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PAGE — The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Nov. 13, 1969 BY THE WAY . . . (Continued from Page 1) how property is assessed in the other school districts. I don’t doubt that we pay lower school taxes than many other districts. The point I am making is that this is no way to compare. The only way such figures would mean anything would be in dol lars and cents, the actual amount paid per pupil in each school district through property taxation. This would give a true picture as to our standing in local school support. The County Board states that “more than 30 percent of our schools have to use portable buildings”. This may sound om inous but actually, there is no thing wrong with the portable classrooms other than the fact that a student might have to go outside the main building to get to one; otherwise, they are pro bably just as modern if not more so, than the classrooms in the building. Remember, too, that these portable classrooms were bought with YOUR tax dollars, via the federal govern ment, and should not be allowed to sit idle. One of the most valid argu ments for the building program is that it would provide “badly needed vocational facilities” for the county. This is truly some thing that needs to be done to improve our school system. I think that even the dreamy-eyed educationalists in their ivory towers are finally coming to the conclusion that not every child is college material. Many need vocational courses, beginning as low as the junior high level, and this is something we have not had in the past, except on a very limited scale. I am a little concerned, how- RITZ THEATRE THURSDAY, FRIDAY Once You Kiss A Stranger Paul Burkke M Carol Lynley SATURDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY Where Eagles Dare Richard Burton M Clin* Eastwood CLOVER LEAF DRIVE-IN FRIDAY, SATURDAY Green Slime Robert Horton Luciana Paluzzi SUNDAY — FIRST RUN — Play Dirty Michael Caine Nigel Davenport Always A Color Cartoon The Drive-In Will Be Closed On Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday And Thursday For The Winter Months. GENERAL URGES . . . (Continued from Pago 1) that just a few days following the day of National tribute to Americans who have fallen in battle, many other Americans will demonstrate in many of our cities to demand a course of action that not only would be tray those Americans who al ready have suffered and died in Vietnam, but also would mean abandonment of our allies and a revocation of our pledged word. Certainly, every Ameri can wants to end the war. Every American wants peace. How ever, the desire for a speedy conclusion of the conflict should not be so great that we become blind to the realities of such a short-sighted course. We do not, through emotional confusion, want to pursue an impetuous action at the price of capitula tion and surrender. We should move ahead cooly, methodically and orderly—as I believe we are doing—in a manner which will give us the greatest guar- ever, about the school director’s envisioning of how this voca tional facility would operate. It seems that the plan would be to allow high school students to attend schools in their particu lar areas for academic courses, transport them from Mid-Caro lina and Whitmire to Newberry for several hours a day for voca tional courses, then transport them back to their “home school”. This would seem to in volve an outrageous cost in transportation. The idea behind it is to mollify patrons of the Whitmire and Mid-Carolina ar eas; that is, to allow them to have the actual enrollment of these pupils, then to charge the taxpayers for their double trans portation. On the subject of transporta tion, I might add that the cur rent anticipation is that should the bond issue succeed, the new high school would be locat ed far enough from the city that almost every student at tending it would have to be provided bus transportation to get there. The building program antici pates kindergartens in all elem entary schools. Although it will probably be several years be fore this becomes an actuality, it is sure to come sooner or later, and any school building program should provide as this one does, for the extra room that will be required when the General Assembly decides to go all-out in operating kindergar tens. The County Board lists 13 rea sons, in the little brochure it has prepared, for voting in favor of the bond issue. Actually it boils down to this: Do you want a vocational high school? Do you want to replace several old school buildings? If you do, then you should vote “yes”. The amount it will cost you will be easy to figure. You should have your tax not ice on hand since this is tax paying season. Your total as sessed valuation on real and personal property is shown on your notice. At 25 mills, which will be the amount taxes will be hiked if the issue succeeds, you will pay $2.50 for each $100 of assessed (not actual) valua tion. If the assessed valuation shown on your COUNTY tax not ice is $500, your taxes would in crease $12.50 per year. The 25 mills would be for the retirement of bonds only. If further millage is required for operation of the schools that amount would be over and above the additional 25 mills. The decision is yours. Be sure to vote next Tuesday, espec ially if you are a property own er, for it is the property owner who will pay. Government jobs to be offered Representatives from various government agencies will be on the Newberry College campus November 20 to present Federal job information to interested students. Each year the Federal government employs more than 15,000 well qualified college grad uates for careers in a wide range of professions and occu pations. The government recruits col lege graduates for two basic categories: administrative posi tions and speciality professions such as physics, chemistry, en gineering, mathematics, physi cal sciences and accounting. The first category includes positions ranging from electronic antee of lasting results. “I am concerned that those Americans who seek a capitula tory solution are creating a feel ing of comfort in Hanoi and are leaving the enemy with the im pression that their vocal and active groups represent the ma jority opinion within the United States. “As a result, I think the time has come for all of us to awak en to the difficulties these mis guided activities create for our Nation’s efforts to bring about an honorable peace in Vietnam; h<*w disruptive they must be to negotiations in Paris. It’s time for Americans to unite behind a move that will demonstrate the true majority opinion in this country. I believe as a mat er of National honor, the will of the American people will be to show Hanoi that America’s over-whelming public opinion is not represented by those who carry the enemy flag in our streets. “Undoubtedly, many Guards men may be called upon to pro tect the rights of these citizens to protest. To act with restraint in the face of what many of the Guardsmen, I know, believe to be a dishonor to our country re quires a patience and under standing that are above and beyond what most Americans are ever asked to perform. Yet, I know Guardsmen will act with the restraint and orderliness which has marked their past ef forts to maintain peace in our cities and on our campuses. “Because of my grave concern that the moratorium activities might be misunderstood in North Vietnam, however, I suggest that we ask even more of our Guardsmen. Therefore, I urge that we encourage all National Guardsmen, as citizens, to join in a National effort that will underscore the Nation’s deter mination to follow a prudent course in Vietnam. To do this, I urge that from 11 November through 16 November 1969, Nat ional Guardsmen fly the Amer ican Flag at their homes and businesses, drive their automo biles with the headlights turned on, and turn their porch lights on at home. I hope, too, that Guardsmen will encourage oth ers in their families and in their communities to do the same.” Supporting the national effort, General Pinckney said, “I heart ily endorse the most patriotic statement by General Wilson, and concur in the suggested act ion to be taken by all National Guardsmen. It is indeed high time that all conscientious, pat riotic Americans rally behind our President in his efforts to achieve an end to the war and to assure an enduring and last ing peace. I encourage all con scientious, freedom loving Am ericans to join with the Guards men in this effort and sincerely hope that everyone who shares my feeling exhibit a massive display of patriotism.” RESOLUTION WHEREAS, a number of or ganizations purportedly espous ing peace in Vietnam have call ed for a moratorium on the weekend of November 14-15, 1969; and WHEREAS, many patriotic Americans stand full fledged be hind our servicemen in Viet nam; and WHEREAS, it is now the de sire of the Voiture 1342 40&8 to urge all patriotic citizens to join in a silent protest against the moratorium by burning the lights on their automobiles on the weekend of November 14-15, 1969, ' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Voiture 1342 40&8 of Newberry, South Carolina, hereby respectfully re quests all patriotic citizens of this community to bum the lights on their automobiles on November 14 and 15, 1969, as a protest against the peacenik demonstrations, and so-called moratorium against the war in Vietnam. BE IT FURTHER RESOLV ED that patriotic citizens who have flags available fly such flags both at their homes and places of business during the weekend of November 14-15, 1969. BE IT FURTHER RESOLV ED that copies of this resolu tion be submitted to the gov erning bodies of all municipal ities in Newberry County and county government, to service and civic organizations located in Newberry County, to the rad io stations and news media lo cated in such county. Gene A. Richardson Chef de Gare Mrs. Crews, 55, service Friday Mrs. Annie Belle Crews, 55, wife of William Herman Crews ; died Wednesday of last week at her home, 48 Player Street. Mrs. Crews was bom in Greenville County, daughter of the late James C. and Iva Gallo way Rice. She was a member of Clearview Baptist Church. Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, Victor L. Crews of Greenville and S-Sgt. Randy C. Crews, Fort Bragg, N. C.; two daughters, Mrs. M.R. Ogden of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. Joseph R. Lain, Aiken; one brother, George C. Rice of Lumberton, N. C.; nine grand children and one great-g r a n d- child. Funeral services were con ducted at 4 p.m. Friday at the Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. Ralph Rhyne. Interment was in Rosemont cemetery. data processing to personnel management which are filled through the Federal Service En trance Examination. About half the positions for which the Gov ernment recruits college grad uates each year are filled thru this examination. College sen iors who will complete degree requirements within the next nine months, as well as all grad uates are eligible to compete in the FSEE regardless of aca demic majors. College graduates in sciences, mathematics, engineering and other specialities are not re quired to take a written test. Instead, they are evaluated ac cording to education and exper ience. Starting salaries are more competitive than ever as a re sult of the 1969 across the board increases. Beginning salaries range from $6,176 a year to $9,679. J. F. Nichols rites Friday John Fred Nichols, 51, Route 1, Prosperity, died suddenly at Newberry Memorial Hospital on Wednesday of last week. Mr. Nichols was bom in this county and was an employee of the Oakland Plant, Kendall Co. He was a member of Mt. Pil grim Lutheran Church and was on the Church Council. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Frances Dominick Nichols, his mother, Mrs. Net tie Lowman of Prosperity; one daughter, Mrs. Allen DeHart of Prosperity; three brothers, J.P. Lowman and Urcell Lowman, both of Columbia, and Cullen Lowman of Joanna; one sister, Mrs. Leona Fulmer of Colum bia; and one granddaughter, Miss Fran DeHart of Prosper ity. Funeral services were con ducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church by the Rev. J. S. Wessinger and the Rev. Raymond Brock. In terment was in the church cem etery. Academy book fair this week The Newberry Academy will sponsor its annual book fair on Friday and Saturday of this week in the school auditorium from 10 a. m. to 6 p.m. The Fair is being held in con nection with the observance of National Book Week. Academy parents, who are sponsoring the fair, say, “Children love a Book Fair. It’s exciting fun, and stimulates interest in good books. Encourage more reading of books recommended by the best library societies.” The theme of the fair is “Book Power”. There will be a wide variety for all ages at a cost of from less than a dollar up. Among the categories will be classics, fairy tales, picture books, fiction, biographies, cook books, dictionaries, sports, ad venture, science, math, nature, poetry, riddles, reference, puz zles, crafts and activities, Bib les, Christmas stories, and “youth helps”. Also on hand will be the lat est South Carolina books includ ing the new ones on Pawley’s and Edisto Islands. Again the Fair will feature numerous sale books. Most of these have been out of print due to the high initial listing but the copy rights have been brought by another company, and they are again being print ed and selling for less than half the original price. The public is invited to at tend and to buy books for their own libraries, or to give as gifts for Christmas or other occasions. WANT ADS Competent Nurse’s Aide for duty in home or hospital. Re ferences furnished, Call 276- 3632. 3tc MALE HELP-Top pay for skill ed mobile home trim carpen ters and servicemen in our mo bile home plant in Chapin, S. C. No others need apply. Phone 345-5464. N13-2tc FOR SALE—We have another large oil Siegler heater like new. Coal, oil heaters, wood heaters, electric heaters, and gas heaters. Beautiful quilts, blankets and electric heaters., See these today. Be comfort able on comfortable terms. J. J. Langford and Son, New berry, S. C.