The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, January 26, 1967, Image 2
Page 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, January 26, 1967
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COMMENT
on
Men & Things
By J. K. BREEDIN
The uproar of traffic con
tinues unabated
I iive in a small city on
Hsrhway 301 Day and nipht
a -’ream of traffic, cars and
truck.- 1 , pour through the
town. My home face- 301 and
v undreds of ears come from
ah northern points bound for
Flor.da And by the same to
ken hundreds come through
"V
• .r-.d for
New
Y’ork.
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ork D
n’t the
only
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way:
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am ly
f,
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;ada 1
r Intar.o
near
T
or onto *.
I hke l
o t a 1 k
to the v:
si tor*.
about my v -11 to Toronto and
--verai years later to Montreal
and Quebec. Montreal, the roy
al mountain.
Montreal is the great city,
largely French; Queheck is
almost all French, strangely
enough: and the people of
Queheck don’t like their En
glish friends.
Canada is rapidly develop
ing her vast resources of every
kind.
I’ve been twice in Canada
and at least six times to Mex
ico.. What a contrast! But in
time both will rise in the
strength of latent powers
freshly realized and developed.
“Self-service post offices are
being tested now in three
states, and the results so far
are promising As a result
of this success, 100 other self-
service installations will be
opened soon from coast to
roast. Here’s how they work:
They'll be located in big shop-
p.ng centers; and they will
be open 24 hours a day, every
day of the year. We’ll be able
ta.-.e our letters and pack-
ag-s to these post of fees,
weigh them our-' lves, r uy the
r -rrect postag- from a ma
rh.ne that give*: change auto
mat :c a iiy—and dispatch the
rr.a.l according to instruction*,
river these self-service
elude parcel post pickup too.
The postman would leave a
special punch card in our mail
box if we weren’t home to re
ceive a parcel. Then we’d take
the punch card to the self-
service post office, insert it
in a machine, and receive our
correct package. It will be a
long time before do-it- your
self post offices become really
widespread, but in the mean
time there’s one way all of us
can help the mail move a-
long more rapidly—that’s to
u-e the zip codes as much as
possible. ”
“Tho production of electric
ity - a fascinating subject—
and the South Carolina Elec
tric & Gas Co. likes to share
• with the public, especially
-tudents. That’s why it pro
vides guided tours of power
plants throughout its service
area. At McMeekin station, for
- xample, the tour program
lasts approximately an hour—
and includes a classroom-type
explanation of how power is
produced, a movie on the con-
-*ruction of the power station,
a guided tour of the plant—
and refreshments. Similar pro
grams are offered at Parr
Steam Plant in Fairfield coun
ty, Hagood Station near Char
leston, Urquhart Station near
A;ken and Canadys Station in
Colleton County. In addition to
classroom groups, other fre
quent visitors are 4-H Clubs,
Scout groups. College engi
neering groups, visiting pro
fessional engineers, and tour
ists. If you are affiliated with
a group who would enjoy a
guided tour—just contact th<?
superintendent of the plant you
wish to visit. Tours are avail
able from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00
p m. weekdays, or by appoint
ment at night or on weekends.
The company hopes you will
accept this .nvitation to find
out how electricity is produced
-—at the source . . . in an S
C F. & G generating plant."
“One of the basic concepts
of filtering a better tomorrow
— to broaden the knowledge
of today's youth. With this in
mind, the South Carolina Elec-
tr.c & Gas Co. recently spon-
-<.red a trip for two out-’and-
ng young South Carolinians
' . a•:tend the I'JSS V>uth Con-
f--r*-r.v:- r. the A’om in Chi
cago. The.-e two hr.ght young
Activities at
Boys Farm
The scene at Boys Farm has
been unusually quiet for the
past few days, and for a good
reason. Intense studying has
been the order of the day,
with the boys making prepara
tion for their exams. Many
hours of additional study be
yond that spent by the average
child must be spent by the
boys. Because of the back
ground of the boys, most of
them are behind their age
group in school. The boys work
hard and study many hours
to catch up and keep up with
their classes in school.
other science students from
throughout the nation for in
struction in peaceful uses of
the atom by some of the
world’s most renowned scien
tists.”
Many folks disparage Long
fellow: his sweet simplicity
goes to the heart: they prefer
something vague, involved,
mystical, rather than the
sweet appeal of something
readily understood.
“Tell me not in mournful
numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that
slumbers,
And things are not what
they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal!
Dust thou are, to dust
returneth,
W’as not spoken of the soul.
Not enjoyment, and not
sorrow,
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each tomorrow
Find us further than today.
Trust no Future, howe’er
pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury the
dead!
Act,—act in the living
Present!
Heart within, and God
o’erhead
Lives of great men all
remind us
We can make our lives sublime.
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of
time;
Let us then be up and doing.
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.”
(Henry W. I .ongfellow i
Hear Thucydides regarded
by Macaulay as the greatest
historian. He is urging Sparta
to b-- aware of Athens.
Says
a past authority
"To
do their duty i.-
their
only holiday, and th*-y
deem
the qui*
•t of inaction to
b
e as
d. -agreo
■aide as the mos
t
tire-
- o m e b i,
isiness. If a man
y r
1 o u 1, i
say to
them, in a won
* n a *
they we
re born neither t
U
have
peace t
hemselves nor to
111 o w
ie ace P
o other men. he
u
’ould
simply
speak the truth.
In th
e face of such
an
en-
emy.
Lacedaemonians.
you
persist
in doing nothing
You
< i <» n n t
>*-■ that peace j
tv'
best
secured
11 y t h o s e w h <
)
me
t heir
length justlv
t ! t ♦
; i v.i v
whose
attitude .'howe*
that
they ha
v- no intention .
> i
-ul -
mitt. ng
to wrong, .fustic
e
with
you seel
ms to consi.-t in
g:
v i n g
no anno
yanre to others
a n
d in
defendin
g yourselve.-
only
against
positive injury.
But
this pol
icy would haid
ly
be
SUCCeSsf
ul. even if your
m
■ i g h -
bors we
re l.ke yourselve
s;
and
in the
present case. a
s
we
pointed out just now, your
ways compared with theirs are
old-fashioned. And, as in the
arts, so also in politics, the
now must always prevail over
the old. In settled times the
traditions of government
should be observed; but when
circumstances are changing
and men are compelled to
meet them, much originality is
required. ”
On Wednesday evening of
last w’eek, the boys and staff of
Boys Farm were the guests of
Mrs. Reeves, housemother of
Cromer Hall, for the Newberry
Indians basketball game. Both
games, against Anderson Jun
ior College and Erskine Col
lege, were close and exciting
games. Mrs. Reeves was cel
ebrating her birthday on Wed
nesday, and treated the boys
to popcorn and cokes as her
birthday party. The eve. ing
was most enjoyable and was a
real treat for the boys.
Boys Farm visited the New
Testament Baptist Church in
Columbia on Sunday. Mickey
Crowe spoke to the junior boys
Sunday school class and gave
his personal testimony and a
brief history of Boys Farm.
In the morning service, Rev.
Shealy gave a brief sketch of
the work of Boys Farm. The
Boys Farm Choir sang several
numbers for the special music
during the service. Various
families in the church took two
or three of the hoys to their
home for the afternoon.
One question that has been
asked very frequently is,
“Where do the children come
from?” There are almost as
many ways for boys to come
as there, are boys. The welfare
department often contacts Boys
Farm seeking to place a child
here. Juvenile courts with a
case where a boy is headed for
trouble but is not yet in serious
trouble often make arrange
ments to place a boy at Boys
Farm. Several of the boys now
at the farm were placed here
by a pastor, relative, or friend
who saw the need of the child
for proper guidance, love, and
provision. These persons have
called or written to Boys Farm
and received and filled out ap
plications, and have made all
necessary arrangements to
have th»- child placed at Boys
Farm. In some cases, the par
ents, realizing that they were
unable to care for the child,
have contacted the Farm rela
tive to placing the child.
All of the boys come on a
court order, giving legal guard
ianship to Boys Farm, and pro
viding that the child shall be
at Boys Farm for a period of
not less than two years or un
til the court feels that the
home circumstances have suf
ficiently improved that the
child can go back to the home
without harming him.
Situations that have prompt
ed action to place a child in
Boys Farm are often unbeliev
able to the person who has not
actually seen them. That child
ren can be neglected, unloved,
and unwanted is beyond the
credulity of the average per
son. Boys are often left to
their own devices to care for
themselves. One boy and his
brother were nearly shot ac
cidently by a man who thought
that they w-ere dogs prowling
in his garbage can. He got his
gun, went to the door, and
nearly shot before he realized
that it was two young boys,
not a dog, trying to get some
thing to eat from his garbage
can.
This is not an isolated case;
one other young boy who had
just been brought to Boys
Farm said, “Daddy, I am so
glad that you signed those
papers so that I wmn’t have to
go hungry any more.” To some
of the boys, the beans will
never taste right here, because
they aren’t burned “like we
always had them.” Many of the
children received the first
square meal of their lives at
Boys Farm.
The boys come from many
different backgrounds and en
vironments, but they all have
one thing in common: they
need the guidance, lovt, and
provision that Boys Farm gives
them.
NEW’ ADDRESSES
Mr. and Mrs. James San
ders have moved to 2702 De-
Loach Avenue to make their
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A.
Singley are now residing at
2425 Rosalyn Drive.
PERMITS
Ernest Brooks, 2320 Emory
street, five-room frame dwell
ing 1-2 mile from Newberry,
$3000.
IN ATLANTA
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L.
Baker spent Sunday through
Wednesday in Atlanta where
they attended the Furniture
Market.
no'stM’f.ce? m.ght --ven
rr.-'-n. who were chosen by corn-
joined
exum.nat.on.
AUDITOR’S 1967 TAX
ASSESSMENT NOTICE
Returns of personal property, boats, motors, trailers mobile
home*, 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
Ail aWe-bodied male citizens between the ages of twenty-
one and sixty are liable to $1.00 poll tax.
All retams are to be made by Tax Districts- Y our failure
to make return calls for penalty as prescribed by law.
RALPH B. BLACK,
Auditor Newberry County
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