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.
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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
<po*a.) >
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
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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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- Some people feel like a swol
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