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The Kings Moi
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A WMklf newt-paper devoted to
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and benefit of fbe citizens of KJ
published every Friday by the I
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tain. N. C_ under Act of Congress
Martin Harmon
Char lee T. Carpenter, Jr
Mrs. C. C. Oaftes
Telephones: Socte
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TODAY'S Bi:
Glory to God in the highest, a
toward men. St. Luke 2:14.
Christmas '47
Thursday morning the opening
of Christmas cards, wrapping
of gifts, rush of buying,
and other mundane evidences
of the world-wide observance
of Christmas will have reached
its climax. Peals of joy and
delight will be heard from chilren,
and the older folks will be
just as joyful, though their joy
may be exhibited in nothing
more than a wry grin. .
It's the annual observance
of the birth of Christ, the
Prince of Peace.
Essentially, it's been a good
year. The horn of plenty has
been emptied on America in
lavish manner. There has been
plenty of complaint?"prices
are too high," "inflation's got
us," "we'can't get a car," etc.,
etc.,?but it hasn't been too
bad. A lot of the complaints are
more expressions of fear of the
future, than complaint with the
present.
We haven't done mucn about
a permanent peace....
Russia has proved not only
hard to deal with, but impossible
to deal with, since she is
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every proposition. Palestine is
a simmering pot of trouble,
boiling over intermittently. In
China, war still rages, and India
is celebrating her newborn
freedom in bloody internal
strife.
What is the method?
The principles were laid out
by Jesus Christ many, many,
years ago. More emulation and
imitation, and less lip service
would accomplish more than
all *he celebrations of Christmas
before or in the future.
Congress got in a lot of talk,
not too much action, in the
special session. This was as expected.
There's probably not
too much to expect from the
forthcoming regular session
which convenes in January.
It's presidential election year,
and neither party is in too good
shape to pass legislation, which
by very nature, will be political
In tenor. What the GOP majority
passes, the President can
veto. It's a bad state of affairs
to have a Congress of one party
and a President of another.
The British, with their Prime
Minister always coming from
the majority party, can at
least present a unified pro,
gram, until the "ins" are tossed
out on their ears.
Tnfnrmo kr\wy norfc
. iiuwi iiioviviji af win pai 10
of North Carolina indicate that
the two-day Christmas holiday
will be quite general. And this
is as it should be, for the stress
and strain of building up to the
big day will mean that rest
will be not only tie needed, but
almost required.
A best bow to Fred Plonk,
who has been chosen president
of the Kings Mountain Country
Club, and to C. J. Gault. jr.
who was elected master of the
Masonic Lodge for 1948.
in YEARS AGO
ill THIS WEEK
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First prize for the best decorated
resMter#* within the cfty limits was
awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
WlUun. First prise for the most attractively
bwdneas house was awarded
to D. f. Hord Furniture Co.
A hi saw n w tit rhelby office of
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the promotion oi the general
enlightenment, entertainment
ings Mountain and its vicinity,
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March, 3.1873.
Editor-Publisher
Sports. Circulation, News
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B. -E VERSE
ud on earth peace, good will
Caution Urged
The state highway department,
national safety council,
and other agencies are putting
out more than usual warnings
to the public this year to use
extreme caution during the
Christmas season.
For it is this season of the
year that accidents, involving
automobiles, firearms, and about
everything else, are most
numerous.
Undoubtedly the holiday injury
and death toll is stepped
up because of the traffic, but it
must be credited in part to the
holiday attitude generally,
which seems to call for an extra
heavy foot on the accelerator
?no matter what the driver's
doing.
Carelessness being the cause
of most accidents, it would behoove
the motorist to drive at
reasonable speeds and with a
weather-eye posted. It would
behoove the home-stayers to
use extreme care wiih open
fires and other household hazards.
And it would behoove the
hunters to take to the woods
with only one more hunter in
the party. Here in Kings Mountain
there was a tragic hunting
accident last week.
None can be too careful, either
on his own part or in watching
the other fellow.
A noted psychiatrist said
last week: " the kind of
training the individual receives
in his home will not only determine
the kind of individual
he wiil turn out to be but, in the
aggregate, will determine whether
man has the capacity to
survive the atomic age. If the
child learns at home what he
should about sharing, sacrifice,
work, honesty, co-operation,
and a love of others that extends
beyond himself, he is
very likely to overcome the
frustrations, inadequacies, indifferences,
inefflciences and
lack of productiveness which
is wrecking millions of lives."
Just what connection these
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ii mis win navr wiui uic aiumic
age would be hard to say,
but there's no question the
world would be better off, homes
would be happier, and more
production would be accomplished,
if the good doctor's advice
for better home-training
were followed.
It's hard to know what kind
of fuel to use, coal or oil. A fellow
switches from one to the
other, and still has to wonder
where the next day's supply is
coming from. It's still a matter
of shortages and too-great de-,
mand.
It would be real nice if, some
how Kings Mountain could be
represented in the new Western
Carolina Class D league.;
Attend the WOW square j
dance Friday night.
Items of newt token from the
1937 flies of ike Kings Moontain
Herald.
| three tables of bridge Saturday tvealng
honoring her n iece. Mrs.
P. D. Meiedon entertained
members s< the Berne Arts club and
invited gueett la* Wednesday eveotog.
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martin's medicine
I By Martin Harmon
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Letter .To .Santa
Mr. Santa Clans i
North Polo (Magnetic)
Door Uncle Nick: j
Since I'm a little late this year.
n?<t letter is going air mail spe- |
rial, and 1 hope it reaches you in
time. I've been too busy to get ttaaf^
early start, but next year (as usual)
it'll be different.
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I have made a check of a few
folks who need some Christmas
gifts, and, generally, their conduct
has been above reproach, ,as far
as the medicinal researcher can
learn. However, in the case of the
married men involved in this epistle,
1 might add that I have not
discussed it with their wives,
wmch might indicate that the
check has not been complete.
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Byron Keeter bos not made his
wishes known and has already
won a mess of horse show ribbons, i
However, this does not seetn to j
make him mad. so 1 suggest some .
more of the same.... that other
horse fellow. Tom Fulton. Is in a |
new Job as mayor and he needs
nothing but cash?fox the city,
that is. to spend on water, light
sower and street extensions. Please I
do not be niggardly in this mat- I
ter, for a small amount would be '
like throwing a three-foot rope to
a man drowning several yards away
(that's not original but it was
pretty good when Senator So-andSo
used it).
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Hilton Buth needs some more !
good Jokes, not that he's running '
out but Hilton would rather spin
a good yarn than eat and it's good
for him to have a big Joke inventory.
Of course, one can easily see
by his sirs that the only thing the ,
high food prices are working on i
is his pockstbook several
guys tjsxe wanting extra time, extra
time out at night that Is. Harold
Coggins and Tolly Shu ford
have seentbeir evening passes rationed
more and more In recent
days and they're feeling the strain.
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Did you hear about Dan Finger?
He's a new papa and a
mighty proud one too. Excitement I
prevailed around the households. 1
One grandmotner-to-no teiepnoned
the other grandmother-to-be:
"Dot took Dan to the hospital."
They say that's about the way It
wen too. All of which makes Dan's
i demands eery modest. Re will set|
tie for some wool-linM bedroom
slippers, the kind that aatomatl- 1
; cally attach to the feet as they hit
the floor at 2 a m. feeding time,
j E. E. Marlowe would he satisfied ;
i with a similar gift.
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B. S. Neill wants a couple more
bank holidays, then consolidate
all of 'em... .so that he could i
spend three months in Florida '
without missing any S percent
business ..... and speaking of
travel. Hubert Aderholdt needs at
least two trips in '48r one to Mobile.
another to Hew Orleans...
fact is. this is almost imperative
Halbert Webbs wants a couple
of tatlbnrlrs, and 1 hope you'll
send seme good ones already matriculated
at dear old Duke. (Do
not make them tee good though.)
This will matssMdlf take eOre of
Percy Dilling. J. G. Winkles. Beyer
Murray and several other good
citizens, though you may throw
in a 91 cravat for good measure.
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It is a big request; I knew, hut
please . please. Rood the aate
dealers with new U see dels ....
cumd eseughT*' Which reminds
that I was about to forget Dave
Ten heard ' about the guy who
would lend htn saase money. If
Dave weald sign the note. Us I
can't do that" Dave replied.
"But you get the bank to sign
your new and ^*U tondyoutho
ouyotleaah he's always talking
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a am or a >ou as to wnar n?a
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D. K1NG6 MOUNTAIN. If. C.
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Melvin L. Bagwell
Now Seaman 2nd Class
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Melvin L. Bagwell, USN, son of J
leese L. Bagwell of Kings Mountain ?
has completed recruit training at c
the Naval Training Center, San Di?go,
Calif., and has been advanced
to seaman, second class. . '
Recruit training is the sharp break
between civilian and Naval life
In which the new Navy man learns
the fundamental principles of a
Bailor's life.
In the course of his training the
recruit is taught seamanship, Navy
customs and terms, basic ordnance
and gunnery, signaling and naviga
tion. He learns proper diving and *
swimming, life saving, and ship- j
board fire fighting. j j
Upon completion of his training j
the recruit is assigned either to units <
of the fleet or to a service school for t
specialized training. J
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This Merry Christmas <
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There is no wish <
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We wish we could send a gift to each X
of you in appreciation of your confi- +
dence and friendliness during the past +
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year. Instead, however, we must content ?
| ourselves witli extending the simple ' *
j; wish that you may en joy the best life has |
to offer now and in the months to come. ?
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3r it's Santa Clous, Kris Kringle or Father MS,
let us hail the patron saint of children
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stmas is the season that, above all others,
lie thoughts of mankind back to the all*
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re selfishness and commercialism of the
by world towatds the joys of giving and
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in that true Sp+rit of Christmas that we
'you all the blessings of this joyous feason. (
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