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 by the Herald Publishing House. Entered s; second class matter at the postoffice at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873 EDITOBIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon . ...? Editor-Publisher Charles T. Carpenter, Jr . Sports, Circulation, News M<^ P. D; Herndon . . .. .. Society Dorothy McCarter Advertising, News MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Eugene Matthews Horace Walker Ronald Moore Ivan Weaver* - Paul Jackson (?- -Member of Armed Forces) ' ' TELEPHONE NUMBERS? 167 or 289 SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE : ONE YEAR ? $2.50 SIX MONTHS? fL40 THREE MONTHS? 75c BY MAIL ANYWHERE : TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Proverbs 9:8. Education Week "During the past week, schools, teach ers, and their communuities have been observing National Education Week, and particular note of it has been taken in Kings Mountain. For the past half-century, North Car olina has been on the upgrade in its public school system, which aims to give all persons a minimum of education. The late Governor Charles B. Aycock was the man who moved the mountains in, expanding the public school system of the state, and since this time rapid strides have been made. They have been made in spite of many difficulties, usually hinging around the question of mofley. Good schools cost money and a lot of it, both from the standpoint of physical plants and from the standpoint of staffing. North Carolina has not been as nig gardly as some states, more niggardly than others in this respect. Yet, with all the. difficulties, the bus iness of education has been constantly advanced. Perhaps the most important reason for this constant advancement has been the great corps of loyal teachers, who genuinely like to teach and regard the monthly pay checks as a means to an end. Certainly, many of them could do better from the personal financial stand point in other modes of work and em ployment. . The vast majority of this state's school teachers and this city's school teachers are conscientious and hard working. They have the best interests of their pupils constantly at the fore front, and this newspaper believes that, on the occasion of National Education Week, they deserve a salute for doing a very good job. Tax Irregularities The shocking reports of tax irregulari ties in many of Uncle Sam's Bureau of Internal Revenue offices may have been dragged out as the result of political maneuvering on the part of the Repub lican party, but, regardless of motive, they should be dragged out and the of fenders dealt with strongly. One revenue bureau official in a top spot said he was convinced that the vast majority of officials were completely honest, but that the few who had stray ed couldn't stand the temptations offer , ed to them. IIow many of the alleged charges will stand in court remains to be seen. The emergence of a new p.irty chairman in dicates that the forces of law and order in the Democratic party will want to en force thf> statutes. ^ome say that the scandals are a nat ural result of progressively higher and confiscatory tax rates, predominantly connected with the income tax division. And perhaps it is an indication that the point of diminishing returns, as far as tax rates are concerned, has been reach ed. What can be done? Many citizens, from lowest paid wage earners to top bracket executives, think it is high time Congress put the skids under federal appropriations for non essential objectives. They also think the military could stand considerable curtailing in appropriations without harming one iota the efficiency of the services. The latter curtailment would mean an end to grandiose extravagance on the part of the higher brass, but that should be and should have been. ? It was a small move, but the new British government must have obtained cheers from aH parties when it indicated a forthcoming economy wave by slash ing the pay of its chief ministers. Pennies still make dollars: Thanksgiving 1951 Next Thursday will be Thanksgiving and, years after the holiday was first observed, the people of the United States have much for which to be thank ful. There is much to decry: a piecemeal war which is hardly understandable to American people accustomed to going all out on any and everything, be it war, or peace, or business, or pleasure. Tax es aie mighty high, prices are mighty high, payments on the television sets are hard to make. But has it not always been true in some respects ? The Pilgrim fathers had much to face too. There were hostile Indians, a wilder ness to be carved out. there was no means of fast communication. But the Pilgrim fathers were thank ful, for they had made a bountiful crop and they were free. One of the most important features of the Thanksgiving Day observance is a switching of emphasis from the wants and seeming needs to the blessings we have. And most of us are pretty well-, blessed. Thanksgiving is a time to give spiri ual thanks to God for these blessings. CARE-For-Korea The United States has always been a nation liberal with its means. It's peo ple believe in helping their neighbors - and the definition of neighbor is not confined to the house next door. During years past, food has been sup plied for China, aid was supplied for the Finns when they were invaded, and the packages and bundles of life-giving food and clothing are still going to ?needy peoples of the globe. Currently the Woman's Club is ask ing Kings Mountain people to supply 100 bundles as this community's share in a 350,000-bundle Christmas gift to the rav aged, war-torn needy of Korea. Those citizens who have had sons, brothers and husbands at the fighting areas in Korea have graphic knowledge already of the vast misery of these peo ple. . The Woman's Club and Mrs. J. K. Wil lis, project chairman, should have the support of the community on this worthy project, and it is easy to predict that they will have this support. The local football season has ended and Kings Mountain didn't defeat Shel by. Thus the finale gave the season a sad ending. Most football fans think the high school squad did all right in 1951. In every game heavily out-weighed and frequently out-manned, the team was never demoralized, as the records of the several scores will show. Injuries took their toll too. It was an interesting sea son, and the coaching staff and team members deserve plaudits for their work. ? ' Results of the, first step toward mak ing Kings Mountain the Rose City of North Carolina were extraordinarily successful. Tribute is due the hard working members of the Living BeautK fication committee and its co-chairmen, Mrs. Sam Davis and Mrs. Hunter Neisler. A best bow to Mrs. Ben Goforth, Jr., who has been named head nurse at Kings Mountain hospital. Those who have had the opportunity to see her at work recognize her good talents and her complete willingness to use them. YEARS AGO Items of newt about Kings Mountain area people and events J. vl THIS WEEK tak?n from the 1941 fUes of the Kings Mountain Herald. M^wbers of the Christmas Op ening Committee of the Kings Mountain Merchants Association are making eiaiborate plans for the "biggest opening of the holi day season in the history of The Best Town in The State. Harry Page was elected presi dent of the Klwanls Club at their regular weekly meeting last Thursday evening at the Wo man's Club building. Social and Personal Mrs. J. S. Norman was hostess to members of the Colonel Pred rick Ham/bright Chapter Daugh ters of American Revolution, en tertaining at her home on East Kings Street last Wednesday eve-, ning. Mrs. Byron Keeter entertained the Aldephian Club la% Wednes day afternoon at her lovely homd on Cleveland Ave. Miss Ruby Burrage is visiting her parents in Charlottesville, Va. Mrs. Wallace Hartsell of Way nesville. Ga., will spend Thanks giving with Mrs. D. P. Hord. ? Mrs. L. M. Logan, Sr., and Mrs. L. M. Logan, Jr., were CharRtte visitors Thursday. Mri and Mrs. D. B. Wallace and children of Goldsboro, spent the past weekend with Mrs. Wal lace^ parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hord. ? J. T. Bridges, student at Wake Forest College, spent the week end at his home here. - Mr. and Mrs. Kent Mendell of Sycaruse, N. Y. were recent guetft* of Mrs. G. D. Hamtoright. MARTIN'S MEDICINE < By Martin Harmon - Ingredients: bita of nev*a, wisdom, humor, and comment. Directional Take weekly,, if possible, but avoid' overdosage. ' Learning By Mail Learning by mail is a regular practice of everyone, whether or not they have enrolled In any of the multiplicity of courses of fered by the International Cor respondence School ( and very ' ) good ones, they are, too, I un derstand), or in the many cour ses offered by the extension de partments of the larger univer sities. * 1-b-m The learning comes informal ly. of course, through the vast amount of periodicals which, regularly come to a reading U. S. A. Just about everybody "takes" periodicals of several different kinds and in all fields, religious and secular. 1-b-m The great circulations of the current day ar?- due to a lot of factor. Perhaps the largest one is the public education program which has made the United States a nation of readers and writers. Another is the Ameri can promotion methods in sel ling subscriptions. Somehow it's just mighty hard for the aver age American ' male to turn down the beautiful girls who are "selling subscriptions to earn my way through col lege." 1-b-m But the title of this piece re fers less to the general and sometimes random gathering of knowledge via the mail box than to the specific instruction referred to previously. 1-b-m Many people owe their suc cess to learning by mail from the correspondence schools, which have a full-blown course or courses for about any sub ject one could want, from as tronomy to zoology, literally from "A" to "Z". If you don't believe it, ask Bill Craig. I have never undergone one of these courses, though I've toyed with the idea a time or two. I al ways finally decide that too much procrastination would be involved in the preparation of lessons-by-mail. 1-b-m I am indebted to Wilburn White, now of Dallas, Tex., and " his company, Barrett Distribu tors. for a beautiful gift which I recently received in the mail. It is the company's Good Shep herd edition of the Holy Bible, which includes an amazing compilation of Indices, cross references and other where-to find-it information. 1-b-m The gift came by mall, but Wilburn was in town last week and dropped in the office Satur day to find Herman Campbell and I mutually admiring the edition. Bill gave us some val uable instruction on how to use the references and there fol lowed an interesting discourse on the sales methods of his company. ? ? 1-b-m Barrett distributors, founded and headed by Forrest S. Bar rett, Kings Mountain native, has some 350 salesmen and, they sell several different edi tions for either cash or on a time-payment plan. Herman wanted to know if anyone ever failed to pay the credit account, and Bill said their experience showed that about seven per cent would fail to pay out their Bible accounts. Those non-pay ers must be kin in some way to the few folk who steal Bi bles. 1-b-m Many of the customers for courses offered by universities and colleges are teachers, and they uae that method of keep 'ng certificates to top standing, required by teaching rules. J ?Ty| One lady I know decided she would take a course In Bible, but one of the early lessons, Number 5 I believe It was, re VdTfd her to criticize the Book of Deuteronomy. On receipt of that lesson she reportedly changed courses. 1-b-m If I were to choose correspon dence courses for personal In struction. I would think that subjects in history, literature, sociology and others of similar kind would be the most easy to learn at home alone. I wouldn't nave the nerve to tackle a for eign language, physics, chemis try or those with which I had a sufficiently difficult time after hearing regular lectures. _ 1-b-m *>est story rve heard on the learning by mail busi ness came over the weekend. A teacher was faced with the necessity of getting her certi ficate renewed and found it virtually impossible to attend summer school, due to sickness in her home. She elected to take m IILe^r*"h,?h ""th* matics. Uniquely, a college pro '*8S