Jjlt The Kings Mountain Heiald 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 its vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing Mouse. Entered as second class matter at the poatoffice 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. EX. Herndon Society Miss Elizabeth Stewart V 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-J1.40 THREE MONTHS? 75c BY MAIL ANYWHERE TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Cast thy burden upon the Lord and he shall sustain thee: he shall never %uffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:62. More Civil Control Most folk are inclined to favor the news that the Secretary of Defense will have more authority over the defense establishment thai) has been true in many years. The armed services have become the nation's biggest business, growing from a small police force of the thirties. Tales are legend on waste and dupli cation in the services, and the matter was an eleci'-on issue. President Eisen hower, was praised, and vice versa, be cause he came out of the army. His friends countered that here was a man who knew the "inside", who would be able to talk to the generals on their own level and who would know whether they were spooking or really needed bigger appropriations, . Some read into the reports that the civilian control will go to the head of the class, and that the military Joint Chiefs of Staff will go down a notch, as the Eisenhower first step toward paring the waste out of the sei'vices. Perhaps it will be successful. At any rate, it is good news for a nation sorely, sorely burdened with bureaucracy, both civil and military. Summer Band The call is out for youngsters to en roll in the summer band day camp, which will bo operated under the direc tion of the school and under the super intendence of Director Joe Hedden. It is generally agreed that successful musicianship in piano, band, or other wise, consists of some ten percent talent and iK) percent practice. Thus it is im portant that band members continue their practice during the summer months, and that beginners get a head start on autumn performing season. The band has made a good record for the past several years, and all are anxious to see it continue on tliis high standard. Summer band camp will help insure it and also insure a summer of sport and recreation for those who en roll in the band day camp. Parents should encourage their chil dren to take advantage of this opportu nity. Our hearty congratulations to Jack Ruth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hilton L. Ruth, who has received still another high honor at Davidson college. Mr. Ruth, re tiring president of the Davidson student body, was tapped for membership in Omicron Delta Kappa, national honor ary leadership fraternity, and he will, make a worthy member. Our best bovv to Sam Collins, just be come chef de gare of Lincoln County Voiture, -10 & S. Retiring commander of the American Legion post here, Mr. Col lins has long been active in veterans af fairs. Best bows, too, for John Gladden and W. D. (Doc) ByerS, also elected to offices in the organization. Our congratulations tt> the. winners in Tuesday's election, and our congratu lations, too,, to the losers, who may find, before many moons have passed, that they, in fact, are the lucky ones. My how time flies! The busy month of May, with a city election, Mother's Day and school-closing,. is already near ly half gone. Upcoming For 1954 In the fanfare and hurry over closing the legislature, and in the hurly-burly of local political activity, the by-play anent the 1954 plans of Senator Willis Smith for re-election may have been missfcd. True or not, it was stated that a group of North Carolina legislators got to gether, decided Senator Smith "could not win again", then got ready to ask him to come down and let someone else carry the banner of N. C. conservatism. The net result was to announce, for all practical purposes, the Smith candi dacy for re-election, causing some to think the whole thing was a put-up job to start with, which it may have been. At any rate, Senator Smith seems to be running again, and the question now is whether ex-Governor W. Kerr Scott will be his opponent, as has been freely predicted since he exited from the Gov ernor's Mansion in January. Ex-Governor Scott, being a very prac tical man, isn't sure yet. He says, frank ly, it will take money, and he would like to start with not a cent less than $100, 000. Less the figure look frightening, it can be remembered that North Carolina is a broad state, and that much gas can be burned politicking over its borders in a state-wide campaign. Senator Smith and his potential an tagonist have issued the call to arms. Now is the time for all good political operators to advance to the fore and produce the necessary wherewithal to result in a good 1954 Democratic pri mary fight. Un-nice Topic "Gentlemen, that's ad- -ned- unplea sant subject," a member of the Senate Finance committee, which writes the tax bills, said last weekend, after the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Hum phrey, had said he didn't think it would be possible to balance the budget this year. In event some have a short memory, this is the same old song-and-dance ad ministration spokesmen have been passing out for years. Now, of course, the words have Republican harmony, in stead of Democratic counterpoint. But John Q. Public gets no break at all. Why not, Mr. Humphrey? Individuals balance budgets, for they nave no choice. Either the banker shuts them off, or the creditor says, "no more". But a government just goes on and on. Frankly, the statement of Mr. Hum phrey gives some cause for alarm. It had been thought by some misguided souls that only the long-in-office bu reaucrat Democrats were the source of the budget deficit evil. Now we find the new-model Republican administration in just as bad shape. "We can't balance the budget/' is a sorry, sorry statement indeed. We're inclined to agree with the Sena tor on the tax bill writing committee; it's an unpleasant subject. For until the new manipulators start balancing bud gets, there'll be no cuts in tax bills. And cuts were promised when the desire for votes was paramount. A jail inspector says the city now has a nice lock-up. This is indeed gooc\ news, though all and sundry are hopeful they'll never have to sign the register and test the stateir : . for accuracy. 10 YEARS AGO Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and ovents THIS WEEK taken from the 1943 files of the Kings Mountain Herald. Beginning next Tuesday morn ing the Red Cross work lioom will be opened from 9:30 every day of the week except Saturday and Sunday. Social and Personal Mrs. Jacob Cooper entertained members of the Home Arts Club and a few invited guests at her home on Piedmont avenue last Tuesday afternoon. The Senior Woman's Club will meet Friday afternoon at 4:30 p. m. in the club lounge, Mes dames W. W. Tolleson, Clyde Kerns and J. K. Willis are hos tesses. Pvt . J. H. Yelton, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Yelton of 210 Carpenter Street, who is serving in the arm ed forces in the Dutch Indies has received a promotion to Corporal. Mrs. Phillip Padgett and chil dren spent the weekend in Forest City. Pvt. Ben H. Bridges of Ft. Bragg spent Mother's Day at home. R. A Jolly is home on furlough from Austin, Texas. J. Baxter Payseur, SC-2 of the U. S. Navy Sea bees stationed at Camp Endicott, Davisville, R. I. is spending a ten day furlough at home. . . Pvt. George Thomasson who re cently entered the Army Is sta tioned at Camp Wolters, Texas, Co. D 54th Inf. Tng. Bn. Mrs. W. S. Dilllng left yester day for a visit with relatives in Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. M. C. Groome of Greens boro is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Arthur, the latter her daugh ter. ' Jack Smith, stationed at Camp Qutner, is spending a few days at home. MARTIN'S MEDICINE >7 Martin Harxnoa Ingredient*: bits of new, wisdom, humor, and comment. Directions: Take weekly, if possible, but avoid . , overdosage. An Old Paper Rob Pearson recently brought us an old Issue of the Kings Mountain Herald, which, back in the day? this particular one was published, bore the heavy imprint of the hand of the late G. G. Page, and the following slogan under its mast head: ."The original home pa per. The old folks rely upon it. The young folks delight in it. The children fight over it. A safe paper for all the family.*' a-o-p The medicinal department is always interested in old papers, particularly old copies of the Herald in the 1925-35 period, or from 1913 on back. For some body didn't bother to take care of the files from 1925 through 1934, and that leaves & painful skip in history, both of the Herald and of the community. a-o-p Files of old papers have an intangible v.aiue. I am told the insurance folk will balk at in suring them for more than their tangible worth, without any extra sum for age or im portance. That means a year's set of bound Herald files would be insurable for only $2.60 (at five cents the copy) plus the $7.50 the binder charges for his work. But how much are they worth? a-o-p Mr. Pearson says he found this particular copy, dated Octo ber 27, 1927, at the home of the late John J. Ray, who died several months ago. Mr. Ray forms a story in himself. A citizen here for many years, he was the last of his line, having no children to carry his name and line to further generations. d'O-p Mr. John, about the time this particular paper found at his home was being published, must have been operating the little stand which had been the manager's office for the mlna ture golf course, now Arnold Riser's parking lot, jyid a part of the city's, back lot. I know because Mr. John had a pop corn-popping machine, and he would pop some for me every now and again for a reasonable fee, after which I'd sell the corn at a profit. Mr. John was very courteous and accommodating on this matter, and he enabled me to earn many a movie fare, or candy bar. a-o-p But back to the paper. This issue recounted the passing of Senator H. T. Fulton, who had been one of the community's and county's prominent citizens. It was the big news of the edi tion. a-o-p Other news in the issue re counted the fact that cotton had jumped five dollars per bale on the New York exchange, after the crop estimate turned lower, and Rev. I. S. McElroy and Rev. O. P. Ader were calling a min ister's meeting for the town hall. Another pastor, Rev. W. N. Cook, had been pounded by his Second Baptist flock, and the T. V. Styers family had just moved to Greensboro. a-o-p The volume of advertising in the four-page issue wasn't too 'great, but some of the ads are enough to make today's custo mers drool. Kings Mountain Cotton Oil Company would de liver a ton of Dixie Gem coal for $9, and inferior grades at $7.50, and Home Building & Loan Association was seeking money and was promising five percent interest for it. a-o-p The classified ads were limit* ed to three. S. P. Goforth was trying to sell barley and rye seed in one, and monuments in another. In the third, Sam Suber sought return of a whlte and-brown-spotted bird dog. It must have been a pretty good dog for Sam offered $5 for its return. a-o-p Remember these? On the pro gram of the William Plonk Literary society were the fol lowing: Nell Hayes, who out lined the life and contributions of William Penn; ' Charles Oates, who dittoed for Theodore Roosevelt; and George Hern don, who spoke on John Adams. Current topics were discussed by Octavia Crawford and Nella Everhart, and Jane Smith and Julian Krawcheck rendered special music. a-o-p Officials of the high school glee club at that time were Mrs. T. F. Boozer, director, Elsie Ader, piAnist, Ozelle 1 Riser, leader, and Frances Plonk, manager. How time flies! ? ? ? By A. C . Cordon Viewpoints of Other Editors ACROSS 1 ? Kind of etcctrk current 3 ? European city 7 ? fcoman 900 9 ? Pacific Uland paradite 11? Scene of the 1952 Olympics 1 1 ? Conpau direction 14? Turf 16 ? Aerial train 17? North European tea