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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1947
Page
13
Much upholstery stuffing comes from Spanish moss gathered after storms in Florida Louisiana and Texas. The moss is an air plant that grows on nearly anything and must be cured and cleaned to prevent flaking. In the United States production exceeds 10 million pounds yearly with pickers earning 70 cents to one dollar per 100 pounds.
A church based vacation school for a secondary unit reported strong performance with 137 pupils enrolled. Mrs Ha Fipps led the program with assist from Miss Neva Parker, a Raleigh state worker, overseeing daily attendance.
The regular monthly Court of Honor for Kings Mountain Boy Scouts met last Thursday at City Hall with Rev. D. F. Patrick as chairman and O. W. Myers as secretary. Members listed include J G Carracott Jack Hallender M Moss B A Murray James H Page HM Miller L E Davins He Paterson and Ben Gold. Awards awarded cover Tenderfoot Star and Life ranks and various specialty badges such as Safety Woodcarving Mechanical Drawing Photography and Public Health. Next meeting slated for Thursday night at City Hall.
Two previously uncollected beaked whale types were found near San Diego. One species was known only from other regions while the other had been reported globally but never on the U S Pacific coast. Beaked whales feature a long beaklike skull and are not yet commercially significant due to small numbers.
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