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THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24* 1951
1218 College Street
NEWBERRY, S. C.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
By ARMFIELD BROTHERS
Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937,
at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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Spectator Called To Task By Readers
Over Ownership Of Santee-Cooper
Hot weather has fired my
critics to the boiling point and
then they boiled over. Honest
criticism is wholesome and I in
vite it. When I am in error
a frank criticism may put me
right; and if I am not in error
I can clear up the point for my
critic.
When three critics call me to
account it is time to stop, look,
and listen, as the Rail Road sig
nals suggest to,us. I have print
ed the three criticsms and am
sending them out separately, be
cause the three of them would
require nearly all the space of
an issue of Spectator. I shall
mention them briefly, however,
by way of introduction.
The first is from Mr. L. A.
Fowler of Greenville, who reads
The Spectator in The Greenville
Observer. He probably reads
some part of it in The Greenville
Piedmont also.
Mr. Fowler challenges the ac
curacy of my remark in Spectator
that Santee-Cooper is under the
control of the Legislature, the
Governor and a Board of Direcr
tors, appointed by the Governor.
Mr. Fowler pays me a compli
ment and then says “you busted
wide open about Santee-Cooper.”
Mr. Fowler’s letter came to
Spectator. The second letter
was printed in The Calhoun
Times and is signed by Bob
Connor, as he is known to thou
sands, though he is Mr. R. S.
Connor, formerly a member of the
House from Orangeburg County.
My old friend “Bob,” for whom
I shall always have both respect
and affection, writes somewhat
in the vein of Mr. Fowler of
Greenville. Both gentlemen con
tend that Santee-Cooper is beyond
the control of the State and
they insist that Santee-Cooper is
holding six million dollars which
could clear up the financial slate
in the State and make unnecces-
sary the Bond Issue and the
Sales Tax.
The third criticism appears as
an editorial in The News and
Herald of Winnsboro. The editor,
George McMaster Ketchin, is a
man of good purpose and tries
to support all good causes. He
used to be quite a friend of
mine ,but he seems to be more
enthusiastic over Mr. Truman and
the Washington bureaucracy than
I am. Mr. Ketchin wasn’t in
terested in Santee-Cooper; he was
caustically critical of the figures
I cited showing the totals of
salaries paid to white and colored
teachers in Clarendon County.
Mr. Ketchin reads into my words
attitudes and meanings that are
entirely of his own imagination.
I merely cited facts because the
public seldom is given facts.
I have a few more facts to
offer, merely as facts, and I
think my # brother scribe of Winns
boro will find them suggestive.
Incidentally Spectator took no
part for or against the Sales
Tax, though he remarked that, as
a matter of fairness, some re
duction should have been made
in other taxes. My friend
Ketchin, whom I regard as a man
of principle arid ideas, will pro
bably agree with me that reduc
ing the beer tax was a farcical
gesture of tax-relief. What about
gasoline taxes? Why the reduc
tion in the tax on beer? Who
sponsored that, by the way? And
why not a substantial reduction
in County taxes for homes, farms,
and schools? This could have
been worked out. Not all the
Sales Tax will be used for school
operations, by any means; a part
could have been assigned to lift
all County school taxes.
In South Carolina are many
opinions about the Sales Tax.
The father of the Sales Tax, I
think, was my friend Mike Con
nor, then Governor of Mississippi,
a great gentleman and a charm
ing man. In this State a man of
outstanding ability and prestige
says that rich men sponsored
the tax. My friend of Winnsboro
seems to think that it is such
a good tax that we should all
endorse it, whether rich or poor.
Although I took no part, for or
against it, I was never enthusias
tic for the tax because the idea
prompting it was unsound. I
know that many people with sub
stantial wages or salaries do not
pay for schools, hospitals and
a lot of free services. But the
idea of making the heavily-bur
dened taxpayer pay heavy addi
tional taxes in order to collect
something from Richard Roe or
John Doe is somewhat childish.
The man who pays the Sales Tax
is the man who buys. We ask
him to pay $200 a year in order
to collect $25 from his cook.
Here are some more figures
from Clarendon County: As point
ed out some weeks ago, the
White teachers of Clarendon
were paid $186,129 during the re
cent school year, while the Color
ed teachers were paid $275,124. I
used the estimate of some busi
ness men as to the amount pro
bably paid in State, Federal and
County taxes. I have some exadt
figures to add to t^e general
statement. Taking cue month,
January 1951,. for example, when
all schools were in operation,
the White teachers received $19,-
624.57; the Colored teachers $30,-
413.60. The White teachers were
discounted for Federal taxes $1,-
155.91; the Colored 'teachers
$536.20. In the rural schools of
the County for the same period
the White teachers were paid $11,-
276.80; the Colored teachers $20,-
028.10. These White teachers
were discounted for Federal taxes
$822.40, while the Colored teach
ers were discounted $154.70.
I know, of course, that in
come taxes are purely individual,
with allowances for dependents.
Even so, study the figures.
The best showing is that of
White and Colored teachers in
Manning. White teachers $8347.77;
Colored teachers $10,385.50. The
White teachers were discounted
$333.51 from $8347.77 and the
Colored were discounted $381.50
frotn $10,385.50.
I am not attacking the Colored
teachers; nor am I taking part
in the suit. My only motive is
to offer a few facts.
It is quite within the truth to
say tlmt our people are not in
formed about the schools. Nor is
the plan for a State educational
bureaucracy likely to foster home-
rule and the spirit of democracy.
The local authority %as made the
school the Community Center.
The benefits which may result
from State operation—and there
are benefits—may not compen
sate for uprooting the local
school and the local authority.
Do you like figures? I’m talk
ing arithmetic, the kind of figures
that are proof against all the
sins of diet. Here are some
figures:
“All the^ Presidents, from Wash
ington to F. D. Roosevelt (exclud
ing war expenditures 1941-45)
spent $179 billions.
George Washington in 8 years
spent $34 millions.
Woodrow Wilson, in 8 years, in
cluding World War I, spent $46
billions.
Harry Truman in 6 years, 1946-
51, spent $242 billions.
In 1939 there were 969,000 Fed
eral employees, today there are
2,410,000 Federal employees. Cost
ing the taxpayers $8 billions a
year.
Our National debt is TWO
HUNDRED AND SIXTY BIL
LIONS OF DOLLARS. How much
is $260 Billion? It is more than
ten (10) times al the gold in Fort
Knox.
It is more than the’ total of
all the bank deposits in all of
the banks in the United States.
It is more than the assessed
valuation of all Ihe property in
the United States.
‘Bog Government’ has expended
more than FORTY FOUR BIL
LION DOLLARS during the past
fiscal year (1950-1951).
It is pjanning to spend SEV*
ENTY ONE BILLIONS in 1962—•
which will create a deficit of not
less than TEN BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS, and
Fix a tax burden of $1,589.00 on
every family in the United
How much is FORTY FOUR
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS?
If every person in America
cashed in his life insurance, the
total would come to about $44
billions — and the Government
spent that 'much in 1951.
If every farmer in this county
sold his farm, his farm equipment
and livestock, they would realize
about $25 billions—spending mon
ey for the Government for seven
months.
If every urban homeowner sold
his home—they would realize
about $30 billion—and the Govern
ment would spend all of it in
8 months.
If the net working capital of
every industrial plant in America
—large and small were converted
into cash it would aggregate
about $39 billion—and would last
the Government spenders for less
than 11 months.
This is really “Big Govern
ment.”
It is financed with the money
it takes from its citizens in the
form of taxes.
THERE IS NO OTHER
SOURCE.
In 1951 the Government collect
ed in taxes more than $48 billion.
In 1947 (the latest available
figures—1951 would be larger) 66
million citizens filed income tax
returns. 1
More than 50 million of these
had incomes of less than $5,000,-
000. This was the direct tax.
But the hidden tax * laid a
financial burden of more than
$500.00 on every American fam
ily.
Those who smoked paid $1,300
Million.
Those who owned automobiles
paid $1,750 Million on gas, oil,
tires, etc.
Those who went on a vacation
or other trip and traveled by
bus or train; those who patroniz
ed amusements and sports; those
who bought a piece of luggage,
jewelry, or a ‘hill billy' record,
all paid a Federal tax.
Their wives and daughters paid
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Polly Piedmont Proud Of Card
By Newberry Garden Club
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THE POST CARR
PFC. JAMES PLAMPIN
ENROUTE TO KOREA
Pfc. James Edward Plamplin
of the Goodfellow State Air Base,
San Angelo, Texas, spent two
weeks’ furlough with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Plamplin on
College street extension. He
left Thursday for San Francisco,
Calif., enroute to Korea.
Private Plamplin would like
for his many friends to know
that his address is Pfc. James
E. Plamplin, A. F. 252000708,
Casual Pres. Sec. A.P.O. 969,
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Calif.
a Federal tax on cosmetics.
Those who fish and hunt paid
taxes on hunting and fishing
equipment, plus $2.00 for a duck
stamp.
Those who have a ‘phone paid
Federal tax—plus an additional
tax on long-distant calls. The
year ending June 30, 1951, the
Government collected Social Se
curity Taxes aggregating $800
Millions (net). This has all been
spent. The ‘Trust’ holds Govern
ment Bonds as security—which
must be paid off with more
taxes.
Citizens are more and more
under compulsion to accept the
socialistic pldlosophy that the
Government can do everything
for them—and Beter than they
can do it for themselves. The
Pl&nners are trying to swap
us ‘Something for Nothing’ for
Our freedoms and liberty; To en
slave us with the creeping
paralysis oD the Socialist State.”
That was quoted from the
Bulletin of The Southern States
ln<)ustrial Council.
The following story from
Polly Piedmont’s column in ThO
Greenville Piedmont of August 9,
will be read by Newberrians with
interest *
I’M POSTCARD CONSCIOUS!
I love to send them, even if I
can think of nothing to say ex
cept “This leaves me feeling fine,
hope you are the same.
I love to get them, even if they
say nothing except: “Having a
wonderful time, wish you were
here.”
But I also make a point of col
lecting them wherever I go so
that when I get home I have com
piled a pretty good travelogue
that is far more than a diary.
Therefore, from my point of
view, a city or state can’t be too
careful about the kind of post
cards it puts out. That's why I
am so proud of the South Caro
lina card just issued by the
Town and Country Garden Club
of Newberry.
Betty McFall (Mrs. J. Y.) who
is a former resident of the his
toric old town and who spends
most of her summers down there
at 1109 Calhoun Street has just
sent me one of the cards. It is
lovely, don’t you agree?
SIGNIFICANT
TOPPED BY THE GRAND
OLD Palmetto flag, a South Caro
lina wren sits on a bough of the
yellow jessamine bush. A still
larger branch of the bush which
bears the state flower runs along
side a small map-on the boundary
between South Carolina and
Georgia, that is. And then down
in one corner is the state seal.
It is all done in the loveliest
color imaginable, shades of blue
and yellow—which, of course, you
can’t enjoy in a black-and-white
newspaper.
Every loyal South Carolinian
will want to send her messages
henceforth on a Town and
Garden Club postcard! ^
Two County Men
At Trade School
The following students recently
entered the Columbia Branch of
the South Carolina Area Trade
School: John C. McCastha, Pros
perity and Clarence I. Stone of
Newberry.
McCastha is enrolled in the
school of auto mechanics which
is a two year course.
There is a modern automobile
repair shop for the purpose of
teaching students the upkeep and
repair of automobiles and trucks.
This shop has all the devices
necessary to make automobile re
pairing as efficient as possible.
Stone is enrolled in the school
of cabinet making which is a
two year course. ,
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