The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, May 29, 1969, Image 2
PAGE 2 — The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, May 29, 1969
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"Whatsoever Things'
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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE GRADUATE
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COMMENT
on
Men & Things
By J. K. BREEDIN
We have heard so much
about the rights of people, und
er the constitution, that I take
the liberty to emphasize that
people claiming the right of
petition for a redress of griev
ances, must be sure to prove
a grievance that the constitution
would recognize; and however
serious may be a grievance the
petition must be in a quiet and
orderly manner. Throughout the
United States we have heard
big talk and loud demands with
out any sound legal basis.
There is a grievance and a
right of appeal that seemed to
be overlooked in all the tumult
and excitement.
I read you w'hat was said as
the basis for the constitution:
“We, the people of the United
States, in order to form a more
perfect union, establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility, pro
vide for the common defense,
promote the general welfare,
and secure the blessings of lib
erty to ourselves and our post
erity, do ordain and establish
this Constitution for the United
States of America”.
What now, is the point Iwish
to make? The Constitution
means to guarantee to all citi
zens, white and colored, young
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view. Revised rates, better coverage and new
policies may mean lower costs.
As a customer of our agency there are many of
these improvements you should know about and
we will get this information to you at least once
a year. But we won't be a pest.
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and old, peace and order. Every
man, woman, and child, has
a right to walk in the streets
with the full protection of the
police power of the State and
the Nation. That is the most
valuable right that we have;
and that is being forgotten.
If it be necessary to call out
all the police of the State, all
the military power of the State
and full military power of the
Nation, all that is due for the
protection of every citizen as
he comes and goes. And that
same protection is due every
man, woman and child.
That right of protection for
everybody should arouse us all.
I read recently that the an
nual interest on the National
debt is in the billions of dollars.
I read in the Charleston News
& Courier of May 13th that
just the annual interest on our
National debt is $16 billion a
year and that could be spent
in better ways.
I recall, when I was a boy
in short pants, Speaker Reed
announced in Washington that
the total appropriation to sup
port the Government was one
million dollars; and Speaker
Reed added, “This is now a $1
million dollar country”. Today
the total appropriation would be
hundreds of billions of dollars.
Observe. In the days of my
short pants $1 million; today,
with my long pants the total,
hundreds of billions Now then,
shall I ever wear short pants
again? Yes; if I inherit $1 mil
lion and play golf I shall re-
Well, you have finally made it. All
that work and study and sweat is be
hind you now. The little piece of sheep
skin will soon be in your hand and you
will leave behind some of the best
years of your life. You will embark
upon another voyage, this time it will
be the voyage of venturing beyond
the academic world into the everyday
work world. There are some things I
hope you will carry with you on the
voyage. It will mean a better trip for
you and for those of us who have to
make the voyage with you.
First, I hope you will carry some
common sense with you on the voyage.
Book learning is good and needed and
our world would be all the more poor
if we failed to have it, but it just isn’t
enough by itself. Somehow our world
seems to have lost some of this com
mon sense that marked a previous
generation. Common sense is hard to
define, but I guess it means just
thinking things through.
Next, I hope you will carry with you
some respect for the rights of your
fellow travelers. You see, we are all
making this journey together and that
means that we can’t go it alone. You
have rights, and you should protect
those rights less someone take them
from you. Those rights haven’t been
earned easily. Many a fellow traveler
has given his life for those rights of
yours. So protect them. But. at the
same time remember that those of us
who travel with you also have rights.
We are human beings, also, with the
same desires and hopes and feelings
that you have. I guess the best way
you can protect your rights is to res
pect the rights of others. You see, it’s
like I said, we are all in this thing to
gether and if the ship sinks we all go
down. That includes you.
Also, please remember to take along
something to help you with your res
ponsibilities. Responsibilities are kin-
da like the home work you had to do,
it makes the difference when the test
comes. And this is where the real pro
blem is today. Everybody wants their
rights, yet not everybody assumes his
responsibilities. This makes for trou
ble. If there’s a hole in the ship and
you don’t dip out your share, someone
else will have to work twice as hard
to keep the ship from sinking. Then
if another person decides they don’t
want to dip either the ship is in real
danger of sinking.
Then another thing I hope you will
do on the trip is to put in more fuel
than you use. You see, there are a lot
of folks who don’t contribute anything
in the way of fuel for the trip. They
are just free-loaders. This means some
body has to contribute their share of
fuel for them. And you can remember
from the school books that if your
fuel runs out the ship stops. So leave
a little more than you take.
There’s one other thing you will
need for the trip and that’s a compass.
For a lot of times we lose our sense
of direction and the result is war, and
poverty, and hate, and crime, and the
other things that would destroy our
ship. You see, just by setting sail
doesn’t mean we are going to arrive
at our destination. We need to con
tinually check our charts to make sure
we are headed in the right direction.
Progress is a good thing, but it just
doesn’t happen. Someone has to make
it happen.
Well, I hope you have a good jour
ney. This is my wish for you not just
because you are graduating, but be
cause there have been so many people
who have invested so much in you and
have done so much to make possible
the sheepskin certificate. They include
your parents, teachers, friends, and a
host of other people who provided
funds, and help, and encouragement.
They are all pulling for you.
The ship is in your hands now.
Chart a good course, set sail, and stay
true to the best there is in you.
—Five Star Features
turn to short pants.
I am more convinced than
ever that the nation and the
State are failing to meet what
should be a prime compulsion:
that compulsion is to restore
peace and order. We have in
our courts the oath to observe
the peace and dignity of the
State.
Where are we looking for
peace and dignity now? Both
the peace and the dignity are
being trampled underfoot.
City Building
Permits
Only three construction per
mits totaling $6,250, were issued
by the City last week. They
were as follows:
Rose M. Small, repairs, 1000
College Street; Ed Young, re
pairs, 2139 Mower St.; Annie
Griffin, erect garage Wilson Rd.
GAME RESULTS
May 16: St. Paul’s Lutheran,
20, Faith Lutheran, 10; Bach
man Chapel, 19, Colony Luther
an, 8.
May 21: Bachman Chapel, 13,
St. Paul, 14; St. Luke, 6, Faith
Lutheran, 3.
May 23 games rained out and
played May 24: St. Paul, 16,
St. Luke, 15; Colony, 8, Faith
Lutheran, 4.
Winners in the “Keep Newberry Beau- Ruff, Carey Chapman, Debbie Cromer,
tifuU* Contest are shown above, seated, Mary McAlhany and Ethel Wise. (Sun-
from left, Christopher R. Hardin, Trudy photo)
Bland; standing, Dianne Yon, Nancy