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Publisher
DARRELL AUSTIN
Oenentl Maiwger
LIB STEWART
Oo-Edltor
GARY STEWART
Oo-Edltor
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More than just talk
At a time when energy, or how to save
It, haa become everyday conversation,
the Mayor and city board of com
missioners are doing more than talking
about the subject • It’s taking action.
The board took action at a recent
meeting to do something positive about
helping area cltlsens In the energy crisis
expected to hit with the winter weather.
Specifically, the city is getting In line
for federal assistance, when and If the
Congress passes the Excise Profit Tax
BUI which Is a portion of the general
energy bill now before them.
An Energy Crisis Program, according
to the Mayor,would provide a maximum
of $400 per household for fuel assistance
and a wlnterlzatlon-weatherlzatlon
assistance for such Itenu as storm
windows, doors and Insulation for
qualifying families.
Mayor John Moss said he has been
informed by members of Congress that
legislation should be available and part
of the program before the read severe
winter sets in.
A “time table’’ on taking of ap
plications from local families wUl be
aumounced soon, sadd the Mayor, who
plams to chadr a local committee to give
needy families a chauice to apply for
assistance under the two programs.
“We’U bo ready when the federal
legislation Is approved,” said the
Mayor.
Locad citizens should be elated with
the news.
Give a check
Watch kids
Dr. Hard
Younger generation citizens of Kings
Mountadn did not know Dr. David
Fletcher Hord, S6, as well aua some of the
rest of us, though It Is likely Dr. Hord, a
Kings Mountadn native, knew mauiy of
them. At least It Is qidte likely that Dr.
Hord took care of mauiy of their
chUdhood tooth adlments during his long
practice in Kings Mountadn.
The whole community was shocked
Wednesday and joins with his famUy in
mourning the passing of a friend, who
was not only tops In his profession, but a
gentleman respected for his devotion to
his famUy, his church auid his com
munity. With his patients he was weU
known for his spontaneous wit auid
cheerfulness that soon made them
forget their fears.
Wednesday, his day off from a busy
schedule, "Puff’’ Hord was aunong a
party of eight golfers, adl longUme
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Currently underway are the
American Legion auid American Legion
Auxiliary membership drives. The
Auxiliary, as an Important adjunct to
the Amerlcaui Legion, Is aui organization
devoted to noble Ideas auid worthy of the
activity of those eligible for Its rolls.
Since World Wau- II, the Korean War,
auid Vietnam Conflict, about every man
and woman au% eligible.
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Attend the Qevelaiid County Com
munity Padr, underway through next
Saturday at the FaUrgrounds on U.S. 74-
West. The Fadr offers something for
every member of the family.
Letters to the editor
Get out and
vote
Dear Editors,
Time stands still for no one!
FaUlure of not using allotted time properly
and wisely cam greatly determine one’s fate
as well as one’s future.
Life continues to go on. Politics as well.
There has been lengthy discussions,
heated and otherwise, as to the question of a
need for change In the Inner-workings of city
government.
Lots of talk, yet nothing being done about It
by the voting citizens of Kings Mountain.
Why?
Surely If one Is really concerned, emd is
sincere, why hasn’t there been change? The
amswer has to be "unconcerned citizens.” A
lot of talk, little action. Time stands still for
no one.
The old clock Is ticking away.
Use what alloted tlmo properly and wisely
and determine within your heart and mind
that change must be made for the bet
terment of all cltlsens, the utmost priority.
It’s all together or divided we fall!
Your determination to get out to the polls
will determine ypur future, your fate as to
your well-being In the future as well as to
your chJ'dren.
Do you really want change? Prove It to
yourself. Get out of this apathy and vote your
honest and sincere convictions.
EVBRLTTE PEARSON
Kings Mountain
Nice team
Dear Editors,
CongratulaUons, Lib and Gary. It could
not have happened to a nicer team!
I enjoyed the article Gary had In last Issue
about my sister and brother-ln-iaw and the
arms I had given her years ago. Little did I
know then that they would make the local
news.
EMELYN GAINES
Tallulah Falls, Georgia
9T€WW^T
Newspaper typos
are embarrassing
to reporters also
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Menda, on a day of golfing in Asheville.
Dr. Hord died on the golf course Wed
nesday afternoon of a massive heart
attack.
O.F. Hord had many friends In the
Kings Mountain area and state, both
social and professional, and his ac
complishments attest to the traits of
high character luid noble purpose with
vdilch he was Imbued, and to the high
esteem with which he was regarded by
medical compatriots and patients.
He will be missed.
Kevin Weaver
Arnold’s
double.
If you haven’t, draw a Uberal check
for the Kings Mountain United Way
Campaign 1980.
A solicitor said the other day that one
gift this year will benefit 22 causes and
Kings Mountain citizens are known for
oversubscribing this appeal.
A goal of $66,000 Is no great amount of
money for the citizens of Kings
Mountain to supply this worthy project.
TTiey say everyone has a double
somewhere. The double for Gary
Oolemcm, the fat-cheeked, 11-year-oId
Arnold on TV’s "Different Strokes’’ Is
light here In Kings Mountain.
He’s Kevin Weaver, 6-5, 180-pound
ftiUback on Kings Mountain Junior
High’s Jayvee football team. Kevin’s
cheeks aren’t quite as fat, but other
wise, he’s a perfect Gary Coleman.
Now, Kevin, if you can make people
laugh and get a connection with
Hollywood, you’ve got It made...
Tile waning days of September came
close to being the earliest Fall on
record, some people say, with the lower
temperatures than usual causing a
sudden boom in fuel oil and coed sales.
Those who didn’t fire up their fumances
cr stoves dug Into the closet for
sweaters.
But Fall must certainly be present
with the football season underway and
the emergence of Fall sales by local
merchants.
Enter October, the month tor many
observances. Including National
Newspaper Week, National 4-H Week
and National Energy Conservation
Month, among others.
Birth, marriage and death are three
Important events which newspaper
reporters are always cautioned by their
editors to be sure It’s right In the paper.
And, simple typographical errors can
play havoc with news stories when they
appear In print. Corrections can be even
more embarrassing.
Errors In newspapers aren’t funny,
and reporters and proofreaders take
pride In their work and are Just as
embarrassed as the people they’ve
written about.
Since National Newspaper Week is
Just aroimd the comer, we are,
reprinting in this column a copy of a'
poem, “Where’s the Paper Boy?” |
"My father says the paper he reads I
ain’t put up right;
He finds a lot of fault, too, he does,
perusin’ It all right;
And that It doesn’t print the kind of
stuff the people need;
Lib
Stewart
BEULAH
Hie local schools are open for the Fall
term and hundreds of students of all
ages are walking the streets to make
their way to the respective buildings or
standing on highways for school buses.
Many of these children are excited
and probably not as alert as they should
be for traffic.
This is a reminder to drive safely. It’s
better to be late than to break the speed
limits and take chances at striking a
pedestrian.
Who Is Brad Causby and how did he
get In the Kings Mountain lineup?
If you’re a KMHS grid fan, you
probably noticed in that Charlotte
paper’s writeup of the KM-East
Rutherford game that Kevin Mack
caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from
Brad Causby. But who Is Brsul Causby?
Certainly not the KMHS quarterback,
which happens to be Jeff donlnger.
Actually, Mack didn’t score on a 76-
yard pass, but a 76-yard run. It was sdso
said Mack returned a fumble 88 yards
for another TD. That was In error also.
It was a pass interception return.
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And, while on football...
The fan blowing the whistle In the
stands Saturday night is not much of a
fan at all. You could have cost the
Mountaineers a 16-yard penalty, which,
in a close game, could have made a big
difference.
Next time, how about leaving your
whistle at home? If you can’t part with
it, stay home yourself. Your two dollars
won’t break the school.
LOOKIMG
(Items of Interest about Kings
Mountain area people and events taken
from the Oct. 1,1963 edition of Hie Kings
Mountain Herald)
Sgt. First Class Bailey Gillespie, 28,
arrived home Monday night after 1,012
days as a Korean Prisoner of War. He
will be formally recognized at the Kings
Mountain-Forest City football game at
City Stadium Friday night.
When sorrow seems to swamp us
And so lonely feels our path,
We fall to look up and thank God
That our loved one's Journey is over at last.
Her pain while here was so very much
That she could hardly stand
But thanks be to Him above
She’s reached her sojourns end.
Her travels here were beset with trials
When the devil had his way,
I saw her body wracked with pain
And my pity held full sway.
An my love for her I pleaded
God, Of course, they will be done
But please. Father, remember
Her time with this has been long.
Her body Is frail and broken
But she’s remarked to visitors and me
“I don’t why I’ve suffered so.
But there’s a reason, God does nothing
haphazardly.
So, Ood in the midst of her pain
She bore a testimony for thee
Tliat has always been her life’s meaning
She walked In light that others might see.
I traveled with her In my childhood
Even when she’d rather been alone
She always had time for a raggedy little sis
She gave to my life a song.
In those days I had no Identity
I was Just Beaulah’s little Sister
It’s natural my mind goes back to those days
Oh, how my heart does miss her!
But when I sat by her bed at night
And saw her suffering and pain
I’m glad she’s gone before me
To show me the way again.
Our family has been drawn closer
As often she was able to do.
So I’ll forget the dark and look to the light
O Beulah how I love you.
Pleaae notice I said love and not loved
Because It’s not over, you see
We will meet In that bright tomorrow
And together we will always be
Poets
Corner
MANY MANSIONS
JUANITA OXFORD
Kings Mountain
There are many mansions
In Our Father’s house above
Where the Saviour Is preparing
For those purchased by His blood.
They’re built for eternity.
Not on the sinking sand.
There’ll be no fear of earthquakes.
And forever they shall stand.
There will be no drafty windows
And I’m sure no leaky roof
Nor will there be need tor spraying
They’ll be bug and termite proof
Built there near the tree of life
Perhaps beneath Its shade
Surrounded by a garden
Whore the roses never fade.
There’ll be no dirty floors up there
To agonize the soul
Since they are situated
Along the streets of gold.
They will never need repairs
And there’ll be no paint to fade
No dread of monthly payments
For the price Is fully paid.
Yes, the price has all been paid
In full for you and me.
When the Saviour bought our pardon
By His death on Calvary.
AUTUMN SPELLS APPLES
Members of Grover School District
formally petitioned the county bou-d of
education to call a vote on the proposal
to consolidate the School districts in No.
Four Township at a meeting of the
committee Thursday night.
Members of Second Baptist Church
are to hold 11 o’clock worship service
Sunday In the new edifice across the
street from the old building on Llnwood
Road.
Apples shining through the leaves
Apples lying on the ground.
Apples falling off a limb -
Making the fall sound.
An apple for the teacher
is the general rule.
In between the home-work
an apple red In school.
CALVIN WRIGHT
Kings Mountain
THE LADY IN WHITE
Social and Personal
Diimer and dancing featuring Lewis
Cathey and Orchestra will highlight the
regtdar monthly Qub Night Party of
Kings Mountain Country Club members
and guests on Saturday.
Apple peels making Jelly
toflUallthelltUeJars,
to go with peanut butter
as far away as Mars.
Apples making cider
Apples cooking In the stove.
Seasoned with sugar sweetness
and a dash of clove.
When you are sick
And can’t do things right.
You are so glad to see
The Lady dressed In white.
She does all kind of things
To make you feel better
She rubs your back
And even writes for you a tetter.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ham were guestz
during the weekend of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Shytle In Charleston, S.C.
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TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE—If any
man has ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 7:16
Apples picked In large baskets
waiting here and there.
Two apples In an orchard
make a pretty pair.
Apples by the bushel
When the trees take their stand.
Apples to tlje owner
Is money In the bond.
A million and one things
Are done every day
She helps make you well
Then sends you on your way.
Don’t forget the Doctors
Who are working for you
They do their best to make you well'
Depending on what Is wrong, they know
Just what to do.
VIVIAN S. BILTCLIFFE
MYRTLE GOFORTH
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He tosses It aside and says Its strictly
on the bum.
But you ought to hear him holler when
the paper doesn’t come.
He reads about the weddings and he
snorts like all get out.
He reads the social dolns with a most
derisive shout.
He says they make the papers tor the
women folk alone.
He’ll read about the parties and he’ll
tome and fuss and groan;
He says of Information It does n’r have
a crumb-
But you ought to hear him holler when
the paper doesn’t come.
He Is always first to grab It and he
reads it plum clean through
He doesn’t miss an Item, or a want ad,
that’s true.
He says they don’t know what we
want, those newspaper guys,
I’m going to take a day sometime and
go and put ’em wise.
SomeUmes It seems as though they
jRiust be deaf and dumb and blind:
But you ought to hear him holler when
the paper doesn’t come."
’Nuf said?
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