The Kings Mountain Herald
Established 1889
Published Every Thursday
HERALD PUBLISHING HOUSE,
Haywood E. Lynch
Editor-Manager
Entered as second class matter at
the PoBtollice at Kings Mountain,
N. C., under the Act of March 3,
1879.
SUBSCRIPTION KATES
One Year . $1.50
Sis Months .70
A weekly newspaper devoted to
tne promotion of the general wel
fare and published for the enlight
mont, entertainment, and benefit oi
the citizens of Kings Mountain and
Its vicinity.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Over the land today is ringing
Praise of Lincoln's name;
Youthful voices gladly singing
Lincoln’s deathless fame.
He had sworn to do his duty.
Trusting God and right.
And our flag, in all its beauty,
Saved from foeman's spite.
So, when a great man dies,
For years beyond our ken,
The light he leaves behind him lies
Upon the paths of men.
-—Longfellow.
THREE SONS
A man died and left $3,000 in the
bank. He had three sons. The money
was left to his three sons provided
they use the money to go into one
business.
The first son wanted to open a
shoe store.
The second son wanted to open a
drug store.
The third son wanted to open a
furniture store.
They could not agree. Neither one
would give into the other, conse
quently the money stayed idle. The
sons got nothing.
Finally the banker suggested that
the boys open a department store.
This they did.
The Herald understands that there
is a controversy as to where the new
higliway eliminating the railroad
shall be placed. If the ones in au
thority can’t decide to put it THIS
way or THAT way, how about put
ting it the OTHER way. In other
words let’s get that railroad elimina
tion for Kings Mountain.
THE EVENTUAL RESULT OF
UNBALANCED BUDGETS
“When we live beyond our finanel
al means, we have unbalanced bud
Sets, And when we persist in a cour
se of this sort, year alter year, wo
Yuin ourselves. This simple truth
holds true ol the individual, of the
village, of the large city, of the State
and of the Federal Government."* —
Winthrop W. Aldrich, Chairman,
Chase National Bank.
GOVERNMENT WITHOUT
RED INK
In a recent address,' Governor
Frank 1). Fitzgerald of Michigan told
about “Government Without Red Ink
—using his own state as an example
of how that happy condition of af
fairs can be reached. And in his talk,
ho made some points that, simple
and even obvious as they are, seem
to have been forgotten by a good
many high ofheials.
"I have not come here,” the gover
nor said, “posing us the originator of
some magic formula that will cure
the country of its ailments, economic
and otherwise. There is nothing of
the miraculous in what we have done
in Michigan. We are as plain as an
old boot. We’ve just gone on—follow
ing certain rules of simple arithme
tic and fundamental economics—rul
es that you and 1 learned in our gram
mar school days; rules so plain it
would seem almost ridiculous that
an occasion wold arise for anyone to
get up public and expound them.
"By keeping the operating expens
es of the state government within its
income, by refusing to create now
taxes or additional debts, by actual
ly cutting down taxes in some in
stances, by trying to find sew ways
to save money instead of spending,
we've managed to balance our bud
get.
"Wo have thrown away the rod ink
boulte. forever, 1 hope."
Just simple horse-sense? Certain
ly! But in these days of soaring tax
es and public debts, and of prodigal
waste of the taxpayer's hard-earned
dollars, it would be a great thing if
more of the men entrusted with gov
ernment.il affairs sought "to find
new ways to save money instead of
Spending it."
Michigan, like Kan as is fortunate
In having officials who reallbe that
every bill contracted must eventual
ly be paid, and that the money with
which to pay must be taken from tha
pockets of the people. May their
tribe increase!
SHOW THE YOUNGSTERS HOW
Among children of school age no
disease takes as many lives as acci
dents. These accidents occur at an
age when there has not yet been
time for habit to gain ascendancy
over conduct. Most educational au
thorities recognize that a child can
bo educated to behavior safe for
himself and for others. Safety edu
cation iu the elementary schools has
made great stride.; both in develop
ment and results.
Three methods, says the Education
HERE and THERE
By Haywood E. Lynch
Carl Lewis, of the Sunrise Dairy,
was in the office the first part of the
week, and told me that he would
iave an item for my Here and There
Column latqr on in the week. Andi
iure enough, I saw him driving down
:he street in a brand new dairy
.ruck. It is one of those fancy kinds
hat you stand up in and drive.
There seems to be a column epi
Jemic on in Kings Mountain. We
iave four in this issue of the Herald.
wonder who they caught the dis
.ase from, me or Walter Winchell.
And speaking about Columns, The
Observations Column, has a slight re
iection on this column this week. It
,eems as though your Here and
There scribbler may be crazy. Folks
lo you think that could be possible.'
Some of my dear readers like for
ne to pay compliments. One of my
ady followers sent me word that she
iked my tribute to the "Hello Girls”
ast week. So I will pay a few worde
jf respect and admiration of another
jroup which I think everything nice
should be said. I am referring to the
.eachers in our schools. I have .re
nently seen and heard of some of the
'little things” that they do that
nean so much to the child, especiab
y to the younger children. I know of
tnow of one teacher who had a chiild
,n her room who had her little sister
to die. There was an account of the
child’s death in the Herald, the tea
cher secured a copy of the paper and
gave it to the child. She said that
the child was devoted to her only sis
ter and she wanted her to see thq
write-up. Another example: A first
grader was devoted to her teacher,
the first grader became sick and was
absent from school for two days.
The tdac£ver called up the child, she
immediate began feeling better, and
went back to school the next day.
Another example: I went to school
t'lar my little first grader one rainy
day. I stood outside the door waiting
for the class to dismiss. I overheard
the teacher telling the children to
put on their overshoes, button up
their coats, not to walk in the water,
etc., just like a mother would have,
done. Some parents do not realize
the wonderful influence the teacher
has on their child. So teachers of
Kings Mountain and the rest of thcl
world I say to you that I wish wtf
had more like you in the business
world.
Pretty Sight: The ladies all diked
out in their evening frocks at the
Junior Woman's Club Valentine par
ty. (P. S. Most of them are pretty
with their house dresses on.)
I made a 500 mile trip last week
and not one Highway Patrolman did
I meet. It will be just my luck one f
these days to bo going down the
highway at 46 miles per hour and'
jet pulled for speeding.
Note to E. W. Griffin in Palm Har
bor, Florida: Don't get sunburned
down there while wc are freezing up
hore.
Hugh Falls sent the following in
.‘or this column, so here it is:
Shakespeare was wrong' Aged peo
)te don't enter second childhood. You
;an teach a child something.
Question: Is the South still solid?
The American Liberty Leaguers
claim a home-run score as a result of
ehe Louisiana election. Then when
they look around at th* outcome of
the Literary Digest straw vote, they:
must admit that Roosevelt has scored
a touchdown down here. ,
Norman Thomas says that the Su
preme Court is checking progress.
When a distinguished man like tpiic,
who doesn’t claim kin with either
major political party, makes a state
ment; it is duo consideration.
Defenders of the Administration’s
spending prog: am continue to remind
us of England's 44 billion dollar debt
with little to back it up. Well, there
isn’t any use in Sam going to Hell be
cause John is.
Party Sight: The new playground,
lailrond crossing and improved
streets in Kings Mountain as a re
sult of having obtained the PWA
fund from the government.
Absent Mindness: Criticising the
Administration because of tne huge
national debt. In the meantime, Farm
Loan about to sell critic's home due
to mortgage.
Odd: A family near Kings Moun
tain has two dogs which have the
same name. Perhaps this is to secure
response with less calling.
Al Smith, in his American Liberty
speech, emphasizes the fact tha*
Roosevelt has broken many of his
preelection promises. Well now, let
us see. can we name a president in
the twentieth century who hasn't.
Division of the National Safety Colin
oil. are being used most successful
ly in teaching of safety in the
schools. “First, the teaching of safety
in actual situations where the need
for it is apparent. Second, the injec
tion of the subject matter of safety
into tlie tegular subjects of the cur
riculum. This provides opportunity
lor children to follow iuterests which
lead into the more general aspects of
safety, iheioby greatly adding, to
thoir fund of information. Third, the
organization of extra-curricular ac
tivities sach as junior safety coun
cils, schoolboy patrols ami the safety
BUSINESS recovery
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clubs. These activities present an
opportunity for the child to apply his
knowledge to the benefit of others
thus assuring definite civic responsi
bilities.'
The result of this work Is that
since 1922 accidental deaths of child
ren have decreased in every category
except traffic accidents, while adult
deaths have increased sharply. It is
estimated that safety education is
saving the lives of 8,500 children a
year.
A movement to expand this educa
tional program to the incorporation
of good driving courses into the curt
riculums of the high schools has
been gaining strength for several
years. A number of states have al
ready instituted such courses and a
number of others, as well as counti
es and communities, are ready to in
augurate them.
i
Tuis movement deserves unquali- i
fied backing and encouragement. If i
our youtlis can really be made re
sponsible users of the streets and
highways, then we can look forward
to gradually supplanting the adult
motoring population of today which
is responsible for the deafhs of 36,
000 perscrttflinnually.
LET’S LOOK BACK
From The Kings Mountain Herald
20 YEARS AGO
FEB. 17, 1916
Miss Aileen Ormand returned to
Davenport College, Lenoir, after
spending a few days here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Ormand.
Mrs. J. F. Allison has been right
sick for several days, but is improv
ing.
The Civic League meets at the
school house Friday 3:30 p. m.
The Hardware store of D. M. Ba
ker & Company was robbed here Sun
day night and about $200 worth of
goods taken by the robbers.
Miss Marie Moss went to Charlotte
Monday to attend a Valentine party
given by her friend, Miss Johnsie
l’ettus.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to acknowledge with
grateful appreciation the many kind
attentions and sympathy extended us
by our neighbors and friends during
the illness in our family and our
recent bereavement.
H. Lee Itamueur and children.
f CW& LOMBARD
3*uif MacMURRAY
A
sYNotsia
Regi Allen, a manicurist in tie
Vurber shop oj a swanky Raw York
hotel, has ambit tuns to marry a
Millionaire. Although Mien Muek
lyn. young millionaire paralyzed
from the waist down in a plane
crash, is intrigued bn liri. h’etii has
eyes only lor Theodore Dr< tc III,
society playboy. Drew plans to
marry Viaiau Snowden. a wealthy
society girl, after a short vacation
trip to Bermuda. He misses the
beat, however, when he gets drunk
at dinner with Regi, an,l the latter
has to put him up in her apart incut
for the nigl.t. Later, she discovers
that he hasn't a rent, his father los
ing everything ill the crash. Tcil
leaves the apartment in bewilder
ment when Regi refuses Ids ad
vances. Meanwhile. Marklyn is
making plans to marry Regi.
CHAPTER VIII
J5EGI. wearing a robo over her
nightgown, was sitting on her
bed, smoking ami thinking, when
there was a timid knock at the door.
“Aren’t you going to come tuck
me in?" asked a plaintive voice.
With a little hopeless gesture, she
rose and opened the door. A tew
moments later Ted was tucked se
curely onto the couch. Regi pushed
the chair to its usual position
against the bed and turned to go.
“That's the last time you’ll do
that,” Ted said softly.
“Uh huh.” She looked down at
him, her eyes wet.
“Just tills once, Regi . . . please,
for going away." he pleaded
“That’s a good reason.” Her voice
was even. She bent down and kissed
him on the mouth. It was only In
tended to be casual but it lingered.
Ted slipped his arm around her
shoulders. For a second Regi hesi
tated, then her true emotion got the
bettor of her and she pressed her
lips tightly to his.
“Good night,” said the girl husk
ily after a long moment.
“Good night.”
She got up to turn out the light.
Ted took her hand but she drew It
away and pulled out the light.
“Regi.” whispered Ted.
She did not answer, but hurried
Into the other loom and clo3od the
door. He sat up In bed and stared
after her miserably.
c “Ted!"
. “Yes?” Ills heart was thumping.
"I forgot about that boat. You’d
better look in the,paper.”
“Oh!” He tried to hide his disap
pointment. “Thanks, Regi.”
He picked up the paper. The first
thing to meet his eyes was a picture
of Vivian Snowden, with the cap
tion: “Bride of Near Future.” Torn
between Vivian and Regi, he lit a
cigarette, puffed, then put it out
abruptly. Finally he got out of bed,
threw the paper to the floor and
walked over to Regi’s door.
“Won’t you come out?” he called.
*T want to talk to you.”
"Not tonight. I’m very sleepy."
“Are you in bed?”
“Yes,” she lied with only a hiflt of
hesitation.
“Please come oot. I won’t sleep.
I warn you I won’t sleep.”
"Of course you will. Get to bed
now. foil have to be up early in the
morning."
At her words, his eyes lowered
spoeulathely to the door knob and
his hand reached out. Then he
checked himself.
“Well . . . good night,” he said at
length.
“Good night.” Regi tried to make
her voice sound sleepy. As she heard
the squeak of the couch tears came
to her eyes. She took up a cigarette,
lit it and went to the window where
she sat down, looking out. She
stayed there tor hours, smoking cig
arette after cigarette.
Ted also spoilt the hours in dark
ness, thinking and smoking. Unable
to stand it any longer he finally got
up and stepped through the window
onto the roof. In the moonlight he
caught sight of Itegi at her window-.
“I ... I wasn’t sleeping very
much,” apologized the girl.
"Neither was I. I’ve been awake
of your life, you’d have to scratch
for a living ... in a world you know
nothing about. It’s too late, Ted.
You couldn’t fit yourself to boing
poor.”
“Other people have done it.”
“Yes. And there’s no greater trag
edy. With you it would be a thou
sand times worse. Marry the rich
one, Ted,” she finished as she pulled
away slowly. “Believe me, from the
bottom of my heart ... if I were
you . . . that's what I’d do. Good
night, Ted.”
“Good night,” he answered dully
as she went to the window and
climbed into her room.
When she was gone, a set, reso
lute expression crept over his fao-»
He went through the window of
sitting room and began putting on
his clothes. This done, he found lo*
shoes, slipped one on, then stampc o
sharply to set it right.
Itegi heard the stamp of his foot.
It jerked her out of her misery.
"In six months you’d hate me,” she said. . . . "It’s too late, Ted. Yon
couldn’t fit yourself to being poor.”
all night. This is . . . swell, isn't it?”
He looked up at the moon riding the
clouds.
"It’s ... it’s lovely.”
He turned and looked down at
her. She was exquisite standing
there, her lips parted, her eyes re
flecting the gleam of the moon. Ills
hand reached out, touched her chin
and turned her face so that their
eyes met and held. His arms went
round her.
“We can’t.” She shook her head
slightly, her voice low and husky.
"There's a hundred million miles
between us. We’re not for each
other.”
"I think wo are.” he said quietly.
“In six months you’d hate me,”
she answered, meeting his gase.
' Year in and year out, toi the rest
Turning off the light she slipped
to the door and opened it a slit
Through it she saw that Ted had
finished with his dressing. He
crossed to the outer door, then no
ticed the cat following at his heels.
“No . . . No, Kitty, you can't go,"
he whispered as, with a final glance
at Regi’s door, he slipped out Into
the hall.
Deflated, spiritless, the girl en
tered the empty room and looked
out of the front window. A milkman,
wagon and horse were the only oc
cupants of the street. Then Ted
came out from the apartment rest}
bule, walking quickly.
"Oh, you coward.” sobbed the girl,
her forehead pressed to the glass.
“Meow! The cat was rubbing
against her in the cold grey daw*.
To be coalinuad
The Way of Inflation
By RAYMOND PITCAIRN
I\’uti»rwl Chairman
______ Sentinel5 oj the Republic .
II a merchant, or a farmer, or the
average householder persistently spends
more than he earns, he goes broke. He
pays for his folly in the wreck of his
business, his property, and, perhaps, his
career.
With governments it can be different.
From time to time various nations have
indulged in continued reckless expendi
tures, yet escaped immediate collapse.
How? By resort to the desperate rem
edy of inflation—whether of currency
or of credit.
The difference is that the individual
bears the brunt of the blow himself,
while governments pass it on to their
citizens.
History lias demonstrated this on
many occasions. Perhaps the best re
membered example of recent years is
that of Germany, where post-war in
flation brought hardship and hunger to
millions of workers. Records do not
show that the clever politicians who
brought it all about, or the very rich,
went hungry. That was reserved for
the average run of citizens, who saw
prices rise so swiftly that neither earn
ings nor savings could keep pace with
them.
For a while the situation grew so
serious that workmen found it neces
sary to demand pay for their services
at the end of each day's labor. They
knew that if they waited, prices might
mount so rapidly that even a week's
pay couldn’t buy one bowl of soup.
Germany's experience was not an iso
lated one. It has been duplicated to a
lesser degree in many countries and in
many periods of history. It is because
of the evidence such experiments offer,
that an increasing number of thought
ful Americans oppose the course of
reckless government expenditure that
causes inflation.
The concern of such citizens is not
for the very rich and the very shrewd
—who know just when to buy and sell,
or how to rig or play the stock market.
It is rather for the average family that
depends on a weekly or monthly wage
for income, and a savings account or
life insurance policy for security. Those
are the people who shoulder the burden
and suffer the hurts of inflation.
And those are the people who can
stop its course.
They face a great responsibility. Un
der our Constitution the conduct of
national affairs rests ultimately in their
hands. If they insist en reasonable
economy, the men who represent them
in government must obey the mandate.
If they remain indifferent, they en
courage either the burden of increased
taxes, or the still heavier toll of infla
tion with all its golden opportunities
for the speculator, and its grim penal
ties for the worker.
OPEN FCRUM
An open torum for our read
ers, but no letter can be pub
lished if it exceeds 500 words.
No anonymous communications
will be accepted. The name of
the writer will not be published
however, if the author so re
quests.
Haywood 15. Lynch,
Editor The Herald: —
Just wanted to pat you on the back
Cor the way you put in a pood word
for our town last night at the Dixie.
You make one feel that you are not
boosting this town for thee benefit
of your newspaper alone—and I’m
with you—as the (Bishop) would
put it. We have seen lots worse
towns. We have been here nearly it
years and 1 like it more each year.
You know this town is like the New
York Apartment houses, its small on
the outside and big inside—another
thing, a small industry seldom has
any watered stock. Then, too, we can
be like the farmer who said: Well
if everybody else has a larger hog
that I have got, then I've got the
dadburned distinction of having the
smallest hog in the world. Anyway,
there is nothing much in size. If so
Mr. Tom Pulton could catch Robert
Allen, if Robert would take time off
from raising chickens and give him
a try. There’s another poinn. Who
ever saw a more friendly Barbershop
or one where get more consideration
In fact, we have lots of good friendly
business men in our town. Mr. Jack
son at Cleveland Motor Co. (these
are just a few that I am acquainted
with), there are others of course—D
F. Hold, and his competitor, the man
at the Kings Mountain Furniture Co.
Mr. Keeter, the little man at Belk's,
(Cont'd on back page)
ST. VALENTINE DAY, FEB. 14
Flowers make an Ideal Valentine
Gift.
We send them anywhere
We Telegraph Flowers
WALTERS’ FLOWERS
Phone 95 or 266-X
HALF SOLES AND HEEL8
AU repair work turned out of this
Shop is Btrictly guaranteed a
gainst defects. We want our cus
tomers satisfied. Quick Service.
FOSTER’S SHOE
SERVICE