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IPS | The Kings Mountain Herald P*" Established 1889 A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published for the enlightenment, entertainment and benefit of the cltleens of Kings Mountain and fts vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House. Entered as second class matter at the postsfflre at Kings Mountain, N. C-. under Act 7 of Congress of March 3, 1878 h ... .. . i . . . ,i ? ?? / j. ? ? EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin parmon Edltor-PutoMshe* 1 1 Charles T. Carpenter, Jr. : . . . . Sports, Circulation, News Miss Elizabeth Stewart ..?.?? V. . . . . Society Mrs. Thomas Meacham Bookkeeping, News MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Eugene Matthews Horace Walker David Weathers Ivan Weaver* ? Charles Miller Paul Jackson ' v \\ ('Member ml Armed Forces) TELEPHONE NUMBERS? 167 or 283 C SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE * w ONE YEAR ? $2.50 8IX MONTHS? $1.40 THREE MONTHS? 75c , ? ' *' ? ?? BY MAIL ANYWHERE ? /. TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE And he said unto them, He tluti hath ears to heitr, let him hear. St. Mark 4:9. The Campaign Warms Though it has been slow to catch fire, there were ample evidences during the period since May 1 the Scott-Lennon Wingfield - Turner - Sprinkle - Boyd et cetera contest for the United States Sen ator nomination was warining consider ably. > There are seven in the race, but most folk can't name but three, Kerr Scott, Al ton Lennon, and Alvin Wingfield, with Mr. Wingfield having supplied most of the early fireworks. It was Mr. Wingfield who injected the question of Senator Lennon's non-service pursuits during World War II, but, after the income tax play by the Lennon folk, Candidate Scott chimed in to remind that he is a < World War I veteran and that his youngest son left last week for the Far East with the army. Mr. Scott's answer to the question oi his income tax returns, in which federal and/or state revenue departments were invited to re-check and peruse, Wasn't quite as definitive as the Lennon folk were asking and they're yelping about it. Mr. Scott undoubtedly had more in come than Mr. Lennon (from the Len non figures published) and the Scott folk think the effort is to tag their fa vorite with being a man of considerable means. While that type of fireworks is what makes the people go to the polls with al most-religious fervor, the "hot stuff" is right much away from the main issues. Candidate Scott remains the favorite, ?due to his long service as a state offi cial, then as governor, and he remains Benson's Bronnan Plan Secretary of Agriculture Benson came up ? for butter ? with a piece of the Brannan Plan, the much-defiled sugges tion of former Agriculture Secretary Brannan. Mr. Benson suggests subsidy payments to processors to protect them from loss, while letting butter fall to a free supply-demand price. Mr. Benson said it would cost a good ly sum of money, but he felt that some steps must be taken if butter is not to continue to pile up and thereby cost the taxpayers even more. The thinking in the original Brannan Plan, as the Herald understood it, was to let prices of supported commodities find their own level and reverse the parity mechanism, with the government's re imbursing the farmer for the difference in sale price and parity. The Brannan idea was that the tax payer would be relieved of one of his two parity-support bills. He would still pay income and other taxes to supply the price aid, but he would escape the arti fically high prices at the grocer's coun ter. . ? While some of the details are diffe rent, the Benson suggestion certainly harks back to the Brannan Plan, which ? was castigated by the great majority of farm groups, business groups, and Re publican enthusiasts as well. Mr. Benson's trial balloon with butter, if it is put in effect, may well be success ful from the standpoints of the govern ment pockotbook and the customer's Wallet. However, the grocer, who ope rates at all times with a small percent age mark-up, might find his dollar volume and net profit shrinking to the point of no return if all of the supported commodities were placed under a simi lar arrangement. * Perishables should never have made the support list in the first place, but any de-supporting movement will have to be gradual to prevent wholesale panic in the industries covered. The inauguration of expanded city carrier delivery service is good news to many patrons receiving the new ser vice, as well as an indication of continu ed growth of the community, also borne oiit in the postal receipts figures, which are showing a large increase over last year. the man who feels there is a means to solve the nation's problems by progres sive legislation. Scott says there are many frontiers yet to conquer, and his suggestion of a World Food Bank as a means to handling the nation's farm surplus problem has merit. Candidate Lennon, the appointee, was little known outside his own New Han over county and had a long way to go. Even professional aides in the precincts still have trouble getting his name right. He has an urbane appearance, knows how to shake hands and smile, and has been effective via the television set. His record in Congress, after the first few stubs-of-toe immediately following his appointment, have been typical of the Southern Democrat. He has the backing of the so-called conservatives in North Carolina Democratic politics. Scott's, election score is even in North Carolinar-since 1948. His own election as governor and his successful road-school bond election were in the win column. The losses of his senatorial and guber natorial favorites were in the loss col umn. Lennon hasn't previously sought state-wide office. It is another struggle between North Carolina's liberal and conservative for ces for control of the stale government, with the usual minor deflections due to matters strictly personal. on both local and state level. Saturday is the last day an individual can register to take an estimated 1/600, 000th part in determining the May 29 result. Water Dispute There are many angles from which to view the current dispute on whether the city will utilize the Davidson Creek area as a source of water, a proposal that will become fact unless the city board of commissioners rescinds its resolution on the matter and withdraws its contract for the work. Involved are three principal parties: 1) The city administration, which is split on the issue, and which has the re sponsibility of assuring an ample supply of raw water, considered in both the light of short-term and long-term de mand. 2) The property owners, who include one of the city commissioners. 3) The taxpayers, some of whom question the wisdom of the majority wing of the administration.' Some measure of consideration is due the property owners, who conceivably could have scld some of their develop ment privately, had they not been dic kering with the city, and some consider ation is due the majority wing of the ad ministration who are afraid of a repeat performance on last summer's water shortage. Consideration is also due the dissident taxpayers. ' Major weak point in the action of the majority group is the play-down given the Davidson Creek project by both the city's engineer, W. K. Dickson, and by the State Board of Health Engineer, neither of whom were enthusiastic over the Davidson Creek utilization. Go to Buffalo Creek as a major source, the engineers recommend. The reply from the majority administration group is that money is insufficient. ? However, the city plans to place an adequate pump on the Gold Mine shaft to use this great, but unmeasurable, , quantity of water should demand re quire. Thus it would seem the part of both political and economic wisdom to obtain solid engineering estimates on the Buf falo Creek possibilities before following through on the Davidson development. The available cash may not be as short as thought. It may be that going to Davidson Creek is the best the city tan do, with the funds at hand, but the engineering reports make a strong c-se for those who want a full exploration of the lone major water source adjacent to Kings Mountain. Haste has been known to .make waste. 10 YEARS AGO Items of THIS WEE* takm from the 1944 film of the Hag* rs - The Executive Committee of led soon. the Women's club, at their meet- 1 Union services wlH again be ,fng Friday, voted to assume the held this summer with the first SUpervUlon of the Kings Mourt- service to be f*Id on June 4 at tain Public Library. Committees St Matthews Lutheran church for the project are te be appoint- 'with Rev. R. N. Balrd delivering the Social <md Personal Cpl. Leslie Mode, who la ata-l tioned at Quantico. Va., la visit- , lng his wife and son, Roland, . <? MARTIN'S MEDICINE By Martin Hanaoa Ingredient*: bit* of newt, noiadom, humor, and comment. Direction*: Take weekly, if poeeible, but ovoid overdosage. The spouse remarked while hurrying with the last-minute trimmings before going out of the house the other morning, "The Inventor of lipstick was a wonderful fellow." m-m . v Time was when "nice" wo men not only frowned on make up, now one of the nation's booming businesses, and dis dained the artificial aids complexion beauty, and rosy colored health. It reminds that customs do change, even if peo- ? pie don't and that few "nice" girls above the age of 12 would ? be ca?' it out without some form beauty aid in full use. m-zn V Personally, I approve the change. For the benefit of swains and husbands who prac tice, on orders from headquar ters or otherwise, the olf-to work smooch, I also recom mend a product known as "Lip Stae", a lacquer which meets the tests of all the "kiss proof claims of lipstick mak ers, and more. "LJp-Stae" is a .lacquer which is superimposed on |the lipstick and is a great' saver to the launderer of nap kins and washers of cups used by the ladyfolk. Of course, my knowledge of thls.product came a little late, and the discussio* is now somewhat academic. m-m I am indebted to a back num ber of the Imperial Type Metal Company's house organ for the for the following advertising copy which Revlon, the lipstick house, used a lew weeks ago in the New York Times: m-m Does any man really under stand you? Who knows you as you really are? Does HE? Who knows the secret hopes that warm your heart? Who knows the dreams you dream, the words you've left unspoken? Who knows the black-lace thoughts you think while shop ping in a gingham frock? Who knows you sometimes long to sleep in pure ? silk sheets? Who knows you'd love to meet a man who'd hold 'your hand and listen . . . while you say nothing, at all? Who knows there was a mor ning when your orange Juice sparkled like champagne? Who knows the secret, siren side of you that's female as a silken cat? ? . ? - m-m Needless to say, only Revlon turned out to know all those answers. How many battalions of courtiers and husbands must Revlon have on the staff? And how do they arrive as these In triguing answers? Cleaning the hook: Just about the time I was beginning to wonder what had happened to the movement of sometime ago to make Kings Mountain the "Rose City", the buds began to pop out. Beautiful ited roses grace a...iost every spot In the community, which reminds that the garden club folk did a nice Job, not io mention the In dividual gardeners mat- j ters political are beginning to be talked, with the senatorial and county commissioner races in the high spot. .. .. .the 1954 start was slow, but most folk think there will be plenty of heat by election day, both from the weather and from the bom bast, with the result a big vote total. .... .but registration has beten puny. . . .S a t u r d ay ' s "last-chance" day for the un registered the Herald is publishing elsewhere this week the Bethware precinct boun dary line, still unstamped ac curately enourh In most minds. ...... Melvtn bright, the cabi- | net-maker, says construction business is showing an upswing ..... .no derogation intended to Joe Hendrick, but the scenery was improved at the May dty board meeting, with Grace Car* penter serving as the mfhutes taker while Joe was at a fire man's school. .... .Wray Wil liams Is out aetata and looking surgeons , Lake Montonla is booming with the aii|Mp|?p summer temperatures . . young f,lk had their Junior Senior r^nquet last Friday night, and. traditionally, most of >m thought it stems mighty siQy m Mt .-Jt oace felt the same way. .. ... Jim Herndon remarked the other day In a postofflce eon ? yiimun that the dty . ly Is enjoying the benefits of an exceptionally good minis terial corps .A First Bif tist church ftrqftp has taken undsc its ' rvi German family. The ma? !? employed at Jgberal Company, wMn* Ed Goter, la addition to hla other duties, Is Viewpoints of Other Editors BE SURE YOU'RE REGISTEREDI . Registration for thte primary election on May 29th gets under way on Saturday, and this appeal is ? directed to members <?l both parties since there will be Demo crat and Republican primaries. Be .sure your name is on the books, and then vote on election day. This is your democratic duty! We're not advocating the candi date lor whom you should vote, but we are stressing the fact that all citizens should go to the polls on election day. t Our grteat Democratic form of government is a representative government of the people, by the people and for the people. Being elected to an office la resdly a public trust and it offers an Indi vidual his greatest opportunity for public service. gome candidates seek offices for personal glory, others for selfish motives, but these symp toms sooner oj later btecome ap parent and like dictators they fade away. # The sincere desire for public service, the desire to render maxi mum service to thte majority of the people, is the only real motive that should prompt anyone to as pire to public office. Ours Is a government that believes in the greatest good for the grte'atest number. ? ' The candidates have a little ov er four weeks in which to cam paign. Naturally most of them will be shaking the bushes, so to speak, In an effort to obtain more votes than their oppontents. We hope that all of the candi dates will conduct their cam paigns on a high plane and that the public will endeavor to pick the person best, suited to fill the positions. Let's have a good, clean cam paign from now until May 29. and on that day, let's teverybody turn out and vote. Meanwhile be sure you are properly registered to vote. ? TratUtyh-ania Times A "WATCHDOG" RETIRES A man retired from Federal service last week who during his Ions Washington career has earn ed and received the resj>ect of Congress, the Administration and the public. Thfe man is Lindsay j C. Warren, former Represents tive from North Carolina and. Comptroller General of the Unit ed State*. , When Mr. Warren was appoint ed by. President Roosevtelt to hi? high office as "watchdog of the Treasury" in 1940, he was one Of the most highly regarded mem bers of the House. In the years since then, he has added to his reputation a* an able and distin guished public servant in an exac ting Job that calls for scrutiniz ing the expenditure of public funds. Since he has been Comp troller General the Govern mtent has recovered about 1915,000,000 that had been spent Illegally or erroneously. Although a Presidential ap pointee, the Comptrolfcr General reports to the Congress. His fif teen-year term is longer than that of any other appointive Federal official except In the Judiciary. Mr. Warren unfortunately has to leave the office before the expira tion of his term because of his doctors' insistence. His successor has not yet been named, but Rh presentattv* W. Sterling Cole of New York has been strongly sup ported In the House. 7 be position is one of the most important that the President has now to fill. ? New York Timm. ; BAFFLING The loss of a thousand dollars by a poet In New York recently has baffled evtary other member of the ttlbe in the nation. They and methods of marketing CHrfrt Ion ITniwt* Tnrtlltw. . CAN WE MATCH MISSISSIPI? How can cotton farmers keep up! their income on sharply re duced acreage? A periodical pub lished by the Hercules Powder Company suggests that the ans< wer may be: Grow three bales to an acre. And the periodical isn't being funny. We are indebted to Paul Keller of Clayton for sending in a story from this periodical which tells of Mississippi's Three-Bale-Per-Acre Club. ? Quoting from Ahat story: "When a cotton fanner pro duces three bales of lint cotton per acre, that's news. But whteo 15 three-bale-per-acre farmers are recorded In one state, that's a real tribute to the progress made in efficient cotton production. "As a climax to the recent Mississippi Five-Acre-Cotton Con test held at Mississippi State Col lege, the 15 cotton farmei? who had achieved* this remarkable yield became chartbr members of the Three- Bale-Per-Acre Club. At the same meeting, a Two-Bale Per-Acre Club was organized, and 127 growers from 32 Mississippi counties werte enrolled as charter members. "T. M. Waller, cotton specialist of the Agricultural Extension Service, who conducted the con test, said, "These and other high cotton production records supply the answer to the many cotton farmns who are wondering how to maintain their Incomes this year in the face of sharp acreage reductions. It is as certain as any thing in farming that a reason able amount of added expense and effort In all operations on each acre of cotton will be rtepaid several times over when it is time to market the crop'." "A study of the Mississippi contest winners reveals that pro duction costs for a pound of lint I cotton ran as low as eight and nine cents. This is compared to thte estimated cost of 18 cent* per pound of lint cotton for the -ma jority of Mississippi farmers." Can Johnston County farmers do what those Misslssipplans did? ? Smith field Herald. THE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER In the time of the horse a man , might expect to know well the | radius of his own township and its people. But in today's era of l eight cylinders and a hundred mite ride he can have friends and ' acquaintances in all of a county's fourteen towns. The saying has it that names make news. The col umns of correspondents from .vil lages "under the mountain' and in the valley, bring the happiness es and mishaps of folks a country man knows in many places. This is always live and nfear news. To read it is a lot more in- 1 teresting than toeing * a guy he never heard of win m bout on si Friday night boxing program. ? . Tt's an awful Mg world,- and a short-handed fanner with a harm ful of cows can't spread himself too thin in keeping track of coun tries he ntever expects to visit and folks he's mighty sore hell never set eyes on . . . and a country [editor knows this, too . ... (Ill presenting the news) ... A luiSHlrjl? ? has read the, wane county paper for 30 years. 1 It la tfcttar than ever today. It has more correspondents, more ina-jes folks be knows. He feeds sotne of the Items aloud, and they sound gweeter to Wm than feny Cotno. Many of the Jokes he thinks funnier than Ar thur Godfrey's or Milton Berk's. [There's no seeiHtttt for tastes ? as the old lady said as she kissed the cow. After all. It waa RE-ELECT Reuben L Dam Judge of Cleveland^; County Recorder's Court Democratic Primary May 29 ;:*r' In Cleveland County FAIR ? IMPARTIAL Primary May 29 (Paid Political Adv.) | Put your best looks forward! You'll always appear to your best advantage when tout clothes are skillfully dry-cleaned by our thorough (but gen tle) methods. Colors retain that like-new sparkle and depth ... all of the original richness of the texture is preserved. The result looks so much like brand-new clothes that only your budget can tell the difference! Salute Fall with a com pletely renewed and refreshed wardrobe. Uok like a mllHon WEAVER'S CLEANERS Phone 910 ? 310 N. Piedmont Are. 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