We'll take 80 per cent and
not a point less" said Joe Webs
ter, Walcott's manager, today.
The Twentieth Century was re.
ported ready to offer Walcott 90
per cent and Louis 40 per cent,
Felix Bocchicchio, Camden
promoter, has exclusive rights to
Walcott's services and he will
have to be satisfied too before
Mike Jacobs New York club can
sign Jersey Joe.
Bocchicchio said he will back
Webster's demands for 80 per
cent, not only out of the gate
receipts but from movies, televi-
sion and radio as well.
''If we don't get it, I'll make
satisfactory offer to L o u i S
myself" Bocchicchio sale and
added that he would prefer to
promote the return match on
his own or in partnership with
another promoter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
Louisiana State Added
TOC Carolina Grid Slate

CHAPEL HILL, Dec. 9. - (Pl
- Addition of Louisiana State
University features the 1948 Uni
versity of North Carolina foot
ball schedule, announced today
by Director of Athletics r. A.
Fetzer. The high ranking L. S.
U. team replaces the University
of Florida.
The CARDINAL. S. U. game
will be played at Chapel Hill on
October % and is one of five
home contests. Ten games, IN
all, are on the schedule, with
the other nine opponents the
same the Tar Heels met this
year when they won their last
seven starts and completed a
seasons record of eight wins and
two defeats.
The schedule, considered by
Athletic officials here the hard
est Carolina team has ever
faced, opens at Chapel Hill on
September Is with the Universl-
ty of Texas the Tar Heels op-
ponents. This fall the Long
horns turned back Carolina,
$40, in Austin, to hand coach
Carl Snavely's legions one OF the
two defeats they sustained.
In addition to L. S. U. and
Texas, other home games are
with N. C. State (Oct. 16>, Will
liam and Mary Nov. g. and
Duke University (Nov. 2O.
Games away are scheduled with
Georgia, Wake Forest, Tennessee
and Virginia.
Texas, Cardinals opening foe
in 1948, plays in the Sugar Bowl
Jan. l against A l b m a.
Georgia, William and Mary and
Maryland are other bowl teams
on the card. Almost all Of Caro-
lina's 1948 opponents were in
vited to play IN this seasons
bowl games.
The Tar Heels, ranked ninth
nationally this fall by the AS
sociated Press, definitely will
lose seven varsity players, all
of them stars, from their strong
|1947 team. This group, with
eligibility finished, consists OF
John Tandy, end; Emmett Cheek
and George Roberts, guards
George Sparger, center; Joe
Wright, blocking back; Jim
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
CRISLER NAMED
COACH OF YEAR

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dec. .
tP)-FritZ Crisler, named coach
of the year today in the New
York World -Telegram's annual
poll Of football coaches, expires
sed himself as Every pleased
but said there are many coaches
more deserving of the honor
than l."
That was his only comment as
he outlined the practice schedule
for his Rose Rowl-bound Uni
versity of Michigan Wolverines
who charged through an unde-
feated season by amassing 345
points to their opponents SO and
winning a big nine title.
Crisler, who received 6S first
place votes to beat out Mattv
Bell of Southern Methodist. this.
year experienced his most Sue
cessful campaign since the 1883
and 1885 seasons when his teams
at Princeton were unbeaten.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
FIVE TAR HEELS
SELECTED BY " & NJ

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Dec. 9
--tP)-Five university of North
Carolina players were named to-
day or the all-opponents football
eleven selected by William ano
Mary's Indians.
Unanimous choices were North
Carolina tailback Charlie Justice
and end Art Weiner.
The Indians team:
Ends - Art Weiner and Ken
Powell, both of North Carolina;
tackles - Len Szafaryn, North
Carolina, and Malachi Mills, Vir-
ginia Military Institute; guards
Don Verduin, Bowling Green,
Ohio, and Ed Royston, Wake
Forest; center - Tmmy Burns.
Virginia Tech.
Backs-Brian Bell, Washington
and Lee; Nick Ognovich, Wake
Forest; center - Tommy Burns.
Pupa, both of North Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10

rights. 1t is doubtful if they all
could be induced to sell out their
holdings If the Coast "big four"
is determined to press matters,
series of court battles could
result
While the Coast league matter
occupied the attention of the big
leaguers. National League head
quarters released official at
tendance figures for the first
time, showing that 1888, 470
paid to watch its games in 1947.
With the American league total
approximately 9,486,00O the two
leagues drew 19.S74,47O.
AS a Major league never be.
fore had attracted 10 million
fans. it now is definite that all
time records were established
by the l947 turnstile count.
The National league elected
Phil Wrigley of Chicago as vice
president, succeeding Sam
Breadon who sold his St, Louis
franchise to Robert Hannegan
former Postm aster General
Hannegan was welcomed Off.
cially into the league family
when the transfer was approved
and he was promptly named to
the Board of Directors with
Warren Giles of Cincinnati,
Branch Hickey of Brooklyn and
Robert Carpenter of Philadel.
phia.
Connie Mack, owner and man.
ager of the Philadelphia AS
was named vice-president of the
| American League with repre-
sentatives of New York, Chica
go, Cleveland and Boston on the
Board of Directors.
Trade talk cooled off after
yesterdays six-man Pitts
burgh-Brooklyn swap. The only
deal of any consequence SEN
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
YELLOW JACKETS
STING W0LFPACK

EL1ZABETHTOWN, Dec. 9 -
Whiteville and Elizabethtown
high schools split a twin cage
program here tonight. The Wolf
lets of Whiteville defeated t h G
Larry Yellow Jackets, 80 to &c
while in the second tilt the Blad-
en- Boys trampled the Columbus
lads, q to 3.
The Wolflets had little trouble
in taking their victory. The first
period ended with the score
knotted at 6-6, however the Co.
lumbus lassies found the range
and the half time score read II
to 6. Cozy Powell lead the win
ners with Is points followed by
Mary Sibbett with Il. Faye
Gooden paced the Jackets with
| 8 points.
The boys battle was slow in
the first half with the score 1C
to 3 in favor of the Elizabeth
town lads. Flashing their cham
pionship form Of last season, the
Yellow Jackets located the bas.
ket to score II more points ane
hold the Wolfpack scoreless.
Erick Clark with 10 and Sammy
Cole with s points lead the win
ners. James farrell was the
outstanding player on the green
Whiteville team.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
MIAMI GOLF MEET
BEGINS THURSDAY

MIAMI. Fla, Dec. 9-W.e-Na-
tional Open Champion Lew
Worsham of Oakmont, P, to-
day carded four -under-par 66
on the Miami Springs Coli
Course, IN practice for the $4,000
Miami Open Tourney which be-
gins Thursday.
Worsham bested a large field
of practicing pros and amateurs.
Henry Gotten, British golfer, has
been consistently under par for
the past several days, as has Ro-
berto Divicenzo, Argentine pro
with a record of three rounds un-
der par.
Dave Douglas, young Whining
ton, Del, professional who took
first money in the Orlando, Fla.
open in playoff with Jimmy
Demaret and Herman Keiser yes
terday, arrived late in the after
noon and began a round before
even hunting hotel room.
Tourney officials announced
that the field grew to 22S today
and said its large size would
force tee-off time of 6:45 a. m.
(EST) Thursday.
1t was also announced that sec
Iond day play would be limited to
the top $50 pros and the first
Is amateurs, due to the large
field
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
BLACKS HOOPSTERS
TRAMPLE SOUTHPORT

Led by the high scoring of
Johnnie McKoy, former New
Hanover high school center, the
Wilmington All-Stars, sponsored
by Blacks Texaco, racked up
their second victory last night
by defeating a Southport ALI
Star quintet, 56 to IS. in the
Southport high school gymnasl-
um before a small crowd of cir
cular fans.
McKoy tailed "a points while
Lloyd Kaylor accounted for nine
Of the Wilmington Stars capers.
Charles Bellamy hooked nine
of Southport's points for the
high scorer. .
The Wilmington All7Stars will
journey to Tabor City. Thursday
night, to meet the Tabor City
Au-StarS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10

the meantime that the request
would be granted. -
This was the brightest out
look for the tournamen- yet en-
joyed by WAAI, which recently
organized and obtained $12,500
in pledges for the support on a
fall tournament in 1948.
Schneiter's letter said that the
names of the topnotch stars who
will compete here would be
furnished Wilmington sixty days
before the tourney, and promis-
ed PGA representative would
arrive three days prior to tee.
off time to complete all de.
tails and assist in scoring. A
scoreboard operator will be fur
nished by PGA, the letter said
A new program Of PGA this
lyear is hitherto rarely u e
golf clinic which has proven Sc
successful in several of the late
l947 tournaments. Schneiter said
a dozen or NOR of the nation s
best professionals would hold the
clinic on the preceding qualifi,
cation rounds. This will enable
any Wilmington amatrue golfer
to get first hand advice from
such notables as Ben Hogan
Jimmy Demaret, Claytin Heat
ner, Lew Worsham and dozens
OF others who will probably
make an appearance for Will.
mington's first big-time links
classic.
A decision as to on which gol1
course to hold the future tourney
has not been yet made by the
elated WAAI officials, but the
outlook now has the newly re.
novated Cape Fear Country clut
course the most likely site.
Schneiter said in his letter
that he hoped to be able to con-
firm officially the Wilmington
Open with dates available for
play by January !.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
Wildcats Drill Hard
For Opening Contest

In Monday nights practice
sessions, the three returnees
from last years State Cham
pionship first string, W. A.
Brown, Louis Collie, and Toddy
Fennell, practiced together for
the first time. Fennell hit from
all angles of the court and was
standout in the scrimmage
game,
Collie was popping in his usual
long set shots and Brown easily
led the floor play as he streaked
over the court and kept the game
at breakneck pace. Along with
these three on the scrimmage
team were Mike Austin and
Charlie Smith, who were both
reserves last year and saw a
lot of court action. Bob Lewis
replaced Austin during part OF
the game.
The squad this fall has been
hard at practice, possessing a
healthy respect for the many
strong quints they will be fac
ing. That the Wildcats will be
better than average in unques-
tionable.
The main job of Coach Leon
Brogden is to find a pair OF
reasonable requirements for
Johnny McKoy and Billy Mason
who graduated last spring. With
such candidates as Mike Austin
A. c. Gregg, Country Coleman,
Charlie Smith, and Dennison Ray
battling for the starting berths,
the Wildcats should be ready
for their first opponents, the
Oak Grove Marines.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
DAVIDSON SWAMPS
Gle M S o N, 60-43

CLEMSON, S. c., Dec. 9 -P)
Davidson College swamped a
fighting Clemson team here to-
night, 60-43, in the first South
ern Conference basketball
game of the season for both
teams.
The Tigers managed to stay
well in the game until the last
five minutes of play. At the
half, the teams were we'll
matched with Davidson leading
1925. The quintets switched the
lead most of the way.
Davidson's Whit Cobb of Dur
ham, was high scorer with Is
points. Leonard Riddle of
Greenville was close behind for
Clemson with Is points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
Hal Weafer Resigns
As American Umpire

NEW YORK, Dec. 9. -- tH'l
- Will Harridge, President
of the American League, said
today Hal Weaver, who has
umpired in the league since
1943. has resigned.
Weaver native of Wood
burn, Mass, played minor
league baseball and managed
and secuted before he be-
came an ump in the Bi-State
League in 1885.
Hal Weafer, who resigned
Tuesday as an American
League umpire was manager
of the Wilmington Pirates in
the Piedmont league in the
early thirties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
FAT BOYS CAPTURE
TOUCH LOOP CROWN

A 13 to 0 victory over the
Spofford Mills gridders last
night on the Robert Strange
Park gridiron gave the Fat
Boys championship Of the City
Six Man Touch Football League
With seven victories and one
defeat, the Fat Boys travelled
to paydirt in the second and
fourth quarters. Robert Brown
received a pass from Johnnie
Edens for the first I'd and Ken
Raynor passed to Charlie Edens
for the Elk.
Bert Hawley, halfback,
plunged over from the two yard
line for the second I'D.
The Spofford team will play
the Naval Reserve tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10


- Better not do any og-bragg'
ing around Howard Smith oil
Three-Mile. Not until Smith for
gets about Sue, his bear dog,
and that is likely to be a righ,
SmaXt time.
Sue set a record for this sec.
ton last week when she follow
ed and bayed the same bear
for "A hours.
Sue, a plott, with her pack
Humpback Mountain Wednesday
and the chase continued all day
At night, all the dogs responded
to the horn except Sue and
other dogs of two other packs
The next morning, hunters found
the four dogs were blown in
the rough part of Humback.
An effort was made to re-pack
or support the four with new
pack, but it was unsuccessful
Three of the dogs were blown
however, after 26 hours, leav'
ing Sue on the mountain alone
with the bear. Smith was unable
mates. jumped a big bear on
to get up to the fight, since the
bear had retreated to the wild
est part of Humpback where
man cannot go.
He went back to the high tor
of Hurnpback Saturday morning
and heard his dog still feebly
baying the animal. He blew his
horn for several hours, and the
hound finally responded at II