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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 vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House; * Entered as second class matter at the postoffire at Kings Mountain, N. G., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon .. ^ . Editor-Publisher Charles T. Carpenter, Jr. . Sports, Circulation, News Mrs. P. D. Herndon Society Miss Elizabeth Stewart * Advertising, News MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Eugene Matthews Horace Walker David Weathers Ivan Weaver? Charles Miller Paul Jackson (?Member of Armed Forces) TELEPHONE NUMBERS ? 167*or 283 SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONE YEAR? $2.50 SIX MONTHS ? $1.40 THREE MONTHS? 75c BY MAIL ANYWHERE ' ' . ' s . ? ? . TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Thou has.forsuken me, saith the Lord, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; 1 am weary of repenting. JEREMIAH .15:6 Sewage Disposal Report Most folk arc still blinking from the report of Russell McKee, who recently did a repair-and-cleaning job on the ? city's sewage disposal tanks. Some thought they had heard wrong when he first said Kings Mountain had adequate sewage disposal facilities if a little repair work were done and the tanks were kept in working order, par ticularly when Mr. McKee added that the cost of the repair job would be negli gible. Last week, as he picked up his check, Mr. McKee said it again, and Tom Henry, the city's sanitary department superintendent nods his head In agree ment. Some more construction needs to be done, both say, such as sand filters installation, but that doesn't cost too much either. At any rate, the money thus far spent ($1,850 to Mr. McKee plus cost of lumber and other materials to renovate the McGill tank) is a far cry from $600,000, recommended by the Olsen Engineering Company, with a strong second from the North Carolina Board of Health. Briefly stated, if the present tanks will operate sufficiently and efficiently, there's certainly no. need of the city's outlaying more than a half-million dol lars for something that would be nice, perhaps, but not especially necessary. Many citizezns are still dubious that the matter has been handled by this rabbit-in- the-hat development and are reserving judgment, withal hopefully. And, if bandied, it is reasonable to es timate that the city could spend $100, 000 or more in installing needed primary sewer lines. Sometimes it is a fine hair of distinc tion between wasteful patchwork and wasteful capital outlay. Time should re veal into which category the city's sewage disposal problem tails. A New Medium If Kings Mountain citizens flipped their radio dials to 1220 -last Tuesday morning, they heard for the first time the regular program of Station WKMT Kings Mountain, which has just begun broadcasting. It has taken the community a long time to get radio, which like newspapers and other quasi-public enterprises, are somewhat different from the average business. While most businesses have profits as their prime goal, the communications industry must regard profit rather as a means to an end, rather than an end point in themselves. Radio is different from newspapers in that it is principally an entertainment medium, whereas the newspaper pri marily is an information medium. The opening of WKMT is another sign of the community's growth, bulwarked as it has been in recent years by the building of the hospital, the opening of the library, a bus terminal, and other needed public facilities. The Herald congratulates the owner ship of WKMT on the opening and wishes the station good fortune in its operation. Our best wishes to Mrs. Elaine Queen, the new secretary of the Kings Moun tain Merchants association. Mrs. Queen has a difficult job to fill, and an impor tant one, and perhaps the more difficult because she follows a person who has handled the duties of the office capably and efficiently. The members of the Merchants Association are unanimous in regretting the resignation of Mrs. John Lewis. Executive Sessions There was a stir in Raleigh over the weekend when a state legislator, con ducting a committee session, invited newsmen present to leave before the committee acted. The newsmen declined and there re sulted an embarrassing impasse before some legislator popped up with the thoughtful phrase, "I move we adjourn." Chairman Bailey's plea was that the committee members were voting on a controversial bill (the one Which would require motorists to have their autos .subjected periodically to mechanical tests), and that the "folks back home" might misunderstand their legislators. The plea was as old as the hills, and . no more, valid than quicksand. It has ever been the mark of some politicians in what they regard as a tight spot to wish to remove from their confidence the voters they have recently wooed with seeming candor and con siderable ardor. Politicians of this brand always are interested in the "good of the people", but they'd rather some of the people didn't know about it. The incident reminds that the consti tutional guarantee of freedom of infor- . mation does not result automatically. Vigilance must be maintained. Where vigilance is lax, many crimes against ' the taxpayer are committed under the guise of "good of the people". It is much safer fo;- the people if they know about the "good" in advance. The Big Need Currently underway is the Red Cross financial campaign, and currently up coming (Thursday, Woman's Club, be ginning at 11 a. m.) is a return visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile. Blood, and blood derivatives, form the big program of the Red Cross today, and one that is likely to get bigger as medicial scientists discover more uses for this life-giving, life-saving substance. Much of the national quota of Ameri can Red Cross is earmarked for the blood program. It was already a tre mendous task Red Cross had accepted, supplying blood for the armed forces and for hospitals at home. Now a new use has been discovered, one so big it is almost impossible of filling. If a blood derivative, gamma globulin, iis injected, a child hit by the polio virus is likely to escape paralysis. Laboratories are now operating around-the-clock to produce gamma globulin. That m?.'ans two big needs completely connected: they are blood and money. Kings Mountain citizens can help with both today, by visiting the Red Cross Bloodmobile and by making a donation to the Red Cross. Stalin is dead. Only Churchill, now aged but again the head of Britain's government, remains of the three lead ers who dominated one period of his tory. Initial announcements from Mos cow naming Malenkov as successor and outlining policy indicates there will be little relaxing of the tensions between East and West. Indeed, many think the Russians will be harder to get along with. j Congratulations are in order to Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, winner of the North i Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs music contest, and to Kelly Weaver, winner of the American Legion's district oratorical contest. 10 YEARS AGO Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and erents THIS WEEK taken from the 1943 files of the Kings Mountain Herald. Captain O. C. -0'Farrell, retired Southern Railway conductor was appointed Judge of the newly au thorized Kings Mountain Recor der's court at the City Council meeting held Tuesday night. The court will begin operations as of April 1st. World Day of Prayer will be observed in Kings Mountain Fri day1 from 12:30 until 1:00 p. m. in Central Methodist church, accord ing to announcement of General Chairman, Mrs. W. M. Gantt. Social And Personal \ Announcement has been made o( the marriage of Miss Douglas Plonk and Lieutenant Wrutam H. MrFJlwee on Tuesday of this week in Raton, New Mexico's Presby terian church. Lieutenant Howard Jackson spent the past weekend with re latives here. Pfc. Charles W. Patterson has returned to Key Field, Meridian, Mass, after spending a ten day leave with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thompson and Mrs. Karl McGill visited re latives In Union, S. C. during the weekend. Mrs. M. A. Ware returned Wed nesday from New York City where she attended the marriage of her youngest sister. Miss Bll iie Petty. MARTIN'S MEDICINE By Martin Harmon Ingredient ?: . bits of news, wisdom, humor, and comment. Directions: Take weekly, if , possible, but avoid overdosage. T-Day Again Time has rolled on and on and here we are on the thres hold of another T-Day, better known as tax day, at which time the several directors of internal revenue, lately the col lectors of internal revenue, scopp up dollar upon dollar from the people of the land. t-d-a Time was when T-Day meant all of the year, or harvest time, '! for the big tax payment, once upon a time, was "state-and county". A man doesn't have to be especially aged to remember that happy time either, and many a person still refers to the county, tax bill as "state and-county tax". t-d-a Now the state takes care of itself, with a tax bill and a tax collector of his own. He comes in on March 15, too, to qualify for his cut of the cake. t-d-a This year, due to a calendar break, taxpayers get a whole extra day to get up the money. Postmarks don't have to be on the envelopes until midnight March 16, which is Monday. In Kings Mountain, however, it will behoove all, last - minute tax ? payment mailers to get . 'em in by 5 p. m. There's no night dispatch these days, which ipeans some penalties could be assessed for late pay ment ? even though the col lector won't get to sift 'em out for days or weeks. t-d-a The income tax, like the air plane, is a 20th century inven tion, which some would call a monstrosity. It is not quite as old as the auto, but has taken a greater hold on people. Just about everybody does business with the tax man, whether he owns an auto or not. t-d-a Whoever started the income tax business was credited with being pretty smart. Since the rates were low and the exemp tions high, only the wealthy got stuck. But like Topsy, it just growed, and today a guy is supposed to eat, dress and sleep under a roof on $600 a year, according to the tax schedule at least, for that is the personal exemption for a person's living costs. Actually, on that amount the dressing and sleeping under a roof would have to be left off. t-d-a But opeaking of leaving off, it doesn't pay to leave off the government when it comes to paying, and on time. These "revenoors", as they were once ? known in the wilds of the Wes tern North Carolina hills, can adopt a very nasty attitude, I am told. There is everything from a tax lien to a cell at Atlanta's federal reformatory for those who are reluctant to cough up, and all too many have learned the hard way. t-d-a Thus, for those who have not yet mailed off their returns, it is time do some soul-search ing, perhaps, to think real hard to remember about all the in come of the past dozen months. The correct rule is to list it all, and poodle who've had T-man troubles are quick to agree, t-d-a Usually each year, beginning the latter part of February, the newspapers and magazines all manage to print several articles about the tax- paying business. This year, for iqstance, the American Legion magazine had a list of 50 suggestions "to save taxes". Last year, the Saturday Evening Post did a scory on the general theme of "You Can't Beat the Tax Man", and it pur portedly reported case histories of tax-fraud discoveries which showed that the T-Men at least equalled the Canadian Mounties in always getting their share, if not their man. Usually, the dead or alive. If the man were dead, his estate would be hit a heavy lick, undoubtedly causing the decedent to do hand-springs in his grave. t-d-a Another character had buried his cash and the tax men never noted it, until he tried to spend It. The mildewed money looked funny,' first attracted the at tention of law enforcement of ficers who suspected theft, then the T-Men, who quickly claimed their share. M-a That's the trouble with trying to beat the tax man. Money's no good unless it can 1) be spent, or 2) be available for spending. Tax dodging gains show up, sooner or later. t-d-a I know at least two regular Democrats who voted for Ike last fall and the prime reason was that they had had difficul ties with the T-Men, both due to their own failure to comply with regulations. They blamed the Democratic administration. Not much wonder tiim It'll be under the siew folk. T-Men are like wives on Saturday night. | CROSSWORD ? ? By A. C. Gordon ACROSS 1 ? In * ?* ti \x manner 9? Cloti. at .uf 10 ? Lamprey I J? Cotar 1 8? A conditioner 20 -Pedsl digit 2 1 ? CornptH direction 31 ? Absorbs literature 7 5 ? Thoroughfare ' ( abbrev. ) 16 ? Thui 18 ? Negative 30 ? To irati/y 31? Combining fotm meaning "three" J 4? Pronoun 3 6? Parent 3 7? Glr!'? name 30? Part* o< the leg 4>i-Ia reference to 44? A holy person (abbrev.) 4 5 ? Preposition See The Want Ad Generating* 46? Wvisiow of time 48 ? Delirium tremens SO ? Time pnst 32 ? To form a mental tatflict 34? To encase again 37? English school 38 ? An optic swelling 39 ? Pile of hay S3 ? Signaled by ? griture DOWN 7 ? Mental Images 3 ? Printer's measure 4 ? More discreet 5 ? Preposition 6 ? The Armament 7 ? Sash 8 ? Skilled performer 1 0 ? 8treet railway 1 1? Relaxes 1 3 ? Comparative suffix 1 4 ? Legal right to control property 16 ? To hold in affection 17 ? Damp 10? Corded fabric 23 ? High mountain 34 ? Chemical symbol for samariam . 2 7? Fruits 19? Lubricators 31 ? Spanish affirmative 4 ( - - Jj ? trcpo*iuoo 33 ? OoU mound 38 ? To care foe 40 ? Unit of power (abbrev.) 41 ? Wintry traveling Implement 43? Border 43 ? Nautical propelling implement 47 ? Resounding slap 49 ? Legal ownership 31 ? Prefix meaning eight 33 ? Negative 33 ? Affirmative vote 56 ? Previous to 60 ? Roman 99 6 1 ? A boxing knockout Section For, This Week's Completed Puszle Viewpoints of Other Editors OF SUCH IS THE KING DOM OF HEAVEN Smithfielb Herald Too much of any day's news is distressing. We read about wars and rumors of wars, deaths on the highway, atomic explosions^ diplomatic disgraces, thievery and bribery and corruption, di vorces and murders among the adults and deliquency among the juveniles. There ought to be a column of "Good News". We are glad to report that there is such a column. It appears on the first page of the Saturday Review, an intelligent weekly magazine which devotes most of its pages to reviews of books and plays and movies and records but which is also constantly vigilant about the State of the World. It more often Views with Alarm than Points with Pride. But under the title of "Good News" are such encouraging events as these on the world hori zon: A campus - wide campaign at the University of Toronto has pro. vided gifts of books and special equipment for three universities in India and Pakistan. As a gesture of friendship, school children of Japan have gathered 100,000 cherry tfee seeds to be distributed to American citizens which would like to have them for their parks and school yards. Youngsters in East Poultney, Vt, ? and in our own Raleigh for that matter ? added a new trick to their Hallowe'en "trick or treat" by collecting children's clothing, money or other i rticles for distribution overseas instead of their usual quota of candy and fruit. In Malone, N. Y., eight priso ners volunteered to donate a pint of blood each at a Red Cross clin ic. When they returned to Jail the sheriff cooked steak dinners for them ? and the steaks were do nated by a market owne? who offered a pound of porterhouse to every blood donor in the commu nity. ^Such instances of "the helping hand" are indeed good news a round the world. And suph in stances of good will, wherever they are found, will help to ce ment friendship between individ uals and between nations. Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven. always reaching lor the pay envelope. The guy who warned Oasar to beware the Ides ol March had something. Agricultural Extension Service work in consumer education in food marketing helps millions of food shoppers get more dollao value and food from money spent. PRESCRIPTION SERVICE Wt Fill any Doctors' Pre scriptions promptly and accurately ox rwnonaDW prices with the confidence of yoar physician. Rings Mountain Drag Company THE ItEZALL STORE Phones 41? 81 We Call For and Dolivor ANTI-SOCIAL CAMPAIGN GROWS Lbaksvxllb News More and more sentiment seems to be developing in Con gress f or getting the federal gov ernment out of commercial busi ness ? this is, abandoning state socialism. A good example occurred re cently on the nationally - televised "Meet the Press' program. Re porters interviewed Senator Wal ker of Idaho. One question was: "Would you be for turning the Tennessee Valley Authority over to private enterprise now?" Sena tor Walker answered, "I certainly would. ' I would be glad to turn over TV A to private enterprise or sell it to the bondholders as ad vocated by Charles E. Wilson not so many months ago." Another question was, "As I understand it from the Hoover Commission, there's something like $20,000,000,000 worth of busi ness now being done by govern ment Would you favor turn ing all that back?" Senator Wal ker replied, "I certainly would, because I know that private en terprise can do anything more ef ficiently and cheaper than the government can." During the interview Senator Walker also expressed his strong opposition to a Washington bu reaucracy dictating to the people concerning their water rights, their electric ? power rights, or any other rights. There is only one real argu ment that can be made against this attitude ? and that la the Socialist - Communist argument that the government should own everything and boss everything. Those of us who don't believe in dictatorship should wholehearted ly support the fast growing cam paign to turn thumbs down on Socialism and reaffirm our free American traditions and princi ples. North Carolina's 288,508 farms makes it rank second only to Texas in the number of farms. SbmtHOMcl iltil WHEN YOU BUY A NEW WATCH Wa test every watch on the H^SiSt^^Masrei A scientific instrument that detects any irregu larities in any watch, a certificate of accuracy to assure your satisfaction. Come hi and we trill - "-yer . GRAYSON'S JEWELRY HOME OWNED Period O! Confinement For Children Sick Abed Can Be Made Entertaining - ? ?? Being'sick and confined to bed is no iun for anyone - ? particu larly for young children who' are eager to be outside playing with their friends. But this period ol confinement can be made easier for the child in bed by giving htm some quiet recreation, says Corinne Grimsley, State College extension specialist In family re la vions. Have you got last year's Christ mas cards lying around any where? If so, bpndle up a few of them, get some plain white con struction paper, a jar of paste and some blunt-end scissors. Your child can have a lot of fun cutting out figures from the greeting cards and pasting them on white paper to create any number of interesting pictures. Maybe he'd even like to create his own per sonal holiday card for next year. It seems that almost every mall delivery these days brings a colorful seed catalogue. Why not let your child plan his own flo wer or vegetable garden while finishing out those last few days in bed with a cold? You might help, him draw up a diagram us ing any available ground space to the best advantage. He can decide upon the various plants he wartts to grow, plan their ar rangement, and then ? with your help ? ? order the seeds. It'll give him something to look forward to while he's getting well. And If your child is not really Very sick and his 4iet is not re stricted to liquids, you might let him help you plan some of the week's meals ? giving him of course, some of his pet dishes. Letting your child participate in these little activities will keep him from feeling sorry for him self and neglected. The appearance of the sick tray is also important. Just a touch of greenery or a few early - bloom ing spring flowers can pep up the most depressed spirits. Thirty - three consumer food marketing specialists are now working in 25 states and Puerto Rico under funds provided by the Research and Marketing Act of 1946. Whether you snack Or whether you dine Spark the occasion With delicious CHEERWINE The CHEERIeader "In Tune With Your To?t?" mi HI * *v ?mtt iW^Uoywl ~ Look What Cropped Up in Dixie Last Year! More than 69,000 Rural Telephones Last year we added more than 69,000 rural tele phones. There are now over a half million tele phones in rural Dixie served by Southern Bell. This year approximately 73,000 more will be added. These new telephones are bringing increased efficiency of operation for Southern farmers, and closer contacts and better living for farm families. Expanding and improving rural service is a big and costly job. But we're working hard at it be cause we know how important the telephone is to the South's overall prosperity. SOUTHERN Bill TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY OFFICE or BUILDING I
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