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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 10, 1967—PAGE 5 CERTIFICATES for completion of Durham Technical Institute Firefighting School were presented by Mayor Ernest Layton Tuesday night to two members of the Newberry Fire Department, shown above, from left, May or Layton, David Louis Whitman and Earl Legrande Dominick. (Sunphoto) UNITED STATES SENATOR ERNEST F. HOLLINGS REPORTS TO SOUTH CAROLINA Aboard ship in World War II there was a saying . . . “when in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.” And today in the nation’s Capital, it looks like that time. We are in danger; we are in doubt; and everyone is screaming and shouting about the riots. Certain condi tions by themselves do not cause riots. (1) Poverty—No cne rioted in the depression. (2) Slums—Watts was not a slum. (3) Race—In Detroit, whites and Negroes looted to- gv 'r. (t) ^ wo’r ion' indif ference — Iviayor Cavanaugh has responded to every Negro demand. (5) No Negro repre sentation — Detroit has two Negro U.S. Congressmen. 16) Police brutality—Newark has just completed a $200,000 pro gram of an interchange of views between police officers and slum leaders. (7)) Segre gation in ghettos—in Nyack, New York, the Negroes live in neat, integrated neighbor hoods. (8) Lack of riot laws— in all fifty states rioting, loot ing, burning, and murder are offenses punishable by law. But most of these elements precede each riot, and all in volve lack of jobs, poor hous ing, lack of education. The politicians have preached and promised—but failed to de liver. The rioter reacts from emotion and frustration. Un educated and jobless, with little ambition, he sees on TV the great luxury of our so ciety. He wants to be a part of it now! The pleas for peaceful demonstration only serve to anger him further. No one pays any attention to him, unless and until he riots. Then the Mayor, the Gover nor, the Congress, the troops —everyone pays attention to him, and all kinds of programs get started. And if he gets convicted of a criminal offense in the process, he can count on receiving the good govern ment award from the United States Supreme Court in the next few months. The Court and our political leadership have lamented so long and so loud about the underprivi leged that they have become privileged. Many in power hold a badge of honor for the individual violator. Stokely and Floyd are today’s movie stars. And the only fugitive from justice is the policeman enforcing the law and the fire man putting out the fire. They have to run for their life! The common reaction in Washington to the Detroit riot was: '‘incredible.” They couldn’t believe it. And yet if you honor the individual vio lator, what’s so incredible about mass violation — or a riot?. I learned as governor that the key is to get there ahead of the violator. Be where “the action is.” Stay on top. Check the trouble spots— constantly. Solicit the support of the Negro leadership. Make sure that the law is applied fairly to white and Negro alike. Speak out clearly and convincingly for law and or der. And make known to the troublemaker that one step cut of line and he’s gone. Typically, Cavanaugh cries that Congress is “completely negative” and Romney wails that the troops were too late. A., chief law enforcement offi cer of his state, Romney was the one late. '.>ngress has poured $41 milli< n in poverty funds into Detroit in the last 36 months. And while it didn’t bring gratitude, it’s enough to fix the responsibility on the Mayor and people of Detroit. But you can’t get re-elected Big City Mayor telling the people that they must act responsibly. It’s a national disease. We refuse to call a spade a spade. In Vietnam we try to fight the war so as not to make the Communists mad. When Kosygin comes and guts us in the U.N.- we say we’re making progress. And when the criminals take over the city streets we call for prayer. Well, my prayer is that the Supreme Court act like a Court instead of a Congress. And the President act like a President. Stand for law and order. Coordinate the Justice Department with State agencies where “sub versive” elements are prepar ing to strike. Indict for trea son. Arrest Stokely when he returns from Cuba. Fire the poverty worker who riots. And instead of paratroops, the Governor and the Mayor must be responsible for the public peace. All of us should work de liberately, quietly, unceasingly for better housing, better jobs, better education. But the headlines should l>e for luw_ and order. The poverty- stricken should be told — rather than about the “guilty nation” or the “neglectful na tion” — that they live in a land where the law is fair, the rights are equal, and the opportunities are the greatest of any country at any time in history; that there is more power in the law than there is in violence; that freedom is not a gift but must be earned. It takes time. And rioting only lengthens the time. WITH MEN IN THE SERVICES SUMTER, S. C.—Ebenezer M. Cook, whose wife, Betty, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Rinehart of 2023 River St., Newberry, S. C., has been pro moted to technical sergeant in the U. S. Air Force. Sergeant Cook is a trans portation supervisor at Shaw AFB, S. C. He is. a member of the Tactical Air Command which provides battlefield fire power, precision jet photo re connaissance and air mobility for the nation’s ground forces. The sergeant is a graduate of Prosperity (S. C.) High School. S mo key Soya: PLEIKU, VIETNAM-Army Private First Class James W. Joudelock, son of Mrs. Annie L. Goudelock, 45 Boundary St., Newberry, S. C., was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division July 15 near Pleiku, Vietnam. Pvt. Goudelock, a supply nandler assigned to Company \ of the division’s 4th Supply and Transport Battalion, en tered the Army in June 1966, completed his basic training at Ft. Campbell, Ky., and was last stationed at Ft. Story, Va. The 26 year-old soldier is a 1961 graduate of Gallman High School in Newberry. Over 100,000 Forest Fire in 1966! Success Means Many Things... To Newberry Federal it means friends, and the handling* of money. More than 10,700 people have their savings with us in the amount of S23,017,495.45 Our Assets are 526,947,917.03 and Reserves of 32,172,847.29 far in excess of requirement. When you think about saving* money or borrowing* money for home-ownership, we can show you why so many people have selected Newberry Federal since our organization in 1935. AVINGS AND LOAN AsS O CIATJON John F. Clarkson W. C. Huffman SAVIN G S STITUTlON FOUNDED I93S >880 COJL1.BOB STBBBT. NBWbBHRT, •. C. DIRECTORS J. K. Willingham E. B. Purcell A. El Morehead J. M. Rawls, Leesville, S. C. P. M. DeLoache, Saluda, S. C.