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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1964 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, Soutii Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance :Six Months $1.25. THE “SPECTATOR’S” COLUMN We American citizens of the South are just as American as are the most ancient families of New York or Massachusetts. Many of us attended institutions in New York, Massachusetts and Connec ticut; we have business with our fellow Americans of those states. Many Southern families entered this country through Pennsylvan ia. We we are at least deserving of consideration as are, Mexico, Cuba, Panama, West Germany, Britain, France, Japan and Italy; and by the way, war-like nations of Asia and Africa. So we find 180,000,000, one hundred and eighty million, Americans being sacrificed not only politically but in their cherished freedom as Ang lo-Saxons. I dp not think it amiss to re mind all men that this nation, though born in Pennsylvania, was really fathered and developed by sons of Virginia and South Caro lina. Search the records. Many of the great so-called Liberals of our nation are sons of areas which had no part in the War of the Revolution; they have feasted and fattened on the labors of our ancestors. Of course Massachusetts and New York had a part in the early struggle. The ancestors of the Kennedys were in Ireland and the ancestors of President Johnson were under Mexican sovereignty, as Texas be longed to Mexico, as you recall. The red-blooded sons of the embattled Southerners of our ear ly days are now threatened with a disaster by descendents of men who did nothing to create our nation, but came over in time of peace to feast on the labors of our patriots. The so-called Civil Rights bill is a sort of Anathema Maranatha, an unlawful encroachment on cer tain cherished rights of free Americans, a sort of vile denial of fundamental rights of those who made this a free nation. In a few details consider some features of the proposed bill which has passed the house and now oc cupies the Senate: “The House passed the totali tarian so-called Civil Rights bill, now in the Senate. This is the last chance the peo ple of the United States have to prevent this infamous bill from becoming law. Should it become law, a police State will have arisen in America. Here are some of the things that would result: The Federal government cen tralized in the predominantly col ored Washington, D C., would, through swarms of Federal ag ents and Inspectors, manage and direct every business in the country by regulating hiring and firing policies, and all your em ployee relationships. The Federal government through swarms of Federal Agents and Inspectors, paid out of taxes, would destroy your right to di rect and supervise your business by telling you whom you could serve and sell. The Federal Government through swarms of Federal Agents and In spectors would control elections, unconstitutionally usurping the rights of the states to set the qualifications of voters. This would absolutely destroy State Sovereignty and fasten upon many areas of the country colored dom ination. I believe these things to be the most harmful provisions of the bill.’ It may be recalled that such a law as now proposed was enacted in those inglorious days aftdr the civil war and the Supreme Court declared the Act unconstitutional and void. That was a time when the Supreme Court was composed of lawyers who knew something of our Constitutional history as well as something of the great Constitution itself. I do not expect anything help ful from President Johnson; he is fervently hopeful of receiving Kennedy support, including sup port o fthe South. But being born in Texas does not fully moke a Southerner if his eager eye is al ways o nthe presidency; being a real Southerner is a sort of spirit ual quality rather than a mere geographical accident. “It may be of some interest to recall that the Senate was created by the Constitutional fathers for the primary purpose of preserving States’ Rights. If it were not for States’ Rights, ther<-. would be no sense in having a legislative chamber in which representation from the smallest state is equal to that of the largest. The import ance of this feature of the Con stitution is underscored by the fact that it is the only provision which cannot be amended by the ordinary process of amendment. No State can be deprived of its equal representation in the Sen ate without its own consent— even if all the others should vote to do so. Now the historical and legal priority of the thirteen original states to the Federal Union is without question. The Union can have only those powers which the states created it gave it. From what other legitimate source could it derive power? But states ad mitted later acquired the same status as the original thirteen. Therefore, each and every state is legally superior, except in the areas of delegated authority, to the Federal government. This is implicit in the genesis of the Con stitution, and spelled out in the Ninth and Tenth amendments. Under the Constitution, segre gation is plainly a matter for state decision. Integrationists al lege that the Fourteenth amend ment made it a Federal matter. So, to some uncertain extent, it would have done if it had ever been adopted legally. But no one even argues that the Fourteenth amendment was properly ratified. Its illegitimate status is not disputed, it is simply ignored. Those who prate of the Taw of the land—whether we like it or not’ are themselves supporting the most flagitious violations of the basic law of the land—the CONS TITUTION.’ Sometimes we may quiet our minds by reflecting on the wis dom of the thinkers of long ago. We live today in a turmoil of pet ty striving and small politics trying to wear the garb of states manship. During the ten years of my so journ in South America there was quiet and peace; in my visits to Panama all was the bustle and hustle of peace. My, my! and to day! All the world isin upheaval, even New York, Philadelphia, De troit, and Chicago. Would it be in order to send a few South Caro linians to those areas where once “The embattled farmers fired the shot heard 'round the world’ ? Tut, tut: We Carolinians, white and colored, are a peaceful and peaceable people. Now to quench our thirst by drinking from a fountain of wis dom: In those days of long ago the thirsty man drank; that is he sought the water of life and drank: today we not only lead but push all to the fountain and try to make them drink. Thucydides, the Greek historian, was also one who thought. His torians of his type tried to dig to the foundations of correct de portment. Hear Thucydides: He was com paring and contrasting the Ath enians and the Spartans in that golden era. As to the Athenians: “You are conservative—care ful only to keep what you have, originating nothing, and not act ing even when action is most nec essary.” Speaking to the Lacedemoniams —“In the fact of such an enemy, Lacedaemonians, you persist in doing nothing. You do not see that peace is best secured by those who use their strength justly, but whose attitude shows that they have no intention of submitting to wrong. Justice with you seems to consist in giving no annoyance "The poison of asps is upon their lips."—Psalms 5:9 Paul the Apostle warned the Romans about too much right eousness. The warning may well be taken today, for there are some who seem to fed they can build themselves up by “running the other fellow down.” As Christians, we should rec ognize that we are all children of God. We should recognize that it is not the Christian way to un thinkingly condemn others, to call attention to the faults of others or to ridicule others un justly. We are being much too right eous if we set in judgment upon the actions of our fellow citizens, or our neighbor. The Christian way is to look for good in those around us; to look for a good word to say, and to say it whenever we can. Rood your BIBLB dally and GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY to others and in defending your selves only against positive in jury. But this policy would hardly be successful, even if your neigh bors were like yourselves; and in present case, as we pointed out just now, your ways compared with theirs are oldfashioned. And, as in the arts, so also in politics, the new musa always prevail over the old. In settled times the tra ditions of government should be observed; but when circumstances are changing and men are com pelled to meet them, much origi nality is required.” Sounds as though Thucydides were speaking to America today —doesn’t he? The Chase-Manhattan Bank of New York, New York’s largest bank and the second largest in America, has sent out a booklet 'which is a study of business con ditions in Europe. I was impressed by this: In the United Kingdom, as we call the grouping of Eng land, Scotland, Wales and a part of Ireland, the Government Shows a degree of wisdom not found',a- mong our National leaders. ' Consider this: “The corporate income tax is a flat rate of 38/75 per cent. The profit tax is 15 per cent, bringing the total cor porate income tax burden to 53.75 per cent. There is no withholding tax on dividends. Losses may be carried forward indefinitely. Lo cal property taxes are based on annual rental values, which are reduced 50 per cent on industrial property and 20 per cent on com mercial property. These taxes are deductible in computing the nat ional income taxes. Purchase taxes vary between 10 per cent for clothing and household goods to 45 per cent for luxuries and consumer durables.” Compare those rates with the taxes our National Government imposes. ARE YOU LISTENING? •••••••••• Dean Manion BY EARL WILSON “The fool hath said in his heart. There is no Go#.* , Psaim 14:1. « This passage of scripture l}as ightly been called ‘The Fool’s Ireed.” As is true in every other ortion of the Bible, this language s plain enough for anyone to mderstand. The words of the Jible are as clear as sunbeams, ,nd as keen as lightning. They do iot leave us to guess at the mean- ng, but rather, they spell out xactly what God had in mind idien he uttered them. Today we iced to learn that this word fool” does not pertain to a man’s ducation, or lack of education, ut rather to his character. The writer of this Psalm could ave easily been a citizen of 20th entury Newberry. His eyes were linded by the worldiness and vice f his day. He could find no hap- iness in living a holy, truthful, nd obedient life; but rather only ound enjoyment in satisfying the esires of his own flesh. The Bible eaches you and me that the first uty of man is to be just. It says hat we should “do justice, love icrcy, and walk humbly with iod.” In visiting around town it is ossible to find so many who wpl \ ay, “I am a member of thisl hurch, or that church.” It is ood to belong to a church if you ttend. It is a dangerous thing to elong to a church and not attend, 'he person who professes to be church member is also saying hat he has received a knowledge f Jesus Christ through the hurch. For a man to have know- »dge of this truth and neglect it auses him to become the “fool” poken of in the text. The native f Africa who has never been told f the love of God is better off han the native of Newberry who as heard and has refused to ac- nowledge Him in his life. If our name is on the roll of a hurch and you constantly neglect hat church, you may be in serious rouble. Are you listening? \KES PART IN ALLEGE PLAY Recently the Newberry College icatre, under the direction of of. Sanderson, Conducted audi- >ns for the upcoming presenta- >n of William Inge’s play “Pic- After careful consideration, e cast was selected. Among ose who will take part is Eva ne Price of Newberry, who will cast in the role of Rosemary dney. Plato Economus is making his home at 1106 Purcell street. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Bush have moved to 39 Player street to make their home. THE MANION FORUM During the heated debates on the Civil Rights Bill in the House of Representatives, one Congress man said: ’’This (bill) is interfer ing with the right to own property, but if we have learned anything in the 20th Century, it is that when property rights collide with human rights, human rights must take precedence.” If this Congressman had studied his Constitutional history, he would know that this dogmatic cliche had lost all intellectual res pectability long before the 20th Century was born. Its’ currency is continued now by the deliberate efforts of Marxists who are de termined to secularize our society and wipe out the theological dis tinction between a “man” and a “thipg.” Under our Constitutional sys tem, and in our historic concept of human civilization, there is no such “thing” as a “property right.” All rights are human rights and in our Constitutional law, human beings have a natural right and a Constitutional right to acquire and to own property. Invariably, our Constitution speaks of the duty of American government to protect “life, lib erty and property” with due pro cess of law. It never refers to one without mentioning the other. Life, liberty and property are human rights with mutual inter dependence. This Trinitarian con cept is the common denominator of our free, Constitutionally-gov erned society. In the course of the “civil” rights” debate, Congressman Jo hansen of Michigan, urged his col leagues to remember that “The existence of a wrong does not automatically create a federal power to correct it.” The false impression that new federal pow ers can and must be created in this way is the great delusion that now paves the way for the sur render of our freedom. In the course of its enforcement the pending Civil Rights bill will propagate the very evil that it is supposed to eradicate, namely, racial prejudice. The free service of the Attor ney General of the United States will be made available for every person who is dissatisfied with the treatment he gets in the mar ket place and who alleges that he needs the chief legal officer of the Federal government to help him enforce the bill’s provisions a- gainst what is called ’’discrimina tion.” /Two Past Presidents of the Am erican Bar Association joined in a published statement which des- pribed the Civil Rights Bill as a “Blueprint for Total Federal Reg imentation.” Once this plan takes place, the Constitution which all Congressmen have sworn to up hold will have become a shambles. By all the standards of Consti tutional interpretation that have been applied in our courts prior to 1950, the passage of this bill by Congress would have been a fruitless exercise in futility. But there is no consolation available in this long record of Constitutional interpretation for those who may hope to protect their freedom from the impacts of this new Civil Rights Bill by challenging its validity in the courts. Consistently forthe past ten years, the Supreme Court in every case that has come before it, has nullified any effort of the several state governments to pre serve their Constitutional powers, while at the same time it has af firmed and enforced every new measure for the extension and consolidation of federal control. Building Permits T. L. Clamp, repairs to dwelling 1530 Calhoun street. Mrs. Lois Caldwell, repairs to dwelling, 1408 Drayton street. A. P. Coleman, repairs to dwell ing, 608 Wright street. George H. Attaway, enclosing front porch, 1308 Milligan street. Gordon N. Clarkson, repairs to dwelling, 2010 Harper street. George Reeder, demolish old store building and rebuild, 109 Boundary street. Newberry County 'Bank, repairs to bank building, 1301 Main St. H. E. Dickert, repairs to dwell ing, 84 Glenn street. Newberry-Saluda STEP Pro gram, repairs to Mollohon School building on Player street. T. B. Morris, repairs to dwell ing, 105 Glenn street. K. W. Riebe, repairs to. dwell ing, 933 Cline street. Johnnie Kibler, erect retaining wall, 1907 Harrington street. Mrs. Minnie Rivers, general re pairs to dwelling, 35 Player St. The above permits amounted to S5.735.00. PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Mrs. Joyce Attaway, Newberry Jamec Abrams, Newberry Mrs. Lizzie C. Amick, Prosper ity Mrs. Estelle B. Bouknight, Newberry J. C. Berley, Pomaria Mrs. Mary E. P. Brantley. New berry Miss Annie Bynum, Newberry Mrs. Margaret Berry, Saluda Sammy Eugene Brank, Whit mire Mrs. Magdalene R. Bowers, Newberry Mrs. Dolly Creekmore, Newber ry Mrs. Lola E. Cook, Newberry John R. Caldwell, Newberry Benjamin M. w.hrell, New berry Master James P. Cummings, Newberry Olin Crumpton, Newberry Mrs. Y -Genia A. Dominick, Chappells Joe Franklin, Newberry Marvin H .Graham, Pomaria Mrs. Ruby Mae Graham, Po maria Mrs. Onie C. Goldsmith, New berry Mrs. Alma A. Goff and baby girl, Newberry Mrs. Bessie P. Hendrix, New berry Holley Hipp, Saluda Mrs. Ruth R. Kinard, Pomaria Mrs. Janie B. Lyles, Newberry Carl P. Lake, Batesburg Everette H. Lominick, Newber ry Mrs. Ruby C. Lee, Newberry Mrs. Hattie K. McEver, New berry Mrs. John A. Mayer, Pomaria Little Miss Karen Miller, Kin- ards Mrs. Carolyn Sue Owens and baby girl, Newberry Mrs. Marie G. Pope, Newberry Forrest Powell, Newberry Master Robert Young Schum- pert, Newberry Mrs. Eva K. Shealy, Chapin Mrs. Ruth M. Swygert, New berry Mrs. Mildred Shealy, Newberry Miss Prtsy Ann Sease, Newber ry Isadore Spells, Newberry Mrs. Rosa Sligh, Newberry Mrs. Eunice Wesson, Newberry Mrs. Elizabeth C. Wicker, New berry Terry W. Woodward, Newberry Mrs. Myrtle A. Warren, New berry Walter Ruff Jr., Newberry Leonard Pitts, Newberry George Lyles, Newberry Miss Anna Maria Green, Pros perity Mrs. Daisy Cook, Newberry Johnny Cooper, Newberry Oral Vaccine Be Available Type I Oral Polio vaccine will be available at the Newberry Health department the week of May 4 through 9 for all those who have not previously taken this type vaccine. It will also be available at the clinic held up stairs over the Whitmire Medical Center on Monday, May 4 from 2 until 4:30 P.M. All those who have not prev iously taken type I oral vaccine are urged to do so now, according to Dr. Von A. Long, director of Newberry County Health depart ment. PROPERTY TRANSFERS Newberry No. 1 John J. McSwain to Ollie K. Brown and Susan C. Brown, one lot and one building on Walnut street, $5. Edson J. Catlin to J. A. Riley and Eloise M. Riley, one lot and one building, 2310 Main street $5. Max D. Reeves, Betty Reeves Morris and Dorothy Reeves Shealy to L. J. Matthews, et al, deacons of Glenn St. Baptist church, one lot and one building, 206 Glenn street $5. H. B. Wilson to George T. Ox- ner and Jewel F. Oxner, one lot on Leita street $5. Whitmire No. 4 J. P. Stevens Co. to First Bap tist church of Whitmire, one lot ana one building, 302 Glenn St. $10. Little Mountain No. 6 George Brooks Farr to Murray Lumber company, 3.8 acres $5. Prosperity No. 7 C. W. Haynes and Co., Inc. to Toney Vance Sunton, one lot, $995 Ethel Mae H. Shealy to W. El mer Shealy, one lot and one building on Church street, $5 love and affection. T. Frank Sease to J. C. Daven port and Mamie Lee Davenport, one lot and one building on Henry and Kinard street $5. John P. Thomas and Jeannie Thomas to Riley B. Cook, one lot and one building $1000. Our savers have green thumbs When it comes to making dollars grow, our savers are real gardeners. Dollars saved with us thrive nicely on generous earnings. Put part of your pay regularly into ‘’seed money” and watch it bloom into an impressive re serve. Why not start your bumper crop of DIRECTORS J. F. CLARKSON G. K. DOMINICK M. O. SUMMER J. K. WILLINGHAM I BRANCH OFFICE — Batesburg, S. C E. & PURCELL W. C. HUFFMAN