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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1»40
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THE NEWBERRY 81
1218 Collect Street
Newberry, S. C.
O. F. ARMFIELD
Editor and Publisher
One Year
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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.
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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
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WANTED—Veals, Cows and Hogs;
also your Cow Hides. Se us before
you sell. The Newberry Abattoir.
FOR SALE — Farmall 30. Rubber
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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. Polls will open at 8 a. m.
and close at 4 p. m., Eastern Stand
ard time and »only qualified Demo
crats may vote and only those per
sons whose names appear on the club
rolls of the voting precincts will be
allowed to vote.
The chairman or some member of
each group of managers are asked to
call for boxes on Monday, September
9th, preceding the primary.
NEAL W. WORKMAN, Chairman,
A. H COUNTS, Secretary.
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