The Independent-News, Volume 88, Number 22, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 May 1964 — Page 4

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS — May 2S, 1964

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Lest We Forget Memorial Day Is more than just another holiday. This is the day set a de to pay tn üb' to the thousands who have given their lives in service of their countiv in the past wars. B ■ • • tof . the summer sea> m with m ny • seh "'’s it a: iti ethers just . t, vacation t nd •: an ■-w । 1 vat at ion atn. sph< : e - Oft< nth '■ u no an' is < erticipat f , J ■ . . g vacation. Most ■ ' y the smaller towns the size of W dkerton at 1- 'h L ’v. have v« ry impressive programs in whi< h the public can either take part or at least attend to honor those who have passed giving their lives for their country. ' The programs, although maybe comparatively simple in comparison to the larger cities, arc none the less, just as impressive. Rergardless of where you are on Saturday, at s< me time or another during the day, ‘ take a few minutes to give this some serious thought and hope and pray that it will soon be such that lives need not be lost in this manner. It's Up To You ■ To Do Your Part It seems like old talk by now, but it still is important. This will be a big holiday week end and included in this will be millions of passenger miles traveled on our Nation's highways. The highways are getting more and more crowded each year, but the holiday trailic rates high above the usual amount of cars on the highways and this great invention, the automobile, has turned into a lethal weapon. With figures ranging up to 40.000 killed annually and thousands and thousands more injured each year, it looks like a little responsibility could be connected with driving. However, this is the job of everyone and not just the majority of the people. All it takes to claim a life is ‘ that one chance in the car, whether it be passing in a no passing zone, speeding, just carelessness behind the wheel, or an unsafe car, lives are in danger when a mistake is made. Certainly nothing could be more disappointing to a family than to have a loved one killed in an accident, especially at a holiday time Accidents on the highways are terrible things to witness, but seeing one can make a careful driver out of anyone that happens by at the .time of or shortly after. This is not the kind of warning we want, so do your part and use extreme caution, not just at ■ this Memorial Day time, but everytime you get behind the ' wheel of America’s number one 1 killer. Pittsburgh Man: You ay you never quarrel with your wife? Neighbor: Never She goe; her way and I go hers. THEWMUNG WA i7 : ’ ‘b \-y ' ■ V»Z Sr Jo > a ■ « ! * t • • Aw: . V. t / *¥: * c 5 Yourv ;

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Voice of the People Taxes and Income (Farm) During the past 12 years, our taxes have been slowly climbing up and must some day encourage the desrtoying of capital. Here are a few examples of fa mi income and expense ratios. In 1952, (Assessor's Report, Pilot News. Jan 6. 1953) The top sche >1 man paid $5 448.00. 1963. SIO.OO plus expenses. Many of the school employees paid $3600 to $4400 (1952). In 1962 (Walkerton Independent-News June 1963 Relort i were paid $l5O to S2OO per week. This is the sad shot king fact, ask any honest farmer to see his records. (Ask employee for his.) 1952 milk sold at $4.50 to $5 25 per 106 pounds, then in 1963, were paid $2 50 to $3 50 Federal price $3 20; 1952 cattle sold (culls) dairy' $lB to $24 In 1963. sold at sl2-sl4 It is no wonder that about 1000 dairy farmers st/>p milk production in the Chicago market area each year. This took in many receiving plants in the area of Teegarden and South Bend From Purdue Xgr Ec 1962 EC 213 the far mers average worth $165,631 ca ned only 17 jh cent on inw-'ment The beet boys are taking it on the < jun Imports 10-15 per cent from New Zealand and Auatialin T) • egg prod) er • are getting about 20-30 c. Do you remem-

ber from Plymouth, three carloads of eggs going weekly to New York City (1952), at 40-60 c per dozen? Yes, I know these underpaid employees send a few dollars to our local government (treasurer and assessors office in Court House) and perhaps 10-20 times byway of Washington, D. C to Social Security and Internal Revenue. We don't build new schoo's and pay employees on that type of finances. May 11. 1961 Chit ago Tr ibune: ‘lt is not what Kennedy and Johnson administration have or have not done that is imp irtant, as to what they have done to him." Cost-price ratio 75 per cent, lowed m 24 years; prime cattle lowest in 18 years. Federal debt 1961. S2BB bililon, and April 30, 1964, S3OB billion. Lincoln may have believed it; you cannot help the jxx>r by dost roving the richer Teo many of our so-called spenders have forgotten thrift: no distinction between investment and waste Deplete these stupid farmer-: te^h them taxes raised higher are healthy. Just wait ten years anti see Join the Keynesians lot us spend ourselves rich. Run the printing preses St Luke 14:28 For winch of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down fi-t and countoth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? r Joseph Holm

. o o v /1/ “Jie’s COMING OVT, . . PROTECT YOUR DOGS!*