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COMMENT
on
Men & Things
By J. K. BREED!\
When I was in France I was
impressed to learn that every-
hodv wanted to visit the tomb
of Napoleon. I was not a guide
and had nothing to do with
visitors hut all Americans
seemed anxious to visit the
tomb of Napoleon. There is no
doubt that of all the monu
ments and tombs in France the
outstanding figure, the man
of supreme glamor was Nap
oleon .
Very few people spoke of
Foeh the supreme commander
of the Allies; they did not
talk about Louis XIV nor that
towering old figure Clemen-
ceau, but Napoleon was and b
the glamor figure of France.
I wish to talk about that
supreme figure of American
hist o;-y, George Washington.
‘First in war, first in peace,
first in the hearts of his coun
trymen.” Washington was all
that. There was no second fig
ure to dim the luster of his
renown.
Above all, Washington was
a man of sound judgment and
his few words are usually full
of wisdom.
When the delegates to the
G onkt itut ional C onvention
seemed to waver, the clear cut
wisdom of Washington carried
the day. Said Washington “If
wo do not adopt an instrument
which \ve ourselves approve
how can we he defended? Let
u> proceed and leave the event
in the hands of God.”
Washington does not rank
as a great general but his per
sonality and character made
him the only man who could
hold everything together dur
ing the Revolution and he wa"
the unchallenged leader of Am
erica.
Soldier, statesman, great
citizen, he was the unifying
influence of the thirteen colo
nies.
Life among us seems to haw
many inequalities as, for ex
ample, an offense will be pun
ched in one county by a fim
of ten dollers, in another coun
tv by fifteen dollars; in anothei
county of twenty five dollars.
Then, again, one goes to a hos
pital for an operation. “A” will
have to pay $400, “B” will pay
$500 and “C” will pay $800.00.
Now you observe the inequali
ty. But that is exactly what is
going on. If a merchant pro
ceeded according to that — a
pound of bacon could be $1 in
one store, $1.25 in another
store and $1.50 in a third store.
Likewise a pair of shoes may
range from $10 in one store
to $15 in another store. Of
course we are familiar with
land rules: One piece of land
will sell for $50 an acre, ano
ther piece of the same quality
will sell for $90 an acre and a
third, all being equal, will sell
for $100 an acre. I heard a
story of evaluation for taxa
tion. Some homes which cost
$25,000 to build are on the tax
books at $500; others of the
same general quality will be
down for $1000. That is ex
actly what is going on among
our people. We have not ar
rived yet at a time when a
bottle of cola will range from
5c to 15c. By the same general
token a man consults his legal
advisor and pays from $5 to
$100. So you see life is full of
inequalities. I might add that
one man wears a $20 suit and
another man in the same gen
eral condition wears a $100.00
suit, and so it goes.
There is the matter of dam
ages. One man sues his neigh
bor for $100 for some small
loss; but he will sue a railroad
for a $1,000 and that is a com
mon practice.
I have been asked why the
President did not appoint Sen
Thurmond to the Cabinet. I
have no information at all, but
I can guess. As a Cabinet
Officer, Mr. Thurmond would
be a subordinate and subject to
the will of the President. As a
Senator, Mr. Thurmond is not
subject to anybody, but may
think and speak as he pleases.
Mr. Thurmond has had unusual
preparation and experience
and has reached an age which
makes him wish to be unfet
tered. As may be seen, Mr.
Thurmond speaks to the na
tion as his experience dictates
“Sen. Strom Thurmond, in
his fir't public disagreement
with the Nixon administration
on a major issue, said in the
Senate Friday that approval of
the treaty to stop the spread
of nucuear weapons wil 1 be
AUDITOR’S 1969 TAX
ASSESSMENT NOTICE
Returns of personal property, (vehicles, boats, motors,
trailers, mobile homes, farm machinery, livestock, etc.); also
real property, new buildings and real estate transfers, and
poll tax are to be made at the County Auditor’s Office be
ginning:
January 2nd, 1969
THROUGH
February 28th, 1969
All able-bodied male citizens between the ages of twenty-
one and sixty are liable to $1.00 poll tax, unless in service,
or a student.
All returns are to be made by Tax Districts. Your failure
to make return calls for 10% penalty as prescribed by law.
The books will be closed for making returns after February
28, 1969.
JEANETTE K. HAMM
Auditor, Newberry County
(A reader writ* of Mr. Wildmon’s book THOUGHTS WORTH THINKING: “. . . excellent contribution
to worthwhile literature.’’ For your copy, send $2.05 to Five Star Publishers. Box 1368. Tupelo. Mias. 38801)
I m a prude. I will admit it. I’m a
prude. And I use the word not in the
sense of it’s meaning in the dictionary,
but in the method which it has found
itself used in today’s slang language.
In that language, you know, a prude
is something old-fashion, less than a
modern he-man. But, like I said, I’m
a prude.
I'm a prude because I still believe
in honesty. I don’t believe in cheating
or lying to my fellow man. When I
charge a bill, tell a man I will pay
that bill, I believe I should pay it. It
may, under trying circumstances, be
in small installments but if I live long
enough, I will get it paid. I have given
him my word and he has accepted it
as tne truth. He has put his trust in
me and 1 cannot let him down.
I m a prude because I still believe
in kindness. I still think you should
be kind to your fellowman instead of
hard and harsh and rough. A kind
word, a small gesture of kindness, a
little gift can build lasting friendships.
I'm a prude because I believe in help
ing. I realize it is impossible for me
to help everyone in the world and I’m
not responsible for the whole world.
I’m. only responsible for the little cor
ner I live in. 1 realize my inability to
be all things to all men, but I do be
lieve I can be something to some men.
I m a prude because I believe in de
cency. I can see nothing good coming
from speech that is dirty and filled
with profanity. Some of the words, and
their implications, in some of the songs
on today’s market turn my stomach.
Some of the trash which passes for
“art” on the screen of today would
make Sodom and Gomorrah look like
a fairyland.
I’m a prude because I don’t drink.
They tell us that 65% indulge in it
now. Maybe that’s what they want us
to believe, maybe that is the correct
figure. It doesn’t bother me if 99 and
44/100% do it, to me it is wrong. And
I hate the whole stinking mess when
I pick up my paper and see the num
ber of innocent who suffer and die be
cause of drink. We scream when a few
innocent people die in war, and will
not speak a word when thousands die
because of drink on our highways.
I'm a prude because I believe in
America. Despite all of it’s faults, it is,
to me, still the greatest country this
world has ever known. I believe I owe
my country more than my country
owes me. I believe I don’t have the
right to criticize it unless I also try
to make it better.
I’m a prude because I still believe in
God. And to make me more of a prude, I
stili believe in a good God. I believe
He is like a Father, and that He loves
us, wants the best for us, and hurts
when we shun Him and His way. I
believe we will never achieve vhat v-e
long for the most apart from Him.
I told you before I began that I was
a prude. Now you. know why. But you
know what? I’m a prude with pride!
—Five Star Features
‘playing’ right into the hands
of the Kremlin.’
President Nixon only Wed
nesday asked the Senate for
prompt approval of the nuclear
non-proliferation treaty. T
have decided that it will serve
the national interest to pro
ceed with the ratification of
the treaty,’ Nixon said.
Thurmond, whose support for
Nixon may have helped him
wrest the South from George
Wallace in the election last
fall, had declined earlier to
comment in the President’s ac
tion.
But in his Senate speech,
Thurmond said: T am astound
ed at the weakness many have
shown recently in the face of
growing Soviet strength and
provocative action . . . ’
‘Apparently, there are those
who still ignore history,’ Mr.
Thurmonh said. ‘America’s
strength has been the only sig
nificant deterent to the Sov
iets in the last 20 years. It
has been the policy of this
country for many years to
negotiate from strength. To
sound the trumpets of the past,
there are those who would ne
gotiate from fear and forget
the castastrophies of history
when the balance of power
favors the adversary.’
Thurmond said the United
States should wait until the
Soviet Union first ratified the
treaty. ‘Let them stop some
of their nuclear programs and
cease their ever-increasing ag
gressive action,’ Thurmond
said. ‘To do otherwise, the bal
ance of power will shift in
favor of the Soviets.’
The Republican Senator from
South Carolina also called for
continuation of the antiballis-
tic missile program. ‘It is too
early to talk about negotia
tions,’ Thurmond said. Disap
prove the treaty, star* the ap
proved sentinel system, regain
our superiority in weapons
systems and then talk about
arms control.’
NEW ADDRESSES
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Wil
son have moved to 2007 Har
rington St. in the A. J. Bowers
home.
During winter, rutfed grouse
sometimes bury themselves in
the snow to escape from foxes
or other pursuers. — SPORTS
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