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BY THE WAY Bv DORIS A. SANDKR^ It is the policy of most news papers not to publish “letters to the editor" which are not signed. This newspaper follows that policy. We are willing to withhold signatures if requested and if there is a good reason for doing so, but we believe that those who wish to express their views publicly should be willing to stand behind them, publicly. In the case of a letter re ceived at this office last week, even had it been signed, it would not have been published. The writer made general state ments about two different groups of people. While there may have been a basis for what was written, it was unfair to lump an entire group into one pack age and leave it to the imagin ation as to which particular member of the group was be ing criticized if the writer wishes to be specific, I will be more than happy to look into the charges she made Provided, of course, she identifies herself LAW OF THE LAND I doubt that there is anything that Albert Watson, Robert Mc Nair or anyone else can do about the pitiful situation in which the Greenville schools find themselves. I was glad, however, to hear someone fin ally point out that a court deci sion is not the “law of the land". Cong. Watson, in a television interview last week pointed out that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, passed by the Congress, is the law of the land. For years now, the national news media have made every effort to con vince the public that a Supreme Court decision is the “law of the land", failing to point out that the decision applies only to the matter pending before the Court. The media have been so suc cessful that, for example many schools have eliminated prayer and devotions although it was not necessary for them to do so The “prayer" decisions per tained only to those schools where legal n> lion was brought t-i eliminate prayers I have heard many intelligent persons, who ought to know bet ter. refer to Supreme Court decisions as “law of the land" Certainly the decisions are pre cedent-setting and any similar suit brought before the Court would likely receive the same ! reatment Although the Supreme Court m recent years has tried to usurp the duty of the legisla tive branch in its “way out" de cisions. the fact remains that it is the C’ongress, not the Su preme Court, which enacts the daw of the land" All that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 actually does is to pro vice for non-discrimination or to use a more familiar phrase freedom of choice". It speci fically prohibits manipulation to achieve racial balance. Perhaps one day a degree of sanity will return to the dis trict. appellate and Supreme Courts We can only hope it won't come too late LIGHTS OUT 1 don't know about your part of town, but during the down pour of rain we had one day last week, our electricity was off for about tin hour. This should happen to every one once in a while, just to re mind ii'' how dependent we are upon electricity (Continued on page 8 Vol. 33—No. 42 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, February 5, 1970 $3 PER YEAR ALL-STATE GEORGIA BACK Tommy Williamson, Georgia, signs a football grant for Newberry College for the 1970-71 school year. With the young athlete are, back row, from left, Williamson’s football coach, Joe Compton; his father, Woodrow Williamson; and assistant football coach at Newberry College, Harold Wheeler; and his mother, Mrs. Woodrow Williamson. St. Luke’s pancake Annual United Exchange Club plans crime prevention week Charles (Bill) Smith, has been appointed General Chairman of Newberry’s National Crime Pre vention Week observance, Feb ruary 8-11 The appointment was announc ed today by Andrew Shealy. President of the Exchange Club of Newberry, local sponsors of the Week The 1970 National Crime Pre vention Week is the 28rd spon sored annually by Exchange Clubs m their communities throughout the nation REACT is the one-word theme and slogan of this year's Ex change Club crime prevention campaign Mr Smith said the aim is to get local citizens to react to crime by giving full cooperation to their law enfor cement agencies m combating it ih 1 -voiced the hope that all Newberry area residents will join with the Exchange Club in the activities planned for the observance Attorney General Daniel H McLeod of Columbia was the featured speaker for the Ex change Club's Crime Prevention program at their hike clubhouse Tuesdav evening A group from the State Pen itentiary. the “Get Smart" team will present the program at Whitmire High School on Feb 12 at 10.45 a m On Feb. 9. at 9 20 a m Clifton Moyer, director of the South Carolina Police Academy, will address the student body at Newberry High School Sen Robert C Lake is slated to deliver a (Continued on Page 8) supper Tuesday The ladies of St. Luke’s Epis copal Church are preparing for their annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper to be held at the Parish House on Tuesday. February 10th. The ladies will begin serving pancakes, sausage bacon, butter and syrup and coffee or milk from 5:30 to 7:30 p m The tickets (to be sold at the doon will be $125 for adults and $1.00 for children under 12 years Shrove Tuesday preceded Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, and it was an ancient custom to go to the priest and confess one's sms and be shro- ven Pardon and absolution ot sms was received before the beginning of Lent The day was also known as Pancake Tuesday, because the people cooked pancakes to use all the grease m the house and no meat was to be eaten during the forty days of Lent. In the earlv church, there was an arduous period of fasting and penitence m preparation for Easter The public is invited to come to St Luke's, eat all the pan cakes you can The Vicar, Mr Byrd, will show films during and after supper. Proceeds will go for scholar ships by deserving children to Camp Gravatt. BIRTH OF A SON Mr and Mrs. H. Hugh Turner announce the birth of a 7 pound 6 oz. baby boy, James Michael, born Tuesday, Feb 3, at New berry County Memorial Hospital. They have another son, H. Hugh Turner, Jr who is a year and a helf old Fund meeting set Feb. 20 The annual meeting of the Newberry County United Fund will be held in the Community Room of the Newberry Federal Building at 7:30 pm. Tuesday, Feb. 20. according to an an nouncement by President 1). B Brittain. Mr Brittain emphasized that “each contributor to the United Fund becomes a member of the Fund and is entitled to attend this meeting to participate in all proceedings and to vote on directors to be elected " In ad dition. representatives of agen cies who participate m United Fund revenues are invited to attend the annual meeting. Eight new directors will be chosen. Those whose terms expire are Steve C Floyd, Robert E. Sum mer, Jr . Mrs E Kirby Lomi- naek, Rev Elford B Roof, J M Smith, Jr, Mrs. C. Dtis Taylor, James Weaver and D.B. Brittain Prosperity gets federal grant Congressman Bryan Dorn has announced that the Federal Wa ter Pollution Control Adminis tration. Department of the In terior, has approved a grant in the amount of $58,710 to the Town of Prosperity. This grant will cover part of the estimated eligible cost of $196,000 to in stall 8,975 lineal feet of inter- septer sewer lines on the .26 million gallons per day aereat- ed waste stabilization pond. Grand, Petit Jurors named for session The February term of General Sessions court will convene on Monday, February 16 at ten o'clock with Judge Frank Eppes of Greenville presiding. Members of the Grand Jury w-ill report on Monday at 9:30 a m. and members of the Petit Jury will report at 9:30 a m on Tuesday. Holdover members of Grand Jury are: Carroll M Brehmer. Rt. 3; J. Mark Smith, Newberry: William H. Ariail, Rt 2. P<>- maria; John H Kunkle, Silver- street; Henry M. Kunkle Sr., Rt 2, Prosperity, and Elmer R Ba ker, Whitmire. New Grand Jurors are: James Olon Price, Newberry, Fred lb H e r r e n , Newberry, Raeford Gaffney, Whitmire; Elizabeth W Jones, Newberry; Jesse C. Hol- sonback Jr., Newberry; Herbert S. Fulmer Jr., Rt. 2, Prosper ity; lola L. Clark, Rt. 3. New berry; M. Herman Morris, Rt 3, Newberry; Furman Long, Rt 4, Newberry; Raymond L. Haw kins, Rt. 1. Prosperity; Ernest W. Neel, Rt. 1, Newberry; Ralph D. Waldrop, Rt 3, Newberry Drawn as alternate Grand Ju rors are: Jesse Sims, Newberry Mary Elizabeth Fowler, New berry, and Fred J Weir Jr Newberry. Petit Jurors drawn to serve the coming court term are Lo- rene B Bishop, Rt. 2, Newber ry; Derrill G. Mills, Rt 2. Pros perity; Feme (’ Farmer. Whit mire; Charlie S Cromer. Rt 1 Pomaria; Charles L Huneycutt Rt. 1, Whitmire, Thomas M Fel lers Jr. Newberry J Wayne Guy, Silverstreet, Edward E Brock, Newberry, Bertha B Su her, Newberry, Lois E Bishop Rt. 3, Newberry. Joyce C Spotts,. Newberry, Marion E Wicker, Newberrw . Mary S Sal ley. Newberry, Harold J Bouk- night, Newberry. Irby L Raines Jr, Whitmire; James W Hamm, Rt. 1, Prosperity, Theodore F Murph, Newberry; Dorothy C Bedenbaugh, Prosperity; Cor nelia S. Long, Rt 1 Pomaria; Wilbur A Ruff, Rt 3, Prosper ity; Sam P Boland. Pomaria Rufus Chapman, Rt 4, Newber ry; Adelle J Duckett, Rt 4. Newberry; Jessie Johnson, Rt 1, Kinards; Joann N Dehardt, Rt. 1, Prosperity; Mitchell J Connelly, Rt. 2, Prosperity; Bea mon L. Mills, Rt. 2, Newberry; Hubert Roy Mills, Rt 2, New berry; Gerald P Johnson, Rt 2, Kinards; James E Dickert, Rt. 3, Newberry; Bernice P Price, Newberry; Clarence C Duncan, Newberry; Gary Lee Dominick. Rt 2, Prosperity; Harriett C. Hamm, Prosperity; Stanley B. Tompkins, Newberry: Luther K. Long, Rt 3, Newber ry ; Jefferson C. Waldrop, Rt 3, Newberry; Robert A Pollard, Newberry; Raymond E Smith, Rt. 2, Pomaria; and Rodney F Epting, Rt 2, Prosperity