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The Kings M
Establ
A weekly newspaper devoted
welfare and published for th
- and benefit of the citizens of
published every. Ftiday by thi
Entered as second class mctte
toin. N. C., under Act of Cehefi
Martin Harmon
Charles T. Carpenter, Jr ....
Mrs. C. C. Gates .....
Telephones: So<
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TODAY'S 1
For thou wilt save the aff?<
high looks. Psahns 18:27.
Strikes
The nation is again plague
by a wave of strikes, or threa'
ened strikes, which mess up th
best figuring of the economist
and government officials wh
are trying to boot productioi
thus satisfy demand and pr<
vent further upward travel c
the inflationary spiral.
Unfortunately the laws <
nature stipulate that what goe
up must also come down, if nc
to the. same low levels, certair
ly lower than the high poir
It has always been, hard t
figure out the advantage c
strikes, particularly the Ion*
term variety, which drag an
drag and cost millions to worl
ers in wage pavments, as we
as millions to the owners of ir
dustry. who lose productio
and sales thereby.
From labors' standpoint to
me (floor jeaqers, it not th
workers, must realize tha
further increases in labor \vi
send prices already too hicl
to a still higher point. Und<
ordinary conditions this situa
ion might be desirable, bt
hardly now when hew cars, fc
example, are dangerously nes
the point of being priced out <
the marketIn
other words a new car
one can be found, has to be f
nanced on a monthly paymer
hasis of $75 per month and uj
And, once again, this is th
way the mass market is biij
in? automobiles.
There is of cour?e a lot of r>.;
Itics in the striking businesi
The labor leaders -find jl ne<
essarv to keep situation a-stl
to generate enthusiasm an
interest in the ranks
If most of the members di
a little adding up. they'd fin
figures to show then^ the
strike gains don't balance u
with, wage-time losses.
There can be no argumer
with an employee who is tryin
to better ills position throug
collective bargaining, but sine
the various industries in* dve
usually make counter-offer;
it would seem the smarfe
course on labor's part to tak
. the smaller gains; and contir
lie on the job.
The fight over removing th
tax on oleomargarine is tvpicg
of a lot behind-the-scenes gc
ings-ons that operate to the ar
vantage of one segment an
the disadvantage of aitothei
The oleo tax is purely a mor
opolistic measure to penalize
competitor. Butter (which th
Herald frankly prefers whe
it comes to the eating part
should be made to stand on it
own feet.
The prodigious effort bein
expended by many Meekler
burg county citizens in prodix
ing the historical pagear
"Shout Freedom" reminds one
. again that Kings Mountain i
neglecting a great asset in nc
making a similar effort regarr
ing the annual October 7 ann
versary of the Battle of King
Mountain. The Mecklenburg c
tizens deserve the praise of th
area.
Our congratulations to Mr
Jesse Kiser and her co-worl
-ers on the successful canct
fund drive recently conductet
1 A years ago
a" this week
Kin^s Mountain has been awar<
ed $73,000 and first priority for
new post office according to wo:
from Washington.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
. Mrs. O. W. Myers was hostess
one of the most delightful part!
of the season, entertaining at h
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ountain Herald
ished 1889
to the promotion oi the general
te enlightenment entertainment
Kings Mountain and its vicinity,
s Herald, Publishing House.
r at the postofiice at Kings Mounress
of March 3. 1873. >
Editor-Publisher
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Society Editor
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BIBLE VERSE
:ted people; but wilt bring dovh
Big Air Force
d Against the wishes of Sect
retary Forresta) and other
e military leaders, Congress ha
s embarked the nation on i
o strong air defense progran
l, which will give the nation 7<
?- air groups.
This seems a wise course.
>f While practical people can'
's go along with the air powe
>t extremists who predict iha
i- ground troops will be unnec
' t essary in World War III, it i:
o easy to see that much mori
>f time is required to train a pilo
I- thrfn to train an infantryman
ci
Through a policy of weak
l] ness, the United Sates went in
v to the last war ill-prepared.
n There seems little point in r<
peating a mistake.
o
te According to an old saying
t a man who makes a mistaki
11 had made an excusable error
i, If he repeats the mistake, he i:
fr a fool,
tJp
The 1949 legislative progran
r of the North Carolina Leagui
\'f of Municipalities seems a wor
thy one. The League seeks i
^ revision of the state privilegi
il schedule (if not its removal)
lt diversion of one cent .of thi
six cents gasoline tax to thi
p cities, and securing of a comp
. rehensive amendment to th?
state constitution grantinj
,1 home rule to North Carolint
? cities. With the cities of th<
<t n t r? in a pnrronf finonnlo
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r bind, and the state, concurr
d ently, in good shape, it woult
seem logical to remove th<
d state franchise taxes and t(
(j divert one cent of the gasolim
X tax. The cities are in the road
p building busyiess, just as th(
state, certainly one-sixth of tb<
,t gasoline sold in North Carolinf
p is burned on city streets. Or
h the home rule program, it ha!
e always seemed silly that purelj
d local bills effecting city gocerr
5, ments have to be passed by th<
r North Carolina General As
e sembly. There is never a fighi
). on any of these issues, it being
merely a matter of form on th<
part of the legislators frorr
the county affected.
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?- A best bow to^B. N. Barnes
!- recently re-elected, chairmar
d of the county Tuberculosis as
r. sociatlon. and to the othei
l- Kings Mountain citizens wh<
a were named to the associa
e tion's board of directors.
n . ;
) Business firms will do theii
s customer's a favor if they re
turn some of the customer's
change in nickles. After all, th<
g parking meters must hav<
?- some attention. Initial reports
?- on the meters indicates busi
it ness is good.
e :
is With the old hotel golnf
>t down, more and more peoph
1- are remarking on the need foi
i- one. Where is that citizen, 01
:s group of citizens^ willing to pu
i- the cash on the line for a hotel
e They would win not only th<
citizens-of-the-year award, bu
that for citizen-of-the-deoado.
<- Saturday is the last day t<
?r register for the forthcominj
1 primaries. All citizens eligibl
i Items of news taken from th
1937 files of the Kings Moun
1 tain HerakL
d- home on Piedmont avenue laa
a Thursday afternoon,
rd Mrs. W. H. Howard and Miss Geri
rude Ware entertained circle numbe
one of the Woman's Missionar
at Society of Centre! Methodist churci
e* at the home of Mrs. Howard on Mori
er day afternoon. *>.
THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERA
i martin's medicine
By Martin Harmon
(Containing bits of news, wisdom.
humor, and comment. To be
taken weekly. Avoid overdosage.)
Loafing
It has been real hard work digging
up sufficient information on
today's medicinal subject, to do
It Justice, for it is a subject which
I I know very little (yea. verily)
| about.
-1But
the research has been very
interesting and indicates that the .
subjest at hand is replete with
promises of elegance and lazy
grandeur, and I am rather hopeful
that I shall someday be able
to indulge in it to the full.
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I Dr. Webster describes loafing
D j as follows: "the wasting of time;
' lounging about idly." He further
describes a person guilty of the
( practice as an "idler" or "a person
! who gains his living by illegal
meant". The latter definition seami
somewhat harsh, and for purps
oses of this piece it shall be ruled
a out*
. . Actually, loafing is hard work.
' or should be. Most people reclly
don't loaf enough. They wprk hard,
and they find it difficult to just
plain loaf. After doing a day's
work, they are sufficiently restt
| less to make a trek to the golf
r course, the nearest (or furtherest)
. fishing mecca. or to the ball yard
or movie. Which means there
aren't too many loafers.
s The real loafer, I supposV is
? 1 the guy who is content to spend
t j his time on the street corner and
1.1 pass the time of day with the boys
or lounge in a good comfortabele
" i chair untill someone is ready to
feed him. The epitome of all the
j real Webster-brand loafers must
be the cartoon character Major
? Hoople, a dreamer extraordinary
who avoids work like a chicken
avoids the ax block.
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But thafs not exactly the kind
S of loafing I'm talking about.
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instance. I did some loafing
Saturday afternoon, which in1
eluded several interesting visits.
e A check of the polling places
' | showed that the election fever is
3 i not vol tein kn4 '?
?? - ir* mwu ?w* mc ic^iaiioiB
e. were spending a "loalin" day'
( with only occasional interrupter
ions. But the visit over to West
? Kings Mountain box at Victory
Chevrolet Company was especial1
ly interesting.
^ A man came in to register
* In the course of the questions,
1 he was asked. "Where you born?"
? i "In Georgia," he replied, "Jack1
I son county."
- I "What political party?" Mrs. J.
J! H. Arthur, the registrar, asked.
? I The man looked at Mrs. Arthur
funny-like, as if to say she oughta
, know anybody from Georgia
would to be a Democrat. Then he
j said;
?| "Democrat.. but I ain't gonna
?' vote for Truman. I just can't go
l along with his civilian rights
1 stuff," *
; Being along time Democrat, I
r I pointed out bo couldn't vote Rel
i publican on account of the Repub?|
licans have been for the "civilian
' | rights" program since Abe in 1861.
. : but be was adamant, so added one
mow GOP vote in the fall election.
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j My next loafing stop was down
at Archdale Farms, with Holland
Dixon. In the process, of course.
I caused Holland to do some loafin'
too, but he t n't seem to mind.
The barn was full of those con1
tented Golden Guernseys, loafin,
through an early di?ner. and it
~ n4med catching. Holland was in
> high spirits, talking about being
unable to satisfy the demand for
milk, etc- My tdp down there was
to picV up some onion-less whlppr
ing cream, and the trip was successful.
The report from Archdale
is that only one five gallons worth
I of Archdale milk got afflicted
with onions this spring, which
- must be some sort of a record.....
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I wound up tba Win' day at
Otis Palls (does about midnight,
with plonty of company. Includ?
ing Otis. Soup Roberts, Andy
- Tonkins, and Ed Moore's brother,
r Hero the conversation was moot
r Interesting, but It hardly boars
t reporting.
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"Talldn' loafln' " is the kind I
t like to do. Some prefer gollin'
loafln'. others flshin' loafln' otbets
loungin' loafln'. But the talktn'
, kind is more interesting to me.
j 4.
e Up In the mountains at some
flat top hill in the Boone area,
there's a town by the name of
1 Loafer's glory. Sometime I'm goK
ing to visit that place and maybe
settle there for good. ^
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* to vote should accomplish reg.
istration and plan to vote on
r May 29. If more people took a
? more active interest in politics,
i. they would get better govemment.
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LD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
Miss Mcintosh
To Give Recital a
Hod Springs. ? Miss Bonnie Lee I
Mcintosh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I
H. J. Mcintosh of Kings Mountain, I
who will he presented in her senior I
recital in organ at Flora MacDonald I
college on Monday evening, May I
17, at 8:15 o'clock. I'
Miss Mcintosh, who wJU receive I
her bachelor of arts degree with a |
major in organ, on June 1, is the pu- 1
pil of Dean Robert Reuter. She has |
i madewan outstanding ali-around record
during her four years at Flora ^
Macdonaid, with her interests chief1
ry centering in the musical activities
of the college. She has been a'mem- I
ber of the college glee club and of I
| the'student music cltlb since her
I freshman year, and last year was I
presented in an evening junior re- I
cital. During her senior year, she has
acted as organist for the Sunday ev- I
ening services in the Red Springs I
Presbyterian church. ifl
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i nvuve ?mailing ft/uiy i
i At Naval Center
CHARLESTON, S. C. Naval Re- I
serve supply Corps A officers I
j in the sixth Naval District have the I
opportunity for two week's active I
duty training at the Naval Supply I
Center, Oakland, California.Two
training courses in cargo I
handling at the Supply Center's 5^1
land ocean traffic school have been annnounced
for June 6-19 ad June
' 20-July 3, inclusive. Others will begin
July 18 and September 19.
Supply corps officers in this dist-;
rict who are interested should write .
the Commandant of the Sixth Naval,
District at Charleston.
Subjects to be covered by each ,
training course include stability,
I physics of shiploading, stowage plan
j pre-planning cargo, handling and
i stowage of cargo and pier operating |
j problems.
About 35 per cent cf the workers
in North Carolina are engaged in
agriculture, 30 pey cent in manufact ,
uring, 30 per cent in selling, and 5 j
per cent in the professions, accord- ' _
ing to the State Education Commission.
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,for Memorial Day feeds,
picnics, reunions, see
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Funeral Home j
Phone 118
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?Quality Cleaning?
THAT'S THE BRAND YOU GET AT?
WEAVERS CLEANERS
PHONE 568-J
Food Facts
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x ou can get tne mgnest quality tooas Horn
Blalock's, serving Kings Mountain for over
12 years.
BLALOCK'S GROCERY
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GROWING MASH
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Is made to keep your pallets in good health
and have them ready to begin laying
when they are 5 to 5% months old.
Kf you have the flock on range be sure they
do not have access to stagnant water.
There is danger in contracting typhoid if
they are allowed to drink water that is
polluted.
EAGLE
Roller Mill Co.
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Shelby, North Carolina
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