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THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
The South Carolina Democracy is not divided in State
and County politics. Whether the Independent wing will
support Mr. Eisenhower again or vote for the nominee of the
National Democratic Party remains to be seen. Our State
has been outspoken for years; and many years ago made it
possible to vote independently in National elections without
losing standing as South Carolina Democrats. So far as
that is concerned Senator Edgar Brown and all the rest
of us were in agreement.
Most of us were in agreement also in opposition to Mr.
Truman; we broke apart in 1952, however. Just what will
happen in 1956 will be interesting, as we recall that Green
ville, Charleston, Richland, Sumter, Orangeburg, Colleton,
Aiken, Greenwood, Marlboro—and a host of other Counties
voted for Eisenhower. But within South Carolina we seem
to be an indivisible union of indestructible elements.
In Richland County at least one Eisenhower leader was
defeated. However the Convention chose John I. Rice as
President and the veteran Chas. S. Henry as Secretary. I
have great regard and respect for Judge Rice and Mr. Henry
though, of course, I have nothing to do with Richland’s af
fairs. Judge Rice presided over the State Democratic Con
vention in 1952 and was so courteous, patient and attentive
to every delegate that he was praised by everybody. He
presided so admirably then that he would grace the occas-
sion again, for it is a hard job, and good presiding officers
are scarce.
The announcement that Governor Byrnes will not again
offer for elective office permits us to rejoice that his wis
dom and counsel will be always available in the public af
fairs of our people.
South Carolina has many elder statesmen who serve in
various positions of usefulness. Most of them recall the
days when a dollar was a dollar and entitled to great re
spect. It is difficult for younger men to understand the pru
dence of the older men; but each generation has to learn the
lessons the hard way.
This mild re-adjustment is said to be due to our being
overstocked with goods, wares and merchandise. For ex
ample, let us consider a homely illustration, which savors of
the remembered days of long ago: suppose grandfather and
grandmother should come for a visit, and they brought six
hams, ten pounds of butter, a dozen dressed chickens, a
turkey or two, and five bushels of potatoes. You would not
only consume at your usual rate, but at a greatly accelerated
rate. Literally you would have chicken at every meal.
Now you haven’t slowed up your consumption, but you have
slowed up your buying because your pantry and refrigerator
and deep freezer are all jammed and packed with food. That
is said to be our trouble: our industrial, productive capacity
has grown and developed so enormously that we have too
much on hand. So the business leaders tell us that the in
ventories are still a bit too heavy. In other words, grand
mother baked so many delicious pies that we just can’t
eat them in one day.
Here is what a great bank says:
“The basic cause of the recession in business is attributed
to the abnormal accumulation of inventories, which in Sep
tember reached a record high of £28 billion. By the end of
1953, total inventories had been reduced by nearly £1 bil
lion but were still about £4 billion above the same period of
1952, of which increases £2.5 billion is accounted for by high
er manufacturers’ stocks. Inventory accumulation is being
gradually corrected but some lines have still a long way to
go.
The completion of inventory adjustment would not of
itself assure a reversal in the business trend. To have an
upturn there must be an increase in demand for goods on
the part of individuals, businessmen, government, or foreign
customers.”
Continuing The First National Bank of Boston says:
“In recent messages the President has made recommenda
tions that if adopted would go a long way toward making our
economy more dynamic and creative, which in turn would
make for more comfortable living and more jobs. In keep
ing with the American tradition, the President has pro
posed that individuals and business should have the largest
possible share of their income to spend in accordance with
their discretion, as it has been clearly demonstrated over
the years that spending is much more productive under
private enterprise than when done by Government. Dur
ing the early part of the 1930’s, the New Deal Administra
tion attempted to bring about recovery by pouring many
billions of dollars of taxpayers’ money into ‘priming the
pump’ and creating jobs. But the experiment was a failure,
as indicated by the fact that by the end of the decade there
were more than 9 million persons unemployed, or 17 percent
of the total labor force.
Furthermore, the President’s program calls for a restora
tion of private initiative and the creation of a favorable
business environment that would encourage risk-taking
A WELCOME DROP
ventures and release individual energy, which is the most
constructive force in the world.
AUTHOR OF "HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING"
J OHN N LOHAN. Pottery Road. Washington, Missouri, has a business •
associate who fears death. If a trip by car or bus is planned, he
starts hanging a black crepe. “For goodness sake be careful.’’ he will
say “1 don’t see why you want to get out in all that terrible traffic
One of these days you’re going to get killed.”
John Lohan says he never had any fear of travel, never even gave
a thought of anything happening until one day he
had to make a business trip to Chicago. As soon as
this friend heard about it he started with the same
old line. “You better take a train; that’s a terrible
long trip; what if something happens?” And. “One
of these days you’re going to be brought home in
a basket.”
The morning he was to leave on this trip the
telephone rang and sure enough it was his friend
trying to make him change his mind. By the time
John reached Chicago he was a wreck mentally
without being in a wreck. He had been imagining
all sorts of trouble. He could actually see himself in a basket. Of
course he didn’t enjoy that trip, but after returning home and thinking
over the incident, he realized how foolish he had been and he made
up his mind it would never happen again. Since then he always re
members “What’s to be will be, and there isn’t anything I can do
about it. If I’m to have an accident or if I’m to die it will be the Will
of God and it can happen right here on a street in our little town as
well as on a highway. I won’t be able to stop it so why sit around and
worry and wait.”
Today he enjoys his trips and plans to continue them free from
fear and worry
Throughout all of his program the President emphasizes
the importance of encouraging investment in plant and
equipment as a means of stimulating economic growth and
providing for higher levels of living standards and employ
ment. Among the more important steps proposed is one that
would permit writing off more quickly the investment in
plant and equipment. Such a plan would make for more ef
ficient production and lower costs, and help create new jobs
for the 700,000 or so workers who enter the labor force each
year. A more liberal depreciation allowance in the long run
would not mean the loss of revenue to the Government, as
it would merely shift the tax benefits. As a matter of fact,
it is likely that, in the long run, revenues would increase be
cause of the stimulation to expansion provided by this mea
sure. ,
Furthermore, it is recommended that expenditures for re
search be fully tax deductible. This is highly desirable as
through our research facilities more and better goods are
constantly being made, while it is estimated that about one
half of the jobs in industry today are based upon products
from research laboratories.
Q—I read that the Disabled American Veterans and other “chartered”
veterans groups appeared before the House Veterans Affairs Com
mittee recently to make their annual reports. Why do they have
to report to Congress?
\ Veterans groups chartered by Congress are required by law to
make annual financial reports to the House Veterans Affairs Com
mittee. Besides the DAY, chartered veterans groups are the Ameri
can Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Veterans
of World War II.
0—When will American troops be brought home from Japan?
\ Sen. H. Alexander Smith (R N. J.), Chairman of the Senate’s For
eign Relations Far East Subcommittee, said Feb. 2 it may be four
or five years before all American troops now in Japan may be
brought home. Despite this. Smith urged that a “target” date be
set for the withdrawal of occupation forces. The war with Japan
was ended Aug. 14. 1945, and the peace treaty took effect April
28. 1952.
The job maker has the most constructive role in our econo
my. Upon his willingness and ability to venture and assume
responsibility for the mobilization of men, money, and ma^
terials into profitable undertakings depends the welfare of "
all.
With favorable conditions provided, it is up to all groups
to take their chances without the nursing aid of Govern
ment. Dollars should be placed in overalls and put to work,
for a dynamic and expansive economy demands a constant
supply of fresh capital to keep it ticking. When this flow is
severely restricted, the only recourse is artificial respiration
through Government pump priming that leads only to the
piling up of deficits and the expansion of bureaucracy.
We must therefore keep alive within the framework of
private enterprise the spirit of initiative and ingenuity, as
well as provide incentives for the assumption of risk, for
these are the pillars upon which the American system has
been built and without which it cannot survive. Every ef
fort should be made to keep American industry in a strong
and resourceful position by providing it with fresh capital
—the lifeblood of business—in order that we may fortify
our national security, provide for the growing needs of our
people, and create more and better jobs.”
I have received jnany appeals from New York and other
cities for contributions to charities I know nothing about. So
I quote something from the monthly Bulletin of the New
York Chamber of Commerce on that general subject:
“The special committee of the State Legislature heard
testimony indicating that the American people during 1953
gave more than £4,000,000,000 to all types of charitable or-
‘ What does the term “franking” mean?
/ \ Franking is the practice of signing or otherwise marking the enve
lope containing a letter or other communication, in order to have
it sent postage-free. Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield
in 1953 estimated that franking for all government agencies would
cost about $34 million for the year. Of this amount, the Post Office
Department estimated that free mail for Congressmen would cost
about $1.6 million for the year.
CORRAL-GATE LATCH . . . Horses won’t be able to nudge open
this simply-made latch. Steel rod Is slid back and forth Inside two
lengths of pipe welded to one side of piece of angle steel. Rod
bent at right angles is welded to bolt for handle, most be raised
before bar may be unlocked.
ganizations.
“An amount, conservatively estimated at £100,000,000 an
nually goes to alleged charitable organizations engaged in
fraudulent activities, or to those organizations which make
false representations or inferences to the public.
“Testimony of the hearings revealed that one prominent
organization had received approximately £3,980,000 over a
five-year period, of which but £302,000 was utilized for the
announced purpose.
“Another national organization raised a total of £21,480,-
000 of which almost £17,000,000 or 78 per cent was used for
fund-raising and administrative expense.
“Evidence pertaining to several local organizations in
the New York City area indicated that fund-raising and
administrative expenses exceeding 50 per cent of collections
were not uncommon.
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1. Another name for Korea Is (a) Honshu; (b) Chosen;
(c) Kyushu.
2. The capital of the Phillipines was changed in 1948 to
(a) Mindanao; (b) Quezon City; (c) Manila.
3. Abraham Lincoln was America’s (a) 12th; (b) 15th; (o)
16th president?
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1. A kulak is a (Polish coin) (rich Russian
peasant).
2. A vendetta is a (feud) (type of fish).
3. Barnum, of circus fame, was born in (America)
(England).
4. In bas-relief sculpture, figures are (raised)
(sunken).
5. Thespians are (missionaries) (actors).
6. There are (9) (12) persons on a petit jury.
7. The capital of Nevada is (Reno) (Carson City).
8. John iSder was the (10th) (12th) President of
the U. S.
9. The first incident of a boat being sunk by a
submarine occurred in the (Civil War) (Span-
ish-American War).
10. A hookah is a type of (pipe) (bottle).
Check your answers, scoring yourself 10 points for each
correct choice. A score of 0-20 is poor; 30-60, average; 70-80,
superior; 90-100, very superior.
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“The hearings also pointed up the fact that fraudulent
and irregular activities in fund-raising were frequently
facilitated by the unauthorized use of names of prominent
individuals.”
From the Duncannon Record,
Duncannon, Pennsylvania: One of
dut readers protested the other
day. when the payment of his in
come tax was fresh in his mind,
the near unanimous approval of
an appropriation of the lion’s share
of a quarter million dollars to
further the “investigations” being
directed by a certain Wisconsin
Senator. This reader felt that it
was too bad that there wasn’t at
least a number of men in the Unit
ed States Senate who would have
the “guts” to vote against the
appropriation.
Perhaps this Is the most flagrant
case in a trend in Congressional in
vestigations into un-American ac
tivities. In the name of patriotism,
these Congressmen are engaging in
most un-American practices in
usurping the authority of the ex
ecutive and judicial branches of
the government.
From the Arvada Enterprise,
Arvada, Colorado: This country
has witnessed another of these
senseless tirades, this time against
Earl Warren, who has been ap
pointed by President Eisenhower
to serve in one of the nation’s high
est and most important offices, that
of Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Couri. Warren’s record in
public service has been an out
standing one, but because Senator
Danger, of North Dakota, is un
happy with the Republican Party
over some nominations they for
got to consult him on. he has to
take his spite out on Warren and
bring forth charges and allega
tions that have little or no truth in
them.
Another capable official has had
to undergo the smear and lie treat
ment.
It will be a sad day for this
country when knowledge and facts
of actual disloyalty are kept a se
cret; and it is also a sad thing
that men of supposedly responsible
position can carelessly and wil
fully banter around the reputation
of those whom they dislike just
to further their own selfish mo
tives.
From the News Tribune, Wal
tham, Massachusetts; The failures
of domestic government and the
personality clashes are part of the
price we pay for a system founded
on freedom of personal expression.
The rewards far outweigh the pen
alties, so despite all the uproar over
subversion and malfeasance, the
domestic situation is never really
out of controL
• • •
From The Herald, Dillon, South
Carolina: The United States is the
great bulwark that stands between
freedom and slavery. If the Com
munists could get control of this
nation it would not be very long
before the whole world would bo
reduced to a state of slavery.
A N unheralded and mostly un
noticed “shift” has been tak
ing place in the United States since
the early days of World War II.
What has happened—and is still
happening: our national research
burden has greatly inoreased and
the major cost shifted from indus-
- try' to the federal government.
President Eisenhower has indi
cated that this shift will continue
by stating that research is “our
surest promise of expanding eco
nomic opportunities.”
Industry and the federal govern
ment have spent $30 billion in ap
plied and basic research since 1941.
During 1953 alone, working side by
side, government, industry, and a
number of non-profit institutions in
vested about $4 billion dollars in
research. Indications are that the
government alone will provide
more than half that amount in each
of the next two fiscal years. It
goes without saying that military
research accounted for the lion’s
share of the $30 billion spent since
1941 and will account for the major
ity of future expenditures.
More than half the federal funds
spent for research are used to pur
chase the research activities of in
dustry. while less than a third are
spent at federal facilities. The rest
is distributed to non-profit institu
tions such as colleges and univer
sities, hospitals, and independent
research groups.
Comparing the 1941 expense fig
ures with those of 1953, we find that
in 1941 the government spent $370
million and industry spent $510 mil
lion. In 1953 the government figure
rose to $2.5 billion, while industry
accounted for $1.4 billion.
Certain economic reasons enter
into consideration when one studies
these expenditures, but aside from
this, the importance of this money
being spent by the government and
by industry is that the United
States, a nation of “doers,” is con
stantly acquiring new “know-how**
through applied research and de
velopment.
• Automobile dealers across the
nation have a one-word reply to the
recent survey by the National Auto
mobile Dealers Association which
confirmed suspicions that new car
and truck car dealers had been
hard hit by the return of the com
petitive market. The word: over
production.
The NADA release showed that
dealers’ over-all operating profit
dropped from 4.4 per cent during the
first four months of 1953 to 2.2 per
cent at the end of the last four
months of the year. The associa
tion said that a primary factor in
the radically changed situation
came from increasing inventories
of used cars and trading losses on
them as prices declined throughout
the year.
Supporters of the “overproduc
tion” theory say manufacturers
flooded the market with new cars,
many of which found their way to
used-car lots with the new ear
dealer taking a profit losa in the
transaction.
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27 Brother of
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56 Pace
57 Intimidates
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