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The Kings Mountain Herald Established 1889 A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published for the enlightenment, entertainment and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain and its vlclty, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House. Entered an second class matter at the postoffice at Kings Mountain. N. C., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Hanpon ?'? ? Editor-Publisher Charles T. Carpenter, Jr Sports, Circulation. News Mrs. P. D. Herndon Society Mrs. Dot Hamrn ........ r.". ...... ........................... . . Advertising. News ? MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Eugene Matthews Horace Walker George W. Gaynoc ' Ivan Weaver* Charles Miller Paul Jackson (?--Member of Armed Forces) ~ TELEPHONE NUMBERS? 167 or 283 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE, ONE YEAR? $2.50 SIX MONTHS? $1.40 THREE MONTHS? 75c BY MAIL ANYWHERE . . . " ? . - / ? . ? . ?- ? . ? ? . . V I ?? ?? ? TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Humble yourselves therefore before the mighty hand of God. that he may exalt you in due time. I Peter 5:6. Large Goals The estimate that an expansive, and needed, city recreation plant dould be obtained for some $350,000, as given last week, by A. B. Chandler, chairman of the city parks and recreation commission, pushed to approximately $2,000,000 the sum required to fulfill, according to en gineering estimates, certain community facilities, some immediately needed, all desirable. They include: T) Sewer plant and water plant im provements and extensions, $800,000. 2) A natural gas distribution system, 3) The aforementioned recreation plant , $350,000. 4) Rebuilding of the electrical distri bution system, amount not yet estima ted. Figuring $150,000 for Item 4, the total is $2,000,000, The Herald has heard no responsible CitiZeUi suggest that such a composite bite should be taken at one time, and, if any citizen does feel that way, he would ?probably find himself in a lonesome mi nority. . At the same time, -the glimpse into the future and a listing of the needs and aims is a necessary step to accompUsh thent, even if a<^Bmplishinent 'day is io years away. A community is little .different from an individual. If hi cannot afford a ear. a television set, and an electric refrigera tor, he must decide which is the most needed and work, toward it. Kventual.lv, lie may be able to ham all three. Mis Chandler's report on the recrea tion plans Was the firsj step toward ob taining a recreational plant. Since roe re it ion is st ill regarded by many as a uuasi public function, it would appear tiis statement, that the recreat ion i 'onrti mission anticipates ohtainini; sonic funds from , private su hsJnpti<9h. miglit tuff a responsive chord Our best v\ ishjjk to tin4 leaders of. the AmPiI'nji hegioji post in their efforts to find ways ami me ins oil fielding an en try in tin- 1 Imvion baseball program. The teanv, alter a slow start, almost "hit" last year,- missing advancing past the first round by only i half game. Had it advanced, the sj.unn deficit would not have occurred. Baseball, is very expen sive, but the Lemon program is an 1.x- ' cellent one. and the continuity of the lo cal post's participation in the program is imperjSive t<> eventually fielding tea/ft which will advance further in elimination Kay. The |?,-ims have been improving each year. If you haven't, piake-a donation to the. Xuinber i Township March of Dimes campaign, it's a good w ay to help your neighbor, w f.o has.' hat.l the misfortune to suffer t'rojn p<\!io. O'lftx one \v'i>ek b.-to list taxes for. l0a2 vi uhoiit .Ma'; \ . \nd penalties on 'unpaid li'pl ta\ lulls applj after Feb ruary 1. Ta\e.-. i'n any form are painful enough, \\ itlunit peiialt ies. Periodic collect ion of old clothing benefits everyone. Many people, at any given time, have clothes they consider .unwearable cluttering up their closets and oth<M' storage 'space, which could be worn by needy people. Our congratu lations to the Junior Woman's Club on its recent clothes collection, which was conducted with considerable success. Candidates Plentiful What at first appeared might be a very tame 1952 Democratic primary in North > Carolina will probably not be too tame after all. At the moment there are four an nounced candidates for the gubernatori ' al nomination, two for lieutenant-gover nor, and four for a seat on the Supreme Court. More announcements are expect ed for lieutenant-governor, and there likely iiill be contests for other Demo cratic nominations for elective seats. The big recent news was the announ cement by Hubert Olive, of Lexington, that he would seek the gubernatorial nomination. He hod been rumored as a possible candidate, but the absince of an announcement, until last week, had led many political observers to write him off the books as a prospect, since tlie battle lines for the top elective po sition usually form earlier than Janu ary. Comments from newspapers, report ers maloring in political news, and oth ers. indicate the opinion that Mr. Olive will be a worthy opponent for William B. Umstead, of Durham, who formally announced his candidacy several weeks ago. These comments don't figure Ernest Gardner, of Shelby, : nor Mauley puna way, of Charlotte, to command too great a proportion of the votes. Most folk are glad there'll he a contest , from the opinion reported. They don't like the idea of a hands down winner. On the basis of their announcement statements, there doesn't seem to be too much variance between the potential aims and policies of the two, Olive and I 'instead. But one man was reported as predicting: don't worry, the differences will develope; they always do. The easiest prediction is that spring time will be an interesting season, on the political front. Mr. Churchill's Visit What was accomplished behind-sccnes in tlie Churchill visit to-this country w ill be unfolded as the days and months pas's, hut the majority of the American people must have formed immediate opinion, favorable or unfavorable,. on the basis. of the Churchill speech to Con gress. It ? was an internationalism-type speech, one typical of a leader of the Brtish Empire, and one approved, in ma jor part, by so-called' internationalists of this nation. There was agreement on his condem nation of Russia and on his suggestion to hold tight to the atom bomb secrets. His "invitation" for establishment of a token international force in the Suez Canal area was controversial. The Unit ed Slates is bearing the brunt of the Ko rean business, and many people are sick of it. They question the wisdom of stick ing the nation's neck out in another quarter. Still. Churchill is considered by many a master of international chess. Wotild an international flavor to the Suez force deter Russian imperialism and make the Russian chances of a coup in the area less possible? It was. a long haul around Freetown in the early stages of World War 11 and until the 10}.'* .victory in North Africn-. Comments on the Churchill address by (. ongressmen followed generally the past flavor ol the individual Congress men. A run down of the comments shows thai the Mid West is still isolationist territory, and that other areas, closer to potential bombing, are internationalist, with the political party connection not too important. Churchill's hope that England and the United States will tread the same path seems a proper hope. Though there are always disagreements, the interests and aims of the two English-speaking nations are almost inalienably inter twined. 10 YEARS AGO Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and events THIS WEEK taken from the 1942 files of the Kings Mountain Herald. For the first time rn 'ho history of Kin'js Mountain the town has a street washing machine, which is now in operation Instructions f? >r the First Aid classes have been secured by the local Red Cross Chapter. Classes lor the ladies desiring this cour seware ready to begin rtt once. K<w i<(7 And I'rrsumtls Mrs. Ail^fey Mauney wtis host. e>ss to me:n'oers of her bridge | club at her home on Gaston Street Thursday afternoon. Mr.', and Mrs. John McGill on itertained at dinner at their home on Gold Street honoring Mr. \lr Gill's mother, Mrs. Lona McGill on her birthday anniversary. ] The Gleaners Class'of the First Baptist Church met Saturday afternoon in the -home of Mrs. Kugene Roberts wi^h Mrs. Paul 'Cole and Mrs. Roberts as host esses. I Byron Keeter and Miss Martha Frances McGill are in New York City on abuylng trip for Keeters Department Store. Miss Dorothy Haye.> left la .<4 week for Washington. D. C. where she has accepted a posit ion with the United States Civil Service Commission. Miss Fanny Carpenter was a guest of Mrs. Orr Crawford in Gastonia for the weekend. I MARTIN'S MEDICINE By Martin Harmon Ingredients: bits of nev>s, wisdom, humor , and comment. Direction*: Take weakly, if possible, but avoid overdosage. Whistles Needless to say, the inspira tion for today's piece arose from last week's feature story ? on the presentation of a couple of steam whistles by Southern Railway to two Kings Moun tain mills, Margrace and Mau ney. . ? w ? I didn't do the story, so it will be o. kl to say I' thought it a good one. As mentioned, the "retire ment" or "pasturing" of the steam whistles resulted from the previous demand for train bells, when these were retired. It was natural tfiat Joe Thom son, an ex-railroad man him self, would want one. ? ? The old locomotive steam whistle is quite a part of Kings Mountain, and has been since the community began. There was some question, as advanc ed by one of the Southern Rail way representatives at the whistle presentations, as to which came first in this area, the railroad or the city, some what like " the discussion of which came first, the chicken or the egg. At any rate, they was pretty close together. In the good old days, a com munity without a railroad was no community at all. and the I arrival of a train was an im portant event. A community which had a couple of trains a day was accounted mighty lucky. With the development of the motor car, truck, and high ways, the railroad is less im perative as a community asset, but still needed. The big bulk of freight still goes by rail, and will. A box car can handle about 30 tons, and the truck has yet to be built that can handle that much freight, not to mention several cars of same. ? w ? But the discussion started out on whistles, <>f which there are many varieties. ? w? Among ttyp most famous for infamous, as the case may bo) ' is the policeman's whistle. It can come in mighty handy if a policeman. . directing traffic, sounds off on his whistle and motions, you to go. ahead. But it can sound mighty shrill and scary, if it blows- after you've taken- liberties with a stop-light, or turned into the wrong end of A. one-way street. This type of 1 j whistle. I understand, is much . in use in Gastonia these days. I The city fathers, .of Gastonia ! have passed an ordinance ?' against jay-walking, which means, that all street crossing ] must be done at corners. 'seed- ! i less to say. the Gastonia police- ] i men are doing plenty of whistle 1 J ditty. ? w ? I . 'The human whistle; made by. puckering the lips and squeez I ing through (hem proper quail tit's- of air. can be pleasant or ear-splitting. I can whistle. but I am not an expert. Generally | speaking, men are better whist- I lers than - wdmcn, ' though I: j don't know the why's . nor wherefores. Perhaps it's be cause proper mamas don't think whistling ladylike arid prevent their daughters from practicing the art. However, I understand - that all women folk know the proper response to the "wolf whistle", the one delivered by. human wolves. I am not informed as to how "Whistle" Goforth got his nick name. , . * >" ? w ? There are bird whistles chil dren's whistles (toys', and bul: Jet whistle*;. The sound, of the ' last mentioned is not too pTea- ' said, but they say it's better to ?' I'.ear it than not. If you hear the whistle the bullet or shell won't hit you, it is said ~w~ l se of the word in colloquia lisms for years has established | some phrases as legitimate in the Knglish language. I hardly j believe the phrase "to wet one's whistle" requires explanation. Then ther<j is the phras? "at j one's whistle", which means un | der the control of another. I 1 am recommending this phrase I as a club motto at the next ses sion of the City Hen-Peaked So ciety. ? W? ? ? Back to the railroad whistle. | there are towns known as "whistle-stops", which means the only time a passenger train stop Is at the conductor's pull of the whistle to discharge an dfvasional passenger. A whistle stop town is not usually a very large or exciting one. Mill, whistles were once used principally to denote shift changes, though tlfey. at times. | were employed to denote dan ger or impending disaster, such ( as fires, etc. \ ? , ? w ? i j Bui it is time to "whlstle | stop" this piece. | CROSSWORD *>y A. C. Gordon ACROSS I? Ancient military ieniu? t ? Unit* 9? In Scottish ind Irish, to top or prone 11 ? Nationality of the famed writer, Hans Christian Andersen 12 ? Ha* the abihty M? To talk comptaininfly 16 ? C consumed 1 7? Famed ancient writer 19 ? American inventor of the modem detective ?tory -? 10? U S eastern state (abbrev.) 31 ? Free of 72? The thing, in law 24? Chemical symbol for platinum 2 y? Titled woman 26 ? Ancient Roman poet 28 ? Scandinavian explorer 29 ? Medieval enemy of the Crusaders JO ? To move or direct one's course 33 ? English school 35? -Collefte decree 37 ? Wocthlesr coin 38 ? Tavern Back Into History 3*~ Parental nickname 41.-^? rfoun suffta 43 ? Former Rusaian rulers 4> ? To auction 46 ? Cease 4t? The first woman 49 ? Ancient Roman philos opher 50 -So be Kl S2 ? An army 33 ? Famed writer of children's stories <poaa> DOWN t ? First nunc at Shtki speare's wife 2 ? American general J ? Educational Standards (abbrev.) 4 ? First man 5 ? Chemical lymbol foe dysprosium 6 ? Abbreviated enclosure 7 ? Harvest ? ? Promise 10 ? To release 11 ? Italy'a most dis tiniuished writer 12 ? Real name ol "Buffalo Bill" I) ? Tyrannical Roman emperor 15? Combined with No. tj Down, a Disciple 1 7? Secreted 1 8 ? To wirm up an aif* . . plane's engines (colloq.) 21 ? Speeds 23? Combined with No. IS Down, a Disciple 15 ? Ignited 2 7 ? Spanish tttta J 1? Net stive 32? Famed Italian actresa 33? Ireland 34? Theoretical National . Society (abbe**.) 35? 'Three-toed sloth (pi.) 36 ? Oreek letter 39 ? Fsmed British states man 40? Fum 42 ? Ancient name for the "Eternal City" 44 ? To stata 4 5? A Ash 4 7.? To enclose 49 ? To study 51 ? Chemical symbol foe neodymlum 52 ? Ptoooun See The Want Ad Section For This Week's Completed Puzzle Viewpoints of Other Editors CLEVELAND IS REVALUING ILexincton Dispatch) Cleveland County's Board of Commissioners at their monthly meeting Monday passed an ap propriation resolution making $28,000 available to pay for map ping all properties in the entire county as a prelude to a general revaluation of real property now under way. The Shelby Star said the mem bers on the board expressed themselves as delighted with the preliminary work in mapping Already done by the firm with which the county made a con tract. This is by way a reminder that some North Carolina coun ties are finding ways to finance the revaluation of real estate. We believe Iredell ? and Davie com pleted revaluation during the past year. Cleveland is not quite as wealthy a county as David son, we believe, though figures on present valuations are not at hand to tell what the tax books say. However, each county has its own particular financial prob lems and Cleveland probably did not find itself quite as close ly hedged about with commit ments as the Davidson commis sioners held this county to be at the time. The decision of the local board to pass the matter up during the present fiscal year seems to have been well accept- 1 ed by those who have been press ing for a start on revaluation. However, a new fiscal year will start next July 1 and proponents of revaluation doubtless feel that the commissioners should be giv ing serious thought to this needed work as they begin looking to; ward the budget to be adopted in July. Surface mining of nickel ores from open-pit operations is much easier than underground mining. For example, one electric shovel operating two shifts will produce 5,000 tons of ore ? four and a half cubic yards of ore at every bite of the shovel. In a large under ground nickel mine a force of I, 000 men working two shifts in forty stopes is required to pro duce the same tonnage! . \(Sh SEIL PEACE OF MIND' 1 ?'AND VDULL BE SURPRISED HOW ECONOMICAL IT IS ThU contented picture will not change, if you an ?*U covered by Burglary Insuran ce. Our liMxpMum policy will "replace the coot of any thing stolon from your homo. ?HUwuioe ["?PHONE 9 AND 271 ??? REASONABLE REQUESTS (Smithfield Herau>) Six North Carolina organiza tions ? the North Carolina Educa tion Association, the State Fdrm Bureau, the Grange, (he State School Board Association, the Federation of Women's Clubs and the State P. T. A. Congress? cohi bine to form what is known as the United Forces for Education. Last week the United Forces for Education revealed its tenta tive 1953 legislative program. The program calls for: salary scale ranging from $2,600 to $4,100 a year for Class A tcachers. (The present scale extends from $2,200 to $3,100.) A teacher load passed on 30 pu pils per teacher instead of the present 32. A state bond issued to "com pjete the present school building program." (The bond money would be distributed on the basis of need and ability to provide.) The hiring of attendance offi-. cer to enforce the compulsory at tendance law. Greater appropriations to meet current expense items and to pro vide such additional services as clerical aid for principals, im proved janitor and maid services and more instructional materials. This is a reasonable program and should receive wide support from the people oi North Caro lina. . Especially do we endorse the $2 ,'600 $1,100 salary scale. As the Cleveland Times at Shelby declar ed in proclaiming its approval of the higher scale, "It is tfrne we boosted the salaries of our public school instructors to a level | where we will be able to demand excellence and superior qualifica tions in the teachers we engage, father than, as is often the case, be forced to be content and hap py that we simply fill the chair behind the desk." The dollar value of Series E Bondsr all Owned by individuals, continued to increase in 1951. By December 1, it had reached an all time high of $34.7 billion, or 15c/c more than on VJ-Day in August, 1945. That's a lot of reserve buy | ing power. HARRIS FUNERAL HOME ? Ambulance Service ? Phone 118 Kings Mountain, N.C. Perhaps you're planning to have a change made ii? your listing in the new book. In that case, please tell us now so you will be listed correctly. Many details are involved in preparing a telephone directory. So any advance notice you can give us of changes in listings will be appreciated. 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