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 citizen* of Kings Mountain
and Its vicinity, published every Friday by the Herald Publishing House.
Entered as second class matter at the postolflce at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Act
of Congress of March 3, 1873
EDXTOB1AL DEPARTMENT
Martin Harmon Editor- Publisher
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Mrs. P. D. Herndon Society
Dorothy McCarter Advertising, News
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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to se
duce. if it were possible, even the elect. St. Mark 13: 22.
Christmas Near
It's not long 'til Christmas ....
Already those who customarily wait
until the last minute to make up and fill
a Christmas list are envying a number
of wise citizens who start to work early
and avoid last-minute rushes.
For Christmas is less than a month
and only 21 shoping days away.
Today is the formal. opening in Kings
Mountain of the Christmas shopping
season. It means, in addition to the big
parade which always delights the young
folk, that Kings Mountain merchants
will be decorating their stores and will
be displaying Christmas goods, both old
stand-bys and new products designed to
please one and all.
Kings Mountain merchants have nev
er gone along with, some of the larger
cities in rushing the Christmas season
by opening their wares before Thanks
giving, a policy most folk heartily ap
prove.
It reminds that the mayor of a neigh
boring city issued a proclamation or, at
least,. a statement, urging, his citizens to
shop at home during the Christmas sea
son.
It seems to be a worthy suggestion.
Kings Mounain merchants have im
proved their facilities and have invested
in a wider and widening variety of goods,
which means that almost anyone can
find about, anything he wants right at
home. From the standpoint of conven
ience, there should be no comparison
and our guess is that most local mer
chants price their goods lower than do
some of the firms of larger cities, where
rents, taxes and other costs are higher.
The old-lime merchant plead that he
supported his community and that dol
lars spent with him stayed at home to
bo put to local use. Sometimes he might
have been a little in arrears when the
tost of variety of goods was offered.
The fact of community support still
remains, and local stores now hold equal
place with their big-city neighbors in
variety and quality of merchandise of
fered.
Members of the Kiwanis and Lions
clubs are looking forward to hearing an
address Thursday night by Congressman
Woodrow W. Jones. Mr. Jones establish
ed something of a name for himself in
his first year in Congress in his efforts
to use the weight of his vote and his ,
influence in curtailing some of the pork
barrel features of the appropriations bill.
It's the kind of language over-burdened
taxpayers want to hear.
Our congratulations to George W.
Mauney, who has been elected president
of the Kings Mountain Country Club for
the forthcoming term. Mr. Mauney is a
veteran member of the ciub's board of
directors, and he has been a hard-work
ing member. In turn, his hard work has
been productive of successful results. It
is therefore easy to predict that his term
of office will be marked by progress and
growth of the club.
Traffic acidents continue tri take a
heavy toll of life and limb. Several rules
art* listed for motorists to follow if they
wish to avoid accidents. They include:
T) regular maintenance of automobiles
in tip-top condition; 2) strict observance
of the rules of the road; and 3) sharp at
tention to the actions of the fellow in the
approaching car.
A best bow to Carl Moss, honor man
of his class at King's Business College.
No Count
It was generally expected that Rus
sia would not accept the demilitarization
plan of the North Atlantic Treaty organ
ization nations, as first presented at the
Paris United Nations meeting by Dean
Acheson, Secretary of State.
The Vishinsky tirade was a thinly
veiled "no" and Czechoslovakia, once a
democracy but now a Red puppet, says
she would not be interested in such a
plan.
Obviously, the United States and her
allies in the NATO group, figured in ad
vance that such an answer would be re
ceived, and these nations would have
been most surprised if Russia had ac
cepted. The demilitarization move was
made purely as a propaganda measure,
for, with Russia's Iron Curtain policy,
there could not possibly be more than
lip service agreement at any rate.
If all partners in such an agreement
would op?rate such a plan, it would be a
wonderful one, but that is an almost in
surmountable "if". Who can forget the
action of Japan and Germany in ignoring
the demilitarization pacts of the thir
ties?
The auditing job would be terrific.
Thus the world will continue as it is,
operating on the old. balance-of-power
theory, which, while shot through with
imperfections, has been more successful
as a preventer (or delayer) of wars than
have the demilitarization pacts and pol
icies.
Savings Dividend
A number of wise Kings Mountain
area citizens are in no quandary about
their financing of Christmas gifts, for
about- this time last year, they joined
the First National Bank's Christmas
Savings Club.
Today they will be receiving the bene
fits of their wisdom, in the form of
Christmas Savings Club checks.
Next week, the 1952 Christmas Sav
ings club opens, and bank officials say
they anticipate a much larger enroll
ment than during the past year, these
expectations being predicated both on
inquires and the fact that such a club
has a tendency to mushroom larger with
the years.
It reminds that small, regular savings
add up to sizeable sums much quicker
than many believe possible.
A lady in another city was saving
small sums regularly, with the eventual
aim of purchasing for herself a fur coat.
After several years, the sum was suffi
cient, but she took a look at the total,
and decided against spending it all at
one moment.
It Is hard to beat the security of a
savings acount, for there are always
rainy days when the fund is imperative
as an umbrella.
Send in a check for Christmas seals.
Tuberculosis is on the wane from its
once-terrible position as a kilior, but the
incidence of this disease is still sufficient
to cause the death of one person every
13<minutes. Purchases of Christmas seals
make possible the continuance of a win
ding fight against this dread disease. A
major portion of the funds remain at
home to finance preventive measures
against tuberculosis and to provide
treatment for indigent patients who are
unable to pay the cost of needed care.
Our sympathies to Mr. and Mrs. Char
lie Lail, on the death of their son, Dan
Lail, in Korea. .. ? - .
10
YEARS AGO Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and events
THIS WEEK taken frortt the 1941 files of the Kings Mountain Herald.
Garments made in Kings
Mountain are now on their way
to relieve suffering in war-torn
Europe, acording to Mrs. Ruth
Gamble. Executive Secretary of
the local chapter of the American
Red Cross.
For the first time in the his
tory 6f Kings Mountain the town
has a brand new garbage truck.
The big new red truck with it's
'aluminum painted dump body
will be a real addition to the San
itary department equipment.
Social and Pergonal
In a ceremoi.y i larked by
beauty and simplicity, the mar
riage of Miss Janet Crawford
and Mr. Wendell Phlfer took
place at Boyce Memorial Asso
ciate Reformed Church last Sa
turday evening at 7 o'clock.
Mrs. L. P. Baker most delight
fully entertained members o* the
Thursday Afternoon Book Club
and invited guests at her home
on North Piedmont Ave. last
Wednesday night.
Dr. J. E. Anthony is spending
a few days in Florida.
City Manager H. L. Burdette
is ettiadtng dig national Ca?
ventlon of City Managers In Hol
lywood, Fla.
Mrs. E. W. Griffin and chil
dren will spend the weekend with
Mrs. Griffin's father in Mocks
vllle.
James Harold Plonk, son of
Mr. ahd Mrs. Greer Plonk, has
returned to the U. S. Navel Sta
tion in Nbrfolk, Va. after spend
ing Thanksgiving holidays at
home.
Mrs. A. L. Hill and daughter. :
Rebecca Florlne, returned home i
from the Baptist Hofoital, Win
ston-Salem, Sunday. ,
MARTIN'S
MEDICINE
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By Martin Harmon
Ingredients: bits of new,
wisdom, humor, and continent.
Directions : Take weekly, if
possible, but avoid
overdosage.
Ties
The men of the. United
States, and, I suspect, in other
nations too, regard December
as "Tie Month", meaning neck
ties, o! course, since this is one*
ot the feature articles of ap
parel males find under the
Christmas tree after Santa
Claus has paid his visit.
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Of course, for some men
December li Tte Month" In
another sense, meaning that,
in spite of Christmas, a lot of
women take ' advantage of the
normal feeling of good will In
everyone and use the period
for the necessary infiltration
Which results In hogtled men.
In spite of the propaganda that
lists . June as the most popular
month for marryings, Decem
ber is popular too. And who
can gainsay that many a lass,
who stpped up to the minis
ter in June, did not complete
the arrangements in the pleas
ant atmosphere of the Christ
mas season?
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But this piece Is not designed
for a dKcojsion .of hogtying
males, except to remark that
Franchot Tone's womenfolk
must be using rotten string.
He won't stay hitched.
On the subject of Christmas
gift ties, it would be wise for
all men to have a private, in
advance conference with their
haberdashers. Many a wise
crack has been made about
gift ties, along the general
tenor -of an inability on the
part of the giver to match the
tie to the marl. This is due to
several basic reasons. Some
men like gay ties, and others
like somber ones. Some like
four-in-handss, and some like
bows. Some like the ties they
select (whether they're fit to
wear to a dog fight or not),
and some don't like ties of any
kind or description. These anti
tie men are the ones responsi
ble for the change In fashion
which allows a male to wear a
sport shirt year-round. Back
in the days of the stiff Collar,
j this would have been unthtnk
l able. . ?
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I suppose one reason ties
rate high on the glfts-for-males
list is the fact that there is .sel
dom a size problem, though on
second thought, I wonder how
^ a tie a little-necked man wears
j fits a guy who asks for a
size 17 shirt There is the bay
window problem, too. Any stu
dent of geometry, knows that a
straight line is the nearest dis
tance between two points. And
a bay- window is curved, more
or less. But I've never heard of
any extra long ties for big
men.
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I suppose I could qualify as
a moderate In tie taste. I like
plenty of red and yellow, but
I prefer stripes, for instance,
to splotches. Some ties look
like a steal from modern art,
where the finished portrait
makes it appear the painter
stood off at a particular dis
tance, then threw some paint
toward the canvas.
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But enough on Christmas
neckties, for there are many
other kinds.
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About the most unsatisfac
tory .kind of tie is one in an
athletic contest, when , the
teams walk off the field all
even, Just as they started, with
nothing to show but expended
energy. It might be said that
such a result leaves one about
as cold as a bust in the Christ
mas tie line.
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More important ties are
those in which the word is
used as "bond". Thus there
are friendship ties, kinship ties,
and business ties ,in addition to
the aforementioned marriage
ties.
Another important one is the
rail crosstie. These sturdy
wooden ties, properly laid,
mean that a speeding train can
< arry its cargo, be it commerce
or people, to a given destina
tio in short time. If they be
come loose, it could mean a de
railment and serious wreck.
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Another kind of tie, accord
ing to the dictionary man, is a
pattern used by a weaver. That
was a new one for me. but I
never question the dictionary
men.
Just about everyone Is fami
liar with the traffic tie-up,
audi as occurs every Saturday
at the football stadia of the
nation. When too many vehi
cles get in one place, there's
bound to be a tie-up, and the
only quality of character that's*
any good In such a situation Is
patience. The driver lacking
patience is quite likely to run
up a nice bill at his favorite
garage.
. . _ -.
But It's time this typewriter
was untied. The Christmas
shopping-season Is opening and
I must investigate the tie
stocks tor the males o* my Hat. .
Viewpoints of Other Editors
By A. C. Gordon
achoss
I -Popvil,
<piun
8? Thi* r
ular backyard sport
jural)
iia mean* nothing in
tenni*
t ? Prefix denoting
"joined"
10? Chemical tymbol for
cuprum
I}? A good spcrt know*
hew to do thU
I J? Pronoun
1 4? A kind o I (port for I he
beach
I J? Kitchen utensil
l? ? Syllable applied to
mualcat note
I 7? Broadcasts (colloq.)
1 1 ? finis, in boxing
19 ? Old graduate*
Jl? Chcmicat tymbol for
tantalum
Jl? Number of bowling
frame*
13 ? Sport* enthusiasm
24? Fragrant ointment
15 ? Measure of area'
16 ? Possessive pronoun
27? City Bowling Associa
tion (ahbrev. )
39 -One in Scotland
JO ? An old Latin rose
Jl ? Exclamation of tatis
f action
Jl ? Titte of respect
33 ? Greek Navigator
(abbrev.) '
34 ? Speedy athlete
37 ? Preposition
38 ? Bobble* th? baseball
39 ? Printer'* measure
40 ? Tenni* barrier
42 ? To getf into the athletic
"pink"
43? Either
44 ? Monster
41 ? Chemical symbol foe
selenium
46 ? Provided that
47 ? Intimate companion*
48 ? A tenni* offering
49 ? 'Infrequent
DOWN
I? Major league bateball
town
1? Haill
3 ? Prefix denoting down
4 ? Hockey battleground
5? Not at all
6 ? Mutical sweet potato
7? Hard, dry seeds
K- ? Spcrts lover who just
. watche*
1 1 ? A swimmer who * going
nowhere
I J? Lnng Punter f abbrev ) ?
1 3 ? Distance runner
14 ? Every good athlete
play* to do thi*
It ? Binding for the tore
muscled athlete
1 7? Part of verb "to be"
20 ? Toward* the top
11 ? Athletic recondltioner*
22 ? Objectives for archery
28 ? Cross-country runne."
2 7? Sport* approbation
Home of the hortetho*
pitcher'* implement
. ) 1 ?Indefinite articla
32? Bateball hit
35 ? Vate
35-^-Not Specified (abbrev.)
38 ? Comfort
4 1 ? Chemical tymbol for
tellurium
43 ? Belonging to
44? Implement employed
in water sports
46? Latin abbreviation
signifying ''that is" >
47? Parental nickname
See The Want Ad Section For This Week's Completed Puzzle
WOW STARTS GOOD
MOVE
Spindale Son
During the month of October,
1949, Hiram A Melvin, of. Char
lotte, N. C., who was then serv
ing as Head Consul of the North
Carolina Woodmen of the World,
Instituted a program for enter
taining the orphans of our state
during the Christmas holidays.
Through an appeal to all the
active Woodmen Camps In the
state for voluntary contributions,
sufficient money was raised the
first year to make the Christmas
parties a real success. They were
able to entertain approximately
sixteen hundred and fifty chil-j
dren the first year, representing]
twenty institutions.
In 1950 this prografii was en
larged; the amount of money
spent per child was increased
twenty-five percent, and in every
way the parties were a greater
success.
Just recently Sovereign Melvin
directed a letter to the three hun
dred and fifty secretaries in the
state announcing the beginning
of the 1951 objective. During the
next few weeks it is expected
that all loyal Woodmen will sup
port this program in their local
camps. Many camps will spon
sor. turkey shoots, box suppers,
special dinner meetings, square
dances, etc., as a part of their
overall effort to raise the neces
sary funds in order to remember
the fine orphans of our state this
Yuletide.
At the recent State Convention,
which was held In Asheville, the
State Hand Camp officially adop
ted this humanitarian program
CUT COP'S PAY?
Charlotte News
In Yonkers, N, Y., voters turn
ed down a $500 a year pay raise
for their policemen. Next day
the coppers really handed out
the tickets. They were Just en
forcing the law*, but with a zeal
which made some of the voters
wish they had voted differently.
According to the Stanley
New# and Press 17,195 persons
were arrested for speeding in
North Carolina during the first
nine months of this year, an av
erage of 172 per county, nineteen
per month, "or about two-thirds
of an arrest per day in the aver
age, population-wise county.
That's not many arrests, when
compared with the number of
violations ot speeding laws we
see every day. Maybe we should
start a move to cut the pay of
policemen and traffic officers, to
encourage them to enforce the
law.
Some cops ? bless 'em ? are too
lenient. If we're going to cut
down traffic fatalities we've got
to cut down on speed. Hit us in
the pocketbook, boys, or toss us
in the clink; don't be easy on the
speeder.
as a part of the State fraternity
in action program and appointed
Sovereign Melvin as State Chair
man.
This fine program has been
adopted by the Woodmen of sev
eral more states this year, and
as a result, several thousands of
orphan children will be made
happier by Christmas parties,
treats and gifts this Christmas
season.
UARANTEEO
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\ "Trouble Ahead?
No one knows the troubles he will have to face tomorrow,
ne.Tt week or six months from now, but it Is a well known
tact '.iat automobiles are taking their toll all along. Be pre
pared in this Important item ? make sure that you are carry
ing adequate insurance on your carw It'll do you a world of
good at a time of great need.
The Arthur Hay Agency
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Long And Dirty Life
At Ommel, Denmark, a woman celebrating h'er 102nd birth
day attributed her long life to the fact that she'd never taken
a bath.
Our KOLSHM BREAD may not make you live longer but it
certainly hi ">s you enjoy life.'
Mhums bread
*T YOU HAD A MILLION DOLLARS
YOU COULDN'T BUY BETTER BREAD
PROTECT YOUR CLOTHES
... by having them cleaned regularly at . . .
WEAVER'S CLEANERS
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WHEN YOU USE YOUR
VOICE AS MUCH AS I DO,
you've GOT TO THINK OF
YOUR THROAT. THAT*
WHY I SMOKE CAMELS
...THEY AGREE WITH
MY THROAT!
S<nr* the building & loan way. either by making reg
ular weekly or monthly payments, by* investing] in
full-paid stock at $100 per share; or! by! investing
small or large amounts when convenient.
Smalt Mfluhn bow r MbU* man* 01 *our
neighbors to own th.lt homu. to .ducat. f>?lr child
r.n and mI, Of th. other detlrabl. thlog. too