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THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
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The Kings Mountain Herald
20S South Piedmont Ave. Kingi Mountain, H. C. 28088
A weeKly newspaper devoted to the promotion o( the general welfare ami publlahed
for the enlightenn.ent, entertainment and benefit of the oltlzena of Kinge Mountain
and its vicinity, published every Thursday by Ihe Herald Publishing House.
Entered as second class matter at the post office at Kings Mountain, H C., 3808B
under Act of Congrew of March 3,1873.
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BOrrOBXAL DBPAaTMENT
Martin Harmon Edltor^PublUhar
Miss Elizabeth Stewart Circulation Manager and Society Editv
Miss Debbie Thornburg Clerk, Bookkeep^
MECRAHIOAL DIPAaTMSNT
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•Rocky Martin
Allen Myert
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PostMOrtMR
with a few pockets of exceptions,
prlficipally Connecticutt and Tennessee,
Tuesday’s election on a nationwide basis
w^a a Democratic victory, bearing out
miicn, of prior history which shows the
party, in the White House loses strength
in ,non>presidential years.
■ The Democrats won 12 governor
ships they had not held and lost only
two.
In turn, the Democrats also retain
ed' control of both the House of Repre-
sen^tives and of the Senate.
, Jn the North Carolina tenth district,
the election results proved a virtual re
peat of those in 1968, when Representa
tive Jim Broyhill defeated then-Repre-
sentatlve Basil Whitener by slightly over
15,000 votes. With 225 of 230 precincts
reported, Broyhill had 62,607 to White-
ner'S 47,451.
^,‘,One of this state’s major surprises
waS; not that Earl Ruth won re-eleOtlon
in; the eighth district race for the House,
but by the margin of nearly 11,000 votes
in an election which had been predicted
to be a cliff-hanger.
; Ollie Harris’ won handily for the
state, senate seat being vacated by Jack
White and feels highly gratified by. the
vote accorded him by his Cleveland
County homefolk and the 97-vote mar
gin by which he won Gaston. Though
Mt. Whitener did not carry his home
county of Gaston, it was the fact of his
candidacy which proved of considerable
beaeftt to Mr. Hairts.
,p Representative W. K. Mauney, Jr.
led all three counties in piling up a 2 to
1 victory over A. Hobart Greene.
' Another candidate who feels good
is a non-winner. But Bob Maner, Repub
lican candidate for county commissioner
WRs the victor in the two Kings Moun
tain precincts, no mean feat in these
nonnally Democratic precincts.
On the national scene it would ap
pear that the voters have dis-endors^
the economic poliqies of the Nixon Ad
ministration, which have had the effect
of p!f;i>ducing a recession without the
hoped-for commensurate benefit of low
er prices for goods and services.
Mr. Nixon' is probably the only
president in hisjory who planned and
worked for an economic downturn. Oth
ers, rtiost notably in this century Presi
dent Herbert Hoover, had to sitffer de-
pressTon, but they weren’t contriving It.
The
The message of the voters is clear.
'Tax'* Still Dirty Word
As this is written, the $850,000 bond
issue for Cleveland Technical Institute
is dead by 31 votes out of 11,239 cast.
Jim Petty, who runs the institute,
indicated Wednesday he would ask the
elections board for a recount, which
may or may not be granted.
‘'The issue of the permissive five-
cents ooe'-ational tax was decided is
cleap^cut fashion, the voters turning
down, the tax by 892 votes.
It’s a reminder that most folk still
regard “tax” as a dirty word.
' The voters had rejected a similar
issue when they declined to -approve
the extra supplemental tax for public
schools.
The result, the Herald feels, is un
fortunate, for Cleveland Technic/1 In
stitute provides instruction in a wide
variety of skills — needed by individual
citizens, as well as by commerce and
industry.
But in a democracy the voice of the
people is boss, and the people have spok
ed"©,iftce again.
■ Tuesday’s election provided more
evidence of the need to split the coun
ty’s, ;Six largest precincts. West Kings
Mountain, for instance, where 1217 per
sons voted created an election counting
chew that lasted until nearly midnight.
Cleveland County elections, happily,
are managed in buslncaellke flaahioa
Final totals in Polk County ware still
not availablb at nbon WMhKday.
Ci^t ItMik OtaiKmi
Batie Meek OMiand, affectibnately
callad "C^tain Meek’ by all who knew
him, was Kings Mountain’s beloved cen
tenarian whose passing on Saturday will
leave a void in the community.
Capt. Ormand got much out of liv
ing because he put much into it.. .and
he left a positive Imprlht on his com
munity. In His 101 years of living^ a goal
seldom aspired by the average man, be
lived life to the hilt during 90 years of
service with the Southern Railroad,
watching the rails ih their most exciting
days. He knew traveit too, by horse and
buggy, progressing with the times to
automation and then into the Sbace Age
of the 20th Century.
What a long and glorious span of
years.
Folks who knew hfan well before his
retirement in 1939 remember that he
took great pride in his dress and he was
known for his neat conductor's uniform.
He did not wear his acceptable inexpen
sive cap like that of his cohorts.. .rather
he paid $5 for the more tailored con
ductor’s hat that added to his dignity.
It. was such a reputation that allDW^
him and his train to be chosen back in
1916 to deliver Woodrow Wilson on his
campaign trail in this section. 6t this
he was proud.
And, being election time, we are re
minded that he also boasts that he had
never broken the Demo6ratic ticket He
was a true party man.
Showing their affection for Capt.
Ormand, the Kings Mountain Klwanis
Club honored him at a dinner when he
was marking his 100th birthday.. .re
membering that he had not missed a
meeting in his 27 years of membersihlp.
The First Presbyterian Church, where
he had held it perfect attendance Sun
day School retard fbr 23 years, also hon
ored. him when he reached that import
ant milestone, fetiM- him at a
covered dish luncheoa Jrany of his
friendsF cabled with warm wishes and
greeting^ arj;^en his family honored him
at open house on the same anniversary.
.Ar man of sincerity, a man with a
Chri8i(|an mind and heart, ^ he was a
booster for Klngis Mountain and its citi
zens. He lived a full and useful life and
was a man to be trusted and admired.
He will have a special place in the
hearts of all who knew and loved this
colbrfui but gentle, good man.
Bronghton Defection
Many persons muttered this week
they had voted for the wrong man when
they casrt a ballot for Mel Broughton, Jr.,
when he opposed Bob Scott for govern
or.
The muttering stemmed from
Broughton’s endorsement of the Republi
can candidate for Congress in the fourth
district, and amid other indications that
Broughton shortly will change his label
to Republican.
Any person should be wdiat he
wants to be, but Broughton has enjoyed
many honors from the Democratic par
ty — chairman of the highway commis
sion, chairman of the Democratic par
ty, and once a resident of the Govern
or’s Mansion when his father was gov
ernor.
For a person of that background to
switch labels smacks of political oppor
tunism at which, if he does switch, like
ly will prove unsuccessful.
Political parties, like churches, wel
come all comers, but many regular Re
publicans will look asxance at a
Broughton switch.
“Bmrefoot in the Park”, the NeU
Simon comedy opens for a four-night
run Friday at the Woman’s Club. If pre
vious produ^ions by the Kings Mountain
aft a sampw, aray-goilrs can expect a
deUghtfut evftni^
MEDICINE
MARTIN'S
Death ol Captain Batlo Moe^c
Ormand last weekend at mo;e
tlmn 101 years of age removed
ifrom Kings Mountain one of Its
strong character's.
Up Popo Santa Claus
Thursday, November 5, 1970
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THIS IS MY
TERRITORY!
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The retired nail conductor, wli,,
spent 50 years with Sofulhern
Railways, had an earlier oari.M.T
as a merchant in Badin, where I
^ he was a partner in a non-prej |
1 cription t>'pe dru^ store in the I
days when the soft drink Bevo |
was a household word.
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When the Frencli launched the
projedt that is today Alcoa Alum
inum Company at Badin, Captain
Ormand was their mtrle bujer —
dams were built mule-p'jiwered
drag pans — afU he purchased
same aOO head ftxr the French.
One at his prized memories was
Sarvlng as conductor on the At-
’kmtatChiarlotte train in 1916
which numbered among its cars
the ^lecial one of President
WdodrW Wilson. The Captain
was President Wilson’s guest at
dinner. What made it even more
enjoyable for bath was the fact
They were both ardent Demo
crats. Captain Ormand walked
through muck and mire to cast
his first rote in 1890 — Demo
cratic and the only way he ever
voted
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Captain Ormand qirit driving
of his own volition. He told me
he was going to quit when his li
cense expir^. I si.iggested he
take the examination. There
would be nothing to lose. He re
plied, “To teU the truth, I cran’t
see weU enough to drive.”
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Ollle Harris had suggested I
check the spelling of Captain
Meek’s first name artl I dropped
by Mrs. Troy Carpenter's. She
said she wasn't exactly sure.
When she was to be married the
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Viewpoints of Other Editors
NO NEED TO MOW
It could be, that one of the bur
dens of homeowners will be les
sened by science before too long.
The delightful possibility of
grass that never needs mowing
LITTERAL JUSTICE
wedding invitations used one | arises out of experiments being,
One of man’s basic instincts —
in addition to seeking food, shel
ter and relative comfort — seems
to be to litter. You don’t have to
be an Indian to spot where peo
pie have been — If you are too
spelling and when her sister Sa- i c^^uct^^ by at i r
ro Kate was to be married she
used another. We settled for the
spelling in the Ormand family bi
bile.
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A stock listing I check fre
quently, though do not own, is
LyXes-Youngstown. My interest
stems from the fact that I knew
the F!red Lykes family who lived
on a farm at Arden, between
AhevlHe and Hendersonville. Re-
oenUy I though the Charlotte 06-
server dividend listing on the
prdrerred was a misprint. It was
Sluing for $20 or a little better
Una Oio dividend was listed at
$2.50 quite a handsome return.
I called Mrs. Devore Smith an?l
she explal'ned the why. ju.ot the
day before the company direct
ors had omitted the corrmon div-
Idenii and deferred tlio prefer
red. TTre Youngstown Sheet &
Tube division is developing an
iron ore reserve and the direct
ors apparently elected to s'e”'
Rutgers University. They’re col
lecting grass seeds in an effort
to develop a variety which won’t
grow long enough to be mowed.
The work is being done for the
New .Tersey Highway Department
which spend about three-fourths
of a million dollars a year to
mow the grass.
But if success is reached at
Rutgers we expect the reverbem-
! tions wUl be felt far b^"qnd the
Doundaries of New Jersey. It is
not likely that such a product
could be limited to one state tn
the face of almost unanintoiis de
mand by homeowners.
fuse, you’ll know it
walk into it.
when you
Oregon has come up with a so
lution that strikes us as sensible.
Convicted litterers there face
fines of up to $250 and six months
in jail and — the big and—they
spend most of their jail time
pidiing litter off state highways.
Now that is real justice.
Chieogo OoU'y News
MORE LEISURE
PER WEEK?
The effects would be far reach
ing and it is probable that the
whole life style of suburbia would
When forecasters write con
cerning the year 2000, they pre
dict that people will be working
a three-day, even a two-day
be changed. In the first place, | week. Machines and computers
existence would be more peaceful
without the staccato roars of the
power mowers. In the second
place, father could play golf or
will make this passible. But the
experts aren’t waiting for 2000 to
talk up the four-day week.
he earni^s rather the finance ; go fishing more often, and in the
the project by loans. ■ third place, Junior would not
^ I have to think up excuses for not
The late Fred Lykes was one mowing.
of six brothers who owned Lykes
Steamship lines, which not only
owmed a fleet of freighters, but
a large cattle ranch in Texas,
SUKaj- plantations in Cuba, and
hwana trees in South America.
Mr. Lykes, a Republican, could
ISave passed as the twin brother
OEf AM Landon, former governor
of Kansas anidi 1938 candidate for
president.
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The elder son was a dwarf, but
he was one of the most persona
ble lads I ever knew. In spite of
his stature he drove an auto and
did about everything anybody
else did. He studied naval engi
neering at -Massachusetts Insti
tute of Technology and went to
woik in the Lykes offices at Phil
adelphia. After a few years there
was a vacancy up the ladder and
Gene was qualified for the pro
motion — but It was veTbed due
to his stature. It was too much
to bear and he shot and killed
himself.
Bob Davis, of Salisbury, who
challenged Jim BroyhiU in 1964,
waa asked when he spoke here
three years ago if he had any re
grets about offering and losing.
"Oh, no,” he philosophied. “I
last by 15,000 votes but 76,000
people voted for me. I met peo
ple and mal.’.e lifelong friends
during the campaign, people I
would never have known had I
not run.”
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Bob also lau ihed about wh'a**
his grandfather told him. "Son,”
he said during the campaign,
"you may not want to advertise
too mtKil, but you and Jim
BboyhlH are distant cousins.
Bbtih families emar’*'”-! •
viery erv—
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I.-;! Ruth who won re-election
10 a sdcond Jerm in Congress is
the nephew of Hliton Ruth and is
a former Kings Mountain re
creation director He was a bas
ketball stiar at rfie University of
ChapeJ HIU, later coaiched at Ca
tawba then became Catawba’s
dean at students My memory is
tJjiat Elari wore sIts 12 shoes.
Fidm his 11,000 victory margin,
lift Mg Ntanttar m found the
rlflit HitIM'ays and byways i.n the
alghtli Abltlat.
It is to be presumed that In
developing a stunted grass the
scientists would see to it that it
would be a variety to crowd out
crab grass. In that case an im
portant subject for suburban
neighborhood conversation would
be eliminated.
A few companies have gone to
the four-day schedule already.
Some unions, even the American
Federation of Teachers, include
It as a bargaining point. (Schools
wouldn’t r^uce to four days —
teacher aides would cany the in
structional burden on the fifth
day.)
Many scientific experiments
are beyond our understanding.
But here is one for which we
wish complete success.
Indianapolis News
Most woricers admire the idaa
of a three-day weekend. Surpris
ingly, some emplcjyers who have
tried the four-day airangemeint
say that, overall, it maintains
productivity, even increases It.
Some erf them, of course, bcxxst
the daily hours to nine Instead
of eight.
HOSPITAL
LOG
Elciee Alexander
Wm Banks Barber
Mrs. John F. Boheler
Earnest L. Bowan, Sr.
Mrs. Burlin T. Broom
Mrs. F. Ted Camp
Mrs J. R. Davis
wm] M. iDulin
Mrs. John A. Gordon
John A. Hancock
Mrs. Horace E. Hardy
Mrs. Owen A. Huffstickler
Mrs. Henry J. Humphreys
Mrs. Ray Price
Mrs. Chas. Morris Putnam
Pierce S Reinhardt
Mrs. Jesse M, Rippy
James Roseboro
Mrs. AJvenia M. Shuler
John D. Simmons
J. C. Sutton
Mrs. Wm. Waldrop
Martin L. Wilson, Sr.
Mrs. Ottls O. Jackson
Felix J. Johnson
Mrs Homer Kilgore
C. P. Lawrence
Alda Bess Leonhardt
Mrs. Chas. V. Merck
Eldridge G. Mllhchell
Jam<*s Jasper Oates, Jr
ADMITTED THURSDAY
ADMITTED FRIDAY
SKYLINE AMERICA
On a clear Uay, the New Jer
sey haze is all the more visible
upon New York City. Upthrust
through it is the Now York sky
line. Together, the haze and sky
scrapers are symbols of urban
America. Tliey must have a tre
mendous impact on the visitor
to America, approaching for the
first time by air.
i Not everyone thinks this de-
partiue is an unmixed blessing.
I Some wives say they couldn’t
I stand having the wage earner a-
I round home and underfoot for a
three-day weekend. Social scien
tists wonder if man is prepared
lor so much leisure. Some labor
leaders say the four-day week en-1
courages moonlighting, thus tak
ing joos from somebody else.
Mrs. Vivian R. Hullfsietler
709 S. Marietta St , Gastonia
Willie Suber
21S Walker St., City
Boyce E. Wliite
Rt. 2 Box 519, Cilv
This past week, there was a
change in the skyline. A section
of steel was add^ to one of the
two World Trade Cervtcr lowers
now going up in Manhattan. And
the tower became the world’s tal
lest structure, surpassing the
ADMITTED SATURDAY
Peggy Gunnells
1615 Woodlaiwn Ave., .Shelby
John W. Goforth
Rt. 2 Rutherfordton
If it becomes general, the four-
day week will require adjuM-
ments in thought and habit. Sure
ly it could free indlvldualB for
wide-horizoned elevating avoca
tions, for thought and study. We
could benefit by a more leisured,
civilized life pace — providing
mankind was ready to make can-
1,250 feet height of the Empire ; its "free time
State 13,uilddng by four feet.
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Christian Science Monitor
That’s the way it goes in New
York, one might say. The auda- ■
city of the towering structure, i
topping the city world, somehow
befits the Now York soale of
things, even In this day of wide
spread reaction against the dis-
jlby and deployment of material
power and assets.
Of course, the New Yorkers
themselves will be outl.' one before
long by Chicagoans. In the lake
side city, Sears, Roebuck & Co
will soon build a l,450(foot struc
tore — about 100 feet higher
than the World Trade Center
towers.
Urban America. Out of the
heat of her slums and prosperity,
great phMnixn rise.
-Christian Scimice Monitor
Give the
present with
a future.
Buy U.S. Savings Bonds
& Freedom Shares
Geo. L. Proctor
Rt. 1 Box 214. Bcsscmtl
.Mrs. Rol)l. Owens
P. O. Box 612. Citv
ty
^Thursday,
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.\DMITTED SUNDAY
Mrs Gc'lieva B. Brooks
9()'3 W. La. Ave., Bessemer
lol)t. A. Dickson
Box 3,S5, Orover i
lobt. E. Falls ‘
P.t. 3, Cily
Vlltx'd J. Gallant !
Kt. 3. Oak Grove Rd.. City
Uonzo K. Goins
Rl. 1 Box 24. City
)avid J Lawing j
113 Cleveland Ave., City
.Mrs. Roger J, Meok^
901 W. La. Ave., Bessemer City -t^
Ml'S. Chas. E. OxfoKi
Rt. 1. York, S. C. <
Mrs. I'liomas E. Perkins
Rt 1 Box 420, City ; I
raininy Grisdal** J
61.-1 E. La, Ave., :Bes.someriCit> n
ADMITTED MONDAY ’
Mrs. LjTnan D. Wilson s
Rt. 3 Box 208, City |
Mrs. John M. Black ;
507 E. Lee St., Bessemer|Citv
Mre. Allen Blackwell
501 Loiraine St., Dallas
.Mrs. Robt. Johnson
Rt 1, Waco Rd., City
.Mrs Glenn Moses
Rt. 1, Clover, S. C.
Mrs. Wade Patterson
402 Walnut St., City
Mrs. Sparkie H. Ramsey
206 E. Maryland Ave., Bes^ Cy.
.Mrs. Flora H. Schenck
Rt_ 3, Cily
Joj Wells
Rt, 2, CTty
Mrs, Bessie M. Abernaithy
Rt. 2 Box 269, Bessemer City
Mrs. Lela T. Eury
310 Dilllng St., City
.■Mrs. Johnny Whetstino
Rt. 2 Box 35, City ■
Mrs. Mabel M. Toney i
1102 VV. Airlines Ave. Gastonia
ADMITTED TUESDAY
.’Mrs. Oscar R HuUender j
312 Walker'St., City
Ted M. Gibson
11-1 Sprice St., City
.Mrs. Ralph Davis -i
Rt. 4 Box 165, Gastonia ■'
Biyan Hoiifman f
402 W. Ind. Ave., Bess. City
Mrs. Wesley T. Moore i
Rt. 2 Box 20, City
Ml'S. EdwarlJ L Sullens ,i
Rt. 1, aty ■ [.
Mrs, Steven W. Wilson )
Camp Rotary Rd., Gastonofi
Mrs. Maurice Grigg
810 W. Bradley St., Gastonia
S. A. Buchanan
502 E. Club Cr., Gastonia
Mrs Clarence Ford
83(1 E. SI., Be.ssemer City
Mrs. Sadie 'B. Oi-mand
P. O. Box 85, City
Haskel J. Parker
Route 1, City
Christopher Walker
Kings Mountain
Elizabeth Sellers
Rt. 2 Box 237, City
iirs. Yates Smitli, Jr.
P. O. Box 32, Grover
Mrs. Tom D. 'itchier
P. O. Box 261, aty
Mrs Robby D. Scrugg
701 W. M(tn. SI., City
Mrs. Herman M. Wright
701 Church St., City
Alphrild A. John.son
413 S. York Rd., City
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Letter To Editol ic^'o
The Young Adult Class
Kings Mountain Baptist Chur
thanks you for the coverage
our adult and young peqi)li‘|
meetings at the Community ('ei(
ter Saturday and Sunday,
young speakers were great
.•spoke to a cnxwd of 300 .voun|
people.
Thank you for being so cooiemV
live and helpful. i
Sincerely, |
Becky Plonk (
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Hart
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Shehan Services
Held On Sunday
DURH
Duke’s 1
son has
Devil’s '
quarterfc
2^ing ba
Funeral services for Robert Lee^
Shehan of Mocksville were con- .
ducted at Sisk Funeral Home Sun
day at 5 p.m. with the Re\^,j
Frank Shirley officiating. J •
f iany
latio
assin
Native of iRutherford Coun',^
was 53 years old and was 'ji\6
of the late James and Ma.^' ■*
er Shehan.
Mil-
He is survived by one dau
Mrs. W. W. Morehead of
Mountain and one brother,'
T. Shehan of Charlotte.
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