The Kings Mountain Heiald
Established 1889
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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. N. C., under Act
of Congress of Mftrch 3, XS73
EDITOH1AL DEPARTMENT
Martin Harmon Editor-Publisher
Charles T. Carpenter, Jr. Sports, Circulation, News
Mrs. P. D. Herndon Society
Mrs. Dot Hamm ... Advertising, News ,
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
Eugene Matthews Horace Walker George W. Gaynof Ivan Weaver*
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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them. Every kingdom divided against itself
is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. S? Luke 11:17.
Are Meters Legal?
The question of whether parking me
ters are Jeiral came up in Superior Court
again the other day, and, again, the
question of their legality was left hang
ing in the never-never land of "maybe
yes" and "maybe no."
Judge Hoyle Sink made a ruling, but
wouldn't explain it, in a case involving
a Hickory lawyer and the City of Hickr
ory. It had been advertised as a test case
on both sides of the fence and, as such,
attracted, the considerable attention of
the vast majority of the towns and cities
of the state who have installed the me
ters, usually as a means to democratize
business section parking spacc. Sincc
revenue is derived from the meters, the
result is that, once revenue is coming in
from them, f'ity boards begin to liking
the revenue right much. It's relatively
easy to tax, but hard to remove one.
Sonic cities/are giving the parking me
ter receipts to recreation committees for
use in public recreation plant building
and promoting, and there is question
about the legality of this divergence of ?
funds. ' -?
With many cities in the state in the
parking meter business, it would seem
high time to gi?t the law clarified. Pre
vious history has been that the courts
duck the basic issue, and merely rule on
the particular act involved.
If; no ruling, fav orable or unfavorable,
>s received from the courts;, by the l!)f>;>_
session of the General Assembly, it
would seem in order for the Assembly to
enact legislation- giving an answer, if,
indeed, it is possible.
The 'meters here have made parking
space available in the business section,
but in Greensboro, Charlotte; Asheville
and the -large cities it is still hard to find
a parking place. Greensboro .is leading
the way in obtaining off-street parking
for autos, and Asheville is also moving
in thai direction.
With the car population ever increas*
Hvg, it- will he interesting to note the
Greensboro results.
Light Rates
The cit\ is going to have an engineer
study its ii^ht and power tales to deter
mine. whether they are' oft base and, it
so- Nvha.t cii- ihtz.es "in them .should be.' '
made. ? . * J
For t.he m-i.v :;v. thev v. ill twy a fee of
-,Vl'.t?tnt ? To Ma \ M;l!vi;. the Greensboro
electrical eri;M' -v ho has just' filed
?with the ci:.> a sur> o> oi the electrical
? system. . ? .
i'atvnthetlt alls . it may be. said that
Mr. Miller's survey report came as a sur
prise. Most IV. Ik had evpecb'd that he
would recommend a i 'riipleto re-build
ing ul the distribution system, which
Would cost a considerable sum. However,
the engineer said the system could, be
put in good shape, eliminating the sev
eral low voltage points in the system,
for about !?S,iXK).
The city's light rate schedule has been
discussed, off and on, for several years.
Mr. Miller 'himself, when first discussing
the survev proposal last summer, took
a look at the current rate . aid and re
marked that some of the schedules "look
funny".
If the rates are out of line, equalizing
of them should be accomplished. It is an
other search for equity, for which there
are many varying definitions.
The fact of two police chiefs, one day
and one night, rather well defies com
ment'. The Herald hasn't heard of such
before, nor have many other people. The
experiment, for that is what it must be
called, will be interesting to watch.
Our congratulations to C. E. Neisler
and Carl F. Mauney, new members of the
city planning board.
Farmer Bob
Announcement last weekend that he
wouldn't seek- re-election by Rep. Robert
L. Doughton, dean of the state's Con
gressional delegation, occasioned sur
prise throughout the state.
Mr. Doughton has been running regu
larly every two years since 1910 for the
Ninth District post and winning as often
as he ran. Only one representative has
been in the House of Representatives
longer than he.
Since Mr, Doughton is now 88, it is not.
surprising that, for the past decade or
longer, there has .been considerable
speculation early in each biennial politi
cal season whether he would seek re
election. Frequently, the rumor that he
would not offer again. would become suf
ficiently strong to cause a whole string
(if would be - successors to get excited
over , seeking the job. The result was
there were too many favorite son candi
dates and the subsequent announcement
that he would run again would. leave the
field to him alone. His political ene
mies, or, at least, those who desired a
favorite to succeed him, accused Rep.
Doughton of planning it that way.
Thus his medically-dictated retire
ment from the field, two weeks after he
had formally announced candidacy, did
come as a surprise.
As chairman of the House Ways and
Means committee, Mr. Doughton was
the leading r if are in writing all of the
many tax bills .which have been enacted
since the New Deal era. The tax bills
raised' many billions, yet, in his early
days in Washington, Mr. Doughton, al
ways a man devoted to personal thrift,
helped carry the trunk as he and his
secretary transferred the Doughton liv
ing quarters two blocks up the street ? ?
to a cheaper place.
Among other accomplishments. Mr.
Doughton was able to raise. the ire of the
columnist. Drew Pearson, a.;d still re
tain bis respect. He had a reputation for
keeping his word and .worked a -long day
which began at (> a. m.
The passing from the public scene of
Farmer Bob Doughton removes- an able
public servant, w ho was devoted to the
old fashioned creed of. hard work and
thrift,' '
Barnard A: Burk, the natural 'gas sys
tem _ engineers, say the expenditure of
SS(1)<),000 for a cit> natural gas- distribu
tion system is -a sound venture. Some
uill natm illy gag or choke on the cost
mentioned, lor it is no small sum. The
cit\ board says it is going to hold a spe
cial meeting to discuss the survey and
indicates it .will be in the form of a pub-,
lie hearing. It will, be held soon, and it
would seem wise for all citizens wanting
gas service to attend the hearing. At the
same time, those who don't want gas
>hauld attend also.
The county has named a dog warden
and has scheduled a series of clinics in
convenient spots throughout the county
to enable dog owners to have their dogs
vaccinated. The county and this sity
have had their share of dog quarantines
and resultant "shootings" in the past,
and compliance with the law which re
quires annual vaccination of dogs
against the dread rabies should elimi
nate effectively the need for quaran
tines. Rabies control is also an economic
measure, >ince loss of stock by farmers
as a result of "mad dog" bites is no small
item.
Chairman Jack White has reported
receipt of $4,805 in the Number 4 Town
ship polio fund drive, short of the area
quota, but no mean sum during what a
fellow called the other day "an inflated
depression". The report also was marked
"semi-final", with additional funds ex
pected to swell the total to something
over $5,000.
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YFARS AGO Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and events
THIS WEEK taken from the 1942 files of the Kings Mountain Herald.
A total of 841 men between thei
ages of 20 and >5 marched to the '
nine registering places un<ier the }
jurisdiction of ihe I?ocal Draft
Hoard. Monday and signed up
uniler the seieouvo set vice act-. ;
B. S. Neil I. Cashier <>f the First
National Hank was elected Chair
man of the local organization of
the Boy Scout's at the nnnrinl ban
quA held Thursday night in the
School Cafeteria.
Social and Personal
Mrs; Wray Plonk was hostess
at a party last Saturday night
honoring Iter sister, Mrs. F. M.
Welch, Jr., of Monroe, noe Miss
Nina Cut man. a bride of January.
Members of the Social Club and
invited guests were entertained at
the home of Mrs. Moffatt Ware
Saturday afternoon.
Announcement has been made
of the marriage of Mr. Hoyle Mc
Daniel of Kings Mountain and
Charleston, and Miss Ester Cooke
of Charleston which took place
February 14th.
Mr. John Floyd spent the past
weekend in Greensboro.
Miss Ella Harmon spent the i
weekend in Shelby with her niece,
Mrs. Lloyd Wolfe.
MARTIN'S
MEDICINE
By Martin Haxmoa.
Ingredients: bita of netna,
wisdom, humor, and comment.
Directional Take weekly, if
possible, but avoid
overdosage.
Truth Day '?/:
? Friday will be 'Truth Day",
?better known perhaps as
George Washington's birthday,
through generations of Amer
ican school children have come
to associate the birthday . of
General Washington with the
cherry ' tree Incident, when
George risked apaddllng, but
staunchly admitted his youth
ful sin.
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There are some who contend
that the tale is a myth, which
may or may not be. But it
makes a good taie. And it helps
to inculate a good trait into
the youngsters. Not much em
phasis is given to another fact
or in it some truthful young
sters might suggest that Papa
be encouraged to give the
proper rewards for truth: to
wit, leaving the razor strap
(or strop) hanging, unused, on
its hook.
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Truth is one of the .abstracts
on which few, if any, can score
100 percent. Many times "the
differences are quite honest.
Folk just "see" things differ
ently. A check with a half
dozen witnesses to an auto
wreck might give a half-dozen
different versions. The differ
ence is in the "seeing". Then
there are the multiple diffi
culties of sports officials. A
close play at first base can
cause a wide difference of o
pinion among spectators, par
ticipating teams, and umpire,
Nor does the home crowd, ever
see a clipping Incident In foot
ball, nor a hacking foul in
basketball, if the game is
close and the decision is
against the local favorite. Still
d difference of "seeing".
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But there can be 100 percent
truth on the great majority of*
issues at hand, and, both be
fore anil since George's day,
the habit of telling the truth
has paid dividends. to the hab
ituees.
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George Washington was
born 220. years ago, which is
several moons, as the Indians
Washington- fought and favor
-ed would describe it. George's
. folks wore English, and his
great-great grandfather had
been a wool trader in Eng
land before a depression hit
and reverses resulted. George
was" a native American. Ar
cording to Dr. Douglas SoUth
all Freeman, via the World
Almanac,. Washington owned
70,000 acres of land in Virgin
ia at the time of his death,
plus 10.000 more on the Great
Kanawa and environs. That is
lot of real estate, anil it would
bo rough to get tax hills on
that much these days. Some
of the land George inherited
from his brother, the other he
purchased. It ws probably!
natural that George', a. survey
or by trade, would dev elope a
respect for land.
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There were some intjjlfctlng
data in the brief hiographjftil
sketch on the "Father of the
Country" including the fact
that he contracted smallpox in
the- W-cm Indies, while on a
? simeyisi.r Jnh lived IrrflRh
it. a subsequeni series of mil
itary engagements in both the
French and Indian and Rev.
oHitionary wars then died of a
cute laryngitis. However, on
reading the biographical note,
t^ere is some question wheth
er the bad throat really killed
h;m. He was "bled profusely",
the note reads, hardly a suit
able tTeatment for any ail
ment. It reminds that med
icine has eor;'e a long way.
Bleeding used to be standard
treatment for many ailments.
I suppose the idea was that
illness came from poison blood.
Now they put in '-fresh" and
and let you keep all the old.
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George's wife, Martha Cus
tis, was previously described to
him as the "prettier, t, richest
widow in Virginia". George
recognised the happy comb
ination and let her catch him.
George sired no children but
Martha's great-grandaughter
marxietl "Robert E. Lee. the
South's military hero of a late
er date. Since George had
adopted the girl's father, I su
pose one could say that Robert
E. Lee was George Washing,
ington's great-grandson by a
doption. (It's a little compli
cated to figure out, somewhat
like tracing kin to fourth and
fifth cousins.)
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George had a lot to do with
establishing the United States
as an independent nation, be
fore. during and after the Rev
olution. He didn't like the
British arrogance and was dis
trustful of anything foreign,
ari bis warning against get
ting entangled with ' ther nat
ions is still used by politic
ians, isolationists, and others
at frequent intervals. The in
ternationalists think George
would have changed his mind
today, with London. Paris, Ber
lin, and Moscow only a matter
of hours away, rather than
weeks by ship, which depend -
CROSSWORD
By A. C. Gordon
ACROSS
1 ? Watery np?ni<
5 ? Feel tick
? ? European nation
11? Native of North Africa
12 ? Japanese lath
13 ? Continent
1 6? To humble
It? Kinetic Union
< abbrev. )
10 ? Hawaiian diah
21? Urr.b
2 3? Bone
14 ? Aaialic country (poa?).
15 ? To aecure the tup
port el
26 ? Chemical symbol (or
nickel
2 J ? Chemical aymbol for
terbium
21? Cotton-mill city of
New England
31 ? Medical term foe
rupture
33 ? Prln
? ? nter'a measure
14? Worthleaa coin
33? Citric drink
Around the Globe
38? For met Rutii fin ruler*
41 ? Oriental country
44? Unrefined mineral
45 ? City with a famous
ccreenine tower
47 ? Central American
country (po*? )
30 ? One cC the world
bo wet? (abbrev.)
51 ? -$outh American city
DOWN
2 ? Poetical alwava
3< ? Indefinite article
4 ? Island acene of
Napoleonic exile
5 ? Some one
6 ? Oirl't name
T? Behold!
9 ? Central Aaian deaert
.. 1P?")
10 ? Paaajeway
1 1 ? Higheat point In North
America (poaa.)
1 4 ? Thua
1
1 1 ? Ftclical "even"
> 9.? The unity of the U 8.
? St* tea y
20 ? Famous American peak
21? Da tiling light
23 ? Italian village al mouth
of Tiber Rivet
29 ? Abbreviated location
30? Chief Ifeland of the
Philippines
31 ? Mohammedan feminine
apartment houae
32 ? Man'i nickname '?
(pom)
37 ? U S. note known aa
"Old Dominion"
(abbrev.)
19 ? Native o( the Arabian
peninaula
40 ? Roman 101
42 ? Pronoun
4 3 ? Military policemen
(tulioq.)
43 ? Greek litter
46?' Yea. in Sf >ain
4# ? An ti- drinking aociety
(abbrav.)
49? Meaaure of area
See The Want Ad Section Fot This Week's Completed Puzzle
14 ? American Order of Au
tomobiliata (abtrev.)
Viewpoints of Other Editors
IN FOR A HARD TIME
I Belmont Banner)
We. learned from Congressman
Woodrow Jones, at Raleigh last
week, that the Federal Govern
ment Is attempting to ehange po
licies in the placing of Defense
Contracts. Congressman Jones,
who is bitterly opposing this bill,
stated that the change is unfair
arid will penalize our local textile
industries and workers who have
been doing their part in govern
ment economy.
Charles E. Wilson, one of the
top Buraeucarts, has issued an
order that all Defense Contracts
be placed first in areas with
marked unemployment or dis
tressed. This means that the New
England states would be the re
cipients of all Textile and Yarn
contracts without even bidding.
The South would then suffer, and
suffer greatly, because the New
England States have gone down
in textiles and other industries.
The South, particularly this
area, has shown rapid growth by
making quality yarns and keep
ing the prices right. In fact the
Government has not "given" a
Contract to a Southern plant. Our
plants have taken them on low
bids and kept our people working
regularly until recently. Now we
must step out of the plrture so
that Mr. Wilson can help New
England manufacturers get on
top" again.
This is bad even though we
weren't interested in Textiles. If
the Government would require
more bids arid look closer into the
cost of items they must buy we
would all be better off. Now. if
Wilson has his way. our own Tex
tile plants here will be penalized
simply because we were patrioti
cally -bidding and getting con-]
tracts by offering value and qual
ity to the taxpayers.
In other words It looks like to !
lis that the Government js taking
an Industry that, has survived de- [
pressions and was second in de
fense importance during the last
war only to steel and is making
a \V. P. A. Project out of it. Spent
the money . . . and raise taxes,
that seems to be the only solution
the present administration kriows.
They can't see that they are go- '
ing to create a distressed area i
here to help stop another. Yes. i
maybe they can see it and know j
how we will vote. The New Eng- j
Tanders will buck the traces and j
they figure we will not. So get
the votes it's an election year I
seems to be the cry of the ambiti- j
ous political leaders.
ed on the winds to get it to i
destination.
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Times have changed a lot
since George lived, warred,
loved and died. There may be
argument about his internat
ional ideas, but none about
the cherry tree episode and
its exhortation to tell the
truth.
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SCOTCHLITE THOSE
BIKES
(Transylvania Ttmes)
Realizing that "children will be
children" ? but on a bicycle after
dark that "child next door" be
comes a menace to motorists and
a danger to himself unless he car
ries a safety light, the members
of the local post of the American
Legion are launching a campaign
to make bicycles, all bicycles of |
Transylvania, safer for night rid
ing.
The legionnaires plan to
"Scotchllte" every bike in Trans
sylvania. This highly . reflect ive
material, brilliantly visible to mo
torists at night when headlights
beams strike Its surface, will be
placed, free of charge, or. the ,
front and rear of every bicycle
brought to the various stations in
the county.
For safety's sake, parents if
your youngsters have bicycles,,
now is your chance to make sure |
they are safe when they ride at
night.
Highest radio transmitter in
the Eastern U. S. is WMIT in
North Carolina? rising 6,773 feet'
on Clingman's Peak near the
Blue Ridge Parkway.
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A miracle has taken place in North Carolina's rural
electrification. In 1935 there were only 11,558 farm
families with electric service. As of July 1, 1951, there
were more than 470,000 farm customers! Other power
plants, now under construction, mean that still more
isolated rural areas soon will be nerved. North Caro
lina moves forward as a better place in which to
work, play and live.
Another fink example of North Carolina progress is
the United States Brewers ^Foundation policy of co
operating closely with retailers of beer and ale in
"legal control" counties to help maintain orderly law
abiding conditions for the. sale of beer and. ale, thus
providing an important contribution to the pleasant
living that is North Carolina.
North Carolina Division
UNITED STATES BREWERS FOUNDATION, INC.
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2.000 CHICKS Will. BE
GIVEN AWA7
No strings ? No Obligations
No Telephone Ordersl
First come ? first served.
Adults only. Bring your own box.
These are cockerels and make
line eating at 8 to 9 weeks.
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Cherokee St. Phone 396
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