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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Feb. 19, 1970 A MID-WINTER YOUTH MUSIC FES- a late Saturday afternoon concert for the TIVAL for senior hi^h school students is campus visitors. After dinner, the high on Saturday’s agenda at Newberry College, schoolers will dance to the music of the The College Stage Band, above, along with College “N” Orchestra, the Newberry College Singers will perform wood. Capt. Parnell is decorated Captain drover S. Parnell, .Ir. son of Mr. and Mrs drover S. Parnell of Chappells, was re cently presented awards by Col. Joseph N. Hearin. Commander of 2:kl Artillery droup in the Republic of Vietnam. Captain Parnell was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meri torious acts, the Air Medal for actions involving sustained aer ial flight against a hostile enemy force, and the Army Commend ation Medal with Oak Leaf ('lus ter for achievement while serv ing with the 23d Artillery droup. While in Vietnam, he served with II Field Force and is pre sently serving as legal officer of the 23d Artillery droup. Captain Parnell is a graduate of Wofford College and of the Universitv of South Carolina School of Law. He is married to the former Mary Jane Zim merman of dreenville. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Feb 22. Cathy Bennett Hol ley Feb. 23 Mrs. Luther Hamm, Sanford V. Epps, John Miller, Martha Kyzer. Feb 2-L R A Feagle, Key Lominack. Mrs Tompsie Sum mers. W R. Lominick, William drady Bedenbaugh Larry Swy- gert, Natalie Setzler A L doff, Julia Mat' Iv-: Ji . Feb. 25: Robert Davenport, Mrs. Ruth Wood, Carol E. Ep- ting, Peggy Berley, Marion Long Mrs. S. L. Waldhour, S. L.Wald- hour, J. J. Hughes, Willie Lee Ringer, Joey dray. Feb. 2fi: Mrs. G. W. Senn, Mrs. Hal Kohn, Jr., Carol Senn, Charles Senn, Elizabeth Lang ford, Ed Cannon. Feb. 27: Frances Hayes, Mrs. Clara Ward, Elizabeth Setzler, Mrs. Jesse W. Senn, Sarah Franklin. Feb. 28. Walter Wallace, Jack Brock, Dr. Drayton Nance, Jr., Mrs. Mary Amick, Mrs. D. W. Long, Mrs. T. B. Amis, Cam Longshore. Feb. 29: P. Metts Fant, Jr. City Building Permits Building permits issued by tht' City last week showed con struction value of $5,610. They were issued to: darner’s Shoe Store, repairs, 120!) Main St.; Choice Quality Mills, repairs, 712 Drayton St.; S. C. National Bank, repairs, 111!) Boyce St.; Mrs. Grace Os wald, repairs. 11905 Harrington St.; James B. Abney, repairs, 1200 Second St.; Viola Wells, addition, 2322 Wallace St.; Mack Suber, addition, 2401 Johnstone St.; and Noah Derrick, repairs, 1323 Clarkson Avenue. Must uphold moral standards, Hoover says It was Patrick Henry who said, “Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is impossible,” he added, “that a nation of in fidels or idolaters should be a nation of free men. . A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompat ible with freedom.” I suggest mere is a pertinent message for present-day Am ericans in Patrick Henry’s warn ing. As we move into a new decade, I feel we are being pres sured by some behavioral ex cesses which are incompatible with our continued freedom. Cer tainly a free society is not free from difficulties, but it must be relatively free from weak nesses such as moral decadence and disrespect for law if it is to survive. Moral decadence and disres- 1 v% ihrive when self discipline is weak. In a society of free men, there must be an abundance of personal integrity and discipline. W need only to look back at the 1960’s to see what has been happening to our moral standards. For the past several years our citizens have been barraged with unbridled vulgarity, obscenity, blasphemy, perversion, and pub lic desecration of our cherished ideals and symbols. Although strong protests have been made from portions of our concerned citizenry, for the most part, these degrading and debasing activities are increasing. Im morality is becoming more of the rule than the exception. In the face of these perplexing conditions, many citizens are practically moral cowards. A- fraid of being labeled puritan ical or “square”, they tolerate and condone acts and habits which they know are morally wrong but which they do not have the courage to denounce and oppose. This is unfortunate, because they fail themselves, their children, and their country. Where morality and decency are concerned, Americans must not let rationalization and doubletalk confuse them. There is nothing enlightening, endur ing, or progressive about degen eracy. No great nations or stable societies have ever been built on false morality. If we value our country and our system of self-government under the rule of law, then we must not stand by and let our moral standards be compromised. Respect for law is also a mor al obligation. Much of our trou ble today is caused by a grow ing number of persons who feel no obligation to respect the law and no legal responsibility to obey it. Belonging to divers groups and movements, these persons are clairvoyant and pro lific on matters of liberty, free dom, and individual rights, but impatient and taciturn on the issues of responsibilities and es tablished democratic processes. Their emotions override their judgment and reasoning. Ed mund Burke put it this way— “The freedom of some is the freedom of the herd of swine that ran violently down a steep place into the sea and were drowned. The only liberty that is valuable, is a liberty con nected with order; that not only exists with order and virtue, but which cannot exist at all without them.” To my mind, a big question for every American as we enter the 1970’s is whether he wants to support and defend our free society or let it be overrun and destroyed by visionary agitators whether he wants to promote the cause of justice and order or give in to crime and chaos, and whether he wants to hold the line on decency and moral ity or let depravity and degen eracy corrupt our populace. Let us make no mistake about it. Human dignity, individual values, civil rights, and freedom for all citizens cannot exist with out order and self-discipline. We need discipline to lift us above discipline to stand for right over wrong, discipline to uphold and preserve our ideals and prin ciples of democracy, and dis cipline to respect and obey the law. Let those whose actions are incompatible with the freedoms of our society know that their rights and privileges end where the rights and privileges of oth ers begin. J. EDGAR HOOVER Director F.B.I. Library intern program set Young people interested in the rapidly expanding field of librarianship have an opportun ity to discover the role of the librarian through participation in the South Carolina State Lib rary’s Intern Program. Sponsored by the S. C. State Library and cooperating public and institutional libraries thru- out South Carolina, the Library Intern Program enables college age young people to learn first hand what librarianship has to offer as a career. These in ternships are paid work-training positions and allow the parti cipants to explore all phases of library work. This year a limited number of intern positions are available at 16 county and regional lib raries in the State as well as at two State institutions. These positions will be awarded to qualified young people—college juniors seniors, and recent graduates—who are interested in library work as a career. Applicants for internships are required to have an overall B average in academic studies, and indicate an interest in lib rary work. Interns will be em ployed on a full-time basis for the three summer months and will assist librarians. More information may be ob tained by writing to the South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate St., Columbia, 29201. Pick tax help carefully Need help with your income tax return? If the answer is yes and you seek professional help, be sure to select only qualified and reputable advis ors, the Internal Revenue Ser vice said today. A taxpayer can have some one else prepare a return, but it is the taxpayer who is res ponsible for the accuracy of the data entered and for the full payment of any additional tax, penalties, and interest charged, IRS District Director H. M. McLeod said today. While most tax practitioners are competent and honest, Mc Leod alerted taxpayers to pot ential danger signals: Never sign a blank return; Do not sign a tax return pre pared in pencil, it can be later changed; Avoid the advisor who “guar antees” refunds, wants a per centage of the refund, or sup posedly knows all the angles, Be on your guard if it is suggested that your refund check be mailed to the advisor. Mr. McLeod said a profes sional advisor should sign the tax return he prepares on the line provided and you, the tax payer, should record his name and address for future refer ence. NOTICE Meeting of Board of Adjustors February 26, 1970 4:00 P. M. Appeals in the case of the below listed property: 1909 McHardy Street City Hall, Council Room ♦ Interested Citizens Invited H. W. Hawkins Building Official