Hage 2—MIRROR-HERALD—Tuesday, February 20, 1979
Leafing through the yellowed pages
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And I thought the old Kings Mountain
Mirror pioneered the six-column format for
front pages in the historical city.
It just goes to show you there is very little
new under old Sol.
Our good friend Frank Hamrick brought In
a crumbling four page edition of the Kings
Mountain Herald the other day. The
yellowed paper was published June 27, 1929
by then editor and owner Q. Q. Page. I
noticed the six column format and got out
my pica stick and sure enough, Mr. Page’s
columns were thirteen and one half ems wide
— same as our's today.
Pictures were very scarce In that old
edition, however. There Is one cut of the KM
Battleground monument and a couple of cuts
In the advertisements. There is no art on the
front page. Just six full columns of news.
I suppose the lead story would have to
have been the one concerning the arraign
ment of Rafe King of Sharon and Shelby for
the slaying of his wife, Faye WUson King.
The story takes up the entire first column.
The second column Is taken up with a tribute
to Mrs. King by Miss Margaret Love.
The story of the arraignment consists
largely of the problems expected during the
Ultra-liberals are
root of distortions
Dr. I. Beverly Lake, retired Associate
Justice ot the North Oarolina Supreme
ODurt, cited dlstorttom of constitutional
provisions by an "ultra-liberal" U. S.
Supreme Oourt as the cause of many of the
social, economic, military and educational
problems facing America today.
He made his remarks during an address at
Pfeiffer CoUege In the North Carolina
Political Issues Forum series.
"Constitutional provlalons," Justice Lake
declared "have been distorted by decisions
of an ultra-liberal Supreme Court of the
IMlted States Into havens for vicious
criminals, the peddlers of pornography, the
advocates of Communism and the Justifica
tion for unbelievable extravagances and
waste of public money which has brought
upon us run-away inflation. If It Is not
promptly and correctly stopped. It will bring
upon us a depression equal In severity to that
In 1982."
Lake's remarks to the Pfeiffer student
body and visitors from the community, dealt
with the t<q>lc "Techniques of Good Citizen
ship," which he defines as a “loyal citizen."
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rescue squad
To the editor,
I would like to take this time to thank, Roy
Hammett, and Larry Slycord and the Kings
Mountain Rescue Squad, for the fine effort
they put forth to see that the citizens of the
city were taken care of during the snow and
ice.
It Is great to know that we have great men
In our community that will give the time that
they have, to see that the hospitals and
convalescent center nurses were tran-
qiorted to and from their jobs. Plus work
wrecks, help stranded motorists, haul the
sick and Injured to and from the hospital.
It takes a special breed of person to really
give that amount of time to do what they did.
'Ihese men I feel are not selfish. They have
families to but they spend time to see that
the people are taken care of.
The citizens of Kings Mountain should be
pix>ud of these men.
I know I have the greatest respect for men
oi this caliber.
GAIL MORRISON
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"That la, he la one vdio commits himself,"
Lake continued "his abilities and hla
resources, hla life — In an extreme situation
— to the promotion, the furtherance, the
attainment of the purposes of the govern
ment of hla country."
Earlier In his speech. Lake dlstlngulahed,
hy hypothesis, "the government" from those
who occupy Its offices and administer the
machinery. He contended that an Individual
can be a "good cltlsen" even though they
may have strong differences of opinion with
those policymakers who are currently In
power.
"What appear to be differences of
opinion," proposed the former Justice "are
often the result of a confusion of terms."
"Cltlsenahlp Is the relation between the In
dividual and hla country. A country la more
than a land area, although that Is a part of
the concept. A country Is a government
established for the regulation of scUvltleB of
Individuals In that land area," Dr. Lake
continued.
“A government. In turn, must be dlstln
gulahed In this respect," he concluded "from
the man or the group of men who are
presently In charge of Its machinery. That la,
the government of the United States Is to be
dlsUngulshed, for our present purposes,
from the Garter Administration."
Justice Lake responded to a question on
whether or not he had changed hla views on
race relaUona since his two unsuccessful
bids for the governorship of North Carolina
In the early 1960’b. "My views," he said "on
the lames of those campaigns have not
changed since I ran for Governor."
His campaign, according to the Justice,
was not a racial campaign as "the media
had characterised It." It was, instead,
"distorted by the press who aided and
abetted” In this matter.
Dr. Lake served as an Associate Justice of
the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1960
until hla retirement In 1978. He Is presently
Counsel to the law firm of Lake and Nelson In
Raleigh.
His appearance marked the first of the
new semester In the on-golng North Carolina
Political lames Forum speaker’s series, a
program designed to Illuminate the wide
variety of polltleal and social lames facing
North Carolina from both a state and
national angle. Speakers In the past have
Included U. S. Senator Roberl Morgan,
former U. S. Budget Director Bert Lance,
candidate Jimmy Garter, Howard Lee,
North Carolina's Secretary of Natural
Resources and Community Development; N.
C. House Speaker Carl Stewart; and former
U. S. Senate candidates Joim Ingram and
Luther Hodges.
trial with overcrowding and the fact that
more jurors would probably be selected to
hear the case. The case Is referred to as the
most sensational In Chester County (S. C.)
history, but all details reportable at the time
are missing from the story. However, In the
peom by Miss Love, the fact that Mrs. King,
a school teacher, was found dead In an
outbuilding near her home. Is Included.
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Also on that 1929 front page Is a notice of
some Importance concerning a new state
marriage law supposed to go Into effect July
1. 1929.
The story reads:
"Young swains of Cleveland County whose
hearts have been going pit-pat this spring
and the dainty damsels they plan to marry
should get the ceremony over this week
unless they want everybody to know about It
in advance.
"Which Is to say that the new North
Carolina marriage law goes Into effect July
1, and the law should help the month of June
record a few more brides."
The new law required couples under 21,
unless accompanied by their parents, to file
application for a marriage license with the
county registrar (Andy F. Newton In
Copley News Service
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license could be Issued.
“So, couples who want to be married and
have It come as a surprise... should secure
their license this week — or motor over to
South Carolina, as most of ’em are doing
anyway,” wrote Editor Page.
On page three appears a two column,
three-tier head (three lines) — "Editor
Scores Communism For Contaminating The
Minds Of Young Boys,"
The editor referred to was J. W. Atkins,
former publisher of The Gastonia Gazette.
Mr. J. W. was also the grandfather of
Mirror-Herald publisher Garland Atkina.
Speaking to the Clvltan dub here, Mr'.
Atkins talked about "the movement that Is
on foot by the Communists to contaminate
the boys’ minds." He explained that the
Communists "has an organization known as
the Young Pioneer and that their doctrines
conflicted In every respect with those taught
the Boy Scouts of America."
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And, according to an ad on page two, 1929
was the year local folks could buy a brand
new Chevy Coach from Floyd Chevrolet Co.
for only 9696.
A Chevy Roadster and The Phaeton were
yours back then for only 9620.
But the Coach offered ‘"nuilllng Speed
and Flashing Acceleration."
Next week I want to show you a few
samples of the wit and wisdom of Editor G.
G. Page, written In his weekly column which
he entitled “The Fool Column."
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ACHANGEDLIFE
Once the path of sin and shame I traveled all alone.
For me there was no peace of mind.
It seemed all hope was gone.
I sought in vain for pleasures.
Then swiftly they would flee
When It came to foolishness
There was no fool like me.
But one day I readlzed
There was a better way
Then on bending knees I knelt
And I began to pray.
I cried. Oh Lord have mercy
And hear this sinner’s prayer
The sweetest peace has filled my soul
Since that very hour
He took away my heartache
All doubts and fear are gone
Now my Lord walks by my aide
I never walk alone.
CALVIN WRIGHT
SWEET ROMANCE
(0)1979
I would pick a pretty flower
I would cage a bird,
I would sing a love song
And live every Word.
If you give me your heart
I will give you mine.
Take an aim at happiness
Our life to enshrine.
I would slay a dragon
I would calm your fears.
For all the smiles and laughter
When the sunshine disappears.
I would never crush a heart
Or make a heart ache.
Cause a heart to bleed
Or make a heart break
I would pick a pretty flower
I would cage a bird
I would sing a love song
And live every Word.
VIVIAN S. BILTCUFFE
A matter of “career maturity”
By LUCY COULBOURN
Special To Mirror-Herald
Teachers and parents have observed for
some time there’s a lot more to doing well In
a career than having made good grades In
school.
What factor causes one exceptional
student to flounder In the world of work and
do poorly In career choices, or helps an
average student achieve success?
Dr. Bert W. Westbrook, proi'essor of
psychology at North Carolina State
University, who Is researching the subject
believes It’s "Career maturity."
"Career maturity,” says Westbrook, "is
more than choosing an occupation. It In
volves maturity of attitudes, knowing one’s
own strengths and weaknesses, knowing
about jobs, planning ahead and being able to
solve career related problems such as those
which often arise between a student and
parents."
OBSERVATIONS LED THE WAY
As part of his research, Westbrook and
other psychologists In 1968 began research
ing these abilities In 9th and lOth graders In
the public schools, under the support of the
NCSU Center for Occupational Education.
"We found there were students who had
average mental ability but were very
mature In their attitudes towards work and
who were planning for their careers In a
systematic fashion," Westbrook stated. "So
we began to realize there was a possibility
that career maturity and mental maturity
were different things. A person could be good
In one and not the other."
Westbrook then set out to devise ways of
measuring this career maturity.
"One of the problems in measuring career
maturity la getting test Items and exercUes
that tell us how well students can solve real
career choice problems, not Just how much
knowledge they have," he explained.
The texts which he formulated In 1972 were
published by the American College Testing
Program, and hla "Assessment of Career
Development,” is one of two major tests for
career maturity, or career development,
used today throughout the country.
TEST NEEDS
IMPROVEMENT
"The test has merit," says Westbrook,
’’but It still doesn’t do entirely what I want It
to do.
’’We still have too many students who do
poorly on the test because of reading
problems. We need to reduce the reading
level of the tests so that poor readers are not
at a disadvantage. We want to be able to
Identify career mature students who are
below average In reading ability or mental
ability. We also want our test to be able to
identify high ability students who are not
mature In their career development."
Westbrook thinks It will be possible to
develop a test sensitive enough to single out
these students."
"If we’re able to validate tests to ac
complish this, then perhaps we can Identify
these students at an early age and provide
them with some career development skills
that will help them make career decisions In
an orderly manner,” he said.
"One of the notions I’d like to dispel,” he
added, "Is that career maturity Is merely
choosing a life’s work at a particular point In
time. Selecting an occupation Is a process
which spans a considerable number of years,
usually from late childhood Into early
adulthood."
NEEDS IN OONFUOT
He says the Individual’s needs and the
needs ot Industry are not always the same.
They’re often In conflict. If a person learns
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how to make the proper career choice, he , 4
will stand a better chance of getting Into a ^
career that la personally satisfying and one
In which he will be more likely to do well.
Westbrook Is now In the process of
foUowlng up studenU he tested In 1971 In
order to relate their current vocational
adjustment to their earlier test results. y
"We’re getting close to determining If the ^
teste reaUy work and If It makes sense to
measure career maturity," he said.
He thinks some key findings are Just
around the corner.
"I’m committed to the concept that career
maturity can be assessed," he admitted. "I 4-
think It's just a matter of finding the best
way to do It and then verifying It."
What’s your opinion? *
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