Mrs. Sallie King Likes New Neighbors
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Adjusting To New Life In KM Is Easy
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Thursday,
October 27, 1977
By ELIZABETH STEWART
Womans Editor
Adjusting to a new life In Kings
Mountain sifter 84 years In York, Pa.
hsis been easy for Mrs. Sallle King,
she tifflrms, because of the friendli
ness of our citizens.
Mrs. King, mother of Mtu-y (Mrs.
(Seorge) Klepper of Kings Mountain,
helped her late husbsuid, Elmer B.
King, build their new home over 62
years ago In Pennsylvania Dutch
county of York In Southeastern,
Pennsylvania, and during their
msuTlage had grown besaitlful roses
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BEAUTIFUL DUPLEX — Realtor Ruby Alexander
stsmds before the two-apartment duplex she has con
structed on West Mountsdn Street sts part of downtown
redevelopment. The residence < Is constructed for
comfort and design, the architecture blending well
with other homes In the neighborhood.
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PICTURE OF CREATIVITY - Sallle King U already
working on Christmas presents for her great
grandchildren, even though she has been busy moving
Into a new hom«. Dressing dolls has been a project of
the busy Pennsylvania Dutch lady for years, plus her
rose growing hobby and rogmaklng. The pretty rugs In
her apartment are all hand-woven. Ruby Alexander
admires some of Mrs. King's creativity.
from 127 prize-winning rose bushes
which had presented her at least SO
ribbons In York, Pa. Rose Society
Rose Shows over the years.
Needless to say, Mrs. King misses
her gardening hobby but has been
busy decorating her new home on
West Mountain St. as Ruby M.
Alexander's first tenant in a new
Williamsburg brick duplex she has
constructed.
Sallle Jacobs ICng's creativity Is
not limited to rose growing as
visitors to her home are impressed
with the handsome woolen braided
rugs and woolen hooked rugs which
adorn the living room and two
bedrooms of the spacious apartment
and her knitting, crocheting and
quilts which also enhance her pretty
new home. .
Mrs. King's antiqued furniture,
her own handiwork also. Is used
along with family keepsakes to give
a comfortable and homey motif to
her home.
The King family, which Includes
five children, U grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren, share
Sallle King's hobbles which are
returned to them In Christmas and
birthday presents of afghans, quilts,
rugs and dolls. Mrs. King, although
she has been kept busy with moving
Into a new location, still finds time to
dress dolls for her great
grandchildren and the youngest, 10-
months-old Peter Speltz of
Wisconsin, will be recipient of one of
her favorites which were left over
from a Salvation Army doU-maklng
Christmas project she had begun In
her hometown.
Mrs. King has pieced quilts for
each of her grandchildren and Is now
completing a flower garden quilt of
over 2,(XKI patches.
An accent piece In her com
fortable llvlng-dlnlng area Is a fifth
generation corner cupboard. Her
needlepoint la featured on the vanity
stool and chest in her guest bed
room. The Pennsylvania Dutch hex
sign, once credited with the power to
keep evil spirits away, is featured on
the braided hook throw rug In the
llvlng-dlnlng room.
Mrs. King has always been a busy
homemaker. Widowed at the young
age of 32, she reared a large family
of three daughters and two sons. The
daughters reside In Denver,
Colorado, York, Pa. and Kings
Mountain. The sons reside In York,
Pa. and Arlington, Va. At one time
she was assistant manager of a fruit
farm.
She likes people and enjoys
visiting with them and sharing some
of her cooking for which the Penn
sylvania Dutch are noted.
A lifelong resident of Penn
sylvania, Mrs. King belles her age.
She loves to play bridge and Is also
active In Central United Methodist
Oiurch. During her short time In
this area, she has made many new
friends and says her neighborhood is
comprised of some of our friendli
ness people.
Her new home Is enhanced with
colonial cream trim and Morle black
roof with black shutters, features
Insulation overhead, side walls and
under floor. A double partition
between the two units with double
Insulation provides privacy. It Is
heated by gas furnace and centrally
cooled. A stove, dishwasher and
refrigerator In a compact tiled
kitchen with ample cabinets are
featured. After the second duplex Is
finished, a parking area will be at
the rear of both units off the drive
between the two units. Black
wrought-lron at the rear of the
duplex further enhances the motif.
Ruby Moss Alexander, who has
been In the building-related
business for more than 26 years,
designed the duplex for comfort
after she saw a need for this type
housing In Kings Mountain. The
location Is a part of the
Redevelopment Program for Kings
Mountain and Ruby said she chose
the architecture to blend with the
other homes In the area and
designed the duplex "to look like a
house" to enhance the motif. The
duplex Is located on the old Kiser-
Freeman property razed for
redevelopment. She Is active in
church and civic affairs, serves as
church clerk and leader of high
school seniors and college students
at First Baptist Church. Mrs.
Alexander, wife of the former Poet-
master Charles Alexander, Is ser
ving as secretary to the KM Ap
pearance Commission and Is a
member of Qeveleind Board of
Realtors which she serves as
membership chairman. She was
associated for a number of years
with Elmer Lumber Company and
has been a licensed realtor for a
number of years, operating and
owning her own agency In Kings
Sallle King shares with readers
some of her favorite recipes. In
cluding her famous Shoo Fly Pie,
her own Sallle's Cheese Spread, and
other goodies which she enjoys
serving to her friends and
reminiscent of the Pennsylvania
Dutch country.
Pennsylvania’s loss Is Kings
Mountain's gain and this newcomer
has already found her own place in
the community.
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Sallie’s Favorite Recipes
SALLIE'8
CHEESE
SPREAD
8 oz. cream cheese, room tem
perature
1 t. salt or astor-seasoned salt
1 t. prepared mustard
3 T mayonnaise
3-4 chopped green onions.
Mix well. Add 8 oz. grated sharp or
extra sharp Cheddar cheese, one
grated carrot (optional); and mix
well. Store In refrigerator. Serve
with crswikers.
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SHOO FLY PIE
c. dark molasses
\ c. boiling water
•4 C butter
C. brown sugar packed
hi t. soda
hi t. salt
Mix molasses, water, soda and
salt. Then, with hands mix flour,
butter and sugar. Pour about 1-3 of
molasses mixture Into nine inch
pastry-lined pie pan. Sprinkle with 1-
3 of flour mixture. Continue alter
nating layer until all Ingredients are
used, ending with flour. Bake at 375
degrees 35 mliaites.
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SUOARCAKES
1 c. shortening
2 c. granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
4>A c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
>4 tsp. cream of tartar
1 pinch of salt
Beat shortening, sugar and eggs.
Add vanilla. Mix the soda with
buttermilk. Sift flour, baking
powder, and cream of tartar. Add
alternately with buttermilk. Add
salt. Bake at 425 degrees. These are
drop cookies! Delicious!
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80UR CREAM
APPLE PIE
1 egg
1 C. granulated sugar
1 C. sour cream
2 Tbsp. flour
hi tsp. vanilla
hi tsp. salt
4 C apples
Topping:
hi c. light brown sugar
1-3 C flour
hi c. butter
Prepare unbaked nine Inch pie
crust. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In medium bowl, beat eggs lightly.
Add granulated sugar, sour cream,
flour, vanilla and salt: mix well. Add
sliced dapples. Mix untii blended.
Turn Into pie shell. Bake 30 minutes
or until apples are tender. Make
topping by mixing all ingredients
imtll crumbly. Sprinkle on top of pie;
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Ptwtos By Tom McIntyre
RELAXES IN NEW HOME — Sallle King relaxes In her new home on
W. Mountain Street. The newcomer to Kings Mountain Is enjoying the
community because of the friendly citizens and new friends.