The Times and Democrat from Orangeburg, South Carolina • 1

i i i i I TODAY'S THOUGHT It is not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races. Mark Twain. THE WEATHER SOUTH CAROLINA: Partly cloudy a a with brisk northwesterly winds and colder. Highs 35 to 41 in northwest portion to 40 to 4 elsewhere. Sunday generally fair and cold.

At South Carolina's Crossroads Of Agricultural And 10 CENTS DAILY, 15 CENTS SUNDAY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1968 ORANGEBURG, S.C. 29115 in. AHA to TO (a fl nil; MODS Qj DO (i (o VOL 111 -NO 41 Orangeburg Is A City Of Silence mm od (do5 Industrial Prosperity ft If IL -j NATIONAL GUARDSMEN AND HEAVY ARMOR ON GUARD AT BOULEVARD AND RUSSELL NEAR ENTRANCE TO COLLEGES Necessary Movement Allowed Under Curfew 1 struck in the face by a two-by-four piece of lumber. Although the executive order Is being obeyed by Orangeburg-ers, there are many who ex- pressed displeasure at the early hour of 5 o'clock when it takes effect. Those who complained pointed out the economic loss that will be suffered by Orange-burg businessmen over the week worrying to-close by 5-0 clock.

Normally on Friday, roost stores stay open until 7: 30 to 9 p.m. closing hours. And daily, most stores remain open until at least 5:30 or 6:30 o'clock. "The sun doesn't set until a little after. 6 o'clock now," one complainer said.

"Each day It sets later. And there is never any trouble with the students until after dark. I wonder why Gov. McNair didn't take that Into consideration?" The wording of the govern- nor's executive order follows: WHEREAS, it appears to. my satisfaction that there exists in the City of Orangeburg widespread acts of violence and threats of violence, common disregard for the law and disorders of a general nature which constitute a danger to the persons and property of the citi-; zens of the community, and threaten the peace and tran quility of the State, NOW, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE CON -STITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I do hereby proclaim that a state of emergency exists In the City of Orangeburg; and In order to minimize the dangers to life, limb and property, I do hereby authorize, order and direct: That any and all law enforcement officers of the State and its subdivisions, and the offl cials of the City of Orange burg and all other persons In authority do whatever may be deemed necessary, to main (See On Page 2) between groups of citizens.

Meeting in Council chambers at 5 p.m., the city fathers pledged their cooperation and added that If the group desired jo become permanent, they would have the prerogative of specifying their own membership. Dr. W. McLeod Frampton was asked by Mayor Pendarvls to serve as chairman. After the mayor and members of council left, the group appointed the Rev.

J. Herbert Nelson as vice (See On Page 2) era Kkl -T Campuses Virtually Deserted Nearly all the students of South Carolina State College and Claflin College evacuated the campuses Friday as an uneasy calm prevailed in racially torn Orangeburg. S.C. State suspended classes indefinitely and Claflin does not have Saturday sessions. State police and about 600 National Guardsmen remained on duty Friday night to enforce the curfew.

The area where the ad-Joining campuses are located was tightly guarded. Only one incident was reported, a grass fire in a field near U.S. 601 about a mile from the S. C. State campus.

Henry Lake, director of the South Carolina Legislative Council and McNair's personal representative in Orangeburg, said four shots were fired at firemen when they were extinguishing the blaze, but no one was injured. There were no ar-i rests. Firemen quickly doused the The Guardsmen carried rifles with fixed bayonets. A spokesman at the armory said they carried live ammunition in their lockets, but were ordered to -oad their rifles, only in case of danger. Cars and trucks entering the area of the colleges were rerouted after being searched.

Two busy highways, U.S. 301 and U.S. 601, run through Orangeburg. Automobiles and trucks were allowed on the streets, but no one was allowed outside a vehicle. Besides those on the highways, few vehicles were moving.

All places of business, including theaters and drug stores, closed when the curfew came into effect at 5 p.m. Those killed Thursday night were Samuel Hammond, 18, of Ft Lauderdale, a fresh, man; Delano Middleton, 17, an Wilkinson high school pupil and Henry Smith, 18, of Marion, S.C, a sophomore. Hammond and Smith were students at South Carolina State. A spokesman for South Carolina State said the three were "in a group on which patrolmen Gov. McNair, calling it "one of the saddest days In the history of South Carolina," said the deaths and injuries came only after a lengthy period of sniper fire from the campus "and not until an officer had been felled during his efforts to protect life and property." The governor said "although the patrolman's injury was caused by some type of thrown missile, there was reason to believe at that instant that he had been shot.

The other patrolmen, with instructions to protect themselves and others, responded with gunfire." McNair said the seriousness of Thursday night's racial disorder was compounded by the theft of some military rifles by students from the RCTC arsenal on the S.C. State campus. He said the weapons were returned early Friday at the insistence of the ROTC commander. However, Col. Walter Me.

bane, the ROTC commander, discounted reports that weapons had been stolen from the armory. But he said a quantity of bullets had not been accounted for. He added that windows in the armory were broken after the outburst of shooting. The racial unrest in Orangeburg began Monday night with a rock-throwing demonstration against the AlUStar Bowling Lanes, a privately owned alley (See On Page 2) 0 a seen eyes. And, as the hour grew later, the number of cars diminished rapidly.

A Times and Democrat re -porter who drove through many parts of the city was unhalted and unquestioned, even though there was no indication on his vehicle that he was carrying out his normal editorial duties. Undoubtedly, there will be more attention given the vehicular traffic in nights to come as law enforcement officers and Na tional Guardsmen recover from four hectic nights which cul minated Thursday night with a confrontation between South Carolina State and Claflin College students which resulted In the deaths of three Negroes and wounding or Injuries to 36 others. One State Highway Patrolman also suffered Injuries when MORE ORANGEBURG RACIAL ON PAGE 2 Elsewhere ij: WALLACE WILLING TO TAKE GAMBLE page five I SPRINGFIELD ST. ANGELA WIN 3 page seven WEISKOPF LEADS i WILLIAMS OPEN page seven PUEBLO WAS WITHOUT RADAR SURVEILLANCE page twelve rector of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. In another development the Greater Orangeburg Chamber of Commerce Issued a state -ment expressing "Willingness to cooperate with city officials In participating In any discussions that may prove useful In resolving this serious problem now facing Orangeburg." The purpose of the Human Relations Committee, as ex plained by Mayor E.O.

Pendar-vls, Is to bring human understanding back into the community and prevent future friction 5E3j The red, yellow and green traffic lights at Orangeburg's street intersections blinked re-petitiously in lonely splendor Friday night but there were few motorists to heed their warnings or speed over the crossings with their blessings. For Gov. Robert E. McNair Friday morning Issued an executive order in Columbia declaring a state of emergency in the Orangeburg area and ordering a curfew at 5 p.m. daily for the duration of the emergency.

His executive order was Issued after two South Carolina State College students and a high school student were killed and 37 other persons were injured or wounded during a brief exchange of gunfire with State Highway patrolmen Thursday night It was the fourth night of violence on the adjoining South Carolina State College and Claflin College campuses. As McNair addressed a news conference in Columbia, ar rangements were being made in Orangeburg to send home students from the two predomln-lnantly Negro institutions. A State College official, IP p.m. Friday, that -J movement had been so buoqcm-ful that only 50 male students remained in dormitories on the campus. No report was received from Claflin College, which does not have Saturday classes.

Of the 36 wounded and In jured, the official said, all had been dismissed from the Stat College infirmary, but there were others still being treated at the Orangeburg Regional Hospital. The governor said the curfew would last from 5 p.m. Friday, until 6 a.m. Saturday and "will be reimposed at 5 p.m. Saturday" until the situation eases.

President Johnson and Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark were asked by the state chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to send National Guardsmen from "neutral areas outside of South Carolina." In a telegram, the organization said out-of-state guardsmen were needed "to guarantee safety of Negro citizens and students." The Justice Department said it had received the- request, but declined comment. The White House said it had not received the telegram. The outburst of shooting start, ed Thursday night when state troopers and National Guardsmen attempted to push students back onto a campus to douse fires they had started.

McNair said, "It has become apparent that the incident last night was sparked by Black Power advocates who represented only a small minority of the total student bodies" at the schools. Maceo Nance acting president of South Carolina State, said the atmosphere on the campus was "very tense" Friday and that classes had been suspended Indefinitely. Classes, however, were con-- ducted on the Claflin campus, which does not have classes on Saturday. Parents began arriving in Orangeburg about 7 a.m. to take students home.

McNalr's office and the state NAACP made plans to send buses to transport students to major cities in South Carolina. The Rev. A. W. Halman of Aiken, president of the state NAACP, said his organization had set up a steering committee, at the request of students, to help bring order to the cam- puses.

The governor blamed the trouble on Cleveland Sellers, 23, state coordinator for SNCC. As of 2 a.m. Saturday, Orange-burgers appeared to be cooperating almost 100 per cent with Gov. Robert E. McNair's executive order declaring a curfew in Orangeburg from 5 p.m., until 6 a.m.

daily, until the order Is rescinded. Some banks. and business es-. tabllshments began closing their doors and dismissing their em-ployts even earlier than the 5 p.m. deadline to permit them -to reach their homes by that hour and escape being halted and questioned.

But Police Chief Roger E. Poston, on receiving copies of the governor's executive order for distribution to representatives of news media; and others, said that the order would be enforced with "common sen-se and understanding." He said that the order was Issued by the governor to enable law enforcement officers to protect life and property efficiently, without interference, direct and Indirect, from outsiders andcuriosity seekers during the serious situation facing the city as the result of racial demonstrations. He said that those en route to and from work during those hours would be permitted to do so "althought they may be stopped for questioning as to the reason for their being on the city streets." And, he said, those faced with an emergency would be per mltted to meet their individual crises without Interference except for the possibility of being stopped for questioning. And the commercial estab lishments In the city appeared to be cooperating 100 per cent Even those establishments which normally remain open on Sundays and holidays to meet household needs were closed, as were the city's restaurants. After 6 p.m., there was little vehicular activity on the streets.

Those cars that were using the thoroughfares were being driven slowly and circumspectantly as though drivers were con scious of being watched by un CLEVELAND SELLERS AFTER ARREST Sellers Under $50,000 Bond Cleveland L. Sellers Jr. former national program secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and currently the central figure in several federal court suits, has been arrested and charged with inciting to riot and placed under $50,000 bond. Sellers was allegedly hit in the left arm by a shotgun pellet during violence at the South Carolina State College campus Thursday night. Sellers was charged on a warrant signed by Chief Orangeburg County Deputy Sheriff B.N.

Collins. Sellers is a native of Denmark, S.C., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland L. Sellers who operate a combination cafe-motel and taxi business in the town.

According to information gathered by The Times and Democrat from the Atlanta Associated Press office, Sellers has been involved in a number of legal actions resulting from his affiliation with the Black Power movement. On May 1, 1967, Sellers was freed from jail under bond after federal authorities charged he refused induction Into the U.S. Army. He was charged Sept. 5,1967, by the U.S.

Attorney In Atlanta of violating that bond by traveling to New York City to obtain a passport and Russian visa. Sellers was freed September 6 under $1,000 bond and ordered to surrender his passport and visa. His attorney, Henry Moore Jr. of Atlanta, who reportedly handles the majority of legal matters for SNCC and the Black Power groups In the Atlanta area, was asked if Sellers had violated the September 6 bond-by traveling to South Carolina. Moore reportedly answered that as far as he knew Sellers didn't have to stay in one place and "besides, he is a resident of South Carolina." Sellers has been the plaintiff In other suits filed in federal court.

On Sept 19, 1967, he filed suit In the Fifth U.S. Cir- cult Court charging that a disproportionate number of Negroes were being sent into combat In Vietnam. He allegedly also filed suit against the Bamberg County Draft Board in 1967 charging the board had no Negroes a-mong its members. Officials of the Bamberg County Draft Board had no com-ment noting that any information regarding Sellers or any other registrants would have to come from the state board in Columbia. The court action against Sellers for draft evasion Is still pending in federal court According to Information gathered from several sources In Denmark, SeUers attended Voor-hees Hjtrh School and gained some local fame for his prowess as a basketball player.

Following his graduation from the high school he reportedly en- (See A On Page 2) Human Relations Group Is Formed By Citizens A step toward healing the o-pen wounds of civil strife which have wracked Orangeburg during the past week, culminating in the death of three youths Thursday night, was taken late Friday afternoon by the formation of a temporary Human Relations Committee by citizens of Orangeburg. The mayor and City Council of Orangeburg contacted a number of Orangeburg citizens Friday afternoon and approached them on the matter of serving on such a committee, according to the Rev. William J. Snow,.