Everyone living in Clarendon County has had a personal experience with Strom Thurmond. If they didn’t have personal contact with the Senator, they know someone who has. If they don’t know someone who had personal contact with Strom, they know someone who knows someone who did. It doesn’t have to go any further than that. Strom knew everybody and everybody knew Strom.
Carol and I were witness to the fate of Strom Thurmond, Saturday night.
We love the arts. Theater is of particular interest to us. Dinner at Al’s Upstairs Restaurant and then off to the Trustus Theatre in Columbia was our Saturday night sojourn. We were in the big city to see a tale about our late great Senator Thurmond.
The play, written by a Horry County/New York newspaperman David Zinman, puts Strom on trial to determine the Senator’s fate … heaven or hell. With Satan’s emissary as the prosecutor, Strom decides to defend himself. Martin Luther King Jr. sits in judgment.
The ensuing trial provides an interesting look at Strom’s life through the cross examination of friends, family and associates of Strom by Satan’s Advocate.
The play runs through March 4 and is well worth the drive to the big city.
ClarendonCares About Our Neighbors
When people get together and talk, great things can happen. One of the most exciting projects going on in our community is ClarendonCares. This fund is the result of conversation by several members of the Clarendon County Inter-Agency Council. Consumate do-gooders Dawn Still of the Department of Social Services and The Manning Times Managing Editor Cathy Gilbert spearheaded the ClarendonCares initiative.
ClarendonCares is a program to raise much-needed funds for United Ministries of Clarendon County. United Ministries is a clearinghouse for people who need temporary help with an electric bill, home heating fuel or with food.
Our goal is to raise $25,000, which will double the United Ministries revenues, and provide much needed funds to help our neighbors in need.
The good thing about United Ministries is it is a single outlet for people in need to go. In the past, people could go from church to church and essentially make a living out of working the circuit. United Ministries truly helps people who need help. It is neighbors helping neighbors.
The project has had a great start so far but we need your help. In the March 7 edition of the Times Extra and the March 9 edition of The Manning Times, our neighbors who have contributed will be recognized. Please consider being a part of this worthwhile endeavor. There is a form on page seven of this issue of The Manning Times to help you make a donation.
