The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, August 16, 1946, Image 4
THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY. AUGUST 16. 1946
1218 College Street
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
O. F. ARIMFIELD
Editor and Publisher
Published Every Friday in the Year
Entered as second-class matter
December 6, 1937, at the postoffice
at Newberry, South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3,
1879.
State Claims Surplus;
Owes $47 Millions
BY SPECTATOR
When our Legislature meets each year what
are the issues> More appropriations, more
pay, more pensions, with some discussion of
divorce and much discussion of liquor. There
are some other matters deserving of attention,
which I have not heard in this race. What
about the public debt of South Carolina? Does
the State owe any money?
There is an impression that the state's
only problem is to get rid of the surplus. One
clear-thinking friend of mine, with an audi
tor's eye for figures, asks pertinently; "How
can the state claim a surplus of twelve million
dollars, while it owes forty-seven million dol
lars? We owe $47,000,000 of highway debt.
Although the revenue for highway purposes
may be fourteen million or $15,000,000 a
year, we are compelled to spend millions on re
pairs, new bridges and new roads. We have
the value—yes, but the debt has to be paid.
A land bought with a mortgage is value, but
the debt has to be paid.
This is not a criticism of the Highway De
partment. Our magnificent roads and bridges
are good value for what has been spent. I am
discussing the matter of a sound policy for
the State. t
In order to re-assure any who may question
my motive let me say that the Highway De
partment has not only served the S.ate well
in matters of construction, but it has paid
from its revenue about forty million dollars of
bonds issued by counties and assumed by the
State. The Legislature authorized $65,000,000
of State bonds and assumed $40,000,000 of
county bonds. The Commission and the De
partment have done even better than the aver
age citizen knows, but the question that should
be answered today is: Shall we prohibit all
new highway bond issues and devote half the
revenue to the payment of bonded debt? Of
course the money can be husbanded until the
time of maturity. J i
The Highway bonds are a lien on your
property; it would not be a consolation to you
to have a fine boulevard in front of the home
you lost.
We hope for a long period of prosperity, but
only foolish people spend their money in time
cf plenty and have nothing left for the rainy
day. If you think I’m just seeing ghosts let me
shock you by telling that the State closed with
an operating deficit on June 30th of this year.
The State had eleven or twelve mllions of sur
plus, and just couldn't hold it. Some good
was done; 1 wish to be fair; the money wasn’t
squandered; it was used for the public, but
the man who spent all his savings did the
same thing, for the extra car for the wife, the
station wagon for the children, and the house
on the beach—all may prove his love and devo
tion, though not sound business judgment.
One major problem is to have a financial
policy. I’ve often wondered why a State might
not profitably determine the per centage of
*ts revenue for each service, leaving ten per
cent, or five per cent, for unforseen necessi
ties. not mere improvisations. I do not argue
for anything but the principle. Suppose we
conclude that the State should contribute fifty
per cent of its income for Education, or sixty
oer cent, or seventy-five per cent. The rise and
fail of the State’s revenue would automatically
determine the amount to be appropriated. This
would avoid the annual pressure which vir
tually obstructs everything else, and becomes a
test of who can claim the most.
There is the matter of the Constitution. The
general trend is to do as we please, without
regard for the Constitution. Some of this may
be due to ignorance, but I can’t believe that
our lawyers are ignorant of die basic law. But
nothing is clearer than some Constitutional in
hibitions. The Constitution says clearly that
no one shall hold two offices, of honor or pro
fit at the same time (Art. 2, Section 2.) And
it further says that “No person shall hold a
seat in the General Assemfbly while he holds
any office or position of profit or trust under
this State, the United States, or any of them”;
and even indicates that this shall not apply to
officers of the militia or Notaries Public. Our
Courts do not impress us favorably by taking
>i>on .. i i , — i .. -
perfectly clear and obvious intentions of the
basic law and interpreting them as not apply
ing, when a citizen raises the issue. The Con
stitution is the citizen’s bulwark, his shield and
buckler, his high tower; and the Courts must
be ready to hear the citizen, and be always
alert to protect him in his Constitutional rights,
as well as to protect the State. Our Courts
should owe nothing to anybody except to thl
whole citizenship; all judges should be chos
en for life. Supreme Court justices might be
chosen from the Circuit bench.
The holding of two offices or positions is
not the only clear violation of the Constitution
which has become a practice; the bob-tailed
bill; the new matter in the free-conference re
port—these are even worse than the two of
fices.
Do you know what a bob-tailed bill is? The
Constitution requires that each measure, or bill,
introduced shall treat of only one subject—and
that to be mentioned in the title; and that each
bill be read on three separate days in each
House. A bob-tailed bill is this: A bill hav
ing passed two readings in the House or Sen
ate, suddenly finds totally different matter add
ed to it, thus ^slipping by the citizens of the
State and even most of the legislators thenr-
selves. It is a devious device in flagrant viola,
tion of the language and the spirit of the Con
stitution. Is it a small matter? More than
once an adroit plan was slipped through our
Legislature by that means.
Is it clear to you about the free-conference
Committee? When the Senate and House pass
measures about the same matter, but differ
ing somewhat, the President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House, each appoints three
members to sit as a free conference Commit*' j.
The purpose is to adjust differences in the re
spective bills. But a custom is growing by
which the Committee writes a bill with new
features, even creating jobs and favors. This,
in turn, violates the Constitution, for no such
bill has been on the desk of each member on
three separate days.
We are growing weary of all restraints. Like
Hitler and Mussolini we want it our way and we
want it now. All this is based on a conceit that
the Committee knows better than the two
Houses what to do. Also we throw the Con
stitution overboard so often that when a vital
interest is affected we may find that it, too,
has lost the Constitutional importance and be
left stranded amid the wreckage of a once free
government of liberty-loving men.
Sometimes we read of legislative programs
of other States and adopt what we like, even
though the Constitution stands in the way.
Because it seemed desirable to provide retire
ment for the judges we couldn’t wait to
amend the constitution, but rushed in. The
Constitution is the fundamental law to protect
the citizen and to curb the emotionalism of the
moment, which sweeps legislators off their feet.
But all the matters suggested still leave us
where we were, for even the most efficient ed-
ministration of what we have is not enough for
this fircely competitive day.
The States are competing every day for
something which will bring in a larger income
to the individual citizen. We can't lift up the
citizen by taxation; we must open the avenues
so that he may get work in productive enter
prises. The great problem of South Carolina
is to offer inducements beyond those of com
peting States. This is not hopeless. See what
we have: raw products, roads, climate, soil,
geographical situation—all that, yes; but above
all, we have good people, steady American
stock. We have good relations between man
agement and the workers—and let it bf our
policy to cultivate neighborly feeling among
all our people.
The question is: What can we do? Per
haps I'll talk of that later.
The Governor of New York, in a recent
speech, was happy over the five hundred mil
lion dollar surplus, but he was prouder that
New York had reduced the income tax fifty
per cent and the corporation franchise tax by
twenty-five per cent—a savings to the taxpay
ers of $122,000,000.
The Governor of New York said very signi
ficantly: “How could the State . . . provide
employment and opportunity for its fourteen
million people?
... It was necessary to deal decisively with
discriminatory taxes which tended to drive busi
ness out of the State. It was necessary to
create a healthy atmosphere . . . which would
tend to encourage the expansion of existing
business here and the creation of new business
and jobs.’’
Said the Governor, again: "There was in in
creasing clamor over the four years (of war) to
spend the State's surplus on frivolous or politi
cal ventures, rather than save it so it could be
effectively used.”
New York, great, rich. New York avoided
that due in some measure to her governor.
Can we not see that a Governor may, indeed,
be a great leader by force of character and un
derstanding, as well as by the exercise of real
power?
Has Model Kitchen
For Some Veteran
*
The R. M. Lominack Hardware
was notified today that the> had
been awarded one of the thousand
G. I. kl*chens for sale to a G. I.
home now under construction.
The Edison General Electric Ap
pliance company has awarded nine
of these kitchens for the entire
state of South Carolina. The kit
chen is now under construction in
the home of George S. Wise on
Hunt street and will be open for in
spection about October 15 to the
public. Mr. E. H. Livingston is the
general contractor and said today
that this was the beginning of such
type kitchens that he expects to
build in the future. A further an
nouncement of the opening to the
public will be made at a later date.
Officials of Graybare Electric
company here have announced that
nine complete all-electric kitchens
will be available in South Caro
lina for war veterans housing this
summer under a G. I. special allo
cation program.
While an initial voluntary alloca
tion of approximately 1,000 en
sembles is being shipped for vet
erans’ housing across the nation, L.
E. Murtiashaw, merchandise mana
ger for the wholesaler said that the
first shipments by Edison Electric
(Hotpoint) Applicance company
were aimed at “breaking the stale
mate that has surrounded delivery
of electric appliancs to new war
veteran housing.”
He pointed out that the kitchen
packages installed locally, includ
ing an electric stove, refrigerator,
metal cabinet sink, and five wall-
and-base-cabinets, would permit
veterans’ brides and others to see
the widely heralded “post war
kitchens in price classes ranging
below $500.” The houses installing
the limited output to be shipped
immediately, will be on display for
30-days or more, he said.
Mr. Murtiashaw said that build
ers in this area would install the
kitchens in homes now under con
struction. Because service and re
pair facilities are essential to elec
tric appliance maintenance, the en
sembles will be delivered through
d ealers regularly representing the
Hotpoint line.
Noting that numerous interrup
tions slowed appliance production
during 1946, the official said that
improving industrial conditions
made a bright outlook for further
allocations to veteran housing, as
well as better supplies in favorite
appliance stores for others who
are waiting for long expected kit
chen and home laundry equipment.
Notice of Election
School Trustees
Notice is hereby given that an
election has been called in Little
Mountain School district No. 30, to
be held at Dr. Sease’s Drug Store
between the hours of 8:00 A. M.
and 4:00 P. M. Saturday, August
17, for the purpose of electing
three (3) trustees for said school
district. The Newberry County
Board of Education hereby appoints
as managers, G. H. Shealy, W. M.
Sloan , and R. O. Shealy.
Newberry County Board
Of Education
Aug 8-15
RADIO AND TELEVISION
SALES - SERVICE
We Specialize in—
PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
AND SOUND EQUIPMENT
Sale of for Rental
INTER-OFFICE COMMUNI
CATION SYSTEMS
Geo. N. Martin
1303 Friend St. Phone 74-J
Directly Opposite Poet Office
AQUELLA
NO »NO« mAB* vt*
To The Merchants
We are ready this week fo sup
ply you with the following good
items . . . Cheese . . . Canned
Tomatoes . . . Fruit Juices . . .
Candies . . . Cigars and Cigar
ettes . . . Syrup . . . Ice Cream
Cories . . . Gillette Blades . . .
Flour . . . Hen Scratch Feed . . .
Hog Feed . . . Fruit Jars . . .
Cocoanut . . . Canned Peaches
and Sweet Potatoes . . . etc.
Come to see us . . . Prices are
right . . . Warehouse located at
lower Main Street.
t
R. Derrill Smith
& Son, Inc.
WHOLESALE GROCERS
Newberry, S. C.
Pope. Will Try
For Speakership
Rep. Thomas H. Pope has an
nounced that he would be a candL
date for speaker of the house on'
the opening of the 87th general
assembly next January 14.
Pope a leader in the house before
the war and again at the assembly’s
1946 session to which he was elect
ed for an unexpired term after his
discharge from the Army, declined
to expand his announcement.
He is a Citadel graduate, reached
the rank of lieutenant colonel in
the Army and is a graduate of the
University of South Carolina law
school.
His renomination to the house in
Tuesday’s primary was assured as
he is unopposed.
Rep. Charles Plowden of Claren
don county announced yesterday
that if renominated Tuesday, he
would be a candidate for
speakership now held by Rep.
Blatt of Barnwell.
Blatt, also opposed, has yet
say whether he will reoffer for the
speakership if he is renominated
to the house.
Former Rep. Roger W. Scott of
Dillon county, seeking nomination
to the house and also to the gover
norship has indicated in informal
statements to the press that he also
might be a candidate for the speak
ership if elected to the house.
the
Sol
to
Lester-Shealy
Miss Ruby Nell Lester and Mr.
Ralph Clayton Shealy were married
on August 3, 1946 at the residence
of the officiating minister, the Rev.
Julian B. Harman, D. D., 1004
Boundary street, Newberry, S. C.,
in the presence of several relatives
and friends. The Ring ceremony
was used.
Mrs. Shealy is the only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Lester,
Sr., 1203 Second street, Newberry.
She was beautifully attired in a
white Jersette dress with accesso
ries to match. Her corsage was of
pink astors.
Mr. Shealy is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Olin Shealy of 1813 Rivers
Street, Newberry. He has been
in the Army three and a half years,
21 months of which were spent in
the European Area. *
After their wedding trip their
residence will be at 1203 Second
Street, Newbrry.
ydureA^t gambling
ON QUALITY.
WHEN YOU TRY ONE OF
OUH BARBECUES
GLYMPH’S
Sandwich Shoppe
205 CALDWELL STREET
~v
R - U AWARE?
O.lFA’PlSDWP
HAVE. A LAYER OF FAT OR
BLUBBER UNDER TVitiR SKIN
THAT KEEPS THEM WARM
tN WINTER. '>
■■ t.-
# uwivcoaAL cc.
Right now we’re not worrying
about keeping warm . . . Mother
Nature is taking care of that . .
but if you’re worried about the
right gift for your best friend;
you can stop worrying about
diat, too! You’ll find a grand
selection of gift merchandise at
the W. E. TURNER, JEWELER.
K ' OENUIME REGISTERED
eepsake
SOLITAIRE DUET
LOTUS Set
Engagement Ring
$69.95
50.00
W.E Turner
JEWELER
GET A TASTE OF
FOOD for Thought
A hearty appetite is our delight when you stop at MIT
CHELL’S modern up-to-the-minute, SANDWISH SHOP.
You’ll enjoy our good food . . . you’ll marvel at our gen
erous portions . . . you’ll be amazed at our reasonable
prices . . . and above all, you’ll love our quick, thorough
service! You can always dine in comfort when you make
your choice MITCHELL’S SANDWICH SHOP.
Mitchell’s Sandwich Shop
Open at 6 A. M. Close at 10:30 P. M.
Located at 1209 Friend Street
. HENRY WALTER WERTZ
who has returned from the service
of his country %
Is Now Back With Us
and welcomes his friends and form
er customer to call upon him for
any services.
LAKE’S MACHINE SHOP
Madam Louise
Palmist Reader
7th daughter of 7th generation born with
double veil. Answers all questions. Gives
names, when married, to whom, and names
of friends and enemies. Tells your past as
you alone know it. Your present as it is,
your fhture as it will be. Advice on love,
courtship, marriage, divorce, wills, deeds,
speculation and business, lost and stolen property. I have suc
ceeded where other readers failed. One visit is worth columns
of self praise. I tell you any or all, changes you should or
should not make. Minutes of consultation with me will save
you (money and hours of worry. It is never too late for good
advice. Satisfaction guaranteed. Hours 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. daily
and Sunday. Readings for both white and colored. Price in
reach of all. Look for Studio Trailer and sign.
Located at Hawkins Service Station
On College St. Extension—the Cut-Off
after the game...
ATLANTIC
MCAHDUfcen,
Atlantic Company—Braveries in Atlanta, Ckarlottt, Ckaltanoota. NorfolkTOrTando
Fender & Body Work
Have your Fenders and Body straighten
ed by Expert Body Men. Complete Re
upholstery service and Painting.
Davis Motor Company
1515-1517 Main Street