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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1962 un College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. E. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class postage paid at Ne; , South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR Our United States Supreme Court is trying to assume powers —and is assuming powers—not prescribed by the Constitution. The Supreme Court was set up as an appellate court and its pow er to act is indicated as a court of law to hear appeals from Fed eral Court on matters of law, ex cept for several instances other wise, as clearly stated in the Con stitution. A careful study will not show any jurisdiction in cases adjudicat ed by State Courts, unless a Fed eral question is involved. Everyone knows that the first ten Amendments were intended to safeguard the States or the peo ple from Federal action. The first Amendment prohibits the Con gress to set up an establishment of religion; it has no reference or relevancy to the States. Most States have laws that w r ould for bid the establishments of religion, but the Supreme Court cites the First Amendment of the Federal Constitution as authority in a New York case. That is evident ly wrong. In the case of the Fourteenth Amendment I make two points: It is invalid, never having been adopted lawfully; the second point is the concluding clause in the Fourteenth (so-called) Amend ment, namely to wit: “The Con gress shall have power, by ap propriate legislation, to give ef fect to the Amendment. The Con gress, by act of Congress; not the President or the Supreme Court. Someone asked if I took an oath to defend the Supreme Court; not al all: upon being sworn in as a lawyer (and officer of the Court) I took an oath to defend the Con stitution—the Constitution accord ing to its clear meaning, rather than some whimsical, fanciful, fantastic notion of a group of Judges, trying to make socialistic follies a part of the Constitution. It is passing strange that so ex plicit an inhibition on the Con gress as the First Amendment should be applied to New York State. And it is just as remark able that the so-called Foureenth Amendment should be exploited by the President and the Supreme Court when there has been no Act of CongressT, although “The Con gress may by appropriate legisla tion” give effect ,etc. The Court is distinctly off base. ment of Judge Timmerman, one may say that he has enjoyed in rare degree the confidence of our people. The judge deserves a rest but one could wish that he might continue in full vigor for many more years. The retirement of Federal Judge George Bell Timmerman reminds us of the high character and abil ity of our South Carolina judges, both Federal and State. And I must not overlook our County and City Judges. Thinking especially at the mo- “ Fortune’s August issue, just out, p. edicts that, while many as pects cf the economy will bear close watching, there will be no recession during the coming year. Here, in part, is what Fortune's Business Roundup has to say: ‘The business news last month was much better than the headlines made out, but worry about the state of the economy continued. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Martin went right to the point when he noted that ‘there is a lot of pessimism in various quarters. That pessimism is not in my judgment warranted as yet by the figures . . . categorically, there is not at the moment a recession.’ Martin conceded that there might be a ‘pause’ and also noted the ob vious: ‘Summer is always a diffi cult period toassess the economy.’ i ‘Most of the basic elements of demand suggest continued econom ic strength, at least through year- end. By early last month, consum ers had regained all their spring time aplomb in spending after ap parently suffering some shock as the result of the stock market plunge. Corporations meanwhile have continued to budget increases jit capital spending. Most important to the outlook, the inventory situation is strong, not weak as it was before all re cent recessions. One reason is that business itself has been cautious in its attitude ever since the spring of 1961. Sales have persis- tently exceeded expectations and were up 9 per cent instead of the expected 6 per cent during the past year. Instead of carrying $3 billion in excess stocks, as it did two and five years ago, business already has stocks down to low desired levels. Meanwhile, economists are di vided. When they are averaged out, the ‘consensus’ adds up to about a 2 per cent increase in the FRB index in the next year. In terms of GNP, the consensus ex pects a $15-billion rise compared with $25 billion expected a year ago and the $40 billion that ac tually materialized. On these (and other) grounds it is hard for Roundup to foresee a mild recession .like that of 1960- 61, which many economists expect. As Roundup said last month, ex pansion beyond the autumn de pends on the revival of confidence and confidence involves Washing ton, for one thing. Some progress has been made in healing the breach between the Administra tion and business, and this should i continue, given their mutual stakes ! in prosperity. ! As is demonstrated almost daily. I (h-'pite headlines to the contrarv, 1 the economy has its own sustain ing vigor. This vigor may well dissipate many uncertainties, and so renew itself.’’ President Kennedy, whether in tentionally or not, threw a monkey wrench into the business machin- ery of this nation. So gravely has h i > attitude affected the confi dence of men who might have pianned and developed construc tive projects that today we suffer from the fear of Mr. Kennedy and his academic advisers and the nor- | mal prosperity is at a marked i slow down. 1 I can’t imagine a more hope-in- j spiring event than the defeat of Mr. Kennedy and his amateurish efforts to be an expert on eco nomics. What we neec is not theories from University Professors who can soar to the clouds and fall without damaging anyone unless they try their experiments in gov ernmental functions. They chal lenge and dispute the certainty that 2 and2 make 4, the w'ork of the world still is based on 2 and 2 is 4. Here’s something that came out of Washington: “The armed forces have so many private planes that a short time ago a General Marine Corps com mander of the Pacific sent three pet dogs in style by special plane from Hawaii to the California coast at the taxpayers’ expense. Despite this, the armed forces this year wanted 105 new private planes, as follows: the Air Force proposed 50 T-39’s at $39,000,000; 18 C-140’s at $29,700,000;: 15 F- 27’s at $23,400.00. On top of this the Navy wanted 12 Gulf Streams at $14,800,00 plus 10 C-130’s at $25,000,000. The to tal was $132,200,000. McNamara simply crossed this out of the budget. In addition, the economy-minded secretary of defense has ordered the brass hats to travel tourist. This has made some admirals and generals seethe with indignation. Some even trav el first class and pay the differ ence themselves. They can’t com plain too much, however, for the secretary of defense himself trav els tourist.” It is true that certain positions in the business world call for pri vate oars, but the average private car would not cast more than $5,- 000; whereas a private plane seems to cost from $500,000 to a million, even without trimmings. As you see, my estimates of the cost of private planes is too modest. I suppose several well-paid men are part of the private plane al lowance. Furthermore, the fuel consumption of a big plane prob ably exceeds that of 25 automo biles all my figures being very modest. By the way The Pickens Senti nel of Mrs. Gary Hiott carries an article on Miracle Hill Mission, a school founded in. the heart of Oolenoy Valley. I still hope for news from Pumpkin Town and Whale Branch. I’ve never seen a pumpkin in Pumpkin Town and I’ve never seen a whale in or near Whale Branch. I think a porpoise is a natural politician, so I can understand all the hub-bub over' the White Por poise said to be cavorting some where in the Atlantic Ocean conti- fj'rfbtiTkjuJmz Train up a child in the way be shduld go: and when he is old, be will not depart from it!*« Proverbs 22: H AS it ever, occurred to you that a child is born without a single prejudice? We begin to form our prejudices in childhood. We develop them from what our parents say and do, the actions of neighbors and friends and relatives. That is why it is so important as a child develops and tries to under- atand the world and people, that you help channel his thinking. His entire life depends upon you. You can help your child tackle life by helping him find faith and truth in the church of your choice. Worship with your family this week and help your child find himself.. Read your BIBLI daily and « GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY SENATOR STRO HURMOND Reports PEOPLE The Frosting and the Cake AFTER ABSORBING a bar rage of criticism from Capitol Hill, from some portions of the press, and from a risin c tide of grassroots American concern, the State Department ha? now officially proclaimed a “win” policy in the cold war. In an address before the staunchly patriotic Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention, on August 13, Secretary of State Rusk said: “This goal of ours . . . and the communist goal are incompat ible. This global struggle will continue until freedom prevails. It goes without saying that our purpose is to win . . . Our ob jective is a victory for all man kind.” THIS SPEECH by the Secre tary was intended as a response to my original labeling of our foreign policy as being predi cated on a “no-win” strategy. In defining “no-win,” I stated that “this does not mean that it is our policy to lose. It means that we uare not try to win, for fear we may lose.” THIS “NO-WIN” charge was made by me as a result of a de tailed study of items, such as the words “victory” and “win” which were censored from speeches of defense leaders, to gether with past US cold war actions of retreat and reaction, and also a study of guidelines drawn up by US policy planners. For instance, I pointed out to the Senate on March 8 that our foreign policy has been based on the false assumption that the communists would evolve into peaceful socialist states if we employed only the cold war im plements of aid and informa tion. UNDER SECRETARY of State Ball affirmed this theory of reliance on the “evolution” or “mellowing** of the commu nist societies undet questioning in the censorship hearings. Fol lowing this. The Chicago Trib une carried two exclusive stories by Willard Edwards exposing the low-famous Rostow policy papers. Mr. Edwards pointed out that these proposed foreign pol icy guidelines rely on the “mel lowing” idea as the answer to our cold war problems. Senate Minority Leader Dirksen and others on Capitol Hill im mediately pounced on the Ros tow oapers, expressing amaze ment at Mr. Rostow’s ideas. BEFORE MR. BALL’S af firmation of the “mellowing” theory, he had sent to the cen sorship hearings an explanation of censored items. The foremost explanation was his definition of the term “victory” as having a “militaristic and aggressive ring less suited than the substituted phrase to describing our nation al objectives.” He added that it left “no .oom for accommoda tion.” After coming under con siderable fire he later called the explanation “inartistic and fatu ous.” WITH CRITICISM continuing to mount, the President, the Secretary of State and other high officials began denying that we had a “no-win” policy. They refused, however, to say that it was our intention to win the | cold war. Finally, a Republican- oriented reporter. Roscoe Drum mond of the banned NY Herald- Tribune, suggested a way out of their embarrassing dilemma. He said why not go ahead and speak of victory and drop the battle over semantics. MR. RUSK’S VFW speech gave the tipoff that Mr. Drum mond’s advice was well taken. Courageously he faced up to us ing the terms “victor.” and “win” with reference to the cold war. Columnist William S. White hailed the move as being “legitimate—and also overdue.” He added that “never before had any top figure of the Adminis tration, outside the military, been willing to say simply and clearly that to win was our pur pose and resolve.” THOUGH THE WORDS “vic tory” and “win” have now been used by the Secretary, there ap pears to be no change in the substance of the policies which underlies the name of the policies, whether they be called “win” or “no-win.” I commend the Secretary for facing up to his error in censoring these valiant words which had always been the watchword of America in previous times of national peril. I will be the first to con gratulate the Secretary when he reverses his field on coalition governments and accommoda tions with and concessions to the communists. He has prepared an appealing frosting fo~ his cake. Now he needs to bake a new cake to go with the frosting. Sincerely, AMERICANA College Notebook Central Michigan University ' Central Michigan University was founded in 1892 as Central Michi gan Normal School and Business Institute. In the beginning the School was locally sponsored and financed by Mt. Pleasant residents. In 1895 the school was taken over by the State. The University is a multi-pur pose State University. Beginning in 1892 one of its major functions has been the preparation of teach ers. Since 1918, it has given the Bachelor’s degree on a pure Lib eral Arts program. At the present time the following degrees are granted—Bachelor of Arts, Bache lor of Science, Bachelor of Music Education. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Education, Master of Arts in the field of education and in the fields of English, Biology, Business Administration, History, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, Political Sci ence, Sociology and Speech. In addition a Master’s degree is of fered in Business Administration. The Specialist in Education De gree (Ed.S.) is granted in four areas of Education. There are three State Universi ties and one College, including Central Michigan, which are con trolled by the State Board of Edu cation in Michigan. Although these Institutions were originally founded as normal schools for the preparation of teachers, their functions have been increased to serve their respective areas as regional institutions of higher edu cation, by giving liberal arts work, pre-professional preparation and terminal short courses. The University has held a sum mer session each year beginning with 1900. Central Michigan University is a member of the American Asso ciation of Colleges for Teacher Education, and the Association of AmericanColleges.lt is accredited by the National CouncU for Accred itation of Teacher Education and the CoUege. Section of the North Central Association of CoUeges and Secondary Schools. It appears on the approved list of the Amer ican Association of University Women. The University is accred ited for granting the Master’s Degree. There are about 5,300 students on campus. The student body is almost equally divided between men and women. Nearly half of the students are enrolled on a teaching curriculum. The remaining 50 percent are on liberal arts, pre-professional and technical curricula. guous to Beaufort. I admit my ig norance: I don’t know whether Beaufort’s water is from the At lantic Ocean or Broad River. Do you know that we have two Broad Rivers in South Carolina? One, you know, flows into the Con- garee and goes on to help the San tee pour mud into Charleston har bor. The other other is a wide stream in Beaufort County, where, if anywhere, the whales once dis ported. But I was thinking of the por poises as politicians. Have you ever stood on the Bat tery in Charleston ,or been at sea, and observed a porpoise: he turns over and over, constantly turning somersaults. I’ve said nothing further about sharks because, by common report, sharks abound all about, even on land and far inland, too. UNSUNG HEROES Drayton Nance has returned to his home on Johnstone St. from a Charleston hospital where he un derwent surgery. ~ \ \ * ■LA". • „ i '♦ml# ,/ .iuiooa - i " *■' u^-^7~r-....... I. ■ ■ jp. w „ini;wj f i»,j>fin |in. i.,?}£;*/1.laaia ‘ti/h -jmi'.i ly.wiv-y usmiLJJk utM.iitOU. •iZTJMSi do you just ue IS PO!Ne WHILE YOU THERE YOUR MOTHER ALL. THE HOUSEWORK ALONE? BUT, FATHER—\| MOTHER AND' 1 X HAVE A, ONE WEEK DOES THE WORK —AND THE NEXT WEEK SHE HAS A CLEANING WOMAN From Arlena Jeppersen, Bux ton, Oregon: I remember my mother’s bed. She and aapa slept in the front bedroom and we chil dren had the back room. We slept on old fashioned straw ticks. I did not know there were such things as cotton mattresses!' But mama’s bed was extra spe cial—she had a big soft feather bed on top of a straw tick. We children were never permitted to sit or lie down on mama’s bed— unless we were sick. Every morning mama would throw back the covers of her bed to let the bed “air out”—then, I remember, how carefully she later made the bed. First, she plumped the feather tick—stirring up the feathers—then smoothing it out soft and flat—then came the sheets and the homemade quilts in summer, the “comforters” in winter. After the quilts were back on the bed, mama would put the white “counterpane” over the quilts. Today the counterpane is called a bed spread and is made from many different materials and in many colors. But mama’s counterpane was white, made of heavy threads, woven with beauti ful designs in the center. It seems that mama’s counterpane lasted for years and years. It had a fringe of white threads on three sides. It did not cover the pillows. They were plumped up and if we were expecting company, mama would bring out her best pair of pillow slips, which were stiffly starched. When any of the children were sick, mama would say, “Go get into my bed for a little while.” We gladly climbed into that soft featherbed and pretty soon mama would slip in with a hot iron wrapped in newspaper, then an old towel around that. With such warmth, we soon drifted off to healing sleep. (Send contribnUons to this eolamu to The Old Timer, Commanit? Pres* Service, Box 39, Frankfort, Kentuckf.) “SAFETY OF YOUR SAVINGS INSURED TO $10,000.00”... You see this advertisement quite often by Savings and Loan Associations, guaranteeing the safety of your in vestment. How does it work? The investor does not pay one cent for this protection, the expense of same is paid by the association. We are assessed twice annually for this protection, based on the amount of savings insured. 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