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i Pa yt PAGE 2 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. j^.C. EotabUshed 1889 The Kings Mountain Herald 206 South Piedmont Are. Kings Mountcdn. N. C. 28086 A weekly newspaper devoted to the proniotlon ot the general welfare and published (or the enllghtenn.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. 28098 under Act of Congress of March 3.1873. MARTIN'S Thursday. December 3. 1970 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Maitln Harmon Editor-Publisher Miss Elizabetn Stewart Circulation Manager and Society Editor Miss Debbie Thornburg Clerk. Bookkeeper MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT r’rank Edwards *nocky Martin Allen Myers Roger Brown • On Leave With The United States Army Paul Jackson Ray Parker MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATffi PAYABLE IN ADVANCE In Nerlfi Corollna and South CoroUna One year $4; sixmonths $2.26; three months $1.50; sohool year $3. (Subscriptions in North Carolina subject to three percent saleu tax.) In All Other States One year $5; sixmonth $3; three months $1.75; sohool year $375. PLUS NORTH CAROUNA SALES TAX TELEPHONE NUMBER — 739-5441 MEDICINE By MARTIN HARMON is the Immutable law TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Kraiher mtv thy Creator in the dayn of thy you th, while the ei-il days come not, nor the years draw nigh., when thtni shalt say, I tuvee no jdeasure in them. Ecclesiastes 12:1 Biennially Enough? A •.'■entinuing que.stion of North Car olina Goneral Assemblys i.s whether the General A.ssembly should convene an nually rather than biennially. Proponents of annual sessions, a- mong them Representative W. K. Mau- ney, Jr., of Kings Mountain, favors an nual sessions, who point to North Caro lina as an ever-growing big business which needs closer than biennial atten tion. Caps, it is said, arc left in legis lation, which pose administrative im ponderables. Representative Mauney al so feels that the legislative work in an nual sessions would be much less, re sulting in shorter terms. Another “pro" contention is that revenue projections could be kept more up-to-date. The pro ponents of biennial sessions contend that necessity of projecting revenues for two years — against the Constitution’s require mention for balanced budgets— is a major contributor to 1) North Car olina's position as a low-tax state, and 2) the State’s good balance sheet and gilt-edged credit rating. One citizen years ago in a tongue- in-cheek if not downright cynical state ment on the question, commented, “Bi ennial sessions are quite enough. The Assembly does enough damage now. Who wants to double it?” Fact is. the state’s getting along pretty well. Exit Mf. Hickel Another of the original members of President Nixon’s cabinet has been fired. The circumstances were the same from the standpoint of variarice with White House policy. In the instance of Robert Finch, former Secretary of Health, Edu cation, and Welfare, Mr. Finch was the cabinet liberal, opposed by Attorney- General John Mitchell, evidently closer to the Nixon views. Mr. Finch merely was kicked upstairs as a White House advisor. Walter Hickel opposed administra tion policy, more honestly than Mr. Finch, but his major sin was dabbling in student unrest, hardly a major pro blem of the Department of the Interior which finds its major human relations problem that of Indian affairs. Withal, he left the office held in esteem for his forthrightness and abil ity to decide issues on basis of facts rather than pre-conceived ideas by many who oppo.sed his nomination to Interior’s top post and by the rank-and-file Amer ican who when he was appointed asked, “Hickel? Who’s Hickel?” The night before he was sacked, he told a television interviewer he would not leave imle^'s he were fired. American people like that trait of character. 'port Your Merchants Your Parade Tomoirow’s parade promi.ses to be an exciting one and will merit all ef forts to be along the parade line, so it seems. Much effort and planning has gone into the event, the first of its kind in several years, and Co-chairmen Jim Downey and Clint Rankin deserve much credit for their work. Officially opening the Christmas shopping season, it’s a good time to re mind residents of the tremendous bar gains being offered by local merchants, who have used much thought in stocking their shelves to suit their customers. Also, let’s remind that all dollars that are spent in the community will go to improve the community. At least look for your gift purchases here first. It’s a good bet you'tl be pleasantly .surprised. The Necessary Tax North Carolina’s format of govern ment, being what it is (and from re sults its a pretty good one), the gas tax, including the two-'cent per gallon in crease imposed by the 1969 General As sembly, is the necessary tax. In this instance, the Herald disa grees with Senator Marshall Rauch, who emerged — both in the 1969 session as an all^3Ut anti-tax man with the excep tion of the tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. The facts of life ime that highway construction costs here inflated astro nomically and the auto-truck (yes, motor bikes and cycles, too) population continues to escalate. The improved York Road strip, bud geted at about $750,000, cost a million. Very little of the city’s $314,000 bond share credit will remain after the need ed Cansler Street widening project. What the U. S. 74 by-pass will cost is unknown but will be much higher than the rough estimates of 1964. (Has it been six years? Indeed it has been.) Any less than this state's invest ment in roads — largest state-r'-^ intain- ed road mileage of the 50 sta'" would have the effect of producing a situation such as Los Angeles experienced. The day the Los Angeles thruway opened, it was already inadequate. Meantime, Governor Bob Scott’s recommendation that an additional half- cent per gallon be rebated to the cities should be implemented. The revenues are sufficient from the additional tax and the cities will put the extra funds to quick and bene ficial use. Congratulations. Dr. Hord Congratulations are in order for Dr. D. F. Hord, popular Kings Mountain Den tist who recently was awarded the Dis tinguished Service Award “in recogni tion for his tireless efforts for Improv ing the dentai health of the children of his community and state and for devoted leadership in this Society.” 'T'hc recognition came fix>m the North Carolina Society of Dentistry for Children of which Dr. Hord is a charter member. The award is not a run-of-the- mill one bv any means and Kings Moun tain is proud of his service and leader ship. He is a credit to his profession and to this city. It is unique that Dr. Hord and his long-time friend, Dr. Ladd W. Hamrick, Jr., whose boyhood was spent in Kings Mountain, were recognized in their pro fessions the same weekend. Dr. Hamrick, now an internist in Concord and whose father was associated with Phenix Mills here was honored by the Duke Univers ity Medical Center November 20 for out standing service to the medical profe.s- sion. Both were educated in their under graduate studies at Wake Forest, each was best man in the other’s wedding. And each has succeeded in making his mark in his own profession. The Jaycees deserve your coopera tion in their ‘Toys for Tots” project now underway. Their efforts will result in many a smiling face comes Christmas day for unfortunate children in this area. They are going beyond their call of duty by repairing toys that will be distributed as well as collecting and selling drink bottles to earn money with which to purchase new toys. Last year’s effort* fell short of the goal...help them to provide their good cheer and good will this year. Changt' of liio. m-m Ohango comes more easily for the young. The older one gets the more distrustful one becomes of (,‘hange, a pirlme exception being however, the ladyfolk who, wlih bulging closets "don’t have a thing to wear." This trait of fem Inlty, of course, makes the ap- paiwl Industry and Is a prime factor in auto sales. Henry Ford was well content with the black Model T, coupe, four-door sedan and truck. But Chevrolet intro duced model changes, engineer ing changes and color Mr. Ford had to change too. m-m A more canservative-paogreaslve philosophy is: change for the bei- tor is to be deprived and sought, but change for change’s sake is mose ojften costly and woithleas and sometimes deleterlou.s. m-m In short, there axe many roads to Mecca and more ways to skin a oat. People being divergent in views, taste.s, and needs, one road may suit one person better than another. m-m The Herald, as of November 2. lost its source of nearly a quarter century for the zinc 85 Iine screen engravings by which the Herald reproduces , likenesses of babies •and childrtm celebrating birtli days, brides-to-be and brides, can didates tor public office, recipients of awards and honors, group gath erings of long ago and up-to-date school groups, tvrecks, new build ings. etc., etc. m-m Shortly afteir I boi^ht the Her ald, a kindly genlleman paid call and inquired about our picture '^ platecneking. We were using a variety of sources. Service was questionable and prices were l^h. I had approached the Gas tonia Gazette about doing our work but metail of all kinds was war-short. The late E. D. Atkins answer “sorry” was a sheaf of Ships That Pass In The Night j,.'.. V': - '0^'- :-.v . ''fit lECO -Q- W.i Viewpoints of Other Editors SENSELESS VIOLENSE Some senseless and irresponsi ble acts of violence have marred th worl<j scene in recent days. The attempted attack on Pope Paul at 'Manila airport was ap parently the work of a single con fused individual. By undertaking invoices fidm a Charlotte engrav- long journeys outside Italy, Pope er. The Gazette metal ration wouldn’t even take care of the Gazette’s own needs. m-m J. S. Charles, manager of Spar tanburg Herald-Journal engrav ing 'plant, promised over-night Paul is breaking with precedent and tradition which for centuries have kept the heads of the Rom- •■jn Catholic Church confined to Italy. The dignity o/f his office de mands that he be treated iwith utmost respect wherever hLs MARRIAGE AND ' PROGRESS service and quite treasonable i travels take him. prices. Fox us. -he was a modem United States the version of manna from heaven. administration rightly is- _ t I sued a quick and stem deunucia- 'nirough tihe long association, last Weinesday’s bbrtiW we, at the Herald, occasionally attack on the Soviet airline and tourist office in New York. ' R‘e' had to apologize for pictures which fall^ To return by press time. On no occasion was It the fault of Mr. Charles. Sometimes a bus driver, thinking about home and fireside, failed to drop off portedly the bomb was planted by members of the militant Jewish Defense League and was intend ed to protest an upcoming trial of Soviet Jews said to have been wr packag^ In other instances, involved in an abortive hijacking there were foul-ups due to Spar tanburg’s having two bus termi naJs. (New York undoubletlly must have many terminals, but a attempt. It must b<' stressed that the JDL is a .small minority group and that suoh tactics are con- “In the face of both structural and cultural changes, the family is remarkably stable even though strain and tension must inevita bly be its lot during these dec ades of social transition.’’ These welcome .wortls of reassurance on one of mankind's great and priceless sources of strength and stability come from a recent stu dy at the University of Southern California. And it goes on to say, "marriagg still increases in popu larity" because of “the increasing nee<i in oui’ lonely and isolated world for a small group system assuring companionship and in timacy.” Today many are ready to ring the death-knell over wedlock. They look, -with quite proper con cern, at the mounting divorce rate, the growing tendency to dis regard the marriage vows, the tendency to form households a- mong unmarried individuals, and question whether marriage will survive in a recognizable form. Nor is their anxiety misplaced. city the size of Spartanburg oi demned by the overwhelming ma-: is unquestionably true that Kings Mwntaln should have on- j jorifv of American Jews. Natur- ly one). Sometimes, if the bus ar rived after the Kings Mountain terminal was lelosed, the engrav thgs, or “cuts” as they are known In printing lingo, would be drop ped off In Gastonia. But, over-all, the arrangement was, like Ivory Soap claims, 99.991 good. Change In the printing trade was not as marked for itnany yeans as 'in most other produotiem macliinery. One reason was that the engineering 'and manufacture of tprlniting equipment, most of the xnanufaetuiretis of precise Ger man exftaction, was sturdy and exact lAn old press we have and has finally last-legged out wias patented 1^ the MIehJe Company In 18M. Post-war brought the de velopment and ref'inlng of the phothographic “off set” method of 'printing, first developed In job printing, now making heavy in roads in the newspaper field. The Spartanburg paper recently “went offset”, ■Which means the actual photograph is pasted on full page paste-tip, a plate made from ithe paste-up—elimiivating the need for old-fashioned zinc engravings. The plant closed November 1, and on that day Mr. Charles made the last of thousands of picture plates for us. We are getting a few metal plates from another source in Salisbury, but Mr. Brown, also a victim of the Salisbury Post’s ahangeover, is now a one-nvan shop and oan handle only a minor portion of our work. The bulk of it is being done by the Cleveland Times which m^cs a plastic plate. m-m Joker in this service is that the picture must be the approximate size of the picture which will ap pear In printing, e.g., hrUdes and brides-to-be should ha\^ their photognaphesrs prepare 5x7” ol-’ hires, and miofffiers with ■ .,,,,1. .'.uidalcis for public c i..:-e should order size 2”x3’’. The old-fashioned method posed no problems, for a too-small picture could be “blown up", a too large one reduced to required size, m-m "What you going to do,” I ask ed Mr. Charles. Tm going to re tire,” he replied. “I’m 75 and have worked the most of those years. I figure I deserve It” Would he flih? “Na," he aald, '7 used to fish a lot, but I had a ally Jews everywhere are con rc’-'ed by reports of growing an ti-Semitism in the Soviet Union. Hut criminal acts like the Nc^v yo;k bombng only risk making things worse. They also could prove a serious embarrassment to the governments both of the United States and Israel. -Christian Science Monitor SALES TAX: UNAVOIDABLE? marriage is under attack from many quarters and by many phil osophies. Loosening moral stan- nards, and the distractions anid tensions of an ever more complex world have both rob’bed wedlock of many formerly taken-for- granted safeguards and confront ed it with multiplying tempta tions. The result is a serious cris is for that institution which, per haps more than any" other, has been the breeder and preserver of human progress. (For the record, let it be noted that the people of the United States •will pay three times as much in sales taxes—state and local — this year as they did in 1960. We say “’’for the record” be cause we are not sure what can be done about this, other than to practice economy in governiment and try tax reform. !.self-preservation, protection, gro- Welfare, education, highways, wth, comfort, and love. Over the city renewal, all c-.'jbt more. Salar- centuries marriages .have been ies are up. The taxpayer foots the | growing purer and higher in bill. Local property owners com- character. Monogamy spreads But, while it is right to View ■with con'cem, it Is wrong to view with despair. "The good in human Institutions, like the good in men, has a remarkable and wonderful tenacity. Based on men’s highest present concept of what is right and desirable, wedlock has roots deep in mankind’s instinct for plain about the ever-rising prop erty tax. Come Ma.-ch and April, the average middle-income, eiti zen grou.ses about the federal in come tax. The sale.s tax hits ev eryone. Now there is .some talk in Wash ington about applying a value- added tax — meaning virtually a federal .sales tax — all across the nation. A good many states and cities would holler about this, seeing it as a federal invasion of state and city revenue sources. Sales taxes are frowned upon as regressive, as hitting the poor particularly, and as sales-lnhibit- ing. But they happen to have been the prime source of revenue in 34 of the 44 states imposing them in 1969. Where else shall the states go for the major part of their revenue? , Christian Science Mohitor DIXON SERVICE 'unday morning worship ser vices will be held Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Dixon Presbyterian church with Rev. Robert Wilson to deliver the sermon. steadily across the globe. Wom an’s place in this partnership is gradually but st:rely upgraded. Laws seek to do away with in justice in marriage, making it more satisfying. And today, ac cording to the study already cit ed, the percentage of American women in their twenties who wUI appamtiy marry now comes to an astonishing 97 percent. This com pares with the 90 percent of those women over 55 who, in 19- 65, wore found to have wed. The retd challenge today is not so much to make sure that mar riage 'vill survive, as to increase its effectiveness for goold, for the raising of mankind's moral out look, for the rearing of better and happier offspring, for the continued advance for women, and tor a wider recognition of what is lost when what Is fine In wedlock is 'downgraded. This can best be done by a dearer realiz ation of marriage’s unique role as a vehicle for mankind’s prog- i ross. A-PLUS FOB 'SESAME STREET' Today, we’d like to remind you, is H veiy big day for little peo ple. For, as many a bair-tearing parent knows, little ptrople .nil a- round town will be scrunching down in front of television sots— not for the usual glazing by inane (and often brutal) cartoon shows, but for the season premiere of “Sesame Street,” that delightful educational series that la.st year engrossed millions of 3-to-5-yenr- ol5s, not to menfion ;i(lult.s. Aside from being the greatest electronic sitter-tutor going, “Ses ame Street” happeas to have had fanta.stic results in making its small viewers learn more than those who don’t watch it. In fact, a study by the Educational Test ing Service of Princeton, .N. J., showed that among the 3-to-5 set, disadvantaged children watch ing the show regularly made greater learning gains than mid die-class children who saw it on ly infrequently. Not only that, but 3-ycar-oids made greater gains on Ihe whole than did those slightly older. , , Having scored a great success last year with the alphabet and numbers 1 to 10, “Sfname” will move on now to reading skills; 'more numbers; reasoning and problem solv'ing; and .some spe- cial materials for ethnic groups. A helpful guide, “Sesame Street .Magazine," will bo distributed free to disadvantaged children, with the cost offset in part by subscriptions fromn other parents. The season .subscription Is 2. mail ed to Sesame Street .Magazine, Department, P.A. Box 1234. An- sonia Station, New York Citv N Y. 10023. 'Washington Post SERMON TOPIC “Under Law — And Grace" will be the sermon topic of Rev, James Wilder at Sunday morn ing wolrship servic-es at II o’clock at Kings Mountain Bap tist church. HOSPITAL LOG Coley Jour'S Leonard Bagwell, Jr. Wm. Banks Barlier Krnest L. 'Bowen, Sr. .Mr.s. Ruth Burris Bobby Joe Cates Debbie Darlene Cate.s .Mr.s. Jolin E. Cato .Mrs. Joyics' A. Cole Grady Dixon Irvin H. Kails Hugh Ftirrls Josejih R. Fostilr R. C. Gault Edward O. Ciore Thomas K. Green Jolin 11. Haskins Mrs. Otiis 0. Jackson .Mrs. Magnolia If. Jackson .Mrs. Homer Kilgore .Mrs. Walter R. Ledford C. .M, Lovelao' .Mrs. -MaytH’ll VV. .Martin .Mrs. Sally A. .Mintz .Mrs. JoJin L. .McClain Mrs. .Minnie W. Phifer Mrs. Bay Price Mrs. .Marie H. Ramsey .Mrs. Clyde R:tnda11 Piiul la-e Ruppe Mrs. .41venia Schuler Mrs. Vernon .Smitli Mrs. Venion L. Whitman .Martin L. Wilson, Sr. .Mrs. Child C. Woods iiobt. E. Herndon .Mrs. Grace T. Phllbook Clarence F. Poteat ADMITTED THURSDAY Mrs. Judson Whisnant, Bo.\ 2r)9A, Dallas Rf. -r 110 E n ADMITTED FRIDAY Mr.s. James H. Lalhan, Ga. Ave., Bessemer City ■Mrs. James W. Cloninger, Rl. 1 Y'ork, S. C. James N. Gamble, 410 \V. .Gold' St.. City Mrs. .\nna B. Hunter, 406 P;ir- . ker St., City Mre. Nammie C. Moss, 610 Mea- ^ dowbrook Dr., City .Mrs. Willie D. .McNeal, Box 455, ' ' Bessemer City ADMITTED SATURDAY .Mrs. Michael Taylor, 306 N. ,, Carpenter St.. City Mrs. Walter F. .Alexander, Rt... 1, Boyd Rd., Gastonia Chas. H. Boheler, 2209 Iv'y Rd., Kinston, N. C. Vernon L. Crocker. 380 Crocker Rd., City Bobby Lawson, 1245 2nd .81., - City "■ Mrs. Ola M. Paisley, Box 221. Be.-!semer City Mrs. Ollie B. Wade, Box 205 North F. St., Bessemer City Will Whetstinc, Rt. 1 Waco Rd., City ADMITTED SUNDAY ! Bill T. Murry, 708 Meadowbporjj Hd., City Jean Tate, Rt. 1 Bo.x 213, Cily^ Mrs. Polly S. Goodson, Rl, 3 Box-D ;108, Gastonia i J. B. Hawkins. ,503 James SI., City it Mrs. Essie D. Moore, 71.3 Flovd St., City James C. Roberts. Box 147, City Mrs. John H. Winters. 411 Davis Hclgids, Gastonia _ ADMITTED MONDAY I Kathy .McClain, Rt. 1 Box 2.57, (City r Bennie J. Moore, Br’s.semer City* Bi'tty B Barnette, 314 N. Wal-a terson St., City (l .. ,a Inez M. Goddard. Rt. .3 Box lOti, City Mts. John C. Mitchell, 602 S. ■- Willow St., Dallas Mr.s. Norman C. Camp, 210 .Mar garet St., City Herman Fredell, 910 Lst SI., City Lmise Holland, 2901 Crescent.) Lane, Gastonia Mrs. Archie V. Ross, .322 Battle ground Ave., City ). Perry Smith Russell, Rt. 1, Sha-■> ron, S. C. /i ADMITTED TUESDAY Mrs. Lucille S. Blanton, 405 4 Walnut St., City John B. .Anderson, .502 Phenix St., City -Mrs, Wm. Grady Bureh. 909 ' Baker Blvd., Gastonia Ml'S. Bobby R. Craig, 502 E. -Ave., Bessemer City Mrs. David H. Garrett, Rt. 2 Box 2A, Be.ssemer City heart kilek-up a few yoajs ago. Don’t want to fall in and drown. But I’ll (be able to keep myself entertained," he added. m-m It was indeed an unhappy change for us. And, Indeed, in the Herald book, our fyieral Mr. Charles has aamsd hls r«t4r«- mant. —Christian Science Monitor BENEFIT Young people of El Bethel Methodist church will sponsor a hot dog and hamburger sale SaCuoiday beginning at 5 p.m. in (the cbunch ifdJowiiiilp iHrU Ibr beneiflt of fh* youth sarvloe fund. Keep Yoni Radio Dial Set At 1220 WKMT Kings Mountain, N. C. News & Weather every hour oi» the hour. Weather every hour on the half hour. Fine entertainment in between ii I % J RED will Risk Til i.s V ago fr in u I( the K:i IIE.M).' B:iskcf enti ,1 Ba.-iket is a m cxcilin storm i hy ; l;i an- fa .'itlileti audicr lies — can — fans V and n li(.;. Bask — Tin HKAI)‘ pic Pi( five ii head; they a vrke fi enterl: fans. , ^^Sci HEAD All S.I Com m .MounI The baskel well i All ■Gar Monni wvnilc Thi one. high 'the s Geor? 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