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m m I PAGE EIGHT THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1963 u« 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 What is a Constitution? Every pupil in high school has heard of the Constitution of the United States; some have heard of the Constitution of South Carolina. Constitutions have become some what like the weather: we talk a- bout them, but do very little. If we know what a Constitution is why have one? There are written Constitutions, such as our National and State Constitutions; and there is the British Constitution, which seems to be whatever the Parliament leg islates. Incidentally that seems to be the idea of many Americans in public life—that anything is now within the power of the three De partments of Government: the Con-gress, the Courts and the President. A Constitution is a document which sets forth the powers of the viovernment. Our Federal Consti tution, being a grant of power by the States to the National Gov ernment, indicates those powers of the Government and all the re served powers of the States. Somewhat more specifically, cer tain powers are granted to the general Government, some few are specifically denied to the States; and all other powers are reserved to and by the States. Our Federal Government, in cluding the Courts, the Congress and the President, seem determ ined to assume all authority and all powers, stretching beyond all limits the powers they assume; and constantly invading the area reserved to the States. Sometimes I wonder whether the various Government officials know anything about the Consti tution; or whether they have merely heard about it, somewhat vaguely and without any practical application of it. The powers of the general gov ernment are set forth in some de tail and the reserved powers of the States are guaranteed by the great document, supplemented and re-inforced by the Ninth and Teni Amendments, which are so clear that even a blind man may see through them and properly under stand and respect them. The Constitution is, or was, ex pected to be, a guide and control for and over the General Govern ment. In the Amendments the thirteen States which formed the Union and adopted the Constitution were concerned especially on defining and conserving the Sovereign char acter and attributes of the states; and to assure the States against encroachments by the National Government. The Sovereignty, vir tually complete independence and self-government, were the pro found and constant pre-occupation of the States which formed the Union and made the. Constitution. In order to make certain the Sovereign attributes of the States, with firm denial of certain pow ers to the Union, ten Amendments were almost immediately adopted, the Ninth and Tenth being very clear and specific. I quote them: “The enumeration in the Consti tution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or dis parage others retained by the people.” (Article IX). “‘The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitu- WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE that we are able to make avail able to you the chosen China and Silver patterns of the Brides-Elect listed below: Miss Beverly Jane Mundy Miss Diane Miller We wish to thank the many visi tors who made our Grand Open ing such a success, and we appre ciate the many compliments and best wishes extended us. ALLENBY Formal border type pattern in pale blue tones on white China body. Platinum trim. New LaSalle shape. AND OTHER CHINA PATTERNS TURNER & TAYLOR JEWELERS 1305 Main St. . Phone 276-5207 Next to Newberry County Bank tion, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.” (Article V). Observe the very first Amend ment: “CONGRESS shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”. Mark you: the CON GRESS may not do so; the states retained that power. But the Su preme Court assumed the author ity to interfere with the religious exercise authorized by and in the State of New York. By no reason ing can the Supreme Court of the Nation intervene Constitutionally; but it did so. And now it assumes authority to apply that decision to all 50 States! There we have a clear case. Let’s see another: the great Court has recently overturned the police powers of the States in the case of crowds running up and down the streets demanding rac ial participation alike in all things. The Constitution did not author ize the National Government to ' meddle with the police functions of a State or its towns and cities, for the towns and cities are sub ject to State control, but not Fed eral control. Says the Constitution—the first Amendment, last clause: CON GRESS shall make no law prohib iting “the right of the people PEACEABLY to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Observe: the full Sovereign rights are retained by the states. Congress was prohibited to for bid all that. Yet the Supreme Court ruled and decided that the City governments had denied the right of petition to the crowds marching up and down the streets in defiance of City ordinances. There was frequent disorders and there was no petition to the Union; no petition to any authority; a mere defiance of authority and defiance of law and order. Since the right to assemble and petition for a redress of griev ances must not be denied by any law or act of congress, where does the great Court find authori- ity for assuming jurisdiction and overruling a State or City? We seem to be acting on the assumption that the Congress may do anything it wants to do; and the Executive may use the vast powers of a great Government to accomplish his purpose or wish. We are submitting to arbitrary controls and decisions, which may in time affect us sorely. Let us call for faithful observ ance of the Constitution; or let us abolish it and set up a full-fledged despotism. My remarks about the failure to observe and respect and comply with the Constitution must apply also to our State. Our State Con stitution is set aside every year and all seem to acquiesce in the violations. I recall my reluctance to sue the delightful town of my residence 30 years ago. Notwith standing the very clear and spe cific mandate of the State Consti tution that there shall be one ap praisal of property for taxation: State, County, and Municipal ap praisals must be the same. But our delightful little city had a special Act of the General Assembly permitting separate, for town taxes than the apprais- Rev. ROBERT H. HARPER SEPTEMBER “In the sweet gloom of this Sep tember day I wander through the paths we two have trod. And still along the dear familiar -*• way Grow the blue aster and the goldenrod.” were the words of a song heard in the long ago, and they may re mind us that September is some how a time for memories of the past and bright dreams of the fu ture. It is a kind of halfway house between summer and autumn which comes on the 22nd day of (he month, with the fall equinox. Beside Labor Day, which was no ticed last Sunday, the month in cludes the Hebrew New Year and Yom Kippur, also a very sacred day to the Jewish people and marked on the calendar by the seven-branched candlestick. And it might be said that the month of September teaches us the right view of death. It is the view of death that it is not the most tragic of human experi ences, but that it may be the most blessed. With the approach of autumn, the leaves of the trees put on the most beautiful hues they have known in the days al lotted to them, and in bronze and crimson, yellow glorious, golden they deck the branches, fill the air and cover the ground as they fall and rest in the sepulchre of earth. So, when our summons comes to join that innumerable caravan of which the poet writes, moving to the mysterious halls of death, may we approach our grave like one who wraps “the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams." for town taxese than the apprais als for State and County taxes, t We had State property taxes then, before Governor Johnston vetoed the State Property Tax. I had to sustain six suits, three in the Cir cuit court, three in the Supreme Court. The Act was clearly unconsti tutional, but was enacted and ap proved by the Governor, all of whom were sworn to protect and defend the Constitution of the State. Have we improved in that res pect? The Constitution of South Carolina says: “In the government of this State the legislative, exe cutive, and judicial powers of the Government shall be forever sep arate and distinct from each other, and no person or persons exercis ing the functions of one of said departments shall assume or dis charge the duties of any other.” By way of clarification I quote another section also: “No person shall hold two offices of honor or profit at the same time”. And the Constitution goes on to say: “The provisions of the Constitution shall be taken, deemed and con strued to be mandatory.” We find even more: “No person shall be eligible to a seat in the General Assembly while he holds any office or position of profit or trust under this state . . . and if any member shall accept or exer cise any of said disqualifying of fices or positions he shall vacate his seat.” The violation of that was widely —even universally, known. I cite you again to Section 14 of Article 1 of the State Constitu tion forbidding the exercise of ad ministrative or executive functions within the area of State, County or City government. What do we find? Year after year County Supply bills are en acted by the General Assembly conferring administrative authori ty on “the Legislative delegation” and all such bills or Acts are en acted by and approved by officials sworn to preserve, protect and de fend the Constitution. Every member of the General Assembly, and all officers (and all members of the bar) take this oath: “I do solemnly swear that I am duly qualified, according to the Constitution of this State, to exercise the duties of the office to which I have been elected (or appointed) and that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duties there of, and preserve, pro tect and defend the Constitution of this State and of the United States.” And yet the several “County del egations”, acting as overseeing of ficials, decide on measures, expen ditures, and what not, in clear violation of the Constitution and of the oath of office, as you see. So the tendency of men to dis regard the express prohibitions of the fundamental law is found in this State, as well as in Washing ton. Ihave often pondered what ap pears as Section 32 of Article 3, which reads as follows: “Stricken from Constitution by Joint Reso lution and an Act”. 1944 (45). Well now! How can an Act or a resolution change the Constitu tion? It is possible that the Budget Commission may be side-stepping the law in two phases of its op eration. First it has certain ad ministrative functions, mingling Executive and Legislative person nel; then it seems to have certain discretionary functions which may be drawn from the Treasury only in pursuance of appropriations made by law.” Building Permits Thomas Gallman, add bath room to dwelling, 808 Floyd street, $300. W. D. Jones, repairs to dwelling 1806 Rivers street $475. Luther Hamm, repairs to dwell ing, 1320 Milligan street $300. T. L. Hicks, general repairs to store building, 1532 Main street $500. Dean Manion ; THE : MANION : FORUM • ••••••••••••••••••• The glorious history of our country began with our immortal Declaration of Independence. For 150 years, our great sovereign national power, and the will and determination to exercise it in dependently, was the big bulwark of our security and the principal instrument for the advancement of freedom all over the world. But since 1945, our national will for national independence has been steadily weakened to the point where Presndent Kennedy could say in a Fouth of July Speech that what we need now is a new decla ration of international inter-de pendence. Apparently the Presid ent’s view is that the hope of the world is no longer in the strength and freedom of the U. S., but in the growth and power of the U. N. Many observers have noted that the United Nations is slowly or not so slowly taking over our for eign policy. Quite a few members of Congress feel that it is now difficult to tell whether the State Department is a branch of the U. N. or whether the U. N. is a branch of our State Deuartment. For example, after the disas trous Bay of Pigs affair in Cuba, it was the Secretary General of the United Nations, who said up on his return from Cuba, “We had to make certain concessions for the United States.” What right did he have to make concessions for the United States? This should have been a matter for our own State department, but the State department made no objection to the statement, so we assume they had turned the matter over to the United Nations. The test ban treaty is probably the first step for a future non aggression pact. We could find ourselves, at the end of the Cold War, having completely surrend ered to the Communist countries, through such an agreement. It is interesting to note that while the people were subjected to a stream of favorable publicity for the test ban treaty, the Senate Internal Security Committee that had con ducted the investigation into the possible results of the treaty, put out a very ominous warning a- gainst the treaty. Under the treaty the International Court of Justice will interpret it, and in the pre amble of the treaty, it is set forth that the program is for complete and total disarmament. The whole blueprint is for world government under the con trol of the United Nations. The American public must be aroused to the fact that the. T < are losing their freedom in this great Republic and slowly but. surely we are coming under the domination of the International Communist conspiracy because of the intense demand of the U. N. and our own State depart ment. The only way this trend can be reversed is to elect members of Congress who believe in the Con stitution. We need men who be lieve that the less government we have, the more freedom we have and that we should not waste our substance by giving it away thru- out the world. The American peo ple must do the correcting. It can’t be done by the 500 men in Congress. At the rate we are go ing, we will be under international control in the next 10 years, under control of the United Nations, which is an organization that is Godless. If this nation ever turns its back on God, we are certainly going to pay the penalty. Unless we want the U. N. invad ing this country as it invaded the Congo, we must get actively and FARM | NOTESl DRY WEATHE RHURTS Total rainfall for Newberry dur ing the month of October amount ed to exactly zero! Such weather at this time of year makes for ideal crop harvesting, but can mean serious consequences ahead for livestock farmers this winter. Already pastures are short and stored feed supplies, mainly hay, are in short supply on many live stock farms. This means a long winter ahead for some livestock farmers unless action is taken now. WHAT TO DO — Hay will become less available and higher in price as the winter wears on. Better check up now and see if you have enough on hand to squeeze through. If not, try to locate some hay now and buy it or book it for future deliv ery. Protein meals such as soybean and cottonseed meal are already at almost record high prices and will likely go higher before the winter’s over. Farmers with cot tonseed on hand should consider holding these as a possible source of feed for beef cattle os dry dairy cattle. Present cottonseed prices compared with meal prices make cottonseed better use for feed than for sale. Next, don’t waste feed. Use silage though and feedracks to prevent waste of silage and hay. Feed spilled on the ground and trampled underfoot makes expen sive compost for fertilizer. GET GRAZING CROPS GOING Every livestock farm has some winter pasture or annual grazing crops that have been held in check by the dry weather. Now with a little moisture in tho ground, an extra shot of nitrogen topdressing could boost the grazing days from these crops. Also small grains such as oats, barley and rye can be seeded in November with sometimes good results. If seed are available, a few more acres of rye seeded right way could help stretch your feed supply this winter. BETTER DAIRY CATTLE Last week “Hap” Huston, no stranger to many of our Newberry County Dairy Farmers, spent sev eral days in the county visiting dairy herds. The purpose of Hap’s work here was to analyze these herds and recommend breeding programs to improve these herds. We were pleased to hear Hap talk of the improvement now evi dent in a number of our herds over the past several years. More and more of our dairy farmers* are thinking anl talking in terms of higher production cows, better feeding and better dairy farm management. Used to be a cow that prohuced 10,000 pounds of milk in a year’s time was almost unheard of. Now we have several herds that average this amount per cow. Last week we saw a num ber of cows in Newberry county that have up to 15,000 pounds milk records. Hap also told us of a bull re cently made available to Newberry dairy farmers through artificial insemination that was purchased at a cost of $75,000. That’s the real value of Artificial Breeding. Every dairy farmer has equal op portunity of using top bulls to build a better dairy herd. The Newberry Cooperative Breeding Association offers this service to every dairy farmer in the county. A phone call to them is all that is needed. You make the decision as to what kind of cows you will have in your herd in the future. HARVEST SOYBEANS— WITH CARE! In spite of dry weather, this year’s soybean crop looks better than we thought it could make. The two rains we had in Septem ber plus the cool nights of that month evidently helped a great deal. Harvest time is here! Some beans have already been combin ed. Now with the first frost al ready passed, harvest will next week be in full swing. Remember this. Combine loss es can cost you plenty of money this year. Record prices are in prospect for this year’s crop. Therefore take time to check over your combine and have it set right to prevent such losses. Check cylinder speed and clearance, air flow and reel speed. Check with your dealer for correct * settings and speeds if you already don’t know. Cut a few rounds then check behind the combine and check the beans in the bin or bag. Too many beans on the ground or too many “splits” in the bin means some adjustment is needed on your combine. Now that the crop is made, save every possible bean. The way prices are headed up, they may be like gold before Christmas. PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL James H. Abrams, Newberry. Mrs. Carolyn T. Ballew, New berry. Mrs. Lois Berry ,Ward. Mrs. Daisy Bright, Newberry. George B. Brehmer, Kinards. Jacob N. Dickert, Newberry. Miss Annie Bynum, Newberry. Miss Tina Rae Darby, New berry. William J. Darby, Newberry. John C. Eargle, Newberry. Mrs. Lucia Eargle, Newberry. Mrs. Ben Franklin, Newberry. Mrs. Ollie O. Hiller, Newberry. Mrs. Nettie B. Lathan, New berry. Mrs. Pauline E. Lindler, Little Mountain. Miss Nannie McKittrick, Kin- ards. Mrs. Louise M. Mclntire, New berry. Julian McLeod, Newberry. Mrs. Eva McKissick, Newberry. Mrs. Ruth D. Mayer and baby girl, Pomaria. Louis Morris, Newberry. Mrs. John A. Mayer, Pomaria. Jimmy D. Mathis, Newberry. Mrs. Dorothy Nobles, Joanna. Ephriam E. Roberts, Pomaria. Clyde Street, Newberry. Mrs. Carrie S. Senn, Newberry. Mrs. Nora Stuck and baby girl, Pomaria. Stephen F. Shaw, Newberry. Mrs. Carrie Suber, Newberry. Mrs. Gertrude A. Wise, New berry. Mary A. Baker, Newberry. Baby boy Cooper, Pomaria. Marie Cannon, Newberry. Mozell Caldwell, Newberry. Elisha Dennis, Newberry. Baby Rodney B. Davis, New berry. Ollie Gray, Newberry. Brady Ruff, Prosperity. Carrie Louise Sanders, New berry. El Murray Stoudemire, Prosper ity. Laura Suber, Newberry. Lou Wise, Prosperity. visibly aroused. We should re member that in the Congo, in the battle of Katanga, the entire program was carried out by our State Department as a United Nations project. And in the mat ter of South Africa, the United ■ Nations, or at least our represen tatives at the United Nations re fused to vote in withholding arms and demanding that South Africa change its program on integra tion. In the Sukarno matter in Indo nesia, our State Department and the United Nations were running practically parallel and it was im possible to tell which policy there was our State Department’s and which was the policy of the U. N. Under our Constitution all pow er resides in the people and it is up to the people to raise a hue and cry against tthe direction in which we are drifting. The people have the right to take care of their own security! POSITION OPEN Experienced storeroom manager. Age 25-40. Salar ied. Insurance, vacation and other fringe benefits. Send complete resume to “Storeroom Mgr., P. O. Box 429, Newberry, S. C. All replies kept in strict confidence. SENATOR STRO HURMOND Reports PEOPLE FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS By C. D. Smith How Does Thirteen Year Old 'Tell’ Parents? THE WEEPS LETTER: “I am thirteen years old and may not be old enough to date quite yet, but I’ve been asked already. What I want to know is how do I tell my parents that I'm going out with a boy on a date for the first time?” OUR REPLY: You don’t “tell” your parents, young lady—-you “ask” them. And, you are right in thinking that maybe you are not yet old enough. You should begin by telling your parents that a boy has asked you for a date. Give them full details. Dating is the big “problem” with the majority of teenagers who write to this column and it con stantly surprises this writer that so few teenagers really under stand that parents have a direct responsibility to supervise their children’s dating activities. Get wise, teens. Your parents have much more to do than see that you are housed and fed, that you have schoolbooks and clothes, and a little spending money. Your parents are charged with the responsibility of your wel fare. The fact that you feel “old enough” or “smart enough” to do this and do that doesn’t enter into the picture at alL Your par ents are responsible for what you do and for what happens to you. Most girls begin to think about dating when they reach their early teens. A good majority be gin to consider their parents “old fashioned” and unreasonable about this same time. The truth is to the contrary. The wise teenager will look for parental guidance, and appreci ate it, rather than waste time with the foolish notion that there is some magic way to prove that a teenager is old enough and smart enough to make his or her own decisions without # the help from anyone. If yon hmrm m «••»»*• v*« want t« diacnan, a» *» •baaryntlan to make, addraaa ynar latter ta KOR AND ABOUT TBRNAQRRSa NATIONAL WSaOXY NEWSPAF** SERVICE, FRANKFORT, KT. A Godless Nation? MY MAIL continues to reflect public concern about recent Su preme Court decisions against voluntary, non-sectarian pray ers in schools and subsequent actions which support the secu larist goal of making America officially a godless nation. Dr. Billy Graham has warned that “there is a movement gather ing momentum in America to take the traditional concept of God out of our national life.” The November, 1963, issue of Guideposts contains an article by a former communist. Dr. Bella Dodd, which strums the same theme. SINCE THE COURT decisions against prayers, secularists have moved swiftly to capitalize on these decisions by instituting new actions. The New York State Education Commissioner, pursuant to the 1962 decision, has decided against the recita tion of the fourth stanza of “America” because it refers to God. In Sacramento County, Cal ifornia, it has been rated un constitutional for school chil dren to say this grace with their milk and cookies: “God is great. God is good. Let us thank Him for our food.” NOW PENDING is a court case against the Congressional enactment in 1954 which added to the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag the words “under God.” Likewise under attack are “The Star Spangled Banner” because it says in verse two “In God Is Our Trust” and the tax-exempt status of churches and religions organizations. In some schools, officials have even ended the singing of Christmas carols and removed the Christmas tree. AT THE BOTTOM of this drive to root God out of our na tional life is the realization that America cannot be effectively socialized until it is secularized. Belief in a Supreme Being runs directly counter to the material istic concept which underlies the whole fabric of the socialist system. A true and faithful so cialist believes that man is god and that the object of worship should be material possessions. He believes further that man is motivated in his actions by what is called economic determinism —that is, the desire to protect the mode of production current ly being used to secure the nec essities of life. LENIN recognized that his followers “must combat relig ion—thlM is the ABC of mate rialism, and consequently of Marxism.” Under his brand of socialism, religious scruples con flicted with his teachFux that anything is morally jn tillable which advances the cause of materialism. THERE ARE SOME in Amer ica who are opposed to a na tional recognition of a Supreme Being, even in the national mot to, “In God We Trust.” They have a sincere concerr for our time-honored principle of sepa ration of church and state. What they overlook, however, is that the secularists are taking ad vantage of their love of liberty to eventually squash their op portunity to publicly express their love of God. What the se cularists desire is not freedom of religion but rather freedom from religion—an'* preferably no religion for anyone. A RECENT GALLUP Poll showed that more than 70% of Americans questioned endorsed the idea of prayers in our schools. If this Is correct—and if anything it is probably a low figure—there is sufficient public opinion to get the Congress to act to stop this drive to make our nation neutral toward God. This opinion must be crystalized and expressed to the Congress with an overwhelming show of strength, if tho secularists aura surrounding Washington Is to be penetrated. BEN FRANKLIN'S words of warning in the Constitutional Convention are particularly apropos today in trying to main tain our Republic against the onslaught of the virus of ieft- wingism. He said: “We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that 'except the Lord build the house they labour in vain that build it.' I firmly be lieve that without his concurring aid we shall succeed in this po litical building no better than the Builders of Babel . . .”