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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1963 /4V cXw * Utl 1218 College Street, Newberry, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, /South Carolina. ■ ■ ■ r SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2,00 per year in ad vance :Six Months $1.25. THE “SPECTATOR’S” COLUMN The program of President Ken nedy virtually discriminates a- gainst those who made this a great nation. In a campaign seething with political fervor we are throw ing 20 million at the head of 170 million and expecting 170 mill ions to rejoice. There is such a thing as going to far; that invites reprisals. Now if the present turoulence of those under pressure of the NAACP so greatly distrubs our national life what will happen when the majority turns and be comes embattled? Does anyone think that the land-holding, bank holding, mer chants, landlords, planters, capi talists, manufacturers will acqui esce in a mob spirit of aggression and presumption ? Study the his tory of the world in all ages and think a bit. We have been censured, we of the South, for our lack of enthu siasm for the Warren Court’s de cision of 1954. We are lectured now and then about our attitude of challenge to what we regard as usurpation and despotic aggres sion. But, strangely enough, we are insisting on the validity of the decision of the Supreme court from 1883 until the Warren court because aonther'group of justices disregards a series of Supreme court decisions? It is not,, rather, the present courts which repudia tes Supreme court ^ecifiiQns. The program -Crf wM*. 'iKennedy to compel merchants, theatres, restaurants—and others—to ac cept as law and lawful compulsion an act taking from men in busi ness freedom of choice, .obliging them to accept • aJL and singular, whether or not/ is ‘ in direct vio lation of a SUprCoe /cdurt decis ion of 1883 which'iAfcclared uncon stitutional exactly sqch an Act of Congress. Should we respect and defend the Court of 1883 or join Mr. Kennedy in repudiating that court? As a matter of fundamental law, as old as the Law of Moses, and buttressed by the Common Law of the land, there is a freedom of choice in private business. Mr. Kennedy in his racial fervor seems to think his political im pulses higher than the common law, the Constitution and the in alienable rights of citizenship in a free country. We must sternly insist on our rights; the rights I’m insisting on are the same for whites and col ored. If the Government may con trol service in a restaurant o r store it may soon control the per sons who work. The colored peo ple might well ponder this: if a president may disregard the fun damental, age-old rights of white men may not some other Presi dent turn tables and take away privileges enjoyed by Colored men? Of course. As the colored men develop and progress they may some day find that their lib erty has been lost by some new crowd in power. Privileges based on political favoritism are subject to violent change and fluctuation. We cannot slur over, or view with equanimity, the trend of af fairs under the Kennedy regime. I doubt that President Kennedy and Brother Bob are charming gentlemen, warm-hearted, and all that, but so highly emotional as to be unstable and dangerous. The Kennedys look upon our na tion and the world with all the buoyant effervescence of inexper ienced young manhood. They have all the exuberance and cocksure ness of youth with very little com pensating stability. Pressure parades are a resort to force. That invites or provokes force. We have already permitted too much of this mob action and all branches of government should meet this threat with resolution and resources. Pick a house...any house... Now is a good time to buy a home for your family and to get a comfortable home loan to fit your needs. Take ad vantage of this “buyer’s market” by picking the home of your choice now. Then see us for the best home financing. f % r * V>> O.V. ' avijvgs amd Loan Association fis SAVINGS INSTITUTION FOUNDED I93S i»8S COUBOB STBBBT, MBWBBBBY, •. C. J. F. CLARKSON M. O. SUMMER DIRECTORS G. K. DOMINICK J. K. WILLINGHAM BRANCH OFFICE — Bafesburg, S. C, E. B. PURCELL W. C. HUFFMAN “At the threshold of the second half, a few observers believe the economy has made its high for the year. In our view, with the impressive underlying strength in the pattern of employment, pro duction, and personal and busi ness income, further moderate ad vance in the second half seems the more likely prospect. To be sure, in the weeks just ahead when seasonal adjustments for many measures are extra uncertain, there may be some difficulty on the upside. Steel producers will be seeking a viable balance of output and use while their custo mers are working down a modest inventory cushion, and automo biles approach the unknowns of the model change period. But in vestment outlays will almost sure ly show a better upward pace than during the first half, based upon healthy backlogs and expanded machinery ordering—with more to come, as an all-time high in the fourth quarter of this year is predicted in a recent McGraww- Hill survey. Also, residential con struction is likely to move higher in reflection of record housing starts. Recent Marriages Donald M. Hite of Prosperity and Patricia Summer of Colum bia were married on July 17 at Prosperity by Rev. George S. Strait. Frank Birchmore and Evelyn Campbell of Clinton were married at Newberry by Probate Judge Frank H. Ward on July 17. Andrew Wood Corley and Eva Parkman of Newberry were mar ried at Newberry on July 12 by Rev. John B. Wood. William F. Werts Jr., of New berry and Judy Walton of Silver- street were married on July 11 by Rev. Otis C. Brown at Silver- street. Donald R. Sheely of Hartsville and Phyllis Dickert of Newberry were married by Rev. Clarence K. Derrick on July 14 at Newberry. PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Mrs. Minnie H. Asbill, Leesville Mrs. Ann C. Bernard, Newberry Mrs. Vivian B. Bishop, New’ber- ry Mrs. Carrie M. Bedenbaugh, Newberry Mrs. Betty S. Counts, Prosper ity Mrs. Annie K. Cromer, Saluda Miss Virginia Corley, Saluda J. Dave Caldwell, Newberry Mrs. Mae Derrick, Newberry Mack Eargle, Newberry Mrs. Lurleen Eargle, Newberry Mrs. Cora Fellers, Prosperity Mrs. Patricia Hill, Little Moun tain Mrs. Nancy Hawkins, Newberry Mrs. Kay Jordan, Whitmire Mrs Ada W Kinard, Newberry Mrs. Leila M King, Whitmire Mrs. Nora T. Koon, Newberry Noah Kirkland, Newberry George M Long, Prosperity Mrs. Louise H. Longshore, New berry James F. Lominack, Newberry Julian C. McLeod, Newberry Louis Morris, Newberry Berley Morris, Newberry Mrs. Trudie Nichols, Saluda Mrs. Linda Perry, Newberry David H. Rankin, Saluda Mrs. Lucy Rivers, Newberry Mrs. Eva C. Riley, Saluda Mrs. Evelyn B. Rister, Newber ry Curtis A. Rikard, Newberry James S. Renwick, Newberry Miss Addie L. Simpson, New berry William Taylor, Newberry Mrs. Ada Thompson, Newberry Little Cheryl Wessinger, Little Mountain Virgil S. Morris, Newberry Mrs. Beverly Bowers, Newberry Mrs. Virginia Sanford, Newber ry Colored Patients L. Z. Clamp, Newberry James Willie Baxter, Newberry Tommy Henderson, Newberry Artie Stevens Moon, Prosperity. MANION FORUM BY DEAN MANION Recently, in West Berlin, President Kennedy pledged our American cities for the defense of Western Europe against Communist aggression. In South Vietnam, 10,000 miles away, American soldiers are dying in a war against Com munist aggression. In Cuba, 90 miles away, Communist ag gression has established a Red military base which is now protected by Soviet troops and by the American navy. If you can reconcile the Berlin speech and the American casualties in South Vietnam with out protection of Castro, then you are qualified to be a Presidential adviser and you should apply at the White House. NOTICE OF CITY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Notice is hereby given that a Municipal Primary will be held on Tuesday August 13, 1963 for the purpose of nominating the fol lowing officers to serve the City of Newberry for two years, res pectively: Mayor, Alderman Ward 1; Alderman Ward 2; Alderman Ward 3; Alderman Ward 4; Al derman Ward 5 and Alderman Ward 6. The polls will open at 8:00 A. M. and remain open until 6 P. M. A County Registration Certifi cate is a requirement for voting (must be presented to managers./ The following have been ap pointed to act as managers of the various wards. WARD 1.—Marion Baxter, Mrs. James Abrams and Miss Sudie Dennis. Voting at old Police head quarters. WARD2.—E. Coke Dickert, Mrs. Seth Meek, and Mrs. Butler Holmes. Voting at Smith Motor Company. WARD 3 NO 1.—Mrs. Cyril Hutchinson, Mrs. Tom Summer, and Vernon Wheeler. Voting at Boundary Street school. WARD 3 NO. 2.—Ed McConnell, Edd Rollins and Hammet Martin. Voting at Mollohon park. WARD 4 NO. 1.—Tom P. Wick er, Clara Bowers, and Mrs. M. K. Wicker. Voting at Old Court House. WARD 4 NO. 2—Mrs. Arthu* Wicker, Mrs. R. E. Schumpert and Mi*s. H. Y. Hamm. Voting at Un ion hall, Drayton street. WARD 5.—Joe Taylor, Mrs. Fred Jones and Mrs. Lillie Goree. Voting at Scout Hall, Willowbrook Park. WARD 6.—Mrs. John Walker Schumpert, Mrs. Bill Reid, and Mrs. E. L. Hart. Voting at Ford Motor Company. Voting is City-wide for all can didates. D. L. DRIGGERS, Chr. PETE PARROTT, Sec’y July 25-Aug.l-8. Building Permits July 19: Elston Campbell, re pairs to dwelling 420 Wright St., $495. July 20: J. W. Taylor, one shed, 611 Wardlaw street $20. July 22: J. L. Long, repairs to dwelling, 926 Clire street $75; Mary Elizabeth Fowler and Elea nor Blumberg, repairs and add one room to dwelling, 2317 Col lege street $1500. MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Mrs. Victoria Stockman, Pros perity Miss Bessie Long, Prosperity Miss Lalla Martin, Newberry Mrs. Jeanette Eidson, Batesburg Mrs. Ruby Fulmer and baby boy, Prosperity Mrs. Carolyn Kneece and baby boy, Batesburg Mrs. Alice Kinard, Prosperity. >»X.>V.'W3*.V Margaret Rinehart, West Colum bia Mrs. Carolyn Summers and baby girl, Leesville Mrs. Evelyn Smith and baby For millions of thoughtful Americans this equivocal Cuban j girl, Ridge Spring policy is revolting. We have at one time or another, encour- Mrs vir-wm s aged Castro, tried to ignore him, entertained him, paid him ransom, and tribute of millions of dollars in cash and sup plies to release the Bay of Pigs prisoners, subverted our own judicial and legal processes by releasing Cuban criminals and gunmen in exchange for American citizens held in Cuban prisons. In dealing with the Soviet base in Cuba, we marched up the hill last October, and since then have marched most of the way down again. The strong stand of the President last October, which had the support of a united Congress, wide spread public approval, the wholehearted support of our Latin American States and the backing of our NATO allies, has been frittered away. Khruschev was not then prepared for a showdown 90 miles from our bases and 5000 miles from his. But he may be | in the future when his Cuban bases are augmented by others. Have we become so much a captive of the “peace at any price” and “better red than dead” philosophy that we are prepared to surrender bit-by-bit under constant nibbling tac tics of the Soviet union? Last October we demanded the removal of the missiles and on the ground inspection to see that this was carried out. Though history is replete with examples that the word of the Soviet Union is not worth the paper on which it is given, we backed down from our inspection requirement, and with out boarding their ships to inspect, took the word of the Soviet Union that the canvas covered objects on deck were, indeed, all of the missiles going back to the Soviet Union from Cuba. As Assistant Secretary of Defense, Arthur Sylvester, has enunciated the doctrine of the “right to lie” to the American people. The Administration has not escaped the penalty of such a policy. Millions of Americans today no longer know when they are being lied to and when they are being told the truth. If ever the people were in need of confidence in their government, it is now when we face the menace of internat ional Communism. A great debate is now under way in every cross road, vil lage and town in America. It will spread until we have an American policy that is sound and defensible and under standable. Such a policy would not pay extortion nor permit the pay ment of ransom to any nation. It would not torpedo the Mon roe Doctrine as a basic cornerstone of American policy It would not be founded upon lies, half-truths or news black outs in order to make it acceptable to the people. We should set up a guide line to our State Department and our Foreign Service which would state that the United States government and the American people are dedicated to human freedom. In support of such a directive, the gov ernment should examine the facts and then take whatever steps our national interests require. Of course, risks are involved. But if the signers of the Declaration of Independence had not taken risks, we would not be here now. The risk of doing nothing is far greater to our ultimate survival. Somewhere, somehow, at some time, the right place must be found for the free world to say to Communism: “You have gone far enough.” If we believe that freedom, like charity, begins at home we must first save freedom in this hemis phere before we can save freedom for the world. LOOKING AHEAD HELP FOR THE JOBLESS Reducing unemployment L a job everybody can work at, and that’s no paradox. All hands—private, public, state and federal—should be concerned for the jobless and for an economy that is not creating enotigh jobs for its people. Everybody, including the President, is viewing with alarm a range of unemployment that has amounted to more than five per cent since the New Frontier took the reins of gov ernment. And the Federal government has shoVn willingness to take over the whole responsibility. That is one reason why the rest of us ought to be concerned. As powerful, spend-eager, and expansion-minded as it is, the federal government simply cannot, under our system give everybody a job. But at times the government seems by its actions to be trying to put our private economy under suspicion, rather than to encourage its strong points and stimulate it to action. If the federal government wants to solve unemployment, while preserving our private enter prise economy, there are several things it can do. Tax Reforms In the first place, industry needs more realistic deprecia tion schedules that will encourage expansion by permitting more rapid writeoffs of new i.' chinery and other produc tion equipment. The government has already heNed some with this, but still further consideration should be given in the tax laws. Orders for new machine tools have been en couraging. These have to some extent resulted from revised federal policies. The more modern, faster, and productive the tools at each worker’s command, the more he can produce. Productivity provides jobs and brings good pay. It is most essential, in the second place, that taxes on cor porations be lowered. When the government takes more than half the profits of successful corporations, not nearly enough is left for expansion, improvement, and incentive. One of the most unfair burdens on our industrial economy is the system of double taxation that permits the federal govern ment to rake-off huge portions of the same corporate in come on at least two different occasions. The Double Take For example, if a closely held corporation makes 10 per cent profit on its investment before taxes, the Treasury will take 52 per cent, leaving it 4.8 per cent profit after taxes. If 40 per cent of that 4.8 per cent is then set aside for plant improvement, there would be 2.9 per cent of the profit avail able for use of the stockholders. (This is not far from the national average. Then, if the owners of this closely held company are themselves in the 60 per cent personal tax bracket, they will have in the end some 1.15 per cent of their original 10 per cent profit left. Instead of risking that slim, inadequate profit to expand business or make more jobs, owners are tempted to put it into government bonds for twice that profit without the worries and the risk. It is also important, in the third place, that the government not confuse the issue of corporate prof its by making them out as exhorbitant or even adequate. It should be an obligation of the government to help inform the public about corporate profits. (Many persons are under the impression that profits run from 25 to 50 per cent on corporate investment.) Sharing Fairly Fourth, the government should encourage a fair division of the fruits of increased efficency to stockholders, con sumers and employees. Government should openly discour age any one of these taking the whole of such gains. Re gardless of which might want the lion’s share, this greed iness would ultimately lead to trouble for all. For the past decade most of the gains from increased efficiency, auto mation, better tools, have gone to employees. In fact, the pressures have been so great that in some instances even more than the total amount of gains has gone into wages and fringe benefits. In view of these conditions: unrealistic depreciation sched ules, too heavy tax burden on corporate income, and chann eling of productivity gains to one group rather than divid ing these gains among the three groups necessary to create jobs and maintain prosperity, it is little wonder that we are in trouble with the markets and short on jobs. 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