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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1948 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. 0. F. Arm field Editor and Publisher PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In S. C., $1.50 per year in advance outside S. C., $2.00 per year in advance. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS BY SPECTATOR We begin a new year. If we could be new people, that would mean something, wouldn’t it? Most resolutions don’t mean anything, but we might resolve to use our brains more and our emotions less. I am not dis counting the emotions; they are the moving force, the great dy namos of life. As Paul tells us, “We walk by faith, and not by sight’’. We might try to study great problems calmly, making sure of the facts, instead of as suming the truth because of prejudice or kindly regard, or some sort of loyalty which be clouds the issue and stultifies the mind. The Anderson Independen' tells us of various savings which Colonel Maiming has made a the Penitentiary. A few more able managers could save a lot of money, while improving the public service. A thorough in vestigation of the expenditure of all school funds should prove desirable. What will the White men do about tha decision of the Fed eral Circuit Court of Appeal: sustaining Judge Waring’s decis ion to compel the enrollment o negroes for the Democrati Primary? NaturaHy, and prop erly, the Democratic Executiv Committee will either appea the decision to the Federal Su preme Court, or will propose i Convention plan of nomination But the Democratic Exec. Com mittee is not empowered t brush aside the traditions c the South, nor to acquiesce i any such attitude with bindin; effect on the White people o the State. Some of our discree, and affable fellow-citizens art for peace at any price. But that is not the attitude of the people back home. Some of them rt member enough of English ano' American history to recall tha the advocates of peaceful com pliance have seldom accomplis ed much for freedom. In the harsh days of old England, a few men fought—and paid th( price—for liberty. It was so in the days of the American Revo lution. Even here in South Carolina we had strong loyal ists, men who stood out for the King. What we enjoy today- and what even England and the other nations have enjoyed—is due to the bold resolution of a few men. It is quite proper to have great respect for the courts; bu courts can be wrong; courts have been wrong; but whethei right or wrong in the technical interpretation of a law, the lav. itself may do violence to cer tain cherished sentiments or at titudes of the people, and call aloud for the clear expression of the people’s will. When Chief Justice Taney read the opinion of the Supreme Court in the case of Dred Scon no one denied that he was faith fully declaring the law of the land- But the Civil War upset much of that. And the provis ions of the Federal Constitution several of the Amendments to the Constitution, were as un fairly adopted as though arrang ed by Soviet Russia in the Bal kans. Aside from all Constitutional Amendments and Federal Stat utes. the purpose is to compel the White man to accept the Negro in the White man’s Par ty. Will the White man yield to this compulsion? Or will he do as the Northerners did—de clare that there is a higher law than the Constitution? There is a higher law than the Constitution. The ancient rights of the founders of this nation and their sons are not subject to abridgment by any Federal law. constitution or statutory. Nor are decisions of the courts in this late day ac ceptable in flat contradiction of decisions of a generation ago. But all this is somewhat be side the mark: the trend of events in Palestine today shows how much deeper is racial in terest than any manmade law; and the Irish are independent because the British laws could not uproot their sense of na tionalism. Let the Democrats decide on their Convention plan; that may palliate for a time; it isn’t a cure. Sooner or late the South must decide whether it will al low this continued meddling whether it will accept a mon grel condition: or whether it will stand like the Spartans at Thermopylae, even to the last Yes, there is a higher law man. if necessary, than the Constitution, or Stat utes. or Court decisions, as our Northern friends loudly pro claimed. And they proved their contention. History has a way of repeating itself. Can you believe what you read? I have great confidence in the press just as I have in the brethren of the radio, but no reporter can be sure of all the truth; he has to rely on the person who gives the informa tion. Nowadays • everybody seems to have a press agent and that press agent is always trying to get space free. Our Government has press agents on the payroll of every public serv ice—thousands of them. They are great ballyhoo specialists. Much that you read is likely tc It’s here! FAMOUS ONCE-A-YEAR EVENT! Wind and Weather Lotion *1 SIZE NOW $2 size, now $1 Special economy carton! Contains six $1 size bot/lcs ... $3 all prices plus fax • Perfect as foundation base • Helps protect skin from head to heels * Guards against chapping • Soothes skin roughness ORDER NOW! Please send me the following Tussy Wind and Weather Lotionx $1 size bottles at 504 each $2 size bottles at $1 each .Cartons (six $1 size bottles) at $3 carton Name— Address- City— -State— □ CHECK □ CHARGE □ C.O.D. Please add 20% Federal Tax WIKDAND MAJHtf LOTION HELPS GUARD SWN WIND, COLD Ah'? S«r.SRv:$AisoAS K-’JIftHTON EASE *CR PUiVDER- HOB. SMITH'S CUT RRTE DRUG STORE- 1212 Main Street Newberry, S. C. be inspired by. some one who has an axe to grind. So we art not shocked or disgusted on learning that the Government bureaucrats took a half million dollars of the Greek relief ap propriations and spent it on propaganda, to persuade us of the great need of the Greeks! That doesn’t shock you, does it? Why should it? But is must make us suspicious of every thing that comes from Washing ton. Now the question arises. How much money has been spent by the Army in the effort to persuade us to endorse the proposed Compulsory Service law? How much? Now how much control has Congress over the spending of the Nation’' money? What does Congress do about such abuses? Nothing! Why? Because all the Demo crats think they must support anything that Mr. Trumar does; and the Republicans are afraid that the thousands oi Government press agents will so villify them that the voters will turn against them. Now isn’t that a kettle of fish? The Gov ernment of the Nation has go- out of the control of Congress; Congress hardly knows what i; going on. The idea of this compulsor; military training is a sort o‘ military dream, but of doubt ful value. The encouragemen of athletics for all student: would help much more; ath letics for all, not just a few or teams. Every war has new weapons, new,- tactics. Though Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie M. Graham, who observed their gold en wedding anniversary on December 22, were honored with an anniversary dinner at the home of their son, L. C. Graham and Mrs. Graham on Wednesday night, December 31. Mr. and Mrs Graham (the former Miss Margaret C. Hig gins) were married on December 22, 1897 in what was then known as the Rutherford school section of Newberry County, where both were born and reared. They moved to Newberry two years after their marriage and have lived here since that time. ^ Mr. Graham was connected with the furniture business from the time of his marriage until 1932. In 1934, he opened a business concern on McKibben street which he still manages, with the help of Mrs. Graham. In 1944 he was elected mag istrate in Newberry County. He took office in 1944, and was re-elected in 1945 for a two year term. “Judge” and Mrs. Graham purchased the home at 1322 Col lege street late last year, and moved into this residence re cently. They are the parents of four children: one daughter, Mrs. R. S. Long of High Point, N. C.; and three sons, Marion Graham, Detroit, Mich., and Frank and L. C. Graham of Newberry. They have four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. With Mr. and Mrs. Graham to celebrate the occasion of their 50th anniversary were Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Long and two children, Patsy and Fred; Marion Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graham and Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Graham. 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However, can wi find out how much Govemmen money the Federal bureaucrat are spending in order to per suade us to demand of Congres: what they propose? Henry Wallace may serve i useful purpose in becoming < candidate for the presidency Wallace is the man who told Mr. Truman that wages couk be raised without any increase in prices. The present high prices took a new turn upward when the President accepted all thi twaddle and advocated new wage increases. Mr. Wallace is a man of attainment, a clean, honorable man, I think, but as utterly unsafe as a child playing with drugs. But if he will vigorously expose the shallowness, the hypocrisy, of the National Democrats and Republicans he may compel them to propose measures of sound reasoning. There is no body in the Democratic Party except Mr. Truman; and nobody at all in the Republican Party capable of arousing the public, so let Henry Wallace stir us u on big issues. Even Henry Wallace may not be wrong all the time; and if he is wrong he will compel us to think. And that is what we need most—to think. So I’m glad Wallace will stir things up. It would never do to elect Wallace—but there’s no likelihood of that. But we 4lo need light. The deep snow which covered the New England and the Mid dle Atlantic States was all white. Should there not be a liberal springing of black snow, out of deference to President Truman and his fellow FEPC advocates? It is possible that the Angelic hosts have not heard that the President of the Unitea States is opposed to White ex cept when b^ack and brown and yellow are liberally thrown in? From now on the snow should be mixed. T. B. Duckett of Philadelphia, spent the Christmas holidays in the home of his sister, Mrs. P D. Johnson, Sr. AUDITOR’S TAX NOTICE I, or an authorized agent, will be at the following places on the dates given below for the purpose of taking tax returns of all personal property, new build ings and real estate transfers. Persons owning property in more than one district will make returns for each district. All able bodied male citizens between the ages of twenty-one and sixty are liable to $1.00 poll tax. All persons between the ages of twenty-one and fifty outside of incorporate towns and cities are liable to pay com mutation tax of $1.00. All dogs are to be assessed at $1.00 each. WHITMIRE—City Hall, Fri day, January 2nd, 1948. WHITMIRE—Aragon- Baldwin Mill, Monday, January 5th, 1948. G. M. & R. E. NEEL Store— Tuesday, January 6th, 1948, from 9 until 12. SILVERSTREET — Tuesday, January 6th, 1948, from 2 until 5. CHAPPELLS—Thursday, Jan uary 8th, 1948. HOLLINGSWORTH STORE— Friday, January 9th, 1948, from 9 until 12. KINARDS — Friday, January 9th, 1948, from 2 until 5. PROSPERITY—Monday, Jan uary 12th, 1948. ST. LUKE’S—Tuesday, Jan uary 13th, 1948, from 9 until 12. O’NEAL — Tuesday, January 13th, 1948, from 2 until 5 LITTLE MOUNTAIN—Friday, January 16th, 1948. PEAK—Monday, January 19th, 1948. POM ARIA—Tuesday, January 20th, 1948. M. B. & T. P. CROOKS Store —^Thursday, January 22nd, 1948, from 9 until 12. A. E. and R. E. REESE Store— Thursday, January 22nd, 1948, from 2 until 5. F. B. HARDY’S Home—Fri day, January 23rd, 1948, from 9 until 12. At Auditor’s office to March 1st, after which a penalty of 10 per cent will be added. PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS, Auditor Newberry County. Loans! ON REAL ESTATE AUTOMOBILES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY NEWBERRY INSURANCE AND REALTY CO. 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