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Dean Manion
THE
MANION
FORUM
Thoughtful students of Americ
an freedom are deeply concerned
about the rapid disappearance of
enforceable states’ rights. In the
current climate of conflict over
Communism legislative reapport
ionment and civil rights, the Sup
reme court, Congress and the Fed
eral executive are running the
country in complete and utter dis
regard for the 10th Article of the
Bill of Rights which spells out the
reserved rights of the States.
For the protection of freedom,
our constitiitional system contem
plates sustained, effective compe
tition for public authority between
governments of the several states
and the Federal government. This
balance of power is indispensable
to the citizen who hopes to pro
tect his personal liberty by the en
forcement of the constitutional
limitations against the govern
ment of his state on the one hand
and against the Federal govern
ment on the other.
More than 50 years ago, Wood-
row Wilson warned us that “a con
centration of governmental power
is what always precedes the death
of human freedom.” Wilson was
not thinking of Communism when
he said that in 1912, but whoever
repeats the statement today must
think of the Communist menace
because intervening history has
shown that Communism cannot be
established in any place unless
and until the governmental auth
ority over that place is completely
centralized and made absolute.
It is painful to observe that the
advance of the Communist con
quest throughout the world has
almost exactly paralleled the offi
cial progressive dismemberment of
states’ rights within this country.
A great and growing concern a-
bout the dangerous erosion of
! states* rights is evidenced by the
fact that one or both houses of 24
I State legislatures have recently
endorsed ore, two or three of cer
tain proposed amendments to the
Constitution of the United States,
each of which would correct some
of the damage that has been done
to local autonomy and restore to
the several states the constitu
tional right of self-preservation.
One of these proposed amend
ments would take away from
Federal courts all jurisdiction in
the field of state legislative re
apportionment. Another would es
tablish a super Supreme Court
composed of the 50 Chief Justices
of the several states with power
to overrule the Supreme Court of
the United States in cases involv
ing Federal-State relationships.
The third would change constitu
tional amndment procedures so as
to permit the legislatures of two-
thirds of the states to propose
amendments which would become
a part of the Constitution of the
United States when ratified by
tbe legislatures of three-fourths
of the states.
The State Justices complain
that “overruling of prior decis
ions in constitutional cases causes
us grave concern as to whether
individual views of the members
of the court ... as to what is
wise or desirable do not uncons
ciously override a more dispass
ionate consideration as to what
is or is not constitutional.”
During the past few weeks, at
least 40 members of congress have
either introduced or publicly ad
vocated constitutional amendments
to reverse the Warren Court’s
decision invalidating state laws
andi’or regulations which permit
non-sectarian prayers in state-
operated public schools.
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ANOTHER LESSON
FROM RUSSIA
Prof. Leonard Schapiro, a lead
ing British expert on Russia, has
been interviewed by U. S. NEWS
AND WORLD REPORT to get
his views of what has been hap
pening lately in the Soviet union.
The basic trouble Russia is hav
ing, the interview brings out, is
the inherent inefficiency of the
Communist system that is being
experienced because of overcen
tralization. This observation
makes a grim warning for West
ern democracies that are flirting
with a “little” socialism here and
there in order, as they often say,
to make themselves more efficient
and keep up with changes in the
modern world.
It is also a bitter paradox that
in this complex age of high-level
technology with so much informa
tion available, the trend around
the world is away from freedom.
It is not our knowledge nor the
fruits of science that produces re
gression towards absoluteism.
Nevertheless, we do have a cen
tral state whose power, it is sup
posed, can run things efficiently.
Party Clings To Power
__As. Mr. Schapiro has indicated,
the top-heavy power in Russia to
day that allows the central auth
orities to interfere whenever they
wish does not provide the effi
ciency needed by modern society.
The Communist party leaders are
finding that, for the sake of effi
ciency, they must let the techni
cians run things. This, in turn,
takes away from the Party- its
very excuse for existence. Wheth
er Khrushchev and his successors
can make revolutionaries of_ the
newer generation of managers and
i technologists is an interesting top
ic for speculation.
Soviet failures in agricultural
production are well known— The
Soviet dilemma _in -agriculture
might be solved if the central gov
ernment would allow the farmer
to determine what to plant- and
grow. But that would put the em
phasis in a fre market conomy, as
Mr. S chapiro points out, and
( would lead to discarding the idea
that agriculture should be plann
ed at the top by the central gov
ernment. Only this method allows
the Party to remain supreme and
entrenched.
How About The U. S. A?
There are some interesting par
allels in what is happening in Am
erica. Perhaps we can begin to see
ourselves and the dangerous in
clinations we are flirting with as
we examine the kind of politics
the Russian dictator is required to
play. Is itexpecting too much to
hope for a national leadership of
our own that will conduct the gov
ernment’s affairs without asking
for more power and more laws?
Will our people ever cease asking
Congress and the Administration
to “do something” about each sit
uation that is less than perfect and
start doing something themselves?
Must we look upon our govern
ment officials as managers who
are elected “to run the country?”
Ruin the country is most likely
in the end to be found the proper
term. We ought not evaluate each
session of Congress by what it has
“done for the respective states.”
This is not to belittle many great
Unfortunately the Warren
Court’s continuing concern for due
process arid equal protection of
the laws has not extended to be
leaguered farmers, ordinary tax
payers andjor businessmen. The
chief beneficiaries of the Court’s
Constitutional constructions have
been convicted criminals, Comm
unists, atheists and clients of the
NAACP.
In the national interest Con
gress should now exercise the
authority given to it under Arti
cle 3 of the Constitution and strip
the Supreme court of its appellate
jurisdiction which it now exercises
so prodigally to reverse the sound
judgments of all the inferior
courts in the country—state and
Federal. The times demand can
dor, courage, action and patriot
ism!
public servants, but it is no joke
that the nation might be better
off if Congress would think less
of what the government can do
for the people. The present Con
gress deserves praise, however,
for not accepting in its entirety
the Administration’s charity pro
gram.
Stop The Boondoggle
But the House could have labor
ed many months without passing
the $450 million boondoggle, a
pork-barrel bill that was shame
lessly pressured through by the
White House. It didn’t have to
pass the $875 million Mass Trans
portation Act, either. Nor does the
Administration need another half-
biilion for its Area Redevelopment
Agency, the bureau that helped
“redevelop” Detroit by lending
money for a motor hotel (with
hotel occupancy in Detroit only 54
per cent) so as to create 450 tem
porary jobs.
The government has remained
largely unaware that artificial
stimulation of the economy is not
required, while it has not hesitated
to create depressing effects on
business by threats and intimida
tions. The sad fact is that we are
slowly losing sight of one of the
essential features of the Amer
ican Way, that freedom of enter
prise, operating without govern
ment duress, can provide us with
the best opportunity and highest
standard of living ever experienc
ed. We do not need a managed so
ciety, in whole or in part. It is
beyond me how some are escaping
this lesson shown so clearly by
Russian and World Communism,
where at best their average per
capita income is $500 a year—one
fifth of ours.
NOTICE
Inasmuch as Registration Cer
tificates for voting cannot be is
sued within 30 days prior to elec
tion, the Newberry County Board
of Registration will not be open
on the first Monday in August.
Since Labor Day, a legal holiday,
falls on the first Monday in Sep
tember, the Board of Registration
will not be open that day but will
be open the first Tuesday in Sep
tember, which will be September
3 1963.
NEWBERRY COUNTY
BOARD OF REGISTRATION
NOTICE FOR BIDS
Office of Newberry County Board
of Commissioners, Newberry, S. C.
will receive sealed bids by 10
o’clock A. M., August 8, 1963, for
the following:
One (1) short wheel base
truck to be used with a
dump body.
Specifications may be secured at
the Supervisor’s office in the
Court house.
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS.
8-1-2tc.
HAROLD BEDENBAUGH
HIGH GUN WITH 20 GUAGE
Harold Bedenbaugh led the field
of 32 shooters, with his 20 guage,
scoring a perfect 50x50. Wyman
Cook, a fine competitor in any
event, also had a perfect 50x50
which his 12 guage. A fairly new
comer to skeet shooting is Mil
ler Wessinger who is shooting real
well, posted 19x25. Frank Lomin-
ack Jr. scored a perfect round of
skeet Monday night under the
lights with a 25x25. Six year old
Keith Kibler, who has shot only
five complete rounds of skeet post
ed a score of 14x25. Other scores
were as follows: Ed Bartley 44x
50, Ray Dickert 49x50, Charlie
Epps 44x50, John Epps 46x50,
Walter Cousins 59x50, Dr. Elbert
Dickert 42x50, Dr. W. W. King
35x50, Henry Sowell 44x50,
Charles Clary 24x25, Heyward
Mills 38x50, Jim Todd 36x50, Floyd
Dennis 43x50, Phillip Sanders 19x
25, Jimmy Bedenbaugh 43x50,
Prof. J. G. Parks 19x25, and Abe
Chapman 22x25.
Out of town shooters included
Sgt. Shortz from Swift Strike
Team, Stanley Bedenbaugh, also
from Greenville Gun Club; Dr. E.
Carpenter, Charlie Carpenter, De
wey Parks; from Columbia Gun
Club; Dr. Prude 'Black, Roy
Brandt, John Cantey, A1 Cromer;
from Union Gun Club: Ben Gib
son, Frank Hill and Jimmy Lind-
ler.
true
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1 NOTICE OF CITY DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY
Notice is hereby given that a
Municipal Primary will be held
on Tuesday August 13, 1963 for
the purpose of nominating the fol
lowing officers to serve the City
of Newberry for two years, res
pectively: Mayor, Alderman Ward
1; Alderman Ward 2; Alderman
Ward 3; Alderman Ward 4; Al
derman Ward 5 and Alderman
Ward 6.
The polls will open at 8:00 A.
M. and remain open until 6 P. M.
A County Registration Certifi
cate is a requirement for voting
(must be presented to managers.)
The following have been ap
pointed to act as managers of
the various wards.
WARD 1.—Marion Baxter, Mrs.
James Abrams and Miss Sudie
Dennis. Voting at old Police head
quarters.
WARD2.—E. Coke Dickert, Mrs.
Seth Meek, and Mrs. Butler
Holmes. Voting at Smith Motor
Company.
WARD 3 NO 1.—Mrs. Cyril
Hutchinson, Mrs. Tom Summer,
and Vernon Wheeler. Voting at
Boundary Street school.
WARD 3 NO. 2.—Ed McConnell,
Edd Rollins and Hammet Martin.
Voting at Mollohon park.
WARD 4 NO. 1.—Tom P. Wick
er, Clara Bowers, and Mrs. M. K.
Wicker. Voting at Old Court
House.
WARD 4 NO. 2—Mrs. Arthur
Wicker, Mrs. R. E. Schumpert and
Mrs. H. Y. Hamm. Voting at Un
ion hall, Drayton street.
WARD 5.—Joe Taylor, Mrs.
Fred Jones and Mrs. Lillie Goree.
Voting at Scout Hall, Willowbrook
Park.
WARD 6.—Mrs. John Walker
Schumpert, Mrs. Bill Reid, and
Mrs. E. L. Hart. Voting at Ford
Motor Company.
Voting is City-wide for all can
didates.
D. L. DRIGGERS, Chr.
PETE PARROTT, Sec’y
July 25-Aug.1-8.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons having claims
against the estate of Ellen Perry,
deceased, are hereby notified to
file the same, duly verified, with
the undersigned, and those indebt
ed to said estate will please make
payment likewise.
Nancy Singleton,
NANCY SINGLETON,
Executrix
July, 1963 8-l-3tp
Announcements
FOR MAYOR
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election to the office
of Mayor of the City of Newberry,
and pledge myself to abide the
results of the Democratic primary.
ERNEST H. LAYTON
ALDERMAN WARD 1
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for re-election to the of
fice of Alderman from Ward 1 and
pledge myself to abide the results
of the Democratic Primary.
FRANK ARMFIELD, JR.
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for election to the office of
Alderman from Ward 1 and pledge
myself to abide the results of the
Democratic Primary.
JAMES M. LONGSHORE
ALDERMAN WARD 2
■ I hereby announce myself a can
didate for election to the office of
Alderman from Ward 2 and
pledge myself to abide the results
of the Democratic Primary.
C. A. DUFFORD, SR.
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for re-election to the
office of Alderman from Ward 2
and pledge myself to abide the
results of the Democratic Pri
mary.
GEORGE W. HELLER
ALDERMAN WARD 3
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for re-election to the office
of Alderman for Ward 3, and
pledge myself to abide by the re
sults of the City Democratic pri
mary.
CLARENCE A. SHEALY JR.
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for election to the office of
Alderman from Ward 3 and pledge
myself to abide the results of the
Democratic Primary.
HOWARD B. KIRKEGARD
ALDERMAN WARD 5
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for re-election to the office
of Alderman from Ward 5 and
pledge myself to abide the results
of the Democratic Primary.
CECIL E. MERCHANT
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for election to the office
of Alderman from Ward 5, and
pledge myself to abide the results
of the Democratic primary.
GERALD B. TAYLOR
ALDERMAN WARD 4
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for election to the office of
Alderman from Ward 4 and pledge
myself to abide the results of the
Democratic primary.
JACK H. SENN
ALDERMAN WARD 6
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for election to the office of
Alderman from Ward 6 and pledge
myself to abide the results of the
Democratic Primary.
REMBERT D. PARLER
Bring Trophies
From Pinehurst
This past week two members of
the Newberry Gun Club, Wyman
Cook and Doyle Long, entered the
Pinehurst Mid-Summer Open at
Pinehurst, N. C. Both of these
men made a fine showing with
Long posting a score of 99x100 to
win the Class A event, and Cook
posting a score of 95x100. These
two men also entered the two man
event and won the Class B Trophy.
At the local club scene this past
week, Frank Lominack Jr. posted
a perfect 25x25, thus making him
eligible for his name to be added
to the honji list. Wyman Cook,
Roy Brandt, and John Contey
posted a perfect score of 50x50.
Trailing close behind were Harold
Bedenbaugh and Lewis “Abe”
Chapman with a score of 49x50.
Other scores were as follows:
John Epps, 44x50; Charlie Epps,
40x50; Dr. W. W. King, 37x50;
Walter Cousins, 48x50; Frank
Lominack, 47x50; Dr. E. J. Dick
ert, 40x50; Edward Cannon, 23x
25; Mary Charles Sowell, 41x50;
Floyd Dennis, 42x50; Ray Dickert,
48x50; Heyward Mills, 32x50; Ed
Bartley, 22x25; Jim Todd, 47x50;
Jimmy Bedenbaugh, 47x50; Keith
Kioler, 14x25; Prof. J. G. Parks,
20x25. Others shooting were Tom
Flemming, Fill Bowler, Mr. Wal
lace, Jimmy Wallace, Dr. E. Car
penter, Dewey Parks, Charlie Car
penter, and Sgt. Shortz.
Watkins-Russ
Miss Eleanor Watkins and Sgt.
George Russ were married at high
noon Wednesday, July 17 at the
Methodist church in Edgefield.
The bride is the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Walton A. Wat
kins of Chappells.
The bridegroom is the son of
Mrs. John Russ and the late John
Russ of Southington Ohio.
The double-ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. Herbert Floyd,
pastor of the church.
The bride wore a white silk
blouseon dress with white acces
sories. She wore a small caplet
hat of lace and white velvet rose
buds.
The couple will reside at 451
Metz Drive in North Augusta.
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