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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 31, 1967 Are appointed to positions in S. M. Church Th ree members of Mt. Bethel Southern Methodist Church of Newberry received appoint ments at the 28th Annual Con ference of the Southern Meth odist Church, held at Turbe- ville, August 17-20. Wallace B. Ruff (above) was accepted as a preacher under direct supervision of the pres- ident. W. I). Shealy, Jr., of Boys Farm wa: s ordained as a Dea- con (Prei icher.) A. M. Dominick, chairman of the Board of Church Extension at Mt. Bethel was elected a member of the Board of Evan gelism of the Southern Meth odist church. The following statement was adopted at the 28th Confer ence: “We are opposed to disarm ament of the United States and turning over our military pow er to theUnited Nations. “We will pray for our fight ing men in Vietnam, calling for victory, rather than for with drawal or surrender. “We are opposed to looting, rioting, pillaging, and burning of American cities. “ We are opposed to sit-ins, lie-ins, swing-ins. and kiss-ins. Rather we need national re- pentence and revival. “We oppose ‘New Morality’ and ‘Situation Ethics’ which encourage sexual sin contrary to God’s Holy Word. “We are in favor of having Bible reading and prayer re turned to our public schools. “We oppose the ‘God is Dead’ movement; rather man is dead and needs to be born again. “We would refrain from the purchase of or use of tobacco, alcohol, pornographic litera ture, etc. and go on record op posed to brown bagging. “We would recommend our people dress decently, and in a manner that is conducive to the Christian life.” Associations to meet at Hilton Head The South Carolina Savings and Loan League has announc ed plans for their 58th annual convention, which will be held this year at Hilton Head island, Hilton, Head, S. C., September 10th. “The business outlook con tinues to be bright for the Savings and Loan business and consequently, the business ses sions at the convention will feature stimulating discussions and speakers on methods for expanding the service of a sav ing and loan association to its community,” according to Wm. N. Bowen, league executive vice president. Bowen made reference to an outstanding line-up of speakers and dis cussion leaders which promises to make the forthcoming con vention one of the best to date. The states 77 savings and loan associations are leaders in the home mortgage market for South Carolina with assets to taling one billion, three-hundr ed and twenty five million dol lars as of June 30th. This represents more than a seven percent increase over one year ago. The South Carolina Savings and Loan League is the service organization for the state’s savings and loan industry. Newberry Mills promotes two supervisors Two promotions have been announced by L. E. Gatlin Jr., manager of Newberry Mills, Inc. MELVIN L. BLACKWELL has been promoted to Superin tendent of the Carding and Spinning Departments. Prior to his promotion he was overseer of the carding department. Before joining the staff of Newberry Mills, Inc. in June 1902 he was associated with Cleveland Mills, Lawndale, N. C. Other textile experience has bten with Burlington Industries Inc. in Tarboro, N. C. and Springs Mills in Lancaster and Kershaw. Blackwell is married to the former Ila Hamilton of Bel mont, N. C. They have four daughters: Kathy, a junior and Joan, a freshman at Newberry High; Mrs. Henry (Johnnie) Humplet, Fayetteville, N. C.; and Mrs. Robert (Neena) Ma ness, Raleigh, N. C. They are members of West End Baptist Church and reside at 718 O’Neal Street'. Harold J. Bouknight has been promoted from Assistant Over seer of the first shift Carding department to Overseer of the Carding department. He has been employed by Newberry Mills, Inc. since 1950. Before his promotion to Assistant Ov erseer in 1902 his experience in the Carding department con sisted of Card Tender, Drawing Tender, Slubber Tender, Card Grinder and Picker Section man. Mr. Bouknight is married to the former Mildred Shealy. They have two children, Kathy who is attending nurse’s train ing at Greenville General hos pital and Jack, a Junior at Newberry High school. They are members of O’Neal Methodist church and reside at Route 3, Newberry. EARN DEGREES AT CAROLINA Two Newberry students are August graduates of the Uni versity of South Carolina: E. Jane Sessoms Long, who re ceived a Bachelor of Science degree, and Charles Berry Lu- cado, Master of Business Ad ministration. If you are in the dark about , any type of insurance, there is no one who can let in the light like on experienced in dependent agent. KEEP US IN MIND. WE'RE EASY TO FIND. "YOUR PRIVATE HANKERS” IMS Main Street Phone 276-1422 SENATOR STRO URMOND Reports PEOPLE THE THOUGHT OF MAO In the past few days, the Red Chinese “cultural revolu tion” has presented an ex tremely puzzling face to the world. When two U.S. jets ac cidentally strayed over the Vietnamese border and were shot down, Peking charged that the U.S. and the Soviet Union were acting in collusion to violate her territory. Wher the British colony of Hong Kong suspended the publication of several Communist newspapers, Mao’s Red Guards in Peking set fire to the British Embassy and attacked British diplo matic officials. At the samt time, an increasing number of reports from the interior of Red China say that Mao’s gov ernment itself is on the verge of collapse because of the so- called “cultural revolution.” PUZZLING ACTIONS Each of these stories makes it appear as though Red China were deliberately acting against its own interests. Whatever thf differences between Peking and Moscow, we know that both are united in their hope for the destruction of the United States. Whatever the Red- Chinese anger over the closing of their propaganda organs in Hong Kong, we know that Hong Kong has served Red China well in providing an avenue of trade and foreign exchange. Finally, it seems cur ious that Mao's regime would risk its own destruction by its apparent encouragement of in ternal anarchy. The primary fact to consider is that there is little evidence that the current upheavals are a struggle for freedom. What we are witnessing is a struggle for power between two Com munist factions — the one led by Mao Tse Tung, and the other by men whom Mao con siders favorable to Soviet Com munism. No matter who wins in China, the result almost probably will be some kind of Communist government. Almost a decade ago, a gen uine freedom movement existed on the mainland of China, but the presence of the U.S. Seventh Fleet Amphibious Task Force in the Straits of Taiwan effectively choked off that movement and prevented Chiang Kai Shek’s agents and military forces from rendering assistance. With the increase today in Mao Tse Tung’s nu clear arsenal, the U.S. will have much to answer for to future generations. AN OLD STRUGGLE The factional struggle of the Chinese Communists has . ex isted since the very beginning of Chinese Communism. In •many ways it resembles the struggle between Trotsky, who wanted to set the whole world aflame at once, and Lenin, who hoped to encircle the free na tions and take them one by one. Trotsky’s theory risked anarchy and the danger that the revolutionaries themselves might be destroyed before their task was done. Lenin’s theory was more practical, and baced upon a careful analysis of organizational strength. There ought to be no doubt about which theory, in the long run, is more dangerous to the United States. It is unsophis ticated to maintain that the Soviet Union is mellowing; reality is far more complex. The Soviets have never lost sight of their goal of world conquest, but they have learned more effective and more subtle ways of advancing, their de signs at the expense of free dom. Mao Tse Tung is more honest and more consistent in his revolutionary philosophy. Rev olution, in its essence, means the destruction of existing so ciety. Mao demands the elim ination of any remaining traces of individual will and desire. All actions, all thoughts, all existence is imposed from the top. Everything, no matter how ridiculous, must be attributed to the thought of Mao. NO RESISTANCE The simple repression of re sistance is not enough. Resist ance itself must be eliminated. The “cultural revolution is de signed to provoke resistance and bring it to the surface, so that every person, who, in his own mind clings obstinately to some private desire, can be eliminated. The willingness to undergo such terrible social costs ex plains why Peking can con sciously bait the British, the Soviets, and the Americans al most in one breath. No matter which Communist faction prevails, our hope for continued freedom is to main tain a clear superiority of American military power. NOTICE Meeting of Board of Adjustors DATE: August 31,1967 TIME: 7 : 30 P.M. Appeals in the case of the below listed properties: O’Neal Street Methodist Church CITY HALL COUNCIL ROOM Interested citizens invited. H. W. DAWKINS, Building Official