Editorials I
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July Fourth
The Fourth of July—lndepend
ence Day! What a world of color,
of draima, of history, those few
little words bring to mind, and
especially to those of an age who
can remember what the Fourth
used to mean.
It iwas a day of fun, of course.
There were games, complete with
prizes for young and old alike,
running the gamut from three
togged races to shooting matches.
There were the family picnics, and
sturdy old tables groaned under
them. There were the fireworks
now banned almost everywhere,
except in formal*displays, for saf
ety reasons. There were the ora
tors—they ran the full, gamut
from good to indifferent to bid,
but they all had one thing in com
mon-dedication, passion, pride in
nation, its heritage, and its future.
There were the great brass
bands, the members standing tall
in their pressed, polished uniforms.
There were the roll calls of the
towering names that had provided
leadership in molding and making
a nation fit to stand with any
nation—Washington, Madison, Mon
roe, Jefferson, the Adamses, Frank
lin. .’ . . the flags, proud
i—* against the sky, flew everywhere.'
We still celebrate the Fourth.
It’s still a national holiday. But
something vital has gone out of it.
Whatever the reason, the nation is
poorer, weaker and smaltor be
cause of that. Times have chang
ed. We have grown. Prospered,
learned 'sophist'fcations, enjoyed
vast material progress. But is the
old pride, the old sense of faith in
nation and in its destiny, the
old courage, still with us?
Each must answer that question
for himself. But let him ponder
deeply and honestly before ans- 1
wering as another Fourth comes j
near.
Viewpoint
BY TOM HIGGINS
" It occurs to me:
—That although the weatherman
tel*s us the month just past was
the coolest June on record, things
were pretty hot in Burnsville.
—That the wife who thinks her
hubby’s lakes are corny should
remember that he supplies the
cabbage, too.
—That it won’t seem like the
Fourth of July without the annual
picnic thrown by the Farmers’
Federation organization (perhaps
the splurges on Independence Day*
are the cause of the outfit’s bank
ruptcy).
—That the best way to celebrate
the Fourth is with a fifth .(July
sth, that is).
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Grassroots Opinion
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MILLER, S. D„ PRESS: “It ap
pears that bees come under the
heading of property and are there
fore taxable. If you are wondering
just how a bee owner goes about
the business of counting, his bees,
iet me hasten to assure you that)
the head count is made easy, if |
you can use the word ‘easy’ and ■
‘taxes’ in the same sentence. It’s ’
just a simple matter of counting
the hives, not the inhabitants. The
next time you are assaulted by a
bee, in a very vulnerable area,
I and bees have a built-in radar
which guides them to the vulner
| ab*e areas, don’t smear him. The
life you save may be that of a
taxpayer.”
LEESBURG, FLA., COMMER
CIAL: “Youth is ‘slowing down’. I
a high school principal is quoted)
as saving. You wouldn’t think so|
to see the way .some boys and
girls ... round the comers in the
family automobile."
CORYDON, IND., REPUBLI
CAN: “It should require but a
moment’s thought to realize that
no other nation is so well-fed as
ours, with such a variety of foods,
or so completely protected by its
growers, food-processors and gov
ernment against food contamina
tion from any source, even from
* misrepresentation in grading and
measurement.”
AFTIN, OKLiA., AMERICAN:
“Was it Patrick Henry who said:
'Give me Liberty or give me
death’ or did he say: ‘Taxation
without Representation is Tyran
ny’? We cainnot say as to our lib
erties butwe do know that under
the present setup we pay taxes
unto death and our liberties are
slowly being taken away from us
and our representative (is>, at
times, doubtful.”
QUAKERTOWN, PA., FREE
. PRESS: “One mark of dictatorship,
| fascist or communist, is rigid con
-1 trol of the labor force. Just re
-1 centiy, Cuba, which is now perfect-
I ing the tools of dictatorship, an
nounced that from now on all em
ployment must be handled throu
gh the state employment service. .
We are heading in the same direc
tion here. ... A number of people
connected with U. S. Employment
Service have made it plain that
they want to do all the job place
ment in the country. In the Em
ployment Security Review it is stat-1
!ed 'that 'lt is intended that the
) employment office in each looal-
J ity will become the community
manpower center.”
PORT GIBSON, MOBS., REVE
ILLE: "One news item . . .showed
that common sense won over a
bunch of sociologists, when the
House of Representatives voted
overwhelmingly to allow teachers
in the District of Columvia schools
to spank unruly pupils. Probably
this should come under the head
ing of a ‘Progress Report’.”
BOONE, IOWA, NEWS-REPUB
LICAN: "Spring is check-iup time
as far as house and garden are
concerned. It might be well to con
sider a check-up on one’s own|
physical condition. For a long
time an annua* health chedk-mp
has been recommended. People
know of this recommendation but
too few act on their knowledge.
! Some individuals may avoid this
Physical check-up because they
think it takes time, Who is to
judge the coist of tine? An hour’s
visit to a doctor nay save your
lif.e.”
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FROM THE CANTON
ENTERPRISE
When people in responsible places
are trying to do their jobs as well
as the public interest dictates,
there are bound to be differences
of opinions as to how some things
should be handled.
That’s only human nature.
And newspaper people are as
sucepfble to this condition as any
other person is.
A situation arose recently when
some people thought it might be
best if a certain news story could
be left out of the paper. The news
paper peopto thought that the
story ought to be Published. For
two reasons: People have the right
of information. They need to know'
what is going on in the community
just as do the people who already
knew what is happening. Secondly,
a news story with the facts pre
sented accurately can clear the
air of rumors.
For these reasons, this newspap
er chose to pubhsh the story. But
jit did not choose to publish the
story in such away that further
speculation would arise. And it
did not choose to display the story
with the prominence of big banner
headlines, as as some other news
papers would have done in the
same situation.
But it should be pointed out that
supresslng the news in any com
munity in the hope that the situa
tion will resolve itsel is a fallacy
because no problem will go away
when it's ignored.
We are willing to concede, how
ever, that publicity of events
the racial strife that is sweeping
this country is a good example—
■ does nothing to bring about under
standing and agreement.
Many newspapers and ottm
prose media have play ad up the
racial events solely for ME ftfcd
lines. In fact, many of them have
used so many big headlines that
agitation has been stirred to the
point that racial peace will be
long in coming to this country.
But this is the way of America.
We have freedom of tho press and
Letters To The Editor
God commanded the priests to
drink no wine nor strong drink, i
(Lev.. 10, 8-9). God commanded
the Naza rites to drink no wine
(Num. 6, 1-3). God commanded the
mother of Samson to drink no
wine nor strong drink (Judges
13, 4-14).
Daniel, the great prophet of the
Bible, was a total abstainer. But
Daniel purposed In his heart that
he would not defile himself with
the portion of the king’s meat,
nor with the wine which he drank:
therefore he requested of the
prince of the eunuchs that he
might not defile himself (Daniel
1, B>. ' -
Paul, the great apostle to the
gentiles, wrote: It is good neither
to eat flesh, nor drink wine, nor
anything whereby thy brother
stiunbleth. or is offended, or is
made weak (Romans 14, ID.
Jchn the Baptist was a total ab
stainer-. For he shall be great in
the sight of the Lord, and shall
drink neither wine nor strong
drink: and he shall be filled with
the Holy Ghost, even from Ms
mother's womb 'Luke 1, 15).
Woe unto him that giveth his
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Press is better than a
one. {j: has to remain, ttttt 'MtF'tjfl
matter how dtstaetftiil IMP oaf*
event* are handled. ’■
neighbor drink, that PUfcMt
drunk also, that thou lttajMSt look ( '<
bottle to tom, and roaketp btoa \
on their nakedness (H2b«akl3k
2, 15). Wine ie a mocker,, strong 1
drink is raging: and whoseevgr iai j
deceived thereby is not wise CpPev,
20, 1). Woe to them that ring Ufl
early in the morning, that Vutf
may follow strong drink: tjjpt OQB»
tinue until night, till wine iSfittua
them! (Is*. 5, 11).
Woe unto them that are might?
to drink wine, and men of Qtreogtil
to mingle strong drink: Vfttftr
justify the wicked for reward* eo§
take away the righteousness *f,
the righteous from him! (ftsa.
5, 22-3).
Who hath woe? Who haiJl Sor
row? Who hath contentions? Why
hath babbling? Who Hath womans
without cause? Who hath redPejss
of eyes? They that tarry long id
the wine; they that go to aeflk
mixed wine, Look not than UMt
the wine when it is red, wheg tt
giveth his color in the euffc vfbet
tt moveth itself aright. tFrwv.
23. 29-81).
Rev. Earl Blankenship, .
Double Island Baptist ChUXGb