May the spirit
or Uwj
first Christmas
shine brightly
your heart
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Kings Moontain
Machine Works, Inc.
Dr. Blake McWhlrter
TO THE HERALD!
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new? our warmest withe*
for a Metry Holiday Sea*on !
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P & N Appliance Company
146 Mountain St. Phone 1248
Jfotiday Whirl
AleanJ Cxira Work
Dor \Jou-Know-Who
The holiday whirl is about us
again and beftfre it is all over
some of us may feel like stretch
ing out on the sofa beneath a sign:
"Do not disturb until December 25.
1953."
But, let's face It. The common
casualty at this time of the year
is ? Mom. Who gets stuck with the
job of doing all the "fixing," o!
food, of decorations, of practically
everything? You guessed the
tirst one up in the mornings and
usually the last to retire at nigh'
?Mom.
Most of us could pave the way
for a more enjoyable Christmas
this year and a happier New Year,
by making an early resolution. It
could be done with the simple de
termination to help make Mom's
Christmas &n easier one. It might
bfi. done by ?J'vidlng up aome or
Mom's "extra" .duties- and assign
ing a share to each member of
the family.
Christmas is a holy season and
a time of good will. Poor Mom.
though, is usually so tired she
doesn't even have time to think,
much less relax and enjoy the
spiritual blessings of the season.
Saint Nicholas
Was Bishop Of Myrc
Saint Nicholas lived some 1000
years ago tiv Turkey where he was
for 17' years Bishop of Myra. To
riay. the place is known as Demre,
province Of Antalya? wherfe his
church may still be found and one
may yet hear of the generous acts
which made his life a great legend
md gave him the 'Santa Claus",
0-haracter we all know today.
It Is said that Saint Nicholas, a
.-,ian of great virtue and piety, be
?ame the patron saint of boys
vhen he restored to life the sons
it a rich Asiatic, "who had been
. murdered by a robber-Innkeeper
vhile they were enroute to school
at Athens. It Is said that he was
warned of the crime In a dream,
out vyas unable to reach the Inn
in time to prevent the murders
He restored the i-oya to life
hrough prayer aud the murderer
onfessed his crime.
Merry
Christmas
May this Yale be
happy like one* of old.
Battleground
Service & Grocery
Herman BlaloCk
Hanter Wells.
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Rambling Sketches Of
Oak Grove News
By Mn. William Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Davis
had as their Sunday dinner
guests, Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Alex
ander and children of Shelby and
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Costner and
children of Cherryville, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Grigg and family
of Waco, and Mr. and Mrs. Gas
ton Grigg and children of Stony
Point were Sunday visitors in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Garmon
Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Stokes Wright,
Charles, Bill,' Beth, Marty, and
Mrs. Laura Wolfe were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Plonk of Saint Luke.
Mr. and Mrs. Garmon Davis,
and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Davis
visited the former's mother, Mrs.
W. S. Davis of Double . Springs,
Sunday.
Mis. Ltela Anthony of Midway
and Mrs. Pearl Black of Kings
Mountain visited their sister,
Mrs, William Bell, Sunday after
noon. \
Billy Watterson spent Sunday
with Jimmy Bell. ..
Mrs. J. W. Watterson spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs.
Clemmie Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Ware, Mr.
and Mrs. P. C. Ware, Jack, Mike,,
and Annette, and Mrs. Bobby
Ware attended a birthday dinner
held in' the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Beattlc of Waco Sunday. The
dinner was in honor of Mrs. Beat
tie.
Many from the community at
tended the funeral of Mrs. R. S.
Thornburg held at Patterson
Grove Baptist church Wednesday
afternoon. Funeral service was
conducted by her nephew, Rev.
Jake Thornburug, pastor of the
church, assisted by two other nep
hews, Rev. Love Dixon, pastor
of First Baptist of Taylorsville,
N. C., and Rev. Howard Dover of
Charlotte. Mrs. Thornburg was a
devoted wife, and mother and
numbered her friends by the
score. The beautiful floral offer
ing showed the esteem and love
in which she was held. We feel
our loss is Heaven's gain.
A. n^w Christmas tradition has
t been brought about in recent years
or perhaps it should "be called n
pre-Christmas tradition.
At any rate. It's that time of the
year again and safety organizu
tions, insurance companies, fire
department officials, even this
newspaper give out with the per
ennial Yule tide warning: "Don >
yon have a Christmas tree fire this
year."
Precautions against fire is espe
cially urged during the Christmas
season because of the hazards pre
sented by decorations, gift wrap;
ping, defective wiring for Christ
mas tree illumination, and the tree
itself.
This warning is necessary be
cause of the established fact that
Are takes a toll of more than 7,090
lives each year in the United
States, with mortality from this
cause naturally reaching its peak
during the winter months.
You can keep from having a
Christmas tree fire in ?our home
by being especially careful abou:
two things: the tree and the lights
Choose your tree carefully. (5n<
that has been cut too long 01
stored in a warm place will I06 .
its needles quickly and Is a def)
n!te Are hazard If possible cu
your own tree or buy It directly
from the grower, then keep it In a
cool, shaded, place out of the wind
until you're ready to decorate it.
To avoid these unnecessary
"grawing pains," Mayo suggests,
build only for the presents Plan
ahead at least for one genera
tion."
' 'wSIW fiSktJI: I'."!.- V . '..t
?*l am ttorry, Mary. They tell
me they have no room."
And so it Was that Joseph, the
humble Galilean carpenter, and
his queenly young wife Mary* took
refuge in a stable near the edge
of town. For them, there had been
no room.
The population of Bethlehem- was
more than double, the descendants
of David, having come to register
as -ordered by Herod.. The journey
had been a particularly tiresome
one for Mary. The quietness of the
stable and the small amount of
warmth it provided was indeed
welcomed by both She and Joseph.
Near the hour of midnight, the
darkened sky cafne to life with a
lirht of ethefal beauty, above the
stable, a bright new star with the
brilliance of a million candles.
In the distance angels were
heard in a great psalm:
"Glory in the highest.
And on earth, peace 10 men of
good will."
The quietness of the stable gives
way to the sounds of camels and
voiccs bf men, and there appears
a group of Magi, wise men of
Persia. They have followed the
brightness of the star in search
of a new-born king. They bring .
gifts of precious gold.
There in the stable, wrapped ii
swaddling clothes, a manger to.
his throne, they And the Chrisl '
Child., ;
MODERN BEAUTY
SHOP
Dorothy Wells Gertie Briggs
WEAVER'S CLEANERS
m?uur? of htppinen
and good health
this Ohriitm&s.
cf. you journey through the coming
year, we wish you and your loved
ones a full measure of all the very ,
best thinp* in life. Merry Christmas!
^lu ipirit o( CkrutmM
vum? every liMit, lirigbteiM
every eye, lighten* every cere ?? ?
It move! ni to ezpreK otur Jeep
appreciation of tke {rieaJikip
a ud loyalty o( our ctutomen,
end to villi (or ell * ricli elran>
dance of tke See?on'? Iiappinee*
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