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M If you are determined to be jrood- natured, you must expect to be imposed upon. titl CIVILIZATION, at its best, is a very thin veneer, and the more you polish it the thinner it Rets. VOLUME 28 — NUMBER 51 THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1965 $2.00 PER YEAR By-Thg'WCly .. By DORIS A. SANDERS ,V GIVING TO NCC There has been much discussion recently about whether various churches give any financial aid to the National Council of Churches. I am told, for instance, that no money contributed to Aveleigh Presbyterian Church goes to the National Council; and I am shown a publication put out by the Synod (state of S. C.) in which a budget report is given, and the item en titled “Inter-Church Agencies” is indeed left blank, with a footnote that only funds so designated are applied to this particular activity. In the back of my mind, howev er, there was a question. I was sure I had read somewhere that any Presbyterian Church which sends any money to the “General Assembly”—the national conven tion, so to speak, does in a round about way, contribute funds to NCC, but to be sure I was on safe grounds, I wrote to one more knowledgeable on the subject than I. This is the response I received: “It is almost impossible for you to give a dollar to General Assem bly benevolences of our denomina tion and not have some part of it to go to the NCC.” The letter I re ceived states that overall support to the NCC, the last reported fi gure, was in excess of $100,000 from the Presbyterian Church US. It is set by the various agencies of the Presbyterian Church to cor responding agencies in the Na tional Council: he., the Presbyter ian Board of World Missions had in the budget for NCC’s Division of Foreign Missions a basic amount of $38,000 in the last re ported figure. Including overseas relief programs of the NCC, the Presbyterian Church contributed $403,090 to NCC budgets accord ing to a report made September 30, 196 4. Contributions to all NCC agen cies amounted to an average of 43 cents per member of the Pres byterian Church US last year. * Perhaps 43c isn’t much—and perhaps YOUR 43c isn’t going to stir up racial unrest in Mississip pi; but your 43c does keep the Na tional Council of Churches opeiat- ing so that it can agitate where it has no business and so that it can lobby in Washington for social legislation which will lead to a welfare state; so it can publish pamphlets to corrupt the morals of your children; so that it can publish recommended reading lists which contained, for instance, one book recommended for children which was so obscene that a post master warned not to send it through the mails. THIS is a very small sample of what you are supporting with your 43c to the NCC, if you hap pen to be a Presbyterian. Is that the way you like to spend your money ? And the NCC is still fighting that dangerous “radical right.” If they were referring to the Klan, that might be one thing but no, they are referring to you and to me. For instance, many of you read, prior to the last election, John Stormer’s book, “None Dare Call it Treason.” Many (including some of the moguls among the American Association of Univer sity Professors and high-ups of the NCC) have tried desperately to discredit this book. It tells too much truth. Back before the election, one of those “committees” reported that it had studied the book, and called it “unreliable”. My friend, Jesse Helms, up Raleigh way, decided to have a look at this committee and its report and he gives the re sult of his investigation in an edi torial of the air over WRAL-TV. Although only a portion of the Viewpoint pertains to the subject, I think you will enjoy it all. Here it is: (By Jesse Helms) Any realistic review of the events of 1964 ought to include, without fail, an honest recognition that this has been a year of daffy definitions. It has, at times, seem ed that America was clamoring to be persuaded that black is white, and that wrong is right. What this incredible insanity has done to the nation or to the stability of its people is, for the moment, beside the point. It is this paradox of self-deception, occurring in his tory’s most enlightened land, that deserves examination. When Lewis Carroll wrote the delightful children’s book, Through the Looking Glass he sought to emphasize the absurdity of paying attention to those who say ; one thing while meaning another. So he had the ridiculous Humpty Dumpty orate to the effect that when he (Humpty Dumpty) used a word, it meant precisely what he chose it to mean, nothing more and nothing less. We have been overrun by Hump ty Dumpties. Click off the catch- phrases, and the picture becomes clear. “Non-violence” has come to mean the use of switch-blade knives, the hurling of brickbats, the looting and destruction of stores and shops. “Peace” is now a matter of fighting and dying in an undeclared war on foreign soil. “Equality” is the process of deny ing another man his property rights by Supreme Court edict. “Freedom” is what those 8,000 hoodlums at the University of Cal ifornia were enjoying when they participated in a riot. “Morality” is what that preacher at Goucher College was talking about when he told the girl students that sex re lations before marriage were just fine—if entered into “responsibly.” And “responsibility” is merely a matter of doing anything you want to do—just so long as you persuade yourself that it’s all right. Humpty Dumpty was a piker born too soon. In 1964 he would have been in the running for the Nobel Peace Prize. He might even have been elected to high public office. Let us dwell a moment upon this matter of responsibility. For some weeks we have been holding a file of material relating to a malicious little group in Cleve land, Ohio. The group called it self, of all things, “The National Committee for Civic Responsibil ity.” It was clearly a one-shot, buck-shot outfit that got together for a political purpose just prior to the November election. It had no connection, insofar as we know, with the organization of the same name headed by Dr. Arthur Lar son of Duke University which al so, by the way, hasn’t been heard from since rhe election. The Cleveland group had work ed itself into a lather as a result of a best-selling book of 1964, None Dare Call it Treason. That book, said the Cleveland group, was irresponsible. They had made a study, they said, of the 818 ref erences used by the book’s author J,ohn Stormer. And in a press re lease that promptly became a cherished news item for the lib eral press, this so-called “Nation al Committee for Civic Responsi bility” labeled None Dare Call It Treason as “unreliable”. We do not know how many others bothered to examine the responsibility or reliability of the Cleveland group. But we did. It was a remarkably revealing little exercise. In the first place, the Cleveland organization left the impression that it had checked all 818 of John Stormer’s references as contained in his book. It turns out that the group checked only 43. And of the 43, the group found fault with 15 of the references. In 14 of the 15, John Stormer was ac curate—regardless of what the Cleveland group pretended to the contrary. And the 15th? Well, it turned out to be a typographical error re lating to the date of publication of an issue of The Congressional Record. The error was corrected after the first printing of the book. The point is, of course, that the Cleveland group—calling itself “The National Committee for Civic Responsibility”—got by with it. Like Humpty Dumpty, when they used a word, it meant what they chose it to mean, nothing more and nothing less. They called them selves “responsible” and presto, they became “responsible.” In anybody’s book, even Through the Looking Glass, it was a daffy de finition. And apparently hardly anybody in this daffy nation both ered to challenge it. Who besides Humpty Dumpty, do you suppose, is heading for a great fall ? “Buck-A-Cup, Brace -A- Child” campaign began in Newberry last Friday, with Miss Lavinia Har- mon, a physically handicapped lady who is assisted by the Crippled Children’s Society, displaying the first button sold. With her are Newberry Police Chief Colie Dowd, left and Sgt. Ray Schum- pert. Law Enforcement officers throughout the county began sell ing BAC buttons immediately af ter a “kick-off” breakfast Friday morning, and wall continue the sales until BAC Day, Good Fri day. The following information about RAC Day is given by the local chapter of the Crippled Children’s Society: “If you can drink that much in a day, the dollar you spend for a BAC coffee button will buy you 100 cuds of coffee—even more. Day for Crippled Children wall buy more than all the coffee you can drink on Good Friday, April 16th in any participating restau rant, hotel or drug store. “Because members of the S. C. Restaurant Association provide the coffee, and members of the S. C. Law Enforcement Officer’s Association are the salesmen wdthout pay, all of every BAC dollar goes to wmrk to help chil dren and adults crippled by cere bral palsy and other crippling conditions. “If you don’t already have your BAC button, don’t fail to get one today. Your dollar will buy hope and help for the handicapped. Your dollar will also buy as many cups of coffee as you can drink on Good Friday, probably the best coffee you’ve had all year.” Masked invaders of Prosperity jail have not been apprehended given promotion Announcement of promotions of eight enlisted men in 163rd Artil lery Group, S. C. National Guard ,was made during weekend drill by Col. Lew R. Hoyt, Group Com mander. The names of the men, and ranks to which they were pro moted are: Robert F. Strange, Sergeant First Class, E-7. Tennie M. Longshore, Specialist Five, E.-5. Donald D. Satterfield, Staff Sergeant, E-6. Harvey C. Amick, Specialist Fourth Class, E-4. Phillip W. Long, Horace D. Payne, Harry B. Pool and Thomas C. Slice, Private First Class, E-3. RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP Bobby Lominick, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Lominick of Pomaria was presented a check for $200 by J. O. Donkle, Assistant County Agent on behalf of the National 4-H Service Committee. Bobby was the first alternate winner in the 1964 National 4-H Field Crops Awards Program. The scholarship is provided by Ar cadian Products Department of Allied Chemical Corp. Bobby was a member of the Mid-Carolina 4-H club and Presi dent of the County 4-H Council. He was a member of the State 4-H Council serving as Piedmont District Director, and was a mem ber of Newberry County 4-H clubs for 8 years. He completed projects in Field Crops, Safety, Tractor Care, Dairy, Beef Breeding, and Leadership. He is presently en rolled at Newberry College. (Sun- photo.) Revival set at West End Revival services are being held this week at the West End Bap tist church and will continue thru Sunday night, April 11. Services are being held each evening at 7:30. The Rev. James (“Jamie”) Buckingham, pastor of the South Main Street Baptist Church in Greenwood, is the visiting evan gelist. Mr. Buckingham is not only a powerful preacher but also a gifted singer. This talent is an added blessing and inspiration to his congregations. Mr. Buckingham has written numerous articles in denomina tional magazines and papers as well as for the secular press.. He devotes much of his time as a speaker at youth rallies, civic af fairs, and in revival services in other churches. He has a special interest in young people and speaks many times each year on college and high school campuses, in Religious Focus Weeks, at re treats and summer conferences, and has appeared several times as speaker at Ridgecrest Baptist As- BOARD MEETS WITH DELEGATION The Newberry County Board of Education met with the Newberry County Delegation Monday to dis cuss school expenses and needed construction, according to James D. Brown, superintendent of edu cation. Mr. Brown said the meet ing was not open to the public and that no action was taken. SPELLING BEE ON SATURDAY The Newberry County spelling contest will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 at Newberry High school, according to James D. Brown, county superintendent of education. VISITS MRS HOLT Mrs. J. O. Ullman of Wilming ton, Delaware, spent several days last week with her mother, Mrs. Vanessa Holt on Boundary St. sembly. His hobbies include athletics, music, and private flying. He owns his own plane and often uses it to fly to out of town engagements. West End Baptist church and its pastor invites the public to attend these services. PROSPERITY. — A group of hooded and masked men took a Negro prisoner from his cell at the town jail here early Monday and threatened his life. Town nightwatchman Cornell Wise was held by the group of men while they talked with the prisoner. Several other robed men waited outside the jail. The local police department, the Newberry county Sheriff’s Depart ment and the State Law enforce ment Division (SLED) launched an immediate investigation into the incident. They have been joined by FBI agents. Town councilmen said they felt the group were “some type of Ku Klux Klansmen.” Police Chief D. H. Willing ham said five or six men dressed in white robes and hoods actually entered the cellblock. He said they wore a red insignia of a cross on the left chest and were wearing masks with slits cut for the eyes. Chief Willingham said the group took the keys from night watch man Wise and went directly to a cell occupied by a Negro prisoner, Freddie Jackson, 18. Willingham said Jackson on Sat urday night was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge follow ing a disturbance at a Negro cafe. The chief said the arresting offi cer had some difficulty in arrest ing the suspect and a series of scuffles took place. Willingham said the suspect was finally jailed but word spread about the scuf fle. The chief gave this account of Monday morning’s incident: “About 1:30 a.m. night watch man Wise was checking prisoners to see if i -they were warm when the hooded group came to the town jail. “They entered and overpowered Wise and took his keys. Some of the men held Wise while others went to prisoner Jackson’s cell and forced him into the hall of the cellblock. “In the hallway, tne men told the Negro they had heard he was a trouble-maker and he had threatened an officer. They warn ed him they were “not going to stand for such actions and he and any other of his color would get hurt if it ever happened again.” Jackson told police one of the group slapped him two or three times, “but not enough to hurt.” The group then left the jail after returning Jackson to his cell. They tossed the keys to the night watchman and warned him he was being watched and not to move for ten minutes. After ten minutes/ nightwatchman Wise call ed Chief Willingham and reported what had happened. Jackson said Wise had begged the men not to remove him from the cell and had asked them not to hurt him (Jackson), according to Chief Willingham. Willingham said the men carried no weapons that were visible. The chief immediately transpor ted the Negro prisoner to the Newberry county jail “for his own protection.” The sheriff’s office was called into the investigation as well as SLED and later the FBI. Chief Willingham said: “We are conducting an intense investiga tion to determine why this incident occurred and who these men were.” No arrests had been made in connection with the incident as of press time today. Prosperity Town Council met late Monday night to discuss the incident. After the meeting, Mayor J. A. Williams and Council issued the following statement: “It is indeed unfortunate that a deplorable incident of this nature should involve the Town of Pros perity. We have had excellent re lations between the white and Ne gro races in our town. “The Town of Prosperity offi cially deplores such acts of vio lence and we pledge to do every thing in our power to see that those responsible are arrested and convicted.” ' /''>■ ? ^ 4*r/ . mm mmKKm:: Girl Scout Day Camp Committee is shown going over outline for activities and duties of each at the Newberry Neighborhood Meeting, held in Whitmire April 1. This is onlj a part of the many hours spent in preparation for the Summer Day Camp. The above leaders are only a few of the many vol unteer workers who will be helping with the two weeks of fun and activity of learning and enjoying the camping phase of Girl Scouting. Above, left to right: Mrs. Ruth Stoudemire of Silveretreet, Bus iness Manager; Mrs. Evelyn Long of Silverstreet, Camp Director, Mrs. Frances Bain of Whitmire, Camp Aide; Mrs. Betty Hentz of Newberry, Unit Leader; Mrs. Bettie Moseley of Newberry, Unit Leader. (Whitmire News Photo) Girl Scouts plan for Spring Play Day, summer camp The Newberry Neighborhood meeting was held in Whitmire Thursday, April 1, with Mrs. Cin dy Overstreet of Congaree Girl Scout Council and Mrs. Amber Atkison of Newberry, Troop Consultant in charge of the meet ing. During the business session sev eral important events concerning Day Camp and Play Day were dis cussed with Play Day being the first event for the Spring activi ties taking place. The Play Day will be held on April 24, Saturday, in Lynches Woods, Newberry. The all-day event in the woods will be gin at 9:00 a.m. and end with a ceremony beginning at 2. Camp will break at 2:30. Included in the closing ceremony will be the “Dimes for Daisy” International Fund, with a representative from each troop participating. Day Camp plans were discussed with a report from Mrs. Evelyn Long, Camp Director. The plans for this year’s two weeks of Day Camp promises to be very excit ing for the girls and leaders and a full enrollment is expected. Mrs. Long asked each leader to stress to the girls and their parents the importance of sending in their registration now, so that the prop er facilities and accommodations can be made to accept each appli cant. The Registration forms can be found on page 7 in the 1965 Camp Folder that each registered Girl Scout received by mail on April 1st. Annual reports, cookies sale and slides of Camp Holly Springs were shown during the meeting. Leaders signing up for the Na ture Quest were reminded that it would be held on Thursday, April 15 from 10 until 2 in Lynches Woods. “Uncle” Homer Schum- pert will guide the quest, which is council-wide, pointing out and sharing the beauty of the woods with its abundance of wild plants, dogwood, (which should be in bloom), along with the wild aza lea. || ''is >< i- NEWTON ELECTED CLEMSON YEEP Rusty Newton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Newton of Newberry, was elected vice president of the student body at Clemson Univer sity on Tuesday, April 6. Rusty is a pre-medical student at the University. Mrs. Ida Cromer dies at hospital Mrs. Ida Wicker Cx-omer, 69, of Rt. 1, Pomaria, died Monday night at a local hospital after a long illness. A native of Newberry County, daughter of the late Monroe and Tommie Kinard Wicker, she was a member of Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, Ro bert A. Cromer; four sons, Walter Cromer of Rion, Hagood, Thomas and Otto Cromer of Pomaria; a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Rawls of Pomaria; two sisters, Mrs. Mae Fowler of Newberry, and Mrs. Louise Rudisell of Pomaria; a half-sister, Mrs. Margaret Pruitt of Clearwater; two half-brothers. Lake and John Henry Wicker of Pomaria; and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church by Rev. John Griffith. Burial was in Lne church cemetery. PRAYER FOR THE DAY Heavenly Father, in dark days of anxiety and fear, help us to take refuge in the power of prayer. Amen. The Newberry College Singers will present Concert Palm Sunday, April 11, at 3:30 p.m. in MacLean Gymna sium. The program is to feature the Easter portion of “The Mes siah” by Handel. Soloists will be three Newberry College students, Sherry Mc- Closkey, Winter Park, Fla., soprano, Ruth Ann Hartley, Daytona Beach, Fla., contralto, and James Clark, Lancaster, tenor; and a guest soloist Herman Schwaake, Charleston, bass. Miss McCloskey and Mr. Clark are shown above. Dr. Milton W. Moore, head of the Department of Music, is direc tor of the choir. Darr Wise, associate profe&sor of music, is ac companist. (Newberry College Photo) BIRTHDAY GREETINGS April 11: Donald Shealy, Mary Catherine Stewart. April 12: Halph Haile, Fred David Riley, Mrs. S. L. Shealy Jr., Richard L. Baker, Emer son E. Westwood Jr., Gerald Davenport, Ellis Davenport, Mrs. J. Olin Price, Marsha Lynn Templeton. April 13: Miss Evelyn Burns, George Heller, Ed Young, Mrs Ethel Tompkins, A1 Weigle, Miss Leona Cannon, Bennie Bartley. April 14: Keitt Purcell, Billy Lominack, Mary Ann McCul lough, David Dkkert, James McCants Berley, Robert L. For- bis, Robert Michael Underwood, Joey Nicosia. April 15: Mrs BUI Hawkins. April 16: Mrs. WHHe Mae Long, Mrs. Cornells. Clary Burr, Ithama Brooks. April 17: James A. Brown, Nancy Floy^i, Tommy M. Folk Jr., Mrs. Fuston Long.