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PAGE 6—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 10, 1967
THE
MANION
FORUM
By MARILYN MANION
AID TO THE ENEMY
_ No American can ever erase
from his mind the memory of
Penrl Harbor. A haunting side
light to that day and to our
recollections is the fact that
it was our own scrap iron that
helped slaughter 3,000 Ameri
can boys in one fell swoop.
Although history sadly dem
onstrates that men fail to learn
freedom history, one might
think that Pearl Harbor would
have taught us a lesson about
scrap iron, at least. But no such
lesson was learned. We are, at
the present, shipping scrap iron
to none other than our enemy
the Soviet Union.
Unlike the Japanese, the Sov
iets aren’t waiting for a Pearl
Harbor to return our scraps.
They are shooting them at us
right now in Viet Nam. Incred
ibly, we continue the sending
while they shoot.
United States Senator Karl
Mundt, of South Dakota, re
vealed these facts on a recent
Manion Forum broadcast. He
recalled that, on October 12 of
last year, President Johnson
issued an executive order pro
viding for “unlimited and un
licensed exxports to Russia of
over 400 seperate items.”
Since then, 40 more items have
been added to the list—which
means that we may now ex
port to the Soviet Union things
of some 440 categories—in
cluding scrap iron.
While certain of our business
men are profiting through this
arrangement (as did certain
ones before Pearl Harbor,) and
while President Johnson presses
for still more trade expansion
with the Soviets, what are the
Russians up to in Viet Nam?
Here is what Sen. Mundt stated:
“All the petroleum being us
ed by the Communists in N.
Vietnam comes from the Com
munist bloc. In addition, the
Soviets provide North Vietnam
with MIG fighters. The Com
munists—some of their satellite
countries, but primarily Russia
provide helicopters which have
taken away a great advantage
we had in the early days of the
war.
“They have over 7,000 anti
aircraft guns, made in Russia
distributed thru North and
South Vietnam, and it’s because
of these that we have suffered
so many casualties from the
air. The Soviets have provided
a brand-new weapon—an anti
tank weapon. It can shoot thru
11 inches of steel, and has been
killing an awful lot of Ameri
can kids in the past few weeks.”
Mundt knows, of course, that
the 450 items on the export-to-
Russia list are labeled as
“non-strategic.” But, he said,
As soon as you send them
anything they can use is the
consumer economy of Russia,
you take the pressure off to
the point where you release
manpower, material, and
equpiment, so that they can
divert from making civilian
goods to making military
goods. The great increase of
exports these last six or eight
months not only has enabled
the N. Vietnamese to continue
the fight, but they’re stepping
it up. We have been able so
completely to assure the Sov
iets that we will take care of
their civilian economy needs
and give them the things of
which they are short, that they
have been able to do that in
Vietnam while at the same
time supplying Egypt and the
Arab states with the war ma
terial they needed to kick off
the conflict which occurred in
the Middle East.”
Scouts enjoy
activities at
Old Indian
(By Dewey Kinard)
The eighth camping period
at Camp Old Indian dating July
23 to 29 saw more Newberry
scouts than perhaps any other
period in the camp history.
There were more Newberry
scouts present than all other
troops combined. There were
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six troops from the Newberry
District, these being the troops
from Little Mountain, Prosper
ity, Jalapa, Whitmire and two
from the city of Newberry.
There is no doubt in my mind
that this was an outstanding
camping period in regards to
friendliness than any period I
have ever experienced. Mr. L.
L. Stanley the Scout Execu
tive made the remark that he
thought it was one of the best.
It was my great pleasure and
honor to be asked by George
Summer to go with Troop 222
and try to assist in some small
way. However, as it turned out
George did not need too much
help as he had a wonderful
Troop and their activities were
planned in advance. The scouts
worked unusually well and
won many of the activities
They passed off many require
ments and earned many merit
badges. *
Many of the scouts were tap
ped out go through the ordeal
to become a member of the Or
der of The Arrow. Scouts
Edmund Young, Ralph Mayer
and Barry Dominick were from
Troop 222, Scout Donnie Hum
phries was from Troop 69 and
W. H. Caldwell from Little
Mountain came up to camp
on Thursday to take the ordeal,
he being elected last year.
Many others from the New
berry District also became
members.
Troop 222 won the first
place in the aquatic and field
events on Wednesday after
noon. It seldom happens for
one Troop to win first place
in both events. Troop 222 also
won first place in the individ
ual scout running the obstacle
course, scout Walter Long ran
the course in 59 seconds, the
record for the course being
56 seconds. There was an ex
tra large crowd of visitors on
Wednesday afternoon and
many were from Newberry.
The Indian Pageant was per
formed on the beautiful coun
cil campfire circle or ampith-
eater. Mr. Stanley being at his
best that night.
There was an unusual hap
pening several evenings that I
had never seen or experienced.
The waterfront director who is
our own district executive Mack
McCosky, did the scouts a great
favor of allowing every one an
opportunity to take a ride in
either a row boat or a canoe.
I saw 18 boats of scouts
out in the beautiful lake, Lake
Louise. This was at twilight
and it presented a beautiful
scene as well as a great pleas
ure.
Scoutmaster George Summer
presented Mr. Stanley with a
beautiful plaque from the Order
of The Arrow members from
Laurens and Newberry Dis
trict. On Friday most of the
camp went on a hike to Glassy
mountain. This afforded the
older men an opportunity to
take a hike in an automobile. I
went on that automobile hike
with a group of older men and
we enjoyed a trip to the new
camp, very soon to open.
One night when it was rain
ing the scouts had an opportun
ity to see an abundance of Fox
Fire or phosphorescent. Many
of them had never seen this and
enjoyed gathering some in their
cabins.
Nimitz museum
is opened
The mania to legislate out of
existence every known hazard
to life presents a depressing
spectacle. In such an atmos
phere, daily existence becomes
and endless routine of small
issues formented by small men.
Instances of inspiration are
rare, so when one comes along
it is received with open arms.
Such an instance was the ann
ouncement a short time ago,
of the opening of the Chester
W. Nimitz Memorial Museum
at Fredericksburg, Texas.
Fleet Admiral Chester Nim
itz, who all will recall as the
great naval leader of World
War II, was born in the small
town of Fredericksburg. His
grandfather had come to the
United States seeking the free
dom and opportunity that Eu
rope with its kings denied.
The museum that bears Ad
miral Nimitz’s name was start
ed by a group of public spirited
citizens. They hope that it will
help bring home to Americans
how much those who went be
fore them sacrificed that we
hope also it will help make our
citizens aware of a fundamental
fact of life in our seagrit con
tinent. As Admiral Nimitz said,
“The course of history is mark
ed by the tombstone of the Na
tions that have neglected sea-
power, whatever its meaning in
their time.
Building Permits
The following building and
repair permits were issued by
the City last week:
Repairs: Mrs. Wright, 1232
Jones St.; Miss Sallie L. Cro
mer, 1507 College St.; Shawnee
Manufacturing Co., 1324 Lind
sey St.; Mrs. Gordon Black-
well, 1817 Main St.; James B.
Abney, 1200 Second St.; Her
man Langford, 1224 Glenn St.;
John R. Frazier, 1915 Evans
St.; Sam Suber, Benedict St.,
Nancy Caldwell, Benedict St.;
Sherman Jeter, 2539 Johnstone
Street.
Addition: Ralph Whitaker,
1934 Nance St. -
Erect dwelling: Emerson
Jones, Clarkson Ave.
Value of permits was $28 805.
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