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PAGE SIX THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES. BREVARD. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1953 WASHINGTON — I have won- dered for a long time why it is necessary for all of our so-called secret weapons to be demon strated openly and without any restrictions. AH of us, I know, are inter- -ested in what our country is do ing in the way of building new— and in some instances, fantastic weapons for our defense. It is natural for us to be interested. But it has seemed to me that we have been inclined to brag about our new weapons rather than to keep them under cover for use at the proper time—to the consternation of the enemy. Sometime ago, several “junk- ■ets” were planned and an nounced, one of them to New ^Mexico. I was invited to go along (at government expense) to view the demonstration of a new weapon. I promptly declined the invitation. Not being a member nf the Armed Services commit tee, I could not see how I could Justify my taking such a trip at government expense, since my going along would serve no par ticular purpose. I could not help being gratified when, shortly afterwards. Secre tary of Defense Wilson reached what I regarded as a wise decis ion and banned such junkets in the future. There are cases, of course, where certain members of con gress ought to be taken to such demonstrations because of their connections with the military. For example, we have one man in our delegation whom all of us honor, Representative Carl Dur ham of Chapel Hill, who has been acting chairman of the Atomic Energy committee and who is a member of the House Armed Ser vices committee. He has been so closely connected with the de fense effort that his going would he an exception to what I con sider to be the general rule. There are others who likewise need to be kept closely and well- informed. But the idea that we should pa rade before the world every im provement we make in our arma ment seems quite unnecessary and ill-advised. I find that most senators feel pretty generally the same way. I believe Secretary Wilson’s order is a step very much in the right direction. AN IMPORTANT ISSUE Hearings bn two proposals to amend the U. S. Constitution have been going on for many weeks. These amendments would prevent the imposition of law upon the citi zens of this country by indirect treaty provisions, where such law would not be constitutional under direct enactment by congress. Everyone knows that our federal government is one of democratic powers, with other powers reserved to the individual states or the peo ple. North Carolina was next to the last state to ratify the federal con stitution, refusing to do so until the Bill of Rights had been attached, We have always been proud of our forefathers for their foresight and determination. They knew the history of the governments of Europe; they knew that without the Bill of Rights there was likely to be great abuse of the people by the governing authors ties. And they understood — per haps better than does our present generation —- that our concept of government in America is entirely different from that in most foreign countries. The notion persists in foreign countries that privileges come down to the people from the government. Our concept is that the powers belong to the people and that the government’s powers are derived from the consent of the people. It is difficult to have some of foreign friends to understand this difference in concept. The present proposed resolutions would pieet some of the issues raised as a result of the creation of the United Nations. Many zealots forget that the main purpose of the United Nations was to preserve peace and order in the world. In stead, these zealots center their at tention on all sorts of reform meas ures in the name of the United Na tions. Such people attempt to secure these reforms by way of the adop tion of a treaty or by executive agreement—without both the house and the senate approving, as pro vided by the Constitution. Execu tive agreements are, as you know, made by the president — often without the knowledge of congres.*? or the people. These resolutions attempt to fore stall any treaty or executive agree ment that would affect the domes tic lives of the people of the Unit ed States — unless such treaty or executive agreement had been con sidered and passed by both houses of congress. These resolutions will, in my opinion, safeguard the rights of the people and prevent overly- enthusiastic persons from putting into effect a law which ought not to be (or could not be) law at all under our Constitution. There is widespread misunder standing of these resolutions be cause of their technical nature. But it has been most interesting to sit on the committee and listen to some the most able men in America among international lawyers dis- OLIN SALES AT PEACETIME HIGH President Reports Earnings For First Quarter. Much Greater Than *52 ter W Olin Industries, Inc., achieved for the first quarter of 1953 the high est peacetime earnings and sales in the company’s many years of steady growth, John M. Olin, presi dent, declared today in an unaudit ed report to stockholders at East Alton, Ill. Consolidated net income amount ed to $4,184,874 for the first quar ter ended March 31, equivalent to 80 cents per share of common stock after provision for preferred stock dividends and minority interests. This compares with net income of $2,836,581 for the first quarter of 1952, equivalent to 51 cents per share. Sales for the first quarter of 1953 totaled $55,887,824 compared with $43,618,242 for the first quar ter of 1952. The increases can be attributed to greater demand for the com pany’s products, increased operat ing efficiency and also reflect to some degree the effect of the elim ination of governmental controls, Reserve for taxes has been esti mated on the basis of present tome tax laws, including the tax based on excess profits which pires June 30, 1953. cuss the need or the amendments now proposed. For example, we had before us recently Dr. George E. Finch, pro fessor of International Law Georgetown university, who has had a long and great career as international lawyer. He was one of President Woodrow Wilson’s advis ors and his discussion of the pro posals constituted the finest pre sentation of international law that I believe I have ever heard. There are many who believe in the omnipotence of the federal gov ernment who are opposing these proposals, but to those who study carefully, and who are not in favor of the idea of complete supremacy of the federal government, a need is felt for such an enactment if the individual freedom and rights of our citizens are to be protected ef fectively We seem to meet at every turn il lustrations of the attempted infil tration of foreign “isms” into the everyday lives of the American people. We must be eager to adopt the good but more eager to reject the bad. I also believe we should endeav or to make the United Nations what it is supposed to be — an organiza tion whose objective is the preser vation of peace in the world. The United Nations has spent too much time indulging in matters that may be important to particular groups, but which are, nevertheless, of a more or less trivial nature in the total scheme of world affairs. NOTICE ! State of North Carolina County of Transylvania The undersigned, having quali fied as Executor of the Estate of Wallace J. Harton, deceased, late of Transylvania County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of April, 1954, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebt ed to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the under signed. This the 14th day of April, 1953. LUCILE B. HARTON Executor Box 426 Brevard, North Carolina 4-16-6tc. NOTICE State of North Carolina, County of Transylvania. The undersigned, having quali fied as Executor of the Estate of Nathalie Dotterer, deceased, late of Charleston County, South Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to pre sent them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of March, 1954, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. 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