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PAGE 2 — The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, July 17, 1969 l‘^18 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 A really good man—General Eisenhower was a good man- can make some very grave mis takes. It was General Eisen hower. as President, who made the t’nlifornia politician Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Cnited States. To many of us that was a colossal blunder, and I have heard it said that after a peep at Vietnam our greatest mili tary blunder was made, t h e great campaign m Vietnam was undertaken, as I understand, largely on the reputation of Gen eral Eisenhower. So you sec that colossal mis takes may be made m all in nocence by a good man The retirement of the Calif ornia ex-Governor as Chief Jus tice of the Supreme Court of the Cnited States was very wel come The new Chief Justice. War ren Earl Burger, is bound to he an improvement over the gentleman from California. The Governor of South Caro lina and the Mayor of Charles ton and the Chief of Police of Charleston have adopted a pol icy of vigor. It must be said that Dr Mc Cord eniovs the support nf the physicians and nurses of the hospital. His position is a very delicate one but he is main tained in his position. I do not predict the outcome but I am hopeful that all con cerned. from the Governor on down will not be swayed by cheap politics or over timid spirits. What do you think of money at 8 percent? It is not news that many men have paid and are paying 10 percent and more. I am not speaking harshly of the bankers, but, with all the banks flooded with money, and prosperity, why was it neces- sary suddenly to raise the in terest rate 9 How did this affect us 9 If you were m business, or planning to build a house and needed $25,000 which your banker was willing to lend at six percent, or six and one-half percent? And now the bank should require 8 percent, it wmuld make a dif- icrence. Where does the bank er get the money? The most liberal rate that I know is five and one-fourth percent interest to you from the bank, and that in few cases, the bank paying nothing on ordinary deposits, though five and one-fourth per cent on some deposits, in spe cial cases. The banks seem to do well at six percent on money that costs them nothing special, why should the rates be raised to eight percent 9 Recently I read in The News V m>nrier of Charleston a verv r i jjgi r Have A Wonderful Trip and may we suggest that insurance such as Travel Accident, Baggage and Personal Effects costs very little and could save you a substantial sum of.money in case of a loss. Drive carefully. We want you back. “YOUR 1418 Main Street PRIVATE BANKERS” Phone 276-1422 rr "Whatsoever Things By DONALD E WILDMON (Tour the Holy L»nd with Mr. WUdmon Nov. 21-Dec. 3. 1969 . 3699 complete. J60 down, $25 a month. For more information, white Mr. Wildmon at Box 1368, lupelo, Miss. 38801) WHO OWES WHOM? 1 J T i 1 I guess you saw it. It was in the papers across the country. Russell H. Tansie of Oakland, California, filed a suit against the Creator in the amount of $100,000. Tansie filed the suit on behalf of his legal secretary, Betty Penrose, who blamed God for a lightn ing bolt which struck and destroyed her home in Phoenix some nine years earlier. Tansie officially charged God with “careless and negligent” control ot the weather. Well, it was more of a publicity stunt than anything else. We humans sometimes become little balls of ego walking around and finding a way to get our names before the masses means a lot to us. So some will stoop to anything for the sake of fame. Sets One To Thinking But, you know, it sets one to think ing. Who will represent the Diety at the hearing? Should He lose, who will pay the amount? Will this open up other suits against Him? Well, there’s a lot of questions which come into our mind concerning the situation. Most of them are of very little importance. I doubt very seriously if the Creator would appear at such a hearing in the expected manner. Judging from past experience, we might as well forget the whole thing. A fellow named Job wanted to argue his case with the Maker only to learn that it was a great mistake. There is another side to the ques tions that pop into one’s mind when he gets to looking at this thing of suits against the Creator, and that is will the Creator get a chance to file suit against us for messing up His proper ty? It doesn’t take one long to make his answer when that possibility opens up! We had better leave well enough alone! For it is quite evident who will come up on the short end of the deal. Patience Betty Penrose waited nine years to file her suit against the Creator. I wonder if we have ever paused to con sider the patience that the Creator has with us. We have literally been making a mess of His property, des troying His creation, wasting His pro ducts for countless thousands of years. And yet He doesn’t strike us dead to get what is due Him. That is a myst ery, an eternal mystery! The patience of the One above us as He sees what we have done and are doing with the things which are His. There is also the possibility that if we are to charge Him with the things which we consider bad, He might in return place a charge upon us for the things we call good. That makes one stop pretty quick, for it is quite evi dent again who will come up short. I don’t think I have enough money to repay Him for a single day of sun shine, much less countless other gifts which He gives me. It appears that when it comes to suing the Creator, we had better leave well enough alone. It opens up too many possibilities which could and would leave us flat broke and eternal ly in debt. And since we have thought about it, I guess we are already that way. In debt, I mean.—Five Star Features fine article on the growth and development of the South Car olina Electric & Gas Company. I have enjoyed knowing the great builder of that company, Mr. S. C. McMeekin. It is true that when Mr. McMeekin as sumed the management the in vestment was about $100 mil lion but the investment of to day is about $500 million. The Company serves Charles ton. Beaufort. Richland and about 18 other counties, so it is the main force in the great center of Charleston and Col umbia. The Company is building all the time, at present building great plants at Wateree. A word about Mr. McMeekin: He is a native son of South Carolina, born in Pairfield and a graduate of Clemson College. I regard Mr. McMeekin as the greatest builder in our State. We still have the disorders in Charleston. A new element in the difficulty is the disposition of the Eederal Government to intervene. I wish some group in our State would challenge the Eederal authorities in court. As 1 have said no doubt, time and again, the Federal Govern ment has acted in clear viola tion of the Tenth Amendment of the Eederal Constitution. Whenever he Supreme Court re-discovers the Constitution, a lot' of recent legislation will be declared invalid. Message of FBI director We can never know or fully appreciate the hardships and grievances of the courageous men who in 1776 signed the De claration of Independence. But I think many present-day Am ericans, in viewing the tragic conflict and lawlessness in our society, can feel something of their concern and anxiety for the cause of liberty and free dom under law. We owe a great debt to our Founding Fathers who were wil ling to sacrifice all for the right to establish a system of self- government in which men and women would have a choice and a part. Because of their valiant efforts, today we live in a Nat ion which offers its citizens more equality, more justice, more freedom and a greater op portunity to pursue happiness than ever provided by any other system in recorded history. The privileges we share as Americans are not available to all people. Millions of people living under oppressive and ty rannical governments cannot un derstand the unrest and turbu lence in our communities. They long for a concept of living which provides the ideals and principles of self-government. Enfortunately, many Americans today have become so accus tomed to our inherited rights that they tend to take them for granted. They want and de mand the privileges of a free society, but they do not want to be bothered with the attend- and responsibilities. They shrink from duty and service. Our system of freedom and justice is not, as some people seem to believe, a system und er which they get what they want and do as they please without any regard for the right of others. Under our rule of law and democratic process, all citizens are entitled to the same rights and freedoms and the same opportunity to progress, each according to his own abil ity. Likewise, liberty is not a license to choose which laws will be obeyed and which will be ignored. If we are to fulfill the visions of our forefathers, we must remember that law ful process is the only means a free people should use to re solve differences and effect changes. Certainly, we must never downgrade t h e constitutional safeguards of dissent and peti tion. These and other rights of expression are vital to our ex istence as a free society. On the other hand, we must not permit the abuse of these safe guards by dissidents who un lawfully force their will upon the majority of citizens. The truth is all Americans, if they choose to be objective, have far more reason to praise than to criticize our Nation. As we emmemorate our in dependence, let us renew our faith and pride in our country. Let us make patriotism a com mon virtue. Let us acknowledge the abundant blessings we share and let us remember that every privilege has a related respon sibility. J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI Director NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT I will make a final settlement of the estate of Estelle S. Har mon in the Probate Court for Newberry (ounty, S. C. on Tues day the 22 day of July, 1969, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and will immediately thereafter ask for my discharge as Exe cutor of ^aid estate. EUGENE B. HARMON Executor June 30, 1969 Jne34t HELP WANTED— Experienced and inexperienced Personnel wanted for new Mobile Home Manufacturing plant located on Highway 76, Chapin, S. C. Good wages, training program and working conditions. Call week days LEXINGTON HOMES, Ph. 772-5896. Jn26-4tchg