Kings Mountain Herald
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Hient, entertainment and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain
published open.' Thursday by the Herald Publishing House,
class matter at the post office at Kings Mountain. N. C., 28086
under Act of Congress of March 3. 1873.
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[The Herald has noted in this and
news media a tendency for the
i of events to run in cycles. Some
•ns seem to be, regretfully, “crime”
|s, others are “accident” papers,
are “new industry” papers, etc.
,st week’s Herald front page quali
>a “money” paper, or, more exact
lund drive” edition, to wit:
IfBALL STADIUM
,rs Mountain and the surround
has had the reputation for
firs of containing a large num
] -*rts fans and their interest in
been whetted in recent years
iivenile teams, particularly in
hough it will be remembered
|gh school baseball team took
Ince championship in 1963. At
|ime, the recent successes of
;’hool gridmen. with only a
mediocre years since 1955
in record turnouts for the
In increasing cry for improv
Idations for both players and
Kdium is the area's principal
is owned by the City of
tain, largely because federal
[ before it was completed and
'administration, on several
lias declined to accept the
|i gift. The school, of course,
stadium’s most consistent
Is accorded first priority on
ly want a new football sta
site of the new high school
luled for opening next fall,
l.p of citizens are moving to
ing about it.
[tte law is quite specific about
school monies, and school
E lot approvable from borrow
* outlay funds (bonds).
I act dictates the announced
laign to raise enough cash to
ft adequate football stadium.
|1 administration legally can
site, and some of the needed
fnces in the form of pre-build
walkways and other facili
tere's no provision from bond
provide the spectators a place
[»y communities boast new
lards by the fund-raising route.
*lude Shelby’s 4.000-seat Blan
fum. Cherryville's and Lincoln
Belmont and Gastonia are in
)f doing the same.
|*les Neisler, Carl Mauney, and
larry III are the officers of this
ting effort and they express
fee the job can be done. It'll re
little giving from many people,
provide a seat, estimated at $20
STOCKING FUND
the past several Christmas sea*
Kings Mountain Ministerial as
'in has accepted the rather ardu*
>re of coordinating and supcrin
the community's effort to pro
tristmas cheer for the needy and
•nt.
Time was when many organizations,
hes, church groups, civic and serv
rganizations and individuals made
• efforts separately. There was dup
r„ion and over-lapping, with the re
t that some received handsomely
lie some found Christmas a dreary
>n.
The ministers have done a very ef
;tive job.
They say, in effect. “Give us the
' mds and we’ll do the work.”
They’ve proved already they can
do — into the late hours of Christ*
Eve.
FUND
The United
Fund rer
of last
MARTIN'S
MEDICINE
>y MARTIN HARMON
jIngredient*: bita of new*
wi*dom, humor, and comment*
Direction*: Taka weekly, i,
po**ihIc, but avoid
ovrrdoaagc.
In the immortal words of North
Carolina comedian Andy Griffith.
"What is wuz, wuz football!”
m-m
Indubitably, football wouldn't
be the popular sport it is. were
it not for the inevitable Monday
Morning quarterbacking, or in
Kings Mountain’s instance, Sat
urday morning's. Wherever two
or more Kings Mountain folk ga
thered, the previous night's game,
in which Hickory brought Kings
Mountain's two-season, 20-game
undefeated record to a halt by a
lone touchdown. t> to 0. was lead
ing topic of conversation.
Most enheartening feature of
the semi-final championship en
counter to Kings Mountain was
the Mountaineer second • half
comeback, and the most painful
event of the evening must have
been the* Hickory pass intercep
tion in the waning minutes, when
Kings Mountain had arrived
within 90 inches of pay dirt, a
seemingly sure* tie and possible
victory.
Carl Finger, a notable quip ar
tist, had this comment to the sec
ond guessing question, "Why did
Murphy pass on second down?”
Says Carl in defense of Murphy's
call. “Why not? Thai’s the way
we got down there.”
Carl also had another quotable
quip to a Shelby citizen on the
way from the stadium, comment
ing. "What can one expect?
We've already won one game in
Shelby this year. Wed hardly be
expected to win another."
But Rodney Hudson, the nice
looking Hickory guard, paid the
Mountaineers the highest acco
lade. He said after the game.
“Kings Mountain’s the best team
we’ve played all year." That
would include three teams. Gas
tonia. Taylorsville and Hudson,
who scorer! early season wins
over Hickory.
My wife had an advance ill
omen in the form of a dream the
night before. When Hickory at
tempted a field goal early in the
game, she gasped, “I hope my
dream isn't coming true.” She
had dreamed that Kings Moun
tain was on the deficit end of a
3 to 2 final score
»•*».
Other unpleasant dreaming
followed the game Mrs. Marriott
Phifer said she was awakened
during the wee hours of Saturday
morning, found her son Doyt
talking in his sleep, saying. "Go.
Mountaineers, go. Mountaineers!”
And with B. S. Pooler. Jr., who
takes the movie films of Moun
tain«-er games, the problem was
getting to sleep. He related, "l
finally gat out of bed, talked to
myself awhile, then tried sleep a
gain and made it ”
Not only did fans at the Hick
ory game see two good football
teams in action, hut also two
fine* hands. Performances of the
blue clad Hickory musicians and
the black-and-gold Kings Moun
tain musicians were to college
standards, with precision march
ing formations and excellent mu
sical renditions. Drum Major
Buzzy Shu ford. I am told, him
self developed the fancy, lean
back run he exhibits when speed
ing to the head of the Kings
Mountain band. Sitting two rows
behind me were Busy's parents
and the Jack Amettes. Mrs. Shu
ford remarked modestly, "I can't
help but brag a little.” I told her
that was quite in order, remind
ing of Dizzy Dean's facetious
contention. "It ain’t bragging if
it's true."
I mentioned in this space last
week Creepy I-oorwu-d. the 1934
Mountaineer drop kicking spec
ialist. and had the pleasure of
chatting with him briefly after
Friday night's game. My mem?
ry. incidentally, waa faulty con
cerning the '."M opener, which
was not with CFiffside but played
in a misty rain and copious mud
at Morganton. won by Morgan
ton 12-0. Coach Fulkerson had a
Model A Ford sports coupe, de
cided he'd haul back all the mud
and perspiration - soaked uni
forms. out of respect to other
citizens who'd helped transport
the team. Try as he would, he
timer got the unpleasant aroma
removed and finally decided the
only course was to trade, which
he did
Mountain has its full
of rabid football fans, but
Ham bright, the agriculture
says his candidate for
fan (of Clem son i is Dr. T. A
of Blacksburg. Paul
the Cfemson-State game
1M7. State was within the
ten. with first down and
in his
Thanksgiving
...And you think you’re
tied up with problems, ^
What About this bird?
I
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The Veterans
Corner
' EDITOR'S NOTE: Below am
authoritative answers by the Vet
erans Administration to some ot
the many current questions fr.mi
former servicemen and their
families. Further information on
veterans benefits may be obtain
<*d at any VA office.
Q I did not receive my ihcik
for last month, and I want to
: know why.
A Wait a reasonable period
; of time and then notify the VA
i regional office having custody ol
your claim file. Make sure you
| furnish your rlai mnumber and.
If you have moved, give then,
both your old and new addresses.
Q Tlie envelope containing my
etatvk had the large letters "V O"
on it. What does thrat mean?
A That is tlie way the postal
authorities identify Veterans Ad
ministration checks that are to M
lie released for delivery on the ^
30th of the month. Checks am
printed anti shipped to key de
livery points throughout the
country prior to the delivery
date.
Q I am a patient in this VA
Hospital. How do I find out if I
am eligible for a pension
A File application and it
quest that your treatment me
ords be requisitioned to supp->rl
your claim that you are perma
nently incapacitated for earning
a living. The VA rating officials
must also consider the amount
and nature of military service
an dtype of discharge, amount of
money you expect to receive oth
er than from the pension, and
your “net worth" and dependen
cy status.
Viewpoints of Other Editors
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EDUCATION AND
THE STATES
Concerned Americans do not
need a former president of Har
vard to tell them that •all over
. the world today national govern
! ments are considering education- ]
. al problems in revolutionary ]
i terms."
• But when Dr James Bryant ;
! Conant begins his latest report j
: on education in this way. he
i leads to the heart of the Amer
ican problem. For in the United
States the role of the national
government in education is con
stitutionally limited. Yet revolu
tionary thinking is no less ur
gent in the United States than
elsewhere.
Dr. Conant's proposed ap I
proach. like his previous educa- I
tional studies, is predictly con
troversial. Speaking from inside
experience with the professional
"educational establishment.” he
seeks to.diminish its power. He I
wants laymen to have a greater
voice in educational policy relat
ed to political and social consid
erations
We applaud his decision not to
' go the way of federal imposition
of the policies necessary for edu
| cation in rapidly changing times.
Such, federal steps would be indi
! rated only if some such program
| as Dr. Conant's fails.
I 11 is me states to wnicn ne
| looks for a dominant policymak
ing part in conjunction with lo
I cat and ^national authorities. He
agrees with the government of
ficial who said “that the momen
tum for developments of this
kind must be generated at the
state level with the cooptration
of local communities.''
Dr. Conant defines his general
suggestion in specific terms. In
organization he favors strong
State committees getting together
,to consider “nationwide" if not
“national'’ policy On the crucial
issue of integration he favors the
time • honored “comprehensiv >
school’' idea. He would achieve it
through making individual high
schools racially representative of
their school district as a whole,
being prepared to bus students
as a last resort.
But he is quick to say that his
own views on such subjects are {
not the point here. “The point is i
the state should adopt a clear-cut
detailed policy at the highest
level." We would presumt that
such a search for order need not
stifle the kind of diversity that
the educational revolution re
quires.
Dr. Conant concludes his book
by “appealing to all citizens con
owned with education too make
their voices heard at the state
capitals ’* So do we.
Christian Science Monitor
DEFEATISM
Word from Saigon is that deep
pessimism is spreading in United
Statas circles. Without some
fresh initiative, such as action
agalnal north Vietnam, they see
nothiidjBut defeat ahead.
I*rt orthlspessimism is a tac
dfi toTPar Washington to deci
Sfaa. But another
DANGEROUS DIVERSIONS .. . i
It would serin that the last
conclusion to be drawn from the
recent United States election is
that it discredits the traditional
American political processes. Sen
ator Goldwater certainly suggest
ed no such thing.
We would not want to dignify
such a charge by denying it if it
were not that the worst aspects
of the campaign seemed to dis
close elements of American
thought susceptible to such fan
tasies.
Surely no genuine conservative
will heed the reported call of one
rightist group to join in an "un
derground army” against com
munism because "the time is past
when the American people might
have saved themselves by tradi
tional political processes."
It is not the technique of the i
American conservative to cast ]
doubt on democratic institutions.
Conservative criticism seeks ra
ther to work within such institu
tions to make them more effect
ive. Conservation in defeat does
not go underground to achieve its
aims.
As for the election, it did not
discredit the American system
any more than it discredited true
conservatism.
The latter has much to contri
bute to the former, and its con
tribution depends on the whole
hearted efforts of the American
people in support of their politi
cal processes. These efforts can
only be harmed by dangerous di
versions.
The Christian Science Monitor
THE PLACE IS FAMILIAR
Zambia. Gambia. Malawi, and
Chad,
Where are the lands we knew as
a lad?
Have zebras or possibly anthro
pophagi
Nibbled our abecedarian geog
raphi?
Mali, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi
Thank goodness for the good old
Bay of Fund)'!
It's not that new countries have
altered human nature;
It's just the revolution of risin
expectations applied to nc
mencliture
We find nothing really low o
revolta-ing
In either changing to Malagas
or contentedly Up|>er Volta
ing.
But a cartographer wp know u1l
never be the same
He just keeps saying over anr
over like a game:
"The place is familiar, but *
can't face the name.”
Christian Science Mon it c
* A TEARS AGO
1 THIS WEEK
Mountain area people and
events taken from the iN(
fdtm of the King* Mountain
Herald.
E. C. Duggin. coach of the Ap
palachlan State Teacher’s coHeg
football team, will be the prmci
pal speaker at the annual Lion
dub football banquet at Masoni
Hall on December 16
SL Matthew's Lutheran churd
will continue through Sunday Iti
•cries of nine religious feeUvitte
dedicating its new chutch build
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T>ear "friends,
... * wr*ter suggests that ue
ait down at Thanksgiving tine
w ,uve to
If«veryone
«Mld do this, we believe
there would be wore happiness
and wuch less coaplaint.
fnr * c*P«ci»lly thankful
fZT are ilso
thankful for the many kindnesses
£,‘ C°" *° “ d,,rln*
May your Thanksgiving be
a happy one!
Sincerely, v