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The Kings Mountain Herald Established 1882 A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published for the enlightenment, ontertainment and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain and Its vlclnty, published every Friday by the Herald Publishing House. * Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873. " 1 " 1 1 " ''?ii - 1 " 1 "? " ;? ? . ?? ' >'? ? '.?? ? ill... ? ? 1 1 . i , 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 Beware of false prophets which come to your sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. St. Matthew 7:15 Worth It? It is the natural, personal reaction of any average citizen, and more particu larly citizens will boys in the service c~ shortly to go into scrvice, to ask, "Is Ko rea worth it?" They ask it after viewing the mount ing report of casualties, which has now topped 40,000 men. True, it is a high price for anything, certainly for Korea. Yet Korea itself is hardly the end point. The end-point is that ever-elusive abstr< et called peace, which was only temporarily won by millions of men in World War II, other millions in World War I. At the moment, it appears that our troops are going to be forced out of Ko rea, and an Associated Press reporter, just back from the front, adds the opin ion that we will be forced out. What, then, will be the gains of , months of bloodshed in a land which the military leaders decried a s a battle ground in the first place? The gain is already obvious. The peo ple of this nation, and others around the globe, have been awakened to the need for strength to combat the newly active peace-destroying, aggressive force, di rected from Moscow. It is a high tragic price to pay, but the world hopes that these sacrifices will not be proved vain ones. Still Worthwhile Announcements of dividend payments to local building and loan association shareholders reminds that the personal policy of regular savings js still a mighty good one. High prices and inflationary trends have disturbed and confused many peo ple who look at the slow dollar increase on their savings accounts, compare the total with the price of a new car, a tele vision set, or a new home, and think, "What's the use?" This feeling is quite natural. For any one knows that a hundred dollars isn't what it once was in terms of goods. Yet people are still saving, and the re cipients of the dividend payments cut a sizeable piece of financial pie. The key to the situation would seem to be inflation of the amount saved. If a house costs twice as much today as it did ten years ago, then the proper method would be double the amount put into savings accounts. It's hard to do, but it has always been easier to spend than to save. Like ignor ing alcohol and holding the speedometer down to 55 miles per hour, success at saving calls for some personal willpow er. Our congratulations to the winners of the Christmas lighting contest, as well as to its sponsors, (he two garden clubs. Our hope is that the sponsoring groups will continue this activity and will be able to expand it in future years. Word is that tickets for the basketball shpw between the touring Carolina Clowns and a team of All-Stars, to be played here January 26, are going fast. The contest should be a sell-out, consi dering the interest being evidenced in it. List your taxes rind buy your city auto ' tags. ?? * ' ? ? *. \ " ? .? v ?? * ? " , ? Undercutting General Dwight D. Eisenhower must have been somewhat embarrassed when he arrived in Paris last week to take over his new job as commander of the European Defense army. His embarrassment was due to the te diously, legalistic mind of Senator Ro bert A. Taft, who wants to be president, and who h&d advanced a stern criticism of sending more troops to Europe ? even in face of a pact agreed to by the United States and duly aproved by the United States Senate. Mr. Taft is an Isolationist, though the degree has varied with the years and the situations. In effect, Mr. Taft would say that the United States has no power to reinforce the three divisions it already has in Ger many, which is militarily, legally, and practically silly. Mr. Taft's words cause alarm because of his important role as a veteran Sena tor, with all the power of longevity, and because of his leadership of one seg ment of the Republican party. But the nation will not allow Senator Taft, nor his minority wing, to deter it from the policy of strengthening to meet possible attack. France is a weakened nation. Many Frenchmen favor a policy of appease ment toward Russia, falsely reasoning that strengthening o f Western Hemis phere defenses might invite invasion by the Russians. Of course, it is primer grade reasoning that, if there is danger of invasion, the thing to do is to prepare for it. The pronouncements of Senator Taft and the false reasoning of the French coincide in being a defeatist attitude. That has not been the attitude which resulted in the emergence of this nation as the greatest on the globe. Board Expansion Action by the county board of com missioners, in instructing its attorney to prepare a bill to expand the board to five men and to adopt a district arrange ment of election, was pleasing to majori ty of citizens In this portion of the coun ty. By its action, the board followed through on a resolution of intention made te?t. spring. Just what the bill will call for in its final form Is not yet known, but is will assuredly insure representation on . the county board from Eastern Cleveland. Election of commissioners by districts will insure representation from all sec tions, and should eliminate that source of complaint which constantly arises at each election season. Kings Mountain and the eastern portion or the county feels it should be represented, but must recognize that the same feeling is jus tified in other sections of the county. From the standpoint of administration of the government, a" five-man board, just as a three-man board, will be no bet ter, nor worse, than the men themselves. But county affairs have generally been administered in good fashion, and there seems little reason to anticipate a change. The big gain in the new system will be more political harmony for the whole county, and that will be worthwhile. The county board is to be commended on its action. 10 YEARS AGO Items of news taken from the 1941 (lies of the THIS WEEK Kings Mountain Herald. Mr. W. K. Mauney, Jt. was e? i fleeted foreman of the grand Jury In Shelby this week. Social and Personal! Mrs. R. H. Webb and Mrs. C. | A. Dllling were hostesses jrt a lovely party at the home of Mrs. s; ' Dilling on last Thursday night. . Mr. and Mr.?. John Pinkney Bla* lock of. the Bethlehem community celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Sunday afternoon January 5, from 2 until 4 in the afternoon. /*. v-a ,!?/. The regular meeting of the Tuesday afternoon bridge clut> was held in the h^me of Mrs. Paul Nelsler. 1 Charles A. Goforth Jr., enter tained a number of his friends at a we'll appointed dinneT at hla home on Gold Street last Sunday. | Mr 3. Stanley Drake who has 1 been on a visit with her parents returned to her home in New York City and was accompanied by Miss- Cora Herndon who will remain for an extended vtt?,'.Vvj Master James Hemdon, Rob eH and David NeHl, Earl Myers and David Mauney attended ? party given in Charlotte Saturday by Masters Bobble and BiHte Boyce, former resMehce of Kings Moun tain. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Shu ford of Forest City spent Sunday vrtth Mr. and Mrs. Smyte Williams. . Miss Fanny Carpenter returned last week from * visit *1th her sister and family in Council. martin's medicine ?y Martin Harmon V Containing bit* of mwi wis* dom. humor, and comment. To bo taken weekly. Avoid over-dosage.) News Pick-Ups In spite of tho title and tho seriousness of most news ap pearing in tho Journals of to day' this Isn't necessarily a serious piece. But several news reports of more or loss recent days call for comment. n-p-u The death recently of Fay soux. the Magic4, in. the Gas ton 1 a hand-is-quicker-than the-eye artist, must have call ed up memories of any number of Kings Mountain folk who hardly had a chance to miss watching tho Gastonia Houdl ni at some time during his long career on the stage. His obituary in the Gastonia Ga rotte reported at length on one of his stunts, which supplies my most memorable memory of Faysoux. n-p-u It was his personal hypnosis feat of driving an auto through city streets while blindfolded, and he did tho act her* one Saturday many yoars ago. 2 was only *ight or nine year* old at the time and I suppose the merchants of tho city had Joined hands to promote the attraction. The act was staged on a Saturday afternoon, and. if the purpose was to draw a big crowd to Kings Mountain, it did so. n-p-u It was a hot day. as I recall, and the proceedings began in front of what Is now Victory Chevrolet Company. Faysoux stood on a platform and out lined what ho proposed to do, Later on, after the usual build up. the act formally began. A wide-eyed unbeliever from tho ? audience wen invited to the platform and instructed to place two shiny half-dollars o ver the Faysoux eye*. If I am not mistaken, the half-dollar* were held in place with strip* of adhesive. After this, a black band was wrap pod around the' eyes, and' then a couple more layers of cloth of some kind wero added. As any fool could plainly see. Faysoux couldn't see? Then, with complete the atrical grace.- the master magi cian asked for complete quiet while he concentrated on cut ting in his telepathic connec- ' tions with his wife, who was to furnish the proper impulses via mental telepathy. In the course of probably' ten minutes, Fay soux slumped over in a seem ing unconscious trance. Placed under the steering wheel of the car. he roused up, stepped on the starter and wended his merry way through the traffic of the city street*. 1 never beard of any dented fenders. It was an amazing performance and one that Faysoux perform ed all over the country. n-p-u Another pltct of news which always gets country-wide In terest is the annual selection of the "liar of the Year" by the Burlington. Wisconsin, Liars Club. The Interest results. 1 suppose, from the sympathetic ears of the many unaxnalgama ted liars of the nation, of which there a r o many, though less advertised than tho- Wisconsin confreres, and not yet Organ ised by tho CIO or AFL. ... . n-p-u As an appreciative listener. If not a prospect for membership. I preferred the 1S50 honorable mention selection to the first place choice. This Is throne by Joe riynn of Clmkad. Ohio, which the Judges voted Ho. St n-p-u "One night," riynn Ued. "when I was firtr y on the rail* toad, wo got orders to go into a sidetrack to lot a passenger by. We had a long drag. Including SS carloads of canaries, and we got the highball the Just couldn't got roll ing ? too much weight. "I guess we would have been there yet if 1 hadn't solved the train I hung a lighted la every one of these cars. Tho bird*, thinking It morning, flow off their l With the birds |n the air we had enough weight off tho wheels so that we could got go tag." n-p-u of Han X note that the high. ?m? Is July 1. to retire an win hepe that who has a?o* many a taagh productag lata en tho Stags Mountain banquet-circuit, win not retire from this field of his activity, t still contend that the test of an export liar is to i tti Flynn and to* 1 CROSSWORD + ? ? By A. C. Gordon [ ACROSS I ~iKltmi?do ?* utWactloa ? ?Cry of the cheep M/? Edible Onion* (abbrev ) 1 1 ? I cxcUmalion H ? To decay 1 3 ? National Quard (abbrcv) 14 ? What all (rail mutt do before it b edible 15 ? First note in Ouido't muaical ?<??!? 16 ? Important farm product 1 ? ? Ancient Greek market plate 20 -A nerewity (at good (arm product* II ? To dtiutt 23 ? Favorite hor?e food 25? Part of a circle 78 ? Man'* nickname 29 ? Bone in the forearm Other Editor's WE DON'T WANT ANY (Elkin Tribune) We think it wonderful that man can invent machines that can, In almost the twinkling of an eye, solve mathematical pro blems that it would take him. armed only with a pencil and ream of paper, days to do. But we don't think such machines are going to become nearly as popu lar as the yo-yo and bubble gum unless they make them do more practical jobs around the house. For instance, we read some where that the Special Devices Center of -{he Navy has developed a new type of electronic brain that can give the answer to a pro blem involving 250 additions, 67 multiplications, 30 integrations and 20 aerodynaralus funchions in less than 60 seconds. This ma chine la no doubt very useful to the navy, and it perhaps would prove a boon in filling out an in come tax torn, but (or just plain ordinary work around the house, wo don't think it will amount to shucks. What we need ? and no one has as yet gotten around to in venting it ? is ? machine that will figure out how to keep down, the cost 6f living and at the same time keep on friendly terms with the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker. And such a machine would also prove help ful in aiding. Dad work out the arithmetic problems his children bring home from the sixth grade at school. Right off hand, we don't know of anyone around here who is especially bothered with any problems involving 250 additions, 67 multiplications, 30 integrations and 20 aerodynamic functions. No, we don't think such mach ine# wtll ever become popular as a household gadget And we're not sure that the' ordinary run of the mill class of people are going to be too pleased that ? machine has been developed that smarter than they are. Let a man use his brain on big problems and (Ml gets a headache. But the worst tnat could happen to a machine would be the replacement of a cog wheel or gear. And this means that the first you know, the machine will be looking down on man. , Machines are all right in their place, but when they get to high hatting man himself,' ifa time to call a halt ^QLB JriUWn* (Bladen Journal) If the old saying that a hard, cold winter, a('?nG# and ice, means a better cropyear, ttNft flM 1951 should be a good one. The present winter has been one of the ccfldest so far this sec Mi has experienced in several years. It has indeed been far dif ferent from recent winters, when found ,|t Jmposslhle to save their meat for lack of cold weather. It has not been hot e nough to spoU meats since the first advent of doM weather early mtmm Farmers generally wlH tell you that hard freezes and frozen ground has a good effect on farm land* and that snow also is a help to that end. It serves to pulverize the earth, they i by farmers. It then the land will not dry out so quickly when the sap begins to rise.' Another benefit that la hoped for aa a result of the cold winter Is the destruction of many in sects. Most any farmer will tell you that there are fewer insects following a hard cold winter than after a mild one. That being true, there should be fewer in sects and less insect damage to growing crops this year. U that be the case, and here's hoping it. turns out that way, the year 1951 should prove a better one for growing a cotton crop. And that would mean much to the finan cial status of the cotton-produc ing areas, especially in view of present high cotton prices. Any way, we can hope the cold wea ther, which may prove a hard afhlp now, will pay dividends la ter. L. T. Anderson Chiropractor i.WAR L/C* Fletcher Serving Aboard Princeton Bob Fletcher, seaman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. It H. Fltecher of Grace Street, is serving aboard the 27,000 ton aircraft carrier USS ?Princeton, now operating in Ko rean waters. The Princeton is the fifth Na val vessel to bear that name atid was built to replace her name sake carrier, lost in the Battle for Leyte Gulf during World- War IL She carries fighting and attack squadrons which have been lend lng <Iose support to United Na tions ground forces in Korea. This is accomplished by low-lev el strafing, the dropping of na palm "fire bombs," and knock ing out enemy tar!-.? with rocket fire. ??? .?' ?ONI BE CAUGHT BEHIND THE *8* BALL. TAKE A CUE FROM THE WISE PEOPLE AND INVEST IN A SOUND POUCV You're a "meatball" if you let yourself get behind the 8-ball because of lapsed Insurance policies.. 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