Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Foard Should AdL Most prisoners are dishonest; otherwise But as R( they wouldn't be in jail. Right? of The Stat Those who would nod in agreement may said, if you think along the same with statements You certain] made by Richland County Solicitor John you what's ' Foard, who participated in a panel discus sion on the need for a shield law to protect tion should the sources of South CarolinA newsmen. tion shl1 As a panelist at a Sigma Delta Chi confer- cover whetl ence Saturday, the solicitor allowed cer- haventeebou tain unfavorable inferences to be made ave been to about his opinion of prisoners and jails. ditions exist Foard explained why newsmen from The solic The State newspaper were called to a hone olic Grand Jury hearing to investigate a recent in esty of ai story in which former inmates complained m jail, rathe of jail conditions. Foard said he was only rob a man : concerned with "particular statements" him. Conditi signed by an ex-inmate which the solicitor real threat t suspected were forged. He went on to say that one of the inmates was an incessant complainer who had Perhaps tt criticized "not only the jail but the courts focusing and and everything in the world." As if a man honest befor behind bars would commend the system jail. It might that put him there. really be inv On The Outside Society's F By George Geiger, Sr' "Not I," said the cow, the duck Colwonist and the goose. We've all read George T Orwell's "Animal Farm' or he pig ou be ist e seen the cartoon version on the he was too busy rooting in the screen or on TV, and most of mud. us laughed about it. So if you got a laugh out of that, here's "Then I will plant the wheat," a fable that will split your sides. said the Hen and she did. Once upon a time there was an industrious little Hen who The wheat grew tall and was scratching about the far- ripened into golden grain. myard, when she uncovered Again the Hen called the far some grains of wheat. There myard animals together and were not enough to eat, but she asked, "Who will help me har reasoned that if the wheat was vest the wheat?" planted it would grow and then "Not I," said the duck. she would have enough to bake "That doesn't f it my job some bread. So she called all the description," said the pig from farmyard animals together and his mud hole. asked them to help her plant the "If I helped you do that, I'd wheat. -lose my seniority," said the cow. ?aVat4Amm 276 1*'e 7Ir A za1ca EMWY/MS- t/0V000 AM>P O R 7kE MM9T Z'/5 FNW A85k%/ZUiy MO MAWMM AiYD 6HAMEFUn. - opinions st Focus bert Pierce, managing editor who was also on the panel, plan to hivestigate a prison r can't expect the jailer to tell rrong. of Solicitor Foard's investiga ot have been so much to dis ar someone had forged state he jail conditions, as it should discover whether whose con ad. -or was concerned with the man who had already been than conditions which might what little humanity he can e system seems to be against ins which could make him a society. e solicitor should adjust his compare a man judged dis jail with the same man after nake him wonder who should 1stigated. roblems Hinc "I'd lose my unemployment I did the i compensation if I helped yoU," for awh said the goose. loaves m So che Hen harvested the wheat, and it became time to "Exce bake the bread, and the usual the cow. request for help. "capi duck. "That's overtime for me," "Comp said the cow. pig. "I'm a dropout and never learned how," said the duck. "Equa: "I'd lose my welfare check," goose. A said the pig. picket 1 around t] The goose wanted to but if she shall ove was the only one helping that would be discrimination. When t see what about he So by herself the Hen baked must not five loaves of bread and when oppresse she finished she held them up taged for the other animals to see. privilege They all wanted some of the tunate go bread and each demanded a you will share. But the Hen said, "No, second-cl Vr 7N/s 7MS /NEfQ(//T CR/A %4CER/L- 7RW 7AK RERZM / WINe16 Ae C:hCB?N R7? MOpY /:' MIY&E.... VSDAY ler Hen 'Work, so ilow I can rest "But Iearned the bread by my ile and eat the five own efforts," said the Hen. yself." is profitsl"" screamed "Exactly," said the Farmer. dist leechl" cried the 'But in this wonderful free enterprise system anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as any fink!9 grunted the they want. You should be happy to have -this freedom. In other barnyards, you'd have to give I rightsl" yelled the all fiVe loaves to the farmer. nd the animals made Here you give four loaves to igns and marched your suffering neighbors." ie Hen chanting "We rcome," and they did. So the Hen gave away four loaves and they lived happily he farmer came out to ever after, including the Hen the commotion was all who clucked: "I am grateful. I said to the Hen, "You am grateful. I have seen the be greedy. Look at the light." I pig, the disadvan dluck, the under di cow, the less for- But now the other barnyard ose. If you don't share animals are wondering why the be guilty of making Hen never bakes any more ass citizens of them." bread. N> A- AMP PAY MNCOME 7AES str E' LlK' 6hVAN'T HAVE TO!