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ry KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
Estal>li8hed 1889
The Kings Mountain Herald
A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published
for the enlightenment, 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.
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EOITOBIAL OEPABTMEHT
, Editor-Publisher
M1.SS Elizabeth Stewart .
Circulation Manager and Society Editor
MLs.s Debbie Thornburg .,
.- Clerk, Bookkeeper
Dave Weathers, Supt.
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
Allen Myers Paul Jackson 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
Withhold not good^froni them ho whom it is due, when it i* in thy potver to do it. Proverbs 3:27.
Worthwhile Program
During the past two years there has
been underway here a federally supple
mented on - the - job - training program
which, from the statistics, has earned its
way.
Under the program, trainees at par
ticipating firms had 10 per week contri
buted toward their wages for stated per
iods, depending on the time estimated to
learn particular skills, whether eight
weeks or more.
Several firms report that they feel
benefitted by the program as they have
obtained good results and developed
skilled employees. In turn, the employees
have benefitted by becoming able to
earn more.
The program is momentarily out of
business.
According to W. K. Mauney, Jr.,
president of the spon.soring Industrial
As.sociation of the Kings Mountain area,
changes in emphasis in the program will
make it difficult of implementation.
The Department of Labor auditor
here for the program check-out confirm
ed the change of emphasis and added
that the administration change-over had
contributed to a “state of confusion’’.
Some 3i50 persons made the grade
in learning skills and, as a result of the
program, some 30 families vvere removed
from welfare rolls.
Liquor Bills
The former propositions and griev
ances committee of the general assem
bly, now renamed Alcoholic Beverage
Control committees, are tough commit
tees on which to serve.
ject.
Liquor remains an emotional sub-
At least two legislators have liquor
under attack, so to speak.
Senator Hargrove Bowles of Guil
ford says the place to get more revenue
is at the ABC store. He points out a nic
kel per bottle brought in over four mill
ion dollars for the building of alcoholic
rehabiiitation centers and for mental in
stitutions.
The liquor tax boost is one most
legislators would find easiest to support.
The one we like, though, is Rep. Hor
ton Roundtree's bill to require a caution
label on the bottle, that use of the bever
age may be injurious to health, family
and friend.
Rep. Roundtree chided the surgeon-
general's office for its war on tobacco
and not liquor. “I’ve never heard of cig
arettes breaking up a family, nor caus
ing wrecks,’’ he commented.
Busy Roles
Legislators representing us Cleve
landers are receiving some important —
and difficult — committee assignments
as the respective speakers, Earl Vaughn
Buy a city auto tag from a Lion.
Help advertise your eityT
School Tax Bid
The three boards of education are
agreed on a joint request for a tax sup
plement election on question of a maxi
mum levy of 50 cents per 100 valuation.
In turn, the districts would retain
the present principle of the tax’ being a
district matter. Shelby might want to
levy the maximum, or the county, while
Kings Mountain would want less, or vice
versa.
Obviously, needs of the several
might vary from year to year, would al
so tend to vary on basis of growth of
taxable base in the three districts.
Shelby district has less far to go in
increasing the maximum, now 40 cents,
to a half-dollar. Kings Mountain dis
trict’s increase at maximum would be
30 cents. The county district, with no
supplement has the biggest jump to take
and for the biggest potential gain.
At the risk of inciting to levity, the
Herald suggests that the April Fool’s
Day date being requested as election
day is not the best choice.
laycee Awards
William (Bill) Grissom, recipient of
the Kings Mountain Jaycee distinguished
service award for 1968, as was suggest
ed in his presentation, is not the flashy
type but the quiet workman who gets the
job done.
His activity in the Jaycees, as chair
man of the beauty contest, and at other
jobs, his work with the Boy Scouts and
at his church, certainly dictate the hon
or he has received.
Our best bows, too, to Bobby Bridg
es, the Jaycee-elected “Boss of the Year,
and to Don Jones, superintendent of
schools, the Jaycee-elected “Educator of
the Year.’’
Fixing Blame
The armed services, when there’s a
foul-up, conduct courts of inquiry some
times followed by courts martial.
In a way, the inquiry into the loss
of USS Pueblo, a slow, under-armed ex
army freighter, reminds of the long-
drawn out Pearl Harbor inquiries ifter
World War 11.
To paraphrase President Harry Tru
man, the guy in the kitchen takes the
heat.
After the Pearl Harbor debacle, Ad
miral Kimmel and General Short quickly
were relieved of command. It was after
the war the inquiries began.
Who was amiss?
It was never clearly established the
Admiral and General were. It was never
clearly established whether the chief of
naval operations had given proper warn
ings, nor whether President Roosevelt
had been as prompt as he should have
been.
and Pat Taylor announce them.
Senator Jack H. White is vice-chair
man of the finance committee, which has
major voice in determining who gets
taxed and where and how. He also is
chairman of the local government com
mittee, beset with the problems of fin
ancially pained counties and cities.
Representative W. K. ^fauney, Jr., is
a vice-chairman of the Alcoholic Bever
age Control committee, never an easy as
signment, is on the House finance body,
and local government committee.
Is the navy trying to hang Com
mander Bucher?
Many think it.
It is apparent the navy was amiss in
not providing better weapons, quick-act
ing “destruct” mechanism, air cover for
the Pueblo, or perhaps a destroyer for
escort.
Senator Marshall Rauch and Repre
sentative Robert Z. Falls drew appropri
ations in their respective bodies.
Congratulations to Mrs. Harold
Glqss, first president of the newly or
ganized 'Veterans of Foreign Wars auxil
iary, and to Ragan Harper, newly elected
president of the Cleveland County Phar
maceutical association.
The work of the General Assembly
is done in committee.
Two deadlines; tax listing, final day
is Monday, penalty for late listing; ad
4e4^JiRe
penalty starts Monday lor'Tafe plyiatife.
MARTIN'S
MEDICINE
By HABTUI HARMON
Four o£ the succeeslul bidders
on the Buffalo Creek water pro
ject were represented at the city
board meeting Tuesday night and
three made brief resumes of the
history of their companies on in
vitation of the Mayor.
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©. D. Gillespie, who will build
the Stifoot high dam and treat
ment plant, told Col. W. K. Dick-
-son, the engineer, his first task
on the project would be reading
and digesting the specifications a-
bout three more times. The Gil
lespie firm is home based in An
derson, S. C.
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"This'll help you."
Thursday, January 23, 1969
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Richmond Engineering Com-1
pany, Richmop"’ Va., will build
the steel million-gallon storage
tank (half the size of the new
one on Cherryville Road). Rich
mond's representative assured
the commission his firm could
build tanks. It had built an even
100 during 1968, the largest of
six-million gallon capacity.
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Representative of Ray D. Low-
der Construction Company, which '
will lay the lines (ranging from)
eight to 24 inches) reported the
firm organized in 1947 and with!
wide experience. Grady Yelton,
city superintendent of public
works, is a onetime employee of
the Lowder firm.
.PROGRAMi
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Neal Hawkins will do the road
alteration required. His represen
tative was late. Invited to speak
he replied he was no speaker,
merely wanted to know, “Are youl
letting the bids?” j
Viewpoints of Other Editors
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TEACHER RULE BOOK
NEEDS A LOOK
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On hand for the lettinig was a
three-m-an team from ” Armco
Steel Conr»pany, which had done
the figuring for the Lowder firm.
The N. C. General Assembly
needs to take a close look 'at the
problem of negotiations between
local boards of education and
teacher organizations.
Ten Years Ago
Items of interest which occur-
?(i approximately ten years ago
A SHIFTY PREMISE
Jimmy Curry
Miss Odessa 'Black
Claude P. Camp
Mrs. Thomas 11. Grier
Earnest A. Hamibright
.Mis. Fiances Harimve
Robert H. Ponder
Mrs. Rosa Wilson
Mrs. Elvin Brown
Mrs. Lena Goforth
Mrs. Earl D. Hicks
Mrs. Alice L. Hai mon
Anthony W. lloklcii
Mattie M. .Melton
Biacey Moore
Miss Alda Phifer
Minnie W. Phifer
Oscar Tharrinton
Lorn L. Barkley
Miss Dovie Croxdale
M. Luther Harmon, Sr.
J. D. I lord
William F. Houser
Michael Howard
Sidney Huffstetlor
Mary K. Jordan
Mrs. Elmer C. Martin
Ida Smith
Anthony J. W-akie
Clara B. Wright
Garnet W. Moure
Ml’S. Odessa Moore
Mrs. William H. Morgan
Marshall Paterson
Mrs, Paul Sanders
Harry L. Jaylor
Robert A. Woods
Ozell W. Mauney
Mrs. George Gordon
ADMITTED THURSDAY
Mrs. Mary Diana Gamble, 903
Monroe Ave., City
Mrs. Grace Upchurch, 1110 2n(l
Mrs. John T. Boll, 809 Ellison
St., City i >4 (U
Tracy R. Campbell, Rt. 2, Stow*
Pk., Dallas, N. C.
ADMITTED FRIDAY
Mrs. Mary L. Barnes, Box 4.37,
Shelby, N. C.
Mr. Mack L. Conner, 941 Grace
St., City
Mr. Leonard M. Patterson, Rt.
3, Box 234, City
ADMITTED SATURDAY
Mrs. Albert Anderson,
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late issue of Supermarket 24, Grover, N. C.
Mrs. Charlie T. Etters, 401 W.
The need arises because oif the
ruling this week from the office
Saturday will be the final day
to pay 1958 city and county tax
bills minus penalties.
Jake'wlison; TO^' R^’sl^,";;;;j nLotfattlns^Jo^liXaM stillTL^prestdonr^oVThe" slu-
•Btll Black kindly invited me to negotiations to be illegal. partreipation Organization
''ur;Se*R''.‘2 r rv'" ‘S
but the Ranch House steak was.
worth it, and the shrimp, too.
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This time I knew better. I
wanted a shrimp cocktail, I told
the lady, but only on condition
that she bring the
and let me
written by olid-line assistant
Ralph Moody, and could reflect
some of that office’s negativism
of recent years. Moody -wrote:
at 'Kings Mountain high school.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
“We think that professional or
ganizations insofar as they at-
inereZntsi'®'"P‘ collective or i ““•j^e^p^bmary'iltiT weddi^^^^^
oreoare mv contracts for teachers fall daughter, Dorothy Frances,
sauce The Ranch HouS served'same category as .a l^or Anthony Dixon. The
serves union or trade union because they
haa occasion I -would 'be attempting to perform
shr mn ^ beautiful same functions.’’
shrimp, suddenly found my mouth
steaming and my eyes watering.
In so many words, (Moody (found
no law saying negotiations would
-be legal, so be held them illegal.
The opinion did stress that con-
Relating the event to Lewis tracts 'between boards of educa-
Dellinger, I learned he had intro- tion and teachers are indivia-ual,
duced Woody London to Ranch "ot group contracts. And it did
House sauce. Woody had told contain the positive point that
We have no objections to a
State Zoo. We concede, in truth,
it might develop into a major
Lewis, “They don’t make'it too’teachers, like other citizens,-have ‘Tsm^'^mmissTon^^^
hot for me.” Unbeknown to a right to discuss pay, working Study Commi^ion
Woody, Lewis made an arrange- conditions or any other for North Carolina
ment with the waitress. Not only; with iboards of education. ^ Carolina.
did W'oddy get Ranch House rog-, North Carolina is still without j But when the group recom-
News contains a penetrating
analysis of the nation’s largest
j trading stamp concern. While
the analysis deals with but one
I company involved in this partic
ular form of merchandising pro
motion, the points it makes con
cerning consumer attitudes and
the free market are highly im
portant. For one tiling, it draws
. attention to the curiously con
1 tradictory position of those who
1 constantly work lor restrictive
I legislation against promotion and
Kings 'Mountain High School’s j advertising, allegedly in the
Betty Crocker 'Homemaker of name of protecting the consum-
Tomorrow is 'Miss Mary Sides, | ers.
daughter of Rev. and 'Mrs. W. C | j,,
Sides, Jr. j motion, trading stamps, an au-j sar, N. C.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Bun E. Goforth thoritative survey) shows that Mrs. Johnny
have issued wedding invitations close to 30 million households —
or 84 per cent of the total in the
United States — save stamps.
The trading stamp companies’
staunchest supporter is the house-
wite, who believes in thrift and
is devoted to her family and her
home. Obviously, both the .ma-
i jority ot housewives and a great
many merchants feel that the
trading stamp form of promotion
is merely a matter of good has!-
ness.
1, Box
Mountain St., City
James W. Fowler, Rt.
236, City
Mr. Charles B. Barker, 1722
Haynes St., Gastonia, N. C.
Mrs. Bertie C. Gossett, 21.3 \.
City St., City
Mrs. Daisy L. Johnson, Rt. 1,
Box 249. Grover, N. C.
Mrs. Thomas E. Dover, 31.3
Walker St„ City
Mr. Clyde F. Huffstetlor, 903
Rhodes Ave., City
ADMITTED SUNDAY
Mrs. Clarence Knox, Rt. 2,
Clover, S. C.
Mr. Jamog M. Grigg, Rt. 1, Ci-
wedding will take place at 4 p.m.
in Central Methodist church, re
ception (following in the church
fellowship hall.
Huffstetler,
Marlow, 902 Hin-
ZOO WOULD BE NICE.
BUT . . .
The surest way of protecting
the consumer i.s to nntp-t the
free 'market. As long as itltbla Is
a free market, the consumer can
cxercLse his right of free choice.
Thus, any law that is represented
as protecting the consumer, but
Times-News.
ular sajJce but an extra dose of ‘ w-.f ,u„ development sug-, in reality undermines the free
horse radish to boot. 1 Carolina Education Association is j S®®*® l Promotion and
soeakine more firmly than ever s^P4>ort‘ng after its initial con- adverti-sing, rests on a premise as
m-« e^S Xout sKs stmetion,’’ we are for^d to i^n- shifty as quicksand. - Lincoln
sections -And the Classroom the Study Commission.
Woody confessed after he cool-1 Teachers Association within the Respite its careful investigation,
ed down, “That stuff’ll clean yourj larger group is speaking insist- ^asn t learned vei-y much about
sinuses." i ently -and (with even greater firm- ‘
ness, especially in urban areas
like Mecklenburg.
PLANS DESTROYED
, In our opinion Czechoslovakia
Zoos, like symphony orchestras,| has had its hopes and plans all
are seldom self-supporting. They but destroyed for any immediate
.'must be undertaken, if they are
to be undertaken at all, as a la-
I bor of civic love, not as a prqfit-
liberalized policy in their Social
state. They do not have the rnili-
tarv strength to combat the over-
! whelming might of the other
Webber, Rtj
.Shelby, N. C.
Dorothy G.
Millicent F.
ry St., City
Mr. Martin L. Wilson, Sr., ,31-1
Phenix St. City
ADMITTED MONDAY
Mrs. Lottie W. Richards, 2iiT
Carolina St., Blacksburg, S. C.
Mrs. Waller D. Foster, 912 1st
Mrs. Jack Nichols, Rt. 1, Cora
pact. City
Mr. J. B. Hawkins, 503 James
Mrs. Celia S. Bonds, 610 .Sipes
Mr. Frank E. Heath, 108 Ri(i'-;e
Mrs, Harold G. Campbell, 2ill
Victoria Cin-lc, City
Let A. Francis, 405 Manor Rd .
Mr. James L. Muckolly, P. 0.
Box .377, Bessemer City, N. C.
ADMITTED TUESDAY
Mrs. James L. Davidson, 217
Hiltop Circle, Gastonia. N. C.
Darrin W. Cothran, Rt. 2, Bex
377C, City
David C. Hoffman, 1208 W
Gold St., City
Mrs. Kenneth Putnam, 1440 2!ul
Mrs. Charles F. Wilson, Rt. 2.
Box 538, Bessemer City, N. C.
Mrs. -Willie Hambright, .30.3
Landing St., City
Mr. Bobby J. Johnson, 905 B St.
Bessemer City, N. C.
Mrs. Florence J. Green, 507
When Norman King, Seimorej Teachers have their own organ-
Biddix and Ray Cline are togeth- ‘National problems, of wurse.
er, one will invaribly rei/er professionals, ana imaging venture.
“The Indian”. The incident oc-, ^on it Assuming that the proposed'Warsaw Pact Nations. What a Cherokee St. City
“nrstrike ^^0^10^1, State Zoo would be located in the to tho^ who have had Mrs. Florence L.
strikes) is seen by many as dam- Greensboro^igh Point - Winston
area (though the choice of site is and years. Towanda, Pa., Re
still pending) is the concentration!
curred when the three were in
Arizona at the natural gas con
vention. They had rented a rent
ed car to cross the border into
Mexico and unfamiliar with the
country thought it a good idea to
pick up the hitch-hiker who prov
ed to be an Indian. Yes, said the
Indian, he could provide direc
tions. After about 15 miles he
aging to their .professional status.
But if teachers are somewhat
Falls, 41S
iCansler St., City
Mr. Fred A. C!able, Rt. 2, BciLsr-
mer City, N. C.
reluctant to-join unions ( the -AFL-jof population sufficient — includ-
Bcast-
CIO is putting $250,000 a 'year In
to American 'Federation ot Teach
ers organizing eifforts), they ob
viously 'Will not always remain
told them to turn at a Catholic!salaries and working
church, which they did. Then the
Indian said, “I’ll get out hei-e.
This is where I live.” When the
trio resumed course they found
they’d been on a wide circle. The
Indian had indeed enjoyed the
(ransport, though Norman can’t
recall he saici a thank you.
conditions are not dealt with ade
quately 'by state legislatures and
local 'boards.
The kinds
which have
of confrontations
occurred in New
ing tourists — to justify an ini
tial investment of $5 million plus
annual operating costs of $1.3
million?
We suspect that it isn’t, but
that is beside the point — I'F
North Carolinians want a State i
Zoo. '
Vaguely, we do. We are willing,
even, to pay our share of the,
York, St. Louis, -Detroit and else-i cost. But when State -Represent-1
where (there were 33 teacher ative Archie MdMillan, a mom-
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And of circling, Al Crawford
tells of the fellow, who on a Fri
day aifternoon and the peak of
! strikes in 1966-67) oan be avoid
ed in North Carolina, 'but only if
the reasons for those confronta
tions are removed.
North Carolina teachers are
not going out willlfully and cas
traffic at First Union National uaBy to violate some law. But
Bank, circled the block foUr
‘imes. He had a sick television
'et. On the fourth it finally dawn
’d t/iat the building formerly oc-
•upied by Bridges Radio and T-V
was no more.
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Dan Finger whooped big at
that. Then he said, “I’m just as
bad." He had warned all the
Hoke Electric folk to be sure the
insurance information was on the
auto tag registration card before
going for tags. A few days later
neither are they going to sit by
and 'be satisfied with pay and
ber of the study gro^p, com
plained that detractors will
charge the prxiject ranks too low
on the “priority” scale to deserve
seriouse consideration by the
next General Assembly, he des
cribed our Ifeelings precisely.
Increased teacher pay, better
mental care. State-financed kin-
working conditions far below the dergartens, bus transportation
national average. | for urban children, more 'aid to
i higher education, an impoved
TOere are 50,000 teachers in highway program, free lunches
this state, all 'are cxillege gradu- fpp school-aged-hungry, ex-
ates and informed citizens. They panded help for the handicapped,
will find a way to be -heaid which state absorption of public school
will capture the attention not “-fees,” repeal of the tax on in
only of the legislature and the
school (boards 'but also of every
parent and child.
Nortb Carolina would 'be bet
ter off to find a way to conduct
profitable conversations while
he had a spare minute and drove the voices still evidence tones of
to Gastonia to pick up tags.'While j moderation,
waiting ig Una hg tuiMeitiy real- 74a OJuarlattp Qtaerver
ized be had brought no cards, j
tangibles, financial assistance to
Tar Heel towns and cities, more-
adequate welfare benefits — aft
er all these things, a State Zoo.
We would not oppose a simul
taneous explosion into a pro
gressive ere.. But we are, as of
this moment, men of limited
faith.
The Asheville Citizen
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