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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-
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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
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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.
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