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Soins oa id q ¥ iF SRR WE ee A AAT EEE BE J Liberty Bell could tell some patriotic stories (Ed. Note - This is the second in a series of winning essays on "Famous Landmarks of the American Revolution,” a contest sponsored by Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter DAR. Eighth grader Bethany Ann Jimison writes on ''Liberty Bell.") By BETHANY JIMISON The Liberty Bell hangs in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA. Hundreds of thousands of peo- ple pass by the bell every year. If only the bell could speak, what a story it would tell of our country's patriotism. The people of Pennsylvania built a State House in Philadelphia when our country was still a part of England. One day a man spoke up and said that the steeple in the State House looked bare. So, he suggested that a good-sized bell be put in the steeple. The chairman of the assembly wrote a letter to London asking the best bell-makers to make a bell weighing about 2000 pounds. He then asked them to ‘put a Bible passage on it: "Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land to all the inhabitants thereof." Lev. 25:10. All the people in the town knew that it took a long time to make a bell that would last. One day in August they were happy to know that the bell finally had arrived. People watched as they lifted the Taylor Drew Woodall born January 30, 1993 Taylor Drew Woodall was born January 30, 1993 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. The baby weighed six pounds, 15 ounces, and was 18 inches long. Parents are Adam ana Cheryl Woodall of Cherryville. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Rick Toney of Kings Mountain, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Woodall of Bessemer City and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pruett of McAdenville. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Doug McCormick of Brevard, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney White of Indian Trail, Mr. and Mrs. James Meece of Pisgah Forest, Mrs. Etta Hicks of Virginia and Mrs. Ruby Hicks of West Virginia. Great-great-grandparents are Mrs. ‘Susan K. Lackey of Bessemer City, Mrs. Margaret B. White of . Weddington, Haskell Morgan of Brevard and Mrs. Sadie Pruett of West Virginia. Quartz Halogen Driving Light Kits se. 22,88 3.00 19.88 Rebate........ Your Cost .....coin . Each Kit After Mail-In Rebate it Lb ny BETHANY JIMISON heavy bell onto a wagon. They were proud of their handsome bell. Workmen built a frame on the State House lawn so that the peo- ple could see and hear it before they raised it up to the steeple. The bell ringer raised the clapper. He rang it twice and then on the third ring there was a loud thud. The bell had cracked. Two men tried to re- cast it and they did a good job. The bell sounded fine just as it had be- fore. One of the duties of the bell was to call the men of the Continental Congress to their meetings. The men called the bell the State House Bell so others began calling it by that name too. Whenever the King added a new tax the bell would call all the people to the State House to hear about it. In 1776 the Continental Congress passed the Declaration of Independence which meant that the Colonics didn't want to be a part of England any more. The pcople “were willing to fight for their frec- dom also. The bell rang so loudly when the Declaration was read the the people thought that the beams of the steeple might fall. After a year had passed word came that the hated Redcoats were ‘coming into Philadelphia to spend their winter headquarters there. The Patriots were scared that the Redcoats would melt the bell into bullets or cannons. So they careful- ly took the bell and placed it upon a wagon. The bell was kept under an old Zion Reformed Church for over a year. As soon as the British left, the Americans got to work cleaning the State House, and they brought back the bell. In 1781 the bell announced the end of the war with England. The United States was free. The bell tolled for the death of great Americans. July 8, 1835, the bell was tolling for the death of: Chief Justice John Marshall when suddenly its familiar voice cracked and became dull. The bell once again had cracked. For more than 10 long years the bell hung in the steeple silent. In 1846 the city was planning a birthday celebration in honor of George Washington. A newspaper reporter remembered the bell and wondered if it could be mended to ring for the occasion. The men in charge of the celebra- tion liked the idea and sent work- men up to see what could be done. For a short time on this special holiday the bell rang. The cffort was too great for it and at noon it cracked in such a way that it could never ring again. When the bell was 100 years old it was brought down from the steeple and placed on a pedestal. In 1876 Philadelphia had a big fair in honor of our country's 100 years of independence. People came form all over the world to see the bell. They knew the role it had played in America's fight for free- dom. From then on the bell was affec- tionately known as the Liberty Bell. It has been known by that name ever since. The Liberty Bell is now placed in a spot of honor in Independence Hall. ) For about 240 years the Liberty Bell has been a part of America's patriotic history. Next to our flag, the Liberty Bell is our most trea- sured symbol of patriotism. The Liberty Bell is so important that America has refused to let another cast it. The bell tells the world of freedom and liberty more surely than if it spoke in round full tones. Thousands of people from all over the world visit it every year. + KING AND QUEEN, OF-VALENTINE - Violet Barker, princess; Queen Bynum Jenkins; King James Neal and Prince Pete Bolton were crowned at a Valentine party Friday at White Oak Manor. Residents crowns, flowers and gifts. | |DUPLI-COLOR (||5 Scratch-Fix Touch- -Up ¢ Paint fe. # HI-10AG, HI-10CC Each /Mg.# 6BR a (WEAREVER) ga | Brake Shoes “9° ro Le 9D: cc = 1316 Shelby Rd. Kings Mountain, N.C. 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