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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Jan. 12, 1967—Page 7 The new year is now a real ity and 1966 has passed into history, along with Tyre and Sidon, perhaps; or, rather en shrined with gracious memor ies. It does not become us to re pine; we may have lost loved ones; they are in another world; we may find our en ergies taxed in doing our full share of work. There may be value in re viewing our course during 1966 because looking calmly back we may find either a new plan or a new course, for we grow, or we should grow, as we de velop. More specifically we should enlarge or broaden our mental horizon for the capa bility of the humn intellect is marvelous. We are the special creatures of the Most High; the splendid handiwork of the Infinite. By all means we should de velop spiritually, for spiritual development brings us nearer to the Great Creator and we should grow in grace and en large our spiritual range. As I learn more and more about people I find much to rejoice my spirit, for there are great numbers of our fel- lowmen—and women— that proclaim the touch of the Di vine spirit. Let us live more peaceably, more harmoniously, more hap- . pily with our fellowmen. The New Year is full of op portunities; full of challenges; how shall we meet them? With a buoyant spirit of hope or shall we groan and despair ? Have faith in yourself; the Maker of all men and all things made no one and nothing that cannot grow, grow, develop ose superior qualities that ...e Supreme Being endowed us with. Men have been heroic; I still marvel at the Spaniards in time of Pizarro. As you may know, Spanish is the language of most of North and Central and South America except Brazil, which is Portuguese, an offshoot of Spanish. And of course, Spanish is the lan guage of Spain. When I was in Peru I felt the shame of Spanish cruelty and oppression, but I’ve thought of those intrepid spir its of Pizarro’s army. They landed off the region North of Peru and marched Southward, crossing streams and moun tain ravines on flimsy Indian swinging bridges. I have my self crossed the Andes at 13,- 000 feet on horseback, going to Cajamarca, the second Inca Capital. In Cajamarca the little force of Pizarro seized the Inca, At- ahulpa although the Inca had a force many times greater than the invading Spaniards. From Northern Peru to Caj amarca and then South prob ably five hundred miles to Cuz co, the Inca capital, that hand- full of Spaniards marched over mountains that are even today not frequently traversed. The Spaniards were a cruel, bloody group, but of their boldness, resourcefulness and intrepid spirit there can be no doubt; they were men of heroic mold. The Charge of the Light Brigade and many other ex amples of illustrious achieve ment appear as nothing to me when I think of Pizarro’s ex ploits. The Christmas season brought me a most agreeable surprise: My cherished friend, the great banker, though even a greater Christian gentleman—B. M. Edwards, called me from a hospital to wish me a Merry Christmas. One of the bits of good fortune ir. my life is the friend ship of Mr. Edwards; Mr. Ed wards and another great gen tleman and friend, R. Beverly Herbert, Senior, are in retire ment, but very active. El Paso, Texas you know was named by the Spaniards. It “The Pass”, just as the river Rio Grande is Spanish and means “the great river”. A bit about El Paso: “The pass for which the city is named lies in the nar row, westernmost corner of Texas, where the Rockies of southern New Mexico all but meet Old Mexico’s Sierra Mad- res. The Rio Grande meanders through this gap, providing a sort of back fence between El Paso and its Mexican neighbor, Juarez. El Pasoans—one quarter of a million of them—are enter prising, proud, independent, tough. They are also friendly, earthy, gracious, rather special people. Their city is usually neglected by those who cata log Texas’ virtues. But El Pas oans are hardly irked. There is no other city like theirs, and this fact generates a civic pride few communities feel outside their editorial columns. El Paso is bracketed by two valleys—called, with typical economy, the Upper Valley and the Lower Valley. The latter is history’s precinct. Nearly everything there is the oldest something. Technically, the city was born here as El Paso del Norte; the name and the original settlers moved, and the site is today’s Jaurez. Ysl- eta, just outside El Paso on U. S. 80, was founded in 1681 by the Tigua Indians and is the oldest community in Texas. A little beyond, Socorro yields both a ‘first’ and an ‘oldest.’ Here you will travel El Cami- no Real, the King’s highway and rou^e of the Spanish con- (Continued on page 8) AUDITOR’S 1967 TAX ASSESSMENT NOTICE Retanu of personal property, boats, motors, trailers, mobile homes, real property, new buildings and real estate trans fers and poll tax are to be made at the County Auditor's of fice beginning: January 3rd, 1967 THROUGH February 28th, 1967 All able-bodied male citizens between the ages of twenty- one and sixty are liable to $1.00 poll tax. All returns are to be made by Tax Districts. Your failure to make return calls for penalty as prescribed by law. Residents of Whitmire and vicinity may file returns with the County Auditor at Aragon-Bald win Mill, Thursday, Jan uary 5, 1967, and at the City Hall, Friday, January 6, 1967. RALPH B. BLACK, . Auditor Newberry County The Viet Cong would love to see Santee-Cooper completely wiped out... If there were no Santee-Cooper, the Viet Cong would live a lot easier. We’re probably the last place the Viet Cong ever heard of, but we’re one of the biggest problems it has. That surprise you? It shouldn’t. Think about it. Three of Santee-Cooper’s largest customers are the Charleston Air Force Base, the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base and the Charles ton Naval Shipyard. Now that clears it up, eh? Our low-cost, dependable electrical power - which also goes to thousands of farms and homes through electric cooperatives - is a major contribution to the National Defense as well as the Viet nam War effort. We do our part in the National Defense, and do a good job of it, just as we do in supplying power to run a dozen major industries in our state and providing two South Carolina municipalities with their electrical energy. You can see why we are worth over $200,000,000 and it all be longs to you. We’re proud of these things, particularly our role in the National Defense. But we’ll rest your mind at ease about one thing. You won’t find a sampan on our lakes. If you did, it would be filled with fishermen, not fighters. SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY