The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-27

~ GOI LIZ OI Ine Onlte0 SCateS are
living dangerously. In the first place
the vast majority of them are not thinking.
They don't have time. Seven or eight hours
a day at work produce barely enough to
live on our high standards after paying
taxes. Taxes are considerable regardless of
Income. In fact, large percentage of this
nations earnings is going to the federal,
state and local governments to build larg-
er governments, which in turn usurp more
and more individual liberties and lead the
people closer and closer to becoming sub
jects of an oligarchy or victims Of an all
powerful, ever-broke paternalistic central
government.
Paternalism is dangerous thing Bill
lions of dollars are being sent to the ma
tional Treasury for social security and
old age assistance. These billions are put
into the general funds of the national
Treasury to be- spent by a government
which has failed to balance it's budget for
fifteen years or more. Those who earn will
continue to pay from their current earn
ngs the cost of the social security benefits
regardless of the increases which are in
evitable as the population becomes older.
Welfare costs in face Of alleged unprece-
denied prosperity, continue to rise De-
mands for federal funds for school con-
struction, highways, hospitals, higher edu-
cation, and other functions, purely the re-
sponsibilities of the states, are contribut-
ing to the unbalanced budget and increas-
ing taxes. Support Of agriculture, industry,
transportation. ETC., through subsidies or
guaranteed prices bring corresponding gov
ernmental controls, which add further to
the growing evils of paternalsm.
Usurpation of power by various
branches of the federal government add to
the complexities of life in this nation. The
continual gnawing of usurpation at the
rights Of individuals and the sovereignty
of the states, has reduced individual ni-
tiative. In its stead has grown system of
gigantic industrial enterprises, for which
both capital and labor are, or will be, in
constant conflict to control Right-to-work
laws, now in force in Is states, guarantee
ing an individuals right to employment
are before the U. S. Supreme Court for a
test of constitutionalty. An unfavorable
decision by this court will remove the last
vestiges of individual liberty. Even social
intercourse, and the rights of private bust
ness to choose customers are being invad-
ed. Churches are so highly organized and
so tightly controlled that one sometimes
lnterposition
Unless THE SOUTH accepts this OPP
portunity of strong interposition to jolt
the people of the United States from their
lethargy, make them THINK, give them
hope and rallying standard for protec-
ton, we expect the republic to begin it's
decay and ultimately fall into the control
of an oigarchy, or some form of social
ism-possibly communism. Certainly that
is the hope Of those dedicated to commun-
ism.
There appears to be some fear among
TV Con
IN LOS ANGELES, recently, a television
set was given as the reason for a pro-
posed divorce. The wife, who was asking
for a divorce from her husband claimed
that the television set was responsible for
his indifference to her.
With all due respects to the ladies, and
without attempting to interfere in this par
ticular case we would humbly suggest
that if a televison set draws "A higher
rating than wife, the fault may not lie
altogether with the tclevision set
A "Worke
HERE is A LABOR UNION in which the
members work hard at their jobs six
days d week. There is no minimum wage
and no provision for overtime pay. ~9
Performance is judged by the meeting
of quotas, or piece work. Failure by the
worker to meet the quota means loss of