The Kings Monntain Herald BstobUiM 1888 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 Ita vlclty, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House. Entered as seoond class matter at the postofflce at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873 / EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon ......?..???????? .................... ....i..... Editor-Publisher Charles T. Carpenter, J*. Sports, Circulation, News mi*. P. D. Herndon Sodety ? : Mrs. Dot Hamm J.......... .^Advertising, New? MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Eugene Matthews Horace Walker George W. Gaynoc Ivan Weaver4 Charles Miller Paul Jackson (?--Member of Armed Forces) , TELEPHONE NX7MBER8 ? 167 or 283 SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONE YEAR ? $2?0 . SIX MONTHS? $1.4<) THREE MONTHS? 75c . B* MAIL ANYWHERE - ? ' . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE : > For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. St. Matthew 6:14. ' /? ' ' ? V Temporary Reprieve ,?? ?-v * . * Southern textile manufacturers have received a temporary reprieve from the order of Charles E. Wilson concerning granting of defense contracts at prices higher than low bids. The federal textile orders were to be awarded on basis of unemployment areas. v-v Now, the Defense Mobilization agency has agreed to hold hearings on the mat ter before implementing of the policy. , At the time, there was an immediate out-cry from the South, where the tex tile .business isn't in the lush category anyway. Newspapers yelled quite loud ly, and S. O. S. calls for aid went out to virtually all the Southern Congressmen. Governments, under the theory that the bidding method brings lowest prices, have for many years made purchases via the receipt of-bid method. This applies to the federal government, to state gov ernments, and to county and local gov ernments. Cities are required by law to receive bids on purchases costing more than $1,000. Highways are built via the bid method. Why should the federal gov ernment change its policy? . There were many charges concerning the order. Some regarded it as another step toward socialism, as, indeed, it ap peared to be. Others figured it had in teresting political shades in view of the approaching national election, remem bering, as they figured, the boosting of farm commodity parities prior to the 1;M8 election. Those who liked it were the potential beneficiaries, particularly New England areas. The South trusts its Congressional representatives Will keep a close watch on' the developments and will make their weight felt at the promised hearings. A New Banner Senator Richard Russell, the veteran Georgia legislator, is now in the political arena as an announced candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. The move is being variously interpret ed, but opinion. is unanimous that Sena tor Russell's candidacy is the result of the work of the successors to the 1948 States Right movement which ran a sep arate ticket and which- captured the electoral vote? of several Southern States. Few think Senator Russell has a real chance of becoming the nominee. It is the general concensus that Mr. Truman can have the nomination if he wants.it. In that event, there is interesting spec ulation on the Russell course after the convention. Basically, the candidacy of Senator Russell will probably be a lever for. convention use. which, particularly if Mi-. Truman does not run. might be effective in naming ;i nominee more suitable to. Southern' thinking, or to tone down more objectionable features in the parly's platform -which' 'have been a sore spot to many Southern Democrats. The long shot, of course, is that Rus sell. as did Thurmond, will run as an in dependent, and prevent any candidate's receiving r. majority, with the result of throwing the election into the House of Representatives, which situation has not occurred in many, many elections. At the moment, the political specula tors are saying the Russell candidacy writes off the candidacy of Senator Kc fauver, of Tennessee. Promoting Trade One of the functions of this newspa per is the Dromotion of trade for its ad vertisers. Likewise, one of the principal func tions of the Kings Mountain Merchants association is promoting trade for the merchants of the community. During the war years, need for promo tion was lessened for the simple reason that goods were insufficient to satisfy demand. But the war is long over, and the need for promotion has returned. Thus it is quite possible that the trade promotion committee of the Kings Mountain Merchants association is its most important,, if the association is to justify its existence. The Herald understands that the com mittee will schedule, well in advance of the actual dates, several community wide trade promotions. The advance date scheduling is most important, if participating merchants are to be able to offer the kind of bargains usually as sociated with these events, for advance attention must be given to purchasing if the goods are to be booked, shipped and received in local stores. Our best wishes to Haywood Lynch, Hilton Ruth and Harold Cogglns, who are the members of the Merchants as sociation trade promotion committee, and therefore the directors of . this im' portant functiori. Our best wishes to Paul Mauney. who wiil- serve as athletic officer of Otis D. Green Post ip5, American Legion, for the coming year. Mr. Mauney 's task is not an easy one, and, as usual, the big question mark has a dollar sign in front of it. Baseball is an expensive operation, and last season's receipts were short of expenses by approximately $2, (XX). But, after seven consecutive seasons, the Kings Mountain entry has reached the point where it a] ways fields a contender for area honors. During the past two sea sons, only a hair's breadth of difference eliminated the Kings Mountain team in the first round. Thus, if all the work of seven years is not to be lost, it is imper ative that the program be continued here. In addition, the Little League pro gram is to be employed here this year on its biggest scale, another reason for con tinuing the Legion baseball activity. Mr. Mauney has not voiced his plans, but he deserves the fullest measure of support. It is hard to believe that all the dogs in the city are strays, which calls for a reminder of the dog vaccination clinic to be held at City Hall Friday under sponsorship of the county health de partment. Rural citizens are responding well to the clinics, for they appreciate the worth of preventing "mad dog" epi demics.. Surely the urban citizens, who live iii more populated areas, have as much; or more, to gain from prevention of rabies', as do the rural residents. The annual Number <1 Township Red Cross campaign is underway. The goal is $t>,f>(X) and it should be reached. The community of Number I Township could ill afford to do without the good works of this organization. When you give, give liberally. Thomas Newton Harmon was a good man, devoted to his church, to his fami ly and his friends. Through al1_his life, he was known as a man of honor in all his relationships with his fellow man. 10 YEARS AGO item* of news about Kings Mountain area people and events THIS WEEK taken from the 1942 files of the Kings Mountain Herald. The biggest snow since March , 1927 fell her Monday, for the sec ond snow within a week. Sam R. Sober, who has always shown a keen interest in Moun- j tain Rest cemetery, has been em- j ployed by the town as Superin tendent. to have complete charge of the upkeep and care of the cemetery. ? i Sociiit and Pergonal Mrs.- Gr^dy King was hostess to members of the Home Arts Club entertaining at her homo ' Tuesday aftpmoon. Mrs. O. P. Lewis a recent bride was guest of honor at a lovely tea given by Mrs. W. L. Ramseur and he*- sister, Miss Jo rthyne of Mt. Holly. Dr. Phillip Padgett left Sunday for a week's stay at New Orleans, La., to attend a clinic on medicine and surgery which will be direct ed hy some of the leading profes sional men In the country. Mr. and Mrs. E&ii Dendy Sloan I of Cleveland, N. C., and Miss Em ma Bellotte of Kershaw, S. C., spent the past weekend with Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Myers. Miss Bel lotte and Mrs. Sloan are Usters of Mrs. Myers. Harold Plonk of Norfolk, Va., was home for the weekend. Miss Mary Pollock spent the past weekend at home from Greensboro where she is a mem ber of the sophomore class at W. C. U. N. C. MARTIN'S MEDICINE #T Mortis Samoa. Ingredients'. tut* of *#**, wisdom, humor, and comment. Directions: Take toeetOgLl M possible, but avoid overdosage. March Arrives The calendar has been turned over again and today finds the world well Into March 1902. March was once a pleasant month lor most folk; now It's more commonly known as In come tax month. No longer are the winter months of property* tax-paying time regarded as the "rough" season. It's March, for the bite of the tax man has made the bite of the March wind seem tame by comparison. . ?-? Of course, some refused to be bit, temporarily, but the result in some of those instances has been still bigger bites plus an expense paid trip to Atlanta, or other federal detention points. No fun In those trips. m-a As remarked before, March is one month in the year that most folk do their final figur ing on the previous year's ac counts with the innate hope that they didn't prosper at alL The feeling is as foolish as it is futile, since the tax man still doesn't get it all and. since the record has been written, but the feeling still exists. m-a In spite of tax time, the medi cinal department welcomes the arrival of March, with its con current prospect of an early en try by Spring. It's the time of year when overcoats begin to feel heavy, When men yearn for the comfort of the open-neck sport shirt and the exultance of the golf course, and when wo men begin thinking their kitch en needs re-doing and (again) that they "just don't have a thing to wear". This feminine thought, translated to action, has some kinship with the tax man's bite. Hurrah for the lay away plan! m-a The real reason for the glad ness of March's arrival at the Herald shop is that we hope for a surcease from a run of trou ble. There was a saying in . World War I that shell holes were safe after the third artil lery blast, and I assume it was from this that the Idea arose that trouble comes in three's, like triplets. m-a Our February difficulties didn't stop at three, and all ar rived within the space of one week. Some were minor, some were major, but all were worri some and time-consuming. m-a First or. the list was the so ciety department typewriter, which, I suppose, had been run ning too hot. The typewriter had just returned from the re pairman, when a small, noth ing-looking piece on one of the typesetting machines broke. It was hard steel and the welders shook their heads. Next day, though, Gene Matthews fash ioned a replacement out of a Wire coat hanger, and it work ed very well until the replace ment part arrived a few days later. Cost of the nothing-look ing part: $6.73. tn-a But the big dificulty came when an errant quoin, the little cast iron pieces which hold the type in the forms, took a trip during the final press run four issues ago. Like a child will do, it went where >? shouldn't have. There was a sudden grinding, and every thing stopped. The quoin had visited the big drive gear and had been smashed for its audacity. The gear, too, suffer ed three damaged teeth. It took A couple hoyrs to figure ^>ut a way to remove the debris, a fig uring job accomplished by Grady King, our doctor in me chanical emergencies. We fired ui) again and completed the run, and the press chomped along through February on i damaged teeth. The press man aged t>etter than the operators, who fou|d their blood pressures up as they kept their fingers crossed. m-a This week the press ran with a new custom-made gear, which required three full days to in stall. m-a Immediately following the press difficulty, the adding ma chine Joined the pari.de, during the heavy duty of tax figuring, and, to add t'o the fun, the ag ing auto required a couple of visits to the car hospital. m-a February was hardly a happy month. m-a But everyone, basically, is an optimist, and thus we enter a new bright month, with Spring around the corner, the wood peckers already pecking, the robins chirping, and peach blos soms threatening t"**- 4?? Oc U id tW f^rilfy r2f,d - II PriMaal tuii y --a mother aeu .Le 15? Aatuaaa Imt.-ii It ? The Had of frail M a!;M at *6 ? Rolled-op and tied mm far aMfra* piece of meat foe f Oiaah Wttar TkATCN oattn? 11? ATUfthMsht ta Mtv _ ]7-tAt , . aitllat |? K'--San4u:aiture (pL) JO ? Chemical tyaabol iar l?7^i?twwne???2K 3?CV *.! which haa a* but 3i_j I Thm > rf Hi rrtrli 34?' Thu* i * *nrn fnifl fiaif. Af* WW ccot*orr.y 30? VMtar at rrery J ? He iew tfe** Ntedla 31 ? Popular beverage T? CHrie drinfc (al>te?.) 40 Scortiah "uwn" < Ci? Q?a dbocttow 4 ? M tk-fl Instrument 41 ? Wonhleaa coin *? latrtealc pact at the "wh h baa returned to 4 1? Poawaa ? mil way popuiArity 43 ? Ancient tun god IM The Want Ad Section For This Week's Completed Puxxle Viewpoints of Other Editors SHOULD NOT HAVE OPPOSITION ( Belmont Banner) Woodrow Jones, who is making a brilliant record as Representa tive of this district, which in cludes Gaston, should not have any opposition in his race this spring. His sincerity and utter devotion to duty has won for him scores of friends and followers in Congress. It was this editor privi lege to talk with several Con gressmen and both Senators from North Carolina a few days ago at Raleigh. During the conversa tions we inquired about the pro gress of our Freshman Congress man and were delightpd with the remarks and praise that was ac corded him. Not one of five Congressmen, nor either Senator, had anything but the highest of praise for Con gressman Jones. A bright future of leadership was predicte--* for him provided this district keeps him in Washington and that he will stay and offer again and again for re-election. He has al ready announced for his second term and we believe that he will be privileged of returning to Washington for another two years without any semblance of any organized or real opposition, if any at all. Congressman Woodrow Jones sent all of the papers in this dis trict a letter announcing that he would file by paying his fee in Raleigh last week. The letter was nice and explained his platform of economy, which he has stood on thus far by his voting record in Washington on all major mat ters. " " ' 11 Beware Coughs Fran Common Colds That HANS ON Oreofiiuljion relieves promptly because it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosed and expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe ?i?h heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial membranes. Guaranteed to please you or money refunded. Creoosulskm has stood the test of millions of users. CREOMULSION wUww C? ?U. Chmt AcwH IrwcMM. STANDARD STAPLES IN STOCK to fit the following standard machines: # Bostiftch # Ace t Swingline # Arrow # HotchHss ? also Bostitch B-8 Staplers and B-8 Staples In stock HEBALD PUBLISHING HOUSE Phonos 167 and 283 MORE NOEL PICTURES (GASTONIA Gazette) Pictures of prison camps in Korea taken by Frank Noel, him self a prisoner, are to come through to U. S. newspapers in greater numbers, as the result of an order by General Rldgeway that they be released after being cleared by the board of censors. Noel is being permitted by the Communists to take pictures and the negatives are being forward ed to Army headquarters in Tok yo with the consent of the enemy. No doubt the pictures are re garded by the Communists as good propaganda in that those re leased to date show the prisoners . as apparently well clothed and well fed. General Rldgeway has taken this factor into considera tion in issuing the order and ap parently sees no point in suppres sing then? These pictures do bring com fort to relatives and friends who are relieved to learn their loved ones are alive and in good health. There have been no recent re ports of additional enemy mas sacres of prisoners. The Commun ists can have no purpose except to spread propaganda in permitt ing Noel to supply pictures pur porting to show that conditions are not too bad for those who are prisoners in their hands. CHOPS. CELERY STUFFED Celery stuffing is ideal for pork chops. Simply add chopped celery to bread stuffing and sea son with minced onion and pars ley. To stuff, cut the chops along the bone, fill with celery crinbi natlon, then brown thom thoroughly in lard or drippings. Cover and cook on top of the range or in a 350 F. oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour. . A new variety of soybeans, to be called Perry, has been develop ed by the U Department of Agriculture 'ji cooperation with several ?Ute experiment stations, i Negro 4-HTen Start Chain A purebred pig chain lor Negro, 4-H Club members In Halifax County has been started by the county's Negro Home Demonstra tion Council. The chain was started with the placing o f a Poland China gilt with Curtis Ward of the Tillery Chapel 4-H Club. Ward was cho sen to receive the first pig be cause of his outstanding achieve ments ltt 4-H. . According to D. J. Knight Hall fax Negro farm agent for the State- College Extension Service, Ward has been a 4-H member for three years. The first he had a successful pig project. In I860 and 1951 he won the title of county corn champion by producing 1063 and 115.6 bushels of corn per acre. Last year he also produced one and a quarter bales of cotton per acre. For two years he has been trea surer of his local club, which raised more than $200 through programs and entertainments. The club of 76 members is free of debt and has a balance of $15. E, M. Hardy is teacher-advisor and W. L. Heritage is principal of the school. Ward pledged to keep accurate feeding and breeding records on the gilt.He will breed her to a purebred Poland China .boar and give the Home Demonstration Council two eight-week -old gilts out of the first successful litter of six or more pigs. The Council will in turn donate these gilts to other outstanding 4-H members. PRESCRIPTION SERVICE W? Fin any Doctors' Fx* saripttows promptly ? and accurately at raaaonabla prices with tha confidence ?f yomr phyafcaan. ; ? ?? 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