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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
Play ball! Well now, the season in on; the Russians and
other Communists, the high taxes — all the affairs of the
hot-stove period must wait, for the great America game
puts all other things in the shade, even the high cost of liv
ing. Pm talking of the real fan, you know; the dyed-in-
the-wool baseball rooter.
I saw the great Christie Mathewson in his prime; I saw
him pitch the game in which he made only sixty nine pit
ches. And thereby hangs a tale, as Shakespeare says.
I had been to Canada and was returning to New York
City by Lake Ontario and Niagra Falls. I read that Math
ewson had pitched in Cincinatti on Thursday, and that
the team would be in New York City beginning Sunday.
I knew that Mathewson would not play on Sunday, so went
to the game on Monday; and I wondered if I should see
Matty. Matty was a National hero; he was a star of the
first magnitude, a great player, a College graduate, an
example of clean sportsmanship.
I sat in the bleachers with the real fans. After looking
over the field I asked a man behind me if Mathewson were
there. “Say”, said the man; “if you see a tall guy whose
pants seem about to fall off everytime he throws the ball—
that’s Matty”. And there he was.
Matty had shut out the great Philadelphia Athletics
three times in one world series; he let the batters hit the
ball so long as they didn’t do much damage. But in the
pinches, he could throw the ball through a knot-hole, more
or less.
Now the game got under way. Matty didn’t strike any
body out, or give a base on balls, as I recall: he just put
the ball over and the other side popped up, or made little
headway.
In the seventh inning the score was 4 to 2, in favor of
New York; or^something like that, and one man behind me
said to his companion, “Let’s go”. “No, man; better wait:
you can’t tell what may happen ’. <r What”, said the first
man; “with that lead and Matty pitching?”
Spring is here: in March the little boys could be seen
with their marbles; and now the little boys and the big
boys, too, are tossing the balls about, or driving out line-
hits; and otherwise capering about; and the old boys are
reading about the games, and dreaming dreams of the long
ago.
Our General Assembly has been perplexed, baffled by
so much money. Let’s see: Over and above all the revenues
of even the war period, we almost suddenly found ourselves
with forty million dollars of new revenue, new money.
There was a screw loose there, as you may recall. What
was this Sales Tax for? It was a high trues, to be zealously
and jealously guarded for the common schools. So that was
that.
If we think of our over-all condition we find that in
every County the heavy tax is the special levy for schools.
Almost everybody understood that the Sales Tax would re
lieve a part of that strain. The Sales Tax was for schools?
Yes, for the so-called Common Schools — the Elementary
and High Schools throd||out the State, relieving, in a mea
sure, the strain on the kmds, homes, stocks of merchandise,
industrial establishments — and so'forth. Frankly, I do
not advocate taking off all taxes on real estate, for there
would be too much speculation if men might just bottle
up the land and wait for someone else to do the developing
so they might reap the profits, without expense.
The Sales Tax seemed to have one redeeming virtue; it
reached everybody; and the man who spends much, who
lives expensively, pays for his style of living; and the less-
favored citizen, who rear large families for the schools,
they would pay something also.
Alas and alack! The school taxes remain in full force
and vigor, considerable vigor at that.
We had money and to spare. Aye, there’s the rub! We
were embarassed by the golden flow, though it came in
pennies and nickles and dimes. We began to have visions
and to dream dreams. First, we conceived great plan of
confusion and doubtful usefulness: we concentrated the
pupils into consolidation schools. So we tore down the
old school buildings, or sold them, or let them rot, and
hauled the children to a few centers. And that required a
vast transportation service and a grandiose building sch-
eme. f
Theoretically, one general store could supply a town ot
five thousand and all its surrounding territory for ten
miles. One Bus line could provide all the service in the State
one Bank could handle all the money of a big County.
That's true: one Bank might be enough, but a dozen liquor
stores would be necessary, beyond a doubt. But life isn t
always just a theory to be developed and exploited into
a fantastic make-believe world.
Theoretically five thousand boys and girls can be given
the best facilities at a lower per capita than five hundred,
but humanity, flesh and blood, cannot be produced by
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1953! '
'IT HAIN'T HAY!'
Henry Ford's methods of mass production. Every car may
be the same, and of equal value, and potential service,
theoretically; but every child is a separate being; and even
the same child is not the same everyday.
Only the married men are unchanging: patient, indus
trious, gracious, sweet-tempered, affectionate, devoted,
generous, self-sacrificing, high-minded, spiritual — every
body else is changeable, like Danny, the only soldier in the
ranks who was in step, according to his fond mother, as
she obesrved the parade.
Did you ever teach in a rural school? Did you ever live
on the farm? Well, the greatest factors in building a tip
top rural community are the schools and churches; so what
ever a good school and a church may be maintained those
great institutions should be the very foundations of a fine
community. And whenever all the children come to town
to school, and all the people come to town to church, we
shall strip our rural communities of the mainspring of their
life.
Schools and churches build people, and people thrive on
individual attention, certainly children do. Does any college
President in South Carolina impress his students as deeply
as did Dr. James H. Carlisle or Dr. Furman? Do any of
our Professors at Carolina touch the students as closely
as “Spooks” Davis or “Parson” Flynn? The Carolina of
their day was a small College; Wofford, under Dr. Carlisle;
Furman under Dr. Furman — all were small. Small schools,
but under the inspiration of great men, who had time and
opportunity to develop a close communion with their stu
dents.
Where are the school-masters, the great old teachers,
such as Prof. Banks of Lancaster; Dr. Edmunds of Sumter;
Prof. Watkins of Anderson; Prof. J. Percy Inabinet, now
a retired Methodist Minister? Where is another Prof.
Thackston, like the very able man of Orangeburg? I am
a Baptist but I knew Dr. Henry N. Snyder and observed
that ministers and teachers who *sat in his classes seem
to have adopted his style. Wofford was a small College but
the boys had before them A Carlisle and a Snyder, a Du-
Pre, a Rembert — and who can measure that influence? I
attended some classes in a great University — 31000 stu
dents. I recall only one member of the faculty. He a big
man in every way, is still my cherished friend. Dr. A. Well
ington Taylor, was first of all a man, and his manhood ap
pealed to me. And eh was so truly a great teacher that he
could say “I don’t know”. I shall remember him for his
modesty, his soundness, in his class in General Economics.
He had a small class and he was very close to us.
We may have gone too far with our program of con
solidation, transportation, divagation, divination and hall
ucination. As a practical problem we should not consider
only theoretical factors; our program should contemplate
the development of our young manhood and womanhood,
under natural conditions of every day living.
Several ipatters of grave concern are before Congress.
One is the suggested reduction in Federal taxes. There are
only two successful methods in dealing with bureaucracy:
one would be for President Eisenhower to issue stern or
ders for retrenchments. A definite, positive order is needed.
Then let the Congress appropriate only the rock bottom
figure. The President and the Congress are relying on the
bureaucrats to curb themselves. That is first cousin to a
pipe-dream. The men who have planned all the spending
can’t see anything to reduce. .*
Something else is even more vital: We Americans have
set lip a great constitutional government. Under the Con
stitution we have lived and prospered. This American form
of government has given scope for individual initiative and
individual achievement. And this nation has prospered
enormously through the opportunities permitted and fos
tered by our laws and government. Perhaps each one of
us feel that he could manage some things better than his
neighbor, but that conceit is not considered seriously; why,
then, does a group regard itself as more competent than we
are to regulate our affairs?
But a few years ago we had — and still have — groups
to regulate and control affairs. We are breaking away from
that; but we should break away from the United Nations
before it gets us so snarled that we Americans wont know
what law governs us. The United Nations should be just
an occasional meeting and friendly association for better
understanding. This super-world government is a travesty.
The President's power to make agreements should be
clearly defined and limited, being scrupulously confined
to his Constitutional powers. All these “understandings”
should be ruled out. The Constitution prescribes a treaty
making process, and now we need to safeguard even that.
A
COjfeGRESSIONAL
Q—How did the term “pork barrel” originate and what does it mean?
A—The “pork barrel’’ is in reality the U.S. Treasury, from which Con
gressmen vote appropriations for public works and public buildings
which are of special benefit to their Districts (and sometimes to their
campaigns for re-election). Enemies of the first harbor improve
ments bill, which Congress passed March 3, 1823, charged its ad
vocates voted for the bill for political reasons merely to get some
thing for their Districts. The bill’s opponents compared these de
mands upon the federal Treasury to the rush made by slaves on
southern plantations when the pork barrel was opened. Later any
legislation for purposes of political patronage was called “pork
barrel’’ legislation.
Q—How long has this country had federal social security?
A—The Social Security Act became law on Aug. 14. 1935. Some observers
claim that first federal participation in general public welfare pro
grams, however, came in 1785, when lands in the Northwest Territory
were reserved by the federal government for establishment of public
schools in various townships.
Q—How many of our older citizens are receiving benefits under the
Social Security program?
A—At the start of 1952 there were 1 " million persons in the country who
had reached the age of 65. Abot 1 million of them were getting pay
ments under the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Program; another
2.7 million were recipients of Old-Age Assistance under the federal-
state grants program which is also under the Social Security Act.
Q—I sometimes see the phrase, “Senatorial courtesy” used in reference
to appointments. How does it work?
A—This is a long-standing custom of the Senate that it will refuse to
approve nominations submitted by the President if the majority-party
Senators representing the state in which the nominee resides have
not given their prior approval of the nomination. The practice usually
does not apply to cabinet positions.
Q—What is the purpose of President Eisenhower’s plan to reorganize the
Department of Agriculture?
A—The President said the plan’s objectives are to place administration
of farm programs close to the state and local levels. The new plan
would also provide for two more Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture
and an administrative assistant to the Secretary to aid in supervision
of the Department.
CROSS
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ideas from other edifort
From the l^ass Christian Tarpon-
Beacon, Pass Christian. Missis
sippi: No town is ever successful
when the inhabitants indulge in any
extent in criticizing and backbiting
and fighting each other.
Fighting is commendable, if you
expend your prowess against a foe
who is endeavoring to destroy you.
yours, or your country
Criticism is uplifting, when it is
directed against the forces of evil.
Backbiting can be tolerated, if
you confine yourself to biting your
own back.
But the moment we begin to in
ject personalities into community
afifairs we begin to retard the
growth of a progressive community
spirit.
And without aggressive progres
siveness a community will be a
community, but nothing rpore
• • •
From the Ripley Southern Sen
tinel. Ripley, Mississippi: There
will always be country weekly
newspapers. It is the close human
relationship that they have with
the people themselves that will
hold them in existence all through
the years.
• • •
From the Dove Creek Press,
Dove Creek, Colorado: Ever hear
of IGHATS? It is the slogan of a
new mass movement and it means
•Tm gonna holler about taxes.”
It had its beginning at a Cedar Rap
ids community luncheon where in
dustrial workers earning $3,400 a
year learned that they were paying
$1,100 a year in taxes. $800 of which
is hidden. It has been spreading
fast. Ministerial groups, union
locals, chambers of commerce and
other such organizations have
promised it support.
The IGHATS battle cry couldn’t
have been sounded at a better time.
In 1929. federal spending amounted
to 3.6 per cent of the national in
come. Now, it is estimated, it
amounts to more than 30 pier cent.
From the Shamokin Citizen,
Shamokin, Pennsylvania: The in
auguration of our new President
is history, and for the first time in
their young lives, most of the boys
and girls saw this history made.
Witnessing on television the in
auguration President Dwight
D. Eisenhower, pupils of Shamokin
and Coal Township received a les
son in history which will remain
forever in their memories.
Gathered in local schools, in
homes, and in stores, wide-eyed
youngsters saw and heard the Pres
ident take the oath of office, be
coming the 34th President
All the pomp, pageantry, and
stately splendor surrounding the
event may have left the pupils a bit
breathless, and perhaps the young
er boys and girls may have missed
the full significance of the momen
tous event. Yet. we believe the
impression will be a lasting one.
We believe that in some way. all
the pupils who viewed the cere
monies. came away with a feeling
of thankfulness that they were
living in a country where such
blessings are part of our accepted
standard of living.
SccuttUnf t&e
S PRING is the time to make war
—or peace. In this Spring of
1953 it appears that it will be peace.
The Chinese Communists, who
have waged the war in Korea
against the United Nations, have
agreed to exchange sick prisoners
of war and proposed resumption
of full-dress Korean armistice
talks. ,
In addition, The Soviet Union
continues to make new conciliatory
moves toward the West. In fact,
their words and actions have been
so conciliatory in recent weeks the
free nations of the world have be
come perplexed over what might
be the ultimate Russian goal.
A peaceful world would be a won
derful thing. And gs long as the
Communist world backs up its
words with deeds then the free
nations should go along, political
observers at the United Natioos
indicated last week.
The official U. S. attitude is much
along this line. The U. S. will go
along for the time being, but will
remain alert and watchful and fully
prepared to meet any emergency
that might arise in the future.
Said Secretary of State John Fos
ter Dulles: “Nothing which has
happened, or which seems to me
likely to happen, has changed the
basic situation of danger.**
At his press conference. Presi
dent Eisenhower said that the U. S.
should accept the Communist over
tures, and proceed in the hope of
making agreements.
• Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son has asked congress for author
ity to limit imports of foreign farm
commodities when they threaten
this country’s support program.
He seeks temporary authority to
impose embargoes or quotas or to
increase tariffs on foreign farm
commodities that interfere with
this country’s farm program.
At the same time the Secretary
of Agriculture warned American
farmers that they must accept low
er prices on world markets or lose
many foreign customers. By sup
porting farm prices above the world
level, he contends, the American
farmer is pricing himself out of
the world market.
• An announcement was made
last week that may be of historic
interest, and could mean, a fuller
and better life for every American.
It was the announcement by the
Atomic Energy Commission that
congress will be asked to,end the
government’s monopoly on the pos
session and development of atomic
energy.
This step would open the way, it
is reported, for the commercial de
velopment of atomic energy for
power. *
Many observers regard the move
as a direct result of the nation’s
desire to push the development of
atomic energy for peaceful pur
poses, instead of concentrating on
weapons. It could be the first step
toward the day when we will cook
our food, heat our homes, and light
our houses with atomic energy.
It could mean a better- life for
every American.
>ALE€ARNECfflE
'jfc' AUTHOR JF “HOW TO STQP WORRYING AND STARFLIVING”
D ERT LEWIS, 14 Howard Street, Vineland. New Jersey, learned a lesson
from a young colored boy during moments that might have been
despairing near the end of his first year at college His mathematics
professor told him that unless he got good marks in both the next quiz and
in the final exam he would fail. He was worried as only a nineteen year
old youngster can worry, and he had the following facts to back up
his worry:
1. One quarter of his class had already been
flunked out.
2. His parents had sacrificed greatly to give him
his chance.
3. He couldn’t work any harder than he had been
doing, studying sixteen hours a day, seven days a
week.
He became so discouraged that he just quit—
walked out. In a field he ran across some colored
boys hoeing com. One, called Smokey, had only one
leg making it necessary for him to stand with his left
foot up and behind him. He had to brace himself at each hill with hia
crutch under his left arm in order to hoe that hill.
Smokey could have given up, he could have lived on charity, but he
just did the best he could with what he had.
As Albert Lewis walked away, his thoughts ran in a different channel.
If that boy could do the best he could with what he had, how dared he
fail to do as much?
He went at his work with renewed vigor, and with determination not to
worry to just do the best he could with what he had.
Did he make the grade? He not only made the grade, but he learned
that it was entirely up to him whether worry should conquer him or
whether he should conquer worry
CARNEGIE
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1. Who is the present Secretary of Commerce? (a) Allen V.
Astin; (b) Sinclair Weeks; (c) D. W. Bronk.
2. WHo is the Mutual Security Director? (a) Charles E. Boh-
len; (b) Craig Shaeffer; (c) Harold E. Stassen.
3. Twelve years ago an important treaty was signed. It was:
(a) The Pacific Treaty; (b) United Nations Treaty; (c) North
Atlantic Treaty.
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JAN’S WAY OUT
By R. G. Crocker
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J AN was depressed. There seemed
no way out. Uncle Andrew had
arrived again! As she expressed it
to George, “He’s a good enough
traveling salesman; the only trou
ble is he doesn’t travel’enough!”
Uncle Andrew was somewhat of
a drifter. He made a fair living
selling, but was always dropping
in on one relative or the other. He
was a problem to “get on the
road” again. He was fortyish and
a bachelor.* When Uncle Andrew
descended on a household; there
was little anyone could do but
listen to his loud jokes and com
ments.
Jan set the clothesbasket down
with a bang, and eyed the bulldog
across the fence. It eyed her.
“Ugly brute,” Jan said. Bozo gave
a low growl. Jan growled back.
As Jan often told George, they
had a “growling acquaintance,”
which Jan wouldn’t admit was half
affectionate. They understood each
other. Thank goodness, Jan thought.
Bozo wasn’t one of those dogs
that’s forever underfoot to be
petted, though he liked it well
enough at times.
Looking at the dog, Jan had an
inspiration. With Jan, to think was
to act. She was through the fence
in a minute, stopped to pat Bozo
while saying disdainfully: “At least,
I can growl at YOU without wor
rying about hurt feelings!’*
Mrs. Browning would never be
a close friend; but Jan did have a
lot of respect for her. “Just like
her dog,” Jan thought unkindly.
“They’re both a lot better than they
look!” The widow was short and
stocky. Her coarse brown hair was
frizzed in a permanent, lipstick
usually smeared, rouge dabbed on
each cheek.
Jan asked the widow over for
lunch. Playing the rede to the hilt,
she told her about Unde Andrew
who was visiting, describing him
as eccentric but a rattier wealthy
salesman, who was always jolly
and full of fun. While she talked,
she couldn’t help thinking how
much better the widow would look
if she’d do something about the
faint line of mustache that had de
veloped on her face.
Lunch was all that Jan had an
ticipated. The widow was dabbed
more colorfully with rouge than
usual, and hung on Andrew’s every
word, roaring with laughter.
“Isn’t he a scream?” she asked
every few minutes. Lunch over, the
widow bluntly stated it was a nice
afternoon for a drive, and Jan al
most felt sorry for Uncle Andrew as
she dragged him away.
“What’s the idea?” George
asked, when they were out the
door.
Jan laughed. “I don’t think
Uncle Andrew will stay around too
long, with the widow chasing him!”
The next few days Jan and
George watched from the sidelines.
The widow camped on their door
step. Uncle Andrew would hardly
have time to sit down before the
widow came in and swarmed over
him. They didn’t make a bad cou
ple, George commented. But Jan
couldn’t see Andrew standing for
much of the widow, after all the
younger girls he dated. The hectic
week passed. Saturday morning
George drove Jan to the store for
groceries, and when they returned.
Uncle Andrew was gone. Not only
Uncle Andrew, but his clothes. Jan
heaved a sigh for relief.
*T guess Uncle Andrew’s visit
is over for this time,”. she said.
‘Td have hated having him around
for the next three months or so.”
“You can say that again,” George
said. “I guess even Uncle Andrew
can’t take our widow. She i s'over
whelming!”
”1 haven’t seen her today,** Jan
said idly, “But I guess she’s shop
ping, or visiting some relatives.”
Late that evening Jan opened a,
telegram from Uncle Andrew!
“Left for good?” George asked
optimistically.
“And how.** Jan said, dazed.
Limply, she handed George the
telegram. George read:
“ON HONEYMOON WITH WID
OW. TIME I SETTLED DOWN
AND SOLD REAL ESTATE. BACK
IN THREE WEEKS, WILL BE
YOUR NEW NEIGHBOR. PLEASE
FEED DOG—Uncle Andrew.**
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