The Kings Mountain Herald
Established 1889
A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion ef the general
well axe and published lor the enlightenment entertainment
and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain and its vicinity.
, published every Friday by the Herald Publishing House.
Entered as second class matter at the postofflce at Kings Moun
tain. N. C? under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873.
Martin Harmon .. .'. Editor-Publisher
Charles T. Carpenter. J? . Sports. Circulation. News
Mrs. P. 2>. Herndon Society Editor
Telephones! Society 167, Other 283
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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered
"With silver dross. Proverbs 26:23.
Over The Barrell?
Though they're not saying it
In so many words, is evident
that the coal operators think
they have John L. Lewis over
a barrel.
Evidently John L. thinks it
too, or1\e wouldn't be allowing
his miners to work even a
three-day week.
Word from the mines is that
the rank-and-file miner ,was
much disgruntled at the De
cember 1 walkout call. Having
already lost -52 days in work
and concurrent wages, and
with Christmas just around the
corner, the miner felt he need
ed to be working and bringing
home the weekly nay-check.
The' miner was right, of cour
se, and Lewis' three-day-week
order was a compromise to pac
ify his own flock.
r It may or may not. work.
John L. Lewis, a brilliant, if
ruthless, man, is now running
into the common trouble dicta
tors always find. He has over
played his hand. The day will
come ? may be coming ? when
the miners throw out John L.
Lewis. The average citizen will
foe mighty pleased.
As the Herald sees it, the ar
rangements made by the city
to purchase the water and sew
?r facilities of Crescent Hill De
velopment Company and of
Glee A. Bridges are quite prop
er. It is customary policy for a
city to lay sewer and watec
lines, in fact, this service is one
of the pricipal reasons for a
city to exist. In addition, the
purchase will have the effect of
carrying out the city's moral
obligations agreed to by the
administration.- While it's
not always done, our feeling is
that a. government -entitv
should meet its mortal obliga-.
tions just the same as a pri
vate business. Of course, the
tax return on the properties im
proved by these facilities, will,
in a period of years, return the
funds to the city coffers.
The formation of another Girl
Scout Troop Is further proof of
the hard work being done by
the leaders of this movement
in Kings Mountain. The expan
sion of this program certainly
goes under the title of commu
nity betterment.
More gifts are needed for the
Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Li
brary Book Fund. There is no
obvious reason the goal of S2,
000 cannot be reached. All the
money goes to purchase books,
and it takes books to make a
good library.
Our congratulations to Ollic
Harris, Who has been nomina
ted for an important post in the
North Carolina Funeral Di
rectors and Embalmers asso
ciation.
Bus Stalemate
Last week's lengthy, non-de-,
cision discussion between the
city board of commissioners, '
assorted bus company officials,!
and representatives of the]
State Utilities Commission pro-:
ved interesting and rather well
set forth the situation.
The bus company represen
tatives made it plain they don't
want, nor expect if they can,
help it, to spend any money
here at all. They want to con
tinue to operate on an agency
plan and that alone.
The question was asked at
ihe meeting, "What authority
does the city have?
It was plainly answered by !
the Utilities Commission repre
sentative. He said the board
has no actual authority but as
the elected representatives of
the people, the. Utilities Com
mission wants approval before
it approves. "After all," said
Mr. Taylor, "the people. speak."
And the people are responsible,
for our being where we are." j
Fred Tit low, of Atlantic!
Greyhound, seemed most rea
sonable of. all the bus compa
ny representatives. He advan
ced the possibility of getting
the Kings Mountain Bus Com
pany to put or. a cross town
schedule operating <^n King
street. This, it was agreed,
would help make the tempor
ary location a better one.
The man in the middle is
Jack Annette, local agent. Hej
doesn't want to iijvest the nec
essary funds for improving the
E. King street site, then see the I
investment prove worthless,
and ?rone can blame him.
But the city board is right
in its stand. As commissioner
Carl Mauney pointed out, it has
been imyjossible- to get decent
terminals at most cities until!
the patricular city's governing
body held the bus companie's,
collective feet to the fire.
That's what the Kings Moun
tain board is trying to do.
With December and . cold
weather, there seems little rea
son most folk can't get the
Christmas spirit. Kings Moun
tain merchants have done a
good job in obtaining the goods
which make ideal Christmas
gifts, and there will be a few
people who should have to tra
vel any further than the bus
iness district to complete their
shopping lists.
The increase in number of
crashes of airplanes calls for
some stern safety measures.
The companies themselves will
have to take the lead in the
matter, for the crashes un
questionably discourage air
travel.
It's time to buy your city and
state auto licenses for 1950.
10
YEARS A GO't?';ljl?,'Jl,?lra;
Tit | 0 ??( n n (f 1939 files of the Kings Moun
Hlo VV L L R tain Herald.
Two veteran Kings Mountain main j
line Southern Railway conductors,
Capt. B. M. Ormand and O. C. O'Far
tell, retired last week after serving
approximately 50 years in ac\ive
service. .
The local NYA seeing room has
been active for the past few weeks
in making and repairing garments
for distribution. During the days
/room November 11 through the 24,
the following work was accomplish
ed: made 6 pairs of overalls, 37 slips
dresses; 13 shirts, 39 pairs at out
ing und<yrv,var for boys and girls; 6
baby aprons, 2 baby si ipse; 2 quilts.
SOCIAL AltD PERSONAL
Mrs. Davy John Smith of Golds
boro is visiting Mr. and Mrs: Hay
wood E. Lynch and family. Mrs.
Smith is a sister of Mr. Lynch.
Mrs. Henry Moss, Henry and Char
les Neisler, spent the holidays with
Mrs. Ralph Northcutt in DaHon, Ga.
Pev. and Mrs. E. C. Cooper of Co
lumbia, S. C., were recent visitors
in Kings Mountain.
Rev. and Mrs. W M Boyce of
Charlotte were Kings Mountain vis
itors Monday,
Mrs. Hunter Neisler entertained
members of her bridge club on Tues
day afternoon.
I
martin's medicine
By Mat tin Harmon
(Containing bib >1 news, wis
dom. humor, and comment. To be
taken weekly. Avoid over
dosage.)
Shop Early
This would have been a worthy
piece about two weeks ago, but
I'm not sure whether a person,
could start today and still get his - |
Christmas shopping done in the
"early" category.
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It would be sufficient to scry,
however, that, if the medicine de
partment started today it would
b* "early." comparatively speak
ing. The medicine dispenser finds
himself in the same class with the
renegade preacher who made fa
mous the saying. "Do as I say. not
as I do." Which reminds that ad
vice is much easier to give than
to follow."
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I have always envied the early
shopper, who,, when I'm just be
ginning to think cbout the prob
lem at hand, can blithely say he's
plumb done, with just a little bit
of wrapping left on the docket.
However.! will also make an
amendment to the previous sen
tence. The "he" should become
"she." I don't know of any man
who starts early, though there
might be one.
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People give much thought and
work to their businesses, and
Christmas shopping should get the
same * attention, for Successful
Christmas giving requires fere
thought and planning.
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I can not claim my first suggest
ed step as original, but it is to get
on real friendly terms with the
banker. Of course, this can .not
be done over-night, and if you've
offended the banker during the
year, the best you can hope for is
to accept the invitations which
have been coming through the
mail lately from the out-of-town
loan hfcuses. They say you can
borrow S50 to $300 real easy, but
my advice is to carry along the
tiile to your car, the bill of sale to
your furniture, and other legal
proof to all collateral you happen
to have. The "invitations" mean
what they say. all right, but you'll
come back pretty well tied up. '
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The next step is to make out a
Christmas lipt. A mental listing is
. insufficient, as someone will sure
ly be left out. Put down the name,
and. as you li*f what you plan to
buy beside it, try to think what the
person needs and wants. Some
times the "want" wili rule ex
clusively. because some people
don't like the so-called practical
gift. After this is done, .total the
cost. Undoubtedly, the toial will
astound, but it still must be done.
Early totaling aids in a firm ap
proach to the banker.
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After this is done, set up an *x
tra contingency fund. There are
always contingencies of one kind
or another. An item may cost more
than originally planned, or you
might suddenly remember a rich
relative who hasn't got around to
making his will.
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Alter getting the banker to fix
you np with a 30-day note, you're
ready to make the merchants hap
py. Incidentally. Kings Mountain
merchant! are well-stocked with
Christmas goods, and the Herald
columns will make a good shop
ping guide. The merchants spend
some considerable time and effort
in planning their advertising, and
there is no danger that they will
fall to list their best and most de
sirable Christmas merchandise.
For the merchants who advertise
are merely following the Biblical
dictum of keeping the light from
under the bushel.
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There's not much else to say a- ,
bout early shopping, except that'
everyone should put on :the list
one or two folk who really need a
gift, Ifs better still. If the pros
pective recipient doesn't e*p*ct
anything.
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Some are prone to bemoan the
fact that Christmas annually
?semi to become more of a mer
chandising event them a spiritual
re-awakening. , but 1 have never
gone along with this theory. After
all the Blblo says ifs better to
give than to receive, and I believe
the people of Kings Mountain can
count on the churches to fill the
air with thetrae Spirit of Christ
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Some may think early shopping
len't *> good. I heard one lady re
mark she could hardly contain her
four-year-old son. Every night he
calls for a rendition of "The Wight
before Christmas.- and his last te
i?. "Mama, I Just don't believe I,
wait."
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Farm, Fires Prove
Costly In State
Much of North. Carolina's costly
property destruction and tragic loss
of human life, from farm fires this
fall could have been prevented, be i
lieves H. M. Ellis, in charge of ag
ficultural engineering for the State
College Extension Service. .
Nearly a dozen farm residents
have lost their iivds in disas./bus
fires in the eastern part of the State j
during the past month. Wake Coun
ty suffered two bad blazes in 10 days
and several other counties.have been
similarly hit with family tragedies. (
The loss in farm buildings and even :
rural schools has been considerable. I
Ellis recommends s!teps to keep'
down farm fire loss. First he sug
j gests a periodic inspection of the
. home heating plant. He urges check.
| ing for misted stovepipes, fallen lea- .
j ves gathered in a place Where they |j
j may be ignited by sparks, collections :
' of soot in the chimney, and inflam
j mable material on the roof.
Second, Ellis advises an active pio >
gram of fife prevention. This in !,
eludes keeping matches away fromi|
children, storing gasoline and kero
sene in tight containers, and avoid .
ing use of these materials in bu|ld- ;|
ing fires. At least one of Wake Coup- J
ty's disastrous fires is thought to .|
| have been due to pouring kerosene
j on live embers.
I Third, says the State College spe
' ciallst, the farmer should have a
I good fire protection system. Ladders
and fire extinguishers should ibe
1 readily available) as well as pails
1 and barrels filled with water so that
i precious time will not be wasted at
the well. A good source of water has
saved many a building. !.
Ellis says the U. S. Department of |
Agriculture has just published a J
new bulletin on farm fire preven
tion. Its title is Farmers Bulletin No.
1643, "Fire Safeguards for the
Farm." The county farm agent has
information as to where copies may
be obtained '
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