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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1954 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937 at the Ppstoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Getting Too Close for Comfort SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR Cost Of Public Service High Everybody is interested' in the office of Governor. Who is the Governor? James F. Byrnes is Governor; and he will be Governor until sometime in January. W T e had a “Democratic” Party Primary, though no one knows what makes a man a Demo crat. We can tell who is a Democrat; but no one can speak categorically as to what is a Democrat. Well, we Democrats of the Cleveland, Wilson, Roosevelt, Truman persuasion; and we Democrats, now or formerly, of the Eisenhower line-up, all of us have been in battle ar ray; and we can still see the smoke and smell the pow’der, that is, in imagination. Well we know wTio is Governor, know' w'ho will be the next Governor, although the actual election will be in No-j vember. What is the Governor? The supreme executive authority of this State shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate, who shall be styled “The Governor of the State of South Carolina.” The Constitution of South Carolina says: “He shall com mission all Officers of the State.” If words mean anything, many of the laws which strip the power from the Governor are unconstitutional, however careless we South Carolinians—and all other Americans, may have become in observing, or ignoring, Constitutions. The actual power of the Governor (as exercised) is not extensive, but his influence, his opportunity for leading or guiding public opinion is very great. Somewhat in the tradition of the King of Great Britain, the Governor is a great figure, respectable and respected. The Governor Commissions all the Officers according to the Constitution, That is not, in practice, the same as ap pointing them. Is it the Governor’s Constitutional preroga tive to appoint ? Suppose the Governor shall refuse to Commission a Citi zen who had been chosen in an election. The story is told that B. R. Tillman, while Governor, re fused to sign a Magistrate’s Commission, the Magistrate having been named in the Democratic Primary. The aggrieved Citizen, that Magistrate, called on the Govt ernor and requested prompt compliance wdth the obligation resulting from the Primary. -Said sturdy old Ben: ‘ I could find five hundred people in your county who say you are unfit to be a magistrate.” Whereupon the old battling Magis trate replied with vigor and rancor, “and I could find ten thousand people who say you are not fit to be Governor.” From all that I’ve heard, that Magistrate could have found his 10,000 in Charleston. Well, the Governor appoints the Magistrates, even if they do run in the Primary. And the Governor appoints the Directors of Santee-Cooper and of the State Education al Finance Commission. The Governor is Chairman of the Budget Commission, as well as of the State Boards of Trustees, etc. He is Chair man of the Beard of The Citadel and of The Medical Col lege, of The University, Winthrop and others. The Governor may make recommendations to the General Assembly, but his real power is the Veto. He may veto any bill or any item in a bill. If he vetos a bill the veto will stand unless it be over ridden by two-thirds of each house. # Under our Constitution the Governor may veto any item; not even the President can do that. The President of the United States must sign the whole bill, or veto the entire measure. We South Carolinians, with our sadly maligned Constitu tion, have conferred on the Governor a very desirable power which the President needs and wishes, but has not. \\ y. , l / Governor will be heard. It does not follow that we shall agree; it is of great importance to have some concrete suggestions. You have to do some thinking in order to dis agree don’t you? Unless you are just contumacious by na ture, as we are told of the deacon who was roused from a gentle “nap” during the service when the pastor called “all who favor this say I.” The deacon called out “I’m again it,” as was natural, as he always operated in opposition. I learned years ago to appreciate the importance of even unworkable suggestions, when it was necessary to prepare a decree for the President’s signature. We had a man in the general office whom I always called on for a draft of what was needed. I always found his drafts unacceptable but his work was always helpful because it gave me some thing to build on. So, we need the man of leadership to suggest something. Then our minds will grapple with the problem. Would A New Constitution Help? In South Carolina we have been stripping the Governor of his powers, usually conferring those powers on Boards or qven on the General Assembly. The General Assembly not only dominates the life of the State but the so-called County Delegations dominate th^ir Counties—all in perfectly plain violation of the Constitution. Just why some Governor has not applied the Constitution to the so-called County Supply Bills I do not know. The Sena tor is a sort of County manager, in spite of the Constitu tion. Sometimes we think or hear of the Contention; other wise we usually let the Constitution gather dust in the archives. When a man cites the Constitution today, State or Federal, we look at him in amazement, not sure whether he is spoofing us—whatever that is—or merely trying to appear learned. Still we try. not to hold it against him, making allowances for the idiosyncracies of people. And yet we hear people calling for a new Constitution!! True it is that the present Constitution is repetitious and bogged down with local amendments, but everyone seems to cherich the grand old charter of our liberties with pious lip service, while calmly ignoring it altogether. Although the weather is too hot for strenuous effort I am bold enough to assert that the strict application of the Constitution would bring about weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth among some. What would happen to the ruling groups in the State if the Constitution were invoked? It is convenient, perhaps, to have a Constitution take both sides. What more could anyone wish than to have the Constitution itself support his contention, even though it support the other side, too? For example, in Article 4 we read in Section 1—as to the Governor: “ He “shall be re-eligible.” and we skip a few lines and read: “Provided, That he shall not be eligible for re-election.” That may mean something or nothing. Article II, Section I says: “The State Superintendent of Education “Shall be elected for the term of two years.” But Article 4, Section 24 says: “ A Superintendent fam \ lyTILL THE Supreme Court de- ^ » cision ruling out segregation in public schools have election re percussions? Definitely so, say the political ‘observers, with full im pact when the 1956 ballot boxes are counted. Despite the fact that the deci sion was rendered by a Supreme Court made up of seven Democrats and two Republicans, it occurred during a Republican Administra tion and is therefore expected to make the President, and perhaps his party, more acceptable to Ne gro voters in the Northern and Border states—voters who have been predominantly Democratic since 1944. Strangely enough, it is not expected to bring any appre ciable chapge in the Negro vote in the South. The decision may cause s&me Southern white voters to turn away from moderates on the race issue in favor of candidates who openly oppose the Supreme Court ruling. Just how important is the Negro vote? There are now an estimated 16 million Negroes and about three million of them are registered vot ers, with more than a million of these in the South. Negroes in the South voted Republican from the Civil War until 1940, have since voted Democratic. In the 1952 Pres idential election, the Negro vote was 73 per cent Democratic and 27 per cent Republican in Negro wards and precincts of 47 cities, according to a survey conducted by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The survey disclosed a more than 90 per cent Negro Democratic vote in Detroit, Gainesville, Ga., Wil mington. N. C.; Columbia and Dar lington. S.C.; and Corpus Christ! and Houston, Texas. Many politi cians have also expressed belief that the states of Louisiana and South Carolina stayed in the Dem ocratic column in 1952 on the strength of the Negro vote. The Republican National Com mittee is .attempting to “sell” its party to the Negro. Immediately after the Supreme Court decision was handed down. Republicans made a survey among 416 Negroes in the District of Columbia to find out what they thought about the decision, who they felt was respon sible for it, and to what party they belonged* All of those interviewed favored the decision, and 304 re plied that President Eisenhower, the Republicans or Chief Justice Warren was - responsible for it. Sev enty said they didn't know and 42 said the Democrats were respon sible for it. Of those queried, 240. said they were Democrats. 144 Re publicans, 32 would not say. The Negro vote could be of vital importance this year in marginal Congressional districts, particular ly those where it is more than five per cent of the total. It is not like ly to swing Republican in most Southern states, however, because there the Negro, like the white, feels he must vote Democratic if his vote is to have impact. While both the Republicans and the Democrats believe the ruling will definitely affect the Negro vote everywhere, they agree- that Negro voters are more likely to be in fluenced by other important issues such as employment opportunities availability of housing, cost of liv ing and economic conditions in gen era! CROSS //, From the Warren Record, War- renton. North Carolina: What War ren County citizens think about the wisdom of the Supreme Court’s de cision in which it held that segre gation in the schools is illegal can not change the fact that the high est court in the land has so ruled Legal segregation no longer exists It is as natural as day and night for people of like tastes and like backgrounds and like heritages to want to associate together, and for this reason, given a free choice, we think that the great majority of col ored children would prefer to go to colored schools, even as white chil dren would prefer to go to white schools, and would be happier and more contented in so doing. Naturally, we were disappointed in the Supreme Court’s ruling; not that we did not know that the end of legal separation was inevitable —most informed people conceded that—regardless of any wishes they may have entertained. But we feel that the decision came too soon for the best interests of the South. We favored the gradualist approach, and we wanted more time . The South faces a trying problem that is going to call for all the wisdom, calmness and good will of which we are capable. Nothing is going to be solved by temper, demagoguery or by tears • • • From the LeMars Globe-Post. LeMars, Iowa: Some observers fear that it (desegregation) marks ‘.he decline of the public school sys tem. Certainly this will be the case in states which practice segrega tion. There is nothing to prevent the organization of private schools for whites only, leaving the public schools to the Negros And then letting the public schools run down. The Supreme Court has over looked one factor which will be more powerful than the govern ment. No dictator, no autocrat, has ever been able to force people to intermingle socially with others, unless they want to. Forcible inter- mingling irr public schools can only destroy the schools. • • • From the Eufala Tribune. Eufala, Alabama: While the Court’s de cision was sweeping in its implica tions. it laid down no rules for its enforcement. We believe the de cision was bad. if not a viciods one; that to attempt to overthrow a way of life that has been the very foundation of bi-racial cooperation in the South is a death blow to that cooperation and will, in the long run. do the Negro in the South more harm than good However, the decision is upon us and should not be met head-on or thoughtlessly We should in every possible way view it calmly, study it carefully, and above all. act r trK hastMv WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Feathered Friend Here's the Answer HORIZONTAL 8 Unclosed 1 Depicted bird, 9 Palm lily of Education who shall hold . . . office for the term of four Why should anyone wish to be Governor? His name will | years » be kept in the archives as long as the Ashley and Cooper Rivers form the Atlantic Ocean, as was said by a wag who meant to be facetious. After clearing up these minor matters what would we do with a new Constitution ? Shall we recognize, accept and vali date all that is now clearly forbidden? If there were a The Governor has a great opportunity to lead the people, | spirit of law compliance and comformity one might advo- if the people respect him. He has some direct and exclusive power, as in the matter of certain appointments and of the veto, but as a member of the many Boards and Commissions he is a dominant force, if his personality be strong. It is costing too much money in this day to make the race for Governor. By the time a candidate uses a hun dred newspapers, fifty radio stations, several television sta tions, and sound trucks; and pours out printed matter by the ton; and rents bill-boards for large political ads; and wears out several cars—as well as all his friends and him self—well, what’s the use? Can’t we Americans contrive something better than that? Great Chance For Leadership As to leadership: Now when nobody seems to know just what to do, or where we are “at,” as they used to say, the cate a new Constitution, but there is too much likelihood that all the evils of today would become enshrined in the fundamental law, in addition to monstrosities yet un imagined. Who would prepare a new Constitution? Quite obviously most legislators would be chosen as members of the Con stitutional Convention. That Convention should be com posed of the ablest Constitutional minds in the State. Well, what chance would they have in a political hurlyi-burly, rough and tumble? Besides that, we are fearful lest our pre eminent intellectuals might be so imbued with modern so ciology that they would lead us into paths of “innocuous desuetude.” 0 tempora o mores!! A secretary once transcribed that as O Moses!! Probably because the writer had indecipherable hieroglyphics for handwriting. 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Q—How can the Admir ration predict both a $2.9 billion budget deficit for fiscal 1955, and a $100 million “cash” surplus? A—Part of the federal government’s income and outgo passes through trust funds—such as the Social Security retirement “kitty.” Trust- fund dollars are segregated from the conventional budget books, but are counted in the cash budget because they reflect actual money transfers between the government and the public. The trust funds so far take in more than they pay out. Q—The Constitution provides that one-third of the Senate's seats—32— will be filled by election every two years. How much above this quota have we gone in recent years, because of deaths and resig nations? A—Thirty-five Senators were elected in 1952, 34 in 1950. In 1954, 35 seats will be at stake—more if additional vacancies occur before then. Q—Are all imported Mexican farm laborers illegal “wetbacks?'* A—No. Congress Aug. 1 extended the law authorizing controlled re cruitment and importation of Mexican farm laborers. More than 197,000 were contracted for in 1952. (Copyright 1954, Congressional Quarterly) 'Li* Dale Cam re ^ AUTHOR OF “HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING” ^ M RS. RUTH STRANDINE, 6531 N. Minnehaha Avenue, Chicago. Illinois, faced six years ago the greatest feeling of wotry and anxiety she had ever known. She received word that her father wai seriously ill and' could not possibly live long. She was to come hom« < and visit him at once. She had never known a father who had not always been radiantly alive and healthy. So she worried just how she would face him in this hour of crisis. She arrived during a snow storm. The city was in a complete black-out which didn't help matters one bit! Her mother met her at the door. The sadness in her eyes reflected something Ruth Strandine had never seen in them before. But she managed a smile and a warm welcome home. Entering her father’s room, she found it aglow with light. Candles had been placed here and there and. her father registered joy, deep understanding and peace of mind. What an example! In spite of his suffering, he had not lost his good disposition, his sense of humor, his faith in his family or his faith in God. He had taught his daughter many lessons in life, but she learned there the greatest one at his bedside. When her Years bested her, he conquered ,his, when she wept, he smiled; when she doubted, he trust ed; and he taught her that even death is an experience of life that all must face. Her fears completely vanished when she saw hoW courage* ously he faced his death. U/V. 3 Check the correct word: 1. Man traveled a record 421 miles per hour on a rocket-sled at (Lake Placid) (Alama- gordo, N. M.). Wes Santee recently broke the U. S. mile record (once) (twice). When a day48 sultry, you feel the (humidity) (humility). 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