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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 vjclnlty, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House. Entered as second class matter at the postofflce at Kings Mountain, N. C.. under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon .. Editor- Publisher Charles T. Carpenter. Jr Sports, Circulation, News Mrs. P.' IX. Herndon Society Miss Elizabeth Stewart Advertising, News x . MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Eu?ene Matthews Horace Walker David Weathers Ivan Wefavei* Charles Miller Paul Jackson ('Member of Armed Forces) TELEPHONE NUMBERS? 167 or 283 SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONE YEAR ? $2.30 SIX MONTHS ? $1.40 THREE MONTHS? 75c BY MAIL ANYWHERE TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE ... ? Starld fast, therefore, in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage , (Jalatians 5:1. Mr. Wilson's Troubles Perhaps it is an innate sympathy for the underdog, or man on the hot seat, if not a sense of fair play, but the situation of recent days when the professional politicians and militarists have? been viewing with great alarm due to a mili tary budget slash, of five billion dollars, this newspaper has felt a great degree of sympathy toward Charles Erwin Wil son, Big Business' biggest contribution to the Eisenhower Businessman's Gov ernment. After all, Secretary Wilson is about as wealthy as any person of common sense and comparable age could want to be. As longtime head of one of the nation's biggest enterprises he had power. About all left for him to desire was a reputa tion for posterity as a man who gave great and good service to his country. From the outcry of the politicians, and the hand-on-thcir-hip-pockets Air Force, one would think a thief is in the crowd. Five billion dollars is a deal of cash, but Secretary Wilson thinks he can get almost as many planes, which woidd do as good a job, without the five billion. The whole trouble is a result of get ting caught short in World War II. Isola tionist sentiment was very strong all through the thirties, and Congress, fol lowing the whims of the people, did a noble job of whacking military budget requests. When war came, some of the most blatant paid for their lack of vis ion and statesmanship with . their politi cal heads, being Voted out of office at earliest opportunity. Now the pendulum has swung the other way. A Congressman, short on time to find out, mindful of the fate of the isolationist predecessors, 'and "buf feted by the pleas of both pro and ama teur lobbyists, finds blanket support of the requests of the military the easiest way out. Many feel that the pendulum should be moved back toward center a little way at least. Sccrrtm y Wilson says the moving distance should be five billion dollars. Reasonable Debt Generally speaking, many churchmen consider it good religious -policy 'to al ways owe a little money. That is paradoxical,. *fcr those same churchmen aim jus4 as carefully, and work just as hard, toward the day- of dedication that is customarily featured by the burning of the mortgage. But the formula is right It is usually helpful to a church con gregation, indeed to the businessman, to the home owner, to about anyone to have a goal ahead. The goal seems to keep the person, or group, on course. Whe,re there is no goal at which to aim, the firing is scattered and the assets dissipated in frills that are frequently unnecessary. Thus is is good to see the membership of Central Methodist church joining the many other churches already going to work at the business of improving its *'hvsical plant. In the instance of the Methodist nei ghbors, the sum involved is $77,000, which sounds like a great deal of mon ey. It would be for one person, perhaps, but only figures out to about $300 per church member. That way it sounds much less. Churches must think "big", within the bounds of good business policy. None wants to overdo the debt business for the sheriff's sale is just around the next corner. But reasonable debt is good bus iness for churches, and for most people. Congratulations are in order to Ran ny Arnette, Richard George, and Sher rill Spears, who will represent Kings Mountain high school at annual Boys State at Chapel Hill. Why A Queen During the British coronation busi ness, one lord, or duke,' or something another, got his name in the papers by suggesting that the United States need ed a royal ruler too. It's easier, he said, for a citizen to be loyal to a living per son, than to a musty old document like the Constitution. J The comment was heated both for and against the Britisher's suggestion. It does seem odd, wasteful, and im practical to many Americans that Bri tain, struggling for its economic exist ence continues to hold to the royal tra dition. Many a bustling, busy American regards the kingship business as quite foolish. But there is much worthwhile in the tradition for Britain, particularly as the royal house now operates. For the past many years, the rulers of the British Empire have been people of immense character and have represented to the Britisher all that is ideal. The British ruler is loyal and trustworthy beyond any shadow of a doubt. Bravery and rev erence are innate; duty is a paramount word. The wearer of the crown is the emblem of the character of the British people. This was not always true, in the days when the kings of old milked the people of their goods and lands, and spent their time carousing. But Victoria, who was crowned 136 years ago, began a long line of sober rulers. There is no such tradition in America though, indeed, Americans expect their President to live the life of the ideal. Generally, the Presidents have managed pretty well, though no Britisher would think of speaking of the Queen as he lampoons, the political figures, as us Americans do ours. Economically, considering the tourist influx caused by the coronation, it would seem that Queen Elizabeth has paid her way for many years to come. Two ministers are leaving Kings Mountain after doing good work here. They are Rev. J. W. Phillips, leaving First Wesleyan Methodist church, and Rev. W. L. McSwain, who is leaving the double pastorate he holds at David's Chapel and Allen Memorial Baptist churches. Ministers sometimes get the feeling they have accomplished a par ticular task and should move on to an other charge, and it is our understand ing that such is the feeling of both Mr. Phillips and Mr, McSwain. While some will disagree with this theory concern ing pastoral tenure, all can agree that Kings Mountain's loss of these two men will be the gain of other communities. The best wishes of Kings Mountain will go with both of them. Congratulations are in order to Misses Peggy Mauney and Pauline Mauney, both graduated with honors in the Class or '53 from Woman's College, Universi ty of North Carolina. Their high scho lastic attainments reflect honor on themselves, their families, and on their communities. There has been some carping about the city's tentatively set $1.30 tax rate, but, with the situation in a state of flux due to the county-wide revaluation of property, and with preliminary budget studying indicating plenty of needy spots for funds, the board of commis sioners should be defended, rather than criticized, for playing it safe. Our congratulations to Franklin Ware, Jr., who has been promoted to the position of manager of the Kings Moun tain branch of the Employment Security commission. Proper operation of this office is important to the community and area, and Mr. Ware's training and experience qualify him well for this re sponsibility. 10 YEARS AGO Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and events THIS WEEK taken from the 1943 files of the Kings Mountain Herald. An electrical and w ir.d storm i which lasted about 30 minutes j Monday afternoon did .consider \ able damage to light lines, trees, nnd gardens. The storm struck about 4:30 and besides the high wind and lightning, hail, aboat the size of acorns, fell cutting j large number of leaves from trees. Over 100 electric light lines were broken hy the high winds and around 75 street lights were put out of commission accord ing to City Superintendent L. C. Parsons, who stated that more lines were broken during the thir ty minute period than had been broken during his entire span of 34 years with the city. Social and Personal Miss Ruby Fails of Gainsville, Ga. is house guest of Mrs. Paul Neisler. Mrs. S. A. Lowery has return ed from Latta, S. C. where she has been for quite awhile. Mrs. J. K. Willis spent last week with her son, Jim Willis, in Saint Petersburg, Fla. Miss Joyce Moffett of Hickory accom panied Mrs. Willis. Mrs. R. M. Mobely and Miss Sallie Mae Sockwell of Coving ton, Ga., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dilling. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Bumgardner and daughter of Elkhorn, Tenn. were recent visitors in Kings Mountain. MARTIN'S MEDICINE By Martin Harmon Ingredient s: bits of news, vAsdom, humor, and comment. Directions: Take weekly , if possible, but avoid overdosage. Jtine Pick-Ups After a long dry "spell", the rains came with their cooling relief t6 man, beast, and plant. Now you can almost see the green corn jumping out of the ground, and the grass needs a cutting almost overnight. J-p-u Don't believe I'll mind a turn with the lawn mower now, after a three-week' no cutting period. J-P-u There is an old saying among farmers that, if the farmer does his part, the Divine Weatherman will always do his, though it sometimies ap pears His season is running off schedule. The saying's about right, too. J-p-u Once upon a time, North Carolina farmers looked on grass as an evil to be attacked with hoe and plow. Now they cultivate it. paying high prices ior fine seed, and regarding grass ft? a top crop. It's all a part of North Carolina's going heavily into the beef cattle busi ness and we're going into it heavier, the experts say. Come to think of it, why couldn't we grow as good beef as the Mid West? Perhaps some of these clays the housewives will be telling the butcher, "I want four choice North Carolina T Bones," rather than the choice Western variety. Some may be doing it already. J-p-u Chatting with Methodist par son Phil Shore the other day, the conversation turned for some unknown reason to the worth of the city's power plant. The preacher asked, "ls it worth much, and, if so how much." I told him I had no idea about how much, but it must be worth something for a common variety light pole costs right much these days. c couldn't agree on pole costs, and summoned Assistant Citv Clerk Joe McDaniel to help out. Joe checked some .recent invoices and finds that a light pole costs anywhere from $25 to $35 lying on the ground. A Class III 35-footer costs $24.40, while a 40-footer costs $29 30 ' both prices f. o. b. The installed cost of a light pole, with cross arms and other necessary pharaphanalia, I cannot relate mnS1yLUSed Poles, vend for 57.50. I did not pursue the sub ject to find out how many poles the city has in the ground but there must be a great num ber. J-p-u If my Methodist friends got a pole' sermon Sunday, that was why. J-p-n Dotted notes: I've known all along President Ike looked like somebody I knew well, but un u ? Wepk 1 ha(|n't placed Who. Reading Time Magazine I noticed a reprint of a picture of then-General Eisenhower, at the age of 50. The picture could easily be passed off for Charles ihemasson, Jr., now of eleve ns ,f Charl1* were a hi 6 m .u C- L" Shuping, the North C?nolina Legion commander who was here last Friday night to install the ^'8 ?,f(lcers. was the bass 2?? b?a,er In .the University of North Carolina band, when was also a member, tootln' Lt lr'r' ' w never knew ust why I chose the clarinet to toot on, but I never had ?us? to .regret it. I still pity the heavily laden drummers ana bass horn blowers J-p-u R?ge?- superintendent fLri D,,,,nK Mill here ST 3,921 to 1925' and that time superintendent of ^ a "u/acturlnK Company at Albemarle (recently become .American and Efird) i8 retifr >ng and Is being succeeded by his son. Wells Rogers...... .Ke"oWas ln school when the Rogers family lived here and says he's always maintain ?? a soft spot in his heart for Kings Mountain ever since. KErtJ? Powers ^as smil ing broadly last Saturday night bragging about pairing the Country Club golf course n.'iiV .* say ex"Veep Alben m/n VK V $100? P?r man. which sounds like pretty good pay to me profes sional speech -making offers a good opportunity to people with a dash of talent along that line, but it's hard work ... of course, it takes a big name to get the big money,' and. usually, the biggest and best ones make their names in some ? other field politic, being one of the major ones tragical ly, many famous men ai'e in | coherent on the platform J-pu A father I know refers to n?s two-month-old son u a human Or* extinguisher. I CROSSWORD ? ? ? By A . C. Gordon ACROSS 1? Something for tht housewife with a preii ing engagement 6 ? Popular home cleaner 11 ? Fastidious 12? Recent "comeback" musical instrument 14 ? Delicate openwork fabric 13 ? Kind of electric current 16 ? A kind of roof over the bed (pi.) 19 ? A humanitarian society (abbrev.) 20 ? Variation of the suffix "ee f" 22 ? Pronoun 23 ? Prefix denoting sepa ration 24? A musical set 2 5? Con junction 2 7 ? Combining tor m meaning "new" 25 ? LaUen with year* . 30 ? Popular cheesea 33 ? Boy 35 ? Roman numeral 36? Ancient sun god 37? Latin abbreviation for "that is" 38 ? Chinese measure 39 ? Objective of the house hold insecticide About the Home 4 J ? Produce the crop* 44 ? Honorable Home* (abbrev.) . 45 ? Nickname for a femi nine relative 47 ? Public transportation (abbrev.) 48 ? Preposition 50? -Initials of a well known nation 51 ? Numeral 54 ? Chemical symbol for bromine 55? Modern food preserver (two words) 59 ? Part of every tree ? 60 ? Af* 61? Injurious 63? Meat preparations 64 ? What, all housewives must strive to do economically DOWN 1? A kind of dye . 2? World's most popular foo0 3? Overcharge (abbrev ) 4? Kind of profit we're all interested in 5 ? Enemy of garden tools 6 ? Gardener's adversary 7 ? Special Letter Service ( abbrev.) X r ? ,:on* 9 ? A color 10 ? Disc jockey's disc 13? We judge gold by the' number of these * (abbrev.) 17 ? Soft stuffing H? Washday necessity 21 ? Garden product 24 ? Housekeeping essential 26 ? Male parent 29 ? Falsehood 31? District Attorney 34 ? Atmosphere freshener 39 ? Kitchen container 40?AThese are green on all good gardeners 41? Greek letter 4 2? Condition of a popular kind of food 43? Blemish 45 ? Storing places for tht family jewels 46? Popular method of cooking 49 ? State of the Union 51 ? Compass direction 53? Pronoun 54? Prison for the sailor 56? Medical suffix 57 ? Abbreviated railroad 55 ? Olrl's name 59 ? Livingroom (abbrev.) 62 ? Liberal Education (abbrev. ) See The Want Ad Section For This Week's Completed Punle Viewpoints of Other Editors TO MANY DEBTS Christian Science Monitor Any time you want to stir up a good argument a surefire sub ject is, "The' Americans going in to debt too much?" In order to keep the competition open for amateurs, this doesn't have to re fer to the national debt, merely to the extent to which most of us and the family next door have mortgaged the pay check before it arrives. ? According to Department of Commerce figures; the amount of money Americans owe as indi viduals has increased from 24 billion dollars in 1945 to about 84 billion dollars early this year. That, of course, takes a starting point when few cars and house hold appliances were available for people to buy on installments: Today the average family owes $330 on these items, besides $220 on personal loans and charge ac counts, and the rate of reposses sions for nonpayment is increas ing. Meantime, long-term mortgage debt on American homes aver ages $1,265. Although total debt is more than three times as high as immediately after the war, statisticians point out that Amer icans do not owe much more in proportion to their incomes than they did in the late 1930's. With the "gross national product" reaching a new high in the ii-'st quarter of 1953, presumably the higher debt can be carried. But the department's quarterly report notes that while people were making more money, they apparently were having less and spending more than in ;he last quarter of 1952. Much of this spending was adding to the In stallment debt. At least one Fed eral Reserve Bank, noting an in crease in the proportion of time sales, has advised cautiousness. As the Investment houses put it to make it soiyid good, "This seems good time to establish a more liquid position." Short Court Session Held Here Thursday A short session of Kings Moun tain Recorder's court, docketed for regular Monday court hear ing of June 1, was heard before Judge Jack H. White in City Hall Courtroom Thursday afternoon. One defendant was found guil ty of public drunkenness and a similar case was continued until June 15. TWo capiases were is sued for defendants who had not appeared for trial. Nolle prosse with leave was taken by the -'"*e in the case of Jessie Greene Dwight Greene, who were chargeu 7*tth larceny of two game chickens, property of Jack Payne, on June 1, pending evidence of defendant's guilt. Value of the chickens was estimated at 940. William Ralph Head, Shelby resident, charged with reckless driving on May 28 in front of Central school, was found guilty and given judgment of GO days, suspended upon payment of a $5 fine and costs of court. ? Farmers have marketed larger volume of products so far this year than the same v period of 1982. But with prices lower cash receipts in January-April were down 2 per cent from the same period last year. LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING Lincoln Times A headline suggests that elec tronic brain machines, those big calculators, will soon be doing the work of 20,000,000 men. That comes under "it's about time" department. For years, electricity has been taking over women's jobs at a steadily increasing rate. In fact, the modern home manager, be sides being a purchasing agent, budget expert, dietician and dec orator, also has to be an amateur electrical engineer in this day of electrial living. Electricity is used to lighten the work of th^home five times as much as in 1926, and today one kilowatt hour is 60 per cent chea per than in those days. People With a slide rule have figured out that the electricity used In the home to do the manu al chores, such as washing, and cleaning, takes the place of the work of six servants. There are not many homes in this country, or any other, that can afford six servants these days. Electric power has meant a higher standard of living on an average electric bill of $60 last year. At 50 cents an hour on a 40- hour week, the six servants would cost $6,000 a year...... If they didn't eat a thing! Many communities are staging Electricity for Better Living cele brations and these are some of the benefits it salutes. What of the future? Bayard L. England, president of Edison Electric Institute, says that air conditioning dust-proof and in sect proof, will be as common as radio, and the push-button equip ment will be more completely au tomatic than is dreamed of now. Thug the home manager will have still more time for commu nity affairs and enjoying life. And perhaps, with tho?e elec tric brain machines, the men vHll have time for extra activities. . . . such as darning their own socks. A sharp increase in acreage and generally good yield pros pects point to the second largest spring potato crop on record. The gain over last year is 29 per cent. But prices to farmers are likely to continue much lower than a year ago. It's a Small Matter ... Although it's a small matter taking out auto insurance, it's a very important one. Let us tell you about the many ad vantages in having yoijr ear insured. Come in today and get the facts ? there's no obligation. The Arthur Hay Agency ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE Phone 182 ?&&&% ???- 7*v'm.r ? l--\ y>k ?' J 7 b 52 ' *w?* . > ' k IF; ' * ' J I J' I n ? 1*1; ; %? *? ts*< i . J* * HARRIS FUNERAL HOME ? ? ? Ambulance Service ? Phone 118 Kings Mountain, N. C. . - ? - _ . ' ? ... ?- ' ? ? Stay Healthy . . . 3# Drink Sunrise t # ;??; f . ?'* # It's Pasteurized # It's Homogenized ? ?'* ^ * t, ?' >"?? ,v* ?? , - > ? . * ?'? '* * ' '* ' *' *?"*' * v%* *'? *?*.4 ^ ** V", '? , ? *%. ? *? * '? 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