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PAGB BIGHT. THE BABNWELL PB0PLB-8KNTINBL. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA Spectator does not wish to become a political gossip, but he thinks he may tell what is being said—at times. Gossip has it that one group or faction will have as its candidate for Kovernor Burnett R. Maybank, of and he will always command a good vote. * Men have said that Dr. Carl B. Epps, of Sumter, will be a candidate for governor. Nobody knows whether he will be a candidate, not even the Charleston, Wyndham M. Manning, of handsome doctor himself. “Doc" isn’t Sumter, and Neville Bennett, of Marl boro; while the other faction will have Ben E. Adams, of Columbia and H. C. Godfrey. I think it absurd to imagine Gov ernor Johnston resigning in order to become a candidate for governor a second time. No amount of quibbling eould obscure the wholly obvious pur pose to evade the Constitution. Of course—as I’ve hinted a time or two— the Constitution is a small potato be- n j ng> Maybank and Pearce—I sup- a politician, but he loves public af fairs. He is a fine surgeon and has a big practice, but if he should decide that the State needed him he would offer himself. And he doesn’t care whether he is elected v or defeated. He is no trimmer and doesn’t know how to side-sten. Now look what a line-up: Adams, Bennett, Blease, Epps, Godfrey, Man- 4 tween friends, but it would look like a big potato patch in a race for gov- ernor, with high feeling throughout the State. >?Eloquence would burst forth like the water at Moses’ touch and lawyers would redfdicate them selves to the sacred palladium—and all that sort of thing, you know. Of course some lawyers don’t know much about the Constitution but a little thing like that would not be allowed to stem the rolling billows of forensic oratory. Nay, Nay. pose, all in all, the ablest group to be considered for the governorship—and there are others. I don’t know whether Doctor Owens will offer again. The doctor is a hard-working mayor and' always on the job for Columbia. What has occasioned a lively bit of talk is the rumor that there will be a coalition of the Blease and John ston forces against Neville Bennett. I think there is small probability of this. In the first place, Cole L. Blease never has been a trader; he lets others ride on his wagon, but he does the driving. Mr. Blease is too old a man to change his tactics. A- gain, Ben E. Adams does not need a coalition. Maybank, Bennett, Adams and Blease are capable and attractive men on the stump and will be the atrongest team of speakers in a gov ernor’s race in many a moon. Nor must we overlook Tom B. Pearce and Wyndham Manning, who have their friends and whose candidacy coiq- mands not only great respect but a numerous support. If Mr. Godfrey enters the race he will appeal to the cotton mill vote. I doubt whether he could carry it against Mr. Adams. Furthermore, There seems to be a day of reckon ing for everybody. Not only do bank ers and merchants want their money but even Uncle Sam calls for his. We have seen the government collectors chasing poor white and colored farm ers around tobacco warehouses and cotton lots, a calling for what was bor rowed from the National treasury. Of course the government is easy on the nations of Europe which owe us billions, but it is diligent in going after the one-galus farmer. But a while back Uncle Sam lent us money to save our homes from rapacious money-lenders and now behold 1 ! The Home Owners Loan Corporation has foreclosed mortgages on 62,221 pieces of property up to the end of Novem ber, 1936. Well, well. So we must pay after all. Spectator wishes to be progressive, but suggests that most people don’t know anything about the proposed Child-labor amendment to the Fed eral Constitution. * The fact that Piesident Roosevelt wishes this a- mendment adopted is no reason why this State should adopt a blind me- Blease is far from dead, politically,' too policy of follow the leader. The 1 V M 01 POTASH STARVED IT PAYS TO (M^l ](/ l VINE CROPS! THANK YOU Friends of Chevrolet FOR YOUR LOYALTY Q AND WILLING PATIENCE in waiting for delivery of your new Chevrolet cars and trucks str -r ,>A: VW'V' Deliveries of new Chevrolet! ore ndW being made in ever-increasing numbers. 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It reduces white heart, makes the melons sweeter and more uniform in size, and improves the shipping quality. You will be surprised how little it costs to get more potash in your fertilizer. A good mixture for vine crops is 5-7-7 (NPK) ap plied at the rate of 1,000 pounds per acre. Consult your county agent or experiment station. Write ' us for further information. AMERICAN POTASH INSTITUTE, INC. INVESTMENT BUILDING WASHINGTON, D. C. MORTGAGX GUARANTXX^LDG , ATLANTA, GA. President has served the country no bly and heroically and is entitled to our eternal admiration and gratitude, but he is, after all, only a man, how- beit a great one. North Carolina re pudiates the proposed amendment and so does the governor of Massachu setts—a Democrat, too. Let’s look into this a bit—calmly. Mr. Roose velt has a supernatural responsibility to the ages, for he not only does his own thinking, but the thinking for thousands of men in public life. No sooner dees the President emit a thought than they rush into print, telegraph and mails declaring them selves two hundred and one per cent for the proposal. It may seem to j some of them that the President is incapable of error, his motive being exalted, but even Mr. Roosevelt may nod once in a while, though one would have to be uncommonly wide awake to notice it. The President’s proposals relative to the courts contain so much meat for thought that I can’t understand how any citizen can rush into ecstasy and vociferous applause. I wish I might present this as a great proposal of transcendent im portance and discuss it as a matter of government instead of as a recom mendation savoring strongly of poli tical expediency. \ The President is impatient with the Supreme Court because it has thrown out some of the New Deal measures as unconstitutional. He thinks the Court is obstructing pro gress; he believes that the court is an obstacle to plans for social progress. I know that judges are just human and I ascribe no superior wisdom or merit to them; but the President—a Democrat—is today more like Hamil ton than Hamilton himself. That may be all right. I merely call attention to the strong swing of our party from the old! faith of our fathers. Of course our fathers are dead end we the living must solve the problems of the living. Now let’s reason together. Is this a nation of States; or is it a.compact, homogeneous body with certain sub divisions called States ? If the States are just geographical expressions, then let us face the facta. If the Constitution is a compact by which the States make a nation then the jealous States still have all their sovereign dignity and power. I ad mit that it is hard to maintain any such thesis. How can we talk about the dangers of Federal encroachment when we vie* with* one another in ask ing the National Government even to feed our hungry? But, assuming that the State don’t amount to any thing anymore, what about the Na tion? Shall the President have a me- too Congress? Even though the Court were in error shall we sacrifice the independence of the courts? Even if the President were always right there is the possibility that some other President may sometimes make mistakes. We might weigh the importance of establishing a precedent of putting the courts somewhat under executive supervision. It seems to me that the Court should never declare an act of Con gress unconstitutional except by un animous vote. But if social theorists and faddists are appointed to the bench there will never be unanimity. The inferior Courts should not be al lowed to declare acts of Congress in valid except in cases affecting per sonal liberty. In all other cases it might be best to certify the issues to the Supreme Court, with the trial judge’s opinion. , Triple “C” News Notes W. TEAL, Reporter. •x-:-x-x-x-x-x~x-x-x->x->->*x* CCC Camp, Feb. 22.—Camp P-70 now has a short wave radio receiver and transmitter in connection with Fort Moultrie by raido tepegraphy six times each day. The set is operated by Ben Fowlec, who will remain in this company as radio operator. Lieut. T. B. Winstead, of Fort Moul trie, was here Tuesday night, Wed nesday and Thursday installing the set. This makes the 10th unit of a set of radio stations in camps in District “I”, CCC. The object of the set is to make it easy and economical for the Fort to communicate with the camps, and at the same time to provide op portunities for teaching radio in the camps. A class in radio telegraphy will be started this week, with Fowler as instructor. Monday, Washington’s Birthday, was a holiday and the boys did not work in the woods. Many of those not on fire duty went home Saturday and returned Monday night. During the week Capt. H. J. Hind- man was . in camp for his regular monthly inspection. With Capt. Hind man was Burton Graham, liaison of ficer from the Fourth Corps Area headquarters in Atlanta. R. A. Conard, State Director off the ECW, spent Wednesday night at the side camp at Waltherboro. Mrs. J. W. Smith paid a visit to Lieut. Smith Sunday. She arrived in Aiken by automobile Sunday about one o’clock, and left Barnwell on the midnight train for Atlanta. Mr. Nevils, forestry foreman in charge of equipment, was on leave during the past week. Mr. Trantham, Mr. Cuthbert and Mr. Murray, also of the Forestry De partment, were on leave for the week end and Washington’s Birthday. Announcement! Office visits, $1.00 to $2.00 Home visits (day) $2.00. Home visits (night) $3.00. Calls in country, 50c per mile, plus $1.00. Obstetrical cases $30.00 and up. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Birt, of Colum bia, a former Barnwell resident, spent Sunday here with relatives and friendte. Joseph T. Marshall, M. D. » Ralph E. Brown, M. D. H. A. Gross, M. D. .e. ^6. aP. .s. .o. .s. 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