The Kings Monntain Herald Established 1889 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 its vicinity, published every Friday by the Herald Publishing House. Entered as second class matter at the postofflce at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873. \ Editorial Department Martin Harmon Editor-Publisher ChWles T. Carpenter, Jr . * Sports, Circulation, News Mrs. P. D. Herndon Society Mechanical Department Eugene Matthews Horace Walker Ivan Weaver* Paul Jackson Charles Odems - (? ? Member of Armed Forces) TELEPHQWES: 3oClety. 167; Other, 283 SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONE YEAR? $2.50 SIX MONTHS? $1.40 THREE MONTHS? 75c BY MAIL ANYWHERE V TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Not every one that saith unto me. Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heav en; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. St. Matthew 7:21. Stalin Speaks Silent Joe Stalin, dictator of Russia and the several satellites in the Russian orbit, broke his silence last week to make an interesting foreign policy statement which, in spite of the lack of newness in the line of approach, furnished the big news of the weekend. Hopeful citizens looked for a veiled invitation to negotiate a peace, similar to the veiled invitation prior to the lift ing of the. Bolin Blockade. Others looked with interest at Stal in's statement that Russia had been fol lowing a policy of steady demobilization, which is in the category of a bold-faced lie. Obviously, the United States is not likely to be fooled by this .statement, and, if anything, the statement will fur ther the policy of sending more troops to Europe. In all likelihood, the Stalin statement will result in a ^trenghtening of the anti Russian bloc. Britain, which recognized Red China and has been somewhat mealy-mouthed in its policy, has formal ly replied to the Stalin speech with a note accusing Russia of obstructing all efforts to build peace in the world and prosperity in Western Europe. Stalin's terms of peace, which would give the Chinese Reds all they've Deen asking for, would be a complete victory for Russia. It is hardly conceivable that these demands will be'met. The Korean situation, at the moment, seems , well in hand, and it is just possi ble that the China Red government is not as happy with the situation as it was in November when its invading forces cau ght the United Nations battalions over extended. Chinese losses, both to the military and the weather, have been se vere. If anything, the Stalin statement has further unified the anti-Communist na tions, and has renewed the belief of free nations that the only language Stalin and Company understands is force. Wilson's Problems The walkout of Big Labor over the wage-freeze question is the first real cri sis to be faced by Charles E. Wilson, the former president of General Electric company and now the top executive of the nation's economic mobilization pro gram. It is understood that when Mr. Wil son took the job, he demanded of Presi dent Truman full authority and full re sponsibility, and got it. Now Big Labor, by its walkiut over the question of how much percentage in crease to allow in wages, throws in a hefty monkey-wrench. In addition to the immediate question, Big Labor is bad ly miffed because a top labor man is not running the manpower end of the econo mic program. .The Big Union brass would have been very happy had Mr. Wilson been content to leave the mat ter to Secretary of Labor Tobin, and well they might, for Mr. Tobin loves Big Labor to the' exclusion of all else. Some may be inclined to side with Big Labor, agreeing with the union leaders' viewpoint that Mr. Wilson's staff is overly - represented by men' from Big Business. These are possibly for getting that the tax laws now being drafted will take care of any of Big Bus iness' undue profits. Few will deny that Big Business gen erally, by virtue of heavy price increas es rlnce last June, can absorb certain wage increases. But too heavy a pre ponderance of wage increases will mean that the price freeze in other categories will have to be Relaxed too. There infla tion takes off again. If Mr. Wilson handles this first crisis acceptably, he may very well be off to a successful administration. Red Cross Drive Beginning in March, a big contingent of Kings Mountain citizens will begin work at a task for which their will be no personal remuneration of any kind. They will be stealing time from their regular businesses to visit their neigh bors and obtain contributions for the 1951 Red Cross fund, and they deserve the cooperation of these neighbors in fa cilitating their work. The free man-hours given in promo ting causes of this type would add up to a great amount, if they could be totaled. It reminds of a story by a Kings Mountain citizen who broke in ? from the soliciting standpoint ? on a Red Cross campaign a few years ago. "I have learned my lesson," he remarked after the work was finished. "Several times in the past, on solicitations of various, kinds, I have given the solicitors the run arourid. I've given a variety of excuses as to why they should see me later. But when the shoe was on the other foot, it didn't work too well. I found it rankles pretty much to have to return several times to a particular spot, when my time is limited anyway. I, for one, won't be giving any more excuses." Most Kings Mountain citizens are well aware of the good work the Kings Mountain Red Cross Chapter acomplish ,es, Not only does it render imperative service in times of personal emergency, but it is an effective liason agent be tween the existing government-support ed agencies which provide aid and suc cor to the needy, the veteran, the aged and the infirm. From the national stand point, Red Cross is indispensable, as evi denced by the nation-wide blood program, the great works in disaster areas, and the nurses' aide and gray lady programs, to mention a few. The goal of $6,139 to operate Red Cross for the coming year is not too much for this community; It should be met and over-subscribed. Our commendations to Aubrey Maun ey for hi3 willingness to accept the chairmanship of the forthcoming cam paign and our best wishes to him and to his co-workers in their efforts. Tax Paying Record According to report last week by S. A. Crouse, city treasurer, tax payments to the city's coffers are in good shape. Already, S3 percent of the 1950 tax levy has been paid, and payments for prior years are almost completely paid. Commendations are in order, both to the citizens who make the practice of paying their tax bills promptly, and to Mr. Crouse and his assistants for con stantly encouraging the prompt pay ment of tax bills. Penalties for delayed payment of tax es are wasteful for the persons involved and unpleasant for the city. Following the Presbyterian series of services, another week of revival servi* ces will begin at Central Methodist chur ch. with Dr. Joseph Owen, of Gastonla, filling the pulpit. Much good Is derived from these concentrated sermon series, and the community will do well to join the members of the particular churches ? in hearing the visiting ministers. Our best wishes to the city adminis tration in an effort to widen certain street intersections on King street, which now prove much to narrow to ac commodate the new "lower, longer, wi der" vehicles. A best bow to Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, a second - place winner in the 1950 com position contests of the North Carolina Music Federation. 10 YEARS AGO Items of news taken from t|ie 1941 filet of the| THIS W E E K Kings Mountain Herald. Th<* "Two Bit" club met Sat urday night in Charles Goforth's basement. Affer a short business discussion, the boys enjoyed a weiner roast in Goforth's back yard. The Kings Mountain School WPA Stadium project has been approved by officials in Washing ton aocoi'ding to a telegram re ceived by councilman W. K. Mauney from Congressman Bui winkle. | SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Honoring Miss Mary Norma 'Crook, April bride-elect, Mrs. A. j H. Patterson and Miss Oorothy Patterson entertained on Friday evening at their home on Gaston street. Mrs. H. E. LynCh entertained the Study Club and a few invited friends Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. J. B. Falls of Vera's Beau ty Shop attended a Hair Stylist meeting Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday In Charlotte. Mrs. George F. Lattimore was hostess to her bridge club at tier home on West Mountain street Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Smith were visitors In New York City during the weekend. Member of the Gleaners Class of the First Baptist chUrch met at the home of Mrs. Isaac McGill Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Willie McGlH as Joint martin's ' medicine By Martin Harmon v Cant airing bits of mwi, ?N*< dom, humor, and comment. To be taken weekly. Avoid ofu-'dosagt.) Imagination This piece is no blood kin to the popular song of the same name which. If 1 remember cor rectly, goes something like this: "Imagination, if thnii* me. imagination, it chills me . ?* ? ? e e ? .. ? ?' ? ?!? But. come to think about it the ?ong is in orderv There is no question but that imagina tion can be thrilling, or chill ing. For instance, a man can imagine himself as becoming ? captain of industry, or a mer chant baron, o* anyone of sev eral seemingly desirable super ? men. Or imagination can be chilling. Thus, one can foresee only the bad in the future, fi nancial ruin, bodily harm, tra vail and trouble. The hypo chondriac constantly worries his doctor aboat every pain. The results of a too-heavy din ner cause him to think that cancer has already arrived, and the Indigestion makes him rush fog a heart check-up. A sample 6f this type of imagination was suffered by a Kings Mountain lady recently. She was driving, alone, to Rock Hill and the day was dark and gray. Suddenly she remembered about the Na than Corn escape and could al most see fearsome figu :es com ing out of the woods along t^e road. Speed limits were un questionably broken. Thus imagination can be pretty wonderful, or it can be . pretty damaging. Like almost everything else, from eating to work or play, temperance is the key. -i - At any rate, the faculty of imagination is rather impera tive to living, it |i rather im perative to filling up this col umn of space 52 Monday morn ings each year. and. as any one can plainly see. the qual ity of the result varies with the several degrees of imagination. When the imagination bucket is dry. the result is just as dry In direct proportion. -I For the development of tbis imagination on imagination. I was counting on particular as sistance from the disttonany man. only to find myself deep in a philosophical discussion, which, I am sure, was meant for the clientele tradf in the dictionary department, not for a common newsman's consum ption. To wit: "The power or faculty of the mind by which it conceives and forms ideas of things communica.3d to it by the organs of sense. Imagina tion. according to Reld. signi fies a lively conception of ob jects of sight. .It is distinguish- j ed from conception as a part from a whole." -I Had enough? Well, there's more: "The business of concep tion. sars Stewart, Is to present us with an exact transcript of what we hare felt or perceived. But we hare also a power of modifying our conceptions, by combining the parts of differ ent ones 10 as to form new wholes of our own creation. I shall employ the word imagi nation to express this power. I apprehend this to be the prop er sense of the word. If imag ination be the power which giv es birth to the productions of the poet and the painter." Pretty deep stuf L on that ba sis. is imagination, but it seems to me |her? are sufficient defi nitions by example to properly define the faculty. Thus Mr. Bell's imagination led to the monthly telephone bill, and Mr. Edison's imagination led to the monthly light bilL Mr. Pord's ? mass production imagination led to the monthly car pay ment. But who would wish foe the return of the oil lamp, the horse and buggy, or the pre telephane days. ?I* There, are plenty of examp les, too. of the unfortunate re sults of imagination. There was the ill-fated Hitler, who. while carrying himself into ob livion. took with him many in nocent people around the globe. Most folks think wo>e a new model In Joe Stalin. ? For the world. Imagination Is also a wonderful institution. It Is now at work, through the scientists of the world, to ferret out the canoes and roe of many dread diseasss. and. though the principal emphasis to be use of atomic pow er for destruction, another bat ch of men are using their Imagination to harness ft for peaceful uses. ' For the individual, imagina tion Is imperative. He must plnn his own progress, avoiding the pitfall Of day dwKimlncr. whereby he never takes any action to carry out his imagin ed improvements, and be mast avoid the rose-colored glasses, whereby he fails to forsee the leaning dangers ef the new Other Editor's Viewpoints .... . ACROSS 1? Ancient military geniua (poss.) 10? Ancient Oreek physi cian. known aft "Father of Medicine'' .11? To lean 13? Insect 14? Another term for an . historical achievement 16 ? Elongated fcsh 1 7? Pertaining to the feet 18? Negative 20? To feel indisposed 21 ? Lair 23 ? Itaban city, rich in history 26 ? The old Latin form for a star , 30 ? Measure of length .30?1* sorty for ? Southern U. S. state (abbrev ) 32? To wander 3 S? Prefi* denoting /'for' 3 7 ? Division of the {Sible f abbrev ) 38 ? Exclamation ? Born 40? French article 4-1 ? Greek letter 4 2? To tealite a profit ' 4 4 ? Famed French novelist 46 ? One of America moat famoua pools and atory writers 4 7 ? Cryatalltaed water 40 ? To make a kind of lace 50? Affects with pain $1? American author o? a CWil War epk S3? Propelled 55? A prophet 56 ? Rett* DOWN 1 ? A mound 2 ? Likely 3? Latin abbreviation meaning "unlet* before" 4? Famoua inventor of dynamite (abbrev.) 5 ? Proren 6 ? Staff of. life (plural) 7 ? American Analogy < abbrev ) 8? -British abbreviation appearing at the end of firm namet ; 9 ? Observed 10? To hasten 1 1 ? Watery expanse 12 ? Author of "Idylls of a King" (poss.) 15 ? Races founded by ancient kings 17-Adeaaert 18 ? Permit 2 0 ? 1 tan involved in a 'amous romance in Use early day a of the Pilgrims 22? -Ancient Roman ruler 24 ? German city, scene o( m prolonged siege during recent war tpoaa ) IS? A paiit < abbrev.) -2 7 ? Chemical symbol tor lutecium 28? Former Belgian king 33 ? A color 34 ? German-English founder of a fa mobs news agency 35 ? One of the most famoua ancient Grecian philosopher* < poes. ) 36? In law. the thing 4 3? Little children 4 5 ? Par-^tal nickname . 46? Disarranged printer's type 48 ? Sorrow 50? Skill 52 ? Personal pronoun 54? Three-toed sloth See The Want Ad Section Fo* This Week's Completed Fuule ALAS. POOR CABOOSE (Idaho Sunday Statesman) Among other once ? common phenomena which are vanishing 1 from the American scene, there are three in particular that cause us a genuine measure of regret. All have to do with railroads. One is the familiar smoke-piped caboose riding at the end of freight trains, and another is the whistle of a steam engine. The third Is the abandonment of de pots, as at Kuna and Horseshoe Bend. The caboose, it appears, will soon give way to a fancy, up-to date club car for the crews who run the trains, made pf alumi num, streamlined, and looking a great deal like any Pullman. AH of which may be very satisfac tory to the trainmen, interested as they naturally are in comfort on the road, but It will .change things for inveterate train wat chers .... Train whistles are another matter' deserving of grave con cern. The advent and increase of the Diesel engine has spelled the doom of the "iron horses,'' with all its suf-puff and banshee scream. Instead, there Is sleek power, and a honking horn . . . How, for example, hearing the 10:15 come roaring In, with horn blaring, could any writer of folk songs wax lyrical? Could the lin es have been made to read. 'The people know, by the Die sel's moans, That the man at the throttle was ? s Casey Jones." We reserve the right to doubt It And as for depots? Where can a lot of small town folks go now, when for year* they have been going down to the de pot to see the train go by. MONEY NOT EVERYTHING (Christian Science Monitor) To hear some people talk, yott'd think that if they Just got their hands on a dollar bill they wouldn't care where It came from. But when you see the way they act, well In Mcmnhlft othpr day, a young filling station employee lost a roll of bills con taining '$132. He did not discover the loss until considerably later. Meanwhile the wind began blow ing the money around, aijd peo ple at a busy intersection began surprisedly picking up $1, $10 and $20 bills. A newspaper learned the story when Bill Minshew ? placed a classified advertisement about the money. Next day finders of the bills had returned $131 of the $132 to Bill. The missing $1 may still be blowing around. It reminds a person of the story told a while ago in the Reader's Digest about a blind vet eran who operates a small restau rant in Charleston, S. C.-He had asked a customer the denomina tion of a bill' for which he was to make change. *? "Do you ever have trouble with peopfe giving you ones and say ing they're fives"? the customer asked. "No, sir," the veteran replied. "The only trouble I have lsf with people who give me fives and tell me they're ones." 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