The Kings Mountain Herald Carolina : MISS AUOCUT* 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 postoffife at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Act v of Congress of March 3, 1873 \ EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon Edltor-PuMlsher Charles T. Carpenter, Jr. Sports Circulation, News Mo. P. D. Hem don ?... 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 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge. 11 Peter Z:5. Significant ? Back in the late thirties, it was the habit of the so-called intellectual set to read special or, more popularly, social significance into every play, movie, or drama, every utterance of a person of any degree of prominence, and of almost every happening. Sometimes the habit was overdone, and it may be possible that the politi cians of the United States, and the news men, too, have over-done the "signifi cance" attached to the recent Congres sional election in Wisconsin, where a Democrat soundly defeated a Republi can for the first time ever. It is assumed that both parties, in in terpreting the returns, will convenient ly forget that both candidates were ex Progressives in the state that produced the famed LaFollettes. It is a fact, however, and perhaps worthy of the double streamer used by the Charlotte News in reporting the re sult of the special election, that the los ing Republican candidate said he was going to Washington and was going to vote just like the Eisenhower adminis tration suggested. After losing out, the defeated Republican candidate frankly said he'd rode the Eisenhower bandwa gon after the wheels started coming off. None hereabouts has to be told that the farmers, many of whom helped put Ike in the White Houseware unhappy about their lot. A banker from a neigh boring community, confronted with that fact recently, immediately started rant ing about the favored position the farm er had enjoyed for many years, an atti tude seemingly shared by the GOP ad ministration, if Secretary Benson's re marks are to be taken as the criterion. Farmers are not the only major seg ment of the society unhappy with their lot. Working people don't like the ap pearance of layoff and part-time pros pects, and the prospect of a federal sales tax is not at all a pleasant one, be it at retailer or manufacturer level. The GOP margin is narrow in the Con gress and President Eisenhower faces the bleak prospect of an enemy Congress for the final two years of his term, if the Wisconsin business meant anything. ? . If the city can collect garbage twice weekly, instead of once, then all citizens should be quite happy to invest $2.50 in a standard-size garbage can, which can be handled more Quickly and easily than the 50-gallon oil drums gracing many backyards. And the city's request for placing garbage on the streets, where convenient, is reasonable, too, particu larly where avenues to backyards are narrow and clogged. This, service of the city, in the absence of these new-fangled sinks that dispose of garbage through the drain, is probably one of the least appreciated, but one of the most impor tant. Maybe someday th*1 mass produc tion experts will eliminate the need for the garbage collection operator, but it'll probably be many seasons yet. The fire siren has been sounding with more regularity lately, indicating that October is indeed a bad month for fires, and indicating, too. that many citizens need to be more careful in handling oil heating units and other possible hazards. Stoves should be checked and flues re paired before cold weather hits with full icy fury. A cordial welcome to Rev. A. D. Holt, new pastor of FL. a result the develop ment of the Town has created a great many unfilled demands. ..." To chide Mr. Dickson for referring to the City as a Town would not be totally correct, for, while population-wise the city's a city, facility-wise Kings Moun tain is still in the town category. 10 YEARS AGO Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and events THIS WEEK taken from the 1943 files of the Kings Mountain Herald. The annual Floral Fair spon s6red by the Woman's Club will be held on Friday, October 20th at the club and lunch and supper served as usual. Social And Pertotuil Honoring Miss Salena Parton, November bride-elect, Mrs. Ertle Powers entertained at the home of her mother. Mrs. W. K. Crook last Friday niglu. Mrs. M. A. Ware most delight fully entertained members of the Study Club and invited guests at her home on Gaston street Tues day night. , Mrs. W. K. Crook was hostess to members of the Home Arts Club and Invited guests at har home Thursday night. Gene Timms is spending the week with his parents in Balti more, Md. i Mrs. B. N. Barnes spent the weekend in Charlotte where she Attended a reunion at Elizabeth church. Miss Florence Rhea, student at Mars Hill College, will spend the weekend at her home in .Kings Mountain and will- have as her guest a fellow student, Miss Phy llis Rowe ol West Virginia. Cpl. William B. Ashe has re turned to Camp Butner, N. C. after spending the past weekend with his mother, Mrs. L. B. Ashe. Word was received here at press time last night that Mrs. Cathrlne Mauney was elected President of the Woman's Mis sionary Society of the N. C. Lu theran Synod at the state meet ing yesterday afternoon in Sallft* bury. " f ' i " ">i'' r \ i 'i'Th i' ' ifii'ii '(kumkl MARTIN'S MEDICINE By Martin Harmon Ingredients: bits of nexus, wisdom, humor, and comment. Directions : Take ioeekly, if possible, but avoid overdosage. The Kings Mountain mer chants' Fall Festival Sale, underway already for a week, ends Saturday, with a televi sion giveaway, in addition to numerous prizes from individ ual stores, and with numerous [ store stocks laced with addi tional bargains. m-rcj It has been a good time to buy during the merchants' fall festival. This weekend should be no exception, and someone will be happy with a new tele vision set. From a couple of comments, reaching this de partment, many folk need a trade-in anyway, having about played out their old models. It reminds that the advent of television restored a business that had just about gone dead. Once upon a time the radio re pairman was a busy fellow, as he probed for dead tubes, bad condensers, and other interfer ing ailments. Later on, radio manufacturing reached such a point of excellence that radios just didn't need fixing anymore. It is possible television will reach that stage someday, too, but our guess is that many youngsters will have grey hair prior to that happy day. There are simply too many adjust ments and color's coming, too. Looks like none of us will ever be out of hock to the television Industry. m-m Speaking of the Fall Festival reminds of ft ia!>? they tell on John Smathers. who, ever since he had arrived in Kings Moun tain from Charlotte, had com plained that his quarters didn't boast a shower. When the Smathers' purchased their pre sent home on Rosewood avenue, it, naturally, had a shower. Long before the Smathers' moved in, John, it is told, was visiting the empty house at odd moments to enjoy his new shower. When Hilton Ruth was bragging to me last week about a special purchase he'd made on shower curtains, the first guy I thought about was John Smathers. m-m I have never been much of a Dogpatcher, or turnip-eater, but many people are, and, if so, I recommend W. Avory Har mon's turnip patch as a place to supply their wants in the turnip line. Mr. Avory planted about an acre and one-half to turnips over a six-week period, and, in spite of dry weather, the turnips are coming along on schedule. Last weekend, Mr. Harmon's diggings had already resulted in sale of 1,000 bunches of turnips, with the surface just scratched. m-m Warren Reynolds, now back in harness after his recent back operation at Cleveland Builders Supply, was showing me his layout not long ago and in the corner were huge stacks of small plywood squares. "Bet you can't guess what they're for," Warren said, and he was right, I couldn't. The answer was that the small pieces of plywood would go Into bird houses. Salvaging scraps of ex pensive plywood, and putting the houses together in slack work periods on a mass pro duction basis makes a justifi ably profitable sideline, War ren relates. "You'd be surpris ed," he said, "how many bird houses are sold in this town." That makes two bird-house ex perts, Warren and the original, Earl Carpenter. m-m I am indebted for the follow ing tale to "The Pocketbook", monthly house organ of the Morganton News-Herald: m-m Entering a hotel, a traveler ordered a whiskey and soda, and was about to drink it when he noticed a painter at work on a ladder. Immediately he went out without touching the drink. The painter climbed down and lifted the customer's glass. "Hi!" said the bartender, "you can't do that! The chap will be back in a ndnute, I expect." "Oh. no. he won't," the paint er replied. "You see, he's presi dent of our local temperance society, and I'm the secretary." m-m Short notes: ex-Kings Moun tain high school principal J. E. Huneycutt wai elected secre tary of the South Piedmont dis trict school superintendent's organization last Friday Superior Stone Company's big shovel and 'dozer made short work of the digging and stump pullin' jobs at the Central Methodist building project last week.. once upon a time, the stumps would have requir ed both dynamiting and heavy exertions oy strong mules, too. - (? . .V/.' .1 ACROSS 1 ? Chtractefiitk atti tudes 4? To heel over 9 ? Dealt of burden 1? ? Tribe* of Burma and Slam 12 ? Great Lake 13 ? Public road 16?^Exbt 17 ? Grain container 18? American tourist or ganization (abb rev.) 19 ? Mart's nickname 30- (Ordered 21 ? World'* moat ooa ?umed food 23 ? Mohammedan nymph 26 ? Monkey of Mada gascar 28? Very Rrvuead (abbiet.) 29 ? Containers 3 2 ? Comparative 33 ? The wr?t 35 ? Bear witness GeneralUiet SB ? Fabric 39? Bellow 40 ? United Daughter* (abbrev.) 41 ? Pronoun 4 J? Quantity of paper (ibbrtr.) 44 ? Indefinite article 4 5 ? Cadaver 4?? Blotch 50 ? Ruuian nouati 51 ? Malt beverage SI? Ed?e 53 ? Clearest ol mind 54 ? Price , DOWN I ? Tree 7 ?Meteorological tine 3 ? Rocklike matter 4 ? Smoking implement & ? To supply with a new front 6 ? A?e 7 ? Ireland 8 ? Oae who requires 9 ? Partook of food 11 ? Chemical symbol for cold 14 ? Laughs at mockingly 1 5 ? Prosen rain storm 16 ? Exclamation of disgust 20 ? Prickly seed coverings 2 2? Arabian chieftain 24? Eggs 1 2 7? Ancient Chaldeean city (pose.) 30 ? Inquire 31 ? Auditory organ 3? ? Meeting of a party's leaders 34 ? bmall akin elevation 36 ? Ones who make animals tractable 37 ? To process animal skins 4 J ? Girl's name 44 ? Limb 46? Hied 4 7 ? Consume 48? Dry, o 4 wine 49 ? Scottish or ' See The Want Ad Section For This Week's Completed Puzxle Viewpoints of Other Editors STRANGE AND UNDUE DELAY The North Carolina Utilities Commission, for some strange reason, seems disinclined to grant Shelby and Kings Mountain /ftu nicipal natural gas systems. For 16 months the Commission has had before it petitions from both Cleveland communities seek* ing certificates of convenience and necessity. These certificates, if granted, would allow Shelby and Kings Mountain to Issue bonds rather than hold bond elec tions for the gas systems. This seems perfectly logical. The municipal gas systems would be income - producing operations and therefore the cities should not have to mortgage themselves to finance the project. With the certificates in hand the gas sys tems themselves would be the collateral on the installation costs. For 16 months the Commission has failed to act. After oral argu ments on Tuesday, it indicate J that another month or fo would be needed to render a final deci sion. Public Service, Inc., a natural gas company, has fought these local municipally-owned gas sys tems since it, too, would like to furnish Shelby and Kings Moun tain natural gas. And the firm played an ace when it retained the services of ex-Gov. Gregg Cherry to handle its case before the Commission, since Mr. Cher ry knew three of the Commission members officially during his term as governor. The thing that puzzles us is the Commission's hesitation. Public service has been granted an identical certificate of the type Shelby and Kings Mountain are seeking and their so-called fran chise covers the local territory. No company can come into the communities, of course, without the permission ol town govern ing bodies. Shelby's request was the first of its type in North Carolina (Since then Lexington has sub mitted a similar petition). But the Shelby request is not without pre cedent In a number of states, both north and south, communi ties have sought and have been granted approval to operate their own natural gas systems. Indeed, the Georgia equivalent of a state utilities commission has assured communities of its cooperation In granting certificates of conveni ence and necessity for natural gas systems. It appears incredibly unfair of the N. C. Utilities Commission to tie up two communities by Inde cision. Shelby and Kings Moun tain, legally, have every right to their municipal gas systems. The Commission, through the Reve nue Bond Act of 1938, has clear authority to grant the certificates. There Is an overpowering a mount of red tape Involved in se curing natural gas under the best conditions. Shelby- and Kings Mountain have yet to hear what their allotment of gas will be or if any allotment will be made. That decision Is smothered in a* nother government agency, the Federal Power Commission, and has been for 10 months even after the FPC examiner recommended that the local requests be granted. But the real stickler in whole involved situation Is SH artificial obstacle the Utilities Commission has established in Ralelffh. Why. by the erest horn ed spoon, do they hesitate to jyrant ? legitimate request, legally submitted, in ? ileld in which they have unchallenged authority? ? Shelby Star. BE CAREFUL. HUNTERS. OTHERS The hunters have taken to the woods in Transylvania and throughout North Carolina, and because of the drought, we want to reiterate that the woddlands are powder dry. Hunters should take special precautions against starting fires which could destroy not only crops and timber, but also the game which they have come to hunt. The true sportsman, of course, observes all the laws including the law of common sense. He is careful not only about fire ha zards but also about the hunter on the other side of the field or ] woods, who may not be too care ful where and when he shoots. Let good sense go along with good hunting. With more than 80,000 acres of Transylvania in the Pisgah National Forest and with many smaller private forests in our country, the economic value alone should be sufficient incentive for every citizen to take every pre caution against forest fires. October 15 is the official open ing date of the fire season, and the forest ranger reports that the woodlands are extremely dry at this time. All the fire tower look outs have been alerted and the public is warned to be careful. Transylvania is peculiarly blessed with soil and climate for growing trees, which are not only a great economic asset, but con tribute much to the natural beau ty. Many, many times have we elaborated on the multi-use activi ties of the Pisgah National Fo rest. Just recently a survey showed that more people visited the Pis gah than any other national fo rest. And all during the summer the recreational areas were filled to capacity. It has been aptly said that a million matches can be made from one tree and that a -million trees can be burned by a forest fire started with one match in careless hands. ? Transylvania Timet. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PENS? Postmaster General Summer field is running around the coun try painting a glowing picture of the post office of the future: Locations set off from congest ed areas, adequate parking faci lities, even drive-in service like some banks have- these days. This is all very nic^, Mr. Post master General. But when are we going to get to the heart of the matter? What are you going to do about .those awful chicken scratching pens that litter every post office counter from coast to coast? Qastonia Gazette. PRESCRIPTION SERVICE We Fin any Doctors' Pro* scriptions promptly and accurately at rofliwwMi prices with the confidence of year physician. Rings Mountain ,j Drug Company THE REX ALL STORK Phones 41?81 Wo Can For and Deliver db. TAOi bu>g SlS* Tele?*0?* 309 Er??9 St" sRfE,CEVE?C^vlce Se* Ambulance REASONABLE RATES? $2 PER TRIP " ^ *'nqs Mountain area - City Limits rte? Healthy Drink Sunrise ? 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