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fage 2 tONGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS AW. N C Thursday, December 8. 1966 EstobUshed 1189 The Kings Mountain Heiald A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfafi and published for the enltfehtihment, entertainment and benefit of the citizens of mngs Mountain and its vielhlty, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing iTOUSe. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Kings Mountain, K. C., 28086 under Act of Congress of March 3,1813.. EDITOniAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon Editor-Publisher Gaty Stewart • Sports Editor Miss Blizabeth Stewart ^ Circulation Manager and Society Editor Miss Lynda Hardin Clerk Bobby iblin Paul Jackson MECHAlttCAL DEPARTMENT DtVe Woathers AiMi Mycfts Dave Weathebi, Jr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE MAIL ANYWHEtlfi ONE YEAR .. $3.50 SIX MONTHS .. $2.00 THREE MONTHS .. $1.25 PLUS NORTH CAROLINA SALES TAX TELEPHONE NUMBER — 739-5441 TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Walk in wiadom toward them that are with out, redeeming in time. I Theaealeniat 4:5. •25 IdM Still Valid An argument underway before the North Carolina Utilities Commission has been brewing for several months. Southern Greyhound lines want to pulT'Out of union terminals at Charlotte and Raleigh, these terminals being own ed by other lines. These are the specific pull-outs sought by Southern Grey hound, though more are presaged. Southern Greyhound contends that North Carolina’s union terminal policy of 1925 is not law but Utilities Commis sion regulation without the force of law. Apparently the Greyhound folk feel they can operate their own terminals more cheaply than they can pay rental fees to other lines, even though these other lines reciprocate in cities where Greyhound is the owner. There are other overtones of dis agreement, valid or not. The renting company frequently feel the owner con- - trols ticket sales policy and that pas sengers are routed, as often as possible on the buses of the terminal owner. Bus traffic originating in smaller cities like Kings Mountain is obviously not of the volume of former days, re flected here in difficulty of maintaining management and in curtailment of schedules. It is much easier to offer management advice than to practice it, htft It must be observed that the bus companies somPtimes appear to be short on service in the interest of financial results, thereby defying the regulated utility concept. How long, for instance, was Kings Mountain a bus flag stop? Southern Greyhound's president sought to make point of the fact that North Carolina is virtually a lohe wolf in the union terminal requirement. If so, it appears that, in the interest of convenience of passengers, the other states may be out-of-step. Argument by comparison may be valid, but frequent ly invalid. It i8 possible the General Assembly should examine the bus terminal situa- ments for terminal facilities the owner companies arc legally bound to meet. Certainly in Kings Mountain a lone terminal it sufficient. Cofeitiiiiiing Toll The rcpoM: of the North Carolina De partment of Motor Vehicles through 10 * **' to date during i960 in traffic deaths i^0; comparable time and date during 19(66 a total of 1481. •niirty-eight more persons have lost their lives via accidents oh Tar Heel roads this year than Jast. There is another side to the coin and a slightly more encouraging one (though very slight). This year’s , death toll is placed at 6.68 deaths per 100 million miles driven, compared to 6.8 per 1(X) million miles in 1965. ’The aim, of course, is to reduce the number of deaths to zero, the Ideal, if unattainable. Ooyiously, miles driven continue to increase, as is revealed by gasoline tax receipts, increase in auto population, and, if less scientific, a weekend trip to anywhere. Hien-Qovemor Sanford suggested Ndrth Carolina consider a system sam- by Connectlcutt with success, ‘ y mdority pf the long list of j trafnc violations are removed the crtnUnal infraction list, with ivilege 01 owning a driver’s license come an administrative mdter tha same system used by the Civil ihltlcS Authority in licensing pi- >h the rules of the road are not the ariveiSpllot forfaits hlS — for one day, three days, a tlx months or year, depending On the Murtiouiir infradtion. ThOUgH he spoke concerning the ibt-up eprttlng Into befog fo ^Uha, With the voiced l^e Would employ Wis tifonjlnea. Motor Vehicles A. P. Godwin seemed to -the Banford-Cbnneetieatt liiM On Ton Cute Kings Mountain's two legislators in the forthcoming General Assembly are at slight variance in their opinions m taking advantage of the expected $200 million surplus to institute some tax cuts — as Governor Dan K. Moore has said he will recommend In his Febmarjr budget message. Representative-elect W. K. Mauney, Jr., reminding that he campaigned on a platform of “no new taxes and cuts if possible’’, thinks the Inventory tax and intangibles tax schedules particularly detrimental to attracting new industry and discouraging to the expansion of existing industry. With North Carolina’s tax schedules directly attuned to the state’s general economic well-being, it is obvious that the heavy industrial and commercial expansion of recent years is heavily responsible for continuing bien nial surpluses. Senator Jack H. White, with one legislative term under his belt, points to need for expansion of mental health fa cilities and services, other capital needs of the state, and the need for aid by counties and cities makes wisdom of tax schedule parings questionable and sus pect. The Governor says he won’t discuss his teix-cut ideas prior to his budget message. Meantime, the twin important questions remain: 1) how much cut, and 2) in what schedules? EmplY Stocking Fund 'The Kings Mountain Empty Stock ing Fund is beginning its fifth year. This worthwhile effort of the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association has met with considerable success, not only in the number of dollars and amount of merchandise gatheroH fnr the indigent but for the intended aimnl >.,, ig 1) A consolidation of the Christmas cheer effort to avoid duplication and thereby spread the Christmas cheer wealth; 2) To supply such creature-comfort needs such as fuel and flour as well as toys ana clothes for the youngsters; and 3) To use the overage income for Christmas needs for crisis relief throughout the year. This program has been well-admin istered. It deserves the continued and grow ing support of business, induijtry, and indivlduhl citizens. Visit the booth on South Battle ground witib a liberal gift. Add#d Dimension There has seldom been a “dull’’ ses sion of the North Carolina General As sembly ohd the upcoming 1967 session already premised plenty of interest with another U. S. Congressional re-dlstiict- ing chore ordered, the Governor prom ising to recommend tax parings, the problem of carving up a $200 million surplus, etc., etc. The North Carolina Supreme Court added another issue last week when it unanimously ruled that so - called “brown-bagging", whereby customers transport their own liquor to public restaurants, private clubs, and other places of entertainment, is strictly il legal under Tar Heel law. Under the law, it is said, a person may carry up to a gallbh of HoDcH from a place of legal purchase to bi| domi cile, Only place Many sideline hotel room a . _ for only one night, or a dormitory or fraternity room, rented for a school yfear? Liguor and its use is one of ^ose explosively emotibnM ISIueS On Which many citizens have tifock or white opinions, with no middle North Carolina dItCtbnS nhve been sufficiently hypocritical on ^ matter since prohibition —' whidi NoiW (Caro lina impOMd in 1908, Well in advanOo of what the late President Herbilk Moover t«h^ Afe natiOh’l “tohle WBggfiWnt”. «nvy1®te le|la- MARTIN'S MEDICINE iORts: bits of newe, tom, hUmm'ttandcojWienti DirtcHonnt Ttike wetm if poaatbUf, but avoid ovmrioaage. BT MABTIN HABMON , A reminder of the fast ap- proaching 25th anniversary pf the bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, IStl, came Monday. Mrs. James Roberts, who was serving Constable Rocky Ford and his JB-year-old son at Mc Ginnis Department Store, re marked that young Rockv waa weatthg his fsther’s World War navy pek Jacket. To remarks that the youngster was big for his age, Father Rocky rejoined he was only 15 when the jacket Was issued to him. "There were 4 IoL-QLus in there like that (un- der-age),'” Big ROcky said. Mo did duty on an LST. "Wat9tLJtose brown bags when you pass through N. C." Wednesday morning papers detailed the anniversary and al so 84-year-old Admiral Husband Kimmel’s comments about "tak- ihg the rap” for the navy’s Pearl Harbor debacle. And, en route work. Old Glory flew along the llne-of-drive. Who was where and doing what, that pretty Sunday, among Kings Mountain citizens? Here are some samples. a*m Mayor John Henry Moss was already an army private since August 21. and was watching a teniits match at Charlottesi^le, Va., when he heard the hews. Jemh got ah eXpehae-pkid trip to Europe, did some duty as a general's aide. Humes Houston, now Major Houston, of the North Carolina Army National Guard, was al ready a dogface, stationed at Fort Jackson, S. C., and with his tentmates, lolling about on rou tine Sunday army post leisure. "We didn’t loll after the news came out. Everybody got busy and we were detailed to guard power stations around Columbia. Frankly, I didn’t know where Pearl Harbor W{ts.” Humes also got a free trip to Europe, collect ed a Silver Star for his services in the Battle of the Bulge, m-m City Clerk Joe McDaniel Was dating Sunday dinner kt Grand ma McDaniel’s and was yet un ripe for the service. In early '44, he was a navyman, spent 18 months at Pearl Harbor on - Ad mital Nimitz* big staff. He notes, “I didn’t see very much of foe Admiral.” He was headed .for Guam and the invasion of Japan when peace dame. m-m Rev. . Clyde Gcrodson, 2t, was doing a bit of part-time preach, ing, heard the news but credited it to an Orson Welles dramatic production (as the prior attack from Mars) and went on to church. He later vo)unteet;ed for regular duty, didn’t pafo foe physical exam for an ailment he didn’t know he had. so THIS IS NEW YOHK By NORTH CAUAHAN In some ways, the most im pressive part of New York City is still what it was when ( came here, over a quarter of a century ago. I refer to what was then known as Radio City but more accuTstely called, Rockefeller Cehtor. The impnesslve oattsrn of the skysetwpem and streets which make up this stHkihg complex rsmaihs a model lor archltsctuial beauty. Especially is the plasa a thing of man-made beauty. In summer, It is a minl- atwre avenue ablaze With sea sonal flowers and foliage, at the end of which is the Ice Skating rink, though thiajs more evident in the wider times of the yeir ' . TOY TRENDS Viewpoirits of Other Editors Winter signs OdUs Smith, who opened his Western Auto store here in 1955, owes his first acquaintance with Kings Mountain fo army service. He was still in high school on Pearl Harbor day, starting to pick up his date and gd to church when he heard the hews, was in service less than a year later. Camp Croft-- bound after a weekend at hdme. he rpde this far with his brother, returning to Jeffetson Birracks^ St. Lofos. Awaiting a bus, Oduk got huK- gry. It was Suiidti^ and‘eating places sparse. Re finally fbuhd a cafe open and ordered a ham burger. which ha mcalls, "tasted like shoe leather.*' Vihien West^ am Auto told Mm in ISM the Kings Mountain franohlse open ing was a good one, he mnam There was a tipje when an orange in a Christmas stacking was a luxury smd a dpHght to a chBd. Hut since orange jthee has bedome a staple (m the Ameri can breakfast taiPe the orkiiga haa lost its ehaiin aS' t seasonal gift. . So it is With toys. Qhe could hardly expect foe inod^ tot fo ask for a Carnet’sWeeP^r of a tudeing tiiorse. Kids .pla^y at be ing ocfolts Since mbiher .uses a Vacuum cleaner, hot a hand sweeper, mtd father in a ear iiot difi hossfoiaclc, kmall giria and boys of power-driven hoiuehCld tools and transportaitlon. This ents and price tags tm aolrie ^jfyUiihgi' this seaatm are sUfjmiatng. byt well-to-do relatives ara .biiifoig the costly items.r> ' There fe nothing wafpng 'wifo an expensive toy If k ancciQrages a child to use bis talents, A sim ple oamein or toy , aeudng ma chine may Start ki folld on & ca- reer. ■ ' FortUnat^, ytotmgstws dp not let price enter hifo’thelr ((^oy- ment of a present, A-fotteri ob tained frOm the foy popnd mtff outrage the inost pimeiwivo .sl|t a child receim, mi ydmkM^r'a estimafion. The emtarUm-is.foe This iheattl thAf . adiitts must think m teifoe of clw^obd t^n they mkke up tUleif. gft. lists. —ChrigtiM aaiencii^BOnttor . In August the countryman be gins to look for them. Now the list is Complete and rarely have they been more ominous. The signs all indicate we are in lor one of those old-fashioned win ters that grandfather likes to talk about "How I Won The War,” directed by another show business phe nomenon, Dick Lester. Judging by the comments of some of his impressed fellow actors, the legend personified by Beatle John riiky be about to emerge in a new form of expression. jnsuon. , •, , nUls up the hiR for pat- kbd ^andpktoafo. ^ tigs tm some tdk^iiiM' UGLY Politics! t- go but poH oftmfomek botne #1^' tcofoe' dnd bered the' hamburger and said, ‘*I want no.part 6f that town;** He's glad foe Westyrn Auto folk persuaded him first impressicHis should not be lasting. m-m Herald oompoaltor Paul Jarii- son remembers his Daddy was Shaving, when the first bulletins wsre broadcaat. Like Mumm. Paul couldn’t locate Pearl Har- bof, or the significance of the attack. Six months later, Paul was army, became a colonel’s batman and amved with the 'Lionel all over the globe. On Okinawa at war’s end, Paul re upped for a year., not doe to the re-up bluea”. It waa the one tvay to forsake Ohirtawa. ^ 5tergsret Pavadur was hardly pf me or WAtW sgd. rdmdm- bera foe day wra Mtiauad foe ^d t^munipi. Me rem^fnbkra (and , •r, 1991 msh Wilson. ad-as t filled a Mrtb-kflimoon date with a bbifofifol jUbefoarlk blonde. We Th^ af<e left elv telephone po^ ttonM or nmst anyfofog-that does not move until the mins Md the Udndk fineity b J fo£d m fSe ground. Thfo fo^'stly there, ft seems like iFobever. ^ ' poliUoM xre not the sorts of adverHsing signs timt we unlawful «r undttrwrtlve or both. And, to be Mr About It. there »re soine interesting idgns, too. ‘foif Ink unattrte^e ones are *>mettme# around irl such nUnl- ^ that they become a blot cn foe outdoor scene. — The At tomtit tomrnai. This does riot imply that we do not respect the professional itieterorologists with their charts, atkle rules, graphs and learned cjomments on upstairs jet streams. These add k patina of Authehticity to their discussions. But countrymen around pot bel- 1^ stoves in general stores give tneir opinions without equlvoca- fiOh or mental reservation. Com husks were unusually l^ht on the cobs and onion skins are thicker than in a decade. The Xoom crop was large and the saucem have extraordinarily Well-etched markings. Pine trees have'Shed quantities of needles do the thinner foliage iwill per- lilft snow to sift through with out breaking branches. Muskrat houses are high and cattkd heads are very long and slender. Have you noticed how the paper hornets built r nests and the greetilieas of B(g)ens Ion stumps and rocks? ifoiodchufos fed late, putting- on (iddltlonal fat. AH in all, the un- foimity of the signs indicate deep khd long periods of cold ;e kure the woodshed is fill ed and that you have long oned fCady when winter weather hits. ---Boston Herald. AT HOME. BETTER ID READ THAN DEAD • 'TWO women were recently the vietlms of their own ingenuity One is dead; the other wks hok- pHkUzed for a lengthy period. ■Phey fried to "UftpltoVe” bath- MOm cleaning agents by adding a household Uekeh. ’The chenil- (^ reaction of the bleach and the acid cteanser^rdeased dead ly chlsrtne g«s. The combination of bleadi With toHet-bowl deansers, am monia, lye, vinegar and oven- cleMier produces gases wdiirii can nrave fatal if inhaled- jSuch com- Unatims can be used safely mrly oh the aKpIlelt directions of the m^Haotwrer., 10 AGO Tgtt Meanwhile, Mr. Lennon is cha- racteiisticaJly candid about the extent and meaning of Beatle in- Standlng faring the pla.Ta the other day, I noted a large and handsome plague on which was emblazoned some words which were those of the builder of this fam(>us place, John D. Rockefeller Jr. He was not so well known as his father or some of his sons who have been governor or can didate for such, bank presidents and other personages of renon. Yet the monument to him, Rocke feller Center, will probably in the long run be greater than that of any of the Rockefellers, at least in a magnificently ma terial way. Although overshadow ed by his famous father whose name Is a legend in American history, John D. Jr. neverthe less managed to have thoughts of his own. And these are . hat were set forth on the plaque in the plaza. Here they are: I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I believe that every right im plies a responsibility; every ob ligation an opportunity; every possession, a duty. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not thlr master. I believe in the dignity of la bor, whether with hand or head; fluence: “It just so happens that some groups playing in England are making people talk about England, but nothing else is go- ihg on. Pop music gets through to all the people all over the world, that’s the main thing .... But there’s more talk about it than is actually happening. You know, swinging this, aivk all that. Everybody can go arounain Eng land with long hair a bit, and boys can wear flowered shirts Still the same did nonsense go ing on. It’s just that we’re all dressed up a bit different.” True — and yet not the whole truth. Fdr "the same old non^ sense” wion't ever be quite the same again, thanks at least in part to Beatlemania. As they pass out of or (depending how and things like .that, but there’s you look at it) into the public dorpain, the Beatles themselves Will be “us” with a difference Stardust being the most perish able of stuff, these ifour yoUhg mllllonkires — John and George and Ringo and Paul — will now have to make their way, each ot his own, up from the top. Which sounds very much easier than it often is. Through the triumphs and or deals of almost unparalleled fame, the Liverpool lads have preserved their fodivlduallties — their humor, candor, Integrity, and, yes, thrir dignity — even when misquoted and/or misun derstood. We sheti’t forget them. \foiatever their new roles, inde pendently or collectively, we wish the Beatles well. —’ The Chris* flort Science MomUor. that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man art opportunity to make a living I believe that thrift Is essen tial to well ordered living and that economy is a prime requi site of a sound financial struc ture, whether in government, bus iness or personal affairs. '1 believe tht truth and justice ate fundamental to ani enduring order. I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man’s word should be as good as his bond; that character - not wealth or power or position - is of su preme worth. I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty Of mankind and that only in the pure fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the tness of the human soul set I believe in an all-wise and all- lovlpg God, named by Whatever name, and that the Individual’s highest fulfillment, greatest hap piness and widest usefulness are to be found in living ift harmony with his will. I believe that love is the great est thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate; thatj right can and will triumph over] might. Thus spoke John D. Roricefel- ler, Jfi who was bom In 18741 and died in 1980. Like ] Ford, he was imder the handicai of having 4 fabulous father. Yet j both of the sons-had sons who,:j in the third fenerntdon, hark back to the achievements of founder tof the great fortunes., ^d in between those times, oom was acquired, as shown b> the foregoing ... tteme Mi 5th kmii%rS^ ^ell, tdo, all since). 1, khe wki fosrried to FUr- Aitigs I okd files of the KinfS IfowAfaitt evenits, Mkeh fMh thB JVM Hernld. llsomss D. TitifoHliiv** ed k^ktef of FMrviSte Lodge No 338 Mondxy Right M fos M*- konic Lodge eiettM etfiesfs for the Mhhlf year. David hfaiifoife, JiifiMr taoMe, is the Murtn wiitmr mt thk rred milM SlooMrtg TNMiir ewarded ahnuillf te foe Idngs Mountetn l^n S«UM4 feettan eleytr ad- injuries cited are only a sample Of foe kinds of household accidents that eeoh year disafoe more pmraons than do auto mls- hapa or occupational aoridmts outside the home. Bach year we Americans add more gMgets, appliances and hofshow Chemicals that simpli- ty our lives and perform useful cherea. But when ndsused. these maklem products oin kill and Mfon. The best safeguard against MMWleat hoUMioid HCridenta is to tUcome an avid fan of 'the Observer columnist Hclolse the TtsoSt ImpOrtaftt folltiential author of modem fa*# foe fallow who writes KEEP YOUR BADIO DIAL SET A! 1220 WKMT th« wiflting Rbeis and for8c- Hona — thA Cndrlottg dMrxier Kings Mtnultain, K C. I n sfodol leetbaQ jplaytr gM bv hla oeadiM to to utahdfog biotoir dn thn te Albefo i ^ ttfo 10 to radio foh|ng ' ‘ ‘ to/ iys. judgM by hla oeadiM to to foe OtttSi Mhoka whd Mrs. George W. Mtofoiy ttlned tneiflfiM Of fog OMttract Bridge doD «t hM‘^me Tiue afttonobn. tr. aitd Mto. .iA It Oonmell jttfo Nri. Miiii# Waii viaited BfoMa^ to iiglM to Mm a. r. OM^ tliriSS to OtePiy vniv. jtrst Ds. don’t put on a false front for anything. But we jdst know Itoving foe door, we turn Btodet beoausa evetybody ing At ui see foe Beatles *e not the Beatles at all. NVe’to Jugt uS . . . WS’re a felt tmn of going out the door, and tto <foly way to soften the blow Is just to spread ow a bit” Jt mt foorn Sfotue I (rtTleoTlIi W). fo hi* owh 1 la jfetifoki A News ^ Weathfr ^very hour oft thwj hour. Weather every hour on tl hali kour. Len- Fine entertainment,in between Thursday, t M. MIDGtT 1 teem wha hired* fret Mike filto Bock lew. (PhotA for Wilson Nortt used a cli up his bo; at Memor The "old fash all*Bta”s 1 halftime. The North Ca the dress leaving tl going to But 1 period ar 20-7 oour ly after t the tie Soutl Nort takes. Actu dpwn lea gin. Twi( N. C. fiv Both fumbles, point of Nort first hall back Toi of Clems up aroui Dotso Non With ful Johnny : ham anc ning, an ihg som( for the S An set up t Suggs p: plays la The North tl The South b( standing and Gar Sev( line to Dotson, erford b S. C. ba' Lin< the bad ception North’s quarter. Thr ed fron Brought lead. Wit yards a It was ( N. I the fou Negro, of 27 ai Una’s 1) As Was n award tackle ink Lir
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