* This Is The Law
CONSJ DLRATION IN
CONTRACTS
Junes prom ires in writing to
give to smith a horse named
"Nelly" on December 23. 1964. The
written promise is handed to
Smith. Smith tells Jonbs that he
will be very happy to accept the
horse. If Jones fads to keep his
promise, may Smith sue him for
breach of conn act?
No. The nramise is nut support
<sl by what lawyers call a "con
sideration" The parties have not
entered into r: enforceable con
tract.
If Smith had promised to give
Junes something in exchange for
the piom.se, th, re w ulu nave
been a valid contract.
The written promise muld also
have been made by Jones' affix
ing a seal or writing the word
"seal" tieside his signature. A
contract mus; have either a seal
or a consideration.
• • • •
What is meant by the word
"consideration" in the law of
contracts?
i
'‘Gmsiderat’on" is that which is
given in cxch.-v rc for a promise.
Consideration doe* not neces
sarily take the form of payment
of money. It may oe in the form
of an act or forbearance, or a
promise to do or forbear. A pro
mis cmay be Riven for a promise.
A promise to do somethinR is
just as valuable as the actual do
in# of the thk-.R. Thl lis so even
tliouRh what one person iias pro
mised is worth more thhn what
the other has promised.
There is a consideration if the
promissee, in n turn for the pro
mine, does everythin# he is not
IcRally hound to do or refrains
from doinR that which he has a
riRht to do. l>'Ral detriment does
not mean a iletriment in fact: it
may actually be an advantage to
the promisse •. If the promissee
does somethin# he is not legally
bojnd to do, the feet that he him
self derives i benefit therefrom
is not materi.**!,
• • • •
Of course, if Jones should ac
tually deliver thflrars** to Smith
with a driialivc intent, the horse
Byers Assigned
To Korea Base
U. S. FORCES. KOREA • AHT
NO Army PFC Gilbert L. B>
ers, whose- wife* flertrude, lives
: on Roule 4, Sh« Lby, N. C.. was
signed to H'—.nquarters 'Detach
ment of the 7/sih Military Police
Battalion in Korea, March 1.
Byers, a mechanic, entered the
Army in Novemlier 1962 and
completed basic training at Fort
Gordon, Go.
The 21-y»a"<.|d soldier, son of
Mr. and Mrs N. II. Byers. Route
1. Kings Mount.-in, was graduat
ed from Cor-poet High 'school.
Kings Mountait, in 19W
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would thereafter is'long toSm.i ».
Consideration is not required to
support an exe, ut«*d gift.
Also, if JontM had manifested in
the writing an intent to present
ly transfer as a gift the owner
ship of the hoi st* to Smith but to
postpone the physical delivery of
the horse until December 25. 1904,
the transaction would have Ix-cn
sustained as a gift. The horse
would immediately become ihc
property of Smith, with actual
possession postponed until De
comber 25, 19*' i.
Items this v.eek from Washing
ton. Halifax, McDowell, Caldwell,
Henderson and Montgomery
Counties.
HOBBY TURNS INTO
PROFIT U.i.E BISINESS
Mrs. L V. ftiPMon of Washing
ton County ha.- transformed a
dark, storage rrea of her home
into a sunny room so she can tuan
t.nue a hoboy she slat ted many
years ag >. And that happens to
he working \ ;th flowers.
Mrs. Frances Darden, home ec
onomies agent, rays Mrs. Chcsson
roots and grow.- all types of pot
ted plants and flowers. She hopes
to lien the new room into a flo
ral shop as h:*i ho iby or business
expands.
SI! \P.ES TALENT
WI HI OTHERS
Knitting is getting popular in
North Caro!'rKi anti es|>eeially in
Halifax C.winty. Mrs. Estelle
White. horn,- economies agent. is
extremely tainted in knitting
anil is tcacV.’g the ladies in the
county to knit too.
Mrs. White says she ;s trying to
teach some of I he leaders so they
fan tea« h other* In their commi.
nities. At the second class, 95 wo
men attended and were progress
ing like pro.'t rxionals, she adde<’
HEATING SYSTEMS STUDIED
In an effort to make more peo
ple aware of different typo.-, ,
heating systei is available an.,
the most practical for the.r hous.
and budget, a program is tieing
pres«vt*ed at community develop
ment meetings in McDowell Coun
ty.
Miss Rachel Keisler. home eco
nomics agent, rays many familie.
have pr>ba'*ly ats-epted the low
est bid when choosing ‘.heir heat
ing system an 1 did not select th«
type of system t»est suited to then
no* sis.
SELLING KRtllT PLANTS
The t il ers n Caldwell County
are not only interested in local
people gettin -, more fruit in the
diets but arc t Iso trying to make
some money to financ" special -I
H projects.
As a result, they decided to sell
fruit plants a >a county-wide pro
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That's right, YOU. too, can bipld in 1964.
If you've been postponing building day,
there's no better time to get started. The
building season is here and threr's no reason
why you can't occupy your new home before
cold weather season comes next autumn.
Perhaps your "if" concerns building funds.
That's where we come in.
Our business — since 1907 — has been sup
plying building cash for Kings Mountain
area home-builders. There have naturally
been changes in methods of our operation
during the intervening years. Machine ac
counting has replacecd the old mammoth
sized pen-and-ink ledgers. Variable re-pay
ment schedules have re-placed the one
time rigid one of a specific number of years
and months. Direct reduction lending prb.ves
a benefit to the borrower who finds he can
make bigger re - payments than he first
thought.
But the main business remains the same —
helping local area citizens to become home
owners.
We've the cash to lend and will do our ut
most to lend it on the particular terms suit
able to you.
Perhaps you'd rather buy_perhaps you
need to remodel .... perhaps you need a
new modern kitchen or extra room or two....
we handle these loans too!
Two Ways To Save — Lamp Sans Or Optional
Invest here in increments el $1H shaves, or open a
savings account and deposit any amount you like,
whenever it suits you. Deposits earn dividends from
April 1 if deposited by April 19. Dividends care paid
semi-annually. Current rate is a very favorable .....
Kings Mountain S. & L. Assn.
Bon H. Btidges. Secrotary-Treasurer
**ct. Mr*. Margaicttc Tilson. as
stant homo oconom. ■* agent.
»>> the duo member* arc tak
ig nnkrs «<»'■ strawberry and
due berry plartr and grap.-vlnes
.»<• plants th-> ate soiling art*
worn mend fl tor grow.ng cucndi
ons in the county.
TOURS FABRIC MILL
OUTLETS
A t«»ur of the fa ric trill out
'ts recently moved to no profit
•kle f<» rlh«» women m the tailor
ij{ class in Ik nderson County.
Mr*. IVjiib Davis, associate
•ome oeonomn.- agent. says many
>f the women punha-—«l fabric
it a savings o! two to lour dol
irs |mt yard cr wool which was
»f good quality.
ADAPT YOUR HOME
FOR NEEDS
II 'tre furni hings hv.dcrs r.i
Montgomery County t »ld their
lub mem Iters that a house well
danncd with attractive furnish
nps. pHsin^ color schemes, pie
•ures of good quality and a col
’eotion of tiook'- and r*eords was
twiee as effe -t .e t*. p;ir»’' tal lo •
tunng on art, music ind litera
, ure.
Mrs. Mart hr Man is. home eco
nomic* age-it. *avs tn<> leaders
showed the dim niemi. »rs how to
adapt their heme to met the
nerds nt the children They had
vi exhibit of durable, washable
fabrics, wall finishes and flooi
coverings.
Ayers Rites
Held Monday
Funeral rit-s for Chai lie Oscat
Ayers. .VI. of Urmpr, won" held
Monday at 2:3' p.m. from Mount
Paran Baptist church, < hcrokif
County. S. C.
Mr. Ayers Saturday morn
ing in the Kin ;> Mountain h »spi
tal He was an employee fif Mai
grace Mill! an da men :>et if Mt
Paran Baptist church
Surviving -!•• his wife. .Mrs
Doris (late Yvers his mother.
Mrs. .lam* Baipctt of I. indium.
S C. three s.ins t Ayers of
Grover. Charle- anil ]!i >.. . Yvers,
both of the home; five daughters.
Mrs. Carl Downa of <;* *,rr. Mr.»
Marvin Oavenv of K;' js Moun
tain. Mrs. Cnrj It.■ \ Lemmons of
Shelby. Miss Martha /.vers of
Greensboro. Mss Kthel Aye. ■> if
the homi*: five broth.-is Hiram
Ayers of Spartcnhui j. S Clai
ence. James Glenn .i.ni Ni Ison
Ayers, ail of Landrum. S. C and
three sisters. Mrs. Ethel Dowda
and Mrs. Coro Nodin-*. both of
Landrum, and Mrs. Kdna West of
Spartanburg. /Iso s.irvivinp are
17 grandchildren.
Tht- city of Augusta. Ga., was
nametl by its founder. James
Oglethorpe, for Princess Augusta,
mother of King George HI of
England According to the Book
of Knowledge. Iho city began as
a fort in 1735 and is the second
oldest city in the state.
A reader from Polk ton writes:■
"We have tvvj v igorous fig hush
es. The) are located in lull sun
and have plenty of figs every
year that get to be as large as
ttie tip-end of your thumb -.hen
fall olf neve* ripen.”
Siu-e the writer states that
young fiuits form hut drop off
every year befcre maturity, 1 feel
rather sure that the plants are of
the Smyrna tyja*. The Smyrna
fig is the fig of eommeioe and is
produced in th.r country almost
entirely in Cal.forma.
A special typ»» of pollination n
ret|uin-d for this fig and is ac
com pi i shed by a small insist call
ed a Blastophaga which is not
found in North Carolina. The
pollen is fur*ii.shed hy Cap rifles,
most of which are iju-diblc or
pithy and unpalatable.
Unless these hushes .tie provid
ing some ornamental value, they
should tie replaced with varieties
which will fruit in North Caro
lina such as Pi own Turkey, CV
leste and Brunswick.
"Please tell me something a
liout t hi * artichoke. I have heard
about two kind: hut am only fa
miliar with th. one 1 can buy
from the grocery store.”
The artichoke you buv from the
gr<i. cry stoii- i* the globe aili
choke, sometimes referred to us
bur artichoke. This is a vegetable,
the edible par' consisting of the
immature flower head and scale.
The plant cam -liguially from
the Y!editcrranean region and. in
this country, is produ.-.d mostly
in Californio and the Cult Coast
region.
The so-ealle.l Jerusalem arti
choke can tic grown in North
Carolina. However, this one is
not an artichoke nor docs it come
from Jerusalem. It is a si». ies of
sunflower. Heliailthus tuberosus.
If you want to Ih> projier about it.
eall it Girasole.
Jerusalem artichoke is a strong
growing perennial. It is cultivat
ed for its tuls-i ius-like rootstocks
which are edible. It is reported to
lx* one of tie* few plants eultivat-j
i*d by the American Indian.
Some years ago this crop was
produced in the Piedmont for
priKvssing. Sections of th«* root
sto ks were shaped int*> many at
tractive patterns and pickled. It
made a fancy pack. It is some
times used as a stock f*s-d for
sheep, hogs a>ni cattle.
Vilagers Play
For Grover Dance
The Vila cor.- entertained Grov
••r teenagers f riday at a dance
sponsored by thr Grover Rescue
Squad.
A1 trig with se\eial other s«*igs,
the loral foil;-singing croup did
their own version of "Hootenanny
in Other Landt.”
Members of the croup include
I’hilip Wri >ht, Gary Stewart,
I>«*n Hurl but and Debbie Hurlbut.
The Jokers of Grover entertain
«1 for the dance.
Rites Saturday
For Mrs. Ricks
Mrs. John IV Ricks. "i-l. oni'Time
resident ■>! Kind's Mountain and
former lesident y >rk. S. C. un
til a year ago. died Tuesday at
home in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Funeral rite, will be hold Sat
urday «t 3 p.m from York. S. C.
Church of God Rev. G**orge Al
fred v. ill officiate and interment
will be in Sharon S. C.
Survivors Include her husband:
two sons, John I). Ricks. Jr. of
Louisana and James I.'. Ricks of
York; and two daughters. Mrs W.
K. Rrandon of Rock Hill and Mrs.
Maxine Williams <.f Indiana. Also
surviving are two brothers and
seven sisters.
Harris Finural Home had
charge of arrangements.
The fii-.t powered airplane
flight in the history of the world
was made in North Carolina by
Wilbur ami Orville Wright. The
historical flight took place on
Kill l*evil Mill, near Roanoke Is
land. on the Outer Hanks on Dec
ember 17. 1903. A scale model
may he seen at the Hall of His
tory in Raleigh.
Kings Mountain Herald
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