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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21st, 1965
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Looking A. bead
...by Ur. Georg* S. Btnson
PRESIDENT—NATIONAL
EDUCATION JROGRAM
Searcy, Arkansai
BIG SPENDING UNCLE
Take a map of the U. S. Black
out all the states west of the
Mississippi river, plus Mississippi
and half of Alabama. The total
incomes of all the people living
within that portion of the nation
approximately equal what the fed
eral government requires in taxes
each year. It does not make a
pretty map. Former Congressman
Sam Pettengill has sent such a
picture, included with material
from the New England Letter pub
lished by the First National Bank
of Boston in 1952. The Bank called
this the “ever-lengthening shad
ow” of big government.
Although not pretty, it is a
dramatic picture. Although the
map was published more than a
decade ago, Mr. Pettengill reports
that the situation is still pretty
much the same. Personal income
has risen rapidly, but so has gov
ernment spending. The ratio
maintains approximately the same
startling pattern. Mr. Pettengill
adds that in addition to collecting
the huge taxes, the federal govehn-
ment has gone into debt more than
a million dollars an hour since
1932!
The Prospects Ahead
A few hints already have been
dropped by President Johnson (the
frugal one), to the effect that it
may not be possible to keep spend
ing outgo in the nation’s next
budget below the $100 billion
mark. Some experts are forecast
ing a deficit of $6.8 billion at the
end of the current fiscal year.
With reduced income in store next
year on account of tax cuts and
the new spending programs being
talked, deficit estimates in the
next fiscal year range from $9
to $13 billion. Thus the deficit
could, some think, top the record
$12.4 billion peace-time deficit of
1959, a recession year.
In other words, when the bills
for the Great Society start coming
in, the honeymoon will be over.
The war on poverty, starting with
some $300 millions of spending,
could develop into a $11 billion
war according to the President’s
definitions of poverty and depend
ing on the willingness of Congress
to give away borrowed money.
The liberal majorities in both
houses of Congress probably will
again suggest the merits of defi
cit spending and call for further
shelving of budget balancing ideas.
Strange Way of Life
Any objections to big govern
ment voiced in the recent cam
paign were for the mest part char
acterized by Mr. Johnson as dan
gerous Republican “threats” a-
gainst a complex fabric of govern
ment programs. These form the
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basis of an American way of life,
he said, that “we” have carefully
constructed over a 30-year period.
This political appeal boldly asked
enough votes to perpetuate the
motley super-structure of hand
out and regulatory agencies, as if
the Washington bureau would
otherwise be dismantled brick by
brick, one swivel chair and exe
cutive order at a time.
It may be too late for this. .It
is a terrifying hoax that our peo
ple are punishing themselves with.
Regulation upon regulation, bu
reau upon bureau, all in the spirit
of protecting the public, these
agencies are to liberate the cit
izen from the perils of his envir
onment, according to Mr. John
son. Good government does not
enslave its citizens, true. Yet it is
plain as day that the only pos
sible underlying theory behind fed
eral encroachment is that only the
Bureaucracy knows what is the
good life for all of us. The more
government expands, therefore
the happier we all must be. See?
The Plain Truth
The truth is that our mush
rooming bureaucracy imposes
more staggering burdens on the
taxpayers than it did in 1952.
While playing the role of bene
factor, our public servants must
continually lobby for more tax
funds and more spending projects
so as to keep the American peo
ple in a mad, merry-go-round of
taxing and spending. The federal
government has no magic powers
to provide us something for no
thing. The whole demoralizing
business is year after year creat
ing vassals of individuals as well
as state and local governments,
threatening the very existence of
freedom and democracy.
Finally, I commend to readers
a paragraph in this New England
Letter of 1952: “It should be ob
vious upon sober reflection that
this nation has embarked upon a
reckless and dangerous course that
is dissipating our resources, un
dermining the wealth-creating-
powers of the people, and siph
oning the seed money that should
be ploughed back to increase our
productivity and keep our econ
omy in a strong and healthy posi
tion.” Only the people can halt
this drifting with the tide.
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Mrs. Dawkins, 72,
rites yesterday
Mrs. Mattie Cordelia Bowers
Dawkins, 72, died Tuesday morn
ing at a local hospital after sev
eral months of declining health.
Born and reared in Newberry
County, daughter of the late Sam-
mie and Elizabeth B. Bowers, she
was a member of Zion Methodist
Church and a life member of the
WSCS.
Surviving are her husband, J.
Saxon Dawkins; a son, Jacob
Sammie Dawkins of Prosperity; a
daughter, Mrs. Guy T. (Juanita)
Nichols of Saluda; two sisters,
Mrs. A. A. (Colie) Boozer of New
berry and Mrs. J. C. (Minnie)
Butler of Silverstreet; and six
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Zion
Methodist Church by Rev. George
Strait. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews.
Honorary escort was composed
of the WSCS of Zion Methodist
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American government is not
now, nor was it ever a mere end
in iteself.lt was constructed by our
forefathers as a confinement for
the powers of civil government
which, unconfined, had always
grown into omnipotence. Omnipo
tent government is not rooted in
law but in force and power.
James Otis, who sparked the
American Revolution with his
courage and eloquence, declared
that Almighty God is “the only
monarch in the universe who has a
clear and indisputable right to ab
solute power because He is the
only one who is omniscient as well
as omnipotent.”
The American constitutional
system was the first insurance
policy for this and succeeding gen
erations against the resurgence of
such an omnipotence in govern
ment; it has protected Americans
with the benefits of freedom.
But, the constantly recurring in
surance premiums on this policy
will have to be paid in terms of
the moral restraints that the laws
of God impose upon free men in
lieu of the force and power of
government omnipotence. Under
constitutional government we ren
der to Caesar only the specified
things that are Caesar’s, but with
the clear understanding that all
other things will be rendered unto
God. But it is impossible to keep
Caesar in his place unless the
people are keenly and continuously
conscious of their personal res
ponsibility for maintaining the
moral order that is the province
of Almighty God.
James Otis also said that om
nipotent civil government over
turns morality and leads directly
through skepticism to atheism.
This is also true in its converse.
Atheism leads to omnipotent civil
government because atheism has
no place else to go.
When atheism has destroyed the
moral order, it must depend upon
omnipotent government to produce
necessary civil order by establish
ing a ruthless police state.
This is why every government
controlled by atheistic Commun
ism is an absolute despotism.
Long before James Otis was
born, William Penn said, “Those
people who will not be governed
by Almighty God must be ruled
by tyrants.” Americans are dis
regarding Penn’s warning, but the
Communists have taken him at
his word.
The constantly increasing growth
of American government is not
being imposed upon the people by
their government; it is imposed
upon the government by the short
sighted demands of the people
themselves.
J. Edgar Hoover reports that
since 1958, crime in this country
has increased five times faster
than the population. In 1963
young offenders were responsible
for 72 per cent of all serious
crimes committed. It is small com
fort to one who must walk the
streets of any city at night, to
know that the civil rights of a
possible assailant will he scrupu
lously observed by the police and
the courts. In recent times, con
stitutional limitations sought to
be enforced in the courts have
been designed to get prayer out
of schools or to put pornographic
and/or Communistic literature on
to newsstands.
Conservatives believe that this
is God’s country and they are re
solved to keep it that way. They
will continue to be alarmed at the
rapid spread of atheism through
out th western world, because this
spread -of godlessness assures the
complete success of the Commun
ist plan to conquer all mankind.
D. W. Davis dies
at hospital
Daniel Webster (Webb) Davis,
65, of Route 3, Newberry, died
Sunday morning at the Newberry
County Memorial Hospital after a
lingering illness.
Mr. Davis was born in Lexing
ton County, the son of the late L.
K. and Estelle Burgess Davis. He
was a retired textile worker, a
member of the Woodmen of the
World and a member of the West
End Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Viola Ruff Davis; one son, Rich
ard E. Davis, Chief of Police of
Seneca; one daughter, Mrs. C.
Raeford (Martha) Nichols of Or
angeburg; one brother, Lee Broad-
us Davis of Newberry; and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday at the Whitaker Funeral
Home by Rev. Ralph E. Rhyne and
Dr. Thomas Suber. Interment fol
lowed in the Newberry Memorial
Gardens.
Serving as active pallbearers
were Jerry Ruff, Edward Ruff,
Howard Ruff, Odell Ruff, Hubert
Ruff, Eddie Joe Hipp, Marion
Franklin, Hoyt Turner, and John
Davis. Honorary pallbearers were
Joe Hipp, Luther Ruff, Hampton
Ruff, Leon Ruff, Huben Ruff, ’
Moses Ruff, Curtis Ruff, Vassey
Ruff, J. W. Ringer, John W. Dick-
ert Sr., Bernard Nichols, and
Thomas Nichols.
NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL
CAMPUS
COMMENTS
By Gail Phillips and Barry Shealy
AUDITOR’S 1965 TAX
ASSESSMENT NOTICE
I, or an authorized agent, will
be at the following places on the
dates given below for the purpose
of taking tax returns on all per
sonal property, boats, motors,
trailers, and mobile homes; also
real property, new buildings, and
real estate transfers. Persons own
ing property in more than one
district must make returns for
each district.
All able-bodied citizens between
the ages of twenty-one and sixty
are liable to $1.00 poll tax.
CHAPPELLS
Monday, January 4, 1965, from
10 until 12.
SILVERSTREET
Monday, January 4, 1965, from
2 until 4:00.
WHITMIRE CITY HALL
Tuesday, January 5, 1965, from
10 until 3:00.
JAMES HOMER CROOKS
STORE
Wednesday, January 6, 1965,
from 10 until 12.
ARAGON-BALDWIN MILL
Thursday, January 7 and 8,
1965.
POMARIA
Monday, January 11, 1965, from
10 until 3:00.
BANNIE CATHCART’S STORE
Tuesday, January 12, 1965,
from 10 until 12:00.
A. E. & R. E. REESE STORE
Tuesday, January 12, 1965, from
2 until 4:00.
G. M. & R. E. NEEL’S STORE
Wednesday, January 13, 1965.
from 10:30 until 12:00.
PEAK
Thursday, January 14, 1965,
from 10 until 12:00.
LITTLE MOUNTAIN
Friday, January 15, 1965, from
10 until 3:00.
ST. LUKES
Moore’s Store, Monday, January
18, 1965, from 10 until 12.
O’NEAL
Slighs’ Grocery, Monday, Janu
ary 18 1965, from 2 until 4:00.
MACEDONIA
Stockman’s Store, Tuesday, Jan
uary 19, 1966, from 10 until 12:00.
KINARDS
Oxner’s Store, Wednesday, Jan
uary 20, 1965, from 10 until 12.
PROSPERITY
Black’s Store, Thursday, Janu
ary 21, 1965.
At the Auditor’s Office to March
1st., after which a penalty of 10
per cent will be added.
RALPH B. BLACK,
Auditor Newberry County
The students of Newberry High
school were welcomed back to
classes last Monday by smiling
teachers who had already begun
preparing for those mid-winter
exams. After one week of regular
classes and then reviewing for
the exams on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of the next week,
everyone was very well (?) pre
pared to begin the first exam
bright and early on Thursday
morning, January 14. Everything
went smoothly Thursday, but then
bedlam set in on Friday as the
snow began. Students just knew
they were going to have a late
“White Christmas.” There was
even talk of reassembling the
Christmas decorations around the
homes.
Also on Friday night, January
15, the NHS Bulldogs played
host to Union. The J. V. team lost
in overtime to Union by a score of
18 to 17. The Varsity Boys won j
by two points, the score being 40
to 38 and the Varsity Girls de
feated the Red Devils by a score
of 35 to 21. The next game is
scheduled for January 22 in Whit
mire.
Saturday morning, January 16,
as students rose from their warm
beds, they were held spellbound
by the beauty of the first good
snow in almost three years. Al
though most people were rather
delighted over all the snow, 13
students and one teacher were
rather perturbed over the matter;
these were the 13 students who
were to audition for the All-State
Band in Columbia that day. Des
pite sleet and snow and icy high
ways, these brave souls journeyed
to A. C. Flora high school to play
their various instruments and
show their many skills in hand
ling the instrument. The results
will not be announced until Sat
urday of this week, as those
persons who could not possibly
travel to Columbia from upper
parts of the state will be audi
tioning in Anderson then.
That’s about all the news at
NHS for this week. Next week
we will have the results of the
All-State B&nd try-outs for you.
PATIENTS IN
THE HOSPITAL
Mrs. Mamie Bishop, City
Miss Lenora Broadus, City
Miss Annie Bynum, City
Mrs. Emma Sue Babb, City
Mrs. Elois Connelly, Prosperity
Pet B. Dean, Whitmire
Mrs. Ruth Dellinger, Pomaria
Miss Juliette Dawkins, City
Mrs. Mary H. Evans, Whitmire
Herbert S. Fulmer Sr., Prosper
ity
Willie Franklin, Clinton
Mrs. Ethel B. Fellers, City
Mrs. Mayme Fellers, City
Mrs. Ruby Fulmer, Prosperity
Mrs. Ethel Giles, City
Miss Margaret H. Gary, City
Hoyt Hamilton, City
Mack Hunter, Laurens
Eugene K. Horton, City
Walter Gustave Houseal, City
Joe Holland, Clinton
Wilbur Jones, City
Mrs. Lizzie L. Kinard, City
Tommy Kinard, City
Mrs. Mallia Kinard, City
Mrs. Rubye M. Lominack, City
Alonzo Mack, City
Mrs. Essie Milstead, City
Mrs. Florence Nobles, City
Ralph A. Puckett, Whitmire
Mrs. Pearl Reese, City
Mrs. Ruth Roof and baby girl,
Pomaria
Holland Ruff, City
Mrs. Minnie Bell Reddick, City
Mrs. Sadie Setzler, City
Michael Summer, City
John L. Sanford, City
Mrs. Bessie Sanders, City
Mrs. Lucille Harvin Smith,
Leesville
Mrs. Fannie Todd, City
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