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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1847 12 18 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher Published Every Friday. Entered as second-lass mat ter December 6, 1937, at the postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: lii S. C., $1.50 per year in advance; outside S. C., $2.00 per year in advance. CLASSIFIED RATES: Two cents per word, minimum of 35c; three insertions for price of 2. Long term rates on request. SPECTATOR Indiana has waked up. Once upon a time Massachusetts, Vir ginia or South Carolina might have spoken for sound govern ment. We have eaten at the public trough, it is true, but not so abundantly as some other States. But what we have lack ed in dollars received we have made up in hearty endorsement of Washington bounty. Indiana, the General Assem bly of the State of Indiana, adopted a resolution which I wish to copy. It sounds like a plain and simple statement and. no one can misunderstand it. here it is: “Indiana needs no guardian and intends to have none. We Hoosiers—like the people of our sister states — were fooled for quite a spell with the magician’s trick that a dollar taxed out of our pockets and sent to Washing ton, will be bigger when it comes back to us. We have tak en a good look at said dollar. We find that it lost weight in its journey to Washington and back. The political brokerage of the bureaucrats has been deducted. We have decided that there is no such thing as “federal” aid. We know that there is no wealth to tax that is not already within the boundaries of the 48 states. So, we propose henceforward to tax ourselves and take care of ourselves. We are fed up with subsidies, doles and paternalism. We are no one’s stepchild. We have grown up. We serve notice that we will resist Washington, D. C., adopting us. Be it resolved by The House of Representatives of The Gen eral Assembly of the State of Indiana, The Senate concurring; That we respectfully petition and urge Indiana’s Congressmen and Senators to vote to fetch our county court house and city halls back from Pennsylvania avenue. We want government to come home. Resolved, further, that we call upon the legislatures of our sister states and on good citizens everywhere who beheve in the basic principles of Lin coln and Jefferson to join with us, and we with them to restore the American Republic and our 48 states to the foundations built by our fathers. Adopted by House. January 13, 1947. Adopted by Senate, January 22, 1947.” This was introduced in the In diana House of Representatives, passed by the House January 13, and by the Senate January 22. That has the old-time ring of commonsense. Some one has pointed out that it will require a hundred and thirty years to pay off the National debt if we pay two billions a year on the debt. Let’s look back: A hundred and thirty years ago what was going on? America was trying to recover from the War of 1812. We had not fought the war with Mexico—lacking about a generation of that. Far from us was the Civil War. If the War of 1812 had cost us two billions a year until this year we should have thought the men of 1812 a sorry lot to mort gage the nation for a hundred and thirty years. We seem to fight about every generation: 1776-1781; 1812, 1847. 1861, 1898, 1917, 1941—not count ing Indian wars. If we have an- otner in 1975 or 1980, we old moss-backs will have gone, but the gallant lads of 1975 will find the nation stili paying heavily on the martial ventures of their fathers and grandfathers. Of course they may take their cue from us and charge their wars to their grandchildren. Or perhaps oy that time the grandcnildren will have developed such a de gree of evasion as to become the superlative buck-passers of all time. When we invite the National Government to feed our people, pay our teachers, contribute to our roadbuilding, donate to our nealth program, and ail that, we should provide that the Govern ment is making a grant and that the Government shall have no voice in the use of the money other than to insist that it shall he used for the purposes speci fied. When our Government gave 35 billion dollars (in the name of Lend-Lease) it did not tie up Britain, Russia, France and Chi na with red-tape rules and re gulations. The over-all gifts of America because of this war ex ceeded forty billions. Gifts, mark you; I’m not talking of what America spent for herself. When the Government makes a grant to South Carolina for roads the Government requires mini mum pay, maximum hour regu lations and other requirements. There is really very little that the Government gives a State, when it comes to roads, for all the people use the roads. Every year hundreds of thousands of people go to Florida and come back on the public roads. And we, in turn, use the roads of other States. If, for general use, the great income of the nation should be shared with the States, it should be on a scale of equity, not be cause of the begging or contriv ing of Congressmen. Much less should such a scheme of execu tive favoritism be maintained as the so-called Federal Works Administration. The only money drawn from the Federal treasu- ury should be for expenditure according to regulations scrupu lously observed in a broad na tional interest- The Communist scare: Is it a real menace; or are some of us imagining “spooks” behind the doors? Let me quote three par agraphs in a program of the Communists; “The fundamental principle of all organization work must be the creation of Communist nuc lei. In every trade union, coop erative association, factory, ten ants’ union, organizations of war invalids, in every government in stitution, everywhere, even though there may be only three people sympathizing with Com munism, a Communish nucleus must be immediately organized. The party carries on its work in side such organizations." That is worth remembering; three persistent persons always picking flaws and using every pretext to promote Communism. We learn now that a man in public life speaking for or pro moting Communism is merely us ing his public position as a plat form o nwhich to stand, while working for his real Master, the Communist leader. How is this: “The Communist representa tive is not a “legislator,” but an agitator of the party, detailed to to the enemy’s camp to carry out the orders of the party. The Communist member is answer- able not to his constituents, but to his own Communist party— whether legal or illegal. Only those are worthy of the name of Communists who not in words only but in deeds are the mortal enemy of the bourgois order and its patriotic flunkeys.” And what is Communism to do —and how? This will impress you: NOTICE ! All street duty not having been paid by April 1st will be handled in accordance with the Ordinance of the Town. Please attend to your street duty before April 1st. Also the penalty on licenses will be increased to 10 per cent beginning Aprl 1st. If you have not already attended to your license please attend to it before April 1st. PLEASE GIVE THESE MATTERS YOUR ATTENTION! The Town of Newberry, S. C. “The task of the Party is to lead the working class to the re volutionary struggle for power. This it does by carrying on pro paganda in favor of increasingly radical slogans and by organiz ing mass action; including strikes ,and demonstrations strikes and armed demonstra tions, and finally, the general strike with armed insurrection.” Businessmen are finding some items of their overhead cost very heavy. The cost of insurance against accidents, the general liability insurance charges and the tax for the unemployment insurance are all high. In Specta tor sometime ago I quoted fi gures showing how much higher our industrial insurance is than that of Georgia or North Caro lina. Our general liability in surance for protection against damage suits for automobile and truck damages have been sharp ly increased. Most people don’t know that concerns employing eight or more people pay three percent of the wages (and salaries) for the unemployment trust fund. The employee pays nothing; the employer pays it all—3 per cent of the payroll. That is bad enough, one-sided enough, harsh enough, but the law put the em ployer at a disadvantage all the way. For example, quite a num ber of cases show that very un deserving men have been paid $20 or $15 a week for ten weeks, or more, though they deliberate ly quit their jobs, or were hope lessly ' inefficient, sometimes even dangerous characters. These benefits paid are charged against the fund paid by the employer and may cause even an increase in the employer’s tax. As you see, the employer is taxed to support even the men whom he had to discharge or who quit him, leaving him in the “lurch”. One can’t defend that. One employer has paid the tax until the trust fund shows that he has paid $20,000 more than his employees have received as benefits. But he must continue to pay, even at a lower rate. In the nine years of this tax South Carolina business inter ests have paid about forty four million dollars more than the disbursements. According to the average benefit payment, if all employees (everybody now covered), were paid the usual (average) benefits during March, the sum necessary to pay them would be about twenty eight mil lion dollars, leaving at least fifteen millions as surplus. Still the payments continue. There are industries in our State which pay a thousand dol lars a week in this payroll tax. There are some which pay as much as three thousand a week. That is added cost of operation. Now add to this the one percent - SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF.—These five citrus princesses of the National Orange Show are busy lassies, each toting 100 golden ripe oranges a minute to feed this super juicer, one of the features of the citrus exposition here. Food Machinery corporation developed it to juice five hundred oranges per minute and extract the valuable oil from the peel automatically. The princesses left to right are Eliza beth McLain, Ginger Anderson, Pat Hall, Laurie Hayes and Dolly Johnson. FARM & HOME LABOR SHOW PLANNED FOR APRIL 2ND By P. B. EZELL County Agent, Newberry County Plans are shaping up nicely for the Farm and Home Labor- Saving Show scheduled to be held at the Armory in Newber ry on Wednesday, April 2, be tween the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. This unique show, which con sists of three parts, is sponsored by the Clemson Extension Serv ice and is being arranged locally by the county and home demon stration agents, local farm people and commercial dealers. The first part consists of 82 large explanatory panels with models of labor-saving gadgets assembled by Clemson College specialists and brought by them to this show. A number of these specialists will be present to explain and demonstrate the la- old-age tax paid by employers for their employees and we find that some of our business con cerns pay $300 to $700 a week for that. All these are additional expenses and are pot always ad ded to the price. Prices are sometimes determined by world wide conditions, which take no account of our special taxes. oor-saving ideas and equipVnent wrought from the college. • The second part of the show vill present the farm and home labor-saving ideas and gadgets worked out by people here in the jounty. Those who have home made labor-saving equipment are urged to promptly get in :ontact with County Agent Ezell and arrange to show them an April 2. This according to Mr. Ezell should prove to be one of the most interesting and help ful features of the show. There is plenty of native ingenuity be ing shown by Newberry county folks, and the local agent is- anxious to have these local in ventions on display for the bene fit of others, since one of the purposes of the show is to swap ideas and demonstrate devices and short cuts to get a more ef ficient return for labor expend ed. The third part of the show will be in the hands of local commer cial dealers and they are urged to exhibit new labor-saving machinery or equipment. ;n> r .-.T Lt Powell E. Way In Alaska Hospital Lieut. Powell E. Way, son of Dr. and Mrs. P. E. Way, wrote his wife, the former Elizabeth Mower, from an Army hospital in Alaska, saying that he arriv ed in Alaska and would be sta tioned at Camp Richardson. Lieutenant Way contracted influenza while en route to Al aska, and was hospitalized im mediately upon his arrival. Jones fell asleep at the wheel, and the first thing he knew he had driven smack into the living room of a roadside cottage. Em barrassed and humiliated, he climbed out the car and mumb led, “Can you tell me the way to the next town?” The farm er’s wife said coldly, “Straight ahead through the curio cabinet and turn ' left at the grand piano.” Here’s How To SAVE ! 1 " Find out the cost of your new cor. 2 “ Come to us for the money. 3 “ PAY OFF IN CASH - and save the difference. SEE YOUR PRIVATE BANKER E. B. Purcell Newberry Ins. & Realty Co. Exchange Bank Building Phone 197 PICTURE FRAMES Special Prices on all metal frames, wood frames and leather folders. Good assortment of styles <Sl sizes. Nichols Studio Afen and women everywhere acclaim j NOTICE OF Tax Penalty After the close of business on March 31st. 1947, a PENALTY OF | per cent will be added to all unpaid 1946 State & County Taxes After April 15 all taxes go into execution with 3 per cent collection cost added. J. Ray Dawkins County Treasurer THE NEWEST CHEVROLET * * Setting a new high order of ' BIG-CAR QUALITY AT LOWEST COST You'll find it’s bigger-looking . . . it's better- looking ... it out-styles, out-values, out-saves all other cars in its field. . . for it gives you Big-Car quality at lowest prices and at remarkably low cost for gas, oil and upkeep! Men and women everywhere are giving this newest Chevrolet the most enthusiastic welcome any new car has ever received! 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