Troop It
B-rewnip Scout troop 14 had a
tiro .ljUvi'st over WGNC on Wednes
day afternoon at 4:30, Dec. 21. We
use-' 'he play, "The First New Eng
land Chrteirn^s "trep" which was
'arranged for radio by Mrs. James
Sirnp-fjn. The play was about early
v ddhial custom's. The cast,: Jamie:
Phyllis Dean; Mother: Judy Gox;
Cynt>h!a:' Judy Cooper; Neighbor
W a : reit : Peggy Craig; Doris Han
(it ? r Hobby Slender; William: Nor
ma Kay Uamriek; George: Jane
Th.i.-r;i<on Elder; Guy Ann Hend
?r.?<on4 . ?
After the broadcast we all. went
to Mrs.. Simpson's for supper. We
made wishing nu-ts for out- parents,
jj}a; ed games and sang. The table
was beautiful with Christ mas dec
oration'. Small, packages Were
place cards. The hostess served a
fried, chicken supper with caramel
' pie for dessert.
Phyllis Dean
Peggv Craig
F?i?*e Col^cje Hints
Trt F?r?" F^irtemakers
"Ry Ruih 'C(irer'nt)
What to know when you buy a
lamp? Homo management special- \
isi.s say consider more than looks
and price when shopping for floor
or (able lamps. Any lamp that will '
be used for reading, studying, sew-t
Jug or other close work needs to he
cons.nii U'd to give plenty of clear,
soft. K'lareless light.
. For a good buy in' such a lamp,
hero-are features to loog for:
S ? /-*- ; Bo. sure the lamp is tall e- !
nough and h&s-.a shade broad e- j
hough at the bottom to spread a
wide circle of light.
Bowl: Be sure the lamp has a
diffusing (reflector) bowl under the
shade" to prevent glare and soften j
light The howl should bo of good
quality plastic or white diffusing
"glass of even thickness throughout
Bu b: Lamps equipped for' three- )
light bulbs are most useful because
?: r light can !>o adjusted to 'suit dif-.
foi'oitt needs,
."?'hade: Select shades- broad at the
deep enough to conceal the
?1 iutsjng bowl and with a white
lining to reflect light. A white or
i\ shade gives about /SO. percent
mare lighr;han a dark sharp whi>h
iiMsorhs and hit- wastes light. 'Many
p<- ipio' like shades which are dark
c>u i ho outside but they should
V ivs hu.e.a white lining.
Bath io\\n;>s preserve- their life
?!id beauty Do not let your towles
ln'.'omo too soiled or grimy but laun
dor them often in hot. soapy water.;
Uinso thoroughly. This keeps the ;
towels fluffy and soft. Towels that i
ate not rinsed properly will become
t?i.ff and scratchy and will not ab
sorb moisture easily. Hang colored
towels in teh shade to prevent fad
ing. -Stretch into shape while still:
wet You do not iron terry cloth j
towels for this decreases absorben- j
<*y also. Check selvages and elip ;
loose ends. These precautions should |
add years of life and beauty to your ,
loveliest towel?
Conductoi Houser
Draws "Ties" Mention
The following mention in "Ties,"}
Southern Railway Magazine, ijtsue
of December will be of interest to
many friends of Mr. Uous-er;
A t lady temporarily in distress
had the good fortune to be boarding
The New Yorker at Atlanta, Ga?
wh<ye she cou?ld place her transpor
tation troubles in the hands, of the
Southern Railway conductor on that
traiti. Miss Mary Ann Taylor, secre- !
tary of the travel depa.tment of the
Carolina Motor Club, Inc., Charlotte,;
N C.', was the lady and she found,
cause to be grateful for the consid- j
eration displayed by her conductor. j
-Although she did not know the;
name of her benefactor (we do ? it'
was Roy D. Houser of Atlanta, Ga.'f.j
she afterwards wrote a letter to the
s:ationmaster at. Charlotte to tell!
him what her troubles had been1
and how they were straightened out!
for , her by Mr. Houser." ?
Carlsbad Caverns, in New -Mevico,
is the largest underground labo
rynth yet discovered:
Happy New Year
to you ? and may
we add a serious
thought : ? This is a
time to guard against
fires ? to add an ex
tra degree of caution
to your driving skill
ami to proteet your
possessions with ade
quate insurance.
C.E.WARLICK
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(Ed. Note: Ont of a series of ar
ticles written by the Public Rela
j ttons Committee of the Kings
Mountain chapter of the \orth ;
t Carolina Education Association.) !
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MISS MARY CROMARTIE
We reached into the deeper South
this week and found Miss Mary Cro
tnartie whom we might caW a "Geor
gia Cracker." She's> from Gaines
ville to be ^xact.
She graduated from Brenau Col
lege, which is right in her own home,
town, with an A. 6. degree in Math- J
ematies. She taught in Georgia five
years before coming to North Caro
lina. She then taught at Clarkton
and Whiteville before coming to
Kings Mountain.
' !
When we see Miss Cromartie
aptly carrying on in - thp first-aid
room we wonder if perhaps Nursing
as a profession could have <?ver
beoHonea at one time or another.
"It did," s*fie says, "but I had to
niako a choice. I chose teaching be
cause I like working with young
peophv"
Miss Cromartie handles the kitch
en department quite capably . too.
It is not uncommoiv to sit down to
Prepare Farm Plan
Advises Specialist
One of the most important jobs
which rforth Carolina farmers
should do at this time of year is to
prepare a farm plan for 1930, says
Dr. C. B. Ratohfofd, in charge of ex
tension farm management at State
College.
Propsed reductions in cotton acre
age and the outlook for 1950 wiM
force some farmers to make changes
In 1930, says Ratchford, arid many
others should make so?ne change.
The planning should include se
lection of the crops to he produced,
selecting the field where each crop
will be planted, selecting kind and
amount of livestock to be produced,
Selecting kind and amount of graz
ing. hay and grain crops, choosing
?oil conservation measures to he a
dopted in t950, determining new
huildlngs and fencing which will
be needed, and selecting and
a delicious mead when she's around.
She haft three brothers and one
sister.
When asked what she was going
to do during the Christmas Holi*
days, she replied simply, "Going
home." Knowing Mis.s Cromartie,
there's a lot of 'meaning packed into
those words because although she
likes Kings Mountain and the peo
ple here, her heart is still, in Geor
gia.'.
detaining farm power and machin
ery. , ./
The planning, says Ratchford,
should Include not only what is tol
be done tout when it will be done. I
For best results, planning must!
be done now, the State College spe- 1
eiaiist points out. For example, the(
farmer who wants to seed a pasture I
next fall will not be able to do so, |
jor wiH be forced to seed it on less
desirable land, unless he plans this
; project no?v arid plants crops which
j wWi leave the field clear by next
< August. Other benefits of early plan j
j nlng include saving of time in busy'
! seasons and avtoiding ending up the j
! year with a Short supply of some
! needed product. - ,.l
Several) other important jobs need
to be done, says Ratchford. These in- !
elude summarizing and . studying
farm records, checking and repair
ing farm machinery, repairing
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buildings to length-en their lit*, j id
adding livestock to balance the
V ?ning ? y, ??:n. Labor to the largest
? ttcv on many North Carolina
and wise use pf this resource
'h rough out the year will certainly
increase income, he asserts, adding
that livestock production offers the
best means of attaining this objec
tive.
I Colorful goldfish have been pig*
' duced by careful breeding, <but un
i der natural conditions they will re
, vert to their original green ish brown
i c?lor. . v 'u
feedf
Don't think of small sums
of money as chicken feed.
Regular deposits in a sav
ings account soon count
up and will help to
make your future
more secure.
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Hard to believe but ?
This Buick costs less thsrn Batter!
M aybe you never thought of it that
way, since you don't buy butter
in 3600-pound lots.
But pound for pound, this prideful Quick'
Special sells today for less than store
bought butter!
Actually, ft costs less per pound than
sone of the cars in the so-called "lowest
'price" bracket ? less than any other
straight-eight on the market.
Now that's a pretty important yard
stick.
Because cost-per-pound is a pretty stable
measure of a car's merit. It takes skilful
engineering, careful buying, efficient
manufacturing to keep this figure
around the half-dollar mark? and that's
where it is on the 1950 SPECIAL 4 -door
?Sedan.
Whem better mmtomobllra
Jtrff A trUI build thr
DEAN
The reaJ point, of course, is that this
is a Buick at that figure.
Buick styling. Buick valve-in-head
straight-eight power.. Buick steadiness
and roadability. The gentle cushioning
power of Butek 4-wheel coil springing.
Buick room, finish, standing? with a
special plus these days in greater ma
neuverability to help you slip into
tight parking spaces and home-size
garages. Buick's unmistakable appear
ance, through gracefully tapering fen
ders and that new "Buick first," that
sturdy, shock-absorbing, triple-purpose
bumper-guard grille.
All this at price tags that "sound like a ,
six" and a cost-fier-potind right down
with the very lowest !
So ? if you can afford butter, why not
a Buick? Talk to your dealer about it
delivered prices, trade-ins, delivery
dates, all the rest? and make your next
car a Buick. ?
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