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The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28
IN. {. Drivers
Among Favorites
In Daytona Races

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -
North Carolina drivers head the
list of favorites for at least two
of the three major stock car races
scheduled for the famous Al mile
beach ana road course from Fri
day afternoon through Sunday af-
ternoon to climax the sixth an
nual NASCAR Speed Week pro-
gram.
Heading the parade for the 160-
mile Grand National Circuit race
for Sunday afternoon. starting at
345 o'clock, will be Lee Petty of
Randleman, N. c.. driving a 1855
Chrysler 300. and Herb Thomas
of Sanford. N. c., driving a 1855
Packard entered by Walt Chap
man of Strattonville, Pa.
Petty won the 160-miler last
year and then waded through the
season to clinch the Grand Ma
tional crown for the Season.
Thomas has twice won the cham
pionship in 1851 and 1858 and
twice captured the rich 500-mile
Darlington Labor Day race.
Included among the late entries
were two other 1855 Packards, one
to be driven by Tommy RingStaff
of Charleston. w. Va. and another
by Ken Reeder of McConnellsburg,
Pa.
Shifting mounts for the 160-
miller this season are a number of
the top 1854 stars. Dick Rathman.
a tranSplanted California driver
who makes his headquarters at
Daytona Beach. has shifted from
1854 Hudson to a 1855 Olds SO;
Dave Terrell Of Newtown, Pa,
shifted from a 1854 Dodge to '55
Plymouth. Ray Duhig9 of Toledo,
Ohio. shifting from a Plymouth to
a 1855 Buick, and Joe Eubanks of
Spartanburg. S. c., shifting from
a 1858 Hudson to a 1855 OldS 88.
Cotton Owens of Spartanburg.
S. c. will be defending top honors
in the l25-mile modified race Sat-
urday with Earl Moss of Creed
moor, Speedy and Jimmy Thomp-
son Of Monroe. Bill Widenhouse
of Concord and number of other
Tar Heels rated among the top
threats.
In the 100-mile sportsman race
Friday, starting at o'clock. Dick
Joslin Of Orlando will be defend
ing top honors, and included
among the Tar Heel threats are
Bill Myers of Germantown, Bobby
Myers of winston Salem, Pee Wee
Jones of Winston Salem and sew
eral others from that area
The Navy uses II million
j.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28
Linco|nfon Host To Western
Conference Cage Tournament
Parking Signs At
Lbs Gymnasium For
Tournament Games

Parking arrangements around
the new LHS gymnasium have
been changed somewhat this
week, so as to avoid traffic con-
geStiOn and take care of the
big crowds expected for the
Western Conference Basketball
Tournament.
No parking will be allowed
on the outside lane of the
streets entering Crowell park,
and parking only on one side of
w. Rhodes street. Parking will
be allowed on both sides of E.
Rhodes and S. Academy streets.
which were widened sometime
ago. Admission to the tOurna-
ment games will be S1.00 for
adults, soc for students.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28

Lincolnton highs new Block
Smith Memorial Gymnasium was
in shiny, spic and span condition
today, the banners were out. the
welcoming committees and Off
Gals ready as visiting girls and
boys basketball teams and Off
cials of the respective schools con-
verged on the city in half dozen
different directions.
The big occasion was, and is. the
opening of the first annual West
ern Conference Basketball Tour
nament, girls and boys competi-
ton, in the large and handsome
LHS athletic plant on E. Rhodes
street.
The five-day tournament. which
brings together the top four
quints (girls and boys) of the
Western Conferences North and
South divisions. will get underway
this afternoon with the first of
four games to be reeled off.
OPENING GAMES
Pairings for the opening games
this afternoon and night are:
GIRLS GAMES
$3.50: Kings Mountain VS.
LenOir.
7:30: Forest City VS. Hickory.
BOYS GAMES
las: Kings Mountain VS. New
ton.
S:45: Shelby VS. Ito be an
nOuncedD
Lincolnton's quints, the first
place Woiverettes and fourth place
Wolves, are not scheduled for
games today They see action in
Tuesdays games.
Pairings for Tuesdays con-
tests are: Standardization
Spindale girls VS. Tayl0rsville
girls; 4:45 RutherfOrdtOn-
Spindale boys VS. Valdese boys:
7:30-LincOlnton girls VS. Wilkes
Central girls; S:45 - Hickory
boys VS. LincOlntOn boys.
Winners of the Monday a n d
Tuesday games, upper and lower
brackets. square off in Wednes-
day and Thursday night games
There will be no games on Fri
day night. with the championship
finals slated for Saturday night;
girls game beginning at 7:3O.
SINGLE ELIMINATION
The tournament will be a single
elimination affair. The pairings
for the opening games Monday
and Tuesday find the Nos l and
3. No. l and 4 teams (girls and
boys) from the respective North
and South divisions matched as
opponents.
This means that Lincolnton's
Wolverettes. No. l quintette in the
South group with its SpotlesS 1870
record, goes against third place
Wilkes-Central of the North group
teams Tuesday. Lincolnton's
Wolves. 4th place finishers in the
South division with a 1915 record,
will face Hickory's first pl e
quint of the North group.
TEAMS REPRESENTED
Representing the Western
loops South division in the tour
nament are the following teams:
Girls-LincOlnton, Kings Noun
tain, Rutherfordt0n Spindale,
Forest City; Boys-Shelby. Ru-
therfOrdtOn Spindale, Kings
Mountain. LincOlntOn.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28

Pitchers for fourth-place clubs
seem to have a better chance to
win 20 games in a season than
pitchers with first-place outfits.
According to The Sporting News,
that's borne out in a study of rec
ords for the past ten years. In
that span, II pitchers delivered
20-game seasons 81 times. Nine
Of the II were with fourth-place
clubs, only eight with the pen
nant winners.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28

Countless hero worShipping
youngsters find their baseball
idols among the New York Yam
KEGS. But not Shortstop Tommy
Carroll, even though he receiv-
ed $4,000 from the Yankees as
a bonus baby. AS related in the
Sporting News. the idol of the
18-year-old Carroll not only isn't
a Yankee-he isn't even an
American Lacquer. The object OF
Tommy's hero worship is Short
stop Johnny Logan of the Braves.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28

If the major leagues ever eX-
pand to take in the West Coast.
they'll find a ready and willing
executive waiting. Joe DiMaggio
said the other day that he has not
lost his interest in baseball and
would like to get back inf and
when the majors reach the coast.
AS reported in The Sporting News,
DiMaggio says he has had offers
of jobs in the game, but has no
desire to leave California.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28

North DIVISION representatives
in the tourney are: Girls-Tay-
lOrsville, LenOir, Hickory, Wilkes
Central: Boys - Newton, Hick-
Ory, Valdese, Wilkes Central.
While the Western Conference
is holding its tournament here, the
South Piedmont loop will be hold
ing its tournament at the Lexing-
ton YMCA. with the two winners
tboys and girls divisionS) meet
ing in the Lincolnton gymnasium
March 9th for the WNCHSAA til
ties.
Jack Kiser's powerful Lincoln
ton girls are heavily favored in
the Western tourney here, with
four clubs Shelby, Newton
Conover. Valdese. and Hickory
all favored in the boys bracket.
The WolveretteS. winners of 20
regular season scraps. 16 in loop
play, have registered well over 800
points in the 16 conference bouts
to their opponents 375. Heading
Kiser's two-team system are May
belle Aderholt. the loops top scor-
er, Cecilia Travis. Donnie Smith.
Billy Cashion. Shirley Michael.
Allie Boyd, and Phyllis Helms. The
Lines carry a 69-game conference
win streak into their Tuesday
game.
HOT BATTLES
Lenoir. Taylorsville. and Hick-
ory of the Northern Division will
give the Lines plenty of keen COM
petition. Lenoir's Nancy Woodruff
and Taylorsville' Angelic Pennell
are likely to continue their assault
upon all Western AA scoring
marks. Hickory, led by Linda Haze
den and Nancy Sue Spray and
coached by Frank Barger. edged
Taylorsville by one-half game for
the Northern crown.
Nancy Bishop. Fern Barrett
and Kay Henderson top the Kings
Mountain six whose only regular
season setbacks came at the hands
of Lincolnton. Martha Padget an
Ester Kirby are the Central sta =.
with Sara Melton and Janice AL
exander heading the Forest City
charge.
Don Bridges. Lawrence Kouri,
Jimmy Cummings and Bryan Falls
led Shelby's Lions to a 14-1 cam
paign in the Southern Division
with Central second, Lincolnton
third.
Jerry Prescott and Joe Mac
White paced Hickory's Tornadoes
to the Northern flag with 14-l
mark. their lone setback coming
at the hands of Newton'S Red
Devils. whose star is Forward DON
aid Haefner. FootballerS Danny
Bridges and Doug Cline top the
Valdese offensive while Nelson
Lowe is the topdog at Wilkes Gen.
trail. Darrell Bost, Dave McCul-
Tough, and Don Norman are the
Lincolnton standouts for Frank
King with Sonny Daggerhart. Don
Rollins. and Adm Rucker topping
V. NJ. Morrison's brilliant Hilltop
pers Central finished with a rec
ord of II wins in IA starts.
TAUGHT SHAKESPEARE
1 wonder how old Miss Jones
is?
O,,ito old ;v,oo;no T,o,, COW
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28
Fans Wild And
Woo|y In Latin
American Loops

The Caribbean baseball cham
pionship has been decided. It's
over and done with. The cham
pionship banner flies over Puer-
to Rico. But there's still a
terrific story to be told. You'll
find it in The Sporting News. but
We'll give you some snatches of
it here.
First of all, says The Sporting
News, if you have never been to
a ball gone in Latin America,
you have little idea of the ex-
element, the unending fireworks.
Rabid enthusiasm in Caracas.
Venezuela, during the recent
championship series would make
a noisy crowd in Brooklyn look
like a Sunday School class, by
comparison. The fans steal the
show. with their rabid hatred of
umpires. their sharp but some
times biased knowledge of the
game, and their consuming de-
sire to do things in strictly big
league fashion.
The excitement and tension in
american baseball isn't so
much the players. says The Sport
ing News. as it is the fans who
support it and the strangely
forceful manner of the men who
run it. It's the rhumba band
blaring away in the stands. It's
the behind the scene plotting
to load" a ball club for vic
tory in the big games. It's the
bl;.zing passion for victory, the
utter intolerance with defeat.
The recent round-robin cham
pionship in Caracas, among flag
winners from Puerto Rico, Vene-
zuela, Cuba and Panama, was
the seventh annual event. Ven
ezuela had never won it. But
the fans had hopes. On the first
Gay the beautiful University
Stadium was jammed to it's ca
pacity, 10000 or more. Venezuela S
Magallanes club won. Most of
the large crowd came back the
next night. But when their club
lost to Cuba, and then to Puerto
Rico. the fans quit. For the last
three days the crowds averaged
only about 10000.
An incident in Venezuela'S No.
. game against Cuba illustrates
the passion that rules the fans.
In the seventh inning of a score
less duel, Umpire Roberto Olivo
called a Venezuelan runner out
on a close play at first. Manager
Lazaro Salazar of the Venezuela
club protested. He kicked the dirt,
threw his arms in the air and
screamed. He was ordered baniSh-
ed. That was the signal for the
crowd to cut loose. Out came
paper cups, oranges, bottles caps,
then beer bottles and cans. The
Whistling and hooting was deaf
ening. Players and other umpires
took cover. but Olivo stood his
ground, ducking missiles when
he had to.
A call was made to Command
el Benjamin Maldonado in the
grandstand. He is president of
the Magallanes club, president
OF the Caribbean Confederation
for this year, and head of the
military intelligence of Venezue-
la. But in this case he was Just
another fan. He demanded that
Manager Salazar be returned.
Can you imagine Leo Durocner
setting back onto the field once
he had been ousted? Well. Um-
pire-in-chief Johnny Rice finally
consented. While he's a tough
young man from Chiciga, he said
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28

To Gene Woodling, nothing can
be taken for granted in baseball.
Gene was a member of the Yam
kee outfield for six years before
being traded to the Seventh-place
Orioles. But he has left his New
Jersey home early, for Florida
so he can get ready to win a job
with Baltimore. Il always go
South with the idea that I have
to earn a job" he told The Sport
ing News, land this season will
be no different"
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28

Bob Allen, StatiStician for the
Braves, points out that the Of
ficial American and National
league batting averages list Ed
die Joost of Philadelphia and
Sam Calderone of Milwaukee as
the players with the highest bat
ting averages in 1854. Joost hit
1862 in At at-batS. Calderone 1873
in 80 at-bats The oddity. says
Allen in The Sporting News, is
that both men lost their jobs at
the end of the season.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28

later, Il didn't feel like getting
shot,"
That gives you an example of
Latin-Anerican baseball. Actual
ly, says The Sporting News, the
brand of baseball played is good.
With harnessed emotions, it says,
the play could be very close to
high-claSS organized ball.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28
ROLAND LOOKED GOOD

ROLAND LOOKED GOOD 49,.
Gil English, Milwaukee Brave
scout, was talking to Joe Ross the
other day about one of Ross dis
covery's - Bill (Rocky) Roland.
Roland, picked up by Ross from
the S. c. semi-pro ranks and made
into a 20-game pitching winner
for the Lincolnton Cards, gets his
Big League trial with the Braves
this spring. English told Ross that
Roland looked so good at Evans
ton, ILL.,. last season Double A
balp that he had to move him up
to the Major club to keep him
from being drafted by some other
club at the annual winter conven-
tions. Lincolnton fans, and par
ticularly Ross. will be following
Roland's progress closely this
summer and ditto for Bill
Barkley. also a former 20-game
Line Cardinal winner. who'll get
trial With Washington.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28

The fact that the Baltimore
Orioles finished seventh last sea-
son hasn't killed off all enthusiasm
in the front office. According to
The Sporting News. ticket-buyers
can find this statement in a folder
describing ticket deals: If the
Orioles win the pennant in 1855, "
it says. "ticket plan subscribers
would be assured Worlds Series
tickets"
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28
Top a Quints Of Loops North,s
South Groups Taking Part; -Four
Tits Open Action At LHSGymn.

BIG TOURNEY - The ideal place to be in Lincoln
ton for five nights this week, Sportswse the H.
S. Gym-where the top girls and boys basketball teams
will be battling for Western Conference honors Tourna-
ment fans will also in L. H SIS $125OOO athe-
tic plant of the States finest Admission tourna
ment games is 100 for adults SOC for students
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28

The Navy'S submarine qualifi-
cation insignia is submarine
tlanked by two dolphinS.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28

TAUGHT SHAKESPEARE
I wonder how old Miss Jones
is?
Quite old, I imagine. They say
she used to teach Shakespeare.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28
THE LINCOLN TIMES
81 SPOTS S1R IL
By SMACK PROCTOR

member of the championship Lin
colnton high Wolverette basket
ball teams for three seasons.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28

The Navy uses II million
pounds of SpudS a month.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-28
Bowling News
LEAGUE STANDINGS
STANDING

High Score - Grady Abernethy
176.
High Ave. - Grady Abernethy
The Lincoln times., 1955-01-31
Columbus Farmers
Learn "Hord Woy"

Several Columbus County Negro
farmers learned the hard way"
how to take care of their plastic
tobacco plant bed covers used in
the fumigation process last fall
and winter. according to Negro
County Agent J. M Spaulding.
Last spring, farmers throughout
the county were instructed to clean
off the canvas and let it dry thor
Oughly, then fold neatly into a
small bundle place it in a lard
stand, OF a similar rat-proof con-
tainer, and store in the barn or
pantry. In this way the same cover
| can be used several years.
But human nature being what
it is, quite few farmers didn't
want to go to all this trouble. AS
result, numerous rats and mice
had themselves a ball during the
spring and summer, and quite a
number of farmers unhappily had
to buy new covers.
Spaulding says that proper stor-
ing of old covers might mean saw
ing an extra $40 or the time spent
in patching up the canvas dur
ing the rush season after the rats
are through with them.
The Lincoln times., 1955-01-31

Pantry Is Asset
To Any Family

A well-stocked pantry is an as
set to any family. This is especial
ly true for All members, if they
have grown and preserved much
of the foods themselves.
When one sees the sparkling
jars filled with fresh fruits and
vegetables and meats. feeling of
pride is sure to prevail.
Alters know that they do not
have to be experts to help with
the family coming program. They
realize the facts that they learn to
to do by doing.
approximately so All girls in
Lincoln County have enrolled in
the food conservation Project. The
objectives of this project are:
To develop leadership and help
achieve the broad Al objectives
Of character and effective citizen
ship.
To acquire the knowledge and
develop the skills essential to the
successful preservation of fruits,
vegetables and meats.
To increase the home food sup
ply by taking an active part in
canning for the family.
To recognize the Importance of
fruits and vegetables in the diet
and to increase their use during
the winter months.
To utilize products raised on the
farm.
To promote a more varied, we'll
balanced diet and reduce cash ex-
penditures for food by the use of a
family food preservation plan.
The Lincoln times., 1955-01-31
Corn Stocks Lowest
OF Record In N. C.;
Record High InU.S.

RALEIGH. - Combined stocks
of corn in off-farm and on-farm
storage in N. c.. on January l,
1855 totaled 30.479000 bushels
the lowest for the date since COM
parable records began in 1914,
according to estimates recently
released by the N. c. Crop Re-
porting Service. However, of the
total, 2.871,0 900 bushels were in
off-farm positions which was the
highest of record. reflecting the
continued expansion on CONNER
cial storage facilities. Oats stocks
in all positions at $4,000 bushels
were also the highest ever record
ed for any January /. comparing
with 6.262,000 bushels held a year
earlier. Last years oats crop was
the heaviest of record for the
State. Wheat stocks in all posi-
tions amounted to 3.845 900
bushels on January l of this year.
This was slightly less than the
3,884,000 recorded for the same
date last year Record production
of sorghum grain in 1854 was in
strumental in pushing recent
to 1,424,000 bushels, the highest
January l holdings of record.
A year ago there were 1001, 700
bushels of sorghum grain in all
positions in N. C. Barley stocks
also jumped to record level
totaling 100000 bushels on jan
uary |. Barley stocks in farm and
off-farm storage year earlier
totaled $4,000 bushels. Rye stocks
in all positions on January l
were estimated at $4,000 bushels
10000 bushels above those Of a
year ago.
For the Nation. the largest jan
uary l stocks of corn, wheat, and
| barley, Second-largeSt for oats
and sorghum grain. and for rye
the largest stocks in 10 years, are
reported in all storage positions
on January l. 1855. These add up
to records on this date for the
tonnage of feed grains. for re-
serves of food grains and by a
large margin for the total of the
6 grains in storage - over Isl
million tons.
The Lincoln times., 1955-01-31
What Does A College Education Cost?

ingS and equipment and other i'm
provementS. These additions to the
physical plant come from two
sources; the capital outlay fund
from the Baptist State Convention.
and from people interested in
Christian education. The Con-
vention is currently in the middle
of a nine-year program designed
to improve North Cardinals Bap-
tiSt colleges, Orphanages, hospital,
and other institutions At Gard
ner-Webb the trustees plan to use
revenue received through this pro-
gram to supplement building OBJ
legations and to increase the en-
doWment.
How does the public fit into. the
program of Christian education?
AS local citizens what is your du-
ty to Gardner Webb college?
First. BaptiSts, support the CO.
operative program and remember
Christian Education Day each year
at their churches. Other denom-
nations might remember that
Gardner Webb serves "all who
want her service" Dozens of stu
dents representing a handful of
denominations are now studying
there.
Second, direct contributions to
the college for living endowment,
the building program. student
loans. are always welcome. Me-
rlorials to loved ones can be es-
tabliShed to useful purposes.
Third. everyone's support is i'm
portant. The most dangerous atti-
tude anyone can take is that few
people will see that the school is
all right. 1t takes the interest and
support of everyone to have COL
lege that will serve everyone.
The Lincoln times., 1955-01-31

only S240. This compares favor
ably with rates at any college in
the South. being cheaper than
most, and is only half the amount
charged by several nearby colleges.
Obviously, a college cannot af-
ford to operate at SO low cost.
State supported colleges receive
operating funds from taxes. Many
private schools have large endow-
mentS. using the interest to sup
plement their incomes. Church
related schools could never make
ends meet without the donations
of friends, who feel that Christian
schools are worthwhile. Were it
not for these, the state would have
received the sole responsibility of
higher education, at a higher tax
cost to everyone, long ago.
A high percentage of Americas
most valuable citizens in positions
of leadership were educated in
small, church-related colleges.
This alone should attest to the val
ue of the denominational school.
1t costs Gardner-Webb 5000 per
year for each student enrolled
This 5000 is the amount needed for
operational expenses in addition
to what the student pays. Capital
outlay for new buildings and
equipment is not included.
One must remember that Gard
ner-Webb, or most any church-re-
lated college for that matter is in
terested in young lives and not in
money. True, it might be possible
to charge higher tuition and gain
economic security, but in so doing
the college would be defeating its
own purpose by turning away
many deserving students who
could not afford the expense.
Gardner-Webb has an opera
tional budget of approximately
S290.000. OF this, some $4,000
comes from students in tuition,
board, cost of meals. and other ex-
penses. The Baptist State Conven-
tlOIl CCllll lDuUCo SOlllC OfU,Ouu CdSll
year for operating expenses.
Around $4,000 in dividends comes
each year from the endowment
fund. A total of approximately
$4,000 comes from the endow-
ment fund. A total of approx
mately $4,000 comes from all mis-
cellaneous sources, with the bulk
Of this amount coming from meals
prepared in the College Cafeteria
for the Community Health Center,
and from various civic organiza-
ton banquets
This leaves a gap of around
$4,000 between expenses and in
come for a years operations.
This gap is bridged by dona-
tions from individuals and busi-
nesses friendly toward Gardner
Webb and interested in Christian
education.
The above figures include main
tenance and operational costs, but
not capital outlay for new build
The Lincoln times., 1955-01-31
Rites Held For
Chopmon Beam

Funeral rites were conducted
Friday at Main Street Methodist
church. Gastonia, for Colonel
Chapman Beam, 83, retired Gas
tonia business school operator
Burial was in CASTOR Memorial
Park.
MI. Beam. who has a number of
surviving relatives in Lincoln
county. died last Wednesday night.
He had been i'll for three weeks.
Before his retirement, Mr.. Beam
had operated Beams Business
College here for a number of years.
He had lived in GaStonia for 40
years and was member of Main
Street Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife: three
sisters, Mrs. R. G. McLurd and
Mrs. Ben Stroupe of Cherryville,
and Mrs. ]. D. RudiSill of Grouse;
five brothers, Grover and A. E.
Beam of Grouse, Hinkle Beam of
Lincoln County. Charles Beam of
StraWford, S. c., and Carl Beam
of CherryVille.