I .,.JAY,' tiBER 17, 1954.
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3
Gifts
'Uany childhood accidents could
biv prevented .; if : parents i would
c!;oose toys wisely and train their
children to use them safely. The
North; Carolina 'State Board of
Ei'-nlth states' that parents cannot
Ice if for granted that toys are
nfe, or that children will under
sold the potential hazards of cer-
-tnin toys.
. I ljefore they purchase a toy, par
ents should ask themselves jf they
" will take the time to teach' their
children what the dangers are and
how-. to ise it safely. " No child
should be given a potentially haz-
1 ard()U toy until he is old enough to
accept the responsibility of using
t It properly. ' ' . . ,
' , ; The. Health and Safety Commit
tee of the Edenton Business and
J'rQfiiKsional Women's Club hopes
that- parents will follow these sug-
spstions when they buy toys this
' Christmas: '. :. .
if For infanta and toddlers who
ar&. at the hand-to-mouth" stage,
select toys too large to swallow.
Check all parts, too, to see if they
could be pulled or knocked off.
i.Z. Give blunt wissors only. Teach
tht child never to run with them
and. always to hold them with the
ilades pointed downward when cat-
yjjig them. ; This will teach him a
loalthv respect for sham pointed
i ; ; tbiiiits later in life.;
'-. ", W the child wants a knife, par.
i V."; wiis. 'jhoujdi woit to igive him one
' . until he has shown he will use it
. - - correctly and. not in a way that is
dangerous or destructive. Teach
i him to keep a folding knife closed
'when not in use, always -to cut
V.ViV. away .from his body, and to keep
m:.' : his. fingers away from the direction
'..ft Of the blade when cutting.
; . . 4. Air riflea, '. dart games and
1 siimlar playthings are weapons and
' . must hif .J.rjfated as such. Take the
. ' t. time t'jKipeijfise,. your child until
': oonfidelipthoytyjlhbe used safely.;
', & H-'ybur !bild wants a bicycle,
; ' . sk yo I selve:: has; "he followed
sur rules' WrfeerniHfr t pedestrian
safety, and in using his tricycle
nd wagon ? . If the child has been
)edient to .othejf rules-for his safe
ty, he probabjy will follow bicycle
. sarety rules. , , '
i : . fl,. When a child decides he would.
. ike to "have a chemistry set, make
:c ft thorough"5 attempt to understand
any hazards involved when pur
chasing ,flie sef and plan to explain
them carefully to your child. . yn
der no circumstances should a child
be encouraged to mix substances in
a chemistry set jus to see what
- ' happens. '"TJhink also of the young
er children in the family Will it
be possible for the materials used
; in these sets to be kept, out of the
younger child's reach at all times?
7. In purchasing, electrical toys,
took for the Underwriters' Labora-
toi'ies label. Children should be
. taught never to operate electric
' toys with wet hands or in damp
cjothing. Inspect electric toys reg
ularly to see if they need repair.
Billion During '54
For the first time since 1948,
total ' government expenditures in
the United .States showed a de
cline in fiscal 19i4 from the pre
vioua year due to sharp . cts inj
Federal spending, the Tax . Koun
Ration reports.! ," i.o' 'ail) j .?.,
" The $103 Jbilliop in .Federal, stattf
and local spending' in 1954 is mow
than -$4 billion below. ,the corres
ponding figure for fiscal 1953, ac
cording to the jrfw;ighth -edition
of the Foundation's biennial refer
ence booR ; Facts, and' Figures on
Government 1 Finance, 19M-65,
The decline in spending Is as
counted for by V $6 billion drop
in Federal expenditures, which
overshadowed an increase of near
ly $2 "billion in state and, local
expenditures', said the Foundation.
Of the 1954 total, $71.5 billion
was spent by the Federal ' govern
ment, $14.7 billion by state gpv
ernments", and $17 billion by local
governments. . The - Federal share
was 69.3 percent of total spend
ing; the state, 14.2 "percent; and
local, 16.5 percent.
"V; Contains 17$ tables.
The taxpayers'-eye view of where
and how units of government dis
pose of the enormous sums collect
ed is -.contained In the Foundation's
25irpago volume, with 15 charts
and 173 tables, detailing fundamen.
tal data on government spending,
taxation and debt. ' The Founda
tion . is a private, non-profit re
search organization.
... The $103 billion of spending
represents $652.20 for every Ameri
can.; Spending in the fiscal 4954
is broken down per capita as fol
lows: Federal, $451.95; state,
$93.35; local $107.39. . , ' ; '
Although the end of the Korean
War cut defense needs, spending
for 'national defense ($39.4 billion)
still amounted to $248.95 per capita
and represented 58.3 percent of to
tal Federal spending in fiscal 1954.
In fiscal 1952, spending by the Fed
eral government for national de
fense represented '57.6 percent of
total spending.
The book ' shows that . Federal
non-dense expenditures in fiscal
1954 amounted to- $21.4 billion, a
drop of $1 billion from the pro
ceeding year. ' The, largest portion
oi this spending wentJori interest
on the Federal debt (30.2 percent) ;
for veterans' services and benefit
(19.9 percent);, for "agriculture and
agriculture resources" (12 percent),
and for 'social security, welfare, and
health (9.3 percent).'- .
. Almost - Forgotten - Man
Julius Soar is sorry because he
has not made the Who's Who book
of notable people.
"I've been, busy all .of my life
trying to keep my name in the
telephone directory," he said.
How blessings brighten as the
take their flight.- . ( .1 ,
- Edward Young.
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1 HIS IS
the Law
i4
By.CHARLES W.' DANIEL
(For the N. C. Bar Association)
Editor's- Note: This is the last
in the current series of 12 ar
ticles, "This Is The Law,: rit
ten especially for the North
Carolina weekly press. It is
hoped these columns have been
. useful to readers of The Her
ald. Charles W. Daniel, execu
tive secretary of the North
Carolina Bar Association; ' au
thor of the series of articles,
expects to offer another series
next spring.
LAW AND THE CHURCH
The Law and the Church are sel
dom joined in. the same thought.
Yet the two have much in com
mon, bach is bent upon the same
mission: The welfare of mankind.
Each owes much to the other.
Much of what we know today as
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"common, la w";had its beginning in
the English eee'le'siastical courts.
And it was in these'church cqurts"
that ,Engliifh , and American sys
tems of justice bad their beginning.
Preachers were among the earliest
"advocates" ' or lawyers. . Jesus
Christ, himself, was an advocate.
In the Episcopalian ''Book of Com
mon Prayers," as a part of a pray
er for the 'the Clergy and' the Peo
ple,' is this language: v
' . , . grant this, O Lord, for the
honour of our Advocate and Me
diator, Jesus Christ.".
The'-' church courts, of course,
have long since been abandoned,
but they figured prominently in
shaping" the course followed by the
law. Reasons why certain conduct
is wrong and "against the law" are
drawn frequently from church
'norms."
The law,, on the other hand, has
long been protector of the church
in free lands.' Both Federal and
State Constitutions literally and
jealously guarantee freedom of re
ligion. The law of our land strin
gently separates church and state
so as to .safeguard the right to
worship, free of compromise by the
political state.
The law of North Carolina (and
many other states) protects the
economic rights of the church.
Here is an example: If a church
begins a drive for money with
which to expand or build, and va
rious people- pledge contributions,
such pledges are .enforceable in
courkby the church against the in
dividual pledgors. On this subject
the law says that the promise of
one contributor furnishes consid
eration to the others, and that,
therefore, they, too, can be requir
ed to fulfill, their pledges. "
.The tax. law favors church .econ
omy. . The new , (1954) ceiling on
deductions for gifts to churches is
30 per cent (for federal income tax
purposes). Previously, the allow-
able deduction was 20 per cent of
adjusted gross income. Certain
tax' dispensations are made to min
isters. Church properties are rare
ly taxed. : , " ', ,
FREEDOM OF RELIGION
The United States Supreme
Court, on occasion has been .called
upon to' distinguish , between legi
titnate church activities and rack
ets "conducted under guise of "re
ligious freedom." Without excep
tion ' the1 court has leaned over
backward to- protect the questioned
activity if there was any basis at
all. for doing so on grounds of
freedom to worship
Such freedom, however,, is not
absolute or boundless. . t . '
,t North Carolina, by statute which
has since been held to, Tie qohstitu-
FOR. CHRISTMAS...
,. ...... M.
tional,rohihils $je , public hand
ling, of poisonous ,'jjnake.s .yen
though it be done, ' ostensibly, as
part of a religious ceremony.
The North Carolina Constitution,
Article 1, section 26, says:
"All persons have a natural -tmdjise thereof ;
inalienable right to ' worship Al
mighty God according to the dic
tates of their own consciences, and
no human authority should, n any
case, whatever, control or. interfere
ivith. jhe rightff of conscience." ;
1 ; The "rights , ot conscience" do
not-include-the ' handling of .' live
poisonous snakes in public,.
.he .First' Amendment to the
United Statps. Constitution says:
""'Congress'hall make no law re .
specting an establishment of re
ligion, or prohibiting, th&.lree . ex.-
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