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BY THE WAY Vol. 34—No. 30 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, November 12, 1970 “Rest Friend of Charleston” arrived at The replica of the old Southern train was the Newberry Railroad depot just in time on display Tuesday afternoon and Wed- to tfive a lift to Mrs. Evertt Mays of 409 nesday as part of Newberry’s Tricenten- O’Neal Street. At the controls is James nial observance. Smith of Southern Railway, Atlanta, Ga. (Sunphoto by Steve Armfield) Tricentennial activities to continue through Sunday $3 PER YEAR By DORIS A. SANDERS ODDS AND ENDS It is beneficial, from time to time, to bear in mind that his tory proves that human nature doesn’t really change with the passing of years. Movements come and go. nations rise and fall, and mankind often has to stop to pick up the pieces. The so-called “peace’’ move ments of today are relics of yesteryear. As recently as the period between World Wars One and Two, there was a wave of pacifism in the United States, demanding that we dis band our army and destroy our navy. At times, substantial seg ments of society momentarily believed that we could sit out the growing tyranny in Europe- that, if just left alone, it would go away. A man named Adolf Hitler fervently hoped that America would do just that. In England in the 1930’s, much of the student body at Oxford University signed what was called the “Oxford Oath”. The students pledged that they would never take up arms in any war at any time. Just a few years later, of course, many of these same students parti cipated in the Rattle of Britain against Hitler’s Germany. During those days, there was a man who pleaded with his countrymen not to be deceived by the superficiality of such movements as the "Oxford Oath”. The time is near, he warned, when we will all be engaged in a struggle for sur vival. He was denounced as a warmonger, as an “enemy of peace”. His name was Winston Churchill. History repeats itself. And a word about Allard K. Lowenstein. Who's he 0 It de pends upon the frame of re ference. A few years ago, he was on the faculty of N. C. State University — a political science professor, of sorts, who spent much of his time pro moting campus protest move ments. The administrators of the Uni versity, under pressure from downtown, quietly and reluc tantly arranged for Lowenstein to leave these parts. The young man’s activities, and arrogance, played a large part in the enact ment of the communist speaker ban law by the 1963 North Car olina legislature So Lowenstein went back to New York, ran for Congress and was elected Last month after Lowenstein had made ar rangements to be invited to de liver the commencement speech at Oceanside High School in New York State, the school board got together and drew the line Mr Lowenstein would not. said the school hoard firm ly. be permitted to come and rabblerouse the school s com mencement program And he wasn’t iP S Mr Lowenstein was defeated last week in his bid for re-election to Congress i Also m New York the mail men are ringing twice, and then three or four mom times, at the office of a 77-year old pro fessor at Cornell University The promssor is receiving congratulatory mail from all over the country And he de serves it. At Cornell’s commencement exercises, a hippie demonstra tor walked up on the stage and tried to take over the micro phone He was spouting obscen- ties. cussing out "The Esta blishment A near-capacity crowd was at Wiles Chapel on the Newberry College campus Sunday night for the Tricentennial Worship Service, sponsored by churches from throughout the county. Rev. J. Anderson Bass was in charge of the program, and conducted the youth choir con sisting of approximately sixty young people from 20 count y churches. Narrator was James F. Cog gins. During the program, he gave a brief outline of the his tory of Newberry County, with especial emphasis on its reli gious heritage. Taking part on the program were current pastors of some of the oldest congregations in the county Rev T h o m a s Damn, Rush River Baptist, Rev. James Bankhead, Little River- Domimck Presbyterian; Rev E. E Gaulden, Antioch Bap tist. Rev. Fred Byrd. St. Luke’s Episcopal; Rev Albert Cox. New Hope Methodist, Rev. Har old Fuller, St Paul’s Lutheran, and Rev Edward Bland, New berry ARP Miss Emmie Sue Duncan was soloist for two of the musical arrangements. "S wing Low, Sweet Chariot”, and “Lord. 1 Whereupon the 77 - year - old professor grabbed a mace, sym bol of the university’s autho rity, and whacked the hippie across the head The hippie fled the stage, and the com mencement program continued- after a thunderous roar of ap plause from the audience. Now there’s a professor wt.o still knows how to teach! At least, he taught that hippie a thing or two. By Jesse Helms WRAL—TV Want to be a Christian’’. Karl Kinard, Jr. of the Newberry College faculty was organist; Miss Mary Martha Avedisian was pianist. A brass ensemble composed of students of Charles Pruitt at Newberry College ac companied the hymn, “Crown Him with Many Crowns”. Tricentennial Activities con tinued Monday with tours be ing conducted at four industrial sites; Whitener Lumbe r Com pany, Oakland Plant of the Ken dall Company, Owens-Illinois, and Cone Knits near Whitmire, mire Three historical markers were dedicated Tuesday at the Rock House near Newberry, at the Community Hall and at the Opera House On Tuesday night, the New berry College Concert Band, directed by Prof C h a r 1 e s Pruitt, presented a Tncenten- nial Concert in Wiles Chapel on the College Campus Guest conductor was Dr. Jack Pruitt, a native of New berry Dr Pruitt serves as di rector of music for the School District of Greenville County. He was educated at Newberry College' the University of North Carolina, and New York Uni versity from which he holds a doctorate m music. He is a former member of the Southern Symphony Orchestra and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Currently, Dr Pruitt directs the choir at the Fourth Presbyte rian Church m Greenville. He has been orchestra director for the Greenville Little Theatre for the past eleven years. He is the brother of Prof. Charles P Pruitt. The first of two homes and historical buildings tours was Wednesday, and the second tour is today (Thursdav >. Also on Wednesday, the replica of the "Best Friend of Charleston”, Southern Railway’s famous "train from yesterday” was on display at the station site. Friday is Merchant’s Day and Friday through Sunday, an ant ique show and sale will be held at the National Guard Armory. Saturday is Newberry College Day but College activities will begin tonight (Thursday) with the production of “Oedipus Rex’ by the Newberry College Little Theatei The play will also be shown Friday and Sat urday nights at the Little Theat er m Wiles Chapel. An historical marker will be placed at SmHtzer Hall Satur New Testaments be distributed on Sunday Sunday, November 15, will be “Good News Sunday” in New berry County—the day on which copies of a new translation of the New Testament, “Good News for Modern Man”, will be distributed free of charge to every person in the county. Rev. Joe Alley, chairman of the county distribution program said that 15,000 copies of the translation will be distributed by approximately 1500 persons, door to door, on Sunday after noon. Sponsors of the program are the American Bible Society, the Christian Action Council of the state. 62 county churches and two county service clubs. The cost of $3,200 will be paid by participating groups. Rev. Alley said that this ef fort in Newberry County repre sents the first time ever for such wide scale interdenomina tional cooperation; the first wide scale interracial venture by the churches; the first Pro testant-Catholic joint effort in the county and state; and part of the first statewide effort in the United States. “Good News for Modern Man” has been described as a trans lation of the New Testament in to modern English, contempor ary, easy to understand. The translation is based on a Greek text prepared by an internat ional committee of scholars un der the auspices of the United Bible Societies. Cooperating service clubs are Newberry Exchange and New berry Kiwanis Clubs. Cooperating churches are the Antioch Baptist, Associate Re formed Presbyterian, Aveleigh Presbyterian, Bachman Chapel Lutheran, Bethany Lutheran, Beth Eden Lutheran, Bethle hem Lutheran, Bush River Bap tist (Black), Cannon’s Creek ARP, Capers Chapel Methodist. (Continued on Page 8) (Continued on Page 8) 2- Three members of Council took their oaths of office Monday night to begin new terms. The only newcomer was (’. A. Dufford, Sr., who is being shown as he takes the oath given by City Attorney R. Aubrey Harley. (Sunphoto)