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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, !965 xxn 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. Looking A. head ...by Dr. 6«ory« S. B«nion fftllJ DENT—NATIONAL EDUCATION HODIAM WHAT KIND OF MANDATE? A coalition of some 40 million voters, large numbers of them "bloc” voters from various self- interest groups including the fed eral establishment itself, easily elected President Johnson. Just what they were voting for, except the status quo^ is still open to question. Mr. Johnson, promising generously and threatening wild ly, led his various minorities into secure control of the government for the next four years. Some interpret the results of November 3 as a mandate for all the prom ises and schemes ever put forth by anybody in the name of the Democratic party. We hope the nation will come less and less to believe that, al though socialism, American style, appears to be on the march and ready for the payoffs. One of its first rewards has been that med icare is tossed toward Congress again, with talk that passage is a foregone conclusion. A guar anteed annual wage that might make extended or enlarged mini mum wages unnecessary, plus a 35-hour week and other labor windfalls, would go far toward repaying the $15 million that unions are said to have spent in the campaign. Martin Luther King, planning new "demonstra tions,” says that White House backing of racial activities is part of the mandate. Conservatives Still Here Despite the demands of these payoffs, Mr. Johnson is surely aware that a great many conser vative-minded voters, having had the wits scared out of them by the negative image the liberals hung on Senator Gokiwater, either stayed at home or didn’t, vote Republican. .Moreover, .although nobody knows for sure, the Pres ident seems pragmatically devoted to some of the basic tenets, of conservatism. If he really wants to unite the nation and heal its divisions, he will have to make room for the 27 million. Perhaps the most that can be said is that Mr. Johnson has his mandate to maintain prosperity (cut taxes and boost pay), con duct the affairs of state with op timistic dignity (steady -trigger finger, but no "war”), promote adequate moral standards (or let them resign), and further the Democratic image as the party that loves everybody (grants, to all, at home and abroad.) Nature of the Status Quo Therefore if Mr. Johnson wants to become a great president, and no one doubts it, he will be re quired to latch onto some princi ples to which conservatives may subscribe. No drastic remaking of the nation will be necessary. In fact, as shallow politically as it is, the “Great Society” may well turn out to be the status quo. That much, we agree the people want. What magic the President can use to temper his radical cohorts, even Hubert Humphrey, we do not propose. But we do sug gest that is part of his problem, which includes keeping on in creasingly better terms with lead ers who are genuinely conservative —in Congress as elsewhere. The President’s well-made point that good government liberates rather than enslaves, can be the base from which he operates. Barry Goldwater would subscribe Th« State of tho Union AT THE BEGINNING of the new year, it ia well to take stock of the state of our national af fairs as we begin preparing for the future. On the international scene, the United States is start ing from a low point on the totem pole. IN VIETNAM, we are en gaged in an undeclared shoot ing war with communism. Amer ican casualties are mounting rapidly. Wo are losirg that war, and despite ottcial assurances, it is no secret in Washington that the UJSL instead of trying to save Southeast Asia, is look ing for a way to pull out and save face. IN EUROPE, the collective defense arrangements of NATO have fallen into a shambles. Mutual confidence has disap peared and has been replaced with mutual distrust IN AFRICA, chaos reigns. Our policy of supporting "in dependence now** for peoples who have no preparation for self-government is bearing dan gerous fruit The rebels in the Congo are being agitated and supported not only by the Sov iets and Red Chinese, but also by Nasser’s Egypt and Ben Bel la's Algeria—both recipients of large Seale UJ8. foreign aid. IN LATIN AMERICA, com- mumkct subversion, terror, and influence continue to expand from Cuba, where communism is new an entrenched bastion. Panama still seethes with the . potential for more riots and dis orders against the U.S. Our plan to get around the crisis over the Panama Canal by building a new canal would be feasible only if we used nuclear devices for building it—something that is blocked by the test ban treaty. RED CHINA has acquired a nuclear capability and is more belligerent than ever. Russian words are milder during this period of power-consolidation by the new Soviet leaders. However, their actions indicate that our policy of accommodation has not caused the intended mellowing. The Soviets are supporting the Congo rebels, and have threat ened to intervene if we strike back at the aggression in South east Asia from North Vietnam and Red China. IN THE UNITED NATIONS, after strong words by the U.S.. we have : ust backed down from U.N. assessments, which the Charter provides shall result in loss of voting rights in the Gen eral Assembly. Since the U.N has fallen under the control of "neutralist” nations of Asia and Africa, it is fast becoming a part of the international prob lem, rather then a part of the solution. AS THE LAST year ended, there was a substantial increase in anti-U.S. activities around the world. OUR INTERNATIONAL monetary position has reached a usw record. In the last decade, our short-term liabilities to for eigners, which are callable in gold, increased from $13.6 bil lion to $25.6 billion. In the same period, our gold stocks diminish- sd from $21.8 billion to 315.6 billion. Meanwhile, our balance of payments deficit continues at ths rats of about 33 billion per year. TURNING, to the domestic scene, our fiscal course continues down the primrose path. The formal debt of the national gov ernment has reached $313 bil lion. The informal debt, includ ing future liabilities, haa retched IIH trillion. Last year’s deficit was a resounding $8.3 billion, and prospects look no better this year. OUR POLITICAL and social structures have undergone fur ther radical changes. The Su preme Court, through the reap portionment cases, has taken from the people the right and power to determine the struc ture of their State governments. Prayers and Bible reading in public schools are now prohibit ed. And, recently, the Court held that a company could not make a decision to sub-contract one phase of its operation which it previously performed unless the company could obtain agreement to do so from its labor union CRIME RATES, particularly crimes of violence and crimes against property, continue to surge. The threat of violence and disorder hangs ominously over numerous communities. CORRUPTION and misfeas ance in high places draws little public protest, even when ex- nosed in all its ugliness. THIS, then, is the state of ‘he Union, the "high plateau” from which we are to enter the "Great Society.” Sincerely, a showdown with the Soviets over their refusal to pay their to that.' With the late President Kennedy’s neglected dictum about what the citizen can do for the government, not vice versa, in mind, Mr. Johnson could put to gether a consensus of principles if he really wants to find a course that avoids extremes. He has much less to fear from conserva tives (who are not extremists despite all the wild talk) than he does from his liberal associates, who will do all they *an to make a radical out of him. How to Get Ahead If honest conservatives in poli tics want to make progress to ward positions of leadership in the future, they also shall have to find some principles they can rally around. Ttlen they shall have to articulate them in specific terms. While waiting for ’68 and ’72 they shall fcave plenty of op portunity for criticism and articu lation. To be effective and persua sive, criticism must be purposeful and meaningful without descend ing either to generalized banter, or textbook abstractions. Some amazing sentiments were discovered by Pollster Louis Har ris when he remembered to ask about issues. He found 60 per cent agreeing with Goldwater that federal power should be curtailed and that some federal programs demoralized. More than half a- greed with the Senator on govern ment corruption and morality and the proportion was even higher on other issues. The American people are not sold on government unlimited. Neither are they fear ful of revisions of the status quo, when led toward principled solu tions based upon Constitutional authority. Newlyweds are entertained by Miss Kohn Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Summer, newly-weds, were guests of honor at a dinner party given on Dec ember 23 by Miss Verna Kohn, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Kohn on Johnstone St. Gold and white Christmas dec orations were used throughout the hall, living room, music room and dining room. The dining table was centered with a circular arrange ment of golden fruit, surrounded by frills of spangled net and gold ivy. On each side of the arrange ment were glowing tapers in gold candle holders, each decorated with net frills and gold grapes. Enjoying the delicious course dinner, in addition to the guests of honor, were Mr. and Mrs. Dav id Summer, Miss Anna Keitt, Gene Norris, Fitz Jones, Mr. and Mrs. David Lazaar and Major Howard Park. Prior to the dinner, a social hour was enjoyed, during which attractive and delicious hors d’oeuvre were served by the hos tess. Miss Kohn also entertained out- of-town guests at a luncheon on Tuesday, December 29. Mrs. Craft, 78, dies suddenly * Dean Manion THE MANION FORUM e In the recent Presidential cam paign, the burning issue of Con servatism vs. Liberalism was de liberately doused in a welter of carefully contrived confusion. Now, many weeks after the election, the confusion continues, but the issue is still burning, will continue to burn throughout the next four years, and will ignite the 1968 platforms of both political parties. The reason this issue is inex tinguishable is embedded in the fcistory of our own generation. Thepeople of the United States have long been divided on the basic question of whether Amer ican government is an agency for the promotion of the general wel fare of the world or a constitu tional • institution with limited powers and specific obligations, one of which is to preserve the national independence of the Uni ted States. On the one hand are the Lib erals, who profess to believe that government is meant to do, and must do, whatever is necessary for the general welfare; that it acquires the powers^ to do this as the necessity for their exercise arises. On the other side are the Conservatives, who believe that our government is the creature of our constitutional system and that its powers are defined and limited by constitutional restrictions which cannot be relaxed except by constitutional amendment. To confuse the matter still fur ther, many liberals believe they are Conservatives. The converse is undoubtedly true of some Con servatives who like-to think they are liberals. Then there are the fence-straddlers who stay on the middle-of-the-road position, and who will be panic stricken when they realize that the middle of the road is gone and they must soon move to the right dr to the left. The Liberalism that now runs our government finds the area of maneuver limitless, governed only by Parkinson’s Law which requires the bureaucrats to make more and more work for each other. In the face of all this political largesse, how can Conservatives expect eventually to substitute their system for the system that feeds constantly upon its own growth? The question now is not so much a matter of how this can be done, but a realization that is must be done. The continuity of American freedom depends upon our ability to enforce the constitutional limi tations that are placed upon the powers of our government. This ability is predicated in turn upon the people’s willingness to enforce the moral laws of God against themselves. In a poll taken last fall which predicted a landslide victory for President Johnson, it was discov ered that 94 per cent of the Am erican people felt that prayer should be restored to schools. This little statistic is a small cloud of Conservative comfort that "rises out of the sea like a man’s hand,” for before, beyond and at the beginning of everything else, Conservatives believe that this is God’s country, and they are highly resolved to keep it that way. In Craft, 78, died suddenly Saturday at her home near Silverstreet. Mrs. Craft was born and reared in Abbeville county, the daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Dorr Girk. She had made her home in Newberry county for a number of years and was a member of Cross Roads Baptist church. Be fore retirement she was employed by Kendall Mills. Mrs. Craft was twice married, first to Marion A. Attaway, who died in 1920, and second to James A. Craft, who survives. Mrs. Craft is survived by two sons, E. C. Attaway, Fort Mill, and Jack Craft, Taylors; 6 daugh ters, Mrs. Roy O’Dell, Fort Mill; Mrs. W. E. Holsonback, Newberry; Mrs. Cecil O’Dell, Joanna; Mrs. Herman Coates, Newberry; Mrs. George Jones, Anderson; and Mrs. Russell Bolton, Charleston. Funeral services were held on Sunday from McSwain Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Roberts and Rev. Ray Timmerman, con ducting the service. Interment was in Rosemont cemetery. Rites Tuesday for W. A. Pitts William Alvin Pitts, 84, died Sunday at his home on Route one, Newberry. Mr. Pitts was born and reared in this county and was the son of the late John S. and Carolina Sterling Pitts. He was a member of the Junior order and was a prominent and progressive farmer. Mr. Pitts is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lois Sheck Pitts, and a number of other relatives. Funeral services were held on Tuesday morning with Rev. C. L. Richardson conducting the service. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were David Luther Ruff Andrew Longshore, Charles Epps, Tom Price, Claude Summer and Dixon Alewine. Tindall child rites Saturday Funeral services for Thomas Clyde Tindall III, who died last Tuesday at the Charleston Naval hospital, were conducted at 11 a. m. Saturday at the Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev. S. M. At kinson. Interment was in Rose mont cemetery. Active pallbearers were Sam my Tindall, George Bailey, Henry Tindall and Jimmy Tindall. Thomas Clyde, who was born in Camden, was nine months old, the son of Ensign Thomas Clyde Tin dall Jr. of the United States Navy and Mrs. Mary L. Clarke Tindall of Charleston. Besides his parents, he is sur vived by his paternal grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Clyde Tin dall of Newberry; and his mater nal grandmother, Mrs. Lesta D. Hollis of Camden; four great- grandparents, Mrs. Josie Me Al bany of Newberry, Mrs. W. M. Tindall of Neeses, and Mr. and Mrs. Dozier M. Davis of Camden; one uncle, Harvey Clarke of Cam den; and one aunt, Miss Josephine Ann Tindall of Newberry. the beginning of our History, Am ericans took God’s Commandments seriously.. Conservatives who want to preserve our Constitution for succeeding generations must un derstand the necessity to restore the laws of God to their proper place in our government in order | to maintain civil order. FARM NOTES 'iiiintiiini i|n AGENTC LUMNNNN H H HO Dairy Management Meeting The second meeting of the Dairy Management series of meetings was well attended and even ex ceeded the attendance of the first meeting. Questions the dairyman wants answered are answered and valuable information is being pre sented. Mr. Dairy Farmer, have you missed the first two meetings? Last Monday night Dr. Allen, Ex tension Agronomist, gave the var ieties of Feed and Forage crops for this area of the State, and Dr. O’Dell showed the cost of pro tein in a feed ration—how much one could get the necessary feed requirements for by substitution of various grades and concentra tions. Next week — "Feeding Forage Evaluation” by Dr. King, head of Clemson Dairy Department and "Grain Feeding for High Milk Production” by Dr. Chalupa, dairy scientist. These meetings are for your benefit and for you to present your problems as a Grade A Daily milk producer. UDC Chapter plans progra Mrs. James E. Wiseman enter tained Drayton Rutherford Chap ter, UDC at the Wiseman Hotel for the January meeting last Tuesday. Assisting Mrs. Wiseman were Mrs. Louis C. Floyd and Mrs. Steve C. Griffith. Members and guests enjoyed a social period upon arival, during which refreshments were served. Mrs. E .E. Westwood, president, called the meeting to order and the Salute to Flags and Ritual were led by the chaplain, Mrs. R. B. Baker. Mrs. M. F. Bowler, historian, gave an interesting and informa tive program on Dr. McIntosh, who was in charge of the Con federate Wayside Home, later named Confederate Hospital dur ing the War Between the States. Minutes of the November and December meeting were read. The president announced that the Lee- Jackson program will be held at Newberry High school January 22 at 9:20 a.m. and asked for a good attendance of Drayton Ruth erford members. Mrs. Walter Summer will be in charge of the program. Her son, Walter, Jr., will give the invocation. Walter is Chaplain of the General Div ision, Children of the Confeder acy. The President and members ex pressed their appreciation to the children who presented the Christmas program. They were members of the elementary group, Eloise Wright chapter, Children of the Confederacy, led by Mrs. R. F. Sanders. Institutes set at Furman Univ. Applications are now being ac cepted for the Summer Institute for secondary school teachers in Spanish, scheduled June 14-July 23 at Furman University. The Institute, sponsored by the United States Office of Education Lan guage Development Program, is one of 73 to be conducted at col leges and universities in the Unit ed States and Puerto Rico during the summer of 1965 and the 1965- 66 academic year. Those interested in the Furman Institute may obtain a brochure giving complete information and application procedure from Prof. Carey S. Crantford, chairman of the Furman Modern Foreign Lan guages Department, who is di rector of the Institute. Under provision of the National Defensa Education Act, participants will be awarded a $75 weekly stipend, and allowances of $15 per week for each dependent. STEP school offers machine tool course Applications for a machine tool operator course at the Newberry- Saluda STEP training center are being taken, according to Dave Morrison, chairman of the local STEP committee. The course will begin Monday, January 18. Mar ried men, or those who qualify as head of household are eligible for a weekly allowance of $28 during the course. Instructor will be A. E. Bedenbaugh. There is now a class for car penters underway at the STEP center. Two classes for nurses aides have been completed, and one course for gardeners. Those interested in the machine tool course should contact Pearce Davis or Gurney Stuck at the lo cal employment office on College street. PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL Warren Abrams Miss Annie Bynum Miss Lenora Broadus Myrtle C. Cromer Martha Yvonne Campbell and baby boy Edward B. (Ned) Carlisle Mattie Dawkins Juliette Dawkins Julia Derrick Ruth Dellinger Ruby Davis Miss Rhona Davenport Miss Sarah Folk Mrs. Mayme Fellers Ethel B. Fellers Mrs. Ruby Fulmer Margaret H. Gary Mrs. Ethel Giles Emma Hendrix Goff Eugene K. Horton Walter Gustave Houseal T. C. (Mack) Hunter Mrs. Barbara D. Jones Mrs. Lillie Kirby Mrs. Mallia Kinard Ben L. Long Mrs. Mildred Lester Mrs. Judy F. Lay Mrs. Faye Morris Alonzo Mack Mrs. Essie Milstead Mrs. Patsy Nichols Mrs. Florence Nobles Ralph P. Puckett Mrs. Minnie Bell Reddick Holland Ruff Mrs. Earlene Ringer Mrs. Pearl Riley Mrs. Caroline Shealy Henry C. Suber Bessie W. Sanders Lucille Harvin Smith Mrs. Fannie Todd Mrs. Eunice vVesson Mrs. Marlene Whiting J. Frank Wilson James Walter Young Lucille Abrams Ollie Robinson Nathaniel Bates Ida Mae Cooper Hiram Dawkins Colie Hentz Sara Alice Jeter Barney Means County native rites Saturday George Spencer Cromer, 52, of Greenwood died Thursday at a Greenwood hospital following an illness of 12 years. A native of this county, he te*s a son of the late Andrew Cro mer and Carrie Baker Cromer. He lived in Greenwood the past 17 years and was employed by the Greenwood Mills. He was a mem ber of Harris Methodist church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Thelma Doolittle Cromer; one daughter, Mrs. Addie C. Kesler of Greenwood; one son, Jimmy; one sister, Mrs. ''Mary Haltiwan- ger of Chapin; three brothers, William Cromer of Newberry, Joe Crorrier of Chapin a..d Newton Cromer of Newberry. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at Beth Eden Lutheran church by Rev. C. H. McCarson, Rev. W. W. McNeil and Rev. Keith Tompkins. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Gibson dies at hospital Mrs. Sula Hipp Gibson, 78, widow of Ernest Gibson died on Monday at the Newberry County Memorial hospital. Mrs. Gibson was born in this county, the daughter of the late Newton and Mary Bedenbaugh Turner. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of The Redeem er. Her husband died last year. She is survived by one son, William N. Gibson of Newberry; five daughters, Mrs. N. B. War ren, Mrs. J. C. Kibler, Mrs. Car los Swindell all of Newberry; Mrs. Wendell Baker of Lancaster, and Mrs. Cecil Bishop of Kinards. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at St. Luke’s Lutheran church by Dr. H. A. McCullough, Rev. J. Hilton Roof and Rev. E. B. Keisler. Interment was in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers were grand sons : Clarence Kibler, Bobby Kib ler, Gibson 'Baker, Wayne Baker Simon Derrick, Frank Holson back, N. B. Warren and Jimmy Swindell. Serving as honorary pallbearers were the members of the Mary Hipp Bible class, Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Leslie George Heller, B. P. Ringer, John T. Norris, C. C. Dun can Jr., S. C. Floyd, Richard Earl Addison, Mrs. Virginia Berley Mrs. Abbie Martin, Mrs. Gaynelle MacFarlane, Dr. James A. Un derwood and Dr. Ralph Baker. OP VOVB \^Y rH*/ fAVIMOC INSURED to yo* Is In Your Hands WHEN YOU HOLD ONE OF OUR SAVINGS PASS BOOKS The stature of a business depends upon the public’s overall impression and evaluation of the business. More than 11 Billion Dollars was placed in our type of institutions last year, bringing the total to more than 102 Billion Dollars now invested in them. Newberry Federal is an integral part of this ever growing business with assets in excess of 22% Million Dollars and Reserves of $1,791,000.00. Savings are Insured to $10,000.00 by the Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation, Washington, D. C. r. ANNUM 1 •*. BRANCH OFFICE—BATESBURG, S. C. Meu>.(>eyiu- C ^d&ia£ flwgfljBfijtfBftftuiJiwI J. F. CLARKSON Af. O. SUMMEB PAYINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION I Ni C S I N L r FUNDED l l* DIRECTORS G. K. DOMINICK J. K. WILLINGHAM BRANCH OFFICE —Batesburg, S. C. m. c. E. a PURCELL W. C HUFFMAN