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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY. JULY 26, 1946 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA 6. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher Published Every Friday In The Year Entered as secon’-class matter December 6, 1937, at tht postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Coddled and Spoonfed Never Become Great. By SPECTATOR In 1492 when Columbus first came to this western world, there flourished a great Communistic State in South America. Every able man was required to work; every person was fed and housed by the nation. Every one was cared for by th e Inca, the great Chief; and every one worked for the Inca, the great Chief. The Inca’s officials ruled in all phases of life. A vast levelling process assured food to all but they lived, worked, died on that level, unless the gracious gesture of the Inca called them to higher service. Men can live on such terms—th e ir lives regulated hy the Inca or his subordinate. Food and shelter might be had—ev e n the cattle have that; but the work of each would be de termined for him. If the State is to give, it must have th e power to govern. But no Henry Fords, or Benjamin Franklins; no Edisons or Rockefel lers will thrive and prosper under the regulation and control of a lot of office men. And their work will not be done. Men must work. The State can’t draw food from the air by magic wands. The question is whether each shall choose his own work, or have the decision made for him. The idea of the State or th e na tion taking care of its people car ries with it the idea of State Con trol. If the State may guarantee something to one man it must have the power to command other men to make this possible. So grows the Nation and dwarfs the individ ual. On e could make out a strong theoretical case for Communism. It is based on the idea that a man needs so much food, clothing and shelter—this animal needs. JBut are we ruled by mere physi cal appetites and necessities? Have not men forged ahead of their fel low men by dint of strong individ ual impulses—by hope, by some thing that lifts one man’s vision higher than another’s? And of all the appeals which can be made to a man it is the pursuit of happiness and satisfaction through toil and sacrifice, which will most power fully motivate him. Man do e s not live by bread alone. The general pattern of life is simple. What is good for an indi vidual is good for a Nation, as a ba sic rule. Some time ago a young man accepted employment in a professional position. Some weeks were allowed him in order to catch the general spirit of the business and to try his wings. After several weeks th e manager was still shield ing the new man, tempering the wind to the shorn lamb, one might say. Some one in authority asked th e Manager: “When will you know about this man; when will he find himself unless you let him try his wings?” We learn to do by doing, not by speculating all the time. So in the broader reaches of life: We become capable of citizenship thru the exercise of citizenship. Nor can one easily become proficient in any department of activity without some practical experience in that department of activity without some practical experience in that department. All that comes largely through trial and error, with care to avoid the pitfalls through gener al familiarity with the problem in its broadest phases. We can never become really great citizens if we ar e coddled and spoonfed. We must wrestle with responsibilities of government; struggle and strive with th e vexa tions and burdens of supporting one’s family; bear and forbear in order to live peaceably with our fellows. But as we learn to walk, to run, to use our physical powers by dint of trial and prseverance, so we grow from infancy to man’s estate by sweat and toil and under standing. No government, no sys tem of government, that solves a man’s problems is building a great citizenship. Most men would rath er live in a shack, their own shack, with freedom to come and go; free dom to regulate their own work and living, than to eat the rich food of the Kings’ table and bow the knee to the King all the time. There is no man or sat of men capable of regulating another man’s life acceptably, as a rule. The Communist idea is closely related in spirit to the incient idea of class superiority. Th e divine idea of a King we have thrown overboard. We are free men, free and equal. We bow the knee to no one; nor do we accept the idea that any group of men is capable of dictating the details of our liv ing. The slave may accept regula tion of all his affairs, in return for the satisfaction of his ordinary nec essities, but that slavish acceptance fixes the level of his life. Life is like a game to the serious, purposeful man—a serious game, of course. It affords the thrill of ac complishment, as well as the great stimulation of hope. It has its fail ures, disappointments, heartaches-— and all the ills that flesh is heir to, but the peril, the hazard makes the game. We are in competition with the elements, theforces about us, as well as with our fellow men. That competitiv spirit gives zest. The farm boy stopping in the shade of a tree in the field may look across that field and see—in his imagination—great houses, cars, factories, a life of service and dis- tincton. America offers that to courageous spirits of ability. America is the land of dreams and the land of fulfillment. It is so be cause the individual may climb, as Carnegie, Rockefeller and thous ands climbed. True, there were just thousands of them, but there are- arid have beer,—millions who re tired in modest comfort and inde pendence, with opportunities for travel which even their early dreams did not foreshadow. Communism means that a dom inant group feels competent to plan and regulate your life. It does not include th e dreams which make life. It does not open the avenues of hope and opportunity to all, but keeps a man under a control like that of his childhood. As the Apostle Paul said: “When I became a man I put away childish things.” It is easy to see that Communism is a great opportunity for those in authority, but we are not disposed to sacrifice the millions of men in order that a few may indulge their passion to rule over us. Th e domi nant note of America is equality, equality of opportunity to work, to develop. 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During the considera tion of the measure by Congress Chester Bowles spoke over the ra dio, denouncing the amendments proposed by Congress. What impresses me at the mo ment is the presumption of subor dinate Administrative officials in denouneng Congress. The Presi dent is The Executive, and as Chief executive has a part to play in the passing of laws, but that does not apply to all the subordinates. Day after day the administrative offi cials express themselves with great freedom. There has been too much talk. Who, by th e way, pays the radio bill for these officials? I’ve just read a statement that our Government is spending about seventy-five million dollars a year for propaganda, employing forty- three thousand persons in this so- called information service. This ought to be drastically deflated. The majority leader of the Se nate is also known as the Admini stration’s spokesman in the Se nate- Well, which is he? Is he to lead the Senate for the better func tioning of the Senate; is he to harm onize divergent views and proposals of Senators so as to promote har mony? Or is he, a Senator and the majority leader of the Senate, ex pected to use his position to be a handy man for the President? Who represents the Senate in the President’s Cabinet? Why have all this bowing and ^craping? By the way, Senator Barkley, a gracious spirit and an able man, is frequently out an a limb. At times the Senate turns against him, and at other times the Presi dent listens to his poker-chums in- The Veterans* Corner Former Servicewomen En titled to Full Benefits With minor exceptions, benefits for veterans of World War II are available on an equal basis to both men and women who served in the armed forces. However, questions reaching the Veterans Administration indicate that because of certain minor tech nical differences, many former ser vicewomen are in doubt as to their status with the VA. Generally speaking, the term veteran, or for- stead of to Mr. Barkley—and that is a second, slight. Poor Mr. Barkley has found himself an administrative spokesman without administrative support, and a Senate majority leader with only a minority follow ing. Rather a confusion in a gov ernment. It seems to me that the majority leader of the Senate should stop dancing attendance on the President and should confine himself to speaking for the Senate, not for the President. A magazine of opinion says that the new Secretary of the Treasury made a threat recently for purposes of propaganda. He said that taxes might have to be increased, if the price control remained dead. Why should he threaten the public? Or was he bro^-beating the Congress? After all, it is Congress whicih lev ies taxes. And we are told that Mr. Tru man censured Senator Taft sharply in a Veto measure because he thought Senator Taft was trying to play politics now for the effect in 1948. Sounds very childish, don’t you think? Why not do what seems to be right and keep the mind on the job of today rather than to be always planning and scheming for the next election? mer serviceman, as used by the VA includes both sexes without dis crimination. The few exceptions include cer tain differences in hospitalization policies, which actually are some what more liberal for women than for men, and certain questions in volving marital dependency. The following questions have been most frequently asked by former mem bers of the women’s services: Q. Do all VA hospitals admit women veterans as patients? A. All VA hospitals do not have a physical arrangement which per mits hospitalization of women. The law provides, however, that when beds are not available in Veterans hospitals or Government - owned hospitals, women may be hospitaliz ed in private institutions for non- service-connected as well as serv ice connected disabilities. Q. Is a ex-service woman eli gible for maternity care? A. Normal childbirth has been held to be a physiological process and not a disability. Therefore the VA does not provide hospitilization in such cases. In the event child birth results in physical disability, the woman veteran is entitled to hospitalization for this disability in the same manner she is enttled to hosptalization for any other disa bility. Q. To what agency should a woman veteran who is seeking em ployment be referred? A. To the United States Employ ment Service which maintains special counsellors to aid in the placement of all veterans, both men and women. Those interested in federal employment should con tact the United States Civil Service Commission. All honorably dis charged veterans, male and female, receive five points preference for federal jobs. Those with service- connected disabilities are granted 10 per cent preference. Q. May an ex-service woman whose husband was not in the serv ice obtain a GI loan for a home that she and her huband will own jointly? A. Y e s, within the limitations imposed by state laws. Q. May an ex-service woman and her husband who is also a vet eran both obtain loans under pro visions of the GI Bill? A. Yes. Or they may pool then' guarantees in a joint loan if they wish, increasing the amount which the government may guarantee to $8,000. Q. Does marriage to either e veteran or non-veteran affect the ex-service woman’s eligibility for benefits provided to veterans? A. No. Q. May an ex-service woman whose husband was not in the serv ice attend school under the provis ions of the GI Bill? In the event her husband is not employed, will the wife receive subsistence allow ance of $65 or $90 per month? A. An ex-service woman whose husband was not in the service may, if otherwise qualified, receive edu cational benefits under the GI Bill. She may draw subsistence allow ance authorized for veterans with dependents according to regula tions. Q. In. the event an ex-service woman is married to a veteran, can both the husband and wife attend school and draw subsistence checks? How much will each be eligible to receive? A. If otherwise qualified, both may attend school and draw subsis tence allowances according to exist ing regulations. In such cases, the vetran husband may receive $90 and the vetran wife $65 subsistence allowances. NOTICE I am now equipped to do any kind of lettering or cleaning of monuments in any cemetery. . . Write me for prices. N. W. Reed 130 Sproles St. Greenwood, S. C. Newberry Lumber Company t In Stock For Immediate Delivery CELOTEX ROCK WOOL INSULATION 15x24” batts, 40 sq. ft. box. CONCRETE SLAB REINFORCING WIRE 6x6, 10 guage, in rolls. KAYTITE WATERPROOF CONCRETE PAINT Recommended for basements, and for brick and concrete block walls, either interior or exterior. BLACK MORTAR COLOR—100 lb. Bags. 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