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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Feb. 2, 1967—Page 5 corps already in the United States. Under the terms of the Treaty, all Soviet personnel would have diplomatic immun ity from prosecution for all crimes, including espionage. These facts are in themselves ample reason for the Senate to reject the Treaty, but there are also other factors bearing heavily against it. VIRTUAULY ALL of the so phisticated weaponry being used against our troops and aircraft in Vietnam is being supplied by the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union is behind the efforts to infiltrate and subvert the governments of Latin America. The Soviet Union is unquestionably the foremost enemy of freedom in the world today. In view of this, it is inconceivable that we would invite redoubled Soviet espio nage efforts in our own country. THIS TREATY should be shelved until the Soviet Union renounces its stated goal of world domination and takes the first step toward normalizing its relations with the commu nity of Free World Nations. Until such time, there can be no bridges built long enough or substantial enough to span the yawning and impassable chasm which separates the Free World from the Commu nist World. New Fraternity be installed Alpha Tau Omega, a nat- - ional fraternity with chapters in 125 colleges and universi ties, will install its newest chapter at Newberry College starting Saturday, February 4. The former local fraternity Phi Tau, established in 1929 and recently operating as the ATO Colony, will become South Carolina Zeta Psi chapter. Formal initiation of active members, pledges and Phi Tau alumni will begin at 8 a.m., Saturday at Lutheran church of The Redeemer in Newberry. A total of 42 men will be con ducted through the ritual of the 102-year-old fraternity. Formal installation of the chapter will follow the initia tions, with Dean Robert B. Cox of Duke University and Thomas E. Wood, Province Chief of the region comprising chapters in Virginia, North and South Carolina, a member of the faculty at Old Dominion College, serving as co-install ing officer. Wendell Tutt, of Indianola, Iowa, ATO Ritual Counselor, will supervise the initiations, with undergraduate members from the Charleston, South Carolina, North Caro lina, Davidson, Duke, Virginia and Old Dominion chapters participating. The traditional ATO instal lation church service will be held Sunday in the Lutheran Church of The Redeemer, with Rev. Henry A, McCullough de livering the sermon at 11 a.m. Attending in a body will be members of the new chapter, undergraduates and alumni from nearby chapters, and nat ional officers. At the installation banquet, to be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Community Center, Stewart D. Daniels, national president of ATO, will be the principal speaker. Other nat ional officers who will attend are Norman E. Ritchie, execu tive secretary, J. Frank Ogle- tree Jr., secretary of the ATO High Council, and David Wheeler, chapter service sec retary. President A. G. D. Wiles and Dean Harry Weber of Newberry also have been invited, along with other fac ulty and student representa tives. Officers of the new chapter will be Terry Anderson, Jack sonville, Fla., president; Sandy Kirkland, * Richmond, Va., vice president; Bill Singleton Doctor speaks to mothers The Pre-school Mother’s Club, Group I, met January 20 at the home of Mrs. Berley Morris. Assistant hostesses were Mrs. Wayne Cartarette and Mrs. Sonny Griffith. After refreshments of coffee nuts and pie were served, the president Mrs. Mike Chappell turned the program over to Mrs. William Monroe who in troduced Dr. Ralph P. Baker. Dr. Baker presented a vital and interesting film entitled “Pulse of Life” which dealt with life - saving methods which could be used in cases of drowning, suffocation, electric shock, heart attacks and sun stroke. A short discussion per iod followed the film presenta tion in which Dr. Baker ans wered some of the questions which the members asked. The Treasurer’s report was heard and the prtsident pre sented members with kits which they would be canvassing for the Mother’s March of Dimes on Friday, January 27. It was decided to continue the club special project of selling alum inum handle knives as there were enough interested to place an additional order. Any of the Mother’s Club members can take orders and give informa tion on these knives. THE M ANION FORUM Bv MARILYN MANION IGNORING OUR CAPTIVES —WHY? The horror and heartbreak of war have been recorded up on the earliest pages of human history. Men have fought in the name of love, religion, pow er—and freedom. Writers have immortalized them all, but his tory has made noble only one kind of war: that which is fought for freedom. For slavery can be every bit as ghastly as the crudest bat tle. The despair and hopeless ness of captivity fill man’s an cient chronicles alongside the stories of battles won and lost. Men have always been willing to risk all—in hope of gaining freedom. Ironically, brave men who go to war to win liberty may themselves become a special kind of slave—prisoners of war. As such prisoners, hundreds of American men now languish behind the Iron and Bamboo Curtains. Is the cause they fought for being won? A former prisoner of the Communists in Korea, Mr. Duane Thorin, appeared on the SS tax rate increased The social security tax rate went up to 4.4 per cent on the first paycheck in January. This amount paid by the work er is matched by the employer. This rate is scheduled to last through 1968. According to Miss Martha Pressly, manager of the Green wood social security office, the higher rate is necessary for the increase in benefits under soc ial security. The new rate— 4.4 per cent each for the em ployee and employer—includes 3.9 per cent for Retirement, Survivors and Disability insur ance, and 5 per cent for medi care. To estimate the amount of social security tax a worker will pay in 1967, he should mul tiply the amount of his ex pected earnings up to the max imum of $6600, by the rate of 4.4 per cent. Manion Forum radio program last month to discuss captivity, freedom and Viet Nam. Thorin spoke of the current prisoners of war, and commented upon their lot; “Last July,” he said, “the Hanoi regime had a group of American prisoners, manacled and tied together, paraded thru the streets. “When these films were sent by Hanoi to be shown on TV, the Americn people were shocked. But what disturbed me was the reaction by some of our own officials in Wash ington. For example, in the Washington Post, an article appeared that was headed Rusk Warns Hanoi Against Mistreating Captives.’ It starts out by saying that Mr. Rusk had said that it would be very grave indeed if North Vietnam should abuse Ameri can prisoners of war. But par ading men through the streets IS abuse. It isn’t a question of whether they MIGHT abuse our men; they HAVE done so.” Thorin then quoted another newspaper article dealing with American reaction to the Hanoi incident. The article quoted “ananymous officials in Wash ington” as saying that they feared that the American peo ple would become inordinately indignant at Hanoi if they heard about American prison ers being mistreated or exe cuted. One such official, said the article, feared that “the emotional outcry in the United States would put tremendous pressure on the Johnson Ad ministration to remove re maining restraints on carrying the war to North Viet Nam, and would grievously under mine those who advocate mod eration.” “This indicates,” said Thorin “that these anonymous offi cials are concerned that the American people might become incensed because the prisoners are being abused. It seems that they are practically plead ing with the enemy in Hanoi: ‘Whatever you do to these men, don’t let us know about it, be cause the American people will be stirred up.” What might the chroniclers of history in the future write of such a nation? One which sent its men to war to fight for freedom—but did not allow them to achieve victory? One Which, moreover, sought to keep its citizens from be coming unduly angry at the enemy ? War at its best is cruel, might muse the historian—but war on these terms was bestial. Highway Slaughter NEW YORK—Traffic acci dents in the United States killed 49,000 persons and injured 3,982,000 in 1965, the Insurance Information Institute reports. CLEMSON ALUMNI TO MEET HERE A meeting of Clemson alumni and friends will be held Monday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 at the Newberry Inn Restaurant. Art Baker, backfield coach at Clemson, will be the speak er. Movies of the highlights of the past season’s football games will be shown. Anyone interested in attending this meeting can purchase tickets from Earl Bedenbaugh, Pros perity; James Abrams, Whit mire; Clifford Smith, Kinards; Smith Motor Co., Newberry; and Highway Service Station on Whitmire highway, New berry. ,Clearwater, Fla., secretary; Bill Hickson, Georgetown, treasurer; Ashleigh Brown, Sumter, Correspondence secre tary; Charles McFaddin, Ga ble, sentinel; Doug Robertson, Silverstreet, public relations. Alpha Tau Omega was found ed at Richmond, Va. in Sep tember, 1865, the first fratern ity to be established following the Civil war, with the ideal of bringing young college men of the North and South together. The chapter at University of South Carolina was established in 1883 and the College of Charleston chapter was install ed in 1889. The late Sen. Bur net R. Maybank was a member of the Charleston chapter. Public Acceptance Has Been So Great We 9 re Continuing Our GIANT JANUARY SALE! YOU’LL WANT TO SAVE ON YOUR SEWING NEEDS SO VISIT THE NEWBERRY MILLS CLOTH SHOP TODAY ALL FINISHED Cloth Reduced A BIG 40% OR MORE OUTSTANDING VALUES IN 100% Cottons, Dacron, Voile and Blends of Dacron-Cotton, Viscose-Cotton, Avril Rayon-Cotton In widths from 36” to 45” ★ WE HAVE Combed and Carded Sateen, Denim, Embossed, Gauze, Poplins, Popduct, Oxford, Pettipoint and Broadcloth COME AND SAVE! MANY, MANY VALUES! Newberry Mills, Inc. Cloth Store Store Hours: 9 to 12:30 and 1:30 to 5:30 Monday thru Friday 1005 Drayton St. FREE CUSTOMER PARKING Newberry, S. C.