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m The Kings Mountain Herald Established 1S89 A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of th* general welfare and published t or the enlightenment, entertainment and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain and its vicinity,' published every Thursday l>y the Herald Publishing House. Entered as second class iaatter at the postofflpe at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Act . of Congress of March 3, 1873 * . . . EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon . . Editor- Publisher Charles T. Carpenter, Jr. . . . . . .... Sports, Circulation, News Mrs. P. IX 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 TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Happy is the man that findeth unadom, and the m an that netteth understanding. Proverbs 3:13. Peace Feeler Of all tV words written and doubts cast by various and sundry officials, commentators and other opinion- mak ers regarding the latest series of indica tions that peace in Korea may be possi .ble, the statement of. John Foster Dulles, secretary of state, is the one most valid. The reason is that he has at his finger tips more information than anyone else on this particular situation. The word of the Secretary of State is that the nation must keep its guard up, in spite of any dulcet emanations from the Kremlin, and even if the peace moves do result in a much-wanted cease fire in Korea. Much-wanted is certainly the correct expression for the feelings of Americans who are sick of the piecemeal war, and it may very well be the correct description for the Chinese and Russian attitudes, for the nasty business has been costly in men and materiel of the enemy, and with no gains totted up. Mr. Dulles' warning undoubtedly re ferred as much to a possible time after cease-fire, or outward peace, as to the present period of watchful hoping that ending the business can be attained. The real danger to this nation would come after a peace arrangement. Who can forget the painful, fast demobiliza tion of the great machine which brought victory in World War II? Undoubtedly the prospects of lowered defense expenditures and consequent lowering of tax bills would be a tempt ing piece of fruit. If eaten, the fruit could prove deadly. ~ Revenue Down Bad news has been received by the members of the North Carolina General Assembly from the revenue department. Income tax payments by North Caro lina citizens for the year 1952, while quite- prolific in number, were down on the receipts side by about three million dollars. To a legislature already confronted with a potential deficit, requests for more borrowing for permanent improve ments, school buildings, and better mental hospitals, it was unwelcome news. On the other hand, many have taken the view that the situation is not as bad as it seems, and that, while the income tax take may be down, other tax sche dules will bring the total back to record heights. One certainty: the new outlook on revenue will give the legislators some excuse to slice budgetary requests on the good grounds that the money isn't available, if excuse is needed. And per haps it is, for government, more even than boom-happy individuals, has ap peared to be unduly regretful in late years of paring budget expenditures. The old idea asking double the ex pected amount has been replaced with a new creed. The warning note from the revenue folk does show what can happen to state revenue due to North Carolina's tax structure. When the business barometer is at high levels, the income flows in. But when the barometer drops, so does reve nue. Fair enough, none denies, but it's hard to predict for two years in the fu ture. i Our sympathies to the family of Joseph W. Grimes, who died suddenly last week. Mr. Grimes was a man of friendly personality and keen good humor and he was iknown to his many friends of the Lake Montonia commu nity and Kings Mountain as a good neighbor. Two Years' Service Kings Mountain Hospital enjoyed its second birthday last week, April 2 mark ing the completion of two years of ser vice to the people of the community and surrounding area. Coincidentally, the hospital had pub lished a statement of operations for the calendar year 1952, and, as is not always the case, the statement was a good one. Hospitals, through the years, have not been tho type of investments that show ed profits, at least in dollars and cents. The profits were limited to service and utility. But Kings Mountain Hospital almost showed an operating profit last year, ex clusive of tax moneys, gifts, and other outside sources of revenue. Including these additionals, the hospital ended 1952 very nicely in the black by more than $9,000, no mean feat in a day of mounting costs. It will also be noted that the hospital's .per room charge is rather well under tne market of surrounding hospital charges. There were some who at first doubted the wisdom of constructing a hospital here. Undoubtedly, they were thinking of the maximum ideal of big-city plants which would attract the most specialized surgeons, forgetting the great service to be rendered the great majority of pa tients who require care, nursing, and more routine treatment. The present expanded plant should be sufficient to serve the area for a number of years to come, but it may not be, for Kings Mountain hospital has established for itself a reputation for good service which will attract to it an ever-increas ing number of patients. There should be many more "Happy Birthdays" for Kings Mountain Hospital. Another precaution sought by Presi dent Eisenhower is the standby power to invoke price controls for 90 days, which he indicates would be used only in case of sudden war. This is a power he should be given. All remember the Johnny-come-lately business of the most recent effort to control prices. The re sult was undue red tape and work for many business people throughout the nation, plus the concurrent waste of an other bureau which tried to lock the gate after the mule had left the barn. Currently underway in Kings Moun tain is the fund campaign for the Ameri can Cancer Society, with a small quota of $750 for the City. Last year, surpris ingly, the same quota was not quite reached. All know and fear the dread word "cancer", and $750 is not a large amount to ask for the worthy purpose of research to find preventives and improv ed methods of treatment. Dr. Craig Jones, well-known here, is the county chairman, and Mrs. Hubert Davidson is the city chairman. The General Assembly has received a bill to repeal the press-hated Secrecy Act passed hastily and rather thought lessly by the legislators recently. A pique at one or two reporters caused a stampede, which the supporters of this bill will likely regret at their leisure. Whether the Secrecy Act will be repeal ed is not known, and doubted in some quarters, but it is another mark against the current General Assembly which doesn't seem to be sprouting many medals on its collective chest. The new traffic arrangements into well-manicured Mountain Rest cemetery are worthy of commendation. 10 YEARS AGO Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and events THIS WEEK taken from the 19*3 files of the Kings Mountain Ferald. Saturday, April 10 is the last day for retail merchants to regis ter' their processed foods with the Ration Board. At a meeting of the Red Cross, Rev. P. D. Patrick presented Mrs. C. E. Neisler a pin sent her from National Headquarters in Wash ington, D. C. representing 20 years of service in Red Cross work. Social and Personal ; Mrs. E. H. Crouch most de lightfully entertained members of her circle of Central Church Mon day afternoon. Mrs. Isaac McGill entertained K-; members of the Gleaners Class of the First Baptist Church at her home Tuesday evening. Mesdames Hunter and Joe Nels ler were Charlotte visitors Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Long of Concord visited relatives in Kings ; Mountain Sunday. Pvt. Richard Baker of Florence | spent Thursday with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. ll P. Baker., Word has been received here ? that Staff Sergeant Vernon Cros ' by has safely arrived in India. Pvt. T. O. Bennett of Fort Meade, Md, has been visiting re A- ? f. * latlves In Kings Mountain. Sgt and Mrs. William B. Wells of Fort Bennlng, Ga? have been visiting In Kings Mountain. Brumer Bess of the U. S, Army San Francisco, Calif., was a visi tor at the home, of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Fulton Monday, Yfoman, First Class Clemonsee McDanlel of Norfolk, Va., has been on a visit at his home in Kings Mountain. Pvt. Hoyle (Snooks) McDanlel whb was recently transferred from California to a camp in Ala bama, is visiting his mother in Kings Mountain. MARTIN'S MEDICINE By Martin Harm on Ingredient* : ? bit* of ne\o?, wisdom, humor, and comment. Direction*: Take weekly, if possible, but avoid over dotage. Spring Notes With Easter past, it can be safely assumed that spring is definitely at hand. But the nip In the air on Easter morning was easy to note. The sun was out, the birds /were chirping, and everything looked like blithe spring. But King Win ter's breath still lingered. And Easter Monday looked ]lke bleak mid-winter. But it's the last dying gasps and another week or two will fihd plenty of folk inspecting their budgets to determine whether an air conditioning plant can be squeezed into It. s-n Pastures are now green and a ride through the countryside will reveal just how much the landscape has changed In the Kings Mountain area, Indeed, throughout the Piedmont sec tion, during the past lew years. Where once all the cleared land, or almost all of.it, was being row cropped with corn or cot ton, now much of it is merely a long stretch of green, with herds of Bossies contentedly munching out their between - meal snacks. s-n Piedmont Carolina is becom ing cattle country. s-n Many think that this area will eventually wrest beef growing laurels away from the Mid-West, due to the fact that grass grows wonderfully well around here. Funny thing. The cotton farmer has to battle the grass. The beef farmer has to propagate it. All a matter of emphasis. s-n Some will report, of course, that pastures- always look greenest from the far distant hills. Thus, as one of the lam pooners of this department likes to laugh, the editors are always telling the farmers how to make a million dollars. He doesn't come right out and say it, but my lampooner friend implies that the farmer would quickly go broke if he listened to a bunch of typewriter pun-, chers. I suspect the lampooner may be right. s-n But this department makes no pretenses of being in the farming know-how, even to the . extent of a vegetable garden. Once upon a time, when I was a youngster, I planted a row of corn and a row of beans, but the experience (and the eating thereof) is a very dim memory. s-n Gardening, though, is big business throughout the nation, and, with the several soil con ditioners supposed to trans plant the seed catalog from liv ing room to garden, it should get bigger. The most barren land, the ads say, will become a modern Garden of Eden with a few sprinklings of THE par ticular conditioner. If results de termine the extent of a man's gardening, there should be a lot of puttering around in the future. s-n A lot of latter day gardeners do their digging o.i the golf courses of the nation. s-n Dotted notes: Spring is the season when the automobile business supposedly booms. The nice spring air makes folk want to get out and go. .... .which reminds that some of the new car salesmen around here, re plying to charges of alcoholic ?like gas tanks on the newer models, are taking the J. P. Moragn approach on their potential customers ...... The , wealthy banker, supposedly, was asked by an acquaintance how much it would cost to operate a yacht, adding that he was thinking about buyinfe one to which Morgan gave the legendary reply, "If you have to \ ask how much it costs, you can't afford one." This department got by April Fool's Day without a single trick being played .... .or {Hay ing one either. ... . . .which must be a sign of old age. .... .never saw the like of posies the ladies were wearing on Easter Sunday . . , . . .and the youngsters were dressed up cuter than ever time to see a baseball game, with the majors getting off in the next few day* the spring weather Is bringing out the office-seekers, who arc lining the street corners and wearing broad smll?t.. . . .'v Morganton had an election Monday..... '.too early in the season to get warmed up much, it would appear. ' \ ?" Borrowed definition: A good assistant is a man who will stop what he Is doing and do for you what you don't MBH Viewpoints of Other Editors ACROSS 1 ? Famous British states man of the 1 9th century 8 ? Scandinavian explore# 9 ? Ancient Roman emperor 11 ? Small fastener 1] ? Combining form denoting "UP 14? By word of mouth 16 ? Some 1 7? U.S. Vice President under Coolidge 19 ? Winter sport implement 20 ? Prefix denoting "back" 21 ? Distant 22 ? Abbreviated continent 24? Chemical symbol for stannum 2 5 ? This accompanied Caesar across the Rubicon 26? Scorch 28 ? Author of "Les Mivcrables" 29? Part of speech 30? Jacob's brother 33 ? Listen 35? Library ol Congress (abbrev.) 37? Metal 38 ? Lubricate 39? Male title 40 ? Animal 42 ? Author of "Unci# Tom's Cabin" 44 ? Container 4 S? Former Russian ruler 4 7? Unit 48? Lave 49? Fencing implement 5 1 ?Side of a ship 52? Famous Scott is' i writer DOWN 1 ? Writer of a famous elegy 2 ? Cover 3*? Kind of electric current 4 ? Famous Irish dramatist 5 ? Preposition 6? Combining form mean ing "new" 7? Goes astray 8 ? Sea eagle 10? Trees 11? French sculptor of the Statue of Liberty 1 2 ? Former English queen 13 ? Famed American general (poss.) 1 3 ? First solo flier across the Atlantic 1 7? Barrier 18 ? Trench author of "Mysteries of Paris'* 2 1? American poet 23 ? Composer of a famous bolero 25 ? Time past 27? Color 31 ? Three-toed sloths 32? Poetical "as far as" 33? An\erican inventor of the sewing machine 34 ? East Indian Blection (abbrev.) 36 ? Small sheltered inlet 39 ? Sailing pole 41 ? Intervals 43 ? One time only 44 ? Farming structure 46 ? Proflt 48?- To court 50 ? College degree 51 ? Postscript See The Want Ad Section For This Week's Completed Puzzle toy reform The Lincoln Times In this "Age of Plasties", we have been overlooking, pretty completely, the most important plastic of all ? the minds of little children. This was the finding of a juvenile 'disarmament confer ence" held at the American Toy Fair in New York. First step in correcting the or rors that seem to be providing us with a rising generation of po tential gangsters and neurotics, according to William M. Lester, the conference chairman, is for toymakers to put less emphasis on mayhem and bloodshed, war and crime in the playthings of very-young America. In constituting himself a sort of modern Pled Piper to lead the toddlers' minds into peaceful, se rene and constructive play time channels, Mr. Lester, who Is foun der and president of Pyro Plas tics, of Union, N. J., is producing a whole series of examples. These are amiable, amusing, Animal pull-toys that simulate the every, day vehicles with which children are familiar. For Instance, there's "Caw-Caw, the Taxi" and "Snally Chu-Chu", and "Convertible Myrtle" and many others. Each of them is equipped with a six-inch plastic record by which he tells of his own adventures in story and song ? in a Wonderland of lollypop woods, gum-drop mountains and soda-pop rivers, and an atmos phere of Joyous theme music. And, if all this were not enough, these Wonderland toys ako teach thrift by functioning as coin banks. Mr. Lester says he is not a specialist, or a psychologist, but just a parent who Is horrified at the Impressions that many of the playthings and much of the Ju venllerentertalnment are planting In these plastic minds. And he is betting an investment of $250,000 that disarmament in the toy world will end our most disturb ing behavior problems. We hope for the sake of all of [us, as well as the rising genera tion, And for the future of our country that the gentleman wins. But, after' all, it's Junior's parents I? *nd grandparents ? who will have to decide that maybe he shouldn't have a pair of brass knuckles for his birthday. State Patrol Gives Report For February RALEIGH ? State Highway Patrolmen arrested 10,159 traffic law violators in February and or dered another 6,071 to appear in court The arrests and citations were reported today by Col W. B. Lent?, commanding officer of the troopers. In the report Col. Lenta said hi* men drove 1,706332 miles on routine patrol, inspected 132316 licences, Investigated motor accidents, inspected 78,0B7 vehicles, and handed out 6,917 warning tickets. ^wlnf February the troopers investigated 7.589 complalnta, fi^911 vehlc,M. *nd extend ed 17,135 courtesies. They recovered cars and pro perty valued at $80355.00 during the month. farmers will plant Million acres of 16 major spring crape this year, compared with 3667 million last THE RALEIGH RUMPUS The Franklin Press What is the rumpus In Raleigh, between newspapermen and leg islators, all about? When a sub-committee of the joint appropriations committee last week voted to go into execu tive (secret) session, why did the reporters present refuse to leave? Why do newspapermen always feel they have a right to attend the meetings of public bodies? They have that right for one reason, and one alone ? because the people, whether it be the peo ple of a community or a state or the nation ? have a right to know what happens in these meetings of public bodies. To the newspaper mind, the case In Relelgh boils down to this: It is the people's money, it is the people's government, and the legislators are the people's ser vants ? no more, no less. The people have a right to know not only how their money is spent, and what actions their legislative servants take, but why. They are entitled to know the facts and arguments and considerations that determine legislative action. And because it is humanly Im possible for the people to be at the scene, they must depend on the press for that information. That places on the newspaper re porter a. tremendous responsibili ty to get the facts, and publish them. When he fails, he is betray ing a trust The 8.5 billion pounds of milk produced in February was a new high for the month, an increase of 5 per cent over the &2 billion pounds produced in Febhaaty a year ago. The 7. 6 million people at work on American farms in February represented a decline of 1 per cent in a year. WOULD YOU be able to re place year home if lire rain ed it? Rave you really enough Fire Insurance to caver it* present value, as well dt all the content*? B yon have any doabts ask ajff advice there's no charge or obligation what Whether you snack Or whether you dine Spark the occasion With delicious CHEERWINE The CHEERIeader "In Tun* WW. Your Tort." See us for loans to BUY Build Remodel .... Refinance Perhaps it's time yon thought about a home of your very own. HOME BUILDING & LOAN ASSN. % Comer of Mountain and Cherokee Streets A. H. PATTERSON, Secretary & Treasurer
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