1 kino UoJLln UOL II Established IBM I Published Every Thursday r HERALD PUBLISHING HOUSE, Haywood E. Lynch f '* Editor-Manager ' htered aa second class matter a: 1 the Poatoilice at King* Mouufain s N. C.. under ire Act of March 3 r M7?. - ' V "h ? n SUBSCRIPTION RAINS t Oao Year fl.6u p Biz Mouihe .76 1 . ? A weekly', newspaper devoted to the promotion ot the general wel tare and published for the eulight & ment, entertainment and benefit of a the citizen* of Kings Mounialn &n School Hoard. Ho contributed in a fcig way to the schools of his county and his leadership Will linger after his death as a tribute to his ability and love for the youth of his com-1 muniiy; ' TAKE TIME T'ike time to work it is the price u> cf success. ' / J cf Take Mine to think? it is the sour M i ce of power. . ai Take time to play -it is the se- s< rret of perpetual youth. et Take time to read?It is the foirn lain of wisdom. B Take time to ' worship? it is the highway to reverence. d< Take time to he friendly?It Is k the road to happiness. C! Take time to dream?It is hitch- el tng your wagon to a star. in Take time to love and be loved? in it is the privilege of the gods. ai Take time to look around?It is t too short a day to be selfish. < th Take time to laugh?it is ihe mu- al sic of the Soul. th ?Selected, jp in SPECIFICATIONS FOR A MAN lH To respect my country, my profes sion. and myself. To be honest and i fair with, my fellow men as 1 expect them to be with me. To be a loyal Citizen. To speak, of my country with praise and act always as a F trustworthy custodian of its good name. To be a man whose name ? carries prestige with it wherever it goes. To base my expectations of a reward on a solid foundation of ser- 0~ vice rendered. To be willing to pay the price of success in honest effort Tn 'onl/ nnnn mv work n? an fin nor- j. , " r- * ~ * ~rr - j( Itinlty to be seised with Joy and to a be made the most of. not as a pain- h fttl drudgery to be reluctantly en- ,j dured. ' B To remember that success lies n within my own self and in my own q brain, my own ambition and my own' courage nnd determination. To expect .liffculttes and force my way through them. To turn hard experience into capital for future struggleg. To believe in my profession heart and soul. To carry an air of optimism In the presence of those I meet. To dispel all temper with cheerfulness, kill doubts with strong conviction, and reduce action with an agreeable personality. To find time to do every needful thing by not letting time find me doing nothing. To hoard days as a miser does pounds (dollars'). To make every hour bring me dividends In increased knowledge and healthful recreations. To keep my future unencumbered with debts. To save as well as earn. To steer clear of dissipation and guard my health of body and pease' TH TOw^emenRrereTT Haywood E Lynch) I thought I would give you a rest rom thia phiffle. but I have had ao nany requests to continue Here and 'here, that I will endeavor to have omething fpr 'you each issue. It eall.v made me feel very good t now that ao many appreciated and hissed these jottings, and. one ot he first duties of any editor is to lease his '< readers. I truly want Phe Herald to be the kind of paper ou want it to be. Some weeks this column jdst eems to till itself, and then other reeks, I think, and think, and think nd yet, not an item comes to my itnd that will amuse you. Most of he time it. is a-question to take othing and make something out of Claude Webb, of the Imperial iicohvi anuviiu uc vci / pi usycivua ueing 1941. He was in Charlotte on lie first day of the year, and severI restaurants and cafes were offerig specials on hog jowl and black yed peas, and of course the Kings fountain citizen selected the dish lat not oniy satisfied his appetite, ut also gave him a chance at proserity for a year. Note to courting couple: Better o slow on kissing with so much flu round. I met Ross Roberts in Keeter's esterday buying overalls for his randchildren. The granddad said he ad grandchildren from Charlotte to lings Mountain. Tolly Shuffcrd, who succeeded Bill raig in the insurance profession is ourting a teacher ,who__ succeeded Irs. Bill Craig in the teaching pro:ssion. R. N. (Registered Nurse) Balrd lert considerable time in the office is) week watching Gene Matthews irking on The Herald. I know now fhere I can * secure a substitute rinter in case I need one. Little Miss Susan Moss is shy no teeth but she is richer by 20c >hich was left under her pillow hen the teeth disappeared. Open Forum An opsn forum for our readers, but no letter can be published if it exceeda 500 words. No anonyn.Out cummunicatiuns will be accepted. The name of the writer miii not be published however, if the author so requests. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Herald. LOOKING BACK Doesn't time fly? Seems only yes rtlay that 1 lived out at Dixon Aidotnv. Tlio - ilr hern ?fi years, lany of the kind folks that lived round that little school of learning ime of my dear friends, have pass1 to the unknown. Among those are Mr. Aaron Wells ady Barber and others. 1 remember a little amusing inclfnt that happened out there. John loyd's father was tax lister. He ime out to the school to .'.1st prop t.v. One of my good neighbors gave i his belongings and failed to give i his meat. He had hams, middlings (id some good country sausage, hat self-same night thieves broke le lock on the meat house doo,* id took all his meat waya. 1 was len writing the news for, the best ttle paper In the best little town the best state in the Union, the erald. 1 didn't know that mv neighbor's eat hah been stolen. By the way. te next week my friend was up iwn seated on the corner down ' *ho Post Office. Along came Mr. loyd and said: "Conme on," to my friend, "and ive in that meat. My neighbor said "Oh, that's some of Belk's doings, le moral: Is he sure you locked ?e smoke house door?" f mind as a most precious stock in, ade. Finally, to lake a good grip on the lys of life. To play the game like man. To fight against nothing as ard as my own weakness and eneavor to give it strength. To be a entleman so I may be courteous to lan, faithful to friends, and trup to lod.?The Freemason (England). S IS THERE COLDtTT , |IN STELLAR? If Y?, and in Your Altic Too! Turn Those .Things You Don't Want Iiito Money with a Want Ad J I " ' * + .'i' . i>0 * " KINOO MOUNTAIN OMALD.THI 2 iORETU YOUNG^i Wi:at Has Gonb Bnroms: Anita Peabody escapes from J what promises to be a colorless Marriage to Don Barnes I by eloping with Anthony Hal- | /'cat!, a society magician. She ' becomes part of his vaudeville act tfs "The Great Arturo", uhd helps him become an interna1 tio.ial sensr.tlon. When . an old friend, Uloria, visits her in London, Anita reveals her .plan to j buy a Connecticut far mho it-2' and live d quieter iife with Tony. j , I Chapter Two , ? , < At tnrce o'clock the next afternoon, Anita shook Tony from sleep and thrust the lipstlcked collar t Into his face. She was angry. i "How do yo.u explain this?" "I fought for tny honor ? and 1 lost!" * i "You've been losing a lot of '? these battles lately." I "Moms ? you sound just like a wife! I tl-.' - i you're serious."' s "I am' VI'.e laundry can't wash > this Stufr out!" 1 Tony laughed uproariously, and < grabbed her into hts arms, kissing her. 1 "Pops." \nita whispered, snug- 1 gltng to ,,.m. "I'm the only woman I In the world who could live with ! you." c "You're the only woman who's ever going to ? darling, let me c ace the papers. Overtoil must' have 1 done a swell piece... nun... MOMS! " ^t'-' . ; X ^x mtr I B^W ? . Benton uxw /rantic as they Look at this! Moms!" "Tony, what is it!" t "See what it eays! 'MAGICIAN < WILL DEFY DEATH IN PARA- t CHUTE JUMP'.. .'I'll leap,' he said, t 'from an airplane 15,000 feet in the * air,' while my wrists are hand- 1 cuffed behind my back... I'll have 1 two minutes .to free myself! Dar- 1 ling, look what I've done!" "But did you say all thoefe < things. Pops?,r "I must nave," Tony moaned, "or J she .wouldn't have printed them. 1 Oh, Moms!" The manager of the theatre < called, completely delighted, what ' with the marvelous publicity, and 1 the sensational new stunt. Tony < shouted and moaned and said he J would be right . over. Anita trembled with anxiety. But there seemed to be no way 1 out. Howard, ' the manager, had ] ] engaged an airplane and made all ' preparations. Scotland Yard would J try out a new pair of handcuffs. , Thousands of people would be ' there. Tony tried to explain, to no ' avail. < "All right, Howard ? I was a i little stiff and talked out of turn? 1 so what? I'd like a little privacy ' wnen 1 commit suicide. "I# you postpone that Jump, The Great Arturo will be dead ? pro- ' f eaelon any!" ' "But alive physically! Look. How- . ard, m protect your theatre with 1 a good alibi ? and in the meantime, pray tor rain!" , T don't want alible! X want a ' parachute Jump ? rain or shine!" 1 Then Tony went home, to confer 1 with Benton, who Admitted he , thought hie master had been quite \ an ess. Together, they studied all , the details of the Jump, end ahook their heads. Tony faced disaster. ' On the following Saturday, when ] ! he was to make the Jump, Tony left the hotel with his arm In a plaster cast Frantic with worry, YOU CANT QUIT YOU'RE TALKING NOT A MASS 1 m fl A ! Ml J J Bri YOUR HOME ASK YOU TO "B REASONS OUR CUi i . TRADE ?Prompt Service ?Reasonable Prices We Would Like Blalock AND Phone 58 " V Vr * " * ' '' ' * V . TRfSDAY. JAN 23. 1MI VVIP NIVEW'^^1 Anita could only think of a fake fractured arm us a way out. Tony had agreed to the idea joyfully, and made Anita tiromirc to remain at home. He and Benton rode to the airport. They drove updo find th* field filled with crowds of cheering, expectant people. Huge banners adV'f* ftiotttir hab with Anita and Benton, he alnted dead away. ^ ? 49 wi|yr HhrV ^ 1"~ 4?$ti?!*x7*? >< *'* ! llR^*nflnK? - ^asaW^MK wmm?'|'" 'IM^^Kr t aCTjBfe - .^LimIBiM-J jjflifl handcuffed Tony's hands. But an hour later, Tony was alking enthusiastically of the stunt, ind of a new and safer technique .ban visiting an airport it) secret .0 plant st picklock in the plane ? is he had just done. Anita was lorrlfied, aghast; she made him iromise never to make the jump tgain. He promised... And then, as ahe had known, hey were whirling; around the world to show people everywhere how The Great Arturo could jump, handcuffed, from a plane. In Rio de Janeiro, Anita revived a letter from the Bishop, inclosing a Deed to a Connecticut Farmhouse. This was what she had ireamed of: the house was flnishsd. There was a picture of It. Tony came in. bubbling, with a package behind his back. Sables Tor Anita, it turned out. In his rther hand, a round-the-world con tract for two years more of the Jeath-defying jump, the tricks, The Sreat Arturo. Plaintively, she told film of going home and, Anally, of the house In Connecticut. He shrugged if off; not looking, he did not see what was in her face. When i.?> ?- ?- -* - - ??**.. miua Ptt/IK 10 ine Dea. lazed. 8he picked up a folder and sobbed: "...for a limited engagement >nly ? The Great Arturo ? sees ill' ? knows all. . She cried, and at the same time aughed. That night, when Tony came jack to hei dressing room, Anita *aa gone, There was the Deed, and I note. He could barely read it: "Dear Tony ? Tonight when you rede me vanish. It was forever. When you read this. 1*11 be aboard he Clipper. Good hick. Anita." Refusing to believe, almost in jhyslcal pain, Tony packed. The 3reat Arturo was no more. (To be continued) 1 ADVERTISING TO A PARADE I MEETING *i*i MERCHANTS tUY AT HOME" . V 1 ' . f 'i 1 STOMERS LIKE TO WITH US ?Quick Delivery ' ?Quality Foods I To S ;rve You Grocery kRKET We Deliver . ' ; .-. '. , ' , - . ; ;.. ' * ...* ' 1.' v V V ' " ' '5.' .. . ' ' : .. ' 'jjusn MUMAHjy I I "What Are You Worrying At* "I'm Wonderin' Wot News ! 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