I The Kings Mountain Heiald ^pT7 Established 1889 M>na lX A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published for the enlightenment, entertainment and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain and 1U vicinity, published every Friday by the Herald Publishing House. Entered as second .ilass matter at the postofflce at Kings Mountain, N; C., under Aot ot Congress of March 3, 1873. Editorial Department Martin Harmon Editor- Publisher Charles T. Carpenter. Jr. . . Sports. Circulation, News lira. P. D. Herndon Society Mechanical Department Eugene Matthews Horace Walker Ivan Weaver Paul Jackson Charles Odems TELEPHONES: Society. 167; Other. 283 SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONE YEAR? $2.50 SIX MONTHS? $1.40 THREE MONTHS? 75c BY MAIL ANYWHERE TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE For as many as are led by the Spirit of God. they are the sons of God. Romans 8:14 Civil Defense ?? ? - - 7 . ? . yr The city board of commissioners is fol lowing the lead of the state and other cities of the nation in endeavoring to set up an organization which it hopes will never be needed. The organization planned is for civil ? defense, and the big. impetus is the cur rently Strained international situation rind the possibility that at some time the Kings Mountain area might be the vic tim of atomic attack. Otherwise, the organization would be available for use in any kind of emer gency. While it is hard to foresee Kings Mountain having to contend with a flood, as occured in California last week end, or with a big explosion, as occured a few years ago in Texas City, Texas, or other castastrophes of that nature, there is no reason to believe that this commun ity is immune from tragedies of similar devastating type. The civil defense unit would be inval uable for such an emergency. But the fact remains that the real rea son for setting up the organization is the possibility of enemy action, which is de vasting when mere ordinary bombs are used. To a -statement that there was con siderable question that Kings Mountain would ever be a target, City Administra tor Fuller remarked it is possible that bombers, headed for Oak Kidge, Tenn., might follow this route, get in tfoubre, and dump their bombs. That accident just might occur in this vicinity. The civil defense plan is predicated on the old axiom, "A stitch in time saves nine." In choosing Ollie Harris for the noil paying job as chairman, the city board has shown good judgment. Mr. Harris will "work at it?' and this is the key to the success of any job. Mr. Harris, the board, and everyone else hopes that the organization will never have to function. But it would prove invaluable, should the occasion a rise. Buy Seals The annual request of the Cleveland County Tuberculosis association for citizens of the area to buy T-B horid.s and Christmas seals was made Monday, and the work of this organization indicates that it should be fully supported. Even before' jt received the added fa cilities of a chest X-Itay unit, the asso ciation had done much to stamp out tu berculosis in this County, and now it is doing even more. In addition, the asso ciation provides treatment and care for indigents who contract the disease and who can't afford to pay for treatment. Since the X-Ray machine was put into use,' 20 active cases of tuberculosis have been discovered as well as many other chesl ailments-. This indicates that an ounce of prevention is worth many pounds of cure. . ? . ?Carrying /the analogy further, ' the ounce required of citUeiis of the county is $9.00() for the coming year's preven tive program. It should be' well worth it. The wheels of public opinion are be ing greased for re-institution of the au tomobile inspection program in the state, which the General Assembly may re-enact. Unfortunately, there is no way to inspect, the drivers themselves for tendencies toward chance-taking.' pas sing on curves; excessive speed, etc. Driver* -error is responsible for most of the auto accidents, insurance reports re veal. Of course', supporters of the car inspection program will Contend* a per son killed in an auto accident is just as dead, be it driver error or- mechanical failure. Tax Matters When Congress re-convenes next week, the top item on the list will be that ever-present problem, how to get more money. With expenditures rising, due to high er military expenditures and a concur rent failure to curtail non-defense ex penditures, the Congressmen find it im perative to get more money, a task they deplore. ? This time the citizens are helping them slightly, agreeing that more mon ey is required. However, there is. con siHcrable difference as to method. Certain representatives of big busi ness are making a frontal attack on the excess profits tax method of increas ing the income. They prefer simply rais ing the corporate tax rate, pointing out that excess profits taxes penalize grow ing businesses and results in undue waste by business. They also suggest in creasing excise taxes and personal in come taxes, but these suggestions might be called a flanking attack... On the other hand, big labor is calling for excess profits taxes even heavier than that requested by President Tru man, who wants Congress to enact a 75 percent tax on all profits over a parti-, cular base period, say from 1946 to 1949. Assuming that big business and big labor represent the extreme poles of thought, it can be further assumed that the equitable answer, if there is any in tax matters, lies somewhere in between. However, most citizens should oppose increases on lower-bracket personal in comes. Particularly harsh seemsi the suggestion Of some to lower the personal exemptions, now only $600, which any one can plainly see will limit the exemp tion to the amount of food a person con sumes in a year. Actually, some business men weren't feeling too badly about the prospect of an excess profits tax if the allowable re turn were based on the 1946-49 period. The years 1946-48 were generally good years, and 1949 could have been worse. At any rate, this base period would be better than that adopted for the excess profits tax figuring during World War * r Decision of the City^of Kings Mountain to employ a mechanic to look after city equipment was not surprising, for the matter had been talked back and forth for several months. Looking at the fig ures on the amounts 'spent for this work during the past few years makes one wonder if the total justifies the change. While the paper figuring indicates a po tential dollar saving of $2,000 per year, it must be remarked that the city will have to buy some considerable equip ment and that the mechanic will have to have a helper for the big portion of his work. Assuming that the city will continue to grow and that the city gov ernment will use more and more trucks and other motorized equipment as the years pass, the establishment of a city garage may prove a good move on a long-term basis. However, the Herald aniteipates. t hat the setting up of a ga rage w ill, in no way, eliminate thev ex penditure of city funds for mechanical work with private garages which have the necessary equipment and manpower ti> do that work, at least not in the near future. The Junior Chamber of Commerce has scheduled- its next paper collection for Deeepiber 3rd. It'll be an ideal time to clean out the attic before Christmas. Our ?congratulations to Houston Black, who has been chosen for the cur rent year's edition of "Who's Who. in American Colleges and Universities." 10 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK i Items of news takeo from the 1940 files of th$! Kings Mountain Herald. The quota for the Kin^s Moun tain Draft Board has- be?*n ro: ceived which calls for only two men to be selected for the first call. The two mCn are to report to Fort Bragg on December 5t+i. T'le name^ of the two men to be selected ar?' not known at this "time according to Frank Sum mers, chairman of the Local Board. The Kings Mountain quo to io be selected June 30th has been set at 85. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. B. S. Peeler was hostess to members of the Study Club and invited guests entertaining at her home on East King street Tuesday evening. Mrs. E, A. Smith was hostess to member* of her bridge vMub at her home on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. D. C. Mauney was hostess to the Thursday afiernoon Book Club and invited guests fast week. j Ma and Mrs. Pfiee Patterson of Ravenel, S. C., spent the past week with relative^ in this sec tion. Mis. E W. Griffin and children will apend Thanksgiving with Mrs. Griffin's father, Mr. R. W. Kurfees in- Mockville. Mrs. B. A. Muiray and two chil dren of Greenwood, S. C, were visitors at the hoor.e of Mr.' and Mrs. Y. F. Throneburg during the weekend. martin's medicine By Martin Harmon V Containing bite of newi, wis dom, humor, and comment To b? takon weekly. Avoid over-dosage.) Fear and Trembling Number 11 of 1950*8 12 mon ths 1* about to exit from the stage, giving rise among the older folk of that ever-continu ing question, "Doesn't time fly?", and reminding the vari ous Santa Clauses of the land that it is high time to act The word is out that wheel goods won't be in too over-abundant supply this season, which means that the early-bird San ta Claus will be in better) shape for Christmas morning. f-a-t The exit ot November is a reminder for one and all to check their Christmas list and here is where the fear and trembling act begins, for few have done much about those last New Tear's resolutions to visit the savings banks and the other institutions to take care of the financial matter in ad vance. It reminds that the First National Bank has r? instituted the Christmas Sav ing Club to take care of the 1951 season, and those who are "Jining up" will be in an envi able position next year this time. The only worries they will have will be what Aunt Jenny would like, eliminating the part about "What Aunt Jenny will like THAT I CAN AFFORD." f-a-t Which is enough about this kind of fear and trembling, as it will increase by the day through the remaining month between now and Christmas. It should be sufficient to re mind that only 26 shopping days remain. Time to get the list out and the wrappings bought f-a-t For a great number of Tar Heels and for a sprinkling in other states, fear -and -tremb ling day of 1950 is Saturday when the Dukes and the North Carolinas meet for something like the 38th time. As has been properly pointed out by any number of sport writers, the re sult of Saturday's two-hour tussle before 46,000 people who will pay a total of S161.000 for the privilege of squirming through the proceedings, will not be world-shaking. Neither Duke non Carolina is going anywhere after the game, to such way stations as Dallas, New Orleans, or Miami, but the outcome "is mightily important, to thousands throughout this state. Both the Methodists of tho state and the Tar Heel roo ters have already been down with a seige of Baptist fever, which. Indeed, is a very painful ailment if not a fatal one, and both groups want to win Satur day to salvage the plum. Duke mooters, who have been looking forward to Saturday's game with more-than-usual hopefulness, will understand my feeling of fear and tremb ling, After all. I have enjoyed c steady four-year diet of Jus tice and victory, though I ad mit that last season's 23-21 af fair was somewhat hard on the blood pressure. It started ra ther badly. After q traffic tie up. our party was late on ar rival and heard Duke's first touchdown over the radio, which is very bad indeed. An enemy touchdown on the scene seldom, is as bad as the radio version. When you see it. you can usually locate an "if" or two which makes the score look freakish. Not so on the radio variety. fat Saturday's game should be quite as interesting as the thriller of last year, and I am | personally installing Duke in the role of favorite, though I expect to occupy one of the 46,000 seats with the usual a mount of hope. f-a-t Pick-up: Much attention has been given recently to a new gadget for attachment to* ra dios which is designed to auto matically cut out spoken com mercials. While this could eas ily develop into a body blow to radio, it could be worse for tl;?- listeners. Just think how bad it would b? to hear nothing but singing commercials .... Bob Hope has been insulted by Life magazine and a gentle man who wrote something en titled the "Seven Deadly Sins of the Air". I thought the arti cle a good one, but Hope says ho was insulted to the tune of $2,010,000. That is r?uite a lot of insult, but what makes me wonder is how Mr. Hope arriv ed at the odd. figure. Surely he doesn't expect his lawyers to work for a paltry S10?00 with su4h a big figure in front of it . Over in Statesville the citisens arc complaining about a faulty power system, which reminds that Kings Mountain's system is needing re-vamping and could r?ach the point in future years where service would be poor , . . . up in Boston somebody pulled the wrong switch, ? or something, and It had a lot of folk thinking an atomic attack was in pcogmss ... Borrowed wisdom: If in a carefree moment a man tou?s away a dollar, his wife decider that he cam afford %? buy her ? m'rk wrap ..... THE BOND SALE (Shelby Daily Star) A3 we understand State Trea surer Brandon Hodges, the sale ? of $32,500,000 in the North Caro lina General Fund bonds at an I interest rate of 1.4127 per cent I id satisfactory but not quite as 1 low an interest rate as had been hoped for. This low bid compared with 1.52 per cent paid by the state on $75,000,000 worth of sec ondary road bonds sold several months ago. This interest rate looks low to the average man who must pay from 4 per cent up for the money he borrows. And yet the state bonds must have been considered a very attractive offering. to the; investors who have already gob- j bled them all up. North Carolina's credit is ! sound. The bond sale attests to . that in no uncertain terms. The state is financing its ; school building and ports pro jects with some of the lowest cost money in its history. There have beon lower interest rates on small, issues in the past but the interest on this bond issue repre sents the lowest cost of any ma jor financing. ? Whom should we congratu late? Well a ipeasure of the credit should go to the state adminis. tration of recent years, to the sound fiscal policies that have been insisted upon by the legis latures. . But we think the bulk of the credit should go to the people of North Carolina. Their character ! and their resourcefulness stand behind the bonds. There is no better security. BOY GREETS GIRL (Christian Science Monitor) It must be that somewhere in the long history of the party tele phone, on which whole communi ties could listen ih. something like this happened: Two people who had never seen each other ? a boy and a girl, of course ? were caught in a con versation via crossed-up num bers, and though the whole town might be overhearing them, pur sued their chitchat to the not bit- . ter end which matrimony can be. j We say it must have happen-' ed, because things can't be so different ? not things like that, anyway? even in this age of ad vanced electronics. And the oth er day this did happen: A North Carolina couple were married after some months of which again remind* that It ain' t "fur" 'til Christmas . . . 1 trust the Thanksgiving tur key was up to par .... We rtre thankful that so ninnv local people have given us llic privilege of serving their insurance nec?|s. Wc want you , to know, we will con tinue to ilevote our selves lo ihe purpose of retaining the failli you liave placed in us. * ? insuRfifici flotnev memt *? t, nt Off XI AT MOM | KM I tMN MKKM CROSSWORD ? ? By A ? C. Gordon The Domestic Scene ACROSS ( Something for the "green thumbed" Partem 6 ? Added ni?t" to the -? cookery 1 1 ?Item for the housewife with a pressing engage ment. I 2 ? To dine I 4 ?Untruthful narration (two words) ) S -The kind of profit we a)l like 16 Something every garden craves 18 -Unrefined element 1 9 ? To reap ft? Was prodigal }?? Elementary Orders (abbrev ) .'?* -Siesta ! S -Indefinite article ?ft -To hold oack ( in " bridge) ?9 ? To seem * 2 ? Like 1 3 ? Employing IS? Chemical symbol for stannum *6-- - Skills r>*?tre?s signal 39? Singing part 4 1 ?-Poetical for above 4 3 ? Roman 1002 44 ? The taste of spoiled food ? v 4 7 ? Kind Of poem 49 ? Numeral 50 ? Musical furniture 32 ? Before 53 ? Chemical symbol for neon 5S ? Oreek letter 57 ? The elder (abbrev) 58 ? Utilires the popular dusting implement 59?? Nature's household ornaments DOWN 1 ? Cooking condiment 2 ? Extent of space 3*? A kind of polishing stone 4? Dictionary of Nation alities, (abbrev) 5 ? 'Proximity 6 ? Kitchen implements used for slow boiling 7 ? The U.S. "corn state'* ( abbrev. ) 8 ? "Line o I work" for the laundering housewife 9 ? Home of the Irishman 10 ? One who makes a deed ? 13 ? Preposition 16 ? Pronoun 17 ? Ancient sun god 20? Callus- inducer for the gardener 22 ? Life blood of the tree 2 7? Auricle 28 ? GentHmanly Unions (abbrev.) ' 30 ? Abbreviation for Portugal 31 ? Uninvited guest at most family picnic* 34? -Electrified particle 131J ? Gravy-catchers for the housewife t 37 ? Dry. .of wine 39 ? Own (Scottish) 40 ? A kind of fur (pi ) 4 2 ? A catastrophe of the ?earn 43 ? Bovine talk 4 5? Over again 46? Immertcs 4 7 ? To use the scissors 48 ? Formerly 51 ? Exclamation of satis faction 54 ? To e*i*t 56? Male narcnt S" The Want Ad Section Fob Thl* Week's Completed Puzj'e Other Editor's Viewpoints "party wireless" conversations via radio. They ' were radio "hams," amateurs, who got their frequencies crossed, according to the Associated Press, last Decem ber. While not Just the home town but the whole world of ra dio hams could hear them they talked themselves into it. Sometimes this world seems almost too different from what it used to be. The parlor base burner has given way to a radi ant floor that heats the- house. Aunt Hepzihah's steroscope ' is now Nephew Jack's television outfit. , So it's assuring to note that though means change as fast as inventors can say "patent appli ed for," ends remain recogniza ble in human affairs. And that if a girl and a boy got their new fangled frequencies crosses, the result is as old-Tashloned-as the dimly remembered wall -phone in Grandpa Selden's general store. A plentiful supply of improved small grain varieties for 1951 can be assured by planting seed pat ches now. Cherokee Diama 1 To Open Eaxlier CHEROKEE? The sensational ly successful drama of the East ern Band of Cherokee Indians, "Unto These Hills", will open a week earlier in 1951 (on June 23) and play six nights weekly through Labor Day. The drama is presented in an open-air mountainside theatre seating 4,000. The cast, which Includes sev eral native Cherokees, will be en larged by 15 persons, and the musical score is being revised by Jack Kilpatrick, a Cherokee Dallas, Texas. MEMORIAL COINS MANTEO? Silver half dollars minted in 1937 ta commemorate the 350th anniversary oi the birth of Virginia Dare, first child of English parentage bom in A merica, increased in value rapid ly. There were 25,000 coins mint ed, and more than 20,000 were sold then at $1.65 each. Now the remaining coins are back on sale. The new price is $4.50 each and the coins may be ordered through C. S. 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