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The Kings Mountain Herald
Established 18cm
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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
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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
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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.
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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 and<he N^w Jer
sey polling backfired as Repub
lican Case came through.
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In the off-season, the polls
dream up any number of qutes
tions to ask folk. Thus Dr. Gal
lup's poll recently reported that
some 27, millions of the 102 mil
lion adults in the United States
have put a bet on a horse's nose
sometime during their life, and
that 18 percent of the males, at
one time or another, have
struck their wives. (Almost as
many wives have hit back, the
poll showed.)
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At the moment, the news
services are polling their editor
members to determine the ten
biggest news stories of 1954,
and undoubtedly the fashion ex
perts are getting In their votes
for the ten best-dressed women.
The drama critics will be mull
ing ovter the ten best movies
and stage offerings of the past
12 months, and there will un
doubtedly be many others, in
cluding the top ten T-V shows.
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Even the weekly press is
getting in on the ten biggest
ntews events act, through a poll
conducted by Publisher's Auxi
liary, the long-lived weekly
newspaper trade Journal.
I have not yet filled in the
list (and may not) but, without
benefit of any look-see at the
files of this year's daily ga
zettes, it is easy to remember
several stories, some written in
one day, others consuming days,
weeks and months, which are
sure to be candidates for the
top ten. Among them, not neces
sarily in order of importance,
are the Army - McCarthy hear
ings, the McCarthy censure ac
tions with preludes, the Shep
pard murder trial, thte demise
of the recession which began
in late 1953, the comeback of
the motion picture Industry, and
the autumn election results. The
Dixon- Yates contract argument
might rank high, along with
the debatte debate on whether
youngsters should be arguing
about foreign policy on recog
nition of Communist China.
Many would cast a vote for
Charlie Wilson'i bird-dog re
marks as a top 1954 news story,
and some will figure It a big
story that a French premier
has held offl^p longer than a
few wfceks.
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Marilyn "Monroe's parting of
the ways with Joe Dimagglo
rates consideration, as does Sir
Winston Churchill's attaining
his 80th birthday.
Only time will prove whether
President Eisenhower's atoms
for-peace effort rates top bill
ing. Here the results will count
and may not .be determined
for years, if ever.
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By the time 1964 has spent it
self, the headline "Santa Claus
Completes 1954 Visit" should
qualify for high rating.
No poll, but possible of one,
is ? nomination by the author
of u? Omnlscope in the Stanly
News and Press for the ten
most repeated sentences of
1964 They are: I) If? time to
go to bed. 2) If* ttme to get
up. 3) r need some monWr.
4) What was she wearing? 5)
She can't ting. 6) I don't like
that program. Why can't we
turn to something else? 7) That
Arthur Godfrey makes me sick.
8) What do they do with all
that money they collect at the
church? 9) I don't understand
what he sees In that girL 10)
How about -renewing my note
for another CO days?
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A pretty good liattn?. Td tay.
| CROSSWORD Z 7 ?? By A. C. Gordon 1
Viewpoints of Other Editors
8M Tl?? Want Ad Soctiaa For TM?
CANCER VICTIM LIKELY
SAVED NATION FROM
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
Cancer, like Death Itself, Is no
respecter of persons. And often
it strikes quickly and does its
deadly work in a matter of weeks.
Enrico Ftermi noticed in Sep
tember that he was experiencing
some difficulty in swallowing. In
October, he underwent an opera
tion, and surgeons quickly dis
covered that he had cancer of the
stomach, "too extensive for treat
ment." He died in November ?
last Sunday to be exact.
But who was Enrico Fermi? He
was the maa who unlocked the
secret of the atom, and made pos
sible the manufacture of the atom
bomb. In -1939, he advised the
government of the possibility of
such a bomb. By 1941, hi? skill
and knowledge had resulted in
sufficient material for the first
atom bombs.
He was a self-exiled^ttalian
scientist who left his native land
because of Mussolini and came to
this country. His was a brain of
unusual talents, and we should
be thankful that he gave us the
secret of the bomb rather than
Italy and Germany. Had they ob
tained It, we would likely today
be undter the heel of Hitler.
The irony of Fermi's death was
revealed in a statement by Lewis
L. Strauss, chairman of the Ato
mic Energy Commission, when
he said that if Fermi had been
spared fol- a few moils years he
might have been saved by the
medical techniques derived from
his own discoveries.
We are hopeful that Mr.
Strauss, under the stifess of the
moment, was not speaking with
too much optimism as to the pos
sibility of discovety of a cure for
cancer. ? Stanly Ne tfe and Press
REST ON TliE RAILS
It may have been built by any
one of fteveral companies. And it
Isn't because of the name of the
company which probably operates
it. But the comfortable sleeper
you rodte the ^ther day from Den
ver to Chicago you undoubtedly
called a Pullman.
That is because George Pull
man was the persistent genius
who built the first successful
(and comfortable) sleeping cars
? and persuaded American rail
roads to utte than. ? ?
The need of persuasion seems
almost Incredible in retrospect.
Before 1859, when Pullman finish
ed remodeling two Chicago A Al
ton day coaches, overnight pas
sengers either sat up all night on
cruelly austere benches or lay
down, fully clothed on the slats
of a bunk. And H took the use of
the "Pioneer", the first car built
as a "Pullman Palace" sleeper, by
the bfereaved family on the Lin
coln funeral train to popularize
the idea enough for the ralhoads
to "risk" it!
And it fell to an engenious and
gadget - minded housewife to ep
itomise present-day achievements
in railway travel comfort. Plump
ing herself down in the blue-up
holstered seat of a "Pullman"
bedroom after a whirl-wind In
spection of its lighting, Its com
tro liable air - conditioning. Its
compact toilet facilities, and con
ceals berths, she exclaimed:
"What burns me up tott?| f
didn't Invent this thing!" ?
Christian Science Monitor
History reneats Itself, as every
bo<tjr knows. Rut why <toes it have
to do It SO . fast? ? Minneapolis
Star. *
JBngtahd to sn Island entirely f]
surrounded by hot water. ? (j
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DON'T INVITE FIRE THIS
CHRISTMAS
Most of us dread fine with all
the horror that we should; we've
seen too many of the terrible re
sults of even small fires.
Yet w? persist In creating \>ur
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
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OPTOMETRIST
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Special Treat! Sunday, December 19
SMORGASBORD
DINNER
By Candlelight Sunday Evening
5:30 p. m. to 8:30 p. m.
At South Carolina's Famous Small Hotel, now under
new management, we reinstate our famous Sunday
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evening dinners, beginning November 21.
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