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A-*! PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1965 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Annfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, Soutd Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance :Six Months $1.25. THE “SPECTATOR’S” COLUMN Our three great power compan ies and the Virginia Electric and Power Company have entered in- i;to an agreement of the greatest importance and their agreement is a fresh expression of the solici tous concern their Presidents have for the development of the States of Virginia N,orth Carolina, and South Carolina I would not be far from the truth if I say I see the hand of our great citizen and business leader S. C. McMeekin, in this notable development. I quote the account carried by the News & Courier of Charles- .ton, editorially: “Announcement of plans by four power companies of the Carolines and Virginias for joint develop ment of an electric power pool is a praiseworthy example of reg ional cooperation. Though operating as licensed mo nopolies in their own service ter ritories, the four companies are cooperating to insure that cus tomers will have access to ample reserves in case of emergency or extraordinary calls for power. The pool thus becomes both a form of insurance and an additional in ducement for industries that plan to locate or expand in the four- states—North and South Caro lina, Virginia and a slice of West Virginia. The financial strength of the four companies enables them to chart a program costing $4.4 bil lion by 1981. This capital comes from private investments. It will not take a penny from the tax payers. Indeed it will create ad ditional property on which taxes will be paid. The Carolinas-Virginias Power Pool (CARVA) embraces a ser vice area of 100,000 square miles and 2.3 million electric customers. An agreement among the 4 com panies will enable them to locate generation and transmission facili ties on a practical and economic basis. The long-range construction pro gram calls for 44 million kilowatts of new generating capacity. The companies will take advantage of technological progress to effect economies by means of large pro duction units. This means cheaper power for the customers. The pool is ano ther demonstration of the adage that in union there is strength; The ability of the four compan ies (South Carolina Electric an Gas, Duke Power, Carolina Lig and Virginia Electric and Powe to create a working agreement for mutual benefit among themselves and their customers is a tribute to the foresight of the four man agements. While cooperating dh a regional basis and sharing the costs, they will maintain their corporate identities. Thus they will avoid the hazards of gigant ism and cutthroat interstate pre judice.” In paying this little tribute to our state, due to the wisdom, fore sight and firm grasp of essentials by our notable citizen, S. C. Mc Meekin, President of the South Carolina Electric & Gas company. In payin gthis little tribute to Mr. McMeekin I do not derogate from the splendid service given South Carolina by Duke and The Carolina Power and Light. It will be observed that our great power enterprises, with cap ital of our citizens, plans and spends far ahead of need so that any growth or development can be immediately and efficiently serv ed. This is business foresight and forehandedness of the highest or der of vision and wisdom. And now look at our super high way system: “If youVe ever doubted that we’re on the road to progress, give heed to these statistics: America already has more than 3,500,000 miles of thoroughfares, and new highway construction is being undertaken at the rate of over $6 billion a year! The greatest highway construc tion program in world history is underway in the United States. When it is completed, less than a decade from now, it may change your driving habits, your vacation plans, where you live and where you work. Super-highways are al ready saving us tim#, money and lives, Heart of the new highway pro gram is the 41,000 mile National System of the Interstate and De fense Highways scheduled for completion in 1972 at a cost of $41 billion. It will link 45 state cap itals and 90 per cent of all cities with 50,000 or more inhabitants. On only 1.2 per cent of total U. S. road mileage, it wdll carry at least 25 per cent of the nation’s traffic. According to a survey of the Automobile Manufacturers Asso ciation, the interstate system will save motorists more than 2c a mile in urban sections as a re sult of lower accident, fuel and maintenance costs and about 1c a mile in rural sections. Some experts believe that new superhighways will do what rail roads did a century ago; cause whole new communities to spring up around them. At the same time the new freeways and expressways may give a shot in the arm to downtown city areas. With long- distant driving a pleasure instead of a hardship, city centers may ac tually get more customers for their theatres, restaurants and stores. When the mammouth highway plan is completed, it will involve more than 12,000 interchanges, 22,000 highway and railroad grade separations and 13,000 bridges. The pavement area of the system, if assembled on a single parking lot, would hold two-thirds of all the vehicles in the country. The project comes none too 1 soon. There are now some 87 million American drivers oper ating 76 million vehicles, travel ing 73 billion vehicle mil s per year..” A few fact as to our national growth: “Somewhere in the U. S. a baby is born every seven and a half seconds; every 17 seconds, some one dies. As a nation, we are ad ding 7,200 new citizens every day. Between 1940 and 1960, our population gain of 46 million was almost equal to the total popula tion of the United Kingdom. At our present rate of increase, we will have a population of over 200 million by 1968. By 1970, we will have a population of between 205 and 210 million. The current increase in U. S. population in one month equals the total populations of such cities as Richmond, Va. and Syracuse, N. Y. The birth rate fluctuates con stantly. For instance, the rate of birth and the rate of death is lower in the summer than in the winter. The science of population is called demography. Here are some demographic facts of life; Nearly half of the U. S. pop ulation lives in 10 per cent of the country; that part east of a line drawn from Cleveland, Ohio, to Tampa, Florida. One of every five person moves every year. W. M. Wicker service Friday Willie M. (Bill) Wicker, 67, died Wednesday afternoon at the New berry County Memorial Hospital, after several days serious illness. Mr. Wicker was born and rear ed in Newberry County and was the son of the late John and Mag gie Epps Wicker. He had made his home on Route 2, Newberry all his life. He was a member of Colony Lutheran Church and was employ ed by Newberry County for a number of years. Mr. Wicker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nannie Perry Wicker, Newberry; two sons, Haskell E. Wicker, Newberry; Charles L. Wicker, W'hitmire; three daugh ters, Mrs. Robert L. Sligh, Mrs. Ralph E. Sligh both of Newberry, Mrs. Bennie Willard, Greenwood; one sister, Mrs. Eula Buzhardt, Prosperity; two brothers, Otis Wicker, Cecil Wicker, both of Newberry; 18 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Fri day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock from Colony Lutheran Church with Rev. Paul McCullough and Rev. H. A. Dunlap conducting the service. Interment followed in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Nephews served as active pall- bears. Honorary escort included S. W. Shealy, H. B. Hendrix, mem bers of county employees, mem bers of the church council of Col ony, Tom Fellers, J. C. Neel and Dr. S. E. Carter. Looking A head v ... by Dr. G«org« S. Bemon PRESIDENT—NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM SMrcy, Arkanus S. E. Brown dies of injuries Selwyn E. (Bud) -Brown, 51, died late Tuesday afternoon at the Grady Hospital in Atlanta from injuries received by being hit by an automobile in Atlanta. He was born and reared in Clin ton and was the son of the late A. D. and Mrs. Ada Dedmond Brown. He spent most of his life in Newberry and Clinton. He is survived by one son, Esby Walter Brown, Newberry; one daughter, Mrs. John W. (Eloise) Smith, Clinton; one brother, David A. Brown, Newberry; three sisters, and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon from the Mc- Swain Funeral Home with Dr. N. E. Truesdell, conducting the serv ice. Interment was in Rosemont Cemetery. In 1900 the typical American lived in the country. By 1930 he lived in town. Today he lives in a metropolis. For the first time in U. S. his tory women outnumber men. There are still some notable ex ceptions. Alaska has 132 men to 100 women and Hawaii has 115 Chevy II100 Station Wagon ChevyU Chevy JET lOOZ-Door Sedan With aluminized exhausts that discourage corrosion. •. Delcotron generators that encourage longer battery'life. •. brakes that adjust themselves • • • rocker panels that Hush themselves free of dirt and salt. Tight? They 1 re downright miserlyt You're looking at the lowest priced sedan and station wagon that Chevrolet makes. They neither look nor act their price. They're roomy. The sedan seats six. The wagon has nine feet from the back of the front seat to the tip of the lowered tailgate. They're good looking. Clean. Functional. //io/vuu>r fho You can get an economical 4-cylinder engine i./v in the sedan or in both cars, a 120-hp Hi-Thrift uyjCTCtlCS Six that's quick to do everything but cost you money. As we said earlier, these are our lo lowest priced cars. Try one out today. CHEVROLET Drive something really new—discover the difference at your Che< rjilet dealer's Chevrolet • Chei'ette • Chevy II • Cormir • Corvette 39 6088 sm KEMPER CHEVROLET COMPANY 1515-1517 MAIN STREET NEW5ERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THE REDS ACTIVATE A CAMPUS A great deal of analytical edi torial comment around the country continues to discuss the so-called* “free-speech” struggle on the Berkeley campus of the University of California. A coalition of stu dent organizations, known as the Free Speech Movement, topped off a series of agitations which had continued for many weeks with an all-night sit-in strike in mid-December in which 800 per sons, including many non-students and professional agitators, were carried limply to jail. Indications are that the Reds would like to export similar unrest to other col lege campuses. In Arkansas, some debate on freeedom of speech and the uses of propaganda recently followed re fusal of University of Arkansas authorities to provide facilities for a Bulgarian Communist speaker. A Methodist religious center of fered facilities, the speech was delivered, and the host minister was censured by some and lionized by others. At Berkeley, traditi onally an open campus, turmoil followed university efforts to restrict outside radicals and Com munists as well as student activ ity in outside groups. The differ ence in Fayetteville and Berkeley —Plenty of Reds in the Bay area! Revising The Rules Until recently the University of California had not attempted to enforce its rules against col lecting funds for political purpo ses, including civil rights organi zations like CORE. When in this case solicitation was allowed at only one gate, FSM insisted on the same freedoms on-campus as off. This seemed a reasonable enough position to attract, a considerable following of campus organizations. In fact, Clark Kerr, now president of the University, in 1951 opened the door to influences of extrem ists groups by contesting loyalty oaths in the courts. It is ironic that he thus encouraged enlarg ing the campus role of outside political and activist groups. This policy included allowing Communists to speak to students. It was an effort to revise this that is said to have sparked the unrest. A massive sit-in strike followed innumerable rallies, pickets, and demonstrations. This was an at tempt to paralyze the institution’s administrative activity by closing down Sproul Hall. Some 600 po licemen wodked 12 hours to move strikers from the building and perhaps as long to fingerprint and book them. The immediate cost to taxpayers was about $25,000. A number of jury trials will re quire larger amounts of public money. Conrtlo by the Few Perhaps no more than 4 per cent of the University’s 26,000 students are said to have been in volved in the strike. Let, the FSM leaders were about to be pacified in their goal of seeking control over the institution, according to informed sources. Leaders of FSM were flown to New York by ABC television and were making guest appearances on other campuses ai'ound the country, where other sit-ins will doubtless be staged if the off-campus Reds and other ex tremists are able to get into the act on time. A little infilration seems to go a long way. Such situations of destructive ness as this, disrespectful as they are of law and order and conducive to lawlessness, are made to order for the Communist cause. This kind of activity is not promoted by latriotic, law abiding voung peo ple who love their country. It is inspired by professional “demon strators” who stand to profit from such exploitation and who “dem onstrate” clearly enough that they stand in the shadows ready and waiting for the revolution they confidently expect. It is a pity that young people in our univer sities will lend themselves to such purposes. A Communist Goal Just as in San Francisco at City Hall in 1961, these campus capers brought out the profession al Communists. Not all of them were enrolled as students. But if Latin American Universities of fer their political activists for rev olution, evidently the Reds think that U. S. campuses can become centers for revolt. On hand, or photographed at various times were dozens or more recognized Communists. The first to b3 ar rested. was Robert Treuhaft, a Red attorney and husband of the writer Jessica Mitford, who had been advising students to go limp when confronted by police. The penetration of U. S, Col lege and university campuses is a prime goal of world y Commun ism, one that has been ordered by the Moscow high command. This was an achievement that Red in tellectual leaders and red cell workers of the Thirties very near ly accomplished. ARE YOU USTENING? A short while ago a young man declared himself bankrupt and records showed that he was in debt in the amount of $56,000 When asked by the judge how much he could pay weekly toward liquidating his debt he replied “$2.80”. The judge did not feel that this was enough and so ord ered him to pay twice* that amount or $5.60. One does not have to be a wiz ard with this “new math” to soon determine that it will only take this young man 193 years to be out of debt. Since he is only 24 years old now, he will be a mere 217 when he gets all of his debts paid. It seems to me that he may not make it. This young man’s position is a perfect picture of every sinner’s condition as he will stand before the one true and living God. A life of sin leads one to spiritual bankruptcy and the debts are too heavy for the sinner to pay. Even if he had some means of paying them he would not live long enough to get the debt satisfied. The spiritual bankrupt stands alone, quite destitute and hope less. There is nothing that he can do to help himself. The Bible teaches us that there is only one way that we can have the indebtedness of sin erased from our account. We must be ready and willing to put all of our trust in God’s Son who has al ready placed the necessary amount of forgiveness in God’s Bank of Grace. With his deposit made in our behalf all that is necessary for us to do is draw strength and salvation through faith in Jesus. The Bible says, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.” Are you list ening? Wilbur Koon service Sunday Wilbur Edgar Koon, 57, died sudden’y early Saturday morning at his home on the Jolly Street road. He had been in declining health for several years. Mr. Koon was born and reared in Lexington County and was the son of the late George and Mattie Bowers Koon, for over 30 years he had made his liome in Newber ry County and was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. He was a retired textile employee. Mr. Koon is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Lou Richardson Koon, Prosperity; one son, Walter E. Koon, Silverstreet; one daughter, Mrs. Cary (Shirley Ann) Cromer, Taylors; two brothers, Virgil Koon, Newberry, and John P. Koon, Columbia; two sisters, Mrs. S. W. '(Nannie) Shealy and Mrs. Ethan (Katherine) Shealy, both of Newberry, and four grandchil dren. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 4:30 from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with Rev. Harry Grout and Rev. J. L. Drafts conducting the service. In terment was in the church ceme tery. Active pallbearers were Paul Shealy, Cyril Richardson, Claude Richardson, Bobby Metts, S. W. Shealy Jr., Ray Koon. Honorary escort consisted of member* of the church council, Dr. B. M. Montgomery, Dr. W. L. Mills, and Dr. R. P. Baker. BY THE WAY ... (Continued from page 1)] and loyal service to my church,” he told his hearers, “ I awake to discover that I had been locked out of her pulpits—not because of moral turpitude,, not because of heresy, but because I was crusad ing against the National Council oi Churches and the World Coun cil of Churches.” The minister declared his op position to the ecumenical move ment which he said is being pro moted by the World Council of Churches and which he claimed would absorb all Protestant churches in a ‘’massive one-world Protestant church that theologic ally would be neither fish nor fowl and actually no church at all.” Dr. Wilson spoke on the forma tion of a National Committee of Christian Laymen to “reaffirm our faith in the historic positions of our Christian churches” and he urged support of this organiza tion. Local man’s mother dies Mrs. Ida Rhoad Carter, 86, died Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Hiers in Ehrhardt. Graveside services were held Monday in Bethany Cemetery in the Oak Grove Community. Surviving besides her daughter are four sons, Jacob Carter of Lodge, William Carter of Newber ry, Guy Carter of Atlanta, Ga., and Jack Carter of Little Rock, Ark. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT I will make a final settlement of the estate of Ella Marie Cook in Probate Court for Newberry County, S. C., on Tuesday the 16th day of March, 1965, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, and will immed iately thereafter ask for my dis charge as executor of said es tate. Virgil W. Cook, 1255 Kinard St. Newberry, S. C., Executor Feb. 22, 1965 45-4tp Bargains in Cotton Materials 39” 100% Cotton Carded Sateen 39” 100% Cotton Oxford 45” 100% Cotton Slub Poplin Values from 69c to 77c per yard NOW 58c per yard 25 yard packages Cheese Cloth For many household and business jobs. Was $3.00 pkg. 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