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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1964 »un 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance :Six Months $1.25. THE “SPECTATOR’S” COLUMN I know the two United States Senators from South Carolina and have had a long-time friendship with them; I also cherish a friend ship with those members of the House from our State, especially Mendel Rivers and Bryan Dorn. I claim Congressman McMillan al so though he wouldn’t know me from the proverbial Adam’s house cat. Our South Carolina men are among the level-headed men and I appreciate their sound attitude and steadfast purpose even when we don’t see alike on rare occas ions. I have lived long enough to know that I may be wrong, so in thinking of our fellowmen we must judge them by the rectitude of their intentions, just as we do our neighbors. Congressman Rivers is the Rep resentative from my district and is always at work for his district, as well as for our state and for all the nation. Representative Watson, a new man, but a man of notable activity and his course has earned the approval of most of us. Congressman William Jennings 'Bryan Dorn worthily marches in the splendid tradition of the great William Jennings Bryan, a nota ble figure in our history. Congressman Dorn has assum- marized his objection to the so- called Civil Rights Bill, a measure obnoxious to millions of citizens and a bill repugnant to our Con stitution and to the principals on which our great Nation was found ed. I quote Mr. Dorn. “We are confronted witth a pow erful coalition of Republicans and Northern Democrats who are de termined in this election year to steamroll and railroad this bill over the majority of the American people. It has been assigned top priority by the Republicans and Democratic hierarchy in a merci less effort to woo the controlled minorities of the great cities and place the American people in a Civil Rights strait jacket. This bill is the most brazen calculated attack on individual freedom and property rights in the history of western civilization. Title I of the Civil Rights Bill would place control of election ma chinery in the hands of the At torney General. Under the power conferred by this section of the bill, the Attorney General could eventually influence every election for Federal office in this country. The people of Russia are permitt ed to vote and are virtually forced to do so, but with only one ticket on the ballot.Ninety-eight per cent of the people in Germany under Hitler voted, but they could only vote for Hitler and his gang. The power given the Attorney Gen eral to go out and register voters under this title of the bill will be used to bloc vote tthese registered voters. This section will promote corruption, political machines and will become a mockery of the right to one’s choice. I maintain we should have the right to vote of our own free will and accord and the right to have that vote count ed. J here is a vast difference in voting in a free election and being voted. Title II will give the Attorney General gestapo powers over ho tels, motels, restaurants, cafeter ias, lunch-rooms, gasoline stations, ets. This section is a most sinister and calculated attack on property rights. It is a long step toward collectivization of our private en terprise system. It is a directt at tack on the ownership of property. SENATOR STRO HURMOND Reports PEOPLE Last Chance for Victory THE UNITED STATES is now faced with one of the most crucial decisions of the so-called “cold wax.” On this decision hangs the immediate fate of all Southeast Asia, and ultimately, all of Asia. The last opportuni ty to prevent this strategic area of the world from falling to communism is rapidly slipping from our grasp. WE ARE LOSING the war in Vietnam. We are losing, not be cause the communists are strong er, but because we have been at tempting for several years to fight with one hand tied behind Uncle Sam’s back. In effect, we have permitted the communists to make the rules for the war, and we have required both our own ana allied forces there to abide by the communist rules. WHEN THE FRENCH were thrown out of Southeast Asia, we moved in to attempt to save the area from communist take over. At that point, the situation was bad. Since then, especially since we helped depose the Diem regime, the situation has grown progressively worse. THE INITIAL breakdown came when the U. S. policy makers determined in 1962 that the war in Laos shoulc be re solved by a “political settle ment," which took the form of a communist • dictated coalition government. As usual, the Reds won the settlement. The “neu tralist" government of Laos gets huge sums of U. S. aid, and the Reds get untouchable supply routes from North Vietnam to their guerrilla forces in South Vietnam. EVEN BEFORE the “political solution" in Laos, the commu nists were fighting u. South Vietnam with the advantage of having a sanctuary ir North Vietnam, above the 17th parallel. The reds were also using Lao tian territory as a clandestine supply route. However, afte* the coalition government was estab lished. Laos became an addition al sanctuary and a major supply point was establisheo in Laos on the Plaine des Jarres CAMBODIA, once a U S. ally of sorts, has uow turned so “neutralist" that 0. S personnel have been expelled froir the country and U. S. aid refused Cambodia also has * common border with South Vietnam, and has become another sanctuary for Red guerrillas. REGARDLESS of how well the South Vietnamese forces and their some 14,000 U. S. military “advisors” fight and “train,” it has proved impossible to win the war so long as the Reds have supply routes and sanc tuaries which cannot be touched by the U. S. and its allies. THE U. S. is ai last facing up to the fact that the war will soon be over and lost if the rules are not changed. Already the policy of neutralism is being urged, even by some in our own country, as the only solution for Southeast Asia. Neutralism, however, means but one thing— communist takeover of South east Asia, and eventually all of Asia. THE ALTERNATIVE it to permit the South Vietnamese to take the war to the enemy. This the U. S. has now threatened to do. It is too late for words alone, however. We will have to take action to prove that we are no longer fighting by tht com munist ground rules and that the sanctuaries are no longer immune. THERE IS, of course, a cer tain element of risk involved in taking action against the com munist sanctuaries in North Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia. Al ready the Soviets have announced support of the Kremlin for the Viet Cong, an obvious attempt to bluff the U. S. in Vietnam, as they did in Korea. THE DECISION of U. S. pol icy will be made shortly. No de cision will lead to loss of South east Asia faster than a decision by the II. S. to pull out. We are now fighting in South Vietnam, but the war cannot be won by fighting in !Saigon. Our chances of winning can be improved immeasurably by eliminating the Red supply points and routes on tht Plaine des Jarres in Laos. The real key to victory, however, lies in Hanoi, 'he capital of North Vietnam. IF THE COMMUNIST aim f world domination is to be thwart ed, the tide must be turned somewhere. The time has come for the United States to make ground rules which will enable our allies, with U. S. assistance, to truly neutralize the commu nist sanctuaries. Sincerely, It subverts the Constitution which guarantiees property rights. Title III would place every city and state park in the country un der the complete domination of the Attorney General. Title IV would complete Federal | control of education. It legalizes bribery, grants, loans and all the worstt forms of trickery to gain control of and nationalize the ed ucational system of the United Stattes. It will give the Depart ment of Health, Education, and j Welfare with its Commissioner of Education the authority and the obligation to indoctrinate the teachers, to set curriculums, and j to regulate even school social func- ' tions. Title V will make permanent the Commission of Civil Rights—ano ther permanent agency to harass, investigatte and intimidate the American people. It will be their business to find something to do to justify its existence. By its very design it will be the epitome of harassment and meddling, ano ther empire-building, growing new agency in an already bloated and over-expanded Federal bureaucra cy. Title VI grants every depart ment of the Federal government 'and every agency of the Federal government the power to with hold Federal assistance to any individual, local project or local program unless that individual or program conforms to every con tortion of the bureaucratic mind in the realm of alleged discrimina tion. This Title of the Civil Rights Bill would subject every farmer who receives soil conservation and soil bank payments or price sup- portts, watershed projects and farm ponds tto blackmail and pres sure to permit unwanted and un warranted trespassing, fishing, hunting, etc. Private pine tree for ests under the soil bank program could conceivably be opened up to trespassing and even condemna tion and regulation by the Federal Government. Owners of farm ponds and pasture land created under the gr ;at soil conservation program * ou u be subjected to charges of discrimination. This section of the bill would place every local city street and State highway project under the Fed eral Government. Title VII creates the old dis credited and often repudiated Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC). This section will place virtually every business in Amer ica, large and small, under the constant regulation and supervis ion of the Federal Government. Private enterprise in America, un der this section could become a political pawn in the hands of the Federal Government to be man ipulated and forced to submit to the demands of minorities, street agitators and violent demonstra tions. No business in America would be free from constant har- rassment from screaming, yelling mobs, lay downs and ‘injunctive intimidation’. It would simply place the Federal Government in control of all employment, public and private. Of course, this sec tion will create another commiss ion of the Federal Government to be known as the Fair Employment Practices Commission with a high salaried bureaucracy and per diem—a commission with num erous agents to check books, prod and harass. Under Title VIII, even the Sec retary of Commerce is brought in to the act and is directed under this section to conduct surveys and compile registration and voting statistics in any geographic area recommended by the Civil Rights Commission. The Attorney Gen eral, the permanent Civil Rights Commission, the Commissioner of Education, FEPC and every agen cy of the Federal Government, to the powers behind this bill, do not constitute enough instrumentali ties of harassment; and therefore, the Secretary of Commerce is di rected, with the Census Bureau, etc., to join the campaign against individual freedom and property rights. Title IX and Title X of the Bill are additions to a very far-reach ing and dangerous bill. No two lawyers can agree on the future effects of this ill-conceived legis lation. An overwhelming majority of the great lawyers throughout the country and in Congress pri vately and many publicly, agree that this is the worst bill ever to come before congress. This Civil Rights Bill now be fore the House is the most far- reaching and evil legislation the history of this Nation. If en acted in its present form, B will shake the very foundation stones of our form of government. It will undermine the private enter prise system and individual prop erty rights. It will destroy the Constitution and could lead to a Federal dictatorship with a Wash ington MKVD terrorizing the American people. This bill is being considered as a direct result of pressure. It is forced upon the Congress by vio lence in the streets, illegal demon strations and extreme agitation. It is here because of bloody attacks on the police of this nation. Congress should legislate in a cool, deliberate, calm and cautious atmosphere. We should not legis late at every whim of the street mob. Blackmail will whet the ap petite of the mob for more black mail:” I offer Congressman Dorn’s ob servations with appreciation of the vigorous attitude of the gen tlemen who represent us, and not just narrowly us and our South ern tradition, but the fundamental principals in which our mighty and glorious nation has rested during all its history. ARE YOU LISTENING? I know now that the vexing problem of Bushy Park has been solved. Since the South Carolina Electric and Gas company has en tered upon the scene, all the zeal, intelligence, and resources of that vast organization will develop the full potential of the opportunity. BY EARL WILSON The tragis misfortune of our Methodist brethren in the great fire which played havoc with Col umbia college will surely redound to the strength and glory of our fellow Christians and to the great denomination they nobly repre sent. In the titanic effort of the Methodists to rebuild their College the denomination, under Bishop Hardin and President Spears, and the trustees and Methodists in the pews, will, with renewed zeal and purpose, erect a temple of learn ing worthy of the great people and consecrated to the lofty pur pose of serving our State and fur thering the Kingdom among us. MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Margaret Rinehart, WestiCol- umbia. Miss Lalla Martin, Newberry. Baby boy Wise, Prosperity. Olin Fulmer, Prosperity. Mrs. George Kneece, Batesburg. Mrs. Myrtle Caughman, Bates burg. Mrs. Lucy Koon, Gilbert. Mrs. George Hiller, Chapin. John A. Bedenbaugh, Route 2, Leesville. Mrs. Thelma Brock, Newberry. Carrie Williams, Saluda. “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings." Malachi 3:8. We live in a society that is ruled by Federal law, County law, city law, corporation law, in-laws and out-laws. Because of all of these laws we are compelled to pay busi ness tax, amusement tax, street tax, heat tax, school tax, gasoline tax, sales tax, personal property tax, poll tax, use tax, road tax and income tax. We are required by law to get a business license, driver’s license, driver’s license, hunting license, fishing license, dog license, and automobile license. For our own safety we need life insurance, old age insurance, accident insurance, liability insurance, health insur ance, property insurance, fire in surance, earthquake insurance and unemployment insurance. Everyone knows more about our business than we do ourselves. We are inspected, expected, disrespec ted, dejected, dfected, examined, in formed, required fined and com manded. If we do not live up to the standards of our neighbors we are boycotted, talked about, lied about, held up, held down, belittl ed, robbed and ruined, and we have the feeling that if we are going to make ends meet we will have to kill the wolf at the door and sell his hide to make up the difference. Now, does God still expect me to give a tenth of my income? Yes God says in the Bible that the first tenth, (not what’s left over) belongs to him. He tells us that we have no right to use that for our own benefit for any reason. To complete the text he added “Bring ye all the tithes into the store house, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now’ herewith saith the Lord of hosts, if I w’ill not open you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.” Are you listening? Building Permits James P. Bishop, repairs to building on Winnsboro Road $500. Preston Kunkle, one concrete building, rear 1415 College street, $1000. W. F. Smith, one frame con struction 1615 Wilson Rd. $60. B. L. Mills, one frame building, Route 2, Wilson Rd. $50. J. H. Bishop, repairs to dwelling on Route 3, $3000. Mrs. Victoria Stockman of Pros perity, who has been a patient at Mills Clinic for some time, fell last week and broke her hip. She is recuperating nicely in a Col umbia hospital. Mrs. Wilson Brown returned last week to the home of her dau ghter, Mrs. T. Roy Summer, Jr., after being hospitalized ten days following surgery. Mrs. Josie McAlhany is back at her home on Boundary street after having been in Newberry County hospital for treatment. FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS By C D. Smith She Feels She Can’t Trost ‘Two-Timer’ £ X OON'T / that r c . -A' 1 J, *T 8', ^ ^ — FEEL that r CANJ UU L_LV TRUST) HIM ... - 3 CZ 3L 3C 3C □ C 3 c THE WEEK'S LETTER: “I have been going with a boy for two years. In September, 1963, this boy two-timed me twice with the same girl. He told me he was sorry and that he loved me and cared nothing at all about her. I forgave him and took him back, but I still have doubts. I don’t feel that I can fully trust him. Is it right for me to feel the way I do? Should I tell this boy how I feel? What should I do? Breaking up is the last thing I want. I only feel this way when he is not with me OUR REPLY: Apparently, you forgave—but you refuse to forget Since you have such doubts, you have not forgiven completely. You just went through the motions. Two months later is not the time to tell this boy you feel you can’t trust him. You should have given him tl>is message back in September—and then put it out of your mind until he gave you some reason for doubting his sincerity. If the boy is sincere, you do him an injustice and at the same time make yourself needlessly miser able. If you have reason to doubt his sincerity, tell him how you feel; and why you feel this way. Just be sure you have something to go on. A mere “feeling” that he is “two-timing* you, or that be cause he did so once, he will do so again, isn’t enough. You can’t go through life wor rying about what “someone" is do ing every moment they are not with you. There are t her im portant things in life that demand your time and consideration—and none of us can put forth the best effort at one thing wbi’e our mind and attention is devoL^i to some thing else. If you bar* a t—nag* prabUat yoa waat to discuss, or aa obsonration ta mako, addret, your totter to FOR ANO ABOUT TEENAGERS. NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERVICE. FRANKFORT. KY. A NEW WAY TO ORGANIZE YOUR RETIREMENT DAYS 1LTERE IS A formula that may make you happy in retire ment. The formula comes from a man named Frederick R. Starnes, who headed south when he retired. It was Mr. Starnes’s belief that the days of free choice that come with retirement must have some purpose to them. To get the pur pose, the days have to be organ ized and scheduled. “This wasn’t a whim of mine,” he says. “I had observed retired people for five years, and without exception I had seen that those who disciplined themselves to pur sue some purpose day by day were happy. Those who didn’t, weren’t So Mr. Starnes came up with a formula which divides the day for him and his wife into seven seg ments: 8-11 A.M.—Physical activity 11- 2 P.M.—Mental activity 2- 3 P.M.—Nap time 3- 5 P.M.—Leisure, pure and simple 5-7 P.M.—Cooking, dinner, dishes, shower 7-12 P.M.—The evening news papers, magazines, television, and so cial affairs 12- 7 A.M.—Sleep In the physical segment from 8 to 11: (Breakfast, the morning pa pers and house cleaning come from 7 to 8.) Swimming All yard work Golf Do-It-Yourself jobs < Fishing Junking t Walking All civic, church jobs Mr. • and Mrs. Starnes deter mined to go swimming and golf ing three times a week, for health’s sake, and always go on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to avoid weekend crowds. Walk ing and fishing are now and then. Yard work is all done on Satur days (when neighbors are doing it) and Mondays. Do-It-Yourseif is always pegged to one long-range job, which Mr. Starnes says you must have. (At the moment he is making a mosaic walk which will take him six more months.) Junk ing is a once-weekly tour out the country roads talking to rural people and picking up any an tiques or second-hand furniture they can refinish. Solicitations, meetings, etc. for church and civic groups are done during the physical segment of the day, or aren’t done. In the mental segment from 11 to 2: Desk work Serious book reading Writing Library research Attending university courses “Salon” lunches Going to art-music classes The desk work, including letters to the children and others, bills, money matters, etc., is scheduled for one hour a week, on Mondays. The reading is daily, for one hour, and is concerned with current serious books available at the local library. The writing includes a re tirement diary, notes on family history, and various attempts by Mr. and Mrs. Starnes to compose poetry and fiction. Library re search is a labored effort to be come experts on special subjects, with Mr. Starnes concentrating at the moment on the geology of his „ area and Mrs. Starnes researching local wild flowers. Nm* GOLDEN YEARS U-P»«* booklet bow ready* Send 5(to in coin (no stamp*), cars of this nswspapor, to Dept. CSPS, Grand Central Station, Now York 17, N. Y. AUDITOR’S 1964 TAX ASSESSMENT NOTICE Returns of personal property, boats, motors, trailers, mobile homes, real property, new buildings and real estate transfers and poll tax are to be made at the County Auditor’s Office beginning: January 2nd, 1964 through February 29th, 1964 All able-bodied male citizens between the age of 21 and 60 are liable to $1.00 poll tax. All returns are to be made by Tax Districts. Your failure to make return calls for penalty as prescribed by law. A New Dividend Date Begins Each Month ... ^'/sAnrv or vow* YAVtNOf INSURED fiaooo. A new dividend date begins each month at New berry Federal. All new savings account and additions to present accounts received by the 10th of March earn from the 1st. When you open your account you receive one of our beautiful savings banks with lock and key. Saivngs are Insured to $10,000 by the Federal Sav ings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Washington, D. C. 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