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' / /_ s &6 Thursday, June 2, 1966 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD^ KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Page 7 We’ve printed thousands of buttons with Bolin Completes Recruit Training PARRIS ISLAND, S. C. (FIIT- NCI May 11 — Marine Private Gary C. Bolin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Bolin of Kings , -Mountain, N. C., was graduated 1 from Marine recruit training at the Marine, Corps Recruit Depot here. The Veterans Coiner just two little word^. During his eight weeks of in- ; tensified recruit training under { v<'1''>ran noncommissioned office)' - Drill Instructors, he learned ' small anr.s marksmanship, nay- : onet fighting, and methods f)f | self-protection. He also recsix’cd instruction in military drill, liis- ! tory and traditions of the Mairine and other academic sub- ,'Jects. 't'C V V ^ AIRMAN GEORGE C. SMITH KDl'rOR’S NOTE: Below arc authoi'iiative answers l y tlie Vet erans Administration to some -al the many current questions fi'am toimei SPi'\icemen and theii families. Further information on veterans benefits may be obtain ed at any VA off ice. f] He' will undergo four weeks of individual combat training and four weeks of basic specialist training' in his military occupa tional field before beihr assign ed to a permanent unit. Smith Assigned To Chanute AFB iffic 'ou’d tand harp con- and they Moore Aboard Missile Cooniz U?S COONTZ (DLG-9) (FllTN C) May 1.3 — Seaman Appren tice Larry K. Moore, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Moore of Route 1, Grover, N. C., visited Shimoda, Japan, aboard the guided missile frigate U.S.S Coont'.c, as an Ambassador of 'he' United States during that cily's 27th annual Black Shin Festival. SAN ANTONIO, Tejf. — Air man George C. Smith, Jr., son of Gc'orge C. Smith of 800 N. Pied mont Ave., Kings Mountain, N. C., has been assigned to Cha nute AFBj Ill., .after completing Air Force basic training. The airman, a 196.3 graduate of Kings Mountain High School, will be trained on the job as a construction specialist with the .\ir Training Command. Airman Smith attended Gas ton College, Gastonia, N. C. j His mother, Mrs. Mae H. ! Smith, resides in Kings Moun tain. 0 I am a railroad employee who is 67 years old and I plan to retiie in 1967. I a'n also a vet eran ot W irlcl War I. My rail road retirement benefits will be aiioiit !?2no a month and the bene fit for my wife will be about $7.5 for a total monthly income of S2T.5. Tliis will he my only source of income. Am I c.irrc'cj in as suming that this $273 will not be considered as inc'.me when ap- plying for a WWI veteran’s pen sion ? i full made des- pub- rolct C., I The festival is held yearly to I celebrate the landing of Commo dore Perry with his squadron of black ships in 18;31, and llie an- .niversary of the signing of the ljapane.se - American Treaty of Trade and Amity in 1860. open- jing Japan for trade with the United States. — — 1 Shimoda was the first port in Jap^an opened to trade and was ,tl)e location of tlio first U. S| Consulate. Fowler Finishes Engineer Course A Under the new pension law which applies to you. all income received during th-e year is '•ounted by the Veterans Adrin- istration when detci'mining r veteran’^s cligiliility for a non- service-connected pension. Tbir includes, wages, salaries, rlivi- dends, interest, profits, annuities pensions .Social Security pay ments. etc. HEADS MERCHANTS —George RoyalL Elkin druggist, is the new president of the N. C. Merchants Association. He suc ceeds State Senator Irvin Belk of Charlotte. Other officers elected at the 64th annual con vention in Roleigh were:. Ar- dcll Lanier, Lexington, first vice president; G. Brogden Spence, Rockingham, second vice president; cmd Thompson Greenwood, Raleigh, executive vice president. FORT iL EON ARD WOOD, MO. ; (AHTNC) - - Army Pvd. Charles 1 A. Fowler, son of Mr. and Mrs. 1 Clvarles W. Fowler, 608 E. Lee ; St.. Bessemer City, N. C., com- ! pleted a combat engineier course i at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Mav : 27. Q If I c )nvert my term GI in surance Doliev to the Modified Life Pla:i. will m>- premium re main the same throughout the duration of tile conli'act? Homemakers Are Planning University Days A Y('S, the premium on Modi- fi'Od Lif(', NSLI, will I’C'Tain the same tiii’oughout the duration of your contract. pany- —6:2 ;k These are not idle words. They promise a lot. Ar;d ali of us at First-Citizens Bank do our vary best to.’6 up to them. Our people, for example, i i?:V2 a positive and creative attitude about banking. ALnost every day we discover new and better •\V ws to serve you—all positive. E: _t there’re two things we never do. We don’t do bus:;7833 by the numbers. And we never entertain the idea we're doing you a favor by serving you. No, we take the other route. Our people are just as pleased to help you gain your goals as you are to fulfill them. Because the people at First-Citizens are prepared to go the extra mile for you in banking, they measure up to the "two little words." And they wear the buttons! * % Move to First-Citizens - the Can-Do BanK wih the Can-Do People! I ■ MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CepPOSATlOIJ During the eight-week coui’.se, Fowler was trained in the con- .structi.9n and repair of roads, tail roads and bridges. He also leceived instruction in demoli tions and mine warfare. Q I lost my son in the service aliaul five months a>:o. As a de pendent parent i-eeeivin.g VA compi'nsation, would I i:e oji.gi- hie for the GI home loan or does the VA 'Yriuii'e that the \et('ran he alive to he eligible? The 17-year-old soldied enter- j ed the Ar::ry in December 1963 and completed basic training at Fort Jackson, S. C. He attended Bessemer City High School. Vickers Assigned To Maine AFB A GI loans arc a\ailable oiilv ‘o vctci'ans or to un-ri'mai'iied widows of men who served it) eitlier Woild \Var II or the Ko rean Conflict and who died in service or aftoi- separation as a result of a sei'vico-connoeted dis ability. Pai'onts are not 'li.gible. SAPr AS AMERICA U S SAVINGS BONDS SAN ANTONIO, Tex. — Air man Robert S. Vickers, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Vickers of Kings Mountain, N. C., has been I ''sslgned _ to D^ow_ AFBj^ Maine, ' after completing Air Force basic training. The airman, a,1964 graduate of Kings Mountain Hi.gh School, will be trained on the job as a construe'ion specialist witli tlic Strategic Air Command. Airman Vickcus attended Gas ton College. Dallas, N. CT iTr~r“——* —n' ' 63-PIECE HOUSEFUL NOW ADOED VALUE... LOWER PRICES! MONTHS TO PAY AT STERCHI’S! t ' ■ iiiiiiiliiiii EVERYTHINGFOR'THE.BRIDE'S NEW HOME ATvONE LOW PRICE 12-PC. BEDROOM WITH TRIPLE DRESSER • ^9-Drawer Triple Dresser with Tilting Mirror • Bookcase Bed • Spacious Chest • Dresser Lamp • 2 Shredded Foam Pillows • Bed spread • 3 Pictures • Mattress and Box spring ^ RALEIGH Final plans for : University Days for Homemak- ; ers were released today by Dr. I Kloiso Cofe;-, assistant director ; of the North Carolin.a Agricul- j tural Extension Service. _ ' University Days for Home- ! makers, fo-. merly knoWn as Ex- I tension Homomakers Week, will be held al the Nortli Carolina I-State University in Raleigh, ! June 14-16. All Nortli Carolina homerakei'.s are_ invited to at- j, tend. Uiiivei'sily Da,\ s Far Home- I makers, June 22 and 23, at the I Univci’sity of North Carolina, I Gi’eensboro, is e.xpressly geared j to the needs of women in North- I 'A-st North Carolina. Howevw, ; liomcmakei's from other areas I of the state are welcome to at- i tend the Gr'oonsboro meeting, if I they wish. I Having two events may make I it .{lossible for more homemakers i to take advantage of tlie educa- j tional opportunities offered,” Dr. ! Cofer explained. ^ Highlights of the Raleigh I eveirt^^ihcTuderi special Interest j clas.scs in clothing, foods and nu trition, family business, lighting. I use nf c 'lor in the home, family f health, and the art of rug haok- ing. I There will be special interest meetings cn the homemakers role in politics, local organiza- Mons. and conservation, and the nflucnc-g of art on women. General s«s^;on speakers in- •ludc Dr. John T. C-aldwell. ■iririfel) !' Nortli Carolina State Univ-orsify: Dr. John H. Furbay, , dii'cctor. Global Education, Tr;ins-VVoi'ld Airlines; and'"©r. '4'.chard G. Walser, professor of '^nnlish North Carolina State University. Gn Wc'dnesdav evening, thb> uomen will attend “Night of a production by David Witherspoon and Troupe, Grass- I’oats Opera Company. Snecial interest classes will highlight the Greensboro event. Ilomcm-akers attending will have th'Cir choices of eleven classes, '■anging from “Home Life in Peiu” to “Defensive Driving.” -^,1 t^'orld of Youth” to “Landscaping.” Alice Bell and Pert Wall, co- autliors of th-a baok “The Magic ->r>xvr.^ ravonmmg in a Man’s W'orld,” will teach a class about keeping the man in your life well-dressed and well-groombd. Special addresses will be made by Dr. Naomi Albanese, dean. School of Home Economics, Uni versity of North Carolina. Greensboro, and Dr. Eloise Cof er, North Carolina State Uni vei'sitv. Sunday Buffet Lunch’ $1.25 Cottonwood Restaurant Gastonia Highway I ^1
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