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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 14, 1969-^PAGE 3 Mayor Clarence A. Shealy, Jr. presents certificates of completion of a firefighters course to members of the City Fire Department, Lewis Lee, James R. Blackburn, David L. Whitman and Earl L. Dominick. (Sunphoto) D. T. Amick and Frank Ross supervise the pouring of the first cement at the Newberry Plaza Shopping cen ter. The foundation is being laid for the Bi-Lo Store which will be built on the Highway 76 bypass location. (Sunphoto) SENATOR STROM THURMOND REPORTS TO THE PEOPLE A MOMENTOUS DECISION Last week, the Senate ap proved the momentous decision to begin deployment of the Safe guard Anti-Ballistic Missile de fense system. Although the vic tory was a tribute to the Nixon Administration's commitment to peace, in a larger sense, it was a triumph for all Americans. The ABM is a key element of our national security, and will contribute to the safety and well being of every citizen. For some reason, opponents of the ABM system attempted to transform the issue into one of militarism versus domestic spending. They wanted to make the Safeguard deployment a symbol of unnecessary spending for military purposes. They said that the ABM would cost too much, and that it wouldn’t work. They said it would escalate the arms race, and force the Soviet Union to adopt a more militant posture. SOVIET POSTURE One by one these arguments were ably refuted. The deploy ment of a United States ABM has been urged in the Senate since 1957. The Soviets began deployment of their own ABM in 1962, and have gone through two generations of improvements since then. They are convinced that their system will work, and they have gone ahead to strengthen both their ABM de fense systems and their offensive missile capabilities. Today, the Soviets have 1,200 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM’s), while the United States has 1,056. At the present rate of construction, the Soviets can have 2,500 ICBM’s within five years, while the U. S. is not planning to increase the present number. Even more significant is the Soviet construction of the gigantic SS-9 missiles, capable of knocking out United States ICBM’s in their hardened con crete silos. The United States has built no missiles in this super-size category. The SS-9 gives the Soviets a so-called “first-strike capability,” that is, they have the power to attempt to destroy our strategic missile system. Although Ameri can opponents of the ABM have claimed that the Soviets would never attempt a surprise attack, it is noteworthy that official Soviet literature on military strategy clearly describes the Soviet intention to destroy our ICBM’s on the launching pads. FIRST STRIKE The Soviet strategists claim that they have the ability to de tect the enemy’s preparations for an ICBM launching in the early stages. Under this pretext, the Soviet strategists would launch what they call “a retaliatory first strike”—that is, it would retali ate against the enemy’s prepara tions, but it would be a first strike in the sense that it would be launched first. Whatever the Soviet claims of “retaliation,” it is obvious that the capability required for a surprise attack and the so-called retaliatory first strike are identical. Moreover, the Soviets have already adopted a militant pos ture in all categories of arms. In total megatonnage, the Soviets achieved parity with the U. S. in 1968; they will have a 2-1 ad vantage by 1971. The Soviets have 900 bombers; we have 549. The Soviets have 700 interme diate-range missiles; we have none. The Soviets have the capa bility to exceed us in submarine- launched missiles by FY 1971. The Soviets have 375 subma rines; we have 142, mostly of a much older vintage. The Soviets are testing space weapons and space defenses; we have none. For these reasons, if we are to keep the peace and to protect our freedom, the Safeguard is absolutely essential as a begin ning. DEFENSIVE WEAPON The ABM is a purely defen sive weapon. The Soviets under stand it as such, and will not be misled as to our intentions. They will know that we are simply trying to provide our Nation with the same protection that the Soviets have installed on the territory which they hold. In rejecting curtailment of the Safeguard ABM, the Senate has reaffirmed the traditional policy of maintaining a position of strength. This policy has served the world well for 25 years in avoiding a war between the super powers. The Senate’s decision is the first round in the continuing battle to assure Americans the protection they need. (not prepared or printed at government expense) The Job Ahead: Today’s agriculture is a far cry from that of the past. Ex amination of early photos will reveal the primitiveness of rur al life just 75 or 100 years ago. Whatever the attractions of farm life then—and there were some, evidently, if you believe Grandpa’s yarns—luxury and ease were not among them. A characteristic of old-time farming was plenty of hard work. Another was modest yields. Farmers had neither the tools nor the knowledge to con quer either problem. Farm man agement in the modern sense was unknown. A farmer knew what he was going to raise; he got on with his labors without much talk and hoped for the best. Time and science have pret ty well whittled down these pro blems, though the end of possi bilities is nowhere in sight Now the art of management is in the forefront of the business of farming. Successful management of the thousands upon thousands of dol lars worth of land, machinery, buildings and stock takes broad knowledge, skill and a sound grasp of how the overall opera tion functions, how each as pect relates to another. Great grandfather, with his lack of education and big-ticket man agement experience, would pro bably be hopelessly lost these days unless he was a very quick learner. A farm operation must funct ion smoothly and according to plan to come out ahead. Acci dents can disrupt well-function ing farm plans, play havoc with schedules, snatch away profits, even break up the enterprise as well as the people dependent on it. To avoid such a costly and crippling blow, the modem far mer must incorporate safety in his management planning. As in industry he should build a methodical, routine on-farm saf ety program of his own to min imize hazards and human er rors. In this day and age of big investment farming, he can not afford accidents. He must “Manage to Prevent Accidents.” You can personally help curb costly accident losses by inform ing farm families with whom you work and serve on acci dent control measures whenever you can. Start helping now. Extra Profit In Vaal: Don’t overlook veal product ion as a way to increase in come from your livestock oper ation. A new “package” veal calf system wraps up the en tire program-calf procurement housing set-up, feed, technical assistance, management and marketing. Calves in the program are able to gain at the astounding rate of 1^:1—that’s one and one-half pounds of feed for each pound of gain. Producers are also able to market these vealer for at least $45 per hundred weight, and net $20 per calf. Anyone interested in the pro gram doesn’t have to partici pate in every part of the pack age veal operation. But, if you want to maximize the profits from a veal enterprise, it pays to stick with the entire set-un. WEEKEND VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jefferson Conn of The Prairie Plantations, Benoit, Mississippi, visited in the home of Prof, and Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, Sr. and F. Scott Elliot, Jr. on the weekend. Mr. Conn is Mrs. Elliott’s brother. 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