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PAGE 2 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Established 1G89 The Kings Mountain Herald 206 South Piedmont Ave. Kings Mountain. N. C. 28086 A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion ol the general welfare and published for the enlightenment, entertainment and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain and Ita vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Kings Mountain, N, C., 280fl6 under Act of Congress of March 3,1873. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Hannon Editor-Publisher Miss Elizabeth Stewart Circulation Manager and Soci iltor Miss Debbie Thornburg Clerk, B- - -eper MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Frank Edwards •Rocky Martin Allen Myers Roger BrcAvn • On Leave With The United States Army Paul Jackson Ray Parker MAIL SUH3CRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN "ADVANCE In North Carolina cold South Carolina One yaai $4; slxmonths $2.35; three months $1.50; sohool year $3. Ouhscrlptlors in North Carolina .subject to three percent sales tax.) In All Other States One year $5; sixmonth $3; three months $1.75; school year $3 75 PLUS NORTH CAROLINA SALES TAX TELEPHONE NUMBER — 739-5441 TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE A merry heart docth fiooa lihc a medicine; but a broken spirit crieth the hones. Proverbs n:2i. Nasser Aitermath The death of General Abdel Gamal Nasser, dictator of Egypt and strongman of the Arab world came as a shock to much of the world. Immediately there was foreboding on the possibilities of peace in the Mid dle East, Nasser’s death of a heart at tack being interpreted as productive of a power struggle in Egypt in the choice of Nasser’s successor, and the concur rent prediction that whoever he may prove to be, he would lack Nasser’s weight and force. Time will answer those predictions. Nasser, the man, did not get star billing as a friend of the West. Yet, while he appeared to lean to the Soviet Union and did, there were numerous technical assistance projects cari’ied out with Americans at the helm, one in cot ton growing directed by a Kings Moun tain native Dr. Jake Ware. Nasser did not succeed in all the aims he had when he ousted King Fa- rouk. He did succeed in one, the Aswan dam, which will be a major contributor to many of Nasser’s aims, more food for the Egyptian people, electric po-wer, ir rigation. Ancient History Modern Joseph C. Harsch, in his column in Tuesday’s edition of the Christian Sci ence, delves into some interesting his tory, with a Bible atlas his source. He writes: "Now, as in Dhe most ancient of times, the key to control of what we call both Jordan and Syria is at one single and consistently important crossroads. “In strategic terms nothing has changed, really, since the days of Abra ham and Isaac. “The Iraq pipeline today follows, roughly, the line of the ancient east- west camel caravan. It runs from Haifa all the way through northern Jordan into Iraq. Where those two roads cross is whera control in four directions has been, and today can be, exerted. When Babylon was dominant in the days of Nebuchadnezzar it conti’olled that crossroads. When Ramoses II of Egypt drove northwards to dominate Arabia his goal was that crossroads. When the Medes and Persians held sway, they held that crossroads. "King Solomon’s empire was secur ed at that point. Damascus could not in jure him without first taking that crgss- over. When kings of Israel lost control of that crossroads, they were beaten.’’ His conclusion is that in the recent fighting the crossroads proved as im portant today as in ancient times. Syria invaded Jordan and stopped. With control of the crossroads, Syria needed go no farther. The supply lines of Syria s guerilla friends wire open. Waste Control The city commission’s sewage con trol committee has held its first meet ing with representatives of industry who have dye operations. Dyestuffs nominally contain one or more toxic elements and pose problems for sewage disposal treatment plants. The committee distributed copies of a sample Vvaste-use ordinance. One industrialist complains the pro posed ordinance is “much too general.’’ Purpose of the city in scheduling a series of meetings with industry repre sentatives is to get their help. Chairman Jim Dickey says, in obtaining a work able ordinance that will be as unoppres- sive as possible. There is as yet no problem in the western sector of the city, where a new modern treatment plant is in operation on Pilot creek. Plans are being consid ered to prevent its having problems in the future. Kings Mountain sits on a ridge. The western sector is in the Broad River basin, the eastern in the Catawba River basin. It is said that two snow balls dropped a few inches apart at the proper spot near Central school would find the meltings on one flowing east, the other west. The McGill Creek plant, serving the east, was slugged out back in the winter and had intermittent troubles since. En gineers advised, when the plant was doubled in capacity to a million gallons daily, that this was all for this plant, that the capacity amount was as much as the flow of McGill Creek below the plant could handle. Many citizens have suffered this past summer in the eastern areas of the city due to this problem at the McGill Creek plant. The city's approach to the problem thus far has been thorough and measur ed. This problem the current administra tion intends to solve. "Then as now there is a most im portant north-south road. It used to be called the Highway of The Kings. It runs due north from the Gulf of Aquaba through Amman to Damascus. It is the shortest route for goods coming from the Far East. “Just south of the Sea of Galilee is an easy passage across the “Great Val ley’’; at that point the valley of the River Jordan. That passage is ideal for goods moving eastward from the Phoenician coast. From time immemorial there has been an east-west road which started on the coast at or near what is now Haifa. It struck east across the Jordan Valley. It cros.sed the Highway of The Kings on the high plateau beyond the valley. It strode on into the desert with Baghdad as its far tenninus. Tax Argument Politics being in the air, is natural that candidates for the 197^ " neral As sembly would turn their at on to new taxes adopted by the 1969 r>del. All taxes are onerous and all new ones most often moreso. The 1969 General Assembly upped the gasoline tax, and imnosed for the first time a tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products and on .soft drinks. Tax rates wore increased on alcoholic bever ages and motor vehicle license plates went higher. Though the state only gets a cent per bottle of soda pop, many vendors get 15 cents for each and some charge 20 cents. There may be some chance of re peal of this tax, though it has made handsome return. With a two-cent increase per gallon in gasoline tax, it seemed upping the price of vehicle license plates was going a bit too far. However, the price of road-building comes high and the increasing automo tive population requires roads. And maintenance costs go up too: for exam ple, a highway commissioner made a surprising statement a few years ago when he declared maintenance costs on interstates are higher than on other roads. It takes money to make the mare go. Mule Vanishing The Smithfield Herald headlines, in its Tuesday edition, "Horses Steal Lime light at Mule Day in Benson”. The Johnston county community of Benson logged in Mule Day Number 21 last weekend. Of the nine animals which partici pated in the actual pulling contest horses outnumbered the mules by five to four. The Herald reporter took this to mean that the mule continues to demise as an integral member of farm family teams. Two horses in the heavyweight di vision, incidentally, dragged a sled weighing 6440 pounds. It was the big gest pull of the day. MEDICINE MARTIN'S National Newspaper Week October 4-10 Rapid transit. m-in Joe Kaka.ssy, of K Milts, had a telephone call on September 23, from an English textile manofac- turer. He would like to take a look at Joe's plant and would to morrow be o.k.? It would. m-m On Thursday, Harry White was in Kings Mountain, toured Joe’s plant and the .N'elsco plant, too Ilaxry operates principally in Blackburn, England, County Lan- cashiie, which he de.scribt« as a principal center of the British te.x- tile industry. He is native to BlacWburn and was reared, 'he says, In textile.s. m-m While his major eperation Is production of friezes ($8 million last^year), he also looks after the optnations of anoUier plant pro ducing copious yards of mattress ticking. Thursday, October I, 1970 "hospital LOG 1'hursd m-m I He will be back in the United States for the Greenville, S. C., textile machinery show and reg ularly checks on machinery of ferings at the European show set for late ^ring next year in Paris. m-m Mr. White is an enthusiastic man of 41, a birthday he turned last Saturday, and hardly the model of the suppo.sedly phlegm atic Englishman. GOOD EWSPAPEIT and Bible in every house, a^ood schooTliou^e^ in every dietrictiand a church ineveiy neighborhood/ all appreciated as they deserve, are the chief support of virturc,Tnoi*ality, civil liberty/ and religion. ** Mrs. Ronald D. Adams Isaac Arnlngton M'm. Banks Barb«.'r Mrs. Addle K. Beam .Mrs. Wm, L. Blanton .Mrs. J. B. Davis Wm. Jake England .Mrs. .Mary P. ParrLs Purvia L. T(-atherstone .Mr.s. .Mamie M. Fors>'the Mr. ;uid Mrs. Jos<>pli Ryan Fost<-i Violent F. Foster R(»siile(>n II. Goins Edwoi'd Odell Gor** .Mrs. Clara L Karri 11 Min. Joe Hous<‘r Mrs. Sidney D. llufsletli-r Ronald Huss Mr.s. Ottis O. Jackson Mrs. Homer Kilgore .Mrs. Alice H. Leer'll Oils Ma-w James Ju.sp<‘r Oatrsi, Jr. James Rosr-boro .Mrs, Frank S<>lf Mrs. Marion P. .Sexton .Mrs. James White, Jr. Mai-y F. Green .Mrs. Earl D. Hicks Ciai Rail Vid South Raiders Friday handed talneen Southw ADMITTED THURSDAY W. .Moslc-y, Route 1, AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS--200 YEARS OF FREEDOM- - 1770iT0 I970i Viewpoints of Other Editors m-ra It was cold enough for a bit of heat Tuesd-ay night, but when the thermostat was twirled at our house notliing happened and John Dilling already had six service calls ahead of us on his list. Therefore it would be next day before he could help. m-m This situation resulted in our building a fire in the fireplace for perhaps only the second time in the 13 years we’ve occupied the house. My wife Anne remonstrat ed a bit, thinking ahead to the clean-up job next marning. But she relented and wa.s glad she did. There’s something special a- bout an open fire and .she re marked, “It should be Chr'simas.” The odors emanating from tlie Darning oak and maple added to the glamor. TRUCKERS ARE GOOD SAMARITANS OF HIGHWAY By J. W. LONG bile accidents. The Highway Road' bile. Managing Editor Moigonton News Herald Patrolmen, including, safety sup erv'isors and other 'personnel from the trucking associations’ mem bers, worked some 1,600 hours as a public service to Tar Heel motor ists over the two holidays. The truck driver put out the fire and later brought the party to Morganton in his car to meet another group of their compan ions to continue their trip to a church conference. Some of the NCMCA Courtesy 1 Not long ago e BUrke Oiunty Tile first time they did it a few j Patrol cars are equipped with tools j girl working m Charlotte was driv years ago, there was a big splash, | spare fuses, warning flags, two- and almost every newspaper in way radios, first aid equipment North Carolina carried stories a-1 and gasoline safety cans. They bout the unusual service the | even have 'been known to warm North Carolina Motor Carriers As- baby’s bottle, but 'tliere are no .Mrs. Wjn. City ADMITTED FRIDAY Mrs. Lola F. Eury, 310 Dilling St., City .Mrs. Cora W. Jones, Dixie Til^k Pk. No. 27. City ^ Kay Franc(*s Tyler, Route 1 Box 17, G'atfne>v S. C. Boyd Cecil Riley, 209 N. PUsI mont .Ive., City ADMITTED SATURDAY .Mien Hancock, Route 2, John City -Augustas Holder. Sr., 825 C. St., Bessemer City Mrs. .Millard Metcalf, 18 Silver Dollar Tr. Pk., City ArLliur Morman Pearson, 403 Chestnut St., City Robert Lee Eaves, 202 W. Mary land Ave.. Bessemer City ADMITTED SUNDAY SDciation (NCMCA) was going to do for Tar Heel motorists over the long Labor Day weekend. Just 'before the past Labor Day holiday, Jett B. Wilson, who han dles the publicity for the tritckers from his office in Raleigh, sent out a story which he headed, “Trucking Industry Holiday Road Patrol." Jeff wrote, “For four days. Sept. 4-6, more than 100 professional safety men and patrol cars from the North Carolina Motor Carriers ■Association will be tperating a statewide Holiday Courtesy Patrol around the clock.” m-m The lone sour note ejneerned our dog Sir Winston. It wa.s his first experiencx! with an open fire and the strangeness, appar ently, did not suit. Ho took sta tion under a bed and wouldn’t deign to come out un-til we pulled nim out. Shortly he was back under the bed. "Hot-rodder”, signifying a speed motorist on tlie highway, is not limited to the highway. m-m Two visitors from the Depart ment of Con.servation and Devel opment, Lar.'y Wenley and Ray Denny, were being tourt-d through the Buffalo Creek water project early Wednesday. Surveying the dam area where three big tract ors were dropping dirt at two lev els. entering by yet a third road strip, Denny opened his mouth in amazement, as one driver wheel- (“d his rig to the top of the hill, turned on a dime at fast speed, straightened and oegan unload ing cargo. Denny said, ‘ Wow, I thought he was going over the Clift.” m-m Shortly thereafter one of the oig rigs was delivering a load on the center strip on which we were perched. There was plenty ot room, of course, but that big fel low bearing dwvn doesn’t produfcc a comfortable feeling. m-m Approximately 5000 cubic yards of concrete will go into the spill way and 75-foot racecourse which .vill return overflow water to the creek bed below the dam. We received the story, but sotaae- riow it got buried under the pile of papers such as only a newspap qr man can collect without even Irying. Those arc things which are catalogued in the mind undelr ”I know where it is when I want it.” It doesn’t always work that way. Anyway, we iplead our defense on the fact that we used the stor ies about the first safety patrol and maybe once or ,twiw since and should 'be excused for our de linquency. Maybe other {papers did as we did, just took the safe ty patrol for granted. But those motorists who were helped during tlie last holiday won’t take it for granted. They will remember the helping hand extended by a man who drives >ne ot those large tractor-trailers for a living, and gave up his holi day to be a Good Samaritan of the Road. Tlie public arc not the only ones appreciative of the patrol. Col. Edwin Guy, cemmander of the State Highway Patrol, said of the safety patrolmen, "Their wide'cxperience on the highways and their record of motorist co operation will certainly help us over the Labor Day weekend, thereby aiding substantially dur ing .the {xiriod of high density traffic.” .nick Whetstine, who lives in a Washington, D. C., suburb and is in the concrete business. We were talking about the dam project when he was here recently and I suggested 5000 yards was a good-sized amount. m-m He said "Yes, pretty good a- mount...but we poured 250,000 cubic yards in the new FM build ing.’’ A motor club predicted that 21 people would possibly be killed over the Labor Day weekend. On ly 14 were killed as compared to iast year’s 19. Colonel Guy suggested that he vas not aware as to whether or .lot the road patrol actually help ed this particular part of the to- 'al; however, he felt that the -ery fact that tlieso men gave their time and were interest^ In their fellowiman that it in some way made {people realize that it is important to drive courteously nd safely. The road patrol is not authoriz ed to chase s{)eeders or corral drunk drivers. Their main pur pose is to help 'motorists in trou- ole, such as lack ot gasoline and mechanical failures far way from my service stations. True, they aided State patrolmen at acci dents by helping direct traffic and other needed chores. There were more than 100 cour tesy road {latrolmen on ithe high ways over both the July 4th ^nd Labor Day weekends, aiding more than 150 .motorists and assisting at the scene of a dozen autonno- reeords showing they changed any dlai>ers, but it’s a cinch they could and wouldn’t be adverse to trying the quick change for the first time. Motorists oftimes are glad to see a member of the trucking In dustry’s patrol stop when they give out of gasoline or have a Hat tire, especially on Interstate highways where exits to service stations are few and tar between. Here are exeerpts frran reports of some courtesy road patrolmen: “I helped a lady change a tire on High 95 near Durham.” “On U. S. 29 north of Charlotte assisted motorists out of fuel.” "Between Black Mountain and Asheville, picked up gtis for .two cars on 11-40. Offered assistance to broken down unit on Asheville to Canton route.” “Assisted motorists with U-joint ing alone and her car stopped. She started the motor and drove a short distance and it conked out again. A truck driver came by and drove behind her to keep her balky car from being .struck from behind and she was able to get back to Charlotte safely. A few years ago wliile working in one city, I had to commute ap proximately 50 miles to work and 50 miles back home after mid night. Oftimes the early morning hours were foggy, and I made it a habit of getting behind the large trucks. It was a safe feeling to have them in front running in- terierence. The trudeing industry preaches safety and their drivers practice it Each year the NCMCA has con ferences on safety and awards are made to the drivers with the best safety records. The organi zation also has iroad-eos and driv ers oomirete, wath the winners getting awards. NOMCA’s public service safety patrol is one of the largest ever assembled in the nation by the trucking industry, according to J. T. Outlaw, executive vice-presi dent of 'NCMCA. Arxi motorists Mrs. Richard L. Allen, Route 1, Grover Frances Berryliill, 110 W. Caro lina Ave., Bessemer City Mrs. Keith Bess. .302 E. La. Ave., Bessemer City Maze! S. Foster. 211 Brice St., City Mrs. J. D. Joiws, 12fi0 Westova-r, City Mrs. Marcus Whitehurst, Box 325, Bessemer City ADMITTED MONDAY E. Bridges, 216 Brice St., broken toy securing help. Assisted j who have been assisted by the with two tire changes. Obtained help for unit with fiat tire, also another with lights on blink near EUizabeth City.” “Assisted traller-calr with locat ing rattle in Scotland Neck.” ‘“Near Marshall, assisted man driving car with small itraileir. He almost rlui off mountain. I heliied him back on road, fixed trailer and secured water for his car.” “Between Wallace and Kinston, hel{)ed motorists with drowned- out motors by drying wires with extinguisher, assisted two motor ists out of fuel and two others with flat tires.” “On Highway 17 near Wilming ton, I heliJed stalled motorists -vith loose battery cable. Assisted State Highway patrolman with di recting traffic around broken down house trailer, and removing concrete reinforcing wiire from center of higliway.” Truckers don't wait until a hol iday to be Good Sttmaritans or the highways. They are ready to lend helping hands every day as I learned from {lersonal exiiorl- ence. Last July in a restaurant which had candles burning In glasses, I received a painful bum on tlie thumb of my right hand when I grabbed the glass to relight the candle after it went out. 1 noticed a couple of men in the- dining room, and when I went to the cashier to pay my ibill, the.se two men came up to me with a first aid kit and asked If .they could do something for me. One of the men expertly put salve on the burned area and put a bandage, which was much bet ter than the mayonnaise I had applied. As a resuft of the men’s “doictoring” 1 had ve*ry little pain. I thanked them and went outside, where I spotted an Allied Van Lines taactor-traller. A few days later on 1-40 near Drexel, I oaime upon a etatlon wagor and a group ctf young peo ple. A wredter was Uier* and an other iman who ■was a truck driv er opera'Unf Us private automo- patrol will go one word better ' best. ROTARY PROGRAM Jim Atkins, candidate for the state senate, will address mem- 'bers of the Kings Mountain 'Rotary club at their Thursday 12:il5 meeting at the country club. METER RECEIPTS C. T. Bailv, .517 B’lvedere <'r., City Vance City Lottie M. Hodge, R1. 1, Box 27a| Bessemer City fl Mile.s S. Roberts, 921 Grace St., City Mrs. Michael Stroup. 290 Dixie Cr., Ga.sitonia Mrs. Geo. H. Tarpley, 708 Besse mer City Rd., Gastonia Pliyllis E. Watkins, Route 2, Hwj'. 274, Bes.semer City Mrs. Joe Q. Wray, P. O. Box 171, High Shoals ADMITTED TUESDAY Parking meter receipts for the week ending Tuesday totaled $126.10, including $115.60 from on-street meters and $10.50 from Cherokee lot meters. Receipts for the month from the Moun tain street lot meters were $68.70. Wm. Howard Branks, 715 E. Ohio Ave., Bessemer City Mrs. Edgar T. Dobbias, 6.11 Landing St., City Mrs. W. F. Foster, 311 Stowe Acres, City Reba Paulette Johnson, Route 2. Box 614, Bessemer City Audrey .Ann Miller, 116 W, Main St., (Bessemer City Sandra F, Hinson, 800 Kather ine Ave., City Mrs. Larry .M. .McDaniel, 1417 Shelby Rd., City -Mrs. Glenn V. Walker, 420 S. Columbia St., Gastonia Mrs. Ray Lee Heffner,, 1508 W. •5th Ave., Gairtonia Mrs. Jerry W. Price, Route 3 Box 36, City As of January 1, 1970, more Hian 50,000 cliarges 'brought by tile Slate Highway Patrol lia<i not Jx.'en brought to trial or were pending court appeals A Keep Your Radio IHal Set At 1220 WKMT Kings Mountain, N. C. News & Weather every hour ou the hour. Weather every hour on ihe half hour. Fine entertainment in between * Junio a 180-p mont \ louuhdt bang-ui Craw with 3: when J Howard yards t Joey W to put 1 From t.iineer the of! iiig agj Aetui oft to killed 1 King: ing klc before recover the Ra only tt KM dri Ilowai-' Ciawfc The move suing Crawfc 15 and four b (lown.q. 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