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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thimday. October IS* 1959
Inflation Hurts
You. ..And You
Some people may think that l us.ne^s
hasn't any really bijr stake in the inflation
problem, on the grounds that it costs rise.
,lue to wage l*oosts or any other cause.\all the
msinessmen have to «lo is to raise the prices
of their services ami commodities.
Itnt that attitude^ if it ever did prevail in
business circles, has just aland disappeared
now. Ibisinessmen, like others, have learned
that there is no way to keep up with the in-
t'iat onarv spiral once it ^ets the bit in its
•doth As a consque,nee, more and mor^ bus-
in," »ui;t rprises. particularly large ones, are
no \ takinyr an active part in anti-inflation ,
•.n-njjrams.
\ news letter circulated by General Elec-
• r.i. provides an example. It i#! predicated on
this statement: ^'Inflation is the nation's
•n,,st threatening domestic problem. Directly
i ind.rtetly. it hurts everyone, whether they
, housewives, children, working men and
worn, n. >r retired j^ople living on social se-
• y. pensions, or investment income.”
The .auses of inflation are varied. Hut the
.lli -t cause, in the vjew of most economists,
- government sjamding. Government—fed-
, ral. state and local—now collects and spends
.d>out per c ent of the national income. "By
•he veiv <;.e of this expenditure, it is infla-
:ionar.v even if taxes are high enough to |vay
tor government spending.”
The common idea is that the current mag
nitude of federal spending must be laid at
the door of defense. And it is true that de
le nse accounts for the largest single item in
’he budget. B,ut it isjtlso true that defense
s|* tiding has actually declined more than a
billion since lbo4—while non-defense spend
ing has increased by more than 10 billion.
What is needed, in the letter’s view, is a
.ait ful examination of each of the many
civilian programs Congress must consider. Is
so costly a program needed? Could it not be
undertaken by local government or private
initiative? Is there any really urgent need
for a program at all in the light of the dam
age that inflationary spending does?
The letter has some specific ideas as to
action it l>elieves should l>e taken by- either
Congress or the Executive branch. One is to
establish an honest dollar as a cornerstone
of national policy, and to make this a yard
stick against which spending legislation
could be measured. Another is to control
“back-door” federal spending, under which
normal appropriation processes are evaded.
Another is to organize all spending bills into
a single general expenditure authorization
bill, so that legislators can see what is in
tended and relate expenditures to anticipated
revenues. Another is to give the President
the item veto, under which he could veto
>|h-v luc items in an appropriations bill with-
uut vetoing the bill in its entirety. And an
other is to abandon the concept that all social
and economic problems are l>est solved at the
federal level. >
This is a large order, but by no means an
nip'-sible one. Anti there’s no doubt that
•nor, and more Americans are becoming con-
.imt i that something'of the #ort will have
•«, -, done if further degradation of the dol-
ai - to In prevented.
homes and schools. The courts, it seems Book DlSCUSSCS
clear, must in the interest of society’ do less Segregation From
' coddling of young criminals—and provide ex- V;«wrwGnt
am pies that will make others think twjce lie- Charleston Viewpoint
fore killing, raping, maiming, and robbing.
Crops That Turn Into Meat
It is significant that one stop on Premier
Khrushchev’s limited itinerary was to an
Iowa farm. The^fidmi’s owner. Roswell Garst,
is internationally known for his work in de
veloping hybrid seed corn, and is a recognized
authority on advanced farming techniques.
Mr. Khrushchev is deeply interested in im
proving Russia’s food situation. He also had
i met Mr. Gainst on two prior occasions, when
t the latter visited Russia.
Mr. Garst. no doubt, had some wise advice
, for the Soviet chief. And he also has wise
advice for American farmers. According to
George Thiem of the Chicago Daily News
Service, who recently interviewed Mr. Garst.
the Iowa farm leader has a low opinion of tefl b v p r
politics in farming. “Know what these gov- minister of Woodruff, and published
ernment agricultural credit corporations are b > - Greenwich Book Publishers of
telling farmers?” Mr. Garst snorted. N,vs ' ork .
The book is divided into four sec-
"To be careful alamt over-producing beef tj ons j n which the author presents
because cattle numbers are approaching the in an exceptionally interesting man-,
100 million mark. This is a»»out what we had "‘‘ r ^ ***** * bUca J'
1 ... ' support of segregation Trie author
in 10.) 1. I nat s stupid. ^ points out hte danger of forced
“We've had a 10 per Vent population in- integration and urges the public to
il ease since 1054, and whiW thev're saving is Let us seek to solve this racial (
.... , . . . problem in the light of what is
that American consumers are doomed to eat £™ stjan and best for ^ races
lo per cent less beef. What nonsense. j t ca nnot be solved by mob rule,
Many other agricultural authorities have lawlessness, or injustice; neither
pointed to the virtues of animal agriculture— can 11 l) '' solv ' l ‘d lf we make this
' ...... ... important matter a political foot-,
as a means ot improving the American diet. ba || bvr our politicians to use in
and at the same time, doing something con- seeking Negro votes ”
stfuctive about the staggering grain Surplus C’ommenting on the differences
-problem '* f a P‘ mons among church leaders
in his introduction to the book, Dr.
Ezell follows with this statement:
We need to recognize also that
it is the desire of the Communists
that the United States shall be
. , —. , ... .it weakened by internal strife, for it
Warsaw. Poland Oct M-Wareaw IS Hu' cap , l , l of on|v jn , ha , we
Poland, located no, quite mtduay between Borltn and t<> ve our
Moscow I will not now discuss the government of _
Poland, although it claims to be a free democracy w ith
officials and “parliament*’ elected by the people; yet
85 per cent of the property is owned by the municipali
ty or state and practically all the people work for the
government It is much like Russia in many ways; i
but its people claim not to be Com
munists. Polish people take part
in no propaganda, but ask only to be
let alone and left free to run their
own affairs. They claim to be 100
per cent neutral, but surely appear
friendly toward the Russians yet
hate the Germans who bombed
them unmercifully during World
War IL
HISTORY OF POLAND
®*** r The city of Warsaw was founded
in the tenth century and Sunday 1 attended a church ,
dating back to 1187. although Christianity was for- ;
mally introduced into Poland in 962 and was actively >
practiced in Warsaw in 1241 when the Polish armies I
repelled the Mongol hordes In fact, the whole of
Southern Europe owes its freedom to the armies of ;
Poland Again it was the Polish armies which stopped
the Turks from overrunning Europe in the 17th cen
tury The whole of Europe owes a great debt to the
Polish people whose kings fought continual attacks
from all sides Poland has a marvelous history; and
through the centuries has enjoyed periods of peace
ami prosperity, enjoying the culture of science, art.
and literature, starting with the great astronomer j
( opernicus and ending w ith the great pianist Pader
ewski.
I'nfortunately. Poland was lorn awunder during
World War 11 and Hitler gave it a terrible and un- j
necessary beating, principally — so he claimed — be
cause of ’.he large number of Jewish people who had
escaped.’ from Germany " into Poland. As a result,
nearly 8DU.U00 innocent people perished in Warsaw ,
between September 1. 1939 and January 17, 1948. This
was nut only the result of ruthless bombings, but of
great tires and massacres, all under Hitler’s diree-
tiors As a result the population of Poland dropped
from 35 000.0W before World War II to around 28,- i
000.000 in 1958
COURAGEOUS
Notwithstanding the barbarous treatment by the
Germans. Poland's people continue to be happy and
courageous The people are poor, there being very few I
automobiles and almost no bicycles. Living costs and
taxes are high, but the people are very industrious!
and saving. Looking out of my hotel window this
morning, 1 counted only three automobiles, but saw
five home-made wagons with the shafts made of poles
cut from forests and the harnesses of the faithful
horse made of worn-out iron tires from broken cart
wheels Yet Warsaw is now mostly rebuilt and I
should be proud to live in it.
Last week, in Germany. I was amazed at the energy
of the Germans and noted their great activity. I won
dered why this energy was not used to curb Hitler in
his wickedness. It almost seems as if a vast number
of Germans—in their own mindsr—hoped that Hitler
would win. I further feel that many Germans believe
another “Hitler” will arise who will nave all of his
energy but who will be without his sins!
Each of my readers—many of whom are loyal Unit
ed States citizens, even though perhaps of German
descent—must decide for himself; however, this is my
reaction: Although 1 came to Central Europe an opti
mist, hoping' to find some attractive German stocks
and bonds to recommend, I am returning home pes
simistic. The fire ignited by Emperor Wilhelm II and
his Prussian followers may be yet smoldering. Wise
are those who now invest their money only in the
United States of America or in Canada.
OR. H. k. EZELL
. “The Christian Problem of Racial
Segregation." is a small book writ-
H K. Ezell, Baptist
Babson Discusses The
Bravest People Of Europe
steadily rm»re
Crime In The U, S.
The crime problem grows
rit kal.
That is the only deduction that can l*t made
: rom a new series* of reports* just made pub-
ii by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. . ^
The Bureau’ll Crime Index shown that crime
.n the Cnited States* increa-ned 9.3 per cent in
195* o\t r the 1957 level. There were increas-
♦ > in each and every one of the individual
vlas'ifi. atKtns* — murder, forcible ra|>e, rob-
i>ery. aggravated assault, burglary, larceny
over $50, and auto theft.
This sad record can not be attributed to
population growth. That growth was only 1.7
per c4nt from 1957 to 1958. So crime in
creased five times as much. Putting it an
other way, the number of crimes per 100,000
inhabitants rose 7.4 per cent in the period
covered.
The juvenile crime situation is espa^ially
bleak. A survey covering 1,238 communities
with close to 44 million population shows that
8.1 per cent more persons under 18 were ar
rested, as against a 2.5 per cent increase for
all ages.
This soaring lawlessness speaks poorly for
the moral fiber of the nation. And the far-
above-average increase in juvenile crime is
a sad commentary on what is going on in
the other things that have made teCs and Doctor * degrees in the
America great” ology from the New Orleans Baptist
Chapter one covers the subject. Seminary He has held pastorate.
“Segregation. A Necessity” chap- j? Louisiana. Mississippi and South
ter two. “'nie Old Testament Teach
es Racial Segregation;!' chapter
three. “The New Testament Ap
proves Racial Segregation;'’ and
chapter four. “Segregation Between
the White and Negro Races is
Christian." .
The book is attractively bound
in gray, hard back binding.
Dr. Ezell, a son and grandson of
Baptist ministers, is presently in
supply and evangelistic work.
Born in Ridgeway, in this slate,
he graduatde from high school in
DoLand, Fla , and from Furman
University. He was awarded Mas-
Carolina
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Resident* of Joanha are advised
that the workers will be identified
with orange and black arm bands
and tags and will be carrying' an
orange carton lo receive donation*
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