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THK MBWBKRRT SUN PRiDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1962 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY By ARMFIELD BROTHERS Entered aa second-class matter December 6, 1937, at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In S. C., *1.50 per year in advance outside S. C., $2.00 per year in advance. Throwing Of Manhood And Wealth Over World Foolish—Spectator National Income Up But People No Better Off \re we Americans plunging wildly, foolishly irresponsibly, in debt? How many generations are we reckleusly putting under a mortgage? Your grandchildren, your great, great - granchildren will have to pay the two hun dred and sixty billion we now* owe, even if nothing more should be added. Is this necessary? Every citizen of America should ponder that: is it necessary? If we try to answer that we might) consider this question: Are we wisely spending and lending bil lions of dollars to Europe? Are we wise in publishing that we are spending billions in the ef fort to arm the Nations of Europe which seem to be less afraid than we are? What are( we afraifd of? Russia. And we denounce Russia every day. Have we adopted the proper course toward Russia? After studying the condition I find myself ready to advocate a strong America, but an America on this side of the Atlantic, an America developing her own re sources and providing opportuni ties for her manhood and woman hood to live in peace. There are some of our people who think we must throw our wealth and young manhood all over the earth in order to have peace. That seems to me as visionary an approach to peace aa the most unpractical theorist ever conceived. Before Russia can be of any danger to us she must destroy Germany, France and Britain. If they join Russia in Communism 1 we could not hope to defeat Com munism, but that very circum stance would compel us to strengthen ourselves at home, not by dispersing . our men and our resources all over the earth. On the other hand, Russia cannot subjugate an aroused and embat tled Germany and Japan. If, by any chance, Russia should defeat Germany and Japan Russia would be so exhausted by the effort as to be unable to organize and ex ploit her victory for many years. I have not said anything of the Scandinavian countries or of France and Italy. Nor have I mentioned Belgium, Greece, Tur key, and Holland. They must be considered, particularly if fight ing along with Germany and Britain against Russia. But if they should become Communistic how utterly fantastic is our little mili tary plan to thwart the aggress ions of Russia! It all seems to me to point to one course of action by us: to be strong at home and to have invincible aid and naval strength. Instead of a wise policy, a clear vision of real strategy in its stark reality, we find our selves over-taxed, depleting our natural resources, sending our youth and fresh energy to the seven seas, and living in a never- ending series of crises. How much new money does the Government need? Congress has been appropriating and appropriat ing, and now the Government asks for about eighty five billions of new appropriations, with an additional five billion of new taxes. Not all this is for de fense by any means: all the cradle-to-the grave stuff is there, expanded, even magnified: all the boondoggling is glorified and perpetuated. But it is well known 1952 AemCUUURAL MOOftAM BALANCING A CHANCING AGRICULTURE SioL CAlfiiuAXld Coin'MultjlIl CjhmAovi Ccrlia^i (jc/frtv&cojt 1. BALANCED FARMING: Make the farm an ef ficient operating unit by careful farm and home planning to make the best use of land, labor, machin- • ery, cash and credit. 2. CROPS: The farmers , part in national defense in 1952 is greater production of food, feed and fiber. Successful farming is based upon the production of field and forest crops adapted to the land on which they are grown. Use modern methods of efficient production to obtain highest yields and returns. . ■ - . • > 3. LIVESTOCK: Encourage the wise expansion of grassland farming to support our growing livestock and poultry industry. The development of an ef ficient animal and poultry husbandry is essential to full use of our land and labor resources, and to a balanced agriculture. 4. MARKETING: Good marketing methods often mean the difference between profit and loss. Know ledge of market demands, skillful preparation of products to meet such demands, and full use of the best available market facilities are necessary to successful farming. 5. THE FARM FAMILY: The purpose of farming is| to obtain good farm life, a necessary part of perma nent national security and well-being. Plan and work for good health through improved nutrition, increased food production and conservation, comfortable homes, and adequate clothing. Provide opportunity for edu cation, religious training and social life. 6. RURAL YOUTH: Train rural youth in improved method of farming, homemaking, health, citizenship and leadership. 7. PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Become familiar with agricul tural policies and programs. Join and support local and national farmers organizations. THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE SPONSORED BY FARMER’S Ice & Fuel Co. that billions of dollars are still on hand from appropriations of other days. According to the Di rector of the National budget, there will be $72,800,000,000 (seventy two billion, eight hun dred millions of dollars) of prev ious appropriations unspent on June 30, 1952, the close of this fiscal year. Mark you, if not one cent of new appropriations were made; if not one nickel of new taxes were imposed, there will be nearly seventy three bil lions on hand, or subject to the Treasury’s spending, at the closed of this fiscal year. It appears to me that there is a scheme to get so much ahead that Congress will authorize and appropriate itself out of all prac tical participation in the frenzied orgy of Government spending. Eisenhower or Russell or almost anybody else, would be a sort of saving grace for this Nation, pro vided he were not^ of the same wasteful habit. Our problem to day is to redeem this Nation from the despoiling control of a wreck ing crew and to save the heritage of freedom and opportunity that belongs to the generations which will come after us and will won der why we used everything and left only gulleys and rocks to them. Everybody has a plenty of money, they say. According to the Bank statements there is quite a lot of money; many jingle money in their pockets. I wonder if they are in the condition of one of my tenants who came to me with this explanation of her finances: “I mek thirty hundred dollars worth of crop and Ise got the papers to prove it—and that’s all I got.” I suppose you under stand the language and catch the meaning—“Aand that’s all I got.” Well, she must have received and handled that “thirty hundred dol lars” she spoke of. Patient students tell us that the weekly income of $36 in 1939 would buy only about $17 worth of merchandise today. In fact it has been worked out like this: “The following tabulation is interesting as illustrating the amount of weekly income needed today because of additional taxes and inflation to purchase the same amount of goods and ser vices as could be bought in 1939: 1939 1952 Weekly Income Equivalent $ 36 Weekly Income $ 73.16 $ 50 $ 106.94 $ 60 $131.16 $100 $229.60 $150 $361.80 $200 $504.48 A man who earned $100 weekly in 1939 must receive $229.60 in 1952 to maintain his scale of living, since before he may under take the serious business of sup porting his family he must, each week, pay the piper to the tune of $107.91 by reason of inflation and $21.60 in additional taxes. It is clear from an annalysis of the above figures that the scale of living of the American fam ily is falling, and that socialistic principle of leveling income is proceeding in our country at an alarming rate.” The real test is what you can buy. “NATIONAL. INCOME MOVES UP, BUT WE AREN’T ANY RICHER. Individuals have more money to spend than ever be fore. But one wonders what would be the figure for the ‘national income’ of Germany in 1924, when you needed a million marks to buy a newspaper. What matters is not how many dollars you have, but what you can buy with them. Let’s see how our boasted dollar income works out in terms of purchasing power. The Department of Commerce’s estimate of personal income for 1950 was $244.4 billion, based up on the performance for Decem ber, 1950. This was an increase of 42.2 percent over the same figure for 1945. But in purchas ing power during the same five year period the increase was only 2 percent, although population rose 8 percent—an actual de crease on a per capita basis. Now let’s compare the esti mated $244.4 billion for 1950 with the estimated $254.4 billion for 1951. The people had ten billion more dollars to spend, but were *OUR IN NEV# POWER •••with WHIZ MOTOR RYTlJAft Cleans out carbon and sludge. Re news engine “pep”, protects against firiction. Add to gas and oil. Satisfac tion or money refunded. Try motor rythm! JR. M. Hollingshead Corp., Camden 2, N. J At Ssrvic* Stations, Garagns, Auto Supply Store Distributed By PIEDMONT AUTO PARTS CODING. 1320 Thompson St. Newberry, S. C. they really better off? In the first place, the Department of Labor’s consumer price index showed that the dollar was worth 4 percent less in August, 1951, than it was worth in December, 1950. It follows that the $254.4 billion would have purchased slightly less in goods and services than $244.4 billion would have done in December, 1950. The decrease in purchasing power was actually much greater. Neither estimate takes account of income taxes, and Federal in comes taxes have been raised twice in the past thirteen months. Taxes produced by the increased dollar income for 1951 and by the recently increased rate, plus the additional excise taxes, will further reduce the disposable in come of 1951 by at least eight billion dollars. The shrinkage does not stop here. On December 31, 1950, individuals were sup posed to have $226.4» billion of ac cumulated savings represented by money in banks. Government bonds, cash surrender value of life insurance, time deposits; savings-and-loan-association assets and Government pension and trust funds. Since the purchasing power of these assets fell 4 per cent, along with everything else, this represents a loss of more than nine billion dollars' in eight months. The fact is that between 1950 and 1951 there has been a de crease in . the purchasing power of individuals amounting to more than 7 percent, instead of the in crease claimed in the news re lease by the Department of Com merce. The wave of optimism with which this depletion of as sets is greeted even in conservar tive circles should deceive no body. Inflation, like marijuana, induces a comfortable but mis leading sense of confidence and well-being. Even corporate ex ecutives, seeing their cash re ceipts on the rise, occasionally mistake this for real prosperity. Labor economists nearly always do, although they take a less rosy view of recent wage advances. Perhaps the time will come when the American people can make a sound estimate of. this in flated national Income.” That was a part of a thoughtful editorial of The Saturday Even ing Post. We natives of the South have heard about the inflation of our Confederacy when so many dol lars were needed to buy simple necessaries. Paper money was once so cheap in this country that is was call ed shin-plaster. Paper is about all that we have since our paper currency does not rest on either gold or silver: American cur rency rests on the general pros perity of the Nation and the ability of the people to pay taxes. The one factor which operates in favor of our unprotected cur rency is the unbridled inflation in most other countries. We are strong and stable, but only by comparison. However, that is as dry as dust. Isn’t .it? In referring to shin-plaster I make my respectful submission to Historian A. S. Salley who honors me with his indulgent sympathy. Expansion of State participation in County and town affairs is un avoidable unless we try to im pose all the cost of County and Town Government on real estate. In the lower part of our State, outside of Charleston, there is lit tle to tax except real estate. And all concede that the tax on property is too high. Even taking into account the relatively low percentage of appraised value Deed Transfers Newberry No. 1 James D. Wheeler to R. L. Hunter, one lot 77’xl63’ on Evans street, $850. Walton B. Halfacre to Millard Tellmore Bowler, one lot 55’ on Glenn street, (grantee to pay 1952 taxes) $300. E. Maxcy Stone Probate Judge, Newberry County to Mary Satter- white Brown, one lot in Gravel Town, $960. Newberry No. 1 Outside Sarah H. Goggans to Mill edge Davis, one lot 75'xl43’ on Pope street Extension, $150. Mrs. Julia H. Williams to Ralph P. Shealy, one lot 14(Kxl90’ on Columbia-Greenville Highway, $6,- 500. Ira V. Fulmer to William P. Bowers and Lottie K. Bowers, six acres, $2600. i-Maxie Spicer to W. E. Son and Edna B. Son, 20 acres, $5.00. Gladys Hipp Corley and Mildred Hipp Hunter to J. A. Amick, one loU (East Hill Avenue), 267 %x 186’, $1200. Silverstreet No. 2 Forest Miller to Marvin S. Lester, 20 acres, $225.00. Whitmire No. 4 Leo Asher Kinard to C. P. Campbell and Mattie L. Camp bell, one lot and one building, 409 Grant street, $550, and other considerations. Rauson P. Neal to Fidelity Mortgage Corporation, one lot and one building, $1.00 and other considerations. Pomaria No. 5 Caldwell Ruff and Marguerite Ruff Altig, to John Caldwell Ruff, 10 acres (now assesed to grantee), $5.00. Caldwell Ruff and Marguerite Ruff Altig to Harrison Monroe Harmon, 212 acres, $9000. Little Mountain No. 6 George E. Metis to Calvin E Metis, 40 acres and one building, $5.00 love and affection. for taxation the high rate largely overcomes that. We have some school districts paying more than eighty five mills. That Is eighty five mills for everything. One district used to pay a hundred and fifteen mills. Now think of that: 116 mills oh every dollar of assessed valuation for taxes Since there are only 100 mills in a dollar you see that 115 mills would confiscate all the property and leave the man in debt, like the working of the deficiency judgement against a man after selling all that he had. So, even if the 116 mills were imposed on a twenty per cent valuation of the property it was still quite a tax and rested oh land, primarily. The State contributes now to the Counties and to the towns. The principle of local self-govern ment need not be threatened for the Counties and towns govern themselves. There is a problem of State control, such as when expert service is necessary. We are wondering about the schools, though the condition of the moment is due to the problem of meeting issues raised by the Federal Courts. WATCH AND JEWELRY REPAIRS BROADUS LIPSCOMB WATCHMAKER 2309 Johnstone Street Dr. James L. Biber Announces the Opening of Offices for the practice of Optometry 9 Offices 304 Exchange Bank Building Telephone 144 PFC. RUFF STATIONED AT HOKKAIDO Pfc. Luther H. Ruff, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Ruff of Route 4, Newberry, a member of the 1st Cavalry Division, is help ing set up defensive positions on Hokkadio, Japan’s northermost island. His division was. added to the security force in Japan recently following 17 months of front-line service in Korea. On Hokkaido, only three and one-half miles from Russian ter ritory, the cavalrymen are learn ing techniques of Artie survival and how to fight on skis and snowshoes. Ruff, a rifleman with the 5th Cavalry Regiment’s Company L, spent four months in Korea and was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action, Combat Infantryman Badge and the Korean Service Ribbon with one campaign star. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends and relatives, especially Mrs. R. C. Hawkins, for helping us win the television set given in Newberry. Myrtle, Cordelia and Lindsey Bowers. —Adv. PFC. SCHUMPERT NOW IN JAPAN AFTER KOREAN DUTY Pfc. George E. Schumpert, Jr., 2400 McCaughrin Avenue, is on duty with the battle-toughened 1st Calvary Division on Hokkaido, the northermost of the Japanese home islands. Members of the division are now setting up defensive po sitions and learning to fight on skis and snowshoes in the moun tain terrain. Schumpert, an automatic rifle man with the 5th Cavalry Regi ment’s Company A. holds the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Korean Service Ribbon with one campaign star. ACCEPT^ POSITION IN WINN8BORO F. D. Miller, who graduated from Clemson College in Textitle Manufacturing at the mid-year graduating class held on Sunday, January 27, has accepted a posi tion with the U. S. Royal Rub ber Company in Winns boro. He assumed bis duties there * on Monday, -January 28th. His wife the former Bobble Hove, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hove, has joined her hus band in Winnsboro where they will make their home. WALTER ROBERT HALLMAN Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hallman of Summit, are receiving congratular tions upon the arrival of a son, Walter Robert, born in the New berry Memorial Hospital, Monday; February 11th. Mrs. Hallman and Infant son will return to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harmon on Brown street, when they leave the hospital. MAJOR WORKMAN SLATED FOR OVERSEAS DUTY Major and Mrs. Jack Workman and daughter, Carol, have arrived in the city to visit in the homes of their parents, Judge and Mrs. Eugene > S. Blease on Boundary street and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McCrackin on College street, prior to Major Workman leaving for duty in Japan. While Major Workman is stationed in Japan his wife and daughter, will re main in Newberry. t Classified By Club The herd of registered Jersey cattle owned by H. M. Bryson, Newberry, has been classified for type under the program of the American Jersey Cattle Club, ac cording to announcement from Columbus, Ohio. ATTRACTIVE FIGURES It has been said that if a woman fails to watch her figure, so will the men! Speaking of things pretty to look at, you should see our plan for financing new and used cars. 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