THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. TKurs’Jay. December 16. I97f Established 1889 4^ The Kings Moiuitain Herald 206 South Piedmont Ave. Kings Mountain, N. C. 28088 ^ A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion erf the general welfare and published for the .enlightenment, entertainmnt and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain and its vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing Hoase. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Kings Mountain, N. C., 28088 under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT .Martin Harmon Editor-Publisher .Miss Elizabeth Stewart Circulation Manager and Society Elditor Gary Stewart Sports Bldltor, News Miss Delviie Thornburg Clerk, Bookkeeper MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Ray Parker Allen Myers Rocky Marlin Roger Blown' • On Leave With The United States Army Paul Jackson Herbert M. Hunter MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYAIiLE LN ADVANCE In North Carolino and SguUi Corplina Or>e year $4; six months $9.25; three months $1.50; school year $3. (Subscription ip North CaroKpa subject to three percent sates tax.! In AI} Other States One year $5; six months $3; three months $1.75; school year $3.75. PLUS NORTH CAKOUNA SALES TAX TELEPHO^IE NUMBER - 739 5441 "No-Fault" Working Up in Massachusetts, the insurance commission has ordered a 27-plus per cent redueiion in rates eliarged lor bodi ly injury coverage resulting from auto mobile accidents. Massachusetts is a state-wide pio- noei in the ‘'no-fault" concept of auto mobile liability coverage and coverages. “No-lault ’ gels the credit tor tlie rate cut. Under the “no-fault" concept, dam ages up to maximum amounts for both property and bod.ly injury damages re sulting the auto crashes are paid auto matically—minus litigation, minus de lays. Puerto Rico was the pioneer in “no- fault”, and results on the island have been quite dramatic. Rates, in turn, have plummeted accordingly. Perhaps the Puerto Rican and Mas sachusetts were much too high already in comparison to North Carolina. But hosts of Tar Heel motorists, plagued by rising coverage costs, petu lant cancellations of policies, slow claims settlements and other ills, would not only beg to differ, they’d call some one a prevaricator. The insurance carriers themselves, or some of them, are moving to the “no- fault" forefront. In a recent issue of “We the People of North Carolina’’ the American Fore group of insurance companies pur chased full-page space to urge support of "no-fault" in North Carolina. E.vperience of Massachusetts and Puerto Rico offer hope that North Caro lina can escape from the morass in which began to sink with enactment of compulsory liability insurance. Escalat ing prices of property and, indeed, peo ple have contributed to the dilemma. Broyhill Decision U. S. Representative James T. Broy hill has put the quietus on speculation that he would, after all, oppose Senatoi B. Everett Jordan come November 1972. He did it conclusively by posting his filing fee for the seat he now holds, a seat he has filled for five terms. Mr. Broyhill, one of four Republican members of the U. S. House if Repre sentatives, is the apkbowledgcd star of the Republican party in North Carolina, both within his own party and by the opposition Democrats. He was boomed for governor, then , for senator. Mr. Broyhill told the Herald in Sep tember he had never aspired to be gov ernor, said he would watch the senate situation a little longer. At one time thereafter, there were indications he was warming to the senate possibility. Then came th misfortune of the sudden. death of 'V’ic Monzell, his able and trust ed aide. Mr. Broyhill’s interest in the senate quickly waned. Those who would pick him up bodily and throw him into the senate affray were becoming increasing sources of em barrassment, Mr.. Broyhill said, and de cided to eliminate it. Mr. Broyhill was in a comnarahle position to U. S. Representative Cliarles R. Jonas’s of ten vears ago. Mr. Jonas was the Ter Heel Republican star with out peer. He, too, was completing.a fifth term in the House and re-election an- peared assured (as it proved to be). He was gaininfz seniority which counts loud ly in the 435-member House. The auG.stion; Should Mr. Jonas sacrifice the gains recorded for a race for governor he was by no means assured of winning? Mr. Jonas stayed put and r 'ires from the Hotise as rankint^ Republicar member of the important House Appro priations committee. It’s a highly difficult decision to make and when consideration must be given to nartv as well as person and even moreso to party. Handy Gadgets Few motorists there are who have not fumed and flared when detained for what they consider over-long waits at traffic signals. Like cheap water when the faucet runs dry, the traffic signal becomes most dear and equally appreciated when it is out-of-order at crowded intersec tions. Recent case in point occurred dur ing the ice blanket of the city when the signal at Piedmont and King’s busy crosspoint was the last returned to serv ice. Entering King was slow, tedious and even hazardous business after the traf fic-directing officers went off duty. One of the most appreciated signals in Kings Mountain is at King and Coun try Club Road where exiting south into King was nigh impossible during peak tra'ffic periods before the signal was installed by the city, under sufferance of the state highway traffic engineering department after years of requests and for w’hich the state group should have paid for to begin with. With the cut- through from the ARP church parking lot to Country Club road, jt is now possi ble for Edgemont drive residents to exit by the King - Country Club road traffic signal. More trouble spots are: 1) King at Cansler where exiting is sloAv on right turns, long, longer and longest making lefts, and 2) King - Mountain. The same trouble afflicts both these intersections largely due to uninitiated motorists traveling south on newly wid ened and rebuilt Cansler have the illu sion they are on a freeway, W”hich they are not. There was a "neat’’ smash at Moun tain-Xing ihterseotion Tuesday after noon between a gravel truck and a pas senger car. The term “neat" is advised, of course, happily based on the fact the occupants of the vehicles were shaken a bit, but not hurt, which v,as miraculous. Traffic signals are badly needed at both these intersections. Irritating, yes, but traffic signals tend to speed traffic over-all and to save lives. Lennaii BaWf Qvt United States Senator Willis Smith had died and the North Carolina Press association was in session at New Bern. Newspaper folk are interested in politics, some because they like the pseudo-science, all because they must be interested by profession. The newspaper folk had just disembarked from a bat tery of Chris Crafts after a boat trip up the river when the late Lynn Nisbet said he’d just learned Alton Lennon, a Wilmingtoh lawyer, had been appointed to fill the vacancy. Reaction of the western newsfolk was, “Who’s Lennon?’’ The eastern newsfolk were just ■ angry. Several prominent eastern ^jiiiw^rats had been mentioned a$ Smith’s successor, but, apparently, Mr. Lennon had not even qualified for dark- horse mention. The fact enabled W. Kerr Scott to defeat Mr. Lennon in the 1954 primary! Mr. Lennon, however, showed later who he was. He came back and was elected to the House of Representatives from 1957 to present date. He never be came well-known in the west, nor did he attract rave notices. It must be taken, however, that Mr. Lenno « .served his consitituents well, as his record of re-elections would indicate. He announced his retirement Mon day in a 12-llne statement. Ray Alexander, the ‘'bear man’’, is no longer so, having sold his six-year-old Bruin to the man he bought Bruin from originally. Mr. Alexander, target of the do-goodest Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said he was tired of harrassment. He had been exonerated of a charge of cruelty to his Bruin. MARTIN'S MEDICINE 8y MARTIN HARMON Viewpoints of Other Editors HOSPITAL LOG OIL ISSUE BURNS AGAHT It might have beet) expected ANOTHER FORM that all the Arab nations Libya OF CENSORSHIP wounld find the most spectacu- Another Form Of Censorship? lar way of reacting to Iran’s re cent seizure of three tiny islands As second-class mail users go, in the Persian gulf. the Tribune hardly is 4 drop in Charging that Britain was to hucket. Something less than hail 'blame and had acted in rollusiofi our 64200 circulation gqes into TOUAYS BIBLE VERSE « the man Vaxt Undeth vAxawn, and the nuin Uuxt getteth undemanding. Provtr. be 3B1S Try a.'? I might, I have not been successful in conveil'ing my .'om- ploxion to a cheery Chrii.t;ma.s rt>d with in time for Sania Claqs. Had I young known earlier, it might have Qadciafi, retaliated by been differi'nt. alizlng the British Petroleum Company’s Libyan operatjons The steady, if not meteoric in- -and wiithdnawing all Libyan de- crease in ^^td-go >ti Only on December 8 did I get Pos‘ts from British banks. eral and second class jn pafTtcul- the benefit of Stephen (irover’s These eye-oatching moves are ar is however, obvdoLiS concern feature in the Wall Street Jour- t" I’me with Colcnel QaddajTs t° us . CenrtairUy, our depend- pai detailing that tomato juice, tilmosi messianic sense of ml®* btt the mail and our pay- like the “object of imy affection slon and ids ai..,biUon to assume ment feu" use o( it enables us to Will turn my complexion from the mantle of Iciidership of the appreciate one Of B)'- reasons white to rosy red’’, will do same. Arab woi-ld foinnerly' held by gave up Ipokbkg Lor the Actually. I really doubt I could President Na.s.ser of E.gypt. Nas- ffhost. consume much -more of the rod ser’s suc.ossor. President .Sadat, “Drastic postal rate Increase,” juice than I do, as it is a con.-um is too prr pieti with the i.s- Look said, “would have jumped cr sin at the Harmon house to raeli conflict and with cunsoii- our postal iblll from $1 million buy less than the 46-our.’ce size dating his own position at home to SIO million in five yeara.” (.save:i too) and purchase of a to t:^e on a pan^Arab role at Obviously, all holders of second- cage is not uncommon. Perhaps this time. ejass permits arp subj«:t to the the fact that Mr. CampbeJTs V-8, go Colonel Qaddafi .sedcs Ip safn® ratesand all ai'en'l going With its tomato base buttressed sad'ing zeal is at the same time Put of business, gq jt wpultjn't be by carrot, celery, beet, parsley, step into the vacuum. His cru- honest to claim Look’s pi^iem lettuce, watercress and spinach militantly radical, austerely Is- p.rejy postal; the magazine juices, holds equal or better foot- jamic and sternly anti-Commun- wasn't gettipg the advertising, ing w.tn the straight sluft. ut. Last summer it took him jjut the point Look makes is rushing oflf to the support exf valid: Posta^^e rates can indeed Sudan’s president. General Nim- become a teal and present form But the real intent is to digest oiry. when the latter w.-s nearly of censorabip. ?• me 0“ Mr. Grover’s research on toppled by a pro-Communist up- the parrot, headlined “Everj^thing rising. It led him to espouse ttie ' den^p of Ljpok is a symp- An>^cdy Wants to Know about ca . se of the army officers who bt a rising threat to freedom the Carrot”. He reported that car- tr ed to overthrow King Ifassan e press. In the case of larg- in-m Rixanne Be s Mrs. .Mivi.ie Eyer.s I. Jt. Cam;) W.n. E, ^1 iidors Mr.r. Mattie Dmis .X. i! Elliott .Mrs. Willie Faust -M.s. Jclin f'isher Mr.-i. Odessa Fronoberger -Mrs. Mary F. llarlo.v .Mrs. Jas. A. Hjll -Mrs. L.ta Y. Ijortcn M."S. Broadus Jackson Clyde Kerns Cl)as. Lackey Mrs. Myers Lee Mrs. Dorothy Lowery A. J. Mack Mrs. D. P. McDaniel Mrs. Forest McNeely Chas. Nicholson Mrs. Baptha Nolen Mns. Maynadd Odell Fred Owens 0. C. Riyseur Mrs. Wlijreid Rushton IMrs. Florenf-e Shephard Jennie Smith Wrs. IliUy Welch J. W. Whjsnant Geo. L. Wrlglrt Qrady y el ton Mrs. John Kelly Thurman Moss Mis. Peaxl Sfyeis Mrs. Roy D. Bradshaw O .C. Caible Ira Japk Damp Orfich^e OolJ Mm. Nathaniel Thomas Margaret Womack rots in exg-ess will turn the im- of Morocco, and of the Muslim publications, the danger ADMiyirEO THURSDAY Clau*^ Dennis, 902 Baker Blvd, Gastonia L ff yelL-v, temato Juice rOd. A dissidents who have been fi^ht- Harris, 13 E. Ran- New Yci."k man turned orange, a inp a lint'cring guerrilla war P®^ increase in dolph Hd., Sliolsy medical mysterj' u.itU it wa, xm- President T^mbalLy-Hf ally learned he was a gi. ton for eWad ^resiuent rombalbaye of newspapers, magazines Be^er City bolh cancts AND l„.r.aUj jui.e. . . and periodicals are mailed to the ■His axrtlon a,paimt British Pe- public is ’’potentially ruinous,” ai m troleum is not in itself a serious in the opinion of Life maglzine. to th'^t comoanv. ■whose Inferentially hauteur, I was re Libyan operation represents only E'’®*) more devastating in the LTti:ig my now-found natural op.s- about 5 per cent of its world out- fhay be the impact of ADMITTED FRIDAY me.Ic knowledge tq Mrs. 'Louise ,put. (HP’s American partner in Postal rate increases on the thou- Carp<-nter Lybrand and, su jse- Libya, Nelson Bunker Hunt, was ^^nds of smaller d^ly and week- MiS. V)up, Ciia-S. Jai'kson, 1290 2ml Sit., City 'Richard B. Lackey, Jr., P.t. 2, Bessemer City Bi.ssi n)('r City ADMITTED SATURDAY Mrs. Harold SeHer, 105 Morris 3t., Lity Mr.-:. David Allen, Rt. 3, City M.s. Robt. S. Brymer, 315 E. WavJiing'lon Ave., Re.sstuner City rcre.ssuc Mulllnax, 802 Gantt SI., t'ity Mm. Jtwsie Rippy, 608 W. King .SI., City '.Mr-:. Raymond Robt-rt.s, III, lit. 3, City admitted SlfND^V John Tuft, Rl. 1, Shelby Ediwird W. Biblxs, u.,-lv.M Tr. t ?k., BeiiJemer City j Mrs. Bill Bridges, 1149 N. La- 4 fuyi ite 3t., Shelby ^ 'Mrs. Gene Eaves, Rt. 2, Bc.s.-ie. mer Uty Mrs. Chas. Fo.x, Rt. 4. G.-zstonia Linosit Guinn, Kt. 1, City Jas. .M. Mayes, Rt. 3, Ciiy Wm. H. McUellen, Ji'., 104 W. Ti’xa.s Ave., Bo-sfimcr City admitted MONDAY Mrs. Charlie Shaw, 312 S. Wil low St., Ga-,foniu Taimadgf Sullens, 809 Landing St., City Mr.s. Waltraud D. Irvin, Rt. 2. Citj' ADMITTED TUESDAY Jas. P. Lovelace, Rt. 1, York, S. T. L. Reel), Rt. 3, City M Harlan E. Butler, I2'2 E. la«^ A.e., Bessemer City Boy.s' N. Brown, Kl. 1. York, S. C. -Mrs. Uoyd S. Wood.s, 110 W. Ga. Ave.. Bessemer City' John, Tolbert, Jr., 1310 Be.iver- bi-j.k Dr., Gastonia Mrs. Diirrel R. Lahrnier laOi Sheljy Rd., City M.s. Luther Eugene Lewis, 411 Davis Heights, Gastonia iMartin L. vyiiiscn, Si., 514 Phe- . WTLAPPING SERtmOE ... The teenager in your family quently, 'to’Mrs.'” Salena' PaVion no7affect^“by"thT*nmlortal^a" newspapers that nnake up the nix St-, City who would like to earn some Trott. They needed not ray report tton) ^ nauonaiaza of the U .S. free press Mrs. Mary C. aemmer, PO Box spending money for the holidays 0: Mi. Graver’s research. Jim and .par more serious are the do- “ “ independent thought is 3©, Oity '»uJd set up a family or nelgh- Lcuise’s lad loved c-arroU. He imtoLtdom of toe mo^ concerned. These thousands of Richard Crawford, Micklfy 'borhood gjft-wappmg semce. turned veJlcw Tom and Salcna’s impliioataons of toe move, papers have given sulbstance to Av®-, Reifscmej City He might charge an additional Anne loved carrots She turned m '^^®n the Mid- abasic concept of Western dvll- Leslie P. Gordon, 201 Forest St, fee for mailing gifts for persons veH^v The Dir t do-tor VhT'.v oil-pr^udng countries izalion-tthe concept of a loyal Clover who find they don’t have time to aminei Anno suspcded vellow press, ring the oil companies opposition whl'eh protects the IVfrs. Olq T. Holdpr, 825 C St., Walt in line at the post office. tau^ire^tonf reasoned tC demanding rights of the minority, gives ^ - Anne wus yeilow but not ill and ®Heged losses in royalties as meaning to legislative proejs of Si.uizht more m.-dirt/aHHre This rartidpation in the capital self-government and Is a chamj> at foreugn compames operating Ion of the oppressed. No vehicle on their territory. of communication can ever take In Felbruary last year, after the place cf th press as a deten- protracted negotiations, toe com- ®r of freedom. It has s.rvived panies concluded a financial attempted censorship in many agreement giving the produdng foroos and Is now threatened by iQOuntries considerably more re- }^® oeotjomJc.s of postal rate Zo^. air. Grover reports, feed increase, toe fUimlivgoea and ib^s carret-s, five years. S^uXi ^bwf to'retoln" thdr 'But the dollar crisis has given the producers a new ax to gruid. True, Liby’s nationalization of sought more medical advice. T!ii.s doifcr examined and diagnosed, “Net yellcw jaundice, just caro- tina.” What to do? Leave a'f the carrots awhile. m-m Mooresville Tribune color. Otherwise, they would turn white. Dick MfGlmiis wonders if Bugs Bunny’s Jove for carrots is a lone move, taken qidte helps him retain pink eyes. independently of the Persian Gulf producers. Indeed Iraq, ■which broke off dip'lamalf'c re lations with Britain over seizure CARO OF THAHKS < * We acknowledge with deep ■ap predation the many acts of kind ness and expressions of sympathy extended to us during the Illness commodilles aren’t re ^ islands, stopijed short and death cf our mether. Special PJ P « of retaliation against ©ritish in- fhanlto to poctors Hendrlitto. Dur- terests in the Western consortium which forms the Iraq Petroleum low tulber is selling tor ab ui 3.) (percent more than last ye ir, al.-;o due to a TSOOacre drop in plar t ham and Lee and to the nuiees on e.ist station at Kings Mountain hospital. The Family of Fay WaUerson 12:tepd. The 'March of Dimes Profes sional Education Program pub- pigs to the 62,5(K)-acre range and <»|npany. - u j n5 toe-faest growing ccnJil.ons. Hut Inevitably a serswe shud der goes out from the kind of ac- m-ia lion that Libya has taken. In- -,—11 .- evltably it causes apprehension be^taTcS?uSfche4“’0^110 “’■<> “^^er com- todloates h^ls not a ckrrot ct- nrics operating iii that country, vetee. Craig ClaUiorne, fermn additional press te food editor of the New York ’j’® maior compares which - , Times doesn’t like 'am ei'.her. '*^® "’HH the produc- llshes teaching materials about Claitxine avers “I wouldn’t eai ®''® another round of negotia- birth defects for use in medical em as a youngster and I guc.-s in Geneva next month.— schools throughout the that’s why 1 now wear spectacles.” Christia Science Monitor. o.-.— Which is why, saya Repoi ter Grov- er, youngsters, including the mueh maligned Dejmls the Men ace, eat Oirrots. Papa and Mama pull a force play on account cf the can-ot’s high Vitamin A con tent, imperative to good and bet ter vUion. United States. Letter To The Editor When the kids get old enough they stop eating canrots and be 0h to get -tiheix Vitamin A like flteir parents do — irom olives (■well-soaked in martlrris”, Mr. Drover contends. Dear Sir, ^ “Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone eLc happy” 'As Simple As That' A greup of young students were a little puzzled by a problem, and they went to one cf their favorite leachers for advice. The teacher had gained their confidence be. aiise he seemed; ® ™ to have somc.ning the rait laoit- Back to the fabts: the oarrot ®‘^- The teacher tried his best to ranks ninth (of 28) in v^etable Help them, "Live the day before popularity on the United States Ft>u die for God.” “But, objected table, placing somewhat distant- ®'* boys; hew can we do ly behind potatoes, tom'atocs, let- Hiat? We do not knew what d'ay tuce, string beans, sweet corn, )''’®’re Rciog to die.” “Then, smil- onions, canteloupe 'an-d celery. ®’^ Hie teacher, ‘Live every day “Of the better-known vegetables, H it were the day before you in fact, only spinach see'ms to be '*‘®- ^<^1 ®f us keep putting off le?s ■popular, ■which-is understand- ^ many good resolutions and able,” Mr. Grover writes. projects. The main Job ol IHe Ls to prejoare ftjr ptgrnity. AneJ flliis m-m rrtakes every day important. And we shr-uld use every day as such- ’Suppose the elevator cables brtice, wtxuld wp go up qr down? ‘.Mr. Smith couJd stand it no long er. “That m.idam,’ he said, “would deioend entirely upon tlte kind of Lie you've been leading. Note:“As Christlhas Is apsrefltih- ing, and-you wllTtie asked tCglve for a worthy cause for thjq^ 'Jess' un-toi’tul»8te, th«te Will 'be ecpct- ed for this purpose by i»6aJ cliur'cH qtg-anJzations, a place ft>r j'our gilts. Please do so. Make seme know that you care. 'You Can-Dot Out Give Uod' "B| Cncky ... I RAN A herald WANT AO AND $OLD )HY OLD ROCKIN’ CHAIR FOR CASH!" Tg Yguf ClQMilied Ad And S«H Ygar 9iif|*eA«d Items CALL TH^ HAAALD 739<SM1 t IN The carrot began to become e.-ipecLally the Lord Ss; day — p;i.ralar at the ttnn of the pr^ ^ ^.ip.s us to use every day ent centu-.T^erTanqutohmg for reparation for eternity, years from the tunc of itg discov- ■' ery In Asia Minor at tlie dawn "Friends: of hi.story. ]g.in J-'riendch'n U like a garden, C'f florve.s fine and rare; JtiUa Child, a Frencji4rained It cati-not rr-acii perfecticn, chef, is quoted as saying some Except through loving caret Ampricaru disdain tlie cooked Tlie, new and lovely blmscms version cf carrots because tliey With eadt new day aopear; don’f know hew to cook tham. For friend-ship, like a gatlc-n. Too irmich water, and toon •’-■— ws in beauty yrear by year, pour off the I- , —Anna HcMen King. 'It's Up To You' . -.-s on Jtow 'to ^eas AL'red E. E.-nith delighted in iJie coiiot even a rabbit wouldn t knew it. m-m Mr. Grover doesn’t elucidate. Eh,',wing vLiters through the Fm- pi.-'e State Building whenever he cc'Uld. One day, hc'wcver, hk pa- tirntc was severely tried by a W'vman who con-iantly a^ed un- 'God Turns lofi^es Iqto Gqin' The eminent preacher and au thor Dr. Leslie D. Weatherhead, reteUs a true story which ap peared in the Loindon Times. A pocr native Afiii-ean wci.man, was fined Iqr some teclinical oiffen.se. She pa/id toe fine wfth a Mid coin which she exiradtpd worn her voluminous skirts. As shp W'as leaving the cc-urts, ihe courts clerk stoppl'd her. ‘Waoit a minute, he sail, 'I'he p'rieo n' gold has g.ne up.’ To lier a tc-niE-.hment and delight, tlig official gave hej ba.k in liiangp more! tlian the to'iginal value of the gold. Cem- me.a's Dr. Wcutherhoail: How o.ten that has happened, to us. We lost this—and then gained f'.a;. We thought Gcaf, -could nol be—t.rui ed. He took frem us our gc-iden treasure, but later wi: fc-und, we liad gaiiied greasy b>' e.xpericnce. Rcspeoffully; Everettc If. pearecn Keep Your Radio Dial Set At CARD OF 'nuur^ In^.-k you sincerely for sltar- ftit sJvJuld a guy who aspires to lmpcrta.:u questions. Mr. ?.-nith the roj’aJ purple get on a grape bore up under the strain for <is ing opr sorrow. Your jtindnpss is Juice Jag? And is RudcJph the long as he cc-uld. Riding down in mare deeply appreciated than we Relnd^’s red nose attributable an elevator at the end of the find words to axpiresB. to tomato jqicc? of the f::ur, the woman asked; The Willie Burris Family WKMT KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. News & Weather every hour on the hour. Weather every hour Ion the helf hour. Fine entertainment in between

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