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PAGE 2 — The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, June 5, 1969 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: $3.00 per year in advance. Six Months $2.00. COMMENT on Men & Things By J. K. BREEDIN I remind myself of the story told of an elderly preacher who received some complaints from his congregation for repeating the same sermon frequently. The preacher said, "Yes, 1 have repeated the same sermor and 1 expect to continue to re peat it unless you act on it." Now then, I have been speaking frequently and insistently about the general confusion of thought so common today. What is the reason for a cit\ government or a state govern merit'.’ The prime function o both the city and the state is to maintain public peace am public order. Every other con sideration is of much less im portance. The Constitution of the (' S first amendment tells us clear!} that we have a right to petition for a redress of grievances. As a lawyer 1 repeat that before you petition be sure you have a grievance that the law res pects Masses of citizens, crowd ing the streets are not lawfully petitioning for a redress o f grievances: the sober truth is that this massing of people is a grievance against all other citizens. For that reason t h e city and the state can summon the entire manhood of the city and state to maintain the pub lic peace and order. Until men, women, and child ren can use the streets in peace and safety we are failing to maintain public safety; and the full power of the state can be summoned to insure public tran quility. The Criminal Law of the Un- itrd States may be more f a r reaching than we see it in ord inary practice. 1 submit that any man who comes from New York, for ex ample. to our State to cooperate with people openly defiant to our law are themselves parties to the violation. I have speculated a little about those w'ho send money. 1 have heard frequent references to a man who seems to go about our nation stirring up unrest and discord. I think the state fully empowered t o protect itself against the coming of all such people. Frequent reference has u e e n made to one or two well known "trouble makers" and I think a vigorous course might be tak en against them before t h e y create too much mischief. As you see 1 am invoking both the state and the national crim inal law. Have you ever traveled over our State'.’ South Carolina abounds in beauty. Wherever you go. from the mountains to the sea we have nature at her 'nest, m gorgeous array of floral beauty. I know our state from C.reenville to Charleston, from IT S THE BEST PROTECTION that money can buy for the professional farmer who wants to control costs yet cover himself against major risks in his farm operation. Ask about our Farm Owners Package Pol icy. It really saves you money. “YOUR PRIVATE BANKERS” 1118 Main Street Phone 276-1422 "Whatsoever Things” By DONALD E WILDMON (Visit the Garden of Gethsemane, Bethlehem and with Mr. Wildmon. Join him on his tour Nov. 24-Dec. 3. 1#68. •689. *60d°wn. |26 monthly. Tor more information write him at Bax 1**8, Tupelo, Mtes. 5 » ) BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU DO WITH THIS GALILEAN CopyriKht. 1969, Donald E. Wildmon Gilbert West was a noted author and educator in England. Sir Edward Littleton was a famous English jurist and among the leaders in the English intellectual world. They shared one thing in common. Both were avowed skeptics and both not only doubted the validity of the way of the Naza- rene, but were openly opposed to it. The two men;,met to determine what course of action they could best take to rid the world of this “religion of a madman.” After much study and de bate, they decided that the best way to get rid of this fairy land faith would be to destroy it’s basis, it’s principles, it’s teachings. They arriv ed at the conclusion that two parts of the teachings of Christianity should be destroyed above everything else, and that after these were torn down all the other teachings would come crumbling also. Destroy Two Great Beliefs According to these two men, the two beliefs that needed destroying in order to destroy Christianity were the res urrection of it’s Founder and the change of life of it’s greatest pro- claimer—Paul. West took upon him self the task of doing away with the resurrection and Littleton had the job of proving that there was never a changing experience in the life of Paul. Shaking hands, they parted to go their way and do their job. When they met again, it was agreed, they would have enough evidence to put to an end—once and for all time— this crazy teaching of the Christian faith. There have been, down through the years, countless men who have at- temped to do what Gilbert West and Edward Littleton set out to do. This Galilean has been ridiculed, shamed, mocked, and envied for nearly two thousand years. Individuals and na tions have thrown their full weight and power into the battle to destroy Him and His way of life. Some of the best minds in all the world have op- People have used His name to curse People have used His name to curse and his cause to kill. He Still Calls Somehow, through it all, despite all that the combined forces of millions of men could do against Him, He still calls to the hearts of men. We can take Him out of history books but we can’t take Him out of history. We can take men away from Him, but we can’t take Him away from men. We can take Him out of our home but we can’t get Him out of our hearts. Following a year of research and study to prove their point, Gilbert West and Edward Littleton met to compare their findings and set about on their self-appointed task. West was surprised when Littleton told him that as a result of his research he had be come a follower of the Carpenter. And Littleton was equally surprised when West told him that he, too, had taken up the Way of the Cross because of his study. Two men who set out to destroy Christianity both became Christians after making a serious study of the Faith. Better be careful about taking this Man of Galilee serious. You might end up following Him.—Five Star Features Aiken to Beaufort, from Spart anburg to Georgetown, and tak ing in Myrtle Beach and taking in a half dozen others, smaller but attractive—all in a gorgeous display of natural loveliness. The State, Columbia's daily, in an interesting editorial dis cusses clearly some dangers to America from our membership in the United Nations. As I see it. our Country has special laws and customs and those laws and customs are probably not appli cable to any other Nation, but the United Nations Assembly un dertakes to impose on our Na tion certain rules that are for eign to us. 1 am deeply moved by the theory that any treaty or resolution can supercede t h e Constitution of the United States. I would earnestly advise the Congress of the U. S. to adopt a resolution clearly defining the supreme value and application of the Constitution of the U. S. m all matters affecting this country. WITNESSES MEET IN ATLANTA Jehovah’s Witnesses from Newberry will be part of a crowd of 45.000 that will pack Atlanta's Braves Stadium in Julv—but it won't be for base- bali. They’ll be attending an eight- day international convention de voted more to Bibles than base hits. In the process, they will put some new figures in the re cord book: First international convention in Atlanta, the big gest convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses ever in the South. Delegates will attend from all over the country, but primarily from 11 states in the South. Some foreign delegates are com ing, too. The eight-day program will feature day and night ses sions and include Bible dramas and lectures. Theme of the con vention is “Peace on Earth”. The Atlanta convention is one of 25 international conventions beginning in this country and circling the world. Simultan eous conventions will be held July 6-13 in New York City, Buffalo, N. Y., and Atlanta, fol lowed by identical programs in Pomona, Calif., Vancouver, B. C., Los Angeles, Calif., Kansas City, Mo. and Chicago, HI. The assemblies then hop the Atlan tic for a series in Europe, Far East, Hawaii, and final conven tion in Mexico in December Timothy L. Brooks, presiding minister of the Newberry con gregation, said members of the congregation here are already arranging transportation and rooming accommodations in At lanta, where a large headquar ters' staff already has assemb led to prepare for the assembly. ARMY GREEN By SFC E. L. Wood Food Galore You probably are familiar with the old saying that an Army travels on its stomach. Army food is so good nowa days that even the astronauts dined on it during their Apollo 8 journey to the moon and back. As a result of long and successful research on the part of the Army’s Natick (Mass.) Laboratories, the Apollo 8 crew had such nourishing dishes as beef and gravy, spaghetti and meat sauce, chicken salad, ham and applesauce, fruit cock tail and pea soup. It was all made possible through freeze- dried foods, a process in which the food is frozen and the wat er removed as ice crystals by vacuum. When ready to eat, the food is reconstituted by the addition of water. The food tastes and looks as though it was freshly prepared. 1906 Cuisine Now that we’ve covered the space age meals, let's take a look at what the Army was eat ing back at the turn of the century. A can of emergency field rations dating back to 1906 was recently found near the Arctic Circle. After reading Die contents on this can of rations, we’d have to admit that C- rations are a gourmet’s de light. The 1906 ration consist ed of three cakes of chocolate, three cakes of bread and dried meat. True, directions on the can read, "Not to be used ex cept by order of an officer or in extremity.” First Air Cavity Ever hear of a flying dental clinic? There’s one in Vietnam that provides soldiers in remote areas with full dental care. Af fectionately called the "First Air Cavity’’, the clinic is in stalled in an old shop van and is flown to outlying posts. In side the van are high speed drills, ’x-ray equipment, water and power. Novacaine, anyone? Pacts About the Army Did vou know: That actor Efram Zimbelist, Ji., w r as an infantry officer in the same unit as Gen. William Westmoreland during World War II? —That more than 38.000 per sonal telephone calls were made between Vietnam and the United States last year? About 90 percent of them were made collect from Vietnam to the U. S. —That Fort Sill, Okla. is cele brating its 100th birthday in igeg 7 For Information For information concerning the Army see your U. S. Army Recruiter. Call your local Sel ective Service Board for day and time he is in town.