NOTICE OF SALE
E The undtersigned will sell at
t public auction at 12 noon on Jan
B.* vary 15, 1955 at its place of busl
aess the fallowing described ve
hicle for storage lien of $79.00.
One 1939 Plymouth Sedan, Mo
tor No. P8-370 92 registered in the
name. of Mamie C. Howfell, Route
2, Kings Mountain, N. C.; North
Carolina 1964 license No. N 33411.
The above vehicle was stored
by the Cleveland County Police
* Department.
This the 15th day of December,
| 1954.
Victory Chevrolet Co.
12: 16-22
, NOTICE OF SALE
The undersigned will sell at
public auction at 12 noon on Jan
uary 15, 1955 at its place of busi
ness the following described ve
hicle for storage lien of $3750.
CrJ? 1939 Ford, Motor No. H
184513387 registered in the name
?f Manus Duncan, General De
livery, Kings Mountain, N. C., no
license plate on car.
The above vehicle was stored
' the Cleveland County Police
Department.
This the 15th day of December,
1954.
Victory Chevrolet Co.
12:16-22
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
Notlcte is hereby given that the
annual meeting of stockholders
of the First National Bank will
. be held in the lobby of the First
^National Bank, Kings Mountain,
W/ North Carolina, on Tuesday, Jan
uary 11, 1955, at 4 p. m.
This the seventh day of Decem
ber 1954.
(Signed) R. S. LKNNON
Vice-President & Cashier
12:9-30
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EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Raving qualified as Adminls
i trator for the estate of R. L. Lac
key, deceased, all pferspns having
claims against said estate are re
quired to file same with the un
dersigned on or before the 9th
day of December, 1955 or this no
> will be pleaded in bar of their
overy.
All persons indebted to said es
tate will please make Immediate
payment.
This the 4th day of December,
*%jmr ?
Charles P. Lackey, Ad
ministrator for R. L.
Lackey Estate.
avis and White, Attorneys
12:9-1:13
EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE
Having qualified as executrix
or the estate of Edward Thomas
Plott, deceased, all persons hav
ing claims against said estate will
please file, same with the under
signed on or before the 25th day
of November, 1955 or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of recovery
. ? of same.
) All persons indebted to said es
tate will please make immediate
payment.
This the 25th day of November,
1954.
i ?
h Myrtis W. Plott, Executrix
for the estate of Edward
Thomas Plott
v) Davis and White, Attorneys
? 11:25-12:30
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue pf the po
ret of sale contained In a lien
(given toy C. B. Hullender, trading
lea Kings Mountain djieedway on
(the 24th day of August, 1954, to
|*he undersigned, to secure the
payment of same, I will sell for
Icaih on the premises of the
Kinjis Mountain Speedway on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1955. at
2:00 o'clock p. m., at public auc
tion. the following personal pro
perty :
All of the Bleachers. "... .
All of the Fences.
One Ticket Booth.
Drink Stand.
One Road Scrape.
One Ford Pick-up Truck.
One Two-ton Ford truck.
One Water Wagon.
One Racer Automobile.
One Hole Digger.
All Tools. .
All other articles of personal
property belonging to C. B. Hul
? JJehder now at the Kings Moun
jtain Speedway.
. This the 14th day of Decem
ber, 1954.
MAIR30N JACKSON
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Christmas Eve Is Most Dangerous
On Highways, Safety Group Says
CHICAGO ? Watch how you
drive ? if you want to be alive
in '55!
That's the advice,, o 1 the Na
tional Safety Council, which
points out that it's only three days
until December 24th ? the most
dangerous day of the year jn traf
fic. ?
"Christmas is a very special
day of joy." said Ned H. Dear
born, president of the Council,
"but because of accidents ? and
Christmas Rose Is
Hallowed By Legend
The delicate beauty of the
Christmas-rose (helleborus niger)
is hallowed by legend. A poor. chop
herd girl, the story goes, wept
bitterly as she watched the Wise
Men on their way to the Christ
Child bearing rich gifts when she
iiad nothing: An angel appeared.
Upon learning the reason for the
girl's distress, thf? angel caused
the ground to t>e carpeted with
shining white flowers! The young
shepherdess gathered some blos
soms. When she presented her
gift, . the Infant smiled and as His
Angers touched the white flowers,
the petals became Unged with
pink. V :
EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE
Having qualified as executrix
for the Last Will and Testament
of J. C. Lackey, deceased, all per
sons having claims against said
estate will please file same with
the undersigned on or before the
16th day of December, 1985 or
this notice will be pleaded In bar
of their recovery. .
- All persons indebted to said es
tate will please make Immediate
payment
Mrs. Mary Ellen Lackey,
Executrix for the estate
of J. C. Lackey
Davis and White, Attorneys
12:16-1:20
North Carolina purebred hogs
sold for $77,874 at 28 sales in
1954.
KING SIZE . . . Letter of
"thanks" is mailed by llMnonth
old triple amputee In Roxbury.
Mass. who received artificial
limbs In time to walk far 1953
' Chrlstm-z^?Cf t?*v? ration.
especially traffic accidents ?? It
becomes a day of tragedy in en
tirely too many American homes.
The greatest tragedy of all is
that so many of these accidents
could be prevented!
"It's time for Ameficans to rea
lize that these traffic accident
victims die in vain. They die be
cause the victim, or some one,
was careless. '
"If everyone would assume per
sonal responsibility for himself
and others, whether walking or
driving, many of thesfe accidents
could be prevented and Christ
mas could be a happy holiday for
many more people."
As the holidays grow nearer,
the Council is stepping up Its an
nual Christmas safety campaign,
Mr. Dearborn said. Cooperating
with the Council in this effort to
hold yuletide accidents to a mini
mum are 163 other national or
ganizations, city and state offi
cials, civic leaders and local safe
ty councils.
Heavier travel and the festivte
spirit of the Holiday season pre
sent special Christmas hazards,
the Council said. Thesfe, plus the
normal winter hazards of bad
weather, slippery roads and more
hours of darkness often add up
to tragedy.
To compare for the extra ha
zards, the Council suggests:
1. Start automobile trips early
and take it easy. Be extremely
cautious in bad weather and
darkness.
2. Don't compete in traffic. Let
the other driver have the right-of
way and you take the right way.
3. Don't pass without a sure
margin of safety. Aj\d don't
change lanes unless you are sure
no one is coming up behind you.
4. Stay alert Don't let distrac
tions take your mind off the road
even fOr an instant.
5. Don't drive if you have been
drinking ? and refuse to ride
with drinking drivers. If you don't
drink, watch out for the fellow
who does. Remember that tipsy
pedestrians and drinking drivers
are most common during the
Christmas-New Year holidays.
Legend Scrys Christmas
Trees Ccmc From Egypt
Legend has it that the Christmas
tree originated in Egypt, where
the first trees used wens palm
trees.
The Gerfnars brought the tree
to America, however, as they also
introduced it to England. The Ger
man Prince Albert, consort of
Queen Victoria, introduced the first
tree into England when he had a
tree for his young daughter
Martin Luther is' said to have
brought the first Christmas tree
indoors for decoration, early in the
16th century.
When you fasten ornaments to
your tree this year you will tw
commemorating a centuries-old
Arabian legend that relates bow
plants blossomed and flcwerecl and
trees' miraculously bore ripened
fruit on tbe-eve of the first Christ
mas.
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Mistletoe Cncn
Symbol Of I Eyi!
The mistletoe. on<e a im-si-i n < r
death, later, became to l-c co isid
ered as a magical hieclic'.jiu.' i-.
now a "universal symbol of' iovt.
and peace. ;
It was with a mistletoe arrow 'ac
COtfVng to Norse mythology i tha'
Loki kilU-d Balder! the sun god
after Baldvr's moQier bad it
tained a promise from all lis ing
things, othc than the mistletoe
that they would not harm him
Balder was restored to life and it
was ruled by the gods that tbi
mistletoe would, never again be
used to do harm.
Ancient Europeans considered
the mistletoe a magical medieint
They carried it about with tt.ei*
for health and luck, and believed
it a cure for- ulcers and epilepsy
as well as a charm promoting fc>
tilitjr.
The present day custom of g v ?
ing a kiss of love- or peace b
ncath the mistletoe, although :?
relatively modern one, is derive/ i
from the faci that down thrDt'.;<i
the centuries the. mistletoe Iw >
been recognized throughout tin. .
whole world us u symbol of JasUlV
peace.
Gift-Giving Custoir
In Ancient England
One of the. most plausible .ver
sions of the origin of the. Custom
of giving gifts at Christmas tlwu;
is the one spying it began in Enj,
land.
In the days of the knights, i'
.vas custom to hang kissing rin;;
n the great hallo. These rin,rs
vere decorated with mistletoe -an<(
?eneath theni would meet tin
?oung knights and ladies, ear
ringing Christmas roses to theii
ecret love.
As times changed, so did^cus
orris, and roses gave way for oth
personal gifts at Christmas
uuic.
VA Gives Tips
Fes Vets Gifts
What to givte that husband or
son or brother who Is in a hospital
on Christmas?- If that is bother
ing you and if your man is in a
Veterans Administration hospital,
then you may be Interested in lis
tening to suggestion furnished by
George C. War lick of the Gas
tonia VA office.
First, don't take or send food
items, caktes, etc. unless you posi
tively know the patient will be
able to eat them. The hospital
menu on Christmas will include
every delicacy a person can wish.
There is no need to takfe books,
magazines, etc. as all such ma
terial is available in the hospital
library.
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Distance
First, and foremost, plan to
visit your man in the hospital on
Christmas if at all possible. Noth
ing can possibly substitute for
that personal contact Also a visit
will stimulate the wish to recover
as soon as possible so as to get
back home with loved ones again.
However, if a visit in person is
not possible the next best thing
is a good, long cheerful letter.
Leave out any reference to any
thing that might tend to depress
him. Include in the letter all snap
shots made recently, pictures of
home, family, friends, etc. are al
ways in demand. Give such per
sonal items as fountain pen, me
chanical pencil, stationery, razor
and blades, shaving cream, etc.
They will remind him of the giver
every time he uses them. If he
smokfes, a carton of cigarettes or
cigars, smoking tobacco, mechan
ical lighters, etc., will be most
acceptable.
One gift, easiest of all, and of
ten the most acceptable, is a cou
pon book available in range from
50c to $5.00 and redeemable in
merchandise of any kind in the |
hospital canteen. This way the
patient can select the things he
would rather have and as he |
i wants them. Thus, even a child
lean give his father or brother a
coupon book for 50c and the pa
tient can buy the things he wants
in the canteen ? even going to
the canteen to buy small items af
fords some pleasure and if a vete
ran is confined to the bed he may
mate small purchases from carts
.that are rolled through the wards
for convenience of bed patients.
Mr. War lick emphasized that
nothing Is left undone In VA hos
pitals on Christmas Day to create
happiness. But you can't begin to
give anything that will be a sub
stitute for your own self In per
son on ChristmasDay.
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Agents For
B. & 8. Lines. Inc.
;ti I(|<nmi, Tenn.
I&OCKRIDGE
TRANSPniCfi
Hamrick Serving
At Japan Base |
CAMP HAKATA. JAPAN -
CpJ. Jake Hamrick, Jr., 22, w(u>se
parents and wife, Ernestine, live
on Route 1, Grover, recently spent
a week's leave at Camp llakata
from Ivis unit in Korea. Referred j
to as Japan's "Riviera", Hakata !
is located on the southernmost is- 1
land 6t Kyushu.
Corporal Hamrick, a member
of the 615th Quartermaster Com- j
pany, entered the. Army in April
1953 and arrived overseas the fol- 1
lowing September. I
MINCE PIE
The oriental character ot the
spices and tlavoring in mince pie
was said to' represent the rich
gifts the wise tt.cn 'brought to' the
Christ Chiid. . ,
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Specialists say that 250 to 330 ?
pounds of beef can be produced i
on an acre of good pasture,
MURRAY'S
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
Whitley Fabric Co.
23 S. Lafayette St., Shelby
113 W. Pa. Ave.. Bessemer City
| Dixon PYF Group
To Give Yule Play
The Youth Fellowship of Dixon
Presbyterian church, wll! present
a one-act comedy. "Twas the
Fight Before Christmas" at the
church Thursday night at 7:30. :
I In addition to the play, the pro
gram will include traditional
treats and gifts. V- "
I A special program on the Joy j
Gift Was given Sunday at the |
church. The play, "And All These !
Things", was presented by Joyce i
Ann Childers, Brenda Jack- 1
! son, and J. G. Darracoit.
The public is Invited to attend
the program. Rev. V. P. Patrick,
the pastor, said.
Domestic demand for farm pro
ducts is vxpected to be about the
same in 1955 as in 1954..
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Representative of:
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Shelby. N. C.
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The Yuletide Season
brings with it so
many happy things . . .
glad hearted greetings,
good fellowship,
/ family reunions and a
deep feeling of contentment. .
May all of these joys be
yours this Christmas.