The Kings Monntaln Herald
V Established IMS >
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 Iti vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing Heuse.
Entered ks second class matter at the postofflce at Kings Mountain, N. CX, under Act
of Congress of March 3, 1878
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
Martin Harmon . * Editor Publisher
Charles T. Carpenter, Jr. Sports. Circulation, News
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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
If ye love me, Keep my commandments. St. John 14:15.
Middle-ol-the-Road
About the best headline General
Eisenhower has yet received, this news
paper believes, was the one of last week
end when the General indicated that he,
as president, would endeavor to follow
a middle-of-the-road policy.
The reporting was not too complete,
leaving something to be desired on de
tail, but it appeared that the General
would try to adopt the policies of those
who are in a frame of mind to compro
mise the extreme differences of the ul
Tra-right and ultra -left philosophies.
Unfortunately, the extremists seldom
know how to handle, power When they
achieve it. Thus, in the early thirties
.there was need for rather drastic action.
As a businessman remarked the other
day, "We Were all starving, working
man, -business man or * industrialist,"
Following the election of President
Roosevelt, the pendulum started swing
ing to the other side and continued to.
swing left until the passage of the Taft
Hartley act, the first major legislative
halt to the leftward movement.
Successful political action customari
ly depends. on timing. President Hoover
did not fit his time in the White House,
President Roosevelt did. Now many peo
ple feel the time has come for a middle
oMJie-road or roasting policy in domes
tic affairs, to give a test, at least, to the
so-called social gains of the past two
decades and see how they work out un
accompanied by more moves left. .
Most folk '.would like to see the budget
balanced and t In* debt dented a little
each year, oven though few would want
to throw out social security, unemploy
ment compensation and many of the
other programs inherited from the Roo
sevelt era.
If General Kisenhower makes the mid
dle-of-the-road policy his principal cam
paign theme, lie will be hitting a respon
sive Chord with many an American eit i- .
Containment Needed
Aiin number of compVniiBs friMl indi
vidual-. hav.c ronir t<> the I .!? *(;?>,! con
;i(Bning reckless di i\ inc. -on it \ si rert >
principalh the;, sa> . wiJh > out hs at the
wheel.
Thc.older t ? ? I k rei>>Ai/?> the dangers
ol fast. rcoklo.s- driving in residential
areas, fortl: knew that children might
jump mil nil! Of s peeBi n .; .in; ? ?
Containing \ * > u 1 1 1 ! i>l inuB>risi.s i-- i
constant and 'continuing problem, lor
there is lume thing in the make-up of
youth which seems to require that an
automobile lie driven at the fastest pn>
sinlo sjmrd i,n .ill places an'd on .1!! Beea
sions.
The ntsuraiBe companies. who' inv
Quite evptlt at the business of figtues,
figuled ('in that nunc of their Maims
come from accidents involving youthful
drivers, and thus the\ have compensat
ed by, "charging fathers more for insur
anee i'l they nave children w ho drive the
family bus
Particular complaints have come lo
cally 011 Mountain streBt traffic and
Kas't Kings Mountain p'aftiB <?nie >111;
gesting that thesB areas Bvm to lie the
current "s^Bdways \
Cit> pohcenBfi kwnild do well to give,
particular attention to patroling tliese
?areas and. if tuBcAivry, in hailing to
court the youthful oBenders While none
of them intend an) harm, their inten
tions are not a guarantee against colli
sions and fatal lecidcnts.
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Our congratulations to David Mauney,
who has attained the highest rank in the
Boy Scout program. It is also unique
that each of the five boys in thin family
attained the Eagle rank.
School Opening
Next week will be a busy time at the
several schools of the Kings Mountain
area and it will also be a busy time in
homes, as families transfer from the
summer routine to the school days rou
tine. .
Though it is an old theme, it is never
amiss at this time of year to remind
young people that they'll be missing
much if they don't finish high school.
While the compulsory attendance law
has done much to give almost all a mini
mum of schooling, there are still a num
ber of. young people who forsake the
books and. classrooms as quickly as they
pass their sixteenth birthday.
Parents should encourage their chil
? dr.cn to continue their schooling, for,
more and more, a high school diploma is
becoming pre-requisite to consideration
for almost any type of work. The trend
will continue and accelerate as the years
pass.
It is also customary to remind at this
season that the schools and faculties
can't do it all, that benefits to school pu
pils increase directly with the interest
of parents in seeing that the pupils giv.e
some occasional attention to their les
son assignments, as well as to the social
adjuncts of the educational process.
While many sports-minded citizens
would like to see Kings Mountain bless
ed with a well-outfitted stadium in a new
site, a lesser number is willing to shell
Out for the cost. Given a prosperous
economy, it seems reasonable to believe
that ardent work toward building a com
plete recreational plant can result in
achievement of the dream oyer a period,
of years. However, the present stadium,
now in best physical condition it has.
ever been, is a usable fact. It is our guess '
that, development of a recreational plant
would be more attractive to potential
donors if facilities other than a stadium
are on tin1 top Priority list.
Numerous surveys have, been made
oyer the years looking toward ari event
n'a! Highway '.?!? by-pass which would
free Kings Mountain from the very
heavy traffic', going north and south on
this, l?ns\ highway artery. New surveys
are now being tirade and the evidences
:.'>f possible fruition are greAter than they
have been in the past. South Carolina is
laying a new No. "20 to Grover, and all
a lorn: the North Carolina portion. No.
_".v i> becoming a four-lane highway'. In
.addition, traffic continues to increase
over the route. While none can foresee
the future with complete accuracy, in
dications are that a new; road south of
the city is a ' more, immediate prospect
than at* an> time in the past.
Opening night for "Sword of Gideon"
is tiearmg. Little Theatre officials re
port considerable inquiries for informa
tion concerning the drama and are al
ready filling ticket orders. Indications*
are that, given good u heather, the dra
ma will attract large throngs to King,s
Mountain, as did "The Conquer We
Must !" last > ear.
For the past several years, the civic
clubs of the city have taken time-about
on handling the annual. appeal for funds
for the Kings Mountain city schools
band. This year the Kiwanis Club is
handling the drive and expects to con
duct it about two weeks hence. The com
munity is aware of the good work of the
band, and it is easy to guess that the ef
forts of the Kiwanians, under the chair
manship of L. E., Abbott, will be met
with success.
/>Y EARS AGO Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and events
\JJ H ' S WEEK taken from the 1942 files of the Kings Mountain Herald.
The Kings Mountain Rand was
invited tO; participate in the U. S.
Marine Day Rally to be held in
Charlotte today.
Miss Agnes Norris and, Mrs.
Florence Mims of the Norris
H-oase donated a numl>er of hooks
to the Kings Mountain Library
this week
Sorial and Pcrnonol
Miss Maud Plonk was hostess
at a shower on last Monday after
noon at hei home on Gold Street,
complimenting Miss! Mary Julia
| Pollock, bride elect of the week
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Latti
more have moved from Mountain
Street to their residence on Pied
mont Ave.
Mrs. Harold Hunnicutt enter
J tained members of her club
Thursday afternoon. An ice
cream course Was -served at the
l>eginning of the grimes.
Mrs. S A. Lxjwery was hostess
to members of the Thursday Af
ternoon Rook Club entertaining
at the home of Mrs, Arthur Hay
on Gaston street last week.
Postmaster VV. K. Blakely is
taking his vacation this week.
Mrs. Paul Peterson is spending
the week in Charlotte with rela
tives.
Mrs. Pinkney Stokes and little
daughter of Ruffin.are guests of
Mrs.M. L. Houser.
Miss Eunice Hord will return to
Asheville Friday after a week's
visit with her sister, Mrs. J. P.
Falls.
MARTIN'S
MEDICINE
If Martin Samoa
Ingredients: bit* of new*,
wisdom, humor, and comment.
Direction ?: Take xoeehly. . if
poetible, but avoid
overdosage.
Exit Afegnftt
It won't be long now. August
is retiring, which means that
two-thirds of the current year
is pver and done and fit subject
principally lor the historians.
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After the heat of- the current
summer, most folk are not like
ly to be sorry and will welcome
September with its even "cooler
nights, football games, and
other fall-opening activities.
Mothers will take up the books
again, ^helping the youngsters
with the three "R's", and la
thers will begin thinking about
outfitting the youngsters and
paying the fuel man; The
youngsters, of course, will think
about the forthcoming rides on
the thrill devices at the Beth
ware and Cleveland County
fairs. To my knowledge, about
the only deficiency in the ride
department at the county fair
over the years has been a roller
coaster. I -suppose they're too
expensive to erect and disman
tle for a one-week stand and
are limited to the all-season
runs at Coney Island and other
playgrounds. But. a person
who's never ridden a roller
coaster has missed the scare of
a lifetime. I rode' one with
George Plonk (now Dr. Plonk,
Raleigh surgeon) at the Chica
go World's Fair when both of
us were much younger. George
accused me of looking white as
a ghost when we got off.
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Reference last week's medici
nal note about the guy who
feels he's chosen correctly in
all his principal decisions,
? .there^was a good follow-up on
the discussion at the Joy Thea
tre last Thursday night. The
motion picture . "We're Not
Married" was a very interest
ing tickler and the author of
this fantasy leaned heavily to
ward the same theory as my
friend.
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According to the script, it
turned out that a marryin' jus
tice Of the peace had started to
work a week before his com
mission date, which had the
effect of nullifying six marri
| ages he had performed. The
i subsequent flashes into the
lives and activities of the six
couples were most interesting.
In five of the six instances, the
first reaction to the We're-not
married news was happiness
on both sides, male and female.
Then second thoughts started
working, and most wound up
right where they started. The
several partnerships- had their
benefits, too.
A. It
My best fickle camp from the
initial thought of Paul Douglas,
playing a busy Now York busl
ncssman who daily brought
his business cares horn- from
the office. Conversation be
tween him and the wife was
negligible. and the general ap
pc.u-afiee was one of a' take-it-'
for-gi'anted marriage. Actor 1
Dougl.is. reading the you're-,
"not-married letter, immediately
envisioned himself at the
; haunts of his old LochinVarish
>elf. dancing with a different
bivjuty every evening and hav
ing himself a time. Suddenly,
he was jarred back to realism.
An imaginary bill from a night
club reared its ugly head with
a neat black figure reading
$77. 'JO. He shuddered and dedi
cated the letter to ashes.,
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.Most pf us would do what
we've done, romantically, com
mercially. otherwise, just as
we've done it mistakes in
cluded. That the wife and I saw
such a movie on a wedding an
niversary was purely coinciden
tal. "
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This Vear September opens
on Monday which is Labor Day,
meaning a long weekend holi
day for a number of people. Ac
cording to the reference depart
ment. the holiday-*as set up by
Congress to commemorate the
dignity of work.
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I had never thought much
about the Labor Day holiday
business, but I suppose the
"dignity of wofk" is as good ex
cuse for a holiday as any, be it
George Washington's birthday,
Memorial Day or any other.
The business of work has al
ways been one of dignity with
most person*, for good reasons.
Few of us can eat well if the
work factor is short. There are
always exceptions to the rule,
and some few people work hard
to avoid work, but not many.
Most folk, too, would be miser
able without working, as desir
able afc a surcease from labor
might appear. Usually, toward
the end of a vacation period, all
members of the family begin to
>or.g for the familiar back-yard,
home table, ah.'- bed. I've never
heard of the comforts of a
swank hotel comparing with
the comforts of home for more
than a brief period. ,
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We'll say "Amen" to August
Sunday. Happy Labor Day!
Lucky You by Dick Shaw
TW Twnkn Stldy Smiw
Lucky you ?you chcated the undertaker with
your broken down ear
Viewpoints of Other Editors
INSURANCE GROWTH
Stanly News & Pupss
The insurance agents of the
nation have done an outstanding
job in the last half century, lor
at the end of 1951, 75 per cent of
the families in the United States
owned life insurance of some
kind. There were 210.000.000 po
licies in effect, totaling $253,000
000,000 in protection.
The Life Insurance Handbook
which has just come to the edi
tor's desk reports, among many
other facts, that life insurance
protection in this country aver
ages $5,500.00 per family. While,
in some respects, this can be re
garded as a high average, we
believe that any energetic life
insurance salesman will agi-ee
that the opportunities lor more
sales are will-nlgh unlimited.
North Carolina has fourteen of
the 6S4 life insurance companies
operating in this country, and a
mong the fourteen are several
that have had a tremendous grow
th in the past quarter of a cen
tury.
Life insurance companies em
ploy 345,000 persons, which is
another indication that this is a
big business. Let It also be said
that the efforts of these persons
are of tremendous value to the
economy of this country.
The companies had an income
of $12.1000,000,000 in 1951, and
they paid out in death claims
$1,709,410,000, with a grand total
in benefits of $3,730,665,000, or
approximately 25 per cent of
their income.
Of course, it would be possible
for claims to run much higher
than they did in 1951, hut the law
of averages usually takes care
of insurance companies. However,
they must remain strong in order
to inspire and maintain the high
degree of confidence in which
the American public hold these
institutions.
At the same time, insurance
company officals will bo wise if
they keep the spread between
what is taken in and what is paid
out in benefits at the minimum.
In a world that has witnessed the
development of socialistic trends
in more recent years, a spread
of 75 per cent will look mighty
inviting to social planners and
I advocates of government owner
I ship and operation of industry
and business.
Avondale Resident
Rites Friday
' Funeral services for Mrs. B. D.
Hicks of the Ellenboro section.
Avondale. S C., were conducted
i Friday afternoon from High
Shoals Baptist church in Ruther- 1
ford county, of which she was
a menYber,.
Death occurred suddenly Wed
nesday afternoon.
Mrs. Hicks is the mother of
Archie and Walter Hicks, former
be held at the Boyce Memorial
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Lincoln Times
' There's an old saying: "If you.
want something done, do it your
self."
Americans have long been fa
miliar With the wisdom of this
advice. Self-reliance has been part
and parcel of our national experi
ence from early settlement and
pioneer days, And evidence a-]
bounds that such self-reliance, is
still very mUch in the fibre of our
life today.
Take for instance, the. story of
Staunton. Illinois, which recently
cairi. to the attention of Health
Information Foundation of New
York. Staunton is a mining town
of 3000 people, a mining town
which four years ago had no hos
pital and needed one badly. '
Staunton now has that hospital.
The citizens themselves resurrect
ed an old, abandoned school house
to get it, virtually rebuilding the
structure brick-by-brick. There
was no outside help in this task.
And funds for a modern hospital,
especially in a small town like
Staunton where the actual cost
was a staggering $234,000, ar6
extremely difficult to come by.
But people of Staunton raised
the necessary funds out of their
own wallets and purses. They
skimped and saved. And the hos
pital was built by their own work
? ? manual work, head work, leg
worg, hard, long and all but frus
trating work ? built by miners,
mail carriers, grocers, house
wives. Women's clubs lent a hand.
Church groups, Boy Scouts, civic
organizations, all contributed in
one way or another. There was
plastering to be done and paint
ing, wiring, hammering and saw
ing oven sewing.
But these things wer-e done by
the average citizen of Staunton
and the town's Memorial Hospi
tal, with its 50 beds, ultra modern
operating room,, and Iron lung
too. today stands as both a place
of merciful service and a monu
ment to the determination, single
mindedness and self reliance of
the people of Staunton. Illinois.
CHICAGO ? Home care in se
lected cases of poliomyelitis, ra
ther than hospitalization, was
suggested by Dr. Philip M. Stim
son, of the department of pedi
atrics, New York Hospital-Cor
nell Medical Center, New York.
Writing in the Journal of the
American Medical Association,
Dr. Stimson said most patients
with suspected polio, nonparalytic
forms of polio, and many of the
mild forms of the disease "might
better be cared for at home."
This is particularly true, he add
ed, if local health authorities can
aid the family physician to differ
entiate poliomyelitis from other
conditions and can provide the
family physician with visiting
nursing and physical therapy to
care for the patients in the home.
"First and foremost among
the advantages of home care is
the important fact that the pa
tient is saved the fatigue, excite
ment and nervous tension of the
trip to the hospital, and the ex
cessive handling that Is usually
Incident to the first days in a
hospital," Dr. Stimson pointed
out. "There is wide agreement to
day that fatigue and exhaustion
at the onset of poliomyelitis seem
to aggravate the ravages Of the
oncoming disease."
Among other reasons given by
the physician for home care, if
possible, were: (1) many parents
prefer to keep their child home;
(2) there Is far less emotional
disturbance; (3) the financial
costs are less; (4) the family
physician can remain in touch
with his patient, and (5) home
care releases many hospital beds
and nurses for the care of more
serious cases.
Most Accidents
Occur During Rain
CHICAGO ? "You can't blame
it on the weathpr!
In 84 per cent of the 32,500 fa
tal motor vehicle accidents last
year, the weather Was c^ear or
merely cloudy. It was rainy, sno
wy or foggy in only one out of
si:: fatal accidents.
According to "Accident Facts,"
the National Safety Council's sta
tistical yearbook, which Is just
off the press, rain was the condi
tion reported most frequently un
der bad weather conditions.
Unfavorable weather conditions
were reported more frequently
for all accidents (including pro
perty damage only) than for fa
tal accidents. Rainy, snowy or
foggy weather was reported for
21 per cent of all accidents and
clear or cloudy weather for 79
per cent.
Ten per cent of national forest
earnings are set aside for use by
the Forest Service in building and
maintaining forest roads and
trails within states containing
such forests.
Doctors Says Home Core For Infantile
Paralysis Patient Best In Some Cases
Tolleson In Korea
After Japan Leave
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WITH THE 25TH INFANTRY
DIV. IN KOREA ? First Lt.
George R Tdlleson, whose wile,
Elizabeth, lives at 507 Ridge st..
King* Mountain, N. C., recently
returned to the 25th Division In.
Korea alter a five-day rest and
recuperation leave in Japan.
He and hundreds of soldiers
from other divisions in Korea,
stayed in the finest hotels in Ja
pan and enjoyed many luxuries
unobtainable in Korea. The
leaves are part of the Army's
policy to give the fighting sol
dier a rest from the rigors of
combat.
Lieutenant Tolleson is a pla
toon leader in Company C of the
65th Engineer Combat Battalion.
Kings Mountain
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John L. Do
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Buy coal now at $1 per ton off regular
price. Fill your coal bin and don't have
to worry about whether John L. Lewis
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orders the miners out of the pits. Coal
inventories are good today . . . How will
they be in September? ?
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