The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, April 24, 1969, Image 2
PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 24, 1969
1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner
"Whatsoever Things'
By DONALD E WILDMON
(An associate minister in Florence. Alabama, writes
book THOUGHTS WORTH THINKING: "The hook
rise, ami relevant presentation of Kospel themes and , . .
warm, friendly, and personal writing style.’’ Ask for it at your bookstore
about Mr. Wildmon'u
is an intresting, con-
lessons couched in a
send $2.95 to Five Star Publishers. Mox F'.bv Tupelo. Miss. :58801)
Second-Glass Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: .$3.00 per year in advance.
Six Months $2.00.
COMMENT
on
Men & Things
By J. K. BREED IN
I have read with a lot of
interest the beginning of The
Taxpayers League of the men
of Charleston. About 1930 or
31 Neal Christianson of Beau
fort and I organized The Farm
ers' and Taxpayers League for
the State with headquarters in
Columbia. We devoted the maj
or part of two years to that,
spending most of our time in
Columbia day and night. We
had prominent men from all
over the State to form a cen
tral Committee: and they and
we spent a great deal of time
with the two Houses of the
Legislature. I was invited on
two occasions to address the
Senate and did so The Lt.
Governoi of the State. Andrew
Bethea, as President of the
Senate, was very favorable to
us. as was also the Speaker of
the House. J. B. Gibson. We
met with and presented our
case also a number of times
to Committees of The House
and The Senate and the Gov
ernor also was favorably dis
posed.
Because of my connection
with The League 1 was invit
ed to sit with a special com
mittee of the Gov< rnor and
ranking Senators and Repre
sentatives.
As I recall, the amount of
the appropriation bill for 1932
or 33 was nine million dollars
for eighteen months. How does
that compare with the threat
of five hundred million dollars
now?
I very earnestly recommend
that all the people of Charles
ton rally to the support of a
League there; and I wish to
remind you that in this day
of taxes on everything every
body is a taxpayer. I, there
fore, recommend that from
the biggest corporation to the
smallest farmer we put our
shoulders to the wheel and
make the members of the Leg
islature understand that we are
fired of high taxes and plans
to include everybody on high
pay
1 will probably have some
thing more to say about this
next week.
We seem to have a warmer
regard for the Arabians and
the Egyptians in their clash
with the Israelites. It is true
that Egypt goes far back to
the time of Joseph and Jacob,
the renowned characters of the
Old Testament. You will re
member that Joseph, the pride
of Jacob, was seized and sold
into captivity: he was recog
nized by the King of Egypt
as a young man of ability and
placed in authority over Egypt
to conserve and administer the
food supplies at the threat of
a famine.
Egypt, and the Nile River
MOTHER NATURE
is an old time adversary. She can be as delightful
as a summer day yet unleash the destruction of
an atom bomb by nightfall.
You can beat her to the punch by protecting
your crop with some hail insurance. Time to
talk to us.
"YOUR PRIVATE BANKERS”
1418 Main Street Phone 276-1422
WEARING THE OTHER PERSON’S SHOES
There was a boy once. He happen
ed to be the son of a very well-to-do
father. He wore nice clothes, lived in
a nice house, and ate very good food.
One day this young boy happened to
get into a scuffle with another boy
who lived on down the street. The
other boy came from a poor family,
lived in a cheap house, wore ragged
clothes, and had less than the first
boy to eat.
in the scuffle the rich boy threw
the poor boy and was the winner. In a
few moments the poor boy got up, dust
ed himself off and said that, if he had
food to eat like the rich boy had, he
could throw the rich boy. The poor
boy turned and walked away. But the
rich boy stood there. He was numbed
by what the poor boy had said. His
heart was broken because he knew
quite well that what the poor boy had
said was true.
He Never Forgot
The rich boy never forgot that ex
perience. From that day on he re
volted against any favored treatment
localise he was rich. He made it a
point to wear cheap clothing like the
poor wore, he intentionally endured tin 1
hardships that the poor faced. His
father was often embarrassed by the
way he dressed. But despite all the
urging to act like* he should, that young
boy never again took advantage of his
wealth.
Back several hundred years ago
there was a man who said something-
like this: “I sat where they sat.” In
other words he put himself into the
suffering and misery endured by
others. And by so doing he could
feel w'hat they felt, experience what
they experienced, hurt when they
hurt. That man’s name was Ezekiel—
the man with a wheel!
The Indians in this country had a
saying that fits into this same theme.
It went something like this: “Never
criticize another brave until you have
worn his moccasins for seven moons.”
And we Americans have a saying a-
bout “wearing another man’s shoes.”
It Would Help Us
I have an idea we might need to do
a little of this, to wear the other man’s
shoes for a while. For too often we
are too hasty to pass judgment, con
demn a person for something when we
don’t know all the facts. How many of
us have had to wear the shoes of a
l>oor boy? How many of us have had
to face life with skin a different color
than the majority? How many of us
have seen our children go hungry, cold
and ignorant simply because it wasn’t
their lot to be born into the “right”
family ?
Maybe if we would sit where they
sit, face what they face, endure what
they endure we would be surprised
how much they need our help instead
of our cutting, cruel criticism. If I
remember correctly, that is one reason
tho Galilean came. How was it said:
“Our high priest is not one who cannot
feel sympathy with our weaknesses. On
the contrary, we have a high priest who
was tempted in every way that we are,
but did not sin.” He has sat where
they sit. He understands. Maybe
that’s the reason He can help them.
The young boy who won the fight
went on to give his life to the poor. He
became one of the world’s most famous
men. His name was Albert Schweitzer.
—-Five Star Features
have been for centuries redol
ent of romance. Even today
the Suez Canal is a principal
highway of commerce. That
canal has been closed to the
commerce of the world by the
ruthless hand of Egypt's dic
tator.
Egypt was 400 years the
home of the Jews, by the fav
or of Joseph. The Arabians
have some association with
European countries. Arabia
seems to be rich in oil, which
is the rich card of the day.
The Israelites come from a
very pure strain, maintaining
the purity of their blood in al
most every land.
Not since the days of David
have we thought of Israel as
a people of military might.
But in the recent clashes the
Israelites have proved their
mettle as worthy of David him
self. So I confess to a certain
admiration for the prowess of
Israel, and it may be that
the people, once regarded as
God's chosen people, m a y
come back with vigor in the
new day.
The Second World War end
ed disastrously for the world.
The one real achievement was
crushing the arrogance of the
German rulers. But what did
it settle'.' President Roosevelt
was willing to bring in Russia
and Russia, at the close of the
war retained the full possess
ion of several big nations,
once nations with a good his
tory.
At the Peace Table the main
program was to crush and di
vide Germany, but Russia re
tained Roumania. Czechoslova
kia, Poland and two thirds of
Germany. Mr. Roosevelt was
the one who brought in Rus
sia and this was the work of
Mr. Roosevelt followed by Mr.
Truman.
Today, ponder this: the city
of Berlin was divided into
two parts; Russia has in her
grasp the eastern half of Ber
lin, joining the rest of the ter
ritory absorbed by Russia; the
western half of Berlin was al-
loted to the U. S., but this
western part of Berlin is about
a hundred miles from the ter
ritory on the west alloted to
the United States.
Let your mind grasp this:
An American in western Ger
many wishing to visit Berlin
must travel a hundred miles
from the American line on the
west to the western part of
Berlin.
All this general confusion
and territorial grasping was
permitted by Mr. Roosevelt
and Mr. Truman. So you can
ippreeiate the blundering in
the settlement of that war, an
American leaving the existing
Germany must travel one hun
dred miles over Russian ter
ritory.
formed opinion on the policy
phases of the savings and loan
business, and the committee
also serves as the coordinating
committee for the broad re
search activities of the League.
STUDENTS GO TO
SCIENCE FAIR
On Friday, April 11. 54 pu
pils of the 5th, 6th, 7th and
8th grades of the Reuben
Elementary school, chaperoned
by two of their teachers, Mrs.
Lourene B. Sapp and Mrs.
Irene M. Tyler and one pat
ron. Mrs. Addie W. Broadwat
er, spent a very enjoyable day
at the Science Fair which was
held in the Columbia Coliseum.
The pupils were fascinated to
see so many interesting and
informative projects on exhib
ition.
John VV. Rutherford, the prin
cipal. was instrumental in help
in-g to arrange needed trans
portation for the educational
Abrams named
■ * ■ ■
CHICAGO—Pinckney N. Ab
rams, Standard Savings and
Loan Association, has been ap
pointed to the 1969 Trends and
Economic Policies Commit
tee of the United States Sav
ings and Loan League.
The appointment was an
nounced today to Tom B. Scott
Jr. of Jackson, Miss., presi
dent of the League, which is
the nationwide trade organiza
tion of the savings and loan
business and represents more
than 5,100 savings associations
and co-operative banks.
i he objective of the Trends
at Economic Policies Com-
m.-ee is to encourage the dis
semination of factual and in
experience.
NEWBERRY SIGNS
MARYLAND GRIDDER
An outstanding Maryland
prep gridder has signed a foot
ball grant in aid agreement
at Newberry College and will
enroll as a freshman this fall.
He is Durwood Yates, 6’0”,
245-pound tackle from North-
w o o d. High School, Silver
Spring.
The husky I8-year-old play
ed three years of varsity foot
ball at Northwood High and
was all-county tackle as a sen
ior. He plays both offense and
defense.
A versatile athlete, he also
competes in wrestling and in
track. As a junior, he placed
third in shot and discus in the
Maryland State high school
meet.