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THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1963
THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
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One of our correspondents rec
ently wrote us: “We have heard
the truth about Cuba, notor tell us
how we can extract the truth
about the United States from the
mass of ‘managed news.’ Ironic
ally, the truth about Cuba is eas
ier to come by than the truth
about the government of our own
country.
Next year, this government, of,
by and for the people, will be
weighed in the balance of another
Presidential election. How are the
voters to know what has been
done for, or to our country since
1960 if the record is obscured or
colored by the government's man
agement of the news that we read
and hear.
If the big American jury of vot
ers is being permitted to hear less
than the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth, its
Presidential election verdict will
be a misleading farce. Neverthe
less, the story persists that the
important news that flows out of
Washington is now being managed
—that we are being told only what
the bureaucracy thinks we ought
to know.
Recently we inquired about this
matter in a discussion with the
editor and publisher of the Indian
apolis News, Mr. M. Stanton Ev
ans, He assured us that managed
news is indeed being practiced by
the present Administration with
the skill and thoroughness unpar
alleled in American history. Dur
ing the 1960 campaign, President
Kennedy said a great deal about
“the people’s right to know” and
promised, if elected, there would
be a free flow of news from the
Capital.
As a reply to complaints from
News media, some of them ordin
arily friendly to the Administra
tion, the defenders of the Ken
nedy regime have tried to throw
out two basic defenses: First, that
managing the news is nothing un
usual and that every Administra
tion has tried to handle the flow
of public information to serve its j
purpose. Second, that the news
managing of the New Frontier has
been necessitated by the require
ments of national security.
Of course, it is true that all
national Administrations have
tried to put the best possible face
on things, to insure that the pic
ture of themselves conveyed to the
public was a favorable one. But
the testimony is virtually unani
mous that the Kennedy Adminis
tration takes all the honors for
suppressing information, chastiz
ing and rewarding reporters,
floating half-truths or untruths
congenial to its intentions and, in
general, making the truth unrec
ognizable.
The national security argument
is discredited by even the most
cursory examination of the record.
An examination of some of the
most prominent examples of sup
pressed information shows clearly
that most of them have not the
remotest connection with the re
quirements of security.
To name a few such incidents,
when a government investigator
named Jerry Jackis, was assigned
to look into the administration of
the foreign aid program in Cambo
dia, he came up with a very un
favorable report. Soon thereafter
Jackis was fired, and when he
sought access to his own personal
records to prove that he had been
unfairly dismissed, that privilege
was denied him. What does that
have to do with national security?
In September 1961 when Presid
ential aides O’Brien and Sorenson
held a briefing for newsmen con
sidered amenable to New Fron
tier persuasion, to convince the
press that Kennedy has scored
earth-shaking victories in the first
session of the 87th Congress, re
porters deemed unfriendly to the
Administration were excluded
from this meeting.
For two years the Kennedy ad
ministration has refused to dis
close the details of what happened
in the disastrous invasion of Cu
ba’s Bay of Pigs. An official re
port on this event has yet to be
released. Information concerning
the death of American pilots in
volved there came forth piece
meal from other sources.
Add these incidents to the mis
information about the Cuban cri
sis last Fall, and see if you can
find any connection with national
security.
Something has been added to the
bill of rights by this Administra
tion and that is the RIGHT TO
LIE. This does not give a tax
payers the right to lie on his in
come tax return. It is something
that can be exercised only by
Washington bureaucrats. If you
are willing to sit still for this kind
of tyranny, don’t ever protest
again about anything.
Use fresh creamery butter. Itl’s
produced by a home company.
From Mrs. Eloise Doil, Nebo,
Illinois: I am one of the oldtimes,
not too old, but no spring chicken.
I well remember when we walked
to country schools, set our lunch
pails and ourselves around the
pot-bellied stove until almost noon,
for it took that long to warm the
schoolhouse.
After supper dishes were done,
came homework, with no radio or
television to entertain us. Later,
we would light up the oil lantern
and make the trip out to the “little
house,” after which we crawled
into big, high, fat beds, which
were thought to be a necessity
(and which were probably a wed
ding gift) and we slept soundly.
If we should come up with a
cold, mother would treat us with
an onion plaster, or if we had a
sore throat, she would insist (?)
we tie a used sock around our
neck.
When our home was a log house,
the upstairs was called an attic,
and was covered with home-made
clapboards for shingles and may
be, through the night the snow
would sift in on our beds.
Sundays we went to church in
the big wagon or in a bob sled if
there was snow on the ground. We
usually took the minister, or any
one who wanted to go, home for
dinner—or we went home with
someone else. There were plenty
of home-grown vegetables and
home-butchered meats on the ta
ble, with! applebutter or home
made pies for dessert.
For entertainment, we had get-
togethers at different homes, with
square dancing or maybe taffy
pulling. Also, skating parties on
ponds, which were held day or
night, were a favorite pasttime.
(Send contrlbntiona to this column
to The Old Timer, Box 39, Frankfort.
Kentucky.)
TRAPP TAKES PART IN
MISSILE FIRING PRACTICE
SYLVESTER, GA. (AHTNC)—
Army Specialist Five James W.
Trapp, 35, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wade Trapp, Peak, participated in
one week of missile firing prac
tice at. McGregor Guided Missile
Range, N. M. The training ended
June 2. Specialist Trapp’s unit,
regularly stationed near Sylvester,
Georgia, is armed with the Nike-
Hercules missile and is part of
the nationwide Army Air De
fense command.
Trapp, a section chief in the
battery, entered the Army in Aug
ust of 1952 and has served in Eu
rope. His wife, Louise, lives in
Albany, Georgia.
June Is DAIRY MONTH
‘’Vital" is the word for the job of our dairy farmers. They're the men who sup
ply us with nature's most nearly perfect foods—cool milk, ice cream, rich cheese
and pure cream butter. JUNE IS THEIR MONTH. And here's our heartfelt
"Thank You" for a job well done.
Spartan
Grain & Mill
Company
Newberry, S. C.
UDC Chapter
Hears Reports
The June meeting of Drayton
Rutherford Chapter could not
have been other than enjoyable for
the members gathered on the spe
cious rear porch of Mrs. E. E.
Westwood’s country home where
they could see the beauty of the
rose garden and all of the other
lovely flowers growing on the
beds that border her extensive
garden. A refreshing shower just
before the members arrived made
a perfect setting weatherwise.
Mrs. Westwood with her co-hos
tesses, Mesdames D. O. Carpen
ter and George McCall, served
dainty sandwiches, cheese straws,
and cookies, with refreshing
punch.
Mrs. Gordon Clarkson’s subject
for the historical program was
“Gettysburg” and she made it
niost interesting. In addition to
describing some of the most im
portant features of the battle, she
had gathered material of present
day Gettysburg and its environs.
Of especial interest was her show
ing of the large Centennial vol
ume of “Our Heritage” with its
magnificant colored reproductions
of battle scenes.
For the business hour, Mrs. A.
J. Briggs was Recording Secretary
protem, and read the minutes of
the last meeting. Mrs. Elmer
Shealy, Co-director of the Eloise
Wright Chapter of the C. of C.,
read the annual report that was
given at the recent convention of
the C. of C. in Edgefield. This re
port shows how much is accom
plished by the leaders of the four
groups into which the chapter is
divided, not only the instruction
given on Confederate history that
is not found in their textbooks,
but also keeping them interested
in the various lines of work for
Children’s Chapters. All praise to
these leaders.
Mrs. L. G. McCullough’s report
as treasurer was sufficiently sat
isfactory that she was instructed
to send the 50c per member as the
100 per cent quota towards the
making of a microfilm of all Con
federate records in Washington,
this film to be placed in the Me
morial Building in Richmond,
where it will be available to any
inquirer. Also the quota of 50c a
member to be sent towards the
conversion of the present Stone
wall Jackson loan fund into a gift
scholarship.
Appreciation was expressed to
the Memorial Committee, Mrs. S.
C. Griffith, chairman, for the in
teresting program for the dedica
tion of the marker to Capt. Kin-
ard. Mrs. Westwood was thanked
for the capable steering of the
chapter during the year, as its
head. The next meeting will be
during early October.
DAIRY PRODUCTS — ALWAYS
HEALTHFUL & NOURISHING!
this weeKs,
patterns,
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Adaptable CoonUMtes
Bassinet Pattern
Dr»n Pattern No. 3271. Adaptable Co
ordinates. With these soft separates you
can bring changes to your repertoire:
three pieces that make for good dress
ing, for easy living. No. 3271 comes in
sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. In size 14 the
skirt takes 2 1 /* yards of 35-inch fabric:
the surplice blouse, 1 yards of 35-inch;
the overblouse, 1 % yards of 35-inch.
Needlework Pattern No. 927. Bassinet
Pattern. It doesn't take much skill for
making and trimming a bassinet for the
new baby. All you need to do is follow
pattern No. 927, filled with new ideas.
Our Needlework Catalog containing
coupon for selecting one pattern free is
50 cents.
Send 35c for each dress pattern, 25c
for each needlework pattern (add 5c for
each pattern for third class mailing and
10c for each pattern for first class mail
ing) to AUDREY LANE BUREAU, Box 1490,
New York 1, N.Y.
Milk Price War
Is Discussed
The American Legion Auxiliary
met Thursday at the home of
Mrs. H. M. Hentz. Associate hos-
I tesses were Mrs. Olin Wessinger, f
Mrs. William R. Buford, Mrs.
Richard Eaves and Mrs. W. H.
Davis. Attractive summer flower
arrangements were used through
out the home. Delightful fruit
punch, cake and cheese straws
were served to the members.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. C. A. Duf-
ford Sr. Mrs. J. F. Hawkins ad
vanced the colors. The pledge of
allegiance was given. The pream
ble was read in unison. The Star
! Spangled Banner was sung, and
nrayer was led by Mrs. W. H.
Davis.
A1 Busby, Newberry County
Agent; Dave Morrison, executive
director of the Newberry County
Development Board and his sec
retary, Mrs. Julia Kyzer, and
Miss Holiday, Home Demonstra
tion Agent, gave a most informa
tive and interesting program on
the milk price war, what it means
to South Carolina, the dairy farm- (
ers, and to Newberry county eco- {
nomically, individually, and food-
wise.
Minutes were read and approv.
ed. Officers and committees re
ported. Notes of thanks were read.
Mother’s Day handkerchiefs were
sent Gold Star Mothers. Families
of two disabled veterans were
helped with food and money. Six
girls from Newberry county at
tended Girls State. Mac Cobb Jr
and the president of the Newberry
College senior class received the
two Citizenship Award keys.
Mrs. Scott Elliott, Americanism
Chairman, reported in Essay con
test. The $5 award was given to
Tommie Malone of Whitmire.
The Newberry ALA Unit 24 is
allowed 10 delegates to the State
Convention to be held in Green
ville June 28-30. The president
was authorized to appoint said
delegates.
Mrs. Roy Anderson reported re
ceipt of $439.50 from Poppy sale,
$180 of same goes to veterans and
the rest for Child welfare, reha
bilitation, etc.
Miss Sadie Bowers reported few
outstanding bills with nice sum to
begin work in the fall.
Mrs. C. A. Dufford Sr. read a
full and interesting report of a
year of helpful work. A rising
vote of thanks was given to her
for the fine work done.
The meeting was closed by the
praying of the Lord’s prayer in
unison.
SPORTS AFIELD
j
The most interesting w r ay to
evaluate shotguns or shotgun ;
loads is to go hunting five days a
week and then shoot trap and;
skeet over the weekends. How
ever, in order to get the whole
story and do it most expeditiously,
it is necessary to shoot some pat
terns, says Pete Brown, Arms Ed- j
itor of Sports Afield magazine.
In almost any town you can
find paper large enough to hold
your patterns at 40 yards. Ordi
nary shopping paper works fine.
If you can locate a store that
has rolls four feet wide, they are
ideal—a little large, perhaps, but
sometimes, if we aren’t too steady
we need the target a bit larger
than necessary.
There are three ways of shoot
ing patterns. One way—most
commonly used is to shoot the:
pattern and then circle what ap
pears to be the pest possible pat
tern count. Unless the shooter is
waving the barrel in a ridiculous
manner, this method eliminates
any possible human element, and
possibly some gun element, when
a choke device is used.
The second way is to shoot a
carefully held gun at a mark in the
center of a predetermined 30-inch
circle and take the pattern which
falls writhin that circle. In this
case—you are testing the gun
and load, and not the shooter.
Therefore, you should use a rest,
or sit and steady your gun for a ,
careful aim. This way of testing I
also shows up a gun which does
not shoot where you are holding.
Don’t be too hasty to seek cor
rection. If you are used to a gun
and have been doing well with it,
perhaps you hold differently when
shooting birds.
The third method of shooting
patterns also involves using a fix
ed target with predetermined cir
cle. In this case, however, the
shooter brings his gun up quickly
and shoots just as he would at a
bird. This provides some st”dy of
what the gun, load and snooter
combination is doing. Here we
have included a large measure of
human element. Naturally this
third method of shooting (like
shooting a bird) will result in
some off-center patterns, and the
average pattern percentage will
drop. When this method takes
some human error into account, it
probably doesn’t induce as much
flubbery as most of us display
when a tight-holding, covey of
quail, a grouse of a pheasant un
expectedly bursts from cover.
Support our dairy farmers —
use plenty of fresh milk products.
If You re Renting, Youre
Actually Paying
FOR A
Kingsberry Home
Without Owning It!
Let me show you how your budget will give you
ownership.
Call Me
Mrs. Louise Ambers
OFFICE: 1216 College St.
Phone 276-5779
Newberry Area Sales Manager For
National Builders, Inc.
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