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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1963 un 1218 College Street, Newberry, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance :Six Months $1.25. THE “SPECTATOR’S” COLUMN Possibly a discussion of the decisions of the United States Supreme Court over the years may seem dry to those not train ed in the law but I think the av erage citizen is fully able to real ize that the Court of today is tear ing down the foundations built by the nation since the early days of our national life. It is quite ser ious to contemplate but we are not leaving for the next genera tion the liberties and guarantees we enjoyed from our fathers. The Court and the Kennedy's are tearing down the great old struc ture of our ancestors and substi tuting for it the same immature imagining of young so-called in tellectuals of today most of whom are not embarassed by the facts of history and are cocksure in cheir ignorance. Last week I referred to the de cision of the Supreme Court of 1883 which declared unconstitu tional the very program now being urged by Mr. Kennedy. We have been urged so often and so vehemently to respect and comply with the present Supreme Court that I wonder how the champions of this Court can rec oncile their attitude with the Su preme Court of 1883 1900 1908 and other decisions of more rec ent date, particularly the Separ ate but equal facilities, for which the White citizens have been heavily taxed, probably ninety per cent of the tax revenue is paid by White people. The rank hypocrisy underlying all this agitation is the most dis gusting feature of the Kennedy program and effort. The great purpose is to corrall the Colored vote from start to fin ish it is a cheap political effort to magnify some matters-into a pro gram that is rocking the nationfl The hypocrites preach about the Southerners, though the political inhumanity of man, thinking of us phase is what interests the Ken nedy’s. Even many devout and earnest souls see a religious principle in volved and they must challenge the Great Father in His plan of creation for he set the races apart by color: white, black, red, yellow or tan. I know I tread on sacred ground but are there ranks in the Celes tial world? I do not suggest that flippantly, for the purposes, plans and works of the Most High are proclaimed about us daily and His wonders are discovered year by year as our understanding grows. But in The Book there are visions of Cherubims and Seraphins, clearly indicating rank. But if we quote the Great Redeemer we shall be on sure ground. When He heard of the beheading of John the Baptist He said “Of man that is born of woman there hath not been a greater than John, but he that is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than John.” Clear ly indicating rank. The august Father of all did not make all men equai. He un doubtedly invited all men to seek salvation but disregarding this racial matter and discussing white men only, did He make all White men equal? Nay, my friend, not so. In the language of the Saviour you read of the talents, some re ceived five talents, some two tal ents and one hid his talent in the earth. We are equal before the Throne of Grace, in the love of the Fa ther; and He makes His sun to shine on the just and the unjust, but He did not confer upon all equal ability—as everyone knows. The Fourth of July! That is a date of significance over many nations for we set in motion a train of events culminating in our great United States, but influenc ing Mexico, Central and South INSURED 1934 1935 1936 1937 W 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 Ijj Jjlj SR 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 SB ||M l§§ 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 I 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 Not a penny lost Since 1934, when Congress established the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, no one has ever lost a penny in insured savings accounts in any of Americans F. S. L. 1. C.-Insured Savings and Loan Associations. We are F.S.L. I. C.-Insured—and we offer excellent earnings, too! Where you save does make <l difference!, INSURED ■w n# - * avisos and Loan Association A SAVINGS INSTITUTION FOUNDED 1935 1080 OOZ.1.BOB 01BBBT, WBWBBBBY, 0. O- J. F. CLARKSON M. O. SUMMER DIRECTORS G. K. DOMINICK J. K. WILLINGHAM BRANCH OFFICE — Bafesburg, S. C. E. B. PURCELL W. C. HUFFMAN America and France. We had George Washington but all Latin America had Simon Bolivar. Na poleon Bonaparte came into power on that great wave of revolt. When you think harshly of Na poleon remember his great service in re-grouping much of Europe. His code of laws—The Code Na poleon is the foundation of juris prudence even in Louisiana, as the British Common Law is of most of the original founders of Am erica, the 13 states which fought the British, won the Independence of 13 Sovereign states, formed the Union and adopted a constitution. What does the Fourth mean to us? Nothing! We have long since forgotten all the early history: the sacrifice of years is forgotten by us of the 13 states and the other 37 states had no part in the war of independence. Today we have forgotten all the lessons of that era; today we have a nation of hand-outs, with most of us bowing and scraping for handouts from the govern ment, a government now become a great octopus crushing our inde pendence and freedom of action. Our president seems to think like Louis of France: “The State: it is I”. That seems the idea now pre vailing in Washington. I’ve just read to you some of those brave words of our early statesmen; they were making a choice that might have cost their necks. Not every man agreed with them: thousands of men opposed the very idea of independence; they were firm for the King. As always, some had to lead, to lead not only in battle but in sac rifice and devotion. All that supreme consecration has been forgotten by us. Today the Great Jehovah of Ethan Allen at Ticofideroga; the God who sus tained Washington and his frost bitten and hungry men at Valley Forge has been set aside: We worship place and power and wealth. We shall not transmit to the next generation ideals of ser vice and devotion, but the grossly material strivings of earthly am bition. Not all our people were pat riots; many preferred to remain subjects of King George. Those we remember as Tories. My mid dle name is Kolb and across the Pee Dee river from Society Hill, Darlington county, on the way to Bennettsville, Marlboro county, to the rear of an old church stands a slab in memory of Colonel Kolb. The story is that Colonel Kolb of Washington’s army came home on leave and was called out and kill ed by his Tory neighbors as he came with his wife on one arm and a daughter on the other. So we had Tories all over the state. We must remember that there are always those who prefer the flesh pots to freedom, as did some of the children of Israel as they tramped forty years on the march from bondage in Egypt to the glorious liberty promised by Je hovah and gallantly carried out by Moses. By the way, did you ever think of the stupendous task of Moses, leading two million unorganized people forty years in the wilder ness? As I recall, the Book tells of two million men, but where there were so many men there were great numbers of women. Unless, as the old preacher remarked on this: ’’Well, brethren, the two million men specified embraced the women. That is a fair assump tion. Observe the dignity of express ion, as well as high purpose of those men who signed the Decla ration of Independence: That these colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and inde- SENATOR STRO HURMOND Reports PEOPLE Economic Accommodation Tf the Communists CONGRESSIONAL prohibi tions against trading with the communist enemy, never en forced with real “vigor” by the Executive Branch, are being ig nored and flaunted under a re cently adopted policy of the Executive Agencies. THE ECONOMIC facets of the “cold war” have a major bear ing on the trend of the struggle between communism and free dom. This fact prompted Con gress to pass the Export Control Act of 1949, which forbade the export from the U. S. to com munist countries of goods which would be of military value to the communists. In 1962, Con gress extended the prohibition to export of goods which, while perhaps not directly used In the Soviet military efforts, contrib uted indirectly to Soviet strength and thereby impaired U. S. se curity, by adding to the Red “economic” potentiaL IN 1961, AN export license was issued for the shipment to Russia of transformatic ma- ’ chines, used to “stamp” blocks for engines. Initially, the De partment of Defense objected to and prevented the issuance of the export license on the trans formatic machines. Subsequent ly the Secretary of Defense changed his position, ostensibly because he had consulted the Ford Motor Company and had been informed that the Soviets could make the machines them selves. It is significant, however, that just prior to the change of position and the issuance of the license, the U. S. Ambassador to the USSR cabled the Secre tary of State urging him to put pressure on Defense because granting the license would help the “sensitive negotiations” with the Soviets which the Ambassa dor said were then in progress. These transformatic machines would have saved the Soviets three years in their production schedule. The license was never cancelled, but action of private citizens prevented most, if not all, of these machines from ever reaching the Soviets. CONGRESS HAS also recog nized that trade with what the Executive Branch calls “inde pendent communist countries” often impairs U. S. security. In 1962, Congress enacted a pro vision requiring the President to withdraw “most favored na tion” status from Yugoslavia “as soon as practicable.” When such a provision was passed in 1949 with respect to all the communist bloc, the President acted within two months. Al though almost a year has passed since the Congressional mandate against “most favored nation” status for Yugoslavia, it has been ignored by the Executive Branch. AN EXAMPLE OF how U. S. security is impaired by exports to the so-called “independent” communist countries took place recently. The Soviets are en gaged in a massive effort to build ships. The U. S. would not sell a steel mill which could be used for building ships to the So viets, but did approve the sale of such a steel mill to Yugoslavia, despite the fact that in the trade agreement between Tito and Khrushchev, Yugoslavia agreed to build 50 Jankers for the Soviets. FLAUNTING of Congression al acts is growing daily more flagrant. Under an export license granted this year, the U. S. ex ported in March, 1963, a total of 18,912 tons of calcined pe troleum coke the USSR. The license authorized export of a total of 25,000 tons. Calcined petroleum coke, unlike other cokes, has a very low con.cnt of sulphur, and when subjected to oven treatment, forms a. very high-grade graphite which has a highly uniform crystalline structure. Its principal use is for the lining of crucibles for use with materials at extremely high temperatures. It is, there fore, a most critical substance for development and use in nu clear devices, which produce the highest temperatures of any process. The very vital strategic consequences of this export li cense were ignored, as was the clearly expressed intent of Con gress. IN THE PAST, the U. S. has made a public show of its efforts to persuade free world nations not to trade with the Commu- nish bloc. These U. S. efforts, such as they were, have been notably unsuccessful. Canada supplies Red China with wheat and openly trades with the bloc, including Cuba. The U. S. has had little influence on its closest neighbor, much less on other free nations, as is evidenced by free world ships going to Cuba, which reached a new high for 1963 in the month of May with a total of 40 trips. Instances of U. S. trade with the communists convince our allies that we real ly aren't serious about our pub lic attempts to stop their trade with the Reds. THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH has now adopted a policy which doesn't just make exceptions to the law, or permit mistakes in its execution. The Executive agencies have now decided, that regardless of the clear mandates of Congressional Acts, they will not deny licenses for exports from the U. S., even though the goods would add to the Red's economic potential, if the items could be bought by the Reds from other free world nations. UNDER THE NEW poUcy, a license for export of wheat to Red China, as well as many other items of critical value to the communists, can be granted. THE EXECUTIVE Branch has obviously decided to accommo date the Reds on the economic front of the “Cold War,” despite the Acts of Congress. This is just one more aspect of the U. S. no-win policy. pendent si tes. The concluding paragraph of the Declaration is likely lofty: “We . . . appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do publicly declare,” as above. We may do “all things that independ ent Stares ».'ay do,” etc. And for support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Prividence, We mutu ally pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sac red honor.” What men they were- I suggest that any lawyer repeating this might have to omit that reliance on the protection of Divine Prov idence out of respect for the Su preme Court. Or what do you think ? The signers from South Caro lina were: Thomas Heyward, Jun ior, a lawyer; Thomas Lynch Jr., a lawyer; Arthur Middleton, law yer; Edward Rutledge, a lawyer. Probably most of those signers were planters and lived on great estates. Possibly, as in South Am erica, many became lawyers be cause a gentleman was expected to belong to a profession and so received that training. “Most of us sign our names dozens of times each week, to let ters, charge accounts, savings de posits, checks, receipts, library loan cards—and we sign more or less casually. But suppose the paper you were signing was a document of Revo lution! Suppose your signature would give a new nation its birth right. Suppose, indeed, that you were putting your signature on the Declaration of Independence one hot, steamy, moping summer day in Philadelphia . . . signing your name to a document which ended with these words: ‘And for the support of this Declaration ... we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.’ How would you feel? History tells us that the day of the actual signing of the Declara tion gave rise to no oratorical out bursts among the delegates. First of all, the decision for independ ence had already been adopted by the Continental Congress a month before, on July 4, the day we cel ebrate as Independence day. July 4 was the day when tell, red-haired, rawboned Thomas Jefferson and his drafting com mittee presented the Declaration I to the Congress. But so marked over was the Declaration copy with revisions and changes that the Congress ordered a ‘properly engrossed’ copy prepared with the new seal of the United States on it for official signing. It was this official document that 51 delegates signed on Aug ust 2, 1776. (The others signed later on.) Some signed with a flourish, as did John Hancock. Others seemed to sign reluctantly. Some signed with the firm de cision of wisdom and age. But none signed casually. They all knew, as Delegate Abraham Clark put it :that they were either go ing to get ‘freedom or a halter.’ The delegates represented no single aspect of colonial life. They came from many levels of educa tion, occupation, and political ex perience. At seventy, Franklin was the oldest; at 26 Edward Rutledge of South Carolina was the young est. (The average age of the del egates was 45.) Some were famous throughout the colonies; respected men like Jefferson and John Adams. Some were wealthy land owners, like Charles Carroll, of whom a fellow delegate said, There go a few mil lions.’ There were merchant-landown ers like cranky Button Gwinnett of Georgia, who died in a duel only nine months after the sign ing. There were lawyers, physi cians (among them, Benjamin Rush, famous surgeon general) ministers, farmers and politicians. They all had a great deal to lose. Because, in addition to their property and professional import ance, these were family men with big families. All but two were married, and their total number of children was 805, an average of six per father. Consider what it meant to each man to sign a doc ument which could involve his wife and family in imprisonment or Loyalist reprisals!! Many did lose their fortunes to enemy action, and others gave them away to support the new nation. Many more lost their homes. In all, 70 signers were completely wiped out financially, and six lost their lives as a con sequence of the Revolution. Yet in spite of danger, in spite of sagging popular support during the Revolution, in spite of some times doubtful outcome, not one of the signers defected from the cause for which they had mutually pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor. Their faith in the ability of their fellowmen to gov ern themselves remained strong. It was as if they had made up their minds to sign for Indepen dence, then took it in stride. What a momentous stride it was.” Let me repeat:— America today exists for the foreigner: he gets our goods for less and then we tax our people to give billions of dollars to for eigners, much of it being utterly wasteful, as men of prominence tells vs. Regardless of that, no FARM j Sgf NOTESlMrs COTTON SITUATION Our checks over tne county this week indicates that cotton is growing fast and fruiting well in most cases. Recent rains have spurred growth of both cotton and grass. In fact this is the first time our cotton farmers have been “in the grass” for several years. Now we are fortunate in having some new methods of fighting the grass instead of having to dig it out by hand. Several farmers in cluding Bobby Long, Harold Long, and Frank Senn are “flaming” their cotton. That is, they’re ac tually using tractor-mounted, gas- fired burners which kills young grass and weeds without damag ing the cotton. Bob Dorroh, Jacob Suber, and others are using chemical sprays which When applied properly kills grass and weeds on contact with out damaging the cotton. These methods in addition to our regular methods of cultivation will help to get cotton in good shape again soon. INSECT CONTROL: In this re spect we have been most fortun ate. Our checks show that we are not having an “outbreak” of boll weevils and other cotton insects due to the several weeks of rain. However, with some of our cotton already in rank state of growth, we must not relax our efforts to keep insect infestation at a min imum. If cotton continues at the present rate of growth—three to four more weeks will be the most we can expect to continue in the fields with tractor equipment. Better stick to that 5-day sched ule—spray or dust every 5 days from no-w on as long as you can continue in the fields. Check your Extension Information Card No. 97 to see if you’re using the prop er amounts of insect killing ma- DAIRY SITUATION. Dairy farmers, don’t be mislead. The milk-price war has slowed somewhat, but it is not yet set- nation has the right to tax its people for the benefit of other nations. The first duty of a na tion is to build up its own people in peace, harmony and security. Our far-flung plan of building dams for foreign power and all the other fanciful programs are a betrayal of our own people. tied. A number of things are be ing done. For one thing, Governor Russell has appealed to ^ the dis tributors and retail stores to re store milk prices until the courts can decide the issue. This may help somewhat. Also some work is being done to untie the legal red tape that now prevents the S. C. Dairy Commission from tak ing any action in the matter. This is needed to prevent a complete break-down should a price-cutting battle develop at the retail level. A strong effort is being made to form a state-wide producers as sociation. This we feel is perhaps the most significant move being made at the present. Someone said recently that it appears the dairy farmers are seeking sympa thy in their efforts to present their side of the issue. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Our dairy farmers are seeking to tell their story because they real ize that everyone will suffer in the long run if this matter is not quickly settled. As proof of this, we recently met a veterinarian, Dr. Schaffer, from New Mexico. We finally got ’round to talking about the dairy busi- (Continued on page 3) Any size of type cm any sise RUBBER STAMP from the very amallezt to the very 1 largest. I Hi-quality RUBBER STAMPS raggedly built to last yon years and years longer. Faster sendee at prices far below what yon would ordi narily expect to pay. Com'j in and see ns on any RUBBER STAMP needs that you may have. We also have a wide selection of MARKING DEVICES for your Imsineas and private needs. THE SUN OFFICE Phone 276-5800 "The Best Sound * Around” WKDK 1240 Kc. 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