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PAGE 2, KINGS MOUNTAIN MIRROR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1971 A Halloween Suggestion Halloween, tbat dubious annual festival, supposedly set aside for tbe kids to have good clean tun, is just more t^ a week away. It is only as a reminder that we point out that each year at Halloween, children are Injured and killed while out trick or treating, and communities such as ours suffer thousands of dollars in damages from malicious vandals. Lighted pumUos, colorful costumes, and parties may be harmless enough, but we would urge parents to keep their children entertained at home, and off the street and out of danger this Halloween. Letters To The Editor To the EdUor: 1 should like to make some corrections relative to the report the gentleman from tbe Gastoniz Gazette made on the 74 by pass hearing October 12. He quoted me as saying the 1965 survey was made "through a fairway." I said it was made "near the golf course." Again he quoted me as saying ,“Now they want to move north and squeeze farmers out of their jobs so the country club set can play golf." Here is my statement - "These men are re sponsible to the taxpayers - not to a few who seem to think an 18 hole golf course Is more important than a man’s right to make a living," Reference was made to the newly acquired land only. The original golf course and the country club set, as he termed it, were not mentioned and are not pertinent to the matter under discussion. Further, the same person quoted me as saying,"! think they should sacrifice tbe golf course Instead of farmers,". That is false. I suggested a divided golf course as a few other clubs have. By making an overpass or underpass, I added, the golfers could play on one part and then go over t(Mhe other part to finish. I felt and still feel that this arrangement is preferable to tbe destruction in the path of alternate two. Janet Falls. Veteran's Day Veteran’s Day-1971-iB observed on October 25, originally Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War 1. In recent years the strong, unified sentiment that existed in 1917-1918 has notprevalled; instead, many exhibit hostility to the military and many question Washington policies which have meant a far-away war, and periisps rightly so. However, those who serve this country, often risking their lives, have had nothing to do with policy decisions result ing in military operations. Rather, it is their duty to serve and to obey. They have served-and are serving-this nation well in a difficult time. To those who felt the sense of duty, who obeyed the law at the land, and sacrificed in serving this country, the nation owes gratitude and admiration. William Penn One of the great men in the settling of America was Wil liam Penn (1644-1718), son of a wealthy Londoner who while at Oxford became a believer in the teachings of the Friends. For this “offense” he suffered many punishments throughout his life, including being expelled from Oxford and terms in prison. Finally he received a tract of land in America (what is now Pennsylvania and Delaware) in payment by the King of a debt ow^ his family. He then recruited settlers for the new colony and sent a cousin to be the colony’s first Gov ernor. He himself drew plans for the laying out of Philadel phia, in 1682, and a year afterward came to America to help establish the liberal Quaker government of the colony. It is said he drew up a fair treaty with the Indians at Shakamaxon on the Delaware, a treaty never broken. He spent four years in the American colony and built a large country house at Pennsburg, opposite Burlington. But in later life he was beset by new charges of treason, and fi nally lost his fortune to swindlers, dying in prison, partly paralyzed by a stroke, in London in 1718. Little Havana Scandal President Kennedy’s ill-fated Cuban invasion fiasco (initiated in the Eisenhower Administration) prompted the late President to open the doors of the United States to a flood of 600,(XX) Cuban immigrants. 'The result is that most of the influential anti-Castro Cubans are no longer in Cuba to oppose (Communism. (More than 100,000 immigrants have come into the Miami area illegally.) Worse, the situation in “Little Havana” in Miami is a scandal. Countless thousands of these immigrants can’t speak Ejiglish. They now are demanding the state of Florida send Spanish-speaking officials into their area. They are complaining they aren’t getting enough state jobs. There is a Spanish-Ianguage television station and four 100 per cent Spanish radio stations. Over 50,000 are on federal welfare. By special federal law, they get better welfare treatment than native-born Americans, who must rely partly on state welfare. There is already a Spanish language newspaper and many Spanish language weeklies in Little Havana. The cost of all this to the federal government, going up each year, is now »144,000,000 annually. The cost of schooling the children of all these Cubans is being partly financed by Washington. In short, the Cubans are getting far more federal atten tion than Americans; blacks in the area complain the in flux has checked their progress in getting better jobs and flooded the labor market. Meanwhile, the Cubans are pro testing they are being discriminated against! ^COvwi Phone: 739-3851 Box 345 Kings Mountain, N.C. 146 W, Mountain Street Published Each Wednesday In Kings Mountain By The Mirror Publishing Co. RODNEY DODSON- Editor LEM R. LYNCH- Photographer BILL ARROWOOD- Advertising Mgr. SUBSCRIPTION RATI^; •4 Per Year in N.C., $5 Per Year Outside N.C. ALREADY EYEW6 THE NEST Washington Report By Congressman James T. Broyhill Equal Rights Amendment Last week, tbe House of Representatives passed a resolution proposing a Con stitutional amendment to en sure women and men equal protection under all State and Federal laws. The Intent of this Equal Rights Amendment Is to Impose an equal stan dard of opportunity for all persons regardless of their sex. In recent years, much attention has been focused on tbe women’s rights move ment. One result of this movement has been to point out that, throughout the coun try many laws and pracUces have been based on dlfferen- lal treatment for the female sex. One Important differ ence In treatment has been In tbe area of comparable sal aries. Department of Labor statistics document what the worklog woman has been aware of for some time. Studies Indicate there Is a considerable difference In pay scales for men and women performing similar functions and even doing the same job. Tbe bill which passed the House last week, if adopted as a Constitutional amend ment, would bring about swe eping changes In these pract ices and revisions of a num ber of laws. Since this is a proposed Constitutional amendment, It must be passed by a two- tblrds vote of the Senate. Then it must be submitted to the slates and 38 of tbe state legislatures would have to ratify this measure before It becomes the law of the land. After this process is comple ted, the law provides that It would not become effective for two years to give the states time to comply with changes that would be neces sary. However, court cases and revisions in private and government employment pra ctices have already started to move in the direction of pro viding more equal opportunity for all Americans. I supported this measure be cause it is an attempt to break down barriers which have ex cluded a large segment of our society from full participation in our way of life. It is an attempt to give fairer treat ment to women, especially working women. Equal oppor tunity is a fundamental prin ciple of the American system and the House’s action last week is an effort to extend this principle. The House of Representa tives again turned its atten tion to the need for additional consumer protection mea sures. In the past. Congress has enacted legislation in cluding the Truth - in Lend ing and tbe Fair Packaging and Labeling Act requiring busin ess and industry to follow a more open policy in market ing their products. As a re sult of this and other action, steps have been taken to halt deceptive practices which had previously been unfair to the ccmsumer. The Consumer Protection Act passed by tbe House last week would establish an in dependent agency within the executive branch to provide better coordinatlen of ongo ing consumer programs and to improve overall consumer protection efforts. The new Consumer Protect ion Agency would have the power to act on behalf of con- suners before various fed eral agencies and the courts. It would institute a more com prehensive program of con sumer education, handle con sumer complaints, and work generally to provide better services to American con sumers. In addition to this agency, a consumer advisory council would be established compos ed of private citizens to act as links between tbe govern ment and the individual con sumer. This Council, repre senting the consumer, the producer, and the public in terest, would bring fresh ideas and viewpoints to tbe government environment for consumer protection. A recent study for the President’s Committee on Consumer Affairs revealed that, at tbe present time, more than 413 units of the Federal government are administer ing 938 consumer-related programs. It is no surprise that the housewife who finds she Is being over-charged or receiving interior 'merchan dise does not know where to direct her complaint. The bill psmsed by the House last week is an attemot to bring all consumer activiti es conducted by the Federal government under one roof. It is an attempt to provide assistance and more direct ion to consumer - oriented activities. This bill would ensure that the consumer re ceives more information on the products be purchases and would provede additional re medies to correct deceptive practices. BEST OF PRESS Irish Vii For every woman who makes a fool out of a man there are a hundred who make a man out of a fool. -Irish Digest Think So? If the do-it-yourself craze continues, it might even extend to thinking. -Office Economist Ambitious You’ve heard of the man who started on a shoe string and worked his way up until he got slapped. -Bean, Ckiipus Christi. Xb^Rodne^ ]X>clson A Bad Night For Football. 1 Friday night was to be the game of the year for Kings Mountain, the biggie, against old rival Shelby. Who would win? Would the favored Golden Lions of She lby take our Mountaineers down tbe road to defeat? These were the questions on everyone’s mind as pre-game fever reached a high pitch Friday. It was ironic the way things worked out. How the game’s result was determined not by the best efforts of either team, but by outside Interference. Just as the Rotary Club finished serving the last few plates of pancakes and sausage in the cafeteria, and the Kings Mountln and She lby fans filed into the stands, a few drops of rain were beginning to fall. Some fans were prepared, carrying um brellas aixl raincoats in hand. The combined bands of SHS and KM lined up for tbe invoc ation and National Anthem, looking like tiny military men, standing erectly, playing aga inst tbe steady patter of rain. By the time both teams trampled onto the grid, the applause was subdued, most haixls were holding on to rai sed umbrellas. Cheerleaders, hair dripping wet, tried to stir the huddles of wet, shivering fans. A group of Idds chimed, "I’d rather be a rain drop than a drip drop - Shelby Hlghl” The rain began to fail hard er. A threatening flash of lightning Illuminated the al ready bright playing field, and in the distance could be heard the rumble of thunder, A few fans began to leave for tbe shelter of their cars. An encouraging roar of "GO, Gol Gol" rose from tbe cheer ing section, as the game went on. As the score tied at halftime, the field was a mess, tbe play ers were a mess, and the fans were a mess. The lightning got worse. The lights in the stadium and parking lot went out. The crowd was thinning out of tbe bleachers, and when the teams could no longer see to play, the game was over, for Friday night anyway. it was a real treat to see Ed Sullivan’s Sunday Night Spe cial on TV. The show presented high lights of Sullivan’s more than 23 years on television. The portion that Impressed me the most was the film of the Bealtes’ first appearance on Sullivan’s Show back in ‘63. I was still in high school when Beatlemania hit America, and I remember seeing that first TV appearance. IM n God Heals Broken Humanity LESSON TEXT; Isaiah 61; Ephesians 2:11-10; Colossland 1:21-23. This Lesson is designed to aid us in recog nizing the activity of God in healing the wounds of mankind, and to urge us on in comndtment to truly redemptive ministries. The skeptics in this world are quick to ask why — if there IsaGod— does He permit all the sorrow and suffering there is in the world.,.why doesn’t He do something about it? Such remarks reveal much of tbe immat urity of tbe individual who utters them, and a sad lack of understanding of God and of His ways. Tbe completely fail to understand that tragic circumstances are not of God’s making, but the results of mankind’s sinning ways. We always sow what we reapi To assert that God remains unmoved by our human plight goes directly against the teach ings contained in the ScripturesI Anyone who does so is at one and tbe same time denying the meaning of Christ’s death on tbe cross, and His ministry on earth. God cared so much for bunoanlty that He sent His Son to go among men, teaching and healing, and eventuaUy Christ laid down His life for man. But, even before He did this. He was so concerned with the ills of the world that He prepared the disciples to carry on His work. The gospel He preached was an active goq>el! Christisim need to be aroused to the mean ing of Christ’s atoning death, because a recon ciliation with God, through His Son, means reconciliation between men — His most pre cious creaUon. We need to be tolaUy commit ted, and if we are, and we do our part to further His ministry, then the unsallghtefied will never need to ask; "Does God really care?”. They will see just how much He cares, in the ministry of His followers unto the unfortunate, the grief-stricken, the heavy- laden. Made in the image of God, we should emulate His ways. The skeptics rarely stop to think about evangelism at work. Evangelism, today, is a specialized service unto God, for it not only concerns Itself with the spiritual needs of those to whom ministry is given, it often extends into practical aspects of medical service and education; tbe whole person is being cared for through the dedicated ser vants of the Lord who risk untold hardships to alleviate the spiritual darkness and suf fering bodies in far-flung reaches of the world. These willing servants are inspired by Christ’s display of compassion and courage on Calvary, and God welcomes their willing hands, and minds, and bodies. He can use every tool at His command to bring spiritual calm and the cessation of pain and anguish to those who are in need. And every witness, every hunuu servant going about His work, is a physical extension of the Almighty. Thus it is that God works FOR people, THROUGH people. For the more a person loves Christ, the more he loves the world. He is there fore compelled to get involved with tbe bruised and the bleediog, giving of himself as ChriM gave. Has anyone found comfort today through your involvement in Christ? (These comments are based on outlines of the International Sunday School Lessons, copy righted by the International Council of Religious Education, and used by permission.) Could those shiny-faced, smiling, clean cut kids be the same "long-haired" mus icians who shocked the Nation in tbe early 60’s. Many of the group’s early critics DOW wear their hair as long as the Beatles did then. ^ It was hard to believe, as I watched tbat film of tbe Beatles singing "AH My Lovin’’, and "I Want To Hold Your Hand,” that these were the same musicians who would later compose and record “Let It Be", “Hey Jude" and tbe mysUcai “Lucy In Tbe Sky With Diamonds" of Sgt Peppers tame, Tbe evolution of the Beatles Is a social and musical phen omenon, taking them from tbe pinnacle of stardom as a group, through a period of in tense Introspection and creat ivity, and now to new heights of success as individual per formers. ■«»« ' ^SHINGTO New Labor Legislatioi The sacred cow of sacred cows in Congress has long been labor legislation. Ever since the hot fight of two dec ades ago, which produced the Taft-Hartley law. Congress has dodged every request and need for legislation outlaw^ ing strikes which damage the national welfare, threateii national security or cause the innocent majority serious in jury or loss. I'wo years ago President Nixon requested such legisla tion in the field of transportation. A few weeks ago he warn ed again that new labor legislation is needed. Commenting on the dock strike, he said; “This indicates the urgency for consideration of that legislation, because the country cannot continue to afford stoppages in these key areas.” But, of course, organized labor is the most powerful lob by on Capital Hill and with its active national political organization and many millions of dollars, it can and does elect and defeat Senators and Congressmen in many states. Senators and Congressmen know this well. They remember a number of purges successfully carried out by organized labor involving those who voted for the Taft-Hartley law. They see the potent political power of organized labor demonstrated in Washington almost every day. It is such that Supreme Court nominees can be rejected primarily with organized labor’s votes in the Senate. To enact a new labor law, therefore, will probably be impossible before 1973. It’s late for action in 1971; 1972 is an election year. If President Nixon, however, returns to the White House and if Republicans gain seats in the Senate and House in 1972’s elections, thm’s a chance for a new law in 1973. Even under these circumstances passage of a new law will require more intestinal fortitude than members of Congress have exhibited in recent years. The national interest, however, is crying out for legislation barring disastrous and costly strikes in the key industries, strikes which adversely affect the national welfare, the fight against inflation, and often national security. ■J5 O John Kilgo Pat And Skipper Surprise Hugh Tar Heel businessman Hugh Morton says he is surprised that Skipper Bowles and Pat Taylor have announced for Governor so early. "It looks to me like both men could peak too soon," Morton said. "I went to peak on May 2,’’ Morton is running a campaijm, even though unannounced, so the entore question seems academic. Last week he showed up at the Mullet Festival in Swansboro and the Poultry Jamboree in Rose HUl. "I’m spending a little money now, Morton said, " but not nearly as much as candidates who are alreiuly buying radio and TV time." •** 9th District Democrats, sensing a chance at victory tor the first time in 20 years, held a private meeting at Charlotte’s plush City Club earlier in the week. Now tbat Republican Charles Jonas is retiring, the Democrats hope to win. But they (ear a costly, divisive primary and are trying to bead it off before it happens. Rep. Jim Beatty of Charlotte is absolutely certain to run for Congress as a Democrat. Another likely candidate is Charlotte- Mecklenburg School Board chairman William Poe, one of the most popular political figures in Mecklenburg. And a third who is expressing interest again is broadcast executive Cy Bahakel, who was clobbered by Jonas in 1970. The most likely Republican candidate is Davidson CoUege chemistry professor James Martin, who is also chairman of the Mecklenburg County Commission. Martin is young, intell igent, and handsome..juid he’ll be extremely hard to beat. *•* Skipper Bowles and Hugh Morton turned up at tbe National 500 stock car race in Charlotte last Sunday.,Jtobert Morton has just completed a series of meetings wlfo Charlotte bus inessmen and politicians. He appears to have strong support in the Queen City. •** Overheard at Hardee’s in Wadesboro after Pat Taylor ann ounced for Governor and then fed the town barbecue; “Pat’s giving away all that barbecue didn’t help business none today." *»* Former State Sen. Elton Edwards of Greendmro is thinUng of running for attorney general.. Jialeigh talk; Some people are trying to find House Speaker Phil Godwin an exceptional position, which would discourage him from running for lieut enant governor...Some people are writing that Charlotte mayor John Belk still might run for governor. That is absolutely ridiculous talk and there’s no way it could happen. Tbe Greensboro Jaycees held their big session on tbe ecology Tuesday--and Hugh Morton didn’t appreciate the ground rules. The Greensboro group invited as speakers only “those candi dates for Governor who had officially announced by Oct 8th." Tbe only person meeting that requirement was Skipper Bowles of Greensboro. ••• Joe Epley, a PR and advertisiog man from Charlotte, has been hired on by the Pat Taylor forces. e m
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