IjM's celebrate National Apple
W«*ek, October 15-21. by eating
apples fresh, fried, stowed, fstk
ed or pippaml according to your
favorite recipe.
National Apple Week is really
a inodei n version of i lx- ancient
harvest festival. Tile apple seems
to have a romantic appeal that
no other fruit has. Perhaps it
goes iKiek to the Harden of Kden.
Anyway, apples aie good I n you
and especially fiesh apples for
the kiddies as an aid in oral h>
gienc and building up resistance
against colds.
Can you remember when
friends and neighbors got logo
ther to make apple butler? The
large copper kettle with a Imd
on it? The long w'snlen stirrei
limit for two you and your la
dy? Along about midnight the
hail was raised and if you ewild
touch d with the stirrei you
could kiss your gal" There. ustl
ally, wasn't too much »
everybody h;ul a g ood lime.
,\k i ail. js blaring or Juke
I to vs thumping No iu k-nroll
*i hep cats. And. no Beatles,
Bui l digress; and. for fern
that I might tie accused of lieing
old fashi mil I get back lo the
subject
I committed this little ditty to
memoty many yeai - ago. Don't
remem er tin* author or all of
tile |H«em. s , have iiad to imjito
vise. Anyway, it is apropos of
the o ', isii.n of .National Apple
Week
An < tile to the Apple
To regulate tin* human gizzard
And all moil's frame A to izzaid.
The old nil apple is a wizard
When Mother Kve had chosen
her lunch.
I'll say she had the proper hunch.
Tlie one she ate she found a
seed in.
And. having sneaxed :l out of
Eden
J'liintcd it. and so. I wist.
Became the first Pom dogist.
And put one over on her partner
Who thought himself the only
jf .miner.
No more ween will old D icCnsm
Come romp.n;; up in his ma< nine
All s i t<* amputate my spleen.
No more he’ll prohp with hand
expert
In find the spits he knows will
hurt.
Instead of pills and pains and
sighs,
I am eating Wmesaps Yorks and
Spies.
And you. I hope, will follow suit
And fill yourself with whole
s >me fruit
Make every w«-ek apple week.
f»o you kn iw where you can
find an American holly tree more
than li*2 years old” Or more
than 11.9 inches m diameter four
f«H*t above ground?
An American holly has been
I ora ted in Pamlico County, near
New Bern, which meets these
specifications. Why don't you
look around and see what you
■ an find I have seen some very
large trees in the Sandhills but
have made no measurements or
attempted to determine the age.
The Holly Society of America
is iwnsidering the tree near New
Bern to be the "granddaddv" of
all American hollies and a com
mittee has been appointed to in
vestigate the claim. If > >u know
of a bigger tree, and will let me
' Know, I will pass the word along
to Jackson M. Batchelor who is
president of the Holly Society of 1
America. He lives at Willard. N.
1C., and is the owner and ope rat ■ I
-or of "Hardens Beautiful". He
| has one of the finest collections
i >f hollies in the Sca’heast.
I There is presently much inter
lest in the giant tree near New
Bern and plans are being made
to develop the area around the
tree into a holly arboretum
Some of the English hollies
an«l Burford's holly illex cornu- 1
ta burfordii hear berries in the
absence of male plants hut the
sii*ds will be sterile.
There may In* other reasons
wh> hollies do not produce ber- |
ries other than the laek of pol- ,
lination: It may be a male plant
and will never bear berries; a fe- |
male plant with no nearby pol- !
len source; the mail* and female
plant may not bloom at the same
I time; cold rainy weather may in- !
terfere with pollination; or the
flowers may have been injured
by late spring frosts.
A Self Test on How To Vote
GOLDWATER
oi
JOHNSON
?
Answer the 16 questions below. Then add your check marks in each column. On
Nov. 3 you should thus vote for the candidates at the top of the column where you
have made the most check marks. Views of the candidates or their ardent follow
ers are indicated at the right by a "Yes'' or "No".
JOHNSON
( ) No
GOLDWATER
( 1) Should we stop giving billions in foreign aid to the Communist nations
and their sympathizers?.
(2) Should we heed Sen. Byrd and stop raising the debt ceiling that we stifle
our grandchildren under staggering taxes? .
( 3) Should a candidate "cover up" or "whitewash" Bobby Baker. Billie Sol
Estes. Matt McCloskey. Walter Jenkins, or any one who betrays the public
trust?.
( 4) Do you approve of "smear" campaigns to terrify mothers and children by
TV scenes of nuclear explosions? .
( 5) When a party has completely dominated Congress for four years, yet ad
mits we are in a state of TERRIBLE POVERTY, isn't that same party to
blame for such TERRIBLE POVERTY?
( 6) In this period of nationwide POVERTY, should Congressmen have raised
their salary from S22.500 to S30.000 per year?.
(7) Should wc even consider the idea of negotiating with Panama for giving
up our Panama Canal, built with our taxes? .
( 8) Should merchants, barbers, farmers and all employers be free to hire
workers without threats from Uncle Sam?.
( 9) If you own property, should you be allowed to rent or sell as you please,
without threats from Uncle Sam? .
(10) Is it plausible that a poor Texan Congressman earning less than S20.000
per year could "save" an average ot S 150.000 per year for over 20 years? . .
(11) American boys are dying daily from enemy bullets in Viet Nam so isn't
this the fourth war this century under a Democratic president (Wilson
Roosevelt-Truman-LBJ)? .
(12) Socialism wants to destroy our "Free enterprise" system so should the
"darling" of the Socialist-tinged A.D.A. be elected vice-president (one heart
beat removed)?.
(13) Should Walter Reuther. who set up a Socialist cell in a Michigan universi
ty be allowed to force all his union members to contribute to his "captive"
Democratic party? ..
(14) If threatened with quick destruction by Communist nuclear bombs, should
our top commanders be free to retaliate without waiting for an O.K. from
the president (who might be on vacation or overcome by a sudden heart
attack)? .
(15) Should wc elect men of the party that deceived the Cuban Freedom Fight
ers intc thinking we would offer them full air protection in their brave at
tempt to free Cuba?.
(16) Was it statesmanlike for LBJ to urge that race riots and strikes be stopped
just "till after the Nov. 3 election?" .
Compare your resuLts with that of the candidate. Senator Goldwater's stands are
in the left hand column, LBJ's stands are in the right hand column. Where do you
stand???
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
( ) No
( ) Yes
( ) Yes
( ) No
( ) Yes
( ) Yes
( ) No
( ) No
( ) Yes
( ) No
( ) Yes
( ) Yes
( ) No
( ) Yes
No ( ) Yes
WE CHALLENGE YOU - REGARDLESS OF PARTY LABELS
TO VOTE FOR THE MAN WHO AGREES WITH YOU! WE
BET THAT MAN IS BARRY GOLDWATER!
Ed H. Smith. Far The Cleveland County Republican Party
Give The United Way
To The Kings Mtn.
Grover & Beth ware
United Community Drive
WHAT IS T
UNITED DRIVE? is a LOCAL United Campaign.
conducted by LOCAL volunteer
workers FOR LOCAL charitable or
WHY SHOULD YOU GIVE?
ganizations and service groups.
This Year 9 organizations are con
ducting their fund raising drives
totaling $23,119.60.
(1) If our goal is reached, the prob
lem of "too many drives" is solv
ed. If we are successful, all
charities will seek to join in
the United Fund and there will
be only ONE Drive in Kiiigs
Mountain.
(2) If we fail, everyone loses — And
the United Fund will cease to
function necessitating individ
ual drives by each group or
charity.
WHO IS IN THE UNITED FUND THIS YEAH?
(1) American Red Cross — Kings
Mountain, Grover, Bethware
Area — $5,056.00 — Continuing
to serve all people in need and
in time of disaster.
(2) Boy Scouts (White and Negro)—
$5,385.60 — There is no substi
tute for Scouting in the develop
ment of our youth.
(3) Compact-Davidson High School
Band — $1,428.00 — This fine
group must have funds to sup
port the purchase of new uni
forms.
(4) A Cancer Fund for Needy Kings
Mountain - Grover - Bethware
Section—$1,000.00—A new fund
to be disposed of by a local
committee for local needy can
cer patients. Not associated
with the American Cancer So
ciety or its drive.
(5) Girl Scouts (White & Negro —
$1,500.00 — An increasingly im
portant factor in the develop
ment of girls for home and com
munity.
(6) Mauney Memorial Library —
$1,000.00 — A growing source of
knowledge for all local people.
There is a constant need to buy
now books to broaden our Li
brary's services.
(7) A Heart Fund For Kings Moun
tain-Grover-Bethware Section
— $1,000.00 — Another new
source of help for our local
needy indigent heart patients.
Not connected to the National
Heart Assn, or its drive.
(8) Kings Mountain High School
Band — $3,550.00 — Consolida
tion and good leadership have
resulted in a 100% increase in
the size of our band. Money is
needed for uniforms and equip
ment.
(9) Kings Mountain Rescue Squad
— $3,200.00 — Local citizens are
becoming increasingly aware
of the many services rendered
by these local men.
When Yen be Contacted. Show Yew Support Of Ow United
Fund By Giving At Least 1-Hom'i Pay Once A Month. Re
member. Yen Are Contributing ToS Different Drives When
Yen Give The United Way.
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UNITED FUND. BOX S»
RINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
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