The Kings Mountain Herald
Established 1889
A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and poblWej
for the onllghtmcnt. entertainment anu ueirui o« t.«s *.. ...........u
and it* vicinity, published every Thursday hv the Herald Publishing House
Ktitered as second class matter at tlie post office at Kmps Mountain. N. C. 2^'^*;
under Act of Congress of March .1, 1873.
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
Martin Harmon .. Editor-Publisher
Dick Woodward . Sports Editor
Miss Elizabeth Stewart.Circulation Manager and Society Editor
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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
Knit Hi if heart with all ihlifH n< <; /<>, ,„,t *f , t an thtixxnc* .,/ hf,
Prnrrri s
Support lock White
Without derogating his opponent in
any manner, the Herald urges the sup
port of Jack H. White, the Kings Moun
tain attorney, for the 31st district Dem
ocratic nomination to the North Caro
lina Senate.
Geography alone, in the absence of
proper qualifications, would not be sul
ficient reason to vote for or against any
candidate for any office. However, Jack
White does have the qualifications and.
if elected, will be the first member of
the General Assembly supplied by this
section ot the county since the late Sen
ator H. Tom Fulton, Sr., who served in
the 1927 session after his election in
192R — just .’IS years ago.
Presuming the mutual qualifications
of the candidates, certainly it is high
time the county accorded one of its
higher political honors to this area.
Mr. White has stated succinctly his
ideas for reducing teacher load, particu
larly in the elementary grades, his sup
port of pro|)osals lor expanded mental
health treatment and care, for vocation
al education, better roads and expan
sion of industry — all within the frame
work ot' the existing tax structure.
Additionally. Mr. White has shown
political courage, first by his willing
ness to challenge initially a man of ex
pected good vote-getting ability. Subse
quently. when efforts were made to en
courage Mr. White to change horses in
the middle of the stream, by switching
his candidacy to the House of Repre
sentatives seat, Mr. White withstood
the somewhat heavy pressure and re
mained where he was. This is the kind
of courage which will stand him in good
stead as a member of the North Caro
lina Senate.
Mr. White is not a hedger and, after
examination of the facts, comes to rea
soned decisions.
He is fiscally responsible, both per
sonally and politically, and will repre
sent well the citizens of Cleveland Coun
ty and others in the four-county 31st
Senate district.
Dr. Gerberding
Dr. \V. P. Gerberding will complete
his duties ;is pastor of St. Matthewis
Lutheran church Sunday, completing a
13-vear stint which has been marked by
both physical and spiritual progress by
this venerable church, which is Kings
Mountain's oldest.
Dr. Gerberding has been a refreshing
addition to the community's ministerial
corps. Quick of mind. Dr. Gerberding
has demonstrated an ability to cut
through to the major issues and his
thinking is of the bedrock type.
Dr. Gerberding is a hard worker, who
has given keen attention to pastoral
duties, not only among the parishioners
of his own church but among many
others. We have never, and we susi»ect
none, have ever heat'd Dr. Gerberding
do a botchy joli from the platform,
whether he was delivering a sermon,
conducting a luneral. speaking to a civ
ic group, or serving as a master of cere
monies.
As would bo natural with strong
minded. deep-thinkers. Dr. Gerberding
might be labeled a "controversial char
acter”. Plain-spoken, he disagreed with
a major portion of his ministerial con
freres when the issue of permitting
showing of motion pictures was a com
munity question, liis thesis was that
legislation of morals is seldom, if ever,
producti\o of spiritual benefits, and.
concurrent!y, a person grows spiritually
and practices good conduct, only when
the desire comes within the person.
Dr. Gerberding has exhibited an abid
ing inteiest in the youth of this com
munity and in all its citizens.
It is a source of considerable regret
to his many friends that he and his
family are leaving Kings Mountain.
Again, in this decision, are marks of
wisdom. Dr. Gerberding says he has ob
served that a former pastor remaining
in the community can be a source of
trouble, however unwittingly, for his
church when his successor assumes the
pastoral reins. Additionally, he feels
that he would live a very unhappy
existence if not devoting his energies to
a specific task.
All of Kings Mountain will miss Dr.
Gerberding.
Four-Party System
A chief plea of Republicans in North
Carolina is that the state needs a two
party system as a boon to better gov
ernment.
In actuality. North Carolina today
has a four-party system, and has long
had a three-party system.
There have been historically two
major wings within the Democratic par
ty, which customarily produces a hard
fought primary contest for governor
and other major offices. With the emer
gence in 1960 of Dr. f Beverly Lake as
a gubernatorial candidate, there was an
added third faction in the Democratic
party. Then, of course, for the fall wars
there is the GOP.
Differences among the Democrats are
differences, largely, of tone, tenor, and
degree.
Campaign speeches bv the three lead
ing candidates tor the Democratic nomi
nation reveal that Dr. Lake, Judge Dan
Moore, and Judge Richardson Prever
have similar platforms, many of the
differences being differences of means
and method.
On the GOP side, where a primary is
being conducted to determine nominees
for governor, lieutenant-governor and
two federal house members, there ap
pear to be wider differences of view
point. Bob Gavin has talked about tax
cuts, Charles Strong a state-wide vote
on liquor. Don Badgley is the more
moderate candidate and apparently
closer in thinking to the views of the
three Democratic gubernatorial leaders.
Thus North Carolinians have a wide,
wide choice of men and viewpoints from
w hom and which to choose.
This newspaper favors the nomina
tion of Judge Preyer. on the* basis of
his known ability, his agility of mind,
his long record of civic service, and his
consistency in position throughout the
campaign.
Few believe that the Democrats will
settle finally their gubernatorial battle
on Saturday, with a second primary
likely.
Who will be the front runners?
Both Preyer and Moore forces claim
first place for their men and both think
the second-runner will be Dr. Lake.
Apparently, both groups prefer the
second round battle, if there is one, to
be against Dr. Lake, for neither have
attacked the Lake positions heavily.
Both groups suspect that, in the event
of a run-off election, that Dr. Lake will
revert to the extreme positions on the
race issue which he espoused during the
1960 campaign. In turn, they apparently
feel that the run-off would provide the
voters a more clear-cut choice, with the
issues more clearly definable and are
betting that North Carolina does not
want to hazard a chance on the racial
troubles of Arkansas. Mississippi and
Alabama.
One man’s guess is as good as
another — which is why the election
officials count the votes.
Best Wishes. Ed Smith
Edward H. Smith’s political faith is
Republican and therefore not the same
as the political faith of this newspaper.
But, even at the risk of being charged
with dabbling in some other person's
family affair, the Herald hopes that Mr.
Smith will be the victor in his primary
contest for the 10th District United
States nomination to the House of Rep
resentatives.
The Herald hopes, additionally, that
Kings Mountain area Republicans will
make a trip to the polls Saturday and
support Ed Smith. He has shown inter
est and energy in conducting an active
campaign and the homefolk Republi
cans should give him hearty support.
Congratulations to Harold Pearson,
former Herald staff member, who is the
new commander of the 14th district. De
part ment of North Carolina Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Hearty best bows to Kings Mountain
Democrats tapped for party positions:
Mrs. F. A. McDaniel, Jr., delegate to the
national convention. Mrs. Charles Car
penter, Jr., new memi)er of the 10th dis
trict executive committee, and Camer
son Ware, new member of the 27th
judicial district executive committee.
MARTINS
MEDICINE
By MARTIN HARMON
i Ingrcdu Hta: hits of news
i wisdom, humor, and comment*
Directions: Take weekly, i,
IMjssil.ii, hut avoid
on rdosiiffe.
Farmers plow from the porime
’er of a (Mil, unci, as the job
; nears the fici-T,. the rows get |
| progrt?ssiv*ly shorter. So it is ;
wwh Not'. Carolina's current!
I political campaign. the '.:ig quad
| rennial primaly season which, ini
A D. 'Kl. h -s 011*1 the loosest in'
many
mm
The condidi tc.. are now in the
short low: the principal plow-'
: ;ng compl' ’*s' though they'll be
1 pushing themselves with little
I sleep through < nmpaign wind-lip
Friday night.
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My first ''mailed memory of a '
North Faroliipriinarv w as the
me oi 1*»'UJ la tween Shelby's
j Clyde 1 Ioe\ a*>d Ri.lph \li f>>na!(l.
when Hon ec’god McDonald by
! -.lightly o\ *r l/tOO votes. Though)
the initial candidate list was i
i shorter, th' *36 warring was kin j
j to today's in that the Democrats '
i had three leading candidates. The
; third was Handy Graham, of
i Hillsboro, later state highway
j commission chairman tor Covern
I or Gregg Chetry, and Mr. Gra {
: ham polled 12U.OOO votes. The!
I fourth candidate get f»,S06.
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Tliere was a big night • liefore
election rally in Sheloy and a
I inong the speakers was Mrs. C. K.
j Noisier. The Kings Mountain
j band vas among the music-mak
! ers.
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Another cotr.patable Democra I
! tic campaign followed four years'
later. It was the first one in
which I was m’olved to any ex
| tent and that by the fact of be
ing an across-the-hall schoolboy
neighbor and friend of Harry >
Horton, son <»• Lieutenant-Gov
ernor Wilkins P. Horton, of Pitts
.)oio, who was tunning for gov
ernor. Severe: times during the
campaign. Hi try and I visited
Raleigh campa'gn headquarters,
slept ai Harry's home, then got
back to Chanel Hill in time for an
H;30 class. \"c were fascinated by
the mechanics el running a state
wide campaign
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Our favorite placed second of j
seven in the voting, 12.000 vote's)
I behind J. Melville Broughton, j
iOthers friends and I had sat ini
'the Raleigt n.dio station while!
Mr. Broughton gave his final ra
dio appeal to the voters. He spoke !
while standing, used no notes, and !
closed his eyes uuring most of his j
speech, finished it to the required |
second.
I
Other oardVates in that cam
paign were A. J Maxwell, a close
third. Lee G avely of Rocky
Mount, fourth with ♦13.*-00 votes,
Tom Coopc , Paul D. Grady and
Vrthur Sirrmoos. Mr. Cooper was
mayor of Wilmington. i:ad made
tvs political comeback after a
iail term Hid got 3.1.000 votes
for governor, 't'hough well ahead,
Mr. Broughiot wasn't close to a
majority tint Mr. Horton didn’t
ask a run-off Me had spent out
• literally m the first round and
"ouldn't oh'ain sufficient tenders
of monetary s. pport f.»;- the sec
ond.
Lawrence 1 ohr. the retired 1
cxtlxjol: salesman, recalls an in
idem involving Gregg Cherry,
ictwcen th* voting of the '4-1
n imary and before the November
lection. La v fence was in Gas
tonia, saw Mr Cherry chatting
vith a gentleman. Th night Law
rence. “I'll sc"' if Gregg knows
ne as well today r.s h;» s<>cmod to
when in* wanted my vote before!
the primary.” Shortly Cherry saw
.awrence .iru' waved to him
to come over. Tin* other friend
'eft. Before Cherry said a word,
he relieved himself of a stream
of tobacco juice "a mile long”.
■’Lawrence,” -aid Cherry. “I’m
-Ure glad to see you. You saved
* -no. That was iny preacher and I
didn’t want him to catch me
■heivin' tobacco ”
There is keen attention among
•In* candidate? in a big contest
Uke that of 19-10 and today’s <six
-andidatesi among the leaders
for first place in theopening pri
mary. History favors the leadei
Moey dispos 'd of McDonald hand
le in the run-off. There are only
•wo examples in fairly recent
Political histoiy where the sec
•nd runner lock the second race
n state wide campaigns. In 194S.
Kerr Scott ovmtook Charles M.
tohnson. after trailing by a few
hnusand. fn 1950. Willis Smith
overtook Prank Graham for the
Senate nomination after being
quite far behind.
Big reason, perhaps, is the pro
blem Mr. Horton, as second-run
ner in 1940. erndd not surmount.
And the price of campaigning is
much higher today than in 1940.
In addition to the new and ex
pensive television communications
media, the cost of newspaper, ra
dio. hilllwaid and direct mail ad
vertising is rr.uch higher Some
I'ontributor-i den t like the pros
Dect ol shovelin cash to a likely
loser
Vote early.
r^iwr
What If It Were Taken Away?
Bond Sales )>
Over S4 Million
Cash sal c o' IT. S. Saving*
Bonds in North Carolina amount
ed lo 51.13s 271 in April, bringing
total sales tot January-April to
Sis.ll7.sai
Series K and II Bond sales (lut
ing April were below tin* same
month of n*l year by 2 percent;
however cumulative sales lor the
first four ’norths of this year
were .fi petvet:t above the com
parable month of a year ago.
For the second conr-oculive
month Seri"* II Bonds showed a
substantial increase with sales
during April up 29.8 percent over
last April’s Series E Bond sales
were off 3.8 percent for the
month; however, they ate up 2 3
percent over n year ago.
As the Series K Bond celebrat
ed its 23rd birthday on May 1.
the total case value of such
bonds outdancing pass’d the $lo
billion mark lor the first time.
The combined total of K and If
Ronds out*landing paaaed the
St"1:- billion mark, also to estab
lish a new record
36.3 percent ol the Slate's an
nual quota :*f $■"><) million h
bben attained in the first fouW
months of thtr year.
Bond sal".: ir. Cleveland Coun
ty during Aprii were $32,467.00.
Cumulative sav: for January Ap
ril amount to 9113.936.00. which is
35.9 percent of the county's quo
to for this year according to Mr.
George Blanton, Jr.. Cleveland
County Chairman of the Savings
Bonds Pro ’rani
Viewpoints ot Other Editors
DOWN WITH
REFERENCE MEN
Everyone should have a wind
mill to tilt at. Our windmill lor
the day is ''19.v% Reference Man.”
He sounds li'<e a better man than
we arc. But we just can't warm
up to him.
The 195S Reference Man. in
case anyone has not heard by
now, is the “moderately active”
American used fot purposes of
comparison bv the National Re
search Council. According to a re
cent report by !>s Food and Nu
trition Board, "today's average
American exerts much less ener
gy than the*35°: Reference Man.”
Therefore reeds less food per
day or at least fewer, calories
than the man in 195N. About six
pats of butter less, for example.
We wouldn’t mind eating less.
Our eyes have never been bigger
than our stomach. Sometimes one
of these offtctel-sounding reports
can remind a man that greed is
one of the traditional sins when
even his best friends won't tell
him.
But we tesist the charge that
we're not exerting as much ener
gy as 19.iS Reference Man. Did he
wash the ear more frequently
than we do? We douhl it. Don't
we have to drive the children just
as many places as he did? Don't
we have j-tst as many loads
through t h c washer? Don’l
we brush our teeth as often?
What do you mean elertrir
tooth brush? We don't use an
electric tooth brush! We deny
that 1964 electric Reference Man
uses an elecric tooth brush. Now
stop arguing, and please pass the
tauter.
The Christian Seiewc Monitor
TO mSCQMPPTE
IS HUMAN
Computers, according to some
almost humat. beings, are almost
human beings
There is ?. sort of almost hu
man evidence accumulating to
support the view. Take the com
puter two don't want it* that
overcharged a British consumer
by nearly 5-iS0.000 on her hill for
electricity for ? small apartment.
■Hus was i*s first mistake. It had
sent out S.'tTO 000 accounts and
never before got one wrong.
Now we !;nov. some human he
ings like that. Ue don't reallx
wish they would make a mistake
or two just to show that they art
not human computers tor mayln
that they are> But We do some
times wish that their confidence
in their ability never to make a
I slip were* no! so often showing.
Also, it h’s bee»n noted of such
j human beings that their being al
ways right sometimes is fo!Iowe*d
i by their being wrong only once
but in such a hig way that 8.000.
■ 000 previous lesser infallibilities
“ get momentarily lost to view.
Well, there we are again, art
we* men or are we computers? To
cit is human, said the poet. Bui
i it can also be electronic.
To put a matter right again.
' however, seems to be a responsi
1 bility or privilege in which, foi
; the nonce, human beings still
have the initiative, even if the>
engage the co-operation of tht
computer to reassemble eonfus
ed factors. When a person no
longer cherishes this different
between himself and the comput
er we tend to think of him as a
bureau-era* — perhaps the onlj
human species that will give th<
computer a real fight for lt« Uf<
on terms too complicated for it
DOGHOUSE
Dog lover* everywhere—includ
ing a noted one in Washington. D.
C will doubtless applaud Judge
'Maurice Wahl, who ruled in Civil
Court that rn elderly couple
< ould not be evicted from a eo-.
| operative hour ng project because
in defiance of a “no animals"
clause in their lease, they kept
[ their ll-ye-M'-old dachshund Su
san with ti. -m. TTte mere harbor
ing of the dog is not a basis for i
eviction without showing that the
i dog is a nuisance to the landlord
I or to other tenants, the court
I held. !
r ‘ ‘ "* i
I The City Housing Authority j
1 might well take note of this do-1
! vision The authority now bars all i
i dogs and cats, no matter how
I well behaved Horn its projects.!
‘This is a hardship on many peo
ple. particular^ of the older gen- j
1 eration, who depend upon pets
; for comparion«hip. If a dog or
i cat is well trained and causes no
j trouble to other tenants, we do
not see whv a resident of a pub- 1
j lie housing project should not be j
i able to enjoy him. just as those
i more financially fortunate do. To
: many an older person land many j
in young onei .a pet makes life
j worth living.
The New York Times
J
1 A YEARS ACk'P
1\/ THIS WEEK
: Items of news about Kings
j Mountain area people and !
events tr.km from the 1954
files of the Kings Mountain i
I Herald.
Jacob Conner. superintendent
of Bonnie Mills, Inc.. Tuesday
night »vas elected president of
the Kings Mountain Lions club
for 19M-55.
Commcn-cnimt exercises for
the Class of 1(54 of Kings Moun
tain high school will begin Sun- j
day night with the traditional
sermon and will be concluded
with graduation exercises on
Monday evening.
SOCIAL ASD PBKSONAL 1
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Members of the Entre Nous:
dub mot Tuesday evening at the'
home of Vn. Can Mayes.
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