W# will bo pltoitd lo toal your watch In |u?t 30 aaconda omd show you a printod rocord. tailing i|( truo condition ? all in 30 lacoada. W# mail* thU oBar lo acquaint you with our advanced, aclan lific watch rapcrtr aarvic* in which all o( our work to chockod oloctronicallr on our flBB EXPERT WATCH REPAIRS PROMPT ECONOMICAL SERVICE Alexander's lewel Box Battleground Ave. fROBERT SCH/H Mi.c^sTAmte mawito^Jpix. I When we have completed the garden planting for the season, we usually have a quantity of seed left over. Will they be any good hext spring or should they be discarded now? The longevity, or length-of-llfe of seeds depends on two main factors: the kind of seed and the Conditions under which the seed are storey. Under the hot, humid condi tions in the South, seeds do not retain their vitality as long as they do in cooler climates. Dif ferent kinds of seeds vary great ly In their longevity. For exam ple, onion, sweet corn and pars nip seeds retain their vitality for only one to two years, beans and peans for two to three years, cabbage, collards, kale, turnips and mustard ,for four to five years, okra, parsley and salsify about two years, cucumbers, me lons, squash and tomatoes about five years (all of these under fa vorable storage conditions which means a cool temperature and relatively low humidity). The difficulty In determining of seeds are likely to be good next spring Is that we don't know how long the seed merchant has had the seeds before he sold them to us. In many Instances I have found bean seed to be good only for the year that repurchased them. That might mean that the mrysfrr*r///4mr4mj* seedsman has had the seed for at least one year before he sold them. If you do keep seed over until the next year, you should have a germination test made be fore you plant them. If you are saving any of your own seed this year from your gar den, dry them thoroughly and then keep them as cool as possi ble during the hot weather. In saving vegetable seed it is very important that the plant itself be used as the unit of measure In selecting and not the individual pod or fruit. In other wo^ds, save seed only from the best plants having the most uniform and highest quality crop. For exam ple, it Is a common practice to save the seed from the largest watermelon in the patch. But per haps that melon .was the only one on the vine. It would have been better to find a vine with three or four good sized melons and save seed from one of those. Seed should not be saved from hybrid tomatoes, cucumbers or corn because these are first gen eration crosses and will not come true to the seed that you save. Twenty-five years ago some 600' varieties of cotton were grown in the United States; today about 30 improved varieties account for the entire crop. WHEN YOU NEED CASH ? ? borrow here. The cost is low; service is prompt; repayment to lit your income. First National Bank MEMBER FDIC ? Lite Span monger Than In 1900 Any number of elderly persons are glad to tell you Just how they happened to live so long. ? "J eat only vegetables", or "I never had a cup of coffee in my lile" are just some of the explanations you may hear. But perhaps the man who had the best explana tion was the one who when asked' why he'd lived so long, quipped, "Dunno. ... .1 guess it must have been because T didn't die young." Corinne Justice Grimsley, State College Extension specialist in family relations, says that doc tors are helping us to live longer today. In 1900 the average person in the United States lived to cele brate 45 birthdays. Today the av erage person lives 22 years long er. But even though medical .sci ence is prolonging life, many peo ple who don't die until they reach their 70's or 80's actually aren't living longer. They don't enjoy being alive, ? that is. They continually find fault with their families, friends, and relatives. They criticize the young and with draw from activities. Such an existence really isn't living, Mrs. Grimsley says. Growing old is a complicated process, says Mrs. Grimsley, and no one likes to think that he Is getting old. Naturally you will fthange as the years go by, but tpere is no one day on which you will suddenly become old. Your body doesn't begin to age all at once ? It's a single organ or tis sue that starts. Your eyes actual ly begin to age during your teens, your hearing becomes less acute during your twenties; your muscular strength decreases in the thirties. And its hard to admit it, ex plains Mrs. Grimsley, but there comes a tjme in your fourties or fifties when you can't do as much work as you once could. Staying young, Mrs. Grimsley concludes, isn't dependant upon pep pills, but upon keeping your mind alert, and interested in the activities go ing on around you. Yields of corn, pasture, hay and small grains in North Caro lina can almost be doubled by proper fertilization, and yields of fill crops can be. boosted by using better seed, cultural prac tipes and doing a better job of controlling diseases, insects and weeds. DODGE.' ?. ? .. ? .v.v".,. x v <: ,v: ... ?' Over the years, Dodge cars have rewarded millions of owners with a matchless Quality: Dependability. Now this word has been given new meaning by the greatest Do dee of them all? the '53 Action Car: more comfort space than ever inside. You enjoy more head -room, leg-room and elbow-room. Dependable Handling Ease Dodge for '53 brings you new mastery of the road, new maneu verability in traffic, new parking ease. It snugs down on curves like a true sports car. 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You will discover a new kind of car, a new kind of driving enjoyment ... at prices that start below many modela in the "lowest-priced" field* Donaly T. Forsythe . Newspaperman New Piesident Of Kiwanians CHICAGO. ? Delegates atten ding the 38th annual convention of Kiwanis International at New York, New York elected a prom inent editor and publisher from Carthage, Illinois, to head the organization in the year ahead. Officers of the Kiwanis Club of Kings Mountain were inform ed this week that Donaly T. For sythe, who publishes The Car thage Journal, Carthage, Illinois, would s\jcceed Walter J. L. Ray, Detroit, Michigan, as president of Kiwanis International, which | 5s now comprised of over 3,600 1 clubs throughout the United Sta tes, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Yukon Territory, President-elect Forsythe is a past president of the Illinois Press Association and a life member of the Northwestern U niversity Chapter of Sigma Delta Chf, national professional journ alistic fraternity. In May 1919. he was elected first president of the Greater Weeklies Associates, Inc., an organization comprised of 'more than 250 weekly news- j papers. Ho was re elected to that j office in 1950 an/1 chairman of I (he board of directors in 1951. He is now a member of the board, | elected at the April convention I in New York City. He is a director of the Marine ! Trust Company of Carthage, a member of the Board of Carthage College, and was active in or ganizing a department of journ alism at the school. A Kiwanian for 27 years, the new president will assume of fice August 1. During the past year he served as treasurer of j kiwanis International. He had j previously been an International ' trustee and governor of the Ilji- j no is ? Easter Iowa District. Delegates to the New York convention, which drew an adult ! attendance exceeding 11.000 men and women from all sections of Canada and the United States, also elected two vice presidents, a! treasurer, and six trustees. Vice presidents are Ralph D. Steele, of Chatham, Ontario, an attorney, and John R. Wright of Lakeland, Florida, a realtor. Don E. Engdahl of Spokane, Commissioners Second Re-Sale Of Valuable Kings Mountain Real Estate Saturday July 11, 1953 THE THOMAS N. HARMON PROPERTIES ? ? at the several sites, in the order listed, beginning at 10 a. m. 1. Valuable rental. Future business property at the corner of Battle* ground and Falls street. Corner lot fronts on three streets. It 100 x 230 x 105. Two-opart ment frame dwelling, underpinned, roof only three years old. Proper* ty now in residential zone. Bidding will be* gin at S7.381 JO. TERMS: CASH For Full Information See Martin L. Harmon. Jr. Commissioner or J. R. Doris unorn^y KINGS MOUNTAIN. M.C. ' 7:2-9 L? Washington. a wa'vsf ic". uror, was elected treasurer >f :h? or ganization. Trustees elected for two years include Lmnan W. Holmaii of Jacksonville, Texas, a lumber man; Everett P. Penshorn of Ja maica Plain, Massachusetts, a roofing contractor; Simon H. (Sy ) Reynolds of Rochester, Xew York, an advertising executive; | Albert J. Tully of Mobile. Ala- ) bama, a lawyer; Reed C. Cul.jp of Salt Lake City, Utah, a broker; W. Donald Du .QUESTION: Just how should I ?HUBUBBBBBBII place art if ical lights in my chic ken house? AN'SWKR: Lights stimulate e,gg laying. They have some in fluence on yearly production anc will help increase the number 01 eggs during fall and winter. Mor ning lights are the most populai of the many systems used. Place bulbs six feet above floors over feeders and waterers. Use a 40 watt bulb for every 200 square feet floor space. Reflectors should be 10 inches wide and four Inches deep. Po not increase or decrease length of day by more than 15 minutes. Lights on poultry and turkey breeders are profitable. Place lights, on breeders three weeks before hatching eggs are desired; on turkey breeders two weeks before placing in breeding pen. North Carolina, was second only to Louisana in the produc tion of sweet potatoes in 1952. Nationally, yam production has dropped from 61.000,000 bushels in -194G to 2S, 000, 000 bushels In 1952. City of Kings Mountain 1 entative 'Budget 1953 - 1954 ANTICIPATED REVENUE: Regular Utilities Si1', t, ?><)*")>>< ) Street Assessments 5,000.00 Back Taxes 2,000.00 Privilege License ' 6,000.00 Auto Tags 1,100 ')> > Court Cost 6,500.00 Permits 7. jo .?>) Sewer Rental 125.00 Sale of Supplies ? 300.00 Water and Sewer Connections ' 1,700.')0 Digging Graves 850.0) Sale of Cemetery Lots 2,800.t? Miscellaneous 400.00 Intangible tax from Sta'.e 4,200.00 Meter Collections 7,500.00 Meter Violations " *500.00 Fishing Permits. ' **)0.00 Taxi Franchise. 1.200.00 Franchise tax from Sta'e 2.350.00 Stadium Lamps 250.00 Pole Rent Southern Bell ? "JO.'X) Jail Cost Cleveland County ?>')<) ?>) Powell Street Aid 26,<>.)0.00 Fire Protection (Outside) 500.00 Discount Eairned 550.00 Miscellaneous sale of water & Lights 1,500.00 Sale of Services 700.00 Water for Sprinkler Systems 156.00 Parking Space Rent 75.00 Interest on Cemetery Fund 300.00 Equipment Rental 250.00 Sale of Scrap 500.00 Street Assessments 5,00. Of) TOTAL 5427,302.5# ANTICIPATED DISBURSEMENTS: Administrative Dept. 15,Si)L .00 Cemetery Dept. . T.52'5 ')<) Public Works: ? ? Street 51,400.00 Sanitary 17,770.00 , ' ; Light and Power 102,880.00 Water 17,715.00 ? .Filter Plant 24,590.00 Sewer Maintenance 5,225.00 219,580.00 Police Department 36,050.00 Recorders Court ' 3,600.00 Fire Department 15,560.00 General Department 45,265.00 Bonded Indebtedness 30,000.00 Bond Interest 10,332.50 Bank Commission 100.00 Sub Totai 383,903.50 CAPITAL OUTLAY 17. >/? i Street Construction ir. Progress Water 5,000 2" Galv. pipe with fittings 2,569.00 Sewer Construction in Progress 750.00 Capital Equipment Pipe Locator 250.00 Motor Grader 1 13,500.00 Air Compressor 1,300.00 , Paving Breaker 375.00 Pick-up Truck 1,700.00 Refrigerator for Filter Plant 150.00 Stove for Filter Plant 150.00 Chlorinator 1,800.00 Garage Equipment * 1,000.00 Adding Machine 325.00 * Light Department Voltage Regulator 2,530.00 Sub Total 43,399.00 ) TOTAL ANTICIPATED DISBURSEMENTS S427.302.50 The foregoing budget lor the City o! Kings Moun tain was tentatively adopted at a special meeting of the board of commissioners on fune 24, 1953. MATO* CLERK i ? ? a", t . ?>". n