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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 31, 1967 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 We Americans, especially those whose parents have lived here lon^ enough to speak and understand Kn^lish or even American (as of today) we have been taught to hold m veneration such figure's as < icor^e Washington, Thomas .Ieffer.'«»n, Benjamin Franklin— and a score of others. Why hold them m veneration? What claim have they on us? Their outstanding achievement; their supposeiily imperishahle con tribution to us was the Cons titution of the Cnited States. Hue we have been in erro” all these years; the Constitu tion proudly hears the name "(ieor^e Washington, Presid ent and Peputy from \hr^inia.” We South Carolinians think of John C. Calhoun; our Massa chusetts friends venerate Dan iel Webster. But all in vain. We foolishly and childishly cherish a document worn old and useless. Our bi^ men of today thrust aside all such veneration as childish prattle; the bijr men of today dismiss the Constitution. 1 have that on the authority of a news re port from Washington, remem ber Washington, 1>. C. not the illustrious Oeory r e Washington of the ehoi tv tre e and the vie- to IV ovor Cornw all is at York- town. No, indeet 1, the great Goorgt • \V; ishington lies in the soil at Mt Vernon, about 11 miles from the city of Wash- i 11 g t o n If he can i rest in peave whilf Pm i ity < >f Wash mgton undoo- h is work I worn ler. I visited In, tomb several times and a li s- a nu d quiet behind the in m g ates. hut that u as 1 efi >re t he new pat riots took over the g< iv. rnn i • 1 ;11, dm army, the N a\ y, the Marine ( di p,, tin A i: m ■ r v i, -1 • and a il the sundiy u'd or jib es an cl f. a ! ,;! t ■' Ah g> Avrn.i.e! , t , 1 the 11 w r;. I l ead if : (e i'm : utiou, \ t.v b 1 11 t! i a t O.- ( 'oiiyres " i !.a\a p*-w. r d< c 1 . ’ ■ w ar and >. .«i. • rua- oncei : — ^ capture- land and water.; to raise ; tad ,n pp< Tt a: m.e- and make re i i C > for t h. g< e, e- Mill at and re l:u - iat:0;. of dm iand and na val f»,I\ . c. u. Bat 'i "nr iMiove li C V and i auk < f s' [di ;,t nail am \\ C fed : hat t •ar inudlei t ual gin ■up '• t * 1*1 r , . pa- e that of tis o,i' old n m n \s do labored m I’h: da d d p h la to i report a guide ft ' r t lo ■ ( r. <' > s. As you have read, this .' S a - tion has a bout Idd,dOo men :n Asia. in V iet Nam, in carry : n g on a mbit ary exercise w.th all k now: n we, apons, costing ! bii- ! ions of ch nllars, thousands of soldie rs, a nd hundreds of air plane s. Wh y we have gone to \ 'n t Nam must he a great sec ret of St ate a s I’ve found no » me >vho know s what this is all about. If we win, what shall we yainCan anyone answer? Now if this whole affair is to exterminate the Reds who and what are the Reds? Didn’t they spring up in Russia? And now hold China, but then we have them JO miles from Flor ida — m Cuba! Yea, verily, at our doors Reds flourish with ease and security while we rush 6000 miles to Vietnam to curb the Reds! And we run all over the world without even a Declaration of war. The idea of telling the world what this is all about is the solemn clause in the Constitu tion. But the Constitution is what a group of old-timey men drew up; and we innocent peo ple have regarded the Consti tution as something for sim pletons and unsophisticated ig noramus! We enlightened peo ple of today lefuse to adopt a Declaration of war, such a thing being out of date. The authority for all that fresh attitude is found in a dispatch from Washington of August 1H, in a United Press dispatch which I quote: “ Undersecretary of State Nicholas deB. Katzenback told Congress Thursday that decla rations of war were out of style in situations like Viet Nam. The No. J man in the State Department also said Presid- (‘iit Johnson should not be re quired to ask congressional permission before he authorizes bombing missions near the Chinese border. He said they did not threaten to expand the Asian war. Katzenback defended presid- ential powers and the 1964 Culf of Tonkin Resolution in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which is studying the rules of the executive and legislative branches in making U. S. com mitments overseas. The former attorney gener al said it would he ‘outmoded phraseology’ for Congress to declare war in Vietnam and that it would misrepresent lim- ited C. S. objectives in South east Asia. Sen. J. Y\ . Fulbright, the committee chairman, question- id the Culf of Tonkin Resolu tion by which Congress gave Pr< sident Johnson wide author ity to conduct the war, and noted that the Constitution ppividi s that Congress shall occlar*' war. Ka!zrnbach replhd that this par cular pr ivi.-ion in the Con s'itotum wa - rnd adaptable to minent ‘.ntermitional political it nations. A d 'C ui I avion of war. he said. ■ v, o u! d not correctly re fh et o ■ i r limited motives in Y let Nam . What eoah i a dedal •at ion of war have i done to gi v e t he President any cb are r autl hority than the Gulf of T mkin Resolution ?’ K at Zetllia ch went further and oppo- ed a resolution introd uced by F u I b r i g ht July 31 w hich u mild requ: ire congressional ap- prova 1 of presidential c ■om- mitrm mts ; ibroad. Th. voic e of the 1'. S. ' n forelg n aff airs is that of the Presit lent,’ he said. Kat zenba ch said that to re- quire congressional approval of fo reign commitments w ould tie p r 1 \ :e the government of the speed neeth ed to deal with the dailv conduct of international affairs. But he added that while the President plays the ‘preeminent role in foreign policy, Congress plays a vital part in supporting and approving his leadership.’ He said the raids did not in crease the chances of Commun ist China entering the war and that the Culf of Tonkin Reso lution was broad enough to DILEMMA A recent publication by the College of Business Adminis tration of the University of South Carolina entitled “The South Carolina Economy in Transistion,” points up the jdight of the small town busi nessman. “Dilemma of the Small Town Retailer” illustrates what trends are being established as the result of population shifts and the changes in consumer habits. The small town retailer is in increasingly stiff competition with his big city counterpart as the rural or small town buy er demands more variety and the lower price that volume in ventory carries with it. The trend is unfavorable, from the small town retailer’s point of view, and there seems to be little liklihood that it will be reversed. Thus, the merchant in the small town faces a great and perplexing challenge. Should he give up entirely his business and leave the consumer no choice but to go to another permit Johnson to select U. S. targets. ‘When forces are committed. Congress cannot say what the President will bomb or will not bomb,’ he said.” Wei! now, Nicholas Katzen- bach sets George Washington to one side and he smothers Ben Franklin, James Madison, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Web ster—all men formerly regard ed as great, while Mr. Katzen- hach puts aside the Constitu tion and rebuilds the nation on a Katzenhach Constitution; or does he need a Constitution? Katzenhach now tells us where we stand and what to do! Without being over-zealous would it be out of order to know the antecedent of Mr. Katzenhach? We today put aside in immemorial antiquity such names as Washington John Marshall, James Madison, John C Calhoun, Henry Clay, and commit our destiny to a gentleman named Katzenhach not Jones or Smith or Wil liams, but KATZENBACK! Now George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Mad ison, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, Benjamin Franklin, all of you take a hack seat, while we moderns, we new apostles of statesmanship fall in line and march with Mr town ? Or should he continue along the present course and hope something good happens? Or should he increase his in ventory, provide training for his employees and generally upgrade his products and ser vices—at the risk of escalating his overhead to unreasonable— and unprofitable—proportions ? The dilemma is real and al arming. Quick and intelligent action should be taken by local chambers of commerce and in dividual businessman to find a reasonable—and profitable— solution. Smoking said on decline A substantial decline n cigarette smoking has been noted in a study of smoking habits of both men and women, according to the Medical Bul letin on Tobacco. This holds true for a nation-wide drop of cigarette smoking as recorded by epidemiologist, Lawrence Garfinkel. In the past five years, the number of men who smoke cig arettes has dropped by about 21.8 percent: the average for women is less: 12.4 percent These drops occurred despite the fact that young men and women, in iate or even early teen years and early twenties, are taking up smoking in in creasing numbers. However, the greatest over all drop in smoking was re corded among physicians: 25:6 percent. Within this particular group, the light smokers—1-2 to 1 pack a day—showed the greatest decline: 53 per cent Thenumber of heavy smoking physicians—2 or more packs a day—was reduced by 17 per cent. The Medical Bulletin on To bacco is published for physi cians by the American Public Health Association, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, and the Nat ional Tuberculosis Association. WILSON REUNION All relatives of the late John C. and Kay Cromer Wilson will hold their annual reunion on Sunday, Sept. 3 at the Jolly Street Community Center. Din ner will be served at 1 p.m. Bring well-filled baskets, tea, plates, cups and eating uten sils. Ice will he furnished. NOTICE OF CITY DEMO CRATIC PRIMARY Notice is hereby given that a Municipal Primary will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 1967 for the purpose of nomi nating six candidates for ald ermen for the City of Newber ry, S. C. The Polls will open at 8:00 A.M. and remain open until 6:00 P.M. A County registration cer tificate is a requirement for voting (must be 30 days old.) The following have been se lected to cct as managers of election for the various Wards: WARD 1 NO. 1 — Marion Baxter, Mrs. Otis Whitaker and Miss Sudie Dennis, Clerk. Voting at City Hall, Boyce street. WARD 1 NO. 2 — Marvin Bouknight, Walton Philips and Ray Darby, Clerk. Voting at Oakland Commun ity Center. WARD 2—Mrs. Miller Wes- singer, Mrs. Albert Ringer and Coke Dickert, Clerk. Voting at Smith Motor Co., College Street. WARD 3 NO. 1—Mrs. Sue Hutchinson, C. B. Whittle and Vernon Wheeler. Voting at Boundary Street School. WARD 3 NO. 2 — Clyde Arthur, R. J. Willingham and Norman Beck, Clerk. Voting at Old Court House. Voting at Mollohon School House, Player street. WARD 4 NO. 1—Miss Clara Bowers, Mrs. M. K. Wicker and T. P. Wicker, Clerk. WARD 4 NO. 2—Mrs. Ray Schumpert, Mrs Arthur Wick er and Frank Jones, Clerk. Voting at Union Hall, Dray ton street. WARD 5—Mrs. Eula Smith, Mrs. Estelle Kinard and Frank Taylor, Clerk. Voting at Scout Cab’n, Wil- lowbrook Park. WARD 6 — Mrs. Helen Whitaker, Mrs. W. R. Reid, and Mrs. Chris Folk, Clerk. Voting at Jack’s Used Car Building, 1515 Main street. SAM COOK, Chairman PETE PARROTT, Sec’y Political Announcements FOR MAYOR I hereby announce myself a candidate for nomination to the office of Mayor of New berry in the September 12th Democratic primary, and I pledge myself to abide the re sults of the Democratic prim ary. CLARENCE A. SHEALY, Jr. FOR ALDERMAN I hereby announce myself as a candidate for reelection to the office of Alderman for the City of Newberry and pledge to a- bide the results of the Dem ocratic Primary election. Cecil E. Kinard FOR COUNCILMAN I hereby announce myself a candidate for noiirination to the office of City Councilman in the September 12 Demo cratic primary, and pledge my self to abide the results of the Democratic primary. L. D. GARDNER FOR COUNCILMAN I hereby announce myself a candidate for nomination to the office of City Councilman in the September 12 Demo cratic primary, and pledge my self to abide the results of the Democratic primary. ROBERT “SPOT” COATS FOR COUNCILMAN I hereby announce myself a candidate for nomination to the office of City Councilman in the September 12 Demo cratic primary, and pledge my self to abide the results of the Democratic primary. Claude W. Partain KATZENBACK! The Newberry Academy Open from ten to twelve and from three to five oYloek Monday through Friday for registration of students. Conferences at other hours by appointment. Applications should be made now for “quality education in small classes.” School begins at 8:30a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5th. JAMES C. KINARD, President