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? . ; v~ . - ' . w*V ? . - The Kings Mountain Heiald Established 1889 A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published for the enlightenment, entertainment and benefit of the citlzena of Kings Mountain and Its vicinity, published every Friday by the Herald Publishing House. Entered as second ^lasa matter at the postofflce at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Act o i Congress of March 3, 1873. Editorial Department Martin Harmon ............. 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 SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONE YEAR? $2.50 SIX MONTHS ? $1.40 THREE MONTHS ? 75c BY MAIL ANYWHERE TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. I Corinthians 10:21. The Hoover Speech First reaction of many citizens to the December 21st speech of Former Presi dent Herbert Hoover was to remark, "We Hved for four years under Hoover, and it wasn't very pleasant." It wasn't. 1 Though, in years since, even ardent Democraties politicians, have admitted privately that Mr. Hoover was heavily sand-bagged by an enemy Congress during the last two years of his admin istration, the fact remains that Mr. Hoover lacked imagination to cope with *the economic problems then he-setting Hhe nation. . His recent speech indicates that Mr. Hoover still lacks imagination. His iso lationist - type speech ignored the tech nical improvements in planes- and roc kets which have materially shortened the miles of ocean which once gave the Western Hemisphere an impregnable moat of defense. One might even grant that this nation is still impregnable. Yet Mr. Hoover's suggested policy would not l>e acceptable on a long-term basis. It assumes that no further progress will be made in the several means of communi cation and arms. Most unacceptable of Mr. Hoover's recommendations is his suggestion that we leave Europe to Europe. It ignores one lesson Russia teaches by its regular policy. Any man on the street knows that Russia is responsible for the Korean iuis iness, yet it is not Russian troops which are doing the fighting. Mr. Hoover indi rectly suggests that we renounce what friends we have in Europe. It will be re minded that the renouncing of friend-, ship with Chiang Kai-Shek's China gov ernment, inept and crooked as it is, is one of the biggest thorns in the flesh of Defense Secretary Acheson. Our Euro pean friends don't do everything "we wish, nor will they, but they're still friends. Yes, four . years under Mr. Hoover is enough. Chairman Ollie Harris, of the Kings Mountain civil defense organization, has wasted no time in setting up the commit tee heads of this group which would be invaluable in time of disaster. Though speeding on his work, Mr. Harris him self is deploring the evident hysteria of some who feel the end of the world is just around the corner. His workmanlike approach to the job.at hand is the prop* er one. Within a six-month1 period, Kings Mountain area citizens will be asked to contribute 325 pints of blood for the mil itary and civilian needs via 1 h.e Red Cross blood bank program. In view of the past record of Kings Mountain area citizens in supporting this program, it would appear that the blood quota will be met, if not exceeded, The Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce has already made a con crete contribution to the long-term pro ject. of the city parks and recreation commission by setting aside $1,000 for this fund. The Jaycees expect' to add to that total as the months pass. The nation has vast, confidence in the abilities of General Eisenhower and this confidcnce is shared by the nations of Europe. However, he must be given the means to do the job at hand. A paper ar my has never been able to fight a war. Meter Money The test case in Lumberton over use of parking meter receipts for public rec* rent ion is of much interest here, since the Parks and Recreation commission had hoped to obtain these funds as reg ular revenue in launching its program. It is of particular interest since the park ing meter chattels have been- canceled and since all the nickles and pennies will now accrue to city coffers. Many citizezns are now in doubt as to what kind of bill the city can got through the legislature that would withstand the tests of legality, pending final decision of the State Supreme Court on the suit filed by a Lumberton doctor. There are undoubtedly many citizens here who rather hope that the Lumber ton set-up will be ruled illegal. Some are simply anti-public recreation. Others support, public recreation, but would pre fer that the recently formed Kings Moun tain committee confine its activities at the moment to obtaining options or pos sible sites for a recreation plant and on raising money from private industry and individuals. When sufficient money has been raised, they feel that the citizens will vote a supporting tax levy to supple- j ment the funds and to carry on a pro- j gram that will be expansive enough to be worthwhile. In previous test cases, the Supreme Court has taken a dim view of municipal ! recreation, unless funds expended for these purposes had been specifically vo- ! ted by particular tax-payers affected. Enter 1951 The world is on the verge of entering a New Year and. more than usual, it is a time of stress and strain and worry. A portion of the world has the ear marks of an armed camp, another por tion is flic scene of actual fighting, and still another is re-arming as quickly as possible. .? i It is an unhappy situation for the com ing of a New Year, customarily a season of hope,. good cheer and good feeling for one's neighbors. Many think that the coming year will see the United States involved in a glo bal war with Russia, which is not content to develope the wide expanses she al ready holds and to raise the education level and standard of living of the people who live within her present boundaries. The prospect for all young citizens of ; this nation, whether war becomes all-out j or not. is to. spend some time in some branch of the military service. This, too, is a said commentary of the state of the ? world. War is waste, for winner or loser. ? How much more beneficial it would be, if all the effort and production of the world could be devoted to building chur- j ches. orphanages, good roads, schools, homes and the other institutions which make for better living. But the world has not yet reached that seemingly Utopian state, where men con stantly strive for the right and, where outvoted by the majority, arc willing to accept that decision. The prospects are not bright for a too happy 1951, yet man, with all his ail ments, lives in hope. And the hope of the world ? false hope or not ? is that 1051 will see an end t o the international stresses and strains that causes one na tion to call the other "warmonger." Our congratulations to Wayne L. Ware, who has been re-elected chairman of the county's PMA organization. 10 YEARS AGO Items of news taken from the 1940 files of the I THIS W E E K Kings Mountain Herald. Mrs. E. W. (iriffin, State Chair man of the Safety Division of the Federated Women Clubs will ifoafee a radio address from sta-| tton WSOC, Charlotte. Friday, De 1 cember 27th, from 3:15 to 3 30 p.! m. Mm. Griffin's topic will be: "The Art of Real Driving." Social and Personal The homq of Mr. and Mrs. W. I M. Gantt on Ntirth Piedmont Av enue was the scone of a lovely Christmas party on Friday even ing when the members of the {Senior Group of the Youth Divis ion of Central Methodist Church entertained the Senior Group tfrom the Flrsrt Baptist Church. Mrs. Donald Blanton was hos toss to a small group of friends making up three tables of bridge on Friday evening. j Mrs. Carl Davidson was hos tess at a lovely party on Satur 1 day evening, when she entertairt ed at her home in the Mauney i Apartments, complimentary to| i Miss Willie Elierbe of Albemarle j I and Kings Mountain, whose mar- J ' riagc to Mr. Paul Fry will be an important event of this week. | j Mrs. Carl Mauney entertained the Hom6 Arts Club and a few invited guests Tuesday evening. ' I The yuletide decorations were ef- 1 fectively used, the lighted Christ [ mas tree predominating. Poinset ! tas and nat.dina berlea were used ! in the living room. Ono of the social highlights of the holiday season will be the annual Stag Club Dance, Friday ! night in the Woman's Club build ing. Dancing will begin at 9:30 and the music will be by Mor row i? Orchestra. | Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Ruth and ' boys will spend Christmas with ! Mr. Ruth's parents in Salisbury. | Mr. and Mrs Jesse Kiser of Charlotte, are guests of relatives in Kings Mountain for the hoM ! days. | Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Ware, and son, Mohett, Jr., and Miss Jean Ware will spend Christmas in , Charlotte. martin's medicine > By Martin Harmon {Containing bite of new?, wis dom. humor, and commini To be taken weekly. Avoid over-dosage.) New Year Coining It won't be long now. Old. Father Time, his white beard flowing, is sharpening and pol ishing his scythe and in the shdrt space of a few hours he'll swing it with a mighty swish. The year 1950 will be gone and a littlo diaper-clad 1951 will be on the throne. n-y-c It is hard to guess what, the historians of future years, say 2050 or 2150. will think of 1950. Certainly a great deal has transpired in this mid-century year. Records of the doings of the world may make the histo rians' job easier, for communnl cations are better than they've ever been. Yet thinking back, history does not give too much attention to the year 1350. Per haps 1950, in spite of the Ko rean War. the Chinese Commu nists and Harry Truman won't come in for too much attention. n-T-c The New Year starts this time on Sunday night or Monday morning (depending on your preference), which means that, in this section of the world 1951 won't be greeted in as much of a holiday ? celebration manner as some of the previous New Years. It will stlU be Sunday to a lot of people, which will call for quiet welcoming of the new model. n-y-c But the fact of Sunday won't cancel the customary New Year's Day customs of resolu tion-making and dining on hog jowl and blackeyed peas, that is, if housewives have cor rectly anticipated their New Year's Day menu. Blackeyed peas for dinner on New Year's Day is supposedy a harbinger of good luck and, this year, should be served in quantity to General MacArthur. Secretary Acheson, and several other gen tlemen on whose decisions the fate of the nation will depend. n-y-c * I Resolution ? making is a | good custom, too, even though most folk have trouble remem bering them 20 minutes after * they make 'em. I've picked up several ol the semi-public va riety during the past few days, j Just about everybody in the community is renewing an old one: To do Christmas shopping early. I am among this group, j as usual. How to bring about j this happy situation I have not j yet learned. Perhaps the pur chase of a special-type alarm j clock would do the trick, with one alarm to ring October 1. 1 and another to follow up on November 1. The few early. bird ] Christmas shoppers I know tell me it isn't early shopping if you don't start by November 15. Alas, I seldom get started by : December 15. n-y-c The Lion* club is going to make a resolution, if comments I've heard amoung the mem bers have anything to do with it, to have a bigger, if not bet ter. Christinas party for the ; city's needy children next " rristmas season. The 100-odd kiddies had a big time (though at least one developed a tum my-aches after hit third hot dog), but the members of the club enjoyed it equally as j much as the youngsters, if not more so. It really opened the eyes of many to the situations , existing in the community, and it is the medicinal guess that most will want to up their con tributions to the Red Cross I when f'ind raising, time comes again. There's nothing that tugs at a man"s heart as much as gladness or sadness in a child's face. n-y-c ' ' . " ? 1 Another resolution 1 expect j to be made will be on the part : of city officials. They will re solve to collect the garbage from the city's houses as close to Christmas day as possible, i There was a slip-up on the col- : lection last week, and the housewives were in a shoot from-thehip mood. n-y-a The Kings Mountain Garden Club will have a resolution con cerning next season's pilgri mage. Tt Is to allow no fruit cake wine within reaching dis tance of punch ingredients. One lady reached for a bottle of what she thought was ginger ale, only to discover, too late, that the bottle contained some rich home-made wine. It so happened that a contingent of ministers was on the pilgri mage tour at the moment, and coincides ally or not the punch howl did its most rushing bus iness of the day. n-y-c KaqpPT *?w Tearl Other Editor's Viewpoints ACROSS 1 ? FWaily 10 ? Every one iwflvidaaDy (abbrev.) 11 ? Stratagem 13 ? Eastern ?t?U (?bbm.) 14 ? Dxlatti 15 ? Ania IS ? Exist* ? 17 ? Uait* IS ? Forbearance from ^tUyi?< om'i owa 10 ? Type o I tltcttk current 11 ? Call of ? bone 21 ? Put o I vtib "to be" J? ? High esploeive 15? To free 16? Omnipotent Operator* (abbrev ) 11 ? A mau oi metal 30 ? Lord (abbrev.) 31 ? Very nit, in mutic 35 ? Soot hiii* 36 ? Doctor of Science f abbrev.) 37 ? Toothed wheel 38 ? Thin, bard and brittle 39 ? Pretidint Elder (abbrev.) M ? Nautical cry ol greeting 41 ? Adjective tuffis 41 ? Kitchen implement for browning bread 44 ? To manage DOWN 1 ? Artist'# implement <pU I - To contend 3 ? Elevated etieet railway (oolloq. ) 4 ? Pertaining to ancient Scandinavia ' 5 ? PreSi denoting three A? Personal pronoun 7 ? Smoothed 9 ? Prevaricate* 9 ? Certain 1 1? Science treating of , thf mind II ? Quality of being able to laugh 14 ? Name applied to a ctav Armed liar (peaa.) 16? To name 17? Old Italian (abbrev.) 19? Negative 10 ? Tim* past 13 ? Terminate 14? A name of a place 18 ? Inside 19? Having greater wealtfc 31? Toward* 33 ? Mental image* 34? A native of Uoroctf 35 ? To prune (Scot.l 39 ? Hawaiian food 40 ? Consumed 1 1 ? Chemical symbol fg$ thoron 43 ? Thoroughfare (abbrev.) 7 See The Want Ad Section For This Week's Completed PuuU GAMBLING REVENUE . (Waynesville Mountaineer) The easy, and plentiful money which the Currituck county trea sury expected to derive from the dog race track within their bor ders seems to have failed to ma terialize. The county was hard up for funds, and through a special act of the last legislature, establish ed a dog race track, -with the ho pes of getting the extra needed ; funds. The gamblers moved. in. and now the county seems to find it I impossible to collect what they claim is their part of the race track fee. It is a sad day when a town or county has to resort to the dregs of gambling for funds on which to operate. Currituck has learned the hard way. This should be suf ficient lesson for all other cou ties to beware of lush promises of gamblers. The Durham Sun, in an editor ial "Chislers All" pointed out, in. somewhat the same line of thought that: Currituck County is not happy about its dog racing racket. The county isn't getting its '"tut." Failure of the Currituck Racing Commission to turn over to the county the share of the gravy the county is supposed to have from the Cavalier Kennel Club track has ptevented the county hiring a much needed teacher for Moyock High School and delayed planned Improvements for the county courthouse. Strangely enough, it appears that the Kennel Club or the Rac- | ing Commission made the money I but just doesn't choose to pay the county. By that, North Carolini- ! sns are quite at liberty to con clude perhaps, that the Kennel ! Club or the Racing Commission i or somebody sitting blandly on ! the sidelines is stronger political - 1 ly that the County Commission i and, therefore, is in a position to I prefer to see that long green ta- ; ken from the "suc.cers" goes into favored pockets. What is taking place in Curri tuck is what was. to be expected. When the gambling racketeers step in, they do. not take orders from local politicians. They give the orders: generally aftor buy ing tip the key politicians. That could be what happened in Curri tuck. It has happened all alohg the Florida East Coast. The gam blers run Chicago, in the opinion of .some of us backwoods folk, ahd very likely Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and a good many other places. THIS MAY HEI.P (Nashville Tenne?>sean) The Tennessee State Medical Association has decided to estab lish a scholarship loan fund for rural youngsters* who will agree' to return to rural areas to practice after completing their medical education. The association's decision is the first good news to medically-iso lated areas of the state since the well-equipped hospitals and lab oratories became major tools of the medical profession. The practical value of Hie pro posed incentive to rural practice offered by the medical associa tion will, of course, depend In the final. analysis on the size of the loan fund and how Ubeial are the terms for loans to be made out of It. The association, which is the official body of Hip miaOjpIO fessdon in Tennessee, deserves credit for declining at last to face realistically one of the most cri tical problems of argarrteed med icine. Tbe final collapse of rural medi?9|'ij||M||K^Mfifl|H|^mE I parently waits only for the death i of the surviving "country doctors" j who now can be found only in half of the rura! counties of the state. This dependable and self sacrificing segment of the profes sion was schooled to expect a fi: nancial reward for its efforts far below that anticipated by the ty pical medical school graduate of recent years. When one of these old time ru ral practitioners dies in a rural Tennessee county today, it means the end of a medical service, un-] less the community bands toge- j ther to work out a plan of finan- 1 <?ial inducements to attract a new doctor. Even then the replace- 1 ment is hard to find. ? ' J There is a possibility that the scholarship plan proposed by the state medical association may, over a period of years, contribute materially to a solution of the problem of rural medical service. The thousands of Tennesspans who still live many miles from the big hospitals and clinics cer tainly will add their hopes to those of the medical leaders who are sponsoring the plan. , ? . Clingmans Dome (6,642 feet) in the Great Smoky Mountain of North Carolina is the highest point on the 2,000-mile Appala chian Trail which skims moun tain ridges from Maine to Geor gia. Henderson Bites Held Saturday Funeral services for William Alevander Henderson, 78, of 707 Gold street ,who died Thursday morning, December 21, at the home of a son, W. D. Henderson, in Gastonia, were held last Sa turday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist church. \ Rev. T. L. Cash well, Jr., pastor, officiated, assisted by Rev. W" H. Whit lock, of Gastonia. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. ^ A native of Transylvannia v uunty, he had been a resident of Kings Mountain for 29 years and was a carpenter by trade. He was on a visit in Gastonia when death came suddenly. Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Mattie Davis; six sons, W. D. and Charles Hender son, of Gastonia, Guy and Homer Henderson, of Kings Mountain, Carl Lee Henderson, of the U. S.' L. T. Anderson Chiropraclor Mo, rise.-? Bldq. Kin*. Mm. 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