DIVIDEND NOTICE
KIHOS MOUNTAIN BUILDING AMD LOAN ASSOCIATION
has declared Ha regular semi annual dividend at the rate of
3 percent per annum as of December 31, 1952, and such divi
dend is available to the customers on that date and will be
credited to savin?* accounts and. If . not called for. will be
mailed to those receiving cash dividends.
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J. C. LACKEY, Secretary
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Our hope fbr your
peace and happiness
goes out to every
one of you.'
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Burial Place of Santa
Said to Be in Italy
SANTA CLAUS, otherwise St.
Nicholas, otherwise the one
time bUhop of Myra In Asia Minor,
is buried in Bari, Italy. His body
was stolen from its original tomb
in Myra and swiftly borne to Bar!
by Italian sailors, who thought
back in 1087 that a saint's body
brought prosperity and good luck
to your town.
St. Nicholas, who was tortured
and imprisoned for his faith during
1 the reign Of Emperor Diocletian,
, found no rest in his first tomb at
Myra. Always some expedition, was
I attempting to remove his remains/
However, once buried again in
Bari, the saint's body was credited
with curing 30 people of distemper
and performing other miracles. So
Bari became a place of pilgrimage,
and the. legends about St. Nicholas
multiplied apace:
We owe our notion of Santa Claus
as a secret dispenser of gifts to a
story that St. Nicholas once saved
three girls from a life of prostitu
tion by throwing purses of gold
through a window in Patara, thus
permitting a poverty stricken
nobleman to give his daughter*
suitable dowries as custom dfr?
manded.
In addition, St. Nicholas was
credited with restoring life to somft.
boys who hsd been slain and dl*>
membered by a wicked innkeepet
of Myra? hence the occasional
stained glass windows in which the
saint is shown beside three lad*
In a tub.
TIME OVT . . . Santa Claus
pauses in his Christmas Eve
visits sometimes to pick up a
hot dog and ice cream cone at
an all-night hamburger stand.
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Lincolnton Sextet, Hickory Boys
Favored To Top Western AA Titles
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By Ronald Klser
CHERRYVTLLE ? Lincoln
ton's girls and the Hickory boys
are once again this season given
the nod In the Western AA bas
ketball races. Although both
teams have lost their entire squad
Coach Jack Klser of Llncolnton
and Coach Gene Miller of Hic
kory are expecting to come up
with powerful freshmen-laden
clubs.
Coach Klser lost his entire
squad including Forwards Shir
ley Parker, Betty Snipes, and Ra
mona Ballard, Guards Ftedia
Bost and Frances' Gregory but
Donnie Smith, Norma Turner,
Martha Dysart, and Barbara Ai
ken have stepped in and together
with Guard Mary Jo Elmore, the
lone returning letter-winner from
last season, these gals are ex
pected to give Klser his sixth
crown in a row. The Lines, dur
ing Kiser's tenure, have won 114,
lost and tied three each. Five suc
cessive Western flags have been
won by the Llncolntons, also two
Valdese Gold Metal Tournament
titles, one Western Conference
South Piedmont Conference
crown, and two state champion- ;
ships. Last season, they were bea
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ten by Reeds High 51-50 in the
semi-finals ol -the state tourney.
Llncolnton was slated to open
league play at home last week
with Shelby providing the opposi
tion.
Leo Duncan, Herman Busby,
Dick James, Rhette Walker,
Johnny James, Thomas Bollck,
and Bob Dale will lead the high
flying Hickory quint Into action.
The Hickorians have beaten Spen
cer and Barium Springs in a cou
ple of pro-season starts. The Cat
awba five wait until Jan. 13 to
launch their loop campaign with
Lenoir's Bearcats.
Both Kings Mountain outfits
are given a chance of taking the
crown. Shirley Falls, Gertie Jen
kins, and Geraldine Barnett top
the gals with Jimmy Kimmell,
Ollio Harris, Bob Hullender, and
Bill Ruth at the head of the class
on the boys' roster. The local
girls will be tutored this season
by Everette Carlton who replaces
Art Weiner with Don Parker re
turning to take over the boys.
Last season, the girls won but
one with the boys taking six. The
Mountaineers, who open the sea
son here with Trl-Hi of Caroleen
on Jan. 8. play hosts to Lincoln
ton on Jan 30.
Rachel Pharr, scorer of 289
points last session, Nelll Duncan,
who canned 36 points last week as
Cherryv!!le downed Shelby's Do
ver Mill by.66-53, pace the Cherry
vil!e six coached by George Nelll.
Noil, who piloted the locals to
but one triumph last season, also
has Guards Martha Jane putnam
and Frankie Dellinger on hand.
The former Barium Springs boss
expects to have a fairly good
campaign. The Cherries are host
to Kings Mountain Jan 23.
Bill Beach, 6' 1" forward, tops
the returnees on the boy's side of
| the ledger at tCherryville with
Don Saine, Ray Mauney, Bob
Turner, Jim Newton, and Charl.es
j Randall also back. The Cherries
dusted off 11 family foes In 14
starts last season for one of their <
most successful seasons In his
tory. Beach tallied 375 points in
'51-52.
Wrether Johnson's Belmon*
Raider six are also expected to
be in the thick of the fight for a
first division berth. The Belmon
ters, who were a disappointment
last season, have their entire
squad back and with another
year's experience behind them,
there're^expected to be tough. For
wards Shirley Traywlck, last sea
son's top point -getter. Martha
Wright. Mary Faye Goudelock,
and Dot Wilkenson spearhead the
offensive with Betty Cavender
and Betty Smith the top defen
sive performers. The Belmont
five, which hits K. M. at Belmont
Jan. 16 and at Kings Mountain
four days later, was slated to
launch their season last week
with Rutherford Central at Bel
mont
Christine Melton, who ? cored
well over 300 point* last season,
returns to help Pop Simmoms, ,
t.'ie grand ole man of Western i
North Carolina baseball, at Rut
herford Central. Melton, high
scoring forward, paced the Hill
topper six to a berth in the con
ference tournament last year at
Statesvllle. Judith Dockerey, Ruth
Bennett, and Bonnie McGinnis
are the other R-S Central stars.
The Centrals have won from Mt.
Vernon twice and Harris High in
pre-season starts.
Coach Lloyd Little's sharp
shooting Shelby lads will probab
ly give defending champ Hickory
a run for their money. With Andy
Cockrell, Johnny Long, Dave
Byers, Ronnie Austell, and Bill
Kirkendall returning from last ;
season's outfit, the Shelbians 1
rate a post on the pre-season to
tam pole. Cockrell, an all-circuit
cage star last session, scored 16 1
and 14 points respectively as Shel
by won from Grover's All-Stars
in a pair of pre-hollday contests. ,
Long, an all league footballer |
and a Shrine Bowl standout, tal
lied 15 in both games.
Newton-Conover, the last team ,
to defeat Llncolnton's girls in |
conference play, should turn up
with a great club. Vlvan Clapp, a
24J*polnt scorer last season, re
turns to head the class with Doris
Mauney, Carolyn Bostian, Glenda
Brady, Alice Clapp, Betty Blggers
and Martha Christopher are the
other stars of Coach Harry Le
mon's Red Devilettes. Newton
opens play with Morganton's
Wildcats Jan 6.
The Lenoir and Marlon boys
are other outfits that are expect
ed to be in the thick of the flag
scramble. Footballers A. G. Jon
as, Jerry Waters, Happy Setzer,
and Jimmy Simmoms are tops at
Lenoir with James Mask, Mic
key Poteat, Delno Shook, and
Red McKinney the Marion stand
outs.
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We look to the bright, shining star
that symbolizes the light and hope of
the world at Christmas! Glorious
Symbol of the will for peace
brotherhood of man and good will
to all - ? In this reverent mood we
express our sincerest wishes to
friends and patrons thai the
Christmas season will give you
the richest blessings of contentment
happiness and prosperity
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hope that you will enjoy this Christmas
surrounded by all the things dearest to
your heart. And may the New Year
bring to you all the success and happiness
that make for a rich and meaningful life