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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1965 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 :Si* Months $1.25. THE “SPECTATOR S” COLUMN The Congress of the United States operates within a clearly defined scope as indicated in the Constitution and observed more respectfully heretofore. The idea that because Congress legislates the laws of a State are abrogated is not sound constitutional law, although the Federal Courts seem to assume the validity of most congressional legislation. In our day, by some impressively bad practice, the Execu tive departments seem to have vast sums of money which are expendable at the discretion or w T him of various Gov ernment agencies. The entire national operation should un dergo a strict investigation and the money available for executive discretion should be clearly set forth and opera tions defined for strict observance. The range of discretion ary spending should be curtailed. ‘Personal income increased to a record rate again in June, but the advance was slightly smaller than that of May, the Commerce Department said. A broad measure of national prosperity, personal income rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $523.9 billion in some of the Federally subsidized rural electric cooperatives I in the area, and it is. For the co-ops hope that the Federal j Government will build a power plant there some day from which they could get preferential treatment. You might also expect the Interior Department to inter vene in the case, inasmuch as establishment of a game ref uge and recreational areas is involved, and it has intervened. Not content to concern itself with conservation aspects of the power company’s proposal, it is going further. Indeed, it is trying to tell the company how to run its business. In asking the Federal Power Commission to allow r his agency to join in the FPC’s hearings on the Duke proposal, Interior Secretary Stewart Udall says flatly that the power company ‘has no need for the . . . power that could be pro duced by the project.’ Backing up a little, he adds that any needs the company may have can be met by the Federal government’s own pow r er projects in the area. In short, Mr. Udall not only is telling the company that it should not build its own power plant, but also is telling it that if it wants more electric power to get it from the Federal government. No company is going to assume the risk of investing $700 million in new facilities without some solid assurance that its product is going to be bought. So it seems more than a little presumptuous of the Interior Department to imply that the power company’s plans for the future are all wrong. Moreover, it surely should noi; be the prerogative of the department to tell any company from it shall buy. Perhaps the Federal, state and local governments can get along without the $42 billion in taxes the power project w r ould generate every year. However that may be, one thing is sure: The nation’s economy can get along very well without a Governmental attitude that is, in effect ‘Pri vate business be dammed’.” Well our nation will never rise to its highest economic level by political manipulating; we need always the know- how T and resourcefulness of private investment. May. The June increase of $3.9 billion compares with the ‘abnormally high’ gain of $4.2 billion in May, a department economist said. A sharp increase in corporate dividend payments and con tinued gains in both farm income and wages and salaries were primarily responsible for the June advance. Let’s suppose some company, anticipating an increased demand for its product over the next few yeras, has an nounced plans to build a big new plant at such-and-such a place. And let’s suppose a Federal agency, apprised of those plans, declared that it foresaw no increased demand and that it would take steps to see that the new plant w r as not" built. If that happened, you’d probably say it was an ex traordinary arrogant way for any Government agency to behave. Something more extraordinary, however, is hap pening in the case of the plans of Duke Power Company, of Charlotte, N. C., to build a $700 million power generating complex in northwest South Carolina. Now you might expect the Duke project to be opposed by SENATOR STRO HURMONP Reports PEOPLE Ot c Invitation to Espionage ON JUNE 1, 1964, the United States and the Soviet Union signed a Consular Treaty. On June 12, 1964, the treaty was submitted to the Senate with a request for its advice and con sent. The treaty was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. There it reposed, the subject of no one’s particular interest, for more than a year. IN MARCH 1965, the treaty was the subject of testimony to Congress by J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI. Mr. Hoover "Long seeking greater official representation in the United States which wotild be more widely spread over the country, a cherished goal of the Soviet intelligence services was realized when the United States signed an agreement with the Soviet Union on June 1, 1964, provid ing for the reciprocal establish ment of consulates in our re spective countries. M One Soviet intelligence of ficer in commenting on .the agree ment spoke of the wonderful op portunity this presented his [ service and that it would enable the Soviets to enhance their in- telligrence operations." ON JULY 14, 1965, Mr. Hoov er commented further in a public statement.: "The great majority of the 800 Communist bloc official per sonnel stationed in the United States, protected by the privi lege of diplomatic immunity- have engaged in intelligence as- sigrnments and are a dangerous threat to the security of the United States." SINCE JULY 1, 1964, 6 Sov iet diplomats have been expelled from the United States for es pionage activities. MR. HOOVER pointed out that “in regard to the Commu nist bloc espionage attack against this country, there has been no letup whatsoever.** THE FBI DIRECTOR illus trated the increase in use of Soviet diplomatic personnel for espionage activities by pointing out that between July, 1960, and February, 1966, the Soviet of ficial personnel assigned to the United Nations Secretariat leaped from 82 to 108. Half of these, according to Mr. Hoover, "were agents or officers of the Soviet intelligence services.** PRESENTLY, Soviet diplo matic personnel are stationed only in Washington, with their embassy, and in New York, with the United Nations. The Con sular Treaty would open the door for them to be located in major cities across the nation. Our open society, in contrast to the totalitarian Soviet State, of- , fers a ripe field for enemy in telligence activity. IN VIEW OF the very real peril to the security of the Unit ed States outlined by Mr. Hoov er, the official charged with pro tecting our nation against enemy J espionage, it is not surprUfrig that the treaty was left in the committee pigeonhole. WITHOUT FANFARE, inter est suddenly revived in the Con sular Treaty in the waning days of July. Subsequently, on Au gust 3, 1965, the Foreign Rela tions Committee, after brief hearings, reported the treaty to the Senate. THE RESURRECTION of the Consular Treaty coincides with an apparently renewed effort ^to - re-invigorate “peaceful coexist ence" with the Soviet Union. It., also coincides with the recon vening of the 18-Nation Disarm ament Conference in Geneva. THE REVIVAL of the Con sular Treaty evidences the eon- ' tinnation of the most fallacious aspect of U. S. foreign policy. This is the unsupported con clusion that the Soviets are abandoning their quest for world domination and can be dealt with as a friendly nation. AT THE very time when U. S. aircraft are being shot down in Viet-Nam by Soviet missiles, the Administration, by reaving the Consular Treaty, is in effect issuing to the Soviets an en graved invitation to multiply their espionage activities in the heart of our homeland. THIS TREATY should be re jected by the Senate, and this is possible since its approval re quires a 2/3 vote. However, with the staunch support it' is re ceiving from the Whfc House in the name of “peaMrol coex istence** and “disarmament," prospects for rejecting it are not too bright without a strong show of adverse public opinion. Sincerelj, The Challenge of Color is a book dealing with mixed races throughout the world. “The Challenge of Color is not a ‘hate book’. It is a book which is designed to point up the world-need for preserv ing the white race for the benefit of all of the races of men. The purpose of the book, is to show the background of the color problem in world history, the way in which it has af fected and is now affecting the white race. With a keen sense of undestanding of the moving force which make History, the author, Alfred Drew, points out that the basic cause of the decline and fall of the great 'Egyptian civilization was the peaceful invasion of color, as a result of an unwise immigration policy; and, that Egypt has remained in stagnation for three thousand years, thus vividly illustrating the principle that once the fundamental strain which creates a great civilization is destroyed, it cannot be revived. Alfred Drews documented analysis of the death of Aryan civilization in India, by racial amalgamation; the harmful effects of race-mixing in Brazil; the example of Haiti; Com munism and race; the rising tide of non-white immigration; the myth of the melting pot; the deep-seated political in fluence of color as a menace to the United States and the dire need is for the strongest nation to guard its racial integ rity—makes this a very thought-provoking book; one which should be read and considered by every Caucasian. 9> The Pickens Sentinel says editorially: “The growth of centralized government in the U. S. is j frightening. Compulsion is applied to the most personal af-) fairs of life such as the right to not pay for a job, the right to not pay for state medicine, and the right to freedom of choice. A bill has been introduced in Congress to exempt mem- |.bers of certain religious organizations from being compelled to join a union to hold a job, because it is contrary to their basic religious convictions and teachings of their churches. Are their convictions any more sacred than those of individ uals who were taught to uphold freedom in the U. S. and what it stands for as compared with special privileges for special classes? It is ridiculous for one law to say that if I belong to a certain church, I have a right to not join some organization which another law says I would have to join to hold a job. Last year, Congress passed a law outlawing discrimination on the basis of color, race, religion, creed, etc. Now it is being 1 asked to legalize discrimination in employment because of lafck of membership in a private organization— a labor union. This is as unthinkable as asking Congress to legalize nonemployment of a man because he chooses to belong to a labor union, or because he doesn’t belong to the National As sociation of Manufacturers and pay dues. Either way, it is unjustified limitation of action and thought. It is most depressing to see the time of the U. S. Congress taken up with proposals to deny states their right to pass right-to-work laws, thus taking one more step down the road to federalization of local affairs. Another generation or so along this road we are traveling and state and local gov ernment will be emasculated.” PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL Miss Annie Bynum, City Mrs. Ida Mae Cook, Newberry Irvin Corley, Newberry Mrs. Adgie F; Chappell, City Ben Dawikins, Newberry Mrs. Viola Evans, Newberry Mrs.. L. Clifton Graham, City Mrs. Ruby Mae Graham, Pom- aria Mrs. Joseph Johnson, City Mrs. Kay S. Jordan, Greenville Mrs. Lunette Kibler, Prosperity Poteat Long, Pomaria Mrs. Nettie Lester, Newberry George Lindler, Little Mountain Mrs. Hattie Mills, Waterloo Mrs. Eugenia Mayfield, City Mrs. Judy Miller, City Mrs. Ruth Minick, Saluda George E. Pruett, Clinton Mrs. Annie H. Plunket, Saluda Holland H. Huff, Newberry I Mrs. Mrytle Ellen Ruff, City Mrs. Nellie Riley, Saluda Julius Ringer, Pomaria Miss Mabel Robertson, Whi mire Lance Reid, Newberry Mrs. Carrie Slice, Newberry Mrs. Betty Jean Smith, City Henry Shipman, City Mrs. Jennie Stagg, Laurens Mrs. Mary Ruth Stockma Batesburg J. Ralph Williams, City Herman Wright, City Miss Isabell Brooks, City Mrs. Mary Bar, Newberry Baby Boy Bookman, City A. J. Burton, Newberry Annie DeWalt, Newberry Willie McConnell, Blair Ruth Minick, Saluda Willie Mack Reeder, City Celestine Suber, Newberry Delma Jean Suber, Thomasvill North Carolina Margaret Suber, Thomasvill North Carolina C. B. Halfacre dies at age of 80 Crenshaw B. (Kish) Half acre, 80, died Thursday at his home. Mr. Half acre was born and reared in this county, a son of the la^c Benjamin and Anne Sease Hai . ere. He was a retired farm er. Surviving are his wife, Mrs, Essie Wilson Halfacre of New berry; one son, Grady Lee Half acre of Prosperity; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Lee Ruff and Mrs. W. A. Feagle of Newberry; one brother, Johnny Halfacre of New berry; five sisters, Mrs. Ed. Feagle, Miss Lottie Halfacre, Mrs. Sam Cook, Mrs. Sam Burns and Mrs. Richard Sterling of New berry, and five grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at Colony Lutheran church, Rav. Paul McCullough and Rev. H. A. Dunlap, officiating. Active pallbearers were Robert M. Ruff, Andrew David Eargle, Leonard Half acre, Walton Half acre, John David Setzler, Virgil Setzler and Max Cook. Honorary pallbearers were W. D. Summer, George K. Wicker, Fred Gallman, Coleman Halfacre, David B. Ruff, L. A. Ruff, Rich ard Henry Ruff, Luther Sease, Herman Mayer, Dr. W. L. Mills, Dr. V. A. Long, Dr. B. M. Mont gomery, Dr. Richard Lominick, Dr. C. K. Wheeler, Dr. Jesse Dickert, Ed Counts, Emmett Nich ols, Ralph Setzler, Carl Setzler, Billy Long, John Dominick, Ace Taylor, Grady Bedenbaugh, Geo. I. Kinard, Wilbur Epps, R. J. Metts, Claude Summer, Joe Bick- Jey, John Eargle, George Half acre, Waldo Halfacre, Wilson Long, T. J. Kinard, J. S. Nichols, Leroy Wilson, Ira D. Wilson, Bill Graham, Bill Stuck, H H. Ruff, Perry Halfacre. Ronnie Cromer wins Mo. trip Ronnie Cromer, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R Cromer, Route 2, Po maria, a 17-year-old rising senior at. Mid-Carolina High school, was runner-up in the individual com petition for the top youth award given annually by the South Car olina Farmers Cooperative Coun cil to the Future Farmers of Am erica Ronnie was given an expense- paid trip to the AIC meeting which was held at the University of Missouri in Columbus, Mo., on August 8-11. CHALMERS GETS DEGREE „ James W. Chalmers of Newber ry, was among the 159 students to receive a degree Saturday morning at informal graduation ceremonies for the summer ses sion held in Tillman hall at Clem- son University. He received his degree in Poultry Science. Arrowood in border project Army PFC Charles A. Arrow- wood Jr., whose parents live on Route 2, Whitmire, is currently engaged in border operations a- long-the German-Czechoslovakian border. Arrowood joined other men from the 24th Infantry Division’s 2d squadron, 9th Calvary* on August 12, in patrolling the bor der along with some 40 French soldiers. The 21-year-old soldier is reg ularly assigned as a scout driver in C Troop. He entered the army in February 1961. Arrowood at tended Whitmire High school. Lighting better at Pomaria, Chapin The street lighting systems of Pomaria and Chapin are being re vised to furnish over 35 percent more illumination for each town, it has been announced by Allen C. Mustard, vice president and gen eral commercial manager- of the S. C. Electric and Gas Co. SCEGCO crews are in the pro cess of replacing 2,500 incandes- icent lumens lamps with 7,000 lu mens mercury lamps, Mustard said. He noted that the street lights are being replaced under a systematic schedule over much of the SCEGCO service area. Mustard pointed out that the improved lighting system - would enhance progress in traffic safety and crime prevention. Although better lighting would help the motorist, Mustard added, the pedestrian stands to gain most since statistics show a decided de crease in traffic accidents involv ing pedestrians where lighting fac ilities are good. Statistics also show a marked decrease of crime activity in well- lighted areas, he said. The development of improved street lighting facilities is due to the foresight and planning by the town’s Mayors and city councils, who have recognized future street lighting requirements, Mustard 1 said. NOT TO GOD: NOT TO CAESAR (From The Allendale Citizen) What does talk like this have to do with any man’s right to vote, or do what else he pleases in the United States? We quote from a speaker at Simpson Hill Meth odist church, during the late un pleasantness at Allendale. “You have been the white man’s slave for 350 years. You have washed his clothes, tilled his land, tended his children and cooked the white man’s breakfast while his lazy wife lay in bed. All this will change. The white man will tend your children, the white wo man will cook your breakfast and you will be free for the first time in 350 years.” Substitute “Jew” for “white man” and there is Hitlerism all over again. If the Negro cause is a just one it should soon purge itself of the internperates who shout wildly, as the Simpson Hill speaker did, or sending “the white man to Africa.” The Negro has certainly washed the white man’s clothes, tended his children and tilled his land and cooked his breakfast. But, only be cause, in an impoverished South, the white man was trying to share with a neighbor the little he had. The Negro also ate the white man’s food, wore his clothes and shared in the products of the land. It wasn’t the highest of living, but it was the best the area could provide and it was done at real sacrifice on the part of the white man, who had hardly enough to keep his own family from hunger and want. The Negro lived off the initia tive of and the unwillingness of the white man to give up, to sink under the weight of circumstance or call on the nation to aid him in his plight. He kept the Negro afloat with him, and they surviv ed together, if not as brothers, then as human beings with con cern for each other. The preaching of hate and the urging of violence within the walls of a Christian edifice raised to the glory of God, is a disgrace if not blasphemy. It comes as very clear that the current movement has little in it to recommend it to Christians. It is not designed to advance, but to create woe. It is not designed to build, but to tear down. It in nowise touches on Christian priciple, and renders nothing to God nor to Caesar. Marriages... Lewis M. Lipscomb Jr. and Floy Dennis, were married at Newber ry by Rev. Neil E. Truesdell on August 6th. Charles Warren Trammell of Whitmire and Mildred Wesson Lester of Newberry were mar ried on July 29th at Newberry by Rev. George W. Crouch Jr. Luther Toby Martin and Julia Margaret Turner of Newberry, were married by Rev. Ralph Rhyne at Newberry on July 30. Harvey Howard Smith, Moore, Okla. and Margaret Land Keitt of Newberry, were married on August 10 at Newberry by Rev. R. Jack Sadler at Newberry. BY THE WAY . . . (Continued from page 1) beat, battered and broke him. I raised our banner to the serene air on Okinawa—I scrambled over Normandy’s beaches—I was there! ... I am the Guard. Across the 38th parallel I made my stand. I flew MIG alley—I was there. I am the Guard. Soldier in war, civilian in peace ... I am the Guard. I was at Johnstown, where the raging waters boomed down the valley. I cradled the crying child in my arms and saw the terror leave her eyes. I moved through smoke and flame at Texas City. The stricken knew the comfort of my skill. I dropped the food that fed the starving beast on the froz en fields of the west and through the towering drifts I ploughed to rescue the marooned. I have faced forward to the tornado, the ty phoon, and the horror of the hur ricane and flood—these things I know—I was there! ... I am the Guard. I have brought a more abundant, a fuller, a finer life to our youth. Wherever a strong arm and valiant spirit must defend the Nation, in peace or war, wherever a child cries, or a woman weeps in time of distaster, there I stand. .. I am the Guard. For three centur ies a soldier in war, a civilian in peace—of security and honor, I am the custodian, now and forever... I am the Guard. Years ago the moon was an in spiration to poets and lovers. A few years from now it will be just another airport. SAFETY AND PROFIT § Today Savings and Loan Associations provide the facilities where 37,000,000 people save their money with samety and profit . TZ Today Saving and Loan Associations make more home loans than all other financial institutions com bined—over 1,000,000in 1964. -s . : *r-r„ 'tFr» •• 1 ^ ^ vv '> • ’* * » • * This specialiation provides better services for you and the people of our community. • : ; * ’"V i .• •> . - v*- ''" ti! Save with Safety and Profit at Newberry Federal . : !i .... v ' $5.00 will open an account and you may add any amount at any time. iJwSm .. I BRANCH OFFICE—BATESBURG, S. C. 1 ***-***** #B •*»»*»._»»»*»**», a. DIRECTORS m JOHN F. CLARKSON —y. M. O. SUMMER W. C. HUFFMAN ' J. K. WILLINGHAM L B. PURCELL G. K. DOMINICK