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^AGE 2 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. Thursday, October 15, 1970 Established 1689 The Kings Mountain Herald 206 South Piedmont Ave. Kings Mountain, N. C, 28086 A weeKiy newspaper devoted to the promotion o( the general wellue anjl puhU^ed for the enlightenn.ent, entertainment and benefit of the citizens ill Kings buvntatn and its vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald P^I^UBhlng House. Entered as second clas^ it^atter at the post office at Rings Mountain, If, G., 280K under Act of Congress of Mardh 3, 1873. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Martin Harmon Editor-Publisher Miss Elizabeth Stewart Circulation Manager and Society Editor Miss Debbie Thornburg Oak, Eookkaaper MECRANIOAL OEPARTMEIIT Frank Edwards •Rocky Martin Allen My«n Roger Brawn On Leave With The Uidted Staten Anqy Paul JhofcaoQ Ray Parker MAIL SUBSCRimaN RATES PATA»LB fff A0PANCE In North CotoUno and Boath CaemHng One year $4; sixmonths 82.26; three months fl.90; ochaol year 18. (BubecTLptiona in North Carolina subject to three parcant sataa tax.) In All Other States One year $6; sixmonth $3; three months $1.75; sohooil year IB.7BL PLUS NORTH CAROUNA SALES TAK TELEPHONE NUMBER — 739<9441 TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Hear, ye childi'C}!, the instruction of w father, attend to know tenden'Standing. Pren.'Orba i:l. Presidential Elections Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr., of North Carolina, was the chief architect in the Senate defeat, at least for the time be- ins; and present session of Congress, the p ’onosed constitutional amendment to t I presidents by direct popular vote. While the popular vote idea looks good on face, closer e.xamination reveals some apparent weaknesses. The choice of a president would still go to the House of no candidate at tained 40 percent of the vote and the bill before the Senate also provided that names of candidates could be required to be put on state ballot, both objections giving rise to the possibility of .splinter candidates siphoning off too many votes. Here in North Carolina, the stale requires candidates outside the major parties to present a petition to the state board of elections bearing 10,000 voter signatures, no problem at all for Dixie- crat Strom Thurmond nor Henry Wal lace in 1948, nor for American party candidate George Wallace four years ago. Albert L. Weeks, writing in the re cent edition of the American Legion Magazine, says, “It does not seem off hand that there is any need to rush into an amendment that deals with a prob- 2em that hasn’t caused any trouble in 82 years. . . . The last problem was in 1876 in the election between Rutherford B. Hayes, winning becau.se a special com mission gave him 22 electoral votes in contested counts. In 1824, the House chose John Quin cy Adams over Andrew Jackson, and in 1800 chose Thomas Jefferson over Aaron. In the svstem of checks and bal ances adopted by the framers of the Com stitution, the Senate was set up on a geographical basis, each state being al lotted two .senators, while the House was set up on a population basis, ad justed every ten years following the de cennial census. One disparity occurs, Mr. Weeks points out, because some Americans don't bother to go to the polls, in con trast to many European nations where 80 and 90 percent voter turnouts are common. Basically the split between geogra phy and population is a protection to smaller states. In his fight for states rights, John C. Calhoun argued against e.xcesses of an unhindered maiority. The majority, he reEusoned, should be charitable to the minority. Meantime, registration books are open for the November 3 election, with more im.mediate problems to be settled than how to elect a president. The svstem, over the years, has worked well. For Cleveland Tech A Grover lady called recently to lend an oar to the bond issue to provide buildings for Cleveland Technical Insti tute. The Herald agree.s, as it did for the previous bond issue proposal which was defeated. The late Lawrence Lohr remarked on one occasion,that the top-grade-earn ing students, or many of them, wind up teaching, and the production folk are those with good solid “C’s’’. The attribute of Cleveland Tech is that it teaches skills, from sewing to cake-decorating, and, if demand is in dicated, can arrange to teach about any thing. Fees are quite reasonable and in reach of almost all. Geof Ing Up The neighborhood facilities build ing is beginning to prove its value as an important adjunct to both Kings Mountain and the surrounding area. Already several classes were being offered for dance instruction, ladies ex ercise, and flower aranging, as well as guitar instruction. Wednesday it was announced that nine college basketball games have been scheduled, as well as the state commun ity and junior college tournament in February. Other plans call for profes sional wrestling, gospel sings, country and western shows. In November, Gaston coin-collectors club will hold its annual show there. It will bring dealers from near and far. Every added facility helps a com munity and many of them complement each other. The new motel under con struction will aid in keeping the neigh borhood facilities building a busy place. Some doubted Kings Mountain large enough to support a hospital, but since opening in 1951 has had three expan sions and is nearing completion on its fourth. Amendments Voting Amendments voting often - times falls to get attention deserved by the voters, human nature lending itself to personalities of candidates rather than legalistic type. However, North Carolinians consid er some important ones on November 3. One in fact is a proposed revised consti tution. The other six would have the effect of writing new constitutional pro visions which are, in fact, contained in the proposed new or edited constitution. Mo.st of the six new provisions make sense. One should lessen the workload of the General Assembly and therefore cut the length of sessions. It would empower Vfi General Assembly to confer to coun ties and cities a greater measure of home rule in areas where by where the coun ties and cities How have to clog the le gislature with so-called local bills. Another would empower the gov ernor to reduce the number of State de partments, now over 300, to 25 in a ma jor reorganization. This proposal Is get ting some sniping from some depart ments who fear theirs will be lost in the reshuffle. One objector is the Depart ment of Veterans Affairs. Yet another one looks a little sus picious. It would limit the rate of state income tax to a miximum of 10 percent. If there is no limit now (the top rate for individuals is seven percent) then the amendment is a protection. One proposed amendment would make it possible for three-fifths of the members of the General Assembly to convene special sessions of the Assem bly, a prerogative now solely of the governor. While it is conceivable some future governor would vacillate on call ing a special session when it is needed, the state’s happy experience in the pasit is that its governors are sensitive to the needs of the people and have called special sessions when required. One, abolishing the literacy require ments for voting, has in effect being taken care of by the federal government. It’s merely a matter of cleaning the books. The tax bite figures to be nominal, too. At the scheduled rate of county debt amortization, there may be no in crease in the overall rate at all. This bond issue a good investment for Cleveland County and her people and deserves the people’s support on November 3. The amount of the i»9u* is 9850,000. Another appears quite fair: it would split escheats (estates with no heirs) a- mong all state suported universities and collej;os, rather than putRll of it in the coffers of the University at Chapel Hill. Congratulations to Lt-Col. RohW’t G. Cox, USA (Ret.) on his being awarded the army’s meritorious service medal. MEDICINE MABTIN'S "The Critic" My longtime friend Oscar My ers had a birthday Wodnetiday— his Hath, which age tie neither acts nor looks. m-m The votaran merehant liquid ated Mjers Department store, Mihich he founded In 1837, in :1968, thinking he was retirinigk But likq 'most folk who have put in a lltetune oi work, as he lied, he got caught up on resting pretty qulcJfily. lie’s still selling, ' first working tor Fulton’s Depart ment Stole, which succeeded the M>-ers now at Plonk Brothers m-m Oscar has a ready explanation as to why he moved over to Plonk's: “They work me mqre." he says, ’tand I like to work. I figure every day I wwk adds a day to my life.” Ho qc»npn/utes from Charlotte by bus tour days each week, has developtd a ifirm friendship with tho btis driver, I who, if Osoar Isn't at the bus , .station iWhen .the bu.S'. arrives, 'wialts for him. I I have known Oscar's age ma ny years. We were using the same accountant and often com pared notes on income taxes. On ■the year Oscar turned 65 he had n’t informed the accountant, which meant an extra $600 de duction. I reMgured his tax bill for him. m-m Oacai and his wife Marie an- nounood in late 1967 they were liquidating the business, a pro cess that required until Septem ber 1 otf 1958. iWhen he sold hh remaining Inventory to the Bill Pultons he told Bill, “I don’t have too much.” Bill looked at the large number of shoe boxes and remonstrated, “You sure do have a lot of shoes.” Oscar re plied he didn’t, "Most of them are empty. You”ve got to keep up appearances if you expect to sell anything.” 'Bill guesses he' threw away about 200 empty shoe boxes. JOHhJ q. rs m HOSPnAL LOG m-m m-m Otis Falls re<3a]> that Oscar granted him the first change ac oount Otis had fexr a pair of shoes. m-m ■If my memory servvss me cor- rdctily. Oscar came here in 1932 to open Belk’s Department Store, whi^ he managed untU opening his own business The Belk’s store was moved here from Clo ver, S. C. It was the depth of the 3929-33 recession and price.? were astronQmicaUy low, and O.scar managed to sell his goods. ■Drace Peeler was a weekend salesman for Oscar, BUI Fulton was dlown street at Keeler’s, and I was across the railroad at Plonk’s grocery. Those were the days of free Red Cross flour axU o^rs for the needy and there vv^ many nce4y\ Somehaw. though, our snuff and Brown's tobacco sales didn’t silffer. “CJfcme three plugs otf Broiwn’s ^Wle and take the quarter off tha,sugar,” .was a standard or der, We weren’t supposed to do it, but we did. After all, we want ed the cusitomers coming back votth those orders, a major por- tim otf sales. .■•/I . m-m weelcly trip to Myers’ E»e- ' ‘ lent Store for the Hen^ T%ctuaUy calling on two ac- Mrs. Myera handled h(W ing and Jar. Mj’one hli. WalSng there vvas, always ^ pleasure and I ddh’t rScHiU that I ever saw Oscar ill-humored. If he were, he kept it to himself. WHY YOU ARE NUMBER ONE Viewpoints of Other Editors Lettei To Editor ! KENT STATE'S EXAMPLE Coming soon is National Farm- aty Week, Nov. 20-26. The pur pose of this week is to give farm- eK and city folks a chance to tell each other about their own busi ness. We think that you have a solid story to tell. Here are i)osltive points that you can make witli trumpet and fanfare: Food is better than ever. The quality is belter: the selection is broader; and the safety is un matched Farmers are producing higher grades of food than ever before; the food leaves the farm in the best condition ever; and food processing methods maintain quality better. m-m The Miyiers family .rented for many years the Hunter home, ndw occupied by Dr. Joe Lee arid his family, before they finally bought it and lernodeled it com pletely. As is custxxmary, Oscar found the remodeling biU about a third more than he anticipated. Oscar likes to sell evenyithlng, but I -wtiuld guess lie takes more pleasure from selling shoes than any other Item. !lte is ddddeated to the thesis that people should sipend a lot of money on their feet, “If a guy’s feet htut, he hurts all over,” h* explains. m-ai Oscar’s selling, rtyle is a com bination dl seriousness and Jocu lar teasing. Oscar has a love affair with my mothers fig bush, but his has not been a good year. The figs are scarce and very small. Last year was a banner one and Mrs. Myers favored Mother with a delicious Jar of fig preserve. Congratulations to Oscar on his 89th orndverMry end brat wishes to Mm tor many more of tham. Food has more built-in services.' Thanks to prepared mixes, new food combinations, and easy-to- operate food innovations, house wives spend less time preparing food, get more uniform quality with less waste. Food prices have gone up less than other costs of living. Between 1950 and 1969, food prices in’creas- ed — while other living costs climbed 55%. What a sur- pBiUc that is to a lot of people! One n-ason for the surprise: tlie monthly oost-of-living report out of the Department of Labor us ually highlights food costs. The news media play this up. When ever a TV station does a- pro gram on the cost of living, where do they go? Down to the food store to interview shoppers. Food prices have increased lass than wages. Wages in manufac turing Industries have climbed 122% since 1950 — from $1.44 per hour to $3.19 last year — 2% tltoes os much as the cost of food. A recent Gallup poll in New Je^y found that neatly bine out of ten city folks believe that food prices have gone up faster than wagea. We spend less of our income for food than ever before. We tire now spending 14c per dollar of. national pcrtanal income Coefore taxes) for food — 11c for food eat. en at home and 3c for food eaten “out.” This is .the lowest in his tory — and beats any other coun try. Food prices are the mofrt reas onable of all the “essentials.” Let’s say that rents, health care and taxes are “essentials.” Rents have risen 50% and health care costs ihave soared 136% since 1^. And taxes! Federal, state and local governments collected $71 billion in 1950 — and a whopping $319 billion last year: 4 VS times more! Nowhere Is food as reasonable as in the United States. In 1967 Cmost recent figures), we spent 19% of our private expenditures (after taxes and savings) for food. In the United Kingdom, il was 25%: in France, ; in West Germany, 33%: and In Rus sia, 55%!. Farmeirs’ “take” has increased much less than in other parts of the food business. Since 1950, the prices that farmers get for food commodities have gone up only 17% — yet the prices farmers pay for everythlrig climbed 46%. During the same time, food mar keting costs — from farm to con sumer — went up 51% to handle the same “market basket” of tood. While we spend 14c per dollar of income for food, only 4.3c of this goes to the farmer. Farmers are doing more than any other economic group to com bat Inflation. We get inflation and ^har ffiem. whan monay or wa^ increase faster than the output at gooda. Forman’ ouilpat We say, ’’More power to tiie . students of Ohio’s Kent State Uni-' varsily." They have just adopted a motto, “Power to the Peaceful,” which we find immensely heart ening and hopeful. How great a step forward for all mankind it Would be if power did come in creasingly to rest in the hands of those dedicated to true and last ing peace. Dear Editor: Recently, it was brought to my attention that lliere is a great deal .-jf misinformation being cir culated In your area by Mr. Basil Whitener of Gastonia, North Car olina, about the treatment given the Mills bill on textile import quotas by the Republican mem bers of the House Rules Commit- That the student bofly oi Kent; tee. As a Repirblican and a mem- State, where four young persons ! her of the House Rules Commit- were tragically slain last May, [ lee, I would like to set the record can rally to so uplifting (and for- straight. giving) a motto speaks wonder-1 The Mills bill was voted out of fully well for American j-outh and i the Rules Committee by a vote for the recuperative powers of i of 8 to 7. Voting to make the A'merican society. In choosing 1 bill eligible for dcoate before the tills ideal, the students of Kent State made plain their determ- ination to move towards a heal ing of rancors rather than to- •wards more bitterness. The maxim of "Power to the Peaceful" is squarely in line with Ute recommendations of the Pres ident’s Committee on Campus Un rest, -which w-isely called upon all segments of American society to draw back from violence. Such vioience has became Increasingly nonproductive and counU-rproduc- tivo. Kent Stale’s student body .has apparently recognized this cmd commits itself to following more flruitful methods of protest. We urge all Americans, of what ever class, faction or race, to pur sue Kent State’s constructive e.\- ample. Christian Science Monitor CHAMPLAIN MONSTER Lake Champlain is a large spread of blue water separating Vermont from New York just .south of the Canadian border. The .lake offers swimming, sailing, fishing, and many related pleas ures. One related pleasure gain ing popularity is mon.ster hunt ing. full membership of the House of Repre.-'cntatives were five Repub licans and three Deitiof.-rat.s. Sev en Democrats voted against let ting the bill real'll the House for debate. I h.ave been further advised that it has been said that while it may be true that five Republi cans finally votixl on behalf of the bill, in earlier Committee votes the Repubiicans voted a- gainst the bill. Tiiis Ls patently false. The Republican members of the Rules Committee consistently supported the wishes of iChairman Wilbur Mills of the House Com mittee on Ways iind Means. Chairman Mills Is the principtil author of the tmde bill and a leading spokesman on behalf of the Aimerican textile industry. It is my wish that the people in your airca have the facts con cerning the trade bill. Surely, the fine work being done by Congress man Jame.s T. Broyhill on behalf of the textile worker should not be subjecl to the wliim of cam paign rhetoric. These rumors and false allegations must be disre garded and the truth made avail able to all concerned. Sincerely yours, James H. Quillen Member of Congress There are reports that a sea .monster, not unlike the lOreature said to dwell in Scotland’s Loch Ness, has been observed in Lake Champlain. Like Its Scottish kin, tho Champlain monster minds its own business and only frequently gives humans a glimpse of its serpentine profile. A lot of Americans will prob ably dismiss the tales of a liome- grown sea imon.stcr as tourist- •bureau balderdash. But oount us not among them. We hope them? I Is such a creature in Lake C!haim- plaln, partly for tho romance of the thing and partly because It’s nice to know that some kind of life may still be posslible in Amer- ic.n’s emulsified waters. Notional Obserrer to Wostem Electric continues work closely with Bell Telephone Laboratories in a sustained ef fort to reduce costs m various Government projects. Wm. Banks Bfirlter Mrs. Emma L. Bowen Mrs. Burlin Broom Mrs. J. R. Davis Mrs. Mamie M. For.syt)u- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Foster John A. Hancock John H. Haskins .Mrs. Uittie .M. liiKlge Au.gustus T, Holder, .Sr. Mrs. Ottis O. Jackson Fonda M. Kendrick .Mrs. Homer Kilgore Mrs. Alii-e H- Liss-li Mrs. Wm. W. Mosley .Mrs, Jesse it. .Mo.s.s Jiune.s Jasper Oates, Jr. •Mrs. Glenn K. I’alterson .Mis. Jim- Pliillip Putnam James lUiseboro Mrs. .Alvenia .Schuler .Mrs. Norma B. Wilkie Herbert R. TindMll Mrs. Waltraud D. Irrtn Mis. Roix-rt .S. Curry Mrs. J. I’. Harris .Mrs. .Mabi’l .M. Toney Mrs. Marvin Wright ADMITTED THURSDAY Mrs. Maggie 11. Bisison Bo.-i 21", B.)lllng Springs Hurle.ss L. Beeknes, 1061) West- .jver Dr., City Mrs. Fred Uulbi, 401 E. King St. City Mrs. Ada M. Murray, Rt. 1. Hes- .semiT City Mrs. Barry E. Robinson, Margrace, City Everette P. Williams. Rt. 1 Box 320, aty Mrs. ErdLst A. Byers, HI. ! B-ix 247, Grou-r Mrs. Nancy S. Deltor, 812 Bradley St., Gastonia ADMITTED FRIDAY Han-y A. Poteat, Rt. I Box 3!K)A Bessemer City Roy Smith, 115 Cloninger .St,, City ADMITTED SATURDAY Clarence Bratton, .303 Mobley St., Clover, S. C. James .M. Bridges, 201 Fulton Dr., City Wm. Kenneth Crook, 206 W. Mountain St., City Mrs. David Huffstetler, Wt!) ilam.seur St., City .Mrs. Ray B. Price, Route 1, Bes semer City James Lockhart, Rt. 1 Box 160, Bessemer City Patricia E. Roseboro, P.O. Box 82, City Jasper R. Putnam, Rt. 3, City ADMITTED SUNDAY -Mrs. Broughton C. Homsley, Rt. 2, Cherrjvillc Bobby Gene Shuford, 515 Oliio St., Bessemer City Mrs. Ralph G. Carpenter, W. Hartford Ave., Be.ssemer City Mrs. Bobby Gene Towery, S2.“i W. Trade St.. Dallas Mrs. Lucinda S. Self, Rt. 2, tic NoJa Bam.sey, Rt. 2, Be.s.s<‘irl City ADMITTED MONDAY Mrs. Julia D. Condry, 418 Cansler St., City Eldridge G. .Mitchell, Rt. 3, I ily Edward M. Montgomery, Box 126, Sharon, S. C. ■Mrs. John Wm. Murray, .306 Penn. Ave. Bt-s.semer City Mrs. Mattie W. Stowe, 825 .N. Piedmont Ave., City Mrs. Clarence M. Wea.sf, 712 Athcmia Place, Bessemer City •Janice Woixls. 1104 3, .’Vliller St., tkistonia Mrs. Linda B. Gamble, I’.iX liox .561, Bessemer City Mrs. J. H. Fields, Jr., 10 .McCoii- ncl St., Clover, S. C. .Mr.s. Ervin W. Reep, 2015 Rudi- sill Ave., Cherryville Frank V. Webster, Rt. 2, Box 3.5.5, City John W. Thombs, .316 W, Ridgo St., City Mrs. Aliix- .M. Tliomas, 404 S. 10th St., Be.ssomcr City 'Marshall D. Rich, 106 Cloninger St., City ADMITTED TUESDAY < Mrs. Phillip R. Kiser, 512 VV. Sixth Stre-et, Gastonia Mrs. David W. Hutchins, P.O. Box 409, City Mrs. Nolan T. Aldrich, 42 Gil mer St., Gastonia Dennis Lee Hope, Jr., 118 WaOv St., City Cr Mrs. Ola P. Parker, Rt 2 Box 121, City per man-hour is increasing three times faster than in non-farm industries. Output per man-'hour in non-farm industries climbed 60% since >1950 — tout fairmers’ output per man-hour jumped 182%! . . . Planners are industry’s be.st cus tomer, using each year H as much steel as the automobile in dustry; enough rubber to put tires on 85% of the new cars; and more petroleum than any other industry.. .In 1970, farmers’ pro- dU'Ction expenditures will reach $40 billion — with another $32 billion of family spending. You have an impressive story to fell—and you can use Farm- Caty Week to be aggressive about telling it. Fate Journal Keep Youi Badio Dial Set At 1220 WKMT Kings Mountain, N. C. News & Weather every hour ou the hour. Weather every hour on the half hour. Fine entertainment in between IT er g
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