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GirlSuccessfulJoyce Owens LeadsScoring For Team From AinsworthAINSWORTH — Plav basket-ball for fun. That’s Howard Me-Elhlnney’s idea. He’s coach of Ainsworth high school’s energetic,highly successful girls' basketball teamCompetitive sports, as Mac sizes up the subject, is only one small part of public school education.He deplores the tendency of extremists in schools throughout the United States to insist on a winning team at the expense of all other values. Learning to live with failure, he says, is just as important as taking delight in success/*As a coach, Mac has one main aim: Encourage each girl on the squad to become more of a lady.His biggest thrill is to help a timid girl become self-reliant, afearful girl become confident, a selfish girl become cooperative.Sjeetocular RecordSo far this year. Mac’s team has the spectacular record of 19 games won and only three lost. One of file three losses was to Springdalein the state sectional semi-finals last Friday. Ainsworth girls won the consolation game, however,from Atalissa.The other two losses were to Lone Tree and Richland. The loss to Lone Tree was early in the season before Mac’s fledglingsreally got going. “We’d like toplay that team again.” says Mac.“I think the score would be a lotdifferent.**The loss to Richland, Mac philosophizes, was just one of those things. We heat them once.”A year ago, Mac’s season record was 15 wins and four Josses.In three full seasons of coaching girls’ basketball. Mac has compiled a grand total of 4 3 wins and 15 losses. This includes his first year on the job--which was only the second year of girls’ basketball in Ainsworth high—when 7 games were won and X were lost.Last year and this year both, Mac's team copped the title toGlad Hand Missionary Society in MeetingAINSWORTH —The Glad HanMissionary society of the UnitePresbyterian church met Thursdu afternoon with Mrs. Homer Hun Mrs. Hunt led the devotion and the subject for the lesson wsu “The Presence of Christ”.Mrs. Hunt also reviewed th book, “The Big Fisherman”, b Lloyd Douglas.Mrs. Clarence Walker, the pre* ident, conducted the busines meeting when plans were made fo the World Day of Prayer to b held Friday, February 9. at th Ainsworth Methodist church. Th ihostess served refreshments athe close of the meeting.Former Members Enjoy Supper Club MeetingAINSWORTH — A cooperativ supper at the Floyd Blankenhori home Friday evening for the Sup per club found former members Mr. and Mrs. Fid Lambert am Donnie attending. The quarte tables used for serving were dec orated with the Valentine theineBridge was played at three ta hies with Orville Thoma winninj high score prize for men and Mrs Orie O'Connor for women. Dor Kabenold won travel prize and Mr and Mrs. Lee Norris low.JOYCE OWEN’S (abovej is the leading- scorer 011 this year's Ainsworth girls basketball team which has just completed a successful! season after going to the semifinals in the sectional tournament.two coveted crowns— the county tournament and tri-county leagueJoyce Owenswinning combination always is a tough job, Coach Mac declares. “But it’s a lot easier when thei1Glut GUatByBill TrotterThe weather here at home the past week may not have been quite as cold as that at the North Pole, hut doubt if there were more than a couple of degrees difference in teinfierature. It would certainly help if the weatherman would check with us before going on his wintry hinge and nutyhe we could give him a week that we were not so busy — allowing ourselves time to huddle around thestove while he celebrates on the outside.•—oOo—An optimist is a woman who takes a market basket when she goes out for $5.00 worth of groceries.ioOoFeed ingredient markets experienced u week of crisis and decisions during the past seven days. With the price ceilings came a tremendous amount of confusion and uncertainty that is still present at this time. However, prices of most mixed feeds are holding steady,but alfalfa meal and rolled oats have advanced.—oOo—All indications point to a larger corn acreage this year.If you haven't bought seed for those extra acres, let ussupply you with FUNKS HYBRIDS.—oOoFeed sacks are sky high and many feeders of B. p. feeds areSpeed, height and accuracy have j girls you’ve got to work with are made Joyce Owens a high-scoring ; as anxious to play as these girls terror to every team encountered are this year. this year.Against Olds, this daring young lady of Welsh ancestry, devastated the opposition with 46 points.Joyce's per game average is 20. One night she struck a snag and came through with a stingy 15.Clearly, this titian-haired, even-tempered, hard-working girl ranks with the best forwards in the state. sJ,:“She’s wonderful in every way/* her coach declares. You couldn't ask for anybody nicer to work with. ,lt;*■ •'In a game with Brighton during the county tournament, Joyce, a junior, swished the ball through the hoop for a rating of 78%.Ask to give an account of herself, Ainsworth’s star player says the credit goes to all three guards,“who cut the points of high-scoring forwards on opposition teamsin half night after night,** and to the otfler two forwards on her own team who keep feeding me the ball.Joyce is quic k to point out that while a guard’s playing isn’t nearly as sensational as a pivot forward's, actually, when you comeright down to fundamentals, “it’s the guards who win the games.’*Starting Line-Up All season, Ainsworth’s starting players have been: JoyceOwens, her sister, Meda, and Jane Wood— forwards; Bonnie Wood,Carol (lesling and Marilyn Krantz— guards.Of reserve forwards, Marlene Brown has seen the* most action.Loa Jean Spessard and Sarah McGinnis have substituted a lot at guard.Other members of the 18-girl traveling squad are: Wilma Miller, Marvdee Orris, Maurine Stephens, Lois Gosling, Charlene Ro mine, Mary Lemley, Sandra Orn-iluff, Nancy Bales and Edith Sim pson.The squad’s only two seniors are Carol Gesling and Loa JeanSpessard.Joyce Owens is the only regular on this year’s team who also was a regular on last year’s team.Welding a new team into aISurprisingly reticent about his team’s accomplishments, Mac contends the team isn’t really strong at all—not nearly as strong as itsexcellent record indicates. “We were lucky,’’ he says. “Barely slipped by in a number of games.On an average, the team practices about an hour every day.FoulsMac insists that his team play it clean every inch of the way. Hewon’t tolerate rough stuff.On the other hand, he instructs the girls to “get out there and work.’’ Occasionally, of course, a scrappy girl gets over-anxious and unintentionally commits a foul.In such instances, Mac “encourages’’ the girl rather than bawls “she was out there trying, and her out. “You see,” he explains,| that’s the kind of girl I want on my team.Asked what he thinks about spectators booing the referee, he shrugs his shoulders and says that seems to he part of the game. “Most of it is in fun, lie believes.In Mac’s opinion, “every referee is honest, but some of them don’t know- very much about basketball.\//WeepnWillow?MEMPHIS, Tenn. (U. P.)—-Bus passengers sympathized with a man trying to keep his young son from sprawling in the aisle. Finally, the father talked to the driver.The bus stopped. The man alighted, returning with a small willow switch. The hoy scrambledto hs seat.Greiners Leave for Vacation in Florida(By .Mrs. A. R. Krause)KKOTA, Feb. 2—Mr. and MrsAlbert Greiner planned to leaviMonday for Florida where the?will vacation with friends ironIllinois, who will make the trii with them.Mr. and Mrs. Cy Schreckengasileft Thursday night for Puris Is land, South Carolina, where theywill visit this son and family, Mruud Mrs. Harold Schreckengast They will also make the acquaintance of a new grandson who arrived Jan. 2t, making two boy! and two girls in the Harold Sch-reckengast home. Mr. Schrecken-gast is stationed at the Naval basethere.Mr. and Mrs. Antone Hotle were in Klmurst, 111., Wednesday where Mr. Hotle attended a board meeting at Elmurst college, he is a member ol the board.Mrs. Herb Dawson has been appointed as March of Dimes chairman for Keota.Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stout-ner entertained at a buffet supper Monday night Jan. 29, iu honor of Mr. ami Mrs. Ralph Howell who are moving away from Keota. Other guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Ail. Wit toft, Mr. and Mrs. Jack McFadden, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wells and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hall.The Builders class of the Methodist church in Keota served a pancake supper for the public Thursday night, Feb. 1. In spiteForREALLY DEPENDABLEworkmanship — have motor rewinding and electrical wiring done by—ART’S ELECTRIC SHOPPhone 137 Ainsworth. Ia.»\/wGENTS!There's Easier Way!
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