STRETCHING YOUR DOLLARS © by Philip J.GoUbavg Chjlmin Institute for Financial Plant*** Inc. I have always enjoyed (In- ad <»f a certain Wall Street house lhat pictures a spear-carrying warrior in deepest Africa re marking; lo a colleague. "Frank ly I’m bullish!” Here is one picture that tells more than a thousand words alMiut the need for pr. fessional guidance in making inve stments. Tin* chances are. |teop|c spend rr.oro time pickin' out a suit of dress than they do in consider ini; an investment that may in volve hundreds or even thou sands of dollars. Too ofton it is th<> tip and the rumor that Koads a man into gambling his dollars. Mutual funds are one way to rid yourself of investment anx ieties. partieutarly if you have neither the time nor the inclina tion to follow i »w* market as closely as you should. They pro vide professional handling of your investment money. Be Sure You Farm Has Complete Protection Even though you now have fire insurance. rising property values and replacement costs may mean your coverage is not ' adequate. Check with us . . . soon. THE ARTHUR HAY AGENCY "ALL KIND!} OF INSURANCE" PHONE 739-3659 The advantages an* many: 1. Plans are offered on an in stallment liaais, which means you it*gularlv put a little bit away at a time. 2. Rv investing in installments, you get the advantage of "Dol lar Cost Averaging", which m«*ans that at various times your dollars will tuy more shares of the fund than at others. When your dollars purchase fewer shares Iss-ause the price has gone up. the shares you previously bought at a lower price are worth mote. Therefore, your cost is averaged. 3. Mutual funds offer with- di versification of investment. You do not put all your eggs in one basket. Even if one company in which your fund owns stock is down, at the same time another one might be going up. So, agaijr. you have a built-in hedge. 4. Among mutual funds there is a wide variety of choice. There are blue chip funds and pure risk ventures; and there are a whole range of funds in between. Then* are funds which specialize in particular industries, such as life insurance or electronics; and others that have holdings as di verse as the entire American economy. You can learn about what any fund offers by reading its prospectus. You can follow the progress of your investment daily since mutual fund listings appear in the financial sections of most newspapers. While most mutual funds car ry a charge for expense of up to approximately eight per cen^ this may he a small investment to make, fn addition to the pro A|ticill«i« ia Actios It doesn't lake a constitutional lawyer to recognize that the rul ing of the U.S. Supreme Court «>n representation in state legisla lures brings with It a better un I demanding of "extremism". Even the most seven- crttii-s of the Supreme Court's decisions in recent years would not expert this august body to have gone as far as it did in rewriting the Con stitution. By ruling that both houses of ' the state legislature must be on a population basis, the Court has said that the people in the state have no right to decide how they shall be represented In many states the ruling also means that ilit potential, your money is be ing guarded by a team of invest ment specialists, far better than l the average person can afford for himself. Your mutual fond salesman 1 will illustrate to you the fine , record of most mutual funds l during the past years. Regardless i of how pretty the picture is. there 1 Is stUI nothing that will guaran I tee the future. If you have anv questions on how you can STRETCH YOl^ ; DOLLARS more efficiently, solid j them to me at the Institute lor Financial Planning. Inc.. P. O. 1 Box 3176. Grand Central Station. New York. N. Y. 10017. Eggs, Cherries To Be Featured Southeastern meal planners may look forward t > generous supplies of eggs and canned and ; frozen red tart cherries f.»|- use in February family menus, re | small town people and rural ivsi dent* will have little voice in the affairs of their state govern- j menu. To put is more bluntly, unless | legislative steps an* taken to re verse the Court's ruling, tnanv | state legislatures will be eon- | trolled by bin city political ma chines. which will dictate when* roads are to Lo built, how watei is to he used, what land is to he seized for recieational purposes, and how state aid for schools is to be distributed. Under the Court ruling, states are denied the time-tested and * 1 successful pattern of represent.-! tion that exists in the U.S. Con givss where represent at ion is on an area basis in the Senate and oil a population basis in the Mouse of Representatives. If this approach is right for Congress, why is it wrong for state legisla : hires? Justice Harlan, representing the minority opinion in the j Court's 6 to 3 decision, gave the best answer in his comment: "The Court's elaboration of its new 'constitutional' doctrine in I dicates how far- and how un i wisely —it has strayed from the appropriate hounds of its au 1 thurify.” ports the l !.S. Department of Aurknilturr. Other February plentiful*, as listtsl by USD As Agricultural Marketing Servo-e, arc broiler fryers. apples, clued prunes, can mil ripe olives, and dry pea.-. According to US DA estimate*, egg production in the United Si lies totak'd more' tlian .">.1 bil lion eggs during December. Tins was two per cent more titan a year earlier and three* penent a hme i he five-year average. Pro duel ion has continued high across the nation since the beginning of USDA estimates stocks of f» o/. •*n cherries on Decemlwr 1 total ed about l in million |>ound< nearly double stocks ,,f a year earlier. Tlte 1901 pack of canned cherries totaled 3.0 million eases, the largest pack since 19.'»2. Apples are still l>e»ng marketed from the large 1964 crop of 110 million bushels, providing gen erous supplies of fresh apples for use- in winter dessert* and other treats. lhoiler product i. n has !»con in creasing m-sterately for the past two years. I’SDA points out. and is expected to register another gam during 196a. In t'ahfoinia. the dried pnine crop totaled 170.'ton t.iti* Iasi year, an increase ot 2S per eenl cent above average. Tin’ body sections of today's automobiles are stamped out on special dies east from a nickel containing duetile iron. More than 256.600 identical parts ean be turned nut by each die* before it needs repair or replacement 1905 FREE DELIVERY HERE AND TO ANY SURROUNDING COMMUNI TY — OPEN EVENINGS BY AP POINTMENT. EARLY c t Sewing Machine > TABLE Transistor RADIO i|1 : * m Small enough Is any la your pocket, yet strong enough to pul in el stations. Complete with battery, oorph and carrying strap! \ ELECTRIC •SEWING ^MACHINE : *39.95 Features M aba head, built-in darner, floating loot, stitch regulator and automatic bobbin winder. Heavy Duty PUWCK MOWER *39.96 L Features finger tip control, reco* gered wheels and front side safety lock on Wade hook-up. STERCHI’S THE SOUTH’S LARGEST HOMEFURNISHERS j FEBRUARY Now...Take up to 36 Months to pay on your New Appliances! BIG 13.68 Cu. Ft "NO FROST” KELYINATOR refrigerator-freezer *289 •.- .or any worry about defros:n<e...UMs big box does it automatically in both the rofrirerator and freezer. Handy storage <_ 'ielves in both doors, twin erispers... eacn has a capacity of 10 quarts. You can depend on famous Kelvinator’s de p»ndabHWY...seeltatSterchi*stoday* CREDIT TERMS TO PIT YOUR RUDOETI WASHER !88 T his deluxe washer features large capacity tub, heavy duty motor, safety wring ers and porcelain tub. So easy to move... roHs anywhere on easy moving roll ers! Sale Priced! Pan American 36' Electric RANGE *148 « Thbqarife Ml nagi features controls ienrSMded'cookiac tap. b% Hr man. s6np draw tad compartment Sep ittodeyetSteicM’s! KELVINATOR Washer and Dryer A. WASHER fast urn cleanest possible washing, normal or smafl load setting water temperature selector, double tub instruction and automatic cut-off. Big rapacity tub and M filter. Fully automa tic' Sale Priced* B. DRYER features drying guide, conceal ad Rnt trap, automatic time cycle, safety door stops machine whan opened. Door can also be opened from the inside to PHONE 739*5451 WEST MOUNTAIN ST. Phone Ten Friendly Stezdrf Hendon ^T*d Don Boxvett Farmers Are Natural Gamblers But Efforts Remeriaf Bisks K.irrrw-i* art* natural gamblers. They haw* to gambit* <»n the wta tlaT. on markets, InsKts. dix <*ases. H mhIs. heredity of tht* *®cd they use and even the tem perature of the day six month* in advance. From the time of the Stone Age man until today farmers have lH*t*n trying to eliminate* a." much of the gambling in farm ing as possible. This process of eliminating the gambling has been an expensive and time con suming effort. It has involved prophet* such a- .los«*ph; witches and Munibo Jumb • tbs-tors al manac specialists with predic tions of frost dates in May tvised on f<*f»s in February. It has also involved the painstaking effort* of some of the best scientists in tl»e world and the good eommon home sense of the dirt farmer. All those efforts have helped man to remove much of the gambling in fainting. He has learned h.*w to fertilize bvchem ical analysis of his soil; he has learned how to affe -t the market price by collective!} controlling plantings by allotment*. He has learned how to select the father for the calf of his favorite cow anti improve upon her annual Id.non jMHUid milk record bv ar tificial insemination. The Amer ican farmer has become tlie most efficient farmer in the vverUI. He has become of 1 »• lent bv- .eamir.g to use the tiesi in formation possible in eliminating as much of the gambling in farming as jsvssiblc. To determine what kind d gambling farmer you ar<‘ ask yourself these questions: * 1» Do I fertilize by soil test or by smell of the soil? <2* Do I breed my cows to the rest proven sire ar tificially or to “that's a goal bull I am using. I have gjt papers with him”” <3( Do I plant adapt ed hybrid seed or corn from the crib? i-|i Do I plant by scientific information or by the moon? <5> Do I use information baited on sound research or from the serv ice expert fr >m Mud Creek*’ '6> Do I study recommendations from mv State College bulletins or rcail seme advertisement from "Rainbow («ul* It" and follow it? i~, Do 1 us' the latest developed recommended fungicides and in secticides or lamp oil anti ashes anti tun a copper wire through the roots? isi Do I plant ac cording to I’SDA predictions and outlook information or what I darn well please? '9, Do 1 call a licensed veterinarian or try the local s|»*cialist until it s tn> late to save th<- animal0 ilO> Do I consult with a sound farm credit advisor when I need cred it or go to the local community land twiron who has notes anti mortgages on 1(1 per cent -f the community? till Do 1 use the a. rteultural agencies available to me or what I learned from grand daddv and experience? If you fall into the latter sec tion ol most of these questions, you will soon tie a statistic. “A statistic—he was also once a farmer." If vou can say "yes” to THOMSON & McKinnon MARK KANE. Manager Athlene G. Smith Registered Representative Members New York and American Stock Exchanges and other leading Ex* changes 110 Baugh Building Charlotte. N. C. IN KINGS MOUNTAIN Dial 739-263! for information on any stock that interests (No toT?*char*e) the first section of the majority of the questions, chances are good—you will pay off the farm mortgage, educate your children and draw social s«“curity at home. Dr. Kendall In Heart Post Dr Ben Kendall, of Shelby, has acn'ptisl the post of Medical Representative lor the Cleveland Heart Association it was an* nounoed today by Horace Carter, president of the local heart group. "We are very pleased that Dr. Kendall will represent the health and rrwdi.-fi! professions in our Heart Association leadership.” '*«d Carter. ".Since lfM9. when the North Carolina Heart Asso ciation was founded byr thirty* five physicians and six iaymtn at .1 state medical society meeting, physicians have worked closely with the Heart t>p>gratn." In accepting his volualecr post, I>r. Kendall point'd out that through the North Carolina and American Heart Associations, hd cun provide member* of local health professions with research r<*ports and other medie.il ma* terials to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of the cardiovas cular diseases. Physicians can also secure printed information t.. give their heart patients. "These b»N>klets.” Dr. Kendall said, "deal in simple terms with various heart and blood vessel diseases ami are written to reas* sure the patient and help him co* |operate with this physician for 1 his own improvement.” Dr. I?en Kendall is from Shel by. He is married to Ruby Spratt Kendal! front MoDowHI County. They* have two hoys; James, a student at Wofford College, and William who lives in Concord. Dr. Kendall is a member of the Methodist Church. He belongs to the i^ons Club, and is a Mason and Shdner. He graduated from ! Shelby High School. I'niwrsity | of North Carolina, and the I’ni* versity of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. Since 1 **33. Dr. Ken dall has b*>en ot the Cleveland County lioard of Health. He is past president of the North Car* | olina chapter of the American College of Heart Cardiology, past president of the Cleveland Court* ! ty Medical Society, past president I of the 7th District Medical Socie i ty. past Chief of Staff of the i Cleveland Memorial Hospital and past Chief Surgeon at the Inter national Mercantile Marines. , Flight recorders on aircraft — the small instruments which help to ascertain the causes of air craft crashes — are protected from shock and corrosion by a housing of sp»*cial cast nickel stainless steel. I ! i i I I ' C. L WABUCK INSURANCE AGENCY Insurance Protection • Business • Ante • Heme Diol 739-3411 111 W. Mountain SL 4:3S*tfn Ml VO* * LITTLE SIMT 7 A* TAX MONEY • Instead of getting a mfund, are you on* of the many who owo a fox this year? If so, we cordially invite you to take ad vantage of our TAX MONEY* SPECIAL! • * m mi hi mmi IIMI MMV. (AU IKU IHli' •O# «•*•*#. II* f*' »•* •*** A Local Fmance Co 121 N. LaFoyett* St Shelby Fhoat MS-2434 2:4-4*

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