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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 1946 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. SOUTH CAROLINA O. F. AHMFIELD 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 thn Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR The Government of the United States has ordered the arrest and trial of the Chief of Police of Bates- burg, South Carolina, on the charge that in arresting a colored ex-sol dier the Chief had beaten and tor tured the ex-soldier, in violation of the Federal Civil Rights Statute. It is said that Chief Shull violated the ex-soldier’s right to be secure in his person and immune from ille gal assault and battery. Chief Shull says that he arrested the ex soldier at the bus station where the ex-soldier was creat.ng a disturb ance; and that no more force was used than was necessary. The Chief explains that the prisoner re sisted arrest and tried to take the Chief’s blackjack. The Chief said grabbed it away from him and and cracked him across the head.” It is said that the following day Chief Shull drove the ex-soldior to a Veterans’ Hospital. It is said that the ex-soldier is now blind as a re sult of the blow from the black jack. I make no point about color or race; policemen have acted in similar manner in cases of white men. While I wish to discuss this as a very grave legal problem, i am quite aware that the Federal Gov ernment’s interest is not one of jus tice so much as it is a case of play ing politics with the association of negroes which called for Federal action. My readanass to consider some legal points does not in the least obscure the real point, which is politics. No white man would have appealed to Washington; nor would any one else have made it a Federal question. Nor, indeed, would the Federal Government have intervened foi; a White man unless, per chance, at the request and insistence of the C. I. O. We recognize the hand of Esau, though iv is the voice of Jacob. Let us look at the legal ques tions: How much force may a po lice officer use in making an arrest, when the prisoner resists arrest ard theatens bodily harm to the arresting officer? Perhaps the of- ficer retains some right, even as a citizen, to defend himself when as saulted. I present the question as a matter of law. Suppose this had been in New York City in similar circumstances. Would a New York or Boston policeman ha^'e used force? Or should we have only accomplished puglilists and wrest lers as policemen? If the Batesburg Chief violated any law is the criminal law of South Carolina. There is no Fed eral question which can properly be invoked in this case. No one has even resorted to the legal processes of the State. Of course I recall that the Federal Government played this same trick against the Sheriff of Anderson County. And I recall that I thought at that time —and think so now—that our Gov ernor should have taken the Sheriff into his custody and refused to surrender him to the United States Marshal. Here we have an alleged crime. What the ex-soldier suffered is one fact — and a sad fact. What the Police Chief did should be open to review by a court, but a State Court, not a Federal Court. If the Chief was guilty of as sault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, he should have been prosecuted under the law of South Carolina. Our courts are still functioning. Observe that the Chief of Police of Batesburg was not arrested by a warrant issued by a Federal Com missioner in his district. There certainly is one in Columbia, an- Deputies Take 60 Gallon Still Sunday Deputies J. C. Neel and John C. Wilson captured and destroyed a 60 gallon still and 240 gallons of mash Sunday in the St. Matthews church section of Newberry county. No one was found when the still was discovered. other in Aiken, and possibly one in Lexington. The regular course would have been 10 swear out a warrant before a Federal Commis sioner who would have given a pre liminary hearing and sent the pa pers to the United States Attorney. The Attorney would have submit ted a bill of indictment to the Fed eral Grand Jury. Then, again, it .would have been examined, at least to ascertain whether there was a case for trial. In this case you will observe that no action was taken by the United States Commissioner; nor did the United States Attorney bring up the question; nor has the Grand Jury ever had the matter under consideration. What happened is this: The Association of Negroes called on the Department of Justice in Washington. And the Govern ment in Washington prepared a criminal charge, called an Informa tion, and directed the Attorney in Columbia to act on it. If that isn’t virtually the Administration in Washington arresting men of its own notion, what is it? If that isn’t a sort of modern tyranny, what is it? The Constitution of the United States says—and this is the su preme law—: “No person shall be held to answer for a Capital, cr otherwise infamous crime, unless on presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury”. There is a Federal Grand Jury in that district. And the Government must regard this as an “infamous crime”! But, even orders of arrest now come from Washington! Because of the Constitutional is sues involved I think the State as a Sovereign should assert its powers. The State should assume jurisdic tion and proceed by the orderly processes of State courts. That would be the effective method of rebuking the Federal Powers; but if we are too weak, too compliant, to stand up like men, then let the Attorney General of the State ap pear for the State, for Chief Shull is a municipal policeman and muni- pipalities are agents of the State. What thnk you, fellow Ameri cans, about arrests of local police men “on information” from Wash ington? Where js your democracy? Can Mr. <6talin do anything more despotic? This is the democracy of our T: iman Democracy! Who is studying the payrolls, bud gets and programs of State, Coun ty and municipal governments? Nobody. Who is preparing appeals for larger appropriatioas and new appropriations? At least twenty people. Who really knows the government of South Carolina? No body. Recently we had a great ado about a seed-testing laboratory. A fine citizen called on me and asked if I knew what it was “all about”. I told him that I knew nothing ex cept what the papers published, but that I thought it would prove to be a tempest in a tea pot. I told my friend a little story. Years ago I made remarks about the two- salaricd people in the State’s serv ice. Almost immediately came sev eral letters and telephone calls tell ing me that I had not scratched even the surface. Since the gamorous spending spree of the New Deal the Federal Government hais “granted aids,” made supplementary contributions, and done so many other things, that I don’t see how our State Auditor can tell what’s what. How many departments of our State receive Federal aid? How is this granted and Who accounts for it? And to whom. An interesting point, which no one has mentioned publicly—so far as I know—is this: the Chief of Police was called by the Bus driv er. Why not get a statement from the driver? The driver was protecting his passengers—white and colored—from the annoyance of a misbehaving man. Had those passengers no Civil Rights? What utter foolishness this is! Hw loudly it cries for common sense in government! (Referring to the Batesburg incident.) NOTICE OF ELECTION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. 1 Notice is hereby given that the General Election for State and County Officers will be held at the voting precincts fixed by law in the County aforesaid on Tues day, November 5, 1946, said day being Tuesday, following the first Monday, as prescribed by the State Constitution. The qualifications for suffrage are as follows: Residence in the State for two years, in the County one year, in the polling precinct in which the elector offers to vote, four months, and the payment thirty days before any election of any poll tax then due and payable. Provided that minis ters in charge cf an organized church and teachers of public schools, shall be entitled to vote af.er six months’ residence in the State, otherwise qualified. Managers of election shall require of every elector offering to vote at any election, before allowing him to vc te, the production of his registra tion certificate and proof of the payment thirty days before any election of any poll tax then due and payable. The production of a certificate or of the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes, shall be conclusive proof of the payment thereof. Before the hour fixed for opening the polls, Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe to the constitu tional oath. The Chairman of the Board of Managers can administer the oath to the other Managers and to the Clerk; a Notary Public must administer the cath to the Chair man. The Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. The polls shall be opened at such voting places as shall be designated at 8:00' o’clock in the forenoon, and close at 4 o’clock ;n the afternoon of the day of election,, except in the City of Charleston, where the polls shall be opened at 7:00 o’clock in the forenoon, and in the cities of Charleston and Columbia where the closing hours shall be 6;00 o’clock in the afternoon, and shall be held open during these hours without imermission or adjournment; and the Managers shall administer to each person offering to vote oath that he is qualifed to vote at this election, according to the Constitu tion cf this state, and that he has not voted during this election. The Managers have the power to fill a vacancy a.id if none of the Managers attend the citizens can appoint from among the qualified voters, the Managers, who, after being duly sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election the Managers and clerks must proceed publicly to open the ballot box and count the ballots therein, and con tinue without adjournment until the same is completed, and make a statement of the results for each office, and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the Board or someone designated by the Board, must deliver to the Commissioners of Election the poll list, the box containing the ballots and written statements of the result of the election. At the said election qualified elc- tors will vote upon the adoption or rejection of amendments to the State Constitution, as provided in the following JOINT \RESOLU- TIONS: STATEWIDE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS No. 1 A JOINT RESOLUTION propos ing an amendment to Sction 4 ol Article X of the Constitution ol South Carolina, 1895, so as to em power the General Assembly to exempt from taxation household goods and furniture used in the home of the owner thereof. LOCAL CONSTITUTION AMEND MENTS No. 2 Anderson County A JOINT RESOLUTION propos ing an amendment to Section 21 ol Article V of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to fur ther provide for the qualifications of Magistrates in Anderson Coun ty having additional jurisdiction, and to provide for the selection ol jurors serving such Magistrates. No. 3 Charleston County A JOINT RESOLUTION propos ing an amendment to Article X, Section 5, of the Constitution ol South Carolina, 1895, by striking out two provisos in said Section relating to the insurance of bonds by the Charleston School District, comprised within the present lim its of the City of Charleston. No. 4 Chester County A JOINT RESOLUT-ON propos ing an amendment to Article X. of the Constitution of South Caro lina, 1895, so as to provide that the General Assembly may author ize the City of Chester to levy as sessments upon abutting property for the costs of improving streets, roadways, alleyways and sidewalks in said City; to issue certificates and bonds therefore, and to pledge such assessments for the pay ments of such certificates and bonds. No. 5 Cheslor County A JOINT RESOLUTION propos ing an amendment to Article X, of the Constitution of South Car olina, 1895, so as to provide that the General Assembly may author ize the City of Chester: to extend water and sewer service to proper ty owners within and without the corporate limits of said City; to levy assessments upon property and pledge the same for the costs thereof; to issue water and sewer bonds, and to provide that such assessments shall be a lein upon property of such owners. No. 6 Chesterfield County A JOINT RESOLUTION propos ing an amendment to 1 Section 8 of Article VIII of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to provide that the General Assembly may exempt new manufacturing and industrial establishments in Chesterfield County from certain taxes. No. 7 Chesterfield County A JOINT RESOLUTION propos ing an amendment to Section 5 of Article X of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to pro vide that the limitations of said Section and any other provision or part of said Constitution shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness of the towns or municipal corpora tions in Chesterfield County, and to authorize the issuance of bonds by said Towns or municipal cor porations; to refund or pay any existing indebtedness of said Muni cipalities. No. 8 Kershaw County A JOINT RESOLUTION propos ing an amendment to Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution re lating to the limit of the bended debt of School Districts by adding a proviso thereto as to School Dis trict No. 1, of Kershaw County, South Carolina. No. 9 Union County A JOINT RESOLUTION propos ing an amendment to Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to au thorize Union Hospital District of Union County, South Carolina, to issue bonds in an amount equal to twenty (20) per centum of the value of the taxable property em braced in said Hospital District, provided the qualified electors of said District vote favorably there on. No. 10 Union County A JOINT RESOLUTION propos ing an amendment to Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to au thorize Union School District No. 11, of Union County, South Caro lina, to issue bonds up to twenty (20) per centum of the value of the taxable property in said Dis trict, provided the qualified elec tors of said District vote favor ably thereon. No. 11 York County A JOINT RESOLUTION propos ing an amendment to Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, so as to au thorize Clover School District No. 37, of York County, South Carolina, to issue bonds up to twenty (20) per centum of the value of the taxable property in said District, provided the qualified electors of said District vote favorably there on. MANAGERS OF ELECTION The following Managers of Elec tion have been appointed to hold the election at the various precincts in the said County. Newberry Court House Mrs. John Peterson Raymond Blair Mrs. Lucille Sease John Peterson Newberry Cotton Mill Dewey Kinard Rev. V. L. Fulmer Edward Bouknight A. H. Clark Mollohon T. B. Grant George Martin R. J. Willingham C. A. Shealy Oakland W. C. Holsenback Oscar Koon Loyd Davenport C. G. Summer. Mt. Pleasant Archey Reese Mrs. Fred Pope E. L. Glymph Willie Ringer Helena Jerald Baker Charley Zobel Ted McDowell W. T. Jacobs Maybinlon Bannie Cathcart Arthur Maybin Lula Bess Whitney Mrs. A. H. Maybin Whitmire Joe H. Simpson T. J. Abrams A. H. Dallas John William Hipp Long Lane Mrs. R. C. Carlisle John C. Baker James Renwick Mrs. B. H. Caldwell Jalapa John Swittenberg Herman Wise Andrew Miller Ben Wessinger Longshores Richard Neel J. W. Senn Griff Dorroh Mrs. Will Wilson Dominick Mrs. George Bremer Mrs. Fred Harmon Horace Oxner Tommie Davenport Chappells J. B. Scurry B. W. Watkins M. L. Connelly John Boozer Hartford H. L. Shealy Mrs. W. L. Buzhardt Horace Cromer J. C. Lester Prosperity Mrs. B. W. Ackerman T. A. Dominick D. O. Lovelace Mrs. B. W. Wessinger O’Neal Vernon Pugh £ J. S. Dawkins ;. Curtis Long G. A. Lindler . rC.Z:_Sl j, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. Notice is hereby given that the General Election for Representa tives in Congress will be held at the voting precincts fixed by law in the County aforesaid on Tuesday, No vember 5, 1946, said day being Tuesday, following the first Mon day, as prescribed by the State Constitution. The qualifications for suffrage are as follows: Residence in the State for two years, in the County one year, in the polling precinct in which the polling precinct in which the elector offers to vote four months, and the payment thirty days before any election of any poll tax then due and payable. Provided that ministers in charge of an organized church and teachers of public schools shall be entitled to vote aft er six months’ residence in the State, otherwise qualified. Managers of election shall require of every elector offering to vote at any election, before allowing him to vote, the production of his regis tration certificate and proof of the payment thirty days before any Midway F. A. Boland G. M. Epting J. H. Singley J. W. George Jolly Street i,’ Carl Epting D. L. Wedaman L. B. Bedenbaugh Nolan Wicker Central J Ernest Shealy Perry Lindler Olin Setzler William Harris. Pomaria J. E. Counts L. A. Shealy W. D. Hatton W. R. Koon Walton Marvin Graham James Crooks Joe Ruff Ray Graham Mt. Bethel Oscar Graham Howard Boland Chalmers Brown Leland Rikard St. Phillips David L. Ruff Loami Ruff George Shealy Holland Ruff Little Mountain Ernest Wheeler Harold Metis J. L. Epting Roberta Sease Union Academy Clyde Wilson J. L. Halfacre John Shealy Claude Counts Silverstreet j T. M. Fant B. W. Mills J. B. Havird Mrs. Ellen Abrams Kinards J. B. Smith F. M. Satterwhite J. R. Longshore Clifford Smith Garmany Mrs. Minnie Leitzsey Alan Oxner Dave Caldwell T. W- Folk Peak M. O. Mayer J. O. Counts F. T. Chapman Elbert OliVer Zion C. B. Eargle Joe Ringer Jacob A. Bundrick Mrs. Henry Folk The Managers at each precinct named above are requested to dele gate one of their number to secure the boxes and blanks for the elec tion at the Court House, in New berry, Saturday morning, November 2, at 9 o’clock. * REUBEN M. MINICK, JOHN A. MAYER, J. F. CROMER, Commissioners of Federal Election for Newberry County, S. C. JNO. A. MAYER, Clerk. October 18, 1946 025-N1 mi election of any poll tax then due NOTirt OF FLFI TION and payable. The production ot a llVMIViC wr ELE'»IIVM1 certi /jcate or of the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes, shall be conclusive proof ol the payment thereof. Before the hour fixed for opening the polls, Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe to the Constitutional oath. The Chairman of the Board of Managers can ad minister the oath to the other Man agers and to the Clerk; a Nota^w Public must administer the oath to the Chairman. The Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. The polls shall be opened at such voting places as shall be des ignated at 8 o’clock in the forenoon, and close at 4 o’clock in the after noon of the day of election, except in the City of Charleston, where the polls shall be opened at 7 o’clock in the forenoon, and in the Cities of Charleston and Columbia, where the closing hours shall be 6 o’clock in the afternoon, and shall be open during these hours without intermission or adjournment; and the Managers shall administer to each person offering to vote, oath that he is qualified to vote at this election, according to the Constitu tion of this State, and that he has not voted during this election. The Managers have the power to fill a vacancy, and if none of the Managers attend, the citizens can appoint among the qualified voters, the Manager, who, after being duly sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election the Managers and Clerks must proceed publicly to open the ballot box and count the ballots therein, and con tinue without adjournment until the same is completed, and make a statement of the results for each of fice, and sign the same. Within three days thereafter the Chairman of the Board, or some one designat ed by the Board, must deliver to the Commissioners of Election the poll list, the box containing the ballots and written statements of the results of the election. MANAGERS OF ELECTION The following Managers of Elec tion have been appointed to hold the election at various precincts in the said County: Newberry Court House Charles Bowers Henry Cannon C. B. Spinks Irvin Leslie Newberry Cotton Mill Mrs. Colie Dowd Miss Minnie Havird Henry Chappells Miss Corrie Lee Havird Mollohon J. E. McConnell Claude Jackson F. J. Arthur Mrs. Adell Fulmer Oakland Henry Martin Bryant Merritt C. J. Swindler f Ollie Kizer Mt. Pleasant John H. Cromer Mrs. Maude Graham T. W. Henderson Mrs. Ruby Ringer Helena j , E .T. Werts a L. J. Hunt (j • |j J. R. Wood Mrs. Nellie Davis Maybinton F. B. Hardy J. R. Thomas W. F. Cathcart j B. H. Maybin Whitmire 7 George C. Young E. A. Christie D. L. McCullough R. C. Lake * Long Lane jj J. G. Glenn C. M. Folk Mrs. Rosa Phibbs Mrs. Edward Chandler Jalapa V. E. Miller J. F. Long . W. W. Riser C. C. Wallace Longshores George Martin McTeer Senn W. O. Fitts Robert Lee Dorroh Dominick Hugh Brehmer Harmon Brehmer Hugh Chappell Miss Nannie McKittrick Army Enlistments More Than Expected Enlistments in the new Regular Army have surpassed War Depart ment expectations with the result that the draft boards will _take a holiday for the remainder of 1946. The Army recruiters report they still have many opportunities open to young men jn Newberry county and encourage those interested to investigate the possibilities qrf a career with the regular army. Chappells L. E. Werts , t R. D. Merritt ^ I. Q. Watkins • 3 ^ w J. B. McAdams Hartford J. W. Cromer , ^ J j; W. B. Goggans W. C. Walton „ W. C. Carter , ■ \ U Prosperity ' 'j John A. Sease * T. L. Dawkins B. M. D. Livingston g C. F. Singley O’Neall r J. H. White 4 Noland Moore Fred Koon j ’ Pat Wise , ^ Midway H Leslie Hawkins James Long £ , g. J Ross George Horace Counts Jolly Street ,, George I. Kinard G. T. Werts T. L. Boinest U T. A. Ellisor Central i 1 J E. H. Koon F. E. Wiggers Mrs. Louise Fulmer Mrs. Pauline Shealy { Pomaria L. A. Mayer E. W. Epting H. W. Lominick Mrs. Addie Bedenbaugh Walton T. P. Crooks < Mrs. J. W. Parrott George Hentz Mrs. Pauline Crooks Mt. Behtel William Cromer Langford Alewine Curtis Rikard Mrs. Raymond Nichols St. Phillips D. Govan Sease Perry Halfacre M. E. Enlow L. A. Ruff Little Mountain R. O. Shealy W. M. Sloan G. H. Shealy Mrs. J. L. Bowers, Jr. Union Academy George Enlow J. C. Kinard M. L. Long Mrs. Ruth Wicker „ Silverstreet W. D. Bozard J. B. Stillwell jj Paul Havird ^ Murray Sheppard Kinards i g A. D. Johnson C. R. Boozer ’] 'i t C. W. Johnson k > ' ! L. O. Smith Garmany Robert Sease Kemper Albritton T. P. Adams Mrs. Vinnie Kate Price Peak Joe E. Mayer C. E. Stuck H. L. Suber B J. V. Eargle : x Zion J. D. Kinard P John A. Bundrick ” R J. E. Bundrick J. B. Eargle The Managers at each precinc named above are requested to dele gate one of their number to se cure the boxes and blanks for th election at second floor of Cour House, Registration Room, Satur day, November 2nd. W. B. BOINEST, BEN H. CALDWELL, JOE H. SIMPSON, Commissioners of State and Coun ty Elections for Newberry Coun ty. South Carolina. BEN H. CALDWELL, Clerk. Oct. 18, 1946. 025-N It’s Just As Simple As ABC You pick out your new car. You tell us the amount of money you need, and we will do the rest We then insure your car and charge you 6 per cent for the money. Then we let you pay in 12 or 15 monthly in stallments. NO HIDDEN CHARGES—NO FINANCIAL STATE MENTS—NO RED TAPE—NO BOARD MEETINGS. YOUR PRIVATE BANKER, E. B. PURCELL, IS v READY TO SERVE YOU. Newberry Insurance & Realty Company Exchange Bank Bldg. Phone 197