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t'AGK 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, July 6, 1967 1218 College St., Newberry. S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in advance. Six months $1.25. SENATOR | ■ STRO HURMOND Reports PEOPLE A CODE OF CONDUCT COMMENT on Men & Things By J. K. BREEDIN Piii you ever search through ’.hat most remarkable book, The Hook, for the name The f’lble Minifies that it is the ’ . o ' r . . The Billie tells of life, our t i o n -, out a "pi ra t ions, our and then it leads li the - access of life through e.iow -hip with the Most Hip r h. Hie I’salmi.'t tells us of the . .-.-eemy eye of Jehovah. Read Ibbth Psalm and observe I'io-e watch Jehovah main- of us. little people though ' e. 1 ivt iUeritally it i - amaxiing to oiiteniplate that the Maker (-1 \h riMnu- uives u> individual lit: t : a-r, . juot« that Hh'tb Psalm — in " t > I.o:-,i, thou hast searched ii.'i know me. riiiiu know"st my downsitt- •.p and mine uprising, thou ,■■■ :••• tai:di ' h my tlm ipjr afar Tie <u compassest my path md my lying down, and art ae- piamted uitli all my wa.vs. For there is not a word m m\ tongue, but, lo, () Lord, 'boil knowest it altogether. i iiitii ha-t lifsi't me behind fid In'f ci'r, a 'id la u 1 tiiiiie hand l"'ii nir. Sucdl klmwlrl lye m too won- rl fill f ir me; it is high, I can "t attain unto it. Whith'T dial 1 I : i:u fn>m thy I-:lot or \vh:t he r .hall I fir, r 'iij tiiy pr< i ■IU e •> It i ai i■ nd 11 1' into heaven. !i".i art tiii'ii . if 1 make my .,1 i u boll. b. til'll 1, thou art ' : ' tO. 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M an . u it h ivh in an g > i, ] Inkla 'lb tm iy - ,;' our su i'ject '> ( k ( ) i . 'Iff; \\ as o IS 11! i e of i.i wmd 11 a ■ a t i i < aa t i' i 1 ot the U v a n A . « in am m ( \ 'inpany of \k \Y Yoi :'k •• I ,ifv U ! . t u m: ' i t V a \ ■ origar iated v\ t. t .a Am 1, , a s popul; item ’ i ! > a >us it w •iii 1 " i'i une in- ! ‘ t ,1 - - U! 1 V - y ! ! 1 ip!' rta in slip t a ; : i - '/ ! u;; n l; m | fe. TI fie m cans ; ex is, ,!! u *' el; el p V u h ; h the air >\ ' i a i na 1. Y S i. . ft' tie land im~ i".: ir.t u : ay A- we l earn 1,0 is A • 1 1 1 ut ; la : i;. \\ e s’ili'Ul d he •.; e 1 ;a : n e a > tl 1 e ir vast lie- tential for our own uses. The expanding population of the world is expending the non- renewable resources of the land at an ever-increasing rate. The biological and chemical re sources of the ocean, on the other hand, renew themselves naturally. It is the management of these potential resources that is the challenge of the young science of oceanography. Already oceanography is on the verge of solving at least some of the more immediate problems facing mankind. Perhaps thefirst real break through will he tying oceanog raphy and meteorology to gether in such a way as to provide useful worldwide wea ther forecasts. Large electrical computers and modern commu nications systems make such a mating possible. To what ben efit? Almost every form of human activity, particularly ag riculture, would profit through better and longer range wea ther forecasts. The most logical step would he actually to manipulate the oceans so as to ‘make’ weather. Hopefully we could even dis tribute rainfall more evenly or more abundantly on the land This step alone would relieve the present food shortage in many parts of the world and permit farming over vast land areas now hardly used. The biological management of the oceans themselves so as to produce the maximum sus tained yield of food presents a more formidable problem, both politically and scientifically. Hut it is a problem, I believe, that can he solved. The total yield of the ocean fisheries has been increasing very rapidly, doubling about every ten years. This trend can be expected to continue. Never theless, the potential biologi cal yield is very much greater. Traditionally man lias taken only a small per cent of reasons bo (bis simply, in some eases, because people don't like fish — ! iii! pe: baps mo re im port ant is t bat Ik. h aii' not easily or ehea pi \ preser\ eil. ( 'iiem ,ea 1 eng ineerine lias ad - \, i I K ed to t ho point where t h is i.o Ion;'!!' need be all obstacle. St I a 11;t 1> . t lie eftkeenl Ilia H . eenpif! 1 T the natural b:ok>g i a I p r it;! Pe! , vtty of the St si is ■ '' . "f a political a ml social .a i f 11 ; in Mian a t i ' I . i I . i < i; * . T'h i tin .inti! a ; p.o 11 i fi y a pi ie ma rave rq u i \ aduit . if ag- : anil ture. dot unti I now . t X c e p t f"r iane -pee ala ad ca. ' f ’ i ■ f iieil tksii pruduetai l i, We n d i m».-1 i "in piotely iaek pi art ie ;i 1 ex - P' m nee in this field i sspec- intiy we iaek the eqBva u mt of i iii'a P fencing mi land. Keen now, however, tin ■ i e ha s been Siam ex pi rimen * a t i o n w 11 h aci’U sticai fences. and Ma rine sard im tishermen are using ‘buhl Me' fences s i m p 11 pipe wit h holes throngl i wine h eom- pre-- -ed air is fun sed. Fi h are net inclined to na ss tiles ; u huh- b 11 fences. Not until such fen cing is in universal use will fishermen become farmers. Politically tho harriers to auiiacuiture are even more for midable. The traditional lack f ownership of existing or potential resources of the salt water environment impede? practical experimentation. The concept of freedom of the seas, which developed gradually be cause 'he waters were consid ered almost worthless except for transportation and naval warfare, is diametrically op posed to their wise utilization. Even pilot plant operations arc The Senate *vas recently pre sented with the distasteful duty of passing judgment on a col league. One might assume from the censure action taken against Senator Dodd that the Senate had spoken clearly against the practices in which the Senator was said to be engaged. Such is not the case. My personal view, and the view which I expressed during the debate, was that I do not approve of using campaign funds for private benefit. Nor do I personally approve of the technique of using testimonial dinners to raise money for per sonal expenses; Nevertheless, my views, and those of other individual Senators, do not con stitute an expressed code of conduct for the Senate. AN OFFICIAL CODE Therefore, if the Senate ex pects to tx' taken seriously in its quest for higher standards of conduct, its duty is to formu late an official code for the guidance of its members. No rule of conduct had ever been formulated which outlawed the use of testimonial functions to raise money for personal ex penses. Senator Dodd believed this practice to be acceptable, in acordance with the customs of his state. Such a practice may be readily open to abuse; it is always wise to avoid even the appearance of wrong doing. Even after the Senate action on the Dodd case, there is still no expressed consensus of the Senate as to the ethics of the practice. In my judgment, therefore, the charge against Senator not practical under current law or local customs. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that for the most part scientist interested in the oceans have had to limit their efforts to understanding the marine environment rathei than turning it to our use. While it cannot be claimed that this has yet been fully achiev ed, a vast store of mostly un used knowledge has heeen ac cumulated. Very recently agreement has been reached as to the owner ship of the sub-bottom re sources of the North sea; sim ilar explorations by commercial companies are beginning in other areas, and there is every hope that similar agreements will be reached. These particu lar resources, oil and gas, are not renewable. The real chall enge for the future is to solve the political as well as scien tific problems and tap the many marine resources that cannot he destroyed by man. Solving these problems could well he tlu* key to survival for millions. ” Thefirst companions of Jesus were fishermen and fed their families from the f’sh of the sea. I don't recall that any Apostle was or had been a till er of the soil; all lived by the sea. “You don’t need a slide rule ir crystal hall to recognize the fact that there are more wed dings in June—therefore more anniversaries in June. ‘Mere trifles’ given to wives from their mates have been the Taj Mahal and the Hanging Card ens of Babylon. In those days and with those pei^sons—such luxuries were fine. Hut in this day and time, something elec trical is the practical gift that most wives appreciate most. If you are a spouse with a June anniversary coming up—please your lady with the work-saving electrical appliance she doesn’t have.” Dodd depended upon the Sena tor’s intention. There was a serious question of whether the public was deceived wdth re gard to the disposition of the funds raised at the testimonials in question. From the evidence it appeared that the Senator did not intend to engage in de ceptive practices. If any donors were deceived, it appeared that it was done without his knowl edge, consent or approval. NO DECEPTION To say the least, the evidence was not compelling that Sena tor Dodd followed an inten tional course of deception. In fact, affidavits from more than 400 donors indicated that they understood that the dinners were to raise funds for Senator Dodd for any purposes he saw fit. Only one person indicated otherwise, despite strenuous efforts to obtain information on this point. If the Senate itself now wishes to follow an honorable course of conduct, it must ac quit itself of the charge that Senator Dodd was selected for investigation by syndicated col umnists instead of by the Sen ate. The Senate should now clearly set forth rules which will enable its members to avoid engaging in a course of conduct which may later be judged by stricter standards. The hypocrisies of political life must be unmasked. Every mem ber of Congress should care fully avoid any conflict of in terest which might cloud his judgment of what is in the pub lic interest. Investigation of questionable activities by Senators must not be left to the press alone. With out question the Senator from Connecticut acted improvident- ly and unwisely, and I do not condone the carelessness of his course of conduct. But we have had other examples of activi ties by Senators which have been questioned in the press from time to time, but the Sen ate was not badgered into in vestigating these cases. LETTER AND SPIRIT The Senate cannot afford to lx? selective in investigating charges of misconduct, even when the charges are leveled at members of the same p«rty. Only when an impartial at tempt is made to set up rules of conduct will the public be convinced that the Senate is conscientiously concerned about ethics. Even after such a code is promulgated, it will not be enough to simply abide by the letter of the code; the spirit is more exacting. While one must avoid giving the appearance of wrong do ing, it would be tragic to rely solely on the appearance of honesty. Unless the Senate recognizes this distinction, the public will still sense an air of hypocrisy. THE M ANION FORUM By MARILYN M ANION INFLATION AT THE CHECK-OUT COUNTER We haven’t noticed any lad ies forming picket lines in front of the supermarkets late ly. Why they stopped their "strike” is anybody’s guess. But one thing you can be sure —prices in the grocery stores are still as high as ever. Perhaps the angry women gave up picketing because they found it wasn’t doing any good. If so, the ladies were right. Be cause the grocer is not the villian of the story. On the contrary, he is the victim. Frank W. Gaydosh, who owns the Big Chief Supermar kets in Carbondale, Penn, ap peared recently on the Manion Forum program to tell the grocer’s side of the story. “The present net profit in the food business," he told the radio audience, “is 1.5 percent. So remember, the next time you are in a grocery store, and you’re carrying out a ten dol lar food order, the grocer made exactly 15 cents net profit on that order. Food prices have increased tremendously. Most of this in crease has been brought about by government interference in the growing, processing and retail prices in our stores will used to be our free enterprise system. “For example, the world price of raw sugar is $1.40 per 100 pounds. The U. S. price of raw sugar is over $7.00 per 100 pounds—a difference of nearly $0.00. This difference of nearly six cents per pound is due completely to U. S. subsi dies and tariffs. “The unbelievable part of this robbery of the American consumer is that we give the subsidy money in the form of sugar quotas all over the world. At Big Chief, we scdl sugar at 5 pounds for 59 cents. If the government is really in terested in lowering prices, let them eliminate the tariffs and the subsidies on sugar and the retail pricees in our stores will be 5 pounds for 29 cents. “The Federal government is by far the greatest culprit in raising food prices. In the present fiscal year, Uncle Sam Is spending almost 17 billion dollars on agricultural pro grams—all of which raise the price to the consumer. “We give Poland our wheat and corn for practically worth less zlotys—Polish currency. The Poles feed our ain to hogs and send Polish ms back to the United States for Am erican dollars which they, the Poles, convert into American gold, thereby undermining the value of the American dollar. “The cause of high prices is inflation. Only the Federal government can cause inflation —by printing excess money and creating credit out of thin air.” Mr. Gaydosh, as you can see, deals in more than the every day produce one might find at his supermarkets. He has plenty of food for thought as well! If you’d like to read more of his challenging analysis of current food prices, write to the Manion Forum, South Bend, Indiana and ask for broadcast No. G54. Smokey Says: —Help Prevent Forest Fires! SCOUT PROMOTIONS Troop 66: Sydney Carter, First Class; Sandy Fretwell, Life. Merit Badges: Peter Brown, chemistry; Mike Cavanaugh, public health; Sandy Fretwell, safety; Dick Hursey, athletics, public health, safety; Kenneth Pruitt, camping; Carl Setzler, beef production; Charles Setz ler, beef production.