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'^T ♦ * s f Pajpe Two THE By SPECTATOR... COMMENTS on MEN AND THINGS Why should Jhe Bricker pro posed amendment be adopted, or something of the sort, jfuarantee- - ing the Constitutional rights of American~”e!tTze' cleer limitations on he prerog ative of -a President to ensnarl and inveigle us in unconstitu tional agreements and treaties’ branch in New York and depos ited money wiUi the state super intendent of insurance for the protection of claims vof policy holder; and creditors here. In Taiil, Ift'^ Sorie4--govmunemt na tionalied all insurance and sued decrees confiscating is- all the money he held and the United States sued the superin tendent, policy holders and cred itors who claimed the funds. They objected on the grounds that under the law of New York they were entitled to the money and that to take it away from them would violate the Fifth Amendment of the U. S. Consti tution providing that no person should be deprived of property without due process of law. The U. S. Suprerifie Court held that the Litvinov Assignment was part of the foreign policy of the U. S. within the province of the CUNTfO N CHRONICLE our treaties which undermine Constitutional rights: . “We shall see to it that po treaty or agreement with other countries deprive our citizens of the rights guaranteed them by the Federal Constitution.” property of private Russian in- PresidehtTn cgrmectlon with-the recognition of Russia; that the assignment should be given ef fect, and that the law of New York and the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution could not stand in the way. This ruling that ^an executive agreement made by. the Presi dent alone, without the approval I cite and quote a learned law- 'suranee companies wherever sit- yer on the so-eal.cd Pink case: ^ uated and cancelled all claims ‘The absolute ciimax in hold- against these companies and all ing foreign policy action su- the rights of their shareholders, perior to the United States Con- In 1933, after the U. S. had rec- stitution and to state laws was ognized Russia, Mr. Litvinov reached in United States v. j wrote a letter to President Pink 31S IT S. 203, a decision Roosevelt assigning those insur- ; °f the Senate, is like a treaty), even a great many Taw vers d o ji anee funds to the United States the supreme law of the land and not know very much about. to be used for the settlement of ^supersedes the Fifth Amend- The case came about like this: Soviet-United States obligations, men! as well as the Taw of New In 1907 a private Russian insur- The New York insurance, super- York is highly dangerous. The ance company established a i intendent refused to turn over effect upon the laws of the coun- try of agreements lying -fn--the files of the White House or of the State Department*can. only be overcome by a Constitutional provision that executive agree ments, as well as treaties, shall have no effect as domestic law within the United States unless implemented by legislation. The Pink case holding was criticized by Dr. Philip Je;up in 36 American Journal of Ameri can Law, 282 (1942) in the fol lowing language: ‘From the point of view r of our constitu tional law, the decision may well j mark one of the most far-reach- 1 ing inroads upon the protection which it was supposed the Fifth Amendment accorded to private property.’ Certainly if the President can set aside the Fifth Amenldment faihijftra Dollar? * # You can if you use Natural Chilean Nitrate of Soda for vour top-dressing and side-dressing needs. It costs a little more because it’s worth more. But the difference in cost usually can he measured in pennies per acre, while the differ ence in lalue often amounts to dollars per acre. Chilean ‘'Bulldog” Soda gives you generous extra value. The nitrogen^- 1<K1 per cent nitrate. It s ICiO per cent available I quick-act irrg 1: 100 per cent dependable. The minor elements make crops stronger, healthier. The sodiuhi —26. pounds in e\er\ 100-pound sack —is a ke\ to maximum returns (fh your entire fertilizer investment. It offsets the bad effects of acid forming fertilizers...increases the efficiency of mixed ferti lizers containing them. It releases "locked-up'' potash in the soil... increases the availability and efficiency of soil phos phate...reduces potash, calcium and magnesium losses by leaching...develops larger, deeper root systems. Sodium builds up the productivity of your land—more each year. It's an essential element for some crops... bene ficial to most and necessary, paid, must be paid; aU that the so-called write-off rpeans is that they get a short breathing spell, but the taxes must pe paid. I asked the banker: “Do you mean to say that ^his so-called “write-off’ is like tikis: If I need ed to borrow a million dollars to You may know that there are build a plant necessary for our plans to develop- the hydro-elec- national defense you would lend trie possibilities of Niagara. Five me the million dol)ars at 5 per great power companies offer to cent interest and fdlow me to do this with their own money pay less interest for several and pay taxes, of course. Gov-1 years, but that I mqst pay it, all emor Dewey wishes the State of ■ of it, within a specified time, or New York to do all this, with thej you will foreclose on me"? taxpayer’s money, but without! “That's right’’, he spid. ‘It is a plan" bF th£"~GbV£rtaneht" 'to'per-' suade the heavy investment nec- any taxes to be piid by the pro~ the truth clearly omitting the headlines: ^“Your tax bill, your pocket- welfare can be affected by a de cision to be made in Congress on-the development of additional electricity at Niagara Falls. Five New York State electric companies are' ready to develop this new power swiftly and ef ficiently in Ihe public interest. However, the 5-company ef forts to produce more electricity at Niagara are being threaten ed by a proposal to produce elec tricity through a State-owned power authority exempt from State, local and Federal taxes. In addition to not paying taxes, the State authority is not subject to regulation of rates, and would create a public debt of $400,000,- 000 (four hundred million dol lars). The General Electric Com pany, one of New York’s largest taxpayers (paying about $15,- 000,000 to the State alone in by an executive agreement it M®53), employing 67,000 men and can also be done by treaty. What women i n New York State, and happens then to the Bill of !Usin B 309,000,000 kilowatt hours Rights and to all other Consti- of electricity a year, has an im- tutional provisions? portant stake in the most effic- Those who say that Missouri* ient development of more power v. Holland did not violate any a * Niagara. Constitutional prohibitions can This interest posed development The General Electric Com- essar y to put our country in pany, which will probably sell a £ood condition for \he defense of lot of equipment, regardless of our people. But your Uncle Sam which crowd develops and ope- : ;sn t K‘ vin 8 anything ^ to any- rates the enterprise, has publish- body " ed a full-page advertisement, After hearing the banker’s ex- which I quote becaue it tells all 1 planation it seems to me like buying groceries “on credit”. You may walk out with your basket of food, but the merchant didn’t give you anything: the bill will be in your mail on the 1st of the month. The Secretary of the Interior says the Office of Defense Mob ilization is still concerned with the problem of expanding power and it is presumed that tax am ortization, authorized under de fense legislation, will be contin ued as long as shortages exist. If the electric power of New York or Chicago or Detroit cut off by enemy bomba those places might have to call On South Carolina for. power. Through the existing system of mter-conneciion power flows from any point to where the na tion needs it Thnrsday, February 25, 19S4 WIDE VARIETY OF FOODS TO BE PLENTTIFUL IN MARCH The U. S. Department of Agri culture’s list of foods, expected to be plentiful in March includes g wide variety, with grapefruit, Irish potatoes, cabbage, and cel ery leading the field. Tht grapefruit crop, estimated at 44,230,000 boxes, runs about 5,960;000 boxes larger than- a year ago, ana the quality is ex cellent. . - New crop Florida potatoes will hit March markets in increas ing volume, adding to the large supplies from the fall harvest. well below last year’s levels As for cabbage, though the winter crop is expected to reach about 327,000 tons—approxi mately 3 per cent below the av erage for the past four years— first of January stocks of Danish cabbage, estimated at 60,500 tons, were double the quantity on hand for that date in 1953. Winter celery production is es timated «t around 6,862,000 crates—5 per cent above the av erage for the past four years. Here’s thumbnail information on some of the other plentifuls: ... Beef: Offerings of high quality fed beef should be in liberal sup ply, along with the less expens ive intermediate grades. Broilers and Fryers: Around last year lifted stored dairy products to new levels. ’ ' — I ■ ■HI 1.1 Ml.. —II.—— FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 8th day of March, 1954, we will ren der a final account of our acta and doings as Executors of the estate of Wm. J, Bailgy in the of fice of the Judge of Probate of 10 per cent more birds are near- j Laurens County, at 10. o’clock a.' ing the marketable age then a m., and on the same day will ap* year ago. Wholesale pricis con tinue moderate. Eggs: December production was a record 5.3 billion, and a higher rate uf laying is-expccted to increase production over last year- Fresh and Processed Orangee: The record 1953 crop in Florida forecast at 86,000,000 boxes— is about 13,800,000 boxes larger than'in 1952. > < 5 • Winter Pears: ^Production is estimated at 7,1-30,000 boxes— around a million boxes above the previous season. " Cranberry Sauce: This sea- rop broke all records, and supplies for processing were about 50 per cent larger than a year earlier. Onions: Total storage' hold ings are up 61 per-cent from a year ago, and new crop Onions from South Texas will soon be gin moving. Dairy Products: A greater- than seasonal increase in milk production in the first half of ply for a final discharge from our tnu(jt as Executors. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make payment on er before that date;- and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever boned. . v ; ] P. S. BAILEY AND ROBERT M. VANCE, Executors, Clinton, S. C, Jan. 2V-1954 4c-w-£eb. 25 WE DO ALL KINDS OF - PRTNTTlfC—EXCEPT BAD CHRONICLE PUB. CO. Phoaa 74 Dr. Felder Smith OPTOMETRIST Laurens, S. C. Phone 794 for maximum yields of many. Penn ies-per-aere differ ence in cost may mean dollars-per-acre difference in value to you. Chilean ‘‘Bulldog Soda is the best fertilizer your money can bu\. Use it for all of your top-dressing and side-dressing needs. CHILEAN NITRATE ^ SODA X-#*. - CHUfAN NirttATt of S00A cv«*« %r(te 'K:ke iurt pj jilt is NATCHEl find that the Fifth Amendment did not protect private property In the Pink case. The existence of this decision was over-looked “by Secretary Dulles when in the 1953 Senate hearings on the Bricker Amend ment he said that executive agreements not approved by the Senate as treaties cannot consti tutionally become law of the land’ unless validated by Con gress. Even though the State De partment now has learned about the Pink case it refuses to agree to Senator George’s demand that ^he law become exactly wnat Secretary Dulles in April, 1953, said that it was. Seattle, Wash Alfred J. Schw oe^ (Mr. .Schweppe is chairma.. of the American Bar Association Committee on Peace and Law Through the United Nations.) centers around our obligation to our employees, our customers. Unnecessary gov- our share-owners and to you— emment spending at Niagara would create additional tax-ex empt property in the State and boost the taxes paid by all three of these important groups. Moreover, producing electric ity at Niagara by private enter prise will create an entirely new source of tax revenue. It has been estimated that the five companies, who now pay over $180,000,000 in taxes, will pay an ' additional $23,000,000 yearly in taxes on this new development, j Editorially a great New daily quotes the Republican Party’s platform pledge against One of the five companies pio neered with the world’s first ma jor hydro-electric plant at Ni agara in 1895, has maintained some of the nation’s lowest elec- ! f nc rates, and has been planning i for more electric power at Ni agara and urging it for thirty 1 York y* 81 * 5 - NATI R-TENDER MILK-FED VEAL VALUES 1 FOR lOl’R SUNDAY ROAST, VEAL ALWAYS BUY This attempt to move directly into the power businr (in New York) could open th- door to un justified government ownership of any other business ’’ That is not all the advertise ment, but that is the gist of it The adverisement lists as en dorsing the position of The Gen eral Electric Co. against devel opment of the State of New York the following: The American Farm Bureau Federation; Utility- Workers Union (CIO); Emoire State Chamber of Commerce; New York State Federation of Labor; County Supervisors As sociation of New York State; New York Farm Granges; New York State Federation of Wom en’s clubs; and New- York Con ference of Farm Organizations. SHOULDER ECONOMICAL MEAL-VEAL RIB Chops IDEAL FOR STUFFING-VEAL BREAST VEAL SHOULDER CHOPS Special Value! Kraft Miracle Whip SALAD DRESSING PT JAP 29 FOR REAL BAKING JOY! THIS WONDERFUL PRIZE WINNING FLOUR MAKES iscuits ADLUH is Enriched ond made Fresh daily! ADLUH FLOUR IS ON SALE AT YOUR FAVORITE FOOD STORE ...e. MILLED BY ALLEN MOTHERS MILLING COMPANY COLUMMA AMD GREENWOOD The so-called rapid ‘write-off’ 1 of taxes for some business en terprises is entirely misleading, according to my information. The expressions "write-off” and “rapid write-off” very naturally confuse those of us who are not I was in Charleston and while I fully infoimed. A few days ago | reading The Charleston Evening Post saw an item—a Washington dispatch by the Associated Press —which said that the Treasury Department hai ruled that 247 enterprises are eligible for tAe so-called “write-offs”. That item also said that this so-called “write-off’ is a plan adopted by the Truman Administration as a means to promote national de fense and has been adopted or continued by the Eisenhower Administration. Since there seems to be so much misunderstanding about the so-called “write-offs”, I call ed on a banker of National repu tation and asked about the so- called “write-offs”. His reply was as follows: "The Govern ment does not give anyth ir^ to anybody; it all boils down to something like this: the Govern ment wishes to encourage the building of certain plants be cause they may be very neces sary for the National defense. 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