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THE NEWBERRY SUN
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NEWBERRY, S. C.
O. 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.
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
What did you do on the
“Glorious Fourth?" I let my
mind play on the direction our
Nation is travelling and won
dered why we seem to be less
patriotic than the gallant peo
ple of 1776. But are we? His
tory glosses over many errors
and shortcomings; we are not
worse than the men of 1776;
we have the same shortcom
ings and the same virtues. As
I see it, our great lack is
leadership of the quality of
1776. There never was a time
when many people did net pre
fer the flesh pots to the bur
dens of responsibility and high
principle. Here in America
were scores of thousands who
opposed the struggle for inde
pendence. Even here in South
Carolina were many who
yearned for their profits and
the good times under the King.
We have not the same type
of leadership, however. We
have men, good men, too, who
have not the courage to throw
out of the window much of
the Socialism recommended by
the Government. At best they
compromise and reduce this or
that, but they don’t rise to the
occasion decisively.
We started out with a Gov
ernment of simple plan; today
the Government wants to build
power plants, steel mills, and
regulate and control every
thing else. It wants to fix
wages and hours and do any
thing else that a pressure
group insists on. We have
virtually thrown principle of
Government overboard.
When the Government regu
lates, who is the Government?
A swelling, arrogant, incompe
tent bureaucracy. Do you want
to have your affairs controlled
by an army of clerks and petty
officials? Don’t you know that
when the Government controls
banking and insurance and
medicine and power, it will
soon control everything else?
Who is the Government?
The Senators and Representa
tives in Congress can stop all
the Socialistic trends. Why
don’t they do it? They think
you want the program. Don’t
waste time on Mr. Truman;
try the men we have elected,
or, if necessary, let us elect
others.
By the way, what do you
know of our sprawling bureau
cracy? Our Government is a
mightly Colossus. Do you know
that:
“Our Government owns or is
interested in 100 business en
terprises. They lend money,
guarantee loans and deposits,
write life insurance, produce
and sell electric power and fer
tilizers, operate railways and
ships, buy and sell farm prod
ucts, etc. It has more than
$20 billion invested in such
enterprises, and further com
mitments of about $14 billion,
in addition.
There are 1,816 different Gov
ernment bureaus; each with
its own boss and staff of ex
perts, investigators, stenograph
ers, public relations personnel,
messengers, etc. The output of
rules and regulations fills 8,-
811 pages in the Federal Reg
ister each year; that includes
only ‘important’ rulings.
Each of these 1,816 different
Government outfits has its own
private rules, also. The Veter
ans Administration, for exam
ple, has 88 different manuals.
665 technical bulletins, and 400
circulars guiding its affairs.
Comptroller General Warren
on January 24 told a Congres
sional Committee: ‘The Federal
Government is a hodge-podge
and crazy-quilt of duplications,
overlappings, inefficiency, and
inconsistency. It is an ideal
system for tax-eaters and for
those who wish to keep them
selves attached to the public
payrolls, but it is bad for those
who have to pay the bill.’
DUPLICATIONS: We have
75 different bureaus and agen
cies dealing with transporta
tion; 22 engaged in public
housing; 14 in forestry matters;
34 which can acquire land (one-
fifth of the entire land area
of the United States is already
owned by the Federal Govern
ment); 80 gathering statistics;
37 in public health; 27 in la
bor relations; 64 in business
relations; 46 in foreign rela
tions; 24 in rehabilitation; 16
in power; 24 in map-making;
18 in education; 28 in welfare;
12 in community planning; 16
in wildlife; and 40 government
corporations with an accumu
lated deficit of more than $11
billion and going still deeper
in debt
There is widespread overlap
ping in federally-owned print
ing plants. We have 61 sepa
rate Government printing and
duplicating plants in Washing
ton; 23 in San Francisco; 25
in Philadelphia; 16 in Chicago;
6 in Kansas City; 6 in Denver;
15 in New York. In addition,
the Army and Air Force have
140 printing and duplicating
plants; the Navy 87; Commerce
Department has 26; and In
terior Department has 15.”
“INVENTORIES: The Gov
ernment now has in storage
$27 billion worth of military
supplies from collar ornaments
to battleships. They include
time clocks, silver finger
bowls for admirals rolls of red
tape by the hundreds of gross,
and skirts with the new look
for Wacs. The Federal Gov
ernment owns 3.6 typewriters
for every Federal employee
who uses one, either fall time
or part time.
The Hoover Commission
found many agencies carried in
their inventories vast quanti
ties of supplies which the Com
mission’s investigating staff
could not locate anywhere.
What became of them is any
body’s guess and yours is as
good as ours — but they are
gone forever.
In the Office of the Assist
ant Secretary of State for Eco
nomic Affairs, employing 432,
the ratio was seven supervis
ors for 11 workers.
PROPAGANDA: Some 45,000
Federal employees devote their
time and activities to Federal
propaganda. The total cost is
tremendous; the purpose to in
fluence public thinking and
Congressional legislation.
A report approved UNANI
MOUSLY by the 25 members
of the House Committee on Ex
penditures in the Executive
Departments, stated: ‘Your
Committee reports its firm con
clusion that on the basis of the
evidence at hand employes
have gone far beyond the limits
of their proper duty of pro
viding factual information to
the people and the Congress
and have engaged in propagan
da supported by taxpayers’
money to influence legislation
now pending before Congress.
In reality Government propa
ganda distors facts with such
authority that the person be
comes prejudiced or biased in
the direction which the Govern
ment propagandists wish to
lead national thinking.’’
The Attorney General of
South Carolina is a lawyer of
the old school: he believes in
the Constitution and does not
twist it; takes it as it comes.
For example, he believes that
an office is an office and a
position is a position. Just my
idea of a lawyer. But, “The
State” quotes the Attorney
General in a matter that I find
very interesting. At first blush
I challenge the opinion. This
may seem presumptuous but it
won’t cause my respected and
distinguished friend to lose any
sleep.
Here it is: the York Legisla
tive Delegation has included in
the York County budget (called
Supply Bill) and item of six
thousand dollars to be paid to
the members of the County
legislative delegation as ex
pense money for services with
in and for the County. Our
Constitution so plainly and
clearly forbids “extra pay” that
our Supreme Court has de
clared that the “extra pay”
voted by the Legislature a year
ago was unlawful. Now the
Attorney General is quoted as
saying that the Constitution
makes no reference to pay
ments by Counties, the publish
ed account implying that the
item of expense money in the
County budget is not unlaw
ful. Well, is it? The Act, as
approved by the Governor, au
thorizes expense money to the
Senator and House members
for investigative, supervisory
and other services, according
to “The State.” “The delega
tion and the Senator.” That is
a new one. Ordinarily “the
delegation” includes the Sena
tor, though there is no such
valid, lawful body as a Legis
lative delegation,” whether
with or without the Senator.
Certainly, as I see it, this is
an effort to clothe the York
members with executive func
tions and is clearly unconsti
tutional on that ground. I need
not elaborate that. There is a|
clause of section 34 of Article
3 which forbids enactment of
special laws, though it specifi
cally allows special laws for
fixing the pay of County Offi
cers. Legislators are State of
ficials, not County officials; nor
can they make themselves
County officials.
A County is entirely subject
to the State. No County (un
less it be Charleston) levies
its own taxes: the General
Assembly must authorize the
use. It is an out-of-date pro
cedure, wasteful and inefficient
and undemocratic, but it is the
law. Even the General Assem
bly is limited, with respect to
Counties. The Constitution
prescribes: “The General As
sembly (hall not have the pow
er to authorize any County or
township to levy a tax or is
sue bonds for any purpose ex
cept for educational purposes
to build and repair public
roads, buildings and bridges,
to maintain and support pris
oners, pay jurors, County of
ficers, and for litigation, quar
antine and court expenses and
for ordinary County purposes,
to support paupers, and pay
past indebtedness . . . Provid
ed, that the General Assembly
shall have power to authorize
a County or township to levy
a tax or issue bonds for the
purpose of Construction and
maintenance of landing strips.”
The provision of the Consti
tution usually cited against ex
tra pay certainly applies to
this York County item; “No
General Assembly shall have
the power to increase the per
diem (or pay) of its own mem
bers.” This Act of York is an
Act of the General Assembly.
Nothing is said distinguishing
between the State and the
County.
If the Treasurer and Super
visor of York make payments
under this; and if the members
of the Legislature from York
collect under this, they may
find a court decision against
them that will make payments
and acceptance under the Act
of 1948 and are now called on
to make restitution.
WOMEN’S STATE
GOLF MEET
The South Carolina Women’s
Golf Association held a one day
eighteen hole handicap tourna
ment at the Country Club of
Newberry, July 12th. Fifty-two
golfers from Columbia, Forest
Lake, Greenville, Greenwood,
Orangeburg, Spartanburg and
Newberry Country Clubs parti
cipated.
The winners were:
First Flight—1st Mrs. Polly
Stone, Greenville—2nd Mrs.
Jane Crum Corrington, Orange
burg—3rd Mrs. Mary Garden-
hire, Newberry.
Second Flight—1st Mrs J. L.
Wtelling, Sr. Newberry—2nd
Mrs. Alvin Gilreath, Greenville-
3rd Mrs. Billie Evans, Spartan
burg.
Third Flight—list Mrs. Rem-
bart Martin, Columbia—2nd
Mts. Jim Spence, Columbia—
3rd Mrs. C. R. Dent, Green
wood.
Fourth Flight—Mrs. Helen
Wlalsh, Greenwood.
A great deal of interest was
shown in this one day event
and stimulated golf playing at
the Country Club of Newberry.
The following golf professio
nals attended this meet:
Melvin Hemphill of Forest
Lake Country Club, Walter
Reynolds, Columbia Country
Club, Mr. Anderson, Columbia,
S. C.—unattached, Kathryn
Hemphill, Columbia, S. C.—un
attached.
PVT. HILLEY RECEIVES
PROMOTION IN ARMY
Private. Elbert L. Hilley, son
of Mrs. Alma Hilley, 1307 4th
street, Newberry, has recently
been promoted to the grade of
Private First Class. He is now
stationed in Sapporo, on the
island of Hokkadio, Japan, as
signed to F. Company of the
famed 31st Infantry Regiment.
Pfc. Hilley entered the Army
August 15th, 1947 at Fort Jack-
son. After completing his basic
training at that post he was
ordered overseas for occupation
duty. Upon arriving in Korea
he was assigned to the 32nd
Infantry Regiment. The 31st is
the regiment that is called ‘The
American Foreign” because
during its thirty three years of
existence it has never served
within the United States.
NEWBERRY COUNTY BOYS
ENLIST IN REGULAR ARMY
David Lee Williamson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. Lester William
son of Little Mountain and
Lawrence Chapman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. V. Chapman, 2016
Main street, Newberry enlisted
in the Regular Army on Tues
day, July 12th according to Mj
Sgt. Claude Blankenship, Re
cruiting officer here.
Williams volunteered for the
Regular Army, Unassigned, and
Chapman volunteered for Coun
ter Intelligence service..
Charles E. Fields, son of Mr.
and Mks. Dock M. Fields, 523
Sums street, Whitmire, also
volunteered for the Regular
Army, Unassigned.
Beautifully Engraved— Wed
ding Announcements. Calling
cards, Buisness Cards. Inform
al* may be bad at the SUN
office, reasonably priced.
LETS ALL MOVE TO
JOHNSTON ....
AND BREAK A LEG!
You’ve no doubt heard about
Newberry being a friendly
place. Wfell, when you read this
you will agree that Newberry
is a crab-apple beside John
ston, S. C.
A lady over there fell down
the steps of the Baptist church
a few Sundays ago and was
in bed six weeks. Just look at
the friendliness, the very sub
stantial friendliness she recei
ved at the hands of her neigh
bors:
My dear friend, Miss Denny,
nursed me through the night,
prepared hot breakfast for me,
then off to school. Early, Mrs.
B. L. Reames came with milk
and apple pie.
My faithful friend, Maniah
Peterbark, came and stayed
with me day and night for six
weeks.
In the evening Pansy Salter
brought me a grand hot fried
chicken and strawberry short
cake supper. Every morning
the phone would ring several
times—friends wanting to know
how I was and saying, “I am
sending dinner today.” Many
sent dinner without phoning.
Flowers kept my room look
ing like a florist’s shop. It
seems to me every good thing
to eat that was ever thought
of was sent me, even to a,
whole chicken pie! Whole cakes
whole pies, live chickens, dress
ed chickens, calf livers, fresh
fish, cuts through whole sugar
cured home raised hams, car
tons of ice cream, more juices
than I ever heard of, all
sort of canned delicacies from
the stores and your pantry
shelves, and trays, that would
have taken blue ribbons at the
fair. Milk, butter, eggs, yeast
sponge ready to rise once and
be made into hot rolls. Baskets
of fruit, baskets of vegetables,
a grand sunshine basket, hose,
handkerchiefs, blankets, a bed
spread, a new dress; a lovely
Davison’s rayon slip, toilet soap,
a nylon hair brush, stationery,
candy, dusting powder, and the
most beautiful greeting cards
and get well cards with prec
ious personal messages. Letters
of sympathy, visits, smiles,
good wishes and the sweetest,
kindest things said to me. All
to encourage and help me get
well to “carry on” and get in
the procession of helping others.
NEGRO TEACHER
CONFESSES PERJURY
Edgefield, July 12.—A negro
woman school teacher has
pleaded guilty to perjury dur
ing an investigation of cheat
ing on teacher certification
tests.
The teacher first admitted,
then denied, in sworn state
ments that she used an illegal
answer sheet on the tests. Of
fered annually, the exams
largely determine teacher sal
aries.
She was sentenced to three
months in jail and fined $100
in general sessions court here
yesterday. State Circuit Judge
T. B. Greneker suspended the
sentence and fine, and placed
her on two years’ probation.
The State Board of Educa
tion estimates that as many as
800 of the more than 2,000 ne
gro teachers who took the
tests in February may have
cheated or distributed the ans
wer keys.
The board said it had sus
pended the teaching certificates
of the negro woman and of the
negro teacher-preacher from
whom she reportedly bought
the test answer for $5.
NOTICE OF SCHOOL BUS
CONTRACT LETTING
The Board of Trustees of
Central School District No. 21
hereby asks that bids to trans
port pupils in said district to
Pomaria High School, be filed
with the County Board of Ed
ucation on or before noon Au
gust 2, 1949. The successful
bidder shall be required to
transport all children who live
in the District or may move
into it during the life of the
Contract. The successful bid
der shall furnish safe and com
fortable transportation.
Each bid shall be placed in
a separate envelope, addressed
to the County Superintendent
of Education and plainly mark
ed on the outside thus; “Bid
for Transportation of pupils in
District No. 21.”
The contract will be award
ed for a term of three years,
to the lowest responsible bid
der, and may be cancelled at
any time for cause.
Bids will be opened at noon
on Tuesday, August 2 in the
office of the County Superin
tendent of Education. The
Board reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids.
Board of Trustees,
Central School District.
J15-22-29
DO YOU WANT a good pay
roll system, or Social Security
System. These loose-leaf systems
are complete and simple to
keep, and not high priced. The
Sun also has legal papers, in
cluding Bill of Sale forms. Just
a dime to pay for handling. We
also got some nice stapling
machines, two sizes, and staples
and its a dirty shame how cheap
they are. Come on and buy
some of this stuff, we’re hongry!
MRS. MARY D. LIVINGSTON
Mrs. Mary Dickert Livingston,
77, died suddenly late Sunday
at her home on Olar Street. She
had returned from a family re
union a short time before she
died.
Born and reared in the New
Hope section of Newberry
County, Mrs. Livingston was a
daughter of the late Jesse and
Nancy Setzler Dickert. Her hus
band, David Newton (Snib)
Livingston, died six years ago.
She was a life-long member of
her missionery society and of
the Mayer Memorial Lutheran
Church.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 10:30 p. m. at May
er Memorial Lutheran Church
with the pastor, the Rev. V. F.
Fulmer officiating. Interment
followed in St. Phillip’s Luth
eran Church Cemetery.
Surviving are one son, Clyde
Livingston of Newberry; two
brothers, Jake of Newberry and
John Dickery of Silverstreet;
Four grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
SCOUT TROOP 69
TO OLD INDIAN
Scout Troop 69 made up of
boys from West End left Sun
day for a week at Camp Old
Indian. They will be in charge
of Dewey Kinard who has just
rounded out his 24th year as
Scout Master.
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NOW IS THE TIME—To fill
your deep freeze—we have the
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etc . 7|22-29
R. Derrill Smith and Son. Inc.
Wholesale Grocers
Newberry. S. C.
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won’t change your course, either, if you have a
savings account. Act now — open an insured
account here.
NEWBERRY FEDERAL SAVINGS &
LOAN ASSOCIATION
J. K. Willingham, Sec’y Newberry, S. C.
FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1949
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