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PAGE 8—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 31,1967
Commission to
investigate
hots attacked
(The following editorial ap
peared in the August 23, 1967
issue of Air Force Times:)
Untimely Slap at Guard
The President only recently
appointed an advisory com
mission on civil disorders
whose job it is to determine
why the big city racial riots
occurred and what can be done
to stop them.
Since this is a big task it
was no surprise that the com
mission received a full year to
complete its probe and issue
its final report. What is sur
prising, is that the commission
rushed out a recommendation
that the National Guard should
recruit more Negroes.
Coupled with this declaration
was a call by the commission
for a review “of qualifications
and the performance of all of
ficers in the Army National
Guard and Air National
Guard.”
This is very close to saying
—without directly saying it—
that the high-powered com
mission feels that many of the
officers in the Guard are sub
standard.
Whore does the commission
get such ideas? How can it
have formed such an opinion
only after it was organized?
It would seem that with the
long lead-time the group re
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ceived to probe all facets of
the riots, it might have gone
into the quality of Air and
Army Guard leadership in
some depth at first hand, be
fore issuing what can only be
interpreted as a disparaging
statement.
As for the equally quickie
recommendation that the guard
take in more Negroes, is the
commission implying that
Guard units nation-wide have
deliberately blocked their en
try on the basis of race? This
would certainly appear to be
its suggestion, since along
with the recommendation ap
peared a detailed statistical
chart showing white and Ne
gro Guard membership by
state. The latter is extremely
low.
Yet, there are numerous
reasons for this, one being
that where units were besieged
with volunteers very high re
cruitment standards were es
tablished. This worked to the
disadvantage of Negroes. In
other cases Negroes have
shown little or no interest in
Guard affiliation.
It’s a pity that the National
Guard must become involved in
a controversy about whether it
has—or should or shouldn’t
have—five percent, or 10, or
some other percentage of its
membership Negroes. Quickie
statements such as the one
rushed out by the commission
do not help the situation.
The Guard, like the active
duty forces, should have the
best caliber of skilled and de
fense-minded people it and the
nation can muster. That should
be the objective of National
Guard manning, and we could
hope that a goodly portion
would be Negroes.
(Ed Note: There has been no
effort on the part of the local
National (Guard units to keep
Negroes out of the Guard.)
TRUE TODAY
(Continued from page 1)
T. Brush before the Republican
State Central committee of In
diana, who had met to elect
a chairman. He said to his fel
low members (in ignorance that
a shorthand reporter was pres
ent): ‘You all know that we
carried the election by the use
of boodle in 1888, and we lost
it in 1890 because it could not
be used to advantage , and be
cause of the new Australian
Election law. We must have a
chairman who is smart and
brainy enough to get round
that law, and it must be got
rid of somehow.’ Mr. Burch
admits that he made this ut
terance, but declares that he
did not make it ‘in a serious
vein.’ So much the worse for
him and for those who treat
such language as only intend
ed to ‘put a little life into
things,’ this being the speak
er’s only apology for it. There
is too much of all this flippant
disregard of the moral law in
the councils of politicians.”
Don’t you agree the article,
apparently written before 1900,
is timely today?
Adult classes
at M-C School
Adult Education classes will
begin at Mid-Carolina High
school on Monday night, Sep
tember 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Basic education and High
school courses will be offered.
Typing and shorthand classes
will also be offered.
Interested persons should en
roll at this time.
Clyde Cannon’s
brother dies
J. C. Cannon of Route 3,
Clinton, brother of Clyde Can
non of this city, died Saturday
at a Greenville hospital. Fun
eral services were held Sunday
from Rock Bridge Presbyterian
church with burial in Rosemont
cemetery, Clinton.
Local Guard
units to have
riot training
The South Carolina National
Guard will expand its program
on civil disturbances and riot
control in September with
additional training assemblies.
These drill periods will be held
in Newberry on September 16,
17, 23 and 24th.
Certain accepted techniques
will be stressed in the expand
ed program because of the
new dimension added to riot
control training as a result of
recent civil disorders in which
arson, looting, and occasional
sniping were encountered. Sev
eral local Guard officers and
enlisted men attended a brief
ing session for conducting the
drills in Columbia the past
weekend.
The program, according to
Major General Frank Pinckney
State Adjutant General, will
provide uniform guidance for
riot control training for army
and Air National Guard units.
The objective is to strengthen
the units to the extent they
can function as teams in pro
viding assistance and support
to municipal or state authori
ties, if they are needed.
The program includes 32
hours of instruction, including
subjects such as military lead
ership, responsibilities, and
discipline; riot control forma
tions; riot control agents and
munitions; special considera
tions and recent lessons learn
ed; and practical field training
exercises. The program aug
ments the riot control training
which South Carolina units re
ceived as part of their regular
training over the past 4 years.
Morison named
to head United
Fund campaign
David W. Morison has been
appointed chairman for the
1967 Newberry county United
Fund Campaign, according to
an announcement by Bobby
Summer, local UF president.
Mr. Morison is executive di
rector of the Newberry county
Development Board, a position
he has held for the past sev
eral years. He is also director
of the Newberry County Civil
Defense and a director of the
S. C. Industrial Developers
Association.
A native of Asheville, N. C.,
Mr. Morison attended Ashe
ville schools, University of
Tennessee and graduated from
N. C. State University with a
B.S. degree in Forestry. He
served three years with the
U. S. Army during World War
II. For several years he was
connected with Champion Pa
pers in Newberry as a conserv
ation forester and area super
visor.
Active in community projects
he has served as president of
the Kiwanis club and as vice
president of the Newberry Jay-
cees. He has served as chair
man of the Newberry County
March of Dimes, is a past
president of Boundary Street
School PTA and incoming vice
president of the Speer Street
School PTA program. He is
chairman of the Newberry-Sa-
luda STEP program.
Mr. and Mrs. Morison, who
is the former Marjorie Force,
have three sons: Kenneth B.
Pruitt, David W. Morison Jr.,
and Charles Thomas Morison.
They are members of Central
Methodist church.
FOR SALE — Have several
beautiful German Shepherds,
almost 4 months old, black and
silver, intelligent, excellent pro
tection. Registered. Located 15
miles south of Newberry just
off Highway 121. Ann Gid-
dings, Saluda, 445-5067
Final rites for
county vi'iLa
of Viet war
Funeral serviced for Lt.
Jesse Rutledge Baker, 23;
USMC, who was killed in ac
tion in DaNang, Vietnam on
Friday, August 18, were held
Monday at Whitmire Method
ist church with Rev. James
Nates conducting the service.
Burial followed in Whitmire
cemetery with full military
rites.
Lt .Baker was born and
reared in Whitmire and was
the son of Elmer R. and Louise
Bell Baker. He attended the
Whitmire city schools and was
a graduate of Whitmire High
in 1962, and was a member of
the football team; the track
team and was presented sev
eral honors and medals in
sportsmanship. He was an
Eagle Scout; Explorer Scout;
a member of the Whitmire
Methodist church; and on of
ficer in the MYF.
Lt .Baker was a graduate of
Clemson University in the En
gineering class of 1966. At
Clemson, he was a member of
the Pershing Rifles drill team;
and during summer vacation,
he received Marine training at
Quantico Marine base, Quanti-
co, Virginia.
He entered active service in
June, 1966, and was stationed
at Quantico; Camp Lejeune;
Camp Pendleton. In Vietnam he
was serving with B company of
the 7th Engineering battalion
and was in his jeep when it
struck a mine causng his
death.
Recently information was re
ceived of the completion of a
bridge over the Vinh Dien riv
er, built by B company Pla
toon of Engineers under the
command of Lt. Baker. Locat
ed a few miles south of Da
Nang, it is the longest perm
anent bridge (300 ft.) that the
Marines have built in Vietnam.
Lt. Baker named it the
“Cooper” bridge in honor of
the first Marine killed by snip
er fire while working on the
bridge. Several lost thier lives
to snipers during the 2 months
of construction. It was formal
ly completed July 17.
He is survived by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Baker,
Whitmire; one brother, Wil
liam E. Baker, Whitmire; two
sisters, Mrs. Glenn Huff, of
Greenville and Miss Trudy Ba
ker of the home; his grand
mother, Mrs. W. E. Baker,
Whitmire, and Mrs. J. R. Bell,
Due West.
Prior to entering the service
he was associated with his
father in operation of W. E.
Baker and Sons Construction
Company.
CARE URGED
BY DRIVERS
Police Chief Colie Dowd re
minds drivers that school time
is here and that every pre
caution should be taken when
driving in the vicinity of the
schools or in areas where child
ren are walking from school
or playing.
RETURNS HOME
Lonnie Gilliam returned Sun
day to his home on Cornelia
Street from Newberry County
Memorial hospital, where he
was a patient for. about three
weeks.
OPEN NOW and welcoming
children is the “Because I Care
Day Nursery” located at 746
Pope St. Mrs. Mary Shealy, a
trained nurse’s aid, with home
and hospital experience, is in
charge and would welcome a
visit frqm anyone interested
in enrolling their child. If not
convenient to visit, call 4806
during the day or 0819 in the
evening. 174tc
HOSPITAL
PATIENTS
Amick, Seber F. P’perity
Attaway, George City
Ballentine, Roy L. City
Beck, Dan City
Bennett, Mrs. Lilyon and baby
Girl Prosperity
Bookman Jenkins Prosperity
Butler, Adell Saluda
Cannon, Mrs. Myra M. City
Clamp, George Prosperity
Coleman, Baby Girl City
Counts, Calvin City
Craft, James Ninety Six
Crooks, Miss Hattie B. City
Culbreath, Master Anthony
Chappells
Dowd, Mrs. Jo Ann City
Dawkins, Mrs. Bessie City
Epting, Ernest W. Pomaria
Garnette, Jabus City
Gary, Mrs, Joan R. City
Geiger, Master Robert City
Gilliam, Mrs. Georgia City
Goodwin, Mrs. Mary Ridgeway
Hazel, John D. Saluda
Icard, Dewey J. Sr. City
Jeter, William City
Kunkle, Mrs. Ida City
Lester, Mrs. Rosa Prosperity
McCrary, Mrs. Inez O. City
McGill, Mrs. Elizabeth City
Minick, Mrs. Linda City
Morgan, Robert Mlair
Motes, Mrs. Louise Kinards
Nates, James H. Whitmire
Nichols, Mrs. Lillie G’wood
Puckett, Mrs. Florence City
Proveaux, Mrs. Mattie City
Reighley, Mrs. Betty City
Richardson, Fred Prosperity
Ringer, Louis Pomaria
Ruff, Brady Prosperity
Scott, Mrs. Willie A. City
Smith, Mrs. Alice City
Smith, Mrs. Betty H. City
Smoot, John Chappells
Spearman, Will City
Summer, Tom City
Summer, Mrs. Adella City
Swindell, Carlos A. City
Taylor, Mrs. Alma P’perity
Tesenaire, Adam L. City
Thompson, Mrs. Siscley B.
Shelton
Thomas, Mrs. Viola City
Vandeluyster, Mrs. Helen City^
Wise, Mrs. Lillie Ruth and
Baby Girl, City
Warren Jamie Lee City
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
Sept. 3: Mrs. Sloan Chap
man, Mrs. Sam A. Cook, Mrs.
H. O. Counts, Wyman Will
iams, Mrs. J. S. Taylor, Bobbie
Oxner, Ruth Rodgers, Kade
Cousins, Mrs. C. H. Alewine,
Griffin Langford, Alice Faye
Koon, D. J. Icard Sr., Lisa
Summer, Martha Brown, Bon
nie B. Cook.
Sept. 4: Mrs. P. B. Ringer,
C E. Berley, Mrs. Ira Gibson,
Ann Merchant, Henry Dennis,
Mrs. George W. Heller, Lewis
H. Fennell.
Sept. 5: Miss Marguerite
Burns, Mrs. L. M. Graham,
Mrs. Mary Hawkins, Larry E.
Graham, Mrs. George Hentz,
Mrs. T. E. Longshore, W. H.
Tedford, Ellis Davenport, W.
L. Davenport Sr.
Sept. 6: Miss Mary Wheeler,
Bobby Lominack, Heyward
Davis, Mrs. Ralph Waldrop,
Elizabeth Cromer, J. W. Tim
merman, L. B. Bedenbaugh,
Mrs. John G. Ross, Mrs. Ida
Underwood, Mrs. Annie ^,Mae
Underwood, Janie D. Warren,
Ralph Edward Miller.
Sept. 7: Mrs. Stanley F.
Baker, Wallace M. Dawkins,
Charlie Edward Cromer, Mrs.
Howard K. Bedenbaugh, Dick
Shealy.
Sept. 8: Rev. Cam Wallace,
J. D. Wicker, Frank H. Ward,
Mrs. J. W. Wilson, Margaret
Faye Coats, Mrs. Tom Gilliam,
John Marlowe, Mike Harmon,
Mrs. Wilmer H. Hite.
Sept. 9: Tommy Longshore,
Buford S. Adams, Mrs. E. C.
Rinehart, Lee Smallwood, E.
L. Blackwell, O. C. Phillips,
Margaret Wherry, Jessie Daw
kins, Billie Brady, Aliene
Reeves, Alan Brooks.