The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, April 13, 1951, Image 4
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
The Appropriation Bill for
South Carolina should be re
jected. Probably the State needs
a re-baptism of sound thinking
and a fresh consecration. It is
difficult to defend these grab-
measures and the misuse of pub
lic money that seems so frequent
ly interwoven in bills for the
spending of public money. If
every member of the General
Assembly should regard these
measures as though he were
spending his own money the dif
ference would be beyond recogni
tion. Most of the legislators are
men of good judgement in their
private affairs, but they become
victims of a mass thinking and
acting that is unlike private
thinking. It is equally true of
Congress.
The News & Courier of Charles
ton has been shooting at the
forced retirement of Judges. In
the beginning this was intended
to bring about the retirement of
Judges who were of great age
and either infirm or completely
unable to serve. In olden times
an official resigned when he
became unbale to render full ser
vice; but that does not seem to
be the rule today. To correct
this unfortunate condition it was
proposed to retire the Judges,
though why a Judge deserved
this more than anyone else isn’t
clear. It is true that some re
tired Judges are still clear-mind
ed and vigorous and also to
render the best service.
What has always made me won
der was the retirement of elective
officials. In theory a man elect
ed to office for a term of years
is not a career nan; he is an of
ficial for a definite term of
years.
The South Carolina Constitu
tion prohibits life-terms; all of
ficials must be chosen for a def
inite length of time. A Circuit
Judge is elected for a term of
four years. It is quite possible
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Refinement . . .
Poise . . .
Youthful Rdiance and
Charm . . .
This portrait of a young
society matron faithfully
reflects the breeding and s
background of the origi
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fidelity to be found only
in a
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that he might he defeated. Su
preme Court Justices are elected
for ten years, but they, too, might
tall by the wayside. How, then
can South Carolina retire a Cir-
uit .Judge or a Supreme Court
Justice on a pension for life? Is
that not a way of beating about
• he bush and giving life terms?
\ pension for life Is a perfect
win-brother to an office for
life.
The Congress has authorized
aensions for Congressmen, a bad
•dece of legislation. I think, but
'here is this difference: the Con
stitution of the United States
loes not prohibit appointments
or life, though the Constitution
>f South Carolina does. In princi
ple. however, a Congressman-
draws pay for life though a
term in the House is only two
rears.
rest of the plush and gilt and
tinsel cou
window.
be thrown oat of the
The proposed South Carolina
Sales Tax of three percent will
not only be used for schopls, but
has already become the political
candy to be fed the State in so
many guises that no spectacles
are strong enough to enable us
to see the stern necessity for this
imposition qn the people. So
far as the schools are concern
ed, a one-cent Sales Tax would
be more than sufficient; the
three-cent rate will be applied,
however, because the people back
home are expected to rejoice in
public hand-outs, some of them of
no urgency; some of them savor
ing strongly of small politics.
There is a resolution of the
South Carolina House of Rep
resentatives declaring that San-
tee-Cooper has a surplus and
should pay to the State four mil
lion dollars now. I have refrain
ed from discussing the resolution
because I thought it would be
discussed, in the Senate and
brought out so as to be informa
tive, one way or the other. The
question is: should The Santee-
Cooper pay to the State treasury
four million dollars? Certainly
the truth will not hurt anyone;
no one has misapplied the mon
ey; no one intends to misapply
it; there is no‘question here of
good faith or bad faith; all of us
can agree on that; the money
is not hidden; the Santee-Cooper
reports it publicly. The only
question is whether the Directors
of Santee-Cooper have acted with
sound discretion, and accord
ing to law, in withholding sur
plus funds from the State trea
sury. If they have, the General
Assembly should say so; if they
have not, then the General As
sembly should direct that the
surplus, or whatever part of it,
should be paid into the State
treasury. No good purpose is
served by hiding the resolution in
the Senate Finance Committee.
That makes people think there
is something wrong; something
that has to be hidden, whereas
there is no question at all about
that; the only qcestion is wheth
er the Directors have misinter
preted the law. If the State
should receive four millions now
from Santee-Oooper the Sales
Tax could be forgotten; and the
The Diesel engine is playing
quite a part in promoting eco
nomy in railroad operation. Near
ly every road publishes state
ments of great savings through
the Diesels. Now come the trucks
wdth the same report. They save
money because their Diesel fuel
is cheaper thas gasoline. Heavy,
long-distance-hauling trucks are
being won over to the Diesel.
Sometime ago an engineer friend
of mine told me that there was
an improved turbine, using coal,
that would knock the Diesel out;
and in a few years we may have
either Atomic "power or some
kind of tablet that will make the
Diesels and the turbines seem
extravagantly expensive. If a
man uses only ten percent of his
brain; and if he is able to use
only five percent of his fuel,
just think what a world this
will be when men go about under
100 percent brain power and
100 percent fuel power. To say
that men use ten percent of their
intellectual potential is probably
too generous by far, though I
don’t x want to seem ungracious
about it.
An article in a big business pap
er brings the news that the Rail
Roads and the Truckers are be
ginning to do business together.
It seems that they have worked
out a plan by which the Rail
Road will haul trailers over some
long trips, such as from St.
Louis to Chicago. After years
of fighting the Rail Roads and
Truckers are trying to work out
a plan for their mutual benefit.
It permits one to hope that be
fore long all our power enter-
prices may cooperate in peace
and prosperity, in love and for-
hearance, all serving the State
usefully and constructively; and
all being under the same rules.
The probes being made by Con
gress are bringing to light some
acts that are disgusting, but
t still wonder when Congress
will invite the Hoover Committee,
or some Committee of its own, to
check on all the spending of the
Second World War. At this late
day we find that the Nations
which owe us billions of dollars
don’t regard the loan as a debt;
some even hold today hundreds
of ships and refuse to return
them. Many, many billions of
dollars were thrown away. To
day we learn that surplus ships
were sold for a song; and then
re-sold by the buyer for a for
tune! We have seen our Gov
ernment give away ships of war.
This country has seemed complet
ely crazy, from the top to the bot
tom. I do not know whether
the Congress authorized the giv
ing of a war ship to Chile; sever
al to Italy; and how many others
I don’t know. But if the ± Con
gress did so, why are we giving
away ships and building more
ships at the same time?
The Executive seems to regard
himself as such an Absolute
Pow T er that he may do as he
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In the Augusta papers I’ve read
a story of great interest to Caro
linians and Georgians. It ap
pears that The South Carolina
Electric and Gas Company has
a plan to build a forty-million
dollar plant somewhere near the
A.E.C. plant. Reports are that
such a big plant might be built
in Aiken County. This should
be of special interest to Governor
Byrnes, Senator Edgar Brown and
me ,for personal reasons. Our
Governor was for years identified
with Aiken, as Court Reporter,
Solicitor, Editor and Represen
tative in Congress. And his grac
ious lady is from Aiken. Senator
Edgar Brown, though often re
garded as “Mr. Barnwel,’» is a na
tive son of Aiken and one of
Aiken’s most distinguished sons;
I was merely a teacher over
there. So w have cause to be
boosters of A.icen. As citizens of
South Carolina we naturally want
that $40,000,000 tax-paying en
terprise on our side. The report
is that The Georgia interests
want to build an even more
mammoth plant on the Georgia
side. Well, where are all the
South Carolina boosters? This
isn’t a game of politics; this is
a splendid investment. If my
little County had a chance I
know we would put up a real
fight for it; and if Sumter had
a chance we should see a cam
paign that would enlist every
Sumter man, woman and child.
The Sumter citizens * don’t let
any grass grow under their feet.
I read that Senator Lybrand of
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AT CASCER
4,006 ACRCS IN COUNTY
EXAMINED BY FORESTERS
18 tracts of woodlands total
ing 4,605 acres were examined
for 16 land-owners in the New
berry District by foresters of the
S. C. State Commission of Forest
ry during the month of March,
according to Harry Avedlsian, As
sistant Forester in Newberry.
Gn 9 of the 18 tracts, the
forester found sufficient timber
in need of cutting to support an
operation, either of sawtimber
or pulpwood or both. A total
of 519,222 board feet of saw-
timber and 28 cords of pulp-
wood was selectively marked on
350 acres for 6 of the landowners.
Since July 1. 1950, a total of
160 tracts was examined, com
prising 25,883 acres. Of this num
ber, 60 tracts, comprising 8,189
acres, were selectively marked.
Of those tracts marked, 3,551,678
board feet were sawtimber and
1182 cords were pulpwood.
This service is available to
all woodland owners in South
Carolina by contacting the Dis
trict Forester in Newberry, the
Clemson College Extension Ser
vice or your County Agent. A
land examination will be made
and forestry recommendations
given the owner free of charge.
The marking will be done, if
necessary, for 50c per thousand
board feet of sawtimber andjor
13c per standard cord for pulp
wood, if the landowner desires
this service.
t/
Oise Chiu
Aiken introduced a bill relative to
this plant—to remit the half-mill
generation tax on power shipped
out of the State, as I recall.
Well, if that’s it, what would
we lose? If we don’t get the
plant there will be no such tax-
revenue; and if we do get the
plant we shall collect State taxes
and School taxes. I think we need
the plant; we need the jobs; and
we need the taxes!
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