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PAGE 2, KINGS MOUNTAIN MIRROR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1972 Gone With The Weeds! The city, and especially the public works department is to be commended for a fine job they’ve begun of clearing away the brush and weeds on the banks of the railroad tracks, and around the overhead bridge. Although Public Works Director Roscoe Wooten says there’s plenty more work to be done, especially on the north side of the bridge, It’s already a big step toward the beautification of the city. The department received some help from Ken Jenkins who is in charge of the newly formed Urban Beautification project. Fu rther steps In the beautification ofthese banks, now that the cle aring has been done, would come under the new Urban Beautifi cation Department. We wish the department much success In carrying out Its work, and trust that the aesthetic Improve ments wUl be appreciated by all the citizens of Kings Moun tain. -RD Perspective hy Jay Ashlej F rlday marks the first day of fall. Fall brings colored leaves and hayrldes and foot ball games. But the most Im portant thing that comes with this season is the new prog rams on television. Yes, the moguls olT.V. programming once again, as in years past, try to slip some pretty bad programs across to us. On the other hand they forget themselves once in a while and let some good shows go on. These latter mistakes don’t happen very often, but when they do they are quick ly rectified by a process kno wn as cancellation. As sure as a program hits the air waves that appeals to a mass audience, it is usually struck down because of "low ra tings.’’ This week’s perspe ctive will be a prophecy col umn. That’s correct. I wUl peer into my crystal ball and see how the new shows will fare. Saturday night-ABC- Kung Fu will appear once a month during the Alias Smith and Jones time slot at 8-9 p.m. It will probably make It be cause Smith and Jones sur vived. 9-10 p.m. will have The Streets of San Francis co. Since it appears oppos ite of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which seems to be im mensely popular, it may have a little trouble. Although It does star Karl Malden and is a Quinn (FBI) Martin produc tion, it could be canceled for next year. I’ll give it one year. CBS-8-9 contains the ever popular All In The Fam ily, number one show, the second part of the hour is Bridget Loves Bernle. This show also explores ethnic re lations and the critics have praised it as a possible land slide success. I saw it Sat urday night and as tar as content-forget it. However Ume slot will help it a lot. At 9:30 poor old Bob Newhart is trying again. Three stri kes and you’re out. Bob’s funny but he won’t laugh when he sees the ratings. NBC is sticking with Emergency! and the NBC Saturday Movie. Pro bably the wisest choice this network could have made. Sunday-ABC* - FBI and ABC Movie. CBS- Anna and the King. Trying to bring broadway su ccess to TV, Is nothing sac red. Sorry but it won’t last. M*A*S*!! another effort at bringing movies to TV, This show is a better attempt than Anna and The King. M*A*S*H is a little strained without Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, but it might just make It. Count it a possible. The Sandy Duncan Show- Well, what can you say? She had a program last year that was mercifully discountinued be cause of an operation on the star. Have to say no to it be cause of network competition at the time slot. NBC- Has the mystery movie at 8:30 p. m. with Colombo, McMillan and Wife, McCloud and a new one witli Richard Boone, Hec Ramsey. This could be NBC’s meal ticket for a long time. Monday-ABC- The Rookies. Another trite program about young cops who care. The thought is good but I’m afra id the show will fold. CBS- At 10:00 the new Bill Cosby Show- The show comes on a little too late and com petes with the Football game. Bill’s humor could cut it but he will be hindered by the time element, Tuesday-ABC* 8:00 Temp eratures Rising- Where do they find these bombs? Has Cleavon Little (Vanishing Po int DJ- Super Soul) and Jam es Whitmore and that’s it. Competes with CBS Maude- Another strained attempt at relevancy but will go over big. Side note for NBC. They have switched Bonanza to Tuesday opposite Maude. As they say in boxing. Sir you just dropped your guard, (Changing an established big gie and the loss of Dan Blo cker might, just might be the beginning of the end). Wed nesday- ABC 8:00- Paul Ly- nde has a show by that name. Paul’s public appeal comes from his guest shots. He, like Cosby, could cut the mu stard but the competition is steep. Lynde will get bad scripts and the show will fold. At 10:00 comes Julie An- drews-Mary Poppins comes to TV. The show is notebook full of variety but her lovely voice is pleasant to the ear. She will be received well but two years worth of Julie is doubtful, even to her. NBC has its second Mystery Movie with Banacek, Cool Million, and Madlgan. It will be a winner. (Cool Million may be edged out by the sea soned Peppard and Wid- mark). Search is the other new show on Wednesday for NBC. Gadgetry and far out sets may be this programs downfall. It won’t be around next year. Thursday-ABC- The Men- has too much competition Flip Wilson. Only well known is Robert Conrad of Wild, Wild West fame. The show could be a toss up-if you used a two headed coin. CBS- has a talent for bring ing in successes and screw ing them up. First Anna and The King, then M*A*S*H, and now the Waltons. Adapted from the book and special last Christmas, the Homeco ming is now a series. It’s tolerable, but I fear for Its survival. Frlday-NBC has all the new ones which says something to me. Starting at 8:30 with back to back performances is the Little People with Bri an Keith. (Please go back to Family Affair reruns). Won’t make it. Ghost Story-Tries to copy Night Gallery. Night Gallery was cut from one to one-half hour so Ghost Story will most likely follow the same road, or worse. Ban- yon had potential from the pilot film I saw last year, but the new show Is a bit drab. Don’t be surprised if it is cancelled before the year is out. So there it is. The predic tions may sound harsh but TV has no conscience when it comes to programming. Just grin and bear it. Be sides, look what they might have on tap for next fall!! LURIE'S OPINION T-r v\. I • • JU 10 LI Reflections hv Rodnev Dodson I had hoped to have a pic ture of the time capsule be ing placed behind the corner stone at Temple Baptist’s dedication services Sunday. The time capsule held spec ial significance for me par tly because of the drama involved. Imagine it being opened in 80 years or so and the memoranda of the 1970’s being found Inside. It was of special Interest to me beca use a copy of last week’s MIRROR announcing the de dication was also placed in side the time box. I didn’t get a picture of the cornerstone being placed ov er the capsule because as I was waiting in the churchyard the wind started blowing fie rcely. Dust clouds blew up on the horizon, and the sky darkened suddenly. We were hit by a blowing storm, bri nging a much needed rain to our area, the first in several weeks. "OPERATOR-I WANT TO REPORT ANOTHER BUGGING INCIDENT!" The long stemmed goblets and clear polished glass pla tes glistened under the ligh ted glass table. The sign on the canopy read “poor man’s game” which seemed quite appropriate, because that if he wasn’t poor to start with, he might be when be left this nickel pitching contest. This was just one of the carnival games at last week’s Beth- ware Fair which drew huge crowds of fun seekers. I don’t know why that game in trigued me, but I couldn’t help but wondering as I wat ched the participants eagerly get their dollars changed in to nickels, why all the money and effort for one unmatched piece of glassware. I decid ed it was the way the lights enhanced the objects, mak ing them appear to be eleg ant crystal. I wondered if the treasures would hold the same sparkle when the win ners got them home. Another Intriguing aspect of the fair was the babies. With our new arrival I’ve be come acutley aware of little ones, and I went to the fair alone because that’s the last place I wanted to take Holly- still less than 3 months old. Some parents don’t see things that way though, and no sooner than I arriv^ on the grounds, I saw a couple carrying a little tiny in a ba by seat. Candied apples pop out at fairs like horror masks on Halloween. I never could quite tolerate the things, and If they’re such a treat, how come people don’t eat them all the time. There was still something strange about the fair. One thing might have been the green grass under my feet Instead of sawdust, but I think it was the weather. It was hot-not crispy fall fair wea- ther-but it was the fair with all that goes with It, and as . the end of summer nears, it I was one last fling at it-and a ' traditional way to usher In the fail. After a couple of weeks de lay, the school lunch menu has returned to our pages for another term. The prices ha ve changed-1 don’t know about the food. Subscriptions to The MI RROR seem to be becoming quite popular as birthday gi fts. I recall two such gifts just this week. Remember, Chri stmas is coming, so Wake up! Don’t be fooled-There is no Santa! Some Political And Other Observation, Beport By JOHN KILGO KQ SYNDICATE When Attorney General Ro bert Morgan spoke to Dunn Rotarlans recently, he was in troduced by newspaperman Hoover Adams “as the man who will succeed Sam Ervin in the U.S. Senate two years from now.” Adams and Mor gan are close friends, and if anyone knows what Morgan is planning for his political fut ure, it ought to be Adams. Morgan recently returned from a trip to Southeast Asia and said President Nixon’s war policy is correct. Republican gubernatorial candidate Jom Holshouser has already begun to slam away at Gov, Bob Scott’s decision to spend about $4,3 million on roads in bis home county of Alamance. “It’s a clear indication of the kind of inequities we’ve had in this state that have come because one party has been in power for too long,” Holshouser said. “It means that one county in the state has had more money spent in it on roads than more than half the counties in the state combined.” Alamance County officials defended the expenditures, saying their county had been almost completely overlook ed by preWous administra tions. Robert Oakley of Dayton, Ohio, isn’t prepared to test ify on behalf of auto seat belts. Oakley was driving his car the other day when a wasp flew into his car and crawled under the seat of Oakley’s pants. “I could hear him buzzing,” Oakley said, “but I was stra pped in and couldn’t get up.” And as Oakley said, that’s a bad place to get a wasp sting. A Charlotte man, invited to an exclusive luncheon on be half of U.S. Senate candidate Jesse Helms, had to send his regrets. “My 15-year-old son has hair down past his should ers,” the man said. “Hetold me if I’d hike the Appalachian trail with him, he’dgetahalr- cut. At the time of your lun cheon, I’ll be in the mountains hiking.” Bumper sticker seen on I-85 near Burlington: Help Stamp Out Bumper Stickers...Pet Peeve: Secretaries who ask, “Who’s calling, please?” The biggest topless dancer in the world must be doing her act in Portland, Ore. She’s Susan Foust, a cool 309 pou nds, measurements of 54-46- 59. Says her boss. Gale Al berts: “ Business is way up since she started dancing.” Says Susan, who dances under the name of Bertha: “I did it because my boyfriend said I didn’t have tlie guts to try it. ” You know how ladies are when they get up in the morn ing. Breakfast for dad, gett ing the kids ready for school. Rush, baby, rush. My wife does it daily. She sprayed her hair the other morning with what she thought was hair spray. Turned out to be bath room disinfectant. I don’t recommend it. It turned her hair white. I took my family to Grand father Mountain the other day when the high in Charlotte re ached 92 degrees. On top of Hugh Morton’s mountain it was 65 degrees...Doo’t talk to Robert McBride of Bad Axe, Michigan about reaching the top, McBride has been Bad Axe’s police chief for 16 years. Next week he retires to take the job of assistant chief. “Personal reasons,” said Mr. Me. George McGovern on Lyndon Johnson’s new hair style: ”His hair Is below his collar and I don’t hear anyone call ing him a hippie...” I have the feeling that the ladies can’t be too happy this time of year. Not with football on TV all Sunday afternoon and every Monday night. But I love It, By Congressman James T. Broyhill The New Defense Budget '^Kevun P. O. Box 345 — Phone (704) 739-3851 RODNEY DODSON Editor ii Co-Publisher LEM R. LYNCH Co-Publisher i Business Mgr. JAY ASHLEY News Editor ELAINE TRIA General Composition BECKY KISER General Office Published Each Wednesday In Kings Mountain By Mirror Publishing Co. Subscription Rates: $4 Per Year $5 Outside N.C, Last week, the House ofRe- presentatives approved the largest single appropriations bill which it considers each year, providing funds for the Department of Defense. This measure provides $74.6 bill ion in new funds for defense spending, a reduction of $5.0 billion from the Administra tion’s budget proposal. How ever, the amount approved represents an Increase of $1.7 billion over the defense appropriation for the previ ous fiscal year. This spending bill contains fimds for military active duty pay, retirement pensions, op erations and maintenance, procurement, and research and development. The larg est single item in the bill, and one which represents a sign ificant part of the Increase over last year’s budget, is the provision for active duty and retired pay. These pay rolls combined total $27.4 billion, an Increase of near ly $6 million over fiscal year 1972. This figure re presents an Increased level of pay for military personn el, especially at the enlisted level, as pay scales are bro ught more in line with the civilian sector. Although I feel there are many opport unities to make cuts in the nation’s defense budget, I have supported increased pay and benefits for military per sonnel, as we strive toward the achievement of the all volunteer military force. The most significant redu ction in the Administration’s budget request came in the procurement section, where the House Appropriations Co mmittee cut out $2.8 billion. It is in the area of military procurement that funds have not been closely accounted for and many cost overruns have occurred. I am pleased to see that over half of the budget re ductions by the House of Re presentatives were made in the military procurement section. Duri^ the debate on this bill by the House of Repres entatives, only one amend ment was added. This change would not increase defense spending, but would provide for a reallocation of funds to allow the continuation of the program to civUlanize kit chen duties in the military services. The program to provide that “KP” duties be performed under civilian con tracts, rather than by enlist ed men, has been inexistence for three years and has been Immensely helpful in impro ving military morale and freeing those with military training for more professi onal duties. The program has succeeded in civilianlzing KP and other housekeeping duties by 46% in the Army, 60% in the Navy, and 99% In the Air Force. However, soldiers are still expected to perform KP and similar details in ba sic training and in the field. The elimination of this su ccessful program would be a step backward as the services move toward the volunteer ar my. It would contribute to Cont. on Page 8 • 1 "HURRY! HURRY! COLD-WAR SEASON'S-END SALE!" Cetters Zo Zhe Bditor Reader Alarmed! Dear Editor: “What a tangeled webb we weave, when we practice to dece ive.” End quote. Having read and heard the news media in regards to the “Wa tergate incident” it causes a person b realty wonder about those who are suppose to be above reproach, who sit around the oval tables in the highest officeswlthin our nation. Seemingly, to say, our leadership on each side are less concerned as to whether or not we as a nation will continue as the leader to the undeveloped nations of the world. Spying, graft, you name it, has become a habit within our nat ion’s leadership. The quest goes on for law and order to be re stored. Yes, it does give many Americans a great cause for alarm, seeing, hearing, and knowing that those who hold the lives of mil lions of Americans have stooped to the lowest ebb of life. Respectfully, E. H. Pearson
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