The Kings Mountain Herald
Established 1889
A weekty newspaper devoted to tb? promotion o! the general
welfare and published lor the enlightenment entertainment
and benefit ol the citizen* of Kings Mountain and its vicinity,
published every Friday by the Herald Publishing House.
Entered as second class matter at the postofflc* at Kings Moun
tain, N. C., under Act of Congress of March 3. 1873.
Martin Harmon Editor- Publisher
Charles T. Carpenter Jr ;.. Sports. Circulation, News
Mrs. P. D. Herndon ............................ Society Editor
Telephones: Society 167. Other 283
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? Wonh Corotino i
rwqm ASSOC IATX
TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
Be it known therefore unto you. that the salvation of God is
sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. The Acts 28:28.
Money Matters
When the 81st Congress gets
Into the teeth of its problems,
they will revolve around mo
ney matters almost exclusive
ly.
The question will be: how
can we spend more, keep the
budget balanced, and not raise
taxes?
The Charlotte Observer
would eliminate the first part
of the question, w:th the sug
gestion that the Congress ar
range to spend less.
From the report of the Hoo
ver "task- force." the Congress
could easily follow thiv policy.
The Hoover committee found
tremrnucus waste. in the gov
ernment hospital program
lone, with three l;'rge..- ? j<~:ici? s
hand.ing their individual part
of the program. In New Or
leans. in .New York, ami in sev
eral other major spots, the
committee found that the po
tential hospital bed space of
federal agencies was not being
used ? yet the government
was planning more outlays for'
hospitals.
Government agencies, like in
dividuals, are jealous of their
authority and facilities, and it
is conceivable that the army
and navy would yell quite
loudly if the order were given
to combine the army and navy
hospital facilities. Yet that is
what should be done. The a
gencies take the human atti
tude that it's all right to spend
the other fellow's money.
But economy is the only way
the budget will ever be balan
ced sufficiently to make some
inroads on the national debt.
It is time to list your taxes.
F.arly birds may not get the
worm in this patricular 'in
stance, but they are likely to
save themselves considerable
time. Last-minute tie-ups are
the rule in the annual tax list
ing procedu e. The law re
quires that all persons list their
properties by January 31. and
it provides penalties fo;' those
who don't.
The Kings Mountain Sym
phony Society is still looking
for $250, minimum amount
needed to complete its annual
membership campaign and as
sure the return this year of the
North Carolina Little Sympho
ny. Persons who have not re
newed their memberships
should attend to the matter.
The appearance of the musici
ans here is a musical treat for
young and old.
At first glance $5,000 appears
to be quite a sum of money.
However, it does not seem
quite a * much when one realiz
es that the fund may benefit
some future victim of infantile
paralysis. Even more so, this
sum ? Number 4 township's
quota in the March of Dimes
campaign ? may be the means
of finding ways and means of
preventing this dread disease.
Liberal gifts for this drive are
certainly in order.
The Election
Cleveland county goes to the
polls Saturday, as have 18 oth-j
er counties, to determine- u!-e->
ther to continue the legal sale
of wine and beer. Of course, the
sale of wine has been discon
tinued for some time and the
vote will be actually on beer.
As have the 18 other counti
es, Cleveland will vote beer
out. >.
The only question seems to
be as to the margin.
Since last summer, when the
Baptist 'association put the
steam under the move, the
anti-beer forces have been hard
at work, and one of their lead
ers predicted last week that
the vote against sale of beer
will- be at least 10 to 1.
As usoal, in moral matters,;
opinion is pretty strong. Those
who are against the legal sale;
of beer will give no quarter in
their arguments against it,
while those who are for the le-,
,gal sale of beer are equally
strong-willed.
The nation hasn't nad much
success in legislating morals..
It's unfortunate that, after beer
is voted out Saturday, that
Cleveland couldn't be as bone
dry as the law books would in- '
dicate.
Cleveland, of course, as its
neighbor Gaston, and most
other Western North Carolina
counties, will continue to drink
wet, though voting dry.
An official welcome to Dr. D.
F. Hord, who has opened offi- 1
ees for the practice of dentis-,
try. It is good to see Kings
Mountain's young men casting
their lot at home, rather than
investigating the green pastur
es of other localities. Many
small cities in North Carolina
and elsewhere have almost lit
erally dried up because of the.
continued exodus of the youth
of these communities. Dr. Hord
is the second young Kings
Mountain man to take' up the
practice of dentistry at home in
the past few months, following
Dr. Robert N. Baker, who is ]
practicing with his father.
Kings Mountain now has four
members of this professional
group. Dr. Hord's addition to
the group will be welcomed by
the dentists themselves and by
the community.
Our sympathy to the family
of John W. Seism, a good farm
er and aggood citizen, Mr. Seism
was one of this area's success
ful farmers. He was successful
because he applied hard work
to his business. Mr. Seism will
be missed.
The cost-of-living index has
taken another slightly down
ward dip, Odds are that during
1949, the dollar will be worth
more, as goods in all lines be
come plentiful and competion
for business resumes on a nor-'
mal basis.
10 YEARS AGO
*V THIS WEEK
At a joint meeting of the Lions
o!ul? ami ir.vited business men last
Thursday evening plnns were an
nounced for a complete change in
the government of Kings Mountain
whereby the town would be divided
into five wards, with one m/n being
elected from each ward. The five
men elected would elect one from
their nu mber as mayor.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. R T White oT Hertford Is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. George
Lattimore and family.
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Items of sows taken from th*
1937 files of the Kings Mous
tain Herald.
Miss Fanny Carpenter wa? a guest
of her sister, Mrs. O. "R. Long, in
Council, during the holidays.
- Mrs. R, P. Whitley and baby have
returned to their home in Wendell
after spending the holidays in Kings
Mountain. t
Mr. Jack Parsons has returned to
New York City where he is a medi
cal student at NYXJ.
James Ratterree h?s returned to
Chapel Hilt
Thornton Harrill left Monday for
Raleigh.
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martin's medicine
By Martin Harmon
(Containing bite of news, wis
dom, humor, and comment. To be
^aken weekly. Avoid over
dosage.)
New Year Opener
In spite of all the good medici
nal resolutions to do better iri '43,
these self -same resolutions form
ulated with sincerity and intent
ness of purpose shortly after the
crack of dawn New Year's morn
ing, the author fears that Medii
cine Bottle No. 1 will be putrid to
the taste, revolting to the diges
tive organs, and generally incapa
ble of the work it's supposed to
do.
n-y-o
Which is an around-the-bush
way of saying that the resolution
department sank to all-time lows
about 4:50 (EST) Saturday after
noon. This was the approximate
hour that Broadcaster Harry Wis
mer shouted into his microphone.
It's a long, long, long pass
Clements is intercepting on the 10
. nol he missed it .... Ander
son caught it and he's over.
n-y.o
I had been glued to the radio
w.th nerves on edge since 2:30,
but, all of a sudden, the game lost
its interest. I didn't turn it off. but
1 wish I had.
n-y-o
Of course, th<sre was some meas
ure of rationalization. I could
think back to the four times I got
excited enough about the Sugar
Bowl game to mentally decide to
go. Each time, it happened that I
found occasion to examine the
note total which had its suffici
ently sobering effect. Thus the
Larkin Kiser Pullman, the Shelby
Pullman and the Toot-tootin'
Southerner were allowed to mean
der on through Kings Mountain
and the Southland without the
medicinal presence. Saturday
night I was real glad, for the first
time. I have experienced many
long and painful trips from Dur
ham and Chapel Hill back to Wes
tern North Carolina. Think how
long 768 miles would be. And I
still have the refrigerator money.
n-y-o
Thankfully, this year was not a
'epeat of 1 January 1947. Th*is
was some suspicion that year that
the Tar Heels were not defeated
by Charlie Trippi and his cohort*,
but by some blind-eye officials.
This year, the Tar Heels were fust
plain "beat," either due to an off
?> *y, a better team, or both. The
Tar Heels must foel something
like Charlie Johnson after the sec
ond primary.
n-y-o
There are. as usual, plenty of
"it's." But I still think the me
dicinal "if" noted a couple of
weeks ago might have been the
difference. E/very good general al
ways makes some mistakes.
Sncrvely should have vetoed Art
Weiner's wedding trip until spring
holidays. The boy plainly wasn't
up to par. Here he catches passes
with his little finger all year,
juggles them around Just to tease
the opposition, then, using both
hands, muffs a simple one. But a
guy with wedding bells still ring
ing in his ears is to be excused.
- , n-y-o
There was gloom in Baptistvllle,
too, and I understand several of
the local deacons wanted to drape
the church in black crepe on the
recent Sunday.
n-y-o
But to discuss a more pleasant
subject, let us move to South Car
olina's agricultural and engine** -
ing Institution of Clem son, which.
tli0 records Indicate, also hen?# the
year's ptlr* course in pigskin per
spicacity. Th# Tigers are really
tho glamni boys of the year, m
tm as football is concerned. They
lousy football at M? rr bat
tfcfT ?'way* had enough. Which
reminds that it is the ecoce that
cwmte. Ctanuea's an*. point wta
!"* ? thing. Had Clemson,
!?*' ***** detested, all good Son
tnarners would certain lv haw
thought that the days of damn
T*"*?e Reconstruction were back
?-y-e
***** ,OT Paper
* m*?? won- Perhaps tike
morale in the Sports
&hote department will compensate
?- letdown in the medicinal
eertlon,
?-Y-o
?* C?u"tr* a*b
nnpreseario. perhaps mad4 tha
astest bowl trip of amy Kings
Mountain cltlsens. He left Char
lott* by plane Saturday morning.
?aw th* game at Jacksonville, and
was back Saturday night Back
that thrili-packed two hours be
hlnd him, it's a wonder, in the an
cltement bo hadn't caught the
wrong piano and wound np in
Wo or some other South American
way station.
n-y-o
At least this piece Is short, if
2 ? * 1 Cou,rt wring
out some mm* toon, hut these * ?
RAMBLING SKETCHES OF
Oak Grove News j
By Mrs. William Wright
l Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Ware had as
1 their Sunday dinner guests Rev. C.
| C. Crowe of S' elby.
Mrs. Monroe Lovelace, Judy Wat
! terson and Keith Randatl of Pat
terson Groye and Michael Ware
were Monday guests of William Wri
ght and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Queen
> and son, Steve, of Beam's Mill, and
! Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill Queen and
daughter, Carolyn, were Sunday af
ternoon visitors wjth their grand
mother, Mrs. H. T. Wright.
Mrs. Eugene Bell and little daugh
i ter, Carolyn Nadine, arrived home
Monday from the Memorial hospital
of GastonLa. Mother and baby are
getting along nicely.
Mf. and Mrs. Frank Ledford and
son Jerry, Mrs. K. B. Ledford and
j daughter, Martha Sue Ledford, were
sper.d-the-day guests with Mr. and .
j Mrs. Woodrow Ware of Patterson
Grove Friday.
Mr. Bobby Randall, a student of ?'
Mare Hill college, spent the week
end with his .parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. T. Randall.
Mr. Edd Hullender, a ministerial
student at Martinsville Seminary
of Virginia left Sunday to resume
his studies there after spending the
holidays here with his parents; Mr.
|and Mrs. J. W. Hullender. Mr. Hul
lender wll finish his four year term ;
there in April.
Mrs. J. M. Watterson and" Mrs. |
t Frank Ware accompanied their fa- I
ther, Monroe Lovelace to the Ruth
erfordton hospital Monday for a j
i radiufh treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Stokes Wright and '?
i sop, Charles-were Sunday afternoon
? visitors wjth Mrs. Wright's morher, j
Mrs. Laura Wolfe and Mr. and Mrs. I
I W. F. McGiH of St. lake.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Cleary were j
Sunday guests in the home of Mr. |
and Mrs. Paul Bell..
Mr. Giles Bell spen tthe weekend j
j with his cousin, Mr. Alvin Bell and i
I Mrs. Bell.
son Griffin is the host, and Don !
Blanton and I axe scheduled to
bring the towels to dab the eye*
? of the Carolina and Wake Forest ,
faithful. Rev. L. C. Pinnix wUl
I lead the funeral singing.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of stockholders pi the
First National Bank will be held in
the lobby of the first National Bank,
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, on
Tuesday, January. 11, 1949, at 4 p. m.
ThLs the 9th day of December,
1948. . f ?
L. E. Abbott, Cashier.
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A new 4-H County Council
been formed in Stokes County.
das
Robert H. Coobe
Certified Public Accountant
Tax Consultant
Telephone 1000 ?
Finance Building
SHELBY. N. C.
Fire
For those of you who hare delayed taking out fire insurance on
your property, let us urge you to take action on this important
matter right away as the new year starts. It will be too late after
a fire strikes your possessions. ?
The Arthur Hay Agency
ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE
Phone 182
WWf
FUNERAL HOME
-Ambulance Service ?
Phone 118
;s Mountain, N.G
ABSOIUTELY GUARANTEED
AT 10WER PRICES
4-Day Watch Repair Service
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