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BY THE WAY By DORIS A. SANDERS Jesse Helms is well known over in North Carolina for his outspoken views aired over te levision station WRAL, Raleigh. In the editorial below he gives special recognition to the Vete rans of Foreign Wars. We visited for a couple of pleasant hours Saturday night amidst an inspiring group of citizens who possess, if any body does, undeniable creden tials to demonstrate a sincere devotion to their country. Most of those present Saturday night are North Carolinians. All of them are members of the or ganization known as the Vete rans of Foreign Wars. And none of them fails to under stand that if America should fall, the light of freedom in the world will be snuffed out. There is a certain refurbish ment of the spirit that comes from associating with such men, whose loyalty and patriotism have met the test of fighting through faraway jungles in Asia and the Pacific, or skirting death in foreign skies or on the perilous battlefields of Eu rope. They have no love for war; indeed they hate it with the passion of warriors who have suffered its torment. But they understand something that the most garrulous of peaceniks, garbed in beard and beads, do not—that there is something worse than war: slavery at the hands of tyrants. So, the VFW members who gathered in our city over the weekend expressed earnest con cern about the attitude of some of the nation’s leadership. They are, indeed, concerned about the very future of the repu blic—their country, for whch they had risked their lives a- gainst the bloody tyranny of a series of despots. In four wars, covering the better part of two generations, these members of the VFW have fought to pre serve the freedoms of man kind. They paid tribute Saturday night to the Americans who participated in the recent mis sion were present Saturday sion to Son Tay—an effort to rescue Americans being held prisoner by the communists of North Vietnam. Two of the participants in the Son Tay mis- night. They made no speech es; no speeches were neces sary. They were cheered be cause they had dared to make the effort, because they had been willing to make the sa crifice—of their lives, if neces sary—to do what Americans ought to have been permitted to do long ago. One could not avoid the con trast of these two fine young men, clean and erect, with the dirty, howling mobs which have been parading in the streets of America, desecrating the flag and storming campuses. These two young men had gone voluntarily to the other side of the world to try to rescue some of their fellow Americans. They saw nothing noble in what they had done; they saw it simply as their duty. The standing ovation they received from the members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars was, for an instant, a revival of the American dream. It was public recognition of courage and determination — and yes, patriotism. It was a touch of Valley Forge and Normandy and Iwo Jima. It was the vi sion of Americans standing up for the spirit of America. (Continued on Pago I) Council hassles over traffic light; hold executive meet after adjournment Payment on the 1970-71 project of the Newberry Col lege Women’s League was made to Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of the College, by Mrs. J. T. Brittingham, West Columbia, treasurer of the League, while Mrs. Gerald Pay singer of Newberry, the president of the League, watches. The presentation of this check to help cover the costs of remodeling the student dining room in Kaufmann Hall was made during the spring meeting of the League’s Executive Committee. Wiles inaugural banquet speaker at The Citadel A former head of The Cita del English Department who is now a college president will return to the military college Mar. 19 to make the main ad dress at the Inaugural Banquet. It was announced today by Brig. Gen. Wallace E. Ander son, inaugural chairman, that Dr. A.G.D. Wiles, president of Newberry College since i960 and head of The Citadel Eng lish Department from 1936 to 1960, will address the distin guished delegates and special guests at the inaugural even ing banquet in The Citadel din ing hall. This event will be one of the highlights of a day long program of inaugural ac tivities honoring May Gen. James W T . Duckett, president of The Citadel. This visit to the campus will be a memorable one not only for Dr. Wiles, but also for Presi dent Duckett, since they serv ed together at The Citadel for almost 20 years. Local 324 meets Local 324 will hold its regu lar monthly meeting Sunday, 14th of March at 3 p.m. at the Mollohon Community Center. All members of Local 324 are invited and urged to be pre sent. Mann certified by surgery board Dr. Richard A. Mann has re cently been certified as a Di- plomate by the American Board of Surgery. This high honor is granted only after personal eva luation by a group of the most able surgeons in the country. Dr. Mann graduated from Newberry College in 1959 and from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1964. He serv ed an internship at Columbia Hospital from 1964 to 1965 and served as Resident in Surgery at the University of Louisville hospitals from 1965 to 1966, at the Medical College Hospital in South Carolina from 1966 to 1967, and at Spartanburg Ge neral Hospital from 1967 through 1969. He has been an attending surgeon at the New berry County Memorial Hospi tal since 1969 and is at present Chief of Staff at Newberry County Memorial Hospital, New berry, South Carolina. Newberry City council in re gular session Tuesday night spent considerable time in dis cussing the installation of a traffic light at the corner of Harrington and Caldwell streets. Councilman Cecil E. Kinard told council that light had been stored in the city warehouse for over a year, and permis sion had been granted by the State Highway Department for the installation. City Manager Kenneth Riebe, explained that the press of other urgent in stallation plus the fact that the bucket truck used by the city electrical department, had bro ken down three times in the past year and one-half. He pro mised that the light would be installed as soon as the crew could get to it, acknowledging that the light was badly needed at this site. In other business council vot ed to rezone a section on By- Pass 76 from R-12 Residential to B-3 General Business Dis trict. A report was made from the committee pertaining to the master plumbers license. The group established that an exa mination could be taken at any time. If the applicant failed to pass the test, he must wait four months before taking it again. Also that Applicant be notified in writing within five days the score on the examination. Council awarded a contract to P. D. Johnson and Co. for two 10,000 lb. GVW trucks for a low bid of $5,246. Tuggle Chev rolet Co. was low bidder on a van with standard transmission in the amount of $2,534.23. New berry Machine and Welding Shop was low bidder for construc tion of a special welders body for one on the above trucks. The bid was $1,400. Mayor C. A. Shealy Jr., pre sented several awards to Wil liam A. Smith Jr. for course completed wastewater treatment plant operation and certification for a Class C. Certificate as Wastewater treatment plant o- perator. Mayor Shealy also presented to Fire Chief Ed Hazel a Cer tificate of Merit, given by the National Fire Protection Asso ciation International for out standing activity in fire preven tion. The award recognized the city’s honorable mention in U.S. Municipal Class VI, and for se cond place, State of South Caro lina. Following the regular session, councilman C. D. Coleman call ed for an executive session of the body. Dorn to address Exchange clubs Congressman Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn will launch the South Carolina District Ex change Clubs’ Freedom Shrines Month with an address in Co lumbia on March 14. The Green wood Congressman will speak at 11:45 a.m. at the Flaming Pit Restaurant adjacent to the Ramada Inn near West Colum bia. The Freedom Shrine program, one of several American Citi zenship programs of National Exchange Clubs, is held in April, the month of Thomas Jefferson’s birthday. As a part of this observance a collection of 28 of the most cherished do cuments in American history, laminated and framed for per manent display, will be present ed to schools, libraries and pu blic buildings. Gordon S. Leslie of Newberry is District (state) President of the Exchange club and will pre side over the meeting. Rev. Grout guest at Wiles chapel The Executive Director of the Lutheran Social Ministry of Greater Columbia, the Rev. Harry Crout, will act as the “Guest Preacher” for the 11:15 a.m. services, Sunday, March 14, in the A.G.D. Wiles Chapel. MAKES PRESENTATIONS—Mayor Clar ence A. Shealy Jr. presents a number of certificates to William A. Smith Jr. for completion of courses on water treatment procedures. At right, Mayor Shealy con gratulates Fire Chief Ed Hazel and the Newberry Fire Department for National Honorable Mention and State second place in fire prevention activities. (Sunphoto)