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Vage 2 Estid>lish«d 1889 The Kings Mountain Heiald A weelUy newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published for the eniightcnmcnt, 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 po.st office at Kings Mountain, N. C., 28086 under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873. CDITOniAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon Editor-Publisher Miss Elizabeth Stewart Circulation Manager and Society Editor Joe Cornwell Sports-Editor Miss Linda Hardin Clerk MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Fred Bell Dave Weather.?, .Supt. 'Allan Myers Paul Jackson Rocky Martin Steve Martin Roger Brown 'em leave witn the United States Army SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN *jftvANCE — BY MAU, ANYWHERE ONE YEIAR... .$3.50 SIX MONTHS... .$2.00 THREE MONTHS... .$1.25 PLUS NORTH CAROLINA SALES TAX TELEPHONE NUMBER — 739-S441 TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Vanity of vanities, suith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. Ecclesiastes 1:2. Can See Daylight The edict of the Army Corps of En gineers that its five-mile pipe loan to the City of Kings Mountain be repaid at An niston, Alabama, on May 20, was fright ening news in light of last year’s drought. The 13-month loan has kept wet a parched Kings Mountain throat. Kings Mountain is in better shape to day, with its two resevoirs virtually tull. Let ail pray that the Summer of ’68 is not long, dry or hot. But there are rays of dawn ahead, though some of them may prove expen sive: 1) Plans for the Buffalo Creek water project are virtually complete, in con trast to a year ago when the votei’s had not spoken 20 to 1 in favor of the $3.38 million Buffalo Creek project. 2) The city possibly could make ar rangements with the successful bidder on the Buffalo project to lay temporary lines to the auxiliary creeks. 3) The city itself could purchase suf ficient pipe to duplicate the army’s, later using it in regular maintenance and ex tension work. , .A year ago there was a definite pros- ptof of drastic and strict rationing of wa ter, with concuiTent overtones of indus trial shut-downs for large water users. Today this prospect is only an out side possibility. The whole community is thankful for the change of situation. Congratulations to Cathy Jo Hardin and Debprah Plonk, 1968 representatives to Kings Mountain high school to Girls’ State. William Marvin Goforth None who knew him were surprised at the hordes of friends who visited the bier or attended the final rites for Wil liam Marvin Goforth, who succumbed suddenly to a heart attack less than a month after he observed his 74th birth day. him. Mr. Goforth loved people and they He maintained at the last hour the exuberance of youth and an abiding wit which kept his hearers not only in good humor, but often in convulsive laughter. His kindness and concern for the ill and aged was legend and his loyalty to friend and institution was spelled well in the 30-year record of perfect attendance he maintained at his church Sunday school class. He was proud of his service with the army in Europe in World War I, as he should have been. In his home, he was the proud and happy father and grandfather and the epitome of genial hospitality. This community is different because of the passing of Marvin Goforth. Rocky's In Governor Nelson Rockefeller has en tered the hustings for the Republican noipination for president. Frankly, he said, he felt the party deserved a choice of philosophies and be tween him and ex-Vice-President Richard Nixon the party would have one. This is true. Mr. Nixon is the moderate-conserva tive who follows the party banner through thick of victory and thin of de feat. Pool Hall Rules As instructed. Mayor John Henry Moss has appointed a committee to study the city’s rules governing operation of billiard parlors and to recommend revi sions, if deemed needed. Point of two operators was well made, it seemed, when it was suggested 16-year-old youths are permitted to drive cars and risk breaking their necks on tha highways, yet are banned from snoocing pool in public establishments. Since truancy from school (youths 10 to 13 years old) produced the fun, an other point is established in lowering the permissible age tor public pool-shooting from 18 to 16 years. When a youth is 16, he can “retire” from the classroom with no debts to the truant officer. It surprised many that there is no curfew for billiard establishments. Some, on weekends, have been known to operate ’round the clock. A midnight wind-up looks sensible, if for no other reason than to protect the pool playing addicts from the chronic air pollution generated by all kinds of smoke—cigarette, cigar, and pipe. Stale smoke is deadly. Saturday Round-Up Have the candidates in the Saturday primaries said all that needs to be said? Likely. At any rate time is running out. Numerous candidates, offering for the first time, are quick to relate that Cleveland County is large in geographical area. It must be at least 30 miles square, remembering that the county line sign on NC 226 above Polkville is followed by another detailing distance to Grover at 30 miles per hour. It is equally at least 30 miles from the county line on US 74 East to the point of departure into Ruth erford west of Mooresboro. If Cleveland County is large, think of North Carolina. Governor Clyde Hoey seldom failed to include in any speech to any North Carolina audience the glories of the Tnr Heel state which stretched from the wondrous mountains of Murphy to the shining sands of Manteo. Mrs. Mel Broughton, Jr., wife of the gubernatorial candidate said it here: “I never realized how far it was from Ral eigh to Murphy.” And Manteo is miles East of Raleigh. How the candidates for state office, criss-crossing the state, manage the pace is amazing. Outwardly, at least, this has been one of North Carolina’s milder campaigns from the standpoint of personal attack, commendable if less exciting. The Herald would pass on to the benefit of Saturday’s defeated (and the odds against all contested races ending in ties are insurmountable the hindsight view of a congressional candidate in an other district a few elections ago. Sure, he regretted losing. “But after all, he philosophized,” I did get -71,000 votes. But more important, I met people and made friends I would never have known had I not offered for the office.” Then, too, there was the reply by badly defeated GOP presidential candi date Alf Landon on \^ether, in view of the debacle, he regretted having been a candidate. Mr. Rockefeller represents what once was known as the eastern or Dewey wing of the party. “Oh, no,” Mr. Landon replied quick ly. “Not very many have the honor of even being notnintftvd iter PresMcitt, let alone serving as one.” KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Thursday, May 2, 1968 MAiRTIN'S MEDICINE HELP! HELP! IngredinU; bit* of new$, luidom, humt/r, and comments Directions: Take vieekiy if possible, but avoid werdosage. By MARTtN HARMON In the more than two decades I’ve been at the Herald, I have never been abreast of the work. Indeed, it is difficult for the staff to find time to do the neces- j sary cleaning, whether it be fer reting out dead stuff from the, live In a desk drawer, or clean-1 ing the stock room, or, sometimes | sweeping the floor. | m*m Publication of a newspaper, no matter the frequency of issue, | compares to a storm at sea.' Shortly after the publication of an issue, the barometer starts falling again and continues to( fall, with the accompanying in-; crease in foul weather, until the' presses roll again. Suddenly the barometer is at the mark of bright, clear pleasant weather. m-m Thus here, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the pace is fast, fas- j ter, and fastest, and any inter ruption interfering with the im-1 mediate publication hour ahead, sends the blood pressure skyward j and the incipient ulcers to knaw-| ing. I On the April 24 pressday there j was an interruption of major, proportions. i SO THIS IS NEW YOBK By NORTH CALLAHAS With the forthcoming national observance of the 200th anniver sary of the American Revolution, the early days of this country’s history are being recalled. A lo cal'man was called upon at a re cent dinner to respond to the toast, “The Pilgrim Fathers." After paying tribute to these Pilgrim Fathers for enduring the hardslhps of the New England winters and tlie priwitions and dangers of colonial life, he paus ed. “But let us give thought," he added, “to the Pilgrim Mothers. For they not only had to endure everything the Pilgrim Fathers endured, but mark this, they had to endure also, the Pilgrim Fath ers.” 3 ai-m The Audit Bureau of Circula tions representative called late Tuesday afternoon to inform he had completed his work at the Charlotte Observer - News and would greet us about 8:15 a.m. pressday morning. Could he not| spend just one day somewhere l (Hse? No, that was his schedule,; and he had so informed his head-l quarters office in Chicago. j m-m Viewpoints of Other Editors KEEP IT COMPLICATED ELEVATOR EASE In 17-century France they call ed it “preciousness.” It got so i bad that the affected dandies of the day would not ask for a I greeted Joe Some.s, of the, “chair” but would request the ABC field auditing staff, when "accountrement of repose.” But he arrived at 8:20. ] this mania for affected language I did have one admirable result at I that time. It moved one of the The Herald became a member'world’s great playwrights. .Mol- of ABC and had its first circula-! lere, to write “Les Precieuses Elevators may only go up and down in one spot, but they have come a long way since the first freight hoist was powered by a man pulling a hemp ro^ by hand. If the rope broke, the car go and operator were plunged to certain injury and often death. Today’s fully-automated, fail-safe elevators are mostly taken for granted by the millions of per The Plaza here is more than a hotel. It is a landmark lor lovers of the elegance that once was New York and its management couragtHtusly retains this quality despite inroads of more modernV./; trends around it. During Easter, for example, its picturesque din ing rooms each liad special men us and atmosphere 'for the lovely occasion. In the Persian Room, -Sergio Franchi, the Italian tenor who can really sing, held forth to large and applauding audi ences. A special quality of him is his naturalness and easy rapport with his listeners. He was follow ed by John Davidson, the 25- year-old actor?sin,i:er who com bines cleverness with entertain ing music. A restful oasis in 10 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK this city's pandemonium is the Palm Court of the Plaza where one can relax in mid-Victorian ease and refreshment. • ,3 Items of news about Kings Uountatn area people and events taken from the 1957 files of the Kings fountain Herald. In a way, tliis town has never been the same since tlio play, "Camelot” opened here several years ago. The romantic aura of the delightful and fanciful musi cal ■ show which offers a long glimpse of happiness to a weary film and tion audit in 1952. During the in-1 Ridicules.” a masterpiece of hu- sons who step inside for a quick tervening eight audits (non-daily'morous social satire, newspapers are audited biennial- This fondness for high-flown ;awTheram“;3;:j;eS=i^“r" I and ineradicable. It is as strong vertical trip in our modern build ings. was our first repeated. He had conducted the 1960 audit. m-m today as in the France of Louis XIV. It is why the principal of Johnny’s grammar school tells Mr. Somes is a Chattanoogan, [.‘ anxious Mrs. Brown that her son and onetime circulation manager!“.underachiever” rather for several years of the Hone I “ ivl.. world lingers on in Registration books for the'otherwise. A luscious reminder is May 31 Democratic Primary will I "Camelot — the House of Prime open Saturday. ■ Rib”, located at 73ti Street and , Third Avenue. Bedecked in pro- The Kings Mountain Lions , (^om King Arthur and club’s annual brwm sale for Ljg i^nights, the rather new res- Elisha G. Otis in 1853 invented | ^ features some of the best the first safety device using roast beef I have experienced, steel wagon spring, meclMinical iThe personnel are friendly, prices^ i linkages, and movable bolts at j project. reasonable and tc whole etfee^mi the sides of the hoists. If thei Volunteer hospital vvorkei., e- Kenial. « rope broke, the spring expanded,! ceived service awards from Kings; 3_ shooting the bolts out to lock j Mountain Ho.spital Auxiliary at ( into notches along the shaft's i the annual meeting of the worn-' Six ways to guard your heart, sides and preventing the hois , en's organization Tuesday. lulu, Hawaii, Times. We reviewed J* ***'°^' from falling. Four years later, ' terms his system ‘‘cybernetics the intervening eight years and;""™® '1'® cyoerne ics the present. hI wL thankful “helmsmanship. ‘ It elevators began to move people While the elevator’s safety fac- the present. He had spent several ‘® jcounto' ^.gre being revised and im- r . . ' (rnnrt nlH linmnc oro Tinxir np« • - . .. fir t1 weeks in Washington', D. C. au- “W town dumps are now diting magazine circulations (Na-l'^S rechristen^ “town d^isposal lion’s Business, for instance),'“ And it is why the gar- completed his assignments there!^«g‘^"i®"°* Milwaukee have just and exited just two days before I henceforth they the April riots began. “ “combustible truck loaders.” proved, building - construction SOCIAL AND PERSONAL techniques changed frameworks club. Mrs. Forest Weaver was hos tess Friday night to the regular meeting of the Margrace Worn- from wood, brick or stone to; Friday Afternoon Bridge club iron and steel. The combination I j„gn,be,.s ^gj jag, ^^.gg^ gt the of increased mobility and strength I hg^g gf Mrs. J. N. McClure, sent buildings skyward to Empire State Building proportions. Top “ ™ I And who are we to criticize.! floors, once used only for jani- Actually, we managed the work | How often has not this editorial 1 tor’s or storage when buildings on the pressday audit, digging out writer, in filling out forms, put' rose to four stories, became the records asked, including the himself down as a “Journalist”] most valuable, far from the city’s checks and double-checks, with rather than as a down-to-earth' noise and dirt. The view at the according to the American Heart Association are: Reduce saturated fat and chol esterol in the diet, which means more meals of fish and poultry because these contain less satu rated fat than meat. Cut fat off meat when used. Cook with liquid vegetable oils and polyun-satu- rated shortenings. Use skimmed New officers of the Junior| (fat-freeI milk and skimmed Woman’s club will be installed 1 milk products. Eat fewer eggs Monday night at the regular Count your calories—avoid ex meeting at the Woman’s club. meager. less interruption than we antici-, “newspaperman”? To each his' top itself has become a source of ] . . another nitfili has though at $10 per hour we didn’t want him to ^ too patient. He completed his work early Thurs day morning, made only one minor suggestion for improve- . Christian Science Monitor; high-speed ment in Herald circulation rec ord-keeping. I RAW, WELL-DONE, OR MEDIUM I j April is the bridge between Audit Bureau of Circulations, ■, March and May, and as one wat- lounded in 1913, is the only au- ches the days go by he wondens ditlng firnj in the nation which. ancients made a separate has status in the publishing-ad- 30-day calendar segment for it. vertising field. It is a coo^ra-, Grandfather says that when he live, including -pitolisher, adver-Uyag a |jQy_ ygy could figure on User’ and advertising agency. | g^pae honest spring weather in The publisher pays the bills, but}the fourth month. But the coun- tjie advertiser and advertising, tryman today claims that we agency, via charter control thejgjioa from late winter directly organization through a majority i„to early summer, on the board of directors. April offers a mixed diet and no matter how you like the weea- Before ABC came into being 1 ther served, you -will probably no “respectable” publisher failed to double (at the least) his ac tual paid circulation. Obviously, the publisher’s grandiose claims did not produce the expected vol- -ame of business and the adver tiser did not respect the news- have a wide choice. There are days when the temperature soars and relaxing warmth floods the countryside; there are raw, chill days when gusty winds lift fun nels of dust over the fields and swirl them like dancing dervish- paper medium. Theory of the es. rules on net paid circulation is! _ j , , u . that a person who puts his nick-1, el, dime or quarter on the table ‘’’e reads what he buys. As a re- suit, for instance, a person may-foptimistic redwings whistle purchase as many as ten sub- t**® Song sparrows scriptions for his friends and the whole ten count in the important net paid column. If the buyer buys as many as eleven, the ele sit on the fence posts and toss The State of Wiscon- S ' ’ ^ t t 11 in charging one large concern cause without the elevator, talL^.j^ unfai? tactics in its door-to- buildings would be non-existent, j salesmanship. It alleges the Hand-pulling changed over to, ^ ^ « V ts and pulleys, then to s‘oam- to^ctrrmoZr^fhemprc^l^ ‘he magazines a,way. to electric motors, me nemp ro^ .j know; Ti** ’®®* g>mmick Of all. Who knows, IaZiLI? ^ ’ P®>-haps this is what the sales- additiona safety. 1 men were really doing. We re- TT Th , member some so ardent that couldn t exist without ele at rs. gjmost seemed reaedy to declines almost to that of people cess weight. ASk j'our doctor for a .sensible reducing diet. If your children are gaining too much weight, ask the doctor how they can reduce also. Control high blood pressure. Such pres.sure increases the chances of heart attack if unde- tec'i’d and untreated. Through regular check-ups and proper medical treatment, this disease can he brouglil under control in most cases. Don’t smoko. The heart attack death rate among men is 50 to 200 per cent higher for heavy cigarette smokers than it is for non-smokers. But for those who .give up the habit, the death rato Their passenger list, numbering magazine just to get who have never smoked. An A it into the house. , chances are. if you don’t smokiP —Christian Science Monitor neither will your children. that of all other transportation media combined. The 142,000 pas senger elevators in existence travel about 540 million miles a vear. Hartford alone uses 942 for freight and passengers. Oth ers carry people in ships, mmes, bridge towers, dams, observation platfoiTns and missile sites. But perhaps one of the lift’s greatest contributions is the ease and speed with which man can move about at the daily job. If you doubt it, try walking up .to the office today. —Hartford Courant T HAVE HERE A SPECIAL'i The lot of the door-to-door magazine eseller has ever been gi^tings to a neii; season. First “f®" strands of green appear in the bleached, winter-grayed grass ven subscriptions are shown in * lila/» Wi*rio ourAllivm Wir tho Irir/^hAn *he report as bulk sales, but not as net paid circulation. m-m As an ABC member, the smallest weekly newspaper is in the same company as The Wash ington Post, New York Times, Time Magazine, and/or the Wall Street Journal. lilac buds swelling by the kitchen door. April can test a man’s patience. He wants to get into his garden but the soil Is too cold and wet. He watches the shining brown- gold knobs of his rhubarb and thinks of fresh rhubarb pie. He waits for his asparagus to show pale-green tips. But it is April. It won’t be long now. It is a weary ing bridge across the month to If a member is caught cheat-; true spring, but one knows that iqg, a pink alip detailing his ous-1 earth’s fundamental powers are ter is immediately distributed to I stirring and that soon the rush all th$ oih«r thousands at mem-lot a new season will be here, bers. ' —ffartford Courant ing. Rain and cold, dogs with long teeth and short dispositions, busy housewives skilled at the resounding slam of a door, these are but the beginning of a long list of trials with which such hopeful hucksters must put up. To overcome these inbuilt hur dies, the magazine seller has de veloped a number of artful dod ges. There is the young man who is working his way through col lege. There is the younger man who so wants that bicycle. There is, of course, the person who does it only to do you a favor. But whatever the dodge, it is a life only for the perennialy optimis tic and for the unquestionably robust. And even so, the pickings can never have been other than KEEP YOUR RADIO DIAL SET AT 1220 MT Monntain, N. C. News & Weather every hour on the hour. Weather every hour on the half hour. 4 j I'Ol CO I Fine entertainment in betwetBn
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