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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, December 23, 1965 SEC. A—PAGE 15 GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT FOR U. S. That outspoken Congress man from Louisiana, Rep. Otto Passman, gave his view of pro vision for the Great Society by the recently adjourned Cong ress: “Never in the history of America has it been proposed to take away so much from so many to do so little for so few.” We suppose that he was referring to the collections in taxes that eventually will be required to make possible such wide scattering of federal funds, less the political rake- offs on the way to Washington and back. But the same might be said of personal freedom, for the more government action the less initiative and responsibility wdll be expected from individ uals. Our latter day socialists are looking about to find every ex cuse for more government. One of these, a professor on one of the University of California campuses, has written that “20th century American society has undergone a basic shift in values from an individualistic, antigovernment value pattern to one that might be called social ly (some would say socialistic- ally) oriented.” Harvey Wheel er, of the Fund for the Repub lic, an organization that pur ports to preserve democracy through socialization, has pro posed a planned economy thru “dethronement of the market system’” and radical changes that would enthrone politics. Ignoring the Failures Wheeler and others apparent ly assume that popular approv al of the Johnson programs (plus arm-twisting) has com pletely tranquilized the Cong ress and the whole nation into receptivity for the complete welfare state and expansion of government at all levels. With socialist failures building up an impressive record both here and abroad, these neo-Fabians have the gall to keep on urging gov ernment to take all the alterna tives and assume all the burd ens from the people. Yet, in plain sight are our costly sub sidy flops in agriculture, our failures in urban renewal, our government regulated chaos in the transportation industry. When a government takes up all the responsibilities, then skims off the tax required, the edge is taken off private, vol- untaiy effort. Very little ini tiative may be expected. Benevolent Despotism Nobody questions that Amer ican socialism will take a bene volent route, but the resultant regimentation nonetheless closely resembles despotism. Some liberals were anxious to make repeal of the right-to- work laws benevolent, but none could apply the same measure to the resultant loss of free doms. The tangled mass of la bor laws was meant, doubtless, to be benevolent, but some of the most chaotic conditions exist in industry - management relations because of this kind of extension of government. The free enterprise system, which more than any other fac tor is responsible for the fabu lous living standards enjoyed by the American people, can be literally strangled by govern ment control. We are approach ing the point where impartial ity in government labor rulings is almost non-existent, and where business concerns no longer have the right to make decisions and actually manage their own businesses. Not only does there need to be right-to- work privileges for employees who do not wish to join unions, the owners and operators of business and industry need freedom to manage their prop erty as they see fit. Professional law violators be sought The “professional law viola tor” will be one of the chief targets of the state highway patrolmen using unmarked ve hicles during the Christmas season, Highway Department officials indicated today. “There are a number of dri vers on our roads who intend to break the law every time they get into a car,” Col. P. F. Thompson of the patrol declar ed. “They always check their rear view mirrors for patrol cars and when they spot one, they slow down and drive very carefully. We intend to use the unmarked car as a weapon a- gainst those fellows.” The officer indicated that a sizable fleet of unmarked cars will be in use during the holi days, particularly in “trouble areas” where many cases of speeding have occurred. Also to be given a close watch are the areas where taverns and beer halls are operating. Patrolmen have orders to apprehend any driver who is found operating a motor vehicle under the in fluence of intoxicants or whose ability to control his vehicle is impaired. The unmarked patrol cars went into service April 26, 1965 and their usefulness has been demonstrated many times since then. “I feel that the unmarked car has been a key factor in holding South Carolina’s fatal ities below the level of 1964 for most of the year,” the colonel pointed out. “I just hope we can finish out the year without going over the 1964 mark.” The total soared to 870 per sons killed on South Carolina’s roads during 1964, highest in the state’s history. As mid- December approached, the total for 1965 was running 24 below the figures for the same date for 1964. Highway Department personnel are hoping that the hazardous holiday period will not shoot the total up. Marriages... Kenneth Royal Griffin, Jr. of Pomaria and Ada Annie Pat rick of Newberry were married on December 11 at Newberry by Probate Judge Frank H. Ward. Joseph R. Fulmer of Pros perity and Joyce Oswald, New berry, were married by Rev. Roy A. Davis at Prosperity on December 17. Freedom to Manage The one-sided approach of government in this area is indi cated by the fact that while fed eral anti-trust laws protect the public against conspiracy to fix prices, the unions are free to attempt to fix wages (on which prices arc based) for whole in dustries. With industry trying to operate under a host of han dicaps, then comes the federal government with contracts and subsidies, another lever to bring government participation in the matter of management. The whole ^American econom- is system is undergirded by a principle: that of freedom of enterprise. This includes free dom to manage one’s private property, one’s borrowed or in vested funds, and one’s business decisions according to private judgement^. The success of the free enterprise system is bal anced very delicately on such matters as business acumen, competitive spirit, creative ab ility, iniative in planning, and incentives for profit. These fac tors are constructive and essen tial to the whole society. To destroy enterprise by taking away the management function will bring the end of the Am erican dream. Deadline given for insurance under Medicare Working against a deadline only 4 months away, the Soc ial Security Administration is opening every possible channel to sign up those who are now 65 and older who want the pro tection of the voluntary insur ance part of the medicare pro gram. Those who wait until after March 31, 1966,, may have the basic hospital insurance, but will have to wait 2 years for another chance to sign up for the supplementary medical in surance. They will have to pay higher premiums for late en rollment. The supplemental medical insurance covers doc tor bills and a wide variety of other medical expenses. The Social Security Admin istration has worked out ways of getting medical insurance enrollment cai*ds and informa tion about the total medicare program into the hands of 90 percent of the 19 million eli gible older people, Miss Pressly reported. To reach the other 4 per cent, many of them very elderly people who are house bound or living in remote areas, the agency is undertaking an intensive nation-wide informa tion program, backed up by a number of special projects. The Medicare program pro- REALTY TRANSFERS Newberry No. 1 John B. Campbell to Nonie B. Campbell, one lot and one building on Tanyard street, $5 love and affection. David G. Greenslade and Mary Beth R. Greenslade to Herschel A. Kemper and Mary S. Kemper, three lots and one building on corner of Pope St. and Springdale Dr. $5. A. G. McCaughrin to Robert L. 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