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The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30
Country Club
NEWS

Hurry, hurry, men and sign ur
for the Championship Tournament
at the clubl The deadline is May
Is. Several have already turned
in qualifying scores but there
should be many more by the 18th
Ladies Day will not be held to-
morrow MAY -. but instead will
be observed May 9Th, the first
Tuesday following Smorgasbord
Dinner (Which is served on the
first Sunday of each month";. All
reservations must be in by May s.
So. ladies, get your golf game OF
card party lined up and join the
fun on Tues day at the club
luncheonl
Bill Barineau was seen at the
swimming pool recently = filling
the pool So get your bathing suits
ready for early use! The pool COM
mittee - Bill Barineau. C h m p
Land. and Buster Lentz intend to
have the finest place for SWIM
ming anywhere aroun d these
parts! A lifeguard is already lined
up too its later than you
think"
The pro is now driving a good
looking station wagon. My, he's
proud of it. but who wouldn't be!
Lady golfers competed in the
second tournament of the Foot
hills Golf League on Friday, April
9th, at the Cleveland Country
Club in Shelby against golfers
from eight other clubs. Edna Bari
neau and Jane Reinhardt played
IS holes while Anna Land, Jane
Wilson. Susan Glenn. and Mary
Lou McGinnis played nine holes.
Edna Barineau had nice game
but ran into trouble on the putting
green where her ball insisted on
stopping on the edge of the cup.
Jane Reinhardt was pleased to be
runner-up only one stroke be-
hind the winning group. Jane Will
son drowned" four straight balls
in the lake to her diSmay. Mary
Lou McGinnis drove her first drive
ut-of- bounds on the first hole
but settled down to come in only
seven strokes behind first place in
her division. Anna Land had some
beautiful wood shots but hampered
her overall score by being in the
rough on several occasions. Susan
Glenn was also master of some
beautifully executed wood shots
but was silent about her iron
game" So the day was made up
of a lot of Ifs" but all in all it
was a great day and the girls are
now turning their thoughts to the
next time which will be in states
vile in May.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30

lot of travel and play. 1t was this
Yankee squawk, says Daniel, that
led to the present rule forbidding
the official start of spring training
before March l, except by invita-
ton. The rule also fixes the start
of exhibition play about ten days
after training opens.
There was belief among some
spring training observers that
some of the players didn't give
their all And Marty Marion. man.
ager of the Chicago White Sox,
was so put out over the failure of
his club against the st. Louis
Cardinals in exhibitions that he
gave them a verbal lacing twice
on the way home.
There have been eportS of
grumbling among Cardinal play
ers. The Sporting News reports.
After their long transforming trip
they were brought home to St.
Louis for one day, before going on
to Cincinnati for their Sc o n
opener the next day. Some of the
players felt that on that one day
they should have been allowed a
little free time with their families.
but instead there was picture tax
ing and an appearance at the an
nual preseason baseball dinner of
the Chamber of Commerce. The
dinner. however, was a buildup for
the clubs home opener, but some
of the players overlooked that
fact.
While many felt, like Snider,
that the players might we'll be
paid for exhibition games, Daniel
says ball clubs lose a substantial
sum during spring training. For
instance, the Vero Beach enter
prise of the Dodgers is reported to
have set them back 100000.
One manager. somewhat Sympa-
thetic toward the players, told The
Sporting News that the major job
in spring training is to get the
men into condition. While eXhi-
bition games play an important
part in that, he said. he doesn't
believe there should be so much
emphasis on winning. This man.
ager also felt that there were toe
many exhibition games. Twenty
ought to be enough, he said, in
stead of 80 or more played this
spring. And a major league player
who didn't want to be quoted
said he doesn't put out his all into
spring games. "If l did" he said
I'd be worn out by June"
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30
$12,500 Purse
"Virginio 500"
NASCAR Races

MARTINSVILLE, Va. A purse
totaling more than $12,500.00 will
be distributed to the 40 drivers
competing in the first annual
Virginia 500" NASCAR- sane
toned Grand National Circuit late
model championship race sched-
uied for the half mile banked as
phalt Martinsville Speedway for
Sunday, May 20.
Race Directors Bill France and
Clay Earles. owners of Martins
vile Speedway, announced today
that the purse will exceed any ever
offered for a race in Virginia and
preparations are underway to ac-
comodate a record crowd of 90
600 or more spectators for the ESQ
mile classic.
Construction work is nearing
completion on the new East side
eIahdstand with a seating capa-
city of 1900, increasing the seat
ing capacity of the track to more
than 10000. Work is also progress
s;ng on filling in and leveling off
the infield and new fences are
being erected on both sides of the
track. A new scoring board will
be erected and a new sound ar
rangement will be installed before
the race.
Martinsville Speedway, original
ly opened in 1948 with an invest
ment CT S105.0O0.00, will repre-
sent total investment of approx
imately a quarter million dollars
when completed. More than $500
new seats were added to tn econ
crete West grandstand last year
and the half mile oval was paved
ct that time.
The 250-mlie, 500-lap race is
expected to attract all the top
ranking drivers from all sections
of the country, including Tim
Flock of Atlanta, 1855 Grand Ma
tional champion; Herb Thomas
of Sanford, N. c., two time ma
tional champ and three time win
ner of the Darlington Southern
500" race; Lee Petty of Randle-
man, N. c.. another former ma
tional champ, and many other
stars.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30

ball for 8 frames and went into
the ninth leading by 5-3. How
ever, their defense failed them at
this crucial stage and the home
club scored 3 runs to win.
Lincolnton regulars ineligif
and not participating in Fridays
contest. included Tucker. catcher:
Rice, firstbaseman; Bracket.
shortstop: Odell and Smith, out
fielders.
The Line rockies performed ade-
quately at bat; Larry Seagle and
Jerry Dysart getting 2 hits each.
Wilbur Auton and Seagle turned
in several fine fielding plays.
Darrell Bost, pressed into action
as catcher for the first time in
his career. and playing his first
game of the season after one day
of practice, performed in fine
fashion. At bat, he clouted a long
homer over the leftfield fence.
Harold Bynum was the big batter
in the Line attack. rapping out a
homer and two singles.
David Mccullough, Line right
handler, suffered his first defeat
of the year after two wins. But.
he deserved better fate. His
mates failed him when support
was needed most.
Ron Turner had hits, T. Sain.
Oaggerhart, Austell 3 each for
Chefryville. M Nicely went the
route as the winning pitcher.
Lincolnton 00013 0001-5 1874
Cherryville 01110O003 3-6122
The Lines play two home games
this week. Tuesday and Wednes-
dow
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30
Majors Players
Squdwk Al Long
Training Grind

There's still some grumbling in
major league clubhouses over the
long exhibition schedule the play
ers had to go through before the
season op e n e d. The exhibition
marathon began on March 10 and
continued almost daily until April
Is.
According to The Sporting News,
many players have been grouSing
over the long schedule, the night
games and the transforming trail
homeward that sometimes required
playing on fields not up to STAN
dard. Some of the players feel that
the club owners put too much
stress on spring gate receipts, at
the expense of well-rounded con-
ditioning.
Dan D MEL, writing in The
Sporting News, says the veterans
were more outSpoken in their COM
plants than the younger players.
The youngsters were more con-
cerned with holding or winning
jobs on the varsity. Duke Srider
of the Dodgers was among those
who complained. He didn't like
the number of exhibition games,
especially those slated at night on
bad fields. And, says Daniel, it's
generally believed that many other
players support Snider in his views
The Duke also suggested that the
players be paid for these exhibi-
ton services.
That's not a new beef. 1t has
come up from time to time. The
Yankees under the Larry Mac
Phail regime complained when
MacPhail sent them to Panama,
Venezuela, Cuba and other Carib-
bean countries. That required a
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30
Richord F. WiIIioms
Enrolled At Goston
Technical Institute

Richard F. Williams. son of
Richard c. Williams and the late
Mrs. Williams of Lincolnton, is
enrolled N the electrical techno-
lcgy course at the CASTOR Techni-
Cal Institute in Gastonia.
Richard is a graduate of the
Llncolnton high school, class of
1851, and served in the U. S.
Navy for four years.
Conducted by the N. C. State
College Extension Division and the
School of Engineering. the Gas
ton Technical Institute offers one
year terminal courses in radio
television, electrical. mechanical
and automotive technology.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30
Newbold Panthers
off To Good Start
In Baseball Sport

The Panthers of Newbold High
School have moved out to fast
and impressive start in the base
ball season, opening with wins
over John Chavis of Cherryville
and two victories over Lincoln
high school of Bessemer City. The
only loss was to Reid high of Bel
mont.
Outstanding performances for
Newbold have been turned in by
a new outfielder. Theodus Lindsay,
both at bat and afield; and by
Andrew McClain. star pitcher,
who has looked exceptionally good
in stopping opposing team batters
cold with men on the ba se S.
Coaches Harper and Diamond are
hoping for continued success for
the NeWbold team.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30
Chas. Kirkland
David Lee Negro
Marble Champs

The Recreation Department
conducted the Lincoln ounty
Marble Tournament for the Negro
boys at Newbold High School We'd
nesday, April 25th.
Charles Kirkland, II year old
son of Mr.. & Mrs. j. w. Kirk
land was the Champion and David
Lee Odom. IA year old son of Mr..
& Mrs. Harper Odom, was the
runner Up. Charles is student
al Mitchell Elementary and David
student of New Elbethel. Each
of the boys will receive a Marble
Medal from the Recreation De-
partment, and they will also go
the the N. C. Recreation Society's
State Marble Tournament for the
Negros at Greensboro Saturday.
May 5th.
Their tournament will be at
Windsor Community Center and
the white boys will play at Battle
ground Park.
PAhIlClPANIS
Other participants in the Negro
County Marble Tournament and
their schools are: MITCHELL -
Charles Kirkland and Mac Glenn
mons: NEW ELBETHEL David
Lee Odom and Clemon Banks;
NEWBOLD-William McClain and
Carlee Clemons, third place win
ner: OAKLAWN - Alton Robinson
and Johnny Albert Davis: MT.
VERNON - Joe Forney and Willie
Bynum and ROCK HILL Lewis
Arthur Sanders and Arthur Lee
McClain. These boys were fed a
free lunch at the Newbold Cafe
terra by the Recreation Depart
ment.
We would like to take this op-
uortunity to express sincere thanks
to w. w. Nolen. Principal of
Grouse Elementary School for al
lowing the County Tournament to
be held in their school basement
again this year. all the schools
sending their marble champions,
T. C. Hull of the Lincolnton
Grammar S hool for assisting
Ralph Conner in Officiating, the
Ladies Auxiliary to the V. F. w.
for the free lunch; George Masses.
Principal of Newbold High School
for allowing the County Negro
Tournament to be held on their
school grounds and also letting
the marble shooters eat in the
school cafeteria and Albert Hern-
don for assisting Betty G. Ross
conducting the Negro County
Marble Tournament.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30

The 1856 Lincoln County Marble
Champion and Runner Up were
named Thursday, April 26, at the
County Tournament co-sponsoreo
each year by the Recreation De-
partment and the Shipp-Lockman
VFW Post 1706.
Gary jenkins. 11-year-old son
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Jenkins,
was declared the 1856 Lincoln
County Marble Champion and
Darrell Harkey, 14-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Harkey
was the runner-up. Gary is a
sixth grade student at Lincoln
ton Grammar School and Darrell
IS an eighth grade student at Love
Memorial. Each boy was presented
a handsome trophy by Ralph Con-
ner, Athletic Director of the VFW,
and they will receive Marble
Medals from the Recreation De-
partment.
PARTICIPANTS
Larry Walker of ASbury Ele-
nentary and T. C. Grouse of the
IRON Station School were the third
md fourth place marble shooters.
Other participants in the County
Tournament and the school they
represented are: LINCOLNTON
GRAMMAR - Gary Jenkins and
Gary Camp: LOVE MEMORIAL -
Darrell Harkey and Judson Clark;
ASBURY - Larry walker and
Billy Smith: IRON STATION -
T. C. Grouse and Larry Smith;
HICKORY GROVE - Jerry Stall
'ingS and Tommy Stew wart:
GROUSE Jerry Heafner and
George Dellinger: LONG SHOALS
Tommy Rodgers and R a n dy
Parker; NORTH BROOK 4 8
Harold Lackey and Sammy Hud-
son; and TRIANGLE -Nickey
Sheriff. and Dean Dellinger.
Ralph Conner and T. C. Hull
were the officials for the County
Tournament. The general opinion
at the tournament was that they
conducted the best tournament
ever held in Lincoln County.
Tournament played was stopped
at 1900 and the boys were served
all the hot dogs, with trimmings.
ionuts and cold drinks they could
hold by the Ladies Auxiliary to
the VFW.
The Marble Champion, Gary
Jenkins, and the Runner Up. Dar-
rell Harkey. will represent the
Recreation Department in the N.
C. Recreation Society's State Mar
BILE Tournament at Greensboro,
Saturday. May 5th. They will be
accompanied to Greensboro by
Betty c. Ross, Director of Recrea-
ton. Then on Thursday. May 18th.
Ralph Conner will take them to
the State VFW Marble Tourna-
nent at Elizabeth City for the two
day Tournament, May 18th &
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30
Lincoln Boys Included -.
Legion Baseball Drills To
Open May 5 At CherryviI|e

the Shelby charges with Bill Cross
at Lenoir. Those two teams have
been drilling for the past two
Saturdays. Skinny Mingus returns
to Paw Greek with Bud Jarrett
at Newton. Charlie Horne is the
Charlotte skipper with Gus Hart
soc taking over at Kings Noun
tain. Fred Withers is the Gastonia
boss with Charlie BoWles handling
Hickory.
Last summer, Cherryville SPAN
ked Lenoir in the first game of
the play-offs. dropped the second
and won the third for the open
ing series. GaStonia defeated them
two games to one in the semi
finals.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30

Note. The following is from
the LenOir Rhynean, LenOir
Rhyme college student pubIica-
tom.
Four years ago, in the fall Of
1852, young athlete stepped from
the fame and glory of Junior
Legion baseball to the campus OF
Lenoir Rhyme, where he was later
to become a standout baseball per-
former for the Bears.
He is Hugh Buzz" Peeler.
star for the 1852 Cherryville
Legion team that went to the ma
tional finals before bowling. For
the Cherryville juniors, Buzz was
the ace hurler and played a fine
outfield when not on the mound.
AS freshman. Peeler failed tC
see any action on the Lenolr
Rhyme diamond team. which was
loaded with veterans and captured
the North State Conference crown.
However, Buzz worked his way
tc the number one Bruin pitcher
as a sophomore and became the
work horse of the hill staff that
hurled the Bruins to the Western
Division title.
That season. Peeler tossed 60
innings, more than any other Bear
pitcher, and won five games while
losing but two. He failed to make
the all-loop squad although being
one of the top winners in the
North State circuit.
AS a Junior. Buzz encountered
a series Of bad breaks and his
won-lost recored dropped to "A.
Last season he started and finish
ed four games while compiling an
earned run average of less than
four runs per game.
Thus far this season. Peeler has
been one of the most effective
hurlers on the Bruin team al
though his record is a poor 1-3
Against Guilford, his first loop
start, he limited the Quakers to
five hits and one run only to lose
the game On a first inning error
10.
Against a hard-hitting Pfeiffer
club, Buzz hurled nine and two
thirds frames before losing in the
top of the tenth on home run by
Pfeiffer catcher Ray Hudson.
Peeler has hurled "a innings
this season and has given up 81
safeties but only IA earned runs
for an ERA of 1913. He has
claimed 20 strikeout victims and
walked IA.
Buzz not only excels on the
mound but is gifted outfielder
also. When Walt Cornwell injured
his, arm this year and had to
vacate the centerfield post. Peeler
took over and has banged out 13
hits in 80 trips to the plate for a
hefty .406 batting mark.
With superior hurting by Peeler
and Raeford Thomas, the Bears
stand a good chance of contend
ing for the North State Loop title
this season. To date, the Bears
have only one loss in the all-im-
portant loss column.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30
Line 9 Beaten In Final
Frame By Cherries 6-5

Erratic play .afield by a rookie
dotted Lincolnton nine led to a
Cherryville last inning. 6 to 5 win
over the locals there Friday after
noon.
Lincolnton. with five of their
regulars out of the lineup due to
scholastic deficiencies, played good
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30
HARRIS'S 4TH YEAR

asked to be at the local ball yard
at 10.
HARRIS'S ~4TH YEAR
Harris, whose Gardner-Webb
Bulldogs have won three, lost two
in the Western Carolinas Junior
College Conference thus far. will
be starting his fourth season here
May 5. His history-making 1858
outfit swept state, regional, and
sectional honors. During the past
two summers, the Cherries have
been eliminated in the second
round of the play-offs. Two sea-
sons ago, Hickory dealt the death
blow with Gastonia taking the
marbles last season.
Shelby blasted Gastonia in three
straight games last summer. for
the Area Four title, was licked
by Salisbury in the state semi
finals. North Carolina has had
three clubs in the national finals
in the last three seasons which
proves that the old North State
is the hotbed of legion baseball
Cherryville went to Miami, Fla,
in 1858, Gastonia to Yakima,
Wash, in "a, and Salisbury to
Los Angeles. Calf. last summer
Harris, who has compiled a great
coaching record at Gardner Webb,
and the local legion post expect
80 or 40 candidates to be on hand
fol- the opening drills. Pitchers
Dave Mccullough LincOlnton)
and Bobby Cash, Catcher Ronald
Turner, and Outfielder Jack Nc
Neeley will be the big losses from
last summer.
LING BOYS RETURN
Among those expecting to re-
turn for another fling at the le-
sion wars are Bobby Austell, Stan
Crisson, Harold Tallant. Gary
Thornburg. Jack Lackey, Richard
O'Dell, Franklin Rice, Floyd
Wright, and Harold Bynum (the
latter four from Lincolnton). Ned
Cody, who has 10 for 81 to date for
Cherryville High, is also expected
to be on hand.
Buddy Lewis of Gastonia is
Area Four commissioner again
this season with the first Area
9et-together 81 a ted for the
Cherryville A m erican Legion
building next month. Paul Altman
is athletic officer Of Tryon Post
100.
Cherryville, Gastonia, Shelby,
Paw Creek. Newton, Kings Noun
tain, Hickory and Lenoir are once
again scheduled to field teams in
Area -Four. Charlotte and Rutherr
fordton are other possibilities. -
Pop Simmons will again direct
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30
Gary Jenkins Darrell Harkey
Named County Marble Champs

10Th. The Ladies Auxiliary to the
VFW will select Princess to go
with the Marble Shooters to the
State Contest. The VFW National
Marble Tournament will be held
in the state of Florida.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30

Pitcher Bob Buhl of the Mil
waukee Braves has one no-hit
game to his credit, but he got
nothing for it but defeat. Buhl
hurled the no-hitter while in the
Army, pitching for the 1lth Air.
borne team at Fort Campbell, KY.
He lost the game, l to O.. on a
walk and two errors.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30

Here's a pretty good quote from
The Sporting News, picked up
from New York Sports Writer Joe
Williams. among those who
sympathize with Ted Williams in
bis poignant squawk over high in
come taxes ball players pay is
the elderly college dean whose
salary has scared all the way up
tc $6.500.p
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30

Borrowing money for vacation
is a poor way to relax your mind
while you're away.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30

CHERRYVILLE - Coach Nor
man Harris will issue his first
call for legion candidates at the
Cherryville High School Park Sat-
urday morning. May 5 at 10
o'clock. All boys interested are
asked to be at the local ball yard
ar IN
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30

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The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30
Buzz PeeIer
Called One Of
.LR's Great Ones

Note. The following is from
the Len0ir Rhynean, Lenoir
Rhyme college student publica-
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-30
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-15
"Our
Growing Edge"
MRS. MARTHA GLoTFELTY
In A Special WAY

This week. in special way, we
look at and evaluate our public
schools. This is in keeping with
American Education Week, now
being observed all over the land.
All of us are, or should be, vital
ly interested in our schools. AS
parents, we should show that in
tereSt IN constructive and helpful
ways. How much easier and better
the work of our teachers can be
when we cooperate with them, try
to understand their problems and
then working with them, try to
solve them.
Our public schools represent one
of the greatest combined efforts of
all people in behalf Of their chill
dren. They constitute one of our
greatest national assets. Within
their walls, our boys and girls are
growing up to learn the great les
sons of the past, to eValuate and
look at events of the present, and
to prepare themselves for the flu
ture. Somehow, | think the role of
parents and teachers are so SINH
lar that there should be a feeling
of mutual warmth, concern and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-15

anity through China and Japan,
that we did in fighting Japan in
World War IL, and Red China in
the Korean War, in the fifty years
that preceded these conflicts. The
plain and simple fact is that God
has given us free will to use His
gifts the way we want to use them,
and rather than using them to
spread His Kingdom, as we pray in
the Lords Prayer, we are willing
only to use them to further our
own purposes, our own wealth, our
own power and comfort. Whenever
man prays that Gods Kingdom
come on earth as it is in heaven,
then is not interested in the eStab-
lishment of missions throughout
all the world, from his own back
yard to the furthest corner of the
earth, then his prayer is an by
pocrisy
Prayer, after all, is not just a
one way street to making a man
feel better HIMSELF it is vital
channel through which God reveals
His will for the World SO when you
pray this petition, pray it with
meaning, then use your life to ac-
complish that for which you pray.