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PAGE TWO 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937 at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congrress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS A lady of Charleston requests that I deliver a lecture on the Constitution of the United States and the Amendments, having special regard for the fourteenth Amendment. I’ve talked so much about the Constitution that I fear you may become tired of the subject. At any rate deal gently with me and remember that the illustritous and learned Earl Warren court should bear the blame. In brief, then, let us emphasise that this nation was form ed by the thirteen Colonies which won the “Revolutionary War” and so became thirteen Sovereign States, thirteen nations, you may say. Those thirteen formed an over-all government known as the Union, or the Government of the United States. In order to create a Union without sacrifi cing their own Sovereignty, they adopted an agreement, a compact, or contract, setting forth the functions and prero gatives of the Union. Although great care was taken to insure the rights of the thirteen States, the States demanded further guarantees and 'almost immediately ten Amendments were adopted, the ninth and tenth being an effort to make assurance doub ly sure. Following the Civil War the Fourteenth Amendment was proposed to the States for adoption and it was declared adop ted by counting certain States for the Amendment but deny ing them as States for other purposes. It was clearly a fraud, Let me quote Elson’s History of the United States: “It was now evident that the radicals meant to recon struct the South over again under the supervision of the army directed by Congress, and to build up a Republican party in the South by enfranchising the negro. That was the aim of congress was acknowledged by such leaders as Sum ner, Stevens, and Wade. In February, 1867, Stevens moved in the House the ‘Great Reconstruction Act’ which provided that the ten states not yet admitted be divided into five mili tary districts, into each of which should be sent an officer with an army to supplant the civil government. The bill was passed over the President’s veto on the 2nd of March. This reconstruction act, with supplementary one passed later in March, provided that the military governor of each district make a registration of all the male citizens of each state, submit to them a test oath, and call for a constitution al convention, the delegates to be elected by those w T ho should take oath. If’a state constitution so framed should conform with the national Constitution, should be ratified by a maj ority of the voters of the state, and be approved by Congress, the state would thereupon be readmitted to the Union, after its legislature had ratified the Fourteenth Amendment. The Southern states that ratified the Fourteenth Amend ment had done so through the newly built-up Republican party, composed chiefly of negroes in those states. Congressional reconstruction was thorough, drastic, merci less ; a study of it enlists our sympathies with the South. The governments < it set up were all temporary, and during their short existence the most corrupt in the annals of the United States.” Now then; having declared the Fourteenth Amendment adopted we read the last paragraph<which says: “The Con gress shall have power to enforce by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article”. How does the Earl Warren Court presume it to legislate? The Fourteenth Amendment itself is tainted badly but it declares within itself that “the Congress shall have pow’er to enforce by appropriate legislation the provisions of this Article.” We are in grave danger not only form the Supreme Court, but from the mischief-making Federal Commissions. A re cent case in point has been well presented by my very able friend, Major W. D. Workman in The News Courier. Two great power companies entered into a contract to sell some power to the other. They voluntarily agreed on the price, which was clearly to the advantage of the Georgia Power Co. But this voluntary, mutual agreement between the South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. and The Georgia Pow r er Co. has been disapproved by the Federal Powder Commission of its own motion. No one complained; no one appealed to the Federal Power Commission, but it orders a reduction for reason as no one can imagine except that it arrogantly pre sumes to dictate the course which Companies must adopt even though they voluntarily and acceptably make an agree ment. It is good news that speaker Sol Blatt will be his robust and efficient self, ready and able to serve, when the session of the General Assembly begins. Mr. Blatt is an extraordinary man and an able and impar tial presiding officer. Through the years, during the days of the Farmers and Taxpayers’ League, and since then, I have conferred fre quently with Mr. Blatt, always finding him a sound and co operative official and a man of admirable qualities. Mr. Blatt has maintained the highest traditions of the Speaker’s office; the State is fortunate to have him in a pos ition of leadership. THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1958 NACW Branch Has Meeting The Newberry Branch of the National Association of College Women recently held its. Pre- Thanksgiving Program at Calvary Presbyterian Church at which time new members were inducted. Mi's. Rosa Williams, Club Pres ident presided. A table was arrayed with three candles and a white Bible. The candles represented Loyalty, Coop eration and Leadership. The purpose of the club was giv en by Mrs. Melva Burno. New members inducted were Mesdames Susanna Williams, Melrose Floyd, Vivian Floyd, Ad- die T. Perry, and Mary Holmes. Each new member was present ed a beautiful corsage glittered with a big “C”. Rev. R. E. Pearson, the pastor, challenged the group briefly on “The Necessity of Growth.” The chorus of Drayton Street Elementary School rendered three selections. Mrs. Bernice Ruther ford, director, accompanied by Miss Delma Williams, 8th grade student. Benediction was given by Rev. Holmes. Mrs. Walter Lovette of Lovette, Ga., is spending this week with her mother, Mrs. D. J. Williams on Harper stret. They spent Sun day at State Park, with Mr. Wil liams, w'ho has been a patient there for sometime. Charles B. Shuman, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation ,is an old time American patriot. Here is something from his pen in The Nation’s Agriculture: “The framers of our Constitution said the Bill of Rights wisely provided limits on the power of the government over individuals. They intended to give people the power to con trol the government but they could not provide the most im portant safeguard of all against dictatorship—the continued interest and participation of the citizens in governmental affairs. Congress has recently adjourned after a long session dur ing which the trend toward socialism continued virtually unchecked. The session was marked by huge domestic spending programs, foreign giveaway appropriations, in creased Social Security promises, transfers of state and lo cal responsibility to the federal government, deficit spend ing and further inflation, and failure to deal with labor cor ruption and monopoly. Who is to blame? Many point to the politicians. If we are honest With ourselves, we the citizens, will accept the responsibility for the direction in which we are moving. We have neglected one of the greatest privileges of a free people—the right' and duty to vote intelligently on election day. We have been complacent and uninterested in the qualifi cations of the candidates. We have abandoned the party pri maries and let them fall into the hands of power-hungry .la bor bosses or party patronage seekers. We condemn the politician, but do nothing to support him when he is courageous—nothing to hold him account able for his errors. We get excited in presidential election years and ignore congressional elections, yet Congress passes ah laws. The best way to be sure that we will remain a free peo ple is for government power to be limited by the informed action of the voters at the polls in selecting representatives who understand and support our free choice, competitive, capitalistic system. If economic freedom is destroyed, political and religious freedoms will soon disappear. Business, civic, professional, labor and farm organizations have a responsibility to help the voters evaluate the candidates for public office.” A citizen of Idaho writes about the two great political parties. In very truth no one can tell which is worse. When Mr. Eisenhower sent troops into Arkansas he was endorsed by Mr. Truman. In fact the Truman idea was that Eisen hower lacked energy; he should have been worse, it seems. Hear this citizen: “We have seen much discussion in your columns about Government as it relates to business, much of it critical of present tendencies and practices. It would seem to me about time to face up to some present political realities. We have a two party system, but both of them are based on issues long since settled and the terms ‘Republican’ and ‘Democratic’ are now mostly meaningless. They have commonly become merely vehicles in use by politicians and interested groups for private profit at public expense. All right; then we owe no more allegiance to the tra ditional parties which no longer represent us. Why don’t we just stop objecting and start a party with a program of principles in which we believe and for which we can fight with the vigor and real conviction should inspire? Let me then offer a platform of the principles on which, I believe, a new party might be founded. The first purpose of our Government should be to protect life and property and to guarantee equal opportunity for legitimate enterprise. Taxes should be levied for revenue only to carry on the essential purposes of government. Annual expenditures must be balanced by annual receipts. The national credit must not be loaned or national debt increased except in time of war. Our money should be the standard of value of an honor able nation and must not be debauched. We will pay our debts in coin of the same value as that in which we incurred them. Long experience has shown that gold is a standard of value of an honorable nation and must not be debauched. We will pay our debts in coin of the same value as that in which we incurred them. Long experience has shown that gold isa standard of value universally accepted. A ‘dollar’ should mean a definite amount of gold, freely exchangeable for goods and services. We believe in strong local and state governments and that such units can best solve their local problems of wel fare, health, education and relief of indigence. We believe that workmen have a right to organize and bargain collectively. Such organizations should be volun tary. Any monopoly by labor unions should be subject to pro secution on the same terms as monopolies by other business organizations. All taxes levied by the Government of the United States should be strictly for the national benefit. Any aid extended to other nations should be proportion to its benefit to ourselves. No doubt there are other measures which are necessary or desirable for the national welfare. My contention is that we need a new national party to agi tate for and attempt to put into effect measures along the line of these principles.” (Boise, Idaho.) Garden Club Council Plans For Yule Tea The Council of Newberry Gar den Clubs met Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Richard Baker, president. The meeting was op ened by the president with a Thanksgiving prayer. Plans were discussed for the Christmas tea, and hostesses were requested from each garden club. Mrs. Baker announced that Mrs. T. J. Rutledge, president of the Garden Club of South Carolina* will be an honor guest at the Christmas Tea. An invitation was read from the Junior League of Spartanburg in viting the public to attend a Holi day House at the home of Mrs. Charles D, Ward on Greendalyn Circle in Spartanburg on Decem ber 9 from 2 until 8 p. m. and December 10 from 10 a. m. until 6 p. m. Mrs. Clem Youmans reported on the luncheon for the handicap ped^ which was held at the Com munity Hall. The Council co-op eratively sponsored this luncheon with fifteen local civic clubs. A note thanking the Council was read from Dr. Mamie Summer. A complete financial report of the Fair Flower Show was given. Mrs. Baker again thanked Mrs. John Frazier, Flower Show Chair man, and all garden club members for making possible such a won derful report. She said that Frank Sutton had highly commended the council of Newberry Garden Clubs for a most outstanding flower show. 4-H Achievement Program Saturday The, County 4-H Achievement Program is to be held Saturday, November 22nd in the Auditorium of Newberry Junior High School at 10 a. m. This is a special pro gram to honor those 4-H Club members for their outstanding achievement in the various club projects. A talent program by the club members will follow the achieve ment program. It is hoped that each club will have some talent for this program. The 4-H Council extends to all members and their parents a spec ial invitation to join with them at this meeting. Prior to the Achievement Pro gram and beginning at 9 a. m. will be an officers and Leaders train ing meeting. The purpose is to help the officers to better under stand the duties of their office. Service Sunday In Memory Of Araial Fulmer Floyd Araial Fulmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Fulmer, Newberry, S. C., was born in Saluda, S. C. on March 4, 1924. He moved with his family to Newberry in 1928 and FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AHTNC) Army PFC Edwin T. Graham Jr., 22, whose parents live on Route 2, recently completed eight weeks of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S. C. Graham formerly wmrked at the South Carolina National Bank. He was graduated from Pros perity High School in 1953 and from Newberry College in 1957. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Campbell were Sunday visitors in the home of their son, Boyd Campbell and family in Spartanburg. Miss Betty Clarkson, a fresh man at Limestone College, Gaff ney, spent the past weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Clarkson on Harper street. WORDS THOUGHTS attended Newberry City Schools, graduating from the High School in 1942. He enlisted in the U. S. Army in April, 1943 and was at tached later to the 28th Division of the 110th Infantry. In June of 1944 he was sent overseas to the European Theater and was as- singed, with his division, to a position in the vicinity of Vosse- nack, Germany. The enemy coun terattacked, causing many casual ties. Information came to his parents on November 14, 1944 that he was “missing in action.” Further cor respondence from the War De partment indicated that full con sideration had been given through all channels and still there were no findings to indicate Araial’s survival. On November 15, 1945, information was received from the Department that an official find ing of death was recorded with them, as required by law. Their findings did not establish an ac tual or probable date of death, but for the records a presumptive date has been set at November 15, 1945. Araial Fulmer was decorated and given awards by the War De partment as follows: The Purple Heart, by direction of the Presi dent of the United States, for wounds received in action against the enemy in Germany on Sep tember 25, 1944; the Purple Heart for giving his life on or about November 14, 1944; the Good Con duct Medal; the American Cam paign Service Medal; the Euro pean - African - Middle Eastern' Campaign Service Ribbon with two bronze stars; the World War. II Victory Service Ribbon; the Combat infantryman Badge; the Expert Badge with TD-37mm Bar; the Sharpshooter Badge with Carbine Bar; and the Marksman Badge with Pistol-D-Bar. He is survived by his parents and two brothers, Rev. J. B. Ful mer of Florida and D. C. Fulmer of Union. Private Fulmer was a member of Epting Church. Memorial services were con ducted Sunday, November 16 at 11 a. m. at Epting Memorial Methodist Church ,by Brice B. Blakeney, pastor. A memorial Sudbury Brass Altar Set was pre sented to the Church by his par ents, with D. C. Fulmer speaking in their behalf and P. E. Rine hart accepting the Memorial for the church. A brief service to dedicate the memorial was con ducted by the pastor. WATER WELL SPECIAL $3.40 PER FOOT Quality Work by a Quality Co. Plus These Extras: + 5” Plastic Well Pipe—no rot or rust + Drilled quickly by newest air drills 41 You see the water when its hit + Same price—dirt or rock + 45 Years Experience HEATER WELL CO. 1532 Eisenhower Dr.' COLUMBIA, S. C. Ph. PO 5-1600 THIS OFFER FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY » Legal Holiday Notice! THURSDAY, Nov. 27th (Thanksgiving Day) BEING A LEGAL HOLIDAY The Institutions Listed Below Will Not Be Open for Business: The public is urged to take notice of this and arrange all business accordingly. 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