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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 vlcity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House.
Entered as second class matter at the postofflce at Kings Mountain, under Act
of Congress of March 3, 1873
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EDITOBXAL DEPARTMENT
Martin Harmon m. Editor-Publisher
Charles T. Carpenter, Jr. Sports, Circulation, News
Mrs. P. p. Herndon 'Society
Dorothy McCarter Advertising, News ?
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
Eugene Matthews Horace Walker George W. Gaynoc Ivan Weaver*'
, \v ? Charles Miller Paul Jackson
(?--Member of Armed Forces)
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TODAY'S nil! i.r. VERSE
Through wisdom is an house builded,* and by understanding is it established. Proverbs
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Postal Change;
Changes effective January X in mail
ing regulations governing parcel post
have already proved inconvenient to
some Kings Mountain business firms.
Because Kings Mountain's postoffice
is one of first-class rating, smaller-size
and lighter-weight limits governing par
cel post mailings are how in effect. Were
Kings Mountain's postoffice of lower
classification, larger packages could be
mailed.
As it happens. Kings Mountain postof
fice only recently returned to first-class
status, the status being adjudged on ba
sis of postal receipts during a calendar
year.
Under the parcel post curtailment, it
is quite .likely, local postal officials
think, that 1SK>2 receipts will drop and .
that the posfofl ier will then return to
second-class status. During the following
year, if the current regulations hold,
larger packages could be accepted.
What reason was assigned by the au
thors of the new postal regulations are
not fully known, though it is assumed
that cost Of handling might be one of
the nr. The lobbying 'division' of the truck
ing and railway express companies also
conceivably can be credited with d<>ihg
for their firms a good job of work.
On the latter point, few would have a
quarrel, for it is a fact t hat postal handl
ing of large parcels constitutes govern
ment competition with free cntecrprise.
w hich many deplore.
However,, the double standard ar
. rangements seems quite silly, just as
does the fen percent sureharg'e >? w hich
will now be assessed if a person buys as
many as 50 postal cards. He can buy 10
postals for t)N cents. But 30 postal cards
Will cost him S'l .Id.
The fact of postal rate increases is
quite understandable to anyone. Ihit the
variable parcel post regulations 'and the
postal card surcharge indicate the au
thor of these changes must have had a
bad dream.
Our' best wishes to Mrs John 11.
Lewis, the new secretary of the- Kings
Mountain Merchants association. The
duties and responsibilities of this posi
t toil are considerable and their proper
discharge not only benefits the members
of the association, but the community as
well. One desirable aim of the assoeia
tl'on should always be ..ways and means
of bringing more consumers into the
community to satisfy their 'buying
needs. Unquestionably,- many individual
merchants have personal ideas on the
subject and they do not want, t hem pat
ented. Some of these ideas would be
more fruitful if promoted jointly by a
full group, rather than one individual.
Many merchants feel a minimum of
three or four eity-w ide t rade .promotions
should he J-onductcd each yeat*. The
dates should be set well in advance, for
considerable planning on the part of in
dividual .firms participating is neces
sary if the full benefits of th< work is to
be obtained.
As the. Kings Mountain Kiuoiiis Club
"begins' a, New Year with a new group, of.
officers at t,he helm, it would ho amiss to
fail to note that the Kiwanis Cluti Year
?Of 10.M was a prosperous. ac tive one.
Full credit is due 1.. 1.-J. Abbott, retiring
president, and his hard working direct
ors and club members.
Brandon Undoes, stale t'vea*urer. has
announced his eandidayy foi reelection.
By the announcement he eliminates
himself from the potential !ield of gu
bernatorial candidates, which, tii date,
stil! includes oiiiy oiu> major candidate.
W. B. Umstead, of Durham. Trial bal
loons for sundry and several potentials
have as vet failed to generate enough
fire to smoke out Additional aspirants,
and time is fleeting.
More Savings
In 1951, Americans saved more than I
they did in 1950 by about twice, accord
ing to a recent report.
The report was surprising in some re
spects for 1951 was also a big spenu.ng
year, with quite a lot of money going for
durable and non-durable consumer
goods.
All hope the .trend continues, and
many believe it will.
Here in Kings Mountain, building and
loan and bank. savings accounts increas
ed during the year, and the bank's new
195!> Christmas Club is boasting many
a new member over 1951's club.
Saving a portion of one's earnings,, or
other income, has been good business
tor a long, long time.
It is hard to save, in a day when prices
are high and desired goods plentiful. But
some manage to do it, and all of the sav
ers. a re not those blessed with high in
comes. Their medium is> to set aside a
portion of their income, no matter how
glittering the enticements of the market
places.
Many people have been heard to re
mark, "If I'd only, learned how to save
when I was young!" None has ever been
heard to remark, "I regret I saved as
much as I did."
Saving can he compared to zoning a
city. A city would be prettier if it were
zoned before even one building was erec
ted. But it's bettor to start late than
never.
Call For Dimes
The annual March of Dimes cam
paign, which began Monday, has almost
graduated from the "dime" category.
Quota assigned to Number 1 Town
ship -is '$7,500, which would, indeed, be
quite a few ten cents pieces.
The point, of course, is that all who
can should give dollars.
The March of Dimes campaign, pro
ceeds from. which go to the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, has
always been well-supported by Kings
Mi vu nt aln area ci t izens.
! m addition to the record which shows
Kings Mountain to be liberal in support
ing all worthwhile charitable appeals,
the citizens have a particular soft spot
for the March of Dimes.
In the past, Kings Mountain children
and even older citizens have been felled
by polio, and their neighbors know the
suffering this dread disease causes
Proceeds from the March of Dimes
gifts are used to provide treatment for
people afflicted with polio and to pay for
work of scientists and doctors who are
constantly seeking . to improve methods
of treatment.
Jack White, Number 1 Township
chairman, and his committee deserve
the full cooperation of the area in their
effort to meet and to surpass t ho $7,500
quota. '
Oyer I, Q00 persons died on Not-th Car
olina's highways' in 1951, ? an increase
over the 900-plus killed as the result of
highway accidents in 1950, but more
than '-'00 less than tin* high record of
1011. Considering the large increase in
number of vehicles on the road in 1951,
eompariii to 1911, it would appear that
North Carolina's efforts to tower the ac
cident rate and death total therefrom is
proving fruitful. Of course, it's no time
to brag, not until the fatality figure is
lowered considerably. Even then, com
ments probabl> should be made with
fingers crossed. At least, the trend indi
cates hope for the future.
Our best wishes to Mauney Hosiery
Company. Inc., as it markets Textron
men's hose, a quality brand-name known
all over the nation.
YEARS AGO Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and events
THIS WEEK taken from the 1942 files of the Kings Mountain Herald.
The first air raid signal over to
be sounded in Kings Mountain
will blast forth Saturday at noon:
according to <. , K. Ni'isler, Local
Air Raid. Warden.
Messcrs- R, <\ Gold and Klmo
Bridges; have purchased from
Glee Bridges and David Hamriok
their hardware store in Bessemer
City.
Sofia/ anil 1'crsnnnl
A wedding of wide socjj 1 inter
est throughout the Carolina* w is
that of Miss Elizabeth Neill and
Jack Bernard Fortune, both of
this place, the ceremony takih<?
place on Tuesday afternoon at
1:30 o'clock at Central Methodist
Church with the pallor, Rev. J.
G. W'inkley officiating.
Mrs. Hunter* Hudson entertain
ed member of the Fortune-Neil!
bridal party at a cake cutting at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs W L. Fortune on Gold St
following the rehearsal last
Wednesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Myers en
tertained the seventeen members
of the Myecs Department Store
staff at abuffet supper at their
home on Piedmont Ave. during
the holidays.
Mr. W*. A. Ware was compli
mented on the occasion of his |
80th birthday when his daught
er. Mrs. J->pn MeGill entertain
ed at dinner in his honor at her|
tiome on Gold St.
MARTIN'S
MEDICINE
By Martin Harmon
Ingredients: bits of newt,
wisdom, humor, and comment.
Direction ?: Take u*ekly, if
possible, but avoid
overdosage.
Statement Time
The kind of statement refer
red to In the title of this piece
is not the ordinary, run-of-the
mill monthly kind, commonly
known as an invitation to pay,
though, I am sure, with Christ
mas Just past, the sum total of
such : ' statements passing
through the postal windows
and presented in person set
some kind of high record.
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The kind I refer to is the an
nual variety, which sets forth
in detail what Income came
from where and how much, if
a,ny of It, was left after the
monthly type of statements re
ceived a response.
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Annual statements can look
very pretty, or they can look
downright mean. The latter
brand is much harder to pre
pare than, the former kind, for
just about .everyone. Even the
stenographers have to switch
the button to the red side of the
typewriter ribbon, and the ope
rators and managers have to
prepare appended statements
as to the "why's" and "where
fores" of the glaring use of red.
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There is something funny
about boards of directors. The
only color they like at all is
black, and the more the mer
rier. A board of directors, hap
py after a prosperous, black-ink
year, can be mighty sour by the
time another year and another
report rolls around.
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So it goes. ... ?
it
They say its an ill wind that
blows none any good. Thus we
have the income tax wind. Un
questionably many small busi
ness men never bothered to as
sess their previous, operations
along the fine toothcomb of an
annual .statement before Uncle
Sam began taking such a heavy
bite. Now the statepient has be
come a prerequisite. It is quite
conceivable that the change
brought shocks in many direct
t ions. Some must have found
themselves surprised that they
had made any profit at all, ami
others that they hadn't. Yes,
for better or worse, Uncle Sam
j has made bookkeepers out of
all of us. ' ?
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An integral part of a state
ment is the division called in
ventory. Taking inventory is
quite popular at this, season of
the year, beginning January 1,
and herein lies one of the big
keys to black or red ink, along
witli those other integral ones:
cash-on hand, cash-in b a n k r,
etc. Like everything else, most
business men want just enough
inventory, not too little nor too
much, though it is somewhat
hard to define how much is too
little- or how much is too much.
Generally speaking, most retail
merchants wouldn't mind find
ing- themselves plumb sold out
on the morning of December 26
for their big selling season is
lust ended. On the other hand,
if they're sold down low, they'll
got excited, mar the telephone
and order out some more stuff
pronto.
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The physical Job of "taking
inventory" is a detailed one
and a task which most persons
indicate they would like to
leave to someone else. The
most successful method, I am
told, is a two-person team ar
rangement, with one to count
and one to write-down. I am
glad I do not have the inven
tory taking Job in a hardware
or five-and-dlmo store. Just
how 611 those bolts and nu?s
are counted. I don't know. 'May
, tie the hardware boys count
bolts and nuts to go to sleep,
rather than sheep.
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Char'!'1 Blalock employed ex
tra help last week to take his
inventory, his young daughter,
Krieda. and her . iriond Miss
Joyce Dixon. When Oharlie.in
dicated the many-small-ltem
sardine and canned fish depart
ment was the starting point, he
almost had a strike on , his
hands.
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There are all kinds of state
merits, of course, and the large
manufacturing companies
spend quite a large sum an
nually in publishing their state
ments after (hey are compiled.
There are several reasons for
making a nice, fancy Job of the
annual accounting. The state
ment* go to stockholders, to
banks (where it is always good
business to be on cordial terms
with the loanin' man?, to va
rious and sundry other indivi
duals and institutions. As Bur
lington Mills' public relations
director John Harden says, it's
J always gofcd business to put
one's best foot forward, be Jt
the foot of man. woman, child
or corpcrate person.
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Women should be better in
ventory-takers and statement
makers than men, for they get
a lot of practice. As pny hus
| CROSSWORD ? ? ? By A. C. Gordon
Th ? DomMib Smm
ACROSS
I? Musical sign lot .
'very se't
J Donnlk cleaner -upper
7 ? Ancient tun |od
9? Floor iHampootr
1 1 ? Sr>?nith affirmative
1 2? Kind ol houit current
13? Thb comet with corn
M ? dripper
1 6*? Fruit ?tooe
1 7 ? Snake
18 ? Aromatic teed foe
flavoring '
19 ? Widemouthed jugf
2 0 ? Batential part ol the
? fairway
21? Nefativt
23? Profits
25 ? Reclamation
26 Pre ft* meaning
"good; advantageoua"
2?? Min't nickname
2 9 ? Thoroughf are
(abbrev.) *? ' .
30 ? Querie*
31? -Ftmcui clean- vi> the
kltchcn dith
3 .1? Cooking uteniil
36? Efg%
?l .1 - --Set tlct- down
41 ? Lawful conl
(? horsaa
trol ?f om'i
atepa
41-A from dU
49? Roman lit
4 7? Combining form
ing "on."
jm .
41 ? Printer's
tpO
49 ? Mythological maiden
changed Into ? heifer
JO ? Abbreviated Dutch
SI ? Oaln possession of
S4? Chemical symbol for
(liver i
IS ? To sat jrate
56 ? Perform
DOWN
t ? The afternoon
J ? Popular food
3 ? Colletr decree
4 ? To mature
J? Pertaining to a certain
cereal
? Roman 1100
7 ? Cooks food In a certain
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> ? College- cVrr*e
10 ? Waahable part of a
window
I J? Fruit center
15 ? Dbmestic water carriers
17 ? Indulges In eaerrWc
10 ? Doe* the weekly
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14? Product ef the tea
kettle
2 1 ? Popular ptcntc music
maker (colloq.)
11 ? Consume
30 ? Top spaces In our
homes
32 ? Cultivating the garden
34? Causing the wheels to
. run more smoothly
JS--E?'sts
37? Diverse
39? Discern
40? Kind of masculine
necktcarf
41 ? Out of the stray
42 ? Greek letter
41 ? Every one individually
( abbrev. )
49 ? Part of verb "to be"
J! ? Prepcsition
S3? In the direction of
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Viewpoints of Other Editors
FOLLOWING ONE RULE .
Bki.moxt Banner
As we start, to embark on a
new year we can easily make our
own life, our own community and
the lives of others more pleasant
by following one simple rule. Yes,
a simple rule but one that has
been proven and handed down to
us for generations. True, it is a
hard rule, for many and one that
not all of us have been able to
follow. Yet there are people who
follow it and those people toad a
grand life. A life full of every
thing that many of us seek, in
cluding happiness and content
ment. The rule is the "Golden
Rule." We all know it but we
can't all follow it-^"do unto oth
ers as you would, have them do
unto you."
I The Golden Rule covers a great
ideal of territory. Frankly it :s an
almost impossibility for a mortal
to follow It during these days and
times. He can't follow it because
the basic training necessary to
build an individual into such a
character is just not being taught
in the homes today as it should
be. Your father, and my father,
'set up the basic principles to
j make it easy to follow the Golden
I Rule had we carried out that
I training when we left from under
the wings of his, and our moth
er's protection and guidance.
Christmas has past. Just frank
! ly speaking we wonder how many
jVVar Bonds we would have to
; give away as prizes if we had of
j fered one for every family who
; knelt in prayer, as a group, bn
j Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
i Knelt and offered thanks to God
| for what we have in the way of
I freedom, material items and just
j being alive with our loved ones.
Our assumption is that it would
| not have taken a wealthy man to
| buy the Bonds in this community,
| and we feel that ours is a better
community than most any other
in the United States.
The trouble today is that no
one is satisfied. All of us. or at
least the great majority of us are
living better than We have ever
; before. We have more comforts,
we have less tiring duties and
[jobs than our fathers had. We
: have l>etter medical facilities. In
! fact everything is better. Yet we
[arc prone to complain, prone to
find fault if everything is not en
tirely to our liking or conveni
ence. We forget past hardships
and we are definitely not thank
ful enough that we are better off
than any other people in the en
i tire. world. ,
Let's try to follow the Golden
, Rule for the coming year. Let's
(try to quit making complaints
about shortcomings and "short
ages" that we would like to have
I and be thankful for what we do
have. There is certainly no family
in this community that is not bet
ter Qff. than a family In some
other corhmunlty in this world.
Be thankful, be grateful to God
for what is ours during the 1952
and we will be a happier people
and happier community."
band or father of a daughter
past a dozen years will be quick
to relate, the lady-folk "Inven
tory" all the time. En route
anywhere, trip, church or par
ty, a standard feminine "state
ment" is, "I Just don't have a
thing to wear." Needless to say,
that means red ink for the old
man.
To RHinm A CT
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A POLIO REMINDER
Valdksk News
Once again it comes time for
thinking about polio in Burke
county. It's rather pointless to
outline the entire drive and all
that to the people of Vaidese. All
of you are familiar with the word
polio, its results, and the annual
campaign conducted each Jan
uary toward raising the neces
sary funds for supporting the
county chapter of the National
Infantile Paralysis Foundation.
The outlook this year is grave
? simply that. If the trend of
polio occurrences holds true, 1952
will be another severe year. Sup
port you give toward the drive
will make it less a catastrophe.
Just keep that in mind ? and re
member too that you or your
family may be stricken this year.
PRESCRIPTION
service;
We Fill any Doctors' Pre
scriptions promptly and
accurately at reasonable
prices with the confidence
of your physician.
Kings Mountain
Drag Company
THE REXALL STORE
Phones 41 ? 81
We Call For and Deliver
PROTECT YOUR CLOTHES
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. . . by having them cleaned regularly at . . ?
WEAVER'S CLEANERS
Phone 551-W
Protect That Investment ....
Insure that bom*, household hraltvn and other Items which
caw subject to be destroyed by fire. A home and Its furnish
ings represent a big Investment and should be adequately In
sured accordingly. Come In and discuss your insurance needs
with us. We hare the experience to render expert ad rice on
such matters.
? ?SEE US TODAYI
The Arthur Hay Agency
ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE
Phone 182
SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD!
FOR EXTRA SERVICE IT'S
G. W. KING'S
GARAGE
EYES EXAMINED " GLASSES FITTED
DR. D. VL MORRISON
OPTOMETRIST
PHONE 60
WhafExtra
Means At King'8
Mpst motorists are not mechanics, and when
they bring in their car they say, "It doesn't run
right. Find out what"s wrong and fix it."
This means our mechanics must take the car
out on the road and give it a driving test. Noth
ing unusual about that, of course, but the unus
ual part is the $40,000 LIABILITY INSURANCE
POLICY which covers your automobile end its
owner while it's being road-tested. In other
words, should accident occur, G. W. KING'S
GARAGE HAS PLENTY OF INSURANCE
PROTECTION on YOUR automotive invest
ment.
For more than 28 years, Kings Mountain auto
mobile owners have been getting extra service
at G. W. Kind's Gatags.
This extra service takes many forms.
But the extra service we want to remind motor
ists of today is one we consider highly impor
tant.
Save In- 1952 By The
Building & Loan Method
Canent Dividend
1 Rate on Savings
IS NOW . .. .. ..
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? Lump Sums of SI 00. Small Savings of Optional Amount
You'll Be Surprised How Fast The Total Mounts
Open An Account Today
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Kings Mountain
Building & Loan Association
W. K. Mauney. Pres. J. C. Lackey. Sec.-Treas.
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