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THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
Thursday. April 29. 19^
JThursd.
Established 1889
The Kings Mountain Herald
206 South Ptedmont Aoe. Kings Mountain, N. C. 28088
A weekly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published
toi the enlightenment, entertaJnmnt and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain
and Its vlcdnlty, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishlr^ House.
Eittered as second class matter at-Ahe post offiae at Kings Mountain, N. C., 28086
under Act of Congress d March 3,1873.
EDITOIUAL DEPARTMENT
Martin Heamnon Editor P' ' her
Mias HUzabetb Stewcut Circulation Manager and SocieK tor
Miss Debbie Thornburg Clerk, Boolui.-c-ijer
Frank Edwards
*Rocl«y Martin
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Paul Jackson
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MARTIN'S
MEDICINE
WRITTEN IN RED ON, OUR PAVEMENTS
By MARTIN HARMON
C, V. Henkel, Jr., of Statesville,
who died recently, was a former
buss of mine.
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A sunvmer rc^sident of Blowing
Rock, C. V. and a partner found
ed the Blowing Rocket in tlie ear
ly tliirties. Later, when his bu.si-
ness duties became t(x» pressing
■ it was his practice to t«mploy a
couple of University of North
Carolina embryo journalists to
operate the paper from mid-June
through Labor Day.
TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
The ,heavens declare fhe glory of God; pna the firmament sheueth his handiwork. Psalm 19; 1
OH and Running
With the passing of the filing dead
line Monday, the die is now cast for the
biennial dty and board of education
elections.
If registration activity is an indi
cation, as is usual, there Should be a
good turnout of voters on May 11.
Cltteens have a residual interest
in the government closest to them and
city and education agencies are the clos
est.
There is a good field of candidates.
Meantime, congratulations are in
order to City Commissioners W. Seimore
Biddix and James J. Dickey and to board
of education member P. A. Francis who
are unopposed for re-election.
Each has proved worthy members
of their respective boards.
Commissioner Biddix will be begin
ning his fourth term, Commissioner
Dickey his second. Mr. Francis was ap
point^ when the late Holmes Harry re
signed to ill health and is on the ballot
for the first time.
Saturday is the last day to register
for the May 11 voting and unregistered
citizens should avail themselves of the
opportunity to get their names on the
pollbooks.
Samuel Ralph Davidson
The death of Samuel Ralph (Pop)
Davidson removed a former Kings Moun
tain police chief.
When Officer Davidson was elevat
ed to the chief’s position, he realized the
shortcomings in his education.
Withal, he served well, and had the
reputation of being impeccably honest.
Hearty congratulations to Miss Deb
bie Timms, Kings Mountain’s new beauty
queen, who is as gracious as she is pret-
ty, to Miss Deborah Bums, Miss Con
geniality and second runner-up, and to
Miss Laura Ann Hudson, first runner-up
and Miss Katherine Enin, Miss Congen
iality.
Insurance Clean-up
The Governor has endorsed a legis
lative study committee’s report that
would scrap the state’s compulsory auto
liability insurance plan and permit in
surance comp^anles to compete for busi
ness in that field.
Hailed as a panacea for requiring
every motorist in accident to be equipp
ed to pay the other fellow, the compul
sory factor apparently has created as
many ills, maybe more, than it was sup
posed to cure-
As the cost of automobiles and re
pairs have escalated so have insurance
rates. Worse perhaps is the increasing
practice of insurance companies cancel
ling policies and forcing motorists into
the assigned risk category, with result
ing increased cost and, worse, with min
imal coverage.
It has been acknowledged for sev
eral years that something needed to be
done, but what was more difficult to
assess.
The legislative study commission
has done a good job in compiling its re
port.
While the legislature seldom adopts
legislation without change, ft would do
wall to implement the major features of
tha report into law.
The report has one omission that
many feel should be considered — the
concept of “no fault’’ insurance, partic-
uiariy for minor claims.
The race for Ward 5 city commis
sioner wound up a little crowded with
five candidates. The honor for crowding
usually goes to Ward 3. Commissioner
Tommy Ellison, opposed by Wilburn
Hamrick and Bob Smith, avers he is not
jaaflous and that Ward 5 Is welcome to
the honor of having most candidates.
School Tuition
In a way it seems wrong to charge
parents or youngsters to attend the pub
lic schools, but as usual there are two
sides to the coin.
In-district parents pay their tuition
in the form of a 20 cents per -SlOO val
uation ad valorem tax supplement,
while, if no tuition were charged out-of-
district pupils, they would be receiving
favored treatment
The tax supplement and tuition fees
provide the extras not included in the
austere state funds received and makes
better schools. These funds enable the
board of education to employ extra
teachers over state allotment,'support
athletic programs, and provide other
benefits.
It still takes money to make the
mare go.
Social Security Costs
Gone or the days when the bite on
pay checks for social security was
small.
When the program was initiated in
1937 the tax on both employees and em
ployers was a mild one percent each.
Not so today.
The tax on each is now 5-2 percent
and already built into the Taw are fur
ther escalations.
’The benefits, of course, are increas
ing too.
The initial social security concept
was social security payments as a sup
plement to the savings — cash, home,
etc. — a person had compiled during his
working years.
Since through the years the policy
has evolved to provide retired persons a
major portion of their retirement in
come.
PeThaps the evolvement iT right.
Some people are good save: :;, others
poor savers.
Larger benefits should cut the bill
for public welfare.
The Big Spoof
Holy Niblick! Have You Golfers
Heard About Rep. Day’s Bill?
That headline is over a recent fea
ture in the Wall Street Journal by W
Stewart Pinkerton, Jr.
It all began on April 3, when the
Saturday Review printed a letter to the
editor by K. Jason Sitewell criticizing
a bill by Congressman A. F. Day which
would abolish all privately own^ parks
of more than 50 acres and all public rec
reation areas of more than 150 acres
that are used by fewer than 150 persons
a day.
The effect: to abolish the nation’s
golf courses, public and private.
’The letter created quite a storm a-
mong tho nation’s golfers, brought scath
ing editorials from sports writers, in
creased the mail of Conressmen, and
excited many.
’The facts, when finally unravelled,
revealed that Saturday Review editor
Noman Cousins was merely playing a
giant hoax as a joke. There was no K.
Jason Sitewell, no Congressman A. F.
Day. Editor Cousins wrote the letter
himself and when he confessed to the
prank said after all A. F. Day should
have been interpreted as April Fool’s
Day.
Editor Cousins’ judgment in the
matter is questionable.
Journals charged with the duty of
distributing light and learning should
do just that.
Every journalist knows it is easy
enough to botch the facts when he’s try
ing to get the story right.
At any rate, the golfers can now
breathe more easily — until they hook
or slice or miss a putt on the links.
Congratulations to David Carl
Smith on his honor for scholastics in
Idiq Firestone Tire and Rubber company
competition.
/J'
Suprlito Lee
Ozel Maiuiey
Mm. Josephine Oates
Jloosevelt Raine
^\Irs. .Marie Ramsay
Paul Ruppe
Clyde Short
Henry .Spriggs
iMrs. Janie Spurting
.Mrs. Wm. Stiles
Hunter Taylor
•Samuel Williams
Martin L. Wilson
Christopher Woods
T'om WriL'I't
'Henry Broome
Thf«mas Dunn
Mrs. Willie Faust
IT'Oward Foster
Eldward Core
Jas. C. Long
Anderson Smarr
Mrs. Mattie Stowe
Annie Ware
"The summer of 1938, prior to
my stint in 1939, the team was:
Will Arey, Jr., of Shelby, and
Oliver Crawley, of Mt. Airy, and;
it was on Will’s recommendation I
that 1 joined George Layx-oek at |
Blowing Rock. I worked for Arey j
on tlie Daily Tar Heel and George j
had done a year’s w-ork in jour-1
nali^m after finding himself cm-1
bargoed from going to Japan to'
teach at the University of Tokyo
the summer of 1938 i
TIP TO MOTORISTS
DRIVE r-LOWLY ENOUGH
; SOYO J CAN SEE THE SCENIC
j BEAUTY OF THE WORLD-
I TOO idUCH SPEED OFTEN
, HELPS YOU SEE the NEXT
\ While the pay was meager, the
i experience was quite valuable. C.
I V. reminded me a lot of Fred
I Plonk. Their statute was compar
j able and both, at the time, werr;
auto and farm equipment deal
I ers. C. V. supplied us a ear which
George nicknamed Aunt Cora be-
I cause “she was so balky”. It was
i a 1932 Dodge sedan and us<>d
more oil than gas. But she ran
and navigated the curves to
. Bocne wliere we had the paper
\ printed at Bob Rivers’ Watauga
' Democrat plant.
I .George, my elder by ten years,
j had been a district salesman fox
Folgcr Euick in Charlotte before
going abroad in 1937 and his
business eperience taught me n
lot. In turn, I was more e.xperi-
enoed in news work so wo made
a good team and set a record for
the Rocket in both advertisiiTg
lineage and net profit.
ADMITTED THURSDAY
Clifford Lively
.S23 C. .St., Bess. City
Mrs. Clara .McDowell
Route 3, City
ODMITTED FRIDAY
Mrs. Roy Whetatine
Route 1, City
AOMITTEO SATURDAY |
Mrs, Willie HambrlgJit
505 Landing St., Qty
Elizabeth Upchurch ^
402 Cherry St. City J
ADMITTED SUNDAY "
Mrs. Lee Sellers
Route 2, Cherryviile
Mrs. David Adams
Pfiekett 'Tr. Pk., Bess City
Chas Bag^vell
813 N. Piedmont Ave., City
Mrs. Gene Hughes
Route 4, Gastonia
Mrs. Mamie Kennedy
305 N. Watterson St.. City
Mrs. Richard C. Raines
1413 W. Mauney Ave., Cast.
Mrs, Lloyld Woods
110 W. Ga. Ave., Bess. City
WHO RUNS THE NATION?
Lives there a man who has
never condemned sc«me action of
the Presadent, The Congress or
th Supreme Court? Probably not,
but there are far too many who
fail to notice, much less con
demn, the Jar imore extensive ac:
tlons of the Fourth Braneh of Gov
ernment.
Viewpoints of Other EiStors
KINGS MOUN^AirT
THE ESTABLISHMENT
GAP
“Oorresponding to the growing
alienation of our students is a
growing creative effort in paint
ing, musl'c, and theater. There is
also a great surge of interest in
medicine anli law because these
professions offer opportunities
for participation in social dhange
.... I hbP^ society is ready for
this artistic and professional fer
ment.”
So said Columbia University
president William McGill to the
E5oom>mic Club of Detroit.
Not yet married. C. V. resided
with his mother in a lovely home
overlooking the John’s River val-;
ley, a couple of homes up-streot ■
from the home now owned by:
I the Carl Mayes.
Federal regulatory agencies in
effect, do more legislating, mare
administration, and more judging
of their own administration, and
more judging of their_own legis
lation than the traditlorralbranch-
es of government. Despite the
constitutional dottrine prescrib- 'But if so(;aety is ready for the
ing the separation of powers of artistic and professional and the
(he Executive, Legislative and Ju- j rest of the ferment welling up
dlcial Branches of tHf. federal gov | within youth? Or will youths
eminent, Americans today' 'live, truly have to Create their own
under the thumb of agencies 1 institutions as alternatives or
which have usurped' all of these j ailditions to established society,
poivers in .some degree — often. as many say they must?
with the blessing of the Execu-
Hospttal Log
VtSmNG HOURS
Dcdly 10:30 to IH'XI AM.
3 to 4 PM. and 7 to 8 PM.
and Judicial
C. V.’s mother at our fir.st visit |
told me slie had a very liear
friend in Statesville, Mrs. Kath
erine Frazier, who had f<jrmerly '
lived in Kings Mountain and .she
felt sure I knew her. She contin
ued to Inquire about “dear Kath
erine.” For about two weeks I
was a complete blank until light
finally dawned. I had perhap.s!
met Mr. Frazier only once. “Oh.” 1
I said, ‘hhat’s Aunt Katie!” My,
regard at the Henkel home went i
up accordingly. '
tive. Legislative
Branches.
Suppose you run a railroad.
You must obey the restrUctions
laid down by the Inteistate Com-
Surel on the polticol front,
youth seems to be letting its ties
to the established parties wither.
’The latest Gallup survey shows
that 52 percent of college stud-
merce Commission. Much of what lents novv label themselves Inde-
the ICC (or any other federal pendents, compared with 39 per-
agency) dictates has not been de
signed by the elected representa-
tivs of the people, nor passed up
on by the courts—^buf it has the
force of law. Thus, the ICC makes
cent five years ago. The percent
age calling themselves Demo
crats fell from 35 percent to 30
percent. The Republican count
fell from 26 percent to 18 per-
most adults
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C. V. was partner In a ridge
with Wywn Harper from Lenoir
and a Mr. Finley Tom North
Wilkesboro which they offered at
auction. The Penney Brothers
from Greensboro were the auction
eers and there w^as the usual auc-
j tion hoopla, with a brass band,
t cash prizes and country ham.
Aunt Katie was up for the week
end and won one of the $50 cash
prizes. I had left the sale before
it was ov’er but saw .-Lunt Katie
that evening at the Green Baric
hotel club. “Did you buy any
real estate?” I asked. “Law, no.”
Aunt Katie replied. “I don’t want
any of their worthless mountain
real estate. Besides, Mr. Frazier
doesn’t like high climate.”
the rules, issues the complaint <*nt.
against those who break Its rules. By 'and large
v.nd then cast as prosecutor, judge think youth will one day “come
and jury. around.” 111616 .vas some .support
The ICC was picked for this for youth’a Ineliiiation to do so
example because it owns one of! in a recent survey taken for John
the better records among regula- j D. Rockefeller HI and the Task
tory agencies. Fantastic examples | Force on Youth. The survey
of flouting the public weal can j showed that beneath Ruth’s
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Aunt Katie had a reputation as
I a good business woman, but in
that instance she made a mis
take. At the time there was only
one frame house in Norwood
Park. Today the only way to get
a residence in Norwood Park is
to buy it. There are no vacant
lots. The Billy Mauneys diid that
and have what I consider among
the most choice locations. The
home sits high on a bluff over
looking US 321 with a full view
of the river valley and Grand
father Mountain lodming to the
west.
C. V. served in both branches
of the General Assembly and ran
second in the raice fe- r
governor t- -
d’" aiLcring the
o.ei.,ial brown-bagging leg
islation through the Senate.
be found in the files of every fed
eral agency.
TTie United States Government
organization manual lists 47 in
dependent federal agencies, al
most all of which ^rfonm regu
latory functions. There is a Big
Seven, however, and this group
has the bulk of the power. The
ICXC was formed in 1887 and has
been joined by the Federal ’Trade
Oommission, Federal Power Com
mission, Federal iCommunicatlons
Commission, Securities and Ex-
clMnge Commission, National La
bor Relations iBoard and Civil
Aeoronautics Board.
'Each of these performs a wor-
14iy function and the establish-
mistrust of the establishment,
and the establishment’s anger
toward youth, lay a broad base
of agreement on social issues
and goals. Indeed, beneath the
sunface, students and establish
ment leaders very much want to
combine forces and work things
out together, the Rockefeller
survey -found.
Other findings in the Gallup,
survey showe.l that the larger
portion :(-lll percent) of -youth,
like those who purportedly rep-
resertt the establishment, are al
ready moderate in their views.
True, college youth’s views are
weighted to the leift by a margin
of two to one. But those oonsid-
meut of each fulfilled a great ering themselves far left or
need at the time. The drawback, | far right atjcount for less ttian
however. Is that each has built a lo percent of -the total.
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C. V. was a gooci man to work
for, seldom poll^ on the reins
concerning operation of the
Blowing Rocket.
His passing at 62 is a matter of
regret for me.
tower of potver over the years.
This power all too often trans
lates into dictatorial actions froim
which there Is little or no re
course.
Plainly .the oonstitutional bran
ches of government, especiaUy
Cortgress, have allowed their 'con
stitutional power to be eroded.
Presidential edict and influence
can sometimes affect actions of
the agencies. The courts occas-
iortally overrule agency decisioits.
But Congress *s very reluctant to
ever do anything aBout agencies
except give them more -power.
Every President from Woodrow
Wilson to Richard M. Nixon has
tried in one wiay or another to
■nif some of the responsibility that
erroneously been^iven to the
agencies back in the hands of
the proper branch of government.
'ITie laite John F. Kennedy made
the most ambitious attempt to
reshape the regulatory a-genlcles
shortly after he became president
in 1961, but Congress negatel$
most of ihis plana
The Nixon administration has
met with even more fnufrations
on 'this score. Not only has the
President had to deal with a Oon-
gresg dominated by the other
party, but most of the i«gulatx>ty
agencies have been filled with
Given the essential moderate
ness of youth’s and the estab
lishment’s thought, and the rai-
dcrlying desire of both to work
together for the general welfare,
one can but wonder at the algony
society has been going through
to reach an aticommodation.
The truth is, of course, that
both institutions and the expec
tations of youth will have to
give. Nonetheless, th'at neatly
half of -a-H young educated per
sons cannot find it in themselves
as Democrat or Republidan, is a
sure sign -that the "establishment
gsp’’ for youth is far, far wider
th'an It can be allowed to remain.
—Christian Science janitor
CHURCH BENEFIT
Grace United Methodist church
will sponsor a chicken and
dumpling dinner Saturday, 'May
1. with serving from 11 -am.
until 7 pm. in the church fel
lowship hall.
appointees of former President
Johnson or Civil Service employ,
ees dating -back to FTHl. Some
strides have been made, but far
frtan enough. Control 'of Amer-
l«’s destiny must be returned to
thoee wtiom the people eiert.
Star-News (Pawidsiwi, OOUi)
Joseph T- Altman
'Mrs. Claude Arrowood
Robt. Baimett
Mrs, Otus Boone
Rita Brooks
Mrs. Roy Broone
Burman Bryant
W. K. Carroll
Willis Carter
Lisa Clay ’
(Hubert Clemimon.s
Mrs. Mattie Davis
Mrs. Floyd Dover ^
Mrs. Elise Ford 4b
Mrs. Leola Gilmore
Mrs. WUlarvi Glance
FlojM Herndon
Mrs. O. O. Jackson
Mrs. Wilhelmdna Jennings
Mrs. Virginia Jxihnson
Mrs. Leroy Kale
Mrs. Lva Lalthem
to
SHORTER WEEK?
Wouldn’t it be wonderful
work only three days a week?
There would be time for that
book lying half-read on the bed
side table, for an extra game of
golf, for tri'ps to the countiy
Freedom, Leisure, Luxury.
These are the prospects that
can be visualized in experiments
with a shorter work week. Many
workers are enthusiastic, says a
report from New York. Manage
ment has found It improves etfi
ciency.
'But a nagging doubt stirs
mong ecstatic reveries.
Didn’t the •w'lfe say as you left
for work this marnl-ng, “I wish
you could find time to fix the
roof, resod the yard and tiake us
to see my mother for a 'few days.”
One can imagine a variety of
such conversations: “Since you
only have to r.'ork three days
now, I don’t see why you can’t
take care of the kids 'wihile I go
shoppiing?”
■Maybe the best place for
man Is at work after a-lL
Conunwcial Appeol (Hemphis)
City
ADMITTED MONDAY
Barbara White
Route 2, City
Billy Robbs
Route 1, City
Dat-ld Jackson
507 N. Main St., Lowell
Jame.s Cobb
P. O. BOX 371
Samuel Rosber
Route 1, City
Mrs. Gary Satn is
1001 Llnwood Rd., City
Mrs. Stoye B. Lee
1107 Spencer Ave., Gastonia
Mrs. Dennis Badiger
Rt. 1, 'Eox 274, City
Mrs. Ernest Gosey
408 S. Oansler St., City
Roy M. Harwell, Jr.
747 St. Michaels Lane, Gast.
Mrs. May Hicks
Rt. 2, City
Myers Lee i
26 Elm St., City "
David Mauney
203 E. Gold St., City
ADMITTED TUESDAY
.Mrs. Ronnie Stroupe j
Rt. 3. City
Mrs. Benjamin MoOaskill
2^ Ctresoent Lane. Gastonfci
Mrs. Ceorgla Welch
Route 3, City '
Mrs. Lenard Anderson
307 N, Carpenter St., City
Mrs. Geo. Ruff
-Route 1, CNty
Ronald Dover
221 Lily St., Shelby
Kermeth Greene
319 Chestnut St.^ City
Mrs. Wayne Shuford
Rt. 1, Bess. (Tifty
Mrs. Minnie Rocttolt
301 S. 12th St., Bess. City
Mrs. Odus A. Arrovvoexi
Rt. 2, Cherryviile
Marilyn Byers
28011 Crescent Lane, Gastonia
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METTR RECEIPTS
Parking meter receipts for the
w€>ek ending Wedffe^ay rujoii
totaled $118.85, inciTicRhg $I05.-
10 from on-srtreet meters and
$13.75 from off-afreet meiters.
City Clerk Joe McDaniel re
ported.
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ROTARY PROGRAM
A program about the CH24
helicopter will feature the pro
gram of the Bot^ dlub TTiu|I^
day at 12:15 aj the CountBi^
club. Bob (3ox, retired amijr lieu
tenant ooHone], will be speaker.
Keep Your Radio Dial Set At
1220
WKMT
Kings Monntain, N. C.
News & Weather every hour oza Ih®
hour. Weather every hour on the
half hour.
Fine entertainment in between
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and
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