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■* CIVIL RIGHTS BY MAXWELL G. PANGLE "Fools rusk in where angels fear t» tread”. A great number of people are rushing into print on this wry controversial question. Perhaps I also can add somewhat to the general confusion. In this case, we are thinking only of grants or permissions allowed by some form of government to its citizens or subjects, so they must not be confused in any way with the so called natural rights. It is very doubtful if there are any such tihingte ferny way. Permissions granted by The Creator are not rights but blessings. The Consti tution is correct when it speaks of the blessings of liberty. When- we refer to the constitu tion in this article, we mean The Constitution of The United States unless otherwise stated. It will make things easier later on if we explain something about the form and nature of our govern ment. Its Form is a republic. That" simply means that it is a repre sentative type. Our laws are made by representatives elected by the qualified citizens. Also certain other important officials are elec ted by the citizens and most of the other officers are appointed by these few who have been elected. It is a very common mistake to re fer to our government as a democ racy. M all of the people were per mitted to vote on all of the laws proposed to them, then that would be somewhat like a democracy. So far in this the history of mankind, there never has been a true dem ocracy. We are in the habit of Hhinlring of certain principles and practices as favoring the masses of common people rather than the When in need of job printin call The Transylvania Times LADIES GENUINE ■MBSIWN LOAFERS 5.98 cyshion orch! Long* Pfcoribg Crown Neolife solos. WmX ferown. Sizes 4-10. more wealthy ones and we call these principles democratic. In that sense, perhaps our govern ment is as democratic as any in the world. Yet, Great Britain is a kingdom, but many people think of her as being more democratic than we are. The name of a polit ical party gives little or no evi dence as to the degree of demo cracy contained in its stated plat form. Each citizen has a perfect right to his own opinion on this subject, but should really know what his party stands for before he votes. I think this is a patriotic duty. Now, as to the nature of our gov ernment. It is federal in nature. This means that forty-eight sep arate and sovereign states have agreed to surrender some of their political powers to a superior sov eignty called the federel govern ment and, under it, became a uni ted group. Here we have the uni que condition of two concurrent sovereignties functioning together in the same government; that is, the state, or commonwealth, and the federal government. One of the important duties of the constitu tion is to define the duties and pow ers of each. All powers not delega ted to the federal government and not denied to the states belong to the states or to the people. Some times it is very difficult to deter mine which government has the au | thority, so it becomes necessary to I have the courts decide the ques tion. It is very important that the reader be careful to avoid any con fusion of terms here. The govern ment among the thirteen colonies after the Revolutionary War was j called Confederation and the gov ernment among the southern states during the Civil War a Confeder acy. Neither of these constituted a real unity among the constituent states. Ours is a Federal Govern ment and its unity is signified by the name United States. The Con stitution, the laws passed by the congress ia accordance with the Constitution, and treaties made by the federal government constitute the supreme law of the land. Even so, the state has very much broad er sovereignty and MORE powers than the federal government. To me, this fact is of very grave importance. One of the plainest facts of history is that all govern ments have a tendency to become tyrannical over its own subjects unless restrained. Of course, there have been a great many benevo | lent rulers even among monarchs. I believe that, in any government, the ultimate sovereignty and final ! authority resides in the people. Verv frequently, the citizens sur : ron.rler this political power to the | Government and become slaves to >'t The communist practice of using 1 a secret spy system seems to have deprived the people of all liberty or sovereignty. - Yet, there is al vnvs the possibility of revolution. Many writers think that the com munist world is on the verge of : revolution rieht now. Perhaps the reader is thinking, “Why all this ; fuss about a tyrannical govern i ment? There is no danger of such j a thing in this country'.” Brother, ; don’t fool yourself. The framers ! of The Constitution recognized this • very' evident possibility and wrote ,;t accordingly. If you wfll study the ''f'’'stit,ution seriously, you will find that a very- large part of it is composed of articles defining the : riehts of both citizens and the gov i ernment and written with the ex ! press purpose of defending the l e:tizen against the possibility of I tvra<nnv on the part of the federal | Government. We, as citizens, must maintain this protection. How can SAVINGS n I v EPOSIT part of every pay check in a First National interest-paying Saving Ac count You’ll find that just the part that has been slipping through your fingers will build a substantial cash backlog in a hurry! BREVARD’S FIRST NATIONAL . r< A N K & TRUST COMPANY Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Member Federal Reserve System FRED GENTRY TO APPEAR AT SING Benefit Albert Schweitzer Hospital Fund. Decora tion Is Also Announced BY MRS. WARD McCALL BALSAM GROVE — The 'regu lar Fourth Saturday night Gospel singing at the Balsam Grove School will be next Saturday night begin ning at 8:00 o’clock. Fred Gentry, of Hendersonville, is expected to bo aimong the singers present. He was unable to be with us at the last singing due to a TV program in Spartanburg, S. C., late in the afternoon. There were a lot of peo ple disappointed and we’re sorry, but that’s a thing that happens once in a while. We do hope he doesn’t disappoint us this time. There will be a bake sale, also refreshments available. Proceeds go to the Albert Schweitzer Mem orial hospital fund. All singers and listeners are invited to attend this Gospel singing. Decoration Set There will fee a decoration at the cemetery near Mack McCall’s next Sunday morning at 11:00 o’ clock. Everyone is invited to at tend. Other Items Mr. and Mrs. L. V. McCall of Newton, N. J., spent Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs. Tinsley Brown and also visited Mr. and Mrs. Vardirey McCall and family Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mason, of Pickens, S. C., spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McCall and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Owen and family of Brevard visited relatives in Jackson county during the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Ford Galloway and girls, of Hendersonville, and Wiley Owen of Brevard, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ward McCall and family Sunday. Frenda McCall is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. Tillman Philips, and family this week. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Siler and children, of Brevard, visited Mrs. Siler’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sene Sisk Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McCall visit ed Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Owen and family Saturday afternoon. We certainly think the men of the Woods Memorial Baptist j church have done a wonderful job landscaping around the ' church. We also appreciate Dr. E. Gaine Cannon sending his bulldozer ov er to do the work. The State high way men did a good part in re sraveling the road in front of the church where it was necessary to make a fill. We say thanks to ev eryone who had a part in this work. this best be done? More on this la ter. It may be possible that some peo ple are a bit confused between the two terms, Bill of Rights and Civil Rights. What is commonly called the Bill of Rights is composed of the ten original amendments to the Constitution declared in force December 15, 1791. Some of the colonies would not join the union until these personal rights were expressly stated in the Constitu tion even though they were all con tained in the English Common Law, which was transferred across the Atlantic to British citizens in the colonies here in America. The makers of The Constitution simply assumed that the new states would continue to use them and enforce these rights as they had done as colonies. In the main, that is what happened. There is little doubt that every state has passed laws with reference to each right con tained in these amendments. How ever, many people are not satis fied with the way the states are handling the situation because they think that the rights of certain (minority groups are being denied or greatly abridged. For this rea son there was introduced into the United States congress a bill known as the Civil Rights Bill de signed to allow the various depart ments of the Federal government to take over the enforcement of those rights named in the Consti tution when they deem that the states are failing to obey the terms of the Constituion. Not all rights could be named in these ten amendments, so others have been added from time to time. So. when a s?ite fails to enforce a right expressly stated in the Con stitution, it becomes not only the right, but the duty of the federal government to prosecute the of fender in a federal court. When this is a criminal offense, a jury trial is provided. In case a right is one not recognized by the several states, it becomes necessary for the Congress to enact appropriate legislation, which can be enforced in the federal courts. In the second installment, we shall go more into detail on the question of voting rights and the preservation of the federal nature of our government and the iden tity of the states. tight* R«t«rv«4 to limit QoantltUsI August is Sandwich Month Sandwiches are so right for carefree warm weather meals and snacks . .. those unexpected guests, that ever approaching mealtime ... no problem for you when you shop your friendly Winn-Dixiel ADDS ZEST TO SANDWICHES . . . DEEP SOUTH Sweet Mixed Pickles s, 37c THE PERFECT SANDWICH LOAF . . . DIXIE DARLING PULLMAN LOAP BREAD FLAVORFUL SANDWICH SPREAD . . . DIXIE DARLING 1 1/2-LB. LOAF MAYONNAISE GOLDEN SHORTENING FLUFFO st 99c "NO BUGS M' LADY" SHELF PAPER ROLL 49C COFFEE SUPERBRAND l-LB. BAG 100% PURE . . . 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