Banner Graphic, Volume 5, Number 282, Greencastle, Putnam County, 30 January 1975 — Page 4

(C) 1975 New York Times News Service WASHINGTON-Dr. Arthur Burns, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, surveys the Washington scene these days through a cloud of pipe tobacco smoke, but he still has two of the coolest and sharpest eyes in town. Accordingly, his musings on the developing struggle between the White House and the Congress over the economy are influential and could even be decisive. Hd is troubled but philosophic about the state of our affaris. He has two little signs at the entrace to his office overlooking

33onncr-(Drflpl)tc OPINION PAGE

Letters to the editor Supports girls in Little League

To the editor: It all began in New Jersey in 1972, when a young ballplayer named Maria Pepe was accepted to the Hoboken Little League team. Maria’s teammates had no objections to her, but the men in charge at the national headquarters of Little League refused to let the Hoboken team stay in the league if they kept a girl in their ranks. A court battle followed, and similar cases like it, not only in New Jersey, but all over the USA. Two years later, President Gerald Ford has made it a reality. Girls can now join the ranks of the formerly male-dominated organization known as Little League Baseball, Inc. Parents and boys alike can be heard grumbling all over the country. At a local level, much of the same goes on. I’ve heard comments ranging from, “Why don’t the girls stay home and bake cookies!”, to “If the girls want to play ball, let them form their own clubs! ”. I’m sorry to see so many narrow-minded people making hasty judgments. Girls can and should be allowed to participate in any sport they are capable of-whether it be baseball, softball, track, basketball, riflery, whatever, A child who is a good athlete-in this case a good baseball player, should be encouraged to develop their athletic abilities to the fullest through the supervision of an adult in an organized sport. The fact that this athlete happens to be female certainly should have no bearing in the matter. Evidence shows that the difference in strength between trained male and female athletes is far less than that between average or untrained men and women. And it is equally clear that the differences of strength within either sex are far greater than the differences between them. The male’s “overwhelming” superiority of strength and endurance may be, as Dr. Jack Wilmore of the University

Thanks PCFA backers

To the editor: We of the Putnam County Firemen’s Association would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful people who supported and attended the sausage and pancake supper at the County Community Building Jan. 18, 1975. We had a marvelous time hosting this event and hope that everyone enjoyed themselves. Also at this time we, want to acknowledge the winners of the drawing and congratulate them. First prize was won by Connie Spears, Roachdale. It consisted of an eight-track stereo tape player and AM-FM radio combination. Second prize, an AM-FM radio, won by Charles Miller, Bainbridge. Five lb. “Power-pak” ABC fire extinguisher, Third prize, to H.L. Berger, Shelbyville. Ima Jean Skelton was awarded fourth

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James Reston ‘ Don’t let the debt go to a googoV

Constitution Avenue, which isslustrate both his concern and his sense of humor. “Don’t let the debt go to a googol,” the signs say. Now, a googol as every good Republican knows, is one plus a hundred zeros. In other figures, it is equal to $lO billion times $lO billion ten times over. Dr. Burns takes a long view of things. The present debt os only $494 billion, or was when last calculated. This is the white-haired professor’s little

of California at Davis has written, more an “artifact of social or cultural restriction imposed on the female. . .than a result of true biological difference in performance potential between the sexes.” The physically inferior, it turns out, are not women, but any human beings who do not develop the body’s potential-exactly what women have been taught not to do for centuries. At this point, I’m sure to hear the argument that “girls will be hurt playing baseball. Sure-but certainly no more than boys. And in fact, girls aged 9 to 12 are if anything larger and stronger than their male peers of same age because their bone structure and musculature begins developing earlier and matures by age 12 to 13. Boys do not generally achieve the same stage of development until ages 14-15-16. The above facts are not guesses on my part, but findings of Dr. Dorothy Harris, whose new Center for Women in Sports at Penn State University in College Park, Penn, is conducting a study on this very matter. I hope I have shed some light on the present situation. I see no valid reason to prevent any capable female in participating in Little League here in Greencastle or elsewhere. I for one support President Ford in this particular action and urge others to do so. Surpassing any capable child of developing an athletic ability is a curel and senssless waste--it is denying an individual the essential sourceof human confkkncepride in and control over a finely tuned boyd. Nancy M. Wood Route 3, Greencastle

prize, an %” electric drill. Congratulations to all. During the event, several Certificates of Appreciation were awarded to various people and organizations for contributions to the Putnam County Firemen’s Association. We would to acknowledge and give our heart-felt thanks to the following: James Smith, Pingleton Lumber Co., The Harris Stone Co., Dallas Pearson, and all of Bainbridge. Charles Rogers, Lone Star Industries, Torr’s Restaurant, Putnam County Association of Independent Insurance Agents, W.X.T.A. Radio, Putnam County Banner-Graphic, Central National Bank, Greencastle Livestock Center, Public Service Co., Deer Creek Coon Hunters Assn., Woody Sutherlin, Dr. Alford Page, Ronnie Wells of Gould’s Market, and Margie Mayer, all of Greencastle. Also to Hendricks Co. Telephone Corp., Thompson Construction Co., and to Robert Frazier, all of Roachdale. To Alva and Karen Wood of Madison Township. And last but not least, to a wonderful group of ladies of the ladies fire auxiliaries of Putnam County for a job well done. We hope to see everyone back next year, as we are planning for a bigger and better event. Thank you again. Robert L. Young-Pres. Putnam County Firemen’s Association

joke, but he doens’t think it’s very funny. Actually, it is not the short-run problem of the recession that worries him-he thinks we’ll stagger through it-but the long-range trends of American thought and action wake him up in the night. He is concerned about the trend in business profits and productivity. He does not think they are keeping up with the demands of a growing society in an increasingly competitive world, and he fears that the pressures of politics are obscuring and enlarging the problem. The question that seems to worry him is whether, in grappling with the present economic, financial, and energy problems, the nation will really deal with these problems or actually make them harder to resolve in the future. He sees business as a whole paying more out of “phangom profits” while higher wages, longer vacations, and more and more work-breaks slow the rate of productivity. .3-,228)3, He observes, as wages increase, the average increase in the rate of individual income taxes has gone up from 11.2 per cent in 1972, to 11.8 in 1973, and 12.7 per cent in 1974. He likes somethings about President Ford’s latest economic program, and wonders about some other things. He notes approvingly that Ford’s proposed tax cut was a one-year, temporary affair. Unlike many Democrats on Capitol Hill he applauds the President’s request for a 5 per cent limit on the increase on federal salaries, federal pensions, and Social Security. At the same time, he wishes the President had made steeper cuts in the budget. He avoids specifics but guesses it should have been reduced by at least an additional $lO billion, and he is critical of the President’s energy proposals. Too complicated, he says. Not enough preparation of the Hill. If people don’t understand it, there is bound to be trouble. He does not pretend to know who were the President’s decisive advisers on this program, but the President had plenty of advice-maybe too much. Dr. Burns has not completed his

Editors Note: This is the second in a series of articles prepared by the Citizen’s Action Committee to oppose the Big Walnut Reservoir. How does a project like Big Walnut Reservoir get started? The Corps of Engineers says someone has asked for it. Funding for step one, planning, thru construction is authorized by Congress of the United States, but who asked for this authorization? Who goes to Congress every May asking for funds for Big Walnut, Big Pine, Patoka and a myriad of other such subjects? Thats right, the Wabash Valley Association. Who are they?

John Thomas Tempo increasing

As the 1975 Legislature enters its fourth week, the tempo has begun to increase. We are now in session at least a part of every weekday, and the hard and arduous task of public committee meetings is now going on. Each bill is given a public hearing before final committee action is taken on it. Last week the House and the Senate each passed a tax credit or tax relief bill. However, the two versions differ considerably. The House bill supported principally by Democrats would give a sales tax moratorium from February 15th to March 16th, and would also remove the sales tax on the purchase of new automobiles for three months starting January 13th. The Senate bill sponsored by Republicans (but already given considerable Democrat support in the Senate) would reduce the individual personal income tax, start a system of state-local revenue sharing, and give additional property tax credit for renters. The House and Senate are on a collision course on this matter, with perhaps only the conciliatory powers of Governor Bowen capable of breaking the probable impasse. The House this week will be taking final action on several controversial issues. Included among these issues are the public employees bargaining bill, which I will be supporting. I am especially desirous of having this bill provide for compulsory arbitration should the public employer and employees not agree, but feel that there should be a no-strike provision. I will be voting against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment for reasons I have given in my earlier reports, but I will also be working very strenuously to get my bills passed that will eliminate discrimination based upon a person’s sex. This past week I had the privilege of furnishing legislative pages from Greencastle High School, Greencastle Junior High, Cloverdale High School,

analysis of the present controversy. These are obviously preliminary observations. He has talked to President Ford about them, and expressed his reservations, and it is the habit of a professional lifetime, and the duty of his assignment, to place his views before the congress. Already he has been asked to testify before the Ways and Means Committe, the Joint Economic Committee, the Appropriations Committees, among others, and he is now in the process of refining his «♦

Big Walnut The Reservoir project’s beginning

Our Congressmen Hartke, Bayh and Myers are all members and fellow travelers with this group. Senator Hartke sees Indiana as a “Water Wonderland” as stated by a summer “74” newsletter from his office, praising the great progress of moving Big Walnut damsite downstream to save the ecological area above road 36. He quoted several statistics but all of them related to the origianl damsite. Senator Bayh sees Big Wanlut Reservoir as a lessor evil than Highland Reservoir to augument Indianapolis water supply but geological studies he has instigated are proving Indianapolis has sufficient ground water and doesn’t need additional reservoirs.

South Putnam High School, Brazil High School, Van Buren High School, and Staunton High School. I am scheduling additional pages for North Putnam High School, Cloverdale High School, South Putnam High School, Brazil Junior High School, Staunton High School, and Clay City High School. Being a legislative page is a memorable experience for a young person. I always try to obtain as many as I am permitted. Remember to write me on any legislative matter of interest to you. My address is: Rep. John Thomas, House of Representatives, State House, Indianapolis, 46204, and my State House phone is (317) 269-3612.

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thought and marshalling the facts. He obviously has some doubts whether the executive branch of the government of the Congress is adequately organized ot analyze with precision so complicated, critical, and often contradictory a set of facts, or to sort out the difference between short-run expedients and long range policies. The deficits he is facing he regards as “enormous.” The government is going to have to borrow so much that there is a danger that the private sector will be

Then there is Congressman Myers, he is the main water boy for the Wabash Valley Association. His brother, Wisher Myers is a Vice President of the Wabash Valley Association you know. Congressman Myers left his seat on the Agricultural committee for a couple of years back to get on the appropraitions Committee and now is a member of the powerful public works sub-committee where all these water resource projects begin. His own statement in the Dec. 1, 1974 Sunday Star was quote “We on the appropriations committee put some things in the budget for the Wabash Valley Association and took out some out West where we don’t have any committee members. The Wabash Valley Association is a group who gives lip service to soil conservation and flood control but whose motto is “Navigate the Wabash River.” They are a lobbying group who want to spend your tax money to promote barge traffic on the Wabash River and barges pay no user tax whatsoever. The Wabash Valley Association has been working on this project for over eighteen years and they want to channilize the Wabash River from the Ohio River to Michigan and to Lake Erie. The purpose of all these so called flood control reservoirs, Big Walnut included, is to steady the flow of water to the canal. The Army Corps of Engineers has studied this entire project and their opinion was the Canal itself was economically unfeasible due to the lack of capacity of the waterway which would physically limit the tonnage which could be hauled. Not satisfied with this assessment the Wabash Valley Association is going at it piecemeal hoping

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“squeezed out,” and that interest rates will go up again just when they sould be going down. Maybe we’U get by, he says, and he’s not predicting higher interest rates-just worrying about them. The googol syndrome obviously troubles him: All this debt, all this borrowing, all those zeros, all these political pressures for more and more government relief. The new congress is probably the most intelligent in many years, but smart people like to argue and thev may want to argue endlessly when we need action in a hurry.

to use their power in the Congressional Pork Barrel to fund a 42 mile segment from Mt. Carmel, 111. to the Ohio River, first-from there next stop Vincennes then Terre Haute, etc. In order to make this project successful, a project to control all silting of soil in the Wabash Valley has been studied and the cost of this phase alone was estimated at S3BO dollars by the Wabash Valley Interstate Commission. The Corps of Engineers has estimated the first costs of the waterway itself to be SB6 million dollars to take it to Mt. Carmel, Illinois, $lO5 Billion dollars on to Lake Erie and an additional SB3O million dollars on to Lake Michigan. This is in addition to the cost of the reservoirs, thirteen major ones with some kind of reservoir large or small on practically every free flowing stream of any size in Indiana and Illinois flowing into the Wabash River. Loss of productive land along the route of the waterway for spoil areas would be approximately 61,000 acres plus hundreds of thousands of acres lost to all the Reservoirs and Park lands associated with each of them. This means displaced farmers and home owners which could run into well over 5,000 families. All this on a project which would only benefit a few businesses along the Wabash River. The Wabash Valley Association continues ruthlessly to pursue this project without regard to the human element or tax monies expended. They argue each segment of the project will stand on its own merit. In our next article we will examine the proposed Big Walnut Reservoir carefully.

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