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..S'- / Thursday, February 18, I960 ; , ' • / THE CLINTON CHRONICLE A- 15 „ THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON By Clinton Davidson UNCERTAIN TRUMPET At a time w-hen hopes are the highest in ten years for world peace, perhaps the most controver sial issue before Congress is Ihe building of a strong national de fense. Just where do we stand on na tional defense? Is-Russian missile superiority making the' United "States a second-rate nation militar ily? Is there real danger that t World War HI may come soon, and that j we might lose if? Those are questions this Congress is debating and will continue debat ing until it adjourns, probably about ifctily V TJhe d$>ate unquestionably has political implications, but sin cere differences do exist. President ‘Eisenhower sincerely believes that we and our allies have sufficient qiilitary strength to dis- j courage the communist nations from attacking us. and that full mil itary equality is not immediately ‘ Imperative. f PEACE TALK The people of this country, as well as in the other Free World na tions. have great faith in the Presi dent of the United States, both as a man of wide military experience and as a man dedicated to building ' a peaceful world. He recognizes both our lag in 'OCbH OECURITY By J. GUYTON McLEOD Field Representative Social Security Administration Greenwood, S. C. Let me remind all people who work for themselves of the impor tance of filing their 1958 tax returns on or before April 15, I960. A self-employed person has an ob ligation to file a yearly tax return and pay the social security tax on his net earnings. He also has an ob ligation to himself* and his family to build the social security protec tion that correct and regular report ing affords. Many people do not realize that failure to make a yearly report is * a violation of the law and can result in penalties and interest charges on unpaid social security taxes. Many more do not understimd that delay in filing can cause loos of valuable social security credit and so cut down their old age, survivors, and disabilk yinsurance protection. Ev- - ery social security office in the country can cite examples where failure to report has resulted in the wiping out of social security insur ance protection altogether. As an example, lets’ say a farmer recently became totally disabled. A friend advised him to apply for so cial security benefits as he is over 50 and, as his friend declared, “has been in work covered by social se curity 5 out of the last 10 years,” the lime required for disability ben efits. He applied, but he was in for a shock. The reason? He had neg lected to file a return and pay the social security tax for 1955. The law says that your earnings must get on the record within three years, 3 months and 15 days after fc the taxable year in which they woe earned. For the year 1965, that time was April 15, 1959. Although this man may still be liable for 1956 in come taxes, his earnings for 1965 can never be credited to his social security account. As he is too dis abled for further substantial gain ful work, another year of earnings , can never be vredked to his social security account. He remains one year short of the work requirement of the law. He and his dependent wife and minor children have lost the protection his compliance with the, law would have given them. If you are a self-employed person, guard against the possibility of this happening to you. Report your net earnings correctly and regularly year after year. For information about reporting, get in touch with the District Director of Internal Revenue; for information about old age, survivors, and disability insur ance—what it is, who it protects, and what it pays—we shall be glad to assist. missiles and our hopes that peace can be secured at a series, of Sum mit conference, the first be held next May, as “calculated risks.” Both as a military man and as a statesman dedicated to peace, he is accustomed to taking those risks. Vylt^is nevertheless disturbing that men of comparable military exper ience and stature, firmly believe that we cannot afford to, as they express it, “gamble with our exist ence as a nation.” General Maxwell D. Taylor, who retired less than a year ago as Chief of Staff, is one of those who has expressed great concern over our lag in military preparedness. He has little faith in Russia’s ex- presions of peaceful desires. A BIBLICAL WARNING “For if the trumpet give an un certain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle?”—First Co rinthians, 14th chapter, 8th verse. From that Gen. Taylor takes the title for a new book that thoughtful Americans will want to read. He calls it “The Uncertain Trumpet.” It should be kept in mind, however, that this is a military man writing, and that his experience in diplo macy is limited. He presents only the military man’s side of the argument. Never theless it should not be ignored. There is cause for concern and we are sure that President Eisenhower shares at least some of that con cern. Gen. Taylor writes that “the na tion will face a serious crisis be- ginnig about 1961. For a period of years thereafter, the balance of military strength will tip danger ously in favor of the Communist bloc unless we take action now.” Sen. Stuart Symington, former Secretary of the Air Force, fully shares the fears of Gen. Taylor. Sen. 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