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Jt'AGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher Published Every Friday In The Year Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at tht postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SPECTATOR The tenth of May! A day of for gotten struggle, of forgotten heroes and heroines, for never was a coun try richer in courage and fortitude than was the land of the Southern Confederacy. I do not disparage the valor of our Northern brethren; they will be extrolled the 30th of May. They enjoyed victory and the rewards of victory; our people suffered defeat and a deep, humiliation, which should not have been thrust upon them in a spirit of mean reprisal and re venge. Let time lay its soothing hand on us; and let the comradeship of three wars build anew the national unity which now rests on the blood and sacrifice of men from the four quarters of the union; and upon the suffering, sorrow and prayers of fathers and mothers of all America. Those valiant, rugged and footsore soldiers of Lee and Johnston, after months and years in the red mud of Virginia, and the deep South, came back to bare land and fought a new fight. The monument standing in nearly every county seat is a figure with his rifle—the private soldier, for he symbolizes the military effort of every nation at war. But great and glorious as were his exploits on the field of battle, the single-handed battle for a livelihood was a greater and more inspiring achievement. In the heat of battle, in the fierce tumult of attack, the mass effort lifted each man out of himself and carried him forward on a wave of excitement; but the hard struggle to earn bread was a lone, one-man struggle, without the glamour of war and without the companionship of thousands of others;—there was no dashing forward in martial array or the drum beat or the bugle call. In that hard, bleak fight our men and women never whimpered, never begged for help; never relied on others. We read that Europe is looking to us for food. Yes, we provide for the peoples of the world more than our fathers and mothers enjoyed for many years after the Civil war. The Confederate soldiers are near ly all in the other world; only seven remain in South Carolina, for the war ended eighty years ago. The monuments stand, but let us not re member the soldiers and women of the Confederacy by a shaft or a fig ure of cold stone or metal. Let us cherish them for their principles, their endurance, their devotion, and let us take fresh courage ourselves for whatever may face us. trol our purely intra-State public ad- our rights is by a fresh, vigorous and ministration? . constant assertion of our rights. There is such a thing as a Con- The Comptroller General of the 8ti 1 ^ ti °" being inconsiatent with it- United SUtes tells Congress that seif 'fhe Mnth and Tenth Amend- there are now one hundred and one declare that the States hold FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1945. Federal government corporations. Let me quote what he said a» it ap peared in the Congressional Record: “Asserting there now are 101 Gov ernment corporations, Mr. Warren said: “They are largely indepen dent of congressional control and free from accountability to the Executive. This thing we call Government has reached gargantuan proportions and is sprawled all over the lot. It has become greater than Congress. The most necessary thing I know of to day along governmental lines is a thoroughgoing reorganization of the executive branch of Government. It should be done scientifically. But once the decision is made, then a bush sx or a meat cleaver should be used. The only way to reorganize is to reorganize, Mr. Warren said with emphasis. It calls for great courage. Duplication and overlap ping are widely prevalent. Untold millions could be saved and effiency created to a high degree. Of course, he added, there would be loud yelps and snarls—that is always true when powers are curbed, consolidations made, or appropriations reduced or discontinued.” Regardless of what may have been the original reason for these corspo rations, they are agencies of the Gov ernment and spend Government mon ey. They become independent of Congress so long as they have mon ey on hand. That is the prime rea son for them: they may act without regard to Congress, but with the money Congress appropriates. Our nation could profit by a re turn to the simplicity of former days. Let us have the threei depart ments of Government, each acting in its own sphere; and let us not have executive officers with legis lative and judicial functions. all the powers which they did not delegate to the National Government. We should remember that and begin a crusade to proclaim the full rights, the reserved powers of the States. The Ninth Amendment says: “The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” The Tenth Amend ment is even more explicit: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor pro hibited by it to the States are re served to the States respectively, or to the people." No nation ever rose so fast and so high and then fell so fast and so low as Germany. We cannot really conceive the immensity of her con quests and the unfathomable depths of her degradation. It was all bn so collosal a scale that it appalls us. How great was the power of one man and how complete was his fail ure! Has the Federal Government any control over the expenditure of mon ey by a State? I think it has not; and I think the State should declare itself sternly about it. The Civil rights of a citizen are his right to justice in the Courts, primarily, meaning in matters of life and liberty. But a State’s right to spend its money as it pleases is an inherent right of State Sov ereignty. If we accept Federal jurisdiction in these challenges we really sur render our State’s dignity and right to self-government. What we most urgently need is a forthright de claration by a Governor denying Fed eral jurisdiction in these school cases and a blunt refusal to submit to it. We have reached a point in oui relations with the Federal Govern ment that requires the strict insis tence that the Federal power get back over the line. A Governor need not wait for other Governors to agree on this, but very likely a majority of the Governors would agree on a declaration of policy, fol lowed by such action, or lack of ac tion, as might make their declara tion effective. There are people who will regard this as the rash statement of a hot head; but the statement is not rash and I am not a hot-head. The Fed eral Government, by hook or crook, by whatever pretext, has plowed over the line until it has plowed up most of our land. Soon we shall not have space left for us to walk to the barn or to the public road. Before the Government goes any further, the States should act. Isn’t it odd that on his memorial day,' in honor of those who fought for State’s rights, the question should arise in South Carolina whether the State must yield to the supervision of the Federal Govern ment in spending the State’s money for a public service? The undaunted Confederate fought four years for a principle; we knuok le under without even a protest!! O tempora O mores!! The Federal government itself practiced favoritism, discrimination against us. While handing out Fed eral funds it did not contribute on a plane of equality. In New York and many other -places the Federal grant was the result of Whims, if we do not carq to speak of it as gross political allurement. The Federal govern ment did not use the basis of need of poverty or of numbers as the cri terion for its grants; it acted as a Sovereign bestowing favors; and now may the Federal Government con- Everyone has thought it necessary to remind us that we still have Ja pan on oqr hands. All day long the same reminder. Are we likely to forget our blood and kindred in the Pacific? By no means. I thought President Truman spoke in good taste—simply, sincerely, fer vently, and like a man who Iftiows whence cometh our help. Mr. Tru man has all the ability for his great task and opportunity if he seeks guidance and strength from the God of our fathers. Mr. Truman seems to seek Divine aid. That augurs well for our Nation. King George, too, did not exult in the strenght of Britain, nor exalt in glory of war. His simple, hesitant talk was that of a humble man, speaking the thought of a nation whose God is the Lord. In nothing have we failed so badly as in setting up our wills and our wisdom as adequate for building a world. We have been self-sufficient, pompous and arrogant in our little brief authority. Must the people of the earth be scourged again and again; or may we learn the deep trutifc that we are the people of His pasture the sheep of His land? (Ps. 96). Our South Carolina Supreme Court was certaily right in declaring that a company which had paid State in come tax on a profit which the Fed eral Government afterwards reduced was entitled to a rebate in conformi ty with the profit which it finally enjoyed. Here is what happened. A company, after balancing its books for the year found that it had made a net profit of $300,000. So it paid the State an income tax on $300,000. But after this payment was made the Federal Government, acting under the Re-negotiation law, made a new settlement with the Company, by which its net profit was reduced to $150,000 the figuVes are for illustra tion). The Company asked the Tax Commission to refund the tax: on the amount which the Federal Govern ment took back Having paid on $300,000, but being allowed to re tain only $150,000 the courts proper ly ordered a refund of the tax on that $150,000. Certainly that was justice, equity and common sense. srf iWILD LIFE SOUTH CAROLINA PBOF FRANKLIN .SHERMAN ■CI-eMSOM COLLECE DCPT OS ZOOLOGY The House of Representatives. in Congress is only ten or twelve years behind the Legislature of our State. It appears that the House has voted expense money to its memberp— $2,500 for each member. Let us hope that the Senate will throw this out; or that the President will veto it, if it passes the Senate also. There is a constitutional differ ence between Congressmen and State legislators The Constitution of the United States says of Congressmen they “shall receive a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the treasury of the United States” That’s all But the State Constitution says of Sate legislators: “Members of the General Assembly shall not receive any compensation (note the any) for more than forty days of any one session.” So they voted themselves $600 and called it expense money The people of the State, who are the highest moral authority, have always held their nose at this. And there is this also: “No General Assembly shall have the power to increase the per diem of its own members.” They did so for years and called it ex pense money. FOR SALE—One L. C. Smith type writer in good condition. One pair Dayton counter scales. Layton Bros. Telephone 67. The Supreme Court of the United States, by a five to four decision, has ruled that the Federal courts have jurisdiction over a State officer in a question affecting the Civil rights of a State prisoner. If that is accepted we should abolish the States. I raise the question of ac ceptance because this court is so ready to disregard .precedents and age-old legal traditions, that we must hope for a change in the court in order to restore the authority, au tonomy and dignity of the States. Following the Civil War Congress enacted statutes which were con ceived in the mean and petty spirit of conquest. Worse, still, they breathed venom against a valiant foe, while he lay prostrate, though proud. For seventy years most of these Statutes fell into oblivion. They have been revived as weapons in the hands of politicians seeking to cor- rall the negro vote. The case before the court came up on appeal from Georgia. As I see it, the Governor of Georgia should stand up for the Sovereign dignity oU his State. We too, should have done that when the Federal Government arrested an tried one' of our sheriffs. The only practical method by which to oppose National invasion of APARTMENT FOR RENT — No children. Call Mrs. Tom P. John son, 1237 Calhoun St. Newberry, S. C. Phone 220-J. 3tp WANTED—HOGS—will pay $14.40 ceiling price for top hogs. Will buy anything from 100 to 300 lbs. Price according to grade. THE NEWBERRY ABATTOIR. FOODisSCARCE! WONTCOtfUMW Mr// /!U r//£ CAMMED FRu/r/M purr/M<p up ‘ Apply NOW to your Ration Board for the •xtro tugar allotted you, for canning fruits and berries. Dixie Crystals PURE CANE SUGAR PINE-SNAKE It has been asserted that this snake is usually found near to or in association with pine trees, hence its common name. So far as our actual records show it occurs in South Carolina chiefly in three areas: there are one or more records of it in vicinity of Charles ton several records south of Colum bia, and several records from in and near the mountains of Oconee and Pickens counties, yet Dr Corrington, who collected actively for several years at Columbia, never recorded it from that immediate vicinity, and we at Clemson have never taken it in this immediate vicinity. Its distri bution appears to be what we call “spotted”. It is likely that it actu ally does exist in many of our coun ties. It is light-colored for a snake; largely white or yellowish, irregular ly blotched with brownish; belly white with blackish spots along edges The tail usually ends in a hardened spine-like tip, hence it is one of the several species which may be called “Horn-snake,” but it is not. known to use the spine-tip as a weapon. It attains large size—the largest one we have measured was 5 ft. 11 inches, of which 10 inches was tail (rectum to tip)—and is rather heavi ly-built, muscular, and it is a con strictor (it will wrap round a vic tim or hold it in a fold of the body and squeeze it to death, or helpless ness) Some specimens are surely in temper, have known a captive to “strike” vigorously at netting or sides of its cage, and showed no ten dency to become tame. On other hand a woman brought us a large one which she had kept for some time and it was so gentle she had grown fond of it. When irritat ed it may hiss loudly, but I killed a large one in our mountains which neither hissed nor struck, scarcely tried to escape—just died under my blows so innocently that I felt asham ed of myself. It is therefore decid edly variable in temperment. It is i closely related to the usually-docile bull-snake of the mid-west which is often handled in shows. Indeed, our species is sometimes called “Bull- snake.” It is not venomous, but a large one might easily tear the flesh and cause bleeding by its.bite, hence, best not [ to take chances with it. It repro duces by the laying of eggs. It is one among the largest of our snakes; its food is largely rabbits, squirrels, rats, mice, bii-ds and their eggs. It would help if we could have definite records of it from all coun ties in which it occurs. the Confederacy is asked to give one dollar at least to this fund from the South Carolina Division, and contri butions from others will be gladly forwarded. For the second time the Fidelis class of the Sunday school of the First Baptist church has made a gen erous contribution thru Drayton Rutherford Chapter, and this year the others’ Club from teh Marion Davis Playground has generously contributed thru the same chapter. Mrs. Robert D. Wright, Treasurer Drayton Rutherford Chapter, U. D. C. Miss Eloise Boozer who taught in the Polkton, N. C. schools the last term has returned to he rhome on route 1, Prosperity, for the summer months. U. D. C. BLOOD PLASMA FUND Last year, in addition to their many war objectives the Daughters of the Confederacy in South Carolina contributed more than $3,000 to the Red Cross Blood Plasma Fund. Since the theater of wr in the Pcific is be ing extended t such a rapid rate with a continuing increase of men being engaged ,the need for the plasma continues urgent. Those of us hot near a Blood Bank can contribute funds towards the heavy expense connected with this life saving pro ject. Each member of the Daughters of Loans! ON REAL ESTATE AUTOMOBILES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY NEWBERRY INSURANCE AND REALTY CO. NED PURCELL; Manager TELEPHONE 197 Exchange Bank Building BOWLER BONNET Larper s featured in tlie June issues of Bazaar and Mad emoiselle—is cute, smart and wickedly demure all at once. Featlier-liglit white koucle braid banded in contrasting grosgrain. Price $3.95 Carpenters To market, To market... When the Southern Railway System goes “to market,” it does its buying from a “shopping list" of 65,000 different items. ..and buys about sixty-one million dollars worth in a year. Using almost every thing... from toothpicks to crossties, from pins to steel rails...there are few articles produced in the South that the Southern doesn’t buy. And there are few cities, or towns, or counties in the South that do not feel the helpful effect of railway purchases. They ring local cash reg isters, stimulate local trade, and provide jobs for thousands of workers in other industries .. . year after year. Thus, through its purchases, through the taxes it pays, through the 50,000 railroad jobs it provides and the vital transportation service it renders, the Southern Railway System really “Serves the South”...and so helps it to grow and prosper. President SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM