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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1952
Page
16
The Gastonia VA office offers gift suggestions for Christmas to veterans in hospitals. Food should go to the hospital for distribution, and items like tobacco, stationery, socks, shaving supplies, and calendars are suitable. Visiting on Christmas Day is highlighted as the best gift, with coupon books and records also mentioned.
Auld Lang Syne, long tied to New Year celebrations, is explored for its origins. Burns claimed the old refrain came from an unprinted song sung by an old man, while later scholarship shows earlier printings. The piece credits Burns with immortalizing the tune and reflects on nostalgia as the bells ring in the new year.
Don ts list advice on avoiding fire hazards during holiday decorating. It warns against dangerous toys, sharp points, and unsupervised lighted decorations. It cautions about placing trees away from moveable items, using safe ladders, and keeping candles away from decorations. It emphasizes fire resistance and trip hazards in winter conditions.
The hymn Silent Night originates from an 1818 event in Hallein Austria when Father Joseph Mohr aided a charcoal makers family. A peasant woman delivered the infant blessing request and Mohr felt moved to visit and bless the child amid the Alpine setting.
A Christmas Eve moment inspired a priest to write a moving poem that Franz Xaver Gruber set to music. The piece spread worldwide and became the greatest Christmas hymn sung by people of goodwill.
Denmark born idea grew from a Copenhagen postal clerk in 1903 to fund child hospitals, spreading to 45 countries by 1927. Emily Bissell adapted the concept for the United States in 1907, printing 50000 stamps that generated $3000 in weeks. The 1908 nationwide sale was backed by newspapers and civic groups, with the Red Cross and National Tuberculosis Association sponsoring. A note warns natural gas hazards compare to manufactured gases used for heating.
The report asserts Maine maintains over 22 400 miles of highways, outlining the extensive road network within the state. The figure underscores the scale of infrastructure managed by state authorities and the potential implications for maintenance and budgeting.
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