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~ Sig YOUR OPINION = Prayer decision absurd To the editor: The Supreme!Court has : made another absurd decision. : In recent years, the court has made rulings with no regard for the principles of the American people. People have been praying in American schools for 450 years. This de- cision is ludicrous. The im- moral depravity in this coun- try defies logic or even common sense. Have we be- ; come so arrogant and prosper- i ous in this country that we consciously defy the living God? The Supreme Court is sup- posed to protect the Constitution. They simply ig- nore the Constitution. The Constitution means nothing any more. Judges on the court are sup- posed to be the most intelli- gent scholars in the nation. It has been written ‘Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.” The court was not estab- lished for judges to manipu- late society as the Supreme Court decrees society ought to be. The Constitution was writ- ten so the citizens could un- derstand it. It means what it says - as written. The Constitution gives citizens the right to worship as one wish- es, right of free speech, right to peaceably assemble and sepa- ration of powers. The Constitution does not state a separation of church and state. The people are the church...and the state! Teachers and principals do not make the laws. The legislators # of the states make the laws. As far as I know, no state has es- tablished a state church itis yeprehensible the! United States government pro- tects homosexuals, abortionist, and pornographers, as they forbid prayer in school, leave our borders wide open for drugs and illegal aliens. : Without regard for public safe- i; ty, they put murderers, rob- bers, rapists and child mo- lesters back on the street. ERNE Bill Blackwelder Mt. Pleasant The poker bust heard ‘round state To the editor: In my service of three terms in the North Carolina General Assembly, I've never wit- nessed such a timely, well-exe- cuted and cunning operation as was put forth by the Kings Mountain Police and Cleveland County Sheriff's Department this past week. I can honestly say that I've nev- ‘er been so proud of our law enforcement as I was watch- ing the events of the video poker raids unfold. Thumbs up to Captains Proctor and Benton and all of those in the two departments that played such a vital role in making state history. I am writing this letter in hopes that our folks here at home know that it was the work of these officers and their col- leagues that led the State House to a stronger position against video poker. The many hours put in by these dedicat- ed officers finally paid off with stronger penalties against those who break video poker laws. A simple “thank you” is not enough for all the work that led to statewide media cover- age and therefore an awaken- ing of legislators that were making an attempt to let the issue sleep. I also commend the media that followed the operation as it developed. You gave us the ammunition we needed to make changes, be- fore we became a South Carolina Video Hell. RRR 40 Rep. Debbie Clary NC General Assembly Cleveland, Rutherford, Polk and Gaston counties i. er of the business and the owner of the illegal The Kings Mountain Herald ALAN HODGE / THE HERALD HOT JOB - Recent rains have put new life into weeds and grass, and the hot, humid days have made yard work almost unbearable. A good straw hat helped keep some of the sun off Ken Metcalf of Kings Mountain as he mowed his lawn Tuesday. FAAS SN watering down state law Some of our legislators are patting them- selves on the back this week after passing a new video poker machine law prior to theend of their “short session” last week. © Although, by the written accounts I've seen, the law does appear tougher than it used to be by limiting the number of machines at any one location and requiring stricter rules of registration of machines and reporting of G revenue and payout, in my ary opinion it doesn’t go nearly Stewart far enough. What started out as an effort to completely stop video poker in the state - just as South Carolina did on midnight June 30 - ended, as usual, with legislators cutting deals to keep it. One thing that has always seemed unfair to me is that when business establishments are raided for illegal machines, it is always a low- paid employee that gets arrested, not the own- to. machines. The way the laws are set up, police officers just can’t randomly search businesses for illegal equipment. They must first send in an “under- cover” officer to actually play the games and re- ceive an illegal payment. Usually, the person making the payment is an employee who is just trying to make ends meet. Laws should be strengthened to include charges and heavy penalties against the own- ers of the machines and businesses, and even owners of the buildings housing those ma- chines. Sometimes, owners of machines are from out of state and owners of the buildings are prominent townspeople. They rarely are charged. Perhaps if violation of the law re- quired that they also be arrested and their names published in the paper, and, if convicted that their buildings to be sold at public auc- tion, they would be more careful who they rent In my opinion, gambling is one of those things that have to be determined to be either legal or illegal, and our General Assembly did a very sorry job of that. If it’s legal, let individual cities, through their zoning ordinances, stipulate what areas of town those establishments may locate - away from residential areas, schools, churches, play- grounds, or in any business, including grocery and convenience stores, that are frequented by persons under the age of 18. If it’s illegal, let it be illegal everywhere, in- cluding the Cherokee Indian Reservation. . In my personal opinion, gambling should be illegal. To me, it’s immoral and it takes food out of children’s mouths and clothes off their backs. Others may say how they spend their hard- earned money is their business, and not mine. Regardless, we need legislators who have the guts to enact laws without so many exceptions. . Lee Morrison and Pink Ware. Also Editor: Gary Stewart 739-7496 July 20, 2000 The hand that rocks the cradle can rock commissioners too I have come to the conclusion that if men provide the muscle of the world, then it’s women who supply the backbone. I'm still unde- cided about who chips in the brain. Being an avid student of history, I have observed that pretty much since the dawn of time, the guys have gone out and done things like fight wars while the ladies stayed behind and kept society on an even and productive keel. Examples of this phenomenon are to be found in the farms that were tended, air- planes built, and children raised while the men folk were absent and the women were keeping the home fires burning. Another thing that women do really well is keep" men in line. Not every chap needs to be “guided” of course. Some are naturally domestic, while others need varying amounts of “training” to bend to the inexorable will of their wives or girlfriends. Even though most men fuss when given a feminine direc- tive, later reflection on the situation usually proves the woman was right about whatever the issue happened to be. Even when men get into so-called high positions such as general, admiral, corporate executive or, dare I say, county commissioner, they still need a woman or several women to make sure they don’t do any- thing of a boyish (stupid) nature. As fate would have it, I know of at least four such principled ladies right here in Kings Mountain. Though I am feign to mention their names in this column, let me say that one is tall with short blonde hair, one is tall with short black hair, one just got a new hairdo, and the other has given more than one shall we say ringing oration against school merger. These aforementioned ladies were at a recent county commission- ers meeting, not to speak, but as they put it to “keep an eye on the commissioners.” I can tell you now that if I was a person in power and had that quartet facing me from the audience listening to my ev- ery utterance, I'd be a nervous wreck. Being locked up in a chicken coop with four tigresses couldn’t be any scarier. So, here's a salute to all the women past and present who have helped save the world and save their men while they were at it. And here's to the Kings Mountain Gang of Four who, though they are ev- ery inch southern belles, have the backbone and courage to brook no foolishness from those who would attempt to rule by means other than the will of the governed. War was raging July 23, 1942 Alan Hodge The United States had only been at war for about eight months when the July 23, 1942 edition of the Herald hit the streets. War news from the world, nation, and city filled the front page as well as many columns within the body of the paper. Local war news on the Herald's front page included a story an- nounch hs anival home o leave of . several sailors from Kings Mountain. (ooking Seamen who were taking a break from their duties included Hobert rp? oor Tat “EE mm LRA “i 7 Dye, Carroll Cranford, Clemonsee McDaniel, Genie McGinnis, Robert * third week of July, 1942 featured re- a hie So NIAIN ports from the Navy announcing that a convoy of 2,400 ships had made the perilous Atlantic crossing with the loss of only eight vessels. The Navy also reported that a measure had been approved granting a 50 percent pay increase to officers and men who volunteered for the submarine service. News on page 2A of the July 23, 1942 Herald was topped by a fea- ture story urging all local ladies to save their cooking grease for the war effort. The story stated that Uncle Sam needed 500 million pounds of grease and animal fat to lube the gears of war. Other sec- ond page news urged area farmers to plant more legumes such as peas. The idea behind planting the legumes was to enrichen the ni- trogen content of the soil without using commercial fertilizers which were an ingredient in explosives. The Neisler family was the subject of a short but interesting story in the July 23, 1942 Herald. A report from New Jersey said that two Guernsey cows owned by PN. Neisler had recently set new records for milk production. One of the cows produced 1,064 pounds of milk and 572 pounds of butter. The other bovine record setter put out 8,801 pounds of milk and 494 pounds of butter. : Several interesting products were advertised in the the Herald during July, 1942. Selling for as little as 10 cents per tube, Yodora de- odorant cream was guaranteed to keep PO (perspiration odor) away. it was also guaranteed not to rot cloth. For aches and pains, Soretone creme was advertised as giving “happy relief.” In addition to its soothing comfort, Soretone was said to cure athletes foot. To shine one’s teeth just like a Hollywood star, another Herald ad urged folks to use Calox tooth powder. A photo of actress Olivia de Havilland displaying a beaming grin ac- companied the ad. Kings Mountain Drug Co. also had an ad featur- ing Sal-Hepatica at 25 cents per bottle, a bottle of stockings for 50 cents, and Cardui Tonic at 89 cents. on listed on furlough in the July 23, 1942 Herald was Eugene Gibson who was stationed in the Canal Zone. National news in the Herald for the SIDEWALK SURVEY esesessesesascssssrsscrncnssssee By ALAN HODGE Kings Mountain Herald What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you? HEU When a man had a chainsaw in the haunted fire house . last Halloween. Christian Broome Kings Mountain The first time | saw a Copperhead snake in the woods. Nicholas Broome Kings Mountain When | was 14- years-old and saw my uncle drown. Bruce White Kings Mountain It scared me when | fell over a dirt pile and almost broke | got real scared when | went to Carowinds and got on Thunder Road. my arm. Daniel McAbee Josh McAbee Kings Mountain Kings Mountain
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