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PAfiK 2 The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. (’., Thursday, October 26, 1967 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolim SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in advance Six months $1.25. COMMENT on Men & Things By J. K. BREEDIN Somewherv I road that Pres ident Johnson will arrange two million and a half dollars for the Texas people. That may or may not be suffieient, but does not the Constitution pro ride that disbursements shall be by warrants authorized by the Congress? If that is true why have a Congress? Of course two or throe or even ten millions would be much less than we spent and spent needbssly. Instead of the Congress ap propriating money for our nat ional concerns we give it away. Now the latest, the Presid ent asks the Congress (ask. 1 the Congress this time) to ap propriate two hundred million for a Hank in Asia. Why do we continue our globe-wide ex travagance ? “Pressure on the .Adminis tration to slash spending before any tax-increase bill is con sidered hit a fever pitch as the House refused, on a 202 to 1X1 roll-call vote, to approve an ordinarily routine bill that’s needed to allow most (lovern- ment agencies to pay their bills after Saturday . It was a stunning and hum iliating defeat for the Housi Democratic leadership. Even Ways and Means Committee Chairman Mills (I).. Ark.) in an extraordinary public display of his dissatisfaction with Ad ministration fiscal policy, voted against the bill, as did several other Democrats, mostly South erners. Moreover, some Democrats who voted with the Administra tion said they did so only be cause they felt tin prestige of House A ppropriutiuns ( omm- itti <■ chaii in; tit Mahon wa at s t a k i ■. The GOB-, mg : ne. led rebuff to the John ■ m Admai :rat ion came after 1 >' moel.it blocked a IT puMiean at' ■ mpt t ii attach to tile inea • tie an amendment intended tf force ! ’lesnb'llt John-on to e ut n o n 11 e f I'll e ce pend:tun s in the eurn nt f isea ! year by atle a t $5 bb bon. The Hou e Appro print ion < 'ornmitti e c ti< duh 11 a im et: ng for this morning to eonsiib r what to do next. Th e basic legi.-la t ion requi r t (1 to allow agencies to i "Mtimie - ponding funds while a wad ia:' i imgr, - sional action on their regula r appropriation s bill- for the year that began July 1; tin current year's t e m p o r a r y spending authority expires at midnight Saturday." Well, that sounds like a sen sible approach, though a very mild effort. A venerable Sen ator says that if and when the President reduces spending he will advocate higher taxes. Does that impress you as sen sible? If he can reduce spend ing—and of course the prodi gal waste can be curtailed, so why not take the bull by the horns and proceed to reduce without adding taxes, I men tioned taking the bull by tin horn’. Well, the man in the street thinks there is so much bull in Washingt< n any and all reduction, even elimination should be ea-uiy accomplished. “By next August U. S. cotton supplies may total less than 7 million bales, the smallest fig ure in 15 years, the Agricul ture Department said. The forecast, somewhat lower than the informal predictions Department officials had made previously, partly reflects ex pectations that farmers this year will harvest only 8.2 mil lion bales, the smallest cotton crop since 1!)28. At the Aug. 1 start of the current marketing year, the cotton ‘carry-over’ amounted to approximately 12-4 million bales, down from the record Kbit million reported on Aug. 1, 1906. The Department stuck with its earlier forecast of domestic mill consumption and exports a ‘little under” 14.1 million bales m iyfi7-fi>8. The big inventory of less de sirable shorter-fibre cotton in Government hands is a poten tial embarrassment for the Johnson Administration. Hut 'with 1'. S. supplies of short- stapled cotton plentiful a n d priced below last year, U. S. exports of the shorter staples are ‘expected to rise substan tially, partly in substitution for longer supplies’, the Depart ment sai d. What effect such exports will have on Commod ity Credit Corp. holdings won’t be evident until early next year. The iyfi7-fi>8 consumption es- timate ‘assumes a turnaround in the ratio of fabric stocks to unfilled orders in late summer or early fall (July is the latest month for which data is now available, followed by a cycli cal upturn in the rate of cotton use later in I'JfiJ or early lltfiX’. the Department report stated.” “Over million disabled get Social Security. The first social security dis ability benefits were paid out 10 years ago to a total of 140,- SfiH 1 disabled people thruout the country. In the 10- year period 1 pfi 7 to 1 9fi 7, the number of d; ■: ibiiity bt meficiar ies in the nat ion has r isell to 1.097,190. Accoi ding to Ed Abel, social DC untv off icer ill charge in Belim Us\ He , 'Today the num- b. r of ill it bility 1 senefieiaries in Marlboro County is 323. The aim aunt of monthly benefits t<>- bay n $9S fi >r ;t <lis ;t blei 1 work- e ’ ; $52 for a ills; tblrtl child; am: I $125 fo r ;t (lisa! ilcil worker. hm wife, and one or mere chtld- I et! 1‘ :<i A . ; p o ; n t i a 1 i >ut that the f rsl slip toward a disability inMi! ario- pi - gram, enacted in lOal, ua 'a very modest one indeed.’ I’nder this initial leg islation, the years in which has low earnings, or none at all, due to disability are not used m determining his eligibility to future benefits or in computing the amount of his retirement benefits. This provision is often called the 'earning freeze’, and its effect is to assure that the worker’s retirement benefits, which are computed on the basis of his average earnings, are not reduced because of ilness during his working years. Hut since 1954, four major extensions—in 1957, 1958, 19fi0 and 19fi>5—have broadened the scope of disability protection. In 1957. monthly cash benefits were paid to disabled work* rs age 50 to fi4 and to disabled children of retired and deceased worker^, in 1 95S, monthly cash benefit'- weii- extended to de- i'em a nls Keiog ni y.mg the need A MATTER OF TASTE—it may appear that these Clemson University students are paus ing for refreshments between classes, but they’re really in training for the collegiate stu dents international contest in judging dairy products which began in Los Angeles, Gal if., Oct. 23. Sharpening their taste buds are right): Rich ard F. Classey of North Wilkes- boro, N. (’.; Claude W. Satter- white of Newberry; and Robert L. Steer Jr., of Ninety Six. All are dairy science majors. At of disabled workers under age 50, and their dependents Con gress extended monthly cash benefits to this group in 19G0. Probably the most important change in the 19fi5 social sec urity amendments concerning disability was the new definit ion of disability. Under the old law, a person could become eligible only if he was disabled for a long and indefinite period. Now a per son can qualify if his mental or physical impairment which prevents him when he can no longer work has already last ed or is expected to last for at least 12 months, or is expected to result in death. ‘Over the past 10 years, the disability program has helped a lot of people through difficult times in their lives’, he said. ‘When a man becomes disabled through illness or an accident and knows he will be unable to work for a long time—maybe never his entire world seems to crumble. Hut when he can count on that check every month, and in many cases on rehabilitation service, too, things don’t look so hopeless. Tie can start adjusting to and overcoming his disability without the constant worry about how he is going to sup port his family. The Social Security program was to assist workers to pro vide for old age, after years < i f work. Soimt um ■ later (’on- g u ■ add- d alnue t t-vei y body. Now the Social Security tax is becoming a burden on business - literprises. 1 sometimes wish the Con gress would salute the flag every morning' and go home. right is their coach, Dr. J J. Janzen, associate professor of dairy science who will accom pany the team. For about four hours, the Clemson team will be tasting 10 samples of five different dairy products: milk, ice cream, butter, Cheddar and cottage cheese. They will score each product for flavor and color. Scholarships and other prizes will be awarded to the winning teams and individuals. Satterwhite, a senior, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude M. Satterwhite of Route 3, New berry. Imagine, if you can, what life today would be like—with out electricity! Imagine a wor ld without electric lights, tele vision, refrigerators, water heaters—and hundreds of other electrical servants that help us around the house. Imagine run ning a business without elec tricity for office equipment such as electric typewriters, adding machines, computer* and dictaphones. Electricity works in hundreds of different ways to make living easier and more enjoyable. Social Security Information Many housewives in th : s area are neglecting to report the wages paid to their house hold workers, according to Miss Martha Pressly, manager of the Greenwood Social Security of fice. This often results in a loss of benefits to the worker and penalty and interest costs to the housewife. Household employees include maids, cooks, baby-sitters, gard eners, chauffeurs. If such an employee is paid $50 or more (including bus fare if paid in cash) in a calendar quarter, the housewife must report these wages and pay the social sec urity tax due. For example, if a maid is paid cash wag-'S of $50 or more during October, November and December, a re port must he made in January. The report is a simple form that may be obtained from any Internal Revenue office. Miss Pressly emphasized that wages of only $4 per week for the 13 weeks in a calendar quarter would require the filing of a report. Additional information may be obtained by writing the Social Security office. NEW ADDRESSES Mr. and Mrs Raymond Man- occhio have moved to 1312 Trent street to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Don Alexander are now residing at 1607 Nance street. CAROLINAS BRANCH Mr. and Mrs. Al Spotts of Newberry will join a record attendance nearing the 1,000 at the 47th Annual Convention of Carolinas Branch, Associated General Contractors of Amer ica, Inc. November 4-8 at the Diplomat Hotel and Club, Hollywood-by-the-Sea, Florida. NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given that a Municipal General Election will be held on Tuesday, Nov ember 7, 1967 for the purpose of electing the following offi cers to serve the City of New berry, S. C.: Mayor for a term of three years; Aldermen, the three receiving the highest number of votes for a term of three years, the next three highest will be for a one year term. A County Registration Certi ficate is a requirement for voting (must be 30 days old.) The polls will open at 8:00 A.M. and remain open until 7:00 P.M. The following have been se lected to act as managers of election for the various Wards: Ward 1 No. 1—Mrs. Gladys Werts, Mrs. Otis Whitaker and Miss Sudie Dennis, clerk. Vot ing at City Hall, Boyce St. Ward 1 No. 2—Marvin Bouk- night, Welton Phillips and Ray Darby, clerk. Voting at Oak land Community Center. Ward 2—Mrs. Miller Wes- singer, Mrs. Albert Ringer and Coke Dickert, clerk. Voting at Smith Motor Co. Ward 3 No. 1—Mrs. Sue Hutchinson, C. B. Whittle and and Vernon Wheeler, clerk. Vot ing at Boundary Street school. Ward 3 No. 2—Clyde Arthur, R. J. Willingham and Ed Rol lins, clerk. Voting at Mollohon School House, Player street. Ward 4 No. 1—Miss Clara Bowers, Mrs. M. K. Wicker, and T. P. Wicker, clerk. Voting at Old Court House. Ward 4 No. 2—Mrs. Ray Schumpert, Mrs. Arthur Wick er and Frank Jones, clerk. Vot ing at Union Hall, Drayton St. Ward 5—Mrs. Eula Smith, Mrs. Estelle Kinard and Frank Taylor, clerk. Voting at Scout Cabin, Willowbrook Park. Ward 6—Mrs. Helen Whita ker, Mrs. W. R. Reid, and Mrs. Chris Folk, clerk. Voting at Jack’s Used Car Building, 1515 Main street. Pete Parrott, Manager Oct262tc Do Your Part To Keep Progress In Newberry Vote Democratic November 7,1967 A DEMOCRATIC VOTE on November 7th, 1967 Will Keep NEWBERRY MOVING FORWARD! (PAID FOR BY NEWBERRY CITY DEMOCRATIC PARTY)