The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, July 24, 1969, Image 1
BY THE WAY
By DORIS A. SANDERS
HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
Along with his many other
splendid admonitions, the Brit
ish statesman and author, Ed
mund Burke, once commented
in a letter to a friend that it
is “Better to be despised for
anxious apprehensions, than be
ruined by confident security."
That was in the year 1790
Mr. Burke also admonished
mankind on another occasion
that the triumph of evil needs
only for good men to sit silent.
It is too bad that so much
of the leadership of America,
in our time has so ignored Ed
mund Burke's warnings amidst
the rise of communism through
out the world. We have talked,
and still do, of co-existence with
communism—and good m e n
have sat silent, and still do. It
has been fashionable, and still
is, to ridicule if not condemn—
those who are apprehensive
about the perils of communism.
There even have been official
denials that there is an effect
ive communist conspiracy at
unrk m America even though
it is a matter of record, and
has been for a very long time,
that the turmoil in our country
is following tile precise time
table drafted by the commun
ists
We have once before com
mented upon a fascinating book
which we borrowed from the
Library of Congress, written in
1924 by a distinguished news
paperman, Kobert M W h i t-
ney Lor years during his car
eer, Mr Whitney covered the
State Department in Washing
ton. I) C . for the Associated
Press. The title of the book is
Reds in America, and we would
emphasize that it was written
and published 4f) years ago.
This book ought to be requir
ed reading for every public of
ficial in America, for it is a
flight backwards into time from
whence the future of America
was viewed with deadly accur
acy This book, carefully docu
mented. forecasts m incredible
detail what would happen in—
and to- this country m the suc
ceeding half-century.
Mr Whitney, m his book, gives
the details of what was to be
come the most colossal conspir
acy against the Lmted States
m its history It began at Bridg
man. Michigan, when on August
.1 1422. a secret convention of
the Communist Party l SA was
r.nded by police Two barrels
full of documentary proof of
the communist coin-piracy were
■-ei/ed. and were turned oyer to
federal authorities Names, re
cords. document prepare: by
prominent people in this coun
try. instructions from Moscoyv,
peeihcs, theses indeed, the
w hole machinery of the com
munist appuratu- were found
;11 >01 fi detail a- to warn the
.untry of the plot to destroy
the free onteipri.-e syMein and
the liberties of the American
people.
it yyas all there, chapter nnd
wrse. as to how tile eommun
ists planned to proceed They
were to proyoke a Negro rebel
lion. which they knew yv o u 1 d
take years to achieve. 1 hey
were to infiltrate the college
campuses, first by planting a
few communist professors on a
few faculties, and then adding
more and more as they became
available. Student uprisings
were to be incited Labor un
ions yvere to be taken over Ed
itorial policies of newspapers
were to be influenced to demand
yvhat yvas to be called 'liberal"
laws and "liberal" government.
There were to be more yvelfare
programs, more subsidies. There
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Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, July 24, 1969 $3 PER YEAR
Bi-Lo first occupant
of Newberry Plaza
Vol. 33—No. 14
Parade welcomes ‘Miss
South Carolina’ home
"Miss South Carolina" Brant-
lee Price, yvas welcomed home
to Newberry last Thursday af
ternoon with a 26-unit parade
attended by hundreds of well-
wishers and supporters lining
the streets.
The parade ended at the city
square where Brantlee told
those gathered that "When I
come to Newberry, I am not
.Miss South Carolina', I am
Brantlee Price."
She expressed appreciation to
Neyvbernans for the support she
received at the Miss South Caro
lina pageant held m Greenville
recently
Mayor (' A Shealy dr pp 1 -
ented Brantlee with the key to
the city in the official welcome
He stud We are proud of the
fact that you went to Greenville
as 'Miss Newberry' and came
back as Miss South Carolina "
He expressed yvishes for her
continued success as she goes
to Atlantic City for the Miss
America contest in September
Others participating in the wel
come home ceremonies yvere Dr
A G I) Wiles of Newberry
College. Dean Bledsoe, p r e s i -
dent of the Newberry daycees,
sponsors of the local pageant.
Sen R C Lake. Rep Walter
Lake. Mrs Rita Allison, nat
ional director of the Jaycee-
ettes: Mrs dane Davison, state
president of the daycee-ettes;
Mrs. Linda Turner, president,
Newberry daycee-ettes.
Gifts were presented to Miss
Price by President Wiles on be
half of her friends at Newberry
College, a scrapbook from the
daycees, and a necklace by a
local jeweler.
Concluding her remarks Miss
Price said, “There is so much
I could say, but the only thing
that expresses it is ‘thank you.’
Newberry is the best city in
South Carolina, in the United
States, and as far as Lm con
cerned, in the entire world."
Preceding the ceremony the
Shaw Air Force Base band play
ed the national anthem. Another
band, composed mainly of mem
bers of the Newberry High
School Band, played a medley
of tunes at the conclusion as a
salute to “Miss South Carolina "
Colony church
sets homecoming
Home Coming yvill be held
Sunday duly 27th at Colony
Lutheran Church Sunday
Church School will be field at 10
A M The Worship Service will
begin at 11 A M Rev Andrew
David Eargle. pastor of Grace
Lutheran Church. Gilbert, a son
of the congregation, will bring
the message
Dinner will be served follow
ing the worship service Mem
bers. former members and visi
tors are invited to come for a
joyful and profitable day at
Colony, according to the pastor.
Rev d V Long
HOT DOG SUPPER
FOR PONY LEAGUE
A hot dog supper will be held
this afternoon (Thursday) at five
o’clock for boys playing Pony
League baseball this season.
The affair will be held at Speers
Street Youth Center Team aw
ards and individual trophies will
be awarded, according to “Bo"
Sanders of the Newberry Rec
reation Department
Plans were announced this
week for construction of a one
million dollar shopping center
to be located on By-Pass 76
Newberry. Construction start
ing immediately, is expected
to be completed by the first
of the year.
Current plans call for initial
construction of 65.000 square
feet of store space to be oc
cupied by eight firms, with
l^oon landing
is achieved
Man made his first visit to
another planet, the moon, Sun
day. Astronauts Neil A. Arm
strong and Edwin A. Aldrin dr.
left the lunar module and spent
two hours on the moon’s sur
face, planting the United States
flag, carrying out experiments
and collecting soil and rock
samples before returning to the
ship.
The space ship Eagle, landed
on the moon at 4:18 p.m. EDT.
The mother ship, Columbia, pi
loted by Michael Collins, circled
69 miles above the moon wait
ing to receive the moon walk
ers after they blasted off from
the moon’s surface.
Following a successful blast
off from the moon, the lunar
module rejoined the Columbia
for the trip back ot earth. The
command ship is expected to
splash down in the Pacific Oc
ean today.
Downtown Plan
for development
discussed
A large group of interested
downtown property owners and
businessmen are expected at the
duly 29th meeting to kick off
Newberry’s Downtown Improve
ment Plan The plan has been
developed over the past year
by Ad ley and Associates, an
Atlanta planning firm.
The final plan includes recom
mendations for traffic circu
lation, and parking, and a con
cept plan for the over-all de
velopment of the arae. Recom
mendations for improving phy
sical conditions are also includ
ed
The plan was sponsored by
the Association for a Greater
Newberry with the cooperation
of city and council officials and
the City Beautification Commit
tee
Methods of obtaining the pub
lic and private assistance nec
essary to complete the plan will
be discussed at the meeting.
The meeting is scheduled for
10:30 A M., Tuesday, duly 29th
in the Community Hall. A G N
members, downtown property
owners, and businessmen, civic
and public officials are invited
to the meeting.
lighted, hardsurfaced parking
to accommodate five hundred
automobiles.
The major tenant will be Bi-
Lo Super Markets, a discount
food store chain, with head
quarters in Mauldin Frank L
Outlaw, founder and President
of Bi-Lo, Inc . stated: In re
sponse to numerous requests
that we bring to Newberry and
the surrounding area our fam
ous low, low discount prices
on brand name foods, we are
delighted t o consummate a
lease for a large, modern food
store to serve the area "
The location of the Newberrv
76 By-Pass center is ideal m
that it is not only convenient
to the heart of Newberry, but
accessible in a few minutes fast
driving time to the entire trade
area of Jalapa, Gary. Kinards,
'Saluda. Prosperity, Pomana
Little Mountain, Stockman and
Silverstreet as well With the
drawing power of this type of
development, it should compli
ment all the existing local bus
iness through increased traffic
to the downtown area.
Blake and David Garrett of
Fountain Inn, owners and de
velopers of the center express
ed gratitude to the local busi
nesses and civic leaders in
their contributions to finalizing
the plans to bring to Newberry
a most modern shopping Plaza,
wath plenty of free parking.
R. E. Summer of Summer
Insurance Agency handled the
acquisitions of one tract of land
purchased by the Garretts. Vet
erans of some 30 odd similar
centers, the Garretts expressed
optimism over the potential
growth of both the City of
Newberpy and Newberrv Coun
ty
Help offered
to establish age
Persons who will reach 05
within the next 15 yearn sheuld
know that proof of age is re
quired before they can get See
ml Security or Medicare bene
fits.
To help those m the 50 to 0.4
age range, representatives of the
Social Security Administration
will be at the Newberry Countv
House on August 2 from 9 A M
till noon. They will explain age
proof requirements now m ef
fect.
If a person does not have
convincing age proof, help will
be given in getting the nec
essary evidence. Also, those who
have some evidence of age and
want an opinion as to its ade
quacy are invited to attend.
Inquire before you retire
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C.
Driggers have moved to 2045
Montgomery Street to make
their home