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pIPETT. f ?wTTWT.TWsmets Wnnn j* k|| i Bdltor-Pubilsber w Bfej ail will ae MMid class msttn at the ^ fig ' Mte the Act of March 3, 1879. ia payable In Adsaaee ?& ? ON year S8.00 u W *mMm 110 * 1|rM months .90 -a A w?vekljr newspaper devotee. to in ths promotion of the general welfare p, aad published for the enlightenment, u entertainment and benefit of the r< r aitisens of Kings Mooutain and Its j? rtelnity. % b< m -rxjuaarr tl in r tj TODAY'S BXBIaB VBB8B For onto you Is born this day, In the city of Dsrid, a Saviour, which 01 Is Christ the Lord. St, Lake 2:11. ol . n< King Winter officially arrived Fri- nj day, bnt folks around here would say his fifth column agents were already here long before and had complete tj eontrol. Kings Mountain is to be congratulated on its response to the "Gifts d: For Tanks Who Gave" campaign, v The appeal for gifts for hospitalized o veterans could not have gone unans- s< wered here. Congratulations also to si Chairman Harry Page and his com- ai mittee who did much work to obtain g successful results. hi Big Bin " ; Figures announced last week by Chief of Police W. C. Timmons on the city's law-breaking bill for the uionths of October and November g should not have been too surprising *i in view of the long court dockets ei which have been reported weekly. ei It would have been easy to say si "erime bill," but that term would T not have beed completely correct, for m ujany of the infractions were traffic w violations, and, if we a/e correct, a h traffic violator is not considered a criminal. Many more, however, came under w the crime category. {< , FBI Chief J. Edgar -Hoover, who tl long ago predicted that the United w States had a crime wave coming, re- w cently informed the nation that the h wave had arrived. i From the tabulation*, it would appear that Kings Mountain is getting its share. Effective law enforcement is one mean* of stamping out crime. yet law enforcement by officers is only the end-point of the business. They V ean be much more successful if the ' public will demand that crime and ^ other mal-doing is stamped out. Too many people wink at infrac- n< tions until they themselves are vie- 81 timtzed. k A s ? V r n Ihe news that C. L. Early had sufferefl a severe heart attack came as ^ ' a considerable shock to many of his friends who did not know that he *" was in any way ill. The Herald wish- c' ea for bim a speedy return to health. Christmas, a time when the spirit ffi the ^Golden Rule is evidenced ^ throughout the world, should be a 0 good time to make a mental note of ^ the forthcoming Vl^fcnr 11 Campaign. and to make plans to el Mnd clothing to the freezing peoples w Of Europe. Getting up on a cold morn ^ ihg is bad enough. Imagine getting tl up, but have not fire to furnish heat, with no warm clothes to wear. The *1 city should respond handsomely at this opportunity to build internation i al good will. fi i . s? The Congress finally passed, *n o somewhat emasculated form, the bill T allowing the President to reorganise e< government agencies. Considerably bi credited with obtaining its passage d< was Lindsay Warren, former North et Carolina Congressman and now Cejrip- qi troller General. In faet, it was Mr. si Warren's idea to start with. Presi- h dent Truman now has an opportunity to wield the knife and eut out a lot of red tape and oveT-lapping agenet- ei OS. To do it will require mueh eour- ol age, for it is not easy to pare poll- d! tieal plums. However, if he does* do <3i a good paring job, he win gain the M praise of the vast majority of ' the t) nation, which is fed up with govern, k mental bungling. Pulling in the belt V on government will be a move to the I i '.4 tight. Bat this win please most peo?0 who would like to see the nam's policies veer slightly in that D direction front its left-of-eenter poei- h r,y tlon. i: . Projects 1^ Mt ip I fond wkmbr h ll|k aehool itUttn wbo nffn faij*rln n tti pUytag Arid mtky b? M rind ft* Amid bo wpportM to U* 0, UaH. i A U ?wpM^ wHktri ito ri p*j? of thMgfct IWt ft JOWpdW Highway Warning Tte eUtf of tk? MM* U&nT >?' ol ud local officials aro strnif ivers to oporato their vehicles ears* lly, aad this warning thoald bo ken for what it's wyrth. The accident list has pyramided is * past few weeks, aided and abev d by the bad weather. Highways are again crowded, and hen you add ice to passing on the 11 and around the curve, you've got highway accident that may result i death. jyyjgafimsaas '< r 1 '** ~ r>oii it for yourselves and others, itber start in time, or plan to be a w minutes late. The New Tear In a few days, young 1946, clad i his first birthday clothes will Do attlng in appearance, and Old Man MS will be bowing out. New Year's isolations are frequently made tu ??t, but there are some that eould 9 made by all citizens which would ean a better community by the time le youngster has grown old and ?nt this time next year. A community-wide resolution to put tide prejudice in 1946 would result i quite a qhange in this communir. A few other suggestions: A greater consciousness of the needs f the community and an acceptance J responsibility for filling those Beds. ' A deeper interest in public affairs t state and nation. ? More work. A willingness to give as well as ike. More and more people are getting Isgusted with the Pearl Harbof in* estigation. Average comment heard n the street here, especially by exsrvicemen, is that the -whole business liould be dropped, Admiral Kimmet ad General Short re-instated, and iven their pay which has been witheld since their suspension. The invesigation has become nothing but a near campaign and a political footall. Gastonia aldermen have given the reen light to the business of zontg the city. Kings Mountain, smallr than Gastonia, would have a much ssier job < of it. And something lould be done 'au jut it immediately. .... _ t i 1.-1. > l av - u? uiuru m cii/ jvw* |kfUTV*i vao iore hsp-hsraari it become*. A man ould never think .of building a ouse that way. Why a ci Our congratulation* to Bobert Nelll ho was selected for the all-star conrrence football team. The fact that ie team's winning record this year as somewhat efay adds to the honor 'hieh thp Kings Mountain .playet as received. 10 Years Ago THIS WEES Items of news taken from the 1BSS files of the Kings Mountain Herald rhe Children's prayer for a "White hrlstmas" was answered here Sunny when spow began to fall about ion. This was the first snow of any r.e since 1832. Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle of nstonia addressed the members of ie Men's club at their supper meetg here last Thursday evening. Joe eisler and Grady King were in large of the program. The old rale that fire comes "three i a row" for the local fire-fighters sld true again last week. The first f the three fires was at the home of harlie Littlejohn, and the eeeond at 10 honse opposite the First Baptist lurch on Piedmont avenne. The third as at the home of Mrs. Will Ever it on west mountain street. Ail tree /Ires were caused by sparks tiling on the roofs. Very little dam?e was done. Early Sunday morning After the eesifig night before, a man was ten hangihg in a limp form over the verhead bridge on Bailroad avenue, he police were immediately notifl1 man with too mueh so called lilt upon investigation by the poliee apartment It was found that a colorI mat with too mueh so called 15old Christmas spirits had , become e>t. Before the police arrived he ad vanished for parts unknown. Hon. Clyde B. Hoey, . of 8helby, indidate for Governor of North Cat Una, was the principal speaker at a inner in the Woman's Club building atr.('ay evening given by the Kings fountain Manufacturing company, te^Bonnip Cotton MiUs Co., and the Xffli, Bah., in honor sf J. B. ranney, istirefl burinaaa man of imfea Mountain. . h . SdOXAZ. AMD PKMOMAX. " Mins Bath Jenkins of Waahiagton, i. C., is spending the holidays with er parents In Kings Mountain. MD Davfo la spending the Chlitems' holidays with relatives in Lockage Via Mr. and Mm. VYank Thomson and *4l? 4*ofrfct?r. France* , Ana, m PfnAinf tke k?Udt|i la King* Hone Jaoob Cooper, ooa of Dr. ul Mr*. I. a Cooper, to reeorerlag from an opwatlea la fto Okar (bnWaMji hnmor, iU ooawrti To Wtatel weekly. AveM evintotoiih) .1 Christmas Porridge It's tt? nUlllBH II1IW. ltd wwck ?a the i?t it?> am effort to toi Maw gtfto Itoi the rata I've bno going, IH probably to at 1?t ?m to that rash, and win probably totttoM that gets left holding tto to* Bat 11km ttam t acton, pr?chart, and others who fellow tto old doctrine "Do aa X amy do, not aa Z do," ay preachmeerts to shop sarly harm had no offset on me. o-p But Christmas wouldn't to Christmas without the hosts e and bustle, for therm's something about the crowds and the rash that klnda Infuse you with the Christmas spirit. Incidentally., it hasn't been too msny years ago, when there wasn't too mnch hustle and bustle. I can rentemtof sitting in a parked auto down1 on Battleground avenue with some more young folks (back when), bemoaning tto seeming deadnees of our fair dty. And it waa Ae/il Who ?1 ? * uwwui AUO VIU/ VUtlSUUMy IIATOr boot vu the street lights. o-p ' Mow there vu a reason for all that. Pocketbooks were dry. The mills didn't have to shot down for Christmas holidays. They were already running on short time, e-p But It's different this Chdlstmas, thankfully. c-p . It seems that the request of city anthoritiee to keep fire-cracker shooting out of the business district Is meeting with a good re sponse. I've heard only three so far. (One of 'em was a little too close.) But there's no place for firecrackers at Christmas anyway. It Just Isn't the noise-maklg season. This appeal should be listened to If 'for no more reason than the con dtttonlng of serrleemen-to hit the dirt when they bear a loud bang or the screech of a rocket. It's actually happened hers already. A firecracker exploded close to one combat veteran, and It so un-nerved htm he couldn't eat for a number a/ ham e-p And besides that the dratted things are dangerous. Don't ever recall letting on* explode In rap hand, hut raang have that unfortunate experience. Shall never forget Santa Ciena' plait whan X waa flee. He brought ma a box of. alx two-Inchon. Of course, X waa too young to fire them, but X did enjoy the nolae. My father took me out* on the back porch to ahoot them for ma The firet waa a dud. Undaunted, my father lit the fuae on Number 2, but aomethlng went wrong and the flret thing X knew there waa a loud pop and my father waa doing an Indian war dance and holding his finger. That endod fire-crackers around my house for aoeeral Tears. By the way, do yon reanember when It was unsafe to nt In the business section on Christmas due to exploding stuff? c-p Browsing through the old files the other night, X picked up the lollowing Item in the Herald of August 18, 1081 under the headline "Hello, Boys!" "The male population of the town recently Increased at the rate of one e day. Following .la the order of arrivals: Mr. ana Mrs. Kenneth Crook, Sunday, a eon; to Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Fhlfer, Monday, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. wcKvj, xueeaay, a mo; to air. ana Mrs. Troy carpenter, Wednesday, a son. A, boy a day to keep the Gorman* away." Z assume that those August 1081 antral* wore . Oscfi Crook, Marlott Phifer, Jimmy Dickey, and Oharlls Carpenter. DiAdentaDy, they aU saw service, and Bit. Phite Is yet arouses. How prophetic was the witter of that ttttl* item I At this Christmas, all bops that no similar prophesy Win sear again be fulfilled. f Holly sprits: The member* of the Mac dab which is string tts aansday night for the first time since 1941 bars boss stngnlasty fortsnata Almost aU wars is the nr. rice, and, if the wear da are straight the only osssslMss war* Cloerw Palls and Bobby Saber, prisoners of war, new happily removed fleas the casualty Hat the papass repeat so Oh ill I am spirit tS Deaden or Paris das to shortages, not of gift Hams, tat of iiif?|H|r; sa of Ufa which reminds < thSh ^S SStW U, +emgk to xttaM ?M?i Mi M it ?* * * * jr*** ran ** *-*W*e ? ???r .t|jg ?T??<tto*?tui*U"> blt^L^S iiitonr ^jji?y*fl>iliii j ., im iMtiif.liiiiiaa>ti. it mtmSm ". gsrarjft ^gyr?^? * win) ware being' carrd^r within h?r ' KAWIAM n M Vfaaauk? n L ?? A ? J . 14a I Doraera an uuropc otwonma in sixth wartlma Christmas. Fran Franc* and Balgtum, from Holland, itah. Hungary, Poland, Orsaca. thay had ooma many of them orphans, many <Aildr?m wlt^ ^||||^^ < t?>T? ii>? ?-'- L ants. Red Cross workers, Wehr- 11 macht guards, and older ahildren | they arrived on foot, herded in eeStie cars, traveling in groups, A traction of the millions of innocent victims of World War II, these refugee children were supposed to remain only two or three months so as to give other youngsters a chance to recuperate in neutral, Switzerland. But in many cases, repatriation waf" delayed?parents were scattered or dead; battles still raged in areas whence die children had come, so they were allowed to j remain and Switzerland, crowding ! them to her bosom, welcomed many, , many others. ; Cijristmas jHeblrp | Christmas was onee abolished by an set of parliament In Bag- I land. That was In 1844 whdn the Puritans sender Oliver Cromwell < governed the realm. Ths Parttans' disbelief In bettday enjey meats eras so Intense that partismeat ordered Christmas to bo ahservod as a strlet fast day. Na roast beef, ne plam podding, ae wassail ware permitted. 0- * 0 i Altheagh tnrfcey Is the imstf^ i featnre ef Chrtstauu dfciaer today, the bird was aaknewa he England laths ldfh eeatary. Intredaead fkem Amertea, tt eame tatoltapnamt pepaleilij In the . r la MTUtl states mt (he Vmlta there is a iilsi^i taw forbidding say ten from interfering with a child's belief ta Saata Chute. .* Seme garcpsaa peoples haws a . sapersttttea ? dating from uefteat times?that aahaate take ea the pewer el speech at Christines time. i .set Lewis Carroll wrote his femoes book* "Alice's Adreataree hi Wonderland," as a Christmas gift fer a little girl whs was the daagbter of eae el his Meade.Do Yo. Wot A 1 Real Modiciae For That Coigh? WatA em m? ^ ? _ r wP^A, WW ImasUJ IssW^aae J . ?- m e e, BIMi^ npMpMf. wr- .Ml Kings. Mountain Drag Co. CHBISTMAfl^AKOE Armory - Shelby, K. 0. Thursday, Dec. 27 '?W^ >?r ttUrnM to lk*U kUdM^ ??d I' h? WMjr upradou of lor# ?* I Mr. ud Mrs. . E. Clin. I MWa?MAggg- 1 I FOR IKXHim MODERNIZE IflTH ?U? CiiHiMi, K. a aMM MSBSMsassHaMa~^ " Dr. Mike J OPTOMI Examination, Diagno Office open each Friday 207 FIRST NATION, THE KINGS MOUNTi presents its CHRISTMAS Wednesday Night, Woman's Club, Kings 9:30 til 2:00 I AUTO I rcHANCIHG 1 Quick, Efficient, Ot See "BC '* * HOME Finan v * Gistonif 201 S. Broad st ? . . .. . AWi- ' ; V?^ wifti- v-.AJSflHHHnMMfififlflHHHflBHB Pf'-' ' T-mp<m?,Lo?v Ittand Cily,N, PHPStOOOLA BOTTLZHO 0O? Noti ' 1 ] V; ri?. ? uty Licei "* FOB '# 194 Are Now * s .Ast . .. j their cars by Jft&ttoy i, II A *' ^ *T?5fi^4Tfe' < j"- ' ?; Kl A JTiUk^lpvlOil P*^ mst' -I ? ? v? .**$&j^E$Bf')-_ * VlKUST sis, Glasses Fitted J 9 A. M. to 5 Br M. JH| IL BANK BLDCh A 1 t - m UN STAG CLUB "'im/ 1* annual DANCE . . ;^P:December 26 i Mountain, N. 0. ' (Tax Included) * Script $1A0 1 -QANS j? IEFINANOINO j J?; infidential 8ervioe fj|K|. >CK"': 1 rn Aimn/vnv J I't OT CHAALOTTB, In*. ^JjjB K lse Tags I * ;r-:>"i :$mii ^uImBU
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