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Ml ti r nl h /.* ^age 7 r- TT Established 1889 The Kings Mountain Herald A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published for 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. Hffiftln Tlormnn EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Miss Elizabeth Stewart . Miss Debbie Thornburg . Circulation Manager and Society Editor Clerk, Bookkeeper Dave Weathers, Supt. MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Allen Myers Paul Jackson Steve Martin Ray Barrett 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 TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE When, they tmw the 'ttar, they rejoieed with exceeding great joy. St. Matthew 2:i0. Tight Cash When the prime interest rate—that charged a bank’s most affluent borrow- ei’s—goes to seven percent that’s news. It’s the highest prime rate in a cen tury, pointing up the fact of the Federal Reserve Bank’s increase in the discount rate, that charged banks who, borrowers, too, get cash from the Federal Reserve to lend to customers. The views are mixed on whether tight money is good or bad for the coun try. Traders .soid stocks heavily pushing the stock prices down. Gold remains in heavy demand in foreign nations where trading in goid is permitted. United States Treasury bonds plunged in price with better returns elsewhere. The Federal Reserve apparently takes the views that the twin problems of rising prices and increasing totals of both short and long-term debt need to be slowed. Tight or high-cost money is sup posed to do the job. On whether tight money is good or bad, it may be presumed that it is good for the guy with it, less good for the guy without it. Good Service Congratulations to Holmes Hm'ry for his effective service on the Kings Mountain board of education, dating from area consolidation in July 1961. During that period were some trying times and difficult decisions. Effecting of area consolidation it self was difficult with especially crowd ed conditions until the new high school plant was built. The 1964 civil rights act added to the fun. But the business has been managed here with a minimum of pain and Mr. Harry deserves his full share of honor for it. He was particularly proud, he said at a football game in the new John Gamble Stadium, that Kings Mountain now’ boasted the only stadium in the confer ence with rest rooms on the visitor’s as well as home side of the stands. "It cost $8,000,” sure worth it.” he said, “but it's Congratulations: To P. A. (Tippy) Francis, newly ap pointed member of the Kings Mountain district board of education; To Frank Humphries, at age 13, an Eagle Scout; To Miss Nancy Lublaneski, Univers ity of Mississippi senior elected an offic er of the student chapter of the Ameri can Pharmaceutical association. To Navy Lieutenant James C. Blan ton, recently promoted to that rank. Thot's Better It was expected. Oriental Graft Senator William Proxmire has charged that two men were penalized for "doing their jobs too well”. The armed services involved have admitted nothing, but the navy has a- greed to a civil service decision for re view of disciplinary action against John McGee who supplied the information to Senator Proxmire. Even so, a General Accounting of fice report details theft of 5.5 million gal lons of fuel and lubricants in 1967 alone. McGee pulled the whistle on theft of fuel and other supplies in Thailand. The reports apparently are quite valid and point up one of the major rea sons for United States difficulties in deal ing the Orientals. The inscrutable hard to analyze. Oriental mind is Time Magazine did a studied essay on the subject several months ago, at tempting to detail the differences be tween the thinking of Thais, the Japan ese, the Vietnamese, Formosan China Nationalists, etc. A Kennedy Win KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. What this nation regards as rankest corruption seems to be a way of doing business in many Oriental nations. The fellow with the power would be foolish not to use it for his own benefit. It’s hard to do business successfully with one crook, much less possible with nations of them. The advance copy read strangely. Senator Edward Kennedy didn’t know' whether he could beat Senator Russell Long for majority whip or not. Then w hy was Senator Kennedy offering. The answer was weak. Even a loss would propel him into the public eye. Senator Kennedy apparently knew more than was admitted, even if his mar gin was not a landslide. The victory is important for the role of whip is important. It is his chore, with the aid of regional assistants (includ ing Senator Fritz Hollings of South Caro lina) to corral the votes to push favored legislation through the Senate and to de feat unfavored legislation. Fact that Republican from the op posite side of the aisle are President and Vice-President increases the importance of the job Mr. Kennedy won and its re sponsibility. Is Ted Kennedy’s eye on the top job in ’72? Why would it be ih light of the tragic fate of his two brothers? Senator Edward Kennedy, like his brothers and father before him is a poli tical spelot. He aims at the pinnacle. Cdihpiiler Study? Paul Vogel, unsuccessful Republican candidate for the county board of com missioners, has addressed the county board with the suggestion that feasibility studies be made before the board pro ceeds with a previous decision to pur chase a computer. The Office of Education, Depart ment of Health, Education and Welfare, has aproved the Kings Mountain school district’s 1969-70 assignment plan and tagged a note of congratulations to the approval. Mr. Vogel included a Gaston County study on the subject entitled "County Tax Computation and Billing by Service Ckintract Agreement with a Data Pro cessing Center.” To sum up Gaston County found it more economical to contract for data processing services than to purchase a machine to operate on its own. The board of education has asked for dispensation for the present term on grounds of new construction at North school and got most of what was asked. And the plan contihued the policy of the Kings Mountain board in keeping the faith with the 1964 civil rights act MARTIN'S MEDICINE Bt martin HARMON It was my pleasure to cover Wednesday’s lunebeon meeting of tile Cleveland Organization of Government Officiais executive commlttt-e. The 'food was good as I have always found it at Ilo tel Charles dining room, m> neighbors interesting conversa' tionalists, and the Shelby parking meter man generous. m-m To begin with last first, Mayor John Henry Moss and I were headed for the car and I looked up to see that I was going to owe the City of Shelby a quarter. John teased, "Want me to try to use my influen'ce?” No, I rei>lietl, I've over-parked and owe the quarter. But as I reached for the ticket to insert the quarter the officer took it back, said, "No, you made it back in time." m-m John was interested in tlie en closed Cushman motor scooter the officer was driving. After du ty on regular cycles, the oflficer was all for it, particolarly in foul and cold weather. Speed on the beat? Much faster in covering the metered areas. Cost of up keep? He didn't know, but the Chief would. m-m My immediate neighbors at ta ble were Walter Thomas, county superintendent of schools, Mayor, Hubert Plaster df Shelby, Billi Dover, Shelby Star reporter, La-, mar Young, retiring CAGOchair-! man, and Dave Wilkinson, re cently arrived Shelby city man-! ager- . Viewpoints of Other Editors A NEIGHBOR'S MALADIES ARE PAINFULLY I FAMILIAR ' Dave proved to If misery really loves company, it may be some comfort to realize , . we are not alone in our housing be athletic minded, particularly in the direc-j According to the Kings Moun- tions of squash, volleyball and; Cleveland Coun Ten Years Ago items of interest which occur- :d apyroximately ten years ago money. So does undereducation.—Tulsa Tribune, tennis. He hadn't been able to.jy town comparable in size to locate any squash courts. Supt.'than Thomas said he had none in the ^ homes to meet projected de schools. John Henry said the new ^ands during the next three A STICKY WICKET Boston is not the only city which cherishes its parkland. One Robert Rhodes Plonk, Troop 9,' of the warmer controversies in won the Eagle award, highest jlew York at the moment concerns honor in scouting, at Court of i a projert th^t would devote part Honor for Kings Mountain Dis-jot Central Park to croquet, trict Boy Scouts Thursday. With the best of intentions, the The Kings Mountain Life Sav- New York Croquet Club donated ing Crew will conduct a road-j $10,000 to build a croquet field, • t_i«- 1- J * V..W L,.,lcW will luiiuuli a lu uuiili a v iuvjut.i ii«. neig'hborhood facilities builcung y^ars. Mooresvillo’s immertiatei Sunday to raise funds for open to anyone for a foe. on park could accommodate him when .qhort-term needs arc placed March of Dimes. • lonH. Mn snonpr harl a fpnre heoT the building is complete. Dave, ^ew homes, didn’t appear to be overly heavy| Kings Mountain, the Heiald but said he’d gained five pounds: industrial growth Ls out- slnce coming to Shelfc',». * The cli*I rvrtoSnrT v»/-v»viAV»ji5iHi«CT iTavo v^mi it on where you need it.” roofs and accompanying legal ac-] has no unemployment, tion. Presuming the county gctsj So which wmes first, homes or restitution to cover all daniiage job opportunities? costs one cost will be omitted by' At least one thinking Moores- North Carolina law: the fees d.'iville resident reverses this chick- the county board of education le-j en-or-the-egg quandary: He in- siste economic advancement cre ates its own .solutions. For example, he points out a competitive industrial wage would attract and hold workers — and. Perhaps the computer purchase has been checked already and is quite valid. But there is apparent sincerity, cer tainly no tone of sour grapes from Los er VogeL k. ADMITTED THURSDAY .Mrs. Jammy Curry, Rt. 2, Citj) Reginal Dawkias, Rt. 1. City, j Mrs. Jarvis .Mi'rccr, 814 Myerj .8t., Gastonia. Mrs. William Morgan, 1616 Shel by Rd.. City. Mr. Horace Wright. Rt. 2, Citj Jeffery Barrett, 401 E. Ridge Sl^ City. ! ADMITTED FRIDAY Mr. W. K. Carroll, 100 N. Piect mont, City. 1 Mr. Thomas Landers, Box .'’..51, Bessemer City. Mr. Glenn McDaniel, 212 Rox- ford Rd., City. .Mr, J. M. .McGinnis, Rt. 1, Citv, ADMITTED SATURDAY Mr. Oscar Tharrington, 800 First St., City. Ruth Hullonder. 800 Kathcrini' St., City. Mrs. ,Ia.spcr Patterson, Rt. City. Crystal Sellers, 912 E. Eighty Gastonia. Mrs, Luther Wilbur Wrigli Rt. 3, City. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL \ erected around it than the Save Mrs. Dwain Lynch entertained'Central Park Committee fired of.' . Friday evening at the home of a protest. The Parks Commission- i Lemuel Ilarrill, .3227, Rog* .pacing homebuilding. Have you yjrs. Wendell Phifer at! er ordered the fence reduced in , Charlotte, mate agrees with me,' he c^m-; laj^ient somewhete?'Or ^ bridal party honoring Miss | height, but the committee didn't Jackson, Rt. 2, Dorothy Frances Goforth, bride-icare for either :a tall or -Short elect. Miss Goforth and Jacob fence. Now the Bark Association Dixoii will be married in Febru-I of New York City and the Council g,.y I for Parks and Playgrounds has Mrs. Paul Briggs was hostess ‘ joined the fight, stating that they _._j *«. « fvi.^ntirio’i arp nnnocpH tn “mntfnnina .^1., mented. Well, partially, since jjbout Kifigs Mountain'May Dave's previous area of operationj Henry Moss' call for .stepiJefi-up iwas Miami Springs, Fla. He grew, pxbansion of sewer and water up in Pittsburgh, Pa., schooled! gp^vice? j across state in Philadelphia. Onj “industrial potential and mu-1 the restricted e,xercise business,! nieipal utilities open the door nf I \ionday night to"a joint meeting i are opposed to “continuing pre Dr. Plaster told Wilkinson, ‘THi opportunity to all Kings Mountain j(-.jj-pip 4 and 6 of Central! emption of public parklands for take you down to the farm and citizens,” the mayor said, "but we! -ypjbodist church. 1 special interest facilities.” we'll dig some post holes. Noth- rnust provide matching residential ‘ j The generally genteel eroquet Rd., City. ing like it to take it off and put development.” DranTNC A WRITING i players .seem somewhat abashed Mrs. Jesse Rfehards, 515 by the fierceness of the battle they St.. City. A nationwide, four-year study , have touched off. The Croquet ADMITTED MONDAY by experts has confirmed the | Club should bo thankful that its , Mrs. Dira Powell, Rt. 1, Grover ADMITTED SUNDAY Mrs-. Bertran Rote, 1625 Lake Rd.. City. .Mrs. Joel Toney, 511 E. Va.J Bessr-mer City. Mrs. Erskin Arrowood, Cherryvillc. Mrs. Nalhan Kelly, 313 Supt. Thomas was eloquent on lo...--. the woes of fallen-in gymnasium | of town. And that town, like ours, teaching of English in the nation s READING & WRITING Familiar? Now, let’s get deeper into tlii.s nki-r matter. Mayor Moss said no less ,—r 1 . j ,1 . . j. „ than 27 percent of Kings Moun- worst fears of most parents: There I sport doesn t require a .stadium.— ^ Mrs. James Dingus, Grover, tain’s available labor works out • are severe shortcomings in the 1 Boston Herald Traveler ' Mrs. .Mictiaci Butler, 110 Wat-o '1.' h 1' J ! a . ! : Rd., City. Mrs. Steve Mullinax, Rt. .3, Ga.<- gal battery. m-iQ Bill Dover, like me, had eaten breakfast early. We ordered the veal cutlet.- m-m There was a dash of levity. Malcolm Brown, Shelby super intendent of schools, said there was one item of long unfinished business. It is customai-y, he not ed, to give a retiring president a plaque, if the board thought he’d done his work well. The commit tee had so felt in the instance of the presidency of Les Roark, the Shelby city commissioner. “I m-m don’t know exactly what happen ed,” Malcolm continued. "Maybe Les missed a meeting, but that plaque had had a first 'birthday right there in my office.” m-m It was agreed to be better late than never and handle the pre lentation at the membership meeting here next Wednesday. m-m The committee aigreed Lamar (Buddy) Young, retiring chair man, had earned a plaque, too. CAGO seemed off to a good if tardy 1969 start. The Mayor, George H. Mauney and I were equally a little late. Don Jones was on time, though he’d made a round-trip to Swannanoa. But Secretary Jones had left his minutes at home. more importantly — it would give workers the purchasing power they need to secure the homes they need. In other words, give a bread winner and his family financial reason to live and work here, and they will. It is not the answer to put the housing shoe bn the sub division developer’s foot. Take the solution one step further and give the worker Incentive to come here in the first place. At the Kings Mountain mayor’s suggestion, the town’s employ ment committee, job-training pro grams within the area’s industries and Cleveland Technical Institute are working together to come up vvdth ways and means to build an economy in which "every able- bodied person in Kings Mountain can find a job right here in his own city.” Mooresvillo area industry is en couraging the vocational scliool and it is offering assistance in other wavs designed to attract new people, re-train employees in new Jobs and do what everyone recognizes mii.st be done. It is not enough, certainly, to insist 800 more homes will mean 800 more soldiers in our industrial army. That we recognize this is a start toward a healthier eco nomic climate. — Mooresville Tri bune. hieh schools. A NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE The National Council of Teach- ! President-elect Richard M. Nix- ■ tonia. ers of English and the University ; on has pledged that "the greal ob- Millard Caldwell, .500 M.ir- of Illinois made intensive studies jective” of his administration will grace. City. of 1.58 representative high schools he “to bring the American pejpio in 45 states and discovered that the two areas of greatest woak- nes.s are reading and writing. Some highlights from the study of 1,600 classrooms; There Is little direct instruction in writing despite the fact that 16 percent of class time is devoted Ronnie Cash, Rt. 3, City. .Mrs. Willie Hughes, Box .311, Bes.semer ttity. -Mrs. Ernest Roberts, Rt. 1, Cilv- to composition Only 13 percent of student pa pers examined by observers show ed signs of any thorough rewriting and only 17 percent showed any evidence that teachers help stu dents with organization of ideas, critical thinking and clear com munication. Reading programs are inade- logether. He explained that he will have an open Administration, “open to: , new ideas, open to men and ’ Alice Varnadore, 120 E. Washing j women of both parties, open to! '“tt Ave., Be.ssemer City, critics as well as those who .sup-: ADMITTED TUESDAY port us.” We have the opportunity to as- WELFARE m-m “Under our present welfare sys tem millions of our citizens are kept in a state trf government-im posed economic bondage, without the means or the incentive to im prove themselve.s. The worst ef fect is on the children of those dependent upon welfare. It has achieved one objective, it’s a dis incentive for recipients to work. ... It would appear that incen tives should be worked into the program, along with training of Buddly Young was latest, on. a‘the children of welfare recipients mission of meixjy to get a stove j to they know that there is another metalled. iWay of life in America.” — Dentist Plaster was later, which meant some patient didn’t enjoy lunch. m-m iW(it«TUI«f Woshu EmpIn-PnMi sist the Administration in achi eving this worthwhile objeclive during the year 1969. Petty politi cal maneuvering must give way to sound, positive action at the executive, legislative, admitiLtra- tive and public levels. Each of us should lend positive public support to sound con.struc- i tive objectives, which not only quate, uncoordinated and almost j will achieve the goal of together- non-existent. Most programs seem- ness, but • will accelerate our ed lacking in purpose, organiza- | economy into a better America for all — Transylvania Times. tion and impact. The non-academ ic, non-college, slow-learning stu-; dent is neglected. | Few teachers show themselves | capable of effectively leading class discussion. Barely a fifth of the tim.e is used in discussion and I questioning. The emphasis is on \ recitation and rote response. Lang'iage is the least well taught of all elements of the Eng lish curriculum. A majority of schools concentrate on mechani-1 cal drill and error-based instruc-1 tion, with effective communica- ‘ tion being subordinated to gram matical accuracy in classroom presentation. 1 Those who made the siii'veyl stressed the need for quality lead - * ership from the principal and! chairman of each English depart-1 ment and the need for a .small cadre of “ma.ster teachers” in! each school employed on a merit 1 pay .system. English teachers na- ; tionally average 1.50 students each — 50 more than the recom mended maximum of 100. These suggested cures probably sound familiar. Developing a ca dre of master teachers in the various disciplines, paying them on merit and freeing good teach ers from noneducational duties is what Tribune education writer Kyle Goddard has been preaching for a long time. When we cheat boys and girls of the ability to read and write well, we limit their ability to com municate effectively and to reach their potential. But like we’ve said before, quality education costa Mrs. Charles Parker, 704 Land ing St. Mr. Charles File, 105 Eighth Sl,|( Bessemer City. Mrs. Robert Lemmons, Rt. 1, City. Diane Cornwell, Rt. 1, City. •Mrs. George Gordan, Rt. 1, City Mrs. Clem Wright, Rt. 1. City. Roland Price, Box 575, Besseme City. Mrs. Fred Pruitt, 513 W. AiriinM Ave., Gastonia. Mr. Dan Falls, 410 Ellis St.^NIt Mr. Ch’arlcs Doster, Rt. )J' semer City. Keep Your Radio Dial Set At 1220 WKMT Kings Mountain, N. C. News & Weather every hour on the hour. Weather every hour on the half hour. Fine entertainment in between
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