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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1»40 PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY 81 1218 Collect Street Newberry, S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher One Year $1.00 Published Every Friday Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1887, at the post office at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of March 8, 1879. SPECTATOR Shall we feed the hungry of Eu rope? No! I do not know that hun ger is probable, but I know that Hit ler has Germany, Poland, Czecho-Slo- vakia, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium and France completely un der his control and can trade with Sweden, Russia, Italy, Spain, Hung ary, Bulgaria, and Rumania. With all this territory to draw from why ask us to feed his victims? Any na tion as robust as Germany can get all the food it needs from these vast sources of supply. Any food sent from here will in directly be a contribution to Hitler and his war machine. Let it be remembered that our fathers and mothers endured much more than the European distress which moves our people to quick sympathy. No country in Europe has been so completely laid waste as was much of the South. And she didn’t whimper. The illness of Walter G. Query brings vividly to the State the long and capable service rendered by this efficient officer. As Chairman of the South Carolina Tax Commission since its creation he has had to break through some of our cumbersome methods; and he has upset us many a time and had us ready to scalp him; but each time he has escaped the wrath and vengeance of those who were after him. In recent years, however, most of our people have re cognized the ability, patience, sympa thetic understanding of Mr. Query and his readiness to delve into and ex plore every case presented to him. No official of our state has worked against greater odds; no one has emerged surer of the respect of the State than Walter G. Query. We are marching toward socialism, We do not claim to be socialists; we deny it vigorously, but we are taking property for the State in the form of excessive taxation. We keep the pro perty, but pay out most of the earn ings in taxes. As has been said, we keep and feed the hen, but giv e up the eggs. We have the thrill of own ing the hen, but the public treasury eats too many of the eggs. What is a Republican form of Gov ernment? What is due process of law? We knew the answers years ago, but only a genius could tell you now. In this country we have thought of a republican form of gov ernment as signifying a government of limited powers and responsible to the elected legislative represntatives of the people. As a broad generali zation that is true. In the United States we developed the idea of three independent bodies, the Legislative, judicial and executive. In England the Legislative body is supreme and befoie it the courts bow. To that ex tent Britain is more democratic than this country. Although the crown is hereditary, the crown, like the courts, yields to theJasiiament. Britain then, in rec THKyig supremacy » the House of is the g; est republic in in spite ' the King, the royal Thmily and t House of Lords. The real master of Britain is the House of Commons. In the United States the President may veto an act of Congress, just as the courts may declare it unconstitu tional. Our Congress is subject to the executive veto and the judicial dissent. The King serves for life, but he chooses as his ministers men whom the House of Commons will endorse and follow. If the house votes an im portant Government proposal the cabinet must resign. That is the very essence of a republican government because it maintains the principle of legislative control. Our president may appoint whom he will to his cabi net and keep him four years, unless he should be removed by impeach ment. As is known, we really have no cab inet. The executh a authority and resnonsibility in our government res ides in the President. He is the real head and not a parade-ground figure head. When he speaks it is the execu tive authority speaking, whereas his cabinet members are just exalted sec retaries under him. In Britain the real ovming is don e by the cabinet although it is done in the name of the King. The House of Commons, how ever, expects full accounts of every thing and does not hesitate to call a cabinet minister, even the Prime Min ister, on the carpet. That is why we read of Prime Minister Churchhill’s speeches to the House of Commons. He is reporting to the real authority. The transcendent importance of the Congress should not be overlook ed. Most of the vast powers exercis ed by the President are powers con ferred on him by acts of Congress. By the same token it must be remem bered that many acts of the execu tive which are denounced as dicta torial grow out of laws passed by Congress. If our country has given too much power to the executive it is within the province °f Congress to curtail it, There can be no dicta torship in this country without the Whether our Congress has already consent of acquiescence of Congress, conferred too much power is a ques tion; but it can take the power back. So long as Congress is suprmee there is a republican form of government. Language grows and acquires new meanings, so let up hope we shall not have a mere form of legislative authority. [his E /Classified Ads most be N Kn)lfbdifnt to drink water, this country, anywhere from the lantic to the Pacific, in any town of three or four thousand people, you can drink the water. In any American resturant, a glass of water will be put before you almost as soon as you enter. In other coutries it takes all the King’s horses to bring- in a little water—and, of course, it is desirable to buy bottled mineral water to avoid all the plagues. We come and go as we please; and we speak and write freely, having no fear of the great or the small. It isn’t so in most jther countries. In time of peace. Britain is free but only Britain and the United States, among the foremost nations. Nearly three years ago, I met an American family on a train going to New Orleans. These people were re- turnning to Arizona from a trip to Russia, Germany and Italy. The man was a World War Veteran and had taken his family to Europe on an American Legion trip, as I recall. The man his wife and two children had seen Europe in time of peace— long before Munich, or even Czechlo vakia. On the train the lady in talk ing about Europe, would look about her nervously and would stop in fear if anyone approached up. Now and again she called attention to some one standing near, whispering “that’s a spy”. Repeatedly her husband re minded her that we were in the Unit ed States and free from spies. I sup pose that by this time that good lady feels at home again and is able to in dulge freely in our national pastime of reading the titles clear of all our political leaders. If Europe hadn’t gone to war the people would have exploded from the pressure of their pent-up emotions Over here we get relief every day,.and sometimes sev eral times a day, by blowing off, as we say, FORGET furniture Clei JSfcle now on, Buy and save 01 'terms. J. J#LANGFORDNk S' WANTED—Veals, Cows and Hogs; also your Cow Hides. Se us before you sell. The Newberry Abattoir. FOR SALE — Farmall 30. Rubber tires 10|20 steel tires. Joknson- McCrackin Co. 4te SEVERAL NIGHT FOOTBALL GAMES FOR CITY Local football enthusiasts will see mes at Newber- tstanding be- yterian col- ^the night of Oc- been several years game between the New berry and P. C. teams has been play ed here. mg lege _ tober 11. since the The football schedule for the sea son follows: ’September 21, Caraon- Newman here; ’September 28, Elon College berg; Dctober 8;Virghia Mill-" tary Institute there; ’October 11, night games). The Lenoir-Rhyne game on Octo ber 25 will be homecoming. FOR RENT—Mountain cottage at Bat Cave, N. C., for rent part of September and October. Equipped with lights and water. See Mrs. B. M. Scurry. Phone 154-J. FOR RENT—One house and apart ment or will rent rooms to men. Private bath. See Mrs. Jim Wheeler 42-3tc. 1934 Harper street. FOR RENT—Three room unfurnished apartment with two clothes closets, pantry, kitchenette, and bath. 1003 Caldwell street tf. Mrs. J. W. White ST. PHILIPS ITEMS We like to think of this as the land of the free. Americans when in for eign countries speak of the United States as “God’s Country”. Why so? Well, look about you. Would you like to live in Russia, Germany, Italy, France or even England ? Even in time of peace, would you rather live in some other country ? Well, if you The other day I had the pleasure of spending the day with E. P. Kinard and we visited the old Piester grave yard. The yard is almost grown up in weeds and briars. I found, how ever, the graves where my uncle, Philips Sleigh and his wife were bur ied. There were little sheds over their graves, but the sheds need cov erings. Philips Sleigh died in Feb ruary of 1883 and his wife in Novem ber of the same year. Uncle Philip gave the ground on which the St. Philip’s Lutheran church was built and thus the church was named after "him. Sunday school services will be held at three o’clock Sunday and divine services at four o’clock at the St. Philips Lutheran church. Some of the farmers in this section are now very busy picking cotton. Cecil Piester, who has been sick for some time, is reported critically ill at this writing. NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT PLACED ON CUT-OFF The new traffic light, installed by the state highway department, at the crossing of the Greenville-Columbia and Newberry-Whitmire highways, went into operation over the weekend. Since the installation of the light on the same road where the Newberry- Strother road crosses some years ago, Newberry has been trying to get one at the other intersection where many bad wiecks have occured. The new light remains red on all four roads until the switch is tripped when it turns green long enough for the car to pass under. Double switches have been placed on all the roads so that cars turning out of ser vice stations at the crossing will hit the last switch. A triangle with reflectors also cen ters the intersection. NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION Notice is hereby given that a Dem ocratic primary election will be held in Newberry county on Tuesday, September 10, 1940, for the purpose of balloting on a Supervisor, and Com missioners for District 1, and Dist rict 2. 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