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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, July 11, 1968 INJUSTICE AT JUSTICE According to the U.S. Consti tution, the Congress is sup posed to be the “First Branch” of government. However, more and more the U.S. Department of Justice has taken upon itself the job of making national policy in the absence of Con gressional declarations and, often, in direct opposition to declared Congressional policy. The technique is to intervene as amicus curiae in Court cases to influence the result. The success of the Justice Department as national policy maker has gone hand-in-hand with the trend in the Supreme Court toward court decisions that have the effect of legisla tion. Whenever the Justice De partment hears of a case be tween two private citizens which could set an important legal precedent, the U.S. Solici tor General enters the case to support one of the litigants. U.S. RESOURCES The resources of the U.S. government are a significant factor in winning such cases. The legal expenses of preparing briefs can be enormous. It takes money to research obscure points in the law, write the brief—which may run to a hundred pages or more— have it printed according to the rules of the court, and file it. The Justice Department, with its battery of experienced lawyers, has no qualms about using tax revenues to do battle against an ordinary taxpayer. No one need be surprised, then, to learn that the Justice Department wins 75 percent of all cases in which it enters. However, the matter becomes even more flagrant when one understands that the U.S. Supreme Court actually invites the Justice Department to enter certain cases. In other words, the Court invites the Justice Department to put its resources and money behind one of the parties to the appeal. To put it bluntly, the Justice Department provides the arguments and re search which the Supreme Court needs to rule in a prede termined way. Such tactics give the appear ance of collusion between the Judicial and Executive Branches of government to deprive one of the litigants of justice. Moreover, the Justice Depart ment frequently supports argu ments which are contrary to Congressional policies or which challenge the Constitutionality of an Act of Congress. Thus the Justice Department, throwing aside its duty to uphold the laws, chooses instead to formu late new policy. RECENT DECISIONS Two recent Supreme Court decisions bear the mark of the Justice Department’s effron tery. In Green v. New Kent County School Board (1968), the Court threw out the “free- dom-of-choice” school plans em ployed by most Southern school districts. The ruling flies in the teeth of the intent of the framers of the 14th Amend ment and of the court's own decision in the Brown case of 1954. In the meantime, Con gress had passed no law re quiring an “affirmative duty” to promote integration. Yet the Justice Department jumped in with a brief to support the opposite policy. In a second case, Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. (1968), the Court held that a private company could not sell a home to the buyer of its choice. At the time Justice filed its bulky brief. Congress had twice re fused to pass so-called open occupancy legislation. Yet the Justice Department chose to make an open challenge to Con gressional policy—and won. The use of this tactic has in creased over 400 percent since 1961. From 1955 to 1960, the Justice Department entered only 25 cases in this fashion. From 1961 through 1967, par ticipation increased to 112 cases. Justice has filed briefs in many more cases which are presently in the appeal or peti tion stage. Congress should prohibit the Justice Department from using any funds to make or challenge policy decisions v lich belong to the Legislative Branch. County native dies suddenly John W Sanders, 68, form erly of Newberry, died sudden ly Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. Born and reared in Newberry county, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sanders. For a number of years he had made his home in Des Moines and had just re turned home from visiting rel atives and friends in Newberry several days before suffering a heart attack. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Marie Saunders Sanders, Des Moines; four sisters, Mrs. J. G Long, Silverstreet, Mrs. Hugh Marrett, Newberry.. Mrs. Kel- lar Duckett, Greenwood, and Mrs. L. 0. Gostlin, Roseville,. California; four brothers, Geo. Sanders, Frank Sanders, Jas. Sanders, all of Newberry; and Jesse Sanders, Roseville, Calif Funeral services were con ducted Tuesday from Saint John’s Lutheran church and burial followed in Des Moines. PROPERTY TRANSFERS Newberry No. I William B. Clamp Jr. io William B. Clamp Jr. and Vir ginia Clamp, one lot and one building on Buzhardt St., $5 love and affection. Frank H Ward, P. J. tc Secretary of Housing and Ur ban Development, one lot and one building on Henry Ave., $700. ,B. L. Jones to Joe Jones Susie Jones and Pawnee Jones, one lot, $5 love and af fection. Catherine J. Blanchard and Earl P. Jones to Lewis J Jones, one lot and one building $5 love and affection. Alridge Oglesby to William H. White, one lot and one build ing on Fair St. $5. Myrle H. Purcell to Joe Hentz and Carrie Y. Hents, one lot $5. Alberta Miller Raso to Jas E. Maybin, one lot $10. Hovie Lee Riggins to Horace T. Buffington, one lot and one building $5. Newberry No. 1 Outside David Carl Livingston to Jacob M. Livingston and Bar bara B. Livingston, one acre, $1000. Robert I. Wesson to Charles W. .Trammell and Mildred W. Trammell, one lot $200. Winchester Graham Homes of Laurens to Wilson Caldwell, one lot $200. Silverstreet No. 2 Harold N. Bowers et al to Continental Can Co., 455.4 acres, $5. Mary A. Ellenberg to Bru ner E. Summer and Sara L. Summer, one lot $5. Bush River No. 3 Ethel Folk Long to L. Ken neth Long, 102 acres and 4 buildings $5. Whitmire No. 4 Annie W. Nelson to Iris N. Thomas, 4 lots $10. Whitmire No. 4 Outside James E. Knight to Robert S. Nelson and Cora C. Nelson, 4 lots, $10. James E. Knight to Robert S. Nelson and Dora C. Nelson, one lot and one building $600. Little Mountain No. 6 Dorothy J. Carter to W. M. Harris, 8 lots $10. Paul H. Cousins Sr. to J. Holland Johnson and Jesse C. Johnson, two lots, $5. Prosperity No. 7 Leroy Bobb to Annie Mae Bobb, 75,25 acres, $5 love and affection. New Reductions In July Sale Sandals Reduced $3.99, $6,99, $8,99 (Reg. 5.99, 6.99, 9.99, 12.99) One Table Summer Handbags $1.99 (Reg. 5.99 to 7.99) One Group Summer Handbags $3.99 (Reg. 6.99 to 8.99) Loafers, Flats (Reg. 12.99 & 13.99) $8.99 (ADDITIONAL STYLES HAVE BEEN ADDED) Anderson’s W. M. Harris to Deseree Hobbs and Mildred Seeby, one lot $5. D. L. Kinard to Thomas M. Jackspn and Wilhelmina Jack- son, .265 acre, $200. Furman L. Quattlebaum to O. J. Quattlebaum, 154 acres, $5.00. Lions Elect International President 1 Dr. George S. Benson President NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM . Searcy, Arkansas . David A. Evans of Texas City, Texas, was elected Pres ident of Lions International at the Association’s 51st Annual Convention in Dallas, Texas, June 26th - 29th. Lions Inter national, with 867,000 mem bers in 143 countries and geo graphical areas, is the world’s largest service club organiza tion. Lions International is best known for its aid to the blind, sight conservation activities, youth programs, and its many community service projects. WAS KENNEDY SLAYER A RED? In the aftermath of the shoot ing of Senator Robert Kennedy there has arisen some signifi cant “controversy”. At least the press labelled it “contro versy”. It began when Mayor Sam Yorty of Los Angeles re vealed that the accused Israeli- Arab, Sirhan Sirhan had ex hibited a pro-Communist atti tude and was probably associ ated with Communist activities in the United States. The revelation brought a flood of abuse against Mayor Yorty by some of the TV re porters who heard him make the statement, by some Federal officers, and others. The significance of this is that there seems to be a continuing effort on the part of important governmental and communica tions agencies to “kiss off quickly” any suggestion of Communist influence or par ticipation in acts considered heinous by American stan dards. The White House, the State Department, the Justice Department, and the Supreme Court have seemed, many times, to be operating as a protective shield around Com munist activities within the U. S. THURSDAY, JULY 11 Mike Douglas, 4:30 p.m. Television personality Bar bara Walters is co-hostess for the week. Color. Gunsmoke, 7 p.m. Matt sides with a young In dian brave in a dispute with an Indian agent. Color. Thursday Movie, 9 p.m. “The Hellions,” with Richard Todd, Anne Aubrey. Color. FRIDAY, JULY 12 Marshal Dillon, 7 p.m. Chester is kidnapped by a re ligious fanatic. Gomer Pyle . . . USMC, 8:30 p.m. Gomer dates the colonel’s daughter and loses her in a mob. Color. Friday Movie, 9 p.m. “I Want To Live!” with Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland. SATURDAY, JULY 13 The Prisoner, 7:30 p.m. The Prisoner uncovers a plot to brainwash his fellow cap tives. Color. Petticoat Junction, 9:30 p.m. Uncle Joe quits the barber shop quartet. Color. Edgar Buchanan Miss Universe Pageant, 10 p.m. Bob Barker is master of cere monies, June Lockhart is host ess. Color. SUNDAY, JULY 14 21st Century, 5:30 p.m. Walter Cronkite reports on the launch and moon explora tions of Surveyor 7. Color. Lassie, 7 p.m. Lassie reunites a baby fawn with its mother. Ed Sullivan, 8. p.m. Guests are The Mamas and the Papas and singer-actor Ed Ames. Color . MONDAY, JULY 15 Mike Douglas, 4:30 p.m. Actress Barbara Parkins is co-hostess for the week. Color. Best of Hollywood, 7 p.m. “Woman’s World,” with Clif ton Webb, Dorothy McGuire. Color. Clirton Webb Andy Griffith, 9 p.m. Aunt Bee goes on television as a chef. Color. TUESDAY, JULY 16 Daktari, 7:30 p.m. Judy appoints herself nurse maid for a wounded lion. Color. Showtime, 8:30 p.m. Don Knotts is guest host. Guests are singer Julie London, pianist Errol Garner. Color. Good Morning World, 9:30 p.m. Larry buys Dave and Linda a long-overdue wedding present. Color. WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 Theater Three, 7 p.m. “Yellow Mountain,” with Lex Barker, Mala Powers. Color. Beverly Hillbillies, 8:30 p.m. Granny squabbles with Mrs. Drysdale. Color. Green Acres, 9 p.m. Oliver drops a hammer on Lisa’s head and she loses her memory. Color.