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PAGE TWO THE KINGS.MOUNTAIN HERW MOUNTAIN. NL=C. Thursday, Pcj^bernH, 1973 Estubllshed 1889 |1|* The Kings Mountain Herald 206 South Piedmont Aw. King* Mountain, N. & 28088 ^ \ wj'pkly newsp;,per devoted to the promotion ot the general welfare and published >or the enlightenment, entcrtainmnt and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain ind its vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House. Sntered as second class matter at the post office at Kings Mountain. N. C.. 28086 under Act of Congress of March 3. 1873. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Mar*'n Harmon Editor-Publisher Ml* nizaheth Stewart Circulation Manager and Society Editor Tony Tompkins Sports Editor vliss I'nornourg Clerk, bookkeeper Rocky Martin MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Alien Myem Roger Brown Paul Jackson MAH. SUBSCHIP^N RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE In North^rolina and South Carolino One year $4; six monthS $2.25; tnree months $1.50; school year $3. (Subscription in Nitith Carolina subject to three percent sates tax ) In AU 'Other State* One year $5; six months $3; three months $1.75; school yeat $3.75. PLUS NORTH CAROLINA SALES TAX MARTIN'S MEDICINE By MARTIN HARMON Viewpoints of Other Editors EXPRESSIONS OF A TURBULENT PAST I THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY | I We approve and support sen. Waller Mondale’s proposal for a high level, •>[ course nonpartisan, commission of American citizens to study and think abovt', the in stitution of the American prc.si- dency. AllKiS We approve and .supporl not In February 1969, 167 George Wa.shington University studenils signed up for “The Negro in I American History." This fall, 24 Lloyd Davis' vintage picture students are enroleld an the may have proved a good luck course. Also in 1969, 339 .students charm, lor which the Herald has signed up for .American UAver- received some kidding. It was sity's ‘The Sociology of the Afro- because’ ’we think that such a the picture Lloyd used 22 years American.” This seme.ster only 12 commission can, or sliuiiid, come ago in hi.s first winning cam- are taking the course. And up with any radically new defini- palgn fer Ward 2 Commi.ssioner. whorea.s 64 .students were at-j tion of the presidency or with It wa.sn’t meant to be that way. traded to Georgetown Univer- any proposal for substantial Lloyd had hi.s beaut> struck sity’s “The Negro in .American changes in the institution itself, rficrtly alter filing. But the take History” when it was offered in | but because we think it highly was pretty bad. Lloyd hadnt j the fall cf 1969, the course was j mportant that Aniercans do some worn his gla.sses and even Lloyd ! dropped two years ago after only lethlnking about their presi- TELEPHONE NUMBER 739.5441 Mg SOS, dc.s/asc not t)w clwstenhuj of titv Lord; neither be weary of Ms eorrrrtion. Proverbs 3:11 Election Anolysis I It’.s a political axiom that, in poli- tics, one learns more by losing than by winning. The axiom may apply in other areas It as well — from hu.smess to marriage. The reasoning is that a winner has ,, won and, heady with victory, has no )i impetus nor need to examine “why". •1 i, The loser does have impetus and 1 need to examine “why". 5 For incumbents, four of whom were ,, defeated, the generic answer is “sins" which tall in at least three categories: 1 1) Sins not of their own making, but by fact of pre.sencc, for which they '! were blamed. 1 t 2) Sins charged, but for which they '• were not guilty. , 3) Sins of longevity in office. J Item 1 could be translated “infla- ' tion". When Transco raiseu rates and Duke Power Company raised rates, the city had little choice but to pa.ss the ^ increases on to the customer. Item 2 would include the charge, ' from which challengers got much milo- • age, that the commission is “a rubber" stamp board", much-too-much suBshrvi- ent to the dictation, even whims; -of Mayor John Henry Moss. On face the charge was valid, as only one dissenting vote has been cast by a commissioner during the four Moss Administration.s. Fact is: the Mayor keeps his com- misitioners inlormed, agenda are distri buted to board members in advance, with questions invited to be an.swered immediately. By meeting time the que.s- tions have been resolved. Fact is: a very small percentage of city business is subject to argument, any commission being bound by state law, precedent, and policy. Item 3 can't be helped. Voters in a democratic society simply tire at look ing at Lite races oi Uiea- puunc oaxw-dis (and the closer home, it sccm.3, the nioiesoj. In the recent' instance, only Jonas Bridges was a one-termer. As an “in", he went down to defeat with the others. Winner Lloyd E. Davis, in Ward 2, will unaerstana most graphically of the winning challengers, the inflation busi ness. Serving as commissioner in 1951-53, Mr. Davis helped adopt a first-year budget of less than $400,000. Toda^§ current budget ten times that one Mr. Davis helped adopt 22 years ago — $3,945,000. The Herald congratulates the re tiring incumbents on their good service. Winner James E. Amos, who “led the ticket” in Tuesday's election says his creed in thumbnail is, “I am inter ested in services tor we the people, ser vices which must be provided in a way satislactory to we the people.” The Herald suggests the retiring commissioners .shared that creed and practiced it. T-he Herald further assumes the other newly elected commissioners share that creed and will do their best to practice its principles. Good Foresight While hindsight is consistently su perior, there are times when foresight is h^piJy prescient too. Thus, with the resignation of Vice- President Spiro Agnevv, the nation will make first use of the 25th amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The amendment deals with such problems. Prior to the amendment's passage the nation would have been without a vice-president until January 1977 or more than three years, as it was when President Roosevelt died ear- Iv in his fourth term and Vice-President Harry S. Truman became President Truman. Prior to passage, replacemenl of vicc-nresidents and presidents had been succinctly spelled. Poor Foresight The General Assembly, with all good intentions, did a poor day’s work when it made the county voter registra tion books the one and only. Inconvenience to a multitude of voters in Tuesday's city election was a result of this change. And some who should have been able to vote couldn’t. Registration books should be in the province of the agency conducting the election. Optimists hope the new system will improve with age. The Herald sees no liklihood there of. The General Assembly should rec tify this eiTor at earliest convenience, which will be in the session resuming in January. It’s another example of everything looking good on paper ain’t. This complaint 1 in no way as a complaint against either the county elections board, nor ti; ^ elections board. Both w'orked with ex ceptional diligence to assure the privi lege of the ballot to all qualified citi zens. Congratulations are in order these newly-elected gentlemen. to How many asked why Uncle Sam’s Postoffice was closed on Monday? By now, of course, almost will know that Monday was Columbus Day — not real ly, ot course, not really October 12 — but Ckilumbus Day by legislative fiat. The Congressmen voting for the law in creasing the number of three-day week ends were undoubtedly insensitive to the traffic accident’ statistics which show conclusively that long holiday weekends are most ideal by staying in bed, or at least by the home firoapide. Burgon Falls > Burgon Falls was a master mason in the truest sense of the word, an ar tist with mort''r and trowel who cnnirl build a wall with speed without sacrific ing quality. He was a man of wit and enod hu mor. who could tell his tale and make his point in down-to-earth language anyone could grasp. On one occasion. Mr. Falls, long after his official retirement, was build- inw the foiintrin in memorial park of Mountain Rest cemetery. The Mavor was pushing him to speed it to finish. “We’ve a program here on Memorial Day and we w^nt this fountain readv,” the Mayor said. Mr. Falls assured him, “It’ll be ready." Four days prior to the Memorial Dav rite, the fountain was far from finished, and the Mayor was chid ing Mr. Falls about his promise. ‘“Sure." Mr. Falls replied grinning. “I said it’d fini.shed by Memorial Dav. But I didn’t tell you which Memorial Day.” His wife remarked to a neighbor before her husband was felled in what became his final illne.ss. that he was quite unwell, adding, “But, you know, he loves to fish. ” Top mason, top fisherman, top gen tleman. That was Burgon Falls. had to look tvvick? to realize that j nine .students enrolled, the likene.ss wa.s, indeed, hLs. | The more he looked at the old These examples, cited in a re model, the better he liked it. ce»t survey by The Wa-shington “Aw." he dec ided, “we’ll Just u.se. Pc.st. a coincide with similat tPat/' findings elsewhere. Enrollment 0J.UI j in black studies courses is way I told him I wa.s going to re- i duwn, and fewer still arc major- name him Bulwinkle Davis. The, in the .subject. dency. They ha\e h.ad it for so long and come to take it so much for granted that subtle and dangerous changes have taken place without the public being en tirely aware of the changes. The biggest change of all is that the word “president’ has tak en on’ overtones of meaning late Major .A. L. Bulvvmkle hadj One reason for'this is that the .,,1,:.^ . u « ip h- e- ,1, a picture made when he ran for blaek studies mnuement eai.se/i i ^ ® Founding Fathers the House of Ropresentatives , existing disciplines to take ^ »>uve rid war I. He eioser look at Negro historical, .shortly after World never had another made, at lea.st net for public consumption. He used the same picture in cam paign after campaign (all win ning ones except in the 1928 Hoover-Smith debacle) and it Mi. Agnew Resigns Though well aware of hi.s troubles, was surprised Wedne.sday when Vice- President Spiro Agnew resigned. The accomplished politician was an acknowledged fighter who seemed to perform best when the going was hard- c.st. Now that he has resigned, one tele vision commentator suggested, that na tional mood is one of regret at the pass ing from the scene of a colorful charac ter — reminiscent somewhat of the late iMayor Curley of Boston who won elec tion to Congre.ss while lodged in a jaii cell. intellectual and icultural contri butions, and to Incorporate them into traditional curriculum.s. Fur thermore, the Post noted that virtually every political activist ..... J un campus crowded into the w'a.s the picture ^new.5papers u.Ned j when black studie.s were first offered at George at his death in 1950. m-m Anybody know of a John Han cock who lives in Kings Moun tain? Ilume.'S Houston, when John got a write-in vote for may- Wa.shington. Bur radicals are a.s pa.-tse today on mo.st camouses a.-i parietaLs and orewcuts. Saunders Redding, black author or, posed the question. Not 1, 11 and professor ot American Stu- replied. The only John Hancock, dies and Humane Lottere at Cor- I ever knew signed the Declara- ! nell University, told the Po.sl ticn of Independence nearly 200 that a major defect of black stu- years ago. ’Twas same with dies was that white schools were Humes. V\. O. Hancock, .Alexander often pre.-,suTed into acting swii't- surna.mc listed in the telephone ly. (For example, the George road, i.s the lone per.son of same Washington history department book. j appi-oved a course in Negro cul- m-m ture only one day after some 200 ‘ ing won a landslide \ ictory on al Roly Brown was another given! students marched on the admin- j election day. a write-ui vote for mayor. I Ktraticn building and demanded Wouldnt that be Raleigh Brown,' that the school do so.) Conse- ' The pi^sidency is a heavy I’e- who lives on North Wattenson quently, unqualified faculty i ?bonsibilit.v -not an opportunity ontertai.iexl. Letters (?oming into this office sometimes urge us lo support "The President’’ because he is “Tlie President.” “My country, right or wrong” is a patriotic sentiment of some merit. But “the president, right oa’ wrong”—^Never, The Founding Fathers conceiv ed the American presidency in terms of the Roman rcpu'tlic, not in terms of the Roman Empire. ITcsident meant to them a citl-1 zen. under the laws, who would , for a fi.xed number of years! "preside" over the o.\ecutive branch of the government. But they thought of him only as the first magistrate. He was not en dowed with any presumption of superior wisdom from being in the White House—or from hav- WANTED assistant managers We Care About Our People If w(‘ didn’t, we woulil tiice ,iu.'*l anyoiK* to Wi)rk for us, an-l we would treatthem a.s just jinyoiie, but w<> do rate. We seaiiii far the be.st and we treat voii a.a .sia.-h, a s(|:ecial Macks em ployee. A’ou might <*ven say, “wi-’ro doing *>ur owm tiling , liastiing [louple as |ji>ople, warmly, ivurti-ous, and not a.s if lliey weri' a machini* - always cold and (vilciilatLng. The result i.s thal Mnek-s has an atmosphere that’s pleasant to work in and where you are appreciated as a person. Macks rt'putatioii as a learler in relail profe.ssionalLam, our oompetitwe sala[‘i<*s, tail' jiaid moving exjM-nscs in relocaiion, ou;’ generous benefits, paid vacalions and sick li'ave, our pro fit sharing plan are aireuds known by Store .\Ianage-r.s ami Assistant Store Mangt^rs and they know that llie comjiany’s continuing e.V[dosive growHi, is their growlh. But, .Macks emplo.vees are the backbone of our coiniiany, and we want you to know our appreciative and friendly "emfiloyee people" policy of .Macks - Tito Department Stme. street, m-m The Ward 3 election officials were comparing parental disci pline to which tliey were sub jected to paTcntal discipline to- imembers gave courses that were inspirational but often devoid of scholarly content. to dominate. Senator .Mondale 1 thinks that Watergate is the re sult of a 36-yeai' trend toward a : presidency "larger than life and , larger lhan the law.' Our own .sense of the matter is that the presidency fir.st got real- ; ly out of hand under Lyndon Black studie.s programs wore .. hardly unique at Multiversity in day. Ail agreed there is little! lacking content. And they comparison. Kcchel Conner re- ! correct an e.xistirfj membered a Sunday morning, ^ver.sighl. There i.s prcoably con- , u -.uhn, v. u, when he was recking away on ' ‘f"! and students for a few spe- d°’^n®‘>^ a>though there were ear- ciahzed programs. But generally |symptoms under Kennedy a major or minor in Afro-Ameri- i apd Frar.kJln D. Roosevelt. Some can studie.s is obviously a waste I'l^larians would say under Wil cf time for anyone wanting to and even Lincoln. ‘ a^demic credentials ' vvhen the change began is do 0. a good job. ; bat.aide. Th.at it did get bigger A recent study revealed that ’^an life-scizr^ under Jolinson the median .salary for black poll- ‘ and .Nixon is beyond question, tical scientists is $21,298, and . The presidency s overblown when that the typicail black Ph.D. who around tlie president claim ight lo break the avvay on the poach. Papa Conner asKed if he were not geing to cnuich. Kociita "didn't luic.v’. It he didn't, Mr. Conner told him, he could prepare for a licking. Ro.-'hel pie- aerred .cnurch. m-m The Hugh Logan write-in cam paign prcauceu a teaser tor tlie eaecaons ooard. Wnat was ai proper and legal write-in and 1 teaches in a university receives i ‘'-S wnt defaced, ^inereoy voidimg, 1 ^cw job offers a year. Then* ! ^aw. A liead of gov'crnment who T. 1.1 , , probably fewer th,an 3,000'™” break the law is no longer black Ph-B-s in the entire coun- ; magistral of a free try. But demand for their serv ices, at a time when demand for Ph.D.s generally is ^own from earlier yeans, is almo.st ceitain ballot? Tlie old (and right) rule of thumb was dusted olf. It is vaua wnen tnc Chice elecliion cflLcials undenstand the clear in tention ot the voler. m-m Two ballots were voided in Ward marKed. 'Itie other was a cam paign piece, wuh an ’’X" printed by tlie names on an indicated ticket. I But the demand will be for m-m thasc who e.xhiblt scholarship Indicative ol the light vote, j within traditional disciplines, not Mrs. Mary Wade Smitn, a judge for pt'ople who are ('ertiflcd in in Ward 5 (biggest and custo-1 fbe latest fatls. And it is hard to marily busie.sri, had .sufficient I escape the conclusion that a good people; he is an emperor or dic tator or tyi-ant. The.se things should he .studied and t.alked out. if Senalor Mon- I that colleges integrale their fac- . ultie.’.. mattei’s--it W'ould be a good thing. Christian Science Moni tor. time to navigate a couiple chap ters in a novel she is reading. m-tn Taking the city books from the many minority .studies” pro- gram.s, particularly those that emphasized currency and com mitment rather than content. ccunty voting scjolls caused the were little more than expres-saons only repoi.ed d.Hiculty of the day. Many voter slips appearetl m the wiong ward, iite projletn created necL.ssity lor many te-le- ph-ne calls to tlie county elec- licn.s board for a check ot the master record. In this the Ward 4 101k were at a dis-advantage. The other five wards had a tele phone handy. m-m In this eleetion, voting in the wrong ward posed no problem for everyone votes (or has privi lege to voce) for candidates in every w'ard as well a.s for mayor, m-m I learned groundwork politics in college. We thought we were pretty close 'to handling elections like the real stull outside. But there were two difference.s; mon ey meant notning as mere was no "prc-essicnai’ voter transpor oi our turbulent past. Wall Street Journal WILL AUTUMN EVER BE THE SAME? ■It is autuimn in the.se parts, and the .sight of a maple tree gives the whole world a glow. The first whiff of woexi smoke in the neighborhood air makes pollution .seem .benign. The boyi passing a football in the street declare the end of the baseball season in a judgment too defini tive for even a president to ig nore, Yes, the fan is stillrecogniza- ble. But will it ever be the same again? Shine on, harve.st moon . . . but . . -J J ■ , . , harvest that farmers were tation, i-e., paid dnvens to haul. once paid to reduce will need to voters to the polls. What little be muIitipHed money was spent went tar circ ulars and a box of cigars, wheth er the candidate was driving hi.s father’s Buick around the cam pus, or walking with the “pore iclk ", made iis ciiflerence. The other was in fielding candidates. The common complaint of both Democrats and Republicans Ls: “You can’t get qualified candi- date.i to run." ir.-m The frost is on the pumpkin . . but the pumpkin is 12 cents a pound. Next, the $1 hot dog at the stadium. And that touch of wood smoke ... it may become a cloud as the wood-stove business reported ly booms among (people hedging against shortages of other fuel. Americarts go into this fall under I instructions to turn their thermo- ... down. Not so in allege. The problem i as for the schoolboy with his of the party leaders ^ one cf tw satchel and shining morning face, many would-be candidates. The creeping like snail unwillingly to management artist is able to tell, school ... it never used to occur John Jones he won t get the ipar-j to him that his teacher mi»ht ty backin" — anci still retain be on strike Jones as a loyal suppoitcr. Any I Season of'mists and mellow number of worthy college lads fruitfulness ... but you’d never quickly become entranced wntfi think so from the fall crop ot XV the prospect of sending Hie col- series, lege paper, bearing his picture as .But if one swallow doesn’t a winner, home to mother and, make a spring, neither does any perhaps, more importantly, to ot the changes really unmake that beautiful damsel he’s epurt- an autuimn. ing at Woman’s College, Duke or Christian Sdenre Maoltor Meredith. Street Law November I RALEIGH. — After Xovomf er 1, no streets in residential are.ns with subdivision characteristes will te accepted into the slate system for maintenance unle.ss they arc paved and meet state highway standard.?. This nuew policy was adopted by the .Seeondard Roads Council 1 at its regular .Septe.aiber meeting in Raleigh. Under the new regulation ap proved by the* 14-member council, a subdivision street must be of ficially recorded and paved to state standards before its is ac oepted as part of the state high way system. Once a road is on j the state system, then the state is responsible for maintaining it. Tn the past, some council mem bers pointed out, developers have sold lots on unpave.1 strei'ts, telling buyers that the state would pave the streets. When the state refused to pave the streets, property owners were left with either living on a badstreet or pacing to have it improved. The coundl defined “su. divi sion characteristics” as instances where individuals or companies were dividing acreage into small er parcels and selling them for profit. State standards call for a right- of-way of 60 feet and pavement of width of 20 feet as a mini- mini, “ut say a mavement of M feet is desirable. SACHEt HEART BAZAAR Tlie Sisters cf .Mercy of Sacred Heart Convent in Belmont will hold the’r Annual Bazaar cn November 10. The IBazaar will be in Hie Gymnasium of Sacred Heart College. Many new and unuigual items are bemg offer ed this year. A smorgasbord will be held from 5 - 8 o’clock in the ev*ening at the ccllege ■dining room. Refreshments will t* available all day. For A Completely Confidential Interview Write Al .Davis Box 2010. Sanford, N. C. 27330 Excellent Benefits Equal Opportunity Employer • Paid Vacations • Group Insurance • Profit Sharing • Sick Leave • Paid Holidays • Pleasant Working Conditions ITS YOURS Tour Guicie To Monciay Night Football" Read This Book Before You See The Plavs Pick Up Your Free Copy At Our As.sooi.htion, We’re Co-Spon.soiing The Mtinci.ny Night Pro - Foot ball Games On ABC Television. We Know You’ll Be Watching. And We Know This Fi’ee Guide Will Add To Your Enjoyment Of The Games. 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