in^MINta^MUUNIAI^MtKALlTKINGS MOUNTAIN, R C.
TKursday, January 13, 1972
Established 1889
^ The Kings Mountain Heiald
' * 206 South Piedmont Ave. Kings Mountain, N. C. ^86
A weekly newsp8,per devoted to the promotion o4 the general welfare and ptdiliahed
for the .enlightenment, entcrtainmnt and benefit of the citizens of Kings Mountain
and its vicinity, publisliod every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House.
Entered as second class matter at the post office at Kings Mountain, N. C., 28066
under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873.
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
Martin Harmon Editor-Publisher
Miss Elizabeth Stewart Circulation Manager and Society Editor
Gary Stewart Sports Editor News
Miss Debate Thornburg Clerk, Boo .-per
Ray Parker
Rocky Martin
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
Allen Myers
Roger Brown
Paul Jackson
Herbert M. Hunter
' On Leave With The United States Army
MAI7. SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
In North Carolina and South CoroUno
One yejir^, six months $2.25; throe months $1.60; school year $3.
(Stibscfipnon in North Carolina subject to. three percent sales tax.l
In All Other 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
Keep thy heart with all diligenof; for out of it are the ins.ues of life.
Proverbs 4:t3.
Whoa, Now
Announcement that the three school
districts 01 Cleveland County plan to
ask the county commission lor hair the
receipts from the one percent sales ta.x
comes as no surprise, but hat dly a pleas
ant one.
The schools have been gaining the
reputation for the past two decades at
least of “wanting it all".
A most recent case in point of the
temper of the average citizen is the
sound defeat administered the proposal
to equalize the supplemental school tax
county-wide to a permissible maximum
of 50 cents per $100 ad valorem valua
tion,
The “hurting” district among the
three is the county district where no
supplement is available. Kings Mountain
is not doing badly with its 20-cent sup
plement nor Shelby with its 40-cent sup
plement.
Meantime, the teacher trade asso
ciation is rapidly gaining the reputation
as the most effective labor union in
North Carolina, as the teachers apply
the new “progressl\fe” math to their own
salary demands. They have done very
well. But many say it is high time the
teachers give a little thought to the 12-
month workman in North Carolina who
pays the bill for nine-month teachers
demanding 12-month salaries.
Cleveland County was among the
which soundly said “no" to a local one
percent sales tax. Then the legislature,
in it.s wisdom and a desire to help the
hard-pressed counties and cities, gave
their county and municipal children the
option of levying the one percent sales
tax 1) by vote or 2) by fiat.
The hard-pressed Cleveland County
commission knew the sales tax, by %'ote,
had not one prayer in the proverbial
Hades, showed courage in shoring up
the financial situation by using the fiat
method.
Do the citizens want the schools to
reap the benefits thereby diverting the
pressure from further escalating prop
erty taxes?
Now the schools are mapping a
master building plan and hoping for a
federal grant to help out. There is no
question about the need for long-tei*m
planning as a prelude to necessary fin
ancing. But the schools are not yet com
pletely spaceless, with Park Grace in
only minor use and Compact with room
to spare. Biggest momentary need: a
high school addition and/or junior high
'nool.
scl
Let us leave off, however, deans of
men and deans of women, and school
head-shrinkers, sometimes referred to in
poll'te cafe society as psychologists.
A citizen remarked this week he
gets nothing for his county tax bill. The
Herald defended to the extent that half
the basic county rate return goes to
schools, plus the district supplements,
plus the tax rate return defraying the
district bond bill (for the high school
plant).
But there is serious question the
schools should share in much of the
sales tax rettum, if any.
The Laughter Reports
Woodrow Laughter, city building
inspector and codes enforcement officer,
detailed the annual report of his office
to the city commission Monday night.
On Tuesday night, he addressed the
Kings Mountain Lions club, giving the
report different treatment.
Items:
1) “The aim is decent, safe, and
sanitary housing, which even includes
looks.
2) “To get compliance (to building
codes) you have to hold the line.”
Aiter a recent and happily not loo
bad fire, Mr. Laughter discovered that
the gas heating gear-up had caused the
fire. It was cold, and the owner wanted
to re-do the system as it had been. “No,”
'Way Down South
The United States Supreme Court
a much-maligned body in the South for
several decades made a decision Wed
nesday which is sui’e to improve its re
gard in Dixieland.
The Court denied that “Dixie” was
an ethnic white-vs.-black song but in
fact was written long beifore the Civil
War and sung as a popular song with
a catchy tune. Indeed, the Court noted,
“Dixie” was played on at least one oc
casion by the United States Marine band
at the request of President Abraham
Lincoln.
Well, good. . . .
The term dixie, incidentally, origi
nated in New Orleans and had a French
background from the French “dix" or
“ten”. A ten-franc French note became
known as a “dixie” and the term was
appended to the whole south as the song
spread in popularity.
Well, now. . . .
It is to be hoped that the Kings
Mountain Board of Education will edict
and shortly for Bandmaster Donald Deal
to dust oft the score for old “Dixie" and
return it to his active repertoire, from
which “Dixie” should never have been
removed.
The Herald suggested when the
“Dixie” stew boiled over some months
ago that “Dixie" should hold equal rank
with the stately “Battle Hymn of the
Republic”, more commonly regarded as
the Yankee fighting song, as was
“Dixie” in popular mind for the lads in
gray.
Play both, the Herald contended at
the time.
The Supreme Court concurs.
Play both.
Noble Experime: ?
Effective January 1, North Carolina
statute put the state under the medical
examiner system of investigating cer
tain deaths, from accidents, tho.se from
outwardly unusual causes, homicides
and suicides.
Cy comparison—at least in Cleve
land County—the new system will be a
costly one. Cleveland has paid its coro
ner $1200 per year, the assistant $600,
with no expenses. By state statute, the
medical examiner will receive $25 per
call. The medical examiner can order an
autopsy at $150 per order, while the
coroner could merely ask for one —
which he asked only when there was a
clear case of need or where the family
desired one, or law enforcement authori
ties.
Another loophole is the lack of a
chief examiner, the nine examiners and
two pathologists in Cleveland County
being on their own.
There are some practical problems
in other directions. Dr. Sam Robinson,
a surgeon, is the lone examiner in Kings
'ain. He will hardly be able to sus-
an operation at mid-point to visit
the scene of an accident.
Perhaps the wrinkles can be ironed
out by judicious practice and experi
ence.
But the noble experiment as of now
looks little more than noble—and ex
pensive.
Mr. Laughter, replied, “it's against the
law and I don’t want you to bum your
self to death.” The owner waxed a bit
irate. A few days later he visited Mr.
Laughter and thanked him.
Not too many years ago the county
sanitarian was a hated name among
restauranteurs, butchers, dairymen and
builders in rural areas.' But as a friend
remarked, “When I go into a place to
eat, I sure do like to see those signs
reading ‘Grade A Restaurant’ and ‘Grade
A Milk’.”
MARTIN'S Viewpoints of Other Editors
MEDICINE
SICK AMERICAN HAS
“ AGE FC
MESSAGE FOR ALL
Letter To Editoi
By MaBUN HARMON
More on diigs. . .
m-m
Wednesday inornLng at Ted
Gamble’s corner ;us I was walk
ing South the traffic signal was
(ilianglng. I stopped and nodded
to the lady molorLst to drive a-
a/head. As She tui-neiJ tlie cciner.
a Boston terrier reared to the'
window and gave me a go,>d balk
ing. The Boston could liave been
a twin of our departed frit n,l S'.r
Winston. I wanted to cha.se llic
cai.
m-m
I believe the column 1 wrote de
tailing Winston’s passing has
elicit^ more comment tlian any
I have written in more than 20
years at tiie job.
m-m
Aunt Mayme McGill and Mar
tha Franct's, from Jaeksonvilki,
Fla., sent a sympathy card, a.s
did Aunt Lillian Plonk from .A-ilie-
vidlc.
m-m
Mrs. Paul McGinnis, :is had
Paul previously, said sihe related
our loss with the ease ol their
dog Snoopy, who Ls now 13 year?
c\i age, hj-i hearing poor and his
eyesight failing. Snoopy has had
ajout every ailment known to
doigdCLn, including two opeiations
for kidney stone.-i. Ethel nursed
him through distemper, more oft
en than rut fatal. Sorntthno a-
long Lte line was an car infec
tlcii, antLier time a severe ca.se
Oi ‘‘But ybu kn.-w,’’
Ethel said, "Snoopy’s health has
been the best it ever was during
t,ic pa.st tile yeans.”
mm
Merle Ecatity was party to the
ca-iveraation 'and related tlie loss
of her daughter Betty’s dog a
few weeks ago. The little fellow
suddenly became ill, but was im
proved tlie following morning.
Still, they decided he should see
the, vei.eiinarlan. They went to
pick Up tne dog and found him
dead.
m-m
Florence Ware told my wife
that they have a pet graveyard
at her house, including eats,
dog.s, and, Florence, did you real
ly say the pet mice? State fune
rals were held, including singing
of Psaims and offering oi prayers.
Only missing items are the tomb
stones, Florence adds.
m-m
Appearing elsewhere in today’s
edition is an appeal from a Mo
bile, Alabama, lady who asks
help Ln locating her dachsund J.
T. The Farrell family had a
wreck near here on 1-85 on Jan-
■uary 2. The car was a shambles
(lut the Farrells escaped without
injury'— except the loss of tlie
dog, of reddish-brown color with
three white spots on his tiimmy.
Mrs. Farrell assumes the dog was
in a state of shock and left the
scene. Loss of the car, she indi
cates, was nothing as compared
to the loss of J. T.
m-m
Speaking of dog ailments, I
learned from Pauline Ware Phi
fer leceniUy that dogs ocettsion-
ally require tonsilectomie.s. And I
learn from many folk that the
family veterinarian is the higii-
est fjaid family physician mere
frequently than not.
m-m
’The Dick McGinnis family lost
its dog last summer. A few weeks
laiter, Dick relates, son Greg came
heme trailed by a hound. Where
did Greg get the dog? "He just
followed ime home, Daddy,” said
Greg. The hound joined the fam
ily, anid was donilciled in the
basement. On a recent evening,
Dick decided to welcome the
hound upstairs “just to see what
he would do”. He did right much,
rushing upstairs to examine,
bounding back to his basement
home, then back to main floor
for an insjjection there. Mean
time, the Siamese eat was perch
ed on a chair, i>aws to bosom,
and eyes following the hound
like a tennis match spectator at
mid-court. Finally the hound, Ixis
curiosity satisfied, bounded into
Didt’s lap and reposed quietly.
Mrs. Haywood Lynch says the
Lynches have a nine-month-old
sohnauzer female, which Liz de
scribes as quite aggressive, and
adds, "Guess she found the right
family.”
m-m
A few weeks ago I was chat
ting with Marlene Neisler at Otis
Falls’ service station when sud-
ttenly a fluffy white poodle pup
reared his head. The poodle was
a replacement for the dog the
Neislejs had ksL Marlene said
she was ashamed to tell the pup
py’s name which Is (Friday. Aw
ful name, thinks Marlene, but it
was children’s idea. But why
she couldn’t understand for Fri
day was acquired on a Saturday.
My wife thinks the name may
have originated from the fact the
last day of school each week is
Friday.
m-m
A salesman from Lexington at
McGinnis Furrriture f '
said he’d r-- '
P" ■’ taxes. A
— iaiot a friend’s beagle in
cold blood, dumped the dog in
the trunk of his car and carried
the dead dog away. There was a
■Witness. The beagle owner sued,
but the Judge declared a mistrial
because the owner hadn’t listed
the dog for taxes.
The (’ineinnati Enquirer re-
cenlly lectMved and pulill.shc'd
an anonymous letter to the
editor entitled "I A;/, a Sick
.VmtriCiin." Believing that tlie
letter contains a mes-sage of in-
tere.sl to all Americ.ms NimIIi
Carolina Law is reprinting the
unkno.\'n author’.s me.s.-age.
(Dear Sir;
FRavi THE SPrCE EOX
KINGS MOUNTAIN
Hospital Log
VISmNG HOURS
Daily 10:30 to 11:30 A.M.
3 to 4 PJM. and 7 to 8 ?M.
Eye'.s
There are those who claiim
our.s is :i "sick" society; that oiir
country is si'ek; liiat we are slek.
Weil, maybe they’re riglit. 1 .sub
mit that I’m sick...and maybe
"you are, too.
Maw, He’s Makinj
At Me
Man to Internal Revenue audi
tor: ’’Mind hurrying? My tran
quilizer is starting to w-ear off."
Income tax: The fine you pay
for thriving too fast.
I am .sick of having policemen
ridiviclc.l and called “|iig.s" while
cc.; k.lie..: are liailc d as soncu
kind (-1 f...k h< CO.
1 am sil k of being t. id that re-
ligicn Is the opiate of Uie pc-ople,
but naarij-cana snc.i.d be i.
ed.
The Reporter:
“To w'hat do you attrilmte your
gieat age?”
Grandpa: “To the fact that I
was born so long ago."
♦ T *
The Dollar
The dollar goes farther today
than ever before.
One has to go so far to find
something for a dollar.
—‘E. H. Pearson.
* • »
1 am sick of e nmei'.’atcr.v .and
columnist c'anonizing aitarchisLs,
revoluticnarirs and cci'.'ninal rap-
ist.s, but candtmning law enforce
ment when site'll erimitials are
brought to justice.
I am sick of being told that
pornography is the right of tho
free press, but froeJem of the
press does not include *clng able
-to i-ead lice Bi'cle on slIcooI
grounds.
Death And Taxes
Death and taxes arc sure. 'The
poor die, the rich must go too.
Yet it’s odd, I never see the
Wells Fargo in the procession.
—E. H. Pearson
* * *
Money May Talk
Money may talk, bet today’s
dollar doesn’t have cents enough
to say very much.
I am sick of Itaying more and
more ta.xcs to build schools vvliilc
I see some faculty members en-
ecuraging .students cither to tear
tiiom down cr burn ih(;m.
I am ^ick cf Supreme Court de
cisions whicli turn criminals loose
on .sc'siety — wiide ctiirr deci-
s: ns try to ttike away my nican.R
of protecting my home and tania-
ly-
I aim sick of pot-.smokihg enter
tainers deluging me vvit-li their
eonde-mnfllion ol rny moral stand
ards late-night tclovision.
I am .sick of being told that
p:diccmen are mad dogs who
should no-t have guns — but that
ciiiminals who use gun.s, to rob,
m.aim and murder should be un
derstood and helped hack to soci
ety-
C!RdIM>E
The Towns That I Visit
The towns that I visit, I see
at times a man drinking and he
loses his balance. While ap
proaching such a person, an of
ficer just stops, looks, and grin.
And walks away. As long as the
person doesn’t do any personal
harm or destruction, to persons
or property. Other towns; It
would seem a whole department
comes to make an arrest. I won
der w'hy?
-E. H. Pearson.
Can’t Win Them All
Yep! My wife used to give me
half of my check each week—
the half of the stub which had
all the deduction. —E. H. P.
I am sick of being told it is
wrong to use napalm to end a
war overseas — out if it’s a Mol
otov cocktail or a bomb at home,
I mu.st understand, the provoca-
tion-c.
Oh, Well
Oh, well you wouldn’t believe
all of this any way. If I told
you that I had ten canerys that
coud sdng the Bluebird of llapp-i-
ness. Back on the road again.
E. H. Pearson.
I am sick of not being able to
take my family to a movie unless
I want to have them exposed to
nudity, homosexuality and the
glorification of na-rcotifes.
Country And Honor
Quote: If I had life to live
over again: First, I would honor
my God. By so doing, I would
honor my country.
Respectfully;
EVERIEfTE H. PEARSON.
I am .sick of riots, marches, pro
tests, demonstrations, eonfronta-
t;cn.s, and the ether nnb temper
tantrum? c-f people infi licetually
incapa.ile of working within the
svstem.
Social Security
News
I am sick of hearing the same
slick sligans, the cries of peoiili-
who mu-t chant the si.me thing
like zcmltie.s becausi.- they iiaveii’t
thg capacity for verbalizing
theugh'i.
I am sick of those who .say I
r-we tlicm this or that bec-aase of
file s'.ns of my forefatliers—when
1 have Ic'i.a'd do'.vn hoih end.s of
a gu.-i barrel to defend their rights,
th. Ir llbi'rlie.s and the-ir familie.s.
I am sick of cynical attitudes
teward patrictiom. I am sick ol
polli'icians with no backbone.
I am .?i.'k of pe-rmissivenes.?.
I am .sick of I he dirty, the foul-
mou’hcd, the unwaifhed.
I am s-ick of the decline of per
sonal honesty, persunal integrity
and human sincerity,
Mo-'t et all though, I am sick
of being told I’m sick. I’m sick of
being told my country is sl'ck —
when we have the greatest na
tion that man has e.er -arought
forth on the face of the earth.
Fully 50 per cent of the peoi.le on
earth would wMlingly trade places
wi.h tlie mo-t deprived, the most
un.leiiprivJleged among us.
Yes, I may be .sick, but if I am
only .sick, I can get well, I cm
also help my soeioly get well —
and help my country get well.
Take note, all of you. . .you will
not find m'' throwing a rock or
a bomb; you will not find me
under a placaid; you will not .see
me take to tlie siretus; you will
not find me ranting to wild-eyed
mobs.
But you will find me at work,
paying taxes, sewing in tho com
munity where I live.
You will also find me expres-s-
Ing my anger and indignation to
elected officials.
Y'ou will find me speaking out
in support of those officials, insti
tutions and persinalitics who
contribute to the elevation of so
ciety -and not It.? de.struction. You
will find me c-ontrlbuting my
time, money and personal influ
ence to helping churches, hospi
tals, charities and otlier estab
lishments which have shown the
true spirit of this country’s do-
ninatloii to ea.=e pain, suffer-
a.g, eliminate hunger and gener
ate brotherhood.
But most of all, you’ll find me
at the polling place. Tliere — if
you listen — you can hear the
thunder of the common mon.
There, all of us can cast our
vote — for an America where
people can w'.alk the streets with
out fear.
Starting January 1, 1972 the
dedcction amount under the
Medicare Hospital Insurance p-ro-
gram was increased to $68.00. It
was previously $60.00.
“This means that the Medicare
patient admitted to the hospital
adter December 31, 1971 will be
responsible for the first $68 ol
the hospital bill," Lex G. Bark
ley, manager of the Gastonia of
fice stated.
Under the Medicare law, the
deduetilbic must be adjusted to
keep the amount in line with the
average cost df one day’s stay in
the hospital. “The $8.00 Increase
in the deductible is the result of
■,a review of hospital costs during
1970,” Barkley said.
Any Mediieare patient admit
ted to the hospital on or before
Oc’emher 31, 1^1 will be respon
sible for the first $60.00 of his
ibill. This is true even if his dis
charge from the hospital oc
curs in 1972.
There were some other adjust
ments in the costs wider Medi
care Hospital Insurance. For hos
pital stays longer than 60 days,
the patient will be responsible for
$17 a day for the 6lst through
the 90th day. For a post-hospltal
stay of more than 20 day’s in an
extended care facility, the pa
tient will pay $8.50 a day for the
21.sl through the 100th day.
G.-ie,' IloOman
Mr?. I red Cable
E. S. Cleinmer
Mrs. M.vtlie Davi.s
Perry Ellis
Hebio Gann
Geo. Hi-lnt-;
Cha.1. fiord
Mi.s. John Jordim
Clyde Kerns
Chas. Lackey
Mrs. Cai.-npboll Lockriilgo
Mr.s. DoiOthy Lowory
A. J. Mack
jdK. -Mayo-s
Lillie Miller
Jas. Mint/
Mrs. Jewel] Moss
Thurman Moss
Mr.s. Minnie .McClain
Mrs. Jack McCurry
Mrs. Pearl McNeely
Chit.?. Nlckolson
Robt. Patti'joson
Mrs. Grace Ptiilbeek
Mis. Johnny Sisk
Mrs. Walter Spinwn
Mrs. Gexj. Stroup
Mrs. Pearl Styers
Mrs. Henry laylor
A. K. Walker
Bratton Walker
Mrs, Judson Whisnant
Cecil Williams
Mrs. Sarah Adams
Mrs. Chas. Blanton
Mrs. Edna Bowen
Mr.s. Je.sse A. Dean
Mrs, Frank Gofortli
Mrs. Nannie Leonard
G(.'. Runyans
Mis. Harold Seiler
ADMlTTEp THURSDAY
■M s. Joe Etll, Rt. 2, City
Mr.s. Marie tarroll, Rt. 2. cfier-
ryvllle
Mrs. Carrie Rarrusey, 212 E. King
St., City
Mrs. Ralph Sellers, 2t)t W. ll'wy.
161, Bessemer City
Mrs. Moses Wiaeman, Rt. 1,
'Bessemer City ■
ADMI’TTED FRIDAY
EiU'th Plonk, 402 W. Gold St.,
City
John M. Seism, Rt. 1, City
Mrs. Jas. Baker, Rt. 2, Clover
Mrs. Dewey Falls, 402 VViLson
St., City
Mrs. Lizzie George, 107 E. Ridge
.St.. City
'Mrs. Earl Hicks, P.O. Box 422.
Bessemer Clly
Mis. Reuben Navv, 1319 Shelby
Rd., City
Mrs. Bobby G. Smitih. Rt. 1, City
Mrs. Lloyd Woods, 110 W. Ga.
Ave., Bessemer City
ADMITTED SATURDAY
Billy Bowen, 51.50 .Midpincs,
Oity
John Caveny, Rt. 2, City
Leonard Smith, 807 Floyd St.,
City
ADMI’TTED SUNDAY
Mr.?. Tony Craig, 202 E. fka.
.\ve., Bessemer City
Mrs. B. S. Nolen, 916 Bro.ikwoixt
Rd.. City
'Mrs. Houston .-Mien, 706 Steveri.?
St., Gastonia
Jjlin Q. Hope, P.O. Box 54, Gro
ver
Mrs. Harold Norwood, 514 E.
Le'e St., Bcs.semer City
Mrs. Henry Todd, P.O. Box 22,
City
ADMITTED MONDAY
City
J, D. Haimmet't, 710'W. Mtn St.,
City
,1. , . Ileavner, 816 Cleveland
.\\ 1., ^;ty
M.s. .Ichnny Lawson, 118
City ,,
Mrs. Eugene D-fevers, 5 Ben'ndit
Dr., City
Johnny Martin, ,524 Baker .St.,
City
■Mis. Clyde Reynolds, Rt. 2, City
.Mrs. Janice Varnadow, 201 S.
Ga.ston St., City
ADMITTED TUESDAY
Mis. Robt. Brixiks, Rt. 2, Cherry-
\1Uo
Nell Elliott, 104 Railroad Ave.,
City
Donna Gillespie, 817 N. Pied
mont, City
.Mr.s. Mickey .Sisk, 401 W. Gold
St., City
.Virs. .Maiioii Cash, 12C0 -Mid
pines, City
.411en Blackwell, 308 S. Pine
St., Dall-as
F. O. Carroll, Rt. 1, City
■Bertha EllLson. 206 Dilling St.,
City
Neil Hullender, 811 N. Gantt
Sc, City
Mr.-i. Jo'lin Bell, Rt. 3, City
Frank Owens, P.O. Box 822, City
Mental Health
Matteis ^
Carol Johnson, 1006 Cleveland
A VO., City
Mrs. Jerry Hal. Rt. 3, City
J. B. Hawkins, 3i8 WiLson Ter.,
City
Rebecca Swann, 501 E. Robin
son, Dallas
Mrs. Raymond Welch, 208 N.
Sims St., City
C. S, Falls, 402 S. 13th St., Bi's
stimer City
Ohas. Head, Bt. 1, Gastonia
Fred Owens, 204 E. King St.,
aty
E. L. Putnam, Rt. 1, City
Mrs. Dan Dixon, Rt. 7, Shelby
Jessie Gill, Rt. 1, City
Billy Barrett, 221 Barnett Dr.,
Oity
Patti Bridges, 506 \V. Gold St.,
City
Mrs. Glenn Carroll, 212 Benfield
Rd., City
Mrs. Boyd Davis, Rt. 1, Besse
mer City
Jeanelle .Doll, Rt. 2, Bessemer
“CHILD’S EYE VIEW”
Research study of a “cliilri’s-
eye-\1eav'’ of a mentally ill (psy-
choticj parent is leading to
deeper understanding of
the ctiild’s chani'e of devf^^
ing ncrnally and of the mechan
ics of mental illness.
In continuing studies. Dr. E.
James Anthony, of Wast ington
University, St. Louis, Is finding
that childien of the mentally ill
have an increased probuliillty of
becoming disturbed tliemselies.
They also ha.e a greater vulnera-
abiiily to psychotic stresses at
certain points in their develop-
ment.
Surprising, the study shows
tliat the effects of having a par
ent who Ls seriously ill physically
can have an impact equally a.s
upsetting on the children as hav
ing a parent mentaly ill.
The ages during which chil
dren appear to be most vulner
able, according to the study, are
four to seven, nine to eleven, and
fourteen to sixteen. When the ill
ness is severe, liowever, a child
of any age can bo affected.
tWith regard to school achieve
ment, Dr. Anthony has found
that children of noraml parents
do best and children of physical
ly ill parents seem most handi-
caped.
On the other hand, 5 to 10 per
cent of the children who were
studied developed “super-normal"
capacities for adaptation in re-
siponse to the stress of having a
mentally ill parent.
Although all the data havc^^
'been analyzed from work
to da’e and the research is con
tinuing, it has had significant
impact on the scientific commun
ity on the planning of mental
health services. Recently, it fig
ured in a revision of Now York
state’s mental health legislation.
The Washington University re
search is among more than ilOl)
sti’lies related to schizophrenia,
a major mental illness, that are
supported by the National 'Insti
tute of Mental Health and coor
dinated through its center for
Studies of Schizophrenia.
Hutchin Twins'
Rites Conducted
Birth
Announcements
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald L. Bar
ber, Route 1, Gastonia, N. C., an
nounce t'he birth of a (laughter,
Thursday, January 6, Kings Moun
tain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony A. Craig.
202 E. Gas. Ave., Bessemer City,
N. C., anncunce the birth of a
daughter, Sunday, January 9,
Kings Mountain ho'pltal.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven F. Glenn, 7
Scu hside Trailer Park, Gastonia,
N. C, anncunce the birth of a
son, Sunday, January 9. Kings
M'C.untain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Norwood,
514 E. Lee St., Bessemer City, N.
L., .announce the birth of a
daughter, Sunday, January 9,
King.? Mountain ho.spital.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lee Hall,
Route 3, Box 271, announce the
birth of a son, .Monday, January
10, Kings Mountain hospllal.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Darlas
Brooks, Route 2 Box 524, Cherry
vl'llle. N. C., announrm the birth of
a son, Tuesday, January 11, Kings
Mountain hospital.
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■Graveside ser ices for the twin
infant sons of Mr. and Mrs. Dav
id Hutchins, Sr. of Route 1 were
held Friday at 4 p. m. from
Adam Chapel church cemeteiy
■with Rev. M. L. Campbell offi-
■ciating.
The twins were born Wednes
day morning.
'Maurice Scott lUdchins died
Wednesday evening and David
Waddell Hutchins, Jr. die d
Thursday morning.
Other survivors include three
sisters.
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