North Carolina Newspapers

The Kings Mountain Herald Established 1889 A weekly new9|iaper devoted to I ho promotion of ihe general Welfare and published for Ihe enllnhtment. entertainment and benefit of tho eitl/ers of King** Mountain i and it* vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publi hirig House. ♦ fr ter-rt a* wrgtid Ham mattet at t?i« pt.-t office a: K.r :< M ntaii » under Art of Congres* of March A. 1873 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon . Editor Publisher Dirk Woodward . Sports Editor Miss Elizabeth Stewart.Circulation Manager and Society Editor Miss Libby Buix-h . Cierk MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Paul Ja< );son Allen Myers Monte Hun’er Douglas Houser «ieno Blanton Norman Camp TELEPHONE NUMBER - 739-5441 SIRSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE BY MAIL ANYWHERE ONE YEAR • $3-50 SIX MONTHS - &>'*» THREE MONTHS • $1.25 PLL'S NORTH CAROLINA SALES TAX TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Ami hr ninth unfit thi nk. Hr m-t nfi ii/htnl: m nrrk Jrnnn »»/ Xir.nrr th. n /in h icnn fTMri fieri; Ur in itnm; Ur in nut Inn: hi In‘hi thr/ilnrr v hrri thin hml Unit. SI. Murk Caster 1964 ‘‘Ho is not here, but is risen. Remem ber how he spake unto you when he was in Galilee, savins the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again." This brief Biblical report by St. Luke represented and represents the hope ol mankind tor a world peopled by men of good will and, when mortal life is ended, lor true life eternal. Though it has been nearly 2/XjO years since the Prince of Peace died that man might be saved, and though a great por tion of the world's citizens ascribe to the Christian religion, man has been unsuc cessful in conquering his innate self ishness and therefore enjoy the legacy Christ bequeathed. As Blaster approaches, there are many trouble spots around the globe in which man’s inhumanity to man causes pover ty, untold sufering and death. Certain ly a resume of the many world trouble spots makes a long list, well delineated in the daily reports of newsmen. There is one happy note, howe.er. at this Easter season. The often-times intransigant Russi ans have agreed to fret* the flyers shot down over East Germany. Could this la* interpeted as a good omen for the future? History would indicate otherwise. For the Russians, long before the Communist take-over, were experts at al* ternating friendly gestures with ag grandizements. Yet hope for better days stems from small instances. The late President Kennedy reiter ated many times that this nation and the world could not expect a sfiort term. a!l-at-one-fell-swoop settlement of the many tensions. But at this Easier season all will lx* thankful for momentary relaxations. It is the season of spiritual celebra tion. Political Polls I As President Harry Truman proved in 1194S, political {tolling is a tricky busi j ness. However, ihe prophets of doom who wrote off Dr. tlallup and the other big opinion sampling groups after that election, wrote the obituaries too soon. The polling experts sharpened their op erations and have shown much better re sults since. It remains a popular function of the political progress. The candidates themselves have mix ed feelings about the efficacy of polls, and most, like the late President Ken nedy, would prefer to employ pollsters privately. In this way, the candidate can learn where he needs to do the most pol iticking — without the disbenefits of risking either over-confidence tor giv ing up) by his supporters. Bob Scott, the candidate for lieute nant-governor. wasn't too happy over publication of a poll result by a group of papers in Wayne and four surrounding counties, even though this poll showed him to the considerable advantage of three-fourths of the vote. Scott remark ed, "I don’t like the result. It was too good. They say they’ll do another and I could hardly anticipate showing to any better advantage."*' The big danger in {tolling is that the pollsters aren’t well-trained or get em otionally involved for or against parti cular candidates, thereby lose their ob jectivity. As Mr. Truman has never let us for get, the votes in the ballot boxes are those that count. The city makes a policy of requiring all to pay for utility services, as the re sults of the natural gas system tor more than nine years of operation shows. Loss of .$2,153 versus billings of $1,358, 000 is infinitesimally small. Were the de posit required lor healing customers greater, the loss figure would have been less. Conversely, the comparatively small deposit of $10, while not covering the cost of heating hills in many months, tends to encourage use of the service, whtch returns handsome profits to city, and, in the very near future, will enable citizens to enjoy a tax cut, or smaller bills, or both. Candidate Smith Kdwarri II. Smith arose at 5 a. m. last Friday morning to Ik? in Raleigh be fore noon and in time to file his can didaey for the tenth district seat in the United States Congress, subject to the Republican primary. Mr. Smith's decision was initially sur prising. However, to those who know his interest in building the Republican i party in this state, a prime reason is i apparent. Some Republicans, Mr. Smith among them, feel that the exposure candidates gain from primary participation will help the primary winner in the general election and. in turn, will encourage more Republicans to register in order to praticipate in the primary. Mr. Smith opposes H. Hall Young. Avery county lumberman, for the right to challenge Representative Basil L. Whitener, incumbent Democrat, in Nov ember. Mr. Smith comments, "I am a serious candidate running to win.’ Whoever the GOP nominee, he will be the underdog in his contest with Rep. Whitener. a proven vote-getter and vet eran Congressman. Conversely, Mr. Smith, anti, we take it. Mr. Young feel that lightening could strike and the district elect a Republi can Congressman. Via re-districting, the once landslide-type margin the Demo cratic nominee could anticipate has been heavily pared. On basis of the 15)60 vote for Congress among the seven counties of the district, a margain for the Demo crat of only 5.000 votes was indicated. Yet Rep. Whitener recorded a margin of nearly 10,000 votes in defeating the GOP’s Carroll Barringer in 15102. Mr. Smith reasons that the Repub licans do better in presidential election years as 15)60 was and as 15161 is. Mr. Smith is a knowlegeable young Republican who. quite frankly, places himself in the Goldwater stripe. He is articulate and expects to wage an active campaign for the nomination. On basis of heritage, he gets these traits quite honestly, as his great-grand father, H. P. Allison, was a strong-vowed editor of Kings Mountain newspapers for a period covering thirteen years at the turn of the century. While Mr. Smith's politics is not of the brand espoused by this newspaper, the Herald nevertheless can take some plea sure in the fact, that for the second time in history, this community has a candi date for ihe nation's House of Represen tatives. Kings Mountain took a big step Sun day, along with citizens in another half dozen counties, in a first blow against polio. Some 7-1 percent of the area pop ulation took the first dose of Sabin anti polio vaccine, which approximated the desired percentage. They will return to the clinics in May for Dose Number 2, in what should effectively eliminate this dread disease from our midst. Hearty congratulations are in order to the spon soring Cleveland County Medical society and the many volunteers who helped make Sunday's anti-polio effort a cred itable success. The death of Mrs. Agnes Kendrick Thoinasson removed from the commun ity a citizen of many year's standing. She had lived a long and useful life, was continually loyal to her church, to her friends, nd to her family. She was the widow of onetime mayoi and business man Jonah B. Thomasson. Our sympa thy to her family. Congratulations: It to Henry Noisier, new president of the Kings Mountain Country Ciub, Inc., 2) to Jonas Bridges, who will take over the reins of the Kings Mountain Merchants association trida> night, and 3) to Capt. B. Meek Ormand, who, hale, and hearty, and active, obser ved his 95th birthday March 18, MARTIN'S MEDICINE By MARTIN HARMON Ingredient*: bit* of nrirx irindnm. humor. tt*d rnmment* TUrPt firms: T'lkr t- PPkln, i ponniKh . but 'Iraid orrrdonoge. It's EaMortimr. mm Master 19K1 fall- early in the alendai r..-r. in ontraat to many years when Ka-Mer enjoys an April d »te Date et Master once vaiied arrong sect ral early Christian yroeps. nut was fixed by the Xi<t*ncr Council as the fit d Sunday f Mowin'; the first full moon oetrrttiK on or after the vernal tquinox, which is March 21 ;n the Gregorian calen dar. mm Traditiona'ly. s| ring weathe: doi-sn't really arrive ur.til after Master, even though Master may occur ■'late." meriting even ad v a-iced date - in April. Thus with Master this year falling on March 29. it i' a fairly <a'n weather prediction th.t coats will lie ut order, certainly for the early morning Master sunrise services, and likely at inter ones. m m It hasn't here too many years ago that Master morning church goers emerged after benedictions to find snow fulling. mm .dome fi'ol that East"i- sains in general or oublio attrition .vith the* (Kissing years. mm My j 'venile ini-nior/ of Easter includes the egg-dyeing ritual in the kiti-hen. wit-- empty food cans holding the rich-colored I*aas dye. There usually was included in the package a design-dyeing device at which my father was chief expert. I suppose he could withstand the heat of the fresh ly boiled egg. It was a happy time. m-m Other departments of the col ored egg business were never as satisfactory. I never was as sharp-eyed as I preferred on the Easter egg hunts, and my eggs never seemed as strong-shelled as some of the other lads* in the egg-tracking wars. Of course, there were always the game sters who preserved a piece of sited with a well-placed rock underneath, but these were quickly shSpect. m-m I do not recall that the world of fashion was a particular im portant phase of Easter in mv young life, though that may have been a department in which I was comparatively less interest ed than in the other delights of thr Faster season. m-m Certainly great attention Is given to clothes for the young today, and there's no prettier sight than to see a young miss. bonnettPd and bagged, and wear ing frilly frock as she embarks on Easter morn. And the lads get their share, too. with shiny new sluies. bow ties, jackets and long pants just like their father wears. mm Another of my childhood mem ories is attending early sunrise services with my Mother at St. Matthew's Lutheran church. A local minister was comment ing about his church member ship and attendance recently, comparing the active member ship to the church rolls. He ac knowledged that activity always swells at Ohirstmas and Easter, when sometimes.empty pews are filled to over-flowing. Oftentimes heard is a com plaint by some that Christmas religious season is over-commer cialized. though I seldom hear that complaint concerning Easter. Even so. f refect it at Christmas, (living gifts Ls merely man's way, perhaps a poor one, of celebra ting the season. 1 suppose my most unique Easter occurred while in Uncle Sam’s navy. I was short-based in Casablanca. French Morocco, and attended foint-sorvice services conducted in a vacant warehouse by army and navy chaplains. It was a beautiful, warm day with a pleasant breeze and blue skies. The benches were not as com fortable as pews in a church, but I recall the sendee as quite in spiring. Spring attempts to take over from King Winter. Jonquils which often bloom in January here, finally have made delayed appearance and many trees and ' colorful bushes are budding. Aft er a long and cold winter, the v«>-mer temperatures are most welcome And as Easier occurs spring will spring. | May it be a happy and fulsome h#n?Uf///cCa>m/4 muntaih) Me Neeci'r' a rew dress to weicome Terry, and you buy flour in a paper sack!" Viewpoints of Other Editors VERY GOOD GRADES President Johnson gave the A merican people “v e r y good grades" for t!te period of his first hundred days ir. office. We would give him a somewhat lower nrsrk fo- his first perform ance in the difficult central role of a live-broach nst press confer 1 rorti-e. He said that h- agreed | with Jefferson's view that the [collective juddgment of the many was preferable to the sel< ctive de : cisions of ten few. But. in reply ! to reporters' otest ions, he provid |ed little speeiltc Information on .which the mtny might .-,ase their j collective Judgment. It is uS i ts\ to sv mpatiri/.e with ' Mr. Johnson a-- to cn'ieize him. Me does not bask in tiic spotlight His sen.se of hi inor is said to tend toward the "story' i ».th:r thtn ! h in mot. "'Ie' more like an or | di||)M'y vigwer \yho had lived ; through eighty years of presi I dents. Above all. we felt, the Presi dent was con si Sous of the weight of hi' words being se-.t around the world. Rather than sr.y the wrong iltitig. he would err on ‘he side of caution. The result was an impression that some questions were not so raic-h being confront ed as oxpln nc'. awav. In the hard • news category would come the appointments that were announced, and the dis closure that a secret program set up in lias lxuiic fruit in an experimental long-range inter ceptor that "fa' exceeds the per forma nep of any other aircraft in use... today.” But announcement of such facts doe- not require the* para phernalia in a presidential press con fere n-i* The advantage of the press conforevi -c is its give and take In this respect President John son did not give enough. But another benefit of the press conference is the impression it presents of a public man's emo tional commitments. Here there seemed no dot bt that Mr. John soti felt the gravity of the pro blems his replies sometimes skirt ed. When he raid he sincerely and genuinely believed that the people of the world wanted peace above all else. \%e wished all the people of the world could have seen and heard him. Considering the way Mr. John son has risen to so many other occasions in hi., hundred days, we have a feeling that, as he be comes accustomed to being “live" in our living rooms, he will sup ply more nourishment for our collective judgment. Chrisliiiu Science Monitor ALTCF AMONG PRECENTAGE POINTS It looks as If there is going to be a real election contest in Brit ain. The popularity polls arc swinging not yet toward the Con servatives but anyway away from the Labor Darty, the middie mark having yet to he touched by the pendulum. A margin of 20 nercentage points in Lair's favor at the time of the Prcfumo scandal has now shrunk to a little more than five points. The Labor k*ader. Harold Wilson, claims to be un impressed. “If the Conservatives had anv hope of winning.” he MVs. "they would have called the epvtion long ago.” This is to • >\ •’•look the point that by not 'Oiling the election long ago they have i"nroved their chances. Ornament to periodicals which usually pi—sent the Labor point of view offer the odd explanation •hat the decline in the recent hi’h fortunes of the Labor Par ty is due to the British nenple’s being too cont> nted and too dis tracted bv the affairs of the roy al family and so forth. If this Is true, then the Tories appear like CLAUDIUS IN A NORFOLK JACKET According to Our Special Cor respondent writing fr**m Home, an Ita'.i&i version of Harniet sees Claudius dress* d in a No: lolk jac ket. Audi.-oec-. o& course, aic oy now well used to seeing Shakes pea tv in model r. dress, and the warriors of Greece anti Troy have before now found them-' selves confronting no another a domed with tne steel liohnets and battle-drerr of twentieth kvntuiy wat Vet there is some thing a tout this idea of the Nor folk-jacketed Ornish king that irks and tease* the imagination. Is Cladius. to begin with, the Norfolk incite; or. -is v..>uld !k> said todav. titc sports coat type? James Ag.it ■ wrote of a produc tion a! tin* Old Vie some forty years ago that the King of Wil frid Walter was "ma !e up toj Iopk toojn- ch like Amor. Lang irtThe Passion Play at Oberam- | m-*rgau." Doubtless tlii producer here1 was, so to speak, laying the dra-i matic greasepaint on too thick, yet the words conjure up a vivid j impression o' something larger and more portentous than life The Norfolk jacket, a “man's) loose jacket vlth waistband." as the dictionary pets it. inclines, on the other h;ir*(i. to the opposite) extreme and tends rather to sug-i gest character. Golfe -s in the days when Bail and Hutchinson , wen- names t i < mi jure with went, in for then ard it is hard to ima- j gine anything more remote from plottings and i oisonings in high places. Y«*t perhaps this is t > miss the) jioint. Claudius, after all, was by1 no means r.r* obvious . iiialti. He , could smile amiably enough and there is evidence to suggest that he would I'ltjoy putting in some, strenuous work at the nineteenth i hole. A Norfolk jackit. w hich I now has a faintly period air a-! bout it. would indeed be the per- j feel disguise for royalty set on treasons, strsgems. and spoils It would lake a nighty suspicious mind to suspect evil designs in one so innocently avid innocuously narbed. Tito more the matter is pondered, the moiv iloes it seem that that Noriolk jacket was, af ter all. a shi‘*wd touch mi the part of tile Italian producer. Th- Time* <LtMtlou> aye points. On the other hand, ihe Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home, did not do his own cause much good when lie seized the other' upon uneorfirm&ble reports that ‘ Harold Wilson had staled on his American tour that he would put the British Navy unde- the Unit ed Nations. It will strike Americans that the British campaign seems now well underway even More any-} one knows fh • date of the next j election. Somehow it all fits to- . get her and the sight of it, being ; familiar, is also reassuring. Christian S> irn-r Monitor i 1 A YEARS AGO 1. \J THIS WEEK Items nf news about Kings Mountain arm people and rrrnfs taken from the 1964 tiles of the Kings Mountain' Herald. . J Members of top King ; Mountain high svh rol senior class will pre-1 sent. “Cukooa On Th<* Hearth", j Friday night «i flo’clock. The 61-voice Lenoir Ithy.ie col loci* A Capell-i Choir will appear in co t \»rt a* F*. Matthew's I uthe ran church at : p.m. Sunday af te-noon. SOCIAL ASD PERSONAL Mrs. Claude Hambrignt was i hostess Tuesday afternoon at her home to members of the Contract i Bridge club an dinvltad guests. Many Can On Highway KAiXHiH If prosperity i* linked with the vile and use of automobiles. North Carolina's economic pn|,lli inOrtf good Thorn were, 'or example. _1.1 Ill motor »• *h;-les registered in the sts.te last year. roflMin" nearly r f'.v • |h*i cent gain over In a report piepared by the !>• partment of .Motor Vehicles. re gistration officials listed UM.*),!IOn paistenger ears register'd dui otg rile year iiimpoinl to 1.170..T77 the prev ions year. i'he per»•*•>!.:<■<■ incroafo was •ji'Miut average" for- North ("at • lina and possinty a little atx.voa\ era,>«* for th'* nat.on. orfieiaN said. Tiu. \ toe s-;rations j u m p oil from :VV*.3ls in IHtil! to .‘tTO.SM last year, the a ;< to y noted. Trail era for last year wen* listed as I32A3T, buses at 16.S>t, texelud ing bust .chool arises>. motorcy. les S9I0. rlealers '»«>. 1<7 end trans |K»rter |»lat-*s sr.l. There were also 21 inotori/erl whrs*l chairs registered during the year. Overall figures for 1!K53 tota 2.1a4>,4H vehicles compart'd 2.036.sis the pn vious year. The state's f'rst vehicle regis tration was held m 1 f*<There were li.'l ais then. SEP YOUR RADIO DIAL SET AT 1220 WKMT Kings Mountain. N. C. News & Weather evr-ry hour on the hour. Weather every hour on the half howt. Fine entertainment in between AM. X 1340.00 31300 *10.00 13.00 1740 fc,p* tSSSASCSSi **" GOOD CHEER STARTS ^H ERE