The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, January 29, 1970, Image 2
I'AGK 2 —'I'he Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, January 29, 1970
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Men & Things
By J. K. BREED!N
What is it that is going ashore
on the Florida Coast? Can it be
that one whale or one shark 9
Now, of course, I know that
sea monsters are leaving the
Arctic ice for the charms of
Florida. Don't you know how
Florida will boast of that.
As a boy in Charleston I have
stood on the Battery and watch
ed the porpoises somersaulting
in the Bay. But now 1 would
look for whales!!
Life seems to be quiet in
South Carolina. The only threat
to our peace is the presence
of the Legislature; no one knows
what they will do and they don't
know either.
An unusual thing among us
is that a little village can vote
taxes but a big county has to
wad for action by tiie Legisla
ture, although the whole Legis
lature will adopt as law what
ever the three or four Legis
lators from a county submit as
taxes and appropriations for
their county; the many thous
ands of men and women of that
county wall have nothing to say.
Someone from Columbia, af
ter indicating the great num
bers of issues brought over from
last year, seems to imagine
that the Legislature is already
overloaded: and I observe with
interest that Speaker Blatt is
ready to hold things down.
Too many members of the
Legislature, although not active
ly involved in large issues, go
to Columbia with little pet pro
posals. We need more states
men who can think for the
State.
Already I have heard of rais
ing the tax on gasoline, which
is now too high.
i think we need to study what
we have and look for reductions
rather than to pile on more
taxes.
I think if we had The Farm
ers’ and Taxpayers’ League
alive and vigorous we could
easily make reductions.
Some yars ago the Legisla
tors could only think of the
farmers; today they think only
of the teachers; tomorrow we
will have proposals to rebuild
all the schools and colleges.
Don't you see? It is spending,
spendir^ all the time, not creat
ing new values but increasing
taxes, such as on gasoline.
I am not a heavy user of
gasoline and l am not involved
in the sale of gasoline but I
recognize another effort to add
to the burden of the citizens for
nearly everybody has to buy
gasoline.
The rich and the poor are
today using gasoline most of the
time.
Have you heard about the
cold weather? I'll not say any
more about cold weather.
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Freedom. Millions are in search of
it. They want what our constitution
guarantees them. Freedom of speech,
freedom of expression, freedom of the
press. And they are taking these
rights of theirs, these freedoms, for
they are tired of being enslaved by the
society around them.
Want Their Rights
Have we ever thought through this
word freedom? What do we mean by
it? How does one give an explanation
of freedom? Just what does it mean
to be free? Our world is full of people
now who have, they think, found the
definition of the word. Tired of all the
old restraints and restrictions, they
are exercising their freedom. They fill
the stands full of pornography and
smut because they have the freedom
of the press, a right guaranteed them
by the constitution. They are on the
warpath to get any mention of a High
er Power out of our official society
because the freedom of religion guar
antees them this right. And the list
could go on and on, people who are
exercising their rights to get away
from the old restraints and restric
tions, to gain freedom.
Nearly two thousand years ago a
lowly Nazarene told a story about
people like these modern day search
ers for freedom. This Nazarene said
there was a young man who came to
his father, demanded his share of the
estate while he was young enough to
enjoy it. The father gave in to his
wish, for the boy had the right to the
money. Soon the young man had pack
ed his bags and headed for another
country. He was tired of all the old
restraints and restrictions of his socie
ty. He was tired of people telling him
that he couldn’t do what he had the
right to do. What he wanted was free
dom. And as he walked down that
dusty road away from the father he
felt this freedom in his soul. He was
free at last, free to do as he pleased.
There was no longer anyone to cram
any religious doctrine down his throat.
Finally, he found what he had search
ed for all his life—freedom!
Story Continues
But the Carpenter didn’t end the
story there. Many of you remember it.
He said that before long the young
man’s money was gone, and with it
went his freedom. He had to go to
work, to give up his freedom in order
to survive. The best job he could get
was feeding the pigs. Finally, amid
all the filth, the young man came to
his senses. He got up and went home
to seek his father’s permission to work
as one of the hired hands on the fami
ly farm. He was willing to take the
lowest place in his old slavery rather
than the highest position in his new
freedom.
What is freedom? Well, never make
the mistake of thinking that freedom
is a matter of rights. It isn’t. It is a
matter of right. There is no freedom
except spiritual freedom. And no man
can become free until he has become
a slave to something higher and great
er than himself.
Freedom ? Somehow I have an idea
that those who are crying out the
loudest for the freedom to do as they
please will cue day come to them
selves. For the more they get of what
they want, the less they will want of
what they get.
“Make us captives, Lord, and then
we shall be free.” —FIVE STAR
TO HEAD AUDIT
AT ASSEMBLY
Timothy L. Brooks, resident
minister of the Newberry Con
gregation, has been named to
head thp Auditing Department
at the forthcoming semi-annual
circuit assembly of Jehovah’s
Witnesses to be held in Com
merce. Georgia February 13-15.
"The Auditing Department is
one of some 20 different as
sembly departments which are
used at all of our assemblies
and conventions,” Mr. Brooks
said. "The purpose of the var
ious departments is to facilitate
smooth assembly operation and
provide essential things there
in,” he related.
Some 1,000 ministers with
their families from congrega
tions in parts of South Caro
lina, North Carolina and Geor
gia will attend the three-day
event.
"The purpose of the meeting
is a training program for the
Witnesses as part of our pro
gressive Bible education,” Mr.
Brooks said. "We pattern our
method of the ministry after
that of Jesus and his disciples
and our assemblies are design
ed to help us perform our Bible
preaching and teaching work in
the manner as outlined by
Christ—that is from house-to-
house"
Highlighting the assembly will
be the main public address on
Sunday afternoon at 2 p m. en
titled, "Withstanding the Pres
sures of Our Day”.
New Addresses
Mrs. Mary G. Maddox has
moved to 1518 Harrington Street
in an apartment in the home
of Mrs. Christine Burns.
Mrs. Ruth Collins has moved
to Route 1 to make her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Willing
ham have moved from Pros
perity to Newberry and are re
siding at 801 Glenn Street.
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Mazza
are living at 1242 Clarkson Ave.
AUDITOR'S 1970 TAX
ASSESSMENT NOTICE
Returns of personal property,
(vehicles, boats, motors, trail
ers, mobile homes, farm mach
inery, livestock, etc ); also real
property, new buildings and
real estate transfers, and poll
tax are to be made at the
County Auditor's Office begin
ning
January 2nd, 1970
through
February 28th, 1970
All able-bodied male citizens
between the ages of twenty-one
and sixty are liable to $1 00 poll
tax, unless in service, or a stu
dent
All returns are to be made
by lax Districts Your failure
to make return calls for 10 per
cent penalty as prescribed by
law. The books will be closed
for making returns after Feb
ruary 28, 1970
JEANETTE K. HAMM
Auditor, Newberry County
AUDITOR'S 1970 TAX
ASSESSMENT NOTICE
I, or an authorized agent, will
be at the following places on
the dates given below for the
purpose of taking tax returns
on all personal property (ve
hicles. boats, motors, trailers,
mobile homes, farm machin
ery, livestock, etc.), also real
property, new buildings, and
real estate transfers. Persons
owning property in more than
one district must make returns
for each district.
All able-bodied male citizens
between the ages of twenty-one
and sixty are liable to $1.00
poll tax, unless in service or a
student.
At the Auditor’s Office until
March 1st. After this date the
books will be closed for taking
returns.
JEANETTE K. HAMM
Auditor Newberry County
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