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mountain WaldT'kInss M'oUMtXiKI.' K tl Thurscfay,'M«p^ 3, fhurs*^ To Editor front Qf. tlje. Medical , Pharniacy biiildinif. Detff Sir: At iGbout ten o’clock Monday morning a fast-moving fro;'lit train hit the back of a truck at the Gold Street crossing in Kings Mounain and I was reoninded rather forcefuliy — of the totally disgraceful fashion in which oui town has neglected to provide adequate safeguards at its rai-l- road crossings. This time the driver was luck ier than most of the many, many others who have been hit by .rains within the city limits. It was also fortunate—and to tally a matter of chance—that no Innocent bystanders were killed or maimed. The driver was, aft er all, on the tracks, through his own efforts, and thus partly re sponsible for his own predica ment. But heavy metal fragments from the truck body were hurled with considerable force acro.ss the adjacent sidewalks and street One piece of sheet steel, eight feet long and a foot wide, wih sharp edges and weighing probaily fify pounds, travelled over 100 feet with sufficient force to cut a hoie in the rr.etai It taltet'^o vlVid imagination I to realiw.what could easily have happeritd -Had ttiere been i as there usually are) pede.strianson tlio sidewtaHt; fn frpnt of that building on our city’s main street. Or for thalr matter, suppose that same huge, slice of flyin,^ steel had happened, to take a slightly different-'.epurse and sfnashed instead-through one of the store windojvs.; iii'^ that area-, or hit a car waiting'_^'t tho-traffic here,in ’the southbound lano on Battleground. Or suppose some one had. Bji^n waiting on the side walk to ci^d'the tracks at that spot, where the.enire rear of the truck was.foHed up into a jagged ball and-'smashed into the adja cent sign-ik)st. •of Kings Mouiitainl ^ - T wonder if we’re not c.alling ourselves ‘ Th^' Historical City" for the w^ong reason, rhero an no njonuments efr cole rations in evidence here for those escorted, into the hereafter cjurtosv.of the Southern Railway System. b.:t there is room for more thaii/n casual query as to whether /in not our town’s real claim tom'.s- torical distinction might not^ie more along the lines of its col lective indifference t > liuman life than to its accident.al geo graphic Di'oxitnity to a long tl.ist historical event. BVS Reports Ford Dealer Peak Eainings Wins Award I dealers who help Improve traffic i custoniers are fully Informed a- i er education.; support sound ve- I safety in their comcrunities. 'bout the benefits, operation and 1 hide inspection programs, and Dealers were, urged tj act in 1 maintenance of safety etiuipmeilt | encourage adoption of better lo- .N!-;V. Vt^RK Peak sales and earii;i',g> f-^t' the nine month per iod cm'.i'd January 1, 1063 were 1 eporu’d today by Sd Kittay, four specific ar^s; assure that i on veb^lM; provide cars fordriv-lcal and state traffic laws. Il.V.P. v' Consc; the. nice Sl.Tin.P'' vear. I’v It should be obvious to anyone that we haye failed in this com munity to ,take Inadequate precau tions against thiS sort of thing! I would hedtate to guess the total nyrhber of people killed on Kings Mountain railway cross ings during the past half-cen tury, but I would be willing to bet that it is a bigher figure than the number reported killed on “our” side during the Battle Let me hasten to add that this is not intended solely as a criti cism of our present city adminis nation, or to single opt any spe cific administration -or city offi cial of the past. I feel the indict- ment for failure to act is both a cumulative'and a collective one. to bo shared bv us all until ^ucli time-at whatever late date! proper action is finally taken. .ind President of The •npany, Inc. i.ited net income for months ro.'e 16.3'i to from $4,060,313 last tax earnings rose to S3.3‘ku;;'d fro.m $5,404,313 iq the ccmj.iM’ie nine months last year. . Per slri.e earnings rose to Sl.lT pv: share from $1.26 last year. Net saiis for th» nine month periovi ileci $S6.365,762. Xet sales ;e| ited for the compara ble I'o; i I last year were $59,034,- 632. _ For till tlfird quarter consoli dated nit income rose to $1,539, Southwell Motors, Inc., Ford dealer in King.s Mountain, has qualified for special recognition in Ford Motor Cc rpany’s first .\ational Dealer Traffic Safety Award Program. The dealer ship received a. plaque and commendation this week from Fletcher N. Platt, ■ manager of Ford’s Tralfic Safe ty Highway Improvement Depart ment. “Ford Motor Company is proud of your achievements, - and of the achievements of the entire dealer cody, in prc.r.oting traffic safety,” Mr. Platt’s commenda tion read. “We appreciate the ti re, energy and other resources you are devoting to this vital ubject and liope that you will Do You Like Tea? If So • You'll "LOVE". 'Constant Cormment' We have the cutest boxes of note paper — Nice for^ gifts ahd to use for yourself. — Come To Sv. d Us WEE LANTERN 128 W. Mountain St. Kings Mountain. N. G. TELEPHONE 739-3416 Regarding our current city ad ministration, let me say that the opportunity for action is theirs alone, even if the blame for fail ure for not having already dene so must be shared equally with the rest of us. This is perhaps the third- or fourth letter on this subject I’vo written tlie Herald, as well a.s past conversations with mayors and town councilmen. and F rc call that it was shortly after one of thest> earlier forays on the subject that the gates on ‘ the crossing on Piedmont Ave. were installed. I mention this now solely as an indication to any other concerned citizens that if we all speak up collectively tiie chances for action will be im proved. It would certainly strengthen the band of our city officials in any subsequent dis cussions on the subject with the railway company. Several years ago, in the Her ald, I suggested that the City of Kings Mountain offer to pay a reasonable part of the total cost of installing adequate ' s a f e- iguards, and that it then insist to the railroad that such safeguards be provided. I repeat that sug gestion now I believe this factor of cost was the main reason no action came of the talks with the railroad company two years ago, shortly after the last fatal acci dent of this same Gold Street 633 f.'cc' .'-1.115,534 last year. Pre- continue and intensify your of- ta.\ (';i:rings for the quarter forts.” were SI.‘.'2^.333 as c'mpared to Sl.S22.r21^Per share earnings for tlio (iinurlT;! rose to 4S cents per sh.arc ro.o-. 44 cents per share. Xet totaled $30,137,171 as ccmporcii to $21,809,566. Included in thi’.-c '.i.gures for the current yearaiv I'ne operations of the Al ligator Company from June 14, 1965. Purely he costs Xaticnal winners in the pro gram w’cre announced Feb. 15 in Dearborn, Mich. C. Philip Lcycla, of Leyda Motors, Inc., Richland Center, Wis., received the $5,003 first-place aw'ard. The second- j place winner — C. Huiet Paul, of Paul -Motbr Company, Charles ton, S. C.. received $2,.500. Checks for $1,000 each went to VV G. (Bus) Horton, Bus Horton, Inc., must poisist in discussing the Oklahoma City; Robert Jarnos, | value of hjnjan lives in terms of R & J Motors, Inc., White Bear' dollars a!o'ie--could not be so Lake, Minn. prohibitive that the city could not affonj to pay jKtrt of it! .^r.iithi r thing whicli could be done is enforce the speed limit upan tiair.s. Several eyewitnesses said tU.at the freight which hit the truck was travelliiag “sixty miles an hour”. Granted’it is dif- P'ord began its program last fall as an annual means of recog nizing Ford and LincolivMercury EXECUTOR’S.XOTICE Having qualified as executor of the Estate of Adam Lee De- ficult to judge speeds e.xactly, but ^ > deceased, all peitsons hav- it is an ibvious that few trains dgainst said, estate! coming through cmv town travel , ; P same with the j at what I am told is the legal or before Sep-j rate of 35 miles per hour. I 1966 of this notice will Uo pleaded in bar of any recov- Let me .strongly urge all con- ' ery. cerned citizens to'let our elected' ah .. . , , officials know where we stand I on this 1 :ng-neglected issue. ! Li make immediate ; This 3rd day of March, 1966. E. Stowe DeVeney Executor George B. Thomasson j Attorney I Why should we wait until j other tra.gi'dy occurs before take action? Sincerely, Edward H. S.mith Battleground Ave The Mustang vou want is on our floor right now! *66 Mustang Hardtop PROOUGTKW OF MUSTANGS IS RISING TO AMERICA’S DEMAND FOR THIS RUNAWAY SUCCESS CAR! THAT MEANS WE CAN MAKE FAST DELIVERY ON HARDTOPS, CONVERTIBLES AND FASTBACK 2+2’s! BIG COLOR SaECTlON! OPTIONS GALORE TOO) STANDARD ^ EQUmr INCLUDES MUSTANG’S GREAT 2()(H:U m SIX ENGWEl COME IN AND -SELECi THE MUSTANG THAT’S BEEN ON YOUR MIND-AND DRIVE IT HOME TONiGHTI . ‘66 Mustang CoovtrtiUc Ford—No.1 in Sales in the Carollnas! ' ■ FORD — First In Sales In The Carollnas SOUTHWELL MOTOR COMPANY 910 SHELBY ROAD BOX 346 KINGS MTN.. N. C. D1 1
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