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Students Aiding Needy Families The Student Participation Organ ization of the hieh school Hi<i ii? r share in helping to spread Christ mas cheer by cooperating with the local Red Cross office in helping families needing financial assis tance. Each of the home rooms of the i high school "adopted" a family ard the students brought food to fill Christmas gift boxes. Besides food for the famflies, there was also >toys toucked away in the boxes for the younger children. [?' As a climas to the projest, repre sentatives from the home rooms brought their gifts during the as sembly period on U&t Friday to place them around the Christmas tree which they decorated. The boxe^ will be delivered to the fanrili. es by tile members of the Student Council. The Arthm Hay Agency ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE Phone 182 Best ABCHDALE FARMS DISTRIBUTORS OF GOLDEN GUERNSEY MILK Phone 2405 * Fixes THINGS UP By Dorothy Boys Kllian IT WAS Christmas Eve but the | group of people sitting on the j floor in the Reeds' living-room cer- 1 tainly weren't in a festive mood. "Doggonitt," Dad exclaimed as j he stared gloomily at the shiny j tracks and the motionless cars of a new electric train. "What's wrong with tbis thing anyway?" "We've put it together exactly ac cording to directions, I'm sure we have," fifteen-year-old Rick in sisted. "Well, something's got to be ] done,"' said Mom, looking in from I the kitchen where she, was stuffing! the turkey.- "Little Jackie's been | praying for that train for months, and how'll he feel tomorrow morn | ing if the thi .g won't run?" "Maybe Ralph can help. He's coming by for me in a few minutes, you know," said Wilma, the pretty big sister of the family. "Oh, him!" Rick was scornful. | "That guy from the big city with He picked up the shiny black engine carefully and turned it over and over. He put it up to eye level and peered into its workings. his socks and ties and handker chiefs that match! What does he know. about motors?" "Rick!" Mom reproved. "Oh, I know you all think of him as an outsider," Wilma said. "If you only really knew him better! Mom, I do wish you'd let jne ask him to breakfast tomorrow." "I'm sorry dear, but I just don't think he'd fit in." The doorbell rang. Wilma an- i swered it and she and Ralph ex changed happy hellos. Rick immediately threw out the challenge to the tall, blond, well dressed young man. "We can't make this train go. Cap you tell what's wrong with it?" "Maybe," Ralph said quieily. "I used to have a traiA something like {his.* "Look out, that cotton batting stuff will stick to your trousers," Dad warned. "That's snow, and the snow around here is clean." Dad looked slightly startled. Wilma smiled. She remembered how impressed Ralph had been by the whiteness of the drifts even on Main street last night. "The flakes are practically sooty before they even reach the ground in Chicago," he had said. /Tracks are OJC." Ralph straightened up. Then he picked up the shiny black engine care fully and turned it over and over. He put it up to eye level and peered j into its workings. "The professional touch!" Rick | muttered. "There may be oil in the com- I mutator," Ralph said. "That some | times happens with a new engine, j I'll see if I can get it out?" "I'll get you a rag, Ralph, just a : minute." Wilma got up erd started i for the kitchen. "Never mind, this'll do," Ralph J ; answered, pulling his perfectly | fpided wine-colored handkerchief out of his jacket pocket. He worked quietly for a moment, gently poking the corner of the handkerchief into the inside of the 1 engine. Then he set the engine care fully down on the track and said, "Turn on the juice,' will you Rick?" Rick meekly moved forward the : black lever at the transformer. There was * whirring sound, the wheels began to move, and the lit tle puffer-billy whizzed and clacked around the curve. "Praises bet" Dad heave* a loud sigh of relief. Ralph quietly got up from the floor and turned to Wilma. "Maybe fit'd better go now, if we want to catch the gang." "All right, Ralph," Wilma said Her eyes turned pleadingly to Mrs. His*, Imw.-;'. Mm-m Wilma," Mom inter rupted. Turning to Ralph she said heartily, "In all the excitement we alrr ost forgot to ask you to be sure to come over for late breakfast Sth us tomorrow. It's just a simple mily affair, but we surely would like to have you with us." IWfiMyes twinkled. "Something might go wrong again and we'd feel safer with you around Thirteenth Annual Ozatorical Contests RALEIGH. ? Plans for staging the thirteenth annual American Legion Oratorical cOnte?*t in the high ; schools of North Caroling have been j announced by H. L. Swain of Wil liamston, Department Oratorical J Commitee Chairman. I ' Swain said that all preliminary arrangements were completed this week and that .the contest this year will eclipse all previous efforts in the State. It is estimated that 2,000 Tar Heel secondary school students : ?participated in the contest last year, j Only students who are enrolled in high school during the current school year, are eligible., Chairman Swain said. Students participate in contests through County, District, j Division and State competition un- , der Legion sponsorship. The State > winner is awarded a $100. U. S. Sav- j ings Bond and an opportunity to participate in regional competition I .leading to a chance at the national j PRESCRIPTION SERVICE We Fill any Doctors' Pre sciiptioms promptly and accurately at reasonable prices with the confidence ef your physician. Kings Mountain Drag Company THE REXALL STORE We Call For and Deliver Phones 41 ? 81 American Legion Plans Annonuced title and a $-1,000 college scholar- ! ship. The schedule of contests is as' loJlows: Bach school participating will select a representative to enter! the County contest on or before Feb. I ruary 20, 1930. County contests will 1 be held between February 20-25, Dis < trict contests February 27 io March | 4, Devision contests March 6- 10. The I 1 State finals contest will be held at the Legion Club in Lexington, N. C.. at 7:30 p. m.. March 17, 1950, under direction of Chairman Swain. Chairman Swain said that these conests are a National Americanism Activity of The American Legion. The subject used must be on some ?phase of the Constitution of the? United States, which will give emp phasis to the attendant duties and obligations of a citizen of our Gov ernment. ? 167 JOB PRINTING 283 ? HARRIS FUNERAL HOME Phone 118 AMBULANCE SERVICE Ware & Sons MANUFACTURERS OF FINE PINNACLE FEEDS Wish You A Most Bountiful and Joyous CHRISTMAS SEASON Season Greetings To All We wish for a moment that wevvere back in the days when town-criers proclaimed the news. Then we'd stop off at the houses of all the folks we konw, and personally wish each one of you a joyous and bountiful Christmas followed by a year filled with contentment.
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