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Page 2 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD Tuo.day. December 2. 1980 '€'*^ e iimi PUBLISHED EACH TUESDAY AND THURSDAY GARLAND ATKINS GARY STEWART LIB STEWART Publisher Co-Editor Co-Editor MEMBER OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION The Herald is published by Herald Publishing House, P.O. Box 7S2. Kings Moun tain, N,C. 28086, Business and editorial oiiices are located at Canterbury Road- East King Street, Phone 739-7496. Second class postage paid at Kings Mountain, N.C. Single copy 20 cents. Subscription rates; $12.48 yearly in-state. $6.24 six mon ths. $13.52 yearly out ol state. $6.76 six months. Student rates lor nine months, $8.50. USPS 931-040. Five Girls For Every Two Boys! €DITORIf\L9 & OPIMIOh9 Follow Safety Rules I ratlic' accidciUs comimic U) take a heavy toll ol lile and limb. Several rules are listed lor motorists to lollovv it they wish to avoid aeeidents. 1 hey iiielude: regular maintenanee ol automobiles in tip-top condition; strict observance ol the rules ol the road; and sharp aiiention to the actions ol the lellovv in the approaching car. .•\n automobile accident can quickly turn a joyous holiday trip into a tragedy. bach time a person rides in a car he risks death or injury. .As cars gel smaller, the risk assixiated with each accident becomes greater. “This risk can be cut in half if all passengers would use a simple device included in all late model vehicles - the seat belt,” according to Ed Guy, coor dinator ol' the Governor’s Highway Sal'eiy Priv gram. .■\ll cars are required to be built with protection tor the passenger compartment. A visit to a junk yard will graphically demonstrate that in only the most severe crashes does the passenger compart ment collapse. “1 his protection is useless if the motorist is free to collide with the inside of the car, or worse yet, be ejected from the passenger compartment," Guy said. Man may leel he needs more women like he needs a third head, but they're coming up. A couple ol predictors have said that the day will dawn when there will be five women to every two men. At Davidson College, which used to be an all male school, the ratio now is three men to every woman, according to a young friend of mine, Beth Clore, daughter of our pastor. Rev. and Mrs. Ciraham WovxJ. Beth was at home lo spend the Thanksgiving holidays. Statistics already tell us there are more women than men in the United Sutes and women voters far outnumber the male Voters at the polls. The reasons are what men have contended all along that men work harder and anyway, the female is the stronger sex. Or, as one writer once put it, “after a liletime ol struggle the man just wears out faster.” .At this rate, the gals could be expected to take over the world any year now , except for one thing; Women are too smart to tackle such a horrendous job. But back to the subject. Thanksgiving is one of the nation's more w holesome celebrations. Some say the custom originated in Virginia, where these earlier colonists gave public thanks for having been successful in putting down an Indian uprising, though the historians generally credit the New England Pilgrims with founding the obser- Lib Stewart vance as an expression of thanks for a bountiful harvest and freedom from Indian onslaughts. It’s origination makes little difference. But the annual celebration is a gtHxj reminder that almost everyone has much for which to be thankful. Some have difficulty in seeing the pluses, being involved in worry or discontent over the minutes, but the pluses are usually there, as the Thanksgiving-Eve speaker, the Rev. J.C. Goare. reminded us at the community-wide observance at First Presbyterian Church last week, which drew one of the largest crowds in many years to a com munity wide Thanksgiving service. W'ith Thanksgiving last Thursday, Santa Claus in town Sunday, it’s hard to believe that iixlay is Dec. 2 and Christmas is just around the corner. I'll be do ing my Christmas shopping again this year on Christmas Eve. Do Shopping At Home It's not long til Christmas ... .Already those who customarily wait until the last minute to make up and fill a Christmas list are env y- ing a numberpf wise citizens who start to work ear ly and avoid last minute rushes. l or Christmas is only 23 days away and only 22 shopping days away. T his week is the formal ofiening in Kings .Moun tain of the Christmas shopping season. It means, in addition to the big parade which was held this year for the first time on the Sabbath - the most reeent Sunday - and, as always, delighted the young folk w ho had their first glimpse this season of the jolly ole man from the North Pole, Santa Claus. Kings Mountain merchants are decorating their stores, and the city has been putting up the tradi tional greens and decoration on dow ntow n streets as well as installing the Season’s Greetings signs at entrances to the city. Local merchants have stocked their shelves with Christmas goods, both old stand-bys and new pro ducts designed to please one and all. The Herald urges Kings Mountain citizens to shop at home this Christmas season. Kings Moun tain merchants have improved their facilities and have invested in a wider and widening variety of goods which means that almost anyone can find about anything he wants right at home. From the standpoint of conv enience, there should be no com parison and our guess is that most local merchants price their goods lower than do some of the firms of larger cities, where rents, taxes, and other costs are higher. Dollars spent with local merchants stay at home to be put to local use. The fact of community support still remains, and local stores now hold equal place with their big city neighbors in variety and quality of merchandise of fered. I J .■•I Powder Puff Football Action ... KEY WAREHOUSE Coira^T^BMNGTOU I P'^ff Game Held A *100"“ SHOPPING SPREE Green Giant Products And Key Warehouse Foods Are Offering A $100.00 SHOPPING SPREE To Some Lucky Winners Each Week For The Next 4 Weeks. Register As Often As You Like At Key Warehouse Foods. No Purchase Necessary. Drawings Will Be Held on Sat., Dec. 6, Dec. 13, Dec. 20 and Dec. 27. Winners Will Be Notified By Key Warehouse Foods. You Do Not Have To Be Present To Win. Just Another Exam ple Of More Giant Service From ... The Powder Puff football game, sponsored by the KMSH Beta Club, was held at the John Gamble Stadium Tuesday, Nov. 25. The senior girls won the game 18-14. The Art Club went to the Southern Living Christmas Show Thursday, Nov. 20, to observe working artists and craftsmen. The club is sponsored by Mrs. Diane Harper. The Science Club visited York County Museum Friday, Nov. 21. Phil Bryson sponsored the at tending members who toured the museum and saw a Planetarium Show. Five KMSHS Beta Represen tatives and Club sponsor Mrs. Carolyn MeWhirter attended the Beta Club Convention at Shelby High Schotrl last Friday. Attendants were Kim Dixon, Barry Morrow, Jeff Ward, Bob Smith and Janice Scoggins. The FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) met recent ly for the discussion of business courses in college. A former member of the club, Donna Caveny, spoke to the club members. Richie Land and Lee Neisler KMHS News By lANICE SCOGGINS went to Greensboro for the Muscular Dystrophy State Con vention where Kings Mountain Senior High was recognized as one of the leading schools for ■Muscular Dystrophy Fund drives. Convention attendants selected an American Indian who is confined to a wheelchair as their poster child, and discuss ed a variety of fund-raising pro jects. The Mountaineer Staff spon sored a Suggestion-and- Complaint Box last week. Responses were printed in the Thanksgiving edition of Th« Mountainesr which was sold Wednesday. The editor of The Mountaineer is Janet Homesley, and Mrs. Susan Pat terson and Mrs. Mary Taylor sponsor the Journalism staff. Harper's Pharmacy Robbed AVAHEHOIJSE FOODS 1320 tlMlby »d„ KIn«s Mtn., N.C. Kings Mountain Police ar rested Rodney Steve Mull, 32, of Route 5, Shelby, minutes after the armed robbery of Harper’s Pharmacy Friday night and charged him with robbery with a dangerous weapon. His bond was set at $7,{K)0. According to police re|X)rts, about 6;30 p.m. Friday a lone- robber entered the prescription pharmacy on West Mountain St. carrying a .22 caliber pistol and wearing a stocking mask ,ind tobaggon. Investigating Patrolman G.E. Sale said the robber demanded that phar macist Ragan Harper give him Dilaudid, a Schedule II controll ed drug. Harper reported gave the man 10 lo 12 tablets which police say are worth less than 10 cents each. Harper gave chase to the man, who lied on foot and off-duty police officers were called in to continue a search of the area. Kings Mountain Fire Depart ment and Bethlehem Fire Department responded to a house fire Saturday night at 11:15 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Mary Ann Keller on Harmon’s Drive. Firemen said an oil stove caught fire. Bob Taylor, Respiratory 1 herapist from K ings Mountain Hospital, visited the Biology II class recently and demonstrated and explained various types of respiratory equipment. The Senior Class met I ucs- day, Nov. 25, during second period. Class President Jane Hambrighi conducted the meeting where senior privileges, the Bkxxlmobile on Dec. 3, pep rallies, the treasury, school dances, and the senior class play were discussed. The Bela Club met briefly Tuesday night for the discussion of a Christmas project. Raising money and collecting canned goods for a needy family were suggested. The December Bela meeting was changed to Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. James Allender, a KMHS sophomore, refurbished the Mouniie painting in the main hall last week. DECA (Distributive Educa tion Clubs of America), spon sored by Mrs. Allison, has established a Mountie Tradin’ Post where pencils, pens, paper, and other school supplies art- sold. Choral Groups Sing At KMHS Kings Mountain Senior High Choral Groups will present a program of Christmas music Thurs., Dec. II, at 8 p.m. at B.N. Barnes Auditorium. Performing will be the Ninth grade chorus, the ensemble and chorale. The groups will sing separate number and combine their 125 voices for the final selection, “As It Fell Upon A Night”. The program is open to the public and there is no admission charge. 0 3 9 9
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