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;$§§• The Kings Mountain Herald Established 1889 Established 1889 A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published to: the enljghtmerrt, entertainment and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain an l its vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Kings Mountain, N. C., under Aot of Congress of March 3, 1873 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon . Editor-Publisher David Baity . Advertising Salesman and Bookkeeper Harold Pear on . Sports Editor Miss Elizabeth Stewart.Circulation Manager and Society Editor Sandra Plonk . Assistant Society Editor Eugene Matthews Paul Jackson MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Douglas Metcalf Allen Myers Wade H. Hartsoe, Jr. Monte Hunter TELEPHONE NUMBER ~ 739-5441 SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE - BY MAIL ANYWHERE ONE YEAR - $3.50 SIX MONTHS -• $2.00 THREE MONTHS -- $1 25 PLUS NORTH CAROLINA SALES TAX TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE For we walk by faith, not by sight. II Corinthians 5:7. School Site Decision On Friday night, July 6, 1962, the board of education purchased a site for a new area high school, culminating a movement which began April 20, !9oy, more than three years ago, when Hill Lowery, chairman of the Bethware dis trict committee, called to inquire whe ther the Kings Mountain district would consider again an area consolidation. The school business has dominated the news since that date, with elections and litigation, then with differences in judgment as to site, both among the five board of education members and school district citizens, further road-blocking the course to fruition of the area high school dream. The Herald has detected, in the brief interim since Friday night’s decision, a calm after the long storm, in spite of the ardent differences in opinion many held on the site question which, unfortunate ly, and the Herald feels unjustifiably, took the form of bitterness, acrimony, impugning of motives and even char acter assasination. The calm, furthermore, leads the Herald to believe that a majority of the approximately 12,000 citizens in the school district were more interested in proceeding with the building chore than in location of the site. In the minority on the split 3-2 de cision were Chairman Fred W. Plonk and Vice-Chairman II. O. Williams, with whom the Herald agreed in their basic judgment that the Phifer Road site, by comparison, would be more expensive to develope and more expensive in the long-term, with some desired features of the plant shorted due to development costs and the limitation on outlay. As a loser, nothing new, the Herald isn’t angry, guesses the losing board members aren’t, and supposes that most citizens, now that the decision is made, feels the same way in giving support to the democratic process. Money outlay ignored, there is no ob jection to the Phifer Road site, barring the near proximity of Bennett Brick & Tile Company, which, however, is not the most undesirable of industrial neighbors from the standpoint of either function or appearance. With cash outlay, there are some po tential long-term benefits from utiliza tion of this site: among them: 1) A spur to development of the ad jacent areas, with considerable added potential to expansion south and west. 2) Improvement of approaches, inclu ding both Phifer Road, currently in need of widening, and whatever new roads may be required to serve the school from the north and west. 3) Much heavier and quicker demand for cleaning the polluted Reason Creek, as recommended in the recently pub lished Broad River Basin report by the state’s stream sanitation committee. This creek, contaminated by a vastly over-loaded city sewage outfall, plus dye waste from two industrial plants, often emanates a highly unpleasant o dor. It was one of the chief objections to the Phifer Road site. Geographically, this site is suitable from the standpoint of present and fu ture pupil population center and cer tainly the acreage should be sufficient to provide all the school plant this com munity will need for many years, bar ring growth of quite boom proportions. The board of education is to be con gratulated for its efforts to obtain all possible information before coming to final decision on the site. The geological drilling was well-advised (at the price of about $800) for it showed there was much less rock on the Phifer Road site than its opponents had anticipated. In turn, this information should enable bidders to make firm bids on grading costs, usually a negotiable item when rock, if any, is encountered. Let planning and construction pro ceed with all prudent haste. Congratulations to W. A. Childers, who has been elected a director of the Carolines Roofing and Sheet Metal Con tractors association. Veterans' Pension A bill in Congress would make all World War I veterans eligible for fed eral pensions provided their income, ex clusive of all retirement pay, does not exceed a minimum figure. This is all very nice, if in numerous instances not needed, a vote-getting de vice for incumbents who seek re-elec tion, but hardly very nice for the public treasury. As has been aptly pointed out, pen sions for World War II and Korean War veterans would follow, likely in quick and natural course, and here the vast numbers of veterans point in the dir ection of federal bankruptcy. Very few veterans take the attitude that because they fought a war the na tion is forever in their debt. After, all, these veterans are citizens and taxpay ers, too. Conversely, all veterans agree that the unlucky Buddy of World War I and his GI Joe counterpart of World War II and the Korean War who left the ranks with service connected disabilities and also those who become too incapaci tated to earn a living should get special dispensation. Blanket pensions would be no favor, in the long-run, to anyone, including the veterans. Major Milestone Not too long ago, it’s been, that Home Savings & Loan association attained $2 millions in assets and this figure was reached not too long after the assets total had reached $1 million. The Herald remarked on the occasion that the old adage, “The first million is the hardest,” had proved quite apropos. The new milestones have been reach ed with increasing speed. In May 1958, the association could boast $3 millions. Shortly more than four years later, the association has reached the five-million mark. The fact of increasing assets is impor tant to the area in which the association operates, for it means that increasing mortgage loan funds are available for the building of homes, the association’s prime function, as well as for building of churches, commercial buildings and other realty development. There was a time, perhaps many of them since the association’s founding, when the association had to sift its loans diligently and carefully, due to lack of available lending money. Many good loan requests had to be denied or deferred with the prospective borrower either delayed in his plans or forced to seek funds elsewhere. Today, with over $4 millions in loans outstanding, the regular discounting of these loans adds to a sizeable amount each month. Concurrently, the sizeable reserves of the association provided added safety to the association’s many shareholders. Credit is due the officers and directors of this association, who, through the years, have managed the association well and progressively, through depress ion, war, recession and boom. A. H. Patterson, first and longtime secretary, deserves much credit for this record, and Secretary Tom Tate is con tinuing the association’s tradition of progressive management. A best bow to Ranee Henderson, Kings Mountain native, who has been awarded a scholarship for further study at Oregon College of Education. Little Orphan Annie, of the comic strips onetime warned, “The goblins ’ll getcha, if you don’t watch out!” There’s a new version these days: ‘The wham my’ll getcha if you don’t watch out!” Beware! MARTIN'S MEDICINE By Martin Hannon Ingredients bits of news, wisdom, humor, and comments. Directionss Take weekly, if possible, but avoid overdosage. It's not very apparent yet, but summer has taken on the July look, first indication of tiredness as opposed to the lush verdancy of June, and, with the sun moving on its southerly declination again, the days are getting shorter. mm Still, there’s plenty of grass to mow. mm The putt-putt of the motors of power lawn mowers is an almost daily noise in any nei ghborhood, modern sound en gendered by bigger lawns and the American’s desire for pow er-driven, labor-saving machin ery. I have not, however, ob served that pushing a power mower is any less tiring than the old-fashioned, lighter mod el. mm Power mowers are an addi tion to the home safety haz ards, too, and should 'be used with care. Striking a rock can unleash a 'piece of blade, pro pelled with might, which can maim and kill, and has. At least one Mings Mountain me dical doctor, I understand, has declared a power mower at his house veTboten, undoubtedly dictated by repair jobs he’s done for victims. mm Kays Gary noted in a recent column that Roaring Gap, the vacation spot in Alleghany County, is dedicated to provid ing peace and quiet lor its summer residents and guests. No motor boats are allowed on the lake and, unless a boater is willing to row, or knows how to sail, he must utilize a boat powered with batteries, which eliminate the putt-putt. mm It reminds that there’s a battery-driven mower on the market, I am told by Kelly Bunch, which eliminates the putt-putt, the hazard of gas cans on the premises and the need for motor oil. After a mowing, the battery can be plugged into an ordinary light switch for re-charging and next morning she’s ready to go again. For a fellow with a bi£ lawn (or short wind,) a rundown during the job would not be too bad, though front yard mowing would be the first item on the agenda. m-m Users of electric razors can add quiet to their domiciles, too, as there’s now a battery powered razor on the market, also re-chargealble in the same manner. Ask Humes Houston. He’ll demonstrate one. mm Kelly, incidentally, has a very good reason for being a lawn expert, hie lawn covering three acres, which Kelly HAS mown quite efficiently. Next door lives Paul Mauney, Who also has a king-sized grass area, and the young Bunch boys are commissioned to mow Paul’s. Here lies the key to the Bunch lawn-mowing. The boys aren’t allowed to work for Neighbor Paul for cash until their own is mown for — well, the reg ular allowance. I am a good mower but don’t practice much. mm I once did, but found that my schedule didn’t always suit the demands of the manager of the house. Normally, of course, mowing day is Friday or Saturday to have the yard in trim for the Sabbath. How ever, when there are first of week entertainments. Church circle, club or otherwise, the demand is for mowing imme diately prior to the gathering hour. It’s therefore better to employ a mower, I reason. mm I am envious of the numer ous gardeners who boast of their fine products, knowing full well that the advertised delicate flavors of fresh-from the-garden produce are not myths. But I’m not envious enough, yet. mm And Marvin Goiforth confess es to a mistake in a two-row planting series of several dif ferent vegetables. How, he wants to know, did he get squash seed, a dish he finds just won’t go down? Naturally, the squash is thriving and pro ducing a bucketful daily. mm And speaking of eating, Dr. W. L. Pressly advances a bit of personal and practical phil osophy. Says he, "I noser make a decision before breakfast.’’ Shopping Around By Rolfe i-1 r “Now waddle around and see how they feel!" Viewpoints of Other Editors PATTERN FOR SURRENDER “Good news from Laos," trum peted Mr. Khrushchev in his note to the President. “Very encoura ging,” Mr. Kennedy replied yes terday. Thus the impression is left that something wonderful has occur red with the formation of a co alition government — “neutral ist,” Communist, and anti-Com munist — in the Southeast Asian kingdom. In fact, Khrushchev says the Laotian “settlement” might well provide the pattern for solving other disputes that cause so much tension in the1 world. Well, that pattern certainly would suit the Communists right down to a T. Basically the idea is to use military force or threa ts to get a coalition government in which Communists either hold or are in a good position to get key miniitries. The complete take over then becomes relatively easy. In varying forms it has worked in China, Czecholovakda and elsewhere. Maybe somehow it won’t happen in Laos, but few seasoned diplomats in the world would care to bet on it. We realize the U. S. was up a gainst it in Laos, and we sympa thize with the President in hav ing to deal with it. For many reasons it would probably have been impracticable for the U. S. to mount a full-scale military operation in Laos; rightly or wrongly, the Government decid ed the best that could be aChiev xi was this dubious coalition. But we hope no one in Wash ington is getting any ideas that the Laotian example actually should ‘be followed in other cri tical areas such as Berlin. The mute voices of the enslaved tell us as plainly as possible that this is a pattern for surrender.— Wall Street Journal. LESSONS OF THE PRIMARIES The California primary, in -vhieh former Vice President Ric hard Nixon defeated by two to me the challenge of Joe Shell, iemonstrates that a majority of Republicans, at least in that hate, reject the ultra conserva ism of the extreme right wing of he party. The results In Utah, vhere United States Senator Wallace F. Bennett, also a mid ile-of-the-roader, was renomin Vted over the opposition of right vinger J. Bracken Lee, suggest hat the trend noticeable in Cali ornia Republicanism is probably rational. In Texas, meanwhile, farmer Navy Secretary John Connally, a 'onservative Democrat, defeated >on Yarborough, a liberal Demo rat in the party’s primary. If an overall lesson can be read into these results we would ray they mean that Republicans are opposed to extreme conser vansm ana uemocrais reject ex treme liberalism. In other words, instead of a polarization In na tional politics, we have a mov ing toward the center, regardless of political affiliations. The Am erican voter is speaking out in favor of middle-of-the-road poli cies. The extremists of both wings obviously do not realize this. Thus in California and Utah, the defeated candidates are threat ening to oppose the regular Re publican nominees in the general election, a course which, if fol lowed, is certain to result in a defeat for the Republican party. In New York state, the far right wing of the Republican Party has formed an ultra conservative party to oppose Governor Rocke feller and Senator Javits. If they exert any influence at all, it will be an influence benefititing the Democratic candidates whom they profess to detest most of all. —Warrensburg - Lake hGeorge New York News. THE FORGOTTEN MAN In a talk to a group of educa tors the other day, Pennsylvan ia's Governor Lawrence borrow ed some wordage. Franklin Roosevelt used many yeans ago, referring to the taxpayer as “the forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid.” (We remember that phrasing well. And its unexpected reap pearance made us wonder how often today’s taxpayers, recalling What their income taxes amount ed to in 1930, wish they hadn’t been remembered with such en thusiasm. — The Wall Street Journal. VALUE OF SILENCE Perhaps th esagest and safest comment on the stock market was J. P. Morgan’s observation that he didn’t know where stocks were headed but he was sure they would fluctuate. His view has not been heeded by the Adminis tration, which lately has reveal ed its analysis of the market. President Kennedy and Secretary Dillon, who have both spoken out, have admirable intentions; they are seeking to calm the fears of nervous investors. But their attempt to play the part of stock analyists may lead only to more uneasiness. Neither (Mr. Kennedy nor Mr. Dillon is anxious to be pinned down about Where the market ie going. They are much more as sured in their view that when stocks were selling at an average of twenty-three times earnings, with some issues selling at thirty times or more, the market was too high. Now that stocks are approaching fifteen times earn ings, they think that prices are more reasonable. Indeed, Mr. Dillon has quoted same unnamed stock experts Who say that at cur rent levels stocks are “probably on a pretty sound basis It is doubtful that these re marks will serve to restore con fidence among investors. Mr. Kennedy, whose father won fame and fortune in Wall Street and Mr. Dillon, who is an old Wall Street hand in his own right, must know that psycholo gical factors play a part in de termining stock prices, and that any attempt to influence the psy chology of investors can boomer ang. Their remarks contrast strangely with their silence when Wall Street was enjoying what was hailed as the Kennedy bull market, and twenty-three times earnings was the order of the day. It might be wiser for Mr. Ken nedy and his colleagues to revert to their former reticence, and listen rather than speak. FV>r the stock market may not only be readjusting to the end of in flation, but also may be saying something aibout what it thinks of the future. — The New York Times. YEARS AGOj THIS WEEK| Items of news about Kings Mountain area people and events taken from the 1052 files of the Kings Mountain Herald.. The City of Kings Mountain anticipates the expenditures of a record amount of money dur ing the fiscal year 1952-53, the budget tentatively adopted Mon day afternoon at a special meet ing o< the board of commission ers setting up for spending $48, 517.72. Social and Personal Miss Peggy Mauney entertain ed at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Mauney on Wednesday morning with an in formal party as a special cour tesy to three brides-elect. Miss Pattae Neisler, Miss Betty Falls, Miss Peggy Arthur and Mrs. BUI Klein, receent bride and a newoomer to Kings Mountain. Is Salvation Found Solely In The Church? By Rev. Marion DuBose. Pastor Kings Mountain Baptist Church By Rev. Morion DuBose, Pastor, Kings Mountain Baptist Church “Extra ecclesian nulla salus.’’ These are the famous words of Cyprian who lived in the third :entury. In our language the words are: "There is no salva tion outside the church." Or, to put it another way, “The church is essential to salvation.” There are a lot of people who do not a gree with Cyprian. Those who have never bother ed to join a church number no less than 50 million in this country of ours. They may give various reasons for being out of the church but the main reason is they just do not feel it is im portant. Many of these have nev er given serious thought to their “salvation.” Others claim there are many “good people outside the church.” And many who once joined a church do not take it very seri ously. They attend only rarely, some not at all; they give no service to the church, they con tribute only a token, if anything, to the financial support of the church. Many whose names are on .the church roll are like the “lost coin” that Jesus spoke of in service to the church .they are out of circulation. While many of us do not hold to the principle, “There is no salvation outside the church” as a dogmatic tent of our faith, as we think of it fully most of us agree that is true for a number of reasons: First, we know that we are saved by faith. “By grace are ye saved through faith,” said Paul. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved,” he al so said. Faith may come through the training in our homes, throu gh association with believing friends, through personal study of the Bible in other ways. But those things are all creatures of the church. The chruch makes a vailable to the world the various means of faith. Second, the church provides fellowship to sustain one’s faith. In fact, the church is the fellow ship of believers. The Spirit of God is the power which, like a giant magnet, draws men to faith in Christ and to fellowship one with another. It is God’s Spi rit which gathers men into con gregations. Refusal to partici pate in spiritual fellowship with others is caused by a feeling of s e 1 f-sufficiency,'- independence and exclusiveness, all of which are manifestations of man's worst sin -- pride. Third, the sincere Christian be longs to the church because he is interested in other people. He wants his influence to count for the Lord and participtaion in the church, a man can do bigger and better things for Christ - such as build schools and hospitals^ send missionaries “unto the ut termost parts of the earth,” lea ven society with the Spirit of Christ, provide for the preaching for the gospel. Banded together, Christians can so much more ef fectively serve. Certainly, one who loves Christ will not want salvation just for himself alone. ENJOY THE NEW VISITOR CENTER ATOP GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN PARKWAY - U. 8. 221 AT LINVIL.L8 c re cr / s (.'Vfrcccr cvrc - 6:28 - 7:26 1 Telephone TaJK b» FLOYD FABBIS You Telephone Manage* NEW HELP FOR THE HANDICAPPED ... Alexander Graham Bell was noted for his work in speech therapy. Today, Western Electric and Bell Laboratories continue this work by developing new devices to aid people with impaired speech, hearing and sight. The latest aid is the Amplifier Handset ... a special device which adjusts the sound volume in the telephone receiver to suit the in dividual needs of persons with impaired hearing., * * * NUMBER PLEASE ... In Japan, certain numbers are believed to bring good fortune, others are considered bad luck. To insure good fortune, Japanese telephone cus tomers give bribes in exchange for lucky numbers. High i prices are paid tor good numbers. The unlucky ones are usu ally given to foreign ers. - • —. % SCHOOL IS OUT and the good ole summer time is in full swing in Cleveland County. Wonderful days for the teen-agers as they will be busy with plans for swimming parties, picnics and tennis games, and how they enjoy that chat with school pals. This is a good time to see for yourself what a difference an extension phone can make in your home. (One in your teen-ogers bedroom, for instan ce, or perhaps one for the busy Mother in the kit chen. Many of the Mothers tell me that nn exten sion is most enjoyable in the kitchen. Your fam lly will be pleased with an extension - Just call our Business Office. J use call MIGHTY MIDGETS ... You’ve probably never heard of a “semiconductor” much less seen one. This tiny device is the heart of the transistor, used in much of the equio mem wmea proviaes you witn the world’s best telephone service. Semiconductors come in various sizes; the one pictured is con sidered a big one! Some are so small, a magnifying glass is used to work with them!
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