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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, May 14, 1970 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner "Whatsoever Things' By DONALD E WILDMON (Visit the Holy Land and Rome with Mr. Wildmon. Nov. 24 - Dec. 3. $630. Terms. For more info, write him at Box 1368, TupeCo, Miss. 38801) Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina FOLLOW THE LEADER (Copyright, 1970, Donald E. Wildmon) SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $3.00 per year in advance. Six Months $2.00. COMMENT on Men & Things By J. K. BREED IN Well, now, the question is this: this is the month of May; but in the last days of April the time changed and did you change with it'.’ An hour's dif ference amounts to this- you must get up an hour earlier. Now did you'’ Our government of the Nat ion does not have smooth sail ing The President of the Pol led States is Republican, our Senator Strom Thurmond is a Republican, our Mendel Rivers remains Democrat and he is a power in Congress, being chair man of one of the most power ful committees in the whole Congress. 1, likewise, am in confusion, being a strong sup porter of Mendel Rivers who is the Congressman from my district; and I am an enthus iastic supporter of President Nixon and Senator Thurmond. Therefore with so many Demo crats in Congress, what can our President do? So, what can the Congress do 9 It seems that the Senate wish es to thwart the President and humiliate him as it did in re fusing to seat two able judges on the Supreme Court Bench. So to whom shall we look. The Republican party or the Demo cratic party? Mendel Rivers probably has done more for South Carolina than any other man in Con gress, Strom Thurmond has been the most outspoken man we have had in the Senate in my recollection. Someone reminds me that Senator Ben Tillman frequently spoke out, and he brought the Naval Station from Port Royal to Charleston although he hated Charleston and Charleston hat ed him. Rather than lose the Naval Station he worked for Charleston. Sen. Tillman from Edgefield County, which may not be rich but has produced many able men. The latest is Senator Strom Thurmond, although later he moved to Aiken. I heard the recent speech by President Nixon and I feel a deep admiration for the Presi dent’s course. He has taken the Nation into his confidence more than any other president has done. As to the President’s pol icy in Cambodia, I think it is safe for us to go along with him. I disagree entirely in the Nat ional policy of so-called inte gration. I think the failure to recognize the racial differences is a stupendous blunder. I say this as one who has traveled all over the Nation, as a teach er in all grades of schools, from a common school in Aiken County to The Citadel in Charleston. I may mention that Fire Automobile Hail Life Accident & Health Windstorm Package Policies (all types) Workmen's Compensation Liability Marine Burglary & Theft Boiler & Machinery Fidelity & Surety Plate Glass Call us anytime for information or a quotation. We're always at your service ALL WAYS! “YOUR PRIVATE BANKERS” 1418 Main Street Phone 276-1422 INSURANCE FOR EVERY NEED In Kaula Lumpur, Malysia, a cross country race was held. The race was to cover a seven mile course. Two hours after the race had begun, ample time for the runners to cover the course, none of the runners had returned. The officials, fearing that something might have happened, set out in automobiles to find the runners. The officials found all of the run ners six miles away, and sprinting in the wrong direction. Many of the run ners had already covered distances of ten miles. A. J. Rogers, the associa tion secretary, said the mixup appar ently occurred when the lead runner took a wrong turn at the fifth check point and the rest followed him! We Follow Sometimes this happens. We play fellow the leader without knowing where the leader is going. We do things simply because someone else does them. We make our decisions be cause someone else has made the same decision before us. And while this is not always bad, it most certainly isn’t always good. All of us should be aware of where it is that we are going. One of the greatest mistakes of so many in our society is that they are running as fast as they can, following the man in front of them, trying desperately to catch up, and not knowing where the fellow they are following is headed. Occasionally someone will come along who will consider where it is that he wants to go. He stops long enough to study where following the man in front will lead. These people make up their own minds about which way the race should be going. The Galilean was a Fellow like this. There was a full-pledged race going when He came upon the scene. All the runners were following the leaders. They were pushing with all they had to keep up, to be abreast, racing with the crowd. The leaders had always run their path, and they never questioned it’s authenticity. They simply took for granted that the runner in front was going the right way. Enters Race Then He came into the race. He saw where those who were supposed to be leading the race were headed, and He knew that that was not the path that the Judge had set for the race. So He stopped, took note of the roads, and headed off in another direction. Since He was the Leader in this new direc tion, the leaders that were going in the other direction became very angry that He should do such a thing. Why didn’t He follow them like all the other runners? Of course, the only thing to do was to belittle Him, and eventually get rid of Him. He could prove dang erous to the course they were leading! Somehow, this same idea of follow ing the leader that prevailed back then is still around today. If the first car passes an injured man on the highway, all the others are supposed to do the same. If one man takes a joke at Christian values, all other men who follow do the same. If one man shuns another man of different color, then we all must shun him. It’s a game we play. We call it follow the leader. I believe I would rather know where I’m going than to be in a hurry to follow the man in front of me. —FIVE STAR I was the organizer, dean and complete manager of Anderson College. I do not speak as an intolerant critic but I am speak ing as a man who has lived in the South, and attended three universities, one in New York City. Let us look facts in the face. Grants given to college The Newberry College Found ation. Inc., has made unres tricted grants of over $52,000 in the last three and one-half years to Newberry College, ac cording to Dr. Robert C Farb, secretary of the Foundation and director of development for the College. Dr Farb made the announce ment at the annual meeting of the Foundation last week. During the meeting the Board oi Directors re-elected its three officers Dr. Frwm G. Balmi er. Atlanta, president: Dr. John F. Clarkson, Newberry, treas urer : and I >r. Farb for another one year term. The Foundation was formed m 19(15 for the purpose of strengthening the financial re sources of tin' College from friends who make an annual gin on a continuing basis. The Board also re-elected the following men to serve on the Board for a two-year term: Dr. 1 hairy C lleermann. Atlanta; II. A. Kemper. Newberry; II. H. Kleinsteuber, Savannah; Dr. Thomas H. Pope, Newberry: Judge Harold S. Riekert, Youngs town. Ohio; David Sokevitz. of Greenwood; Dr. James Wise man. Newberry; Dr. Baumer and Dr. Clarkson. BIRTH OF DAUGHTER Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Liv ingston III announce the birth of a daughter, Sunie Elizabeth, on April 30 in Atlanta, Georgia. The baby is named for her great-grandmother, Mrs. R. E. Livingston, Sr. IN HOSPITAL The friends of Mrs. Caroline Schenck will be sorry to learn that she is a patient in the Cape Fear Valley Hospital, Rm. 273, Fayetteville, N. C. She fractured her hip in a fall last week. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL? That s the way we found it. Almost five centuries ago. A technicolor world of blue water and purple mountain ranges... green forests and gleaming white beaches. And of course, it still could be that way. One trouble is, some of us get careless occa sionally about littering up this lovely land of ours. Little individual acts of tossing and discarding that result in a lot of unsightliness. That's why we hope that motorists, fishermen, picnickers, hunters—all of us, in fact —become anti-litter conscious. Let's take the time to preserve the timeless beauty of our country. UNITED STATES BREWERS ASSOCIATION, INC. P O Box 6247 Columbia, S C 29206 l/l/e Support the Keep America Beautiful Campaign ★ ★ ★ ★