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u r?’ I V M p 1'^ tii ll ]!! P i » The Washington Report SMUT PEDULEKS inonllis, numboi's of sala there would be an outright pro hibition of sending offensive set materials to any child or teenag er under the age of 18. S<.vond there would he' a prohibition of sending advertising designed to appeal to prurient interests. Third, there would be an added protection from the kind of tin- A continuing battle against thfl cious and obscene advertisements piailinig of pornographic mater* have been mailed to unsuspecting iftls has resulted in few victories persons, some of them children, in the struggle to develop the le- Apparently, thousands of pieces ffal means to deal with this i.s-sue, of such unsolocited mail have Tltere is a long record of frus- been received throughout the tmtion. Court decisions interpret* lOlh District, tihg the right of free sp-eech and It is definite that these peddlers expression have largely tied the are buying large mailing lists solicited smut advertising now hands of the Post Office Depart- from commeicial sources and being mailed, ment and local authorities who that they believe that they arc! , , h^w attempted to reverse the immune from prosecution. The I These now propos'als from the rising tide of obscenity. At this sad fact is that they are right in: House are intended to fitvie, we are seeing signs in the view of the excessively permissive'needed Federal protec- Administration, the Congress, and, court decisions. Obscenity has be-| They would also assist the the Courts titat promise some^come a thriving big business jp'Nietos in their efforts to logislate pYqgress. | country today, operating free-l’b this field. The Presidents mes- r'Corlainly, these official moves: ly through the mails and faking'®®Ke recognizes that these pro- responding to the sense of advantage of preferential nost-i be effective only if outrage felt by hundreds of thou-1 age rates intended for the us'e of' sToiR penalties are provided. Sitbds of Americans who lind, jegitimato enterpris<-s. ' For this reason, first offenders thoinselves victims of the nation S' Two years ago, ;is a member W(^tt peddlers. There is a limit „f ,i,e p„st Office and Civil .Serv- tyntplerancc and surely that limit p-e Committee, I worked on le- ^s beem reached, in n«cent; gisjaiion wc hoped would stem "■“flOX OFFICE OPENS AT 7'15 *^*^*‘^’ offensive and obscene ‘ SHOW STARTS AT DUSK mailings. We were, at that time, : unable to secure agreement on a 'siioiiger law. However, this law gives the right to families rc- eeiviif r offensice material to re j^INGS J^UNTAIN' BESSEK^^ CITY DRVE-IN THEATRE •ALWAYS $1.50 A CARLOAD- For this reason, first offenders would be? subject to a maximum stmicnee of five years 'and a fine of $50,000. Generally, the penal ties could be doubled for subse quent offenses. It is encouraging that the re action of the Congress has been favorable although the actual consideration of the legislation is still to come. In the meantime. Thurs.-Fri. — Double Feature -- HIT No. 1 — "WEREWOLF IN A GIRLS DORMITORY' — In Color — HIT No. 2 — MILL OF STONE WOMEN" In Color SATURDAY ONLY • 3 Big Hits — BUNii.^ Ilir — 'Moonshine mountain- In Blood Color — HIT No. 2 — "WEREWOLF IN A GIRLS PORMITORY — In Color HIT.No. ,S — ‘MILL OF STONE WOMEN" -■ In Color SUN. thru WED. DOUBLE FEATURE * — Hl i’ No. I — "PLAY DIRTY" — In Color .MICHAEL CAINE' — HIT No. 2 — •WILD RACES" — In Color ftVBIAN • .\IIM.S5 FARMER • Programs Start At Dusk • PHONE 739-2176 ! WED.-THURS. : SHOWS 3-5-7-9 • ft • rAMwn M rim res ihlsents • AK(>BfcRTB.RAI>Nir>Cin.HH(TKts ic^&Ve 1, { ^ ofthe , :"A FRESH * •AND !'*SAVISI0S- TtCHSK'OUW APARAWJl NTPirnilt : FRI. SHOWS STARTS 3:00 • SAT. SHOW STARTS 1:00 HEMISPHERE PICTURES presents LINKERS in blood-curdling color • — I’lu- — { "LIVER EATERS" J WF- D.\RE YOU TO ; SEE "LIVER E.\TERS” k ; SUN. SHOWS 1:30-3:30-9:00 :MON.-TUES. SHOWS 3-S-7-9 Lana George lurner- Chal^ris Refnd Eaon I FiiuU iVLii.fS CitJw.'Pkilil ARTSl^^ COMING SOON — "BULUTT" "THREE IN THE ATTIC" "THE GREEN SLIME" "RASCAL" quest that tlieir names he remov-' pyppy family should be aware ej from the mailing li.sts used by )j,at jj ggn, under present laws, , the sendei's. In practii'c, this law pontact its local postma/fer to has not been as effective as we obtain a pudicially enXoixeable ; had hoped and has not seriously tj-jp foj. jbe Aladdin Knit Mills Meterrcd the pornography mer- inp. of Bessemer City, chants. Hosfal inspectors have found that after one mass mail ing, the firms simply change the name of their business and con tinue operating as before. An estimated 170,000 familie.'i have taken advantage of thcii riglits under the existing law it spite of all of its administrativ diffioulties. The first Fodera I Court test has also been madi 1 and a U. S. District Court has up held the right of a citizen to de termine for liimself iwhat hA There were a large group of Oak Grove Firemen and their wives attended ''Volunteer Ap preciation Day” Saturday at Brackett's Cedar Park. Mr. atid Mrs. Lcland McGill, Mrs. Johnny Di,xon of Wallace, N. C. wore recent visitors in the tome of .Mr. and Mrs. Stokes Wriglit and family. On Saturday evening. May 17, at 7 o'clock the Young People of considers lo be oltsccne material the Church is honoring th»,grad- In addition, the Supreme Cour uating Seniors with a cook-out. has stated in at least one cas : that society has the right to pro tect its young people from moral corruption and pornography. Now, the way must be found to deal effectively with the probleir without compromising the legiti mate Constitutional guarantees of free speech. PrestdenI NixotTs ntfommenda- lions for new laws in this field have been well received on Capi tol Hill. Briefly, his recommend- I aliens fall into three parts. First, FOR SALE — Antique bedroom suite, twin beds, dresser and vaniU- with full mirror. Make an olfler. Call 739-3.559. 5:29- Legals club of donors, said Larry Ham- limited quantities next year and will eventually become the stand ard for nearly ail Bele System telephone sets, according to R. B. Moore local Southern Beil Manager. The new receiver was develop ed jointly by engineers from Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric Company. It is a thinner, improved version of an earlier receiver unit which was designed for exclusive use in the futuristic Trimline telephone. The smaller new unit was a- chieved by redesigning the mag net, and most of the structura parts of the present receiver uni £ I used in the Trimline. When West I ADVER-nSEMENT FOR BIDS ; Sealed proposals will be receiv- I ed by the Kings Mountain City i School .4dministrative Unit in the j office of Donald D. Jones, Super I intondent, Kings Mountain, N. C. ; until 3:00 P.’M. Wednesday, June 11, 1969. Proposals will be for the ; waterproofing of the West Ele mentary School in Kings Moun I lain, N. C. The exterior of all brick walls of the 1922 classroom building, full height and including passage to the classroom building, shall have all holes and cracks in the brickivvork pointed up and entire will waterproofed with two (2i coats of clean silicon water re- pcllant. All work to be done only by a company which specializes in this typo of work. A five year written guarantee will he retjuir ed. The building consists of three walls 105’, 93', and 105' respect ively with a hcijlit of 17 to 19’. Donald D. Jones Superintendent Kings .Mountain City .Schools 5:2;; 6:3 its address. It now appears that the steps are being taken to clear away the legislative thicket that has ob- srtucted efforts to meet the pro blem for so long. Nevertheless, President Nixon's conclusion also must bo borne in mind that the war on obscenity will only be ful ly won when the American people make it unprofitable to sell this kind of material. Adams Seived 34 Years Here Principal L. L. Adams has serv ed 34 years as a Kings .Mountain schoolman and at Compact school as principal. In a newstory in last week's Herald it was inadvertently re-i ported that Mr. Adams had serv-! ed the school as principal for 23; years. I Tlie Compact P-TA honored the - retiring principal at a recent meeting. FROM SYLVANIA DYNAMIC AMERICA COLLECTION Sylvania Dynamic America Stereo SC204K • Charming Early American Styling • Maple ve neers and select solids • Four simulated spice drawer panels • I'M Stereo/FM 'AM Tuner • 25 Walls FIA • Sealed Air Suspension Speaker .Sys tems • Garrard Custom Automatic Turntable $259.95 BRIDGES RADIO & TV SERVICE 423 N. PIEDMONT AVE. PHONE 739*4416 • EASY TERMS ON APPROVED CREDIT • • WE SELL AND INSTALL ALL CHANNEL ANTENNAS AND ROTORS. End Of Month Special
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