The Kings Mountain Heiald
Established 1889
A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published
4or the enlightenment entertainment and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain
and Its vicinity, published every Friday by the Herald Publishing House.
Batered as second claas matter at the postofflce at Kings fountain, N. C., under Ac*
o< Congress o< March 3, 1873.
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Editorial Department
Merlin Harmon . Ed kor- Publisher
Charles T. Carpenter, Jr Sports, circulation, News
Mrs. P. D. Herndon Society
? Mechanical Department
Eugene Matthews Horace Walker - Ivan Weaver
Paul JacKson ? ?*"CTWf?aye'de.iu
TELEPHONES; Society, 167; Other. 288
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TODA1TS BIBLE VERSE -i . -
A friend loveth crt all times, and a brother is born ior adversity. Proverbs 17:17.
Tribute ?o Many
Little Kay McCarter left for Boston
last Saturday to have her operation, and
~ the prayers of the community will go
with her as she goes under the -surgeon's
knife. If the operation is successful, she
will regain full health.
From the standpoint of the communi
ty, the important part is that the child
gets a chance to live, supplied by the
community in a whole-hearted response
to an appeal for funds.
The goal of $1,000 was over-subscrib
ed before Mrs. McCarter and her daugh
ter left for Boston.
If an appeal of this type does any one
thing, it proves that the great mass of
of others. And the result of this appeal
is very refreshing in a day when people
are prone to assume that a cynical, ev
ery-man-for-himself attitude is the pre
vailing one.
Many were instrumental in helping to
make the appeal successful, including
Rev. J. H. Brendall, Mrs. Lamar Hern
don, Harry Page, Buren Neill, and oth
ers, not to mention the m^ny individual
donors. . . -
But as one minister remarked, the
most encouraging part of the response
was its broadness, from many different
people.
The Herald deeply appreciates the re
sponse to its appeal for the Kay McCar
ter operation fund and commends those
who had a part in' it for their generous,
helpful and heart-felt spirit.
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DuCout Matter
It is not the Herald's policy to com
ment editorially on private matters, un
der the general theory that the old free
trade policy is the best.
However, when a plant which normal
ly employs 250 to 300 persons, stands
idle for a year, while the debtors and
creditors are trying to get together, it
becomes a quasi-public matter, for the
' whole community is affected.
True, many of the former employees
of DuCourt Mills, Inc., have found em
ployment elsewhere? some here, and |
some in nearby cities. Nevertheless, this
is not the most satisfactory arrange-'
ment. The travel to work outside the
community costs time, trouble and ex
penses. ? - . ..'a
Thus it comes as good news to the
community that the referee in bank
ruptcy has given the holder of the first
mortgage the go-Ahead on foreclosure V ?
proceedings.
It appears that this is the only method
whereby the DuCourt plant has a chance ? )
for re-opening.
From the community's standpoint, it ,
appears high time that the plant is put,
up for sale and sold to the highest bid
der. If the sale price is insufficient to pay .
off the creditors, that's tough. But the
water has to be squeezed out somewhere.
The Herald's hope is that Pilot Life
Insurance company will proceed with its
foreclosure proceedingsat all possible
speed. A further hope is that the eventu
al purchaser is a high-type operator who
knows the business and has the know
how to put the plant into operation and
keep it operating.
Our congratulations to Wilson Craw
ford, who has been elected president of
the Kings Mountain, Mercahnts associa
tion. Mr. Crawford is a good business
man, and he will make the association a
good president. *
It would appear that the names of
Alien, Cline and Ix>gan on the oallot for
the sheriff's nomination pretty will as
sures a lulu of a race.
More T-Men
News accounts last week of the hear
ings on the Treasury Department re^
uuest fnr 3.0PQ jnpre , treasury depart
ment auditors for assignment to the in
come tax division paramounted the fact
that addltioi.Al men employed last year
brought in $8.10 for each $1 spent, the
$8.10 representing errors, intended or
accidental, in computing income tax re
turns.
Now the Treasury wants to concen
trate on lower bracket incomes, where
the department thinks it's being filched.
On the other hand, the news accounts
relegated to the last paragraph a salient
point in the discussions. It was: Treasury
Department representatives strongly
? protested ? tlife. inference by some Con
gressmen that citizens in the lower
bracket would pay whatever asked by
the auditors as being cheaper than fight
? ing the extra assessments through the
. courts. The Congressmen were right, for
that Is the policy followed by the average
small businessman, who can ill afford to
leave his business for the long tedious
ness of court litigation.
The Herald has no sympathy for in
come tax evader*, for it regards the in
come tax as. essentially fair. On the oth
er hand, it must cast an arched eyebrow
at the Treasury Department and its re
quest for more investigators. Some are
convinced that the Treasury agents are
guilty of Gestapo tactics, and they feel
that addition of more men in this depart
ment will increase the tendency toward
this type of treatment.
It would appear to the Herald that a
cursory glance, at individual returns in
the lower brackets could well establish
whether that particular return needed
on-the-scene auditing.
The State Highway Department re
ports that a great majority of the per
sons involved in highway accidents in
North Carolina during 1949 were guilty
of some driving infraction, from speed
ing to entering highways without Stop
ping, driving defective vehicles and oth
ers. It's a tacit reminder to all motorists
to give especial attention to the rules of
the road.
ie Democratic shindig in Raleigh
Saturday night aided the party's bank
awcount, even if it did leave some ruffled
feelings of honor Democrats Who not on
ly failed to make the head table but
couldn't'even get in for their $50 dinner.
Some $37,000, less dinner expenses, were
added to the Democratic party coffers.
Faison Barnes' talk on "Operation
Economy" before the Lions club contain
ed some revealing figures on government
waste. It's stuff like that which makes
folks mad as they write checks to the
Collector of Internal Revenue. They feel
their money is going down the drain pipe.
Have you posted your check for the
March of Dimes? A case of infantile pa
ralysis was reported in the little town
of Norwood last week.flt's another tarit
reminder that surcease from the dread
disease Is temporary, and that polio is
no respector of persons. Mall your check
today.
-i r\ YEARS AGO Itwu of now? taken from the 1940 files of tfc*
10 THIS WEEK Kings Mountain Herald.
Dr. Phillip G. Padgett, who for
the past two and one half year*
has been Assistant "District Heal
th Officer for Macon and Swain
I Counties and the "Federal Chero
kee Indian Reservation, is plan
ning to open offices in Kings
Mountain for the general practice
of medklne.
The Plonk Motor Company, lo
.cal Ford Dealers, are now in their
new permanent horn* on Battle
ground road.
A most delightful meeting of
the Home Arts Club was held at
the home of Mrs. O. O. Jackson on
Gold street Wednesday afternoon,
Harry Falls of Asheville was a
business visitor In Kings Moun
tain Tuesday.
William Plonk is in St. Louie
on a buying trip for Plonk Bro
thers & Company.
Mr. Harold Cogglna of the
King* Mountain Furniture Co.
was a businew visitor in Higti
Point where he attended the
Furniture Market.
Mr, and Mrs. M. A. Ware, Miss
Jean Ware, and Moffat (Ware, Jr.,
left Tuesday morning for Miami,
Fla.
Mrs. J. F. Evans and little dau
ghter, Sandra, of Gastonia, ere
guests of Mrs. Grady King for ?
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Gladys Yelton and
son, Charles Dougles, of TVoy, N,
C., visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tel
ton and Mr. and Mrs. Dee Har
mon otar the weekend.
martin's
medicine
By Martin Harmon
(Containing bits of mwi, wis
dom. humor, caul comment. To
ho tnlron wow hly< Avoid
~"T overdosage.) -r*.
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? Lost Art
Foar not. friend* and readors.
that the modicino man is off on
a discussion of tho brush and
easel. for that would ho con
siderably over the head of this
department. I don't mind
brashly discussing such deep
subjects as women (but never
in tho slnglar). work. selling,
? f|r tfi1ilfirififv o^othet Im
portant topics, but cat is"?ot
one of them.
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Neither am I returning to the
fertile subject of the lost art
of embalming previously dis
cussed bore.
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However, OUie Harris, in a
way is responsible for the col
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Tho lost art is that of the
more or less formal calL such
as was once very much in vo
gue, particularly in the South
land where all upstanding ci
tizens could be counted on to
uphold the dignity, reputation
and heartiness of Southern hos
TrttBrnyr-Cbo-heapMaltt? start
ed off with the formal call to a
new citizen, attended to by the
lady of the house.
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Usually this good dames of
tho city would pair off for these
ventures. They would put on
their Sunday best. Including
hat and gloves, arm themselves
with a purse and batch of call
ing cards and ring tho doorbell
of tho home of the newly -arri
ved citizen.
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As might b? expected. there
was sometimes more Involved
ihm< tho matter of Southern
Hospitality. A certain amount
of curiosity existed, and. while
tho chit-chat passed, tho exper
ienced aye of tho welcoming
committee could take In much
of Importance. Facts to be
gleaned from a cursory ex
amination by an experienced
eye Included the age. quality
and taste of tho furniture, the
ability of the newly- arrived ci
tizen as to housekeeping, the
now citizen's family (was the
dirt on the youngster fresh or
oldT). etc - etc. Questions put
In tho course of tho tete-a-tete
could also bring out a world of
Information. They ranged from
church affiliation, to brand of
bridge played, to length of ten
ure In the former abode, and
many others.
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But. all In all. It was good for
all concerned. It helped a new
comer get acquainted much
quicker.
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Today the art of calling U
definitely limited. There are a
lot of reasons for if s demise as
one of the social "musts."
.Principal one Is the new-model
quasi - formal entertaining,
ranging from the two-tablO
bridge party to tho drop-in, the
church social and formal club.
If I am not mistaken, the Her
ald lists about a score of card
playing dubs which it endea
vors to cover, in addition to
study dubs, book dubs, church
organizations, civic groups, etc.
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After attending to the oiga
?" id functions, plus the spec
ones that continually crop
there Isn't much time for
formal call, and a common
bese days Is. ~I Just
tust go to see so-and-so.".
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Impetus for tho discussion of
lost art of calling comes
? recently from Ollle and
In response to the custo
remark. "Come to see us."
Bat it has happened in many
fcther spots. The ?-t?wer is al
ways, "Thank you, 1 (or wo)
will. You come to see as." Only
If s seldom that either side gets
around to it And every time
you say It you really mean that
you're going to do it But tho
fate of the intention is much
like the fate of a New Tear's
resolution.
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To return to a familiar sub
ject of this column, namely
the fairer
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Is tho story given wide
play in the aswspapas during
tho past several weeks on tho
survey indicating that formor
figures on tho percentage of
that women, at
it too making wdf
it 70 percent of tho par
it This
to mo.
^-JHth?
Tell until I road ? little further.
It somas that the
is tho Joker in
for as* tan safely as
that tho husband go** to
tho store with a rarefully
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HE MADE MEN FREE
And saving can keep you
? '.'now to jaipfe yowrjMurc* SaM^V
first and ?p*r>d later It'* the .
? surest, easiest way V save.
HOMCB.&L
ASSOCIATION
A. M,'
Viewpoints
GREEN FIELDS
. ' \ F oretft City Oourrler)
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... A hall century ago Dr. Clarence
Poe, editor of This Progressive
Farmer, began preaching his gos.
pel of gr^en fields in North Car
oling. Jti^said in substance, that
the farmers of North Carolina,
would never lift themselves from
their red -hills, and gumbo soils
Into a r.lcher, fuller life until they
had learned to keep their fields
greeii in winter as well as in sum.
mer. Dj. Poe was a pioneer Jn this
movement, which anticipated the
Soil Conservation Service by lour
aWJUfeg. ? I
Last week's trip to and from
Chapel Hill shows that Dr. Poe's
dre^m is coming true in at least
the Piedmont section of the state.
Along the roadsides of this 200
odd mile.drive one sees thousands
of acres gleaming green in- .the
sunlight. Huge pastures* Of fes
cue, winter grass and oti&r hardy
TTcTSSW-tror rite nffifhusldes.
There is acre after a<?reofrwrt??t,
rye, oats and clovet*. It is'appar
ent that one half of the land be
tween Forestr City and Chapel Hill
has beeh Awn to soil-holding
grasses ^ nil crops this fall.
In mo^jaf|aAces such program
of soil. ounqpfxaHen ? and soil
building fcoes deeper than the
mere appearance or the"ii6lasr
Usually there are~wett*kept hom
es and commodtous hams, along
with all modern conveniences.
There is a pride in ownership,
and the owner is. trying to devel
op a full, rounded program-of bet
ter living. One is impressed with
the large nunnbers tries
which dot the landuoM#kiu
Here is ? ? rich compii|4j|pB M.
farming methods of a half cen
tury ago and today. This example
can be duplicated almost in any
county of the commonwealth. The
dream of T^r. Poe is beginning to
bear fruit. North Carolina is no.
longer the Rip van Winkle state.
. Agriculture is now developing in.
to one of the state's major Indus
tries, and well it. should. When
more farmers learn the value of
conserving their soils, all these
other things which usually mark
a progressive farmer will follow
in rapid order.
NSLI DIVIDENDS \
(Transylvania Times)
Postoffice officials are expect
ing a deluge of NSLJ dividend
checks this week. Veterans who
receive these checks should not
spend the proceeds for frivolous
purposes. SI they can spend it
wisely now, well and good; If not
they can save it with full assur
ance that the opportunity for such
spending will present itself.
Building Permit
Total Is $15,700
Building permits secured st
City Hall during the week of Jan
18 to Jan 26 showed a total of
$15,700 in estimated costs of con
struction of the 12 new housing
units called for.
Wright Jc Rhea, Kings. Moun
tain company which announ
ced plans for construction of 60
units near Davidson school, , se
cured permits fdr nine additional
houses on J ah. 23, bringing their
total to 20 permits. Each of the
units is to be four rooms at a
cost of 5800. The homes are to be
built on the north side1 of Confed
erate street, between Watterson
and Tracy streets.
Lottie McClain was granted a
permit on Jan. 25 far construc
tion of a new four-room dwelling
on Chllders street, cost 92,000.
On Jan. 24 permit was issued
j. U LessHe for construction of a
new five-room dwelling on North
Morris street, cost $3,500.
On Jan. 20 permit was granted
Ben F. Raytield lew construction
of a new four-room dwelling Off
Lin wood road, cost $3,000.
constitutional
proposal Jnst pn? rt toy
tha Senate and to bs offered
the States. It gnarasttoe* equal
right to women, of dl things. 1
note that both North Sarolina
Senators Hoey and Graham To
ted for It. Sotith Carolina's May
. Johnson cancelled
their rotes but it pa? Cl any
way. For my part Won't see
much necessity In the amend
ment. Any man who thinks w?
I't have equal rights.
Just
tits face of hf*.
ssTEfiCEPs myr^u,,^.ite>">p
son GrMnwood. above, of Ratolgn
is the new executive secretary ol
tb? IVortta Carolina Merchants A*,
sociatlon. Ho tuec??di Willard L.
DowelL also of Raleigh, who has
?erred the 7,000-member .mer
chants' organisation since 1827.
Greenwood hu been associated
with the North Carolina Mer
chants Association since Jane 1.
1947, as assistant iei?slan
will assume his new duties Mar
ch 1. Be was elected by the board
ol directors o! the association at
their winter meeting held In Ra
leigh last week.
Merchants Posh
Retailing Chair
RALEIGH. ? The board ot di
rectors of the North Carolina Mer
chants Association in their winter
meeting hold here pledged their
all-out effort in die campaign to
t&lae $200,000 among merchants
of the State for the establishment
of a Chair of Retailing at the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
Board Member Clyde R. Greene
of Boone, in explaining that the
Chair of Retailing is being set up
to provide practical training for
college boys and girts who want
to become merchants or who plan
to return after graduation to as
sist their parents in the operation
of their business establishment,
said, "it is good business for us
merchants to provide the money
with which to establish this
school."
Thompson Greenwood of Ral
eigh, who Is directing the various
campaigns in communities throu
ghout the State,, reports that a
number of cities have laid plans
to get their drWes underway next
week.
"Materials to assist the commu
njties in every way possible are
now available and are being sent
out each day to areas requesting
them," said Greenwood.
He set May 1 as the ?oal for
the conclusion of the various lo
cal campaigns.
The 1MB grapefruit crop is es
timated at 36-8 million boxes, 19
percent below the previous year
and 27 percent less than average.
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A LITTLE STORE
With
BIG BARGAINS
McCaxter's Gash Grocery
Phone 223
DR. NATHAN H. REED
OPTOMETRIST
Professional Bldg.? Over Home Building & Loan
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Eyes Examinea visual tare
Glasses Fitted
Hours ? 9 to 5 p. m. daily
Closed Wednesday P. M.
Phone 492 Kings Mountain, N. C.
?8?fafc? ? ?*? ? ^ ii. ? ?
We are skilled crafts
men in the delicate
mechanism of watches.
No watch repair job is
too large or <00 small.
We can fix them all!
That is not a boast, but
a fact . . . backed by
years of experience.
D?LLIIK;?R'S^to
y^jgya. shop
Tfinyk 77Jcnuxtxur^. 71 C
Icings Mountain's Leading Jewelers
do you think were installed in
North Carolina in 1949?
The year 1949 was such a big year in the growth of
tfifphftfii-- facilities and service, we thought Jrou would
like to know tome of the facts and figures. Here's the
story of the year in brief:
N? w Telephones
More than 62,600 new telephones were in
stalled in North Carolina last year! That's a
lot of telephone?, requiring die addition of
huge quantities of wire, cable, poles, central
office equipment and new building* or build
ing additions.
Rural Telephones
Many construction crews were busy string
ing lines in rural ams throughout the state
last year. During the year more than 25,300
new rural telephones were installed.
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Money Spent
This vast expansion and improvement of
telephone service in North Carolina in 1949
cost more than $13,590,000. This was over
and above other millions of dollars paid out
in North Carolina for operating expenses.
N^m^iuildings
Ten new buildings or building additions (.
were completed in the state last year aadT
work is under way on other new buikttng
projects for 1950.
People at Work
At the close of 1949 there were more than ,
4,570 people employed by Southern BeC in
North Carolina. Wage* for fete men and
women amounted to million* of dollars ? a
substantial contribution to trade and praov
perky throughout the state* ?
Nor.h Carolina and the South are grow
ing as never before and we are continuing
our all-out effort to make telephone service
constantly more valuable and available to,
more and more peopln. &
Nnrth ChroHna Manager v
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHON8 AND TELEORAI H COMPAM