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sm The i 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 vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House. - Entered as second class matter at the postofflce at Kings Mountain, N. G, under Act ' of Congress of March 3, 1873 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon ' ? ? , EdItor-PubHsher Charles T. Carpenter, Jr. Sports, Circulation, News Mrs. P. IX- Hern don Society Miss Ellzzabeth Stewart Advertising, News MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Eugene Matthews Horace Walker David Weathers Ivan Weaver* Charles Miller Paul Jackson (?Member of Armed Forces) TELEPHONE NUMBER 3^167 or 283 SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONE YEAR? $2.50 SIX MONTHS-*1.4<> THREE MONTHS? 75c BY MAIL ANYWHERE ; , . TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE ? ? ' ? Whether there/ore ye eat, Or drink, or whattoever yi do, do all to the glory of Ood. I Corinthian$ 10:31 : ? ' :v' ;? ' ; Too Many Hearings Just when the word "probe" came into general use, this newspaper does not know, but it is now a most widely used one throughout the land, as groups of one kind or another, usually legislative, investigate everything from "a" to "z" and all in between. Unquestionably, some probes are worthwhile and are neededt Certainly the disclosures concerning the loose granting of government loans and other similar "irregularities" were worth while, but it was interesting to note a few weeks ago that opinion as to the worthwhileness of the sensational Ke fauver committee hearings was consid erably divided. Had crime been cleaned up in these cities? The most favorable replies were "partially". Thus, at the moment, another is. un derway which is wasting the time of the lawmakers conducting the investiga tion, the time of those testifying, and the money of the taxpayers. This one is the hearing or "probe" on political expenditures, with the heavy outlays of the recent presidential cam paign furnishing the impetus. A lot of money was spent.-, The New York Times estimated a total of. ?$32,000,000, based on surveys from politicians in the know all over the nation. Others have estimat ed the total outlay at $100,000,000, in spite of the present limit of three million by one group within a particular year. The point is that the desire to win an office, on the pail of both candidate and supporters, means that much money. 11 this seems the way to victory, is going to be spent, in spite of all the hearings, all the probes, and all the legislaiion Congress or other law-making bodies can put on fhe books, The biggest beneficiaries from the 'vast majority of Congressional hearings are the committee counsellors, who . re ceive nice, fat fees, and the chairmen, who get the headlines, a worthwhile as set in the political field. If Congress wants to do a good job, it could place a limit on probes. The Taft Role . The nation and. "indeed, the world, is watching closely Senator Robert A. Taft as the key man in the forthcoming Congress and they are wondering whe ther lie will play ball with President Kisenhower, ' or whether he will sabo tage some of his program. Many ar.e inclined to the feeling that Senator Tal't, never a shrinking violet, w ill sti}l shout the attitudes of Senator Taft , 1m> they friendly to the Kisenhower views or no.t. Las) week was the first case in point, when Mr. Republican, still wearing that title with many a (HOP member, both rank-and-file 'and bigw ig, sounded off on the appointment of Martin Durkin as secretary (if labor. The Senator didn't like it. There followed a statement by the IVmocratic leaders, retiring. President Truman and Ex -Candidate Stevenson, that the IVmocratic party would not fight the Kisenhower program "simply for party advantage". Those actions and words may mean little or nothing. But there is the possi bility that President Kisenhower may have more trouble with Senator Taft than with the majority of members of the opposition party. Time will tell two things: bow long the honeymoon will last, and who will start the discord. More and more books are being added regularly to the shelves at Jacob S. Mau ney Memorial Library. It is a reminder that many pleasant hours of recreation are available for those who form the ha bit of using the library regularly. Natural Gas Decision of the Federal Power Com mission trial examiner makes it appear that Kings Mountain will most likely have natural gas service one of these days, provided it follows through with its present efforts to add this utility to the city's "business". Though the city's request for a certi ficate of convenience and necessity to sell gas outside the city limits is still pending before the North Carolina Utili ties commission, the feeling is that the FTC grant will cut the ground from the opposition of private utilities who want the market for themselves. Those who support the city's entrance into another utility business feel that the city can .sell -natural gas cheaper than a private company, and, that since Kings Mountain's financial structure is heavily geared to profits from sale of electricity, going into the gas business will form an effective hedge against a potential competitor. The engineering firm? ef-^Barnard Burk says the gas distribution system would start "paying off" fairly quickly. Of course, the engineers must base their opinions on statements of people Who say they would like to use natural gas, yet could change their minds. At the same time, there is no question but that many citizens would like to have gas service, for heating, cooking, and other needs, today, with more. Un doubtedly using gas service as the years pass: Some, on the other hand, say they wouldn't use gas at any price. There are many more details to be handled on the gas business before Kings Mountain cuts into the pipeline on York Road, but. the big barrier seeitn- to be passed. Kings Mountain has been al loted gas by the FTC. The other details will come along, if pushed properly. The city planning board is under standably cautious in its approach to the question of adopting the city man ager system form of government. There lias been so much discussion of the mat ter here for the past decade that it is known that some citizens oppose such a system strongly. The manager system was turned down by the voters in 1948, but many say the details of the arrange ment caused it. As the Herald under stands it, a vote on the question would be required, and the result would deter mine whether the manager system came into being here, or whether the present system is continued. Anybody who claims perfection for the city manager system is somewhat out-of-bounds, but, via this system, city governments throughout the nation have tended to . become more stable than in former years. Systems of government, or busi ness, or about anything else, are effec tive or ineffective as a result of the peo ple in those systems. A good man can do wonders in almost any system. A poor man is sorry in the best system in the world. It's time to attend to several matters, among them buying of auto licenses for the coming year, sending in a check for Christmas seals, and filling the Christ-* mas shopping list. Incidentally, Christ mas is just around the corner, with only 12 shopping days remaining. Attend the Sunday services at Kings Mountain hospital, where the portrait of Miss Lottie Goforth will be unveiicu at 2.30. Enter the city-wide Christmas deco rated door contest, being conducted jointly by the Garden Club council and First National Bank. 10 YEARS AGO Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and events THIS WEEK taken from the 1942 files of the Kings Mountain Herald. In line with hundreds of other towns throughout the state and j nation practically all Kings Mountain stores and business : houses willi be closed both Friday and Saturday December 25th and 26th for Christmas holidays. Social and Personal D; F. Hord, Jr. has recently been accepted with the Medical Corps with the rank of Second Lieutenant and will enter the Southern Dental College, Atlanta, Georgia, March 1st. Employees of Belk's Depart ment Store held their annual Christmas banquet recently at the Mountain View Hotel. . _ Betty Howard entertained a number of her young fiiends at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Howard, Friday night. The party was given In eelebra tion of her 13th birthday. Sergeant Vernon Crosby and Mrs. Crosby, who have been liv ing in Tampa, Fla., arrived this wivk for a visit of several days with relatives. Sgt. Crosby was granted a few days l^ave of ab sence. Sgt. P^ul White of Camp Swift, Texas is on a fifteen day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. White. Mr. and Mrs. Stowe Miller o f Waco were guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Hord Sunday. Pvt. Jennings Hinson and Mrs. HJns, n vielted her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Rhe? recently. Pvt. Hinson is statiohed At Miami Beach. Fla. Ben Bridget of Catawba Col? lege was a weekend visitor to his parents Emmett E. Ross accompanied by Fred Smith visited his brother, Pvt. Robert Ross at Camp Butner recently. MARTIN'S MEDICINE >T Martin Hannoa Ingredient*: bit* of newt, wisdom, humor, and comment. Direction*: Take weekly , if potible, but avoid overdosage. Tensions I don't know why I dreamed up a piece like this, here' In the joyful Christmas season, but I suspect it was -because Of poc ketbook tension, the ever-pre sent wondering whether the pocketbook will hold out through the rigors of the San ta Claus season. It's the time of year for about everybody to have that kind of tension. But It is Ju one Of many kinds which doctors are collect' lng fat fees to solve nowadays. Fact l?, the docs are getting tensions of their own trying to solve the tensions of others. Generally speaking, the treat ments don't vary much. They throw in a diet, advise plenty of rest, prescribe a fistful of medicines, then add that won derful teaser, "And you mustn't worry!" -t The worry bird business caus ed the mess to start with, and if the patient is over 12 years old, it's hardly likely he'll be able to completely take this fine advice. If he doesn't have money, he's got financial wor ries, if he has got money, he's worried about paying Uncle .Sam's part. If he's, got children, he's worrying about the kids, etc., etc. There is always plenty to worry about. ?I- ' But there's an old saying that a person can do anything he or she tries to do, and 1 suppose some degree of success can be attained if effort is made in the "stop worrying" category. The other part of the physician's advice can be handl ed all right without half-tryin'. ^Anybody cpn go to bed on. time, cat the proper foods and swal low nasty- looking pills. -t Actually, the impetus for to day's piece came from a neigh boring gazette, in which five simple means to easing ten sions were listed. I haven't tried them all, but Number 1 works, and it looks like the others might too. Here they are; 1. Inhale deeply; exhale slow ly; then draw in your stomach muscles, and repeat. 2. Try to recall the names and faces of all your high school classmates. 3. Go out and take a stroll around the block. 4. Recall a funny episode or experience, and try to see it as a short "mental movie". 5. Plan next year's vacation in great detail ? including wardrobe, transportation and amusements. - . tt1 Actually, the biggest cause of tensions Is that folk take them selves too seriously. They get hot and bothered over nothing, which, a week hence, looks routine, if not downright funny, ?t Another tension - producer these days is the automobile. It has become a disgrace to walk more than a half-block at the time, which means folk rush about in an automobile instead of leisurely pacing along the way. The car and other inven tions has speeded up other ac tivities, so that it is now possi ble for a woman to put out the week's wash, cook three meals a day, Wash all the dishes, and attend two bridge parties in the process ?This Is wonderful from the standpoint of scientific ef ficiency, but think of the ten sion on the nervous system! About the au?o: some sage has remarked that a couple of more generations will see folk born without legs, there being no further use for them. But this I will have to see. ?t Generally speaking, the best treatment for a tension is the go to-hell attitude, at least In. degree. This attitude has a con notation. of course, of irrespon sibility, which i;< not designed to add laurels to the practition er in the foim of material wealth or executive position. However, neither does it form a favorable culture for the growth of ulcers, sometimes known as the executive's oc cupational disease. -t Tensions are also supposed to increase with age, but that's not necessarily true and de pends on the person. A sixteen year-old girl can get Just as tense because her favorite boy friend doesn't buzz the tele phone as *n older person can on a seemingly more serious matter. \ ?t* Hobbles pre supposed to pro duce relaxation , and therefore relieving to' tension# which are Just the opposite ?*I relaxtion. Thus a business man. though he be too tired to mow the grass, can lope out to the golf course on any given occasion. It is also human nature to. assum^ that today's tensions are more tense that thoae of former years. Thus, every age 1 CROSSW QRD ? ? By A. C. Gordon | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ? ACROSS I ? Yellow Bower, tt|tnM 7? WUd 1 ? ? Printer's illiurt 1 0 ? Chemical symbol (or Flora and Fauna St? Ordinal number intts 33 ? Daughters of the ' Nation (abbrrr.) 34 flhade tree 30 llnijow 31 ? Actka piifocraU ? 27 ? Ponmivc pronoun 28 ? E*clrmation 29? Roman 99 '30? Polar bear's territory 31 ?Win try tport Im plement 1 2? Man's nick name 13 ? Carnation Nomen clature (abbrrr.) 14> ? Household pecta I 5 ? Hawaiian floral presentation 1 6 ? Italian riwr I 7? No. I on floral "hit parade" It -Breed ot dog 10 ? Comparative suSU 11 ? Roman numeial 33 ? Pish landing device 14 ? Vamiah ingredient 16? Noun suffix denoting a 40 ? Man's nickname 41? Daaca step 43--S?natl wading S ? Corresponding device 8 ? Chemical symbol far nickel 4 7 ? Parental nirknaaw 4 g? Nautical pal* 49? Condition of ( Aritona fo DOWN I ? Pemale daer 1 ? Indefinite article J ? Lion's hoette 4 ? Chemical symbol for 1 1? World'* largest bird 1) ? Products of No, It Down 1 4? Ridge created in yard by animal pest 15? flower often used a* perfume (poet.) f?? Leopard-like anla .(pO IT ? la reference to S ? Floral cousin to the orchid ?4 ? At one ti-ne J ? Archaic form of "lay" ?? Once-sacrad Egyptian wading bird 10? Eaude 11? Press It? Behold! %3 ? Pronoun tt? All right Jl? Chemical tysabol for ?amarium tt? Literal Education (abbrev.) ST? Athletic animals Sfl? Evergreen tree 39 ? Lighted 40? Indefinite article 41? Insect 44? Dolt 4 1? Cushion 47 ? Musical note 41? Pronoun See The Wcmt Ad Section For This Week's Completed Puzzle ? Viewpoints of Other Editors THE SCOUT ADMINISTRATION Forest City Courier The controversial "Kerr Scott Administration" in North Caro lina will soon end and how his torians will describe the adminis tration still remains to be seen and read. To summarize the many activi ties of his administration. Gov. Scott has released and is distri buting a "Report to the People^ which consists of 28 pages. These pages recite the success of the "Go Forward" Scott program in highways, schools, agriculture, industry, medical care and other fields. Among the accomplishments, cited by the report are a surplus in excess of folrty million dollars, a permanent improvement pro pram of $331,339,843 which dur ing the pas.t four years has been built or contracted for, with mon ey on hand to pay the bills. New hard- surfaced roads paved during the four years will total 14,631 miles. The 200 million dol lar bom', issue for secondary roads, voted In 1049, has financed 11,898 miles of road. Teachers salaries have been materially Increased and the building program has added more than 8,000 new classrooms, 175 -gymnasiums and 350 lunch rooms. New rural electric lines have totalled 21,300 miles serving 153, 000 rural customers. Under the Medical Care Com mission, 40 hospital projects with 2,097 beds capacity, have been completed in 37 counties. These are some of the major accomplishments outlined in the report, and they do indicate that real progress has been made .In North Carolina In the past four years. On the other hand, we have not always approved of some of the activities and of the blunt actions that were taken. In the able hands of William B, Umstead, we expect North Carolina to continue to progress and remain the num ber one state in the south. YOU CAN PREVENT COLDS Stanly News and Press While the scientists have "busted" the atom wide open, and countless other mysteries of this wonderful world of ours have been revealed by learned men, no quick cure for the common cold has yet been discovered. Just this week, an authority on various matters of interest opin thm thnro is no, such thing as "shaking off" a cold. The advice given was to go to bed as soon as a cold strikes. Doctors so advise their patients but they rarely do it themselves. And we can think of nothing that would co6t a man his job quite so effectively as crawling in bed every time a cold strikes. Colds are contracted, because we do not take the proper care of our bodies, which Includes the food and drink we put Into them and the clothes we put on. There are those who tell you that what you, eat and drink has nothing to do with having or not having colds, and others declace that a bald head out in the wind and snow or a body chilled by a draft have nothing to do with colds. We know better, however, and you will, too, if your memory is long enough to recall what you did yesterday. to a Jar with a fitted lid. Shake until well blended. This recipe makes enough sauce for six pork chops. It is poured into the skil let ? just enough to cover the bottom of the pan ? after the chops have been browned on both sides. Miss Wilson says that two em bellishments to your pork chops that are colorful and nutritious are turnip greens and candied yams. Braised Pork Chops Better Than Broiled How do you cook your pork chops? State College Extension Nutritionist Virginia Wilson com mented that too many Tar Heel homemakers cook the "life" out of their pork chops. They cook them much too quickly and until they are hard and dry. Miss Wilton said that she nev er recomm rnds brofflng pork chops. "They should be braised if they are to remain tender and moist," she explained. Th~ Droper way to cook them is to brown them slowly on one Vide ? this will take about 15 minutes, turn them and then brown them Just as slowly on the other side. Use only a slow or a moderate heat for cooking pork chops. Many people like to serve their pork chops with a barbecue sauce and here Is * . ecipe that Miss Wilson offers. It is very easy to make and adds an extra zest to pork chops that is hard to beat. *? BARBECUE SAUCE Vfc cup vinegar lA cup cold water 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaapoovt salt 1 teaspoon prepared mustard 1 teaspoon sugar Place all of the ingredients ln ? v regards youth as "flaming", dtsa*t*t as imminent, ale. It was undoubtedly the same In grandpa's day. "Feeling fine and tunning right on the dot" Expert repairing first, and then, scientific checking. When our work is com pleted. every tfatch write* its own record of the efficiency of our work ? through an amazing electronic instrument called the . .. . CwwJn tmd Mm your mm tck tetted ? FREE GRAYSON'S JEWELRY ? Homo- Owned ? ?Ambulance Service? Phone 118 Kings Mountain. N. C. A broken "Picture window' ... : ' ? \ can be quite expensive to replace. You have both the cost of the glass itself, and the added labor costs to pay. All replacements costs are covered by the glass insurance we write for you. And the policy cov ers other glass in your home as well. Rates are low. May we quote? Stay Healthy grade Drink Sunrise # It's Pasteurized # It's Homogenized # It's Rich In Healthy, Wholesome Goodness CHILDREN LIKE SUNRISE lust give the Children sunrise Milk and yowll find they truly like It It's the best way to prove how good it really is. And* too, when you Buy Sunrise you are building the dairy Industry In your own county. unrise THE HERALD - 12.50 Per Year
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