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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1955
THE NEWBERRY SUN
PAGE SEVEN
Strom! iurmond
Deed Transfers Writes of Customs In Denmark;
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Lest Saturday night I had the
pleasure of addressing the annual
meeting of the Virginia Bar As
sociation at White Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia. As my
topic, I chose the Supreme Court
ruling on segregation, which has
deeply disturbed me and all Am
ericans wttio believe in the U. S.
Constitution as a living docu
ment, unalterable except by the
processes established when it was
Witten to amend it legally.
As my report to the pecJple this
week, 1 am presenting excerpts
from my address that may be of
Interest in the first part of the
address. 1 reviewed provisions in
the Constitution that the Supreme
Court brushed aside in arriving
at its decision outlawing segrega
tion in the public schools on May
17, 1954. Then, In turning to the
fourteenth amendment, which
the court cited as the main au
thority for its May 17 decision, I
pointed out that the preponder
ance of evidence presented to the
court showed that the States
which ratified it did not under
stand it as applying to segrega
tion in the schools. . The court,
however, saw fit largely to disre
gard this evidence for which it
had asked.
The excerpts from my address
follow:
Although the court admitted
that “education is perhaps the
most important function of State
and local governments," it failed
to follow that thought to its
logical conclusion. The conclusion
would be that, in lieu of specific
Constitutional or statutory limi
tation, the States have the power
Jbo operate the kind of public
schools they deem best, the equity
of all pupils being protected.
Quoting from the decision in
the Kansas case, the court said:
"A sense of inferiority affects
the motivation of a child to learn.
Segregation with the sanction of
law, therefore, has a tendency to
retard the educational and mental
development of Negro children
and to deprive them of some of
the question of whether an &d-
in a racially integrated school
system."
If Unis thesis had validity, the
court also should have treated
/the question of whether ad ad
verse affect would result from
the mixing of children of the same
age level of lower intelligence
with (those of higher intelligence.
Certainly differences of inferior
ity and superiority would be em
phasized greatly by close proxim
ity. What would be the effect on
the pupils of higher intelligence
levels? Would they have to fol
low instruction geared to less
intelligent pupils? Educators have
long advocated that greater op
portunities be provided for excep
tional pupils. They have not rec
ommended mixing them with less
able pupffis.
Judge John J. Parker’s words
cm July 15, 1955 when the Claren
don county case was heard by a
three-judge federal court at Col
umbia point clearly to a means of
continued school segregation on
a voluntary basis. Were it not for
the agitators who have no regard
for the Constitution, and for the
best interests of a majority of
both races, I believe voluntary
segregation would work satisfac
torily.
However, I cannot tell you that
I believe it will work. Already pe
titions have been filed in several
districts of South Carolina schools
where facilities are equal or bet
ter for the negroes. The same
thing is happening in other
states.
Let me emphasize Judge Park
er's statements that “the Consti
tution does not require integra
tion,” and that “it merely forbids
the use of governmental power to
enforce segregation.” These words
are extremely important to the
‘officials of the States and the
schools, as we consider means of
maintaining our way of life un
der the Constitution.
The solution to the problem
lies in the hands of the States.
While the Congress never would
have been able to amend the Con
stitution, or to pass legislation, to
declare separate school facilities
discriminatory, neither could it
now enact legislation to over
rule the action of the Court. There
are not enough people iu Wash
ington concerned with the same
principles stated by the Court.
Not even the edict of the Court
prevents the adoption of systems
of classifying pupils other than
that of race.
A friend has written me sug
gesting, facetiously, that I should
Introduce a bill making all legisla
tion by the Supreme Court subject
to review by the Congress. I agree
that would be just as constitution
al as what the Court itself has
done.
I reject the contention of the
propagandists who have convinc
ed some sincere persons that the
Supreme Court has spoken and
everybody should bow to what the
Court has declared “the law of
the land.”
Those persons who sought to
destroy the Constitution and the
rights of the States did not meek
ly bow to the doctrine of “eepav-
ate but equal” established under
the Constitution by the Flossy v.
Ferguson decision. Instead, for a
half century they conducted a
propaganda campaign against the
Constitution jand against the de
cision of a respected Court. We
might do well to adopt the tactics
of our opponents. If propaganda
and psychological evidence are
effective for our opponents, they
can be effective for us. Our wor
thy objective of preserving the
Constitution justifies the method.
Not only must the States find
substitutes for the constitutional
practices which have been inval
idated, they must ailso fight each
case with every legal weapon at
their disposal. They must, at the
same time, hold to the provision
of equal facilities for the races, in
spite of the temptation to forget
humane treatment for those who
exert pressures of propoganda and
the courts.
In congress, I, for one, shall
fight against every effort to en
act legislation which I believe dis
criminatory against the greatest
minority group in this nation—
the white people of the South—
who have been subjected to abuse
worthy of the dictators.
I also propose to consider care
fully every nomination made by
the Chief Executive to the courts
and to other positions of power.
If I find the appointee, by his
actions and statements, to be
disqualified for the trust he would
assume, I shall vote against his
confirmation. By this method, the
Senate can exert its rightful pow
er in an effort to protect the
Constitution against further in
roads. I deem it my duty, my sol
emn obligation, under my oath, to
take such action to defend the
Constitution of the United States.
The process of adaptation of
the Constitution to changing
times had attained a speed so
great that in Smith vs Allwright
in 1944, the late Justice Roberts
declared that Supreme Court de
cisions appeared to have taken
on the attributes of restricted
railroad tickets, valid only for
the date of their issuance.
We cannot flinch at being
charged with “impeding progress.’’
The Supreme Court by its de
cree has impeded the progress
made in 75 years of work to pro
vide equal and adequate public
education for the white and negro
children of the South. No accuser
can point his finger in any other
direction with as much accuracy.
Newberry No. 1
Newberry County Board of Ed
ucation to James W. Suber, one
lot and one building on South
street, 93200.
Alien Guy Hannah and Cora H.
Hannah to M. W. Clary, two lots
and one building on Langford St.
$5000.
Citizens Home Fire Insurance
company to Fred V. Lester, one
lot $1250.
Citizens Home and Fire Insur
ance company to Fred V. Lester
one lot $500.
Newberry 1 (Outside)
A. G. McCaughrin to Roy D.
Boozer, one lot on Marion street
(Hillerest Park) $650.
A. G. McCaughrin to Felix B.
reen, one lot on Marion street
(Hillcrest Park) $750.
Heyward Caldwell to W. Rae
Feagle, 103 acres, $34.26.
H. W. Langford to Wyatt L.
Moates, one lot $85.
Carrie Parrott Harmon to Fred
R. Harmon 4 1-2 acres, $5 love
and affection.
Whitmire No. 4
Christia S. Youngblood and Ben
S. Wren, Executrix and Executor,
respectively of .the last will and
testament of Mrs. Mary S. Holt
deceased, and trustees to James
C. Abrams, one lot and one build
ing on Main street (Johnson’s 5,
10 and 25c store, $12,500.
Whitmire No. 4 (Outside)
Reymond W. Davis to George D.
Caldwell, six acres and one build
ing, $5000.
Pomaria No. 5
G. Evans Mayer to G. Albert
Mayer, one acre, $5 love and af
fection.
Finds It A Lovely Country
By Richard G. Christopher HI ip&rt in the different sports and
and
Greenwood County
(Ed. Note: Richard G. Chris
topher III, of Hodges has been
in Denmark since July 2. He
will visit Danish farm families
as an international Farm Youth
Exchange delegates until No
vember.)
GABLE WEDS . . . Clark Gable,
54, perennial screen lover, mar
ried Kay Williams Spreckles, $7.
It-was Us fifth and
marriage.
BOYS ARE
THAT WAY
By J. M. ELEAZER
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That Denmark is a lovely land
is an understatement. The land is
very much like that in Iowa.
The trip over by ship was both
enjoyable and informative. AU
the International Farm Youth
Exchange delegates on board prov
ed to be good sailors. Each day
the ship schedule had forums on
different world problems as well
as language classes. Most of the
European languages were taught.
Besides these classes, we had an
IFYE meeting each day.
We discussed many problems
which we expected to face in our
host countries, as Weil as Ameri
can agriculture, American organi
zations, 4-H clubs in America, the
IFYE program in the different
states, and why we were going
abroad. Each night the iPYE*s
had an impressive vesper pro
gram on the ship’s deck.
We docked at Bremer haven,
Germany, July 1. From there we
delegates (to the Scandinavian
countries—Finland, Sweden, Nor
way and Denmark—had to catch a
train to Copenhagen the next
morning.
There are three of us in Den
mark—Ruth Fielding from Iowa,
Melba Burton from Indiana, afid I.
We were met in Copenhagen by
Mr. Sherwood O, Berg of the
American Embassy. The next day
we left Dor Aalborg, a town in
Northern Jutland, where we are
living with our first host families.
We attended the Rebild* Festival
held in the Rebild National For
est July 4. This is the Danish-
American celebration of our Inde
pendence Day. Mr. Earl Warren
was the main speaker. Four hills
come together to Dorm a scenic
backdrop, and the speaker’s plat
form is at the bottom. The people
sit on the hills. We met many
of the people on the program, in
cluding Mr. and Mrs. Warren. That
was indeed a thrill for us. Mrs.
Warren gave the two girts some
flowers from heir bouquet.
The next day we left Dor a 4-H
damp that Included representa
tives from all ' the Scandinavian
countries. The camp is held every
other year, and this was Den
mark’s year to have the camp.
Their 4-H camp is very much like
ours iu South Carolina, except
that they put more emphasis on
sports. AU the delegatee took
contests. The girls competed in
j sewing contests and the boys in
wood carving. Both boys and
girls vied in the 60-meter race and
high jump. Each country repre
sented had volleyball teams.
One thing about this camp that
made us feel especially good was
the flags on display. There was
each country’s flag as well as the
4 H flag. Since we three IFYE's
were there, the U. S Gag was also
displayed. The sight of ‘'Old
Glory’* so far away from home
gave us a warm feeling with
which to begin the week.
The family in Aalborg, with
whom I’m -living for the first six
weeks, consists of eight—the par
ents and four boys aged 23, 18, 15,
and 8 and two girls 20 and 12
years old. On their farm of about
130 acres they grow sugar beets,
grain and potatoes. Most Danish
farms grow these crops. They milk
around 30 cows and have about
70 pigs.
The Danish people I’ve met so
far are very friendly and believe
in having a good time. They en-
Personalities Slated
On Annual Farm
• Week Program
I REMEMBER”
BY THS OLD TIMERS
WOOLENS
See these new shipments of woolens today and plan
your fall sewing.
54 to 60 inches wide
Prom Mrs. Caleb Boswell, Whit
ing, Indiana: 1 was bom and raised
in Kentucky . . . and can remem
ber when my father could hardly
wait till May to shear the sheep
and send them to Louisville
and my mother would knit stock
ings for all the girls and socks tor'
the men.
I remember going to my grand
father’s home, which was a big
log house With a « or • foot fire
place. Be would always wait for
some man to drop-in and help put
oh a log as one usually lasted two
or three days. My grandmother
would have a big kettle at sugar
water to bofl and I. always get to
$2.49 yd.
Don’t forget to come in and save your sales slips.
You may WIN a brand new
Portable Sewing: Machine FREE!
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Those days popcorn was a rarity.
We perched corn in e heavy skillet
on hot coals of fire with a lot of
bacon grease and salt.
A lady from Monticello, Ky.. re
cently mentioned the 7-year itch
... in our school some new chil
dren with the 7-year itch brought
the visit of a doctor to the school.
When he got to me. he could see
that I didn’t have the Itch, so he.
asked me if I bed ever had the 7-
year itch. I said. "No. sir. Pm only
6 years old.”
Main Street
Newberry, S. C.
Uten, Mentone: I remember one
afternoon my mother caught a
string of fish on toe Gallatin River.
She had started home when she
discovered wild cattle following her
at a very fast pace. They were not
used to seeing anyone and were
dangerous. Realizing she could not
outrun them, she took off her bon
net and swung it around and
| around at them. They stopped to
look. When they gained on her, she
swung toe. bonnet again, and they
stopped again. In this fashion,
frightened and exhausted, she
finally reached our cabin.
(S«»4 eratrlfcatUna to this ••Ism to
the 014 Timer, Cemmutty P»»— S«rr>
VrMkfwrt. K«nto«ky.)
The meetrien and hvnnottot
ATOM SUB NO. 2 . . . Second of
planned squadron of S, nuclear-
powered tabs, USS Seawolf, was
launched at Groton, Conn.
Last week I told you of going
to the Beef club on Friday after
noons in the late summer, when
other meats had about given out
on the farm where I came up. An
8 Inch tree trunk was trimmed at
the large end and inserted be
tween the poles of the log barn
about 7 feet up, the other end
resting on the ground. The hind
legs of the beef were skinned to
above the knees and a large gam
bling stick insertedA This was
pushed up the pole, as all hands
pushed and lifted the other end
up to where it was level and the
animal hanging from the hind
legs. Two heavy forked props
leaning slightly towards the barn
held the thing in place securely.
Then a few men with sharp knives
soon had the hide off. Head was
severed and the beef opened up.
Down behind the barn or wood-
pile, some members of the family
cleaned the tripe. It was theirs,
not divided like the beef.
The cut you got was rotated,
round, loin, brisket, neck. We
always liked to get the round for
there was more meat on it. There
were two portions of each of these
—one from each half-carcass. It
was an 8-handed club, that whole
batch was yours. But we were in
a 16 handedi dub, small families.
We and our neighbor divided a
share. It would be cut into chunks
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GENEVA REPORT . . . Free.
Eisenhower, returning from Big
Four conference st
says: "There is evidence of
friendliness to toe world.”
JONES TO PREACH
The Rev. W. Ted Jones, reg
ional director of Christian Educa
tion for the Synod of South Caro
lina, will be the guest minister at
the Aveleigh Presbyterian Church
on Sunday, August 14. The serv
ices (during the summer months
begin ai 1:00 a. m.
with an axe. We had never seen a
meat saw then. The chunks would
be divided as equally as the cut
ter could divide them. Then a
disinterested person would turn
his back and name whose pile
each was, as someone pointed to
them.
W HEN you’re doing your big
cleaning for toe season, wear
one of those aprons with several
pockets so that you can stuff clean
ers, sponges and dusting rtoths in
to them. The pockets are also very
nice when you’re doing picking up
in rooms.
Long handled brushes are excel
lent for reaching over to the oth
er side of toe bathtub when you
scrub it. They’re also fine for
cleaning other hard-to-reach places.
Now is a good time to apply a
cleaning and polishing wax to win
dow sills 1 since you’re going to
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Tomato Curry Rarebit
(Serves 4)
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
% cup milk
% cup drained canned or cubed
fresh tomatoes
2 cups grated sharp Cheddar
cheese
% teaspoon salt
% teaspoon dry mustard (
Mi teaspoon curry powder
Blend together melted butter,
flour and milk. Cook until thick
ened, stirring constantly. Add
tomato and cheese. After cheese
is thoroughly melted, add 'sea
sonings. Serve over toast tri
angles.
keep windows open more often. A
good waxy polish on the «ni« can
be wiped off easily after rain splat
ters which might otherwise pene
trate the wood.
For waxed floors, use one of the
new long lasting floor waxes ap
plied with a long-handled applica
tor to save your knees. The new
waxes will last for two or three
months without renewal, and the
floor needs only to be wiped when
it's soiled.
Sponge your painted walls with
a no-rinse cleaner to remove finger
and dust marks. You’n save a lot
of painting this way and live in
cleaner surroundings.
DR. JAMES If. CARR
joy having the neighbors in fbr
coffee or going to one of the
neighbors for coffee. Our food con
sists of potatoes, cheese, and meat
with coffee and some of the many
Danish pastries. My host family
eats six times a day. /
Besides the short 1 sightseeing
trips, my host family has carried
me to a big exhibition they have
each year in Denmark. It is one
of the largest shows in Northern
Europe, and to much like oar S.
C. State fair. Believe it or not,
there was more machinery then at
demson’s Farm and Home week.
The numerous livestock displayed
included cattle, pigs, hogs, horses,
and sheep. The cattle were mostly
Red Danes and the pigs were of
the Landnace breed. The main
difference from our fairs wag the
Absence of the midway.
My Danish to improving, but it
still isn't good. So far Denmark
has been a good country for me!
O. HURD
HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE
IN ANNUAL WRITE-UP
A football write-up about New
berry High and Newberry College
are included In the 1955 AM-
South Carolina Football Annual
which went on sale at the news
stands this week.
Quarterback Danny Brabham
made the college All-Star team
Dor 1955.
This is the sixth edition of the
magazine devoted to coverage of
football in South Carolina colleges
and the Start.e5s Class AA and
Class A high schools. Roundup
stories cover prospects at each
school. Pictures of individual col
lege »«d high school stars, action
shots and numerous special fea
tures also are included in the an
nual.
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