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Q Why dirl the social security
office send me a letter asking me
to apply for Medicare and sor'ial
security benefits when I’m still
working fiull time?
A Actually they wanted to
Bdvisc you that you could enroll
for Mcdicane because the rectirds
show that you are or soon will
be 65. Me'.'licare benefits are a-
vailable to everyone at age 65
even if they are working full
time. You should apply for Medi
care benefits H months before
you are 65 to hiave the protwtion
when you leach 65. If jmu wait
too long, you may miss out on
the coverage for a year or more.
Q My husband had a very bad
stroke last month. His doctor
says he will never he able to
work agiain. When should he ap
ply lor his monthly disability
payments from social security?
A Now. All claiims for disa
bility payments should be filed
as soon as possible during the
first four months of disability.
This will give the .social security
the necessary time to see that
your husband's first check ar
rives on time if his claim is ap-
I)roved.
Q I will be 65 years old this
year. Can I sign up for hospital
insuiance benefits then?
A You will need some cover
age under social security to be
entitled to hospital insurance
Ijonefits. However, you should
contact the nearest social secur
ity office regarding your possi
ble entitlement to medical insur
ance benefits, even though you
have never worked under swial
security coverage.
T/S^. Stewart
Assigned To Udorn
U. S. AIR FORCES, Thailand—
U. S. Air Force Technical Ser
geant Herman O. Stewart, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Stewart of
Rt. 2. Kings Mountain, is on duty
at Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thai
land.
Dr. Charles Wimmer, Dean t>f
the l.iheral Arts Division at Gas
ton College, announced today
tliut two new <'ourses would he
added to the Spring evening
schedule. North Carolina History
and Music Appreeiution will b(-1
offered on 'Tiie.srlay evenings, i
Each eourse carrie.s three quarter
hours credit.
Mr. James Clark ofthe Social
Sludie.s Department will teach
North Carolina History. Music
Appreciation will be taught by
Mr. Sam Durrance, chairman of
the Music Department.
The two courses are includt'd
in the North Carolina require
ments for the elementary teach
ing certificate. Credits earned
arc transferable to senior institu
tions. Either course may he taken
hy teachers on substandard or
tcmiKirary certificates due to the
lack of these requirements. Teach
er aid(!.s who intend to qualify
for elementary certificates are in
vited to enroll for the courses.
The general public Is invited to
enroll in these courses either for
credit or no credit.
The cost of in.struction is only
three dollars per quarter hour,
and pro.spective students may en-
rqll now. Fees are payable Thurs
day, March 12, and classes begin
pesday. March 17. The North
Carolina History cla.ss meets at
5:30 p.m. each Tuesday, and the
Musie Appreciation class meets
at 7:45 p.m. ^ach Tuesday. The
Spring Quarter ends on May 28.
Southern Boll construction ex
penditures surpas.sed $100 million !
for the first time January 1947. i
Sergeant Stewart is a fire pro-!
lection technician with the 4,32nd i
Civil Engineering Squadron, a i
unit of the Pacific Air Forces, i
headquarters for air operations
in Southeast Asia, the Far East
and the Pacific area. He pre\'i- '
ously .served at Andrews AFB,!
Md. i
The sergeant Is a 19,53 gradu- i
ate of Grover High School. '
Some Pottery
Could Lead ,
To Poisoning
RALEIGH — In a telegram to
day to Dr. Jacob Koomcn, director
of tile N. C. State Board of Health,
the Food and Drug Administration
warned tliat some .Mc.xican pot
tery or earthenware imported into
the U. S. and u.sed for food pur-
(Kjses, could re.sult ih severe ill
ness through lead poisoning.
"Although lead poisoning is a
dlsciuse not reported to the N. C.
State Board of Health," Dr. Koo-
inen explained, "our close work
ing relationship with Chemistry
Division of the N. C. Department
of Agriculture — under whose
jurisdiction investigation of such
matters is carried out — will, I
am sure, reveal sliortly if the pro
duct Is being .sold in North Caro
lina."
FDA's investigation of Mexican
pottery came in the wake of re
ports of lead poisoning of a fam
ily in the Western U. S, through
the continued u.se of Mexican pot
tery. Of 28 samples collated 26
contained varying amounts of
lead leached from glaze, ranging
from traces to .significant quanti
ties.
The products may not be mark
ed as made in Mexico, the tele
gram stated. If, however, there Is
a suspicion of its Mexican origin,
consumers having .such pottery or
earthenware are urged to discon
tinue its u.se with foods immedi
ately. “Lead,” Dr. Koomen pointed
out, "is a cumulative poison, it
is c.ssential, therefore, that its
intake by humans be kept to a
minimum.”
Pottery that shows a rough or
dull glaze rather than a glos.sy
one gives the most lead when
mildly acid .solutions are placed
on it.,
Although the FD.A action is not
an embargo on imports of Mexi
can pottery, the warning at pres
ent applies only to pottery of
Mexican origin. Commercial ship
ments tested and found safe will
be allowed to enter the United
States.
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Social Security
I .Medicare’s "Open Season” Is
j now in full swing. It started on
I January Ist, and will la.st
I through March 31st.
j “This is a .second chance for
Iho.sc who failed to enroll for
Midicare at the time their 65th
birtlid ayarrived." Social .Secur
ity District Manager Lex G.
Barkley slated yr'sterday. Those
who fail to enioll within 90 days
of their Hath birthday month do
j not have another diance until
the "Open Season,'' which is the
I first llire<‘ months of each new
year.
Two strikes aie against these
late enrollees, aicoiding to the
I Gastonia Dislrk-' .Manager. Tliey
I must ail,Nays paj- in peicent moie
I n their monthly premium than
.those who enrcll on time. Also
' the Misticare protection cannot
start until the Jul,v following en-
rollm<“nt.
This “Open .Season" is for the
Pait B applying to doctors’ bills,
the District Manager emphasiz
ed. “f^nroHment for Part A ap
plying to hospital coverage may
take place at any time after the
person has I'oached the 65th
bii'th'iay, oi- even in the three
months before," he stated. Those
who ane eligible for the F'ederal
Employees Health Benefits are
d-isiiualified for the Part A, as
well as aliens who have been in
this countr.v less than five years.
Woodworking
Course Set
A course in Introduction To
Woodworking sponsored by Cleve
land Tech begins Tuesday eve
ning, February 24lh, at Shelby
Junior High School. Registration
will be at 7:(X) p.m. with the first
class to follow. 'There is no charge
for the cla.s.ses. They will be held
each Tuesday from 7:(H) to 10:00
p.m. for 10 weeks, or until com-
ph'tion of the .30 hour cour.se.
Registration and classes for the
woodworking course will b<' held
in the industrial arts area of
Shelby Junior High School. En
trance to the industrial arts
rooms is on Cora Street. A park
ing lot is at the rear of the junior
high building.
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Kingsdown is discontinuing ' v
this $159 mattress set at a special
price of $109. '
This is not a special set made for a “special purchase" sale. Nothing has been changed or substituted
in the way of materials or construction on the outside-or what’s more important-on the inside. It’s the very same
mattress and box spring set we'v^ Sold for years at $159 (with the one-inch layer of foam quilted right into the
cover to make firmness more comfortable), r .
This sale will last until our stock of golden damask cover material is used up.
Also available in Queensize and Kingsize. At the same honest-to-goodness savings!
COOPER’S
—' r 210 S. Railroad Ave.
Ph. 739-2581
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TheNewKitchenAid
Dishwasher with
exclusiveSOAK CYCLE
does Your soaking
automatically.
The messiest kitchen clean-
up job has always been
removing crusted-on foods
from pots, pans and casse
roles. And sometimes from
dishes.
Until now.
Now, the KitchenAid
Superba model has a new
exclusive Soak ('ycle that
auiomatically soaks and
Iposens encrusted foods.
Then it washes, rinses and
dries everything.
Wh«r) you buy a
KitchenAid Su
perba dish-
washer, you get
six month's
supply of Pan
Dandy FREE.
Its apecinl en
zyme action helps
loosen hard-to-
remove food noil.
BenT.GolGrth
Plumbing
York Rd. Kings Mountain
Standard
Mobile Homes Corporation
announces with pleasure its
Kings Mountain Opening
On Shelby Road
In Front of Hardin and Bumgardner Garage
King.s Mountain nativo, .John Boliolor, invitp.s his fTii'iifis to •(’isil
him in hi.s now location. Mr. Bf)holpr returns to Kinijs .Alounlain from
Texas and invitc.s you to see the Lyons line in two hedrooir ;ind three
bedroom 4;>.o6 feel models in Iteaiitiful modern styling.
Open Daily, Monday through Saturday.
S a.ni. until 6 p.m.
Open Sundays. 2 until 6 p m.
Telephone 739-690S
Standard
Mobile Homes Corporation
Route 2, Shelby Road
Phone 73S-6905
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The facts favor Ford ^
It’s our value-priced hardtop.
And we’ve added all kinds of popular
extras like a vinyl roof, dual a
racing mirrors, whitewalls, wheel
covers, and more... all at big savings!
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$ixth Annual
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WhHeSale
your Carolina Ford Dealer
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910 Shelby Road Kings Mtn.. N. C.