'?HERALD HOUSE OF THE WEEK
DESIGN A-315. This house has practically ev
ery feature required in a small house, from its
attractive exterior appearance to its numerous
closets. The combination kitchen-dinette is at
the front, while the good size bedrooms are lo
cated on the quiet side of the house.
Plans call for an insulated floor slab on gra
vel fill, frame construction with siding and a
touch of face brick.
The dotted lines indicate the possible loca
tion of a fireplace In the space shown as a hall
storage closet. The floor area is 1,210 square
feet and the cubage Is 14,464 cubic feet. For
further information about DESIGN A-315, write
to the Small House Planning Bureau, St. Cloud,
Minn.
SMAU HOUSE P'ANNING BUREAU DESIGN NO. A-315
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MoLj City OoJaij
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As they have done sincc the
first Christmas. Christians will this
year follow tt)e Star to the stable
grotto beneath the Church of the
Nativity, the traditional birthplace
of Jesus, of Nazareth in Bethlehem
Always small and poor, Bethle
hem' Is even poorer today than
most people wo-ild believe. A re
cent visitor said. "Wanderers, Jil
the streets ? anyone can see wh>
Mary and Joseph found no room in
the inn."
Last Christmas, shepherds
watching their llocks outside Beth
lehem had to be especially watch
ful lest the sheep trap themselves
in the barbed wire of the narrow
no-man's land separating* Jordan
and Israel.' Bethlehem, on the Jor
dan side of the wire, has as well
been sorely affected by the hos
tility and the uneasy truce. It is
crowded with Arab refugee^ who
formerly lived in Israel.
The cflect of the conflict ha*
been cripplipgof Bethlehem's chief
industry, the making and selling
of objects of piety from olive wood.
Dead Sea sttne and mother-of
pearl. Except at Christmas, pil
grims are so few that the profit
had gone from the business.
i On Christmas Eve, however, the
dusty city takes .on new life. Chris- >?
tian diplomats living in divided
Jerusalem expect to be escorted
to the little town over the unused
highway through no-man's land.
Pilgrims from the Israeli side pass
through the Mbmielbaum Gate.
Pilgrims tirh enJ poor alike,
worship toget:.er it; the fourth cen
tury Church of tho Nativity. There
is a High Mass. during which the
image Of the Christ Child is car
ried from the church through a
series of underground chapels.
The ceremonies come to a cli
max before three adjacent shrines
The Altars of the Nativity, the
Wise Men and the' Manger. Out
side. Christians from many land?
will sing, as augels Sang near!}
2,000 years ago: "Glory to God it
, the highest, and on earth peacc
good will toward men."
Much Lrng Distance
Traffic Predicted
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While Mr. John Q. Public Is
sitting comfortably In hlB home
the long distance operators will
be busily completing calls of
Christmas chee^r to loved ones
and friends all over this country
and other parts of the world. It Is
anticipated that this exchange
will handle many calls to and
from boys In service.
The Christmas rush Is expected
to be- felt at more places than
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Bites Conducted
Foi Mis. Thrift
Funeral rites for Mrs. P. M.
Thrift, 86, were conducted Friday
at 3:30 p. m. from Pleasant Hill -j
Baptist church.
Rev. Fried Forrester and Rey.
Ernest A. Maheffey conducted the
rites. Interment was made in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Thrift died Wednesday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock at the homfe
of her daughter, Mrs. Guy Moss
on Shelby road. She had been in
declining health for sometime.
A native of Cleveland county,
she was a life-long member of
thle Pleasant Hill church.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Moss and Mrs. Daisy Ed- j
wards, also of the home, and^four i
sons, J. C. Thrift, of York, S. C., j
George T. Thrift, of Bessemer !
City, and Bert and Clarenec ]
Thrift, boih of Shelby.
Three brothers, Dave and Allen !
Thrift, both of Shelby, and Ar
thur Thrift, of Polkville, one sis
ter, Mrs. W. L. Hollingsworth, of
Seattle, Washington, 12 grand
children, and 16 great ? grandchil
dren also survive.
East Side Church
Plans Yule Program
Annual Christmas program at
East Side Baptist, church will bte
presented Friday night at 7:30 at
the church.
The pageant, "O Holy Night"
was written by Mrs. James Bolin.
It is taken from St. Luke's Christ
mas Story.
Mrs. Bolin and Miss Betty
Brooks are directing the pro
gram. The public is invited to at
tend, a spokesman for the group
said.
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If you wish to get as much
"color" as po.ssiL-le in your Christ
mas observance, here's a novel
idea.
Fine concs, small kindling or
?hips can be' so "treated as tq give
off eolored flames when burned Ip
ihe fireplace. Dipped or soaked ir
-i solution of various salts of cer
tain metals, cone.; or chips W:!,
ourn with a distinctive color
Concs will not readily absorb
water, so salts, must be sus?>er.di
in a solution of turpentine.
Compounds which produce spe
cific colors when burned are: Red
?strontium chloride; grcen?ba
Tjurri chloride; blttf-c.retn? -copper
oxiqe or coppi-j- sulfate ;ojange??
caU*!i:^n' ili'^-r ?e; 1' v'fider? prtta*.
sium fhloricic; and yellow? sodium
t chloride^
A second method ? if only conea
.are to be used? is to dip the cone?
in paraffin and before the paraffin
hardens sprinkle with the follow
ing chemicals for desired color ef
fect: Green ? copper sulfate, red
?strontium nitrate; orange? cal
f cium nitrate: and yellow? sodium
chloride.
downtown stores.
According to E. F. Ferris, man
ager of Southern Kcll Telephone
Company, long distance tele
phone traffic is already showing
signs it will be extremely heavy
during the coming weekend
Old Supwsutlcns About
Eating Of Mince Pies
Many writers stty the mince pie
originated in Germany, while oth
ers claim* that its beginning is. tost
in the anilab gf history: , Nonethe
less it was an- essential part of
the Yuletide celebration in early
England.
Old superstitions Bc'd thru au>
person refusing to eat mince pu
would be unlucky for the coming
ver.r. Should - he accept the inVi.
ation. and partake of. mince pu
uning. the' hohday. season, hi
? ould have the same number o
,iup,>y mtr.Jt.hs ilui: ng the year a .
he number of iiou^cs at which hi
ate rr ince pie.
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The production of broilers . in
North Carolina during 1954 is ex
pected to exceed 57 million,
average yield.
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operation support. ?mm o*4 cM4r?*.
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KINGS MTN. DRUG CO.
1954
To all our friends,
botli c. J ,-J and new
L. A.
HOKE
E. E. Marlowe
V7. I". Laughter
Basil Lovelace
Harold Bridges
Jrrck Arnette
M. E. Hope. Sr.
Hugh Sellers
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Ben Dixon
Lloyd Ferguson Noah Cunningham
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<?>' to the world
through a new spirit
of Peace and Cood Will
...Hiis was tho message
of the first Christmas.
Mny that spirit be rekindled
in your heart today...
and brighten your life
with a deep and
abiding happiness.
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C^omes (Bhristmas . . . and warmly we welcome another oppo. .unity to
extend beet wishes to all our friends and neighbors for a very happy
-? Holiday Season, Ailed to overflowing with all of the best things in life.