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1^118 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina I Tour the Holy Land with Mr. Wildmon Nov. 24-Dec. 3, iSM. $599 Mrtnplete. $60 down, $25 a month. For more information, white Mr. Wildmon at Box 13 , P . Miss. 38801) TELLING THE TRUTH SUBSCRIPTION RATES: .$3.00 per year in advance. Six Months $2.00. protected in a case of aggres sion by them to participate in violations of law which do not concern them. And another thing: those people from New York who send money to sup port gross violation of public or der are themselves liable t o criminal prosecution. Many people wonder why the Attorney General of the State did not take some action. I am not sure about what the Attor ney General can do; he is not a prosecuting Attorney but the burden is on the Governor to see that the laws are enforced. The Governor has been active in some phases as the Charles ton situation; and he was very active in the matter of Voor- hees College. Ordinarily the Governorship is an office of great dignity and little power but he may cite the constitution which says he shall see to it that the laws are enforced. There has been very active at least one man who prides himself as an or ganizer of public revolt. I make the point that it is elementary law—that those who foment popular disorder are subject to arrest and expulsion in sum mary fashion. Our Northern friends have be come accustomed to all sorts of lawlessness and considering the wide prevalence of vicious disorder in New York this out break in Charleston must seem to them so mild as to be almost a little flurry. But we who are accustomed to peace and order must not allow the conduct in i 1 Will Your House Be Vacant THIS SUMMER? BURGLARY-VANDALISM INSURANCE •YOUR PRIVATE BANKERS" 1418 Main Street Phone 276-1422 COMMENT on Men & Things By J. K. BKEEPIN We South Carolinians seem to have lost our fighting spirit or we have put it in moth balls. In the grand old city of Charles ton we have suffered a flagrant disregard for our ordinary rights. If 50 people assemble in front of the residence of any citizen one day that would be an as sault. according to our law. We have had in Charleston large crowds day by day for more than a month and the strong arm of the law seems paralyzed. And not only that but this or ganized defiance prompted par ades through the streets and various violations of the law by individuals imbued with the same spirit There was a time when some body with fighting spirit would have led the community into open retaliation. 1 have thought of another offense against t h e city of Charleston—a half dozen members of Congress have come South from Washington to cultivate the political support of those who are violating t h e law. Those Congressmen think they are protected by their con stitutional immunity from arrest during a session of Congress. I do not understand chat thev are Some time ago up in Brentwood, New York, Mrs. Raymond Bates found her two youngest children, Deborah and Andrew, eating tranquilizer pills. Knowing the seriousness of this, she immediately asked their older brother, Timothy, if he had eaten any of the pills. He said that he had not. Mrs. Bates rushed the children to the hospital and Deborah, 2, and An drew, 4, both had their stomachs pumped. Timothy, denying that he had eaten any of the pills, did not have his stomach pumped. It was a crucial situation for Mrs Bates. For the pills that the children had eaten could have very easily kill ed them. It was of utmost importance that she be told the truth by the chil dren. To have lied in a situation like that could have meant death for any of them. Familiar Situation There are many situations like that in life. Several times our physical life depends on whether or not we are willing to tell the truth, face the facts. Failure to do so will often mean death or serious injury. But deeper than this is the fact that we must be willing to tell the truth about our intangible being also. And here is where most of us are willing to try to get by on a half-truth, some times even a flat lie. We haven’t been honest with our selves here. We have told ourselves that everything will work out ok. So we have gone on ignoring our inner being, pretending that there will be a time to take care of that. We have even built up a conception that there is a Great Santa Claus in the sky who will bring us all everything we need at the right time. We have lied to our selves in telling ourselves that we have no obligation any higher than our selves. We have fooled ourselves into thinking that if there is life after death everybody will enjoy it equally and not just a “pious” few. Seeking Help When I break a bone and it needs setting, I don’t dare fool myself into thinking that if it is left alone it will work everything out by itself. When I have a cancer I don’t go around tell ing people that there is a Great Fairy land Cancer Doctor who will cure me, Should I have a heart attack I don’t ask for a knife that I can operate on myself. In all these things I tell my self the truth—that I need help from beyond myself, from someone whose business it is to help in those situa tions. To do less in the spiritual realm would be equally as foolish. Don’t make the mistake with vcmr spiritual life that Timothy Dates made with his physical life. 11 Vhen Mrs. Bates went to check on the chil dren the next morning Deborah and Andrew were fine. Timothy, 8, was dead. Honesty is the best policy—in all matters.—Five Star Features Charleston to become a State habit. Our nation has been shocked by revelations of impropriety on the part of at least two mem bers of the Supreme Court of the United States. If the example of Washington were copied in South Carolina I think the State would be hor rified. Washington has given us an example of unrestrained spending. And we are learning fast. Chester Folk provide aid for legion team Citizens: This is a letter of appreciation from American Legion Baseball team on Post ?4 of Newberry. It is with pleasure that we tell you of the kindness shown to us by Mr II L Giles, principal of Chester High School, and oth ers whose names we do not know On Tuesda\. May 27. we were en route to an exhibition base ball game at Kook Hill Unfor tunately. ue bad motor troubles with our bus just south of Ches ter at the State Park We had several local residents to offer assistance and one local mech anic diagnosed our motor troub le This one gentleman carried us to his home to make a tele phone call. We were advised to call the Chester High School for help We contacted Mr H L Giles, principal, who with no questions asked, let us have a very nice bus He invited us to use the bus that night and if necessary to use it the next day. We pro ceeded to Rock Hill for the game, then returned to New berry and carried the bus back to Chester the next day. We offered to pay or help the school in any way but Mr Giles said that was not necessary or expected. It seemed his pleas ure to be of assistance to these young athletes. He offered any further help we might need. We welcome this means o f openly expressing our thanks to all citizens of Chester and Ches ter County, and especially Mr. Giles and the residents of the neighborhood where we had the trouble. It has been said that a friend in need is a friend indeed. The Chester County people who are interested in the young men of America to this extent are to be admired, and Chester is indeed fortunate to have this kind of people there. Citizens of this calibre deserve the gratitude and respect of those concerned about making the nation a bet ter place in which to live. Yours Very Trulv. Billy O'Dell, Coach Gene Richardson. Athletic Officer William B. Kitchen Team Manager Legion team coach looks for better days (The following article is from The Greenville News by sports writer Randy Peele.) Newberry's American Legion Post 24 baseball team has got ten off to a slow start this year but coach and former major league pitcher Billy O'Dell fig ures his team will definitely “be a contender" before the sea son ends. Newberry dropped its opener to Clinton, 15-13, and Greenwood bested Post 24 in its second out ing, 7-0. “We lost our first two games, but we've got a good ball club,” said O’Dell. “We played real well in exhibition games, and with our depth, we’ve got a real good chance to win.’’ Newberry had a rough year in 1968, winning only four games in League VIII, but the team has added strength this season. The pitching staff sports stan dout David Hipp of Whitmire who led that team to the high school State AA title. Other hurl- ers include Mike Cromer, Dar- rill Force and Billy Feaster. “Any of these pitchers can do the job,’’ added O’Dell. “I don’t worry about starting any one of them.” O’Dell also has a problem de ciding who will do the catching chores. Whitmire’s Tommy Shields. Ricky Livingston and Charles Suber have all shown great promise and he wishes he could work them all into t h e lineup. The club’s hitting leans prim arily on third baseman Larry Wicker who can hit the long bail and centerfielder David Hunnicut w r ho has been using the bat well also. Other starting players are Kenneth Feaster at shortstop. Monty Smith at second base and John Pant and William Addy in the outfield. When asked about the other teams in League VIII, O’Dell remarked. “Greenwood and Clin ton will be the teams to beat. Clinton has a particularly good hitting ball club, but their chan ces will depend on their f tch- ing.” O'Dell then added. “But we’ll be in there battling all the way. and I think we're going to do real well “ The Newberry Post 24 team collects its players from the sur rounding high schools at Chap in, Whitmire and Prosperity as well as from hometown prep- siers. ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTS DUE Notices haw been mailed re minding taxpayers that the se cond payment on 1969 declara tions of estimated income tax is due June 16, H. M. McLeod, District Director of Internal Re venue for South Carolina said today. % i L