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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, July 23, 1970 U,be Nrnibmii §im 1101 11('Vee Street, Newberry, South Carolina 2910< w ITT.bISHEI) EVERY THURSDAY (). E. Annfield, Jr., ()wner Seeend-t'!a<< Postage Paid at Newberrv, Soutli Carolina "Whatsoever Thihgs By DONALD E WILDMON rr i Tour the Holy Land with Mr. Wildmon. Nov. L4 - Doc. info, writr him at Box 1368, Tupelo. Miss. 38801) $630. Terms. For more TO LOVE IS TO SHARE SUP.St RIPTP >N RATES: six mont Its. sy.oii. COMMENT on Men & Things By J. K. BREED IN I have been a student of our Federal Constitution and 1 read sometimes interpretations which are new to me. 1 almost wonder whether the constitution has changed or 1 have changed The constitution is a legal document and was prepared by lawyers Paw vers of that day were deep ly grounded m the law. Today too many of our lawyers are real-estate and insurance men and have not had their noses [juried in fundamental law Our law books are full of lit tle Statutes m order to please this group or that group m stead of dealing broadly with basic law I must admit that 1 do not understand our policy as re gards Cuba As everyone may remember. American soldiers defeated the Spaniards who held Cuba and we governed Cuba for a short time and when we left Cuba we had an .agreement that entitled us to take charge of Cuba in case of necessity. Some of our smart people however res cinded that agreement so that we have now no claim on Cuba except it is a sore spot just ninety miles from the United States. S3.(mi per vear in advance; President Nixon had no part m our very foolish engagement in Asia; that was the work of President Johnson, and Presi dent Nixon is doing everything possible to bring our army home safely. Cuba is hostile to us and friend!} to Russia. 1 know that according to law Cuba is independent and does not have to bow to us. however Hie is hostile to us and has to be watched by us I take the liberty to ask you why our nation .sent about dOO.- fiud soldiers to Asia, although we had no grievance with Asia: but at our very doors we have a hostile Cuba and not so far away the Panama ('anal which we dug and built even paying rent to the small government ot Panama, although we not on ly built the Canal we won the freedom of little Panama even paying to the Republic of Col ombia $2f) million for our part m making Panama free. I repeat we built what we call a lo-'k canal: ships cannot enter on this side or the Pacific side and go straight through because one ocean is a little higher than the other and the canal has a set of locks to raise and to lower the ships I take occasion to repeat that our hold on the Panama Canal is very vulnerable because a ship carrying a half dozen big bomb.- could virtually destroy it m a few minutes. My ten years in South America convinc ed me that we Americans are A policy he! ey a policy there . unci no one agent has any real responsibility toi your entire program. But it will save you time ami it will save you money to place your business w11b one man and then hold hum accountable. We would like to be your agent. “YOUR PRIVATE RANKERS” 1418 Main Street 278-1422 One day three-year-old Amanda Smith got to visit a local fair in Lon don. She had a really great time. She enjoyed herself so much. The only thing she regretted was that her baby brother. Georgie, wasn’t with her at the fair. After thinking it over for some time, and remembering how much the fair meant to her, she decided she wanted Georgie to go. So she took Georgie and set out for the fair. Sev eral hours later the two were found a half-mile away—cold and hungry but unhurt. Tender Story it's a tender story if you will but think about it. A little child found something she liked. She found some thing worth sharing. And she* wanted to share 1 it with her little brother. P»e- caiwe she loved him, she 1 wanted Geor gie to have a chance at something which had meant so much to her. And >he was defermined to make sure that he had a chance to do exactly that. Eo!lowers of the Na/arene are like little three-year-old Amanda. They hav<- fuimd something that means so much to them that they ward m share it with these 1 the> love. And in order •i. Aiarc d with othom. the 1 }' an* will ing Pi verifier. Of course they learned •liw ilasiro from the One Who gave if Pi them. He was so excited about the Onod N• ‘Us that He had to share it with them 1 around H m. Even when aced with dapgt'V and threat of life. P. did n<c cease■ from sharing what great things He had found with those near Him. Suppose for a moment that a doctor, having searched for many years for a cure for cancer, suddenly found that cure. Don’t you think he would be so excited that he would want to share that discovery with everyone in the world? And especially with those who have cancer. Think of how much joy and happiness and pleasure it would give that doctor to see cancer patients cured of their illness because of the cure he had found. Found a Cure That, too, is the feeling of those who have discovered the healing pow er of the Carpenter af Galilee. They have found a cure for the cancer of sin—selfishness, and prejudice, and hatred, and littleness, and all the other things that keep men from living the abundant life. The Followers of the Way have found something which gives their life meaning, and purpose, and hope. Why shouldn’t they want to share it with those who are still searching ‘. ) Amanda found something that meant so much to her that she wanted to share it with a loved one—Georgie. And any doctor who discovers a cure for cancer and doesn’t share it with the world would he a fool. It’s just na- taral then that those who have found the Way wish to share with others. To share our best with another is "lie of life’s greatest privileges. —FIVE STAR n t big regarded by either South America or Central Am erica. You can see why I advo cate a canal through territory owned and controlled by us. Someone has observed that a canal from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific would be im mensely costly; and so it would be but if it were a sea level canal it could better stand any attack by enemies. Annie Oakley is subject of Tricen play What would you do if some one offered you an “Annie Oak ley'A' Would you ask how old she is 0 Or would you ask what cali ber it is'.’ Or maybe say you don't wear that kind of clothes'.’ What you should do with it is to take it to the theatre and use it for free admission to the show The term “Annie OaKley” is a tribute to out 1 of the most famous women sharp shooters of all time. In her act she often used playing cards as targets and a card with a hole punched m the center even now means free admission to the show as did during the days when Phoe be Ann Oakley Mozec Butler was performing her incredible sharpshooting feats. Annie Oakley, a character in many Broadway, Hollywood and television shows, actually was a person of significance in Am erican history. That sort of makes the production of Irvin Berlin's musical “Annie Get Your Gun'' a natural paired with “The Liberty Tree” this summer at Sesqui State Park m Columbia. University of South Carolina’s Theatre Department will pro duce the two shows: “The Lib erty Tree” opens July 2 and “Annie” opens July 6. Born in a log cabin in Patter son Township in Darke County, Ohio, on August 13, 1860, Phoebe Ann was left without a father at the age of four as a result of one of the worst blizzards in the area. By the time she was nine she was supporting her en tire family by shooting small game and shipping it by stage to the markets in Cincinnati for sale. In five years she had paid off the entire mortgage on her family’s farm with her sharp shooting. A year or two later she met and defeated vaudeville sharp shooting rifle shot Frank Butler by one shot in a rousing free-for- all contest. Butler, quite taken by this sharpshooting young lady, con tinued to correspond with her after he left Cincinnati and with in a short time they were mar ried. On the stage, according to writers of the time, her talent and girlish charm made her the hit of the show. Butler stepped down and became Annie’s as sistant and personal manager. They toured with the Sells Bro thers Circus for several years and then joined the Buffalo Bill Cody Wild West Show in 1885 in Louisville after visiting with them in New Orleans. Nate Salsbury, Cody’s mana ger, made Annie a star and for nearly 17 years, with only one interruption, she was the feat ured act of the show. At thirty paces she would hit a playing card with the thin edge held toward her. Another of her famous stunts was to hit dimes tossed into the air. She could also put six shots inU a playing card tossed into u.f- air before it hit the ground. Lie trick shot for which she is most famous was shooting a lit cigarette from the lips of her husband. She became a favorite of royalty during the Queen Victoria Jubilee in 1887 and left the show briefly to tour the capitals of Europe. While in Europe, Crown Prince William of Germany (later William il), much to the consternation of all but the two participants, held the cigarette while Annie shot it from his lips. In 1901 a train wreck part ially paralyzed Annie but she gamely fought back and set some of her better records in the decades after the accident. One day she shattered 4772 of 5000 glass balls. She had prev iously set a record of 943 of a possible 1000. Annie made her home in Nut- ley, New Jersey, and Pinehurst, North Carolina, most of her adult life. Childless herself, she helped support and educate 18 orphaned girls. According to her biographers her favorite read ing material was the New Testa ment. In 1903 records show she sued more than 50 newspapers for printing a libelous story and won all but a few of the cases. A woman, apparently a drug addict, was arrested in Chicago and gave her name as Annie Oakley. The papers printed it without checking. Annie Oakley, born Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee, died in Greenville, Ohio, Nov. 3, 1926 at the age of 67. She is buried in Brock, Ohio near her birth place. Frank Butler, her hus band, died three weeks later. This exciting story of Annie Oakley will play on alternate weeks this summer with “The Liberty Tree” with no shows on Sunday nights. Tickets for both shows are available at the Carolina Coliseum Box Office or may be ordered by mail from USC Outdoor Theatre, Univer sity of South Carolina, Colum bia, S. C. 29208. Telephone ord ers may be placed at 777-5208.