The Independent-News, Volume 87, Number 25, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 June 1963 — Page 4

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— THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — .hint 20, l<Mi:;

It Is Your Duty To Vote June 29

It is your duty as a voter, parent, taxpayer, citizen and or resident ot Johnson Township. Lincoln Township, or Polk Township to vote in the coining election for the admittance of Johnson Township into the present TolkLnicoln United School Corporation. In one of the above ways, it will affect you or youi family. With the complete approval of the St. Joseph County Reorganization Committee and their recommendation to the State Committee to accept this if it is voted in, we must go on record as encouraging you to vote Y E S. This opinion is ours, but not ours alone. Many of the people of Johnson Twnnship desire this move or they Wouldn’t have appli<d for it. Also, if it were very unpopular. the remonstrance against it would have been muc h higher than the 13 names that appeared on '.he petition to bring it to a vote. The combining of Johnson Township will help al! three townships. It will make the school corporation slightly lar-

Who Wants It - But Who Needs It

The word that was released last week end about the new Sales Tax being unconstitutional, may have souned like good news to the many taxpayers of Indiana This 2 per cent lax on retail sales can add up to the dollars real fast an i to anyone who already pays tax- s, it seems like there is no end to the increase in the various taxes. No. most people don't want any other tax levied at them, but in a time an;' situation like we are facing, it won't be the taxpayers who will suffer if son e kind of tax isn't installed immediately. it will be the schools of our state. Indiana for years had a surplus in money and the gross tax collected from individuals and businesses managed to adequately fulfill the need of the state. This was true for many years but there came a time several years ago where the high rate of spending on schools and roads in particular, began to drain this surplus money. This was continued for several years until it became evident two years ago that some other means of tax must be levied to keep Hie state out of the red. With a legislature that meets only every other year, much attention was focused on the action during the regular session aisdi the extra session to see what would develop. The sales tax was the result. This was felt as being the most evenly based way to tax and one which also would collect taxes from residents <>f other dates. Every surrounding state has a tax that Hoosiers have to pay should they buy in their states. Tourists can contribute a lot to our economy by paying these taxes. Finally in the second session of the legislature, the tax was completed and information began to be circulated rapidly to all the businesses of the state who wmld be affected filing

trsm | HI STORY’SJSCRAPBQaK I W IMPORIAAI DAUS AMI IVtMS (RDM XISIIRHARS Charter for a imu league of nations was completed ala San Franos.o conference, June 21, 191.7. June 21 marks Ou- longest day of the year and the beginning of summer. KtUiia ’ Juc ‘‘ 22. 19H. President Roosevelt signed the (>I bill of Rights, June 22. lull. James Long declared himself head of a npi hhc in Texas June 23, ISI9 Wiley Post and Harold Gatty began roun I the world Hight June 23, Jfi3l. John ( abet “discovered’ North American mainland, June 21 1497 President Roosevelt pledged “all possible atd” ( o Russia, June 24, 1941, Jhe M vine (yps was established hv < ongress, June 25, 177 g. The A E.F. reached trance. June 25, 1917. f ifty nations signed the new League of Nations charter in San Francisco, June 26, 1945. rhe British government recognised Charles DeGaulle as leader es gill tree Frenchmen, Jum 27, 194 V.

ger student-wise as Johnson has approximately 50 students. Any additions would put the present school corporation higher above the minimum suggested by the state. And yet with this- addition. the area involved would not be such as to cause any transportation problems It Would also end several years of decisions, problems an-1 questions about the future of the schools of this area. Johnson Township has long been closely associated with Walkerton as has a majority ot Polk Township, making this actually one closely-knit group With the mileage of the school Corporation so small, it is compact and not involving an area of strangers or people that do not know each other. The people of this area have participated together in many ways over many years . . . through churches. business, recreation, and as neighbors. Why take it away after all these years ? We stronglv urge all to vote and to vote YES on Saturday. June 29

for forms and registering with the state department was right at the conclusion when the news broke that the tax was unconstitutional. This was pressed by one of the leading unions. Now the battle remains. The last word had Governor Welsh standing alone as he was offered no help from the other state officers in settling this problem. If h-a can't find a suitable way around this unconstitutional rap or get a substitute, the schools are going to suffer. This will be the first place that tax money will be missed. During the past few years teachers' salaries have raised and raised to the point of making it worth while for a person to teach, and now the state aid to schools cannot meet the requirements. Other departments could be hurt as well by an absence of tax dollars. If this trouble is a political item, which certainly’ was the case during the legislature’s tenure in office, it is in very bad taste. Nothing is more important that money can buy than the education of the children ot our state. Are they going tn bt the ones who suffer to satisfy a few? Politics can be a rough sport with innoc -nt people effected in the path of the two maior par ies trying to win a dispute among themselves. The future of the sales tax is uncertain. Maybe the future of the teachers that teach in Indiana Schools will be also if they aren’ t going to receive their full pay. If they aren't kept on a competitive basis with other states, why would they stay around just because this is Indiana? When such as the state economy is at stake, it is about time the playing around is done and the business is taken care of properly. If more tax is the only answer, that is what must be done and surely the sales tax won't' hurt one any more than another.

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The Local Medic by Bai ton Bryceson. M D A significant- increase in the npuiber of rotary lawn mower injuries recently has prompted me to write tHi^ week’s.article. Some of the more serious injuries that I have seen lately include < ne toe amputated, all the toes on one foot amputated!, a serious eye injury (from a flying stonei. multiple lacerations of the fingers, a ptgee of metal imbedded ui a leg bone and a serious leg laceration from a piece of slesl. The tremendous speed of the cutting blades can propel objects such as small stones and metal as fast as a bulbqt- Anyone hear the mower can be hit. The high velocity of the pr .pelled objects sometimes produces very little pain when they hit the body, and it may be a few days or a w-eek later before one feels the irritation of an object that is imbedcied in bone or tissue. Also the high speed blades give no warning; and in a fraction of a second, lingers and toes can be amputated! beiore one can feel the pain and remove the hands or feet. A few simple rules to follow are! never work with lawn mower or puli grass out while the motor is running; never pull mower behind you (this is a good way to loose your toes) and no one should be in the immediate vicinity where you are mowing. FAVLUY BLUEPRINT Sometimes the. fellow who thinks,he was. cut out so& a wizard turns out to be a misfit, as perpetual motion.

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(Editor’s Note: This is another in a series of letters from Mary Ann Biasics, St. Joseph County I FYE Delegate to Greece i Duar Friends: Before I began this letter I had just finished picking a basketful of the biggest, reddest, most luscious looking cherries you would ever want to see At the moment I am writing you from a littla village named Komari that is located onlj l a few miles out of Tripoli. The cherries that I referred to were in the orchard of my host family. Helen and Nick. Grandmother. and Mary, age seven, and John, ten make up my family foi the next two and a half weeks Komari is a small village situated on a plain that is nestled in the center of mountains. To say

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the least, some of the scenery is absolutely breathtaking. The main i rops of this aiva. are apples, cherries, potatoes and some tobacco. citrus friuts and cereal grains. To make things even more exciting for me, Sunday we took a trip to the famous part of Greece । known as Sparta. There I was amazed to find a very modern city as well as one that was extremely , lovely. The main street of Sparta is more like a beautiful avenue with palm trees and grass divid- ( ing the traffic. Besides being beautiful, Sparta is sure to be re- > membered ty me because it is the first time that I had ever see® oranges growing on trees. i This area of Greece Is delightful and I shall be writing to you soon to tell you more of my experiences. Mary Ann Biaslca I FYE In Greece