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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1965 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, SoutU Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance :Six Months $1.25. THE “SPECTATOR’S” COLUMN A citizen of the United States is entitled to know what his Government is doing. Quite a lot of people regard them selves as so patriotic that they condemn a citizen who wants information. Every citizen has a right, perhaps a duty, to ask why this nation is waging war in Asia. There is no oc casion for quibbling or mincing words: when more than two hundred thousand of our men are fighting eight thousand miles away, some drafted, of course, the question naturally arises WHY? Some who profess to know say that we are fighting com munism. Most of us are opposed to Communism, but why go 8000 miles to fight it? That is a natural question, since Communism flourishes just a hundred miles from us in Cuba. And Communism raises its ugly head here in the United States! Everybody knows that. So it is not unpat riotic to seek information. This is a republic and the citizens are entitled to know ! years ago. It is hard to figure out what the federal bureaucrats ex- j pect companies to do when costs go up. Prices, to make sense, must take into account the real cost of production. At any rate, the announcement of an aluminum price in crease apparently enraged Mr. Johnson. Immediately there was the announcement that the federal government would call a conference concerned with the sale of aluminum from the national strategic materials stockpile. There’s no ques tioning the intent of this federal announcement. It was to strike the fear into the hearts of aluminum makers that, un less they rescinded the price increase, the government would dump aluminum on the market in order to drive dowm prices. The public should clearly understand the significance of this move. It is a case of blackmail pure and simple. With out the statutory authority to regulate prices, the Johnson administration would use the stockpile to compel industry acceptance of a particular price line. The administration’s action is all the more reprehensible in that the stockpile of aluminum was not created for price regulating purposes but for national defense. The idea be hind stockpiles is that metals must be kept on hand in case of sudden shortage and an immediate need by the defense establishment. But the truth is that Mr. Johnson prefers to slap down free enterprise instead of reducing the waste occasioned by projects that are politically profitable to his administration. The President—and the public—should bear in mind that the federal government is the chief generator of inflation by the spending of billions on welfare programs and foreign aid. If Mr. Johnson wants to curb inflation in effective man ner, he can curtail some of his pet anti-poverty projects which have been exposed as wasteful.” all that is being done for this nation is “A Government of the people, for the people and by the people.” Our Government is not a privileged club of Administra tion officials, Congressmen and Courts; it, all, belongs to the Sovereign citizens. Almost every day someone asks “Why are we fighting in Asia?” Frankly, I don’t know. I’ve heard that we are trying to uproot or curb Communism. Then someone asks “Why don’t we do that in Cuba?” “Aren’t we more in danger of Communism nearer home, even here at home”? Did the Congress ever declare war? Did the President have authority to send the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air force eight thousand miles away?” I respect the right of every citizen to seek information. Sometimes I am tempted to remind someone that we Am ericans are a great nation because of great, great grand fathers challenging King George of Britain and usustained that challenge about six years to a victorious conclusion. Someone is happy because the Government stepped in and prevented an increase in the price of aluminum and copper. As true of many, I am glad for prices to remain, but what authority has the Government to dictate prices? It might just as easily raise prices as to reduce them or maintain the present price. Someone says the Government didn’t dictate; it did not dictate explicitly but by a subterfuge that is tantamount to the same thing. The naked truth is that tne Government may please me today but ruin me tomorrow; it is not the function of the Government to dictate or influence prices. Now what did the Government do? It either will sell or threaten to sell immense stores of aluminum and copper which the Government bought as necessary to our National defense. Now, here is the milk in the cocoanut: if the Government bought immense stocks of aluminum and copper it probably brought about a raise in price of both. If the Government now sells, or threatens to sell, it is because the heavy buying was extravagant, ill-timed and unnecessary, raising the price? If those things are for our defense are we any safer and more secure today? If the purchase of supplies is for national defense should any sale be made without Act of Congress? Has Congress acted ? Now, then, if the Government is at liberty to buy in ex cessive amounts do we not need a curb on buying ? And if the buying is for national defense should not any sale be de termined by Congress? I I do not doubt that many would receive benefit by the threat the Government is holding over the aluminum and copper industry: I am discussing the legal, constitutional, aspects of the problem. Must we seek permission from the Government to buy and sell? Let us sum it up in brief: The Administration in Wash ington has bought extravagantly and now sells presumpt uously, all, coming and going, as a flagrant demonstration of arbitrary conduct which should arouse even the tame, complacent and acquiescent Congress into a vigorous re assertion of the powers of Congress and with a specific lim itation on the discretionary or abusive prerogative of the Executive function. . I quote the Abbeville Press & Banner: “When President. Theodore Roosevelt counseled ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick’, he never intended that the U. S. Government adopt such a policy towards its own people. He had in mind the enemies of the United States in foreign lands. But the Johnson administration, in the current alum inum crisis, seems to have adopted this policy toward the aluminum industry. In so doing, Mr. Johnson is following the path of the late President Kennedy, who committed one of his biggest er rors in cracking the federal whip against the steel industry. When the steel industry made moves to raise prices, Mr. Kennedy dispatched federal agents to the offices of the steel companies. Employees of the companies heard a knock on the door at night and were rooted from their beds to produce documents demanded by federal agents. This was socialism—or worse! Mr. Johnson has been a bit more subtle, but not much. Re cently ,a few companies announced a price increase of a half cent a pound on aluminum products. They took this action presumably because labor unions last spring demanded and got a 4.5 per cent wage increase, well above the guldepost figure of 3.2 per cent. Even so, the ingot price for aiuminum —after the minor increase—was below that prevailing four, Looking A. bead ...by Dr. Gtorg* S. B«nion PRESIDENT—NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM Swcy, AriunMS DOWN WITH SOCIALISM Interesting developments are taking place these days around the world that may point to a halt to what has been a drift toward world socialism. However, the irony of it must be obvious, that while to some extent the rest of the world seems to be wak ing up to the confusions and failures and irresponsibilities of socialism, the U. S. has just adjourned a Congress that has taken our nation several giant steps toward the social istic, or welfare, state. Are we behind the times, traveling in what has proved for others to be the wrong direction? There is perhaps only one consolation in these develop ments, for the world trends may suggest that America is not yet required to sink into themuck and mire of collectiv ism, out of which so many of the world’s people are just now trying to lift themselves. The “liberal” elements in America, perhaps wanting to disown the failures of their counterparts abroad, have not always welcomed the word “socialism.” Now, as America has more of it, mankind is finding else where the strength to reject its false promises. In politics, recent developments in Turkey have brought conservatives to power, a fact which is said to unsettle the socialist engineering corps in our own State Department. Norway, tired of the failures and false promises, has turned out the socialist government. The British Laborites hold only a slim edge in power and are subject to challenge with any misstep. Political movements in countries where choices are allowed (and even in some dictator-run states) appear to show a trend away from the left. Even in South American nations the reaction has partly set in. In some of these countries the action against the left assumes the form of “revolutions” under military lead ers, resulting in authoritarian regimes often described as “far right.” However, with increasing frequency these poli tical moves, as in Brazil, are taken when a a''on is at the edge of chaos created by leftist governments and their poli cies. Help the Socialists? Any encouragement on our part to the leftist regimes has of course been a great mistake. In the past 20 years we poured nearly $200 million into the Bolivian socialist failure^ all the while patting them on the back with our blessings and talking about their brilliant social and economic patterns that would blaze paths for others to follow. Well, their nat ionalized industry, mining, and agriculture are in ruins and this is well-nigh destroying the country. No longer does the free market operate, to encourage work, honesty, self-reli ance, and responsibility. Perhaps the country most tragically broken and ready for chaos is Uruguay. It has been described as a workers’ para dise where men and women can retire as early as age 37, where government pays everything. The land is fertile and 98 percent usable, the 2.7 million people literate. The gov ernment, however, is bureaucratic, inefficient, and unable to agree on reforms that will cost anybody anything. It is a very sick welfare state, with inflation rampant and both industry and agriculture in trouble. Lurking in the back ground is a small but well-entrenched Communist party that may be able to take over by default. The Russian Failure And how about the Soviet Union? This was the socialist land that would beat capitalism and bury it, but it can barely feed itself. It is said to take a billion dollars worth of outside food, worth as much as everything the Soviet econ omy can produce for export, to keep her going. Some 45 mil lion Soviet farmers fall 12 million tons of wheat behind each year, while America’s 6 million farmers produce surpluses. Industrial production is said to be declining by 1 per cent a year. The Russian economy is, according to a recent but publicly disavowed report from their own people, almost in a state of collapse. Nevertheless, the Kremlin tries tinkering here and there to make socialism work, but these reforms only amount to an admission that the Soviet system is wrong. They cannot eliminate the trouble without losing their jobs, for the sys tem itself is faulty. They will find that capitalist incentives and profits cannot work in a society sp deficient in free dom. That is a lesson that we too may have to learn thru bitter experience unless we forsake our own trend toward imitating the socialist patterns of the failure nations. FARMf^^ ojesISiBis ■ •<'itiiHti itiiH mi i i Growing Christmas trees has al ways stirred interest in persons wishing to reap a harvest from idle acres. C. W. Hall, extension forester and author of the new Circular No. 500 just off the press ■warns the novice that it is far from a “get rich quick” plan. Mr. Hall recommends that trees such as Red Cedar, Arizona Cypress or Scotch Pine should be planted in fields that have been recently cultivated. Red Cedar is by far the most popular species planted in South Carolina. Christmas tree planting requires control of grass and weeds, some fertilization, pruning and careful marketing. These subjects are discussed in detail by Mr. Hall in his new Circular. Give us a call for a free copy. The housewife is looking for greenery this time of year to do her decorating and often she sends the man of the house out to do the cutting of holly or other wild shrubs. With a little care these trees can stand the “pruning” without danger but in many cases a knife or ax is used or more of ten a limb is broken off. Proper pruning would consist of cutting off ends of limbs back to a joint with a smooth cut such as a pair of pruners. Then, of course, do not cut all of the green from one area such as lower limbs that are easy to reach. Maybe a ladder or a truck would allow you to get to the prettier berries anyway! rails and heat lamps are used. With pig prices at present levels extra care can mean extra profit! One word of caution, be sure to use a large wire to carry your electrical load to the heat lamp plus a porcelain socket. They get quite hot! Pecan scab has been unusually severe this year. Right now while we’re harvesting this year’s crop is a good time to think about planting scab-resistant varieties, such as Desirable, Stuart, Elliott and Farley—these are recommend ed for Newberry county. To plant varieties not suited will only cause disappointment as to yields in the future. The Desirable is a large nut with a fairly thin shell. It has a high resistance to scab, produces nuts at an early age and is a heavy pollen producer. This makes it highly recommended for plant ing. THE MARINE CORPS BUILDS MEN! SEE YOUR LOCAL S. MARINE RECRUITER We Have A Glittering Selection of Fine Stones SOYBEAN yields have been good this fall in Newberry county. Yet, there are two areas that need a lots of improvement in our soybean program and now is the time to do something about at least one of them. LIME and WEED CONTROL are the two keys to increased yields! Why nbt take soil samples of fields where you plan to plant beans so you can get lime spread this winter—or at least by early spring. Most every one recognizes that beans really respond to lime. Matter of fact, it would only take three bushels of beans to pay for a ton of lime. The Ring That Says “1 Do ... and we join them to Heat lamps pay big dividends in the farrowing house. For a few pennies per day you can help save several small pigs. Sows farrowing in cold weather are less likely to mash young pigs where guard It’s a tradition to choose the bride’s rings from our wide and varied stock. The years have proven that our name is an UNFAILING GUARANTEE of diamonds that live up to the highest standards of quality . . . settings that are always in good taste . . . and value that cannot be surpassed. Let us help you make your selection . . . now! Turner & Taylor NEXT TO COUNTY BANK Howard Turner—Gerald Taylor IT'S NO BURDEN FOR SANTA WITH A CHRISTMAS CLUB CHECK FROM Newberry Comity Bank Small skvings each week add up to a sizeable check by the time the Christmas Season approaches. Joining a Christmas Savings Club at Newberry County Bank is the easiest way to have the cash when it’s needed for those many Christmas gifts for friends, acquaintances and, most important, the children. And it’s a relief to know that the bills won’t be piling up after the first of the year. With a Newberry County Bank Savings Club, you decide the amount of cash you will need for Christ mas, and leave the rest to Newberry County Bank. Before Christmas you will receive a check for the amount you have saved. It’s easy to save by mail or in person. Ask one of the friendly people at the friend ly bank how to start your account. NEWBERRY, S. C. JOANNA, S. C.