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The
Kings Mountain Herald
Estaoliahed 1880 I
Published Every Thursday
HERALD PUBLISHING HOUSE,
Haywood E. Lynvh ,
Editor-Manager t
ntered as second class matter n '
I' the Postollice at King* Mouutah
N. C., under tre Act of March :< '
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A weekly newspaper devoted to v
the promotion of the general wel |
fare and published for the enligbt t
meat, entertaininent arid benefit oi
tbo citizens of K'uga Mountain and ,
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( EtESS ASSOCIATION^
ROAD TO HAPPINESS
The. ro;td to daily happiness
Is not so hard to find. r
You wulk ahead serenly s
And leuW your cares behind.
A word of cheer upon your lips
A roaiiy hand to give,
A smiling face, a snatch of ->ong /.
Will help you well to live.
The .love you .give to others
The good that you may do.
int: netping nana you proner
(Will bring, happiness, ,to you. (
The roarf to tally happiness
Is not so hi'Vv to find, " 1
It's what you do for others
Ttitu brines true peace ?if mind. |
?Grenville Kiefser. .
GOLDEN RULES
!,?>t none of \ou treat. his brother
til a wa> lie hiinsVir would dislike <
to he treated.^-Mohammedan.
)to as you would he done by. - -Per i
siati. , i
What yoV. Would not wish .lone'to j
yourself do not do unto others. - j
Chinese. ' -
(The true rule in business is t<>
guard and do by the*;,things of oth
era as-the.t do by their own. Hindu
Do not tlitit to a neighbor wtiieh 1
you would take ii from him.?(Ire- '
elan. '
< One should seek tor other the 1
happiness one desires front one's
self.?Uuddist. ^
Tile law imprinted on the hearts .
ot all men is to love the members
of society as themselves.?Human. ,
' ? Whatsoever you do not wish your ^
neighbor to do to you do not unto
him. This is the whole law. the rest |
is" a mere exposition of it.?Jewish.,
All. things whatsoever ye would
that men-should do 'o you. lo ye
eveu so to thorn,--Christian.
SU PER 1 FIRE FIGHTING
IS SUPER-DEFENSE
Those individuals who are inclined
to disregard the importance of
peace-time fire fighting and fire pre
vent ion may be impressed by th^
manner in which such work affects
the strength of our national defense'
program.
According to news reports, negotiations
are under way to sentf 25
American firemen to Ixmdon to
study new methods of quenching j
bomb-set fires. 1"he plan was attnoun
ced by J. Hay Pence, Secretary- I
Treasurer of the internal long! As
sociation of Fire Department Instructors.
He is "waiting approval of
United States officials and' 'sanction
of London fire fighting authorities.
' Linking the proposed expedition
with the national defense program,
Pence said that after six months' ex
perlence In the combat area, the
American firemen would return and
train their colleagues in war-time
fire fighting technique. "Fire fighters
are almost as Important in this
war as aviators," said Pence.
If his plan Is adopted, volunteers
for the Bngllsh trip would be selected
throughout the United States.
The story behind this proposal
shows to what a great extent fire is
a menace to the strength of national
defense, A fire started by an incendiary
bomb Is no more effective,
in destroying an essential industry
than fire caused by plain negligence
Fire Is a menace to reckon with
whether It follows a prelude of roar
jng war planes and explosions. or i
whether It start from a carelessly t
thrown cigarette, or a neglected t
heating plant.. t
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^Waiting For a Sail
The Modern Merchant
Doeaa't wait for SALES
HE ADVERTISES ^ !
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TUB
Here and There . .
Haywood E. Lynch)
The Floraf. Fair haa been an anlual
event in Kings Mountain for
he 41 year* and Mrts. Sallie Fulton
ias never rrissed attending but one
air since the beginning. That's what
ve call some record.
The Army life must be agreeing
ftif4 Horrt. V-wadAcalrrd hs"dsr?
ilready gained 20 pounds.
.
Bill Souther, an ex-navy man and
iapt Earl Wells, and ex-army man
vere talking in the barber shop yes
Leu-lay morning, and both thought
neir branch of national defense was
he best. Finally Bill said: ''Well
ou boys in the army have to pick
- ,? aeUilV.i.'..W.if,.iTa .Mri- , ? , ts ?. ; r-1?i
he navy get on and ride."
Carl Shqrt's miniature whiskey
:till, which is ''on display at the of*
ice is still creating quite a bit of
.omment. Quiet a number have askid
me when I was going to make c
un. A while back I had a rattle
make hide and a big worm as com
cuvvi a wi mt aim uu? t ?ki vvr ?iib
/vorm away and Harold Hunnicutt
-ame for his hide so how the still te
.he only curiosity, "except me) on
Jisplay. .
Charlie Tho*masson has had quite
a time getting hotel accommod'alions
for the Georgia Tech Vs Alaiama
game to be played Nov. 16th.
Charlie wired, and called up just
about every hotel in Atlanta, but finally
got his rooms.
Frank Stroupe was in the office
ast night all "sheiked" up, t might
ae accusing him wrong, but he lookid
like a courting man to-me.
I hate to have to write up the
leath of a child, especially it it is
a little girl. I guess it must be be
cause I have-three of therp out at
:iy hous". I had much rather writo
t their littie parties, or about;
'hen getting on the honor roll at J
,chcol or most anything except .
their funeral.
Hilton Ruth tried to pull a strong
-nan stunt Tuesday and move half
ihe store by himself, now after stay
imj in bed a couple of days he is
*ery weak.
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Evidently Prock Thompson and
Bill Craig didn't want there to be
any doubt about .them attending the
Texas Christian - Carolina football
game in Chapel Hill recently. Thdy
made arrangements to have their
pictures right in the middle of the
State Magazine photo section.
Open Forum
An ooen forum for our readers.
but no letter can be published if
it exceedr 500 words. No anonymous
communications will be accepted.
The name of the writer
will not be published however, If
the author so requests. The opinions
expressed herein are not necessarily
those of the Herald.
Kings Mountain, N. C., Oct. 21, 1940
The Mountaineers,
King* Mountain High School,
We. tlie personnel of the Kings
Mountain School Band, deeply resret
the outcome of the football
;ame played on last Friday night.
IVe share your disappointment in
this your first defeat this season.
But we want you to know that we
hill think you are TOP8.
|We are sure no school cqn* hoa'at
>t a finer group of boys or of ones
tvho possess more admirable quatt>
ties of good sportsmanship. We are
yroud of the victories you have aleady
won and of the honors they
lave brought to dear old K. M High
lecause your games have always
>een pitched on the high plane of
tood sportsmanship. We are also
;lad that while you sufTered defeat
n this game, there was nothing lu
t to leave a scar upon your past
ecord. *
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In spite of the final score in the
^herryville game, you were httflng
m all eleven cylinders. We think
acb player showed his true stren;th
throughout the game. The mauler
of your playing left no doubt in
he minds of those present that you
vere everv inch a football team, but
i team that was battling forces with
vhich you had not contended in
irevlous games. The score that you
nade is nothing of which yon
ihould be ashamed. Rather. y$u are
o be congratclated on yqur showng.
We hojic- you will not let this
dngle defeat discourage you. Who
mows it may be the means of more
ind greater victories In the futuio.
Yours for a victorious Football
Season.
signed: Dy members of Dana and their
Director. I
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Present indications are that an
ill-time high of eight mlllioh bales p
if colton will be used in the United "
States alone during the coming year *'
i.000.060 bales.
ilthough exports will not exceed
The current Canadian wheat crop, c,
estimated at 561,000,000 bushels pro
>ab!y exceeds domestic require- n
nents by 275.000,000 bushels, re- n
^ort U. S. Department of Agrlcul- p
ure foreign experts. tl
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KINOS MOUNTAIN HBKALD TtlUl
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**? BRIAN AHERI
What Has Gone Bekokl :
William Essex, a young uviter i
struggling against poverty in i
the alums of Manchester, marries
prim little NelUe Moscrop
when her father, his emoloyer,
u. n t ,r ;.'iy r
swears that any son of his shall
receive all the luxuries he has
missed. On the night that Essex 1
receives printed copies of his
{irst published book, a son ia
urn to his close friends, Dermot
and Bhelia O'Riordan. A
few months later, to his vast
delight, Essex's own son, Oliver,
is born. Essex angers his wife
by indulging in the boy's every
whim, turning him into o act
;nn, sfju?iea cnua. w/ien Vltver
la eight ha is caught in a petty i
theft.. Bssex refuses to punish I
him, and a bitter quarrel ensues t
between him and Nellie.
Chapter Three
Nellie and X continued to live 1
together in an emotional climate
of mutual toleration ? one of !
those relationships where deep- ;
lying differences are rigidly kept
below the surface for the sake 1
of the children, for the sako of
appearances before others, for the '
sake of an outwardly orderly 1
existence.
Things were easier when Oliver, 1
a couple of years later, went off
to public school, and later to !
Balliol. Nellie withdrew deeper and ;
deeper into her religion, while I
abandoned myself to my Work,
producing book after book with |
one unflagging purpose; to in- ,
crease my artistic standing and
my fortune by making each book
better than the last.
I decided to do a novel about
tho Yorkshire coal mining people,
and in accordance with my'custom
I went into the district to i
live among the people about whom
I intended writing,, to observe
j
Before I knew U my c
their lives and their customs at
first hand, to absorb their lanfuage
and their ways of thought,
nforming no one of my exact <
intentions, I secured a job as an
ordinary laborer in the mines owned
by Pogson, whose son was a!'
classmate of Oliver's. Oliver hau
just turned nineteen at he time; i
a handsome lad of tremendous
charm, whose winsomeness and ;
ready wit carried him through
many a scrape into which bis I
spoiled impudence get him both i
in and out of school. i
At the end of my second day's i
work in the mine, as I was emerg- i
ing from th* shaft in a lift with
a group of other miners, the <
jnanager beckoned me aside. In i
my rough clothes, countryman's i
cap and smudged face, I must <
have looked a convincing miner, i
for it seemed that a young lady 1
artist, who had been commie- 1
eioned to make sketches Of the 1
mine and its surroundings, de- I
sired to draw me as a typical 1
mine worker!
"Would you like to make a
shilling?" the young lady asked i
, me brightly.
Carefully keeping in my York- <
shire man's character, I surveyed 1
her deliberately. The head above 1
her shapeless smock was crowned
with a mass of light yellow hair, :
In which the waning sun, peering
In through the windows of the
rude mine office, made a strange
lustre. The features were delicately
chiseled, the nostrils sensitive,
the lips somewhat tight but quick
to curl up at the corners, the
chin delicately pointed and apt to
tilt high. I looked, but permitted
my face to betray nothing.
A bob?" I answered her In
my best Yorkshire drawl. -I
might." .
"Wall 4.1 >4 ?v.? 1
' ?? # VTOI W1CI? WT
the wall and let ma make a sketch
of you."
"Att at m#r?
"That wo Id be worth two bob." :
She acquiascsd with' a laugh, and
began her drawing. I stood submissively
by the wall wbfle she
sketched with rapid, buelneeellke
strokes.
"What do you do In the mine?"
Inquired the artist without look%??.
"Oh." She paused. "Do you like
your work?"
"Do you mean to keep on askln'
questions?" I demanded. "TtH cost
you another bob If you do." 1
"I'm not that Interested," she
retorted Thru your profile,
please" 1 continued to gam at
During Aug^et $4,600,000 worth
f blue surpls food stamps were dls ]
rlbuted through the Food stamp |
lan in the 126 area* throughout (
lie United States where the plan la t
t operation. " t
If fully developed, the usage of
otton for a new cement-cotton '
>oftng shingle might require one |
illllon bales annually, a U. 8. Do- I
artment of Agriculture official %v '
mates.
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*3DAY, OCT. 24, 1?40.
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MADELEINE CARROLL 8
jMLOUiyAYWAB^
her. "Side view, please!"
1 presented my profile, and she
resumed her sketching. "Do you
do that for a living?" 1 asked, her,
"or just to amuse yourself?
"If I answer, it'll cost you a
bob." she said; then, added. K?t .
niuul.l urrti'H.Bg,?l*ufl*iiV*fUi'"M
living."
A few minutes more, and she
had finished. She showed me the
drawing, which I praised lavishly;
then she paid me my two shillings.
I deliberately bit at the coin,
then rang it on a piece of metal,
then pocketed it and walked away,
without a word.
When I had washed up, changed
into more livable clothes, and had
my supper at the inn, I went for
a stroll' through the outskirts of
the town, meditatively flipping my
two-shilling coin/ It eluded my
palm and rolled around a bend in
the road. When . I caught up with
it a slender young lady with .atraveling
bag was picking it up
from the road. It was my artist
friend.
She recognized me, despite my
somewnu aiicrea appearance, ana
heatedly accused me of having defrauded
her by posing as a typical
miner.
I protested that I was a miner
?an anxious delver in my own ,
mine that yielded an occasional
gem ? and sometimes just plain
muck.
"That gives me a clue," she exclaimed.
"You must be a writer!"
1 bowed a humble acknowledgement.
"It's all. very interesting, I'm .
sure," said the lady, "but I haven't
time to stand here talking. I've a
train to catch."
I lapsed quickly into my workingman
manner and speech. "Carry
your bag for a shilling, mum?"
* *. *
Never in my life had I talked
so animatedly to anyone as we
walked to the station, discussing
the work we did. She, too, seemed _
irrns were about hor.
to enjoy it enormously.
"I never knew talking to a
woman could be like this, I suddenly
exclaimed.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I ? I never knew a
woman who did anvthimr ? who
liad a career, as you call It. I
didn't know a woman could bo
beautiful and young and intelligent
? all at the same time."
She faltered In her step for a
moment ,&nd stared at me. In
that instant, X think, we both
realized how tremendously important
was this meeting for both
of us.
We walked on, and fell to discussing
the current work of
authors. She had, it seemed, been
reading "Evjry Street", the newest
work of tne William Essex. I
expressed interest, while betraying
nothing. While she approved
Essex's writing, she poked run at
his portrayal of feminine characters.
This fellow Essex, she believed,
knew nothing at all about
somen
"But the critics like his love
scenes," I protested.
"The critics are men," she laughed.
"Now don't stand there and
tell me you'd make love like WU- '
Ham Essex!"
Unconsciously, we both stopped.
E looked at her, aid said slowly,
"X might have once. ..I wouldn't
now. Not after tonight. I'd hay ?
I'd say ? "
Before I knew it my arms were
about her, straining her to me.
Without hesitation her arms weut
about my neck. I kissed her fervently.
"Oh. my darting!"
It lasted only a moment. Then
I withdrew from her embraao
and gripped her almost fiercely by
her shoulders. The words tumbled
from my lips. "
"I had no right to do that. I'm m
not a free man. But I shall lovs m
you forever and ever. I knew it
from the first moment I heard
your voice ? from the first moment
I saw your face...No, don't
, _ S_ WV II. A ? -? -
buchk. jl^oii t xcii me tnytning
bout yourMlf. It Isn't a are for
m? to know. I must never see
you again."
Her lips trembled, and her eyes
filled with tears.
"Please, please . . . not tears f
I whispered. "I dont think I can
bear that!"
"I shall be In tears when I'm ?
alene!"
I razed at her for another moment,
then turned abruptly and
walked away.
ff. hf cmMnued)
Because of a short cotton crop
ast year, many Northampton County
farm families are now growing
nore small grains and beer cattle,
tays H. O. Snipes, assistant farm
i gent.'
The purchase of 10 Hereford heit
>rs from Avery Connty growers by
fender County farmers for breedng
purposes will probably result In
Urther purchases and the tranter
of many cattle from West to
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