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hUnd m eeeond cUm utt?r at the
fsstoffire at King* Mountain. N. C.,
aadta Ui Aet of March 8, 1878.
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^ Payable la Advanea
* Oa? year 2.00
Ms month* 1.10
tbrM months . <'
A w?akly ncwipapcr devotad to
hs promotion of tb? general welfare
aad published for the enlightenment,
aateTxaimnent and ueneii', 01 toe
altixans of King* Mountain ant) its
vicinity.
TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
Verily, verily. I say unto you. He
that entereth not by the door Into the
sheepfold, but climbetb up some other
way, the same Is a thief and a robber.
Bt. John 10:1.
?. - School Opening
Though there is aiways plenty ot
hot weather left when school belle
start ringing, them in nothing more
Indicative of quickly approaching
fall than opening nf schools, and that
la not long off-maybe.
.School officials have Keen .nn'tv
** '''""IfBTJessful 'of
obtaining teachers and last week reported
only two vacancies. But now
the officials rnu*t find quarters for
at least 10 of these teachers. if
school is to open on schedule.
It seems amazing in a way that only
five rooms bar the way to regular
launching of the school program, hut
that is the situation.
Naturally, many persons prefer to
livn in thole nvi'w Immnu o Irma on i
v in vnv i i v ?i ii iivmroi ??iwiU| nil
none can blame them. Also, some com
plain that "outsiders" are inconsiderate,
etc.
However, the important fact is thnt
quarters are rieeileil badly and it
would seem thnt a little more definite
understanding between home own
era and their nine-months tenants, *
long the lines of what is expected of
iderable unnecessary dissatisfaction,
each, would serve to eliminate conSchool
opening, too, reminds that
the teaching profession is still among
the lowest paid work available,
which is the reason that much teaching
work is available. A maximum of
$162 per month for nine months does
not multiply into the type of remun<
oration a college-trained teacher deserves.
And unless a teacher can live
during the summer months wit.t
friends or parents on n t ree basis, thr
teacher is likely to f * il very little
opportunity to save a meager portion
of that meager pay.
White Cane Sale
The Lions club here, in cooperation
with other clubs all over the state
will conduct a white cane sale on
August 30. 31, for the benefit of the
state's blind.
Pew of us can fail to imagine the
plight of a person who has suffered
the loss of his eyesight.
The fact that persons who are unable
to see can be trained to get some
enjoyment out of living, as well as
to serve as useful and productive citizens
of the community is reason enough
for support of this sale, not to
mention the charitable reason of helping
someone less fortunate.
Think of this when you aTe asked
to buy a white cane tag.
Earl Ruth has served out his term
as Kings Mountain's recreation director
and has departed for Catawba
college. The Herald believea that Mr.
Ruth did a quite acceptable job in
getting the recreation program underway,
for his work waa done under
severe handicaps. (1) launching a new
program, (2) with quite limited facilities.
The Herald wishes him well
in his new undertakings.
The federal government has received
a tidy sum in recent months from
citizens who suddenly discovered thai
they had failed to pay sufficient in
eoue tax. It has also received a mnel
larger sum from others where Treaa
ury detectives ferreted out case*
showing abject fraud. He may have a
bit leas of worldly gooda, but the
smart citizen will see that Uncle Bam
gets his eheeks in sufficient amount.
Bend la your check for yonr IMS'
47 membership in the North Carolina
Symphony Society. Whereas lastyear's
concert here waa a relatively
small portion of the symphony, it
was beneficial to the hearers, and
daring the forthcoming season a larger
support should bring a better con?'
cert, preeented by a more experienced
orchestra. Music is an important faetor
in the culture ef aay community.
Congratulations to the officers of
y. the later-Denominational Touth Conn
V. efl, who wore recently elected. OrganEjjOjl"
iaations of this type will make future
Kfcfefcf; JmElt eHfrefc relations much better and
a welding of individual
T
OI Democrat*
Political eyebrow* throughout the
tate were raised wbeo new* of the
organization of North Carolina Q1
Democrats was published.
Borne 50 men, representing all but
two of the state's congressional districts
(the eleventh was one exertion,)
officially banded together under
a 14-point platform, and announced
that they would work for these aime
through the existing Democratic
party.
Sinee the announcement, editorial
comments from papers all over t be
state have been made, and the comments
varied from endorsement to
| voiced suspicion that the organization
was simply a front for advancement
> of personal political ambitions.
Inside iniormatiou irom the meetj
mg to tne rieraid gives tne woru tna?
Duucomue county ? delegation was
I I lip Ikfutst Ullll lilt! tllttl'll <sf Miss t it I M
lug, ana witu some grouuus since this
brv,ap Mas tiit "removing factor" in
net Hiring 8 Lruuiocratic primary.
Tnis group slowed the old, suiootu
buncombe Lleiuoeratic mucoine to m j
num. ueiped Ueteut Congressman Zeb
Weaver and elected several candt* ]
uaues of its very own.
1 ne inroad ol veterans into politico
: win oe interesting to watcb. a vigorous
icauersbip, based first on princi|
plea formed irom a basic interest in
the welfare of all, will mean further
progress lor progressing North Carol.oa.
?
Hhould personal ambition alone dora
inate the group, it will falter and
fail, as it should.
but politically the big question will !
be: Can this individual group elect its '
town candidates? Labor has never yet |
[been able to accomplish this political j
mew *if*un>oi'Brih'
| factor in elections. The til's are bigger
than labor. Citizens generally will
j watch the growth and activities of
this group with keen interest.
.In", when things seem to be set'
tling on the Inboi front, that fellow
i Ituether starts talking again. If labor i
! runs amuck again, all reason for con- I
tinuing OPA will be gone, and the
iutliit'oii spiral will really be on the j
I boom.
The Herald is inclined to agreo
with Mayor J. H. Tboason on the
draft board consolidation business.
I That he saw fit to protest the consolidation
of the Cleveland boards was
indicative of bis interest in the welfare
of citizens of this area.
10 Years Ago
THIS WEES
Items of news taken from tbe MSO
files of the Kings Mountain Herald
Kings Mountain's first tennis tour j
> nament is about all over. Only the
! semi-finals and the finals are yet to
I be played. All of the players have
' been eliminated but Bus Oats, L. M.
' Logan. Jr., Slim Rhyne, Luther Cans i
i ler, and Jim Littlejobn.
! The 1). F. Hord Furniture compa:
ny will give away a B. C. A. radio at
the Imperial Theatre next Wednesday
night. Aug. 26tb. In connection with
the giving away of the radio a stage
I show is to be presented featuring
1 Miss Billy Walker and her Texas
LoDghorns from the R| C. A. Victor
radio program, WBT, Charlotte.
Kings Mountain will play host to
its first circus of the season tomorrow
Friday, when Bamett Bros, big three
ring aggregation will be here for a
, one-day engagement.
. SOCIAL AJft) PER80HAX.
I Mrs. Lester Hoke was hostess to
the members of the Study club and a
number of invited guests on Tuesday
afternoon.
I Mrs. Charles Williams entertained
at a lovely and enjoyable party Saturday
afternoon at her home compliment
ing Mrs. William Ford of Cramer
ton befqje her recent marriage, Misa
Dorothy Kieer of this eity.
Mies Mary McCaslia was honoree
lnt?a>? loaf tW
fair planned by Mini Louise Oofortb
and given on tbe lovely pienie ground
' near ber borne.
Mine Rachel Oofortb entertained
I few frienda on laat Pridny eyening at
tbe borne of ber mother on Piedmont
avenue.
Tbe guests ineludnd: Mlnea Jean
ette Crawford, Eva Mae Sober, Mary
i Sue McGinnis, Irene Campbell and
Pranees Oofortb; Wendell Pblfer,
i Wray Plonk, Clarence Smith, Grady
Cannier, Prank Howell, and Jack Par>
son a
i * Mr. and Mra P. D. Patrick are
i spending the week at Moatreat.
Miss Dorothy Patterson was a visitor
in Belmont last week.
- Mian Virginia Pa mean .man a re*
cent visitor ib Me?)t*viHeMr.
T. A. PbUoek hab returned from
a trip to PlorMa.
Mr. and Mra W. P. Osborne have
moved into their new home ot West
. Oold street >
Mr. Harold Ooggiaa, manager of tbe
Rings Mountain furniture Co., is leaving
this week on bis vacation.
Mrs. O. B. Long returned to ber
home in Council last weak after a few
days witlr her mother.
Mr. and Mra T, M. Plonk and ebil
dree J Macon, On., are visiting Mm
B. ft. Plonk and family.
Mra L.-A. Riser, and Miss Orell
Riser, were visitors in Hickory last
week.
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martin's medicine
(Containing Mia of saws, lMias
burner, and potnment To bo to ben
weekly. Avoid ora-dcMft.)
By Mortis Hnrnoon
Criticism This
topic oughta bo dock soup
for ? newspaper au, for it's one of
klo cklef stocks to trade, but It
would do Just as well for an essay
for 99 percent of tke world, for just
about everyone Indulges is It. it
just varies Individually on a percentage
basis.
-oMaturally,
there's muck to criticise
? sins of commission sad sins
of omission, sad It's bard to know
which oombi in for the biggest
share. If someone does do something
he catches It. If he doesn't there
are still plenty of snappers.
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To get the full and correct meaning
of the title of this concoction I
i visited Dr. Webster's department
| and learned quite a bit. Mr. WebI
ster put "Criticism'' on a more
i scientific basis, for example, Judg:
lng a piece of literature on Its
merits. He only gave limited attention
to the dlflnitlon moot people
(and I) would have given It. To
wit: finding fault.
A-quotation of Pope In Mr. Webster's
big book Intrigued me and
sent ma looking to another spot. It
read: "devil yon may, bet never
criticise. ' The word cavil (accent'
on um lun ifuuN) nim "?
raise captious objections; to find
fault without any good reason."
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for the nooning frequently given to
our old friend "criticise."
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that makes little difference.
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There are many kinds of criticism.
Including, good, bad, Indifferent,
vocal, written, high, low, constructive
destruvtlve, and unquestionably
many more. Of course, If
you're on the receiving end. It's a
I good thing to avoid criticism, and It
may very well be good to avoid
criticism on the giving side.
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are several ways to look at
this many-sided, many-shaded subject.
On the one hand, a person who
criticises occasionally establishes
himself and his beliefs. People know
what he thinks. If they agree, they
are likely to look upon the critic
as a man of wisdom.
-cHowever,
It is never good policy
to criticise all the time. For then,
he will be classified under the term
"old sorehead," and his views; even
when and If rtgnt, will be discounted.
Perfection Is Impossible,
and, like loyalty, honesty, truthfulness
and the other abstract qualities,
is largely a matter of degree,
c-o
One who never criticizes (If there
is any such animal) Is likely to be
| of a very drab tort.
-OUnfortunately,
few have the happy
faculty of being able to criticise
and be able to stay in the good
graces of the criticised. Frequently
this is due to the manner of criticism.
plus the ego of the criticised.
When hearing a choice bit- of
criticism via second, third, or fourth
hand, the reply is likely to be,'
"Ton mean he said that about
ME?" There is seldom any thought
or wonderment that the critic
might be right.
-cCrltictsm
doeen't always have to
be expressed in a lot of words, for
frequently one word or phrase is
doite sufficient and in such general
use that the full meaning is portrayed.
Thus whan an older man Is
criticised it Is perhaps merely
"Old Foggy." When a younger person
Is criticised, K assy he one of
several along the lines of i"That
young upstart," or "whlppetsnapper."
For a crooked business operator
who majors in fine-print contracts
and scheming deals "Snake
In the grass" often suffices. And reback,
the epithet "Ooeslp" carries
a world of nadfdng and covers a
multitude sf Idle chatter about
There are unquestionably others
which yen can think of and they are
just as accepted and agtwpea. But
sense of 'ess wouldn't ho fit to
Prtt*.
Miss Fairy Graee Patterson attended
the Charlotte-Virginia game ia Ohat
lotte last Friday.
Mies Mpy Plonk, who has been ei
an extended Tiait with relative*fi
Beidaxill* til Hasp, Ui returned
Mr. Mike Milam, manager of th<
Home Store on Mountain rtroet, it 01
n mention trip to Waahingtoa anHow
York.
OeTWerlee of war prodneta by Own
oral Motor* from tko beginning ei tk
defane* program through 1M6 aggra
'HEAPACHE ?
Mono* oar uu
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF CLEVELAND.
in the Superior court
Csllie Ma* Hendricks, *t *1,
Pst'moners
ft.
Violet Morrl* Yates, *t si.
Defendants
Under and by virts* of an order
by E. A. Hooter, Clark of the Superior
Court for Cleveland Coonty in (
the proceeding entitled, "Callie Mae
Hendricka, et al va. Violet Morria
Yatea, et al," for a reaale, the former
bids having been raited, the pndersigned
will resell for eaab on the
premises, the lots herinafter described
at public auction so Saturday, August
24th, 1940, at ten o'clock A. M.
the following lota: ?
Lota 9, 10, 11 and 12, bidding will
begin at (316.80.
Lots 13, 14, 15, and 10, bidding
will begin at (330.00.
Lota 17 and 18, bidding will begin
at (170.00. ?
Lots 19, 20, 21, and 22, bidding
will begin a; (418.00. ,
Lots 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27, bidding 1
will begin at (275.00.
aii or me toove lots are situated ,
od the south side of Morris street in !
the Town of KiBfs Mountain, North 1
Carolina, aa shown on a plat record- i
ed in plat book 1 at page 93. in the
Register of Deads Office for Cleveland
County.
Lots 86 and 87. bidding will begin
at 200.20.
Lota 88. 89. 90, 91. 92, 93, and 9t
bidding will begin ct 1500.50.
All of the above lots are situated
on the North side of Morris street
I }fi Town of IfUr>e V
" iff' taronnaraaanownona^plat reeorded
in plat book 2 at page 93. 1n
the Register of Deeds Office for Cle
veland County.
This the 1st day of August. 1940.
Albert Morris, Comm:ssioner.
J. R. Davis. Atty. a-1522-D
CONXION
MUCH* SUFFERING
tana tcc^ Ig^ttina. bat tmjWMjaorheavily
coated toofua, ureo i fenny
galm AMWlfnjMmtinf
With ?M tormaUoo andcolic, and
^SS^VItssS'^J:
He mNk bow dui other oafr
atnee you may have vied tor ocofduatton,
we urge you to try B-L
PREPARATION, with the understanding
that B-L PREPARATION
most bring you satisfactory results
or your naamf back. OauBoo: CM
eciiy as directed.
Kings Mountain Drug Oo.
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