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New Hunting Season
To Open January 1
Watch out man, iiafl*. that Ut
Effective at midnight December
31 or at 0001 Ka*| time January
1. it will bo open Mason on all
bocbolocs and nMirathOVWiae unencumbered
with a spouse.
it'll bo loop year attain, which
traditionally moans that all eligible
iadioo can throw -dff tho
cloak of donturonoss and coyness
and sbsscrs 386 consecutive Sadie
Hawkins' days.
Among other '.hings. February
will be stretciwd out a little, with
an extra doy, and persohs born on
February 2U will get to observe a
birthday trjain.
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Chocolates!
We have in stock a very
limited supply of fine Assorted
Chocolates, priced
from 40c pound up.
Mixed Candies. 25c lb. up.
MURRAY'S
Your Christmas Candies
Store
Off Cleveland Ave..
3rd Street Right
| CHRISTMAS
| GREETINGS
All of our
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t that all of
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Letter Te Editor
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Dec. 19, 1947.
Kings Mountain Herald.
Kings Mountain, N. C.,
Dear Editor:?
Please print the enclosed poem
by Sam Walter Foss, and dedicate it
to the memory of Dr. A. L. Hill.
He was indeed a friend to man.
THE HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF
THE ROAD
(He was a friend to man, and lived
in a house by the side of the road.
?Homer.)
There are hermit souls that live
withdrawn
In the peace of their self-content;
There are souls, like stars, that dwell
apart
I In a fellowless firmament;
(There are pioneer souls that blaze
their paths
Where highways neven ran;?
Rut let me live by the side of the
road
Andbe a friend to man.
Let me live In a house by the side
of the road,
Where the race of men go by?
The men who are good and the men
who are bad,
I Ac onnH a nH oc haH ac T
I! I would not sit in the seorner's seat,
Or hurl the cynic's ban;?
Let me live in a house by the side
of the road
And be a friend to man.
11 see from my house by the side of
the road,
By the side of the highway of life
'The men who press with the ardor
of hope,
| The men who are faint with the
I strife,
| But I turn npt away from their
smiles nor their tears
Both parts of an infinite plan;?
- i Let me live In my house by the side
of the road
^ And be a friend to man.
I know there are brook-gladdened
meadows ahead
And mountains of wearisome
I height;
J That the road passes on through
+ the long afternoon
J! And stretches away to the night.
j But still I rejoice when the travelers
J j rejoice,
j And weep with the strangers that
J moan,
Nor live in my house by the side of
21 the road
' Like a man who dwells alone.
Ji Let me live in my house by the side
of the road
+ Where the race of men go by;?
X They are good, they are bad, they
are weak, they are strong,
4 wise, looiisn?so am 1.
Then why should 1 sit in the scorn4
er's seat,
t{ Or hurl the cynic's ban??
4; Let me live in my house by the side
t of the road
4 And be a friend to man.
J lFrom one he befriended.)
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? The state of Kansas is one of A4
meriea's thrifty and greates* produe4
ing states. It leads ail others iri the
4 production of wheat, and produces
4 many other farm products. It also
J | ranks very high in mineral produc
tion, among its production being
J large quantities of oil, zinc, coal, na4
tural gas and cement.
t ?HERALD $2.00 PER YEAR?
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-LYHO!
tag* of nindMi this
id you our Christmas
lis conventional way I
? oI (jift-givin<j may
rour friendship Is our
xnd we appreciate tt
to express. May your
a merry one. Indeed I
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Dig and Gotten
?#? GEORGE 1 BENSON b
Ptt$Ut*t~M*r4ii CtiUft
I Sttrtf. JrktfMi *1
On Waiting for George \<
My name happens to be George. <
But today 1 would like to use these |]
paragraphs in presenting the |<
thoughts of a friend of mine named I;
James, who writes about another }<
George: the George that everybody ;
waits for. Our gue^t writer is Dr. !
James W. Fifleld, Jr., a minister on <
the West Coast. An inspirational re- '
ligions leader for many years, Dr. ?
Fifleld is also a leader in his com- <
munity's civic life. ' '
Dr. Fifield is much interested in '!
the welfare of the common man. He ;4
believes that national problems de- !
serve the attention of the * entire ' <
public. A scholar of public opinion |
and public questions for a long j
time, Dr. Fifield is a careful observer
of trends. An acttVe contribn- 14
tor to religious journals and to radio j]j
programs, he knows also how to i 4
express his ideas. 1
"Who Is George?'' 4
"Most everyone I know thinks the ^
world is in a mess. They think that 4
trends in our country are wrong, \
that we are threatened with dark
days unless trends are changed, but j
they are waiting for George to 1
change them. 4
"Recently I spoke to a gathering 4
of educational administrators. As I j
visited with different ones, I found *
them greatly concerned. They feel ^
there is more frustration and anxi- 4
ety now than at any time during the <
war. They recognize that education i
has helped create the problem J
tiiViinK V...4 ? ? ? J
Tviuvit cajsu}, uui WJlCjr ttXf I ^
waiting for George to remedy it.
"At a conference of business ex- *
ecutives recently there was discus- J
sion concerning relations with Rus- ?
sia, and concerning United Nations j
difficulties. i
Add Dark Touehes '
"There was discussion concerning i
a cdncentration of power in our fed- J
eral government to such an e^ent <
that people practically addressed '
their prayers to Washington instead <
of to God. But after all the dark j
touches had been added to the pic- <
ture it was obvious that they an* J
waiting for George to solve the <
problem. |
"Who is George? . <
"George is you and me and others ]
like you and me, who have contrib- <
uted to the problem by our lack of a J
personal sense of responsibility. We <
have let elected officials and others J
run things for us and have npt even !
voted. We have eagerly lapped up ]
government subsidies and benefits !
without thinking of theix anti-free- .J
dom implications.
All of lis "Georges" . 1
"Unless we quit waiting for ,
Geor&c to save the country and unless
we ourselves get back to fundamental
responsibilities, then the
things that matter most, including
Freedom, are not going to be saved.
Through resolute action, however,
the trends can still be reversed. The
problem doesn't belong to George?
it belongs to you and rre."
No postscript is needed, but may
1 submit that the future of America
depends pretty much upon whether
j you and I make America's future
our business. All the problems that
our nation is called upon to solve,
and these are legion nowadays, can
be solved best at the level of inrii
i vidual statesmanship. America rw>
mains a nation where that is possible.
If we exercise our duties as
citizens, America will always be *
land of liberty and freedom.
Surrounded by myth by primitive
peoples, the mistletoe was taken
over by Christians who' also wove
fanciful legends around It.
In ancient mythology, the mistletoe
was the instrument of evil.
The Druids of Britain believed the
plant possessed healing powers. Other
primitive people thought that mistletoe
found growing on oaks had
magical powers.
Taken over into Christian tradition,
the mistletoe was dedicated to
the Christ Child. Adopted as symbolical
of the healing power of
our Lord, it was used to adorn the
altars at Christmas. Monks of the
monasteries called it the "wood of
the cross" and attributed supernatural
powers to it The white berries
were said to reflect the radiance
caught from the guiding star when
the Wise Jden were led to the
UMBlfVI. 1
In addition to being noted (or Its
bluegrass regionwith its tins stock
Kentucky boasts of its tobacco production,
which la second largest In
the nation. Corn is the state's second
largest crop, Its oil production is con
aiderSMe and its manufacturing,
transportation dnd financial intereats
are large, f ^
Better than two out of three
World Wr B veterans spent two
years or more In military service, a
Veterans Administration study revealed.
The first American made riflei 1 The state of 1
fere manufactured In Pennsylvania standing in agr
n 1834. Like the axe and the plow, its dairy and 1
he other two tools with which this gold, silver am
QUnliy was won, rifles were made erals. It was at
y local smiths out of local iron. in 1889.
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Here's to 'you, May
Warm your life thro
And ever in your a!
The bliss of this Yu
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icultural product ion; j includes almost every staple crop; in
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