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c I Ua Thursday, January 31, 1957 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Paure S«ven Cbt/UppcrRoom O tmi upper room nashviui tinnessu THE WORLDS MOST WIDELY USED DEVOTIONAL GUIDE Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied." Jesus faid to Him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you do not know me, Philip?" (Jphn 14:8. 9 RSV.) At a family ♦onference in a secluded woodland area, our five- year-old son became separated from his age group. 1 found him in tears. “What happened?” I asked. “I just stopped for a minute to look up,’,’ he cried. “I heard the trees brushing the clouds and I saw a bird flying. When I looked down, everybody was gone.” The world does not wait while we pause to look around. Like Philip, many of us walk in the presence o( God unaware of -Him. Made by God, we live in His setting. His gifts surround us, and we use them every moment of our lives. Yet we are so ungrateful. The secret of thanksgiving lies in our awareness of God. Christ’s spirit in us teaches us appreciation and love for God, and sheds a magic glow over our attitudes and actions. > PRAYER. Our Father, we have frequently failed in our praise of Thee because we have not learned the secret of awareness. Help us to become aware of Thy presence in us, in others, and in Thy gifts to us. through Christ. Amen. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY The secret of giving thanks is awareness of God. Mary Edith Barron (California) Comments On Men and Things By SPECTATOR One of the most informative studies of conditions has been made by the First National Bank of Boston. I am using it. in part: “All citizens have an important stake and an over-riding interest in plans for taxing and spending, for it is only from their pockets that government revenues are obtained. Currently, there is an added urgency in efforts to get greater value for every dollar spent, due to the renewal of cold war tensions and the consequent prospect of expanded national de fense and foreign assistance pro grams. Concern for the quality and cost of government is a perennial problem, which seems to defy so lution, for big government is in- here's the high fashion story... X on Montag Stationery Now Montag creates the perfect fashion ‘■accessory for your thoughts. Dramatic continental letter paper* in luscious colors with slender lined matching envelopes. Papers with clever, humorous esigns deftly embossed. Dainty hand painted effects in edible colon. Exquisitely restrained papers with distinguished deckle edges and gold bevel finishes. Heavy papers with the feel of rare old parchment. Fashionable feather-light papers to fly with yetfT^loriJ'ihstance” messages. Montag has made a high fashion papeij with you in mind r Come in today for yourj/ CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. 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And the trend since has been upward. This exceeded consumer spend ing in food stores, for tobacco, clothing, and housing combined. It represented the equivalent of $664 for every man, w'oman ( and child Of this amount, the c&st of national defense was $2^6, while the remainder paid all oth er Federal, state and local costs. Taxes amounted to $491 per capi ta, or the euqivalent of more than six weeks of a factory work er’s labor at the present average hourly wage. In addition, dur ing the year all government debt outstanding rose to $1,928 per capita—an aggregate, annual gain of nearly $8.5 billion. Federal spending is nearly double that of the state and lo cal governments combined, while 7- per cent of all tax collections goes to Washington. The fiscal 1957 budget expenditures are now expected to be $69.1 billion, or $4 billion above the estimate of last January. This marks the largest peacetime total with one exception, and was exceeded in only three years during World War II. The $700 million esti mated surplus may be in jeop ardy because of a slackening in corporate profits. With every prospect that the fiscal 1958 bud get w'ill show a minimum rise of $2-$3 billion, it became clearer that we are failing by % a wide margin to get spending under contro.1. Further, at a time* of peak prosperity, we are achiev ing too limited a surplus to meet the requirements of a compen satory fiscal policy. In the 1957 budget, 61 per cent of the funds,’ or more than $40 billion, was allocated to major national security programs. There can be no question "of our neeTl to be strong, and ready for any eventuality, but to deny, as some da that there are substantial op- p6ftuni ) ties for economy in these expenditures, without weakening our defenses is contrary to all logic. In certain areas the de sire for more and more services, costing increasing amounts, seems to give too little attention to ul timate costs. The fact that the prices of goods and services have mounted for government, even as for its citizens, dictates that the budget needs more careful scrut iny than ever before, and no category of spending should ^>e considered untouchable. Past efforts at economy and im proved efficiency do not offer great encouragemnet. The second Hoover Commission, following our most far-reaching study of Federal operations, pointed the way to greater efficiency, to les sened competition of Govern ment with business, and to sav ings, estimated as high as $5.5 billion per year. A balance sheet of progress over the eighteen months since its work was com pleted shows that, of 479 separate actions called for by Its recom mendations, some 313 have been endorsed, in whole or in part, by the Administration. Of these, 193 actions, or 40 per cent, have been, or are being, implemented t with potential savings estimated ajt around $530 million yearly. This represents little more than some of the less controversial and less costly reforms. Much remains to be accomplished, if we are to profit by the excellent work, and this will require diligent efforts of everybody. An area crying out for courag eous pruning is that of grants-in- aid to state and local govern ments. For fiscal 1957 these it ems, amounted to 6 per cent of to tal Federal budget expenditures. The dollar total of around $4.5 billion, spread over some . fifty different programs, is more than the total peacetime budget prior to 1932. In recent years this Fed eral aid has furnished 8 to 10 per cent of state and local revenues. Yet these funds represent no gifts from Washington, but a return of locally collected monies, after the deduction of exorbitant adminis trative costs. Costs are frequent ly accompanied by burdensome and costly standards and con trols which weaken the. recip ients. In addition, since they us ually involve matching funds, they are a temptation to extrava gance, and one which therefore favors the wealthiest or most im pudent units. The Governors Conference has more than once recommended that these grants be curtailed and that certain Fed eral revenue sources be allocated to the states, to enable them to fi nance the programs directly. The Commission on Intergovernmen tal Relations found unequalled opportunities for savings in this field, yet Congress, urged on by local pressure groups and un wieldy Federal bureaus continues to hand out billions in this cost ly form of ‘gift’. Repeated deficits in Our over all government spending, and continued resort to borrowing, leave little hope for tax reduc tion^ unless we demand more for pur tax dollars. Success in Con gress, in state capitals, and in city and town halls will never come uqtil citizen apathy ^liminshes and all of us take more interest and demand action. Businessmen can be of inestimably greater help if more of theta will bring I to bear on government operations some of the management talents WASHINGTON AND ■ * "SMALL BUSINESS” By C. WILSON HARDER ’ There is considerable evidence to merit the belief that when the new Congress convenes, the problems of small business will be foremost on the agenda. * . • * During the political conven tions the National Federation of Independent Business outlined to the platform- making com mittees of both major parties the problems of Independent business, and both parties adopted strong i planks on smal business. • • • And as is’ c . w. mruRr well known now, both parties triumphed in the recent election in differjmt ways; one retaining control tot the administrative branch, the other maintaining control of the legislative branch. * • • In his message to Congress In January, President Elsenhower is slated to include a request for tax relief for small business. • • • At the present time, it is not known just what form this re quest will take, but those pro fessing to be closest to the situa tion say the White House will ask that the Federal levy on the first $25,000 of corporate income be reduced to 20%. • • * Many legislators have informed the Federation that they are In favor of tax relief for small busi ness along these lines. • • * The problem is this. There is no thought in mind that special consideration is to be given small business as some sort of subsidy. o o « Rather, the problem is one of leaving small business with suffl- ^ nf laiepcnient Katin pm dent earnings to Invest in the ex pansion and development of the business. The tightening of cred it by the Federal Reserve Board has made such measures even more imperative. * • * It is perhaps quite trite to mention that most businesses fail because of a lack of cash. If a business cannot hold back enough from earnings to meet competition, or cannot boiYow the money needed to compete, the padlock inevitably must adorn the front door. • * * In 1955 11,000 business Arms were forced to the wall; in the first eight months of this year over 1,000 more were forced out. Failures are running double the 1952 rate. Of course, there are many reasons for business fail ure, but a large share of this alarming rate is due to lack of cash to keep heads above water. • • • And often even borrowing will not solve the situation on the present tax structure. Here is the way that works. • * • Suppose, for example, a *mall business to keep competitive has to make a $5,000 capital Invest ment in a new building, and bor rows the money. Actually, that business must pay $10,000 for that building, because out of each dollar of earnings, taxes only leave 50 cents to be paid back to the lending agency. Of course, the business can take de preciation, but this is usually off set by the interest rste, • • • The problem has . probably been allowed to exist too long. so* If it exists much longer there will be s declining problem, doe to the fact small businesses still operating will be - declining. gress for a hospital at the fort, but the Department of Defense wants, to build one large enough to take Care of future expansion,, It is estimated that about $11,- 000,000 will be needed instead of the $5,000,000 already appropriat ed. I have be^n urging the Secre tary of the Army, Wilber Bruck- er. and thd Deputy Secretary of Defense, Rueben Robertson, to agree to go ahead with engineer ing and design-plans for the larg er hospital and then to present their request l?o Congress for the larger appropriation The $5,000,000 would take 1 ar ■ of a 250-bed hospital • but th' 1 present need is for at least a 500- bed hpspital. The Department of Defense also would like to con- truct a SO’O-bed hospital which was designed to be ^expanded to 1,000 beds later If provision? Is made only for 250 beds now, it will .mean that the old hospital will have to be continued in use d’Trtag with the new building The general renovation pro gram about to get underway at the fort will greatly improve the housing facilities for the soldier Included in the work is the lining and painting of the interior of buildings, providing latrines and showers on the second floors, im- . proving heating, lighting and hot water systems, and the installa tion of suitable floor covering in the barracks. , < Gasoline Price Probe My efforts to have an investi gation made of the recent one- cent per gallon increase in the price of gasoline moved fonvard a step this week The Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee voted in favor’of my motion at the organizational, meeting-’of the committee to ask the Senate .to approve a resolu tion providing for the investiga- j tion. » Newsprint Price Investigation Another price increase which I the Interstate and F'oreign Com merce Committee is going ahead , with immediatley is of the recent j~$4 per ton jump, :n the cos* of I newsprint. The first hearing ha beer ! scheduled n Washington on Feb ^ 26 -I shall urg<i the committee : to make a full survey of the rea- j ons for-this price,rise [ do ho* want to see our newspapers and other newsprint user: subjected to any unnecessary hardship be cause of profiteering if that ,;.s .'What has been goinjJ on.-}. Sponsoring New Bills I have joined Senator Potter of Michigan, in the introduction of a resolution to establish a new Sen ate Committee on Veterans Af fairs At the present time all bill and resolutions on veterans af fairs are .handled bv-th<| Senate Labor and PublicWelfare Com mittee My view .js that - vet erans affairs are too important not to be considered by a com mittee dealing entirely with that subject . Again this year I‘am co-spon-’ soring i with Senator Long, ot Lortiisiana. a bill whii-h would ' permit veterans to reinstate na tional service life m-urance poll | cies which have lapsed We tried ; to secure passage'of this bill 'a -f I year, but only.a weaker verwon ■ was tacked onto another bill i ' hop- we will be able to ge* the I-bill we want this time Also, l am ro- pnnsoring with j other senators a bill to transfer *he ;afety.function- of the Gov-, ernment, from the Commerce De partment, to the I-abor Depart ment .This was one of *he rec ommendations of the HooVer Co tarn i ssi on for *he purpose ot improving the present safety ope ration , in ♦hef government TF. YOU DON’T READ THF CHRONICLE YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS Phon* 74 which have so richly served the American productive machine. To achieve sounder fiscal poli cies, greater economy, and more of our. spending closer home will help in the fight against infla tion, bring wider personal discre tion in the spending or saving ot our incomes, and buttress our economic strength in -this uneasy world.” Holmes Bell are patients at Hays hospital. . George Holder was a paftient &t Blalock clinic sevefal days last week. •DIE FOR ALL YOU ARE WORTH” Hugh L. Eichelberger NEW YORK LIFE MAN ' 1 36 Years Experience PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE INFORMATION FURNISHED FREE WITH THE SICK Roily Bannister, Jr., of Mount- ville, underwent an operation this week at Blalock c^nie. Friends "of J. T Willard will re gret to know he is ill and a'pa tient at Blalock clinic. Little Ken Walker, son of Mr and Mrs. James Walker, is conva lescing at Hays hospital following a' tonsilectomy yesterday.. LittleeRonald Casey, son of Mr and Mrs. Russell Casey, has re turned-home from Blalock clime where he was a patient for sev eral ffays. Charles Cobb and Mrs. J. E FToffitt are patients at Blalock clinic.’ Mrs. Willie Rushton is a pa tient at Hays hospital. Friends of Eric Barnes will be interested to know- he was a pa tient at Blalock clinic ‘ several days last week. Robert O’Sullivan and William Sen. Thurmond Reports ... When I came to Washington, one of my promises w as that I would do my best to have Fort Jackson at Columbia designated as a permanent Army insaalltibn. Shortly before my resignation from the Senate last spring, I was notified taat Fort Jackson had finally been given-designation as a permanent fbtt 'Now the im portance of this is beginning to be clear wnth the announcement during the past week that ap proximately $2,200,000 is being ^pent in improving the fort’s housing facilities this fiscal .year and the further revelation by the Armv -that perhaps a* much as $2,000,000 will be spent in the next fiscal year for’ further im provements at Fort Jackson. Also, during the past week 1 have been having several discus sions with officials in *the Defense Department and the Depactmeta of the Army atxput the construc tion of a permanent hospital at Fort Jackson. An appropriation of $5,000,000 was made last vear bv the Con- LAURENSCOUNTY Tax Books Now Open The tax books of Laurens County are open for pay ment of the following taxes: f • & * S| u* Special School School Bonds School Deficit Board Edoc. 1955-56 Total Laurens No. 55 ;... is 25 49 Laurens No. 56 18 22 4 3 46 Greenville No. 520 18 42 V2 53^2 Ware Shoals 51 18 35 60 (County-wide includes: Ordinary county, 9 mills: bonds, 8 mills: hospital, 1 mill—Total, 18 mills). (Mauldin-Simpsonville-Fountain Inn Water Dist. levy 13 mills). Every male between the ages of 21 and 60 years, who is not physically disabled is required to pay $1.00 poll tax. i |4U Tax hooks opened October 1, 1956 ahd remain open without penalty through December 31, 1956. Taxes will be collected through April 15, 1957, with penalty added, and will go into execution April 15, 1957. The following penalties will be collected: January, 1 per cent; February, 2 per cent; March, 3 per cent; and from April 1 to April 15, 7 per cent. SAM M. LEAMAN County Treasurer What Would YOU Have Done? j * • See and i^ear a dramatic itory of one fatal accident ... and how the /FINA DRIVOTRAINER is A helping motorists to safer driving ... on the ALCOA HOUR Sunday Night, - February jl NBC-TV Channel 4 . S. W. Sumerel V AETN’A-LZER 101 S. Broad St. Phone 80 * ■ B representing ^ >iTNA CASUALTY and Surety Company .The hthirui the ptrfuv *ith the PS ‘Prrunuil Seruce) Public turvic* toward groater Public iafoty SPECIALIZING LEADS TO High Quality PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Because of its attractive and orderly appearance, and betauae ot our excellent stocks, it mubt be presumed that our price* tor prescriptions are high. 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