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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1953 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937 at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in acN vance'; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR The President seems to have indicated to all Government agencies that he wishes less spending than the budget autho rizes. Our Government is such a vast, sprawling conglome ration of all sorts of activities that we need a directing hand. I suggest that Senator Byrd and his Committee could of fer helpful suggestions. It is probably true that some phases of the Government's program are really being starved, while others are being over fed. Merely to reduce expeditures is not always prudent; the reduction should be based on some knowledge of the agency involved. It seems fairly certain that the armed services waste a lot of money. I do not mean the rank and file; I mean the buying agencies and the planners at the top-level. I think every Department needs a close scrutiny. Small details show how the wind blows: I live in the beautiful and salubrious town of Manning. Many towns of the same size have public buildings. Many years ago, probably before the Truman era, the Post Office Department bought a lot in Planning for a post office. The Government, in its dire poverty,- has not been able to build a post office in Man ning in all these years of riotous plenty and world-wide hand-outs. Perhaps if this excellent town of fine people were in France, Africa or Korea it would soon be given a postal palace. The incident serves to prove that the Government can be niggardly as well as profligate—and at the same time. It does not prove, however, that the Government does not mis spend millions of dollars with a wasteful hand. 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V\CK>0 sues OK FORDS FLATTISS , SCUFFtSS ' BALERIMAS WVjDOIF* moccasimS I N.W. u. Well, there’s more of the joyful news for taxpayers. A prominent businessman of Richlafrid County, who reads my Spectator and sometimes takes a nap listening to me on the radio, calls my attention to the story carried by The State. Here it is; “The Richland County delegation voted a tax reduction yesterday for the first time in seven years. The saving to taxpayers in the county will be approximately an overall nine per cent. Senator Joe E. Berry, chairman of the delegation, said the reduction w r ould apply for 1953 taxes, which means that taxpayers will enjoy the reduction this fall. The district 1 millage was reduced from the present 52V2 mills to 48; district two millage was reduced from 40 mills to 35Vo mills, and district 5 millage was reduced from 3614 mills to 33^ mills. District 6, where the present millage is 34 mills, also got a three mill reduction from the delegation, but a quirk will still raise the millage there one mill, to 35 mills. In the Dutch Fork district (No. 6), the delegation reduced county taxes from eight mills to seven, eliminated the one mill tax for county road bonds, eliminated the half mill tax for Columbia Hospital bonds, and eliminated the half mill tax for Richland County Library bonds, for a total saving of three mills. The same overall saving given other districts on these items. School trustees in the Dutch Fork district recommended that the three mills tax for school bonds be eliminated, but, at the same time raised special school millage from five to 12, a net increase of seven mills. The Dutch Fork community is included in school district 6, which also includes a section of Lexington County. The dist rict is operated jointly by Richland and Lexington Coun ty trustees. It was understood that the trustees had agreed on a 12-milJ levy for the special school item. The quirk meant that residents on the Richland side of the district would not enjoy the three mills tax relief at this time. The saving afforded by the return of money to the county would, instead, be placed in a sinking fund, it was understood. District 1, where the millage was reduced 4^4 mills from 521/2 mills to 48 mills, for an approximate eight per cent reduction, includes City 1, City 1A, Hyatt Park 2A and 2R, Edgewood 3A, Rosewood 4B, and Olympia 4.” The Auditors in the several Counties are preparing the tax books, so let me suggest that the County Delegations act quickly so that the taxpayers may remember them pleasant ly next summer during the campaign. That is good cam paign material—a reduction in taxes. Very seldom does a taxpayer object to reductions in taxes; just at the moment I can’t recall a case of objection. Mrs. Annie Howell King, who edits The Aiken Standard and Review—5 times a week—is a persistent and resource ful champion of private business. Says Mrs. King, editorial ly* “The Saturday Evening Post recently devoted a long fea ture editorial to the subject of socialized electricity, and the claim that private development of power sites amounts to a scandalous raid on natural resources belonging to all the peo ple. The Post observed, ‘It may be a good idea to raise the issue of what is meant by popular ownership of .... a power company. It is said by public-ownership advocates that they get their electric power more cheaply from publicly owned establishments. But analysis of the accounting of TVA, for example, makes it plain, that if electricity rates are cheaper in the area served, it is only because TVA has advantages in taxation and interest charges which a pri vate corporation would not enjoy. In other words, the is sue is not whether a public plant can produce electric power more cheaply, but whether or not the taxpayers of the whole nation ought to subsidize cheap power in one favored area. . . ‘To befog this issue by suggesting that the people would be deprived of something should the Bonneville Dam,' for example be operated by a private corporation instead of by the government is an affense against reason. Actually, when it is considered that such a change would transform one of these enterprises from a drain on the taxpayers into a source of revenue, the wonder is that apparently rational men have the brass to present the issue in such terms.’ In the last fiscal year, private utilities paid something like $1,250,000,000 to federal and local government in taxes. In the same period federal power projects paid less than $5,000,000 to state and local government in lieu of taxes and, of course, exactly nothing in federal taxes. The price of socialism certainly comes high.” Something logically related to Mrs. King’s editorial is quoted from Raymond Moley, who, by the way, was one of Mr. Roosevelt’s famous “Brain Trust” when Mr. Roose velt was Governor of New York. Later Mr. Moley became assistant Secretary of State in Washington and a ghost writer of Mr. Roosevelt’s speeches. “In one of his Newsweek columns, Raymond Moley praised the Administration for its policy of curtailing public power development, and in encouraging development by taxpaying private enterprise. Then he wrote: ‘There is a bold incon sistency in the appeals of the advocates of socialized power; because in one breath they claim the virtues of bringing new private industries into a region by giving them below- cost power, while they denounce the private power com panies. Are we to believe that private people engaged in selling electricity are all bad, whils people selling other things are all good? Such a subsidy to favored industries is as unfair as were the fat preferences given by the tariff in days of old. ‘Such considerations no doubt weigh heavily in these days of crushing taxation and vast federal expenditures.’ The old claim that only the government is capable of undertaking major power projects has been blasted to bits— there is no needed project which the power industry is un able or unwilling to build. The debate over huge pending projects on the Snake River in Idaho and the Niagara River in New York are dramatic proof of that. We could take a long step toward the universally-desired goals of a balanced budget, a reduced national debt, and eventual tax reduc tion by getting the government out of the power business as soon as possible—and, in the meantime, refusing to spend a nickel of taxpayer’s money on any project which private enterprise is willing to take one.” France is a poor risk for us. All the billions we have poured into France may become Communist property be cause Communism virtually controls France or can make France as unstable, as undependable, as the most wishy- washy people ever known. Let America be strong in Amer ica and let her deal with other nations on our own terms, though generously, graciously, firmly. We can’t buy sup port that is reliable. Are you intenested in business? It is absorbing to me. I like to hear or read stories of success, especially where some one has blazed a new trail. I’ve just read a success story, based on a retail store. Here it is, in part: “Build your store into a community institution by par ticipating in every local activity which comes along. Handle nothing but first class merchandise which you back 100% by adjusting complaints as they come up. Follow a one- price policy for everybody. Maintain cost controls over each department so you know where you are going. Make shopping easy and emphasize the quality of your goods with wide aisles, spacious merchandising displays, air con ditioned quarters and modern decorating. Install a family spirit in your employes. Spend 4% of your gross for advertising to put your message across. 99 A RESSIONAL Q—I believe in getting my money’s worth when I vote for a politician. Do members of Congress often play hooky—missing roll-call votes? A—From Jan. 3 through June 30, Members answered “yea” or “nay’’ 86.46 per cent of the times the clerks called their names for de cisions. (Members often announce their positions on issues when they do not vote.) The score for the first six months of the current session was higher—86.46 to 81.62—than during the two years of the 82nd Congress. Q—Which party had the better voting participation record for the first six months of the 83rd Congress? A—The Republicans, by a margin of 88.44 to 84.36 per cent. Q—My guess is that absenteeism is greatest among Members of Con gress from states near Washington, since they can easily slip away for a long weekend of home cooking. Am I right? A—Not entirely. Voting participation scores for the first six months of the 83rd Congress show a thoroughly mixed-up area pattern. Such far-away states as Colorado. South Dakota, Idaho, and Utah are among the six which stood highest in combined House-Senate scores; but so are Maryland and Virginia, practically suburbs of the nation’s capital. The five lowest-scoring states included nearby New York and New Hampshire, but also New Mexico, Nevada, and Nebraska, which certainly are beyond the commuting zone. Q—Now that the proposed increase in postal rates has been set aside in committee, is the bill dead for the second session of the 83rd Congress? A—No. Bills introduced during the first session of a Congress remain alive through the second session. Consideration of the postal rate bill, and of other bills introduced during the first session, may con tinue when Congress reconvenes in January. There will be no need to re-introduce such bills or to start them from scratch through the legislative mill. ScetMUttp (fie P OLITICAL analysts have been spending their time since con gress adjourned in trying to sum up and evaluate the first months of the Republican administration. Perhaps the best way to express the general conclusion is in the words of one observer, who said, that neither party (Republican or Democrats) was “keenly happy or keenly unhappy.” Seven achievements can be list ed on the Administration’s side. These are: 1. An extension of the excess profits tax on corporations until January 1. This tax will yield $800 million. 2. A limited cut in expenditures —$1.4 billion from the defense budget, $.6 of a billion from for eign aid, and $1.4 billion from all other expenditures. 3. Redeemed the President’s pledge to give the states title to oil and mineral deposits on their off-shore lands. 4. Congress granted the Presi dent’s request for a year’s exten sion of the Reciprocal Trade Act. A study of the whole tariff prob lem is scheduled when congress convenes again. 5. Congress approved admission of 214,000 immigrants in the next two years, somewhat less than what the President had requested. 6. Congress authorized $100 mil lion in surplus food for needy na tions between now and March. 7. The Defense, Agriculture and Justice departments were reorgan ized and a new cabinet department —Health, Education and Welfare —was created. There is also the other side of the picture. A number of meas ures which had been on the Presi dent’s “must” list got nowhere. Generally they were killed in com mittee. They were: 1. Hawaiian statehood which the President recommended. 2. Extension of social security to groups not now covered. 3. Increase in postal rates to get the department out of the red. 4. A delay in the revision of the Taft-Hartley labor law and the McCarran-Walter immigration act. • • • S ENATOR Robert Taft’s death has left the Repub!ic*an party and the administration with a bridge that cannot be replaced easily, wise Washington observers are s-aying. It was Taft, they point out, that bridged the gap between the conservative and “wilder” groups within the G.O.P And it was he who set the tone of the present administration even if Eis enhower is President of the United States. This bridge will not be a distressing problem until congress reconvenes again. It is then, the observers are predicting, that the fireworks will begin. fTVWuL INTELEIGRAMI Che^k correct word. 1. ‘ The Good Earth” was written by (Sinclair Lewis) (Pearl Buck). 2. Fenway Park is in (Boston) (Concord). 3. (Jove) (Ares) was the Greek god of war. 4. Charles Lindbergh flew nonstop to Paris in (1927) (1925). 5. 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Space the hangers the some distance opart so the neste will be interchangeable. From The Webster Times, Web ster, Massachusetts: The Korean Armistice has been signed. The attitude of the man in the street is a far cry from the frenzied joy of such news after World War I and World War II. Perhaps we have learned the great lesson of pre paredness. Radio and television broadcasts immediately after the signing brought into full focus the change in the thinking of the customarily unwary Americans. Announcers questioning passersby asked “How do you feel about the Armistice?” And while the answers were in variably “Thank God,” many per sons added sage remarks that the United States should be careful now and keep up defense measures It was of especial note that moth ers of Korean veterans were fre quently quoted as believing this. After the last war. mothers were blamed for wanting their boys home from Europe and Asia, thus bringing ^>out demobilization too soon. As In all wars, the oermanent scars will be borne by those who have lost their loved ones, and by the thousands of Korean vet erans who will spend much of their future in hospitals. For that group who must go on forever wondering about the fate of their “missing" sons and husbands, our sympathy is especially deep. We have an Armistice. There will be no true peace until more momentous events take place—un til peoples all over the world learn to share the God-given resources of their dilferent spheres, until they learn to live without envy of other nations, until the peoples of the earth return to Faith in God and their fellowmen • • • From the Harvard Herald, Har vard, Illinois: People who play the races have nothing on the farmer. Even the most avid of them are pikers by comparison. Horses are predictable; the ele ments . . . and insects and plant diseases . and farm market prices are not. Quietly, without fanfare the farm er places his bets. Day in and day out, year after year he does so every time he seeds a crop or puts in a batch of broilers. The market may be fine when they mature: or the bottom may have dropped out. The boll weevil or the army worm or blight may hit him. or it may not. There may be a flood, a drought, or a windstorm. Exces sive rain may ruin his plantings. Disease may hit his hogs; exces sive heat may endanger his chick ens. He never knows the odds. City folks often look upon the farmer’s life as an easy one; as something to retire to some day. Yes. who else would run the risks, would do as much for as little? DaieCarnigie ^ AUTHOR OF “HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START UVING". T EN YEARS ago Richard H. Spessard, 5 Park Avenue Extension, Danville, Virginia, got his first taste of worry. His boss had resigned in a huff. Richard was promoted to hi* job, then Superintendent of Power, Maintenance and Construction. Before this he had always hoped for such a break and had worked toward it. Now that it had come, he was frightened. Could he make a go of it? Labor was at a premium and materials were almost unobtainable; his work piled up; he couldn’t get things done as fast as he should. He worked 14 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week. They were trying to convert equipment to government war orders. What worried him most was that he saw no chance for improvement. He didn’t enjoy his food and was nervous, and gave up his few pleasures such as seeing his friends. He tried not to show his feelings while on the job, but would usually explode at home and make things generally miserable for his family. One night, when asked to go somewhere he refused, feigning an excuse that he had to go back to work. He did go back to work but he didn’t do any work—he couldn’t. Instead, he sat at his desk and tried to think. He came to the conclusion that if this job was going to be a “millstone” instead of a “milestone.” he had better take a look at what was causing his big troubles. At this point he suddenly realized one of the first and cardinal points of management: “If you expect to get things done, you have to train and encourage your subordinates to get things done for you.” He lived with that thought overnight and decided to put it into practice as soon as possible. After making this decision, he felt better right away. Gradually he succeeded in the new method, and found that with the right encouragement, most erf the employees were willing to help carry the ball CARNEGIE THE SPEECH By Will Lozier A VERY HEATHCOTE, chairman of the committee, flopped down into one of my big chairs and said, “We’re over the top. Every thing is set for next Saturday after noon and we want you to make the presentation.” “Not me,” I said. “You’re the mayor, aren’t you?” Avery demanded. “That’s exactly the point,” I explained. “I’ve got business to take care of. Lots of business. You’d better get one of the other boys to make the presentation.” “Now wouldn’t that be fine,” Avery said sarcastically. “We’ve made up a big purse for Charley Bannerman, and the mayor of his own city says he hasn’t got time to present it.” I felt like coming right out and telling Avery why I didn’t like Charley Bannerman. When I was fourteen he had borrowed my base ball glove and never returned it. The years had passed and the loss of the glove wasn’t too im portant any more. But there were other things. Like the time he took my girl to the senior prom after it was practically decided that she was going with- me. And he hadn’t bothered to apologize when I lent him my dress suit to get married in and he brought it back with a cigarette hole in the trousers. No, I did not like Charley Banner- man, even though be was the star of the Gray Sox. They were giving him his “Day” next Saturday at. the Stadium. So what? Other ball pl&yers had had their “Days” and had received everything from shav ing mugs to twelve-cylinder auto mobiles. I did not like any part of the set-up. I had been trying—unsuc cessfully—to raise enough money to build an addition to the Hamil ton City HospitaL But Avery kept arguing, telling me I was the logical person to make the presentation, and pretty toon I gave in. “AH right,” I said. Tell me what you want me to say.” He handed me a certified cheek. It was tor a lot of money, more than enough to swing that new addition for the hospital. “I’ve got your speech written out,” Avery said. “I’ll read it to you.” He cleared his throat. “Ladies and Gentlemen: It is a great privilege to be here today to honor Hamilton’s leading cit izen. I am alluding to a man who has become nationally famous, a man who is the idol of every—” “That’s chough,” I interrupted. “Just give me the speech. I’ll read it with motions.” He handed me the sheet of pa per. I read it to myself. Except for the difference in names, it was practically the same speech I had made a couple of dozen times. Everyone in Hamilton was raving over Charley. They even said he was a changed man since he had got married. But I didn’t care. I didn’t like the guy; and so I de cided to write my own speech. Fd say, “The citizens of Hamilton have raised a large sum of money for a ball player named Charley Bannerman.” Then Fd hand Char ley the check and sit down. The “Day” had arrived. I sat In the stands near the Gray Sox dugout, waiting to be called onto the field to make the presentation speech. . I felt a light tap on my shoulder and turned around. It was Avery. “Have you got your fountain pen handy?” he asked. I felt in my breast pocket. “No,” I said. “I must have for got it” Avery handed me his. "T just heard a mighty interesting rumor,” he whispered. “They’re saying Charley is going to borrow your fountain pen and endorse that check over to the hospital fund.” I didn’t have time to answer him because they were flashing the signal for me to come down, onto the field. The players of both, teams were gathering around home plate. I walked down the aisle and in another minute I waa standing in front of the microphone. The crowd stopped cheering; tt was time for me te make that speech.