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'W: R sff.' W&-\! m. feS- ' PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1955 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner 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: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. Prosperity News MRS. B. T. YOUNG, Correspondent COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS Senator Bricker has been trying for several years to have Congress submit a proposed amendment to the Constitution so as to clarify a very perplexing state of affairs. Let me ask you—what is the supreme law of this nation? It is difficult to answer that unless you consider many legal details, because of our State sovereignty. Just off-hand you would say that the Constitution of the United States is the Supreme law of the land. The Constitution itself says so. But it says more; so let me quote the Constitution itself: “This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the Supreme law of the land.” Art. 6. We hear much about State’s rights, or the reserved pow ers of the States, but the so-called rights of the States may be superceded by a treaty. I agree heartily with Senator Bricker, that we should clarify our Constitutional rights so that neither President nor treaty, neither congress nor court may transcend the Constitution. I quote with the approval of the Wall Street Journal: “On this page today toe print a letter from one of our readers concerning proposals such as Senator Bricker’s to define the treaty power. Mr. Lichtenstein quotes that sec tion of the Constitution making treaties the supreme law of the land and then asks this question: ‘How can anyone suggest, in the light of these clear words, that a treaty might supersede the Constitution?’ The suggestion has been made a number of times by members of the United States Supreme Court. In Missouri v. Holland—the decision said a treaty gave Congress power to pass laws the Contitution forbade Congress acting alone to enact—Mr. Justice Holmes said. ‘Acts of Congress are the Supreme law of the land only when made in pursuance of the Constitution, while treaties are declared to be so when made under the authority of the United States. It is to open a question whether the authority of the United States means more than the formal acts pre scribed to make the convention’. In 1929, Chief Justice? Hughes told the American Society of International Law: ‘ . . . the power to make treaties . . is a power that has no explict limitation attached to it, and so far there has been no disposition to find in anything re lating to the external concern of the nation a limitation to be implied.’ Chief Justice Hughes added: T should not care to voice any opinion as to the implied limitation on the treaty-mak ing power. The Supreme Court has expressed a doubt whe ther there could be any such. That is, the doubt has been expressed in one of its opinions’. In 1986 in the Curtis-Wright case, Justice Sutherland spoke for the majority when he said that the powers to de clare war, to conclude peace, ‘to make treaties’, belong to the ‘Federal government as the necessary concomitants of nationality . . Clearly Justice Sutherland was saying that the treaty power did not stem from the Constitution and it is equally clear that Justice Sutherland suggests that there is no limitation on the Government in its choice of matters that fall within the field of treaty law. > In his dissenting opinion in the 1952 steel seizure case, the late Chief Justice Vinson was joined by Justices Reed ^nd Minton in asserting that President Truman had the power to violate the prohibition in the Constitution against seizure of private property because the United States had ratified the United Nations charter and was engaged in the police action in Korea. Certainly the suggestion here is that a treaty gave to the President the right to supersede the Constitution. In the face of these opinions, we think it is pretty plain that a number of the present and past members of the highest court in the land have suggested that the treaty power isn’t as clearly limited as Mr. Lichtenstein suggests, or as it ought to be/ Let me call attention to the fine editorial stand of that great daily of business; it spok& out sensibly about segre gation some weeks ago. I may remind you that, although no one has thought much about a treaty undermining our State sovereignty and our cherished Constitutional rights until we became en tangled with the organization known as United Nations, some of our judges have suggested the idea for some time. Regardless of how clear the Constitution may seem to you and to me, it is a fact that some court may hand down a decision that will knock our ideas into a cocked hat. Said the Supreme Court in 1920 (in effect) “The treaty is the supreme law of the land when made under the author- ’ ity of the United States—that is, when negotiated by the President and approved by the Senate.”—^Missouri v Holl and. 252 U. S. 416. The three nights of the com mencement exercises of the Pros perity school were well attended. On Friday evening the class ex ercises were presented in the form of a play “Footprints of Time.” The following special parts were given in the play: History, Mar garet Harmon; Statistics, Peggy Jean Boozer; Class poem, Shirley Ann Hipp; Prophecy, Alice Faye Koon; Last Will and Testament, Boyd Boozer; Gifts, Dorothy Nell Kinard. On Sunday night Rev. Barron, pastor of Sherwood ARP church, Columbia, preached the sermon, using as his text, “Like A Man.” The exercises came to a close Monday evening when Dr. James C. Kinard, of Newberry addressed the graduates, using as his sub ject “The Three-fold Responsibil ity To Our State; To Our Fellow- men and To Our God.” Miss Sandra Smith was vale dictorian land Miss Rachel Counts salutatorian.. Both received aw ards. Mr. Grady Lee Halfacre pre sented the following awards and medals: Citizenship award and medal to Rachel Counts. French award to Allene Wise. Boy’s Athletic award to Max Turner. Girl’s Athletic Award to Joyce Moore Epting. Commercial award, to Margaret Harmon. JHA Medal to Barbara Haw kins.. English Medal to Sandra Smith. History medal to Reginald Bed- enbaugh. Science medal to John Vernon Pugh. Dan forth Awards to Edna Bor ers and Charles Moore. Readers Digest award to San dra Smith. Supt. C. E. Hendrix presented Certificates of Merit to the fol lowing Bus drivers: Kenneth Bow ers, Jimmy Bedenbaugh, Harold Fulmer Bobby Lane fester, Will iam Long, Robert Smith, Olin White and Lester Vaughn. Mr. Hendrix also presented diplomas and certificates tc the twelve boys and 28 girls, and the two mascots, Brenda Kinard and Ran dy Koon. Marshals for the exercises were June Hawkins, chief; Thurman Adams, Pawnee Counts, Barbara Hawkins, Joy Hunter, Jane Bed- enbaugh, and John Vernon Pugh. Vacation Church School. The Vacation Church School of Grace Lutheran church well be held June 6 to 17. Classes will be held from 4 to 6 o’clock every afternoon, Monday through Fri day. Mrs. Hubert Stockman is di rector of the school anjl Mrs. Ralph Black is music director. The other faculty members in clude Mrs. Cornell Bedenbaugh, and Mrs. Woodrow Bedenbaugh, nursery class; Mrs. Cole Wessin- ger and Miss Evelyn Wessinger, beginners class; Mrs. Otis Shealy and Miss Margaret Harmon, pri mary class No. 1 Mrs. Leon Shea ly and Mrs. W. L. Mathis, Jr., Class No. 2; Miss Julia Pugk and Miss Kay Newman, Class No. 3; Mrs. Allen Harmon and Miss Bar bara J. Hawkins, Class No. 4. Mrs. H. B. Hendrix and Mrs. Leroy Pugh, Primary department. Rev. B. M. Clark, Intermediate department. Barbara Hawkins, recreational director. PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Adams, of Saluda, N. C. spent the weekend with Mrs. Adams’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Sease of Savannah, Georgia, spent the weekend with Mr. Sease’s mother, Mrs. J. A. Sease. They were call ed to South Carolina on account of the death of Mr. Sense’s bro ther, Elton C. Sease, of Columbia. Twenty-eight members of the Senior class of Prosperity will leave Monday for a week’s trip to Washington and places of Inter est en route. Accompanying the group will be Supt C. E. Hendrix Johnny Sykes, Mrs. Alvin Hipp, and Mrs. Philip Kelly. Mr% Earl Bedenbaugh attended a reunion of her class erf. Winth- rop college Saturday Miss Phyllis Wise will come home Friday from Aiken where she has been a member of the L. B. 6. school faculty. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill, Jr., of Atlanta, Georgia, spent the weekend with Mrs. Hill’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Connelly. With the Connelly’s for dinner Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Connelly and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kyzer, and their daughter, Martha. Mr. and Mrs. Dove Connelly and Mrs. Mary Long attended the commencement exercises at Col umbia college over the weekend. Miss Drucie Connelly was a mem ber of the graduating class. Mr. and Mrs. Gfenn Hamm have moved from Mill street to one of the Hamm apartments on South Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Connelly and their three children of Lock hart, visited Mr. Connelly’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Connelly Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Epting and their two children, of Dillon, have been visiting Mr. Epting’s sister, Mrs. Gundon W. Counts. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Edmunds of Asheville, North Carolina and Mrs. T. A. I^oftis and her two children, of Charlotte North Car olina, were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Taylor. They came for the Caughman--Taylor wedding in Lexington Sunday af ternoon. Little Miss Mary Eliza beth Loftis was a flower girl in the wedding. Mr. aud Mrs. Taylor and their guests attended the wedding. Little Miss Betty Graves, of Norfolk, Virginia, is visiting hor aunt, Mrs. Roy Connelly and fam ily. * Mrs. J. B. Golden of Augusta, Georgia, is spending this week with her sister, Mrs. J. A. Sease. Miss Sara Mae McFerrin, who has been teaching at the Calhoun Falls school, is with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. B. McFerrin, for the summer. Misses Beth Pugh, Clara Pugh, and Linda Hancock, of Erskine college, reached home Monday. Miss Beth Pugh and Miss Linda Hancock were graduated Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Han cock and Mrs. J. B. Pugh, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Pugh and Tommy Pugh were at Erskine for the commen cement exercises. Miss Jewel Connelly and Miss Joy Thomason of Columbia college are at home for the summer vaca tion. . Miss Mary Langford of the N. Augusta school will be at home Friday for the summer vacation. / 8ILVER8TREET GRADS . . . (Continued from page 1) enbaugh, and David Traylor,' 11th grade; Madison Pitts and Charles Teafcue, 10th grade. Elementary typing, highest av erage, tie between Sandra Adams and Winnie Davenport. History medal for eighth thru eleventh grades, first Larry Long shore, 8th grade; honorable men tion, Sandra Adams, 11th grade. Tommy Smith, 8th grade; Ronald Bowers, 8th grade; Edna E4rle Fant and Walter Pitts, 10th grade. Perfect attendance Certificates were awarded to: 1st grade, Neel Long, Tommy Martin, Paul Young; 2nd grade, Susannah Force Cyn thia Lake, Barbara Sue Long, Ed win Nichols, Nina Sheppard, Gay le Werts, Linda Werte; 3rd: Sam my Martin; 4th, Harold Hunter, Larry Long, Nancy Martin, Daniel Young; 5th: Brenda Leeter, Ed die Long, Kay Nichols, Jo Anne Pitts; 6th: Frances Bedenbaugh, Joan Hunter, Carolyn Reese, Peg gy Jean Werts, Wade Pitts; 7th: Melvin Bouknight, Toney Bowers, George P. Cannon, Billy Domi nick, John L. Grogan, Lynette Robinson; 8th: Polly MLcNuer, Bobby Perry, Tommy Smith, Mary Werts; 9th: Joyce Smith, Jimmy Traylor; 11th: Winnie Davenport. The yearly honor roll for the school is as follows: •First grade: Jackie Bedenbaugh Debra Bowers, Steve Bowers, Neel Long, Roger Longshore, James Vernon Perry, Paul Young. Second grade: Susannah Force, Cynthia Lake, Barbara Sue Long, Barbara Martin, Jane Martin, Joan Martin, Patsy Senn, Nina Sheppard, Linda Werts. Third grade: Rebecca Dorroh, Jerome F. Havind, Jr., Miriam Mrs. Riddle Dies After Long Illness Mrs. Vera Mattie Metts Riddle wife of J. L. Riddle, of Route 3. Newberry, died Wednesday, May 25 at the Mills Clinic, Prosperity. She was 52 years of age and had been in ill health for some two years or more. Mrs. Riddle was a native of the Pineywoods section of the county and a daughter of George E. and the late Maggie Boland Metts. She had made her home in the Bush River section for 30 years and was a member of Little River- Dominick Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband, seven sons, M-Sgt. Robert L. Rid dle, iTJ. S. Air Force, Richmond, Va.; Claude W„ Newberry; John E., U. S. Navy, Portsmouth, Va.; Roy and Loy Riddle, Hammond, Ind.; A-lc Irving Charles Riddle, U. S. Air Force, Greenville; A-3c Derrill M. Riddle, U. S. Air Force, Topeka, Kansas; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Brooks, Greenwood, and Mrs. Fred J. Brown, Colum bus, Ohio; her father; three sis ters, Mrs. David Graddick and Mrs. Ezell Kyzer, Newberry; and Mrs. Herman Mayer, Little Moun tain; two brothers, Olin and Efird Metts, ’’ Little Mountain, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed at three o’clock Thursday af ternoon at Little River-Dominick Church by Rev. S.,T. Lipsey, Rev. T. B. Altman and Rev. John Zeig- ler. Burial was in the church cem etery. Active pallbearers were Waldo Boland, Alfred Metts, Larry Frick, Monroe Boland, James Riddle and Glenn Riddle. Assisting with the flowers were Jewel Metts, Sandra Mayer, Carolyn Riddle, Nezzie Koon, Joyce Arnold and Karen Mayer. The honorary e'seort was composed of deacons and elders of Little River-Domlnick church and Drs. W. L. Mills, Ralph B. Baker, B. M. Montgomery. Newberry Woman Isl District President Attending the Officers’ Training Day of .Zone No. 2, Greenwood District Woman’s Society of Christian service on May 23 at the First Methodist church in Laurens were Mrs. F. Scott Elli ott, Secretary of Missionary Edu cation; (Mrs. L. D. Gatlin, secre- tary - " at Christian Social Relations and Local Activities; and Mrs. L. G. McCullough, secretary of Sta- tus of Women. They taught class es in their respective fields of work. Prosperity Native Dies In Columbia Elton Counts Sease, 58, senior testing engineer of the S. C. High way department died at the Col umbia hospital Saturday morning. He was born at Donalds, son of Aurelia Stoudemire and the late J. A. Sease. He formerly lived at Prosperity. He was a graduate ol Clemson, class of 1925, and was an outstanding track star, win ning many honors. He was a member of the Luth eran church of the Incarnation and a member of the Men’s Ibible class. He was also a member of the prosperity Masonic lodge. Survivors include his mother, of Prosperity; two sons, Lt. E. C. Sease, Jr„ of the Air Force, and John David Sease, a Clemson stu dent; two sisters, Miss Grace Sease of Columbia and Prosperity and Mrs. H. F. Richardson, of Columbia; three brothers, R. E. Sease of Savannah, Georgia, Cmdr. J. C. Sease, Supreme Headquar ters, Allied Powers in Europe, Paris, France; and Maj. J. A. Sease, Munich, Germany. Funeral services were held at Dunbar E'uneral home Monday af ternoon at 3 o’clock: with burial in the Prosperity cemetery. Active # pallbearers were Dr. Horace M. Kaiser, John B. Pat rick, R. C. Aiken, B. . Hiller, A. C. Richardson, junior, and Dr. C. K Wheeler, of Prosperity. Honorary pallbearers were Carl Weldon, Claude Creason, senior, Maurice Alcorn, Robert Stoude mire, Claude R. McMillan, L. W. Herriot, Jeff McMahon, C. E. An drews, junior, W. A. Dial, T. M. Crawford, G. W. Moore, L. J. Car- leo, B. B. E^ilmer, Jack Ward, A. A. Avgerinos, Arthur McLees, Si las Pearman, James Gooding, J. M. Coleman, Hulie Sligh, Ralph Reynolds and Lindsay E. Boozer. BOOKMOBILE Thursday, June 9th Cause’s Store: Box Factory. Fowler’s Store: Queen’s comm unity. Mrs. Ben Caldwell: Long Lane community. Whitmire iLbrary. Mrs. A. P. Ram age: Gary. Mrs. Willie Singley: Bush River community. Mrs. L. L. King: Bush River Mrs. Rosa Johnson: Tranwood community. History Read At Garden Club Meet Mrs. Ralph H. Whitaker road a most interesting and entertaining history of a successful year for the Garden club at the regular May meeting held at the home of Mrs Frank Sligh. Mrs. Vernon C. Carlton, and Mrs. Johnnie Werts were assistant hostesses. Upon arrival the guests were served delicious refreshments. Mrs. Vernon Carlton, president, called the meeting to order by reading one of Peter Marshall’s beautiful prayers. The meeting was then turned over to the pro gram chairman, Mrs. A. Jackson Bowers, junior, who introduced Mrs. Whitaker as program leader. Mrs. Whitaker selected “South Carolina Birds” as her subject. She stressed the economic value of birds and the importance of maintaining natures balance. To make her lecture more interesting she showed many pictures, books and lists of outstanding bird books. She concluded her talk with the fascinating game, “What Bird Is It?” : Mrs .Johnnie Werts reported that the grounds at the Youth Center had been cleaned. Mrs. I. M. S&tterwhite, senior, 1 reported she had the program “Annuals” at the Junior Garden club. The girls had enjoyed con tests and had been given seed for their home project. RECREATION Prosperity Pupils i In Piano Recital The Prosperity high school piano students of Mrs. Henry Cousins were presented in a music recital the school auditorium. Those taking on Thursday, May 19 at 7:30, in part were, first year students: Av- erette Chappell, Helen . Amick, Martha Potter, Bruce Ootney, Lar ry Bedenbaugh, Jenny Lee Shealy, Richard Cooper, Kay Shealy, Gin- ifgte wm ny Mills, Debra Caldwell, San dra Shealy, Anne Amick, Anita Killian, Kay Dawkins,, Georg© Hawkins, Emily Moore, Doris Amick. Patricia Cotney, Mary Eleanor McDonald, Janet Haw kins, Janie Kunkle. Advanced students: Emily Boo zer, Steve Lovelace, Kaye Stock- man, Kaye Beam, Mary Frances Boozer, Kenny Caldwell, Joan Amick, Phyllis Shealy, Jackie Hamm, Brenda Martin, Rachel Counts, Wilma Boozer, Joye Bp- ting, Rodney Epting, Dollie Min- Ick, Jimmy Ray Counts, Gerald ine Wessinger, Peggy Dominick, Steve Counts, Pawnee Counts, Sally Bedenbaugh, Merle Beden- baugh. Judy Bedenbaugh, Bobby Bowers, Jane Bedenbaugh, and Barbara, Hawkins. ■ CALENDAR Little League Schedule June 2: Exchange vs Newlberry Federal Savings June 3: Mollohon vs Exchange. June 6: Champion vs M&rket- Basket-CocaCola. June 7: Newberry Federal Sav ings vs. Whitmire. June 8: Whitmire vs Mollohon. Softball Schedule Jqne 2: Epting-Summer vs Lu theran Redeemer; Mayer vs First Baptist-Glenn. June 3: Silverstreet vs O’Neal; West End Baptist vs Central. June 6: Hartford vs West End Baptist; Silverstreet vs Epting- Summer. June 7: Lutheran Redeemer vs Mayer; Oakland vs St. Philips - Beth Eden. June 8: O'Neal vs Smyrna; Central vs. First Baptist-Glenn. Tanglewood Scene If UDC Meeting The last meeting of the Drayton Rutherford chapter before sum mer vacation begins, will be held with Meedames Parr and Baker- on Tuesday afternoon, May 7th at four o’clock. Tanglewood, home the Baker's on Lake Murray will be the scene of the meeting. Mrs. Emerson Westwood lis | chairman of transportation, and will provide a way for all mem bers who con go. A very few members have not paid their dues. Plqase do so in ? ^ order that the books may be clos ed as required and the chapter he 100 per cent. During the historical period the book “The Young Hero — Sam Davis” will be the subject for Mrs. Westwood. Discussion sub ject to be “Jefferson Davis—The Man of The Hour.’ MS John Epps and Luther Long re turned to Newberry laet Saturday after spending several days on a fishing trip on the Gulf of Mexico. They were joined on the trip by Mr. Epps’ brother. Dr. George L- Epps of Columbia, and Stewart McKinzie of Balnbridge, Georgia. ill r'sjgffi Hunter, Dixie Livingston, Nancy Senn. Fourth grade: Judy Brooks, Du- Bose Fant, Harold Hunter, Larry Long, Lu Ellen Neel, Daniel Young. Fifth grade: Barbara Boozer, Mildred Price, Donna Garnett, Sue Floyd, Mary Letitia Haris, Brenda Lester, Marion Long, Bar bara Longshore, Kay Nichols, Pat sy Lee Pitts, Jeanette Salter, Nancye Senn, Juldine Robinson. Sixth grade: Frances Beden baugh, Loxie Bowers, Joan Hunt er, Peggy Jean Werts. Seventh: Melvin Bouknight, John G. Grogan, Buddy J Parnell, Carol Senn, Frank IM. Senn. Gene Sheppard, Faith Young, Carolyn Fant. Eighth grade: Ronald Bowers, Larry Longshore .Nell Beden baugh, Leland Epting, Jr, Grace Young. Ninth grade: Bobby Davenport, Linda Hunter, Betty Long, Joyce Smith, Gerald Perry, Clarence Williams. Tenth grade: Edna Earle Fant, Walter Pitts. Eleventh grade: Sandra Adams, Mildred Long. ■ — —•' ■■■■ m V m Will You Receive 'Vf i y V-™-. . ■« Mt£ ■ on Mall! v h- ,r ' I LEGAL HOLIDAY Offices in the Newberry County Court House will not be open for business FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD v - '•'6 -- v 1 . ' - ’ ' • \ Thousands will at the Newberry Federal. June 30th being our Semi-Annual Dividend Date, many thous ands of people will receive a dividend on their savings. If you are not one of these, why not open a Savings ac count today, and let your money work for you. Every Account Insured up to $10,000.00 \ ■ y. "• •. ? *• ’• Newberry MM £ 1 in observance of Jefferson Davis’ Birthday Loan Ass’n. “An Institution Devoted to Thrift and Home Ownership” John F. Clarkson, Pres. J. K. Willingham, Sec.-Treas. NEWBERRY, S. C. r-W m Pm ■ i - y/ ■ i - /i. Sr* j-a v-' ya- - Mi a . .j:, ms. a- -- mem ■MSS lii