The Kings Mountain Herald
Established 1889
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A wMki; u wipapcf dfvoted to the promotion ol tbe g?*;oi
welfare and published for tbe tnUgktMUMnl estortainment
and benefit ol the citUenn of Kings Mountain and its vicinity.
published every Friday by tbe Emld Publishing House.
Entered as second class matter at the portofltce at Kings Moun
tain, N. C~ under Act of Congress o! March 3. 1873.
Martin Ramon Editor-Publisher
Charles T. Carpenter Ji Sports. Circulation. Mews
Mrs. P. I. Merndon Society Editor
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TODAY S BIBLE VERSE
The lips of the wise diuptm knowledge: but the fceoxt oi the
foolish doefh sot so. Pxovuxbs 15:7.
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Stole Bonds
Registrars spent a dull day
here last Saturday, on the first
day of the opening of the books
for the June 4th state bond e
lection. There were a few trans
fers and a few additions:, to the
books. *
Actually, with a general elec
tion just over, there won't be
too many names to add to the
books, as most people are al
ready registered and already
eligible to vote.
The questions to be answer
ed by voters all over the State
are: (1) shall North Carolina
!x>rrow $200,000,000 for rural
t oad - building and add one
cent per gallon to the gasoline
tax? and i'J) shall Noj-1 ft. 'Caro
lina borrow $25,000. (>00 lo aid
In constructing school build
ings?
The principal bone of con
tention ir the road-building
bond proposals is: can the Nor
th Carolina highwax commis
sion s{K?nrl profitably in the
course ol four years the regu
lar amounts for road-building
plus the ,$200 million''. The in
ference is that there would be
?ao much construction that the
slate wouldn't get full dollar
value for its money.
The school building bonds
have best chance of passage be
cause (li schools Wiil still be
in session and the pupils will
make their parents achooj
building conscious. (2) people
are generally aware of the
space problems now facing, the
schools, and < 3 > the amount of
$25 million is not (ftiite as
shocking as the $2iK) million
.for roads.
Governor Scott, the proven
excellent campaigner is going
to do his best to get the rural
joad bond money. Already or
ganized is a bi-partisan corpor
ation to do the job of rallying
the voters to vote fa\ orably on
the road proposition. None can
deny the need for improved i li
ra J roads, and if Governer
Scott can rally his constituents
with any degree of s-uccess
comparable to the second pri
mary of 1948 his program will
be voted.
At any rate, the citizens
should prepare to vote on this
matter.
Out congratulations to Joel
Smith, daughter of Mrs. Corris
Mace, and to William Hovis,
son of Mi . and Mrs. P. H. Hovis,
who, respectively, were declar
ed winners of the Baker read
ing contest and Neisler Decla
mation contest last week.
Spring has finally hit in full
force, which means the farm
ers are putting in long days get
ting their crops planted. If
there is one group which works
hard for what they earn, it is
the farmers.
The stoplight at the corner
of East Gold and Battleground
should prove beneficial in slow
ing through traffic. It also giv
es East Gold street traffic- a
break to enter the highway,
and helps those entering the
highway from West Gold.
Kinjjs Mountain proved its'
liberality again last week,!
when its citizens donated 83 j
pints of blood to the area blood j
bank. Kings Mountain's coop
eration in this Red Cross blood
bank program means that any
citizen needing blood, no mat-i
ter where, can get it without
cost and without being requir- j
ed to replace it. Ali that is nec- !
essarv, in the event of some
question about the matter, is to(
have the doctor contact local
Red Cross headquarters or Har
old Hunnicutt. chairman of this
chapter's blood program.
Which reminds that Mr. Hunni
cutt, the large number of vol
unteer worker? ynd those who
gave thea- olooc1, reserve con
gratulation4-. Kings Mountain's
per capita gifts of blood are
much better ihur those of ma
ny other cities.
A minimum of is need
ed to finance this summer's Le
gion Junior Baseball program.
This is a good .investment. The
1949 season will mark the four
th consecutive (trie in which
Kings Mountain has had a Le
gion team. Each one has shown
improvement over the one of
the previous year, demonstra
ting the ad\ ant ages of a contin
uous program. -Continuity will
be required i* Kings Mountain
is to get in the top rungs of Le
gion competition. Your check
should be posted to Athletic
Officer William Flonk at' once.
The Ford Motor Company 1
Strike is one of the first majoi
ones this year, and, though
Fords are going iike hot cakes,
is somewhat surprising in view
of the general trend in car
sales. Though sales are brisk,
the black market has been vir
tually eliminated. Perhaps the
CIO feels this is their last big
chance lor immediate improve
ments in their contracts. On
this matter, labor was not too
smart, for the Ford strike will j
not aid labor in its battle to re- ;
peal the Taft-Hartley act.
It was long and costly but)
the airlift has won out in the,
cold war between Russia and
the Western Powers, at least
on paper. The attitude of the
Secretary of State in pointing
out that this nation wHl not in
any way relax their one-eye
askance attitude when dealing
with the Russians is quite nec
essary. A general improvement
of the situation would be the
best news the world has known
since V-J Day.
One of the most active or-i
ganizations in the city at the!
moment is the Girl Scouts. This!
means that the leaders of this;
group are giving freely of the^r
time and energy. The efforts of
this group will be highly bene
ficial in developing good future
citizens.
A best bow to the winners in
Tuesday's city election.
10
YEARS Ann Items of newi taken from th?
* ? 1939 files of the Kings Moun
1 H I J? WEEK tain Herald.
J. B. Thomasson, councilman from
Ward 2, was unanimously elected
Mayor of Kings Mountain by the
Town Council in the first meeting
trf the new board Thursday morning.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
A delightful meeting of the
Daughters of American Revolution
was heW at the home of Mrs. Joe
Hiomson on last Wednesday after
noon.
Honoring her daughter, Dolores, i
on her fourth birthday anniversary !
Mrs. Hubert Davidson entertained
members of the nursery department
of the First Presbyterian church and
other invited guests Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Hayne Blackrmv was hostess
to her bridge club on Tuesday after
noon.
martin's medicine
By Mcitin Harmon
(Containing bits ol ?wi, wis
dona, humor, and comment. To be
taken weekly. Avoid over
dosage.)
Time Speedier
Whether or not it's the new mo
del clocks, or what, many people
are agreeing these day* that 24
bours aren't really 24 hours any
more. Ifs been the subject ol sev
eral conversations I've been in the
middle of lately. ? but none has
been able to suggest a remedy. Ol
course, the Yankees try to beat it
with Daylight Saving Time, but
the results have been questiona
ble. Whether ifs the iact of Yan
kee origination, or some other fac
tor. the Daylight Saving Time bus
- loess has never been too popular
in the Southland.
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During the war. when DST was
an enforced proportion, some of its
backers thought the summers of
the future would find the good
Southerners swapping an hour of
sleep in the spring and paying it
back in the fall (thafs the way
you switch clocks for it) but they
. h aren't.
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Actually, the trouble with the
time situation is not the clocks,
but a matter of relativity.
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Everything, from transportation
to communications to production
machinery to this and that has
been improved, i. e.. speeded, so
much that man has been caught
in the flux. The only trouble is:
he's kinda pegged. You can't speed
the human body for any length of
time, When you borrow irom your
self physically, you always have to
pay back. Of course, there are
some who denv this and persist in
over-working, over-playing and
tleeping too little. This is known
in polite cafe society as "burning
[ the candle at both ends." When
this. candle burning continues foe
1 too long a time, the fire meets in
the middle and poof I The Herald
has another obituary. Cause:
| heart ailment, or something along
i that line.
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Of course. Kings Mountain is a
busy town. There's any number ot
people who*could start a modest
savings account at the bank or
building and loan il they could
convert the host of valid and ex
pired membership cards in their
wallets to cash. The reason lor
this, too, is competition. He was
discussing schools, but B.'N. Barn
es hit the nail on the head when
he said. "Kings Mountain, with
. some 7,500 people wants to be as
good as Charlotte with 129,000 peo
ple." This means that our city has
to have as many organizations
and facilities as the Larger towns,
with the result that membership
is co-terminal. Ifs hard for a lo
cal citizen to concentrate his ac
tivities on one particular group.
Since almost everyone is by basic
nature "social" (again in polite
cafe society a "Joiner"), he takes
the easiest course and because a
dues-paying, kzUfewielding mem
ber.
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My new neighbor Hill Carpenter
was talking the other day about
wanting a place In the wide open
spaces with plenty of shade trees
and moving- around -room around.
His father-in-law has such a place,
he said, except that he doesn't get
a chance to use the shade much.
Too busy. Thafs the way it gees,
if a man Is to keep- on the pace
and net get left behind like Olym^
pia in the Kentucky Derby.
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In the eld days, the church was
the main gathering place, and
people otherwise stayed at home
nights, unless it was school com
mencement os Chart au qua seasons,
fcs
I suppose there's nothing one
can do about it what with air
planes going faster than sea ad
and with automobiles getting up
to two miles a minute. Because
machines can do it. people are
supposed to Join in the trend.
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From a personal standpoint the
ensuing weeks should be a little
better. Local political season is
Over, and the pace should be slow
ed somewhat in the medicinal de
partment I don't play golf, don't
fish, or have any other major hob
by that I know of, and have sud
denly come to the conclusion that
talking politics Is mine, after alt
Along with the candidates. I'm
glad it* s over for a season.
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Odd notes: It is now May which
means that ifs time to shed the
old felt hat and pick up a new
straw. Some cities set an official
Straw Hat Day. but any man
knows when that day arrives, fee
the top of his bead starts feeling
closed in. Ifs also time, too, fee
the Merchants Association to come
forth with its annual resolution
de< .aring short-sleeved, open-neck
sport shirts socially correct wear
ing apparet
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Which reminds that my stock Is
slim . . . wonder If the local hab
erdashers have any lavenders or
pinks In theta shelves . . . I bet
ter *peed down and see what I can '
find.
Governor Praises
Rural Homemakers
North Carolina's 59,835 home de
monstration club members were
congratulated this week by Gover
nor Scott upon the ' remarkable de
velopment" they have brought about
in the rural life of rhe State "throu
gh improved home and community
living."
Greeting the club women as they
began their observance of National
Home Demonstration Week, May 1-7
Governor Scott said: "In your theme,
'Today's Home Builds Tomorrows
World," you have sounded a ring
ing challenge, because upon Ihe
home rests the primary responsibili
ty for developing the citizens of to
morrow."
Scott's statement follows:
"To the 59,835 Home Demonstra
tion Club Members in North Caroli
na:
"It is d privilege to greet you as
you observe National Home Demon
stration Week, May 1-7. In your
theme, "Today's Home Builds Tomor
row's World' you have sounded a
ringing challenge, because upon the
home rests" the primary responsibili
ty for developing the citizens of to
morrow.
"As Home Demonstration Club
Members, you have already brought
about a remarkable development in
the rural life of our State through
| improved home and community liv
ing.
"During tnis we?K you will not
only participate in programs calling
attention to the progress made in
family living, but you will discuss
problems facing today's homes.
Some of these problems are in the
I fields of health, housing, nutrition;
! others will concern the comrpunity
su<^ as roads, telephones, education,
electrification. The solution of these
problems requires concerted aetlqn.
"I am sure the observance of Na
i tional Home Demonstration Week
. will prove of great value in carry
? ing out your program for better liv
ing and a greater North Carolina.,*'
Burg! vies always in
crease alter the hys
teria of war. They
may not be caught
while ransasking your
home but a burglary '? v
policy will pay you for
what is stolen, damag.
ed or destroyed.
A H PATTERSON
ass AGENCY ? i ? 8 ?
C E WARIICK, MANAGER
fkMt 99^271 OrrK( >? Hem lottutMfcu
Boys State Dates
Set June 12-19
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RALEIGH. ? The American Le
gion's hinth Annual Tar Heel toy's
State wilJ be hehJat the L nntwitv
of North CatoJina at Chape. HiJl,
June 12- 19, n was announced today
by William W. Staton, of Sunlord,
committee chairman.
"Boy's Stfite is a chance to study
governmen' ? world, national, ?ta.t?
and local" ? Chairman Staton said.
"It is by no means a vacation, but
is'a week of naid, intensive and in
teresting .smdy."
To attend these 'programs, out- 1
standing ris ng, high schoo.1 wem'cis,
selected from all" over North Caroli
na, are sent to the University '6 In
stitute ol Government to hear lec
tures and discussions by puh.'k- of
ficials, faculty members and leading
Legionnaires. "Dwy organize their
own cities, counties and State and
elect their own officials.
Boys attending Boys' State may be
sponsored by individuals as well as
organizations. Auxiliary Units, Par
ent . Teacher Association, service
organization*, civic clubs, fraternal
orders and schools sponsor attendan
ce of boys in addition to those spon
sored b>' Legion Posts.
However, all such sponsorship*
and compacts must be handled throu
gh American Legion Posts.
Two outstanding delegates to the
Tar Heel Boys' State will be chosen
to attend the National Boys' Ftorum
at Wasnington, D. with all ex
penses paid.
Joe Hedden, Kings ' Mountain
school teacher, is chairman for Boy a"
State for Poet 156, local Legion Post
and several organizations are* plan
ning to sponsor boys from this area.
Buoys which support the Navy's
anti-yubmarine nets weifh 675
pounds. .
Dr. James S. Bailey
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