Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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2 Bj CLotf > a Published mor W'l' JI for employees r I ^ I ana i_ydia C Clinton, S. C direction of u w . _ .. Crocker, Indi Member of South ? t-> Atlantic Council of tions L> Induetrlel Kdltore Calvin Cooper Truman Owens The publishers of The C items of interest from it; to your departmental personne Reprinte (ninth! Two Strike U. S. Texti Textile plants in the United r\?v\ ti t V"\ rv v* 4-1-\ r\tr v-i 4 V-* i * d /-?/ Lll^lll WUCIl LIIC^ upcn men UUl And the umpire who impose cotton mills in Clinton, Lauren everywhere else in the United J It forces American mills to pa^ than Japanese mills and other i bale. That fact was dramatically Clinton people last week when CW( tm I w <+*CC4 m V. I BL v hbL / A|M/Lfrr^T^r^ ^-ft ^1 in each of the two local banks of cotton, grown in the U. S. A Any foreign mill could have be ?or $42.50 less!" And strike No. 2 is also aut pire (the U. S. Government) w ucts are allowed to flood the are made by cheap foreign lat cents a day. Agencies of the U. S. Gover: of their way to place stumbl American textile industry in r cials have gone so far as to st expendable. All for the sake ol abroad and keeping foreign m It's high time that some com growers of the country, the hi workers, and the millions upor the industry. The future of this great ; economy "depends on how q need for positive far-reaching stated this week. Shtif " ? ithly by and _ of cl1!?.V?n rthMBXL2 ?ouon miiis, WiY/WUin/ under the Claude A. " "V is trial Rela- . . Member of American irector. Aaaoeution of Industrial Editors Editor Photographer !lothmaker will welcome 5 readers. Turn them in I reporters or to the ;1 office. (d From tt (Dmmtrlr is Against le Industry States have one strike against >rs for business every morning, is this automatic strike against is County, South Carolina, and tT o n jicueb ib nit; u. ijuveiiuneiu. r $42.50 a bale more for cotton breign plants pay for the same ' brought to the attention of a bale of cotton was displayed Oi COTTON| rmtmt runirmu. I WttOMrr -y '>40.n iJW m JTi \ XVM 0H r ^r>Ui k frn7l\l \ ly H rTk I y T^TT \ IJ 0 "fffi| \ tl I ' ?fl fit l f ! "T i T ? ) , H| T^XLI *r li ilw with signs reading, "This bale . cost local textile mills $182.50. >ught this same bale for $140.00 omatically imposed by the umrhen foreign-made textile prodAmerican market. These goods >or paid at the rate of 15 to 20 nment seemingly have gone out ing blocks in the path of the ecent vears. Indeed, some offi ate that the textile industry is r building goodwill for the U. S. jtions in the Western camp, cern be exhibited for the cotton jndreds of thousands of textile 1 millions of dollars invested in segment of the United States uickly Congress reacts to the action," local textile executives THE CLOTHMAKER Gef Ready, Get Set, Pay! Income Tax Check Yc Now that everyone has a taxpayer's number, the need is more pressing for full and ( accurate reporting ot income. Your personal planning can be improved through the use of . a good tax guide. The Internal Revenue Service prepares a booklet, "Your Federal j Income Tax," available for 40 cents from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. For those who 1 itemize deductions, available free is the IRS pamphlet containing the rules for contribu- ' tions from the district office in Columbia, S. C. Write for "Contributions, Document ] 5053." There's a new twist this j year for those who are due , refund payment. The receiver ] has an option of payment by check or savings bonds. Full and accurate reporting of your income is a must. A taxpayer - numbering svstem now in effect will make it much easier for Internal Revenue Service agents to determine if a taxpayer is failing to report his income fully and accurately. Your tax number is your nine-digit Social Security account number. To help you pay the correct amount of your tax bill, here are some tips from the experts on how to shop for bargains in your taxes: First, list all your deductions according to categories required on the tax form. This includes contributions to charity, interest paid on debts during the year, and other rlrvrl t /-? ^ 1 A ' ucuui.uuic LctA.es uiai you ve paid to the city, county and state. These deductible expenses add up faster than you might think, so check to see if they exceed 10 per cent of your family's adjusted gross ;ncome or $1,000. If so, it will save you money to itemize them on the longer tax form. Second, study the instructions that come with your tax form carefully. They'll tell you about dozens of proper deductions that never occur to most people. For example, under medical and dental expenses you can deduct for such things as false teeth, eyeglasses and hearing aids. If you see deductions on the tax instructions that you miccnrl 1 v-? Iiuoacu HI illclIMIlg uui yuux list, add them to their proper category. Also, cross out any claims on your list that don't qualify as legitimate deductions. Third, collect all your cancelled bank checks and receipts for the year, making sure you have one or the other to back each tax deduction on your list. This is important Decause you might be asked to justify your tax returns, and it's a lot easier to have the necessary papers to support the deductions in the first place than it is to find yourself tangling with the tax authorities later. If you have to provide evidence for your claims, checks are recognized as proof of payment in any law court. Time Is Her< >ur Deductior Since many tax records i :an't be replaced, it's a good I idea to store them in a safe < 1nr\rvcif hnv or\?-v 4-V*^ ^^11 ' ? > I, KjyjSi. 1VCC[J LUC 1U11UW- J ing items in your box for a i period of seven years; bank passbooks (even if the account ] bias been closed); records of I medical and dental expenses, i contributions, interest payments; copies of your income < tax returns and cancelled i checks and receipts to prove you've filed a proper return. < tf you own stock, keep a recard of the purchase and the , sale of the stock after you've ] sold it. Also, it's a good idea to save indefinitely the cancelled 1 checks that show payment of 1 Federal and state taxes as well 1 SENATOR 1 |||| STROA| ava ill The Rise ol Secularism < ON FEBRUARY 17, 196 >. Dr. Dillv Graham warned our Nation that "there is movement gathering momentum ir. Airer- ' ica to take the .raditional con- ( cept of God out of our national life." SINCE THAT TIME we have 1 witnessed a steady advance of progress being made in this country by the forces of secu- 1 larism, those who would take God out of our national life. The most notable victory for the secularists came on June 25, 19B2, when the U. S. Supreme ' Court ruled out a non-compulsory New York school prayer which merely acknowledged dependence upon Almighty Cod and requested His blessings on the children, their teachers, and their country. The prayer was found to he an attempt to establish a religion in conflict with the 1st Amendment to the Constitution, which provides that "Congress shall make ho law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." MILLIONS OF AMERICANS protested the decision, and for a while it appeared that the Con- , gress would be forced to overrule the decision, even if it meant amending the Constitution. The forces of secularism were quick, however, to counter the mass of public opposition through the propaganda devices of the so-called liberal news media and also with the blessings of many national leaders who hailed the decision as a victory for religious freedom. It was a victory of sorts for freedom, but a victory for freedom from religion rather than freedom of religion. SINCE THAT DECISION, the secularists have scored new gains in their fight to eradicate public recognition of a Supreme Being. The singing of Christmas carols has been ended in some schools. During ihc past Christ man avatwn, a KIUU|I U1 Ht'CU* larists in New England were able to pressure some school principals into abolishing the Christmas tree from their schoolrooms. On January 5, 1963, two Protestant leaders, in an artide in THE WASHINGTON POST, called for acceptance of the establishment in America of | a new religion, which they called "Secularism." Dr. Martin Marty (Not printed at govt MARCH, 1963 e; is Carefully as copies of your income tax Forms for nrpvinnc uparc cause they provide a running record of your financial progress. Finally, write as legibly as possible. The figures 3, 5, and B, or 1 and 7 frequently look alike. Be careful of transposing figures when you transfer computations from your worksheet to your tax form. Remember, you may fill out your tax return with whole dollar amounts instead of showing exact cents. This means you may eliminate any less than 50 cents, and increase any amount from 51 cents through 99 cents to the next higher dollar. [ I THURMOND |||t Reports 'Iml PEOPLE called secularism "the fastest growing group in America." NOW PENDING before the U. S. Supreme Court are two cases which could give the secularists their greatest victory to date. Both are concerned with the right of a local school to permit its students to engage, without any compulsion, in the recitation of the Lord's Prayer and Bible reading in opening exercises, une case is trom Maryland and the other is from Pennsylvania. Many othe* States permit their schools to have such exercises, including South Carolina, where most schools have a similar program. THE PRINCIPAL argument being made hy the secularists is that their liberty is being compromised. Many of the same people who have done the most to destroy liberty it. this country through support of centralization of power and softness toward the enemy are the most vocal in defense of absolute liberty in some ar-a*. For instance, we are told that acadtmic freedom is fostered when we permit communism to he taug.it in some oi our insuiuuons and also when communists are invi.ed to lecture on the campuses of America. Now we are being told that we must remove acknowledgement of God from our national life in order to appease secularists or atheists, who are not required to participate in these public school acknowledgements. These arguments overlook the important truth that, as our Constitution and other important national documents state, we derive our blessings of liberty from God, whether we call Him by the term Jehovah, God, or Divine I'rovulence. When we scratch the Giver and Provider of our liberties from our national life, we imperil those remaining vestiges of lihert> and turn our nation to secularism or even national atheism?as is required in communist societies today. I AM REPULSED by the false notion that we should destroy the pillars on which our liberties rest in order to advance some cause in the name of liberty. Such actions constitute a fraud and sham not only on God, but also on liberty itself and the people of America. Sincerely, trnment npenn)