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The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09

our future citizens may live,
and work, and play. and hope"
He stated he was happy to turn
the building over to the people of
Lincoln county and especially the
students Of Lincolnton high school.
DR.. S. A. Wilson, president of XII
wants club, sponsors of the dedica-
ton program and opening basket
ball games, accepted the building
on behalf of the people of Lincoln
ton and Lincoln county He stated,
in acceptance. that the splendid
gymnasium had long been the hope
of the city and now becomes the
pride of the city. ut typifies," he
said. "the patience. intelligence
and hard work on the part of the
school authorities. 1t is another
splendid monument in our COM
munity, setting forth to all eyes
the great fact that our citizens are
alive to the Importance of educat-
ing the young for the service of
their generation"
Freddie Weaver, Lbs student
body president. accepted the
building on behalf of the students.
He said This is a dream come
true. We wish to thank the school
board for making the new gym
possible"
In concluding remarks, Supt.
Lowder extended a welcome to the
visitors and the public to make use
of the building, and to come back
often.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09
Duke Gridders
Begin Drills
For Orange Bowl

Dukes Blue Devil gridmen,
Atlantic Coast Conference cham
pions. began practice this week
Tor its Orange Bowl game a
gainSt Nebraska on January l in
Miami, Fna.
The Blue Devils, who finished
the season with a 7-2-1 record,
were given last week off to rest.
Head Coach Bill Murray and
Duke Athletic Director Eddie
Cameron spent the weekend in
Miami, making final arrange
mentS fo, the trip. The team will
have headquarters in the Bilt-
more Terrace Hotel at Miami
Beach.
Murray said before going to
Miami that he hoped to be able
to exchange game movies with
Nebraska Coach Bill Glassford.
Neither school secuted the other
during the season.
Duke officials said they will be-
sin taking mail orders for Orange
Bowl tickets after Dec. y. Or
ders received before then will be
returned.
The Blle Devils will practice
here until Just before Christmas,
set a short holiday, and reaSSem-
lie in Durham on Saturday, Dec.
25, flying to Miami that Christ
mas night. They will get the fol-
lowing Gay off and start practice
IN Miami on Monday, Dec. 81.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09
Near Capacity Crowd At Dedication
OF New Lbs Physical Education B|dg.-
Gymnasium; Named For "BIoek" Smith

A longtime dream burst into
reality before the eyes of approx
mately 1900 people last night
when the new, S175,000 Lincoln
ton high school physical education
lding-gymnasium was dedicat-
ed at official opening ceremonies.
Two basketball games were also a
part of the ymn-opening events,
sponsored by the Kiwanis Club.
The new gymnasium seats 1,500,
and the 1900 nearly filled all
seats at the first showing to the
public of the large and beautiful
structure.
HONOR BLOCK SMITH
Speculation, also, as to
name" that may be given the
long-needed project ended with
these closing remarks by school
board chairman B. ]. Ramsaur in
his brief address: Il take pleasure
in presenting to the students of
our school and to the citizens of
this community The Block Smith
Physical Education Building"
This honor is in tribute to the
late, beloved Lincolnton high
school athletic coach and teacher,
1923-'37, Block Smith
City Schools Superintendent S..
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09
Rock Springs Quints Top
Little 10 Loop Standings

Standing wise, Lincoln county's
girls teams in the Little Ten Bas-
ketball Conference are doing quite
we'll
The Rock Springs laSsies have
captured three straight league tits
and top the standings in the girls
division. Rock Springs girls, de-
Tending regular season champions,
have won the two loop contests
they've PLAYED for a second place
tie. And, Union girls have lost on
ly game, won two, for 4th place
tie.
In the boys division, the Rock
Springs five is the present king
bee, holding down the top berth
in the standings with 80 record.
Lowell, unbeaten in two, is second.
However, the North Brook and
Union boys quints have had things
a bit rough to date, neither having
won a game and thus are low in
the standings.
Here's how the Lincoln teams
Jared in Tuesday night loop con-
tests:
r. SPRINGS WINS
Rock Springs grabbed twin bill
from Bessemer and stayed atop the
Little Zen standings in both the
girls and boys division.
The Springers took the opening
tilt of the evening by 46-37 as
Anne Hager scored 81 points for
the winners. High for both teams,
however, was Becky Causy OF Bes-
semer City with 90
The Rock Springs boys had a
waltz over their opponents. Center
Jimmy Potts potted 81 points as
his team ran up a comfortable
37-13 lead at the half. 1t was
strictly no contest with the final
outcome being 65-37 Sellers had
ID for the losing Yellow Jackets.
N. BROOK HALVES 2
North Brooks girls didn't have
much trouble in downing Mt. Hol-
ly's girls. SO = 33, for their End
straight win. North Brook led at
the half, 37-24. Helen Morrison
kept up her torriG scoring pace by
netting SO points. In the nightcap,
Mt. Holly's boys found the North
Brook boys comparatively easy to
handle, winning by 64-38 count.
Towery's 13 points was high for
NIB, Killian's 81 tops for the Hol-
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09
Turkey Shoot"
December 18th

Lincolnton Sportsmen, Inc. will
hold another big Turkey Shoot at
their club grounds. next to Horse
show Lake property. on the Maid
en- highway. Saturday afternoon
Dec. 18th. The public is invited to
attend.
7 There will be Shotgun, 80 bore
rifle and % rifle shooting. Bring
out your favorite gun. and you
may win a Christmas Turkey.
The 80 bore rifle shooting will
be held on a hundred yard range.
The Shotgun shooting is at rs feet.
The 90 rifle at so feet
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09
Orange Bowl Heads
Happy Duke Voted
As Team To PIay

MIAMI, Fla. = Top officials of
the Orange Bowl Committee ap-
plauded the selection of Duke as
an opponent for Nebraska in the
New Year Orange Bowl football
game.
"An excellent selection" declar-
ed C. Gordon Anderson, president
of the Orange Bowl This should
be an extremely colorful game"
Duke, with a season record of
7-2-l. was chosen Sunday by the
eight members of the Atlantic
Coast Conference as their most
representative team. The Blue
Devils won all four Of their con-
ference games.
Maryland also had a 7-2-1 over
all record but was runnerup to
Duke in conference games since
it was tied by Wake Forest 1918.
Nebraska became the Big Seven's
representative week ago though
it was squashed by Oklahoma 55-7.
Under conference rules Oklahoma
was ineligible to play in the Or
ange Bowl this time because it met
Maryland here Jan. l. 1854.
Van C. KuSsrow, chairman of
the scheduling committee, insisted
that the Orange Bowl would have
one of the days best shows.
IF we'd have had Oklahoma in
stead of Nebraska" he said, eve
would have had no one to pit them
against.
Oklahoma will be eligible again
next year and with a chance of
Maryland coming on strong again,
we'll have another good battle.
Everybody here is happy over
Duke. They'd rather have Duke
than Maryland. They saw Mary
land agaist Miami" he said.
Kussrow said he had talked to
men from both conferences con-
cerned.
"All seem to think this would be
the best match. Maryland, the way
it turned out. would probably have
been too much for Nebraska" he
said.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09
Lbs Quints Halve Two
Games With Newton

Z Lincoirton highs basketeers
split a pair of inter conference
games with Newton-Conover's
quints in Newton Tuesday night.
Linco;nton Wolverettes, de-
tending loop champions, had an
easy time in the opener. regist-
ering a 69-42 triumph as Maebell
Aderho!., Donnie Smith and Bill
lie Cashion set the scoring pace
with 2S, II, y points, respective
ly. Boston was high for N. c. with
% TALES.
+ In the finale, the local Wolves
proved nc match for the taller
and more experienced Newton
five, being overwhelmed by a IA
Sc margin. Snipes hits for 80
points, 1efner %, for the win
nerS. Darrell BoSt's 13 points. and
Ernie Lippard's 7, were best for
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09
Letters To Santa
Cherryville, N. c.

Dear Old Santa:
1t is almost time for you to visit
all the little boys and girls and I
just want 10 say Hello to you. I'm
a little boy five years old. I have
never written you before. I hope
you can read this letter for I want
you to find me I'm little and slim,
black eyed with dark skin and
weigh about thirty pounds.
If it is not asking too much
please bring me wagon I can ride
in. some candy, oranges, apples
and nuts. I have little brother
and two sisters and don't forget
them, and all the little boys and
girls who have polio for I'm sorry
for them. 1 hope I will never have
it. don't know why little children
have to be so sick with polio any
way. Of course it's the Lords will
Santa, 1 hope it will be pretty
weather so you can make your
rounds for we are looking forward
to seeing you.
P. S. Remember Mamma and
Daddy, Grandma a md Grandpa
PRESLEY and Grandma and Grand
pa Haynes.
I will close by saying Good bye
Wishing you a Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year and many
to come.
Love,
Eugene PRESLEY
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09

Ray Lowder emceed the physical
education building gymnasium
ceremonies. Two musical Selec-
tions, Star Spangled Banner and
Bless This House, were rendered
by the LHS Glee Club. Invocation
was said by Rev. H A. McCul-
Tough, Jr.
Mr.. Lowder, in his remarks, said !:
"This is a proud day for our city
and school, for it represents the
successful completion of a pro-
ject which has been near to our
hearts and uppermost in our minds
for many months. Everyone who
has the welfare of our boys and
girls at heart rejoices at the OPEN
ing of this beautiful building with
its modern appointments and at
tractive architecture
FULFILLS LONG NEED
Chairman Ramsaur was intro
duced by Supt. LOwder. Chair
man Ramsaur pointed out that
the school board for many years
had been conscious of the need
of physical education build
ing, and that the people of the
community also had felt the
need of such a project and ex-
pressed a desire that such a
building be built. This build
ing, he said, represents an
ideal which has long existed in
the mind of our citizens that
ideal is the ideal of the COM
plete school, a school in which
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09
Lincolnton, N. c

Dear Santa Claus:
Will write you as I have not
written you before I'm a big boy
six years old want to see you.~ /
think you are pretty old man. I
want you to tell me how old you
are. You must be getting pretty old
but you are still good looking.
I want you to bring me some
pretty toys. 1 can play with most
anything. Bring me some oranges,
apples. candy, nuts and lots of
good soft drinks. Santa. please
don't forget Mamma and Daddy,
also my Grandma and Grandpa
Fowler and Grandma and Grand
pa Haynes for I more than like
them all. And don't forget the lit
tie children all over the world. I
know you will have hard time
finding them all and I wish I
could go with you on some of your
trips.
have five little cousins, Peggy,
Eugene, Donald and Delawn Press
ley and Jerry StallingS. Please
don't forget them. We will all be
together when you come.
Wishing you Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year.
Love,
Kenneth Fowler
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09
GRUMPY

Pitcher Johnny Antonelli of the
Giants is reported willing to settle
for a contract of $4,000 for next
year. According to The Sporting
News, Antonelli is said to feel that
while he got only S12,500 for win
ming 81 games and losing only sew
en- last season. he was well re-
paid with the more than $1,000 he
got as his Worlds Series share. In
spite of his great year. says The
News, Johnny's hat size
is Just what it always was.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09
BOYS LINEUPS
Here's An Oddly: Pig
With 8 Legs, 3 Ears

HICKORY - A freak pig with
eight legs and three cars - one
on top of it's head - was born in
a litter at the farm of Baxter Kill
liam, Route 2, Hickory, last week
Lee Mitchell, Of Connolly
Springs. Route 2, BROUGHT the pig
to Hickory newspaper office Fri
day. The pig had been dead almost
since birth, he said.
There were 13 pigs in the litter,
but two others in addition to the
deformed one, were either born
dead or died soon afterwards.
However, Mitchell said that ten
were still living and doing we'll
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09

1t is best to place your duck
blind with its back toward the
wind: wind from right or left is
next best.-Sports Afield.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09

Main purpose of a swivel is to
prevent fishing line from twisting
and most swivels will do this if
not under excessive tension
Sports Afield.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09
ChotteHngs
BY THE STAFF

COLA SPIRIT Coca Cola,
It's said, is getting into the
Christmas spirit early this year
the truck men delivering
cokes are wearing bright red ties
bearing III white lettering, Twas
the Month Before Christmas. :.
COOPERATE MORE We
overheard conversation be-
tween two friends the other day
on what things they thought
could be 3one to make Lincoln
ton a better town in which to
live. Something one of them
said was thought-provoking. 1t
was: "Llncolnton people need to
cooperate more in doing things
that need to be done" :. Seems
there's a belief that spirit of
cooperation is sometimes lack
ing when it comes to being will
ing to work and accept respon-
sibility in community affairs and
projects .
GRUMPY A grumpy man
boarded train in Knoxville,
called foT a pillow, made himself
comfortable and. just before clos
ing his YES for a nap, extracted a
sizable sign from his brief case
and popped it on his lap. The
sign:
II don. trust Malenkov. I
hope we won't have another war.
/ think prices will start to 60
down in about a year, but that
we won't have another depres-
son. Wake me up at Atlanta"
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09

the outcla SSed lines.
Lincolnton is a member of the
South group, Western Conference,
and Newton member of the
North group, .
The .ocals are idle Friday night.
but have two Conference tits
scheduled at home next week,
Rutherfordton and Newton.
GIRLS LINEUPS
Lincolnton-Sm Smith Q0, CASH
ion Q2, Aderholt (29), Saunders
%, Burke 60, Whitener 90, Del
linger, Forwards; Michael, Gilbert,
A. Boyd, Reynolds Stallings, P.
Helms, Cody. Benfield, Guards.
Lincolnton total points-67.
Sheriff. G3), Boston
(23), Mauney (6), Price, Alexan-
der, Hewitt, Forwards; Reynolds,
James, Clapp, Benfield, Little,
Watts, Guards. Newton total
pOintS-19.
BOYS LINEUPS
Lincolnton-Bost (l3), Lippard
90, Lineberger, Mcconnell, For
wards: Norman (3), Whitesides,
Centers; Chapman a., Aiken go,
Bracket (2), Bynum "a, Shuford,
Guards. Lincolnton total points
SO.
NeWton-Hefner (23). Moser
%. Craig (3), Jarrett, Forwards;
Snipes 600. Reitzel. Centers: Lef-
ler co., Benfield (5) Abernethy,
Iscoe, Hood, Guards. Newton to-
tai pointS-74.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09
The lineupS:

Halftime score: North Brook 81,
Mt. Holly "a.
Subs: North Brook-M. Willis 8,
Lingerfelt, CAN'T, Baxter, E. Saline,
Peeler 2. Powell 8. Mt. Holly.
Green, Funderburke, r. Springs,
Patrick, c. Patterson. Nolan,
Stowe, Helton. Michael, Hide
brand.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09

HaI1Ilme score: ROCK Springs
"a, Bessemer City "a.
Subs: Rock Springs - Hager 81,
Abernathy, Perkins. Haynes, S..
Ballard. Bessemer City - K Rabb.
BaZoon.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-09
BOYS GAME

Halftime score: r ock Springs
81, Bessemer City 13.
Subs: Rock Springs-Cloninger
5, Sheriff.. Goodson. Rudisill,
Barkley 3. BesSemer City-Sarvis,
Forester, Harmon, Black, Bum
gardner 5. Burleson, Barnes,
Shope, Coon.
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'selvy's rs Points
Lead MIA Scorers
BY The Associated Press

NEW YORK. Nov. s-Less
than . year out of the collie
giate ranks, Frank Selvy of the
Baltimore Bullets today led the
scorers of the National Basket
bali Association with 1875 points
in i've games, an average of Is.
Selvy. who rewrote the COLI
lege record books while at Fur
man University, held a 36-point
edge over Bob Cousy Of Boston.
who has played one less game.
Selvy also Is the single-game
scoring leader at this early stage
in the campaign, having dropped
In IS points against New York.
Larry Foust Of Fort Wayne
heads the field goal percentage
leaders with an efficiency rat
ing of GIL, and Frank Brian,
another member of the Fort
Wayne club. has yet to miss a
foul. He shows a 12-for-12 mark.
Only one game Is scheduled
in the league tomorrow-Mil-
waukee at Rochester. There
were no games last night or
tonight.
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Lions Meet Clippers
Al UIine's Tomorrow

The Washington Lions will at
tempt to reach the 500 mark in
the Eastern Hockey League to-
morrow night when they play
host to the Baltimore Clippers at
Uline Arena in an $3.50 contest.
:, - Bob Lunny, star of the local
teams two preseason exhibit
tons against the Clippers, will
be able to play tomorrow night.
Lunny has been sidelined for 10
days because of an operation on,
his right cheekbone which was
fractured in the last exhibition
game with the Clippers in Balti-
more.
Stan Warecki. player coach of
the Lions, Verne La Pointe and
Rick Albert are showing slight
bruises after the tough road trip
on which the Lions dropped a
6-3 game to Clinton, champion
OF the Canadian-American Lea
que last year, and a To decision
In Baltimore Sunday.
II II, Art Darlington and Warecki
are expected to lead the Lions
attack, while Herb Schiller,
-Gordy Warner, Dave Hackett
and Ed st. Louis will be featured
in the Baltimore lineup.
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the 44th lap and crashed into
the east wall.
The race. which was suspended
Sunday after the 35th lap be-
cause Of heavy dust and the
rough condition of the Arizona
State Fairgrounds mile dirt
track, was won by Jimmy Bryan
Of Phoenix with an elapsed time
Of ! hour. 6 minutes. 34.66
seconds. He travelled yesterdays
SIS laps in 45:35.55 to take the
biggest share Of the $4,000 prize
money.
Second place was taken by
Manuel Ayulo Of Burbank, Calf.
When the race was halted Sum
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'krause Praises Brennan,
His " Plan Of NCAA
BY tho Associated Press

CHICAGO, Nov. Ed Krause,
Notre Dame athletic director,
had some words OF praise for
Coach Terry Brennan yesterday
but sharply criticized the NCAA's
television control system.
Krause told the Quarterback
Club that Notre Dame doesn't
have the slightest worry that the
26-year-old Brennan will be sue
cessful as head football coach.
HE is a very sound coach and
Notre Danes record t5-1)
speaks for itself" Krause said.
Krause. long a leader for UNI
controlled national teleyision,
called the present plan IAN arti-
fetal and reactionary system. "
KrauSe said the plan is mo
good and regional television
is a step in the right direction. "
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lead. with the ratings based on
general average for sanctioned
competition.
In a desperate effort to over
take White, Clarke hustled to
Norfolk as a surprise entrant in
the Virginia Open. He won it
with a 10-game score of 1923.
Also he beat out White for
the No. / rating-by the margin
of two sticks.
r 4 Il
At various times White held
the world records for 6. Z, IS,
30 and 40 games, beside the So
game mark.
The 40-game record. set in
1898, was particularly gratifying.
It was rolled in four 10-game
blocks at different establish
ments in a special match with
the great Nick Tronsky. White
won by 212 pins.
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LITTLE SPORT
Beckers Work as Team
On Turner's Mat Card

George and Bobby Becker win
work as q team tomorrow night
in the weekly wrestling program
at Turner'S Arena after having
appeared in individual matches
last week.
They are better known as a
team. In fact. they claim to be
the tag team champions of the
South. Their opponents In the
feature match will be Gorgeous
George and Brother Frank Jares.
Others on the program are
Ben Martin. Jack O'Brien, Jim
Coffield and Carlos Rodriguez.
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Driver Seriously Hurt
In Ball Memorial Race
BY the Associated Press


PHOENIX, Ariz.. Nov. o.-One
driver was seriously injured and
will be operated on today as the
result Of the only crash in the
delayed l00-mile AAA Bobby
Ball memorial race here yester-
day.
Jimmy Reece Of Oklahoma
City. Okla, received q punctured
right lung, fractured right
shoulder and possible internal
injuries when his car tipped
coming out Of the South turn on
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and fired at least a couple
of phenomenal scores that were
never recognized, though far
above existing records.
White was prime favorite
here a couple of decades back
while member of Frank Bar
ber's famed Connecticut Blue
Ribbons, who annually took on
the best Washington could offer.
Ben McAlwee, the old bowling
scribe, turned out some memo
rable pieces about the Blue Rib
bons, individually and COLLEGE /
tively-Nick Tronsky, Mike Be-
gino, Bill Tato. Joe Gacek. Steve
Dyak. Mac Carboni and White,
all big names in duckpins.
While chatting with White at
the windup of the Dixie Open
Saturday night at Bladensburg,
we recalled a McAlwee offering
that pointed up some curious
bits of bad bowling fortune en-
countered by White and re-
marked on it.
AT the moment, we were
watching Joe Gaise of Baltimore.
who had struck in the final frame
and needed a count of five to win
the big tournament.
He looked a cinch, but not to
White.
."In this game" the veteran
said nothing can be taken for
granted"
On the strike roll-off, Gaise
hit the pocket and won hands
down. but admitted 1t was a
nervous shot. Facing the critical
roll, he had Whites sympathy.
The situation carried the Nut
laegger back to an evening years
ago in Winsted, Conn.,, when he
came to the final box needing a
mark for an eight-game world
record.
He spared.
The record Of 1,160 was held
by Steve Witowski of Connecti-
cut.
On the spare roll-off, White
cut a headpin deuce-for 1859.
incidentally, the current eight
game record, 1,179. is held by
John Gaise. rolled two years ago
In the Franklin Open in Balti-
more.
1,tis
. All but one of Whites world
records have been wiped from
the book. He still holds the
&5G-game mark, 6.725. an average
of 1895, but, except for over
sights, there would be at least
two others. He once rolled 804
for five games. The present
record is 1856. On another oc-
casion he hit $50 for six games.
The current high is GA. In
both instances Whites great
performances were not recog-
nized officially for want of a
foul-line judge, although he
never crossed the line.
But the bitterest disappoint-
ment in the bowling career of
Jack White came in the season
of 1912, and it has grown with
the years. White never has won
the national No. / ranking. It
seemed he had it in the bag in
41-2, when his principal rival
was Aston Clarke. -
With the season about over a
check revealed White we'll in the
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You Be the
Quarterback
ANSWER

4. Halfback handof. No! The
line loops toward the open side
of the field. You can hardly
expect many yards on this.
I 3. Pitchout. Again the line is
looping in the direction this play
is rnaterialiZing.
Ii 2. F'ullback slant. You're still
running into the looping line.
You can only hope some defen-
sive man will get caught In his
loop and leave a big hole.
/. Fullback handoff. Best
call. With defense looping to
open side this play strikes away
from the loop and could 90 for
quite q gain.
distributed by the REGISTER and Tribune
1yndicate)
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X II z z q I Z
many. At SO.
the onetime
eannonball ace
still rolls a
fast one, but
not as deva-
statingly as
in the days
when duckpin
fans hockei
to watch him.
AT one time or
another he
held half a.
dozen official
a..~.il n.annar
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day, Bryan was In the lead, but
Ayulo jumped ahead on the early
laps yesterday and held on until
Bryan passed him for good on
the north turn of the 89th lap.