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JUNE 18, 1948 THE NEWBBRBT BUN f. : The Spectator Within the State we have business enterprises covered by the Federal Wajfe-Hour Law, the Unemployment Com pension Act and the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Some are covered by all; some by one; some by two. If you are eng;ag;ed in enterstate com merce you are under the Wage-Hour law; if you have eight employees you are covered by the Unemployment Compensation Act; if you have fifteen employees you are under the Work- mian’s Compensation Act. I think it a fair statement that Con gress has no authority ever local or intra-state commerce; it derives its authority from that seltion of Fed eral Constitution which in defining the powers which Congress may ex ercise says that it may “regulate the commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states.” A fail- interpretation of that language means control over goods being ship ped from one state to another or to foreign nations. Most constitutinal lawyers never dubied .that; the New Deal with its bureaucrats tells us that whatever MAY GO INTO IN TERSTATE cmmerce is subject to Federal control, and goes so far afield as to apply a Federal Wage-Hour law to virtually every sort of manu facturing enterprise, however local. I expect the Wage-Hour law to be applied to farm wives who sell eggs to town merchants. Such eggs may be shipped to another state, ef l| her in original form or in cake. This .practice of straining the Constitu tion to cover fantastic ideas has gone so far that the Constitution has be come a spring board for anything, and has in -that measure ceased 1 to be the great charter of liberty. States right®, state sovereignty, state auto- my have been pushed overboard'. Politicians swallow all this because they want to stand in with those who control t'ht jobs and the handouts. If this nation is ever to return to sanity, those of us not in office, and not seeking political pap, must be vigorous in the exescise of our citi zenship. We seem to be gaining on the sub marines. The seas will never be en tirely clear of submarines while the war goes on, for the thousands of ships crossing the Atlantic are a tempting prey and worth all the risk to the enemy which he takes; but the British and the Americans aie making life on a submarine one oi almost constant peril. German mo rale will not resist certain defeat, once the Germans are convinced that defeat is inevitable. Whiskers are becoming stylish, they say. And not because of razor- blade shortage either; but because a flawing beard, chin whiskers, even muttonchops and Burnsides, betoken a dignity, a manliness, a Sheer dominating masculinity, which com pels the respect, even awe of all feminity. Goatees may not work the same miracle, so I do not recom mend them. They have no charm. This whisker revival is said to be due to man’s extremity; it was nec essary to combat the growing disre spect of the women. Now that so many women smoke, use bad words, walk the streets be-panted and be- trousered or be-slacked, wear mili tary uniforms—and all that—condi tions have become intolerable. Man’s authority was completely knocked in to a cocked hat, and none was so humtole as to do him reverence. Then some one had a thought. He remem bered that in days of yore women stood aside when men approached; women were respectful, deferential, even humble when his lordship look ed up. A careful study how to re vive man’s authority revealed that men were men in the days of whis kers; when any weakness of the man was hidden, hirsutely. So, whiskers may come back, to give men that ap pearance of austerity which rebuked presumption and inspired obedience. Soon all the chinless wonders will look like all-conquering swash-buck lers, and the “wimmen” will bow the knee to us. Representative Gavagan of New York must have his ideas on Con stitutional law upside down. Speak ing in favor of the Anti-poll tax bill he refers to the delegation of au thority to the State® by the Consti tution. That is .not the truth, his torically. The States met, and in all the pridie and jealousy of their individual sovereignty agreed to set up a national government. The pow ers of the national government are those which the States were willing to concede to a National Govern ment; the National Government did not concede anything to the States. There was no national Government worth mentioning until the States made larger concessions. The bond of unity was the solemn written document which the States '.dopted as the great charter for the new Naitional Government. The Consti tution does not confer power on the States; but it does signify what powers the States themselves relin quished in order to create a Nation. The most heartening news for South Carolina that has gladdened us for many a day was an item in the papers Sunday about the big development cheduled for Holly Hill. The newspaper account is so read able and informative that I quote it in full: “Further developments in the plan for a $2,650,000 alumina plant near Holly Hill are awaiting the receipt of the funds which have been author ized by the Reconstruction Finance corporation, it was announced last night by J. Ross Hanahan, of Char leston, President of the Volunteer Portland Cement Company. “This firm and the American Neptheline company will form a joint operating company to manage the development. Clay from Aiken County, furnished by tfhe Neptheline company, and limestone and marl from the Four Hole swamp of Dor chester and Orangeburg counties will be used by the plant to make alumi na, which is aluminum octide. “Construction will begin shortly after the joint operating company gets under way, and the plant is ex pected to be in operation within eight months after the ground is broken. Mr. Hanahan said. “He has been active, with others, in promoting the plan for the last year and a half, assisted by the de fense council of South Corolina and Senator Burnet R. Maybank, who helped push the matter through the final stages of approval by depart ments in Washington, and who an nounced success of the campaign last Thursday. “Located in Dorchester county about two and a half miles from Har- leyville in the direction of the Four Hole Swamp, the plant will provide aluminum oxide which will be sent to Alcoa and other aluminum pro ducing centers for processing to re duce it to metallic form. “Plans, worked out by an engineer of the Nephtheline company, with headquarters in New York, have al ready been drawn up, the machinery outlined and the land secured, Mr. Hanahan, reported. No metal-pro ducing set up metal-processing plant is planned . “The process to be used is known a® the soda-lime method. It is ex perimented in full-scale production. Another experimental plant, using still a different process to produce alumina, has been considered for establishment in a western state. It is not known Whether this plant also has been approved. “The Dorchester county plant will use considerable amounts of electrici ty, “probably to be obtained from the South Carolina Power company or the Sar.ree-Cooper authority,” Mr. Hanahan said. “Five tons of limestone and three tons of clay will be needed to produce one ton of alumina, and two tons of this will be necessary for a ton of the metal aluminum. The company here will have a capacity of forty tons of alumina per day.” This will be a big plant for lower Carolina. With that fine gentleman and able businessman, Mr. J. Ross Hanahan, directing it. South Caro lina has every reason to rejoice. Ac knowledgment is also due Senator Maybank for excellent work. Quoting again from Colonel Stev ens: “Is it not strange, when we think about the need' for fats, munitions and food, that we are letting our fear of 500 pounds of lint cotton cause us to keep from producing 800 pounds of products that we DO NEED'—need desperately to win this war and ito supply the pie acetime needs of our people? Cottonseed products are so essential to the winning of this war that we would be justified in growing more cotton even if we could not use a single pound of the lint—even if we had to bury the liwt as we’ve buried our gold in the hills of Kentucky. Actu ally, though, we do need the lint cot ton. Many informed, experienced men are convinced that we need far more line than we now have ami produce to supply Europe and Asia after this war. “Yesi, cot tori’ and cottonseed are “war crops”. They are essential, valuable product to wining wars and to our peacetime well-being. To our Nation, cotton production offers se curity as well as income. To this community, it offers employment, revenue, and efficient utilization of the resources and training and equip ment that we already have. Cotton efficiently utilizes our soil and cli mate. Growing this crop is some thing our farmers know how to do— they can produce cotton more ef- fici ntly than most other crops be cause they have the experience and equipment designed for cotton. We have gins to gin cotton. We have oil mills to handle it (Cotton Belt oil mills have press equipment to crush about twice as much cotton seed as we now produce). The whole Cotton Belt s “geared” for cotton production—and we should be taken out of “low” gear and put in “high” to produce the crop which the United States Army Quartermaster Corps has called “second only to steel as the most vital war material.” The Axis Stops at Nothing. § Don’t stop your War Bond ** Payroll Savings at 10%. Every f soldier is a 100 percenter. Fig- L. ure it out yourself. These Women " BROS. ) COMMISSAR/ i or*yi-12* - I Omovers: THE DAYS OF EVANGELISM La ncaster News That, new girl in our script depa rtment—she certainly bores you with her shop talk! It's Robert Taylor this and Tyrone Power that . . . . ” WHEN DUTY CALLS We’ve laid aside our peaceful tasks, We’ve packed our kits and gone to war, We loved those things we left behind But loved our country even more. Those peaceful streets where once we trod’ May never know our step again, But though we lie in foreign ground, Almost forgotten by all but God, We rest in peace; because we know Transgressors’ heels shall never grind Our country’s flag into the dust. We know, because we made k so. The lad whose hands have milked' the cow, Whose hands have guided straight the plow. He did not shirk when duty called; But gladly gave his life, his all, To keep Old Glory in the breeze, We loved the murmur of the brook That flows between the mountain slopes; The golden moon that softly smiled As if he shared our secret hopes. We loved the whisper of the rain Upon the roof tops overhead; The gentle breeze from off the lake. And summer’s sun when winter fled. We sacrificed those things we loved; When country called were glad to go, That future peoples shall be free; We know, because we made it so. he lil<l whose hands made tools of steel, ’hose hands have held the big truck’s wheel, e did not shirk when duty called; ut gladly gave his life, his. all, o keep Old Glory in the breeze. And those of us that do return To resume the tasks we left undone; We’ll not forget our fellow men. Whose souls have joined the setting sun; But as we toil our thoughts will stray Back to the buddies we fought beside; And to their deeds of valor done; While we murmur a prayer for those that died. The price we paid was not too dear, For as the years shall come and go The flag of freedom will always fly. We know, because we made it so. The lad whose hands were strong and sure, Whose hand® were endowed with the power to cure, He did not shirk when duty called; But gladly gave his life, his all, To keep Old Glory in the breeze. By Stuart Shannon Hulse, who died in action in North Africa. ★ ★ IdJUat you. liuif. 'With WAR BONDS Pig Boat At seu on a submarine isn’t ex actly the “life of Riley.” In the Bat tle of the Atlantic, or on the great stretches'of the Pacific these sailors know the hazards of their work. One of the spots aboard these “Pig Boats” that all crew members en joy is the gallqy, or kitchen. Space limitations prevent an elaborate set up, but cooks aboard these vessels are justly proud of the meals they prepare for their crews. Your in creased purchase of War Bonds helps make submarine life as pleasant as possible. C r . S. Treasury Department Where Will Money Come From? People ask: “Where will the money come from?” to reach the thirteen-billion dollar ob jective of the Second War Loan. The answer is simple. The people HAVE the income. When we produce munitions or peacetime goods, or any thing else, we likewise produce income. For every dollar of production, there is a dollar of income. The problem of war finance boils down to this—if individu als and businesses receive more income after taxes than there arc things produced for them to buy, then excess funds arise. The government deficit is matched by the combined sur plus of everybody else. This surplus should be put into Gov ernment securities to wipe out that deficit. They give their lives ... You lend your money. Twenty years ago Evangelist John E. Brown of Arkansas was carried on a great evangelical meeting in Ches ter. The Chester Reporter of June 4, 1923, carried the following about the meeting: “The big Tabernacle on the comer of Center and McAliley streets in which Evangelist John E. Bi-own, of Arkansas, is carrying on the great religious campaign that is gripping Chester and the surrounding country, and is gathering greater and greater momentum every day, was filled to capacity yesterday morning and last night, soul-stirring messages ever de- Ivered in Chester There’s no doubt that the campaign has got hold of the hearts of Chester folks, and is going to be crowned with wonderful and far- reaching results. No man ever went forth to proclaim the Gospel more earnest, more inspired, more filled with love for lost humanity than Dr. Brown; and his wonderful messages, so simple of comprehension, of such dynamic force, and breathing the spirit of love of moving his audiences mightily.” Along about that time meetings of this nature were being held all over the state and in fact all over the country. Billy Sunday was at his peak them and there were many other not ed evangelists who were conducting campaigns of a simlar nature. Latet these campaigns all passed out. Two reasons might be assigned for thier passing.: (1) The large financial outlay re quired in order to hold them. (2) A number of “crackpots” began to capitalize on the opportunity they offered. The legimitate expense of big tab ernacle campaign were very heavy. In addition most of the evangelists had large staffs of people who had to be paid. Billy Sunday, for example, had ten people in his party and all the evangelists who went about conduct ing meetings of this nature bad staff? compossed of from eight to ten people All of these had to be paid salaries as well as expenses. Some of them had excellent men & women on their staffs Billy Sunday had about the fines, personnel on his staff it was possible to find. Homer Rodeheaver, music di rector, was in a class by himself; Mrs Asher was a wonderful worker among women, in fact every member of the staff was tops. Some other evange lists were not so lucky in their choice of personnel. And then, inevitably, the success of the campaigns attracted a large number of “crackpots” into the field. Some were not even worthy to preach. The pendulum, therefore, swung away from evangelistic campaigns of this sort—far away. There have been none in recent years. It is the belief of many that these campaigns conducted by evengelisv 8 , who were really men of God, accom plished a great deal of good and that they should be revived. The editor of The Lancaster News was in Col umbia during the campaign conduct ed there by Billy Sunday as he was for years before and years after. There was an atmosphere in that city during that meeting that had never been there before. It is true that many who bit th sawdust trail during the excitement did not hold out but many did. We happen to know of one conversion that came about thru that meeting that in itself was worth the Whole meeting. It requires a campaign of that nature to reach many people. The Churches are not reaching them now and there is no other way they can be reached save through a big city wide meeting. There are many who do not be lieve in evangelistic meetings. But who can say that thousands upon thousands were not saved thru the ministrations of Dwight L. Moody, Billy Sunday, Wilbur Chapman, Sam Jones and others? We sometimes think that the ab sence of great evangelistic meetings during the past decade has been largely responsible for the moral de cline in this country. There are no Moodys, Chapmans, Sam Jones’, Billy Sundays now. We need some to go out and arouse the people. The thought has occurred to us that the churches might get together and adopt some rules that would safeguard the meetings from the abuses that crept in before. They could certify a list of evangelists, act to. keep down expenses, etc., and hold the meetings in the future under a unified plan. The idea is certainly worth trying. Something must be dons, to save a dying world. fwituitfttoq r .. .You can spot it every time E VEN a general in Africa writes home how much he misses meeting the gang downtown to enjoy a Coca-Cola. Overseas* Coke is a refreshing remembrance of home. Men cherish its taste and refreshment. The newspapers have been full of such inci dents. Such as Bataan survivors getting hold of some fruit, eggs and Coca-Cola. Mighty welcome fare to them, they said. These men, like yourself, have found in ice-cold Coca-Cola all the difference between something really refreshing and just something to drink. Yes, the only thing like Coca-Cola is Coca-Cola, itself. The best is always the better buy l Although war has changed and disnipted so many things in their lives, our fighting forces oversea* are so often delighted to find in far-off place* an old familiar friend ... Coca-Cola. • . being bottled in Allied Nations all over the globe, just as It ia at home. SOTTIED UNDE* AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY »Y NEWBERRY COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY