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BUxobeth Stewart, Editor
Dixon Circle II
Held Regular Meeting
Circle II ol Dixon Presbyterlah
church nfiet Thursday night at
the home ol Misses Linda and
Elizabeth Stewart.
Mrs. J. G. Darracott, Bible lea
der, preflL>nted the Bible study
from the Book of Acta. A short
program on Christmas was given.
During the social hour, refresh
ments wore served and gifts ex
changed. Mrs. Ray Chliders is
new circle chairman of the group
for the yfear.
LET'S
By: Grace & Selma
Xa the little town of
Drayton Plains. Michigan,
lives a gentleman named
Morris A. Strong who has
rated a little attention of
late as being a rather ver
satile individual. L He is
building his own eight- #
room home with his wife '
as his only helper. j
Strong has done all the e
lectrical wiring and plumb- 1
ing as well as most of the
excavating and most of the]
roofing. lie is not only skill i
ed in carpentry, but he fash-|
ions machine parts on |
a metalwork lathe and drill j
press, weaves rugs and does
a fair country job of keep-i
ing (he engine of the family!
car in purring condition.!
Strong also does a bit of
writing when be can work|
it into a somewhat full day, [
which also includes a train
ing course in/ massage- re-!
ducing methods. All in all,!
Mr. Strong is an accomplish- \
ed and busy man ? his tal
ents rating all the more j
huz/ahs when it is explain-]
ed that be has been blind'
for the last 16 years and to- 1
tally deaf since the age of
12.
N > it cr.jijably won't ever
be our .pleasure to meet Mr.
Stp?i-i>; ol Drayton Plains,
Michigan, but we would lik(
to r. ?nlc him for disproving'
the theory held in some
qua t"t\s the hit-nan!
ra ' ? i.; pe*.?plo-.l >.v*uh jelly.--'
I:k>' aud headed. tor!
the nether vvorld in a hand:
basket.
V/3 can't compete with
Ms1, Strong for huzzahs, j
bui'. <j/q can compete with
any FLORIST you name. !
Fot FIRST Quality WRE
ATHS. CORSAGES, and
FLORAI. GIFTS. don't ;
thi lie TWICE before com- I
in<j l:o ALLEN'S FLOWER
SHOP ct 624 King Street
in XCings Mountain. Adv.)
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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED ? Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Lewis, of
Salisbury, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Marilyn
Oail Lewis, of Gastonia, to Paul A. Finger, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul A. Finger , Sr., of Dallas. Miss Lewis is the sister of John H -
Lewis, of Kings Mountain. The tCeflding will be ?n event of Decem
ber .1/ in First Baptist church here.
Afrty the true
meaning of
Christmas
bo yours.
. HARRISON
MACHINE SHOP
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;WBS,TPJE lO THE HERALD
, First Baptist Class
Held Meeting Thursday
Members of the Phebean class
i of First Baptist church met
] Thursday night at the home of
Mrs. James White with Mrs. Paul
Patterson and Mrs. Frances Pet
; ty, co-hostesses.
Mrs. Petty, the president, con
ducted the business session before
ja program on, "The Man Who
Owned the Stable" by Mrs. Ho
ward Ware. Mrs. Earl Ledford of
fered the opening prayter.
Fruit cake with chicken salad
sandwiches and coffee were serv
ed during the social hour. Mem
j hers exchanged gifts and prestent?
jed a gift to Mrs. Ledford, Bible
! leader of the circle,
Sixteen members were present
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t Mrs. Clarence black returned
Sunday from a visit in Tampa,
Florida. Her sister. Miss Bonnie
MeMahan. Mrs. Alta Dlllard, and
Eunice Hemby,. of Ander
son, S. C,, made the trip with her.
.They visited Sgt. Ray Dil'ard,
who is stationed in Tampa, Flori
da.
DR. BLAKE M. McWIIIRTER
OPTOMETRIST
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Room 1. Morsisort Bldg. Phone 316 W
Office Hours 9 5 Daily Except Fridays 9-1
Evenings by Appointment
COMPLETE VISUAL ANALYSIS
B .4IR D FUR mmuO?.
Dan Huffstetler ? Ken Jenkins ? Helen FeSs ? Wrfhrow
ilvery tiling's ready for another
merry Holiday season
...including oar warmest
greeting* to all our friends!
Crocker-Crook
Vows Exchanged
Miss Nfellie Elizabeth Crocker,,
of Cllffslde, asS J cues Edward
Crook, of Grover, v ere married
Sunday, December 12, in Gaffriey,"
S. C. Magistrate W. R. Douglas
heard the couple exchange vows.
The bride, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Archie Crocker, was gradu
ated from Cliffside high school
and is employed In Shelby at Hud
son Hosiery Company.
Mr. Crook, son of Mrs. John M.
Crook oi Grover and the late Mr.
Crook, attended high school In
Sharon, S. C., and served In the
Navy in World War II. He Is a
student at Howard's Business col
lege, in Shtelby, and is employed
by Derry Damask, Inc., of Gaff
ney, S. C.
The couple are residing In Shel
by. ?Sy"
Mrs. W. L. Mauney
Bridge Club Hostess '
Mrs.(W. L. Mauney entertained
members of* the Ace of Clubs at
her home Thursday afternoon.
Guestq were present for three
tables of bridge, and prior to pro
gressions, thte hostess served a sa
lad pjate with coffee.
Invited to play with the regu
lar club mem'>ers were Mrs. N. F.
McGlll, Mrs. G. E. Still, Mrs. W.
P. Gerberding, artd Mrs. R. L.
Gann, and Mrs. James Lutz and
Mrs. O. C. Conner, both of Shelby.
Mrs. Jacob Cooper won high |
for club members and Mrs. Amos
Dteanr second high. Visitors' i
prizes went to Mrs. N. F. McGlll,
who scored high, Mrs. Still, who
received second - high, and Mrs.
Lutz, who received the low-score
award.
Christmas arrangements were
[used for decoration throughout
I the homfe.
Miss Lewis Honored
At Party In Gastonia
Miss Marilyn Lewis, whose
wedding to Paul A. Finger, Jr.,
will take place here Decembter
31st, was honored last Tuesday
evening at a bridal party at the
home of Mrs: Joan Ransom at
the Ransom home in Gastonia.
The bride-elect wore a whitte
wool jersey dress with rhlnestone
Jewelry. . x
An iced course with sandwiches
and cake was served after several
games and contests had been en
Joyed. A shower of lingerie gifts
were presented to the honorte.
Eighteen guests made up the par
ty list.
SntereAting 3 act 3
c4bout \rttaJ ZJree3
cAnd Season Customs
"Twelfth Night," which many*
communities celebrate by a com
munity burning of Christmas trees
is derived frorp the custom of early
Christians who celebrated the feast
of the Nativity of Christ for ,12
days, placing special emphasis on
the last or twelfth day.. The
"Twelfth Night" tree burning is
also said to commemorate the
light of the Star of Bethlehem.
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The jnanufaeture of toys for
Christmas gifts and other uses last
year required approximately 130,
000 tons of steel products from all
sources.
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The first Christmas tree in San
Francisco ?vas made in 1850 from
Douglas fir branches wired on a
?stick by a German wine shop pro
prietor.
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Over three-fourths of the nation's
Christmas trees come from the
states bordering Canada.
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| The Puritan government of Eng
I outlawed Christmas In 1643.
With the restoration of the Stuarts,
Christmas customs and traditions
were revived, but Christmas never
regained its former prestige in
England.
The first Christmas cards were
mailed in by Kenry Cole, an
Englishman Tl?e cards depicted a
Victorian farrhy assembled at the
festive beard and bore the now
famous greeting: "A Merry Christ
tnas and a Hni>py t few Year to
PERSONALS
T/Sgt. Wray W. Stewart, of Eg- .
lin AFB, Florida, will spend the j
Christmas holidays with relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Wiiliford and |
daughters, Barbara and Jan, of
Galax, Virginia, spent last week-'
end with Mrs. E. L. Campbell and
C. B. Campbell. - _?
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. McCurdy |
and family will spend Christmas |
Day with. Mrs. McCurdy's pa.
rents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Black,
at Wlngate, S, C? and on Sunday
will leave for Wtest Palm Beach,
Florida, where they will visit Mr.
McCurdy's mother and sister,
Mrs. Viola McCurdy and Miss
| Thelma McCurdy. .*?
Miss Armittie Farrjs, a student
at Howard's Business college,
Shelby, will coifte home Thursday
to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Far
ris arid family.
A/2C and Mrs. Ray Carroll and
son, Edwin, of Dover, Delaware,
came home Thursday to spend
the Christmas holidays with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Far
ris and Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Carroll'
and Mrs. Carroll's grandmother, |
Mrs. W. C. Farris.
Mrs. D. L. White returned Fri
day from Panama City, Florida,
where shfe visited her son and his
family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred A.
White. Mr. White accompanied
Mrs. White to Florida but return
ed home a week ago.
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Mrf and Mrs. Jim Bolin and i
son, Ken, and Mrs. Ruth Lynn |
and children, Mickey, Barbara,
and Petey, will leave Wednesday
for Fort Lauderdale. Florida,
where they will visit Mrs. Lynn's
lister, Mrs. Frederick, and Mr.
Frederick.
C. E. WARUCK
Insurance Agency
203 W. Mountain St.
Phone 9
t Direct Uutea on Bell Telephone*
Sy^emjwrvice last year totaled j
$1,469,000,000.
?$6r
W? lend you greeting*
and b??t wUhe?^
BILL BAKER
MR. AND MRS. OLUE HARRIS
NEAL GRISSOM BILL McDANlEL
1 he spirit of
that Tint Christmas
is the most precious
gift of all. May it
abide with yoa and yours
now and always.