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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1955 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE SEVEN Strom! lurmond ‘ 1 RLE SPECIAL SEGREGATION STATEMENT Nothing has given me more concern in the past years than the decision of the United States Supreme Court on the question of segregation of our public schools. That decision on ]£ay 17, 1954 foretold many years of litigation in South Carolina and other states of the South. The implementing decree of the Supreme Court on May 31 of this year was another step in the ■destruction of Constitutional gov ernment. The Constitution pro vides for the separation of the federal government into three branches. The meaning of the de cision of last year and the imple menting decree of this year is that of < the Judiciary—the Sup reme court-r—has usurped the authority of the Legislative end —the Congress of the U. S. Not only did the decision mean usurpation of the authority of the Congress, it also meant vir tual seizure of the powers grant ed the States under the Consti tution in the 10th Amendment. Thursday’s decision by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Rich mond, that the State of South Carolina does not have power to establish laws regarding transpor tation of persons within State borders, was still another step in the attempts to destroy the rights guaranteed the States and individual citizens under the Con stitution. x What the Courts have done vfas without color of law under the Constitution. Instead the decis ions hinged on the testimony of sociologists and psychologists in the school segregation case. Now it is clear that the lower courts feel bound in any question involv- be few persons who s -ea pao be few persons who still believe that the Constitution of the U. S. is a living document which em bodies principles as sound now as they were when the Constitution was drafted by our forefathers. Even on new appointments to the Courts, which require Senate con firmation, there is little apparent concern over whether the new members of the courts will follow the Constitution instead of the psychology books. Legislation by Court decree could be halted or at least stemmed if enough mem bers of the Senate held the views of South Carolinians. I intend to exert my efforts in every direction open to me as a Senator to halt the destructive attacks on our Constitution. But without the help of others. I an only be a voice crying in the po litical wilderness. Bills cannot be passed without the approval of a majority of the congress. Every legal means ^at their command must be employed by South Carolinians and all South erners in this fight to retain leg al processes of government. The State Courts must continue faithfully to interpret the laws of the States. The State Legislatures must carefully enact laws and amend existing laws to meet the on slaughts against the rights of the States and individuals. The Governors of the States must devote themselves to advo cating and defending the rights guaranteed the States under the 10th amendment to the Constitu tion. That amendment declares: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Consti tution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the states ing segregation to follow the po- 1 respectively, or to the people." litic&i decision of the Supreme Court in the school cases. I was not in public office at the time of -the 1954 decision, but on May 31 of this year when the im plementing decree was handed 4iown by the Supreme Court. I said publicly: “I am opposed to the original decision and its implementation. The failure of the court on May 17, 1954, to recognize well estab lished Constitutional principles .and legal precedents cannot, at this time, be offset by its recog nition that local conditions differ. Today’s decision did not change Ihe decision of May 17, 1954.’’ How little comfort was to be found in the May 31st decree is proved by the decision Thursday of the Court in Richmond going into the field of transportation— beyond the decision of the schools. Following -the line of the Su preme court in its decision on the .schools, the Court of Appeals sta ted in an unanimous decision that the "eeparate but equal" doc trine no longer applies to trans portation within the state. Thus, the lower court, like the Supreme court, has substituted “discrimi nation" for “segregation” as a •definition in spite of previous de cisions of the Supreme Court, be ginning with the Plessy v. Fergu son case in 1896 which declared separate but equal facilities were mot discriminatory. There were many distinguished men who sat on the Supreme Court thru the :years from 1896 to 1954. Among them were many able jurist who maintained Constitutional govern ment in the United States by the simple process of interpreting the Constitution and the law instead of trying to legislate new laws by the decisions they rendered. I regret I cannot say the same about the Court today. Evenprior to the implementing decree of the Supreme Court in the school cases, I foresaw the troubles which would come to at tack our way of life after the de cision was rendered in 1954. On February 9 of this year, I intro duced a bill in the Senate which I hoped would at least give us the right to ihave our protests against usurpation of State’s rights heard In the Courts of our own State. This bill would limit the ap pellate jurisdiction of the Sup reme court and the Courts of Appeals in cases relating to the .schools. Simply, this means that instead of the complainants being permitted to appeal decisions of the Federal District Court in South Carolina, they would have abi^e by the decisions rendered by th© District Court in the State. Several times I have requested action on this bill which was re ferred to the Senate Judiciary committee and recently I wrote the chairman urging that this bill be reported to the Senate so it could be voted on. In Washington, there seem to We must all think clearly and act calmly as we devote ourselves to the preservation of the rights guaranteed to us by the Consti tution. I pledge my efforts to this end. mm '*1088 SIDEWALK COWBOY'* • . . Film actress Mara Corday wears coqtume appropriate to title conferred on her by Side walk Cowboys of America, fun , organisation with headquarters in Augusta, Mont. . . . Gayl Schneck and Winnie McCune loll in hay used to feed livestock competing in Sonoma County Fair at Santo Rosa, CaL LEADS DEMS . . . Sen Earle C. Clements (Ky.) takes over as acting Senate majority leadr- during illness of Sen. Lyndon 1 Johnson (Texas). i'Msy w BELEM HALE H OUSE plants will brighten in appearance and grow better if you give them a spray or shower bath once a week. This cleans and waters them beautifully, removing dust from leaves to help them ab sorb sunlight better. Place freshly laundered slip cov ers back on furniture while they’re still damp so you can stretch them RECIPE OF THE WEEK Party Pork Chopo (Serves 6) 6 thick pork chops 1 tablespoon shortening Dash of black pepper 6 slices onion 6 green pepper rings 1 can condensed tomato soup Brown pork chops in shorten ing in heavy skillet Sprinkle with pepper. Place an onion slice and green pepper ring on top of each chop. Pour soup over all. Cover and simmer about one hour or until fork tender. These may also be baked in a moderate (350°F^.) oven, about an hour. to fit. When thoroughly dry, go over them lightly with a steam iron to remove any wrinkles re maining. Brass, copper and chrome trays, fixtures and vases will not tarnish or corrode if you apply a coating of wax to them regularly. White socks which have discol ored can be soaked in a weak solu tion of bleach for several hours or overnight. Then launder as usual and the socks will look bright and white. Give your washing machine a cleaning-coating of white wax made especially for enameled surfaces. This prevents it from becoming yel low and makes for easy cleaning. Windows decorated with cut glass will really sparkle when they’re cleaned with a small hand or tooth brush and an ammonia solution. Polish well with a lint-free cloth. REV. ROBERT H. HARPER Tb* Southern Kingdom Over thrown. Lesson for Jnly 2d: H Kings 24: •yn ■}< ■ 12 Golden Text: Gelatums 6: 7. In preceding lessons there have been, indications of the sad condi tion of Judah, with the greater part of the people exiled to Babylon and the poorer people left in the land. Now we think of the final ruin when Nebuchadnezzar’s gen eral came with a great army for the destruction of Jerusalem. The occasion for this was the i ebeliion of Zedekiah, the last of the feeble kings of Judah following the reigp of Josiah. Nebuchadnez zar, in the first overthrow of Jeru salem, carried the pick of the peo ple into Babylon, aa skilled lab orers have been deported in recent tragic years to serve their* con querors. ^ The Jews who remained after the earlier captivity were made vas sals of Babylon and this situation was continued for eleven years under Zedekiah, whom Nebuchad nezzar had made king. At the end of eleven years, the poor king tried to play politics, violated his oath to the Babylonian ruler, entering In an alliance with neighboring amaii nations and rebelling against their master. The territory of Judah was soon overrun, but Jerusalem held out for a year and a half. Famine brought the end. Trying to escape by flight, Zedekiah was captured near Jericho. In Babylon his sons were slain before him, his eyes were put out, and he was kept in prison till his death. S OME suggestions floating around in high places here of late have set me thinking. Seems some econ omists feel that the nation would be benefitted if we were to bring jrome of the small farmers into the big cities and teach them how to operate a machine that's already doing the work of three or four people used to do. This idea smells of some "ism*.', other than the red, white and blue variety to me, I believe that a guy has the right to dig in the dirt with his hands, sweat from sunup to sundown, fight insects, animals and nature, be happy, and never get rich, without anybody even sug gesting he trade his troubles and overalls for a blue work shirt and toil by the clock rather than the sun. Certainly this idea of "replant ing” America’s last truly independ ent operator (the small farmer) isn’t going anywhere. Actually, there’s no place for transplanting. Industry today is producing far more, with fewer workers than In the past Ironically, so is the farm ing group. Seems to me the guys responsible for this bright idea could see that trying to eliminate the small farmer amounts to the same thing as doing away with the small businessman. The idea isn’t feasible and, furthermore it won't work. Trying something new might ap peal to a man with an empty stom ach, but it holds no attraction tbf one with food on the table, meat in the smoke house, and an urge to get up, sit down, work or rest as impulses may dictate. Surely a lot of our small farmers are barely making a living—if you count the cash in their cigar boxes —but the personal value they place on independence is something that cannot be valued, bought, or taken away. OPEN AIR GRANARY . . . Farmers unload wheat In street at Albany, Mo., whom all elevators were full and freight car shortage developed. Church ..^15 < k '' ’ " NOW is the time for the youth of the notion and the universe to arrive at a decision on what highway they propose to travel. One will lead to usefulness and high purpose accomplished. The other way will take you straight to degredation. Today is the day of days to make your choice. Read your Bible daily, study its spiritual messages, and through it you will learn that every boy ana g»fl, and every man and woman, are divinely protected, but they must know that, within their human consciousness, before they gamer the fruitage of a divinely protected experience. Do not muddle through things. Make the Bible, through its wisdom, the way of life. You will learn great truths that will be more precious to you os the years go by, than any pearls that divers find • % ' v' S' 1 .. | This Religious Message Sponsored By The Following Firms! 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