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I The Kings Mountain Herald Established 1889 A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published for the enlightment, 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 ...Edltor-Publisher Harold Pearson . Advertising Salesman and Sports Editor Miss Elizabeth Stewart.Circulation Manager and Sodoty Editor Miss Libby Bunch.. Steve Hope Paul Jackson MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Russell C. Parrish Allen Myers Jerry Hope 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 Known, unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. The Acts 15:18 More Than One Board Our neighboring newspaper confrere, the Shelby Daily Star, editorialized re cently, suggesting that the Shelby board of aldermen and county board of com missioners would do well to get together on a regular basis for discussions of mu tual interest. There was included the suggestion that relations between Shelby’s City Hall and the Cleveland County Court house hadn’t been of the best. Did the Star go far enough? After all, the county commission rep resents all the breadth of Cleveland County, which is a sizeable piece of real estate and which encompasses some 68, 000 souls. Within its bounds are not only, the Shelby governing board, but numerous others. Kings Mountain’s governing body happens to be the elective body managing the municipal governmental affairs of the second largest segment of the population, but there are numerous others, including those of Grover, Wa co, Lawndale and Boiling Springs. Con ferences for mutual benefit should in clude all of them. On the other side of the coin is the fact that North Carolina law is rather specific in spelling out the several du ties of the state’s governmental children, with specific functions in the province of the county, and others in the province of the city or town. Schools, even though in ostensibly autonomous districts, must clear through county commissions, and public welfare is a county function. Cities operate in the field of more spe cific services, generic to more dense populations, such as point-of-sale water and sewage disposal, and garbage pick up service. Both entitites are involved in law en forcement. Since 1954, both have been involved, in a measure, in water and sewage ser vice, as the county, through a Cleveland inspired statewide act, assumed the obli gation of serving Pittsbui’gh Plate Glass Company with primary water and sew age lines. Other non-city citizens includ ing some here, have been served since, though the county commission, intermit tently, has indicated it would like to cease any further service in those direc tions. On grounds that the law should be ge neric and all citizens are entitled to the same services, the Herald has felt that what was good for Pittsburgh was good — but good and right for others, too. There are many areas in which city county cooperation should prove bene ficial and cash-saving, but the coopera tion should be county-wide. Salute to the Champs Kings Mountain, through the years, has had its share of individuals who, by their energy and ability, have made their mark in various fields of endeavor. However, excluding the mountain men of 1780 who began the end of the Revo lutionary War, the community has had few chances to boast of national cham pions. For the second consecutive year, how ever, a quintet of Kings Mountain bowl ers have captured national honors in the National Duckpin Bowling tournament. These bowlers are not professionals, merely bowling for the fun of it in the local leagues. But they have proved their mettle against the nation's best two years consecutively. Hearty commendations on their prow ess, which brings honor to Kings Moun tain as well as to themselves, accrue to Furman Wilson, John Dilling, Albert Brackett, Mrs. Jenny Oates and Mrs. Lib Bolin Gault. An organization regularly receiving honors for community service is the Kings Mountain Junior Woman’s Club, which brought home state wide recogni tion last week for 1962 activities. Library In Disrepair Count on the ladyfolk for worth while suggestions, particularly in direc tions men are likely to miss. A Kings Mountain feminine citizen called attention this week to the recent ly announced Chamber of Commerce project list and said she felt there had been a glaring omission. The Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Li brary, she declared, is in a sad state of disrepair. Her succinct comment, “We’d beter do something about keeping up what we have!” She further noted that the library was a gift to the city and that the library building, apparently, is a red-headed step-child, from the stand point of physical upkeep. This lady is patently correct, as even the most cursory inspection of the fa cilities will reveal. With annual budget time at hand, her complaint is not only in order, but time ly. As the manipulation of anticipated dollars to meet expected outgo is accom plished, sufficient funds for library re pair and redecorating should be includ ed. Very little cash has been expended on this plant since it was tendered the city more than 15 years ago. Legal Rackets How can some folk slefep nights? Kays Gary’s column of last Saturday, in which he reported and castigated a particular bilker of the poor and uniniti ated, elicited comment in similar vein here from knowledgeable folk acquaint ed with the same type. Mr. Gary detailed the manipulation of a fast - talking salesman who made fan cy promises about a house improvement job, for a particular price, and obtained the needed signature. But the fine print didn’t support the sales talk. The result was add-on charg es of astronomical amount, threats of foreclosure if the payments weren’t met. A local official of the legitimate loan firm ranks reports an incident here in which the salesman sold a house im provement “deal” for $1800. With inter est and a host of odd-ons, the total cost more nearly approximated $3600. This unwitting customer sought ad vice, found a lawyer, and shortly had the bill pared. Such incidents as these are not pret ty. Several morals can be drawn, among them: avoid the fast-talking salesman, read the fine print before signing, and do business with neighbors around the corner who, through locale and long evity, have a record of honest dealings. There are many apparent flaws in the bill currently before the General As sembly which would enable persons earning their living by driving a motor vehicle to retain their licenses, after con viction for drunken driving. While the proposed law, apparently, is aimed to benefit the trucker, it is apparent that many other people would be seriously hamstrung if their driving license were revoked. The doctor and lawyer would be constrained to employ a chauffeur and what about the errand - running housewife? There is, of course, serious question that such an exception, if voted into law, would be sustained by the North Carolina Supreme Court, when and if tested. Many expressions of regret were voic ed at the untimely passing of Ross Alex ander. Though ill for several years, Mr. Alexander never failed to exhibit & friendly disposition, always couched in a willingness to do anything to help a friend. And he considered everyone his friend. His four years of service on the board of city commissioners was mark ed by an honest approach to all ques tions which he voiced on occasion with a firm, if losing, “Nay.” The proposed North Carolina “blue law,’’ as contrived, should not be passed. It is another case of a general law, load ed with exceptions, which is designed to protect some pocketbooks. ! MARTIN'S MEDICINE By MARTIN HARMON Ingredients: bits of news wisdom, humor, and comments. Directions: Take weekly, if possible, but avoid overdosage. One day last week a young fel low came into the office and ask ed if we stocked slide rules. We had only one. which was a big ger model than he desired. How ever, he said to our offer to get him what he wanted, "I can iuse it and I need it now. I’m flying to Paris tomorrow." m-m No kidding, says I. And both Tommy Ellison, who was stand ing nearby, and I agreed we’d like to be going along. m-m The young man was Wiliam Anthony, who, as reported, was off to Holland for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, and with a two-day stayover in Paris. m-m And in the recent mail is a note from a former citizen, Ruth Hord Craft, now of Rutherfordton, who is in process of arranging a stu dent-adult tour of Europe for Au gust. The tour of 17 days will co ver the period August 5 to 21, via Alitalia jetliner to London, with other stopping points in England, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and France. m-m That’s a pretty quick tour of a host of countries and the faire is a not-quite turnkey $732. Only ad ditional expense would be for a couple of dinners in London, Pa ris and Rome (each) plus a few other quite minor incidentals. Male passengers would have no trouble meeting the baggage li mit of 44 pounds per person. La dies just might. Full information on the tour is obtainable from Mrs. Craft. m-m Traveling to Europe is com monplace these days, whereas it was a major and time-consuming operation only a few years ago. m-m I was interested in an item out of Scotland over the weekend. The Duke of Argyll got another divorce. That wasn’t ail he want ed from his missus, though, as he sought court order to requiire the return of numerous items of valuable and venerable silver, some of which had graced the Ar gyll castle on Loch Fyne since 17 33, the year after George Wash ington was born. m-m I was a guest for a week in the Duke of Argyll’s domain during World War H with the navy. Loch Fyne, an inlet on the firth >f Clyde, is a beautiful spot and ieep enough to handle ships of >cean-going draft. In October, :his area, at about 56 degrees north latitude, proved quite cold, ind navy-issue sheepskin coats, supported by long-handled under wear, was none too much clotti ng. m-m As seemed to be customary dur ng that particular time, the na /y stayed pretty much aboard ship, with the exception of beadi ng amphibious craft on the shores of the loch. The quaint lit :le town didn’t get the benefit of American trade, nor did the navy ;et to tour the Duke’s castle. m-m The Duke, indeed, seemed as •old as the weather. The reason, ve were informed, was that other Americans had been in the Duke’s lomain previously and had tour id the castle. Like the now ex Duchess, they’d helped them selves to souvenirs in the form of some of the Duke’s prized bric-a nrac. m-m Apparently, the Duke didn’t ap preciate lend-lease, or at least he American application of this .vartime program. m-m It was chilly Monday, but nu merous youngsters were seen in various stores shopping for bath ing suits. One young miss astounded me when she picked a solid black number off the rack ; and asked the saleslady that it ae reserved without even a trip to the dressing room for a try-on. m-m On last Saturday, it was, In leed, about hot enough for a swim. I found the telephone ring ing as I returned after lunch, rushed to unlock the door and ratch the call. A you lg miss' *'oice asked, “Can you tell me if :he swimming pool is open?" I rouid, “No.” I added I under stood that the city pools would jpen about the time the school erm ends. Then I asked, “Is that soon enough?” It wasn’t, m-m Elmer Ross, the recreation di- i •eetor, says the pools may open :he weekend of May 24th, pend ng arrival of some filters, al ready on order. Apparently, the younger pool customers are ready :o dive in. m-m And Dick Lennon, the banker. r»as been giving friends a few lessons in modern art. Ask him ibout it. Cowboys and Engines by Irwin Caplan i\ ONE WAY DONOr ENTER "YOU NOTIC1 HOW TMY ALWAYS TALK AftOUT WOMCN DRJVTR5, MIT ITS INI MBC WHO NAVI ALL TNI ACOOIMTS*** The Travelers Safety Service Viewpoints of Other Editors OUT OF SCHOOL, OUT OF WORK Despite long-accumulating and ubiquitous evidence of trouble, the findings of the President’s Committee on Youth Employ ment, released (recently), are appalling. The present situation is bad e nough, with 1962 figures show ing 600,000 to 800,000 youths be tween 16 and 21 out of school and out cf work and the unem ployment rate among Negro young people double that among whites of the same age. But the outlook for 1970, unless corrective measures are taken quickly, is even more distressing. The 1960s will see 40 per cent more boys and girls coming into the labor market than during the 1950s. Even if the current irate of youth employment remains stea dy, that means nearly 1,500,000 young people will be jobless at the end of this decade. There is no assurance, though, that, without remed.ial action, the youth unemployment rate will not increase. An expanding pop ulation of young job-seekers, the report warns, will find no expan sion of openings in occupations that historically have been impor tant sources for beginners. The iemand for unskilled workers will remain at aobut its present level and for farm workers will irop some 20 per cent. Can youngsters now in high school and junior high be induc ed to go on through four or more pears of college to prepare for technical or professional open ings, expected to increase 40 per sent by 1970? Can those with less money, aptitude or ambition be persuaded to advance a little be pond high school to qualify as clerical workers or for some of the anticipated 20 per cent in crease in sales, managerial and proprietary jobs? What can be lone about those who decline to jet as much education as their resources, financial and intellec tual, permit? Most of the recommendations pf the President’s Committee, limed at producing positive ans wers to these questions, aire im pressive in their scope and com mon sense. And, naturally, most pf them involve planning, action ind expenditures by public agen cies at local, state and federal le vels.They concentrate on improv ing the quality and quantity of schooling and vocational guid ince special training for drop puts better co-ordination at the local level of all agencies con cerned with youth and experi ments designed to open up more part-time work and study oppor tunities. In the private sector, they call ipon labor unions to relax bar kers to apprenticeships and they , isk employers to re-examlno Mt* ng, training and promotion po icies — particularly as they ap ply to youths under 21. All this is fine, as far as it ?oes. But none of it—even if im plemented to the maximum—will pring to the safe harbor of ma turity ad regular, gainful employ ment many jobless young people the report says have never ac luired the self-discipline needed to hold a steady job, many others who have not learned to find sat sfaction and personal fulfillment through work and still others who are wholly unrealistic about the kind of jobs for which they ire qualified. It is easy to say that such pro plems belong to the home and the church. They do, of course. But they also belong to every adult, whose behavior and values con tribute to the standards we call American civilization. — Boston Herald MAKING THINGS FIT We see where the managers of the Panama Canal have gone to a lot of trouble dredging chan nels six inches deeper so it can handle ships of deeper draft. Still unresolved is the problem of how to make the locks wider and lon ger to accommodate today’s big ger ships. We have a small suggestion. Why don’t they get the Bureau of Standards to just shrink the di mensions of the standard foot? The locks would then measure more than 110 feet toy 1,000 feet. It’s a lot less trouble than exca vating. It’s a ridiculous suggestion, to be sure, 'because changing the measure wouldn’t change the facts and everybody would know it. Still, it’s a suggestion that puts us right in tune with the times. Jiust the other day in Washing ton some learned gentlemen pro posed that the Government solve its debt-limit problem by chang ing the accounting practices. They wanted to reduce the official debt by offsetting against it the cash-on-hand. Perfectly reasona ble accounting procedure, you un derstand. But while it would change the appearance, it would n’t ehange the facts of the Gov ernment’s debt in the slightest. Or take some other things we measure in money, like the Gross National Product. Anytime the Government wants to create $12 billion or so of new dollars and go spend them, it can increase the GNP. This has lots of advantages. It makes it look like we are growing like crazy. And of course the bigger you make the GNP figure, the small er you make the Government’s deficit and its debt as a percent age of the GNP. And since the defici tand the debt then look smaller, why worry? Makes us feel sorry for those folks who run the Panama Canal. Steel and concrete are a lot hard er to shrink than the people’s dollars. Wall Street Journal ! A REAL TRAFFIC PROBLEM There is never any telling what will bob up in the traffic situa tion of any given American city, but we think perhaps the police in Fort Worth may justly claim a first. Somebody stole an M-48 tank down there the other eve ning and drove it back and forth and around and about in a city park for half an hour before mid night. The officers played tag but were obviously at a tremendous disadvantage against their 48 ton opponent. Finally the tank thief sent it rumbling across a small creek and was long gone by the time police detoured and caught up. As has been truly said so many times, taking one consideration with anohter, a po liceman’s lot is not a happy one Commereial Appeal (Memphis) TEARS AGO THIS WEEK Item* of newt about King. Mountain arm people am eventt taken from the 196 filet of the Kings Mounted HeraUL The newly elected Bridges ad ministration got off to a brisk start handling city business last Friday night. Kings Mountain’s fire depart ment, along with departments from Shelby, Blacksburg, Chero kee county and Gaffney extin guished a fire which swept through the Grover elementary school Thursday night. Social and Personal Little Linda Roberts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Roberts, celebrated her 6th birthday an niversary when her mother en tertained with a party at her home on North Piedmont. Dean Payne, Kings Mountain Troop 12 Boy Scout, was awarded the Eagle Scout badge at Court of Honor Thursday evening. Some Everlastings By REV. B. L. RAINES, Pastor First Baptist Church So many things are being re placed by synthetics and substi tutes until one wonders if there is anything that will remain and for which there can be found no adequate substitute. With the Su preme Court forbidding competi tion of prayers by States (and not without reason) one wonders if such a trend carried to its ulti mate extreme may not one day spell the breaking of all verbal scriptural links of this nation with the word of God, including our coins, our constitution, and our pledge. Our Constitution as formulated emphasized as a posi tive freedom of religion and in doing this it must, of necessity, include the negative, or freedom from religion. However, if the ne gatives, the athiests, the skeptics and the non-religious demand ev ery constitutional “protection” from religion, it may well be that every religious synibol so care fully preserved by the “founding fathers” may one day be nothing more than a faded page in Amer ican history. Has, what we hope is, the majority lost its contitu tional rights? Are there some things which are permanent? If man continually modifies his cus toms, his ideas, and his surround ing* then what can be expected to remain intact? Jesus certainly founded a reli gion capable of adapting to meet the needs of every new and changing generation. This does not mean compromise at any point. Methods of doing Christian work may change and adapt, but Christian principles remain the same for all ages. This gives strength and purpose to faith in God. The Bible speaks of some EV ERLASTINGS, everlasting arms, doors, mercy, righteousness, way, kiudnes.s, sign, name, light, love, dominion, habitations, consola tion, power, and an everlasting Gospel. 1.) EVERLASTING GOD. The universe began with God; he created all things; he governs; he redeems. Isaiah 9:6 speaks of an everlasting Father and who is called “wonderful". Psalm 41:13 describes this God as “from ever lasting to everlasting”. (Also Psalm 90:2) Again we read, “I am the Lord, I change not”, and “Jesus Christ the same yesterday today and forever.” In our man made topsy-turvy world, such a God is a must. H.) EVERLASTING WORD “The grass withereth, the flo wer fadeth, but the Word of God abideth forever.” Jesus said, Tleaven and earth shall pass a way, but my word shall not pass I away.” Realization of this truth should be turning the multitudes to Bible reading in such a day as this. It is said that Sir Thomas Paine after having written "The Age of Reason” (athiestic philo sophy) asked Benjamin Franklin for his advice concerning publi cation of the book. Mr. Franklin reportedly said. "Don’t publish it. The world is bad enough with the Bible; what would it be with out it?” in.) EVERLASTING KINGDOM (Daniel 4:3; 7:27) In our world we are familiar with “Queens and Kings for a Day”. Nations tople and are re placed toy new powers overnight. But Daniel saw a permanent kingdom, a “everlasting king dom”. Isaiah saw a king on a throne who changed his life. “Crowns and thrones may perish, Kingdoms rise and Wane," but the Kingdom of our God shall endure throughout all ages. IV. ) EVERLASTING NAME I saiah 63:16) “Thou O Lord art our Father. Thy name is from everlasting. The name Christian, first used in derision is the most honorable name in all the earth. God exalt ed his Son and gave him a name, “which is above every name." Sweetest name in Seraph song, sweetest name on mortal tongue, sweetest carol ever sung, Jesus blessed Jesus. V. ) EVERLASTING LIFE (Daniel 12:2; John 3:16, 36; 5:24; 6:47) Life, as we know it is uncer tain. Over seven hundred lives were snuffed out on a recent hol iday week-end. The average life span for Americans is approxi mately seventy years. At best this is all too short compared with eternity. If life’s uncertainty gives you the concern that it should, then Life Everlasting may be discovered from acceptance of the truth in the above verses. All of these Everlastings may toe illustrated toy a Time Capsule, the most widely publicized stunt of the New York World’s Fair of 1939, at which time a 800 pound shell buried on Long Island, is to be dug up in 5000 years. Ten mil lion words were microfilmed. On ly one complete 'book was includ ed, the BIBLE. In giving the rea son a Mr. Pentrey said, “The Ho ly Bible of all books familiam to us today will most likely survive through the ages. Therefore the Bibe we placed in the time cap sule will be a sort of connecting link between the past, present and future.” THE EVERLAST ING WORD TELLS THE STORY OF ALL OF THE EVERLAST INGS. HARRIS FUNERAL HOME —Ambulance Service— Phone 739-2591 Kings Mountain. N. C. KEEP YOUR RADIO DIAL SET AT 1220 WKMT Kings Mountain, N. CL News & Weather every hour on the hour. Weather every hour on the hall hour. Fine entertainment in between
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