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TODAY'S B1
When they heard the king, 1
which they saw in the east, we;
stood over where the young ch
Four. Eagle Scouts
It is indeed unusual for four
members of one Boy Scout
groUp to attain the highest
rank in Scouting at the same
"time, but that is the record. Gene
Mauney, Brat ton Summit,
Jr.. Johnny Kiser and
Charles Mauney, all members
of Troop 2. were the four
Scouts who have achieved the
top rune in the Boy Scout or-,
ganizaiion. , . . .
To become an Eagle - Scout
requires much time, work and
study, and one can be .sure that
a boy who has met the many
tests on the road to that rank
is a well-rounded youth, with
mo.e than usual energy and
tenacity of purpose. '
At the same time v. e are congratulating
the four new Eagle
Scouts the Herald would
also like to add a word of commendation
to their scoutmaster.
I.aney Dettmar. Mr. Dettmar
has long been identified
with the Boy Scout program
here, and his record of leadership
is a remarkable one. Much
credit is due him for the interest
and devotion to boys Mr.
Dettmar has demonstrated.
The transfer to Hickory of
the office of the reserve army
unit which has been in Kings
Mountain is regretted, but it
couldn't have come at a better
time. The city is now able to
continue to make available to
the Red Cross chapter rentfree
office space. While it is not
nesessarily the common practice
for a city to furnish office
space to the Red Cross, it is
nevertheless*. an especially
pood arrangement in Kings
Mountain. Not being a .county
seat."the county's.welfare office
is*not too close to the scene,
and. being a small city, no provisions
for welfare work are
made by the city. Thus the Red
Cross, in f;>t, is the city's lone
welfare agency. It performs
needed services not otherwise
available, and. since it is supported
solely by gifts of citizens,
the saving in rent is a
considerable help to the organization.
Our cr npratulations to Rev.
J. \V. Phillips \\ fio has been eJected
president of the Ministerial
association for the coming
year and re-elected chairman
of the Kings Mountain
Boy Scout district.
If you know of a needy family
who might not otherwise
have a pleasant Christmas,
turn in their names and addresses
to a Jaycee or to the local
Red Cross office. The Lions
and Jaycees are collaborating
to make Christmas a happy
day for everyone.
Make your plans to attend
the Jaycee dance on Tuesday
night, December 28. The singing
of Patty Osborne will be
worth the price of admission,
not to mention the other entertainment
of the evening.
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1A YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
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SOCIAL AND PERSONA!.
Mr*. J H. Stewart entertained the
Home Art? club on Thureday. after
noon and entertained at five xible*
of bridge and rook at her horde on
Weal Gbid street Tuesday after
(toon.
%S delightful meeting of the Study
^jpb waaheld^t He ketne of Mr?.
^BplSw^ElUiaeniom Tueaday after.
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enlightenment. entertainment
llngi Mountain and its vicinity.
Herald Publishing Mouse.
at the postofflce at Kings Mounts
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IBLE VERSE
they departed; and. lo, the star,
nt before them, till it came and
ild was. St. Matthew 2:9.
Christmas 1948
In what seems'a fleeting moment,
it is again the Christmas
season, one year later.
The year 194X is warling
(juickly, and it is not only time
for Santa Claris' annual visit,
but for the usual inventory of
progress during the past 12
months.
It has been an interesting
year, with industry breaking
new production records, marking
up new dollar profits, Europe
getting slowly back on its
feet, etc. Materially, the 12
months between Christmas:
1917 and Christmas 1948 have,
been jam-packed with work
arid growth and progress."
But the work! is still chasing"
the elusive dove of peace*still'
troubled with t he greed of men
who measure lives.and people;
as mere stepping stones to
more power and greater territory.
The Christ doctrine needs to
be spread to all corners of the
globe on a 12-month-a-year basis.
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The members of the American
Legion and the Legion
Auxiliary who heard him were
much impressed with State
Commander Joe Grier, who addressed
the joint meeting of
the group. Commander Grier;
gave an interesting address;
and his outline of the functions
of the American Legion and its
program was ooth entertaining
and informative. Mr. Grier
made it plain that th? Legion
is not a get-something-for-nothing
orgaization, but one,
which is devoted not only to
the interests of veterans?particularly
disabled veterans ?
but to the nation as a whole.
I? is hoped, of course, that
the board of adjustment ?et up
under the city's zoning act, will
not have a lot of work to do.
since it will be the duty of the.
hoard to act on appeals for relief
from provisions Of the zoning
law. However, it probably
will have. In appointing to the
board Haywood Lynch, Wilson
Crawford, W. W. Parrish,
John Gantt and M A Warn
the city board has named a representative
group of citizens
from all section of the city who
are conversant with construction
problems and who should
be able to handle their duties
well. *
Headlines: "Davis Replaced
as County Attorney," "Dilling
Resigns Auditor's Post." Is
Kings Mountain stili in Cleveland
County?
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The unfortunate shooting
episode in the colored section,
recently could have been much
worse than it was. Some citizens
are wondering if it would
not be wise for the city to investigate
the success of other
communities who are using
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Iteuis of aows token from the
1937 files of tho Kings Moontain
Harold.
noon.
The Fellowship Group and the
Senior* of First Presbyterian chur- |
ch gave a welcoming party in honor
of their group who have been off to
school.
Misses Msrjorie Rhea and Eliza;
beth Neil), students at Meredith col'
lege, are Spending (he hotidsys at I
their homes in Kings Mountain.
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THE KINGS MOUNTAIN ]
martin's medicine
By Mortin Harmon
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(Containing bits oi news, wisdom.
humor, and comment. To be
' taken weekly. Avoid over- '
dosage.)
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Letter To Santa
Dear Santa: I
It has been several months since j |
I penned a public letter your way. j
Mr. Nick. and. what with another j ,
season about to roll around and
pass by the boards. 1 don't think
it'would be wise to take the
chance on missing you. Donner
and Blitzen might come to the
conclusion that the hay crop was
bad around here and decide to
by-pass this community, and that
would be a terrible tragedy.
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As usual, the medicinal list is !
sufficiently long. and. in some in- |
stances, somewhat expensive, but
most of these guys I'm writing for
have been good little boys, (this
lottdV iff tint attKinni In
sorship), and a little help from
you would mean a lot.
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Claude Hambright. Tolly Shuford
and all these dry goods merchants
could be well satisfied
with some 20-below temperatures
that would last a minimum of
three weeks. Here they have a
mess of stuff on hand to keep
folks warm, and folks have been
busy trying to keep cool in the unseasonable
weather. Incidentally,
if you have any information on i <
this theory about the world slip- [ j
ping in a Southward direction you
might pass that along too. The
fuel dealers can then concentrate ,
on the ice business, and the merchants
on sports shirts.
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SeVeral other groups would be
satisfied with a package gift, and
omong these are the University of
North Carolina and Wake Forest
alumni. Of course, you'll have to
give them a gift certificate for delivery
on New Year's Day. but
the articles they want are bowl
victories, a rather elusive article
fos Old North State teams, though
Duke did manage to cash one in
the Sugar Bowl in 1945 and Wake
was in the first Gator Bowl game.
While 1 do not intend to slight
my Baptist friends in the least, I
feel that the UNC squad needs
your closer attention. Their star
pass-catching end was married
over the weekend, which Indicates
that his department will not be in
the best of shape in a short matter
of 10 days.
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The local professional groups
can also be taken care of In a
package manner. Please bring Le- seal
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Barnes plenty of business, not of
tbo violent type, but nice Juicy retainer
accounts which requires
little or no work. or. better still,
none at all. The ci'.y'? doctors.
Hendricks. Padgett, Ramseur. and
Anthony have confided that they
will be satisfied if they can get J
thru '49 on a two-shift operation.
This means that all the community's
sickness - should develope
between the hburs of 8 a. m. and
midnight. The preachers have not t
completely canvassed their group,
but several have indicated they
will be ve- happy for a few conversions.
The conversions I speak j
of are not the ordinary brand and
have been mentioned here before.
They would like to convert the
parishioners who yell bloody mur- j
der when a request for an additional
five-spot is made for the
church, yet think nothing of '
spending a ten-spot, or more, on
one evening's entertainment.
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Other individual gifts would
be pleasing an follows: please
bring J- C. Lackey and Hunter
Patterson more home builders
with BIGGER down payments ...
Shu Carlton and Don Parks* a
couple of 10-second wingbanks
who shift like Charlie Justice
and give Johnny McGill a favorrable
reply from B. S. Neil] ... 1
went In Johnny's establishment
the otbee Saturday afternoon, there
wtn a store-full of folk, and still
back with tha bcmfcar ... tba
boakar was loaning back la hia
ekab hi camplata fapoaa. bat
Johaay was virtually la tba IValll
faea la planting amna ... whila
tha nature at tbatr conversation
was aat dlsclossd. thara laa't hat
eaa matter la at lad whaa a Ullow
la pleading with tha banker.
I kaaw by experience..
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Laat but aat laast. I'd appiadata
a Uttla taaahaaat tot tba
Harold. ra going ta aak a Mg ask
thla yam c ud will promise ta
laata off tha ChrlatUMB raquaata
panMb has baas acting up la rawith
tha dean lndlcatloa aha teala
ita thaa ? attar all thwi yuan ?
to ba pat aat to pasture. Tha atorflctaol
itepustiBaH ?nd tha Baraid
staff ara In constats agree naat
bat o oaw nifal if oathlag
bat a filly, will ba raquliadi
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Mb caaa you can't da anything
aftaat Baas, yau win aula fa
year fila that tha sack ataa la lh
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Treat Christmas Trees
To Reduce Fire Hazard
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The Forest Products Laboratory, I
after trying various chemical treatments
suggested for making Christmas
trees less inflammable, has con
eluded that keeping the tree standing
in water is about the most practical,
satisfactory, and cor.- anient
method, says Ben Jenkins, County
Agent, for the State College Exten- j
sion Service.
The procedure recommended is as
follows: (1) Buy a tree that has
been cut recently. (2) Cut off the
end of the trunk diagonally at ie.ast
one inch above the original cut end,
and stand the tree at once in a container
of water, keeping the water
level above the cut surface during ;
the entire time the tree is in the
house. If the tree i$ not to be set up !
for several days, it should be kept
standing in water in a cool place.
If started in time this treatment
not only prevents the needles from j
drying out and becoming inflammable,
but it will also keep them fresh
and green and retard the fall of the]
needles, Mr. Jenkins points out.
Regardless of.treatment a!' possible
precautions against fire should
be in effect around the Christmas:
tree, he warns. Defective electrical 1
connections should be eliminated
and ah accumulation of combustible
decorations Should not toe put on or
beneath the tree. The tree should be
so that its accidental burning will
not ignite curtains or other combustible
furnishings nor trap the occupants
of a room or buiidihg.
Christmas cakes, iced cookies,-and '
other goodies are survivals of the
old custom of giving confectionery '
gifts to the senators cf Rome.
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promptly and
accurately at reotonqble
prices with the confidence
of your physician.
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Drug Company
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IVe expect the. biggest rush of Long Distance
elephone calls we've ever had this Christmas.
Even with every circuit and switchboard in servce,
there may be delays. " t
To avoid the rush, why not make your calls
Wore Christmas Eve or after Christmas Day?
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