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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
The University of South Carolina, through its President,
Dr. Robert L. Sumwalt, recognizes the pre-eminent public
service of B. M. Edwards, a man of so many great qual
ities and of such transcendent service to humanity that the
University really honors itself in the tribute to Mr. Ed
wards.
The occasion was the awarding of the Algernon Sidney
Sullivan tribute to two students and “one person not on
the campus.” Miss Margaret Elizabeth Caughman of Les-
ington and Mr. Percy A. Whaley of Columbia were re
cognized and honored for “outstanding character, high
ideals, influence for good and spiritual endowment,” to
quote freely from the newspaper account. And I quote
The State’s reference to Dr. B. M. Edwards:
“The Sullivan Foundation has also provided that the
University has ‘the privilege of honoring’ a person not on
the campus. This person’s life and influence in the larger
community also must reflect those same characteristics of
selfless service and dedication to the welfare of his fel
low man that has just been recognized in members of the
senior class.
‘Each year, therefore, the University takes great pride
in selecting some outstanding citizen whose influence for
high ideals and whose public service is preeminent. This
year we select a man whose career as a banker, as a nation
al government official, and as an industrial statesman,is
one to be proud of. However, today we ignore those ac
complishments. Instead, we think of a fellow citizen, of a
man who has retired from a successful business career to
devote himself whoseheartedly to community enterprises.
Among these is the raising of substantial sums for the as
sistance of private colleges to enable them to carry on this
great work of college education, hospital drives for funds,
funds for the needy, cancer crusade, to mention only a few.
Wherever there is a need for assistance he is always ready
to serve. As a public benefactor in this and neighboring
states we take pride and pleasure in presenting the Alger
non Sidney Sullivan Award for 1958 to Byron Malet Ed
wards, Sr.
‘The award is accepted on behalf of his father by B. M.
Edwards, Jr.
Mr. Sumwalt read a telegram from Mr. Edwards, regret
ting his inability to be present to accept the honor in per
son. In part it read: T, of course, am tremendously happy
but at the same time quite humble at having received such
a magnificent recognition by the University of South Caro
lina. I deeply regret that I could not make arrangements
to be present to receive this award and recognition ... I
appreciate your permitting my son ... to be present and to
receive the award in my behalf.’ Mr. Edwards was in New
York keeping a long-arranged business appointment.”
I do not presume to add to the appreciative words of the
award, but I may say that there is just one B. M. Ed
wards and he gives himself, his remarkable talents and his
amazing energy to the furtherance of all good causes in
South Carolina.
We are fortunate in our State and Nation in having great
men today and having great men in all eras.
In my room hang the photographs of just a few of those
extraordinary men I have had the honor to claim as friends:
C. Norwood Hastie, William H. Regnery, James F. Byrnes,
James C. Self and B. M. Edwards. They are a daily inspira
tion to me. Messrs. Hastie, Self and Regnery are engaged
in the Other World where their great qualities find occupa
tion in daily association with Him who said, “My father
worketh hitherto and I work”. By the way, a better trans
lation of that is: “My father works even until now, so I
also work.”
Recently I have had occasion to speak of Neils Christen-
x sen (Beaufort), J. Wade Drake (Anderson), Dr. D. M. Cros-
son, Leesville, and his inseparable coworker, J. E. B. Mc-
Gartha; J. R. Fairey of Fort Motte, Dr. C. B. Epps of Sum
ter; Kemper Cooke of Horry; Fred McLure of Union, M.
V. Haselden and J. Ross Hanahan, Edwin G. Seibels and A.
B. Langley; Mathew Barkley and J. W. Orvin—but I must
not call the roll. How richly I treasure the memory of all
those and others, always remembering Homer Pace, V. M.
Marchant and George M. Wright. I have to stop. Friends,
how many splendid people we still have; and they carry on
the work so signally done by the great spirits now living
in the Glory Land.
Did our Government sacrifice men and money needlessly
in 1945?
Were the Japanese ready and eager to surrender months
before the actual surrender?
The National Review of May 10th,says, in part:
“Two days before President Roosevelt left for the Yalta
Conference, he had received, from General Douglas MacAr-
thur valid Japanese peace overtures virtually identical with
those which were accepted in August as the basis for the
Japanese surrender. They were made up of some five sep-
THE LIGHT THAT HEVER DIMS
a rate proposals, two of which came through American chan
nels and three through British. These Japanese peace
‘feelers’ w T ere not irresponsible, anonymous, ‘fly-by-night’
proposals but ‘came from responsible Japanese acting for
Emperor Hirohito.’ General MacArthur urged President
Roosevelt to start immediate negotiations with the Japanese
on the basis of these overtures, and warned against inviting
or urging the Russians to enter the war in the Far East.
Roosevelt rejected Mac Arthur’s advice and, figuratively,
threw MacArthur’s vitally important information and sug
gestions into the waste basket, with the remark that ‘Mac
Arthur is our greatest general and our poorest politician.’
Roosevelt proceeded to Yalta where he granted the conces
sions to Russia that made the Soviet Union the dominant
power in the Far East and played a crucial role m the later
victory of the Communists in China. The bloody warfare in
the Pacific was allowed to drag on for six more months
without any real military necessity.”
Perhaps I weary you by regaling you with some impres
sive facts about business conditions, but life has its bread
and butter side; we live by work, either our own work or
the work of others. At any rate, ^he rich and the poor—
all alike—require food, clothing and shelter. That boils down
to money.
It is very elementary, I know, but we must remember
that the savings of many people make up ttye capital for
building great enterprises. If your enterprises do not
prosper many of us will be without jobs, for even mam
moth concerns cannot operate long without earning substan
tial profits. , '* i
Because of the gravity of the tax-condition I frequently
call attention to the ridiculous and alarming tendency for
our Government to pile on excessive taxes on private enter
prises, virtually bleeding them white while investing our
tax money in competing enterprises which pay virtually
no taxes and operate for the special benefits of preferred
citizens.
I have before me a radio script which has so astonished
me that I have asked permission to use it. Ponder this:
“Last year the South Carolina Electric and Gas Com
pany established several new high records, including taxes
provided for local, state and federal governments and wages
and salaries paid to its employees.
The company’s share of the money which goes for the
support of the counties and cities in which it operates, and
to the state and federal governments, was the largest in the
history of South Carolina Electric and Gas. It reached a
total of over ten million dollars, an increase of 8.3% over
the previous year. During 1957, the 1,915 employees of the
Company were paid $8.8 million. The stockholders, the own
ers, were paid $3,938.92. In addition, S. C. Electric and
Gas invested 24.9 million dollars in improvements and new
constructien of facilities to serve the growing demands in
the 23 county area in which it operates.” Let me mention
that the wages paid are high, no skimping there.
Socialism already here! 8.8 millions for employee^; lOV^
millions for Taxes! And $4,938.92 for the owners!
To sum it up: The owners, those who put up the money;
who bear all the risks, received $4,938.92; the workers re
ceived $8,800,000; and for taxes $10,600,000.
How can we hope to persuade men and women to invest
their savings in business enterprises when the investor
takes all the risks and hazards of business and receives four
per cent on his money? And that subject to individual in
come taxes.
Without any risk at all the investor can put his money
in savings for to 4 per cent?
We are killing the goose that lays the golden egg. Do you
remember that?
BIO LEAGUES ... St.
Cardinal star Stan Masial. 37.
made Us S.MOth hit to Join ranks
of Cobb, Lajoto, Speaker, Anson.
Wagner, Collins and Paul Waner.
MusiaTs batttn^ average for 15
foil seasons is .340, inclodinr 381
home mns and 1.572 RBI’s.
This An' That
In basketball: The Cincinnati
Royals have re-hired Coach Bobby
Wanzer for the 1958-50
George Kaftan, former Holy Cross
and N.B.A. star, hai
coach at C.W. Post College in
Brockvflle, N.Y. On the college
scene: Dr. Harold B. Tnkey, chair
man of Michigan State’s athletic
council and its Big 10 faculty rep
resentative, resigned from the two
Jobs because of differences In
M.S.U. athletic policies...In base
ball: Jackie Robinson has said the
Los Angeles Dodgers are a deter
iorated ban oiab and it’s all doe
to lack of knowledge on the part ef
Dodger President Walter O’Malley
... Milwaukee optioned utility in
fielder Casey Wise and right-hand
er Bob Giggle to Wichita
ington optioned third
Harmon Killebrew to Indianapolis.
The 21-year-old ex-bonus boy led
the Southern Association in
last season with 29.
I N a departure from a policy it
has maintained since 1793 the
United States recently proposed
to the U.N. Conference on the Law
of the Sea that countries be per
mitted to set the limit of their ter
ritorial sea at a distance up to 6
miles. Chairman of the U. S. dele
gation Arthur H. Dean called the
proposal a “realistic compromise”
which the U. S. was offering at a
“very real and substantial sacri
fice” of its own interest.
The proposal provides further
that a country could establish a
zone of up to 12 miles in which it
would have exclusive fishing rights.
An exception would be made for
fishermen of another country who
have fished regularly in that area
for the past 5 years. In this case,
they could continue to fish in the
waters lying beyond the limit of
the country’s territorial sea but
would have to observe conserva
tion measures instituted by the
adjacent coastal states.
The U.N. Conference failed to
reach any kind of an agreement
on the proposal and Mr. Dean de
clared that the U. S. will continue
to adhere to its traditional posi
tion with respect to the three-mile
limit.
• * •
Many economists in Washington
have admitted from the start that
an across-the-board tax reduction
would provide an immediate tonic
to the nation’s economy. Less cer
tain were they, however, that suoh
a move would not create inflation
ary effects over the long pulL
A decision from President Eisen
hower became more and more im
portant as time, and concern over
the business outlook, passed from
day to day. It became apparent
that much depended upon the tim
ing, as well as the nature of the
President’s decision.
Further delays in making of the
decision set the stage for the
Democratic leadership in Congress
to initiate new federal spending
plans tagged as anti-recession
measures. This could put the Ad
ministration in the position of
blocking moves heralded as at
tempts at economic recovery. The
President had already shown that
he was opposed to the federal
spending idea until convinced that
no “natural” upturn is in sight.
In late April, some economists
were saying that a decision by the
President on the tax-cut question,
whatever that decision might be,
would spark a pickup in consum
er buying. These held to the theo
ry that consumer spending, on the
downgrade for some time, is the
key to it all. A decision, one way
or another, they pointed out, would
end uncertainty and free some of
the buyjng power the consumers
have been holding back.
“ARMADILLO” BULLET PROOF . . . Harvey Freeman wears
his armored suit made of plastic and fiber glass alloy as Detroit
police Inspector Bayrle Pace fires shotgun at him.
CHANGE OF HEART
By C. Phelan
I T WAS a small, quiet town.
Muggsy Miller stood on the rail
road platform, a smile of satis
faction on his round face. This
spot would be fine. No one here
would know that Muggsy had
served time. No one would ever
know. Muggsy was going straight.
That was the way Molly wanted it;
that was the way it would be. He’d
send for Molly and they’d start a
new life here. From now on what
ever they got from society would
be the result of honest effort.
Until he saw the man coming
Oat of the restaurant across from
the station. Muggsy’a smile turned
upside down. The man was Downy
White. Long ago Muggsy had
vowed to ‘get* Downy. What was
his old enemy doing here?
“Well, you finally caught up with
me,” said Downy evenly. “You
know, I’m kinda glad you did.
I'm tired of running.”
Muggsy had always liked
Downy's nerve. Only this time it
was being wasted. Their meeting
was an accident. “I’ll make a deal
with you,” said Muggsy. “Get out
of this town and stay out and I’ll
never bother you again!”
Downy turned and ran. He scoot
ed out of sight around the corner.
But not out of hearing. There
was a screech of brakes; Muggsy
knew what had happened even be
fore he saw it. When he came up
there was a crowd around the man
lying in the street. The man was
Downy! He had been clipped by a
hit-and-run driver.
When the evening paper came
out he could find out how Downy
was doing.
He didn’t have to wait until
evening. Twenty minutes later a
knock on his door was followed
by a policeman. Muggsy smiled
warmly; fortunately he didn’t have
to fear the law anymore.
“You Bill Miner?” asked the
policeman.
“That’s me,” said Muggsy.
“Got some tickets to the police
man's baU? I’U take two.”
“You’ll take a trip to the sta
tion. We want to ask you some
questions about a man called
Downy White. If he doesn’t pull
through you’U be booked for man
slaughter.”
* ‘Manslaughter? ”
"Thought you’d get away, didn’t
you? They always do. But this
Downy fellow was smart. He wrote
your name on a piece of paper
and stuffed it into his pocket be
fore he passed out”
“Manslaughter,” said Muggsy
quickly. “And that ain't easy-with-
out a car.”
“No car?” The sergeant sounded
disappointed.
“No sir—never owned one. Per
haps the poor man who was hit
meant a different Bill Miller?"
“You're the only Bm Miller In
town—and you’re a stranger. It
doesn’t look good for you.”
Muggsy knew it Yet he had to
clear up this mess before he
phoned for Molly. So Downy was
unconscious? “Let's go over to the
hospital to see if the victim can
identify me,” he said boldly.
The sergeant thought it was a
good idea. Muggsy perspired all
the way to the hospital When they
walked into Downy’s room to find
the patient sitting up Muggsy
groaned.
“Here's the man who hit you,”
said the sergeant.
“Not him,” said Downy. “He’s
a friend of mine.”
“A friend of yours? How about
this note that was in your pocket?
It says: ‘If anything happens to
me get Bill (Muggsy) Miller'."
“Sure. Ain't it natural for a guy
to want his buddy to be near when
he’s in troublfe?”
The sergeant left, ulammfwg the
door behind him
“Thanks!” said Muggsy. “I
can’t imagine a change of heart.
What’s the pitch?”
"This note was written back
there in the restaurant when I
thought you were gunning few me,”
said Downy. "It's a good thing for
both of us that YOU had a change
of heart.”
From the Canton Independent-
Sentinel, Canton, Pa.: A group of
leading business executives has
launched a campaign to counter
act what is called "recession fev
er.” The businessmen believe that
recession fever can grip those who
have not been hurt financially and
that fear of a recession can stop
their purchases and make the re
cession much worse than it should
be. - s
There is no question but that the
future of our country, economical
ly, is bright. We have an expand
ing population, an increasing num
ber of families each year, and
more jobs are averaged out over
the long run. However, there is
also no doubt that the present
economy is suffering a recession,
and there is no reason for anyone
to hide that fact
The recession should not induce
those who are not hurt by it to
curtail buying. On this count, the
‘group of advertisers is perform
ing a public service by urging peo
ple to continue their normal buy
ing habits, or take advantage of
bargains, and not be frightened in
to stapling their wallets closed.
We applaud the effort of the
businessmen, both those connect
ed with national concerns, and
those locally,-who are seeking to
stimulate buying and lessen the
effects of the recession. There
no necessity for the recession
being any worse .than it is, and
a psychological factor is certainly
involved in today’s reduced buying.
From the South Pasadena
view. South Pasadenr, Calif.:
Florida State Retailers Associa
tion is sponsoring an annual Na
tional Tax Freedom Holiday and
is getting groups in other states
to go along with it.
Annual Tax Freedom Day, ex
plains the association, marks toe
day of the year when the average
citizen has earned enough to pay
his year’s taxes and starts keep
ing his earnings. This year the
date has been figured for Stay IS.
The idea sounds great. A re
minder to citizens that they have
to work four full months and near
ly half way into toe fifth month
just to pay taxes. \ •
But have the boys thought this
thing really through? The tax col
lector, his attention called to the
fact that the citizen keeps seven
and a half months of his earnings
all to himself, may think he is
cheated with only $4.50 out of
every $12 of a man’s money!
Remember the old sayings, boys!
Whan yotfve got your head hi the
lion’s mouth, don’t wiggle it. Let
sleeping tax collectors lie! Whjr
tip ’em off?
Cities To
Austin,
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A view of the Austin's sky line from ttu
The sun shines all day in Texas, and there’s moonlight every night
in Austin.
It’s no tall tale of Texas, they really "turn on the moonlight” at'
dusk in Austin every evening. From the tops of twenty-seven cast-
iron towers, scattered throughout the city, a misty silver glow shines
through oak leaves onto roof tops. When you first glimpse toe Capital
City of Texas, either from the air or at toe crest of one of the en
circling hills, toe silvery-green lights look like fire-flies hoveling
around the base of the Capitol dome that looms out of the center of
town. *
Austin acquired toe artificial
(but never failing) "moonlight in
a trade for a railroad back in 1894.
The narrow gauge line had been
used to haul granite for the con
struction of the city’s first dam.
Short of funds to purchase a need
ed lighting system, the city made
a deal with an electric firm in In
diana, swapping the $50,000 rail
road for the 32 power lights that
solved toe city’s illumination prob
lem. The enchanting lighting sys
tem has been supplemented by
more modem, and less expensive,
white street lights, but Austin citi
zens won’t allow the towers to be
dismantled — 27 are stffl in use.
Austin, in the center of the big
State of Texas, is a beautiful city
of some 187.000 popolation. It was
chosen for its ’beauty.
A center of education, Austin
boasts The University of Texas,
largest school in the South; St. Ed
ward’s University (often called the
Notre Dame of toe South); Con
cordia Lutheran’s College; Austin
Presbyterian Theological Semi
nary; and the Episcopal Theologi
cal Seminary.
Great music is presented in an
nual concert series by the world’s
top artists and the Austin Sympho
ny Orchestra. The city’s 160
churches, from majestic cathe
drals to modem chapels, play a
dominant role in community life.
A new showpiece, toe Municipal
Auditorial, will be completed this
REV. ROBERT ■
JUNE
TUNE should be a beautiful
J month, according to the experi
ences of the past But the departed
winter left an immediate past ex*
perience that was nut very prom-
ising. Did you ever see such, a
strange and bitter winter? With
unprecedented snow and ice even
in northern climes and unusual
snows and floods in warmer sec
tion, men have been led to many
surmises about the weather.
But now we know what June la
like for we have it all around us,
and “whether we look or whether
we listen we hear life murmur or
see it glisten.** And "every cloud
feels a stir of might, an instinct
within it that struggle and towers
and groping blindly above it for
light climbs to a soul in grass and
flowers.” We almost forget toe
bitterness of the winter we have
passed and our questions about
the H bomb and the moon-pointing
rockets in their possible effects
upon toe weather.
May the month be blessed to you
in your trip to vacationland or as
you plan for Journeying there.
Above all, may you find rest of
soul and new hopes for a better life
amid the balm, the fragrance and
flowers of June.
BY LYN CONNELLY
T HE Emmy awards for "the
best in television” have been
handed out for another year and
while most of them were deserved
we can’t help but wonder out loud
about certain omissions . . We
were happy to see Dinah Shore
come in for her share of glory be
cause we know of no one else who
so deserves it. . . She’s sunny and
bright and has the very happy
knack of being able to lift the
most disheartened viewer out of
his doldrums . . . She’s an ex
tremely hard worker and will do
most anything to improve the
show.
We thought Jack Benny's award
for all-around excellence was well
deserved, too, but thought the one
he received for toe best job of
portraying himself should have
gone to Perry Como, who was sad
ly neglected this year ... We
thought, too, that her colleagues
could have paid tribute to Gracie
Allen . . . This great comedienne
ends 36 years of show business
with her retirement this season
. . . She looks just as young and is
just as zany-in-a-pieasant-sort-of-
way as always and we scowled
when she was ignored last year,
but this year when she will have
no further chance to compete, it
seems unforgivable that she should
have been ignored again . . . What
modern comedienne can endure 30
years’ exposure?
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