6. 1969
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Thursday, February 6, 1969
: TheV«teiaiis
Comei
EDITOR'S NOTE: Below arc
auihuriiiiiivo answers D> i'U‘
V e 14‘r a n s Atlminisliallon
some of the -many eurrent ques
tions from foimei servieemei:
ami iheli lamilies. Further In-
tormatinn on vetoians beneiits
may be obtained at any oftUu*.
Q—I have b(*en waitin^i to file
my 19GH invomc ta> return until
I i(*coiV(‘ a statement from- llu*
Veterans Administration a? to the
amount of sendee - connected
WNSS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KING^ MOUNTAIN. N. C.
Page 3
eomi>ensation I was paid last
I year. When niay I expect lliis
I statement?
A—Since ycur service-connected
j disability comptmsation is not lax-
I able, you will not receiv(‘ any
statement irom VA and need not
I delay filing your return. As a
matter of lad, veteran.s’ benefits
' generally arc' exempt from laxa
tion and need not be reported on
income tax returns. Among these
exempt veterans’ benefits' arc iren-
sion payments, educational us-
I sihtanco allowanee.s, grants for
^ apecially ■ equipped homes and
cars for the .severely disabled, and
payiTumls to surviving di'irendents
of deeeased veteran.s. T^e only
reportable Item is the interest
CTrned on t-l. !• insurance divi-
dendF loft as depOKit oi credit with
VA. Til is intei'wi is not considered
a veteran’s benefit «ml must be
:repoit(‘d as income. Vetc'rans were
advised on the anniversary date
ot tlieir policy in llltiH of the
-amount of interest their policy
.earned lor tho year.
Q—I n('giett4*d to have s.)m<‘
n(*ede(( dental work done wliilt in
the Army because 1 was an.xious
to gel out of -servict'. Can I get
i treainieiil from the Veterans Ad
ministration? 1 have been out of
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OLD
AMPS
Si
^WGREEN STAMPS
WITH THIS .COUPON AND PUROiASt OP
* $10.00 or Moro OrOor l|[
FREE Ot your Kings Mtn.
WINN-DIXIE STORES
Void After , ten. o. I9f)9
service three months.
A—UndtM- a new VA policy, a
veteran may receivi such treat
ment, without regard to support
ing military records, if he* applies
v\ithin six monlin- after reUcise
fii)m service, and If it is detcjm-
ined proiessionally within eight,
I months after separation tliat the
*conditicn is .service - connected,
i W’ith supporting military records,
a veteran may receive VA flonlui
trt*atment for service - connected
conditions during the first year
' after release from .service.
The us4‘ of seat belts could
liave .saved the lives of at least
, 3(M» pc(.ph‘ in North Carolina dur
ing the past year. ■
W-D U.S. CHOICE *
Mkm-Faiin lobs
On Increase
UALEIOH — Fbnployment in
creased 12,800 in nonfarm (*slab
lishmtmts in North Carolina dur
ing Dec(*mh(‘i. rising to a total of
1,693,800, Stale,Lidwr Commission-,
er Frank Crane rejiorted today.
. Crane said the year-end joo
figure* was up f)9.S00 from a year
age. He also reported a penny
incr(*asi in average hourly earn
irigs during Dec-ember, bringing
factory c.Tiployet- earnings to
$2.20; a half-hour rise in working
hours, bringing tiu- average woik
week to 41..3 hours; and a .^1.54 I
increase in weekly earnings wliich
averag(‘d $93.34 last month.
('raiu said factory cmployonenf
totaling 099,700 in De:oinbei was
up 400 from Ih** Noverrber level
and was 22,800 above the yeai-ago
figure. Nonrnanuiacturing jobs, at
a necemi)(‘r level of 994,10(j. were
12,400 higher than in Novpinber
and 37,0fj0 above a yc*ar ago.
Largest December job increase?
was a 13,100 gain in retail trade*
brought on by Chrujtmas tner-
('handising. Employm(?nt increas
ed .500 in apparel plants. Increa.ses
of 3tXl each were reported in lum-
bering, machinery, chemicals,
<‘V(*1
Jn OtorigtNnu—i
(News iO'ms thH.s week from
Wanen, Uandolph, C(tlumbus and
Hurke coui)ti<;s.)
MAICNi; IIOMK
rMPHC)VKM._:N I'.8
Mr. and Mis. Joseph L. Jpnc's,
electrical mac^unery, financ e, and
.schools. Job gain.-* of IOC each to )k
I)lac(' in fuiniture, fabricated
mMnls, eigareTt<*s. t(*xtiles, i)rjnt-
ing, and .Slate and local govern
ment. .
Craru' n'ported a seasonal drop
•of 4,600 in tobaccc/ .sn*mmery em
ployment. Motor tran.spoi1atior
was down 900, construction and
food processing '300 each, and
whoI(*sale trade
.Several ath(*r industry group.'^
.reportcfi stable employment cs^n
ditions in Dc'cember, with no
change frcim the proviqu< month
DEEDS
Warrenion, Rt. 3, are proud of
Die improvements being muck? in
th(‘ir home.
'I hc' house is being repaired and
){*mod(‘le(l, making it more con-
V(*ni<‘nt and comfortable for the
re{n4‘d couple, reports Mrs. Ber
tha Forte, home 4*conomics Ex-
tensitm agent, Warren ('ounty.
A lx*droom in the house ks be
ing eonvcrtcxl into a family
room; the living room will be
come a guest bedroom anj a n<-w
mas((*r luciroom will be added
adjoining the n<‘vv family room.
'I'hroughout tin* liou.se the eeil-
in are being iM.veied to make
lieaiing more (*ffk*i<‘nt, th(? .'gent
add(*d.
M-s. Jones said “after bedng
marrU’d 54 yc‘ars. we are going
to '(‘njoy more comfort than
FROZEN PULP
Randolph County IIom(*makers
arc* finding the* sale* of frozen
persimmon pulp a sure* way of
adding to !h(*ir incomes, relatc's
.Mrs. Sarah W. Durante*, Han-
defli !i C’ounty home* (*conomics
Extension ag<?nl.
persimmon Pudding, a deli(?u-
cy year round in hom<*s, is alse>
te'atun*el e»n the* m<*nus e>f many
lo.*al restaurants, she* note.s.
In pre-paring liu* pulp, the* per-
•vimmons are gailu-red after a
lira\> frost, and strained through
a pKed mill. The pulj) is then
jjatkf'd in pint c(gitaine‘is and
fro*/.e*n.
I API LIES \K\V SKTU,>;
I Mrs. Reinald Fishe*i*, Whiteville*.
Foote Reports
Earnings Up
Foote Mine*ral Company report!^
net earnings of $2,870,33.5 for the
year 1968, compared with net
earnings ejf $2..5.52,n(l for 1967.
The higher earnlng.s for 1968 were
sufficie*nt to cover the prefened
steck earnings requirement in
' the- amount ot $2,862,396, compai
i ed to the year 1967 when the
e*arnings were in.sufficienl to cov
er the prt‘ferred stock requirement.
Income* taxes on H168 earnings
vve-re re'duced by an Investment
Tax (Tcdit etf $U066,00fi due prin
cipally t • tliC' compU*lion of the
N (• w Jolinsonville* electrolytic
manganese* plant during the year.
Ut. .5, lias put into practice the- in UKh the comparable credit
ne-w skills and knowledge* sli<* wa^’ $381,000.
i le-armxl at an Exte*nsion Home*-
, makers ('lub workshop.
I As a yc ig hoim'maker and a
j member cif die- Union Valley Kx-
; fc'nsion I Iom(*mak(*rs Club, Mrs.
■'ishcr participate i in a hcginiu'r.s M(*tallurgical Division.
Net sale*s for 1968 were $80.-
882.227 camparetl to the $82,870,-
086 reported for the prior year.
fncre*a.se*el lithium sale.*' partially
off.set declines in sak*s of the
Uranium
! s(*wing clas.s in the
j 196S. She* had nc\er
PINKY PIG
SLICED
i
W-D U.5. CHOICE ■ ■ — _ — __
TOP. ROUHD R0AST^99'
PORTERHOUSE STEAK
W.o U.S. CHOICC W-D U.S. CHOICE ROAST
T-Bone Steak^” Round Tip - 99^
W.D U.S. CHOICC STftAlC W-» U.S. CHOICl- ROAST
fop Round "*1“’ Sirioin Tip “*1
W.D U S. CHOICC lONELCSS W-D "HANOI-PACK" tl-U. PKG. OOtl
N. Y. Strip-TCr. Beef 3-1
\V W-D U.S. CHOICE
STEAK
$109
40
4
’ THRIFTY MA!D
PINEAPPLE
STOCK YOUR FREEZER!
CUT AND WRAPPED FREE!
W-D U. S. CHOICE TRIMMED AGED WHOI.E 35 TO 4S Lb. A«4.
Beef Loins »> 9B
SAVE 41«
DEODORANT
DIAL
SPRAY
““ 59^
W-0 'U.S. CHOICE WHOLE AGED REEF (7 Lb. AVC.)
Tenderloins - I
W-D U.S. CHOICE OONELESS AGED WHOU (lO-U U. SIZE)
N. Y. Strips1
$199
LAND O' SUNSHINE . Lm:? 4 with other purchoses
BUTTER.. 69'
ASTOR . . . limit I with $5 or more order
COFFEE.. - 59'
CARNATION EVAPORATED . . . Limit 6 with o $5 or more artier
MILK..6
AGED EXTRA SHARP
N.Y. Stote Cheese
LR.
89^
CRACKIN' GOOD
'RIG TEN' COUNT
Flaky Biscuits
2, CANS 29/
ItEeULAR OR COLD WATER ARROW , , . Limit 1 with a S5 or more order
TASTE O'SCA
FRENCH FRIED
Fish Cokes
12-or.
PKGS
*1.
iKtlfVUP^K UK WWki/ TTAISK #%nnvTT « • • L.(ri)ii i wiiii u .9.J ui v/iucr
Detergent... ~
OTL'^MONTE . . ^ ^ ^ ^
Fruit Cocktail...
mycrrw9JK
7-or Sue
Lysol Spray
Void After Feb. t
I N
I 6’ ? or NoHtema Rtfl
[or MrntH. Sbe*c Creeni
Void After feb 8
.«K:X.*irR/A|:l
I g JT. ^^STAMRS LI
bO ct Boiie k|
Anocin Tobictf |;l
Void After Feb. 8 r I
2-lb PilIslHirv
Poncoke Mix
Void After Feb. 8
32 or A-.tof
Prune Juice
Void After Fpb 8
MONTE SLICED OR HALVES
• e • •
VW. MUNIfc »I.IV.BU VK
Peaches 3
DEL MONTE WHOLE KERNEL OR
Cream Corn
DEL MONTE EARLY
Garden Peas
DEL MONTI RLUE LAKE CUT GREEN
BEANS...
DEL MONTE _
LIMAS.. 389<
■m
No. 303^
CANS
No. 303^
CANS
L JUICY FLORIDA
jOranges 5 491^
^U S. N.. 1 MAINE RUSSET RAKING
Potatoesl0»°69)^
• FRESH TENDER ROLE
Beans.. 2 39ir
MORTON . . . APPLE. PEACH OR COCONUT CUSTARD
DEL MONTE
WBk I B
CATSUP..3
20-ex.
BOTTLES
TASTE O'SEA
BREADED
PERON
TASTE O'SEA
FISH
STICKS
2H-U. I
PKa
MORTON
• Beef • Turkey
# Chicken
MEAT PKS
5 .„^|
PKGS. I.
MORTON . . . APPLB. rtAvei un i.wwwr»wi
FRUIT PIES 4 ” 99'
F*OZM SHOUTMNG — ^ ^
POTATOES 4k1.
•PREEZIR POIRN MEAT LOAF, SALmUtY STEAK. SLICED BEEF OR
TURKEY ■' CRAVY ~,‘l”
FRESH FROZEN SLICED ^ ^
STRAWBERRIES. 3 ~1.
s] ring fjf
dnnr any
s(‘whi hetnre-. tait lior hu.*^hand
promisc'd to buy li<-r a nt'W sow
ing macliine- (»ni(* she* le*arn<’(l tej
use* one*.
Sint‘(» the* sewing class, .Mrs.
FLsh(*r has he-fn Inisy se*wing hir
hor family and othe-rs. n‘pf»r!s
Mrs. B(‘lty ('*. Thompson, homo
<*conomi('< Kxte'iision age-ni, Co
lumbus County.
She* has made* 16 garmonts for
!if*rs(*l'f. 12 garments for her
veiling daughters and 1 garments
for oMicr relative's.
Mrs. Fish<*r is ple'ased tliat she*
is saving monev ihrenigh home
.s(*wing, Mrs. Thompson eoneludes.
WORKS WIIILF SNOW FLIFS
Wliile th<‘ sneiw llie*s in Hurke
Feninty, members e f the Jonas
Rielgc Kxiensiein Momcniakers
Club and rlie Jonas Ridge Com
munity Action prejgram will be
busy making mattresses.
During a .seiies eif work.shops.
11 mattros.sps will be completed,
ran -ing from king-size deiwn to
hahy crib size, says Mr.s. Jane C.
Arn'Jl, heime* oinnomics Fxten-
sio-i age*nt.
Many eif these Jonas Ridge
families alrenafiy have new sh(’e-ts,
pillfvv-cases and blankets oreler-
e*ei through the Hetfor Bedrjing
Program of the North Carolina
Agricultural P^xtensiein .Service,
the agent states.
In addition, the women of tiu*
Jonas Ridge community got to
gether se\eral times a month to
quilt.
“If will be interesting to sf -
the long-range results of the Re
fer Bedding progiam on these
families,” Mrs. Arndt observes.
Tlie American jM'ople* through
their Heart Fund have eentrjbut-
e*d $140 million to re.sean h in
heart disease*, states the N'ec'th
Carolina Heart Association.
ojieratinrr- were phased out at
:nid-yeai'. with a resultant reduc
tion e)f total salc*s.
Sgt. Davis Member
Of 24th Infantry
AHTNC — Army Sergeant Don
ald L. Davis, 19. .son of Mi. and
.Mr<. Le*e R. Davis, Bess(*mer City',
N. C.. is in Germany as a fonvard
observer with the 24th Infantry
Division taking jiart in the mili
tary K.xercise REFORGER I. His
wile*. Patricia, lives in Forest City.
The exereise. to be eondurte‘d
in Europe in January and Febru
ary 196f;. involv(*s U. .8. Army
unit.*-' based in the* U. S. and Eu
rope, It include*s about 12,000 Army"
troops a.s:signof1 to the 24th Infan-
tiy Division, based at Ft. Rile»y,
Kan., and to combat service sup-
fiorl units from across the* coun
try. These unit.s w(»rc flown to
?..uroj>i- in January.
During Fe-bruary 100.000 North
Caiolinians participate* actively'
in the Heart Fund, states the
North Carolina He*ajt Associa
tion.
Dr. Paul Dudlt'y Wliite. world
re*noVv'ne'd Iteart specialist, calls
he-ai’t flise*ase the “i(vv<*ntieth eon-
tury epide*mie.‘’ 7'he Heart Fund
is fiedi-ated to the coneiuest of
this epidemic.
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Col. KM Saver Says ...
0AVA
The wise young man and young woman will
save a good part of earnings toward that
solid start in lile which education and home
ownership give. We welcome your savings
into an insured account at Kings Mountain
Savings & Loan Association, earning the
high 4L_.g current dividend.
Kings Mountain
Savings & Loan Association
P. O. BOX 746 KINGS MOUNTAU I, NORTH CAROLltCA 28086