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i i THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Dec. 4, 1969—1-C 1 Prime Time BY LENNART PEARSON Head Librarian Presbyterian College Prime Time: The Life of Edward R. Murrow. By Alexander Kendrick. 548 pages. Little, Brown. 1969. In the recent fuss over Vice President Ag- new’s speech calling for “more responsible” re porting of the news, it needs to be noted that the issues are something of a hardy perennial. If you doubt it, read this excellent best-selling biography of the late Edward R. Murrow. Item. In 1943, CBS reporter Cecil Brown opined that American enthusiasm for the war was evaporating, whereupon Paul White, director of CBS News “sharply rebuked Brown for expressing ‘under the guise of news analysis’ views which could not be justified as ‘factual reporting’ and in addition were ‘dangerous to public morale’. White charged the commentator with ‘defeatist talk that would be of immense pleasure to Dr. Goebbels and his boys’ and reminded him of the long-standing CBS policy of ‘no editorializing.’ Item. During the 1960 campaign, the CBS News election unit had made a survey based on Kennedy’s Catholicism. First, Robert, then JFK himself, telephoned CBS President Frank Stanton to complain bitterly. “When Stanton pointed out that CBS had done nothing more than many news papers, Kennedy replied, not very cryptically, ‘Yes, but they’re not licensed by the Federal govern ment’.” Item. In 1964, “after (President Johnson’s) fifteen minute television appearance . . . sounding the Tonkin Gulf alarm, the CBS network allowed its White House correspondent to sum up for two minutes, and then gave the air back to its panting affiliates, so they could show their antiquated but lucrative movies. NBC allotted as much time as the President had used for comment and analysis of an obviously significant occasion. As soon as the CBS program ended, an indignant Murrow was on the telephone to (Fred W.) Friendly. ‘What do you mean by going off the air?’ he demanded. ‘Even NBC did better.’ He berated the CBS News president for failing to live up to his responsibili ties by not presenting a full and critical report.” Alexander Kendrick, himslef a well-known re porter and once a part of Murrow’s organization, writes of Murrow with obvious admiration. Mur row’s professional life falls into four more or less distinct parts: (1) his superb war reporting from London during World War II; (2) his post-war ra dio newscasting (“This ... is the news.”) ; (3) his career in television, the undoubted apex of which was his exposure of Senator Joseph McCarthy’s antics which did much to discredit the senator in the mind of the public; and (4) his brief director ate of the U. S. Information Agency, where he had to struggle with the same problems of propagan da, objectivity, news management, arfB-ttre pub lic’s “right to know” which he had previously grappled with at CBS, only now from the govern ment’s point of view. His untimely death in 1967 of lung cancer deprived his profession of one of its most articulate voices. It appears, then, that the struggle between educational, commercial, and government interests for the soul of this medium is still going on. The recent exchange between Mr. Agnew and the net works is probably a healthy sign. Silence would be ominous. BY NANCY PHILLIPS Week of Dec. 1, 1949 Santa Claus will pay his first official visit for 1949 to Clinton this afternoon when he arrives at 4:30 to become the main figure in the City’s annual Christmas parade. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Edwins announce the birth of a son, Richard Elliott, on Nov. 28. Mrs. Edwin was Miss Annie Lou Mc- Elhannon prior to her marriage. Historic Lickville Presby terian Church near Green ville was the scene of a lovely wedding Saturday, Nov. 26 when Miss Mary Jean Knight became the bride of Eugene Murphey Timmerman. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Reeves were guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Smith on Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Mail Schedule Is Given IN ENGLAND—Furman University pants students visit one of England’s many term provinces. The students are partici- gram. Fulmer Says English 'Just Good People' in Furman’s first annual fall in England travel-study pro- Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Scogin and Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Owens spent Sunday in Morganton, N. C. with J. E. Brittain and children. Miss Myra Adair, student at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, spent the holidays with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Adair. Her friends will be interested to know whe will be in Charlotte until Christmas where she is working in connection with her studies. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. O’Shields and Peggy Ballard were visitors in Greenville Saturday. Honoring Dr. and Mrs. Morgan Milford, Mr. and Mrs.W. G. King Jr., entertained Tuesday evening with a drop-in at their home on Pine Street. The people of England are “ba sically like the people at home," John H. Fulmer, Jr., of Clinton, has discovered during his parti cipation in Furman University’s Fall Term in England. Fulmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Fulmer, is one of 28 Furman students spending the fall session in London and Strat- ford-on-Avon, studying English history and Shakespeare “on lo cation." The only thing that makes the English different, explains Ful mer, is their different culture. “Because they have been brought up in England, they have a dif ferent point of view.. .personally, they are just good people.” Fulmer has gained new per spectives while in England. “The biggest advantage of travel-study programs is the opportunity to see one’s country objectively. It’s quite shocking to be walk ing through an English cathedral and see the tomb of a Revolu tionary War Tory who is called patriotic. However, after the ini tial shock, it makes one think not only of that person but of the entire American War for inde pendence--in the way that Eng lishmen think of it, and it makes one think of American actions today from a different point of view.* Fulmer and his fellow students will return to the United States December 10. Jaskin Attends Naval School Airman Roman P. Jaskin, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Jas kin of 520 Pickens St., is attend ing the Aviation Electricians Mate School at the Naval Air Technical TrainingCenter, Jack sonville, Fla. He is studying the fundamen tals of electricity, electronics, aircraft electrical and instru ment systems, troubleshooting, and repair of aircraft electrical parts. He is also receiving refresh er courses in mathematics and physics. “Needle’s Eyes” In oriental cities, the small gates called “needle’s eyes” are used by travelers who wish to enter the city after the main gates have closed. “Don’t take a chance on dis appointing someone you love, send you gift parcels and cards early enough to insure their de livery before Christmas, not af ter," Postmaster W. D. Adair advised today. Such disappointments can be avoided ifChristmas mailers will observe the following mailing schedule: Gift parcels going to distant states should be mailed the first week of December.Parcels going to nearby areas should be mailed not later than Dec. 13. The name and address of both the sender and addressee should be inclosed in each gift parcel to permit identity in case of damage or loss of the outside address label. The outside label should be placed on only one side of each parcel. Greeting cards going to distant states should be mailed not la ter than Dec. 10. Cards going to local and nearby areas should be in the mail by Dec. 15. Postmaster Adair alsoempha- sized the importance ofusingZIP Codes and adding a return ad dress to all Christmas mail. ZIP Codes enable postal em ployees to sort and handle the mail faster. A return address insures that mall that can’t be delivered because of an illegible or incomplete mailing address will be returned to the sender. Planting Time! We Have The Following In Stock: • Rye Grass and Fescue • Pennington Green • Clover • Full Line of Fertilizer Johnson Enterprises Hampton Avenue Dial 833-2540 Bond Sales Combines sales of Series E and H Savings Bonds and Sav ings Notes for October in Lau rens County totaled $34,700 re ports D. F. Patterson County Savings Bonds Chairman. In the state, total sales of E and H Bonds and Savings Notes for October amounted to $3,035,- 887 bringing the total sales for the January-October period to $26,573,054, reports Robert G. Clawson, State Chairman of the U. S. 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