Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BY THE WAY By DORIS A. SANDERS BERATES NIXON Following are portions of the speech made by Senator Strom Thurmond on the Senate floor on Friday, July 17: Mr. President, when I was a Democrat, I did not hesitate to condemn any actions of the Democratic administration which I felt were not in the best interests of the South and of the Nation. As a Republican, my policy is the same: I shall not hesitate to condemn the act ions of a Republican adminis tration which are not in the best interests of the people of the South and of the United States as a whole. In the past week, the Nixon administration has taken two actions which arc wholly un necessary and which cast grave doubt upon the Nixon Adminis tration's commitment to treat all sections of the country with an equal hand The people of the South are a people of great forbearance, and have great respect for the law They have abided by court decisions with which they do not agree for the sake of law and order, even though such decisions have been destructive of social custom and traditions. However, they are not willing to accept arbitrary and discriminatory actions by the executive branch, calculated to appease the anti South ele ments of the Nation In this category 1 place the action of the Internal Revenue Seivice m threatening the tax exemption of private schools. In the same category, I place the proposed invasion by 100 carpet bagging Justice Department law vers for the purpose of assuring forced integration of the public schools. These actions are ar bitrary and discriminatory. They are not required by law or the Constitution, nor by the edicts of any court. These actions were taken on the initiative of the administration itself. Mr. President. 1 condemn these actions, I strongly con demn them: without end, I con demn them. They are wrong as social policy, and they are wrong as law Tin- is the sort of program which we would ex pcct to get from a Democratic administration Thev are a breach ot faith with the people of the South, who are making many sacrifices to compiv with the law They indicate a distrust of the people of the South. No school district m m\ Mate lio> refused to obev the law, even in its iateM twisted interpreta tion The overwhelming major- itv of the school distnct.a m South Carolina have filed de segregation plans that have been accepted bv HKW Why is it necessarv to indict them before the act and to presume their misconduct'.’ Mr President, tins IRS ruling is vindictive It is no secret that a major reason for the de velopment ot the private school phenomenon throughout the South is that many, if not most, of the white people wish to have the freedom of choice to send their children to school with those of their own cultural group It is simply the natural and wholesome desire to perpetuate cherished traditions and cus toms, since, whenever people of either race have a choice, they choose to educate their children among their own kind. This phe nomenon is not confined to the South. It is the same throughout the country. The statistics are well known. Chicago has achiev ed only 3.2 percent desegrega- (Continued on page 6) Vol. 34—No. 15 Newberry, S. C., Thursday, July 30, 1970 $3 PER YEAR Mil HINT ROYS LEADERS—Robert Adams, second from left, copped two awards at the Annual Midget Boys Base ball banquet held Saturday night at the Speers Street School Cafeteria. He won trophies for the leading pitcher and also most valuable player. Others winning tro phies were from left, Larry Wilson, lead ing hitter, Steve Bouknight, rookie award; and Danny Fulmer, sportsmanship trophy. (Sunphoto) Homecoming set at Bachman Chapel Sunday The annual Homecoming at Bachmun Chapel L u t h e r a n Church which is held on the first Sunday m August, will murk the congrcgatiuii s 84th uiiiivnsary this year. Sunday S<Tool w ill he held at Mi 00 a m and the morning wurdup at 11 oo a in . as iisual. on AuguM 2nd The preacher for the occasion i.' the l\cv Herman W Cauble t ('olumbia. wha will bring the* me:. age Lie fallowing ' (ioid>-ii Age members will be honored Mr Henry U Richardson. Mrs Lola Rev. Cauble Bobb. Mr. Julian Rickard, Mrs. Alice Rikard, Mrs. Nora Lollis, Mr. Bill Stuck, Mrs. Essie Wick er. Serving on the “Golden Age Committee’' are Mrs. J. S. Nichols, Mrs. J. C. Counts, and Mrs. C. B. Metts. The Rev. Herman W. Cauble is a native of North Carolina. (Continued on page 5) County tax rate remains same Newberry County tax millage will remain at 69 mills for 1970- 71 fiscal year—same as this year 'Flic millage was officially set Friday morning at the New berry County Courthouse dur ing a meeting of county offi- c i a Is The millage break-down is a> follows fd 1-5 mills for schools, 12 1 2 mills for ordin ary county, one mill for New berry County Memorial Hospi tal. two mills for ambulance service and two mills for bonds. Mr> Jeanette Hamm, New berry County auditor, whose of fice has the responsibility of mailing out tax notices to coun ty citizens, presided at the meeting. Also attending were Newberry < 'ounty House of Representatives member Wal ter Lake, Supervisor 11 B. Hend rix. Commissioners Ben Dawk ins and Curtis Shealy, Treasur er Ray Dawkins and Ed Young, chairman of the Newberry County Board of Education. ARE REPRESENTED IN ART BOOK Two Newberry College art faculty members, Corrie Mc- Callum and William Halsey, are among the 39 South Carolina artists represented in the book on contemporary art published by the South Carolina Tncen- tennial Art Commission. The husband-wife team each have one of their oil paintings pictured in the art book. Halsey also has two portraits of South Carolina writers on exhibit in the Tricentennial Ex hibition of Contemporary South Carolina Artists at the Green ville County Museum of Art in Greenville. Moose promoted Harry E. Moose, Newberry’s postmaster since 1953 has been promoted to the position of post al service officer. He is present ly assigned to the Atlanta Re gional Office, undergoing train ing in his new position. He is no longer associated with the New berry Office. James W. Counts, assistant postmaster since 1957, has been designated officer in charge of the Newberry office. All corre spondence, inquiries and com plaints should be directed to him. Joe H. Taylor, superintendent of mails, will assume the posi tion of acting assistant postmas ter. EXCHANGE CLUB WINS SIXTH BIG “E” The Exchange Club of New berry has won The National Ex change Club’s Big “E” Award for excellence for an unprece dented sixth consecutive year. The announcement was made yesterday at the national orga nization's 52nd annual conven tion in Atlanta, Ga. Of the 1100 clubs comprising the business and professional men’s national service club, only six have been winners of the Big “E” Award in each of the six annual competitions to date. Last year the Exchange Club of Newberry shared honors with 12 clubs which were awarded the National President’s Banner for five straight Big “E“ wins. The Big “E” Award is pre sented annually to Exchange Clubs meeting stringent require ments in efficiency, expansion and education. Winning clubs must particiate in Tne National Exchange Club’s F r e e d o m Shrine and National Crime Pre vention Week programs plus at least one other community serv ice project. Also, they have to meet the highest standards of operational efficiency and in crease membership or establish new clubs. Lee Wells, national executive secretary of Exchange, who made the award announcement in Atlanta said, “Winning the Big “E” Award for six years in succession places the Exchange Club of Newberry among our most distinguished clubs. By maintaining the award's stand ards of excellence over a six- year period, it has set an en viable example of Exchange Club service to community, state and nation.” F. P. Bradfield, president of the Exchange Club of Newberry, stated the award would be form ally presented by an official of The National Exchange Club at a future club meeting. THE NEW DRAPES IN THE KAUFMAN HALL Din ing: Room at Newberry College are the topic of discussion between Vernon Powell, director of the College Food Service, and Mrs. Gerald Paysinger of Newberry, pres ident of the Newberry College Women's League. The drapes are part of the remodeling and redecorating of the College dining room this summer. The work is the current project of the Women’s League.