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Established 1889 The Kings Mountain Herald A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published for the eniightenment, 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., 28086 under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon Editor-Publisher Miss Elizabeth Stewart Circulation Manager and Society Editor MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Dave Weathers, Supt. .Mien Myers Paul Jackson Ray Barrett Steve Martin SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE —BY MAIL ANYWHERE ONE YEAR... .$3.50 SIX MONTHS... .$2.00 THREE MONTHS... .$1.25 PLUS NORTH CAROLINA SALES TAX TELEPHONE NUMBER — 739-5441 TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Dincrctinn shall prcsrri'c thee, iinder.standinn .shall keep thee. Prnvei'bs 2:11. Cemetery Development The city commi.s.sion is embarking on a program to develope the eastern portion of Mountain Rest cemetery, which is the remainder of the area in what many have termed North Caro lina’s “most beautiful municipal ceme tery’’. Mountain Rest cemetery is almost as old as the city itself, its use dating from 1876. It was in 1924, however, that small, struggling, water-short (then, as now) Kings Mountain had the foresight to launch the development program that brought the cemetery to its prestigious place. The towm board of that time, un der the leadership of H. C. Dwelle, adopt ed a permanent program tor continued landscaping and beautification. When a person buys a grave site in this cemetery, his contract pledges the city to give it permanent care. Indeed, half of the cost of the grave site is placed in a special fund tor that purpose. It is this fund, which, in spite of oth er expansions and physical improve ments over the years, has reached $50,- 000 and is being tapped for the eastern area development. The fund may not have mounted to that extent, likely would not have, had not several attorneys-general interpreted the' “permanent care’’ agreement to re quire the fund to be used only for perm anent improvements. One cannot confer with the foresee ing forefathers of ’24, but it is likely they thought they were promising use of the funds operationally — to keep grass and weeds at bay and other items of regular, seasonal maintenance. As the city has grown, this agree ment is no longer needed and it would be well tor the legislature, at least, to define the intent of the agreement to provide for operational maintenance. The development of the ea.stern sec tion will enhance further the beauty of the site. Hail. Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb College is on the road to becoming a full-fledged four-year col lege, immediately as a result of last weeks' action by the North Carolina Bap tist convention. Much went before. Through the years, with growing ac cent, Gardner-Webb has enjoyed excell ent administrative direction and, perhaps more important, the growing support of the Cleveland - Rutherford community Gardner-Webb serves. This area needs a full-fledged, four- year liberal arts college, which Gardner- Webb soon will be. President Eugene Poston’s remai ks were pleasing. COi any seer Id th! e levG wishes'. Joe Hendrick The title would be a steal; “The Way of All City and County Managers”. It was rather apparent, following the second primary last June when three challenging commissioners were nomi nated that Joe Hendrick, Cleveland Coun ty's first county manager, was likely to be discharged. One winning candidate had made Hendrick’s ousting a platform plank. Word was in some quarters that Mr. Hendrick would weather the storm, that the atmosphere, in the light of victory, wasn’t as stormy as reputed. But Mr. Hendrick likes to eat, like most lolk. He decided the new clime in Lumberton’s city manager seat would be more to his palate and so told the county commission Monday. Having witnessed the managerial operations of government, here and el.se- where, over a period of several decades, this newspaper decided at least 15 years ago that the managerial form of govern ment just ain’t what its cracked up to be. Unless the right horses win, the manager becomes the holder of the los ing ticket. Some decry the Kings Mountain system of the paid elected manager, to wit, the Mayor. But this system is quite simple. If a fellow gets himself elected to the managerial job and fails to discharge his responsibilities, the voters will at tend to his pasturing. An elected official, inately, is re sponsible to all the people. Best wishes go with Cleveland na tive Joe Hendrick to Lumberton and Robeson county. Economy Hits Home It’s mighty easy to wax eloquent over governmental waste particularly at the federal level. Yet Kings Mountain has a direct stake in some federal economy moves and wonders about the wisdom thereof. Latest case in point is Kings Moun tain Military Park, where shortage of personnel (on the percentage of replace ment formula) has forced Superintend ent Ben Moomaw to curtail activities on two of seven days per week. No longer is the museum open on Mondays and ’Tue.s- days, the “lighter” days. That may not apply next summer. After all, the folk at Kings Mountain National Military Park are logging a half-million visitors yearly. Ho. Hum Safest potential wager of the sea son is that Hubert H. Humphrey will NOT be speaker of the House of Repre sentatives. While acknowledging that, in the short term, lack of student accommoda tions will limit the size of the student body and therefore pose more stringent entrance requirements. Dr. Poston also said grades would not be sole determin ing factor in an applicant’s admission tost. On basis of past performance, an al most equally safe wager is that the Unit ed States House of Representative Dem ocrats will NOT scrap the venerable, praised and damned seniority system in staffing its committees. It will be recalled that the Republi cans once dumped aging Joe Martin as minority leader — but for one of their own, not an outlander. That is good. Just as a runners don’t get their scc- jnd wind at the same distance post, so students. high school sluggards iselves academically at It will be recalled, too, that the young buckers frequently call for an end to the system of seniority. But the call is never answered sufficiently. The upper classmen remember their days of youth ful woe. '\n,^ardner-Webb, and all good And it seems rather proper, the record is examined. when ^ from a Lion and help the poor of sight. Good news: bids will be received Tuesday on the state highway commis sion project to improve dangerous N. C. 161 South to the South Carolina state line. MARTIN'S MEDICINE By MARTIN HARMON Cliild o'f Reconstruction, law yer, North Carolina legislator at age 20, minister of the gospel, author, play right, actor, movie scenarist. . . . m-m About all I knew about Thom as Dixon, Jr., 1864-1946, was that he wrote the scrip> for the fam ous motion picture “Birth of a Nation”, that he was native to Cleveland County and one of its famous sons. "Giddyap! We got a job to do!" m-m I now know m'uch more about this interesting, strong personal ity df an interesting, strong fam ily. The reason; I have read “Fire from the Flint—The Amaz ing Careers of Thomas Dixon”, a biography by Raymond Allen Co(4<, John F. Blair, Winston- Salem publisher, 235 pages, pub lication date November 30, 1968, $6. m-m The review copy arrived in Sat urday’s mail. m-m The author, a Georgian, labels Dixon; proud, humble; conte'i- tious, conciliatoi-y: abusive, charming; grasping, generous; vindicative, forgiving: liberal, re actionary; versatile, narrow. Whatta man was Thomas Dixon! m-m His paternal grandmother was Amanda Hambright Dixon, of Kings Mountain's nearby Dixon community, and he was reared in early life in the New Prospect church community, bdfore the ifamlly moved to Shelby. He went to Wake Forest at 13, later stu-! KINGS MOUNTAIN ^ Hospital Log m I VISITINO HOURS 3 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Daily 10:30 To 11:30 tun. PATIENTS IN KINGS MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL AS OF NOON WED. NESDAY: i Viewpoints of Other Editors ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE . : Despite fears o|f a Constitution- died at John Hopkins Univers-|^ ity where a fellow student and • a new Presi- lifelong friend was a young man named Woodrow Wilson. When Wake Forest tendered an honor-1 movements to reform ary degree a fow years after to electoral system, its quite young but distinguished alumnus. Alumnus Dixon sug- Through the nation’s history gested Wilson instead and his' hundreds of efforts have been suggestion was honored. i made to alter the method of elioosing a President. Except for I the Twelfth Amendment, whose ... I main purpose was to see that In his campaign_ for the state . , house, at the tender age of 20, 'Dixon had two opponents, the incumbent, and: a Confederate war veteran major, the latter his cousin. It was in the days when a political speaking wag a major event. Dixon ruined the incum- there would be separate candi dates for President and Vice President, all of the reform ef forts have 'foundered. Ten Years Ago Items of interest which oeeur- id approximately ten years ago Judy Medlin, high school sen ior, win represent the city in the Carolinas Carrousel in Charlotte Saturday. Minus public ceremonies and concurrent ribbon - cutting, the new four lane Kings Mounlain- Shetby highway has been opened to traffic. The opening marks virtual completion of the $1,500,- 000 four lane boulevard which has partial control of access. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL One reason is simply the oldj ^r. and Mrs. Leo Beilke of one that its tough to work upj (j,p enthusiasm for roof - patching ^ g^gg^pp^^pj pj their daughter, bent by squinting at a piece of when it’s not raining. Campaigns: gigjpe Caroline, to John H. Moss, paper the size of a postage for Change tend to peter out as! gigp Wausau, son of M A stamp, purporting to read vhe disputed elections recede into thel j^oss of Kings Mountain and the record of the incumbent m the history books. igte Mrs. Moss. The couple will re"W%XtIf;tbrea?er/"o At least equally important, re- be married in late December. whip- Dixon physically if Dixon form has often been stalled by —__ didn’t “lay off". At first public: disputes among would-ibe rd.'orm- speaking opportunitv, Dixon ex-'ets. At times nearly everyone nosed the threat ' ' bas favored some sort of change, ; but there has been no real con- m.m ' sensus on just wtiat shape that ! change should take. It was the beginning of an in- triguing adult life of battle, us-1 Certainly there is no consensus ually intellectual, sometimes lit-'certain y care igant. He preached- and fought-' ^bould be taken m reshaping the at Goldsboro, Raleilgh, Boston, | "atlon s institutions. Some of the and New York. He wrote - and' Proposals that appear most at- TIME FOR NEW IDEAS One of wiie ui Washington’s least ,, . ■ t pressing problems is what to do m 1 with some 45,000 pictures of Lyn- ^rs. Dennis Badger. Rt. 1. don B. Johnson that presumably will come otf the walls of Fetl- eraj office buildings when ho leaves the Presidency. You will be glad to know that the pictures were originally paid for, according to the General Services Administration, by “pri vate sources and various Demo- Mrs. W. M. Bonds Mr. 'M. L. Harmon .Mrs. Clara Harrill Mrs. Aquilla Huff.stetler Mr. Carl .Mayes Mrs. Maggie McClain Mr. Earl Rhyne Mrs. Ida Smith Mrs. Bc.ssie Wilson Ml'S. Merle Br-atty Mrs. Nancy Childers Mrs. Aaron Cook Mrs. Jack Day Mrs. Carl Frazier Mr. Kenneth Green Mr. .Arthur Hawkins Mrs. Mary Heavnor Mr. J. D. Hold Mr. William Houser Ml'S. Sidney Huffsteller .Mrs. Mack Jordan Mrs. William Lewis ■Mrs. Flnrence Lynn Mrs, Pearline McClain ' Mrs. Horace Patterson .Mrs. John Queen, Jr., route 2, Bessemer City. f Mrs. Paul Sanders I Mrs. Reba Shields ' .Mrs. Clara Wright ADMITTED THURSDAY Mr. Warren Ballard, ,300 Parker St. Mr. Judson Whisnant, Rt. 1, Dallas. ADMITTED FRIDAY Mrs. Homer Kilgore, Rt. 2. Mr. John Ware, Rt. 3. Mrs. Bynium Cook, 403 Gantt .Si. Mr. L. A. Smith, 103 N. Can^ler St. Mrs. Ardist Byers, Rt. 1, Grovei. Mrs. Carl Ledford, Rt. 4, Giis. Ionia. ADMITTED SATURDAY Mrs. Fannie Fur.so, Rt. 2, Sum- f merlon, S. C. Mrs. Mammie Jackson, 13 o P P P P P e h li .5117 Mr. Otis F’alls, 811 W. Mounia St. C. Mrs. William Waddell. Mr. Charles While, 403 Carolina Ave., Blacksburg, S. C. Miss Rebecca Canipc, Rt. 1. Sharon, S. C. ADMITTED SUNDAY Mrs. Belle Carrie, Rt. 1, Bes.se- C 8 li cratic party groups." Similarly, mer City. reports Mike Causey of the Wash-' Mrs. Prudy Huggins, 607 Mauney j Ave. Mr. Seth Wilson, .306 Phifer Rd ington Post, Republicans will have to pay for any new pic tures if They feel images of President Nixon '‘are needed to inspire Federal workers.” Frankly, we think the problem of new pictures is eyen more in need df new ideas tjian the pro blem of what to do with the old ones. Maybe the Nixon campaign committee has left over some of those ersatz-ipsychedelic campaiig" posters. Or to simultaneously give Federal workers greater in spiration and improve relations Lorrance Gordon, Rt. 1. Mrs. Ronnie Jones, 201 Cherryvillc. Mrs. Charles Leach, Rt. 1 Charles Putnam, Rt. 3. Mrs. George Royster, Grove Mr.s. Billy Whiteside, Lake Monr tonla Rd. | Mrs. Thelma Ransey, Grover. ; Sheila Johnson, 9.35 Church Sti Elizabeth Fitch, Rt. 2. I with France, officials df the new POOR ‘POOR GIRLS' Henri Bendcl, the fashion ty coon who knows as much about these things as anyone and more than most, has predicted that the fashionable look in the season al- ADMITTED MONDAY Mr. Hubert Metcalf, 110 City St ....... , . , . . I Mrs. Rosa Wilson, Rt. 3. Administration could try pictures | Lingerfelt, Jr„ Sunset! of Brigitte Bardot or Catherine] Deneuve, Or, if instead they think it bet ter to promote home-grown pro ducts, the.v co'jld pick some good, looking native movie star from most upon us will be that of the; their own campaign entourage "poor girl.’’ fought — all over the nation. tractive could, in practice, have most undesirable results. Contested ballots, court suits, recounts, a'bsentee votes — all could combine to prolong the sus pense almost indefinitely. Thus tion” was his answer to “Uncle’direct voting would not meet|*°tig sleeves, high neck, plain Tom’s Cabin”, considered by Dix-jwhat is, or 'should be, the prime "'^’'te collar, plain belt in the old- on libelous of the South. At a j ai mof the system: The selection, place. The favored color “The Clansman”, from which came the movie “Birth of a Na- j Mr. Bendel, preparing for his own prediction to come true, has offered his own contribution to the upcoming now look. The Poor Girl of 1968, 'according to her would-be creator, will wear a drab dress, unornamented, with John Wayne, maybe' Wall .Street Joiirna AH. THE JOY OF IT time when movies were known of a President as quickly and as the nickelodeeon (nickel for admission), “Birth of a Nation" commanded $2 per admission. It is undocumented whether tills early film still is the front run ner at the box office, according to the biographer. m-m It was indeed a strong family; Brother Clarence was an out standing Baptist preacher. Broth er Frank, crippled from youth, became president of the Ohau- taugua association; Dr. Delia Dixon Carroll was A famed phy sician. She was third of 600 ap plicants examined for internship at what is now Pennsylania Gen eral hospital and turned down because she was female. Before a review board she impressed sufficiently that the chairman claimed her services. m-m Principal criticism of Cleveland Countians to Dr. Cook’s biogra- ohy would be that the author does not delve deeply enough in his first chapter entitled “Ante- -g-dents”. Only Dixon’s paternal grandmother is given attention. She was a whiskey-swilling, pipe smoking tower of strength and the recorders diiffer on wbether she lived to 106 or a mere 104. m-m The narrative races, as It -vould of necessity, with such a racing, sometime down, but nev er-say die subject, who lost his first fortune in the stock market during the Panic of 1907, his sec ond in Little Switzerland (Wild surely as possible The present setup also can de lay a decision for a long time, since the absence of an Electoral College majority throws the matter into the House of Repre sentatives. No system will be per fect, but perhaps thoughtful con sideration can construct a plan that would provide for prompt deicisions and, at the same time, meet some other important poli tical needs olf the country. For a start, suppose that the present arrangement of alloting electoral votes to the states is retained. -While it gives small states somewhat more say than they would rate purely on a pop ular basis, it also assures that no national Government can safely ! ignore the diverse interests of this huge country. A President elected in this way is more likely to be truly a national leader than one chosen on a strictly one-man, one-vote basis. Retaining electoral votes does not require tjjat we continue to choose electors. The elMtors are seldom the carefully chosen sages envisioned by the writers of the Constitution; more often, they are local political hacks be ing rewarded for minor services. In addition, to insure that the electoral result will ibe more like- '■V to reflect the popular vote, the electoral votes of each state could 'tc allotted in proportion to the Topular outcome. To minimize ‘he dianees for a deadlock in the n.-itional electoral vote, a candi- Late m'ght be adiudged the win ner if he achieved an electoral nliiralitv of, sav. 40*;^. A freaiient oblection to ideas such as this Is that It would im peril the two-party system, which Do-it-yourself fun is back with news that stilts are big with children again. Stilts can be store-bought bu ttiey can be made on the spot We used to nail pieces of two-by four to discai-ded mop liandles and stump around to see what the world looks like from the height of a 12-year old. It was a j real thrill. . . . „ u- - . . 1 8 beginning of a F;ashion IS always out to as- trend toward other simple pleas- tonish and the Poor Girl Look ^res. such as playing Knight of will be dull black or dingy gray. The outfit faintly recalls the frocks said to have been worn in 19th Century orphanages of the third class. succeeds in this primary eBfort, even though it does so in reverse. The dress dazzles by being so un- dapling. It reminds us once a- the oval lids to copper wash boil- gam how the simple pleasures of - the poor arouse envy in the hearts of the rich, whether the pleasure be bouillabaisse. Shaker furniture or Georgetown resi dence. Old, •with a broom for a horse and a helmet made from an old sauce pan. The best shields were Rd., Cherryvillc. Mr. Guy Mos.s, Rt. 2. Mrs. Harold Roark, 710 Bridge.- St. Mrs. Carl Williams, 216 Mary- land Ace., Bes.semer City. Mrs. Tommy Ross, Rt. 9, Shelby Mr. Boyd Melton, ,318 Dellinger Rd., Shelby .Mrs. Allen Blackwell, .501 Lor raine St., Dallas. ADMITTED TUESDAY . Mrs. James Champion, 501 Katherine Ave. Mr. Carl Freeman, Rt. I, Bes.s(>- mer City. Mrs. Willis Hidell, 715 Lanks- tord Lane. Atlanta. Ga. Jake Nance, Jr., 223 Walker SI. Robert Harmon. Rt. 2. Mr. John Lynn, Rt. 1. Mr. Nelson Queen, Rt. 1, Grover. Mrs. Sandra Moore, Rt. 2, Besse mer City. ers, hal'd come by any more, a garbage can lid i.sn’t bad. gives out a good martial clal IDefi'oit Pree ' But Presumably because the real poor girl dresses would not bei authentic enough, Mr. Bendel’s! imitation is prlce-ta'gged at $2.59,! an admirable touch of distinction; and one that promises further; authenticity by helping the poor; girl’s poor dad or poor husband! along the road to poverty. ! Washington Star' , . 'over the vears has given our •acres) real estate m the Depres L-o^emment great statbillty. In- sion of 1929. deed, third and fourth parties 1 have a greater opportunity to achieve electoral votes. | However, we cannot see that I the aim of any democracy should! be to squelch dissent. Further more, the minority party poten-j tial for chaos could easily lie! checked; if no candidate received the required electoral plurality, a national runoff election could be. held between candidates. the two leading Quite possibly, this proposal could lie Improved. Surely a great! deal of study should .precede any! revision of the present system.; When no completely satisfactory solution exists, the choice of the best possible answer Is never easy. some relormers Imply when they say that all we have to do is a- bolish the ElectorM College. Th« Wall Street Journal Keep Your Radio Dial Set At 1220 WKMT Kings Mountain, N. C. News & Weather every hour on the hour. Weather every hour on the half hour. Fine entertainment in between
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