The Kings Mountain Heiald
Established 1889
A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion ol the general welfare and published
Cor the enlightenment, entertainment and benefit o I the citizens ol Kings Mountain
and Its vicinity, published every Friday by the Herald 'Publishing House.
Entered as second jUas matter at the poatoffloe at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Act
erf Congress of March 3, 1873.
Editorial Department ' " ?
Martin Harmon ........... t Editor- Publisher
Charles T. Carpenter, Jr Sports. Circulation, News
Mrs. P. D. Herndon Society
Mechanical Department
Eugene Matthews Horace Walker Ivan Weaver
Paul Jackson Charles Odems
TELEPHONES: Society. 167; Other, 283
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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ that we might be
justified by faith. Galatians 3:24. - ~
Long-Term Project
Last week's action by the city board of
commissioners in setting up a city rec
reation commission to advance the
cause of public recreation will be ap
proved by almost all citizens of the com
munity; The new ordinance has the ef
fect of changing the status of the old
commission, which was merely an ad
. visory body, and gives the new commis
sion power to receive funds and to ex
pend them.
Next question, of course, is where the
funds are coming from.
Kincaid, a member of the old commis
sion,' at the city board meeting last
week, the group anticipates that the for
. warding of a public recreation project
will be ft quasi-public, quasi-private pro
ject, following the methods by which
Shelby and other cities have obtained
recreational plants.
First, it appears the recreational body
will seek to obtain contributions for cap
ital outlay from Kings Mountain busi
ness and industry, and, with excess pro
fits taxes seemingly just around the
corner, it seems quite logical that contri
butions from (t>is source could reach a
sizeable amount. Later on, the citizens
may be asked to vote a bond issue to sup
plement the contributions, when it ap
pears that sufficient amounts are in
hand to launch the project.
Mr. Kincaid remarked that the old
commission did not anticipate an over
night job and that it might be five years
before any considerable recreational
plant might come out of the commis
sion's work. But five years passes quick
ly, and, with a job to be done, there's
never any time like the present for
starting it.
A New Policy
The city board of commissioners talk
ed, without action, last week of adopting
a new policy concerning street-paving,
which will mark a considerable depart
ure from the old formula of street-pav
ing assessments.
The commissioners indicated by their
conversation ard by declining to act on
street petitions in hand that they may
soon adopt the policy, already adopted
by a great, number of cities in this state,
of assessing abutting- property owners
for the full cost of street-paving, with
the exception, of course, of intersections.
The old policy provided- -for two-thirds
assessments, one-third on ea'ch side of
the particular street. . ?
Reason for the proposed change is the
usual one. money, or the lack of it.
City governments have been in a fi
nancial bind for the past several years.
.Taxable valuations are low. and costs
haVe gone up. up and up. Municipal in
come has been virtually fixed, whereas
?expenses have been spirahng.
The change in policy projected seems
one of necessity and the assumption that
street-paving benefits primarily the own
ers of abutting property which the
present assessment policy is based) is a
valid one. ' ?
The Herald would like to see changed
another street policy. This is the re
quirement of the city for acceptance of
property for streets. Under present pol
icy. the city wi',1 not accept for new
streets property less than 40 feet in
width. With a greater automobile popu
lation which is growing daily and the
obvious fact that many Kings Mountain
streets are already too narrow, it would
seem advantageous for the city, in ac
cepting deeds for future streets, to re
quire a minimum of 50 feet, or perhaps
W)feet.
Good News In Korea
News of the landings by United Na
tions forces at Inchon in Korea was the
most encouraging news this nation has
had since June 25th, when North Korea
invaded the South Korean Republic.
The big "if's*' of the moment are what
action Russia, or particularly her satel
lites in Communist China, are going to
take.
It would not be any particular devia
tion from policy for Russia, having push
ed the Korean Reds out on a limb, to let
the limb be cut off without making any
effort to shore it up.
w3?S:*F!?ff? America hopes will happen, hoth
from the military and diplomatic stand
points. Obviously, if North Korea is left
.to stew in her own pot, without air sup
pbrt and with her supply lines cut, Unit
ed Nations forces under MacArthur are
going to defeat the invaders within .a
reasonable period of time. .
Internationally and diplomatically, the
advantage. would also be great. Only the
most dense of Russia's satellites could
fail to see the obvious lesson: that Russia
is a fine cheerleader but not a very good
friend when the -chips are down.
At any rate,, the Korean business has
been a Rood lesson for the United States,
re-awakening the nation to the facts of
life that, as long as a thief is at large,
none is safe. Russia is an international
thief. She understands only the language
of force, and this means that the United
States must keep a force sufficient to de
ter the grabbing aims of the Kremlin.
Louis Johnson, as Secretary of De
fense. had Jost the confidence of the peo
ple and thus had lost his usefulness as a
public official. The recent landings in
enemy-held territory indicate that the
military was not in too decadent a state,
as some of his principal critics charge,
though one still shudders at the thought
of what the North Koreans could have
done with comparable air strength, or
if the aggressor had been Russia her
self. General Marshall has the confi
dence of the nation, and, having manag
ed a successful career despite the neces
sity of dealing with politicians, should
be able, to solidify the thinking of most
Americans, Democrats and Republicans
alike.
Again Kings Mountain will be well
represented in colleges of the state and
in the Eastern half of the United States.
Those who are attending are being pro
vided the opportunity for a particular
advantage, and they should utilize the
opportunity to the best of their abilities.
The "get by" attitude sometimes exhibi
ted by students is not the kind that will
result in Capitalization on these opportu:
nities. 1
The Herald's best bow to its high,
school compatriots of the newspapering
profession, te staff of The Mountaineer,
Kings Mountain high school paper which
is to get out its first edition soon. The
paper has full readership interest a
mong the school population, and, since
this group includes the men and women
customers of tomorrow, it would seem
that The Mountaineer deserves the sup
port of the community's business inter
ests.
The grammar grade football season
began officially Tuesday night, and
those who followed the youngsters on
the football field last year need not be
reminded that the games are most inter
esting to watch. It reminds, too, that The
Mountaineer Club, sponsor of the pro
gram, is currently conducting a mem- ;
bership drive and. as evidenced by its
first year's activities, deserves the sup
port of the community.
10
YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
Items o! newt taken from the 1940 file* of the
Kings Mountain Herald.
The Kings Mountain School
Band has accepted an invitation
to play for the second annual
Cotton Festival to *be held In
Greenville, S. October 3-5.
Twenty other bands will take
part in the big event.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Miss Eva Mae Suber was hos
tess at a lovely bridge party and
miscellaneous shower Saturday
evening a? her home on Piedmont
tavenue, compli meriting Miss
Mary Sue McGlnnis who left this
week to enter the Teachers Train
ing College at Cullowhee.
Mesdan;*s Harry Kimmel, John
Jenkir..* \rthbr Hamrick, Gurth
Hamrick were hostesses to the
Try-LClub at their regular meet
ing at the Margrace Club house
last Friday evening.
Mrs. Howard Ware was host
ess at a delightful party and
shower Tuesday evening, com
plimenting Miss Virginia Alien.
t. Marriott Phtfer was among
sftudents enrolling at Ersklne
'College this week.
The friends of R. G. Plonk, Jr.,
will regret to learn that he had
the misfortune of breaking his
left arm during football practice
yesterday afternoon.
Ben Willeford, Jr., has returned
to his home in Atlanta. Ga? after
a two-week visit to relatives in
Kings Mountain. Mr. WHleford to
resuming his work as student at
Emory University in Atlanta.
martin's
medicine
Bf Martin Harmon
v Containing bits of am wis
dom. humor, and commint To
b* taken vnUt. Avoid
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Kings Mountain
If you'n thinking the medi
cinal department has adopted
i a silly title for the current
week, hold your bosses. Don't
be alarmed! No effort is being
made to essay on the whole
city at one fell swoop.
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Actually, today's piece is a
book review of the new novel
"Kings Mountain." ($3.00). Just
published by Doubled ay 6
Company. Inc.. New York 20. N.
T. Or shall the medicinpl de
partment confess, only a parti- .
al review? For in the interest
ol deadline time it was necea- I
sary to get the column finished |
before 1 could finish the 339
pages of the new historical
noveL which the author and the
publishers hope will be a host
seller, if not in the proportions
of "Gone with the Wind." then
along that line.
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"Kings Mountain" is not a
"Gone with the Wind." as will
have already been revealed by
the number of pages. This is
likely to make novel readers
breathe easier, not that they
didn't like "Gone with the
Wind." bat because they've
seen too many attempts to du
plicate the. shall we say. epic
style of the Margaret Mitchell
novel since it moved to new
sales records. Needless to re
port the duplicating attempts
have uniformly missed the
boat.
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Frankly, the medicinal de
the first one- third of the noveL
and. having progressed that far
in short order, feels that read
ing of the remainder will be as
satisfying as the final reels in
a lively technicolor) horse opera
(which I like very much.) In,,
other words. I know from hist
ory that Hero Reece McDer
mott's side is going to smash
the British at Kings Mountain,
and. knowing the tradition of
the rollicking adventure tale, I
would wager 10-to-l that the
hero also winds up with the
right girl.
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This is a round-about intro
duction to the novel, but per
haps it will suffice.
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I confess to some surprise
several weeks ago, when 1 had j
av advance notice about the
book from the publishers, to
note that the author's name is
Florette Henri, which sounds
like a very fancy name to me.
However, It was not the fancy
name that brought the surprise,
but that the book was not au
thored by Inglis Fletchar. who.
after some several books, ap
peared to have a copyright on
the novel-making properties of
North Carolina history. Maybe
Flortette beat IngUs to the
draw. Anyway the book is out
and it has already, in 122 pa
ges. contained a surprise or
two.
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Principal surprise |ls the
treatment given in the early
chapters to CoL Patrick Fergu
son. My historical knowledge of
the British colonel has been
fairly well limited to his inven
tion of the breech- loading rifle
and his reputed brag that God
Hut:*-"- If couldn't move him off
the ridge he occupied. In the
early chapters of the book. Fer
guson is portrayed as an ex
ceptionally good Scottish offi
cer who is methodically loyaf j
to his assignments, due to the
military code, but not necessar- {
ily because he is in sympathy |
with the policies of King i
George III specifically, nor the i
English generally. Being a
Scoachman and himself a pro
duct of a nation no happy
with English domination. Fer
guson is portrayed as sympa
thetic with the desires of the
colonists to be free, and out
right contemptuous of CoL Tar
leton. the burning and pillag
ing Gen. Sherman of the Rev
olutionary war period.
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How much research the au
thor did and bow closely she
holds to the historical truth in
her noveL t don't know. How
ever. the historical characters
present include Lord CornwOI
lis, "Jack" Sevier, and other*
who made the history of the
pedlod. and it is easy to agree
with the Jacket advertising
come-on that "Kings Mountain
| is a racing, action -pocked
story . . .** It's title and history
will make it particularly inter
esting to all people o I this area
In North Carolina.
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It Is a flsst novel for Mrs.
Henri, and. tn this modern day
and age. good Southerners will
ignore the fact that the author
Is native Now Teste Yankee.
From Im picture e a the cov
er. she Is a veey pretty young
lady (which will he of soate In
a ? -M, fit>M >i _ i - - - _jn . _ .M
?ww to potMtuu mai# rtoa
era)* and It Is to her credit that.
In the first 121 pages at least,
sho does not throw in too much
of the sordid filth that most
modern-day authors think they
have to write to get big sales,
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The Medicinal department is
looking fenward to the final
two-thirds of "Tlam Moan
tain."
ACROSS
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athWtk speed conint
S ? EftfatM in doling
9 ? Period c4 time
t abbrev >
1 0-? Gra-ttlartd
12 ? Exclamation
13-Dewrip?lff phrase
?Df>lird to th{ sport
?4 wwOiH (three
words)
If -One of the Major ?
League baseball parki
19 ? A co*tly fur
20? Exclamation
}|- District Attorney
< abbrev ).
21? A pilfered h ?r m
baseball
25 ? To squeere
27 ? Comparative tuffti
2t ? Abatement (colloq )
3 1 ? Compati direction
32-Promh?ry Note
(abbrev )
33? Top-aecret sport*
3* ? Fart o< verb "K> be"*
>f-Wh?i the im UmMt
atrbn lor
Sport a IQ
3t ? Contumr *
40 ? Snow vehicle
43 ? Ancient Egyptian god
o# the underworld
To distribute the con
testants in an athletic
tourney
46 ? Etclamation of
tntnfuctioa
41-To>ow
Ev?y one (abbrev )
50? Division of a tennis
match
'51 ? Chemical symbol
for tellurium
52 ? The one who it the
most thw ami the
53
race
Fe?r
DOWN
1 ? English football
<pcm)
2 ? Division in a polo
match
3- Sea eagle
4 ? What a fencer snN
tomethnes de
5 --Grew weak
?? ? An Jtutfsoritative
standard
7-^- Race track wkttisaa
? ? Something athletic '
competition develop*
,1 1 ? Printer's measure
1 4 ? Egyptian sun god
1 5? A type of Ashing
16 ? Engages in wrestling
1 7 ^Indefinite article
23 ? An important number
in bowline sport
24? Sicilian mountain
26? Watery expanse
29? Latin abbreviation
mean in f "foe example"
30 ? United Athletes
( abbrev )
, 32- -Method of attack m
football <pl.)
33? Horseback ridinf
device
34 ? A devotee of sailing
36^-A baseball catcher
could be called this
3 7- -A driving aid for
golfers
30 ? Combining form
meaning "three"
41 ? The high jumper cam
da this
42 ? Manageable
43 ? A lalema priaiit
44? Withkn
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HEADLINE HEADACHES
( Gaston ia Gazette)
Probably nobody was sorrier to
see Mayor O'Dwyer resign in New
York than the city's newspaper
headline writers. For in his stead '
they now ,must contend with a
Chap named Vincent R. Impellit
teri.
It's hard to guess at this writ
ing just how ofu>n Ipipellitteri |
will break into the news. But
when he does he is almost auto
matically assured of double-col
umn coverage. ?
Maybe the headline men
should borrow a leaf from the |
sportswrites' book. There used to
be a ballplayer around named I
William Wambsganss. H*? was fa
mous for making an unassisted |
triple play in the 1920 world se
ries. The country's sports pages]
refused to deal with that law
breaker. In box scores our field
ing hero was known for years as
just "Wamby".
Sb Impellitteri might be |
"Impy" or, in the Washington]
tradition of nick-naming, "Vin
cent the Imp." There must be |
some way to cope with that for
est of tall consonants.
AN IGNORAMUS
(The Lincoln Times)
Ed- vat ion, when it takes, ma
kes an individual receptive to I
new ideas.
It is supposed to enable a per
son to distinguish between epi
:hets and reason when consider
ing any matter discussed.
usually, education humbles
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Other Editor's Viewpoints . . .
those who begin to know some of
the little truth that human be
ings have been able to discover.
When you see an individual
who is afraid of new ideas, pre
ferring to use epithets instead of
reason and presuming to know
the answers to all questions, you
can be quite positive that you
are viewing the action of an ig
noramus, no matter how many
Words he uses.
Temporary Wildlife
Office At Asheville
The Wildlife Resources Com
mission will maintain a tempor
ary office at 141 Linden Avenue,
Asheville, telephone number 3
6456, to assist sportsnjen der'ring
to participate in organized hunts
to be conducted in the National
Forest areas in the western part
of the state, Clyde P. Patton, Ex
ecutive Director of the Wildlife
Resources Commission, announc
ed today.
Malcolm Edwards, Supervisor
of Western Wildlife Manage
ment Areas, will be in charge of
the office. The temporary quar
ters will facilitate dissemination
of information and application
forms for the various hunts, but
will not collect fees for hunts or
process application forms. Com
pleted application forms and fees
accompanying them must be sent
to the Wildlife Resources Com
mission, Raleigh.
A winter cover crop is a good
investment for Southern garden
ers and fruit growers, say horti
culturist of N. C. State College, j
One Match Can Rain You . . .
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rhat't all it takM-ost little match and your home can go up
in smoke . . . What would you' do Una? it you are insured with
us, all you would bare to do Is telephone 90 and lot us woory .
about it . Fire insurance will pay you in tbe long run.
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