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THE NEWBEREY SON
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1959
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
We are a great nation, a great people, but we are becom
ing, or have become pampered, spoiled and extravagant.
We see this on ail sides. No longer do we try to live within
our incomes but we plan and buy far beyond our means. It
is the order of the day that we get all we can and pay if we
can or when we can, even sometimes we never can.
The eager plunge into debt of so many is reflected in our
public life, quite naturally. Our National Government oper
ates ambitiously and extravagantly and so does the State.
Just as a man in his private affairs should think and plan
soberly, so should the State and the Nation.
The failure to proceed cautiously was vividly seen some
years ago. A College (call it X), through its President pre
pared a budget and presented it to the trustees for adop
tion. The President estimated that the receipts would be
$500,000 and he budgeted $500,000 for operations. At first
it seemed that there was only one Scot on the Board of
Trustees. He said to the President “You hope to receive
$500,000 but you would commit this College to spend $500,-
000? Perhaps that was very unsound, because no man can
afford to pledge his mere hopes and expectations irrevoc
ably to the limit unless he can depend on very gracious, sym
pathetic and indulgent Bankers. Bankers won’t continue
that sort of indulgence very long.
A state has no more right to plunge into debt than has an
individual. I think the State of Indiana must be composed
of splendid sons of old Scotland: that State advertises that
it has no bonds outstanding and few of the special taxes
other States have imposed on their people.
Some of our people think we should have whatever any
other State may have. That is as unsound as it would be for
a man who may need a moderately priced car to buy a sup-
er-dooper de luxe of supreme splendor and magnificence be
cause his neighbor has that sort of car. We have some such
men but they usually splurge through life and leave poor
widows.
Why can’t the Congress; "why doesn’t the Congress lop
off most of the frills and furbelows and get down to the
earth ?
Why is South Carolina in debt? Just a few years ago we
had a surplus, but now we enjoy a heavy deficit and continue
on a course w r hich makes another deficit, so that now we
need $23,000,000 or $25,000,000 more!
All the Sales Tax, all the other taxes, but still we need
more! And all the time we have enough untaxed enterprises
to wipe out the debt and provide for all the increased ex
penditures.
We need to revive the Taxpayers League. The taxpayers
of the State and of the Nation can correct the prevailing
spending.
On the National scene billions of dollars of untaxed op
erations flourish while the taxpaying enterprises pay 52%
of their profits to the Government. Worse than that, year
after year, through pi*odigal grants to other Nations and
the building of new tax-free enterprises the Nation continues
its extravagant sway.
It isn’t entirely the fault of Congressmen and Assembly
men; they are beseiged by us and others for this, that, and
the other. You can read day after day that Congressman
XYZ, a stern, stout, resolute and eloquent pleader for States
Rights, is seeking a grant for this or that and rejoices that
he has secured this or that from the Federal Government!
And every year earnest, good people call on the Legislature
for Special Aid for some project, probably something good
and praiseworthy. But you and I can’t get everything that
strikes our fancy. Neither can the State or the Nation.
You remember the story of Pontius Pilate? I don’t know
only from the record. He w r as willing to release JesUs and
even thought the people would endorse his offer to release
Him. Pilate told the mob, “I find no fault in Him.” But he
surrendered to the mob! Was that the same crow r d that
spread their garments on the road a few r days before, shout
ing Hosannah to the Son of David? Probably not, but here
we have tw'o groups, neither fully representative of all the
people. My point is that a hundred of a thousand people
urging new expenditures or more spending, may not repre
sent the sentiment of the State.
Of course it may be said that I do not represent the peo
ple or speak the sentiment of the majority; I know the peo
ple well enough to say that they are not happy over the pros
pect of higher taxes; and I know' that we are not an inviting
field for new f enterprises if w T e pile on the taxes.
We must not forget those enterprises w'e now have. If I
had to choose between those w'e now have and bringing in
new concerns I would stand by those that now operate here
and give employment to several hundred thousand of our
fellow citizens.
The best advertisement South Carolina could have W'ould
be a reduced budget and reduced taxes!
The fine city of Kingstree, county seat of Williamsburg,
has attracted National attention by reducing taxes!
That’s the finest stroke of business those good people
could make.
Strom
v
Area Redevelofunent and Socialism
In my speech opposing the Area
Redevelopment bill, I have tried
to point out to the Senate that
we have never before made such a
long stride toward socialism, and
should not do so now. Area rede
velopment is another term for Fed
eral control of industry and Fed
eral domination of population areas
throughout the nation. Let me il
lustrate why this is so, in listing
my reasons for opposing this bill:
1. It would permit government
subsidies to industries if they
agreed to move into areas which
have been found unsuitable to in
dustry itself.
2. It would permit non-trained
government bureaucrats to deter
mine those locations where indus
try might operate with the aid of
subsidies. #
3. It would discriminate not only
between States with unemploy
ment problems but also between
towns and counties within a State.
(The political implications here
are tremendous).
4. It would create another agen
cy, of which there are already far
too many. Duties of this agency
on area redevelopment would con
flict with the present responsibili
ties of several agencies already in
existence.
5. We all know that once a new
bureau or agency is created that
it will grow and strengthen its
ers.
Tax Status of the NAACP
The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue has finally agreed to in
vestigate the income tax status of
contributions made to the legal
defense fund of the National As
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People. At the present
time the IRS does not tax the
fund, and contributions made to
the fund by individaul donors can
be deducted from the donor’s tax
return. Other left-wing organiza
tions which are doing more propa
gandizing and politicking than
anything else, such as the Fund
for the Republic, also enjoy one
or both of these tax advantages. I
am glad that Senator Harry Byrd,
chairman of the Finance Commit
tee which oversees the IRS, has
been able to get this investigation
started. It should prove most en
lightening.
Conservation Reserve Program
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft
Benson is considering an expan
sion of the soil bank’s conservation
reserve . from approximately 23
million to 40 million acres of farm
land. The National Agricultural
Advisory Commission recommend
ed this action to the Secretary in
an effort to retire more land
from production of surplus crops.
The agriculture budget request
now pending in the Congress pro
vides for 28 million acres next
year.
Letter To Editor
Dear Editor,
I feel I should answer the letter
in your paper some time ago about
how friendly Newberry is. I have
to disagree strongly. I have lived
here in Newberry since last June
and find it cold and unfriendly.
New people who move in have no
way to meet and get to know
these so called friendly folks. Per
haps the people who have always
lived here aren’t interested in
those who move here. I sure am
disappointed to find a town where
the people are so unconcerned
with making new people feel
wanted and welcome.
We belong to a church out from
town but there should be some
way to meet the people. Perhaps
if you put this in your paper it
will make people look at them
selves as they look from a new
comers view.
(Name withheld by request)
Hospital Patients
Mrs. Cornelia Asbill, 204 Jack-
son St., Johnston.
Mrs. Barbara Bedenbaugh and
Baby Boy, Rt. 1, Prosperity.
Mrs. Drucilla Boland, Rt. 1, Cha
pin.
Baby Norma Jean Berry, 303 W.
Butler Ave., Saluda.
Mrs. Elizabeth Burgess, Rt. 1,
Silverstreet.
Mrs. Ida Baker, 619 Main St.
Mrs. Patricia Chavis and Baby
Girl, Rt. 3.
Mrs. Lois Canon, Rt. 3.
Ray Crooks, Rt. 2, Pomaria.
Derrill Darby, 820 Boundary St.
Charlie C. Fulmer, Little Moun
tain.
Miss Wanda Faye Giles, Spring-
hill Apts.
Miss Brenda Hawkins, Rt. 3,
Prosperity.
Mrs. Grace Hawkins, Rt. 2,
Prosperity.
Mrs. Hilda Howard, 1418 Silas
St.
Miss Jean Farr, Little Moun
tain.
Mst. James Hamm, 1309 Pearl
St.
George A. Johnson, Rt. 1, Sil
verstreet.
Mrs. Ruby Jordan, Tidmarsh
Dr., Whitmire.
Mis Joellen Koon, Rt. 1, Pros
perity.
Miss Annie Knotts, Prosperity.
Mrs .Mary Long, Rt. 1, Prosper
ity.
Mrs. Mary Long, Rt. 3, New
berry.
Mrs. Gladys Layton, 1303 Silas
St.
Mrs. Ella Leavell, 1601 Martin
St.
Mrs. Lula E. Langford, 603
Boundary St.
Mrs. Dorothy Martin and Baby
Girl, 1511 Glenn St.
Mrs. Euna Mize, Rt. 1.
Mrs. Estelle Marlowe, 1519 Har
rington St.
Miss Faye Nell Pardue, 109
Sherard St., Ninety Six.
Wallace Rochester, Clinton
Highway, Whitmire.
Charles M. Reed, Box 292, Whit
mire.
Mrs. Georgia Mae Smith, 1621
College St.
Mrs. Annie Setzler, Rt. 1, Pros
perity.
Miss Bessie Shealy, Rt. 2, Lees-
ville.
Joseph Lee Tinsley, Rt. 1.
Miss Patricia Ann Willard, Rt.
Hatie Brown, Box 90.
Katherine Baxter, Rt. 3.
Baby Mildred Blair, Rt. 1.
George Caldwell, 314 Boundary
St.
Janie Donner, Rt. 3.
Willie Epps, Rt. 1, Whitmire.
Jessie B. Floyd, 627 Hill St.
Matthew Hall, Rt. 1, Kinards.
Docia Johnson, Rt. 3.
Janie Jeter, 2500 Pike Circle.
Thomas Johnson, 135 Duckett
Ave., Whitmire.
Hollis Mayer, Little Mountain.
Cornelia Mayer, Rt. 3.
Norma Jean Mayer, Pomaria.
Mary Elizabeth Miller, Rt. 4.
Martha Pearl Taylor and Baby
Boy, 919 Gilder St.
MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS
Mrs. Frances Epting, Prosper
ity.
Mrs. Laura Eargle, Chapin.
Mrs. Marie Bagwell, and Baby
Girl, Batesburg.
Mrs. Elbert Counts Sr., Pros
perity.
Mrs. Vesta Metts, Prosperity.
Ardelia Sligh, Prosperity.
Conquered Province Legislation
In my talk opposing all so-called
civil rights proposals, I pointed
out to a Senate Judiciary Subcom
mittee last week that the propo
sals before the Senate can be de
scribed in one ward—punitive.
They would punish the South for
not accepting the ideas and
schemes of non-Southern minority
groups and the politicians riding
on their coattails.
These proposals would treat the
South as a conquered province, in
effect giving the Southern States
far less consideration in guiding
their destinies and private affairs
than have been given such recent
ly conquered nations as Germany,
Italy and Japan. I cannot believe
that the majority of Senators sin
cerely favor this conquered prov
ince type legislation.
position—nil at the cost of taxpay-
I’ve heard from several quarters of a plan to revive the
Taxpayers League; I’m not engineering it but I am sym
pathetic and hope it may be accomplished.
There was a time when we forgot and forsook our noble
purpose which we fostered under President Wilson and took
he Russians to our full fellowship. That was the fruit of
Mr. Roosevelt’s broad statesmanship and worldmindedness,
fundamentally we ought not to mingle too freely with
)eople who openly proclaim their purpose to repudiate God
ind supplant us.
Nevertheless we became brothers in the War. Although
nuch has been said about the little part played by Russia
igainst Japan and the enormous reward she reaped in Asia,
ve might remember that Russia did play a big part against
;he Germans in the East. However, the soldiers tell me
hat our men were in Berlin and were ordered back so
hat Russia might enter Berlin. I do.not know what sort ctf
strategy w e can call that, but to make it far worse we agreed
? or Russia to have 110 miles West of Berlin and the East
ern half of Berlin.
Just how much worse any many could have done I do
lot see. It is like surrendering one half of Greenville (the
Western half) and giving 110 miles this side, and we would
control a part of Greenville and have to march 110 miles
:hrough the Russian zone in order to reach our half of
Jreenville. It looks so queer even on the face of it that I
:an’t understand it, unless Mr. Roosevelt felt sure he could
smile away any and all friction and live in love with “Good
31d Joe” Stalin for all time.
It didn’t work out that way. The Allies control the West
ern half of Berlin and must travel 110 miles through the
Dart of Germany we gave Russia in order to reach Berlin.
And now comes old Krushev bellowing like a bull and strut-
;ing as though Russia had conquered Germany!
Regardless of the outcome, Russia will never hold Berlin,
[t is entirely probable that all Germans will unite to regain
Berlin and to reunite all Germany as an independent Na-
;ion.
I don’t know how strong West Germany is, but the Ger-
nans are not likely toendure Russian control. So here’s the
lext World War—to drive Russia out of Germany!
A fine point of law has been raised. The Constitution of
the United States expressly prohibits the States from doing
somethings. An old time lawyer might say that the only
reason to forbid these matters to the States and not to the
United States was because the United States Government
had only such powers as were expressly conferred on it by
the Constitution (and the necessary implications, says Mar
shall) and therefore the limitation had to be applied to the
States because they had all the reserved powers, as set forth
so clearly in Amendments Nine and Ten.
The Federal Government is doing all manner of things
without any Constitutional authority, but in this new day of
loose observance of the Constitution, together with the as
sumption of vast powers by the Federal Government, the old
theory has been so reversed that today the Federal Power
embraces everything not expressly forbidden to it and many
powers even clearly intended for the States.
‘’The Federal Government has the money,” you hear.
Even so; money covers a multitude of sins, as you know. As
the flippant young flapper said to a man of 62 “Why 62 is
not old for a millionaire.” Of course not. Nor 82, if he will
just shell out, eh? Money counts, What! As the British
say.
Now the Constitution of the United States (and the Con
stitution of South Carolina) forbids a State to deny to any
one “the equal protection of the law.”
So all men and all persons must be treated alike by the
State and all must be taxed on the same basis. Otherwise
the way is open to both Federal and State Courts.
Harts Enjoy
Plane Trip
To Germany
(The following description of
a trip to Germany was written
by Mrs. Marion Hart. Mrs. Hart
is the former Miss Marshall
Howard, director of religious
education at Ayeleigh Presbyter
ian Church. Sgt. Hart was sta
tioned in Newberry, as a member
of the Army Advisory person
nel to a local National Guard
Unit. The Hart’s address is:
M-Sgt. Marion H. Hart, 65th
M.R.U., APO 403, New York,
New York.—Ed.)
On February 16, we arrived at
Fort Hamilton, N. Y. after spend
ing several weeks visiting rela
tives. We were informed the next
day that we would be flying to
Germany on February 21, aboard
a Military Air Transport Service
plane from McGuire Air Force
Base, New Jersey. Having never
flown before, I was quite excited
about the trip. After a few days at
Fort Hamilton (where we were
going through the necessary pro
cessing, and turning in the car for
shipment overseas) we left on
February 21 on an Army bus for
McGuire with other soldiers and
their dependents.
The weather was perfect as we
boarded the plane. It was just
like a beautiful Spring day, and
how r thankful we all were for the
good weather. Our trip from Mc
Guire to the Rhine Main Airport
in Frankfurt, Germany took 15
hours of actual flying time. We
made one stop in the Azores for
refueling. After landing there and
visiting the Snack Bar, we had
the feeling that we were in a dif
ferent world; a feeling we still
have. Flying over the Atlantic was
a most thrilling experience. Most
of the way we were above the gor
geous clouds, but hundreds of
times we could look down at the
beautiful water of the Atlantic.
The sunset and sunrise from
where we were was truly perfect.
We ate our supper while flying
over the ocean, and our breakfast
over France. Seeing Paris from
the air is also interesting. After
landing at Frankfurt, we took a
train for Heidelberg, arriving
very tired, but also happy to be at
our new home. We were met in
Heidelberg and taken to a nice
German Hotel where we are still
living. We hope to get in our
quarters soon.
The German people have all
been wonderful to us, and try hard
to make us feel at home. Going to
town arid shopping in their stores
is loads of fun. Sometimes we get
our money all mixed up, for we
use' American money on the Post
and German money in town, to
pay Hotel bills, etc. We have al
ready been to see the University
of Heidelberg and the ancient
castles on the Neckar River.
Sometimes we‘ go places in the
car, but also enjoy riding the old
street cars, which are very small
and quaint.
In the mopning we shall go with
another couple to Zurich, Switz
erland for the weekend. This is
the last weekend Hart will not be
working a half day on Saturday.
We plan to spend Easter with
some friends at Stuttgart, which
is a short distance from here.
Bot;h of us are very sorry we
didn’t get to Newberry before
coming over here. Maybe some
day we shall be lucky and get
td‘ come back to Newberry. In
the meantime,' be sure that neither
the town nor its wonderful people
will be forgotten by the Harts.
Though we are happy here, it is
not like being at home, though we
feel privileged to have this oppor
tunity to see Europe. Maybe later
I could write and tell you all about
our work in the U. S. Army
Chapel, the religious program
here, etc. Where we get quarters
will determine which chapel we
shall actually work in.
Give our best regards to all.
Sincerely,
Marshall H. Hart.
Drapery School
To Be Tuesday a,
According to an announcement
from the County Home Agents of
fice a Drapery School will be held
at the Agriculture Building in
Newberry on Tuesday, March 31
at 9:30 a.m.
Miss Ruby Craven, Home Man
agement Specialist from Clpmson
College, will conduct the school.
Drapes will be made.
Those attending might like to
bring a finger lunch. The bever
age will be furnished.
Anyone wanting to see how
drapes are made or learn some
short cuts is cordially invited to
attend.
ROY MILLS
who has had many years experience in
the service station business, is now oper
ating the
Roy Mills Gulf Service Station
at 1223 College Street
Opposite the Newberry County Court House
Also connected with Mr. Mills is his
brother, Frank, an expert in lubrication
and automobile service.
Mr. Mills extends a cordial invitation
to all of his customers and friends to call
on him at his new location.
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