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The Kings Moi
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and benefit of the citizens of Ki
published every Friday by the H
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tain. N. C.. under Act of Congresi
Martin Harmon
Charles T. Carpenter. Jr
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TODAY'S Bi:
If we say that we have no sin
truth is not in us. 1 John 1:8.
Prices Spiraling
What is high, and where is
top?
These are two questions bothering
just about everybody
as prices continue to mount.
Occasionally, a big manufac
turer gets the idea that he can
fight the tide by leading a
movement for lower prices. A
big farm equipment company
tried it, Ford Motor Company
tried it, and, most recently,
General Electric Company tried
it. All gave up the ghost and
returned to price-raising as a
general policy.
With strong demand, industry
uses the percentage method
of pricing goods. Industry has
a basic percentage, and, of
course, tags on a little more if
it feels it can get the price.
Thus last Saturday's CBS
symposium on economic matters
by hibor leaders was interesting.
The labor leader for
the oil industry pointed out
that wage increases over a given
period would account for
a one-eighth of one cent increase
per gallon of gasoline.
Yet, he added, oil products
have advanced several cents
per gallon. This was not the
complete picture, for the labor
leader was figuring only
one cost factor. He was forgetting
that other industry ? certainly
including many of the
oil supplies producers ? had
raised prices too. Yet he was
probably right, too, in thinking
the oil industry (where demand
is now unprecedented)
made their increases a little
heavy.
The big danger for industry
is in pricing its products out of
the market.
To buy a car these days on
the old familiar monthly pay*
ment plan, a purchaser who
pays one-third down will find
his payments about $80 monthly
and up. depending on the
price car he buys. Other durable
goods are comparable.
As demand in one line sluffs
off. that industry ? and its
workers ? will be particularly
squeezed, while the rest of the
economy is waiting to exhaust
its demand and join the downward
trend.
The way to beat it? Put every
extra dollar into savings of
- some kind. Plan to spend those
dollars when they'll buy more.
Elsewhere in the Herald this
week is published the two
charters which are to be offered
t-o voters in the forthcoming
August 28th election.
While the charters are subject
to change, following a public
hearing August 16th at which
citizens will be offered the opportunity
to make suggestions
and criticisms, suggestions can
not be offered unless the citizen
is informed of what is already
laid out. All citizens
should read and digest the
charters carefully, then plan
to attend the hearing to make
whatver suggestions are deemed
necessary. In this way, a
more workable, more satisfac- ;
tory charter will be adopted.
And those who are not registered
to vote should attend to
the matter at once.
1 ft YEARS AGO
AV THIS WEEK
The high school band will give 1
Iheir final concert of the season!!
Friday at 7:00 on the Carpenter !
Playground. Mr. Paul Hendricks, the 1
capable band director, is leaving
next week on his vacation. i
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ,
Honoring Miss Nancy DaShiell, of j?i
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ed 1889
the promotion of the general
enlightenment, entertainment
ngs Mountain and its vicinity,
raid Publishing House.
t the postoffice at Kings Mouni
of March 3. 1873.
Editor-Publisher
Sports. Circulation. Mews
Society Editor
ty 167. Other 283
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VERSE
. we deceive ourselves, and the
Back To Work
Congress went back into session,
Monday, but not willingly.
Most of the Congressmen
preferred either to direct their
energies to the fall elections,
or to get a rest.
Most seem pretty sure the
special session called by President
Truman won't accomplish
much for the good of the
commonwealth.
This is likely true, and unfortunate
from the standpoint
of the people.
It steams from the American
system of government which
sacrifices efficiency for the occasionally
pleasant privilege of
kicking people out of office.
Both sides will be calling
each other names. And the
HOP majority has already proved,
during the regular session,
that it will do nothing about
housing or prices (still
going up by leaps and bounds)
as President Truman demands.
It has been pointed out that!
the GOP could capitalize on the
special session by putting some
of its campaign platform into!
law-in advance of voting day.
This would also be unusual, as
like most platforms, many of i
the promises are mere lip service
and are not ever expected
to be made into concrete legislation.
But it will be interesting to
watch. President Truman,
playing politices himself, is
counting on the Republicans to
follow their regular policy of
yelling a lot but doing little. He
unquestionably figured he had
little to lose and much to gain
?politically - speaking? from
the extra session.
. The auto inspection lane is
coming back next week, and
motorists who haven't been
through should attend to the
matter, particularly those who
own 1936, 1947 and 1948-model
cars. i ne aeaanne on inspections
for these is August 31.
Though it hasn't been stated
exactly, it is assumed the state
highway patrol will order off i
the roads cars of these models
which do not show the blue
"approved" sticker.
Tax matters: business firms
should visit the City Hall not
later than 1 p. m. Saturday to
purchase privilege licenses for
the coming year. They have to
be purchased, and there's "no
need in paying a five percent
penalty. Citizens, too, who
have not paid last year's tax
bill should attend to that. More
expanse to delinquent taxpay- j
ers is just around the corner,
for advertising of property for
sale for taxes begins next!
week.
Our guess is that neither
Hank Wallace nor J. Strom
Thurmond will be able to re-:
port a Pennsylvania avenue, j
Washington, D. C., address in 1
the next four years, unless they
buy or rent.
A gift to the Crusade for'
Children is in order. Nothing is
so heart-rending as a hungry, |
cold child. Your contribution
might be the difference b^-;
tween life and death for some
child this winter.
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Items of news taken from th?
1937 files of the. Kings Mountain
Herald.
Smithfieid, Va., house guest of Miss
>ara Kate Ormand, Miss Margaret
Smith was luncheon hostess at Pine
Knot last Thursday.
Mr. J. C. Williams was host at a
nost enjoyable picnic supper at his
lew cabin on last Thursday night
it (Lake Montonia. )
THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HE
martin's medicine '
. By Martin Harmon
(Containing bits of news, wisdom.
humor, and comment. To be
taken weekly. Avoid overdosage.)
July Catch-Ail
It should be too hot for such
treatment but Tolly Sbuford never
despairs of practical joking,
and he doesn't mind going to a
whole mess of trouble (and Is
sometimes willing to spend a few
cents) to accomplish his end.
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William Plonk has been in the
car-buying mood for several
months but like the majority of
citizens these car-scarce days,
hasn't had any forced on him.
Following a tour of several dealers
recently. William, accompanied
by the aforementioned Shuford,
visited an out-of-town establishment
be had contacted before
and saw exactly what he
wanted ? a midnight blue Mercury
club rpupe.
"That's my car." William
drooled to the dealer.
"Sorry, it isn't" the dealer replied.
"That's already sold, 1
think."
William was right put out about
it, but the dealer promised
that he would offer it to him in the
event the first customer changed
his mind.
William returned home, and
Tnllw 4a Podcom ar Ci 4v
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Tolly, his nimble brain ever on
edge, decided it would be a bright
idea to tease William a little. Tolly
recruited Dave Coon, of the Bessemer
City Coons, to call William
and pose as the dealer. And
Dave turned out to be a good actor.
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When the telephone connections
were made. Dave said. "(4iv
Plonk, this is the dealer you
talked to yesterday. The fellow
didn't take the coupe and we'll be
glad to talk to you about it. Can
you come over in the morning
between 8 and 9 o'clock?"
"In the morning I" William yelled.
"I can come right now."
"No." Dave said.."! have to go
out in about an hour and it would
be better for you to come tomorrow
morning."
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Tolly masoned this was sufficient
bait for William to take off
immediately, and. not wishing
particularly to undergo too much
Plonk ire. decided in a matter of
five minutes that it was time to
call up and confessJ-c-a
He called Plonk Brothers, nad
Mike Milam answered the plione.
Mike replied that William had already
gone to Gastonia. Tolly
didn't like this so much, and did
dot necesanty o?u?Te MIKe. hi
called a little later. This time Mr.
J. O. answered the phone.
"Why. no." he replied. "William
isn't here. He went off somewhere.
To Castonia I think."
Tolly still wasn't satisfied.
A lew minutes later he called
again. This time Louise Wright
answered the phone.
"No, he isn't here." she said.
"He took off for Castonia about
20 minutes ago, with a blank
( check in his hand."
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When Tolly visited Plonk Brothers
the next day. it wat with
fear and trembling. He took off
his hat and threw it in the door.
It stuck, but when he himself arrived.
the pet-cock on the steam
valve had broken. William said,
in effect, that he was crossing Tolly
off his books.
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Have you ever heard of a tree
froo? . ; .
A Dolicemau friend of mine, a
veteran of mcmv years, was recenttv
cwakened one night with a
plaintive reauest from a dtisen,
who said a tree froa kept crodkina
H???de his window and kept
him from sleepina. My noliceman
friend r*mutned that the caller
eoi?M climh a tree as easihr a* he
amW ?r??d ta'd him to oo to work,
, that tree frog troubles - would
come under the citv electrical de.rirtrneot
rather than the police
department.
"Gee " be commented. "I've
been called f?r a lot of tblnas, to
oreoK no nu?o<mo-w>ie irann- to
robber*, or to door wreck*,
bat T ???' did hire* any call* to
handle a tree fma."
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TOWed wisdom
Once ron heatn to d"*w on Mrtoo*,
they disappear like ice in
toHnq.
fore ah ???r been lonehr. end I
r'art ?A??rthlng, and. then wonder
why?
Icto'C The of
dard time on November 18 188^
AmpT!"?n railroads were usine about
100 different standards of
time.
Members of the Junior Woman*
club will be entertained at Lake
Myotonia Monday evening.
S. R. Suber has returned from a
budness trip to Atlanta, Ga.
Miss M area re* Cornwall spent last
week In Greenville, S. C.
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RALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
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Letter. To Editor ^
What would be more pleasing to
the ears of the Devil's crowd than
to get a lie told on one Of God's servants?
That is just what happened
Rev. J. Harold Smith came to Spindale,
N."C., put up his Gospel Tent
and began to preach the Gospel of
the Lord Jesus and to highly condemn
SIN. These services continued I
three weeks, with results of many I 1
lost souls being saved and negli
t^jrrt Christians being saved.
Some of Rev. Smith's sermons
were, "What I Would do if I were I."""""
the Devil in Splndale," "God's Three '
Dead Lines," 'The Scarlet Sin, A- <
dultery," "Fence Straddlers," "Some
Sure Signs of the Second Coming of
iChrist," 'The Suffering of Christ/'
'"The Great Speckled Bird," "World;
Enemy No. 1" "The Liquor Prob- j
lem." The latter is the one that we
wish to refer to. On Sunday After- j
noon, June 27, 11 adults from the
Second Baptist church of Kings
Mountain, N. C., drove over to hear
this dynamic servant of God preach
on the SIN that has broken up so
many homes and damned untold
numbers of souls. Just as Rev. Smith
was ahout half way through his mes
sage, we witnessed a very terrific
wind and rain storm. Trees near the ,
tent were uprooted, buildings unroof
led, and great exciting things were
going on, but thanks be unto God
for sparing the good old Gospel
'Tent. Before we could get to Kings
Mountain, our relatives heard that
the tent was completely destroyed
and many people hurt. A long dis
tance telephone call to Rev. Felix
Wagner, pastor of Spencer Baptist
church, as Information about the
| tent after our people left assured us
[ that Rev. Smith was on his way for
another two weeks revival and no
major damage was done during the
storm.
Kathleen Dickey
100 Fairview St., City
Mrs. Clyde Gladden
By Way Of Mention
LoU Boat tie
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ladd of Gastonia
spent Sunday afternoon here
j with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Riley and son,
Roger Dale, and Mrs. Frank Gladi
den and daughter, Frankie, spent
| Sunday afternoon with their grand- <
j mother, Mrs. John Turner of Beams ,
Mill.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hullender ?
and guests spent Sunday in the
mountains due to car trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Payne spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. I. V. Fill- I ?
' ler of Belmont. I ^
Mr. and Mrs .Troy Wright had as I
their guests Sunday evening Mr. I
and Mrs. Carl Brady of Gastonia.
i Mrs. Adam Byefs and daughters, I I
Juanlta and Miss AUene Earrette
and Mrs. Jennie Koss spent Sunday
. in Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. Loranza Blanton and
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Blanton and
| Mr. Buren Blanton spent the week
end at Carolina Beach. K
Mr. Ed Hill spent Sunday with his
daughter, Mrs. Bonnie Ruth Hill of
I Forest City.
| Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wray and children
and . Mr. Carol Allen spent
(Sunday at Fontana Dam. CT
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Rice and __
Mrs. J. I. Hope spent Sunday-after-'
! noon with Mr. and Mrs. Gus Rector
of Gastonia. >
Mr. and Mrs. James West of Spin- ,
dale are spending this week here /
with relatives. - J?'
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Bryn Mawr College, ah education- '/.
al institution for women located ^
at BTyn Mawr, Pa., was founded in
j 1880.
I Approximately 1 million acres of
[land in Nebraska are under irriga- ?
j tion.
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Major General Craigle, director
of Air Force research, claims we
[ ought to give more publicity to
I ntie n at timarvAMa a n/i militoMi '
uui uunr vrca^uiis aiiu Jiuiiiaijr
developments. The General
thinks secrets are fine, but they
are apt to be as misleading as a
Malayan road sign. If you go around
acting as though you have
nothing worse than a bean-shooter
for your defense someone may
get a notion to try to take your
wallet away from you. If yOu
have muscles, a judicious show,
ing from time to time will make
any interested aggressors think
twice before they start trying to
Sush you around. Sounds like the
eneral's got a point that's
sharper than a brass tack.
Two big events are on the upcoming
local calendar. Sixth Annual
Lions Club Horse Show Labor
Day, and the Bethware Fair
SSept. 1618.
A Columbus, Indiana newlywed
went to his doctor with severe
head pains, and the Doc found
he had rice in his ears. It's a good
thing no one threw old shoes.
And a good thins for you to do is
patronize WTCST&RN AUTO ASSOCIATE
STORE. Looking forfl
good healthy exercise? Come inl
and see our new selection ofl ?
men's and women's bicycles.?. ??~
(Good for boys and girls, too)? .
You'H be proud to own one ofl
these tfturdy and handsome bioy-l ?
cles. See them today. For Inform?
ation, phone 90.
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