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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, .S C., Thursday, Feb. 1, 1968—PAGE 7 At College Dr. Edmund A. Steimle of Union Theological Seminary, New York, who will be in the pulpit of Wiles Chapel on the Newberry campus next Sunday. Dr. Steimle, long-time Luther an minister on the network Protestant Hour and NBC’s Ra dio Pulpit, will preach at 11:15 &.m. and at a special 7:30 p.m. vespers service. His appearance is in connection with the New berry College “Great Preach ers” series. 1 Dr. George S. Benson President NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM Searcy, Arkansas CHALLENGE TO CITIZENS As Congress begins its ac tions on another record-shat tering Federal Budget sub mitted by the President, and deliberates on his simultaneous call for a stiff tax increase, those who must foot the bill and pay the tax — the tax payers — can be forewarned of their future plight by ex amining what happened to the President’s record-setting 1968 fiscal year Budget of $172.4 billion. An analysis of the best figures we can dig up in Washington indicates Congress cut $5.7 billion from the Presi dent’s 1967-68 spending requests (for year ending June 30, 1968). This is about 3% and leaves unchallenged a mam moth spending increase over the previous year for non defense programs. The huge deficit and its at tendant fiscal thunderheads still loom like a dark gather ing storm over our nation. Ad ded to the multi-billions of spending of borrowed money in this one fiscal year, is the towering deficit represented in the Federal Government debt of approximately $350 billion, the unspent spending authoriza tions of $150 billion (over and above the Budget), the deficit in our, international “Balance of Payments,” the diminishing treasury of gold at Fort Knox, and the swiftly rising cost of living. “New Economics” Costly The present situation must in substantial degree be charg ed to the so-called “New Eco nomics” which have drastically influenced Government spend ing and “managed” basic fiscal policy for the last 10 years. During the period, spend ing on non-defense activities “Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to ap ply for a retail liquor license within thirty days after com pletion of advertisement herein, as required by law. That the location of such store is to be on the southeast corner of the intersection of highways U. S. 76 and South Carolina road designated as SC-36-82. (Signed) C. R .KOON” Feb22-3t THREE BATTLES Congress is facing action on three separate battlefields. The first is the battle for a sound fiscal policy. The second is the has risen from $51.9 billion to $105.8 billion — or 103.8%. The Keynesian — big spend ing —• economists call it a “Government Managed” eco nomy. Such economists now ma’:e up the membership of the President’s Council of Eco nomic Advisors (budgeted 1968, $858,000.00). Those, on the other hand, who believe a debt is a debt and that a permanent program of spending above in come will finally bring dis aster — to an individual, a family, a company, or a government — call it a “Government controlled” econ omy — a form of socialism. Whether managed or control led, it is in a mess. Continued deficit spending will make the mess even worse. The run on our gold is a demonstration that Europe thinks our financial structure is seriously threatened. “Horse Sense” Needed Even with the Vietnam war requiring $25 billion a year, hard-headed “horse sense” management of the Federal Government’s financial affairs could balance the budget and open the way to the restoration of sanity and soundness in Government and safety and meaningful prosperity for the people of America. But to get “horse sense” management established in a political enter prise is “something else” of a problem! It is a chronic prob lem at all levels of Govern ment. It undoubtedly is the gravest domestic problem fac ing the American nation. Ultimately, our survival as a progressing nation of free people depends upon establish ing nonpolitical management of the financial affairs of government and an economy free of Governmental control. Not many people in public life would concede that nonpoliti cal management of financial affairs could be established within Government at any level. It couldn’t so long as citizen apathy continues to in vite Govemment-by-Political- Expediency. The “Celling” Proposal Citizens who are sufficiently interested in America’s future to have become active citizens have an opportunity in 1968 to regain some small bit of con trol over the Federal Govern ment’s financial affairs. Chair man Wilbur D. Mills of the House Ways and Means Com mittee sought last December to give Congress power to establish ceilings on spending by every department of the Government (in the Bow- Whitten amendments) which could have been a beginning in the halting of constantly rising Government spending. The House of Representa tives followed the Mills’ leader ship and passed the ceiling authorization by nearly a 100- vote margin. But despite valiant efforts by Senators John J. Williams, Karl E. Mundt, and Everett M. Dirk- sen, the control authorization failed in the Senate — but narrowly. Senators and House members still are elected by taxpayers. A majority of tax payers in the constituency of any Senator or Representative, if vocal on an issue, should be able to move their “public ser vants” in the direction desired. This is the essence of our political system. It ceases to work only when apathy stills the voice of the majority. battle against domestic crime and riots. The third is the battle to bring a decisive conclusion to the war in Vietnam. FISCAL SANITY The battle for fiscal sanity must be waged in the face of overwhelming pressures for new spending programs. The Presi dent’s spending proposals in the State of the Union message anticipate a deficit of $20 bil lion under current revenue re sources. Even if he should get the proposed 10 per cent surtax on incomes, the nation will still be $8 billion deeper in debt. It is true that the spending programs which the President rammed through the last ses sion of Congress have resulted in certain mandatory increases, commitments which cannot now be reversed. Nevertheless, other programs must be reduced to pay for the spending spree— and no new programs should be introduced. Except for increases neces sary to conduct the Vietnam War, the level of spending for fiscal year 1969 should not be any higher than for fiscal year 1968. The President made a great flourish about proposing to take off the so-called “gold cover”— the legal requirement that Fed- sral Reserve currency be backed by 25 per cent of its value in gold. Most economists agree that the removal of the gold cover would be a symbolic ac tion that would do little to strengthen the American dollar. At the end of December, the present U.S. supply of gold was about $12 billion, a $1 billion drop over November. Nearly $11 billion of that gold is re quired by law to cover our cur rency supply. This leaves about $1 billion to meet about $14.5 billion in official foreign claims. Removing the gold cover would not be a miraculous solu tion, restoring confidence in the dollar. Outstanding claims against our gold would still be more than our supply. Confidence in the dollar can be restored only by correcting the financial mismanagement which has brought about our balance-of-payment woes. Re moving the gold cover will be harmful if inflation and exces sive government spending con tinue. CRIME SPREE In the same way, confidence in government itself can be re stored only if our nation-wide crime spree can be stamped out. What our citizens fear most is local crime, sudden and unex pected destroying the freedom of our streets. The Supreme Court has, in effect, tied the hands of local law enforcement agencies, and made crime into a national problem. Yet this Administra tion has blocked passage of the Safe Streets and Crime Control Bill because of Congressional proposals for bloc grants to local police (with no strings attached), for court-approved wiretapping and for the admis sion of certain voluntary con fessions as evidence in court. VIETNAM Finally,. a major battle still looms in Vietnam. If this war is not to end in a costly stale mate, our policies must take a dramatic change. It is not too late to remove the remaining restrictions on bombing and to order the closing of Haiphong and other ports through which Soviet supplies are delivered to the enemy. When an American bomb ac cidentally hit a Soviet ship in Haiphong Harbor recently, we THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 surprise birthday party. Color. Mike Douglas, 4:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Ann Miller is co-hostess for CBS News Special, 7:30 p.m. the week. Color. v Charles Kuralt reports on The Lucy Show, 8:30 p.m. “Destination North Pole.” Col or. Lucy helps Mr. Mooney buy a present for his wife. Color. Green Acres, 9 p.m. Thursday Movie, 9 p.m. “Young Dillinger,” with Nick Adams, Robert Conrad. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Marshall Dillon, 7 p.m. Matt tries to protect a small rancher. Wild, Wild West, 7:30 p.m. West and Gordon trail a gov ernment scientist. Color. Jack Lemmon Friday Movie 9 p.m. “T h e Apart ment,” with Jack Lemmon, Shirley Mac- La i n e, F r e d MacMurray. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3 Jackie Gleason, 7:30 p.m. A fortune teller predicts a brief future for Ralph Kram- den. Color. Hogan’s Heroes, 9 p.m. Colonel Klink plays the key part in one of Hogan’s espio nage capers. Color. Mannix, 10 p.m. Mannix quits Intertect. Color. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY I Gentle Ben, 7:30 p.m. Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals gives Mark some tips on hurling and sportsmanship. Color. Ed Sullivan, 8 p.m. Comedian Jackie Vernon guest-stars. Color. Arthur Godfrey Smothers Brothers 9 p.m. Arthur God frey guest-stars. Color. MONDAY FEBRUARY 5 Mike Douglas 4:30 p.m. Bobby Darin is co-host for the week. Color. Best of Hollywood, 7 p.m. “Enemy Below,” with Robert Mitchum. Color. Family Affair, 9:30 p.m. Uncle Bill buys a house in the country. Color. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Daktari, 7:30 p.m. Judy stages a crime wave. Color. Red Skelton, 8:30 p.m. Hersche). Bernard! and The Association guest-stars. Good Morning World, 9:30 p.m. Linda doesn’t throw Dave a were forced to apologize for injuring so-called “non-hostile” shipping. Under the logic of our policy, we had no other choice. Fortunately, the appointment of a new Secretary of Defense offers the opportunity for a change of policy. The very fact of a change at the top offers the President a chance to make a graceful exit from rigid and doctrinaire policies of Mr. Clif ford’s predecessor. These three battles are fore most in the concern of all Americans. We can win all three, if we have the will to do what is necessary to win. /c&LrUTtw 3SC^SVv«MS*-<jL Oliver creates an interna tional incident. Color. He and She, 9:30 p.m. Dick and Paula’s Korean fos ter son visits them. Color. CAMP TON-A-WANDAH PARTY SATURDAY A party for parents and girls interested in attending summer camp at Ton-A-Wandah, near Hendersonville, N. C., will be held Saturday morning at the home of Mrs. Ann Fischer, 1103 Calhoun street. The hour is 10 a.m. Directors of the camp will be on hand to show movies and ex plain features of the camp. Ed Graham’s brother dies C. Blease Graham Sr., 60, of Chapin, died Friday at the Baptist hospital in Columbia. Among his survivors is a bro ther, Ed T. Graham Sr. of this city. Services were held Satur day in Bethel Lutheran church in White Rock. County native died Monday Miss Eugenia Louise Aull, 79 native of Newberry, died Mon day at an Atlanta hospital af ter several weeks of illness. She was a daughter of the late William Benjamin Smith Aull and Mrs. Mary Barre Aull and had lived in Pendleton most of her life. Funeral services were held today (Thursday) in Pendle ton. Building Permits The City issued building per mits last week totaling $11,025. They were issued to: E. F. Son, repairs, 2013 Nan ce St.; George E. Wise, repairs, 605 Morgan St.; Anderson Gray, locate trailer, James St.; and Roland Felker, repairs, 2201 Harper St. Lamie Brewington, 1206 Sloan street, Clinton, one four- room cement block cabin, Martin Tire and Recapping, George Martin, one concrete and steel metal building, one main room and three offices on By-pass 121, $25,000. Wade W. Pitts, Silverstreet, six-room brick veneer dwelling, 10 miles from Newberry, $10,- 000. David L. Crumpton, 1835 Radio St., add two rooms to dwelling. FOR SALE TO HIGHEST BID DER: (1) 1966, 4 Door, Ford Custom (Model Number 54). 428 cu. in. engine, air condition, power brakes, heater; color white. Must be seen and driven to appreciate. Contact Alvin Jackson, City Garage, Power house Road, Newberry, S. C. Sealed bids will be received in the office of the Finance Di rector, City of Newberry, P. O. Drawer 538, until 10:00 A.M. February 12, 1968 and will be publicly opened at that time in Council Room. A check, made payable to City of Newberry, in the amount of Bid must ac company all bids. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids.