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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, 1957
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
, ' BY SPECTATOR
If you would appreciate our great country you must live
at least a year in some other country. Orators extolling
our greatness are usually as bombastic ( as the old-time
Fourth of July speaker. How can we adequately estimafe
this nation except by comparison with the other nations?
America has most of everything—that is true when con
sidering creature comforts, perhaps; we cannot boast oi
being more intellectual or more spiritual or more artistic.
However, we may attain to new heights as we mature, tor*
wd are still a young people and a polyglot population.
We have, notwithstanding, much to cherish and much
to! defend against evil-thinkers, mischievous-minded and
merely misguided people.
Much of our present-day trouble is the fruit of good
intention: we found it easier to appeal; to Washington
than to operate. independently. Why to Washington? Be
cause the Federal Government could levy taxes right and
left. So we invoked the aid of Washington. Then, again,
it was an opportunity for members of Congress to get some
thing for their constituents. The result of all that was to
rely on the National Government. How did the National
Government get the money ? By taxing us. So now the
Government of the United States has the money and auth
ority and today the Government is doing for us many
things which are by no means the duty -of the Federal Gov
ernment.
Every time we run to Washington .we confer authority
on the Government; and then we complain of the sprawling
Washington Bureaucracy and its dictatorial sway.
The Government, in turn, plays politics with us. You’ve
heard about the possibility of closing Fort Jackson? Why?
Why have to send delegations to Washington to save Fort
Jackson? Why was Fort Jackson created? Beyond a doubt
it was to serve^a need. Is there no longer a need? If the
Government talks of closing the Fort and than yields to
influence and pressure does’nt that prove that even in so
vital a matter as defense installations the Government
playts politics?
Should the defense of the nation be a matter of small
politics ? That same question arises as )to the Charleston
Navy Yard and the great Marine Station at Paris Island.
Why must groups of citizens, imbued with civic pride and
other considerations, have to intercede with Washington
in purely defense matters? #
We are told that for the sake of economy the Government
must close some plants or forts. How a Government can
talk of economy at home while so prodigally throwing away
money abroad is beyond my understanding. Our Govern
ment would not hesitate to give all the money necessary
for a dozen Camps in Europe and another dozen in the
Middle East. If two and two equal four at home the same
should be true in Europe and Asia. But it isn’t true. So
abstruse is the reasoning of Washington and so wondrous
the agility of the Bureaucratics mind that the Government
has become too metaphysical and recondite for average
citizens to comprehend.
"—
The grand men who built this Nation would be appalled
at our plan of preferential customers of power, produced
with tax money.
If the Government thinks there is any need for public
power, power produced at the expense of the taxpayers,
why not charge interest on all the capital invested, at
Bank rates; and require the payment of taxes as other
•concerns pay; and require further, the submission of all
such public power projects to the regulation of regulatory
Commissions ?
Why feed Peter at the expense of Paul? I ask you.
$omone asked me: Are you hipped on the subject oi
Public Power? By no means; my electric power bill is so
small that I need not worry; what I need is to be a pre
ferential customer of gasoline; my gasoline bill is many
times greater than my bill for electricity.
If it be right for the Government to finance and build
electric power plants and forgive interest and taxes, then
sell to a favored group at preferential rates, why should
not the Government have regard for us w r ho spend so much
for gasoline? Now, instead of offering to me as a man in
terested in farming, a lower rate for electricity than my
town friend pays, why not remember that a farmer s bill
for gasoline is much more than his bill for electric power.
And the expenses for fertilizers is greater still. So if the
Governhient w r ants to take pity on me let it sell me gas
oline at a discount.
Do you know what the young people are reading- I am
not an old fogey; I have worked with the young people
from Charleston to Anderson, taking in Aiken, Orange
burg, Columbia and a Teacher’s Institute in Manning. I
know something about boys and girls, young men and
young women—old men, too.
I enjoy a detective story, especially the English stories,
or stories of places and people in England.
The English stories are laboriously, sometimes ted
iously drawn out, but our English language is not butcher
ed as is so often true of American stories. American det
ective books are full of slang and other barbarities of speech,
and smack of cheap familiarities oftentimes. The British,
as you know, are slow and stolid, perchance, but the tongue
of- Shakespeare, Milton and others is not slovenly dealt
with. • r
There is a fly in the ointment, however. It seems that
everybody drinks liquors all the time. Every time two people
meet, and during the meeting, and on leaving all must
drink, drink, drink. This may be truue, but that seems to
be a bit too much on the west side.
It seems to me that boys w r ho read such books will think
that all that drinking is something that befits a man and
may be tempted to “do all that may become a man”, you
know, as Macbeth told his wife, you remember.
There is no more beguiling or intriguing influence than
readable stories of modern life. No boy ,or young man will
regard a drunken man as attractive,, but readable stories
of action carry an appeal that suggests that the constant
drinking of cocktails is a practice that doth become a
man and that the example should be contagious.
I quote from a timely address by Fred Florence, a banker
of Dallas, Texas:
“All of us agree with the President that we cannot take
any risk with national security. We agree that we must
devote whatever portion of our resources that may nec
essary to adequate preparedness for repelling any foreign
aggressors. But this pressing necessity for large contin
uing defense expenditures dictates strong conservative mea
sures with respect to other phases of the budget. This is
not an appropriate time for expanding Federal aid to fav
ored groups in our society. Thisr is the time for sober think-*
ing and action., without political implications or consider
ations. The need for conservation and thrift in Government
operations and expenditures requires a firm hand at the
helm. Senator Byrd and his colleagues are to be congrat
ulated for their efforts to promote economy and thrift
in Government.
The public will gladly record credit to both parties in
Congress for any action toward thrift and economy, as both
parties, and the President, now appear to be responding
to the nationwide demand from the grass-roots voter.
Economy and thrift in Government have suddenly become
popular, and that is a most fortunate experience for the
American people. We hope deeds will replace words.
What we really need is economy in Government that
will justify a reduction in taxes. The present rate of tax
ation is a great burden on the people, and a deterren to
the economic progress of the Nation. With taxes so high,
the Government is taking more and more of the earnings
from the people, and leaving less and less for the people
to use for their own purposes, and to create the savings
that are essential to our national progress. This great hus
and cry about reduction of the budget might be just the
stimulation needed to get our Government on a sounder
fiscal and budgetary basis. Thoughtful* and patriotic cit
izens everywhere certainly hope this will be done, as we
know it is in the best interest of the American people
that it be done—and done promptly.
We have good reason to face the future with courage
and with confidence. Science, inventions, and technology
will create new horizions filled with opportunities bene
ficial to our people. With our growing stores of natural
resources, the years ahead will be rich in their reward
to thrifty and industrious people. Sound business policy,
stimulated by a reasonable degree of confidence, will en
rich our institutions and our personal lives. The future
will offer greater opportunities to all people than they have
ever experienced at any time in the past. We must prepare
ourselves to reap the fruits of the many opportunities
that lie in the harvests ahead.
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8. Serpigo refers to (a) snakes; (b) skin disease; (o) mineral
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/'"'V NLY Time and the reaction of
the American people at the
polls in 1958 by elections will ac
tually determine the result of the
first session of the 85th Congress.
Already the so-called Eisenhower
doctrine is under fire and is get
ting a severe test in the Middle-
East with a new powder keg in
danger of ignition in Syria most
any time unless conditions better
rapidly.
The first session of the 85th Con
gress received a total of 14,013
measures introduced out of which
252 bills were enacted into law.
They received 45,114 nominations
for postmasters, army, navy, air
force, coast guard and civilian of
which 44,114 were confirmed, 33
withdrawn and 806 were not con
firmed. It took 15,292 pages in the
Congressional record to print the
proceedings, plus 7,325 pages in
the appendix to print individual
speeches and other matter.
Highlights of legislation passed
included: The voting rights bill for
Negroes; including ministers un
der social security; public disclo
sure of Union financial reports;
providing death or life imprison
ment penalty for mailing explo
sives; authorizing US to guarantee
private loans to local, feeder and
short haul airlines; raises from
$10,000 t^T $13,500 amount of direct
veterans loans for housing in rural
areas; authorized US participation
in International^ Atomic Energy
Agency; cut in new^appj^priations
by close to $5 billions; ratified Mid
dle East Doctrine; cut mutual se
curity bill (foreign aid) from v re-
quested $4.4 billion to $3,435 bil
lion; cut military budget from re
quested $36.1 billion to $33,750 bil
lion; extended lending power of
Export-Import Bank from 3 to 5
years; amended the rapid tax-
write off which has cost the gov
ernment $3 billion in interest, tc
apply only to new or special de
fense facilities and to research
and development facilities foi
defense.
Extended the Small Business
Administration to July 31, 1958;
continued soil bank program foi
farmers; and extended the Agri
culture Trade Development and
Assistance Act of 1954; cut aboul
$^99 million from Agriculture ap
propriations asked by Sec. Benson;
clipped wings of Atomic Energy
Commission by providing AEC
must get authorization from the
Joint Committee on Atomic Ener
gy before expenditure of funds—
effectually eliminated Budget Bu
reau as last word on Atomic Ener
gy Projects; Airways Moderniza
tion Act creating Board which may
be forerunner of single Federal
Aviation Agency.
\ Some important measures which
failed to pass included the Presi
dent’s school construction pro- .
gram; increase in. postal rates;
Statehood for Hawaii and Alaska
and Home Rule for the District of
Columbia; discontinuance of postal
savings system; $1.5 billion Rivers
and Harbors bill; higher tariff for
lead and zinc industries.
, Another, important Act set the
wheels in motion for major con
struction on the National Capitol
Building which may cost upward
of $65 million, of which $17 million
is appropriated. Renovation calls
for extension of east walls of the
main central building some 38
feet, facing old limestone portion
with marble, construction of un
derground garages, tunnels to new
Senate Office building, to Library
of Congress and the Supreme
Court Building, new restaurants,
office rooms and committee rooms.
By Grace Scott
r\ ANA RALSTON tidily brushed
the jacket that Vincent had
worn on his weekend trip to Tre-
vittown. Though his territory sel
ling tractors was no longer nor his
work harder, he had lately stayed
the whole weekend when he went
to report to the main office in
stead of coming home on Saturday
as usual. Brushing over the breast
pocket she heard a small crac
kling sound. Unhappily but deter
mined, Dana fished in the pocket
with chilled fingers. A picture of a
young, pretty woman!
Dana sank down on the trimly
made bed because her knees re
fused to hold her.
Not Vince! Vince was big, and
intense, and truthful. To Bolster
her faith she remembered the be
ginning of their acquaintance.
Vince Ralston had come to the
ranch to sell Dad a tractor.
“A fine young man,”- Mr. Har
man had told Dana’s mother.
“I’ve inyited him to dinner. Some
thing tells me that young man har
never tasted cooking like yours."
Dad was right. Vince was an
orphan and his life had been a
long story of orphanages and fos
ter homes, and at eighteen he had
been sent out to make his way.
Finding a job with Macklin-James
Tractors, he had been first an er
rand boy, but he had worked hard.
Then he was selling, and now he
was in line to manage the terri
tory.
And then they had planned their
wedding and found this little home
in Dennsville just right for his
territory. They had been so happy.
Oh . . , Dana shivered as memory
slid to a halt before the funny little
things that happened. She had been
happy, but had Vince?
Mrs. Harman had cautioned
Dana about rushing into marriage.
After all, Dana, we know little of
Vince, his family or- his friends.’’
“I don’t have to,’’ Dana had de
clared then. But just the same
Mother had often been right. Had
she been right this time? Unwel
come tears welled up into Dqna’s
eyes. Oh, Vince, I’ve been so prond
of being Mrs. Vincent l&alston!
But more and more he sat-up
late going over his books. Once
after she had gone to bed early,
she woke to find him still at work
in the living room. She had urged
him to stop, and he had hastily
hidden some papers as she came
near.
And then there was that unex
plained long distance telephone
call. Thinking of the telephone made
Dana start. She usually called
her mother to chat before she
started dinner, but today time was
short. Vince would soon be home.
Preparing dinner,, she thought
sadly, ‘Maybe our last one.’ The
aroma of meatloaf and apple pie
filled the house and soon she heard
Vince drive up in front. As always
she thrilled with joy at the thought
of him, but now she stifled it.
“Hi, Dana,’’ he called, and as he
came in the door he looked un
usually happy. “I want you to
meet . ! .’’ he turned and held out
his hand to , someone outside.
Dana’^j eyes widened and her heart
pounded painfully. Oh, Vince, oh,
my darling! Have you come to ask
me to .free yon?
The lovely young stranger smiled,
but she had an appraising look in
her eyes. Dana stepped back fal-
teringly.
“Dana;’’ Vince’s voice was gen
tle, vibrant. “I want you to meet
Betty, my long-lost sister. I’ve
been searching to find my family,
hut everything seemed to stop me.
Now at last Betty called me and
I went to see her. She’s told me
about how Mom died when I was
a baby during the depression, and
Dad gave us kids to people who
could take care of us.’’
“Oh, Vince,” Dana’s throat
choked with tears. “I’ve always
wanted a sister. Now our baby can
have an aunt. . .”
She broke off, embarassed as
Vince’s laughing shout. “Now
we’re really a family!”
Yes, a real family, she thought
happily. ^. ,
CAT’S MOUTHFUL . . . U. S. army specialist 2nd class Clarence
Watson of Wilmington, O., pats head in month of 13-month-old lion,
mascot of 5th U. S. infantry regiment at Forth, Germany.
>deos from other editors
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From the Canton Independent-
Sentinel, Canton, Pa.: Government
officials in the Federal Trade Com
mission are interested in drug
prices and have sent question
naires to drug manufacturers, de
signed to produce the answer to
questions which the FTC and the
general public want answered.
For one thing, the Government
wants to know why the cost of cer
tain well-known driigs have re
mained high for years after they
were introduced. It is common
practice for new drugs to be priced
rather high when they are first
offered because the supply is lim
ited and production is just oegin-
ning.
Hov/ever, in the case of many
antibiotics prices have been held
up and there is general suspicion
that the public is being gouged.
The drug business is a billion-
dollar industry in the United Sta
tes and if there is any one industry
in which profits should be moder
ate, or reasonable, it is this one.
Americans depend on medicines
and drugs to safeguard their health
and it is a poor commentary on
the American scene if drug manu
facturers are, as some claim, ex
tracting ridiculous profits at the
expense of the American public
because there is little understand
ing of the drug industry and little
information or comprehension of
its workings
• • •
From the Houston Herald, Do
than. Alabama: Some time ago a
group of retail executives was re
ceived by the President at the
White House. The group’s spokes
man told the Chief Magistrate that
retailing’s increasing sales volume
and rising capital expansion pro
grams are a reflection of confi
dence in the sound growth of this
country’s economy. He added:
“We sold—and will continue to
sell—the products which manufac
turers have produced and made it
possible for them to continue their
operations at peak levels.”
This particular group consisted
of representatives of retail fields
other than foods. The food retail
ers, chain and independent, are
doing exactly the same thing on
behalf of the country’s farmers,
processors and others.
This brings up a point we are
apt to overlook. We watch the in
dustrial production figures, in or
der to see how American enter
prise and the nation fare. But the
status of retailing is every bit as
important. No producer could pro
duce for Iwig'without a sufficient
number of buyers of his wares. If
the goods didn’t move he’d have
no choice but to shut down.
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CENSURE REDS, 60-10 :. . Russia’s Arkady Sobolev (center) con
fers with Hungarian delegated Imre Holla! and Peter Mod as UN
general assembly adopts U. S. resolution condemning Soviet repres
sion of Hungary.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Stop
S Part of foot
ball jhoe
10 — Scott.
Negro slave
who sued for
freedom
14 Genus of
olives
15 Swarm
16 River of
France
17 Fortune
teller
18 Genua of
geese
19 Unaccom-
E anted
ampling
22 Furnace
man who
refines ore
24 Alder tree
(Scot.)
25 The yellow
bugle
26 Evaded an
obligation
30 More severe
34 Small boy
35 Foot
covering
37 Macaw
38 Poem
39 Wither*
40 Male
41 Direct*
44 Period
45 Box
47 Item* at
property
49 Surpasses
by small
margin
50 Apportion
out
52 Equipment
53 Scolder
56 Spoke
60 Part of
stove
61 Bird
63 Tardy
64 Metal
65 Balanc*
66 Press
67 Finishes
68 Condition
69 Confined
DOWN
1 Multitude
2 Opposed to
a weather
3 Dregs
4 Incrustation
of teeth
5 Grooves
6 Yearn
7 Bitte*'
vetch
S Summer
drinks
9 White ant*
10 Coin
11 Unruly
outbreak
12 Anglo-Saxon
slave
(12 Antlered
animal
21 Annoys
23 At any time
26 Roman long
outer garment
27 HeU
(colloq.)
28 Notions
29 Perished
30 Smiiil
barracuda
31 Mentioned
32 Rub out
33 Raves
36 Paid golfer
42 Orders
43 Let it stand
45 Talk
informally
46 Congenitally
divided Up
48 Soaks
49 Long seat
51 Grain
fungus
52 Visitor
53 Tree trunk
54 Level
55 Peruse
57 Unusual
58 English
boys*
school
59 Small
depression
62 Narrow
Inlet