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COMMENT
on
Men & Things
By J. K. BREEDIN
Friends, I’m a very small
fish in a vast ocean, hut even
a fish rni^ht play havoc some
times, and when he becomes
entangled with wires and tubes
in the (h pths of the sea.
My special growl at t h e
moment is the happy go-lucky
manner of the great Spirit
who guides the destiny and
multiplies and magnifies the
debts, obligations, confusion of
our national life.
We seem to operate about
like a lad of 20 suddenly en
trusted with the responsibilities
of .John lb Rockefeller. It
seems to me that our national
course is the last word in
utter i [‘responsibility.
And now, in August we
were told that fresh taxes are
ahead of us. Frankly, if we are
not utterly beyond every con
sideration of prudence, even
commonsense, why not begin
effective cuts for at least 25
billion dollars at once! Instead
of that, the President irrespon
sibly, tells the world we are
able to carry on two wars, etc.
1 challenge the legality of
fresh or additional taxes dur
ing the middle of a new fiscal
year. So far as the retro-ac
tive tax on business, beginning
last .Inly, I regard it as im
proper, unfair and illegal.
We may be above rowdyism
of the mobs but we should ieg-
ister a wholesome, persisted
and unyielding resentment
against the w illy-mlly a n d
haphazard course of the (lov-
ermnent including the feeble
acquiescence of the Congress
With the exception of a score id'
democrats, 1 should b.ke to
see all tlie wild Ibniocrat. re
turned to private life The
Republicans are not saints but
no group can follow ob.-unui
ousl v
policy
of
the minion
recent years.
I wish \\e had mo• e m<u oi
Stnuii Thurmond' attitude am
I include A Wert \\ a t on. 11
fa i rm s - 1 may include o u i
ot her eat oiial membei - ft oin
this State
We are lending, giving, at
random with, a harum tarum
attitude of clnldi.'h inmu ent.-.
Perhaps if we cou id n t. re
tiie entire Administration now
deluding us with false gran
dell r l! Would be a bit of i oV
lossal good luck.
I like to think that the: e was
a time when the Congress de
liberated and decided on the
need for more taxes.
Alas and alack: the Presi
dent dot's all ‘the deciding’ and
the Congress tamely, lamely,
and obediently swallows the
dish prepared by the President.
W*' could save a lot of money
by doing away with the Con
gress; or would it serve us
best to accept the President’s
w ithdrawal ?
I remind you of some ele
mentary finance: Suppose a
man drawing $100 a week goes
home and finds that the fam
ily have prepared a budget
calling for $125. Shall the man
of the family go to the big
shot he works for and say “I
am already in debt about $5(
so I must have a raise of at
least $25 a week 0 Would he
get it 9
Here is a clearly conceived
and mildly presented opinion
from The Wall Street Journal:
“TAXES: THE PROMISE
OF FAILURE.
The President’s tax message
several days ago is a confession
of failure past and a promise
of failure to come.
I’he proposed increase — a
whopping 10 percent on indiv
iduals and corporations, in
stead of the 0 percent talked
of earlier testifies to the
Administration’s inability to
get Federal finances under con
trol. Vietnam is offered as the
main excuse, but in fact
spending on all kinds of do
mestic programs has been
rapidly nsing as well; the
Administration has adamantly
refused to set the spending
priorities obviously required by
war.
In the process it has gener
ated fresh inflation, itself a
vicious form of taxation. It is
producing prospective budget
deficits or unacceptable propor
tions. Now, unwilling to res
train its own extravance, it
wants to grab still more of the
people’s hard-earned money.
Assuming Congress goes
along (and it may not go all
the way), will the tax boost
work—that is, contain the def
icits and curb the inflation?
There is not pretense at all
that will erase the red ink;
Mr. Johnson himself calculates
that this fiscal year’s deficit
would still be in the range of
$15 billion to $18 billion. Such
an enormous sum, coupled with
Hie Covernment’s easy-money
policy, means that the pros
pects for inflation are good,
oven if business activity de
clines as a result of the tax
increase.
Moreover, as these columns
have previously observed, the
Federal planners would almost
certainly view higher taxes as
a mandate for even higher
. pending. What they urgently
m ed is discipline; what they
would be getting is a license
foi a new binge.
The tecommeiided ‘siirchai-
c.i a i e supposed to expire
noi quite two \ ears hence, un
less the Administration says
it mill needs the reveiun . I’n-
bappily, that is a likely upshot.
Foi mst one consideration,
but a big one, il seems most
piobubb that defense spending
.pi UP
1 n
the
years ahead,
v 1
< v. n if \ • tnam outlays de •
ei ease. Already the talk is of
major increases for strategic
weapons, ie-l Russia overtake
us in that area; some officials
aNei believe the C S. will have
to deploy an extremely costly
anti ballistic missile system.
If the Administration will
not cut less e.> ential spending
m the face of such possible
demands, the qmwtion is raised
How much more taxation
can the people and industry
,'tand without significantly in
terfermg with their ability and
willingne-s to produce?
We ’think Fongress should
finally assert some courage and
insist on substantial spending
reduction- and only then de
cide whether this tax is really
necessary.
That is the sum and sub
stance of the act of President
Johnson. The Nation is running
ten billion in debt and all he
can think of is more taxi's!
lb.w many members of ( on-
gross will forthwith prepare
bills cutting some tom-foolery
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Keep America beautiful, Inc., the national anti-litter organiza
tion, estimates that litterhugs in 1067 will dump enough trash on
1 .S. streets, highways and beaches to fill a freight train stretching
from Chicago to Houston, a distance of 1,080 miles. The hypo
thetical tram would he made up of 100.000 cars with a total ca
pacity ot 2() million cubic yards. I’nfortunately, points out KAB,
this litter won’t end up in freight cars or any other receptacle. It
will cost l .S. taxpayers S500 million to have it picked up. The
answer to this staggering tax bill: Don't litter. Carry a litter bag
m your car. Stash vom trash in litter containers, not on the road.
Reagan dinner
expected to be
largest yet
South Carolina Republicans
are adding a large reception to
what they expect to be their
“ record-breaking” fund-raising
dinner for Governor Ronald
Reagan on September 29.
Senator Eugene Griffith of
of Newberry, chairman of the
Reagan dinner committee, to
day announced plans for a
reception honoring the popular
California Governor prior to
his speaking engagement that
evening. Reagan will receive
Republican sustaining members
and their guests at the Wade
Hampton Hotel’s ballroom at
5 p.m.
Following the reception, din
ner will be served at the Col
umbia Auditorium between 6
fostering? How many!
Do you really know our
own country? How about the
rivers ?
“Kentucky’s Western Water-
land is an exciting region of
lakes and resorts within a
day’s drive of one of every two
Americans, and one of the
mwvst and most popular ad
ventures to be found here is
a spectacular boat trip you can
take in your own craft or one
rented in the area. It’s an 80-
mile eircle tour known as the
Ride Round the Rivers. When
you’ve completed its course,
you I! have left two giant man
made lake.-, a modern canal and
three agel- rivers lapping in
your wake. What's more, you
wdl ha', i had a chance to ex-
(doie Kentucky's largest State
pai k."
and 8 p.m. The speaking pro
gram will begin at 8 p.m. and
be concluded by 9:15 p.m.
“Governor Reagan is the
most popular speaker in the
country,” Griffith stated “and
this will be his only trip to
the South this year. We are
mighty glad to have him hon
or our state with a visit, and
we are confident that this will
be the biggest political fund
raising event in the history of
the state. Our Dirksen dinner
broke all previous records, and
now we expect to top the rec
ord of 3,000 persons we es
tablished at that dinner on
July 14.”
Republicans are selling tick
ets to the dinner at $100 each
or two for $145. Contributors
who give $10 monthly to the
party will be admitted free and
can purchase a guest ticket
for $25. There are a limited
number of tickets for Young
Republicans and Teenage Re
publicans at a special price.
They must be purchased thru
local chapters or State Repub
lican headquarters.
Reagan was elected governor
of California in 1966 by more
than a million vote margin ov
er an incumbent Democrat
governor.
we have been promoting and
■' 1 .uxemhiHirg, in the heart
i'f Kurope, summnded by Bel
gium, Franee and Germany,
Inis eften been ealled by visit
ers Fti’ope m Mmiatuie. And
s»> it is. Luxembourg’s variety
of seenery. vistas and views,
i:s long embattled history and
modern life of today hav ■ made
the eoiintry a unique attraction
for EuAqve travelers. The
rugged stern beauty of the
Ardennes highlands in the
North appeal to the hiker and
nature-lover and above all to
those with a flair for history.
In the Middle Ages Knights
and Barons played a leading
part in the life of the nation.
They led the country out oi
the Dark Ages and their homes
-—the awe inspiring strongholds
dotting the countryside, now
n ruins, have won the country
the name: ‘The Land of Haunt-
id. Castles.’
Final rites for
Mrs. McCary
Mrs. Inez Hutchinson Owens
McCary, 70, wife of J. 0. Mc-
Cary, died Saturday at New
berry County Memorial hospi
tal after a lingering illness.
Mrs. McCary was horn in
this county, the daughter of
the late John S. and Mary N.
Hutchinson. She was a mem-
ber of Summer Memorial Lu
theran church.
She was twice married, her
first husband being the late
George R. Owens.
Besides her husbind, she is
survived by two sons, George
R. Owens of Newberry and
Chaplain Albert D. Owens of
Shaw Field and one daughter,
Mrs. Broadus Lipscomb, New
berry.
Funeral services were held
Monday from her church by
Rev. Ernest Burns. Interment
was in Colony church cemetery.
ATTEND MEET
IN TENNESSEE
Rev. Nettie Carroll, pas'tor
of the Church of God of Proph
ecy located on Bouknight St.
is presently attending the an
nual assembly of the organiza
tion convening September 5-11
at the international headquar
ters in Cleveland, Tenn.
Political
Announcements
FOR MAYOR
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for nomination to
the office of Mayor of New
berry in the September 12th
Democratic primary, and I
pledge myself to abide the re
sults of the Democratic prim-
ar v.
CLARENCE A. SHEALY, Jr.
FOR ALDERMAN
I hereby announce myself as
a candidate for reelection to the
office of Alderman for the City
of Newberry and pledge to a-
bide the results of the Dem
ocratic Primary election.
Cecil E. Kinard
FOR COUNCILMAN
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for nomination to
the office of City Councilman
in the September 12 Demo
cratic primary, and pledge my
self to abide the results of
the Democratic primary.
L. D. GARDNER
FOR COUNCILMAN
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for nomination to
the office of City Councilman
in the September 12 Demo
cratic primary, and pledge my
self to abide the results of the
Democratic primary.
ROBERT “SPOT” COATS
FOR COUNCILMAN
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for nomination to
the office of City Councilman
in the September 12 Demo
cratic primary, and pledge my
self to abide the results of the
Democratic primary.
Claude W. Partain
NOTICE OF CITY DEMO
CRATIC PRIMARY
Notice is hereby given that
a Municipal Primary will be
held on Tuesday, September 12
1967 for the purpose of nomi
nating six candidates for aid
ermen for the City of Newber
ry, S. C.
The Polls will open at 8:00
A.M. and remain open until
6:00 P.M.
A County registration cer
tificate is a requirement for
voting (must be 30 days old.)
The following have been se
lected to act as managers of
election for the various Wards:
WARD 1 NO. 1 — Marion
Baxter, Mrs. Otis Whitaker
and Miss Sudie Dennis, Clerk.
Voting at City Hall, Boyce
street.
WARD 1 NO. 2 — Marvin
Bouknight, Walton Philips and
Ray Darby, Clerk.
Voting at Oakland Commun
ity Center.
WARD 2—Mrs. Miller Wes-
singer, Mrs. Albert Ringer and
Coke Dickert, Clerk.
Voting at Smith Motor Co.,
College Street.
WARD 3 NO. 1—Mrs. Sue
Hutchinson, C. B. Whittle and
Vernon W’heeler.
Voting at Boundary Street
School.
WARD 3 NO. 2 — Clyde
Arthur, R. J. Willingham and
Norman Beck, Clerk.
Voting at Old Court House.
Voting at Mollohon School
House, Player street.
WARD 4 NO. 1—Miss Clara
Bowers, Mrs. M. K. Wicker
and T. P. Wicker, Clerk.
WARD 4 NO. 2—Mrs. Ray
Schumpert, Mrs Arthur Wick
er and Frank Jones, Clerk.
Voting at Union Hall, Dray
ton street.
WARD 5—Mrs. Eula Smith,
Mrs. Estelle Kinard and Frank
Taylor, Clerk.
Voting at Scout Cabin, Wil-
lowbrook Park.
WARD 6 — Mrs. Helen
Whitaker, Mrs. W. R. Reid,
and Mrs. Chris Folk, Clerk.
Voting at Jack’s Used Car
Building, 1515 Main street.
SAM COOK, Chairman
PETE PARROTT, Sec’y