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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
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the
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or jib
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land
and
water.; to raise ;
tad
,n pp<
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m.e- and make re
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for t
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l:u -
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of
dm iand and na
val
f»,I\ .
c. u.
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and i
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f s' [di ;,t nail am
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fed :
hat t
•ar inudlei t ual gin
■up
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pa- e that of tis
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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