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A Question, Mr. Candidate
THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES are talking
a good deal about foreign aid, farm policy, de
fense spending and similar gigantic issues. But we
hear nothing about one important subject close to the
basic economy of this country—small business.
Within the past few days, though, one individual
citizen has challenged the candidates on this subject.
It is encouraging to see such an effort. And it will
be interesting to hear the response.
The challenge comes from William Foster, presi
dent of Simplified Tax Records, Inc., and a recognized
specialist in the affairs of the nation’s four million
small business men. His company provides both tax
and business advisory service tailored to small busi
ness.
In telegrams to both candidates, Mr. Foster point
ed out that small businesses comprise some 85 per
cent of the total number of businesses operating in
the country today. To date, though, neither candidate
has expressed definite plans for treating small busi
ness on an equitable basis with the large corporations.
Specific points for the candidates to consider,
and to voice their views on, included: the bill still
bogged down in Congress that would give a tax break
to small business men to enable them to accumulate
a retirement fund; the present inequities in the social
security system as it affects the small business man,
the administrative load imposed by government paper
work on the limited time of small business men; and
the need for additional long-term loans for improve
ments and modernizations through the Small Business
Administration.
These are matters of grave concern to the small
business community. They are of interest to every
citizen who depends on his local small businesses for
most of his necessities, comforts and services.
It is encouraging to see some individual citizens
bring these problems before the candidates and before
the voters. We can thank Mr. William Foster for a
reminder that now is the time for all good men who
ask for our votes to give all their views.
Passing The Torch
THE ANCIENT GREEKS had a ceremonial foot
race called “Passing .the Torch.” Their swiftest
runners carried a lighted torch and passed it, burning,
into the hands of the next relay of runners, sometimes
from city to city, until it reached its goal.
In our nation, we have an annual event carrying
a similar idea—a path of light toward a goal. How
ever, in this event, no physical exertion is involved
—only faith. The occasion is National Bible Week.
The twentieth annual observance of Bible Week
takes place October 17-23. The theme for the Week is,
“The Bible—Strength of our Nation.”
Former President Herbert Hoover is serving as
honorary national chairman for the Week, and Edward
C. Werle, chairman of the board of the New York
Stock Exchange, is national chairman.
This year also marks the twentieth anniversary
of the Laymen’s National Committee, the interfaith
organization Which sponsors the Week. The first ob
servance of Bible Week began on December 7, 1941,
a date that shall endure in our history. Today, we are
again confronted with an international crisis. Full par
ticipation by our people in National Bible Week will
help us to neep the faith handed down1 by our Found
ing Fathers.
DON’T FORGET THE BOYS IN THE BACK SEAT
STATE AND
LOCAL
CANDIDATE?
Tomorrow Is Alaska Day
npOMORROW IS ALASKA DAY, set aside to com
A memorate the biggest real estate deal in history.
It is the day that a check for $7,200,000 was given to
Russia in payment for the land called Alaska.
Like many far - sighted men, Secretary Seward
was not praised at that time for his big deal, but bit
terly criticized.
The day’s celebration should include remem
brance of the man who paid off Russia and got them
off the North American continent. What a threat it
would be today if they were still here, and controlling
the Arctic and its sea lanes.
The late President Theodore Roosevelt once said:
“Americanism means the virtues of courage, honesty,
justice, truth, sincerity and hardihood — the virtues
that made America. The things that will destroy
America are prosperity-at-any price, safety-first in
stead of duty-first, the love of soft living and the
get-rich-quick theory of life.” And former President
Hoover says: “We are in the midst of an increasing
moral slump, as witness the increase in major known
crimes.” __
New Castro Law
Hits Owners Of
Apartment Houses
HAVANA, UFl—Fidel Castro and
his cabinet Saturday adopted a
law enabling most home and
apartment renters to claim own
ership of their dwellings after
paying rent for periods ranging
from 5 to 20 years.
The new urban reform law an
nuls all existing leases and sub
leases but does not apply to tran
sient operations such as hotels.
The measure, which initiates a
project long delayed and much
criticized, will drastically limit
city real estate holdings. Persons
renting apartments or houses will
be limited to collecting a maxi
mum of 600 pesos monthly. This
will have the effect of producing
a sharp reduction in rents or of
forcing owners to dispose of ex
tensive holdings.
The law is a followup to Cuba’s
agrarian reform laws and the
nationalization of hundreds of
millions of dollars worth of com
mercial and industrial enter
prises.
The cabinet, after a 12 - hour
meeting ending at 3 a.m. Friday,
nationalized 382 foreign and
Cuban-owned companies, includ
ing all Cuban banks, 104 Cuban
sugar mills, and many others
ranging from Bacardi rum to
textile plants and department
stores. Among the nationalized
companies were 20 belonging to
American interests.
The government offered no
plan for payment.
Quigley Does a Brody
Off Brooklyn Bridge
NEW YORK, UP)— Husky Ed
ward Quigley has joined the se
lect company of the legendary
Steve Brodie and a few others.
Their claim to fame?
They jumped from the Brook
lyn Bridge and lived to brag about
it.
Quigley, 25, of Brooklyn, ad
mittedly had been hoisting a few
with two pals early Sunday. He
kept telling them he recently
jumped from the bridge.
Naturally, they scoffed, betting
he hadn’t and wouldn’t.
“All right,” snapped Quigley,
“I’ll do it again.”
The trio walked to the center
of the bridge, where Quigley
stripped to his short and jumped
into the East River — 133 feet
below.
Quigley was discovered by a
police launch about an hour later.
He was swimming about, appar
ently enjoying himself and ap
parently uninjured, except for
minor bruises.
Steve Brodie leaped into fame
on July 23, 1886, when he sur
vived a jump from the bridge.
U.S. Forces Spend $206 Million
In Great Britain Last Year
LONDON, Ufi — U.S. forces in
Britain spent more than $206 mil
lion in the fiscal year ended June
30. This is shown in a report pre
pared by the 3rd Air Force on all
governmental expenditures and
personal outlay by officers, men
and families of the Army, Navy
and Air Force.
Tactics Emerge
From Debates
By JAMES MARLOW
Associated Press News Analyst
WASHINGTON, WV—After three
“great debates” on TV the tactics
— or the techniques — of Vice
President Nixon and Sen. John
Kennedy begin to show through.
Nixon is a generalizer who
makes frequent use of that old
time debating tactic: the big
needle. When he thinks he has
a good thing going, he won’t let
go. He gets sentimental and, like
a name-dropper, identifies him
self with President Eisenhower.
Kennedy, who evidently does
his homework, is much more spe
cific and detailed than Nixon, but
lets himself lose a lot of time
trying to extricate the Nixon
needle. Recently he became quite
a needier himself.
For example: As TV watchers
could see for themselves he had
gotten under Nixon’s skin by an
earlier remark calling him ‘trig
ger-happy.”
But Kennedy talks too fast,
throwing out facts, names and
dates as if he assumed all the mil
lions of TV viewers were as fam
iliar with these things as he him
self is. And he seems to lack a
dramatic sense.
Before the campaign ever got
under way Nixon told newsmen
he’d go heavy on generalizations,
light on details. He has followed
that course, for instance, Thurs
day night, instead of going into
detail on defense plans, he said
he would make a major speech
about it.
Nixon uses the needle various
ways: By accusing Kennedy of
reversing himself, talking one
way now and another before; of
wanting to spend too much; of
getting facts mixed.
Earlier last week newsmen with
Nixon reported he thought he
had hit on an issue in his dispute
with Kennedy over what position
the next President should take on
Quemoy and Matsu.
Chiang Kai-Shek, an American
ally on Formosa, 110 miles away
from the coast and almost that far
from the islands, claims Quemoy
and Matsu as his. The Reds also
claim them.
This country has a treaty with
Chiang to defend Formosa in case
of attack. But it is not pledged
to defend the offshore islands.
The Eisenhower administration
has never gone beyond saying the
islands would be defended —if
they were considered essential to
the defense of Formosa.
Kennedy says the islands are
not necessary to Formosa’s de
fense and not worth getting into
war about. Nixon says they
shouldn’t be turned over to the
Red Chinese.
Why? Because, Nixon says, it
is a matter of “principle” not to
yield them, that surrendering
them ahead of an attack would
be appeasement. Still, he hasn’t
said what he’d do if they were
attacked. And Kennedy says he
wouldn’t surrender them at the
point of a gun.
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