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» $ THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December 28, 1961 The New Year The New Year cometh and the old year must depart, and so it has been for centuries. Once every 365 days, the world pauses for a moment of reflection, for a brief but meaningful examination of self and surroundings. Then, with a shrug, a new, unfetter ed page is prepared to record the fulfillment of a new set of ambitions, intentions and purposes. Through the centuries, customs and traditions have contributed to the New Year observance *lo make it more than a time to mark the passing of another era. It is a season of awakening to the realization that we have not accomplished all of the things once planned. It is a time to be greatful for the blessings received. It is a time to plan and hope; to lay the mental foundation for new am bitions and aspirations. While New Year resolutions are no more worthy, nor more likely to be kept, than resolutions made at Thanks giving or Christmas, there is a psychological advantage that favors the custom of making New Year promises. The New Year marks the beginning of another era and, in a sense, we start with “a clear slate." There are other advantages, too. We are older, wiser, and should have profited from our experiences, good and bad. One need not make resolutions, however, to profit from the coming of a New Year. Blue print ambitions and dreams are no more im-portant that a determined effort to do things a little better, learn a little more and give what ever talents we may posess to the making of a better world in which we live. And there’s no better time to start than with the New Year, when each bright new page on the calendar has ample room to record every achievement. Q (Continued from page one) in college and professional foot ball, the understanding of edu cational problems gained in sec ondary administrative work and INTERMEDIATE PARTY The Intermediate class of the the Christian background he has 1 Hurricane BapUst Church was as the son of an ordained minis- enterta ne I with a Christmas ter give Coach Ehrhardt a com- ()ar ty December 23 at the com bination of qualities which ideal- munity building by Mr., and Mrs. ly fit him to head the athletic \y d Bishop. After games, re program at Presbyterian Col- freshments were served and gifts iege." were exchanged. Clyde Ehrhadt issued this state SUNBEAM PARTY ment: The Sunbeams met with Mrs. “I leel honored to have been j \y. Caldwell last Friday at chosen for this portion and deep- 4 30 w jth 13 members and two ly appreciate the trust and confi. vis.tors present. Each child took dence placed in me by President par t j n the Christmas program. Brown Coach .tones and I have After the program the Christ- had a very close personal and mas party was given and each professional relationship for eight child received a gift. Punch: years. He has done an outstand-, cookies and candy were served ing job at PC, and I know he will; as refreshments enjoy cointinued success at Miss- BIRTHDAY issippi State Our entire staff ^j rs s ara h Lawson will cele- will remain and •am fortunate to brate her birthday on Thursday, have such capable assistants as December 28 Vic Spooner and Charlie Mussel- „ . white We have had wonderful! n Mr , and M^ Wm^Craven and backing for the past five years. Dav,d v,8,t * d Mr and Mrs Fran ‘ I would like to ask for the con tinued support of everyone inter- How About A Global Wage We note that the White House has enlist ed the Post Office in its tub-thumping for increased exports at any cost. A cancellation slug appearing on our mail carries the slo- gmn: “Sales Abroad Make Jobs at Home". That’s fine as far as it goes, but there is a corollary that might read: “Goods^from Abroad Take Away Jobs at Home”.* And this applies with especial force when the Administration strategy for pushing US goods in foreign markets is to cut or eli minate entirely what little protection now remains to the American production work er against his opposite number abroad whose wage is 13 to 40 percent as much. To solve the problem we might have the UN establish a global wage. U. N. Helps Communists In Congo By THURMAN SENSING. Executive Vlce-Preni- dent. Southern Staten Industrial Council cis Crowder and Gloria in Ninety- Six on Christmas Day. ested in maintaining our present The Charles Youngs. Charlene, athletic program at PC. ” Benny and Tanru, and Mrs. Era Frank Jones came directly Young visited the Ben Dickersons from Decatur (Ga.) High School in Cow pens on Christmas Eve. to take over the Blue Hose foot-j In Newberry Sunday were Mr. ball reins from BUI Crutchfield and Mrs Carro11 Youn 8 and dau ' in 1957. Two years later he added « hter * Mr and Mrs Dan Wells the title of athletic director on who were dinner guests, the death of Walter A Johnson. CHRISTMAS SUPPER After a bad first-year record of A Christmas supper was held eight losses and a tie, his teams at the home of Mr. and Mrs. bounced back for three winning Carroll Young and family on seasons and a 1900 Tangerine Christmas Day. Songs were sung, ards; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnes and children of Joanna; Mr .and Mrs. Archie Summer and children, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Summer. Grandchildren of Mrs. Era Young were Christmas dinner guests at her home. On Tuesday Mrs. Era Young, 1 Mr. and Mrs T. C. Watts and i children visited relatives in ' Greenwood. The Harold Simmons and Stevie of Aiken, visited the Gene Simmons and the Mason Simp sons over the Christmas week end. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Simmons were visitors in Greenville on Saturday. Milton Sadler and the Dave Sadlers of Rock Hill, spent the week-end at Lake Greenwood re- cAuiy with Mr and Mrs C. W. 1 Copland Guests over the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Haupfear were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lau rence and Steve of Greenville; Dr. and Mrs. Mac Going of Wil- liamston, W. Va.: Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Haupfear from Washing ton; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Haup fear, Johnny, Pam, Buddy and W'ent of Walton Beach. Fla.; ^Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Eubanks and Dorothy Louise of Joanna Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bartley spent the holidays with Mr and Mrs. J. D. Clegg and Landy in Greenville. Miss Dot Banister of Green wood, was the Tuesday guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bartley. On Sunday, December 17, the J. R. Bartleys entertained with their annual Christmas party at their home. Those present for this event were: Miss Wilma Hol- senback, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Banistre, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Banister, the Kirk Banisters, the Lenslie Banisters, Kevin and Lynne, Bradley Banister, Mrs. Ralph Banister, Suzanne and Danny, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Ford, Gail and Barry, Miss Dot Ban ister, and Mrs. J. W Luquire, all of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. |J. W. Luquire, Jr., Randie and Donald, of Warner Robins, Ga.; : Mr. and Mrs. Joe McNeil and son, Landy, of Greenville The Ralph Lawsons spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. George King in Cross Hill. Visitors over the week-end of Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Young and family were: Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Wilson and Pam, from Charlotte, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Kir by, Jim and Kim, from Green ville, had Christmas Eve dinner with them. I Christmas dinner guests of Mrs Mace Young wore: Mr. and Mrs Sam Wallace, Ann and Don nie, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reeder, Linda and Jackie, Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Young, Cindy and Dill, ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Mason Young, Jim my and Calvin. Mrs. Earl M. Sparks of Gas tonia, N. C., and her daughter, Mrs. G. R Rhyne, of Charlotte. N. C., and children, Michael, Robin and Shannon, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Kilpatrick. The Allen Youngs, Cathy and Al, and the Brooks Dunaways, and Mrs. Betty Lawson visited Clarence Lawson in the Laurens County home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bishop and Misses Sallie and Mary Frances Nabors were dinner guests at the home of H. F. Bishop near Cross Hill Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Young of Newberry, visited Mr and Mrs. Clyde Young Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Young were in Greenwood on business Saturday. Sunday dinner guests of the W. P. Gastieys were Mr. and Mrs. John O. Teague and Dianne, of North Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Craven and David. Al so Mr. and Mrs. P. A Mosley and Terri of Greenville visited them Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gilliam of Joanna, visited Mrs. W. P. Gastley on Christmas Day. Mr and Mrs. Jack Asbill visit ed Mrs. Asbill’s mother. Mrs. J. E Sheely, in Chapin on Sunday. Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Scogin and Mitch over the week end were Mr and Mrs. J. 0 Teague and Diane of North Au gusta: Mr. and Mrs Arthur Scogin and son of Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Fennell and son of Greenwood; Mr and Mrs Ernest Franklin and daughters of Whitmire. The Way It Wat In the 20 years that have passed since the Japanese clobbered our sitting duck Navy at Pearl Harbor and the grounded warbirds at nearby Hickam Field of a Sun day morning, Author John Toland has been researching the event that triggered World War II and the tenae, bitter six months that followed before the Pacific tide began to turn. , In a new book, “But Not in Shame”, a title taken from a phase in General Jona than Wainwright’s message announcing sur render of the islands ih Manila Bay, Mr. Toland reveals in great detail just what happened on both sides during those terrible six months. The facta, as might be expect ed, are a little different from ‘what we heard at the time. There was not, for example, an army of Japanese spies in Honolulu — just a lone young man who obtained all the information needed at an expense of only $600! Major James Devereux at Wake didn’t say ‘ Send us more Japs.” He was much too bus}’. Colin Kelly did not sink a Japanese battle ship. But Kelly did die saving the lives of his crew and in general the heroes stand up in the light of the new information made available through the years. There seem to be no new villains and Toland says the disastrous retreats and humiliating surren der* were no fault of those on the spot. “Nor did their military leaders deserve the calumny,” he concludes. ‘The essen tial blame for the disasters of these six months should not have been laid on Kim- mel, Short, MacArthur. Percival, Wavell or Helfrich; even less on the political leaders, Roosevelt and Churchill, who had been beg ging for arms long before battle came. The entire peoples of America and Great Britain were responsible for the scandalous state of unpreparedness in the Far East.” It should be noted that the above is a quote from Mr. Toland. Your may disagree violently, but the thing to do is to read the book and discover why he thinks as he does. If all of us do, it might help achieve the goal and the moral of his work: We must not let it happen again. George Santayama, the modern philosopher, once said that those who refuse to learn from his tory are condemned to repeat its mistakes This philisophic truth comes home as Ameri cans read of the outrageous attack made by the United Nations on the one anti-communist gov ernment in Africa—the government of Katanga The tragedy is especially deep for Americans be cause the U S . which is the bulwark against Red rule of the globe, supplied planes and money in support of the drive to destroy this anti-commun ist African territory. U S. support of this attack was almost incred ible If the U. S were to give a division of troops to "help the Chinese Reds invade Formosa, it could be no more fanUstic. How can the United States expect to win if it helps destroy those who want to be our friends? By attempting to force the rule of the Central Congolese government on Katanga, we seek to impose the rule of a regime whose No 2 man is a communist. Not only that, but the Central Congolese government has renew ed relations with Russian and Red satellite coun tries The explanation given for our action by the State Department was that if the Congo were not united under the Central Government, the region outside Katanga, is so weak that it "might" go over to the communist fold. That was ridiculous. The Central Government. In effect, Is already communist. If Katanga is forced Into the Central Government, then all of the Congo not only might, but almost certainly will go over to communist domination The U. S. government should have learned from the Cuban fiasco some lessons that have bearing on the Katanga issue. But the same State Department gang that refused to back up anti communist Cubans last spring are behind the at tacks on anti-communists in Katanga. Adlai Ste venson, who opposed attacks on Castro, now is solidly behind attacks on anti-communist Katan ga This is a spectacle that strikes dismay and anger into the hearts of American patriots con cerned for the republic. How can we hope to win against the Russians, they may well ask, If we use our money and military forces to destroy those who want to be free of Red rule? No, the State Department wouldn’t recommend action against Red Cuba or the Red attackers of the freedom fighters in Hungary. But the State Department is all for doing what Benito Mussolini did in Ethiopia in 1936. Money is being supplied to the Indian and Ghanian mercenaries of the UN in order to bomb and machine gun anti-com munist Katangans How can this be? How can the chief anti communist nation on earth help the enemy’s course by backing the UN Invasion of Katanga, the new Hungary in Africa* Well, it should be no surprise to citizens aware of the venomous attacks being launched against anti-communists at home. Beginning with the in famous Fulbright Memorandum, the administra tion and its "liberal" spokesmen in the press have directed an unceasing bombardment of abuse and vilification on concerned citizens who want to alert the country to the communist danger. An ex president has condemned what he calls "super patriots ” What was George Washington if not a super-patriot? What we need is more super patriots President Kennedy has censured what he calls "right wing radicals,” but not a word did he say against left wing radicals who pose the real danger Patriotic alert groups are smeared, but no one says anything about the left wing Americans for Democratic Action or the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, the latter a front for Communist Cas tro Well, it is time for the "super patriots" to rally, because the country is being sold down the river by those deficient in patriotism. It won’t take many more Cuban and Katangan sell-outs o( American interests in order to have the Iron Cur tain wrapped tight around this country. Bowl appearance before dipping back to the loss ledger this fall. His five-year football record at Presbyterian stands at 24 vic tories, 22 defeats and 3 ties. gifts were opened and supper was enjoyed by the following: Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wells and chil dren of Newberry; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Summer and Alice of Kin- CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2*. 1961 Stir (Ulintan (£l|rnnirlr UM Jaiy 4, 1ZM — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS - Jim U, UM PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Bate (Payable to Adv, Out-of-County > One Year $3 00, Six Months 12.00 One Year $4 00 Second Class Postage Paid at Clinton, S. C. ‘lbs Chronicle seeks tha cooperation of Its subscribers sad readers — the pnhUaher will at all tfmas appreciate wise saggsetioas and ktody advice. 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