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But the veterans never forgot the fighting and suffering of the Gamecock. They sent him to the General Assem THE INDEX-JOURNAL Pcgt Four TUESDAY May 16, 1961 OVER COMMITTED- bly. They elected him to Congress snd followed htm Into the party of Thomas Jefferson. They elevated him to the Senate of the United States and thee offered to Green Horse. Ax-x Highly imaginativei, the Game cock was always 'the grand strategist.

Instinctively using both men and terrain to baffle the enemy. He was a daring tactician, leading raw militia hand-to-hand fighting with British regulars. Powerful and tireless, he fought In berserk abandon, reck-; less of his own life and prodigal with the Uvea of his men. So enamored of victory was he, said I LI A. mm I mats mm guvernur ouuu, v- olina.

A venerable patriot, after life of public service, he retired to the benign High Hills. Rich, vigorous, and -greatly he lived to be ninety-eight, the last surviving general of the Revolution. Then the proud Carolinians Light Horse Harry Lee, that he would wade through torrents of blood to achieve It Sumter was a genius at arousing, organizing, and leading lr 1 regular troops. During his cam- Clgns from Rocky Mount to Quia-' he embodied ten regiments of volunteer mlllta. While there was no governor, legislature, or Judiciary la South Carolina, he assumed dictatorial power and raised six regiments of State Troops on Sumter's Law.

Stern, aloof and taciturn, the Gamecock treated His men like Kiers, but be courted no famll-rity. He was a lonely and rugged Partisan, self-reliant and proudly. Independent To Nathanael Green he seemed a glory fighter, a Carolina freebooter, a backwoods condottiere subsisting his private army by plundering Tories. But to the hungary. ragged, unpaid militia, he was a hero, a Galahad bearing the trlflamme of liberty.

After the Revolution no Parson Weema romanticized the Ufa of Lively Race erected a monument oi ones, steel, and honor, circled It with flame, and named it Fort Sum- icr. The Prologue from GAME-. COCK: The Life and Campaigns of General Thomas Sumter by Robert D. Bass. GAMECOCK: The life and Campaigns of General Tbomss Sumter by Robert D.

Bsss $1 NEW YORK Robert D. Bass, a professor at Furman University in his native South Carolina and a long-time contributor to scores of literary and historical publications, has recreated the partisan warfare which helped win the South in the Revolutionary War In GAMECOCK: The Life and Campaigns of General Thomas Sum-, ter. Written In the same vivid style as his SWAMP FOX: The Life and Campaigns of Francis Marion (which won the annual award of the American Revolution Found Table as the best book of the Revolutionary War published in 1959), Dr. Bass again brings to life a swift and fearelss guerilla leader, "The Gamecock." "In the spring of 1780, while Lord Cornwallis was marching through eastern a veteran Continental named Thomas Sumter galloped from his home in the High Hills of Santee. Among the Whigs in the Up Country he.

recruited a band of guerrillas. Then boldly emerging from secret bases, he hovered around the advancing enemy, ambushing and bushwacking them at the fords and ferries along the Catawba. Fearless and inexorable, like a gamecock he struck with fiery gaffs, leaving death and carnage at every pitting. In gory fighting at Hanging Rock, Sumter drove Carden from the field and destroyed his Prince of Wales' Regiment. But too bold and incautious, while resting from the August sun at Fishing Creek, he was surprised by Tarleton.

Surprised again at Fish Dam Ford, In wild night fighting his men defeated and captured We-myss. Then at Blackstock's later In November, on a rain-swept bluff above Tyger River, even though left bloody and unconscious, Sumter defeated Tarleton and his The tone of the paper may best be described by two pictures on page 28 of a German girt hardly clothed. The caption reads: "Angelika Gesemann, Miss Hesse of I960, Is an aspiring 21 year old actress whose favorite pastimes are traveling and meeting wealthy men. Sounds cold blooded? Well Is this news from home? In another Issue on page one la a photograph captioned: "She's lovely, young and single." In this issue, General Walker's crimes seem to be that be Is pro-American. This Is a quotation: "Gen.

Walker said that communism has Infiltrated every institution In the U. S. in an open attempt to overthrow our way of life. Pro-Blue is designed to acquaint every man in the command with, the Communist threat and the vital role each man must play la Its defeat the Communists and fellow travelers art all around us working for our destruction." The Overseas Weekly" states its purpose in this Instance: "But It is the responsibility of this newspaper to bring to public attention any government official in uniform who uses his power and authority, government means of communication to influence or dictate the beliefs of subordinates. "It Is furthermore our responsibility to point out officials who propagate beliefs in direct opposition to those upheld by the duly elected leaders.

"These points, we believe, are Important in considering the situation at the 24th Inf. Div." Who has set this newspaper up as an agency to monitor the thinking and the expression of thought of officers in the American Army? Surely this episode calls for an Investigation by a STOCKS BONDS The entrance of State Representative A. W. (Red) Bethea into the 1962 governor's race Insures that the campaign will be a lively one. A fiery product of Dillon County, Bethea Is noted for speaking his mind.

Although it would be premature to comment on the relative merits of Rep. Bethea since no other candidate has announced, it can be accurately stated that his heart lies with the welfare of the farmer. A graduate of Gemson College and a Dillon County farmer of some note, Bethea's unsuccessful campaigns for state agricultural commissioner in 1946 and 1930 resulted in a General Assembly probe of a seed-grading laboratory operated on a semi-private basis within the department He has spoken vigorously in behalf of the farmer on numerous occasions. Although Bethea is temporarily alowed by the effects of a recent heart attack, he is never to be underestimated, and South Carolinians who delight in rock-em-sock-em politics will not be disappointed with "Red" as a contender. Florence Morning News.

Our direct wire to New York plus teletype service to other cities enables us to give a fast and complete service to Investors. We'll be glad to execute orders fori Listed securities at regular rates AO over-the-counter stocks State and Municipal bonds CITIZENS TRUST COMPANY OR 3-2281 Congressional committee to discover what really happened in the Walker incident. Was the general committing an offense or was he persecuted for loyalty? area of Southeast Asia" and the western Pacific. In case of aggres-; sion its members are to "consult immediately in order td agree to measures which should be taken for common Members are: United States, United Kingdom, France, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Pakistan, Philippines. 5.

CENTRO The Central Treaty Organization is an outgrowth of the Baghdad Pact which set up the Middle East Treaty Organization. CENTRO was formed in August, 1959, after Iraq, one of the five original members of METRO, withdrew. The U. S. is not directly a member of CENTRO but has pledged to cooperate in mutual defense.

Members are: United Kingdom, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran. 6. Bilateral Treaties These are treaties signed by the United States with individual nations. They pro-vide for mutual assistance in case of an attack. Philippine Treaty United States and Philippines.

Japanese Treaty United States and Japan. Korean Treaty United States and South Korea. Republic of China Treaty United States and Taiwan. The Gamecock Dr. Robert D.

Bass, who provided a solid background on Gen eral Francis Marion with "The Swampfox," now has done the same thing for "The Gamecock," General Thomas Sumter. It was not until the American colonies turned to their natural style of fighting that they broke the back of the British military might in the Revolutionary War. It was the partisan warfare in the Caro-linas that finally turned the tide. Christopher Ward, in his two-volume "The War of the Revolution," said it "gave Greene his chance to exercise his strategic genius in the conduct of a campaign of dazzling shiftiness that led his opponents by an unbroken chain of consequence to the catastrophe at Yorktown which finally separated America from the British Crown." Sumter was one of the architects of that partisan style. He was a brilliant but sometimes too-bold leader, always ready to fight.

(Henry Savage in "The Santee," called Sumter "the most energetic in attack and careless in repose of any of the partisan leaders." This new volume by Dr. Bass gives new significance to the affairs of Sumter, Marion and Pickens. It will be an interesting volume to anyone interested in history, but expecially so to South Carolinians. One of the mysteries of life Is why people out of office make so much more sense than those In of flee. Richard Nixon, for Instance, summed up the 1 foreign situation rather neatly the other day when he never bigger than we are prepared to act," That makes sense.

President Lyndon B. Johnson said last week that the United SUtes will "commit A the full strength of its great capacity" to the cause of freedom in every land. In looking at the record, it seems that we have committed ourselves to do almost that, and it appears that we might have talked bigger than we are prepared to act or are capable of acting. Here are the commitments we have bound ourselves to since World War II: 1. Rio Treaty A treaty signed in August 1947, under which the signatory nations pledge themselves in the event of aggression against any one of them, to provide assistance to that nation on request.

Members are: United States Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, 1 Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay. 2. NATO A treaty signed in 1949, set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization under the members agree to regard an attack on one as an attack on alL Members are: United States, Canada, Iceland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Denmark, West Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, France, Greece, Turkey. 3. Anzus Treaty A treaty signed in September, 1951.

under which members acknowledge that an attack in the Pacific against any will involve all, and agree to act to meet the common danger. Members are: United States, New Zealand, Australia. 4. SEATO A treaty signed at Manila in September, 1954, that set up the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization covering the "general Not A Model The group which came into the South looking for trouble in the field of segregation found it. Such vio-.

lence as they met with is always to be deplored, but human nature being what it is such provocation will have hardly any other result. We can imagine what would hap-; pen to a group of white Southerners if they held such a publicized march into Harlem attempting to upset social customs. Such programs gain publicity for those concerned and they provoke disturbances, but they hardly set a model for improving human relations. Having read of General Edwin A. Walker's troubles, I thought It might be well to have a look at The Oversets Weekly" which' was responsible for the fracas.

The newspaper accused the general. In effect, of brainwashing American troops with American doctrines. eA I got two copies of this newa- paper which says that It is "A Touch of Home Away From. Home." So, It is full of pictures of bosomy girls. On page three, I came upon the General Walker story.

The newspaper asserts that the general is to be Investigated because "The Overseas Weekly" accused him of exposing American troops "to the philosophy of the controversial John Birch Society." The weekly Itself reports that General Walker had referred to it as "immoral, unscrupulous, corrupt and destructive." Men may differ as to policies and ideas, but no law forbids anyone from Joining the John Birch Society or from advocating its policies. This organization does not propose to overthrow the American government by force and voilence. The Issue of "The Overseas Weekly" at which I am looking, gives the Impression that membership in this society is a crime of sorts. In an editorial, the editor of The Overseas Weekly" says: "The Issue is not whether or not the John Birch Society is dangerous, controversial or even ridiculous. That is a decision for the proper authorities the Congress, the attorney general and the public to make.

"The issue is whether or not the philosophy of any political group should be disseminated by a military commander." The principle set forth by this newspaper is embodied in this sentence: "We don't pretend to know how to operate militarily and we have never thought we bad a right to dictate the thought of others. No man has a right to do harm to another human being." This is utter nonsense. This country is engaged in war with the Soviet universal state. This country is doctrinally opposed to communism. Every Communist Is an enemy of the United States.

It Is the function of every official of the United SUtes to dig out those who advocate communism and to drive them out of the armed forces. The assumption therefore that a man has a right to any opinion Is nonsense. A man may not advocate treason. He may not advocate the overthrow of our government by force and voilence or by any other means. The theory that the editors of The Overseas Weekly" may say what they please but not the general responsible for the physical, mental and moral being of the troops Is nonsense.

Weekly Popular With GIs FRANKFURT. Germany (AP) Overseas Weekly is an 11-year-old tabloid popular with GIs and long used to Army scraps. MaJ. Gen. Edwin Walker is a tough general with a solid World War II and Korea War record and a pronounced dislike of Overseas Weekly.

Newspaper and general have locked horns several times, but their most recent collision got big headlines. OW published a story that Walker was giving the troops of his 24th Infantry Division Indoctrination material drawn from the militantly conservative John Birch Society. Fur flew. In the United States, President Kennedy ordered the Pentagon to check. Walker was relieved of his command pending outcome of the Investigation.

For his part, the general who commanded the federal troops sent into Little Rock, during the Integration disturbances there called OW "immoral, unscrupulous, corrupt and destructive," The paper promptly filed suit to force a retraction. What sort of publication started the rhubarb? It's a racy sheet, aimed at GIs in Europe, with girlie pin-ups on front and back covers. Its news columns run THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY IS REQUESTED AT A SPECIAL. SALON SHOWING OP THE MAGNIFICENT 1961 A LJ i s---j i () jma Mt rV umiM-- rW Editorial Comment Eldorado Biarritz X. X.

Long On Desire The people of Ninety Six want a library, and they are going to have one. They are getting it through, community enterprise and support and a big dash of faith. "We are 26 cents In debt," one supporter said when asked how IN LINE OF DUTY A grateful nation should remember the Navy doctor, who died in a fall from a helicopter sling after a dangerous balloon ascent, as well as the brave astronaut who survived a flight into space. News and Courier -X 'X that for this occasion we will have on exhibit certain It is a distinct pleasure to invite the motoring public to visit our showrooms for an unusually fine display of the luxurious Cadillac motor cars. We are confident, you will feel, as we do, that the automobile which Cadillac designers have created for 1961 is beyond question the finest ever built We are especially pleased superb Cadillac models which you might not ordinarily have an opportunity to see.

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