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\ THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday. NoTembcr 5. 1959 YouVe Working For The Government If you ever wonder why taxes and govern ment debt are at outer-spac£ levels, some facts issued by New York hank may help to clarify matters. One out of every six employed Americans isOovv on a government payroll. Since 1900 private employment has increased 100 per cent—and government employment 650 per cent. The Federal government runs alout 20,- oou Vommercial-industrial enterprises, with capital assets of some $12 billion, in direct .competition with private business. Federal aid to states, local communities and individuals totals about $7.2 billion a ear. By way of comparison, the-figure was SI 17 million in 1930. We have swollen government, socialistic government, and paternal government. It ievours taxes, even as i.t discourages and .M>meiimes destroys taxpaying private enter prise. That's one of the big reasons why tax- e<. direct and indirect, take about 80 per . ent of our income. ogy, poetry, nuclear physics, religion, the theatre and so on. Each author represented is an outstanding authority in^ hi* or her field. . . The Post’s editors had misgivings as to readership. Experience dispelled those mis givings. Readership was twice as high a,s predicted, and plans were revised to carry an Adventure of the Mind article every other week instead of every three or four weeks. Now 21 of the articles are out in book form and the book seems headed for the best-seller list. , We live in a complex and serious world. And millions of Americans, fortunately, are eager to learn more about the nwrTTv facets of that world. Conr»f MContii ment of i (Continued from page one) individual rooms. Bronze plaques would acknowledge such donors, he said smwriON APPEARS IMPROVED Laurens—Some signs of a seltta ment between the Laurens County Hospital and its estranged medical staff appeared to be shaping up Wednesday. The board j*fVustees. meeting in regular ses'/on Tuesday night, dis cussed the/problems, and then is sued a Itfter to the doctors and county legislative delegation This letter, aitnough painting out Progress Can Be A Trap The word progress is deceptive. It cannot be defined without qualifications. We cannot go backward, but at some point along the line we have lost something in our rush forward toward ever higher standards >f living which demand a tremendous price. If we could have “progress” that retained >ume of the peacefulness, security, and tra ditions of the jMist we would lead a more en- oyable existence. The change brought about by progress is illustrated by H. H. Bushnell of Wallowa, Oregon, in a description of the Oregon State Fair of a past generation. Said Mr. Bush nell : “Within easy walking distance from the main entrance to the fair was a grove of oak trees and under the shade was Tent City, with streets laid out and defined lots, each capable of containing a tent. Shortly before the fair opened, families arrived in wagons from various sections of the Willamette Val ley. anti they unloaded cots and bedding, stoves and dishes, usually sufficient for camping out. Many of them were fair ex hibitors. . . . "Coming out of the fair grounds in the evening, one could see the white tents lit by kerosene lamps, the flies back, and hear the neighltors talking and laughing. Friends were invited in to eat supper and discuss the judging and placing of awards. The William- ette Valley was inhabited by one big family and the fair was a family reunion.” Of course we can’t go back but there is something about Mr. Rushnell’s deesriptions that stirs the memory of more carefree days —less crowding, speed, noise, costs, restric- tions/ laws, regulations, taxes. Along with progress it is too bad to lose so many of the \irtues <»t tiie past which were less conducive to heart failure and nervous breakdown. Loss More Than Gain The -teel workers lost more wages than the> have gained in the four major postwar -tr.kis. writes Henry Hazlitt in Newsweek. In th«'> t - >trikes. he g<ies on, total direct loss to the -trikers came to more than $880,000 million. m >st of which was never recovered by strike “gains.” And in the current dis- pute. h« adds, to make up for each week of strike .dlenes.«., workers will require about _*<• weeks of employment at the increased wage, it it is granted. No Bad Debts According to Time. Russia is adopting a capitalistic sales device—installment buying. Soviet citizens will be allowed, for the first time, to buy certain expensive items on a oay-as-y ou-go-basis. The government will take no chances on bad accounts—payments will l»o a payroll deduction. Adventures Of The Mind Are the readers of popular magazines of vast circulation interested in serious and even difficult subjects? The answer is YES—going by the Satur- day Evening Post’s revealing experience with its Adventures of the Mind articles. This series marks an attempt to bridge the chasm between the intellectuals and the or dinary citizens of the country. The subjects range a tremendous gamut—art, anthropol- ! Babson Discusses The Russian Enigma ... ■" 1 "MU Moscow . Russia. Nov 5—After traveling two days from Warsaw. Poland, through Russia, we have re mained about one week in Moscow. It certainly is a wonderful city, with 5.000.000 people plus 2.000.000 in the suburbs: but. of course, to comment on Com munism after such a short visit would be foolish. FREEDOM TO INVESTIGATE Many'Americans report that they are compelled to tour with "Communist Guides" who show them only what the Russian rulers wish them to see. This I do not believe. First, because of, the language dif ference, guides who can talk English are absolutely necessary. English-speaking persons are very, very scarce here Second. 1 can testify that our guide—a woman—took us everywhere we asked to go. She had no prescribed route: also, every’ [question we asked she answered frankly Furthermore, tourists from the United States are well treated especially since Mr K's visit to the U. S A Uufortunately, the weather has been against us It seemed very cold to us: two days it snowed hard, which made it impossible to see much from our taxi: but the guide »*r*r w. Bsbtoa took us into every building we ask ed to see Let me add that our U. S. .Embassy here was most helpful RUSSIA IS NOW MATERIALISTIC Russia was is wretched condition when the Rev olution came in 1917. Moscow had narrow, poorly- paved streets and mostly wooden houses. The new government s first act was to widen greatly the streets of every large city and build five-story ce ment apartment buildings As these were built the old houses were pulled down, and this is still going on to day This rebuilding naturally caused the people to worship Stalin, accepting blindly the new Communist form of government. In the course of 20 years this I hes succeeded in giving every family a good home in a modern apartment building and—through the col ective farms—plenty to eat—with free hospitals andj other comforts There are now no slums in Russia such as as are in our large cities' At the same time, all church worship was dis couraged The old Russian churches under the Tzars had done nothing for the people, so Stalin decided to w ipe them out Almost all the people you meet state' proudly that they are "atheu's ” We. however, in sisted on visitinf one of the beautiful remaining open Orthodox churches. Our guide stated that she had never been in a church before, although we found that this one was attended each Sunday by over 4.M0 praying people, all of whom must stand since there are no seats True worship is coming back in Russia gradually, but first everyone who is willing to work is given shelter and food. EDI CATION NOW THE GOAL During the yeors Stalin, and now Kruschev, have directed great efforts toward free education Most beautiful school and college buildings have been built . Everyone must attend school from the age of 7 to age 14 At 14. they are given competitive exams and those who pass are admitted free to high school for three years At the age of 17—directly after high school—everyone must go to work in a factory, or on a farm, or in construction work, or in the army Dur 'mg those two years they are carefully watched to see whether they deserve college training m science ( mathematics or inventions ” Of the miHwa children attending school in Moo- cow, hbout M OW are now in coBo0N nr universities They are constantly checked and about VOW are given the very advanced work which results in devH opment of space missiles and other remarkable in ventions Certainly there is much that we in the Unit i t*d States can learn about educating our young people Moreover, if any of the Russian students fed they were overlooked fh the "sifting'’ described above.' they have the opportunity of studying under the world s most complete correspondence courses RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT FINANCE * I was given excellent opportunity to learn how Russia raised the money to build these thousands of apartment houses and beautiful highways and to give such excellent free education. This is the answer: In stead of selling bonds to the banks aa we do in the U. S., the Russian government, which owns all the property, prints money to pay the workmen, teach ers, professors, etc —and also to provide old age pen sions, etc . direct. Every worker in Russia receives newly printed rubles for his or her work. This both reduces the cost of financing and immediately circu lates the money among the consumers "But how does this prevent inflation?” you ask. Here is the answer: The government collects rent from all its apartments; it makes a profit on all goods —including food—sold in its government-owned stores. In addition it makes a profit on its vast electrical power distribution, its railways, buses, telephone-tel egraph, and factories; also from the collective farms and fisheries These profits are used for depreciation charges on all proprety. Hence a percentage of the rubles which were issued to construct are annually de stroyed. Large amounts of currency are therefore constantly being retired. If these profits are not suf ficient, small taxes are collected, although the goal is to have no taxes. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1959 (Elttttnn (E^rontrlr Established 1900 July 4, UW — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS — June 13. 1055 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) One Year $3.00, Six Months $2.00 Out-of-County I.. One Year $4.00 Second Class Postage Paid at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeka the cooperation of Ha subscribers and readers — the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. AMERICAN PRESS ASBOC1ATTQN that the situation is "strictly a mat ter for the legislative delegation,” made some attempts to solve the current dilemma through a series of clarifying statements and ap pointment of a liaison committee The letter was the trustees’ an swer to several complaints aired by a three-man medical staff commit tee which met with a similar group from the trustees. These complaints were discussed Tuesday by the trustees, who then authorized the letter from their sec retary to the doctors and the county delegation. The trustees named L. W. Gratz 1 and Thomas A. Babb as members of the liaison committee, and re quested the medical staff to select two of its members to serve on the joint group until the board's full meeting in January. •! "Hiis joint committee . . . will meet at least quarterly and as much oftener as may be necessary.” The trustees in answer to the doc tors' complaints, replied that “this board anticipates it will elect a chairman, executive committee and other officers at its regular meeting in January. The chairman and the executive committee expect to com plete their terms of office which expire in January. . . . Trustees further . . . state that they must retain full freedom to elect officers within their power to create or fill such eligible positions as they may by majority vote select.” The board said that it was "will ing to work toward the improvement of our facilities, including person nel in all grades.” "We feel that the employment of a qualified supervisor of nurses is the most urgent need at the present time,” the letter further stated These were believed to be the main points of contention between the six-man medical staff, which a few weeks ago reverted to a "courtesy” staff, a system where by the doctors care only for their own private and charity patients at the hospital. However, the physicians later modified their position to care for ’ emergency cases on a rotation ba * ! sis. CTiairman Marcus Boyd said that so far as the trustees are concerned, there is no "dispute" between the hospital and the medical staff. “We have made no charge?. 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