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Established 1889
The Kings Mountain Herald
206 South Piedmont Ave.
Kings Mountain, N. C. 28086
A weekly new^apex devoted to the promotion at the general weKaxe aad ptMlshed
for the eniigfhtenment, entextainnuit and benefit of the cttlzasu at Klnea Mouataki
and Ua 'vteJntlgr, published eveiy Thuisday by the Herald Piililfctdn Mansi
Sntsnd M sssiod Maas matter at-the post cdOioe at nnes Aisnntein, rt. C., SMK
ante Ant 01 Oengnat ef Marsh 8, 1876.
OEPABTMBNT
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^wart . ■ Cfcculadon Manager and todaty iUttar
ClaA, Boatdiieeiier
MIsaJ
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lYank Biwardt
*naalV Marlin
MBOmmOAl. DBPAHraHHT
ABen Hyare
Baear Brairai
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MAB, SBOaCHPinDn aBiIEB FAYAiU m A0T1MBK
In Ifsrtt OqsbMh cnod Bonlli Qarodhia
OMpsaaM MK aaoatlBa 1226; Bmm naonlhs 61.60; adhiM tmm ML
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In AB Other States
•ns rear |6; six aaaBkha 63; Bntw rooatha 61.76; school fmm 66.76.
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MABTIN'S-
MEDICINE
BrMAlRlM HAaMON
“DW you read In Time Maga
zine what the reporter on th*
w-ar In Bast Pakistan called
Dacca?’’, Rev. Troy Bennett
asked. I had. The ’lime report
er had labeled Dacca “The City
of the Dead”. It W^ a fajtr la
bel. No less tnan'~10,000 per
sons had been slain.
^or Hi$ Bes^Girl.
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TODAY'S BWUE YBitlU
TAn Aaovona daclors tha giary of God; ana rirmamant »hamth hit hanOhtarh. Ptahn 19:
> Colonel, Suh...
The Herald’s friends at One Hour
Martinizing must have been somewhat
•surprised to learn that this venerable
iiewspaper, which has stood the tests of
life and time—wa^outs, bankruptcies,
recessions, depressions, water shortages
and, yea, political campaigns and poli
ticians—has entered the dry cleaning
business.
From the reported statements of
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert G. Cox, U. S-
Army (Retired), in his address of last
Thursday to the Kiwanis club, the sit
uation is even worse. The Herald ha.s
been dry cleaning underground for no
less than four years under the Martiniz
ing label and without benefit of fran
chise.
Never mind.
Col. Cox, during the bulk qf^hls 22
years in the service of Uncle Sam’s
Army, was a regular subscriber, and,
happily, an occasional and most inter
esting reporter of the activities of the
“Cox Army’’ in its on-duty travels a-
round the globe.
On Tuesday of this week, (M. Cox
had to be summoned by one w the
Herald’s dry cleaning experts to return
the files for the year 1967. Item: the
Herald broke its own rules which de
clare the files must never leave the
home bam- Item: the Herald presumes
(sic) Col. Cox was using the files for
purposes other than pursuit of the May
or’s office Col. Cox wants to occupy.
Item: There was no politics involved in
the Herald summons, but a Herald ad
vertiser wanted to repeat a successful
1967 sales promotion and needed to re-
fi’esh his memory.
Very frankly:
The Herald ifoes not appreciate the
implication that it has forsaken the
news reporting business for the dry
cleaning business as charged in Col Cox’
address. In the firrt place, that would
be dishonest. In the second, it would be
foolish, for falsity falls of its own
weight.
No, the Herald is not in the dry
cleaning business, but the Herald does
take pride in refining the dross of fic
tion from the gold of fact.
Colonel, suh?
All Vote Fox All •
Kings Mountain scrapped the “strict
ward’’ sysitem, which it had employed
for eight years, in 1947.
Since that time, ward boundaries
have merely limited a candidate to of
fering for the City Hall positions open
to the ward in which he resides. Other
wise, the board of education “strict
ward’’ system was scrapped in 1961,
and, as for City Hall elective positions,
everybody votes for everybody.
Since “one man, one vote” has be
come the law of the land, producing
consternation throughout the nation as
well as re-alignments of political dis
tricts from Statehouse to Capitol. The
didtum has not been tested at local lev
el, but most have the opinion such a
test either would eliminate “strict
ward” voting or would force re-align
ment of ward boundary lines to equalize
population counts for each district.
Conversely, majority of specialists
in such matters feel that the “every
body votes for everybody” plan meet.s
the test of “one man, one vote”.
It works well on practical basis.
The ward commissfoner, facing the
whole electorate rather than a portion
of it, does not provide over a small fief,
but is responsible to the whole-
All of which breeds responsiveness
as well.
Opening of the Margrace Road low-
rent housing units is good news for 50
famillOT or elderly individuals, eligible
for public housing, but on the waiting
ll8t because all 150 u^its of the orlginu
project ar« qpeupied. Th« 90 will short
en, not wVfm eut, the 7ratti»B Nek
Eugene Matthews i
Eugene Matthews came to Kings
Mountain in 1918.
He came frqgh his family’s farm at
Stedman to go to work as an apprentice
printer for his ii»-Iaw cousin Herald edi
tor G- G. Page. He stayed 40 years,
through the editorial menagee of B. J.
King, a trustee in bankruptcy, Haywood
E. Lynch, and the present editor.
Mr. Matthews taught himself the
printing trade. When the Herald forsook
setting all its type by hand with the
arrival of its first Linofype in 1922, Mr.
Matthews taught himself how to oper
ate it.
A good gramarrian with a good
nose for news, he was of the brand who,
had he the time, could do it all—write
the news, put it into type, lock the type
in chases, and print it.
The election season is a reminder
that, in the earlier days of Slf-'Matthew’s
Herald service, the ground rules of city
politics were somek'hat dffferent. Each
slate prepared its own ballot. Mr. Mat
thews recalled being summoned to
print an opposition ballot in the wee
hours of election day morning on sev
eral occasions.
Mr. Matthews instrucfe''’ '^■'e pres
ent Herald editor in the latte; sivcess-
ful quest of the Boy Scout m^rit badge
for printing. From 1945 to 19."8 he was
the present editor's valued shop fore
man, advisor and friend in the always
deadline-pressed field of publishing and
printing.
He always exhibited pride in hi*
work and he detested a messy product.
Born with a bad foot, buffeted by
the storms of life in many directions,
Eugene Matthews, if anyone ha.s one,
had plenty of excuse to be sour.
■That he was not- Bis trademarks
were patience, good humor, and the
quiet grin.
When Eugene Matthgsvs died last
week, a gentleman died.
Providence and Stocks
Hollywood couldn’t have done it
better.
Her prior experience, at age 60, as
businesswoman was in straightening the
sometimes tangled finances of women’s
organizations of which she was a mem
ber.
Then she started a business for her
self. With $20,000 She had accumulated
through the years, she launched a ca
reer in investments.
One morning 13 years later, she
scanned the morning stock market re
port and said to herself, “Good gracious.
I’ve done it.” She had parlayed $20,000
into a million dollars. She felt a little
guilty.
Mrs. Cioyd Heck Marvin, wife of
the president of George Washington uni
versity, immediately moved to expiate
her guilt. Her husband had longed for
years for a badly needed student center.
She told him she would give the money
for it, but her husband refused the prof
fer.
At his death two years later, the
million had grown to a million and one-
half. Now she did what she wanted to
do, built the student center and gave
the rest for an adjacent theater. She at
tributed her success to Providence, said
the accumulation of wealth for wealth’s
sake is not good.
Faced with the necessity to earn
some money to live modestly, Mrs. Mar
vin returned to the scene of the crime,
so to speak, borrowed money at eight
percent interest to buy bonds paying
nine percent interest, a narrow margin.
Providence is still working. Report
er Dorothy McCardle wrote. With the
demise of tight money, Mrs. Marvin now
pays five and one-half percent interest
on her borrowed money and has a pro
fit spread of three and one-half percent-
No, Hollywood could not have done
better by this story. On tK?silver screen
the story of Mrs. Marvin would kav«
been a fairy tale.
Ltfe remehii straaBtr than llelieB.'
Troy and I were having lundh
ait the Kings Mountain Drus
Store.
Rev. Mr. Bennett, at oaunta,
has a moat especial Intereet in
the affaira at Dacca specltllc-
ally, and the whole at East
Pakistan generally. He and hile
tamlly are on a one-year leave
from Dacca, where they have
spent 12 years as a Baptist mis
sionary taimlliy.
“I don’t know wihether we’U
get to go back. A friend phoned
from Indiana the other nlghit
and said that no foreigners ar«
being admitted,” Troy said.
There was even worse news.
In one district the conquerDm
had murdered all the lawyers,
leading educators, englnaers
and doctors, save one, she an
American who had been in
East Pakistan since World Wat
II. She Is now the lone doctor
in the district.
A brown-sidnned man todt the
seat on miy left. "Do you know
him?’’, Troy asked. 1 did not.
Troy addressed the man, “Are
you Indian?” The man replied
in accented but '^irtte good
English, ‘‘No, Egyptian.”
'The Egyptian’s name waa
Nabil Younan, a bachelor, from
Alexandria, who had spent four
years in London sJBHying tex
tiles. His specialties, he said,
are kndtiting and fie is in the
Carolinas looking for a job, had
talked with the Oxford people
and was to call at Kings Moun
tain Knit Fabrics and Dupiex-
IntemationrU.
To Troy’s question about his
religion, Younan answered that
he waa Christian (Greek Ortho
dox). He said Egypt is approxi
mately 25 percent Christian, 75
ipcrcenit Moslem. Younan exhi
bited a live-let-live gpirtt, say
ing he had many Moslem
friehds. He agreed with Th'oy’s
contention there was little in
ter-marriage between Moslem
and Ohrlstian.
n-m
Jim McGill was correct on
the 1910 date of the picture tak
en on West Mountain street at
the October 7 celebration of
that year, Mrs. Lillian Mltchem
reports, and says ihe remem-
ibers it very weM. DfTJ. G. Hard
'had to forego part of the fes-
itJvitiea to help' Urtih Pete
ijin bro
y'
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•«a
tn-m
Times do change. On that
bright October day West Moun
tain (and Other Kings Moun
tain streets) did not know pav
ing. it was duat In suimmer and
imud in winter. But th* dd-
Mna of that day kseiw what a
wIflbrMtion Moant aod kow ta
SUNDAY
A DAY FOR. US TO PAUSE
AND V9ICE ASAIN OUR DEEPEST ,
GRATITUDE TO ONE WHO MERITS
YEt WHO SPURNS APPLAUSE.
\ Lynn, Mrs. Mitcheitra brother.
Mrs. Mitohem, then five and
one-haK, recalls that her Dad,
the late C. C. Lynn, asked his
wife, “Can’t you wait ’til the
celebration’s over?”
Mrs. .Mitohem continues, ‘Ma
ma couldn’t and the ddotor
o^e to their house in the Ford
in the photo." She says her
Father took her into another
roam but she heard the sound of
the car driving up, the oar be
ing driven by Otto Herd. She
was anxiously awaltmg the ar
rival of a baby brother or sis
ter—^but her parents told her
later she was mighty jealous
of Pete after he arrived, weigh
ing in at seven and one-half
pounds.
F. L. (Pete) Lynn waa killed
In action in World War n. His
birthday was October 7, 1910.
Mrs. Lynn is Rulh Hawkins
Lynn and they had three
daughters, Botobie, Mickey and
Petfe, all college graduates and
all now married.
ta-m
The gentleman in &ie picture
at left foreground, not Mentiflo-i
last week, c-'- /
nth OS'-
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KIN^S
Hospital log
visrrwo ra^xm
DfldlT 40tM to iiiio Xju.
1 to 4 Bis. tand 7 to V VJK.
Robt. Barnette
Burman Bryant
Wm. K. Carroll
Willie Carter
Jas. H. (tobb
Mrs. Mattie Davi*
Mrs. Floyd Dover
Mrs. Loala Gilmora
Mrs. Willard Glance
Mrs. Ernest Gosey
Mis. O. O. Jackson
Mrs. Leroy Kale
Mrs. Wilhelmina Jennin*.
Mrs. Mamie Kennei%r
Jrui. C. Long *
Ozell Mauney - s
Mrs. Josephine Oates
Mrs. Marie Ramsey
Sam Roaber S'
Wm. Clyde Short ,
Mrs. Wayne Shu^rd
Anderson Sniarf
Hunter Taj|gor
Martiii
Chrlstophsir Woods
Mrs. Rob Adams .
David Bell ;
Chas. Bridges
Mra Edgar Dbbbins
Mrs. Arthur McClain
JUIMITTEO ‘tHURSDAY
Mrs. Hattie Martin, Rt. 2, City
HOUTTEO FRIDAT j
Cook, T17
307, Graver
Mrs. Paul McCune, Rt. 2, Bess.,
City
-Harold J- Phillips, 905 Shairon
Dr., Oty
Mrs. Wm. L. Steers P.O. Box
143, GaiHfney, S. C.
Lillian Whetstine, Rt 1, City
ADMITTED TOESDAY
Mrs. N. B. Webber, BL 1, City
Hardy Franklin, 413 E. Lee Ave.
Bessemea- City
Mrs. Velda White, 813 Kather
ine Ave., City
Mr. C. G. Wbfte, 813 Katherine
Ave., City
Fred A. Hendricks, Et. 1, Gas
tonia
Mrs. Billy R. Morrison, .309 W,
Park Dt., ^nley, N. C.
April Lee, 1106 ^lencer Ave.,
Gaitonla
.. .Mrs. Cherl'ie Mathis, Rt. 2, City
Mrs. Randy Caudby,’^.0. Box 433,
Bess. City
Oliver L Bone, Rt 2. Bess. City
Mrs. Ethel H. White. lOS Lac
key St, Ci^
Mrs. Claude Summey, Rt. 1,
Mooresboiro, N. C.
'Earl Costner, Rt 1 Bess. City
'Mrs. Henry D. Fleming, Rt. 1
City .
'Alice McClain, 510 S. Ciherokee
St., City
Has Retum
FiomToni
.Miss Suzanru Ain»V™
Salem colleig* In VWniWO
went on a brief twuf WMvSp
lem CaUege ESnsamlDiM IMT li*.
The Ensemble provIdSiO
a special communion .
.=it. .Matthew’s LutheiMn dhUBdb
Cliarlestoii. S. C. Hie ittMto I
lured numho-s i«
harpfficliord a«4 rsesrdei' sdraHa-
panlmeint.
Sunday ui[^t the taaepsiMs
oaiig for a (elloiinhip siTwtae at
Fiiut Baptiet chlSdh ia U^e
Beach, S. 'rhis prograim itMlud-
ed numbei-» by Itfie “ftousii tt
i Sunshine", a fi«u|i at 6<)gn6M'
: singers at -■jalam tuMl ssvfllW
; ravian numbom snbX bif ♦ S4K
urtte of which Mta Aami i» a
mcBiiber. Tile girls ipHnit thd
at the Chesteifleid l6« (
town Myrtle Boanh attd <6k
day 20 of the group
program of popular n
Myrtle Beach KiwanSi_dNb.
hsaat performed a ouaftaf
tile muslcail, ‘Oklahioiak'* a a
solo and was aocompani^ lytat
ruummate, Miss Leah Ifitnt
Donald (n»n Avondale
Ga. This program conchidad Ilia
tour and the Ensemble taMItsed
to Salem lifonday eveniCXk
Mias Sarabeth SuDlvedl 4
by ie al9D a member c6 Ve
scvnble and presented titM sMt^V
worship at the St. lis6MPfw’a
church.
Mr. and 'Mri. Ben btoadsifiw
i iiave returned home after siplfcd-
; irtg four day* at 'FonAuM EtHRle
I -attending a Park Conferexua gn.d
110 days at their h'one JK OWnta
Drive, .S. C.
Keep Toni Ra£o Did Set JH
1220
WKMT
Kofi MeeHlain, N. f.
Nevrs & Weather every keur 0m Ikm
hour. Weather every heur ea iie
half hour.
Fine entertainment ia hetweeii
Now all your
USaSovini^ B&nds pay
highef interesi;
Mrs. Kenneth E.
Meadowhrook, City
Mrs. Isabelle Dingus, P.O. Box
112, Grover j
Mrs. Alfred Foster, 810 2nd St., I
Olty i
Mrs. Joe HoiJser. 205 Blanton'
St., City
Mrs. Wm. El Humphreys, 6il6
E. King SL, City
Mra. Wm. C. Jackson, Box 1290,
CMy
A J. Sanders, P.O. Box 91, C!U>-
ver
Mrs. Leroy Webster, 3814 York
Wood Rd., Oositorida
ADMITTED SATURDAY
Adam P. VanadorejlCS Church
St, CMy
(Wm. D. Bridges, 204 Margaret
SL. CMy
Mrs. John Morgan, 723 N. IJph
9t., Bess. City
ADIOTnEP SUNDAY
^Im Huston ADenTTQB' Stevens
SL Gastonia
Weda Brodka, 524 S. Mulberry.
Cheriywille
Yaites Smith, P.O. Box 562. CMy
ADMITTED MONDAY
Mrs. WIm. L. Medlln, Rt L City
C. cL Coudh, 4500 PsrlnJalb Or.,
City
abas. Oensler. P.<% Max 4(A
CIW
^ Name anus, M W. Afr
Now it’s offieiaL
Now one of the safest iimstmeBts
m tha world brings you new and
higher returns.
Now your U.S. Sarings Boacls
pay Ao highest interest in history:
a faH S per sent when held le
maturity of 5 years and 10 months.
(4% the first year; 5.20% thereafter
to maturity.) Preriotuly, diese Bends
earned you only 4Vi% if yen held
them for seven years.
Tile new interest began June I,
1969. So all of tha Bonds yon atm,
BO matter tHten yois bou|^ dwai,
kaTO boce eoUeotbif Ugber nttssisst
tinea tttat tima.
Tliose Bonds an siBl replaced if
lost, stolen or burned.
Yon ean still buy diem through
Payroll Savings or the Bond-a-Month
plan.
Regardlass ef yeer etiur kn
ments, ean yie drink af ai^ aai
better, er saiar way to bdU a 1
egg Hot ye—slf?
it’s Mae to leww iket yse
doing a IMe s—sthiag far 1|
Sant, too. Ylw 9iB bOisa m 1
Savings Bends now . _
dis bands ef wRIi— sf
go a long way towavd
eountry finueiaDy stoMf.
Hiere asver was a be
ta taka ataak
Anianae.
IlMn’atmaaait
dn plaaa wb—
you werk wha
ean start yen en
the Payroll Sar-
ings Plan right now.
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Boaifi SIS isf*. If ImL ttolen, or destroyed, we repUca tbeoi.
tt^Bes<t^thoynnbsesihedetyombinlc.T«xm«Tbedefen*d
■BttliMemtilioe. And ahrartteineniber, Bondi lie* proud wartowTc
. fcfce i^lodc in AmoricOo
WWihjplMrDCMtaUtSaviNnaoMii. .