The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-05

NsAA years ago naQ very IN
= teresting talk with First Lieuten-
ant, navigator, in World War Two, who
had just completed his fifty missions
over seas and had returned for dis
charge
he told me many interesting stories
OF his bombing experiences and finally
SAID that the war was about over but if
there should be any further trouble with
Germany that 'fOld Hap" meaning
General Arnold, could place five thou
sand bombing planes in the air within
an hour to stop the activities. This Young
officer impressed me with the idea that
our air forces had almost unlimited
reserves.
This situation was also true in
World War One.
In the field of economics we find
striking example of reserves when the
r. u. l. Z. was put into operation in
Washington in 1888. Banks were clos
ing by the hundreds through the nation
The great credit reserve of the lifted
States was brought into operation. Soon
the banks were opened, deposits guar
anteed up to $4,000 and later up to
$4,000, which restored the confidence
OF the people in banks, and this reserve
strength enabled banks to prosper.
reserves are recognized in the gov
eminent itself. We live and exist under
two basic instruments = the Constitu-
ton of the United States and the Con-
sltltutions Of the vaious states.
Amendment Ten to the Constitution
OF the United States reads: "The powers
not delegated to the United States bv
the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to
the States are reserved to the States
respectively, or to the people,"
This amendment was adopted 80
years before the Questionable adoption
OF the 18th Amendment.
| hope our State Judges will be on the
alert to preserve the powers of the SOW
erelgn states, SO as to protect state
sovereignty, and preserve our way Of
life.
Already we think the Federal Govern
ment has transcribed many of the
rights of the states, and we should
maintain solid front to the end that
further encroachment will not take
place.
II seems reasonable that too much
elasticity has been given the construc-
ton OF the 18th Amendment. adonted
when it was and with the conditions
under which it was adopted. All are
aware OF the events that led to the
adoption Of the 14th Amendment. and
1t was never intended that the 18th
Amendment should abrogate the 10th
Amendment.
FROM now on out, there will be a
struggle between the 18th and 10Th
Amendments. The trend now seems to
De, all over the county, to fortify and
strengthen the 10th Amendment. which
is SO revered by those who hold sacred
the lasting guarantees of local govern
ment. Ours is government of local
authority. First, the district, then the
county, and then the state. These are
local governments in themselves. and
lastly, the Federal Government. The
powers granted oIthe federal authority
were comparatively few.
The outstanding development in fed
eral-state relations since the adoption
OF the national Constitution has been
the expansion of the power of the Fed
eral government and the consequent
contraction Of the powers of the state
government. To a large extent this is
wholly unavoidable and is a necessity.
primarily because Of improved trans
portatlon and communication of all
kinds and because of mass production
Second only to the increasing do
minance of the national government has
been the developmen of the immense
power Of the Supreme Court in both
state and national affairs. It is not
merely the final arbiter of the law; it
is the maker Of policy III many major