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COMMENT
on
Men & Things
By J. K. BREEDIN
Are we in danger of a short
age of food? We read quite a
bit about that. For example,
let me quote from an adver
tisement:
“The world is battling a
threat greater than the threat
of nuclear war—hunger. Ex
perts say a crash program of
expanded food production must
be created and expedited.
An unconventional source of
high-grade protein is now be
ing evaluated on experimental
‘farms.’ An edible protien yeast
is being grown on petroleum
as a by-product.
These petroleum proteins con
tain the same natural proteins
found in beef, poultry, fish and
plants. Already, animal feed
containing petroleum protein
concentrate is being successful
ly used. The flavorless concen
trate, after extensive testing,
could eventually be incorporat
ed into tasty, commercial foods.
The world’s supply of protein
could easily be doubled.
In addition to this new un
conventional source of protein,
everything possible must be
done to increase the already
vast North American food pro
duction on highly mechanized
farms. Even the undersea sour
ces of food must be tapped—
harvesting fish, kelp, seaweed
and plankton from the deep
seas must be undertaken.”
We who ride along the roads
have seen so much promise of
great corn yield that we marvel
at the talk of food shortage.
I have travelled quite a bit
in recent weeks and think the
prospect for abundant corn is
most promising along the roads
from Manning to Sumter and a
bit further. From (jreelyville to
Saint Stephens we see a prom
ising outlook. Hut all the corn
I’ve just mentioned wouldn’t go
far in feeding the hungry peo
ple of Asia, Africa and Eu
rope
I do not know and shall not
say- Suit the figures tell us
that this Nation is pouring out
money because of Vietnam be
yond our imagination.
It may be that official esti
mates are frequently inconclu
sive if not deceptive.
A Committee of Congress re
cently published some facts
that may amaze you. Naturally
w. must wonder at the vast un
dertaking at colossal expense
in money, men, weapons—and
what not.
For a moment let us make
a point: Why are we lending
hundreds of millions of dollars
in Europe, Asia, Africa, South
America? And all this while
our people suffer the burden of
taxation.
If you care for the facts let
me cite an official statement
from Washington:
“A Congressional study com
mittee said this week the ad
ministration badly underesti
mated Vietnam costs last year,
thus contributing to a money
shortage and high interest
rates.
Moreover, the Senate-House
Economic Committee said in a
tartly worded report, ‘The same
dreary cycle of events threat
ens again.’
$2.00 per year in advance
‘Total spending on the war
in Vietnam during the fiscal
year just ending will double the
administration’s original es
timates.’ the Democratic-domi-
nated committee said. ‘And
there are already signs that
actual spending on the war in
the upcoming fiscal year may
again appreciably outrun first
estimates.’
Administration officials have
repeatedly insisted their poli
cies last year were correct and
stressed that the buildup in
Vietnam was accomplished
without the wage and price con
trols which marked World War
II and the Korean War.
But they also have empha
sized the uncertainties of war
and the possibilities of increas
ed spending if combat opera
tions or troop strength should
escalate significantly above
levels assumed in the budget.
They contend President John
son’s proposal for a tax in
crease this year is designed
not only to help pay for the
war but also to avoid the cycle
of tight money and inflation
which marked last year.
At hearings preceding the
writing of the congressional re
port, the committee received
what the Defense department
called a rough estimate of $21.8
billion for Vietnam war cost
in the year beginning July 1,
1967.
The report said an increase
of $4 billion to $6 billion in the
cost is not unlikely, ‘and it re
mains to be seen whether or
not even additional amounts
will be required.’
In addition, the report said,
‘it is probable that actual ex
penditures for the Vietnam war
exceed the official figures by
an appreciable margin.'
It said the Defense depart
ment has conceded its distinct
ion between Vietnam and ordi
nary expenditures involved
some unrealisn? and that con-
sequently the extra Vietnam
cost
‘should
be considered
an
unde
rstatenr
ent’.”
NT
>w friends, wouldn’t
that
jar
you ?
It
should
merely give
you
paus
e. eh?
N<
iw let i
is contemplate
tht
cost
of the
affair m Vie
tnan
\v hie
h is not
a war, but is worst.
than
most w
ars. Incidentally the
cour
ts are s
o ready to consider
the
legality
of matters ma
y we
worn
hr that
. the Courts
have
not
stopped
all our outpouring
in \
’ietnam
because there
has
been
no De
(duration of
war.
May
the Pit
■sident and the
Con-
gres
s pour t
>ut billions am:
1 bil-
lions
without even a Dec
lara-
tion
of War
. 9
I
raise
the constitut
ional
queS
tion bu
t who cares
for
the
Gonstitution 1
Le
‘t’s fact
the facts:
tin
(’ons
:t itution
plays a small
fid
die i
n this <
lay.
Su
'iindimcr
> I think I might
prop
erly and profitably* forget
for
a time
the foolishness
i of
polit
ics and
government
a n d
dwell appreciatively of M
ickey
Man
tie. Do
you know Mick
ey ?
Do you
remember Mr
itty ?
Rece
ntlv I
met a friend
from
New York. As I extolled Matty,
the great pitcher, my friend
was equally eloquent in prais
ing Babe Ruth. Unless you are
at least 40 years old, even 50,
you did not live in the days of
Christy Mathewson or Babe
Ruth—and you’ve lost a lot.
In the days of Matty and the
Babe there was a Georgia lad
who held many records — the
South Carolina’s stable econ
omy is largely dependent upon
the industry of agriculture.
Our farmers represent the life
blood of our State, producing
food and other agricultural
products vital to our health and
happiness.
Prospects for the continued
growth of agriculture’s import
ance are excellent. The State
Reporting (Crop) Service re
ported a few days ago that
total acreage of principal crops
planted in South Carolina for
harvest this year is 10 per
cent higher than in 1966. Al
though acreage is down in some
crops—particular in cotton—it
is up in others. Thus,the over
all increase.
With this encouraging out
look, we have much to look
forward to. However, as agri
culture takes on this renewed
importance to our general econ
omy, it becomes even more nec-
cessary that a program of im
provement for the total agri
cultural program, particularly
at the state government level,
be undertaken, as soon as pos
sible. W'ith the view toward a
comprehensive agricultural pro
gram through a re-constructing
of policies and State agencies,
plans for action are already be
ing laid.
There is great interest by
many segments of our society
in improving agriculture, be
cause agriculture’s well-being
and stability are many times
directly related to the well-be
ing and stability of other in
dustries. When the next session
of the General Assembly con
venes in January, we will have
several specific recommenda
tions which we hope will bring
about a new direction and force
for our total agricultural com
munity.
(oast Guard Academy Com
petition
Today, Gov. McNair an
nounced that the annual com
petition for entrance to the
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
will commence with the Dec-
great Ty Cobb, the fastest man
on the bases and a man of not
able achievements on the “dia
mond. ”
I remained several days in
New York hoping to see Matty
in action; and I saw him, the
day he made only 69 pitches
and won easily.
Matty, you may recall, never
played on Sundays. That was
how I knew he would pitch on
Monday.
A wonderful hurler.
If you are thinking of speed
ing up your trips and visits as
well as evading and eluding the
tax collectors, what about buy
ing one or two planes like this:
“More than 2000 miles per
hour in sustained flight! That’s
only one of nine records set in
a single day by the U. S. Air
Force in the Lockheed YF-12A.
It also sustained altitudes
above 80,000 feet. Of the 32,-
700 aircraft Lockheed has built
in the past 35 years probably
no other has been quite so
dramatic.
Unless, of course, it might
be the mammoth C-5A airlifter,
scheduled to make its first awe
inspiring flight in June 1968.
Imagine looking skyward and
seeing an aircraft just short
of a football field in length
carrying 110 tons of payload,
cruising at speeds above 500
miles per hour. Big enough to
handle 99 percent of all types
of equipment in the U.S. Armys
inventory, the C-5A has a tail
that tower's six stories above
the runway.”
ember 2, 1967 administration
of the College Entrance Exam
ination Board Tests. These ex
aminations will be given in
over 3000 test centers. Arrang
ements to take the CEEB ex
amination should be made by
the applicant through his school
prior to October 28. He must
also complete the U. S. Coast
Guard application forms prior
to December 15.
Gov. McNair emphasized the
opportunity offered qualified
young men who choose this 4-
year course which leads to a
commission as a career officer
in America’s oldest continuous
seagoing Armed Service and a
Bachelor of Science degree.
“Appointments are made on
a competitive basis; there are
no separate quotas for States
or Districts and no special cat
egories,” he said, “I urge all
qualified young men who are
interested in this worthwhile
profession to write for details
and application as soon as pos
sible to the Director of Ad
missions, U. S. Coast Guard
Academy., New London, Conn.
A candidate for the iext com
petition for the Coast Guard
Academy must have reached
his seventeenth but not his
twenty-second birthday by July
1, 1968 and must be in excellent
physical condition.
A high school diploma is the
minimum educational require
ment, although high school sen
iors assured of being graduated
by June 30, 1968 are eligible to
enter the competition if they
will have at least 15 credits by
that time. All applicants must
have completed three units of
English, and three units of
mathematics including algebra
and plane or coordinate geom
etry or their equivalents.
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
July ZO: Bll Hawkins, May-
belle Yates, J. C. Counts, Mrs.
C. S. Hazel, Mrs. Lillian N.
Werts, Mrs. Hugh Ballentine,
Cile Purcell, Kenneth Cook,
Mrs. Joe Bedenbaugh, Beverly
Dehart, J. Chesley Abrams.
July 31: Mrs. Danny Pay-
singer, Mrs. Robert Lee Ruff,
Mrs. E. B. Carlisle, Roy Beden
baugh, David Folk, Dr. Ralph
Baker, Mrs. Walter Summer.
Aug. 1: Tommie Len Hender
son, F. A. Longshore, Ann
Stewart, Mrs. C. E. Long, Na
than Culclasure, Gordon N.
Clarkson, Mary Dove Nichols.
Aug. 2: Rev. Louis Patrick,
Debra Jane Bowers, Mildred
Chapman, Ann Bowers Neel,
W. P. Lathrop, B. B. Leitzsey,
Jr., Willie Graham, Nancy
Bouknight, Mary Ellen Gist.
Aug. 3: Mrs. W. C. Schenck,
Hugh Turner, Mrs. A. D. Halt-
iwanger, Mrs. T. H. Neel, Fur
man Wright, Mrs. W. L. Hitch
cock.
Aug. 4: James S. Price, Susan
Senn, Mrs. John F. Clarkson,
Sadie Mae Graham, Gary Lee
Ringer, Frances B. Boozer,
Thomas Cromer, Mrs. B. G.
Langford, Harry and Larry
Longshore, Sandra Smith, Jim
my Koon, G. S. Parnell, Jr.,
Elise Chaney.
Aug. 5: Mrs. C. T. Summer,
Mrs. Small Pearlwood, Jerry
Graham, Leon Clark, Mrs. J. W.
Davenport.
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