PAGE 4, KINGS MOUNTAIN MIRROR, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBEft 22. 1972 ^1^ Women*s Editor.JSylvia Holmes For the past two weeks my life has been revolving around the Little Theatre and the children’s play which I have been direc ting. Strictly speaking, the job of the director is over when the first show is presented to the public and its then the responsi bility of the stage manager to see that everything runs smooth ly during each production. "The Panda and the Spy*' was a childrens play with a cast and crew of students and although everyone was well rehear sed, I waited with trepidation every night for the unexpected crisis. The first two performances went well and two broken light bulbs were about the onlv problems to arise. The third per formance brought out some temperament-in a gun. When fired backstage there were no shots to be heard but even at the back of the auditorium I could hear frantic clicks as the sound effects man tried desperately to produce some gunfire. The fourth performance was a director’s nightmare. The play’s plot called for some background circus music and a re cord player was used for that purpose. Unknown to us all, it had been plugged into a non-operational socket and was runn ing on its batteries which quickly ran down after being used many times. Just minutes before the music was due to be heard, I was in formed that the record player was not working. It was too late to do anything! The performers on stage, said their lines, pau sed, not a note of music was heard. Bravely they ad-libbed line after line waiting for the sound of the circus band. Still no mu sic was heard. Then finally, to my great relief, I heard the first few bars of the "Entry of the Gladiators.” What I was hearing was not our Barnum and Bailey album but the youthful voices of the cast members who were backstage during that scene. Like seasoned troupers they provided the background music and would you believe that they were so effective that the audience was hardly aware of our problem. I am happy to report that our fifth and final show went off without a hitch, but I didn’t relax until the final curtain call. Women’s League Sees Future Need For City Manager The Kings Mountain Wo men’s Voter’s League had as guest speaker at their Thursday evening meeting, Mr. Bob Maner, Chariman of the K.M. Planning Board. Mr. Maner gave a most in teresting talk on the work of the board over the past sev eral years, illustrating his talk with numerous books of important information the board has compiled over the years. Many of the projects have been successfully com pleted, such as, the Comm unity Center, urban renew- ai, better residential sub division standards etc. Many more projects are in the making: downtown re development, water system improvement, etc. At the conclusion of the talk, and after discussion by the group, club members came to the concensus that even tually Kings Mountain is going to need a City Mana ger to keep up with its fu ture growth, as it will be too much for a mayor and volunteer committees to handle. After a short business meeting, the League ad journed with plans to meet again the third Thursday in January. Women interested in their community are en couraged to attend these "learning together” meet ings. HEALTH - HOME - BEAUTY (Pricticsl Hints For The Modern Woman) By April Rliodes Speed up the thawing of frozen meat or other food packages by setting them on a rack in front of an electric fan. Save yourself hours of ironing by purchasing no iron curtains, draperies, bedspreads, bed linens and as many garments of cloth ing as possible. Use imagination in decor ating small food containers, like jars and bottles. A few hard candies (or homemade) or a dried arrangement will bring much joy to shut-in friends. Plants make an excellent gift for those who like to work in their yards. They can be enjoyed the year round. Bangs are still very much in the hair-style picture. Wash them often with baby shampoo to keep them man ageable. A full shampoo is not always needed. There'S a new all-purpose household cloth on the mar ket (made with polyester) that is extra strong but soft. It's good for dusting, pol ishing silver, wiping up spills, etc. C Are You Surprised? Many headaches are related to bad teeth . .. . another good rea son for periodic dental checkups. More people are being hurt walk ing into glass doors and walls. In expensive decals at eye level make the glass visible. Old medications can become dan gerously strong when kept for too long in the medicine chest. Don’t just loss them awav—DESTROY THEM! A dull knife requires more pres sure to cut. and is more likely to slip and injure, therefore, more dangerous than a sharp knife. .All drugs and medications, in cluding aspirin, can be injurious if used improperly. .Always know what you are taking, why you are taking it. and how to take the medication. i Fish is an excellent source of pro tein and compared with other high protein foods, the cost is low. YOUR PRESCRIPTION STORE F»££ PICKUP A DELIVERY PHONF 739 4771 179 MOUNTAIN s.T Womans Club meets on Mon day, November 27th at 7:45 p.m. at the clubhouse. The program arranged by the Pub lic Affairs Committee will be about "Girls Haven of North Carolina.” Hostesses will be Mrs. J.C, Arnette (chair man), Mrs. L.L. Lohr (co- chairman), Mrs, Edith Go forth, Mrs. Paul Johnson- baugh, Mrs. S.H. Houston, Mrs. B.J. DilUng, Mrs. Gene Timms and Mrs, C.L. Jolly. All members are asked to bring a Christmas Tree orn ament to this meeting to be used for decoration at the Senior Citizens Christmas luncheon. Executive Board meeting at 7:15 p.m prior to the regular meeting. Magnolia Garden Club meets on Tuesday, November 28th at 10 a.m, at the home of Mrs. Joseph Smith. Mrs. Marie Seigler ofDuke Power Co. will give a Christmas program which has been arranged by Mrs. Bill Grissom. Round Table Book Club meets on Wednesday, November 29th at 1 p.m. Thursday Afternoon Book Club meets on Thursday, No vember 30th at 3:30 p.m. WEEKLY RECIPE "Hello Dolly’s” Mrs, Tracy McGinnis, Jr, 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/2 stick melted margarine 2 tsp. sugar 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips 12 oz. package coconut 1/2 cups nuts (optional) 2 cans sweetened condensed milk Mix together sugar, melt ed margarine and graham cracker crumbs. Press mix ture into a square or oblong pan. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top and then sprin kle the coconut on top of the chocolate chips. Nuts may also be added if desired. Pour two cans of condensed milk over the top (do not try to mix up the topping once the milk has been poured ov er). Bake for 20-25 minutes in a 350 degrees oven. Cool completely. Cut into squares. This weeks recipe was giv en to us by Mrs. Tracy Mc Ginnis, Jr. whose husband is a salesman at Dixon Chevro let. The McGinnis’ have one son (Chip) who is In the air force and one grandchild. m Linda Davis (treasurer) and Mary Wade Smith (president) of the Kings Mountain Newcomers Club present a check for $200 to Mrs. E. W. Neal (librarian) and Hazel Fryer (substitute Ubrariao) for the purchase Memorial Library. of childrens books by Mauney Newcomers Briefed On School Bond The Kings Mountain New comers Club held their re gular monthly meeting last week and twenty people at tended. School superinten dent Donald Jones presented a program explaining the proposed school bond issue which the Newcomers Club has endorsed. The club made plans to hold a Christmas party in December. For the Decem ber regular meeting. Wanza Davies will conduct a pro gram of slimnastlcs during which the Newcomers will actively participate. New club officers for 1973 were elected and they are as follows: President, Lin da Davis; Vice-President, Margaret Dilling; Secretary, Linda Jadlck; Treasurer, Matoka Campbell, Aft ft f’esult of the Bridge Benefit aiKi wnite Elephant Sale, the Newcomers Club voted to donate $200 to the Mauney Memorial Library lor the purchase of chlld- rsB*s hooks. Sweater vests are popu lar items this season. The use of Mohair and the finer wools are used for party gar ments. These can be sleeve less and worn over satin pants and a satin blouse. Some ski jackets have stretch panels in the back which make for comfort. Others find warm overalls the answer for a vacation on the slopes. 6 WAYS TO SAVE ar FiMh lt4M>k < )r Ell 11 Pa ill LiTlifirali* i>% INirticr PaHH Iknik '^14% PiiniiM 3 Celebrates 1st Birthday Eric Blanton, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Keith Blanton of Kings Mountain celebrated his first birthday Nov. 2Dd. A family party was held at his home on Waco Road. His grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James E. Reynolds, William L, Blanton of Kings Mountain and Mrs. Eliose Blanton of Shelby, Eric’s mother Is the former Sher ry Reynolds of Kings Moun tain. _ boa-ln 129 dMvixxAter/ the people