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1 PAGE 2 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Thursday. September 3. 1970 Established 1889 The Kings Mountain Herald 206 South Piedmont Ave. Kings Mountain, N. C. 28086 A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published for the enlightenn.ent, 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., 3806B under Act of Congress of March 3, 1673. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Maitln Harmon Editor-Publisher Miss Elizabeth Stewa.'l Circulation Manager and Society EMitor Miss Debbie Thornburg Clerk, Bookkeeper MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Frank Edwards •Rocky Martin Allen Myers Roger Brown • On Leave With The United States Army Paul Jaokson Ray Parker .MAJI, SUBSCRIPTION RjVTES PAY.ABlLE IN ADVANCE In North Corolina and South Carolina One year $4; sixmonHis $2.Z>; throe months $l..50; sohool year $3. (Sub.st-riptions in North Carolina subject to thnK* (jenront sales tux.) In All Other States One year $5; sixmonth S3; three months Sl-75: school year $3.75. PLUS NORTH CAROLINA SALES TAX TELEPHONE NUMBER — 739-5441 TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Keep they heart irith all il/liijencc, for out of it are the iusues of life. overha ^.-SJ A Fable... In January the editor of a North Dakota weekly newspaper sat at his desk a>;d produced an editorial com menting on the trend ol lile in America. The product of Merle Lotgren, who published “The Corson County News”, was thought worthy of repetition in the “Congressional Record’’ aAd there it ap peared on February 3. It was entitled, “The Old Story of the Little Red Hen.” “There is a growing acceptance in the United States of the idea that there should be a guaranteed national income. People who do not earn an amount de termined to be needed to maintain a reasonalile standard of living will get a chock from the government to make up the difference between what they earn and what .somebody thinks they should have. There are those who be lieve this program can work and we can still have a free entorpri.se system and maintain a .society of ambitious people. “Washington, our nation's capital, is, of, course, not the only source of fa bles. “Consider one of the fables of Aesop ol ancient Greece. It has survived for these many years because of its appeal to reason and common sense—another quality one sometimes cannot attach to the fables coming out of Washington. “Here is Aesop’s fable with a little updating and our apologies to the good Greek. “Once upon a time there was a Lit tle Red Hen who scratched about and uncovered some grains of wheat. She called her barnyard neighbors and said, “If we work together and plant this wheat, we will have some fine bread to eat. Who will help me plant the wheat?” ‘Not I,' said the Cow, ‘Not I,’ said the Duck. ‘Guaranteed annual broad,' said the Goose. “Then I will,” said the Little Red Hen —and she did. “When it came time to grind the flour, “Not I, ’ said the Cow. “I’d lose my unemployment compensation,” said the Duck. A Good Repo: Schools Teaching Consultant Howard Bryant is elated on school opening “with no problems” in Kings Mountain, and analysis of the school population figures shows estimated attendance up from last year by 100 students, from 4,264. Of the increase, 60 are kindergarten student!?, first year the public schools have operated a kindergarten. It is a pilot program by the state department of public instruction and Kings Moun tain is the only system in the program. “Everything is running smoothly ”, said Mr. Bryant. This is good news, indeed, in the face that never has North Carolina faced such a new school year. Only 35 of 152 public school districts appeared to be in complete compliance with all federal school desegregation requirements. Thir- ty-si.x districts were directly involved in federal court orders as September ap proached. Each local school board, with the help of legal counsel and other support, must make its own decisions on compli ance. And the problems are complex and many.. The decisions, whether made eventually by the school boards or the federal courts, will affect directly the education of thousands of children, black and white. The 4,264 school children in the Kings Mountain district system are part of a total of 1.2 million children to be educated in the public schools. Public education today should be a total, coordinated, community responsi bility. It is everybody’s business. Read It Again “When it came time to make the bread, “But that’s overtime for me,” said the Cow. “I’m a dropout and never learn ed hcAv,’’ said the Duck. “I’d lose my wel fare benefits,” said the Pig. “If I’m the only one helping it’s discrimination,” said the Goose. “Then I will,” said the Little Red Hen—and she did. She baked five loaves of fine bread and held them up for her neighbors to see. “I want some.” said the Cow. “I want some,” said the Duck. “I want some,’’ said the Pig. “I demand my share,” said the Goose. “No, ’ siiid the Little Red Hen. “I can rest a while and eat the five loaves myself.” “Excess profits,” cried the Cow. “Capitalistic leech,” screamed the Goose. “Equal rights,” grunted the Pig. And they hurriedly painted picket signs and marched around the Little Red Hen sing ing, “We shall overcome,” and they did. For when the Farmer came to in- v’estigate the commotion he said, “You must not bo greedy, Little Red Hen. Look at the oppressed Cow. Look at the underprivileged Pig. Look at the less fortunate Goose. You are guilty of mak ing second-class citizens of them.” “But-but I earned the bread,” said the Little Red Hen. “Exactly,” said the wise Farmer. “That is the wonderful free enterprise system; anybody can earn as much as he wants. You should be happy to have this freedom. In other barnyards you would have to give all five loaves to the Farmer. Hero you give four loaves to your suffering neighbors.” “And they lived happily ever after including the Little Rod Hen who smiled and smiled and clucked “I am grateful, I am grateful.” But her neighbors won dered why she never baked any more breed.” Biblical students will confirm that re-reading of the Bible, whether for the first, or 50th time, reveals insight of truth which had been missed in previous reading. The same is true of the Constitu tion of the United States, this amazing generic document which is the legal base for this nation’s being. Colonel Frederick Hambright Chap ter, Daughters of the American Revolu tion, is asking all citizens to re-read the Constitution during Constitution Week next week, September 17-23. The Constitution of the United States of America gives us the founda tion for a free, prosperous, and inde pendent life for every citizen, buit each generation, in time, must work for and claim it, otherwise, through carelessness or indifference, the rights and liberties we have enjoyed may vanish. Congratulations to Terry Glass, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Glass, tapped as VFW Post 9811 Poppy Girl and best wishes as she enters district competition. Make your plans now to attend the November 21 and 22 show of “he Gaston Coin Club to be held at the ' gs Moun tain Community Center. two-day event iS expected to attract minimum of 3,500 per.sons. Over $1 million in coins and cun'ency is expected to be on exhi bit. Non-competitive events will feature two of the outstanding collections in the country. G. G. (Tom) Sawyer is bringing his fabulous collection of paper money, including the $10,000 bill, and from Lex ington, Bill Floyd will show his prize winning coins. Draw your check now to the Kings Mountain United Fund Campaign, a worthy campaign for funds for 11 agen cies. Goal of the Kings Mountain effort is $35,000 and local agencies which ben efit include the Kings Mountain Minis terial Association’s Helping Hand Fund, the American Red CYoss, the Girl Scouts, the Kings Mountain high school Band and Chorus, the Boy Scouts and Cleve land County Rescue Squad. WHOS TO BLAME? R Sangent Stirtvw Was rigfit wh«i lie said that it was the »' dult world which should boair much of the shame for youth’s piosent .tii-oubles. Speaking of hLs 16-year-old (ion’s having been caught in a marijuana raid, -the former ambassador to France aniJ head of the Peace Corps, said that he was willing to ac cept ‘^a disproprtionatp share of ■the blame’’ for the prevailing soc ial atjnosphei’o. ■If more grown-up-s, parents, na tional leadei's, public figures would moke such an admission to themselves, and act upon it, the problems, perils, and temptations facing youth today would be greatly reducell. One of the most short-sighted and IfrulUoss of adult activities is to sit back and exclaim how awful youth has become, how it runs wild, how it lacks respect for its elders, how it questions stxriety's traditional values, and so forth. Eld would do much bet ter to ask itself how the condi tions arose which either permit ted or encouraged any segment of youth to act 'as it does. But for man>i that question would be too embarrassing to face. Thanks, I'll Handle Him Myself NO LICENSE TO BORE A I t V) But let us look at the facts, ask the questions, and see what we find Was it youth which per mitted a gradual break.'iown In parental authority as more and more parents thrashed witlessly about and failed to give their children the moral and intellect ual guidance the wise diclpllne, the practical love which the young both wish for 'anlJ need? Was it .VQLith which increasingly turned from moral and spiritual values in the rampaije for material pos sessions- W.as it youth which pt'r- mitted public entertainment (tel evision. literature, movies, the theator) to degenerate into lib- ertinage? .Was it youth which failed to tackle adequately the problems of race injustice, econ omic inequality, the environ ment’s pollution? Was at youth which again and again went to bloody war? Was it really youth which invented permissiveness? iooooood Of course, the answer to every one of those questions is a cate goric nay. This does not mean that youth did not unwisely and Viewpoints of Other Editors FAIR JOURNALISM Newspiapera, like all the other communications media, like poli ticians, public figures, and count less imtividuals today find them selves under ceaseless anidi ruth less pressure to ’’commit’’ them selves. They are urged to be ei- I ther conservative or liberal or heedlessly seize upon the oppor tunities for wrong and sUly ac tions which their elders gav^ them. They- did, Huit as these col umns have pointed out bd.’ore, young folks will ever lest their elders’ reactions, to see how much they can get away with. It is up to men and women of wi der experience not only to set right example but to 'have the good sensp to see where poor ex ample lealds. In this, grown-ups have, as a whole, fallen woefully short. It is the generation in power which sets the tone for society, which establishes life's ideals. Youth merelyi follows. It i-s high time for the former to .set the kind of example it w-isiies youth to foUow. radical. They ar^ told they must crusade for this ideology or that. They are .told th'at the day of evenhanded, joiddoious, open-mind ed handling of news evens is past forthright editorial stanl.l on be half of whatever will advance the physical, intellectual, social and moral well-being of all or any portion of mankind. But it does mean avoiding the kind of hysteria which is so widespread today, arid) which all too often leads to shallow, unsoimd con clusions and fallible concepts. iWe havg nevCT agreed w'ith ■this viewpoint. This newspaper remains iconvinoed that today, crucial need (for a calm, unprej- more than ever 'before, there is ■ildicod examination of facts, for 'an unweighted, unbiased presen tation of news. This It is (thus, with what we hope will be pardonable gratification, that Wg note The 'Christian Sci ence Monitor’s standing in a re cent poll conducted by the Cop ley iNewspapers’ Seminar maga zine among its 1,800 professional joumalisbic subscribers. The Monitor was judged to Icald all other 'Amerioan newspapers on the ■poll’s ‘Walrness” scale. Fur thermore, the poll indicated that he Monitor Is judged to .hew fair- <4os^ to the middle-of- In these dayis of tension, of fear, of uncertainty, of great complexity, aU newspapers are frequently attacketi. Thi.'i news paper is no exception. This read er will believe it is too "liberal”; tliat reader will 'find it too con servative.’’ Some will find it too harsh in its judgments; others that it is no harsh enough. Its efforts are often misinterpreted. An article which aims merely at being instructive, an diiltorial which seeks to present a judici ously balanced assesmont of facts, 'a cartoon which has no in tention of woundinig but mm-ely ■hopes to be amusing, all these lean bj, and sometimes are mis- ' read. Although Senate Majority _ Leader Mike .MansHeld hhnsdf^k roiuiwlcd and was gi'ven TV not - work time to reply ito a broad- cast by Prc'sident Nixon, he i.s right in saying .that “equal time’’ .'.emands arc getting o'ut of hand. I may even b<! said that the sii- ualion is getting ridiculous. Although television is a product of recent lime.s, j^rosidents have propcrlyi used all tlie public med ia avaiiiabU' - new-spapers, mag azlnes, radio to present I la- facts ami their own views alviui them to the Amerioan people. Pics'ldents usiKilly aiv perceptive in separating their pundy politi pitches from their aif iresse-, on national and intehiational at fairs They do not ask the tnisl la to giro Uiem fiw" space and ! time for campaign talks. These ' are customarily paid for, in the ffiiSp of television time, by th<> na I tiorial committees of the politi ' cal parties; Newsspapers eaii v |)fee what is new.swort.hy in sueii • addres-ses. But reports on nation i aJ policies 'are another matter. A j partisan, political response to :i : statement bo the President does , n’t qualify' properly for o(|ual j time. i The television netw'orks an 1 ! radio have been ■•■pnerous in at [lowing opposition leadei-s time to I counteract the po.sltions taken h> presidents. But hero are a lot of self-appointed spokesmen clamor tng tor equal time who cannot lx- and should not bo accommodat W ed Afaybc these appeal to sonn- ! v-iewers as better than summer I re-runs of old programs anq mo ' vies, but one doubts ithe audiein-i- i.s very large or very interested. The audienee ratings ol Sen. Mansfield’s and Larry O’Brien's TV rebuttal apix<aranccs musi hav-e been on tile low side Fiiii' is fair, but networks hav-esi't a license to boro the people and don't like to do it at their own expense. —The Oregon inn TDIE . MONEY AVON Repre.sentatives sell near home — ehoose their hours —^get good discounts — earn excellent money. Call for de tails — Ruth Swofford, Rt. 8 Box 311. Shelby. N. C. or call 482-2711. news. This does not mean a refusal to nsake ju<^- j ments, to weigh thg good against the-road in regam to ideological 1 preciated If one' thing has be- ; it gladly a-ssumes the bad, to ■take a firm and i outlook come clear, it is that neither wis- I —Chrixtian Science Monitor dom nor justici' can exist unl(»ss they are founded on eqt’ity and fairness. The immense problems Which face the United States and which so urgently require wis,. and j^ust ajction, cannot be solved unlo.ss they are looked at from ! an unbiased, un-weighted, open- Yet it is immensely heartening i min!.'’ed point of ■view. It is th,. that efforts to be evenlianded I obligation of this newspaper to yet forthright, thoirough yet sel- 1 do its best to supply his vle\v.^_ ective, are recognized and ap-1 Tliis is one commitment whicli^^^ —Christian Science Mimitor PARACHUTES FOR SHIPS I Paraohues allow m'an to float gently down from the upper roaches of the atmosphere. lEil lowing silk flares out behind some supersonic 'jets to slow! their landings. Dragsters use [ them to bmke Astronauts com- ! plete the last leg of their round ] trip in space swinging below a canopy of cloth. Now the Japan ese have added another luse — stopping giant ships. The big supertankers that Ja panese shipyards produce are hard to stop in a ihurry, even with the screws turning full speed in reverse. But if large parachutes arc tessed over the side into the water, these ships can stop in about half the time. So promising have the experi ments been that chutes may be come stanicitard safety equipment for 'these vessels in the future. And ’’Geroniimo-'’ may become a nautical term. —Milwaukee Journal GETTING MARRIED? Have Your Wedding Pictures Made In Beautiful Nat-t-r! SPECIAL SHOWING STARTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMRER 10 Vega 2300 is open for business. and you ought to come down and look into it, even if you've never thought of yourself as "the small car type,” Because Vega is a lot bigger than its size would indicate. Big in the en gine, big in the brake, big in the win dows, big where it counts. Yet it's truly a little car when it comes tp price, fuel economy, ease of handling and parking. Come on in for a look and a drive. IS, See if you don't agree that Vega indeed, "the little car that does everything well." VEGA THE WELCOME MAT IS OUT AT Sea.son football tickets to home football games are on sale at the high schooi, which reminds that Friday night is the opener with the Mountaineers of Kings Mountain versus the ’TVojans of Chase high school. COLOR By LEM LYNCH Photographer Also Selection of Wedding Albums PH. 482-1720 487-7503 Dixon Chevrolet, THE WALGING MAN'S FRIEND Comer Roilread at Monntoln Fhone 739-5471
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