,1" , J v* The Kings Mountain Herald Established 18cm . X ? \ A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general we 11 ire and published for .the enlightenment, entertainment and benefit of the cltleens ot Kings Mountain and its vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House. Entered as second class matter at the postoffire at Kings Mountain, N. G* under Act r of Congress of March 3, 1873 \ EDITORIAL ? &P ABTME NT Martin Harmon .............. Editor- Publisher ' Charles T. Carpenter, Jr. Sports, Circulation, News Miss Elizabeth Stewart Society Mrs. Thomas Meachaas Bookkeeping, News MECHANICAL -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 ADVANCR ONE YEAR? |2.50 SK MONTHS ? $1.40 TMUM MONTH6? 78c BY MAIL ANYWHERE TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE But he that w joined unto th # Ixrrd in one spirit. I Corinthians 6:17. Honeymoon Over Among the first words of new Demo cratic Chairman Paul Butler, after his accession to the vote-getting responsi bility, was his statment questioning President Eisenhower's capacity to gov ern. Chairman Butler doubted the Pres ident has that capacity. . The remarks were reminiscent of those of Senator Neely (D-W. Va.) in the recent campaign, when he charged that President Eisenhower was "stupid." While the President has appeared a little slow on the draw in some instan ces during his two yean? in office, it would appear that his contributions to the World War II victory in Europe, via bossing the whole Allied works, would brand as false Senator Neely's conten tion of stupidity, and Mr. Butler's re marks would have been much closer to the truth had he substituted the phrase "experience to govern" for "capacity to govern." Army politics, though undoubtedly a difficult pseudo-science in many ways, is considerably less exacting and tedious than government politics! In the servi ces, the successful policy is abject obed ience to those above, forceful order giving to those below. Not so in the field of government, where a senator's pique can defeat a whole program ? regardless of the senator's party label. Thus President Eisenhower, with no prior background for it, was in the po sition when he assumed office of having to accept advice from many people with frequently divergent views. It is no won der he floundered occasionally. But he undoubtedly, not being stupid, has learned much in the two years in of fice and will learn more in the two years coming. Most' important to his success in of fice is that the vast majority of his con stituents ? including the majority of the Democrats ? credit him with basic honesty. And the people will excuse more mistakes from a person they con sider honest than they will from those they regard as tainted. The Democrats, in spite of the need for an emotional appeal to excite the populace, should confine their charges to the issues and more realistic judg ments of Mr. Eisenhower's abilities. There was a change in tone from Chair man Butler over the weekend, indicat ing reaction to his "capacity to govern" statement was not too good. laycee Promotion The Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce is again inviting the com munity to have a part in its Christmas for-thc-ncedy project. Better known as "Buy a Can, Leave a Can" project, it enables the Jaycees to greatly expand their Christmas assist ance to the needy, without any great cost to anyone. In turn, it enables all citizens to have some part in aiding those who most need the Santa Claus visit. Many times citi zens remark they would like to help but don't know who nor where to help. When refilling the home cupboard, pick up an extra can or two of food stuffs for the needy at Christmas. The big Jaycee baskets are placed at all Kings Mountain groceries and they should be running over by next week end. Particular commendations are in or der for Fred Plonk and Sam Collins, who had chief responsibility for the success ful Christmas opening parade last week. , The parade lived up to its advance noti ces of "best-ever" in Kings Mountain. The business of a library is to con- ? tinually inci'v.^ >e its circulation of books from a continuaily increasing number oi volumes. Thus the expansion of the operating committee to eight members should prove one route toward expan ding the service of Jacob S. Mauney Memorial library. Stole Pay Date Governor Hodges is going to recom mend to the General Assembly, he says, that it enact legislation changing the date tor paying individual income tax accounts to April 15, thereby conforming with the new federal tax paying date and giving the taxpayers an extra ' month's grace to get over ChrL* nas and cough up the cash. The State Revenue Commissioner opines that the date change won't make a great amount of difference from the state's fiscal standpoint. He obviously assumes that many will still pay, as they do now, before the final date due. The suggestion of the Governor is, of course, a good one, since it is desirable J to have all functions of governmental requirements as near uniform as possi^ ble. Thus, when the city gets legislation on the tax pre paying business conform ing with the county arrangement, it will be much simpler for Kings Mountain citizens arid will perhaps mean that some will not lose city tax discounts. Since the federal government has al ready changed its income tax due date, it would be amiss for the state not to follow. " . . Some will have a measure of nostalgia left for th long-in-vogue March 15. The old Ides of March date, which in a way outdid for unfortunate history the fa mous date Brutus helped stab Ceasar, added an interesting fillip to repor torial warnings of the upcoming pay date. ' ' . What can be dreamed for April 15, customarily in this area marked princi pally by balmy temperatures, spring showers, baseball, bright spring fash ions, and the regular fare of spring? In a way, it's a bad way to treat a nice, untroubled month, even though the extra month will be most beneficial to harried bookkeepers, accountants, and hard-pressed taxpayers. But the deed is done federally and North Carolina should modernize, too. Rev. Mr. Weekley Announcement by Rev. Gordon Week ley, the hard-working First Baptist minister, that he is leaving this pjlpit to accept the pastorate of the new T'rov idence Baptist church, of Chailotte, came as a surprise to a large segment of the Community and to some members of his church. Though it had been known that Mr. Weekley had received the call from the Charlotte church, it had been hoped that he would come to a decision to re main here. Some were also surprised to learn that Mr. Weekley had been in his pres ent charge 30 months. The time has in deed passed rapidly. Rev. Mr. Weekley has done an able job in handling the multi-sided duties of the city's largest church. He has been a strong and effective preacher and a hard-working pastor. He has run his of fice in a business-like manner and the increase in church activity and mem bership i'jring his tenure attests to his 1 success. ? In regretting his departure, the com munity will join his church membership in wishing him great success in his new work. Congratulations are in order to Grace Methodist church, which dedicated last Sunday its handsome new parsonage. While dedications for churches always qualify as red-letter days, it is even more true perhaps, as Grace Methodist church is concerned. It was only a few years ago that the church suffered a disastrous fire. It rebuilt a fine modern plant, paid for it, and now has completed the task on a much-needed modern home for its pastors, both present and future. 10 YEARS AOO Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and events THIS Will taken from the 1944 file* of the Kings Mountain Herald. The Lions club gave their an nual banquet I or the high school football team last Wednesday night at the Woman"? club house. Falrvlew Lodge No. 339 AF and A v" recently celebrated its 70th anniversary at a turkey dinner at the Woman's club. .Social o?4 Personal Mrs. Clyde Kerns entertained at two tables of bridge at her home on Gold street Monday af ternoon complimenting her two i house guests, Mrs. William Stea mer and Miss Kstherine Be ream, of Washington, D. C Mrs. Stea mer is a sister of Mrs. Kerns Miss I -en or a Plonk and Miss Jean Webb visited Mrs. James Mercer at Glen Alpine last week lend. - ? ? ?- "?? '? ? ? MARTIN'S MEDICINE By Martin Harmon Ingredients: bit* of MMK wisdom, humor, and comment. Direction*: Take weekly, if possible, but avoid overdosage. . Polling has become a popular adjunct of the commonwealth In the past several years and the gathering of information on the current thinking and opin ions of the citizenry has be come big business. - ? 1 . ? m-m Actually polling is quite old and perhaps owes its first start (pure conjecture on my part) to the advertislrg agencies who specialized in surveys to deve lope information on more effeo rtive advertising. But polls of opinion today; in the popular mind, ifefer to Dr. Gallup, Mr. Roper, Satn Lubell, and similar "experts" who major in gather* ing information on what the people think politically. All have become a big chary about actually "predicting" outcomes, since the debacle of 1948, though they usually manage to crow right much if thblr per centages have fallen close or within the previously proved margin of error. Thus the Herald's U. S. Poll was mighty happy with itself on the 1954 Congress lonal percentages. Howevir, thfe same outfit con ducts a poll in both New Jersey and New York andur own, home ? grown fire hazards. We let greasy rags accumulate in closets; we store gasoline or oil in unsafe containers and loca tions; we put matches where mice can reach them; we often even tempt fate by putting pennies be hind electric meters. Right now, in our tradition ol stupidity, that results in dealh In the home and on the. highway and hunting in the woods, We are about to put our lives in the un kind hands of a fate that is often cruel by creating a major ? il temporary ? fire hazard in our homes. And we will do this in the name of Christmas, the most wonderful celebration of the Christian world. We are talking about the beau tiful Christmas tree that will probably deck a portion of your living room. We'll chop or buy a neat, symmeterical tree that will be a Joy to behold. Then we will decorate it with the tinsel and ornaments and lights that make thte typical American Yule tree the magic object that it is, especially to the clunlnjj <*y#?s of children who can look at it and dream of Santa Claus. There is a good chance that it will carry out its destined role ? to cheter the onlooker through the Christmas season and to harbor, beneath its branches, the wonder ful toys that will make Christ mas morning warm and bright. But there is also a chance that the tree will ^nter another role entirely. While the family sleeps, or while the mother is in the back yard and the baby playing near the tree, a tiny flicker of flam* may appear among the branches. So, this season use caution and care in selecting and erecting your Christmas tree. ? Trcmtyl vania Times. RUSSIAN STORY Three Russian farmers were hailed before an Inspector from Moscow. He asked the first farm er what he ted his chickrns. "Corn, sir," was the reply. "Corn!" shouted the inspector. "Corn is used to feed people. Take him away to the salt mines." . As the first was being hauled away thte second farmer was ask ed the same question. Trying to keep from falling into the trap, he said he fed his chickens corn shucks. He, too, was ordered to Siberia. The Russians, It seems, , make cloth from corn shucks, t Turning to tNto third man, the inspector said, "And you?" "Oh," said the farmer, "I just give the chickens the money and let them buy whatever they want." ? O, A. Paul fct Stkin Tri btms ; "ALL OF ME" "Two high school students were so much In love they threatened to elope If their families did not sign the necessary papers for an under age ceremony. When the parent* could no longer talk them Into deferring marriage until they were older, they reluctantly consented. So a big church wed ding was planned by both fami nes. As the 17-year-old boy stood at thte altar and looked adoringly at the 16-year-old firl, he repeated after the minister, "With all my worldly goods X thee endow." At this point his father whis pered to his wife. "Well, dear, there goes Junior's bicycle." ? Wali Street JotcmtU - ? --.r DR. BLAKE M. McWHJRTER OPTOMETRIST Room 1, Morrison Bldg. Phone 316-W Office Hours 9 5 Daily Except Fridays 9'1 Bvenlngs by Appointment COMPLETE VISUAL ANALYSIS ? . Put yonz best looks foiwaid! TotU always appear to roar best adtcntag* when iw clothe* are ? kill fully dry-cleaned by ear thorough (bat Be) methods. Colors retain that like-new sparkle and depth , . . all of the original richness of the texture Is preferred. The result looks so much like brand-new clothes that only your budget can tell the difference! Salute Pall with a com pletely renewed and refreshed wardrobe. Look like a million WEAVER S CLEANERS PLone 910 ? 310 IV. Piedmont Ave. Special Treat! 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