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Established 1889
A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published
lor the enlightenment, entertainment and benefit of the dttoens of Kings Mountain
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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
The angel of the Lord encampcth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. Psalm 34:7
Fall Business
Almost all the business analysts,
which include a multiplicity of profes
sional economists, self-styled experts
and others, are predicting that the level
of business will be good through the re
mainder of 1952.
They reason that government spend
ing for armaments and other large out
lays, stinted, hand-to-mouth purchas
ing by civilian business during the past
12 to 15 months, and good farm pros
pects will contribute to a prosperous
half-year.
With the outbreak of the Korean
fighting, the nation went on a buying
binge, both at consumer and wholesale
level. The results were that many a con*
sumer had difficulty meeting his over
loaded credit payment schedule and
that many a wholesaler virtually
"choked" on his bulging inventory.
These situations have now changed ma
terially.
Locally, the big key to business is or
ders for textiles, a feast or famine indus
try, which has not been eating very high
on the hog for the past 15 months. Gen
erally, the tenor in textiles is optimistic
for fall business. There are many more
inquiries than orders, as yet, but most
feel that orders will be following the in
quiries. Prices have firmed somewhat
and that is a prelude of better tilings to
come in the textile trade.
Farmers are hopeful of a good cotton
crop, following a better-than'-sometimes
wheat crop, and the prediction among
the state's dairying experts is that milk
production in the fall will be insufficient
to meet denmiul.
Most of the business analysts hedge
their predictions of improved business,
but the general tone of optimism cannot
be mistake iv.
Hev. Mr. Crow
The pastor ot the Oak Grove Baptist
church has received a high honor in
being selected as the state's "Rural Min
ister of the Year for U>52."
Perhaps even more important, the
members of his church here and at the
Mt. Sinai church which he also serves,
are quite confident that the honor and
recognition conveyed by the Progressive
Farmer is fully justified.
Mr. Crow's service to rural churches,
both in' rural church-building and in ob
taining unusual results under the
"Lord's Acre" plan won him the award.
Kings Mountain and the county join
his congregations in conveying commen
dations to him.
A best Bow to 4 he 20 youngsters nam
ed to the city's Little League All-Star
team and our best wishes for their suc
cess in the district elimination play. Lit
tle League baseball is a worthy addition
to the community's summer recreation
program and much praise is due to the
men who are devoting their time to the
advancement of this program. Not only
do the youngsters have a good time,
they are learning both baseball prowess
and the several intangibles of coopera
tion, Sportsmanship, and ambition,
which the program provides.
Announcement of the appointment of
the Merchants Association Christmas,
promotion committee reminds that as
sociation affairs are being handled in a
manner befitting the purposes of the as
sociation. Merchants not now members
of the association would benefit them
selves by purchasing a membership,
which is quite reasonable.
Hearty congratulations to C. P. Go
forth on his receiving the Woodmen of
the World 50-year-member award.
Audit Argument
Two related matters are before the
board of city commissioners and there
is wide difference of opinion among
board members concerning them. Orte
matter is: Who will audit the city's
books. The other is: What constitutes a
quorum at city board of commissioner
meetings.
It will be sufficient to say that the
Herald regards the audit made last year
by Ernst & Ernst, the Winston-Salem
firm, a thorough one and of the type de
sired on the part of both city employees
responsible for handling the monies col
lected. and on the part of city taxpayers
who want to be sure their monies are
being legally (and properly) spent. The
big difference in the audit of last year
and the audits of previous years was
that the Ernst & Ernst firm made some
strong recommendations for tightening
of bookkeeping procedures. This was to
be desired.
But the Herald has employed the
Emery firm for the past seven years and
regards it as quite reliable.
The quorum argument is not an easy
one to settle. Opinion is a matter of poli
. tics. Some hold that the 1943 charter a
mendment, providing that the mayor
and two board* members constitute a
quorum, is still valid. Others hold that
the 1047 charter change, adding an elec
ted mayor as presiding officer and stat
ing that he could vote in case of tie&, au
to matically invalidates the 1943 a
mendment. City Attorney J. R. Davis,
who holds the latter opinion, tells the
Herald that the only final settlement
would be a ruling by the North Carolina
Supreme Court, a legal procedure which
would probably require two years to
complete.
No law has ever been perfectly drawn,
for foresight cannot compare for accu
racy with hindsight.
Generally speaking, laws setting up
political systems are carved to benefit
the carvers. Sometimes the carver is re
placed. or the meat is tough and a dif
ferent knvfe is needed.
The argument is basically political
and underlines the basic split in the city
board of commissioners, which is not
pleasant, either for the several mem
bers, or for the citizens of the communi
ty, some of whom say they're embar
rassed by the recurrent intra-board ca
terwauling.
But one commissioner may be correct
when he contends that too much smooth
sailing and too many unanimous votes
are indicative of questionable practices,
hardly beneficial to the average tax
payer. :
The old saying is that "nothing is sure
except death and taxes". When some
thing is sure, the smart, sensible course
is to prepare for it. Thus it is that con
gratulations are in order for the large
number of city taxpayers who, knowing
tax bills were coming, got their affairs
in order and paid their bills in advance,
thereby qualifying for the legal dis
count. A lot of people figure the two per
cent discount doesn't amount to much,
and perhaps it doesn't. But there is a
wide difference between a discounted
tax bill and one carrying a five to six
percent penalty. Wise people reason
there's no use paying out more tax dol
lars than is absolutely required.
Some money in hand, some more
needed, for the Lottie Goforth Portrait
Fund. Mail a check, or hand some cash,
to Dr. O. P. Lewis for this worthy pur
pose.
The sudden death of W. A. Small re
moved from the community a man liked
and respected by all who knew him. The
Herald knew him as a good neighbor of
friendly disposition.
/vY EARS AGO Items of newj about Kings Mountain area people and erents
J[ THIS WEEK taken from the 1942 filet of the Kings Mountain Herald.
The registration dates for the
Permanent Gasoline Rationing
program are set for July 9, 10
and 11, with effective date of
rationing to be July 22, 19-12.
Following a formal opening by
DAR officers of the Kings Moun
tain Battleground sectton. the mu
seum at the Military Park has
been thrown open to the public
and is now open for several days
in the week.
Social and Personal
Mrs. B. H. Hatfield. Hoppe
Houston, and Eugene NeUler, Jr.,
arrived in San Diego. Calif., last
Friday where tney were to de
liver a car to Mrs. R. C. Ethe
rldge.
For the first time in a number
of years, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Mau
ney had the entire family of chil
dren and grandchildren together
for a Sunday dinner at Lake Mon
tonia.
Miss Louise Flowe, of Grees
boro, was a guest In the home of
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Peeler during
the past weekend.
Harold C. Cloninger. U. S. Navy
stationed at Southport, spend the
weekend with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Cloninger.
Mrs. Bonnie W, Corey and Miss
Billie Wells have returned to
their home In Washington, D. C.,
after spending a week with Mrs.
A. L Wells.
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MARTIN'S
MIdicineS
By Martin Hannoa
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l ?Mpm? humor, and comment.
Direction ?: Tafer weekly, if
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laly Pick-Ups
H'? about this time o< each
year that I begin to look with
envy on the school-teaching
business as a wonderful way in
which to earn a living. Just
think*, three whole months ol
vacation in the hot days ol the
year when work Is one of the
meanest words in the world.
J-p-u
But I never think of that
thought long before mentioning
it, and when that happens
there's always some teacher or
ex-teacher nearby to remind
that a vacation without pay is
not the most desirable kind. A
quick and concurrent review of
my ordinary difficulties In visit
ing the banker on the "due
date" shows that the school
teaching profession and its
three-month non-paid holiday
just wouldn't work at all for
the medicinal department.
'J-P-u
However, I am sure that holi
days are wonderful though it
has been some considerable
time since I have enjoyed any
thing resembling as much as a
week's worth. It's generally
true in the newspaper profes
sion. I note in a visiting gazette
that the editor is getting his
first vacation in exactly one
dozen years. ThU note has
plenty of interest in it. Not
counting a just-hitched tvlp of
four years ( one leap year quad
renlum) ago, and assuming that
a dozen years Is proper for
newspaper folk, I have four to
go, having enjoyed my last one
in the autumn of 1911. If the
wedding trip has to count, it's
eight more years.
J-p-u
Of Course, the Herald was
officially closed last weekend,
but not the medicinal depart
ment. It was regular schedule
for It.
J-P-u
But. work never hurt anyone,
some people say, and I suppose
that's correct, too. To turn it
around, some folk won't allow
work to hurt 'cm. Somebody
should make a check to see
which live the longest the hard
working or dilatory models. I
suppose the insurance statis
ticians have, though I have not
heard of any premium differen
tials between them.
J-p-u
But speaking of holidays ahd
holiday trips, there's nothing
nicer than the fact of arriving
back home again, whether it be
on the job or by the electric
fan at home.
J-p-u
Next summer should be a
banner season lor sales of home
air-conditioning units, if the
weather man cooperates in any
degree as he has during the
past season or two. Some scien
tist doped out long ago that the
globe is moving southward and
getting Piedmont Carolina
nearer and nearer to the Equa
tor. lie could be right; In the .
past two or three seasons the ,
weather situation, summer-wise
seems to have changed consi
derably. Once upon a time, if
memory serves correctly, this
area never had more than three
days of "hot spell". A cooling
rain would run oil the heat
and mid day heat would be re
placed by evening coolness. But
not for the past three summers.
The heat has just come and
stayed, like some husbands'
mothers-in-law.
J-p-u
One appliance dealer remark
ed the other day that he was a
bit leery of air-conditioning as
yet, with the comment that only
those buying the space coolers
were cash-on- thebarrelhead
purchasers and, in addition, had
"wholesale" connections. But
my reply was that it was the
same way with television, elec
tric refrigerators and washing
machines. Now look. The simple
medium of ten bucks down and
a couple a week has filled the
homes of the nation with a mul
titude of wonderful devices.
Why not hot weather comfort,
too? 1
j-p-u
It was then-Candidate Her
bert Hoover, back in the 1928
presidential campaign, who
promised two chickens in every
pot and a car in every garage.
The only thing wrong with the
Hoover statements was the
matter of timing. There was a
considerable dry-spell of Hoo
ver dust (Golden Grain smok
ing tobacco) and Hoover-carts
( two-wheeled motorless carri
ages moved by the old plug
mule rather than gas) before
the golden eta arrived. Now lt'?
a deepfreeze full of chickena
and two cars in every garage.
When Amos Dean opened his
Buick agency here, there was
some comment that Kings
Mountain was too small for a
"large" car agency. It hasn't
proved out that way, though
Amos hasn't sold all the people
who once drove Buicks. The
former Buick fanciers are driv
ing Cadillacs, the former Ford
Chevy-Plymouth folk are driv
ing Buicks, and those why once
moved by foot-power have eQ
lucky You bv Dick Shaw
Lpckj yon ? your children played In the street? and
lived to play again
Viewpoints of Other Editors
"REST BEGINS AT
FORTY"
The Lincoln Times
A new book appears In the
shops -with a well-timed message
for the old boys who, having left
their fortieth year behind, are in
clined to boast that they are "just
as good as they used to be," and
would demonstrate the claim by
going in for activities better suit
ed to those of younger years.
It is written by a physician who
takes the view that even in these
days of scouting the passage of
time, one must cross the thres
hold of a period when it is best
to admit the fact: One is older
than he used to be, and he can't
do all the things he used to do.
It is the writer's view, to be
shared by thousands who speak
from personal experience, that
"after 40" may be the best time
of life ? that with the knowledge
and understanding gained in for
mei ye?rs it may tj literally
crowded with cultural material
satisfacti >ns never before enjoy
ed. Lif?- may Indeed, as is express?
ed in the title of another and
much read book, "begin at 40."
Yet there are those who, choos
ing to ignore the mileposts of
life, go on with a strenuous pro
gram in which there may be ele
ments of danger. One particular
point is that the man capable of
doing his work successfully be
yond the turn of the road proba
bly doesn't need to supplement it
with a regiment of strenuous
"extra-curricular" activities. His
daily work may give him enough
to do without his going in for
tough physical exercise, and for
sports no longer compatible with
his years.
The message is one to be
thoughtfully received by persons
who, $t any age, would keep with
in the bounds of reason. "Rest
Begins at Forty" ? the title ? -
means only a little less friskiness
and a little more leisurely enjoy
ment between the hours on the
job.
A yield of more than 500 bush
els of Arlington oats from five
acres wad made this season by
Ben C. Brackett, Route 1, Morgan
[ton, according to H. M. Speas,
Burke County farm agent.
tered the auto market. At the
current rate, all the principal
highways, a decade or two
hence, will have to be minimum
four-lane models to handle the
situation.
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Mass production cuts price
and this season's run on air
conditioning units should be a
starter toward lower-priced
summer comfort.
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EDITORIALLY SPEAKING
Kkrnebhvilll News
If we moralize considerably In
our editorials It Is because we be
lieve that a people who make
some serious profession of reli
gion should bring It into the
whole life. We must make our
organized society function to
wards the reality of the demo
cratic and religious principles in
which we profess to believe.
The Churches, in proportion to
their membership, contribute a
considerable amount of money to
missionary and social purposes,
but much of the wealtn of the
county lies outside the control of
the Churches. We believe It to be
a matter of fact that the Church*
are using their money in far
more effective ways to benefit
mankind than any other agency
outside of them. The money spent
for whiskey, tobacco, cosmetics,
and other forms of luxury and
recreation could build a slumless,
well fed, educated, hospitalized
world. The churches are perform
ling miracles with what is given
them to work with. There Is a
desperate need for other areas of
organized society to accept re
sponsibility for the moral and
social improvement of mankind.
.Editorials are supposed to deal
with secular things, but we con
sider some moralizing and ex
hortation quite proper, because it
is in these areas that destructive
forces are at work. They must be
brought into line with the ideals
of moral and social improvement.
This is the surest way to build a
backfire against the oncoming
flames of socialistic and Commu
nistic revolution.
KILL BOLLWORM?
Close rival to the weevil as a de
stroyer ol cotton, the bollworm
has always been more difficult to
control.
The mature bollworm in the il
lustration has been feeding inside
the boll for several days. During
this time the ? boll itself offers
the protection that makes it ex
tremely difficult to get a high kill
with insecticides. For this reason,
proper timing of insecticide ap
plication is essential : Early boll
worm infestations must be treated
as soon as worms are found; later
brbods should be treated within
a day or two after hatching and
while young worms are still feed
ing outside the boll. A good meas
ure for this ts when 4 to 5 small
worms (or 10 to 15 eggs) are
counted on 100 terminals.
As the bollworm season ap
proaches, every cotton grower
wants to know "What's the best
insecticide?" Actually, no one
chemical so far tried will provide
top control of bollworm. But . . .
field tests in widely separated
areas prove that certain combi
nations of chemicals (chlorinated
hydrocarbons) do give effective
control. At the same time, these
mixtures kill almost all other in
sects that destroy cotton.
A mixture of dleldrln and DDT,
for example, is one of the most
deadly bollworm killers of all . . .
more lethal than either insec
ticide alone. Used as a dust or a
spray, the combination provides
excellent control with relatively
small dosages. The same dust or
spray gets the boll weevil, flea
hopper, tarnished and rapid plant
' 'ig, grasshoppers and a host of
^ .ner pests.
Where large areas of cotton
must be protected from bollworm
damage, and low cost is a pri
mary consideration, aldrin-DDT
mixtures provide profitable con
trol at the lowest cost per acre.
Whichever combination is used,
the timing and form of applica
tion (dust or spray) should fol
low the practice proved best in
the area.
Your insecticide dealer can
supply either dieldrin-DDT or
aldrin-DDT in suitable formula
tions for your cotton program.
Further information can be ob
tained by writing to Shell Chemi
cal Corporation, P. O. Box 2099,
Houston, Texas, or 808 William
Oliver Building, Atlanta 1, Ga.
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