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Holiday plants require special
care if they are to loolr their best
Just like human beings, they need
bright light or sunlight, in the day
and a proper amount of water.
Wilting, leaf yellowing and burn
ing, leaf drop and premature loss
of flowers can be caused by under'
watering or over-watering ptants.
Thorough watering la Important as
soon as plants are dry, but avoid
leaving plants standing in water.
Puncture the tinfoil or heavy paper
on pots at the drainage bole to pro
vide necessary drainage.
Here are some further sugges
tions:
"? Lower the night temperature to
prolong the life of blooms. Mini
rai'i night temperature for poin
settles and Christmas begonias
should be 60 degrees. The desir
able night temperatures for aza
leas, Christmas cactus, chrysan
themums, cyclamen, Jerusalem
cherry, Kalanchoe, ornamental
peppers, potted bulbs and cut
flowers are between 90 degrees and
00 degrees. High room tempera
tures hasten the maturity of
flowers and shorten their life.
Avoid sudden temperature
changes and drafts. Keep both
plants and cut flowers away from
radiators and heat registers nnd
out of drafts. Polnsetttas are espe
cially sensitive to sudden temper
ature changes.' They should never
be left near a window sill as drafts
will cause leaves to turn yellow
and drop.
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Four Youths Get
Suspended Terms
On Assault Count
rtT?u.r King* Mountain youths re
aaveu suspended sentences to
Reoorder'? court Monday af
SESV&i #m<Sded Warrants
jP**" Kings Mountain Doiiro
SS^-V &<a> ?"Th?S
MU> "Mult, With . de.dly
chsnres of assault
* **<Hy weapon with in
berv arafa!!* 5nd, attempted rob
17^ ?8*?t Junior Putnam. Pal
m?er G. Moss. Max Odum and Ro
ed* bv 5^?r?MoM were nol pross
ed by the state after prosecuting
witness. Garland Still, owner of
that S. If? GrU1- testified
Stt "Brt?*1 ^'^"^by0 Sgt.E^
warrmnts were ordered
the four by Judge
ack White and each were tried
?. ^arge o 1 assault with a
aSr S^a&Wlth lnteht to W1J
?et te$tlfie<l that
J^^rak'tjrES.
deadly "8ault with a
Putnam, Palmar Moss Odum
and Junior Moss each were given
yt*r ro#d ??ntences as a re
roiinrt i*11-*^"11 m Mr- Stl11 ?
round 3 o clock, December 3 at
"""* Sh" Grill- Sentenow w.?
suspended on condition that they
bte of good behavior for two years
fhi ? P V * nor ** Been" on
GriiiP?Pe,rty of *5" Horse Shoe
Grill as long as Mr. Still is in
charge pay a $75 fine and costs
ox court.
Mr. Still testified that the as.
Sfi!!!4 ^ the *OUr resulted
'our, aftfer entering the I
Horse Shoe Grill, became bolster.
leave Were asked ** Wm to
Mr. Still's testimony was corro
borated by Willie Sue Leonhar?
vlde^?yete ?f !** grm- and D*
v'o ^ipes, a customer In the irrill
at the time of the incident
fi.ir.hT* *ud f.almer Moss test!
22r^^i5ttack resulted after
8m wd *ttackted by Mr.
Still. Mo? admitted striking Mr,
Still In the grill while Odum stat
ed that he struck Mr. Still out
? de of the grill, and only "after
he cut me with a bottle"' '
? Junior Putnam and Max Odum
did not testify.
?tAR?.h^gG ?f non-support again.
n..b*f Burris was nol
prosstd with leave by the state
on condition that the prosecuting
witness, Eva Burris, wife of the
defendant, pay costs of court
Theca* of Hubert Link, charg.
ed with driving while drunk, was
transferred to County recorder's
j^trtiT"1"61* 0t deftendant' to*
One defendant was found gull,
ty of a charge of public drunken.
rI^h, J"16 c?**' that of BUI
Beatty charged with driving
while drunk, was continued
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By Dob Wheeler
WE WERE in a dust covered
box that sat In the corner oi
Mr. Barker's attic. All through the
year no one ever bothered about
us, but now, at Christmas time, we
knew that once again we would
be the center of attraction. Gram
bllng apd granting, Mr. Barkei
lifted our box into his arms and
started down the attic stairs.
Being a rather plump fellow
with a stomach that protruded to
far he couldn't see his feet, he
was, I regret to sajr, somewhat
clumsy. About half way down the
stairs he stumbled and our box
went tumbling down the stairs. 1
was uninjured, but I'm afraid
some of my friends suffered from
the fall. A few minutes later we
were all unpacked and laid on the
huge dining room table.
"Well now, let's see, John." said
Mrs. Barkfer. "We can use this
string of lights, and this string
and, oh! We don't want to use
this old string again, John!
They've been around here for
years. Throw them out In the
trash with these other things that
'were broken when you felL"
I was shocked! For years I had
been used to decorate the Barker's
Christmas tree, and now, simply
because I was getting a little old.
they were throwing me out! It is
true that my popularity with the
Barkers had declined through the
years. When I was new I was
used at the top, but each year
A boat halfway down the stairs
he stumbled and our box went
tombllng down the stairs.
I seemed to And myself placed
lower and lower on the tree.
Unwanted Home
My friends, most of them broken
In tiny pieces, and myself were*
cast upon the trash pile In the
alley. I felt sorry for them. They
: had many years of use ahead of
them had Mr. Barker been more
careful, but now they could never
be lifted again. But what of me?
I wasn't broken; only a little old.
For two days I lay on the trash
pile with my broken friends, and
then, on the third day, a small
child, who seemed to be searching
the trash cans in the alley to see
if he could find something of value,
came upon me. With a cry of de
light he gathered me into his tiny
hands and scampered out of the
alley and to the edge of the small
town, where he lived In a broken
down littta old house.
How glad were his brothers and
sisters when they saw me! That
evening they trimmed their tiny
tree, It was scarcely three feet
tall, and I was the principle item
of decoration. One of my lights
was placed at the top of the tree
and the rest were wound in and
about from top to bottom. Then
the tree was placed in the front
window and for the first time In
my lite I. was given the task of
lighting an entire tree.
, That evening It snowed ,?nd
snowed and the wind whistled
harshly about the corners of the
hduse. I was glad that I was in
a warm house Instead of being on
the trash pile in the alley.
A Visitor Comes
Suddenly there w? a loud rap
: on the door. When Mr. Cullen
opened it I hoard a man's voice
ask, "Rave you se*r u*> Granger
boy? Ho was out playing this
afternoon and hasn't coma home
yet. We think he's become lost
Id the storm. The whole town is
out looking for him. Would ytm
IBM to help, Mr. Cullen?"
I Mf. Cullen quickly put on his
eoat and scarf VM followed the
man into the dark cold night They
had been gone only about twenty
minutes when again there was a
knocking at the door. When Mrs. |
Cullen oQened tt, in stepped ? tall
man, carrying a boy in Ms arms.
The boy's ears and nose were blue
from the cold, and his tooth chat
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t?T?a. r. ;? I
"Mrs. Cullen," said the man.
"this is Tommy Oranges. I'd like
to leave him here while I go tell
Ms parents we've found Mm and
?and word to the others to stop
??arching. If s no wender be was
lost M a storm like this. 1 was
almost lost myself until I saw the
light from your tree to the win
flow proud 1 was when I hoard
ttoee words. My lights seemed to
brighten and shine as they had
?saver don# before; especially the
ana at the very top of the tree.
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Purchases of Grade "A" milk
by North Carolina distributors to*
taled over 345 million pounds
for the ftrat six months of 1954?
a 12-8 par cent iacreeajKWNr Pur
chases during the comparable pe
riod last Jrear. t
f ?
of sulphur has been de
tected la some soils In the south
Mexican Custom
Will Brighten (
dhristmas Party
If you're planning a Christn.
party for the kiddies, *ny nol
brighten up the affair the Mexi
can way? Make plans for a
"pinata" and we promise it will
be the high spot of the gathering.
Widely used in Mexico through*
out the yea{, the pinata is busiest
at Christmas time, during the Mex
ican Christmas Festival which
lasts 21 days. It is constructed of
thin, fragile clay. Oiled with sweet
meats and trinkets, then suspend
ed from the ceiling as a form oC
decoration.
Sometime during the gathering,
each of the guests is blindfolded
and given a stick which U bran
dished in the air until the pinata
is shattered and the delicious con
tents pour forth.
It's a wonderful way to enter
tain the kiddies, but the game may
be ? and often is ? enjoyed by older
folks.
North Carolina farmers were
paying slightly less for most food
Items on September 15 than a
year earlier.
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