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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 18, 1968 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: Six months $1.25. COMMENT on Men & Things Bv J. K. BRKKDIN Hon. Beverley Herbert, of Columbia has favored me with a note approving a recent Spectator column. I feel greatly honored for Mr. Herbert is a man of exceptional intellectual range and is a man of highest integrity of mind and profes sional relations. Mr. Herbert comes from the atmosphere of great spirits for he was reared in the land of Washington, Jefferson, Madi son, John Marshall and other giants. As I’ve hinted before I re joice in my being a grandson of Virginia, even the Valley of the Shenandoah. I do not forget old Society Hill, the land of my mother and several grandfathers. You would not have me for get Charleston, the old city of my birth and my childhood and youth. Even so. Carolina, too, has produced great men, of course, and we once boasted the sagacity of sons of this State. Most of our people don’t know the great history of Flor ence, Darlington, Cheraw and Marlboro; I am proud of all the State. Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute. $2.00 per year in advance you even hear that? During my boyhood we recited that often. Do we live it, or has it passed into the nebulous statesman ship of the modern leaders who are disregarding all our an cient glory. “God give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith, And ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie:” This old poem was some thing taught in the schools some generations ago. Someone has taken issue with me in my little discourse on President Johnson and Bobby Kennedy as baseball pitchers. In order to merit the criticism of my friend I have to admit that President Johnson had great speed, but I remind you that most speedy pitchers are inclined to be wild. However it may be that President John son has a curve, but like hh speed is not well controlled When he throws a curve all ot us wonder whether it will hurl over our heads, hitting our backs or over the fence. I will go back again to the little American ship that is still held by the North Koreans. And not only the ship but the men. What must have been the influence or authority that took the vast ship Enterprise into North Korea, when it went there because of the seizure ol the small American ship. Why did the Enterprise go there in the first place? Why did it leave in the second place? And what are we doing in the third place ? Remembering the glorious traditions of the American Navy I can hardly believe that some superior authority inter vened to bring about such a de plorable situation. The Admiral of the Fleet must certainly be an old time naval officer; and the Captain of the Enterprise must be a man chucked full of the American spirit. Why, then, did the Enterprise quietly sail away ? Beyond a doubt there has been some high supervisor authority who stepped in and brought about this inglorious situation. The lovely spring brings to my mind a time in Europe. I went from France over the English Channel to England ar riving in London at night. In London I visited the usual places: Westminister Abbey, The House of Parliament, The Tower of London wherein so many illustrious figures lost their heads. One morning some of us Yankees ((they call all of us Yankees, you know) went to Buckingham Palace to enjoy the brilliant spectacle of the Change of the Guard and we were invited to enter and ob serve a rich occasion, the King awarded the Grand Cross of Merit to Lord Haig, Command- er of the Army, and Lord Beat ty Grand Admiral of the Fleet. The King awarded the Victor ious Cross to a Tommy, a pri vate soldier. Later I visited the beautiful Scottish city of Edin- borough and went from there through the famous lakes— Loch Katrine, and Loch Lorn ond, returning to Edinborough by way of the Port of Glas gow, Scotland’s chief port. Sunday found six of us Am ericans in the officers’ hotel, across from the American Em bassy. Upon being asked if we wished to attend church all said yes and when asked which church, all said “to hear Dr. J. H. Jowett.” Dr. Jowett was Britians most famous preacher. The service was simple and sweet; the sermon one that touched the heart; from the text: “When the Lord Cometh Shall He Find Faith On The Earth?” My recollection of the text is my tribute to the en gaging sweetness of the ser mon. I do not recall England’s roast beef; but I do remember asking for a glass of ice tea. My English friends were hor rified and said: “It isn’t done.’ That is the English expression to denote horrified surprise. The waiter obliged me by bringing a glass of boiling hot tea, with milk and a bowl of ice. Even so. I went to the great palace of Versailles, a few miles from Paris, and was one of the vast group that on illustrious oc casion of the signing of the Peace Treaty by President Wil son and the other notables of many nations. I went to the tomb of Na poleon so often I almost triec to speak his Corsican French. In the hymn “My Country Tis of Thee” appears this: “Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King.” “I am the resurrection and the Life, He that believeth on me. Tho he were dead, Yet shall he live.” HELP WANTED: Male or female. Short order cook, wait er and waitress. Apply at Wells Marina, Ballentine, S. C. 52-2tc Ever hear about that. 7 Did Just like you are when we handle \ our insurance. CALL US! "YOUR PRIVATE RANKERS" 1418 Main Street Phone 276-1422 '‘WHATSOEVER THINGS” By DONALD E. WILDMON Major Stanley Barrett, of Chenies, England, has 35 prize poodles around his mansion. Because of trem, Major Bar rett slept pretty sound with the belief that no thief could enter his home without being detected. That is, he used to. It seems that his prize pood les yapped their heads off (fig uratively speaking) the other night. It happened to be a night when the wind was blow ing hard. The next morning the 60-year-old major awoke to find that $7,000 worth of silver was missing. While relating the incident later, the major remarked: “The dogs barked their heads off, poor things, and I ignored them, I honestly thought they were just barking at the wind.'’ 1 There is a lot of truth in that story that we may miss because of the humor of it. The major had a purpose for his dogs and they fulfilled their purpose. They were to bark when danger was imminent. They were to warn, awaken, arouse, guard, arouse the ma jor to the danger approaching By doing this, the major could prevent any loss of his treas ures. The dogs did their part. They served their purpose well. They fulfilled their mission. They barked — loud and long. And the major heard them. That is, he heard the noise they were making. But he paid them no attention because,, in his own words, he thought they were just “barking at the wind:” Now let’s search that incid ent for some greater truth than meets the eye. There is in our civilization a watchdog desig nated with the purpose of keeping watch over our society. It is to bark when danger is approaching. It has to warn, to guard, to make sure that we do not lose our treasures. That watchdog is the Church Laugh if you will. Say that the Church has lost it’s pur pose. Say it is no longer op erating in the realm of reality. But in all your ridicule of the Church, you need to at least face some honest facts about it. It is the only institution that has survived nearly two thous and years of punishment, pres sure, and attempts to destroy it both from without and with in. It is the only institution on the face of the earth that has always come forth from any challenge the victor and march ed forth to serve in a grand and glorious way. And it hasn’t always done this because of the humans in it. Often it has done this in spite of the humans in it. The Church is barking today. Barking loud. Trying to warn our civilization about the pend ing danger of leaving the Cre ator out. But the crowd is ig noring it. Some are even right ing it. But it will not give up nor give in. It continues to be the watchdog. It continues to warn, to urge, to signal. It is trying to tell us that someone is trying to steal our most sac red treasures. One thing we need to realize quick—that is that the Church isn’t just “barking at the wind.” THE WINTER IS PAST For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of the bird is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; the fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell . . . Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blov: upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.—Song of Solomon. Tm getting ahead since I started saving.” A young man with plans for the future can always use a growing savings account. Regular additions plus our generous current annual dividends will make it grow quickly, and when opportu nity knocks, he’ll be ready. Start saving for the future today. Building and Loan Association 1117 Boyce Street Newberry, S. C. Dial 276-5660 DIRECTORS: Ralph B. Baker Pinckney N. Abrams Louis C. Floyd Thomas H. Pope R. Aubrey Harley