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t 5- r Page Eight THE CUNTON CHRONICLE Thursday. March 29, 19S1 SOUTH UROIINA FARM BUREAU THIS FEARS OF FEATURES IN SALES TAX MEASURE Columbia, March 26.—The fear cf an all-powerful coalition of the state highway and education de partments was one of the things that kept the South Carolina Farm Bureau from giving its full endorse ment of the general sales tax pro posed for the state. In formulating a policy regarding As Washington Sees It... THE NATWHAL SCENE cents a pound to is alleged to have paid Senator Mc Carthy $10,000 for a pamphlet on “How to Own a Home ’ and used as a sales promotion by the corpora tion. (McCarthy also was charged by report of the senate armed services witnesses with having “borrowed” committee said: The American money from Carl Strandlund, head taxpayer is weary of being gouged of Lustron Corporation, to bet on for the privilege of obtaining from horse races at the Pimlico race track soared from 75 $2.00 a pound, the national secur ity resources board ordered the gen eral services administration-to stop buying tin for stockpiling “until prices reach a reasonable level.” A Special to the Chronicle. Washington, March 26. — High lights of the week in the nation’s capital included senate passage of the sales tax, the directors of the i the ig-year-old draft act and uni- Farm Bureau gave their general en- | versa i military training and a con- dorsement to the principle of ,a sales tax, but qualified their posi tion in several major respects. For one thing, the directors op posed those sections of the present tinuation of the highly controver sial senate probe of the Reconstruc tion Finance Corporation. Only five votes were registered against the draft and UMT bill, bill which bind together (for mam- [They were; Senators Welker (R-Id), tenance of school buses and certain nj^sen (R-ill), Jenner (R-Ind), other functions) the state highway | Schoeppel (R-Kan), and . Langer department and the department of (R-ND). The measure provides for education. In particular, the bureau a universal draft of men at 18 years directors fear that abuses might grow out of this section of the ap propriation bill. "The state highway department shall be responsible for providing I for 24 months and for a universal i military training program to begin after the emergency. The measure also sets a maximum of 4,000,000 men on the armed forces. Present a service force of 3,500,000 men. The limitation amendment was accepted on a 49 to 41 roll call vote. Because the price of tin has all supplies required for the opera- goal of the defense department is for tion of state-owned buses and for maintaining them in efficient and safe mechanical condition. The de partment shall be reimbursed pe riodically by the (state educational finance) commissi on for expendi tures incidental to operating and maintaining buses. The state educa tional finance commission and the state highway commission shall jointly adopt such rules and regu- ]ation«f as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purpoaes of this act ” • In a formal statement of position. t v e Farm Bureau spokesman etn- phaszied that they were not cen- surmg either the highway depart ment or the education department At the same time, the directors F nted out that those two depart- mts spend almost two-thirds of •- entire state appropriation, plus ditional millions obtained from -:rr*l sources Bringing these two departments .ether in rinse a Ilia ore. the direr |rs said, woftld form a combination * that may reasonably be eaperted c enpletely to dominate our state g< v»mment in the future to an ea- *«rt that likely will preclude any nHl t r sing a normal f.^eskrv m the t t -r.asrnt In the tilts rests of g- semmsnt *. the t.aued -we stneifty that the pres latsHi of (hanged so as (3« pert meets 'ureeu gif set urs oMlbttity that ■ It M t <*i t« ruth in* thU £* IMMPfVlhfy -rrjnediat* w*ule some acta are aecrtily at trsrtsd to the future spending ui millions r rpectsd to revenue in addition t«mg made for educational pur lose** Other recommendations made b> the farm bureau directors included this We strongly favor operation of school bus transportation by county toards of education on a county basis. In our opinion, all that the <tate highway department should have to do with the school bus) transportation system is to examine »nd certify as to eligibility of school bus drivers and to condemn buses found unfit for o|>eration as such. The directors stated their belief that transF>ortation funds could be allotted among the counties on an equitable basis w’hich would remove existing criticisms. The Farm Bureau officials also 1 urged a reduction in the property taxes now levied through the state, and recorded themselves as oppos ing any differentation between pub lic utilities and rural electric co operatives in the taxation of elec tricity under the bill. "If one is exempted from the tax, the other should be exempted also.” Despite all those specific objec tions to the bill, the directors said they regarded the sales tax as “the most feasible and equitable method of raising additional revenue. They added their endorsement of an in crease in teacher pay and “an im proved and expanded educational system.” The question of a sales tax came before members of the state Farm Bureau last December at the annual meeting here. At that time, there was no spe cific proposal under consideration. For that reason, the bureau author ized its directors to formulate a pol icy which now has been done. Coun ty Farm bureau organizations have recorded themselves as favoring a sales tax by a ratio of six to one. In most instances, such statements of endorsement have carried a pro viso to the effect that property taxes should be removed or lowered if the sales tax is adopted. To Reluve Misery of me ^ some of its allies the raw materials with which he is expected to sup ply the food and armament needs of the non-Communist nations in the event of another all-out war. . . . If we cannot obtain tin at reasonable prices, we must serious ly reconsider our policies with re spect to this metal. The battle against inflation is also part of the fight against Communism.” Public hearings continued on al leged mismanagement of the Re construction Finance Corporation with new charges and much con flicting testimony over inquiry in to the big lending agency. Some members of congress became in volved in the inquiry as the testi mony was taken behind closed doors. Included were Senator James Murray of Montana, who was al leged to have interested himself in a loan to a Miami hotel for which his son was an attorney. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin was brought into the picture in the in quiry into the huge loan to the now defunct Lustron Coiporation, which in Baltimore. Strandlund testified, however, the incident occurred at the Laurel track instead of Pimlico, and that he tore up one check and merely cashed a larger one for Mc Carthy. Reprepestative Frank W. Boykin; Alabama, came into the pic ture when Chairman Fulbright of Arkansas said the committee would investigate a publicized report that Boykin sought to influence a $1,700,- 000 loan to the Mobile Paper com pany at Mobile, Ala., with which Boykin’s son is affiliated. In the meantime, members ctf the RFC board have denied any “wrong do ing” or that White House secretaries actually influenced any decision on loans. Senator Murray said he treat ed the case in which his son was im plicated as he did any other case. Senator Murray demanded a com plete summary of congressional in tercession with the RFC by letter, telephone or interview and that all be put in the record. According to information, the RFC has on file about 900 letters from members of from both parties seeking loans for various Anns throughout the country. In connection with the dr«ft bill. Chairman Cooley of North Carolina 1 of the house agriculture committee said a policy statement by General Hershey, director of selective service, has clarified a confused situation as to drafting fanners. Mr. Cooley said General Hershey had made It clear local draft boards have “both the authority and the responsibility to defer agricultural workers." Six-Inch Sermon By REV. ROBERT H. HARPER Hope has been defined as the practical conviction that God is not only very good, but very good to ma. Whoever posses Hope to a gen erous degree will go far on the road of spiritual perfection. Hope is based on appreciation of God’s con stant solicitude for each of His creatures. This in turn engenders a deep trust and love—both power ful incentives to high spiritual at tainment. We must never, of course, confuse Hope with presumption. Presump tion is the rash and sinful expecta tion that no matter how long or cal lously we live in siri, God will somehow cause us to be repentant and well disposed before death comes to claim us. Scripture warns As a man lives so shall he die. Most people being naturally food, it is a wonder that they are not better — spiritually speaking. The reason is their want of Hope. Ev ery thinking person realizes that God’s beneficences are boundless. And yet, many will not ask Him for even a small favor. This is as absurd as it is illogical. A genuine hope will impel us to beseech God to inspire us to the conquest of our particular faults. God will surely help the man who wants to be pure and decent. He will help the proud to grow in hu mility. He will teach the violent how to overcome anger and become patient and forebearing. Above all, He will encourage the sinner not to grieve uselessly over his iniquities, but to rise up every time he falls and renew the struggle. 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