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m, jM-A THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1961 THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA ■ xmm PAGE TF 1 Dean Manion THE MANION FORUM The most important news col umn at this time is the second • chapter of St. Luke. We are in the closing: week of 1961 because Christ was born that same num ber of years ago. If the world had missed the notice of this all- important news event nobody to day would know what time it is. For more than 1900 years, the .atory of Christ was the only con structive news capable of penetra ting all corners of the world. It hurdled every language barrier and was heard with sympathetic ’ reverence by all kinds of people from simple shepherds to mighty kings. Christianity proved to be the only kind of democracy capable of coping with everybody every where on earth. It added the Beat itudes to the Ten Command ments to make the sum of self- government which could soothe the savage at the same time it enriched the arts and spurred the sciences of world civilization. Not until the advent of Commun ism was any other mass move ment capable of overrunning the entire world. Like Christianity, Communism is unconfined by race or regional boundaries. W'herever Christ's Gos pel could sow love, Communism en tered to harvest hate. Both of these movements are supernatural forces. One is from Heaven, the other from Hell, and the war of one upon the other is eternal. The Communist forces of acti vated theism have now established HOLIDAY CLOSING NOTICE! OFFICES IN THE NEWBERRY County Court House WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, JANUARY 1,1962 in observance of NEW YEAR’S DAY their iron control over a billion people. At this Christmas time, one out of every three persons on earth is a slave to the new anti- Godism. Under our very nose, Christian Cuba was overrun by Communism, and the big noose that the ram paging Reds have thrown over the world has slowly tightened around our American peripheries until the pressure upon us here at the center now is literally terrible. You will remember that the peace hera ded by the angels when Christ was born was promised to men of “good will.” It is what you will, what you resolve to do in other words, about the goodness of God and the evil of Communist theism that begins to determine the end of this all-out struggle with Hell. Unless and until this God-centered resolution of millions multiplies itself throughout our country, the tide of Communism will continue to rise until it en gulfs the world. In our Constitutional system the powers of all of our civil auth orities are strictly limited on the presupposition that this basic principle of American self-govern ment in action would make the invasion of our private lives by civil authorities as unnecessary as it is undesirable. Implicit in the Contitutional system is the con clusion that only God-fearing, morally responsible people could afford the great luxury of our rich American inheritance, namely, a checked, balanced and divided system of civil government, strict ly limited against the possibility of tyranny. In the Communist Marxisan dia lectic, this is what the Reds call an “anti-thesis”—the exact oppo site of the Communist profession which denies God and the exist ence of moral laws. The whole Communist ethic is thus built up on the basic postulate of atheism. The weakness then is in the pro position that if we can hold back Communism until it is civilized and tolerable, by assuming that if NOTICE All Business Licenses FOR THE CITY OF NEWBERRY <* " Are Due and Payable to the City Clerk & Treasurer On January 2, 1962 NOTICE A 2% PENALTY will be added to All Unpaid 1961 City Taxes On January 2, 1962 UNPAID CITY TAXES FOR 1960 WILL GO INTO EXECUTION ON JANUARY 2, 1962 we furnish plenty of food, housing and medicine and distribute it widely throughout the hungry, un derdeveloped countries of the world, Communism will become civilized and acceptable. The fact is that among the more than 20 non-Russian, formerly in dependent, European nations now under the Communist rule, are some of the most highly civilized and best developed people on earth. Is it then more important to free Angola, which has been part of our anti-Communist ally, Por tugal, for years, than it is to free such formerly Christian nations as Latvia, Lithuania, Czechoslovakia. Poland and Hungary, from Com munist grasp ? ? Before Castro, Cuba had the highest standard of living in all of Latin America, and this fact did not save the Cubans from the Communist takeover. A one-word definition of Amer icanism is responsibility. We must not deny our obligation in charity for needy people everywhere. That is part of our responsibility which is the equivalent of Americanism. But at the top of the list of re sponsibilities we bear Is our re sponsibility to the millions of our fellow men for whom there can be no public devotion to God at this Christmas time. The truth that made men free is now de throned for them. What time is it in Moscow Pe- ping, in Warsaw, and in Budapest? How will men measure the hours of their slavery when the years of our Lord have been outlawed ? ? ? Ask not for whom the bell tolls in these slave cities. It tolls for YOU’ County Native Died Tuesday Olin Bobb, a native of Prosper ity, died Tuesday night in Chever- ley, Md. He was the son of Fran ces Bobb and spent most of his life in Prosperity and Columbia. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lexington. For the past 10 years he lived in Cheverley, with his son. Funeral services were held in Cheverley Friday afternoon. WA SHINGTON AND SMALL BUSINESS By C. WILSON HARDER C. W. Harder Based on many different types of testimony at different times before the Senate Small Business Committee, it has long appeared that the United Stages Defense Department is quite calloused in its attitude toward small business. * * * But just re cently it has come to ligh« that the De fense Depart ment, wheth er by design or stupidity, has become a party to schemes which are de- frauding in dependent contractors. * * * When four Nike sites were constructed in the Cincinnati area, a Pennsylvania general contractor was awarded the general contract. ass A sub-contract to build the sliding doors was given to a Covington, Kentucky firm. How ever, when they learned the condition of the general con tractor, the sub-contractor re quested payment in advance for the custom made doors, s s s Not only was this refused, but the sub-contractor was al so threatened with suit if it did not complete the contract. s s s After the Nike sites were completed, this sub-contractor, and sixteen other sub-contrac tors, have never been paid. s s s When the sub-contractor had requested advance payment, they were told that under the so-called Miller act, they were fully protected. * * s However, when they pro?re3- id to seek to collect from th“ bonding' comnam’ *Th‘ch h?.*! (cl National of Tn l Btrelw* bonded the general contractor, the bunding company informed them that under this very same Miller act provisions, they would have to sue for the amount due. The act provides all means of collection must be exhausted before bonding com pany is liable. 0 0 0 In usual private contracts where the government is not in volved, the bonding agency of the general contractor auto matically pays off any default. 0 0 0 To make certain the situation in this case perhaps even worse, when the sub-contractor took the case into the Ohio Federal court having jurisdic tion, the Federal judge refused to try the case because his son represents bonding company, o o o Efforts to find another Fed eral Court to hear the case have so far failed. ooo Congressman Brent Spence requested the Army Dept, to do something about the situa tion. The Congressman re ceived a letter from the Office of the Secretary of the Army informing him their records show the Nike sites have been completed, accepted, and the general contractor paid in full, ooo However, the communication takes the position if the gener al contractor does not pay the sub-contractor, the Army is not concerned. ooo Inasmuch as the Miller act does not provide any protection —even the protection afforded on a civilian contract, to sub contractors, Congress will do something about the situation next year. But until the law is changed, it appears that any sub-contractor on a govern ment project should make ad vance payment a written comli- ‘ 5 cn rf any bids submitted. 196! TAX NOTICE After The Close of Business on JANUARY 2nd, 1962 A ONE PER CENT PENALTY WILL BE ADDED TO ALL UNPAID 1961 TAXES J. RAY DAWKINS, County Treasurer i AUDITOR'S 1962 TAX ASSESSMENT NOTICE I, or an authorized agent, will be at the following places on the dates given below for the purpose of taking tax returns on all per sonal property, real property, new buildings and real estate trans fers. Persons owning property in more than one district must mrJke returns for each district. All able-bodied male citizens be tween the ages of twenty-one and sixty are liable to $1.00 poll tax. CHAPPELLS Tuesday, January 2, 1962, from 10 until 12. SILVERSTREET Tuesday, January 2, 1962, from 2 until 4:00. JAMES HOMER CROOKS STORE Wednesday January 3, 1962, from 10 until 12:30. ARAGON-BALDWIN MILL Thursday and Friday, January 4 and 5, 1902. WHITMIRE CITY HALL Monday January 8, 1962, from 10 until 3:00. BANNIE CATHCART’S STORE Tuesday, January 9, 1962, from 10 until 12:30. A. E. & R. E. REESE STORE Tuesday, January 9, 1962, from 2 until 4:00. G. M. & R. E. NEEL’S STORE Wednesday, January 9, 1962, from 10:30 until 12:30. PEAK Thursday, January ll e 1962, from 10 until 2:00. POMARIA Friday, January 12, 1962, from 10 until 3:00. ST. LUKES Moore’s Store. Monday, January 15, 1962, from 10 until 12:30. O’NEAL Sinclair’s Store, Monday, January 15, from 2 until 4:00. MACEDONIA Stockman’s Store, Tuesday, Janu ary 16, 1962, from 10 until 12:30. OLIN FULMER’S STORE Tuesday January 16, 1962, from 2 until 4:00. KINARDS Oxner’s Store, Wednesday, Janu ary 17, 1962 from 10 until 12:30. LITTLE MOUNTAIN Thursday, January 18, 1962, from 10 until 3:00. BUCK CAUSES’ GROCERY Friday, January 19, 1962, from 10 until 12:30. PROSPERITY Black s Store, Monday, January 22, 1962. At Auditor’s Office to March 1st., after which a penalty of 10 per cent will be added. RALPH B. BLACK, Auditor Newberry County io-tfc NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING We the undersigned Jury Com missioners of Newberry County shall on Wednesday, January 10th, at 9o’clock, A. M., in the office of the Clerk of Court, openly and publicly, draw the names of thirty- six (36) men to serve as Jurors for the Court of Common Pleas (Civil) which will convene in the Newberry County Courthouse on Monday, January 22nd, 1962. at ten o’clock, A. M. Burke M. Wise, Clerk of Court, Ralph B. Black, Auditor, J. Ray Dawkins. Treasurer. Dec. 27, 1961, Newberry, S. C. The Newberry County tion Board will be open on day, Tuesday and Wednesday, Ji uary 1, 2 and 3 at the Courthouse, for the issuance Registration Certificates to qualified persons who have obtained them, for replacement lost certificates, and transfers. Schools Open The new buildings at Sj Street and Boundary Street mentary Schools will be open public inspection Sunday af noon, December 31 from 3 untu p.m. The public is cordially invi‘ to visit the schools during hours. . SB .« .'o-M Mr. and Mrs. Frank Armfield and children spent Christmas Day in Laurens with Mrs. Armfield’s mother, Mrs. Maxcy Templeton,' and other relatives. SERVICES AT MAYER MEMORIAL Newly-elected Councilmen be inst rdled at the 11 a m. ship service at Mayer Memori: Luthern Church Sunday. pastor’s topic will be “A God- ^i .e A Communion Service be held at 4:30 p.m. especially fa tpose who have not communed r 1961. Others who desire are b vited to come. Auditor’s 1962 Tax Assessment Notii Returns of personal property, real property, new mgs and real estate transfers, and poll tax are to be ma< at the County Auditor's Office beginning: JANUARY 2nd, 1962 through FEBRUARY 28th, 1962 All able-bodied male citizens between the ages of ■ ty-one and sixty are liable to $1.00 poll tax. All returns are to be made by Tax Districts. Your fi ure to make return calls for penalty as prescribed by la RALPH B. BLACK, Auditor Newberry County i Dec. 30 If you are not one of these, resolve to invest with us on January 1st, 1962. Assets of the association are at an all time high now being in excess of $16y2 Million Dollars with reserves in excess of $1 Million, $200 Thousand Dollars. You can invest any amount at any time. $5.00 will open an account. CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE PER Q ANNUM (COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY) _ . _ : N JsSi: * mm tea/A aJSSr:' ^avijvgs and Loan Association INSTITUTION FOUNDED 1935,, 1883 COU.BOB BTRBBT, NBWBBRBY, •. C. j. F. CLARKSON M. O. SUMMER BRANCH OFFICE — Batesburg, S. C. Directors G. K. DOMINICK J. K. WILLINGHAM SL EL PURCELL W. C. HUFFMAN I