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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry. S. C., Thursday, May 25, 1967 V/i 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in advance. Six months $1.25. COMMENT on Men & Things By J. K. BREEDIN I need the valiant help of my old friend, Thomas R. War- iny, Kditor of The News and Courier. What I wish to know is this, has the gr; l Ve of John ('. Fal- hull!) been des [toiled by hands; or h a- the gr ave broken open from wit bin h< ‘cause of the des (toiling "f • >u r t ’oust it ution and the sacred rights reserve d to (he States, US peeially by the 9th and loth A rnendment ~ ' to th < 'on-titut ion ? Mi n Waring might also have one of his hi -tory-mindec 1 re- porti •rs tell nu ■ if the tall mon- ument to .John Calhoun on Citadel Creon (Marion Square) still stands unimpaired, or if it shows wide cracks. Just a word about the Con stitution and the first Ten A mendments: So few people seem to read our early history that you will permit an old foymy, at one time holding the Chair of Military History and War Plans at The Citadel, to remind you of your early studies. Following the yreat events of 177<i, the Peelaration of In dependence and all the event ful years to 17X1 the British troops waped war especially over Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and South Carolina. Fach Colony bore a.ll or most of its war expenditures, and each ( olony was virtually independent, tboiiph belonyiny to, and under the government of tin British ('rown. They were still colonies. After the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. 17X1, the British kmp; recoy ni/.ed the independ ence, not of ]M colntiies, united, but of 1M separate and i tide pen- (b tit States. The word State in in: ernat ional !a w mea:is ;i I i g \ ■ ’ii ru:. I lalepem lent na- t <» ’ 1 . So tile 13 Hide 11. * 1 n d e n ‘ St. 11 vob.ntar ■ 1 . [ ? , l t i , ' 1 . 1 ’ ’ a i ■ m • t 1 ’ 1 1 1 ' , 1 ' 4 •d on a 1 • i i 1 i i f l ’ ■ d . ■ , 1 ‘ 1 t * t * * , t * [ , a «d‘ > ■ tl t . 1 ! .llit t ; t;;! S ': 1 . 1 1 1 1 ' } 1 i k now n '■ '.o\vi! a ' la \ ' : iele ef ( 'np f- .! ra' i •!,. Tin re w as no Pres- I'D L ! , I * 1 Xnmvmr t . ;r\ ami ’ll trail) b miing an i • t mi nt on •!.' S'at. A few Year later tin Stat's ent i ii dr; lo R b i' a t i t ■! p b : a and the) (>!•' pa ret 1 a ( 31 n -11! u - ton whir h they sud nuitted to tin S'a'e \: 'first ttn-re was a b:! ,tf i! i i i b 111; n g h 11 aft t i a while til'' 13 ag'l ret 1 11n a < 3>li S t i 11111 oII. From tin ’ Very beg' mn in g it was s t i n to be net e.-sary to adopt a workable agreement for the cooperat io: i ,tf the State.-. Almost at once 12 i new agree- ments, known as Amendments, were submitted, ten beinp quickly adopted. Now what was tin bone of contention ? Just tins: Ilie In states, states, now, mind you, not Colonies, resolv ed to do something. Bear in mind that the In States made an agreement to create and support and maintain a general government which would rep- resent the States in certain matters of general concern. So jealous were the States over their new dipnity, their sover eign status, that they looked with jealous eyes and suspicion over any powers granted to the general government. Pet that sink in for it de serves emphasis. Although the Constitution was an agreement within which the general gov ernment must operate the dig nity and sovereignty of the State now separately must have paramount consideration so re solved the States to preserve and maintain that sovereign status that forthwith it was necessary to clarify, re-assert, and re-define the reserved pow ers of the States. So forthwith theTen Amendments were ad opted. Now here they are: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise 1 thereof; or ab ridging the 1 freedom of speech or of the press; of the right of the peoph* peaceably to assem ble, and to petition the Govern ment for a redress of griev ances. “A well-regulated militia be ing necessary to the security of a free State, the right of t h*' pe'ople to ke'ep and bear arms shall not he infringed. “ No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner to be preserib- e‘<l by law. “The 1 right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be vio lated, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirma tion, and particularly describ ing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. “No person shall be held to answer for a capital or other infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when ;u actual service, in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the ame offence to he twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor hall be compelled in any crim inal case to be a witness ag ainst hinmelf, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, wltimut due process of law; mo hall private property be i.aken for public use without iii'l compensation. “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public t'kil, by an impartial jury of tlm State and district wherein the crime shall have 1 been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertain ed by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with thi i witness against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assist ance of counsel for his de- f ease. “In suits of common law, where the value m eontroversv hall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined In any court of the l nited States than accord ing to the rules of the com mon law. “ hxxcessive bail shall not he required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. “The enumeration in t h e ( onstitution of certain rights Dropping Out or Digging In? Thousands of proud parents are looking forward to the upcoming graduation exercises at our South Carolina colleges and universities. This week we want to salute those adults whose sacrifices made a col lege education possible for their children. We also want to con gratulate this select group of young South Carolinians who will play such a vital role in the future of our State. Our 19f>7 college graduates have inherited a mantle of responsibility, and we are con fident about their abilities to cope with an exciting age. Most of them began their formal education about 10 years ago in the public schools of South Carolina. They entered the 1st grade with a group of some 7f>,000 youngsters from all walks of life. Out of that num ber, only 34 percent finished high school; and roughly seven percent of that original group will finish college this year. This mean that, education-wise our college graduates rank in the top seven percent of South Carolina’s population. While many fell by the wayside, they refused to become “drop-outs”. Now, these young citizens must enter the school of every day living. We trust that their spirits will not weaken as they encounter REAL problems for which there are no textbook solutions. In human experience we deal with many complex factors; and unfortunately, “X” plus “Y” does not always yield intended results. Our world today offers the greatest combination of prob lems and opportunities than ever before in history. The shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by thepeople. “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, art 1 reserved to the states, respectively, or to the people ...” Observe the Ninth and Tenth Amendments: they specifically provide, beyond any preadven ture, the powers of the states. In the early days, the states had valiant champions of their sovereign status but little by little we find invasions into the reserved rights of the States. 1 think I ma ysay as a law yer and as a student of the Constitution—and that in Vir ginia—that thousands of cases recently regarded as Federal questions would never have been submitted to a Federal Co urt. So I wonder whether those early patriots, the founding fa thers, can sleep in their graves today. I may summon as witnesses for my contention, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John C. Cal houn, John Marshall and oth ers. My remarks and emphasis on the history of the Constitution and Amendments aretdue to a suggestion made in our oSuth Carolina General Assembly that a petition should be filed with the Federal Court asking permission for the great state of South Carolina tocontinue the number of Senators already declared unconstitutional by our State Supreme Court. What concern me is that the Federal government should dictate to our sovereign state some matter that is strictly a matter within the jurisdiction of South Carolina. question is: Will our young peo ple now “dig in” and apply their talents, or will they choose to become “drop-outs?” While the beatniks and the hippies seem to prefer the latter al ternative, we think South Car olina’s future leaders are going to take the positive route. THE M ANION FORUM By M ARILYN M ANION GLOBAL SOLIDARITY OF REDS THREATENS FREE DOM. While the eyes of most Am ericans are turned toward Viet Nam—an understandable situa tion" in view of the fact that over ten thousand of our boys have been killed there: the Sov iets are stewing up more trou ble for us close to home. “Close” means ninety miles away; “trouble” means a Rus sian-directed plot being organ ized now in Cuba. We are not relying on the latest unofficial Cuban exile testimony for these alarming statements—but upon a man who was for many years with the U. S. State Department. He is Paul Bethel, who from 1958 to 1961 was our press attache at the U. S. Embassy in Cuba. Speaking over the Manion For um radio program, Mr. Bethel pulled no punches. He charged that the Soviets are currently using Cuba as a base for the explosion of Viet Nam-type wars in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Bethel traced this current ac tion back to the Tri-Centinen- tal Conference, held in Hav ana in 1966. “That conference,” he said “was the culmination of five years of Soviet planning which established Russian con trol of Cuba and converted it into a forward base for the. subversion of Asia, Africa and Latin America. “Cuba definitely is now the headquarters of world-wide subversion, ’’continued Bethel. “They have guerrilla chiefs in virtually every country in Lat in America. The political arm of these guerrilla movements is called the National Liberation Front in each of those countries —and they’re all tied to Hav ana. where the headquarters is located. Cuba has 43 guerrilla training camps which bring in trainees who will be reinfil trated back into the homelands. Russia is definitely in control of this, and now Viet Cong instructors are located in such Cuban camps.” These activities are not con fined to Latin America. Bethel pointed out specific links be tween “liberation front” and thesimilar front of the Viet Cong. For example, a “Free Puerto Rico” embassy in Hav ana, established by “freedom fighters” from Puerto Rico, signed a pact of solidarity with the National Liberation Front of South Viet Nam. In fact, said Bethel, “Twenty-six Latin American Communist delega tions agreed to establish Nat ional Committees of solidarity with Free Puerto Rico and also with the National Liberation Front of Viet Nam.” And the Red solidarity does- not end there. Bethel told his radio audience of one resolution which came out of the 1966 Havana conference; one aimed at America Negroes. The reso lution, said Bethel, “stated that the ‘Afro-Americans’ are fight ing side by side with their Vetnamese brothers, and should make social progress in this country contingent on an American withdrawal from Viet Nam. Some Negro leaders in this country have followed precisely those instructions from the Havana Conference.” One such leader is Stokely Carmichael. “He went to Puer to Rico and there made com mon cause with precisely the same movement thathas a free Puerto Rico embassy in Hav ana,” stated Bethel. T can’t imagine why Carmichael, who was supposed to be interested in the Negro situation in this country, would find it incumb ent on him to tie up with the Communist movement in Puerto Rco which again is allied wth that in Havana.” Have the Reds really gotten that far with subverting this hemisphere—and us? Reserve your answer to that question until next week, when more of Paul Bethel’s testimony will appear in this column. Building Permits Building permits issued by the city last week showed con struction value of $9025. They were issued to: T. L. Dodgen, 516 Wright St.; Vernon Sheppard, 2903 Nance St.; Rosine Longshore, Purcell St.; George Slice, 1328 Pea? St.; Ray Warren, 822 O’Neal St.; Mrs. Eloise Bur nett, 2xU4 Hunt Ave.; Wade Stack, 327 Player St., repairs. Aaron Reeder, 1917 Lincoln Court, addition. Smokey Says: BOV'THIS HAT Does SOMETHlWO Foevou You wear it every time you prevent a Forest Fire! T and C Dry Cleaners “SECOND TO NONE” Attention Friends and Customers: \ ou all have seen the same old advertisement such as: MASTER DRY CLEANING, MOTH PROOFING, etc., etc. Professional Dry Cleaning IS MORE THAN REMOVING DIRT. Let us pro- vide you courteous service, and the care in Dry Cleaning that you deserve. 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