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t PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1966 nn 1218 Coftege St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, Soutd Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance :Six Months $1.25. THE “SPECTATOR S” COLUMN I know well and pleasantly Joe Rogers who is offering for the governorship of our State on the. Republican ticket. Mr. Rogers is astute and knows; his, way around, as we say; he is a very attractive man —handsctne^ chivalrous and in tellectual. It is interesting to study our political condition. As you know this state voted Republican for President and Clarendon county has repudiated the Democrats on a national basis since the days of Truman. And not only Clarendon. As I recall, Char leston, Richland/ Greenville, Sumter and others turned their backs on the National Demo crats years ago. Here at home many still ad here to the Democratic party because the Republicans have not had the machinery set up on a local plane. Most of us were born and reared in the Democrat Party but the Democrat Party of our fathers has left us while it ran around playing cheap politics. It is difficult to understand how any full-blooded South- emer can feel kindly toward the party which has so basely vio lated all our ideas. I know, of course, that, in the nature of things, many of our friends will support a Democrat in County affairs, but the State went on record in favor of Goldwater, so there you are. I wish the South Carolina Democrats would repudiate the course of our General Assembly, but if not, the Republicans may find a rich pasture in which to graze. One of the impressive pecu liarities of our campaign in Viet Nam is that we hear daily of the losses of the Vietnams but seldom do we have full re ports of our josses. If Ve have engaged in a war like 'Effort Yyith 'few losses it is one of the ^iracie* -of modern times,.. Arwhihet thing that dis tinguishes Httle foray in Asia from the^ general strategy common to" jnbst wars is that we seem to be unwilling to carry on" the, conflict to a victorious .cQhchtsion: For example, we do not use our full'power, naval and armed land forces, as, well as over whelming air .strength as tho we mean to win. As a war this peaceful effort of ours is a perplexing anomaly. My very capable friend, Edi tor of The Winnsboro Weekly, one of the newsiest, cleanest papers of the State, takes issue with me about the legality of President Johnson’s war enter prise. In fairness to all, Presi dent Eisehower started all this, but his approach has been greatly magnified. However, I have no reason to challenge my Winnsboro friend. As I’ve indicated, I hold him in high' esteem. Now as to “J.H.C.”; I must assume that this refers to the great Dr. Carlisle, James H. Carlisle, of cherished memory, one of the great spirits of our history and a revered name a- mong us, all. We have no Dr. Carlisle today, although South Carolina abounds in able men. Once in a while—very rarely —a man like Dr. Carlisle graces the eai'th with his presence, for, alter all, the greatness of Dr. Carlisle was what he was, a towering prince among the Christians. I have a special interest in Fairfield county. A remarkable man. my father-in-law; and a remarkable woman, my mother- in-iaw, rest in the little ceme tery of Crooked Run; and oth ers of mv in-laws rest there. Looking A. bead ,.by Dr. G«org« S. B«n*on PRESIDENT-NATIONAL EDUCATION ?ROGRAM tMrcy, ArktitsM SENATOR STROi i HURMOND PEOPLE THE PEACEKEEPERS DEALING WITH “threats to the peace” is the ostensible purpose for which the United Nations was organized. Indeed, the preamble to the UN Char ter begins with the words: “We the peoples of the United Na tions determined to save suc ceeding generations from the scourge of war . . .” Similarly, Chapter I of the Charter be gins: “The purposes of the United Nations are: To main tain international peace and security.” IT TAKES no more than a casual look at the newspaper to know that there has been ajid is room for some concern about peace in the world. Red China continues to build up its armies on India’s borders. The cease fire between India and Pakistan remains precarious. Cuba continues to export revo lution across Latin America. The Soviets are building a big ger, “permanent” wall, not only through Berlin, but also across the frontier between Commu nist and free Europe. In South east Asia, Communist aggres sion is bathing the countryside in blood. MUCH CONCERN has been expressed that the UN had lost Its ability to perform Its In tended role, or to marshall a sufficient majority in either the General Assembly or the Secu rity Council to even agree on the problem, much less to deal with iju ON APRIL 9, 1966, however, the UN proved its worth. By a unanimous vote of 10 to 0, the Security Council made a deter mination that there existed a "tu-paf to the oeace." and even M.OY1 armed forces constitute an awe some, array of ^military power, with u^inanpower strength of about *&9()0 SpeifS Its Air Force consists of ap imposing force of about 80 aircraft, including trainers and transports. Rho desia has no’f Navy—and no seacoagl—but yyoy, can never tell where thos^ $600 soldiers might w al $ " (through the jungle). UNFORTUNATELY, this state of affairs, although ludi crous, is not funny, It is fright ening. WHATEVER ELSE it is, Rhodesia is not a “threat to the peace.'*' Tbe United Nations has declared it so, and has pur ported to impose a blockade against (t in order to attempt to topple the "White” govern ment which has declared Independence of Great Britai The actions of the UN ignore the provisions of Section 7 of Article >2 of the Charter, which provides: “Nothing contained in the present Charter shall au thorize, |he -United Nations to intervene* in matters which are essentially within the domestic Jurisdiction of any state . . THE UN, and those member nations, including the United States, which support the UN determifiatidn and > action, jus tify the action by asserting that the government of Rho desia is a “minority” rule gov ernment: Sdv- ifTis, for the white people in Rhodesia, who control the government, con stitute^ nnly about ; r l/20th of the population: If this is a legitimate basis for interven tion by the UN, what about the ’•minority” gov- '"'"ments in the Soviet Union, ngary, East Germany, Red ne*v^&nd so many others? tUstfck jias the DN not 8een to Intervene in Cuba, where itine, the Government of is ; a “minority of one”? BRITAIN, who has by the UN to ? to bring this former riher knees through an iea blockade of Rhodesia, t happen* J# be the one non- rth Viet-Nam and to Cuba. vINWfcffi* to Ignore F Tqjjfjljjjw teflon on Rho- j^ility as a “peacekeeper,” has a dim future. 3 “It was a rather poignant re mark from a man noted for a computer-like mind. Said Def ense Secretary McNamara the other day: “We are a peculiar people. We should be proud of fulfill ing our commitments. We should be proud of the support we are giving a brave people, proud of our military accomp lishments’. There is also much truth in the observation. Americans want to live in peace and have often questioned the wisdom of involvement in an approaching war. Once in, however, they have almost always given the war effort their full backing; certainly they have been proud of being in the right and of the military exploits of their fight ing men. And no one should be too quick to contend it is entirely otherwise today. For all th e criticism, bitter or restrained, of the Vietnam war, many peo ple at the same time feel al most belligerent; they would push the effort harder whatev er the consequences. Everyone, too, must feel pride as well as sorrow for the fallen. Yet the differences can’t be denied. They can perhaps best be summed up as frustration and confusion, on a scale that is certainly unusual in the his tory of American’s wars. We think a lot of this reaction, con sciously or not, stems from the peculiar origins of the U. S. participation in Vietnam and the strange nature of the war. World War I, to go no furth er back than that, was full of illusions, but the illusions sus tained the people while it last ed. Few questioned the right ness of the cause of defending the weak against aggression. The sentiment was still more pronounced in World War II, given the ferocious cruelty of the aggressors. Even Korea, one of the least' popular of wars, was fairly clear-cut; Communist armies from the north cross the bor der into South Korea, and with pride-generating military skill the U. S. and its allies push them back. Frustration develop ed not because we were at war but because of the pro tracted stalemate that develop ed; even then there was no doubt what it was all about. But Vietnam, alas, is mud all the way. The political ins and outs of the history, how the nationalists rebels against the French became Communist at tackers against the government of South Vietnam—the back ground gets misty no matter how much you try to hold it in your head. Nor was there a single dramatic incident, like the march of troops across a border, to which the war in its present mold can be easily traced. The American entry is scar cely less vague. First a handful of military advisers, with re peated assurances that we were not going to fight South Viet nam’s war for it, then suddenly a sizeable commitment of Am erican forces fighting and dy- ing. Moreover, while it is easy to say the U. S. is fighting to save the brave people of South Vietnam from the Communists, the picture as it emerges end lessly in the newspapers and on the TV screen is less sharp ly focused. So much destruc tion of civilian life and prop erty in the effort to engage the Vietcong makes even a determ ined anti-Communist feel que asy. jFor such reasons we find it wholly understandable that many Americans are not as dedicated about this war as about most of the wars of the past. In these circumstances al so, we think responsible criti cism is healthy; the President himself appears to welcome any half-way reasonable sugges tions as to what might be done. Still, we believe that the critics, including these columns on occasion, should always re member a fundamental point. Obvious though it may seem to say it, the fact is that we are at war, whether or not it was wise to get into this particular one, and that fact , creates a new situation. It doesn't call for jingoism or the suppression of dissent. It TO HALT THE NEW PAG ANISM The mid-years of the 20th Century in which we now live may well be recorded in history as the Bewildering Era. And the most awesome and incredi ble of the happenings of these times is the apparent flight away from faith in God. In spite of widely advertised, high church membership and record attendance at church services, the decade of the 60 s s is wit nessing a massive attack upon the Bible, an almost unbeliev able prohibition of prayer in the very places where examples of faith are most needed, a growing, spreading, militant atheism among thought-lead ers. The present undermining op eration upon religion can scar cely be exaggerated. There is indeed a grave question wheth er the American people will succumb to a newly arising pag anism which is being widely in fused throughout the popula tion under may labels and in various movements. The out lawing of prayer by the U. S. Supreme Court (the edict al ready has spread its tentacles from the schools out through much of our public life) and the reluctance of Congress to excoriate the court and undo its mischief have brought on far-reaching consequences. Movement To Restore Prayer The high court’s decision a- gainst prayer poses a challenge that can only be overcome by a massive grass-roots protest of citizens throughout our nation. Such a movement has been con ceived by citizens of two neigh boring Michigan communities, Three Rivers and Holland. If worried people all over Ameri ca would join in the crusade they have begun, not only could the notorious prayer decision be overturned but the downward push upon the nation’s moral and spiritual life could be halt ed, and history made! Mrs. Paul Wheeler of Three Rivers, and Mrs. William West- rate of Holland joined in launching what they hope will become a nationwide mobiliza tion of citizens to reestablish voluntary prayer and Bible reading in the schools. It began^ when Michigan’s Attorney; General last September inter preted the Supreme Court de cision in such a manner that many Michigan schools and col leges cancelled their traditional Baccalaureate services. The three mothers of school - age children met several times; and last February, with the cooper ation of Three Rivers’ Mayor Ralph Vandenberg, school auth orities and church leaders, a mass meeting was held. More than 500 signatures on a peti tion were obtained. RSVP Needs You! Theorganization was named: Restore School Voluntary pray er (RSVP). The Michigan press has given it good publicity. It is spreading. Mayor Vanden berg mailed letters to 1,000 mayors across the nation, en closing a petition form. The petition: ‘We, the undersigned citizens of the State of , and thereby restore voluntary prayer and Bible reading in public schools, during the school hours, within public school buildings.” Three River and Holland teenagers are organizing their own teen-age RSVP auxiliary and pushing it nationwide. A letter addressed to Mayor Van denberg will bring “Goals and Guidelines” of RSVP to any citizen, anywhere. Mrs. Whee ler told me: “RSVP is non-sec tarian and non-partisan. Its membership believes that the home and church should as sume the main responsibility for teaching religion, but since the Bible is the basic founda- By Mary Whitman Can'you imagine a substance as precious as gold being unwanted on the monetary market? That was virtually the situation in the Western United States dur ing California gold rush days, when gold dust served often as the only medium of exchange. A combination of factors drove the value of gold dust down, and put an economic squeeze on the miners who used it to purchase life necessities. The basic problem was a short age of coins coupled with a gov ernment regulation that all taxes 'and duties on imported goods had to be paid for in coin only, points out.Richard S. Yeoman, one of the nation’s leading numismatic authorities. Merchants needed coins to pay customs charges and were un willing to deplete their supplies by paying top prices for«gold dust. And -when they did manage to accumulate enough coins to pay fOr their shipments, the money immediately went out of local cir culation and back to Washington, further complicating the situation. • Result? Emergency gold coins were minted by a number of private firms, continues Yeoman, who is general manager of the Coin Division at "Whitman Pub lishing Company, Racine, Wis. 'These, coins came in a variety of shapes and sizes, ranging in denomination from 15 to $50. The firm of Moffat & Co. in San Fran-' cisco coined longer than any other organization, even putting out small rectangular pieces of gold called ingots, stamped with their value. This private gold was never offi cially recognized by the govern ment as legal tender, but circu lated freely throughout the West until 1854, when a branch of the U.S. Mint was established in San Francisco. Private gold is listed, priced and described in Whitman’s A Guide Book of United States Coins, authored by Yeoman. This volume, known as the “Red Book,” is regarded as the nation’s most authoritative reference on current market values of American rninc. request our Congressmen to in itiate or to support a constitu tional amendment which would clarify the First Amendment; tnajorcauses at least, is Social- FREEDOM, FARMING AND FAMINE What causes famine Why do so many people in today’s world suffered from lack of food? The answer is easy if you listen to’ the population “ex perts.” They say simply that there are too many people; if the number of people is reduc ed, there will be enough food to go around. No one can dispute the fact that the worlds population is growing at an alarming rate. But must we sit back and wait for somebody to “reduce” the population until there is enough food for everyone? Why not take the other side of the problem—and figure out how to start a food production explosion ? Charles B. Shuman, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, thinks such a pro duction explosion is entirely possible., Speaking over the Manion Forum on April 24th Mr. Shuman made the following statement: “I think the main cause of hunger in the world, one of the found out how we produce. We shared with them all of our technical secrets, our know how” w T e sent experts over there too. And they still can’t feed their people. The main reason is that they have pre vented the operation of the in centive and the market system. “The same thing is true in almost every other country in the world that is troubled with starvation. It’s due primarily to the fact that they have not permitted the incentive system to operate, to build the necess ary capital, to build up the necessary desire in the hearts of human beings to do better. I say that this is the cause of most of the famine in the world today. These words are strong med icine for the “do-gooders” who believe that the welfare state and Socialism are the only methods by which India, say, will ever be able to feed her people. Listen to what Schu- man says about India: “India could produce all of the food that is needed in its own country with the natural resources there. They have used the device of ceiling prices to hold prices dawn and thus des troyed the market system. The tendency of most of the farm ers in India is this: to get your relatives around yeu, stay real close to a little tract of land, raise just what you can eat and try to get a job off the farm for your cash money. The alternative way is to make the market system work, so the farmer has an incentive to pro duce as much as he can off his acres to sell so that other peo ple can have a chance to buy.” If you don’t believe Mr. Shuman, look at a world map. Nations with Socialist govern ments—China, Russia, India, Poland—are the ones faced with food shortages. Those countries which allow’ the free market to operate are well fed —as we are. Those who are try ing to put American agriculture under the Government’s thumb might do well to ponder this comparison. Chevrolet-built cars win Four Performance Awards mmvsm : "■> Mi fPJ ¥ Chevrolet-built can out-performed their competition in four of eight classes at the recent Pure Oil Performance Trials at Daytona, Florida. Ellis J. Premo (above), Chevrolet’s chief engineer, accepted the four trophies at an awards ceremony. While Chevrolet scored the most wins, other General, Rotors cars swept the rest of the classes. Sixty-two <jars representing all U.S. auto manufacturers competed in the NASCAR-svipervised trials. Class winners were determined by scores in fuel economy, acceleration and braking. All competing cars were selected at random and driven by pro fessional drivers. ism—the lack of incentive for people to produce. We’ve seen this demonstrated. Russia came over after World War II and does call, in our view, for an un derstanding that as long as we are on this course we have to' pursue it; if for no other rea son, we must not undermine the men who are doing the fighting. Support in that sense is what most Americans are giving their government, and Secretary McNamara need not fear they will fail. We are. perhaps, a peculiar people, eager for a peaceful world but tough when war does come. Yet it m*y not be so pe culiar, after all,.to wish that the banner of this battle bore a plainer and a prouder * 1 legend, and that ft were easier to des cry an outcome in honor.”— From The Wall Street Journal. tion for the structure of our Republic, religious observances in school must be maintained if our country is to survive.” Faith Requires Reaffairming Yes, if our country is to sur vive, the flight away from faith in God must be halted and the acclamation of that faith wherever people come together in public or in private must again become widespread. Mil lions of tourists who visit Rome each year see the ruins of a lost civilization. The ancient Coliseum, where paganism flourished as a world symbol and Christians were fed to lions 2000 years ago, stands today a barren, crumbled, lifeless hulk in the midst of Rome’s famed antiquity. A few hundred feet from its gaping entrance stands another symbol, the Arch of Constantine. It was built, sur rounded by Pagan rites, to ad vertise Christiana. Paganism nevertheless left Rome prostrate and miserable through 1000 years of the Dark Ages. We must work together to prevent its rise here in Am erica. We must not be fooled by its disguises, nor weakened in our faith by old disproved dogmas dressed In “fashion able” clothes. Building Permits > Willie Louis Scott, repairs to dwelling, 1123 Long street. L. D. Ammons, erect building, 1106 Marion street. J. T. Hayes, repairs to build ing, 1230 Crenshaw street. James Counts, repairs to dwelling, Main street. Keitt Purcell, repairs to building (B. C. Moore & sons), Main street. ’ Louis Price, addition to building, 1228 Jones street. P. H. Church, alterations to dwelling, on Nance street. Roy Creekmore, repairs to dwelling, 1511 Hiller street. Herbert Perry, repairs to dwelling, 809 Boyd street. Mrs. J. B. Shealy, repairs to dwelling, 1221 Drayton street. Ernest Gibbs, repairs to dwelling, 204 W. Boundary St. Total for above permits $6,518.00. Candidate Cards COMMISSIONER DIST. 1 I hereby announce myself a candidate for nomination to the office of Commissioner District 1 in the Democratic Primary and pledge myself to abide the results of said primary. LUKE HART PROPERTY TRANSFERS Newberry No. 1 Frank E. Bartlet to Thomas R. Langford and Dorothy F. Langford, two lots and one building $5. - ^ . Elizabeth H, Cannon to Eli zabeth H. Cannon an<T Edward O. Cannon, one lot $5 love and affection. Y' Cannon Construction Com pany to Emerson D. Jones, one lot on Clarkson Avenue $5. J. Herman Eddy to Claude L. Calloway Jr., and Ruth C. Cal loway, one lot on Shelly street, $5.00. H. A. Franklin to John David Ruff, one lot and one building $5.00. David G. Greenslade to L. C. Floyd, one lot on Springdale Drive $5. Frank ’ H. Ward, * Probate Judge to Lewis Jv Shealy, one lot and one building on Marion street (Fred J. Johns Estate) $3,800. Kingsberry Mortgage Co. to Bessie D. Wagoner, one lot and one building on Hillcrest Road $5. Adella Mae Robertson, et al to Waldrop-Senn Bros, one lot containing 1.30 acres on Pope street and Alexander Avenue Newberry No. 1 Outside Adella Mae Robertson et ai to jWaldrop-Senn Bros, Inc., one lot and two acres, part in city and part outside $5. . Whitmire No. 4 Lee Jackson to William Cody Owens, one lot and one building 487 Sims street $10. Mae L. Stone and Cornelia S. Hart to Judy R. Tankersley, one lot and one building, 1135 Reed street $10. Lucy W. King to Mary King Williams, one lot and one build ing on Gary street, $5 love and affection. Kathleen B. Kidc to Robert Donald Kidd, one lot and one building on Gary street $5. State Bank No. 67-693-532 ' REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE BANK OF COMMERCE _ OF PROSPERITY, IN THE STATE OF S. C. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON APRIL 5, 1966 FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives from Newberry County and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary elec tion.. D. P. (Jabbo) FOLK FOR PROBATE JUDGE I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of Probate Judge, and pledge myself to abide the re sults of the Democratic primary election. FRANK H. WARD FOR COMMISSIONER NO. 1 I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of Commissioner of District No. 1 and pledge my self to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. BEN F. DAWKINS FOR COMMISSIONER I hereby announce myself a candidate for nomination to theoffice of Commissioner Dis- trist 1 in the Democratic pri mary, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Dem ocratic primary. SEASE DOWD COMMISSIONER DIST. 2 I hereby announce myself a candidate for nomination to the office of Commissioner District 2, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary. ROSS GEORGE ASSETS Cash, balances with other banks, and cash items in process of collection United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed Obligations of States and political subdivisions Securities of Federal agencies and corporations not guaranteed by U. S. Other loans and discounts - Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other assets representing bank premises Other Assets TOTAL ASSETS * LIABILITIES K . * * Demand deposits of" individuals, partnerships, and corporations v ‘ . Time and savings ..deposits of individuals, partner ships, and corporations r < Deposits of Unite<^ States Government _ . . Deposits of States and political subdivisions Certified and offifcefra’; checks, etc. TOTAL DEPOSITS V Y (a) Total demand; dejK>si{£j (b) Total Time and.dpfyihgs deposits Other liabilities 1 $ 362,040.55 336,375.48 258,665.51 320,016.91 1,032,713.44 24,555.02 12,378.77 $2,346,745.68 $2,083,713.56 $1,525,373.07 $ 558,340.49 $1,416,985.45 453,395.05 69,730.90 138,189.43 5,412.73 38,259,88 TOTAL LIABILITIES \\ fifAPfrAL ACCOUNTS (c) Common stock—total, par vajue $50,000.00 No. shares authorized' ^,000 . • No. shares outstanding 5,000 : Surplus -<£• Undivided profits TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $2,121,973.44 50,000.00 100,000.00 74,772.24 224,772.24 TOTAL LIABILITIES & CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $2,346,745.68 MEMORANDA Average of total deposits for the 15 calendar days ending with call date Average of total loans for; the 15 calendar days ending with call date Loans as shown in item 7 of “Assets” are after 2,038,999.90 1,087,329.93 deduction of vahaatie®" reserves of 33,753.38 I, Jacob A. Bowers, President and Cashier, of the above named bank, do solemnly affirm that this report of condition is true and correct, to the best of my knowledge and belief. JACOB A. BOWERS CORRECT—ATTEST: V DIRECTORS: -V RUDOLPH C. BARNES ’ J. MONROE FULMERS " W. G. LYLES State of South Carolina, County of Newberry, ss: Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25th day of April, 1966, and I hereby certify that^am not an officer or director of this bank. <. . t Annie R. Hunter, Notary Public My commission^ erpires at. tha pleasure of the Governor.