The Kings Mountain 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 toy the Herald Publishing House.
?e ?
Entered as second class matter at the postofflce at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Act
of CongresB of March 3, 1873.
Editorial Department '
Martin Harmon ?< Editor-Publisher
Charles T. Carpenter, J r , Sports, Circulation, News
Mrs. P. D. Hemdon '.Society
Mechanical Department
Eugene Matthews Horace Walker Ivan Weaver*
Paul Jackson Charles Odems
(? ? Member of Armed Forces)
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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
Happy is the man that lindeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Proverbs 3:13.
Crop Insurance
More than $450,000 has already been
paid to Cleveland County farmers on
their Federal Crop Insurance claims for
lossage from the 1950 cotton crop, ac
cording to report of J. D. Ellis, secretary
of the county PMA, and, when all claims
are paid, the total will be in excess of a
half-million dollars.
This report is a reminder of the fact
that insurance always comes in mighty
handy when it is needed, and certainly
Cleveland County farmers needed it af
ter the boll weevil ravages of 1950. Even
with the insurance payments, farmers
of this area have had hard sledding be
tween seasons; and, without it, there
would have been much more suffering.
The cost of this cotton crop insurance
is not high, though the rate will proba
bly be advanced for the 1951 season, in
light of the recent experience rating.
At the same time, it is inconceivable
that a cotton farmer will fail to insure
his crop. The payment formula endeav
ors to cover cost of the farmer for seed,
planting, and fertilizer. In turn, the
farmer is expected to take all means at
hand to insure that his crop has every
chance to produce. That is like all in
surance. For instance, a man doesn't
stand by and watch his house bum
merely because he has a fire insurance
policy. ,h ,
Crop insurance has materially light
ened the load for farmers of this area
during the past year, and it is expected
that the crop insurance salesmen will
not have to do much persuading to ob
tain full participation of farmers for the
forthcoming season.
Effective Language
This nation's revived military effort,
to produce a sufficiently strong force to
deter the Russian aggressor, is begin
ning more and more to make itself felt
at the local level, as a cursory glance
at almost any community newspaper
will quickly reveal.
Kings Mountain is no exception, with
more and more young men leaving via
the draft or enlistment for service in
the armed forces, and with numerous
veteran reservists returning to active
duty.
It may be said without fear of contra
diction that the major portion of both
the reservists and draftees would prefer
to remain in civilian status and in civili
an pursuits, yet most go to duty without
complaint, recognizing that they happen
to be in the age group and circumstance
that requires their duty in the services.
The hope in this nation is that the
presentation of an effective force will
keep Russia at bay and will limit, at
least, the actual firing to the current
fighting in Korea.
None knows what the result will be,
but many hope that the effective show
of force will do the job. Indeed, it does
appear, in the light of history, that the
show of force is the only method of
haltng aggrandizement by those
ever-recurring villians who covet the
world.
Some hopefully construed the Stalin
statement of a few weeks ago as a yelp
of pain, in spite of its customary name
calling and propaganda line. Perhaps it
was.
Certainly the Russia leadership could
not ignore the re-establishm^nt of bas
es by the United States Air Force in Af
rica, which would give the big bombers
access to Russian territory.
One can only hope for the best and in
the meantime prepare for all eventuali
ties.
A best bow to Gilbert McKelvie, who
won a top rating for trombone soloists
at the recent district music contests.
Tall In N. C.
Senator Robert Taft brings his two
informal campaigns, one for the Repub
lican presidential nomination and the
other for a national policy of isolation
ism, to North Carolina on Friday night
when he speaks in Charlotte.
It is doubted that the Ohio Senator is
likely to find too much support for either
of his campaigns. In the first place, his
flat mid-western personality, though as
solid in appearance as a prosperous
looking farm, and his flat mid-west
twang, do not excite North Carolinians.
Basically, North Carolina does not be
lieve in isolationism, and since Mr. Taft
is the leader of this wing of the Repub
lican party, it is not expected that his
trip will particularly enhance his chan
ces of capturing his party nomination
for president in 1952.
Passage of the Powell Bill, as it is
commonly known and which will in
crease considerably the amount of state
highway money for use in the cities, ap
peared a foregone conclusion Monday,
and, by the time this is printed, will pro
bably be the law of the state. On the ba
sis of the 1940 census, Kings Mountain's
annual share of the fund would be in ex
cess of $26,000. Since Kings Mountain's
population gain during the decade ap
proximated the state-wide average, it is
conceivable that that figure will be the
approximate amount the city will re
ceive. The Powell bill hag been widely
opposed by Governor Scott and the
Highway commission. The proponents
of the Powell bill feel that cities deserve
this increased aid for streets, and they
have mustered enough support to pass it.
In general, the majority of the citizenry
is willing to give it a try for two years.
Should the revenue dry up too much of
the primary road work, as contended by
the highway commission, the situation
can be rectified in 1953.
It is conceivable that the appointment
for Dr. Frank P. Graham to an impor
tant labor post might mollify the big
union leadership, which has walked out
on the stabilization program and indi
cated trouble. It doesn't take much over
working of the memory to recall that the ?
pro-labor proclivities of Dr. Graham
were the prime rallying cry of those who
joined to defeat Dr. Graham in his sena
torial race with Senator Willis Smith last
spring. In the hope that Dr. Graham, in
the new position, will be able to keep la
bor on the job, it is conceivable that
even his former political enemies will
be glad to see him in the labor field
again.
Some 700 Kings Mountain citizens at
tended the annual spring Concert of the
Kings Mountain high school band and
both their attendance and their applause
indicated that the community is proud
of the band and appreciative of its ef
forts. Commendations are in order to Di
rector Joe Hedden and the band mem
bers (of their good work.
The Red Cross solicitors are hard at
work on the business of obtaining $6,139
for the operation of the Kings Mountain
Chapter and for a small contribution to
the work of the national organization
during the forthcoming 12 months.
Those who haven't made their contribu
tion would do well to send a check to
Chairman Aubrey Mauney or Fund
Treasurer B. S. Neill.
1A YEARS AGO Items of news taken from the I94i files of the
1U THIS WEEK Kings Mountain Herald.
On Friday evening, March 14,
Director Paul E. Hendricks will
present the Klpgs Mountain
High School Band in its annual
formal concert at 7:45 p. m. In the
Central school auditorium.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
The marriage of Miss Eva Mae
Suber of Kings Mountain and
Humes Houston of Kings Moun
tain and Fort Jackson, Columbia,
S. C., took place in a quiet cere
mony last" Saturday evening at
Central Methodist church, with
1 the bride's pastor, Dr. H. C. Sprin.
kle, Jr., officiating.
The Woman's Club will meet
Friday afternoon at 3:30 at the
club building. Mrs. W. J. Fulker
sori will discuss table appoint
ments.
Mesdames 't* P. Baker, J, R.
Davis and Mrs. Fuller McGill
spent Tuesday in Charlotte.
Miss Viola White ts attending
the meeting of State Vf . M. U. in
Greensboro this week. Miss
' White represents the Missionary
Society of the First Baptist chur
ch.
Mrs. E. W. GriffVn, State chair
man of the Safety Department of
th? Woman's Club, apoke in
Charlotte Tuesday to members
of the Charlotte Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Weir have
returned from Thomasson, Ga.,
after staying a few days with
Mrs. Weir's mother who is 111.
Mrs. C. L. Fulton spent a few
days in Lincolnton this week
where she *vag a guest of her
daughter, Mm Hugh Hoke.
martin's
medicine
By Martin HuilUos
v Containing bits of am. wis*
dom, humor, and commtnt To
If'tllMI MaittT. Avoid *4
onr-dosagi.)
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Old Readers
The title of today's piece
might well be in quotes. "Old
Headers." for the gentlemen
qualifying for the nomer. mis
nomer, or epithet, as the case
may be, are not necessarily too
old. In spite of some instances
of receding hairlines and thin
ning, greying locks.
o-r
1 would never have had the
temerity to mention such a
subject, had I not learned on
Saturday evening past that
several of my long-term friends
qualified for this fraternity too,
and, as almost everyone knows,
misery loves company.
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My reading habits have long
been very foolish, from every
body's standpoint but my own.
When 1 start to read an article,
a book, or any other piece, X
want to finish it in one sitting.
This is obviously Impossible
when one hits an 300-page
novel or a Saturday Evening
Post serial, but 1 do my best.
Somehow, almost all my sleep
iness hits In (he morning, sel
dom in the evening.
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I bad found, since the days
of the exit of my period of pre
marital bliss, that such habits
are not particularly suited to
building a happy home, for
alas, the ladyfolks, after hot
tiring afternoons over the skil
let and the washboard, want
to catch up on the day's news,
discuss the forthcoming adven
tures of the week and general
ly to get some attention after
the duties of the day.
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The Saturday evening discus
sion, participated in by old
ramblin' friends, Thornton
HarriU, Fred Finger, and Jim
Anthony, revealed at least
three confreres in the fraterni
ty of "Old Readers," the name
being taken from the epithet
applied by the respective wiv
es. Incidentally, the adoption
ol the name was taken without
consort to committee meeting
or to other kind of get-together,
but was arrived at singly and
expressed in varying degrees
of insult, disdain and bore
dom. .
o-r
Unfortunately for her (de
lightful for me), the wife- In
the throes of that extra gener
osity everyone feels at Christ
mas time, purchased as her
Santa Claus contribution to
the head of the house the four
book set of Winston Churchill's
report on World War IL Each
are in excess of 700 pages, and,
Mr. Churchill being an excel
lent writer, they contain all the
exciting elements of a horse
opera o* other hair-raising,
rollicking adventure story,
with the unusual fact of actu
al tenth. The statement that 1
am rapidly nearlng the end of
Number 3 will Indicate that
evening conversation at our
house has been brief, to the
point, and sometimes a little
gutter al during the past few
weeks.
Each of my gentlemen friends
reported similar traits. Thorn
ton Ha Trill expressed It as well
. as any. "Well." be says,
"things are different now. Ton
work all day. come in tired,
and It's mighty nice to sit back
with a good book in a soft
chain Once upon a time, read
ing didn't appeal viny much.
You had to go up town and
hang around the drug stole,
the pool room or the street
corner. But that Isn't neces
sary anymore."
o-f
1 have what I think is a very
good and logical home defense
fos my reading habits. My us
ual retort la. "But a newsman
must keep informed." \ This
didn't sink in as much as tt
should have from the start,
and. with age. Is now wearing
less well. It may last on throu
gh the remainder of the Christ
mas gift, bat t don't knew
whetbee 111 have the nerve to
slip In Volume 5. stm to be
published.
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One wife, wtatfully willing
to swnp lMt. Old Be Oder lor his
T? which wiltm. petite
better Informed, ^fep]
dent think you xissed
CROSSWORD
By A. C. Gordon
ACROSS
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1 1 ? Flat but facr of ground
12? Bom
14 ? The center
15 ? Roman 900
1 6 ? To deatroy the
luster of
19 ? Aerial train (rotloq )
20 ? Talka noisily
22 ? Partem
24? Variation of the
prefra "r"
25 ? Watery expanse
27 ? Old America (abbrev >
28? Scarcity
30 ? Yellowtah
32? Exclamation o# >
aatiai action
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35 ? -Man's nickname
36 -Either
37 ? Kngnfrd with cloae
attention
39 ? Printer* ? meaaure
41 ? Oceangoing veaael
(abbrev )
General Intereil
42 ? Possessive pronoun
43? Personal pronoun
4 5? To gratify
48? Flat thin (lab
51 ? Command uied in
guiding team)
52 ? Musical inatrument
54 ? Consume
55 ? Playing carda
5? ? Spanish gentleman
58 ? Field of (ranular snow
59? Hysteria
60 ? To ahred
DOWN
1? Hallowed
2 ? Oirl'a name
3 ? Personal pronoun
4? To talk glibly
5 ? To ain
6 ? Japaneae sash
7 ? Institution of learning
$ ? Mvthr?Wifal mrirten
changed into a hei'er
9 ? Unencumbered
10? Hue
1 3 ? Confined v "
17? Like
18 ? Chemical symbol for
samarium
21 ? Biblical patriarch
23? Poetical valley
25 ? Pastoral guardians
16? Helper
29^-Auditory organ
3 1 ? Poem
34 ? Roman 1051
3ft? Child bereaved ol
parent*
37 ? Man'a name
38 ? To confer knighthood
upon
40? Material
4 1 ? One who stitches
44 ? Frozen rain
46? -To intertsnne
4 7? Thua
49? Indefinite article
50 ? Proj-c'.inf lower edge
of a roof
53 ? Proceed
56 ? Sub Voce t abbrev.)
58? Chemical symbol for
nitron
See The Want Ad Section Fos This Week's Completed Puule
Other Editor's Viewpoints
THE VANISHING POLL
TAX
(New York Times)
The South Carolina law abol
ishing the poll tax in general e
lections, and the recent Anti
Poll- Act of the Tennesssee Legis
lature, have reduced the number
of Southern poll-tak slates to
live. The South Carolina act is a
definitive abolition. The poll-tax
requirement affected primaries
in the state only in that a certifi
cate of eligibility to vote in the
next genera r election was a pre
requisite for participation. Now
only simple registration for vot
ing is required, along with party
qualification and other tests. The
Tennessee law provides that
male voters must pay only the
one dollar poll tax assessed a
gainst them in 1871, the year af
ter the state Constitution was
adopted
Today the poll-tax states are
Alabama, Arksanas, Mississippi,
Texas and Virginia. In the 1949
Gubernatorial election Virgini
ans voted on a series of consti
tutional amendments that would
have abolished the poll tax (writ
ten into the state Constitution of
1902), but they were so Involved
with other qualifications of the
franchise that they were rejected.
Voters thought the cure worse
that the disease. The 1950 Virgin
ia General Assembly again fail
ed to devise a clear-cut repeal
resolution. Next year legislative
advocates of poll-tax repeal will
have another chance to cut the
dross away from the simple ques
tion of abolishing a tax that has
the effect of disfranchising large
numbers of voters.
In overwhelmingly Democratic
South Carolina nomination in
the Democratic primary wfll still
be equivalent to Miction in local
conU- s. But with the abolition
of the poll tax gradually the size
of the electorate WM1 be increas
ed and there will be an awaken
ing interest in public issues
where there was apathy before.
Issues arise and programs of
state government are stimulated
as the base of the franchise is
broadened to include independ
ent voters.
The poll tax is vanishing Jn
the region below the Potomac
and a corollary is the spread of
political independence. If a two
party system has not arisen,
there is a trend in that direction.
The border states <tfC|KnrIa?d
and Kentucky are already two
party states. As much as 40 per
cent of the popular vot? In Vir
ginia has been counted in the
Republican column ^ 2#ecent
years. Tennessee has a rising
Republican party. The South As
taking a road toward political
revltalization and one that will
make it a larger force In nation
al affairs.
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aiFLATION
. Xtitiflttftote News-Argus)
A man who r*n a small chick
en ranch needed Wheat for his
chickens, m> he offered to work
for a farmer cms day a week. The
ft sroer paid him ffve dollars a
day. He used the five dollars to
buy wheat from Ifte farmer at
one dollar a bushel. Every day
he worked he took horns five
nushels of wheat.
One day the man said to the
'arwner, "I've got to h?v? more
money for my work; I want six
dollars aday*
. liw 'wiSt * h ?
farmer, 'tout imr expenses sis
Toing up, and fve got to have
more money for my Vheat Start
ng toac^. wheat W1J1 cost yoq
>ne dollar rvni twenty cents a
ushel."
o the man worked one day a
eek for six dollars, and took
home five bushels of whoat for
his earnings.
After awhile the man made
further demands for increasing
wages, until he was getting ten
dollars tor his day's work, and
the farmer's price for wheat rose
until it was two dollars a ibushel.
One day the man with the
chicken ranch said to his wife, i
"Isn't it wonderful? I'm getting
twice the wages I used to get!"
And the farmer said to his wife,
"Isn't h wonderful? I'm getting
twice as much for my wheat as I
used to get!"
In 1950 the Forest Service of I
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture reseeded 62,986 acres of ran- 1
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