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Pape 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, March 16, 1967 Enforcement officers are human, too By J. Edgar Hoover Recently, in Kingsport, Tenn. an elderly man who had been arrested on local charges some 400 times since 1939 passed away. He had no known rela tives. When the city’s police officers, many of whom had made some of the arrests, learned of his death, they took up a collection from members of the department to pay for his funeral. In addition, six of the officers served as his pall bearers. Because of their kind ness, the man was given a proper burial. A scene from the comedy, “Mary, Mary,” is rehearsed by Newberry Collepe students Susan Johns, Charleston; and Bill Sinpleton, Clearwater, Florida. The play will be presented this week by the Newberry College Theatre. Last May, FBI Agents in Chicago located a baby boy who had been kidnapped a month earlier from his South Carolina home when he was only 2 weeks old. The child’s distraught mother was over joyed to know that her baby was alive and safe. When Ag ents who had investigated the case learned that the mother was destitute, they donated the money which enabled her to immediately fly to Chicago and take her baby home. I cite these two incidents not because they merit wide recognition, although the ac tions of the police officers and the Agents were indeed com mendable. Nor are the incid ents rare; good deeds of this type occur repeatedly in en forcement agencies throughout the country. Rather, I mention the two incidents because they illustrate a benevolent and humanitarian aspect of law en forcement work which is often ignored and unappreciated. The role of the policeman in our society goes far beyond the sworn duties of enforcing the law and arresting lawbreakers. Modern - day computers would be taxed to process the thous ands of special services per formed for the public by law enforcement officers every day. In any emergency, real or imaginary, the first cry that goes forth is for the police. The officer on the beat must be a journeyman of many trades—an on-the-spot doctor, or baby-sitter. Today’s enforc ement officer is expected to have multifarious abilities, ex plicit judgment, and an un shakable temperament. II e /f /rs Bfyow YOl/f A&l/TY, PONT P0 IT YOURSELF/ performs on a public stage. The audience is “live”; every ob server is a critic. There can be no retakes of his efforts or pretaped performances. He is second-guessed, ridiculed, ab used, cursed, assaulted, and sometimes murdered. But when he leads a small, lost tot from a densely wooded area to the arms of a joyously wiping mo ther, his is a rewarding and satisfying service. The duty of the enforcement officer is often an unpopular and unpleasant task. His job could be easier if, at the height of erroneous charges and un warranted attacks against his profession, citizens would re member some of the humani tarian aspects of his work which they have come to ex pect and depend upon. Gardens to be at peak near April first CHARLESTON. — Charles ton’s Famous Gardens are slow ly nearing perfection and should reach peak beauty about the first week in April. “There is really nothing spectacular right now,” said C. Norwood Hastie Jr., spokes man for the trio of show places, “but visitors are enjoying a satisfactory display of camel lias. Azaleas are commencing to show color and, at the rate other spring flowers are com ing along it looks like the gar dens will be at their best near the first of April.” Mr. Hastie is proprietor of Magnolia Gardens, which lies along the west bank of the Ashley river off Highway 61. Magnolia is noted for its var iety of camellias that has at tracted botanists and sight seers from over the world. Four miles farther from the city off the highway to Sum merville, South Carolina’s “Flower Town,” is Middleton Place, recognized as America’s finest formal garden. Created with slave labor in pre-Revolu- tionary days, Middleton has been maintained with a per fection that is a continual de light to visitors. In contrast, Cypress Gardens off Highway 52, offers a wild beauty that makes it a favored snot for sightseers. At peak bloom, its azaleas offer daz zling beauty as a background for ebony lakes from which rise the moss-laden trees that give the city-owned property its name. Charleston’s Famous Gard ens are open each day from 8 a.m. to sunset. Regional BTU conference be held here Newberry Baptists will par ticipate in the Western Region Baptist Training Union Con vention March 24 at Newberry’s First Baptist church. Registration begins at 4:15 p.m. and the meeting will ad journ at 9 p.m. Features of the convention will include both junior and intermediate sword drills, speakers’ tourna ment, and conferences for leadership of every age group. Discussions on methods and materials will have a promi nent place on the program. Leaders for the meeting will be C. J. Futrell Jr., associate in the State Baptist Training Union Department and Mrs. James A. Howard of Greer, an approved worker. Baptists from several coun ties will attend the convention. BIBLE CLASS TO HAVE SUPPER The Lucy Epps Bible Class will have its quarterly Class Supper in the Social Hall of Central Methodist Church, on Friday, March 17 at 7 p.m. Each member is urged to be present and to bring a covered dish. State of South Carolina, County of Newberry. By FRANK H. WARD, Pro bate Judge: Whereas, Susanna Clark hath made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of James Clark deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said James Clark deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry, S. C., on 20th March 1967 next, after publication hereof, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 4th day of March, Anno Domi ni 1967. FRANK H. WARD, Probate Judge, Newberry County M9-2tp T & C DRY CLEANERS MASTER DRY CLEANING Bulk Dry Cleaning by the pound DRAPES Dress Shirts laundered and placed on Hangers FREE — EASY PARKING Pick-up and delivery—Call 276-4096 1508 Nance Street Newberry Walker infant rites Thursday the Holy Communion Luther an church, Spartanburg. He is a senior at Newberry College earning a major in sociology and a minor in Bible. Visitors are invited. Iona Lucy Lee Walker, four week-old daughter of Floyd and Betty Mundy Walker died early Wednesday morning. In addi tion to her parents, she is sur vived by a half-sister, Ella Mundy; her grandparents, Mrs. Lucy Mundy, Claude and Mary Crawford and Julian and Rosa Lee Walker. Graveside services were held Thursday at Rosemont Ceme tery with Rev. John A. Sand ers conducting the service. Wallace child rites are held Helen Alice Wallace, 5, died Sunday at the Whitten Village Hospital in Clinton after a short illness. She was born in Newberry, the daughter of Ted and Joan Baldwin Wallace. Besides her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Ted dy Wallace and Charlie Wal lace, both of Newberry; her maternal grandfather, W. J. Baldwin and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wallace of this city. Funeral services were con ducted Tuesday at Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev. T. G. Daum and Rev. Park McKit- trick. Burial was in Bush River Baptist church cemetery. EASTER CANTATA AT BAPTIST CHURCH “The Cup, The Cross and The Crown”, an Easter cantata by Randolph Johnston, will be presented by the choir of the First Baptist church Sunday night at 7:45. The choir is di rected by Miss Lorraine Paris. The public in cordially invit ed to attend. LENTEN SERVICE ON PALM SUNDAY Lenten services will be held at Bachman Chapel Lutheran church on Palm Sunday at 7 p.m. Assisting the Rev. William H. Link, pastor, will be Bill Jeffcoat, who is a member of NEWBERRY YOUTH IN NEWBERRY PLAY Steve McCutcheon of New berry is a member of the cast for “Mary, Mary,” a comedy to be presented by the New berry College Theatre this week. He will play the part of Oscar Nelson. McCutcheon, a freshman at Newberry College, is the son of Mrs. Lois S. McCutcheon, 2507 Harrington street. The play will run for three nights, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, beginning at eight o’clock each evening. INDIAN CLUB MEETING OFF There will be no meeting of the Indian Club on Monday, March 20 because of Holy week observance. County native wreck victim Paul Smith, 67, of Route 4, Newberry died Saturday at a Clinton hospital from injuries received in a two-car accident at the intersection of North Bell and West Main streets in Clinton at 10:30 a.m. Laurens county Coroner Mar shall Pressley said Smith’s death was due to internal in juries received in the accident. According to Paul Quinton, radio dispatcher of the Clinton Police dept., Smith was driving a 1959 Ford which was in col lision with a 1964 Ford driven by Johnny Dawson Dillard of North Bell street. Mr. Smith was a native of Saluda county and had made his home in Newberry and Honea Path for the past 20 years. He was the son of the late John O. and Margaret Cal vert Butler Smith. He was formerly employed by New berry Mills. Among his survivors is a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Tur ner of this city. 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