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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1966 nn 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, Soutfc Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance :Six Months $1.25. THE “SPECTATOR S” COLUMN What has happened? Out in the wide, wide world we find the clash of ambitious and the greedy desire for power and gain. W T e think much of the world could develop better, more se curely if it were not for the American misconception which motivates our policy of throw ing goods and money all over the world. Our war in Viet Nam is a policy of meddling with other nations. It may be said that we ourselves have so much vio lence and general lawlessness that our own safety is imper iled. The prime function of any government is to maintain peace and order at home so that the citizens may live with out fear and trembling; so that one may work and live comfortably by his labor. I do not mean that a man should live on or by government hand outs; he should labor unmo lested so that he may enjoy the fruits of his labors. What is the condition of af fairs here in America ? A Government is in power which is riding roughshod over procedure of 40 years ago. Our method of correcting ju dicial attitudes may be slow, but such a correction has been known a time or two in the long ago. Here at home I do not expect the several Republican Sena tors and Republican Represen tatives to accomplish notable results; but I think it very likely that this election has added immensely to the gen eral respectability of our Re publican officials; that is worth while for the old prejudices will gradually fade out. An amazing phase has been the strong effort of our Col ored people to affiliate with the Democrats. A few years ago the Colored people were Republicans. Why were they Republicans? Surely because of Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Procla mation. I did not wonder at that. And the colored vote was strongly Republican until Franklin Roosevelt capitalized on the colored vote. Today, apparently Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation are forgotten: the Johnson Democrats have disregarded us in some respects and is vir- , all the ties of the Democratic tually penalyzing success and Party with the South and have prosperity. This harsh exaction of the Government militates strongly against the urge to build and develop and prosper. We seem to pet the improvi dent and penalize the thrifty and the constructive. The measure of success at the polls recently of the Republi cans is largely the expression of discontent, disaffection and distrust. The harsh and unwise meas ures of the Government seem to fly in the face of all pro grams of thrift and efficiency. We are endeavoring to set aside the clear experience of many years. America as we know it was built on thrift and practical efficiency. The idea of forcing the ’ Japanese or Chinese or Hiildus on the peo ple who made this nation and who still sustain it is acolossal misconception of national well being. We should strive to en courage proved ability rather than to embrace a lot of aca demic inepttitude. Instead of fostering the qual ities that made this a great nation we are trying to build on ignorance and thriftlessness. courted and made subtle efforts to appeal to the Colored voters. That’s where we are today; the Colored vote has forgotten and utterly disregarded the days of slavery and the liberation by the Republicans. Today the Colored vote is receiving a mess of pottage in exchange for its historical loyalty. Another aspect of the whole question is this: Since the Civil War the Colored people of the South have been very prosperous, side by side with their white neighbors. The prosperity of the Col ored people is not due by any means to the Northern Demo crats of the Democratic leaders in the North: the prosperity of our Colored people is built on friendly and neighborly living near the white people of the South, the sturdy people of the farms and towns. Now the Colored people, un der their leaders break with their Southern friends and neighbors. That is a misguided and disastrous course; the life blood of the South is still the vigorous yeomanry of the land. The Colored people can’t pros per on w T ords; we all live on WAR WITHOUT VICTORY? Are we trying sincerely to win the war in Viet Nam? Or is the Administration making only a token effort at destroy ing the enemy? In wartime, the above ques tions are almost unthinkable. Why would we spend millions of dollars and was*e the prec ious lives of thousands of Am erican boys—if we weren’t real ly attempting to win? Certain ly no mother or wife of a fight ing man in Viet Nam would stand for the risking of that boy’s life for nothing. The purpose of fighting a war is to win. Without that purpose, the expenditure of lives and money is worthless. Which brings a terrible question to mind: Are we doing all we can to to win? And if we aren’t, why don’t we get out? A recent Manion Forum guest furnished some vital and shocking facts to the Forum radio audience. The speaker is a former flying officer with the United States Navy. In the Viet Nam war, he flew 125 bombing missions over the war zone. Highly decorated for gal lantry in action, the young man is now out of the Navy—and is therefore in a position to speak freely and without res traint. The young man’s name is Norde Wilson—and here are his words: “The targets that we’re bombing, particularly in South Viet Nam, are of such a nature that they have to be PIN POINTED in order to destroy Looking A head ... by Dr. Gtorg* S. B•n*on PRESIDENT-NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM tMrcy, AHmium OUR GRAVEST DANGER The climate for law-break ing in America has been culti vated thruout the summer of 1966 as never before. Politi cal expediency has, in many southern and northern .• cities, contributed to making a mock ery of law and order. Anti- Viet Nam War protest leaders arrogantly proclaimed to a Congressional committte their Communist identity and their allegiance to this nation’s enemy in Viet Nam. Columns of “Civil Rights” marchers almost daily erupted in mass violence endangering national security. Only in a few of the hundreds of law violations has law enforcement prevailed. De fiance of law has spread. This is our nation’s gravest danger. Bayard Rustin, Negro “Civil Rights” leader, organizer of the 1963 “Civil Rights” March on Washington, speaking last month in Chicago, one of man/ cities where “Civil Rights” marches exploded into violence and wanton destruction, said: “Any Negro youngster who doesn’t believe now that the way to get something is through violence obviously is not intelligent.” He said that he himself advocates non violence. He added: “The need is not to talk about civil rights but about an economic and soc ial revolution.” Loose Talk” Mass protesting and even violence have undoubtedly been them with a small—say 250- agitated by statements from pound bomb. The blast effect from a larger bomb—such as a 750-pound one—would much better do the job, because you can’t hit these targets right on the nose and, as you know, anyone would tell you that any hit within 50 feet of the target is a darn fine hit. “But the small—250-pound— bombs will not destroy the grass huts and bunkers a nd things of that nature WITH OUT A DIRECT HIT. To rip out the tunnels and under ground installations that the enemy has, it takes a heavier bomb. ” And do our fighting men in Viet Nam have these heavier bombs? Here is what Mr. Wil son answers: “Not in the quan tities we deem necessary to do the job.” Mr. Wilson went on to dis cuss the ammunition available U. S. governmental leaders and “Civil Rights” personalities such as Rustin, President Lyn don Johnson, speaking to a group of youth leaders at the White House, August 3, 1965, said: “I am proud this morning to salute you as fellow revolu tionaries. Neither you nor I are willing to accept the tyranny of poverty, nor the dictatorship of ignorance, nor the despotism of ill ealth, nor the oppression of bn _ p d pre judice and bigotry ... 1 hope that you will go out into the hinterland and blow the bugles and tell them that the hour has arrived and their day is here; that we are on the march against the ancient enemies and we are going to be suc cessful. Vice President Hubert Hum phrey (describing on July 18, 1966, what he would do if he Throughout our nation there j bread aud meat< Our Colored is a feeling of aoubt, of inse- : people are not being wisely curity: we seem to be in the 1 led by c i as hing with the white to fighter pilots: “The pilot, had to live in a “slum neigh- before he takes off, is briefed borhood”) said: “I think you’d to use his ambmunition spar- have more trouble than you ingly because you’re allotted have had already, because I’ve only so much for a particular got enough spark left in me to hands of dreamers who know little or nothing of the prac tical aspects of Government and of society in general. No genuis is required to des troy the great work of our people. ancestors: genuine, solid con- rt j on 7 “Republicans rally in Demo crats’ own bailiwicks. They win the big States: What’s happen ing to the Old Roosevelt Coali- structive achievement, is not highly regarded by men who read and study and meditate “without a modicum of practi- eal experience. I sometimes think we should wipe out half our laws, along with two thirds of the bureau crats, and make a fresh start. »- Here in South Carolina the recent election proves a great measure of discontent. Our Republican friends did not fail —they achieved results that would have seemed incredible even 15 years ago. We have not been sorely troubled by serious wrongs by Democrats; most of us were reared as Democrats. But the widespread feeling of insecur ity has reached us, too. The Democratic Party in South Carolina is largely a group of men in office; I do not reflect adversely on them; they are our friends and neighbors and as acceptable as any group we could find as replacements. Our legislators have been regaided as Democrats, but here in S. C., on a state plane, there has been no marked difference be tween the so-called Republican and so-called Democrat: we move along quietly and peace ably being inclined to spend money freely, though I do not imply that there has been gross wrongdoing. The great difference would be on a national plane. I think we should be on firmer ground if most of Mr. Johnson’s in novations were repealed. Like wise we need to make clear to our Courts that our course seems a radical departure at times from the sound juridical The depth of last week’s Democratic despair is under lined by this single fact: New York’s Gov. Nelson Rockefel ler, a Baptist, carried Green wich Village. Mr. Rockefeller, of course, was re-elected governor of New York. Even his own best friends were surprised by his margin—more t han 400,000 votes. Ronald Reagan was el ected governor of California by close to a million votes. George Romney won a big one in Michigan. Republicans earned Pennsylvania and Ohio. It was a miserable election for the Democrats who, just two short years ago, over whelmed the Grand Old Party in one of the greatest Presi dential landslides in history: The hangover from last week’s work will be felt in Washington over the next 4 years, fox’ the Republicans won a stunning number of seats in the House of Representatives^--' 47 of them—and even picked up three seats in the Senate. The 89th Congress was Lyn don Johnson’s to wheel and deal with, and the Great So ciety was the result. The 90th Congress won’t wheel and deal in nearly the same lock- step with Mr. Johnson. He'll have to fight hard for every victory, and some battles no doubt, he’ll choose not to fight at all. The significance of last week’s elections can be subdi vided under three headings— Congressional politics, Presid ential politics, and long-term politics. The statistics almost tell mission, and only so much for a month. You don’t want to use it all up the first day, you see.” In other words, our men are being handicapped by a ration ing of ammunition! Wilson charged that planes equipped to carry 24 bombs are only carry ing four on their missions. If the target is missed on the first few attempts, there are no reserves to fall back upon. “I was there,” said Mr. Wil son, “and there definitely was a bomb shortage. When you go up to the flight deck and you have rockets loaded on your aircraft when bombs would more efficiently destroy the target, and when you ask the ordnance officer why you are carrying rockets, he says r ‘Because we are short of bombs,, or ‘We don’t have enough bombs, we are getting rid of rockets today.” Now ask yourself the ques tions posed at the ueginning of this column. Incredible, you say? Bat it’s not alL Watch for more or Norde Wilson’s testimony in this paper. Mrs. Grahai sister dies s Mrs. Melva Matthews Fields, 44, died Sunday at the Orange burg Regional hospital. Mrs. Fields was bom in Dil lon And was the daughter of Mrs. Melvin Snow Lane and the late Rev. Osborne Lane. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Alma Graham of this city. Funeral services were con ducted in the Thompson Funer al home with burial in Crest- lawn Memorial Gardens, Or angeburg. lead a mighty revpjt undpr those conditions/’ , , <Jusi 420 days later he was expressing shock at what was going on.) Justifying .Violence Robert C. Weaver, Secretary of Housing and Urban De velopment at a July 20, 1966 news conference: “If the av erage white American put him self in the shoes «f the aver age black American, he would be just as angry, just as prone to violence as the Negro is today. The thing that surprises me is that it hasn’t happened before.” Senator Robert F. Kennedy said, on Aug. 18, 1965 “There is no point in telling. Negroes to obey the law” because the law is the enemy. Richard Chaull, professor of ecumemcs, Princeton Theologi cal Seminary, at World Con ference •n Church and Society, Geneva, Switzerland, July 1966 (and reported widely in Amer ica)): “‘There may in fact be some situations in which only the threat of use of violence can set the process of change in motion. Students and lead ers of tire poor in the urban ghettos in the United States soon find that they cannot solve their problems until fundamental changes occur in the whole structure. Invitation to Violence Stokely Carmichael, chair man, Student Nonviolent Coor dinating Committee, in The National Guardian, June 4, 1966: “Negroes certainly see that this is the richest country in the world, and they want to share in the wealth. And the feeling—whether or not the white press likes this, whether or not the white liberals like it —is that if (Negroes) cannot enjoy part of that dream they are going to bum the country down!” Martin Luther King, head of the Southern Christian Leader ship Conference, at a Negro Critic speaks at league meet A meeting: of the Newberry Civic League was held Novem ber 22 at 3 p.m. at the Com munity Hall. Mrs. J. E. Wise man Sr., the president, called the meeting to order. Mrs. F. Scott Elliott Sr. read the club collect as an opening prayer. Mrs. Wiseman then extended a warm welcome to guests and members. Mrs. Richard L. Baker, pro gram chairman, introduced Mrs. W. Jack Bryant of Or angeburg who gave an inspir ing talk on “Beauty is Where You Find It.” Mrs. Bryant is president of the Landscape Critics Council of South Carolina. She has been district and Department of S. C. president as well as nat ional music chairman of the American Legion Auxiliary. She has served as regent of her DAR chapter and as an officer of the Dames of Court of honor. She has served in various capacities in the Gar den club, both locally and state wide and is a National Accred ited Judge, having a master’s certificate. Mrs. Bryant commended Newberry upon its successful beautification program, espec ially stressing that the form ality blends perfectly with the traditional architecture of the buildings which have been re stored. In choosing a garden spot, one should first consider the architecture of the house, the speaker said, then the next door houses, amount of sun light, position of trees soil and air polution. For lasting per manent beauty, one should con sider the unity or rhythm of one dominant type of plant, the heighth and depth of the garden space division, and tone and color, the speaker said. Dark green foliage should be used with light colors. Mrs. Bryant said that beauty is the %xpression of the soul and no beauty can be greater than the mind that created it. “The greatest truths are wronged if not linked with beauty. A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” ; At the end of Mrs. Bryant’s talk, which was interspersed with beautiful poetic passages, Mrs. Wiseman presented her a lovely vase as an expression of appreciation from the Civic League. Mrs. Wiseman also recogniz ed Mrs. Lawrence Thaxton Sr., chairman of the Blues Star Memorial Highway, who accom panied Mrs. Bryant. Members and guests enjoyed a social hour at the conclusion of the program. Mrs. W. Roy Anderson poured hot spiced tea. Chsese wafers, chicken salad sandwiches and cookies were served. Mrs. Hugh Fos ter and Mrs. Hart Jordan as sisted in serving. Income Tax Tax Questions Q.—My income has been off the past few months which will put me below what I thought it would when I filed my es timated tax return. Do I still have to make quarterly pay ments based on my original es timate ? A.—No. You may file an am ended estimated tax return when the next quarterly pay ment is due on January 16th, 1967. Note that you do not have to make the quarterly payment due January 16 if you file your tax return for 1966 by January^ 31, 1967, and pay the balance due then. Q-—I paid the highway use tax on my truck before I sold it. Can I get a refund? A.—No. This tax is levied on the vehicle. Many taxpayers who sell trucks on which the tar has been paid include that amount when determining the sales price. The purchaser would not owe tax for that tax period al ready paid. Q*—I am single and trying to work my way through col lege. If my income goes over $600 will my parents lose the deduction they claim for me ? A.—No. They will not as long as you otherwise qualify as a dependent. One of the other requirements is that they fur nish over half your support for the year. Q.—I just retired and will be moving out of the state before the end of the year. Can I file my return now? A.—No. Returns cannot be filed until the close of the tax able year. When you do file, use the address you have at that time and file with the dis trict where you live then. Q.—I took a part-time job to give me some extra spending money this Christmas. Is there any way I can get my part- time employer to stop with holding for Social Security ? My regular employer already withholds the full amount for Social Security. A.—No. Each employer is required to withhold Social Security taxes on the first $6,- 000 of income paid each em ployee during 1966. If, «s you say, more than $277.20 is withheld from your wages for Social Security in 1966, because you worked for two or more employers, then the excess should be taken as a tax credit on your 1966 in come tax return. Q.—I’m selling some farm property that I own. Is there any way I can avoid being taxed on my total profit in 1966? A.—Yes, you may be able to report your profits on the installment basis. Then you would only be taxed on that part of the profit you received in 1966. This installment method can only be used when you receive payments of not more than 30 percent of the selling price in the year of the sale. If you re ceive more than 30 percent, the entire profit must be de clared for the year of the sale. Q.—We lost a tree to a wind storm. Can we deduct what we had to pay to have the tree carted off? A.—As a general rule, clean up costs are not deductible. You may be able to claim a deduction for the loss of the tree if there was a decrease in the over-all value of your prop erty as a result. The first $100 of such loss will not be de ductible and the amount you claim as a loss should be re duced by any insurance reim bursement received. Details on casualty losses are explained in our publica tion on casualty and theft losses. Send a post card ' to your district director asking for a free copy. It’s Document No. 5174, Disasters, Casualties and Thefts. Vets GI checks in the i Most veterans attending school under the new GI Bill have received their first checks but if you’re one who did not and fail to receive your check due this week it’s possible you failed to do your homework, the VA told Veteran-Students to day. Columbia VA office man ager Stanley Zuk urged those students who fail to receive checks due this week to: 1. Make sure that the no tice of enrollment, which must be filled out and mailed by the school, has been sent to the VA by the school. 2. Make sure the certificate of attendance, which the vet eran must fill out and send to the VA, has been mailed. 3. If there is any question about payment, contact the VA office by phoning the Contact Office in Columbia at 253-8371, Ext. 211, 212, or 216, or write the Veterans Administration at 1801 Assembly street, Att: Mr. Vincent. The VA pointed out that it was not necessary for the Veteran-Student attending College to send his certifica te of attendance for the first or initial month since VA ac cepted the College’s Notice of Enrollment as basis for paying the first check. However, the VA emphasized, all subsequent checks will be withheld until the student’s own certificate of attendance is received. VA of ficials, recalling past exper ience with the GI educational programs of World War two and the Korean conflict, point- ed out that a “shakedown per iod” was necessary before the payment machinery was func tioning smoothly. It is possible that a few checks have been de layed by the Administrative or machine errors, but it is an ticipated that these will be limited, according to VA. Fail ure to receive checks can be blamed mostly on tne delay in receiving the necessary certifi cates, it was pointed out. The veteran student must send in the certificate of attendance each month. VA Manager Zuk urged students who have any misunderstanding, or who have checks delayed, to contact his office so that problems may be cleared up. Rev. Roof’s mother dies Mrs. Alice Elberta Roof, 76, died Wednesday night in Co lumbia hospital. Mrs. Roof was born in Sa luda county, daughter of the late William and Nancy Caro- , line Derrick Harmon. Surviving are her husband, Luther B. Roof Sr.; five sons, George W., Luther B. Jr., Mil- ton and Mayhugh, all of Lex ington, and Rev. Hilton Roof of Prosperity, and a sister, Mrs. Katie Bell Langford of Saluda. Funeral serivees were held Friday from Pisgah Lutheran church in Lexiugton. the story themselves. In the 89th Congress, Democrats rul ed in the House by 294 to 13d rally, Chicago, July 10, 1966 and in the Senate 67 to 33- Starting in January, the div ision in the House will be 248 Democrats and 187 Republicans and in the Senate it will be 64 to 36.” “This day we must commit ourselves to make any sacrifice necessary to change Chicago. This day we must decide to fill up the jails of Chicago if nec essary in order to end slums.” Mrs.Richardson final rites Mrs. Bessie McGraw Rich ardson, 85, wife of Henry B. Richardson, died last Tuesday at the Newberry County Mem orial hospital after a lingering illness. Mrs. Richardson was born in this county, the daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Mary Sligh McGraw. She had been a teacher and was a member of Lebanon Methodist church. Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Ned Mc Graw Richardson of Greenville; three daughters, Mrs. J. C. Richardson of Prosperity, Mrs. Earl Rushton of Laurens, and Mrs. T. P. McCullough, of Whitmire; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted Wednesday at Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev Dewey Brazil and Rev. Harry Grout. Burial was in St. Paul Lutheran church cemetery. William Booth, chairman of the New York City Commis sion on Human Rights, at con vention of NAACP, Juy 5th, 1966: “I don’t preach violence. But if the people aren’t getting what they need they should go out and take it.” Revolutionary Action Move ment (RAM) in pamphlets dis tributed in tens of thousands in northern city Negro areas: “Weapons of defense employed by Afro - American freedom righters must consist of a poor man’s arsenal. Gasoline fire bombs (Molotov cocktails) lye or acid bombs (made by inject ing lye or acid in the metal end of light bulbs) can be used extensively: Extensive sabotage is possible.” Such attitude, unrestrained, can lead to destruction of Am erica. LU-—T—W- Photograph MAKE MOVIES AT YOUR HOUSE FOR CHRISTMAS ... and Ansco will help you enjoy memories all year long! 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