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PAGE TWO THE. NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1961 employment benefit, paying the the Advancement of Colored Peo- tax, the whole tax all the time pie. the man drew wages or salary, Of a population of 30,979, some . the worker paying nothing. 1,382 persons are on relief in this Eddy, Leon Nic ols, Sammj, Price, SCOUT PROMOTIONS Troop 66: Bobby Davis, Johnny 1218 Coil*f« Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class postage paid at Newberry, South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year m ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS We need a man: when I say man I mean a person with all the qual ities that may become a man. You will remember that Macbeth goad ed by his wife to slay the king burst out in Shakespeare’s word “I dare do all that may become a man.” Wouldn’t you like to see such a man, a person with deeply root ed principles, swaying neither to one side or the other, but standing like a stonewall, even in the cher ished tradition of Stonewall Jack- son ? I quoted someone as saying that the only thing we learn from his tory is that we do not learn any thing from history. Even so. You may recall that the Roman politicians wooed ana won the ap plause and support of the idle masses by giving them food. W r hat happened then happens today: if a man can claim unemployment relief and benefits he suffers from a temptation to live idly, uselessly on a public dole rather than to earn a livelihood by the sweat of his brow and the toil and strain of his body. Behold one of the problems of life: the misuse and abuse of a noble purpose. Unemploy m e n t compensation was intended to af ford some measure of relief to deserving men and women who are without jobs and without the or dinary resources to buy bread and meat. Now what happens? I quote a letter from a citizen of New Jer sey: “I would love to bring Presi dent Kennedy and Mr. Dillion to the house of a friend of mine in Hackettstown. He lives near the Unemployment Benefits Office (the folks ’round here call it the ‘Easy Money Place’). On Thurs day mornings people drive up i\ r their $50 checks in Cadillacs and Lincolns. There is a bar on the corner. A large number of the male recipients cash their checks there and have a couple of hearty drinks—sometimes a dozen—be fore going on their merry way. Another happy little anecdote. A business friend of mine in Hac kettstown told me one of his em ployees was trying to get laid off because he’d rather get $50 tax free at the Easy Money Place than work a week for his $65. My next door neighbor is a farmer. He sweated his dairy farm out the hard way. I saw him do it over 10 years. Now he’s so disgusted he’s thinking of selling out. Why? The Federal Govern ment decided to look into his barn and tax him on whatever hay he might have there in storage. There is a tire distributor in Hackettstown with a huge ware house. He used to keep it full of tires. Now he’s trying to keep it empty. Why ? He is taxed on his tire inventory, so naturally he doesn’t want one. Of course, we now have to wait for tires—and presumably the tire makers have to wait for his orders. I sometimes wish these planners could spare the time from their plans—enough to come to Hack ettstown and see how wonderfully it’s all working out.” (It is cus-’ tomary to pay on inventories at the end of the year). W e Americans are quick to squeeze the last drop from all benefits, even stultifying our selves to do so. Happily we have many sound people, men and women who think clearly and act wisely and rightly. In other words, we still have many men and women who have not bowed down to Baal. In passing I think the unem- ; pioyment tax on the employer | was a misapplied idea and not justly conceived. I f you will let your mind play on the matter of employment you will see that any business earns 1 its way by making a profit from the work of its helpers; whenever a worker does not produce suffi cient to cover his wages, the cost of the overhead, plus a fair profit! he is a drone and a drag on the’ business. It will be seen, then, that as long as the Business can | operate profitably it will keep the workers on the job. But if op erations are unprofitable the working force must be reduced or the concern must go out of busi ness, cease, shut down, close up. So, then, the profits cease, altho} some overhead remains, even at i heavy loss, the plant, the insur- j ance, the general upkeep—and all that, including- property taxes.; And at this time, with little or I nothing coming in, the employer ! must pay the unemployment tax! And benefits! The employer would gladly con-* tinue to operate, receiving a pro fit, would he not? But when the income for the Business stops the Employer must pay the un- Leaving out the question of i town not far north of New York fundamental justice should such a City. The 13-point program would one-sided taxing further straini include these measures: the economy by a man coolly dead i Cash welfare payments, where beating on the public rather than possible, would be converted to accept work at a little more? food, clothing and rent vouchers Just as soon as the employer (much relief money purportedly adopts a plan someone will cir- now winds up in saloon cash reg- cumvent it; someone will conceive isters). All able-bodied male re- a practice that will beat the game, : liefers would be put to work by as is said. the city on a 40-hour basis. Any- Consider sick leave: the idea of one able to work but who refuses allowing a week or two-weeks of! a job would be denied relief, sick-leave certainly is a noble, gen- Mothers of illegitimate children erous and gracious gesture. If who have additional offspring out one is not sick, can one honorab-iof wedlock would be deprived of ly apply for or use sick-leave? ' public charity. No one who left Our morality is side-stepping his job voluntarily would be entit- our obligations as we concentrate led to welfare aid. The relief in- solely on our selfish advantage. | come of any one family would not The little city of Newburgh, in be allowed to exceed the income of the great State of New York, is the lowest-paid city employe with now grappling with a problem | a family of comparable size. All which carries a bad odor over all aid-to-dependent children cases our great Country-. would be reviewed monthly by the The Wall Street Journal pub- city attorney, lishes a two-column account of the j New applicants for relief must Newburgh uprising. i prove they didn’t come to New- “This little city- has done what i burgh just to get on the welfare many a city has itched to do—it rolls. A three-month limit would has set in motion a program to be put on all welfare help except reduce municipal welfare costs. 1 in cases involving the aged, blind, But in the process it has started a and disabled. In addition, there mighty row. ! are four other technical proposals Pressed by- den that accounts fur one-third of; control over its welfare activities, the city-’s $3,134,383 budget, the Under federal law, a state must City- Council has adopted a 13- administer welfare aid in a uni point plan scheduled to go into ef- form manner if it is to qualify for feet July 15- Aimed at eliminating Federal relief assistance, and this welfare cheats from the public re- is what has state officials upset, lief program, the plan is also de- Newburgh presently receives signed to remedy mounting social about $500,000 or approximately problems in a deteriorating section! half its welfare funds, from Al- of the city. These problems are bany- and Washington. The City violence, immorality, fire hazards, Council has said it intends to go and unsanitary conditions stem- ahead with its new program even ming from overcrowding and idle- if it means the city will be depriv- ness. ed of state and Federal aid. While gaing the support of most ‘The point here is,’ says Mr. of its own citizens and many irate Mitchell, ‘not whether the welfare taxpayers across the country-, ^ money comes from the state or Xewbrugh nevertheless finds it- Federal Government. The point is self embroiled with New York that it is taxpay-ers’ money that is State welfare officials, various being misspent. Also, there is the clergymen and religious charities, question of home rule. Can New- its own staff of social workers,! burgh work out its own destiny or and the National Association fori must it be saddled with regulations HOSPITAL PATIENTS to Second Class; Johnny Lindsay, First Class; Paul Fesperman, Life. Troop 101: Randy- Stone, First Class. MERIT BADGES Troop 66: Henry Brooks, row ing; Gene Brossy, Leatherwork; Paul Fesperman, Citizenship in the Nation, Forestry, swimming; Robin Foy, Pioneering; Leon Graves, Camping, Insect Life; Ronnie Kyzer, Citizenship in the Home; First Aid, Woodcarving; Jimmy Longshore, Swimming; St - ^ ~ George Park, nature; Ben Stew- ^ Irs - Charlsie Covan, 132 Cald- art, Rabbit Raising. ! wel1 St. . a, -i/vi r> j tw 4. Mrs. Betty Dominick, Rt. 1, Troop 101: Randy Stone, First ; . Aid, Leatherwork, Forestry; Dan- T p ^ q ny Thomas, Campmg, First Aid, ; Graham, Rt. 1, Po- Forestry, Leatherwork. • I maria John Grogan, Rt. 1, Chappells that are placing the welfare of the Mrs. Betty Ann Hentz and baby MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Sobeski Louis Bond, 702 Shands St., Clinton John Patrick Bedenbaugh, Col lege St. Extn. James Harvey Brice, Rt. 1, Greenwood John S. Bolick, Blair Mrs. Cora Bigby, 1221 Glenn St. James Pressley, Chappells Mrs. Clara Baird, 519 Wright whole community in jeopardy?’ “Interestingly, a reporter found that among long-time Negro resi dents in the Water Street area boy. City Mrs. Nettie B. Lester, 1325 Hunt St. Master Jimmy Lewis, 115 Main there is considerable hostility tow- gt., Clinton ard welfare cheats. A barmaid in i j 0 hn McAlister, 122 Hunt St. a Negro tavern declared, T think he’s (Mitchell) doing the right thing.^ These newcomers make all colored people look bad. I don’t care what the N.A.A.C.P. says. I a public relief bur- designed to give the city tighter used^to belong to the local chapter | n ight St. Mrs. Vesta Metts, Prosperity Robert Henry Martin, Rt. 3, Prosperity Miss Ola Miller, Rt. 2, Kinards John David Reid, 2014 Bouk- but I quit. You know why I quit? | M rs , Clara Stone, 1603 Barring Because they were getting too ton g t touchy. Just like a lot of white Mrs. Mary Shealy, Little Moun- people, the N.A.A.C.P* forgets j i - ain there are colored people and there are colored people.’ Talks with 15 patrons in this i same pub showed 13 favoring the, plan and two with no opinion.” The Colored barmaid in a Col-' Mrs. Leona Thrift, 1405 Dray ton St. Robert M. Turner, Rt. 1, Saluda Mrs. Julia Ann Wilson and baby boy, 701 C’Xeal St. Mrs. Reba Werts and baby boy, ENGINEEBING new fallout shelter Raleigh, N. C., from Carolina Civil _ _ _ was needed to block dangerous levels of radiatiea which, after an* clear attack, could penetrate a normal door of this $l,Md shatter. Green was hired early in 1961 under a Federal program to pay half the costs of new civil defense employee. <ocdm Photo SENATOR i STROM imiRMOND ored tavern in Newburgh hit the piedmont St. nail on the head when she said: (~- ar i g Wiggers, 2127 Adelaide that we sometimes fail to distin-i g^. guish the good from the bad for M as t e r Bruce Eargle, 1264 Kin- there are, as she says, Colored ar( j g t people and Colored people. Most Miss Elaine Pinson, 1903 Luth- of our Colored people are quiet | er g t and peaceable. I E j g m ith, 1124 Hunt St. I Chriss Franklin, Rt. 2, Prosper- WASHINGTON AND SMALL BUSINESS B y „ C. WILSON HARDER The unfairness of expecting tax-paying business enterprises |. to compete against non-tax paying operations is becoming more and more apparent to the people of the nation. ♦ * * Appearing before the House Ways and Means Committee, in delibera tions on tax reforms, George Burger, vice president in charge of the Washington office of the National Fed eration of In- d ependent Business,pre- c. W. Harder sented the constantly rising tide of feeling on permitting cooperatives to escape pay ment of income taxes required from independent enterprises with which they compete. * * * He pointed out that in Sep tember of 1960 iJf a nationwide poll of independent business men, 79% requested that this favoritism be ended. In a poll on the same question taken in March of this year, the vote for this relief had grown to 86%. * * * Mr. Burger then further testi fied as an adjunct to the wide spread nationwide polls, the Federation’s field . staffs this year also made spot check polls throughout the country on which problems of small busi ness loomed largest. * * * Next to the need for an over haul of tax laws, the problem of unfair competition from co operatives ranked as the ma jor problem, even outranking unfair labor practices. * * * And while ruinous price com petition from imports ranked high as a major problem, only in North and South Carolina, and Connecticut, out of all the 50 states and the District of Nationt] Federation of Independent Ro^'-ea* Columbia, did this problem out weigh in gravity the problem of independent business paying taxes and seeking to compete with cooperatives enjoying a most favorable tax status. * * * Spontaneous comments vol unteered bj' businessmen were most interesting. In Kansas it was said “Put the co-ops on an equal tax basis with private enterprise. The taxes that they dodge is becoming an almost unbearable burden on our pri vate enterprise sector.’’ * * * A businessman in the state of Washington said “Unfair competition by co-ops is our big gripe. We have two of them in our town. It will be a bright day for independent stores when our Congress has the courage to change this law.’’ From Wisconsin “If co-ops were taxed like any other pri vate business they would not be able to undersell.’’ From West Virginia “Let’s get the c"o-op taxed as everyone else is taxed. They deserve no more than I deserve. Thousands of small businesses are going to be forced out mtess we tax everyone the same.’’ * ♦ * And as Mr. Burger pointed out, it is not only independent businessmen who are protest ing this injustice. •* * * Last year, the National Farm ers Union testified before Con gress that cooperatives should bear their fair share of the in come tax burden. There is no attack on cooperatives as such. But the overwhelming senti ments seems to be there is no more reason for exempting business enterprises from taxes merely because they operate under the form of co-ops than there is to exempt from per sonal income taxes all blue eyed blondes. This latter, of course, would do wonders for the sales volume of the perox ide industry. The Right to Know Our Enemy ONE OF THE most disturbing and potentially disastrous con spiracies being conducted today is the movement to discredit and discourage our military leaders from their efforts to inform the public and their military per sonnel of the dangers posed to our liberties and our survival by the insidious forces of world com munism. The movement origi nated with the communists in THE WORKER, official news or gan of the Communist Party, USA, has been boosted by TASS and PRAVDA, and then picked up by the welfare staters in this country. I HAVE OUTLINED to the Senate in a detailed speech the workings of this conspira cy and my un alterable op position to a memorandum by the Chair man of the Senate For eign Relations Committee calling for muzzling our military leaders in their statements, speeches, and seminars to prevent discussion of the principal threat which com munism poses to our country— the threat of internal subversion and welfare statism. In addition, I have written a letter to the President and the Secretary of Defense in an effort to counter the effect this memorandum and a Defense Department directive have already had in intimidating and muzzling these dedicated mil itary leaders. THE COMMUNISTS, of course want no criticism as to their aims, goals, and threats to America. They would love nothing better than to lull us further into the deep socialist sleep into which America is slipping more and more every day. The welfare staters, on the other hand, are generally willing to admit that there is a threat posed to Amer ica by the military might of the Soviet Union. Some will even admit further that the Soviets have as their aim Mr. Lenin’s announced purpose to make the Soviets the “gravediggers, heirs, and successors to the governments of the world.” THEY WILL NOT, however, face up—and they do not want the American people to face up either—to the graver threat of world communism—that is, the internal threat of subversion and gradually falling under the spell of domestic socialism and welfare statism. If Americans were fully informed on the inter-relation of communism and socialism and welfare staljsm and also the threat of internal subversion, then the welfare staters’ “humanitar ian” schemes would go out the window with “share the wealth” advocates in elected and govern ment jobs and other positions of power and influence in America. MR. KHRUSHCHEV has told us that our “grandchildren will live under socialism.” He had told the world further: “We cannot expect the Ameri cans to jump from capitalism to communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving Americans small doses of social ism until they suddenly awake to find they have communism.” OUR MILITARY leaders would be blind if they did not recognize, and derelict in their duty if they did not state, that communism is a total enemy which constitutes a much broader threat in its total nature than that exclusively com prised by Red armed forces. In deed, the gains by communism over peoples and territories have stemmed not primarily from mili tary action but from other meth ods they have resorted to—and, indeed, from' our own softness, naivete, and appeasement of them. FBI DIRECTOR, J. Edgar Hoover has warned that commu nism can take over in America and that this can be accomplished with only a small number of com munists, as happened in Russia, China, and elsewhere. He has ad monished us further that “we can not hope to successfully meet the communist menace unless there is a wide kno wledge of its aims and designs.” OUR MILITARY leaders are trained to know their enemy, every facet of his capability for success. In the Defense Depart ment among military personnel lies the real bastion of faiowledge and understanding of the com munist threat, an understanding and knowledge long since lacking in the White House, State De partment and some other govern ment agencies. MILITARY PERSONNEL and the American public must be fully informed on this deadly menace. If given the facts—all the facts— the American people can be trust ed to make the correct assess ment of the threat and how to combat it best in the many ways still available to us. Suppression of the military’s dissemination of this knowledge would be disas trous and completely out of keep ing with American traditions. Sincerely, Announcements FOR MAYOR I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Mayor j and pledge myself to abide the re-l suits of the City Democratic Pri-; mary. CHARLIE ALTMAN i | I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Mayor ,and pledge myself to abide the re sults of the City Democratic Pri mary. J. HOWARD COOK, JR. I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election to the of fice of Mayor, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Demo cratic primary. ERNEST H. LAYTON ALDERMAN WARD 1 I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election to the posi tion of Alderman, Ward 1, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic Primary. O. F. ARMFIELD, JR. ALDERMAN, WARD 2 didate for the office of Alderman, didate for the office of Alderman, Ward 2, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic Pri mary. GEORGE W. HELLER I hereby announce myself a ( candidate for re-election to the of- | fice of Alderman, Ward 2 and | pledge myself to abide the ’.'suits of the City Democratic Primary. C. A. DUFFORD, SR. ^ALDERMAN WARD 3 I hereby announce myself a can- j didate for re-election to the posi-! tion of Alderman, Ward ,3,.. and" pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic Primary. CLARENCE A. SHEALY, JR. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Al derman, Ward 3 and pledge myself to abide the results of the Demo cratic Primary. S. D. (BOZO) PAYSINGER ALDERMAN WARD 4 I hereby announce myself a can- diate for election to the position of Alderman, Ward 4, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary. JIMMIE B. DAVENPORT FOR ALDERMAN WARD 4 I hereby announce myself a can didate for reelection to the office of alderman Ward 4 and pledge myself to abide the results of the democratic primary election. CLARENCE B. DeHART. ity Pierce P. Morris, Rt. 3 Joe Morris, Rt. 3 Ernie Maness, 54 McDonald St., Whitmire. Herlean Mayer, Rt. 2, Chapin Sammy Bouknight, Rt. 4 Lambert Filding, City Bluford Simpson, Rt. 1, Kinards Debra Faye Sims, Rt. 1, Pros perity. MAYER MEMORIAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. C. K. Derrick, Pastor Sunday, August 6, 1961 Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Sub ject: “Dorcas: Faith Translated Into Service.” Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Sermon Topic “The Barometer of a City.” Church Council Meeting: 3:30 p. m Circle No. 3, ULC Women: 7‘30 p.m. Monday ,August 7: Ethel Koon Circle, ULC Women: 4:00 p.m. Edith Fulmer Circle, ULC Wo men: 7:30 p.m. Visiters are always welcome at Mayer Memorial. OUR INSURANCE CLAIM SERVICE Always "Measures Up”! Compare our claim service with that of any available to you. Ours always meas ures up to your needs! Ser vice as near as your phone! Giy^us, a call ! mzl V* (irii m L.:, w u.-X Vi*''' "Ypur Pri vote Bankers" 1418 Mam St. Newberry (Not printed at government expense) ALDERMAN WARD 5 I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the of fice of Alderman, Ward 5, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary. CECIL E. MERCHANT ALDERMAN, WARD 5 I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Al derman Ward 5 and pledge my self to abide the results of the Democratic Primary. CECIL E. KINARD FOR ALDERMAN WARD 6 I hereby announce myself a can didate for reelection t* the office of alderman Ward 6 and pledge myself to abide the results of the democratic primary election. D. W. JONES. SEARS CELEBRATES TWO BIRTHDAYS Aids 4-H Youfh Home Projects For 15 Years Sears Roebuck is celebrating two anniversaries this year; the 75th anniversary of the mail order firm’s founding and the 15th year of sponsorship of the national 4-H home improvement awards program. A conservative estimate re veals that more than 1,800,000 rooms have been improved as a result of the program. The total value of projects has been esti mated by the members them selves at $380 million, or an average of $125 invested annu ally per member enrolled. Prior to 1947, when the Sears- Roebuck Foundation undertook sponsorship of new awards, Sears stores had supported vari ous local 4-H activities for more than two decades. In some states 4-H’ers were already working on room improvement projects. Then with the addition of na tional recognition, participation increased and thousands of 4-H homes enjoyed better living, re ports the National 4-H Service Committee. Home improvement medals awarded to county winners for “making the best better” be came a badge of accomplish ment. At the end of the first year almost a third of the counties across the country named winners. The number of medals given was 1,190. Proof of the popularity of this modern home project has been evidenced in the steady rise of county medal recipients. In 1950 some 3,400 medals were awarded by the Cooperative Ex tension Service which directs 4-H work. And in 1960 the num ber reached 6,000, when 70 per cent of all counties in 49 states named medal winners. On November 25, home improvement trip award winners from virtually every state including Alaska and Hawaii, are expected to arrive in Chicago. They will remain for the week-long National 4-H Club Congress held at the Conrad Hilton hotel Eight high- ranking members will receive $400 college scholarships. Approximately 235,000 mem- breakfast for the entire hers are enrolled in the pro- blage of some 2,000 club gram this year. They redecorate hers, leaders, business people their own bedrooms; rearrange and guests attending the Na- living rooms; make drapes, tional 4-H Club Congress. A spreads, slipcovers; remodel and special program is planned to upholster; plan, select and buy commemorate Sears* double materials to complete projects. One of the high spots this year will be the annual Sears birthday, according to the Na tional 4-H Service Committee which schedules the event