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eDiioRiNS&opiiiDrK Page 4A Thunday-f July 15, 1976 State needs law on death penalty Sens. OUle Harris and MarshaU Rauch deserve the support of Kings Mountlans and Cleveland Countlans In their request of Gov. Jim Holshouser to call a special session of the General Assembly to redraw a constitutional capital punishment law. We feel strongly that the Governor will have to be shown by the people of this state they want action and not non-commltal answers In the matter of the death penalty. And should a new law be drawn It will have to be done In such a manm r that those convicted beyond a reasonable doubt of talcing another human life will be duly executed. It Is ridiculous that this state has had 116 convicted people sentenced to death languishing on death row at Central Prison In Raleigh. The law says the justice system has a responslbl'lty to see that citizens charged with crimes be given a fair and Impartial trail. And those con victed have right to appeals. Congratulations Boy Scout Troop 91 Boy Scout Troop 91 is 50 years old. One of the very few troops in North Carolina to have reached such a milestone, troop 91 is the only scout organization to have operated successfully and continuously for half a century in Kings Mountain. During this time the troop has been solely sponsored by St. Mat thew’s Lutheran Church. Each member of the troop has been honored by the Piedmont Boy Scout Council with a special fiftieth anniversary badge and a Bicen tennial neckerchief. Troop 91 was organized in an era when Scouting was one of the hand ful of real goals most boys reached for in life. But, even today, with a myriad of activities bidding for young people’s time, scouting iS still strong. ’ Troop 9rs success attests to this. Congratulations. Ret^DCR DIMOGUe Questions on sewer, wages. Ode to drunken computer } But, we also have a responsibility to the families of those citizens who have died at the hands of those con victed. These people and the memories of those who have been brutually murdered have a right to justice also. We agree that the death penalty is not much of a deterent to crimes of passion — an incident that happens suddenly without thought, but disagree the state’s right to execute convicted murderers Is not a deterent to those who might plan taking the life of another human being. We humans. In the name of freedom, have stood by and allowed our nation’s lawmakers to pull some pretty stupid moves. That made us as misguided as the lawmakers. But, In the final analysis. It Is the people who must make It known what they want. We commend Sens. Harris and Rauch on their stand In the matter of capital punlshmoit legislation and support their efforts. Last week our computer was suddenly taken drunk while reading the story about Southern Bell and the municipal parking lot. Libby Good, our typesetter, got angry and threatened to punchout the computer if it didn’t start shaping up. She even threatened to nave it arrested, but still the metallic Frankenstein continued spitting out garbled copy. Clyde Hill, our advertising director who once put a garden tractor back together with shake and bake ard Elmer’s Glue, put in a hurried call to Compugraphic in Atlanta. “Send somebody,” he said. Somebody arrived Wednesday of last week and stayed until Friday. This guy gets $30 an hour for repair work and he spent most of his time sitting in a metal chair staring at the inards of the computer. “Boy, that’s something, isn’t it?” he asked once in awhile. “Yeah. Thirty an hour is...” Darrell started to say. “...No, no. 1 mean this computer is something.” . “Does that mean you can t fix it? Darrell asked after three days. “I’ve never seen a computer I TOM / MclhTVRe couldn’t fix,” the fix-it man an swered. Well, to make this narrative a bit shorter, he couldn’t fix it. So, Monday a second fix-it man arrived. Tears filled his eyes when he gazed at our drunken 4900-61 single lens computer. “I once reworked this very machine,” he sniffed. ‘‘Please. Don’t weep on the machine,” Darrell said. “On top of everything else we don’t need rust to contend with.” So, the second Mr. Fix-it set to work. “I don’t know what I did, but it a. seems to be working,” he announced j, after a few hours on the job. 5 “Well, tell us what you did so lyc S won’t know what to do next ^ Darrell said. By this time our gene(« i manager was a little bit flaky. As of today the 4900-61 single leri^ computer is cold sober ano^ responding nicely to command. Hqw^ long it will last... I don’t wanna tam about it. And, if you’ve gotten this far then^ you are aware there have been somjlg changes in The Mirror-Herald this',j week. The number one and most important change is the fact you cgn^ now read the print. That’s because all body-type is set in 10 instead of eight point. We * have a new type strip that contains nine and 10 point type. If you had trouble deciphering last week’s issue then you know what we were up against. Our eight point strip was beginning to fade. Our executive board, which is me^.' Clyde ’n Darrell and a wino collecting bottles from the gutter we grabbed, met in the washroom to decide what to do. Clyde said one more issue like last week’s and the boss would have to print “Warning; the Surgeon General has determined that reading The Mirror-Herald will make you cross eyed” on each paper. The results of the conference is what you see here. The type style is called News No. 6 and it is of medium_, hue. j ~ While we were at it we decided tK change the style of the masthead anC the editorial page standing heads and column masts. Looking Back .1 George B. Thomasson, Kln^S Mountain native and son of Mrs. Riml C. Thomasson and the late C. F. Thomasson, Sr., announced yesterday that he Is opening offleek for the practice of law on Monday^ School bells ring again Monday Beth ware School pupils, who will begin an eight week school term, along with majority of the other runaV school children of the county. y-% -oOo- Kings Mountain's contribution to North Carolina's burgeonlu historical drama Industry, ‘‘The Sword of Gideon,” will open for d 12 ‘ ClAl WAll ICANCIUArKM Ml «. W6 61 MOUhTtA SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SPECIAL MAILING - Mrs. Yvonne Stokes and her daughter, Molly, took advantage of the special mail box set up at Kings Mountain National Military Photo by Gary Stewart Park on the Fourth of July. Special arrangements were made to have all letters dropped in the box postmarked July 4, 1976. Miss Matilda Dedmon has returhofl' from a week's vacation with Mr. add Mrs. F. F. Farabow at their cottligh: at Folly Beach. y-' Mrs. W. K. Mauney, Jr. entertained members of the Duplicate Brld^' Club Monday at her home, Glenbrow.'' Miss Marjorie Dickey has returniM to Asheville after visiting with her” mother, Mrs. Paul J. Beam. ^ - l.TT, Two sets of famous Siamese Twins associated with N, C, ■ '} n; To the editor. As a citizen, taxpayer and former commissioner of the City of Kings Mountain, I have a couple of questions I would like answered. First, I want to know what the plans are and how much It Is going to cost the city to have sewer lines run from the east side of the city, west to the Pilot Creek treatment plant. I make reference to a comment made by Mayor John H. Moss in announcing the coming of Union Underwear to the city. Mayor Moss said Union, at peak employment, will use a million gallons of water dally and that the waste will be treated at the Pilot Creek Plant. Presently, Klngsmont Knit uses the McGUl Plant facilities for waste treatment. Union Underwear Is taking over the Klngsmont plant. The McGill plant, presently. Is only about 200,000 to 300,000 gallons dally from capacity. There are no sewer lines running from the east to the west at present time, except from Craftspun and that line only handles the Craftspun waste. Secondly, I am interested In learning exactly the Increases in wages to the mayor and the com missioners as of July 0. In a budget story the mayor said the city em ployes were to receive a five percent cost of living Increase and that the mayor and commissioners would also receive an Increase. How much Is the Increase to the mayor and the board members? Five percent? Or More? The point I am trying to make is that as a member of the last board of commissioners I have no memory of taking a vote to increase wages for the next (the current) board and mayor and that’s th'> way It Is sup posed to be done. I.i ovn DAVIS Kimri Mountain MlRjfoTiiMUl El JZABETH STEWART Wo miB’f Editor GARLANDATK1N8 Publiilier GARY STEWART SporU Editor CLYDE HILL ADV.DIR. MEMBERJiF NORTHCAROIINAPRESS'ASSOCUTION ' Kings Mountain'Mirror-Horald It publithcd cacb Thunday by General PubAthki Co., P. O. Box (, Kings Mountain, N. C., ZSIMt. Offieea are located downtown atM4 sT! Piedmont Ave. Phone 739-74M. Single copy IS cents. SttbacripUon rates: la N. C..^ vearly, tS.Za; Oul4)f-State, yearly, M.Z4. Second class postage paid at Kings Monntain,' N. C. , , ■ . TOM McIntyre . Editor DARK ELL AL'STIN Geo. Mgr. In an odd twist of fate. North Carolina was associated with two of the most famous sets of Siamese twins In medical history. The original Siamese twins, Chang and Eng (from whom the name was derived) settled in this state In Surry (bounty. And on July 11, 1861, another pair, Negro slave girls named Mllll- Chrlstine, were born in Columbus (bounty. Joined from the waist down, they were billed by a travelling side show as “Far more Surprising and Wonderful than the Siamese Twins.” -oOo- On July 12, 1813, the state had Its only real scare In the War of 1812. A British fleet under Admiral Cockbum occupied Portsmouth and Ocracoke, seizing two privateering vessels, and remaining for five days before North (Carolina mlllOa gathered and hurried their withdrawal. -oOo- James H. Southgate of Durham was one of the two North Carolina citizens whose name has appeared on the ballot for the office of Vice President of the United States. He was bom July 12, 1859. A successful businessman with little political experience, Southgate was the candidate of the Prohibition Party In 1896. His running mate for president was Charles E. Brantley of Nebraska. During this period the party was much stronger than It Is tciday. Two men bom in North Carolina have been elected to the office of vice president, Andrew Johnson and William King, but both did so after moving to other states. The only other candidate to run while a citizen of this state was 9IY1ITH William A. Graham, a former governor, U. S. Senator and Secretary of the Navy, who, ironically, was defeated by King In 1862. -oOo- On July 16, 1857, an obscure mathematics professor and West Point graduate named Thomas Jonathan Jackson — soon to win fame as the Immortal “Stonewall” Jackson — married Anna Morrison at the Morrison home near Lowesvllle In Lincoln County. -oOo- Tbe writer has a personal Interest In both of the last two Items since Governor Graham was bom In the house I presently live In In Lincoln (bounty (Vesuvius Furnace), and Anna Morrison was his niece. K^y of the social functions connected with the wedding were held at Vesuvius In the room where these words are being written. -oOo- K performance seasoh oiie w^Bk he^fjjs , on Thursday, July 23, Died July 11, 1874, In mid-term. Governor Todd R. Caldwell of Morganton, generally regarded as the, most capable of North Carolina's four' 19tti century Republican govemqrs,, -ooo- ' Died July 12,1849, at the age of ‘ DoUey Payne Madison, widow of OUT' fourth president. Bom In NOtfr' Carolina, she was one of our natloh^s, most famous First Ladles. 81^6' presided at the first Inaugural and Is credited with havljcf^" popularized Ice cream by serving It t(t, the White House. ’ “ -ooo- Thomas M. Holt, governor 189148','' was bom July 16,1881. He was one'6f the state's few lleutenant-govemclra' who rose to the top Job on the death of l an Incumbent. Oddly, like Luthe^' Hodges (another who did so), Hotl had been a teictlle executive. The Holt ^ family started one of the state’s i earliest successful mills. The: Alamance Manufacturing Co. -I' Holt also served as president of the i, North Carolina Railroad Co. r.i -oOo- < •'t: On July 17, 1776. Sir Richard" Everard became Governor of North i (^rollna, the only member of th»‘ nobility ever to serve In that offlc*.'' -oOo- Died July 17, 1762, In office,” Governor Gabriel Johnston, who liSid followed Sir Richard Everard as? governor. A Scottlsh-bom physician,H political writer and professor 'ot" Oriental languages, Johnston served; the longest term of office of any chief executive of this state. He waa: governor for 18 years, 1734-1762. -.ist-’ He also represents the best bargain the state ever got. In a most uh>-‘ Scottish fashion, he neglected ito" collect his salary for his last IS yea^8^-4 In office! Kli 16 y4 all-s A *outcl wlnn Sev( chan nigh Flek Th their with ship Beln aftei conti ^il) •n Beln TTi aU-st the i begl Myei In a * TTI the : ploni or Bi f p. m If: wlll| Frld tonli . agat fV Fo tere elln whlc I T*’ a advs tour ^ InW 'secc
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