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 vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House. Entered ks second class matter at the postofflce at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Act of Congress of March ( 1873 EDITOBIAX. DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon ...... Editor-Publisher Charles T. Carpenter, Jr. .... Sports, Circulation, News Mrs. P. D. Herndon Society Miss Elizabeth Stewart Advertising, News MECHA1T~JLL DEPARTMENT Eugene Matthews Horace Walker David Weathers 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 TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Righteousness exalteth a notion: but ain is a reproach to any people. Proverbs H:3+. Campaign Extremes One of the hottest political campaigns in history comes to an end at the na tion's polling places next Tuesday and majority of citizens, including both hot and lukewarm partisans, will be glad to see it done. For four plus months, since the Re publicans gathered in June, the atmos phere has been charged and re-charged, the newspapers and magazines dominat ed by various and sundry accounts and analyses of what is going to happen next Tuesday. It was generally agreed, following the two Chicago conventions, that both par ties did much better than sometimes in ? nominating candidates. The badly-split Republican party deposed its big sym bol, Senator Taft, and nominated the national and international hero, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, a political neo phyte. The badly-split Democratic party declined to proceed on a more left-wing course by nominating the moderate Governor of Illinois, Adlai Stevenson, ruling out both the ultra-conservatives and ultra-liberals. It was not long until the extreme pres* sures began working heavily, and bore out a post-convention prediction of news analysts that General. Eisenhower would probably be pulled further to the right than be really wanted to go, and ? that Governor Stevenson would be [lull ed further to the left than he wanted to go. For both, the business at band was first to get himself elected. In a cam paign, extremists seem to get the big gest headlines; First extreme situation that changed the whole course of the campaign was the charges against Senator Nixon, the vice-presidential Republican nominee, oh the slush fund supplied by supporters who were attempting to get him re- ' elected well in advance. The Republi cans claim that the Nixon handling, of the incident gained votes, While the Democrats, who put down the Nixon "Checkers speech" as pure eye-wash, think otherwise. Regardless of the unde terminable vote count result it is a fact that the Nixon episode made a new cam paign of it . Since then, the ful* has been flying thickly and heavily, With partisans throwing .off all cloaks of high-toned ?campaigning. The candidates themsel ves, considering the heat of the cam paign, have con I rolled ? t hem'selves pret i\ well, and both are to be -commended for it . *! . ? ? Someone remarket! recently thai. poli ticians particularly, and partisans gen erally, do too much talking and too little praying. I Vrlainly it* would not be amiss for "each and every voter to pray that Tuesday's majority oi electoral votes will go to the candidate best-equipped to discharge the duties of, perhaps, the world's most reponsible office and cer tainly one of its most gruelling positions. This is Girl Scout week in Ixiiigs Mountain where |31 \ oung girls are en rolled in this worthwhile program, and where numerous adults devote much time and energy to it. As a corollary to the' Btn Scout organizat ion>, the Girl Scout organization offers similar bene fits to girls, teaching them self- reliance', handicrafts, and tuber needs of citizen ship. Undoubtedly there is something sad about the passing of old landmarks, and thus many citizens, in addition to older members of St. Matthew's Lutheran church will be momentarily saddened by the razing of the church building which has stood at the corner' of Piedmont avenue and Ridge street for. almost three-quarters of a century. Hqwever. all will rejoice at the fine new structure to be built on the same si-te. The Principal Issues Three principal issues stand out, as the presidential campaign hits the i homestretch. They are: 1) The war in Korea, or better-stated, how to bring it to a successful conclu sion. The argument between the preaent containment policy and some other means has reached the presidential level. Stevenson says continue the train ing of native troops. Eisenhower thinks a personal trip to Korea would help. 2) Corruption in government, which the Democrats claim to have found out and rooted out, and which the Republi cansdeny. 3) Prosperity, which both sides pro mise. The Republicans deny they will put propersity in the ash-heap, as the Democrats charge they will. These have been the principal nation wide issues. One potential issue which has not been very productive is the Communism issue. It has been hard to convince the voters that either side is not against Communism. There are many localized issues, in cluding tidelands oil (in Texas, Califor nia and Louisiana), FEPC (in the South), internationalism (in the inter nationalist East and the isolationist Mid-West), to mention just a few. And many think the two parties are about even in the argument of Trumanism ver sus Taftism. It is probably a safe guess that the majority of American citizens would be quite satisfied to have none of either. Any or all of these issues will be in the minds of the voters Tuesday, with one or more paramounting the others to the many individuals in direct propor tion to their personal interests, as well as to their ^motions. Cheap Dollars Much talk is heard these days about inflation and concurrent "cheap" dol lars. Based on what it would buy a few years ago, the dollar today won't go far. It is evident to everyone who b'iys any thing. Cars cost much more, candy bars either cost a dime or are smaller in size, and, in New York, the long ride on the subway now costs a dime instead of a five-cent piece. Much, is being said about the drawf ing of insurance and bond savings. But all of it isn't as bleak as it sounds. Some of the leading shouters and de criers of "cheap" dollars might not find a "dear" dollar too pleasant. Generally speaking, people w ho owe money (and most people do), find it to their advant age to pay these obligations with "cheap" dollars. While they may be Cheap, they are also obtainable. The "dear" variety, it will be recalled from the thirties, is mighty hard to obtain. A person with a long-tet:m debt, such as a home, would find a sudden change in the situation very difficult to handle. The result would quite possibly be a lot of distress merchandise for sale. Customarily, it is wide fluctuations in economic cycles which hurt. Inflation squeezes those who are trying to live on fixed incomes, while deflation embarras ses those who have over-extended their credit in anticipation of continuing high income. What sane people would like to see is, a leveling off of the upward spiral and only a very gradual trend toward a "dear" dollar. As always, the key is sup ply of particular commodities, in rela tion to demand. ? ? Our congratulation^ to the officers and men of the Kings Mountain national guard company for their recent high rating attained at federal inspection. The continued good records being made by the guard company means that the unit is constantly attending dutifully its schedule of training. 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. The Woman's Club Building of which all of Kin^s Mountain is j jusjly proud, is now completely paid for. thanks to a donation of $1500 given by Mrs. C. E. Neis ler who has been a memher*anX ' '.e old j translators underwent a genuine | "preparation oi the heart," so that what came from them might almost convince us that the Bible was originally written in the lang uage which they gave to it. As a book of consolation it has never been equalled in any tongue,, and this consolation undoubtedly comes in no small measure from its majestic poetry. In all the modern and revised versions this poetry seoms com pletely to disappear. Tne saints talk 'no longer in the language suited to them, but in the phrase ology of a modern salesman. We *avor the new Bible for its clarity and accuracy, but we doubt if it ever dethrones the stately version to which King James gave his name. We hope not. FROST ON THE MOON (Tire New York Times) First frost Is one of the major landmarks of the year. It Is the turning point, the boundary be tween the green and growing sea son and the season of rest for the leafy world. True, the time of rest comes gradually. Leaves co lor and begin to fall and the ac tive juices of life are withdrawn to the roots, even before frost strikes. But it is the frost itself that marks the end of the year for the annuals, those plants, whose life is but one season. The margin is surprisingly nar: row. The temperature may drop to 35 degrees and still the tender life persists. But let it drop another five degrees and tomato plants wither, squashes blacken, zinnias droop and come to their end. The margin is so narrow, in fact, that plants at one end of a garden may be blighted and those at the otr.er end spared, the same night. The first radiation from a house, the slight shelter.of a bush, may mean the slight difference in temperature which saves a few plants a few more days. It is the j narrow margin between cold and frost, between fluid and crystal; for it is the expansion of ice crys tal; for it is the expansion of ice crystals in the cells which blights and blackens leaf and stem on the tenderlings. ? ? For all its blight, first frost walks lightly. It barely dusts the spider webs with crystal. And its path is capricious. It steps in the hollows, leaps over the hum mocks. Follow the frost path at sunrise and you can chart the night's air currents, for cold air, like water, flows downhill. That is first frost, which may come to night in this valley and not fpr another day or two across the ridge. 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