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TODAY'S BI
The words of the wicked are
mouth of the upright shall delh
open season
" It's not exactly hunting season
from the usual standpoint,
lout it's open season for politicians
and for the next five
weeks and the public will be
cajoled, begged, and plead with
to vote?and vote "right."
T1 e filing deadline fell Saturday
with no major changes
in the county-line -up, and with
voting day something like six
weeks away the citizens can
look forward to new steam being
inserted in the respective
campaigns.
Cleveland county tfill have a
pretty full run of it this year,
with congressional, gubernatorial,
and senatorial statewide
contests to add to the heat
of at-home battles.
Thinking citizens will look
beneath the election campaign
hullabaloo and do their best to
measure the candidates at
hand. That is the theory of the
democratic process: choice between
good men.
* A radio commentator remarked
Sunday that it appeared
90 percent" of the eligible
voters of Italy would cast ballots
in the national elections.
That, in itself, is unusual. Even
in presidential campaigns, American
citizens seldom turn
out to vote that strongly.
The registration books will
uxr iijit.-iIIIIJL; &uun, nun u J ji
tered citizens should accomplish
registration and then
vote.
More intelligent examination
of candidates would insure all
of better government.
The ensuing five weeks
should be quite interesting, as
the vote-hunters sharpen their
shooting eyes.
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. Another money matter is the
Junior Baseball situation. As
much baseball talent as it located
in the Kings Mountain area
should assure an eventual
Legion Junior winner, with the
right coaching, and backing.
As has been remarked before,
the city cannot expect a Legion
Junior winner when it enters
the program on an in-again-out-again-Finnegan
basis,
nor when it enters it halfhalf-heartedly.
The hope is
that the Legion program will
he keph alive this year to give
one more 12-month period to
get the team organization in
shape tor future delivery on a
regular, basis.
Have you contributed to the
Cancer fund? The dollars you
give may be the ones which
save the lives of your wife,
your father, your child, or even
your own. Research funds
are needed to find a cure for
this dread killer.
Congress has given the people
an election-year gift of lower
income tax rates. Now, if
they really want to make the
gifts stick, they'll pare domestic
expenses to the bone, in order
to keep the budget balanced.
Defense appropriations
and the European aid program
are regarded as necessary expenses,
but many Others are
pure and unadulterated waste.
1 A YEARS AGO
1U THIS WEEK
With the cooperation of the weatherman
until late Sunday afternoon
Kings Mountain Easter parade
was pro no 'need a decided success.
SOCIAL AMD PERSONAL
Mrs. J. R. Davis and Mrs. E. W.
"Griffin were boats?sa at a party
last Friday afternoon In honor of
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the promotion of the general
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ings Mountain and its vicinity. i
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BLE VERSE
to lie in wait for blood: but the
rer them. Proverbs 12:6.
Hotel Needed
TU/? r?e.AnUrt texrx!/. AAM?MW,
a uc lavuiuc lujjit ui tuiivcxsation,
when it turns to civic
improvements, is the need of
the community for a hotel.
Without checking figures, it
is probably safe to? say that
Kings Mountain is one of the
largest communities in the nation
which doesn't have a place'
where a traveler can sign the
register and get a ?ight's
sleep.
Of course, the big problem
(as usual) is money. It is said
that money will not buy everything,
and no truer statement
was ever made. But it-helps a
lot.
Unfortunately, building of a
hotel goes into the six figure
class, and that eliminates the
big majority of people, who
might be classed as $100 cheerleaders.
Yet enough of these
$100 stock-purchasers, or contributors,
would make at least
one sizeable bloc. "
And the Herald has heard
many citizens ekpress a willingness
to GIVE that amount,
to the person or persons willing
to bear the financial brunt
of the big load in building a hotel
in Kings Mountain.
To the person or persons
willing to undertake such a
project, the citizens of the community
would be eternally
grateful.
Fire-Fighting
The city administration is
doing the humane'and proper
thing in endeavoring to set uo
a plan for fighting fires which
occur adjoined, to the city limits.
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While the property owners
outside ? paying no city taxi
es ? have no legal or moral
reason to expect city fireprotection,
none, either in or out
wants to have to stand by and
twiddle thumbs while properties
burn.
In arranging to furnish fire
protection, in return for proper
posting of bond (either $100
or insurance rider . promising
payment for the protection,)
the city is not being a Simon
Lcgree, for it costs the city $66
every time the fire siren blows
?regardless , of whether th^
firemen shoot a single stream
of water.
Property owners on the roads
which the city will try to protect
will do well to investigate
this service, when the ordinance
is enacted, as it is expected
to be in May.
With spring and better weather
construction of homes
and other buildings is showing
a big increase. Building costs
are high, but the cost is not too
important when a man needs a
roof over his head. In general,
a man seldom makes a bad Inutelmanl
ivhon tie hnilrfc A
? v?>vi*iviiv t? a av a a
home.
Merchants patricularly, and
professional and industrial
men-too, should attend the general
meeting of the Merchants
association next Monday night
at City H&1L The Merchants association
is at its highest point
ever in ^general interest, memItems
of news token from the
1937 files of the Kings Mountain
Herald.
Mrs. M. L. Houeer.
Miss A Ida Jcap Davis entertained
a number of her friends a* her
birthday party last Friday.
Mrs. N. F. McGfll entertained
members of the Study club Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Salina Parton, student at Lenoir
Rhyne college, apent Easter at
home.
THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HER
martin's medicine
Mf Martin Harmon
(Containing bits of new*, wisdom.
humor, and comment. To be
taken weekly. Avoid over\
doscgt.)
. Parking Meiers
I do not pretend to bo an an.
thorlty on today'* medicinal subJfct-ior-discussion,
a* I am strictly
an cuUander and not accustomed
to' big city devices.
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However, I have put the nickle
in the slot a time or two. -.na so
far I have not had any trouble
with the constabulary regarding
peaking in metered territory. However,
I've never yet been able to
insert the coin oh the first attempt.
For me. it is something like
. trying to tie a Windsor knot in a
necktie, to get that "Bold look."
which the haberdashers say is as
necessary for the up-to-date male
as the "New Look" is for the la.
dies. I must say that the "Bold
Look" Isn't as ras*!* different
from the old ordf/uuy mole look
a the "Now Lo.ik" was for the
ladles. Which 'A+o reminds that
the "New Look" is now becoming
the normal look, and 1 am sure
few men (and certainly no worn
jn) could fight off the urge to
stare real hard if they saw a lady
walking along the street wearing
a knee-length frock. The "Bold
Look." Incidentally, is a partial
throw-back to years gone by. just
as the "New Look" is fee the ladies.
The string tie was the mark
of fashion 30 years ago.
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But this piece started out on
parking meters and is rambling
out-of-bounds, therefore we shall
leave the "Leek" department with
the remark that there will most
certainly be several "New Looks"
when the ladles come out of the
beauty parlor and find the meter
showing a red violation picture. 1
understand the police department
will pass out little red citation
cards to carry out the color cheme.
and white ail of us will appreciate
the fine artistic feeling of the
police department 1 feel sure that
none will relish receiving'' those
| cards, as sbmo damage to the
I pocketbook will be incurred,
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\ Since the violation fee is SI. I
am re-examining the medicinal
budget and. am new busy trying
to find S35 In the miscellaneous
category which can be ear-marked
lor medicinal meter trouble. Perhaps
I am figurine low. but 1 am'
frankly expecting to over-park at
least once a week. Since the budget
is already considerably strained
and splitting at the seams, I
rather imagine 1 will have to direct
a request to the city authori,
ties fox a special quantity disI
count on over-parking infractions.
The least the city could do would
be to put out some special tickets,
similar to the ice books. Then a
person could by a book and pull
off jp coupon for each over-parking
sin.
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Don't know how some of the
uptown businessmen are going to
get along with meters Oulte seme
several whose names I shall not
mention have been in the habit of
parking in front of theis establishments
all day. They have been
following the early-blrd-gets-the
worm policy. That is, they arrive
early and park for the morning.
Then they go te dinner. They short
themselves by several minutes on
the dinner hour, thus get back in
time to again find 'a convenient
1 parking place for the afternoon.
One man was talking the other
day and bad about decided that
the proper procedure would bo
hiring of a ctin inserter who
would take the Job on a commlsi
sien - contact basis, It would bo
i the coin-Inserter's duty , to keep
all contracted cars In metered lanes
protected from the "Violation"
signal- Only fly In the ointment
was that 40 cents a days adds up
| to piotty high parking charges.
followed tho MM habit fintt the
. situation optimistically and phil
*-? > ?? Mf M--M .nm.Hil,, ,,
ofiopnicauy. i nc^aca ontiiiin^
to change my way of Using." ho
H Mil I fa It "and I suppose this is
it Mtm r? boon rushing around
M^swrtog|h y twar frotn
tog After I got uptown. I
had time en my hands. Now I'm
going to fot morn sleep, then walk
to town. Bet SSIH fool better with
the exercise. And think of the gasoline
ru ecrreC"
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But the guy who gets the most
exercise will be the policeman assigned
the fob of checking the
situation and placing the icket
under the windshield wiper of the
orer-parfced car. Not entr will he
get leg exercise and hand-writing
bership and activity. It still hai
[ a distance to go before rendering
the full service to its membership
and the community ol
which such an organization if
capable. Citizens Interested ir
the progress of the community
will do well to give the support
of this organization their full
attention.
HLD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
iState Will Send
4-H Delegates
< Youthful Americans from every
state and territory will descend on
Washington, D. O., during the week
of June 16 to 23 to attend the 18th
National 4-H Club Camp, according
to L. R HarriM. < " Club leader for
North Carolina.
The camp will be held under the
supervision of the United States Department
of Agriculture with the
State Colleges of agriculture cooperating.
Headquarte : will be the Federal
auditorium on Constitution Av
enue.
Each-State, Alaska, Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico will be entitled to send
three club leaders, two boys, . and
1 two girls a. ifficial delegates to represent
the 1,700,000 young Americans
who are 4-H Club members.
The member delegates chosen to represent
each State will be selected
on the basis of their club achievements.
Names of the North Carolina
representatives will be announced
on or before May 10.
The first meeting of delegates and
| leaders is scheduled for.8 p. m. Wednesday.
June 16, in the Federal auditorium.
The camp will close at
10 p. m. Wednesday, June 23, following
the tradtional 4-H candlelighting
ceremony.
The amp is being held in Washington
in order that the members
may obtain first-hand knowledge of
the functioning of the Federal government.
Army Needs Musician*
For Ft fackson Unit
Musicians are in great demand at
the Fifth Infantry Division at Fort
Jackson, according to an announcement
made today by 1st Lt. Coburn
O. Arledge, commanding officer of
the Shelby Sub-station of the UnL?d
States Army and United States Au
Force Recruiting Service.
Lt. Arledge states that he has received
authorization to enlist certain
musicians for direct assignment
ment to the Fifth Infantry Division
Band, and urges all qualified men
to contact the local recruiting substation
at once as these vacancies
will probably be filled rapidly.
At the present time there are ope?<
ings for men qualified to play the
following instruments; Bassoon
Clarinet, Cornet or Trumpet, Flute
or Piccolo, Euphonium or Bartitone
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rrencn norn, <jiocKenspiei, uooe
Saxophone, Trombone, and Tuba.
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The recruiting officer states tha
former servicemen, who are skilled
on one of the above instruments
will be sent direct to duty with th?
band. Men with no prior service will
be assigned to the band for duty af
ter they ha"e completed their course
of basic training.
John Hopkins, who lived 179511879,
was a financier and philan,
thropist who gave property valued
J at 4 1-2 million dollars to the cit>
| of Baltimore for a free hospital.
exercise, but his ears will get exj
ercise. He will hear begging,
j pleading, cussing, fussing all di[
reded at him for writing out the
infernal dollar's worth. That's
when he is apprehended by the
over-parked driver. Even when
he's off duty, bis ears will still
bum over whafs being said about
him.
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In all fairness,. Chief Fear
should not ensign one policeman
to the fob for more than a week at
the time.
BASEBALL
FOLLOW THE
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This Week's Home
Schedule at Griffith
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April 33. 24. 25
Asheville
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tourists
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OPTOMETRIST
| Examination. Diagnosis. Glasses Fitted
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Growing Mash
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change to this ration.
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percent grain.
. Keep grit before them at all times, and
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"You can'* get glamour out of a make-up box alone,"
says Abdullah.
MI consider a quart of milk or roor*" a oay essential for
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anyone ww moa 10 Keep ? and trim. Milk K a real fbodF^
witfaoui being fattening, and a good soorce of vitamins fp
nd minerals."
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TnS wflk w bring to your borne it a precious food?and
we do everything.known to modern dairy science so protect
its purity and whalesomenesa. One of tits 4*trm safeguards vm
use is the Sealright Hood, which kmy* the poncing terfa* /
of the bottle safe from codtacCwitb hands or Other exposure
between our daity and you. The milt y?m pour ?sl of on* of
our bottles is as pure as the milk that went into it!
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H. C.