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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1950
Page
22
A fragmentary legend links three camels to the Christ Child through a gift giving custom. One traveler fed a mule from an inn on Epiphany Eve and bowed to the infant. the mule was found cradled high in a tree. The youngest camel, exhausted from the journey, neared the baby Jesus in the Nativity tableau.
Dr. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the celebrated Christmas verse but kept authorship secret for 20 years. An aloof Greek scholar at an Episcopal Seminary in New York, he read the poem to his seven children on Christmas Eve 1622 and later saw it printed after a relative shared it.
The article notes mistletoe’s dual role as a romance symbol and parasite. It explains how Carolina and Tennessee workers harvest branches for national shipment, birds spread seeds by cleaning beaks, and the seedling taproot injures hosts. Superstition links lingering leaves to yearlong misfortune, with Candlemess Eve (February 1) as a key date.
The 1950 All Western AA Conference football team was named by the league’s coaches at a Hickory meeting. Ends Benny Eller of Lenoir and William Frye of Hickory led the selections, with Tackles Tommy Swatzel of Hickory and Steve Lowrance of Forest City, Center Paul Moss of Cherryville, and Temes Setzer of Lenoir placed among the 12 man squad. Kings Mountain had four players among the picks but none on the first team.
The Department of Motor Vehicles warns that scoring first does not guarantee final lead in basketball. It emphasizes motorists stay ahead by making safety a constant from start to finish, noting taking chances on the road can be deadly for you and your family.
A quip contrasts alcohol as a tired player rub down with the Department of Motor Vehicles noting drivers on highways risk a rub-out from intoxicated actions. The line underscores the dangers of drunk driving and the DMV’s stance on impaired operation.
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