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i'AGK 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 13, 1967 « 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in advance. Six months $1.25. LAW 7 AND ORDER BATTLING FOR SURVIVAL SAYS F. B. I. DIRECTOR J. EDGAR HOOVER Morality, integrity, law and order, and other cherished principles of our great heritage are battling for survival in many communities today. They are under constant attack from degrading and corrupting influences which, if not halted, will sweep away every vestige of decency and orderliness remaining in our society. Certain groups, numerically weak but vociferously strong, appear determined to destroy all acceptable standards of personal conduct and sane behavior pat terns. They seem bent on eliminating all ethical practices relating to our established order. P'or instance, most citizens w'ould be horrified to think that someday it might be legally permissible for a person to rise in a court room and hurl four-letter invectives at the judge without fear of punishment. “This cannot be,” we say, “the court is inviolable. It administers justice under the laws by which hwe live." Law 7 enforcement is an arm of the same laws. It is charged with the respon sibility under these laws of taking certain action which ultimately is resolved in court. However, a move is un derway demanding that profane verbal abuse directed at police officers be legally recognized as a constitu tional right. If it cn be argued that such preposterous action is legally permissible at the enforcement level of the law, could it not also be argued that it is per missible at all levels of our legal system? History proves that the best interests of our Nation lie in a law-abiding, decent, and orderly society. We cannot live with lawlessness, unbridled vulgarity, ob scenity, blasphemy, perversion, and public desecration of every sacred and just symbol. We should be alarmed when wide-spread recognition and monetary awards go to a person who writes a “satirical” piece of trash which maliciously defames the President of our country and insinuates he murdered his predecessor. We should be alarmed when some groups, under the guise of academic freedom and constitutional privilege, flood our college campuses wdth obscene four-letter-word campaigns and pornographic publications which violate all codes of ethics. And we should be equally alarmed w r hen an en forcement officer making an arrest must fight for his life against assaults from onlookers who scoff and rid icule him for doing his duty. Why do these conditions exist? Certainly, an over whelming majority of Americans do not want their families exposed to indecent, immoral, and unlawful practices which plague our communities. But unorganiz ed protesters carry little weight against organized cru saders of filth, immorality, and crime. If this is not the legacy we want to pass on to our youth, then it is high time we took action to improve conditions. Let us stop persecuting enforcement officers when we should be prosecuting criminals. Let us stop defying offbeat dolts whose ability is measured only by how deep they can dip their poisonous pens into the pots of blasphemy, filth, and falsehood. Let us stop listening to half-truths and criticisms of time-tested ideals and start telling and selling the true story of democracy as we know it. In short, let us stop being led blindly to ward the cavern of self-destruction by bogus Pied Pipers and get on with the perpetuation of the self- evident truths which, with Divine guidance, have served our Nation so well over the years. —J. Edgar Hoover USS PRINCETON (FHTNC) —Fireman John L. Felker, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. John \V. Felker, of 1228 Kinard St., is in the coastal waters off Vietnam serving as a crew member aboard the amphibious assault carrier Princeton. The Princton assumed the role of flagship for the Tth Fleet’s Amphibious Ready Croup in the South China Sea following stopovers in Hawaii, Okinawa, and the Philippines enroute from the U. S. VISIT PARISHONERS IN ATLANTA, GA. On Tuesday, March 21, Mal colm Kibler, Virgil Kinard, C. B. Metts and Pastor William H. Link of Bachman Chapel Lu theran church went to Atlanta to visit Mr. and Mrs. Julian B Rika id of 1227 Atlantic Dr. While there, the four men pre sented Mr. Rtkard with gifts of a pair of pajamas and a box of fruit and juices. They also had lunch, and partook of he Holy Communion with Mr. and Mrs Rikard. who are mem bers of Bachman Chapel. Pastor Link reported that all who went agreed that the trip was very pleasant and satisfy ing in many ways. CAMP DOUGLAS, Wisconsin —Airman First Class George R. Shealy, son of George E. Shealy of Route 2 T Prosperity, has arrived for duty at Volk Field, Wise. Airman Shealy, an air traffic controller, previously served at Aleonbury RAF Station, Eng land. He is assigned to the Air Force Communications service THE M ANION FORUM B> M ARILYN M ANION KILLING THE REDS WITH KINDNESS. The President’s 1967 Stat e of the Union message is now a thing of the past—but its effects will be with us for a long time to come. Everybody, for instance—or at least everybody who pays taxes—is concerned about the proposals for a war surtax and an increase in social security taxes. The concern is under standable, because this sort of measure hits the ordinary Am erican where it hurts most: in his already inflation-hcarred pocketbook. But the LBJ message con tained a lot more to be wor ked abou* in addition to these noney matters. One secton of h's speech was of particular import: That in which he prom ised to continue our “friendly” policies toward the govern ments of Eastern Europe. Where is our present “friend ship” with these governments gett'ng us? Aside from the fact that we are helping gov ernments who, in turn, are helping our enemy in Viet Nam, are we really aiding the PEOPLE of Eastern Europe by our generous trade and credit policies ? We asked an Eastern Euro pean exile that question over the Manion Forum not long ago, and his answer was a resound'ng “No.” Our guest was Mr. Brutus Coste, a Ru manian who for many years was Secretary General of the Assembly of Captive European Nations in New York. Here are excerpts from his Forum talk: “It is claimed that the de velopment of trade and the granting of credits to the gov ernments of eastern Europe will contribute to an evolution to more freedom and indepen dence. I claim that the oppo site is true. “I say that to the extent to which Communist govern ments are assisted to solve their problems, they will be reluctant to undertake changes that would decrease the pow er of the governments. To the extent that you relieve them from the pressure of necessity, you do not work for revolution. On the contrary, you help the Communists maintain the rigid totalitarian system that they are carrying out now.” Coste applied this theory to the Red agricultural system, which, under collectivization, has been a huge failure: “If you don’t sell to the Com munist governments, if you don’t relieve them when they have had a bad harvest, they will be forced by necessity to consider the suppression of the collective farm system, and return to individual farming.” The Johnson administration, of course, is prone to relieve Red Governments in the way Coste described. What do the people of East ern Europe feel about all this? Here is Mr. Coste’s analysis of the message they would give to us, the people of the United States: "We know that you are not prepared or have not the ca pacity of helping us recover our freedom, but if you cannot help us, please do not help our oppressors.” This is really the principal message which comes from Eastern Europe. Don’t help the oppressors morally by bestowing upon them respect ability; don’t help them ma terially by assisting them to solve the problems which they SENATOR x STRO HURMOND Reports PEOPLE BUILDING SOCIALISM President Johnson has ac cepted the policy recommenda tions of his hand-picked CIA fact-finding committee. This committee was appointed in the wake of recent disclosures that the CIA had been financing the leftist National Student Asso ciation and other groups with international operations. The new policy calls for open sub sidies to replace hidden sub sidies. This shift will have little ef fect on the general direction of government policy. The plan for covert financing had the sup port and concurrence of the highest levels of our govern ment, including the Presidents involved. Our top policy plan ners for years have had a “no- win” mentality when faced with Communist ambitions. The CIA has been the obedi ent tool of the Presidents and their advisers. Although many dedicated anti-Communists have worked for the CIA, they have worked under "no-win” guide lines. Others in the CIA, how ever, willingly have contributed to the stalemate mentality. Whether government support is hidden or open, therefore, will make little difference in the basic policy. This policy is founded upon a fallacious con cept of Communism and the best method for combatting it. THE COMMITTEE REPORT In justifying government sup port of the National Student Association, the President’s committee said: "It is of the greatest impor tance to our future and to the future of free institutions every where that other nations, es pecially their young people, know and understand American viewpoints. There is no better way to meet this need than through the activity of private American organizations.” Yet the viewpoints expressed by the CIA’s chosen vehicle, the National Student Association, hardly can be considered rep resentative American view points. NSA, for example, has called for the abolition of the House Un-American Activities Committee, repeal of the In ternal Security Act of 1950, the admission of Red China into the United Nations, and repeal of laws banning marijuana and LSD. More recently NSA has condemned what it calls "U.S. aggression” in Southeast Asia. Without the funds provided unknowingly by U.S. taxpayers, NSA would not have been able to exist within the U.S., much less cut a wide swath at inter national student meetings. Moreover, NSA’s propagandiz ing for narrow leftist ideology abroad could not possibly have given other nations the oppor tunity to “know and under stand American viewpoints.” There is a difference between infiltrating left-wing organiza tions to gather legitimate intel ligence and the practice of be coming the principal support of left-wing activity. As a result of funding this strange version of "anti-Communism” the U.S. government helped NSA to found such off-shoots as the "black power” Student Non- Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCCL and the admittedly socialist Students for a Demo- c’-atic Society. SOCIALISM THE RULE Judging from recent press exposures, support of left-w : ng groups has been the rule, rather than the exception. When Nor man Thomas discovers he is on the CIA payroll, then the so cialist slant of such Federal have brougt upon themselves by their own mistaken, erro- eous policies.” financing is clear. Other CIA grants have supported African terrorists. American pacifists and promoters of World Gov ernment. If this is anti-Com munism thon the Commun'sts have made the most of it. America has a legitimate n ^ed for an intelligence-gathering ap paratus, and for covert activity even to the extent of asking American students and citizens to perform patriotic missions for their country. The problem is not with the CIA as such, but with the over all police of our leaders who mistakenly believe that the wav to combat Communism is to build socialism, both at home and abroad. Instead of building socialism behind the backs of the American people, the report of the President’s committee seems to indicate that socialism now will be built brazenly in the open PARIS ISLAND — Marine Private Rodgers L. Ringer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis R. Ring er of Route 2, Pomaria, was graduated from eight weeks of recruit training at theMarine Corps Training Depot here. He will now undergo about three weeks of individual com bat training and then, Mter leave at home, will report to his first Marine Corps assign ment. The intensified Marine re cruit training emphasizes rigid physical conditioning and sur vival techniques, both at sea and ashore, to develop self- confidence and endurance. Why do QUEEN ANNE, THOMAS CHIPPEN DALE and GEORGE HEPPLEWHITE MEET HERE? Come see our Complete Line of . . . ANTIQUES NEW SHIPMENTS ARRIVING DAILY! • Secretaries • Cane Bottom Chairs • Sofas. High ‘Boys • Drop Leaf Tables • Wing Chairs., Etc. ALSO . . . • WAX SUPREME • FLICKER FLAME BULBS • FINISH FEEDER Henry Laurens Antique Shop 213 West Main Street LAURENS, S. C.