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t V f • Page 2 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. Established 1889 ^ The Kings Mountain Herald A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published tor the enllghtment, entertainment and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain and its vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Kings Mountain, N. C., 2S08G under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon Editor Publl.sher Gary Stewart Sports Editor Mi.ss Eiizabelh Stewart Circulation Manager and Society Editor Miss Helen Owens Clerk MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Jerry Hope Zeb Weathers Alien Myers Pam jackson Mike Camp ‘^‘eve Ramsey SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE — BY MAIL ANYWHERE ONE YEAR .. $3.50 SIX MONTHS .. $2.00 THPJiE MONTHS $l 25 PLUS NORTH CAROLINA SALES TAX MARTIN'S MEDICINE Ingredients; bits of news wisdom, humor, and comments Directions; Take weekly, i, possible, but avoid ocerdosage. Man of Character TELEPHONE NUMBER — 739-5441 TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE For the nommnndmcnt is a luniii; uml the Itnv is Ught; ;a)ul reproofs of instruction ore the wiui of life. Proverbs C:.’.:. Mr. Stevenson Many people, perhaps a majority, express the desire to die with their boots on, an e.\prt»s.sion gleaned IVom the Old West, which today carries the connota tion of dying at work. Adlai Ewing Stevenson, 65, did just that, suffering a fatal heart attack in London only a half-hour after a radio interview. Our guess is that he would have pre ferred it tliat way. Mr. Stevenson was among those who, clue to the accident ol age and tim ing. tailed to allain his highest goals, yet through willingness to work, to sub limate his personal desires to the best interests of the team, and via basic high principle and intellectual honesty, at tained great personal stature in his own country and throughout the world. Until his passing, many citizens did not know that he was an assistant to Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox dur ing World War II, almost became a newspaperman when he organized a syndicate to purclia.se Mr. Kno.x’ Chi cago Daily News after the Secretary’s death. A successful governor of Illinois, he was a reluctant candidate for the presi dency in ltl.52. Many leel he could have defeated any candidate other than war hero Dwight Eisenhower. He took de feat again from President Eisenhower in 1956. If embittered, he did not show it. As United States amba.ssador to the L’nited Nations he became a major spokesman for the free world who was particularly adept at using the poinard of truth to foil Communist opportunists. This nation mourns the loss of a groat public servant. First Union Plans Announcement that First Union Na tional Bank will construct a modern, two-story main office building in anoth er locale is obviously good news for the community as it will undoubtedly be for the bank itself. First Union officials, for some time, have been fully aware of need for more space to accommodate more per.sonnel to, in tui’n, accommodate customers more expeditiously. Key question has been whether to renovate e.xtcnslvely the present bank ing house or to start from scratch in a new location. The great increase in the auto population has made nearby park ing space a premium just about every where in the nation. In San Francisco, a discount firm is constructing a new building in an uptown business district. Its four-story building will contain 96,- 000 square feel of floor space — 24,000 each floor — with the top two floors parking area. First Union's management obvious ly has concluded that the parking prob lem justifies a new site. Only announcement yet made is that the new site will be “close in” to the principal business district. President of First Union is Carl G. McGraw, a Kings Mountain native, who, though he left Kings Mountain in 1923 on graduation from high school, has re tained through the intervening years a keen interest in Kings Mountain and his many friends here. First Union’s expansion decision is continued evidence of Mr. McGraw’s personal interest in Kings Mountain and his confidence in this area’.s economic future. Congratulations to J. Ollie Harris and David M. Neill on their election to First Union National Bank’s Kings Mountain board of directors and a cor dial welcome to First Union Vice-Presi dent Elmore Alexander, recently of Gastonia, new member of the bank’s Kings Mountain staff. h Good Citizen Phenix Plant of Burlington Indus tries continues to be a good industrial citizen which wants and does “live” in the community as well as work in it. Recent example is Burlington’s making available to the City Recreation commission its Phenix street recreation area which, in turn, it will help the city develope as a children’s park. In the early fifties, Burlington sold to the city at a quite reasonable price, what is now the recreation commission's Deal street pool, with its surrounding ba.seball grounds and playground areas. Another Honor Governor Dan K. Moore has honor ed Cleveland County in major dogi’ee for a third time in naming fellow news- papering confrere Henry Lee Weathers, of the Shelby Daily Star, to member.ship on the board of the State Ports Authori ty. Importance of this board’s responsi bility and of the poUs themselves to North Carolina’s economic well-being was pointed up several years ago in a Time Magazine article. Referring to the old saying that North Carolina was a vale of humility between two mountains of conceit. Time suggested that, if true, there was a good and sufficient reason. Virginia and South Carolina, boasting good safe harbors (Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Charleston) grew rich on trade. North Carolina had the danger ous waters of Cape Hatteras. Transpor tation poverty dictated other economic troubles. North Carolina’s ports have already proved beneficial to the state’s economy, not only on the coast, but throughout the state. As the ports authority im proves and expands its facilities, a.s cross-.state roads improve, and the east- west super highway dream becomes reality, the economy will be further vastly benefitted. Neighbor Henry Lee Weathers will make a worthy member of the State Ports Authority. He is knowledgeable of the benefits of the state ports, and, with his newspaper and business background, is a well qualified appointee. Our congratulations. Congratulations to two more Kings Mountain scholarship winners: Richard Franks, winner of a scholarship to the University of Chattanooga, and Kathy Willis, winner of a V^'eterans Society scholarship, who will attend Western Carolina college. Hit Books Hard Pressure for admission to colleges and universities throughout the nation IS great. pe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill anticipated a few months ago 15,000 applications for admission w ith room for 3,500. From a Tuesday news report the situation is much the same throughout North Carolina, both at state-supported and private schools, including Duke uni versity, North Carolina State, Eastern Carolina college, and others. It behooves today’s crop of high school students to hit the books hard, good busine.ss anywhere, anytime, but particularly imperative if the student anticipates attending college. Even now space limitations are re quiring the schools to deny admission to students who qualify with good grades and high scores on college apti tude tests. By ELIZABETH STEWART July is ta.si wimtins; its ball of yarn and will soon Ik- history. m-m In Kings Mountaii; tlio moan- (Ms and groanors of hot, liumid woatliPr aro already looking for ward to fall teinperaiurcs and folks are enjoying ijir eondition- ing or nearest vendors of cool ing appliances from fan to room conditioners. m-m 'I’he past two weekends the rains came ami an eloetrieal i storm in the city area caused some damages to trees. One la- <ly in the Pheni.x .Mill area re- polled lier roof was completely demolished hy the storm on Sat urday evening while yaids had taken considerable beatings with bushes and trees uprooted and dehri srattered. m-m Vacation time i.s here for many Kings .Mountain people who have had the opportunity to visit the heach spots and mountain re sorts beginning the wa'ek of In dependence Day. m-m July is an ideal time to break away and spells out a feeling of real indcixmdenec from the daily routine of work at the mills, the counter, or the kitchen stove. m-m Others plan vacations in Au gust. m-m June and July spells here, a- mong other things, baseball, and in Kings Mountain this year not ' only the older boys but the young ones have taken to baseball and hat. They're young and hardly major leaguers but spell the reason a kiti team can be 10 runs behind and finish the game as a winner. They're always ca pable of the unexpeeteti, bath heroic and sad. m-m It's been an exciting season for the Legion Juniors, the Teeners League, and for the Little Leagues, and others. m-m With summer school over and Rible School completed at most churches, the young ones are now really fiee. m-m The swimming pools and parks : liere aro enjoying a booming bus iness, as well as nearby Kings Mountain National .Military Park ! and Tootsieland, the amusement park soutli of Kin.gs Mountain on j Highway 216. The young folk ride a train in an Old West I Town atmosphere. A train rob bery complete with bandits and . a mar.shall add to the festivities j every weekend. m-m The current .seasan is a won- | derftil one. too, for cranking up i the family bus and touring the countryside, and those who haven't sliould start the tom- right at home. m-m Most will find thc.-rselves a- ma/ed at the development of residential Kings Mountain. Oth er new' homes are popping up. stcmingly overnight, m-m June and July have been camp ing months for some Kings Mountain families, too. who have equipped their family transpor tation with sleeping quarters and camping supplies. m-m It’s great fun, according to one young camper, age seven. His ■mother wasn’t too happy when rain came pouring down during a mountain trek last weekend. Her spirits were dampened some what but no', t'ne two boys. Then they discovered a snake at the campsite, .Mom was ready to head the bus home, which they did, m-m Caim.p Rotary, Camp Kiwanis, church camps and summer Boy and Girl Scout activities have kept most youngsters busy. In addition, there was news last week that Burlington Milks Phe nix Plant has made its Phenix street recreation area available to the City Recreation Depart ment and will assist in its devel opment as a neighborhood chil dren’s park. iriUlHHlii) /x£/n>ijLj ///cc-a^irru Viewpoints of Other Editors IT SURELY DOES CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE Y'ou’ve heard of the supersti tious people who decide that they'll go out somewhere “safe’' and have a small accident so the law of averages won't catch up with them. Well, the first time the law of averages caught up with me, 1 was speeding about S5 mph down highway 401 late for a nioeling, and felt rather re signed to tile fact that the high way patrolman trying to stop m.e would promptly issue me a ticket. After all. I had been driv ing recklessly and immatuiely for six years without a warning, to give you a little shock, most af them aren’t teenage drivers. By Phyllis Austin In the Johnstonian Sun. Selma BY JOE ZLOTCH We complain nc>v and then a- bout overly restrictive govern ment, but usually not for purely personal reasons. Now, however, comes Rhode Island State Sena tor Robert O. Tierman with a bill that strikes painfully home. He wants all editorials to be signed by their authors, under pain of $■'>0 fine or a year in jail. This, in our informed if not de tached view, misunderstands the citation, or accident; and it j point about editorial anonymity: helped my guilty conscience as I thsught I could pay the state $13 for years of personal and selfish u.se of interstate highways, coun try roads, and back alleys. How ever, within six months of the editorials arc commonly suppos ed to represent the views of the j newspaper rather than tho.se of some lowly individual writer. I 'But then, the idea might have ; a few redeo.-ning virtues as long first ticket, the law- -of average.s , as editorial writers aren't un- and man-had -slapped me down fairly singled out for special four more times with speeding j treatment. Applying the ' same rickets and citations for failing , rule to politicians, we can see it to stop completely for stop signs.; now. The handsome, dignified As a result, I found myself with-1 candidate rises before the telev;- out a license lor six weeks, re-j sion cameras and rocks the re turned on the condition that I at- ; public with ringing oratory. But tend a Driver Im.prove.T.ent Clin- : at the end. since statesmen have DO UNTO OTHERS iLife moves so fasi and we are faced with so many temptations lo join the run of-lhemill ways that we often fail to keep in mind the Golden Rule do unto others as yju would have tliem do unto \ou. We are often templed to join in gossip (usually speculative or halfinie gossipi. or to judge I others, or to say unkind words or criticize others. How many wh.a read this euitorial can say they have not suctumlied to this temptation often? If we seek the good in others, and talk about it, the results are often astonishing. Faith in the goodness of xanv a weary soul has brought about neat-miracu lous results and inspirational conduct and perf irmnnee. For each of us has good in us and none among us is perfect. Jesus once .said: “Let him a- mong you who is without sin, cast the first stone." If we could remember this, every day of the week, every wetk, the world W( .lid re a far belter place in which to live. Ahoskie Herald. Thursday, Jul'/ !o, 1965 Agricultui^ In Action FARM SAFETY WEEK National Farm Safely VS't'ek, wliieh will be observed Jul.v g.'i 31, takes on a Itil of a new look tills year. Planners f.nr the 196.5 version of Farm Safety Week ;tr<> e.n. I phasizing a different area of farm safely on each da.v of the observanee. The idea is to cite specific safely pointers about situations which spark acciden tal death and injury. Here's the lay-out for this year's Farm Safety Week: •Sunday The emphasis is on “Ueverenep for Life." Remember thul accidents ean Ik- preveiile,l. and lhat the individual has a re- spon.sihilily to act s:tfely to piii teot himself and others. Monday “Safely Begins at Hamc." The farmstead is brisll ing with potential dangers to the unwary. Neat, orderly farm houses are -safer, more itleaiani ho:nes. Tuesday "Farm and Home Chemicals." Chemical household and drug products are found in every farm home', and with mote fieqiieney today. Reafl labels Lock up poisonous materiajj) Promptly dispis,* of empty tainors and unuser' portions. . . Wednesday Trevent I’alls " Plan ahead. This reduces ihi' temptation to hurry. Make sure stairways are adequately lighted and properly handrailed. Thursday “Rural Highwa.v Safety. . ” Courtesy is your best protection here. Know and ohe,\ the rules of the road. Remove ' trees, weeds and shrubs from farm entrances and intersections to improve visibility. Friday “Farm .Machinery" This is the big killer on farms. Keep equipment in sliape, opei ate it with common sense, and don’t let improper attitudes push you into trouble. The farmer who is angr.v. preoccupied, or fa igued, is inviting an accident. Saturday “Recreation Safe ty.” Play it safe when you play. Farm pond drownings lake .many lives yearl.v. Guns too. And so ends Farm Safety Week for 1965. If you’re still alive and well then, you’re to lie complimeniwt for playing it safe. Or are you just lucky? SAFETY MEE’nWG ' Regular dinner me<>ting of I Blue Ridge .Safety Council will he held July 2Hth at 6:.30 p.m. ; at Br.icketl's Cedar Park. Polkville. Re.scrvation.s should be made hy Friday with Mr.-'JA ' Nancy Greene, Personnel D<x|P partment, Pittsburgh Plate Glas.t Company, Shellty. BACK ON JOB Magistrate J. L('c Roberts is back on his job following an I illness of several weeks. He was ; back at work Monday. 10 An attorney-general’s ruling con firms the generally - accepted dictum that a municipality has no right to ex pend taxpayer’s money outside its boundaries. Once upon a time the city’s boundaries and school district bound aries virtually co-terminal and, practic- ^ ally, it rnade little practical difference from which pocket expenditures were paid. Now, however, the school district embraces most of Number 4 township and a large slice of Number 5. YEARti AGO THIS YfEEK Items of news cbout King Mountain area jieople aru events taken front, the 195 files of the Kings Mountaii Herald. Rev. Aubrey T. Quakenbush, a native of Burlington, has accept ed a call to First Baptist church and will assume his duties here on August 13- The Kings Mountain Little Theatre will discontinue prixluc- tion of “The Sword of Gideon" at the end of the current season, according to recent vote of the organization. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. J. B. Simpson entertain ed members of the Duplicate Bridge club at her home Monday afternoon. Mrs. Simpson’s mo thcr, Mrs. P D. Herndon, enter tained members of the One High Rook club on Thursday at the Simpson home. As most all other ‘‘volunteers’’ for such courses, 1 thought may be the sessions could help me a little, but really just wanted it to be over as soon as possible so I could have 3 points removed from my driving record. After having completed the clinic, I am convinced that it was my life-saver, as well as someone else's And the most important essen tial of safe driving that I ac quired during the course is a dif ferent attitude. I know now that driving is not a personal right, but a privilege issued by the state. It is an overwhelming re sponsibility for human life that grows greater with each day. as more driver.s and cars are on the highways. The Driver Improvement Clim ic presented the facts, such as 25 per c<mt of all drivers are re sponsible for most accidents, and this 25 per cent is made up of repeaters -those who are caught time after time for breaking the laws of highway safety. "We also saw a short, gory movie. “Signal 30,” whose act,ors were all dead, due to careless and reckless driving. It was not a pretty picture to sec, but it helped impress upon me, along with the other facts presented, that driving is a full-time job when one gets into an automo bile. When I was in high school, the Driver Education program was not required. If I had not al ready had my license when ev eryone else began to take the couise, maybe I would have done so and learned a few good habits about driving when I first start ed out. Yet. I had to wait until six years later to learn why I should accept the duty of driv ing responsibility. I am convinc ed’that the state is the only one that ean tell a driver the tn,e facts in such strong terms as to make him change almost over night. After all. they are the on ly ones who really have the whole picture of the slaughter on the roads occurring daily, the dead having reached 279 so far for this year. This could be tenmed a public confession or memoirs oif a driv ing menace. But I was caught in time and learned. If you don’t think everyone needs to attend some type of Driver Improve ment Clinic periodically, just go get in your car and drive down the road a mile or two. And just an inborn honesty where jail is involved, little white letters march across the screen: “This speech actually written by Harry Hukster, Sam Second- fiddle and Joe Zlotch." Wall Street Joiimid MULTIMILLION - DOLLAR UNDERSTANDING A maritime union leader the other day called for the ouster of Nicholas Johnson, who heads the Maritime Administration and theMaritime Fu'tsid.v Board. The union man's contention in effect was that Mr. Johnso.n misunder stands the problems of the in dustry. a sizable portion of which is now idled by yet' another strike. A day or so later, the Subsidy- Board announced that some of the labor contracts the unions have squeezed out of the indus try in recent years have been too costly. These contracts, in addi tion to pushing wages and fringe benefits of the ailing industry j ever higher, have helped to i freeze the featherbedding ar- I rangments that require compan ies to retain men who scrx’c no ' useful function. Some of the items in the exces- ' sively expensive contracts, the | 'Board went on to say. will not | be offset by Government subsi dy payments to the merchant j marine. Over the vears. the Gov- I ernment has handed out many ! millions of dollars in such pay- ' ■ments in an unsuccessful effort ' to stem the .steady decline of the industry, butnow it proposes to be less w'asteful. ' In vit-w of all this, it may he i doubted that Mr. Johnson acjtual- ' ly misunderstands the difficul ties of the merchant marine It could be that he grasps the basic problem far better than his union critics. Wall Street Journal ] rVACATIONI RIGHT AWAY Local Finance Co. 121 N. LoFayette St. SHELBY PHONE 482-2434 (Across Street From First Baptist Church) HOURS: 9-5:30 Mons., Tues.. Thurs., & Frls.; 9-1 Weds. & Sots. 6:17-8:12 J BOY SCOUT RETURNS Paul Dunn, of Kings Moun tain. returned Saturday from a 12-day training session at the National Training Center of Bo.v .Scouts of America in Mcndham, N. J. Nineteen Scouts were sent on scholar ships from Pieflmont Council. ASSUMES DU'HES Elmore R. Alexander joined First Union National Bank Monday as assistant vlre-pre.si- dent. He was transferred from the commercial department of the Gastonia office. KEEP YOUR RADIO DIAL SET AT 1220 WK Kings Mountain, N. C. Ne'Ws & Weather every hour on the hour. Weather every hour on the half hour. Fine entertainment in hpetween
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