Jaycee Project
To Aid Needy
Wednesday will be the last day
to help the Junior Chamber of
Commerce makb Christmas mer
rier tor Kings Mountain's most
needy families. ?
The club's third annual "Buy
A Can, Leave A Can" prQject is
to close Wednesday and Jaycees
will distribute "Merry Christmas
Baskets" to a list of families fur
nished by thte Red Cross.
Fred Weaver, chairman of the
Jaycees' Christmas activities com
mittee, yesterday urged fill mem
bers of the club to meet at Plonk
Motor Company Wednesday at 7
p. m. to bfegln preparing the bas
kets, which will be distributed la
ter in the evening.
Many citizens have been pur
chasing staple food items ior sev
eral weeks now and depositing
them in baskets at grodery stores
all over the Kings Mountain area
in cooperation with the "Buy A
Can, Leave A Can" project.
All grocery firms . in the area
are cooperating with the Jaycees
in the food collection. Thfc drive
last season failed to furnish
enough food for the two dozen
baskets delivered and the club
purchased some $100 in additional
items.
The drive this season is report
ed as going better but still far
short of the goal and citizens are
urged to purchase several items
while food shopping Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Students at Central school, un
der the SPO, have turned in a
large quantity of food for the pro.
ject, chairman Weaver reported.
Also serving on the committee
with Chairman Weaver are Sam
Mitchem, Clinton Jolly, R. G.
Plonk, Jr., Robert Whiteside and
Curtis Gaffney.
"With just a little extra effort
and not much .expense, you can
help make Christmas a happier
season this ytear for some needy
Kings Mountain family. I urge
you to make several purchases
Tuesday or Wednesday and co
operate in this very worthwhile
project," Mr. Weaver said.
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Craftspun Holds
Christmas Party
Employees of Craftspun Mill
were entertained from 2-4 p. m.
at their annual Christmas Party
Sunday, December 17, at the
Craftspun lunch room. Attendan
ce was estimated at 1,000 perr
sons.
A short talk by G ? C. Kelly
opened the party, and was fol
lowed by an invocation by Rev.
Gordon. Weekley.
Door prizes of hams were
drawn by Harold Phillips, and
the winners were Dela Foster,
Bessie Ham, Earnest Couser, Le
Roy Green, William Letter, Hen
ry Smith, Jesse Burton, -Robert
Wright, and Lawrence Street.
Jonas Bridges was Master of
Ceremonies, and entertainment
was presented by Pets Frederick,
tap dancer and singer; Carolina
Twins, Charles and Henry Fos
ter; Gene and Elmer Martin,
hillbilly singers; trio, consisting
of Rev. Gordon Weekley, Louise
Gladden, and Melba Tindall;
Kingstnens Quartet, ? consisting
of Jones Bridges, Bill Pack, Basil
Lovelace, and Martin Frederick,
and Fred Kirby, WBTV Cowboy
star.
Refreshments were served dur
ing intermission.
Those assisting in serving
were Dorothy Hullender, Helen
Falls, Lorena Falls, Coleen Ris
er, Edith Lovell, Catherine
Thomasson, Virginia Bolds, Faye
Bennett, Janie Martin, Mary Ho
well, Sarah Bell, Dorothy Ben
nett, Essie Mae Huffstetler, and
Helen Woods.
The lunch room was decorated
with candles and greenery. Andy
Huffstetler and Russell Owens
iby were co-chairmen in charge
of decorations for the event.
All children under 12 were gi
ven a. treat of fruits, nuts, can
dies, and toys.
North Carolina farmers paid an
average of $3.35 per hundred |
pounds to have their 1953 cotton
crop harvested. The. average rate
,for the nation is $2.80.
KINGS MOUNTAIN
Hospital Log
VISITING HOURS
Dally, 10 to 11 a- ux.
3 to 4 p. m. &ad 7 to 8 p. m.
PATIENT LIST AT NOON
.MONDAY;
James Mark Howell, admitted
Tuesday, November 17.
Constance Davis, admitted
Thursday, December 10.
Michail D. Carroll, admitted
Sunday, December 13
Seydell Garcia, admitted Sun
day, December 13
Maggie McClain, route 1. Shel
by, admitted Monday, Decem
ber 14.
Mrs, Rose Holmes, admitted
Tuesday, December 15.
Jim Patterson, route 2, admit
ted Tuesday, December 15.
Edith Floyd, admitted Tues
day, December 15.
Bertha Hullender, route 2, ad
mitted Thursday, December 17.
Chris Raines, route 3, admitted
Thursday, December 17.
Mrs. Etta Crider, route 1, ad
mitted Thursday, December 17.
Earl Wright admitted. Friday,
December 18.
C. P. Goforth, admitted Friday,
December 18.
Betty Smith, route 3. admitted
Saturday, December 19.
Gernie "Waters, Cherryville, ad
mitted Saturday, December 19.
Mary Gordin,' admitted Satur
day, December 19.
James Ch'.lders, admitted Sun
day, December 20.'
Mrs. James Franklin, admitt
ed Sunday, December 20.
Mrs. Mary Ella Ellic admitted
iMonday, December 21.
Danny A'oernathy, admitted
Mbnday, December 21.
Germans First Lighted
Christmas Tree Here
German Immigrants, homesick
for the traditions of their native
land, were the first to decorate
Christmas trees in their homes In
. the United States, according to
tradition.
Historians believe it was about
;the end of the Revolution that the
practice began to grow in the
. colonies.
Before that the Pilgrims forbade
Christmas celebrations on the
grounds they were pagan. And a
Massachusetts law In 1689 sub
jected anyone to a fine Who ob
served the day by . feasting, re
fraining from work or in any other
'manner.
? Historians also believe that Mar
tin. Luther was the first to deco
rate and light a tree. He was fas
cinated by evergreen trees, glis
tening with starlit-snow, pointing
to the heavens at Christmas time.
So he brought an evergreen into
his house and lighted It with can
dles for his children.
ADVERTISEMENT
BIDS WANTED
CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN,
N. C.
Sealed bids will be received by
the Mayor and Board of the City
of Kings Mountain, N. C., in the
Office of the City Clerk until
7:00 P. M., Thursday, January 7,
1954, for the construction of mu
nicipal improvements for the
City of Kings Mountain, North
Carolina, at which time they will
toe publicly opened and read.
The work will consist of im
proving West King Street from
the intersection leading to the
I Kings 7, fountain Hospital to
Watterson Street and shall in
clude the necessary drainage
structures, excavation, the lay
ing of concrete pavement with
curbs on each side of the street,
and 4-inch sidewalks and 7-inch
[driveways as sho"?n on the
plans.
Plans and specifications and
(contract documents are open to
public inspection at the City
I Clerk's Office, Kings Mountain,
I I North Carolina; the office of the
I General Contractors' Associa
I tion, Charlotte, North Carolina;
I and at the office of the Engi
I neers, W. K. Dickson & Co., Inc.,
I 404 1/2 South Tryon Street,
I I Charlotte, North .Carolina, or
I may be obtained from the Engl
I neers upon deposit of $5.00. The
? I full amount of this deposit will
I be returned to each actual toid
I der.
No bid may be withdrawn aft
I er the scheduled closing time for
I the receipt of bids for a period of
I 30 days.
Each proposal must be accom
I panied toy a deposit equal to 5 %
I of the gross price told: This de
|| posit consisting of cash or a
1 1 Cashier's Check issued by or a
I Certified Check drawn on a Bank
| of Trust Company authorized to
I do toQsiness in North Carolina or
| on a Bank insured by the Feder
I I ai Deposit Insurance Corpora
| tion, or a U. S. Money Order, pay
| able to the City of Kings Moun
| tain, North Carolina, or a Bid
| Bond issued toy an Insurance
I Company authorized to do busi
I ness In North Carolina, said de
I posit shall be retained by the
| City of Kings Mountain. North
I I Carolina, in the even? that the
1 1 successful bidder fails to exe
|| cute a formal contract within
| ten days after notice of award is
I given, or falls to give satisfaC
I tofy surety as required in the -In-.
I structlons to .Bidders.
|| General Contractors #re nortifl
| ed that "An Act to Regulate the
I Practices of General Contrsct
| ing" ratified by ttie General As
I serrtbly of March 10, 1925, and
? as subsequently- amended, will
| be observed in receiving bids
| and awarding Rfneril contracts.
| The Mayor and Board of Com
I missioners reserves the right to
| reject any or all bids and to
I waive informalities.
| CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN.
I . M. c v ,,v
O. A. BRIDGES. MAYOR.
K 12:22
? C3HC 3R1STMAS
? By Lilllace M. Mitchell
Everyone in the club thought
it an excellent and unique idea;
double Christinas! Wonderful! Two
connecting rooms which svould ac
commodate any number of mem
bers and guests ? one room ? real
ly.. modern Christmas tree, the
other an old-fashioned tree.
"All right, then," laughed, the
president when the clamor had
died down. "It's voted, definitely.
Now, for the two committees to
handle, the two trees. I'd like vol
unteers. I know how busy every
one is at this time of year and if
I may have volunteers. I shan't be
imposing on anyone."
Unfortunately, all those who vol
unteered wanted to trim the mod
ern tree. No one offered to take
the old fashioned tree in the old-,
fashioned room. Linda Marbry
was almost as astonished as any*
one when she said soe would be
responsible for it
Outside in the clear, cool night
she wondered why she had offered.
She was a stranger in this com
munity and knew no young men
who would put up the thirty -foot
tree for her. A teacher of fresh
man English in a amall high
school dpes not meet many young
men. .
At last she decided to let the
putting-up of the tree wait and
get the ornaments ready: mostly
homemade, the Christmas . com
mittee bad told her: something
like pioneer life, the tree must be.
So she went into a grocery store
and asked for popcorn. It was the
same answer In five stores: usual
"Popcorn!" his voice and blue
eyes were both incredulous.
"First time I ever saw a young
lady running; around In the dark
for popcorn!"
ly they had an excess of popcorn
but now they were entirely out.
Linda Lou was getting panic
stricken by half past eight that
night.
At nearly nine o'clock she sajv
a man In a small grocery store
window reach up to pull out the
light "Oh, wait, wait, please,"
she said breathlessly as she
pushed open the big door.
"We'l, you must be really
hungry!" laughed the tall, dark
young man teaslngly. "What'll it
be?"
"Popcorn!" the said.
"Popcorn!" his voice and blue
eyes were both Incredulous. "First
time I ever saw a young lady run
ning around In the dark for pop
corn!" x
So Linda told him all about the
old-fashioned tree and how she
had been unable to buy any pop
corn which must be popped and
strung and ready for the tree.
"They gave you little enough
time," he grumbled as he went
back to the shelf. "Whoever heard
of getting up a thing like that in
one day! I'd best help you, I
think. I'll pop tomorrow morning
while you are in your school."
"But. your job here?"
".'Oh, this isn't any job. I'm a
newspaper photographer. Just
came down to visit my aunt and
uncle and -helped out in the store
while they went for a visit with
a sick friend. Seems rather
strange, doesn't It? I got time of?
which was unusual. Came down
here although I could have gone
for the holidays to any one of a
dozen places. You offered to trim
a tree. I have the popcorn ? " he
hesitated.
"?and you offer to pop It. *
Linda Lou added in her breath
less fashion. "Why?it? it's like a
story, almost. Isn't it?"
"It certainly is." he agreed,
smoothing his black hair back as
ha stared down at ht-r. "Wow I
never wrote a story in my lu'e but
I have noticed that In the stories,
it all ends happily."
Linda felt the color rising in her
cheeks.
"Well, I'm sure it will make a
very happy ending If that tree Is
up and trimmed In time for the
the Christmas party?"
"Ah, now, don't Just use words
to drag this out. Christmas party,
indeed! Of course, they don't use
Christmas trees at any *Jme ex
cept Christmas. Well, I'll ~et the
tree up and pop the corn and we'l?
color it pink. How does that
sound?"
"It sound* wonderful," she mur
mured.
"Yes, the w'.-^le thing sounds
wonderful to me, U.O. With maybe
a bit of mistletoe on a long, high
branch."
Linda Lou only nodded It
seemed a part of a huge pattern,
she thought. A pattern marked
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Moke tSitts Attractive
- Make your Christmas peekage
attractive because half of the
pleasure of the gift is the wrap
ping end opening a beautiful pack
age. Use plenty of ribbon end gay
colored paper, Add bells and
Christmas ornaments to the bows.
||? ribbon about the comers and
put the bows off-center to \ make
the packages distinctive. A. Ut
;'-y n I I g small
boxes In ierger ones before wrap
ping adds to ttrt mystery of the
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Christmas Today
Is Too Commercial,
Many People Believe
Today we hear many people say
that Christmas hUs been "co'r.i
iiieircializod" and has lost its true
meaning.
' Has it?
Is it wrong this one time in the
year to mak^ the dominate theme
one of giving, rather than re
ceiving?
.Giving I'as always been a major
part of the Christmas theme? the
giving of joy and happirless to oth
ers whether it be spiritual or
material.
It is true thai economically no
other holiday or festive season
contributes so much to the wel
fare of the world. The holiday has
hardly passed into the new year
before thousands are at work on
toys and Christmas specialties for
the next year.
Giving will remain one of the
great Joys of Christmas for all
time to come. The idea has sur
vived through the centuries and
nothing will ever stop it.
What, after all, brings more Joy
than seeing people happy; than
watching children and loved ones
open gifts and express their thanks
in words and deeds?
It is, essentially, the Christmas
story.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
REV. I'. D. PATRICK", Pastor
Sunday :
Sunday School 9 ;4.'> a m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a m.
Sermon Topic: "Travel Stains' ?
Pioneer Fellowship 5:00 p. m.
Senior High Fellowship 6:00 -p. m.
Program by College Student! 7:30 p. m.
#Ionday:
Cub Seouti 3;15 p. m.
Boy Scouts 7:30 p. m.
Wednesday:
Senior Choir Practice 7 .30 p. rr .
Thursday :
Brownie Scouts 3:15 p. m.
Friday :
Girl Scouts 3:30 p. m.
Sgt. Charles Clary
Home From Korea
Sgt. Charles L: Clary, son of
Mr. .-mrt Mrs. J. C. Clary. ItidRe
street, Kinffs Mountain. arrived
home last Wednesday from Ko
rea. where he spent l i months on
active duty.
Sgt. Clary came by plane from
Seattle, Wash.
11c is an infantryman.
A Marine Air Wing !s compar
able in size U> a Marini Division
of ground troops.
Negro News
By Mrs. Cannie Gordon
? 105 Carpenter Street
Byuum Service
Quarterly Conference' at Byv
num Chapel. ,\MK Zitm ehutvh
be;:aii Saturday night and con
eluded - Sunday - in'onting at flio
church service hmtr. J. 1). Glad
den. superintendent, was in
?charge of the services. Rev. Rej?|
|{. White, the pastor, made the
r'tnnnuncemotx and reported the
conference meet I hit.
To all our friends we extend our
heartiest wishes for gladness and good fortune
for Christmas and the New Year.
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