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1!^ Established 1889 The Kings Mountain Herald A wrnkly iiowspaprr devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published lor the enlightenment, entertainment and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain and its vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Kings Mountain, N. C., 28086 under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon Editor-Publisher Miss Elizabeth Stewart Circulation Manager and Society Editor MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Dave Weathers, Supt. Allen Myers Paul Jackson Ray Barrett Steve Martin SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE — BY MAIL ANYWHERE ONE YEAR... .$3.50 SIX .MONTHS. .. .$2.00 THREE MONTHS... .$1.25 PLUS NORTH CAROLINA SALES TAX TELEPHONE NUMBER — 739-5441 Otis Cleo Falls. Sr. Two days after his father’s heart attack, Otis Falls, Jr., was entering the ho.spital. Talking momentarily with a friend he stopped short and said, “I don’t believe I should go in now. He told me to bring some fruit for the nurses and staff and I forgot it.” He returned short ly with the fruit, reported later the first question his father asked was, “Did you bring the fruit?” That incident was typical of Otis Falls, who exhibited throughout his life a regard for others ahead of himself. Mr. Falls was whole-hearted in all of his activities, whether at work or at play. During the recent snow, he served patrons until the woe hours, was back on scene less than three hours late.r. He was a charter member of Kings Mountain’s volunteer fire department and for many years was assistant chief. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a master at both. He was a superb story-teller. Many tired friends dropped in to visit at his place of business and left refreshed. He was a cornfield philosopher with his feet firmly planted on solid ground. He was a loyal husband, father, grandfather and churchman. His passing is a considerable loss to the Kings Mountain community and to a great ho.sf of friends elsewhere. Motel Good News Back in the thirties, a community effort was launched lor the building of a motel, for the old clapboard Mountain View, famed for its cuisine far and near, was creaky with age. But as far as the movement for a hotel got was an architect’s sketch of the hotel dream, printed in this news paper. Announcement of a Gastonia group that it projects immediate building of 76 units of a projected 288-unit motel with top accommodations is good news— long-awaited and long-needed—for Kings Mountain. Foreswearing Politicians? Our neighbors and confreres of the newspapering trade at the Shelby Daily Star have, in three consecutive editorials this week, appeared to foreswear poli ticians: 1) Management of the county must be entrusted to a trained administrator (though he is employed and can be dis charged by elected officials). 2) Political candidates must not be allowed to contaminate schools by their campaign fulminations (though some will be elected and will look with favor, or otherwise, with schools requests for funds). 3) The State Bureau of Investigation must be placed above politics (though the SBI is the responsibility of the elect ed attorney general of the state). If the Shelby editors are referring to efforts to eliminate nit-picking, pea- ’ nut politics, it is easy to agree. But the t^norof tar-and-feathering the politician be^yse he has the temerity to offer for offic* js a far and cry from the demo- cratic-ifepublican scheme of operations. It smaC^ of the administrator calling the signals of the boss — for which the boss is responsible and must answer to the electorate. And in Cleveland County, too, which produced the Webbs, the Mulls, O. Max Gardner and Clyde Hoey! There is a heritage of politics in Cleveland County. Timing Is Right Some years ago, when the General Assembly passed the law whereby cities could extend their boundaries without vote of the people in the area annexed there was immediate speculation here as to when the city would “move out”. There wasn't much speculation, merely a bit of figuring, at City Hall. At the time the city could not afford a major expansion. The same law required city’s expanding limits over objections of prop erty owners to have money or borrowing authority in hand to provide all noraml and regular services to the annexed areas within two years. Tuesday night’s presentation of pe titions for a major extension of the city limits to the southwest, totaling 425 acres, three major industries, and 109 homes, finds the city in best position ever to provide regular services, most of them immediately, to the new citizens. Items: 1) The long-continuing sewage dis posal problem (the system was condemn ed some 20 years ago) is being handled. Sewage service to the southwest area involves not-too-expensive lateral lino laying. 2) The recurring water problem is on the way to being managed, t rom a position of having to say, “We don’t have that much water”, the city will be in a position of desiring water customers. 3) The low city tax rate is being but tressed by new industry and construc tion within the present city limits and will have its taxable base increased with the requested annexation. The.se are some of the benefits v\ hich will accrue to the properly owners joining the city: 1) Improved police protection. 2) Improved fire protection. 3) Lower fire insurance rates. 4) Garbage collection service. (Cur rent fee from non-city collectors is $36 per year). 5) Elimination of differentials for outside-of-city sewage and water service. 6) Ability to obtain curb-and-gutter and sidewalk at low cost. On face and fact, the southwest city limits extension appears quite good busi ness for both parlies, the annexed and the city. Thanksgiving It is axiomatic that all have much for which to be thankful. Stated in the vernacular, the man with no shoes felt most sorry for him- /self — until he saw the man who had no feet. Woodkow Wilson Wyke The sudden death of Woodrow Wil son Wyke, veteran state highway com mission engineer, who had been 12th di vision engineer since 1961, shocked his many friends throughout the district. Mr. Wyke was a capable engineer and an effective administrator. He accepted the occasional columni- ation from irate property owners asso ciated with his work with equanimity. Just a week before his death he was talking with this newspaper about right- of-way problems and philosophized, “It seems no matter how good the project looks, some folk get battle marks in their eyes when right-of-way is mentioned. His death, at 55, is a loss to the highway department, to this district, as it is to his family and many friends. Congratulations to Carl F. Wilson, newly installed chef de gare of Voitures 1180 and 1416, 40 and 8. TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE That, twcord'mrt as if is u~rittr». Hr that ulorieth, let hhn ulorJi tin the Lord. I Corinthians 1:31 Some years ago I was talking about some family tidbit I had KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. MARTIN'S MEDICINE By MARTIN HARMON I am one of those interested, but not very active, genealogists on family history. However, at opportunity, I tty to gather what I can, and recently at the hand <»1 Mrs. J. Calvin Plonk of Hick ory. I have a quite interesting re- l«>rt. m-m It was written by Miss .Martha| (Mattie) Plonk, my great aunt,' date unknown, but Aunt Matti«,’ in the story, chided herself for not becoming interested in re cording 'family forelx'ars and their activities before she did. That is not unusual. Mrs. Cal Plonk, who accompanied her late husband on many family fact- scekirt,j expeditions, says she didn't become interested until after her husband's death. Mrs. Frank Summers recalls she was bored to tears while taking her father, W. Andrew Mauney, to “all those graveyards". It reminds that I recently met Roibert Calhoun, of Conway, S. C., and suggested, with his sur name. he should be from upstate and Pickens County where John! C. Calhoun, the South Carolina- statesman settled. He laughed. | His sister, he said, had been do ing some research for a paper on John and "kept running into stuff she didn’t like”. She decided to forget the paper. Viewpoints of Other Editors MR. NIXON'S CHALLENGE President-Elect Richard M. Nix- gleaned with the late Miss Car-j on and the American people face lyleWare. She teased, “You might' a colossal challenge. It is to heali not want to dig too deeply. Y'ou the bitter rancors, the perilous] might learn something you don't'tension.* and the divided loyaltiesi want to know." I replied that IiY^hich have marked this extra-] Ten Years Ago items of interest ti-hich occur- ?d approximately ten years ago Clarence Stasavich, perennially was not squeamish, was really ordinary political year. Only thus ] successiul Lenoir Rhyne college as interested in the oddballs] can the United States be succes.s-1 football coach, will be the iea- (and what made them tick) as; fully led by the incoming presi- tured speaker of the annual Kings in the compllants. j dent and continue to meet and ] Mountain Lions club football ban i master the many and crucial quet on December 9th. m-m problems facing the nation. m-m Aunt Mattie’s report not only' It is hopeful that one of the details great-gi-eat grandfather! strongest traditions in American Joseph Plonk’s 100th birthday political life is the readines.s of gathering, but straightens the the American people, however record on which of the three] they may have voted, to rally Grandfather “J’s” came where in' rally around the winner, give him the lineage line, of which I am!their goodwill and thus provide sixth generation. ■ him an opportunity to show what I he can do. It is an equally strong 1 and healthy tradition that, once I elected, a president-elect con.sid- My great-great-great grand-; ers himself primarily the leader father was Jacob Plonk, Indian of all the people, not merely of I fighter and Revolutionary War those who chose him. These two soldier. He served for three characteristics ol American poll- months in the Robert Alexanderl tical life, if adhered to, can company in 1776 during thel launch the Nixon administration Cherokee Indian uprising. He! upon a favorable wave, even subsequently sei'ved in Captain' though he is one of only a hand- George Tayloi's company then in. ful of minority chief executive's in 1781 under Captain William! American history. Moore in Colonel Philfer’s regi-l _ . . ... ment. It is not dear whethir! O'}?. .‘'’e strongest factors m Captain Taylor was fightir.^ thel^f- ^'^on f favor .s that he morc^ Indians or Tories. It is 'Lied "f/'y ovorall mood Jacob Plonk, from Tryon county, Ameuca than would either of was allowed pensions for his mil-] _two canddatr^. ^The itary services. Dr. Paul K, Ausley will be in stalled as pastor of First Presby It’s a custom that is nonexist ent in fhe Anglo-Saxon world. Nor do we remember ever see ing it or hearing of it among the Latin nations of Europe. But it is not infrequent in Germany. And it seems to be the rule a- mong t'he Communist lands of Eastein Europe. We refer to the praetic-e of hard, tough, un.senti- mental men e.xchanging posies| ADMITTED SATURDAY when they meet. Mr. Natlinniel Ale.xander, III This is called to mind hy a re- Belvedere Circle cent Associated Press photo-1 Mrs. Samuel Howard, Jr. Ill ADMITTED FRIDAY Mr. William Peterson, CO Rd, Mrs. Carrie Price, Grover Miss Freidu Bo.ven, Rt. l.Cm. ver •Mr. Mial Putnam, Jr. Rt. 1, Grover Mrs. Richard Yarbrough, lit. | Ees.semer City terian church at Sunday morning I graph. It shows a no-nonson.se W. King St. worship services at the church. Social and Personal I Soviet colonel being greeted by I an equally no-nonsense East Gor- 1 man Communist official in the , „ ,, D r..., I town of Ebershach. I'he East Lov’e Valley Bapust church pro-is handing the Russian vided the ^ttin„ 'Jf^^tesd y ^ posegay. And while the picture ernoon at o o clock for the .ved- ; dear on this point, it looks ding of Mi.ss Harriett Joyce Ked- :„„ .. . ding and John Oates Van Dyke. as if the Soviet officer bout to hand one back in return Miss Shirley Falls, whose wed- ] At first glance the scene is in- ding to Darrell Au-stin takes place j congruous in the extreme. Not December 28th, was honored Fri- i to p’j't too fine a point on it, e-ach day at a bridal party given by | of the oflficials has the look of a Mrs. H. R. Jordan, Mrs. Gene Aus- ] two-fisted bruiser. Wliat, one tin and Mrs. Richard Hart-sell. misrht .ask. Mr. David I.awing, 113 Cleve land Ave. Miss Judy Mo.ses, Rt. 2, Besse mer City Mrs. James Painter, 609, Farland Ave., Gastonia Mrs. Charlie Powell, BOZ'-; iTil were a-i nix St. m-m j Nixon and Wallace votes togeltier I constituted a solid majority for I a conservative tendency. And I while it would be wrong to inter- It was personally interesting to! Ptot this as a mandate for re note that Joseph Plonk’s birthday ts true that a bigger was May 7, which meant that he I ^ I ture committee that another mar- pre dated me just 132 years andl"**’ tlremselvcs comfcrtable] bring on one day, having been born Hubert Humphrey’s. LESSON FOR LEARNING Back in the early summer egg prices were at depressed levels. So the house agriculture commit tee held hearings for the purpose of deciding whether or not an egg marketing order would be neces sary to stave off disa.ster. The nation-wide order was also to ap ply to laying hens and chicks. uiser. ml.ght ask, would a bouquet mean to either? Yet might this not be a short-sighted view? Isj there not some spark of hope' ADMITTED SUNDAY Mrs. Robert Burchfield, 711 Lakevirw St., Gastonia Mrs. David Herndon, Jr., Gi-n ver -Mrs. Louis Philbeck, 112 Hill eresl Dr.. Bes.semer City ADMITTED MONDAY ■Mrs. Jetihio Grig', 20S_ Eli/.i when even the toughest of totali-1 f**^*[) ff'*-’ tartans are brought, from time to time, face to face with such gentle beauty? We think so. In fact, we think the practice has more than a little to commend it, Chiistian Science Monitor CREDIBILITY IN GOVERNMENT 17SS, m-m His hundreth birthday celebra tion (held five days early) at- It Ls therefore up to Mr. Nixon and his advi.sers to understand carefully just what this conserva tive mood means. lit does not tracted sonie 600 kin and friend,' ^aean an end to seeking solutions Aunt Mattie reports. The old »(, national problems. It does gentleman couldn’t walk, ro.sult not mean a wish for a do-nolhing of a broken hip, but “he canl ]-egime. What it moans is that the talk - his inind is remai’kable’'.| nation has shown a weariness and Seated by his side was a sister, | ^ of trust in some of the Mrs. Sallie Plonk Weaver, then policies and many of the methods age 104. Among the kin present was my great-Gi-andfather John Jonas Plonk, my Grandfather Wiliam Lafayette Plonk and the which have marked the outgoing administration. Mr. Nixon won for two reasons. four of his ten children who had-One was the respert which .so arrived by that date: Ida. John! many millions of voters showed Oates, Clarence Sloan and Eu-j for his positive program. The oth- nice!my Mother), a quarter-year short of age three. My Mother I’ecalls that Great- Grandpa John Jonas was a dedi cated purveyor of the kissing kinsman and was bow-legged to the point it was said he couldn’t hold a pig between his legs. m-m It’s easy to understand why just about al neighbors are kin, if distant. Jacob, the Indian fighter, moved to Lincoln county ■and married Christina Kiser. Joseph’s wife was Barbara Rudi- sill. A few more family names mentioned Aderholdt, Crouse, Quickie, Cressamore, Killfan, Fronebarger - - not to mention, Oates, Espey, Sloan, Reed, Means Hays, Mitchell, Ware, McGill Dickey, and Weir (now Ware in some families). m-m er wa.s the feeling among many that what is needed is a fresh start on the formidable problems facing America and the world. The combined Nixon-Waliace vote reflected a deep unease and di.ssatisfaction with many things: with the conduct of the war, witli the failure to make greater prog- rc.ss in the cities, with crime, with racial tension, wilh disorderlincss. We are convinced that the nation wishes that these problems be faced squarely and settled con structively. Mr. Humphrey’s de feat stemmed from a widespread conviction that the old team could not do this. While it is good that the vote for George Wallace was no larger than it was (and was smaller than at one time looked for), ids show ing was nonetheless a grim warn ing of how close many Ameri cans are to accepting the thesis (hat only drastic right-wing ac tion can solve national problems. This increa.ses the necessity for Richard Nixon to demonstrate that such problems can be .settled ... , , , Americans have always taken Those who opposed the market- | p^jjjp jp their individual and na- in<T order convinced the aericu'.- (jppa, predibility. We have rec ognized that men and nations can be no better than their word . . . The crisis of credibility in our government has grown steadily worse . . . one of the first tasks of the new Administration will be to restore tlie public’s coitfi- cracy with little improvement in the price of eggs. The ag committee dropped the idea. Since the hearing the price , , . of eggs has climbi'd .steadily with l f'^bce in its government. This can At Joseph’s birthday party the! construc- young folk played tap-ring, what-j ever that is. | Outwardly, the fact that the some price reaction fairly recent ly although prices arc still higher than a year ago. Prices are expect ed to be significantly higher this fall and early winter. Instead of depending on govern ment, egg producers cut back re placements to three million few er than a year ago. Prices aver aged a nickel a dozen higher in September than the first half year. When we contrast this with the depressed prices in other price- supported commodities, we think there may be a lesson to be learn ed here. — Prairie Farmer. next president will be a Republi can, whereas both houses of Con gress will be Democratic, could. make things difficult for both the White House and Congres.s. But] it need not. The ircoming Con gress will itself be more conserva tive than either that of 1967 or 1965. Thus at many points there will be affinity of outlook at (he White House and on Capitol Hill. Richard Nixon will have no great er challenge than to preserve and build on this closeness of outlook The President-Elect has repeat cdly promised the nation a busi nesslike administration based on sound but forward-looking princi pies. Nothing is more needed to day. It is being merely realistic to note that the years ahead will be filled with the gravest prob lems, both national and interna tlonal. They can best be solved through enlightened hard-headed ness. Mr. Nixon has promised this. We wish him well In the mammoth job he has inherited.— ] Christian Science Monitor. only be accomplished by leveling v.'ith the American people, wheth er the news of the moment is good or bad. The people must h.ive the truth and not bureau cratic gobhledygook." — Port Dodge, Iowa, Messenger. Kim Moss, 610 Meadowhiook Rd. Mrs. James White, Rt. 1 Mrs. Childs Wood, 114 Venn-. •St., Gastonia j Mrs. Grier Blackburn, Rq 1. Grover ; Mrs. Dot Sigman Arlhove Keller, Linville, .N.k'. Mrs. Ernest Gosey, 408 CansVr St. Mrs. Buren Dellinger, 1809 S' ond St. ADMITTED TUESDAY Mrs. ArdisI Byers, Rt. 1, Gr ver Mr, James Moss, 610 Mcadoi brook Mr. Curtis Hambright, Rt Grover Hoyt Dai’by. 301 S. 13th SI Bessemer City Mr. Foley Cohb, 215 S. Pitx mont Ave. Mrs. Cleatus Cleary, 808 C|r^ land Ave. Mr. Wesley Bailey, 318 E. 1“'-' ton Ave., Bess(»mer City Keep Your Radio Dial Set At 1220 WKMT Kings Mountain. N. C. Ne'ws & Weather every hour on the hour. Weather every hour on the half hour. Fine entertainment in bet'ween id
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