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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
I talk quite a bit about new industries; of course I do not
forget those we have. New, what is a new industry worth
to a community?
Editorially The Joanna Way, a handsome monthly maga
zine of The Joanna Cotton Mills Company of Joanna, South
Carolina, presents some most illuminating facts. Incidentally
the editor is Mrs. Edna Foy. Mrs. Foy produces an excel
lent magazine every month.
! Before citing the information data I would pay my re
spects to that modest, retiring, but extraordinary effective
gentlemen who so graciously guides and inspires that great
textile enterprise, as well as the entire community—Mr.
Walter Regnery. Mr. Regnery’s record at Joanna has been
a brilliant achievement in every phase of operations, includ
ing the highly dseerved devoted loyalty of everybody.
Let me quote from The Joanna Way:
“WHAT INDUSTRY MEANS TO A COMMUNITY.
“Frequently our attention is focused on the fact that com
munities want and make strong concerted efforts to get new
industries. We may read that New England is fighting the
losing of some of its industries to the South; we hear that
representatives of city governments and chambers of com
merce have made trips to distant places to try to ‘sell’ some
industry on the idea of locating in their community. Though
we have vague ideas that industrial establishments pay
taxes and turn loose fat payrolls, we may perhaps wonder
why, specifically, industries are so desirable. Here are some
concrete facts that resulted from a survey of nine fairly
comparable counties throughout the United States, during
a recent period. In these counties it was found that 100
new industrial jobs resulted in:
“296 more people; 51 more children; $270,000 more bank
deposits; 174 more workers employed; 4 more retail estab
lishments; 112 more households; $590,000 more personal
income per year; 107 more passenger cars registered; $360,-
000 more retail sales per year.
“Joanna Cotton Mills Company employs 1,600 people. To
see what Joanna’s operations mean to this locality and im
mediate area, multiply the* above figures by 16. The as
tounding, conservative figures are as follow^:
“4,736 people; 816 children; $4,320,000 bank deposits;
1,712 passenger cars registered; 2,784 workers employed;
64 retail establishments'; $5,760,000 retail sales per year;
1,792 households; $9,440,000 personal income per year.
“Did you realize that your company meant so much to
the community.and the surrounding areas?”
How can a business operate if it is bled by taxation ? The
very unwise, even foolish, attitude of our National Govern
ment really reflects the unsound thinking of millions of our
people. The Government is doing what many want it to do;
or it does what many will applaud, whether it be wise or un
wise; sound or unsound. After all is said we might as well
understand that a conspicuous weakness in a so-called de-
*
mocracy is that expediency rules; and by expediency I mean
that the controlling factor is votes. We can all understand
thfit but we can as readily understand that if a mammoth
business, such as U. S. Steel, or Standard Oil (any of the
Standards) or General Electric or Du Pont were operated
as we operate the Government that business would fade
away in a few years.
As Grover Cleveland once said, in his ponderous style, it
would pass into innocuous desuetude, whatever that is. And
yet our Government is a many times larger operation than
all those concerns combined.
I have before me an advertisement of a great company of
Ohio. It is not one of the giants, such as those I just men
tioned; this is a modest affair. The property and plant are
listed as $224,218,000; its revenue last year was $73,527,-
000, on which it earned $10,0000,000. Sounds attractive
doesn’t it? Boiled down that means that the Company
earned about $3.80 on each common share. But that Com
pany pays $5.92 a share in taxes.
Tell me, why should we play along with Government
ownership when the Government can collect so much in
taxes, without any investment, any risk, any vexation? Not
all this was Federal, it is trpe, but most of it was.
Another instance—and this is very ‘common—a Company
paid about $6.00' a share in taxes but paid its stockholders
only $2.25.
As you know, many people are standing in line, as it
were, waiting for Government handouts.
What do you think of this?
“The Federal Government is making an all-out effort to
get rid of the surplus commodities it has accumulated under
the farm program, and in the quarter, July-September, ‘do
nations to domestic and foreign recipients totaled 705 mil
lion pounds’ of foodstuffs, almost 2 1-2 times the amount
moved under the give-away program during the same per
iod of 1955. Of this total, 210 million pounds of food was
donated to ‘eligible recipients’ in this country, 93 percent
STRATOSPHERE BALANCING ACT
more than in the same period for last year. This is a give
away program that makes other something-for-nothing
schemes suffer by comparison.
According to a release of the U. S. Department of Agri
culture dated November 2, 1956, the foods were distributed
to about 3,500,000 ‘needy persons’ in family units in the 38
states currently taking part in the program. It is worth
noting that the latest information shows that fewer than
2,000,000 of our citizens are unemployed!
Whatever you do with these figures you always .come up
with the same answer: a lot of folks who can’t qualify as
‘needy’ by any stretch of the imagination, are practicing the
old art of ‘free-loading’ at the expense of their neighbors.
According to the Department of Agriculture release $91
million worth of food was distributed to these ‘needy’ per
sons in fiscal 1956, and $22 million in the first quarter of
fiscal 1957.
Who got it? The Department of Agriculture release gives
this information, too. You naturally expect New York, the
state with the largest population, to lead in the number of
recipients, but not so. The state with the greatest number
of ‘needy’ during September, 1956 was Pennsylvania, with
963,725 eligibles and 813,867 actually receiving food. Really
the New York State figures are surprising. In the month
mentioned New York had only 72,862 eligibles with 56,572
participating. One person reports that in Pennsylvania the
government was so anxious to give away groceries that all
you had to do was to walk up and stick out your hand. No
questions asked. This is apparently common practice with
government give-aways. A similar report was made from a
Western state on the handling of the ‘soil bank’ program,
where one recipient said the government’s only interest was
to give them the money. It is only fair to say that the states
and counties fix the eligibility rules in the food give-away
program.
One thing is sure—the average American is being ‘done
in.’ He pays his taxes and sees a considerable part of this tax
money used by the government to protect the price of farm
products, thus increasing the price he has to pay on the
market for these commodities; and then, to fill his cup to
over-flowing, the government gives the food it has bought
with his money to people who are in no sense ‘needy.’ Sure
ly ‘charity shall cover a multitude of sins.’
But you should not be surprised. It is the old, old story
of the government meddling in affairs for which there is
‘neither rhyme nor reason’.”
Is the President unaware of this?
Now that we talk about Pennsylvania, what do we know
about South Carolina? What do you know about your own
County ?
What is going on in Washington? President Eisenhower
seems to have changed rem.a ivably, or, else he is leaving too
much to men who talk pe ...asively but do not know that a
dollar has just 100 cen... If they have heard that then*
they believe in rubber .. ..;vs. And it appears that our
Government is spendi 0 t of its consideration on tax-
eaters, forgetting tha. ... .. avers make the Nation.
Our Nation needs ... ..e ..j-ers, more earners, more real
producers, more peop.t _ instructive ideas and boldness in
putting the construe a o x n grams into execution. Anybody
can spend money, nc. a.\,*ays well, or helpfully, but spend
it, particularly if thi .. i :.....iing carries no strict accounta
bility for useful res;. . Certainly the spending spirit is
rampant in the Govei.....ent and among the people. There
must be a reckoning, v. ay not think now rather than suffer
later? Of course that isn . popular and I must sound like a
frog croaking in the svamp. Even so.
“President Eisenhc; devotes increasing time to foreign
policy. He delegates m ; h more responsibility in domestic
affairs to lesser officii s. The Cabinet loses influence. The
White House staff ascends as the Cabinet declines.
The two domestic conservatives, Treasury Secretary
Humphrey and Commerce Secretary Weeks, lack the sway
they once had.
And with the changing order come signs that Mr. Eisen
hower loses his contact with domestic matters. He is not an
avid newspaper reader. Though the No. 1 politician in the
country’s No. 1 political job, the President has little direct
touch with politicians. He seldom sees members of his own
party in Congress. State chairman and national committee
men almost never come to the White House.
These changes, of course, come slowly and quietly. Neither
the President nor anyone else has announced them.
But the unmistakable pattern of the changing order can
be seen by closely studying happenings at 1600 Pennsyl
vania Avenue. - * *
Less dramatically, Mr. Eisenhower’s daily schedule em
T HE Senate Resolution pre
sented by President Eisenhow
er asking a blank check to use
American armed forces in the
Middle East and to spend $200
million for economic and military
assistance in that area is no longer
a blank check.
Not only were safeguards thrown
about the use of troops and money,
but the President and his adminis
tration came in for some cutting
criticism on U. S. foreign policy in
the Middle East, or rather for
lack of it. Senator Theodore F.
Green, of Rhode Island in present
ing the amended Committee reso
lution on the floor of the Senate
spoke, rather - chidingly, it must
be admitted, about “past mis
takes" in the middle East He
also said:
“In calling upon the executive
branch to develop Middle East
policies which will help achieve
our peaceful objective there, I
must remind the Department of
State of the evidence developed
during the hearing of the joint
committee that the State Depart
ment machinery and procedures
have been at times extremely
faulty. It is to be hoped that no
more instances will come to light
in which the United States Ambas
sador in a country in the Middle
East will lean\ from the 4ocal
newspapers of the announcement
of United States policies of great
concern to the country to which
he is accredited.”
“. . . We must insist that the ex
ecutive branch develop construc
tive foreign policies. The Commit
tee on Armed Services and For
eign Relations must insist on a
response by the executive branch
to the request which we have
made for documents and other
material which will provide a full
and fair picture of United States-
involvement in the Middle East
during the past several years . . .”
Instead of an outright authoriza
tion to the President, the Commit
tee resolution reads that if the
President determines the neces
sity thereof, “The United States
is prepared to use armed forces
to assist any nation requesting as
sistance against armed aggression
from any country controlled by
international Communism.”
Instead of giving a blank check
on use of the $200 million for eco
nomic and military assistance, the
Committee resolution says that
“no money shall be used until 15
days after the Foreign Relations
and Appropriations committees of
the Senate and the Foreign Affairs
and Appropriations Committee of
the House” receive a report and
approve, where military assist
ance is involved. The Eisenhower
resolution had no termination date,
and the Committee put the termi
nation either upon the President’s
view the emergency is past, or a
“concurrent resolution of the two
Houses of Congress.”
Several Senators, as this is writ
ten have further Amendments to
be offered from the floor, including
O’Mahoney, Wyoming; Morse, Ore
gon; Mansfield, Montana; Douglas,
Illinois,' and others. On a proposed
amendment will be a clear defini
tion of “military assistance.” An
other will withhold funds from any
Mid-East nation which makes ag
gressive war upon another: An
other likely will limit military
funds received for “Defense only.”
FRATERNAL CHAT . . . Robt. F. Kennedy (left), counsel of
U. S. senate committee on racketeering, talks with his brothp*
md committee member. Sen. John F. Kennedy (Mass.).
ACROSS
1 Summit
6 Catkin
12 Tunes
14 Desires
16 Musical
syllable
18 Courage
19 Ceremony
20 3.1416
21 Beverage
23 Roman
tutelary
gods
25 54 (Rom.
num.)
26 2.000 pounds
27 Landed
property
(pi.)
29 Collection
of facts
30 Subsequently
32 French for
summer
33 Refuge
35 Groups
pulling
together
37 Business
transactions
38 Thailand
39 Young female
40 River of
England
43 Pointed
weapon
46 Self-respect
47 Wing
49 Toward the
center
51 Assist
52 Endeavored
55 Central
American
treft *
66 New Guinea
city
57 To go in
58 Transgression
SO North Syrian
deity
60 Drug
62 Hazard
65 Prefix: down
66 Volcano in
Martinique
67 Warm
69 Earl
famous
70 Ecclesiasti
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2 Sim god
3 Unit of energy
4 Title of re-
pect
5 Caudal
appendages
6 To get up
7 Small rug
8 First woman
9 A direction
11 River of
S. America
13 Condition
/ 14 Island in
Mediterran
ean
15 Low sofa
17 Overheard
20 Tree (pi.)
22 Heraldry:
grafted
24 Estimate
25 Wash
27 Weasels
28 To hone
31 Alleviated
34 Leader of
Green Moun
tain Boys
36 Occupied •
seat
37 Nickname
for close
relative
40 Test
41 To be borne
42 Sit Length
wise
44 The sweetsop
45 Mad
46 Grew wan
47 Wild buffalo
of India
48 Fend off
50 Recipient
of a gift
53 Indian tent
54 American
Indians
60 Lair
61 Ancient
63 Secret agent
64 Relatives
66 Child for
father *
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phasizes the preoccupation with foreign affairs. Scan his
schedule for recent weeks: with few exceptions, most visi
tors were there to ponder with him the problems of foreign
policy or the related question of national defense.
The Mideast crisis accounts for much of the new em
phasis.
Q—Were there any basic principles debated in the Constitutional Con
gress upon which there was no dispute and unanimity of agree
ment?
A—Yes. There were six basic principles upon which there was no
recorded dispute. 1—AH States would be equal; 2—AU persons
' were to be equal before the Law; 3—There would be three branch
es of government, one to make the laws; another to execute them
and a third to settle questions of law. 4—The Government is a
government of laws, not men; 5—The People can change the
authority of the government by changing the constitution, and
6—the Constitution, the Acts of Congress and United States
treaties are the highest law, over and above any State law.
Q—Can a member of Congress transmit free mail to any foreign
countries?
A—Yes, to most countries in the western hemisphere, except Air
Mail Two exceptions are Argentine and Brazil. The courtesy
to U. S. Mails are also extended to the reciprocating countries
for their congressional members.
* Q—I note there is a large box-like structure in the basement of the
Capitol covered with a black dloth. Can yon tell me what it is?
A—It is a catafalque originally intended for the permanent tomb of
George Washington. Washington, however provided in his will
for burial at Mount Vernon. The catafalque was used in 1865 to
support the casket of Lincoln and has since been used for every
person laid in state in the Capital rotunda, ft is kept in the sub
basement directly beneath the rotunda!
Q—What is the oldest Federal Building in Washington?
A—The White House, begun in 1792. It was not quite finished in 1800
when John Adams moved in as the first occupant The interior
and part of the walls were destroyed by fire by the British in 1812.
It was rebuilt immediately and then was not touched except for
minor repairs until 1949-52 when President Truman had it com
pletely renovated, even to new foundations, but retaining
of original design.
From the Cantosi Independent^
Sentinel, Canton, Pa.; Many Amer
icans complain they have trouble
sleeping at night They resort to
all sorts of drugs, sleeping pills,
and other remedies, some of
which are not necessary and some
of which do not "do the body any
good.
Experts have unanimously
agreed that difficulty in getting
to sleep at night is rarely due to
a physical disorder or ailment.
Insomnia, if you have it, can
usually be prevented if you will
use your thinking process a bit
and if you can discipline your
self to refrain from worry at
night, putting ofl( your problems
until the morning.
The first task, relaxing, is par
tially dependent on disciplining
yourself to starting yourself each
day, tackling your problems in
the morning and not worrying
about them all night. If you will
remember that worry never ac
complishes anything, except to
destroy your health and your hap
piness, you will soon learn to dis
card worry and to tackle your
problems each day as they arise.
Experts say that if you wish
to avoid insomnia, you should
give yourself an opportunity to
relax and unwind before going
to sleep. They suggest listening
to quite music, reading an easy-
to-read-novel, taking a warm bath
leisurely, or pursuing some other
hobby or relaxation which will
quite you down.
A combination of resorting to
uselessly worry over life's prob
lems at night and calming your
self down before you go to bed
will produce * better results than
drugs, sleeping pills and artifical
sleeprpakers. Also, it will save
you money
• • •
From the Suburban List, Essex
Junction, Vermont: Colleges are.
turning out thousands of students
who get higher education but
criticism is made they are lack
ing in some fundamentals.
The Dean of Jthe Law School
at Columbia University in New
York City says that the inability
of college students to read and
write is growing by leaps and
bounds. He Wants to have courses
established in writing and gram
mar instruction which, is sup
posed to be thoroughly taught in
the high schools.
Dr. William Warren makes this
criticism and he might have also
included spelling. How true it is
that many college students are
not able to write with a clear
ness that is understood. They use
long involved sentences that have
little or no meaning.
1. Royal Gorge Is to (a) Arison^; <b) Utah; (c) Colorado.
8. Malaga Is a seaport of (a) Mexico; (b) Italy; (c) Spain,
ft. Rhinitis affects the (a) nose; (b) foot; (c) ear.
ANSWERS
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SKATE CHAMP... Carol Helss,
17, of (Hone Park, N. Y., won
her second consecutive figure
skating title over 19 challengers
from 9 countries at Colorado
Springs.
This an' That
Line conch Mel Hein has been
rehired by head coach Don Clark
of the University of California
football staff. Hein served six
years under former California
coach Jess Hill . . . Sportscaster
Mel Allen, who served as first
vice president last year, was
elected president of the Sports
Broadcasters Association for the
third time in its 16-year history
. . Everette Wright of Somers,
Conn., rode his motorcycle np a
42-foot, 60-degree incline at Day
tona Beach, Fla., to win a hill
climbing contest . . . Just Rite
Ros, a three-year-old bitch, won
the National Shooting Dog States
at Union Springs, Ala. Owner of
the animal is R. R. Waugh, Peo
ria, Illinois . . . Reports that Con
gress would kill a five-milUon-
dollar appropriation for the Pan
American Games hi 1959 brought
charges from Games President
Douglas F. Roby that the U. S.
ie on the verge of vintsmationally
disgracing” itself ... A heart
attack suffered during a Phoenix
workout has ended the career of
Bill Sami, first string catcher
for the New York Giants.