Pag* 2-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Tuasday. D«;*mb« 9, 1990
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Give to the needy
Kings Mountain area citizens are invited again to
help provide Christmas cheer to the less fortunate.
Kings Mountain Ministerial Association is asking
contributions to its Helping Hand Fund to provide
Christmas cheer, not only at this season but at all
seasons with fuel, staple food items, and clothing.
Kings Mountain Fire Department are looking for
good, used toys which they can repair and distribute
to the area needy on Christmas Eve.
There are projects for the needy being conducted
by virtually all churches in the area.
Clipped from Bethlehem Baptist Church’s recent
“The &roll” are these timely Guidelines for a Chris
tian Christmas.
“Be thoughtful of others at Christmas,” a note to
the lonely, a kind word to a harassed worker, a
special concern for your own family.
Praise God at Christmas. Join the angels and
shepherds in glorifying God. Sng and listen to
beautiful music.
Help the needy at Christmas. Follow the example
of Jesus who met our desperate need when we were
without merit.
Stay calm at Christmas. Control your activities
and schedules so that there is time for meditation
and calm reflection.
Keep in mind the greatest gift, Jesus Christ our
Saviour, when buying, giving or receiving gifts.
Give and receive in love.
Show others that you belong to Jesus. At
Christmas parties and social gatherings, let your
words and actions glorify Him.
Be joyful at Christmas. You are celebrating the
greatest event in the history of the world - and it
changed your life.”
REPAIR TOYS — Kings Mountain firemen Bud
Wore, Pete Peterson and Rick Witherspoon
(left to right) repair some toys which will be
distributed to needy children in the area at
Christmas. The fire department annually
serves the needy through its Toys For Tots pro
gram. More toys ore needed and can be
brought by the fire department, or firemen
will pick them up if you call 739-2552. Bicycles
ore a big need. The firemen usually distribute
around 40 bikes but hove received only five
this year.
Reader Dialogue
Thanks for support
To the editor:
The North School PTA would like to take this
opportunity to salute our merchants for their su{>
port in giving of their time, help and donations in
making our community fall festival a big success.
Poets
Corner
POSITIVE THINKING
Tell yourself ydii’re happy
And believe what you say.
Nine times out of ten.
You will know a happy day.
Tell yourself you’re lovely
Tell yourself something go^.
If this doesn’t brighten your world
I don’t know why;should!
Tell yourself you adore
being who you are,
thoughts can hold you back
or thoughts can cany you far.
We know that every year they are asked over and
over to give to the schools and community activities
free donations or merchandise to raise money. They
always come through and never say no. They give
us all of their support and we as a caring community
should in turn give them our support. We would
like to say “thank you” to the following merchants
wd any others that we may have overlook^:
Revco, Fay’s Drug, Sales Knit Outlet, Harper’s
Pharmacy, Plonk’s Department Store, Bridges
Hardware, Phifer Hardware, Timms Furniture,
McGinnis Furniture, Kings Mountain Farm
Center, Sterchi Brothers, Cornwell Drug, McGinnis
Department Store, Eagles Dime Store, Willie’s
Jewelry, Dellinger’s Jewelry, Fulton’s, Griffin Drug,
Kings Mtn. Office Supply, Sample Yardage, Eckerd
Drugs, Kings Mtn. Animal Hospital, First Union
National Bank, First Citizens, Allen’s Flower Shop,
Pizza Hut, Hardees, Mauney Hosiery, Wiener
King, Family Dollar, Goforth Plumbing, Western
Auto, City Auto, Bridges Auto, Kentucky Fried
Chicken, Cattletown, Cooper Furniture, Jerry Na
tion Chevrolet, Modern Day Cleaners, Robin’s of
Dixie Village, McDonald’s of Kings Mountain and
Gastonia, Burger King of Shelby, Pauline Store,
Smith’s Grocery, Putnam Hosiery, Mtn. View
Farms, Lutz Orchards of Belwood, Winn Dixie,
Frito Lays (Carl Armstrong), Lance Co., First
Federal Savings and Loan, Butler Refrigeration Co.,
Kings Mountain Herald, Southern Excavating,
Seism General Store, Mac’s Grovery, Community
Grocery, Anvil Knitwear Inc., Coca-Cola Bottling
Co., (Phillip Boger and Robert Parker), The City of
Kings Mtn. Public Works Dept., Kings Mtn.
District Schools Administration, Quick Stop-
Highway 74, TG&Y and John Mitchell Sign Co.
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Some corny
short stories
• •
Short stories: Some funny, some not, some bor
ing:
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I KNOW HE'S THE HEISMAN TROPHY WIN
NER, BUT...
This story was told on South Carolina football
coach Jim Carlen when he was trying to recruit
Georgia’s super-talented freshman running back
Hershel Walker.
It was said Carlen scheduled a visit to Walker’s
home and took along with him George Rogers, his
All-American runner who last week was awarded
the Heisman Trophy.
“Hershel, wouldn’t you like to play in the same
backfield with George Rogers?” Carlen asked.
“Yeah, that’d be allright, 1 guess,” said Walker, “but
can he block?”
SOME PEOPLE AIN'T GOT SENSE ENOUGH
TO GET IN OUT OF THE RAIN ...
The wife, kids and I were driving to the in-laws
for Thanksgiving dinner and saw a not-so-bright
Kings Mountain man jogging in the pouring rain.
David Hughes and 1 were in Long Beach, N.C., a
couple of weeks ago and were driving out past a golf
course and saw a bunch of nuts playing golf in the
rain.
We were on our way fishing.
Treat yourself ve'7 good
like you would your best friend.
There is power in your thoughts
Thoughts can help you mmd.
We would like to say “thank you” to the people
in the community who came out on November 15
and supported our fall festival. To the following
people who gave of their time and talents in making
it a great success:
I'M GONNA NEED AN OCEAN. OF
CALOMINE LOTION...
Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t catch
poison ivy in the winter time. The leaves may not be
green, but the stuffs still alive.
Whatever the state Of the mind
May be up to you to choose.
Tell yourself you’re a winner
What have .you to lose!
VlTian S..BUtclUf*
Holly Dellinger, Terri Plonk, Jane Campbell,
students of Jane’s Dance Academy, The Swinging
Mountaineers and Mr. and Mrs. Gussie Bolton,
Temple Baptist Church youth, Gina Bell, Janet
Homesley, Jeff Gladen, Jimmy Merritt, Mrs. Nan
Jean Grant, Sarah Faunce, Melanie Herndon, Troy
Homesley, The Leonard MeSwain Blue Grass
Band, Robert Gill, Judy Stroud, Bonnie Bryson,
Ramona Burris, Judy Seism, Lib Stewart and Bren
da Brown.
Five simple means
of controlling tension ...
Mick*y Corry, PTA PrMident
Jackie ScUm, Sarah Shaw and Eleanor Seism
Co-Chairmen of the Fall Festival
(From The Dec. 5. 1952 Edition oi
The Kings Mountain Herald)
Santa Claus comes to tuwn Thursday for his an
nual pre-Christmas visit and as a principal feature of
the annual Christmas opening celebration of the
Kings Mountain Merchants Association.
The Kings Mountain Lions Club will honor
members of the 1952 football team Tuesday night
at the annual Lions Club banquet with Coach Bill
Dole of Davidson College scheduled tp hatujie the
speaking duties.
Thanks, React
Social and Porsonal ^ ‘'j -
Second Baptist Church was the seitjogWednes-
day, Dec. 3, for the wedrfirtg of Mi»'fwfta'^
Bridges and John R. Phifer.
Mrs. O.P. Lewis entertained members of the
Home Arts Club at her home Tuesday afternoon.
Dear Editors,
We want to take this opportunity to personally
thank the React Team, Eugene Lefevers, Ross
Lefevers, and Gail McDaniel for taking their time
out and helping our family while my husband was
disabled by putting gas in our home, so we can eat
and keep warm.
We are very fortunate to have a team like this in
Kings Mountain. Again, we appreciate your ser
vices for us and our two little boys.
MR. AND MRS. BILL WEST AND FAMILY
I don’t know why 1 dreamed up a piece like this,
here in the joyful Christmas season, but 1 suspect it
was because of pocket book tension, the ever-present
wondering if the pocketbook will hold out through
the rigors of the Santa Claus season.
It’s the time of year for about everybody to have
that kind of tension.
Actually the impetus for these remarks came
from an item which came in the mail, in which five
simple means to easing tensions were listed. I
haven’t tried them yet, but it looks like a good idea.
•Inhale deeply; exhale slowly; then draw in your
stomach muscles and repeat.
•Try to recall the names and faces of all your
high school classmates.
•Go out and take a stroll around the block.
•Recall a funny episode or experience and try to
see it as a short mental movie.
•Plan next year’s vacation in great detail - in-
cludwg' u|ardrobe, transportation and amusements.
AndtTier tension producer these days is the
automobile, and I hesitate to comment at length
about my vintage wheels. It would be nice to place a
car at the top of my Christmas list, to me from me.
Lib
Stewart
1 11-.:
David Hughes, my father George Stewart, and 1
were cutting firewood last Saturday.
Anyone who knows my association with poison
ivy can tell you that I’m the easiest person in the
world to catch it. 1 can get within 10 yards of it and
it’ll jump all over me.
Well, after a couple hours of cutting and splitting
wood, you have to sit down and rest for a bit.
Sunday, 1 started itching and by that night, I
knew 1 shouldn’t have sat down on the log that had
a strip of poison on it.
But, the worst thing about it all was trying to ex
plain to Dr. Charles Adams how 1 happened to get it
in that particular place.
WHO'S JERRY TUCKER AND WHY IS HE
KEEPING ME AWAKE ALL HOURS OF THE
NIGHT?,..
I was riding up Highway 74 the other day and
noticed the sign “Welcome Home Jerry Tucker” at
Cattletown U.S.A.
1 had to go to McGill Clinic to get a shot for the
stuff mentioned above, so 1 asked Louise Tucker
where her husband Jerry had been.
Nowhere, she said, and neither had her son, Jerry
Jr. (Tucky), but her phone had been ringing off the
hook since Thanksgiving when the “Welcome
Home Jerry Tucker” sign was posted at the
steakhouse.
As it turned out, she learned from Cattletown
that a youngster, Jerry Tucker, had been away in a
hospital and was back home recovering.
but I won’t give Santa that added worry.
Generally speaking, it is also human nature to
assume that today’s tensions, whatever they may
accrue from, are more tense than those of former
years. Every age probably has regarded youth as
“flaming,” disaster as imminent, etc. It as un
doubtedly the same in grandpa’s day.
Kings Mountain merchants have all the answers
on their shelves for what to give those on your
Christmas list. “Leave the worry to us and come see
us,” they say, as stores are decked for the holiday
with glitter and with gift pleasers for the whole
family.
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