Proverbs Verse Quoted on Reproof and Prudence
A brief biblical line notes that a person who heeds reproof is prudent, citing Proverbs 15 5 to emphasize wise conduct through correction and oversight.
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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
7
A brief biblical line notes that a person who heeds reproof is prudent, citing Proverbs 15 5 to emphasize wise conduct through correction and oversight.
Pvt Talmage Earley, son of Mr and Mrs W G Earley of Kings Mountain Route 1, has graduated from the Machine Accounting course at The Adjutant General's School. The course trains selected enlisted personnel to wire and operate machine accounting equipment in Army Machine Records Units and Statistical sections. The importance of farm machinery and labor efficiency will be stressed at Farm and Home Week at North Carolina State College Raleigh on August 18.
Commentaries after the conventions note both major parties selected plausible top candidates General Dwight D Eisenhower and Governor Adlai Stevenson. The New York Times backs Eisenhower, citing the desire for change and perceived vote-getting strength, while noting limited personal vilification between the rivals. Campaigns promise an exciting race as platforms appear similar and issue focus intensifies.
The column highlights George Moss reporting on pumpage during extreme heat and the city’s filtering capacity nearing over load. It also discusses Southern Democratic delegates at Chicago, Byrnes and Byrd, party rifts, and the Herald’s holiday timing stance plus Home Building & Loan association growth and a tax books uptick suggesting substantial local value gains.
Mr. Giles Webb of Shelby oversees the Webb Estate and Webb Building in Kings Mountain where the vacant Mountain Street structure is given to the Red Cross Chapter 10 as a sewing room. The American Legion post collects victrola records for servicemen nationwide. A marriage in Kings Mountain unites Miss Louise Flower of Greensboro and Mr. Drace Miller Peeler at the bride’s relatives home in Salisbury. Fred J. Wright Jr. and Miss Lillian Moss wed at a Gaffney Methodist parsonage with Rev. Ro per officiating. Mrs. B. Bundy of Charlotte precedes marriage, Miss Vera Phifer of Kings Mountain reportedly becomes the Navy’s first woman draftsman. Mr. Bundy works with Barrett and Hipp Construction, Portsmouth, Va., while Mrs. Bundy serves at the Norfolk Navy Yard. Mrs. Bundy is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben D. Phifer of this place. Miss Carlyle Ware visits Rock Hill, S.C.
Martin Harmon recalls August 1952 scenes in Kings Mountain with heat, family gatherings, and a new power rate that spurred mixed bills. The column humorously notes residents like Charlie Warlick reacting to higher kilowatt charges, local pranks, and a nearby church Sabbath mishap involving a We Like sticker.
Viewpoints from Transylvania County editors discuss the national party conventions. They note long sessions broadcasts and the desire for reform such as a national primary and midnight adjournments. The piece cites potato price controls as a price of regulation lessons and predicts a large November vote.
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