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knowledge of the holy is unders
Congress Adjourns
Congress has adjourned,
whatever that means. One fellow
remarked, "Good riddance."
That may or may not be.
At any rate the in-power
Republicans didn't get along
too well, and already this inability
to do much of what had
been promised in the optimistic
campaign talks of last fall
is already reflected in the public
opinion polls. The indication
is, if the trend continues,
that Harry S. Truman will be
the next President of the United
States and that the long
GOP drought in the White
House will be continued.
Eisentiallv. the OOF proved
again it is the party of the
wealthy, and that it intends to
aid this group, who, pretty
generally, have been able to
take care of themselves, regardless
of the White House
occupant ? friendly or unfriendly.
The GOP's worse faux pas,
perhaps, was on the tax reduction
bill. And it is to the credit
r?f ttiriKP vx'Vyti vntprl ticrjjinst it
twice, that they helped to defeat
it by a narrow margin, and
over the whelps of pain from
such men as John W. Hanes.
Chairman Knulson, of the
House Ways and Means committee.
and others.
On the credit side, though it
was vetoed in what appeared
to be a Presidential political
play, was passage of the T.aftHartley
labor measure. Already,
of course. John L. Lewis
has wrangled a contract obviating
many of the bill's provisions,
but it nevertheless se;
ved the purpose of making the
Irresponsible groups in trie labor
hierarchy stop to think.
Foreign affairs was continued
on a oi-partisan basis, as it
should be always, and whether
it is wise or not. the policy of
standing up to obstructionist.
play-my-way-or-I- won't - play
Russia, suits the people.
Developments between now
and the re-adjournrnenf of
Congress in January will, of
course, be interesting.
The GOP will blame the
strong Democratic minority
for sabotaging their grandiose
plans, but the people, in most
instances, will be glad those
plans went awry.
Thp 1 inn'Q hnrco chnu pom.
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mittee is getting an early
start this year in anticipation
of the best show it's ever offered,
both for spectators and
exhibitors. Martin Goodrich,
of Nashville, Ten., was recommended
as an especially able
judge who will leave nothing
to be desired in this respect,
and, of course, it will be good
to have Mrs. Ben Hendricks
back again in the capacity of
ringmaster.
Periodically, some scoundrel
comes along who is adept at
the business of check-flashing,
and always there are some
folks who get taken to the
cleaners. The best rule on cash
ing checks is to know the person
you're cashing them for.
1A TEARS AGO
1U THIS WEEK
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D. M. Bridges of Rutherfordton
has been elected as principal of
Kings Mountain Centra) school, according
to B. N. Barnes, superintendent
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AND tEBSOKAL
Mrs. Ladd Hamrick most delightfully
entertained members of the
8tudy Club at her home on last
Tuesday aftemon. ' >* >
Miss Helen Hay entertained mem
bers of he| bridge club and invited
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mUghtanoMt entertainment
agt Mountain and its vicinity.
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Editor - Publisher
Sports. Circulation. News
Society Editor
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linning of wisdom: and the
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tanaing. rroveroi ?:iu.
The Simpler Form
Congressman Barden, of the
third district, in addressing
the North Carolina Press Association
recently, stated during
one of his humorous moments,
that he was for the simplified
income 'tax form. A
form said to contain but three
questions:
1. How much did you make?
2. How much do you have
left?
3. How come?
The present forms ask lots
more than the three questions
above, but when boiled down
the information is the same.?
Waynesville Mountaineer.
AAF Day _
Today is the 40th anniversary
of the Army Air Forces.
Which means that the business
of flying has come a
mighty long way since the
Wrjght Brothers made their
firs't hop from the North Carolina
sands.
During the years, the nations
of the world have witnessed
the growth of both com
mercial and military aviation
which reached a momentary
zenith during the war in the
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heavy bomb-loads, and lastly,
with the super-destruction
atom bomb.
There were those, at the beginning
of the war, who thought
that only planes were need
ed to wirj. Again, however, it
was proved that victory required
a meshing of forces, air
naval, and ground, with, again,
the infantry getting the nasty
dangerous cleaning-up job.
The hope of everyone should I
be. on this anniversary of the !
AAF, that future development i
of aircraft will be for commercial
use only ? to, provide
faster transit all over the
world.
For it is possible that the
next war will eliminate mankind
as a factor on the earth.
In spite of North Carolina's
and the nation's efforts to com
bat traffic accidents, there are
still a multiplicity of collisions
reported in about any paper
one picks up. Some are attributed
to defective mechanisms
about the machine, but most
go to driver error, such as
drinking while driving, excess
speed, chance-taking and the
other one-way streets to death
via the highways.
We trust the members of the
city board will not forget to
visit with the county board of
commissioners at the upcoming
August meeting and make
out their case for a general
county-wide property revaluation.
Revaluation is long over
due.
The Jaycees have scheduled
another paper collection and
citizens should anticipate the
date, having their huge quantities
of paper ready. Information
to the Herald is that paper
supplies for the remainder
of 1947 will be very tight.
. .It's reunion season and revival
season.
Items of news token from the
1937 files of the Kings Mountain
Herald.
guests at her home on Gaston
street Wednesday evening.
Miss Sara ringer had as dinner
guests at Pine Knot on last Thursday
evening. Miss Helen Bay and
her house guests, MUaers Nell and
Rosalind Hay, of Raleigh.
Misses Alice Hetty Mawegg -grid
Sue Rudock have returned from a
month's trip to Allentown, Pa., Moosick
Falls, N. Y., Atlantic CMy, arid
New York City.
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martin's medicine
By Martin Barm on
(Containing bits ol M?t wisdom.
humor, and oonunMt To be
takwi weekly. Avoid overdosage.)
An Old - Paper
1 c-in indebted to Mrs. M. L.
Houser for today's column, material
of which comes from the
September 13. 1867. edition of The
Lincoln Courier. Incidentally, it
was a Friday, the 13th.
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While old papers, new papers,
odd papers. In fact, about any
kind of papers, are interesting to
me.,I am sure that this old fourpage
edition, set by hand, which
appeared only two years after the
end of the War Between the
States, would be interesting to all.
It was the'time of Reconstruction
in the war-leveled South, and
there lr much in its columns
which emphasise the troubles of
the times, as well as the habits
and cui.oms. ,
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Policies of the paper itself varied
auite considerably from (he
newspapers of tod cry. For instance,
the paper, noted under its
"Advertising Terms.** that marriage
notices would be charged for
at 114)0 in advance, while obituaries
would be printed free, provided
they did not exceed five
lines. Additional lines were 10
cents each. For most papers these
days, that is a complete reversal
of policy, for society editors and
news men. seek out the marriages
and the deaths. The New York
times, however, and perhaps some
other metropolitan newspapers,
do charge a fee for obituary notices.
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Another unusual feature of
newspapers seemed to be a far
cry from today. The Courier, for
instance, advertised that it published
a tri-weekly paper and a
weekly paper. The subscription
rates, of course, varied. In the
same issue were printed several
advertisements from other newspaper*
seeking subscriptions. One,
the Raleigh Sentinel, published a
dally paper, a semi-weekly, and
a weekly. I suppose the various
editions were designed to fit all
pocketbooks.
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Several interesting advertisements
(all small, resembling today's
legal notice) appeared in
this paper, but the most interest
teg was printed for J. r. Speck. It
read: J.
PAY UPI PAT UPI
All persons indebted to me will
confer a great favor by calling
and settling their accounts, as I
need my money.
J. P. SPECK
Lincoln ton. Aug. 8th. 1867.
N. B.?Hereafter all accounts
MUST be settled at the end of
every month, and those failing
to comply with the above, need
not ask further indulgence.
J. F. S.
Mr. Speck, incidentally, seemed
to be quite an ambidexterous
rort of fellow. In another advertisement,
Mr. Speck "begged
leave to inform his friends that
be has engaged skillful workmen
and is now employed in the
manufacture of BOOTS. SHOES,
and BBOGAHS." The newspaper
office on Main street was in the
"late Speck's Jewellery Establishment."
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, A front page classified ad
might well have been written for
today's newspapers: "A first rate
female Cook and Washer is wanta-o-p
Only about a column of the
paper was devoted to local news,
with much of the rest ?epos ting
an oonditions throughout the
South. These was s southing Item
a "consoling view of the political
condition." to a letter frees the
Bom. William A. Graham who
wrote a friend in Arkansas that
of the negroes had turned the
South back MB years.
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Johnson's trials and tribulations
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ALP, Friday, August 1,1947
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la which there may henro been
mote troth than humor.
Defective Chinkneys
Are Fire Hazards
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There is no better time than now
to check chimneys against fire hazards
while the furnaces and stoves
are cold, according .to David S. Weaver,
head of the Agricultural Engi
neering Department at State College.
"Roof fires." he said today, "are "
chiefly caused by sparks leaking ~
out through cracks in the chimney.
Farmers should remember that after
a few years cement can dry out
and crumble. In time the bricks may
loosen and a dangerous fire hazard
is created. Such cracks should be
cemented before the heating units
are started in the fall."
Mr. Weaver also recommended
that sove pipes be thoroughly check y
ed for rust holes and worn spots.
"Be sure the pipe joints fit snugly Bl<
otherwise smoke and flame may
seep out," he said. 11
Farmers should take the additional
precaution of having an approved
fire extinguisher near stoves and
heaters and wherever there is a -
chance of fire cettinc out of hand.
He said that combustible roofs are I
a real menace, too. "Such roofing," I
he declared, "should be replaced or I
covered with fire-resistant shingles
or other flame-proof material.
Emphasizing that fire can wipe
out a farmer's work for many months
in a few hours, the specialist reminded
farmers that America's fire
losses for the first five months of it
this year are already greater than
the entire 12 months of 1942. These
losses so' menace the prosperity of SC
the country and the life of its citizens
that President Truman through
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
has asked farmers to do their part j
in stopping these huge losses.
ftomemakers To Study'
Ideas On) Clothmaking1
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With the rapid appearance of new (
fabrics in the stores today, the
housewife will be planning new i. 1 '
deas in, clothes making.
To acquaint the homemakers at- |
tendinf 1947 Farm and Home Week |
on State College Campus, August
25-29 with this phase of homemaking,
a special demonstration will be
haM nn "K o\!7 Cakeirtc Vau) T?lnipk t I
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es?Their Use and Care."
According to Miss Verna Stanton,
assistant State Home agent for the
State College Extension Service,
this demonstration will include new
fabrics that are now available ' as
well as many that will appear in
the future.
"The many new fibers, fabrics,
blends and finishes appearing on ___
today's market present problems in "ggg
construction and art of clothing."
Miss Stanton said, "and it is believ ~
ed that many new ideas will be obtained
in thi& phase of homemak
ing." N B
Miss Beth Peterson, Home Econo- j
mist, Extension Division for the E. I. i H
DuPont de Nemours and Co., Wil- j fl
mington, Del., and a former cloth-*; fl
ing specialist, will be present to
giye last minute information on I
how to select and work with these :H
new fabrics Miss Stanton said. ^ ' B
NOTICE OP SALE . I
Under and by virture of the power . ,
of sale contained in a deed of trust , I
given by O. L. Sappenfield and wife, I
Pearl B. Sapenfield to B. S. Neill, I
Trustee for the Home Building and | -H
Loan Association on the 25th day of 1 I
April, 1946, will appear on record 'fl|
in the Register of Deeds Office for (
Cleveland County in book 315 at
page 130 to secure the indebtedness >
thfrih mentioned and default hav- '
ing been made in same and at the
quest of the Home Building and
Loan Association, I will sell for cash H
at the courthouse door in Shelby, ]
Cleveland County, North Carolina, B
on Mondy, August 25th, 1947, at 10
o'clock a. m; or within legal hours,
tne touowin? real estate: m
Lot number twenty-five (25) as I
surveyed and platted on the offlda) J
map or pit of the subdivtdon
known as Lake Montonia Club ^
whkh map or plat is recorded in the
Register of Deeds Office tor Cleveland
County. .
See Deed from Lake Montonia
Club, Inc., To J. A. Wright and record
ed in tlfe Register of Deeds Office
for Cleveland County dated 77th day
of hfey. 1930, end deed dated June
6th. 1996, from J. A. Wright to O. L.
Sappenfleld and registered in the
Register of Deeds Office for Cleveland
County.
This the 18th day'of July; 1847.
B. S. Nejll, Trustee. /
J. R. Davis, Atty. . < )251a-15
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