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BY THE WAY
By DORIS A. SANDERS
CD ALERT
The County Civil Defense of
fice has asked us to warn you
about the quarterly “sounding
off” of the civil defense alarm
system throughout the county.
This will take place at one
o'clock on Wednesday. January
7, so be prepared to cover your
ears if you are nearby one of
the blast-off systems. As I re
call, there are three different
alarms, each of which is tested
for about one minute. Seems
to me there is little need to
test the fire alarm because the
thing recently seems to be going
off almost constantly.
The tests are not very pleas
ant to the ears but after all,
they only come four times a
year and the day may come
when we’ll be thankful the sys-
them is available.
NOW THEY KNOW
I suppose Vice President Ag-
new got tired of the jokes about
“Spiro, Who 9 ” and decided a
few weeks back to let the leftish
news commentators know WHO
Spiro is, and what he would do
The only criticism 1 had of
Mr Agnew’s attack on TV was
that he didn't go far enough
and include the national news
paper chains, which are just
about as bad About a week lat
er, however Mr. Agnew took
care of this little matter in an
other speech, and again brought
upon himself the wrath of those
who have controlled the news
to suit themselves for so long.
It would be my guess that the
vice president is thoroughly en
joying all the reaction of those
seeking to defend themselves
when there is no defense.
Jesse Helms up at WRAL-TV
points up, in a recent editorial
of the air, just how newspapers
go about slanting the news:
The supremely sarcastic left
wingers who used to sneer,
“Spiro Who?" have suddenly
been reduced to a gaggle of
Nervous Nellies weeping “Spiro,
Boo-Hoo”. Which simply proves
that they can dish it out, but
they can't take it. Furthermore,
they apparently can’t even face
up honestly to what the Vice
President said about them
What the man said, and ob
viously a great majority of Am
ericans agree with him, is ab
solutely true He said that all
three television network news
departments disguise, distort,
and slant the news. He said
it ought to stop. He called names
and cited examples, and he said
that the American public ought
to start protesting what is going
on The American public did
Throughout the country,public
response—largely favorable to
Mr. Agnew tied up the switch
boards of television stations, and
those of network offices m Wash
ington and New York
The Vice President, however,
could not have hoped for clear
er documentation of his charges
than was found in the imme
diate reaction of network offi
cials to what Mr. Agnew had
said All three network presi
dents were quoted as claiming
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Racial disturbance among top
subjects discussed in 1969
Racial unrest, growing out of
the refusal of a few dissidents
to attend school, was one of the
most talked-about. if not writ
ten about, news of the year in
the City.
The actions of a few youth
disrupted the amicable relations
which had existed between the
races in Newberry for m a n y
years Their actions in keeping
schools closed, and performing
acts of violence, did not go un
punished. however One of the
Negro leaders and four young
people were called into Federal
Court to answer charges of con
tempt. some eleven young peo
ple were given jail sentences
during a special term of erim
mal court, many of the rebel
lious students were jailed, re
leased on bond, then forfeited
bond rather than undergo trial
for their activities.
Since the arrest of those con
sidered to be the major trouble-
makers, racial harmony again
became the order of the day
in Newberry.
A boost was given to the econ
omic development of the county
when C. W. Anderson Hosiery
Mills, a division of Collins &
Aik man. announced plans for
the construction of a multi-
million dollar plant near Pros
perity to manufacture pant y-
hose Construction was under
way immediately after the an
nouncement and the plant was
m operation before the end of
the year.
Newberry Federal Savings &
Loan Association moved into its
new quarters on College Street
and had thousands of visitors
during its “Open House” at the
new location South Carolina
National Bank announced that
it would open modern office and
drive-in facilities on College St.
in the building formerly occup
ied by Newberry Federal, with
the drive-in facility being con
structed on Caldwell Street.
Announcement was made dur
ing the year that two shopping
centers would be constructed on
Highway 76 By-Pass. The first
of these opened with the recent
opening of the Bi-Lo supermark
et. Construction has not yet be
gun on the other center.
The county auditor tallied up
figures on property valuation,
and found that as a result of
reassessment,
m the county
$1 4 million
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Students return
to campus this
weekend
Basketball takes the spotlight
on the Newberry College cam
pus this week; it is the only-
activity scheduled as the Christ
mas holidays end and the stu
dents return to the campus.
The undefeated Indians will
host the fourth annual Newberry
College Invitational Doublehead
er Friday and Saturday in Mc
Lean Gym.
Students will return to the
campus Sunday afternoon after
the residence halls open at 1:00
pm.
The College’s first January
Interim semester begins Mon
day. Students will take only one
course during the short semes
ter and receive four hours of
credit. The spring semester is
to begin February 9.
The Indians take to the road
on January 8 when they meet
the Erskine Flying Dutchmen
in Due West. Earlier in the sea
son the Indians downed the Er
skine squad 54-50; the two teams
will meet a third time on the
Indian’s court on January 31.
property values
had increased by
The hike in as
sume, and t h e
age by the city and
for school purposes,
gave many a taxpayer a head
ache when he received his tax
hill for 1969 Operating millage
for the county remained the
same as the previous year.
The Association for a Greater
Newberry continued its plans
for updating of down-town New
berry.
People were in the news in
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C. C. Duncan
rites Tuesday
Funeral services for Clarence
C. Duncan, Sr., of 414 Bachman
St., who died Sunday, were held
at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Luth
eran Church of the Redeemer.
Burial was in Rosemont Ceme
tery.
Born in Edgefield County, son
of the late Tom and Louise Lor-
rick Duncan, he was superin
tendent of the plumbing depart
ment of C. T. Summer, Inc. for
over 50 years. He was a mem
ber of the Lutheran Church of
the Redeemer.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Lera Long Duncan; three sons,
Paul H,, Bobby and Clarence
C. Duncan, Jr., of Newberry;
seven daughters. Mrss. Madison
Pitts, Mrs. Colie Miller, Mrs.
Dan Vicker, Mrs. Tom Hicks
and Mrs. John Senn of New
berry, Mrs. Herman Hamm of
West Columbia and Mrs. Leroy
Stillwell of New York; three
sisters, Mrs. Jeffie llollowell,
Mrs. H. F Brown and Mrs.
H. W. Brown of Norfolk, Ya ;
and 17 grandchildren a n d 12
great-grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hester
have moved to 123 Grace St.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Carter
are now residing at 1423 Clark
son Avenue in the Johnny Wil
son house they recently pur
chased.
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