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PAGE TWO THE MEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1963 mm uit 1218 College Street, Newberry, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. 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 Aren’t you tired of hearing about the Consitution of the U. S? Frankly I’ve grown weary of discussing it and I should greatly prefer to speak and write in glow ing terms of approval rather than to call attention repeatedly to wrong doing, even though the wrong-doing may be prompted by good motives. Error, friends, may frequently be well-intentioned, though some times calamitous. Some of our noblest people, people of angelic spirit, may sometimes be griev ously in error, however noble in motive. Ithink kindly of the Kennedy brothers, as lixeable gentlemen, friendly, clean, well-intentioned, but I’ve never known men in pow er who seem so far from the path of helpfulness to our nation. Their attractive and amiable qualities are dangerous, as a bit ter pill may be sugared to make it palatable or to cloak its bitte. - ness until swallowed and beyond recall. I think the Kennedys are so frequently in error that I wonder why anyone or two people can oe wrong so often. Rather than challenge many items in the Kennedy program I am dubious of HI their proposals for they seem to have a genius for promoting unsound measures. I think the Kennedys have heard ' of the Constitution, somewhat in school-boy fashion. But, appar-1 ently, they don’t recall the terms or the spirit of the Constitution in practical application. You’ve read of some of the ex pedients suggested or adapted to promote integration of the races. One thing I might point out is that our Colored people them selves don’t believe in equality. When I say that it will surprise some of our people to know that we have grades of Colored people, by their own classification. I know that because I have considerable business with all grades and shades of Colored people. Let me mention two examples from my business. One Colored farn ly owns quite a nice building, on a good street in the heart of town. That family is buying a lot on another street because they feel superior to their Colored .eighbors, though those neighbors are good people, well behaved and moderately prosper ous, living on a principal street, not a slum by any means. What is the trouble? There is no trou ble, but the reason is that they don’t want their children to min gle with the neighboring Colored children. “Or who hath been His Counselor?”—Isaiah 40:13-44 St. Paul, in his epistle to the Romans pointed out the depth of the wisdom and knowledge of God and, in a sense that we should not expect to understand every thing that we know about God. As Paul suggests, it is sufficient we know that all things come to us from God and that God is master over all. As master, God does not consult with anyone. He moves without the counsel of a board of directors or any type of advisory group. This is not too difficult for modern-day Christians to under stand. The example of the life and death of Jesus Christ has for centuries reminded mankind that God is good; God is just; and that all men have equal oppor tunity to ishare in God’s kingdom. Mad your 3IBIK dolly and OO TO CHURCH SUNDAY I know' another case: A young 1 Colored teacher bought and paid for a lot on a good street, but she bought another loi and built an attractive house because she didn’t want to be in a community | of White people. She bought and : built in a community of prosper- j ous Colored people. Shallow critics don’t know that segregation is practiced by Color ed people; they have grades and shades based on education, family tone an d standing, positions, or jobs. White people, too practice segregation, the demarkation be ing sometimes very sharply de fined. sometimes by wealth, some times by education and position, sometimes by family history, cul ture, and so on. In the grand old City of Charleston there is a St. Cecilia club, as I recall. Money won’t admit you to that club; nor will poverty keep you out. All this is hearsay, friends, but I think it is reliable: blood will tell. You must have the blood, and that imports and implies culture, family standing. So that is a strict segregation. That same emphasis on family reminds me of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and the tone of life in “the Valley,” as it is fa miliarly known in Virginia. The Bible tells us of practical Segregation ,even without em phasizing un d uly the Sheep and the Goats. I have repeatedly called atten tion to the decision of the Sup- | reme Court of the United States (1883) in decaring unconstituti onal some such bill as Mr. Ken nedy wishes to ran down the throat of our p orle. I have no just claim and nc redress if any one refuses to sell to me or serve me or let me sit at his table: that is a private right not based on law so much as fundamental pri vilege. But as to the Constitution in another matter: the President is Commander-in-Chief. What does that mean and what does that imply ? In understating the Constitu tion one must remember the background and how the words are used more or less commonly. The term Commander-in-Cheif clearly means that there is no Commander over and beyond the President in Command of the troops. Congress may not, for example, enact a Jaw r declaring that X shall command an army and f that * X shall report only to Congress, ig noring the President. By Com manding the troops one does 'riot buil d parade grounds, or arsenals, or make regulations governing troops except in service. The Constitution means by be ing Commander-in-Chief that the President would be tantamount to a Supreme Field Commander. The Constitution clarifies that, I think. Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution says: “The Congress shall have pow T - er . . . to raise and support arm ies; to provide and maintain a navy; to make rules for the gov ernment and regulation of the land and naval forces.” That is clear enough; only Congress may adopt rules for the Army, Navy, and air bases. Remembering that in the Ala bama case, as I recall, the Pres ident stole a march on the Gover nor. The Governor had called into service the National Guar d ; the President cut under the Governor by calling the National Guard into service. As I see it, the President had no such authority. In the first place the President had no auth ority to intervene in the Univer sity case of admitting a student, it being purely a State matter and not a Federal matter. Furthermore as I’ve pointed out frequently, the 14th Amendment was never lawfully adopted, though to apply the 14th Amandment to that State University case was far-fetche d and unsound. Now as to regulations or orders relative to enlisted men with ref erence to racial discrimination is another instance of ignorantly misapplying the law. I mention again: The Congress may provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the laws of the Union, to suppress insurrections and repel invasions. Was that the case in Alabama? Did the Gover nor or the Legislature of Alaba ma ask for help to repel an in vasion or put down an insurrect ion? No; the Kennedys make their own law, apparently. Even when the President is an attractive figure, a likeable man; an honest man striving for the good of the nation, we must not let him run rough shod over the law of the land. Mr. Kennedy is a remarkable attractive man; and so is Brother Bob, but they are not supreme: we must obey the law. The Constitution of South Caro lina clearly intends that the Gen eral Assembly shall meet and re main in session six days a week for a period not exceeding 40 days in a session. That was the practice from 1895 until some few years ago. The members met on Mon days and adjourned Saturday pos sibly about noon. The pay of the members was for one trip to Col umbia and one trip home. In recent years a very loose practice has prevailed: the mem bers meet on Tuesday, adjourn on Thursday and collect travel com ing and going every week. If the members would buckle down to business as once was the rule the 40 day limit would send them home about the end of the second week in February. Our own people are about as slipshod with the Constitution of South Carolina as the Federal Authorities are with the Consti tution of the United States. In our State affairs, as in the business of the Nation, somebody, or some group, will strive for broader powers, more authority— and more and more money. In the Counties we have govern ment by “the Delegation.” mean ing that the Senator and Repre sentative (or Representatives) are supreme administrative offi cials; they decide on matters and authorize expenditures. Our Con stitution of South Carolina ex pressly forbids exactly all such mingling of executive and legisla tive functions. The Legislature might just as well decide issues at law, overriding the courts. And now we have a State Bud get commission with discretionary powers, authorized to spend mon ey and commit the State. Why not organize the State lawfully? Call To Prayer O God our Heavenly Father, come into our hearts in a mighty way this day and stay with us through all of the ex periences of this day that we might live a Christ-like life. Help uc to show ourselves and all the world a deep and abiding faith in Thee. Amen. SENATOR STRO HURMOND Reports PEOPLE FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS Do Parents Actuss Tasnager hAY ACCUSE tAE OF TH«N«S THAT X Do NOT OO... ‘s % THE WEEK’S LETTER: “I have a teenage problem. I get along very well with my parents. They like me and say that they trust me. Yet, every time I go on a date, they always accuse me of doing things that I do not do. My father, particularly, accuses me of things I do not do. What can I do to convince them?” OUR REPLY: It seems unlikely that parents would make blind ac cusations when they have abso lutely nothing to go on. If this is true, then the parents are wrong. On the other hand, it is more likely that you are mistaking in terrogation for accusation. Your parents have a right to know what you do when you are away from home. They have a right to ask—even a responsibility to ask. You are obligated to tell them— just as you are obligated to obey By C. D. Smith them. Should they tell you not to go to a particular place, you must stay away from this place. If they tell you not to do something, don’t do it. Make it a policy to tell your parents exactly where you are going and what you will do there. Don’t try to hide anything from them. Above all, don’t lie to your parents. A little “fib” may seem the easy out sometimes, but this fib takes on big consequences when truth comes to light. Here is one way to look at your problem: Your parents do have confidence in you or they would not permit you to date. They still have the responsibility to deter mine that you remain worthy of the confidence they place in you. Make them realize this is true by teUing them the things you do without waiting for them to ask you if you did this or did that. If ron have a teenage problem yea want to diaensa, or an observation to make, addreaa year letter ta FOK AND ABOUT TEENAGERS, NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERVICE. FRANKFORT. KY. Bridling the Boondoggle MOMENTUM has been in creasing on Capitol Hill to bridle the foreign aid program. Each year the Congress has been tak ing a harder look at foreign aid spending because of increasing examples of boondoggling and waste, more aid to more conn tries (including communist coun tries), strong indications that this “temporary” program will never end, and concern that this program has had little effect for our side in the cold war. ACTUALLY, this reflects the long smouldering sentiment of the people finally getting through. Even in 1961 in the candid Fulbright Memorandum the idea was expressed that “it is probably the view of most Members of Congress today that if foreign aid were laid before the people in n referendum, it would be defeated.** LAST YEAR some spending cuts were made and restrictions on aid to communist countries were tacked onto the foreign aid legislation. In the end, how* ever, these restrictions were watered down under pressure from the Administration. The Congress also voted to require the President to with&aw “most favored nation** status from Yugoslavia for trade purposes “as soon as possible.** Thus far, however, the Administration has ignored this Congressional man date. THIS YEAR the House of Representatives has surprised the Administration by paring down the foreign aid authoriza tion bill and adding a few re strictions. The Congressmen have vetoed any aid to countries trading with communist Cuba, postponed plans to start India's $1 billion socialist steel mill complex, and established a mini mum interest rate of 2% per annum on development loan funds with the proviso that half of these funds must be used “for purposes of economic de velopment through private en terprise.” There can be little objection to these restrictions. WHAT THE PENDING bill needs is not removal of these restrictions and spending cuts, but a few more restrictions and I some more financial trimming. | Above all, language should be j added to unequivocally block all ! aid to communist countries, without permitting the Presi dent to waive this restriction. When we give aid to communist countries, it goes to the com munist governments, not to the people, making overthrow more difficult and easing the strain on these governments. PROSPECTS ARE GOOD that the final foreign aid action by the Congress this year will sus tain the House action or even cut deeper. The authorization bill approved by the House must next he acted on by the Senate, which has shown a more favor able attitude toward foreign aid in the past. However, the Senate attitude Is less favorable this year because of increased con cern about the continuing out flow of gold reserves, a soaring national debt, and a report by a Presidential committee recom mending fund eats and no aid to the Indian socialist steel mill. IN ADDITION, once the au thorization bill is approved, the Congress must then act on the foreign aid appropriations bill. l%is will provide another op portunity to revise the program. Congressman Otto Passman of Louisiana handles the appro priations bill in the House, and he scrutinizes foreign aid spend ing carefully. He concluded in a recent statement that “foreign aid is a complete and dismal failure . .. Not only is our for eign aid program literally shot through with waste, extrava gance, foolish planning, unsound operations and ineffective re sults—of which there is abun dant evidence—but it has con tributed to and fostered wide spread misuse of aid dollars on the part of innumerable people in recipient countries, in many cases serving to make the rich even richer and the poor even poorer.” THERE MAY BE justification for some aid to foreign coun tries, mainly military and possi bly some economic loans—but, only to our friends who are willing to stand with us in a cold or hot war. At last the Congress seems to be coming around to this common sense viewpoint of a majority of the people. Sincerely, Building Permits First Baptist Church, Newber ry, repairs to church on Caldwell St., $3,000. Dr. J. C. Atkison, repairs and add two rooms to dwelling, 2135 Mower St., $7500. Henry Lominack, repairs to porch of dwelling on Hunt' St., $750. Mrs. Lula L. Kanning, general repairs to dwelling, 1916 Harper St., $700. Furman Sterling, general re pairs to dwelling, 1831 Jonnstone St., $1200. Roland G av, general repairs to dwelling on Eugene St., $300. Willie Miller, repairs to dwell ing, 98 Glenn St., $500. A. C. Ward, repairs to dwelling, 2017 Drayton St., $200. Newberry No. 1 Outside Oscar L. Johnson, one eight room house, one and one-half stories, asbestos siding, $6,000. Harold L. and Hazel B. Pitts, one seven room brick veneer and asbestos siding dwelling, $10,000. PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL Perry A. Andrews, Newberry Mrs. Lois Bedenbaugh, Joanna Mrs. Joyce C. Braswell, New berry Miss Katie Bell Bickley, New berry Miss Minnie G. Foristerm, Clin ton William A. Foy, Newberry Mrs. Barbara Graham, Pomaria William L. Griffith, Sr., Saluda Lawton S. Long, Hampton Mrs. Estelle Kinard, Newberry Mrs. Mary Jean McCarson, Prosperity. Julian C. McLeod, Newberry I Louis Morris, Newberry Allen W. Murray, Newberry Mrs. Mary Frank Monts, Sil- verstreet Miss Sandra Ann Merchant, Ki- nards Ludwick Mazurek, Newberry Miss Nancy Paysinger, Newber ry Master David Stephen Ringer, Newberry Mrs. Mary Jane Stockman, Pros perity Von Hope Sinclair, Newberry Mrs. Maggie T. Thomas, New berry Mrs. Ella M. Trammell, New berry Mrs. Jeanette Wdlson, Newberry Charles Whiting, Newberry Sidney W. Chapman, Newben*y Albert Singley, Silverstreet Bulford Hunter, Newberry Berley Rabb, Saluda Johnny Lee Hare, Prosperity James Brandy M^ck, Prosperity Sherrie Ann Cromer, Pomaria By LINDA NORRIS W ITH 1963 not yet half in his tory, the record industry has already come up with a year’s quota of hits . . . Ray An thony, his trumpet and orchestra, offer instrumental versions of the best of these in “The Smash Hits of ’63,” Ray’s new Capitol album . . . Included are “Cast Your Fate to the Wind,” “I Wanna Be Around,” “You’re the Reason I’m Living,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” “Walk Right In” and oth ers .. . The album is a new turn for Ray’s latest specialty of pro viding fresh instrumental gar ments for familiar melodies. “There’s Peace in the Valley” is the second recent volume of traditional favorite hymns as in terpreted by Jo Stafford and Gor don MacRae with Paul Weston’s music . . . The first was “Whis pering Hope,” which took its title from a Stafford-MacRae million seller of the late forties . . . Re united after many years, the famed duo re-recorded in stereo not only “Whispering Hope” but many other similarly beloved sa cred songs, including “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” “I Believe,” and “All Through the Night.” Young as she is, Wanda Jack- son is one of a handful of country- western singers who have clearly shown they are here to stay . . . Miss Jackson, in recent years, has made one successful record after another and has enlarged her following far beyond strictly eountry music fans . . . Her new IP is devoted entirely to baUads and includes her tender versions of “Please Love Me Forever,” “How Important Can It Be?” “Little Things Mean a Lot” and “Pledging My Love.” Recent Marriages Alfred S. Aiken and Lisa Ellen Griffith of Old Fort, were mar ried on August 29 at Newberry by Probate Judge Frank H. Ward. Roger Smallwood and Ann Gray of Gray Court, were married at Greenville on August 28 by Rev. Ralph W. Drake. John C. Sharp of Newberry and Rachel M. Hunter of Marleton, West Virginia, were married by Rev. David Templeton at Newber ry on August 25. Rufus H. Suit and Essi S. Tur ner of Newberry, were married at Newberry on August 24 by Rev. J. W. King, Jr. Henry Gene Gunter v>x Newber ry and Linda Jean Reeder of Lexington, were married by Rev. J. Evans Hyatt on August 20th in Columbia. "This was sure a bad year for us mules!" 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