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Page 2 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Thursday, March 18, 19^ Thursd Established 1889 _ ^ The Kings Mountain Herald **>' 206 South Piedmont Ave. Kings Mountain, N. C. 28088 ^ A weekly newapaix^r devfrted to tlie promotion of the general welfare and puhli^ed for the enlightenment, entertainmnt and benefit of the citizens ot Kings Mountain and Its \dclnity, published every Thuisday by the Herald Publiahing House. En>red as second class matter at the post offiae at Kings Mountain, N. C., 28066 under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873. EMTOMAL DEPAirrMENT Martin Hsemon Bklitor-*W»ltehef Mi* Blirabeth Stewart Circulation Manager and Society Bditor Miss Defejie Thornburg Clerk, Bookkeeper Frank Bdseard.s *Bo«ky Martin MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Alton Myors Roger Brown Paul Jackaon Joel Ughtsey * On Leave With The United States Army MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE la North CareUna and South CoteUoa One yew M; sIk moaths 88.85; threa months $1.30; aohool year $3. (Subsa-Ipttan in North Oarellna aubdaot to Hirae percent sales tax.) In AH Othar States One year $5; six months $3; three months $1.75; school year $3.75. PLUS NORTH CAROLINA SALES TAX TELEPHONE NUMBER — 739-5441 TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE For mine eyes have seen thi/ salvation. st. Luke S;SO City Has No Financial Problem — Pyle What many citizens termed the quietest political season in years picked up steam Monday afternoon when the Gastonia Gazette was delivered in Kings Mountain and the headlines on the sec ond front read: “Deficit In Six Accounts Puts Kings Mountain In Cash Bind, City Must Hike Taxes or Intake.’’ Telephones in the city offices were pbpping. The Herald learned that reports have been greatly exaggerated. Fact is, that a standard form letter sent to the city like those sent to many communities in the state was the instru ment of the talk. The letter sent to Mayor John Hen ry Moss on Febniary 23 by Paul Pyles, supervisor of the accounting advisory section of the State Local (Government Commission, cited a deficit of 359,967.98 in five funds ,water-sewer, electric, gas, urban beautification and community center) for the 1970 fiscal year. But, Pyles said the letter is a stand ard form sent to several communities in the state with appropriate figures insert ed. And he says that steps have been taken by the city board of commission ers to eliminate the deficit. He said the city “has no financial problems.” Pyles went on to speculate that he saw no 'reason for folks’ added interest except that it’s approaching election time. ’Three days later lafter Pyles letter was received in Kings Mountain, the city board authorized a budget amend ment of $20,143.48 to cover the deficit in the water-sewer, gas and electric funds,” Pyle said he was informed. ’iSvo items of the deficit (not ex plained in published reports, $11,796.38 in the urban beautification fund and $30,163.50 in the community center fund —were covered by federal funds the city had expected to receive before the audit but which didn’t arrive until June 30, the end of the fiscal year. The Mayor told the Herald he re ceived the report and promptly carried out the request. The board adopted an amending budget ordinance. City Clerk Joe McDaniel concurred. McDaniel said the funds approved in the budget amendment will come from increased income from utilities. McDaniel said the Pyles letter came as no surprise. As required by law, the city’s financial statement for 1970 was published in the January 14, 1971 edi tion of the Herald. The city showed an overall surplus of $.39,152.52 for the year after deficits were subtracted. The surplus funds co'.d ’ -. t be used to offset the deficit be cause these were in non-transferrable categories. Figure.*-' supplied by the city clerk show the city is in good financial con dition. Deficits in municipal government are not uncommon in North Carolina and a spokesman for the North Carolina Local (Government Commission says it’s very common for them to send out let ters such asythe one Kings Mountain received. They review audit reports to see if anything needs to be corrected and then send out form letters to the governmental agency. He said copies of the letter are sent only to the mayor and/or the city clerk. The city finished last year with a cash balance of $64,631.78 afte’* all op erating expenses had been paid. “We’re operating within our income for the current fiscal year, ” Mayor Moss has stated. He said the city anticipates closing the year with a cash balance. Figures in the office of the city clerk reveal that as of February 27, revenues for the current year were 66.8 per cent of the budget ■amount and ex penditures were 57 percent, “nomial” We'd Favor Scott's Bill for this period of the fiscal year. The city’s balance sheet, published in the Herald January 14, 19’71, showed all the deficits mentioned in Pyles let ter. Pyle told the Herald that his office must remain “neutral” but that he’s “always drumming for better county and fiscal management.” He said the new office of the Local (Government Commission Is located a- cross the street from the State legisla tive building in Raleigh and his first visitor ’Tuesday morning was Senator J. Ollle Harris who paid call to inquire about reports he had read in the news papers about the state of the efty’s fin ances. Mr. Pyle said he didn’t know how our neighboring newspaper received ac cess to the audit report (always avail able to the public) but that published report indicating a $103,614 deficit in the city’s general fund does not appear in the letter he sent the mayor. Taxt of the letter is reprinted In a newsstory in this edition. Offhand, we’d favor State Sena tor Ralph Scott’s bill to give retired senior citizens a break on their property taxes. Scott would grant the aged a tax- free homestead right on property used as their residence when their disposable income is less than $3,600 annually. It’s hard to run a household on $3,500 a year, much less pay taxes. And, when you’re poor and over 60, any help is welcome. Several states have homestead laws that aren’t confined to the aged or less- endowed but Senator Scott’s plan is pro perly based on need. For many, the $5,000 exemption may mean the differ ence between self-sustenance and going on the welfare rolls. North Carolina’s General Assembly can do the people of this state a great service by passing an “open meetings” bill affecting legislative, executive, ad ministrative and advisory bodies. Two bills (H.B. 51 and H.B. 113 set out with that intention but have been rewritten as a committee substitute in the House Judiciary Committee. The bill is now undergoing further revision in subcommittee. i Hearty welcome to Oxford plant officials — James Rish, who comes from Atlanta, Ga. as the new controller, and William Mason, native of Canada, who has assumed work as assistant plant manager. Sincere sympathy is extended to the family of James Norwood (Pete) Gamble who the Herald considered a good citizen and one we will miss. Mr. Gamble, In ill health for some time, died in Sylacauga, Ala. where he was visit ing his son. It’s (Glean-Up time again and every one should cooperate wRh the 20-mem- b?r committee aided by !^y ^out Troop 92 which is already at work on the project. The busy scouts are policing the area in the vicinity of the intersection of U. S. 74 and West Mountain street and volunteered to maintain the area where the Girl Scout monument replica is located on a permanent basis. The Scouts have already compiled a list of abandoned cars. Hats off to Mrs. James B. Simpson, elected president of the North Carolina Council of the International Reading Association. President-Elect Mrs. Simp son will succeed as president a former Kings Mountain teacher, kichard (Gul- yer, now of the Reading Department of Appalachian State University. MABTIN'S MEDICINE It’s hardly likely that temper atures have been (high enough to produce any old-(fashioned cases of spring fever, not lethargic but plea-iant uneasiness that prqdiuces yawns in profusion and make movement of at>y kind an unde sirable aictivlty. Soaring Ahead But it won't be long. m-to N- Fuller McGill, Sr., veteran s(!irvice station opemtor, estimat ed Wednesday that firing won’t arrive for at least another (month. m-m The ))almy weather the past few days has invited the farmer to the garden, builders with saws In hitnd to building chores and golfeiB to the golf course. Since the era t< planting Vic tory Gardens a great many peo ple have stored -their tools and come to the conlelusion that veg etable gardening, at least lor them, doesn’t pay off. Many homesteaders have come to make yard -tending their -gardening hobby. m-m -And, there are many who find both pleasure and profit -in the tilling of a plot, in the sowing of seed and the harvesting of vege tables or flowers. m-m Especially do people in the ru raJ areas find that gardening pay? off. They can keep their jars and freezers filled with diet aiding foods and enjoy fresh vegetables a major portion of the year at a cost below that of their city cous ins. m-m At thus season of the year the mellowing sun beckons us out in to the open. We feel the need to limber up muscles k^t inactive through the longer winter months of inside living. m-m Whether we are flower garden ers or vegetable gardeners, the process L pretty mu(3h the same. We respond to the call of ^ring by buying our fertilizer, spading up the earth and selecting and planting seed. All tex) soon the weeds and grass creep in. The sun is no longer mellow but hot. The handles of the tools no longer seem to fit our hands and we suddenly feel blisters and ach ing ina‘9cles. m-m At this stage will be eliminat ed the spring gardeners. m-m The ones who keep at the job and reap a harvest of vegetables / / Kli^GS M-OUNtAlKl Hospital Log VlSmNG HOURS Daily 10:30 to 11:30 AM. 3 to 4 PM. fand 7 to 8 PM. 7^ HOSPITAL AMD MEDICAL RATES GOIN(3 UP- A'£iVS PEPO.'..' Viewpoints of Other Editors FROM SHIBBOLETHS TO REASONING The expiration of the Middle East ceasefire is disappointing, but does not necessarily mean -fighting wUl resume immediately. Egyptian and Israeli leaders have been -both quick and solici tous to render six* assurances. Nevertheless, the rejection of the ceasefire, however wax-papo.- thin its restraints were, increas ec thg chances of pot shots es calating into (bruising battles. A NEED FOR FACTS A healthy skepticism is the wisest response from the public to Sen penry IM. Jackson’s tele vised warning this (past weekend that the USS.R. is producing and putting into place "an ad vanced generation” of huge, new inteteontlnental -ballistic missiles Despite the public disclaimers, there stUI appears to be a serious intent to continue the Jarri.-g peace talks, or to advance by off-stage whispers. The Egyptians have m; "te will bd the ones who are true sreat (xmeeSsibn of agiTting to gardeners. sign a peace treaty. The Israelis I have acceded withdrawal can be Anyway, there is a measure of I tho'S'h without pr*- satlsfatetlon even for a gtnd be- i conditions, ginning. 'While -the onus rests currently ' on Egypt for not renewing the INVITATION FOR BIDS I cease-fire, both sides appear re- V, r,, ^ ^ . lieved not to have this moral im- TOe Kings M(0untain Redevelop. peraUve hanging over them ment Commission will receive pc^ed Bids for Demolition of The Egyptians conceive of cease-fire periods as an Israeli j . ^ — L'TrtKdC'’iiiKr uctivrua ao viii -iSi-cicii 1 “nd Site I advantage, giving Tel Aviv more Clearance in -the Central Bu.si- toi consolidate its “gains. urban Renewal .The Israelis, though they agreed ness District Project No. N. C. R^ until i;;Vc^“^flr;'aglTn^r^ S Box a^Citv ^aii^ weary- of one month exte-n- ^ They dUUke ceaselfire time anH 1 deadlines being used as an in- - - - ^ e 11 Bids will -he; of pitblic pressure In Idiplomatlc negotiations Contract Document, Including | time, fcrael did not pixv vide Egypt a face-saving reason Drawings and Technical ^lecifi- cations, are on file at the office of Kings Mountain Redeevlop- menlt Commission at P. O. Box 803 City Hall, Kings Mountain, North CaroUna 28086. Cc?)les of the Contract Dcku- ments may 'be obtained from the Kings (Mountain Redevelojunent OcanniJasion. Drawings and Con tract Document are to be returned in good condition within 10 days after Bid (opening. A certified dheck or bank draft, payable to the order of Kings Mounltain Redevelopment Com mission, negotiable U. S. Govern ment IBonds, or a satisfactory -Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an aceptable surety, in an amount equal -to ten percent (10%) of the estimated cost of demolition and Site Clearance exclusive of any dedu(3tions for salvage, shall be submitted with each bid. The successful Bidder wi-U be required to -furnJslh satisfactory pertormance and payment bond or bonds. Attention is called to the fact that the Contractor must ensure that e(mpIoyees and applicants for employment are not -discarimi- nated against bdeause of their -rare, color, religion, sex, or na tional 0(rigln, and that require ments for the payment of Pre vailing IWages Determined pur suant to the Davis-Bacon Act do not apply to any contract whidh will result from the invitation or advertisement. The Kings Mountain Redevelop ment Cctmmlssion reserves the right to rejetat any or all Bids or to have to waive any informali ties In the Blddlrn- Bid.a ■ ...Jcvcio^ent Com ...iision for a period not -to exiceed thirty (30) days from the date of the opening of Olds for -the purpose of reviewing -the Bids and investigating the quollfica tlons of the (Bidders, prior to a- wardlng of the Contract. RINGS MOUNT.AIN REDE- • VELOPMENT COMMISSION I % J. M. Laney I Ckri F Mauney, Chalmtajj Mar. 17, 1971. ' 3:1$ for extendlHo] the cease-fire. The deadline pressur did not work. The buildup of the impression, over (the last month, that Israel was being ri$id on boundary qurtotlons, is now offset by ypt’s not renewing the ceasefire. It is important to recall that Israel has never literally said it would not withdraw from most occupied territories. Its Feb. 26 note to -Dr. Jarrlrtg, now made public by an Israel anxious that its position be understood, does state -Israel's willingness to talk in terms of withdrawal, as reit erated before. Fh-csident Sadat, who publicly says he wor.-Jd be satisfied with nothing less than total Israeli withdrawal, has Indicated In in terviews he recognizes some mi nor Changes may be forced on Egypt. The Russians have indie ated this, too, in the past, though not publicly. It is understandable in terms of homefrant consumption, why Soviet and Egyptian diplomatic chess moves -bespeak so loudly the desire for complete Israeli withdrawal. But is it wise to iMke this SFUch lan integral, pub lic element otf cease-fire dead line diplomacy? While we see no positive ele ments in the expiration of the cease-fire, perhaps the lack of a cease-fire buffer will introduce some realism Into negotiations. The fixed, self-(hypnotizing shibboleths to which both aides seem to hold so tenaciously — the Egyptians call the Israelis ro(g(ant,’’ and Israeli Foreign r>Unister Abba Eban describes President Sadat’s ceaoefire re- Jection as "parsimonious" — must yield to flexibility and rea soning, even If the latter cannot be sweet. —Christian Sdcnce Monitor MASONIC MEETINO Emergent ccbnmunioatlon ef Falrvie(w Lodge 339 AF A AM Sot woric In the ascend dagrat wtt be hM Monday , oft 7:36j|(tiiiSMdelff5 4i^un(c- ea Sawattey T. D. Tlnaall. We would advise a dual skep tletont: toward Senator Jackson’s aosesament, until some hard of ficial confirmation is available; and -toward the Soviet Union, whose approach to the current Strategic -Arms Limitation Tal'ts (SALT) is at least ambiguous. Skepticism toward the Senator from Washington: partly ^ cause as a meiTiber of the Sen ate Armed Services Committee, he has close liaisons with -the Pentagon, including some super- hawks on the nuclear arms is sue; partly because the Penta gon itself, while confirming “sme new' ICBM construction in the Soviet Union,” added that “we are not sure exactly what it is, or what the Soviet intent- icna are": and partly because Ihe Senator from the State of Washington — home of missile- oriented -Boeing Company — is conditioned ijolitically to take an Automatic hard-line position re garding the missile defense sys tems of the United States and the U.SiSJl. (But 'Skepticism (also toward the USS.Il. — to this degree, at least, we concur with Senator Jackson — because what Is known is that the Soviets have leveled ollll their number of huge SS-9 missiles at 288 (latest revis ed I-entagon figure) and stopped work on 38 new SS-9 silos. •roe Pentagon admits that it dois not know what the -present Bwiet activity concerning the |(^s is all about. The furthest ft' has gone is to speculate thut one if several possibUitkis -mlg.ht be that It is equipping the So 9 tWtl: MIRV (multiple Indepe.-.d «int reentry vehicle) warheads. If this were actually the case, it (would be a grave indeed that the US.SJR. is flagrantly using SALT as -a red herring. But tiic case is far from proved. And a nun-her of United St^es experts inpist that the U-S.SiR. has no where near the leapalbllity <n MUW development yet to so equip the SS-9’s. Thus when Senator Jackson says publicly he is “oonv:iiced" that -the UJSiS.R. Is deploying “an advanced generation’’ of missiles, but offers no hard facts — and is not euw>orted factually by the Pentagon — we reserve the right to remain skeptical. V.qiHe we acknowledge need for continued oMcial skepticism regarding Soviet motives and acts, iwe also must 'beware of stirring vip anothe wave of pub lic hysteda, lest the hoped-'fer progreas In the SALT talk* be rendered poHtl(5aIly unratttiable by the Senate. —Christian Scienoe Monitor RADIO BROADCAST Sund^^y morning, tworsihiip se(r- vioas during thenhaontfi of March are broadcaot via kadio Station WiKMT from First Pres- byteiton ohureh. Horace C. Allman Mrs. Claude M. Arrowood Win. 0. Bowen Wm. .M. Clack ,T. R. Davis Mrs. CJcmenllne B, Paris Mis. Henry Ckird-in Howard E. Green E. W. Griffin Mrs. Nell D. Grimes John R. Hail .Mrs. Rutli E. Hayes Mr.s. O. O. Jackson Mrs. Theodore A. Lockhart Mrs. Myrtle J. LMaCk Mrs. Zay M(x>re Mrs. Bruce McDaniel Mrs. Ola Mae Paisley Mrs. Grace T. Philbcek Mrs. Bes.sle P. Ramseur Rcibert T. J. Ruff .Mrs. Alvenia M. Schuler Mrs. Andrew Smith Mrs. Charlie Tucker ThomB.s W. Wells Mrs. Campbell H. Wells Martin L. Wilson Mailter Christopher L. Woods Homer A. Kilgore WUlle Carter M Mrs. Roy Conner ^ Mrs. Margaret P. Dellinger Earnest R. Ford Mrs. Doris T. Harris Eugene D. Hill Mrs. Bobby G. Locktidge ADMITTED THURSDAY Napoleon Hogue Algie K. Blanton Mrs. Nancy A Brown Hubert G. Clemmons Mrs. Brncsit S. Goscy Mrs. Bmmitt E. Green Mrs. Arrie B. Phillips Lawyer A. Quinn Mrs. Guy Schofield DON'T KILL THE FOUNDATION GOOSE Ail the eggs that the volunta ry tax-exempt American founda tions lay may not be gold, but i' would (be a tragic loss to all if the goose should die because of that. Few dtiaens' lives have not benefited in some -way from ser vice provided by this extraordin cry and -unique voluntary sys tern. Consider that it includes some 1A50 colleges and univei sities; 4,600 secondary schools; 3,650 voltmtary hospitals; 6,000 museums; -1,100 symphony orch estras; and 5,500 libraries. Add to that the 29,000 -w-elfare ager. cies supported by United Funds and y-ou get some -idea of tlie range of activitlee that touch al! economic and social levels. * Yet, warns Alan Pifer, pres’ dent of the Carnegie Corpor.t- tion, the system is in danger nf being phased out of existen-cp. Not quickly, not obviously, but by a 'gradual decline that may not toe noticed by the public. Money is a key pr^em, but not the whole issue. Also involv ed are; the trend of govern ment to (take over many func tions; distrust of the have-nots in our society, who may confuse past misdeeds of the “robber barons’’ with the foundations that 'bear their names; conserv ative elements who, conversely, think some of the institutions are too "liberal," -and - unde.'- score this — public apathy. The Tax Reiform Act of 1969, which put a punitive 7 percen' excise tax on the income of foun dations, reflects 'both public hos tility (and public apathy. That lax evaporaites some $50 million a year from funds that the in stltutlons could otherwise have devoted to public service -activ ities. Can anyone point to ‘the lino In the federal budget that show- where and hO".v that $50 million was used to better public advan tage? Americans shouJId ask then:- selves If they can afford to let their -unique private voluntary system perish. Once gone, it can never be restored, for the great ADMITTED FRIDAY Mrs. Marie H. Ramsey Master Edward A. Sisk Mrs. Claude C. Coulii David L Hannah Paul L. Ruppe Mrs. Jacob Ed Yarbro ADMITTED SATURDAY Miss Kathy A. Carpenter Mrs. Bobby G. Elliott Mrs. Mary C. Pruette Mr.s. Phillip L. M.vers Mrs. Connie J. Schronce ADMITTED SUNDAY Mrs. Andrew Jackaon Mrs. Elizabeth -A. Giles Will R. Howard Mrs. Emma L. -Bowen Howard Dilingham Mrsi -lEaul M, Huffman Troy F. Laws MlsS Karen L. Merck Mrs. D. P. McDaniel ADMITTED MONDAY Boyce E. White Mrs. Florence S. Sljcppard Mrs. Juliette U. Patterson Mrs. -Mary P. Odoms Mrs. Talmadge W. Hurmpliries Wm. Donald Crawford Wm. P. Bumgardner Mrs. Frances G. Blanton Mrs. Susan M. Anderson Miss Rita G. Allen Roy Phillips ADMITTED TUESDAY Charles H. Wihite, Jr. Mrs. Johnny -R. Neal Master Michael J. Hull (Mrs. Viola T. Grahalm Mrs. Gerald L. Eaker Mrs. Evelyn C. Courtney Paul D. Brock Mrs. Christine B. .Moore Mrs. Charles M. Gibson Mrs. James L. Owens Mrs. Joe L. Harris John H. Caldwell poroonal fortunes are no longer being accumulated. Doubtless some citizens can quarrel with specific -projects paid for by specific tax-fre> foundations. But -thia (fact onl'/ underscores Mr. Plfer’s assess rnent that the volimtary insti-tu tions “(bring to our national life elements oU diversity, free choice, and heterodoxy." Brecious elements, indeed^^ I an age of onruahing confornSPF —Christian Science Monitor SOON SIRVICB to Mmon. Keep Toui Radio IMal Set At 1220 WKMT Kiiigs Monntain, N. C. iTews & Weather every hour oi* the hour. Weather every hour on the hal! hour. Fine entertainment in between Chei Heit Kings on basrl we-tern ('l((bs in S Kridaj Gib.son’.' Cherryv: Mounlai take or champi( ners- up. Cherr; a secoii Point la host pi-ti ence an a .sound Cixirh senior f the Iroi again h U((ble pi also toe by. Pitchi point of ly gam( innings and ga( Ril'k H( 4 0 win II inni one hit ior Dan Keith I pressive Third has rai Mount i Carpeni and ou '^Hoi Ini 'Horn first p tiles w offs of Baseba 'Prop the w the Lr ions. '] the pr the ch Dup place Plonk ular s( KIN 1 Team Rippe Burke Tigers Tar 1 Wilde Buck.' Couga Moun Moi C(! by iiiloxi Safet At scieni was cow t K T1 Kii team (T-hu .Th na'llj John be sv work stadi Ki ulod agai but I be cl iBil will sprit be s Kl atitoi
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