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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-
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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