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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1964 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. 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. nn i HE “SPECTATOR’S” COLUMN Citizens of the Southern States are fully aware of the political flavor and political motive of the so-called Civil Rights bill, now pending in the Senate of the U. S., having been passed by the Na tional House of Representatives. A few brief paragraphs are presented by me without com ment. The bill, in part, follows: “Public Accommodations: For bids discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in hotels, motels, restaurants, gas oline stations, theatres and sports arenas. Not covered: Owner-occu- pie ’ rooming houses with five or fewer rooms for rent, private clubs, and retail stores. But es tablishments situated on the pre mises of establishments covered by the provision also would be cov ered. Examples: a barber shop in a hotel couldn’t turn away Negroes, nor could a department store with a lunch counter. Any one denied access could seek a court order prohibiting the dis crimination, or the Attorney Gen eral could do so if he felt that the purpose of the act would be ‘materially furthered’ by his in tervention.” “Public Facilities: Forbids dis crimination in public facilities owned, operated, or maintained by state or local governments, such as parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, or libraries. The Attorney General would be empowered to bring suits to desegregate such fa cilities if he is satisfied that ag grieved persons cannot themselves sue because of limited finances or fear of reprisals (loss of job, van dalism, etc.).” School Desegregation: Bans dis crimination in public schools and in institutions of higher learning or vocational schools operated ‘wholly or predominately from or through the use of governmen tal funds or property’. The Attor ney General could initiate deseg- j regation suits if aggrieved per sons were unable to do so. The provision also would make avail able to communities seeking help Federal funds to ease the trans ition to school integration. Funds | could go for special courses for teachers in newly integrated schools or for employing special ists ‘to advise in problems inci dent to desegregation.’ “Federal Funds: Gives Federal agencies authority to take affir mative action—including, as a last resort, a cutoff of Federal funds —to end discrimination in Fed erally assisted programs such as school or hospital construction or vocational training. Before aid could be cut off on a project there would have to be a hearing, ap proval by the president, and noti fication to Congress 30 days before the date of the cutoff. An aid cutoff would be subject to court review.” “Job Discrimination: Makes it unlawful for union or manage ment to follow practices that ‘de prive any individual of employ ment opportunities’ on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. A new equal em ployment opportunity commission would seek court injunctions a- gainst discriminatory practices if concilliation efforts fail. This section would go into effect one year after the bill’s passage, with coverage limited in the first year to employers with 100 or more workers, and to unions with 100 or more members. Coverage would gradually be extended to include all employers and unions with 25 or more workers or members by the fourth year of the law’s op eration.” “Voting Statistics: Requires the Census Bureau to gather voting statistics based in race, color, re ligion, and national origin in areas where the Civil Rights Com mission believes discrimination ex ists. The inquiry would seek to determine to what extent all eli gible persons are registered and have voted in elections for the U. S. House of Representatives since 1900.” “Civil Rights Appeals: Allows i Allows higher Federal court re view of Federal orders sending i civil-rights cases back to state i courts for trial. At present, a : defendant in a civil-rights case can request a Federal court trial j on the grounds that his rights j would be denied by state courts. If his application is denied, he now has no appeal, and the case automatically goes to the State courts.” The real purpose of this bill is to appeal to the colored people especially for their vote. Our colored people number about 20 miilion persons; the whites num ber a hundred and sixty million. Politicians think the colored vote can be depended on to sup port solidly the Democratic party, which is sponsoring the so-called Rights bill. Shrewd political schemers think that they can rely on the solid support of organized labor, the Jewish vote, and the colored people. Politically, whether the politic ians succeed or fail, they cannot hope to persuade the average col ored citizen to turn against his white friends. There are some white men who mistreat colored people: there are white men who mistreat white men; and there are colored men who mistreat colored and white men, but in general, the white people and the colored people of the South live in friendly and co operative relationship; the real friction in not in the South, but in the north and west. And the organizers of discord are colored professional disturbers from the north who try to enlist the colored people of the south. Have you ever noticed that nearly every colored man has his white friend? Haven’t you known white men to champion their colored people even against white people? That is quite frequently seen. I recall an incident: My oldest brother, now rejoicing with the redeemed, one threatened to spend his last dollar to defend his col ored deliveryman against a white citizen who threatened to swear out a warrant against the colored man. I recall a case of my own: A colored tenant had a clash with a white man and fearing that he might be victimized, wrote a let ter to the white man and signed my name to it. I rode out to inves tigate and he said: “Yes sir,^ I had my wife to write and sign r *K?i Holiday Notice Sunday, May 10th Southern Memorial Day The Institutions Listed Below Will Not Be Open for Business. Monday, May 11th The public is urged to take notice of this and arrange all business accordingly. Newberry County Bank Newberry Joanna The South Carolina National Bank Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Assn. The State Building & Loan Assn. The Bank of Commerce PROSPERITY, S. C. CHAPIN, S. C. BLEASE PORTRAIT . . . (Continued from page 1) genuinely that it often seemed that he had mystical powers of recalling prior events when not having seen a friend for some years. For most of us, the usual greeting of ‘How are you’ is a perfunctory act, but for Judge Blease it carried an especial meaning. It was not out of mere curiosity that he inquired of a person’s health, or upon meeting someone for the first time in quired of who the person’s father, mother, brother, sister and grand parents were. He was truly in terested in people, in their wel fare, in their sorrow and in their happiness. “In a way his life w r as most sad, for he had the occasion to mourn the deaths not only of his mother and father, but all of his brothers and sisters. His only daughter, Saluda, died at the young age of 27, and for her death he truly grieved. Also, a grandson, and namesake died in infancy. It was probably from his own sadness that he expressed so well to others sympathetic messages during times of their bereavement. “He never grew old in mind or heart. His love of children was one of his greatest characteristics. Never can I recall a time that he did not have something for a child when in his office. Never was there a day too long and tir ing that he could not take the time to play with a ckild. His love of children reminds .ne that in the Gospel according to St Mark, in the 9th chapter, it is recorded that the disciples, upon learning tnat the Christ would be put to death, discussed with one another who was the greatest among them. Jesus, upon hearing this said ‘If anyone be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.’ And He took a child and put him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, He said to them, ‘Who ever receives one such child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but Him who sent me.’ “I would like to use the words of the late Chief Justice Eugene Satterwhite Blease himself, when he participated in an occasion similar to this one, when he said, ‘As I recall the life, labors and loves of this man, whose passing we mourn today, and as I look upon that portrait of him that graces the walls of this temple of Justice, my mind has me to say T am glad that I knew you so well for your life has been an inspira tion to me.’ “Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime. And departing leave behind us Footprints in the sands of time.” The portrait was presented by R. Aubrey Harley, chairman of the Portrait committee. Mr. Har ley told the Court that the first time he ever saw Judge .Blease was when he was sitting as Chief Justice of the Court. Mr. Harley had applied for permission t o practice before the Supreme court, having finished his law studies at the Univeristy but not yet having received his diploma. The then Chief Justice told Mr. Harley “When you get a diploma, come back, then we’ll discuss it.” The portrait, painted by Charles Mason Crowell, was unveiled by Judge Blease’s grandson, Lt. Col. Jack Blease Workman. Associate Justice J. Woodrow Lewis of Darlington accepted the portrait for the high court. The entire five-man Supreme Court was on hand for the special court term called to memorialize Justice Blease. Justice Lewis told the gather ing: “Justice Blease truly poss essed the qualities for greatness. His life, character and public ser vice to this state are worthy of admiration, respect and emulation and I am honored to accept this portrait for the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina. A member of a family whose name was well-known in political and legal circles throughout the state, Judge Blease was a brother of Coleman Livingston Blease, Governor and United States Sen ator; and Cannon G. Blease, who served Newberry county as Sheriff for many years. Relatives attending the memor ial service included Lt. Colonel Workman, Mrs. Cannon Blease, Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Baker, Mrs. Sydney E. Carter, Sydney Carter, Jr., Mrs. Vanessa W. Holt, Mrs. B. W. Glover and Betsy Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chap pell, John Chappell ,Miss Caroline Tucker Neel and Herbert E. Grif fin. . Close Associates in attendance were Mrs. Maude G. Ross, Judge and Mrs. Steve C. Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. Steve C. Griffith, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Griffith. I’ve had colored people come to me for protection even against colored people. I’m sure my ex perience has been the same as that of hundreds of thousands of other white men. your name.” He sought protection, you see. It has been well known that al most every white man has color ed friends he will defend. The rank and file of the colored and white people of the South live in peace and good will. FARM NOTEsIfflata? I MtiltlttllllllllllliiJijgf NEW COTTON PROGRAM Cotton farmers with over 15 acres allotment must decide quick ly whether or not to participate in the 1964 Cotton Program. The program is not complicated and is entirely voluntary. You have already been notified as to your “reduced” or “domes tic” allotment. By planting within this domestic allotment you wall receive a support payment of 3 Vo cents per pound for the “normal yield” of cotton that has been es tablished for your farm. In addi tion, the total yield of cotton pro duced on the domestic allotment acres can be placed in the price support loan (based on 30 cents per pound for 1-inch cotton) or sold on the open market. Farmers who do not reduce to the domestic allotment must still plant within their “effective al lotment.” No direct support pay ment will be made to these farm ers. They are eligible for the basic price support loan. Those cotton farmers with less than 15 acres allotment do not have to make a choice. They are eligible for both the direct sup port payment and basic support loan without any reduction in planted acres. One important feature in help ing to make the decision is this— Soybeans can be planted on the reduced cotton acres. Also check this feature—you have to stay within your “feed grain base” on crops including barley, corn and milo. We suggest you check out the program thoroughly and make your decision before planting your full effective allotment. It will be better not to plant than to plant and have to “plow-up” acres in order to qualify. STRAWBERRIES SOON BE RIPE Get ready for some good eatin’. Most everyone loves fresh, ripe strawberries and strawberry sea son is almost here. Our visit to “Gene” Lominick’s strawberry farm last week started our mouth to watering. Three acres of the best looking strawberry plants we’ve ever seen were a treat to behold. The recent freeze did some dam age to strawberries, but not as severe as the peach crop damage. We estimated that one-fourth to one-third of the bloom buds were killed at the Lominick farm. For us strawberry lovers though, this only means that those left will be bigger and more luscious. For “Gene” it will mean less berries for sale. We only hope there’ll be enough to go around. Our straw berry appetite is already whetted to a keen edge. ARE YOU LISTENING? BY EARL WILSON Why is it important that we have a proper relationship to God? Why is it important that we give Him the time and the ef fort of our lives that the Bible demands ? Why is it important that people who call themselves a “Christian Nation” act like Christ? It is important because we are created as Godlike crea tures. This does not mean neces sarily that we look like God in our bodies, for God is spirit, but it does mean that we should have the same spiritual likeness. One day some men came to Jesus and asked Him whether it was legal to pay taxes to Caesar. When he asked them whose pic ture and motto was on the coin, they answered, “Caesar’s.” Then Jesus said, “Render therefore un to Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.” This tells us that anything made in the image of man should be used t_o pay our obligations to man. If this is true then our lives and our spirits should be used in paying our debt to God because we are made in His image. 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