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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1953
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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. So I sug
gest that the Byrd Committee tell the President what its
findings were; and then let the President use the power
of his office and the full impact of his leadership to com
pel his subordinates to make substantial economies.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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INTELEIGRAMI
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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. Lacrosse originated in (England) (North
America).
6. Babe Ruth led home-run hitters for (12) (10)
seasons.
7. (Ohio) (New York) has more colleges than
any other state in the Union.
8. President Eisenhower is the (34th) (35th) U. S.
President.
9. (Utrecht) (Amsterdam) is the capital of The
Netherlands.
10. Warren Harding was a (Democrat) (Repub
lican).
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70-80, superior; 90-100, very superior.
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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.