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«• The Kings Mountain Heiald ’ 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 postoffice at Kings Mountain, N. C, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon ... Editor-Bub Usher David Baity.. Advertising Salesman and Bookeeper Mias Elizabeth Stewart.. Circulation Manager and Society Editor Neale Patrick.Sports Editor MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Eugene Matthews Horace Walker Wade Hartsoe, Jr. Paul Jackson Monte Hunter TELEPHONE NUMBERS — 167 or 283 SUBSCRIP HON RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONE YEAR—$3.50 SIX MONTHS—*2.00 THREE MONTHS- -$1,25 BY MAIL ANYWHERE TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. I TimothyG:5. Danger oi Mr. K Clifton Daniel, of the New York Times, told North Carolina newsmen last week that the Russian people, like those of the United States, are equally interested in peace and anxious to avoid war. He had some other observations, fol lowing his recent journey to Moscow and other European capitols, among them: 1) Russia had come a long way econo mically in the five years since he’d been • in Moscow, with a highly improved stan dard of living and quantitative increase in housing. He added that the construc tion is poor and some of the five-year-a go construction is cracking and crum bling. 2) He saw more jet planes at the Mos cow airport than he had seen at any air port anywhere, ever. 3) Actual commodities now appear in shop windows, rather than the papiei' mache models of 1955, an indication of the increased supply of food and other consumer goods. Against this backdrop, Mr. Daniel gave his assessment of Nikita Khrush chev. The Russian boss, he said, is hard to read, particularly when he is angry. “It’s hard to know whether Khrushchev is acting or actually angry,” he com mented. It was Mr. Daniel’s opinion that the Russian boss was angry indeed at the summit conference, largely as a result of President Eisenhower’s acceptance of full responsibility of the U-2 spy plane incident. Since 1955, he noted, the Rus sian press had built the image of the President into one of peace. The Eisen hower statement embarrassed Khrush chev into extreme anger. A man subject to such extreme temp erament Mr. Daniel regards as highly dangerous at any time and more particu larly when he has the means, by the push of a button, to throw the world into the abyss of a nuclear war. The conclusion: The United States can do nothing less than maintain a full ar senal of both offensive and defensive weapons of most modern design, which, he feels, has been the chief deterrent to a shooting war between Russia and the Western World. Freedom Too Soon? The troubles in the former Belgian Congo are another chapter in the series since World War II in which colonial na tions have been freed from their former owners. The riotings in French Morrocco are not too distant to remember and there have been similar dis-orders throughout the Middle East and in other places on the globe. Nearby, just 90 miles from Miami, the world can see the example of Cuba, and in Japan, just 15 years ago a soon-to-be conquered enemy of the United States, President Eisenhower was unable to meet an appointment and the Japanese premier has been stabbed. The United States can take much credit for the spirit of nationalism which has swept the globe in increasing cres cendo since World War II. First, the U nited States came into being as a result of a war by colonials against what the colonists felt was the British aggressor. In addition, the national posture is one of encouraging freedom for nations which want to be free. The British were incensed, during World War II, when the late President Roosevelt, in effect, urged India to seek an end to the colonial ties with Great Britian. It is rather patent, from the troubles extant, that many nations desire free dom when they aren’t yet ready to ac cept the responsibility for freedom. Too often, a literate clique in a small nation seeks freedom to aggrandize its own peo ple. In the instance of Cuba, it would ap pear that America is now reaping the woes of granting Cuba full independence too soon. Cuba’s deposed government was shot through with corruption; yet the government of Castro is brutal and carniverous, with no regard for life, limb, or private property. Meantime, the nation continues a for eign aid program which, in many instan ces, sustains in power many weak gov ernments which, for handouts, are thought to be friendly. Democratic Ticket There was only one major surprise out of the Demcratic convention, once it had been convened in Los Angeles. This was the nomination, and by ac clamation, of Senator Lyndon B. John son, the Texan, for vice-president. Prior to the weekend before the convention opening, Senator Johnson was the only candidate given much chance of stop ping the bandwagon of Jack Kennedy for the top spot. Additionally, being a Southerner, he was the last bulwark of opposition representing the Old South, even though Mr. Johnson himself had proved himself somewhat ahead of Old South thinking. Surprise came from two quarters. It was deemed amazing that Senator John son would accept the vice-presidential nomination, in view of his eminent posi tion of Senate majority leader, and equally amazing that Senator Kennedy would offer it. Both situations occurred, and many feel the ticket has the best “balance” it has presented in many quadrennial elec tion years. From the South’s standpoint, Senator Johnson must be considered much more than a mere token piece of change thrown to the South, for there is no com parison between the eminence of Sen ator Johnson and his immediate prede cessor nominees,; SenqtoTs Estes Kefau ver and John Sparkman. As majority leader of the Senate with a Republican executive branch, Senator Johnson has steered the opposition on the moderate path of responsibility, where legislation was supported for the welfare of the na tion, rather than the Democratic party per se. In Senator Kennedy, his pronounce ments at and since the convention attest, the Democrats have a presidential nom inee who is much more mature than his 43 years would indicate. He has already proved himself an able vote-getter, both in primaries and in convention, an able political architect. More important, he has steered his party and perhaps the nation away from the safety and secur ity blandishments familiar to the gov ernment’s leadership of the past two ad ministrations. Security, like peace and happiness, is a will-o-the-wisp of relativity. The Democratic standard-bearers have already indicated they won’t be hedging the issues and, in contrast, will deal in specifics rather than in bromidic generalities. Meantime, a nation satiate with Cuba, the Congo, Russian threats and the fail ure of personal diplomacy, can look for ward to an oratorical autumn full of fire works. And the Democratic dissidents, on so ber second thought, can look hard before finding a ticket more suitable to all the major segments of this heterogeneous party, be the segment South, North, East or West. Reporters Get "A's" It became obvious before the Dem ocratic convention opened at Los Angeles either that Jack Kennedy al ready had the nomination for President in his hip-pocket, or that the vast bat tery of reporters representing the wire services, individual newspapers, tele vision and radio networks were inebri ated en masse. It was shortly to be proved that the reporters for the nation’s vast communi cations industry were quite sober, in deed. It was a source of disappointment for the candidates in the also-ran class and also for a nation of televiewers who had transferred their sports allegiance from baseball diamond to the big Los Angeles Coliseum. Reporters are a somewhat maligned group anyway. Makers of the news cuss 'em when the new-s isn’t suiting their particular desires and, especially in poli tics, readers frequently do, too. But at Los Angeles, the reporters proved their objectivity. They predicted outcomes on the basis of their leg work, and their predictions were on the nose. Give the reporters “A” for excellence. MARTIN'S MEDICINE B7 Martin Harmon Ingredients: bit* of newt, wisdom, humor, and comment. Directions: Take weekly, if " possible, but avoid overdosage. Though several familiar fa ces were missing last weekend, the North Carolina Press as ciation had one of its more en joyable and successful conven tions, which, incidentally, was Number 88. m-m Some laces were missing due to the conflicting dates of the Los Angeles Democratic clambake. Political reporters had to work first and, in spite of the troubles in the Congo, Cuba and Russian difficulties, the Democratic convention was top billing for several of the press group regulars at con ventions. m-m Some were missing perma nently. Saturday morning’s memorial period for deceased members was longer than de sirable or usual, no less than 12 members having died dur ing the year, including a father son newspapering combination at Mt. Airy. m-m But, in spite of his connec tions with Former President Harry Truman, Clifton Daniel, the former' North Carolinian, now assistant managing editor of the New York Times, ignor ed Los Angeles to fill the top speaking spot on the conven tion program. m-m He laughed that many New York friends couldn’t under stand his failure to be at Los Angeles. The answer, he said, was simple. ‘‘I told them,” he said, "that I was not a political reporter of the New York Tim es, nor was I a delegate.” He added, in Obvious reference to his father-in-law’s decision to j stay in Missouri, "And I really ! didn’t know anyone who was ! going to be there.” m-m Another story he told con cerned his wife and the diffi culties people in the public eye encounter trying to live like plain people. He and Margaret had been lolling in Central Park with their two 'boys, de cided it was time to move home ward at the 5:30 rush hour, when Fifth Avenue, which they had to cross, was a mess of traffic. Mother Margaret was worried that the elder child might dart in front of traffic and get bumped off and was holding him with a firm grip, m-m About Half-way across the avenue, a woman passer-by grabbed at her sleeve and said, “You’re Margaret Truman!” Needless to say, Mother Mar- j garet was exasperated, replied, “No, I’m not!” / m-m The passer-by was not to be denied. “Oh, yes you are. That fellow with you is your hus band, Clifton Daniel. I’ve seen his picture in the newspapers, m-m It was a fecetious tale, of course, for Mrs. Daniel, by vir tue of former residence at 1600 Pensylvanie Avenue, Washing ton, D. C., as an eligible daugh ter of a President, has been the subject of copious newspa per film-on-newsprint m-m JNewsman uaniers periorm- i ance on the rostrum effective- j ly Changed a one-time theory | that newspaper folk might be ' able to write, but that speaking should be left to preachers, lawyers and politicians. Actu ally, the newspaper folk have been improving with the years and now the top-drawer repre sentatives of the fourth estate | are as good speakers as any and better than many. As a I category, retired generals are at the bottom of the speaker list in my book. m-m The convention gathered at beautiful Grove Park Inn, a fa vorite meeting place for many years. I’ve attended four con ventions at Grove Park since 1950. Addition of a heated swimming pool a few seasons ago ended the last complaints of that segment of the press which enjoys swimming. m-m Some folk are not aware that Grove Park Inn was built by a patent medicine king. He would be more familiarly known by citizens ripe enough to remem ber bouts with Grove’s Taste less Chill Tonic and Grove’s Cold Tablets. A lady employee , of the hotel, now owned by the j Jack Tar chain, guessed she j had consumed enough of the 1 cold tablets to have furnished the cash for at least one of the massive piers supporting the slate roof. m-m I must have been about ten years old the first time I vis ited Grove Park Inn. I was im pressed by the massiveness and spaciousness and absolutely amazed when I learned the lady I was visiting was a win ter resident at the huge de pression-time rate of S?7 per day. It’s a little more than $7 these days, even at special con- ■ vention rates. , < . And Then There was One ' • ri» ¥ *** f Viewpoints of Other Editors WHAT SORT OF GOVERNOR Already many people are ask ing what sort of Governor Terry Sanford will make; this despite the fact that the Democratic nom inee Chosen in the run-off pri mary still has to defeat Robert L. Gavin, the G. O. P. nominee, who, regardless of North Caroli na's traditional Democracy, is capable of putting up a real bat tle. But, to rephrase the question, what sort of Governor will San ford make if or when he takes over the Executive Mansion from Luther Hartwell Hodges? There is nothing special to dis tinguish the Democratic nominee as a result of his single term in the State Senate. He showed or ganizational ability and demon strated something of his philoso phy of government as manager of W. Kerr Scott’s U. S. Senate campaign in 1954. Since then he has built up a lucrative law prac tice in his home city of Fayette ville, with several large corpor ations among his Clients, and Charles A. Cannon, Kannapolis textile magnate, credited with be ing one of his supporters in the gubernatorial campaign which he has just won. \ /./ In the campaign itself Sanford preached unceasingly a “go-for ward” doctrine for North Caroli na. Placing major emphasis on education and moderation as re flected in the Pearsall Plan, the winning candidate repeatedly de clared that North Carolina must continue with all force and effec tiveness its industrialization pro gram. Along with that firm com mitment went a promise of added attention to the agricultural pro blems and a greater effort to sti ve them. . Governor Scott concertrated up on rural development, centering around secondary roads, rural electrification and farm telephon es. Governor Hodges has been the state’s supersalesman in attract ing new and expanding industry, creating a climate attractive to business and gaining jobs and payrolls ito store up a sagging economy and absorb labor left idle by a changing agriculture. Ihe Hodges emphasis has been upon higher living standards, in creased per capita income and new tax sources. If records, signs and omens mean anything, it is that Terry Sanford will be a blend of Scott and Hodges. His will be a go-for ward leadership but it could pro vide a balance, a closer tie-in of agriculture and industry, which would be particularly applicable to North Carolina’s needs and jpportunities at a testing junc ture In the state’s history. Fate often has a way of bring ng the man and the need togeth er. And in North Carolina, this could be it. — Greensboro Daily Veuis 'AMAZE YOUR FRIENDS' We are amazed — but not for the desired reason — at the number of ads that start out: 'Amaze your friends . . or “I nagine your neighbor’s surprise when they see your new. We are amazed, all right —and annoyed. “Be the envy of your neigh bors,” says the come-on for chry santhemum pilants. “Startle your visitors,” urges another, selling blueprints of juided missies (presumably obso lete or unsuccessful) to mount in ane’s den or playroom, “Mystify other motorists,” -rows a third, about a simulated aofliee antenna stuck to a car roof vith a suction cup. All this implies that customers should not only buy what thtey j nay need or want, but should do so entirely to affect someone dse. — The Christian Science Monitor. WHICH PHILOSOPHY WILL WE ADOPT IN NOVEMBER? It is becoming more and more difficult for a discerning voter to tell the difference between the Democratic and Republican phil osophies of government. There are few average voters today who can tell you whether there is any difference. Unfortunately, most of the vo ters vote the way they do be cause their fathers voted that way. In North Carolina and the rest of the south, the faithful ne ver bother to ask a candidate What his philosophy is. All most of them want to know is what label he wears — Democrat or Republican. In Tar Heelia, you have to wear the Democratic label to be given serious consideration for any state office. Here and there some few Republicans can win local elections — except to coun ty school boards, of course. Stated briefly (and perhaps an oversimplification) the philoso phy of the Republican party is this: A maximum of private enter prise and private choice by the people on how and for what they shall spend their money. A mini mum of government control of the economy and reduced govern ment spending for those things we can afford: Naturally, this philosophy has to be modified somewhat to make allowances for government grow th. But generally speaking, Re publicans believe that the func tion of government is to provide those services which private en terprise cannot. The Democratic philosophy fa gain perhaps over-simplified) is more government control of the economy, more spending toy the federal government even at the risk of huge federal deficits. Many liberal Democrats believe the people are spending too much of their money for things they don’t really need just because high - pressure advertising cam paigns make us want more and better goods. These same liberal Democrats believe this “extra” cash should be siphoned off in the form of higher taxes which could be spent better by the government for schools, hospitals and other public improvements. We would be the first to admit that these are not hard and fast definitions of the philosophies of our two political parties. But generally speaking, they are pretty near what each party be lieves. The question in our mind is: which of these philosophies will the voters adopt in November? We hope you’ll give it some seri ous thought and cast your ballot for what you think is best for the nation. — Mooi-esville Tribune. YEARS AGO THIS WEEK Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and events taken from the 1950 files of the Kings Mountain Herald. * Rev. Thomas Leary CashweQl, Jr., pastor of Indian Creek Bap tist church at Georgetown, Ind., has accepted a call to serve as pastor of First Baptist church of Kings Mountain. Kings Mountain and Shelby A merican Legion Junior base ball teams are scheduled to tangle at City Stadium here Friday and Saturday nights. Social and Personal Mrs. W. L. Ramseur was host ess on Tuesday to members of her bridge club and two invited guests, 'Mrs. Paul Hendricks and Mrs. Don Blanton. Mrs. I. B. Goforth was hostess on Friday night to members of the Social club and additional guests at her home on West Mountain street. Dr. and Mrs. D. F. Hord de lightfully entertained members of the Hi-Lo Bridge club and guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Keeter Friday night A Look a! Valuations... Wili show you that your property Is worth a lot more now than it was 10 years ago. Have you increased your insurance accordingly? If not, COME IN AND SEE US TODAY. The Arthur Hay Agency ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE Phone 182 HARRIS FUNERAL HOME —Ambulance Service— Phone 118 Kings Mountain, N. C. CHEERWINE at yonr next party. /tpwsi yuetib will Ito-c Uf stock up today Milk Is Cheaper In Glass If your favorite gro cer doesn't stock this handy container, Call Sunrise Dairy UN-76354 iMEAJSTS wr <ar Probably no single improved farming practice has increased the income and living standards of North Carolina farmers more than the comparatively recent use of hybrid com. Less than twenty years ago, only about 1 % of our corn acreage was planted with hybrid seed corn; this year, about 90%. Higher yields, better quality and the dependable production under adverse conditions that hybrids offer add up to more profit per acre-and account for their rapid acceptance by our farmers. Similarly, recent years have seen greatly increased acceptance of the “legal control” system governing the sale of beer and ale in North Carolina, in the interest of temperance and moderation. North Carolina Division UNITED STATES BREWERS FOUNDATION, INC. fe-tiu (Jjk, i
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