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Vol. 34—No. 11 Newberry, S. C. 29108, July 2, 1970 $3 PER YEAR THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER Our national anthen' was written by Francis Scott Ke / in 1814 He had wit nessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry throuqh out the nigfit witfi anx,et/ anci when he saw the Am encan flag still flying over the fortress m the dawr fie expressed his feeli;nc;s m st > .r ; wauls that wi I: v e m Are er i< an ! b j f) , ^ "...O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!” Since the days of our struggle for freedom, Old Glory" has been a symbol to Arner icons a symbol of unity and independence. Let s keep the principles upon which this nation was founded before us all by flying our flag ptoudly on the Fourth BY THE WAY By DORIS A. SANDERS FLY THE FLAG July 4th is coming up, and we would urge that every busi ness and every residence dis play the American Flag on this Independence Day weekend. There is evidence that an open display of patriotism is on the upswing; there has never been a period in our history when such a display was more im portant than it is now. This country is too great for us to allow it to be belittled by a small group of communistic students and leftwing newscast ers. The “silent majority" has always been patriotic but has sometimes failed to stand up and be counted while enemies of the country desecrated the Flag. Remember to display t h e Flag—and, it you can find them —the nice little car bumper stickers which proclaim. “It's Great to be an American" Evidence that the people ot this country are proud of their native land and of their Flag is contained in the following article which was sent to us by the American Textile Mann lacturers Institute: The following story was sub mitted by the American Tex tile Manufacturers Institute Patriotism is not dead In fact, if sales of the American Flag are any indication, it’s on the rise. Flag manufacturers around the country report increases of 40 to 70 percent in sales of Old Glory in the last year The de mand has grown so fast, m fact, that manufacturers can't meet it. William Spangler, an officer of Dettra Flag Co, of Oaks, Pa., put it this way “Sales are up 60 percent over last year. They could be up 100 percent if we could supply 'em.'' Even the government is hav ing trouble getting enough flags. At the 1'. S. House of Repre sentatives. a flag is flown over the Capitol for one day, then given to a congressman who wants to present it to a school, club or other group in his home district. But there are now more groups clamoring for these flags than there are flags. “There are so many requests we can't keep up. ' said John 1) Penn, chief of office supplies for the House. “The manufact urers are behind I've got boon flags on order " Why tins almost sudden desire on the part of so many to own and display the Siam and Stripes'.' F lag people analyze it as a patriotic reaction to \ n> lent demonstrations and attacks on tins countr\ Mr Spangler aid teelim-H uciv stirred b> ' intentional acts of flag desecration wheiv the flag has been hauled down stomped on and burned Then is stiii something prett\ sai led about the flag " It was in another era o! high patriotism- during the struggle for independence -that the flag was born.On June 14. 1777. the Continental Congress resolved: • The flag of the Cmted States shall be 1J stripes, alternate red and white, with a union of 13 stars of white on a blue field, representing a new constella tion" As new states were taken m. stars were added, until today there are 50 And flag product ion has moved from the spinning wheel and hand loom of Revol utionary times to the high-speed machinery of the modern tex- (Continued on page 8) Spray program schedule set The 1070 spray program New berry County began June 21* The spray product. Cy thion. being used this year, has been improved and refined and will be practically odorless, accord ing to the County Health De partment The spray schedule is as fol lows : Little Mountain. Pomaria and Prosperity: June 20. July 17. and August 17 Peak. June 30, July 20 and August J9. Whitmire: July 6. 7, 8; July 22. 23, 24; August 3, 4, 5. Newberry July 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16; July 27, 28, 29, 30, 31; August 6. 7, 10, 11, 12, 13. Silverstreet: June 30, July 20, August 19. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner have moved to 1509 College St. Miss Lester be honored tonight The Newberry College com munity and the friends of Hat in' Bello Lester will honor Miss Lester at a dinner m the College dining room Thursdav evening, July 2. A member of the College staff since 1936 and the dean of wom en since 1938. Miss Lester re tired July 1 Newberry's president, Dr. A. G 1) Wiles and a former presi dent. Dr James C. Kinard, will pay the veteran college dean special tributes for the 34 years of service she has given to the College. Mrs. Wiles, representing the Newberry College Faculty Wo men’s Club, and Mrs. Richard Kreuger of Rock Hill, repre senting former students, will also honor Miss Lester. Thomas E. Epting, assistant to the president and secretary LUTHERAN YOUTH TO HAVE FAIR A Youth Fair for all New- beny District Lutheran youth will be held Sunday, July 12 from 1 until 3 p m at the New berry County Fair Grounds. Sponsored by the Newberry 1 Ustrict Youth Council, t h e Youth Fair will feature such attractions as a horror house, relay races, a Marryin’ Sam” booth, a collage contest, and concession stands. The Newberry Youth Council extends a welcome to all New berry District Lutheran Youth to come to the fair. of the faculty, will act as the toastmaster for the dinner. Mrs. Conrad Park is chair man of the seven-man commit tee making the arrangements for the retirement dinner. As sisting her are Mrs. James Abrams, Mrs. Foster Farley, Mrs. Walter Summer, Vernon Powell, Chaplain Harry Weber, and Epting. Guard convoys to Ft. Stewart on July fourth Over 3,000 South Carolina Nat ional Guardsmen will be cele brating Independence Day Sat urday enroute to P'ort Stewart. Georgia for 15 days Annual Training. The Guardsmen comprise the Second Brigade of North Caro lina’s 30th Infantry Division. The Second Brigade, under the com mand of Colonel Joe E. Brown, Jr. of Fhrhardt is headquarter ed in Newberry with company and smaller size units located in 22 South Carolina cities. Guardsmen in all of the local Guard units will be going to Fort Stewart with the exception of members of the 151st Signal Battalion, who had their annual training at Fort Bragg in May. Within the Second Brigade are two infantry battalions, head quartered at Mount Pleasant and Union; an armor battalion at Rock Hill and several sup port units. The 163rd Transportation Bat talion, a non-Brigade unit will also be at Fort Stewart during the period supporting Brigade with transportation. The Guardsmen will be mov ing from their home stations in convoy to a bivouac area near Fort Stewart proper. For five days the units will live in the field including a 24-hour tacti cal situation which simulates actual combat conditions. During the annual training tour. Guardsmen will put into practice what they have learned during the past year at weekend assemblies at local armories. Combined arms training, tank firing, Army Training Tests and live fire exercises of crew- served weapons are just a few of the many phases of training planned during the period. In addition, schools have b e e n scheduled for certain Guards men with specialized military occupations. Among the highlights of the tour will he the annual Visitor's Day scheduled July ID Major (tenoral Frank I) Pmckney. the Adjutant General, will lead a host of dignitaries and friends of the National Guard from various cities to observe the training of South Carolina men at the Georgia post POST OFFICE CLOSES The Newberry Post Office will be closed July 4th m obser vance of Independence Day. There will be no delivery of mail by city or rural route car riers. No window service will be provided but the usual lock- box service will be provided. Special delivery service will be provided and holiday schedules for receipt and dispatch of the mails will be observed. Collection service wili be lim ited to the courtesy box on Jen kins Street on the side of the post office, and the drops in the lobby of the post office. Five and six cent stamps will be available from the stamp machine in the lobby of the post office.