LOCAL EDITORIAL COMMENT
At Last
The 89th' Congress has ad
journed. Good rldance. A few
more months of legislation by
"Lyndon's Stooges" and the
oountry would never have sur
vived. To paraphrase the Im
mortal Churchill? "Never In the
history of human politics have
so many done so much for such
few.",,
Most pf the actions taken by
this Congress were ? designed
not unlike the hostess who
forced the candy on the already
stuffed youngster. The people
neither needed nor wanted the
legislation. But Lyndon did.
And in the 89th Congress, what
Lyndon wanted, Lyndon got.
Five, yea, even ten genera
tions from now our ancestors
will still be paying on legis
lation passed by the sycophan
tic 89th Congress.
Even though many befleved it
to be impossible, the 89th sur
passed the 88th in cowering to
the President's every whim.
The 89th will go down in his
tory, as has been suggested.
The pages will undoubtedly be
marked by a pair of eye glass
es to denote Its complete blind
ness to the effects of Its legis
lation on the country.
Just one month, the 30 days
In June, should have been
warning enough.^- A $10,000
Investment, drawing 6 percent
Interest, lost all It earned In
the 30 days. A $10,000 life .
insurance policy lost $50 in
buying power In Just 30 days.
$10,000 In life savings bought
$220.00 less In food during
these 30 days. All pensions,
wages, dividends and other In
come shrunk accordingly during
this particular period.
And the trend continues, being
pushed along by a Congress
made up of "yes" men.
Is there any wonder the sigh
of relief can be heard all over
the world as the Infamous 89th
passes into yesterday.
But don't take too much heart.
Come January, we'll Hbe faced
with the 90th trying to outdo the ,
89th. And even though it seems i
impossible that this could hap- 1
pen, don't bet that it won't.
The Vets Are Coming
The World War I Veterans
Auto Caravan will visit Louls
burg next week as one of a
large number of stops In their
ten-day tour of the state. It
is appropriate that the time of (
day they will appear here Is
11 a.m., the time of the. Armi
stice on November 11, 1918.
Gov. Dan Moore has declared
November World War I Veter
ans Recognition Month. This,
too, Is appropriate.
These men fought for their
country In a time of great peril.
They fought before draft csanl
burning became the fad. They
fought before mechanization
when the foot soldier was {Tie
difference. They fought for love
of God and country.
Far less has been done for
this gallant band than for those
,men who have served since
tnelr day.
It Is good that they are to be
given some degree of rec?gnl
tlah 47 years later.
It Is hoped that Loulsburg will
show them a welcome which
they will not soon forget. The
time Is 11 a.m* Thursday,
Nov. 4, and the place Is here
u(t the-Ti?wsp??*r wfflo?r -'ujv u
We'll be looking for you? and
so will they.
NATIONAL EDITORIAL COMMENT
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A Tale Of Two Cities
d til i iq:
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A few days ago, we saw a
letter designed by a small
Eastern corporation to accoro^
pany Its payroll checks. It
read: ,
"Dear Fellow Workers As
required by law, we have de
ducted from your pay checks
this month a total of $ .
Add this amount to the checks
you have received and you will
have your total earnings for the
month.
"The above deduction is
claimed by the Government as
an advance payment upon y^ur
Federal Income Tax for the
year. Withdrawing this part of
your earnings and forwarding it
to the Government is part of our
cost of doing business. Every
employer is governed by the
same Government requirement;
the expense of retaining and
forwarding' employee taxes is
part of his operating costs and
mustbe cl%rged to you when you
buy his products or services.
"In addition to the above tax
es whloh you have paid, each
corporation is taxed 22% of its
earnings up to $25,000, and 48%
nL
of all additional earnings "
- The same day's mall brought
the story of an Illinois business
man who opened a drycleanWg
establishment back In 1939.
Like many another enterprising
beginner, he framed the first
dollar bill his business took in,
posted it In a prominent place
in the waiting room, and dated
it with the year, 1939. During
the war years, while he slogged
through Europe, his wife and
sister-in-law kept the door open
and the clientele coming. Be
ginning In post-war 1949, he
enlarged the frame for the first
dollar bill to permit space for
printing beneath It the current
value of that dollar according
to the Bureau of Labor Statis
tics consumer price Index. By
1949, that dollar was worth
75.2 cents. The sign now reads
44.7 cents.
Businessmen learnedlong ago
that it pays to advertise. Edu
cation of employees and cus
tomers pays, too. It's the only
form of insurance against de
struction that free enterprise
can buy.
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WHY WE'RE NOT MOVING
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How It Feels To
Be A Welfare Child
BY CAROLYN CATES CUNNINGHAM
Editor's Note: For the next several issues of The
Times, this space will be devoted to an article brought,
in by Superior Court Judge Hamilton H. llobgood which
we feel is of interest to our readers. The article has
been widely reprinted from an original June 1965 issue
of Tennessee Public Welfare Record. The regular Frank
Count column will resume at the completion of this
article.
My mother took a night- job at a hosiery np ill to try to keep
things going, (or. by this time the small savings accumulated
for the purchase of a lot on which to build a home was com
pletely gone. Eventually my mother's health also tailed from
constant overwork as she cared for her sick husband and son,
tried to keep a lively little girl of four healthy and happy,
ind hold down a public Job at night. At that ttme I did not
realize that my world was different from that of other children.
1 was a happy, carefree child. My mother and father loved
me, and It mattered little to me that at times there was nothing
but dry bread to eat.
Finally, when my mother knew not where to turn, a dear
friend of ours suggested that she apply for welfare assistance.
Reluctantly, my mother eventually did this. She discovered
that she could draw an assistance check for my brother and
me until we were eighteen because of my father's disability.
After this things were a little better, at least once a month.
I was always happy when my mother said that today we would
go to town. This meant a rare trip for me to see all the
lovely toys. Occasionally, there was a nickel or dime for
me to spend for a small toy or atbar of candy to share with
my brother. . ?
My days passed happily as I played and learned about the
things around me. I delighted most In attempting to copy
the funny little drawings of animals which my mother often
drew for me. The years passed and soon It was time for
my first year In school. 1 was Intrigued from the very first
with the activities of life at school and the many new experi
ences I had there. I could hardly wait to go home each day
to tell my father what I had learned. He was always Just as
eager to hear my dally reports.
It was during my early school years that I first began to
that i the re was some difference between myself and
the other children. For Instance, I noted that I had to go to the
office for my lunch ticket while everyone else went to the
cafeteria for theirs. Not realizing as yet what money meant,
I could not understand that It was because the others brought
money, and I brought none, that this was so.
HIGH FUEL BILLfi
make you
hit the ceiling?
CEILING HOT WHEN YOU
HIT IT? THEN YOU HAVE
AN ORDINARY HEATER!
GAS HOME HEATERS
never waste
heat on the
ceiling or out
the chimney
H pay a /of Itself with tha fual It saves I
We don't blame you for hitting the ceiling if you con
tinually pay for heat you don't get! The new SI&GLER
Gm Home Heater wrings the heat from the gas flame,
then poura out SUPER FLOOR HEAT. With n
SIEGT you can expect undreamed of heating com
fort, " heated ceilings and low, low fuel bills. So
don . hit. t jeitiug ... hit your Siegler dealer, for a hot
demonstration!
A Division Of JOHNSON COTTON CO.
Guard Extended -
Washington. D. C.-- President
Johnson has signed a bill that
Secret Service protection for
Mrs. John F. Kennedy and her
children will be provided for
another two years. The bill
also provides lifetime pro
tection for former presidents
and four years of protection
for widows and minor children
of presidents who die in office.
Report On Mariner 4
Washington, D! C.--The N?J -i
tlonal Aeronautics and Space -
Administration announced the ?
transmitter and other critical :
systems of Mariner 4 were cut
off the first of October. NASA
officials said It would be reac- '?
tlvated In mid- 1967, when It
will be close enough to earth
to send pictures again.
Ike On
Prices-Wages
Washington, D. C.? Former ?
President Dwlght D. Elsen
hower has expressed disagree
ment with the administration's
policy of Issuing guidelines on
wages and prices. He also
criticized what he called "over-'
centralized, government."
If you drink and drive you are
not only thoughtless 6ut selfish.
4%
DAILY
INTEREST FROM
DAY OF DEPOSIT,
COMPOUNDED
FOUR TIMES
A YEAR!
UlRST
[CITIZENS
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COMPANY
NluMNCI C 0**(
Phoebe is a short-distance talker.
Likes to keep in close touch
with her friends.
The one across the street,
tine 6ne next door,
the.otoe in the next block,
and the one three houses down.
Phoebe's one of our favorite customers.
Just loves her phone.
(What else that ctfsts so little makes her world so big?)
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