Pas« 2 MIRROR-HERALC-Tuesday, April 11, 1978
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And speaking of mix-ups
Mlcha
Klnga it.
named
Don’t tell ua King* Mountain lan’t widely-
known . . .
Laat week a call came In to the Klnga
Mountain Poat Office. A clerk anawered to
find It waa a long dlatance caU from
aomewhere In Nebraaka.
"Could you tell me the number of the
mining operation there?" the caller aaked.
"Yea ma'am. I’ll look up the number for
you," aald the poatal clerk.
"It’a the Pocohantaa Coal Mine," the
caller aald.
"You’ve got the wrong Klnga Mountain,”
the poatal clerk aald.
‘"nie wrong one? I didn’t know there waa
but one Klnga Mountain. Thla la the only one
we ever heard of,’’ the caller aald.
The clerk confided that while local folk
would prefer to think ao, .that there really la
at leaat two othera oh the map. One In
Tenneaaee la apelled exactly like the
hlatorlcal city and the other. In Virginia, haa
a alight variation.'
"Well, how did you know I had the wrong
city?" the caller aaked.
"We don’t mine coal here," the clerk
anawered. "Just rock."
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Speaklng of mix-ups . ..
I have discovered there Is more than one
Tom McIntyre residing In Oaston County. I
found this out years ago when some gent
called me collect from Pennsylvania to chew
me out for firing his sister.
In the first place I didn’t accept the collect
csdl because the only folks I know of In
Pennsylvania are the members of the second
family of my grandfather Thomas McIntyre
. — and I do not know any of those people .
In the second place I was not then nor have
I ever been a third shift supervisor at
Firestone Mill In Oastonla.
While working at The Oaxette I met
another Tom McIntyre. He waa an older man
who lived down around Rsuilo. We had a nice
visit and figured out that the bank had been
mixing up our deposits.
Before this one left he wanted to know If I
would fix a parking ticket for him. I said no.
Now, there seems to be yet another Tom
McIntyre In Oaston County and this one Is a
bowler. I get hla calls from guys wanting to,
know If the bowling game la still on. I tell
them yes and I will meet them on the third
alley at the usual Ume.
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lew
MclMTYRe
And the phenomenon continues ....
While making a visit to Los Aiigeles a
couple of years back to hand In a finished
script I met an actor named Robert Phillips.
He has appeared as one of the guards In
"The Dirty Dosen" and usually^ la the bad
guy in hundreds of TV shows.
I wondered why he waa so anxious to tell
me all about himself. He was under the
impression I waa the Tom McIntyre who
wrote an entertainment column for a dally
newspaper In San Francisco.
A most important date in history
I told him he was mistaken, but I waa
happy to hear the McIntyres of this world
are doing so well. The actor Immediately loat
interest In further dialogue between the two
of us.
And It has also come to my attention that
out there In CSilcago or some big city In the
midwest there la still another Tom McIntyre
who also works for a large dally newspaper.
It causes me to wonder two things: First,
are all of us related? and two, why Is there
such a lack of Imagination In naming the
McIntyre oft-spring?
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And the capper la that the name McIntyre
comes from the name MacDonald of the
Scottish Clan.
This bit of "Roots" trivia came from an
(dder gent I know In Mount Holly. His name
la Beatty and he aald that his family’s name
also came from the MacDonald Clan of
Scotland.
He also said that no matter how many
variations In spelling one encounters, that
they all came from the same bloodline.
So, all the McIntyres, MacBntlrea,
Mclntlres and Beattys, Beatties, Baltys are
related somewhere back up the line.
Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle.
And according to Darwin, lust the opposite
of that Is the case.
Maybe that’s why I like bananas so much.
H’mmmm.
GD
^MITH
April 13,1776, Is one of the most Important
dates In North Carolina history. It Is one of
the two dates emblazoned on the State Flag.
On this date the North Carolina Provincial
Congress adopted the Halifax Resolves.
Included was a resolution empowering the
state’s delegates to the Contlnentlal
Congress In Philadelphia to vote In favor of
Independence from Great Britain, should
that Issue come before Congress.
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North Carolina was thus the first state to
go on record in favor of independence. A few
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GDITORIi^L
opiniOM
On April 9, 1866, Robert E. Lee surren
dered his Army of Northern Virginia to
Union General U. S. Grant. Many people
mistakenly believe the entire Civil War
ended at Appomattox Courthouse, but Lee’s
surrender actually Involved only his own
troops. In practical terms. It did spell the end
of the entire war, but other Southern forces
continued fighting until a later date.
On April 12-18,1866, Confederate President
Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet, In flight
from Richmond sdter Lee’s surrender, held
two meetings in a railroad boxcar In
Greensboro. Davis also slept and ate In the
CEU*. Union General Sherman had threatened
to bum the home of anyone who gave shelter
to the fleeing Confederate leader, and many
Tar Heel clUzens now feared to assist him.
Former Governor John M. Morehead offered
the use of his estate. Bland Wood, but Davis
refused to Jeopsirdlze It by accepting.
Continuing hla flight south, Davis and his
party spent the night of the 16th In a pine
grove near Lexington. The next night,
however, he sUyed at the Barringer home In
Concord. < ,ii (r.jim -
Poet’s
Corner
THE TOUCH OF APRIL
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Aprll Is In the garden
With magic In her touch,
.TT riThs suffsrlng forget the pain
The lame fiioms down the crutch.
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weeks later, however, Virginia passed an
even stronger resolution, one which not
merely "allowed” its delegates to vote In
favor of freedom, but one which definitely
"Instructed” them to do so.
On April 14, in Washington, Vice President
Andrew Johnacm had taken the oath of office
as 17th President of the United States,
following the death of Abraham Lincoln.
Johnson had been bom In Raleigh In 1808, but
left the state as a runaway tailor’s ap-
ix-entlce at the age of 17, fearing arrest tor a
juvenile prank.
The fragrance Is overwhelming
The fragrance Is overwhelming
Causing an ecstatic state.
It hs^jtpens every Ume
Wistaria purples the gate.
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Mr. Postmaster
Zebulon B. Vance, the most famous of all
North Carolina governors, died on April 14,
1894, while serving as a U. S. Senator.
Largely self-educated, Johnson had
worked hla way up through Tennessee
politics to the office of U. S. Senator. During
the war, as an anti-slavery Democrat, he
April la In the garden
What a joy to be aUve,
To feel the thrill of seeing
Mother earth again revive.
Congratulations are In drder for Mr. Fred Weaver.
The Kings {Mountain native Is our new postmaster, replacing Charles
Alexander who retired last summer.
Changes In postal policy made It possible for Weaver to be considered for the
lifetime Job. Prior to the changes the Job of postmaster was a big favor paid to
someone In the community by a congressman. It waa politically oriented all the
way.
Weaver began his poatal esu’eer In 1962 as a temporary substitute. Under
Postmaster Alexander Weaver was elevated to supervisor of postal operation,
which meant he ran the operation for all mall service at the Kings Mountain Post
Office tmder the direction of the postmaster.
We feel the selection committee made a wise decision In naming Weaver. He Is
a native of the community and Is well-known and highly thought of by his fellow
citizens. This Is very Important In (^leraUng successfully the vital postal
business.
We are sure that the other four postal employes who came from other areas
were Just as qualified to handle the top Job, but we doubt If they would have had
the bullt-ln knack Weaver has for dealing with the local public.
So, The Mirror-Herald adds Its congratulations to those of all Kings Mountlans
to you, Mr. Postmaster.
Bom in a Buncombe County log cabin In
1880, Vance’s ... "unexcelled gifts of wit and
stump-speaking oratory forever rendered
him to the populace In a way that no other
public figure has matched in the state’s
history.”
had sided with the North. Chosen as Lin
coln’s running mate on a fusion ticket In 1864,
he found himself President after 41 days In
office!
Birds singing In the dogwood
Blue Violets In a ring,
April has the magic touch
To turn a pauper Into a King
Is it important?
Vance, a Democrat, served two — split-
terms as Governor, but Ironically finished
neither. Elected in mid-war In 1862, he was
an excellent Civil War governor, but was
arrested and jailed with other Southern
leaders before the end of his term. (Vance
said that his two main jobs as Governor
during the wsu* had been to fight the Yankees
and fuss with Jeff Davis, over internal af
fairs of the Confederacy.) Hla selection In
1877 signalled the end of ReconstrucUon In
this state, but he was elected U. S. Senator
(by the legislature) before the end of hla
term. Thus, though his abilities are un
doubted, Vance’s reputation as governor la
based more on sentiment than achievement
in office.
Home inventory
Are you insured?
Planning a yard sale?
The growing popularity of yard aales In the
South brings up a question often overlooked
when planning a spring yard sale: ars you
properly Inaurod?
A ruinous lawsuit could dispose of much
more than imwantsd Items dlscovsrsd In
spring clsanfeig If ths homeownsr conducting
the sale does not have the proper liability
Insurance coverage, the Insurance In-
fbrmatlcn Institute points out.
It Is unwise tor the prospective yard
merchant to assums that his homeowners
policy wUl cover all losses and llabUlty
claims arising from any activity on his
property. The facts surrounding the sals
determine whether or not ths homeowners
poUcy provides llabUlty covsrags, according
to the Institute.
In cases Involving an occasional yard sale
In which the policyholder sells hla own
property, tiM yard aaleman generally can
r
rely upon Ms homeowners poUcy tor llabUlty
coverage since the policy extends llabUlty
coverage to situations which are related to
normal, nonbuslneas rasldentlal activities.
The occasional yard sals Is usually con-
sklersd an activity related to home life and
not to a business pursuit.
If ths yard sals became a regular profit
making activity, however, the homeowner
poUcy would not apply. The Individual In that
case should purchase ths necessary general
liability insurance to cover a business
pursuit. People who regularly make and seU
craft Items, tor example, probably would not
be covered under ths homeowners poUcy.
Neighborhood yard sales may not be
covered If the homsownsr receives a sub
stantial sum from ths sale. If, however, the
activity Is for ths benefit of a charity, and If
the person conducting the sale rscslvss no
Income, then the event may stlU be covered
by the homeowners poUcy.
If a homeowner plans to host a profit
making sale for a particular organisation,
the best suggestion Is to Inquire about the
liability coverage of the sponsoring
organization. A church organization Is Uksly
to be covered under a policy held by the
church wMle other groups may not have
such a poUcy.
TTie llablUty coverage found in ths
homeowners pMlcy doss not apply at a flea
market In wMch people rant a booth or lot on
someone else’s property to sell thslr wares.
The Institute recommends that ths llabUlty
coverage of the owner of ths flea market be
checked.
A good Up for anyone planning any type of
yard sale, the InsUtuta suggests. Is to consult
his or her Insurance agent about Insurance
coverage. It’a also a good Idea to check with
local authorities about licensing and tax
laws.
The best way to determine whether you
need a household Inventory la to take a UtUe
test.
Close your eyes.
Now, try to describe accurately
everything In your home. Give the model
numbers, year of purchase, approximate
cost, replacement value, and serial num
bers.
Hard to do. Isn’t It? But In the event of a
major loss such as a fire, the Insurance
InformaUon InaUtute says you may be asked
to do just that.
By taking an inventory of your persmial
property now, the job wlU be much easier
when the Ume comes to settle an Insurance
claim.
The Insurance Information Institute offers
ttie foUowlng guidelines to aid In Inventory
preparaUen:
— Taka the Inventory one room at a time.
Don’t forgot ths garage, atttc, cloasts, and
the contents of drawers. Have someone
double-check.
— Include the model, make, date of pur
chase, cost, serial number, and any special
foaturss of each Item.
- Keep receipts tor major purchases.
— Photograph valuables such as fins art
that ars unique or hard to describe.
— Keep receipts, the list and photos In a
safety deposit box Also give a copy of the list
to your agent or broker.
- Update the Inventory yearly.
WHY TAKE
AN INVENTORY?
— To remind yourself about Items that
might be easily ovsrlooksd.
— To locate Rieclal or unusual Items such
as money. Jewelry, anUques, and cMn or
stamp collections that are not fiUly Insured
because of poUcy limits
— To make sure your coverage keeps up
with the value of your personal property.
— To prove your claim In the event of a
loss, and help qieed the payment of the
claim.
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