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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)