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THURSDAY, MAY 31,1962 THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE SEVEN - WANTED - Black Walnut Logs and Timber Highest prices paid for logs delivered our yard on 321 By-pass, Winnsboro, S. C. Log buyer on yard every other Thursday, 8-12 A M FREE ESTIMATE ON STANDING TIMBER For more information call or write: WOOD MOSAIC CORPORATION Box 5234, Asheville, N. C. ALpine 3-0401 DEAR VOTER: A sohool boy cannot duplicate the space flight of Astronaut John Glenn, because there is no substi tute for maturity and experience. * » \ This is true in the store, on the farm, at the mill, in all pro fessions—everywhere. And equally so in the United States Senate. There Senator Olin D. Johnston has 18 years of experience, sen iority and the "know-how" to get things done for South Carolina. Keep South Carolina strong in the U. S. Senate. 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SENATOR STRO HURMOND Reports PEOPLE Breaking Bloc Voting Power THE SENATE should have an opportunity soon to vote on a proposed constitutional amend ment which, if approved, could break the grip which organized minority groups now hold on our national policies by virtue of their grossly disproportionate power in presidential elections. The amendment is proposed in Senate Joint Resolution 12, which I sponsored with Sena tors Mundt, Morton, Fong, Hrus- ka, McClellan, and Goldwater. It would change the method of electing the President and Vice President by providing for selec tion of presidential Electors in Elector districts within the States rather than on a State wide basis with the winner tak ing all the electoral votes of a State. S. J. RES. 12 won approval last week by a 4-2 vote in a Judiciary Subcommittee, and it is expected to be reported fa vorably for Senate debate some time during June or early July. UNDER PRESENT law a South Carolina voter cast ; his ballot for a slate of eight Elec tors to represent him in the Electoral College, which formal ly elects the President and Vice President. In New York, how ever, each voter casts his ballot for a slate of 45 Electors, and if one slate wins by one vote, then all of those Electors are designated to cast New York's 45 votes in bloc. Since New York’s 45 votes constitute ap proximately % of the electoral votes needed to elect a Presi dent, the political parties have been shaping their platforms and the selection of their can didates to appeal to the minori ty bloc-voting groups which have made themselves the bal ance of power in the large two- party States. This is one of the principal reasons why our coun try has been led down the prim rose path ot socialism and away from the sound principles of con stitutional government in recent years. UNDER S. J. RES. 12, called the district plan for electoral re form, each voter in all the States would cast his ballot for three Electors, one in his Elector dis trict (which will probably be his Congressional district), and two State-wide Electors. Since the Electoral College was estab lished to give each State the same representation as it has in the Congress, the voters would follow the same proce dure in selecting Electors as in voting for their representation in the Congress. THIS PROCEDURE would equalize each voter’s power and would more nearly reflect the popular vote than does the pres ent procedure. For instance, if one candidate’s Electors won by a plurality in 23 of New York’s 43 Elector districts and also carried the State-wide voting, he would have 25 Electors voting for him in the Electoral College. The other candidate would have 20. Thus, minority bloc-voting effectiveness would be minimized because bloc-voting in New York City would affect only two State-wide votes and the Elector districts in the City and not for the entire State. As a practi cal matter, this would give the national par' ies and their can didates much less reason to ca ter to the minority blocs and their interest in socialism and internationalism. ONE OF THE best features of the district plan is its reten tion of the Electoral College as a buffer against federal control of elections. The courts have held that the presidential Elec tor is a State officer performing a federal function, so this office serves to keep election machin ery under State control where it was placed by the Constitu tion. THERE IS no question but that it will be difficult to obtain the necessary % vote to win ap proval of S. J. Res. 12. In 1956 we got a majority but not the required % vote. It is not an impossible task, however, if the people, who, according to the Gallup and other polls, have in dicated strong support of elec toral reform, make their wishes known on this question, which is, from the standpoint of con stitutional government, the most important matter to come before the Senate in years. Sincerely, REV. ROBERT H. HARPER JEFFSHSON HOMAS JEFFERSON was born on the 13th day of April, 1743, and the recital of the fact adds to the importance of the present month in American his tory. And Mr. Jefferson is con sidered here in connection with great hours in our history that 1 may be commemorated in April because the 13th day of April was a very lucky one for the young Republic of the United States. Jefferson was a powerful influ ence in forming the democratic ideals of our people, for now and then we hear or see the phrase JUST A THOUGHT: Every day we should watch for the opportunity to do good, in some way lend a helping hand to others. The reward is often the discovery that we have helped ourselves at the same time. Jeffersonian democrat. It will be observed that I spelled the word democrat with a small d, as there is no thought of dominant politi cal parties of the present. We can but admire the versatile genius of the man who designed and built a mansion for himself and filled it with interesting gadg ets for convenient living. And as President of the United States he will ever be remembered for buy ing enough real estate in the Loui siana Purchase to form in whole or in part thirteen States of the American Union. Marcus Aurelius wrote that “in the ancient mythical letters of Ephesians there was an item that a man should always have in his mind some one of the ancient worthies.” So may it be now with us in these days that bring great testings to our LEGAL NOTICE j Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to apply to the South Carolina Tax Com mission fo ra license to operate a retail liquor store at 110 Market Street, Whitmire, South Carolina, under the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Con trol Act of 1945. Lawrence W. Maness Beauty is Never Reckless Beauties should look like they're naturally that way. They should never give a blow-by-blow demon stration of how they got that way in public, with nail file, lipstick, creaming, etc. Privacy is best! Purses can carry a small make up kit to freshen the beauty away from home, starting with cleans ing pads, cover-make-up, lipstick and hair spray. For a touch of glamor, include spray cologne. On hand for extra emergencies might be a pair of spotless white gloves in a plastic bag and an extra pair of hose. Beauties always settle for straight tea or coffee, never cal orie-full snacks as “coffee breaks” or pick-ups on a shopping trip HELEN’S FAVORITE: . Spiced Coffee • tablespoons coffee 1 teaspoon cinnamon V4 teaspoon gronnd cloves < caps boiling water 1% teaspoons vanilla Mix coffee, cinnamon and cloves. Add to boiling water In coffee maLer. Make as usual for coffee. Before serving, add vanilla to each pup. IDEAS FROM OTHER EDITORS From the CatsUll Mountain Star, Saugerties, N.Y.: What has happened to the common cour tesies which once were a matter of habit between men? It is that now we are such a “stepped up” people, that we no longer have time for the small niceties? Or, have we discovered that there is no longer any need for patience and small kindnesses? How many times have you sat in your car waiting for the red light to change, when the instant it became green, the driver be hind you started an impatient, inconsiderate honk? At such in stances have you not had a tre mendous urge to just sit and make him wait in order to re taliate? How about the driver, wh( being in a great hurry, passes you at top speed and then cuts in front of you! What are your im mediate reactions? Have you ever been waiting in line only suddenly to And your self backing un rather than going ahead because some newcomer has pushed himself in front of you? We could go on endlessly noting annoying incidents. But, instead, let’s take stock of hov many times we, ourselves, hr ^e been guilty of committing ju? such dis courtesies without actually mean ing to hurt anyone, but because we have been in a rush and un thinking. Our modern life with its hustle and bustle seems to have lost the room and the need for cour tesies and small favors. In reflecting, we wonder if * conscious effort were made by all of us to become more aware of each other, would we not become better neighbors and, on a larger scale, a better community? We could carry this awareness over into our business and poli tical dealings and perhaps, who’s to tell, we might even become s stronger nation. |fBig o*»v« little acorns gr^w r ” There’s an air of freshness about beauties that’s achieved through super-fastidiousness about cleansing daily. It starts with bac. teria-killing soap, deodorant and an antiseptic foot powder. Fussiness is filed completely out of sight for daytime.- This in cludes elaborato hair-dos that need constant attention, frivolous clothes and elaborate eye make up. Keep nail polish in several shades which you wear to repair the chips. Carefully kept nails are good signs of the well-groomed beauty. Permits To Build May 25—Richard Lominick, ex tension to building on Main Street, $10,263. HOME LOANS For All Purposes Let us show you how our plan will assure you a debt free home in a definite number of years. Our “Direct Reduction Home Loan Plan” does differ from many other plans. Let us explain it to you before you decide. AVINGS AND ZoAN ASSOCIATION' INSTITUTION FOUNDED., 1800 CO1AB0B aXBBBT, If BW BE HOT, 8. C- J. F. CLARKSON M. a SUMMER BRANCH OFFICE — Botesburg, S. C. Directors G. K. DOMINICK J. K. WILLINGHAM M. R. PURCELL W. C HUFFMAN