Statesville Daily Record from Statesville, North Carolina • Page 3

jfs C. HtMt TRAILING THE SPORTS with MORRISON THE CRACK STATESVILLE COCA-COLA SPIRALS QUINTET Old Jupiter iPluvius worked havoc with the soft ball schedule and county high baseball this past week, but with the coming of the hew week, Coach Everett McConnell hopes to get his local high school soft 'ball teams dowh to real work, while the county high 'baseball nines hope to get in several on their own account. BARIUM BEATS CHARLOTTE HIGH Wins Track Meet In Spite of Rain; Opponents Get 3 First Places In spfce of a heavy downpour of tain which continued-through unost of the meet, the Barium Spring clndeirmen deCeated Coach Powell's Central High ot 1-2 to 33 1-2, In, the season's initial meet for squads. The meet was held in last Friday afternoon The slowed up aome- If-What due to rain and wet field, but In spite of this handicap, Fred Johnson of Barium, a speed demon on the track, ran the 100-yard dash in 10 1-10 seconds for the best time of the meet. The Central High trackmen of Charlotte could gather in only three first places in the 13-event meet, while the Barium lads took first place In.

ten of the events Fred Johnson of Barium took scoring honors of the meet wit! points, followed iby his team "mate, D. Spencer with 11 arid Jes sup with 10. The summary: 100-yard Barium first; Flowens, Barium, second Gaskill, Barium, ttfird. Time 10. seconds.

High iS Barium, first; Copeland, Charlotte second; R. Spencer, Barium, third Time: 18.4 seconds. 220-yard Barium Knotts, Charlotte, second and Hayes, Charlotte, tied for third. Time: 22.9 seconds. Char lotte first; C.

Johnson, Barium, sec. ond; Moore, Charlotte, third. Time i 56 seconds. 880-yard Charlotte Mills, Barium, second; Pollard, Charlotte; third. Time 2 min IJonald Carson, Porter Axley, Bob Bradford, John L.

Price, I. Wag ner, Moon Williamson and tin writer. Bob Brown, a Troutman lad, 1 a member of the Erskine Collegi nine and played in the outfield in Saturday's While failing tc get a single bingle during the en counter, he came through in grea style afield. iScore by innings: It Oil 000 012 020 sec. Mile run Hanes, first; Mills, Barium second; Pollard Charlotte, third.

Time: 4 inin. 49 sec. Low Barium Sipericer, Barium, second; Winkler, Charlotte, third. Time 27 seconds. Pole vault Jessup, Barium H.

Daniels, Charlotte, and R. Spencer, Barium, tied fpr second and third. Height: 10 feet. Broad Johnson Barium first; Morrow, Barium, second; Copeland, Charlotte, third. Distance: 20 ft 8-1-2 inches Shot Barium, first; Barium, second; Flowers, Barium, third.

Distance: 39 ft. 2 1-4' Inches. u.teMoir* High 'Barium, first; H. Daniels, Charlotte, second; Shumate, Charlotte; Harrison, I and Donaldson, Barium tied 'for third. Height: 5 feet, 3 Inches.

Barium, first; Elliott, Barium, second; Gallyon, Barium, third. Distance: 92 feet, 6 inches. ERSKINE NINE LICKSCATAWBA IA Number Of Local Fans See Erskine Win Close Game A number of Statesville and Troutman baseball fans traveled over to the Landis Park Saturday afternoon to see the Erskine-Ca- tawtoa baseball game, which was the initial game of the 1936 collegiate baseball season for both nines, Coach Kirkland's Catawba In- itilans outhit the Erskine boys, 6 to 4, but Coach Jakle Todd's Erskine nine took advantage of Catawba's erratic fielding, combined with their four timely hits to nose out a 5 to 3 win over the Catawtoa i nine. For the first seven frames, the i encounter was a tight hurler'a tle between Smith of Erskine and "Lefty" Hampton and Vanlewsky of Catawba, with Smith having a the best of the battle. tawiba took an early lead 'by push- lng across a run In the initial frame.

Both teams went scorless lin the next three stanzas, while Erskine tied things up in the first of the fifth and then went one- run ahead In the sixth, toy is? nother run. Erskine took If to lead In the eighth frame pishing another teliy, have the Catawba. in their portion of the same cbufcler to knot the score at Tben on a combination of Car I tftwto errors and several timely knocks. Coach ids pushed two runs over the pentagon to cinch their Erskine ......000 Catawba .100 IBatterles: Smith, Weir and Gettys; Hampton Vanlewsky, Rob inson, Fuller and Davis. Thomas (Carolina Textile League) BARIUM MIDGETS IN FOOTBALL TILT Captain Martin's Team Wins by Close Margin Climaxing three weeks of soring football Coach Buck ins sent his Barium Midgets through a regulation football game Saturday morning on Sloan Field, with Capt.

Martin's team nosing out a 12 to 7 win overCapt Roach's team, after a hard-fought, but interesting affair. The game itself revealed a number of excellent football players in the imaking, among them 'being Roach, Weeks, McCall, Edwards, Martin, H. Norman and. Hendrix. Mosjt of these lads who composed the (two squads, are the dairy boys at Barium and get little chance in the fall of the year to show the football that is in them.

So Coach Jackins is working with them this spring to see if he can develop some good football material out of them. Spring football practice, for the first is being allowed in the South Piedmont Conference, and the Barium mentors are taking advantage of this to develop some material among the midgets at the orphanage, as the older 'boys are busy with winding up their wrestling program and starting their spring track and field program. Coach Burk Jaskins plans to work the midget football lads out this week, topping this final week's workout with another practice tilt between two picked squads with the tilt being played on Sloan Field the latter part of the week. Among those taking part In Saturday morning's tilt were! Capt. Roach's teatnt Rflflftttra; centre; C.

Adams, Moore and starling guards; Marlow and tackles; Smith, McCail and McCrimmon, ends. Backfield: Weeks Capt. Roach, Turner and Williamson. Capt. Martin's team: Bosworth, center; T.

Adams, Fletcher and Mott, guards; J. McCall, McKee and (Lindsay, tackles; Edwards Strickland and Erbf, ends. Backfield: R. Martin, Shroyer, H. Norman, Porter and Hendrix.

by quarters: Roach's team 0 7 0 7 Martin's team 60 6 Johnston; Umpire, Frank Purdy; Head Linesman, Joe Johnston, Jr. RECORDER'S COURT In the weekly session of Court, presided over by Judge C. B. Wlnberry, the following cases Monday: Odell Morrison, found guilty of possessing liquor for the purpose of sale and prayer for! judgemen continued upon payment of coets. Tub Carsin, charged with possess ns slot machines, plaad guilty of possessing slot machines, but pleaj not guilty as to other charges Plea refused and motion of suit by the defendant was overruled.

Lee Arthur Daniels plead not guilty to possessing liquor for sale, but plead guilty of possess- ng and was ordered tq pay officer and witnesss Prayer for 'udgement was continued. The speeding charge against Sherman E. Taylor was continued until next Monday. Lloyd Finney -was given a sen- ence of 65 days in jail and assigned to work on the roads of the county on, a charge of! carrying a concealed weapon. The casei of Harold B.

Stewart was continued! until Monday. Mack Threatt, on two charges, ne of! aiding and abetting In the of a smoke, screen and and abetting In, the transporting and possession of liquor for sale, waived preliminary hearing on the first count and waa bound over to the; Superior Court under bond of 11260; on the second charge, he was given ittve months on fhd roads. The case of James Blackmon, on similar to the above was The Statesville Coca-Cola Spirals, who.turned in; a great record in amateur ranks the past basketball season, winning the Charlotte-Piedmont Independent Basketball Tournament to fennex the State Independent cage Championship, and turning In a total of 24 wins in 81 starts. Front to Lazenby, Calhoun, Carson, J. Gate-keeper Landis and Officto.1 Scorer A.

Morrison. Back to I. Wagner, Galther, Capt. Bradford, and McConnell. Paul Millar and Lee West were not present when picture was snapped.

The Statesville Coca Cola Spirals l935-'36 was closed recently; when, the team, its manager, the writer as its official scorer and- a few invited guests were honored at a delightful (banquet given by the sponsor of the team, Frank L. Johnson. The local Coca Cola Spirals have chalked up a most successful cage season, capturing the Charlotte- Piedmont Independent basketball tournament championship, to State Independent champions of the ribbed court, when they won all three of their tourney games from strong The team also won 21 other games from strong college, and independent quintets of State, while being forced to accept defeat seven times, five of these losses coming by the margin of only a few points. Among the Spiral's victims have been a number of the premier quints around these parts, ncluding Davidson College of the Big Five, Kannapolis Charlotte Y-Transfers, Western Carolina Teachers College of the State Conference, Spindale Athletic Club, Winston-Salem (Carolinas -In- champions), Clevecloth of Shelby (Charlotte-Piedmont Inde- Semi-Finalists), Chatham Blanketeers of Elkin (Class champions of the Southern Textile Tournament), Charlotte Purols (First-half winners of the Municipal League), 50- iO Grocers of Lexington, A five of Charlotte (second-half and eague winners of the Charlotte Municipal League), and Firestone of (Gaston county Tex- iie champions). The Spirals scored a total of adjourned.

ed -with Jardraan was charg- motor vehicle speeding, continued (itotll next Monday. Combe, assault with prayer for iuds- anent oosnued rfcor two yea.rs and OB ojd thfe court local wens, 211 points during the season of 31 games to 890 for their oppon- The etatesville Spirals this past leason established themselves as me of the leading indepednent cage earns of the two Carolinas. The earn was composed of as fine a of as one expects on an independent quintet, most of the players have eceived college education and and are no)w coaches ind teachers "themselves, in high chools of the county and city. Ap- mlachian State Teachers College three representatives on the earn, these being Grover "Speedy" Brown, Everett "Mack" McCon- lell and Sam Gaither. Davidson College was represented by three ormer players, R.

G. "Bob" Cal- loun, Jack Wagner and Lee West, while Erskine Oollegje wajs also epresented on the team by a trio )f former players, Robert "Slim" Bradford, captain of the Spirals Paul Miller and Erskins "Kit" Carson. N. C. State was represented by L.

Wagner -of Troutman look the above' group -of former college cagers over. They are as fine a group of players as one could wish to assemble on the ribbed court, and it is a sure fact that by the splendid support given by the Statesville basketball fans this past season, to the team attest' to the popularity of the team and its personnel. Dr. Glenn Lazenby one of Statesvjlle's dye-ln-the-wool sports fans, has served well as manager of the above team, while the writer as official scorer of the team, has tried to do his. part in keeping the records of the team and also keeping the name of the Statesville Coca Cola Spirals before the public, while W.

A. "Doc" Landis has made an excellent gatekeeper and chauffeur of the team. The following is the team's record for the 1935-'36 season: Statesville Coca Cola, Spirals Stars 21 Athletic Club 17 Independent 11 Statesvi'le High Greyhound South Piedmont Conference Girls Champions The Statesville High Greyhound Sextet copped the glrla championship of the South Piedmont Conference by winning 11 of 12 conference games. The team: Front to Katherine Smith, Nancy Alexander, Ruth Gray, Opal Lowrance, Josephine Aiken. Second" to Doteon, Willie Lee Rankin, Norma 'Allison, maiiager; Helen Jurney, Joyce Tomlihson.

Back tp Faye, Percie Capt. Nancy Leinster, Coach Dorothy' Carson';" Sarah Alexander, Willie Mae Cooper, and Margaret Wilkins. The 1935--36 Statesville 'High Greyhound girls basketball sextet, winners of the 1936 championship of the girls' division of the South Piedmont conference of Western North Carolina High School Athletic Association, has amassed a record of 19 wins, six losses and one tie during the past season. They have defeated some the strongest teams in the conference, winning 11 of their 12 conference UJts, their lone conference defeat coming at the hands of the rangy Hickory High girls, whom they defeated earlier in the conference season by a 4-point margin, 27 to 2(3, to give the Hickory lassies their first set-back in six years play In the conference and at the same time breaking a 6.5 game winning streak of the Hickory sextet. In' winning the conference championship in the girls division, the Statesville lassies hold double victories over the following high sextets: Mooresville, Concord, Children's Home, and Barium Springs, and split even in the two-game series with the strong Hickory High sextet.

The composed mainly of juniors and seniors and has presented a smooth-working and'high- scoring team all season. The leading scorers of the team College 26 -Kannapolis 39 32 40 61 Forest College 30 Athletic Club 24 Carolina Teachers 37 College 29 Athletic Club 33 Pilota 21 Athletic Club Wilkeaboro Ath. As. WHkesboro Ath. As Pilots Rod Shields High School Five YrTransfers of Shelby Independents Purols of Shelby 24 26 47 23 30 28 26 30 31 19 Grocers of 17 of Charlotte 30 of Gastonia 30 1211 TOTALS 890 Grover "Speedy" Brown, one of the ace forwards on the team, led the team in scoring, making 117 field goals and 30 foul shots for a total of 264 points for the season.

Brown was closely followed by Everette "Mack" McConnell, a former college teammate, in the scoring department, securing 103 action shots from the field and 28 free gratis points for a total of 232 gained in 21 games participated in. Brown appeared In 27 of the team's total of 31 games. Jack Wagner, although playing a defensive position, came third in scoring with a total of 129 points gained on 50 double-deckers and 29 gratis shots. I. L.

Wagner was in only about half of the team's total of 31 games, but during this time tallied 112 markers on 46 action shots from the field and 20 from the foul line. The following Is standing of iplayeijs, giving number of games played In, goals, foul goals made, foul goals missed and total points: NAME Q. Brown MoConnlell J. Wagner I. Wagner S.

Gaither .87 ,21 .30 .16 ..21 Carson i2B Bradford 25 3 117 103 60 46 39 40 35 29 20 9 Fd 30 28 29 20 16 22 20 9 CM 28 :29 24 18 16 21 17 8 7 264 i 232 129 112 98 96 92 78 49 28 IS are Captain Nancy "Pig" Leinster, who 'chalked up a great scoring record of 502 points of her team's total of 775 while Helen "Tootle" Jurney arid Willie Mae Cooper have been the other scoring stars of the team, Jurney accounting for 111 and Coaper 106. The defensive work of Percie Lazenby, Sarah Alexander and Margaret Wilkins has been a feature of the team play all season, while the excellent reserve strength in Dotson, Rankin, Tomlinson, Poston, Allison, Mills, Gray and M. Alexander has been good all season. Percie Lazenby was shifted to a forward position on several different occasions and tallied 16 points, while Willie Mae Cooper was a forward a guard 'position in several g-anies. Tomlinson and Rankin have each tallied 10 points during their stay In the game.

Miss Dorothy Carson, a former Mitchell College and Erskins College forward and center-forward, has been the excellent coach of the high Greyhound girls basketball teams for the past four seasons, and experienced unusually 'good success with the teams. In 1933 conference season the girls landed in fourth position, and duplicated their performance in the 1934, while in 1935 the team landed in second position in the conference, only one (nil game behind the conference winning Hickory High girls. Thb past season proved the most successful for Coach Carson and her team, winning- 11 out of 12 conference games to win the championship of the conference for the first time, and at the same time lead the Hickory girls -by a full game at the end of the season. The following is the teams' lfl3'5-'36 record: StatesviHo High Girls High 16 High 36 High 26 High 17 Spring High 26 High 29 33- -Newtpn High 3 High ie High jo High 'ig Home 21 P. W.

Yellow J. 22 High 23 Springs High 14 High 29 High High 40 High 11 High 24 High 13 High 9 Springs High 18 Home 26 Creek High 12 High 25 Richmond High 31 PROPOSESCHANGE ARM STRUCTURE The sfttidii and Rearming Of Infantry Washington, Mfcrch sanitation of the- entire army to create a speedier, ttlore efficient fighyng machine was urged by Brig. GMn, Charles D. RoDerts, com maHdirigr officer at Fort Ontario, New York. To accomplish this, Roberts recommended drastic reductions In the size and make-up of existing unite, simplifications of command, and motorization and; rearming of the "backbone" of the army.

Under Roberts' plan, outlined in "Tho Infantry Journal," the size of the Infantry be reduced to and 608 than half the preeont a similar slashing and regrouping wouldl be followed all down regiments, companies, battalions and squads. The plan was through his 39 years experience in the Spanish American) war, Philippine Insurrection, Vera Cruz, expedition in Mexico, -world war, and service as director of, infantry board. "Wthen he entered the world said, "we had available a of untrained manpower. Rightly or wrongly we used this manpower with the utmost lavishness to make up for our lack of experience and training. Our division; ofl 28,000 men wae almost doubled the strength of the French 'and British divisions.

Everybody admitted, that It was too large and unwieldly, and at the end of the war it was cut, down to under 20,000 men. Since then it has been gradually enlarged until it has a paper strength of 25,000 men." MAS rittiNii GOLFER Maureen Orcutt Crews of Miami, former winner of the Augusta, women's Invitation golf tourna- ment, who appeared headed. again for the coveted position she reached the semi-finals' this season. SOIL CONSERVATION Benefits Explained to the Farmers by County Agent Morrow The following is an excerpt of notice which has been released from the office of County Agent Morrow. The soil conserving benefits that accrue under the new plan as affect cotton and tobacco are based on a payment of 5 cents per pound for the average production of the land taken out of these crops.

The person qualifying however, for these payments must have 20 per cent of his base acreage of soil depleting crops in a soil building crop in 1936. Using our county average, these payments will amount to; $13.00 per acre for cotton and $38.00 per acre for to'bacco. Or if we should take out the maximum percentage which is 35 per cent of our base, we should draw $159,260 and 39 per cent of our tobacco base an additional $11,000. In the case of other soil depleting crops where such have been grown in excess of home and farm needs, additional payments will be made at a rate of $7.20 per acre up to 15 per cent of such acreage. A total from this payment could easily amount to $10,000 for the county.

The payments so far are what will be known as soil conservation payments. A soil building payment will be made in addition, providing such payments are earned. This payment will carry a rate of $1.00 per acre for'soil conserving crops on the farm in 1936. Just suppose that I have a farm with 60 acres in such crops, then the maximum amounts that I can earn is $60,00. The things- necessary to do to earn this payment have not been clearly defined, we believe, however, that such as terracing, seeding to legumes, pasture improvement, etc.

will approve at so much per acre. I would estimate that our farmers could easily earn $60,000 from the soil building payment, or a total in direct benefits of A feature of this new programme that we will all like is that payments will be made all at one time and landlord and tenant will draw isepaa-ate checkis, each for their respective amount. The exact division 'between landlord and tenant has not been deckled but it will be as the crop is divided or 37 1-2 per cent to the land, 12 1-2 per cent to the team and equipment, and the remaining 50 per cent divided as to crop. "Whatever method there will be little excuse for non-cooperation. Our plans, as soon as proper forma are available will be to station community committeemen at certain points to fill out the work sheets and get signatures on the applications for grants.

The important thing Just now, however, IB that we make up our minds to cooperate and return up to 35 per cent of our cotton base acreage, being certain of course, that we have enough soil building crops to qualify us for such payments." Boy May Not Walk For Another Year Mr. John L. Murray, Route 2, is carrying his young son, Ernest, to Charlotte this week to Dr. Miller of the Orthopedic hospital for treatment. It will be recalled that young Murray on last September was run over by a car on No.

10 highway at the Hoke service station, west of and had his leg broken in two plaees. The hoy Is about 14 years old. WM gteyfe SATESVILLE AND DR. DAVIS HOSTS TO LAW OFFICERS (Continued From Front Page) on, Martha Plott, Kathryn Lawrence and Mrs. H.

A. DeBoe. Harry Suttenfield and his orchestra furnished soft music in the lobby of the Vance Hotel. Among the prizes awarded were a loving cup, the gift of the host, Dr. James W.

Davis, to the Association of Law Enforcement Officers of the Carolinas; a box of hose to Deputy Sheriff Pierce of Caldwell county for having the largest family of a gift to J. W. Morrison of Alexander county, having the largest number of a gift to the officer traveling the longest distance, Chief Clark of Greenville, 260 miles; J. J. Coffer, for 46 years as a member the Wina- ton-Salem police department; and President Hayes was presented a all gifts ibelng made by Statesville citizens and firms.

The next meeting of this organization will be held in Kinston, N. C. on the twenty-eighth of June. Dr. James W.

Davis, prominent citizen of Statesville was host to the officers at a luncheon, held In connection with the meeting at the Vance Hotel. The officers of the Association are B. M. Haynes, of, Craunerton, president; and A. R.

Ward, of 8. secretary-treasurer. The meeting was held in the court room of the court house, aa the federal court rooin proved to be too small for the unexpected number of visitors who were The meeting was called to order by Mr. Haynes; Rev. J.

B. Taibor led the invocation, after which Mayor Shelton made the address of welcome. Lt. Lineberry. the Charlotte police department made the response.

Other speakers were Frank Littlejohn of the Charlotte detective department; Chief Martin, of the Danyiilej police; and Qrady Cole, of Charlotte. President Haynes was toastmaster at the luncheon and Judge Johnson J. Hayes made the principal address of the occasion. Judge Hayes said that the law should all be placed on a salary basis, instead of the fee system, as now employed. Dr.

Davis was given a rising vote of thanks for his hospitality and courtesy, after he had spoken briefly, welcoming the officers to Statesville and expressed his willingness to cooperate to the fullest with them. The following telegram was received from North Carolina's Junior senator, Hon. Robert R. Reynolds, who was unable to be present: Washington, D. C.

29, 1936. Hon. Hugh Mitchell Statesville, N. C. Please convey to those In attendance at the law enforcement meeting this afternoon and particularly the active members thereof constituting the officers of the organization extreme regret that it was not possible for me to be with them today but that I shall hope to be availed the enviable opportunity of addressing at A later date the members of the association at one of it's monthly meetings.

Trust your meeting will be successful and that you will likewise inform those of the organization of my being in ful accord with the objectives of their organization, 'May I respectively' suggest that you take the opportunity of mentioning the question of expulsion of criminal aliens in this country which would do much to reduce crime and concerning which gressman Starnes and myself have introduced slmiliar bills In the up. per and lower houses of Congreea to about this much needed expulsion concerning which subjects we are all grateful to your national order of Patriotic Sons of and other similar Kindest, Robert R. U. Senate. pltal, and remained here for several months.

He has -been tp the specialist several times, and WiUer is reported to be of opinion that the mm vW fef walk for.