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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 24, 1969 Masonic Heads visit locally The Right Eminent Grand Commander Knights Templar of South Carolina, J. H. Math is, and Most Illustrious Grand Master, Marvin N. DeYoung, were duly received on an of ficial visit at the April meet ing of the Newberry York Rite bodies. Mr. Mathis was presented by Sir Knight James D. Perry to the Sir Knights present thru Sir Knight James 0. Donkle, commander of Newberry Com- mandry Number (j. The Grand Commander told the Sir Knights that each would soon be receiving a copy of the Nat ional Knights Templar Maga zine beginning in July and re minded them of the valuable work being done by the Knights Templar Eye Foundation. Any one interested in becoming a Life Sponsor in 4 he Eye Found ation should contact any mem ber of the Newberry Command- ry Number 6. Mr. DeYoung was presented to the Companions of Orient al Council Number 17 by Com panion James D. Perry thru Companion David L. Laird, Jr,. Illustrious Master of Orien tal Council. He gave a report on the Grand Council Meeting held in Florence recently. He also re ported on the work being done by DeMolay in South Carolina. DeMolay is the organization for Masonic Youth. Grand honors were extended to both the Most Eminent Grand Commander and the Most Illustrious Grand Master. The Newberry group expres sed pleasure in having the heads of two of the bodies of the York Rite Masonry meet with it. Vets benefits book available The 1969 edition of “Federal Benefits for Veterans and De pendents” is now available for 30c from the Superintendent of Documents in Washington, D. C., Stanley Zuk, Manager, VA Regional Office, Columbia an nounced today. Published by the Veterans Administration, the 70-page booklet described the major Federal benefits enacted by the Congress for America’s 27 million living veterans, from the Spanish-American war to Vietnam, and for certain de pendents and survivors. Stressed in the publication are the new and expanded ben efits passed by Congress last year. They include: Increased compensation pay ments to veterans with service- connected disabilities. A restructured veterans’ and survivors’ pension program. Liberalized education and training program for Post-Ko rean veterans. First-time-in-history educa tional assistance for widows of those veterans who died as the result of military service and for wives of permanently and totally service-disabled veterans. Part-time vocational rehabil itation for disabled veterans. A higher ceiling on the max imum amount of a VA loan guaranty on G. I. homes (rais ed from $7,500 to $12,500). To assist veterans in contact ing the VA for information and help, the booklet lists the address and phone number of 216 regional offices, hospitals, and other installations in the U. S., Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, and the Philippine Isl ands. Bearing the main title “Fed eral Benefits for Veterans and Dependents,” the booklet is also called the “VA Fact Sheet ISkI.” Zuk said that while single copies sell for 30c from the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402 discount rates are available for quantity purchases. WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS— Airman Terry L. Cotney, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cotney, Route 1, Prosperity, has been graduated with honors at the Sheppard AFB, Texas, from the training course for U. S. Air Force communications specialists. SENATOR STROM THURMOND REPORTS TO THE PEOPLE REVERSING THE FLOW Moose presides at convention Newberry's Postmaster, Har ry E. Moose, will convene the 1969 Convention of the South Carolina Chapter of the Nat ional Association of Postmast ers of the United States at the Clemson House on May 4. and will preside over the three-day meeting. Mr. Moose was elected pres ident at the S. C. Chapter of NAPUS at the 1968 convention in Charleston. Post Office Department offi cials from both the Atlanta Re gion and Washington will be on hand to assist postmasters with their problems, and to bring information regarding proposed changes in the postal service. Not only will the business of the association be transacted, but the meeting will serve to keep the state's postmasters abreast with the many facets of the postal service. Attendance at these conven tions is voluntary and each of the postmasters must pay his own expenses but it is expect ed that all attendance records will be broken at Clemson. Civil Court • I The May term of Common Pleas (Civil) Court will con vene on May 5 at 10 a m. with Honorable Francis B. Nichol son of Greenwood, resident judge of the 8th Judicial Cir cuit. on the bench. The follow ing jurors will report on that date at 9:30 a m. Carl E. Long, Alvin D. Con nelly. Charles W. Moore, Myra E. Hardy, Ruth A. Bouknight, James N. Shannon, James I. Hamm, Thomas FT Lewis Boyd W. Morris, Margaret D. Harmon, James S. Price. Du ane O. Gilliam, Charles F. Lay- ton. Helen S. Monts, George D. Brock, Jr., J. Earl Waters, Joe Hentz Welborn, Joe F. Lovelace. George T. Oxner, Curtis J. Shealy. Louise C. McAdams, Jacob A. Bowers, Bruce R. Campbell, Johnson H. Clary; Also, Malcolm L. Kibler, El izabeth Johnson. William E. Spearman, Jr., Berlie S. Werts, George W. Stockman, Marion J Wiggins, Sim D. Price. Tho mas E. Hawkins, John G. Haile Carl W. Gambrell, LeGrande Bouknight, Catherine C. Haw kins. Pauline D. Hicks, Paul E. Shealy, Hoyt A. Cromer, and Jimmie W. Bowers. Marriages Robert W. Morgan and Lin da Hammett of Spartanburg were married at Greenville on April 3. Delbert C. Kibler and Linda C. Marlowe of Newberry were married on March 3 at New berry. Charles Layton Compton of West Palm Beach, Fla. and Jeane Wallace Chandler o f Greenville were married in Newberry April 5. Kermit Leon Bass and Son- ja K. Howe of Petersburg, Va. were married here April 8. Ralph Hendrix Force of Newberry and Kitty Juanita Bryant of Lincolnton, Georgia were married here on April 8. NEW ADDRESSES Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Sharpe have moved to 1502 Glenn St. to make their home Mr. and Mrs. Nield Gordon have moved to their new home on Evans Circle. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stutts, Jr. are now residing at 1820 Luth er St. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F'orce are living at 821 1-2 Pope St. Mrs. Ella Dunn Murphy is now making her home at 1927 Main street. One of the most important promises of Richard Nixon when he was a candidate for President was the promise to reverse the flow of power which has been running away from the States. President Nixon’s projected do mestic program redeems that promise. The President laid down his principles as follows: NIXON’S PRINCIPLES First, to supplement Federal funds with private funds, through the use of “seed money” devices such as tax credits and loan guarantees. Second, to enlist the great, voluntary sector more fully, using the energies of those mil lions of Americans who are able and eager to help in combating the nation’s ills. Third, to help rebuild state and local institutions, so that they merit and gain a greater measure of confidence on the part of their own citizens. Fourth, to streamline the ad ministration of Federal pro grams, not only for efficiency and economy, but to improve the certainty of delivery and to cut away the clouds of confusion that now surround not only their operation, but often their pur poses. Fifth, to make maximum use of the knowledge constantly be ing gained, as for example, in our commitment to the first five years of a child’s life. CREATIVE BASE In all of these principles, we see an attempt to get back to the creative base of our Ameri can life. This country did not get to be great by depending upon the organizational powers of government. Our greatness came from individuals recognizing the potential of local situations, and having the faith to act upon that potential. The distant hand cf a government far away cannot detect the needs of every citizen. There are some problems that are national in origin, such as the soaring inflation that has daily robbed our thrifty citizens of their savings, and diminished the dollar’s ability to buy the social improvements our nation needs. Four years of unchecked inflation have hit hardest at the elderly living on fixed incomes and at the hard-working middle class w ho pay the burden of our taxes. To help these groups es pecially, the President proposed measures to raise social security benefits by seven percent while decreasing other government ex penditures and introducing fiscal reforms to save the dollar. For too long, our government has ignored those who are the real producers in our economy, or who have spent their lives in productive pursuits. The pro grams of the past have been geared to the “have-nots” with out taking into consideration the fact that, ultimately, the pru dent and hard-working taxpayer is the one who has to pay. SPECIFIC PROGRAMS For this reason, the specific programs outlined by the Pres ident are those mainly designed to allow the individual to func tion freely. He called for a crack-down on organized crime, racketeers, and narcotics ped dlers—all of them parasites on a healthy society, eating up hard-earned wages and profits. He also called for new laws to combat the rapid spread of ob scenity. The chief cause of the growth of pornography is the recent string of decisions by the Supreme Court knocking down local standards and local de terminations of obscenity. Any new legislation must inevitably cope with these decisions. Other programs proposed by the President would give tax credits to enlist private re sources to meet our urgent so cial needs. The Federal poverty programs have proved that a large central government simply can’t manage local welfare solu tions, much less respond to widely varying needs. In the same vein, the President called for programs of job training and placement. It is only by employ ing trained and capable people in the private sector that sig nificant advances can be made in raising the standard of living and assuring stability. It has been a long time since a President of the United States presented a program based upon common sense and practicality. Airman Cotney, a 1967 grad uate of Mid-Carolina High school, is being assigned to Siegelbach Air Base, Germ any, for duty with the U. S. Air Forces in Europe. GO FLY A KITE? NOT IN THE RAIN Many Americans are fond of telling people to “Go fly a kite.” But there are times when people should be told— “Don’t fly a kite.” The Insurance Information Institute cites certain precau tions which should be taken when planning to unfurl kites into the brisk winds of March. Use dry string, wood and paper, never wire or metal, for kite equipment. Fly the kites in open areas far away from power lines. To lecture at college today A specialist on the Middle East, Dr. Samir Saliba of Em ory, Va., will visit the New berry College campus today (Thursday). The author of sev eral works on the Arab-Israeli conflict, he will deliver two public lectures and will meet with several classes. A native of Beirut, Lebanon, Dr. Saliba was educated in the United States. A former Ford Foundation Fellow, he joined the Emory and Henry Univer sity Faculty in 1964 and is now associate professor of history there. He will address a student as sembly at 9:25 a.m. today in Wiles Chapel, and also will speak at 11:45 a.m. in the lec ture hall of the Science and Mathematics building. His vis it is sponsored jointly by the South Carolina Foundation of Independent Colleges and the Newberry College department of history and political science. A book by Dr. Saliba, “The Jordan River Dispute”, was published in 1968. A new work, “The Palestine Question and International Law: 1917-1967”, is being readied for publication this year. His undergraduate and grad uate studies were at Tulane University. He also has done post-doctoral work at Duke. LEGAL NOTICE WHEREAS, Ada Hentz El more hath made suit to me to grant her Letters of Adminis tration of the Estate and ef fects of Carl Elmore deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said Carl Elmore deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry, S. C., on Ap ril 11, 1969 next, after publica tion hereof, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Admin istration should not be granted. GIVEN under my hand this 27th day of March Anno Dom ini 1969. FRANK H. WARD, Probate Judge Newberry County