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C r T KINGS MOUNTAIN HERAli). KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. & Thursday, Se)3tembar 25, 1969 Established 1889 Th« Kings Mountain Herald JiC«roliM« I ASJOCun A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published lor the enlightennicnt, 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 Miss Debbie Thornburg Clerk, Bookkeeper MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Rocky Martain Jim Caudill Allen Myers Frank Barber Gary Kiser Paul Jackson Ray Parker 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 Let aU your things be done with charilu/. I Corinthians I0:H. Depletion Allowances The word was out from the White House Wednesday, via South Carolina’s Harry Dent, that President Nixpn, after all, will support continuing the 27.5 per cent depletion allowance for the oil and natural gas industry. While it had been indicated earlier that the Administration would support a cut to 20 per cent in order'to get a tax reform bill through the Congress, it is now indicated the President has been re minded of a campaign speech in Texas last fall in which he promised to stick with the 27.5 per cent. The oil-gas boys are the high moguls of the depletion world. Only these enjoy the 27.5 per cent depletion which does have the effect of cutting federal tax bills handsomely. Actually, the list of beneficiaries of the depletion allowance (a very real cost of mining operations) is long. Ever heard of tripoU? This very soft, friable sand rates a 15 per cent depletion allowance from the feds of Internal Revenue Ser vice. Mining center that Kings Mountain is, there are several companies which rate depletion allowances in varying de gree. At the bottom of the totem pole is the sand man and brick-and-tile clay "miner” who rate only five per cent. There appears to be no area mining citizen in the 10 per cent bracket. But at 15 per cent (along with tripoli, ther- nadite, talc and trona) is spodumene, mined by Foote Mineral Company. Foote does better in its manganese operation at Knoxville, Tenn., at 23 per cent, the second best category, as do Kings Mountain Mica Company and U.S. Gypsum with their mica mining opera tions. Another 23 percenter is the miner down at Henry’s Knob, kyariite being in thi? catngpry. Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corpo ration, of course, home-based in the oil gas center of Houston, Texas, but sup plier to the city, rates the top category. Perhaps the most populous benefici ary of depletion allowances in this area is the timber farmer. Unlike the afore mentioned, which figure depletion on basis of gross income, timber depletion accounting is much more complicated. Question remains; is the high ground depletion allowance for oil and gas too high? The pil-gas industry was quick to note that wildcatting costs are high, as witness what’s going on now in'Alaska, and that there is no assurance of avoid ing "dry holes”. The oil-gas industry also noted quick ly the net profit change occasioned by a cut in depiction allowance would be re flected in increa.sed cost to the consumer of all products whether joy juice (auto fuel) or home heatjng fuels or the many others. Hut -tlje Nixon switch-back could mean the death knejl for so-called tax reform. Ob, ThiNW Mttsl A betting guy with the temerity last Aprif tn mage a small wager on the New- YofN Ifets for a division pennant could havie ma4e a small fortune. fte may nut have been around to col lect be must lilfely would have been strjift-iacfceted and spirited to the near est booby-batch, It's the Law While the Herald has had its differ ences with the county commission in some matters, particularly the intransi- gance of the commission on Buffalo Creek Lake legislative matters, it must defend the commission (anent Vice- Chairman Charlie Greene’s statement in the current edition) concerning periodic revaluation of property for ad valorem tax purposes. As Mr. Greene states, it is North Carolina law: revaluation must be ac complished by the counties octennially. Next time around for Cleveland is 1972 and the commission is beginning to hus band the money for the $129,000 the job will cost. Revaluation works two ways: 1) it adds value where value is added; 2) it subtracts value where value is sub tracted, e.g., by obsolence or deprecia tion. It can be assumed that the firms spe cializing in this field, as in others, rate from poor to excellent in performance. Many years ago a textile firm man ager here told of an experience of a friend in another city. The firm had suf fered a disastrous fire and the insurance caiTier's ideas as to his liability were grossly lower than his friends. An ap praisal firm’s report, nicely browned on the edges, was found in the charred safe, but quite intact. When the carrier’s ad justor saw the report, settlement was made on that basis. The initial point of revaluation is to use the same yardstick in valuing all properties for tax purposes. Buying the services of the profes sional firms is the only way to achieve these aims. No Dust, No Mud No dust, no mud; at least, not much. It would have been thus had not it been for a state legislator named Powell, w'ho, in 1951, persisted to the extent the towns and cities of the state were cut in to a share of the state gasoline tax (al beit a small one of one-half-cent per gal lon). The division basis was and is: 50 per cent on population, 50 per cent on city- maintained street mileage. Within a few days the city clerk and treasurer will receive from the state treasurer a check for $50,074, Kings Mountain’s eighteenth Powell Bill check and its largest. The funds can be used for paying city shares of new street im provements, for re-surfacing streets, ail again on city-maintained streets not in the state system. Kings Mountain, incidentally, main tains 46.94 miles of streets. Except for those newly cut, it is rather hard to find an unpaved street within the city limits on which to ride. It would not have been were it not for these Powell Bill funds. William F. Houser William F. (Billy) Houser had been ill for many years. He developed multiple sclerosis, a disease which first maims, then kills, and for which there is no known cure. Among local folk who were victims were the late John H. Gamble, the football coach for whom Gamble Stadium is named, and the late O. Max Gardner, Jr. Another yras the late great first baseman of the New York Yankees Lou Gehrig. 9mt tbens they wre, like a race horse wiilDbl^ gQing and that’s what thw dkl- Twesday fligbt. Candinal Ace Boh Gibson, they were behind '2-0 in the fifth inning. But the iate news television sports men related the Mets 3, the Cards 2, in eleven. The result left the Mets one game away from the winner’s circle. Billy Houser was great, too. He carried on his regular activities, at church, in civic work, at home and at work, ceasing only when the crippling effects of the disease dictated full sur cease. There’s no way to explain it. Or do the good, indeed, die young? MABTIN'S MEDICINE Ingredients: gits of hnmor, wisdom, humor and com ments. Directions; Take weekly, it possiUe, but a- void overdosofe. By MARTIN HARMON “I showered down on Mountain pretty good." Kings m-m ■Indeed he did. m-m The statement was made by John A. Lang, Jr., administrative assistant to the secretary of the air force, who had just completed an address to the Shelby Kiwanis Club. m-m He cited the abiding history of the area as represented by the performance of the Mountain Men at Kings Mountain on October 7, 1780, and pointed out that the County of Cleveland bears the name of one of the leaders in that short but tide-turning battle, while the City of Shelby bears another. They were Cols. Benja min Cleveland and Isaac Shelby. Traffic Signs You Don't See... ...but ehoylid al'.vays rernGmber ON lONG DRIVES y ^ lAKE TURNS / AT THE WHEEL DRIVI IXTRA CAUTIOUSLY WHIN YOUR! upsir vy NEVER DRIVE AFTER Hdrinkinc BE SURE YOUR ARE All m-m Clyde Nolan, who had arranged the program, had been teasing his guest as a possible future govern or. m-m Though a civilian as far as his Pentagon duties go, Mr. Lang is also a military man. He holds a commission as a major general in the air force reserve, served in the air force in World War II (back when it was the army air force) in virtually every theatre of the war with battle stars in several of his campaign ribbons. He enlisted as Pvt. Lang, was separated as Major Lang. m-m He had prefaced his formal ad- RIGKT STOP N /Ou ffcEL- KINGS MOUNTAIN Hospital Log VISITINO HOURS 3 to 4 piin. and 7 to 8 pun. DaUy lOiSO To 11:30 a-m. TIRED DOMV drive ARER 1AKIB0 CERTAIN MEDICINES Viewptwts ol Other Editexs A VICTUi OF RHETORICAL OVERKILL , dress with some chair stories. roll-off-your Chapel Hill’s Mayor Howard Lee is a victim of his own rhetor ical overkill in the statement typ ifying North Carolina’s Ck»v. Bob Scott as a "Southern Bigot.” Aside from apologizing to Gov. Scott for the remark, all the Ne- A young couple had an equally, .. . yourtr and undisciplined parrott'? . who ^continually embarrassed his! what Lee admks was an uncallfd of company, "Lets neck, lets', , neck, let’s neck!” An older man .k.. who owned an older parrott lived y ^ , j ^ . next door, this parrott the model ® ‘ oi: decorum who regularly ioton-, , ed us nrav let us crav letT^®*'’"’ PldYlng 1° a red neck us' p«y.” in to^l^tion^'^’the «« comments on pie, would lead to disaster were labeled reactionaries by new-stylc liberals who believed that gov- ernment spending could open the (ioor to attainment of the highest human aspirations. Now we are beginning to learn wh^t other nations have learned throughout history—that beyond a certain point the progress of in flation is accompanied by hard ship rather than good times. Eco- nomists arc beginning to speak of the possibility of a recession and inflation at the same time. Time magazine summarized a lengthy list of spectacular wage settlements — settlements that range as high as a 49 per cent in crease in 13 months for construc- brothers unmanageableness ? Surely Americans want good taste on TV, and at times the Smoth ers shows could have usecj more of it. But sanctimoniousness isn’t the onl yalternative. There’s room for kidding on TV, spread equally all around, even if it touches some of TV’s sacred senators and cows Christian Science Monitor Mrs. John F. Boheler Lawson Harold Dover Mrs. Carrie H. Frye Mrs. Ethel Mae Hambright John Henry Kendrick Mrs. Cora E. Laughter Mrs. Dovie Gertrude Neal Leste Lee Dorty Sidney Dulln Huffstetler Dan Falls Mrs. Marie Caine Fewell Mrs. Henry J. Fite Mrs. Jack E. Gaddy Mrs. Charles A. Goforth, Jr. Alphild A. Johnson Mrs. Homer Kilgore Mrs. Roy J. Long. Mrs. Eugene Logan - Mrs. William T. Martin James Andrew Moss Cari Thomas Mullinax Mrs. Emmaline G. Scoggins M-.-s. Mary Ruth Rush Mrs. James Shields Geohge Arthur Watson Venelial Renee Wright Mrs. David James Garrett ADMI’TTED THURSDAY Jason Dexter Fulton Kenneth Allen Davis I Richard Lemarre Gordon I Samuel Brice Spencer [ADMITTED FRIDAY ( James Michael Ivey Walter Darvin Morrison Mrs. Ruby Pauline Hullett ADMITTED SATURDAY I Mrs. James L. Hester j Kevin Eugene Roberts lADMI’TTHD SUNDAY Jesse Lee Ramsey Mrs. James E. Deveney ^ Mrs. Harold L. Hayes . Mrs. Addie Marie Ramsey Jerry Thomas Wells Every R. Davis ADMITTED MONDAY Francis Joseph Burke Earl David Hicks Mrs. Rushie C. Philbeck MyAnn Paige Lindsay George Pinkney Sellers ■ADMITTED TUESDAY Mrs. James L. Hallman John Ervin Anderson Mrs. Ethel Glenn White Mrs. Mickie Q. Howard Mrs. Joe Neal Martin Robert Stonewall Williams, JrJ Mrs. Rosa Lee Wright yLng couple ask^tte neigh^r if- AtVd North Caro-itio workers in one Ohio, city. But if he"would mind their parrott’s ^ shariniT the older one’s cage in'^®'’® wondered whether the gov-! workers, these dramatic wage in- the hope the young one Luld.®^"?*' understands their sit- creases are becoming increasing- learn to be oolite The visit was sympathizes with the ly illusory. arranged True to form the young ichange they seek. lyages are outrunning output. D™t began ’Let™n^^ Yet. no fair-minded estimate of says Time: "During the last ^neck ’’ only to be interrupted with^ three years. . .the purchasing by the older parrott which cried, P’T'' a:ve'-age U. S. work- ed!” that so far ei. Despite the apology, though, ' Leo isn’t off the hook yet. Me Lang spoke in Shelby cni There is still the question of the 22nd anniversary of the con-1’’ Lee’s b'ast at the University stitution of the air force as a of North Carolina trustees will separate branch of the armed i affrrt the Job Offer they were services. Care Urged Now For Spray Rigs A little end-of.the-season at tention now can save lar Heel farmers thousands of dollars next spring ip pesticide-chemical spray equipment. John W. Glover, an extension agricultural engineer at North C^olina State University, said that a lot of good appfication equipment becomes worthless every year because of neglect. The "heart” of the application rig, the pump, is the most costly and needs the most attention. s^us of the trend, concedes: J^^mLnent anti-ffeeze andp lug- "Every time we get a raise, the j ^ jj, P § prices increaseand the hospitals.directions for sto- go UP as well. Somebody should stand still, if the others stopped, I tfiink our men would be happy m-m I mp—silng at the time he was| to stop too.” The question is, are IrutUng loose with his statements.! We ready to stop followirt? the . In this connection, the context of He declared, “Societies are Lee’s statement is significant, changed often by people of illl He was, after all. taking part will,” adding, "nor is there any, in the conference of elected black evidence of a Communist govern ment intending good will.” officials where all the rhetoric was supercharged. In that sett ing, in this age of violent asser tion, it takes a lot of tongue flap- _I ping to make oneself heard, as Our aim is in restricting our | jj convince the brothers enemy and protecting curse ves,| ^ ^ ^ ^ our enemy. he| published reports I of the proceedings suggest there m-oi were few if any elected black of ficials at the meeting looking for silver linings in the dark clouds contin-ued. “The lessons of World War I and II show the United States of America cannot withdraw from the rest of the world,” he declar ed. m-m I met John Lang about three decades ago when I was a college lad and he the state director of the National Youth Administra tion program. It was a Young Democratic Club function. My roommate of the time, Rush Hamrick of Shelby was present, and the fellows who arranged the program were the late Phil Ellis of American society. The common theme of most quoted remarks was that things were tough and Whitey showed little likelihood of making them easier. In this setting, sensible men can get carried away with them selves and overstate their case. If that is Lee’s situation, there is no reason to heat up the issue like the rhetoric of the meetir* r in dogtefne of false liberalism that has set the stage for a "recession” with inflation. McDowell News WSIOKIITG THE LAST STRAW The Smothers Brothers - CBS ‘rerommend^d'V '^he mT^uj:;;: turer or county extension agent. ring the pump. "Many tanks, lines and nozzles on spray equipment also need re placing each year because of neglect,” Glover continued. Most of the problems result from water and chemicals left in them- The agricultural engineer sug gested that a ground site be selected for cleaning the tanks where harmful residues will not affect the land use. Then flush and drain ail parts—tank, pump, lines and nozzles—with a solution Letter To Editor ov^ again last week. Nearly 80 sti^ions aired the show which CBS had canediled in April. Thus th$ public could see for itself whether the installment was enough of a "last stra^’ that it and the entire series should have been canceled. In many ways, the show was one of the brothers’ best: It be- gafi with the usual dreadful pro logue. Singer Nancy Wilson sang a medley of songs the instrumen tation ^ which was brilliant. Watched closely for reasons to cancel it, one noted the show chid- ed Senator Pastore of Rhode Is Washington. Bjft the point does ja-d, chairman of the Senate need cjarification. I subcommittee then ho)<j6h|g hear- There is no reason University j -py jpjj viojence. The Iministrators should byy the on|y other questionable segment administrators trouble that could go with hiring of ^uce Pine and Eriwst King $U,Q06-a-year lecturer of Troy, Lang’s friends^ I^sh ariJl y ^^ey would, in tart, be getting I learned from John that Ernest ^ig^runtled n,an who feels he King who happens to be a broth- ^ $14,000-8- er-m4aw of the actor Andy Gnfj assistant professorship. It sense to hire‘s any- Of Health Edueation and Welfare, ^ cumstances. and that King and Lang see other frequently. ! To take on a man with Lee’s 1 platform, as North Carolina’s on- rly elecleJ blaek mayor in recent | s- was a aii’y "sermonette,” which (tojuld hove been made pass able with a couple of blips. Neith er Senotoc Pastore nor sincere religionists rtally coidd have been offended. The issue raised iji April was “censorship” — or was U tht I asked the number of youngs-j history, would be pure folly if the, ters Ernest and his wife nowjjjj^ nsees this job as more of thOj number. Long reified, "More than -hell” he sajd in Washington hei has been catching since he be came mayor of Chapel Hill- you can count.” tn-m Ten Yedrs Ago /ferns of interest which occur- 3d approximately ten years ago King the count was five. ’The Irst time I’d seen King f’.ic count was 7 9/10. ’Hie trustees need to get this The last time Rush had seem point setled. and so dogs Mayor narna Rig/US Edipisten, a staffer fof Senator Sam prvin, presented Lang, meantime referring to his alma mater U'NC it) g.lowing, t rms. Comparing Chapej Biq notes with Rush and me. he re vealed he wasn’t born ’til 1941. ■i-aa "Ah,” I say to Rush, day saint.” ”a latter Vo. /nd if they reach some high ■“ ound mutually, there is no rea son that the original dacisipn to hire him as a lecturer can’t be carried- out. The Charlotte Observer Flush this solution with sufficient water to remove the cleaning or neutralizing agent and (hen rinse one more time. Hang hoses until drained dry. Then coil—never leave hanging —and place in a cool dark place on a flat surface where they will be protected from extreme heat and cold. Tanks should be drained and left vented until dry, then closed. Temperature changes can cause Dear Sir: Thank you for your coverage in usinj our news releases from Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly this past summer. We had an exceptionally won dei'.ul year, and want you to' know that we are most apprecia live of all that you have done for us in helping the people of the nation know about this nation wide Baptist assembly. If there is anything special we can do for you during the win ter months, please do not hesitate to write. Thanking you again and looking forward to the 1970^iidge- crest Baptist Assembly season, I am Yours most cordially. James Evans McReynolds Information Soecialist Office of Public Relations moisture to condense from the air in tanks. No problems are experi enced with glass-lined tanks, but metal tanks can “pit,” from standing water. Thursd New Old Da; Speed! Florid, way. ] :wo gi Thi ?gas V 3hai’lc ’irst fi iince .aintet )00 at Del leads )ver t ?stabl speed 'onsec It Baker jopulf winne: il^speed) Irand Th broqgl won .s $165,5: $100,0! the qu rite R during La! will b( boroui this sc Motor Tir positic ditioni eight qualif; lions ! Nil Speed' Virgin ion 50 A LOSER'S CAME In the Amarican experience, in flation hes always been associat ed with booming business and general good times. Those who wiamed that continued deficit spending and debt aixjumulatiob by govertmien.t, v^lheut regaid to Grace Methodist church will h<^d Homecoming Day services On Sunday. McGinnis Furniture Company is currentjy occupying its new SojU-th ‘Battiegronnd'4veni)e build ing and will be open Ibr business in its new location Tyesday. The vacation is over and the! Moun.taineers retypn to the grid grind Friday night in another' Sopth western con Terence tussle agMnst the league’s newest mem ber, Chase high school. SOCIAL -AND PERSONAL Double-ring vows pledged Sun day at 4 p.m- in Bethlehem Bap- tint (;hur(^ united Miss Nancy Jane 'Bpearman and Charles thf taxpaying ability of (he peo- PJillip Siilsm in marriage. Keep You Radio Dial Set At 1220 WKMT Kings Monnlain. N. C. News & Weather every hour on the hour. Weather every hour on the half hour. Fine entertainment in between Fo mile, joined pionsl Th both c way F Dorjiit be she of 78.1 of Hu All Baker race t NAgC of Ri( Pears! Ala., charg the M Pe mile t • He is •Old D borou ; active Th eided the sp ■ ship I So modif Cook time t Mass, amoni tw^n Th the sp natjoi Or SuRdi ifyirg ner.
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