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BY THE WAY By DORIS A. SANDERS A "BOO-BOO" President Nixon really pulled a 'boo-boo” the other day—one the news media is not apt to let him forget anytime soon, especially in view of the fact that he was criticizing the news media when he made his unfortunate statement. Using as an example the trial of Charles Manson currently go ing on out in California, Nixon was attempting to point out how the press, TV and radio tend to glamorize the criminal ele ment in this country. In so do ing, he referred to Charles Man- son as being “guilty, directly or indirectly” of eight murders. This is one that Mr. Nixon should have left for Mr. Agnew, who is a master at chastising the news media without stick ing his foot in his mouth. I think we can all understand how the President feels about the Manson trial, and about Manson himself, but thus far, (except in civil rights cases, where usually a party is con sidered guilty until he can prove himself innocent) in this coun try, an accused at the bar of justice is presumed innocent un til proven guilty. In every criminal case tried before a jury, when the Judge makes his charge to the jury, usually the first feature of his charge is the “presumption of innocence". He will tell the jury that an accused comes 10 court with that presumption, which follows him throughout the trial until the jury is con vinced, “beyond a reasonable doubt” of the guilt of the ac cused. And if the jury has a “reasonable doubt", the Judge will instruct the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. From the testimony given thus far in the Manson trial, as re ported in the press there would seem to be little doubt as to the guilt of Manson. The point is, however, that all of us are too quick to judge a situation before hearing all sides, whether the accused be Charles Manson or our next door neighbor It didn't take long for the President to realize the mis take he had made, and to re tract his statement, but the harm had already been done. I believe it was Omar Khay yam w'ho wrote to the effect that ‘ The moving finger writes and having writ, nor all thy piety or wit can lure it back to cancel half a line or change a word of it" The news media dutifully re ported what the President said; and those words will not soon be canceled or changed The news media will see to that A number of old and historic homes in Newberry County will be on tour during the Newberry County Tricentennial celebrat ion beginning on November 8th The tours will be conducted two days during that week, on Wed nesday and Thursday Between now and the date of the tours, The Sun will publish pictures and brief descriptions of the homes to be shown on the tours. THE BLINKERS If those of you who live or drive out our way—Boundary Street, are wondering why the traffic light is blinking rather than operating with the red and green lights as customary, I have been informed by the City Manager that lightning ran in on the lines the other day and knocked out some portion of the (Continoed on page 6) Vol. S I—No. 16 Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 6, 1970 $3 PER YEAR FIREFIGHTERS — Mayor C. A. Shealy Jr., presents certificates and congratula tions to Fire Chief Ed Hazel for qualify ing as instructor in firefighting technolo gy; Thomas E. Longshore Jr. and Gustave P>. Reuter, for completion of courses in firefighting technology. The presenta tions were made at a meeting of city council Tuesday night. (Sunphoto). Council talks parking lots Annex 20 acres on bypass 76 A number of merchants from lower Main Street appeared be fore city council Tuesday night with a petition on behalf of themselves and other merchants for off-street parking in that vicinity Mrs. Clara W'ertz, spokesman for the group, told council that they had been turn ed down by the planning com mission in their plea for park ing facilities and now were ap pealing to city council. She stated that a number of mer chants had spent considerable money to make their places of business more attractive, and with the new Nance Street pro ject the lower part of Main street would be cut off from the rest of the town. Others from lower Main ex pressed that their section would deteriorate unless more off- street parking was provided. Councilman C I) Coleman said that he had talked at length with people on lower Main St., and although he felt that some new parking would be available with the completion of the Nance Street project, he felt the people did not want to wait for com pletion of the project. He said the merchants need parking in the vicinity. Councilman L. I). Gardner said he was in agreement with the people on lower Main and would go along 100 per cent with their wishes. “They do need parking and deserve off-street parking. I know it will cost mon ey.” He suggested that money collected from other off-street facilities be used to develop parking in that area. Council authorized City Man ager Riebe to negotiate for an option on Jim Parr property in that area which may be used for city parking with council's approval. In other action city council gave approval to annexation of 21 9 acres of land owned by Mrs. Edith Larkin Matthews The acreage is located on bypass 76 between Highway 219 and 34. It was zoned as a B-3, General Business District. Council also adopted the 197j tax levy. Millage was set at 54 mills for ordinary and operating expenses, and 6 mills for bond ed indebtedness. This is the same rate as was in effect for the 1969 year. At the beginning of the meet ing Mayor Clarence A. Shealy Jr. presented certificates in fire fighting to the Fire Chief E. Hazel and firemen Thomas E. Longshore and Gustave B. Re uter Recreation Day plans outlined The 13th annual Rccreafmn Day plans have been compL od and there will be a full day of activities planned for the youths of the comm’inity at Speers St. Field. Some special times have been set for some of the events: Starting at 9:00 in the morning the area champions will be de termined in horse shoes, hula hoops, frisbee, and fore par con test. Following these activities the youths will participate in the three legged races, sack races, wheel barrow races, treasure hunt, and at 1:00, Fire Chief, Ed Hazel said everybody that is on the loosing end of the tug-of-war wall get a good soak- in. The Pet show will start as soon as the tug-of-war contest has been completed. Ribbons will be awarded for the biggest, ugliest, smallest, cutest, most unusual, best mannered pet The pets will also be broken into dif ferent groups: Dogs, Cats, Water pets, Feath ered FYiends, Four legged farm animals. Also during the day there will be a bicycle race in which each person will be able to partici pate in his or her own age group Little Miss Recreation will start at 2:30 on the pool deck at the Margaret Hunter Pool. This contest will be for girls 4. 5, and 6 years of age. All parents should have their beauties at the pool in a swim suit or play suits for this event. Free snow balls will be given away during all the events. The Recreation Department would like to urge all the par ents and interested spectators to come by and eat lunch at the Speers St. Field. REUNION SUNDAY Susan Oxner Wilson and Cart er Wilson Reunion will be held at the Mt. Bethel Garmany Schoolhouse August 9th. All descendants are invited to come and bring picnic baskets and sweetened tea. Dinner will be served about one o’clock. LONG SERVICE EMPLOYEES — Em ployees of Molohon plant of the Kendall Co. were recognized with awards and a banquet Saturday night at Newberry Community Hall. Receiving awards at the company’s 4th Annual Awards Banquet were from left, seated: Mrs. Mildred Glymph, 35-year award; Horace Bouk- L. Stutts, G. R. Wicker, J. C. Meetze, J. B. Riley Pr., Mrs. Margaret Boozer, Mrs. Leona Jennings, Mrs. Lula Wicker and Mrs. Virginia Rchardson. Absent was 25- year honoree Mrs. Ernestine Ruff, night and Mrs. Thelma Bolinger, 45-years service; Mrs. Lillie Leonhardt ond Kendall Smith, 35 years. Standing, from left, are eight employees with 25 years service, H.