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FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1957

Simple Mathematics

CT) long as the people of the United States ^ demand paternalistic card from the Federal government, .just, so lopg will they pay into the coffers of the Federal govern ment the major portion of their earnings. It is simple mathematic*—arithmetic. The Federal government gets the [funds from taxes placed upon the people. Federal re ceipts for other sources are inconsequent ial. Therefore, the more you demand, the more you pay. Federal income taxes, to say nothing of state income taxes, are becoming confisca tory. Take the example of Charles \ an Doren, the New York $4.500-a-Vear teacher who recently won, by his skill and know ledge, $129,000 on a TV quiz program. Aft er paying his Federal income tax he will have left $28,195. Not many people are fortunate enough to make $1?9,000, or to keep $28,195, but it is impressive to every one who saw the TV show that income tax es are out of proportion. Evejn those who have an income of $3,000 pay 20 percent, and above that figure 30, 40, 50, up to 90 percent. What incentive is there for an ambitious person, who knows that a major portion of his earned income will be taken in taxes? How long can this continue in a free nation? The way to slop it is to cut) the annual federal budget, to reduce expenditures, subsidies, foreign aid and unnecessary de fense expenses. To achieve this condition the people must speak, write their congress men, and demand a paring of unessential expenditures. This is being done and for the first time in some years Congress is becoming a bit more economy iminded. Senator Harry F. Byrd, as in his custom is about to present the Byrd Budget to Con gress. It will show savings of approximately $5.5 billion. If this can be achieved, and the outlook this year is more favoijable, two ef fects can result. First, a portion of the savings can he used to reduce I the national deb: and a portion used in tax reductions. Or, as we would approve, use the entire amount for the reduction of the national

debt. We know little about high finance, but we do feel that our generation is re sponsible for the huge national debt and would have the obligation of paying off as much as possible to bring the debt within reasonable limits. Mr. Byrd is a perennial advocate of re duction of unessential expenditures. He has Stood almost alone in his fight for the past 30 years. Now listen to the words of another Senator, a new senator, Frank J. Lausche, of Ohio, and we quote: “Under its expanding programs of feder al aid, it (federal government) is obtain ing control over the operation of local and state governments. With control of the purse strings, the federal government con trols the liberties of the citizenry of our country.” Senator Lausche suggested three areas in which spending must be controlled. 1. Stop the federal government from en tering into governmental services which be long historically and logically to local and state governments. 2. Eliminate from the foreign aid pro gram those grants in which there is doubt that the results produced will not be as contemplated. "We are mistakenly attempt ing to buy loyalty and support which seem ingly cannot be done”. 3. Discontinue “pork barrel demands" under which congressmen and senators ex change votes to obtain approval of projects which could not succeed on their own mer its. On the subject of inflation. Senator Lausche said, “The diminishing value of pensions, retirement pay, annuities and savings of the modest citizen, because of inflation, is a blow from which he retreats completely stunned, learning that what he believed to be a nest egg has dwindled con siderably.” Mr. Byrd has a supporter in Senator Lausche. These two practical men know that 2 and 2 still make 4, and it cannot be otherwise. More men in Congress like these two senators will make a difference in the future of this nation.

IJesure And Accidents

'I'MIK dollar cost of accidents in this coun try is rising. One reliable estimate puts last year’s total cost at the staggering fig ure of $10,000,000,000. This total includes damages!, benefit pay mem. . loss of pay, loss of production, doc tor ami hospital bills with perhaps half of the total being chargable to highway mis haps. With the heavy-travel season just now getting underway for 1057, there are those who are fearful of what this year's accident toll will he. While some safety officials pin their hopes for reducing the motor vehicle toll to the new national-highway building pro gram, others fear that the increase in the driver population and the number of mo tor vehicles on 1he highways twill cause the accident figures to climb even higher. Motor vehicle fatalities in 1956 brought a record 15,000 life insurance! death claims, with payment amounting to approximately •>07.000,000. This was 15,000 more claims and $7,000,000 more in benefits than was paid in the preceding year. Hut however high the economic and hu man loss from injuries and death from mo tor vehicle accidents, the lots from other types oi accidents has also risen. On-the job accidents cost industry and workers about $•'!..>00.000.000 last year, according to figures released by the American Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Boston. Oif-the-joh accidents cost much more — nearly $7,500,000,000 with highway acci dents being included in loot Ip categories. Increased liesure time ajid higher in come.- enable more people tjo travel these daw- -all too oiten into danger. The fact that so many workers seem th sustain more accident., causing time and production loss while away irom their jobs than while at work has caused a number of companies to set up safet.v clauses, urging precautions a: recreation, around the hofne and on the ' road. It is both interesting, and alarming, to note how the institute's estimate of $lo,

000,000,000 accident cost, which is termed “a total economic loss,” compares with the outlook for Federal and state-highway con struction this year, whiqh is expected to cost taxpayers $11,000,000,000, but not a “total” loss. 200 Million By 1967 THE Census Bureau reports that the pop ulation of the United States has now passed the 170,000,000-mark and the total is increasing every day. The latest survey shows that population in this country only recently passed 170, 000,000, after increasing 19,000,000 in the last six years. This is an enormous increase and explains the prediction of the Census Bureau that the population will reach 200, 000,000, representing another increase of 30,000.000. within ten years. l ake the year, 1956, for example. In that year, there were 4,200,000 births and only 1.600.000 deaths. Then, there was a gain of 300.000 immigrants—an unusually large number—which added up to a total gain of almost 3,000,000 for the year. This is an astounding rate of growth, and means that the United States may catch up with Russia in the population category, in the not unforseeable future. The Russian population is not increasing as fast as ours’ although it is estimated that there are more than 200,000,000 Rus sians in the U.S.S.R. today. The United States is expected to reach that figure in less than ten years, and it may well be that in a fen’ decades, our population will be approximately equal. China, however, remains the colossus of all nations in the population category, with an estimated 600,000,000 people. Democracy in the United States will work better when more citizens are inter ested in the general walfjare and less inter ested in private profit.

r. - —i Background Scripture: Matthew 2'A Devotional Reading: Isaiah 29:11-16 _ *_ Hypocrites Lesson for Marrh 24, 1037 ' | "HE word “hypocrite” can be thrown around recklessly. Some one asked Dr. VV L. Lingle once why there are so many hypo crites in the church. His reply was that there are really not so many as some people think. The church, he says, is full of half-way Chris tians. stupid Christians, ignorant

ana w e a k Christians, even 2'd% Chris tians. But a gen uine hypocrite is a person who is bad and knows it, and pretends to be good in or der to conceal his badness. Such persons,

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says Dr Lingle, are few. How ever. we should not sit back and suppose that all the hypocrites were Bible characters. Still less should any one imagine that to day all the hypocrites are in the church People who are at least temporary hypocrites can be found all around us. Perhaps in us! Family Hypocrites We don't have to go to church to be hypocrites We can practice right at home, and some of us do all too well at it The word originally meant simply "actor." We are all hypocrites when we act better than we know we are: or when our preachments fly at a higher level than our practice When Father gives the children a lecture on honesty, the very day when he sells a piece of real estate for more than he knows it is worth, when he spanks the children for losing their tempers— but doesn't spank them till he has lost his own: when Mother tells the children at fable to be patient, though she wouldn't wait in line at the post office but squeezed in out of turn; or when she greets the vi.-iting Mrs. Jones like a long-lost sister, only to say before the visitor gets in to her car. that she hopes that bore never comes again; Father and Mother are being play-actors. Even the children may be play acting when they take their par ents' lectures or discipline as if they heard every word and meant to do better next time, when all the while they are thinking about something else; and they may be terrible little hypocrites about school—how mean the teacher is. and how all the children pick on me. and so on. Business Hypocrites Dwight L. Moody admitted the church harbors a good many hypo crites, but—he said - there are a lot more outside the church. There are indeed. Take business for in stance. Listening to the high priests of big business in Ameri ca, reading the advertisements, the man from Mars might take it seriously and believe that the main object of business is serv ice The jolly fellowship at lunch eon clubs might be taken in the same way; how can these people be deadly rivals? The answer is, they aren't. The club rules allow admittance of only one person from each “classification." But in each classification the man may be a ruthless rival of other men in the same line not in this club. And as for service, it is quite true this is an aim of busi ness, but the aim is making mon ey. Even men in “professions" which have a long and honorable record of service, may be there for the simple reason that there is more money in it than in anything else they would find con genial. When a town finds itself year after without a resident doc tor or minister simply because it is a town of poor people, the citi zens are a little dubious about the "Service" professions. Hypocrites in Church Which brings up the kind of hypo crites who drew Jesus' fire—the hypocrites in church. Aren't we all hypocrites when we tip our heads back and sing. "Jesus, 1 my cross have taken, all to leave and follow thee”—when we decline even the small oppor tunities for service the church offers us'.’ Isn't a minister a hypo crite when he exhorts his people to virtues which in his position are very easy but which he would rind pretty hard if he were in their place? (Temperance, for in stance.) Isn't the church member a hypocrite who hastens to dust off the Bible when she sees the minister coming up the front walk? Isn't the churchman a hypocrite who is extra careful of his language around the preacher? And aren't we all hypocrites when we pray, "Thy Kingdom come.” — and back the prayer up with one thin quarter"’ < Biased on outlines copyrighted bv the Division of Christian Education. Na tional C ouncil of th* Churches of Christ In the I $ A Released by Community Pres.s Service > SMALL BUSINESS AID The Senate has approved and sent to the White House an emergency bill increasing the loan authority of the Small Business Administraton from the present $150 million to $250 million, and also extends the life of the igescy Ircx Jx.s JO to July JO.

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When my Jeanne was a small girl, she decided to give her dollies a hair rut. A short time ago 1 came across some verse written about it. and thinking that some Herald readers who have little girls, might appreciate it, I am now publishing it here. Our Little Barber She's cut the hair of all her dolls, They're wearing crew cuts now; They look as if they're partly scalped, With wide expanse of brow The shears she found and used on them Has caused this doll calamity, But what can be expected When the barber's only three-3 "This was a naughty thing to do' (To her we did explain.) "For when you cut a dollies hair, It will not grow again "Now yours and mine will grow again No matter how'it's clipped;" We told her this, and so today, It was her own she snipped L D WHITAKER

Special Herald Book Review Amelia ‘Youth’ Grown Into Mature Author of Penetrating Religious Work

By H C. BRADSHAW Samuel Tilden Habel, now the pas tor of the Baptist Church in Chapel Hill. N C , will be well remembered in Farmville Herald territory as the son of the honored minister of the same name, who from 1920 until 1947 was pastor of the field of Union. Piedmont, and Sandy Creek Baptist Churches in Amelia County. H:s brother, the Rev. Nathaniel B. Habel, is now pastor ut the Baptist Church at Victoria. This book represents the meeting of two different purposes and in tents About a year ago Dr. Habel delivered in Chapel Hill a series of lectures on the apostles, a series so well received that he was urged to publish the lectures in book form. On the other side of the picture, Charles Creighton of Fort Lauder dale. Fla., and R. C. Boyce of Greensboro. N. C.. who own the only complete set of the celebrated Meissen statues of the apostles by the German sculptor, Handler, want ed an authoritative souvenir booklet to offer for sale where the statues are on permanent display, at Creigh orfs Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. F’la. Mr. Boyce and Dr. Habel were brought together by a mutual friend. Temple Barnard, who knew the wishes of both, and the happy result is this excellent and informative book. Although the book is compara tively short, it is thorough and scholarly. It contains the informa tion given in the New Testament about the apostles, supplemented by data from credible tradition. Thus it gives as full and as clear a portrait of the apostles, especially the lesser known ones, as one could expect to find. De. Habel has ar ranged an interesting classification the Obscure Four 'Bartholomew, Simon Zelotes, Jude and Mantes the Less-, the Practical Four Philip, Matthew. Andrew and Thomas', and the Big Four James. John. Peter .and Paul'. In addition to these are chapters on Matthias, chosen by lot to succeed Judas whom Dr. Habel regards as only a temporary re placement. and Judas Iscariot. Of great value to the student of the Bible are several general studies of the apostolic band, the importance, names and characteris tics of the apostles; the apostles in art; and the Apostles’ Creed. All in all. every person who makes a serious study of the Scriptures, : particularly ministers and Sunday

BURKEVILLE Theatre WEEK OF MARCH 24-30 SUNDAY, MONDAY, TI ES. Debbie Reynolds. Eddie Fisher BUNDLE OF JOY Matinee Sunday 3:00 P. M WEDNESDAY A THURSDAY William Holden. Deborah Kerr PROUD AND PROFANE FRIDAY A SATURDAY David Brian. May Wynn THE WHITE SQUAW Matinee Saturday 3:00 P. M. Coming Soon: "BABY DOLE"

School teachers, will find this book a helpful and valuable reference work. The style Is easy and clear. The author adheres closely to his purpose of presenting the apostles. The book is beautifully illustrated with photographs of the Meissen statues of the apoktles and with the symbols of the apostles as usually portrayed in ecclesiastical symbo lism.

The Great Out - Of-Doors By E LOUIS DAHL

Thoughts on the first morning of Spring! Fishing with worms for Bream continues good and should im prove until the time when these scrappers begin hitting top-water bugs and flies. Several nice Bass were taken last week end by Fletcher Irby down at Calra. When underwa ter lures proved ineffective, the ever-popular ‘‘Darter" proved to Guest Editor

It Is Time Again The universal organization of the American people is again going to the nation for funds to support its great and varied humanitarian work in the twelve months beginning July. 1 We call the American Red Cross the people's ‘‘universal” organiza tion because its services are avail able to all who need them: because anyone who wishes to serve can join the ranks of its volunteers: be cause it's the one club that doesn’t set some special qualification for membership. The banker's son in the Army in Korea, confronted with a family emergency, has the same access to the Red Cross field director’s serv ices as his fellow-soldier, the share cropper's son Their mothers facuig serious surgical operations, have the same right to receive Red Cross collected blood The industrialist whose home is blasted by a tornado may join his humblest employee in 1 a Red Cross shelter. There is something in the Red i Cross for everyone. Those who are fortunate enough not to need its emergency services may avail themselves of its very useful- -and i free—courses in first aid. water : safe*v, and home nursing. The sick and the infirm who cannot take ad | vantage of these are served by Red Cross volunteers in hospitals and •other institutions.

I he Red Cross i. \ OCR organi zation. Your e o n t r i b u t i o n tn it makes you a member. Support generously when its volunteer so lecitor calls on your in March. 'The Tidewater News Franklin. V'a The American Red Cress is part of an international organization in which there are 75 national Red Cross societies, whose governments are signatories of the Red Cross Geneva conventions.

be the lure to use. Colonel Paulette and David re ported fair luck wi.th-ttfe fly-rods at the same pond, v/' The writer caught a nice string of Pumpkinseed iSunfish) at Hol liday Lake on Sunday afternoon. Fishing with worms near the headwaters of the lake, I found these little Game Fish thorough ly co-operative. To those of you who plan to be in Richmond this week end: Make an effort to get out to see the exhibits at "Virginia Sports men's Show" at the Arena. Boul evard and Hermitage Road. The Game Commission has an excel lent display based on this year's conservation efforts — "Make a Place for Wildlife".

Double Check One of my BIG friends sur mised the only cut done in the budget was out of the farmers share ... he found this on the bridge. If lie took a second look maby the bridge was already gone. Any way the adding ma chines are humming . . . this ain't no gravy train for nobody. As usual the Irish took over New York on Saint Patricks day. and everybody was a wcarin’ the green. You don’t, have to be a foreigner to be Irish, any one thats got eyes in their head can see that. This one is all in fun. The Republicans and Democrats will descend upon Richmond but for fund rai.s n . It is nof fun this time its funds . . . that's a $ sign before at least four digits. Even politicians are pondering these day - - to be Governor or' just the judge The Eisenhow t plan today is to put everybody under everybody else. Harold Stamen is under Dul les. i trying tn hatch a Governor of Penn? >: Wilson and his w.fe « under suspicion tr d to wreck the Navy the Government is under General Motors and In ter-National Oil Cartel . . defy everything. Main thing is keep ing ihe lid on the middle East . . . feed ’em or fig lit 'em. Congress will cut the budget, soon as they find somebody to do •he butting. Visitors always welcome reports . Miss Sally Ryan . . Mr. Tay lor Irving and son. Elliot and Mr. B.b and oho so many more. Thanks for the visits and : thanks for reading. Yours. J. Marvin Brown

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