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Established 1889 „ The Kings Moimtain Herald 206 South Piedmont Ato. Kings Mountolo, N. C. 28086 A weakly newspaper devoted to the promotion of the general welfare and published tor th* enligl'.tenment, entertaJnmnt and benefit d the citizens of Kings Mountain end Its vicinity, published every Thursday by the Herald Publishing House. Entwed as second class matter at the post crffloe at Kings Mountain, N. C.. 28086 under Act of Congress of March 3, 1873. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Margin Harmon , Editor-Publisher Mi*- Tllzabeth< Stewart Circulation Manager and Society BMltor Tony Tompkins Sports Editor MUs Deboje Thornourg Clerk, Bookkeeper The New York Mels evened tlie 1973 World Serie.s at Shea Stadi um Wednesday night at two games each on the stellar pitch ing of Jon Mfltlack. The .score wa.s 6 to 1. It is autumn in these parts, and the sight of a maple tree gives tlie whole world a glow. The first whiff of wood smoke in the neighborhood air makes pollution .seem benign. The boy.s piissing a football in the street deelate the end of the baseball .sea.son in a judgment too defini tive for even a president to ig nore. RALQGH. — After NovemDer! 1, no streets in residential areas j tilth subdivision cliaracteristcs i will te aeeepti'd into the state j system foi' maintenanw' unless j they are paved and meet state; highway standards. in-m Rooky Martin MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Alien Myerg Roger Brown Paul Jackson MAH, SUBSCHIPfnON RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Ib North Carolina ond South CaroUno One year $4; sU montha $2.25; three months $1.50; school year $3. (Subscription in N<k:lh Carolina subject to ttiree percent sales lax-i In AU 'OtHhr States One year $5; six months $3; three months $1.75; school year $3,75. PLUS NORTH CAROLINA SALES TAX TELEPHONE NUMBER — 739-5441 My son, dvspise not thr cliiistvitinij of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction. Proverbs .1:11 \i The LBD Quesiion Even historically dry Cleveland, historically, that is, for at least 65 years, seems singularly unexcited about the upcoming Noveipber 6 election, ju.st 19 days distant, when North Carolinians go to the polls to determine whether liquor-by-the-'drink will be legalized in North Carolina. It may be prc.sumed that the ex citement may well increase during the interim. Discussing the upcoming election recently, a dry friend remarked, ‘Tvo heard a good many wets say they would vote against liquor-by-tho-drink because it’s a bad bill." Bad or not, the bill most certainly is a convoluted one. Some interesting items in it: Only Grade A re.staurants with minimum .seating capacity of 36 are eli gible for permits. The licen.se fees range from $3(X) to $1000, with a $300 deposit required with permit application and non-returnable if the permit is denied. The licensee mu.st keep detailed records Of hLs sales, is subject fo annual audit, and must sell more food than grog. Brown-bagging will be out in liquor- hy-the-drink establishments. An LBD firm, in addition to the an nual license fees, must pay a premium of $5 per gallon on w'hiskey, w'hich in turn the licensee is required to buy at an ABC store in the same county. A pur chase-transportation permit to move the hooch from the liquor store to their places of business is elIso required. IN CLEVELAND COUNTY Cleveland County is one of 15 coun ties of the state’s 100 which, legally, is totally dry. Under the “club” provisions of the current liquor laws, a member was per mitted to rent a locker In which he could keep his own personal supply. In turn, the member could tap it as he lik ed and purchase the mixings from the club. Well, every club in Clevelanci $30 Million Freeze Most folk thought tthere would be only two matters to settle in the state wide voting on November 6. But there's strange one. a third and a quite The voters are being invited to ap prove $30 million In dean water bonds, that they have already approved. CYazy, yes? But true. The re-vote was necessitated be cause Uncle Sam decided to pass out more money for clean water, before the state sold $30 million of the clean water bond Issue (total $150 million) approv ed in the May 1972 primary. A “For” rc-vote on the frozen $30 million is advised to use this money to take advantage of a change in federal law W'hich now provides that the federal government w'ill provide 75 percent of the funds for clean water projects. North Carolinians voted for the .S150 million when the federal govern ment promised to provide only 35 per cent of the cost of approved public pro jects, and the law providing for the Ixmd referendum was based on the old law. The re-vote was required when bond attorneys looked over the terms of the law and "doubted" that the bonds cinili be legally sold. More important still, attorneys for the banks and other institutions which bid on and buy bonds indicated they'd ^ave no part of the remaining $30 mil- IhHB Tills la another InteresMng (juestion :o detarmin# answer t» oalNovember 6. County has recently had its license sus pended for a period of 60 days—with no assurance of having the suspension lift ed. The reason was simple. Each and every one (was it 18?) was running a bar. At most clubs the mixer or chaser w'as plain water, or a soft drink. At the more sophisticated clubs it was possible to get a martini, Manhathtan, gin fizz or whiskey sour. But none of the clubs had the space to provide lockers for ail the customers. Besides, it was too much trouble. Should the state vote wet for LBD. Cleveland and its 14 other teetotalLng county confreres w'ould have to vote in ABC stores before deciding the liquor- by-the-drink issue, a possibility consicT- ered highly unlikely. IN NEIGHBORING GASTON In neighboring Gaston, an ABC county, even a wet LBD vote w’ould not assure LBD. LBD could aiTive by three methods: a) request the state ABC board to establish LBD within 90, such request being made by the county commission. b) a local election on the LBD ques tion called by the county commission. c) a local election forced on a coun ty by petition to the county elections board of 20 percent of the registered voters. It looks as if the wets gained a few victories in the bill’s final form, chief among them avoidance of the South Clarolina experience where LBD vendors must sell grog in more expensive mini bottles. THE ARGUMENTS The magazine “We the People of North Carolina ” gave full treatment to the upcoming liquor-by-the-drink vote, including lengthy personal statements of position by the leaders of the dry and wet forces. John J. Ryan, chairman of the wets, makes a quite logical approach to the question, though these arguments are weakened somewhat by his tendency to argue by comparison with LBD situa tions in other states including Soutli Carolina and Virginia. Co-Chairmen Allen Bailey, the Charlotte lawyer, and State Representa tive Joy J. Johnson, passad the dry plat form to Marse Grant, editor of the Bib lical Recorder. Mr. Grant delves quite heavily in the venerable lawyer’s dictum: “When you’ve a winning case, fight with the facts. When you have a losing case from the standpoint of the law and the evi dence, cry and wail.” HERALD CONCLUSION In accord with the democratic pro cess, one should vote as he pleases on this long-emotional question. But if one isa wagerer, he is well- advised to bet against liquor-by-the- drink. These Bids Pleased School officials were pleased. Low bids on the four school con- stnictlon projects—junior high school. Kings Mountain High School auditori um, East and West school additions, were “within the money’’. Are prices going down? Maybe a little, for most construction bids of the past few years have posed too-little- money problems. Costs consistently had out-run architectural estimates. The school officials had felt they might have to borro'W up to $2(X),(X)0 from the state literary fund to make up the difference. That this will not be required is not only h«ppy news for them, but the taxpayers, too. Tlie Oakland Athletics threat ened in the ninth, Jaading the base.s agairtst reliever Eay Sie- det'ki with two away, but Sle- dedci fanned A’s leadaff man Bert Campaneri.s to end it. nW’Xn Yes, the fan Is stilbeoogniza- ble. But will it e\'er be the same again? This nuew policy was adopted by the Seconrlard Road.s Council at its regular .September meeting in Raleigh. Shine on, harvest moon . . . but the harve.st that farmers were Under the new regulation ap proved by the 14-member council, a subdivision sirtn-t must be of ficially recorded and paved toj once paid to reduce will need to! grate standards before it.s is ae- bc multiplied. cepted as part of the state high- The frost is on the pumpkin . . . i system. Once a road is on Thu-s, wlule tlie A’s and LMcbijbut the pumpkin is 12 cents a j state system, ihen the state 1 are 2-2 on the best four of seven peund. Ne.xt:, the $1 hot dog at series, Matlack ahd A’.s fJinger | (hg .stadium. Ken Holtzman art 1-1. Halizman; won a pitcher's duel over Matlack | And that touch of wood .smoke in the opener at Oakland. 1 ... it may become a eJoud as • the wood-stove business report ed- m-m is responsible for maintaining it. 'In tlie past, some council mem bers pointed out, developers have sold lots on unpaved streets, lelUng buyers that the state i 1>’ booms among (people hedging i would pave the streets. MTien the iMo-ftinof nf iithAr fiif'l !State refusod to pave the streets, The Met win assures return of | ^^ricajas go mto tills faU under j property owners were left with the two league champions to , ^^^n their thermo- e^'hor bvmg on a badstreru or Oakland for the sixth S^me^ i down, | paying to have it improved. As for the schoolboy with liLs j xhe council defined “su'rdivl- satchel and shining morning face, sion chai actoristlcs" a.s instances creeping like snail unwilUngly to where individuals oi' companies suhool ... it neveff used to occur wcie dividing acreage into small- to him that his teacher mightier parcels and selling them for be on strike. ! profit. .Season of mists and mellow Thursday night the action’s Shea Stadium again. Friday is a day of re.st and the action re sumes at Oakland Saturday. Mike Andrews, 'Who Owner i ‘'Charlie O ’ Finley ul tlie A’s s(‘nt home on the disabled list after Sunday’s game, when An drews made 'two costly errors in the Met’s d2-inning marathon victory keyed by Willie May.t, not only was back and in uni-' form, but saw some action. He) was out on an Infield bouncer in . the -A’s seventh, but the highly I partisan Met.s audience not only | gave Andrews a standing ovatlo:i j w*hen he went to the plate but | another after his gniund-out. The State standards call for a right- fruitfulness . . . but you’d never , , r , . think -so from the fall oropoLTV ' °f’Way of bO f«-t and pavement “ ; of width ol 20 feet as a mini- ■But if one .swaUovv doesn’t I ® of make a spring, neither does any j-'* desirable. of tlie changes really unmake j an autumn. Christian SexenoB Monitor‘THE AMERICAN PHEISXDENCY EXP^SSIONS OF A TURBULENT PAST We approve and .support Sen. Walter (Mondale’s proposal for a high level, if course nonpartisan, commission of American citizens to study and think about the in- In February 1969, 167 George T-V announcer said, "Tip your . Waahington University students stitulion of the American presl-1 hat, .Mike.” Mike did. | ■'signed up for ‘’The Negro m jenty. j /tmerican Hi.story.” This fall, 24 , I m-m j students are enroleld in the I We approve and support not ... , u „ „ I vourse. Also in 1969, ^ students I because we think that such a It has already been a rather j whacky series, and, well, folk, WANTED ASSISTANT MANAGERS We Care About Our People thero’.s more to come. Dick Williams, itlie A’s manag er, muit go down in hisfoo’ as a signed up for American Ulliver- ’ commission can, or should, come sity’s "The Sociology of the Afro- up with any radically new <k?fini- American.” This semeater only 12; tion of the presidency or with are taking the course. And' any proposal for substantial whereas 64 students were at- ' changes in the institution itself, traded to Georgetown UnLver- but because we think it highly 3ity’.s "The Negro in .American ’ mportant that Amercans do some gum chewer’s delight. It must be j History" when it was offered in j rethinking about their presi- gum, for none could cliew tobacoo that fast. It reminds tliat the golden weed in cliewable form (Beech ‘Nut rougli cut I beJieve was a baseball man's delight) was the trademark of the old the fall of 1969, the course wa.s | dency. They have had it for so dropiied two years ago after only ; long and come to take it so niiie students enrolled. These examples, cited in a re cent survey by The Washington time bail player. Maybe the base- * Poat, a coincide with similar ball breed out of loyalty to tlie | findings elsewhere. Enrollment trade has switched to Phil Wrig- | in black studies courecs Ls way [ ley, owner of the Chicago Cubs, | down, and fewer still are major- who invests his Spearmint and 1 ing in the subject. Juicy Fruit profits in the lad-. rea.son for this is that the who call Wrigley Field home. Wrigley Field, incidentally, is an unregenerate ballyaxd. It has long been the enJy major league i ball park unequipped for nigtit play. much for granted that subtle and dangerous changes have taken place without the public being en tirely aware of the changes. The biggest change of all is that the word ‘‘president’ has tak en on’ overtones of meaning which the Founding Fathei-s would never for a moment have , , . entertained. Letters coming into olack studies movement caused j sometimes urge us to existing disciplines to take a ' support "The Ih-esident’’ tx*causc closer look at Negro historical, • is ■The President.” intellectual and cultural oemtri- ^ buttons, and to incorporate them "Aly country, light or wrong” into traditional curricuiums. Fur-; is a patriotic sentiment of some thermore, the Post noted that ' merit. But "the president, right virtually every political activist ; or wrong" -Never. m-m on campus crowded into the ! classroara when black studies Humor is rife tSiat Dick Wilii-; we.'e first offered at George _ _ _ Washington. But radicals are a.-! P,^"’saixrgot"fix'^,'vhen'went Volpasse today on most campuses great success at Oakland, will move to Shea Stadium next year. No, he won’t take over trolm Ycrgi the Bear Berra, but wiR .succeed Ralph Houle Aith Clie Yankees, who, -while tlie House (that Ruth Built is being rc-ouUt along more modem lines, will .“jhare Shea Stadium with the Mets for (wo years. The Founding Fathers conceiv-| ed the American presidency in terms of the Roman repu-Tic, not ' in terms of the Roman E-mpire.! : President meant to them a citi- ! zen, under the laws, who would, Saunders Redding, black authoi i for a fixed numbei- of years' and professor of American Stu- I ‘‘preside’’ over the executive i dies and Humane Lettere at Coi'- I brunch of the government. But i nell University, told the Post they thought of him only as the, that a major defect of black stu- , first magistrate. He was not en as partetoJs and crewcuts. dies was that -white schools were often pressured into acting swift ly. (For example, the Geoige dowed with any' presumption of, superior wisdom from being in, the White House—or from hav- I shed several teare for the de mise of the old Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. I saw many games there when a navy lad as the Yankees’ guest, who, during World War U, not only welcaqi- od servicemi'n for free, but gave them Che best seats in the house. m-m I was also impressed in the early post-war years with the Yankee Stadium one-way traffic rest room arrangement. m-m And the last game 1 saw in Che Stadium was a good one for a Carolinian, as old Bobo New som, the Hrtsv'ille hero, flutter- bailed ton- airplane-Dalied) the Washington history department ^ ing won a landslide victory on al approved a course in Negro oul- j election day. tore only one day after some 200 I students marclted on the admin- 7’he presidency is a heavy re- iati'iitian buildlBg and demanded ' spoi^ib^ty—not an opportunity. that the school do so.) Cgnse- ’ dominate. Senator Mondale quently, unqualified faculty ’ thinks that Watergate U the re--' membars gave courses that were I suit of a 36-year tiend toward a I Inspiratlonai but often devoid of ■ presidency ‘ larger than life and | scholarly content. larger than the law.” i Blade studies programs were ' Our own .sense of the matter is ' haixlly unique at Multiversity in | ‘hat the presidency first got real ly out of hand under Lyndon i Johnson, although there were ear- j lier symptoms under Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt. .Some historians would say under Wil son and even Lincoln. often lacking content. And they did help to correct an extstthg oversight. There ia probably con tent and studesKts far a few ^- oiahzed programs. But generally a major or minor in Afro-Ameri- Mn studio is obviously a waste j .-^^han the change began is de of tinie far an^e wanting to L j,; cash in^ anemic credentials j jife-^-ize under Johnson ' for a good job. j is beyond question,, A recent study revealed that The presidency s overblown when i the median salary for black poli- into submission scientists is $21,298, and by 1-0. That was 1947 and, inci dentally, tile year Yogi Berra broke In as catcher for the Yanks. Berra, at that time, was oneo f tlie most awkward receiv ers the major leagues had seen to date. He learned and well. those around the president claim for him the right to break the law. A head of government who can brealc the law is no longer the first magistrate of a free people; he is an emperor or dic tator or tyrant. m-m In New York for the Series is Mayor John Henry iMoss, presi dent of the Western Carollnas Leagues which produced Met Jer ry Kooaman, among others, and ■Mr. and M.rs. George Wilson. GeoTge is the lane Kings Moun tain product to play in a World Series. It reminds that Mrs. Wil son, a Scot, thought .George was crazy when he told her he play ed baseball for a livelihood, m-m And John Henry, when the Mets made the Series in 1909, bragged about graduating Kocs- man. Then laughing, he added, "I can’t claim Seaver, though he did spend «he night at Rock HUl bdfort ho was nuovod to Creons- that the typfcal black PhD. who teaches in a unfversity receives 16 new job offers a year. ’There are probably fewer than 3,000 black PhDs In tiie entire coun try. But rtemand for their *rv- | ^ ! i^ at a time wlien deman^or i PhD.s generally is down Faye’s commission could cause a earlier yei^. is al^t certam ^ Americans to ponder such to grw unto combined I ^ ^ ^ olvll rights groups and ..Christian Science Monl- that colleges integrate their fac- ‘ ■ ultie-v But tlie demand will be for those who exhibit scholarship within traditional disciplines, not tor people who are certified in the latest fads. And 'it is hard to escape the aonclusion that a good many minoirity studies” pro grams, particularly those that emphasized currency and com- mltanent rather than content, were little ‘more than expressions of our turbulev.t past. Wall Rbroat Jeumol SACRED HEART BAZAAR The Sisters of Mercy of Sacred Heart Convent in Belmont will hold tlieir .Annual Bazaar on November 10. TTie Bazaar will be in the Gymnasium of Sacred Heart College. Many new and unusual items are being offer ed this year. 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