The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, March 05, 1953, Image 12
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, March 5, 1953
HOW MUCH
witnrorssvnHis year?
Now's the time to start! Start the New Year with
a plan'to save a definite amount and really stick
to it. With an irsn- .. account here, it’s
easy to make a I. > • of saving. Service is
friendly, con*ea.ei,; . { ,c. Save in person
or by mail.
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have never been ill. If so, you have given the matter of
medical care little thought. Here’s hoping that illness never
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But if it does, you should be prepared. What physician
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Establish your family physician now. Prompt attention
to minor ailments often prevents long, serious illnesses.*
When you find it necessary to consult him, depend on
us to fUl his prescriptions promptly.
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Federal and State taxes should
be reduced now. We are hearing
a # lot of talk about a non-recurring |
, surplus, but the taxpayers also may i
have experienced non - recurring 1
| surpluses.
We have been taught that a pru-
I dent man governs his spending by
his income; and that an imporvi-
dent mas is one who gets what he
wants and then pays if and when
and how he can, if ever. A thrifty,
careful man does not buy an over
coat for $100 unless he is a $100
man; otherwise he is what we call
a spendthrift.
That word is rather unhappy, I
think, for though he may be spend
ing the fruits of thrift it usually
implies a complete lack of thrift.
Nations are great numbers of in
dividuals and can wisely use the
| same standards of prudence in
spending; this naturally applies to
our States, too.
Nations may have some special}
obligations, the National defense
being of first importance, for we
wish to remain free and independ
ent people at any valid or legiti
mate cost. We have good reason
to believe that our Nation scatters
its energies in too many directions
and that it spends money waste-
fully. If you ask the bureaucrats;
to trim the budget they cannot see |
any items that can be reduced or:
eliminated. If, however, the mon-i
ey available has been reduced and
they are told to “reduce or get out”,
the most remarkable reductions can
i be made. I ’know that; any and
1 everybody else who ever prepared I
jor administered a budget knows;
! that.
We have capable men in a tech- i
nical sense in all departments, but 1
! the wise planning for a great na-
i tion and the careful administration
| of great departments are tasks be-
j yond the experience or capabilities
of most bureaucrats.
A simple illustration of this con-
j fusion may be seen in much of our
j school administration: A man train-
' ed as a teacher may be really cap
able as a teacher, but what has his
training as a teacher to do with op-
tixUag^ fieet of bu^es-br managing
a big school canteen? A man may j
be a real Economist, even a sort of
wizard in discussing the general 1
economy of the Nation and even of
the world, but no Board of Direc-*
tors would elect him President of a
great Bank.
During the Roosevelt and Tru
man terms many writers and talk
ers were appointed to Federal f> os i*
tions. They talked and wrote flu
ently and volubly and seemed in
spired from On High; but they
j nearly wrecked this Nation. That’s
i the proof of the pudding.
! Going back to the matter of re
ducing the Federal taxes, I. have
! argued from expediency, but the
! law is on the side of” the Ways and
: Means Committee of the National
Constitution says: “All bills for
raising Revenue shall originate in
the House of Representatives.” The
House is’ not a lot of puppets; it
has its high function to perform
and should be above dictation. So j
it is clearly the prerogative of the 1
Congress.
The President, on the other hand,;
may recommend to the Congress, i
"He shall from time to time give |
to the Congress Information of the j
i State of the Union, and recommend i
to their consideration such meas-1
ures as he shall judge necessary j
j and expedient.”
If, now, the President is to de-1
! termine whether or not taxes may'
I be reduced he is usurping the pre-
j rogative of Congress.
I I am an admirer and supporter of
President Eisenhower but I am not
a me-too politician who spends his
j time all-aghast at the marvelous
wisdom of the new administration.
II want my country governed by
I law, not by a man’s whim, whether
he be Mr. Truman t or Mr. Eisen
hower.
In much that has been done, or
started, or talked, the General has
a good batting average, but too
many tongues talk all the time.
‘‘Four-thirds” of the new and old
bureaucrats should be gaged for
twelve months. What the country
needs is fewer Sovereign remedies
or panaceas from men yet un
proved, even untried, in office, and
more sbund, simple, arid sensible
procedures.
Let us consider the new Secre
tary of Agriculture: he,wants the
law of Supply and Demand to ope
rate and for the farmers to stand
on their own feet or stew in their
own juice. As an Economy theory
or principle that is correct; but)
how can the farmer stand on his j
own feet when so many others walk r
on Government crutches?
Let me quote, in substance, the
remark of a wise and sound and
successful businessman of Charles
ton: Sitting at the table with Mr.
J. Ross Hanahan at the South Caro
lina National Bank’s supper in
Charleston, I listened with special
interest to this outstanding busi
nessman and industrialist. Said Mr.
Hanahan: “I favor giving the farm
er all the help and protection that
can be given him. He buys in a
protected market and he employes
labor influenced by the Govern
ment’s special labor protection; and
he sells in a controlled market.
How can we surround the farmer
with coddled, pampered and pro
tected interests and talk about let
ting the farmer sink or swim
alone?” Well, for hard, common
sense, that is it.
Why does the farmer pay $3.00 or 1
$4.00 a hundred pounds for the!
picking of cotton? Because every
industry is offering pay on that !
scale, or higher; and the workers
in industry are guaranteed mini
mum pay by the Government. Of
course, as a matter of sound law,
that is not the business of the Gov
ernment, but it has enacted the
laws just the same.
And why must industrial work
ers have the prevailing wages? Be- j
cause everything they buy is high, i
And rent is high because labor and,
materials are high. And through |
all this you can trace the hand of,
the Government, directly or re-;
motely.
If the Government wants to lett
the farmer work out his own sal-1
vation (economically) let the Gov
ernment apply the same plan to all
the protected interests, not just the
farmer.
As a principle, the Government
Six-Inch Sermon
REV. ROBERT H. HARPER
JESUS URGES ALERTNESS
(Temperance)
Lesson for March 8: Matthew
25:1-13.
Golden Text: I Corinthians 16:13.
The parable of the Ten Virgins,
based upon customs that were then
familiar to people of the orient,
customs in vogue at the time of a
wedding, has to do with the second
coming of Christ. Much is written
concerning the second coming in
the New Testament and the belief
in it had wide influence among
Christians in their speculations as
to the time of the coming. Most
Christians think that every effort
should be put forth in Christian
work, while some think that noth
ing can be done to save the world
until Christ comes again are inclin
ed to pessimism.
But one thing is certain—no one
can know when the time of the sec
ond coming will be. And upon that
uncertainty the warning is issued
should stop the entire plan of pro
tection for everybody; but don’t
apply it entirely to farmers.
that men should be ready at all
times for the coming of the Lord.
They are to watch, inasmuch as
they know neither the day ridr the
houij when the Son of God shall
come. Thus Jesus urges men to be
alert in their Christian living.
We come, then, to consider that
all things should be so used that
we shall be alert and ready for the
coming of the Lord at any time. No
indulgence, no habit, should be al
lowed to dull a man’s sensibilities
and incapacitate him for the seri
ous affairs of life. Men who need
to be clear-eyed and ready for the
responsibilities of the every-day,
should also be alert and strong in
their daily Christian living
Gray
Funeral Home
Clinton. S. C.
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■ffow many
have, yon added
to your telephone
circle...
Last year Southern Bell installed 14,561
net additional telephones in South Caro
lina, raising the total number in this
State to 228,878.
Some of the added telephones are
right here in this Community. You
probably know some of the new sub
scribers.
That’s why telephone progress means
something to you. As more telephones
are added, you can get in touch with
more people you know and more people ,
you need. Thus your own telephone
increases in usefulness and value to you.
J. M. McAlister, *
South Carolina Manager
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
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