The Kings Mountain Herald
Established 1889
A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published
lor the enlightenment, entertainment and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain
and its vlointy, published every Friday by the Herald Publishing House.
Entered as second class matter at the postof flee at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Act
of Congvess of March 3, 1873.
Editorial Department
Martin Harmon Editor-Publisher
Charles T. Carpenter, Jr Sports, Circulation, News
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TODAY'S BXBLE VERSE
Bless them that curse you. and pray for them which despitefully use you. St.
Luke 6:28.
Foreign Policy
There has been much sniping at Secre
tary of Defense Acheson, the personali
ty, but, in its general sense, the nation
is committed to the idea of the United
States' effort to keep the peace through
strength.
That, basically, is the foreign policy of
the United States.
Senator Taft is in-and-out in his sup
port of this policy, and Former President
Herbert Hoover, indicative of his Quaker
faith, would curta.i our global efforts to
maintain a balance of power with the
Russians. But these men and their sup
porters are in the minority. .
The personal attacks on Acheson
seem to result more from his member
ship in Democratic party and, per
haps, from his moustache, than to the
policy he has formulated, with the ex
ception of ceasing to send war material
to the Chinese Nationalist government.
The convening of the new Congress
may mean that the attacks on Acheson,
for "political reasons, may be stepped up.
However, there is little liklihood of a
change in policy. Southern Democrats,
though at odds with the administration's
domestic policy at frequent moments,
are solid with respect to the foreign pol
icy, as are many Republicans. The pre
sence of John Foster Dulles in the State
Department, plus possible return of Sen
ator Vandenberg, who lias been ill, will
have the effect of overriding the Taft
Hoover supporters.
The big question will bo whether the
domestic policies of the nation, which
must implement and complement the
foreign policy, will be instituted with the
force necessary to cope with the situa
tion.
The administration has been most re
luctant to institute price controls to de
ter inflation, and when it did crack
down, d i d an injustice to auto manu
facturers. Almost everyone assumed
that the price roll-back order for auto
mobiles would be followed immediately
by freezing of prices of steel and labor,
two big components of the automobile
end-product.
The average citizen is quite well a
ware that the business-as-usual situa
tion cannot exist with a $45 billion bud
get for the armed forces.
If the administration and Congress
don't know it, they are far behind the
?thinking of those they represent.
What will happen in Korea T, General
Ridgeway, new field bbHUiiaftuer, says
the United States will not be kicked out
of Korea. Yet, two weeks ago, there was
a question as to how much additional
manpower could be sent to Korea. Fact
remains that the evacuation of the trap
ped units around the Manchurian bor
der will go down in history as an epic
military-naval maneuver. And one must
assume General Ridgeway knows where
of he speaks.
Considering the possibility of war,
plus the definite prospects that many
products will be off-the-market for all
but military use. it would seem to be ad
visable for the city administration to pet
a bill through the legislature granting
it permission to set up a capital equip
ment fund, or a debt service sinking
fund. Under present law, all balances at
the end of a fiscal year go into the up
coming year's budget. The f e w cities
who had the capital fund arrangement
during World War II did not regret it.
Have your waste paper on the curb in
front of your house, or on your doorstep
on Sunday. The Jaycees will collect it.
Street Aid
The several cities of Jhe state, with
their North Carolina League of Munici
palities leading the way, will again seek
this year a greater portion of the gaso
line tax revenue for use on city streets.
Under the current arrangement, cities
share on a per capita basis a $2,500,000
fund from this revenue. Actually money
is not passed to the cities. Kings Moun
tain's share, for instance, is a bookkeep
ing entry, with work on city streets by
the highway department debited to
that account. There is no carry-forward
provision and unusued credits go off
the books at the end of the fiscal year.
Actually, Kings Mountain has little
complaint concerning this ax*rangement
on the basis of the past year's perfor
mance by the state highway department,
but in some previous years the situa
tion was hot as pleasant.
Some would prefer to see the state
take over all city street work, but oppo
nents quickly remind that removal of
the function from the source would not
be too desirable.
The Herald has long felt that cities
deserve a bigger portion of the gasoline
tax revenue. It would like to see the le
gislature increase the amount tfie cities
share in, and it would like to see credit
balances from the fund remaining at the
fiscal year paid in cash to the cities,
spendable, of course, only for streets.
Polio Fund Drive
Kings Mountain and Cleveland County
are being called on to give a large sum
of money during this month for the Na
tional Infantile Paralysis Foundation.
It is the annual March of Dimes appeal
and the quota for the county is $20,000.
Though it is a large sum, the people
of the county can ill afford to fall short
for this worthy cause. Kings Mountain
and the whole county have seen the ra
vages of this dread disease and all know
the need for continuing the efforts to
learn more about its causes and to pro
vide treatment for those victimized.
Particularly interesting was the state
ment by Robert Morgan, county chair
man of the 1951 campaign, that Cleve
land county has a deficit of more than
$6,000, This means that expenses for
treatment o ? Cleveland patients are
greater than receipts frcir. previous driv
es. It also means that other Communities |
are helping pay for this county's pa
tients.
While thli li the aim of all nation
wide campaigns, Cleveland county would
rather be in the position of helping o
thers than in the position of being help
ed, if for no other reason than commu
nity pride. .
The Herald's feeling is that Kings
Mountain will do its share in seeing that
this fund campaign is a successful one.
Sam Stallings. who has been appoint
ed King6 Mountain chairman, has the
energy, ability ^nd imagination to direct
the campaign. He will make a good
chairman.
Prices continue to escalate. One of the
troubles the administration is finding in
trying to work out price controls is the
questional parity system for commod
ities. Presr ' law virtually prevents con
trol of food prices, and, since food takes
a big portion Of the national inctome,
makes workable controls ft virtual im
possibility. Congress should rectify the
situation, but it probably wont.
It is time to list taxes. As the tax list
ers point out, those who list early will
save themselves much time and trouble.
A word to the wise is sufficient.
10
YEARS AGO Items of am token from the 1940 files of the
THIS WEEK Kings Mountain Herald.
An application f or the Kings
Mountain School project hu?
been filed with the Works Pro
ject Administration according to
H. L. Burdette, City Manager. The
stadium is to be constructed on
the property at the foot of Moun
Jain Street.
Seeiat and Personal
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Myers en
tertained the entire pertonnel of
HynyEtepartment Store forco at
their home on Piedmont Avenute
Monday ew*nin?...
Mimes Julia and Sara Herndon
?vire the (lovely hoatesees at an
Informal Open Mouse Christmas.
Quite a number of the high
school and college students call
ed between the hours of eight
'till twelve.
The Junior Woman's Club will
hold its regular monthly meeting
Monday evening, January 6, at
the home of Mrs. Eugene McCar.
ter.
Mrs. H. S. Elackmer and Mr*.,
Booth Gillespie %y?re charming j
hostesses when *ii"
pliment to husband* trf Tuesday
brtdge club membtrt,
One of the moat outstanding
?vent of the Christmas season for
the younger set w&s the tea giv
en to y- Mtaa Cora Heradon last
Friday afternoon.
Mitt Mary Beth and Joe Bord
spent part of the holidays with
their aunt in York, 8. C.
: . Silases Martha Frances McOill
and Nina Jackson were holiday
guests of friends in Boone.
Mr. iluinea Houston spec!
ChrMmas with his parents Mr.
martin's
medicine
Wf Martin Hannoa
.Containing bit* of news, wis
dom. humor, and comment. To
bo taken weekly. Avoid
over-dosage.)
New Year Potporri
1 am reluctant to write 1951
for. If the linotype department
has as much trouble changing
over as 1 do. it'll probably come
out 1950. It usually takes me
about six months to get in the
habtt of writing the new brand
numerals.
ny-p
All of which proves nothing,
except that habit is a strange
and wonderful institution. Now
11 all of. the habits were good
ones, the world would bo a
wonderful one indeed. The ha
bit of going to church would be
ono good one, for instance,
though it would cost the proa
ebon a source of comment in
their sermons.. Discussing the
advent of the How Tear, the
Lutheran minister in Asbeville
reminded his hearers Sunday
that 68 of his flock hadn't
darkened the church door for
the whole of 1950, Obviously,
their habit trend was running
in reverse.
ny-p
Another bad habit the world
has fallen into is tfcj warring
habit and it must be charged
to individuals since most gov
ernments reflect the feeling of
the people they ri>p?<isent. 1
was particularly interested in a
.summation of the war history
of the world which appeared in
the recent issue of The State.
Editor Carl Goerch had done
some interesting research and
beside almost every year from
1894 on, he could record a
shooting War. The exceptions
were 1901-1903. 1905-1910, 1912
1913, 1919-1926, 1929. 1935. and
1949. Ho lists no less than 24
shooting war* and revolutions
during the 56-year span, some
of them, of course, covering
several years, as did the two
World Wars.
n-y-p
Some might suggest an in
ternational resolution not
to make war. but. as Tallulah
Baakhead remarked about res
olutions on her radio show. "I
just waft Until midnight - to
start breaking 'em." The world
would probably bo the same.
n-y-p
Kings Mountain folk have
been shivering through the in
termittent cold spells and men
tally noting that spring will be
more welcome in 19S1 than in
several years, bat it's nothing
to what CpL Joe Costner, sta
tioned in Alaska is "enjoying".
CpL Costner writes an interest
ing epistle on the weather sit
uation in the vicinity of the
North Polo. The temperature,
he reports, is around 40 below
and the wind howls around his
qu onset hut. But the men get
along pretty well with 25
pounds of clothing on. "None is
in any danger of freezing," CpL
Costner, says, "as long as he
keeps hie feet dry and a buddy
along to toll him when his
numb nose begins to show
white spot* on the end." This
is an indication of approaching
frost-bite. i* considered
worse than a hum. CpL Costner
works in the cdr defense con
trol center. He found hit big
gest thrill in dying ever Mt
McKinley and has learned that
Eskimos really live in iglea*
Just like the fifth grade geog
raphy books say.
B.y.p
WslL the Christmas holidays
are over and the next general
holidays will be at Easter
(which, by the way, comes ear
ly this year), though the hank
ers will probably observe
Washington. Lee, and LisoeWl 1
birthdays. Wonder when they'll
start taking Roosevelt's birth
day too. or would that be too
much to ask of a banker?
n-y-p *
Anyway wefes Into 1951.
atomic bomb, the world h
toe much to ?he
ton years. Ten years age tt
1*41 and the
a
of peopl? anyway, and I've
ways felt there to grea
?nee in the .
of thoee who !
he worse." and thoee who say
the st*t?a*at with the
"? could
n-Y-1
CROSSWORD
31? French ar&W
31 ? Author ol "Uncle
Tom's Cabin" (pom.)
>4? A kind of old sailing
nud (pi.)
3 Period ol time
40 ? American Revolution
ary patriot hanged by
the British at a spy
42? Loyal Order of
Rnm anfaciats (abbrcv.)
43 ? Famed American
eipUrtr
4i -Ksclamation
4fr? Ueaddreaa once effected
by (rntlemcn
t ? To make a kind el lac*
J ? To employ
? ? Well-known Scottish
American philan
thropist
43? BuflU tor ming adverbs
from adjectives
SI? Very Old ( abbrcv. )
*3 ? Every one individually
(abbrtv.)
LEADERSHIP BY
AGREEMENT
(Stanly News and Press)
Many voices are being heard in
our land today, and the policies
that are being advocated are va
ried and many- The confusing
part of the whole picture lies in
the fact that men in high places
are not in agreement. This is due
in. a large measure, to political
party lines,. but if there has ever
been a time when politics should
be forgotten, it is now.
Mr. Truman and his advisers
may as well realize now that it
will not be possible for them to
lead this country back into a
peaceful era without the help of
the Republican leaders. Artd Re
publican leaders may as well re
alize that they must show a spirit
of co deration, if the proper
course is tobe charted. In other
words, it must be a matter of
give-and-take in shaping our pol
icies, both domestic an<f interna
tional.
Naturally, it would be better if
we had a strong leader in the
White House, backed up by a Ifcr
ge majority in Congress, but this
is not the case. Therefore, the on
ly alternative is to have leader
ship through agreement In that
way, it will be possible to follow
a set policy consistently and re
duce to a minimum the discor
dant voices that confuse not on
ly our own people but also our
friends in foreign lands. -
MORE THAN \M ;
(Raleigh News and Observer)
Fifty-eight municipalities In
the United States last year adop
ted the city manager form of gov
ernment and there are now more
than 1,000 municipaitiea with
that form of government, or twice
as many as there we. } in 1940. .?
This experience over the past
decade shows that the city man
ager form of government is here
to stay and to regarded as the
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Of course city managers can
not and do not perform miracles.
No form of government is better j
than its administration. There j
has been, is and always will be,
poor governments under city .
managers' as under every other |
form of government. '
. But there are comparisons in ,
forms o f government. The city j
manager form appears to have
won growing suport to the idea j
that It is the best form yet de
vised.
Supplies of oranges are about
as large as they were last winter,
and stocks of canned and frozen
juice are much 'larger.
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