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Page 4A The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.com Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Op Quote of the week 11110118... Yours, Ours, Others When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves. Viktor €. Frankl Volunteerism pays for itself in KM In this period of high costs for about everything, there is at least one area where costs LibStewart have not gone Managing Editor up a volun- teerism. It pays for itself. ' It pays in terms of tax dollars. Without volunteers, North Carolina would have to foot the bill for many services its people now receive free. It pays in terms of human development — a Big Brother is making his Little Brother's life a bit brighter. A child overcomes his reading challenges through special tutoring, a grandparent visiting a school. Most of it all it pays off in self-development. National Volunteer Week has just passed but it still time to tell these volunteers in our area that we appreciate them. One example of volunteering (and there are many in this area by churches, civic groups and individuals) is the Community Kitchen at Central United Meth- odist Church. The hungry are always fed. Nearing its 13th birthday, the church project started out with just a handful of people serving lunch to whoever came. Now that project has mush- roomed Volunteers from all over the city serve lunch on Mondays from 11:30-12:15 and Thursday suppers beginning at 5:30. From the kitchen 400 meals are delivered to shut-ins. The supper crowd attracts 300- 400 people. People start arriving about 3:30 or 4 p.m. Jim Potter, who has led the kitchen crew since the project's inception, said the community kitchen has been a blessing to all who come and all who help. have to ask for money to keep the project going. The food comes from Second Harvest Food Bank and a major supplier is Food Lion, Shelby Road. Volunteers come from not only the host church but many churches in the Kings Mountain area. The generosity of Kings Mountain area people should be applauded every day and not just on National Volunteer Week. The Lord provides. They never What do you think - are speed bumps necessary at the post office? The Kings Mountain post office has installed speed bumps in its parking lot after workers there for some months noticed ex- cessive fast driving by cus- tomers. “They are for the safety of employees and custom- ers,” said Monica Coach- man, a spokesperson for the United States Postal Service. “Because of the location of our blue collec- tion boxes, when our postal clerks went to empty the boxes, they often faced traf- fic traveling at a higher rate of speed than is advisable for the parking area. There were installed two weeks ago, and so far work- ers Gold St. location say they’re having an effect and slowing drivers down. “We realize they’ll take some getting used to, but we’re certain our custom- ers understand the need for safety,” Coachman said. Looking Back from the Tuesday, April 22, 1980 Kings Mountain Herald A 10-member delega- tion from Mainland China visited Eaton Corporation here last week on what they termed a working visit to this country. John Major, General Manager, gave the visitors a tour of the facility on Grover Road. You do not want to miss the Kings Mountain Little Theatre production of Alan Ayckbourn's adult com- edy, “How the Other Half Loves” Thursday, April 24, at 8 p.m. at Park Grace Au- ditorium. Advance tickets continue on sale by the Kings Moun- tain Chapter of the North Carolina Symphony for the May 6 concert to be held at 8 p.m. at B. N. Barnes Au- ditorium. East Rutherford's Cava- liers scored a run in the top of the first inning and made it stand up for a 1-0 vic- tory over Kings Mountain Mountaineers in Southwest- ern 3-A Conference baseball action Wednesday afternoon at Lancaster Field. Tim Leach hurled his second one-hitter of the week and struck out 13 Shelby batters Friday night at Shelby to lead Kings Mountain Mounties to a 4-0 Southwestern 3-A Con- ference victory over their county rivals. In the Winn-Dixie ad- vertisement in The Her- ald Clorox bleach was 46 cents a gallon; Porknbeans 5 cans for $1 ( 16 oz. Size); Sherbet or ice cream was 98 cents for a half gallon; bacon was 88 cents a pound; and Holly Farm drumsticks or thighs 69 cents a pound. at I'm going on a cruise. The We're more beach people I'd like to go the beach Beach or mountains. | Bad decisions, Age is only a number Two police officers - one from South Carolina and one from Okla- homa should never have pulled their handguns. Their decisions took lives and forever destroyed families and their own personal lives. One cop was just 33 and the other 72. A lot has been said about Michael T. Slager, a young man with a new baby due any day. His life is forever ruined by the decision to pull his gun and shoot Walter Scott in the back as he ran away. Much is also now being said about Bob Bates, a 72 year- old reserve cop from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He too made a very bad judgment that took the life of Eric Courtney and also forever changed lives. Police officers have gotten more than their share of bad publicity in recent months. They've earned it. No one feels happy about cops if they've ever been harassed or talked down to by a police officer. What person has not felt somewhat threatened when pulled over by a po- lice officer? The police have the authority and guns. I am a supporter of the police. What kind of society would we have without them? If | need them | want them to show up. People should not resist arrest or run from police officers. There is no future in such actions. While | believe that most of our police officers are good, hard working and ethical people there is the occasional lone idiot who has a badge and a gun and that combination of lunacy, authority and weaponry is very dangerous. They will surely hurt somebody, destroy a family and make the news. They also make it really difficult for the good police officers. Putting a North Charleston, South Carolina officer Mi- chael T. Slager, age 33, in jail recently for shooting a man eight times in the back was the right thing to do. He has zero business being a policeman. Bob Bates a 73 year-old reserve officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, said he was reaching for his stun gun but instead pulled his real gun and killed a man already on the ground. He has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. Two men are dead. Their families are in pain. Two po- lice officers are going to jail. Multiple families are ruined forever. Bad decisions were made by people young and old and on both sides of the law. Glenn Mollette Guest Editorial Bahamas and western in the summer. Put me but it's out of the question haven't decided yet. This column is the opinion of Glenn Mollette and. does Caribbean. down for the beach. because | have to work. ~Tom Phetmany not necessarily reflect the view of any organization, insti- —Rocky Pack —loani Lineberger Johnny Stevens tution or this paper or media source. Published every Wednesday ¢ USPS 931-040 by CF Media e Periodicals postage at Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Office: 700 East Gold Street © Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Phone (704) 739-7496 e Fax (704) 739-0611 Postmaster, send address changes to: P. 0. Box 769, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Annual mail subscription rates. Prices include 6.75% NC State Sales Tax Gaston & Cleveland Counties $30 Other NC Counties $35 Outside NC $50 Published by Community First Media, Inc. 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