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THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
Established 1889
The Kings Mountain Heiald
206 South Piedmont Ave. Kings Mountain, N. C. 28086
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for the enlightenment, entertainmnt and benefit cf the citizens of Kings Mountain
end its vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing Iiou.se.
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under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873.
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MIDEAST: HIGH
PRIORTTY
Letter To
The Editor
I Letter To Editor;
Uchnr?! pnndfirteri^'^urvev to*^de- Middle East will have ai In a paradox of sorts, the dulb-
'tei mine the feelings of Students,priority because while ious EBI decision to shoot the
about certain existing conditions Mideast has been, over the files of a hijacked Southern
in the school. The conditions sur-|Pfs‘ a period; Airways .f %^as openeil one new
veved were- limches ,he water or i opportunity for discouraging air
svLm. the dressing rooms in the!" hateveij'ou want to call it, it - ■ — - - -
gym, and the restrooms. A result can explode at any time,
of the survey showed tiuit a ma- The.so aie President Nixon’s
jority of the students of Central | his remarkable inter-
wanted the following adjust-1 ^^.^h the Washington Star-
ments made: the lunches need toj jp which he reveallngly set
be improved. We also need a bet-: agenda for his second
ter heating system, bettor desks, jj, jhp white House. It is
TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
And he renewed in the xjdril of your mind. E/jliesiann
Drag Problem Real
“You had better wake up in Cleve
land County. After talking with some
3,500 students I am convinced you have
more of a problem in Cleveland County
right now than we do in Syracuse, New
York where I work every day.’’
The speaker was Mrs. Vicki Jack-
son, here last week for a drug seminar
sponsored by the Cleveland Organiza
tion for Drug Abuse Prevention who
conducted rap sessions here and
throughout the county.
Her appearance was sponsored by
Alcan Aluminum Corporation who uc-
serve such praise for spearheading the
program locally and county-wide.
The seminars made many people a-
ware of the drug problem. Alcan s ueai-
cation to the drug fight in industry na
tionwide is well known and Kings Moun
tain citizens appreciate their promotion
of “Somebody Cares Week.’’
Congratulations to Robert Maner, a
finalist in this year’s competition for a
Morehead Scholarship to the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Exciting Event
Next Friday's Christmas parade
proves to be an exciting event and will
merit all our efforts to be along tiic
parade line at 4 p.m.
Much effort and planning has gone
into the event and the Merchants Asso
ciation officers and directors deserve
much credit for the work.
Officially opening the Christmas
shopping season, it’s good time to re
mind citizens of the bargins being offer
ed by local merchants who are stocking
their shelves with merchandise to suit
their customers.
It’s a good bet you’ll be pleasantly
surprised.
Hard Facts
"Death by Ounces" is the title of the
1972 edition of The Travelers Insurance
Companies book on highway accident
statistics. The ‘ounces’ are the 80 proof
variety.
Consumption of such drinks by
motorists in the United States in 1971
caused death for 27,000 men, women
and children and injuries for 2,350,000
others, according to statistics in the
book.
All studies undertaken so far point
up that alcohol taken in any amount im
mediately before driving impah's the
operator’s ability to some degree. Thi.s
has long been recognized in many for
eign countries and is reflected in ex
tremely stringent legislation, notably in
the Scandanavian nations.
Finland, tor in.stance, jails a per
son caught driving with any detectable
trace of alcohol in his blood. Even with
no accident involvement, he faces up to
five months’ imprisonment. Hard labor
is added if the drunk driver injures or
kills someone.
We in the United States are a long
way from taking such unequivocal
stands. Convictions of drunken drivers
are extremely difficult to obtain. Of the
350 drunk-driver cases surveyed by The
Charlotte (N. C.) News, only two ended
in trials. In one, the defendant owas
found guilty. In the other, the jury could
not reach a verdict.
The solution to this dilemma is ob
vious: There are laws against drunk
driving. It’s up to each of us to let our
law enforcement officials know that we
want the laws to work.
Hats OH
Hats off to Kings Mountain United
Fund workers who have surpassed their
1973 goal by $900 plus, first time the
campaign goal has been exceeded since
1968.
Commendation is due all those who
worked toward successful completion of
ttM quota.
Sunshine State First
When North Carolinians travel by
car, their number one destination is the
Sunshine State, according to annual sur
vey by the North Carolina State Motor
club.
The states wei’e ranked according
to the number of routing requests the
motor club received from its membor.s.
Florida was a runaway winner for the
second straight year with Georgia sec
ond.
Tar Heel travelers asked for infor
mation on their own state, too, and
North Carolina ranked third in the poll.
Virginia was fourtli. ’fhe top four states
ranked exactly the uame as a year ago.
Thanksgiving Day, 1972
When the first .settlers kneeled to
offer their thanks to the God who had
protected them on the edge of a wilder
ness, they established anew on American
shores a Thanksgiving tradition as old
as western man himself. From Moses at
the Red Sea to Jesus preparing to feed
the multitudes, the Scriptures summon
us to words and deeds of gratitude even
before divine blessings are fully per
ceived. From Washington kneeling at
Valley Forge to the prayer of our astro
nauts circling the moon, our own hi.s-
tory repeats that summons and proves
its practicality, that in an ago of too
miicn fashionable despair, the world
more than ever needs to hear America’s
perennial harvest message:
• laKe heart; give thanks: to seek
clearly about us is to rejoice; and to
rejoice is to worship the Father; and
to worship Him is to receive more bless
ings still.’’
At this Thanksgiving time, our
country can look back with special grat
itude across the events of a year which
has brought more progress toward last
ing peace than any other year for a gen
eration of people; and we can look for
ward with trust in Divine Providence
toward opportunities which peace will
bring.
Truly our cup runneth over with
the bounty of God, our lives - our liber
ties and our loved ones- our worldly
goods and our spiritual heritage; the
beauty of our land, the breadth of our
horizons and I he promi.se of peace that
crowns it all.
(President Nixon’s Thanksgiving
Day Proclamation).
Couldn't It Wait A'
Little Longer?
Quite frankly, we think things aref
being rushed this fall. Anyone with a
sense of propriety knows that talk of
snow should properly be delayed until
after the first of December.
After all, who is ready for it? The
trees know better. Even the maples have
not dropped all their leaves (and maple-
owners we know haven’t finished raking
what’s been dropped). The water oak.s
are still green in places, and more than
half-clothed. Snow under such condi
tions means only that the snow is marr
ed by leaves poking through, and later
leaf-raking is hindered by the snow’s
packing effect.
If the tree.s aren’t ready, neither are
the people. Who’s had time to get chains,
anti-lreeze and windshield scrapers?
Most folk we know haven’t finished
cleaning the car out from last summer’s
beach trip. A id how can one get the
car winterized when the credit card bal
ance is still out of sight from vacation
charges?
There’s no point in moaning about
the furnace (there’s been no time to
change last winter’s filters), or the
wardrobe (the weather’s been so warm
that most' folks are ju.st getting to wear
their fall clothes; it will be weeks be
fore winter clothes can be bought), or
the hundreds of pre-winter errands
(mavbe the ice cream salt will do the
job until a new snow shovel can be ob
tained). Obviously, snow in November
is tacky. And a weatherman who pre
dicts it deserves whatever he gets —
especially if he’s right.
.(The Charlotte News)
THE TIRE-SHOO’nNG
INCIDENT
pirates, but thei'e obviou-sly is a
long way yet to go
I
The new opportunity stems |
from the proposal by Havana j
radio that the IT. S. and Cuba
negotiate a reciprocal agreement |
for dealing with air pirates. The;
. . _ . .. proposal followed by a few days;
|a better TvtUer system, and beUer hai.(|iy surprising that .Mr. Nix-, the landing of the damaged Sou-
' intends to give the Middle I them plane in Havana, which.
East “very high priority.’’ If the; seemingly aroused Eidel Castro’s |
President gets this agreement i sympathy for the passengers and
with North Vietnam—admittedly crew. A Chtban officials promis-
still in the balance the Middle [ ed that the three hijackers would
East will remain the one major spend the rest of their !ivc.s in
piece of 'msiness in foreign af-, four-by-four-by-four-foot boxes,
fail's left unfinished. There are I If Cuba and otlier such havens
, are about to fall apart; therefore,! falready signs that Wltite i make clear to hijackers lliat they
; we need better desks. The water' jjouse and Slate Department arei cannot expect sanctuary, it might
fountains in the hail, half of them | n^oving to do something a'hout' discourage some attempts. At
j don’t work, so we need them, and , ()jg Middle East, now that the I least it is a hopeful prospect.
1 the restrooms are awful — the' election is over, Soj-retary of' But since many hijackers arc
, doors are off them and there is • state Rogers indicated this wouki
; tvriting all over the place. The ■ jj, t,js pre-election appear-
sinks don’t work, so they need. ance on the “Meet the Press"
to ifce replaced. We really need a I television program,
lot of changes! |
This survey represents a ran-1 Small wonder then that Israel
dom sample of 7th and 8th grade | Defense Minister Moshe Dayan is
students. i as concerned to discover from
Tills survey may also help with the Ni.xon administration what it
the bond referendom in Decem-! proposes to do in the Middle
her. I East as he is to raise funds for
To summarize the following im-1 the United Jewish Appeal—the
provements that are definitely | ostensible purpose for his cur- ^ _
needtxl for an improved school! rent visit to the United States. J vigor or success. They are not
facility areas follows: I He has already seen Secretary 1 jj, enforcement I'ouslness
restrooms. The students feel that
! the lunches could be better if
i they had a tetter menu, and bet-
I ter facilities, when we go in, in
the mornings when its cold, its
cold in the classrooms, and when
its warm on the outside, its hot
on the inside. Some of our desks
irrational, even that form of dis
couragement might not be a cure.
Thus, It would seem that the air
lines and the Air Line Pilots As
sociation (ALPAi have a point in
asking the federal government to
take fuller responsibility for
screenin.g passengers at boarding
gates of airports.
The airlines have attemptetl to
operate security arrangements of
their own. IBut they are not en
tirely to blame for their lack
I of State Rogers and presidential
I adviser Henry Kissinger.
I Genera! Dayan said after moet-
j ing Secretary Rogers that in the
111 Water fountains
(2j Restrooms
i3t Lunchroom facilities
Ml Heating syste.m
iSj , i Yliddle East “generally speaking.
The board of education tr.es to!
provide good schools for our ov^ j ThiTcontrasts
president Nixon’s remark
ook at It this way - at least; ^rea could “explode at
any time." To a certain extent, . -
, , ... . , both men are right. General Day- ®t^t®ctive measures, including
In Decemiter citizens will have, assessmenV is short-term, sponsibility for passenger screen-
the opportunity to vote for the ' jng. He also called on the LB
-- .u obtain aporoval
of a hijacked
after all. The killing of an East
ern Airlines employe 'ty skyjack
ers who seized a plane at Hous
ton last month was grim evidence
of how badly equipped the air
lines are for the job.
Captain J. J. O’Donnell, presi
dent of ALFA, is threatening a
nationwide strike of pilots utt-
less the government takes more
KINGS MOUNTAIN
Hospital Log
VlSrnNG HOURS
DaUy 10:30 to 11:30 A,M.
3 to 4 PJ4. and 7 to 8 tM.
Mrs. Minnie 3. Blanton
Mr.s. Arthur Biltcliffe
Mrs. Essie L. Brooks
Mrs. Hubert G. Clemmons
Mack Lee Conner
Mis. Willie M. Dilllng
Frank W. Dunbar
Mrs. John M. Gailey
Jack S. Kennedy
Havwood W. iMcickej’
Walter M. Moorhead
George E. Peck
Maggie V. Philfer
Mra. Leslie B. Sprou.se
Bonnie M. Summers
Mrs. Bertie E. Thompson
Jim Williams
Will M. Williams
Mrs. Emma L. Bowen
Mrs. L. V. Gaffney
Cassandra Moore
Floyd E. Armstrong
Franklin D. Beli
Mrs. Edith H. Goforth
Clarence J. Grayfton
William E. Murray
Mrs. Robert Woods
ADMITTED THURSDAY
Mre. William H. Carter, Sr.
2119 Lyon St., Gastonia
Mrs. Bdboy Gene Green, 6140
Midpines, City
Rufus J. Mitchem, .506 .3. Cnns-
ler 3t., ity
ADMITTED FRIDAY
Mirs. Herbertt C. Barker, 172.5
Maxton St., Gastonia
Mr.s. Herbert L. Avery, Route 1,
Dallas
Mrs. Ralph T. Quinn, 210-S.
Vance St., Gastonia
Thursday, Noveml^
Birth
19>,
bond referendum which wUl pro- ^ ,,3 ^,a,ions with the Sov-, to henceforth ot
vide a new sc-hool now We may jp, from the captain
never net ,t hen=„=e sfert.no. .n moment, Cairo i* hardly likely to before agents make any
let itself get involved in another; attempt
never get it because starting in
January everything we vote on
has to be carried jointly through
Shelby. So in December vote yes!
(Signed) Lynn Tate
Nov. 21. 1972
Home Gardens
Using organic materials on
garden soils is an old, old prac
tice that seems to be enjoying
some degree of renewed popu
larity.
round of major hostilities with
Israel. This is probably what Gen
eral Dayan was thinking of. But
long term, the President is right
to think that something necxls to
he dane to head oft a possible ex
plosion.
Roth from the point of view
of peace as a whole and of the
national interests of the United
States, it Is folly to let the Mid
dle East situation fester on. Is
raelis may feel more secure than
A majoi- foundation underly- ever within the defensible bor
ing or.ganic gardening is the ders which their conquests of
use of large amounts of organic: 1967 have given them. 'But for
materials such as animal manure, I how long? The Palestinians are
grass clippings, leaves, food'still there, nursing explosive
scraps and so fgorth. I grievances-as the intermittent
! ic„.. i hijackings and acts of terrorism
I Carolina SRare Un^ty^'t^ ^'enm^^'d tb
ticulturiris suggest that ^hese i J™ ^nd^
mnMne%o‘threaXn®'’ i ‘ury that American inter-
‘ PP-'-' ■*’ ® ; ests continue to have unhindered
The best way to bring about; access to the oil reserves of the
decay of the materials is to | ^^j-ab Middle East. Renewed Arab-
make a compost pile. This can Israeli hostilities would imme-
be done by placing a layer of diately imperil this,
leaves, clippings or other ma-: . u. j „
tcrial aitout 12 inches deep and I with oasseneers —'wall Street
follow with a layer of manure. I V’urna’
Or. you can use commercial fer-1 M.dd e Journa..
tilizer over the surface. simultaneously' the TOWWERS
Continue the layering process showing greater concern for Arab Tlffi TOWEHb
until the nile i= aji 'ni-ee as vou I ITK "K Israc' to 'WILL STAY
need or aV the leaves or other | word and
<300(1. This docs Hot mcan aband- out in defense of the skjsciapers
lime Of the benems that may' “"‘"F ^ut it does mc^ going up beyond the Arc do Tri
be reaized from using organic m^King a clear disUnc ton be- omphe. .
materials for fertilization include " ®°",' h Thosl whl
quests of 1967. There is no need Monde, he scornea those wno
for the United States to under-; said the towers will spoil the his-
Capt. O’Donnell has a point
there, too. Acting F'BI Director
'Patrick Gray, 3rd, wdio made the
tire-shooting decision, was in a
sticky spot where any decision
coulti easily have been the wrong
one. He also apparently had the
approval of Southem officials.
And as it turned out, there was
no tragedy beyond the wounding
of the plane’s co-pilot.
But the paramount role of the
captain in matters affecting the
safety of crew and pas.sengers is
well founded in maritime law and
would seem to be applicable to
the air as well. It does not .S(;em
either wise or fair for decision
makers on the ground to ignore
the main in charge on the pane,
who Is directly responsible for its
safety.
No one need argue that air pir
acy is a simple problem. But
there also is no reason to despair
of a solution. The events of re
cent weeks would only suggest
that a stronger commitment to
the tasli is needed, something go
ing well beyond marksmen aim
ing at the tires of a plane loaded
the following;
- Nutrients arc released slow
ly-
—The ability of the soil to
hold water and nutrients is im
proved.
—The tilth and structure of
the soil is Improved—crusting is
giewth of soil micro-!f'«'East-prorided of couree,
flora (lacteria. fungi, is sup-;^®‘ ‘^e Patestmian guerrlla
ported 'ft •'I threat can be contained long
The many different types of j fP’eements to
materials that may be us^ln a| be negotiaj^ and then put^ mtp
compost pile vary widely in |
tlieir plant food content. For ex
wqlte the latter. If Egypt and, toric view from Les Tuileries up
the Arab state could be persuad
ed that the Nixon adminlstra
tlon were not doing just that, the
President and his aides might be
able to get things moving in the
right direction again in the Mid-
Christian Science Monl-
ample, cantaloupe rinds will
contribute no nitrogen but are
reatively high in their content
of phosphorous (10 per cent)
and potash (12 per cent,..
Feathers have a 15 per cent
THE UNCERTAINTIES
OF YOUTH
Presidents usually have a wary
uncertainty about what course 'ian Science Monitor,
the Senate will take n major Ls-,
the Champs Elysees to the Arc,
and said he thought high-ruse
towers are an asset of modern ur-
nan architecture, provided they
are properly planmnl and suit
ably located. P.nrls, he declared,
must not become a museum and
“stay put in the past.”
I Since the President has the fi-'
nai word, it now seems that noth
ing more can be done to scale
down the “forest of towers” be
ing built beyond the Arc in the
huge new complex of La De
fense. 'But we wish it had been
possible to preserve that magni
ficent view unscathed. Chrlst-
Announcements
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dean
Wright, Route 1, Box 301, Black.s-
bui'g. 8. C., announce (he liiilli
ot a daughter, Wodne.sday, Nov
ember 1,5, Kings Motinlain lio.s-
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Revels Jr.,
317 .Mounlainviow .8li're(, Gas
tonia, announce the bii'th <>1 a
daughter, .Movember 16, 'I’hurs-
day. Kings Mountain hospital.
Mr. and .Mi'.-i. Ronald C. Walk
er, 1711 I’or«’ Avenue, Castonia,
announce the Irirtii of a son,
Thur.sday, .Novem icr 16, Kings
Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Rct'erl While,
Hyde-A Way Trailer Park, Low
oil, N. C, announce tlie hii th of
a son. Ki'iday, Novemher 17,
Kings Mountain iKuspital.
Mr. and Mrs. Bolihy Painter,
405 .N. Boyd .Street, C.astotiia,
announce the birth of a son, Sat
urday, November IS, Kings Moun
tain hospital.
Mr. and -Mrs. James Gilliam,
Route 1, Grover, announce tlie
birth of a son, Saturday, Novem
ber IS, Kings Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Filzzell, 21
Walker Sli'cct, announce the birth^
of a son, .Saturday, Novemb^B
LS. Kings .Mountain hospital.
Mr. and .Mrs. William Thomas
Jr., .3')3 E. Virginia Avenue, Bes
semer City, announce the bit!It
of a son, Saturday, November Is,
Kings Mountain hospital.
.Mr. and .Mr.s. IBuddy E. Branch,
ill Inman Avenue, Bessemer City,
announce the birth of a daughter,
.Salurdav, .November IS, Kings
Mountain haspital.
Mr. and .Mrs. Wayne 'Goodej.
V\'est Ck'oigia Avenue, Bessemer
City, announce the birth of a
dnughtoi-, Sunday, .November 19(
Kin'gs Mountain hospital.
„ I Mr. and .Mrs. David Ray South'
ADMITTED SATURDAY ' j starling Subdivision
Mrs. Hattie H. Holland. Rt. 1. (jastonia, announce the birth of a
Box 2T2, Bessemer City idaughlei-, .Monday. November 20,.'
Henry L. Kiser, Sr., 302 N. 14t''i| Kings .Mountain ho.>pital.
St Bessemer City I Mi', and -Mrs. Ronnie M. Hiddix, .
toU Patterson, 626 Clyde St.. 1 Route 2, Edgewood Acres, B<‘sse-
Daniel Patterson, Rt. 2, Box me,- City, announce (he birth of a t
919B, Bessemer City
Frank L. Hamrick. Rt. 3,
Box
P. O.
.511, City
Mrs. ’Wayne E. Goode,
Box .503, Bessemer City
ADMITTED SUNDAY
David Sharpe, Rt. 1. Stoney
Point Heights, Shelby
Mrs. James P. Pettis, 9,31 North
Highland St., Gastonia
Wilma J. Pearson, 207 Fairview
Street, City
Charles A. Gofortiy. Sr., .505 W.
Mountain St., City I
ADMITTED MONDAH
'Mrs. Thomas E. Dills, Rt. 1.
Box 447D, Bessemer City
Clyde R. Wright, Rt.’2, Box
473, Bessemer City
'Mrs. Ezekiel Clay, Rt. 2, Box
919G, Bessemer City
Mrs. Ernest F. Hayes, P. O. Box
3, City
Mrs. Gary 'M- Yaniro, 122 Lac
key Street, City
Mrs. Ronnie M. Biddix, Rt. 2.
Edgewood Acres, Bessemer City
Mrs. Leola F. Brown, 111 N.
Clay St., Lowell
Rufus George Kiser, 305 Phifer
Road, City
Luvenia Janie Rohm, Rt. 3, City
Mrs. Minnie IB. Rockholt, 301 S
12th St., Bessemer City
Mrs. Verdle C. Kale, 203 Go
forth St., City
Mrs. Emma Jane Pearson, 403
Chestnut St., City
William Luther Plonk, 311 W.
Gold St., City
Roll'ert P. Whitesides, P. O. Box
55, Swyrna, S. C.
Mrs. Della E. McIntyre, 607
Floyd St., City
Mrs. Bobby Lee Scalf, 105 F'all.''
Street, City
Edward T. Cook, 204 Parrish
Drive, City
Mrs. Earl M. Payne, 1617 Gum
Street, Gastonia
Mrs. Billy Nelson Tweed, 2517
Skyland Drive, Gastonia
Alcolid! was involved in more
than 27,(X)0 traffic deaths in
1971. according to a survey by
the Travelers Insurance compan
ies. 54,000 died in traffic last year
and 4.7 million were injured,
many permanently.
son, Monday, November 20, Kings -
Mountain hospital.
Mr. and .Mrs. Dennis B. Mo- '
.-Vhoe, 4700 Stinnett Acres, Bessc
mor City, announce (he' birth of
a daughter, Monday, .Novemhci' 1
20, Kings Mountain hospital.
Mr. and .Mrs. E/ekiel (Jlay, Rt.
2, Box !I19 G, Bessemer City, an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Monday, .November 20, Kings
Mountain hospit.al.
Ml', and Mrs. Boliby Lee Scalf,
105 Falls Street, announce the
birth of a son. Tuesday, Nove,m|t
her 21. Kings Mountain hospil
.Mr. and .Mrs. Phillips Scate^^
Bessemer City, announce tlic
birth of a son, Tuesday, Novem
-ei' 21, Kings Mountain hospi
tal.
H. F. Bridges'
Rites Conducted
Funeral rites for Horace Fe.s-
tus Bridges, 71. of Route Two,
were conducted Monday morning
at 11 o’clock from Allen Memor
ial Baptist church of which he
was a member.
Rev. George H. Thornburg offi-
'ited at the f nai rites, and inter-
Tient was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Eridges died Saturday at
his home.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
'leulah W. Henson Bridges; two
stepsons, Newton E. and William
Plato Henson, both of Grover;
one step-daughter, .Mrs. George
Moore of Hendersonville; two
sisters, .\lrs. Mallie Davis of Gro
ver ;md .Mrs. Thad Peters of
Sheli'ty; and six grandchildren.
Half the deaths, injuries and
property damage occurring on U.
S. highway.s every ‘year stem
from accidents in which alcohol
is involved. The Travelers Insui^^
ance companies reports the IRt^B
traffic death toll topped 54,(K)0.
54,(XK) deaths and 4.7 million in
juries were recorded on U. S.
highways in 1971, according to
statistics complied by the Trav
elers Insurance txtmpanics.
nitrogen ronmnt^;? n^le oL‘^at may be more than: Rlack Assiqned
® usually when the new Congress _ _ h -m.
To Lowtv AFB
the other two elements.
Oak leaves which may be onel cohv^nM in Janua^. Ax-rerreTo
Not only will there will be 131 SAN ANTONIO.
of the most plentiful materials
for a compost heap, are very
low in plant food content, con
taining less than 1 per cent of
each of the three elements, ni
trogen, phosphorous and potash.
Much the same is true for green
crabgrass clipipngs.
Tea grounds have about 4
per cent nitrogen and small
amounts of the other two ele
ments, and coffee grounds have
about 2 per cent nitrogen and
only a trace ot phosphorous and
potash.
new Senators but their average
age will be 45, or 22 years young
er than the average for the Sen
ators they will replace. Joseph
R. Biden Jr. (D., Del.) will be just
barely old enough to meet the
Senate’s minimum age retiulre-
ment, 30.
Interestingly, the proportion of
new, youthful voters In the Sen
ate will not be far from the pro
portion of new, youthful voters
In the country at large. And
Democrats predominate, 8 to 5,
I among the newcomers, just as
.Some states disqualify for a 1‘hey do, nominally at least,
specified period of weeks (4 to 111 amdng young voters.
any unemployment insurance
claimants who refuse suitable
work; others postpone benefits
for a varinl'le number of weeks,
with the maximum ranging from
5 to 17. Almost half the states
disqualify, for the duration of up-
None of this would seem to be
very encouraging to the Presi
dent. But for a glimmer of hope,
he might think back to the youth
vote analyaes that were being
made before the election. If the
now Senators prove to be no
employment or longer, claimants 1 more predictable than all those
who refuse siiitable work. Most young-sters who were supposed to
of these specify an amount that elect George McGovern, the Pres-
the claimant must earn, or a per- id^t may still have a chance to
lod of tim« te muit hpcOk, lo wl|j a few close ones In toe Son-
movb the disqualification. ,. 'Wrt Stwt Journal.
Airman
Kenneth M. Black, son of Mrs.
Ulla G. Black of 216 E. .Mary
land Ave., 'Bessemer City, N. C.,
has been assigned to Lowry AFB,
Colo., after completing Air Force
basic training.
During his six weeks at the
Air Training Command’s Lack-
land AFB. Tex., he studied the
Air Force mission, organization
and customs and received special
Instruction in human relations.
The airman has been assigned
to the Technical Training Center
at Lowry for specialized training
as an aerial photo system repair
man.
Airman Black is a 1972 gradu
ate of Bessemer City high .school.
His wife Is the former Cecelia
G. Holland.
Though representing only 22
ner cent of aP. lirensed drivers In
the U. S. under 23 year old driv
ers were involved in more than
one-third of traffic accidents re- i
suiting in death or injury, ae-
the
cording to a report from
TTavelers Insurance companies.
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