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The Kings Mo
Establisl
A weekly newspapex devoted to
welfare and published for the
and benefit of the citizens of X
published every Friday by the 1
Entered as second class matter <
tain, N. C.? under Act of Congrei
Martin Harmon .....
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Mrs. C. C. Oates
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TODAY'S BI]
It is God that avengeth me. a
me. Psalms 18:47.
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As this is written, the city
administration may, or may
not, offer the voters options on
the two points of the city charters
which have caused most
objection. They are (1) the voting
method (some prefer the
old method of voting for only
one ward member), and (2)
some prefer retention of the
staggered term for school
board trustees.
The city board, of course,
finds it hard to forget that a
large number of petitioners
(more than 1,300) favored the
system whereby everybody
votes for everybody. The. present
method of voting for five
council members seems to. coincide
more with democratic
theories. By requiring residence
in wards, each section of
the city is represented. Yet by
allowing all citizens to vote for
one candidate from each ward,
the elected representatives certainly
feel more responsibility
to the voters of ALL the city.
T | ctically, the voting-for-everybody
method also serves
the theory of democracy better.
The old ward system was
more subject to control by a
small group of citizens. Admit
tedly, the present method of
voting for everybody probably
makes a city election more
costly to the candidates, but
the voters don't mind this.
They like the idea of voting for
five candidates.
The Herald has favored the
election of school board members
for a two-year term for
quite some time, basing its position
on the fact that the
staggered term breeds stagna*
Some Good
It's an ill wind that blows nobody
any good.
Cleveland County has been
badly ravaged by- polio this
year, causing suffering to man>
in both mi-d and s"> '* "
It ha* caustd continued delay
in the opening of the county
schools, and finally last
week the ban was continued again.
resulting in a do jj.jon to
postpone the opening of county
schools until Octohei* 34. It
rnek'ns that this year the county
school children.will get the r
instruction in an uninterrupted
term form October to .lime.
This is.some pood, and would
be of inestimable good if the
people of the county ypuld realize
that the split term ? in
vogue for years to give the farmer
some additional help during
cotton - picking season ?
is largely waste motion as far
as the education of the youth
of the county is concerned.
Actually, more and more rural
residents are reaching this
conclusion, and there is some
hope that it won't be long until
the majority of rural resi- ?
dents .will see that the education
of their youth is more important
than a few dollars saved
on cotton-picking..
Though Regulation W was :
put on as a war measure when
first government restrictidns
on civilian goods were invoked
in 1941. the Herald has always
liked the looks of those government
regulations on consumer !
credit requiring one-third
down payments *on durable
commodities such as cars, re- i
frigerators, washing machines,
etc. When President Truman
1 A YEARS AGO
1V THIS WEEK I
Finally acting on the tag Club's 1
month-old petition, the city school
board last Thursday unanimously
passed a resolution which .bans .)
"public" dances in the new $45,000 i
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the promotion of the general
enlightenment, entertainment
ings Mountain and its vicinity,
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BLE VERSE
nd subdueth the people under
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tion arid operates to stifle ef-;.
fective leadership. Opponents
of the two-year term say <1)1
almost all educators support j
the staggered term, and 'ON
possibilities of complete t! .
ge-overs make it possible to I
"ruin the schools." As to Objection
Number 1, the Herald I
assumes it is natural for school
men to prefer the status quo.
They prefer a situation they
cm control. As to Objection
Number 2, the Herald still has
contidence in the basic wisdom
of the citizens ? which is the
basic theory of all democracy.
The Herald has no fears that
the elected representatives of
the people will "ruin the
schools," and further takes the
position that, any man who has
done a creditable job as a
school board member will have
no difficulty in winning re-,
election.
Some point to the staggered
terms of the U. S. Senate as an
example of necessity for con- j
tinuance of the school board
system as is. The records of
some of the Senators point toj
the unfortunate result of these j
long terms. Think, for instance,!
how long this state had to put
up with Bob Reynolds.
Ijt all- gets back to basic de-|
mocracy. Frequent'elections:
are the safeguard of the people.
Democracy admits that it
sometimes will make mistakes
and that the Hitler-Stalin-Mussolini
method is perhaps moreefficient
on the short term. But
democracy can correct its mistakes
via the ballot by the simple
procedure of voting a man
out of office.
signs the bill, the restriction
will be effective again. This restriction
has benefit for both
consumer and seller. It causes
the buyer to stai" off with a
nice equity in the goods he
buys. He will therefore find it
to his advantage to make the
payments and keep his residence
off Repossession Alley.
Repossessions usually cost monev
to nil. The. buyer loses
what he had in it. the seller frequently
can't get his balance
I or the goods repossessed.
.As suggested by the Herald
and other papers, the state i
highway department has stationed
a patrolman on Death
Row between Kings Mountain
and Gastonia. ~0]e duty is '
to patrol that eight-mile stret- !
eh of U. S. 74 and 29 which has',
taken an undue number of liv-j
es. While many of the accidents !
were, as usual, due to extra
weight on the accelerator and
other acts of "human prrnr" hv i
motorists, it is reasonable to i
lieve that.the regular presence
of a trooper will have a settling '
pffect on the situation. It's a-{ :
mazing what the news of a few
traffic tickets can do. <
The polio ban has made it a ,
hard summer for the young .:
folk of the community, what
with no swimming, no movies,
no Sunday school, no Scout i
meetings and all the other ac-] l
tivities which make summer's ;
free time the ambition and desire
of children. But the pre- J
cautions have been necesary.
After the restricted activities
of the summer, it is quite like- (
ly school, when it does start,
will seem much less of a chore.
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Items of news taken from th? H
1937 files of the Kings Moan- .
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL }
Miss Helen Hay entertained at
two tables of bridge on last Wednes- h
day evening including in her guests T
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martin's medicine
By Martin Harmon
(Containing bits of news, wisdom,
humor, and comment. To be
taken weekly. Avoid overdosage.)
An Accident
. It was hatd to tell for a momentary
second whether Harold Coggins
was a whirling dervish, a gazelle,
or a ballet dancer. Then, as
he fell and flattened out the soil
with a pop, it was pretty evident
that Harold was neither of the above
three. The whole business
would have been pretty fuhny,
bad it not been Harold broke his
leg in the process.
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Which is by way of reporting
the (shall we say?) auspicious
grand opening of Ned McGill's
golf emporium on the Gastonia
noad.
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What made me feel so bad about
the whole thing was that
Tolly Shuford and I had insisted
that Harold come along and participate
in the fun. Harold suggested,
since the hour was 9 p. m ..
he'd b^ttei rain-check the engageas
his pass was about out
i as he had learned the wise
husband does not overstay his
pass. Such frivility bay get by
in the army, but not in civilian
life. But we insisted, so Harold,
holding the advantage of being
several blocks from home, made,
a quick phone call and got an
extension.
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By bucketiull No. 2.Harold was
improving considerably, getting
off good drives of 175 to 200 yards
and more, and he was already
debating the possibility of going
into the golf business on a permanent
basis. Then Bill Hook of
Bessemer City began hitting them.
With the finesse of an expert, he
rattled off long drives at every
stroke and Harold saw a good
chance to get some instruction
(free). Bill showed him the proper
grip, and Horold stood over
on the grass taking some prac-.
tice swings. "That's the way." Bill
remarked, "now put some power
in it." With that. Pupil Coggins.
feeling real chesty over the compliment,
took a mighty swing,
whirled around like a spinning
top, then hit the canvas. He must
know just how Casey felt when
that Mighty Man of Mudville
struck out.
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When Harold reported intense
pain, a definite "pop" in the right
leg, etc., the onlookers immediately
became nurses aides. Putting
the old Boy Scout training
into action on Harold's directions,
somebody grabbed a five-dollar
piece of lumber (about three feet
ox l inen molding) and it was tied
to the injured leg with a couple oi
handkerchiefs. Harold, who is a- .
bout as light as a hog at killin*
time, was loaded by several into
the auto, and a speedy trip was
made to the home of Dr. J. E. Anthony,
so speedy, in fact, that Harold
forgot bis leg long enough to
xemark that he'd prefer going
slower, and lose the leg if necessary.
rather than wind up around
c. telephone pole.
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Doc had been asleep and either
didn't understand we had Heavy
Harold with us, or forgot about
those two long tiers of steps leading
to the Anthony side porch.
Anyway, he ordered us to bring
the patient up. Well. Tolly and I ,
brought him up. though I suppose
the word "dragged" would be more
applicable. Then an X-Ray was
found necessary, so we were told
to take the patient to Doc's office.
Here Tolly, who has never been
known to take any undue physical
exertion since leaving the
wilds of Antioch cotton land, came
in handy. He decided that Otis
Palls, who has had much experience
in this nurses' aide business
would come in mighty handy, so
we stopped and asked him to come
along. Otis handled the problem
nicely. When we reached the Anthony
office, he merely lifted Harold
out of the car and carried Mm
in all alone. *Ts he heavy?" Tolly
asked, laughing to himself. "Hot
quite like totin' a sack of flour,"
Otis replied, "but not too heavy.
Biggest trouble was getting tbrou<
gh the doors. He and 1 both are a
little wide in the middle."
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After snapshooting as clean and
neat a break as one could ask for/
Doc went to work, with the able
assistance of Falls, Shuford and
Harmon. Coggins was hurtln' a little
more by now, and it was then
that Shuford got real cruel.
"Doc," h^ -raked. *>00 charge a
gpod little bit for o lob like this, j
and at night too. don't you?"
Tou could Hear Harold's breath :
st members of her bridge club and
er attractive house-guest. Miss Nell
ay of Raleigh.
Mrs. E. W. Griffin was luncheon
ostess on last Wednesday, honor?g
Mrs. S. A. Rhyne of Statesville,
nd Miss Jewel Parker, trf Orlando,
la., house guest of her aunt, Mrs.
R. Davis. v
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller were
osls at three tables of bridge on
uesday^vening.
ILD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
suck it.
"Just double." was Dr. Anthony's
encouraging reply.
By this time Harold had plumb
passed out. and when he awakened
he had a nice white cast on his
right leg.
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This occasioned a story from
Otis. A child had fallen off a
truck near Otis's place one day. .
and Otis had rushed the youngster
down to Bill Ramseur's office. I\
was a nasty break., and Doc Bill
decided the child should be put
to sleep. He forthwith brought out
the ether and started administering
it. Otis was standing close by
; watching the process. It about two
minutes, though the child was
still very much awake, Otis was
: dead asleep. Otis came to with
. cold water being thrown into his
; face, but they never did get the
! child asleep,
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Haven't heard yet what disciplinary
measures were taken on
: H-uold's unfortunate over-staying
; of his pass.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Department of State
PRELIMINARY CERTIFICATE OF
DISSOLUTION
j To AH to Whom These Presents May
Come?JGreeting:
wnereas, it appears to my satisfaction
by duly authenticated record
at the procofdings for the voluntary
dissolution thereof by the unani- i
mous consent of all the stoekhold- ,
ers, deposited in my office, that the)
VICTORY GIN COMPANY, a corporation
of this State, whose principal
, office is situated at No. Ridge and
City Streets, in the Ci'y of Kings
Mountain. County of Cleveland,;
State of North Carolina (J. E. Herndon
being the agent thereiri and in
charge thereof, upon whom process
may be served), has complied with
the reouirements of Chapter 55. General
Statutes, entitled "Corporations,"
preliminary to the issuing of i
this Certificate of Dissolution:
Now Therefore. I. Thad Eure. Seer
retary of State of the State of North
Carolina, do hereby certify that the I
said corporation did, on the 24th day
of July, 1948. file in my office a J
duly executed and attested consent :
In writing to the dissolution of said
corporation, executed by all the |
stockholders thereof. which said,
consent and the record of the proceedings
aforesaid are now on file
{in my said office' as provided by
law.
In Testimony Whereof, I have
hereto set my hand and affixed my
official seal at Raleigh, this' 24th
day of July. A. D., 1948.
THAD EURE,
Secretary of State
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Insurance at a SAVING
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Phone cr Write
W. E. (TED) KENNEDY
P. O. Box 151
Charlotte, N. C.
Phone 4-6212
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If you bare adequate automobile liability insurance, you can
banish worry, about claims against you ii you are involved in an
accident Insure witb us today for financial protection.
The Arthur Hay Agency I
ALL XINDS OF INSURANCE
Phone 182
4-Day Watch Repair Service
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AUTO LOANS I
FINANCING?REFINANCING
Quick, Efficient. Confidential Service
See "ROOT
Home Finance Company
Gostonia. N. G
Main Street in Frcnt of the Postoffice
Phone 2035
BARGAINS FOR SALE I
? Scatter Rags
? Bedspreads
? Bath Sets
? Dish Bags
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When your pullets are laying as much as
10% they should be housed, and the feed
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CLEVELAND
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LAYING MASH
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Special attention should be given to sanitation
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Houses should b thoroughly cleaned and
disinfected.
Eagle Roller Mill
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