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GEORGE WASHINGTON
Americans honor the birthday anniver
ary of George Washington on the 22nd day
of February of each year. Washington, the
first President and the man responsible
than any other for the successful establish
ment of the American Republic as an in
dependent country, was a man who quit
school at the age of sixteen.
His father had died and left him only a
farm on the Rappanhannock as an inher
itance. Although his elder brothers had en
joyed schooling in England, George was not
fortunate enough to have this advantage
and began his career as a woodsman and
surveyor, working for an Englishman who
was looking after considerable inherited
properties.
Actually, one of George’s brothers did
much to get him started on the road to
success. This brother, Lawrence, was in ill
health when George began his career as a
woodsman and surveyor, and in 1751 his
failing health induced George to accom
pany him to the Bahamas. Though George
stayed with him a while, he finally was
forced to bring him back to die, but his
brother made him executor of his will.
Lawrence had also given George his
place in the Virginia Militia, and, in 1752,
Lieutenant-Governor D i n w i n d d i e gave
George a commission as Major and Adjut
ant General, in charge of one of the four
military districts of the state.
ANOTHER POSTAGE INCREASE?
Postoffice officials in Washington are
claiming that they will operate at a huge
deficit unless postal rates are increased.
They are certainly right as to the cost of
their operation, and as to the deficit in
their department.
However, this is no time to increase postal
rates. With the cost of everything else up,
small business, the farmer and many others
beginning to feel an inflationary squeeze,
postage rates should be kept where they are.
Postoffice officials are about ready to ask
Congress to approve a five cents charge f 'r
mailing ordinary letters, an increase whicn
the department had said earlier was under
consideration. President Eisenhower is sup
porting postal rate increases in an effort to
bring in more than $650,000,000 in ad
ditional revenue to the Postoffice Depart
ment.
We cannot help but think of Senator
Harry Byrd’s suggestions on cutting the
THE RUSSIAN BUDGET
Soviet Government officials recently re
vealed that they had compiled a 614-billion
ruble budget for 1957. The budget was pre
sented to the Supreme Soviet, Russia’s Par
liament, by Finance Minister Arseny Kverev
and Economic Chief Mikhail Pervukhin.
The Soviet budget is highly interesting in
view of the fact that our defense officials
have repeatedly asserted that Russia’s arm
ament, as far as quantity is concerned, can
not be matched by the United States.
The 614-billion-ruble budget represents
an outlay of approximately 62.5 billion dol
lars, which compares with President Eisen
hower's recently submitted 72-billion dollar
budget. Os course, the Russians claim their
budget is actually a 154 - billion - dollar
budget, though the ruble is actually worth
only about two-fifths of that amount when
measured against the dollar. Nevertheless,
it is significant that the Russians are spend
ing only about fifteen per cent of their total
budget for defense. The United States, on
the other hand, is spending better than fifty
per cent of its budget on defense.
By realistic comparative financial stand
ards. the Russians are spending approx-
GIVE BOSS A BONUS
A good example in labor-management re
lations is an event which occurred in Rich
mond, Virginia, recently. The head of a
firm in Richmond which employs over 150
persons. E. C. Robins, was recently notified
by his employes they were presenting him
and his wife a trip to Mexico, all expenses
paid.
The employes thought it was about time
that the boss get a bonus In the way of a
two-weeks' vacation. For many years Robins
From this beginning, Washington went
on to become the General who fought for
many long and discouraging years against
the British to win American independence.
It was largely through his patience, per
severance and steadfastenss that the Ameri
can colonial army was held together and
maintained as an effective fighting force.
George Washington was chosen to lead
the Continental Army over John Hancock,
mainly because of the influence of John
Adams, who saw the wisdom of binding the
South and middle colonies to New England,
which was already in an uprising against
the British. The choice was a wise one.
The victorious turning point of the war
for independence came when Washington
crossed the Delaware on December 25th,
1776, and won a major victory against the
Hessians, taking 900 prisoners. Then he
crossed to the other side of the river and
won another great victory at Princeton.
These victories, after adverse conditions and
silent suffering on Washington’s part,
brought him the sympathy and admiration
of the world, and from then on, confidence
in their leader increased among Americans
and abroad.
Washington, however, went through other
trials, especially in 1777, up to and during
his encampment at Valley Forge, and for
the next three years. Finally, the British
surrendered on the 19th of October, 1781.
budget, when we consider the postal rate in
crease question. Senator Byrd, a Virginia
Democrat, has proposed that $5,000,000,000
be cut off President Eisenhower’s $72,000,-
000,000 budget. He has the support of
Secretary of the Treasury George Humph
rey, and even of President Eisenhower, to
some extent.
If several billion dollars could be chopped
off the budget, then it looks as if the coun
try could afford to pay a little for the opera
tion of its postal service. We think a postal
rate increase may be necessary in the fu
ture, but we do not believe 1957 is the right
time for the raise. There is a possibility that
it may be several years before they should
be raised — depending on the way business
goes in the next few months or years.
Therefore, we can see little justification
for raising first class mail stamps from
three to five cents, and for other increases,
which will no doubt be pressed on Congress.
imately ten billion dollars for defense. We
are spending approximately forty billion
dollars for defense. If the Russians are able
to outproduce us, both in the air and on
the ground, and at least building a threat
ening navy (a high naval official recently
said Russia had been building more ships
since the end of World War II than any
other country), then the Russians are get
ting a great deal for their rubles.
One can see why the Russians claim that
they will force the United States into bank
ruptcy by operating under a controlled
budget, while our free economy falls prey
to inflation and resulting depression.
The budget recently submitted to the
Supreme Soviet gives a clear picture of the
economic war Russia is waging. No doubt
they are getting more tanks and more
planes for ten billion dollars than we are
getting for forty billion —a result of in
flation in the United States since World
War 11. And this is one good reason why
the Administration must maintain the
value of the dollar, halting the steady de
crease in its value.
has closed his plant in the summer and sent
his employes on trips, paying all the bills.
These trips included such places as New
York city and Washington. D. C.
Not long ago Robins and his wife boarded
a plane for Mexico, convinced that the
policy of providing a little fun along with
the pay-checks for his employes had paid
wonderful dividends in labor-rannagc* l
relations and the building of friendship and
goodwill.
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
BREAKING THROUGH THE FOG
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Knowland And The U. N.
Minority Senate leader Wil
liam F. Knowland, of California,
has attacked Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles for saying
that the United States would
seriously consider joining sanc
tions if they are voted against
Israel.
The Secretary was replying to
a question on the subject of
sanctions, which were being
discussed in the United Na
tions. If that world body voted
1 sanctions against Israel, for re
fusing to withdraw her troops
from territory she recently in
vaded, the Secretary said the
United States would consider
joining in the punishment.
Secretary Dulles could have
said nothing less. If he had said
th^ United States would not join
in the sanctions, then it would
have been an open invitation to
Israel to remain in territory she
had recently captured. There
fore, we do not go along with
any criticism of tiie Secretary of
State on this count.
However, it is also true that
Minority Leader Knowland has
an irrefutable argument in say
i ing that the United States
.should not be placed in the po
sition of voting sanctions on
Israel because Israel would not
obey a United Nations’ directive
when the Soviet Union disre-I
gards United Nation's directives
at will.
What Senator Knowland is ac
tually saying is that the United
Nations is unable to keep peace
in the world or have its direc
tives obeyed. This has been
obvious for many years to all
those who have faced the facts
and who have watched the
United Nations in operation.
The United Nations will never
gain the prestige and authority
needed to make it a capable
peace-keeping organization un
til it has some forceful means
of backing up its decisions. As
long as Russia can completely
disregard ail the buzzings and
speeches and resolutions passed
by the United Nations, then the
organization is only effective
; with those nations so weak they
cannot afford to buck a move
such as sanctions.
Air Superiority
There is good reason to ques
tion the accomplishments of our
country on the question of
aerial supremacy and airpower.
The Symington committee,
which has been looking into the
airpower race, has charged that
Russia may be seizing the bal
ance of airpower from us and
specifically charges that the
Russians are progressing at a
faster rate In Jet engines, mis
siles, and in research and de
velopment generally.
This, added to the possibility
that U. 8 industrial centersand
: armaments factories may be
J wiped out in case of n sudden
i air attack, makes it imperative
that the Administration and
Congress look into the Symlng-
I ton charges.
We Americans have always
been great ones to underestimate
the enemy. In 1041. before we be
। time Involved in World War 11,
i it will be recalled that our mili
tary experts were estimating we
' could defeat Japan in a year or
six months.
One would I "nt the
1 Uniled ~ t huuid nave the
. military force on the
j To consider It to be a leading
I maximum In life, not to do any
| thing to excess. —Terence
face of the earth in practically
; every field, judging from our ex-
I penditures for defense. We are
' currently spending almost two
thirds of our budget for military
; weapons, including military and
economic aid to allies we count
on to support us in time of emer
gency.
This amounts to some forty
billion dollars. However, the Rus
sians are spending less than
one fifth of their budget on mili
tary supplies and equipment,
and have a budget which is al
most equal to that of this coun
try. Therefore, the question
arises whether or not the time is
approaching when profits will
have to be taken out of military
procurement. In time of war,
sentiment has often built up in
favor of such a propositon.
However, it dies down after the
war ends.
With the United States ex
periencing steady inflation, a
good question is that concerned
with the high and increasing
cost of national defense. If prof
its could be taken out of nation
al defense, then there would be
billions of dollars left to reduce
taxes and to be used for other
governmental purposes.
Another Dulles Boner
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles recently revealed Com
munist China is trying to make
a deal through which it would
release the ten Americans im
prisoned there if the United
States would allow U. S. re
porters to visit China. Secretary
Dulles said, in response to a
question on this subject, that he
has so far refused to make the
deal.
He said the Administration’s
policy was not motivated by a
desire to withhold news from the
American public, but by a re
luctance to submit to Commu
nist blackmail — which he
thought the offer constituted.
In our opinion, this is one of
tiie most absurd arguments ever
advanced by the Secretary of
State. If ten Americans are im-
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Read Romana 5:1-11 ,
I reckon timt the sufferings I
of this present time are not
worthy to be compared with the
glory which shall be revealed in I
us. । Romans 8:18. >
One evening three of us
patients were sitting and idly
chatting One was a communist,
another a libertine, and I a;
Christian. As usual the talk 1
came around to sickness. We I
had nil been In thin leprosarium
for many years. Redden, we
were In the tuberculosis ward.
Up to a few days before, an
other of 'he patients seemed to
hr recovering, but hr suddenly
had n set hick and died. On in
vestlu.it I>n H wis discovered
that he l ad somehow contracted
meningitis. Fn- ume time we
- 'i ", e, with bowed heads
Rui ii of us recognized the se
riousness of life and death.
i prisoned in Communist China—
as they are—and can be released
if American newsmen are per
■ niitted to visit Communist China,
then we see no reason why the
newsmen should not be im
mediately allowed to visit that
| country. In fact, there is no rea
■ son why American newsmen
should not bo allowed to visit in
Communist China whether or
not Americans are imprisoned
' there.
To the contrary, what the
American public needs is an ac
curate report from Communist
China, for many of cur citizens
! are still laboring under the de
j lusion that Chiang Kai-shek’s
Nationalist Chinese forces are
i capable of returning to China
‘ and routing the Chinese Com
. munists.
The truth is, brutal and un-
I satisfactory as it is to face, the
' Chinese Communists are in com
plete control of China and
Chiang Kai-shek has very little
chance of regaining power in
that country. Also, the truth is
that the forces at Chiang’s com
mand are nowhere near ade
quate to give him even a fight
ing chance to defeat the Coin
i munist Chinese.
In addition to that, observers
’ who have toured Communist
, China report that the Chinese
i people would not flock to the
banners of Chiang Kai-shek or
would not support him if he
landed on the Chinese main
■ land. Therefore, what goes on in
। China might be of great interest
to the American public.
If the Chinese Communists
are so proud of thoir accom
plishments that they want
American newsmen to see them,
then the American public is ma
| ture enough to read honest re
ports from our newsmen about
progress in that country. No
doubt there has been some prog
ress in Communist China in re
cent years in the economic field,
and Americans are not so ig
i norant or gullible that they can
not be allowed to visit Commu
nist China or read reports writ
। ten by Americans visiting that
| country.
In Christ alone we ran find
peace of heart and the hope of
eternal life. Hut what about my
two friends? They did not know
the joy of salvation or have the
assurance of eternal life. I
prayed that my friends might
believe in Christ and know the
grace of God in all its fullness
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, we thank
Thee for the hope of salvation.
What a magnificent salvation!
Through the living word may
we be delivered from sin and the
fear of death. Grant to us joy
in the faith: through Jesus
Christ. Thy Son Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Even though our sufferings be
doubles, we cannot be moved
from our joy in Christ.
Nario Fukazawa (Japan •
WftUUN talmabW
Reports From
WASHINGTON '
for various brunches of service, plae-
iiii.Ki. in i.ii ii financial considerations ahead
the complacent Amer ^"defense requirements, confusion
recently-released report the ^‘Xieney in defense plan-
Senate Armed Services Subcorn vacillating policies of first
^The tu^^ emphasis and then de-emphasis
of the umieu eiav re spect to limited versus un-
defenses. limited war, failure to utilize
—" T be Subcom- Amel .j ean productive capacity fully
mittee found an(J improper programing- and ad-
A that this conn- m j n i s tration by the Department of
i I try, already nefeiwe>
| trailing Russia ♦ , »
<raft“ m <nintilv' ™ESR FINDINGS SERVE to
' rani div loss- emphasize the need for a new con-
*., P cept of national defense based
SR nhcraft upon latest technological advances
ity >n and economic realities. Military
quality. It also learned that planning which looks to the past
Soviet Union has exceeded I rather than to the future serves
United Slates in the rate ot tec - npjther t | ie pu blie welfare nor pro
nological development and elaps v j deg f or the national defense,
time between original design am j a y o f maase j military
quantity production of new planes maneuver j 8 so much history and
and is making more rapid piogiess v j vtol .y j n a ny future war will be
in the development of interconu- j on g t 0 t , le nation which controls
nental guided missiles. s kj ea n ot only over its own
* * *, t.u shores but also over the domain
DESPITE THE BILLIONS whuh jj )e en emy. Recognition of that
have been spent, the Senate inves- realization that the only
tigntors disclosed, the defenses ot way to prevent war is through
the United States have weakened s ^ l . pn „.^| l s 0 overwhelming no foe
and its vulnerability to sudden at- wou ] d ( |are risk the consequences
lack increased greatly. Ihe nation attack should prompt the United
does not have sufficient numbers ot grates to make whatever revision
long-range jet bombers or tankers, defense establishment is
its air bases and defense warning nQces sa r y t 0 achieve that
system are inadequate and its air-
lift capacity is far below the nun- There j g n o security to be gained
imum needed to maintain Army the mere spending o£
mobility, the report showed. .InilaM
This disturbing state of affairs •’
was attributed to the tendency to y/
ignore or underestimate Soviet c. / »■»
military progress, duplication and * (j"
triplication of effort among the 1 V
(Not prepared or printed at government expense)
LANHAM'S
WEEKLY
LETTER
* YOUR CONGRESSMAN REPORTS
GEORGIANS FIGHT VICIOUS
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL
I February 7th was Georgia
Day" before the Committee of
I the Judiciary as we opposed the
enactment of the so-called Civil
Rights legislation. Representing
the State itself were the Honor
able Eugene Cook. Georgia’s able
Attorney General, and Mr.
Charles Bloch of Macon, who
spoke on behalf of the Governor
Both made splendid well rea-
1 soned presentations of Georgia’s
attitude toward the enactment
of this legislation.
Just before the Attorney Gen
eral made his statement. I read
a prepared statement to the sub
committee. I associated myself
with the views of the Attorney
General and of Mr. Bloch repre
senting the Governor.
I then presented my own view
point and emphasized the fact
that, first of all, there was no
need for this type of legislation
because of the fine relations ex
isting in our State between the
two races. I told the Committee
that Negroes are not denied the
right to vote in our section of
the State, and the poll tax has
been abolished in Georgia as a
prerequisite to voting I said also
that lynching no longer exists
as a blot on the South’s escutch
i eon.
I emphasized that in the next
place I was opposed to the legis
lation because it is an invasion
of the rights of the states to
regulate their own affairs and
that such legislation would re
sult in the loss of many ot the
rights guaranteed to the people
of the states by our Constitu
tion’s Bill of Rights.
I referred to the action of the
court at Clinton, Tennessee in
passing a blanket injunction
against all of the people of that
section, and in attempting to en
force the injunction by the im
prisonment of people charged
with violating it without the
< right to a trial by Jury. I also
'emphasized the fact that these
' bills arc objectionable in the
third place because they concen-
I trate too much power in the At
torney General.
I went on to sny:
"Within these bills are the
seeds of a Soviet-type gestapo
'of secret informers and, if the
bills should become law, we
would bo faced with the knock
on the door at midnight of the
agents of the Attorney General
' as well as the secret and unpaid
agents of the Commission set up
| by these bills. We would be jailed
I without the benefit of trial by
jury and at the instigation of
faceless informers. The minds of
Khrushchev, Bulganin, or Stalin
( himself could not have con
ceived a more dangerous sur
render of individual power to a
i government official."
1 warned them that in re
porting these bills they would
. create a Frankenstein monster
that could well destroy us all.
Power corrupts and absolute
I power corrupts absolutely. So no
THURSDAY, FFRRTTARY 21, 1957
—X—
Attorney General should be en
trusted with such power as these
bills would give him.
I went on to say:
"The people of my district
have tasted the bitter brew con
cocted of the unwarranted in
terference by the present politi
cally minded Attorney General
who sent his snoopers into Cobb
County, Georgia, not to protect
anyone's civil rights but to in
terfere with the administration
of the courts of law in that great
county of my district. He did this
over the objection of the United
States district attorney for the
Northern District of Georgia. He
did it upon the insistence of the
NAACP which had interfered in
the defense of a Negro rapist
who had twice been convicted of
the offense and who was at the
time of his last offense of the
same sort serving a sentence for
one of the previous assaults upon
white women. Moreover, the
accused had admitted a third
such offense and was convicted
and sentenced to death though
represented by able counsel ap
pointed by the court and later
had his conviction affirmed by
the Supreme Court of Georgia
where he was represented by one
of the ablest lawyers in the state
employed by the NAACP.
"And the snoopers who made
the investigation did not con
fine themselves to an investiga
tion but slyly made suggestions
which the officers of the court
took to be an attempt to prevent
further prosecution of the Negro
who. In the meantime, had been
granted a new trial by the
United States Supreme Court
upon a trivial point of law.
"Although it gives me no
pleasure to do so, I can now re
port that the Negro was tried
again, was sentenced to death,
appealed his case to the Su
preme Court of Georgia where it
was affirmed, and was executed
recently after the Governor had
refused to commute his sen
tence.
"The charges of irregularities
in the operation of the courts of
Cobb County, Georgia were
wholly without foundation and
the snooping Investigators fi
nally made a report clearing the
county officials of the charges
that had been made against
them
"These laws would affect ad
■ verscly the South today, but may
well be used in the future by po
, litlcally minded Attorneys Gen
eral against every one of you
and the people of the states In
which you live.”
SHOW APPRECIATION
Dublin. Texas — Farmers and
ranchers recently held a thank
you party for railroad officials
who cut freight rotes on hay
shipped into this drought-strick
en area The railroads made a
voluntary cut of 111 a ton on
hay. This cut, plus a Govern
ment subsidy, kept ranchers,
Umm and dairymen in Texas
from going broke.