The Kings Mountain Herald
Established 1889
A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published
for the enlightenment, entertainment and benefit ot the citizen* of Kings Mountain
and Its vicinity, published every Friday by the Herald Publishing House.
Bntered as second .'lass matter at the postofflce at Kings Mountala, N. C., under Act
ot Congress of March 3, 1873.
Editorial Department
Martin Harmon Editor- Publisher
Charles T. Carpenter, Jr Sport a, Circulation, News
Mr*. P. D. Herndon ... > Society
Mechanical Department v "
Eugene Matthews Horace Walker Ivan Weaver
Paul Jackson Charles Odems
TELEPHONES: Society, 167; Other, 283
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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
But that no many is justified by the low in the sight of God, it is evident: for. The just
shall live by faith. Galatians 3:11.
Recreation Program
At the moment, there has been reviv
ed a movement for a community recrea
tion program, principally under the lead
ership of the Woman's Club, but with in
terested participants from other civic
groups and including many interested
citizens.
Recreation is another of the commun
ity activities in which Kings Mountain
finds itself about as far behind as is pos
sible and certainly out-distanced by
many other cities of larger and smaller
size.
Some older folk, and some not too old,
are Sometimes inclined to look upon t-he
matter of community recreation as the
boldest' nonsense, reasoning that they
managed pretty well to keep busy when
they were children. There is some truth
in the contention, but it ignores certain
facts. Principal one among them perhaps
is that state and federal laws now pre
vent a youngster's, going to work in most
gainful employment before reaching the
age of 16. Another is the fact of less
home work tp keep youth busy during'
the nine-month school term, and another
is the influx of labor saving devices in
the home which finds the old coal carry
ing-in jobs and wood bin filling jobs
eliminated by oil heaters and electric
stoves. Youngsters simply find time on
their hands and wonder what to do with
it.
Actually, the City Recreation commis
sion, an advisory group with no money
to spend and only their imaginations to
work with, has formulated no definite
plans for Kings Mountain. The group
would like to have a city swimming pool
for one thing and concurrent facilities.
They like the looks of the new Shelby
plant mighty well and there are others
which they wish could be transplanted
here.
Big problem, as usual, is money. Here
again those most interested in the mat
ter are not unanimous on how to get it.
The figures of needed outlay look scary,
and some feel the project should be a
city one, that is, supported by tax mon
ey. while others favor the private meth
od. The answer perhaps lies between the
two, with joint action by the city and in
dividuals a possible means of launching
a program here.
With a the strong possibility of in
creased taxes on the part of the federal
government for the near future, it would
appear that a private non-profit founda
tion! would have a good opportunity of
attracting large and regular contribu
tions from Kings Mountain's business
and industry.
At the moment, the city recreation
commission wants the ear of the city
board of commissioners for a discussion
of the matter at hand, to learn what at
titude the city will take toward such a
project, and to what extent the city
board will support it with their good off
ces.
There is no reason Kings Mountain,
over the course of the years, cannot have
the facilities for a well-balanced recrea
tion program. It is not likely to come
over-night under any circumstance. Im
mediately required, it would appear, is a
long-range plan and initial steps to put
that plan into operation.
Considering the current prices of real
estate, it would seem that the city made
a wise investment in purchasing the
Hamrick property on City street for fu
ture needs, particularly since the proper
ty adjoins other property owned by the
city. A city, like any business, must look
to the future.
A welcome to Dr. Craig Jones, sug
geon-to-be at the Kings Mountain hos
pital, who has opened an office here.
"Normal" Into Limbo"
The word "normal," not only as our
grandfathers knew it, but as the current
generation knows it, has gone into limbo
and will probably never be known again.
The fighting in Korea has brought the
people of the United States to the reali
zation that, as long as dictators are on
the face of the globe, there can be no re
laxation in the continuing effort to pre
vent their forceful expansion and ag
grandizement.
The outbreak in Korea is a sad re
minder that economy in operation of the
armed forces can become false economy
over-night, and the initial governmental
/equest for ten billions for expanding the
war machine ls~8-3&?t and painful re
minder, too, that all was is waste, that
the winner also loses. Yet winning is im
perative and the possibility of losing
frightening in its possible impact.
Korea again points up the future possi
bility, which most people will bet as a
sure thing, of an all-out war with Russia.
Thus, there will be no more "normal
cy," as we have known it, cvn during
the past five years. A big portion of the
national income will continue to go for
purposes of war, regardless of the out- .
come in Korea, for the big war could
come tomorrow, next week, next year,
or in the next decade. It could be more
years away than that. But the only safe
course to follow, barring a complete
change-over in the control and attitude
in Russia, is to maintain a strong force
for the probable eventualities.
Mr. Slender
The community learned with consid
erable regret that Rev. W. H. Stender,
for the past five years pastor of St. Mat
thew's Lutheran church, has resigned
this pastorate to accept another.
During the five years he has served
the Kings Mountain congregation, Mr.
Stender has demonstrated qualities that
mark him as a strong . minister and a
good citizen.
Mr. Stender's activities were not con
fined alone to work of his church, but to
the community as well.
Kings Mountain has found him a man
of definiteness of purpose and a man of
high character.
The best wishes of the citizens will go
with Mr. Stender and his family to their
new work and home at Cameron, S. C.
Like doctors, police forces, insurance
policies and other like institutions, Na
tional Guard units do not generate much
interest until times of need arise. Since
June 25, the armed forces and their first
line adjunct, the National Guard units of
the nation, have been in sharp focus. It
reminds that Kings Mountain has one of
the best National Guard companies in
the state, and, the Herald suspects, any
where. Considerable credit is due Capt.
Humes Houston, commander, and the
man of the local unit, on the good record
of the company, which recently complet
ed a successful two-week encampment at
Fort Jackson, S. C. -
One citizen complained to the Herald
that at least one of the companies seek
ing distribution rights for natural gas in
the area (feeding off the pipline now be
ing laid) did not list Kings Mountain as
one of the cities to be served, and he
didn't like it. He had in mind utility of
natural gas for heating, for cooking, for
industrial use. His complaint takes on
more importance in the light of the war
developments, with prospects for shorter
oil and coal supply and both dependent
as they are on transportation facilities
which might also be in short supply in
case of war. It would seem proper for
Kings Mountain to be served with natu
ral gas, ard our guess is that consump
tion of natural gas would increase here
over the years.
10
YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
Items of news taken from the 1940 files of the
Kings Mountain Herald.
Twenty mom bets of Fairview
Lodge 339 were presented with
25 years certificates by E. L.
Weathers, State Deputy Grand
Master of Shelby at <he dinner
meeting at the Woman's Club
Tuesday evening.
The Town Council in their
meeting Monday night approved
the Municipal Stadium project
which has been gaining momen*
turn for fthe past several months,
since it was first announced by
Charles F. Thom-asson.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. M. A. Ware entertained
members of the Social CUjb and
invited guests at her home last
Friday afternoon.
The Gleaners Class of the first
Baptist church met at the home
of Mra. H. J. Mcintosh with Mrs.
Elmer Logan as Joint hostess last
Saturday afternoon.
Mis? Mary Miller Hoffman of
Knoxville, Term., has returned to
her home aftxer a visit to Mr. L.
P. Baker. . I
Mr. Leslie McGinn is of Rich
tnond, Va., ? former citizen of
Kings Mountain, wUl return to
day after visiting friends here.
Misses Margaret OornweH and
Nina Jackson left dvriirg the
weekend for a visit to New York
City and other places of interest.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hambrtght
and L. P. Stowe spent the week
! sod at Southpoitt fishing.
, -
martin's
medicine
By Martin Harmon
v Containing bits of mwi. wis
dom, humor, and commwit To
be taken WMklf. Avoid
over-dosage.)
Age
In the Sunday supplement
rotogravure section of the
Greenville News appeared a
story under the headline "Can
Man Live To Be 120 Tears
Old?" I didn't road any more
of the stony than to find that
the question was answered
"Tm," and that the author
counted on science to keep a
going on the business of pro
longing llfC.'';
? *#'
The story, at any rate, was
Inspiration for a medicinal
piece on the matter of age and
how folk regard it.
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Of course, the discussion
should be separated into two
categories, one involving the
male viewpoint and the other
the female viewpoint, for they
are considerably different, as
any fool can plainly see.
.
The womenfolk ? and this,
will be news to none ? are in
clined to be somewhat coy a
bout their ages, on any of 365
days per year after they pass
Birthday No. 21. Thus election
registrars, when they see a lady
coining up to the table, auto
matically fill in the age col
umn with "21 -plus." There are
plenty of other examples. The
Herald, and many other papers
I'm sure, are often cheated of
Interesting feature stories when
ladyfolk reach retirement time,
because the ladyfolk don't
want any publicity. Usually, a
looksee under the surface will
reveal that the age factor is the
big reason. *And there have
even, been instances of ftmin.
es, well-aware of an elderly
mother, aunt on cousin's feel
ings anent age-telling, who re
fuse to divulge the age-at
death of the person who has left
earthly existence.
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1, being in the male depart
ment. could never understand
what difference it made. But
the best way to trap a lady in
to revealing the fatal secret Is
to insinuate she's a year or
three older than actually esti
mated. I tried that one recently.
To a friend of mine. I said,
"You were born in 1902."
"Not sol" she indignantly re
plied. "It was 1903."
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Men don't mind much, from
the telling standpoint, though
plenty view approaching years,
gray hair, and/or bald spots
with grudging. Most of them
think more about reduced ac
tivity than anything else.
They've been in the habit of
moving at a fast pace for a
ling time, and they don't like
to break it. As foe the ravages
of time in the hair department,
most men will relate that any
special attention they give to
Dr. Jones' hair restorer is due to
certain feminine demands.
?a*
Age, of course, has again ta
ken on a new meaning for the
male members of the populace,
and many are wondering, if,
after all, they are old enough,
what with the draft blowing a
gain. And some several I know
didn't feel at all insulted when
General Hershey, the chief
drafter, remarked last week
that the services wanted
younger men. that these who
had topped 30 are in the "burn
ed out^ class, at least as far as
the services are concerned. As a
matter of record, some several
in the Age 30-plus category
were ready to wire the General
an official second to the mo
tion.
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Youngsters, up to age 21. are
usually aiming for a future age
which they feel will never be
Beached. After hitting the 21
mark, the years seem to speed
by with moet amazing rapidi
ty. On the medicinal part, 1
thought I'd never roach school
ago. Then the next goal on the
list was to roach ago 12 and be
eligible to Join the Boy Scouts.
Thon it was 16. Oh. to be able
to get the family bus. anytime
I VQpnted it (this one didn't
work out quite as I had antici
pated.) Thon the goal wo* 21*
to bo officially a man and own
the right to vote. (Some of the
votes didn't work out too welL
either.)
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But lrcreenlng age hat its
compensations of ?ne kind or
another, and low elders would
ascribe too much to the old
poem. "Mak* Mo a Child Again.
Just fos Tonight.'* There Is an
other poem which pretty ade
quately describes the growing
older basins so. It is Marc
Cook's "Changing Viewpoints."
which I got via Judson Chap
man's column in the Oreen
villo Mows:
At six I well remember when
1 fancied all folks old at ten.
But when I turned my first dec
Fifteen appeared mere truly
staid.
Bat wfcen the fifteenth round
I'd nsn,
I thought none old til twenty
Then oddly when I'd Beached
that age* <
I held that thirty made folks
Bwt when my thirtieth year woe
told. - y ? . v<
I said. "At timsmis men grew
Othei Editor's Viewpoints . .
CROSSWORD ? ? By A . C. Gordon
ACROSS
I? Out of Print (abbrev >
J ? Citizen* of one of the
British Isles
7 ? One of the continents
(abbrev. )
9 - Place known as "The
Crossroads of the
Pacific"
1 1 -?Land of the "midnight
lun"
13 ? To tevere
, IS ? Name often applied to
one of Europe'*, mott
famous cities
17 ? -First name of famous
Persian poet
It? Royal Military
Academy (abbrev )
20 ? Mild exclamations o<
rebuke,
2 2 ? More rational
24 ? Grating
2 5 ? Ancient Efypiisn
goddess
26 ? Mexican monetary unit
2 7 Exclamations of
surprise
30--Bquality -
3 2 -Famous district o 4
London
34 ? To obstruct
36 ? Man'* nickname
This World of Ours
37 ? Continental name
40 ? Location
4 2 ? To incite
44 ? Virtuous
46 ? The modern Hispania
(poss)
48 ? Chemical symbol for
cold
49 ? European >city lonf
known for its cheese
. fpoaa >
50 ? Thorough f arc
(abbrev. )
DOWN
1 ? Exclamation of pain
2 ? Famous man-made
waterway
3??"Yes" W? Spain
4 ? Juice of a fruit
5 ? Well-known Floridian
city
6 ? South Latitude
(abbrev. )
7 ? Type of trap-shooting
(poss )
8 ? American Antholocy
( abbrev. )
10 ? Island group of the
North Atlantitc
12 ? The great blood artery
(pi.)
14 ? Pertaining to a Scan
dinavian country
16 ? World "battleground"
17? Norwegian capital
(poxs.)
10 ? Parental nickname ?
2 1? Land bordering watfr
23? Shortened name of
popular South Amer
ican city
24 ? Possessive pronoun
28 ? Japan's main island
29 ? At a distance
3 1 ? Greek city
33 ? Cereal grains
34 ? To exist
35 ? Smallest state of the
U. S f abbrev )
36? South American
rubber center
38 ? To give out
39 ? Small containers
41? U. a "Com State"*
< abbrev. )
43 ? Name popularly
applied to America?
soldier
4 4 ? Chemical symbol for
calcium
4 5 ? Man's nickname
46 ? Chemical symbol foe
samarium
4 7? Godly person
(abbrev )
See The Want AO Section Tot TiUa Week's Completed Puzzle
OIL SERVES THE WORLD ?
(Forest City Courier)
Late in May, the British gov
ernment announced the end of
gasoline rationing, which had
been in effect since 1939. This sur
prise decision followed accept
ce of an offer by an American oil
company to supply all additional
requirements of the United King
dom, and to accept payment en
tirely in sterling. The sterling,
under the terms of the agree
ment, may be used to purchase
! goods and materials within the
sterling area for use outside that
area.
This company's British affiliate
is now building the largest refin
j ery in Europe, in Englanji. When
con.pleted, it will refine 110,000
barrels daily of petroleum pro
ducts from Middle East crudo.
and will contribute substantial
dollar savings to the Britsh econ
omy, as all the products Will be
old I"
Tet two score come and found
me thrifty.
And soon I drew the line art fif
ty
But when I reached that age,
X swore
| None could be old until three
J score.
And here 1 am at seventy
now#
As young as when at seven, I
trow I
Tis true my half Is somewhat
giwy.
And that I use a cane today;
Tis true these rogues about my
knee ' ? ? =..?
Say '"Grandpa" when (Eif
speak to me;
Bat bless my souL I'm young
as when
I thought all people old at tenl
Perhaps a little wiser giuwu
Perhaps some old illusions
flown;
But wondering stilL while years
hare tolled.
When It is that a man giows
old.
bought with sterling. :
Hefe is a particularly dramatic
example how the American oil
Industry serves the world. It is
capable of achievements which
are hardly dreamed of elsewhere.
The company concerned la a lar
ge one, as are many other Amer
ican oil companies, with the re
sources needed for huge invest
ments on the international level.
However, American oil compan
ies of all kinds and sizes?- -and
there are thousands of them? are
quietly and effectively providing
us with better products, and
strengthening our external and
Internal security. OH is the life
blood of nations in this mechani
zed age, and we are the unques
tioned leader in the field.
Demand for oil seems next to in
satiable. The heavy increase in
demand which followed the war,
and more than made up for the
drop In military consumption,
surprised everyone. Yet that de
mand was met with only minor
dislocations. No one suffered ser
iously for lack of oil. Only free
enterprise could have accom
plished that.
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SERVICE
We Fill any Doctors' Pre
scriptions promptly and
accurately at reasonable
prices with the confidence
of your physician.
Phones 41-? 81
Kings Mountain
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?
bank c?fr>iT
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Every hour you delay building up a
bank account for th* future is one
hour more you'll have to wait to en
joy that ' * money- i n-t he-bank feel
ing of security. Come in and make
your first deposit at our bank now.
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COMFORT. CONVENIENCE
? Maytag Washers
# Westinghouse Products
# Electric Ranges # Refrigerators
? Myers Pomps
* ? ? ? ? ? . ? ?- i. .. ? " ? ,t ?* -
f Plumbing Installations
Logan Supply Co.
Phone 317-W Cleveland Ave.
Printing ? Phone 167 and 283
BWliSlS
1. Over-all LUBRICARR
lubrication ? including
inspection of your Buick
from radiator to rear end.
2. Removal of one front wheel,
inspection of brake lining and
wheel bearing. .
3. Inspection of tire?, plus cross
switching of wheels to save you
money on wear and mileage. ,
4. Headlight aim corrected.
5. Stop lights and other warning
lights checked.
6. Engine tune-up? for snappier
performance and increased
milekge economy.
Phone this week, for prices and
an appointment? before the rnsht
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