The Kings Mountain Heiaid Established 1889 A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published for the enlightenment, entertainment and i>enefit of the citizens of King* Mountain and Its vicinity, published every Friday toy the Herald Publishing House. Entered as second class matter at the postofflce at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1878. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon Editor-Publisher Charles T. Carpenter, Jr. Sports, Circulation, Hews Mrs. P. D. Herndon ,... . Society MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Eugene Matthews Horace W??ker ? Ronald Moore Ivan Weaver* Paul Jackson Charles Odems (??Member of Armed Forces) TELEPHONE NUMBERS? 167 or 283 SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONE YEAR ? $2.50 SIX MONTHS? $1.40 THREE MONTHS? 73c BY MAIL ANYWHERE TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet fo i your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. II Corinthiam 8: 9. New Administration In spite of the fact that two offices are yet to be filled by the voters, Kings Mountain's city government has a new administration, and it will be all new af ter next Tuesday when the run-off races are completed. Many people have been inclined to view with alarm over the considerable upheaval that gives Kings Mountain a completely inexperienced board. Obvi ously, these people are In the minority for the new commissioners would not have won had it been otherwise. Also, it can be added that there are many view ers-with-alarm in many other cities of the state, where considerable upheavals against incumbent boards were record ed on the same day that Kings Mountain voters were lowering the boom on in cumbents. Certainly some of the discontent as expressed at the polls, both in Kings Mountain and elsewhere, can be credited to the international stresses and strains arising from the Korean War. People are worried, and they are unhappy, and in the true American tradition, they ex pressed their discontent at the polls. In turn, the general discontent tied in with local situations. Here, as sometimes happens, the incumbent defenders found the going rougher than the challengers v ho had no responsibility for any local condition and who could point to the errors of ommission and commission which always exist. The Herald's position as regards city government, and particularly Kings Mountain city government, is that the newrboard will be successful in direct proportion to the money available in city coffers for supplying city services. A piece of sewer pipe, for instance, isn't very glamourous, but it will be a con stantly recurring word at City Hall, as it has been for at least a dozen years. We congratulate the new administra tion on Its election and wish it well in a difficult Job. ? . , ji? Thrill ? ' In a story in the Herald last week, L. E. Abbott, cashier of the First Na tional Bank, urged a return to an old and basic policy, based on the axiom "a pen ny saved is a penny made". Today it would apear that such coun sel is not as popular as it should be. yet countless examples appear where, by the simple process of saving, men and women become property owners and home-owners. A person who has never had a sav ings policy of any kind cannot appreci ate such advice. But those who have are definitely aware of the benefits of regu lar savings, even in small amounts. The small amounts keep mounting, and total frequently to a sum which completely have won had it been otherwise. Also surprise the saver. Kings Mountain financial institu tions offer good savings plans, which all would do well to use. In addition, other smart citizens are continuing a good habit they started back in 1941, by purchasing regularly, either via payroll deductions or person ally, the familiar Series "E" govern ment bonds. Actually, it. matters little how one saves, just so that he does. There come always rainy days when a backlog be comes imperative. Congratulations are also in order to Richard (Dick) Foster, who has been elected president of his cJass at New berry College. Answer For Korea? Citizens reading newspapers over the weekend must have been mystified by the several different angles on the Ko rean War and its contemporary the Mac Arthur-Marshall testimony before the Congressional committee. One writer referred to the informa tion in Washington that unrest against the present Red regime is building up. Another speculated on what results, if any, the long testimony already given, and yet expected, on the MacArthur Truman policy differences would effect. One canot help wonder about the at titude of the Chinese peoples, yet anyv hope of revolt against the Red regime must be put down to wishful thinking. The great mass of Chinese are not edu cated and they will come nearer support ing the government which controls the food supply than any other. Certainly the Reds are in control. Perhaps the most logical report was this: that the action in Korea itself with in the next few weeks will more nearly determine the future course of the Far East policy than any other factor. The temper of the people of the Unit ed States is not suited to holding actions, if it does not appear that the Truman policy of containment and localization of outbreaks is working out, the people will demand a switch-over in policy. Britain, finally, has embargoed ship ments of certain materials to Red China, which is some improvement of a very bad situation. There seems no credible one-way an swer. America must hope that the lead ers of the nation have more information that their policy is working toward peace than does the public. But the pub lic is not going to continue to practice' patience much longer. Our congratulations to E. C. (Red) McClain on his recent promotion with the Sterchi organization and an official welcome to J. Kennon Blanton, who suc ceeds Mr. McClain as manager of the Kings Mountain store and who thereby joins the Kings Mountain commercial fraternity. The many friends of the Mc Clain family will regret to see them leave Kings Mountain, though they will rejoice at Mr. McClain's promotion. Our hearty congratulations to Sam Stallings, who will take over the presi dency of the Kings Mountain Lions Club on July 1, and to the other newly elect ed officers and directors. Mr Stallings has an acjtive record of civic work and the Lions'recognized his organizational ability and will to work in elevating him to its most honored, and most respon sible position. , Kings Mountain has again gone over the top on its annual fund drive for the American Cancer Society. Those who have known the frightful feeling of helplessness when learning of a relative or friend afflicted know the need "for funds to find successful treatments for this dread disease. Our sympathies to the family of Pvt. Rufus Huffstickler, first Kings Moun tain casualty in Korea, who was recent ly reported killed in action. A best bow to the Beth- Ware high school baseball team, baseball champ ions of Cleveland County by vitue of its victory in the county tournament. 1 /"V YEARS AGO Items of news taken from the 1941 filet of the 1U THIS WEEK King. Mountain Herald. ' ? ' - - The Kings Mountain High School baseball team is definitely on its way to be crowned champ ions of the Western Conference 1 or the first time sinc^ 1935. The Kings Mountain School Band returned home Sunday morning by Southern Railway from Richmond, Va., where they were awarded the high ratings of one for competitive drilling, one for sight reading and two for concert playing. Joe H. Thomson is Kings Moun tains new mayor. He was unani mously voted mayor after being nominated by Councilman ClyWe Benett, and seconded by Coun cilman Charles S. Williams. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mt%. Joe Neisler Was hostess to her bridge club and additional guests at her home on the York Road Tuesday afternoon. " Karvcy Blye Ham rick enter tained 40 of his young, friends at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. *Ladd Hamrlck, on last Fri day afternoon. Mrs. C.eorge Houser delight fully entertained a number of her friends at a dessert bridge a party on Wednesday aftemoo. Mr. and Mrs. Ertle Powers were guests of "Mr. Powers parents in Lumberton during the weekend. Messers. Hilton Ruth and H. El Lynch motored to Grover Tues day night where Mr. Lynch made a talk to the Grove* P.-T.A. As sociation. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hemdon and baby of Kannapoli* visited relatives in Kings Mountain dur ing the weekend. Charlee NeMer, one of the twin sons of Mr. and Mr* Paul Neia ?er te a patient in Memorial Hos pital, Charlotte, where he un derwent an operation tor appen dicitis last Friday. martin's medicine If Martin Harmon (Containing bite of now* wis. n, humoc. and comment, To bo taken weekly. Avoid over-dosage.) Politics Again Tbo heading of this pioco al most flowed out "Poll tic* Still." meaning the same thing lu any ordinary situation, but hardly cricket in the current warfare. Sure as the world Al len supporters would hare In terpreted it "Politics a la Still", as one would say in merry old Franca. ? pa , ' ?: ,, ? This column, ol course, has been wdtton. as lor a source material Is concerned, since Wednesday morning May 9. are maybe even the previous Tueedc, night, for It took no particular strain on the mem ory box to recal that the medi cinal foray Into the political prognosticating depar tment wets no mor? successful than Mr. Roper's. Dr. Gallup's Kal tenbom's and others. p-a What I hare not been able to figure out is why none noted Dare Saunders' choices and all noted mine. Dare did a little better than I did. though not too much better, yet. At any rate. 1 am In his debt for a five cent drink and 1 am' looking for him diligently, as I do not want Dare to be assessing in terest charges, of which he It very capable. p-a Dave, the record shows, scored three for six, and still has the oportunlty to finally come out with five for six. If George Allen comes through for mayor and if Lloyd Davis comes through for Ward 2 com missioner. p-a But a review of the medicin al picks didn't tu.j out as bad as 1 first thought, for 1 went a little lather than Davet In a few instances fo choose some place and show finishers in severjal of the three-way af fairs. My on -the -nose picks re sulted In two of six winners, which, if the odds were enough would be quite adequate for horse and ''dog racing, but hardly for politics. It also fig* ures out to be a J3 average, which would be fine fog Ted Williams and any other base ball player, but Is plumb lousy for politics. But the place and show choices pulled me up to a slightly better average. P-a * Like the late, if not lamented Literary Digest, I'm out of bus iness in the pic kin' department, wiser If not richer, and with many lessons learned. It Is much like a defeat for a can didate. The defeated candi date, If he's smart, always learns more than the winner. But needless to say. no candi date wants to go to school. p-a N History has already been made in Kings Mountain, po litically speaking, on at least three counts. In the first place, the total vote was a record. Otherwise, it Is the first time the city has had a runoff elec tion, and it is the first time, as many as two officials not reelected have served for more than the regular two-year term. | Mac Gantt did It briefly, prob ably two minutes worth. In 1947. He had not offered for re election and no candidate to succeed him had obtained a majority. After the other can didates were sworn in, Mr. Gantt tendered his resignation from the board, and the new board appointed the front-run ner of the four-man race. John Henry Moss, as the successor. P-n ... * ' '? . - 4 ' ? ! The retiring (ahem, retired) board of comlssioners made a wise move when it -set up the run-off arrangement, the May 8 election has proved. The kettle would have been boiling over had the old pro visions been in vogue, particu larly in the mayoral depart question as to how to replace a mayor under the present law. If I am not mistaken,, the legal eagles had figured ant that the new board would or ganise. choess a mayor pro tempore, who would then ac ceed to the office of mayor, as suming the Incumbent mayor van tod t., assign. In board would have appointed a All of which H alOt of claggod with Alts to i points of law tor tbs of the two-year fttf Domin^s that the- city line could still . ; P-a Top billing I or Tueeday must becossccrHy go to the run-off la the mayor's, race. There Is ?#*y one other coatoet loft to bo decided. The mayoral runoff to be efoflft. bat don't Other Editor's Viewpoints ACROSS l ? A ?rowing part of one's yard t? Ridi the laundry of suds -v. ? > 1 ? A right one hat to control utneooc else's property I 2? Unit ? 14 ? Wofflin'i nam* 1 5 ? Dwelling 16? Something that en hance* a pleasant taite 18 ? A kind of oven 19 ? Decorative home hanging (poet.) 31? A kind of shoe covering IS ? Dwtrtii signal 24 ? A backyard ediftce for the garden tools 26 ? Chemical symbol for erbium ? 2 9-*- Division of the Bible ( abbrev. ) 10 ? Accompanying dish for the rteal About the Home 3 2 ? Destructive household pests 35? Pronoun 36? Greek letter 38 ? Exclamation of silence 39 ? -Ancient tun god 40? Bone 42 ? The ones remaining 4S ? Take small bites 48 ? At no time (poetical) 49 ? Prefix denoting three 50 ? Musical instrument St ? Serene 52 ? Drawing Instrument DOWN 1 ? Spread* a gelatinous paste over braised food 2 ? Three- toed sloth 3? Resettled 4 ? Domestic Nomencla ture (abbrev.) 5 ? Loop* with running knota 6 ? Fixes again 7?*~One oi the continent* (abbrev.) t ? A spare-time pursuit , for photography fan* (two word*) 9 ? Printer'* measure 10 ? Repaired the footwear 13? Greek letter: 1 7? To make a kind of knotted lace 18 ? Abbreviated oyster 20 ? Liquid foods 2 2? Product of the garden 25? A suffix of ordinal number* 2? ? Newspaper announce ment 28? Exist 30 ? Dinner table imple ment* 31? Toward 33? Bone 34 ? Glossy fabric 36 ? Adhesive substance 37 ? A kind of architecture 39 ? Public conveyance (abbrev.) 41 ? Spanish affirmative 43 ? Golfer's mound 44 ? Period of time 46 ? Kind of *nake 47 ? A card gam* 8m The Want Ad Section Fob This VMk*i Completed Pux*l? CROSSWORD ? ? ? By A, C. Gordon 1 P U WA Rt/Or AT* SA1D> BARKINO ? DOG NEVER BITES, BUT HE IS STILt A POTENTIAL MENACE. be guarded by a LIABILITY POLICY TO PROTECT YOU AOAINST ? L. ANV CLAIMS. * PHON LIFE INSURANCE Lincoln Times It may come a s a surprise to many that American life insur ance companies pay out more benefits to living policy -holder* unaffected by death, than they pay to the beneficiaries of de ceased policy-holders. The Alex ander Hamilton reports: a sur vey of the situation for 1949, just released by the Institute of Life Insurance, shows that the pro portion 61 benefits paid last year to living policy-holders came to 57 per cent of all policy payments made during the year. In cash, these payments tp living policy holder totaled nearly $2 billions. Death benefits last year were a little under $1.5 billions, or 43 per cent of all payments. The ^living" benefit payments are made up of pdlicy dividends, representing 17 per cent' of total 1949 payments; policy surrender payments, also amounting to 17 per cent; matured endowments, comprising 13 per cent of total payments* annuity payments, rising to 7 per cent; and disabil ity payments, accounting for the remaining 3 per cent RACE OF KILLERS Smithfield Herald An interesting commentary on the Automobile Age lies in the frightful "race" being run by war and highway traffic te see which of these mighty killers will be the first to claim Its mil lionth American victim. Like the hare in the race with the tortoise, war took a long lead over highway traffic. Unlike the hare, war hasn't let up in Its pace. In fact it has gained a good deal of momentum since the American Revolution. But highway traffic, wlilch didn't get started until after 1900, has lost no time InNovercoming its more* than-a-century handicap. At the present rate of Slaugh ter, the millionth American is scheduled to die on our highways sometime in September or Octob.. er of this year. Recent statistics freveal that approximately 966,500 Americans have died in battle, from the and statiticlans have noted that Revolutionary War until now, the milionth American wasrior Will die sometime in August if the Korean War last that long and doein't slacken Its casualty. The result of the race, then,, ?may be "war by a nose." But highway traffic rooters, If there are any, may have the sat isfaction of knowing that regard - less of the outcome of the current race, their "hero" will not be robbed of the distinction of being a far greater cause of death to Americans than war. Despite the fact that we have en gaged in two world wan since the Twentieth Century dawned, war has claimed less than one half the number of American lives lost on highways since 1900. The statisticians tell us that while 9,600 American^ were be ing killed in the first nine months of war in Korea, more than 28,000 Americans met death on our highwaj*. Moreover, for every American soldier wound ed it is estimated that 25 civi lians at home have been injured. These statistics should hot make war seem less brutal. They should arouse the people to take the highway accident problem seriously and demand stronger measures to check carelessness and promote safety on our pub lic roads. : - ' Farmers received 6.4 billion dol lars from the sale of farm pro ducts during the first quarter at 1951. This Was 16 percent more than in the same period last y ear. nd JEWELRY r# Prices! AH. WORK GUAflANTFFO Prompt Service D?LLin?RsS JCUKL SHOP 7?nj.\ 7fl? * ,* ? 4 v ? * I will do my best to live up to that trust Olland R. Pearson ? 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