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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1963
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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.
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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.
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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. If govern
ment would correct the first two of these inequities and then
use its influence to create proper understanding of the third,
the problem of unemployment would eventually fade away.
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