^2 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. Thursday, June 2, 1966 Thursda DEEDS by Javorod a shoemaker’s last with black paint and is usiirg it as a smoking stand and she cleaned an old set of scalbs, plac ed then on the hearth, and uses them for fruit arrangements. “So next time j.’ou’re about to throw a similar object aw’ay. take another look. Perhaps yoi can transfer it into a useful and attractive household accessory,” Mrs. White says. SCRATCHING THE SURFACE Armed with old nylons, putty knives, and determination, 32 Mecklenburg County homemak ers learned the techniques of re finishing fui-niture. Old tables. Queen Anne chairs, water skiis, miniature thread boxes, and similar items were their props, Kathleen Nelson, home econom ics agent, says. “The group put in a hard days worwv, but believe it was a rewarding and profita ble one,” she notes. ARRANGE PICTURES Mrs. Kenneth West, a home maker in the Warne Communit3’ of Clay County, has a new fam ily room with a lot of wall space. To decide how' to arrange pictures for this wall space, Mrs. West cut shapes of the actual size picture she planned to use from brown paper. Then she ar ranged and re-arranged the cut outs on her wall until she got the most pleasing effbet, Mrs. Ruby Corpening, Clay County home economics extension agent, reports; CONVENIENT KITCHEN A comfortable and efficient kitchen is the pride of Mrs. Ecil Griffin, Robeson County. Mod ern equip rent and proper stor age save her time and energy. Comforta. le work heights and smooth procliictio!! teoh.iiquos al low her to prepare meals with less walking, bending, a n-d stretchiivg. A broad window over tlio sii:k gives her good natural light, while semi-indiieet artiticial light illuminates her work surfaces W'ith a minimum of ghu:e ;uid shadow. ^ Natural birch ^ cabinets with coppertoiic hinges vand haiulles lend a dccopativie touch to the beige and bellow color scheme and exposed beams give the kitchen a charming atmosphere, “Maximum convenience and beauty are thb major ingredients in Mrs. Griffin’s step savin? kitchen,” Mrs. Ann W. P’all, home economics extension agent Robeson County points out. BETHWARE OAK GROVE news By Mrs. Ruth Vess Phone 739-5035 SEWING CENTER Having a convenient pl.ace to sew is important for any home maker, believes Isabelle Buck- ley, home economics extension a- gnt, Rockingham County. So the Extension staff has a model sewing center at th-eir office building. Among the fea tures of the model center are: a chest of drawers for storing sew ing supplies and an ironing cen ter located near the sewing ma chine. As I write this, May 23, the weather has taken a decided warming trend in all sections of the state and plants are growing real well. In our neighborhood, rainfall has been more than ade quate and well distributed. Lawn ing.” oelicw^ Mrs. E. O. Sharpe, 2707 Duke Ilome'steatt Rd., Dur ham. j Mrs. Sharpe’s daughter is at tending business school, Martha B. Edmondson, home economics extension agent, relates. After completing a course in charm, the daughter i\aced hom.e to teach her miother what she had learn ed. Instead, she found her mother already knew how' to sit proper ly and how to enter a room gracefully. "Where did you learn that?” the daughter demanded. “Why from an Extension Home Demonstration Club meet ing.” her mother replied. mowing is a must; at least twice a week. To keep things .growing and happy in the cut flower garden, the vegetable garden :fnd in flo wer beds and borders, frequent shallow' cultivation will be help ful., Where mulches have been applied, stirring of the soil may ce omitted but weeds should be pulled out. A mulch usually is sufficient for such shallow' root ed plants as azalea.? and rhodo dendrons. Keep all plants pro tected fra.T! insect and disease pests by following a regular spray or dust program. Oak Grove Baptist church will have Vacation Bible School next week, June G-10. Preparation Day will be Saturday mornings at 9:00 with classes from nursery thi'ough Int^n.T.cdiato age group. The deacon? of Oak Grove will meet Tuesday in the pastor’s home at 7:00. Leafy v'egetables, snapbeans and sweet com may need a light side dressing of nitrogen, de pending upon your soil type. Light sandy soils are more likely to show nitrogen deficiency than are the heavier types—clays and loams. Availability of all plant nutrients will be closely related to the water supply. CHARM IS NO FLEETING FA.NTASY “Charm is not a fleeting fan tasy” it is part of every day liv- In Memoriam of our beloved associate T. J. 7 imms 1907-1966 Wear Seat Belts To Insure Safety RALEIGH - The North Caro lina Depanment of Motor Ve hicles says that nine of the 33 lives lost on the state’s streets and highway's last week could hav'e been saved if seat belts had been worn. The Department also saj's that failure to wear seat belts caused five of the 12 deaths last week end alone. - j “Investigations of the acci- i dents proved that failure to j wear these e.ssential safety de- I vices wer a major factor in the ; death list”, according to Com- i missionr A. Pilston Godwin, Jr. I Seventeen of the week’s fatali- 1 ties resulted from vehicles run- I ning off the road. Speed was the ' biggest offender. With profound sorrow we announce the death on Sunday, the 29th of May Nineteen hundred and sixty-six ’ of our vice-president Coin Phone In Chrome Plating His family remembers with especial appreciation the many kindnesses and expressions of sympathy during his lengthy illness, of his legion of personal friends and patrons through^the many years he has been associated with Timms Furniture Co., Inc. A sparkling Bell System coin telephone — cloaked in a mirror like chrome plating — is inviting admiring glances from New York to Seattle, while boldly re sisting nicks, knocks and knives. The chromium-plated phones ^have teen, placed in areas of neentrated telephone usage, such as airports, lobbies of com mercial buildings, street corners and boardwalks. They’re es I pecially effective for instalJa ' tions near coastlines, where sail air wa?es a constant attack on less durable metals. The attract ive appcaranceof c h r o m i u t seems to fit many surroundings, j Field maintenance has been greatly reduced and very little in the way of damage to the chromefinish has been reported said R. B. Moore, local telephone I mana.ger. Gladiolus corms should be planted every two weeks for a succession of flowers during the summer months. In the vegetable garden, successive plantings of snapbeans and sweetcom are in order in the lower Piedmont and eastern Carolina. Keep tomatc plants pruned by pinching out the tender shoots as they form in the leaf axils at the base of the leaf stem. Th iris may be considered as the constant companion of a well planned garden. They grow weL in all sections of the state with reasonable oare. Rhizomes may be divided anytime after the blooming period until about October in the lower Piedmont an deastern Carolina, and Sep tember in the mountains. Be on guard for lace bugs on azalea, pyracantha, Washington hawthorne and rhododendron. 3piay with Sevin or Malathion, mixing with water according to instructions on containers. Remove old fruiting canes of red and black raspberry plants after the crop has been harx'est- ed. If you are planning to lift and divide any of your early flowering bulbs, be sure to wait until the leaves have turned brown. It is desirable to lift and dvide daffodils at least once in ever>' three years. METHODIST Rev. Howard Jordan will use the sermon topic, “Qualifica tions of A Christian” at Sun day’s morning worship service at Central Methodist church. Members of the Official Board will be installed following the sermon. Salutes the graduating classes of all area high schools on fte^omplishmentsof thepist, the activities of today, and the plans, hopes, and dreams of the future. Mrs. T. A. Champion, Sr. spent the weekend with Mrs.‘ Annie Barnes of Grover. Mrs. Elva MeSwain visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter V'ess, Sr. and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bell and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Gilbs Bell and bov's Sundaj'. Rev. and Mrs. Arnold Bell and famil>' of Lenoir, N. C. visit ed Mrs. Sam Bclj, and Gail Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Stokes Wright and family and Mr. William Wright visited Mr. and Mrs Horace Bell Sunday. Mr. Henry Bell of Charlotte visited his mother, Mrs. Mae Bell Saturday afternoon. Miss Estelle Barber and Mrs. D. M. Teague of Charlotte, N. C visited Mrs. Marvin Wright and Marguerite Saturday. Mrs. Lester Harmon and Billy acco.rpanied Rev. and Mrs George Leigh to a homecoming service at the Tabernacle Bap tist church in Forest City Sun- da.v. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mayes and familj’ moved recently into their new home ki the community. Mrs. Evans Cooper of Latti- •nore and Mrs. Lester Harninn md Billy visited Mrs. Sarah P. Lovelace Sunday’ afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis MeSwain of Rock Hill, S. C. visited Mr. and .Mrs. P. F. MeSwain Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam .Lovelace .and Jerry attended the Howell reunion at Shelby City Park Sun day. socm sMtirr “S li^n nl listMf I Q-My widow’s benefit Was stopped when I remarried last year. My new husband is not re viving social security benefits so I don’t get any benefits n.nv. Can I requalify as a widow un der the new law? Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Lo\'e- lace visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank lin Davis Sunday afternoon. I A-Yes. However, you will no'ed to file a new application. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Costner and Darlene of Cherryvillc and Mrs. Leah Page of Morganton, visited Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Davis Sunda>'. Q—I would like to know if a widow can qualify for benefits if she and her husband were not living togetiier at the time he died. Mr. Dean Champion and Tiim visited Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Champion Saturday afternoon. A Yes. if the widow is GO or over, and her deceased husband had worked under social security long enough to be insured. INSURANCE PREVENTS FINANCIAL LOSSES! 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