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FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1949
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
Strange and wonderful things
happen eyep' day, even in
South Carolina, which is among
the best of States. We are
alive and alert and we have
such a healthy and robust cu
riosity that we make discover
ies. You might almost say
that we are injecting the scien
tific spirit into our public life.
That is true because a truth
or fact lies dormant for years,
centuries, until some man, per
haps by chance, discovers it,
drags it out of the mists of ob
scurity, the vast hidden depths
of the unknown, and gives it
to the world. So w e have pen
icillin and streptomysin; the
wonder-workers, just after de
veloping the great possibilities
of the sulphur drugs.
Wonderful discoveries are be
ing made in the law, too. To
the layman the law is a very
dry subject, but a remarkable
discovery has been made in the
law in our State. At length,
at last, we have discovered that
the Constitution of South Caro
lina forbids the legislators from
a County to perform executive
duties, or ex e rcise executive
discretion. That discovery was
in the best scientific tradition
for the State Constitution has
been effect since 1895—fifty-
four years, roughly, and very
roughly indeed! Probably ev
ery Legislature for a genera
tion has violated that clause;
and probably most County Sup
ply Bills have violated it every
y e ar.
What’s the trouble now?
Well, the Legislature seemed
so keen on spending all the
money, that so-called surplus,
that it appropriated $3,84,000
for health centers, hospitals,
and "other public uses." “Other
public uses”—well that may be
broad, too broad, for there is
another clause in the grand old
Constitution which might be
discovered by some diligent re
search delver into the mysteries
of the unknown. H e re it is:
“Every act or resolution having
the force of law shall relate to
but one subject, and that shall
be expressed in the title.
Now obviously “other public
uses” is not merely an addi
tional subject, but might turn
out to be two, four, six or ten
subjects, depending on the
breadth of mind, comprehen
sive humanitarianism and poli
tical alertness of the brethren.
Our Constitution is a won
derful document, more sinned
against than sinning. Just
why anybody advocates a new
Constitution isn’t clear to me
because the old one—the one
we have—is still new and un
tried. So new in fact that it
yields; fresh material every
year—as in this case.
It may surprise you, but that
clause of the Constitution I
quoted isn’t th e one I had in
mind when I started. Here it
is: “Money shall be drawn
from the Treasury only in pur
suance of appropriations made
by law.” It is the first prin
ciple of an appropriation act
that it shall state th e purpose
for which the money is to be
used. “Other public uses” says
too much, but it doesn’t say
enough. Please work that out.
a no p bo tier/
H er financial protection—present and future—
is his concern now. v
Millions ot American families have found that
life insurance is the best way to provide'protec-
tion against emergencies.
The bridegroom can, with his first premium
payment, set up a protection fund larger than
the couple would be able to save in many years.
See a friendly Life of Georgia agent today.
District Office
11011-2 Caldwell St.
We have another little clause
that is interesting because it
has never been discovered by
legislators: “No tax shall be
levied except in pursuance of
a law which shall distinctly
state the object of the same;
to which object the tax shall
be applied."
It may be suggested that the
County delegations might come
within thp Constitution if they
can prove that the “Other pub
lic uses” included money spent
to “repeel invasion, or prevent
or suppress insurrection.’’ Dur
ing a warm political compaign
the gentlemen on the inside
feel that new aspirants are ei
ther invaders or in insurrec
tion. Even then the Constitu
tion insists on one subject.
Th e objection of our Green
ville friends is based on sound
law, but at bottom they raise
a dubious point: that Green
ville County would contribute
much more than it would re
ceive. As a citizen who loves
Greenville and all the other
counties, it may be »aid that
the poor Counties of the State
hav e nearly always saved
Greenville and other industrial
counties from the bills that
would frequently have embar
rassed the great industries of
those counties, or put them out
of business.
The protesting citizens have
lots of law on their side. For
example: “The General Assem
bly shall provide for an annual
tax sufficient to defray the es
timated expenses of the State
for each year!!” That seems
to mean the activities of the
State government, purely as
such. But that clause raised
an old question, requiring a
tax to pay deficiencies. That’s
clear enough. The State us e d
to be poor: our problem was
to take care of deficiencies.
But all our trouble today is
our riches, our abounding
wealth, our over-flowing treas
ury. What shall we do with
all the money?
Money causes lots of trouble,
doesn’t it? If you have money
you spend it foolishly; and if
you haven’t money—well, that’s
a sad story. Still, if you have
n’t any money you are more
likely to stay at home in the
quiet of chill penury, rather
than in the hectic fling of rio
tous living.
The part of the Constitution
just brought to light (or shall
we say “life”? is the clause
reading “ The legislative, ex
ecutive and judicial powers
shall be forever separate and
distinct: and that no p e rson of
one branch shall be permitted
to assume or discharge the
duties of another.” Really
quite interesting, though vio
lated every day, in every way,
in every County.
We have the ancient gple
against holding two offices at
the same time, but some one
says an offic® is not an office.
Well, what is it? A position?
Well the Constitution forbids
that, too. And within the next
fiftv four years we shall dis
cover that bit of law, too.
Making a last effort at the
Gen®ral Assembly’s effort to
spend that two and a half mil
lions, it violates all sound leg
islation in appropriating money
so much per head. A County
may have a sum of money—
all alike, then so much for each
legislator from that county.
That may impress some folk
as proving the importance of
the County, but it does not
prove the need of the County.
There is another provision of
the Constitution that com®s to
mind: “Bills appropriating mon
ey out of the Treasury shall
specify th e objects and purposes
for which the same are made,
and appropriate to them re
spectively their several amounts
in distinct items and Sections.”
I’m almost tempted to ask
again “Why a new Constitu
tion?” This one is not known
or used and is, therefore, as
good as new.
The power companies will
carry to the man in the street
their side of the Government’s
effort to control the power bus
iness, and other business. A
great daily tells us that the
power companies are tired of
being trampled on. Well, I
glory in their spunk; they have
lost' by letting demagogs tell all
manner of tales to the public.
Something I said recently I
wish to repeat: the people are
not asking for power; they
would much prefer Govern
ment grocery stores, shoe stores
free hospitals and free medi
cine.
I do not advocate free ser
vices of physicians, druggists
or dentists; nor do I want to
go around with my hat and my
head hung in abject humility
begging a physician to come
to my home. And in this I
know I speak the mind of most
men: we want to stand on our
own feet, looking the other man
in the face, eye-to-eye, man-
to-man. And we know we
have to pav for it. We know
that somebody has to pay;
there is nothing free. We pre
fer to work for what we get
and get what we pay for. We
decidedly don’t want any army
stuff in our private business.
This great dream of power is
not of such overwhelming con
cern to us as individuals. How
much power does the Indivi
dual use? I have all the com
mon gadgets for power, from
lights, hot water, refrigeration,
radios, small heaters, and the
power is not high. Go out and
buy stove wood and compare
that fuel with electricity. So
the politicians started this and
thev have deceived many a
man.
Were the power people once
big, bad wolves? Did you ever
have occasion to find any other
wolves? They used to be all
around us. It is one of the not
able changes that in most bus
iness we have a higher ethical
standard than we used to have.
Apart from that, every State,
including ours, regulates and
controls the power people, their
rates, particularly. So if the
power men mean to stand up
and give the public the facts we
may hear some interesting
accounts. In this hot weather
I don’t feel like delving into
deep things like Larry Wolfe’s
great book on Agriculture, but
I can enjoy a good fight.
That makes me think; What
did the Santee-Cooper do about
that offer of the South Carolina
Electric & Gas Co. to operate
all the Santee enterprise and
pay the State and counties two
millions? I don’t suppose that
seemed important as long as
the Legislature had so much
money that it actually is in a
law-suit over two and a half
millions!! At the same time
two millions is two millions,
and two millions is monev.
The power men went at this
wrong: they overlooked a great
factor of supreme importance,
namely, that when the State
had so many millions that it
could appropriate a hundred
and twelve millions, then five
millions; and then have to rush
up a bill for two and a half
millions for this and that "and
other public uses." the power
men looked like fellows selling
peanuts. And you don’t try
to sell peanuts, pindars or goo
bers, to a multi-millionaire, all
dressed up and going some
where! No, sir; it isn’t done
It is true that the Santee-
Cooper paid to the State and
Counties less than three hun
dred thousand dollars, but even
the two million couldn’t arouse
any inteest in a rich State
when two and a half millions
could be thrown to the Coun
ties, willy-nilly, for “ether pub
lic uses.’’ But an idea occurs
to me: Wlhv not offer the two
millions of power money to the
Counties? I believe that’s an
idea; the Counties are always
poor and always need money.
Two millions may mean little
to the State, but two millions
to the Counties!! Well, you
have seen. This would be a
lawful two millions for “other
public uses.”
By the time the Co-ops wake
up they’ll find that thev are
borrowing eight millions just
to give it all to Santee-Cooper.
'Didn’t I read that the private
Companies were willing to
make a contract, to serve all
the Co-ops even letting San
tee-Cooper fix the rates? Is
my memory playing tricks with
me? That sounds too good to
be true, doesn’t it? Well, if
I’m correct in my recollection,
or even in the neighborhood of
the truth, why in the name of
sound sense and good business
do my Co-op brethren want to
borrow eight millions?
Prosperity News
Ruditill-Hamm
Of wide interest was the
wedding of Miss Frances Rudi-
sill of Cherryville, N. C., and
James Walter Hamm of Pros
perity. The ceremony was per
formed toy Dr. H. S. Petrea,
pastor of Grace Lutheran
church, Rock Hill, on May 8th.
Mrs. Hamm is a graduate of
Winthrop College, class of 1948.
She was a member of Senior
Order, Beta Beta Beta, Vice-
president of the Winthrop
Christian Association, and pres
ident of the Lutheran Student
Association.
The bridegroom attended the
Citadel and in 1945 was gradu
ated from the University of
South Carolina. He was a
member of Blue Key, Kappa,
Sigma Kappa, Phi Kappa Sig
ma, Clarisophic Literary So
ciety and Sports Editor of Gar
net and Black.
Mr. and Mrs.. Hamm are in
Prosperity. They are with Mr.
Hamm’s parents for the pres
ent.
Bedenbaugh - Warren
Miss Martha Lester Beden
baugh and Gurney L. Warren
were married Saturday after
noon, June 11, at 2 o’clock at
the home of the Rev. W. D.
Haltiwanger, pastor of the
bride. The ceremony was wit
nessed -by a few relatives.
The bride shose for her mar
riage an aqua dress with brown
and white accessories. She
wore a corsage of sweet peas..
She is the youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Be
denbaugh and attended the
Prosperity High school.
Mr. Warren is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Warren of the
St. Luke’s community and at
tended the Stony Hill High
school. He is employed at Jo
anna Mills.
After a short wedding trip,
the couple are making their
home with the bridegroom’s
parents.
MYF Meets Thursday
The Newberry Sub-District of
the Methodist Youth Fellowship
met Thursday night, Jun£ 16,
at Nazareth Methodist Church
with 69 members present. The
meeting was opened toy a re
creational period followed by
refreshments, which consisted
of a picnic Lunch. At the busi
ness meeting Louise Bedenbaugh
Drucie Connelly, and Gay Bow
ers, delegates who attended the
youth assembly at Columbia
college, emphasized the import
ance of the Methodist Youth
Fund. It was cuggested that
each MYF have a pledge ser
vice, which will give to the
youth the meaning and pur
pose of the Youth Fund. It
was planned to send the pres
ident, J. B. Fulmer, to Lake
Junaluska. A short Dr. I. Q.
quiz program, based on the
Youth Fund, was given by
some members of Nazareth.
The Vacation Church school
of Wightman Methodist church
began June 10 and continued
from Monday through Frida]’
of the following week, closing
with a picnic for pupils, par
ents, and friends, on the even
ing of June 17. Miss Susie
Langford was the director.
There was a daily average at
tendance of 52 pupils.
The Kindergarten department
was in charge of Mrs. Edward
Counts, Mrs. Joe Bedenbaugh,
and Mrs. Wyman Dominick.
The theme was “My Home and
Family”. The highlights of
the group were the Rhythm
Band and entertaining as their
guests two very small young
ladies, Jane Montgomery and
Susan Hamm.
Mrs. D. H. Hamm, Sr., Mrs.
F. P. Hill, and Mrs. Robert
Bowers, were in charge of the
primaries.
The study was “Outdoor Life
In Palestine.” A market place
scene was constructed, showing
articles and fruits of the Bible
times. Where these fcould not
be procured they were modeled
from clay.
“People Who Lived in Jesus’
Day” was taken by the Juniors
under the direction of Miss
Mary Langford and Mrs. Roy
Dominick. Activities were the
making of various articles to
be found in Jesus’ day.
Mrs. J. W. Taylor was hos
tess to the June meeting of the
Crepe Myrtle Garden club on
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Ray
Dawkins gave an interesting
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