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Police Reported Minoi Accident Only one highway accident occurred in this arc a l<ist week as reported by Kings 'Mountain police officers. Wednesday evening, Decem ber 15, Otto Ware, Route 2, Kings Mountain, was going west on Mountain street, and hit the backend of a car driven toy Ivey < P. Epley. Mr- Epley, driving on Tracy st?eet, failed to stop for the stop sign at Tracy and Moun tain street. Mr, Epley was cha.? ged with drunken, and hit and run driving. Damages to both cars were slight. No injuries were reported. MRS. SANTA . . . She Is love ly. This is Miami Beach's ver sion of Mrs. Santa doing her chimney climbing In the warm southland. our best wishes for the happiest holiday ever. WESTERN AUTO HAYWOOD C. LYNCH Dealer PLONK MOTOR fO. lSlS!S,?'g,-g!gici2lS!S!S!S!S!5l5,.2tSt5tS'-S!S!S' Small Towns first to Light Outdoor Trees It was a small town that first ^ thought of lighting an outdoor com- ? munity Christmas tree. Four communities are believed . ' to have- thought of the idea about , the same time ? as early as 1913. Two of them, McDonald and Ger- : mantown, were in Pennsylvania. ! Salem, Ore., decorated a large Sitka spruce. Riverside. Calif., i illuminated a large evergreen, an j Ara curia. The first national Christmas tree J 'was in 1924 and was sponsored.by the American Forestry associa tion. The event U now televised , every year for all parts Of the country to see. > ' The most spectacular outdoor i display* In the United States are ;at the White House and Rocke feller Center in New York. The New York display is possibly the most elaborate In tho >vorld. Rut it was the small towns that first thought 'of the idea. , Today, nearly every community, in the land has some kind of Christmas decorations. Many com-, munities string colored lights across the street and decorate light posts with evergreens. Many suspend bells and stars at street ' intersections and have dazzling community trees. Christmas Fnnds Foz Guardsman North Carolina Guardsmen should not be short of Christmas funds this year, finance officers of the 30th Infantry Division pointed out this week, since an average of over three hundred dollars per man was received for weekly drills and summer en campment by "Old Hickory" sol diers In 1553. Captain Samuel H. Houston commanding officer of Hq., Hq. Co., 3rd Bn? 120th Inf., stated yesterday that the statte average was equalled by the local unit, which held 48 drills during 1953, in addition to two weeks of summer tra cing at Fort McClel lan, Alabama. The extra money for Guards men is but one of the many ad vantages offered to enlistees in the North Carolina National Guard, the local eoir.rnander stat ed. "There are retirement benefits open to every Guardsman, re gardless of rank." he continued. "Some Guard officers who start ed their military careers as pri vates are drawing today retire ment benefits of over $400 a month. Any smart, aggressive Guardsman can do proportionate ly as well." He pointed to the service schools open to Guardsmen and to the rapid advancement possible as other incentives to enlist in the 30th Division, and urged phy. slcally and morally fit young men to come by the local armorys and learn for themsfelves the benefits offered them. Interested candidates may see him. or Sfc. Charles E. Wilson his administrative assistant, any week day except Saturday at the Mountain street and Phifer road armory in Kings Mountain, N. C. SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD BRIDGES HARDWARE .r Greetings ^yie're thinking of you, all our friend*. And toping lLat ibii kippy Christmas Miioa brings to you good cheer, good health and good fellowship. A M?ffy Christmas and Happy New Year to All. I *. * * i'i * .? ?? " ( ? .? ... " "" $ 1 By Papinta Knowles NN didn't lilt h ?x head when Jerry laid the work oh her desk. "I'm sorry to rush you, Ann," he said, "but this should be fin ished by three this afternoon. Banes will drop by for it." His voice was gentle; it implied sincerity of iiis regret in putting the rush work before her. There was no doubt of it, Ann thought. "Shall we go now, Jerry J" Beth Jenkins spoke at her shoulder. "If you Wish." Jerry sa.i. Ann kept her < yes on he A '.work. She heard them close the office door. They were going across the street to Tony's for a smoke and coffer. With the sound of their steps fading into silence, Ann stopped working and looked idly at her hands. From somewhere along the street below Silent Night came softly from a radio, and she heard a vender chant, "Holly . . . mistle toe . . . cheap. Just two days till Christmas ...**. Snow fell softly past the office windows, making a little mound on the sills. She had wanted a white Christmas. And until last week, she thought, 1 had planned on having a happy Christmas. With Mom, her kid brothers Joe and Bill, Aunt Sissy and Uncle Reems, Christmas had always seemed complete before. Aunt Sissy and Uncle Reems lived with them, and they were together on Christmas. And somehow there had never been anyone outside the little, circle that Ann cared t? share, ! "I'm worry to rush yon, Ann," he Mid. "bnt this should be fin ished bj three this afternoon." their fun with. Not anyone she was interested In. But now? There was no use denying her thoughts about Jerry Laws. He disturbed her the moment he stepped into the office last week as new manager of Rankin Real Estate and Loans. And in spite of her effort to push him out of her mi.nd he had occupied her thoughts aince. With Beth Jenkins working there too. she knew it was folly to think of him. Beth had a way with men. I Beth was working only until she could find someone who would give her a ring and a home. She used her salary to buy expensive clothes to set off her blood attrac tiveness. While I, Ana thought, fill a man's place at home. It took money for Mom, Joe and Bill. Any money left over from her sal ary had to be saved for a rainy day, and when she bought some thing new to wear it had to be conservative. I can't compete, simply can't, Ann thought. Why, then, do 1 keep thinking of him? She heard the vender's chant on the street again and she thought, he'll buy her something for Christmas. This is only the beginning? for Beth. I She checked her thoughts with the sound of their returning steps on the stairs and turned to her work, grateful that she had so much to do. She wouldn't have time to think. Shortly before three o'clock she walked into Jerry's office with the finished work. She smiled and laid the work on his desk. "I hope I've made no errors, Jerfy," she said. 'ou haven't. Thanks, Ann," he said. ? I ? She turned from his desk. ? "Ann ? " ? ? , ? J ' Ann turned back reluctantly. "Yes?" If he was going to praise her for her efficiency, she didn't want to bear it! It had been all light from others before Jerry, but from Jerry ? "Ann ? " ha repeated, "you know, I suppose, that this should' have been Beth's work," "No, I didn't khow." Ann said.' and a little wave of anger went over her. Tears stung her eyes. She was hurt. ? : 1 He had made her a goat tor; Beth! Jerry smiled.' "1 discovered soon after I came." be said, "that you'd be the one I'd have to de pend on for important work. And I discovered, too. something else.! Someday I'll tell you. Ann, there's a grand Christmas show this eve ning at tbi? Alden. May I take 7 ? j r or a se?"u4 Ann didn't answer.; 'Vhen ftni>' ?i e said. "I'd leva to co, >ave sworn tbe v'kV/'" ??.?, ' jing from the ?\i*. ? 'T llj . . , mistle toe .. . . . ."?It was, "Happy Christmas . . . happy Christmas! " MANY BABY DOCTORS ftfctor fltfMMaftifc' CHEST COLDS Bub on Child's MM I wpcctaity far kMSMe. tU* a highly medic* t? imrmta on that, throat promptly rKlevae cough*. bwk up (aiBfol CNMfc ? Certain Veterans May Be Entitled To VA Compensation For Active Nonpulmonary TB Veterans Administration Is re viewing its records to determine whether certain living veterans or dependents of certain deceas ed veterans .may be entitled to compensation for . active nonpul monary tuberculosis that devel* ep within 3 years after separa tion from active service. VA said the review is being conducted under Public Law 241, 83rd Congress, enacted August 8, 1953. ' . ? This < law provides that if cer tain veterans develop active nonpulmonary TB to a compen sable degree within 3 years from separation from active wartime service, it may be presumed to have been Incurred in service providing there is no affirmative evidence to the contrary: The law also requires at least 90 days of active war-time ser vice, and a discharge or separa tion under other than dishonor able conditions. Prior to the passage of this law, only pulmonary (lung) TB could he presumed to be service connected for certain veterans if it developed within three years after separation -from war-time service. The new law adds all other types of TB. Living and deceased veterans covered by the new law fall into the following fqur groups: 1. Those with service since June 27, 1950, the start of the Ko Merry Christmas - ' ? H rean hostilities ? the active non pulmonaiy TB must have devel oped in these cases within three years from separation or three years from the date the Korean emergency is declared ended, whichever Is easier. , 2. Those with service which be gan prior to Januaiy 1, 19?7, and which extended after that date ? within three years afrom date of discharge or July 25, 1947, which ever Is the earlier. 3. Those with service during World War Two, up to December 31, 1946 ? within 3 years from separation. 4. Those with service In the Spanish * American War, the Philippine Insurrection and the Boxer Rebellion with active par ticipation therein ? within 3 years from separation. World War One veterans are not included under the new law because they already are cover ed under another law which has been on the statute books for many years. May we knock on your door to give you our Holiday Greeting? Kings SHEET METAL WORKS W. A. CHILDERS. Proprietor mons BLALOCK'S PARK-INK At this heartwarming season, we extend to everyone our wishes for a joyous and bountiful Christmas... a happy and prosperous New Year. A_ We Will Be Open Saturday, Dec. 26 ?USE HERALD CLASSIFIEDS? _ Now you can have smooth, thrifty PoweT glide on any mcwfel. Teamed with the "Bhie- Flame 125" engine, MORE PEOPLE ftUY CHEVROLETS than mmy mtht carl COME SEErr I First and only low-priced car to bring you all these new features and advantages! N<w! ? t ? ? POWER BRAKES FirtJ In th* Low-Pric* fi?ldl Chevrolet Power Brakes make stop ping wonderfully easy and conven ient. Optional at extra cost on Power glide models. NEW POWER IN "BUIE-FIAME IIS" ENGINE OvtPvwn AM OMmt LawPricmd Cant In gearshift models, the more power ful "Blue-Flame 115" engine also gives you finer performance with money-saving gas mileage! AUTOMAT' C WINDOW AND SEA: CONTROLS Mot* Chtrro'rt "flrjft"! Touch a button to adjust front win dows or seat Optional on Bel Air and "Two-Ten" models at extra cost. All around the car, and from every angle, you see new beauty in the only Fisher Body in Chev rolet's field. NEW POWER IN "BLUE-FLAME 125" ENGINE Most Powrful In Itt fltldl Most powerful Chevrolet passenger car engine ever built! Teamed with Powerglide, optional at extra cost. FINEST, MOST COLORFUL INTERIORS fa rira tow-Prlc* flMt Here are the most luxurious interior* on any low-priced car. New interior color harmonies are keyed to brilliant new exterior colors. LOWER PRICED POWER STEERING , a - - *s ? - r i. I.* ??gi^ti The first Power Steering In its field now reduced in price! Op tional at extra cost on all models. 'w ?\mw VICTORY ?1: -I , -
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