I BOB^ CAR HA-S^ REAL COMFORTABLE WIDE,WIDE BEATS’A RADIO AND A HEATER HKVE YOU TOYS SUITABLE.] FOR SOMEBODV IN HIS SECOND CHILDHOOD' , p i > Mustard Seed Has History When Christ likened the king dom of heaven to a grain of mus tard seed, He wasn’t picking oi any old seed, tout one of a selec group of plants that toas season ed — and sometimes directed — history. Spices have been performing ii and out of the kitchen, in medi cine, romance and even politics since the beginning of the work — and even before. For the ancient Assyrians con tended that the gods met in coun cil before the creation of the uni verse and hatched their plans ov er a few glasses of sesame-wine World iBook Encyclopedia re ports that the Queen of Sheba en ticed Solomon with gifts of spic es — and the Egyptians usee thenf to preserve their dead. The Romans and Greeks per fumed themselves with cinnamoi and made love potions out of gar lie. They fumigated their home; with thyme and planted parslej on graves. Any boy knows he can catch i bird by sprinkling salt on its tail Ancient farmers, however, wen advised to use garlic. The seed! supposedly were scattered on thi ground to be eaten toy the birds whidh fell asleep and were easily captured. \ Early medics prescribed spicei for ills ranging from hiccups t< tumors. Coriander was said to to good for ulcers; fennel, for live: ailments, and fenugreek, for dan draff. Garlic was prescribed fo epilepsy, and mint, if held ii hand, prevented the chafing o skin. Hysterical females wen urged to try mustard. Spices, however, were not foi the masses. In the 300’s, for example, th< emperor Constantine gave th< Bishop of Rome a gift of cloves saffron and pepper. , And when the Goths toeseige< Rome a century later, they de mareded as ransom 5,000 pond; of gold. 30,000 pounds of stive: and 3,000 pounds of pepper. During the Middle Ages, whei cooking was less than an ar and baths were infrequent, spit es were even mote in demanc pound of ginger was worts mfore than a sheep. The profitable spice trade wit! the East helped transform Veni« This Is The Law By Robert E. Lee (For the N. C. Bar Association) LIFE ESTATES ' Real property is given by deed ; or will to Sam Smith for life and upon his death to John Jones. May Sam Smith sell.his life es tate? ' Yes. Sam Smith has interest in the land which he may sell or give by deed to another. (He does not need the consent of John Jo nes to do so. Smith is called the “life ten ant” and Jones is called the “re mainderman.” Jones does not. take over the occupation and complete ownership of the land until after the death of Smith. If Smith should transfer his life estate to Jones, this would make Jones the sole and absolute owner before the death' of Smith. 1 Smith may rent the property to another for a term of years. 1 But if Smith should die before the expiration date of the lease, the lease necessarily comes to 1 an end on his death. The lease of • a life tenant cannot continue af ; ter the ending of the life estate '! out of which it is created. * < * * * ’ May a life tenant give a mort gage on his life estate? i Yes. The mortgage, however, > will not be binding on the future ! estate of the remainderman/ Must the life tenant keep the i from a cluster of small mud is l laiids into a cultural center of t the Renaissance. | An attempt to cut out the mid V dleman Spurred Portugese navi gators down the unchartered ! | coast of Africa and helped per s suade Isabella to finance the voy , ages of Columbus. The value of spices was so I great that occasionally they were - used as money; taxes and rents, i for example, were assessed gnd ' paid in pepper. Nowadays pepper is confined i to the kitchen, where Americans t consume it at the rate of 25,000 • tons a year. But a few years ago the town I of Lyndhurst, N. J., was reported 1 to have paid off 150 years of II back rent on a sdhoolhouse — by (1 forking over 150 peppercorns. Fires In Hot Weather? Statistics prove that a great percentage of fire loss oc curs in summer months from lightning and electrical shortages. Don't fail to check fire hazards in your home ... and be adequately insured. The Arthur Ha; Agency ALL KINDS OP INSURANCE Phone 182 property repaired? He must keep the buildings reasonably wind and water tight , making such ordinary repairs as } j are necessary to prevent waste 11 and decay. !' A good illustration is in the du ty to repaint. If paint is needed to cover the wood or other ma t terial to prevent deterioration v and decay the life tenant must s repaint; if needed merely to maintain appearances and at tractiVeness he is under no duty i- to do so. A life tenant is not required tc t. make goAd delapidations existing 1 when his life estate was created 1 A life tenant’s duty to make repairs is limited to the rents 3 and profits received by him from the land, or to its fair rental val 3 ue if he has occupied it himself, i. If he has applied all of that in come to the payment of taxes, ' interest on mortgagees existing a( '' the time of the creation of the life estate and other necessary J maintenance charges, including I necessary repairs, the remainder man cannot hold him liable for , any further sum required for re ’ pairs or any of these charges which still remain unpaid. The life tenant must apply the ' entire income from the property | fo the payment of those charges •, imposed upon him by law, apply e ing the excess income of a par ticular year to make up any de ficiency left after applying the e entire income of other years. He - cannot be held personally liable by the remainderman for any i balance still due for these charg es after he has so applied the en 1- tire income. Qu 3 OtB a ■ Road Requests ; Hearing Set i if y SHELBY — Residents of the six-county area comprising the Twelfth* Highway Division wil have an opportunity to presern road requests, petitions and pro tolems to representatives of the Twelfth Division at a putolie hearing here on Monday, Maj 9th. Announcement of the hear ing was made today toy Divisior Engineer E. L. Kemper who is ir charge. City and county officials, alonj with the general public, are invi ted to attend the hearing if the; have road, requests \#hich the; feel Should receive attention. The hearing will toe held be tween the hours of 10 a. m. an« 12 noon, on Monday, May 9th, a the Highway Department’s Di vision office, located on US 74 business route, about 3Va mile east of Shelby. The Twelfth Division is com posed of Alexander, Iredell, Ca tawtoa, Lincoln, Gaston and Cle veland Counties. Benefits Reach 59 New High Health insurance benefit pay ments by insurance companies to the people of North Carolina climbed to a new high during 19 59, the Health Insurance Insti tute reported today. In the period from January 1 through December 31, 1959, said the Institute, an estimated $55.3 million was paid out to help co ver the cost of doctor and hospi tal bills, and to replace income lost through sickness or disabili ty. This represents a gain of 11.3 per cent ovdr the 1958 figure of $49.7 million, and is based on reports from insurance compan ies doing business in the state. The rise in benefit payments in I North Carolina was reflected in the figures far the nation as a whole, the Institute declared. Persons with health insurance received a total of more than $2.9 billion in benefits from their in surance company policies in 19 59, up 9.6 per cent over the pre vious year’s high of more than $2.6 billion. Korea Called Morning Calm For a land of “Morning Calm”, Korea has managed to ineorpor j ate a good deal of violence into; her history. ) Americans know the divided I peninsula as the home of Heart break Ridge and Pork Chop Hill, landmarks in the Korean War, and the demonstrations against recent elections won by Sygman Rhee’s Liberal party. But Korea has contributed more than a battleground to] world affairs since 1122 B. C., when a Chinese exile founded the kingdom of Choseh, or “Mor ning Calm.” World IBook Encyclopedia re ports that the Koreans invented the first movable printing type made of metal, In the late 1300’s. They built the first armored boats and used them to fight a Japenese invasion in 1592. , They taught the Japanese how to make the silk for which they , became famous and passed on [ to them the Budliist culture they , had picked up in China. - Other early inventions credited to them include astronomical in . struments, a mariner’s compass I and a suspension bridge, t Korea was given another name after 1998, when she drove out , both the Japanese invaders and > her Chinese allies. Disillusioned with foreigners, she shut her - self off from the rest of the -; world and for almost 300 years ■ was known as “the Hermit King l dom.” Buick “Easy-Owhership Plan” Puts a Buick in Your Life HjU Tefl the Easy-Ownership Man how modi you’d like to pay each month! He’ll move mountains to figure a Buick pa«*ag« tW fits. And what a Buick! Its looks say success (and so do its sales). Its Wildcat V8 says “Yes shoe” whenever you say “Go". Add the beeficM frame in any car, the smooth go of Buick’s Turbine Drive*. And then watch the Easy-Ownership Man figure an Easy-Ownenhip Plan for you. You will be glad you got to Buick new.