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H I N G T O N AND \
'SMALL BUSINESS
tJ N c WILSON HARDtR
rondwr tt frowln*
i whether o
Infton ea
great, due to take remedial ac-
5on. ha* not permitted the U. S.
State Department to grow into
e Frankenateln monatar.
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Ike State Department waa
mental in fet-
tfeng pnahei
Ikrenth In
IMS the ee>
nailed Statna
e( Foroee
Treaty. Thin
presides
wherewer
Araerloan
•erwtoemen
are aUUoned, O. w. Harder
they are anbjeot to local lawa.
e • e
Aa a result, hundreds of
American servicemen now lan
guiah in foreign jails, after con
victiona by foreign courts, and
are existing on foreign diets,
foreign standards of sanitation,
e e •
And thaae servicemen, denied
any recourse due U. S. citisens
under the Constitution, are for
a large part drafted men who
never sought foreign service,
e * *
Senator Richard Russell,
and others in Congress, are
waging a determined battle to
get this infamous treaty re
pealed. Naturally, State Dept.
Is opposing such a move,
e * e
But there aeema to be Utile,
If any area, left in V. 8. life into
which the State Dept, doee not
Interfere. Recently California
was prepared to execute a con
vict named Chessman.
• e •
There is perhaps no question
this Chessman was a bad actor.
• • •
And tt la Important to bear In
mind that the United States 8u-
eme Court on aeveral ocoa-
N>Uo—1 FVtowiUwi tf Ind^nfrit
onnd no Saw la tha state
procedure, and also found ne
reason for the Federal govern
ment to Intervene.
• • *
Yet, an official of the U. S.
State Department took it upon
himself to represent to the
Governor of Californio that na
tional foreign policy would *uf-
fer a blow unless the governor
granted a reprieve.
see
Here la an example of the
Influence of the State Depart
ment being need to Interfere In,
a state matter on behalf of a
three-time loser. And It la thta
same State Dept, that atUl baa
not been able to get aU Amer-
lean prisoners taken In Keren
leased.
* • •
Yet, when it comes to saving
the skin of a notorious crim
inal under state Jurisdiction,
the State Dept, hesitates not to
get embroiled.
• • *
The Issue here it not whether
Chessman should have been
executed for crimes. Thla issue
pales Into insignificance when
contrasted with the fact the
U. 8. State Dept, la now seek
ing to influence local state pris
on operations.
• * e
And it is this same State
Dept, which has damaged so
much independent manufactur
ing in this nation by forcing
down, or indeed, practically
destroying, the U. S. Protective
Tariffs, and it is this same
State Dept, that has thrown bil
lions away in foreign give
aways.
* • *
Or aa one observer put It,
“It’a getting more and more to
look like the Stnte Dept, really
thinks it la THE STATE.” Un
doubtedly there will be a drive
In Congress to clip Its wings.
Thursday; april 21, i960
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UNITED STATES OF
I960 Census of Population
Soctml Security and
Medicul Benefits
IN BYBRY ELECTION yanr,
the Social Security law receives
the attention of Congrem. Ac
tually, the Social Security pro
gram of the National Government
includes a variety of programs,
among which the moat well known
are Old Age and Survivors In
surance Benefits, Unemployment
Compensation, Public Welfare,
and AaaUtance to the Blind.
THB OLD AGE and Survivor*
Insurance Benefita program,
which affect*
the moat
people, i* fin
anced through
taxes imposed
under the Fed
eral Insurance
Contributions
Act. Under the
terms of this
Act, there are,
at least nom
inally, three separate taxes im
posed. The first tax is imposed
directly on each person who
works for wages and must be
withheld and paid to the govern
ment by the employer. The second
tax is imposed on the employer,
and although paid by the em
ployer, is carried on his books as
an expense incurred for labor. It
is, therefore, a part of the em
ployee’s earnings for all practical
purposes except the computation
of income for tax purposes. Orig
inally these taxes were imposed
on the first $3,000 of wages, but
this was raised later to $3,600 and
now stands at $4,800. For 1959,
the tax on employees and the tax
on employers were each 2H%;
they are each now 3%, and they
rise progressively until 1968,
when the rate for each will go to
4H%. The third tax is imposed
on persona who are self-employed,
and now stands at 4H% of the
first $4,800 of earnings, and this
rate increases progressively to
694% in 1968.
Each time the benefits of the
program are increased, the rates
must be increased to a proportion
larger than the increase in bene
fits, for invariably the increased
benefits are extended not only to
active participants, but also to
those already eligible to receive
benefits and who ar% therefor**
no longer payhtf premiums,
THE PROGRAM has proved
inadequate aa a basis for retire
ment income for elderly and re
tired people, largely duo to the
inflationary oplral or cost of Jiv
ing increases wo have experi
enced in the last two dscades. At
the head of the list of thing*
which are beyond the roach of the
benefita received by retirees la
medical service, which has move
to offer than ever before, hut like
everything else, at a higher cost.
The problem now facing tha Oon-
gresc is how to deal with thla
problem. The problem ia recog
nised universally aa one that cries
for a solution, but on the method
of approach there are great and
basic differences.
The meet publicised proposal
calls for the luclusioa of medical
services payments In the Old Age
and Survivors Benefits. This
would involve either a direct In
crease in tax rates which are al
ready burdensome to the point
where they are prohibitive, and/
or a raise indirectly by increasing
the baas wagea against which the
taxes are applied. This approach
does not face up toJthe basis diffi
culty, which is inflation. Inflation
can beet be curbed by a decrease
in spending by governments, par
ticularly the .Natioaal Govern
ment. This unfortunately, appears
more difficult aa an approach for
legislators, and apparently has
little chance of prevailing.
ONE SUGGESTION vriiich ap
pears to have merit involves a
change in the income tax law. At
present, If a child or children of
an aged parent or relative contri
bute to the medical expenses of
the aged parent or relative, they
can only deduct the amount of the
medical expense they contributed
which exceeds 8% of their gross
income. Assistance with payments
for medical services by children.
for their aged parents and rela
tives would be greatly encouraged
if the entirety of their contribu
tion could be deducted, juit as it
cou'tl be deducted by the person
over 65 if paid by him.
Sincerely,
WERE YOU COUNTED?
Th« enumeration of Americans in the 1960 Census is now almost
finished. As youStnow, it'ls very important that the Census be
complete and conect. If you believe that you were not counted,
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COUNTY BANK BUfl
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REPORT OF CONDHTON OF
THE BANK OF COMMERCE
OF PROSPERITY. IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AT
THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MARCH 15, 1960
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In the 1960 Census.
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• I am listing below the name and requited information for myself and each member of my household.
PLEASE LIST*
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household, whether related to you
or not.
S. All persons staylns here who have
no other home.
PLEASE BE SURE TO UST-
• All members of your family living with you# Includ
ing babies.
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• Lodgers and boarders living here.
• Servants, hired hands, others net related to you who
are living here.
• Anyone else staying here but who has no other
home.
ALSO LIST—
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temporarily on business, on vacation, or in o general <
hospital.
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Armed Forces.
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A WASHINGTON LETTER
From
OUN D. JOHNSTON
SOUTH CAROLINA’S SENIOR SENATOR
THERE IS NO real victory
for the South in the passage
of any civil rights legislation.
We can only lock back and see
how much worse it would have
been if we had not watered the
bill down in the Senate Judici
ary Committee. Through the
power wielded by Southerners
who chairman most of the Sen
ate committees, we held the
line on the Senate floor against
radical amendments.
• • •
THE FOUR SOUTHERN
HORSEMEN in the Senate
Judiciary Committee, as we
have been called, maneuver
ed fifteen amendments into
the civil righU bill, all of
which were retained in the
bill on the Senate floor ex
cept one. There was no leg
islative maneuver at our dis
posal that was not used to
soften the blow of this civil
rights bill.
THERE WAS Senator East-
land of Mississippi, Chairman
of the Judiciary Committee,
controlling Judgeships for the
SO states; there was Senator
John McClellan, Chairman of
the powerful Government Op
erations Committee; there was
^Senator Sam Ervin of North
Carolina, probably the finest
Constitutional lawyer in the
Congress; and there was my
self, Chairman of the Post
Office and Civil Service Com
mittee, in a controlling posi
tion over thousands of post-
mastership and other nomina
tions for high government po
sitions. All these factors were
applied in the South’s struggle
to water down the civil rights
bill
-♦ * *
THE SALVATION of the
South came not at the hand
of any single person, but
was found in the solid posi
tion held by the Southern
Senators and in their coordi
nated efforts, both in the
Senate Judiciary Committee
where the civil rights bill
took its worst beating, and
on the floor of the Senate
where we held the line.
EVEN WITH the Judiciary
Committee’s fourteen softening
amendments the civil rights
bill is still a bitter pill for any
one who believes in Constitu
tional government to swallow.
There is no one who knows the
basic principles of Constitu
tional government who can say
we were totally victorious.
This vicious bill opens the door
for expansion of Federal con
trols over State, county, mu
nicipal and other local elec
tions.
WE CAN BE glad that
the bill is as weak as it is
but we cannot sit back and
feel secure for the liberals
will be knocking at the door
again.
• • *
THERE IS an impo. 'nt les
son for the South in the civil
rights fight this year. It is the
lesson Lhe South has recog
nized in the past but some
times has forgotten. That lea-
ton is: Nothing can replace
the power Southern Senators
have when they are kept in
Congress long enongh to learn
the ways of legislative maneu
vering and obtain chairman
ships of powerful committees.
THE FACT THAT South
erners are chairmen of most
important committees in the
Senate gave ns what vic
tories we won in the civil
rights fight. These chair
men of committees were in
a position to virtually bring
to a halt all legislative pro
cedures in the Senate. This
power, which we wielded
with discretion, went further
than anything else in water
ing down the civil rights
biLL
ASSETS
Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve bal
ances, and cash items in process of collection $ 192,859.80
United States Government obligations, direct and
guaranteed 357,822.82
Obligations of States and political subdivisions 170,955.32
Other bonds, notes, and debenture] 68,932.08
Loans and discounts (including $4.87 overdrafts) 356,094.46
Bank premises owned, none; furniture and fixtures,
$2,437.94 2,437.94
Other Assets 995.23
TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,150,097.65
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and cor
porations 1 $ 158,941.86
Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corpora
tions 212,461.60
Deposits of United States Government including postal
savings) 16,680.25
Deposits of States and political subdivisions 49,631.67
Other deposits (certified and officers checks, etc.) 1,184.02
TOTAL DEPOSITS $1,038,899.40
Other Liabilities 7,106.56
TOTAL LIABILITIES $1,046,005.96
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital* $ 50,000.00
Surplus ' 36,000.00
Undivided profits 18,091.69
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $ 104,091.69
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS.* 1,150,097.65
*This bank’s capital consists of: Common stock with
total par value of $50,000.00.
MEMORANDA
Assets pledged or assigned to secure liabilities and for
other purposes —$ 69,713.63
Loans as shown above are after deduction of reserves of / 2,756.86
I, Jacob A. Bowers, Vice President and Cashier of the above-named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, and that
it fully and correctly represents the true state of the several matters
herein contained and set forth, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
JACOB A. BOWERS
Correct:—ATTEST:
W. G. LYLES,
RUDOLPH C. BARNES,
J. MONROE FULMER,
Directors
State of South Carolina, County of Richland—ss:
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 23rd day of March, 1960,
and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank*
W. D. HUNNICUTT, Notary Public
My commission expires at the pleasure of the Governor.
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